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Feb 2, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015 Warren Stabler
48 comments:
- Barry G. said...
Morning, all!
Pats won last night, which is nice. We're buried under snow and ice again, which isn't so nice...
I got the theme right off the bat today, but this was still a slower than average Monday solve for me. No idea whatsoever how to actually spell PUNXSUTAWNEY, and the crossing of the (to me) obscure LANSKY didn't help much. It also took awhile to dredge WHELPS out of cerebral storage this morning. I wanted to put in WHELKS, although I know that isn't right.
If the weather in PA is anything like it is here, I don't think we need to worry about Phil seeing his shadow (or anything else) this morning...
- February 2, 2015 at 6:30 AM
- Hahtoolah said...
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. Fun and easy Ground Hog Day puzzle. The hardest part was having to spell PUNXSUTAWNEY. I like theme puzzles that fall on a special day like this.
It's overcast here, but then again it was nearly 75F yesterday, so hopefully no more winter.
Desper-otto, we spent a lovely weekend in Houston. The Manet exhibit at the Fine Arts Museum is well work seeing.
QOD: Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. ~ Ayn Rand (Feb. 2, 1905 ~ Mar. 6, 1982)
- February 2, 2015 at 6:57 AM
- Abejo said...
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Warren Stabler, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.
Wow! What a great puzzle for Ground Hog Day! Loved it!
Got PUNXSUTAWNEY right off the bat. My PA place is just north of there.
The rest of the theme just filled in as fast as I could write.
The movie Ground Hog Day was filmed in Woodstock, IL, just north of where I live in Illinois. Spooky.
Got LANSKY after a couple letters.
SNOOKUMS was easy. I do not believe I have ever used that word myself.
In mid Indiana right now. Lots of snow on the ground.
Read on Cruciverb where Bernice Gordon passed away. What an icon she was in our little corner of the world. 101 years is a good life.
See you tomorrow.
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- February 2, 2015 at 7:02 AM
- thehondohurricane said...
GRRR Morning
Another storm raging, this one bringing lots of ice along with the snow. It was a pretty nice winter up to last Monday. But what the heck, we're hardy (but aging) New Englanders.
Fun puzzle today, thank you Warren.
OK, other than Pa residents, who among us got
PUNXATAWNEY without heavy reliance on perps? For sure, it "weren't me"
Plow service has cleared the driveway, so it's time for the in-house service to clear the walkways. Both will need to be cleared again when it ends. UGH!
- February 2, 2015 at 7:28 AM
- desper-otto said...
Good morning!
Isn't it serendipitous that PUNXUTAWNEY and GROUND HOG DAY have the same number of letters? Very nice Monday puzzle. Thanx, Warren Stabler.
Every time I see or hear BO PEEP I'm reminded of this oldie-goldie from 1952 It's In The Book.
Hahtoolah, glad you enjoyed your weekend. I think you meant the Monet exhibit which closed yesterday. Now and then MFAH get's some very nice traveling exhibits. Their own collection isn't too shabby, either.
WPM reminds me of my high school days. After getting thrown out of Biology for the year, the only course available in our little school was Commercial Typing. I was assigned an old manual Royal. I could bang out about 70 WPM, even taking off 10 WPM for every error. Couldn't do that today.
Big Easy, please shoot me an email about that $20K error by AARP Tax-Aide. Every volunteer has to pass the IRS Advanced exam yearly to stay in the program. I can't imagine how that could've happened. The product is only as good as the people providing it, but each return is prepared by a volunteer and accuracy-checked by a second volunteer. If one makes an error, the second is almost sure to catch it. At Block or Hewitt, you're relying on the expertise of just one, often seasonal, employee.
- February 2, 2015 at 7:38 AM
- Manac said...
Ugh! Snow Day today. Getting hit pretty good.
There's an N & S in Punxsutawney? Who knew?
The rest fell rather quickly.
For my Fellow Patriots Fans
- February 2, 2015 at 8:11 AM
- Lemonade714 said...
Well BG you were, sadly for all of you up north, wrong; Phil saw his shadow.
We have another bout of Florida winter coming, getting intot he 50's at night.
Puzzle was very cute, lots of intials but a fun tribute. If he had worked Bill Murray into the puzzle it would have been awesome.
Be safe in the snow.
- February 2, 2015 at 8:35 AM
- OwenKL said...
Argyle: The picture with THONGS is one pixel x 1 pixel. Sorta hard to make out. But THONGS for trying anyway.
Also WINTER isn't highlighted on the grid. But again, thanks very much for highlighting. It always makes the arrangement of theme entries much clearer!
- February 2, 2015 at 8:48 AM
- Irish Miss said...
Good Morning:
Clever and timely puzzle with a bit of a bite for a Monday. Thanks, WS and Argyle for a nice, easy start to the week.
The snow just keeps falling; pretty to look at but I'm glad I don't have to shovel it. All of the schools and colleges are closed and the roads look quite dicey. Didn't get my newspaper, either. Oh well, it's winter!
Have a great (and safe) day.
- February 2, 2015 at 8:55 AM
- Husker Gary said...
-Good news – a fun puzzle. Bad news
-8" of snow and everything shut down here makes Phil a prophet
-BAWL – activity for Seahawk fans last night after great Super Bowl
-Didja ever one of these YES/NO notes?
-The DETESTED WEIMAR Republic was a launching pad for Hitler
-Some "in-demand" cars sell for over the MSRP
-Now here's a POLE vaulter
-Al Capone PLUGS a lot of people but got prison for EVADING taxes
-The defunct EXPOS are now these guys
-Read ya later, off to the dentist. I think they're open.
- February 2, 2015 at 8:58 AM
- Spitzboov said...
Good morning everyone.
Apt theme today. Only hiccup was getting PUNXSUTAWNEY spelt right. Similarly with PARR. Perps straightened them out. Otherwise easy; no searches needed.
Had a whole lunch of DIM SUM once in Toronto. Excellent.
I think borough is the Pennsylvania legal term for 'town'. (NY uses 'town')
Have a good day.
- February 2, 2015 at 9:07 AM
This is enough BS to make me give up puzzles!
- February 2, 2015 at 9:53 AM
- HeartRx said...
Good morning everyone!
Hand up for relying heavily on perps to spell PUNX********
Too much snow to deal with today - but it's better than the slushy mix you guys are getting, hondo!
- February 2, 2015 at 10:01 AM
- Lucina said...
Hello, puzzlers.
WEES. A nice GROUNDHOG DAY puzzle and like others had to suss out the spelling of PUNXSUTAWNEY. Clever of Warren to fit that in the grid.
My sister is staying with me and she's up so off I go.
Have yourselves a lovely Monday, everyone!
- February 2, 2015 at 10:06 AM
- CrossEyedDave said...
It's got to be a bad sign when you come out of your hole, & can't see your newspaper....
- February 2, 2015 at 10:20 AM
- CanadianEh! said...
WEES about spelling PUNXSUTAWNEY. Pennsylvania was prominent today with POCONO also. Great theme for the day. WHELPS was fun on a Monday!
Ontario has Wiarton Willie and he predicted an early spring. We can only hope, as we currently have 3 ft. of snow and still blowing. Can you describe whiteouts as being like PEA SOUP? A trip to NASSAU looks appealing right now.
I had to wait for perps to decide on POLE vault (wanted BANK at first). Son did some POLE vaulting in high school. I did NOT go to watch him fling himself over the bar, but he emerged unharmed!
Youngest grandchild is now crawling and PLUGS must be protected.
Enjoy the day. I think we can cross-country ski out the back door this afternoon.
- February 2, 2015 at 10:22 AM
- Prairie Woman said...
I truly enjoyed the puzzle today. There was a lot more emphasis on holidays and special seasons during my teaching days than in retirement, so I found the theme enjoyable.
We came to the NW Chicago suburbs to see our ten year old granddaughter compete in gymnastics yesterday but ended up staying today because school is cancelled due to all the snow. What a treat to get the extra time with the girls. They have included us in Minecraft (not a big fan) and a snap circuits learning kit. The circuit board has snap- in connections to see how electrical circuits work. I am a fan of that. It says for ages 8 to 108 and I qualify!
Thanks for the write up, Argyle!
- February 2, 2015 at 10:58 AM
- Tinbeni said...
Argyle: Nice write-up and links.
As for the game, I watched Downton Abbey, then saw the last 2 minutes and lost One Dollar "Cold-Cash-American."
Warren: Thank you for a FUN Monday puzzle. Exceptional debut!
I've helped many Corporate Clients "Avoid Taxes" ... EVADING though is a felony and "not my style."
THONGS are my favorite footwear ... but I like going barefoot on the beach the best!
Raining here ... makes for a perfect day to finish my packing.
- February 2, 2015 at 11:04 AM
- Misty said...
What a delightful GROUNDHOG DAY puzzle, many thanks, Warren! I'm from Pennsylvania, so got the theme right away. Liked seeing another PA clue, POCONO, in the puzzle as well. Also enjoyed the college references, Barnard, WSU, and GPA, on the one hand, and the cartoon refs, SNOOKUMS and MR. WILSON, on the other. Thanks for including the SNOOKUMS cartoon, Argyle!
February 2 is also James Joyce's birthday--probably long before we started recognizing GROUNDHOG Day.
Have a great day, everybody, and let's hope Phil's prediction is wrong!
- February 2, 2015 at 11:30 AM
- fermatprime said...
Great theme puzzle, Warren! Nice review, Santa!
Had trouble spelling PUNXSUTAWNEY, but, no other problems.
Dentist again today. Ugh.
- February 2, 2015 at 11:49 AM
- Bluehen said...
If the cartoon "Non Sequiter" is to be believed, we should all be eating sausages today. After all, it is Ground Hog Day.
- February 2, 2015 at 11:51 AM
- Barry G. said...
How much ground
Would a groundhog hog
If a groundhog
Could hog ground?
If a groundhog could hog ground
A groundhog would hog
As much ground as a ground hog could hog
If a groundhog could hog ground.
[Everybody knows that a groundhog and a woodchuck are the same thing, right?]
- February 2, 2015 at 1:07 PM
Grid looked 'off' in my paper this morning. Thought it might have been stretched by formatting software. Then I realized it had 16 'across squares'. There are 'helper squares' on either side of SIXMOREWEEKS, so I assume that is the reason for the variation?
Never would have noticed, cared nor understood this before following this blog for awhile. Thanks.
- February 2, 2015 at 1:09 PM
Well 14 abbrevs (23a counts as one) on a monday??? Whelps , dimsum, good monday answers.
- February 2, 2015 at 1:26 PM
- coneyro said...
Very, very easy Monday outing. Read 41A and filled in accordingly right off the bat. Everything fell easily into place. The only thing I waited for, like everyone else, was the correct spelling of PUNXSUTAWNEY.
It's a rainy here today on Florida's West Coast. At least we don't have to worry about snow.
- February 2, 2015 at 1:42 PM
- Jazzbumpa said...
Hi gang -
Timely puzzle. Nice for a Monday.
Theme answers were giveaways, but I guess that's unavoidable.
Punx . . . whatevah.
Everybody is going to remember the nightmare of the last 30 seconds of last night's superflop.
But the real reason it came down to that, and the hated Patriots won the game, is that the No.1 Seahawks defense had no answer for Tom
Brady's short passes. He completed a Superb Owl record 37 passes for 328 yards.
That's 8.9 yards per catch. Even if there's only 2-3 YaC, that's a paltry 5 to 6 yards per completion.
Thirty-seven times. My hat's off to Julian Edelman, whose key catches repeatedly kept the patriots moving.
Brady walked off with the MVP award, but Edelman gets my vote. No Edelman, they lose. It's that simple.
BTW - Loath the cheating Pats and can't stand Brady. But they had a winning game plan, so reluctant congrats.
Cool regards!
- February 2, 2015 at 1:50 PM
Jazz - I have to disagree with your simple breakdown of last night's great game. First, though, let me state that I am not a fan of Bill Belichek, Tom Brady or the Patriots. But let it be known that edelman will be a forgotten footnote in the annals of superbowldom. Tom Brady deserves the MVP.
Unlike the other great super bowl quarterbacks, Tom Brady has never been surrounded by Hall of Fame quality weapons. Think about it. Joe Montana had Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Dwight Clark and more. Troy Aikmen had Emmitt, Irvin, Novacek and that incredible offensive line. Bradshaw had Franco, Swann, Stallworth, Rocky and Webster. I could go on and on. But Brady has four rings and I can't name any of his supporting cast that were there for all of them, let alone ANY that are going to be in HOF(other than maybe gronk if he plays for 7 more years). My point? Brady makes everyone around him champions, not the other way around. There are over 70 receivers, other than Edelman, in the NFL that could have caught Brady's pinpoint passes. It was Belichek's scheme and Brady's execution that let Edelman rack up all those easy yards.
P.S. Why all the hate? I had thought you had turned over a new leaf....
- February 2, 2015 at 2:23 PM
- Abejo said...
Barry G: Yes.
- February 2, 2015 at 2:23 PM
Darn, I was analien...maybe later when I get home.
- February 2, 2015 at 2:59 PM
Good afternoon all,
WEES about Punxataney, but we all knew it and enjoyed this fun puzzle.Only other glitch was calling Mr. Wilso , Mr Ollson??? I know, there must be cobwebs in there insread of dendrites.
Al and Chris,appreciated your take on T. Brady. I'm not a fan either, but can see that the whole team needed to play well to win this one. It is true tah Joe Montana had superb players to make him look great... and he was great.
Kids in line...must go
JD... not an alien
- February 2, 2015 at 3:03 PM
- Pat said...
Happy Groundhog Day! This was an easy puzzle. I got the theme right away and finished in good Monday time. Thanks, Warren Stabler and Argyle.
I have no interest in football; I watch the Superbowl for the commercials. I lost interest at half-time and switched to "The Golden Girls" reruns.
We had rain yesterday. Family in Michigan got 16"-20" of snow. They can have it.
Stay safe and warm if you're affected by the storm.
- February 2, 2015 at 3:10 PM
- HeartRx said...
Jazzb said
"Loath the cheating Pats and can't stand Brady."
First of all do you LOATHE them, really? And who has proved that they "cheated"? My respect for you has considerably diminished with your assumptions and false claims.
- February 2, 2015 at 4:42 PM
Before the days of Meteorologists, I worked as a television weatherman with a magnet board and wooden pointer. Things like 'blue moons', 'solstice's' and 'Groundhog Day' were more important than isobars and low pressure systems.
I totally forgot Groundhog Day one year. The next day the boss called me into the office and said: "We've been getting calls about you. Now close the door and take a seat."
February 2nd has been bittersweet ever since.
- February 2, 2015 at 4:48 PM
- TTP said...
What a perfect puzzle for the day ! Thank you Warren Stabler and Argyle.
Spent most of the day cleaning up after the snowfall. 5th greatest in Chicago history, but probably wouldn't break the top 20 for those of you on the east sides of the Great Lakes or in the Northeast.
Abejo, you beat me to the Woodstock reference.
Michigan based Art Van Furniture ran a sales promotion for their Chicago area stores, and lost big on their bet. The total cost of purchase would be refunded to anyone that bought furniture on four specified days in January, if we got 3" of snow at O'Hare on Feb 1st. Officially measured 19.3" at the once-named Orchard Field. ~ $2.4M will be returned. The largest single purchase was $16,000.
My BIL's family was from PUNXSUTAWNEY. My dad called my BIL PUNXSUTAWNEY Bill.
D-O, 12 letters, but not the way you spelled it. :>) No way I would ever challenge you on some of the spellings and pronunciations of some of the places in your home state.
Not a fan of Belichick, Brady or the Patriots organization, especially after Spygate. Giving the Patriots their due, but this one will probably be remembered more so for the way the Seahawks lost more than that the Patriots won. It was a pretty good game until the last 30 seconds. It will probably be rated # 1 for "Biggest Superbowl Coaching gaffes" or some such.
Must be the day for dental appointments. DW is at ours now. I've vowed to quit scheduling appointments in winter.
- February 2, 2015 at 5:11 PM
- Jazzbumpa said...
The Patriots have been cheating for decades, in a variety of ways. Anyone who pays close attention to pro football is aware of this.
It goes at least back to the snow plow incident against the Dolphins, many years ago, and spying on their opponents more recently. Under-inflated balls might seem trivial, but it's part of a well established pattern. And they would have buried the Colts anyway.
It's not a matter of win at any cost as much as it is lack of character in the organization.
If that diminishes anyone's respect for me, then so be it. You probably didn't know me anyway. And you certainly don't know the NE Pats.
That's why the hate.
And I made a typo in a blog post.
Gosh, I sure am sorry for that.
But my point wasn't to dis Brady, certainly one of the greatest QBs of all time, my contempt not withstanding - who, BTW had a great many errant passes last night, but to praise Edelman, who bailed him out on more than one occasion.
Have a nice February, everyone.
- February 2, 2015 at 6:04 PM
- Tinbeni said...
I agree with your 6:03 comment.
Spygate was proven and way back then they lost "Draft Picks."
That was the proof.
- February 2, 2015 at 6:13 PM
- Tinbeni said...
oops ... I meant Jazz's 6:04 pm comment.
And Joe Montana was 4 and 0 in Super Bowls.
- February 2, 2015 at 6:15 PM
- luxor said...
The lapdog speaks.
- February 2, 2015 at 6:21 PM
Wow, jazz doubles down on his 'hate' speech.
I guess your mother never taught you the 'thumper theory'. Why, knowing of the abundance of respected and admired patriot fans here on the blog, decide to use this forum to spew forth your acerbic opinion? Do you have an axe to grind with our northeast contingent? You could have simply stated that you were unhappy with the outcome of the game because you are not a fan of the winning team and left it at that. But no, you had to go your own way, have you broken any homes up lately? Just five minutes...whoops, sorry, got off on a tangent there.
Next time you wish to display your hatred towards anything, please use your own personal blog. There it won't offend us light hearted blog followers. Come to think of it, it might as well not hurt anyone's feelings, just like that proverbial tree falling in that forest where no one is listening.
- February 2, 2015 at 7:26 PM
- Manac said...
Question, How was the Snow plow incident cheating? There were no rules against it. It wasn't a covert act done in secret. The refs and the
rest of the world were right there watching.
The snow plow is proudly displayed in Foxboro. Snow plow/Tractor
- February 2, 2015 at 8:13 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Hi all!
A fun, easy, puzzle to USHER in Monday. I liked the apropos theme. WEES said re: spelling 18a . Thanks Warren and Argyle, yous got me out of my DNF RUT.
I didn't read 2d as Barn(y)ard this time...
Many MBA CEOs run companies into the ground by being penny-wise and pound-foolish...
Mmmm, DIM SUM - a friend from Hong Kong (his family left when he was 7) always takes us to hole-in-the wall Asian places with great food.
TTP - Mattress Mac in HOU, TEX is running a deal like that. Buy >$7k in furniture and get your money back if oil is >$85/barrel on 31 Dec. Last year he gave money back because the Astros won more than 90 games.
I can't REF the spat above. I was tutoring eldest in algebra so I only watched about 4 minutes of the game (end of 1st 1/2 and last minute). Turned out, that's all I needed to know around the water-cooler.
Cheers, -T
- February 2, 2015 at 9:24 PM
My point of view: The Seahawks lost the Super Bowl, the Patriot's didn't win it.
- February 2, 2015 at 11:39 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Barry G. - I looked it up, you and Abejo are right. So I guess WPM is WOODCHUCKed per minute today... [Geico ad]. C, -T
- February 3, 2015 at 12:33 AM
- Bill G. said...
My Superbowl response: Taken as a whole, Pete Carroll is a mediocre coach. He did great things at USC but there were some questions about Reggie Bush's eligibility. Did Carroll know? Dunno. Yesterday, he made one great call going for a TD instead of a field goal at the end of the first half. Then he decides to pass instead of an almost sure-fire running play at the end of the game. So he's one-for-two in yesterday's game decisions. Fifty percent. O' course, I'm 100 percent in my play calling with the benefit of hindsight. Pretty good, eh?
Groundhog Day is a really clever, enjoyable movie. I'd probably watch it again for the fourth or fifth time.
- February 3, 2015 at 12:37 AM
- Anonymous T said...
Bill G. - I think GROUNDHOG DAY, the movie, is a life metaphor - we go through the same s*** over and over until we learn and grow as a person. I've seen it MDLI times :-)
Otherwise, life is just a recurring dream [CUE Mother Goose & Grimm - you may have to hit the back-button to get to 2/2/15]. C, -T
- February 3, 2015 at 1:08 AM
- Anonymous T said...
Oh, and about the Big Game yesterday - it was all in the pre-kickoff show parody. An OLIO for fans w/ a sense of humor, insomnia, and a love of the pre-game... C, -T
- February 3, 2015 at 1:28 AM
Hi all you crossword wizards - this is Occasional Lurker from the heart of the United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaima - where all your oil dollars land up - ( although in much reduced prices nowadays ...) Where drivers make 80 USD bucks an hour - on a bad day. I traveled in one of the taxis and I was tempted to ask the driver for a tip !! ;->) - he was making more money than I was ...
I saw the puzzle by our own CC, on Sunday last ---- in the Ras Al Khaima Chronicle, the Dubai Daily and the Sharjah Sentinel and the Abu Dhabi Declaration - CC is the most important person here since Barrack whats his name.
Plus the Emir of Abu Dhabi, the Emir Mohammed ben Makhtoum has a deal for all the L A Crossowrd constructors - the great rulers here are tired of being caricatured in the LA Times crosswords - so they are willing to pay an anti-royalty provided their names are NOT in the 4 letter category ever. Thus the words ARAB, EMIR, AMIR etc etc shall be banned and remain TABU/ Taboo in the crosswords for the next 10 years. If interested the constructors are requested to contact the local UAE consul general and make a formal agreement. Payment shall in AED's Arab Emirate Dirhams - which is linked to the USD ( 3.69 AED = 1 USD ).
Actually I came here for the Tuesday solution - which I just solved involving ---- well, I better not let the cat out of the bag, just yeyt.
- February 3, 2015 at 5:34 AM
I don't know if any others are familiar with the stylings of the occasional lurker but i suspect it is our old friend, Vidwan. Welcome old friend.
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The bestseller lists released by the Wall Street Journal – with information provided by Nielsen BookScan – will now include e-boook sales.
After e-book sales were included in lists released by the New York Times and USA Today, the Journal is jumping on the bandwagon, with the new data set to be included this weekend via four new charts, the Wall Street Journal and Nielsen announced today. The charts' categories will be: e-book and paper sales for fiction, e-book and paper sales for nonfiction, e-book sales for fiction, and e-book sales for non-fiction.
"As consumers and booksellers continue to embrace the potential of e-books, we are very happy to be working with The Wall Street Journal to produce the most accurate best-seller charts available," said vice-president and general manager of Nielsen BookScan Jonathan Stolper in a statement reported on by the Associated Press. The company will receive data from booksellers like Amazon, Google, Barnes and Noble, and Apple, and will rank books based on copies sold (although they will not provide the actual numbers.)
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Franz SCHUBERT (1797 - 1828)
Die schöne Müllerin, D.795, op. 25
see end of review for track listing
Karol Kozłowski (tenor), Jolanta Pawlik (piano)
rec. Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Warsaw, September 2011
Sung texts with Polish translations enclosed
The Schubert song-cycles have long been associated with baritones. In the 1930s it was Gerhard Hüsch who set standards, Hans Hotter followed suit and from the early fifties Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau dominated the market. By sheer coincidence I have in my latest bunch a box with all three cycles recorded by F-D at the very beginning of his career. I know that Schwanengesang is not a cycle in the real sense of the word but it is invariably performed as if it were. I am a great admirer of F-D but at least Die schöne Müllerin often is better suited to be sung by a tenor. The marvellous Danish tenor Aksel Schiøtz made a pioneering recording in 1945, by many regarded as definitive, Peter Schreier sang it with his customary feeling for the text and during the last few years two tenors, who must be added to the short-list, have come my way: Jan Kobow and Daniel Behle. Many others have also set down this cycle: Gedda, Wunderlich, Bostridge and Prégardien, for instance. So competition is keen for a newcomer.
The young Polish tenor Karol Kozłowski has an attractive voice, youthful tone and nuanced phrasing. If the opening of Das Wandern felt a bit four-square it might be due to some initial nervousness - provided that the songs were recorded in the published order, which I know nothing about. Any such inhibitions soon disappear but what remains throughout is the poor sound of the piano. It is not the tuning but the tone, as recorded, is clangy and that affects the experience of the songs and the singing. The accompaniment as such is rather recessed, rather unobtrusive, which means that it is not irritating - apart from the actual sound - but it isn't very interesting either.
The singer, however, goes from strength to strength and ends up with a reading that is spontaneous sounding and seemingly calculated. He sings Am Feierabend with intensity and plaintive tone, and in Der Neugierige he caresses O, Bächlein meiner Liebe exquisitely. In Ungeduld he delivers full-throated singing of impressive breadth - maybe a notch too much.
Morgengruss is one of the very best readings here, where his well judged nuances is a challenge for both Kobow and Behle. His pianissimo singing is lovely - just listen to the half-voice in Des Müllers Blumen. In faster songs, like Mein! he tends to be less flexible, even a bit clumsy, but elsewhere he is fresh, expressive and elegant. Try Mit dem grünen Lautenbande. Der Jäger is powerful and dramaticand Die liebe Farbe is tender.
The last three songs are always the most touching. Trockne Blumen is sung so soft, so inward, so definitive, with a crescendo on Ihr Blümlein alle and also on the very last stanza Dann Blümlein alle heraus, heraus! / Der Mai ist kommen, der Winter ist aus.
Der Müller und der Bach is also sensitively sung but I miss a more distinctive differentiation between the miller and the brook. This is after all a duet. The brook's concluding soliloquy is movingly sung - though very slow. Overall his tempos are on the slow side and occasionally I would have welcomed some more forward movement.
The tenors I listed in the first paragraph will not be dethroned by this version, but my general impression is: Beautiful, considered singing without exaggerations. I will be looking forward to hearing more of Karol Kozłowski.
Göran Forsling
Masterwork Index: Die schöne Müllerin
Track listing
1. Das Wandern [2:38]
2. Wohin? [2:15]
3. Halt! [1:33]
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A new benchmark report published last month by RSR Research, provides some interesting information about retailers and the shifts in focus and importance from 2012 to 2013.
According to the study, 61 percent of retailers feel customer retention has become more difficult, and building loyalty has become more challenging. This is a 10 percent increase from 2012. The study advised "if retailers are going to have collective leadership and responsibility for the customer experience, then they need to ensure that everyone is working off of the same vision for what the customer experience should be."
In many businesses, there exists a general expectation that all employees proactively ensure that customers have a great experience. The problem is that there is typically not a single person charged with being responsible for it. You cannot have a goal of providing a great customer experience if you aren't tracking whether or not you are providing it. You can't rely solely on CSI scores and surveys from your OEM. You must have a process in place that surveys your customers and an employee in charge of analyzing the results and making process changes as needed. According to the study, "leaders identify – at an inordinate rate – that an executive tasked with managing and improving the overall customer experience is key to ensuring new marketing techniques have relevance."
The study further found that 61 percent of business leaders believe that there needs to be a greater focus on customer experience and less on the product. At the same time, 44 percent responded that their marketing departments don't spend enough time building customer loyalty.
And, while 52 percent of businesses with above average sales growth say that their marketing department is not spending enough time acquiring new customers; surprisingly this number rises to 100% for businesses with below average sales growth.
Dealerships have always spent the majority of their marketing budget on new customer acquisition. As the customer base grows, they may then shift some of their budget to customer retention. The problem is that while focusing on acquiring new customers, many dealerships fail to also pay attention to customer defection. The result is that they end up simply replacing defecting customers with new ones. And, rather than achieving growth, simply maintain the status quo.
According to the study, any growth strategy of acquiring new customers "may actually mean you can't afford to take your eye off the target when it comes to keeping existing customers happy – because they can so easily share their dissatisfaction in social spheres and thereby chase new customers away."
Business leaders increasingly recognize that the key to a successful growth strategy is to recognize that new customer acquisition must include a strategy for customer retention. It does not work to simply keep refocusing your efforts from one to the other. There has to be a symbiotic relationship between them.
Don't try to plug the dam by running around sticking your finger in one hole to just to have another leak appear. A strategy that combines acquisition with retention along with successful execution will allow you to plug all of the holes at the same time.
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Hi Brian, Other than the quotes and sourced data, this is an original article, as are all of my blog articles. Thanks for the in-depth comment again and thanks for the compliment, Tom.
Mike, great post ! I really like your title and as in marriage, customer acquisition and retention become one. This is true when you understand that reputation resulting from loyalty and retention results in acquisition.
As you say, CSI and surveys by your manufacturer hold little to no weight for potential consumers but online reviews and online/offline referrals by family and friends can be a great recommendation for your dealership.
You state that, "You must have a process in place that surveys your customers and an employee in charge of analyzing the results and making process changes as needed." That is exactly what I have laid out in my recent post, "Measuring Your WOW Factor (and other attributes) ". Sorry for the plug but I think, if you haven't read it, you will be pleasantly surprised by the correlation with your article here.
CSI is a pre-Internet, pre-Social, pre-online reviews program that encouraged dealers to provide good customer service. It provided no lasting benefits for the consumer and no boost to customer referrals and acquisition. Thank you for a great post!
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In 1986 I was working at Detroit Metro Airport when one of our MD-80s crashed during takeoff. About 150 people were killed instantly, except for one infant (still an unexplainable miracle). The accident investigation revealed that the pilots did not properly set the flaps for take-off. That's a routine step in their procedure, but they missed it because they were distracted. Our airline was going through a merger at the time and the pilots were all nervous about how they would fare. Our industry is heavily unionized, and seniority will make or break your life. The pilots on this particular flight were discussing the merger in the cockpit while they were awaiting takeoff clearance from ATC. Fifteen minutes later, they would all be dead.
Very professional workers can still make mistakes. In the airline industry we refer to the causes of these errors "human factors". These factors include poor communication, fatigue, distraction, etc. Human error analysis and correction is a major focus in aviation. We don't have a choice; mistakes are deadly. We have worked during the past 30 years to imbed safety into every facet of our operations. And it shows. U.S. airlines transport 885 million passengers a year. During the past 10 years only one person has died due to an accident. Compare this to the 250,000 people who die each year in the U.S. due to medical error. No other industry comes even remotely close to our safety record. It's something we are very proud of.
Union workers have been central to developing this safety culture. They have developed error reporting and analysis programs with management. Workers must be free to say "I made an error" without fear of losing their job. That error has to be analyzed so that it can be prevented from happening again. Other industries could learn much from observing airline processes. And while I would say that all the unions in an airline work together in accomplishing these safety goals, they don't usually work together on other matters. Airline unions have varying history and missions. Unions that are not grounded in workers rights and socialism view their mission as simply representing their members for their collective benefit, not part of a wider movement. From my personal experience I can say that the IAM has always done a stellar job standing up for all workers, not just their members. I remember union leaders telling members that both the janitor and the mechanic have to pay the same price for bread, even when mechanics wanted to throw the baggage handlers or stock clerks under the bus during contract negotiations. I always gave the IAM leadership credit for teaching the stewards these basic lessons. We don't historically see this in flight attendants and pilots unions.
That's why I have been so encouraged by Sara Nelson and the Association of Flight Attendants. When the Federal shutdown idled employees and caused others to work without pay, Sara recognized the threat to the flying public caused by a human factors error. At the same time, President Trump dismissed the impact by saying that these workers would all get their back pay and they should be able to go for a month without a paycheck. But the threat is real. Very professional workers, when distracted from their duties by outside factors, can and will make errors. Sara and her coworkers exhibit a safety consciousness that informs everything they do. Further, a new assertiveness by women has allowed her to take the lead on this matter in an industry still dominated by men. It wasn't the pilots who publicly alerted the nation to the danger, and it wasn't the mechanics who ended the shutdown, it was the flight attendants. This is something inconceivable when I hired into the airlines in 1980.
Sara is today calling for a nationwide day of action by all flight attendants if the government is shut down again. You should follow Sara on twitter @flyingwithsara. The AFA-CWA are members of AFL-CIO.


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Diesel sales are booming all over Europe, with good reason. Though these engines are almost always more expensive to buy than petrol engines, because they are more expensive to produce, fuel economy is between 20 and 30 per cent better than equivalent petrol units.
This used to mean suffering a lot of extra noise and sluggish performance but that is no longer the case and the latest generation diesels give little clue to the fact that there is anything different under the bonnet – if anything, it will usually only be that they have a deeper sound.
Many dealers will sit you down and do calculations based on your mileage to point out that you will never get the difference in cost back on fuel savings. However you will get a substantial lump of it back, good diesels currently hold their value well and the best of them are so much nicer to drive than petrol engines of similar, or even inferior, economy that these facts alone can make them worth more.
This is particularly true of smaller cars where the diesels have a much more drivable nature than small petrol engines can manage. Indeed, on car press launches it is increasingly common for the after drive talk among journalists to be how the diesel is the best of the bunch. There are even hot hatch, convertible and roadster diesels now, offering style and sporty performance with high economy.
If you need or want a 4×4, a diesel is really the only sensible option, bringing fuel consumption into affordable realms and significantly improving its resale values (if a buyer can afford petrol off-roader consumption, they can afford to buy a new one). Diesels also have the ideal power delivery for the towing and off-road work these vehicles do in rural areas.
Despite the view of diesel cars above, if you do very low mileage in an ordinary car it can be difficult to justify the extra cost of a diesel and most car models come with a much wider range of petrol engines.
Increasingly, the larger petrol engines are designed for flexibility rather than power while modem fuel systems, like direct petrol injection, drastically improve fuel efficiency.
A few cars are powered by petrol electric hybrid systems, with the first diesel electric hybrid not far off. Here the conventional engine is supplemented by an electric motor with a battery pack. The petrol engine charges the batteries and cuts in when the power demanded is more than the electric motor can deliver. They are popular in America and Japan (where diesels are unpopular for historical reasons) and with Westminster politicians because they can look green while avoiding London congestion charging, but it is debatable whether their exemption from the charge is justifiable.
The theory is that at low speeds they run on non-polluting electric power but in practice they can only do this at very low speeds and when fully charged, so much of the time they run on petrol or a combination of petrol and electric. True, the petrol engine cuts out when the car halts in traffic jams and restarts automatically, but there are conventional engined cars that do that too, and there is nothing to stop you turning the key.
However, their biggest drawback is cost. The difference between petrol and petrol electric can be more than five times the difference between petrol and diesel, yet fuel economy is not as high as a good diesel so emissions, except in electric only moments, are no better. There are also concerns about the high-energy use during manufacture and recycling batteries.
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Frazier Industrial Company, industry leading manufacturer of structural steel storage systems, introduces new slotting fixtures for their SelecDeck Carton Flow System; the drop-in-lane divider and sliding label holder are cost-effective system accessories that help quickly identify replenishment lanes and SKU locations for more productive order selection.
- Lane Dividers can be placed in numerous positions along the full length of carton flow shelf, permitting cartons to be added, changed or sorted by size and SKU. The divider is a small piece of angle that simply drops into slots along the load-side of the carton flow bed. Although SelecDeck's unique wheel bed permits smooth, straight flow of small to large carton sizes, this new divider permits users to easily identify correct lanes for order selection and replenishment.
- Sliding Label holder can be placed anywhere along the front of the case flow bed preventing difficult scraping and removal of adhesive labels during product reprofiling.
SelecDeck Carton Flow eliminates the problems inherent in traditional case flow products to save you valuable time and money. With SelecDeck, users don't have to worry about wheels popping off, tracks falling out, carton hang-ups or long delays for reprofiling your system. SelecDeck can easily retrofit
existing structural or roll-formed system without replacing existing shelf beams.
Frazier will showcase SelecDeck Carton Flow and accessories at the upcoming ProMat 2015 Show (Frazier Booth #3531) – Chicago's McCormick Place-South, March 23rd-26th.
About Frazier Industrial Company - Frazier Industrial is the largest producer of structural steel pallet rack systems in North America, with 9 manufacturing plants located throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. Frazier's rack systems are quickly recognized for durability and custom engineered design. From standard pallet rack to complex pick modules and AS/RS installations, Frazier's expert team of engineers will help each customer design the best, most cost-effective material handling solution. All systems are manufactured using 100% hot-rolled structural steel, the most durable and abuse-resistant material
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Decision Diversion in Diverse Teams: Findings from Inside a Corporate Boardroom
AMD-2015-0129 Volume 3, Issue 4
by Sarah Harvey; Steven C. Currall; Tove Helland Hammer
Using qualitative data from a five-year participant observation study conducted inside the corporate board of a publicly-held company, we discovered what happened when team composition changed to increase the diversity of perspectives and interests represented on the team. Based on board meeting transcripts over the five-year period, we observed that a change in team composition was followed by a process we label decision diversion, a dysfunctional process in which the team replaced its goal of effective task performance with negotiating the interests of sub-group members. A key insight of our study is that this process unfolded as team members attempted to engage in effective task-based information analysis and decision-making. Our study suggests that the traditional assumptions underlying the understanding of team composition may be insufficient. We provide alternative explanations for the origins of the dynamics of decision diversion in teams.


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Hospice Care Plans and Advantage Medicare
Medicare hospice care is a type of care that is designed for recipients with a life-threatening ailment whose doctors have examined and certified that they have only 6 months or less to live. Whether you're planning hospice care for yourself or for someone else, selecting a hospice is challenging and it's a good idea to discuss all of your questions with your doctor and treatment team. In this article, we provide an overview of Medicare hospital care, including options that advantageal Medicare plans may offer at a cost, so you can be sure to get all the support you need.
Insurance for medical and hospital assistance
Medicare covers hospital care if you are enrolled in Part A and your doctor certifies that you have 6 months or less to live. If you choose palliative care, you agree to receive palliative care (at your convenience) and you will not receive any treatment to cure the deadly disease. The goal of palliative care is to make yourself comfortable and treat your symptoms, but not your condition. You have the right to terminate hospital care at any time to resume treatment once again.
Hospice care for Medicare includes the following:
• Nursing and medical assistance
• Medical equipment
• Laundry services
• Palliative support services
• Medications prescribed to treat pain or to treat symptoms.
• short-term assistance
• Short-term hospital care (to relieve pain or treat symptoms)
This article offers more detailed information about Medicare Hospital Care.
Although many palliative care costs are insured by Medicare, some fees are still your responsibility. Depending on the situation and the type of assistance you need, the costs may include:
• 5% of the amount approved by Medicare for hospital care
• Not more than $5 to pay for prescription medication (to relieve pain or treat symptoms)
• Accommodation expenses, if you get hospice care in your bedroom (in a assisted living center or at home)
How Medicare Advantageal Plans Help Cover Palliative Care Costs
As mentioned above, most of the costs of palliative care are insured by Original Medicare. Meanwhile, in some situations, there may be co-insurance or co-payment. Here, the coverage of the 2019 Medicare advantage found by visiting www.medicareadvantageplans2019.org can be helpful.
If you are hospitalized (for instance, in a hospital or a qualified care facility), your health insurance will insure limited assistance and you will have to pay 5% of the amount approved by Medicare for this assistance. The 10 standard Medicare plans, available in most states, cover this co-insurance. The Medigap plan K and L cover 75 percent and 50 percent of the cost of co-insurance, while the other 8 Medigap plans insure all of the costs. Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have their standard Medicare advantage plans. With respect to the cost of prescription drugs, many of the medications prescribed by your doctor may be insured by the Medicare Hospice. Meanwhile, in some circumstances it is necessary to pay a maximum of $5 per drug.


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The GFWC Juniors' Special Project: Advocates for Children is designed to enable Juniorette, Junior, and General clubs to educate, advocate, and engage in projects concerning the well-being of children via health, social, and safety programs. GFWC Junior members have designed a special project, Advocates for Children, which encourages GFWC members to become active advocates for children by working to:
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- Prevent substance abuse and youth suicide.
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Convert existing audio files into other formats, (e.g. MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A) for use on other devices - MP3 player, car stereo, etc.
Connect the X12 to your network to stream music to and from other devices, listen to cloud based music services and control remotely using mobile devices.
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Old Wômarin, Black Speech, possibly Westron
The Second of the Nazgûl, also known as The Second of the Nine (Q." Ulaire Attea") and The Black Easterling or the Shadow from the East was the second mightiest of the nine Ringwraiths. For some time, the Wise believed him to be the entity behind the Necromancer of Dol Guldur until Gandalf revealed that the Necromancer was in fact Sauron returned. However, the Black Easterling later continued his role as the Keeper of Dol Guldur, as his Master´s vice-regent in Rhovanion.
The Second of the Nine's origin is unknown, but fragmented written records, the so called Parma Úlairion, have preserved an old Legend about a mighty Easterling Lord, however it is unknown if this legend - or how much of it - is true.
Names, Identities, and Titles
- the Black Easterling
- the Black Predator
- the Dragon-King - Khamûl´s title as High-King of Womawas Drus, and possibly later as Head of the Golden Army.
- the Keeper of Dol Guldur - Khamûl´s title as puppet-ruler of the Necromancer
- Khamûl - supposedly Khamûl´s name in the Black Speech
- Kómul - according to Legend, Khamûl´s birth-name in the Farthest East
- Khamûl the Easterling
- the Second Chief
- Second of the Nine
- the Shadow of the East
- Ulaire Attea - Khamûl´s name among the High-Elves
The Legend of the Black Easterling
The Origin of Khamûl
Born at later Laeg Góak in the Farthest East in S.A. 1744, Kómul (Wm."Spirit-Man") was the eldest son of Mûl Tanûl, the High-lord (Wm. "Hionvor") of the Wômaw. His mother, Klêa-Sháy, was popular despite her Sháyan heritage, but died while the young heir was only seven; Tanûl's Elven councilor Dardariann reared Kómul and served as his principal adviser until he assumed the throne of Wômawas Drûs in S.A 1844. Kómul's relationship with the manipulative Dardarian corrupted his outlook and led to his incessant longing for immortality.
As Hionvor and Mûl (Wm. "King") of the Wômaw kingdom, Kómul I presided over the strongest realm in eastern Middle-earth. His people had descended from the remnants of the First Tribe of Cuivienen (Q. "Awakening Water"), the same lineage that produced the Edain of western Middle-earth. Elven blood coursed through the veins of Wômaw Hiona (Wm. "Lords;" sing. "Hion"), and their mastery over other Men was spurred in part by their longevity. Heavily influenced by the Avari, the Wômaw of Kómul's day practiced both Wood and Word magic and enjoyed the benefit of a rich and practical cultural tradition. Their political and military sophistication enabled them to dominate the eastern coasts of Middle-earth for thousands of years. This hegemony withstood its strongest test during the middle of the Second Age, but Kómul I was lost in the struggle.
The distant Númenórean cousins of the Wômaw comprised the only group of Men who could challenge the supremacy of Wômawas Drûs, and as early as S.A. 900, the Dúnedain established trade embassies in Wômaw influenced territories. During the next 650 years, the Númenóreans swayed many of the Wômaw's southern neighbors and built fortified colonies in the isles of southeastern Middle-earth. The Men of Númenor forced Wômaw concessions and threatened the stability of the eastern kingdom. By the 150th year of Kómul I's stormy, militaristic reign (S.A. 1994), Wômawas Drûs appeared resigned to outside domination and many of the Wômaw Hiona had disclaimed their allegiance to the High-lord. Proud and desperate, Kómul sought help elsewhere and turned to his age-old ally Dardarian.
Dardarian met Kómul at the Isle of Sunrises, at the easternmost point in the Middle Land. There, the Elf-queen seduced her stepson, using her exceptional beauty and charm and, most importantly, an offer of immortality. Kómul agreed to an alliance between the Wômaw and Dardarien's Avar kingdom of Helkanen. This union led to Númenórean concessions (under the First Acknowledgement) the following year, preventing any outright conquest and relegating Dúnadan interests to centers of commercial rather than strategic value.
Unfortunately for the Wômaw, Dardarian's pact led to the downfall of the Hionvor. Unbeknownst to Kómul I, Dardarian served Sauron of Mordor. In S.A. 1996, only a year after the First Acknowledgement, Kómul accepted the instrument that conferred the gift promised by his lover. Taking one of the Nine Rings of Men, Kómul became the immortal slave of the Lord of the Rings. His reign over Wômawas Drûs ended abruptly.
Kómul I disappeared from Laeg Goak in the spring of S.A. 1997, after nearly seven months of virtual isolation from his people and his court. These seven months were marked by palace intrigue and a bloody transition to a new order. Over three dozen of the Hionvor's trusted advisers perished in a purge that nearly ruined the kingdom. The outer Hiona gathered in preparation for a revolt, and Kómul departed in favor of a Númenórean supported faction led by his cousin Âon. Almost no one in Wômawas Drûs realized the critical nature of their King's abdication, but Kómul's dethronement probably saved the Wômaw from the Shadow. The deposed monarch could do little more than swear a vengeful oath, a curse that he would act upon a millennia later.
Khamûl the RingwraithKómul appeared at Barad-dûr in Mordor around S.A. 2000. He was known thereafter as Khamûl, in accordance with the Black Speech pronunciation of his given name. While at Barad-dûr, he served Sauron as the Master of the Hold, and his responsibilities included administering the maintenance of the citadel and its garrison. This ward-ship remained in his capable hands until S.A. 3350, when Ûrzahil of Umbar became the Mouth of Sauron and the Lieutenant of the Tower.
Khamûl fled Mordor when Sauron was captured in S.A. 3262. Retreating into the East, he first went to Nûrad and, after a brief stay, he proceeded into the Sháy-lands of his mother's people. He remained among the Sháyan until S.A. 3319, cultivating a network of servants whose greed fomented a sundering of the Five Tribes. This corruption continued after Khamûl returned to Mordor, and by S.A. 3400 Khamûl's agent Mônarlan brought three of the tribes under the Shadow.
The Easterling remained in Mordor during the War of the Last Alliance (S.A. 3429-3441), sallying forth only during the campaign in Ithilien that opened the conflict. During the first four and a half years, he resided at Lug Ghurzun (BS. "Darkland Tower") in eastern Núrn (BS. "Ghurzun"); but in S.A. 3434 the army of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men forced its way through Udun, so Khamûl returned to his Master's side. The Ringwraith stole into Barad-dûr during the night before the outset of the long siege.
When the Barad-dûr fell in S.A. 3441, the Nazgûl met the vanguard of the Elven host and fought a long, brutal melee. Unprotected, Sauron was forced to engage his foes in personal combat. This proved to be his undoing for, although he slew both Elendil the Tall and Gil-galad, he lost his One Ring (and his ring finger) in the fray, and his spirit passed into the Shadow World.
The Third Age
With the departure of the Lord of the Rings, the Nine lost the ability to maintain form. They followed the Dark Lord into Shadow as the Second Age ended. Their exile coincided with Sauron's and lasted over a thousand years. The first to return in re-assumed form in Middle-earth around T.A. 1050, some fifty years after the reappearance of Sauron.
Unlike his brethren, Khamûl briefly took up residence with Sauron at the citadel of Dol Guldur in southern Mirkwood. The Dark Lord hid behind the guise of the "Necromancer" and slowly rebuilt his strength. Then, about T.A. 1300, he renewed his struggle against the Free Peoples, sending the Witch-King to Angmar in the northwest Misty Mountains in hopes of crushing the successor states of Arnor.
Khamûl left his command of Dol Guldur's garrison upon the departure of the Witch-King, and for the next 340 years the Easterling lived at Sart and Mang in the Mountains of the Wind. From these two rocky strongholds, he sought to gain sway over the peoples of southeastern Middle-earth. Often working in unison with The Third of the Nazgûl, Khamûl fought the influences of the Istari Alatar and Pallando and vied with the Blue Wizards for control of the region. His success was only partial but, by T.A. 1635, the Dark Lord was satisfied and ordered him back to Dol Guldur.
Khamûl's arrival coincided with the advent of the Great Plague that ravaged northwest Middle-earth, so for the next four years he stayed in Rhovanion as Sauron's chief servant. He was keeper of Dol Guldur and remained in residence there until the end of the Watch on Mordor in T.A. 1640. Late that year, he entered Mordor and began work on rebuilding the Sauron's domain. Three hundred and sixty years later, he accompanied the other Nine in the surprise assault against Minas Ithil. Two years later, the Ulairi took the surrounded city for the Dark Lord, capturing its Palantir. Minas Ithil became the home of the Ringwraiths and was henceforth called Minas Morgul.
After Gandalf threatened to uncover Sauron's deception as the Necromancer of Dol Guldur, the Dark Lord went into the East. Residing in Khey Sârt, Sauron bided his time and expanded his dominion over the Men of eastern Middle-earth. These so-called quiet years in the west constituted the era of the Watchful Peace (T.A. 2063-2460). During this time, the people of Khamûl's mother, the Shay, fell under the Shadow. Khamûl's father's people opposed the Dark Lord, but they lost most of their kingdom in a series of dire wars. Finally, Khamûl the Easterling left Minas Morgul and returned home to Góak in northwestern Middle-earth. He entered the defeated realm of his forefathers after crushing the Wômaw in the snows of Yule in T.A. 2400.
Sauron returned to the West three years before Déagol found the lost One Ring at the Gladden Fields. Khamûl followed, having decimated the strength of Wômawas Drûs. He left the once splendid lands east of the Orocarni (S. "Red Mountains") in the hands of Sauron's brutal nomadic vassals, and returned to Minas Morgul. During his frequent trips to Dol Guldur, the Easterling continued his close association there, as well as his relative independence from the Witch-King. On one such visit during Sauron's last stay at Dol Guldur (T.A. 2460-2941), Khamûl's warriors captured the Dwarf-lord Thrain II and took his Ring of Power. From T.A. 2845 to T.A. 2850, the Easterling tortured his Dwarven captive, but during the last year of his imprisonment Thrain II gave Gandalf the key to the side entry into Erebor (S. "Lonely Mountain"). The failure of the citadel's guard to stop the wizard's covert entry – coupled with Khamûl's inability to derive concessions from the Dwarf-king – led the Dark Lord to chastise the Ringwraith, but the Easterling remained one of Sauron's four most powerful servants (the others being the Witch-King, Gothmog and the Mouth of Sauron).
In anticipation of the White Council's attack on Dol Guldur, Sauron briefly abandoned his hold in southern Mirkwood in T.A. 2941, retreating to Barad-dûr. From that time onward, he stepped up his search for the Ruling Ring and labored to prepare for the conquest of the West. Ten years later, Sauron felt comfortable enough to openly declare himself once again and, following his proclamation, he ordered his minions to reopen Dol Guldur. Khamûl went northward to the fortress with The Seventh of the Nazgûl, where he kept watch on Rhovanion and, more importantly, Lórien. He communicated with the Dark Lord via Ûvatha, the ninth Nazgûl and the Easterling's chosen envoy. The Witch-King and the other five of the Nine stayed in Minas Morgul, awaiting the coming conflagration.
War clouds gathered quickly and loomed ready to break by T.A. 3017. Then came the catalyst – the capture of the Stoor Gollum (Smeagol) in Mordor. Sauron learned little of immediate value, but realized the worth of the fallen Hobbit, knowing that Gollum's insatiable quest for the One Ring would eventually lead him to his long lost prize. The Dark Lord's plan went awry, though, when Gollum fell into the hands of the Ranger Aragorn. Seeing the threat presented by the enemies' discovery of the Ruling Ring, Sauron resolved to act before a rival could come to the fore.
In the late spring of T.A. 3018, the Witch-king and the Nazgûl occupying Minas Morgul led an army down the Ithilduin Valley and into Ithilien. Their foray swept away the few Gondorian defenders that stood vigil over the ruins of Osgiliath, and the servants of Mordor broke the giant bridge that spanned the mighty Anduin. Despite the surprise and fury of the onslaught, however, Gondor's army gathered on the western side of the Great River, standing firm against any further advance.
As the battle raged in Ithilien, Khamûl and Adûnabêth led the Orcs of Dol Guldur against Thranduil's Elf-kingdom in northern Mirkwood. Their plan was to crush the Silvan Elves and capture Gollum, but the scale of their assault proved too modest to afford any significant victory. As the Elves melted northward through the wood, they inflicted tremendous losses on Khamûl's underlings.
Sauron tested his enemies with this two-pronged offensive, but his ultimate purpose was to conceal the further exploits of his Ringwraiths. The Evil One hoped to tie his armies' movements to those of the Nine, thereby misleading the leaders of the Free Peoples. Within weeks, the Nine gathered for their principal mission and set out across the Anduin in search of the Hobbit that held the Ruling Ring.
Khamûl rode with the other eight Black Riders up the Nan Anduin in hope of finding the Shire near the Gladden Fields. Unfortunately, their quest proved to be a time-consuming detour, for they found only ruins of an ancient Stoor settlement, together with a few abandoned homes that had enjoyed recent use. They failed to find the Shire, but realized that it must be in Eriador. Turning southward they skirted Lórien and rode through Rohan and past Isengard. Their search took them to Tharbad and up the Greenway to the crossroads that served as the junction with the road to the land of the Hobbits. There, Khamûl, Adûnabêth and Hôarmûrath split from the main party and rode toward the Iach Sarn (S. "Stone Ford"; also "Athrad Sarn") and on to Sackville. The Witch-King and the other Riders went directly north toward Andrath and Bree.
Khamûl's party crossed paths with the Hobbits in the Green Hill Country and the Easterling's keen sense of smell nearly uncovered Frodo Baggins's hiding place below the road, but the Halflings escaped and the three Riders did not see them again until the encounter at the Bruinen Ford. Although Khamûl and his companions tracked them through Buckland (where they entered the Bolger yard in Crickhollow), they failed to run down the elusive Hobbits.
The Easterling's party joined Uvatha on the road east of Bree and rode toward the Lone Lands, where they met the other five Ringwraiths. Racing the Company in hope of cutting them off from the safety of Rivendell, the Riders found their prey at the banks of the Bruinen. There, Khamûl avoided the initial rush of the waters summoned by Elrond Half-elven; however, his horse panicked like the others and died in the gushing stream.
Following the debacle near Rivendell, Khamûl and Adûnabêth returned to Dol Guldur and prepared for the war. Their orders were simple, but their mission was ambitious: Sauron charged the Orcs of Dol Guldur with the task of crushing the Elf-kingdoms in Lórien and northern Mirkwood. Both assaults failed, forcing Khamûl and Adûnabêth to retire back to Mordor just before the Battle of Morannon.
The Witch-King perished during the Battle of Pelennor Fields, and Khamûl assumed leadership over the Fell Riders during their airborne attack against the Army of the Free Peoples. Battling the Great Eagles above the chaos that gripped the barren slag-fields outside the Gates of Mordor, Khamûl faced Gwaihir himself – only to turn in apparent retreat. Sauron's orders to stop Frodo and Samwise Gamgee from destroying the One Ring in Mount Doom took precedence over any challenge, and the Easterling was force to lead his fellow Ringwraiths on a fruitless flight to retrieve the Ruling Ring. Gwaihir gave pursuit but, with the destruction of the Ruling Ring, there was no need for further combat. Khamûl and his brethren passed out of Eä with their fallen Master.
- Attëa, Orôm, the Warmonger or the Ring of Rancor
- Black Mantle
- Dragon Helm
- Dragon Armor
- Grey Robe
- Helm of Silver
- Long Sword
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Why Tartu?
1. Tartu is Estonia's leading centre of education and research. University of Tartu, founded in 1632, is one of the oldest universities in North-eastern Europe and ranked in the top 3% of the world's best universities and the University of Life Sciences is one of top 100 universities in the world in the field of agriculture and forestry.
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2. Tartu is also Estonia's centre of medicine and science. It is home to the 200-year-old University Clinic, the largest complex of hospitals and laboratories in the country.It is no wonder that Tartuhas a tradition of organizing medical and biotechnology conferences. For example, theEstonian Genome Project (EGP), a research venture of the University of Tartu, is the third biggest such project world.
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3. Tartu is a fast developing and competitive city. Two-thirds of Estonian biotechnology companies and some of the largest Estonian software companies are based in Tartu and it has long traditions and high competence levels in electronics, engineering, ICT and biotechnology. Of well-known international companies, Tartu is home to Zero Turnaround, Fortumo, Plumbr and Tarmetec. Other innovative initiatives include Buildit Accelerator and Smart City Lab, an electronic and mobile services development cluster where stakeholders include companies, research institutions and the city of Tartu. Did you know that some of the Estonian developers of Click & Grow and Skype have graduated the University of Tartu?
4. The culture-rich Hanseatic city Tartu is a modern city with a rich historical heritage and culture. It is the cradle of the Estonian Song Festival, Estonian national theatre and the Estonian state; the intellectual capital of the country, where national awareness and culture were born. The city is also famous for its international events – Tartu Marathon, Tartu Hanseatic Days, Rally Estonia etc. More than 4000 events and festivals are held here during throughout the year – so you are sure to find something for everybody!
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5. Tartu is also known for its numerous museums, which also carry on the idea of Tartu as a city of research and science. Science buffs can also make their acquaintance with the subject at the specialised Tartu museums such as the Ahhaa Science Centre, the Tartu University Museum and the Tartu Observatory, the Estonian National Museum, and in many places around Tartu County, such as Tõravere Observatory.
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6. Tartu is a green, safe city where the lively bustle goes hand in hand with natural beauty. Besides many parks and hiking tracks, 11 km of one of Estonia's longest rivers – the Emajõgi (Mother River) – flows through Tartu, offering visual beauty as well as many opportunities as a recreational waterway and event venue.
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7. Tartu is a compact city and has a walking culture, which means that you can easily get from one point to another by foot. No need to use public transport: just stroll across Town Hall Square to your conference venue, hotel or wherever it is you need or want to go! It's also worth visiting Tartu's historic neighbourhoods – Supilinn and Karlova districts and Toome Hill, the latter being the site of the first settlement.
8. Tartu is new and undiscovered destination, an ideal place for conferences attended by 100-500 delegates, but it can accommodate gatherings with up to 1,000 delegates. The largest venues are Vanemuine Concert Hall (959 delegates), theatre Vanemuine (700), Dorpat Conference Centre (560) and Tartu University ́s Assembly Hall (470). In addition, the Universiy of Tartu and University of Life Sciences buildings offer very many modern halls for up to 500 delegates. The city has all of the necessary lodging, dining, entertainment and other services for a successful conference.
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9. Tartu is the capital of southern Estonia. Within several hours' drive lie very distinctive regions that are worth discovering – windows on Estonian culture, history and natural heritage. One such place to visit is Setomaa–an ethnically and linguistically unique region, where the small local community still cling to their language, customs, cuisine, folklore and traditional folk costume; or the Onion Route – the region of Russian Old Believers, where three different cultures and histories – Estonian, Russian and German – mingle and offer you unforgettable emotions. You will find many interesting ideas for your pre- and post-tours in Tartu and South Estonia.
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10. Tartu is closer than you think, as the comfortable intercity passenger trains and coaches make the kilometres go fast – free Wi-Fi in buses and trains allow you to spend the time working, communicating with friends, reading the newspaper or other pastimes.


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One Direction's Zayn Malik was going through a round of press interviews over the phone, when he ended up doing the shortest interview ever!
A DJ from US radio station Hot 89.9 was due to interview the star, when Zayn's American publicist ran through an EXTENSIVE list of things that they weren't allowed to ask.
They included questions about pre-show rituals, describing the other members of the band with one word, who his celebrity crush is, who came up with the band name… and LOTS more.
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After saying "Hi" to Zayn, the DJ is heard leafing through his notes and pretending that they'd basically listed all his questions, before saying:
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Council of Ministers Proceedings
Summary of Proceedings
The Summary of Proceedings of the Council of Ministers is regularly published and can be downloaded here.
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Drug prices are so high that some boomers are splitting pills and canceling doctor's visits just to cut costs.
But before you start cutting corners–and putting your health at risk–we decided to track down some of the best apps out there to help you save at the drugstore.
OTCPlus: Over-the-Counter Plus just launched a new app created by physicians to help consumers choose the right OTC meds–without wasting time comparing labels in the drugstore. It's free to use and lets you sort drugs by your symptoms. Whenever there's a coupon available, it'll pump it straight to your phone. Download it in the iTunes store here.
LowestMed: We first introduced LowestMed back in January and there still is no other app on the market like it. All you have to do is enter the name of your medication and it will turn up a list of discounted prices from pharmacies in your designated area. As an added bonus, you can use the LowestMed discount card at the register to save anywhere from 10 to 85 percent on retail prices. Downloads are available via iTunes, Amazon or Android.
Walgreens: This is by far the best-reviewed drugstore app in the iTunes store. It's basically like having the store in your pocket. You can refill your prescriptions, transfer prescriptions between pharmacies, set up reminders for your pills, search products and download the weekly circular. Download it here.
Rite-Aid: This iPhone app (we couldn't find it for Droids–sorry) looks relatively new and is going to give Walgreens a run for its money. It packs all the same features (sales circular, store locator, drug refills, transfers, reminders, etc.). Download it here.
CVS: CVS has been neck-in-neck with Walgreens in its mobile offerings for a while, but the former sets itself apart with its mobile site offerings. It recently launched a full range of shopping options at m.cvs.com (accessibly only from mobile phones) where you can also redeem discount coupons. You'll also find the same features on its iPhone app. Download it here.
CardStar: Droid users are probably feeling a little left out as most of these apps are only available to the iPhone sect. Luckily, there's a great app to store your drugstore discount cards all in one place. Download CardStar here.


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At NLE Resources, we keep our eye on the news to bring you timely articles and links that we think a rabbi or Jewish educator would find interesting! We have decided to share some of these links in a weekly feature on the blog. Enjoy!
1) 5 websites & apps for teacher inspiration & burnout prevention
2) Don't underestimate yourself if you're introverted! Chances are, your personal brand can soar
3) This Complete Spring Cleaning Shopping List Will Help You Tackle Every Room in the House
4) Steak lover? Use science to cook your cut perfectly with help from this nifty online tool
5) What we can learn from rich people who are bad with money
6) 9 habits of highly successful people, from a man who spent 5 years studying them
7) Your browsing history, shopping habits, your location… Your US provider can now sell it all
8) Customer Experience: it goes both ways… or does it?!


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We are happy to announce that we've started the official web site for our community.
Firstly, we started the community in London with the group in meetup.com(London) in October 2015. Secondly, we organized an event in San Francisco with the group in meetup.com(SF) in June 2016.
As of today, we have 2 communities. We hope to have more communities all over the world!
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The U-haul babies are growing up quickly (please excuse the poop in these photos – we hadn't done the a.m. sweeping yet). Soon it will be time to start spaying and neutering. You can donate by clicking here or PayPal [email protected] and note "U-haul Rabbits" in the comments section.
For those of you who didn't see the previous posts, 135 rabbits were being kept in the back of a U-haul truck. We were able to get all the rabbits to safety. Bunny Bunch currently has 24 of the rabbits, the rest are at Animal Control. We are taking them in groups to our adoption centers as space permits.
The more we can find homes for, the more we can take in. Bunny Bunch adoption centers are open Wednesday through Sunday in the afternoons. You can fill out an adoption application by clicking here.
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No matter how good you try to be to others, you will occasionally hurt them.
Forgive yourself for it.
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I always manage to step on someones toes. No matter how careful I am, no matter the precautions I take, someone takes issue with something I say or do. I'm told "You can't please all the people, all the time," but upsetting people hurts me. i don't like it when people think less of me. I take it personally. I hold onto it for way to long.
Forgiving myself is a hard one. I am intelligent and insightful. Why did I not see it coming? Did I subconsciously do it on purpose? My imagination goes crazy.


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Pornographers view humanity threw a skewed prism. All are objects, whether it is their clientele who consume their product, or their casts who perform before the camera, only to be discarded when Father Time renders their bodies as undesirable.
But what about the political left? Are they any better? After all they, view the object in the womb as an object from the moment of conception until birth, an object to be discarded at the whim of the mother for any reason at all.
At least you can understand the pornographer's motive: it's all about the money.
There's no doubt that abortion is big business, too. But that's not the driving motive for the rank and file leftist. They are unable or unwilling to see the humanity of the baby in the womb. More…


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With the recent 2012 London Olympics gymnastic competition the term flying squirrel became a way of describing participants as they flew threw the air when competing in the uneven parallel bars. This was an excellent way to define the gymnasts flying threw the air connected by alternating grabbing the bars as the hub to their spiraling twists, jumps and leaps. The inspiration for the term flying squirrel of course is the real flying squirrel animal. Many people have no idea what a flying squirrel looks like however the flying squirrel toy miniature shown above and offered online by animal and pet theme gift specialist Anwo.com Animal World is a totally realistic representation. Featuring the wing like skin that forms a natural flying surface between the upper and lower legs the Flying Squirrel Figurine Miniature is so realistic looking it appears ready to fly at a moments notice. As a symbol for the women's gymnastic competition during this 2012 London Olympics the Flying Squirrel Toys are ready to take on their new role of mascot and inspiration for aspiring young gymnasts all over the nation and around the world. Expanding on the theme Flying Squirrel gifts store enthusiasts may also be interested in the flying squirrel plush stuffed animal toy or hand puppet. Just like the London Olympics Gymnastic competitors, the real life flying squirrel flies from unparalleled branch to branch in it's real life competition to survive within it's own forest treed gymnasium natural habitat.


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Tankless heaters are able to sustain a constant temperature while also saving you money in the long run. No more running out of hot water mid-shower.
So How do they work? Electric tankless heaters are very small units, in some cases, leaving you with much needed garage space. They are preset to a specific temperature. When you turn on your hot water faucet, the faucet sends a signal to the unti to start heating the water flowing through it. It only heats it while you are using it. You never have to pay for heating water that you are not currently using. The traditional water heater has to store the water all the time.
Companies: There are many reputable companies out there that make water heaters. Companies such as Noritz, Takagi and Bosch produce a great, quality product that an experienced plumber can install. They offer quality customer service to the homeowner at all times. They also make many venting and connecting parts custom to the water heater for the perfect fit. These parts are available locally for purchase at almost all plumbing supply outlets.