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Bifidobacteria bifidum or bifidus is a dominant strain of beneficial bacteria that resides in the large intestine. It is one of the most common pro-life giving bacteria that can be found in the body. If the balance between the good and pathological or bad bacteria develops a condition called dysbiosis can develop. Dysbiosis, thus occurs when the natural flora of the gut is thrown out of balance. Antibiotic use is a frequent cause of dysbiosis. (Did you know antibiotic means "against life"?) When you take antibiotics, the majority of the bifidobacteria are killed as well as the bad bacteria. When this condition happens or when any antibiotic is taken, products that have beneficial bacteria called probiotics should be taken.
Bifidobacteria produces chains of fatty acids that create a slightly acidic environment in the large intestine that is unfavorable to the "bad" bacteria, yeast and molds. The fatty acids produced by the bifdobacteria is the primary source of energy for the colon cells which form the inner surface if the colon. There is no toxicity affiliated with probiotics and they do not interfere with the function of other medications.
The recommended daily allowance for bifidobacterium bifidus has not been established but healthy people may consume 1-2 billion per day. The bacteria is measured in terms of colony forming units or cfu. Colony forming units are the number of live bacteria per dose. Fermented foods such as properly prepared dairy products and fermented vegetables are a great way to get beneficial bacteria into your intestinal tract. Fermented vegetables are very easy to make. See below for a few simple recipes:
However, great amounts of bifidobacteria are not found adequately in foods so it may be prudent to purchase a probiotic product from a company that guarantees potency.
Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook, 2001, Ross Pelton, RPh, PhD, CCN, James B. LaValle, RPh, DHM, NMD, CCN, Ernest B. Hawkins, RPh, MS, Daniel L. Krinsky, RPh, MS
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December 7, 2010
Dylan McKay
November 24, 2010
Friendly Feel Up
October 29, 2010
Not A TwiHeart.
Here is sweet Izzy girl in her cute little Juicy outfit. :)
October 23, 2010
Happy Birthday Hubster
Yes, those are palm trees on his shirt. He's old, we've been over this. :)
Seriously though, I love the man like crazy. He is the best husband a girl could ask for and the greatest daddy to our kids.
Did I tell you all that he cleaned the WHOLE house while I was in the hospital having the little girl? He even shampooed the carpets and wiped down the baseboards. He's amazing, I am telling you. Of course, I'd love him even if he didn't do that, it just makes it 10 times better that he does things like that for me.
I got a good one ladies!
Happy Birthday Babe!
October 4, 2010
Liquid Gold
September 16, 2010
I'm Back and I'm Crabby
Hubster and I once I was in my post partum room. I was feeling good again, but shortly after this photo, I was sick again. It made for an amazing day......
My sweet baby on CPAP. She didn't make a peep at birth. Pretty much the worst feeling ever. Don't worry though, she cries enough now to make up for it.
She was finally off of oxgen and the IV so we got to dress her. She was still in the NICU since her heart rate wasn't stable.
Ta Da!! It's go time folks, Little Girl broke free and came home.
Stay tuned, more pictures to come, including Little Boy's first time meeting Little Girl.
September 4, 2010
August 24, 2010
D Day
No I am kidding. It will take at least 2 weeks to look like that again. Ok I am kidding again. Whatever.
August 19, 2010
Wrong On Every Level
August 12, 2010
Pregnant For Life
August 3, 2010
The Only Stupid Question Is The One Not Asked...
July 30, 2010
Bed Rest Day 1, Hour 3
July 26, 2010
8 Months
Man O Man I can't wait to be done!! I know I hardly blog anymore but my fingers are so swollen that it takes an hour just to type. These little sausages never hit the right keys, jerks.
As I am typing this, I am 34 weeks, what's that, 8.5 months? I would give anything to be 37 weeks. As soon as I hit the big 37, I plan on pulling out all the labor inducing tricks. So if you have any amazing ideas on how to get the contractions going or my water to break, I'd love to hear them. :)
July 8, 2010
Little Boy, Party Of 1, You're Toilet Is Ready
July 2, 2010
Goodies For Little Girl
Well once I get the Hubster to put up her letters and get her shelves done, I will post pictures of the room all put together!!
June 28, 2010
7.5 Months
June 18, 2010
She's All Mine Baybee
I love her. Did I already say that? Well I do. It rides like a Cadillac and that makes me happy AND The Hubster happy.
June 17, 2010
Dear You,
June 10, 2010
Boring Life
May 25, 2010
Baby Shower #2
May 18, 2010
Baby Shower #1
May 16, 2010
California Extravaganza
April 21, 2010
Lock Up Your Granddaddies
April 20, 2010
Daddy Long Legs
April 3, 2010
True Story
March 31, 2010
Wordless Wednesday
March 29, 2010
I'm Packing The Sass
March 22, 2010
15 Weeks
March 18, 2010
Rhythm Of My Heart
How nice is he posing with this guy in the wheel chair? Seriously he stopped for anyone who asked. What a trooper my guy Rod is.

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By Leman Mammadova
Azerbaijan's energy cooperation with its neighbors is not limited to oil and gas sector, but also develops in renewables.
A trilateral meeting on energy cooperation between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan was held in Istanbul on April 19.
Turkey was represented by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez, Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov represented Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan was represented by Chairman of the Turkmenecology State Corporation Shahym Abdrahmanov.
At the meeting, the sides discussed the issues related to the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation between the countries in the energy sector.
It was noted that successive meetings of the ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, a number of adopted documents, common regional interests and joint projects such as the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey transport corridor, the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway and the restoration of the Great Silk Road form a strong base for cooperation in a trilateral format.
The parties also discussed prospects for the development of this format in the energy sector.
A joint declaration signed following the meeting envisages expansion of existing cooperation in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency and green technologies; exchange of experience; strengthening ties between companies and research centers of the three countries operating the energy sector including oil and gas industry; and holding exhibitions, conferences and seminars.
Aiming to lessen its dependency on oil, Azerbaijan carries out a number of measures for further development of alternative energy sector. The favorable geographic location and climatic conditions allow the widespread use of environmentally friendly alternative energy sources in Azerbaijan.
At present, 18 percent of electricity production in Azerbaijan fell on alternative energy sources, in which hydro power plants hold main share, although wind power maintains 59.2 percent (15,000 MW) share in total potential for renewable energy. It is followed by solar power - 31.6 percent (8,000 MW), biomass power - 3.5 percent (900 MW), geothermal power - 3.1 percent (800 MW), and hydropower 2.6 percent (650 MW).
Azerbaijan is planning to introduce the new draft law on alternative energy sources by May 2019. In this context, the Norwegian DNV GL helps create a support system and a legal framework in Azerbaijan's alternative energy sector. The interests of investors may be considered in the drafts being prepared and thus, in the coming years, Azerbaijan will implement significant projects in the field of renewable energy sources based on private investments.
Memorandums of cooperation have already been signed with the UAE-based company Masdar, Turkish company Tekfen and UK's Atkins. The Energy Ministry is cooperating with BP, Total and Equinor to develop alternative energy cooperation as well.
There are plans to implement a number of projects totaling $2.3 billion in alternative energy. The projects include a plant for production of biofuels (pellet fuels) in the Sabirabad region, construction of wind power plants in the Pirallahi district, an agro-energy residential complex in the Samukh region and others.
Construction of two wind power farms worth $800 million and $408.9 million in the Pirallahi district, as well as a wind power farm worth $377.7 million in the Khizi rehion are the biggest projects planned for implementation.
According to the Market Analysis Azerbaijan 2019, expansion of renewable electricity generation is estimated at 430 MW in 2018-2020, 840 MW in 2021-2025, 925 in 2026-2030. However, the share of renewables in total power generation is expected to be 15 percent by 2020, 25-30 percent by 2025 and 35-40 percent by 2030.


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Kidneys are vital for the human body and are responsible for many processes. Detoxify and cleanse the body is their primary function, as they filter blood and produce urine.
Through the kidneys are removed excess waste and fluids from the body, helps balance electrolytes, regulate blood pressure and maintain bone health.
In short, they are critical to sustain life.
In the case, that their function is impaired, the whole body is exposed to greater risk. It is therefore of utmost importance to know how to recognize the symptoms of kidney disease.
Below you can see a list of 8 signs that indicate that their functioning is threatened:
Healthy kidneys produce erythropoietin – hormone that increases the number of red blood cells. Reducing the number of red blood cells results in fatigueas well as problems with the muscles and brain. Symptoms are similar as the disease anemia.
Pain in the area around the kidney is a typical symptom of kidney stones or urinary tract infections.
Poor concentration and DIZZINESS
Renal failure may result in insufficient flow of oxygen to the brain, which leads to poor concentration, memory problems and dizziness.
Metallic taste in mouth
Due to the accumulation of waste in the blood is changing the taste of food and causes bad breath. Metallic taste in the mouth and bad appetite are a major sign of kidney damage.
Skin Rashes
The accumulation of waste is directly linked to skin rashes and itching. Waste accumulate in the blood, the skin dries and appear irritated through it. Creams and lotions can not solve this problem, as the main reason is internal and should seek another approach.
Shortness of breath
The low amount of red blood cells caused by the toxic accumulation in the lungs, reduces the amount of oxygen in the body, leading to shortness of breath. This sign is often associated with kidney damage.
If renal function is impaired, excess fluid remain blocked in the body, resulting in swelling, particularly of the face, extremities and joints.
Changes in urine
The most common signs include:
Difficulty urinating
Urge to urinate during the night
Foamy urine
Dark urine, less frequent urination and urination in small amounts


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Memories of historical events fade surprisingly quickly. All that remains of them is a shadow, but they are becoming an essential part of human culture, shaping the system of values of country or region.
When we talking about Germany, for instance, one can think of its great writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven, leading philosopher in the history of Western philosophy Immanuel Kant… For someone it can be also a vivid memory of German autobahn with no speed limit.
But Germany of 1920th, when Joseph Beuys was born, was totally different. Between two world wars Germany was under Nazi Regime; inequality and aggression split German society from top to bottom. Beuys who was born in a poor family had to work in a butter factory outside of class time at middle school and joined the army in his youth. During his military service as rear-gunner in a dive-bomber Beuys' plane was shot down and crashed; Beuys himself narrowly escaped death. When the war ended, he decided to devote himself to art. At that time, in the conservative German society, woman needed the written permission from her husband for driving license; she could not even open an account in the bank.
This situation lasted until the 1960s. Deeply damaged by war and Nazi's terrorism, German conservative society began to change after the Student Movement in 1968. And Joseph Beuys was an artist who embodied the value of Student Movement. For Beuys, art was life. And performance was a way to face and solve social problems. His slender body and frail art works, in fact, were an attempt to cure German, and even more, human society from its own tragedies.
Beuys' artworks are already in China and will be exhibited in CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts) Art Museum. That required a hard work of many people. Director Wang Huangsheng has been constantly contacting and discussing the possibility of this exhibition with the German collector Michael Berger. Yu Xingze, Zong Xian and Lan Jing have helped us a lot when we were in Germany. Curator of this exhibition, professor of Peking University Zhu Qingsheng has just finished a two-year research study of Beuys' artistic career. Professor of CAFA Yi Ying also made an in-depth research study on this issue. I could only express my gratitude in these words to all of you who helped us with the arrangement of this exhibition: to professors Wang Chunchen and Jin Yangping who discussed it with me long since it all starts; Wang Xu and his design studio for publishing a catalog and all design work; all the staff of Goethe Institute who provide us an effective assistance. At last, this exhibition has only been made possible thanks to Mr. Zheng Hao, How Art Museum founder and collector of Beuys' artworks. I would like to express my sincere gratitude and genuine appreciation to all of you!


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Bill to increase veterinary services in rural areas is reintroduced
AVMA's work to extend the veterinary loan forgiveness provided through the federal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) took a step forward last week, when legislation to increase funding available for grants through the program was reintroduced in Congress.
The proposed Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act (VMLRPEA) would eliminate a 39 percent withholding tax that currently applies to grants awarded under this important program – a tax that effectively limits the number of awards that can be made to veterinarians.
The bill was introduced in the Senate (S. 487) by Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and in the House (H.R. 1268) by Representatives Adrian Smith (R-Neb.), Ron Kind (D-Wis.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.).
The VMLRP provides loan forgiveness for veterinarians who commit to serving in federally designated veterinary shortage areas. It incentivizes veterinarians to serve in areas where demand for veterinary care for livestock animals exceeds capacity. In exchange for a three-year commitment to serve in shortage areas, participating veterinarians receive up to $75,000 in loan repayments. As a result, this program increases access to veterinary care for farmers and ranchers, and advances animal health and welfare across the nation.
Since the program's implementation in 2010, 388 awards have gone to veterinarians practicing in 45 states, Puerto Rico and U.S. federal lands. Unfortunately, each award is subject to a 39 percent withholding tax, which reduces the number of awards the United States Department of Agriculture can issue. Without this tax, about 130 additional shortage areas could have benefitted from veterinarians participating in the program to date.
The VMLRP Enhancement Act would eliminate this tax so that more veterinarians can participate in the program and more rural communities can benefit from their services. This legislation would provide a tremendous benefit to both veterinarians and rural communities, and the AVMA strongly supports this bill.
The VMLRP Enhancement Act has failed to pass in previous congressional sessions, despite broad bipartisan support. AVMA will continue working hard on behalf of our member veterinarians to promote the benefits of this legislation and build support for it in Congress. Your voice can make a difference, too – visit our Congressional Advocacy Network to send your representatives a letter asking them to support the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act. It's easy and takes you only a minute to submit.
Numerous cosponsors already have signed on to support this legislation. These include Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and John Thune (R-S.D.); and Representatives Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), Ralph Abraham (R-La.), Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.), Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), David Loebsack (D-Iowa), James McGovern (D-Mass.), Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Susan Davis (D-Calif.).
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According to a report on Tribune, Benue state Governor Gabriel Suswam and his deputy, Steven Lawani, were involved in a ghastly road accident yesterday Friday November 14th.
The accident occurred at Angbaaye, near Makurdi, after another vehicle lost control, somersaulted and hit 2 vehicles in the Governor's convoy. Fortunately no one died but 8 people were injured. The governor and his deputy who were in the same vehicle and were on their way to flag off a road project in Wannune, Tarka LGA and Gboko were uninjured.
The 8 people who were injured, mostly from the car that hit the governor's convoy were rushed to the hospital in Makurdi. The governor is reported to have helped in the rescue mission.


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Background Invariant natural killer T cells recognise glycolipid antigens such as α- galactosylceramide presented by CD1d. In preclinical models of B cell malignancies, α-galactosylceramide is an adjuvant to tumor vaccination, enhancing tumor-specific T cell responses and prolonging survival. However, numerical and functional invariant natural killer T cell defects exist in patients with some cancers. We aimed to assess this axis in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Design and methods Circulating invariant natural killer T cell numbers and antigen presenting cell CD1d expression were measured in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and age-matched controls. Cytokine profile and in vitro proliferative capacity were determined. Patient- and control-derived invariant natural killer T cell lines were generated and characterized, and allogeneic and autologous responses to α-galactosylceramide-treated leukemia cells were assessed. Results Absolute numbers and phenotype of invariant natural killer T cells were normal in untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and cytokine profile and proliferative capacity were intact. Chemotherapy-treated patients had reduced invariant natural killer T and myeloid dendritic cell numbers, but α- galactosylceramide-induced proliferation was preserved. Invariant natural killer T cell lines from patients lysed CD1d-expressing targets. Irradiated α-galactosylceramide- treated leukemic cells elicited allogeneic and autologous invariant natural killer T cell proliferation, and α-galactosylceramide treatment led to increased proliferation of conventional T cells in response to tumor. Conclusions The invariant natural killer T cell and CD1d axis is fundamentally intact in patients with early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and despite reduced circulating numbers, function is retained in fludarabine-treated patients. Immunotherapies exploiting the adjuvant effect of α-galactosylceramide may be feasible.
- Received June 26, 2012.
- Accepted September 12, 2012.
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Not sure where to begin...
I'm in need of help... I tried from hospitals, but neither the psychiatrist or psychologist from Kaiser were of much help. They just seemed like a waste of money and time...
What problems do I have? Well, I'm a whole lot of mess; or maybe just simply an empty shell? Idk anymore. I have super low self-esteem. I mean low as in when I get praised by others, I become repulsive. Even the mere thought of finding a relationship (both simple friendship and intimate relationship) seems to be impossible. I mean, who could like a person like me?
Then, there's that constant wish that I was never born; that I could disappear. And don't get me wrong, I'm not suicidal. I just really don't see the point of living. We come to struggle for a life we want, and fail at it. Even those who become successful in life leaves this world with nothing. No money, no happiness, no loved ones, nothing. When we die, all our hard work stays behind. So why struggle? Sometimes, death just seem so much easier, and makes much more sense...
I kept watching other people, trying to figure out why they don't feel the same way. It seems the only difference is, they all know what they want. No matter if it's their career, their hobbies, their interests, their desire for love, or even their craving for thrills and highs... They all know what they want. But what do I want? I really don't know.
I want to have friends, but it seems to much of a hassle to keep the bonds. Especially when I don't even know what to talk about (or what to do) when I am with them. I want love, but I don't feel like I'm good enough for the good people out there. I don't even know how a relationship would work when a friendship won't.
As for career, hobbies and interests? I don't have a single clue. I really don't know what it feels like to "like" anything. Growing up, I pretended I liked basketball, reading books, and watching TV. But as time went by, I couldn't hold up the pretense anymore. I no longer want to touch the ball, I couldn't even get past the first page of the novels anymore, and I kept hitting fast forward on netflix.
To add more to my issues, I'm very lacking in real life feelings and emotions. I do laugh at jokes, and cry watching sad movies. But those are mostly unrelated to my real life. Only emotions I feel is rage, loneliness, and fear. There are no other emotions. No happiness, no excitedness, and no sadness. I guess that's why I don't know what I like or dislike? But, yeah. For the most part of my life, I simply "go with the flow", let life lead me where it wants to go. And all I feel was just simply emptiness. I feel like I'm getting swallowed by this emptiness.
My psychologist and psychiatrist said I need to first learn to love myself. But the problem is, just the thought about it makes me want to puke. They then tried giving me meds, but it simply numbs all my emotions, even the extreme ones.
So I thought, maybe what I need is not professional help from people who don't have similar experiences. Maybe a community who also have all sorts of issues of their own would be able to?


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Why do so many people have tatts all up their arms and onto their necks which have no theme, and are totally shit? Why do they want to look like an old school desk with badly drawn cartoons, facile icons and pictures of mummy.
Don't forget the multiple girlfriends, half of whom are spelt wrongly, and the pet dog eating a mouse or a cat or something.
Just Why?


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FrontLine Magazine 2017
EAB – where it happens! Read FrontLine 2017
How can you assemble 105,000 pallets, partly in the dark? What is going on and going and going into the future? How to get global and 21.900 days - Do you want to make a journey from the basement to the rest of the world?


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We produce and sell beef, lamb and pork from our farms at Marcham and Bradfield. Our animals are reared to the highest welfare standards that we believe are essential for quality meat production.
News - May 2017
We have taken the decision to close the farm shop after 12 years and we thank all our customers for their support.
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Big Red Car here. The Boss is enjoying the cool weather in Santa Fe and me and the house sitter are enjoying the ATX. Sure it's a bit warm but the house sitter — and about ten of his friends — are enjoying the pool and the Big Red Car.
Last night we went down to Sixth Street west of Congress and we had a blast. [Please do not tell The Boss because well, the house sitter was a bit wild last night. I am not supposed to be driving around when folks are drinking. And, Old Sport, folks were drinking. And drinking. And drinking. But, hey, I get the young folk — they just want to have fun.]
So, The Boss was laughing the other day about his Global Bullshit Theory and the attendant Global Bullshit Meter. It works like this.
Deep v broad thinking and a splash of skepticism on the side
The Boss does not see himself as a deep thinker but rather a broad thinker and one with more than a bit of well developed skepticism. He has paid a bit of tuition to develop that skepticism to be sure.
He does not see the Theory of Global Bullshit as being really "global" but rather an attempt to focus on the "bullshit" factor more. Kind of like "global warming"? [Haha, Big Red Car, keep it together here.]
Global warming — speaking of Global Bullshit, eh?
The Theory of Global Bullshit
So, The Boss thinks there are things afoot in the universe that simply do not stand the test of basic logic particularly when that logic is coupled with a bit of questioning skepticism.
Here are some examples:
Rules of Engagement
It all began back in the mid-1970s when The Boss was a Lieutenant in the Army in Korea. Long after the war, the North Koreans and the South Koreans and the Americans were still taking potshots across the border at each other. The North Koreans were always sending infiltrators across the Demilitarized Zone — DMZ — and the Americans were always waiting for them.
The Boss was working up on the Z taking out old fortifications and mine fields and putting in new ones. He loved blasting those old concrete positions out and building new ones. He was a damn good demo man and safe. Safe being more important than good sometimes.
The Boss and his troops used to sleep out on the ground up by the Z, so they had to provide their own local security against infiltrators. Pretty typical soldiering.
They had Rules of Engagement — the rules as to when they could fire at the infiltrators.
A field grade officer came down from II Corps to give a briefing on the new and revised Rules of Engagement. This pissed The Boss off because he felt like they should have just told him and he would brief his soldiers. That's why they have a freakin' chain of command, no?
So the ROE were so damn complicated you would need a diagram, a spreadsheet, a flow chart and a Wharton MBA to understand them. The Boss used to keep a neat little green notebook in his pocket and a carpenter's pencil which he used to sharpen with his KBar and it took 7 pages to get the new ROE down. They were complicated and confusing and silly.
So the Platoon Sergeant, looking all confused and concerned, said: "Hey, LT, WTF, over?" Platoon Sergeants call their Platoon Leaders "LT" which is pronounced "ell tee".
The Boss, laughing a bit skeptically, said: "Global bullshit in my book. Tell the men — if I shoot, they shoot. When I stop shooting, they stop shooting. Global bullshit."
Thereafter whenever the Platoon Sergeant questioned something he would ask The Boss quizzically: "Global bullshit, LT?"
Often The Boss would reply: "Global bullshit, Sergeant, indeed."
And there was born the Theory of Global Bullshit on a mountain side in South Korea tight up to the DMZ on a very cold morning.
Raising children
When you are blessed with children you will find them reasonably well behaved until their ages become two digits — teenagers. And then the fun begins.
You will learn that any story told by your babies — they are still your babies though they may be filling out a bit and starting to shave and be 18 years old — that starts "Dad, it was two o'clock in the morning…" is going to have a bad ending. A bad damn ending.
Any story that entails the use or abuse of alcohol is going to include someone bleeding even when your babies are all theoretically grown up.
One time The Cub was talking to The Boss and said: "Hey, Dad, my room mate got stabbed and almost had his pinkie cut off."
The Boss: "What time was it?"
The Cub: "It was two in the morning, Dad."
The Boss: "Drinking?"
The Cub: "Wasted."
Global bullshit.
Room mate is abandoned by his wing man and walks home drunk from Old Town, Phoenix, and gets jumped, stabbed and chopped up by some thugs. Didn't we learn anything from Maverick in Top Gun — never, ever abandon your wing man.
Global bullshit, indeed.
The IRS Scandal
OK, so the first explanation of the IRS scandal was the "two dweebs in Cincinnati wandered off the reservation" explanation. Really?
Off goes the Global Bullshit Meter — two dweebs worked over 300 applications? Not believable under the "what government worker works that hard?" theory.
Story unfolds, folks taking the Fifth Amendment against self incrimination, IG reports — bad moon rising?
Global Bullshit driven by healthy skepticism.
Bernie Madoff
So Bernie is able to deliver better than market returns for a long, long, long time and never has a down year. Really?
Off goes the Global Bullshit Meter — nobody outperforms the market consistently for a long, long, long time. Nobody.
Story unfolds, Bernie goes to jail.
Global bullshit.
So some wayward movie critics out for a stroll decide to air out their mortars, crew served heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire — oh, about 140 of them.
Off goes the Global Bullshit Meter — movie critics do not own mortars, heavy machine guns, RPGs and even the Benghazi Movie Critic Meet Up does not number 140 members.
Then they send out someone to 'splain it all to us — right before the election, no less — on all five Sunday morning talk shows. And the 'Splainer in Chief is the UN Ambassador who has nothing to do with State, Defense or the freakin' CIA. Hmmmm?
Off goes the Global Bullshit Meter — the 'splaination does not make sense, the 'Splainer is not the right person and everybody else is — "Move along, ya'll, nothing going on here. Nothing to see but some movie critics."
The real thing is this — did they think that would work? Haha, Big Red Car, it did work and the President was re-elected.
Global bullshit.
The NSA and Sir Edward Snowden
So a dipshit working for the NSA through a contractor gets access to some big secrets.
Everybody seems surprised to learn that the NSA is listening in on, well, everything and everybody. Hell, then it turns out that all the big Internet Digital Illuminati have been sharing your shit with the NSA forever.
You give some guys engaged in espionage — meaning breaking other country's laws — a bunch of Cray computers, a seemingly unlimited budget, no oversight, liars before Congress and you are surprised that they are trying out their toys? Really?
Do not be surprised when you learn that guys who break laws for a living are breaking laws for a living. It is naive and unbecoming such a worldly chap as you, Old Sport.
Then you give them the War on Terror as a justification for doing anything they want with a bunch of secret hearings and are wondering if they are making stuff up to get access to whatever strikes their fancy?
If you owned a Ferrari would you park it in the garage and never, ever drive it?
No, Old Sport, you would be taking that baby out and making it scream with pleasure and if you had no oversight? Well, Old Sport, you would be coloring outside the lines more than just a little bit.
Then, if the Chinese and Russians could get their hands on those four laptops that Sir Edward is trooping around the world with — would you extradite him back to the US so the Americans could learn what he had stolen and which you now possess?
Not. Bloody. Likely.
Global bullshit.
OK, sayeth the Big Red Car, you are getting the idea and we did not even mention the GroupOn IPO, did we? Of course, you know the chorus, the mantra — right? Yes, indeed, Global Bullshit.
So now when The Boss says "Global Bullshit" you know the story of its birth on a cold mountain side 40 years ago and you can start saying it yourself.
But, hey, what the Hell do I know really? I'm just a Big Red Car and that's no Global Bullshit, Old Sport.


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As part of my regular saw sharpening, I decided to read the "HBR 10 Must Reads on Change Management" recently. It is truly 10 of the best articles I have read on the subject and I highly recommend it.
It was both encouraging and discouraging to read. It demonstrated that change can be managed, ( I rather say shaped, sheparded and guided) but not without great patience, persistence, discipline, savviness and a touch of luck. As a change manager myself, I am newly challenged, encouraged and committed upon this read so much so that I am going to write a series of blogs about what I have learned for both my remembering and executing. In all these reading the three most resonant points that came out were that change:
1) is a continuous process and when you think you are done, you are only transitioning to some new phase which hopefully continues in the direction you were working on and not some other.
2) requires self change and care if you want to survive it well and be the authentic force it requires in order to occur successfully, and
3) is more easily opposed and thwarted than achieved, thus change management is not for the faint of heart, or weak of constitution.
As I consider the change we are working to shepard in our own conservative organizations, these readings brought home the fact that our own lack of knowledge, savviness and discipline in approaching change execution has hurt us, and I hope these writings will help to remedy some of that.
I will write about my insights from these readings over several posts, as a series, so stand by.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
1st in a Series on Change and Its Management, or what I learned from HBR on Change Management
As part of my regular saw sharpening, I decided to read the "HBR 10 Must Reads on Change Management" recently. It is truly 10 of the best articles I have read on the subject and I highly recommend it.
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Good thoughts Craig. Thanks for the handy synopsis. I have found that it can be helpful to remember that change is happening whether we want it to or not. Emerson or some another bright light once said, "The only constant in the universe is change". So while it may seem easy to fight change, you're just kidding yourself. You and your organization may stay the same but since the universe is changing, you are changing in relation it it.
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(May 18, 2017) A Nantucket High School student is facing assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and other charges for allegedly attacking a female student during school hours in January.
Romaine Cole, 19, of 18 Milk St., was arraigned in Nantucket District Court Monday on Jan. 5 charges of assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and disturbing a school. He had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court June 19 for a pretrial hearing.
According to a statement of facts submitted by the Nantucket Police Department, Cole was observed by a number of school staff members hitting the victim in the head with a closed fist.
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- 1 lb hamburger
- 1 (14.5-oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes with garlic
- 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
- ½ (6-oz) can tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning
- 16 oz whole milk ricotta cheese
- 4 oz fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 lb dried pasta (ziti or penne are best)
- 3 cups water
- 1 (8-oz) package shredded Italian cheese blend
- basil, for garnish
- In a large (12-inch) skillet over high heat, brown sausage, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, sauce, paste, Italian seasoning, dried pasta, and water. Stir to combine, cover and bring to a boil. Boil until pasta is al dente (has a little bite to it). Meanwhile; combine ricotta, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir until well incorporated. Stir ricotta mixture into pasta. Preheat oven to broil. Top skillet with shredded cheese and place in oven. Broil until cheese is bubbly and golden brown. Keep a close eye on it or you will have crispy cheese pretty quick. Garnish with basil. Serve and enjoy!
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Na Nin Vintage Look Book
Monday, February 7, 2011FILED UNDER: fashion
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called for a global agreement on responsibility-sharing that "will collectively ensure the human rights, safety and dignity of all refugees and migrants". Member nations have been asked to come up with better plans to handle the millions of refugees, as their numbers are likely to increase due to issues such as conflicts, poverty and disasters.
"If one lesson can be drawn from the past few years, it is that individual countries cannot solve these issues on their own. International cooperation and action to address large movements of refugees and migrants must be strengthened," Moon said in a report released on 9 May.
The report was prepared ahead of a high level meeting planned by the UN in September 2016 to address the migrant and refugee crisis. A summit organised by US President Barack Obama is also said to follow the UN meeting where world leaders would be asked to pledge financial aid to respond to the issue, the AP reported.
The global pact will be supported by a UN campaign to fight xenophobia and racism, with an aim to bring countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach in dealing with the refugee crisis, the UN said.
"Xenophobic and racist responses to refugees and migrants seem to be reaching new level of stridency, frequency and public acceptance," Moon said in his report. The UN secretary general also voiced concerns over the growing trend of its member nations erecting fences and walls to stop refugees from entering countries that are considered safer.
Meanwhile, UN special adviser Karen AbuZayd said that the UN-led campaign to fight racism will promote measures to bring direct contact between refugees and people in their host countries, Reuters reported.
According to UN estimates around 60 million people – half of them children – have fled conflict regions or places where they were being discriminated against, and sought refuge in other countries, where they continue to remain internally displaced. Moon stressed that around 225 million migrants left their countries in search of better livelihood or simply for survival.


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Recipe Remix: Southern Shrimp & White Cheddar Chipotle Grits
This recipe boasts less than 3-times the amount of butter normally used in shrimp and grits as well as cuts out the heavy whipping cream. The tartness of the lemon juice add to the salt flavor thus cutting down the use of salt.
From the kitchen of Chef judsontoddallen.com!
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2-3 servings
1 cup stone-ground grits
4 cups of chicken stock
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon butter
1 cup shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
1/3 cup of cream cheese
1/4 cup of white wine
1/4 cup of seafood stock
1 pound shrimp, peeled and de-veined, left whole if small and roughly chopped if medium or large
1/2 lb andouille sausage, chopped into tiny pieces
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 cup thinly sliced green onions, white and green parts
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons pureed chipotle peppers
1. To make the grits, bring 4 cups chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan.
2. Add the grits and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well with a whisk continuously. Lower the heat setting and cook the grits until all the water is absorbed, about 10 -15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and cheeses. Keep covered until ready to serve. Grits should creamy.


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Such floors are carried out through the vibrocompression, with a layer in concrete and river's sand that operates in such a way as to avoid the deterioration.
Floor that is carried out in pressed concrete (through vibration) with layer, at sight, of river's pebbles or marble grits in different colours.
Washed drawed
Such a floor represents the most artistic flooring that can be carried out with bricks in cement, and it permits the most sophisticated and elegant solutions of furnishings.
The selected marble grits and the highly resistant cement, that are used in order to avoid the brick's deterioration, assure to such a brick the same compactness as the ganites.
The particular size 25x25 can be used in order to exploit the typical charatteristics of resistance of the bricks in cement for wall-facings.


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Stone County Missouri Bulletin Board
Have a Stone County family or school reunion coming up?
Or do you know of a town meeting or just about any event on the horizon
that you think others would like to attend? This is the place to post your
The Blue Eye 29th Annual Reunion will be held Saturday,
September 19, 2009. Parade starts at 10 a.m. There will be live music from
local groups, several food stands, games to play, car show from the local
folks, horseshoe tournament, and turtle races. There are Reunion books
and T-shirts for sale. There will be drawings throughout the day for prizes
including who traveled farthest, youngest and oldest there, and married
the longest. It is a fun day on the square. Lots of people come to visit
that otherwise wouldn't see each other. Folding chairs and benches will
be provided by local churches for the day and you may also bring your own
chairs. A dinner is prepared at the Lion's Club located by the school for
those interested in eating there. The reunion is about yesterday and today.
For more detailed information you may contact Anna Vee Avery at 417-866-7951.
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PHILOSOPHER GEORGE SANTAYANA SAID, "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." That's why, at the end of the year, I like to study the past twelve months and ask myself, what is it that I learned? Some years the answers to the question are easy, like in 2000, when the obvious moral was that the stock market doesn't always skyrocket. In 2002, we were lucky to learn that the inverse, stock markets don't always plummet, was true. Other years are more difficult, but if you dig, each twelve months you'll find plenty of learning nuggets buried in the headlines that you can carry into the next year and beyond. 2010 is no exception. Although it wasn't a year with brilliantly shining financial stories, there is plenty to remember.
Here are my top five 2010 lessons, in descending order:
5) Home ownership is difficult (still). According to RealtyTrac, one out of every 389 homes received a foreclosure notice in the month of October. Banks are still uneasy about loaning money to people for home purchases, and with good reason. If you own a home, having a good cash reserve, a low amount of debt, and a consistent income stream are all vital to maintain your mortgage.
4) Don't trust others to keep your personal information private. The global Wikileaks crisis and several banking hacks prove once again that you can't be too careful with your personal information, especially on the internet. The FBI and National White Collar Crime Center's Internet Crime Complaint Center opened its doors in 2000, received their 1 millionth complaint in 2007 and the 2 millionth complaint last month. A shredder and computer security program might be two wonderful holiday presents for yourself this year.
3) Balancing the checkbook IS important. The banking collapse of 2008 finally hit national governments this year, with countries such Ireland, Portugal and Italy experiencing huge financial difficulties. Other countries, such as France and the U.K., in an effort to curb financial issues, cut back on government programs. Even a bi-partisan committee of legislators in the U.S. brought forward a plan for severe cuts to cut the deficit. I don't want to dwell on political issues, but this brings up a huge question for us all financially. Is your financial picture more like Ireland or the U.K.? If you're in trouble, what is your strategy in 2011 to make severe cuts to avoid financial ruin?
2) Creativity wins the day when finding good interest rates for your bank account. Interest rates dipped so low they won the limbo contest this year. Although that's great news for borrowers, it was horrible for savings accounts. As of December 12th, Bankrate.com listed the national average rate on a 6-month CD at .68%. To earn money on investments, savers are going to have to dig hard, get creative, and maybe educate themselves about financial instruments out of their comfort zone. I'll help in 2011 by providing some rate-boosting strategies.
1) If you wait for Congress to make decisions that affect your financial plan, you've probably waited too long. As of this writing, although we're only two weeks from the end of the year, Congress is still wrangling with the tax code for 2011. I hear often that people want to wait until the picture is more clear before embarking on their financial journey. I always sigh when I hear this because today's Congressional tax-cut action is nothing new. You can't wait for someone else to decide what to do before you push your financial boat into the water. You'll never get anywhere by waiting.
I think that I'll always remember 2010 as the year that Jack Welch's famous quote came true over and over. While CEO of General Electric, Welch made preemptive cuts to the company and spurred growth across the board at the same time. There are few leaders who are more polarizing than Welch because he took action quickly and effectively to turn GE around before deeper, more life-threatening cuts needed to be made to the firm. The quote I think describes 2010 for me is Welch's, "Control your destiny or someone else will." If you don't pay your mortgage, take steps to control your personal information, balance the budget, learn about investments and build your financial plan, someone else is going to take control of your life. Sadly, you probably won't like how they manage your financial picture. On the other hand, if you make financial moves to secure your future early like Welch did, you may not be popular today because of your cuts, but you'll successfully build the abundant future you deserve.


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The Sit Down | Jason Del Gandio, Author of "Rhetoric for Radicals," on Communicating for Social Change, Bernie Sanders, and Activist Intellectuals in Academe
Today on The Sit Down we're talking social movements and public intellectuals with Jason Del Gandio. We talk about the role of communication, language and rhetoric in building and sustaining social movements, the future of the political movement that coalesced around the Bernie Sanders campaign, and the role of activist intellectuals in higher education.
Del Gandio is a scholar-activist and Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy at Temple University. His scholarship focuses on the theory and practice of social justice, especially when it comes to activism and social movements. He approaches these topics through the intersections of rhetoric, philosophy, and performance.
His public writing has engages with issues such as corporate control, the rhetoric of the Obama and Bush administrations, immaterial labor, autonomy, performance art, the Occupy movement, spontaneous uprisings, and the relationship between neoliberalism and the university. His writings have appeared in CounterPunch, Truth-out.org, Radical Philosophy Review, New Political Science, Dissident Voice, and the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest.
In his book, Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Activists, Del Gandio seeks to help activists focus on effective communication that is often lacking in even some more experienced activists. As he argues, radicals have important messages to deliver, but are often so caught up in the passion of their causes that they often suffer from a credibility gap because of their lack of coherent message and delivery. Rhetoric for Radicals is a guide that can help activists develop strategic communication skills to be effectively heard.
Jason is also the co-editor with Anthony Nocella of Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice, and The Terrorization of Dissent: Corporate Repression, Legal Corruption, and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.
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Wakefield Accommodation
Searching for hotels in Wakefield (United Kingdom) or Wakefield accommodation? The city of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England, is an important centre, both historically speaking, and in modern times. Currently, it is the hub of Britain's telecommunications industry, and is home to around three hundred and fifteen thousand people.
To reach Wakefield, one can fly to Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster, or either one of the airports in Leeds and Manchester. There are also trains from London and other centers, coaches and by ferry, from Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.
There are trains operating within Wakefield, as well as a free bus service, so getting around should also not be a problem.
Historic buildings are a great choice of attraction if you'd like to learn more about the city, and with two castles – Sandal and Pontefract, the Cathedral, and Nostell Priory, to name but a few, you should find yourself very busy exploring.
Wakefield is also home to interesting museums, like the National Coal Mining Museum, a variety of theaters and cinema complexes, and parks, so you should have little trouble filling your days. When it comes to nightlife, the town is famous throughout England for the 'Westgate Run' which is a pub crawl of a variety of clubs, bars and pubs, all conveniently located within half a kilometer of the city centre.
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Written by the Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Péter Szabadhegy, this article appeared in the May 2016 edition of the Westminster Record.
In a joint initiative with the Church of England and the Catholic Church of England and Wales, the Embassy of Hungary will bring a relic of St Thomas Becket, which has been kept in Esztergom, Hungary for centuries, to the United Kingdom for a week in May. To launch this Becket Week, a Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Péter Erdő, Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, at Westminster Cathedral on 23 May. Also present at the Mass will be János Áder, President of the Republic of Hungary.
During the week, the relic from Esztergom will be displayed and celebrated together with other relics of St Thomas at Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Lambeth Palace and Mercer's Chapel. At the end of the week, the relics will be transferred to Rochester Cathedral and then on to Canterbury Cathedral.
This will be the first time that this particular relic of St Thomas Becket, after having been kept with great reverence in Esztergom, Hungary for 800 years, will visit Britain. The relic represents the deep and manifold historical and cultural links between Hungary and the United Kingdom. The series of events will provide an opportunity for many people to venerate the relics and contemplate the relevance of Thomas Becket in today's society.
The devotion to St Thomas was revitalised by the Catholic Church in Hungary under the communist regime when the Church suffered serious limitations to her liberty. Since 1977 a candle lighting ceremony and a symposium have been held annually in Esztergom to honour St Thomas Becket on his feast day.
Among the many historical and cultural links uniting England and Hungary, the ideal friendship of the primate seats of Canterbury and Esztergom have particular significance. The story can be traced back as far as the 12th century, when two holy and uncompromising archbishops, Thomas Becket in Canterbury and Lukács Bánfi in Esztergom, fought for the Church's liberty.
It is very likely that Archbishop Lukács adopted the cult of the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury immediately after his canonization. Written evidence from 1191 suggests that a church and provostship dedicated to St Thomas Becket were already functioning in Esztergom, on the hill named after the holy martyr. The church, founded by either Archbishop Lukács or his successor, Archbishop Jób, was the centre of St Thomas's cult with a chapter of six canons and proper liturgical texts.
Margaret of France, Queen of England and later spouse of Béla III of Hungary, was also instrumental in bringing the saint's devotion in Hungary. Queen Margaret had personally known Thomas Becket at the court of her father-in-law Henry II, and she kept the martyr's memory with great reverence in the court of her second husband, Béla III.
We have no reliable information on how the relics of St Thomas arrived to Hungary. We know, however, that one or two prelates from Hungary were present in Canterbury at the 1220 reburial (translatio) of St Thomas Becket's body. On that occasion his tomb was opened and relics were extracted. We know that Archbishop János of Esztergom (1205–1223) had the opportunity to meet Archbishop Stephen Langton personally (e.g., at the IV Lateran Council in 1215), and it is reasonable to suppose that he might have asked for a relic for the church dedicated to the saint in Esztergom. It is interesting to note that in Hungary only the Esztergom liturgical calendars celebrated the feast of the translation of St Thomas Becket on 7 July.
The first inventory of the Esztergom Cathedral Treasury, from 1528, reports the presence of St Thomas Becket's relic (a part of his arm) kept in a gold plated silver reliquary. It testifies to the relic's presence in Esztergom, before the destruction of Becket's bones in Canterbury by order of Henry VIII. Another inventory from 1687 proves the relic survived the Ottoman occupation of Esztergom (1543-1683).
The church of St Thomas was indeed completely destroyed during Ottoman rule and the provostship survived only as a titular see held by one of the canons of the Esztergom Metropolitan Chapter. On the site of the former church in St Thomas Hill a small chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows was built in 1823.
It is also significant that the devotion to the martyred bishop, who strenuously defended the Church's rights against the State, was revitalized in a period when the Church in Hungary suffered serious limitations to her liberty. It was, in fact, Cardinal László Lékai, Archbishop of Esztergom, who in the 1970s introduced a candle lighting commemoration on the 29 December feast day of the saint and had a fragment of the relic transferred to the chapel, where in 1977 a Hungarian-English plaque was unveiled in St Thomas' memory. Since then every year on the feast of St Thomas, the relics are displayed at the chapel and a commemorative symposium is addressed by high-ranking civil and Church authorities as well as by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Hungary.
Details of the events of the St Thomas Becket pilgrimage are as follows:
23 May
- 4pm Relics from Esztergom (Hungary), St Magnus the Martyr (London), St Thomas of Canterbury (Fulham), St Thomas Church (Canterbury), and Stonyhurst arrive at Westminster Cathedral.
- 5pm Vespers, sung by Westminster Cathedral Choir.
- 5.30pm Solemn Mass in Westminster Cathedral, celebrated by Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
24 May
- 4pm Relics from Esztergom (Hungary), St Magnus the Martyr (London), St Thomas of Canterbury (Fulham), St Thomas Church (Canterbury), Stonyhurst and Westminster Cathedral arrive at Westminster Abbey.
- 5pm A service of Solemn Evensong sung jointly by the Cathedral and Abbey Choirs in the presence of János Áder, President of the Republic of Hungary.
25 May
- The relic held in Esztergom will be displayed throughout the morning in St Margaret's Church (Westminster Abbey).
- 2.30pm The relic will be transferred to St Magnus the Martyr Church.
- 4pm Service for the public in St Magnus the Martyr Church (Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6DN).
26 May
- The relic held in Esztergom (Hungary) will be on display in St Margaret's Church (Westminster Abbey) throughout the day.
- 6.30pm Eric Symes Abbot Lecture on St Thomas Becket in Westminster Abbey (Roger Scruton).
27 May
- The relic from Esztergom (Hungary) will be on display in St Margaret's Church (Westminster Abbey) until 2pm.
- 4pm The relic from Esztergom will be transferred to Rochester.
- 5.30pm A service of solemn Evensong in Rochester Cathedral.
28 May
- 10.30am The relic from Esztergom will be displayed in Rochester Cathedral.
- 2pm The relic will be transferred to Canterbury.
- 2.45pm Pilgrims assemble at St Michael's Church, Harbledown (Summer Hill, Harbledown CT2 8NW)
- 3pm Pilgrims set off on foot from St Michael's to Canterbury Cathedral via Westgate Towers. The pilgrimage takes about 1 hour (1.5 miles).
- 4pm Pilgrims arrive at Canterbury Cathedral (the Precincts). The relic and pilgrims pass through the main entrance. The Dean and the leadership of the Cathedral receive pilgrims at the nave. Welcome service, speeches by religious and civic leaders.
29 May
- 1.30pm Mass at Canterbury Cathedral (in the crypt)


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AC Transit union ready to strike Wednesday
Tens of thousands of East Bay bus riders could soon find their commutes upended after AC Transit workers gave notice on Monday that they were prepared to strike on Wednesday in the midst of ongoing contract negotiations.
In a letter delivered to the transit agency's Board of Directors as it met in Oakland, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192, which represents 1,625 bus operators and mechanics, said they intended to go on strike 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless their demands are met by then, said Clarence Johnson, an AC Transit spokesman.
The union has been operating on a contract that expired July 1, the same day BART unions' contracts expired.
A strike "would not be good," Johnson said. "Certainly it would mean we would not be able to operate service. We have about 181,000 passengers a day so that would mean that 181,000 people would be without their usual public transportation service."
AC Transit provides rides in parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties, as well as in and out of downtown San Francisco. When BART seemed on the verge of shutting down again this week, before Gov. Jerry Brown intervened and called off the strike for at least seven days, AC Transit touted itself as a transportation alternative.
The sticking points concern wages and health care costs. Johnson said the transit agency last offered a 9 percent pay increase over three years, but union members are seeking an increase of 10.25 percent.
In addition, union members do not contribute to their health care premiums. AC Transit wants them to contribute 10 percent, Johnson said.
Margaret Hanlon-Gradie, a union spokeswoman, said workers have effectively been paying for health care by foregoing wage increases and ceding $30 million worth of concessions in their 2009 contract.
She also said drivers are seeking stronger safety measures, which could include increased security on routes.
"I think we're going to get there today or tomorrow, we hope," she said.
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The Real Challenge with the Model 3
The Real Challenge with the Model 3
I agree but I assume Tesla has done their job in calculating the cost of building M3 and built a profit margin before coming out with 35k price point for base model 3. Unlike GM which could afford to lose money on Bolt which would allow them to sell a gas guzzler truck, Tesla has to make profit on each car.
I think the base price for Model 3 will be adjusted accordingly in two years when in production. If after two years the base goes to 36.5k, I highly doubt there will be a lot of cancellations. Other cars prices go up as well with time and that is just the norm.
Lower component price is now a little easier when you have +250K reservations. Vendors like to see committed volumes, and they might be willing to lower costs. Tesla must make a profit on the M☰. The initial reservations definitely help.
I think people make to many assumptions about the cost. The volumes alone will make cost much cheaper compared to S and X. Also much of the NRE cost are already paid for. They've surely thought about the cost. Tesla is not going to just give away a mass market car. In any case it seems they are pleased with the volumes based of pre-order numbers. I think the real challenge is in how to keep the volumes high over the long term in the face of competition from established auto firms.
The competition has truly been caught flat footed. The problem is that the ICE makers are so married to their current business model and they can't afford to make a truly successful electric car, until they can't afford not to. We are witnessing controlled-flight-into-terrain mindset among the competition. They haven't sufficiently invested in battery production supply chain, and they have no charger network. People think because the competition is big that they can't fail. GM was bankrupt, Chrysler sold to Fiat just 8 short years ago. Tesla will have to raise more capital, which it can, thanks to all who made reservations; and get the factories cranked up!
TesMD: Elon set the M3 price long ago without any hard data about what margins could/would be. 200 mile range for $35k was the top down mantra and they designed an built a car with that goal... Price came first, car came second...
Tesla won't initially need to make a profit on the $35k base config because they won't be delivering any/many for a long time. With so many reservations to pick from, they can keep themselves busy building profitable high spec cars until their margins improve enough to make the base model profitable too. I think they're likely to mix in a few base models along the way to keep the press from going Ape, but those few won't drag down their overall margins much.
Lose a little on every car and make it up in volume...:-))
Actually, it may be possible to sell the base model ≡ with a positive gross profit. Cost of battery pack with 55 kWh load will be less than half of the 90kwh pack because the box will be smaller, they will only be using 60% as many cells and toss cells, made in NV, will cost half of what they now cost imported from Asia IMO. That means the rest of the car will have to cost less than about $18-20 K to build. If they use the same motor as they use front and rear in the MS70D in the RWD car, they will realize cost savings for the drive train.
Use of steel in place of Aluminum for sheet metal and other parts will provide a major savings. The control electronics hardware could be shared with the MS and MX, another source of savings.
Higher volumes than for the S will provide economies for the unique parts.
But the lower cost battery pack is the key.
Those cells made in Nevada...
I completely agree with you on the higher priced/loaded cars being delivered first and profitable and I think for most people, if able to afford a 35k car, people might stretch their budget to get AP or SC access. But eventually, it would be nice to know that Tesla will not lose money if they sell a base model 3 because for some, the base model might be a stretch.
TytanX: The traditional automobile industry admits to a 6% overall average profit margin. Those companies that drop below 5% go out of business in auto sales (Suzuki). Well, a BMW 3-Series 'roller' apparently costs around $22,000 -- it is a vehicle without engine or transmission. The entry level car currently sells in the US for $33,150. So, assuming a 5% margin for the 'independent franchised dealership' at MSRP, and a 6% margin for the manufacturer, that means the car costs roughly $29,063 to build. Honestly, I rather doubt that a 180 HP 4-Cylinder engine paired with a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission actually yields an internal cost of ~$7,000 for BMW, but whatever...
The Tesla Model ☰ has the initial advantage of a starting price a bit higher at $35,000 instead. Tesla Motors also enjoys the advantage of not having to give any of their margin away to 'independent franchised dealerships' either. So, that's two points of potential toward profitability. Now, if Tesla were to only have a 6% profit margin at $35,000 it would mean they could use as much as $32,900 to build each car. Once upon a time, JB Straubel said that their internal cost for a battery pack amounted to 25% of the car's cost. So, using that same ratio, Tesla would have $8,225 to use toward a battery pack.
There is a lot of speculation as to Tesla Motors cost for battery cells. Some estimates are as high as $240 per kWh... Others are as low as $180 per kWh. Yesterday I saw an article that claimed it was $200 per kWh. But, in any case, the Gigafactory is expected to bring their cost down by at least 33%. Thus, a range of $120 to $160 per kWh.
So, given $8,225 to work with, we get anywhere from 51.4 kWh to 68.5 kWh as a battery pack capacity on a $35,000 car. You could have a 60 kWh battery pack at $137 per kWh. But what if this new pricing is for individual battery cells that are slightly larger, and hold more energy each...? So, you need fewer of them to reach a given capacity. If those cells were to hold say... 33% more energy each... Then you would only need 75% of them to get the same targeted capacity... And if you used the same number of cells you'd get a higher capacity total for the same money... So, a 60 kWh battery pack at ~$103 per kWh would only cost you ~$6,168 instead... And an 80 kWh battery pack would be $8,225. While a 100 kWh battery pack would be about $10,300 or so.
Here the thing is... The Tesla Model ☰ will probably have a margin more like 12% to 15% for the base version. And, as you add options, that will likely grow to the 22% to 25% range. This means it could cost as little as $29,750 to build the $35,000 car. And it's battery pack might be around $7,438. Thus a 60 kWh capacity would be right at $124 per kWh... or less.
That is absolutely doable.
@joehuber : +1
Agree that there won't be any 35K models from the get go. They have done the math and calculated how much the cost of the Roadster, S, and X have lowered over time due to increased manufacturing efficiency and cost reductions, and must be confident they can get to that point fairly quickly. I bet very few are ever sold for 35K. Almost everyone will select at least one option package.
@joehuber said,
...Elon set the M3 price long ago without any hard data about what margins could/would be. 200 mile range for $35k was the top down mantra and they designed an built a car with that goal... Price came first, car came second....
While the true detailed, hard costs of the Model ≡ are still being negotiated, I think that Elon's sense of how they could get to the target price of a $35K M≡ was well understood. Look at @Red Sage's calculations above. I'm sure that is a lot of what Elon understood. They would start w/ a target base and target Average Sales Price (ASP) which they would understand from the Model S/X and how much different major parts of the cars would cost:
Battery Pack — Model S/X help w/ BP management, container, shield costs; new cells allow for tech and cost improvements; Gigafactory brings savings from taxes/tariffs, shipping, supply chain, and economies of scale
Body in White — Model S/X help w/ understanding aluminum, using more steel helps control costs; thousands of hours w/ robots helps to understand how to scale and improve
Motors — Model S/X probably will use the same motors; economies of scale and experience will help too
Wiring — cars have an enormous amount of wiring that goes into them; Model S/X will help them understand wiring harness design and costs
Wheels — economies of scale and new designs will help; Elon tweeted that new designs will go into production version
Seats — since Tesla has brought seat manufacturing in-house for the Model X, they probably have a better understanding of what they need for the Model ≡ now; but they also know what portion of the costs would have been for the Model ≡ from the outset
Interior — many have complained about the 15-inch solo screen, but it was supposedly a key design element (due to cost savings?); a HUD may still be an option, and the new approach helped w/ total leg room
Paint — Tesla has already upgraded their paint department, so they should understand paint costs very well
Glass — the novel design of the Model X must have helped them understand how to do the all-glass roof of the Model ≡.
Others Components — economies of scale and huge reservation demand can only help
You take all of the above and you "budget" for each major component in the $35K base and $42K ASP. That might have been how they decided to get rid of the fancy steering wheel and digital dashboard. I can see how Elon would have broken the features down from the beginning:
5-star safety rating in all categories
Seat 5 adults w/ x-inch leg room in back
200-mile EPA 5-cycle range
Use motor w/ X bhp (or maybe <6-second 0-60 mph time), base
0.20 Cd
Assume BP will cost $XXXX for 50-ish kWh
~20% smaller than Model S (or about the size of an Audi A4)
Put the BMW 3-Series to shame in driving dynamics and performance
Make sure that AP hardware is included (safety is #1, we need the data, and want most people to upgrade)
Make sure that Supercharging is supported (we'll figure out upgrade option/included later)
Oh and make it cost <$30K to build.
@Chunky Jr
I believe that Tesla will produce the Model 3 in order of region and reservation priority, batched for efficient production. I believe this will include producing base configurations at the same schedule as tricked-out versions, perhaps even deliberately first. The Model 3 is designed for the average joe to buy, unlike the roadster, S and X. It could be interpreted as a bad look if earlier base model reservation holders had to wait while others got their cars. It may also be that the base model can be produced in greater numbers more quickly than the tricked out versions due to supplier and assembly issues. Elon has tweeted that the focus is now on a quick ramp up.
Mainstream Western Auto firms earn an average of 6%.
Mercedes Benz and BMW had roughly the same net profit as GM on 1/4 the volume.
Luxury car margins are 4x that of standard cars.
Japanese and Hyundai have higher margins on their mainstream models.
And Tesla brought in monopost and final assembly of the second row X seat in house.
Futuris and Recaro make most of their seats.
And Elon promised Supercharger Access as standard.
I have no doubt base Model 3 will be profitable once Tesla gets around to building some plus they will sell ZEV credits generated by the sale of each one. Since they don't need them to offset Suburban or Navigator sales.
OOps Correction.
Each Model 3 sold in a ZEV State will generate revenue from the sale of ZEV credits.
I should have added that the federal tax credit will start decreasing soon after Model 3 goes into production. It would be sad if those who can afford more get a larger tax rebate than those who can afford less.
You build the car around the price not the price around the car. Tesla knows exactly what they're doing and what things had to be sacrificed or left out in order to meet targets. This car will have a profit margin (just like the S does). The volume is everything and also as r&d will not be at the level it is now so they won't burn through investor cash. They've been planning this out for over 10 years I don't have any doubt they can make it not only succeed, but thrive.
There are a few things we know for certain. Tesla has a general idea of how much various things contribute to the cost of making a car. Tesla was in a good position to tally up the essentials and determine a base price. The announcement didn't go into a lot of details about options or features, and many of the available features didn't have an announced price. There are cars made by the auto industry that sell for that price or less. That means that by making non-essential features optional, Tesla can do the same. Tesla knows that they can't spend more to produce a car than what they sell it for. $35K for a basic car isn't cheap. As long as Tesla knows it can produce a battery pack and a motor that can work in combination to give the announce range and 0-60 speed, there's plenty of wiggle room for everything else. Tesla knows what it will cost to make battery packs and motors. Tesla needs to make a car that competes well in its price range at the base level, and they didn't overpromise what will come with the most basic version.
Even if Tesla has thinner margins on the Model 3, it's fair to assume that the profit margin on options will be higher. Since the software implementation costs for autopilot aren't different from the implementation costs of the general software, given that other vehicles will have autopilot, and given that the cars will have the hardware anyway, and given that the testing and calibration is still needed for emergency auto braking, lane keeping, etc. it's likely that features such as autopilot will be highly profitable add ons. Chances are if you add up the total number of hours that a person will spend occupying a supercharger space, and compare it to the cost of enabling supercharging capability, there will be plenty of room for profit. I wouldn't be surprised if there's more profit from adding those two options than there is from selling the base car alone.
People will buy upgraded sound systems and larger batteries. People will buy AWD. People will buy paint and seat options. And I imagine some will get the base car.
I read that for each Model S Tesla sells it receives 3 'carbon credts' that it then sells on the open market for several thousand dollars each. So in addition to the purchase price of the MS, Tesla receives almost 20% more for carbon credits. This additional income likely applies to the Model3.
robgorman: The Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Credits are a concession that traditional automobile manufacturers lobbied for and got as a reward for releasing California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliance cars. The ZEV Credits are used to reduce a manufacturer's exposure to fines for not meeting the EPA's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE). The more ZEV Credits you have, the more you can artificially increase your company's CAFE rating. Otherwise, you pay a fine to the EPA of around $5,000 for each point you are below the mark, per car. They also lobbied that since some companies were going to be over the CAFE mark anyway, due to having fuel efficient fleets, any extra ZEV Credits they held would not disappear, but could be traded/sold to other manufacturers to fulfill their need.
So, yeah... A lot of guys call these 'carbon credits', but they aren't about that at all. It is about emissions requirements in California, and Federal fuel economy ratings for a company. You have the choice of paying the fines, and passing that cost on to your Customers, or building compliance cars and fuel efficient vehicles to improve your company's CAFE rating, or paying another manufacturer for their ZEV Credits while you continue to build gas guzzlers.
What chaps the hide of so many who speak out against Tesla Motors, is that they turned the entire system on its head, simply by following the rules. The stated purpose of the program was to improve air quality while saving fuel. The actual purpose of the program is to allow traditional automobile manufacturers to 'look good' to the unwashed, long-haired, barefoot, hippie tree-huggers who otherwise would have regulated them out of business. Meanwhile, with CARB fully infiltrated with board members with longtime ties to the automotive industry, they held all the same biases against Zero Emissions Vehicles as those they were supposed to regulate. They set up requirements that no one thought anyone would ever actually make an attempt to satisfy, on a wink and a nod.
Not one of them anticipated the appearance of a company that would build viable electric cars exclusively, and en masse, and thus be able to stockpile ZEV Credits as a result. Since Tesla Motors' cars are all EPA rated at an MPGe mark FAR ABOVE the current CAFE standards, and there are no gas guzzlers in the Tesla Motors fleet at all, any of the ZEV Credits they EARN simply by offering their cars in CARB compliant States don't need to be turned in. They can hold the ZEV Credits for up to two years after earning them to trade to someone else later. Or, they can simply hold them until they expire.
Since the fine is $5,000 ZEV Credits typically sell for less than $4,000 each. Often for much less than that. This is money paid in a business-to-business transaction. If another manufacturer does not want to buy ZEV Credits, they don't have to. No one is forced, or ordered, or required to purchase ZEV Credits. These transactions are very likely negotiated on a case-by-case basis, and done privately. I do suspect that the majority of ZEV Credits that Tesla Motors has sold went to Mercedes-Benz, though.
But it has been said the entire ZEV Credit system is being phased out. This may begin in 2017, and they would all be gone by 2019. That is, unless it is reinstated at some point. There has even been a relatively recent adjustment to the program, whereby the highest possible benefit in terms of ZEV Credits per vehicle was awarded solely to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, while those for Battery Electric Vehicles were reduced. Further, it seems that the California State Rebate for an Electric Car is now tied to the annual income of the buyer. So, if you earn more than a certain amount per year, you no longer qualify for the $2,500 amount.
Probably nothing to get too excited about but I can not help but think (as a shareholder) that Elon may be completely honest when he says the company's mission is to accelerate the adoption of BeVs (note the absence of "and make a profit").
I would not give up much and it would be for a good cause but I am going to have to smile if, ten years down the road, the company was designed to do just that - accelerate the adoption of BeVs and not make a profit.
lolachampcar +1. I think Elon and company really despise wall street and their short sighted, quarterly eyesight. Wall street is a necessary evil for them and I am sure if at all possible at some point, the company would go private.
I hope it is profitable. Tesla deserves it and it is needed to allow company to thrive. is it right to price base compared to the 328i? I dont think so. The model 3 base car likely offers traction control superior and many people may just get the model 3 base and do fine in snow. Then reflect that in the price (as bmw would) and car should be $38k. I think that is pse to a Benz c300 base anyway.
@Marlon - Just for fun I looked at the configuration for a PHEV 3-series (I forget what it's called but has an 3 at the end so 3XX2) and the amount of money I'd have to add to get some of the things that the Model S has is staggering. Heated seats, parking sensors - things that come in any bargain brand's "LX" trim level - made the darn car a fortune. Oh, and I think it goes like 13 miles on battery :-/
I seem to recall hearing that the Model 3 would be the "bread and butter" car while the Model S and Model X would be the "gravy" car. But, this was long ago when the S&X were called "whitestar" and "bluestar". Plans evolve.
Captain_Zap: I believe at some point in 2012 what Elon noted was that the 328i was the 'bread and butter' of BMW's product line. That it was renowned worldwide as a benchmark for automotive excellence. That Tesla Motors would target that vehicle with their Generation III vehicle.


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Link Pins & Screws
The link bracelet is held together in several ways. In recent articles we've covered mesh varieties and how to fit links back onto cases. Here we cover how to use link-pin tools to quickly replace the lost or bent metal link in your bracelet.
Remove The Pin
Pins are the most common method used to hold links together. Some pins are smooth, some are ribbed and some resemble cotter pins, where one end splits open to tighten it in place. All can be removed quickly using a thin punch in your staking tool or by using a tool supplied by the watch manufacturer. Several wellknown watch brands supply a link-pin remover when you first work with their watches.
Find the old pin. In some cases it's flush with the edge of the link - particularly on finely polished models. Rotate the edge under a sharp light to see the outline of the end of the pin.
The outline may appear to be a screw, but more likely you're seeing the line created by a split pin - which resembles a cotter pin. This is the most common pin used today. Less common is a pin held in place by a small sleeve at each end (see illustration on the left for a view of this pin from the edge of the link).
For either type of common pin, the replacement process is the same. Place the bracelet in a staking tool or tool supplied by the watch manufacturer. Drive the old pin out of its hole using a hammer on a punch. Choose a punch with the largest diameter that will pass through the hole at the edge.
Grasp the end of the pin with your pliers and pull it out or gently move it side to side. If the pin is the type shown in the illustration on the right, take care not to lose the sleeves at either end. Measure the pin and note it for future reference if needed. Locate the correct replacement pin from your supply and place it in the hole as the bracelet remains supported in a bench block. Use your hammer to tap it into place.
Custom Model Screws
If you see a specialised screw, you'll need to contact the manufacturer for the correct screw size and possibly a custom replacement device. This will allow you to remove the old screw and insert the new one.
If you tend to lose these screws or if they need to be replaced frequently, a drop of liquid metal glue called Lock-Tite will suffice. One variety (in the red tube) requires you to heat the link if you ever need replace it. The other type (in a blue tube) allows the screw to be removed by hand.
Reprinted with permission from the Professional Jeweler Magazine. For more information, please visit the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI).


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This call to action is based on a simple but important premise: The nation cannot allow placement policies, processes, and instruments to undermine promising efforts to increase student success in mathematics and increase attainment of STEM credentials. Efforts to redesign math pathways hold great promise for improving the teaching and learning experiences of students who need college algebra—many of whom are STEM students—and helping those students persist toward and maintain STEM aspirations. But placement policies, processes, and instruments have not kept pace with math redesign efforts.
The nation needs more students prepared for STEM jobs—particularly low-income students, students of color, and underprepared students who historically have not had equitable access to preparation for and on-ramps to well-paying, dynamic STEM careers. To meet this need, mathematics course pathways must be a lever for helping students maintain and even increase their STEM aspirations. At the moment, however, far too many math courses—especially developmental math courses—serve as a serious obstacle and even deterrent to STEM-interested students seeking STEM credentials.
In response, many colleges and state policymakers are creating differentiated developmental and gateway math pathways. The goal is to target the math needs of particular academic programs and then improve teaching, learning, and support in those differentiated math classes. In the end, s tudents who need algebra—many of whom are STEM students—will be in a redesigned math class better customized to their needs. Similarly, students in programs that do not require college algebra can take an alternative pathway— such as statistics or quantitative reasoning—that is better suited to their programs' needs.
Many colleges and states are implementing differentiated math pathways, but placement policies, processes, and supports have not kept up with the pace of change. As a result, students are being placed into math classes through methods that do not align with the content of, or that do no t effectively predict or support success in, differentiated math pathways. Some of the workarounds in place may in fact be closing the door to STEM opportunities for students.
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