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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Classic Albums: The Faces, A Nod is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse
If I was given the ability to travel back in time in the early 70s and see one musical performer of my choice in concert, I'd probably choose James Brown. (The reasons should be obvious). Following in close second would be The Faces. "But hey" you'll say, "didn't the Stones embark on a famous tour back in '72." They sure did, and from what I've heard and seen, The Faces would've blown Jagger and crew right off of the stage. (Just compare this clip of the Stones and this clip of the Faces.) They were younger, hungrier, and chaotic in ways that created the kind of happy accidents that can make a live show truly wonderful. Today outside of the rock snob set they are mostly remembered for being Rod Stewart's band, a travesty for a group that was the most exciting rock act around in their heyday.
That said, the Faces' chaotic, ramshackle nature, so suited to the spontaneity of live performance, didn't always transfer well to wax. They never produced whole albums as transcendent as Sticky Fingers or Exile on Main Street, the Stones' great milestones of the early 1970s. However, The Faces came pretty damn close on 1971's A nod is as good as a wink...to a blind horse. It wasn't perfection, but perhaps something even better.
The first side of this record pretty much distills the multifaceted nature of The Faces into five very different songs. The opener, "Miss Judy's Farm," is a skanky strutter of a song that settles into a punishingly grinding groove which Stewart sings the shit out of. This is the kind of thing the Faces could do better than anyone else. The next song, "You're So Rude," features a vocal by bassist and songwriter Ronnie Lane (underscoring that this was NOT a Stewart backing band), detailing a naughty tryst on a rainy Sunday, and featuring the stellar organ work of keyboard maestro Ian McLagen. Part of the reason I like this song, beyond Lane's sly delivery, is that it is a much more realistic version of the scenario presented in Free's "All Right Now." The main character manages to take the girl home, but they have to do it quick before his parents get back.
Whereas the first two songs show off the Faces' well-known party animal reputation, the third track, "Love Lives Here," is a jaw-droppingly beautiful tender ballad whose power is increased after hearing two much rougher-edged tunes. The fourth, "Last Orders Please," is another Faces speciality, the ramshackle blues number. This Ronnie Lane tune careens around like an old wreck of a car dragging its tailpipe on the ground. It's no wonder that the first wave of punk rockers cited the Faces as an influence, since they were equally unafraid of letting a few bum notes and blown leads get in the way of an expression of true rocknroll spirit.
As great as the first four songs on side one are, they are merely prelude to "Stay With Me," an absolute barn burner that shows off the musical talents of the band, from Ron Wood's searing leads to Ian McLagen's keyboard chops to Kenny Jones' powerful drumming. On this rollicking track, with its stops, starts, and lead changes, the Faces seem to imply that the more chaotic playing on the previous track was all just an act, and that they can pull it together if the right mood strikes them. The band is so tight and the tempo so rapid by the end that this song usually gives me a little burst of adrenaline. Thus ends an album side that is among my favorites in my collection.
Side two can't hope to match that perfection, and doesn't, but it does start off with "Debris," a gorgeous Ronnie Lane ballad that ought to have become a standard. Since this band is the Faces, and not the Beatles, they follow this stirring tune with a so-so cover of Chuck Berry's "Memphis" that goes on way too long. It's almost as if they have to shift into bar band mode after such a display of sentimental emotion. (This live version is better than the one on record.) The Faces right themselves a bit with "Too Bad," a decent uptempo rave-up. The album ends with a real treat, Ron Wood's slide guitar on "That's All You Need." The song's alright, but the seriously bluesy slide guitar is positively awe-inspiring. If you ever wondered why the Stones chose Woody to replace the departed Mick Taylor on lead, this track pretty much explains why, and also sadly highlights how his talents have not been fully utilized in his current band.
Some albums are greater than the sum of their parts, and though A nod is as good as a wink has plenty of great moments, it succeeds as a total experience. If you are having people over and want to get the beer flowing and good times started, I can hardly think of a better record. There's no rock star preening or pretentious showing off, just gut busting rock and roll. Sometimes that's all you need.
Posted by Werner Herzog's Bear at 8:16 PM
Labels: classic albums, music
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- Tim Lacy said...
Well said on Faces. They were indeed better than just being known as Rod Stewart's back-up band.
- March 28, 2012 at 4:20 PM
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My mother's father always seemed to leave a cupboard door open. It was his thing. We all have quirks, this was one of his. We tend to joke about it, if you walk into a kitchen and a cupboard door is open, perhaps Grampa Gillis has been here - he's been gone 20 years or so now but the comment never gets old. :-)
Once Jason moved in, Grampa Gillis has been here a lot. There always seemed to be a stray cupboard door left open and it took J awhile to figure out that's what the problem was when I commented "Ohhhh, Grampa Gillis has been here."
Nanny Gillis died when I was about 16. She had been sick for about 12 years before she died so all my memories of her are with her in her wheelchair unable to speak. I always felt a connection with her, a kinship perhaps. A few years ago I visited a psychic. I'm a "sort of" believer - some things they're able to tell you are just so true. The psychic I visited told me I had a guardian angel - she was mom's mother, sitting in a wheelchair, with an afghan over her lap and she was holding a dog. I cried; I knew that if I did indeed have a guardian angel that it would be my mother's mother. I've always felt that way, I could just feel her with me.
Yesterday morning, as Jason and I were preparing to leave for the hospital I looked into the kitchen and the cupboard door was open. I turned to Jason to say the inevitable "Ohhhh, Grampa Gillis has been here" when I realized it was a sign that they were both here with me in spirit. I was immediately comforted knowing that no matter what happened, I would not be alone on this very important day.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012 0 typ'ng[s]
i WANNA ACT SILLY WITH YOU :*
New life and I'm happy with it :*
Hi bloggie. Oh i miss you ... i miss typing with you :* I got so much of stories to share with you. Okay firstly , after 3 months single and now im own by someone , yeayyyyy. Okay enuf , his name is Saifuddin bin Shukry.And there he is ;) Yeah that is him. He is emmm gonna be 18 , yeah we are same age XD but but there's a bit of problemo , and it is about distance ;) He is staying in Malaysia , Kuantan and that is in Pahang ;) So , rather than calling ourself couples we yet calling our relation as a long distance relationship. 29/7/12 is the date. We do bbm , text , call , tweets and chats all the time :) We knew each other from Twitter , yah maybe its awkward but we end up loving each other :*
Dear baby , im so happy since you came. You're so kind , lovable , jealousy and a super cute boyfriend you know? Aumm , i glad that you're happy to whenever we're together eventhough we are far. Distance is not a excuse for us. You said you'll be meeting me soon , okay i gotta be patience so as you baby. Okay?
Sayang , for now i have you. You just complete my life. I have God , parents , siblings , bestfriends , friends and You <3
I am happy to have you. Bye past life hello new life. I'm living it as a queen. xx
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Sunday, July 8, 2012 0 typ'ng[s]
Firstly about FL , he WAS my crush only was not now because he is gonna get engaged with someone else.Like seriouslly can't he see that im there for him all the time ? He'll be always talking about him him and him ....When i talked about me , he'll just advise like im already fulled! Hello mister can you stop being selfish? Every time you talk about you and you can't see that im there for you when you fall ill. Even you told me you got wet in the rain. okay maybe you're doing this is because you don't me to fall for you but why can't you gimme a chance? Just a chance? Not much..... It really hurts when everytime you talk about someone you love or whatsoever.. hm nevermind , not so long you'll be own sincerelly by your future wife;) Be happy kay?
Secondlly im working now! Erghh too much buzy with my work. It's fun but the worst part is i haven't get my salary! I need shopping. Pokai doh bulan ni seriouslly...I NEED MONEY ! haha no joking real game. Haha. Tapi kan hm aku sangat tak suka bila kerja pun ada je orang yang hasat dengi satu sama lain. Haih really lemah part macam tuh , hope everything will go well ;) xx
Kay peopless , that's all for to night.. Genight bogeboge <3 xx
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Hi bloggie.
Hm , i think im so hasty in doing things like relationships;)
You know the guy i talk about Afiq?
Hm well he told me he want's me but at the end , lol it only full of lies i guess :(
I call he wouldn't pickup , text no reply , wanna met , there always something he's up to.
Hm nevermind i'll stay calm. No one is to be trusted these days right?
And one more thing , my dearest bestfriend dumped me.
Sumpah sedih siak dengan cara dia. Sangat sentap.
Okay i know it was my fault but i said sorry right?
Why can't you forgive and forget ? I can when you do me some kind funny attitudes.
Tapi bila tiba aku kau tak boleh maafkan , hm swear it's hurting very much doe.
Okay then if that way makes you happy then i'll be to kay ;)
Take care bestfriend. Hm
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I miss having someone beside me like always.
I miss everything.
I need someone , im so jelly to see my friends hm.
So so jelly even party nina pun aku sorang hm.
Hey you , what is all i need is just your attention , and be whenever i need you.
That's it.
Afiq Aiman (:
Thursday, May 24, 2012 0 typ'ng[s]
Macam takde gambar lain :)
I like picture the most.
Hi ehem ehem , kay nak cerita ni. This guy is trying to steal my heart.He is only 16 yeah i know his younger than me. So? Nevermind , i just can't give up in love right ? Why don't i try to love who is LOVING me to (: Daripada aku tunggu orang yang aku tak pernah nak hargai diri aku better aku hargai orang yang sedang sayang aku kan :) Here we go , his name is Afiq Aiman , i prefer calling him Afiq. His mix malay chiness (:
Hey boy , you are trying to steal my heart , i hope when im yours , you'll keep me safe. Not fool me around please , that is all i want from you. Not much just being honest , i don't really care about you age. Its just number of us (; The only thing that i really really want from you is being beside me whenever i need you and i'll be doing the same thing to you kay ? I will be whenever , or wherever you need me. I promise i'll. xx
The Phone
Kay i really want this phone :)
Actually i really admire you so much.
Hm bila lah nak dapat ni kan? Bersabar-bersabar and bersabar.
I wish i would get , hm


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Partner Yoga Pose: Seated Facing Twist
Here's another partner yoga pose that helps you get an amazing stretch in your spine, chest, and shoulders. Spinal twists are usually pretty relaxing poses when you do them on your own, but when you can pull against your partner, it makes this pose really intense and you get an incredibly deep stretch.
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- Sit facing your partner with your legs crossed (or in Lotus if you love it). Make sure your knees are touching.
- Now both of you reach your right arm around your lower back, with the back of your hand touching just above your hip. Then reach your left hand out diagonally and grab onto your partner's left hand. Turn your hand, so your thumb is pointing down. If you can't reach their hand, have them hold onto a towel and you hold the other end, bringing your hands as close as you can. If you can hold hands and it's easy, reach further and hold each other's wrists.
- Now both of you look over your right shoulders and pull against each other as much as you can to feel the deepest twist.
- Hold this stretch for five or more deep breaths. Then gently release, bring your torsos back to a neutral position and then do the other side, twisting to the left.


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Sunday, 4 April 2010
Alex Young "Portraits Of Alter Egos"
Acklam St, London W10
April 5 – May 10 2010
all photos nolionsinengland
Graffiti artists need a lot of skill to make a successful transformation to canvas. Alex Young's new outing at the London Miles gallery shows him using not just a completely different non-graff skill set but also strong ideas too.
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Young pursues a pointillist impressionism style and skews the composition, adding inverted and blended multiple images.
Dots become drips and dribbles. In this canvas below the drips flow up and down the surface.
Although the subjects have a kind of goth appearance, it isn't really important to know whether the brief character biogs accompanying the pieces are fictional or real life. Kitty Cutthroat, mild mannered daytime tea-drinker, burlesque glamour model by night; Kitty Peel, circus performing trapeze artist and pharmacist, if they aren't fictional Young would be guilty of cultivating and showing off trophy cool mates. The clue to the answer lies in the title of the show.
Kitty Peel
These photos don't do the luscious tones and textured surfaces of the work, don't be fooled into thinking they have all the life of flat giclee prints. The other photos also fail to convey the size of the paintings, perhaps a few "contextual" gallery shots would have helped but they'd be full of Vyner St First Thursday trendies.
Jane Doe
YT is an un-reformed indie dinosaur with no inkling of scratch or mixing music but the DJ furiously working away on the decks kept up an impressive set of choons. London Miles have found a novel strategy of launch viewing for one night out in the heart of East London's "First Thursday" circuit then transferring to their Westbourne Studios location off Portobello Road.
Glam, Kitty Cutthroat
A great show with some classy art pieces, how Odd(isy).
All usuable photos taken at the launch viewing are shown in this little write-up, if Graffoto gets the chance to pop along to Westbourne Studios during the show's run then more photos will possibly appear in the flickr set.
3 comments:
- RJ said...
I'm surprised you liked this show. I agree that it's technically and stylistically interesting, but I thought the whole thing was almost completely lacking in "strong ideas" when it came to symbolism and whatnot. Painting multiple images of a person isn't exactly the most unique way of saying "this person has an alter ego." The paintings looked like the sort of thing you would see in the background of an interview for the BBC if they were trying to make the interviewee look "street" or something. But there's definitely hope for Alex Young. At least the style is there, and that's half the battle. I am looking forward to seeing what he comes out with in the future.
- 4 April 2010 at 19:29
- NoLions said...
There's ways to do portraits and there's Alex Young's way. The characters have been given goth and burlesque personnas and he has wrapped in some fairly well articulated symbolism. They look "nice" in a good way, like not crap and sometimes its worth just dropping the high faluting expections of concept, meaning or significance and just appreciate the "good".
Be careful with condemning art because the Beeb might use it as a back-drop to annex a street vibe, you never know when your pet artists might get {annointed/the kiss of death] *delete as appropriate.
- 5 April 2010 at 00:32
- RJ said...
Too true about the BBC at least. If I'm excited for Elbow-toe getting work in that museum in Warrington, I shouldn't be so harsh about the BBC.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
So Michael Phelps Took a Few Hits on a Bong... But What If That Had Been a School Principal?
So, thanks to a Michael Phelps photo that found its way into the wrong hands (in this case, the hands of the British tabloid News of the World), he's off the U.S. swim team for 90 days and out of at least one of his lucrative endorsement deals. The gold-laden swimmer -- who calls his pot-smoking experience a case of "bad judgment" and "regrettable" -- is taking a big "hit" for a youthful indiscretion. But is it really that big a deal? Some people are saying, So what? He's human. He made a mistake. Let's accept his apology and move on.
The Kellogg Company didn't see it that way. When Phelps' contract with them comes up for renewal at the end of this month, it will not be renewed. The fact that Kellogg "phired" Phelps is understandable. His face on the Corn Flakes box is among the first faces that millions of kids see each day. And I imagine the language in the swimmer's Kellogg contract must spell out actions that would result in contract termination. So it seems logical that he would take a multi-million dollar endorsement "hit" for his bong behavior.
But it's not Phelps that I am concerned about. This blog entry is not intended to take "pot shots" at him. I have no doubt that he will rise to the gold medal platform again. I am more concerned about his mother, Debbie Phelps, a middle school principal. I've not seen any public comment from her, but I have to wonder how she is responding to those seventh graders in her school who have put her son on a pedestal. I'm hoping -- and thinking -- that she has turned this into a "teachable moment" about bad judgment and making good choices.
Which leads me to ponder… What if a photo surfaced in your town or one nearby that showed a school principal smoking marijuana? School principals may not earn gold medals for their accomplishments -- and they certainly don't find their mugs on cereal boxes as much as they might deserve that recognition -- but they are role models who are expected to uphold the highest standards of responsible conduct. So how might your community handle that kind of news? That puffing principal's name would be in the headlines (and off the office door) in a heartbeat, wouldn't it? And shouldn't it be?
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Lately I have been drinking a really good sparkling fruit drink by the brand Izze. I love the flavors of their fruit juice drinks as well as the packaging. They would look great at a party in a galvanized tub fulled with ice! Much more sophisticated than soda- and not as sweet either!
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Friday, June 10, 2016
For the Sunday Postcard Art challenge this week "Gingham". Background is a scanned scrap of fabric with other imagery from itkupilli.
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A most beautiful, gingham flavoured, elegant postcard which makes me a tad ashamed of my splashy piece.ReplyDelete
Wow, this is beautiful Lori. Great take on the theme.ReplyDelete
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Oh so beautiful, Lori. You can even make gingham look dreamy!ReplyDelete
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I love what you have done with the colours on the gingham! I have to be honest, I was at a loss with this one. :-)ReplyDelete
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Dream trip Interesting
4,800-km journey also a tough, tiring voyage
Sailing Away from Winter: A Cruise from
By Silver Donald Cameron
Douglas Gibson/M&S, 320 pages, $35
Reviewed by Margo Goodhand
CAN there be anything more appealing than a title like this in the middle of the Prairies in the middle of a dark cold spell in January? Shiver our timbers, indeed.
Maritime author Silver Donald Cameron dreamed of making this year-long, 4,800-km cruise to the
Theirs is a particularly interesting journey because they take the
The only catch is the couple kicks off their voyage in
"Cruising books lead you to imagine idyllic sailing, exotic foods, snorkelling, snoozing, and sun-downers in the cockpit," writes Cameron, who has penned numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction, on Maritime subjects. "But few writers admit that such days are sandwiched between intense attention to the forecasts, the navigation and the diesel engine, and long trudges through small-town streets, carrying heavy burdens of food, dirty clothes, and motor oil."
Cameron can't be accused of glossing over the mundane realities of the trip. We read a lot about how hard it is to find a barber shop, Leo's early-morning pees (he has to disembark, for some reason, before he can go, which makes for some anxious times for dog and crew), their good meals, their bad pizzas, their search for an O-ring and other sundry boat parts. In fact, the detail sometimes bogs down the narrative.
But overall, this is interesting reading for any armchair traveller who is even remotely interested in the East Coast. Cameron meticulously chronicles each step of the way, vividly bringing to life, for example, the couple's exhilaration as they putt past the Statue of Liberty in
Cameron's adventures also underscore the danger attached to a trip like this. He runs into a wharf, dodges lobster traps, survives a hellish 24-hour storm, and suffers through a whole gamut of mechanical breakdowns. And he is an experienced sailor with a good vessel.
He's honest enough to admit at one point that he just wants to go home. "This was supposed to be fun," he tells his wife. "But it's just bloody hard work, frightening and miserable. Fuel problems. Electronic problems. Diabolical tides and contrary winds... The hell with it."
Luckily for us and him, she talks him out of it. And at the end, their friends remark on how much younger the couple looks -- tanned, fit, and trim. Even the dog is perkier.
"The voyage had changed us," Cameron writes. "Only now did I realize that I had, in a sense, sailed away from old age and gained a new sense of freedom."
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Britain is facing a property price crash – and the return of negative equity.
The warnings come from Paul Cheshire, a former government housing adviser and professor of economic geography at the London School of Economics.
He said: "We are due a significant correction in house prices. I think we are beginning to see signs that the correction may be starting.
"Historically, trends seem always to start in London and then move out across the rest of the country.
"In the capital, you are already seeing house prices rising less rapidly than in other parts of Britain."
He said that falls in real incomes – where wages do not keep up with inflation – are likely to be a factor.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently said the housing market has stalled; but most house price measures, including the latest from Nationwide, show residential property prices going up, bolstered by shortage of stock.


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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A Tangible God
My alarm was set for 5:15am. I woke up at 4:45am. There was a group meditation planned for this morning. Sunrise today was 5:30. I was afraid if I went back to bed I would wake up my husband, not wake up in time or both so I stayed up and waited.
It was a sunrise meditation that a mandala group was doing all around the world. We would start at sunrise where ever we lived, light a candle and connect our inner light to those in our group and to those no longer with us.
Rain clouds snuck into Chicago during the night. The sky was thick and grey at sunrise. Since I had time, I began to think. (Sometimes that's a dangerous thing.) Our inner light would shine even though the sun did not.
I had to believe that the sun was rising even though I couldn't see it behind the clouds. It dawned on me that it was a metaphor for prayer and our relationship with God. We pray to God even if we can't see God. We trust God is there, but sometimes we would like a tangible God. I began to look for a tangible God.
Just like the sun, I realized bits of God break through during the day - when we hear a bird sing, when we see a rainbow or smell the spring rain. There are bits of God in our crazy families and in our workplace too. We just have to look for them. Those are the tangible bits of God we can hold onto when our life is cloudy and we don't know if the sun will ever shine again.
May the light in you shine for all to see...
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My daughter, Bethany, told me a story about something good she did at work, but circumstances dictated that she was unable to claim any credit for it. It reminded me of a rugby league story which I've since recounted a few times.
I used to play rugby for Sunderland in the mid-1980s. We played a friendly match against Clayton ARLFC in Bradford and afterwards, 5 Sunderland players were asked if we would like to join the Clayton team on a short tour to the South of France to play two matches in Toulouse. We were not really part of the Clayton team but we were welcomed anyway, and made lots of friends. At this point, I could tell you stories of some of the events of that memorable trip, including:
- a drunken visit to the Pernod factory,
- indescribable mass seasickness on the Portsmouth to St Malo ferry,
- the time I fell asleep in a French café/bar and awoke with my right arm completely clean-shaven,
- trout fishing,
- getting lost in Auterive and having to blag a lift back to our base using translation skills gained from my French language O-level,
- an England v France size contest (I'll leave it to your imagination to determine what was being measured, suffice to say the little French scrum-half won after the English prop-forward quickly admitted defeat before having to remove his trouser belt).
This particular story is about one of the best moments I've ever had on a rugby pitch. In a tough game played in blistering heat, the score was 20-20 with less than a minute to play. Our French opponents were in possession, virtually on their own line, but in a final display of Gallic flair they whizzed the ball out to their left-winger who cut through our defence and went flying down the touchline. I was the only Clayton player who made an effort to chase. With every stride I was slowly gaining ground and, after a 90m run, we arrived at our try-line together. He glanced across at me and put in a full scale dramatic dive into the corner to claim the match-winning try. I did the same thing, smashed him in mid-air with every ounce of energy I had left and managed to dislodge the ball and prevent him scoring. The final whistle blew immediately afterwards.
The French winger and I gathered our breaths back – or as the Australians call it, "sucked in the big ones" – we shook hands, helped each other off the ground and joined our teammates at the other end of the pitch in an act of cross-channel, end-of-match camaraderie.
Back in the changing rooms, all the players were buzzing; no one had expected us to even get close to the French team, let alone leave the match with a draw. I'll never forget the moment that our captain was talking to all the senior players in the team and said "What a fantastic match, but who made that crunching tackle at the end to stop them scoring?" No one said anything; inside my head, my brain was screaming "Tell them, tell them it was you", but I didn't. I thought in that moment that I would come across as a needy little nerd in a team of relatively tough rugby players, so I opted to sit there in silence.
Did I do the right thing? I'm not sure, even to this day.


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SLAC Citrix
This is the recommended method for remote access to SLAC Windows resources. The remote client, using dialup or cable modem or DSL with a public Internet Service Provider(ISP), connects to the Citrix/Windows Terminal Server farm within the SLAC internal network. The processing of applications for the remote client session is moved completely off a user's desktop and onto the centralized server farm. Only screen, mouse, and keyboard information is passed between the client and the server using thin-client technology. Link to service: https://citrix.slac.stanford.edu
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This provides direct access for your computer onto the SLAC network to access SLAC's intranet. The main advantage over SLAC Citrix is the ability to mount file shares. More information: https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/NetMan/How+to+Connect+to+SLAC+VPN
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11th great grandfather John GLOVER, immigrated from England to the Plymouth Colony, 1630 sailed on the John and Mary with wife Ann and three children 1 year old John, 2 year old Habackuk, and 3 year old Thomas who later inherited the estate in Lancashire, England. Our 10th great grandfather Nathaniel Glover was born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony the year of his parents arrival. The youngest child (Rev) Pelatiah GLOVER would be born 7 years later.
Ancestral chain: Hon. John GLOVER (1600-1652) and Ann; Nathaniel GLOVER(1630-1657) and Mary SMITH (1630-1703); Ann GLOVER (1656-1730) and William RAWSON (1651-1726); Nathaniel RAWSON, Hathaniel RAWSON, Abner RAWSON (Rev. War Vet.), Amariah RAWSON, Adaline RAWSON, Mary DUNN, Harriett Camilla ENSIGN, George Ensign SMITH, Camilla SMITH, Lark, JR.
I have been typing parts of our family history form the following book. Pardon the type "O." I will add a couple more posts from this book.
Glover Memorials and Genealogies
by Anna Glover
by Anna Glover
Boston: David Clapp & Son, Printers. 1867.
Glovers of England, pg 1
First Generation in New England.
Mr. John Glover, of Rainhill Parish, Lancashire, England, and of Dorchester and Boston in New England, and his firve sons, pg. 39
Second Generation.IV. Mr. Nathaniel Glover, of Dorchester, and his Descendants, pg. 162 (post to be added)
Descendants of the Fourth son, Mr. Nathaniel Glover.Third Generation, pg. 176 (post to be added)
(Pg 39 Glover Memorials and Genealogies by Anna Glover)
(Pg 39 Glover Memorials and Genealogies by Anna Glover)
(4) John Glover, the eldest son of Thomas and Margery (Deane) Glover, was born at Rainhill parish, Prescot, Lancaster County, England, August 12, 1600, and died in Boston, in New England, "11, 12, 1653," in his fifty-fourth year.
By his father's will he came into possession of large estates in England, situated in Rainhill, Eccleston, Knowlesby, and other places. Being the eldest son he inherited a double portion by right of primogeniture, and was named as an executor, with his mother, to carry out the provisions of that will -- although at that time (1619) he was not of full age.
He appears to have attained the age of manhood at Rainhill, living on his estates there, and was married to Anna _______, about 1625. He had three children born and baptized in that Parish, the last in 1629. Previous to that, in 1628, his name appears on the Records of the "London Company, organized at London in 1628. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of London, established there at a very early date, and was a Captain of that company. He was also a member of a Lodge of Freemasons, and in fellowship with them before his emigration. He was sometimes called "the Worshipful Mr. Glover."
So much has been said and written of the London company, formed in England in 1628, its origin, its objects, present and prospective--of the early planting of New England and the worthy gentlemen who joined themselves to that company; its whole history has been so many times brought before the historic reader in the various accounts of New England, that it may be deemed superfluous to attempt further notice of this matter, in these memorials. But as the
(Pg 40 Glover Memorials and Genealogies by Anna Glover)
following pages are designed to notice and give an account of one of the members of that Company who came to New England, and for the benefit of whose descendants this work has been chiefly prepared, it is hoped that a few dates and facts selected from some of the most faithful and reliable writers on that subject, and which will help to explain the condition, motives, and social position of their honored ancestor (Mr. John Glover), will be generously allowed by them.
In 1628, three years after his marriage, the name of John Glover spears on the records of the London company, which was being organized at London for the purpose of emigration to New England.
"May, 1628, London, England.
"Allotments of land to the adventurers for New England who intend to become planters there. The following is a list of the names of the Joint-stock company, and their subscription to that stock."
Sir Richard Saltonstall, Knight, 100 [pounds]
Isaac Johnson, Esq., 100
Mr. Samuel Aldersey, 50
John Venn, 50
Hugh Peters, 50
John Humfrey, 50
Thomas Stevens, 50
George Harwood, 50
John Glover, 50
Matthew Craddock, 50
Simon Whetcomb, 50
Francis Webb, 50...
(Pg 42 Glover Memorials and Genealogies by Anna Glover)
…The Gentlemen who composed this company, which had been formed in London, and who afterwards emigrated to New England and became the first planters of the Colony there, it is recorded were strictly and devotedly religious Non-conformists. They were styled Puritans, from their strict adherence to the doctrines of religion, and from their having set themselves apart to promote a holy work -- that of planting a colony for religious growth and freedom. They were all members of some church in England previous to their embarkation, and those of their company who came out under Gov. Winthrop, net together at Plymouth, a seaport town in England, and formed themselves into a church body gathered from other churches. They elected their ministers, and assembled themselves together at the new Hospital in Plymouth, the Sabbath previous to their departure fro New England, and bound themselves together in Christian unity and love. A sermon was preached to them by the Rev. John White, and instructions given in relation to the future course to be pursued. The ship which was to take them to New England was at this time waiting in the downs, to receive them and bear them to their destination.
It is recorded that the Dorchester Company came in the Mary and John, which set sail from England the 20th of March, 1629-30, commanded by Capt. Squeb, and who is said to have arrived on the coast on North America the 31st day of May, 1630. The manner in which he treated his passengers, and deceived them by putting them on shore at Nantucket, where he had promised to land them at Charlestown, is too well known to require any detail here. Some of them took boats and found their way to Charlestown; and others,
(Pg 43Glover Memorials and Genealogies by Anna Glover)
Who remained at Nantasket, found out a way to Dorchester Neck, adjoining a place called by the Indians Mattapan, to which they gave the name of New Dorchester, and commenced a settlement about the first of June. The place was afterwards called Dorchester Plantation. The same writer says our people were settled here a month before Gov. Winthrop, and the ships that came with him, arrived.
Mr. Glover came to New England in the Mary and John. It has been questioned by some as to the ship in which he came over, probably on account of a note of Mr. Frothingham, in his History of Charlestown, by which it might appear that he arrived earlier. Frothingham, in a list of those who stayed and became inhabitants of Charlestown in the year 1629, gives the names of Increase Nowell, Esq., Mr. William Aspinwall, Mr. Richard Palsgrave, Edward converse, William Penn, William Hudson, William Blackenbury, and Mr. John Glover. Her also says that Mr. Glover removed to Dorchester, where he became a prominent man, being a Selectman and a Representative from 1637 to 1652. He also writes that Mr. Glover died in 1654, which does not agree with Dorchester Town Records. The above from Frothingham has led many to doubt of his coming over in the Mary and John with the Dorchester Company; but he was always associated with them, his interests were identified with theirs, and he served them in a public capacity until his death, although he had removed to Boston. His name stands among a list of inhabitants at the incorporation of the town of Dorchester in 1631, according to Blake's Annals. When the Church was re-organized there (in 1636, Richard Mather, Pastor), he and his wife Anna were among the first signers to the covenant. He may have remained in Charlestown until that time, but there is no evidence of it.
He brought over with him a great number of Cattle, and all the provisions and implements, with men servants, to set up and carry on the tanning trade, according to the laws and regulations of the London Company requiring each member to establish some trade on his estate. He selected the business of tanning, and was the first one of the Company who carried on that trade in the Colony. He established it first at Dorchester, very probably as early as the incorporation of the town. The pits still remain to be seen on the land of one of his descendants. He afterwards established the business in Boston, and left it in his will to his second son. A very reliable writer
(Pg 44 Glover Memorials and Genealogies by Anna Glover)
on the early history of New England asserts the following in relatin to Dorchester: "The first inhabitants of Dorchester were a godly and religious people, and many of them persons of note and figure, being distinguished by the title of Master or Mr., which but few in those days were. Their ministers were the Rev. John Maverick and the Rev. John Warham. Others of note, who came passengers in the Mary and John, were as follows: --Mr. Newbury, Mr. Rossiter, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Glover, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Terry, Mr. Smith, Mr. Gallop, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hull, Mr. Stoughton, Mr. Cogan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Penney, Mr. Richards, Mr. Way, Mr. Williams, Mr. Tilley and others; Capt. Southcote, Capt. Lovell, and among them came Capt. Roger Clap," whom he describes as being a very worthy and religious gentleman.
This account may seem to conflict with Mr. Frothingham's, but the conclusion is that the above is the correct one, as all circumstances confirm it, and it is probable that Mr. Glover was one of those who took boats and went to Charlestown settlements, where were a few English families, and possibly he remained there a short time. It could have been but a short time, as he never removed his family there, or his servants or cattle, nor the goods which he brought over to establish his trade.
He was made Freeman in England before his emigration, and took the oath of allegiance, which exempted him from that ceremony after his arrival here.
The prefix of Mr. He brought with him, and he has been more generally designated by that than any other title. Is was then one of honor and dignity, but has depreciated in its original significance, from its general usage. His armorial bearings were those granted to Thomas Glover, Esq., of the Body of King James I., who was son of Thomas Glover of Coventry in Warwickshire, Knighted 17th of August 1606. "This Coat, with a star for a difference, was confirmed by William Camden, April 3d, 1604, and is a fac-simile of the arms granted to the Somerset Herald, Robert Glover, after being enlarged and improved by Edmondson, with the exception of the star."
Mr. Glover was called a goodly and upright man. His religion was that of a strict Non-conformist, or Puritan, which appears to have been the ruling motive of his life, and led him to leave his English home and forego all the comforts and conveniences of an English life, to settle on the cold, uncomfortable, cheerless shore of New England.
(Pg 45 Glover Memorials and Genealogies by Anna Glover)
Johnson in his History writes thus of him; -- "Mr. Glover was a man strong for the truth, a plain, sincere and godly man, and of good abilities." The following lines appear in his work entitled The wonder-working Providence, in which he notices Mr. Glover, with some other of that company who were his associates: --
"And Godly Glover his rich gifts thou gavest,
Thus thou by means thy flock from spoiling savest."
Thus thou by means thy flock from spoiling savest."
His age thirty years, well settled in life with a wife and three children (the youngest but a year old), inheriting large landed estates from his father, and living in the enjoyment of a competent estate at the time this enterprise was undertaken, the inquiry naturally arises, what motive could have induced him to choose such a life of hardship and endurance?
His life, after his arrival and settlement at Dorchester, was evidently one of unceasing action and service to the colony. During a period of nearly eighteen years his name appears not only as a public officer in Dorchester, but in other towns, among those who sat in judgment. In Salem, Charlestown, Cambridge, and at Barnstable and other places in the Plymouth Colony, he was frequently called in council in cases which required judicial decisions.
The following references to Mr. Glover are from various documents.
1631. "A shallop of Mr. Glover's was cast away on the rocks about Nahant. Crew all saved."
1636. Mr. Glover was chosen one of the Selectmen for the town of Dorchester, and continued to fill that office until his removal to Boston about 1650. He was Representative to the General Court at boston from 1636 to 1652, when he was chosen an Assistant.
1649. John Glover's house is said to have been situated at the head of the dock in Boston, but his name appears to continue on the Town records of Dorchester until after that time.
[These records continue from page 45 to page 50.]
[John GLOVER conveyed to his eldest son, Thomas Glover, the title and possession of all his estates in Lancashire, England, by deed in 1652. See page 50-53.]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ancestry Chain: Hon. John GLOVER Immigrant, Nathaniel GLOVER-4275 b.1630, Ann GLOVER-4266 b.1656, Nathaniel RAWSON-4261 b.1689, Nathaniel RAWSON-4258 b.1716, Abner RAWSON Rev.WarVet.-3685 b.1764, Amariah RAWSON-3683 b.1787, Adaline RAWSON-3132 b.1811, Mary DUNN-145 b.1833, Harriett Camilla ENSIGN-31 b.1859, George Ensign SMITH b.1898, Camilla SMITH b.1926, Lark, JR.


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Why Jimmy Butler Is Underrated
Ever since the Bulls drafted him with the number one overall pick in the 2008 draft, everything in Chicago has revolved around Derrick Rose. From his rise to stardom in 2008 and 2009, to his MVP season in 2010, to his injury plagued seasons from 2011 to this very day, Rose is one of the most popular topics in the Chicago media. I can't argue against that. He's a former MVP and the best player Bulls fans have seen since Mr. Jordan himself. When he's healthy, Rose can still play with the best. But, has Rose and his rise and fall cast a shadow over another rising star?
At the age of 25, Jimmy Butler is in just his fourth year in the league. Since being drafted 30th overall by the Bulls in 2011, Butler has gradually but drastically improved his game. He has transformed himself into a good NBA player. But does "good" do him justice? We all know Derrick Rose and his capabilities, but now Butler is putting up MVP-type numbers, and no one really notices. Surely we should start to.
Defense, Check
Since becoming an everyday player for the Bulls in 2012, when he started 20 games and averaged 26 minutes per game, Butler has been known as a great wing defender. His defensive rating of 104 is tied for his career-worst in 2012. And with a larger sample size just a year ago, Butler posted a rating of 100. To put this in perspective, in his 2010 MVP campaign, Derrick Rose - also regarded as a very solid NBA defender - posted a defensive rating of 103.
Butler has also averaged over 2 steals per game throughout his young career. And he is again hovering around 2 steals per game through nine games this season (1.9 per game). So it's plain to see that Jimmy Butler has been a consistently good defender since coming onto the scene in Chicago.
Offense, Uhhh...
But where "Jimmy Buckets" has really improved over his first few seasons is on the offensive end of the floor. Even on a defensive minded team, Butler has found a way to improve upon his offensive game in a big way. In 2012, Butler averaged 8.6 points on 47% shooting from the floor and 38% from the three point line. He also tallied 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Not bad in just 26 minutes per contest.
But just a year ago, Butler averaged 13.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Though his per-game numbers improved, his shooting percentages (40% from the field, 28% from three) severely dropped due to the added pressure to score without Derrick Rose for the majority of the season. But last year was a long time ago.
So it would seem. Butler has put those shooting percentages behind him, and through the first nine games, Butler has started off with a bang. He's putting up 21.3 points a night on 51% from the field and 37% from beyond the arc. His 21.3 points per game are 13th in the league and sixth among guards.
He's not just scoring though. Butler is averaging career-highs in both rebounds (6.2) and assists (3.9). His 6.2 rebounds per game are fourth among all guards, behind only Lance Stephenson, Rajon Rondo, and James Harden. Yes, these are career-highs, but Butler is playing even better than these numbers suggest. In fact, he's putting up numbers that should have him in the early MVP conversation.
Stay with me here.
Butler is near the top of numerous advanced metric categories. He is ninth overall in offensive rating with a rating of 126.5 - that's 1.3 better than the offensive-minded Kyrie Irving. Butler also ranks fourth and fifth respectively in offensive win shares and total win shares.
But how Butler has reached these numbers is incredible.
He has been very efficient while also being very aggressive. Not only is Butler 13th in true shooting percentage (62.5%), but also he ranks eighth in free throws (58) and 10th in free throw attempts (72). "He's been taking high percentage shots and has been getting to the line frequently." Tell me how often you hear announcers saying so-and-so has been doing that and thriving as a scorer. It's exactly what you want in a great offensive player.
With his consistent defense and improved offensive game, Jimmy Butler is one of the best players in the NBA. Our nERD metric supports this statement.
Butler is fifth in our power rankings with a nERD of 15.2, and he accounts for 22.6% of his team's total nERD of 67.2. That's about the same percentage as superstars Dirk Nowitzki and Damian Lillard, as I pointed out in my MVP piece earlier this week. But Butler sets himself apart with his superhuman ability to play over 40 minutes per game. Only Reggie Jackson has averaged more minutes per contest. Usually the metrics favor players who play fewer minutes per game (See Brandan Wright, the king of advanced analytics), but not in the case of Jimmy Butler.
You may not see his name up in lights, but Butler is putting up MVP-type numbers and proving why he's one of the most underrated players in the NBA.


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When I first started playing 15mm WWII I remembered seeing down the local club a guy using railway scenery. Whilst the buildings seemed to show their plastic origins, I quite liked the detail. After some investigation, and a little compromising on scale, I settled on using HO/OO scale kits.
A friend put me onto the wealth of German railway building manufacturers - Faller, Vollmer and Pola to mention a few. One problem is that the scenery naturally depicts Northern Europe. However for me this wasn't a problem as I game the late war period anyway. But still the problem of the plasticness remained..
...until I discovered weathering powders. Previously I tried using washes and drybrushes on the buildings, but the paint never seemed to 'stick' nice and evenly. The powders seem to stick to, and soften,the plastic, giving a less harsh, more realistic texture.
Recent motivation to go back to my kits and start the dusting process has been the purchase of some gridded terrain mats from BigRedBat. I have been using some of the ideas from my Sci-fi rules to write my own WWII rules. My first love was Advanced Squad Leader, and I wanted to bring some of those concepts into my custom dice...but more on this another time!


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The buzz box went home this week - our trial is officially over, and aside from the formal surveying part of the trial, I thought I would reflect on our experience with this unique vehicle (you can read my previous posts on the trial here, here and here).
My overall feeling about the car is very positive. This is what I liked about it:
~ It's all electric - a step in the right direction from an environmental perspective
~ It's easy to drive - small, but perfect for the city or just around town. Four people fit comfortably.
~ The driving position is high (good vision), and getting little kids in an out of car seats is easier than a normal car because of the extra height
~ The electric engine is nippy - no lags, just power on demand. Better than I expected
~ It is amazingly easy to park - probably my favourite thing about driving it!
~ I have loved talking to people about it - so many people have been interested in what it is and how it works. I've had lots of people stop and talk to me in carparks and on the street. The feedback I've had from people has been 100% positive
~ It used far less electricity than I expected to charge it - almost un-noticable which is amazing considering that we were charging it every 3-4 days
For balance, here are the things that I didn't like much about the car:
~ The range of the charged engine - about 80km (give or take depending on drive mode and terrain). It's just not long enough. Without public charging stations and/or very fast charging (it takes 6 hours to charge a tank from empty) it is frustrating and easy to get caught out.
~ While electric vehicles are a step in the right direction, if our electricity continues to come from unsustainable sources (in Victoria's case, brown coal) it's hard to argue the full environmental benefits
~ The price of the car has just been announced ... $48,000. In my opinion, too expensive relative to other hybrid (and non-hybrid) options that offer more space and more reliability. This car will be available to buy from August.
It has been wonderful to be involved in this trial - I am truly grateful to the Victorian Government (especially the Department of Transport) for running it and seeking the experiences of real people in order to improve the product. There are some exciting things happening in this area at the moment, which is heartening. If you'd like to keep up to date with what's happening with the trial and future developments with electric cars in Victoria, visit this website.
Thanks to many of you, too, for your interest in this project. I have loved reading your comments.
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Bit dramatic?!
During one of my recent visits to my mecca, or Boots as it's more formally known, I spotted the Color Show range by Maybelline. Initially I picked up this Polka Dots effect polish named Shooting Stars -
Shooting Stars is a blue gel based polish packed with black and white matte hexagonal glitter.
I am wearing two coats in the pictures.
I'm a big fan of this polish! Not the easiest to work with I must admit, but worth it in the end I feel. They're also cheap enough that I'm not going to complain about having to work a little harder :)
Color Show polishes are £2.99 and are available in Boots stores.
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This is the story of David and Goliath told through from the view of a smoothie rock. He talks of God's plan and how He made us and shapes us. To pray for those that make fun of God and for those that don't love Him.
Smoothie Rock-A-Teller brought a smile our face with his way of seeing the world. He knew people were called people, but he called them talking walk-abouts. Birds are tweeter flappers! There are more but it really was sweet. Rock-A-Teller's version of David and Goliath is endearing and mesmerizing. He knows God has a purpose for him and this is his story of how he became the rock that took down that meanie Goliath.
The illustrations by Gregory Cannone are very detailed and vibrant. This is a nice sized hardcover book that many children will love and understand the story and the messages. Great for at home or for a Sunday School. There are also Rockie (devotion time) points to talk about at the end of each chapter.
I received a complimentary copy for review from Bring it On! Communications.


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It has been awhile since we've batted LCS/FF about the ears, and this month's latest from the GAO gives us an opportunity to do just that.
I would offer to you Syndey Freedberg's latest over at BreakingDefense, as well as Robert Beckhusen over at WOTR and their thoughts on the GAO's latest. Read them and take some time to review the GAO report for yourself too, but until then, here are some of my thoughts.
There continues to be a lot of competing arguments swirling around LCS. Some would like everyone to be quiet and let the Navy get on with the Plan of the Day, but I think that is the worst thing we can do. The problems with LCS need to be addressed on a regular basis for two reasons; 1) as a testimony so future programs won't repeat the mistakes and hubris of LCS; 2) so those who are going to sea on them or giving orders to the ships have a clear idea what they are capable of.
In any event, from one end to the other, in 2016 there is no one who is screaming, with any credibility, "LCS is awesomesauce!" Some of the fringes on both sides can edge close to self-delusion, but there is a center-mass grouping of opinions that – correctly – are closer to, "This is the best we can hope for, so let's get on with it."
Since I resigned myself to our LCS future ~2010, I have put my hope that good people in hard jobs will try to make the best of our snake-bit inheritance. With the LCS to FF moment, we had one more chance to execute a modified PLAN SALAMANDER that was first proposed a decade ago (license build a EuroFrigate design until we could get a domestic design ready), but it was clear early that the morphing of LCS in to a FF was baked in to the cake.
Results, as expected;
And, here we are;
In late 2014, the Navy recommended (and the Secretary of Defense approved) procuring both variants of a minor modified LCS, designating it a "frigate." The Navy prioritized this option because of its relatively lower cost and quicker ability to field, as well as the ability to upgrade remaining LCS, over making more significant capability improvements. GAO's analysis found the planned frigate will not provide much greater capability in some areas than LCS and that some cost assumptions may have overstated this option's affordability.As we predicted here.
With consideration for the range of desired enhanced performance and capabilities for the SSC as identified by the fleet representatives, the task force subsequently identified additional minor modified LCS options, though these options would also require accepting reduced weight and other design margins to accommodate the changes. These alternate LCS options offered reduced capabilities as compared to some capability concepts the task force had initially identified, as capabilities had to be downgraded to accommodate the design constraints of the minor modified LCS.There are people I respect that, for mostly peace-time priorities and economic reasons, are willing to hedge towards a low-low mid (which is what LCS/FF is) to get numbers, but I remain with the belief that one must keep an eye towards wartime requirements. If you are a Maritime Component Commander at war, do you want 5 sub-optimal ships with a glass jaw and a weak fist for your medium sized warship, or 3 ships that can hit and take a hit? I'd bet on the brawler, but my argument lost out.
In making its recommendation, the Navy prioritized cost and schedule considerations over the fact that a minor modified LCS was the least capable option considered. However, certain cost assumptions made by the task force may have overstated the minor modified LCS' relative affordability as compared to other options. The Navy's decision was also based on a desire to start production of the first frigate in 2019, and without a break in production at the LCS shipyards. The Navy noted in its recommendation that the minor modified LCS will provide improvements in combat capability over the current LCS fleet—specifically due to its multi-mission capability. However, the frigate will have similar capability in most areas as the current LCS; many of the performance requirements for the frigate are the same as LCS requirements. As noted, some of the improvements led to lowering some capabilities for the frigate, such as range. Moreover, a minor modified LCS will not fully address all lethality and survivability concerns raised by the former Secretary of Defense. DOT&E identified some of these concerns in its reporting on the planned frigate program. Namely, the planned frigate will not have significant improvements to AAW capability or to reducing the vulnerability of the ship to sustaining damage as compared to the current LCS.
In some ways, we continue to plow the same field, but the weeds keep cropping up and make it a necessity. This is unchanged; our nation will have LCS/FF as a significant part of our battle fleet for decades, and we need to be clear-eyed about its capabilities and limitations. Knowing such, as always, pray for peace.


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Clarification on Spectrum Article
Dear OOTJ Readers,
Betsy has an article that just came out the the AALL Spectrum, Tracking Research Scents in the Wilderness. The article may inadvertently have caused some confusion, and this blog post is meant to clarify. I mention that Westlaw modified their tabs in response to an article by Julie Jones in AALL Law Library Journal, Not Just Key Numbers and Keywords Anymore: How User Interface Design Affects Legal Research. My article came out so close in time to the WestlawNext presentations that it may mislead readers into thinking that I am referring to bigger changes than I really meant. Julie asked me to clarify, in an e-mail:
As far as I know, the only changes made in response to my paper were the additions within the tabs to links to indexes and tables of contents where available, and this may have been limited to the law school tab which bore the brunt of my criticism in my paper. Really, in the scheme of things, these were fairly minor edits. But I do know that those changes were made in response to my paper because a person at West told me that.So, I hope that this makes it clear that the changes to the tabs that Westlaw made in response to Julie's article were very specific, and were somewhat back in time. My efforts were last summer and spring, trying to replicate Julie's research using Massachusetts databases. Part of the point of my article, alas, is that things to KAFLOOIE! Because that's what they did. I hope you enjoy both my article and Julie's original, which I found very exciting.
I think with Westlaw rolling out WLNext right at the time this article was published, and Betsy's expansive language, there may be a good deal of confusion on this issue. I absolutely do not want unwarranted credit.


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I've talked quite a bit about time since I have started blogging. With a blog title such as this one, it stands to reason, I suppose. However, my recent thoughts about time were quite firmly challenged recently by a Facebook post on time management. It made me look at the whole concept in a new light.
The ancient Greeks had two words for time, you see. Chronos (Χρόνος), which was said in Greek mythology to be the personification of time. In modern Greek the word also means 'year'. However, there is also Kairos (καιρός), which is a Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment). It's like the references to the word 'serendipity' from my earlier blogs...
While chronos refers to chronological or sequential time, kairos signifies a different sort of time, a moment of undetermined period of time in which something special happens. While chronos is quantitative, kairos is qualitative.
Although I strive to be most efficient in time management so far as chronos time is concerned (I am rarely if ever late, taking pains to ensure I don't miss an appointment, always looking to where I need to be next, and so on), I find that I am really bad in dealing with kairos time (the unexpected, the unplanned). It's something I really struggle with.
It's true of course that God's timing is not necessarily man's timing. That's probably because God works more to kairos time...
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (Contemporary English Version)
God makes everything happen at the right time.


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Monday, August 9, 2010
Guilty Pleasures
Anyhoo, the series is likely to garner plenty of watchers since it's like a romp through a Jackie Collins' book, and who doesn't enjoy that kind of trashy entertainment every now and then? I'm just basing that on the fact that those books are always checked out at my local library. So I'm told.
While I'll admit to being curious about this season because of the DC setting, I refuse to get lured into that hot mess. I'm not judgin' those who do though. We all have our little guilty pleasures. Oh, we can cite a long list of literary icons as our favorite authors or gloat about our contributions to public television, but the fact is we all have some skeletons in our entertainment closets. In the interest of keepin' it real, I thought I'd share a few of mine with you. And if you ask me about these in public, I'll swear I don't know what you're talkin' about.
1. Lady Gaga-I LOVE Lady Gaga. She's outrageous. She's bold, and she knows how to make a radio hit. The Cher's and Cyndi Lauper's paved the way for her, but she's taken fashion and pop to a level that makes Madonna seem a little tame. We used to think Madonna's silk cone bra was outrageous until Lady G. set her boobs on fire. And then her hoo hoo. I tried and tried to get me and Teen Angel tickets to her St. Louis concert this summer, but I got started too late and could never score any. I was bummed 'cause what a spectacle that would have been. And it was on my birthday weekend. I may be 46 years old (forget I just gave you that number), but I love her music and her drama.
2. ABBA-Hubby bought the Best of ABBA CD at Wal-Mart recently, and when I saw it in his hands, I fell in love with him all over again. Seriously, our eyes locked and we had this, "You mean, you like them, too?" moment that was as good as renewing our wedding vows. All these years, we never knew how much we each loved the singing Swedes. We stuck the CD in the player as soon as we got into the van, and sang Dancin' Queen together at the top of our lungs. Well, I sang at the top of my lungs. He hummed. He loves Fernando, hates to watch organized sports on TV and knows how to pick a diamond. God, I'm a lucky woman.
3. Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab-I'm addicted to Celebrity Rehab. Pun intended. It's like driving past a bad car wreck. You don't want to look, but you can't help looking. Maybe it's because I've dealt with addiction in a loved one and been there for the interventions, the rehab, the relapse and all of the hurt and craziness that goes with it. I just love watching that show. (And A & E's Intervention, which I think is very well produced for a reality show.)
I never missed an episode of Season 3 of Celebrity Rehab. I folded many a towel and pair of drawers on Saturday morning while watching that show. I cried with Mackenzie Phillips when she had to put her dog to sleep, and I followed all of the celebs into the next season's Sober House. I laughed at their fights and shook my head at Heidi Fleiss every weekend. I just love Dr. Drew and find it ironic that they announced the cast of Season 4 on my birthday. I can't wait to see if he finally gets Leif Garrett straight. Bonus Skeleton Reveal: I think Dr. Drew is a little hot in a weird, clinical kind of way. I know, I know.
4. Saturday Night Fever-"Watch the hair!" I love it when Tony says that. It's a goofy, dated movie but it came along as I came of age, and it brings back fond memories of satin pants, Candy's shoes and Bee Gees's music. Sigh, I miss the 70's.
5. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-I know the songs. I know the lines. And I will watch the entire dadgum thing when I happen across it while flipping the remote. And now that I've typed this I'll be playing the Oompa Loompa song in my head for the rest of the night. Do not laugh, 'cause I know you're singin' it now, too. You can't help yourself.
6. The Rocky Horror Picture Show-I know the songs. I know the lines. I can do the Time warp. I have the extended version of the Time Warp and the rest of the soundtrack on my iPod, and we shall not talk about how high those songs rank on my playlists. This movie was huge when I was in college, and I dressed up and performed the part of Magenta many times in various cities when I was younger. It always brings back memories of a good friend of mine who played the part of Frank-n-furter to the hilt. A group of rednecks beat him up one night behind the theater because he was gay and wearing fishnet stockings, and it was my introduction to homophobia. I've never forgotten that. He died of AIDS at the height of the epidemic, and I often think of him when I watch that movie. Always with a smile though. Somewhere out there are some pictures of me, him and our friend V. in full costume, puttin' our hands on our hips and knees in tight. And I'm thankful we never had Facebook back then 'cause any hopes of a successful senate confirmation hearing for me would be doomed by those pictures alone.
Speaking of senate confirmation hearings, I'll bet Elana Kagan knows who Michaele Salahi and the other Housewives of DC are. She may not admit it, but I'll bet she does.
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- J.G. said...
She probably knows all about the Time Warp, too.
I loved this movie (especially Meat Loaf's appearance). We never dressed up, but we used to take all the props along to the midnight showings: squirt guns, newspaper, lighters, toast, etc. Just good clean transvestite fun!
- August 9, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- The Church Lady said...
Jersey Shore. That is my guilty pleasure. I actually hate the show. But I was lured in over this past weekend. Now Hubby calls me "Snooky" and I call him "The Situation". Too funny. I definitely don't want my girls watching that trash.
I LOVE ABBA. I could listen to them over and over and over. Oh, and I know every word to every song.
- August 9, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- Rink's Ramblings said...
Here's one more thought to your Gaga take, even more than Madonna or Lauper, Elton John paved the way for our act. How can one forget the outrageous outfits Elton used to to wear at the piano in the 70's.
- August 9, 2010 at 9:52 PM
- oreneta said...
Whew, felt left out of some of that, think I may have to, finally, watch Saturday Night Fever this summer. Haven't seen it yet. Abba, fun to sing, aren't they!
- August 9, 2010 at 10:22 PM
- Janis said...
I am really not into those reality shows...sitcoms are my bag! Now who in the world does not like ABBA...Loved them from the very beginning of their career(way back then) and now its so cool for the grandkids to sing along with me to one of their songs.
- August 10, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- Kelley with Amy's Angels said...
I too, have never gotten into the Housewives shows. If you want to showcase a real housewife, showcase a woman who is juggling real life stuff. I don't need to see rich women complain because the housekeeper didn't go to the market.
My guilty pleasure: Big Bang Theory on CBS. LOVE that show!!
- August 10, 2010 at 8:05 AM
- Trailboss said...
I have thought Dr. Drew was sexy for years. He and Adam Corolla had that late night show and Adam was so disgusting and Dr. Drew was the voice of reason.
I remember the first time I saw Rocky Horror Picture Show in Houston with some of my gay friends. It was shown every night in a small theater. One of us (or maybe all of us) took our booze in and there were no seats. I remember sitting on some kind of a cut out window type thing and trying to watch it but the audience was saying all of the lines and I couldn't figure out what was going on! Good times.
I have never watched any of the Housewives series which is amazing since I LOVE reality TV (some of it anyway. I watched The Bachelor Pad last night...tee hee hee).
I have found 3 oldies stations on the radio in my car. I heart them. I can tell you what they are if you want but I'll have to look at the radio to remember or else I would tell you now!
- August 10, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Bro. Dave said...
Rocky Horror is showing at the Orpheum in Memphis on Friday, August 20th. Showtime is 7:15! And the Memphis crowd always makes it fun! Why don'tcha come on down!
- August 10, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Hula Girl at Heart said...
Oh, Brother Dave, I would love do to that. If not for a wedding commitment that night I would seriously give it some thought. It's probably a lot of 40-something's who attend. LOL.
- August 11, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Hula Girl at Heart said...
Oh, and Rink, you're are so right. How could I have forgotten Elton? I love his early stuff.
Trailboss-You can email me those stations anytime. I especially like CBL and the one in Marion.
- August 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM


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My niece and me at her graduation
In the past few months I've:
Oh man someone cut that hair!
Things that haven't changed:
In the past few months I've:
- Worked hard to get through tax season
- All my free time has been devoted to my family and friend
- Either traveled or had company every other weekend since the end of March
- Kids participated in LTC (Leadership Training for Christ) again this year
- Knit almost nothing. 1 baby bib. I haven't even woven in the ends.
Oh man someone cut that hair!
Things you would be shocked to know:
- I've cooked very little since January. That is almost 6 months of eating whatever. What happened to the days of fresh bread and culinary delights?
- The knitting...very little. I'm going camping this weekend and I don't even have anything to bring with me to knit. I was on Raverly today and found some projects to start but I don't have any yarn. Why am I not a stasher? And the chances of me getting out to a yarn shop before I leave are 3%. I've been tempted to call Wayne in my knitting group to see what he has that I could buy. Sad.
- I did plant my herbs garden but have done very little with it. Thank goodness for square ft gardening or else it would be a total loss.
Things that haven't changed:
- I still do very little house cleaning. Wow is that all that hasn't changed? No wonder I haven't blogged. I don't have anything to report. :)
Life is good though. The kids are still the perfect blend of entertaining and frustrating. Getting older and wiser (cough) everyday. I added some pictures to assure you that all is well. Those of you in Kansas know that all ready but those of you in Canada might need some reassurance.


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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Made + Remade !
Hey there readers - get ready for more upcycled fun at the newly launched Made + Remade blog! This site is hosted by the DIY Network and I'm excited to be one of the regular bloggers posting projects and ReMaking anything that comes my way.
My first posts are great crate designs made from upcycled wooden wine boxes. I've written and illustrated step-by-step instructions for turning a wine crate into a under-the-counter stemware holder. I've also provided the how-to for creating a minibar from two empty wine crates.
Help get the word out! If you want to "like" or "share" my projects, I wouldn't mind.
Put this new blog on your daily check list because new projects are posted every day. This new site is only just beginning of the Made + Remade posts. There will be a whole lot more do-it-yourself goodness coming your way. Let's hear it for Making + ReMaking! Hurray!
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Lake Cloud HDR
Taken on a lucky (fairly) sunny day. I saw the cloud and knew I wanted a photo of it. I only hoped that it would be located above and remain intact long enough for me to get to the lake. Well, I guess it worked out. :-) SkyWatch Friday for more photos of above!
4 comments:
Oh wow - fabulous!
- December 20, 2012 at 9:18 PM
- Spare Parts and Pics said...
Spooky and surreal looking... incredible capture!!
- December 20, 2012 at 10:23 PM
- Luna Miranda said...
wow, that's one big cloud! amazing!
- December 20, 2012 at 10:52 PM
- Steve Borichevsky said...
Whoo-hoo! What a shot! We often get these types of clouds in the summer here in Massachusetts.
- December 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM
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Police officer accused of misleading court in '09 case
Facts withheld, lawyer contends
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A Boston police officer under investigation for allegedly giving contradictory testimony in a 2008 federal case is now being accused of misleading a Suffolk Superior Court during a jury trial, which ended in the conviction and a four- to six-year prison sentence for a Dorchester man.
Officer Rance Cooley was the only witness who said he saw Earl Grant throw a gun underneath a vehicle after Cooley and two other officers approached him and a group of men at a Dorchester function hall in January 2006.
The other officers testified they had not seen Grant with the weapon, making Cooley's testimony crucial to the prosecution's case.
Grant, who is now 45, was found guilty by a jury of unlawful possession of a firearm in January 2009. He was sentenced as a career criminal because he had two prior drug convictions.
Yesterday, Grant's lawyer, Veronica White, said Suffolk County prosecutors and Cooley misled her and the court when they said Cooley had no additional internal affairs investigations against him beyond what had already been disclosed. He had at least one, White said: He had been reprimanded in 2006 for failing to report he had used force during a 2005 arrest.
In addition, three months before he testified in the Grant trial, a federal judge had accused him of giving contradictory testimony in the case of a Mattapan man arrested on gun charges in July 2007.
The arguments were made in court yesterday because White has filed a motion seeking a new trial for Grant.
White said Cooley and Assistant District Attorney Montez Haywood were responsible for telling her about the reprimand and the contradictory testimony. By failing to bring both matters to her attention, they prevented her client from receiving a fair trial, she said.
"To me that's egregious, your honor,'' White said yesterday, who spoke forcefully at times, hitting the defense table to emphasize certain points to Suffolk Superior Court Judge Thomas E. Connolly.
"Make them accountable, your honor,'' White said. "My client has been in jail on the false testimony of an officer.''
Cooley, 34, was not in court yesterday and could not be reached for comment. A message left at his home was not immediately returned.
"Officer Cooley is a hard-working officer,'' said Elaine Driscoll, Boston police spokeswoman, who referred questions about the Grant case to the district attorney's office.
Jack Zanini, chief of the appeals division who spoke on behalf of Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley's office, said White's argument was "a wholly meritless claim.''
Prosecutors did not have all the internal affairs reports against Cooley and they were not obligated to obtain them, Zanini said. White has acknowledged she could have requested that Boston police hand over all complaints against Cooley through a Freedom of Information Act request, he said.
"It was all discoverable by her,'' Zanini said.
Connolly said he would consider both sides' arguments and decide whether another hearing is necessary.
Jake Wark, Conley's spokesman, said Haywood acted appropriately. "This office has earned a reputation for playing fair and square with every defendant in every case,'' Wark said. "We're confident Judge Connolly's decision will reflect that.''
Grant's conviction on the gun charge in 2009 came five days before a federal judge issued a ruling in which he accused a federal prosecutor of failing to disclose evidence that could have helped clear another defendant. Cooley had testified against the defendant in that federal case.
Driscoll said the department is reviewing Cooley's actions in the federal case.
"That is still an active internal affairs investigation,'' she said.
Maria Cramer can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Correction: Because of an editing error, a headline in yesterday's Metro section about a Boston police officer accused of giving misleading testimony in Suffolk Superior Court gave an incorrect year for the case. The allegation stems from a jury trial in 2009.


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Welcome to Alexandra's Tea Room
Welcome to Alexandra's Tea Room, located at 931 Pittsburgh Street in Springdale. PA.
We are a Victorian-style tea room that serves a traditional tea services Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 4pm. All of our food is made fresh, from scratch, and our menu changes seasonally. We serve a wonderful variety of loose teas hand-selected from local tealers.
We are happy to host your private or group event – showers, parties, children's birthdays, etc. We serve breakfast on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8a.m until 11a.m. Lunch is served from 11a.m. until 4p.m. Call for menu. Reservations are suggested but walk-ins are welcome. We also have monthly events. Check our facebook page for details.
We have a second floor gift shop. Stop by today!
You can find directions and reviews at: http://www.teamap.com/tearooms/alexandras_tea_room_2332.html, and you can see our latest tea room pictures on our new Flickr page (the Alexandra's photostream is below on the right).
Call Nancy for reservations at 724-274-4490
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Evening Valentine Tea on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 and Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at 6:00p.m.
Join us for our third annual Evening Valentine Tea. Cost of this beautiful evening is $25.00+tax+gratuity. We are offering a much more elaborate tea which will include appetizer, scones, wonderful sandwiches and scrumptious desserts. You may bring your own bottle. We will supply any glasses you need. All the ladies will receive a gift. Reservations are required. Now, doesn't that sound great! Relax, no crowds or waiting in line. Reservations are required by calling 724-274-4490 or by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
2013 Halloween Tea
Alexandra's Tea Room welcomes Joanna Demarest, professional storyteller, on Saturday, October 26th beginning at 11:00a.m., for our Halloween Tea. All guests are encouraged to wear costumes as there will be a judging and prizes and everyone loves to win a prize!! Cost of this annual event is $25.00 including tax and gratuity. Our event will begin with our traditional tea followed by Joanna's wonderful storytelling. You won't want to miss this event. Please call tea room at 724-274-4490 to book a seat. Hoping to see you then!
World of Herbs
Alexandra's Tea Room will welcome Eileen Yeager, an original print artist, focusing on herbs. She will discuss the grouping of herbs by nationality, since herb combinations in most traditional dishes are very much ethnically driven.
Along with Eileen's informative talk we will offer our traditional tea. The event is scheduled for Sunday, September 8, 2013 beginning at 1:00p.m. Reservations are required by calling the tea room at 724-274-4490. Cost is $25.00. Looking forward to seeing you.


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Happy New Year!
This Christmas week was awesome! We got to watch the Mormon missionary movie "The Best Two Years", and it has a whole new, deeper meaning to me now because of actually being a missionary on a mission! It was so good to Facetime with you as well, despite all the preceding technical difficulties involved. We made it thru! I am excited for after the mission, but for now my focus and my heart will remain here in the mission field. Getting trunky is silly!
I have been frustrated with things, but now I'm doing better, because there's no point in fighting what you can't change, like that I'm going home on Feb 23rd... *sigh* Also, The one thing I've decided will be my focus to change this year of 2016 is: Meekness. As I begin my transition from missionary to civilian, I want to be meeker, which I feel will help me increase my kindness, gentleness, patience, calmness, and peacefulness now and for the rest of my life.
I talked with President Lewis this past week, and I came up with three simple and clear goals for the remaining weeks of my mission; all of these are also goals I can take with me to my newly enhanced member missionary life after my formal mission ends:
1-Deepen my relationship with the Holy Ghost
2-Gain more confidence in teaching
3-Find, teach, and baptize two more of my brothers and sisters. (This is a companionship goal, we're doing it together. There are people prepared for this now!)
Simple, clear and focused goals for now the the future. I'm doing!
We saw a miracle yesterday as a part member family came to church for the first time in years! The parents are members, but their four children are not and they're all investigators. We'd had a lesson with them on Tuesday and for the first time they said they "would" come, not that they "would try" to come to church. Then things worked out where we ended up having daily contact with them in many different ways, and they showed up to church 11:30 on the dot! We had been hoping and had saved a pew for them, but we also we're worried because they hadn't responded to our call or texts—luckily they responded to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. We, however, were not as in tune with the Spirit it seems, since we were close to the point of giving up hope, when they gloriously walked through the door. They hadn't responded to us because they had wanted to surprise us. BEST SURPRISE EVER!!! I am so glad that God blessed us yesterday with this miracle. He renews my faith daily in the fact He touches the hearts of investigators to come to church.
Sister Karony-ism for this week: We were meeting with President Lewis when he came to check up on how I was adjusting to the recent changes and "traditional" missionary experience, he said something funny. He said to Sister Smith and I that he wanted to make sure that no one had died. I was like "What's that supposed to mean?" And his reply was "Where's the little girl, Sister Karony?" and Sister Smith was like "I'm not a little girl..." (I laughed about this later because I realized it was an unintentional short joke!). Hahahahaha! President Lewis gets me! Bwahahahahaha!
My Ponderizer for last week was Moroni 8:26. This week's Ponderizer is Alma 17:11, my call to serve! Developing Christlike attributes is a must!
Tell Mercedes I say hi! And say hi to Sam for me! I miss them both! Love you all!
Sister Karony
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Friday, April 08, 2005
Private Citizens, Making a Difference
Our Pultizer- and Nobel-Prize-nominated colleague Avedon Carol [just nominated for a Peabody in comments below! -- S.] informs us that the great Robert Parry of Consortium News has published a historical document that will be of major interest to anyone who is curious as to the principles by which our ruling party operates:
For the first time, we are posting the "confidential" Russian government report about the 1980 "October Surprise" case. The report -- a rare case of Moscow cooperating with the United States on an intelligence investigation -- asserts that Reagan-Bush campaign officials did secretly negotiate with Iranian leaders behind President Carter's back. But the report was kept hidden from the American people until discovered by reporter Robert Parry in a Capitol Hill storage room.A photocopy of the original document is reproduced here; you can read the text in a more legible format here. What follows is an excerpt from the report, compiled in January of 1993 by the national security committee of the Russian legislature for a U.S. House task force chaired by Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN):
On the supply of American arms to Iran according to available information, the Chairman of the R. Reagan election campaign, William Casey, in 1980 met three times with representatives of the Iranian leadership, in particular with the arms dealers Djamshed and Kurosh Hashemi. The meetings took place in Madrid and Paris. At the meeting in Paris in October 1980, in addition to Casey, R. Gates, at that time a staffer of the National Security Council in the administration for Jimmy Carter and former CIA Director George Bush also took part.
In Madrid and Paris, the representatives of Ronald Reagan and the Iranian leadership discussed the question of possibly delaying the release of 52 hostages from the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, taken hostage by Iranian "students" and members of the "Corps of Defense of the Islamic Revolution" on 4 November 1979 until after the elections that took place in November 1980. In exchange for this, the American representatives promised to supply arms to Iran. This was asserted, in particular, by a former Israeli intelligence agent, Ari Ben-Menash, a Jew born in Iran and arrested in 1989 in the U.S. for supplying arms to Iran (arrested in California on charges of exporting contraband C-130 aircraft from the U.S. to Iran and who was in prison for 11 months and then freed). According to his calculation, the total value of the arms illegally delivered to Iran reached 82 billion dollars.
Data on attempts by the R. Reagan team to temporarily block the release of American hostages in Teheran are also contained in official statements of several Iranian figures, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Gotb-Zade in September 1980.
As terms for the release of the hostages Iran at that time proposed the unblocking of Iranian accounts in the USA, the return of the funds of the Shah and his family, the lifting of the economic blockade of Iran and the end of the embargo on supplies to Iran of spare parts for previously purchased American arms.