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Monday, October 27, 2008
Now is the time to plant bulbs for spring. Tulips for the most part should be treated as annuals and replaced every year, or at least supplemented for best show. Daffodils are reliably perennial.
The easiest way to plant bulbs is to loosen soil, and plant according to bulb planting instructions, usually about 5" deep, and about 4-5" apart. Cover, add compost if necessary, water, and add some mulch for the top.
Voila! In spring you have a beautiful display of colorful bulbs.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
My favorite plant of the week
I love this plant. It is right for a specimen plant in the garden, or as a landscape perennial en masse. Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune' (commonly known as Anise Hyssop) is beautiful, care-free, and attracts many insects including the beneficial ones that eat aphids and other nasty creatures. The leaves when bruised have an anise scent. The North American native Agastache foeniculum is appropriate for the wild garden. The native plant is not as bushy, and re-seeds quite a lot, which is not a problem in the proper place. For the more 'well-tended' garden, the cultivar works very nicely. I find that cutting this plant down by 1/3 to 1/2 in June (in zone 4) keeps the plant more compact and not prone to flopping. I have often seen this plant listed as zone 5 hardy, but it seems to work in zone 4.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Sassafras Propagation???
My vacation is winding down. Three weeks on the shores of Lake Michigan. Perfect.
We have been working on erosion control during this vacation. We put down straw blankets over a fairly steep slope that needs stablization. I will throw down some rye seed before we go, and there is already some Sassafras coming in. My goal is to stabilize the soil enough so that the native plants will seed in. I may want to help that along, however.
Does anyone know how to propagate Sassafras? I am from Zone 4 world where we don't have the beautiful Sassafras, but would love to help it along on our sloped area.
Thanks to all (or anyone) who read this blog.
We have been working on erosion control during this vacation. We put down straw blankets over a fairly steep slope that needs stablization. I will throw down some rye seed before we go, and there is already some Sassafras coming in. My goal is to stabilize the soil enough so that the native plants will seed in. I may want to help that along, however.
Does anyone know how to propagate Sassafras? I am from Zone 4 world where we don't have the beautiful Sassafras, but would love to help it along on our sloped area.
Thanks to all (or anyone) who read this blog.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
It's soil, not oil
Black Gold. Or commonly known as compost. After just one good application in my clients' gardens, she forever refers to compost as Black Gold.
When you are working with the crappiest soil you can think of, the best magic bullet is to add copious amounts of compost.
Gardeners that are worth their snuff know this, but landscapers don't always know this. Imagine you are to design a new home where all you have is the sub-soil and you are expected to make a fabulous landscape. You can, of course, make a fabulous landscape, but it will be fabulous for a very short period of time. So send out that bill quick.
When all you have is sub-soil, the simplest remedy is to amend what you have with lots and lots of compost. Sort of like turning it into topsoil. Compost should be applied yearly at least until your soil shows signs of biological life.
PS - Does anyone know what kind of spider this is up at the top of the post? It was probably about the size of a nickel, found near Hudson, WI.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Fouling our own nests
Kicking things off with a little email back and forth with an old friend as the outdoor season revs up like a panzer tank:
MM: Something I was pondering during my 700 miles of driving was, in the convergent and dull "green lawn" mentality of white bread amerika, there's an inordinate prejudice against any plant in the yard that's not grass, which then all get lumped into a category labeled WEEDS, which then further merit whatever draconian methods of chemical warfare are necessary to eliminate them ... and the end result is a toxic micro-environment of our own doing. The off-the-shelf poisons that are marketed freely are as ample as they are scary. How do we curb this mindless predisposition toward toxic lawns?
DG: Your view of the mentality of white bread amerika is right on. One of the (many) villains is the lawn care company. They hoodwink folks into these "programs" which include unnecessary spraying on a regular basis of insecticide, way too much fertilizer, grub "control," and so on. After leaving a couple job sites when the sprayers came in and started their work, I decided that I would not, or have my employees, crawling around in the gardens that have been sprayed by chemicals. Although when enlightened, most people understand the needlessness (and expense) of these chemical applications, not to mention the hazards to our health and the health of the ecosystem, they want to end these programs. HOWEVER, there is a mentality out there....just go to Home Depot on a weekend in the spring and see all the people buying grub control, chemical fertilizers, etc. ... as if they'd been HYPNOTIZED. Zombie Grub Killers.
MM: Lawn care companies ... the name says it all: CHEMLAWN! Whatever. The word WEED is an emotionally (irrationally) charged word .
Anyhow, welcome to my world. Time to go kills some grubs. Or maybe give them some love instead? Huh?
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Take It Off-Road…but Please Tread Lightly
Color Outside the Lines…that was once a line in one of Jeep's TV ads, and those of us with a passion for off-roading can definitely relate. Take it outside the lines, off the road – to places most can't go. It is a thrill, can be a challenge, but it also gets you to parts of nature that aren't on the map. We are blessed in the four-corners area to have some of the best trails around for off-roading. Whether you're a beginner with a stock vehicle, or an advanced avid off-roader who spends more upgrading your truck than you do on your mortgage – there are amazing places in these four-corners to go. However, to enjoy this amazing land around us, there are some basic rules to follow to help save this land and keep these trails open for years to come. Following are some basic rules to help protect environment and each other. Grab your truck, some friends, gas up and get out there!
- Travel only in areas designated for four-wheel drive vehicles. This includes driving over obstacles on the trail, instead of around, as this will avoid widening the trail.
- Straddle gullies and ruts.
- Cross streams and rivers only at designated points – where the road crosses.
- When possible avoid mud. If you do go through mud or soft terrain, keep a slow and steady pace to avoid spinning wheels which can cause rutting and damage the trail, and will often get you stuck.
- Don't turn around on narrow roads, steep terrain or unstable ground – reverse until you find a safe place to turn around.
- If you cannot see ahead of you on the trail, stop and scout it by foot to avoid any major unseen obstacles – yes, I have seen people go up a hill and end up in a lake on the other side…it happens.
- To increase traction – decrease air pressure in your tires to the point you see a slight bulge (usually no lower than 20 p.s.i.)
- Know your vehicle's clearance – the height from the ground of the lowest point on your vehicle.
- Maintain a reasonable distance between vehicles.
- Always travel with another vehicle – this way if one gets stuck you still have a way out. Also, having three or more people on the trail allows most of us to tip our trucks back up and keep going.
- If you get stuck – always attach tow strap or winch to lowest part of the frame of the vehicle, never to a bumper. Always allow the winch to do the work to avoid injury.
- When using a tree as an anchor, always use a wide tow-strap to avoid damaging the tree.
- Don't drink and drive – drive, have a great time, then have a few beers around the campfire later, when the driving is done.
- Avoid sensitive areas – habitats, areas with livestock or large wildlife, archeological and historic areas. If you do encounter livestock or wildlife, try to avoid spooking them the best you can.
- Always leave gates as you found them – open or closed.
- If traveling on private property, always retain permission from land owner (most are gracious if you respect them enough to ask.)
- Yield to those traveling in ATVs, on horseback, or on mountain bikes.
- Proceed with caution around pack animals as sudden, unfamiliar activity or noises can spook the animals.
- Do not idle around camping or picnic areas, and keep speed low when in these areas.
- Take only photos – leave only footprints. Carry out everything you carried in – including trash.
- Observe sanitary waste disposal.
- Have an idea of where you're going. Yes, some of the most fun is getting lost and finding trails that aren't on any map, but you do want to have an idea of where you can and cannot go in certain areas.
- Know the weather before you leave so you are not caught unexpected. If there has been a lot of precipitation in recent days, please use caution. If you go out and the terrain is too soft, you can get stuck and then it can take many vehicles to get you out, which damages the trail and the environment around it.
- If you are inclined, there are off-road driving courses around these states.
- Know your vehicle – be prepared with tools, supplies and a spill kit for any repairs on the trail.
- Join a trail group – there are groups in every state and we all share a love for off-roading, so please don't be intimidated if you're a beginner – we all started somewhere and love to teach those just discovering their passion.
A lot of this is common sense, but a great reminder, nonetheless. If we all practice Treading Lightly – these trails will be there for years to come for many later generations to enjoy. Get out and discover new territory; challenge yourself and your vehicle; meet others who share your passion (and empty pockets). There is so much to see out there off the beaten path. See you out there.

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Do you have a phobia? A phobia is described as "an extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something", and having a phobia about something is by no means uncommon.
For example, how many of us are scared of spiders? In some people the mere sight of a spider can trigger a near hysterical reaction, screaming and running away. In the UK at least, where spiders which can actually harm you are rare, that response could seem irrational and difficult to understand.
Yet this fear of spiders is one of the most common phobias – arachnophobia. Other relatively common phobias include the fear of heights (acrophobia), the fear of confined spaces (claustrophobia), the fear of dogs (cynophobia), the fear of injections (trypanophobia) and the fear of flying (pteromerhanophobia).
You could argue there's nothing irrational about these fears; after all, dogs might bite, aeroplanes might crash and who would be enthusiastic about having needles stuck into them? It could also be that some fears are pre-programmed into us, part of a primeval survival instinct that most people simply overcome better than others. In some cases, a phobia might be brought on by a specific incident or trauma, or it might just develop gradually over time.
It's the level of fear associated with these things that makes them irrational and marks them out as a phobia. It's one thing to be wary of a strange dog, quite another to be terrified of all dogs to the point of inducing severe anxiety and even hysteria.
So it's likely that many of us will have a phobia about something, even if only a mild one. However, there are also some very strange fears out there which are surprisingly common – so much so that they have been officially classified as a phobia. Here are 10 phobias which, while you might never understand them, are all too real to those who have them!
- Turophobia... the fear of cheese. A surprising number of people are really scared of cheese, whether it's the sight of it, the smell, the feel or the taste. For some turophobes it's just one type of cheese, while for others any cheese could bring on a cold sweat.
- Coulrophobia... the fear of clowns. Stephen King's film "It" has a lot to answer for! The scary clown has been found in popular culture for generations, and for some people any clown is scary. Some sufferers will not even venture into MacDonald's in case clown mascot Ronald MacDonald raises his painted head.
- Nomophobia... fear of being without a mobile phone or network coverage. Now here's a modern phobia that our ancestors need never fear. Its name (short for no-mobile-phobia) was only coined around a decade ago, but a growing number of sufferers exhibit an extreme fear of losing signal, running out of battery or just losing sight of their mobile phone.
- Xanthophobia... fear of the colour yellow. Anything yellow, even the sun, can trigger anxiety in people with this phobia. Even the word "yellow" can bring on a reaction. Be careful who you give daffodils to!
- Triskaidekaphobia... fear of the number 13. What starts out as a quaint superstition can bloom into a fully fledged terror of the number 13 in some people. It is often associated with fear of Friday the 13th (paraskevidekatriaphobia), when some sufferers simply refuse to emerge from under the duvet. Others just avoid anything related to the "unlucky" number.
- Pogonophobia... fear of beards. Facial hair has made a comeback in recent years, with "hipsters" sporting full bushy beards, but for some people it is the stuff of nightmares. Some psychologists suggest it's because it's hard to read the facial expressions of a man with a beard, and thereby fathom his intent. Or it could just be an inherited fear of Vikings?
- Papaphobia... fear of the Pope. Being a practising Catholic could be a tough one if you're afflicted with this phobia. Seen as a branch of hierophobia (fear of holy individuals and sacred things), it can be triggered by a trauma associated with the Pope or the papacy.
- Omphalophobia... fear of the navel. Just seeing or thinking about a belly button can repulse people with this phobia. It also extends to touching another person's navel or having their own navel touched or seen.
- Somniphobia... fear of falling asleep. Repeated nightmares or worrying you might die while asleep can result in an extreme fear of 'the land of nod'. Others just worry that too much of their precious time is wasted on sleep when there's so much else to do. The inevitability of falling asleep only makes the fear worse.
- Gephyrophobia... the fear of crossing bridges. People with this phobia will go to extreme lengths to avoid crossing a bridge. Journeys have to be meticulously planned, often involving long diversions, or avoided altogether. Some sufferers only fear driving across a bridge, a fear so real that in certain American cities you can pay someone else to drive your car across a bridge.
Finally there is one more phobia to mention; phobophobia is the fear of phobias, and specifically of the feelings of anxiety and distress associated with them. Honestly, it exists.


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A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend.
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With The Great Gatsby hitting movie theaters May 10, tracks from the film's absolutely stacked soundtrack are beginning to circulate. Just this weekend, Beyoncé and Andre 3000's version of Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" popped up, and now, The A.V. Club is premiering another track from Music From Baz Luhrman's Film The Great Gatsby. As the lead singer for Quadron, Danish singer Coco O. slithers through electrosoul cuts. On "Where The Wind Blows" from Gatsby, though, O. applies that style to a sultry riff set over some plinky, '20s style piano. It's an enchanting track, and an intriguing glimpse at what viewers can expect from the Luhrman film.
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Has anyone else felt the need to take a Valium after buying a guidebook?
I mean, I've bought guide books before (and yes, I still buy guide books before each trip. And no, I'm not your grandma, you jerk.) but I've never felt this feeling of being overwhelmed by the country itself.
Well, that is until I bought a Japan guidebook before my two week adventure.
Within two minutes of reading it, I thought, "Holy crap, there's a lot to do and see. I'll never have time to see it all. Then, I'll have to leave the country without seeing it all and then, some jerk will say, 'did you see this' and I'll have to say, 'no' and then, I'll convince myself that I didn't see anything worthwhile. Then, I'll regret not seeing that thing for the rest of my life. And then, that one thing will hang like a dark cloud over all of the cool things that we did see just knowing that we didn't see that one thing and then, the world will just end suddenly and I will have never seen that one thing. ARRGHHH!!!!"
Goodness, I'm weirder since we last met, huh?
Although it would be impossible to see all of this country in two weeks, the things we did see were amazing. Besides the temples, the shrines, the Zen, the culinary excellence, the architecture, the religion, the Buddhism, the deer, the local festivals, the crazy transportation systems, the bento boxes, the heat, the food, the food and the food, it was the Japanese people that impressed me the most.
I know I was only there for a short period of time, but Japan struck me as a society deeply rooted in profound respect. Is it a respect for life, for tradition? Am I reading too much into it? I don't know, but the truth is you can sense a certain sophisticated, yet quiet pride when walking around Japan. And although we certainly had a language barrier, everywhere we went, people were so helpful and respectful, at times quite funny and charming and damn it, Spain, why do you have to be ornery all the time?
Day One: Tsukiji Market
Although I could go on and on about my current Japanese culture crush, I'm going to delve right into my Japan recap with our visit to the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world, Tsukiji Market.
While markets aren't my thing normally, we really wanted to see the famous tuna auction. The problem is that A LOT of people want to see this auction, but it's only open to 120 visitors a day, broken up into two groups of 60.
Although Tsukiji Market is a popular landmark for the city, the workers have complained recently about so many tourists walking around and interupting the flow of their very frentic workday. And it is crazy busy in the market, mainly because of the frantic bicyclists and zooming turret trucks that are charged with the responsibility of getting to their destination quickly without running over clumsy, camera wielding goofs from all over the world.
Watch em go:
The Tuna Auction
The auction runs every day except Sunday, every second Wednesday and some holidays. The kicker to visiting the event is that it starts at 5:30 a.m., but it's highly recommended to be there between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m.
Yes, 4 o'clock in the morning, people.
One reason for this absurdness is that although 120 people are allowed to witness the auction, there are divided into two groups. It's first come first serve and you certainly want to be in the first group because there is some sort of hierarchy system and the serious buyers bid for the best tuna first. I'm supposing that the second group just gets to see the auction of a few minnows or something of the sort.
We decided to use our jetlag to our favor and rise and shine early the morning after we arrived in Tokyo. We took a reasonably priced taxi to the market and arrived at the market at about 4:10. Believe it or not, we were the last people in the first group, so my advice to you is to definitely get there early!
The worst apart about the early arrival time is the waiting time before the auction starts at 5:30. Once you're in your group with designated vest color, you basically wait for another hour and a half before the auction begins. Bring a book or something because there's really nothing to do. And you can't wander around the market at that time. And the only thing to eat or drink is from a vending machine and everything is in Japanese. I bought a seaweed flavored hot chocolate drink by mistake. Yum.
Once they usher you into the auction area, the whole thing only lasts about 10 minutes. There are two or three auctioneers shouting and multiple people bidding. I really wish I could have understood the prices that were being paid for the tuna. Besides the auction itself, the most interesting part for me was watching the buyers inspect the tuna bodies, which were treated with the utmost respect.
No, I'm just kidding. They were treated like the expensive frozen slabs of fish they are. This is a huge business in Japan (The fist tuna of 2013 was bought for $1.7 million!), and despite the controversy of blue fin over fishing, it's pretty clear from the solemn aura in the auction that there is no room for sentimentality here at Tsukiji. It's all business.
Well, that or they just hate goofy tourists.
After the auction, a handful of restaurants open in the market. You'll see Japanese people lining up at the best places so you might have to wait a bit. Have you ever eaten sushi at 6:30 in the morning? With a beer, to boot? Well, since we had woken up so early, it already seemed like lunch time at that hour and once we got seated at a little sushi restaurant, it was the most amazing sushi of my life.
I really wish I had taken photos of our sushi, but it always feel sort of rude to do that in an intimate restaurant, you know? So, I'm sorry for the lack of photos, but take my word for it: the sushi at the Tsukiji fish market is the best, ever, ever in the entire world. No other sushi I've ever had even comes close to the paradise I put in my mouth at that small, unassuming sushi bar. In fact, afterwards, I really had assumed that I would never eat sushi again; it was that good. But that idea only lasted until we got to Nara, where I had the most beautiful nigiris wrapped in persimmon leaves.
But, I'll have to save that one for another day and another post!
Tsukiji Market Information:
- Japan Guide
- Tsukiji Market Site (kind of in English)
- Tsukiji Market Tours


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Hello and welcome to the last One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop of the year. Our theme this month is Silver Bells and Sea Shells and I actually had the perfect stamp set for it. I was very shocked I purchased the So Santa Stamp Set because I thought it was fun and something. I wouldn't normally be drawn to but this years Holiday Catalog has so many great things in it it's been hard to decided. Anyway that another story for another time. I know you want to see my projects for this month. So here you go.
I created this fun card and Santa's Little Notebook for this month's hop. I love all of the products that I've used today.
I stamped the Santa holding the surf board in tuxedo ink and colored him with my Stampin' Blends. I stamped the sentiment in Lemon Lime Twist. I added starfish on both sides of the sentiment and colored them in Granny Apple green light and real red. The granny Apple green light is the closet to a lemon lime twist blend color. I added a piece of the Santa's workshop designer series paper to the front of the card.
I stamped the inside the same way as the outside. I also colored the starfish the same way.
The Santa's Little Notebook is made using the same designer series paper as the card and a thin Clear Mount Stamp case. For the inside you can see the other side of the designer series paper and I added a pocket on the inside with a extra piece of the dsp so that you have a place to put receipts.
On the other side of the decorated case is a dressed up pen with a pen holder and a decorated notebook that you can make your Christmas lists in.
Thanks for dropping by for this month's hop and my second post for the day. You can go to the next blog by clicking on the little blue image of the frog to bring up the blog roll.
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I write this with haste.
Demonic cells are activated throughout USA. First Orlando, then Texas, now North Carolina. Orlando is one dark principality indeed with Walt Disney world and numerous other dis-attractions of the devil. This is the start of the devils end-of-days panic and aim to destroy as many as possible in his jealousy and hatred.
Satanists think they are in Satan's favor; but, he hates them too. He will destroy all of them once he has used them up. He is jealous of their ability to repent, seek redemption and receive eternal life in heaven. Satan has co-opted so many. Not just the shooters and head-cutters; but, also all who sin great sins and are hooked by their sin. It's time crunch-time sinners. You do not want to receive eternal damnation. It is eternal and extremely painful. I would not wish it on my worst earthly enemy. This was originally intended for the fallen angels, the devil; but, now it seems there is no other place for those who have given up their vessels and hearts to darkness.
Children of Philadelphia Church, BIND the Spirits of Death and Destruction over your principality. Trust the Lord who told you, there are princes over regions and cities–demons delivering death and destruction through people, animals and other means. One example is the Prince of Tyre. But the King of Tyre, our Jesus, Yeshua Ha-Maschiah, destroys them all–through you until His return with the Saints.
It is time for spiritual warfare. Click our category button, Spiritual Warfare, here. Wal-Mart seems to be targeted; but, do not leave Target or even the streets out. The devil flees when you use the authority given you. He must obey. The Lord is battling–not you. The Lord rebukes them–not you. This is commanded of His sheep.
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Federal Marshal
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Looks like a jump in time. Most of the main characters have their own group. Maggie's still hot but will hang you if you mess with her. Rick got a haircut and still has the same gf. Necessities are in short supply as a passage in time would allow. Walkers are looking more ragged also. Maybe this season will be better than the last couple maybe not. Zeke is "dating" Carol. Guess he didn't see the episodes where she killed the folks in jail and put a bullet in the head of the little girl. He better be nice to her.


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The First-Step Series assumes that readers have no previous experience with the networking technology discussed. Additionally, with expanded explanations and examples, the tone and breadth of the coverage caters to individuals who are new to a topic. By using this editorial approach, the First-Step Series provides readers with a basic foundation on which they can build their knowledge.
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Lessons from a $500 billion investment fund
For some inkling of where investment theory is headed, take a look at the debates and forums being hosted by the Norwegian Government Pension Fund. Fund officials are in the midst of an inquiry into why their fund, which invests proceeds from Norway's vast petroleum exploits, performed so poorly in 2009 and how it should re-orient itself.
Unlike, say, a hedge fund, Norway's pension fund conducts a big portion of its business in the public eye, which means you can get a heck of an education simply by tuning in to the presentations given by the bevy of academics the Norwegian government has brought in to look at the performance.
As alluded to in our Weekend Investor story this Saturday, one of the recommendations touted by some academics is for the fund to balance its exposure to "risk factors" rather than to assets or active management.


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In February, Macmillan will be in Denver for the 29th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience!
Visit booths #227/229 to get a copy of Macmillan's 2010 catalog of books for first-year reading and browse our selection of new and classic fiction and non-fiction, including Bill McKibben's latest, Eaarth and Tim Hamilton's graphic adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
We'll have Emmanuel Jal's War Child, available in paperback in February, and limited copies of C. Karim Chrobog's film, War Child: A New Fight, A New Weapon, on DVD.
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Join Macmillan and No Impact Man, Colin Beavan, for Lunch
On Monday, February 15, from 11:30 to 1:30, Macmillan joins HarperCollins, Knopf Doubleday, and Penguin to host an author luncheon in Plaza Ballroom, Salons D&E.
This year, we're pleased to have Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man, speaking and signing copies of his book at the event.
Colin will be joined by Kevin Michael Connolly, author of Double Take (HarperCollins), Thomas Cahill, author of A Saint on Death Row (Knopf Doubleday), and Mahbod Seraji, author of Rooftops of Tehran (Penguin).
R.S.V.P. for the luncheon at any participating publisher's booth. Space will be limited!
Our sister company, Bedford/St. Martin's, will also attend. Visit booth #222 for Your College Experience: Strategies for Success, Step by Step to College and Career Success, The Transition to College Writing, and more from their College Success selection.


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Editor's Note: The following is year-end commentary from local theater critic Alexandra Bonifield, who writes for her own blog CriticalRant.com and Arts+Culture Magazine, both of which are TheaterJones media partners. Expanded categories with commentary will appear soon on CriticalRant.
Ten Top Productions of 2010: Literary merit. Imaginative staging. Sophisticated direction. Cohesive ensemble performance. Comprehensive technical vision and execution. Viable realities.
- Our Town (WaterTower Theatre)
- August: Osage County (Oklahoma City Repertory Company)
- Much Ado About Nothing (Trinity Shakespeare Festival)
- The Dog Problem (Undermain Theatre)
- Umlauf's Bicycle (The Ochre House/Balanced Almond)
- The 39 Steps (Stage West)
- Charm (Kitchen Dog Theater)
- Endgame (Undermain Theatre)
- The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre Three)
- Bach at Leipzig (Circle Theatre)
Outstanding original performances or adaptations in 2010:
- Alice in Wonderland (White Rock Pollution)
- The B(e)ast of Taylor Mac (Undermain Theatre)
- Before Night Falls (Fort Worth Opera)
- Bill (Ochre House/Balanced Almond)
- Milarepa (Fred Curchack and Laura Jorgensen)
Defining directors of 2010:
- Robin Armstrong, Bach at Leipzig and Bright Ideas (both at Circle Theatre)
- Christopher Carlos, Charm (Kitchen Dog Theater)
- Jim Covault, The 39 Steps (Stage West)
- Stephen Fried, Much Ado About Nothing (Trinity Shakespeare Festival)
- Terry Martin, Our Town (WaterTower Theatre)
- René Moreno, Cymbeline (Shakespeare Dallas); August: Osage County (Oklahoma City Rep); No Child... (Amphibian Stage Productions)
- Katherine Owens, Port Twilight, or a History of Science and The Dog Problem (both at Undermain Theatre; Port Twilight re-opened in 2010)
- Matthew Posey, St. Genet of the Flowery Teeth, Bill and Umlauf's Bicycle (all at Ochre House)
- Michael Serrecchia, The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre Three)
- Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Endgame (Undermain Theatre)
Outstanding ensemble performances of 2010:
- Alice in Wonderland (White Rock Pollution)
- Cymbeline (Shakespeare Dallas)
- Our Town (WaterTower Theatre)
- Sanders Family Christmas (One Thirty Productions)
- SubUrbia, (Upstart Productions)
Top acting performances of 2010:
- Rhianna Mack, No Child…(Amphibian Stage Productions)
- Matt Posey, St. Genet of the Flowery Teeth (The Ochre House/Balanced Almond)
Top dance performances of 2010:
- Jeremy Dumont, The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre Three)
- Morgana Shaw, Closer to Heaven (Uptown Players)
Top vocal performances of 2010:
- Wes Mason (Before Night Falls, Fort Worth Opera)
- Cara Statham Serber (It's A Bird…It's A Plane…It's Superman! (Dallas Theater Center)
Outstanding Male Performers of 2010:
- Regan Adair: Laughter on the 23rd Floor (WaterTower Theatre); Something Intangible (Circle Theatre); The Beauty Plays, Henry IV and A Christmas Carol (all at Dallas Theater Center)
- Cameron Cobb: Betrayal (Kitchen Dog Theater)
- Joey Folsom: Our Town (WaterTower Theatre); SubUrbia (Upstart Productions); Georgie Gets A Facelift (Churchmouse Productions)
- Stan Graner: Our Town (WaterTower Theatre); Sanders Family Christmas (One Thirty Productions)
- Gregory Lush: Hunter Gatherers (Second Thought Theatre); The Seagull (Kitchen Dog Theater); Sherlock Holmes in the Crucifer of Blood (Theatre Three)
- Mitchell Parrack: Bill and Umlauf's Bicycle (both at Ochre House)
- Randy Pearlman: Is He Dead? (WaterTower Theatre); A Kind of Alaska (Upstart Productions); Alice in Wonderland (White Rock Pollution); The Sisters Rosensweig (Contemporary Theatre of Dallas)
- Mark Shum: Opus (Circle Theatre); Is He Dead? (WaterTower Theatre); The 39 Steps (Stage West)
- Drew Wall: Long Way Go Down (Kitchen Dog Theater); The Dog Problem (Undermain Theatre)
- Brian Witkowicz: Alice in Wonderland (White Rock Pollution); Charm (Kitchen Dog Theater)
Outstanding Female Performers of 2010:
- Emily Scott Banks: Our Town (WaterTower Theatre)
- Cassie Bann: SubUrbia (Upstart Productions); Gint (Broken Gears Project Theatre)
- Pam Dougherty: August: Osage County (Oklahoma City Rep); The Full Monty (WaterTower Theatre)
- Marianne Galloway: Sanders Family Christmas (One Thirty Productions); Beehive and [title of show] (both at Theatre Three)
- Jenny Ledel: Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare Dallas)
- Trisha Miller: Much Ado About Nothing (Trinity Shakespeare Festival)
- Arianna Movassagh: Hello Human Female (Audacity Theatre Lab, the second time, at Teatro Dallas); The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre Three)
- Morgana Shaw: Closer to Heaven (Uptown Players); Well-Traveled But Not Well-Known (One Thirty Productions)
- Sally Vahle: Death of a Salesman (Dallas Theater Center)
- Cara Statham Serber: It's a Bird…Iit's a Plane…It's Superman! (Dallas Theater Center)
Artists on the Way Up: Elizabeth Evans, Cassie Bann, Daniel Johnson, Justin Locklear
Most Memorable 2010 Holiday Show: A Christmas Carol reading (Stage West)
Zaniest theater photos of 2010: James Jamison for Santa Claus vs. The Martians (Level Ground Arts)
Bared-Fangs Designees of Shame (or, the Worst of 2010):
- The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Dallas)
- The Dixie Swim Club (Pocket Sandwich Theatre)
- Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage and Beehive (Theatre Three)
- Give It Up! (Dallas Theater Center)
- The Seagull (Kitchen Dog Theater)
- Well (Echo Theatre)
- Two special dishonorable mentions: one involved a carnival; and the other, eating cockroaches. They felt like bad marriages: I'll just put them behind me. Far behind me.
Editor's Note: In the week between Christmas and New Year's, we'll run our looks back at the year in the performing arts. Coming up, look for the biggest theater and arts stories of the year; and the year in local performing arts photos. Margaret Putnam's year in dance is here; M. Lance Lusk's year in Shakespeare is here; Gregory Sullivan Isaacs' best of classical music and opera is here, and Mark Lowry's year in theater is here.


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ATI Responds: 9700 AGP 8x compatibility
ATI Responds: 9700 AGP 8x compatibility news post from TweakTown's online news computing and technology content pages.
Published Wed, Sep 18 2002 4:31 AM CDT | Updated Tue, Jun 16 2020 4:29 PM CDT
I saw over at Rage3D that ATI made an official response regarding the Radeon 9700 AGP 8x compatibility issues which users have been experiencing over the past month.
ATI is aware of a small number of reports of incompatibility between the RADEON 9700 PRO graphics accelerator and certain AGP 8X motherboards. It is important to emphasize that the number of incidents is very low. Extensive testing has been done, in conjunction with motherboard chipset manufacturers, motherboard manufacturers and with retail available motherboards, to determine if compatibility issues exists. From these tests, it has been concluded that no compatibility issues exist with the current or soon to be released AGP 8X motherboards.More information at Rage3D
Some end users have reported issues to our Customer Service department that we are investigating. From the data that has been gathered, it appears that issues that have been reported are caused by individual board issues and are not indicative of a general compatibility issue. RADEON 9700 PRO product owners are encouraged to contact our Customer Service Department should they have an operational problem with their product.
In addition, it is important to ensure that appropriate system preparation is done prior to installing the RADEON 9700 PRO. We recommend installing the latest motherboard BIOS in the system as well as the latest available AGP drivers. Many of the 8X issues have been resolved with an updated BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer.


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May 24-27, 31, June 2, 7-9 -- Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall, Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.
May 24 -- Kent Roosevelt High School orchestra and jazz ensemble, 7, Home Savings Plaza, downtown Kent.
May 25 -- Opening of Rockin' on the River, every Friday through Labor Day, the Riverfront Center in downtown Cuyahoga Falls.
May 25 -- Cleveland Pops Orchestra's Salute to Our Armed Forces, 8, Severance Hall on Euclid Avenue.
May 26 -- 1964: The Tribute and Zoso, 6-11 p.m., Thurman Munson Stadium on southeast side of Canton.
May 27 -- Bow Wow, evening, PD Pavilion, Flats.
May 27 -- MxPx, even-ingconcert, House of Blues.
May 29 -- Les Claypool, Two Gallants, evening, the House of Blues, Cleveland.
May 30 -- Deftones, Fall of Troy, evening, House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
May 31 -- Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin and Puddle of Mudd, 7 p.m., the Tower City Amphitheater.
June 1 -- Riders in the Sky, 8, the Kent Stage, Kent.
June 1 -- Bad Bad Voodoo Daddy, evening, House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
June 2 -- Jackie, MT/TV, Level C., evening, House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
June 6 -- Little Feat, evening, the House of Blues.
June 7 -- Bob Hoefler's Big Band, 7 p.m., Home Savings Plaza, downtown Kent.
June 9 -- Nelly Furtado, 7, Tower City Amphitheater.
June 9 -- Fountains of Wayne and Broken West, evening, the House of Blues.
June 9 -- Ian Hunter, 8:30 p.m. at Beachland Ballroom.
June 10 -- TubaSummer, 7 p.m., Cascade Plaza on Main St. in downtown Akron.
June 12 -- Ben Harper, Innocent Criminals, Nightwatchman, evening, evening, House of Blues, Cleveland.
June 12 -- Son Volt, 9 p.m. at Beachland Ballroom.
June 13 -- Ted Nugent, evening, the House of Blues.
June 14 -- Robert Earl Keen, evening, the House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
June 16 -- Chicago, America, evening, the Tower City Amphitheater in Flats.
June 16 -- The Cured, evening, the House of Blues.
June 17 -- Barenaked Ladies, evening, the PD Pavilion, Flats in Cleveland.
June 18 -- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis, 7 p.m., the Allen Theater on Euclid Ave.
June 18 -- Richard Thomas Band, evening, House of Blues, Cleveland.
June 19 -- Kate Voegele, 7:30, Cain Park, Cleve. Hts.
June 20 -- Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler, Richard Elliot, Peter White, 7:30, Allen Theater in Cleveland.
June 20 -- Alive Festival, 9 a.m. to midnight, Clay's Park Resort at Canal Fulton.
June 22 -- Spyro Gyra, evening, the Tangier, Akron.
June 22 -- Almost Queen, evening, the House of Blues.
June 23 -- Poison, Ratt, White Lion, 7, Blossom Music Center in Cuya. Falls.
June 23 -- Jonathan Brooke, evening, the Tangier.
June 23 -- Ultimate Doo-Wop Show, 7, the State Theater, Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
June 27 -- Livingston Taylor, 8 p.m. at Cain Park.
June 29 -- Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, 8 p.m., Q Arena.
June 30 -- Old Crow Medicine Show, evening, House of Blues, Cleveland.
June 30 -- Paul: A Musical Journey, 8, E.J. Thomas Hall, U. of Akron's campus.
Now-May 27 -- "Lunacy," Dobama Theater, the Cleveland Play House on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.
Now-June 3 -- "Dear World," Kalliope Theater, Lee Road, Cleveland Heights.
Now-June 3 -- "Annie Mae's Beyond the Classrooms," Karamu, E. 89th St.
Now-June 30 -- "West Side Story," the Carousel Dinner Theater, south Akron.
May 24-June 10 -- "The Musical of Musicals: The Musical," Actors' Summit, Owen Brown St. in Hudson.
June 12-24 -- "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Palace Theater, Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
June 14-30 -- "Pump Boys and Dinettes," Porthouse Theater, Blossom Music Center in Cuya. Falls.
June 22-July 8 -- "Oliver," Cain Park in Cleve. Hts.
June 22-24 -- GroundWorks Dace Theater, 7:30 Friday-Saturday, 2 Sunday, Cain Park in Cleveland Hts.
Currently -- "Touch" and "Dinosaurs" at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on southwest side of the city.
Currently -- "Hurricane on the Bayou," "Greece: Secrets of the Past" and "Destiny in Space," Omnimax Theater at Great Lakes Science Center on lakefront.
Currently -- "Age of Nudity," "Oscar de la Renta: American Elegance," "Crazy Quilts and Figured and Fancy Coverlets" and "From the Riches of Ohio's Soil: Cambridge Glass" at the Kent St. University Museum.
Now-May 31 -- "Treasures of the Western Reserve Historical Society," East Blvd. on eastside Cleveland.
Now-July 8 -- "Masterpieces of European Painting," the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Beachwood.
Now-Aug. 19 -- Ansel Adams: A Legacy, the Cleveland Institute of Art, East Boulevard, University Circle.
Now-Sept. 3 -- "Baseball as America" exhibit, the Great Lakes Science Center off East 9th St. in Cleveland.
May 23 -- Main Event Speaker Series with Chuck D, 7, auditorium at the main Akron-Summit County Public Library, downtown Akron.
May 25-28 -- Great American Rib Cookoff (May 25, Rusted Root; May 26, Southside Johnny and Asbury Jukes; May 27, the Temptations; May 28, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo and Abbey Road), Tower City Amphitheater, the Flats.
June 2 -- Great Geauga Antiques Market, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Geauga fairgrounds.
June 8-10 -- Italian-American Festival, Cuyahoga Co. fairgrounds, Berea.
June 9 -- Comedienne Kathy Griffin, 8, Akron Civic Theater on S. Main St.
June 9-10 -- Old-fashioned Family Fun Days, Hale Farm and Village, Bath.
June 17 -- Classic Antique and Collector Car show, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Stan Hywet Hall, west side Akron.
June 22-23 -- Women of Faith conference, 5 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Q Arena, downtown Cleveland.
June 22-23 -- Ohio Scottish Games, Lorain County fairgrounds in Wellington.
June 23-24 -- Antique Tractor and Equipment Show, the Medina County fairgrounds, Rt. 42, Medina.
June 23-24 -- Woolfest, 9-5, the Lake Farmpark on Chardon Road in Kirtland.


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In its latest monetary policy review, RBI has kept key interest rates unchanged. However, the statutory liquidity ratio has been reduced by 50 basis points to 21.5 per cent of deposits. RBI has taken a stance to wait till the budget is unveiled for further changes in key rates. We feel that RBI would cut rates further by around 50-75 bps in the current year, to support growth.
On the global front, an array of factors has been affecting our domestic currency. The recent massive stimulus by ECB may result in further inflows in to the Indian economy leading to strength in rupee, but on the other hand, its positive implications for the dollar index would result in a negative impact on rupee.
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Mixed Bags plus free Stealing Bradford
Melody Carlson
Publisher: Zondervan
When her mom died, DJ had to move in with her grandmother, internationally famous '60s fashion model Katherine Carter. Now Mrs. Carter's opened a boarding home for young ladies, and DJ—who would rather wear her basketball team uniform than haute couture—is just sure they'll all be unbearable fashion snobs. One by one, the girls arrive and begin to figure out how to fit into this new family, getting to know each other and forming friendships. Sure, there's an aspiring diva or two, but before long, the Carter House girls are dating, fighting, laughing, shopping, sharing clothes, purses, shoes … and their deepest secrets. DJ may not turn into the perfect little lady her grandmother has in mind, but one thing's for certain—with all these new "sisters," her life will never be the same!


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September 9, 2009
Rocket Software UK (www.rocketsoftware.com) announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement to market, sell, and support the full suite of CorVu brand Software with Farabi Technology Middle East, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, in the Middle East and North Africa.
"At Rocket Software we recognize the excellence that Farabi has demonstrated in serving the Middle East market since 1993," said Rocket Software Business Area Executive Richard Whomes. "Because we realize the importance of Reporting and Performance Management solutions in the Middle East, we are delighted with this partnership and are confident that clients in the region will appreciate the value of a local source for solutions, expertise and consultancy service. CorVu has had a long standing presence in the Middle East and see the partnership with Farabi as further commitment to both existing and new customers in providing local support in the region."
CorVu, a Rocket Software brand, provides Performance Management and Business Intelligence solutions for mid- to large-sized companies throughout the world. A pioneer in the automation of the Balanced Scorecard, the enterprise performance management software provides an easy way to view and manage current performance, strategies, risks, projects and key business drivers of organisations enabling proactive improvement of operating results.
"This partnership is a milestone in our company's development as it allows us to enhance our services offering to our clients with top-notch management tools, decision rapport system, and full visibility across their organization" said Bachar Kassar, General Manager of Farabi technology Middle East. "Since 1993, Farabi Technology Middle East strives to offer must-have solutions to improve companies' operation and returns. Today, we tackle their business performance by offering CorVu's Business Intelligence Module with its ease of use, connection speed scheduler, and the fact that it can be connected to almost any type of database, which will be an added-value to any organization" he added.
About Farabi Technology Middle East
Established in 1993 in Dubai, UAE, Farabi Technology Middle East LLC is a regional provider of products and solutions focused in the legacy Host Access and Integration domain. Its proven expertise in legacy integration and impressive record of accomplishment in high-transaction environments made Farabi a key provider to the governmental, airline, banking, and finance industries. Farabi counts in excess of 160 clients throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South West Asia. As a step to reinforce its presence as a pioneer in offering state of the art integration and mobility solutions, Farabi Technology Middle East has joined the Developer Programs for both the Apple iPhone and the BlackBerry devices. Its experience and expertise in the Smartphone mobility applications development has allowed Farabi Technology Middle East's talented team to build innovative, attractive, and affordable mobility applications to its valuable clients in wider platforms such as Apple iPhone/iPad, BlackBerry, and Microsoft Windows Mobile. For more information, please visit www.farabi.ae
About Rocket Software
Rocket Software is a global software development firm that builds and services Enterprise Infrastructure products for the world's leading OEMs, networks and software companies and enterprises. The company's current lines of business complement and extend strategic OEM offerings in the areas of business intelligence, storage, networks and telecom, terminal emulation and FTP, integration, modernization and SOA, database, and security. Rocket is engaged in OEM relationships and technology partnerships with IBM, EMC, HP, RSA, Nortel, Motorola, and many others. Rocket Software is based in Newton, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.rocketsoftware.com.


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Alpine Skiing (118)
Biathlon (8)
Nordic Skiing (52)
Snowboarding (76)
Veterans (15)
Ability PlusGlenn New Hampshire United States
AbilityPLUS adaptive sports programs are tailored to the needs of participating individuals. Staff and volunteers have backgrounds in education, special education, physical and occupational therapy as well as the legal and medical fields.
Achieve TahoeAlpine Meadows California United States
We are a PSIA Member Ski School (Professional Ski Instructors of America). Our PSIA certified instructors and trained volunteers make skiing or snowboarding possible for anyone with physical, cognitive or developmental disabilities.
Adaptive Action SportsColorado United States
Adaptive action sports (AAS) was founded by action sport athletes in order to create skateboard, snowboard, wakeboard and moto x camps, events and programs for veterans, youth and young adults living with permanent physical disabilities.
Adaptive AdventuresWilmette Illinois United States
The Adaptive Adventures PSIA Adaptive Ski School works hard to deliver affordable programs and technical assistance to improve the overall quality and safety of adaptive skiing.
Adaptive Sports AssociationDurango Colorado United States
The Adaptive Sports Association's (ASA) winter program has been providing adaptive skiing, snowboarding and a variety of "sit-ski" instruction to people with disabilities for over 30 years.
Adaptive Sports at Sun PeaksSun Peaks British Columbia Canada
The focus of Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks is to provide opportunities for people with a wide range of disabilities to participate in adaptive snow sports and recreation programs at Sun Peaks Resort.
Adaptive Sports CenterCrested Butte Colorado United States
The Adaptive Sports Center provides you with one of the most qualified instructor teams in the industry. All of our winter and summer instructors are professionally certified through education associations like Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors. The average tenure of an instructor at the Adaptive Sports Center is over seven years.
Adaptive Sports FoundationWindham New York United States
The Adaptive Sports Foundation's work promotes physical activity for children and adults with disabilities by offering winter activities for recreational skiing, snowboarding, yoga, and personal fitness.
Adaptive Sports Foundation - CanadaKnowlton Quebec Canada
Our winter adaptive ski program starts in early January and runs for 8 Saturdays. Students can ski for four (4) Saturdays in one of 2 groups as outlined below:
Adaptive Sports FundSouth Africa
The ASF's main objective is to raise funds and purchase the necessary adaptive sporting equipment needed for persons with disabilities.
Adaptive Sports Partners of the North CountryFranconia New Hampshire United States
The mission of Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country is to ensure the enrichment of the quality of life for people with disabilities through year-round opportunities for sport and recreation.
Adaptive Sports Program New MexicoSanta Fe New Mexico United States
Since 1985, the Adaptive Sports Program has offered safe and supportive alpine ski lessons for adults and children (five years & older) with a wide array of disabilities.
ADDS at Mansfield Ski ResortVaughan Ontario Canada
The Adult Disabled Downhill Ski Club or ADDS at Mansfield Ski Resort is a volunteer based non-profit organization having the objective of promoting Alpine skiing to physically disabled adults over nineteen years of age. The program has been in existence since 1981.
Alpine CanadaCalgary Alberta Canada
Alpine Canada Alpin is the national governing body for alpine, para-alpine and ski cross racing in Canada. With the support of valued corporate partners and donor's along with the Government of Canada, Own the Podium and the Canadian Olympic Committee, Alpine Canada develops Olympic, Paralympic, world championship and World Cup medalists to stimulate visibility, inspiration and growth in the ski community.
Alpine Ontario Para Race TeamKing City Ontario Canada
The Alpine Ontario Para Race Team (AOPRT) is a not- for-profit organization whose mission is to Educate, Promote, and Train Para Athletes to participate in para alpine racing. Through the assistance of sponsorships and donations, our members train, compete and promote para alpine racing at all levels.
Association du Ski Alpin Adapte en AbitibiBarraute Quebec Canada
The Association of Abitibi Adapted Ski has Level I and Level II instructors to provide downhill skiing to people with disabilities, hearing and visual impairments and intellectual disabilities
AVSC Adaptive Alpine Development ProgramAspen Colorado United States
Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club Training Camp. This unique program is a full time residency-training program for emerging athletes in the Paralympic Alpine skiing pipeline. It is one of the first Paralympic Adaptive Programs that has integrated with an existing USSA Club to create this high level Alpine Skiing Competition Program.
BC Adaptive SnowsportsVancouver British Columbia Canada
Formed in 1973, BC Adaptive Snowsports is a registered Canadian charity.
We enhance the quality of life for children, youth, and adults with physical & cognitive disabilities, their families and volunteers by providing opportunities to experience the joy, freedom, and health and wellness benefits of adaptive snowsports.
Big White Ski and Board SchoolKelowna British Columbia Canada
Big White Ski and Board School, working in conjunction with People in Motion, is proud to offer Adaptive Skiing for our destination guests. Our trained and certified instructors will get you out and enjoying the slopes on whatever equipment is required.
Blue Ridge Adaptive Snow SportsSeverna Park Maryland United States
Blue Ridge Adaptive Snow Sports, Inc. (BRASS) believes skiing and snowboarding empower us! BRASS is led and run by volunteers dedicated to creating opportunities for people with disabilities to enjoy freedom of movement and the outdoors.
Breckenridge Adaptive Ski & Ride SchoolBreckenridge Colorado United States
Adaptive Skiing and Riding at the World-Class Breckenridge Ski Resort and Keystone Ski Resort, Colorado.
CADS - National Capital DivisionOttawa Ontario Canada
The National Capital Division (CADS-NCD) is a member organization of CADS and oversees the programs and services operating in the regions of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
CADS AlbertaEdmonton Alberta Canada
CADS - ALBERTA is the provincial chapter (or Division) of The Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS). A volunteer based organization having as it's main objective, assisting individuals with a disability to lead richer and fuller lives through active participation in recreational and competitive snow skiing and snowboarding.
CADS CalgaryCalgary Alberta Canada
The CADS Calgary Ski School offers an annual series of two-hour lessons that run from January to March typically on Friday evenings from 7-9 pm at Canada Olympic Park. There may be occasional Saturday or Sunday lesson nights also.
CADS Durham RegionOrono Ontario Canada
The program operates at the Brimacombe Ski Club for 8 weeks on Sundays, starting the second Sunday after New Years. It provides support for persons who are physically and intellectually challenged.
CADS EdmontonEdmonton Alberta Canada
CADS Edmonton offers programs in downhill skiing and snowboarding. Our programs are aimed at instructing individuals in our comunity with disabilities in the various adapted skiing techniques. Our volunteer instructors are trained in adaptive ski instruction as developed by the CADS national certifying body.
CADS HaliburtonMinden Ontario Canada
Tucked away in the hills of Haliburton, Ontario, is a picturesque ski resort run by the Bishop family. Local CADS instructors and volunteers have named this program "Haliburton SkiforAll".
CADS Huronia - Heights of HorseshoeBarrie Ontario Canada
The program operates at the Heights of Horseshoe Ski Club for 8 weeks on Saturdays, starting the second Saturday of January. It provides support for persons who are physically and intellectually challenged.
CADS Huronia - HorseshoeBarrie Ontario Canada
The program operates at the Horseshoe Resort for 8 weeks on Saturdays, starting Saturday January 10th 2015. It provides support for persons who are physically and intellectually challenged. There are two sessions running form 10:15 - 11:45 am and 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Skiers are matched with trained volunteer ski partners and supervisor/instructors provide formal instruction.
CADS Huronia - Snow ValleyMinesing Ontario Canada
This CADS program operates out of Snow Valley Resort near Barrie. The program begins in January and runs for 8 Sundays. There are two sessions offered - 11:00 am to 12:45 pm and 1:30 pm to 3:15pm.
CADS LethbridgeLethbridge Alberta Canada
The Lethbridge Zone has program has been running for 15 seasons at Castle Mountain (Alberta). Volunteers of this program have experience with most disabilities.
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We are CADS - Ontario. As part of the Canadian Association of Disabled Skiing (CADS) we have over four hundred members in eight ski areas in Southern Ontario. We are a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of skiing for persons with disabilities.


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Sweet Combat 甜蜜暴击 (2018)
Cast: Lu Han as Ming Tian and Guan Xiaotong as Fang Yu, Ivy Shao as Song Xiao Mi, Li Meng Meng as Chen Ya Nan, Pei Tim as Sun Hao, Zhao Yue as Luo Guan Yan, Ding Cheng Xing as Fang Zhou, Tien Niu as Sun Hao's mother, Zhao De Yin as Ya Nan's father, Zhang Shuang Li as Fang Yu's Grandfather
Episodes: 37
Recommendation: 7/10
My Own Review:
I did not know what to watch and went to Youtube to search for china dramas. I chanced upon this drama and decided to try out the drama. I feel that the plot is quite complete as there are quite a lot of up-and-downs and happenings and stories, which I think is good. However, these happenings in the drama make the plot not as sweet as the title of the drama and it brought me some misery at certain point of time, which is when Ming Tian and Fang Yu realised something which made them broke up. Also, I feel that the plot is considered slow pace for an impatient person like me but I did not know why I managed to finish watching this drama haha.
I like how this drama make me feel that all the character in the drama holds the same importance (no matter they are the lead characters or the supporting characters). It is also the first time I remember all the names of the character in the drama although I am not a name person. This may be because the writer of the drama gave each person quite a lot of screen time or may be because many of them get their other half (even if they may like someone else before that). I do not know the actual reason but when you watch it, you may possibly feel the same way as me.
In this drama, I found two "BEST" people in dramas.
One of the best is the best brother, which is Fang Zhou. Although he is younger than Fang Yu, he seems to be Fang Yu's older brother and he is a very caring and considerate. This can be seen through many incidents. One incident is when Fang Yu wanted to chase her dreams to be a boxer by going to Zhengze University, he persuaded their grandfather to let Fang Yu go by saying that he will go to the company and help out in exchange for Fang Yu's dream. Fang Zhou always cares for Fang Yu and supports Fang Yu in her dreams. How I wish I have a brother like that… But I think my older sister is already the best sister so I will not need such a brother. I wonder whether my sister will read this but nevermind. Haha… sometimes I am a bit too shy to say the good things about people so I usually write it hehe.
Another "best" is the best principal. I feel that the principal of Zhengze is the best as he is someone who can bend the rules when he think that it is right to do it. I am not going to give you an example since I feel that I have revealed too much plot in the drama. When you watch the drama, you will know what I mean haha.
Talking about best principal, I suddenly remember the director of the school being such a promise-keeper. That time when Ming Tian was in coma, he prayed for Ming Tian and said that if Ming Tian wakes up, he will go and do volunteer work abroad. He is such a promise keeper and I really admire such a person.
By the way, the drama songs are quite nice so do go and hear them.
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In the previous post, I said Bush's pro-corporate proposal to address the health care problem through tax policy was liable to turn out to be the only initiative in the SOTU that he actually cared about and might try to implement. So far, I seem to be batting a thousand. He hasn't mentioned the ethanol/alternative fuels thing, and even in the White House nobody knows what "Civilian Reserve Corps" means, let alone how it would be set up, who would be in it, or what it would do. But less than 48 hours after the speech ended, he was already out on the hustings hustling his health care "reform" package.
Speaking at a roundtable before an audience made up largely of journalists, Bush promoted his plan to offer new tax incentives for people to get modestly priced health insurance through their employers or on their own.
"The best way to do that is through private health insurance," Bush said. "Therein lies part of the debate we have in Washington. We believe the private sector is the best delivery of health care. We know there's a role for the federal government, but it's not to dictate, it's not to be the decision-maker."
"The Decider" has been replaced as of Wednesday by "The Decision-Maker" in the limited Bush vocabulary. That's Cheney & Co screwing around with the PR. "The Decider" had become a joke but they had no intention of giving up using language that makes it clear that Bush/Cheney is The Boss and the rest of us – including the Congress – better just shut up and follow The Leader, so they're trying this. Since in this context "a role for the federal government" translates as "a role for Congress", his use of the phrase is a not-so-subtle warning that he, as Emperor, has made the decision that private is better than public because he says so, and that's that.
Although he does, for once, offer several putative "explanations" for why his "idea" is better than everybody else's.
- His "proposal would help some of the 47 million uninsured buy coverage".
- It would give "everyone a financial incentive to seek reasonably priced health plans".
- It "would slow spiraling health costs in the long run".
- "He also promised to redirect some federal health money to state efforts to help low-income people and those whose chronic health conditions make it hard to get health insurance."
Nice thought but following precedent, he'll never do it. It's just another empty Bush promise, one of so many we've simply all lost track of them.
(Paranthetically, I was going through the old Trenches posts that I imported from Blogger, categorizing them so they'd be easier to find, and one of the things I noticed as I was re-reading them was how many of them contained promises by Bush to do this or that or the other that never saw the light of day after the first 3 seconds they were out of his mouth. One of these days I'm going to put a list together and post them all. They cover everything from federal money for health care to federal money for NYC after 9/11 to federal money to support the ethanol industry to federal money for schools – well, you get the idea.)
In any case, once again nothing he said is true.
President Bush likes to say that his health-care proposal would "level the playing field" between people who get health coverage through their job and those who buy it on their own.
But experts said yesterday that it would tilt that field toward a kind of health insurance that Bush has long favored — a high-deductible plan paired with a special tax-exempt health savings account, or HSA.
Len Burman, director of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, said that, in leveling the field, the White House should also seek to scrap the HSA tax break, whose purpose is to counter the tax code's current bias toward comprehensive and expensive employer-provided coverage. Under Bush's plan, it would be the only extra tax break for health insurance — one that would most benefit wealthy people, who can best afford the financial risk of a high-deductible plan and to sock away a lot of money in an HSA.
"It's a really generous tax break," said Burman, whose center is a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution. "If the goal is to try to get people to spend less on health care, why subsidize high-deductible health plans over aggressively managed care? People who believe that the market is the solution ought not to be prescribing one particular approach. Just create the right incentives for people to economize . . . and let them pick the option that works best."
When Bush was Governor of Texas, he once said to a visitor (Sojourner's Jim Wallis) that he doesn't "get" poor people.
The first time I met him, he actually said this very candid thing: "I don't understand poor people, I've never been around poor people. I'm a white Republican guy who doesn't get it. I'd like to. How do I get it?"
Wallis calls it "candid", I call it clueless. He obviously hasn't changed much, except that now he doesn't even bother to keep up a pretense of caring (that visit was in the old "compassionate conservative" days, before he was elected and became
The Decider The Decision-Maker and didn't have to care any more).
Meanwhile, the less-greedy portion of the corporatocracy, the portion that has some slim, tentative idea that a healthy workforce is better than a sick one, is coming up with ideas of its own – and they don't include Bush's.
Start with the children and work up from there. For corporate America and Washington policy experts, that seems to be the emerging consensus about how to begin tackling the problem of the 47 million people in this country without health insurance: Start with the more than 8 million uninsured children.
Then maybe add four million college students who do not have insurance but might not cost all that much to cover because they tend to be young and healthy.
Next might come the 1.4 million or so uninsured people in households with total income at least $75,000, who are perhaps in a position to purchase insurance — if insurance became mandatory and if a market for affordable personal policies was created.
Those are among the ideas arising from corporate America as change in the nation's health insurance system seems increasingly to become a political imperative.
Employers, much of the glue holding the nation's piecemeal health care system together for half a century, have been reluctant to agree to a larger government role in medical coverage. But straining under runaway costs for providing health insurance — partly because of the costs imposed on the medical system by people with no insurance at all — many executives and their representatives see the time as ripe for starting to overhaul the system.
"There is more frustration and less acceptance of the current system among employers than we have ever seen in my 30 years in this field," said Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health, an organization made up of large companies.
On the plus side, incremental movement could bust up the political logjam and lead to an eventual acceptance by Corporate America that universal health care really is the only smart way to go – that is clearly the direction these suggestions point in.
On the minus side, building a jigsaw-puzzle jumble of health care initiatives piecemeal may make the creation of public health insurance easier to swallow politically but it usually leads to confusion if not chaos, and reams of the rules and regulations conservatives demand because they're so sure we're going to rip them off. They destroyed LBJ's Great Society programs precisely that way – by larding them with so many eligibility requirements and means tests and cut-offs that they created a class of poor people who couldn't live without welfare and another class of poor people who weren't allowed any help at all.
This tactic successfully pitted one group against the other and the anismosity that grew between them allowed the Republicans to attack the whole idea of "welfare" backed by a lot of people in the second group who were bitter about being left to die a slow death while others got at least a survivable pittance.
There's also the little problem of quitting: once you've picked up the fruit laying around on the ground, why climb the tree if you've got enough in your basket for a pie and a batch of applesauce? Don't be misled by the tone of desperation that's driving this section of the corporatocracy: if they get enough relief for their bottom lines from a few painless adjustments like the ones they've come up with, there's a good chance they'll lose their present jones for a solution and abandon the effort long before we get to anyplace that might even marginally deserve the title "universal". They could even use whatever progress had been made up to then as an excuse: "We don't need universal health care. Our employees are fine." They are not, as any one of them will tell you, a philanthropic organization.
Still, it's a beginning, and wisely handled (which includes dumping the Bush "reform" overboard like the explosive debris it is) it could lead to something important – if not universal care, at least a dressing for a badly-wounded system.
Filed under: Bush/Bush Administration, Health Care, Health Insurance, Tax Policy, The Corporatocracy, The Ownership Society, War on the Working Class |


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Lane Coffey Womack represents clients in domestic and foreign patent prosecution, portfolio management, and intellectual property strategy in the life sciences, biotechnology, and medical device fields. Lane leverages her background as a research scientist to help clients understand the interplay between intellectual property law and the life sciences.
Through her scientific experience, Lane gained expertise in transplantation, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and more, thus providing her with unique insight into clients' patent needs. Lane's experience with a range of clients — from industry leaders to start-ups — informs her ability to provide tailored intellectual property advice to meet the needs of each client. Lane also provides insight and assistance on inter-partes review (IPR) proceedings and patent litigation matters.
Technical BackgroundLane earned a Ph.D. at the University of Miami, working at the Diabetes Research Institute, where she studied the immunology of islet transplantation in the context of Type 1 diabetes. She served as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Biology at the Community College of Denver.
Personal InterestsOutside of work, Lane takes time to appreciate Colorado's slopes, trails and open spaces. When not skiing, hiking 14ers, or camping she also enjoys literature and cooking.
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By: Tiana Vakaafi
Meet Savanah Peery, a cheerleader for Mountain View High School. She is 17 years old and has lived in Orem, Utah her whole life. Savanah loves to hang out with friends and cheer in her spare time. She has been cheering for 7 years. Her interest for cheer was sparked when she was in 7th grade, that was when she decided she wanted to get serious about cheering. "I always thought cheerleaders were so cool, and so I tried out and fell in love with it!" Her love for cheerleading has become so large that through her hard work she able to become one of the cheer captains. "Cheer takes a lot of commitment, you have to be at every every football game and assembly." She also talked about the difficulty of performing after very little practice on a routine. Although many would agree that the team does great no matter what. "My family are some my biggest supporters! They are at every game that I cheer at!". Aydelyn Peery, her younger sister, added "She's always a positive and a hard worker. I think that is why people can look up to her because she doesn't give up and is a great leader to her cheer team" And like Savanah, young girls have learned to love cheer just as she did. "Savanah is a awesome coach. She knows exactly what she is doing and she always makes sure that she includes everyone." Maia Vakaafi, little league cheerleader. Savanah is a great example to many and they all wish her luck as she continues to shine with cheer. "Thanks for cheering with us bruin crazies! I hope to continue seeing you all at the games!" - Savanah Peery.
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My daughter found this. It is so me !!! Just today, I heard another word that describes me: ambivert. I always knew I wasn't just a plain extrovert. I am fine alone or with others. Truth be told, I probably am a lot— extrovert. How fun !!!
Hello folks. It has been a very busy and hot summer.
I am stumbling a bit with the grief stuff, since my sister Kathy died. I seem to be back at the beginning of the process. I am hoping to figure how to share about my Shawn encounter- or whatever it was. I know in the writing I will have to face emotions I do not understand. Right now-it has me afraid. I am trying to figure out how to not let grief overrun me. I realized how much of a setback had occurred, when I went to a movie with Melissa and Rahul. Many folks said the movie was very funny. I was so excited. I could relate, very well, with the 2 main characters. There, a part that hit and reminded me of Shawn; when a character noticed his left arm was disappearing. That same character, willingly, stayed behind-so a mission would have a good end. When the character was gone, a small child, in front of us, started crying. I'll just leave it at that. Please bear with me. This is hard !!!
In my catching up, I came across this email from Gary Roe. I am thankful for his helps, regarding grief. This information was spot on, for me.
Next: You would not believe how much purge/organizing I have done, the few days I have been home. I am trying to get to a place where I can start organizing and shrinking down my belongings-amount. You see, while I was visiting Melissa, we had been talking about my organizing tasks-to complete-when I got back home. Melissa told me she was worried she wouldn't know what to do with all my things, when I die. I, definitely, do not want her to be burdened. So, I am working even harder at shrinking down my belongings.
Last but not least: I have been very diligent with keeping active. That brings me to another project. Beings it is summer and I have not been driving bus, my pounds have increased. I am so very bummed. So, I have asked my brother, Marlin, to help me. He has made great progress in the past few months with his weight loss. He has more weight he would like to cast off-so we are going to enter this adventure together. We will share little tid-bits of our progress and the things that help us. I must needs get back to my Walk DVDs, at least until school starts-then I plan on continuing my "loopin'". I hope to conquer this weight issue !!!
In closing, I was so thrilled to surprise Melissa for her 33rd b.day. At the Million Reunion, in Palouse, WA


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A hedge fund sued on Monday to have Puerto Rico's bankruptcy case thrown out, arguing that the federal oversight board guiding the island's financial affairs was unconstitutionally established.
In a lawsuit filed in United States District Court in San Juan, the hedge fund, Aurelius Capital, cited the "appointments clause" of the United States Constitution, which calls for all principal officers of the federal government to be appointed by the president, and then confirmed by the Senate.
That did not happen when the seven members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico were selected, Aurelius said in its motion to dismiss the bankruptcy-like proceedings. The board members were instead "handpicked by individual members of Congress," it said, through "an intricate system of Balkanized lists, designed to severely constrain the president's appointment powers."
No Senate confirmation proceedings occurred, although senators of both parties were among the members of Congress who made recommendations last year to President Barack Obama for the board.
Aurelius Capital was among the firms that fought Argentina in court for years over its sovereign debt default, and ultimately succeeded in pressuring the government there to pay.
A spokesman for the oversight board said the members were reviewing the lawsuit and could not comment.
The oversight board was established last year, when Puerto Rico was sinking under $123 billion of public debt and pension obligations that it amassed by years of borrowing to plug deficits. The federal bankruptcy code bans Puerto Rico from declaring bankruptcy, and by 2016, it was defaulting haphazardly on payment after payment, without any way to take shelter from the many resulting creditor lawsuits.
After a number of hearings, and even expedited arguments before the United States Supreme Court, Congress last year enacted a law called Promesa, which gives insolvent territories a way to seek court protection from their creditors. Title III of Promesa, which is similar to Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, gives Puerto Rico the power to abrogate contracts unilaterally — but it has no access to Title III without the oversight board's authorization.
The law went into effect last summer, and in the months that followed, the board members were chosen. Work then began on a five-year fiscal reform plan, and Puerto Rico's Title III proceedings began last May. They were expected to be slow and contentious even before Aurelius Capital challenged the oversight board. That is because Puerto Rico's debt is extremely complex, the hierarchy of creditors is unclear, and the situation has no legal precedent to draw on. Large losses for bondholders are expected.
Aurelius sued just days after the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, defied the oversight board for his own reasons. He said on Friday that the board's five-year fiscal reform plan was excessively harsh and that he would not shut down much of the government two days every month for the rest of the fiscal year, something the board saw as necessary to save money and streamline operations.
Aurelius Capital sued in its capacity as a holder of Puerto Rico's general obligation bonds. When those bonds were issued, over many years, Puerto Rico's Constitution in effect guaranteed them, saying that if money ever became tight on the island, the bondholders would have first call on the "available resources" of the territory's government.
Some of Puerto Rico's bondholders argue that they bought the bonds on the understanding that their repayments and interest were by law the government's first priority. They were surprised when they found that Puerto Rico's five-year plan called for deep cuts in all bond payments, including payments to the holders of general-obligation bonds. The oversight board wants to use the savings to finance government operations for the five-year recovery period. But creditors say this approach is at odds with the Puerto Rican Constitution.
To make matters worse, Mr. Rosselló said on Friday that he was not willing to honor yet another provision of the fiscal plan: pension cuts averaging 10 percent for certain retired public workers. The five-year plan calls for the cuts to be phased in over the next three years, with the biggest pensions being cut the most.
Puerto Rico's pension funds have almost exhausted their assets, and all retirees are being shifted to a pay-as-you-go system, in which the central government will pay pensions directly from its budget. That means some of its "available resources," will be used for pensions instead of debt service.
On Monday, Aurelius also asked the federal court in San Juan to lift the "stay" of Promesa, which keeps Puerto Rico's creditors from suing the government. Aurelius said it wanted to seek declaratory and injunctive relief to keep the oversight board from operating until it could be reconstituted in compliance with the appointments clause.
"Whether or not one agrees with the policy positions of the board, foundational legal principles require that it be constituted in compliance with the Constitution," Aurelius's lead lawyer, Theodore B. Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, said in a statement.


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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation; silent drama, USA, 1915; D. W. Griffith, S: Henry B. Walthall, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis, Mary Alden
Two American families, the Northern Stonemans, and the Southern Camerons, live in peace. But when the Civil War (1861-1865) erupts, they become enemies. The Southern General Lee tries to free a train with food, but loses from General Grant from the North. Ben Cameron, whose two younger brothers died in the war, gets sentenced to death in a hospital, but Abraham Lincoln gives him abolition. After Lincoln is killed by John W. Booth in a theater, the politic towards the South becomes harsh, while mulatto Silas Lynch turns Black people into a privileged race in South Carolina. After Flora Cameron jumps from the cliff and dies by running away from the Black Gus, her fiance Ben organizes the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan kills Gus and Lnych and brings order in the town, after which Stonemans and Camerons unite again.
The old saying goes: "A picture tells a thousand words". Here, 600 pictures tell one thing, and 400 pictures another. The first 600 tell that director D. W. Griffith is a master of the silent movie era and a skillful reconstructor of history pieces, but the last third of this film displays an ideology - White supremacy - that's so wrong, so misguided, so racist and naive that one could question oneself if he was aware of what he was filming. Monumental epic "The Birth of a Nation", shot as an ode to the post Civil War America, is a very ambitious work with a running time of 190 minutes, making it the first 3 hour film in the history of cinema: despite its complicated story, the movie enjoys a reputation of a classic not because of its questionable ideology, but for its revolutionary role in exploring and developing the cinematic techniques. Even though a large part of the modern audience might not understand it, it doesn't mean that "Nation" is a bad film - "Iliad" and "Odyssey" are also hard to read today, but that doesn't mean they are not significant for literature.
With a budget of a record 110,000 $ for that time, the movie's awe is visible: the long queue of scenes of the war between the North and the South (burning houses, shooting) that last for almost 30 minutes, whereas Griffith advanced the movie style by using fade outs, fade ins, big close ups and especially the parallel montage of two events at the finale - today, numerous movies use cross-cutting of scenes of different events that go back and forth, but back in 1915, when movies were extremely straight forward and only had the "aim and shoot" camera technique in wife angles, the audience was thrilled to see such a new kind of climax. There is even a little bit humor present here, mostly revolving around the African American characters: an older lady kicks a gentlemen from the North in his butt, while a politician puts his bare feet on the table in the senate, upon which his colleague warns him about the law that tells that people must be shod there. Griffith crafted scenes full of mood (Ben is seen walking in the distance through the forest; at the end he has a vision of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem), but not even today is it clear why the Ku Klux Klan is so idealised. The African Americans are all shown as barbarians that oppress the White race, and the Klan as a noble organization that keeps everything in order, which is a pointless nonsense. At any rate, it's a great film despite itself that shows how history changes and how the certain organizations of one era can become infamous in the future.
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