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Solo acoustic arrangements of Grateful Dead classics
Featured on The Grateful Dead Hour with David Gans
Learn to play these songs, and more, in this video series
Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers sure can play the music—listen to his 'Stella Blue' and you'll know what I mean. Better still, he can teach it.Dennis McNally, author, A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
More: Dead to the Core tribute concerts / Grateful Dead guitar workshops
About the recording
I've been playing the songs of the Grateful Dead almost as long as I've been playing the guitar.
As a teenager I wore out LPs of Workingman's Dead and Reckoning in particular and copped many songs for an acoustic duo with my brother and for my high school band. In the '80s, I caught the Dead when I could during their swings through the Northeast, marveling at how the band was like a car with six guys' hands on the wheel—anyone could steer in a new direction at any time. Their structured-chaos approach to group improvisation inspired many happy nights with friends trying out our own space jams, exploring sounds with no set roles and no plan for what key to play in or chords to use. Just start playing, listen closely, and go where the music wants to go: that is as close to an M.O. for songwriting (or life) as anything I've encountered.
As it happened, my love of writing and music merged into a career as a music journalist and editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine…which led eventually to an opportunity in 1993 to interview Jerry Garcia along with David Grisman—another musical hero of mine. In this final chapter of Garcia's life, these old pals were having a blast revisiting folk and jug-band tunes and more in Grisman's northern California home studio. During the photo shoot (where Jay Blakesberg took the portrait of Garcia that later wound up on the cover of Blair Jackson's biography Garcia: An American Life), Grisman and Garcia jammed on "Jack-A-Roe" on mandolin and a vintage archtop guitar. I will forever feel privileged to have been in the room that day.
Fast-forward another 15 years, and I had another golden opportunity: to spend an afternoon with Bob Weir, in a hotel room in Pennsylvania during a tour with his band RatDog. Cradling an Alvarez-Yairi guitar originally built for Garcia, Weir generously shed light on the idiosyncratic approach to the guitar that has thrilled and mystified players like me for decades. He picked apart "Cassidy," "The Music Never Stopped," and other songs and sent me back to the woodshed with many new ideas to ponder.
These recent experiences have brought me full circle, revisiting music of the Grateful Dead after years of focusing on my own songs. I began to experiment with new solo acoustic arrangements inspired by the band's collective sound, stretching on guitar to play both accompaniment and lead while maintaining a strong groove. Excited by the results, I started mingling these songs with my own in live shows, and the positive response from audiences led eventually to recording Dead to the Core—and also taping the companion video series Learn Seven Grateful Dead Classics for Acoustic Guitar (Homespun).
The songs on Dead to the Core are not only stripped back to one guitar but are all recorded live in the studio. It's just me singing and playing, with my friend Hanna Richardson singing harmony on two songs. No overdubs. No tricks. Just great songs from a great band… I hope they bring you as much pleasure as they bring me.
—Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
About the songs
New Speedway Boogie
Music by Jerry Garcia, words by Robert Hunter
The Dead debuted "New Speedway Boogie" right after the violence-marred Altamont Festival of 1969, and Hunter's lyrics respond to the criticisms heaped on the band and other organizers. I was in kindergarten at that time and didn't know this backstory until decades later, but I always dug the song's bluesy groove. "New Speedway Boogie" was never in my repertoire, though, until I happened to try it circa 2004 in dropped-D tuning, and the song just lifted off—rhythm and lead and all. Now "Boogie" is one of my favorite songs to perform solo, and in fact sparked the whole Dead to the Core project. So this arrangement fittingly kicks off the proceedings here.
Tuning: D A D G B E
Brokedown Palace
Music by Jerry Garcia, words by Robert Hunter
I always loved this song, with its churchy harmonies and soothing imagery, and first performed it in high school as a duet. But this guitar arrangement is entirely new. I play "Brokedown Palace" a good bit faster than the original recording on American Beauty (1970), adding some guitar figures around the melody and between verses. Jazz vocalist Hanna Richardson joined me for the duet vocal, with no rehearsal—so what you hear is one of our very first run-throughs of the song.
Tuning: D A D G B E, capo 3
Fire on the Mountain
Music by Mickey Hart, words by Robert Hunter
As a song that's instrumentally all about the drums and bass, "Fire on the Mountain" might seem an unlikely candidate for a guitar arrangement. But as a guitarist I see myself as half drummer anyway, so I loved the challenge of making this one groove. I had heard many great live performances of "Fire on the Mountain" and also knew the cool instrumental version ("Happiness Is Drumming") on Mickey Hart's 1975 album Diga Rhythm Band. But I can trace this arrangement to a specific night just a few years ago, at a shelter along Vermont's Long Trail, where a fellow backpacker sang this song quietly to herself by the campfire. When I got back to civilization and my guitar, I immediately started playing this song for the first time. I found my own slant in part by shifting from the original key of B all the way down to F#.
Standard tuning
Black Peter
Music by Jerry Garcia, words by Robert Hunter
Of all the songs here, this version is the closest to the original recording, on the stellar acoustic album Workingman's Dead (1970). I'm in the same key and use similar guitar voicings as the main rhythm part, though to get a complete-sounding arrangement with one guitar I add quite a bit of string percussion and little fills. "Black Peter" is a blues of sorts, but the bridge section (starting with "See here how everything…") has some truly weird and inspired chord changes. The Dead's songs have deep roots, but they were never afraid to go out on a limb.
Standard tuning
Music by Bob Weir, words by John Perry Barlow
Bob Weir wrote this song at a communal house where a baby girl named Cassidy was born while he was writing the music. The lyrics, by Weir's songwriting partner John Perry Barlow, also pay tribute to '60s counterculture icon Neal Cassady. I used to play "Cassidy" in standard tuning, but when Weir told me that he wrote the song in a now-forgotten open tuning (and recorded it that way on Ace, 1972), I decided to explore that direction. When I tried "Cassidy" in D A D G A D tuning, everything fell into place: not just the chords but many of the lead riffs and guitar melody lines (as heard in the great live acoustic version on Reckoning, 1981). As with "Brokedown Palace," Hanna Richardson sang the duet vocal live with me in the studio.
Tuning: D A D G A D, capo 2
Stella Blue
Music by Jerry Garcia, words by Robert Hunter
Arguably the most beautiful song in the Dead repertoire, "Stella Blue" was recorded on Wake of the Flood (1973) but like so many of their songs really came to life onstage, inspiring some of Garcia's most majestic solos. The original version is in the key of E, but I knew right away that I wanted to play "Stella Blue" in dropped-D tuning, to take advantage of the resonant open bass strings. The tuning allows me to shift the chord voicings into unusual spots in the lower register of the guitar, and also to echo some of Garcia's signature single-note lines while keeping the rhythm and bass going. To set the right mood in the studio, we turned off the lights, and I recorded this track in the glow of a tube light draped over a music stand.
Tuning: D A D G B E


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Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 5:30:00 PM Olathe City Hall 100 East Santa Fe, olathe, KS
Innovation Pavilion goal is to feed the innovation-entrepreneurial ecosystem with all sorts of tools in order to maintained a stronger community.
First speaker is Stephanie Landis from SBDC-Kansas.
She is presently a consultant for the Kansas Small Business Development Center located at JCCC, is a Certified Value Growth Advisor, Certified Global Business Professional, Friends of the Library and Leadership Olathe Alumni Board Member, KC Chamber Annual Small Business Celebration and Mr. K Award Judge, and frequently contributes to business magazines and panel discussions.
By integrating her extensive leadership background in nationally recognized corporations with the personal experiences from owning three local businesses, she provides valuable insight into strategy, business development, hiring and motivating employees, and understanding the budgeting and financial influences within an organization.
Her continuous improvement approach and sales expertise has earned her many awards including most recently the League for Innovation in Community College for GAME – Growth through Action, Measurement and Engagement strategic planning workshop.
She received her Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Kansas and her Master's in Business Administration from Rockhurst University.
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London Business School study questions efficacy of TV ads
LONDON: Is advertising on television really a value for money proposition? Not if you go by the findings revealed in a recent study by the London Business School (LBS).
The LBS study has also put a question mark on viewership ratings, which according to it only measure how many people have their television sets on, rather than the number of people actively watching.
The study found that people who watched television with family or friends were far more likely to talk to each other during the commercial breaks than to focus on the ads.
In a radical departure from established norm, which sees the maximum ad spend going onto shows with the highest viewership, the study claims that less-watched shows could in fact be a better option for advertisers. The reasoning behind this is that lone viewers were more likely to be concentrating on the ads.
"In a breathtaking example of ignorance and strategic naivety, advertisers have spent millions in the mistaken belief that they have purchased an audience for their advertising that never existed," LBS assistant professor of marketing Mark Ritson was quoted as saying by the Financial Times.
"They could have spent less money and ensured more exposure by buying spots that delivered a lonely but more attentive viewer," Ritson was quoted as having said.
Ritson made his findings based on a sample comprising people ranging from retired couples to a group of immigrant office workers over a single week using miniature cameras and microphones.
The observations indicated that those viewers derides products and ads and passed negative comments on the products and services. Others spent the commercial break doing housework, reading or channel hopping.
Several avid viewers watched not more than half the ad commercials. "This is important because most countries use "peoplemeters" to measure advertising audiences. The problem is that the peoplemeter assumes that people in living rooms during commercial breaks are watching the advertising if they are present in the room," the report says.
Research agencies confirm that there is no method to verify whether the ads are being watched or not. Separate studies have to be conducted in order to verify the same. The debate on viewership ratings continues!


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Studying Administrative Office Technology: Degrees at a Glance
Administrative office technology professionals have strong communication and organizational skills coupled with expertise in emerging business technologies. These workers, who go by a range of job titles, ensure that offices in government agencies, nonprofit organizations and corporate settings run efficiently. A career in this field usually only requires a high school diploma and on-the-job training; however, those formally trained in administrative services may qualify for greater job opportunities.
Job prospects for this field vary by setting. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicted that medical secretaries would have exceptionally fast job growth of 41% from 2010-2020. Similarly, receptionists and information clerks were expected to see a faster-than-average employment increase of 24%. Administrative services managers and general office clerks were expected to have average employment growth at rates of 15% and 17%, respectively, while there was expected to be slower-than-average growth for general secretaries/administrative assistants and medical secretaries.
|Who is this degree for?
|People seeking entry-level administrative support positions
|People who wish to pursue a managerial career path
|Common Career Paths (with approximate median annual salary)
| - Receptionist or information clerk ($26,000)*
- General office clerk ($27,000)*
- General secretary or administrative assistant ($32,000)*
- Executive secretary ($46,000)*
- Legal secretary ($43,000)*
- Medical secretary ($31,000)*
| - Career paths are similar, although a bachelor's degree might improve job prospects and advancement opportunities
- First-line supervisor of administrative support workers ($49,000)*
- Administrative services manager ($80,000)*
|Time to Completion
|2 years full-time
|4 years full-time
|Common Graduation Requirements
|- At least 60 credits
|- Roughly 120 credits
- Internship or cooperative education experience
|High school diploma
|High school diploma
|Online Availability
Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2011 figures).
Associate in Administrative Support Technology
The associate degree program in administrative support technology offers a basic education in current business technologies and prepares you for entry-level opportunities in secretarial and office management. Students develop communication, interpersonal and organizational skills through a series of core administrative assistance courses, electives and general education classes. These programs are often available in the form of Associate of Applied Science degrees, and students may be able to transfer their credits to 4-year universities. Note that some schools offer majors or concentrations specifically in medical or legal office administration, and such training may be beneficial if you intend on working in a healthcare or law office.
Pros and Cons
- Prepares you for employment in any of a vast range of industries, from business to healthcare
- Can help you stand out from job candidates who hold only high school diplomas
- Can lead to transfer to a 4-year bachelor's degree program
- Some programs offer concentrations, like general office, medical or legal administrative assistance
- Some positions paid relatively low salaries ($26,000 median salary for receptionists)*
- Competition against bachelor's degree holders might present a challenge for administrative assistants
- Advancement to a management position may require additional education
Sources: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2011 figures).
Courses and Requirements
This associate degree program delivers a foundation in office management principles, technical concepts and business skills development. To gain admission to such a program, you may be required to prove a minimal amount of keyboarding skills or take a prerequisite typing course. Throughout your two years of study, you will learn how to use modern office technologies to support business objectives, and you may have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through an internship in a local office. Other courses you may take include:
- Business law
- Business communications
- Desktop publishing
- Document processing
- Transcription
- Human resources management
- Financial accounting
Online Degree Info
Online associate degree programs in administrative office technology deliver courses similar to campus-based programs and tend to take two years to complete. Schools design distance-education curricula for working professionals, and many offer coursework completely online or in hybrid format. These programs provide you with the technical and computer skills needed to operate office equipment and use software, like spreadsheets and word processors.
Stand Out with This Degree
Technical knowledge and related work experience may help you improve your employment prospects. In fact, the BLS reports that receptionists with work experience and above-average computer skills should enjoy the strongest job prospects, and secretaries and administrative assistants should also possess extensive knowledge of common business software. Consequently, gaining practical experience in the classroom and in an office setting may improve your marketability. Consider participating in class projects and pursuing internship opportunities or field experiences to begin building your work history.
Bachelor's in Administrative Support Technology
This bachelor's degree program prepares you for an administrative support position and may qualify you for more advanced supervisory roles. A bachelor's degree program in administrative office technology provides a business administration background with an emphasis in instruction in current technologies and equipment common in office support. You'll get a broader and more advanced education than in the associate program, with the abilities to choose your own elective coursework or pursue a concentration.
Pros and Cons
- Can lead to management positions that offer relatively high earnings ($80,000 median salary for administrative services managers)*
- May give you an upper hand in the job market for entry-level office support positions
- Administrative assistants with bachelor's degrees are in high demand and often serve as managerial assistants*
- Keen competition for upper-level administrative services management positions**
- Increased stress and responsibility with management positions
- May still need to complete on-the-job training after entering the workforce
- Long hours for administrative services managers (about 25% worked 50 hours or more each week)***
Sources: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2011 figures), **U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2010-2020 projections), ***U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2010 figures).
Courses and Requirements
You will obtain many of the same skills as you would in the associate program, like keyboarding, transcription and word processing; however, you'll also study advanced subjects such as Web design, office management procedures and bookkeeping. You may also be able to select electives in topics of interest; you might, for example, take international marketing or organizational behavior. In addition, some programs require you to participate in an internship or cooperative experience program.
Online Degree Info
Online bachelor's degree programs in this major are available; however, many of them focus on legal and medical office support. Some schools design their programs for working professionals, and you may be required to have completed an associate degree program or a certain amount of prerequisite coursework to be admitted. You'll take courses in marketing, accounting and office management similar to the coursework completed in the on-campus program.
Stand Out with This Degree
You can demonstrate your commitment to the field and improve your chances of employment by earning certification. The International Association of Administrative Professionals offers the Certified Administrative Professional to candidates who pass a certification exam. Earning this credential may also count toward your college credits, depending on your school. Additionally, you might want to familiarize yourself with software specific to office management roles. Along with accounting and spreadsheets programs, these workers use enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, such as Oracle PeopleSoft and Microsoft Dynamics GP.


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The beginning of World War 2, despite the immediate setback represented by Pearl Harbor, was greeted with optimism and a sense of common cause between Americans and Filipinos. See: Telegram from President Quezon to President Roosevelt, December 9, 1941 and Telegram of President Roosevelt to President Quezon, December 11, 1941
However, in February, 1942, the Commonwealth War Cabinet undertook a great debate on whether to propose the Philippines' withdrawing from the war, in the hope of neutralizing the country.
The cause of the debate seems to have been the reverses suffered by the Allied War effort: the success of Japanese landings in Lingayen and other places; the withdrawal to Bataan and Corregidor; and the lack of any tangible assistance to the Philippines as Filipino and American troops were besieged in Bataan.
In his diary entry for January 21, 1942, Felipe Buencamino III, in the Intelligence Service in Bataan, visited Corregidor and wrote,
President Manuel Quezon is sick again. He coughed many times while I talked to him. He was in bed when I submitted report of the General regarding political movements in Manila. He did not read it. The President looked pale. Marked change in his countenance since I last had breakfast with his family. The damp air of the tunnel and the poor food in Corregidor were evidently straining his health. He asked me about conditions in Bataan –food, health of boys, intensity of fighting. He was thinking of the hardships being endured by the men in Bataan. He also said he heard reports that some sort of friction exists between Filipinos and American. "How true is that?" The President's room was just a make-shift affair of six-by-five meters in one of the corridors of the tunnel. He was sharing discomfort of the troops in Corregidor.
The hardships of Filipino soldiers in Bataan –young ROTC cadets had already been turned away when they turned up in recruiting stations in December, 1941, and told to go home (though quite a few would join the retreating USAFFE forces anyway)– was troubling the leadership of the Commonwealth. About a week after the incident above, these concerns were written down for the record: see Letter of President Quezon to Field Marshal MacArthur, January 28, 1942:
At the same time I am going to open my mind and my heart to you without attempting to hide anything. We are before the bar of history and God only knows if this is the last time that my voice will be heard before going to my grave. My loyalty and the loyalty of the Filipino people to America have been proven beyond question. Now we are fighting by her side under your command, despite overwhelming odds. But, it seems to me questionable whether any government has the right to demand loyalty from its citizens beyond its willingness or ability to render actual protection. This war is not of our making. Those that had dictated the policies of the United States could not have failed to see that this is the weakest point in American territory. From the beginning, they should have tried to build up our defenses. As soon as the prospects looked bad to me, I telegraphed President Roosevelt requesting him to include the Philippines in the American defense program. I was given no satisfactory answer. When I tried to do something to accelerate our defense preparations, I was stopped from doing it. Despite all this we never hesitated for a moment in our stand. We decided to fight by your side and we have done the best we could and we are still doing as much as could be expected from us under the circumstances. But how long are we going to be left alone? Has it already been decided in Washington that the Philippine front is of no importance as far as the final result of the war is concerned and that, therefore, no help can be expected here in the immediate future, or at least before our power of resistance is exhausted? If so, I want to know it, because I have my own responsibility to my countrymen whom, as President of the Commonwealth, I have led into a complete war effort. I am greatly concerned as well regarding the soldiers I have called to the colors and who are now manning the firing line. I want to decide in my own mind whether there is justification in allowing all these men to be killed, when for the final outcome of the war the shedding of their blood may be wholly unnecessary. It seems that Washington does not fully realize our situation nor the feelings which the apparent neglect of our safety and welfare have engendered in the hearts of the people here.
MacArthur forwarded this letter to President Roosevelt in Washington, and according to most accounts it triggered unease among American officials. See Telegram from President Roosevelt to President Quezon regarding his letter to Field Marshal MacArthur, January 30, 1942:
I have read with complete understanding your letter to General MacArthur. I realize the depth and sincerity of your sentiments with respect to your inescapable duties to your own people and I assure you that I would be the last to demand of you and them any sacrifice which I considered hopeless in the furtherance of the cause for which we are all striving. I want, however, to state with all possible emphasis that the magnificent resistance of the defenders of Bataan is contributing definitely toward assuring the completeness of our final victory in the Far East.
The Philippine Diary Project provides a glimpse into how this telegram was received. On February 1, 1942, Ramon A. Alcaraz, captain of a Q-Boat, wrote,
Later, I proceeded to the Lateral of the Quezon Family to deliver Maj. Rueda's pancit molo. Mrs. Quezon was delighted saying it is the favorite soup of her husband. Mrs. Quezon brought me before the Pres. who was with Col. Charles Willoughby G-2. After thanking me for the pancit molo, Quezon resumed his talk with G-2. He seemed upset that no reinforcement was coming. I heard him say that America is giving more priority to England and Europe, reason we have no reinforcement. "Puñeta", he exclaimed, "how typically American to writhe in anguish over a distant cousin (England) while a daughter (Philippines) is being raped in the backroom".
The remark quoted above is found in quite a few other books; inactivity and ill-health seemed to be taking its toll on the morale of government officials, while the reality was the Visayas and Mindanao were still unoccupied by the enemy. On February 2, 1942, Gen. Valdes wrote that the idea of evacuating the Commonwealth Government from Corregidor was raised. Another incident seems to have have happened the day after purely by chance, see Evacuation of the Gold Reserves of the Commonwealth, February 3, 1942.
Three days later, however, matters came to a head. It is recorded in the Diary of Gen. Basilio Valdes, February 6, 1942:
The President called a Cabinet Meeting at 9 a.m. He was depressed and talked to us of his impression regarding the war and the situation in Bataan. It was a memorable occasion. The President made remarks that the Vice-President refuted. The discussion became very heated, reaching its climax when the President told the Vice-President that if those were his points of view he could remain behind as President, and that he was not ready to change his opinion. I came to the Presidents defense and made a criticism of the way Washington had pushed us into this conflict and then abandoning us to our own fate. Colonel Roxas dissented from my statement and left the room, apparently disgusted. He was not in accord with the President's plans. The discussion the became more calm and at the end the President had convinced the Vice-President and the Chief Justice that his attitude was correct. A telegram for President Roosevelt was to be prepared. In the afternoon we were again called for a meeting. We were advised that the President had discussed his plan with General MacArthur and had received his approval.
The great debate among the officials continued the next day, as recounted in the Diary of General Basilio Valdes, February 7, 1942:
9 a.m. Another meeting of the Cabinet. The telegram, prepared in draft, was re-read and corrected and shown to the President for final approval. He then passed it to General MacArthur for transmittal to President Roosevelt. The telegram will someday become a historical document of tremendous importance. I hope it will be well received in Washington. As a result of this work and worry the President has developed a fever.
The end results was a telegram sent to Washington. See Telegram of President Quezon to President Roosevelt, February 8, 1942:
The situation of my country has become so desperate that I feel that positive action is demanded. Militarily it is evident that no help will reach us from the United States in time either to rescue the beleaguered garrison now fighting so gallantly or to prevent the complete overrunning of the entire Philippine Archipelago. My people entered the war with the confidence that the United States would bring such assistance to us as would make it possible to sustain the conflict with some chance of success. All our soldiers in the field were animated by the belief that help would be forthcoming. This help has not and evidently will not be realized. Our people have suffered death, misery, devastation. After 2 months of war not the slightest assistance has been forthcoming from the United States. Aid and succour have been dispatched to other warring nations such as England, Ireland, Australia, the N. E. I. and perhaps others, but not only has nothing come here, but apparently no effort has been made to bring anything here. The American Fleet and the British Fleet, the two most powerful navies in the world, have apparently adopted an attitude which precludes any effort to reach these islands with assistance. As a result, while enjoying security itself, the United States has in effect condemned the sixteen millions of Filipinos to practical destruction in order to effect a certain delay. You have promised redemption, but what we need is immediate assistance and protection.We are concerned with what is to transpire during the next few months and years as well as with our ultimate destiny. There is not the slightest doubt in our minds that victory will rest with the United States, but the question before us now is : Shall we further sacrifice our country and our people in a hopeless fight? I voice the unanimous opinion of my War Cabinet and I am sure the unanimous opinion of all Filipinos that under the circumstances we should take steps to preserve the Philippines and the Filipinos from further destruction.
Again, by most accounts, there was great alarm in Washington over the implications of the telegram, and after consultations with other officials, a response was sent. See Telegram of President Roosevelt to President Quezon, February 9, 1942:
By the terms of our pledge to the Philippines implicit in our 40 years of conduct towards your people and expressly recognized in the terms of the McDuffie—Tydings Act, we have undertaken to protect you to the uttermost of our power until the time of your ultimate independence had arrived. Our soldiers in the Philippines are now engaged in fulfilling that purpose. The honor of the United States is pledged to its fulfillment. We propose that it be carried out regardless of its cost. Those Americans who are fighting now will continue to fight until the bitter end. So long as the flag of the United States flies on Filipino soil as a pledge of our duty to your people, it will be defended by our own men to the death. Whatever happens to the present American garrison we shall not relax our eiforts until the forces which we are now marshaling outside the Philippine Islands return to the Philippines and drive the last remnant of the invaders from your soil.
Still, seizing the moment, the Commonwealth officials pursued their proposal; see Telegram of President Quezon to President Roosevelt, February 10, 1942:
I propose the following program of action: That the Government of the United States and the Imperial Government of Japan recognize the independence of the Philippines; that within a reasonable period of time both armies, American and Japanese, be withdrawn, previous arrangements having been negotiated with the Philippine government; that neither nation maintain bases in the Philippines; that the Philippine Army be at once demobilized, the remaining force to be a Constabulary of moderate size; that at once upon the granting of freedom that trade agreement with other countries become solely a matter to be settled by the Philippines and the nation concerned; that American and Japanese non combatants who so desire be evacuated with their own armies under reciprocal and appropriate stipulations. It is my earnest hope that, moved by the highest considerations of justice and humanity, the two great powers which now exercise control over the Philippines will give their approval in general principle to my proposal. If this is done I further propose, in order to accomplish the details thereof, that an Armistice be declared in the Philippines and that I proceed to Manila at once for necessary consultations with the two governments concerned.
But it was not to be; the next day the reply from Washington came. Telegram of President Roosevelt to President Quezon, February 11, 1942:
Your message of February tenth evidently crossed mine to you of February ninth. Under our constitutional authority the President of the United States is not empowered to cede or alienate any territory to another nation.
In the Philippine Diary Project, the despondent response to this telegram is recorded. See Diary of Gen. Basilio Valdes, February 11, 1942:
Had a Cabinet Meeting. The reply of President Roosevelt to President Quezon's radio was received. No, was the reply. It also allowed General MacArthur to surrender Philippine Islands if necessary. General MacArthur said he could not do it. The President said that he would resign in favor of Osmeña. There was no use to dissuade him then. We agreed to work slowly to convince him that this step would not be appropriate.
By the next day, cooler heads had prevailed; the response was then sent to Washington. See Telegram of President Quezon to President Roosevelt, February 12, 1942:
I wish to thank you for your prompt answer to the proposal which I submitted to you with the unanimous approval of my war cabinet. We fully appreciate the reasons upon which your decision is based and we are abiding by it.
From then on, the question became where it would be best to continue the operations of the government; and plans were resumed to move the government to unoccupied territory in the Visayas. The sense of an unfolding, unstoppable, tragedy seems to have overcome many involved. From the Diary of Gen. Basilio Valdes, February 12, 1942:
The President had a long conference with General MacArthur. Afterwards he sent for me. He asked me: "If I should decide to leave Corregidor what do you want to do?" "I want to remain with my troops at the front that is my duty" I replied. He stretched his hand and shook my hand "That is a manly decision; I am proud of you" he added and I could see tear in his eyes. "Call General MacArthur" he ordered "I want to inform him of your decision." I called General MacArthur. While they conferred, I went to USAFFE Headquarters tunnel to confer with General Sutherland. When General MacArthur returned he stretched his hand and shook hands with me and said "I am proud of you Basilio, that is a soldier's decision." When I returned to the room of the President, he was with Mrs. Quezon. She stood up and kissed me, and then cried. The affection shown to me by the President & Mrs. Quezon touched me deeply. Then he sent for Manolo Nieto and in our presence, the President told Mrs. Quezon with reference to Manolo, "I am deciding it; I am not leaving it to him. I need him. He has been with me in my most critical moments. When I needed someone to accompany my family to the States, I asked him to do it. When I had to be operated I took him with me; now that need him more then ever, I am a sick man. I made him an officer to make him my aide. He is not like Basilio, a military man by career. Basilio is different, I forced him to accept the position he now had; his duty is with his troops". Then he asked for Whisky and Gin and asked us to drink. Colonel Roxas and Lieutenant Clemente came in. We drank to his health. He made a toast: "To the Filipino Soldier the pride of our country", and he could not continue as he began to cry.
On February 15, 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese. Five days later, the Commonwealth government departed Corregidor to undertake an odyssey that would take it from the Visayas to Mindanao and eventually, Australia and the United States. See Escape from Corregidor by Manuel L. Quezon Jr.
Though never publicized (for obvious reasons) by the Americans, the proposal to neutralize the Philippines was viewed important enough by Filipino leaders to merit the effort to ensure the proposal would be kept for the record.
From the Diary of Gen. Basilio Valdes, April 11, 1942:
The President called a Cabinet meeting at 3 p.m. Present were the Vice-President, Lieutenant Colonel Soriano, Colonel Nieto and myself. He discussed extensively with us the war situation. The various radiograms he sent to President Roosevelt and those he received were read. All together constitute a valuable document of the stand the President and his War Cabinet has taken during the early part of the war. The meeting was adjourned at 6 p.m.
In the Philippine Diary Project, Francis Burton Harrison's diary entry for June 22, 1942 has a candid account by Quezon of this whole period and his frame of mind during that period:
Exchange of cables between Quezon in Corregidor and Roosevelt: Quezon advised him that he was in grave doubts as to whether he should encourage his people to further resistance since he was satisfied that the United States could not relieve them; that he did not see why a nation which could not protect them should expect further demonstrations of loyalty from them. Roosevelt in reply, said he understood Quezon's feelings and expressed his regret that he could not do much at the moment. He said: "go ahead and join them if you feel you must." This scared MacArthur. Quezon says: "If he had refused, I would have gone back to Manila." Roosevelt also promised to retake the Philippines and give them their independence and protect it. This was more than the Filipinos had ever had offered them before: a pledge that all the resources and man power of United States were back of this promise of protected independence. So Quezon replied: "I abide by your decision."
I asked him why he supposed Roosevelt had refused the joint recommendation of himself and MacArthur. He replied that he did not know the President's reasons. Osmeña and Roxas had said at the time that he would reject it. Roosevelt was not moved by imperialism nor by vested interests, nor by anything of that sort. Probably he was actuated by unwillingness to recognize anything Japan had done by force (vide Manchuria). Quezon thinks that in Washington only the Chief of Staff (General Marshall) who received the message from MacArthur in private code, and Roosevelt himself, knew about this request for immediate independence.
When Quezon finally got to the White House, Roosevelt was chiefly concerned about Quezon's health. Roosevelt never made any reference to their exchange of cables.
Quezon added that, so far as he was aware, the Japanese had never made a direct offer to the United States Government to guarantee the neutrality of the Philippines, but many times they made such an offer to him personally.
"It was not that I apprehended personally ill treatment from the Japanese" said Quezon; "What made me stand was because I had raised the Philippine Army–a citizen army–I had mobilized them in this war. The question for me was whether having called them, I should go with this army, or stay behind in Manila with my people. I was between the Devil and the deep sea. So I decided that I should go where the army did. That was my hardest decision–my greatest moral torture. I proposed by cable to President Roosevelt that the United States Government should advise the Japanese that they had granted independence to the Philippines. This should have been done before the invasion and immediately after the first Japanese attack by air. The Japanese had repeatedly offered to guarantee the neutrality of an independent Philippines. This was what they thought should be done." Quezon is going to propose the passage by Congress of a Joint Resolution, as they did in the case of Cuba, that "the Philippines are and of right out to be independent" and that "the United States would use their armed forces to protect them."
When asked by Shuster to try to describe his own frame of mind when he was told at 5:30 a.m. Dec. 8 of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Quezon said he had never believed that the Japanese would dare to do it; but since they had done so, it was at once evident that they were infinitely more powerful than had been supposed– therefore he immediately perceived that the Philippines were probably doomed.
A postscript would come in the form a radio broadcast beamed to occupied Philippines. See the Inaugural Address of President Manuel L. Quezon, November 15, 1943:
I realize how sometimes you must have felt that you were being abandoned. But once again I want to assure you that the Government and people of the United States have never forgotten their obligations to you. General MacArthur has been constantly asking for more planes, supplies and materials in order that he can carry out his one dream, which is to oust the Japanese from our shores. That not more has been done so far is due to the fact that it was simply a matter of inability to do more up to the present time. The situation has now changed. I have it on good authority that General MacArthur will soon have the men and material he needs for the reconquest of our homeland. I have felt your sufferings so deeply and have constantly shared them with you that I have been a sick man since I arrived in Washington, and for the last five months I have been actually unable to leave my bed. But sick as I was, I have not for a moment failed to do my duty. As a matter of fact the conference which resulted in the message of President Roosevelt was held practically in my bedroom. Nobody knows and feels as intensely as I do your sufferings and your sacrifices, how fiercely the flame of hate and anger against the invader burns in your hearts, how bravely you have accepted the bitter fact of Japanese occupation. I know your hearts are full of sorrow, but I also know your faith is whole. I ask you to keep that faith unimpaired. Freedom is worth all our trials, tears and bloodshed. We are suffering today for our future generations that they may be spared the anguish and the agony of a repetition of what we are now undergoing. We are also building for them from the ruins of today and thus guarantee their economic security. For the freedom, peace, and well-being of our generations yet unborn, we are now paying the price. To our armed forces, who are fighting in the hills, mountains and jungles of the Philippines, my tribute of admiration for your courage and heroism. You are writing with your sacrifices another chapter in the history of the Philippines that, like the epic of Bataan, will live forever in the hearts of lovers of freedom everywhere.


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The gender distribution among the employees of the governmental sector in Sweden is even, but salaries are not. The gender pay gap is 5.6% after standard weighting. This makes the state government salaries the least gender equal within the public sector of Sweden. This paper addresses the issue on a grass-root level by examining how HR administrators and union representatives, who take part in salary negotiations, discuss gender equal pay. Statistics on pay in the governmental sector is generated by the BESTA-system, which is a national occupational category system with the intention to provide information and produce statistics on different occupations and salaries in Swedish governmental agencies.
The intention of the system is to produce and deliver reliable statistics on an aggregated level,enabling national wage camparisons and providing guidance in setting local wages at the agency level.The system was also originally marketed as a tool for promoting gender equal salaries for work of equal value, by the enabling the salary camparisons between women and men that all Swedish employers are obliged to make every three years. Research has shown that the system as such invites to classifying men's and women's jobs differently (Salminen-Karlsson, 2015) and that the conditions where the classifications are made do not encourage reflection (Fogelberg Eriksson, 2015), which means that gender stereotypes are likely to have an influence on the classification. In this paper we go one step further and discuss how these classifications subsequently are used in salary negotiations. In the Swedish governmental sector, classification of jobs and salary mappings are normally done by HR administrators. Salary negotiations generally happen between managers, HR administrators and union representatives, and the role of HR is to see to the general salary policy of the agency, including gender equal salaries. In this paper we discuss how the people doing the salary mappings and bringingin the gender pay gap in salary negotiations refer to the possibilities that the system gives to them to discover gaps and use these discoveries as argumentation in salary negotiations. The study is based on interviews with HR administrators and union representatives. The analytical entries of 'ceremonial' and 'remedial' work (Gherardi, 1994, 2001, 2004) are adapted to the material and used to discuss how the interviewees on the one hand relate to the salary mappings and how they on the other hand refer to the still existing gendered differences in pay. In our interpretation, HR administrators and union representatives do ceremonial work in finding and documenting existing gender differences in the salary mappings and remedial work when they accept the persistence of those differences and motivate it. To be able to analyse the occasions when gender pay gap is addressed in the negotiations, we bring in Wahl (1992, 2003), and her concepts of "positive strategy", corresponding to our interpretation of remedial work, and "contextual strategy" where the gender pay gap is made visible and criticised.


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What does it take to repair a historic structure that is a bit worn? In the case of the Worth Hotel, it took a village, a charitable foundation, a social services organization, three generous corporations, a self-taught carpenter who used to fix trolley cars, and an unemployed history major.
The Worth Hotel was never intended to be a beautiful structure. Traveling salesmen looking for a place to stay did not expect much in the way of aesthetics. For the past few years, this humble structure has looked alarmingly bad. Siding fell off, and we had to cover the hole with black plastic, which is incompatible with Victorian structures. Paint peeled and wasps lived happily in the walls. Visitors helpfully pointed out the problems, as if we might have failed to notice. Schoolchildren thought it looked like a haunted house. And still we did nothing. Are we bad stewards of the historic buildings entrusted to our care?
I hope no one thinks so. We face some hard realities about the care of historic wooden structures. One, the wood can rot with exposure to the weather, and we have a lot of weather here in Dallas. Two, historic buildings cost more to fix than other buildings. The carpenter needs special expertise and an understanding of the need to keep the building authentic. We can't just buy parts at Home Depot. Wooden pieces like the siding are often in a shape that isn't used any more, so we have to have it custom made at a mill. With the hotel, we paid the price for past mistakes. Someone long ago replaced some of the siding on the ends, with material that soon achieved the texture of a store-bought sugar cookie, and that is how the building crumbled.
Repairing the building meant pulling off that material and discovering some ugly spots of rot in the structure beneath. Our team saved every bit of original building they could and replaced where they couldn't. They fixed porch floors and window frames. A wooden attic vent fell apart when touched. They battled squirrels and wasps. They worked at night to avoid the summer heat, reaching dramatic heights in a boom lift and lying in the dirt to check the foundation.
The museum is duly grateful to those who contributed their wealth to the project, and I will thank them, but I would like to start with the people who worked on those hot nights and days. Jason Walthers is our carpenter. As a child, he got in trouble for leaving a school field trip to examine our Sullivan house—from underneath, when it had just been delivered to the museum. He perfected his carpentry skills repairing the cars at the McKinney Avenue trolley. Yes, he charges for his work–the man has to eat–but he takes half the pay he deserves, and the rest in the form of pride in maintaining buildings he loves.
Jason got some surprise help from a UT student who came home from the summer and couldn't find a job, Max Painter. Max's mother (that would be me!) informed him he was not spending the summing playing Xbox. Jason gained a sidekick, lunch partner and completely inexperienced carpenter's assistant. Max gained some new skills, new muscles and an amazing degree of heat tolerance. Our resident painter, Pedro Sandoval, worked in the midday sun, under an umbrella. I stood in the shade, drinking iced tea and helpfully pointing out things they ought to be doing better.
We couldn't have done it without many generous benefactors. The most versatile gift is, of course, cash, and that's what we got from the Eugene Straus Charitable Trust. Since I only have one son to give to my museum, we needed
more free labor. The Stewpot sent us workers enrolled in their STEP program. Three for-profit entities decided to forsake profit for our benefit. Valspar gives us free paint, Davis-Hawn Lumber Company sells us that special historic lumber at cost, and Sunbelt Rentals let us play with a boom lift for a month at half price.
It is not quite done yet, but it will be, thanks to our whole village, including family and friends.


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Azure Active Directory Apps represent the new way of consuming Microsoft's SaaS applications among which SharePoint Online. When it comes to the latter, it's a little hard to see the added value of AAD Apps versus SharePoint Add-Ins. Admittedly, it's not a revolution when it comes to SharePoint. However, from a broader perspective, this new technology represents a single coherent way to address Microsoft SaaS applications as a whole. It currently includes Yammer, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, PowerBI, AAD, OneNote, Office 365 Unified API and Office 365 Management API.
So, with a single AAD App, you can cover a wide range of SaaS applications and the list will probably grow over time. Moreover, Microsoft didn't reinvent the wheel, they're just reusing OAUTH and OpenID. In a nutshell, it's just a matter of getting an AccessToken to a given resource, that resource being one of the above listed SaaS applications.
Once you have the precious token in hand, you can start consuming the REST APIs endpoints. The great news is that for well known SaaS applications such as Yammer and SharePoint Online, you can target the exact same REST endpoints as before. The only difference is that you'll get the token in a different manner.
In a nutshell, the token is quite easy to get, if you want to involve an end user, you'll first need to request an Autorization Code, that is when the user signs in. Then, you'll target the token endpoint to request an AccessToken and a Refresh token by redeeming the authorization code. The AccessToken you get is only valid for 1 hour and for the specific resource. You can't reuse it for any other resource (meaning other Saas Applications). The RefreshToken however can be reused across resources. Another advantage of the RefreshToken lives in the fact that it remains usable during 90 days unless invalidated by a specific event such as the user got disabled in AAD, his password has changed etc…As long as the RefreshToken is valid, you can get fresh AccessTokens for any resource supported by AAD and you don't need the end user to sign in again.
If you want to use App Only calls, meaning that no end user is involved in the process, it's going to be a little harder in terms of configuration since you must create a certificate and export the public key into your Azure AD App. For more info on that, you can read the excellent blog post of Richard Dizerega http://blogs.msdn.com/b/richard_dizeregas_blog/archive/2015/05/03/performing-app-only-operations-on-sharepoint-online-through-azure-ad.aspx.
So, whatever method you use, in the end, you get a token. Regarding SharePoint Online, you can just reuse the CSOM to interact with SharePoint. Instead of using the SharePoint Online credentials, you'll simply add the token to the request.
To do that, you can reuse the TokenHelper class that is present in any SharePoint Add-In project:
using (ClientContext ctx = TokenHelper.GetClientContextWithAccessToken("https://eyskens.sharepoint.com/", AccessToken))
and if you don't want to bother with that guy, you can simply do the following:
using (ClientContext ctx = new ClientContext("https://eyskens.sharepoint.com/")) { ctx.AuthenticationMode = ClientAuthenticationMode.Anonymous; ctx.FormDigestHandlingEnabled = false; ctx.ExecutingWebRequest += delegate(object oSender, WebRequestEventArgs webRequestEventArgs) { webRequestEventArgs.WebRequestExecutor.RequestHeaders["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + AccessToken; }; ctx.Load(ctx.Web.CurrentUser); ctx.ExecuteQuery(); Console.WriteLine(ctx.Web.CurrentUser.LoginName); }
Where you simply add the Authorization HTTP Header with the typical "Bearer AccessToken value". This code is extracted from the TokenHelper class by the way :).
Happy Coding!


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The 2019 Dodge Charger family is getting a handful of upgrades. Granted they're probably less splashy than the 797-hp Challenger Hellcat Redeye, but there's some stuff to talk about.
First, the SXT trim will now be the all-wheel-drive version and the new GT will be the RWD model. Both get 300 hp and an eight-speed automatic transmission; the rear-drive version gets 30 mpg. Like the Challenger family, the GT Chargers and up get Dodge's performance suspension. The GT also comes with the company's Performance Pages option on the infotainment screen, which is how you sort through the driving modes, check acceleration, braking times and g forces.
New for 2019, the big daddy Charger Hellcat now comes with launch control, line lock, the Demon's After-Run Chiller and Torque Reserve, which closes a bypass valve to prefill the supercharger and manages fuel flow and spark advance to balance engine rpm and torque, generates a reserve of torque that is delivered upon acceleration from a standing stop.
It also gets new instrument panel badging, a satin black hood option, those sweet Brass Monkey gold wheels and a microsuede package.
The Scat Pack also gets line lock and launch control with a new switch on the dashboard to control it. It also comes with dual air inlet grille from the Hellcat and a few new interior options. A Bilstein three-mode adaptive damping suspension is also offered.
The basic R/T Charger gets the upgraded hood, fascia and side sills, performance suspension, 2.62 rear axle ratio, paddle shifters and the 8.4-inch Uconnect touchscreen, in addition to the 370-hp, 395-lb-ft 5.7-liter V8.
Like last year, the Dodge sedan comes in a bunch of classically named colors such as Go Mango, Plum Crazy, TorRed, IndiGo Blue, and then B5 Blue Destroyer Grey, F8 Green, Granite Crystal, Maximum Steel Octane Red, Pitch Black, Triple Nickel and White Knuckle.


text: UFDC Home myUFDC Home | Help | RSS The Houstonian The Portal to Texas History ( External Link ) CITATION Full Citation STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW External Link: http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=houstonian&t=dc_title&fq=dc_type%3Atext_newspaper Material Information Title: The Houstonian Physical Description: v. : ; 44 cm. Language: English Publisher: D.E. and Jno. N.O. Smith Place of Publication: Houston, TexHouston, Tex Publication Date: 1841-1841 Frequency: triweeklythree times a weekregular Subjects Genre: newspaper ( marcgt ) Spatial Coverage: United States -- Texas -- Harris -- Houston Notes Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1840? General Note: Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 69 (Aug. 16, 1841). Record Information Source Institution: Historical Newspaper Catalog Holding Location: University of Florida Rights Management: All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. Resource Identifier: oclc - 14291492lccn - sn 86089813 System ID: HNC0000184:00001 Related Items Related Items: Weekly Houstonian Contact Us | Permissions | Preferences | Technical Aspects | Statistics | Internal | Privacy Policy © 2004 - 2011 University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.All rights reserved. Acceptable Use, Copyright, and Disclaimer Statement Last updated May 24, 2011 - Version 3.0.0 - mvs


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While Elka is certainly not OCD, there are certain behaviors I see in her that could have (but did not) worsen. She can get pretty fixated on licking (as in, there will be a wet patch on the bed or couch), and some dogs lick until their fur is missing in patches, and then keep licking even after they're bloody. With Elka, we can say "enough" and she's done. Some Dobermans engage in what's referred to as "flank sucking", which is fairly self explanatory.
The article by Dr. Nicholas Dodman states:
After questioning almost a hundred owners of flank-sucking Dobermans and an equal number of Doberman owners whose dogs do not engage in the behavior, we found that flank suckers also have a strong penchant for gathering, mouthing and ingesting non-food substances.
I frequently say, with varying levels of humor in mind, that Elka is practically human. She isn't my "furbaby" (I think I've been over this), but her level of interaction with us and personality make her more than "just a dog" as well. Apparently Dobermans are rather like people even when it comes to their MRI's:
MRI brain scans of Dobermans conducted at McLean Hospital, in Belmont, Mass., under the direction of Marc Kaufman, head of translational imaging there, were revealing. They showed that in dogs prone to shopping and flank sucking, the gray matter in certain brain regions governing emotional, cognitive and sensory and motor functions was significantly less dense. We have also perceived significant differences in a region connecting the two sides of the brain.National Geographic wrote about the study itself in more detail. The study I participated in with Elka was through the Van Andel Research Institute in Michigan; this one was at the Purdue University of Veterinary Medicine, in Indiana, by Dr. Niwaka Ogata. According to the Nat Geo article, 28 percent of U.S. Dobermans have symptoms of OCD (I mean, that's 28% of U.S. Dobermans surveyed. Statistics can be funny like that.)
As it happens, similar anomalies are found in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, particularly those who engage in hoarding. This leads us to think that Dobermans make a good model of OCD in general and hoarding in particular.
One thing the National Geographic's interviewed behaviorist warns against (when preventing obsessive behaviors in dogs) is using laser pointers for the dog to chase. I've heard this before, and I can see the point. Chasing the little red dot is ultimately unrewarded; even when "caught" there is nothing tangible for the dog to have. With Elka, we have played with the laser pointer, but with clear boundaries. She knows "all done" means the game is done, that the red dot is not hiding anywhere to leap out and tease her. Again, she isn't actually obsessive, so perhaps precautions of that nature were unnecessary. But, better safe than sorry!


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I'm writing this perched at the foot of my mom's hospital bed. We were at church this morning and the service was just starting when she said she had to use the bathroom. She was sitting on the toilet and I was crouched on the floor in front of her, helping with her pants and shoes, when she suddenly grabbed the handrail and slumped sideways against the wall.
"Are you OK?" I asked. No response. "MOM, are you OK?!"
The third time I asked, she mumbled something unintelligible. It sounded like her mouth was full of marbles. She was leaning so far over, I was afraid she'd slide right off the toilet and hit her head. I stood in front of her, holding her arms, tried to get her to sit straight again but she kept slumping back against the wall.
I thought she might be having a stroke. I was terrified. I told her, as calmly as I could, that I needed to take her to the hospital. It was probably only a moment or two before she said, softly but clearly, "I'm OK." It felt like hours. I asked if she thought she could stand so that I could pull her pants up. Holding onto me and the handrail, she managed to do that. I got her dressed, seated on the seat of her walker, where she slumped forward again, and rolled her out of the bathroom. Then I ducked into the sanctuary and saw the pastor's wife standing just inside the door. "I need help!" I told her. "I have to get my mom to a hospital."
The pastor's wife brought two men to help, who between them were able to lift Mom's walker down the two steps to street level. One of the men scooped Mom up like she was a little girl to put her into my car. I pulled out my phone to get directions to the nearest hospital, and my hands were shaking so much I could hardly type. I still didn't know what had happened to my mom, and all I could think was that I was wasting valuable seconds.
Thankfully, the hospital was less than five minutes away. Miraculously, there was no line in the ER when we arrived. They took her back right away, took her vitals and history, got her into a room where she was seen by the doctor. Everything looked fine except her heart rhythm, which he described as "very slow and irregular with long pauses." He said that would explain her fainting spell and also the periodic episodes of lightheadedness she's been having for the last six months or so. She was admitted for observation. They are making some changes to her medication, which might correct the issue. If it doesn't, the next step is a pacemaker.
By the time we got up to her room in the cardiac ward, she was feeling like her usual self. They brought her a lunch tray and she ate heartily. Same with dinner. She doesn't remember anything that happened at church and keeps asking me why she's in the hospital when she doesn't feel sick, but she's lucid and her voice is strong… and I am so SO thankful that it was not a stroke.
And even though she probably took five years off my life with that scare this morning, I am hopeful that getting this properly diagnosed and treated is going to improve the quality of her life – and, by extension, the quality of mine.


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When you click the button 'Grant Permissions' in the Permission screen of a site you always get the option to insert a user inside a SharePoint group. Most of the time there are some groups listed that are not applicable. But we can do something about that.
- Go to the Site Settings of your website
- Click 'People and groups'
- Click on the 'More…' link in the Quick Launch in the Groups section
- Click 'Settings'
- Click 'Edit Group Quick Launch'
- In the following screen you can pick the groups that show up in the Group Quick Launch, but this list will also be used in the 'Grant Permission' screen


text: Advice from around the Web that can help you make more and make the most of what you already have. By Cameron Huddleston, Former Online Editor September 17, 2014 There seem to be two camps when it comes to advice on improving your finances: spend less or earn more. Both approaches have their pluses and minuses. Spending less might allow one parent to stay at home with the kids while the other works, but it also can mean watching every penny. Earning more certainly can put you on the path toward financial security, but it might mean working long hours and sacrificing time with friends and family. So I've rounded up tips on both strategies. Certainly, most of us would benefit from spending less AND earning more.SEE ALSO: 25 Ways to Earn Extra Cash Score a Bigger Raise with These 5 Ideas [Stacking Benjamins] "If your current boss won't give you more money, you might benefit from testing the waters elsewhere." Sponsored Content Hey Women, Want to Get Ahead? Shut Up! [Wealthy Single Mommy] "Plenty has been written about how horrid women are when it comes to negotiating and why. But there is one part of the explanation that is often missing: women over-explain." My Thoughts on How to Make Extra Money Blogging [PT Money] "This blog brings in anywhere from 25% to 40% of my full-time job monthly income. Enough to pay my mortgage and then some." Advertisement How to Get Rich Quick Realistically [Listen, Money Matters] "If you follow these three simple principles that I've learned over my short lifetime, you will be on your way to getting rich quick, realistically." Five People, One Income, and Self-Made Success [Afford Anything] "I pay the majority of the family bills and I do not have a high paying job. Still, I managed to save enough to get my first property. It took two years of saving every dime (literally) I could." Why I Voluntarily Slashed My Salary [Get Rich Slowly] "Whether you decide to change your life or whether you have change thrust upon you, know that it is possible to craft a meaningful and even joyous existence on less money. A rich life is not necessarily determined by the number of dollar signs it contains." When Finances Hurt: How I Survived on Minimum Wage [The Empowered Dollar] "When I feel like I'm getting too complacent with my money, I remember what it was like to have to choose between a prescription and a bus pass. I think about these moments, and it helps me remember that I can survive and enjoy life on far less."


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In Hamburg we say "Tschüss"
We had adventurous 2 years together, especially in the last year there were many ups and downs which we mastered together. Not everything went the way we wanted it to, but as a community we always managed to somehow turn it around and make the best of it.
I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that I really enjoyed the time with you - especially last year. We've grown much closer as a community and had a lot of great experiences together. Even though you may have killed my last nerve sometimes, I already know that I will miss all of you very much - you are really an amazing community and I hope that this will stay like that. When the going gets tough, you all stand up for each other and work together, that's what I've always admired about you.
The most beautiful things unfortunately always end much too early, so does my time with you. Some of you may have noticed it already, I haven't been there as much lately as before ... I was ordered into another project, which now takes all my time. This unfortunately means that I have to leave you after all this time.
It is anything but easy to say goodbye to you and my team, I look forward to the new challenge with one eye ... but the other sadly looks back on the time we spent together.
Ildruin will of course continue to take care of you and do his best to give you a good time. The same goes for our GM / MOD team - they are all wonderful people and I hope you are as open with them as you are with me. Be nice to them, otherwise I will punch you.
I would like to thank you very much. You have stood by us in all this time and worked with us to make the best of the situation. I will really miss our common events and Discord evenings ...
Thank you for letting me be a part of this community.
But hey, I wouldn't be me if I didn't go with a big party, right?
Farewell Party
We would be happy if you would join us on Saturday, 10th November at 20:00 CET on B19.
There we will, as you know from our parties, set up a big party location and fill the evening with all kinds of events. Among them Spawn Events, Jump 'n run Parcours, Hide & Seek, Puzzles etc. etc.
In addition there will be a discord server where we can get together. So if you don't have an account yet, you should create one already
The link to the server will be posted here before the event.
I hope we can spend one last nice evening together and celebrate a worthy farewell.
So ... In Hamburg we say "Tschüss"
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New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Maharashtra government to submit the postmortem report of late Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge B.H. Loya, asserting the "matter very serious".
The apex court said that it has posted the next hearing on the issue for January 15.
Earlier on Thursday, a bench comprising, Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, "sought an urgent hearing on the plea" for a probe into Justice Loya's death on December 1, 2014.
According to reports, Maharashtra-based journalist B.R. Lone had filed an independent plea seeking a fair probe into the mysterious death of Justice Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin encounter case - in which various police officers and the Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah were named as parties. (ANI)


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My take is similar on Egypt - Mike Ghouse
Op-Ed Columnist
Democracy Is Messy
Democracy Is Messy
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: March 30, 2011
Published: March 30, 2011
Nearly two months after street protests inspired a democratic revolution, the transitional military-backed government has proposed — you guessed it — a law banning protests. That's partly because everybody is protesting, even the police. The cops want more money, perhaps because their diminished authority means that they can now extract less in bribes.
With the police out of commission, the army uses thugs to intimidate its critics. And, when it really gets irritated, it arrests and tortures democracy activists. As I wrote in my previous column, it has even tried to humiliate female activists by subjecting them to forced "virginity exams."
The Muslim Brotherhood, once banned, has been brought into the power structure. Instead of denouncing the system, it is becoming part of it — and some of its activists are rampaging around
. Cairo University
Yet for Americans, what is unfolding is perhaps a reassuring mess. Westerners have mostly worried that
Egypt might plunge into Iran-style Islamic fundamentalism — and, to me, that seems a reflection of our own hobgoblins more than 's. Indeed, it seems increasingly likely that Egypt won't change as much as many had expected. Moreover, the biggest losers of the revolution are likely to be violent Islamic extremist groups that lose steam when the more moderate Muslim Brotherhood joins the system. Egypt
"There is a determined effort to stop the revolution in its tracks," notes Prof. Khaled Fahmy of the
American University in . That's disappointing for democracy activists like him, but reassuring to those who fear upheaval. Cairo
Based on my third trip to
since the protests began, here's my guess as to how events unfold: Cairo
• Post-revolution
Egypt will look a lot like pre-revolution , but modestly less repressive and with a more powerful civil society. The army will continue to run the show, as it has since 1952 through onetime officers like Hosni Mubarak, and will ensure continuity. Egypt
• People will continue to be tortured, but will complain about it more. Peace with
Israel will continue, but Egyptian officials will speak up more forcefully about suffering in . Gaza
• The best bet for the next president is Amr Moussa. He's a former foreign minister who has led the Arab League: a veteran politician and pragmatist who would constitute a breath of fresh air but not a gust of it.
• Islamists will play a greater role in society and government, as they do in
. But this will also mean that they are trying to build things rather than blow them up. Turkey
Islamic groups are certainly more active than before. Mohammed Alaiwa, a professor of literary criticism at
, told me that he was in a dean's office recently when a Muslim Brotherhood student burst in, pulled out a pistol and threatened to shoot the dean unless he resigned then and there (the student eventually backed down). Professor Alaiwa said that he now fears the Muslim Brotherhood students. Cairo University
Meanwhile, the up-and-comer Islamists are Salafis, who think the Muslim Brotherhood is far too moderate. A group of Salafis recently attacked a Coptic Christian, apparently accusing him of illicit sexual activity and cutting off his ear.
Order is breaking down somewhat. When Egyptians celebrated International Women's Day on March 8, gangs of men harassed them. When Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner who is running for president, tried to vote in a recent referendum, a mob attacked him.
When foreign reporters show up to cover news that might portray
in a bad light, angry mobs sometimes chase them away. Fortunately, terrified reporters have so far proved to be swifter runners than Egyptian xenophobes. Egypt
Yet we have to be realistic: roads to democracy are always bumpy — and, frankly, I feel pretty good about
. Despite some excesses, the Muslim Brotherhood has been tamed by being brought into the system. It says it won't field a candidate for president and will contest only a bit more than one-third of parliamentary seats. Its Web site suggests that its aim is "a civil state" rather than "a religious state," and it emphasizes the importance of respect for the Christian minority. Egypt
The big loser from the Muslim Brotherhood's rise is probably its enemy, Al Qaeda, which wasn't a part of the democracy protests and always argued that the only path to change was violence.
All in all,
Egypt today reminds me of other countries in transitions to democracy — Spain after Franco, South Korea in 1987, Romania or Ukraine in the 1990s, and, most of all, of after the ouster of its dictator in 1998. Indonesia was dodgy for a while — I once encountered Javanese mobs beheading people — but it settled down, the extremist threat diminished, and Indonesia is now a stable (if unfinished) democracy. Indonesia
So, yes,
is messy. A young democracy almost always is. Let's get used to it. Egypt


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The two Democratic front-runners for governor — Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy — are locked in a tight campaign money race.The fund raising number for the third Democrat in the race, Jim Amann, weren't available by press time, but a spokesman for the campaign recently assured us that they are in good financial shape.
Malloy, the longest-serving mayor in Stamford history, eked out the fundraising lead in the second quarter with slightly more than $144,000, compared with more than $141,000 for Bysiewicz. Overall, Malloy has raised more than $272,000, placing him ahead of Bysiewicz, who has raised $239,000.
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I just love unexpected, unplanned cross-cultural experiences! Today, on our way home from church, we spontaneously decided to stop at the flea market that we've whizzed past every Sunday along Alemany Blvd at the junction of 101 and 280 South here in San Francisco. I've never ever been particularly fond of flea markets so this was my first visit in the 9 years that we've live in the bay area. Since the kids were eager to stop and my husband is strangely fond of bringing home junk…opps (did I just say that?)…I mean useful second hand objects. I figured we could grab a cheap bite from one of the many food trucks at the flea market and then walk around and look at all the piles of stuff being sold.
Little did I know that I was about to discover the best papusas I've ever had! We pulled into a parking spot and right next to our car was a totally unassuming vendor making fresh papusas. Our 3 and 6 year have never had papusas and it was delightful for the kids (and myself) to watch this El Salvadorian family skillfully moulding the corn maze dough, filling them and flattening them into perfect circles. Our kids were mesmerized by the the rhythm of pat, turn, flip, pat, turn, flip…
These golden brown "pancakes" filled with cheese and meat (or spinach) were topped with a pickled coleslaw and some mild hot sauce. The combination was moist, soft and crunchy all at the same time. I've had papusas several times in my life, but none have ever been as good as these ones at the flea market. I was so happy that our kids were excited to try the papusas because I never know with young kids how they are going to react to something unfamiliar. Most times they aren't particularly adventurous with their food, but we keep trying to introduce them to different cuisines. We have a rule in our family that you can't say you don't like a type of food until you've tried it. For just $12.50, it was an unexpected opportunity to expose our kids to a new culture.
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