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The Pilot's Lounge #89: How We Scare Our Passengers Without Realizing It
Sometimes it's obvious why our friends and relations enjoy -- or don't enjoy -- flying with us. But sometimes the reason they quit going is more subtle, and we may need to remember those things we felt back when we first learned how to fly. AVweb's Rick Durden reminds us to put ourselves in our passengers seats.
Summer finally arrived, so someone stuck up a notice in the Pilot's Lounge here at the virtual airport that stated we might as well have an airport cookout before Mother Nature changes her mind. On the appointed date the weather cooperated and there was an excellent turnout. It provided an opportunity to chat with some of the pilots we don't get to see as frequently as we like, as well as to let family members associate a pleasant time with the airport.
After having a couple of brats, some potato salad and baked beans splatted onto my paper plate and fishing a soda out of the cooler, I found that most of the picnic tables were already full. I located a chair at a mildly wobbly card table where Harry, his wife and son were just starting to eat. We exchanged pleasantries and settled down to enjoying the food and light conversation. I was pleased to see the three of them, but more than a little surprised, because of Harry's family situation when it comes to aviation: They've got a cottage on a lake about 55 minutes flying time from here in Harry's Cherokee, but his wife Millie and son Kevin get there via a two-hour drive. That is despite the fact that Harry flies to a very nice, grass airstrip about a 10-minute walk from their cabin. Millie and Kevin absolutely will not fly with Harry, and have refused to do so for several years.
I like Harry, Millie and Kevin. We got to solving the various world problems as our plates steadily got lighter, until Old Hack walked up to Harry and said, "The keg just got here and it's got some sort of new-fangled tap that no one can figure out. I was sent to bring the master." We all laughed and Harry got up to help with the project.
The Problem: Scaring Passengers While Clueless
The moment Harry was gone, Millie said to me, "Kevin talked me in to coming out here. He really likes the folks at the airport and thinks some of the airplanes are hot and he wants to learn to fly. The trouble is that Harry has scared me so damn many times I don't know what to do. I think flying is dangerous, but I don't want to stop Kevin when he wants to learn something. I know computers, I know electronics, I don't know airplanes; but I think Harry is just plain dangerous. I love the guy, but he's made me just too scared to fly with him. On top of it all, we can't talk to each other on the subject without having a fight. Maybe if you talk with him about what he's doing and the example he's set for Kevin ..."
"Millie, I'm foolish enough to try almost anything once. But, before I talk to Harry, you've got to tell me what's going on. His rep. around here is that he's just inconsiderate, and he'll fly low in turbulence to avoid headwinds because he's cheap; but no one has ever said he was a dangerous pilot."
Rather than try to recount the entire conversation, I'm going to hit the points Millie raised. I'd touched on Harry's flying some years ago in a column suggesting things a pilot could do to make passengers happier. And while I'm a believer in teaching by saying what one should do as opposed to saying, "Don't," there are times that it's necessary to outline the things not to do.
What I learned in listening to Millie was that there are a lot of things pilots do that are "safe" (or at least pretty safe) but that scare the stuffing out of their passengers. To make matters worse, they are things to which most pilots are utterly oblivious.
Running A Tank Dry
I'll start out by saying this: In general, there is nothing wrong with running a fuel tank dry on purpose, at altitude, in cruise. It isn't going to suck any impurities, dirt or small children into the fuel lines. Most of the time the engine will quit, restart, quit and restart a couple of times before completely ceasing operation. The minority of times it doesn't go through any belching and carrying on -- it just stops.
There are legitimate times in which a pilot wants to run a tank dry. For instance, in airplanes that aren't equipped with a "both" position on the fuel selector, a pilot may desire to get all of the fuel out of a tank, particularly on older airplanes with numerous tanks. Switching to a tank containing fuel and turning on the boost pump (if the POH/Owner's Manual calls for it) usually means the engine gets noisy again once the air in the fuel lines is replaced by fuel. While it can take a fair amount of time in some circumstances (and it may be over a minute -- worst case -- in a few airplanes), it's usually not a big deal, technically.
From the point of view of a passenger as the engine cuts out, it's bloody terrifying. A pilot has been through it all before and is in control (those two words are hugely important when considering your passengers). The passenger, especially a spouse who has long flown with the pilot, may have been through it several times; but even so, the passenger is not in control, it's a heck of a long way down and that loud silence up front, even briefly, is no fun whatsoever for your passenger.
One of the very worst fears we humans have is of falling. So, where are our passengers, those humans with virtually no control over their fates? Way up high. And you, the pilot, are in charge, and allowing the engine to quit. Think how that makes them feel.
The shrinks explain that anger is a "secondary" emotion. It is the product of a primary emotion, usually fear. Anger only comes out when a more basic emotion triggers it. When you scare a passenger, there's a healthy chance that the result will be anger at you. It may not be expressed directly, especially at first, but it will be expressed in some fashion, be it a refusal to fly with you, nasty comments behind your back or other actions against you in your relationship, especially if the passenger is your spouse. (If it is a first-time rider, he or she may decide to never fly again and may actively work against airports and little airplanes. A number of the "Stop The Noise" anti-airport folks have stories of flying in a little airplane and being frightened by an arrogant or sadistic pilot.) If the passenger is your spouse or child -- the most important people in your life -- you are telling them, through your actions, that when they are in a position of no control you will consciously do something that scares the $#@! out of them. So don't act puzzled because your spouse or kids are not excitedly leaping up to go flying with you when the opportunity is offered.
When carrying a passenger (even a pilot-passenger), do what you can to avoid running a tank dry. On those very rare occasions where you need to do so, and it had better be rare otherwise something is really wrong with your flight planning, let your passengers know well in advance. Tell them what is going to happen. Explain why. Don't do it over water. Then, when the engine first coughs, change tanks right away. Get it running smoothly again and apologize to them for the power interruption, for doing something that scared them.
Not Telling Your Passengers What's Going On
Millie told me that there were numerous times that Harry had done something in the airplane that didn't make sense. Some times he'd use extra flaps on takeoff and pull up at a steep angle, would change altitudes suddenly, pull out the checklist and start reading it ("I thought he knew how to fly"), start demanding things from the controller or fly through clouds that were bumpy rather than climb over them or go around them.
As I listened, it seemed to me that again the issue was the control felt by the passenger. When I asked Millie about the times Harry used extra flap on takeoff and pulled up sharply, she said it was at a strip they used to go into for breakfast. It was short and had trees all around it. When I explained a short-field takeoff, Millie said that it made perfect sense, but that Harry never said a word about it. She watched what he did and because he was doing something different, was worried. (By the time that issue came up in their flying relationship, Millie had quit asking Harry questions about what he was doing because his response had been to snap at her.)
What I learned as the conversation continued was that pilots shouldn't sit like bumps on a log when they have passengers. While it's possible to be way too loquacious, few pilots are. Millie said she'd ridden with one of the pilots here one day and that pilot had briefly explained what was going to happen before doing the runup, takeoff, level-off at cruise, descent and landing. She recalled that it lowered her apprehension level significantly.
So talk. It's not necessary to explain how to make a watch when your passenger simply wants to know the time. Before the flight, provide an estimate of the length of the flight, what the potty-break and food situation will be. (It doesn't hurt to make the estimate about 15 minutes longer than the flight will really take -- then your passengers are happy that you arrived early.) Mention that you are doing the runup to make sure everything is working correctly before you take off. (Keep it positive; your passengers will love you for your caution and concern for their well-being; for crying out loud, don't say you are looking for something to break). Explain briefly why you are using a checklist -- yes, I've had passengers tell me that they thought it was because I didn't know what I was doing. (OK, there are several possible comebacks to that remark; I'll let them all pass.) Tell your passengers that the nose will be up kind of high during the climb and that it is necessary to bank the airplane to make a normal turn. The noise level will change when you level off and set cruise power; let them know it's coming. Communicate with your passengers, not just with ATC; although from a safety standpoint, recognize the priorities: aviate, navigate, communicate.
Taking Risks With Passengers
Millie was furious with Harry for doing things with her and their son in the airplane that she did not consider to be safe. Harry would fly at low altitudes over large bodies of water without any flotation devices in the airplane. He would fly with a radio inoperative or with a weak mag or low on fuel. She said that the loud and clear message he was sending was that he didn't care about his family's well-being.
The point she made was clear: If it's not working, get it fixed before you take up a passenger. Make sure everyone has clothing enough for an extra day if the airplane breaks and has to be repaired. If you are flying over water, carry flotation gear; have appropriate survival equipment for your route. (If in doubt about what's appropriate, check this out.) It's all a mater of control; the passenger has none other than to refuse to fly. If you are willing to fly an airplane in questionable mechanical condition (and your passenger considers anything that is not working as significant although pilots may not have that point of view), then don't be the least bit surprised when your passengers are unwilling to fly with you a second time.
Harry is a fiddler. In level flight he can't sit still. He constantly tweaks the mixture, often to the point of causing the engine to run rough or cut out. Naturally, when the engine coughs, it frightens his passengers. It's also not necessary for normal operation of the airplane. If running rich of peak, lean slowly to peak and then enrichen the 100� degrees or so to get the temps and pressures down. If lean of peak, perform the "big pull" smoothly, but don't go to where it quits. Once it's set, unless it's broken, don't mess with it.
I've had pilots tell me that they try to impress passengers by constantly adjusting things. Passengers aren't. They want well-enough left alone. To them a pilot who fidgets and fiddles causes anxiety. Harry can't sit still. I've flown with him and I've seen it. After about 15 minutes of him futzing with this, adjusting that and tapping on the other thing, I just want to smack him. There may be a personality disorder involved, but no matter what, you keep your passengers more comfortable if you set things and let them be for the remainder of the flight (or at least into the descent) if possible. Your movements should be directed to looking for traffic, changing radio frequencies as needed and refolding the map as you make progress.
Try something: On your next cross-country flight with a passenger, see if you can sit still (other than scanning for traffic) for two minutes. If you feel compelled to touch a power control or play with the GPS, you're one of those who transmits a sense of unease to your passengers.
Passengers despise turbulence. Pilots get used to it and often don't notice it. There is a major disconnect between pilots and passengers on this topic, especially when dealing with headwinds. Most pilots will willingly fly low to avoid headwinds and accept turbulence as a consequence.
I'll spell this out as clearly as I can: Your passengers would willingly wring your neck if you choose turbulence over a smooth ride. While the flight lasts a shorter period of time down low, in lighter winds, the full story is that time is relative. A one-hour flight in the bumps is far, far longer to your passengers than a 1.5-hour flight in smooth air. Yes, it costs more for the airplane rental to go slower, but that's not an expression of the total price you are paying for your decision to make your passengers miserable.
Not only do you as the pilot flying not feel the pure physical discomfort of turbulence as intensely as a passenger (even a pilot who is a passenger), turbulence is scary because it very often feels to the passenger as if the airplane is about to go out of control. I'm not kidding. When you took your first few lessons, turbulence scared you when it rolled the airplane without you doing anything to the controls. With time and experience, you learned what to do and have gotten so used to turbulence that you've forgotten what that felt like in the beginning. That very early stage of your learning is where your passengers are now. Do your utmost to find smooth air when you are carrying passengers, especially those who are the most important to you in the world, your family.
Weather Decisions
Millie doesn't like weather where she couldn't see anything out of the window of the airplane. She isn't alone; I've heard that from a lot of passengers. They are uncomfortable if they can't see the ground or a vista of clouds. Harry, naturally, didn't care. If you are going to be in actual instrument conditions, say so ahead of time and give a brief explanation about what to expect. I've had some pilot friends indicate that their spouses were so uncomfortable with being in clouds that they always flew VFR with them, even if it meant delaying a departure for a couple of days.
One of the best axioms of military aviation is, "There is no excuse to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime." Even the most aeronautically na�ve passenger knows that thunderstorms are horribly powerful monsters that can destroy houses and airplanes. You know better than to fly through a boomer when solo ... there's no reason to subject passengers to one.
Ice worries passengers in varying degrees. Some know how truly treacherous it is, but even those who don't will be curious about why the windshield became opaque and why the wings look like a freezer that needs to be defrosted and why you are suddenly sweating even though it's cool in the cabin.
Out of consideration to passengers, make weather decisions even more conservatively than when you are flying alone. Hey, the airlines and corporate pilots do all they can to give a wide berth to weather because they want repeat business from their passengers. Running your private flight department in such a way as to cause passengers to want to come back for more is sure to make any good capitalist happy, even though you aren't charging for the flights.
Little Things Mean A Lot
Your passengers do not like a dirty airplane. They don't know how to evaluate the safety and condition of the airplane, so they use cleanliness as a measuring device. (Just like you do when wondering whether an unfamiliar maintenance shop is any good: You look to see if the floor is clean. You've learned that it's a pretty good indication of the overall quality of the shop.) If it's a rental, demand that the FBO provide you with a clean airplane. You're paying the bill. (Plus, part of a 100-hour and an annual inspection is to wash the airplane.) If it's your airplane, clean out the gum wrappers and soda cans and used tissues.
Respect the fact that some people get motion sickness. The victim honestly doesn't want to be sick. He or she isn't doing it to spite you. Being sick is no fun at all. If you can do something about it, you're a hero. Have sick sacks available. Land before the heave-ho takes place. (Tolerance increases if you do so; it goes down if the person actually vomits). If the person is a regular passenger -- you know, a family member -- log onto Aeromedix and buy a Relief Band. The things work. You'll be amazed at how grateful a family member will be when you get something that helps with motion sickness.
If you were in a situation where you badly needed to use a restroom and none was available and the person in charge refused to do anything to help you out, how would you feel? Would you willingly place yourself into that situation again? So be considerate of your passengers. Carry piddle packs of some sort. Keep flights short enough that they don't have to be used; it's embarrassing for any passenger called upon to use one.
About that time, Harry came back carrying a couple mugs of beer, obviously in a good mood, and passed them around as several other folks arrived to talk. Millie gave me a level look as if to say, "Tell him soon." I just nodded in response.
Now I've got to figure out how I'm going to give a copy of this to Harry.
See you next month.
Want to read more from Rick Durden? Check out the rest of his columns.


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Skip to comments.Obama vows not to forget storm victims rebuilding [Lying sack o' crap alert]
Posted on 11/16/2012 4:48:50 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated
neighborhoods rendered unlivable.
Obama brought the spotlight to people still without heat or electricity and hugged many of those trying to rebuild their lives. He also delivered a postelection message of unity, nine days after a closely divided America gave him a second term.
"During difficult times like this, we're reminded that we're bound together and we have to look out for each other," Obama said from a Staten Island street that was demolished by the storm. "And a lot of the things that seem important, the petty differences, melt away."
Obama announced that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, a former chief of a New York housing agency, will be his point person to oversee long-term redevelopment in the region.
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Of course, EVERY sob story out of New Orleans after Katrina was put at the feet of Bush.
Obamugabe is a failure. The pathetic truth is that these people in New York and New Jersey will vote for Obama's party again.
How nice of him to bring a "spotlight" - as if their suffering hasn't been on full display for weeks now.
They don't need anymore spotlight.
They need power & heavy equipment.
They need engineers.
They need bulldozers, cranes, and dump trucks.
They need housing.
If we can mobilize equipment like this and send it all over the world - why can't we do the same for our own citizens?
Bush's fault!
will vote for Obama's party again
Indeed. They welcomed him with open arms.
They found a half dozen people with tears in their eyes to talk about how much it meant for them to have Obama come here and hold their hand or tell them he cared.
These people were happy just to touch the hem of his garment.
If anybody bitched about the horrible (non) response of the Federal government (and I surely suspect there were plenty) they did not get by the voluntary gauntlet of Dear Leader's television editors.
wait.. let me guess...
he "will not rest" until everyone is take care of?
Does that mean even when he is golfing?
Ever notice that whenever the photo-op calls for BO to hug someone, he does it as though he's afraid he'll catch something? No human warmth at all.
Yep. The local news tv stations are often even MORE biased than the networks.
Journalism is DEAD. PROPAGANDA is alive and well.
Hurricane Sandy. It's a hurricane.
They aren't at the rebuilding stage yet, they are still at the recovery stage. But the media doesn;'t have Geraldo standing on a bridge lamenting the poor folks stuck in a stadium.
And Obama pretends that all the complaints are about "rebuilding", so as to deflect criticism.
Your title uses language that is seen as ever so hip over at DU, it is another way for them to poke a stick in the eye of conservative culture.
I don't understand what you mean.
Look at your title that you wrote and published, you couldn't think of a more adult way, a cleaner way of phrasing it?
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Wild Rice and Cranberries
Wild Rice With Dried Fruit
2 cups long-grain wild rice
6 cups water
1/2 cup dried currents
1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1/2 cup toasted sunflower seeds
1/2 cup roasted hickory nuts chopped
1/2 cup water
salt to taste
Wild rice is expensive but has a wonderful crunchy texture and nutty flavor. If you wish, cook 1 cup of wild rice and 1 cup of brown rice separately, then combine them with the fruit and seeds. Cook wild rice according to package directions, or until ends break open like flowers, about 1 hour; drain. Add wild rice with cherries and pecans. Add 1/2 cup water and salt. Cover pan; cook mixture over low heat or in
300-degree oven 15 minutes. Stir before serving.
Yield: serves 8.
Berries & Wild Rice
1 cup wild rice
1 cup fresh cranberries
3 cups water
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh raspberries2
1/2 cup maple syrup3
cinnamon to taste (approx. 1/2 teaspoon)
Cook rice and cranberries in water until rice is done. Take rice off heat and let sit for about 5 minutes (until all the water is soaked up by the rice). Mix in the remaining berries, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Can be eaten warm or cold.
1. If fresh cranberries are not available, substitute 1/2 cup dried cranberries.
2. If fresh raspberries are not available, substitute whole frozen raspberries. Avoid raspberries frozen in any kind of syrup. 3. You must use real maple syrup - not syrup that has been "flavored." Real maple syrup is a common addition to Native American recipes.
Sunflower Seed Wild Rice Pilaf
4 cup chicken broth
1 cup wild rice, rinsed well
1 3/4 cup wheat pilaf
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup cranberries, dried
1 scallion bunch, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Italian parsley, chopped
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 zest of 2 oranges, grated
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 black pepper, freshly ground
In a medium saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add wild rice to boiling broth. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, for 50 minutes or until rice is tender. Do not over cook. Remove to a large bowl. While the rice is cooking, in another saucepan bring about 2 1/4 cups water to a boil. Stir in the pilaf, cover and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, or until pilaf is tender. Remove from heat, let rest 15 minutes, and add to the (cooked) wild rice. Add remaining ingredients and toss well. Serve at room temperature.
Cranberry/Wild Rice Stuffing
1/2 c Wild Rice, uncooked
1 c Water
1/4 c Raisins, dark or golden
5 Green Onions (scallions), chopped
1 tb Vegetable Oil
1/2 c Celery ~or- Fennel Bulb, chopped
1 c Cranberries, fresh or frozen
1 ts Orange Rind, grated
1/2 t Dried Thyme
Put the wild rice in a saucepan. Add the water and raisins and cook over medium heat for 1 hour, or until the rice is tender. Drain Sauté the onions and celery (or fennel bulb) in the oil until tender. Add the cranberries, orange rind, thyme and rice. Stuff into two Cornish hens or a 3-pound chicken, or use with turkey breast. Bake in
a 350-degree oven for 1 hour, or until the poultry is done. Wild Rice And Toasted
Sunflower Pilaf
1 cup sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons unsalted butter; melted
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme; crumbled
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fresh cranberries chopped
1 large onion; halved lengthwise,
and sliced thin lengthwise
1 yellow bell pepper; cut julienne strips
1/4 cup olive oil
2 1/2 cups wild rice - (abt 1 lb); rinsed well in
several changes of water and drains
4 1/2 cups chicken broth
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a small baking pan toss the sunflower seeds
with the butter, the thyme, and the salt until they are coated well and toast them in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes, or until they are crisp and fragrant. In a flameproof casserole cook the onion and the bell pepper and cranberries in the oil
over moderately-low heat, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until they are just
softened, and with a slotted spoon transfer them to a bowl. Add the rice to the casserole and cook it, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in the broth, heated to boiling, and salt and pepper to taste and bring the mixture to a boil. Bake the mixture, covered, in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes. Stir in the onion mixture, bake the pilaf, covered, for 30 minutes more, or until the rice is tender and the broth has been absorbed, and stir in the sunflower seeds.
This recipe yields 8 servings.
Stir Fried Wild Rice With Sunflower And Sun Dried Crnberries
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons finely-minced onions
1 tablespoon azafran
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup sun-dried cranberries
1 1/2 cup cooked wild rice
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
Heat sauté pan. Add olive oil and sauté minced onions and azafran until translucent. Add sunflower seeds, mushrooms and sun-dried cranberries and cook until mushrooms are cooked through. Add cooked wild rice and stir-fry until rice is hot and tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. This recipe yields 2 servings. Comments: This dish is a dish that can be served year round, even during the holidays. It has a variety of flavors. The recipe is a great accompaniment for meat, fish or poultry dishes.
Wild Rice With Cranberries
1 tablespoon oil
5 medium shallots peeled and finely chopped
2 single celery ribs; finely chopped
1 cup wild rice; rinsed
1/3 cup toasted sunflower seeds
1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 teaspoon aniseed
1/4 teaspoon sea salt; or to taste
4 cup water
1 teaspoon finely chopped orange zest or grate
In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat the oil. Add the shallots and celery and sauté for 1 minute. Add enough water to equal 3 cups and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice, dried cranberries, aniseed, and salt. Return to the boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until most of the grains have butter flied and almost all the liquid has been absorbed, about 50 minutes. Let stand, covered, off heat for 10 minutes. If there is still liquid left in the bottom of the pot, lift out the rice with a slotted spoon. Stir in toasted sunflower seeds and serve
Yield: 6 servings


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Grief. Guilt. Sadness. A sense of loss.
Although the Vietnam War ended 47 years ago, many of the men and women who fought it have yet to come to peace with themselves, or with what they experienced in Southeast Asia and upon coming home.
For some, the wall, with its list of all the 58,000-plus Americans who died in the conflict, may offer some closure.
Cher Macey hopes so.
She and a small committee of volunteers have spent two years planning and raising $20,000 to bring the wall to Englewood.
It arrives at noon today, escorted by hundreds of motorcyclists in a procession that starts at an I-75 rest area south of Ruskin. In Englewood, the entourage will pass Englewood Elementary School and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10178.
Then it will take about eight hours to erect the wall on West Dearborn Street, at the site of the weekly farmers market.
It will be open for viewing 24 hours a day through Monday, and its appearance will culminate in a memorial ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The structure, built of aluminum and owned by Vietnam and All Veterans of Brevard County, stands four to six feet tall and stretches 252 feet. That makes it about three-fifths the size of the original in Washington.
Englewood marks its 18th and final appearance of the year.
Macey was a natural to make it happen.
Her first husband, Kenneth Parker, died in Vietnam in 1967. Her current husband, Tom, a helicopter pilot who evacuated the wounded, was shot down three times.
She has lived with the aftermath of the war, and as a career caterer and event planner, she has put together corporate picnics and VFW fundraisers for cancer and other causes.
Those were vacations compared with the planning for the wall.
Once she signed the contract 18 months ago, Macey, assisted by Bill Bond, Dale McDonough, Charlie Barzycki, Carl Fisher, Chrissy Osburn and Gwen Runstadler, started a retirement job that never really let up.
Much of it involved phone calls, personal entreaties, emails, letters and meetings to get out the word.
As with any big event, every aspect took persistence and attention to detail.
For instance, the committee had to find and schedule 250 volunteers to fill shifts over five days. They will handle 24-hour security, man memorabilia booths and work the laptops that help visitors find names on the wall.
Bond was in charge of writing thank-you notes. That doesn't sound too onerous until you consider there are hundreds of people to thank for everything from cash contributions to the donation of lodging for the staff that travels with the wall.
Speaking of money, to show the drawing power of the wall, the largest single contribution came not from Englewood but from a VFW Post in Ellenton, which raised $2,600 toward the cost. For Saturday's service, Macey expects six buses of visitors from Bradenton, Palmetto and Ellenton.
The largest individual contribution, $1,000, came from Art Cronk, a 20-year radio show host on WENG.
During 1967-9, Cronk served in Marine reconnaissance, dressed in camouflage, getting as close as possible to the enemy.
"Within the first week, the guy who broke me in to my job was killed," he says. "You make a friend, you lose a friend. It happens so quickly, you shun friendship. To this day, I don't have a real friend."
Cronk isn't being dramatic. He's just stating a fact. He testifies to the effect that war can have on a young man, an effect that lingers far beyond the war and is not easily understood by those who have not experienced combat stress.
Vietnam may have been the worst. Anti-war sentiment in the U.S. unfairly led to backlash against the troops when they came home.
It's a generalization, but to this day, Vietnam vets have a clannish reputation, similar to that of Prisoners of War. They don't talk, unsolicited, about their war experiences.
As Macey puts it: "They don't like crowds. They see ghosts." That's why the traveling wall often attracts veterans at 2 or 3 in the morning and why Macey has scheduled counselors to be on duty daily.
Of course, the wall in Englewood will have an assortment of visitors, probably 10,000 to 20,000 over five days.
Some 300 L.A. Ainger students will arrive Friday morning. For them, it's a part of history. Others will view it out of respect for the ultimate sacrifice.
Cronk has visited the real memorial wall in D.C. It was a rainy day that reminded him all too much of Vietnam. "It was the worst thing I ever could have done. You break down. You're looking for names. You find the names. And you ask, 'Why am I doing this?' "
For everyone who does, the answers differ.
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During a press conference at the White House Wednesday, President Obama made major announcements on the formation of a task force to combat gun violence.
By all accounts, the administration's push for change on gun control following the massacre in Newtown, Conn., last week, is a major step.
But the White House press corps apparently missed the memo. When the president opened the briefing up to questions, reporters wasted the opportunity.
The first four questions were all on the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations, rather than the topic at hand.
Finally, for the fifth question, the questions turned back to gun violence.
On Twitter, media outside the room watched first in disbelief, then exasperation and finally anger as Obama fielded questions about his discussions with Speaker of the House John Boehner, his willingness to fall off the fiscal cliff and the deal the hopes Congress will make.
It began with optimism...
Obama is taking questions? What a rare treat for the press corps.— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) December 19, 2012
Which fell away quickly.
White House press corps wants to talk about fiscal cliff; Twitternation wants to know about gun restrictions.— Jim Roberts (@nytjim) December 19, 2012
.@aburnspolitico When it's the FIRST TIME A SITTING PRESIDENT HAS DISCUSSED GUN CONTROL IN TWO DECADES.— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) December 19, 2012
Wow. the White House handlers had to ask the press to ask about Newtown.— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) December 19, 2012
Really glad we have a vibrant, aggressive WH press corps. #not— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) December 19, 2012
President makes a huge statement indicating massive gun law change after 20 kids slaughtered - and next 10 minutes spent discussing taxes.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
Obama makes historic statement re guns - and first 3 questions after are about TAX? This is exactly why America's gun crisis will continue.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
Fact that America's top political reporters think taxes are more important than guns says it all. Sadly.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
The DC press corps spent a week on twitter being indignant about guns, then couldn't ask POTUS a serious Q when given chance.— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) December 19, 2012
I'm ashamed of the White House Press Corps for refusing to engage gun control.Cowardice or incompetence or both?— Hugo Schwyzer (@hugoschwyzer) December 19, 2012
In addition to gun control, we need a program whereby broad swaths of Washington press corps are reassigned to Reality, USA.— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) December 19, 2012
This press conference might be final proof that the Washington press corps is incapable of asking questions about things people care about.— kaysteiger (@kaysteiger) December 19, 2012
The WH press corps has forgotten about Newtown.— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) December 19, 2012
Where were press corps' gun questions for 30 of 37 min? RT @intelligencer: @jaketapper asks president "Where have you been" re gun control— Nina L. Diamond (@ninatypewriter) December 19, 2012
Shared sentiment on Twitter about the time it took White House press corps to ask a question about guns: twitter.com/ericathas/stat…— ericathas (@ericathas) December 19, 2012
This press conference right here is part of why gun control will be hard to pass. WH press corps doesn't seem to care.— Alex Koppelman (@AlexKoppelman) December 19, 2012
The White House press corps is a clown act.— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) December 19, 2012
I'm surprised the White House Press Corps didn't ask Obama about Instagram.— Andrew Nacin (@nacin) December 19, 2012
I'm waiting for one of them to ask him what it's like to be Time person of the year RT @jdlahart: What is wrong with the DC press corps?— Liam Denning (@liamdenning) December 19, 2012
Guns? Yawn. What Do You Think of John Boehner's Tan? mojo.ly/XKupyp— Kevin Drum (@kdrum) December 19, 2012
And the press corps explodes into a chorus of "Benghazi" right as Obama closes off questions. Darn! So close. Nice try, guys. A for effort.— Noah Rothman (@noah_c_rothman) December 19, 2012
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Jun 2, 2007
My husband is HIV+ and is wanting to have a baby. Is there any way to do this without me getting infected and also not infecting our baby?
Response from Dr. Frascino
As I have frequently mentioned, the answers to many questions are already waiting for many questioners in the archives. See below.
Dr. Bob
Seropositive Couple Mar 5, 2007
I recently met a wonderful woman and two weeks later found out that I was HIV+, amazingly she was ok with going further. I can tell that she wants a family if things became more serious and I was wondering if you could elaborate a few things; first what are the safe activities a couple like this can do initmately, for example kissing, etc. - Second what are the ways one can go about having a child in a situation like this. Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer these questions.
Response from Dr. Frascino
First off, you are not really a "seropositive couple." That would indicate you are both HIV positive. Rather, you are a magnetic couple (one positive, one negative). The issue of what's safe or what's safe enough for magnetic couples comes up often in this forum. I've addressed the topic numerous times. Consequently, I'll refer you to the archives to review that information. There is an entire section devoted to "magnetic couples." If you have additional specific questions after digesting that information, please write back.
Regarding magnetic couples safely conceiving children, again this topic has been raised many times. I'll reprint some of those questions and my responses below.
Finally, I'll advise you that I, too, am in a magnetic coupling with my partner Steve (Dr. Steve, the expert in The Body's Tratamientos forum) and from 13 years' experience, I can assure you the age-old adage that opposites attract is an understatement!
Good luck in your new relationship!
Dr. Bob
Can we Plan for child Nov 2, 2006
I am HIV -ve my husband is +ve. We love each other a lot. Not able to find out reason behind the infection.we want to have our own child is it possible to have child by any method like test tube baby or something very advanced. who will be not HIV infected
Response from Dr. Frascino
Another question that comes up frequently. See below.
Good luck!
Dr. Bob
sperm washing .... and Bush Jul 24, 2006
Dr. Bob,
I'm part of a magnetic couple here in NYC. What's the latest on my chances to conceive a bambino safely with my HIV positive hubby?
I'm not a Bush fan but don't you think the homeland security department are makng good decisions to keep us safe?
Times Square Sally
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hey Times Square Sally,
I'll post a question from the archives below that addresses this topic.
In addition, there has been a report from Japanese researchers recently describing an improvement in the method of sperm-washing that appears to remove even the theoretical risk of HIV infection for an HIV-negative woman wanting to conceive a child with an HIV-positive guy. The report appeared a few months ago in the medical journal "AIDS." The researchers revised the "swim-up" method of sperm washing and designed an Ultrasensitive HIV RNA/DNA test to confirm that the sperm of all 48 HIV-positive men in the study was completely free of HIV, including the proviral HIV DNA that we had previously theorized could pose a risk for HIV transmission. So this is great news! Your husband's HIV specialist would be able to provide you with a referral to an HIV-knowledgeable OB/GYN specialist to help organize the sperm washing and in vitro fertilization procedures.
Now, turning to the homeland security issue, do you really feel safe with Michael Chertoff in charge??? Yikes!!! Have you seen Chertoff's current list of potential terrorist targets??? Guess which state has the absolute most number of potential terrorist targets in the newly released 2006 National Asset Database, according to the Department of Homeland Security??? Give up? It's Indiana!!!! Yep, Indiana! Indiana clocked in with 8,591 potential terrorist targets!!! My favorite on that list is the Amish Country Popcorn Factory! (Honest! It's really on there!) Now take a look at the number of potential targets in New York State. It registered only 5,687. And what about my state, California, the most populous state in the nation? Well, we only rated 3,212 potential targets.
So, um, Times Square Sally, if you really want the Department of Homeland Security to protect you, you better consider moving to the Amish Country Popcorn Factory in Indiana because guess what?!? Times Square in New York City didn't even make the terrorist target list! Oh yea, that Chertoff is doing a hell of a job.
So bottom line: In vitro fertilization and sperm washing for magnetic couples wanting to conceive is safe! But the United States of America, under Dubya and Chertoff, is anything but safe (unless you happen to like Amish popcorn).
Stay well.
Dr. Bob
Want to NOT end this...
Jul 1, 2006
Dear Dr Bob,
I posted on June 18 a rather bleak outlook for my newly HIV positive life. I took your advice and now I feel great. I found comfort in reading the 'Just Diagnosed' section of this website.
My psychiatrist hooked me up with a paedeatric oncologist - I think that basically means a doctor who deals with children who have cancer. I was taken through the wards and all of a sudden my problems seemed completely insignificant.
My psychiatrist also hooked me up with a great HIV specialist doc - she really knows her stuff and was really supportive. My initial numbers indicate that I am 'progressing normally'. So far I don't require medicine and she said probably not for a while!!
I found a new employer and even ennrolled in college. My family is taking me on a trip to NYC as well and my girlfriend and I are back to talking.
I have realised that there is still a great deal I want to do with this life like travel, career, charity work, even have a family (my HIV doc says this is possible - though I don't see how if my semen is infected won't my child and / or wife be as well - please explain?).
I now feel as though there is not enough time on the planet rather than before when I dreaded every future moment with anxiety and a 'feel sorry for myself' attitude.
So thank you because you, at least in part, got me motivated enough to start this new 'virally enhanced' life!!!
Peace out - David.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hey David!
Welcome back! Looks like you not only took my advice, but also that of Patti Labelle! Remember her song "New Attitude?"
"I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes Know where I'm goin' and I know what to do I tidied up my point of view I got a new attitude Runnin' hot, runnin' cold I was runnin' into overload It was extremes, ex-ex-ex-ex-ex-extreme It took it so high, so low So low, there was nowhere to go Like a dream Somehow the wires uncrossed, the tables were turned Never knew I had such a lesson to learn I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes . . . ."
And I think there are a lot of ooh, ooh, ooh, oohs in there as well . . . .
At any rate, I'm delighted with your new positive outlook on being positive!
As for the feasibility of your having a family, your HIV doctor is correct. With new sperm washing techniques coupled with in vitro fertilization, there is no reason why you should have to forgo the pleasures of fatherhood! I'll repost a question from the archives that addresses this topic.
Be well. Stay well, David!
Dr. Bob
HIV+ person wants children Mar 13, 2006
Hey Dr. Bob I have a client who found out recently that his boyfriend is HIV+. He asked me a question about the possibility of his boyfriend having children in the future. I told him that because it would probably be in vitro fertilization and a surrogate mother I couldn't see much risk of the child being +. Then I realized that I didn't really know what I was talking about so I decided to ask you. Can you clear this up for us? Health Educator in DC
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hi DC Health Educator,
The issue of HIV+ men wanting to conceive children safely and decrease the likelihood their mate or offspring will acquire the virus is a complex topic. I'll repeat a question from the archives that summarizes our current recommendations.
Dr. Bob
HIV + male HIV - female Feb 12, 2006
Dr. I have a question concerning having children. I have asked my HIV specialist and I am getting mixed answers. I am HIV pos and my wife is HIV neg. we really want to have a child, is it really possible to have a child without endangering her life and the child life. We decided against adoption and artificial reproduction (sperm banks). These were options to us. Is it really safe? Please give a yes or no answer if possible. I haven't received an answer.
Response from Dr. Frascino
I'll repost a response form Dr. Sharon Lee below that addresses this problem.
Good luck!
Dr. Bob
Resources for Positive Men & Negative Women Who Want a Baby Oct 16, 2004 Response from Dr. Lee
Several people have written recently asking for information about sperm washing and their hopes about having a baby when the man is positive and the woman is negative. There are a growing number of places that provide information and that provide these services. Here is a comment and list of general resources:
Studies have suggested that HIV is not present in the sperm themselves but it is in the fluid which surrounds them (Semen). Sperm washing consists of removing the semen (and presumably the HIV) from the sperm and then using the "washed" sperm for insemination. There are currently three ways to attempt pregnancy using washed sperm. A common method used for years is intravaginal insemination, which involves holding a cervical cap full of live sperm near a woman's cervix and allowing them to swim into the uterus. Another is to directly insert the washed sperm into the uterus through a cannula (or plastic tube) placed through the cervix into the uterus. The safest method is in vitro fertilization, which only exposes the woman to fertilized eggs, and not to live sperm cells. In this technique the sperm cells and the egg are brought together in a laboratory and the fertilized eggs are implanted directly into the woman's uterus.
Sperm-washing combined was reported to be the source of one man passing the virus to his partner, though it remains unclear whether her infection was caused by the procedure. (A lawsuit is underway.) Health care professionals willing to undertake the sperm-washing venture are quick to remind their patients that it is only a risk-reduction method, and that no procedure is entirely risk-free. There are several places in the United States that utilize sperm washing. However, due to quite variable policies, you will need to contact fertility specialists in your individual area to find a doctor or to be referred.
1. American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Visit www.asrm.org.
2. Bay Area Perinatal AIDS Center (BAPAC), at the University of California, San Francisco's (UCSF) Positive Health Program in San Francisco General Hospital. Offers pre-conception counseling and infertility work-up to seroconcordant and discordant couples (both partners positive or one partner is positive). Also conducts prenatal care to HIV-positive women. Call (415) 206-8919. Visit http://php.ucsf.edu/bapac.
3. Center for Women's Reproductive Care, at Columbia University in New York City. Conducts IVF for serodiscordant couples. Call (646) 756-8282.
4. Duncan Holly Biomedical. Operates the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction (SPAR), started in 1994 as a support group for couples living with incurable sexually transmitted virus diseases such as HIV. Developed a mail-in product for shipping sperm-washed samples to fertility clinics around the country, as well as an HIV testing kit for sperm that can be mailed to you at home. Complete details and in-depth articles available on its Web site, including the story of Baby Ryan, the first baby conceived through SPAR. Call (781) 665-0750 or (617) 623-7447, or visit www.duncanholly.com/idi/spar/spar_main.html
5. Reproductive Lab Service, 233 East Erie St. Suite 309, Chicago, IL 60611. Call toll-free: (877) REPROLAB (737-7652). Visit www.reprolab.org
6. SMART (Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research & Treatment), New York City, provides treatment and prevention education and support for women impacted by HIV/AIDS. Call (917) 593-8797, write firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.smartuniversity.org.
7. "Sperm Washing: Reducing the Risk of Father-to-Mother Transmission." Comprehensive article, although written in 2001. Visit http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu.
8. Women Organized in Response to Life-Threatening Diseases (WORLD), 414 13th Street, 2nd floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Call (510) 986-0340. Visit www.womenhiv.org. Unfortunately, not all copies of their excellent newsletter and articles are available on-line. However, an abbreviated version of their article "Reducing the Risks of Conception: Getting Pregnant When One or Both Partners is HIV positive," is available at www.PositiveWords.com. The article is very easy to understand and extremely detailed.
To each of the couples who are concerned about this issue: our best wishes for wellness for you and your families!
Doc Can I be a daddy??? May 25, 2003
Hi Doctor Bob
I've been reading this board for over 2 months and I'd like to say i think... i mean I know you are one of theeeee smartest and wittiest Docs around to be honest most are quite the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Anyhow... is it at all possible for a HIV POZ man to ever become a father without infecting the mother or the baby????
Thanks a billion and keep being YOU.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hey possible future Dad,
I'm glad you don't find this forum a zzzzzzzzzzzz!
Is it possible for us positoids to be dads without infecting the mom or baby? Yes, it's possible, but it's not completely without risk. It involves a medical technique called "sperm washing." Now before you start thinking about having sex in your Maytag, let me explain. Using various techniques, sperm can be separated from the other fluids in cum. These other fluids carry the vast majority of HIV. The washed sperm is then used for artificial insemination or in-vitro fertilization. This technique drastically reduces the risk of HIV transmission. There are a variety of medical centers around the world studying this technique (Milan, Italy, for example). In the US, there are programs at Tufts University/New England Medical Center in Boston. Although it's a bit dated, check out the article in the Washington Post called "Seeking a Safe Path Toward Fatherhood." It can be found at http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99181-1999Apr18.html
Good luck! If it's a boy, can you name him Dr. Bob?
Dr. Bob
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Dumbo Part 19
Dumbo is still tearful after seeing his mother and gets the hiccups as a result. Timothy has Dumbo drink water from the tub the clowns knocked a bottle of champagne into and both of them inadvertently get drunk. Timothy challenges Dumbo to blow a square bubble, and before their eyes (it's a joint hallucination), the bubble metamorphoses into an elephant that starts to blow its own elephant bubbles.
The use of alcohol and drunkenness is very cleverly handled. The clowns have spiked the water purely by accident. Dumbo is motivated to drink by the hiccups and the hallucinations that start here and continue in the next sequence are what cause Dumbo to fly for the first time. There has been no suggestion anywhere in the film that Dumbo's ears resemble a bird's wings, so Dumbo has no logical reason to attempt flight. It's only the alcohol-induced nightmare that provokes his actions and the audience doesn't find this out until after the fact.
The innocent and accidental nature of the drinking excuse it for both the family audience and the Hollywood censors. The film gets to use alcohol for humour while keeping the characters untainted by a moral lapse.
John Lounsbery handles the bulk of Dumbo shots and Fred Moore handles the bulk of Timothy. I have no idea what Lounsbery's relationship to alcohol was, but Moore was famous for his love of drink. You can bet that everyone in the studio considered this sequence typecasting.
Both animators have a lot of fun with the characters' tipsiness. Lounsbery gives Dumbo heavily lidded eyes. Moore has Timothy constantly weaving, using S-curves for the character's line of action. Ed Brophy is just wonderful in his voicing for Timothy. I don't think that Brophy gets enough credit for what I think is one of the best vocal performances in all the Disney features.
There are unnumbered shots between 18.2 and 26. The draft lists 19, 20, 21, 21.1, 22 and 23 as "out of picture," but I suspect that some of those shots were put back in.
Then two shots later in 18.2 (above), the top of the tub is dry. This is small stuff and nobody watches Dumbo for details like this, but there's a clear distinction between the production values of this film and the other pre-war features.
11 comments:
- Zartok-35 said...
This is the sequence Bill Peet talks about on Hogan's Alley. Apparently Freddie was at the peak of his alcoholism when this was in production, and Bill Peet re-did some of his drawings because he drew Mickey Mouse in place of Timothy.
It's pretty much a given that Fred and John animate their respective characters in the unlisted shots. The animation is extremley consistent throughout the sequence.
- August 21, 2010 9:58 PM
- Eric Noble said...
Fascinating. I thought the aimation for Dumbo was done by Bill Tytla. John Lounsbery did some fantastic animation of Dumbo. I guess he was another one of the studio's "caricaturists". Brilliant work all the way around.
- August 21, 2010 11:46 PM
Zartok -
Link to the Hogan's Alley piece you refer to ?
So , you're saying that Bill Peet actually takes credit for Fred Moore's animation of Timothy in this sequence , as he did for Tytla's animation of Dumbo in the bath scenes ? As much as I respect Bill Peet that strains credibility.
- August 21, 2010 11:54 PM
- Thad said...
It can be found here. The site is a bit of a mess now but if you change the # in the URL you can get all the info.
Peet's telling of this sounds apocryphal at best. Mind you, Peet worked his way up from inbetweening, so he definitely knew the process of animation, but it just seems so unlikely that he went over these two very different and prolific artists' work on such a tight schedule. Did any Disney artists ever back this story up?
- August 22, 2010 2:37 AM
- Steven Hartley said...
Yes, Mark I've notced this before in Shot 18, and drips of water on the bucket haasn't been laid out quite right!!
Speaking of Mrs. Jumbo, I wonder why there isn't a Mr. Jumbo in the story??
- August 22, 2010 6:09 AM
- Steven Hartley said...
I don't think Peet reanimated the Tytla scenes - I think he was just helping Tytla with the drawings.
There's a BIG difference between drawing and animating!
- August 22, 2010 8:34 AM
- Mark Mayerson said...
Here is the relevant section of Peet's interview about Fred Moore's Timothy:
"I worked on the mouse [in Dumbo] a lot for Freddy. It was his last big animation assignment. Ironically it was the drunken mouse scene. The champagne bottle falls into the tub of water, and the bubble comes up and then the mouse falls into the tub. Freddy just couldn't draw a mouse that didn't look like Mickey. It was so ingrained in him after drawing just thousands of them. The nose was too round, so I went over Freddy's things including the storyboards. Freddy did a fine animation job on it, but I refined his drawings so they looked like Timothy. That was the last thing he ever did and it turned out to be one of his best jobs.
"Walt let him go on for a long time after that until it got to be too much. He went over to Walter Lantz and couldn't handle it over there either. He later died in an automobile accident. "
Peet's knowledge of Moore's history is flawed at best. It was not the last thing Moore ever did at Disney. Moore continued to work on Disney features throughout the 1940s.
Moore left Lantz because the Lantz studio closed temporarily. Most the Lantz crew dispersed. Saying that Moore "couldn't handle it" is just wrong.
Peet also claims to have directed the voices for the crows. "I directed the voice recordings and the point they missed was that the voices were actually done by black men who were just doing their thing. It was caricatured, but it was them." As Jack Kinney is the sequence director and there are publicity photos of Kinney with Cliff Edwards posing as Jim Crow, I doubt this.
As much as I respect Peet, I get the feeling that he was taking more credit than was justified. Maybe he did a drawing correction or two for Moore, though I don't doubt that Moore's assistants were more than capable of following a model sheet. Maybe he was present at the recording of the crows and made a suggestion, but I doubt he could be credited with directing the session.
The entire interview shows Peet to be angry over what he felt was a lack of recognition for his work while at Disney. I think that colours his memory.
- August 22, 2010 10:53 AM
- Steven Hartley said...
Yes Mark, that was exactly what I thought the other day and I was told exactly that, and Ward Kimball said that Peet got no acclaim for his work!!
- August 22, 2010 11:39 AM
- Thad said...
Thanks for that summary, Mark. I agree.
I corresponded with Mike Barrier about Peet years ago, and he said that my impression of the man as a very angry one was correct. MB also said that the animators he spoke to thought a lot more highly of Peet than he thought of them.
- August 22, 2010 1:14 PM
- Steven Hartley said...
I also had an email from Mike Barrier on Bill Peet, Thad.
He was the one who told me about Peet's claims about Peet animating Tytla scenes and he was the one that told me "there's a big difference between drawing and animation." Like I said in one of the comments before!
- August 22, 2010 2:13 PM
- Peter said...
Another uncorrected error that reflects the low-budget production is the shadow colour used from the unnumbered scene between 26 and 27 through to the end (it is a translucent paint that is lighter than the background - it may be the paint used for the bubble shadows).
- August 23, 2010 9:18 AM


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Thursday, August 30, 2012
DIY Idea: Rolling Basket
I came across this lovely basket by C.S. Post & Co. on Pinterest, and of course my first thought was "surely I could make that." I love the generous size, and I know Elliot would enjoy pushing her toys from room too room (she does it anyway, so the basket may as well have wheels!).
I later spotted this basket at HomeGoods and think it is a lovely candidate for a DIY version. I've been looking for attractive and affordable baskets for toys for months, so had I not just -- literally days before -- spent $60 on a pair of baskets from the Privet Home for Target collection (which seems to not be available online anymore), I would have snapped it up.
brass casters to it.
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- Ani Toncheva said...
How are you thinking about attaching them? I think this is a great way to save my baskets from collecting as much dust as they currently do on the floor.
- August 30, 2012 at 1:16 PM
- Kim @ NewlyWoodwards said...
I love the idea of the casters. And the brass ones are actually better than the inspiration.
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- mhegan kate said...
A very clever idea. Putting rollers on the basket would be really useful. Especially if your moving a lot of stuffs.
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Love the brass caster. Attaching it with the basket is simple practical idea. xo
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- Jenna said...
I need this!!! Such a great idea!
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I love the rolling basket! My kids will play with that a lot I'm sure!
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N.D. Supreme Court
Judicial Conference
Executive Committee
April 27, 2011
Administrative Office of the Supreme Court
Bismarck, North Dakota
Present: Justice Carol Ronning Kapsner, Chair-Elect
Justice Daniel J. Crothers
Judge Steven McCullough
Judge Patrick Weir
Absent: Judge Richard M. Geiger, Chair
Judge Douglas Herman
Staff: Sally Holewa
Lee Ann Barnhardt
The Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference met on April 27, 2011. Chair-Elect Kapsner called the meeting to order at 8:18 a.m.
Judge McCullough moved to approve the minutes of the February 24, 2011 meeting. The motion was seconded by Justice Crothers. The motion carried and the minutes were approved.
The date, location and a proposed agenda for the next Judicial Conference were reviewed. Ms. Lee Ann Barnhardt, Director of Education and Communication, explained that the Conference is slotted between the CLE sessions offered by the State Bar Association so that members of the judiciary may attend those sessions as well as the sessions offered at the Judicial Conference. She said to best utilize the limited time available, the Judicial Education Commission has focused on providing short informational sessions rather than trying to trim a more in-depth educational session into the time allotted.
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Justice Crothers moved to approve the date, location and proposed agenda for the June Judicial Conference. The motion was seconded by Judge Weir. The motion carried and the Conference was approved as follows:
Date: June 16, 2011
Time: 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Location: Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo, North Dakota
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1:45 p.m. Judicial Conference Roll Call
I. Approve Minutes from November 22, 2010
II. Report from the Committee on Legislation
III. Election
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Understanding Veteran's Issues – Judge Steven Marquart and Nathan Viton, (.75 CJE)
The discussion then turned to the election of officers to the Judicial Conference. Sally Holewa noted that election of a new Chair-Elect of the Judicial Conference will need to be held when the Judicial Conference convenes in June. She reviewed the membership of the Executive Committee and noted that Judge Geiger's term as Chair of the Judicial Conference expires in June. He will remain on the Executive Committee as Past-Chair. As Chair-Elect, Justice Kapsner will move into the chairmanship of the Judicial Conference and will also become Chair of the Executive Committee. Judge Herman, who has been serving on the Executive Committee as Past-Chair of the Judicial Conference will go off the Executive Committee in June. The person elected as Chair-Elect to the Judicial Conference will also become a member of the Executive Committee. Judge McCullough indicated that he is willing to accept a nomination as Chair-Elect.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Bringing Old School Retro Trucks Back - Mini Truckin' Originals
One Readers' Past and Present
This month, I'd like to hand over my page to a letter (email) that was sent in by a dedicated reader of this column. Although we don't do this very often, I think it's a good idea to share the insight from an outside source. With that out of the way, the floor is yours, Michael.
Dear Mini Truckin',
First, I have to say great job on the magazine! I'm a born again reader and the first time I reopened the magazine in June/July last year and saw you guys doing retro throwbacks, I knew I wasn't the only one that still loves their first mini. Well, you guys called for retro stories on retro builds, so I would love to share mine. I'll try to keep it short and simple.
When I was 18/19, I was strung by the mini truckin' custom car craze due to the fact I was living in south Florida in the early '90s. My truck was an 1985 Chevrolet S-10 (pic included). It was lowered with set of rims, purple and green neons underneath, half primered to qualified for under construction classes at shows. That was my daily and I had big plans.
So after a few months I finally convinced my mother of helping fund my build of the Chevy S-10, but plans fell out due to my mother falling ill and passing away months after. So, I was 19 with no job and no family in Florida, I was forced to sell the truck and move up here to New Hampshire with family. That was January 1994.
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There are three trucks that I remember that graced your pages back in the '90s that are inspiring me on my build. The first one was a Nissan single cab custom primered green, which is believed to be of the first to have air ride, but it had air shocks not 'bags. Second was a Hardbody x-cab that was cut into a Unibody convertible. I remember it met its fate in an auto accident and your mag published a photo after. Lastly, there was an older S-10 x-cab from Daytona Beach, which was a father and son project. It was all lit up in blue neon, and even had some kind of louvers on the hood that glowed too. Also, I can't forget the cover with two Nissans (a yellow and red one).
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