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A World Wide Addiction
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This article serves as background for the next podcast, which shall be released soon. Thank you, AA Morris.
The Cartoon Cargo Culture Revealed: The Public Easily Accepts Childish Reasoning As Fact
Nothing like taking things like establishing Coca Cola bottling plants during a time of war as normal behavior on the part of the government. This is all so obviously absurd I wonder how the public could not have noticed? Is there something in the drinking water? Well the boys had to have their bottles of coke up at the front line and with them in their fox holes, after all...
Imagine how much sooner the war could have ended had the Military brass taken it seriously. Of course I somewhat jest. The wars are more fake and more literal and actual scripted theater than most think. The wars cover for real engineering operations like building roads, factories, bottling plants, airports, etc. All the foundational infrastructure for the future post World War Two world of global air travel and global cartoon culture had to be created. The World War was a great way to mobilize the resources needed to do so. Whatever violence did happen, the scale of it is bound to be smaller and less dramatic.and more along the lines of the locals resisting the Coca Cola bottling plant or airport that the international banking powers had their hearts set on establishing.
The level of destruction the military can actually cause has been greatly exaggerated as it always has been. This kind of deception is Military (strategy) rule number one. Morale is a very important thing to understand. Basic Psychology 101. The idea is to get the public to give up before any shot is fired. Psychological warfare is a real thing and well documented. The truth of it all is that the real target of all the propaganda and psychological operations is the mass human population and governmental officials and employees not in the know. National security clearances, death penalties for things like treason, buckets of money, the ability of government to generate both death and birth certificate and the identities to go along with such things, and non-disclosure contracts can easily cover for a myriad of illusionary sins sold as reality to the public.
It's not that I don't think there is not (or was not) any violence nor any kind of competition, it seems pretty obvious that the powers that be that run this show do not seem to really care for individual human life and there sure seems to be clear evidence these same powers that be would have no problem setting up one group against another and allowing real violence to occur. I just do not think it wise to accept the mainstream narrative at face value without thought.
I think that our impressions about the scale of warfare tend to be distorted as a result of the overwhelming propaganda noise machine. I think many of the weapons and military feats we have been shown and told about, are nothing more than Hollywood lies. Things like the mythic atom bomb are hoaxes, but so are so many other super-duper powered capabilities of claimed government might. This article is not about Hollywood's obvious role as propaganda military weapon for government, which is a historical fact, mass media has always been the medium for governmental propaganda of one kind or another and always composed out of a lot of lies. The oldest form was simple word of mouth, hearsay and gossip, and bullsnot, a tool still in use today.
Consider how absurd USO tours (during times of war) are: United Service Organizations - Wikipedia
"They thereby created an enormous consumer base throughout the world that would not have been possible without Eisenhower and the Coca-Cola Company's cooperation in working towards bettering the morale of the American fighting man."
source: Coca-Cola: The Pause That Refreshed | The National WWII Museum ...
Eisenhower: A Coke Addict
image source:How did we get so fat? – Fraser Communications Team
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A Proud Coca Cola Proclaims: "1940s … Post-war growth"
"During the war, 64 bottling plants were set up around the world to supply the troops. This followed an urgent request for bottling equipment and materials from General Eisenhower's base in North Africa. Many of these war-time plants were later converted to civilian use, permanently enlarging the bottling system and accelerating the growth of the Company's worldwide business."
source: http://www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/history-of-bottling
What A History!
Life before World War Two was a lot different than it would become after. The war acted like a transition or a gate. The Wars are like global cultural rites of passage. The global human population was sucked up into a global cult. This world we know today "evolved" from this earlier seed which itself was the product of prior global scheming and cultural manipulation. The world needed to be "made safe" for passenger jets and mass produced commercial products. Hotels and highways needed to be engineered and constructed. Bridges needed to be built and anything that got in the way needed to be blown up. By this I mean things like mountains and other natural obstacles. Of course anyone living where the new airport was going to built would have to be moved. The Germans were busy making Volkswagens and playing around with staging Olympic level events while Eisenhower had an urgent need for coke. So they started constructing glass bottling plants in the "theaters" of the world (war). Everyone knows you really want to carry around heavy and breakable Coca Cola bottles into foxholes and into combat, right? War is a lot less real than most like to consider. Think they had popcorn machines too? What happened to the canteen with plain old water? How about sending the boys home or to Europe instead of sticking around building bottling plants in North Africa? It's hard to take any of this seriously. It's also hard to think anyone would take Eisenhower seriously at all. The man is a cartoon joke. Obviously bottles and Coca Cola are not serious concerns at all. Why would this be a concern during a war?
Keep in mind too, the public knew what they did of the war from newspapers, radio and the film screen. The same film screen that would show the audience fictional product would also show them newsreels that were supposed to represent real events, but instead presented screened reality. A hyper reality was introduced into public consciousness by way of Hollywood produced product. The celebrities personal lives were the subject of newsreels as was the war. Then the audience could watch a Disney or Warner cartoon and whatever Hollywood fare was in the offering. They would be urged to buy bonds and wave their flags. Pay your taxes and fear fear itself.
This would grow into the television and digital social multimedia beast of today.
The Coca Cola History Documentary
The Coca Cola History Documentary source: Docu Share
1943: "Gen. Dwight Eisenhower sought to make the soda available to his soldiers as close to the battle front as possible."
"By the time the United States entered World War II in December 1941, Coca-Cola was already established as a symbol of the American way of life. In countless letters home, soldiers serving abroad spoke of fighting for the little things, like an ice cold Coke, rather than politics or ideology. In a mutually beneficial edict, Coca-Cola Company president Robert W. Woodruff declared that any American in uniform could get a Coke for 5¢, regardless of the listed price or cost of production. For the men serving overseas, however, a soda fountain had become a foreign concept; foreign, that is, until 1943 when Gen. Dwight Eisenhower sought to make the soda available to his soldiers as close to the battle front as possible. In an attempt to raise and maintain morale, Eisenhower sent an urgent telegram to the States requesting 3 million bottled Cokes to be shipped to North Africa—where at this time he was serving as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force—along with the equipment and supplies needed to wash, refill, bottle, and cap that same amount twice monthly without, of course, displacing necessary military cargo. Once approved by Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, the Coca-Cola Company was more than happy to comply with Eisenhower's orders. Treated as a wartime necessity, the Coca-Cola bottling plants established near the front lines were allotted considerably larger sugar rations than the half-share allowed to the company for production of the beverages intended for civilian consumption in the States.
Once the bottling plants were installed overseas, the next issue became maintaining the makeshift factories without sacrificing necessary military manpower. As an answer, the Coca-Cola Company sent 148 of its employees abroad to oversee the installation and management of the plants. These men were given US Army uniforms with the rank of Technical Observer and were treated as officers, although they had no military duties to speak of. Although one might think this would cause friction between the fighting men who sacrificed everything and the Coca-Cola men who led a life of relative leisure, the relationship was quite the opposite. In fact, servicemen would often go out of their way to ease travel restrictions and other obstacles for the "Coca-Cola Colonels" as they were affectionately called.
Endless quotes from letters home expressed the same sentiment. One V-mail from the archival collection of The National WWII Museum shows that the availability of Coke truly served its purpose as a morale builder:
Dear Folks, You'll never guess what I had to drink this evening. Not whiskey, not gin, not Calvados, not beer, but good old fashioned "Coca-Cola" in the bottle that's made to fit the hand. Just a few moments before we left our staging area to board the boat Dick and I bought two Cokes, and drank them to the next time we'd be drinking bottled Cokes, believing that that would be in the USA. But not so! As part of our PX ration this week each man received two Cokes for which he paid four francs, and although some people may debate whether rye or bourbon are America's national drinks, when I saw the excitement caused by a case of Cokes and the remarks about the corner drugstore, I did not think the national drink was quite that strong!
Coca-Cola's advertisements during the war addressed the softer sides of the conflict. Rather than show war-weary soldiers enjoying their product, the company focused on Coke's ability to bring people and nations together, as seen in ads portraying GIs intermingling and laughing over Cokes with British, Polish, Soviet and other allies from Alaska and Hawaii to Brazil and China, always with a caption along the lines of: "Have a 'Coke'—a way of saying we're with you." The Coca-Cola Company also took advantage of their well-established slogan "The pause that refreshes" by applying it to Home Front workers, often Rosie the Riveter-style women whom they encouraged to take a break from building planes and ships. The idea behind the ads, which was supported by a scientific research project completed in 1941 by Coca-Cola executives, was that Home Front workers and soldiers alike would work more efficiently if given a moment to pause and refresh themselves with a Coke. One advertisement makes the case, "Men work better refreshed…A nation at war strains forward in productive effort in a new tempo … In times like these Coca-Cola is doing a necessary job for workers."
While the Coca-Cola Company was busy boosting the morale of American fighting forces, they were simultaneously laying the groundwork for becoming an international symbol of refreshment and solidarity. Many of the bottling plants established overseas during the war continued to operate as non-military factories after the war's end. Furthermore, GIs liberating towns throughout Europe or working side-by-side with locals in the Philippines felt pride in sharing their favorite drink with their new-found friends. They thereby created an enormous consumer base throughout the world that would not have been possible without Eisenhower and the Coca-Cola Company's cooperation in working towards bettering the morale of the American fighting man."
image and quote source: http://www.nww2m.com/2011/08/coca-cola-the-pause-that-refreshed-2/
image source: World War Two - August 26, 2016 | Kansas Public Radio
Coca Cola is a Global Cultural Artifact
Businesses like Coca Cola only benefit form war and the world wide opportunity for economic expansion it allows.
"Coca-Cola is the nearest thing to capitalism in a bottle."
image source: Google image search for 9/11 and Coca Cola
"Sep 11, 2006 - Published September 11, 2006 ... KABUL, Afghanistan – A sniper on the gleaming Coca-Cola factory's roof peers through his gun sight over ..."
"KABUL, Afghanistan – A sniper on the gleaming Coca-Cola factory's roof peers through his gun sight over Kabul's bullet-pocked suburbs, searching for any hint of a terrorist threat. In a parking lot festooned with red Coke flags, an American dog handler barks commands at journalists being frisked by Afghan security agents.
In strife-ridden Afghanistan, this is how even the most positive of events — like Sunday's opening of a new $25 million Coca-Cola (KO) production plant — are handled. Even more so when pro-U.S. Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends. But according to Karzai, more business openings and investments of this kind will lead to a downturn in Afghanistan's violence, which has reached its deadliest proportions since U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban in 2001 for harboring Usama bin Laden.
"This is another step forward for economic growth, self-sufficiency and better living standards for Afghanistan," Karzai said in a speech inside the plant, where 350 people had new jobs. Across town, Jomaa Gul saw things differently. The unemployed 34-year-old lives in the ruins of what was once the administration block of Coca Cola's last production plant in Kabul."
source: Coca-Cola Opens $25 Million Production Plant in Afghanistan | Fox ...
"September 11, 2006| From Reuters. KABUL, Afghanistan — The haunting Arabic prayer chant echoed among the sterile plastic rows of Coke and Fanta, seeking ..."
"SEEING the world through the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle can produce some unusual visual effects. World War II, for example, looks like an extremely successful, if costly, expansion of Coca-Cola's worldwide market. "
"Coke's fabled inventor, John Stith Pemberton, is a morphine addict; Asa Candler, the druggist who acquired the Coke formula and made the drink into a national phenomenon, is a brilliant and unscrupulous schemer; and Robert Woodruff, whose iron fist held the reins of the Coca-Cola Company for more than 60 years, is an arrogant snob who placed Coca-Cola sales ahead of all other human values. As of this writing the company's response to this lifting of the veil is muted, though it has pooh-poohed Mr. Pendergrast's claim that he has reproduced the jealously guarded original formula."
BBC: "Sep 11, 2012 - Only two countries where Coca-Cola is not officially bought or sold - Cuba and North Korea; This is due to trade embargoes with the US ..."
"After almost 60 years, Coca-Cola is on sale again in Burma. It's one of the world's most recognised brands, so are there any countries where the drinks giant still remains unsold? Coca-Cola says it sells 1.8 billion servings of the drink every day. But for the last six decades, none has been in Burma. That's because of US trade sanctions on the military junta which ruled the country from 1962 to 2011. Those sanctions were suspended a few months ago, as the country began to move towards democratic reforms. But the company said on Monday its first delivery had arrived and local production would begin soon. Coca-Cola's entry into any country is a powerful symbol, says Tom Standage, author of A History of the World in Six Glasses.
"The moment Coca-Cola starts shipping is the moment you can say there might be real change going on here," he says. "Coca-Cola is the nearest thing to capitalism in a bottle." Coca-Cola's rival PepsiCo has also announced plans to resume sales in Burma."
"There are now just two countries in the world where Coca-Cola cannot be bought or sold - at least, not officially. They are Cuba and North Korea, which are both under long-term US trade embargoes (Cuba since 1962 and North Korea since 1950). Cuba was actually one of the first three countries outside the US to bottle Coke, in 1906. But the company moved out as Fidel Castro's government began seizing private assets in the 1960s, and has never returned. In North Korea - the other Coca-Cola-free zone - recent media reports suggested it was being sold in a restaurant in Pyongyang. But Coca-Cola says if any drinks are being sold in either North Korea or Cuba, they are being smuggled in on the black market, not via official channels."
source: Who, What, Why: In which countries is Coca-Cola not sold ... - BBC.com
September 11th is a day that usually contains some kind of Coca Cola News
"1 Million Bottles: Coca-Cola Hits Milestone With Post-Harvey Donations. By: Debbie Ebalobo | Sep 11, 2017 ..."
"Hudson is one of more than 2,000 Coca-Cola employees in the area affected by Hurricane Harvey. He's driven through the worst parts of the state and his eyes glaze over as he recounts what he's seen. "I've seen houses engulfed in water," Hudson comments."
source; Coca-Cola Hurricane Harvey Donations: The Coca-Cola Company
September 11th 2016:
"On September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers in New York City were destroyed. 15 years later, the day was commemorated with cases of Coca-Cola."
source: A Coca-Cola 9/11 Tribute at a Walmart Is Getting Slammed on Twitter
Coca-Cola HBC AG Transaction in own shares 11 September 2015 ...
The Word Occult Just Means Screen: Never Believe What You See On Screens
Highly edited film or video, with authoritative voice over is no substitute for real evidence you can actually examine. Such so-called proof in reality, only suggests fakery and a hoax, despite decades of social conditioning to think otherwise.
When I see footage of war like this, I only see evidence of Hollywood crafted special effects magic. This is not a representation of reality at all. This is nothing but evidence of Hollywood produced propaganda.
The very real weapon of mass destruction from the 20th century and one still in liberal use today, is mainstream media in all of its hydra like glory and form.
Images of war matter more than actual war.
The public mind is the true enemy of government. Real free thinking is the nemesis of authority.
source: https://archive.org/details/ARC-38931
War Stars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination
"Back in Hollywood, First Lieutenant Ronald Reagan was taking part in what he refers to in his autobiography as one of the major "secrets of war, ranking up with the atom bomb project": creating a complete miniature of Tokyo, so authentic in detail that even top Air Corps generals could not distinguish it from reality. Footage of fake bomb runs on the toy city were then used to brief bombing crews, who were taken by Reagnan's voice over narrative all the way to his dramatic "Bombs away." As areas of Tokyo were burned out, Reagan tells how the Hollywood team would "burn out" their counterparts in "our target scene," obliterating along with the city, the boundaries between illusion and reality."
source: War Stars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination
see: Faking World War Two: Ronald Reagan Targets Tokyo for more.
World War Two: 64 Coke Bottling Plants in 6 Theatres of War.
Laos 1973:
Coke establishes bottling plant in Vietnam during height of war!
source: Civilization: The West and the Rest - Google Books Result
From The Pre - World War Two 20th Century:
Print Media, Radio and Film Theaters Were The Media For Propaganda Before The Age of Electronic Broadcast
The film companies that produced both special effects entertainment and newsreels have long been controlled by international banking interests. These same interests essentially cotnrol the governments of the world. Bankers manage the occulted global empire. Nation-states are less real than most think. Newsreels and radio and print media shape public perception. These are the tools of augmented reality as much as a computer screen is. Magazines like Life and Look were very influential during this time period. We have to keep in mind there was no internet and no mass media television landscape of countless cable channels. Back during WW2, television was still in the lab and radio and film were the cutting edge communication technologies of the day.
Religions used to be the primary means of cultural indoctrination for many of us. Today we have mass produced product as cultural artifact.
image source: Did You Know 4 - WW2 Gravestone
The Lie ofThe American Empire: The World is Run Like One Big Divided & Conquered Cargo Cult
source: Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction
"Coca-Cola logo rested comfortably next to the swastika."
image source: SYRIA: Coca-Cola Içecek buys 50% of local distributor | Beverage ...
Coca Cola The Middle East & Global Cult Manufacture
"The Company has one authorized bottler in Sudan, DAL Food Industries Company, Limited ("DAL"), in which we have no ownership interest. DAL produces and sells finished products in Sudan under certain of our trademarks, including Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite. We supply DAL with certain concentrates under a general license from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"). In addition, the Company has two specific licenses issued by OFAC to (1) perform certain obligations under the bottler's agreement with DAL (including, without limitation, taking actions with respect to safety and quality control, and protecting the Company trademarks and other intellectual property in Sudan) and (2) receive payment by letter of credit issued by a Sudanese bank or such other alternative authorized payment methods. The renewal application for these two specific licenses, both of which expired on December 8, 2014, was submitted and has been pending with OFAC since September 16, 2014. We expect OFAC to renew these specific licenses in the normal course. In the interim, consistent with prior years in which OFAC issued renewals after the expiry date of the specific licenses, the Company's activities in Sudan have been limited, in accordance with the terms of the applicable OFAC general license.
In Syria, the Company currently has active bottler's agreements with Salsabil Company Inc. ("Salsabil") and Syrian Soft Drink Sales & Distribution LLC ("SSDSD"). The Company does not have a direct ownership interest in these entities. With respect to SSDSD, the Company owns approximately 20% of Coca-Cola İçecek A.Ş. ("CCI"), an independent bottling partner, which in turn has a 50% interest in SSDSD. Due to the ongoing conflict in Syria, Salsabil and SSDSD are currently active in the sale and distribution of Company products in Syria on a very limited scale. Salsabil operates a production facility in Damascus and SSDSD is currently only involved in distribution of finished Company products sourced from CCI bottling operations located outside of Syria. In the past, we had other authorized bottlers in Syria, but due to the ongoing conflict, they ceased operations and the Company has not renewed or extended their bottler's agreements, which expired in 2011. The Company does not have any ownership interest in any of these bottlers.
The Company has, and regularly secures, a license from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") for the export to Syria of proprietary informational materials necessary for quality control and production purposes. The BIS license was last renewed on May 13, 2014 and is valid until May 31, 2016. Following the expansion of U.S. sanctions against Syria in August 2011, the Company obtained a specific license from OFAC to enable the Company to resume sales to the active bottlers in Syria. The renewal application for this specific license, which expired on October 31, 2014, was submitted and has been pending with OFAC since March 20, 2014. We expect OFAC to renew this specific license in the normal course. In the interim, consistent with prior years where OFAC issued a renewal after the expiry date of the specific license, activity by the Company in Syria has been very limited and the Company has taken steps to ensure that any activity does not involve any interaction with the Syrian government.
In 2012, the Company entered into a strategic relationship with Aujan Industries Company J.S.C. ("Aujan"), one of the largest beverage companies in the Middle East. Under the terms of the applicable agreements, the Company acquired a 50% interest in an entity ("Rani Refreshments") that currently holds the rights in certain territories to various juice and other brands. Rani"
source: SEC Comment Response June 2015
WW II: An Urgent Need For Coke
The North African Theater of The Absurd
"In 1941, America entered World War II and thousands of US citizens were sent overseas. To show support for the brave men and women, Coca-Cola President Robert Woodruff ordered that "every man in uniform gets a bottle of Coca-Cola for five cents, wherever he is and whatever it costs the company."
"In 1943, General Dwight D Eisenhower sent an urgent cable to Coca-Cola requesting shipment of materials for 10 bottling plants. During the war many people enjoyed their first taste of the drink, and when peace finally came, the foundations had been laid for Coca-Cola to do business overseas."
"Woodruff's vision that Coca-Cola be placed within 'arm's reach of desire' was coming true. From the mid-1940s until 1960, the number of countries with bottling operations nearly doubled."
"Post-war America was alive with optimism and prosperity. Coca-Cola was part of a fun, carefree American lifestyle, and the imagery of its advertising – happy couples at the drive-in, carefree mums driving big, yellow convertibles – reflected the spirit of the times."
source: History of Coca-Cola | The war and what followed | Coca-Cola GB
Nazi Germany and Coca-Cola: An Unholy Alliance - Killer Coke
A Cultish Coke Addiction
"Obsessive concern with Coca-Cola is, unfortunately, a contagious affliction, and one of its victims is the author of this book. As a result, readers are accompanied through more than a century of American and global social history by a guide whose sole preoccupation is how great events affected, or were affected by, an American soft drink. Mr. Pendergrast even suggests, in a coda that one can only hope was meant to be whimsical, that in keeping with "the true beauty of capitalism at its best," Coca-Cola is a sort of secular religion with "no morality, no commandment other than increased consumption of its drink," one that has been "a force for good in the world." After several hundred pages, this Coke-centered Weltanschauung becomes a trifle silly.
For example, Chapter 12 introduces an event that the book portrays as the beginning of Coke's global expansion but which the rest of us regard as the reason the United States entered World War II. "The Japanese didn't realize that by bombing Pearl Harbor, they were indirectly giving the Coca-Cola Company a worldwide boost that would insure the soft drink company's unquestioned global dominance of the industry," the author writes. "It's likely that the Japanese weren't thinking about soft drinks at all, though four Hawaiian Coke coolers were in fact martyred that day at Hickam Field." Moving right along to civil rights, we are reminded that the historic 1960 sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, S.C., began after four black students had been "refused hamburgers and Cokes." He adds, "By demanding equal rights to Coca-Cola, the civil rights activists were striking at the heart of Southern and American culture."
source: http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/23/books/great-men-and-tiny-bubbles.html
Wars Cover For Building Coca Cola Plants and Spreading Global Culture
Paid for by the Tax Payer
World War Two: Coca Cola has bottling plants built by the Army Corp of Engineers - paid for by the tax payer wage slave.
"While the Coca-Cola Company was busy boosting the morale of American fighting forces, they were simultaneously laying the groundwork for becoming an international symbol of refreshment and solidarity."
"Many of the bottling plants established overseas during the war continued to operate as non-military factories after the war's end. Furthermore, GIs liberating towns throughout Europe or working side-by-side with locals in the Philippines felt pride in sharing their favorite drink with their new-found friends."
"They thereby created an enormous consumer base throughout the world that would not have been possible without Eisenhower and the Coca-Cola Company's cooperation in working towards bettering the morale of the American fighting man."
source: Coca-Cola: The Pause That Refreshed | The National WWII Museum ...
"On May 8, 1964, Duncan Coffee merged with the Coca-Cola Company, and Charles Duncan joined the Coke board. He ran the newly formed Coca-Cola Foods Division, which included the coffee and citrus (Minute Maid) divisions of Coke. Three years later the company dispatched him to London to serve as chairman of Coca-Cola Europe. There Duncan supervised the operation and expansion of almost 300 Coca-Cola bottling plants throughout Europe and Asia, including ones in Eastern Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. The first Eastern Europe introduction into Bulgaria made The Coca-Cola Company the first U.S. consumer marketing company to penetrate the Iron Curtain."
"In 1970 Duncan returned to Atlanta and the following year became Coca-Cola's president. During his tenure from 1971 to 1974, the company enjoyed extensive growth. It also modernized its advertising. During this period Duncan bought, from Coca-Cola's eminent R. W. Woodruff, the famous TE Ranch, southwest of Cody, Wyoming—a working cattle ranch established in 1895 by William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody."
"Charles William Duncan Jr. (born September 9, 1926) is an American entrepreneur, administrator, and statesman best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of Energy on the Cabinet of President Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1981. He had previously served as Carter's United States Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Iranian Revolution. Earlier, Duncan had run the family business, Duncan Coffee Company of Houston, Texas, for seven years, until the Coca-Cola Company acquired it in 1964. After seven years on the Coke board, Duncan became the corporation's president."
source: Charles Duncan Jr. - Wikipedia
Welcome to the Theater of The Absurd
Coca Cola & Movie Theaters (of War)
1940s … Post-war growth
"During the war, 64 bottling plants were set up around the world to supply the troops. This followed an urgent request for bottling equipment and materials from General Eisenhower's base in North Africa. Many of these war-time plants were later converted to civilian use, permanently enlarging the bottling system and accelerating the growth of the Company's worldwide business."
source: History of Bottling: The Coca-Cola Company
Engineering "Brave New Worlds"
"From the beginning, many politicians wanted the Corps of Engineers to contribute to both military construction and works of a civil nature. Assigned the military construction mission on 1 December 1941 after the Quartermaster Department struggled with the expanding mission,[14] the Corps built facilities at home and abroad to support the U.S. Army and Air Force. During World War II the mission grew to more than 27,000 military and industrial projects in a $15.3 billion mobilization program. Included were aircraft, tank assembly, and ammunition plants, camps for 5.3 million soldiers, depots, ports, and hospitals, as well as the Manhattan Project, and the Pentagon."
"In civilian projects, the Corps of Engineers became the lead federal flood control agency and significantly expanded its civil works activities, becoming among other things, a major provider of hydroelectric energy and the country's leading provider of recreation; its role in responding to natural disasters also grew dramatically. In the late 1960s, the agency became a leading environmental preservation and restoration agency."
"In 1944, specially trained army combat engineers were assigned to blow up underwater obstacles and clear defended ports during the invasion of Normandy.[15][16] During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers in the European Theater of Operations was responsible for building countless bridges,including the first and longest floating tactical bridge across the Rhine at Remagen, and building or maintaining roads vital to the Allied advance across Europe into the heart of Germany. In the Pacific theater, the Pioneer troops were formed, a hand-selected unit of volunteer Army combat engineers trained in jungle warfare, knife fighting, and unarmed jujitsu (hand-to-hand combat) techniques.[17] Working in camouflage, the Pioneers cleared jungle and prepared routes of advance and established bridgeheads for the infantry as well as demolishing enemy installations."
source: United States Army Corps of Engineers - Wikipedia
Wars are more a Hollywood product than most might know. Wars are about engineering "future" civilizations.
Wars are about culture manipulation, putting people to work like a human resource and war is about making sure we are bonded to the Government as wage slaves. We must believe we need Government protection in the first place. We must continue to toil away making the wheel of industrialization continue to turn. Even when we are not working we should consume so we keep the wheel revolving. World War Two serves as the foundation for the passenger jet global world of electronic communication of today. Wars ensure we remain addicted to paying taxes to government.
Post War Coke Time!
Eddie Fisher, 1950's Coke spokesman, early electronic age celebrity shepherd and tabloid star.
Fisher's mythic romance with Elizabeth Taylor is the stuff of Hollywood legend.
The only evidence we have for such sordid tales is from the mainstream Hollywood rumor mill media itself, not the most trustworthy source, by any means. Most people seem to take such obvious public relations, yellow journal, tabloid fare as serious representations of reality. I do not subscribe to such a view. In my opinion, obvious Hollywood tabloid tales are just the same kind of scripted nonsense as what is sold as reality television programming is. The documentary form and reality television were never as real as advertised. I think it extremely unwise to trust the sordid accounts of actors and actresses who have obvious means, motive and opportunity to lie about such things. Trusting Hollywood to tell you the truth is not a good idea. Believe it or not, actors and actresses get paid for pulling off scripted publicity stunts. Hollywood was always a propaganda arm of government. Hollywood acting families are like very real American royalty and tales about their exploits really should not be trusted. There seems to me to be another layer of scripted fiction beyond obvious fictional film fare. The very public personas of Hollywood style celebrity come across as very contrived products of a plastic, commercial culture and not as real people. Fan clubs have existed for a long time as has the mainstream gossip column press. Celebrity persons are just as much manufactured product as Coca Cola. Believe none of the hype about such mythic people.
Hollywood celebrity has always existed to act like sacred sainted shepherding idol for mass public consumption.
"Coke Time with Eddie Fisher,"
"Eddie Fisher was the star of the first television series sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. "Coke Time with Eddie Fisher," which began broadcast in 1953, was very popular, but, in the early 1950's fewer that 50% of the population had television sets. To expand the audience, the show was transcribed for radio. While the television show was sponsored by the Company, the local bottlers were responsible for the radio version. Even though Fisher had completed his radio and television work for Coke by 1957, a special record promotion featuring six of his most famous songs sold over 500,000 copies."
source: Coke Time With Eddie Fisher: The Coca-Cola Company • Coke Time with Eddie Fisher - Wikipedia • Debbie Reynolds on losing husband Eddie Fisher to Elizabeth Taylor ...
Tabloid Time With Eddie Fisher: This What Happens To Hollywood Celebrity When Their Careers Begin To Tank
Modern Celebrity Soap Operatic Scandals Are Born & A Seeming Anti-Family, Hollywood Promoted Agenda Begins
Hollywood stars seem to get paid for starring in what seems to be just scripted, and largely fictional, tabloid tales sold to the public as real. Why would we buy into anything sold by people who get paid to fool the public? That is exactly what Hollywood exists to do, in overt and even more covert ways. We usually know when we are suspending our disbelief, in darkened film theater when watching what we know is scripted fiction. Yet when the same kind of cartoonish fare is labeled "fact" by an unthinking and parrot like press, most of us tend to assume such tales true and turn off our critical judgement and go along with what seems to be nothing but culturally manipulative, celebrity career launching, salacious public relations, entertaining fare.
A Bit of Speculation Based On The Role Celebrities Play In Socially Engineering Our World
It seems that as Fisher's career sank, he moved onto a different kind of gig, this one meant he would star in what would be presented as a real life soap opera drama. One that would just so happen to sell the idea of divorce and multiple marriages and multiple partners to the public, some ten years prior top the 1960's sexual revolution. This would seem to be an example of Hollywood planted seeds that would spread and bloom into the flower power of the next decade. The public was made aware of many details that they really did not need to know about, this was true about such celebrity and other types of gossip then and is true today. This was true probably for as long as human beings have been speaking and using verbal language to communicate. Humans seem to love tabloid gossip.
Everything is Manufactured Product: Celebrity, Soda, Music, Politics. and Even Personal Identities
The mainstream media is clearly the source of many contagious behaviors that society has subsequently adopted en masse. This powerful tool of governmental cultural manipulation and control relies on massaging and otherwise controlling the narrative so that only the officially sanctioned ideas are focused on alone, with all other ideas and concepts being ignored. Unverifiable claims form the foundation for new forms of thought and behavior. In this manner our ridiculous and absurd society and world and culture continues to grow more cartoonish with each passing year. Even if salacious stories about celebrity romance, divorce and scandal are true, it is none of our business; it is really that simple. If anything, these kinds of stories should serve as warning for how not to behave.
"Coca-Cola signed him to a then-princely $1 million contract to be its spokesman..."
"When rock finally broke through and the more dangerous and alluring Elvis Presley eclipsed Fisher on the charts, Fisher's musical career fizzled."
"A teen idol at a time when the first seeds of rock and roll were being sown, Fisher was a middle-of-the-road singer whose popularity was so great that Coca-Cola signed him to a then-princely $1 million contract to be its spokesperson and headline his first TV series, "Coke Time With Eddie Fisher." When rock finally broke through and the more dangerous and alluring Elvis Presley eclipsed Fisher on the charts, Fisher's musical career fizzled. He began a string of notorious celebrity marriages (and divorces) as he struggled with addictions to cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription drugs. In his autobiography "Been There, Done That," he admitted that his romantic entanglements would probably overshadow his artistic legacy: "It isn't the music that people remember most about me. It's the women," he wrote. His first marriage was to movie star Debbie Reynolds, with whom he had two children. One was Carrie Fisher, the noted author and movie star who portrayed Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" films. That marriage fell apart in 1958, when Fisher set off one of the most notorious celebrity scandals of the era by starting an affair with screen queen Elizabeth Taylor while trying to console her about the death of her husband, and Fisher's good friend, movie producer Mike Todd. The scandal cost Fisher his second TV series, "The Eddie Fisher Show," and essentially sank his career. But it made Taylor an international sex symbol and superstar.
Fisher married Taylor in 1959 and they co-starred in the movie "Butterfield 8," but when rumors emerged that Taylor was having an affair with "Cleopatra" co-star Richard Burton, Fisher was on the outs. Taylor dumped him and married Burton in 1964. Next up for Fisher was actress Connie Stevens; their two-year marriage ended in divorce and produced two more children. One was actress Joely Fisher, best known for her TV roles on the shows "Ellen" and "'Til Death."
Over the years he was romantically entangled with a number of other starlets, including Marlene Dietrich, Dinah Shore, Angie Dickinson and Kim Novak. He also married two more times, to Terry Richard (which lasted one year) and to Betty Lin, who he stayed with from 1993 until her death in 2001."
"The scandal cost Fisher his second TV series, "The Eddie Fisher Show," and essentially sank his career. But it made Taylor an international sex symbol and superstar."
"SEEING the world through the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle can produce some unusual visual effects."
Coke vs Pepsi, Left vs Right, Demoblican vs Repucrat: An Artfully Divided World Wide Cargo Cult of Fallacious Commercially Produced Choices
"The 1960 Presidential election becomes a taste test between Richard Nixon, the Pepsi politician, and John F. Kennedy, the Coke loyalist."
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ZTE launches V5 exclusively on Snapdeal.com in India
With its 3 mode camera, 13 megapixel rear camera and 5 megapixel front facing camera, zero shutter lag and focus lock, ZTE V5 smartphone offers its users an array of professional camera features. It provides a perfect 'selfie' experience with its super-wide angle, a front face light metering and independent focus and metering features.
The V5 is equipped with a 5-nch multi-touch screen and a sharp HD finish. V5 not only delivers on style but also has powerful performance enabled by the high speed Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with a quad core CPU, Android KitKat 4.4, and a detachable battery of 2400 mAh capacity.
Priced at INR 10,999/- in India, the ZTE V5 smartphone has a high-speed recording and can click 120 frames per second. It also has GIF animator, noise suppression MIC for better voice quality, exposure lock and an expandable memory of up to 32 GB.
To provide after-sales services, ZTE has set up numerous service centers across India.
Yuan Kang, CEO Mobile Business, ZTE India, said "We are pleased to launch this Smartphone with distinctive features, exclusively for the Indian market. ZTE is dedicated to deliver the best user experience to our customers globally by modifying our products for individual market. India is one of the most important market and we are happy to introduce a powerful device like ZTE V5 smartphone for the users here. "
"Soon we plan to launch our flagship Nubia range of products which is a success globally. ZTE will be celebrating its 30th anniversary soon and to honor this we are introducing CGO (Cool Green and Open) which will enhance and strengthen our business philosophy in the ecosystem," Yuan Kang added.
"ZTE has revamped its distribution structure in India by appointing five regional distributors with geographical focus. These distributors are seasoned telecom players with reputed history with big brands", said Sudhir Gaur, Business Head Mobile Sales, ZTE India.
Tony Navin, SVP Electronics & Home, Snapdeal.com said, "We are delighted to be partnering with ZTE to launch the new ZTE V5 smartphone exclusively on Snapdeal.com.com. This is a phone packed with features at a great price and at a superior quality too. We are sure that we will receive an overwhelming response for this new launch."
ZTE, which has been producing handsets for the last 16 years, has operations in 160 countries, cooperated with 230 operators, and established strategic cooperation with 47 out of top 50 operators worldwide. ZTE shipped about 40 million smartphones in 2013, and aims to ship 60 million smartphones in 2014.

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Jenni Hogan is Shorty Awards Finalist for Journalism!
Posted by Margo Myers on Mon, Feb 15, 2010
"Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. Now Twitter has the… Shorty Awards" (New York Times).The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations on Twitter and social media. The Real-Time Academy of Short Form Arts & Sciences will determine the winners from among the finalists. The announcement will be made at the Shorty Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 28th, 2011 at The Times Center in New York City.


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Continuing with my promise to review every beer that passes through my 'fridge, next up is the Belgian Peche Lambic. To quote from the ever resourceful Wikipedia:
Lambic is a very distinctive type of beer brewed only in the Pajottenland region of Belgium (southwest of Brussels) and in Brussels itself at the Cantillon Brewery and museum. Lambic is now mainly consumed after refermentation, resulting in derived beers such as Geuze or Kriek.
Unlike conventional ales and lagers, which are fermented by carefully cultivated strains of brewer's yeasts, lambic beer is instead produced by spontaneous fermentation: it is exposed to the wild yeasts and bacteria that are said to be native to the Senne valley, in which Brussels lies. It is this unusual process which gives the beer its distinctive flavour: dry, vinous, and cidery, with a slightly sour aftertaste.
I normally don't seek out lambics, but Bella bought a 750ml bottle of the Lindemans Peche and poured me a glass and I liked it a lot. I've had the Lindemans Cherry Lambic in the past and enjoyed that too. If you're in the mood for something a little off the beaten path, the Peche Lambic might do the trick. There's obviously a fruit flavor in this beverage, but this beer is far from being 'fruity' (wine cooler this is not!). There's a really nice cider-like kick to this. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that anyone who likes a fine cider like Strongbow or Hornsby's will become a fan of the lambic too.


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In the economic climate all businesses are faced with today, productivity gains are a top priority. Within a typical company, a great deal of time and effort is wasted tracking down information, performing repetitive tasks through an inefficient process, and communicating with other employees on important projects. A well planned Intranet can produce tangible, measurable results on your bottom line through increased efficiencies in all of these areas.
Seeker New Media has experience in a wide variety of Intranet development projects. We have created both custom Intranet websites and integrated custom designs into pre-bought Intranet software. We believe that an Intranet is very personal and specific to each individual company, as it is a direct reflection of your internal processes and workflow. Therefore, Seeker New Media devises a custom Intranet solution for each of our clients that will meet their needs in the best possible way.
Information that was previously collected and stored in a multitude of Excel spreadsheets is now put into the Intranet system, and aggregated into a suite of sophisticated, real-time reports.
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The Bellevue Jazz and Blues Festival is next on the Summer festival season, running May 31-June 4. Music by two of the headliners, Catherine Russell and the Full Circle Jazz Ensemble is featured on Jazz Northwest on Sunday, May 28 at 2 p.m. Pacific on 88.5 KNKX. The festival features ticketed theatre concerts as well as free performances in downtown Bellevue restaurants and bars.
Also on this week's show are new releases by The Garfield Jazz Ensemble, Duende Libre and Sam Boshnack Quintet and others.
Next week, highlights from The Guitar Summit at the Ballard Jazz Festival will air on Jazz Northwest. The program is heard Sundays at 2 p.m. on KNKX and streams at knkx.org. After broadcast, programs are archived and can be streamed on demand at jazznw.org
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Approximately 1% of the world's population is diagnosed with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a nervous system disorder that is characterized by episodic loss of attention or sleepiness and in more sever cases by loss of consciousness. Epilepsy is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain, more specifically by a synchronized discharge of neurons in the gray matter of the brain. Epilepsy impacts live of millions of individuals every day both physically and psychologically. Injuries, physical anxiety, impairment of productivity, job loss, and social isolations are some of the distressing effects of epilepsy.
Prediction of epileptic seizures would improve the quality of life of millions of people who are suffering from unexpected seizures. Different features of the electroencephalogram (EEG) can be employed for prediction of seizure. Neurologists and technicians who read EEG signals need to spend a considerable amount of time to read and interpret the EEG signals for each patient. Another disadvantage of this visual interpretation of the EEG signals is that the diagnosis may vary among the physicians, not to mention the possibility of visual failure to spot the precursory signals of impending epileptic seizures. Therefore, an automated prediction of seizures will not only assist the physicians in their diagnosis, but will also improve the quality of patient care and would eventually result in the development of implantable intelligent devices that reliably trigger warnings for patients to respond in time before a sever epileptic seizure manifests. A myoclonic seizure is depicted in figure 11. The abnormal electrical activity is manifest in the central area of the EEG.
Figure 1. EEG of a seizure activity
We propose the use of artificial intelligent system both for prediction and detection of seizures. Our introductory approach is to employ an artificial neural network and will be involved with four major steps:
One of the most challenging problems in training neural networks is determining the appropriate features that contribute the most to the training of the network. There are two different schemes for reducing the number of features for training the network: feature selection and feature extraction. There are also multiple methods for feature extraction. We propose the use of principal component analysis as well as auto-encoder for feature extraction.
Determining the best network topology requires trial and error to an extent. Backpropagation is the most common type of neural network. However, employment of RBF neural networks have recently been reported in medical applications. Therefore, we would like to compare the performance of both types of networks on prediction and detection of epileptic seizures.
In order to evaluate the performance of the networks fairly, we will consider sensitivity, specificity and accuracy simultaneously. Sensitivity is the percentage of correct prediction of patients who did not have epileptic seizures. Specificity is percentage of correct prediction of patients who indeed had epileptic seizures, and finally accuracy is the total percentage of the correct predictions.
Finally, we will use the best performers to achieve an intelligent system that could predict the epileptic seizures and improve the automation of EEG diagnosis.
We would like to thank Albert-Ludwigs University for sharing their epilepsy data set with us. (http://www.fdm.uni-freiburg.de/groups/timeseries/epi/)


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—Amanda Jordan
Student debt is an important deterrent that keeps students from considering social justice work after college. Rather than investing time or intellectual curiosity in social justice and peacemaking, after graduation my peers focus on "paying dues to The Man" rather than fighting him.
However, this has not always been so. Many people can remember when the University of California and other public colleges had almost token tuition costs. The high number of students protesting the Vietnam War and engaging in other social activism in the 1960s and 1970s stimulated a response from the Right to quell student demonstrations and commitments -- in the form of high tuition.
Since 1978, the cost of tuition in higher education has surged 1,120 percent, according to Bloomberg Business. Compared to the rising costs for medical care and food, and taking into account inflation, higher education costs are completely out of proportion. For-profit schools, which are increasingly popular, spend a disproportionate amount of money on marketing as compared to actual educating. Both public and private schools are spending more money than ever on administrative and facility costs, taking away tenured academic positions and replacing them with administrators and part-time professors.
The effects of student loan debt ripple throughout the wider economy. High student debt creates a culture of fear among Millennials, making us cautious toward risk and therefore slower to buy homes or make other large purchases. Even more prominent is the idea that graduates should not pursue what interests us intellectually, instead focusing all of our energy into an occupation that makes the most impact on our student loan debt.
The student debt issue is further complicated by the long reach of the military industrial complex into higher education. Recruiters promise the military will pay for college, and they also offer loan-forgiveness programs to some indebted students. Now that more high school students are going on to college than ever before, especially students of color and low-income students, the military can use the issue of debt alleviation to further militarize young people who believe education will better their lives. The true cost of choosing that path -- i.e., the possible moral, psychological and physical injury -- is rarely explained
When I was an undergrad at the University of California, San Diego, the students connected the issue of high tuition and militarization with a successful divestment campaign to stop the Regents from funding the oppressive government in Sudan with our tuition fees. Though the scale of such movements now is smaller than the past, similar ones do exist today, including one at UC Davis to no longer invest in anti-Palestinian companies.
The future for students desiring higher education will remain bleak unless we find creative responses to this system of economic enslavement. For example, Debt Collective, a spin-off from Rolling Jubilee and the Occupy Movement, has been creating ways for students to protest their student debts -- ranging from flat out not paying them to crowd-sourcing other students' loans and then abolishing them. Students and graduates must continue to educate themselves on the relationship between higher education and the military industrial complex, committing themselves to creating a better future for the next generation of college grads.
For a list of companies invested in by the University of California, see: http://www.ucop.edu/investment-office/_files/invpol/GEP_Holdings.pdf
This article is from Draft NOtices, the newsletter of the Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (http://www.comdsd.org/)


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Previous Western Trail Conditions
The West Point loop was groomed overnight as well as Coleman to summerside on route 100.
West 100 Fromm coleman and Puisville trail was groomed over night, conditions are great with the exception of some bare spots. The West Point loop will be groomed once this afternoon then the 2nd trip will be done this evening. East 100 will be done this evening as well, probably only until the power lines by Curran. Please enjoy the rest of the weekend safely, and remember to display your permits.
East 100 was completed this afternoon. Later than expected due to the extra groomer being stuck. Conditions were good with still the odd bare spot. .
Good early morning everyone. West 100 was groomed overnight as well as 203-Puisville trail. Conditions are good but snow was not packy. East 100 was to be groomed by morning by the Central groomer but it was stuck for several hours in Emerald on its way up throughout the night. So fingers crossed it'll be fit to come west with that groomer and get the railbed opened. Then the West Point loop will be groomed. Tomorrow we will have 2 groomers in the West, but they cannot groom until it's below zero which will be at nighttime only. I will have more info on the east railbed once morning comes. Please sled safe, don't drink and drive, and display your permits. Enjoy your weekend.
Hi folks. More snow in the west last night. It's +1 this afternoon and that's why the groomer hasn't moved yet. Once it cools off this evening, then we will begin grooming. Right now the way the snow is with the temp it would all stick in the drag. I will update more later
The West Point loop was groomed overnight, it is in excellent condition. Please- snowmobiles only on groomed trails.
West 100 from Coleman to Tignish, and the Puisville trail we're groomed last night. Conditions are best from Duvar-West.
FYI there are some stop a heads and stops missing, and nowhere to be found under the snow. So please take caution when approaching road crossings. Someone is going out to replace the ones we can today. If you know of someone taking these signs, please please tell them to stop and pass the word along. .
The West Point Loop was groomed last night, groomer is still out on his way back. There aren't any stakes across the fields so please stay on the groomed path. Enjoy the day!
Good morning folks. The groomer went west 100 last night to Tignish, he says the trails from Duvar tin tignish are the best. Coleman to Duvar are bare in places. The puisville trail(203) is groomed as well, with plans to do the West Point loop tonight. On the Puisville trail- the groomer had to go beside the Warren Rd as the drifts were as high as the tractor in places so take extra caution. Other than that enjoy the weekend because it maybe the last! I will update on the West Point loop when I know more.
Groomer is finishing its route east on 100, will be complete mid morning. There's a lot of bare spots so hopefully some of them will be filled in and ready for the storm tonight/tomorrow!
Good morning folks. The Groomer went west on 100 last night to Tignish, should be back to Coleman around 8-8:30. It's not a perfect job but it's smoothed our not too bad. The snow is still sticky. When it cools off tonight hopefully groomer will be going east on 100 as far as conditions allow.
Groomer went out tonight but had to return not far after beginning, the snow was lumping and making a mess. Will try again tomorrow night weather permitting. .
Good evening Folks! What a day!! If you're out tonight, the groomer is currently on the West Point loop so watch out for that! The trails are hard packed and smooth, a couple bare spots.. the loops are in good condition. I recommend scratchers if you're out.. however I was out all day without them and did just fine. Enjoy tomorrow, -3 and sun I believe? Then a couple days of above zero and maybe some rain :( so once again, be cautious for the groomer tonight. It'll probably be the last time it moves until we get some new snow. Fingers crossed!! .
Groomer went to tignish on 100 last night and is on Puisville trail right now heading back to Coleman, then will go East on 100, and once returned then do the West Point Loop this evening. Conditions are smooth and packed, with a few bare spots on rail bed.
The West Point loop was groomed last night but the groomer is currently stuck in the "Klondike" awaiting removal which will be late morning/early afternoon so if you are riding through this area(Duvar end of the loop) please be careful for the groomer if it's still there and the problem area.
West 100 was groomed overnight, it was levelled and smoothed out pretty good. Please don't ride in the center. The puisville loop 203 was also groomed and seems to be in good condition. The groomer will be heading east on 100 this morning, and the West Point Loop will be inspected in the next day or two to potentially be groomed if possible. If you're out today, watch for the groomer between Coleman and Summerside.
Groomer leaving Coleman heading west on 100 and will attempt the puisville trail if the snow permits. When it returns from that run it will be heading east as far conditions allow. Please place your permit on your snowmobile where it's visible and enjoy. Remember the PEISA has zero tolerance for alcohol.
Hi folks. Due to the mild temperature and rain/freezing rain in the forecast last night the groomer did not move. Another mild day today at +4ish. Hoping for a cold night tonight so we can do some grooming(if the snow holds up after the rain/fog/mild temps). Temperatures need to be at the very least -5 to -7. I'll post an update this evening hopefully. I can't speak for conditions yesterday as I was not out, but from what I've gathered, some places are beat up, some gravel coming through in spots. Traffic was heavy this weekend plus we got a lot of fresh snow overnight Saturday. Just keep in mind that driving in the middle chews up trails faster than keeping to the right. Stay tuned folks.
Good Morning! The groomer is just about finished of the East 100 run, the trails are in excellent condition from Tignish to Summerside(Groomer turned at North Dr where the bypass enters the fields) It appears we MAY dodge the heavy rain forecast, but still get a couple mms.. fingers crossed! One more good snowfall would pretty much allow us to groom our loops.
Anticipating heavy traffic this weekend weather permitting, so ride safely, sober, make sure your pass is visible on your sled and keep to the right of the trail. Happy trails!!
West 100 is complete, and the groomer is leaving for East 100 after refuel. Trail conditions Coleman-west are great. The groomer will go as Far East to Summerside as snow conditions allow. If you're out tonight please watch for the groomer lights. Keep to the right of the trail to help maintain conditions. Fingers crossed we dodge the rain tomorrow!
Groomer on it's way west on 100. As of 4:30 was in Duvar.
The groomer left Coleman on 100 at 4:30pm heading west with the compactor. The plan is to send the groomer and the drag tomorrow night once some frost gets into the snow and it will set up better, right now the snow is fresh and powder-y especially in the west and some sections have ice patches beneath it. The compactor will pack snow in the center and leave fresh snow to each side for when the drag goes and wings it in to smooth and pack it down. It's going to get cooler tonight so that will be an advantage for when the drag goes. Please put your pass on your machine so that it's visible, be cautious if you meet the groomer and sled safe. Also, please do not spin up the snow exposing the gravel/ice.
Groomer is gone East 100 with the compactor as far as he can go(probably Miscouche) then will go west 100. If you're out, watch for the groomer and be cautious of any ice patches under the fresh snow! OH- and fingers crossed for more!!
Groomer went east on 100 from Coleman with the compactor and will go west when that route is completed. Just breaking down banks, several bare spots. A
The railbed is groomed but extremely hard and some places are slippery. If you're out ride carefully, there's not much snow for cooling.
Groomer is gone west on 100 as of 6am, then will go east 100 until snow conditions deteriorate. Trails are not optimal, a lot of bare spots from the wind.. Ride safe and keep warm if you're out this weekend as it's a chilly one!! .
Route 100 from Tignish to Conway was groomed overnight. With heavy traffic all weekend trail conditions aren't great, but if we keep to the right they will last longer. Hopefully some snow coming soon. Happy New Year, safe riding! ..
East100 to Miscouche was groomed overnight after the West 100 run. Trail conditions are good but frequent icey patches in the open areas. Enjoy and ride safe!
Groomer has left Coleman heading West on route 100. Watch for flashing lights if you're out! Safe & Happy riding.
Groomer left from Coleman heading west on 100 about 4:30pm, will go east 100 once it returns as far as snow permits. There are bare/icey spots on railbed in several areas between Coleman and Elmsdale so take extra precaution. It is very windy tonight and expected tomorrow as well, so trail conditions will most likely quickly deteriorate overnight. Please ride cautiously and watch for flashing lights. Be safe and enjoy the first ride of 17/18 season!!


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Cloth Diapering 101 - The Frequently Asked QuestionsThere are so many questions that new parents have about cloth diapers and the wide array of choices seem bewildering. We know - we've been there before :-) Here we've tried to compile the most frequently asked questions about cloth diapers and if you still have a burning question that is unanswered after reading this, do email us. We'll get back to you as soon as we can and we may even add your question to this list!
10. Is it difficult -- my husband and babysitter be able to use the cloth diapers I buy for my baby?
11. How do you wash them?
12. Doesn't it smell and get really messy?
13. What about when baby is changed away from home - what do you do with the dirty diaper?
14. What about diaper pins? I don't want to prick my baby!
15. How comfortable are they?
16. Aren't they really bulky?
17. Isn't it bad for the environment because it uses a lot of water, electricity, and detergent to launder?
18. How long can you use them before they wear out? Can you use them for more than one child?
19. What if I only have one baby is it worth it to go out and buy all those diapers?
20. What if my baby's a heavy wetter or has really long naps?
21. Won't they get stained?
22. Do you sell used diapers?
23: Are cloth diapered babies toilet trained earlier ?
24. Do male babies who use disposable diapers have a fertility problem as adults ?
25. Why should I buy these cloth diapers since these are more expensive than the ones I find in department stores?
26. How about cloth diapering while on holidays?
27. What can I put in the wash to get rid of any urine odor?
28. Why should I wash my new cloth diapers before using them ?
29. Most importantly, can my baby wear his rompers over his cloth diapers ?
1. What are the advantages to using cloth diapers ?
The short answer is to this question is that there are three-fold advantages. Cloth diapers are gentler for the baby's skin, easier on your pockets in the long run and better for our earth. For more in-depth discussion on this, click here.
2. Is it a lot more work using cloth diapers than using disposables?
It is a little bit more work considering the fact that they have to be laundered. The work involved is not much more than washing an ordinary load of laundry. Certainly, cloth diapers are not as convenient as the use-and-throw disposable diapers but considering the cost savings and positive impact on our environment (and our baby's bottoms), I'd say, yes, the little bit of extra effort is certainly worth it.
3. Won't my baby get diaper rash ?
Actually, it's been proven time and again that cloth diapered babies have a significantly less incidence of diaper rash. The gel-like chemicals (Sodium Polyacrylate) in disposable diapers absorb the wetness so the parent can't really tell when the child is wet and soiled. So the child wears the soiled diapers for a longer period of time. Plus, some babies are allergic to Sodium Polyacrylate in the disposables. All these factors are the reasons by babies are MORE likely to get diaper rash in disposables rather than the cotton cloth diapers.
4. How often do I have to change the baby ?
With our fleece lined diapers, the baby remains quite dry, so I normally change my baby after about 3 - 4 hours. Of course, if the baby passes motion, it is imperative that the diaper be changed immediately.
5. Don't cloth diapers cost a lot of money ?
Because the initial outlay of cloth diapers seems like more, many parents mistakenly think that cloth diapers are more expensive to use. As the calculations in dollars and cents section shows, even compared to using one of the cheapest disposable diapers, one can still achieve a significant saving.
We really don't feel the pinch of buying disposables because its cost normally gets buried under our grocery bills.
The cost savings don't even stop there. If taken care of properly, the cloth diapers can be reused for the subsequent child whereas you have to spend the same amount again for the disposable diapers.
6. How many cloth diapers do I need ?
This really depends on whether you want to cloth diaper full time or part time and how old your baby is. Very young infants go through more than 10 diapers a day. A very economical way is to get 2 dozens or so prefold diapers for this stage and switched them over to the Bumwear one size diapers when they are more than 4kg.
I cloth diaper my baby full time meaning that I don't use any disposables at all. If you only want to diaper in the day time, our package B or C is a good one to get.
7. What should I start out with if I want to try them out without investing too much?
We do recommend starting on the prefolds if you are a very young baby. They're durable, economical and with loving care, you will still be using these diapers around the house for years after your children are out of diapers :-) If you don't want to invest too much initially, just get one or two of the cloth diapers, try them on your baby and see whether both of you like it. You can always come back for more.
8. Can the baby wear cloth diapers on the baby while going out and about ?
Yes, you can. Here's how we do it with our babies. We have 2 wetbags in our regular diaper bag. One contains 3-4 clean cloth diapers and the other one is empty. It will be used to store the soiled diapers after we change the baby. Changing the baby's diapers while outside is exactly the same whether one uses cloth or disposable diapers. Think about it for a minute :-) You still have to wipe the baby's bum and put on the clean new diaper. The only difference is that with disposable, you dump the dirty diaper into the bin but in the case of cloth diapers, you dump it into the wetbag to bring home. If you use disposable liners, you can throw away the soiled liners, leaving you with less mess to worry about when you get home.
9. Terminology
Prefolds are a multi-layered square of fabric, usually sewn into three panels with extra layers in the centre panel for added absorbency. They require snappi or safety pin to fasten them. They are not waterproof and as such using a waterproof coverwith it is a good idea.
Fitted diapers are cloth cut to an hourglass shape, have elastic at the waist and legs and are fastened with snaps or velcro. Fitted diapers don't keep a baby dry, they require you to keep a regular watch and, to change out as soon as you notice the wet diaper. A waterproof cover may be required.
Diaper Covers:
These are waterproof covers that you need to use over pre-folds and fitted diapers. They come with snaps or Velcro-type closures. They are made of Polyurethane Laminate (PUL). Our PUL covers are waterproof but breathable.
Pocket Diapers:
Pocket diapers are a two-part diapering system consisting of a waterproof outer layer (PUL) with an inner layer of fleece. These two layers are sewn together in such a way as to leave an opening at the back into which you insert an extra strip of absorbent material (called an insert). When your baby wets the diaper, the moisture passes through the fleece to the insert leaving the fleece relatively dry. Pocket diapers is comparable to disposable diapers in terms of ease of use.
All-in-One Diaper (AIO):
These are the most similar to disposable diapers. Absorbent material and a waterproof cover are built into the diaper. AIO's aim to provide the ultimate in convenience by providing everything you need in one step. No separate covers required and no stuffing like you would a pocket diaper. The downside to this ultimate convenience is that AIO diapers take the longest to dry if you linedry your diapers because there are so many layers inside them.
Diaper Inserts:
Made from micro-fiber material, an insert serves as the absorbent material to hold urine. They are usually placed inside a pocket of a pocket diaper. Another type of insert like the 'NV' inserts have a added micro-suede cloth layer sewn over the micro fiber allows. With the NV Insert, you can stick it to the 'outside' the diaper. Alternatively, it can be used on the inside as well.
Nappy Liners (Bioliner):
Diaper liners are placed down the middle of the diaper prior to putting it on baby. They are convenient because they catch most of the baby poo leaving you less to clean up. A liner should always be used if you are applying diaper creams or lotions, in order to avoid a greasy buildup that repels liquid on the diaper.
Some nappy liners could actually be machine washed with your diapers if they haven't been poo-ed on. Most nappy liners in the market today are not biodegradable, these should not be flush away.
Diaper Pail:
A container used to store dirty diapers. Choose something with a secure-fitting lid, if you wish. Dirty diapers do not need to be soaked in water.
Wet Bag:
A waterproof, machine-washable tote bag for carrying dirty diapers when you're away from home. On laundry day, throw the wet bag in the laundry along with your diapers. Wet bags are also great for bathing suits, soiled baby clothing and anything else you can think of!
10. Is it difficult –– my husband and babysitter be able to use the cloth diapers I buy for my baby?
Modern cloth diapers of today are as easy to use as disposable diapers. In the case of Bumwear diapers, they are practically "snap and go". You might want to put diapers that are already stuffed up in the diaper bag for the babysitter to use.
11. How do you wash them?
12. Doesn't it smell and get really messy?
Using reusable diapers is not any smellier or messier than using disposable diapers. In fact, a garbage can full of disposables smells significantly worse than reusables!
For wet diapers and runny poop (before your baby starts solids): The only difference is that you toss your cloth diaper into your dry diaper pail, instead of into the garbage!
For a soiled diaper, after your baby starts solids: There is one extra step - dumping the solids into the toilet, prior to putting the diaper in your dry diaper pail.
You might want to rinse the soiled cloth diapers before tossing them into your diaper pail, but this doesn't even take longer than one minute.
13. What about when baby is changed away from home - what do you do with the dirty diaper?
For wet diapers, I just placed them in my wetbag. For poopy diapers, I throw away the soiled nappy liners, toss the soiled diapers in the wetbag. Once I get home, I will rinse them before putting them in my diaper pail to await for the next laundry load.
14. What about diaper pins? I don't want to prick my baby!
Gosh, I have not had to use safety pins ever since I tried cloth diapering my firstborn about 12 years ago :-) With modern cloth diapers, you don't need pins. Bumwear diapers use snap buttons. Even the humble prefolds can be fastened using the SNAPPI fasteners.
15. How comfortable are they?
Babies can't tell us which sort of diapers they prefer but many toddlers have shown their preference for cloth trainers over paper ones.
If I have to wear paper underwear all day long versus cloth ones, I know which I would choose :-)
16. Aren't they really bulky?
Modern cloth diapers are a lot trimmer than their predecessors but they do make baby's bum a bit bigger than today's slim and trim chemical-laden disposables, so keep that in mind when picking out their pants.
17. Isn't it bad for the environment because it uses a lot of water, electricity, and detergent to launder?
While laundering cloth diapers does use water and electricity, the alternatives (using and supporting the manufacturing of disposable diapers) are much worse. Also, you will use much less detergent, because when washing your diapers, you should only use about a quarter to half the amount of detergent that you would normally use. Research shows that the environmental damages caused by disposable diapers far outweigh those of reusables.
(The following is taken from www.motherease.com)
18. How long can you use them before they wear out? Can you use them for more than one child?
How long your diapers last depends on many different factors. The answer to this question would be the same as if you asked me how long a pair of jeans might last. Some people get holes in their jeans after a few months, while others have a pair that lasts them 15 years. So there is no concrete answer to this question. A few things to consider that will affect your diapers' life span include whether you hang to dry or use a dryer and how often you do laundry.
A mom who has 15-20 diapers might find that her diapers last longer than another mom who had 5 diapers simply because each of the diapers belonging to the first mom gets laundered a lot less often than the second mom's diapers. The more times an article of clothing is laundered, the faster the wear and tear shows. As simple as that.
And yes, we do hand down our diapers :-)
19. What if I only have one baby is it worth it to go out and buy all those diapers?
YES, I would, for 3 simple reasons:
20. What if my baby's a heavy wetter or has really long naps?
You can easily increase a diaper's absorbency by adding an insert
21. Won't they get stained?
No, the fleece doesn't hold on to the stain, even the bright yellow colour of the breastfed baby poo. However the insert may get a bit stained (because they are made from different materials from the fleece). Keep in mind that even if an insert has stains, it's still clean if it has been laundered properly.
You may use oxygen-based bleach on the inserts once in a while if the stain really bothers you.
22. Do you sell used diapers?
No, we only sell new diapers. We do not wish to sell you diapers that repel liquid, leak, or have been damaged by bleach because someone else laundered them improperly. We want your experience with cloth diapers to be totally positive, so we don't sell any products that may discourage you in any way
23: Are cloth diapered babies toilet trained earlier ?
In general, yes ! The cloth diapered babies can recognise the wet feeling and will generally have an easier time learning to use the potty.
24. Do male babies who use disposable diapers have a fertility problem as adults?
The findings to this question are somewhat controversial, but a German study have indicated that when male infants and toddlers wear disposable diapers, the temperature of their scrotum is higher than they wear cloth diapers. The researchers claimed that the increased warmth could lead to bodily changes that may affect sperm production and even carry the risk of testicular cancer.
25. Why should I buy these cloth diapers since these are more expensive than the ones I find in department stores?
Good Question! The diapers you will find in local retail stores are less expensive but much lower quality in terms of absorbency and you will find that they will leak! Not only that, they will not last nearly as long as these will! We only carry very high quality cloth diapering products and you will find that ours don't leak, and they keep the baby dry for a much longer time! They are much more absorbent and will last through more than one child if cared for lovingly. This is much more economical in the long run than buying lower quality cloth diapers just to find out you have to change them twice as often and they don't last as long.
26. How about cloth diapering while on holidays?
For me, this pretty much depends on where we are holidaying. When we visit beach resorts with plenty of sun, the cloth diapers come along. I'd handwash them and dry them out in the sun. If we are staying in an apartment that has a washing machine and a dryer, the diapers follow us too since it would be a cinch getting them cleaned. But, if we are going to a holiday and staying in a hotel room and have no access to cheap laundrymat, then for the one week or so that we are on the holiday, the baby will just have to wear the dreaded disposable diapers. That was what happened when we visited Tokyo in November 2007.
27. What can I put in the wash to get rid of any urine odor?
If an ammonia odor remains on your diapers, the most likely culprit is leftover detergent on the diapers. Try adding an extra rinse or stripping them. If there are any suds left in the washing machine after you are done washing the diapers, you need to do an extra rinse. Stripping refers to the removal of residue on diapers. To strip diapers, simply hand wash your diaper with your regular dish soap (gets the oils out). Add a bit of dish soap to the fleece, either rub the fleece vigorously together or use a medium bristle dish brush or hard bristle tooth brush to scrub the fleece. Turn it inside out and repeat on the other side. Rinse well, making sure that the water runs clear.
28. Why should I wash my new cloth diapers before using them ?
New fabrics have a special chemical finish on them that gives them that "new fabric" smell and feel. Most times this finish is water-repellent, and must be removed by machine washing before use.
We cannot stress often enough on how important it is to wash your new diapers and inserts at least three times before using for the first time. This will ensure the absorbency of the cotton and will make the diaper "fluff up." If not pre-washed, the diapers will not absorb urine properly because during the manufacturing process, there is a waxy buildup on the cotton. A great way to pre-wash your diapers is just to wash them with your regular clothes for 3-4 times.
If you put any brand new cloth diaper on a baby and he/she wets it, urine will simply bead up and run right out of the diaper. The machine washing swells and fluffs the cotton fibers maximizing your absorbency. Once this is done, you will notice that your baby's pee stays in the cloth diaper and doesn't run out the sides (like at first).


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Was I an office hoarder?
Today was a weird day, I'm still trying to balance watching the kids and working on my future. Luckily I got a lot done on my list and still had time to take the kids out to the back yard and later for a walk to the fruit store to pick up some cherries and watermelon--since my melons are still a month and a half away from maturity. About halfway through the day I got a really great note from a former co-worker who also found himself jobless with young kids and he cherished the time he got to spend with his little ones. I have found a series of kids concerts and I'm trying to find a play group. Its going to be Camp Papa (Camp Papa is a registered trademark of Foodiechickie ).
Hopefully getting out of the house a little more will allow me not to watch so many episodes of Dora the Explorer. Why isn't Bubble Guppies on streaming somewhere, seriously what am I paying $8 a month for Hulu.
Then our day went a little sour, as we went to visit my God-Mother in the hospital. The doctors don't know what is wrong with her, but she has just been deteriorating seemingly overnight. I hope she will be OK.
4 comments:
- Kelvin said...
Bro you are a hoader, so why would your desk be any different? How old is your god mommy?
- foodiechickie said...
We aren't hoarders comparitevly. We got rid of a lot. It was ten years of stuff.
She's 87. She had carpel tunnel surgery. Seemingly minor but since then has been hospitalized twice in different locations and the doctors cannot figure out what is wrong with her. Quite sad as this woman apparently has never been ill in her life. Always looked awesome. And it was sad to see her last night.
- Kelvin said...
I would say you are a hoarder if you haven't used something in more than 3 years and you keep things like that with the excuse of well I'll use it some day or it has value I can't throw it out. Don't get me wrong. I am forcing myself to break my hoarding ways. Now, you may not be tv show worthy, but I think you are just as much hoarders as I am. Don't be ashamed, many of us fall victim to it.
- foodiechickie said...
Not a hoarder.
We threw crap out just to move into this smaller space. Which I am still cleaning and fixing. I always try to be tidy but this is just the moving in cleaning process.
In fact always gave my kids baby clothes away after they outgrew them. This is not easy to do.


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Honda CB750K2 – 1973
Year: 1973
Manufacturer: Honda
Model: CB750K2
Colour: Gold
Engine Size: 743
Drive Type: Chain
Start Type: Combo
Restored 1973 Honda CB750K2 Motorcycle.
This lovely Honda was fully restored by its owner.
The engine was stripped and rebuilt.
The primary and cam chains were replaced.
New tensioners were fitted.
The piston rings were replaced.
The cylinder head was overhauled.
The carburettors were cleaned and rebuilt with new seals and float valves.
The front brake was overhauled with a new piston and seals.
The master cylinder was rebuilt with new seals.
New DID wheel rims were fitted with new spokes and new tyres.
The paintwork was finished in Candy Gold.
A new old stock front mudguard was fitted.
Everything else was either re-chromed or re-plated.
The gauges were overhauled with new faces and glass.
A new seat fitted was fitted.
A lovely restored Honda CB750K2 Motorcycle.


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Where in Thailand.
Coco's is a guesthouse on Koh Phi Phi Krabi Province, Thailand. Koh Phi Phi is in the far south of Thailand on the Indian
Ocean and more locally the Andaman Sea, Phang Nga Bay. It is often the end destination from Bangkok and or part of an
island hopping tour of Koh Phangan, Samui, Krabi and Phuket. Note; there are also ferries from Ao Nang and Koh Lanta in Krabi
Ferry tickets-Transfers.
How to get to Koh Phi Phi island.
Koh Phi Phi island. is a small island 45 km from both Phuket Island and Krabi Province. Both Phuket and Krabi have
international airports. There are 12 daily flights down from Bangkok to Phuket and 5 daily flights from Bangkok to Krabi.
It takes about 1 hour from Phuket airport to Rasada Pier in Phuket for the ferries out to Koh Phi Phi and about 30 minutes from
Krabi Airport to Krabi Town Pier to ferries to Phi Phi.
Phuket International Airport is larger than Krabi Airport and has more direct international flights. Airlines Etihad and Emirates fly
from Europe to Phuket.
Ferries from Rasada Pier Phuket to Koh Phi Phi are 08.30, 13.30 (and 14.30 in high season November to April).
Ferries from Krabi to Koh Phi Phi are 10.00, 13.00 (and 15.30 in high season November to April).
Ferry tickets-Transfers.
Where on Koh Phi Phi Don.
When you arrive on Koh Phi Phi ferry pier you are at the main village of Phi Phi Don. From here it is a 12 minute walk to the
Guesthouse through the main village. See map below or use GPS Latitude 7.740675, Longditude 98.776764. There are no cars on
the island so everyone walks.
(Coco's guests are asked to book ahead and let us know which boat they are arriving on so our free Trolley bag service
can pick you up from the pier.)
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See TripAdvisors map of the local area with links to some of the islands favoured restaurants.
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