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I'd never buy any device that can play Jamie Cullum.
Samsung clearly has high hopes for its latest round of Windows Mobile-powered Omnia smartphones. The Omnia II was a significant improvement over last year's original, due in no small part to Windows Mobile 6.5, which offers a big leap in usability over previous editions of WinMo. The Omnia Pro maintains a high level of …
Had this phone for over a month now and the first thing I did was to switch off all of the Samsung UI that I could find as its SLOW and kills the battery (can't kill all of it unfortunately). Also, it looks like the current phones that are on sale are still using Windows Mobile 6.1 and any mention of an upgrade (as it is upgradeable) or even the phone itself on Samsung UK website is more or less non-existant.
Samsung PC software....don't bother.
W&L feature.....used it 4 times and then couldn't be bothered.
Phone needs its data and voice connection reset every few days and someimes even a reboot as some of the Samsung software facilities stop working correctly.
This is not an isolated thing either as in the office there are 6 of us with the same phone with the same problems.
Voice calls, camera, and the ability to install software without the need of going to a dedicated market place is definately a plus. Got SCUMMVM running on mine at the moment with Monkey Island 1,2,3 and Indiana Jones FOA running on it quite nicely.
without going over all the old arguments these are simply different and offer different pros and cons so why do reviewers seem to feel a resistive screen is a negative point? when displaying web pages on a 800x 480 screen some links are tiny ( try facebook, bbc news front page etc ) and the accuracy that a resistive screen brings can be a big plus point. ditto with other apps and games ( try drawing accurate lines in something like Numpty Physics with a bloke sized digit ).
If reviewing things please give a fair and balanced view without taint from your personal preferences or at least state your opinion is exactly that, YOUR opinion and not that of teh world and his brother.
I bought it from Clove and shipped to Oz mid december last year. Had 6.5 pre loaded. I have turned off the Samsung UI. I liked it but it did lag. Now using SPB. Great phone, keyboard is awesome. I have been using so called Smart phones since 2003 and this is the best so far.
The penguin because I wished Android was a little more mature.


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1957 Chevy 3800 - Heavy Duty
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Yes, you are looking at a 1957 Chevy 3800 dualie diesel! It's an interesting and super-unique truck that definitely turns heads. A 1957 3800 dualie isn't something one sees everyday, yet it's an awesome truck that deserves some good ol' fashion CT recognition.
The owner Joel Cornuet of Lakewood, Colorado, says, "I wanted to build something different; something you wouldn't see anywhere else, and something with a modern diesel in it." Joel wanted a high-quality unique truck that wouldn't cost him over $30k. In the end with roughly 3,400 hours of labor and a little over $16k invested Joel had accomplished what he set out to do, and well under budget to boot. He also wanted to build this truck especially for his dad, he said his father had the dream of rebuilding it someday, but just never got around to it.
Joel's father, John Cornuet, purchased the truck back in 1983 from a local guy in Colorado. Originally he had big plans for the 1957; he'd wanted to turn it into a nice, lifted 4x4, but as often happens things didn't stick to schedule. Finally in 1987 Joel and his father finally began to tear into the truck starting with removing the front sheetmetal and bed. (Truth be told, Joel was only 2 years old at the time, but was ready and willing.)
After partially disassembling the truck it and all its components were strapped to the back of the frame, it moved from house to house and storage unit to storage unit. In late 2009 a much older Joel decided since they had never gotten back around to the project he was going to try and sell it on Craigslist with only a few inquiries it wasn't looking all that promising. Meanwhile, Joel and his wife decided to head to the 2010 Street Rod Nationals in Pueblo, Colorado, and after looking at hundreds of hot rods and cool trucks Joel decided to keep the truck and restart the project.
He began by purchasing a wrecked 2003 Silverado, which Joel would use quite a few parts from to build his 1957 diesel dualie. The 6.6L LB7 diesel motor was the perfect fit for Joel's project, but with the weight of the Duramax motor Joel knew he needed a better, stronger frame. He found a shortened 1957 3800 frame that is a 1-ton frame, plenty capable of handling the extra load from the diesel motor as well as the Allison 1000 tranny he'd pulled from the donor truck. We all know that the motor and tranny weren't going to just snug right in without modification and so did Joel. Much of the first year Joel spent getting the motor and tranny mounted correctly, custom fabricating a brand-new firewall, and widening the rear fenders 5 inches to fit the dualie rearend.
The donor truck ended up working out great for Joel as he was able to not only use the motor and the tranny, but the seats, dash, computer (ECU) and the entire wiring harness as well. Moving on to the stance of this dualie, Joel left the majority of it a stock 1957, using the front straight I-beam axle with the GM five-leaf spring sets on both the front and rear. The dualie was equipped with a Dana 60 rear with a gear ratio of 3.73:1 by Front Range Drive Line in Denver. All six 16x8 stock 1957 3800 steel wheels were wrapped in Geo Trac 235/85/16 tires to help keep this behemoth stable and on the ground.
Year two of the build was quite a task for Joel as he did most of the bodywork, paint, and assembly himself. He had to custom fab a skeleton for the Silverado dash to mount to and kept the donor interior mainly stock with all the Silverado parts, including the seats, the dash, the gauges, and the stock GM stereo. He threw down some new black carpet to cover the floor of the cab as well as some nice new door panels from Brothers Trucks. Joel also threw a nice custom headliner into the mix and added a factory GM compass/outside temp rearview mirror too.
When it came to the exterior of this rig, Joel stated it was one of the most challenging parts of the build. He said, "I have done bodywork before, but I have never had to do a whole vehicle. It's not hard, it's tedious and repetitive." Joel did a great job for being a greenhorn at bodywork heck, he even fabricated the cool custom grille as well. Another great idea was the use of a Jeep JK Rubicon front bumper. Joel chose Goodmark for the new rear bumper and a pine bed floor from Brothers Trucks. To finish his rig off right and how he wanted it, Joel went with Summit Racing Hot Rod Black paint and also did it on his own.
Joel drives his rig on a weekly basis, whether it's to work or to a show, and he is planning on taking it to Reno this upcoming summer for Hot August Nights. "I would have used the 2003 chassis and spent my time shortening that and getting the body to fit on that instead," stated Joel. His most memorable experience was when he got everything all wired and tried to start it for the first time. "It cranked over about three times and started right up!" Joel says, "It was a great sense of accomplishment," and we couldn't agree more.
1957 Chevrolet 3800
Joel Cornuet
Lakewood, Colorado
Frame: modified Chevy 3800
Rearend / Ratio: Dana 60 / 3.73:1
Rear suspension: heavy-duty leaf
Rear brakes: drum
Front suspension: leaf sprung I-beam
Front brakes: drum
Steering box: GM
Front wheels: 16-inch steel
Rear wheels: 16-inch steel
Front tires: Geo Trac 235/85R16
Rear tires: Geo Trac 235/85R16
Gas tank: custom
Engine: 2003 GM Duramax 6.6L
Heads: stock
Valve covers: stock
Manifold / Induction: stock / injection
Ignition: GM
Headers: iron manifolds
Exhaust / Mufflers: custom / big
Transmission: Allison automatic
Shifter: column
Style: 3800 dualie pickup
Modifications: custom grille, widened rear fenders
Fenders front / rear: modified stock / modified stock
Hood: stock
Grille: custom by owner
Bodywork and paint by: owner
Paint type / Color: Summit Racing / Hot Rod Black
Headlights / Taillights: aftermarket / custom
Outside mirrors: stock Chevrolet
Bumpers: Jeep front, Brothers Truck Parts rear
Dashboard: 2003 Chevy Silverado
Gauges: Silverado
Air conditioning: Silverado
Stereo: Silverado
Steering wheel: Silverado
Steering column: Silverado
Seats: Silverado
Upholstery by: factory GM
Material / Color: vinyl / black
Carpet: black
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Historical Essay
by John Brucato
Duboce Farmers' Market, August 2, 1947
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
|John Brucato recalls the origin of the urban farmer's market in San Francisco. Created during a time of wartime food distribution inefficiencies, community-based solutions of farmer's markets allowed San Franciscans access to produce at a more affordable price than the grocery stores were able to offer, and at fresher quality. Farmer's markets became accepted as a legitimate part of the city's food distribution system, which brought their supporters into conflict with the Wholesale Produce Merchants and the Retail Grocers Association. In 1947 the Alemany Farmer's Market was built, and though controversy did not end growers and shoppers fought to keep the markets alive.
San Francisco's Famous Farmers' Market
Something happened that was to change our direction into one of the biggest civic enterprises ever attempted by a group of amateurs. It all began when I received a telephone call from Tom Peryham, agricultural commissioner of Marin County.
The pear growers in northern Marin County were in trouble. They could not sell their pears, because the canneries, under wartime pressure, were jammed and couldn't handle Marin County's famous Bartlett pears. Pears in Marin County? Yes, there were 600 acres of choice Bartletts in what is now Novato, Ignacio, and up in the direction of Petaluma in Sonoma County.
For the benefit of the new generations coming on, this was 1943. Marin County, other than San Rafael, was a quiet, rural agricultural county. There was no highway traffic congestion or urban development. These headaches came later.
The pears were rotting on the ground. There were over 300 tons picked and boxed which could not be sold. Canneries were paying 4 cents a pound for choice pears, while pears in the retail markets in San Francisco were going from 17 to 22 cents a pound. We thought, why can't the consumer journey to the source and get the pears cut rate? This is just what we did. Again, with the help of the news media, we publicized the problem and showed people how to get to the Novato area. They were assisted by posted roads with directions on how to get to the various orchards. The price was 4 cents a pound if you brought your own containers.
The response from San Franciscans and the Bay Area was so enthusiastic that the entire 300 tons of pears disappeared in one afternoon. This avalanche of customers encouraged the growers to pick the remaining 400 tons on the trees. As a result, San Francisco housewives saved their precious' 'Blue Points" (rationing coupons), and the little farmers up in Novato thought the whole thing was pretty nice on the part of the city folks.
It was surprising that the people of San Rafael and surrounding communities were not aware of the surplus pears. It wasn't until the rush of buyers from San Francisco and the accompanying publicity that Novato's neighbors arrived to participate in the fruit bargain.
This little lesson on primitive economics started San Franciscans thinking. It was an age-old question. Who's getting all the money between the producer and consumer? They reasoned that something must be wrong with our system of food distribution since they paid such high prices in the city while, within a radius of 35 miles, the farmers couldn't give their crops away.
The Novato experiment was watched very closely by neighboring Sonoma County pear growers as well as those in Santa Clara County. Through the agricultural commissioners and farm advisors, I was beseiged with requests for assistance. The growers there began to shout, "Hey, we, too, have lots of pears and Gravenstein apples. Help us." Our problem was that being wartime, we were on gas rations. The Office of Price Administration (OPA) informed me that no extra gas would be allowed for this purpose. What were we going to do? How were we going to satisfy that pent-up desire on the part of consumers to get fresh fruit? It seemed that all our problems, as big as they were, were always solved in simple ways. What was the solution to this urgent situation where fruit growers were facing bankruptcy because there was no outlet for their fruit? Well, "If the consumer can't go to the farmer, let the farmer come to town." This is how the San Francisco Farmers' Market was born.
Joe Sanchetti was up earlier than usual on the morning of August 12,1943. He had a bumper crop of pears on his trees and quite a few had dropped to the ground. There was no market for his high-quality Sonoma County pears. While the fruit-starved people in San Francisco were paying 22 cents a pound for pears, Joe was lucky to get 4 cents a pound; that is, if there were any buyers. He was too far removed from the consumer. Joe and many other fruit growers in Sonoma, Napa, and Santa Clara Counties heard that farmers were welcomed in San Francisco and could sell their crops directly to the public. There was no middle man, no commission to be paid no consignment sales; just farmer to consumer and pure, hard cash.
The event was highly publicized in the San Francisco news media. My little group of civic-minded citizens negotiated for a vacant lot owned by Gantner, Felder and Kenny, who happened to be morticians. With the help of some of our city officials and the generosity of the property owner, we were able to obtain the full use of the one-acre lot on Market and Duboce Streets in the heart of the city at no cost to us. The morticians even took out the necessary insurance coverage.
The farmers came in on the first day. There were only six truckloads, but they sold out in less than two hours. A box or lug weighing 25 pounds sold for a dollar as most of the farmers had from 40 to 100 lugs on their trucks.
We never realized that we would have the immediate opposition of the Wholesale Produce Merchants and the Retail Grocers Association, but we did. Joe Sanchetti, who drove in the first truck, followed by Paul Mancini from Santa Rosa were the first two who dared to oppose the entrenched merchants who did everything possible to stop this' 'newborn infant" the Farmers' Market, from taking hold.
Thursday was a trickle of six trucks and Friday's total was only eight, but on Saturday, all hell broke loose. They came from the north, the east, and the south. First it was fruit and then vegetables. No one really realized the plight of the farmers. They were desperate.
Here it was, wartime, and food was going to waste. My little group of the Victory Garden Advisory Board suddenly became the Farmers' Market Advisory Board. We didn't have a plan. We just tried to help a few farmers sell their crops and at the same time, give the fruit-starved consumer a chance to buy the fruit and vegetables at unheard-of prices. We opened a Pandora's box.
Who ever thought that this six-pronged spearhead would prick the monopoly of the Washington Street Wholesale Produce Commission district? Although fully anesthetized by the morphia of profits, the commission merchants scarcely noticed the first gentle insertion of the economic lance; that is, not until the first Saturday when over 135 farmers sold their fresh-picked produce to an all-day crowd of more than 50,000 people. They came on foot, in cars, and by public transportation.
Duboce and Market Streets Farmers' Market, July 3, 1944
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Assuming the success of this unplanned venture, our next stop was to have the city take over. It required eleven months before our citizens' committee convinced the supervisors that this was to be the function of the city. We, as civic-minded citizens, with the backing of the news media and the general public, had no choice. We kept the market going by forming a combined farmers and citizens committee, which I headed. We insisted on tight inspection by the agricultural commissioner, Bill Carroll, who was to be a thorn in our side for years to come.
After much deliberation, the Board of Supervisors reluctantly accepted the Farmers' Market as a legitimate part of the city's food distribution system. In the eleven months of infighting, intrigue, and political opposition, six of the eleven supervisors fought us tooth and nail with the assistance and insistence of the powerful wholesale merchants and retailers officials. I must have appeared before the Board of Supervisors at least once a week during that period.
The Farmers' Market became a reality only because the news media and the public were on our side, and because we had to agree to various restrictions which, while detrimental, we managed to live with. The market proved its worth by using its facilities to save surplus crops that would have gone to waste. This was the salvation for many of our California family-size farmers. We did not need the big grower, because he didn't face the problem the little farmer did. His outlet was mainly on consignment, which meant that he never knew when he would be in the black. It was generally the other way around.
Cars parked near Farmers' Market, Duboce and Church, August 2, 1947.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library
A public opinion poll was conducted which showed ten-to-one in favor of a permanent Farmers' Market. We knew that if we placed the question of a permanent Farmers' Market on the ballot, we would encounter strong opposition. Again, the most powerful opponents were the Wholesale Produce Merchants and the Retail Grocers Association. Strangely, it was mainly the retail association officials, along with the produce group, who were putting up a fight.
As a citizens' group, we had no funds. Our opponents had a half-million dollar war chest. The Farmers' Market matter was placed on the ballot. Without going into the many details involved, the citizens of San Francisco responded with a 145,000 to 25,000 victory. The seven-to-one verdict was the highest margin of votes ever to be garnered on a policy matter in San Francisco. Although we were quite elated, we were not so naive as to think that our troubles were over. As a matter of fact, they had just begun.
Our opponents didn't give up. They merely regrouped and formed a campaign committee against tax subsidization of the Farmers' Market. Chairman of the group was Frank Tissier, secretary of the Retail Grocers Association. William Hadeler, state secretary of the association, was the other front man. Their plan was to convince the retailers that the Farmers' Market would put them out of business. To this, I replied at a standing room only hearing before the Board of Supervisors that, "If the Farmers' Market was responsible for one retail clerk losing his job, I would take immediate steps to close the market." Strange as it may seem, I was never challenged. In fact, many smaller retail grocers were seen at the Farmers' Market early on Saturday morning buying their' 'shorts" or the very freshest from the fields.
The second campaign started four months before election day. I, as the farmers' leader, was singled out as a radical, Communist, and many other' 'affectionate" names. The more they attacked me, the more support we received from the many civic groups and the public. Then came our big break. Joseph L. Alioto, a former special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General, invited me to lunch. He was the prosecutor for the government against the Retail Grocers Association, which had violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and robbed an unsuspecting public during wartime for its personal profit.
Over a two-year period, the San Francisco consumer was saddled with an extra cost of almost $2 million in his grocery bill, which was a lot of money in those days. I learned from Alioto that on March 4, 1942, William Hadeler and Frank Tissier were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in San Francisco as the principals in a conspiracy to fix prices of foods, groceries and allied products at unreasonably high levels, within a territory extending from San Luis Obispo to the Oregon border. (Dean David Snodgrass of Hastings Law College was the foreman of the Grand Jury.)
These defendants and others went to trial before Judge Michael J. Roche and were found guilty as charged. They paid a heavy fine, lost their appeal, and went to the Supreme Court which refused to hear the appeal. These, then, were the men who had the gall to come out in this campaign to protect the assembly district in San Francisco—a district that had twice voted for the Farmers' Market. He also noticed that many were sent within a few minutes of each other, so he wired some of the people whose names were signed to the telegrams. They denied that they had ever sent them. Maloney presented the phony telegrams to the Legislature. Needless to say, we won an overwhelming victory.
Leaving the assembly chamber, we ran into Hadeler. He was heard to say, "This is the last time I will be pulling their chestnuts out of the fire," referring to the Wholesale Produce Merchants. We never heard from him or Tissier again.
Alemany Farmers' Market, August 18, 1947
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
The new Farmers' Market, now owned and operated by the city on city-owned land at Alemany Boulevard and San Bruno Avenue, opened to the public on August 4, 1947. It started as an open-air market; the sheds came later.
The first week of operation attracted more than 80,000 people. They purchased more than 125 truckloads of fruits and vegetables on one Saturday alone. Consumers came from a radius of over 50 miles from San Francisco, while farmers came anywhere from the Coachella & Imperial Valleys in the south to the potato-growing Klamath Basin in the north.
August 10, 1948, Farmer's Market looking southeast, St. Joseph Hill in background.
Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp27.5586
Alemany Farmers Market, February 13, 1951
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Our die-hard opposition, in the meantime, began to mount. They worked through the agricultural commissioner's office in which the inspectors actually framed some unsuspecting grower, citing him for selling inferior fruit. Just to cite a classic example, Bill Carroll, our "beloved" commissioner, assigned two of his agricultural inspectors to get the goods on Chet Monez. Chet was a first-class farmer, who operated more than 200 acres of diversified fruit in Solano County. He was also one of my active members on the growers' committee who constantly worked for the good and welfare of the Farmers' Market. He was noted for his high-quality, fresh-picked fruits. Chet was a key target for Bill Carroll. Embarrassing Monez would definitely affect the market.
Of the 2,500 boxes of fruit brought in by Chet in the past three weeks, the inspectors found 14 boxes of so-called "inferior" or "below standard" fruit. The advisory board considered the market at stake in this issue. I asked an old friend, John Molinari, a former assistant district attorney, to defend Chet.
John Molinari was quite familiar with the goings on in Bill Carroll's office. All this fanfare seemed to surprise Carroll, who apparently thought that Chet would plead quilty to the charge, resulting in negative publicity about the market's so-called "low quality" produce. Molinari confused the inspector on the witness stand. He couldn't remember whether he had inspected a packed box or a loose box, as well as other incidents.
The case, after several postponements, was dismissed. There were other petty cases that met with the same fate. (Later, John Molinari went on to become Presiding Judge on the State Court of Appeals.)
As time went on, these farmers became my family. They discussed their problems with me as I listened and smiled, but I never gave them any advice. They seemed satisfied just to get the problems off their chests.
Farmers have a way of dealing with customers. One of the big problems was the squeezing of a tomato or peach by a consumer to determine whether it was ripe. This, of course, was rather annoying as no doubt, it was harmful to that tomato or peach.
Mike Cozzolino, a tomato grower from San Mateo County, had the perfect solution. Over one box of tomatoes, he placed a large sign which read: "Tomatoes for squeezing." The customers got the message. "Some of them would try to squeeze a coconut," confided Mike.
Alemany Farmers' Market, July 3, 1951
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
A sprinkling of appreciative seasoning, it seems to me, is an appropriate garnish for a potpourri. Some three years after the opening of the Farmers' Market, Mrs. Emilio Giovanonni beckoned me from her stand. She said, "I just wanted to thank you for buying us our brand new Dodge truck." This puzzled me until I noted the twinkle in her husband's eyes. The artichoke grower from Half Moon Bay then told me that this was one of the many benefits the market had brought them.
The Farmers' Market was not the solution to the high cost of living. It was, however, one of the many steps that could be taken to decrease prices and supply quality, fresh-picked, vitamin-filled foods. It was never designed or created to eliminate the middleman. He has a definite place in our food distribution system, which needed a thorough clean-up.
Too much food is destroyed in order to maintain high prices. There is too much emphasis on high quality standards for our foods, and we neglect giving the public its choice of the good lower grades at low prices. But if we are to be a healthy, well-fed nation, we had better start doing this right now before we starve to death in this land of milk and honey. There was no shortage of food in this country. There was no overproduction and there was no surplus. The problem was with the distribution methods.
Something besides nature had gone wrong in these times of so-called overproduction. If the people were given the chance to absorb this overproduction at fair prices, there would have been enough food for all with some to spare.
Five years have passed since Joe Sanchetti arrived in San Francisco with his pears. You, who have read this far, will agree that those pears were indeed the fruit of controversy. During these years, we fought hard to make Joe's stay a happy and permanent one.
Alemany Farmers' Market, 1953
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Now, after the fifth year, I can happily say that The Farmer Came to Town and like The Man Who Came to Dinner, he stayed.
The first five years was a period of establishment, controversy, and a struggle for survival. It all happened without a plan. One thing followed another and happily, we survived.
We established a civic enterprise that was a credit to the city of San Francisco and perhaps one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of urban-rural relations. The farmer felt at home, and likewise, the city consumer responded in ever-increasing numbers as judged by the Saturday crowds. They now came from a radius of 75 miles to meet, shop and chat with the farmers. At the same time, relationships were established that were mutually enjoyed, in many cases, on a first name basis.
We were fortunate that we had a mixture of old and young farmers who did things together. If there was a surplus of cauliflower, they informed me so I could then publicize a surplus sale of large, medium and small cauliflower at an attractive price. We emphasized small sizes, which were never available in the supermarkets, to apartment house dwellers who welcomed buying a small cauliflower. The same approach was applied to apples where small' 'school boy" apples were ideal for the little one's lunch.
Alemany Farmers' Market, 1950s
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Whenever we managed to get a few lines in the newspapers and an occasional plug on radio and television, this brought out the housewives, or we should say, the "shoppers." Then, we noted a new type of shopper—people seeking organic vegetables and fruits. The public was concerned that the supermarkets, handling the produce of the large-scale, mechanized, and chemically fertilized crops, could no way carry the organic produce.
What is an organic fruit or vegetable? The Department of Agriculture shied away from giving an official definition. The public became conscious of the small grower, the family-size farmer who, on a smaller scale, was still using manure and green cover crops that were ploughed under; thus, supplying the organic matter and humus necessary to produce a vitamin-filled fruit or vegetable.
Another most welcomed shopper, the "co-op" buyer, came to the Farmers' Market to buy for groups of families or neighbors. Gradually, the student co-op groups from the Bay Area colleges, fraternity houses, rest homes, small restaurants, and the increasing number of younger couples came looking for fresh-picked, vitamin-filled produce. It was a changing scene.
Perhaps the biggest change took place with the influx of Asians, Africans, and the many Arabic groups who shopped early, generally at daybreak and in the early morning. This augmented the old-time Europeans who also preferred to shop during the early hours of the morning.
Our struggles with our adversaries had come to an end. I constantly warned the growers not to be naive and let their guards down. We had to protect what we had gained. This was not an easy task to keep the farmers informed. I put out my semi-monthly newsletter which was distributed to all the stall holders, and we also had occasional meetings.
With the approach of the 25th anniversary since the founding of the Farmers' Market on August 12, 1943, we decided to celebrate this Silver Anniversary. I appointed Frank Helbing, president of the Apartment House Owners Association and a prominent member of my Farmer's Market Board, as chairman of this colorful civic event.
There was a gala celebration with more than 50,000 attending, causing a half-mile back-up on Alemany Boulevard. The crowds were efficiently handled by the police and special officers. It looked like a county fair. Prizes were given out for the most attractive decorations. Each farmer was permitted to decorate his stall based on what crops he produced. This was rather unique and developed into quite a challenge. A grape grower would decorate with grape vines, leaves and clusters of grapes. Some would add a wine press or a grape crusher. An artichoke grower would use plants with the artichokes attached to the vine. It was up to their own imagination. National attention was garnered for their displays of talent and originality.
It was a beautiful, warm San Francisco day as everyone enjoyed the music of the municipal band and the street-strolling musicians. Eleven boys' clubs entered a watermelon eating contest, with Mayor Joseph Alioto awarding the prizes. The highlight of the festivities was a luncheon held at the Sun Valley Dairy adjacent to the Farmers' Market. Vince Palmieri and his wife, Josephine, along with co-partners Ben and Doris Teshera, hosted this annual affair for our citizens' committee, farmers, and civic dignitaries.
That following Wednesday, a banquet was held in my honor at the San Francisco Press Club on Post Street. It was sponsored by the Municipal Executives Association of which I served as president from 1956 to 1957. There was a capacity crowd of 350 people. Joseph Allen was master of ceremonies as the Honorable John B. Molinari, Presiding Judge of the California Court of Appeals, made my introduction.
The mayor of San Francisco, Joseph Alioto, was the speaker of the evening. He played an important role in the formulative years of the Farmers' Market, especially during our continuous problems with the Wholesale Produce Merchants and the Retail Growers Association. Others in attendance included Thomas Mellon, the chief administrative officer, many city, state and federal officials, civic dignitaries, and those representing the Farm Bureau and other agricultural bodies. It was quite a memorable affair.
--John Brucato, from his memoir A Sicilian in America (Green Hills Publishing Co., Millbrae CA, 1992)
The Farmer still comes to town
John Brucato (in suit at right) at Alemany Farmers' Market, 1950s.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library


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Why do SMEs implement integrated management systems ?
The main reason is that many SMEs are suppliers to large companies that impose quality and environmental requirements on their supply chain. In many cases, these requirements can only be met by implementing a management system and being certified. Also, governments apply quality, environmental and even sustainability criteria in their purchasing and procurement activities. SMEs are therefore forced to implement quality and environmental management systems to stay in business.
What are the difficulties and how can ISO help ?
Although MSSs are applicable to any organization, regardless of type and size, it is generally acknowledged that SMEs face specific difficulties when implementing these standards, particularly when implementing multiple standards together. The reasons are manifold and partly outside the influence of ISO and its member bodies, such as limited resources (money, time, people). However, there are also reasons related to the standards themselves where ISO and its member bodies can help make life easier for SMEs.
The first reason is that MSSs are written in a language that can be quite difficult to understand and may contain elements that suggest the systems are bureaucratic and intended only for large organizations. In response, ISO has published ISO 9001 for Small Businesses. What to do that explains each ISO 9001 requirement in easy-to-read language and provides examples on how SMEs should implement them. Similar publications exist for environmental, food safety and information security management systems.
The second is that the various ISO MSSs are based on different models, specify different elements, and state similar requirements in different wording. Although the standards are compatible and the models are not contradictory, this does not make life easy for an SME wishing to implement the standards in an integrated way. Recently, ISO has taken important steps to improve MSS alignment by defining the structure and core requirements that apply to any management system. This will certainly assist not only SMEs but all organizations in applying multiple MSSs to their business processes.
Integrated use of MSSs
The ISO handbook The integrated use of management system standards addresses both of these standards-related reasons as to why SMEs struggle with the implementation of quality and environmental management. In essence, it clearly shows how the management system elements specified in abstract language are related to an organization's daily operational and management processes.
It also provides a clear pathway for integrated MSS implementation. The manual uses the imaginary case of Jim the Baker to illustrate the approach. Jim runs a bakery in the centre of a small town ; by applying sound management, and supported by management system standards, his business expands to provide catering services for large organizations (see Figures 1 and 2).
The handbook shows how the formal elements of a single management system are related to the processes and managerial activities of a shop employing six people, and how multiple MSS requirements are related to, and support, a medium-sized catering company with a regional scope. In addition to this imaginary example, the book contains many real-life illustrations taken from case studies included in an accompanying CD-ROM.
Key factors for successful MSS implementation in an SME
There are many factors that influence the success of MSS implementation by an SME – those below are also addressed extensively in the ISO handbook.
1. Stick to your existing management system
Any organization that stays in business and is able to provide products and services to its customers operates a management system, however lean or informal. This system, in whatever form, should be taken as the basis and starting point for implementing an MSS such as ISO 9001. Implementing ISO 9001 does not mean you "build" a (new) quality management system, but that you evaluate your current management practices against ISO 9001 requirements, and adapt and add where necessary. Therefore, every management system is unique and an organization should not buy a handbook from the Internet or apply standard procedures provided by a consultant. The risk is that these tools may not fit, will add bureaucracy, will not be seen by employees as adding value - and are only likely to be activated when the annual certification audit is imminent !
The difficulty is to link abstract requirements to real-life processes and management practices. Once an organization has been able to do this, the extent to which the requirements are already being met – and what must still be done by adapting and not by rebuilding – becomes clear. Informal management practices sometimes need to be formalized (for example, some records should be maintained to demonstrate that things have been done), but in many cases this contributes to the effectiveness and efficiency of the operations, and thus adds value to the organization Figures 1 and 2 show how this approach is visualized in the ISO handbook.
2. A management system is not identical to documented procedures
A management system is a tool to help achieve organizational objectives. Any measure taken should be consistent with the basic objective of the system : does it help in doing a better job, in being more successful, and in achieving the business plan ? There are many measures that can contribute to this objective, for example raising personnel competence, adopting "foolproof" technical devices, using pictograms, handy forms to check and fill out (which later become records as well), etc. However, one should hesitate before establishing extensive documented procedures, especially in SME situations, because in many cases this does not align with organizational culture and daily practices.
3. Look for the commonalities between different MSSs
Although worded differently, all MSSs are based on the same fundamental concepts :
- Process management and control : ensure that processes deliver the intended results and that applicable requirements are complied with
- Plan-Do-Check-Act approach to management and process control : establish objectives, define the processes needed, monitor progress and compliance, take action where necessary, and consider improvement opportunities
- Risk management : identify the risks that provide threats and opportunities, and implement controls to minimize negative effects on performance and maximize potential benefits
Quality management carries the risk that customers are not satisfied and that quality-related (legal and customer) requirements are not met. The risk in environmental management is that the environmental performance does not meet legal requirements, stakeholder expectations and/or the organization's own policy objectives.
MSSs specify very similar elements based on these concepts that should be part of the organization's overall management system. Considering the requirements of the standards with these basic concepts in mind will assist SMEs in interpreting and applying them in an integrated way.
4. Keep it simple
Less is better and small is beautiful in many situations where management systems are implemented – especially for SMEs. By keeping the first three key factors in mind, SMEs should be able to adapt the system to suit the size and complexity of the organization. It is possible to conform to the requirements of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 without extensive documentation.
Flowcharts and forms are in many cases more effective than documented procedures, and records often provide more added value than process descriptions. Specifying what to do is preferable to describing how to do it, and can be done more concisely. It is important that the design of controls be in line with the culture of the organization and the level of competence of the personnel.
Not just for large organizations
Management systems and MSSs are not just tools for large organizations. Given the trend towards outsourcing activities and the growing importance of cooperation in the value chain, effective MSS implementation by SMEs is of key importance in facilitating trade and promoting sustainable development.
ISO MSSs can be implemented in an integrated way by SMEs, and can add value to their businesses as long as some key factors for success are taken into account. ISO has already published useful SME guidance and will develop its future standards in a way that facilitates the implementation and integration of multiple standards.


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By Stuart Boardman, Getronics
Today was a dream day for cloud spotters. In the course of a 90-minute drive I could have ticked off at least 10 of the distinct cloud types documented in my "Cloud Collector's Handbook" (No, I'm not a cloud nerd – it was given to me as a joke). It doesn't do to stretch a metaphor too far but it's quite interesting how what I saw could reflect the variety of situations with which a consumer (or even provider) of Cloud services might be confronted: well-defined shapes with a clearly substantial content; fine-grained but still well-defined little packages; vast, vague shapes that require great expertise to understand what they promise; thin, wispy layers linking other things together; but also every type mixed through and layered on each other. At the end I experienced (thanks to an immense downpour) what it's like to be right inside a cloud – you can't see a damn thing – including the other folks you're sharing the service with – but they're there and one way or another they might have an effect on you.
What I really want to talk about is The Open Group's new book, Cloud Computing For Business, which you can download from The Open Group online bookstore or buy in hardback from van Haren Publishing. There's no shortage of books about Cloud, so you might reasonably ask what could make this one so interesting. Well, that's partly down to what it is and partly to what it isn't. The title ought to give a clue. It's not a Cloud collector's handbook. It's not interested in tying down the fine-grained differences between different types of Cloud service. It's not concerned with marginal decisions about exactly what is and is not a Cloud service.
It IS concerned with helping you understand what you might be able to get out of a Cloud service, and how to ensure that it really delivers what you expect.
This book is concerned with value, as you might expect from a book with the word "Business" in the title. The sub-title is "The Open Group Guide". That word Guide is also important. The book's goal is to be a guide that will help you make your own decisions. It doesn't offer potted solutions. It looks at the different kinds of value you could obtain from the Cloud and how to develop a strategy for Cloud that is correct for your own organization's specific situation and goals. The main sections are about understanding what your organization might gain from using Cloud services (and why), how to select the right service (and provider), how to identify and manage risk and how to go about setting, measuring and assuring ROI expectations. There is, of course, an introduction explaining the key features of Cloud. The basis for this is the NIST definition. The Open Group promotes standards, so it's natural that it makes the maximum use of standards developed elsewhere. In this case that's the NIST definition – the models and characteristics. What the book adds to this is an exploration of what the different elements of the definition actually mean to Cloud users – why you should care, and also where you should not care.
What makes this book special, though, is the fact that it pulls together the knowledge and experience of a broad group of people from provider and consumer organizations, from business, government and education and from multiple geographies. It's a product of The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group and has therefore been the subject of discussion, review and improvement even before it appeared in the book. The Work Group is a focus for exchange of experiences and insights, for collaborative development of practical material and a forum for good, honest debate in a non-partisan environment. Its various projects have produced a series of white papers and reference documents, which in turn have contributed to the development of the book.
The book itself was actively reviewed by an even broader group. So what you get is something that reflects the experiences and opinions of a considerable number of people, who have nothing to gain from these activities apart from what they learn from each other in the process. There aren't many books of which that can be said and certainly not your typical technical book.
And what I also admire is the refreshing lack of fluff. So many technical books seem to suffer from a need to be priced by weight. The result is that you might as well start reading at page 100, because you won't have missed anything. This book get straight down to business.
If you'll bear with me stretching my metaphor a bit further, in the end there is perhaps a similarity to the Cloud Collector's Handbook (really a rather admirable and amusing little book, by the way) because both will help you to read the Cloud landscape and know what to expect – and that's what really matters, isn't it?
Download the book now
Buy a hard copy
Read the press announcement
Read an excerpt of the book
Stuart Boardman is a Senior Business Consultant with Getronics Consulting where he co-leads the Enterprise Architecture practice as well as the Cloud Computing solutions group. He is co-lead of The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group's Security for the Cloud and SOA project and a founding member of both The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group and The Open Group SOA Work Group. Stuart is the author of publications by the Information Security Platform (PvIB) in The Netherlands and of his previous employer, CGI. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on the topics of Cloud, SOA, and Identity.


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Fresh Air Weekend: Coppola, The Muppets
Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
The Muppet Fans Who Made 'The Muppets' Movie The filmmakers behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall have teamed up to create the first Muppet movie in over a decade. "We set out to make a Muppet movie that harkened back to the late 70s [and] early 80s Muppets that we grew up with," says Jason Segel.
The History Of Hillbilly Boogie's Earliest Days Boogie-woogie was a piano style that began sometime in the early 20th century — and, by the 1930s, became a huge pop-music fad. Rock historian Ed Ward explains how the genre re-emerged in country music after WWII, when it was an important precursor to rock 'n' roll.
Francis Ford Coppola Reflects On His Film Career: The director shares stories from his early film making career and from some of his most famous movies, including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. He spoke at the Toronto International Film Festival to the festival's co-director.
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Pelosi to travel to border
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will travel to the southern border of the U.S. on Saturday to be briefed by Customs and Border Protection on the flood of unaccompanied minors entering the country.
The California Democrat will also tour the South Texas Detention Facility where a group of minors are being held.
Pelosi's office said on Friday that the minority leader won't actually meet with the children at the detention center.
"The humanitarian crisis unfolding across our nation's southern border demands Congress come together and find thoughtful, compassionate and bipartisan solutions," Pelosi said. "We must ensure our laws are fully enforced, so that due process is provided to unaccompanied children and the safety and well-being of unaccompanied children is protected. We must also work to address the root causes of the problem."
( Also on POLITICO: Gutierrez: Immigration reform prospects dead)
More than 50,000 unaccompanied children from central America have crossed the border into the United States since last October, but federal law says the U.S. cannot immediately turn the minors away if they are from non-contiguous countries such as Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
The rush of children has turned into a crisis for Customs and Border Protection, which does not have the capacity to house the children for the 72 hours before they are transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services to await an immigration hearing.
Pelosi will be joined by Democratic Reps. Filemon Vela of Texas, Rubén E. Hinojosa of Texas and Steven Horsford of Nevada. Hinojosa is the chairman of the Chairman, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Vela sits on the House Homeland Security Committee.


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Masala means "mixture", and in cooking this refers to the mixture of spices and other ingredients that form the base of curries. As discussed last month, there are two basic ways of preparing curried vegetables, either with a gravy-like masala, or the drier style (bhajia). We'll start this month with a few simple recipes for this dry style of curry.
Probably the most important part of making your masala is to cook it long enough and at high enough heat that the spices release their essences into the oil. Be certain that the spices sizzle in the oil or ghee, but not so long as to burn!
This first recipe is so simple to prepare. You can use any other vegetable, cut into bite-size pieces, in place of the peas. When you use fresh vegetables (as opposed to frozen peas), it will need to cook a little longer. You can speed things up a bit by blanching the chopped fresh vegetables in boiling water for a few minutes, until just tender and still bright with color. Then, simply drain and add them to the spice masala. This makes a wonderful vegetable side dish.
1 Tbsp. ghee or olive oil
1 tsp. turmeric
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. crushed red chilies
12 oz. frozen peas (or 1-1/4 lb. fresh peas, shelled)
salt to taste
Heat ghee or oil in a 10-inch frying pan over medium-high heat. Add turmeric, pepper and chilies and sizzle for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add peas, stir, and lower heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until peas are tender. Yield: about 2 cups
Did you know the summer months are the best time for eating spicy hot food? You might think that a nice bowl of ice cream or cold soda is the perfect thing to cool off with. They do feel refreshing going down, but your body is going to work hard to warm up that chilly belly. Spicy food, on the other hand, helps you keep cool from the inside. This is probably why so many cultures in hot, tropical climates, have so much spicy food.
This recipe for cauliflower calls for a lot of crushed red chilies and jalapenos. If you have little tolerance for spicy food, you can easily omit these ingredients. Also you may substitute 1/2 bell pepper in 1/2″ dice, for the jalapenos.
1/3 cup olive oil or ghee
1/3 cup chopped ginger (peeled, and cut into 3/16″ dice)
10-12 whole cloves garlic, peeled (about 1 bulb)
2 jalapeno chilies, cut in half lengthwise, and then in 1/2″ slices
1 heaping teaspoon of each spice:
– turmeric
– garam masala (literally, "hot mixture", this is a spice blend available in Indian grocery stores and better markets)
– curry powder
– crushed red chilies
– 1 tsp. salt
– 2 tomatoes (blanch in boiling water for 1 minute to easily remove skins), chopped
– 2 lbs. cauliflower, cut into large bite-size pieces
Heat the olive oil or ghee in a large skillet over medium-high flame. Add chopped ginger and sauté 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add whole peeled garlic cloves and jalapenos and cook another 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add spices and salt, stir well, and cook another minute, being sure the spices sizzle in the oil. Now add chopped tomatoes and cauliflower pieces. Lower heat to medium and cover, stirring occasionally, until cauliflower can easily be pierced with a fork.
Yield: about 6 servings
Garam Masala
If you are unable to find the spice blend, garam masala, you can make your own by combining the following spices:
2 Tbsp. ground coriander seeds
2 Tbsp. ground cumin seeds
1 tsp. cardamom powder
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
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Fauzia Haji Adan was sworn in on Monday November 19, 2012, as the Somali Federal Republic's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, making history as Somalia's first woman to hold those posts. Another Somali woman, Maryan Qassim, was also sworn in as the minister for social services.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdi Shirdon will now be historically remembered for their bold and courageous female appointments—a groundbreaking step towards gender equality in Somalia. The question now is, how will these appointments be translated into effective systemic action that impacts the practical lives of Somali women? And how will the appointments affect the historical male domination of Somalia's political class?
The principle of "natural" male supremacy is the ideology of oppression of Somali women—collectively and individually. Notwithstanding these groundbreaking ministerial appointments, the collective local and international consensus is that these appointments are an aberration, and the exclusionary structures that continue to marginalize Somali women from the mainstream political class remain firmly entrenched. For women to become active members in all segments of life in Somali society, traditional political structures need to undergo a paradigm shift. The female ministerial appointments are only the first shots in a long and trenchant battle to come.
The recently concluded election process that bought Mohamud and Shirdon to power also proclaimed a 30-percent quota for women in parliament. With only 16 percent of seats going to women, this quota was not close to being realized, and the unending platitudes of Somali and international voices about a "successful" outcome for Somali women ring hollow. If systemic change is to occur, then significant and sustained female representation also has to occur. The dinner niceties of Somali men about female participation must give way to concrete commitment, and the empty rhetoric of the international community must give way to sustained political and financial support to Somalia—conditional on minimum female quotas being achieved at all levels of government and in all sectors of society.
Only a policy of sustained affirmative action can address ingrained structural imbalances; one or two cabinet appointments won't cut it. Unless there are meaningful numbers of appointments of women to political positions at all levels of government—as vice ministers, ministers of state, directors general, ambassadors, governors, and district commissioners—the current patriarchal status quo will remain unchanged. And Somali women will continue to be marginalized.
A 2005 study—conducted by Caliper, a Princeton, New Jersey-based management consulting firm, and Aurora, a London-based organization that advocates for women—found that female leaders are more "empathetic and flexible, as well as stronger in interpersonal skills than their male counterparts." These skills are critical for Somalia to finally transition to permanent peace, security, and development. If Somali women are not meaningfully included in the political process, the hope of a dynamic future for Somalia becomes but a distant dream.
For Somali women to rise from the margins, Somali politicians and international funders must move beyond platitudes and commit significant resources and political will to empowering Somali women in all sectors of Somali society. Otherwise, notions of "equity," "justice," and "opportunity" will remain the hapless mantras of self-righteous patriarchal political elites—scared of the dark, and the women who remain cast therein.


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People who bought songs from Microsoft's now-defunct MSN Music service will get three more years to move the music to new devices and operating systems after a change of course by the company.
Microsoft said it will now support authenticating those tracks, as required by the DRM (digital rights management) technology encoded into the music, through at least the end of 2011. Microsoft will then decide based on demand whether to continue.
Songs purchased on the service, offered only in the U.S., used Microsoft's "PlaysForSure" DRM, which required that the songs gain a license key from Microsoft's servers if a user transferred the music to a new PC or device.
But MSN Music, one of several online music store efforts by Microsoft, was shut down in November 2006 when the company launched a new one centered around its Zune digital music player.
Then Microsoft said in April that it would only support authenticating songs from MSN Music through Aug. 31. The decision meant that users could no longer migrate their music to a new PC if they upgraded their hardware.
If a person's PC died, the music would be gone unless it has been backed up on a CD or to another hard drive. Even if a user merely upgraded their operating system, for example from Windows XP to Vista, authentication is still required.
Microsoft's decision drew fire from users and organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which said consumers should be entitled to refunds.
PlaysForSure DRM, which Microsoft has renamed "Certified for Windows Vista" has a set of Byzantine rules for how content can be burned to CDs and shared with other devices.
The Zune Marketplace sells songs using Windows Media DRM 10.
Some content is available in unprotected MP3 format as music industry warms to the idea of selling music without DRM after backlash from consumers.
Apple, whose iTunes Store remains the most popular place to buy music online, is selling some tracks minus its version of DRM, called FairPlay, after new agreements were reached with music labels. Amazon.com also sells songs from Warner Music Group without DRM in the MP3 format.


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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Pretty in Patchwork: Holidays
Yup, that's right! Awhile back John asked me if I'd like to contribute to a book he was writing - of course I said yes! The result of this is the above book Pretty in Patchwork: Holidays! It is currently available as an e-book and will be released in print in the summer of 2012...which means that I will of course be blogging about it again when that happens! The book is full of really amazing projects and designers (I'm sure you will recognize most if not all of them) - contrary to what you might think not all of the projects are Christmas-related... there are also projects for Hanukkah and Thanksgiving as well as variations for even more.
This is the project that I designed for the book - the Countdown-to-Christmas Advent Calender! The tree is made using paper pieced hexagons and the letters are stamped onto the fabric using number stamps and an ink pad suitable for fabric. The pockets are just big enough for a small toy or small chocolate and are very simple to make.
Jeni (who also had a super-cute bunting project in the book) has already actually made a variation on my pattern and blogged about it - it's so awesome! You can buy the e-book here if you'd like and one neat feature is that you can actually flip through the whole book before buying and see all the project - did I mention there over 30 of them?!
Geez guys, I'm so excited! It's so awesome to finally see it and I know I'll be even more excited when the print version comes out - you can be guaranteed there will be some goofy picture of me holding it in a bookstore (I mean, really, have you guys seen the pictures of me from Quilt Market with the Sample Spree sign?)! So what do y'all think?
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I think it's really exciting and your project is awesome! I'm not surprised that it's the very first project I've seen someone make from the book. : )ReplyDelete
Thanks again for being part of it!
Congrats Kaye! Loved your project :)ReplyDelete
congratulations! I have been wanting to make an advent calendar, and I think I just found the perfect one :)ReplyDelete
I think this is one of my fav Miss Print projects. Way to go Kaye!!! I did the e-book flip through when John posted the other day and you are right, the projects are fantastic.ReplyDelete
Awww, congrats! How exciting.ReplyDelete
Very cute advent calendar, Kaye!ReplyDelete
i love your project! i've been looking for a beautiful and doable and stylish advent calendar all over and i think yours is the ticket! now, it's not gonna be this year, but thanks for the inspiration for next year!ReplyDelete
Congrats! You must be doing the happy dance! :-)ReplyDelete
How exciting Kaye - congrats! I bet your Mum is super excited too! ((hugs))ReplyDelete
Congratulations, Kaye!! I'm so excited for you!! I can't wait to get this book! :)ReplyDelete


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Network: Cinemax
Episodes: 38 (hour)
Seasons: Four
TV show dates: January 11, 2013 — May 20, 2016
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Hoon Lee, Rus Blackwell, Matt Servitto, Demetrius Grosse, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ryann Shane, Daniel Ross Owens, Lili Simmons, and Ben Cross.
TV show description:
This dramatic TV series is set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country. It revolves around an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the murdered sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania. He imposes his own brand of justice and also continues his criminal activities, even as he's hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.
The show begins as a man (Antony Starr) leaves prison with nothing but the shirt on his back. He makes his way into town, has sex with a local bartender and steals a car. He arrives in Manhattan to see an old acquaintance, a cross-dressing hair stylist and genius computer hacker named Job (Hoon Lee). Before leaving, he forces Job to give up an address. The man is then chased and shot at by a Ukrainian mobster through the New York City streets. He escapes, steals a motorcycle, and rides into the town of Banshee, PA.
In Banshee, he sits at a local bar and shares a drink with the bartender; an ex-con, ally, and former prizefighter named Sugar Bates (Frankie Faison). Two men walk into the bar looking to rob it, but Lucas Hood, the newly-arrived sheriff-to-be, has other ideas. Following as altercation, the thieves and the sheriff are all killed. While disposing of the bodies with Sugar, the man takes a call on Lucas's phone and decides to his assume his identity.
The new Lucas visits the home of Carrie Hopewell (Ivana Milicevic), the wife of the town's district attorney, a former marine named Gordon Hopewell (Rus Blackwell). Lucas and Carrie, whom he calls Ana, share a past from the life she had before arriving in Banshee. Ana was once a notorious jewel thief, but now lives in Banshee under an assumed identity with a husband and children who know nothing of her past.
Lucas wants his cut of the diamonds they stole from a ruthless Ukrainian gangster named "Mr. Rabbit" (Ben Cross). Rabbit has been searching for the thieves for 15 years and continues to do so. She pleads with him to just leave her and her family alone, including her rebellious teenage daughter, Deva Hopewell (Ryann Shane).
Lucas has Job hack into law enforcement databases to verify his cover. He meets with Dan Kendall (Daniel Ross Owens), the town's young mayor, and is introduced to the sheriff's deputies. Surly by nature, Brock Lotus (Matt Servitto) is the department's longest-serving deputy and resents Lucas for getting the job he wanted. Siobhan Kelly (Trieste Kelly Dunn) has put her painful past behind her to become a cop and Emmett Yawners (Demetrius Grosse) is a strong, devoutly Christian man who can kick ass when he needs to.
While making rounds with Brock, Lucas springs to action when he sees a group of local thugs, the Moody boys, beating up a group of Amish men. Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen), the man who controls all of Banshee's criminal enterprises and most of its legal ones, arrives and puts a halt to the fight. He forces Cole Moody to apologize to one of the Amish men, who happens to be Kai's estranged father. Later, in Proctor's slaughterhouse, he savagely beats Cole.
Episode #38 — Requiem
Proctor faces off with Calvin and the Brotherhood outside his home. He has a secret weapon: Senator Mitchum, a leader in the Brotherhood's national ranks. The Senator reminds Calvin and his cohorts that the Brotherhood goes far beyond Banshee, Pennsylvania. He instructs them to make Proctor's drug delivery their "first and only priority," installing a new leader over Calvin.
Before heading off to college, Deva confides in Lucas, saying with everything that has happened, she doubts she'll thrive in a place as "normal" as college. Lucas assures her that she has time to figure everything out, adding that now he'll always know where to find her and promising that he will always find her.
After questioning Lilith at the Banshee Sheriff's Department, Dawson tells Lucas that she thinks someone else murdered Rebecca and made it look like one of Declan's kills. On a hunch, they go search Proctor's property, discovering a secret basement in the tool shed. There is blood residue, and Lucas finds Rebecca's necklace. He rushes off without Dawson in search of Proctor.
Bunker gets a call from Carrie, informing him that Proctor's trade with the Colombian Cartel is about to go down. Brock overhears the phone call and demands to be let in on the vigilante-style bust.
At the Banshee airport, Proctor meets with Cartel member Loera to hand off the drugs. The deal comes to a sudden halt when Proctor opens the truck carrying his supply, only to find Carrie and Job in the vehicle. When Loera moves to shoot them, Brock fires an RPG Missile at the truck, sending the drug stash up in flames. Carrie, Job and Brock escape, and after killing Loera and his men, Proctor and Burton speed away from the scene as well.
As Proctor and Burton drive towards Banshee, Lucas barrels his car into them, sending Proctor's vehicle tumbling off the road. Burton is knocked unconscious by the fall, leaving Proctor unprotected. When Lucas accuses him of the murder, Proctor is genuinely shocked. It dawns on both men that the only other person who could possibly be responsible is Burton. When Lucas turns to look for Burton, he finds only a pair of glasses.
Burton appears suddenly and launches an attack on Lucas. Outclassed in the fight, Lucas wins by sheer force of will and anger. He breaks Burton's back before placing him in front of Proctor and walking away. Burton confesses that he killed Rebecca because she was destroying Proctor's empire. As Burton weeps, Proctor breaks his neck.
Calvin finds Bunker and Maggie together outside of Brock's house. Sending Maggie inside, Bunker threatens to shoot Calvin but can't bring himself to do it. The two brothers go at each other, fighting tooth and nail. Bunker is able to get the upper hand and leaves Calvin beaten on the ground. Unwilling to call a truce, Calvin threatens that the Brotherhood will make sure Bunker and Maggie suffer. Pushed to the edge, Bunker shoots his brother dead.
Dawson seeks Lucas out to say goodbye. Before heading out of town, she leaves an FBI report in Lucas' room—his file.
Back at the Banshee Sheriff's Department, Brock sits Bunker down to discuss the future of law enforcement in the town. Recognizing that Bunker isn't willing to be fully honest with him about how Calvin died, Brock tells Bunker that they need to be able to trust each other going forward.
Cartel forces descend on Proctor's home in retaliation for his failed drug deal with Loera, and Proctor meets them in his driveway, an AR-15 in hand.
Lucas finds Carrie at her home and tells her that he's planning to hit the road. He asks if she wants to come with him, but he already knows her answer: Max is coming home and she's going to stay in Banshee. The two embrace and share a final kiss before he says goodbye.
Lucas sits with Sugar for a final drink. Also at the bar, Job tells the two men that he's "gettin' while the gettin's good." He has a parting gift for Sugar – a bag full of money for Sugar's retirement.
Lucas gets on the motorcycle he first drove into Banshee and rides past the "Welcome to Banshee" sign out onto the open road. (Courtesy Cinemax.)
First aired: May 20, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Banshee TV series? Do you think it should have ended with season four? Would you have watched a fifth season?