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September 9th Candidate Forum
I attended the candidate forum, sponsored by the Mountain Business Association (MBA) on September 9th, 2014. The candidates were provided questions in advance. On my Signal Mountain Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/110672268965327/) I have offered to allow the candidates to submit their prepared answers for this summary. I have done my best to record the answers provided that evening. Any errors are, of course, my own. The advantage of a blog is that it allows interaction. If anyone feels I have misrepresented an answer, feel free to discuss this in the comments. I also urge anyone reading this who has a Facebook account to join our "League of Signal Mountain Voters" group (mentioned above) to discuss Signal Mountain issues. We've had some spirited discussions on this site, but they have always been civil and enlightening.
The forums started with opening statements and closing statements, which I have not included. The answers were restricted to 1 minute. Since some candidates submitted their prepared answers to me, they may not have been completed during the forum itself. Also, Dick Gee was unable to attend as he was out of town on a long-planned trip. I have offered him the opportunity to provide his answers to these questions and hope to publish those in a future blog.
So sit back with your favorite beverage and learn what our Town Council candidates have to say.
1. Do you support preserving and protecting over two hundred acres of Signal Mountain parkland by granting a conservation easement on these lands to the Land Trust for Tennessee?
Allen: Yes. To prevent future development and risks we can't see. She likened it to seat belts or an insurance policy for our great-grandchildren.
Howley: Agrees with preservation, disagrees with process after studying it. Stated land trusts are for private not public land and that we can't predict future needs. He thought there were better methods to preserve the parks without giving up control and encumbering future councils.
Robertson: She referenced the land use plan, stated that the State Forest could be cut down and that land along Shackleford Ridge Road is private and could be developed.
Spalding: There are 10 reasons that this is a bad idea.
1. Any additional restrictions using the term "protections or sharing control" with a land use trust constitutes by definition loss of control.
2. After three years it is presumptuous not to allow a full three readings or a wider poll of the 8600 residents. The full document [apparently referring to records of input from citizens provided by the town] is only based on 18 signatures and 20 emails which are about 50-50 in support.
3. The Parks are the Crown Jewels of Signal Mountain. We already have adequate measures in place to protect them
4. If the town can fund a land trust survey but not a SRO program, this is a perfect example of misplaced priorities.
5. The fact that this resolution is being fast tracked means they are acting out of desperation not by fair legislation.
6. I think we can all agree no one wants to develop these properties.
7. This could damage future land donations
8. Future technology that we cannot even perceive today could fund the entire town for another hundred years without any development of the land.
9. If a clear majority of the town want it, then it should be approved.
10. If the council knows of an impending action to develop these parks then say so. Otherwise this is a resolution without justification
2. The town requires all businesses to appear before the DRC for signage approval. Do you support this process? If not, how would you change it?
Howley: stated he was a former member of the DRC and suggested that the DRC is overbearing and an example of business hassles in the town. He suggested he would welcome a discussion about eliminating the DRC in favor of a variance board for those whose signs or designs were not in compliance with town regulations.
Robertson: She stated she is the Council liaison to the DRC and read the "purpose" of the DRC. She stated that the DRC regulates the size and height of signs and that it has worked out well, but is not perfect. She stated that she was open to advice from local business and that there are discussions to add an MBA member to the DRC.
Spalding: There are too many Chefs in the DRC Kitchen. Too many opinions and not enough support of the actual business's effort to get a useful sign approved.
A Sign needs three factors,
One - a noticeable large logo,
Two - a way of contacting the business for information and
Three - the absolute need to be visible by car traffic.
As the only storefront business owner running as a candidate, I found personally the DRC is not responsive to the needs of business. I have seen this on multiple occasions. My new sign has provided me with 15% more business and it was like picking eye teeth out with the DRC all the way. I would describe it as a bluffing game process.
No one is more knowledgeable of what a business needs than the business owner.
Remember a pretty sign does not help if a business goes out of business. And we have had a lot of businesses go out of business.
I feel that the process should be streamlined with an online application process. The MBA needs to be involved with all business signs approval processes with a permanent MBA member on any committee resembling the DRC in the future.
Allen: stated that we had a good sign approval process which helps businesses by making them more appealing. She stated that the DRC pays attention to aesthetics and scale and that it's working well.
3. Question about attitudes towards employees and employee retention and the recent process involved with the change in Town Managers.
Robertson: Stated things were working well, that the town had brought salaries up to a minimum average. She stated that the town was losing too many police and that we need to do better with pay.
Spalding: Stated that the town needed to pay police enough for retention, pay is currently too low. Same with the Fire Department, salaries are too low. He recounted his background in EMS as a founding Board Member of WRES, a paramedic and Sheriff's Deputy.
Allen: Town is aware that we need to improve the pay scale and is doing a study on salaries. She stated that the town council had improved benefits for police with such items as take home vehicles. She stated that the last process for picking a town manager (ie, Chris Dorsey) was not effective. That it was based on numbers and was not personal or intuitive.
Howley: Visited with town officials and stated the town has good employees and good relationships. He did feel that retention was an issue, that he manages 2500 people and knows that turnover is expensive. He feels we are fortunate to have our current Town Manager (Boyd Veal) who is a longtime resident and very dedicated, but he stated that the fact that the town has had three town managers in 4 years is disturbing and the way Chris Dorsey was fired was embarrassing and that he would like to know what the problem was with Chris Dorsey.
4. Do you think the Signal Mountain budget is too fat, too skinny, or just about right? If you don't like the current expenditures, specifically which ones would you change and why?
Spalding: The Town of Signal Mountain budget should be apportioned to what it takes to adequately fund all the basic town services.
We have some major pressing issues with waste water deficits and sewers systems that do not adequately meet that needs of all the residents on the mountain.
We are looking at $2.5 million to build, equip and staff a new fire station. We have to replace aging equipment and build a new public works facility.
We have multiple building maintenance issues, multiple expenses with the library, ball fields and with improving the MACC building.
We are facing at least 10 million in basic expenditures and the town cannot just annex themselves out of revenue problems due the new State of Tennessee law prohibiting annexation without referendum. That means we have to get creative in finding new forms of revenue.
I have a long background in keeping a business running for 16 years on Signal Mountain and believe me it is no small feat when so many go out of business on Signal.
I have a track record starting online companies, creating successful businesses and thinking outside the box.
We need to constantly review the budget and have a balanced budget that is consistent with the ability to forecast expenditures with new ways to fund them.
Allen: Thinks things are all right and sited the new improved town bond rating. Stated there was a 6 month budget process and that the town was fortunate to be able to fund amenities such as the MACC and sports fields, etc. She stated that department heads were required to apply for grants.
Howley: He stated that he works with budgets on a daily basis and he thinks the budget is about right. He reviewed the budget with the Town Manager and that he felt the Town had good staff. He stated that 80% of the budget was for fire and police but that there were significant costs coming in the future including a $3 million in facility upgrades and repairs, a new fire station (on Shackleford Ridge Rd) and unknown potential WWTA/EPA expenses for environmental mitigation.
Robertson: Stated that the budget is 'terrific". She stated the town was faced with a scary budget 8 years ago and much deferred maintenance, that most was corrected. She sited the Vehicle Replacement Plan [Ed note: proposed by former town manager Honna Rogers] and claimed "over a million in interest savings on school bond" [Ed note: a claim that I have yet been unable to substantiate and seriously question]
5. What is your position on the repaving of Signal Mountain Blvd and the future of the trolley tracks?
Allen: public meeting revealed strong support for preserving the road as it is and that is what the council voted for.
Howley: Stated the area is historic and the town should maintain the old look and feel. He also stated that the sidewalks are in bad shape and need repairs. He expressed the need to support and preserve the road including the trolley tracks.
Robertson: is happy we can finally do it and fortunate to get a grant to cover part of costs.
Spalding: Signal Mountain is a series of micro communities but we all pay taxes to the same government and use the same roads.
Signal Mountain is unique due to our longstanding effort to support the traditions of our heritage. I have talked to many residents in the immediate area of the tracks and most near the tracks want them preserved.
Those who do not live in the immediate area find them problematic for driving.
Currently the town has allocated funds along with a grant to replace them. Politicians are supposed to find a compromise when budgeting for projects and as long as money is available or as long as primary town services are not interrupted I support the need to maintain the roads with the tracks. I would like to see the Lion's Club or another volunteer agency either acquire or build a replica trolley car to be located on the terminal end of the tracks in front of the Alexian Brothers to give the tracks more meaning to the residents who do not live in the immediate area of the tracks. This would help foster the appreciation of the history of the tracks
6: What are your thoughts on the property purchased by the town for the library?
Howley: He was at the meeting where this was decided and thought it was a decent purchase if the town can use it, but was concerned that one council member was obviously upset over being left out of the process. He thought this indicated a problem with the process.
Robertson: Stated it's a wonderful asset for the historical committee to meet in and for storage.
Spalding: Stated he is very pro-library, but wondered about the priorities. He stated that the town was not paying for an SRO (School Resource Officer), and that these were misplaced priorities. He stated the town needs to consider police, Fire and Public Works first.
Allen: Stated the house was a good purchase for the town. She wasn't sure about the process or why a council member felt left out. She stated "we discussed it and voted".
7. Where do you see the MACC in the future and will the town play at part?
Robertson: Stated that the MACC is part of the town and has come so far. It needs approval by the fire marshal, needs sprinklers, new heat and air and an alarm system. She stated it needs to be self-supporting.
Spalding: The MACC is a valuable civic resource for the arts and for many educational community endeavors.
The MACC serves as a community meeting place for the lions club and many other groups such as this forum tonight
Once the fire code issue is solved, the kitchen can additionally serve the needs of the community at a higher level. The Town of Signal Mountain has an obligation to support the MACC facility but the town should not be running the day to day activities of the MACC.
When Governments try to micromanage volunteers they usually fail and it is certainly true with the town trying to run the Hodgepodge. People will make donations to volunteer organizations but will not always make same kind of financial donations to governmental entities.
The Friends of the MACC raised 57,000 dollars in donations in one year and made the Fall Hodgepodge event profitable. The Town took over the Hodgepodge event two years ago and failed both years to make a profit and now is trying to extricate itself from a previously successful event.
Government can be a stumbling block when it comes to managing volunteers. Tennessee is the Volunteer State. Volunteers take the time to do a task because they feel they are in control but they are less effective if they are micromanaged.
Allen: Stated MACC is a hub for the creative process and she would like to see the town continue to support the MACC. She would like to see a new "Friends" group.
Howley: Stated the "MACC" is both the services and the building and that these could be considered separately. The services are important and what makes this town special. The building will continue to be expensive, but has significant historical value. He would ask questions about making the MACC self-supporting and would consider creating a 501c3 organization of volunteers to manage the MACC.
[Editor's note: Many of you know of my experiences with the town and the MACC Foundation and Hodgepodge. I am happy to share with anyone interested]
8. What are your views on the relationship between Signal Mountain, Walden and Hamilton County?
Spalding: There is a very good longstanding cooperation between the Hamilton County Government and the Town of Walden with the Town of Signal Mountain.
The Town of Walden's fire department, ie Walden Ridge Emergency Services is one of many reasons our ISO rating is so low for our homes because of a joint mutual aid agreement for manpower and equipment.
A minimum of 15 firefighters is required to fight a working structure fire. The town has 6 members on duty at all times and that means additional firefighters and fire fighting pumper equipment come from WRES and even Red Bank Fire Department to meet the town obligations.
I am a board member of WRES and I am proud that I am one of two remaining original incorporators who signed the Charter of Incorporation for WRES in 1976.
I am also a commissioned reserve deputy with the Hamilton County Sheriff's department which provides primary police services to Walden and provides law enforcement back up to the Town of Signal Mountain and SMPD backs up our deputies as well.
County Commissioner Jim Fields has a working budget that he has graciously spent in this district. Future discussions with both governments the may help defray the cost of a SRO program as well.
Allen: Stated there was a good working relationship with the county and mentioned mutual aid agreements.
Howley: Stated the relationship seems fine from the outside. He stated that relations could be better, that he is a long-time big supporter of the schools. He stated that the loss of the SRO was an important issue for him. He has spoken with our school board representative, Dr. Jonathan Welch and Dr. Welch was unaware that the SRO position had been eliminated. He also stated that he spoke with a Ken Flynn, a local TDOT representative who stated that the town hadn't met with him for 5 years and that there was no plan in place for the road up the front of the mountain.
Robertson: Stated that the council met with the Commissioner of TDOT. She stated the council met with Jonathan Welch (school board representative) about the SRO. She stated that SMMHS was the only school without an SRO.
9. Question about whether the candidate was prepared to attend meetings and commit the time necessary to serve:
Allen: "Yes, I am and I have been". She likes the work with "amazing volunteers"
Howley: Yes, he has a long history of service to the community and will make the time. He has spoken with many citizens who feel it is important to have representation of a very large and growing demographic which has been lacking over the last 8 years, families with school age kids.
Robertson: Yes, stated she has only missed 2 meetings and "loves the work".
Spalding: Yes, he's a solo practitioner, so can arrange his schedule. He has a long history of volunteering in the community and wants to give back to the community.
10. How would you support and assist the businesses on Signal Mountain?vAnd be specific.
Howley: stated that he is a business owner. Stated that government needs to get out of the way of business. He wants to change the culture and minimize the morass of regulations. He stated that businesses are the second largest source of tax revenue for the town and that the town should consider our local businesses as customers. He stated "don't tie up (business owner's) time" and that he would be very business friendly
Robertson: stated she is a business owner and member of MBA, stated 'we don't have many rules or regulations once they get a sign", She has written articles for local businesses.
Spalding: The businesses of Signal Mountain raises more tax revenue for the town than any other revenue source other than property taxes. Businesses should be supported by the town in word and deed. I am the only store front business owner running and the current ordinances simply do not support businesses.
Non-friendly Business issues include:
a. We are charged 50 dollars to apply for a permit process to have banners announcing any sale items.
b. Simple window mounted open signs cannot blink to tell you that they are open or closed.
c. If Dominoe's pizza sign or the pharmacy apothecary sign blew down tonight they could not be replaced under current laws.
Three simple things would help our business district:
* Change the sign ordinances to allow electronic signs to advertise town events with a community electronic bulletin board.
* Have a "business of the week" advertised on the town website and electronic bulletin board
* Have greater involvement of the MBA with a permanent role on the Planning Commission, the DRC and the BZA (Board of Zoning Appeals)
Remember we have a 100 year anniversary to look forward to in 2019 and the MBA and all volunteers groups should play a part
Allen: stated the town "shouldn't get out of the way, but should pave the way", suggesting establishing a "fee based" resource center or website for businesses similar to something Chattanooga has
11. The businesses have asked for holiday decorations for years. Other communities surrounding us have this to support the businesses. Why doesn't our town council do the same? Holiday decorations are good for the holidays and help foster business sales.
Howley: He stated that it may not be a popular position, but that he felt this should be funded by the business community rather than the town. He did state he would support the business community in this and that the town should provide services such as installation, etc.
Robertson: She stated that in her nearly 8 years on the Town Council she had never heard that request. She stated that we don't decorate the shopping center because it is private property.
Spalding: The Holiday day train is now a project that is run by the Lions Club that brings many Children up to Signal Mountain for all to enjoy. This fosters good will and many businesses get most of their sales during these times and the town directly benefits. This could be another area where the MBA and the town can function with other volunteer groups to dress up our town.
The Town could provide the public works department equipment to help set decorations with volunteer groups. Sunday on Signal can kick off the season. Other Holidays can also help generated sales with Easter and Valentine's Day celebrations. A Christmas parade can help entertain and promote sales. As you know I am into holiday lights with my train and I challenge others to give more reasons for people to be up on the mountain to spend their time and visit businesses. Any means to get people up on the mountain give multiple businesses an opportunity to make sales. I support finding ways to dress up the town.
Allen: She agreed with Spalding that she likes holiday decorations, especially snowflakes, but that we have no light poles to decorate. She would support public-private partnerships.
12. What is your position on the SRO (School Resource Officer) and our schools?
Allen: stated an SRO is important, but that the county should pay for it. Mentioned that the town manager was meeting with county officials about possibly cost-sharing. She stated this was the only school "of our size" without an SRO [Ed. Note: a subtle change from Robertson's earlier statement that we had the only school without one].
Howley: He felt that the lack of an SRO was an important issue. Mentioned that East Ridge, Red Band and another town (Ed Note: I believe he said Soddy-Daisy) all contributed to funding an SRO for their local schools. He felt the town had dropped the ball in stopping funding for this position after 14 years with no plan in place find other funding. He was surprised to find that Jonathon Welch was unaware that the position had been cancelled. At a bare minimum, he felt that someone from the town should have picked up the phone and talked with Dr. Welch before eliminating the position. He stated he would use his personal relationships with county officials to work with the county, he stated that the town's website promotes our SRO, even though we don't have one. He stated this was a reason the town needed a council member representing families with school age children in the public schools.
Robertson: stated we don't have an extra officer for an SRO, stated she wouldn't mind partially funding an SRO
Spalding: My extensive background in public safety suggests are three primary functions of a town. Law Enforcement, Fire Dept and Public works. IF you fail these, you fail the public miserably.
As I speak tonight, there is no SRO officer assigned after 14 years of continuous funding by the Town. This is unprecedented.
The current SRO quit in April and the town council had 4 months to replace and fund a new one.
It doesn't do any good to be Bloomberg's best town in America to raise a kid if our kid's lives are not protected during school hours. The town has let them down.
Two weeks before school started the town tried to get a SRO funded by the county. The Sheriff said they missed the deadline.
The town quickly found $125,000 to purchase property for future book shelves. The town website boasts we have SRO.
We have the equipment and vehicle to operate a trained SRO. It cost 56,000 dollars a year to fund one. That is 28 cents per day per student.
SROs also function as mentors and counselors to these kids.
We should be shouldn't be playing politics with our kids lives.
[Ed Note: additional comments provided by Dr. Spalding]:
Many things came out of the debate last night. I was so very appreciative of the Mountain Business Association for asking the challenging questions. The MBA is an untapped member of our town and they should be included in more of our towns governmental bodies. Last night in my opinion, the incumbents of the Town Council failed to adequately give credible answers. Here is my comment.
First and foremost:
Getting a National Bloomberg award for having the best place in the country to raise a child is pure conceit when the council would rather play politics with our children's lives by abandoning a SRO program. The Town is suddenly trying to force the county to hastily fund a SRO program only two weeks before school started is unconscionable and unprecedented.
The town has historically funded this position without interruption for 14 years in a row without question as to funding. At the recent meeting with the Sheriff, the county said they were too late even to enter an officer into the two week training program that was underway and denied their untimely request.
The former SRO quit in April. The town had FOUR months to fund this. However, the town did suddenly extol funding $125,000 for an unscheduled property purchase and rush a land trust but they could not fund a $56,000 SRO program to protect our children's lives. There is no better example of more misplaced priorities of the majority voting members of our council. I would call this a gross mismanagement of the basic functions of a town.
In my opinion, we don't deserve to keep that Bloomberg award and the members of the council should return that accolade back to New York unless they immediately make a meaningful and binding resolution that states this council will always fund or partially fund that SRO position in the future for perpetuity.
For the majority ruling council to suddenly decide to defund a SRO but champion unnecessary land protection that is not in immediate peril is just one of many reasons why I am running for town council.
13. Do you feel the plan for a catastrophic event on Signal is in place? Do you propose any changes to this plan?
Robertson: stated Signal Mountain falls under Hamilton County's disaster plan, stated that the fire chief had recently reviewed policies and that Alexian and other businesses have a plan
Spalding: I have been in collectively involved in public safety for 41 years. I can tell you there is no local Signal Mountain emergency plan in place for residents to seek an approved shelter in advance of a storm or after a storm to house town residents in a major disaster. Even if our town tells you there is a plan in place there is no information on the website where to go, what subdivisions are designated to be directed to which locations or where to go if the primary structure you are assigned to is destroyed.
Hamilton County has a general county-wide plan but no building assets are allocated with approved generators or food supplies to take care of our residents in the event of a major disaster on Signal.
Councilman Bill Wallace tried to head up an emergency plan 4 years ago but was discounted by members of the council. For a plan to work, you have to have advanced notification months or years in advance sent by mail, emails, meetings or websites to inform the residents where and when is a safe time to seek shelter.
Many residents will ride out a disaster in their homes and ready.gov can help inform you what supplies are needed for survival.
This town has a lot of work to do in the future to protect its citizens with shelter. It is long process and I am up to the challenge.
Many times you only have less than 5 minutes of warning and putting hundreds or thousands of residents on the road at once is catastrophic in itself.
The new fire stations should be equipped with generators, there are two churches equipped with generators but they are not promoted to the public officially.
Allen: Remembers when Wallace volunteered and "everyone supported him" [Ed. Note: Wallace states he offered to help the then Town Manager and first responder person to lend whatever expertise he could; but never heard back from anybody]. She stated there is a problem with shelters from storms because we don't want people to leave their houses during a storm [Editor's note: she didn't mention what might happen after a storm if houses were destroyed and shelters were then needed]. She stated the town depends on the Red Cross for disaster relief and that the town has an internal plan.
Howley: He stated he looked for the town's disaster plan, but couldn't find it – stated that we have capable police, fire and town manager. He stated he has full confidence in them to create and distribute a plan if there currently is not one. And that the town needs a plan for the town locally. He used the ice storm that shut off Mountain from County in late 90's as example.
14. Explain how the school bond is being paid.
Spalding: Stated it is a good idea to pay down the bond early, but he wants to know about what happens to the tax when the bond is paid off
Allen: Stated "transparency is a priority" and that when the debt was paid off, if taxes are raised they would have to do it openly. She stated the bond would be retired by 2018.
Howley: Stated that revenue from the school bond tax can't be used for anything else, while it is great that the debt is being paid down, the council can't take credit since they can't do anything different with the funds. In addition, taxes for the school bond increased because of the annexation of Fox Run and Windtree. He felt that, for the council to take credit for "saving over a million dollars" on the bond was either intellectual dishonest or showed a lack of understanding since the council had no other option but to pay the tax funds towards the bond. Don't confuse this with the tax and revenue that was in place prior to school bond referendum which was used to lower the bond indebtedness [Ed note: and approved by the previous council]. He also felt that once the bond was paid, the tax should sunset and that town citizens should watch this carefully, especially since property taxes were raised in 2011.
Robertson: She stated that the debt limits the town and was a burden. [Editor's note, I couldn't follow her thoughts clearly on the rest of this to be honest] She mentioned that we may not have to use the entire 30 cents of tax for the bond, I believe she may have been referring to whether any of the tax would need to be continued after the debt is paid off, but I was honestly unclear on her answer. [Ed. Note: I should mention that four years ago when Robertson ran for re-election, she stated she saw no need for a tax increase until the debt was paid off and then we would see. That following summer she aggressively advocated for an increase in the property tax which passed 3-2, if I recall correctly].


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A Halloween Parade to remember: Masses converge for legendary celebration
Masses converge for legendary celebration
ALTON — Pirate ships sailed the sea lanes of Broadway, interspersed with Addams Families, a few live bands and several floats spouting fire in the 100th annual Alton Halloween Parade.
The parade is sponsored by the East End Improvement Association.
Many parade watchers said it was the best they had seen in years.
Crowds in the thousands lined Broadway from near Washington Avenue to Ninth and Piasa. Many of the spots along the street had been blocked off all day.
By 4:30 p.m. a few people were already coming out, like Chandler Bogert, who was sitting in front of The Wedge Building.
"We just wanted to make sure we had enough seats out here because we have family and friends coming," he said. "I enjoy watching the floats. We really come out for the band (Alton High School and Alton Middle School), I have siblings in there."
The family has been coming out for the past 10 years, but this is the first time he has actually watched the parade for a few years because he had been in the AHS Marching Band, playing "the biggest bass drum."
"I would definitely say it's better to watch, because being in the parade is rather tiring," he said. "It's not so bad the first little while, but once you get three-quarters through it gets a little tiring."
Organizers started shutting down Broadway at Washington Street at about 5 p.m.
Steve Schwartz, a parade co-chairman, said there were between 70 and 80 groups, and 52 floats in the parade, making it a "little bit" bigger than normal. He said this year there were more commercial and family floats.
"This is just a fun, fun, fun thing. I've been working it since 1987 or 1988, and it's a lot of fun," he added. "The weather is going to be nice, it's absolutely unusual to have weather like this. We expect it to be a very, very big crowd."
Floats started arriving soon after the streets were blocked, and workers put finishing touches on.
Boy Scout Troop 101's float, Cadaver Cuisine, was one of the first to arrive.
Jeff Schultz, one of the adult volunteers with the Bethalto-based troop, said they wanted to put on the finishing touches.
"It's going to be pretty gory tonight, we're going to be chopping up some poor unfortunate soul," he said.
That was Caleb Sivia, who said he was looking forward to it.
"It's pretty cool," he said. "I'm going to play the corpse on the table. Why would you not do this? It's pretty fun to make a float and show it off to everybody."
Also arriving early was the Wunderlich Family float, from West Alton.
Willie Richter said they were doing a simple, low-tech float this year.
"We're just doing a 100th anniversary, so we have a cake that's going to say 100 on it and some general Halloween decorations," he said.
Part of the reason is they were short on people this year.
This is the 13th year the family has participated. They started after West Alton had a homecoming parade. The family had made a covered wagon float, and decided to bring it over to the Halloween Parade.
Another group, Wilmouth Machine Works and Freer Auto Body, were putting finishing touches on their float a short way away.
A group of musicians and fabricators, they recreated "The Doof Wagon" (a large rig with drums and an apocalyptic guitar player on the front) from "Mad Max Fury Road."
"We love the movie and we love to play music," said Dave Wilmouth.
While the guitar will work, he said they were not able to place rows of drummers on the back.
"We needed a place to stand," he said.
The float, on a 6x6 military truck, includes a 1960 Cadillac's back end, and a second guitar set up as a propane-fueled flame thrower.
"We just love it," Wilmouth said. "It's the 100th anniversary and we just wanted to contribute," he said.
The guy at the front end playing the guitar and flamethrower was Kene Turcott.
"It's pretty much angry, heavy music," he said, noting that he will be strapped in and very secure.
Many of those along the parade route had been coming for years.
Kathy Henke, of East Alton, had been coming for 20 years.
"It's for the kids, it's one of the last things they get before winter hits them," she said.
Nearby, Brian Hausman, of Godfrey, was sitting in the back of his pickup truck.
He has been coming "since as young as I can remember."
"It's a yearly event for the family," he said.
His niece, Emeree Giles, 9, of Bethalto, said she enjoyed hanging out with the family, but had a more important reason to be there.
"To get candy," she said.
In addition to candy, glowing merchandise, especially swords and necklaces, were popular among the crowd.
Nikki Skinner, of Buffalo, New York, was one of several vendors going up and down Broadway selling various items.
She works for York Novelties, her stepfather's business.
"Business is excellent," she said while selling glowing pumpkin and skull necklaces. "We travel all over the world doing Halloween Parades, gay pride parades, Mardi Gras, Christmas parades."
It took about an hour for the parade to make it to Lincoln Douglas Square, and another hour for the rest of the parade to pass.

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ATP Posts 144% Production Increase
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation said that the company placed six new wells on production during the first nine months of 2006 with an additional nine wells scheduled for first production between now and the middle of 2007. The new producing wells, particularly those at Mississippi Canyon 711 (Gomez) and Tors, have been the primary drivers for ATP's 144% increase in production during the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. New wells scheduled in the next nine months are projected to continue to increase production into 2007. In the first nine months of 2006, ATP paid USD 390.9 million for acquisition and development of oil and gas properties compared to USD 272.6 million during the same period in 2005. The company estimates that capital expenditures will be approximately USD 575 - USD 600 million for the full year 2006.
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater
Mississippi Canyon 711 (Gomez - 100% WI)
The third well at Gomez was completed during the third quarter 2006 in a new hydrocarbon bearing sand, which was not included as proved reserves in the company's December 31, 2005 reserve report and, in a proved undeveloped zone as well. Installation of a subsea flow line will follow later in the fourth quarter with first production expected in the first quarter 2007.
Drilling is scheduled to commence on a step out well in the first quarter 2007 and will target the sands at approximately 15,500 true vertical depths. If successful, this well is expected to be completed and on production in the second quarter 2007.
Since the first two wells were placed on production in March 2006, Gomez has enjoyed a higher than expected natural gas component of production. While the field was shut in 10 days during October for hurricane-related repairs to the Amberjack pipeline system, which ties into Mississippi Canyon 711, ATP was able to collect additional reservoir information in support of future field optimization. Production at Mississippi Canyon 711 is currently averaging 105 MMcfe/d net. In the first half 2007, the company plans to upgrade the natural gas compression and processing facilities on its floating production platform. The project is scheduled to be completed early in the third quarter 2007 and will increase facilities capacity 40% to 50% to approximately 200 MMcfe/d net.
Mississippi Canyon 941/942 and Atwater Valley 63 (Telemark Hub - 100% WI)
ATP acquired a 100% working interest in Mississippi Canyon 941/942 and Atwater Valley 63 in two separate private transactions in the second and third quarters of 2006. Previous drilling at each of these locations indicates to ATP the presence of recoverable hydrocarbons. Detailed engineering has begun for the development of the discoveries at each of these three blocks. The hull design of the floating production system will be a MinDOC system and will be fabricated in South Texas. The MinDOC, which was selected over competing technologies because of higher variable load capacity and lower cost, is scheduled for installation in 2008. Drilling will commence immediately after platform installation from a 2,000 hp platform rig. According to the company's estimates of recoverable hydrocarbons, the Telemark Hub represents ATP's largest property in the Gulf of Mexico.
Garden Banks 409 (Ladybug - 50% WI)
Ladybug was originally placed on production in September 2001 from two subsea wells. The original reservoirs produced until August 2006 at which time both wells were reentered for additional activities and production. The #1 well was recompleted into a 'behind' pipe proved reservoir in upper sands. The #3 well was side tracked (#3ST) to an exploratory up-dip target identified during Ladybug's first five years of production. The #3ST well encountered the targeted zone and was successfully drilled and tested. Both wells are expected to commence production this month.
Gulf of Mexico Shelf
West Cameron 663 (100% WI)
The WC 663 #1 well was brought online at the end of September after encountering a larger than expected proved undeveloped zone along with additional sands that were not included as proved reserves in ATP's December 31, 2005 reserve report.
Ship Shoal 351 (50% WI)
Ship Shoal 351 will be tied into ATP's operated Ship Shoal 358 platform and hub. The jacket and deck at Ship Shoal 351 have been installed and pipeline installation is in progress. A platform rig is set to begin a two-well program during December. Both wells should commence production in the first quarter 2007.
High Island 74 (40% WI)
The #2 exploratory well at High Island 74, north of ATP's producing well in the southern portion of the block, targeted a deeper sand at the 16,500' level. The #2 exploratory well found its intended target and was completed in the first quarter 2006. The platform has now been installed and the pipeline has been laid. Production is expected to commence this month.
South Marsh Island 233 (30% WI)
South Marsh Island 233 was part of a package acquired by ATP in late 2005. The #1 exploratory well was completed and tested during the third quarter. The well commenced production during October.
West Cameron 237 (75% WI)
West Cameron 237 was originally acquired as a producing property by ATP in 2001. In 2006, the #A-8 well was side tracked (the A-8 ST 1) to target a proved undeveloped zone. The #A-8 ST 1 was successfully drilled to a total depth at 7,600', encountered the targeted sand and commenced production in August.
South Timbalier 77 (75% WI)
This property was part of a package acquired by ATP in late 2005. South Timbalier 77 is an exploratory target with no reserves recorded by ATP. The #6 exploratory well is scheduled to commence drilling later this month. This medium risk, high potential well will target a zone at the 16,000' level.
North Sea
Tors - Kilmar & Garrow (85% WI)
In April 2006, ATP placed the first of several planned wells at Tors, the Kilmar K1, on production. The Kilmar K2 well was brought online during October 2006. The K2 well will slowly be brought up to capacity of approximately 30 MMcfe/d net as natural gas prices in the U.K. increase to an attractive level.
Drilling commenced on the Garrow G1 well immediately following the completion of the Kilmar K2 well. The G1 well is currently drilling at 3,000' and is targeting proved reserves at the 11,500' level. The G1 well, which should be completed and on production in the first quarter 2007, is expected to increase production at the Tors field to 60 MMcfe/d net.
Wenlock (100% WI)
The jacket and deck have been installed. Installation of the 27-kilometer pipeline is approximately 25% complete. The horizontal well, which will be drilled in the first quarter 2007 and will target a 150 meter column of Rotliegend sandstone, is expected to be on production in the second quarter 2007 at an average rate of 60 MMcfe/d net.
Helvellyn (50% WI)
Helvellyn will be brought back online in the fourth quarter 2006 following its planned summer shut in.
Production Update
Production for the third quarter averaged 174 MMcfe/d, exceeding previously announced guidance of 170 MMcfe/d. ATP is deliberately producing below its current net production capacity at approximately 200 MMcfe/d net in response to relatively low natural gas prices in the U.S. and the U.K. The natural gas price induced curtailments are primarily from several of ATP's Gulf of Mexico Shelf properties and Helvellyn and Tors wells in the North Sea. The wells will be restored to peak production as market conditions warrant. Based on the company's current production capacity, its voluntary production curtailments, the pipeline repairs noted above coupled with new wells scheduled to commence production during the fourth quarter 2006, production for the fourth quarter should average approximately 200 MMcfe/d net, an increase over the fourth quarter 2005 of 213%.
ATP expects to increase its production capacity above 300 MMcfe/d during 2007 following the natural gas compression and processing facilities upgrade at Mississippi Canyon 711 and as the following near-term wells are brought on production.
- Garden Banks 409 #1 well (4Q 2006)
- Garden Banks 409 #3 well (4Q 2006)
- High Island 74 #1 well (4Q 2006)
- Mississippi Canyon 711 #5 well (1Q 2007)
- Garrow G1 well (1Q 2007)
- Ship Shoal 351 #1 well (1Q 2007)
- Ship Shoal 351 #2 well (1Q 2007)
- Wenlock well (2Q 2007)
- Mississippi Canyon 711 #7 well (2Q 2007)
ATP Oil & Gas is an international offshore oil and gas development and production company with operations in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea.
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text: SNB Celebrates 20 Years in the Dunes with 20 Weeks of Gifts Blog July 10, 2017 It's been 20 years since Security National Bank of South Dakota first opened the doors at its Dakota Dunes branch to better serve its clients. In honor of its 20th anniversary in the Dunes, between now and November, the branch is celebrating with 20 weeks of giveaways that add up to over $5,000 in prizes. Any community member can stop by the Dunes Branch located at 325 Dakota Dunes Blvd. and register for a chance to win: $2,500 Travel Voucher $750 Grilling Package $500 Portrait Package And more! "We're extremely grateful to the Dakota Dunes community for its business, but also its warmth and hospitality," said Janelle Noreen, Dakota Dunes Branch Manager. "All of us are proud to work at SNB and call the Dunes home." From its first location on the third floor of "the lunch box building" at One River Place to its current location, SNB's Dakota Dunes branch has always placed customers first. The branch offers a full range of retail services, including deposit offerings, consumer and mortgage loans. Additionally, the branch has expanded into Wealth Management services. "This branch is special because of how much knowledge, experience, and attention we devote to Investment Management and Trust services," Noreen said. "It is private banking at its finest." Just like all SNB branches, the Dakota Dunes team is deeply embedded in the community, supporting and sponsoring local businesses, schools, and events. Said Noreen: "There is so much potential here, and it's not only because the residential and business markets are thriving. We at Security National are excited to serve and support the Dunes community. You'll notice the energy, care, and personal attention from the moment you walk through our doors. "We do a lot of investing at the bank, but the personal investment we make in our customers and our community is priority number one." REGISTER FOR GIVEAWAYS Security National Bank welcomes everyone to stop by its Dakota Dunes location between now and November 20 to celebrate the branch's 20th anniversary. For more information, call (605) 232-6060 or contact Security National Bank online.


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I know that it has been too long since my last post. But I am back and catching up with all things cake bites!
Another one of my dear friends was throwing a birthday party for her husband and asked for his bites to look like baseballs. They had a great suite at the River Bats game and I thought that was such a cute idea to make it all baseball themed. It is hard enough to make a great looking product for a customer that is a stranger but when it is one of your friends I feel the pressure even more. I want everyone to love to look at them and to love to bite into them even more. Luckily they turned out great and Sara said they were a hit.
I am really going to get better about NOT taking pictures on my phone.
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Apr 14, 2014 8:03 AM CST
|It's supposed to get down to 33° tonite. Hard to believe. I do have frost cover, but it didn't save my 2013 tomatoes I was trying to over winter. What do all of you do to protect your tomatoes?
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 14, 2014 2:54 PM CST
|Buckets and thisyear Wall - O - Waters. But mostly I don't have them planted out until middle od April at the earliest. I have two I put out woth the Wall-O-Waters on and they are fine.
Apr 14, 2014 3:16 PM CST
|Mine are still in their pots so easy to move to a sheltered location. We're supposed to be freezing or below tomorrow night.
I garden for the pollinators.
Apr 14, 2014 3:43 PM CST
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|We cover our tomatoes using several steps.
First we cover the tomato with a upside down 1 gallon nursery container. Then we cover that with generous amounts of straw, hay, or leaves. It saved our tomatoes last year and we're doing it again today.
Apr 14, 2014 5:23 PM CST
|Thanks everyone, I covered them with multiple feed bags topped with frost cloth. Hope it helps.
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 14, 2014 7:02 PM CST
|Good luck!
Apr 14, 2014 9:34 PM CST
|I have 224 in the ground. 48 are in boxes like you see in my avatar and have been in the ground a month today. The lids are on tonight. A few have clusters of blooms which have been open for several days. The temperature got down to 28 twice during that time and all have survived but some look like 10 miles of bad road.
All of the plants were seeded at the same time and the ones not in the boxes have been enjoying the outdoors when it's nice out and the protection of a house when it's not. They had hardened off nicely and were transplanted 2 weeks ago this Wednesday. Last Friday it got down to 33 degrees and the exposed plants were undamaged as were those in the boxes. Needless to say, I'll be out at 5:30 in the morning looking for sighs of frost and will sprinkle them with water if I find any on them.
I have another group which were seeded 3 weeks after these to use as replacements but I really hope I don't need them.
I'm still hoping to get an additional 3 clusters of tomatoes to set on each plant before summer temps shut them down. Claud
Apr 14, 2014 9:56 PM CST
|I hope you're successful too. It seems to be something every year with me. Poor soil, chickens eating fruit, bugs eating fruit, too much phosphorus, too hot, now it might freeze
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 15, 2014 8:22 AM CST
I'm growing veggies in Houston. Last year this time my tomatoes were bearing fruit. I took a big calculated risk planting out the earliest I ever had before. I started the seeds at the Winter Solstice in December, and planted out in mid-February (yes, almost in the middle of winter). But, I had researched and had several frost/freeze contingencies in place.
First, I grow my veggies under pvc HOOPS covered with plastic sheeting. By far, keeping the plants covered against our constantly blowing Texas wind has proven to be a primary factor in the health and productivity of my veggies this year. It has also kept most of the moths off the plants, so now, there are relatively few bug holes in any of my greenery.
The tomatoes were kept under the plastic. On those rare nights when we dipped into the freeze zone for a couple hours, I threw old bed sheets over the hoops, then covered with the plastic. Leaves touching plastic in a freeze tend to get burned, so the sheets went on first. Of course, our freezes usually last only a couple hours in the late night/early morning, then back to relative temps. If there were sustained freezes (1-4 days in a row), my strategy was the sheets, plastic, and add either a couple strings of old-fashioned Christmas lights (the ones that throw off heat), or a small space heater underneath the hoop. You could also fill gallon milk jugs with hot water and set them under the hoop, but for longer dips, the space heater would be my protection of choice. It would throw off enough heat underneath and the plastic would contain it. Also, most small heaters today have an automatic shut-off if it's tipped over, so I'm not worried about a fire or anything. And, it's just through the night most times.
If you don't wanna go the electric heat route, Dave's suggestion of the bucket covering is pretty good, too. I'd create the pvc hoop, and cover each plant with a bucket, then throw the bed sheets and the plastic sheeting over the hole bucket patch UNDER THE HOOP. Then, I'd cover the entire hoop with bed sheets and more plastic sheeting. It'd be a double layer of protection under the hoop. I don't have hay in my garden.
Hope this helps!
The portable mini-greenhouse over the trays is 18" tall. The larger hoops are in the background beyond...
Cabbages, beets, spinach, mustard greens. No bug holes in the greenery, which I attribute to keeping the bed covered during the winter when the moths were trying to light on the leaves to lay eggs. They just bounced on the plastic and flew off elsewheres. Also, I learned to turn my yard lights off at night so the moths were not attracted to my yard. They visited the neighbor's, LOL!
Cauliflower and broccoli bed. Again, notice the greenery. Though the hoops stayed covered during the winter months, the ends were vented to allow for airflow, and the covers were raised to take advantage of occasional rainstorms.
My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden
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Apr 15, 2014 8:49 AM CST
|I am in the process of constructing this Mittleider T-Frame for my tomato plants. Four lines of 165 lb. 9-gauge wire will run parallel to the bed at the top of the frame. Bailer twine will be looped to the base of each tomato plant, wound around the stem, and looped to the overhead wires. The bailer twine will not cut into the plant stems, nor snap under the weight of the loaded vines.
I'll be starting new tomato seeds in mid-June for planting out by mid-August. Praying for a successful fall crop by Thanksgiving dinner, LOL!
Hope this helps.
P.S. The T-Frame converts to an over-the-bed greenhouse! (see the pictures of ldsprepper's Mittleider greenhouse below). I have ordered shade cloth which I will affix to the 2x4 box at the top, to create walls around the bed. In the winter, I will convert to the greenhouse plastic covering for frost/freeze protection. The frame can also be boxed in with frost cloth.
The couplers you see will accommodate bent pvc hoops which will form a "roof" to divert rain and (in some cases) snow.
ldsprepper's T-Frame
MY T-Frame in progress #1
MY T-Frame in progress #2
ldsprepper's over-the-bed greenhouse with greenhouse plastic covering and vertical grow lines for his beans.
The T-Frame and vertical lines allow for growing 4x the veggies in the same amount of space. The long sides of the box at the top extend one foot over the bed. The vertical lines form a "V" and extend the plants 1 foot outside of the bed. The "v" creates an airflow & light space between the two rows of plants growing on each side of the bed.
Very efficient system to maximize growing in small spaces.
My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden
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Apr 15, 2014 9:56 AM CST
|That's very clever. Do you open the hoops so bees can fertilize the tomatoes? I've seen some pictures where they release bumble bees inside the hoops. That's where they stay.
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 15, 2014 9:58 AM CST
|Update- it only got to 34 last night so everything is just fine! Took all the covers off this AM. Things a a little droopy, but unharmed.
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 15, 2014 10:08 AM CST
|Mine made it fine last night. The only change is more blossoms were open this morning. The blowing rain knocked out my thermometer so I don't know what it got down to. No frost last night at least. I hope everybodyelse faired as well. Claud
Apr 15, 2014 10:19 AM CST
|Me too. I think those farther north probably haven't planted them yet.
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 15, 2014 4:13 PM CST
|Someone who lives only 15 miles from me sent out this picture. She had frost cloth over her tomatoes. It got down to 31° there. Makes you wonder if the frost cloth helps at all.
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 15, 2014 9:49 PM CST
Tomatoes don't need bees for pollination. The wind helps. You can shake the vines vigorously each day and the pollin will fly, as long as the humidity allows for the pollin to be dry enough to fly. If it is too humid, the pollin will clump.
My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden
My Cubits: Bucket Gardening! **Beginner Vegetable Growers **Growing Veggies By Zone **
Apr 15, 2014 10:06 PM CST
|Wow, last summer I hand fertilized them every morning as we have few bees. Should have just kicked them, huh?
Cauliflower is just a cabbage with a college education (mark twain)
Apr 16, 2014 2:26 AM CST
|Amazing frames Linda!!
Apr 16, 2014 8:21 AM CST
|It got down to 26.7 degrees in the garden last night for about 1hour and 15 minutes. I'll have photos later. Claud
Apr 16, 2014 8:32 AM CST
|It was almost that low here.
I garden for the pollinators.
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The Art & Wine Walk is Saturday on Flagler Avenue.
Farmer's Markets in NSB at Norwood's Seafood and Sam's Ave downtown.
The Halifax Oyster Festival is being held on Manatee Island in Daytona Beach on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
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One of the newly registered political parties, the Nigeria Democratic Congress Party (NDCP), has said that human capital development would be the priority of the NDCP says it's national leader and presidential aspirant, Dr. Johnson Edosomwan,
Human capital is our greatest asset as a nation, therefore without human capital development, infrastructure wouod not work.
We would empower Nigerians with the right tools to get the work done, and after human capital development we would tackle infrastructure.
When we talk of infrastructure we are not just looking at roads, we are looking at high speed trains, airports, we would use more than oil, solar energy, wind energy, and possibly nuclear energy.
We have done this in other countries, we can do it here at home. He said.
When asked his opinion on the sequence of the 2019 general elections, he said,
"We need a government that is supported by the people and run by the people; if the voice of the people says that the sequencing of the election is the right thing to do, that will be the right way to go. Now, if that is what they are proposing, they (legislators) need to dialogue with the president. As a Nigerian, I will recommend that you listen to the voice of the people,".
The national leader of NDCP and presidential aspirant, Dr. Johnson Edosomwan, stated these yesterday in Abuja at the party's maiden national convention, executive meeting, and training for state representatives and strategy launch for membership drive.
According to him, the party was poised to overhauling the nation through manpower development and infrastructure as well as massive job creation, if given the opportunity.
"Our party will develop energy mix; exploiting solar, wind, nuclear and other sources of energy. We waste too much time talking about the problems, but all we need is solution; plans of action," he said


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- A jealous person in the dress of a Vaisnava is not at all happy to see the success of another Vaisnava in receiving the Lord's mercy. Unfortunately, in this Age of Kali there are many mundane persons in the dress of Vaisnavas
- A yogi can attain miraculous successes in material achievements, such as anima and laghima, by which one can become more minute than the minutest or lighter than the lightest, or in the ordinary sense, one may achieve material benedictions
- According to the materialistic way of life, if a poor man, after laboring very, very hard, gets some material profit at the end of his life, he is considered a success, even though he again dies while suffering the threefold miseries
- According to the opinion of the Mayavadi Vedantists, the living entity's ultimate success is to merge into the impersonal Brahman
- After achieving such great success and a reputation which spread throughout the universe, he at last obtained the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Akrura continued, "Similarly, the worshipers of the demigods may or may not reach You (Krsna). There is no guarantee. Their success depends on the strength of their worship"
- All glory and success to Srila Narada Muni because he glorifies the activities of the Personality of Godhead, and so doing he himself takes pleasure and also enlivens all the distressed souls of the universe
- All of these great sages (Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana and Sanat) became great devotees, for without devotional service to the Personality of Godhead one cannot achieve success in any activity of spiritual value
- All of these seasonal times are considered extremely auspicious for humanity. At such times, one should perform all auspicious activities, for by such activities a human being attains success in his short duration of life
- All the great acaryas strongly recommend that people be given a chance to hear about the Supreme Lord. Then success is assured
- All these (subtle desires for impersonalism, monism, success and the four principles of religious activity; dharma, artha, kama and moksa) are like spots on clean cloth. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also wanted to cleanse all these away
- Although externally they work almost like the karmis, the devotees go back home, back to Godhead, and achieve success in every effort
- Although in the beginning the princes (Jarasandha party) had been full of hope for success in their heroic action, after their defeat they could only try to encourage Sisupala with flattering words
- Although this body's mortal, we can get, we can achieve a great success. And what is that? To take the dust of the lotus feet of a bhagavata
- Amongst great personalities, Maharaja Prthu was the chief by virtue of his fixed position in relation to spiritual enlightenment. He remained satisfied as one who has achieved all success in spiritual understanding
- And at last my ever-willing blessings are bestowed upon Syamasundara, Brahmananda, Hayagriva, Satsvarupa, Devahuti, Jadurani, Muralidhara, Bharadvaja and Pradyumna, etc., for their hard labor in different ways to make this publication a great success
- As far as Vedic sastras are concerned, as we find in the pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the ultimate sanction for all success rests in the hands of the Supreme Lord
- As far as we are concerned, we are most confident of the success of the distribution of the great fruit of love of Godhead through the medium of chanting the maha-mantra
- As in the material world sometimes failure is considered as a pillar of success, similarly in the spiritual order also the same principle can be applied. So don't be disappointed. Maybe Krishna's desire is something higher in this connection
- Defeat they are taking as success. Just like these rascal scientists, they could not go and settle in the moon planet. Still, they are saying, "It is success." Just see the fun. What success? You could not stay there, and what success you have got?
- Despite his life of failure, Dhrtarastra achieved the greatest of all success in self-realization by the forceful instructions of a pure devotee of the Lord
- Dhrtarastra was tightly bound in a network of material affinities related to politics, economy and family attachment, and he did everything in his power to achieve so-called success in his planned projects, but he was frustrated from the very beginning
- Do not depend on outside help. Also, for financial support depend on Krsna. That is preaching success
- Doubtful persons have no status whatsoever in spiritual emancipation. One should therefore follow in the footsteps of great acaryas who are in the disciplic succession and thereby attain success
- Even in the material world one has to be very enthusiastic in his particular field of activity in order to become successful. A student, businessman, artist or anyone else who wants success in his line must be enthusiastic
- Even ordinary devotees cannot have such pure attachment for Krsna. Therefore, how is it possible for success to be achieved by persons whose hearts are contaminated by the actions and reactions of fruitive activities
- Even the actual yogis aspire after such success with great interest by performance of their various practices. Who can tolerate separation from Him?
- Even though all dirty things may be cleansed away, sometimes subtle desires remain in the mind for impersonalism, monism, success & the 4 principles of religious activity. All these are like spots on clean cloth
- False identification and attraction for matter gradually dry up and fade away by success in the cultivation of the human spirit. That is the effect of such higher cultivation
- For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by appropriate means is assured of success. That is My (Krsna) opinion
- For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by appropriate means is assured of success. That is My opinion
- For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by right means is assured of success. That is My opinion. BG 6.36 - 1972
- For the immediate success of material benefit, materialistic persons generally worship different demigods, and under the spell of material propensities they sometimes take to the devotional service of the Lord
- For the perfect yogi who has attained success in the method of leaving his body in perfect consciousness, transferring from one planet to another is as easy as an ordinary man's walking to the grocery store
- From Pururava's rubbing of the aranis came a fire. By such a fire one can achieve all success in material enjoyment and be purified in seminal birth, initiation and in the performance of sacrifice, which are invoked with the combined letters a-u-m
- He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady both in success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions. BG 4.22 - 1972
- He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady in both success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions
- He's eating sumptuously, and by working, by pulling on the thela, hard labor, whole thing is digested and again goes in the evening he eats very sumptuously, he is very pleased. That is his success of life
- Human civilization depends not on industrial enterprises, but on possession of natural wealth and natural food, which is all supplied by the Supreme Personality of Godhead so that we may save time for self-realization and success in the human form of body
- I am very much hopeful of success of the attempt and I am seeking your good consultation if it is possible to have full sympathetic cooperation of my Godbrothers in India in this adventure
- I have heard that your good wife, Patty is growing Srimate Tulasi devi there at your house with good success. That is another very auspicious sign. The Tulasi, she will not go to live with anyone nondevotee
- If even a fallen candidate is given a chance to take birth in a respectable and noble family, one can hardly imagine the status of one who has achieved success
- If his (the most intelligent man's) attempt is properly executed with penances and perseverance, it is sure to be crowned with success
- If one chants the holy name even once without committing an offense, he attains all success. During the chanting of the holy name, the tongue must work
- If one wants to achieve success at the end of his life, the process of remembering Krsna is essential. Therefore one should constantly, incessantly chant the maha-mantra
- If one wants to meditate upon something void or impersonal, it will take a very long time before he achieves success in yoga practice. We cannot concentrate our mind on something void or impersonal
- If the mystic yogi is diverted by the accompanying feats of mystic control, then his mission of yogic success is a failure, because the ultimate aim is God realization
- If this kingdom (Manipura) is organized as a Vaisnava state, this revitalization will be a great success because for five thousand years this state has maintained its identity. If the Vaisnava spirit is revived there, it will be a wonderful place
- If you are simply satisfied only by living a bigger span of life, is that very success? Just stop death. That is success. To become very strong in body, that is not success. But either you become strong and weak, you have to die
- If you pour water in the root, then the water is distributed everywhere. But if you pour water on the leaves, on the twigs, on the fruits, it will not be successful. So one who is not in awareness of the laws of nature, they commit this mistake
- If your preaching work is strong, automatically management will be easy. And preaching work is strong if our routine work is strong. Never neglect our regular program and that will be your success
- In all the Vedic scriptures, faith in the Supreme is advised. In the pursuit of all Vedic instructions, the ultimate goal is the understanding of Krsna. No one can obtain success without following this principle
- In the Absolute field both success and failures are glorious. Even Lord Nityananda pretended to be a failure to convert Jagai and Madhai in the first attempt, rather he was personally injured in such attempt but that was certainly not ludicrous
- It is a common sense affair that if somebody takes the trouble of doing so many things for the last ten or twenty years and go there and touch the moon planet, come back, it is successful. So it may be complacence for him, but I don't think it is success
- It is by the grace of the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead that we get the clue of devotional life, and thus progressive success in our life begins
- It is the practitioner's desire to show some miraculous results through the practice of yoga. Thus they strive very hard to achieve success in becoming smaller than the smallest or greater than the greatest, or in creating a planet like earth
- Maharaja Pariksit, who was entrusted with the kingdom of Hastinapura by Maharaja Yudhisthira when he desired to retire to the forest, is now ruling the world with great success due to his being glorified by the deeds of the kings of the Kuru dynasty
- Materialistic activities are always mixed with three kinds of miserable conditions - adhyatmika, adhidaivika and adhibautika. Therefore, even if one achieves some success by performing such activities, what is the benefit of this success
- Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world
- Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world. BG 4.12 - 1972
- Mission of yogic success
- My dear King, the merchant on the forest path of the material world, his intelligence victimized by home, wealth, relatives and so forth, runs from one place to another in search of success
- O King, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all material enjoyment
- O Lord, my power of sight is now fulfilled, having attained the greatest perfection of the sight of You, who are the reservoir of all existences. Through many successive births of deep meditation, advanced yogis aspire to see Your transcendental form
- On taking such a birth, he again revives the divine consciousness of his previous life, and he tries to make further progress in order to achieve complete success, O son of Kuru. BG 6.43 - 1972
- One (the yoga practitioner) should be sure of success at the end and pursue this course with great perseverance, not becoming discouraged if there is any delay in the attainment of success. Success is sure for the rigid practitioner
- One achieves the success of life when he understands the constitutional position of his self and is undisturbed by the conditions created by material nature
- One cannot immediately reach the coast, but if one endeavors, he can cross the ocean of material existence by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy. One may be very eager to cross this ocean, but he cannot attain success by acting like a madman
- One percent done in Krsna consciousness bears permanent results, so that the next beginning is from the point of two percent, whereas in material activity without a hundred percent success there is no profit
- One who cannot believe that the Lord can be worshiped with equal success in the Deity, or arca form, or who cannot concentrate on this form is advised to worship the universal form of the Lord
- Only the most fortunate persons can achieve such success in life. Those who are simply academic students of the Vedic scriptures cannot appreciate how such a development takes place
- Our preachers mainly belong to European and American countries, yet by the grace of Lord Caitanya they have tremendous success wherever they go to open branches
- Out of so many years, if one could spare ten thousand years for the sake of austerity, he would be assured of success in his future life. This was not very astonishing. Although such a feat is impossible in this age, it was quite possible in Satya-yuga
- Payi-nukuta-nyaya: if this is partial success, then full success you cannot imagine
- People are engaged in different activities simply to achieve a little success in sense gratification. The karmis are engaged in performing very difficult activities, and thus they open gigantic factories, build huge cities, etc
- Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga
- Please explain to me that Narayana armor, by which King Indra achieved success in battle, conquering the enemies who were endeavoring to kill him
- Prtha: Daughter of Maharaja Surasena and sister of Vasudeva, Lord Krsna's father. Later she was adopted by Maharaja Kuntibhoja, and hence she is known as Kunti. She is the incarnation of the success potency of the Personality of Godhead
- Since one may easily achieve the highest success by chanting the holy name of the Lord, one may ask why there are so many Vedic ritualistic ceremonies and why people are attracted to them
- So be very much careful to remain a spotless devotee. Then all success is there. There is no doubt about it
- Spiritual life means tapasya. Formerly great, great saintly persons, they underwent very, very severe tapasya for thousands of years, hundreds of years. Then they attained success. In the Kali-yuga it is not possible to undergo such severe tapasya
- Success in yoga involves getting free from these material coverings and entering into spiritual existence. Lord Buddha's teachings of nirvana are based on this principle
- Success in yoga is not acquisition of mystic power, which is condemned in the previous chapter, but, rather, freedom from all material designations and situation in one's constitutional position. That is the ultimate achievement in yoga practice
- The aim of this particular system of asana, known as the sitting posture for liberation, or muktasana, is to attain success in kundalini-cakra
- The foolish politicians may go on holding peace and summit conferences for hundreds of years, but they will fail to achieve success
- The karmis, in order to achieve success within this material world, worship the various demigods
- The Lord, being satisfied, instructed him about the object of life and the process for attaining it. He instructed him that the basic principle of success is to chant the holy name of the Lord (the Hare Krsna maha-mantra)
- The meditation process was possible in the golden age, Satya-yuga, because people in that age used to live for hundreds of thousands of years. If one wants success in practical yoga practice, it is advised that he take to the chanting of Hare Krsna
- The modern civilization, everyone is thinking, "If I get a good wife and nice motorcar and a nice apartment, that is success." That is not success. That is temporary
- The success of human life is considered when one fully surrenders his life, his wealth, his intelligence and his words for the benefit of the Lord
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Rsabhadeva, was fully aware of His true identity; therefore He was self-sufficient, and He did not desire external gratification. There was no need for Him to aspire for success, since He was complete in Himself
- The verdict of all revealed scriptures is that by even a moment's association with a pure devotee, one can attain all success
- The whole purpose of practicing yoga is to control the mind, control the mind. Now, here Patanjali system, that unless you, I mean, conduct devotional service of Lord, or bhakti, there is no success of yoga
- The wife is the cause of all kinds of success in religion, economic development, sense gratification and ultimately salvation. When one accepts a wife, it is to be understood that he is being helped in his progressive march toward liberation
- The worker who is free from all material attachments and false ego, who is enthusiastic and resolute and who is indifferent to success or failure, is a worker in the mode of goodness. BG 18.26 - 1972
- The yogis strive very hard to achieve success in becoming smaller than the smallest or greater than the greatest, or in creating a planet like earth or, as scientists, by inventing so many wonderful machines
- This attainment of success (becoming enlivened as a spiritual being) is possible when one is above the modes of passion and ignorance, or, in other words, when one is actually a brahmana by qualification
- This old man was instructed by Narada to follow in the footsteps of Nanda Maharaj, and thus success was achieved by him
- To achieve success in any subject, it is necessary to establish a relationship with a master of that subject and to work favorably in that particular line
- To become successful in this human form of life. The success of human form of life is to understand this thing: our relationship with God
- Try to cooperate with Tamala Krishna as far as possible in preparing for the Rathayatra Festival. Tamala is now managing all the Western Coast centers, so please help him to make the Festival a grand success
- We are concerned with the techniques and not with the language. If the techniques of this great literature (Srimad-Bhagavatam) are understood by the people of the world, there will be success
- We are trying to gain success in these material activities, but by God's will, there are different living entities. They have already all the successes. So therefore our real business is not to waste our time to get any material success
- We first have to establish a relationship with the institution. We have to abide by the direction of our instructors there and work favorably according to their direction. This is essential in order to achieve the ultimate desired success
- We have fallen under certain conditions that we have to work. This is our position. We have to work very hard, so that foam will come out of the mouth, and still, we are not assured success; always fearful
- We must have faith. And we see that many faithful, great acaryas and devotees of the Lord, they achieved success by this faith. Why shall I not follow them? Therefore the Vedic literature says that you have to follow the footprints of great acaryas
- What is the aim of varnasrama? Simply by becoming a brahmana he's successful? No. Nobody can become successful unless he satisfies Krsna. That is real success. Just like Arjuna did. By the military art, he satisfied Krsna
- When the men returned without success, Sivananda Sena became very unhappy and fasted for the night
- Without purification, one cannot attain success by abruptly adopting the fourth order of life (sannyasa)
- Words, mind and ego, with their respective controlling demigods, have failed to achieve success in knowing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, we simply have to offer our respectful obeisances unto Him as a matter of sanity


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Maximo Park
have just announced a tour. Can't find the dates or places anywhere though
May 2009
May 2009
Thu 14 Newcastle - Academy
Fri 15 Glasgow - Academy
Sat 16 Liverpool - University
Mon 18 Southampton - Guildhall
Tue 19 Birmingham - Academy
Wed 20 Nottingham - Rock City
Fri 22 Leeds - Academy
Sat 23 Manchester - Academy
Sun 24 Norwich - Uea
Wed 27 London - Brixton Academy
Thu 28 Bristol - Academy
Looking forward to this
Always put on an amazing show. And Noisettes are supporting too :-)
Brixton Academy? Boooooo!!
I guess that means we can expect the new album around the same time then. Canny wait mun*!
Ahh noisettes! Thats great, I was gonna get tickets for them anyway
so thats better :D. how much?
Think it's
£16.50 or £17.50 for London
hope their new stuff is a return to form. The second album was fine, but the first was wonderful - it felt like a day out on the train to somewhere sunny with a beautiful girl you hadn't seen in years.
i used to love this band
but i don't really have high expectations for the new stuff
they didn't seem to be going in the right direction.
ach, we'll see