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The Great Global Warming Debate
With the summer we're having and the summer they're getting on the Med, it is worrying ?
Some are firm believers in Global warming, others 50/50, to some it's 'fake news' and made up by people.
Surely the weather patterns over the last 30 or 40 years must be an indication we are warming up and even if there is an element of it warming naturally, are we doing enough to slow it down?
Seems the political side and some peoples attitude often seems to be is 'we won't be here by then'.
Shame that, even if we don't ever see any great, great Grandchildren, are we going in the history books as citizens of this Earth who didn't care or at least didn't do enough?
The mind boggles doesn't it.
Heavy subject for Forum maybe, but interesting to discuss what we feel should be done.
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What I understand is that we now have the last opportunity to halt and reverse some of the damage before it gets to the point of no return. That makes it rather important that our generation take this seriously. My dad was skeptic, he was a navigator & knowledgable about weather, he was convinced it was about natural cycles of earth & sun. What I have seen & read since then is that these cycles definately do exist & are partly to blame, but since the industrial age they have been speeding up & are no longer "natural". I watched the documentary "the day the dinosaurs died" & was amazed by how much detail the scientists & geologists are now able to find out about the earth. My dad died about 10 years ago, I dont think he'd be a skeptic today.
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
--Immanuel Kant
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It's the usual problem of what can an individual do?
I know that I could stop using my car (walk a mile to the local shop with a wheeled basket), never go dancing, never turn on the computer because it uses electricity, never google anything because their computers use even more energy etc. But really, unless governments put the structures in place everyone is going to carry on as before. And governments aren't looking at grandchildren, or even 20 years time, they are looking at the next election.
Look at the outcry (in about 2000) when they tried to up the tax on petrol. I suspect that even if this had been done as part of a proper transport plan it would still have been unpopular
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There's always been extreme weather - ever listen to the radio / tv about records, and although new ones are being broken all the time, there are still some that go back 30, 50 or over 100 years that are current. Bear in mind that before live tv to anywhere in the world, if there was extraordinary weather somewhere, by the time it was printed in the newspaper it was old news and didn't have the same impact as it does when you can watch it live. And yes, it is the increase in frequency and change in patterns that show there is something different - what was a once in a lifetime event is just happening more and more these days.
I followed the free online FutreLearn course recently called Extinctions: past and present (5 weeks long but you can easily do it in about 2-3 weeks if you knuckled down) - more because I like learning about prehistoric events / dinosaurs and so on. After the last extinction level event, the course brings you up to the current day - it is quite sobering actually. I think I also got a lot out of the discussions (when you register on a course, you can join in the discussion with other students after each chapter to see what you have learned or don't understand or add to the topic) It has made me a lot more aware on the subject and would highly recommend the course if you were interested (I've since registered to follow 5 more courses on the environment and human impact which start in October - some are only 2 up to 5 weeks long and I think follow on after each other so I can pace myself)
[Out of interest, the outcome from the course discussions on present extinction was that the world human population is totally unsustainable - more land is needed for farming destroying natural habitats for a lot of species dependant on them, monoculture (single crop farming over large areas) has a huge impact on the environment, seas are over-fished which have an impact on other larger species dependant on those fish, pollution from ever growing industry and intense farming practices was global. Then bring on global warming caused by humans, the number of plant and animal extinctions are on a steep rise]
Very good points Mo - I feel the same. I've been roped into the "Green Impact" thing at work (I have to identify high carbon usage in my area and find alternates to reduce or offset) so I've been recently looking at this topic carefully. Step one was to find my (personal) carbon footprint - if you answered the questions truthfully or was a little generous because you didn't know exactly, it was off the scale It doesn't take into account that people on low incomes don't have options and cannot easily switch from one energy supply to another (as in from gas and electric to say solar power or other green energy - and what if you have no idea if there is a wind farm or other to supplement the electricity generated from fossil fuels) The other issue I have about some "green" ideas (meant to cut the carbon footprint) is they are not necessarily ideal for home. As an example and from personal experience, wood burners may be carbon neutral (tree grows and captures CO2, you burn it and release the same amount of CO2) but it's not clean (for asthmatics) in urban areas.
And it's all well and good being encouraged to buy a new electric car - but (1) is the electricity "green" or cheap enough and (2) what if you can't afford a new car and have no option but to keep driving an older polluting one? (you then get punished for it by increased fuel and road tax) Public transport - some are better or cheaper than others so until that improves, people will use their cars to get to work or do their weekly shopping (the days of the little woman staying at home and nipped down to the local shops every day while the man worked are long gone, and so have shopping habits)
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to answer your question, you need to look at prehistoric climate.
Take for example the Neolithic climate - between 8000 BC and 3900 BC, the sahara desert was moist and green, populated with animals and humans. Then the arid conditions returned and have extended ever since. The European side of the Mediterranean is basically on the fringes of that desert even with the sea between (interestingly, it is suggested some parts of the Sahara returned to desert conditions much more quickly than other regions, possibly due to early farming and domestication of animals during this period which stripped the land of vegetation)
As for our summers ... there are other issues going on. For one, yes, increased global temperature will drive storm systems (as heat rises, wind speed increases. Over large bodies of water like the sea, more water is evaporated off - what goes up must come down somewhere and there'll be a lot more) This year, blame the jet stream for driving the Atlantic fronts towards Britain - then again, I'd much rather have cool, wet, windy weather than a heat wave (before an onslaught of those who would have preferred a 30oC + summer, the UK is not equipped for extreme weather, hot or cold, and lots of people die - one of those things you don't see published in the newspaper headlines with photos of people spreading sun lotion over themselves)
The other is the design of our towns, cities and urban areas. If you build houses on flood plains, expect them to get flooded! If you build your magnificent cities on the rivers, allow for rivers to rise in wet periods. Flash floods can happen without warning (a deluge on already saturated ground means the water is not going to be absorbed by the soil but run off - build a village at the bottom of steep hills next to a little stream and it'll turn into a torrent) The frequency of town and city flooding in the UK might have a lot to do with the design of the street drains, tarmac road surfaces, paving and concreted gardens and large urban sprawls - rain water is simply running off the surfaces rather than be absorbed, and being directed into already swollen rivers and other waste water systems.
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Gosh what fascinating and detailed insights.
Yes, on Mo's point, it's the 'charity begins at home', 'put your own house in order first' and I'm sure many others will come to mind.
I was quite pleased I bought a Diesel Camper Van, until a few weeks ago when all the disclosers came out.
There is also an attitude of 'what's the point of us doing it when such and such a Country doesn't care'.
I applaud the Paris Agreement but how many really will follow the rulebook?
Most of life begins outside our own back door, so whatever small thing we do, collectively it can have an effect'.
Oh dear, the World in more ways than one is under threat of some disaster, natural or not.
Very difficult and dangerous times.
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How many flights do politicians/actors/musicians/celebrities take to attend meetings/conferences/concerts (including those about "Global Warming" and "Saving the Planet") or flights just work at EU HQ? How many so called "Green" celebrities/musicians have fleets of jets, multiple homes, warehouses full of cars etc etc, How many "Concerned" Royals and Presidents (not just the UK Royals) go on tours travelling in private jets and then in motorcades of countless cars (not forgetting their countless holidays) all over the world to promote their own or their Governments views? How many countries rely on their Weapons/Armaments Industries as a major source of income that are then used worldwide (possibly contributing to some of the planets issues)?
Just a few questions as surely all these people are creating carbon footprints Big Foot himself would be proud off as they go about their so call "important and influential" lives!
Baffles me how me putting a plastic bottle in a bin from which only 14% will eventually be recycled (willing to be corrected on that figure!) will address anything whilst the "Powerful and Elite" continue living and operating as they do, still I am sure the media will continue to publish and show their speeches lecturing us on how we should live and why we should pay more in "Green" taxes whilst they continue happily on their way!
Sorry but although I believe climate change is a natural effect that is being enhanced by us humans, until these so called "Powerful, Influential and Elitist" people put all their houses in order (and Politicians if I am right actually are there to do these things) my efforts at recycling will make no difference at all!
"Not all those who wander are lost"
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I feel that we have to think every little bit helps. A million people can say "oh well, one little plastic bottle wont matter". I didnt used to bag up dog poop if it was in the field, I thought it didnt matter - it's a big field. But as Mojo grew bigger I started thinking... 2 walks a day, that's 60 poops a month he could be leaving in the field ...ewwww! (I always pick up now, with compostable bags of course) I know this isnt about dog poop, just making a point.
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
--Immanuel Kant
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Deep thinking post!!!! As has already been said, we can all do our bit but there are plenty who think "can't be bothered" & it seems (but not always) to be the younger generation (I am 50!) I have discussions with friends about it & we all say its not a nice world to be bringing children into these days. The politicians don't think past their 5 year term which is a VERY short sighted attitude. They are the leaders & should lead by example but sadly most of the time they don't. All I can do is do my best (along with Hubby) & hope that attitudes change.
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Interesting thread Dickie. Without a doubt the earth has it's cycles and has been steadily warming for millennia but also without doubt is that we are interfering with the natural way of things. The use of CFCs for everything from aerosol propellants to cleaning fluids and refrigeration gas (which it is still used for) had a big impact and fortunately the Kyoto protocol has vastly reduced the amount of those that we release into the atmosphere. Folk go on about CO2 emissions but a single volcanic eruption belches out vast quantities of CO2. Saying that our reliance on fossil hydrocarbon has to stop, we need new fuels and new sources of energy. I am not a fan of wood chip burning power stations either, they are heralded as being a green alternative but a tonne of wood burnt in an hour will take 20+ years to be recaptured so it's like running up a credit card bill only with CO2. Methane from livestock is also a problem that needs addressing although I think that in the UK we are pretty good compared to the ginourmous industrial beef and pork factories that they have in the states.
Persecuting car drivers is looking for scapegoats I am afraid, I ride my bicycle to work, not virtue signalling, it is just cheaper for me to do that because my 2.2L Diesel Sante Fe guzzles the fuel over the three miles in low gears; but I do do about 4k miles a year in my car, most of it towing the caravan. I reckon that a single Caribbean holiday for a family of four puts more carbon per head than my family holidays.
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Full field for Meydan feature on Saturday
The Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group is the generous sponsor of Saturday`s fifth meeting of the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival which is highlighted by the concluding 1400m Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group handicap.
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Retained jockey Frankie Dettori is not in action so Mickael Barzalona partners Bridgefield for trainer Mahmoud Al Zarooni who was denied close home by stable companion over 1600m a fortnight ago.
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Capital Attraction was an impressive course and distance winner on New Year`s Eve and 2011 Dubai World Cup winning jockey Mirco Demuro rides for Ernst Oertel. He is one of a host of locally-trained runners who look capable of going close.
Canwinn, trained by Dhruba Selvaratnam and Il Grande Maurizio, representing last season`s champion trainer Ali Rashid Al Raihe, both started the season in great form. Al Raihe`s charge won his first three before suffering his sole defeat of the campaign at Abu Dhabi five weeks ago. He has been freshened up, seems to go well on the all-weather and has the plum draw in one.
Canwinn won his first two starts of the season on this course before finishing just behind Bridgefield last time and the drop in trip should not be a problem.
American handler Doug Watson saddles Famous Warrior who was just in front of Canwinn last time but Tadhg O`Shea`s mount, who likes to race prominently, has to overcome the widest draw. Watson said: "The draw has done us few favours again but the horse is in good form and likes the surface. The drop back in trip should suit him but we would have preferred a low draw."
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ucim wrote:It has to do with the politics and misuse of science, something which has a lot to do with Oprah as president.Ginger wrote:and what does veganism or doctors in the US or UK have to do with Oprah Winfrey?
Most public schools, like my rural and quaint little mostly religious ones, don't even care about real science. Or at least they always try to slip their own religious opinions in there when they teach you. Therapists don't care about real science: They care about what makes you the most submissive and controlled. Doctors care more about their religious objections to certain procedures like sex changes and abortions than they care about the real science that says forcing babies/a body you/she hates on a woman will give her mental problems all over the places and may lead to her killing herself? If a president held some wrong views it shouldn't condemn her as president in my opinion. Even if she never changed her mind. No one else cares about doin' proper science so why should I or even Oprah care care one tiny teeny tiny little bit about boring facts about why physics work or whatevs? Hard sciences should NOT be part of the presidents' jobs. That's what we have research facilities, medical establishments, online communities, books, teachers in schools and educational movies for.


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WORCESTER, Mass. - Babson starter Matt Barton was effective over seven and a third innings of work, and centerfielder Peter O'Toole homered for the second day in a row, leading Babson to a 6-3 win over MIT and the 2009 NEWMAC Baseball Championship on Sunday at WPI. The title is Babson's second NEWMAC championship and first since the 2004 season.
Babson was a perfect 4-0 in the tournament, registering two wins over MIT and two more over nationally-ranked and defending NEWMAC champion Wheaton. The Beavers, by virtue of the conference tournament championship, have earned the NEWMAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships which will be played in mid-May.
Following a scoreless first inning, Babson broke through in the top half of the second to take an early advantage. With one out in the inning, Brian Scanlon walked and Sean Cleary singled to move Scanlon to third. After Cleary moved into scoring position on a wild pitch, Billy Miller drove both runners home with a clean single up the middle, giving the Beavers a 2-0 lead.
MIT cut the Babson lead in half in the third. Bryan Macomber led off with a single to center, moving to third on two consecutive groundouts. Catcher Dan Hyatt picked up a two-out infield single down the third base line, plating Macomber with the Engineers' first run. Babson was able to get the run right back in the next half inning, with first baseman Travis Jonasson leading off with a single, moving to third on a fielding error, and scoring on a Cleary base hit through the left side of the infield for a 3-1 Babson lead.
The Beavers extended their lead in the top of the fifth. Jake Bartlett worked the count full and drove a single to center leading off the inning. Then, with one out, O'Toole blasted a home run down the right field line, his second round-tripper in as many days after his clutch eighth inning two-run homer that lifted the Beavers over Wheaton 8-7 on Saturday in come-from-behind fashion.
The Engineers would not go away however, tallying single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to stay in the game. MIT starting pitcher Creed Mangrum doubled with one out in the fifth, scoring on Hyatt's second RBI single of the afternoon. In the sixth, David Nole was hit by a pitch leading off the inning, followed by a Kenneth Lin single to center that moved Nole over to third. Nole would score on a Brian Doyle RBI groundout, as MIT pulled to within 5-3.
MIT threatened in the bottom of the eighth, chasing Barton from the game and loading the bases. Babson went to the pen, bringing on Andrew Aizenstadt to try to hold the lead. Aizenstadt, normally a starting pitcher, got Mangrum looking and Hyatt to ground out to end the threat and leave the bases loaded.
The Beavers were able to add an insurance run in the ninth, getting a leadoff double from Cleary and a seeing-eye base hit to right from Bartlett that pushed the lead to three runs heading into the bottom of the ninth.
Aizenstadt closed out the game in the ninth, clinching the NEWMAC Championship for Babson with his first save of the season. The sophomore allowed only a bunt single in 1.2 innings of work. Barton picked up the win for the Beavers to move to 4-1 on the year. Cleary had a 3-for-4 day at the plate, while Jonasson and Bartlett had two hits apiece for Babson (21-15).
For the Engineers (21-11), Macomber was 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Hyatt was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Mangrum took the loss in 4.2 innings for MIT, falling to 2-1 on the season.


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In spite of this, many acupuncturists, including the Chinese, treat a wide range of 'mental disorders' with acupuncture. Many people have stated that acupuncture is clearly effective in helping symptoms such as insomnia and bed-wetting, and can also create a feeling of general well-being. Patients who receive acupuncture for specific problems, such as ankle pain, will often note how well they feel after the treatment. It would be very misleading to give figures of 'cure rates' for these problems because such disorders naturally relapse and remit, often improving when a sympathetic listener becomes involved. I think it is fair to say, however, that acupuncture can sometimes effect mood changes that help these problems significantly.
The Chinese have completed trials on some of the more clearly defined and serious mental diseases, such as schizophrenia. In a trial involving over 400 patients they claim a 54 per cent cure rate for this disease, with a further 30 per cent showing 'significant improvement'. These figures are exceptionally high and, if correct, are most interesting. Their criteria for evaluating a 'cure' or a 'significant improvement' are not clearly stated and so it is difficult to be sure whether these results are valid. Many claims have been made for the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of a variety of 'nervous disorders' but, sadly, there is no good hard evidence to substantiate or refute such claims; however, from a variety of excellent research papers it is clear that acupuncture can influence quite radically many areas of the central nervous system. This work is of a purely scientific nature and at present it is not directly applicable to the clinical effects of acupuncture therapy.


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In July 2012 Gulf County was rocked by the news that 32-year-old Everett Gant had been fatally shot at the Pine Ridge Apartments off Garrison Avenue in Port St. Joe by Walton Butler.
In July 2012 Gulf County was rocked by the news that 32-year-old Everett Gant had been fatally shot at the Pine Ridge Apartments off Garrison Avenue in Port St. Joe by Walton Butler.
Gant died six weeks to the day after being shot between the eyes with a .22 caliber rifle.
Butler was charged with second degree murder with a firearm, evidencing prejudice based on race, or a hate crime specification.
According to the arresting affidavit, Butler acted as if �inconvenienced� when put under arrest, saying he could not understand the problem as he �had only shot a (racial epithet).�
In the ensuing year, the case has seen a series of starts and stops and in the most recent developments, Butler has invoked Florida�s controversial �Stand Your Ground� law and plans to contend that deadly force was his last resort and that he is entitled to immunity from arrest and prosecution.
The fateful day
Last year, on the evening of July 30, Butler, his mother and friend Robert Lynn, Sr. were at Butler�s apartment when neighbor Pamela Rogers, a white female, came to the door with an African-American child to get a soda, according to statements in the case file.
Butler answered the door and announced to Lynn that it was, �Pam and a little (racial epithet).�
Offended, Rogers, who was babysitting the child for a friend, immediately left the premises and went to a residence several units away.
During a subsequent interview with Gulf County Sheriff�s Deputy Ricky Tolbert, Rogers said that Butler and Lynn �talk in plain language� and said they made racial remarks �all the time.�
Tolbert asked Rogers why complaints hadn�t been filed with the apartment owner, but Rogers indicated that they wouldn�t do any good since Butler had lived there for so long.
Butler took his mother home to St. Joe Beach and upon returning to his apartment, the child�s mother confronted him and asked if he had, in fact, used a racially-insensitive word toward her son.
According to Butler�s statement, he said, �That�s what he is� a little (racial epithet).�
In his statement, Butler seemed confused as to why the woman found this so upsetting.
The child�s mother left and sometime later, Butler and Lynn were visited by Kenneth Dunham. Together they played a dice game and gambled for $1 a game.
As Dunham left, he warned Butler and Lynn that people in the apartments weren�t happy with the way he spoke to Rogers and that he�d heard that someone would be coming to pay him a visit later.
Lynn went on to say that, according to Dunham, someone was coming over, �to kill both of them.�
Shortly after Dunham left, Rogers returned to the apartment and asked Butler for some peppermint candy. She chastised him for using the racial slur toward the child and left his home in tears.
In Rogers� statement she reported that her boyfriend, Everett Gant, saw her in tears and went toward Butler�s apartment. Dunham reported going with him and hoped he could calm down the situation.
After Rogers left, Lynn said he fell asleep in a chair and Butler made dinner.
A short time later, Gant, an African-American, showed up at the sliding glass door at the rear of Butler�s residence. Dunham said that Gant and Butler had not had previous issues and Lynn told police that he�d never seen Gant before.
Dunham went on to tell deputies that the man who made threats toward Butler and Lynn was in fact, the father of the boy with Rogers, not Gant.
Butler reported that Gant pounded on the door and yelled physical threats. Butler approached the door and what happened next is in dispute.
Butler and Lynn told police that Gant opened the sliding glass door and attempted to come into the house, but Dunham, who was right behind Gant, told a different story and claimed that Lynn was on his knees and pulled open the door.
�He�s always on his knees because he gets drunk and can�t walk,� Dunham told deputies. �This was all a setup.�
As Gant made his way into the apartment, Butler grabbed a nearby .22 caliber rifle, pulled the trigger, and fired, hitting Gant between the eyes. Gant fell in the doorway, half inside and half outside of the apartment.
Dunham said he tried to pull Gant out, but ran for cover when Butler began reloading the weapon.
Butler said in his statement that the gun didn�t always work, but he was glad it fired. He feared what would have happened otherwise.
Minutes later, Gant had regained enough consciousness to crawl out of the residence and onto the back porch. Butler shut the sliding glass door, �so insects wouldn�t get inside the apartment.�
The aftermath
Encouraged by Lynn, Butler called 911 immediately and reported the incident. He then sat down and ate part of his dinner. EMS was on scene seven minutes later.
When Gulf County Sheriff Joe Nugent arrived on scene, he called Butler prior to approaching the residence. Butler told the officer that he had put up the gun.
After Butler had given his statement, Tolbert told the shooter that he was being taken to jail for his safety.
�There�s a bunch of people gathering up around here that�s not very happy,� said Tolbert.
Deputies also spoke with Pamela Silcox, who works in the Pine Ridge offices. She had seen Butler and Lynn earlier in the day. Investigator Greg Skipper asked her if the men appeared to be intoxicated or under the influence.
�My personal opinion, that�s a daily thing,� answered Silcox. �They are their everyday self.�
She went on to say that anytime she had stopped by the apartment, morning, noon or night, there is always beer around. In his statements to police, Dunham had reported drinking beer during the evening.
The trial, originally scheduled for May of this year was rescheduled to July, and then continued to September after an unexpected motion was filed before the hearing.
On Jan. 4, Butler was analyzed by Dr. Michael T. D� Errico, Ph.D., who determined Butler�s IQ level to be 81.
According to a notice of intent to rely on a mental health defense other than insanity, Butler�s IQ falls near the upper limit of the borderline range of intellectual functioning.
These findings will be used along with the �Stand Your Ground� law to state that Butler only shot Gant to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself and that he is entitled to immunity from arrest and prosecution.
The IQ analysis will also be used to explain the behavior and actions after the shooting.
The next hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET Sept. 9-10 at the Gulf County Courthouse.


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Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Genealogy Community: Where Everybody Knows Your Names
"The Genealogy Paradigm Shift: Are bloggers the new "experts"?" (Planting the Seeds)
"Are Bloggers Really the New Experts?" (Marian's Roots and Rambles)
"Genea-Bodies: The New Somebodies" (Luxegen Genealogy and Family History)
I am no expert, though last week I did receive a lovely message from someone who had found one of my Public Member Trees on Ancestry, thanking me for the information I had provided on a particular family that she had despaired of getting the "911" on in time to get it to an elderly aunt for Christmas: "You must be a genealogist!"
You are so kind to think so and to say so, but I am not - not a professional or even an advanced amateur. Perhaps I am in the early intermediate phase, but for that I have to thank the people who write some excellent genealogy books, who run my local genealogy society, who put on the NGS and FGS conferences, who produce Webinars, who run the genealogy rooms at the libraries I visit, who write to me and provide me with information because they have seen my blog, my website, and my online queries, and my fellow genealogy bloggers, a number of whom I think of and refer to as friends.
I do think there is a recognizable genealogy community, and I include all of these people in it - even if they belong to subcommunities that are completely separate or have only the minutest of Venn diagram overlap with one another.
While the lofty leaders of the community - the top dogs/super-achievers/ professionals/trendsetters of genealogy - may not hang out with the lowest circles of the community - the proliferators of those dubious, deathless, endlessly duplicated online trees - they write the books that may help to turn a newbie or two from a tree copier into a real researcher.
Again, I am not an expert and I do not think that I am a trendsetter. I did not start blogging to become a trendsetter. Yes, I blog about my research. That was the original purpose of the blog and continues to be its main purpose: to further my research.
Should readers take my musings and comments as professional-level advice? Certainly not. I even wrote a post not too long ago entitled "Why I Want to Remain an Amateur."
What I can offer to the genealogy community is the experience and the point of view of a dedicated amateur - and I think that there is a need for this in the genealogy community:
The companies need to hear what we amateurs like/do not like, can use/cannot use, and will pay for/will not pay for (and that even a very tech-savvy segment of the Genealogical Community will revolt when there is even a whiff of a "No Books" policy).
The professionals need to hear what we amateurs still very much need from the professionals: education, an example to emulate, and yes, services to avail ourselves of when we just cannot get any farther with a particular line of research or need someone to help us navigate the process for admission to a lineage society.
Our fellow amateurs need to hear our expressions of commiseration/ congratulation/empathy and our descriptions of our own research methods, experiences, sources, and much more. What I like most about the Genealogy Community, in its best embodiment, is that everyone can learn from everyone else, professional and amateur alike. An amateur may hold an important document, compile a set of graveyard transcriptions, write about a recent repository where procedures have changed, or share a particular memory that can advance a professional's research. I wrote about some of these thoughts in two previous posts: "Toward a Genealogical Democracy" and "Sharing and Scholarship."
What the genealogy blogging subcommunity has offered back to me and to others like me - thanks to some very perceptive, active, and involved people leading the way - has been the big surprise. Friendship, support, instruction, the courage and confidence to branch out and try things I never would have tried before, and especially the sense that I can have a voice and make even a small contribution to improvements in the area of genealogy services, records preservation and availability, and recognition of the educational value of genealogical research. While there are experts among us, I think the kind of influence we may wield as a group is more like that of an advocate, whether a consumer advocate or a public advocate, than that of an expert.
A final thought: Who are the members of the Genealogy Community? They are the people you can talk to about a subject of passionate interest to you - genealogy - and they will not yawn, laugh, or roll their eyes.
As far as I am concerned, everybody in the Genealogy Community is a Somebody.
(Even the Tree Copiers? - Well, take a look sometime at the most recent generations in those trees - occasionally there is a nice surprise or two there.)
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I can't believe I am the first to comment on this post. (Everyone must be busy wrapping presents). I love your balanced treatment of this discussion and agree COMPLETELY with all of your observations. Thanks so much for contributing all that you do to the genealogical world.ReplyDelete
Hi Greta, just getting caught up on my reading. Thanks for a great post! I love your description--I think you said "dedicated amateur" or something like that. Perfect!ReplyDelete
I agree with Kathy--very balanced and right on point all the way through!
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Kathy - Thank you, Kathy - I figured this would strike a chord with some. I am really grateful for all of my "genfriends," especially fellow genealogy bloggers, who have helped me out so much.ReplyDelete
Jenny - Here's to dedicated amateurs! And thank you for your kind comments!


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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - How many Mercedes staff does it take to sell a car? The answer, in the luxury carmaker's German showrooms, is more than it takes to shift an Audi - just part of the cost gap Daimler wants to close with its premium rivals.
Among the top three, Mercedes depends on its unprofitable company-owned dealerships for a bigger share of domestic sales than either Volkswagen's Audi or BMW, which rely more on franchises.
Now, according to documents seen by Reuters, Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche is targeting the company's "own retail" operations as part of a promised 2 billion euro ($2.6 billion) savings drive.
Daimler, already in talks to sell four German outlets, could mount a bigger sell-off if those transactions go well, a person familiar with the company's thinking told Reuters.
"Management wants to try this out to see exactly how it would work in practice," said the person, who asked not to be named.
"They are gathering experience that could serve as a blueprint," he said, adding "Zetsche is no fan of own retail."
The rethink opens a home front in Daimler's battle to lift profitability to the 2013 operating margin target of 10 percent it set three years ago, only to shelve it in October.
Zetsche, 60, has so far failed to put Daimler on course to keep its pledge to overtake Audi and reclaim the crown from BMW by 2020 - or even trim their lead in sales and profit. Daimler further cut its guidance late last month.
Germany is the second-biggest car market after the United States for Mercedes, which reported a 7.1 percent margin last year, compared with 10.9 percent at BMW's car business and 11 percent at Audi's.
Not including Smart, Daimler owns 98 Mercedes car showrooms that account for about half of all the brand's German car sales.
By comparison BMW's 43 owned dealerships contribute only about a quarter of its volumes in Germany, and Audi's 16 in-house outlets account for less than 10 percent.
Daimler is already in talks to sell two dealerships in northern Germany and two more in the west to existing franchise holders, sources said.
By selling off more outlets, Mercedes could cut its 16,000-strong German retail staff and associated costs including vacation pay, Christmas bonuses, corporate pensions and profit shares - perks that most franchise staff can only dream of.
"Our own retail showrooms naturally have to be competitive when benchmarked against franchise dealers," Daimler said in an e-mailed statement, adding this had become "ever more challenging" in its weakening domestic market.
"There is currently no final concept for restructuring the group's own retail network in Germany, but different options are still being evaluated," the company said. It declined to comment specifically on disposals.
Car dealerships are typically a 2-4 percent margin business at best, which drags down overall margins for luxury manufacturers.
Daimler said its own German sales staff - a third of which sell commercial trucks and delivery vans - "watered down" group profit with a negative 0.3 percent return on sales last year, according to an internal presentation.
That would amount to a loss of more than 30 million euros on 11 billion in revenue.
Based on available data, it took an average 3.8 employees to sell a Daimler car each week last year, while it took only 3.2 to get an Audi off its in-house forecourts.
BMW needed roughly 4.5 employees, however, though companies warn such comparisons are only approximate because staff numbers can include servicing and other non-sales personnel.
Daimler isn't the only one unhappy with its low-margin retail business. A job guarantee for the roughly 6,200 high-wage BMW sales staff in Germany expired in December, and unions fear management views some of the 43 retail stores as excess flab.
"There are no concrete closure plans in the desk drawer, but we are permanently examining the efficiency of our own dealerships," a BMW spokeswoman said.
BMW may have provided a clue about its future strategy, after acquiring an insolvent Munich dealer during the 2009 financial crisis. In a break with the past, BMW chose not to integrate the business with its retail network, preferring to keep it a separate unit that offers fewer employee benefits.
Sometimes luxury carmakers need wholly owned showrooms - particularly in fashionable downtown areas where independent dealers struggle to run a viable business - to give faster, unfiltered customer feedback to aid product development and take on slower selling models other dealers won't order.
But Daimler's heavy reliance on them may become a problem as the Internet changes the way people buy cars, and company dealerships typically underperform better-run franchises, said Pieter van Rosmalen, automotive retail specialist with MSX International.
Van Rosmalen cited companies like Penske Automotive Group among possible interested parties for any Mercedes showrooms that are put up for sale.
"I bet you if a German premium carmaker put its own showrooms up for sale, then some of the larger retailers like Penske would buy it," he said.
Penske, which describes its general acquisitions policy as "opportunistic", declined to comment on Daimler outlets, but the company has recently expanded into crisis-hit Europe by buying up some Italian BMW dealerships.
Other observers are skeptical that Daimler could clear the internal obstacles to selling off its dealerships, including a supervisory board where staff are heavily represented.
"Management wants to do something," said London-based Credit Suisse analyst Erich Hauser.
"But I ask myself whether this is going to be another of those Daimler stories where the goodwill is there but nothing happens in the end."
($1 = 0.7778 euros)
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After getting a bunch of TB bags delivered to me on a recent trip to the US, of course I had to try them out right away. In general, I'm very happy with them, except for one small issue. I carried the the Medium Cafe Bag on a jaunt into Center City Philadelphia, which involved about 4 miles of walking (literally), with a medium-ish load in it: a Kindle, Wallet, iPhone, and small knitting project in a Stuff Sack. It was fine just hanging from my shoulder, but after a while that got heavy and I ran into problems when trying to use the waist strap.
I'd cut off the original slider in order to put on an ultrasuede strap wrap. Now, if I snug the strap up enough to be able to use the waist strap, the ultrasuede wrap is no longer on my shoulder but hanging down my back. The strap buckle is in the way of the wrap. If I move the buckle so the wrap can sit on my shoulder, the bag hangs at my hip, which is otherwise fine but too low to use the waist strap. I dont know if Id have had better luck with the original slider grip because its shorter than the wrap, but thats gone now I guess Ill end up taking off the waist strap, since I cant use it.
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Just when we figured that the Jays would at least have a healthy batting order to start the second half, the news comes that Aaron Hill will hit the DL, retroactive to July 8.
No word yet on whether J.P. has labeled Hill a "wimp", a "panty-waisted nancy-boy", or a "choking cry-baby wussy-girl" for not playing through the pain.
Or maybe not: As noted in the comments, Sportsnet is now reporting that Hill will play. Because he wants to prove that he can limp around as uselessly as Troy Glaus.


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I am new to this sight and all of coin collecting in general. I've been doing quite a bit of research, but keep hitting dead ends. I have a large collection of 1964 Canadian nickels. Uncirculated and purchased from the mint in rolls in 1964. Can anyone suggest how I might sell them?
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On September 2nd, 1945, senior Allied figures gathered on board the 'USS Missouri' to witness the formal surrender of Japan. The Allies were headed by General Douglas MacArthur.
"We, acting by command of and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, the Japanese Government and the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, hereby accept the provisions in the declaration issued by the heads of the Governments of the United States, China, and Great Britain 26 July 1945 at Potsdam, and subsequently to by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which four powers are hereafter referred to as the Allied Powers.
We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of all Japanese Armed Forces and all Armed Forces under Japanese control wherever situated.
We hereby command all Japanese forces wherever situated and the Japanese people to cease hostilities forthwith, to preserve and save from damage all ships, aircraft, and military and civil property, and to comply with all requirements which may be imposed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or by agencies of the Japanese Government at his direction.
We hereby command the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters to issue at once orders to the commanders of all Japanese forces and all forces under Japanese control wherever situated to surrender unconditionally themselves and all forces under their control.
We hereby command all civil, military, and naval officials to obey and enforce all proclamations, orders, and directives deemed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to be proper to effectuate this surrender and issued by him or under his authority; and we direct all such officials to remain at their posts and to continue to perform their non-combatant duties unless specifically relieved by him or under his authority.
We hereby undertake for the Emperor, the Japanese Government, and their successors to carry out the provisions of the Potsdam Declaration in good faith, and to issue whatever orders and take whatever action may be required by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or by any other designated representative of the Allied Powers for the purpose of giving effect to that declaration.
We hereby command the Japanese Imperial Government and the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters at once to liberate all Allied Prisoners of War and civilian internees now under Japanese control and to provide for their protection, care, maintenance, and immediate transportation to places as directed.
The authority of the Emperor and the Japanese Government to rule the State shall be subject to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, who will take such steps as he deems proper to effectuate these terms of surrender.
Signed at TOKYO BAY, JAPAN at 09.04 on the SECOND day of SEPTEMBER, 1945
Mamoru Shigemitsu
By Command and in behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government
Yoshijirō Umezu
By Command and in behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
Accepted at TOKYO BAY, JAPAN at 0908 on the SECOND day of SEPTEMBER, 1945, for the United States, Republic of China, United Kingdom and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and in the interests of the other United Nations at war with Japan.
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
C.W. Nimitz
United States Representative
Hsu Yung-Ch'ang
Republic of China Representative
Bruce Fraser
United Kingdom Representative
Kuzma Derevyanko
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Representative
Thomas Blamey
Commonwealth of Australia Representative
L. Moore Cosgrave
Dominion of Canada Representative
Jacques Leclerc
Provisional Government of the French Republic Representative
C.E.L. Helfrich
Kingdom of the Netherlands Representative
Leonard M. IsittDominion of New Zealand Representative"


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Christianity has always claimed that on the first Easter Sunday some 2,000 years ago, a man named Jesus, who died on a Roman cross and was buried in a tomb, physically rose from the dead.
Among world religions, the resurrection of Jesus Christ stands unique. Easter is not about colored eggs or bunnies or Spring Break. It is about an empty tomb and a risen Christ.
After the crucifixion the followers of Christ were devastated and defeated. But only days later they stood in downtown Jerusalem fearlessly preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They continued to preach Christ even though they were imprisoned and beaten. They turned the world upside down. Why this transformation? What had happened? They had seen the risen Christ.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest and most important event in the history of the world and is based on the strongest of historical evidence. No one has ever produced the body of Jesus. If someone had, Christianity would have been stamped out in a moment. But Christ is risen!
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest and most important event in the history of the world.
Does it really matter whether Jesus actually rose from the dead? Does it matter whether the resurrection is historical fact or mere religious myth? How can something that happened so long ago have any significance or impact on us living in the 21st century?
The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ are not only central to all of human history–combined they are the pivotal event in each of our personal lives. In the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, the power of God is displayed to the whole universe and directly affects all of our lives–past, present and future.
For Our Past
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead confirms that He fulfilled His mission in coming to the earth. Jesus' mission was to die for the sins of the world (Matthew 1:21, John1:29). On the cross of Calvary, Jesus Christ perfectly completed His sacrifice of atonement. "For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God" (1 Peter 3:18). But before our Savior could bring us to God, not only had He to die for our sins, He had to rise from the dead.
Christ is able to save all who come to Him.
The resurrection then explains and validates the cross. Without the resurrection there would be no salvation for any of us. The living Christ is now able and willing to save all who come to Him (Romans 4:25, Hebrews 7:25).
What then is the relevance of the resurrection for us? Because Jesus Christ is risen from the dead, forgiveness of our sins is available. In order to be saved and have our sins forgiven, we must believe that "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). "If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9).
The only power that can deal with your sins, your guilt, your failures, is the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Have you experienced the power of the living Christ, this resurrection power, in forgiving all of your sins? To have all of the sins of your past forgiven, acknowledge that you have sinned and that you are unable by yourself to get rid of your sin. The Bible refers to this as repentance, a turning from our sin. Believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, that He was buried, and that as the Son of God He was raised from the dead.
Receive Jesus, the risen Christ, as your Savior and Lord. The only power in the universe that can deal with your sins, your guilt, your failures, is the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When you trust in the living Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord, the power of the risen Christ will wipe out all your sins.
For Our Present
Many people reject the Christian faith because they believe the Christian life is too difficult to live. They realize they have habits, problems, hang-ups, fears and lifestyles over which they seem to have no control. Life is going in a direction they don't like. While the Christian life has many attractive features, it appears to be impossible to live. The Christian life is indeed impossible; that is, impossible to live in our own power. What we all need is a power greater than ourselves; we need a new power source.
"It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me."
The resurrection of Jesus Christ affects our present lives at this exact point. When you receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord, the living Christ lives within you. The Apostle Paul writes: "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me" (Galatians 2:20).
This is why conversion is sometimes described as being born again. We receive new life and new power. Christ now lives in us! So the Christian life is not us trying in our own strength to follow some rules and regulations, but rather it is our being transformed by the power of the living Christ who lives in us.
In describing the power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead, Paul writes of the "surpassing greatness of His power" (Ephesians 1:19). Paul then explains that this same power, the power that raised Jesus from the dead, is available to all those who are in Christ Jesus.
All of us are aware of the power of sin in our lives, but this resurrection power breaks the power of sin. Sitting in a jumbo jet rumbling down the runway, I have wondered how that huge machine could ever leave the ground. The law of gravity remains in force, and yet, the huge jet still flies. What has happened? Has the law of gravity been suspended? No, another law is in force, a power that is greater than the law of gravity: the law of aerodynamics.
Are you drawing on this resurrection power?
The power of the resurrection is greater than the power of sin and of death in our lives (Romans 8:2). It is the greatest power in the universe.
Are you drawing on this resurrection power? Paul wrote, "That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection" (Philippians 3:10). Paul had a living, dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ, but he wanted to know Christ more and more so that Christ's resurrection power would increasingly be experienced in His life. J.B. Phillips paraphrases Ephesians1:18-19 like this: "How tremendous is the power available to us who believe in God."
Praise God that this tremendous resurrection power is available to us! Instead of trying to live the Christian life using our own power, we can draw on this resurrection power to live a life pleasing to the Lord, each day believing that our great God "is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us" (Ephesians 3:20, NKJV, emphasis added).
For Our Future
Death knocks at every door. Eventually its long shadow will fall on each of us. "In the long run," international economist John Maynard Keynes noted, "we are all dead." The Christian's answer to death is not found in ignoring it or fearing it, but rather in facing it.
Christians can face death because we have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who says, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die" (John 11:25-26).
The Christian's answer to death is not found in ignoring it or fearing it, but rather in facing it.
Are you able to face the reality of your own death? Easter proclaims that Christ has conquered death. He has passed through it. Therefore, the only way to be victorious over death is to trust in the living Christ who is the only person who has defeated death. The resurrection of Jesus Christ guarantees our resurrection. Because Christ has been raised from the dead "so also in Christ all will be made alive" (1 Corinthians 15:22).
As a pastor I have ministered to many terminally ill people. Some have not known Christ as their personal Savior, whereas others have had their trust in the living Christ. What a difference there has been in their attitudes and perspectives when facing death. What a difference in how they have lived and how they have died!
In the 17th century, John Brown, one of the Scottish Covenanters, refused to compromise the principles of the Word of God. Graham of Claverhouse ordered his men to shoot John Brown in front of his pregnant wife and their children. The soldiers wouldn't obey their commander, and so Claverhouse himself shot John Brown. He then turned to Mrs. Brown and asked, "What do you think of your husband now?"
With John's body lying at her feet, she replied, "I've always thought a great deal of him, but I never thought as much of him as I now do." How the Browns lived and how John Brown died was transformed because of Christ's resurrection power in their lives. If they had known the hymn "Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned," they would have sung enthusiastically:
To Him I owe my life and breath
And all the joys I have;
He makes me triumph over death
And saves me from the grave,
And saves me from the grave.
Have you experienced the power of the resurrection?
Have you experienced the power of the resurrection? Has it made an impact on your past so that all your sins have been forgiven? Is it making an impact on your present as you consciously draw on this resurrection power? Does it give you strength and a hope for the future realizing that the same power that raised Christ from the dead will one day take you to be with God in heaven?
If you have never trusted Jesus Christ, place your trust in Him. Know and love Christ, and rejoice in this resurrection power. Christ is alive forevermore and has the keys of death and of Hades (Revelation 1:18). He gives us eternal life and will take us to be with him in heaven when we die.
Our Savior lived on this earth, and He knows the only way out of this world into heaven. He has made the way. In fact, He is the way to God and to heaven. Believe in Him and know Him this Resurrection Day.


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Find out more about the fascinating work being done at JMSB's research centres.
The mission of the Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR) is to advance the knowledge of behavioural issues in businesses and organizations.
The CN Centre for Studies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management provides an effective and mutually beneficial applied teaching and research platform where JMSB and CN will collaborate on designing, executing and bringing to fruition sustainable supply chain management based projects that have academic and business merit.
The CPA Research Centre in Accountability provides support and funding for primarily research, and teaching initiatives at the department of Accountancy at JMSB. The CPA Research Centre encourages research in a number of areas, including organizational performance, business ethics, management accounting, sustainability and information technology.
The David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise (DOCSE) focuses its efforts on guiding organizations toward holistic sustainable strategies that are rooted in innovation and enterprise development.
The Desjardins Centre for Innovation in Business Finance is funded by a generous endowment from the Desjardins Group. The Centre's research will focus on innovation in business finance and on advances in the financial services sector, with specific reference to the effects on small to medium-sized business customers.
The Institute for Community Entrepreneurship and Development undertakes research, but is also a centre for training for social and economic development in Aboriginal, Black, ethnic and immigrant communities.
The Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations was founded as a joint initiative of Concordia's John Molson School of Business and HEC Montréal with the goal of raising the overall quality of governance. This is done through research, training, policy papers and knowledge dissemination.
The Interneg Research Centre is a collaborative research initiative in e-negotiations, supported by Science and Engineering Research Canada, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
The ultimate goal of the Luc Beauregard Centre of Excellence in Communications Research is to strengthen exchanges between industry and academia, better understand the role of communications in business and propel excellence in doctoral studies.
The National Bank Initiative in Entrepreneurship and Family Business is funded by a generous endowment from the National Bank. The Initiative's purpose is to promote research projects in the field of entrepreneurship and family business, and to support undergraduate and students with an interest in entrepreneurship and family business.
The Bob and Raye Briscoe Centre in Business Ownership Studies supports teaching and research in the area of business ownership and entrepreneurship at the John Molson School of Business.
The Laboratory for Sensory Research is located at the John Molson School of Business and funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
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Guest contibuter Mark Beare is the president and founder of ReviverSoft, which helps people optimize and maintain their computers through its award-winning software and blog. He's an avid audio junkie by hobby, and a long-time Digital Trends fan.
As someone who spends a lot of time on a computer, loves many different types of music, and enjoys discovering new music, I (along with many people) was excited when Spotify launched in the US in July. Unfortunately, the streaming music service I had been clamoring for didn't work out quite as I had imagined. After a brief love affair with Spotify, things fizzled out quickly, and now I'm back in the arms of Pandora. Here's what happened.
The honeymoon period
At first, Spotify's service was really impressive. Very rarely would I not be able to find a song I was looking for, and I never had to worry about my music collection when moving from computer to computer. No matter which computer I was on, or even which mobile device, all my music was right there and organized how I liked it.
After initially signing up for the service, it was a lot of fun to put play lists together of songs that I liked. I have been a Pandora user for some time, so I based a lot of my playlists off of what I already liked on Pandora. I would make a good playlist, thrash it to death till I was sick of all the songs, and then go to work on a new playlist. I paid for the premium service ($9.99 a month), so I also listened to my playlists in the car using offline playlists.
One thing that did annoy me was that I could not use the songs on my iPod shuffle, which is what I use when I work out. This is where I really want fresh music for use offline.
A labor of love
While I initially really liked making playlists in Spotify, after a couple weeks it became more of a chore than a pleasure. I exhausted the "What's New" and "Top Lists" playlists, then I found myself starting to have to put in a considerable amount of time to find music for new playlists. This wasn't fun anymore. What used to be something that I did while working became something I had to do instead of working.
Pandora, I miss you
Within a couple of weeks, I found myself longing for the "set it and forget it" ease of Pandora. All I had to do was pick one song that I liked, and then let Pandora do the rest. Also, Pandora recently added genre stations, which means you can pick a type of music you like or even just listen to today's hits. This style of music selection fits in much better with my work than Spotify's.
The love affair is over
After initially enjoying Spotify, and paying for the premium service, I cancelled the service within the first month to go back to Pandora. While Spotify would be revolutionary for some people, it really does not fit in with the way I like to listen to music during my work day. I honestly think that the only reason Spotify became so popular in Europe was simply because Pandora is not available there. People rave about Pandora in the US. They love it and find it to be an amazing service. I have not heard people refer to Spotify with this type of passion; people are just impressed with the selection. I think that it will not take too long before people start to realize that to use Spotify long term takes a time commitment that may be OK for some people, but not all. The same thing can be said for Turn Table.
For me, I am back to listening to Pandora for eight hours a day, and not once since switching back have I missed a single thing about Spotify.
Also check out our comparison: Spotify vs. Pandora vs. Grooveshark.
The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not reflect the beliefs of Digital Trends.


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IETF meetings are of little interest to sales and marketing folks, but of high interest to engineers and developers.
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