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Many cases of back muscle strains occur because of over-exertion of the lower back muscles. In some cases, the condition happens when the back muscles are already stretched when lifting heavy objects. This is when you attempt to lift an object with your trunk bent in which your back muscles are already stretched. In others, repetitive trunk bending may also lead to the condition.
Having tight back muscles, poorly conditioned muscles, and not stretching regularly may put you at risk for the condition.
Learn about how muscle strain severity is determined: Severity of Muscle Strains - Muscle Strain Grading
Symptoms of back muscle strain depend on the severity of injury. The most common symptom, however, is pain or discomfort in the lower back. You may also experience
- Swelling
- Tenderness at the site of your injury when pressed
- Bruising if small blood vessels are damaged
- Muscle spasm
- Difficulty moving your lower back or pain worsens with movement
If you experience severe symptoms at the time of your injury, you may have torn back muscles or you may have extensive damage to associated back structures. You should seek medical attention immediately.
Treatments for back strain depend on the severity of your injury. Minor cases may require rest, ice, pain and pain medication. You may be advised to avoid certain movements or activities that make your symptoms worse. You may also benefit from ultrasound therapy, physiotherapy, and performing exercises.
A severe back muscle strain wherein the muscle is torn may require surgery to repair the torn muscle fibers. After your surgery, your doctor may recommend that you undergo physiotherapy rehabilitation to help you strengthen weakened muscles and safely return you to your original activities or achieve your highest possible function.
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About 300 protesters have marched up Auckland's Queen Street as part of a global protest urging more action on climate change.
The People's Climate March is occurring in about 150 countries today.
Footage from the different protests will feature at the United Nations Climate Summit of world leaders taking place in New York in the coming week.
An Auckland protest spokesperson said the National Government should use its third term to make positive changes towards fighting climate change.


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iPad 5 vs. iPad 4 vs. iPad mini Video Shows Thinner, Narrower Design
We could see the iPad 5 release arrive as soon as October, and a new video claims to show off the iPad 5 design compared to the iPad 4 and iPad mini complete with measurements.
The iPad 5 video and photos show off the new iPad 5 space gray color option which arrives as Apple switches out black for a grey back and looks to slim down the new iPad with a design ripped right out of the iPad mini playbook.
This isn't the first iPad 5 video to arrive with leaked parts for the alleged new iPad, but it is one of the most detailed showing off size comparisons and measurements compared to the iPad 4 and iPad mini which allows buyers to get a better idea of the iPad 5's size, at least based on leaks.
Read: iPad mini 2 Launch Date: What to Expect
This new iPad 5 video arrives from SW Box, a parts reseller with access to Apple parts for other devices and a plethora of photos of the alleged back part.
iPad 5 vs. iPad 4 vs. iPad mini Video
The five and a half-minute video shows off what appears to be a space gray iPad 5 back compared to the current iPad 4 and iPad mini models. These are not the finished products, but backplates for the iPads. In the video we get a look at the size difference and other notable changes.
How Much Smaller is the iPad 5?
In addition to rumors of new internals, consumers will first notice the iPad 5's size. According to this leaked back plate the iPad 5 will be shorter, narrower and thinner than the iPad 4, offering a more portable package. Here are the iPad 5 vs. iPad 4 size comparisons.
Overall, the biggest change will come in the form of a narrower iPad thanks to the smaller bezels we expect on the front of the iPad 5.
- 2mm Shorter
- 15mm Narrower
- 2mm Thinner
While none of these iPad 5 dimensions are set in stone until Apple makes an announcement, but with leak after leak lining up, this looks like the back of the iPad 5 we could see in the middle of October.
From the video we get a look at 5 iPad 5 design changes as compared to the iPad 4.
- Speaker placement is centered on the iPad 5 like the iPad mini.
- The Volume button is two pieces.
- There is a new microphone hole on the back of the iPad 5, replacing the one on the top.
- The iPad 5 Apple Logo offers a mirror effect, like the iPad mini.
- The edge design is more comfortable to grip, according to the narrator.
Apple is reportedly planning an iPad 5 event for October 15th, when we could also see the iPad mini 2 as well as OS X Mavericks and a new MacBook Pro 2013 update as well.
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Udupi, Dec 08 2017: The Railway Police squad has seized several bottles of liquor which were being transported unauthorisedly in the Matsyagandha Express. The liquor was seized during a special operation conducted on Wednesday at the Bhatkal Railway Station.
The liquor bottles were found in a gunny bag in the general compartment. It is not known as to who placed the bag in the train. The value of the seized liquor has been estimated at Rs 1,19,256. The seized liquor has been handed over to the Bhatkal Excise officials who are conducting further investigation.


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Mark from All Things Buffalo hangs up his blogging hat, and explains why. The kicker is:
And then Byron Brown wrote the most pathetic letter to Forbes magazine explaining why Buffalo isn't dying.
I came back and after one day of being downtown I'm already done. Please don't explain to me all the good things that are happening around here-I'm well aware of them. Its simply too little-and dare I say-too late.
Thank you to all the readers and commenters. I hope you enjoyed the material and even found it informative perhaps.
I never stopped caring. I just stopped hoping.
And Geek chimes in with this spot-on comment:
The difference between Cleveland and Pittsburgh and cities that are booming is the presence of a regional master plan and leaders in the government and business community who are united behind those goals. Here, we engage in bikeshedding. What's bikeshedding you ask?
Futile investment of time and energy in marginal issues, often including annoying propaganda while more serious issues are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bicycle shed while the house is not finished.
If that doesn't describe this town to a fucking "t", I don't know what does.
Here, we are run by people like Brown and Casey, who are busy trying to engineer a party-political coup (and failing), or by people like Chris Collins who sweats the small stuff just fine (GPS in cars, running government "like a business"), but doesn't really have any sort of overall vision for what he wants WNY to become. Brown and Casey are hacky members of a cliquey politburo; Collins is bureaucrat-in-chief.
I still care and I hope, but at this point it would be great positive if we could, as Geek suggests, agree on what we want the region to look like in the future and then work towards that goal. Right now, we have micro-goals of returning 2-way traffic to a block's worth of Main Street, or extending our one-line rail out a few more miles. Others wax poetic on whether there are quite enough boutiques within which to buy $200 fugly sneakers or $300 designer jeans, as if this were some 1979 remix. There's no vision here.


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Det finns inget sådant som dåligt väder bara olämpligt kläder
As they say in Sweden or
"There's no such thing as bad weather - only inappropriate clothing"
To cut a short story long: Any amount of cold is tolerable (in the right gear) but even the smallest draft down my neck seems to suck the warmth from my soul. About 20 years ago when i first met MCP we worked a cycle messengers and would have to stand around in the cold wearing lycra waiting for the next job. Fortunately I know BoB (Brother of Bushwacker) a man whose had more mountain time in one winter than all the armchair warriors on the bushcraft forums have had in their lives, and at the time went by the nickname 'inspector gadget'. Some people thought he was called that because he had a lot of kit, true but not the reason, it was because he has the experience and insight to truly inspect gadgets, when he says 'Quite good, I'd have one' you know it'll out perform any claims made on the box and last three to four lifetimes of hard use, in foul weather. I have had tools that have literally collapsed under the weight of one of his sighs.
He sent me to a shop called Survival Aids in London's Euston station, where you could buy silk underwear and 'snoods'. Don't get exited ladies. These were sets of long johns and tops that seriously kept you warm while weighing nothing. The optional extra was what we now know as a Buff, but then called a snood, in navy blue silk. Boy do they work! Really NOTHING KEEPS YOU WARMER. I've had loads of different ones over the years and wouldn't think of going anywhere cold and windy without one. So after last swagmas's great gift of a Merino wool icebreaker turned out to be such a boon in the frozen north, when I saw Buffs were bringing out a Merino Buff I knew I'd have to get one - they seem a hell of a price at £21 - but i consoled myself that the Survival Aids ones were about £12 twenty years ago and took the plunge.
Basically you get a tube of fine woven Merino wool, if 'Betty Swollox' have knackered a pair of merino long johns you could just cut off a section of leg and save yourself the £21. But sitting the freezing cold wearing old underwear round your neck might not be your thing, in fact when i put it like that it's not my thing either.
One nice surprise is that they're about 1.5 X the length of a regular Buff so you and have it as hood and neck warmer simultaneously. Very good - even at over a score I'm still giving them a thumbs up - top piece of kit. If I do feel the company has a failing its that every time they send anything out to you (last bits were free so i shouldn't complain) they send you a new set of Buffs stickers -I don't need any Buff stickers - anyone can tell I'm Buff ;-) and an 'instructional DVD' which is frankly just more landfill.
They do eight different colours and I hope it's only a matter of time before they take up my suggestion and bring one out in Blaze Orange, as it would add 'arm band' and 'hat band' to the list of uses a Buff has, and as we know would be an important safety aid (and legal requirement) for hunters.
Recently I've been following a blog called Bashing Bambi - basically the adventures of an english chap who has a bit of woodland to raise pheasants on, does a fair bit of stalking, (english for deer hunting), likes military history, bad jokes and spends his weekends selling dog accessories and chronicling the sartorial crimes of the english upper classes AKA 'the Ruperts''.
At the bottom of his blog there are a couple of links to merchants he reckons have good stuff, and that's how I found Stalkersuk.com a small site where a keen stalker is selling some things he's found useful himself. At very reasonable prices.
I ordered the Antarctica Shirt in a Nomex/Merino (30%/70%) wool mix for £44 inc postage, and very good it is too. They are available in any colour you like as long as it's green and as soon as I'd unpicked the horrible logo it's a very nice lightweight outdoorsy top; long back, holes to put your thumbs through so your wrists stay warm and a stovepipe collar. The sizes come up quite large, I might even buy another in a size down. Thumbs up again.
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The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
The Only Living Boy in New York may have made me hate New York. I was rolling my eyes at about every moment of this movie, not just because it wads cliché, not just because it confused the cliché with transcendent and relatable commentary, not just because the characters were aggressively loathsome and inauthentic, and not because it appears to be someone's idea of Graduate Lite (though, yes, these are all contributing factors). It's because the movie takes the easy way out at every route and wants to be congratulated for its artistic integrity.
Thomas (Callum Turner) is a twenty-something who feels that New York City has lost what made it special. He's drifting through life, thinking about becoming a writer, and also trying to romance his best friend Mimi (Kiersey Clemons). His mother (Cynthia Nixon) self-medicates via dinner parties. His father (Pierce Brosnan) has a different approach, namely sleeping with another woman, Johanna (Kate Beckinsale). Thomas follows Johanna and makes his presence known to her. He convinces himself he's falling in love with her and impulsively chases her as a romantic option as well.
I think the movie wants me to be charmed by its male lead, the young protagonist that looks like a lanky Richard Gere. This twerp made me so angry and he pretty much embodied a creepy blend of entitlement. He's tired of being in the friend zone with Mimi, but he keeps pushing, sneaking unauthorized kisses, and trying to wear down her defenses after she's told him no. She's annoyed that her friendship is by itself not good enough for him, and even though they had one "magic night," that he won't accept her repeated stances about not wanting to be together romantically. But what's a woman's ability to choose matter to Thomas, who we're constantly told from every other character in this stupid movie, is clever, bright, good, virtuous, and a prized talent in the making. The movie never shows you these things, never provides evidence of his talents or even his virtues, and so it becomes another series of empty gestures. He's just so captivating that all the women of New York can't help themselves around him. This wouldn't feel so tone deaf and backwards if the film did a better job of making Thomas feel like a living, breathing human being rather than some misguided, coming-of-age hipster creep.
The premise here has promise, a wayward son who ends up having an affair with his father's mistress. That could work and devise plenty of palpable dramatic tension. Except because we never get to know Thomas beyond a superficial level, the affair only feels like another conquest of entitlement. Even a more interesting subtext, punishing his father for putting their family dynamic at risk, is only kept at a distance. What does Thomas learn about himself, his father, Johanna, or the world through his affair? If you cannot come up with a good answer then that means your plot point is lacking substance. Perhaps they just like the danger or the attention of one another, and yes Beckinsale (pick an Underworld movie) is an attractive woman so that's a plus for a horny young lad. Most frustratingly, nothing seems to be pressed by this affair. It pushes some eventual third act confrontations but Thomas and Johanna's tryst, for lack of a better term, just kind of lies there. It doesn't do much, which is strange considering what it involves. It feels like its real purpose is to engineer jealousy from Mimi, which is gross. Johanna is never more than another trophy for the most blithe boy in New York.
The drama is pitched to a level that feels like it dances into self-parody, except it plays everything so unrelentingly serious. The narration begins by calling out life moments pulled from movie watching, but then it presents these very moments without any ounce of satire. We open with a New York dinner party where the attendees lament how the city has lost its soul ("The only soul left is Soul Cycle," someone says like the worst 1980s stand-up comedian). Oh no, CBGB's closed down. Oh no, there are Starbucks on multiple corners. Oh no, a city of ten million plus people is now only a commercialized hell, worry the rich elites from their ivory towers and their faulty memories of New York City being more pure when it was older. Not one character feels like an actual human being in this screenplay by Allan Loeb (Collateral Beauty). This is the kind of elitist, out-of-touch, artificial, self-involved characterization of New Yorkers that hacky conservative writers like to cling to when criticizing their big city targets.
The actors do relatively fine work with what they're given, though special mention to Brosnan who tries his hardest to imbue notes of complexity in a character that, for 90 percent of the movie, is set up as a snide and disapproving patriarch. I don't want to give up on Turner (Assassin's Creed) as an actor because the part did him no favors. Mostly I just felt sorry for them. Cynthia Nixon deserves better. The charming Kiersey Clemons (Dope) deserves better. Jeff Bridges is an executive producer, so he deserves what he gets as an alcoholic author/mentor with an out-of-nowhere ending that feels pulled from a soap opera. These characters are powerfully boring, shallow, and unappealing.
At only 88 minutes long, The Only Living Boy in New York still feels punishing in length, protracted, and not worth the overall effort. Even the title makes me irritable. It's a reference to the Simon & Garfunkel song that you better believe will get played, one more desperate attempt to glom onto the legacy of The Graduate. The title refers to Thomas, our entitled hipster of a lead, but does that mean that he's the only one who really feels things, man, because the rest of us are just dead to the world, living our lives, and this hip young man just sees through all the nonsense of the day-to-day and, man, if only we could give him the platform he so rightly deserves then we'd all be better off. I wanted the cameraman to abandon the film and run a few corners and join a new set (it's New York City, so by the law of averages, there has to be another film shoot a few blocks away). The Only Living Boy in New York is insufferable, haughty, pretentious, privileged navel-gazing masquerading as deep thought; it is smug New York hipster twaddle.
Nate's Grade: D+
Posted on August 26, 2017, in 2017 Movies and tagged bad movies, coming of age, drama, fathers/sons, jeff bridges, kate beckinsale, marc webb, new york, pierce brosnan, pretentious. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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CVIM is Hiring a Bilingual Nutrition Educator! June 29, 2018
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NEW YORK (Forex News Now) – The engagement of American singer-songwriter Katy Perry to controversial British comedian Russell Brand brings to mind a series of other transatlantic alliances: Churchill and Roosevelt; Regan and Thatcher; and Blair and Bush.
(Of course, there were other less enduring liaisons – Madonna and Guy Ritchie, for example.)
On considering the Brand-Perry marriage, the minds of FX traders must be consumed with one thought: What if the British pound were to follow suit and get hitched to the U.S. dollar?
The idea is less fanciful than it appears, since a very similar thing happened in 1999, when the German deutsch mark vowed to love the Greek drachma – a union that has recently taken an Anna Karenina-style turn for the worse in global forex trading.
In light of the alliances that went toward creating the euro, does the pound taking the greenback up the aisle (perhaps for a spot of cheeky intraday analysis) really sound that horrendous?
Back to Perry: The singer has recently said she likes London so much that she wishes to become a British citizen upon her upcoming marriage to Brand, 35.
"I love London and just being here," Perry told the British TV station Channel 4. "I've decided that when the day does come, I will become a dual citizen – then I can just pass through Customs real quick."
Nonetheless, the singer's marriage to Brand still appears a great deal closer that any sterling-dollar union, according to GBP USD analysis – to the relief of many who follow realtime forex news, and disappointment of those who would very much like to see the bloated dollar squeeze into a wedding dress.


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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
The Future is Energy Shots. Lots of Energy Shots.
31 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2013 at 5:22 PM
Regarding UConn:ReplyDelete
State taxpayers dont subsidize JD factories very much these days. It's the borrowed tuition money that pays for the frantic upgrades and the academic pretensions. Not to mention that the deans borrow on their own and have their own bond ratings.
You might argue that taxpayers paid to start them up, but their current mode of operation depends on very high tuition which is often borrowed by the students, against any reason or common sense.
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2013 at 5:28 PM
Norm Pattis' comment about real estate lawyers trolling Connecticut's criminal courts for felony clients is spot on. A friend who is chief clerk in one of those courts tells me that it has been happening more and more.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2013 at 5:32 PM
A scamblogger has kids? My, my, that just goes against the narrative, doesn't it?ReplyDeleteReplies
There's a million stories in the naked city....don't assume we are all cut from the same cloth.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 6:00 AM
No, the narrative has always been that law school debt ruins your life.Delete
It does not stop you getting married, buying a house, or having kids. That was the Unmentionable Manual Laborer's narrative, which is why his blog failed.
The $1000 you put into law school loans each month over fifteen years is $1000 that you don't spend on a new car, or a vacation, or furniture, or your kid's college (prolonging the harm to future generations), or consumer goods that prop up the entire economy. You avoid going to the eye doctor each year because you don't have the money. Same for the dentist, the movies, restaurants.
Fifteen years.
That's the narrative. The debt stops you from being a paying member of society for fifteen years.
And what's worse, it's some of the best and brightest students who end up in this trap, not the dummies who can't tie their shoes and who work at the Ford dealership.
It only goes against the narrative if you assume beforehand that the scambloggers are abject liars about the reality of their circumstances.Delete
I know a couple of JD single moms who had the temerity to go to law school so as to improve their circumstances for their kid and themselves, in good old Horatio Alger fashion. One ended going back to her old job (but with more debt, yay) and the other continues to scramble to patch it together - not exactly a high-quality life. They could go on about the realities of the scam at length.
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 10:51 AM
There is no narrative ... there are just people's life stories. And most recent law grads have shitty ones to tell. And so do many longterm practitioners. Biglaw and Midlaw aren't stable environments.Delete
Don't go to law school, even if you're given a free ride. Yeah, we all know that law's a challenging, competitive profession and that not everyone will get a prize. Only the creme de la creme will make it. Got it.
But now it's no longer a stable profession for even the lucky few winners.
Game over.
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 6:02 PM
Guys, 4:32 is sarcasm. You're all right, of course, but it's sad you felt the need to correct it. Poe's Law School Law, perhaps?Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2013 at 5:36 PM
That Concordia news is great. The periodic statistics these days are just so entertaining. Beats fantasy soccer any day.ReplyDelete
But a tree-trimmer with a JD earns an average of $53,000 per year more than a tree-trimmer with a bachelor's only. (Welcome back, RAB!)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2013 at 9:40 PM
These articles reflect steps towards the right direction, but there still needs to be far more drastic remedial measures taken if the profession is to be saved.ReplyDelete
1.) Part-time work ....COMBINED with a spouse who works a non-legal job with benefits is the only way that non-Biglaw grads will make law work financially. Assuming you're one of the 40% that gets a paying job, starting law pays about what a good truck driver makes. That's it. It's a lower middle class profession.
2.) Close UConn AND all the other law schools in the State of Connecticut.. and let Yale remain to process SCOTUS clerks and ConLaw scholars, etc.
3.) The problem with the 3rd year of law school is that you must have gone through years 1 and 2 to get there. Yes, the third year should be abolished .... along with the 1st and 2nd years. In short, the law schools should close, not simply shorten themselves.
4.) Seeing a drop in enrollment is a nice start, but the place must CLOSE in order to save the profession. Boards on the windows and chains on the doors. Close down now.Replies
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 6:02 AM
A nice dream, but too radical.Delete
The problem could be as easily solved with an across the board reduction in class sizes by 50%. No shuttering schools.
I want to see these schools shut down as much as you, but maybe one or two will (those with huge real estate carry costs that need a huge class), but most will not. They are linked to universities that could retool the space and use it for something else when the law school downsizes.
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 7:06 AM
5:02, a 50% reduction is not enough. Remember, 50% of JDs will never hold any job that requires a JD. Your 50% cut will eliminate those folks but the remaining 50% will still include part-timers, document reviewers, etc.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 7:37 AM
And how about upper bounds on what students can borrow per year? That's the way to reduce capacity *and* improve the finances of future students. As for past victims of the scam, maybe something about discharging student debt through bankruptcy?Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 10:22 AM
6:37, while capping loans will help protect students and I support it in theory, I wonder whether it could backfire. Maybe the pigs would cut their prices across the board to save their jobs or pass out more discounts, which might encourage more to attend resulting in even more ruined careers but with lower debt. Another approach would be to make the schools liable for a percentage of any defaults by their students. That would make them think twice about flooding the job market.Delete
- Chet MurthySeptember 5, 2013 at 1:34 AM
Not that I'm disagreeing that lack of facility with mathematics is a real problem, but .... (as a pretty well-established industrial computer science type), it seems pretty clear that lots of my fellow citizens just don't have the neurons to do work at the level required to really make a difference in -any- seriously technical field. Esp. since in many of these fields, the work of the "right guy" can be replicated many times over.ReplyDelete
So while it's important to tell youngsters (and help them) to learn their math and science, it's also important to remember that even those who still can't learn their math are our fellow citizens, and deserve lives worth living for -merely- that reason, and nothing more.
I think it's a mistake to not include that latter thought, every time we insist that youngsters learn their STEM fields.
As I once remarked to a friend, "I know it'll come as a shock to you, but did you know that half of Americans have an IQ less than 100?"
There's nothing wrong with those of my fellow citizens.Replies
Good point. We've been on a sliding slope for some time now, in that STEM is what every two-year-old wants to do (ha), while "everything else" is just dumb and a waste of time. Until STEM gets flooded, of course, and then its on the the next major-du-jour.Delete
Same thing happened with JD overproduction for decades; now its not worth it for many. Higher Ed has turned into a giant game of musical-chairs, and that helps no one in the long run.
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 1:25 PM
I think the point is that vast majority of kids heading off to college lack the basic aptitude to graduate with a BS in Electical Engineering, Physics and the like. 25 years ago, I went to a well-regarded private college with a good engineering program. At least half the people I knew who started out in the BS Engineering program ended up graduating with a BA in Economics. These weren't dumb kids mind you. But when it came down to subjects like differential equations and thermodynamics - they couldn't cut it. For that reason, I don't think STEM will ever be flooded to the extent we see with BA and JD degrees.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 5:30 PM
stem wont be flooded with americans. but it will be flooded with foreigners. Have you seen the people receiving phd's in any field nowadays? Have you seen who is receiving post docs?Delete
I drove through a top university a few days ago before school started. I saw lots of Asians and Indians walking around with back packs full of books. I saw a few Caucasians, but not that many. and them I drove by frat house row and saw many Caucasians standing around with a beer in their hands or playing volleyball. yeah, I can see how this semester will end.
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 10:04 PM
@ Anonymous September 5, 2013 at 12:25 PMDelete
pharm schools have bubbles
"retail pharmacy is changing and going to a more centralized filling process which will cut pharmacist jobs in the future. it is a BIG BUBBLE about to burst like Law school. i think pharmacy bubble will be worse because CVS and Walgreens have made it a point to undercut all independents and make pharmacists reliant on being hired as an EMPLOYEE."
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 12:57 PM
^^^^ maybe so, but there are plenty of Americans with very high IQs who suck at math.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 6:59 PM
Off topic a little. I am sitting here watching tv. There were ten commercials for higher education institutions in one half hour of tv. Mostly peddling worthless online degrees. That was more than one third of all commercials. These institutions do not pay tax. What is wrong here.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 8:56 PM
nothing new. subway stations are flooded with these advertisements.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2013 at 9:56 PM
Get back to work, slave!Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2013 at 2:13 AM
OT, but I think that one sign we're having an effect (or the decline in applications is) is that schools are considering 2-yr degrees or 2yr + 1yr externships. The latter is utterly pointless though and obviously a self-serving way to get tuition dollars. "Go work in the real world for a year while paying law school $50,000". Its like we're going back to the apprenticeship model and adding a $50,000 price tag. Because legal education needs an outrageous price tag attached, and it cant be any other way!!!ReplyDelete
I think the best thing would be law as undergrad major. Take these 9-12 classes, then you're eligible for the bar exam. If you realize you don't like law, that's great, your life isnt destroyed by $200k debt and the scarlet letters (JD). If you do take the bar exam, only the top 20% pass it. The rest, go do something else, because numbers have to be limited.Replies
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2013 at 7:10 AM
A little remembered fact is that people used to go to college for three years and then transfer to law school for three years for a net of six years of higher education and an LL.B. This went on into the seventies at a few schools where exceptional candidates were allowed to do it. Those who had finished college went for two years and got a B.S.L. Thus there was a time within living memory when six years of higher education including two years of law school was deemed sufficient to take the bar.Delete
We missed you RAB! Good job not raising liberal artists, but beware the grass-is-greener STEM worship by scamblogger types. Those fields are not much better off these days for the average 22 year old college grad, and many smart people get stuck in the higher ed panopticon with debt and joblessness and useless degrees in increasingly glutted STEM fields.ReplyDelete
There is no magic bullet these days...but steering the youngins away from law is always a good bet. Finding the right STEM track that has not yet suffered a glut is a trickier proposition.Replies
It is difficult to know where to steer children. I know the so-called Great Recession knocked a lot of STEM people out of jobs too. However, I think that as long as you can keep kids on top of their math all through school at least they have their options open. That's about the best you can do these days.Delete
Agreed. Keeping kids well-versed and nimble, rather than shunting them into so-called "left-brain"/"right-brain" orientations, is probably the best one can do. The last thing anyone needs to think is that they are "bad" at math, or science, or history, or language, or whatever. Maybe not always the best, but certainly not the worst - always willing to try.Delete
Feeling confident about tackling a well-researched challenge (as opposed to special-snowflake foolhardiness) will help them be more entreprenurial, too, overall.


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This is the ninth in a series on local trails.
By Conor Makem
BARRINGTON — You can find opportunities to get out in the woods to enjoy natural surroundings exercise, relax, get away from it all and learn something, all within a few miles of home. Barrington is dotted with public hiking trails either owned by the town or under conservation easement.
Included in that rather sizable list is the Town Forest, which is owned by Barrington and lies a few miles southwest of the town's hub (where Route 125 and Route 9 meet). The trails are accessible roughly a half mile onto a dirt road and though the green and yellow entrance sign is small, you can't drive too fast on a dirt road anyway, so you should spot it in time to turn. There is ample parking.
Walking through wooded and marshy areas, you will want to keep some bug repellent handy. The little buggers seem persistent and even a brisk pace can't always shake them.
A short walk past Arrowhead Rock, near the parking lot, will bring hikers to trail options. There is a kiosk with a map. Two mailboxes tease hikers to take guides, but alas, the boxes also were empty, at least on one particular day in early September.
No worries. The walk is what it's all about.
There are four main trails at Barrington Town Forest (Beaver, Eagle, Deer and Cornerstone) and a couple short, side walks. Cornerstone Trail is so named because the trail takes you to a cornerstone which was placed in the early 1800s to mark the property corner. The construction of the trail was by led by the Barrington Cornerstones Volunteers, a local group formed to protect and enhance Barrington's nature and historic character.
In all, there are about 1/2 to 3/4 mile of trails and they can get thin at points, but bridges and wooden footpaths guide hikers over the wetter parts.
Beavers used to be active in the area, but their activity has slowed in recent years. However, there are still dams to be spotted. There are hemlock and oak woods, wetlands and patches of mountain laurel — a flowering plant in the blueberry family. The growth provides food for deer, squirrels, wild turkeys and wood ducks.
Evergreen trees also are abundant in the Town Forest and they serve as a place for deer to gather in the winter. The trees protect the deer from wind and snow and limit the amount of snow on the ground, making it easier for them to walk around in winter.
Part of the Town Forest slopes down to a wetland, which serves as a reservoir and a filter for water traveling to nearby Swains Lake. The lake is used for drinking water, fishing and swimming.
The 48-acre Town Forest is being preserved by Barrington for growing forest products, protecting the areas watershed, wetland conservation, and the protection of unique plant communities. According to the Barrington Conservation Commission website, the area is dedicated to the provision of recreational trails, conservation education, and wildlife habitat protection.
Volunteers provided thousands of dollars worth of labor, materials, equipment, and professional expertise to create the system of trails, bridges, and signs that exist on the property. Especially recognized by the Barrington Conservation Commission are the Boy Scouts of Troop 358, who organized and led community volunteers who contributed hundreds of hours constructing trails and structures.
The trails are open for foot traffic and non-motorized bikes only. Wheeled vehicles (except for wheelchairs and bicycles), motorized vehicles, and horses are not permitted in the forest. Cross country skiing, snow shoeing, bird watching and recreational hiking are encouraged. If you have a disability which requires special accommodations to use the trails, contact the town offices at (603) 664-9007.
The Town Forest is administered by the Barrington Town Forest Task Force and the Barrington Conservation Commission under the auspices of the Board of Selectmen.
The Barrington Conservation Commission website (www.barringtonconcom.org) has a downloadable trail brochure with a map and self-guided walking tour.
Directions to the Town Forest: From the intersection of Routes 9 and 125 in Barrington: Take Route 9 West. Go 4.5 miles to Swain Road. Turn left onto Swain Road. Go 1.1 miles on Swain Road (hard-top) and then another 0.4 miles on dirt to the driveway into the Town Forest parking lot (on the right). The lot is hard to see from the road; it is about 150 yards beyond a white with red trim manufactured home on the right and opposite a grey house on the left. From the intersection of Routes 4 and 202/9 in Northwood: Take Route 202/9. Go 4.8 miles to Swain Road. Turn right onto Swain Road and follow directions above.
Thanks to the research of Portsmouth's James H. Schulz and to Bob Edmonds, Forest Products Certification Group, for information used in this article.


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If you have money that you would like to grow, the best thing to do with it is invest. One of the options for investment is hotel investing. Hospitality is a growing industry in many areas of the country, so it's a great choice for an investor.
It's much safer to go with a hotel investment company that to try and go it alone by investing in a single hotel or hotel chain. Working with the right hotel investing company means your money is spread out across multiple hotel chains. You are protected even if a chain goes out of business, because not all of your money is focused in a single spot.
Of course, it's not easy picking just the right investment company. It's hard to find someone you can trust with large amounts of money. There are questions you should ask yourself when looking into hotel investing. First of all, ask "how much will it cost me to have them manage my money?" You should want to know "what experiences do other investors have with this company?" "Does this company have a solid history of providing good returns?"
How much will it cost? Find out what kind of fees the brokerage will charge you for managing your investments. Compare those fees with other companies, but don't just choose the cheapest option. You should also compare the services they offer against the fees they charge; make sure you are getting your money's worth. Take everything about the company into account when selecting the right hotel investing company.
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Be wary of companies that seem too good to be true. There are many people out there in the investment industry that want to take your money and invest it in their personal products or companies, even if those companies don't have a solid backing yet. Don't let an investor use your money to fund a company you can't verify, and don't let them convince you to do it by suggesting you'll get some incredible rate of return on it. You probably won't ever see it, and you'll lose your original investment to boot.
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S'mores are my secret shame.
I fancy myself a foodie, but I just can't resist the gooey, sticky campfire treat.
So I've been searching for recipes that re-purpose the flavors, to "elevate" the whimsical s'more.
This most recent version starts with a sweet, chewy blondie packed with graham cracker crumbs and chocolate chips. It's topped with toasted marshmallow ice cream and drizzled with hot fudge.
Really, I don't know why I'm embarrassed by my love of s'mores.
I need to get over it. It's a dessert, not a sticker collection.
Continue reading for the S'mores a la Mode recipe
|Graham Cracker Blondies with Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream
Recipe Type: Dessert
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 55 mins
Total time: 1 hour 15 mins
Serves: 8
A sweet, chewy blondie packed with graham cracker crumbs and chocolate chips, topped with toasted marshmallow ice cream, and drizzled with hot fudge.
- Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- A pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup toasted marshmallow syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Graham Cracker Blondies
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup fine graham cracker crumbs (six graham crackers)
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Hot fudge sauce
Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream
- Heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-low until it just comes to a boil.
- Set up an ice bath by placing a 2-quart bowl in a larger bowl partially filled with ice and water. Set a strainer over the top of the smaller bowl and pour in the cream.
- In yet another bowl, stir together the egg yolks. Gradually pour some of the warm milk mixture into the yolks, whisking constantly as you pour. Scrape the warmed yolks and milk back into the saucepan.
- Cook over low heat, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until the custard is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.
- Strain the custard into the heavy cream. Stir over the ice until cool, add the toasted marshmallow syrup and vanilla extract, then refrigerate to chill thoroughly.
- Freeze the custard in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Graham Cracker Blondies
- Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Heat oven to 350°.
- Beat melted butter and brown sugar together until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla extract until well blended.
- Slowly beat in the flour and salt until blended, then stir in the graham cracker crumbs and chocolate chips. Spread in prepared pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set in the center but still soft. Do not overbake.
- Serve the blondies with a scoop of marshmallow ice cream. Drizzle with hot fudge.


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When I get interested in something, I tend to obsess. At present, my obsession is anything The Mighty Boosh related. Other things may slip in once in a while, but mainly you will find this site to be fairly single minded, focusing on one subject! I have a tendency to include Boosh stuff into everything I do these days, so instead of including them in my other Blogs, I thought I would deposit them here. This way, I can have my favorite videos, pictures, gifs, etc. all in one place!
Sunday, February 28, 2016
The Florence Look
picts from Noel's Twitter and Instagram
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Introducing Noel To North America
I don't know what The Portland Mercury is, but it has a story on Noel, and it's my guess that it's not for us fans, but for the people who have no idea who he is. It's actually a nice introduction, with some nice things said about him. (so I'm guessing it's written by a fan of his work.) I so very hope his visit in our country is a positive experience, just so he'll do it again! (and possibly convince Julian to tag along again. What? We can always dream!) read it here
Monday, February 22, 2016
The Mighty Boosh - Breezeblock session 23/11/04
The Mighty Boosh on the radio, BBC Radio 1, specifically on a show called Breezeblock, back in 2004. There's something about listening to the guys in the early years-- whether it's their own radio show or as guests elsewhere.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Mighty Boosh The Early Years
Lots of videos, lately, I know. But they speak for themselves and I seem to be limited on time. And really, don't we all get a little tingly when we hear their voices?!
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Throwback Thursday: Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
The Series Two Luxury Comedy documentary. You know the filming of this show was absolute bonkers, although I'm just as sure the whole thing was extremely stressful. Noel really does know all the best people! Anyway, I'm sure I've posted this before, but it's worth a second viewing!
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Uncensored Mighty Boosh Interviews
I've seen parts of this, but I'm not sure I've ever seen this whole thing. I maybe mistaken, but I think this is from 2010 while they were in California. If I'm wrong (and there is a good chance I am!) please let me know. The fun part of this interview is the fact that they aren't really asked questions, they're just let loose with different topics. That's the way they should always be interviewed when they're together!
Monday, February 15, 2016
Furry and Furry
So Noel and Lliana have both posted pictures with this little bundle of fur lately. So they either got a cat or they're kitty-sitting. Either way, seeing as how I'm a cat person myself, I find it adorable beyond words! From Lliana's Instagram.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Help Rob!
Help Rob find love this Valentine's Day
#RobTheFrog is on the search for love. Thanks to the brilliant animator Nigel Coan and legendary Noel Fielding... this is Rob's story.www.robthefrog.org.au
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Thursday, February 11, 2016
Throw Back Thursday
I'm pretty sure I've posted this before, but it's always fun to watch The Mighty Boosh dancing!
Monday, February 8, 2016
Today's Headline: Noel Gives Boosh Fans Hope
So there is this Podcast at Nerdist where Chris talks with Noel. (And there is an article in Chortle that talks about it). He doesn't actually come on until the 5 minute mark, so feel free to fast forward if you so wish. But it's a really good interview and at one point Noel talks about when he and Julian were first working together, how they would fall asleep on Julian's big bed. Yes, there was much bagelling going on at Tumblr!
Sunday, February 7, 2016
QI Series M Episode 14: Messy
Noel was on QI again, and this time Sarah Millican was also a guest (I love her!). I'm not familiar with Eddie Kadi, but he rounded out the panel nicely. Noel needs to stick to panel shows like this one-- it's a better foil for his humor, and he interacts so well with Steven. Or maybe that's just me. (Now, if they would only bring Buzzcocks back...)
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Throwback Thursday-- Arctic Boosh
Baby Boosh! A 2 and a half minute video where Noel and Julian discuss their upcoming Arctic Boosh show in Edinburgh in 1999. I love when Noel talks about the Yeti porn. Listen here.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Room 101
Noel tells the spider story. Anyone notice that each time he tells this story, he expands on it? One of these days he'll be able to make a movie about it! And for his second round he talks about hangovers. Again, something I've (we've) heard before. I'm not familiar with this show, but it's fun to watch Noel on these panel shows-- he always seems so at ease.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
More of That Red Coat
From Instagram, obviously. Not much to say, just sharing the fun. By the way, it's now 54 days until I get to see An Evening With Noel Fielding, so I may just be posting random pictures of him for the next two months. Just a warning!
Monday, February 1, 2016
Noel Is A Real Peach
So, I have no idea what Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is, except it's apparently a radio show. Anyway, this picture came from Facebook, so I'm going to just leave this info here until I know more...if I ever know more!
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One of our most popular requests was to view the monthly/weekly schedule calendar by crew color instead of job-type color. Now you can.
- First you'll need to go to the schedule menu in LMN Time
- Next, click the schedule crews option in the left-hand menu
- Click any crew name to open/edit that crew.
- Click the change accent color button to select a color for that crew
- Drag the skinny vertical bar to pick your color family (e.g. reds, greens, blues)
- Once you've picked your color family, drag the circle in the color box to select a custom shade of that color
- Click the OK button to save your changes
Once you've picked colors for each one of your crews, you can view your calendar by crew color.
- Select the schedule menu in LMN Time
- Select the calendar view menu on the left hand menu
- Filter your calendar and crews as you'd like
- Make sure to select the color selection tool to Show Crew Colors
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Summer is officially over. Well, for all intents and purposes it was unofficially over with the end of the Labor Day weekend. I've been a little bit behind as you may have gathered. My blog as well as my book have been in stall mode for long enough. It's time for me to refocus and either shit or get off the pot. I'm also motivated by the fact that some of you have expressed that they've missed my blog. That certainly surprised me, and no, it's not false modesty. I've also been told that my book will be a good read and that I should get it done, especially by my wife, whose opinion I respect and trust. So with that said, I'm back.
I'm an ex cop, not a politician or an economist. That is why I don't generally delve into those two subjects in my blog. But please bear with me. I had an opportunity to 'holiday' (that's European for vacationing) in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmo, Sweden. (Would you believe me if I told you that Chief Scares the Crap Out of Me, the dreaded Indian from Crompond, followed us to Scandinavia? God, how I hate him).
Both are countries which have strong social programs and even principles, of…gasp, socialism, a word which has become synonymous with being infected with herpes in the United States. At least since our President Obama took office. Here are a few reasons why we should fight the dreaded disease of herpes, er I mean socialism:
* 16 months of paid maternity or paternity leave – the parents get to decide how they want to split it between them
* Five weeks paid vacation every year
* Universal healthcare, which the Danes and Swedes don't seem to complain about too much
* Just about everyone gets a pension from the government
* A work day that ends at 4 or 5 PM. For some reason they believe that being home with your family for dinner is important. And there are not too many businesses open on Sundays.
* A high tax rate. Once again, not too many Danes or Swedes are complaining
* Just about everyone gets around on a bicycle
Now I'm not saying that socialism is the way to go. But the citizens of Denmark, which suffers from the dreaded disease of socialism, has one of the highest standards of living in the world. Food for thought.
Georgia parole board denies clemency for convicted cop killer Troy Davis
Why does it seem that stories like these seem to quite often originate from Bible thumping regions of our country, where religion, guns, football (or pick up trucks) are the holy trinity? The Sunday school I remember taught forgiveness, compassion, and that vengeance was the Lord's. It also taught me that we all must do the "right thing". Blood thirsty Bible thumpers (the name of my fantasy football team for next season). Never mind that seven witnesses for the prosecution in Troy Davis case have recanted their original testimony.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Says Executing An Innocent Man Is Not Unconstitutional
While the Troy Davis case is still fresh in our minds, here is another interesting article. A constitutional scholar I am not. But it seems to me that Justice Scalia along with his puppet, Justice Thomas, should adhere to one of my favorite adages: If it looks like shit and smells like shit, then it probably is shit. The case against Troy Davis reeks with the smell of it. His execution would be a travesty of justice. To state that executing an innocent person in not unconstitutional leaves me with a lot of questions. Maybe it's time to put Justice Scalia to pasture before it is revealed that he wears nothing under his robe, and masturbates while hearing arguments all while exposing himself to Justice Kagan.
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There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud. – Carl Sandburg
Welcome to "Thursday Numbers!" In case you're a first-time visitor, this is the weekly column where I take a look at the numbers that are in the news (in descending order) and provide commentary sometimes sprinkled with sarcasm.
This week's topics include the Yellowstone River, Twitter & the NFL, Montana Governor TV ads, unemployment, the bar exam in Montana, cell phone violations, Steve Bullock is popular, trust in political leaders, liquor licenses, and much more!
That's how much ($12 million) Exxon Mobil agreed to pay to settle damage claims over a 2011 oil pipeline break in the Yellowstone River. (AP)
Pipelines break…
That's how many people watched last week's Thursday Night NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets on Twitter. (USA Today)
Is this a great country or what?
According to an email from the Steve Bullock for Montana Governor Campaign, his opponent, Greg Gianforte, bought another $329,000 in TV ads for next week. They also say that brings his total television spending to $3.6 million.
Great googly moogly…
That's how many people filed new claims for unemployment last week. (USDOL)
That's the score you now need to pass the bar exam in Montana (out of 400). (GF Tribune)
They lowered it because it was too difficult for some. If my math is correct 266/400 is like getting a "D" in most subjects.You can leave your best lawyer joke in the comment section. Here's one: "It was so cold today I saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets."
Apparently the City of Great Falls has found that issuing cell phone violation tickets is a gold mine, so they are contemplating increasing the fine for the second offense (within 24 months) to not less than $200 and not more than $500; forfeit license plates within 48 hours of conviction, for 90 days; or 20 hours of community service within 90 days. (GF Tribune)
It would be nice to see city officials dedicate this much time to combat drunk driving…
That's the approval rating of Montana Governor Steve Bullock, which makes him the nation's fourth most popular governor. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
Can he turn his popularity into a win in November?
That's the percentage of American people who trust their political leaders. (Gallup)
Pro-Tip: Other than the part in the commercial where the candidate says, "I'm XX candidate, and I approved this message" most of the remaining part of the commercial is probably a lie.
The Montana Department of Revenue will hold a public lottery for 14 available liquor licenses after receiving more than 1,000 applications to operate alcohol establishments in nine communities throughout the state. (MT.gov)
It's too bad Montana does not allow all stores to sell liquor (that want to)…
Montana has the distinction of ranking No. 2 in the nation for auto versus deer, elk or moose collisions, according to a report by State Farm insurance company based on the number of claims filed. (MT Standard)
Let's be careful out there…


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Clark Family
Frederick Albert Clark
Clark and Esther Palmer were married on December 18, 1852
in Winnebago County, Illinois. John was a blacksmith and
carriage manufacturer by trade and ran a business from
his home in Pecatonica, Illinois, near the town of
Rockford. He had come to America with his parents, James
and Phoebe (Newton) Clark, in 1836 from Gunthorpe,
Norfolk county, England. There were 11 children in his
family, John being the oldest son. See "Index of Surnames" for
information on John's family.
Esther Palmer was the daughter of Roswell Palmer and Abigail Barber. She had moved to Illinois with her family in 1850 from Norwich, CT. Her father was married 3 times and had 15 children. Esther was the oldest child from his first marriage. See "index of Surnames" for information on Esther's family.
1868 John and Esther were encouraged to move to
Minneapolis by Esther's half-sister, Abbie (Palmer)
Woodward and her husband Jasper. They arrived in October
of that year. The 1871 Minneapolis Directory lists John
Clark as "blacksmith, Car Shops. Bds. Milwaukee
House". In 1871 he is listed at Hennepin and Laurel
Clark- res. corner 14th & Henn. Ave.
The C.H. Palmer listed with John Clark was Esther's half-brother, Charles Palmer. Her brother from her father's second marriage to Ann Parker.
From the book "History of Hennepin County and City of Minneapolis", written in 1881 by the Rev. Edward D. Neill, the following appeared on page 418:
"Hennepin Carriage Works, 1502 Hennepin Avenue, were commenced at the corner of Third Street and Third Avenue south, in the spring of 1879, by John Clark. After various changes in the firm name, it was sold, and Mr. Clark worked for other parties until the spring of 1880, when he purchased his present place, which is a two-story frame, 22x40, where he employs two men besides himself"
in this book, on page 529, the following biographical
write-up appeared:
John Clark, a native of Norfolk, England, was born November 13, 1827. He came with his parents to America in 1834, and located at Genesee, New York; remained there three years, and then removed to Kishwaukee, Ilinois, where he resided until 1867, when he came to this city, and has since lived here, with the exception of eighteen months passed in Florida. While at Kishwaukee he learned the trade of carriage-making and blacksmithing, and has been in that business all his life. He was married in Illinois to Miss Esther Palmer. They are the parents of five children: Ella, now the wife of J.W. Crockett, Walter, Frederick, Luther and Charles.
The City directories from 1871 to
1875 list their address as 1329 Hennepin Avenue.
While John was busy
running his business, Esther enjoyed attending lectures
at some of the local churches, seeing musical events and
performances at the Pence Opera House and Academy of
Music. She especially loved exploring the city of
Minneapolis and writing in her diary, which she began
just before they came to Minneapolis. The diary is full
of detailed descriptions of her expeditions and her daily
So, on October 26, 1875 the Clarks left Minneapolis with a party of 500 people from Minneapolis for Florida. They stayed in Jacksonville for a short time and found there was no work or business to be had, so moved to Tallahassee and rented "The Peeler" Plantation where John made an attempt at farming. Esther wrote a long and very descriptive account of their time spent in Florida, However, after 18 months they were homesick and returned to Minneapolis.
their return to Minneapolis John built a new home for the
family at 9 North 15th St. and in 1880 opened his
business "Hennepin Carriage Works" at 1502
Hennepin Ave.
|As the city grew and the
downtown area of Minneapolis moved closer to their home
on 15th St. John and Esther sold the home and moved to
226 West 28th Street. (This home is still standing -
2002). John sold his business on Hennepin Avenue and
opened a new shop on 26th and Blaisdell just a few blocks
away. He operated at this location until he retired.
John Clark died in on Sept 11, 1902 of kidney failure and "the grippe" at age 74. Esther wrote the following letter to John's sister, Margaret (Clark) and her husband William Withers in Jackson, MN telling of John's death LETTER
|After John's death Esther
lived with her sons, Walter and Charley, in the house at
226 W. 28th St. Its' very sad to see how many deaths
occurred in the Clark family in just a few short years and
how it must have affected the family.
My great-grandmother, Lizzie (Erickson) Clark, wife of Fred, died on Feb 26, 1901. John Clark died in Sept. 1902. On February 6, 1904 my grandmother's sister, Eva (Clark) Ringer passed away from Typhoid Fever. She left a husband with two small sons, Arthur and Raymond Ringer. Walter Clark died Dec 15, 1908.
In looking at the 1910 Federal Census, I found the following family members all living at 226 W. 28th St.:
P. Clark - age 79 - Head of household
grandchildren and great-grandchildren eventually all
married or moved out on their own. By 1915 Fred and
Charley lived alone in the house, and as explained on a
previous page, Fred committed suicide that year. His
brother Charley was then living alone. Sometime between
1915 and 1917 Charley married a widow from North Dakota
who had a son from a previous marriage. The following
story about Charley and the widow was told to me by
Kathleen Crockett Van Fleet, (daughter of Ella Clark
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March is National Craft Month which I think is a perfect excuse to start getting in the mood for Spring! Crafting can be a great way to relax and unwind after a busy week. With Spring on the way, it's time to add some color to your home. Get crafty, blow off some steam, and give into that spring fever!
Here's my little 'Springtime' Crafts Wrap Up to get you started!
Add some warmth and color to your front door with a Front Door Mason Jar Vase from Craft Box Girls.
Sip your tea and countdown the days until the first bloom in this Watercolor Flower DIY Sharpie Mug from A Piece of Rainbow.
Add some words of wisdom and inspiration to your plants with the DIY Garden Charms from Hearth and Vine.
Spread color and joy all throughout your home by making these adorable DIY Rock Photo Holders from One Little Project.
Help the birds get ready for Spring too by making these awesome DIY Colorblock Bird Feeders from Handmade Charlotte.
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I have always believed that stock market is not the barometer of an economy or general well being of population. A few big players or institutional players can manipulate it and the effects may not trickle down to general population. In US case, a rising stock market has the impact of increasing confidence of the people thus resulting in more investments which leads to more employment etc and thus a virtuous cycle may start. However, the same is not the case in Pakistan where Karachi stock exchange has been generating significant returns for last two years but the misery of people and their general well being is not improving.
This is what Bloomberg said in November 2012:
Pakistan Stocks Best as Violence Ignored: Riskless Return
Pakistan is handing equity investors the world's best risk-adjusted returns as terrorist attacks, power blackouts and a war with Taliban insurgents fail to curb gains in consumer spending that sent profits to a record high.
The KSE 100 Index, the benchmark for Pakistan's $43 billion equity market, rose 7.3 percent in the past three years when adjusted for price swings, the top gain among 72 markets worldwide, according to the BLOOMBERG RISKLESS RETURN RANKING. Pakistan had lower stock volatility than 82 percent of the nations including the U.S. (SPX) Over five years, Pakistan's risk- adjusted returns ranked eighth.
We all know how the economy spiralled downwards in last 5 years of PPP government but if we are to go by Karachi Stock Exchange 100 index, we were the 8th best performing market (mind you, on risk adjusted basis) in the world.
This from yesterday's DAWN. (DAWN has a tendency of changing its website addresses frequently so if the link becomes dead, please let me know in comments and I will try to update it]
Equities yield staggering 52pc return
(June 29, 2013) For the investors in equities, it is time to celebrate. He who may have invested Rs10 million in the Pakistan stocks on July 1 of last year, would have additional Rs5.2 million in the kitty.
It marks a mouth-watering return of 52 per cent in a year unmatched by any other asset class. During the year, the benchmark KSE-100 index added staggering 7,204 points to settle at the dizzy height of 21,006 points on Friday, the last trading day of the year.
Stock market is not the only growth story. The extortion racket is also growing at an breakneck pace. From Reuters
Pakistan's commercial hub faces growing extortion menace
Businesses in Karachi are facing a surge in extortion demands from criminal gangs, forcing many owners to delay new investment or to relocate their families to escape the sense of insecurity gripping the urban heart of Pakistan's economy.
The worsening law and order situation in Karachi, which generates 25 percent of Pakistan's economic activity, presents one of the many challenges new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif must overcome to fulfill promises to set Pakistan on a path to faster growth.
An expanding middle class is fuelling consumer spending but extortion is hurting confidence among thousands of family-run firms that form the backbone of the economy.
With the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan due to start in July, a traditional time for extortionists to come calling, Karachi traders and shopkeepers are braced for what police say will be a record year of demands.
"The extortion racket has blown out of all proportion with the previous year," said Ahmed Chinoy, chief of the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), a Karachi body set up to help police by providing crime statistics and technical support.
The growing demands reflect the shifting dynamics of a city of 18 million people where new challengers, including Pakistan's Taliban movement, are locked in an increasingly violent, neighborhood-by-neighborhood battle for control.
Professionals, not just shopkeepers, are also targets.
When Javed Hanif, a doctor, answered his cellphone in June the caller reeled off a list of Hanif's personal details: his work in a government hospital, the registration number of his car, and preparations for his son's wedding. The man demanded 500,000 Pakistani rupees.
In spite of the climate of fear, business sentiment is not universally bleak. Retail is booming in Karachi, symbolized by the opening of a flashy modern shopping centre called Dolmen Mall Clifton in 2011 which showcases international brands such as Debenhams and Fatburger.
There is a class of people, I wouldn't say they are immune, least bothered by increasing lawlessness. They are rich, reside in gated or posh communities, live for conspicuous consumption and to cater to their needs such flashy international brands are coming to Pakistan.
Despite all of the above, population growth rate of Pakistan has not staved off. If things do not improve, the large youth population will be a ticking time bomb. However, for now, they represent a huge, increasing in size and lucrative consumer goods segment. With population moving to urban centres, though it represents a growing segment of consumer goods now, it is taking the creaking infrastructure of cities like Karachi to breaking point.
Consumer goods: P&G sets eyes on expanding Pakistan operations
Changing demographics support growth
"One of the factors driving our growth is the enhanced ability of semi-rural consumers to participate in the economy," Sabzwari said. "If you compare the urbanisation rate in Pakistan with other developing countries, you will see that we are getting urbanised faster than others," he pointed out.
A growing middle class and the overall demographics of the population are critical factors driving consumerism. "We have millions of consumers entering independent disposable income space in their lives every year," Sabzwari pointed out. Pakistan is one of the top countries adding 20-year-olds to the world, and these are the people establishing new families and helping market sizes grow. "Market size here grows in terms of volumes, without taking the pricing into account," he explained.
All of the above news items point out to fast growth happening in Karachi. But we still haven't touched upon the fastest growing sector: Target killing. The growth in this murderous business has been phenomenal. If one is in Bori (jute or gunny bags in which dead bodies are occasionally found) business, the prices would have skyrocketed leading to lucrative profit margin.
100pc rise in number of killings over past five months
June 29: Nearly 100 per cent increase has been witnessed in the number of killings across the city during the first five months of the year as compared to last year's corresponding period, it emerged on Saturday.
While 750 people had been killed between January and May last year, as many as 1,450 people were killed in the city over the past five months, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Now only if we could establish a murder or target killing stock exchange in Karachi like in Somalia for Piracy, the benefits of this growing business can be distributed to common population. From Wall Street Journal
Today's Pirates Have Their Own Stock Exchange
The world's first pirate stock exchange was established in 2009 in Harardheere, some 250 miles northeast of Mogadishu, Somalia. Open 24 hours a day, the exchange allows investors to profit from ransoms collected on the high seas, which can approach $10 million for successful attacks against Western commercial vessels.
While there are no credible statistics available, reports from various news sources suggest that over 70 entities are listed on the Harardheere exchange. When a pirate operation is successful, it pays investors a share of the profits. According to a former pirate who spoke to Reuters, "The shares are open to all and everybody can take part, whether personally at sea or on land by providing cash, weapons or useful materials. . . . We've made piracy a community activity."
Think about it, this could be the first target killing or murder stock exchange of the world.
Below is link dump of studies of violence in Karachi. Must read if you want to understand the dynamics of violence in Karachi.
Related readings
- The Open City: Social Networks and Violence in Karachi [PDF Report] – Collective of Social Science Research, London School of Economics
- Karachi's Violence: Duality and Negotiation [PDF Report] – Collective of Social Science Research, London School of Economics
- Arif Hasan's various writings on political dynamics of Karachi – ArifHasan.Org
- Conflict Dynamics in Karachi – US Institute of Peace
- Reforming Pakistan's Police and Law Enforcement Infrastructure [PDF Report] – US Institute of Peace
- Empowering The Pakistan Police [PDF Report] – US Institute of Peace
- Profiling The Violence in Karachi [PDF Report] – Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies
- Identity and Sectarian Violence [blog post] – Recycled Thought
- Lowest Common Denominator: Ethnic Violence in Karachi [blog post] – Recycled Thought


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Assistant Property Manager
General Services Corporation (GSC) is looking for a dynamic, energetic Assistant Property Manager for the Richmond area. You will be assisting with the overall management of an apartment community. In addition, you will be showing apartments, preparing leases and providing excellent customer service to prospects and residents.Successful candidates should have at least one year of leasing experience. Have excellent customer service skills and exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written). Outstanding sales ability and organizational skills are preferred.
GSC offers competitive compensation along with a full benefits package:
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Holidays, Paid Sick and Paid Vacation
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Creating a Designated Fund
Creating a designated fund at the Foundation is a wonderful way to ensure long-term support for the specific United Methodist church, agency, institution or ministry of your choice. By establishing a designated fund, you are creating a means to continue your charitable giving beyond your lifetime and to touch the lives of future generations.
A designated fund can help you achieve the following goals:
- • Provide a source of financial support for your church or other United Methodist ministries in perpetuity;
- • Establish one fund to support several organizations (e.g., designate a percentage of fund earnings to specific organizations);
- • Ensure that if a church closes, an agency dissolves, or if a ministry program changes its purpose, the fund will carry out your charitable intentions – either through another church or agency or by designating an alternate use or purpose;
- • Make an endowment gift to a new, small or struggling organization;
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To create a designated fund, the Foundation encourages a gift of at least $10,000, either initially or anticipated through total giving over a period of time (e.g., a series of annual gifts, a bequest and/or the remainder from a charitable trust or gift annuity). Additional contributions of any amount may be made to funds already established.
Simply contact the Foundation office to discuss how you would like your fund set up. We will then prepare a brief Instrument of Transfer for your review and approval. You return the signed agreement with your gift of cash or with the transfer instructions for gifts of other types of property.
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Request for proposal Real Estate Marketing, Sales and property servicing or residential foreclosure properties in Canada
- Project status
- • Cancelled
- Project start date
- Not specified
- Project posted
- 25 Nov 2015 20:55
- Project duration (approx.)
- 3 Days
- Budget (approx.)
- US$750.4 / day
- Industry
- Government, Real Estate
- Area of expertise
- Marketing, Procurement, Sales / Business Development, Strategy, Product Management
- Location
- Off-site
Objectives and Key Deliverables
Drafting a proposal to a Government sector in Canada that oversee's Foreclosures and is awarding a contract to Market, Sell and Maintain said properties for a minimum of a year.
Proposal is to include specific items outlined in the tender and also is looking to simplify and provide a single point of contact for these sales.
Delivery is fine remotely via email, call, or go to meeting type providers.
Looking for a Word or PDF document that pairs with the tender and is written and formatted to the outlined specifications. Must meet and exceed all requests from the tender.
Experience in proposals, Tenders, scope of work projects an asset.
Any past or present Real Estate experience would be an asset but not necessary.
Government or any other Business procurement and procedures experience would also be an asset.


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Féile na nGael
On Friday evening last Moycarkey Borris Under 14 Hurling and Camogie teams commenced their Feile competitions and welcomed their visiting clubs Cuchalainn Hurling Club (Armagh) and Castleblayney Camogie Club (Monaghan). The games commenced at 4pm with a win for the Hurling club against visitors Westport in Littleton. At 6pm the club travelled to Cashel where they met a stronger home side. Their third round game against the club they were hosting, Cuchalainn was vital to decide their position on the table and this was fixed for Saturday morning in Littleton. Although they were a goal short at half time Moycarkey Borris fought hard in the second half to win the game with a point to spare. They now had a Cup Quarter Final in Killenaule against Oranmore-Maree. Moycarkey played well during the first half and went in level but Oranmore-Maree proved to be a much stronger side in the second half and defeated Moycarkey Borris, concluding their competition.
The Camogie Club travelled to Golden for their Feile round games on Friday evening. Their opening game was against visiting club Bray Emmets who proved too strong for Moycarkey. Local club Rockwell Rovers were their second round game and Moycarkey's defeat here meant that they could only compete in the Shield competition the following day. The third round game was to be decider as to where Moycarkey would play their Quarter Final with a choice of Kilcolman or Littleton. On Saturday morning in Littleton, Castleblayney and Moycarkey played a tough game with the result going in Moycarkey's favour, they had earned themselves a Shield Quarter Final in Littleton. Westport Camogie Club were their opponents and were too strong for Moycarkey finishing their competition.
Both clubs left the competition at Quarter Final stages but they still had Saturday night to look forward too as the Club's had organised a disco for all Moycarkey-Borris players along with our visiting clubs, their mentors and supporters in the Muintir Na Tire Hall. This night was well attended and with music by Tommy Healy, a great night was had by all. A special thanks to the Feile coordinators who did a fantastic job making the Feile experience great, Mary Shelly and Sharon Ralph. Well done to all the families who welcomed players and mentors into their homes. Thanks to all the players and mentors. For full results on the competition check out www.moycarkeyborris.com
Senior Hurling
Moycarkey Borris will play Killenaule in the Dr Fogarty Cup Semi Final on Saturday July 9th at 7:30pm in Leahy Park Cashel.
Junior B Hurling
Moycarkey Borris will play JK Brackens in the Thurles Wholesale Cash and Carry Mid Tipp Junior B Hurling Championship on Saturday, June 25th at 7.30pm in Littleton.
Under 16
Our Under 16 team look forward to a County Football Championship Semi Final against Moyle Rovers next weekend at a time and venue to be decided.
Under 12
Moycarkey Borris Under 12 Group 1 team were defeated by Holycross Ballycahill on Tuesday, June 14th while their Group 4 team travelled to Kickham Park the following evening where they met a stronger Thurles Gaels side. Both teams are looking forward to their next round games.
Community Games Long Puck
Moycarkey Borris will be represented by David Costigan and Joe Egan in the Community Games Boys Long Puck in Templemore on Sunday, June 26th. The Girls will be represented by Michelle Flanagan and Enya Maher. Jack Hayes and Chloe Cummins are the substitutes for the Long Puck Competition. Best wishes to all.
Cul Camp
Moycarkey Borris will host the Kellogg's Cul Camp from Monday July 4th to Friday July 8th inclusive. This is open to members up to 12 years of age. Application forms are available from Juvenile Secretary, Mary Shelly.
Camogie and Ladies Football Club
Lidl Ireland are running an in store competition inviting shoppers to nominate their club to receive a cash prize of €1,000. The overall winners being decided on who receives the most nominations. We would encourage all Lidl shoppers to nominate Moycarkey Borris Camogie & Ladies Football Club when they are in shopping.
Under 14
Congratulations to Moycarkey Borris Under 14 Ladies Football team who defeated Arravale Rovers on Monday, June 13th in Sean Treacy Park, Tipperary town.
Moycarkey panel – Amy Britton, Roisin Donnelly, Aoife Dunphy, Emma Dowling, Enya Maher, Chloe Cummins, Queva O'Meara, Emma Shelly, Zoe O'Meara, Sophie Long, Ciara Coffey, Maria Kennedy, Kate Fitzgibbon, Zoe McKenna, Leah Walsh, Eva Morrissey and Lauryn O'Sullivan.
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Hyperrealistic 'Pirates of the Caribbean' speed painting
There are so many underestimated artists out there, most of which have done work that might never see the light of day. With the era of the internet, however, more and more young artists are able to rein the power of the world wide web by sharing images and videos of their creative outlets, thus allowing the world to enjoy their work.
One such artist is Pol Art, a 30-year old artist from Jerez, Andalucía in Spain. An acclaimed tattoo artist, he uses social media to show the world what he can do. Most of his tattoo work is on his Twitter profile, but his Youtube channel is reserved exclusively for his astoundingly hyper realistic portraits of famous people and movie characters. His weapon of choice are the dry pastels.
In this video, you can see over 200 hours of work on his Davy Jones/Doctor Octopus mashup painting, scrunched up into 1 minute of footage! Check out Pol_tattoo for more.


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Thanks to Inhale The Heavy for this short but sweet mention. The full review can be read here: http://inhaletheheavy.com/doom-for-the-doomed-birmingham-uk-may-9-11-2014/
"Local heroes Alunah are starting the triumvirate in traditional doom playing tunes off their excellent White Hoarhound and teasing us with some new tracks off their next album which they are recording soon. Soph's voice was suffering from a sore throat but she still put in a stellar performance"


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Serious indie filmmakers stop at noting until the movie is actually in the can – or these days – in your hard drive. Still if you've been working to make movies for any length of time, you know there are days when you hit obstacles, sometimes so seemingly insurmountable that you just want to give up on your project. Don't do it!
indie filmmakers
Warning: DVD Distribution Is Dead
Do you remember retail DVD distribution? Do you remember walking into a video store and renting a video? Those days are gone. The demise of retail DVD distribution means that you can no longer depend on some video rental chain to buy 5,000 copies of your DVD. The advent of the internet…
Aspiring screenwriter: Go Hollywood or go indie?
Because I've written a few books about screenwriting I sometimes get questions from people just starting out on their careers. One query that has started coming up more often recently is whether it's better to chase the Hollywood dream or get involved with indie films, including ones made for the web…
Keven Smith talks Movie Distribution
I love Kevin Smith's attitude towards modern movie distribution. If you're like most independent filmmakers, what Kevin was able to accomplish from his days of Clerks has been amazing. Back then, he not only dreamed the Sundance Dream, but he realized the dream as well.
The Secret Society Of Modern Indie Filmmakers
As a result of lower priced production equipment, coupled with non-discriminatory distribution, YOU can make, market and sell your movie this year and you don't need to ask permission.
Does Streaming Movies On Your Own Website Make Sense?
A lot of filmmakers (who do not have website traffic) are being fed the idea that "content enablers" will magically source an audience. When I wrote the post about website streaming, I did so more in response to the never-ending slew of emails I get from various PR firms trying to push the next streaming gizmo for indie filmmakers – none of which solves the blatant problem of actually getting enough people to watch the movie…


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Cross Lutheran Church, New Braunfels, Texas was begun when a group of six from New Braunfels started worship services in 1925 and met in various places in the city during the next few years. The Cross Lutheran congregation was officially organized in 1928 and the Cross Lutheran School was begun in 1931. From the original group of six persons, this congregation has grown to its present membership of over 600 souls. Ten pastors have served Cross Lutheran over the years. Pastor Don Fraker has been the shepherd of Cross since August 1998.
Cross Lutheran Church was located at Cross and Hickory Street in New Braunfels from 1942 until a new Education Wing and temporary Worship Center were built and opened in August, 2002. The dedication of the new facilities at 2171 E. Common Street in New Braunfels was on October 27, 2002.
Presently the congregation offers an adult bible study for almost every day of the week. In addition to the adult choir, there are 6 different bell choirs, two quilting groups, Dorcas Guild (LWML) with 4 different circles, Altar Guild, LLL Men's Club, youth groups for grades 1st through Senior High, and of course the flourishing Cross Lutheran School
encompassing Pre-School through 8th grade. Presently Cross School has over 100 students.
Our new dedicated Sanctuary is completed and our first services in it were on June 13, 2010. Dedication of the Sanctuary was on Reformation Sunday, October 31, 2010. God has blessed Cross Lutheran Church and School and its members since its early beginnings. For almost 80 years, by God's grace, Cross Lutheran Church and School has been proclaiming and teaching His Word in truth and purity so that many have come to know and grow in Christ's forgiving love. With His help, this continues in our future. To God be the glory!


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The Alliance Theatre and its educational programs provide teachers with resources for integrating the arts into their classrooms and engaging students as artists and patrons. The Alliance Theatre Institute provides in-school residency programs and teacher professional development across the state of Georgia. The Alliance Theatre's school day performances offer students the opportunity to see professional theater productions through their schools. Teen Audience Fusion is a unique program that creates intergenerational dialogue between the teens in the Atlanta community and its local arts patrons.
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The Alliance Theatre, together with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, has adapted a nationally-awarded model developed by Dallas Theater Center to engage teens with authentic performing arts experiences during the current season. In partnership with the Atlanta Public School System, the Theatre and Symphony partner with Title 1 APS high schools and middle schools for Alliance productions and Symphony concerts.
Interested in teaching with one of our programs? Submit an application HERE. We accept applications year-round.