content
stringlengths 219
1.01M
| content_length
int64 235
1.01M
|
|---|---|
Over the past couple of years, the state of Uttar Pradesh has seen a huge surge in violence against Christians, mostly stemming from allegations of forcible or fraudulent conversions.
Pastors have been arrested along with their families during Sunday services; some have even been woken up in the middle of the night and arrested. Meanwhile, the police have failed to take action against the rising tide of violence; and hate speech is rife, with one government official quoted as saying, “Muslims have no business being in India.”
Pray that strong action would be taken against officials who fuel animosity towards religious minorities, including Bharat Singh, the MP who claimed that Christian missionaries are a threat to the unity and integrity of the country.
Ask God to protect pastors and their families throughout Uttar Pradesh from actual and threatened violence, and to give them a spirit of peace as they lead their churches during this time.
Blythswood Update – August 18th 2021
18th August 2021
Jacksons Update – January 13th 2021
13th January 2021
Jacksons Update – September 30th 2020
30th September 2020
Bible verse of the day
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Recent Posts
Pastors, Newly Marrieds Arrested at Reception – November 30th 2022 3rd December 2022
Barnabas Update – November 30th 2022 (excerpts) 3rd December 2022
Jacksons Update – November 30th 2022 (excerpts) 3rd December 2022
Mali – Missing – Presumed Kidnapped – November 30th 2022 3rd December 2022
Woman Restrained by Family Opposed to Christ – November 30th 2022 3rd December 2022
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Blogger by Niteothemes.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
| 3,217 |
A ship order star of the event is a adolescent girl, generally from a developing region, who is getting matriculated to a man from a richer country. The child pays a middleman fees for coordinating the matrimonial tie, and also pays for the expenses of the young girl to visit him in order to get married to him. Mail order brides are believed to be even more eligible when compared with other foreign brides because they are usually honest about seeking to marry a male from a different sort of country. They will don’t only come for a curio’s sake yet also to get yourself a good-looking husband whom they will spend the rest of their lives with.
Though my link there are reports of some cases of human trafficking, which are viewed as crimes against humanity, there are still thousands of ladies waiting for the husbands international. There are websites that allow people right from all over the world to register and look for their very own soul mate. When someone finds his meet, he would fork out a amount of money to the matchmaker who then find the appropriate woman appropriate for him. Several mail purchase brides are actually known to marry to people they met over the internet! However , there are numerous myths that surround all mail order wedding brides. These include the notions the particular women are only for men that can provide them with a fantastic living, that they can be easy to get committed to and they are only good-for-sex sites.
Although it is true that mail purchase brides have their talk about of complications like real human trafficking and slavery, they are not difficulties reasons why this sort of marriage failed. The biggest reason as to why child marriage fails is lack of knowledge regarding child marriage. The majority of folks who get married young happen to be those who might not have any prior information on child marital life or how it is carried out in their the main world. They are not aware of your social, legal and ethnic norms regarding child matrimony.
In order to stop the occurrence of child relationship and to save the future of women who want to get wedded to newer men, the government should makes topic even more well-known and disseminate information about the dangers on this practice. At present, the law will not define child marriage. An absence of awareness on this issue pushes many ladies into getting married to young. There should be classes about the subject granted at universities, colleges and seminars to ensure that young girls will be mindful of the consequences of their actions. They must also realize that they have legal rights and that they may file lawsuits for trafficking if the marital relationship turns sour.
The lack of understanding on child marriage shoves many women to consider the risk of turning out to be mail buy brides. They then realize that that they are being forced in to something they don’t agree with. For example, the women who get married young usually are not informed with their legal rights and so they end up getting stuck with a hubby who has ill intentions to them. There are even some ladies who married aged are now being affected by mental health problems. They are contained in an disappointed marriage they usually do not know how to escape. In the event the issue of child marriage has been to be solved, then it should be handled at the national level as well as locally.
A large number of conservative countries have made it a time to register their children and prevent minors from marriage. This practice may not seem fair to a lot of women who get married to young require countries make a decision depending on facts and statistics. Most all mail order birdes-to-be are right from Asia and also other parts of the earth where the societal situation is incredibly unregulated and ladies are prone to men exactly who prey on all of them. Many women who all wed young and get pregnant could face the threat of kid marriage and in case they cannot, they are forced to go through FRA enrollment so that virtually any potential husbands will be built aware of their very own past. By simply preventing kid marriage and registering brides to be, we can make certain that there is no place for exploitation in our communities and that women of all ages are better suited participate significantly in the financial, social, social, and politics life in the country.
Previous post
Next post
You May Also Like
April 5, 2020
Where to find Russian Star of the event Grooms Web based
May 20, 2020
| 4,835 |
At the end of our conversation, Julien Nguyen read from a poem by the eighth-century Chinese poet Tu Fu that supplied the title for one of his new paintings: “In ten warrior years and more, how / could I avoid all honor? Everyone // treasures heroes, but how shameful / to talk myself up like all the others. // War smolders across our heartland / and rages on the frontiers: all those // lords chasing ambition everywhere, / who can elude resolute in privation?” It may seem grandiose to tie yourself to history this way—and it is—but this is exactly what makes Nguyen’s art contemporary. He achieves what few artists manage: the acceptance that nothing is new and nothing lasts, that we inhabit a world built beautifully from the rubble of other worlds, and that it is here we make our stand—as he has it in the title of another painting on view at New York’s Matthew Marks gallery through August 31, a remarkable, subtly sci-fi self-portrait of the artist at thirty, hic manebimus optime: “Here we will remain most excellently.”
I’M DRAWN TO CERTAIN ARTISTS and certain ways of making, certain techniques of depiction, that tend to come from the early Renaissance. But it’s a question of method, not style. During this period, painting became a form of philosophical play. The way in which these artists began to think about and collect art is actually very similar to where contemporary art ended up in the twentieth century. Renaissance painters did not simply try to reproduce what was in front of them or arrange pleasing shapes in a field but sought to bring something into life through an analogous process of physically constructing or building or growing it in their pictures. Take the landscapes in the backgrounds of many Renaissance paintings, where painters took elements from their own region and projected them onto Palestine or Egypt or wherever the tale is set. They’re constructed like stages, like dioramas, or like maps in a video game. The conjuring aspect is really powerful. I’ll say this in the language of the time: They’re bringing to life their own genius.
The more composed paintings in the show generally depict religious subjects: a Virgin Mary, the temptation of Christ, St. John the Baptist. These are the foundational subjects through which, in whatever contorted form, the United States of America has a relationship to the states of early modern Europe. But there’s also Resolute in Privation, 2021, which takes its name from a line in a Tu Fu poem that is itself taken from Confucius. That’s a religious or mythological painting, but it works with Eastern philosophy rather than the Western model. Allegory and metaphor have become so thoroughly scrambled over time that these stories, like clothes hangers, allow me to do the work of draping a bit more freely. It’s my way of trying to strike up some form of conversation with the things I deeply admire from the past, things I find so much pleasure, joy, and love in, and to see how those things might continue to exist.
I had a tricky time with Woman in a Lab Coat, 2021. Originally, I had in mind a sacred conversation based on Piero della Francesca’s Flagellation, ca. 1470, which has a wonderful atmosphere and perspectival architecture. It’s a very ambiguous painting because Christ is being flagellated against a column in the back corner of the picture, and in the foreground there are some rich merchants or Roman statesmen having a pleasant conversation. I wanted to do my own version of that painting, but instead of a Roman courtyard in Jerusalem, I wanted to have it set in one of those stark white rooms where they build satellites or missiles. Instead of whipping Christ in the background, they’d be working on some device back there. And in the foreground, you’d have these three beautiful scientists having a moment around the watercooler. I posed my partner, Lili, in a lab coat. And that is about as far as that painting got. I realized that there was no way that this picture would be done for this show, but it’s also a picture that I would like to do very, very thoroughly. And so it warrants having this stillborn version of it let into the world.
The Ottolinger clothing collection that uses my paintings was a happy accident. They asked if I’d be interested in doing something with them, and I basically gave them images of my paintings and was like, “Have at it, do what you will—let’s see what happens.” I’ve always gotten a lot of satisfaction from the representation of fabric, the beauty of certain materials, the way things are cut and made. But making clothes is a completely different operation than figuring out what pair of shorts this boy is going to wear in a painting. The fact that certain pop-cultural figures began to wear those clothes did elicit both excitement and a bit of a chuckle. The paintings become much more symbolic, like how Athena has the head of a Gorgon on her shield. There’s a video of SZA singing a song with a naked, red-headed Christ, very alien looking, being baptized on the back of her coat.
I treated the smaller works in this show like little laboratories. In these, I would further my glazing technique or the way in which I incorporate texture into the representation of flesh. There are even moments when I allow myself an aggressive form of whimsy, as in Reclining Figure, 2020, where a nipple becomes a swirl, or the part in the self-portrait hic manebimus optime, 2021, that looks almost like a cleft palate or the tip of a hawk’s beak. I’ve always had this strange idea of pointiness as something both delicate and strong—like, I’ve taken the form to a point, and it’s done. It’s closed off; it’s contained. It has rigorous speed and can move around and cut things.
There’s such a long lineage of artists I look to who paint self-portraits. But there aren’t very many contemporary artists doing self-portraits in the classical way, this sort of cataloguing of oneself, one’s ambitions or pretensions, or a kind of advertisement. The last time I painted a proper self-portrait in which I tried to accurately describe my features, I was fifteen. And then I made a silverpoint drawing for Matthew Marks about two-three years ago, and I loved it. That was called Self-Portrait at Age 28, 2019. With this new one, I’m leaving the first stage of adulthood, beginning to put youth behind me.
Painting glasses is always a tricky procedure. I do tend to see myself through my glasses, having had them as a kid and liking how they looked and what they might convey. In the self-portrait, I wanted to convey the hardness and opticality of glass, but I wanted to make it a bit more exciting for myself, a little bit magical. I was looking at a lot of eighteenth-century menswear with these beautiful metal buttons, gold, brass, silver, very shiny, very flat, with this delicate rim. They look like some indeterminant technology two hundred, three hundred, four hundred years in the future. I wanted to make the glasses look like that. And I wanted to make them float. There’s a single button on the shirt that resembles the lenses; I wanted to make it look like a nice shirt, but I also wanted to make it my own.
The title, hic manebimus optime, comes from when the Gauls were about to sack Rome back in 390 BCE. The people were like, “OK, what are we going to do? Should we abandon the city?” And the centurion comes and he says, “No, here we will remain most excellently,” and defiantly rallies everyone to stay. I heard that phrase watching this YouTube channel called the Templin Institute, which produces videos on a wide range of science-fiction and fantasy universes, and I was very stirred. Science fiction mirrors the Renaissance way of thinking about history, using the rubble of the present or the past. These were the things that led me into art. There’s a bit of humor to that idea of “Here we will remain most excellently” in this context, but that’s also very much how I see what it is that I do. I’m in the studio a lot, I stay here. It very slowly moves.
— As told to Travis Diehl
PRIVACY POLICY
| 8,408 |
PPCTU will be conducting willow harvesting and planting at the Dream Stream (Charlie Meyers State Wildlife Area).
May 7 & 8, 2022
May 13, 14 & 15 2022
We have planted many willows in the past on the Dream Stream to help prevent erosion, provide shade, block the wind and provide insect habitat. Last year CPW did some stream restoration on areas that were impacted by floods from large thunderstorms in the area. This year we will be treating those areas with willows to help stabilize this work. PPCTU will be providing lunch for these volunteer days. To sign up or get more information please send an email to [email protected] . Please include the days you intend to participate and a contact phone number. This will allow us to get a head count for lunch and be able to notify everyone if there are any changes with the event.
Here are photos of past willow planting events.
Comments are closed.
PPCTU strives to conserve, protect, and restore cold-water fisheries resources and their watersheds in the Pikes Peak Region and throughout the state of Colorado.
| 1,085 |
Call a Hunter Law family law lawyer today if you need legal assistance and consultation in the Tampa, 33613 area. Call: +1(813)-499-1066
At Hunter Law your family is personal to us. We understand the devastating events and family issues that may arise during this difficult time. We move you through the process by negotiation, litigation or mediation. In the Tampa area we work tirelessly for you to protect your rights and fight for your best interests.
Take the first step and make that initial call if you’re in the Tampa, FL 33613 area. We represent the following areas of family law.
Alimony – Hunter Law attorneys will help negotiate support (alimony) agreements as part of the divorce proceedings. In most cases, the higher earner passes resources to the lower earner. Determining fair, equitable alimony requires a host of factors and financial disclosures. It helps to have the expertise and experience of family law attorneys. Hunter Law in the Tampa area will work closely and fairly with you with alimony concerns.
Child Support – It is the payment from one spouse to the other for the support of children after a divorce 504 or separation. The federal government requires all states to adopt child support guidelines. The formula considers parenting time of each parent, income of each parent, number of children, unusual medical expenses, daycare, insurance, among other factors.
Child support ends once the child reaches the age of majority or if the child has been emancipated by the court. Talk to a Hunter Law child support attorney in the [zip_short_code] if you need legal assistance.
Modification – At times significant factors in the case change. The court may grant modifications to child support, visitation, parenting plans, and sometimes alimony if there are substantial and permanent changes in circumstances.
Regarding the modification of parenting plans, post-judgment issues can often be worked out through mediation. It helps to have the experience and Hunter Law expertise if you find it necessary to make modifications to child visitations, time-sharing agreements or financial agreements. Contact us to schedule a consultation if you need legal assistance with child support modifications in Tampa, 33613 Call: +1(813)-499-1066
Parenting Plans – It’s important to have well-crafted, meaningful parenting agreements that detail each parents’ rights and responsibilities relating to the best interests of children involved. Parenting responsibilities can be given to a sole parent or shared between both parents. These may include how a child is educated, whether they’re brought up in a religious environment, how a child is disciplined and healthcare decisions.
Time-sharing agreements are detailed plans that lay out how, when and where a child spends time with each parent. These time-sharing schedules are specific, binding plans unless there is a mutually agreed change that ensures family wellness. At Hunter Law we are committed to help make sure your child feels love and support from both parents. We can help you create a parenting agreement that minimizes complications and maximizes happiness.
Prenuptial Agreements – Agreements are often referred to as ‘premarital or antenuptial agreements’. They are binding agreements entered into prior to marriage. These agreements generally apply to economic issues that may arise at the dissolution of a marriage. They may include division of property and spousal support (alimony).
Read more about what makes a marriage a valid contract and what makes a voluntary marriagehere.
Divorce – Divorce can happen for any reason and it’s not generally in our plans or a process one looks forward to. A divorce affects every aspect of a couple’s lives including career choices, savings, care and education of the children and overall well-being.
Hunter Law divorce and family law attorneys offer services and support throughout this difficult process. Our compassionate lawyers are committed to seeing that you are treated fairly. We can help analyze all agreements, negotiations and prepare you for any testimony you may need to give in private settings on in court.
Common Areas of Conflict in Divorce – Prepare for divorce by answering some of thefollowing questions. While not easy to answer, they will help in preparation of final preparation of finalizing a divorce.
What is the cause of the divorce?
How will assets be divided?
What rights and responsibilities does each parent have to any children?
As each divorce is unique to the couple and their circumstances, answering these Questions will be personal and important in the finalization of the divorce. Read more here about these common areas of conflict.
Collaborative Divorce – An alternative choice to a traditional divorce is a Collaborative divorce. This process is for couples who are willing to consider voluntary negotiations over litigation in court. Neither spouse interacts with a judge and can’t be compelled into any decision unless the process is abandoned.
Hunter Law divorce attorneys may recommend the collaborative divorce when agreement is possible. The process involves both parties sharing a table and giving their perspective of asset and childcare issues. Lawyers and others retained to be present will help to develop a plan that meets both parties needs.
Marriage License Requirements – The two parties must obtain a license and pay a fee. A premarital preparation course is made available to the couple and may reduce the fee. It also allows the couple to waive the otherwise mandatory three day waiting period between the license being issued and the ceremony.
A Florida marriage has certain ceremony requirements. The ceremony may be limited or elaborate and an officiant (clergy member or public official, notary) conducts the ceremony. Witnesses are present and an exchange of promises are shared between both parties.
Hunter Law attorneys can help you through any questions you have concerning marriage licenses in Tampa, Florida and ensure that your marriage license is valid.
Paternity, Enforcement, Contempt, Domestic Violence – Hunter Law family law attorneys also give legal support in these important areas. If you are experiencing a Family law issue pertaining to any of the above, we are here with answers and legal support.
Our family law attorneys are ready to assist you with legal consultation. Our offices are located in Tampa, FL, a short drive from Tampa, Florida 33613. Hunter Law is committed to excellence and integrity in service Call: +1(813)-499-1066
Powered by SwarmSEO
The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your particular legal matter. Contacting Hunter Law through this website does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information through this website until we have established an attorney-client relationship.
| 7,156 |
I am so happy that we hired Greg to be our officiant. He really took the time to get to know us, offered different styles of officiating, and explained everything to us in full detail. He has A GREAT sense of humor, which was perfect for us. It's balanced perfectly with his ability to be serious and sentimental when appropriate. He's great at engaging the crowd and facilitating the rehearsal. He put so much thought and detail into the ceremony, it felt like he knew us for years. He asks great questions, very INTENTIONAL questions, to make sure he gets it just right. When I reflect back on my wedding day and our beautiful ceremony, Greg's words are right there in my memory front and center. Truly couldn't have asked for a better officiant and he played a huge role in what made the day so special.
May 22, 2021
We were lucky enough to have Greg officiate our wedding this October, and I cannot express how amazing it was to work with him! He made the entire process so organized and simple. He was responsive & incredibly accommodating when we had to make some changes due to COVID. Our guests and vendors could not stop talking about how wonderful our ceremony was. Greg managed to highlight all the sappy parts of our story while still being engaging and fun. We cannot recommend him enough!
October 2, 2021
Greg put together a ceremony that made our wedding day perfect. Greg took the time to get to know us and created a personalized ceremony. We were able to incorporate some of his many great ideas into our small, intimate ceremony with our immediate families. We wanted to have all of our family members participate, and Greg knew exactly how to help us make that happen. Greg truly made our wedding day perfect and I would highly recommend him for your ceremony.
We want to thank you again for being part of our wedding! I couldn’t tell you how many people asked us and my Dad how long you had know Tracy and I. You are just that good at what you do and we couldn’t have been happier with the way the ceremony went. It was absolutely amazing and perfect!
Nick and Tracy
August 18, 2018
I do not have enough nice things to say about Greg! From the moment we sat down with him I knew he was the person I wanted to marry us. The person who marries you is the most important part of your ceremony and can make or break it and he did an amazing job! He is so friendly and charismatic and he made our ceremony a perfect mix of light hardness, sweetness and humor. He was very accommodating and made sure the ceremony would be special and personal. He worked with us to get to know us and made sure the ceremony was exactly what we wanted. Even though he is very funny and has a good sense of humor he is very professional and you can tell he has done many weddings before. This made him great to work with because he remains calm and composed during the ceremony and helps you get through it! He made sure there ceremony went smoothly and we did everything we were supposed to do. He made us feel very comfortable during the ceremony, which was good because we were very nervous.
I cannot recommend Greg enough, if you want a non-traditional ceremony that is special for you are your significant other than Greg is definitely your guy!
What can we say about Greg to express the amazing job he did? During the wedding, just about every guest came up to us and asked/told us either: (i) You and Greg must go way back—he knew everything about the two of you; (ii) Where did you find Greg because we want him for our wedding?; or (iii) Too bad we didn’t know about Greg before, we would have used him for our wedding.
In a nutshell, Greg took our day from being “just another wedding,” to a day all of our guests will remember. As out-of-towners—we live in South Florida and needed to do most all planning remotely—Greg really helped guide us through the process, helped us to make the final selections, and took a lot of the stress out of the process for us. He even made some final suggestions during the rehearsal that really showed his experience (e.g., “Courtney, when you get out of the car, get out on the opposite side of your guests so that they don’t see you adjusting your dress”). While planning our wedding, there were many moments when we became extremely stressed out, however, Greg never contributed to it. We often said, “I’m stressed out about everything we have to finish for the wedding…except Greg, he is on point.” We felt like Greg was part of the family that day. When we are ready to renew our vows, he’ll be our guy
Greg made our wedding day so special... He truly went above and beyond our expectations!! Greg is such a great person (who has great style on top of it all). Our wedding ceremony was so personal, we feel so LUCKY to have had the privilege to work with Greg!! Greg delivered the most beautiful ceremony that completely encompassed what my husband and I feel for each other. Greg was so funny and personable, also so kind and sweet!! Our guests couldn't stop complimenting on how beautiful our wedding ceremony was and I can't thank Greg enough for that!! My husband and I give Greg our HIGHEST recommendation, we truly believe he will make any wedding ceremony so special and we know whoever works with Greg will not be disappointed!!! Thank you for everything you did for us on our special day!!!
We knew Greg was the right choice for our wedding from the first moment we met with him. He gave us and our entire wedding party a great level of comfort, as if we had known him for a long time. He is a genuinely nice guy and we highly recommend him to anyone that needs a wedding officiant.
Words can't express enough how grateful we are for you. You made our ceremony perfect! It had a perfect combo of funny and love. Thank you 1,000 times.
April 30, 2016
Chris and I want to thank you so much for the amazing job you did on our ceremony. You made it so personal and special to us, with laughter and tears of happiness! After you left, everyone was talking about you, and how amazing the ceremony was and the fact that no one really felt cold once it started.
November 14, 2015
I just wanted to follow up & say a huge THANK YOU from me & Brett. You were amazing, from beginning to end & could not have chosen a better officiant. At the rehearsal everyone was asking about you & where we found you, & especially after the wedding- you were loved!!! It was a perfect ceremony, perfect!!! Thank you so muich for being awesome & a part of our day.
September 12, 2015
Eric and myself would just like to sincerely thank you again for helping us tie the knot yesterday. You truly are an amazing JP and I will highly recommend you to anyone who asks. Thanks again for making our day go flawlessly!
July 18, 2015
GREG! Thank you SO much! You were absolutely amazing on Saturday. So many people came up to me and asked me how we knew you! You made both Will and I feel so at ease during the ceremony - I couldn't have asked for a more perfect, personal experience.
September 13, 2014
We wanted to thank you for an amazing ceremony the other night. We have heard many compliments and everyone loved you! We would recommend you to anyone looking! You are fantastic!
August 29, 2014
We had Greg as our JP for our wedding on July 10, 2014. He agreed to do our ceremony in August, but when we had to move our date to July, he was extremely flexible and willing to help us out despite the short notice. He wrote a beautiful ceremony, was on time, pleasant, and professional. We met with him prior to our wedding to go over what we wanted out of our ceremony- he was extremely easy to talk to and really understood and took into account what we loved about each other and what was special about our relationship. I would definitely recommend him.
Hi Greg!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for the most perfect ceremony we could have ever even imagined. It was beautiful and completely fitting to us. I don't really know what else to say other than it wouldn't have been the same without you...thank God we were pointed in your direction!! Everyone kept coming up to us and saying the same thing – that it was the best ceremony and that they actually listened to it and were present in the moment. Thank you for that!
October 4, 2012
Greg was super easy to work with. He was flexible with a meeting time, friendly, and knowledgeable. He knew exactly what to do and when. It took the thinking out of it for us. He was open to doing anything we wanted for the ceremony and I was happy that he added in any poem I wanted, flawlessly. He has a great stage presence. He speaks clearly and just has a way about him. I would highly recommend him to anyone! We hired him to be the JOP at our outdoor ceremony at Rachels Lakeside at the gazebo…it was perfect! He also helped conduct the rehearsal which would have been stressful has he not been well versed in it. I'm very happy with our decision to pick Greg.
| 9,166 |
Coleen Garcia looked flawless at the ABS-CBN Ball, but as it turns out, there’s more to that night than the usual red carpet preparations—one which involves food poisoning, a missed flight, and a missing baggage—Yup, it was that cray!
She shared her struggle through a long Instagram post: “So I flew from Paris to Bangkok, had one meal on the plane, got food poisoning, did not sleep AT ALL & kept vomiting on the way back. It was so bad. Once I landed in BKK, I didn’t have much time but I was STRUGGLING to not pass out while walking in the airport! First time & I was ALONE! My vision was a blur, my body felt like it was melting & my head was spinning so bad, so I went straight to the nearest restroom & collapsed on the floor in the cubicle before continuing to throw up what was left of my guts.” Yikes! She continued: “I inched my way to the lounge & the same thing happened until I heard my name being called, so with all my energy, I ran to the gate. I ended up missing my flight by 1 MINUTE & it made me cry in the airport out of frustration—and those who know me know that I don’t usually cry!”
She said she was finally able to change her flight with no additional cost, but it meant she would arrive at 7 p.m. instead of the initial 11 a.m.—keeping in mind that she still hadn’t fit her gown, and the call time was actually 6 p.m. She was finally able to rest and recover in the airport lounge before rushing—only to find out one of her bags got left behind.
So I flew from Paris to Bangkok, had one meal on the plane, got food poisoning, did not sleep AT ALL & kept vomiting on the way back. It was so bad. Once I landed in BKK, I didn’t have much time but I was STRUGGLING to not pass out while walking in the airport! First time & I was ALONE! ? My vision was a blur, my body felt like it was melting & my head was spinning so bad, so I went straight to the nearest restroom & collapsed on the floor in the cubicle before continuing to throw up what was left of my guts. I inched my way to the lounge & the same thing happened until I heard my name being called, so with all my energy, I ran to the gate. I ended up missing my flight by 1 MINUTE & it made me cry in the airport out of frustration—and those who know me know that I don’t usually cry! I was able to change my flight at no additional cost, but it meant that I would arrive in MNL by 7pm instead of the original time which was 11am. Our call time was at 6pm. I still hadn’t fit my gown & I had no idea how I was gonna make it in time. I was able to rest & recover in the lounge before rushing like there’s no tomorrow once I landed in MNL. On top of that, I was told that one of my bags got left behind. All of this after Paris, where I had multiple events per day. ? The reason why I’m sharing this is bec I’m blessed to know wonderful people who gladly came through when I needed it most. @lovipoe ended up fitting my dress for me (tho I can’t believe we have the same waist line cause hello just look at her! But then again, food poisoning…) and @kylieverzosa & @mica initially offered up their room in Shang before Tita Cory heard what was going on & stepped in to save the day. It really saved me so much time & trouble! I could not thank you girls enough, you are all true friends! And thank you, Tita Cory! Thanks @adrianneconcept, @billycrawford, @starmagic_portia, Tito Chavit, & everyone who assisted me in NAIA. It really took this many people lol ? Whatever it is, I’m just happy that I made it to the ball in one piece & enjoyed the rest of the night with good company. ? I cannot tell you enough how happy I was to be there! Hahaha #ABSCBNBall2018 #TatakStarMagic
A post shared by C O L E E N (@coleen) on Oct 1, 2018 at 1:50am PDT
She wrote, “The reason why I’m sharing this is because I’m blessed to know wonderful people who gladly came through when I needed it most.” She revealed the people who helped her get through the night, including Lovi Poe, who ended up fitting the dress for her, and Kylie Verzosa and Mica Javier who offered her their hotel room. “I’m just happy that I made it to the ball in one piece & enjoyed the rest of the night with good company. I cannot tell you enough how happy I was to be there!” she said.
For the latest in culture, fashion, beauty, and celebrities, subscribe to our weekly newsletter here
Related stories:
The top that Coleen Garcia and Bella Hadid both wore in New York
Public transportation horror stories continue as Coleen Garcia shares on Twitter
How does Coleen Garcia keep her youthful glow
We embed Facebook Comments plugin to allow you to leave comment at our website using your Facebook account. It may collects your IP address, your web browser User Agent, store and retrieve cookies on your browser, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the commenting interface, including correlating your Facebook account with whatever action you take within the interface (such as “liking” someone’s comment, replying to other comments), if you are logged into Facebook. For more information about how this data may be used, please see Facebook’s data privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update.
| 5,456 |
People respond not to reality, but to belief-induced mental images of reality. This is key to understanding why some individuals fail to embrace health-promoting behaviors. Health-destructive beliefs are not justified, they serve no useful purpose, and they most likely are also impacting the financial heath and success of the organization the person works for. Three simple questions can quickly identify these unhealthy beliefs. But proactive steps will be futile if impediments to change are not first identified and removed. Uncertainty about the future drives fear. There’s a straightforward solution to countering most any type of uncertainty and it requires the ability to predict. Not with a crystal ball, but with knowledge! When a person knows more, they fear less. But the knowledge has to be imparted in a manner that is consistent with their temperament and personality. There’s one more strategy; show people the way they can tune their brain with a knife and fork. Some parts of the brain will motivate people to rise to the challenge, while other groups of nerve cells will trigger avoidance. For some people, the key to success may in the pantry.
Nicholas Hall Ph.D. will be speaking at the SEAK 33rd Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference to be held on July16-18, 2013 on Cape Cod, MA.
He will present the timely topic Motivating Employees to Embrace Optimal Health. Dr. Hall will explain why despite knowing what to do, employees seldom take the steps necessary to improve their health. He will present solutions to help you motivate your employees to change their image-shaping beliefs and embrace optimal health. Dr. Hall will offer a highly pragmatic approach to answering the age old question “They know what to do, so why don’t they do it?”
Nicholas R. S. Hall, PhD is the Director of the Institute for Health and Human Performance and the Director of the Wellness Center at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida. He received his BA in Psychology from the University of Florida and his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Hall is an internationally recognized Psychoneuroimmunologist who has conducted pioneering research delving into the interrelationships between the emotions and health. Since 1972, his National Institute of Health supported research on the mind and body has been featured on numerous television programs including CBS “60 Minutes,” the BBC “Nova” series, and the Emmy Award winning series “Healing and the Mind” produced by Bill Moyers for PBS. He has published over 150 research articles and book chapters, and was senior editor of the highly acclaimed book, Mind Body Interactions and Disease which was commissioned by the National Institutes of Health.
Related posts:
Delayed recovery and psychological risk factors of injured workers
How to Measure Your Occupational Health Program
Mechanism of Injury: What every Occupational Health Professional Needs to Know
SEAK has been proudly helping professionals succeed since 1980. Our business philosophy is simple. Our mission is to provide our clients with the [S]kills [E]ducation [A]bilities and [K]nowledge to succeed. We strive to produce top-quality products and services, be easy to deal with, and deliver exceptional value to our clients. Our business foundation is built on repeat and word-of-mouth business generated from the positive results we have delivered for our clients. We are proud to have assisted tens of thousands of expert witnesses, physicians, and other professionals. We are based on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
| 3,758 |
Danny McCray on Survivor 41 episode 1, during his summit with Xander Hastings and Jairus Robinson. (Photo by Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment)
The first Survivor 41 player to be voted out after the merge said there was far more drama over the hourglass twist than we saw, including host and showrunner Jeff Probst asking the players to help him redesign the twist that they hated so much.
Sydney Segal revealed all of this, saying there was “a long conversation” after Erika returned from Exile Island.
In the second merge episode, did see us Deshawn telling Jeff Probst that this is “not the game I’m used to.” The episode also included Danny’s frustration back at camp: “I busted my ass on that challenge. To learn that it don’t matter any more is really tough for me to process,” he said.
But at least according to Sydney, there was more we didn’t see.
This photo of Danny McCray is from Survivor 41 episode 5, but I imagine might be the look he gave Jeff Probst when the hourglass twist was revealed. (Photo by Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment)
In Sydney’s exit interview, TV Line asked Sydney “to share something from the night that didn’t make the edit,” and that’s when Sydney gave this amazing answer:
Danny basically reamed Jeff out. He was like, “This isn’t a twist. This is a lie! You told us that if we won the challenge, we would get immunity,” and there was a long conversation about it.
Put Danny McCray’s words on t-shirts and billboards! In just eight words, he said, much more powerfully, the same thing it took me 2,128 words to express.
Obviously, though, those eight words are not a transcript. Danny is still in the game, and not allowed to give interviews, so they are the words of Sydney Segal, who was the first person voted off after the merge, and whose exit interviews have been a joy to read.
Update: Danny confirmed this in his exit interview, although he disputed the tone that she suggested he had:
“I’m not a confrontational type, and I love Sydney, but I wouldn’t say I was yelling at Jeff or anything like that. But it was very important for me to let him know that the integrity of the game is at risk when you are the host and you’re able to lie to the contestants.
If you go out there and say, “Hey man, this is what’s happening,” kind of like the Do or Die twist, then I can accept that. But when you are the person that says, “Work hard, dig hard, you have to earn everything this season on Survivor,” and then you earn it, really just to not earn it, it didn’t sit well with me.
Being a competitor, it was difficult for me to process.
Earlier: It’s also worth noting that this is Sydney’s version of a conversation that took place last spring, and she even used almost the exact same phrase in her exit interview with EW, but this time not attributing it to Danny, just saying it herself: “I mean, it’s not even a twist — it’s a lie. We’re told one thing and then something else happens.”
While Danny himself has not publicly said those things, he did basically confirm and/or affirm Sydney’s version.
On Twitter, Danny wrote “I love Syd” after re-tweeting a fan who’d tweeted a screenshot of Sydney’s answer. (Danny also tweeted earlier, “So much I could say about last nights episode… But I’ll save it for now.”)
Jeff Probst asked the players for help
Sydney Segal on Survivor 41 episode 5 (Photo by Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment)
So what was “the long conversation”? In her TV Line interview, Sydney elaborated about that conversation:
Jeff’s like, “OK, well maybe I can make it better for future seasons. What can I change?” I’m thinking like, “Really, bro?” I don’t want a change to go benefit someone else that I don’t fucking know because I don’t have empathy for them. What the hell do I care? This is about the now, and it’s about me getting fucked over. That twist was intended to get a threatening player out, and I said during my pre-game interviews, in order to win Survivor, you can’t be the best at anything. So looking back, I was fucked from the beginning because I’m the best at everything.
First, I adore Sydney’s humility. And by the way: Sydney also told TV Line that, even though she wasn’t in the show much in part thanks to Luvu’s winning streak, “the edit did me justice. When people say, ‘Oh, Sydney’s wild and putting on an act for the show, and it’s a very exaggerated, hyperbolic version of herself,’ it’s not. If you see me on the street, it’ll be the same fucking song and dance.”)
More importantly: I really, really want to see that conversation! Release the deleted scenes!
On the one hand, I can appreciate that Probst is willing to hear criticism and suggestions about the twists he designed, especially since he’s publicly claimed that every Survivor twist is hated then loved.
On the other hand, maybe just do better at game design so your cast doesn’t mutiny in the middle of the season because they’ve realized that they’re now playing a game of chance instead of the game they signed up for?
Again, these are Sydney’s version of events, but Jeff Probst asking the cast how to change the show in the middle of the game is not implausible. After all, he did that twice in episode one, with his “come on in, guys” nonsense.
Sydney’s argument that the hourglass twist “was intended to get a threatening player out” is an interesting one. It certainly did make the stronger pre-merge team vulnerable to the first post-merge vote. If that was actually the design, it’d be the reverse of the final-four twist that Jeff Probst implemented to keep certain men in the final three.
This story was updated with Danny’s version of the conversation, which he shared during an exit interview after he was voted out of the game.
All reality blurred content is independently selected, including links to products or services. However, if you buy something after clicking an affiliate link, I may earn a commission, which helps support reality blurred. Learn more.
The Mole behind the scenes: how it was produced
Desi Williams on her DQ, rules, theft, and more: ‘not everything in The Challenge is fair’
How fake are Real Housewives shows?
The Survivor rule book and Survivor cast contract
How The Amazing Race started: an oral history of CBS’s first race around the world
About the author
Andy Dehnart is the creator of reality blurred and a writer and teacher who obsessively and critically covers reality TV and unscripted entertainment, focusing on how it’s made and what it means.
I value our community at reality blurred, which connects people through open and thoughtful conversations about the TV we’re watching and the stories about it.
Comment rules: My goal is for us to be able to share our perspectives and exchange ideas in a welcoming, supportive space. That’s why I’ve created these rules for commenting here. By commenting below, you confirm that you’ve read and agree to them.
Click here to cancel reply.
Tuesday 9th of November 2021
Oh, get over it. If Survivor was "fair", would half the people who made the merge be pitted against the other half for immunity? And coincidentally one of those halves was almost all the weaker players?
Monday 8th of November 2021
This was the worst twist in a while, possibly ever. Danny phrased it very well (or Sydney phrased it well for Danny, whichever).
I said it on Twitter last week, but I feel like Jeff is bored with basic Survivor, and keeps changing things up to keep him interested, assuming everyone else is the same boat. The man just can't stop tinkering. One of the secrets to Jeopardy's sustained success is that is has a format and sticks to it. Nothing changes, except for the host (for the time being, and for good reason). Survivor could learn a lesson from that.
I'm glad to hear there was a discussion at the time about the twist. I'm also glad nobody seems to be mad at Erika, because she would have been a fool to not break the hourglass and be the only person on her tribe were eligible to be voted out. With her own tribe of six still intact, they should have been able to control the vote and vote out someone not in the alliance, but that didn't work due to the bevy of other twists and advantages in the game.
Monday 8th of November 2021
If you *are* going to do something like that, which, no, we didn't need to do...then you literally *redo* the immunity challenge. No 'up is down', but make it that the first one 'never happened'.
Ideally, you want the challenge, in that case, to be something people can learn from their first attempt on -- and then the second time around, it's benefits those who were paying attention the first time.
Sunday 7th of November 2021
YAY!!! Comments are back!!! :) Yes, it was an extremely stupid twist. They should have just given the player on exile island an immunity that can only be used at the next tribal council.
about reality blurred
I’m Andy Dehnart, a writer who obsessively and critically covers reality TV, focusing on how it’s made and what it means.
I created reality blurred 20 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found. Today, I review and recommend reality shows, documentaries, and nonfiction entertainment; analyze news and report from behind the scenes; and interview people who create and star in reality TV shows. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too.
I believe pop culture can both entertain and affect us, and so reality blurred's goal is to amplify the best and hold the worst accountable. In other words, I’m here to call it out when it sucks and celebrate it when it’s amazing. Let’s talk about it together!
popular stories
The Password is: ‘Way too much Jimmy Fallon’ on NBC’s revival / August 9, 2022
Was Claim to Fame’s ‘Domfather’ called out after a game of telephone? / August 8, 2022
Summer 2022 reality TV schedule and guide / June 1, 2022
Naked and Afraid XL Frozen: all-stars, with clothes, for just two weeks / July 11, 2022
about reality blurred
reality blurred is your guide to the world of reality TV and unscripted entertainment, with reality show reviews, news, and analysis. It was created in 2000 by Andy Dehnart, who's still writing and publishing it today.
reality blurred is regularly updated with highlights from the world of reality TV: news and analysis; behind-the-scenes reports; interviews with reality TV show cast members and producers; and recaps and reviews of reality TV shows including Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Mole, Big Brother, The Great British Baking Show, Shark Tank, Top Chef, Holey Moley, The Bachelor, Project Runway, Dancing with the Stars, and many more.
Reality TV recommendations in your inbox
Get reality TV news, reviews, and recommendations in your inbox every week. My hand-crafted newsletter is sent most Fridays, and is free!
reviews of reality TV shows
behind the scenes reports
interviews with producers and reality stars
recaps of reality TV shows
| 11,436 |
At U.N., Liz Truss lets the truth slip out, calling for the G7 to function as an "economic NATO", i.e., use military power to impose Reset, Green New Deal.
Don't be fooled by symptoms. There are multiple "issues" but they reflect a singular strategic reality.
Despite the drumbeat of disinformation coming from the corporate cartels and their media puppets, the truth can no longer be hidden: their Empire is collapsing, and an alternative is emerging.
The roots of the "financial regime change" announced at the August 2019 Jackson Hole event go back to the Trilateral Commission's "Project 1980s".
The Central Bankers of the western world gathered at Jackson Hole Wyoming for their annual confab last week, faced with an escalating hyperinflationary collapse of the entire dollar-based western financial system.
Fed Officials, Bankers Meet to Plan Next Phase of the "Great Reset"
Since August 2019, the Great Reset has been the official policy for the financial cartels. The result has been accelerating deindustrialization, inflation, and economic breakdown.
TransAtlantic governments are staggering under the combined effects of the economic crisis and the strategic disaster in Ukraine.
We Are Moving from Food Insecurity to Mass Starvation Due to Anglo-American Economic Policy
One billion people face starvation unless there is a drastic change in world economic/financial policy.
Friday Questions -- What is the intent of NATO, the EU and G7, in escalating the provocations against Russia?
March 19—It is becoming increasingly clear to the industrial entrepreneurs and the average citizens of the trans-Atlantic region that the Western economies are rapidly approaching free-fall collapse.
Friday Questions -- What Is the Ultimate Goal of the U.S./NATO Powers in Ukraine?
What is the intention of the economic warfare being conducted against Russia and President Putin?
"Summit for Democracy" is a Cover for Imperial Geopolitics and War
By Harley SchlangerDec. 6 -- On December 9-10, the Biden administration will convene a "Summit for Democracy", with the announced intent "to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad." The themes to be addressed are 1.) "Defending against authoritarianism"; 2.) "Addressing and fighting corruption"; and 3.) "Promoting respect for human rights."
In the incoming German government there are two 'Green' Party ministers—Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economics and Energy Minister Robert Habeck—who epitomize a grave threat also emanating from others in governments across the trans-Atlantic nations. With one hand they are anti-carbon climate extremists, who demand sacrifice of the economy—reliable power, heat, livestock growing, farming, industry and all—to "the planet"; with the other, they demand war preparations and diplomatic and military confrontations with Russia and China, two of the major nations that refuse to sacrifice their economies to "the planet." At a much higher level than these two new ministers, among the financial oligarchy whose centers are the City of London and Wall Street, there are the likes of British central banker and now UN envoy for Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney, who organizes bankers publicly to order companies—"Get out of fossil fuels and carbon or disappear." Carney's close "Green Deal" colleagues and friends are Prince Charles, Sir Michael Bloomberg and like billionaires, for whom President Joe Biden spoke at the "FLOP26" so-called climate summit in Glasgow, when he said that China's President Xi and Russia's Putin "would have to answer to the world for not showing up" at that summit. Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, along with the elites of the Atlantic Council, Chatham House/Royal Institute of International Affairs, focus their confrontations and provocations on the claim that Russia's about to invade Ukraine, and China is about to attack Taiwan. But the more and more obvious failure of the "Green New Deal" and the threat of energy hyperinflation and financial crisis, makes them take blaming adversaries for that failure to its extreme—which may bring on war. As former Army Colonel and former Virginia State Senator Richard Black warned yesterday, either of these confrontations could become nuclear war. Just at this crisis point, a Nov. 30-dated report from the New York Federal Reserve Bank began to acknowledge that the very strategy associated with banker Carney and Prince Charles—"shifting the trillions" of investment funds out of all carbon-related industries and into a green finance wave, or bubble—is hastening the global banking crisis they are afraid of. The report, "How Bad Are Weather Disasters for Banks?" found that these disasters are not bad for larger banks at all, to put it mildly. But more seriously for the Carney-Bloomberg "shift the trillions" cabal, the report concluded that "our findings suggest that potential transition risks from climate change warrant more attention than physical disaster risks." We emphasize "transition risks" because "the fundamental transition" has become the underhand for Green New Deal among Prince Charles/Carney forces. Here is Charles at Glasgow: "What is needed is a vast military-style campaign to marshal the strength of the global private sector. With trillions at its disposal ... it offers the only real prospect of achieving fundamental economic transition." Now the International Energy Agency, a creation of the Davos World Economic Forum, has upped its already economically absurd "forecast" of global additions to electric power capacity in the next five years, to say that 95% of it will be wind, solar and biomass electricity. Back in 2018 the London Guardian, writing about then- Bank of England Governor Carney, observed that "climate risk" for many companies was the risk that Carney's carbon-disclosure bank committees would go after those companies and force them to go green or face disinvestment or bankruptcy. Now, the New York Fed admits "banks could face outsized losses" from the "transition to a low-carbon economy"—in other words, from the Green New Deal. These findings are summed up in a Dec. 2 op-ed by Michael Shellenberger, "The Real Threat To Banks Isn't From Climate Change: It's From Bankers," featuring Mark Carney on its cover photo. That is exactly the direction from which a banking crisis and financial crash are now coming. For a decade, central banks have been printing money to inflate away the vast "everything bubble" of primarily corporate debt since the 2008 crash. It didn't work until the addition of the Green New Deal, the drive to "shift the trillions" to unreliable and anti-productive zero-carbon technologies, which are unleashing hyperinflation and chaos. So the financial elite and political leaders driven by them want to distract with anger, hatred, in some cases even hysteria against the adversaries, Russia and especially China, which continue to push for economic development in underdeveloped countries as well as at home, and which stiffen resistance in the developing world to "climate colonialism." Now, as Helga Zepp-LaRouche said today, we go to a Putin-Biden videoconference "summit" tomorrow midway between peace and war, "that gives you an idea how close we are actually to a brushfire which could go all the way up to nuclear war." Insisting on development in the countries which have suffered the worst crimes from the war party—she is focused on Afghanistan—is the way to fight that threat.
Tension at UN over Climate as Security Threat
Blinken Demands UN Security Council Accept Climate Change as Global Security Threat Sept. 24 (EIRNS)—Secretary of State Tony Blinken used his address yesterday at the UN Security Council’s special meeting on climate and security to try to ram down the throats of member nations the argument that the “climate crisis” is the pressing global security issue to be addressed by that body, as it is supposedly the cause of every major problem on the planet. Not all present agreed, as we report further. The day before his speech, on Sept. 22, a “senior State Department official” gave a media briefing explaining why climate change is an appropriate issue to be discussed at the UNSC, since it stokes tensions within and between nations, causes conflict and migrations and is responsible for extreme weather events which destabilize nations. This official could barely contain her enthusiasm when one reporter referred to Haitian migrants at the U.S. border as “environmental refugees.” While getting the UNSC to pass a resolution on climate as a security threat isn’t likely, she admitted, the U.S. wanted to introduce the topic to put it on the UNSC’s “radar screen.” In his remarks yesterday, Blinken emphasized that the climate crisis is the core element of U.S. foreign policy. Extreme weather events underscore the “urgent need” to dramatically reduce emissions, and help others “to do their part,” he said. Among the ways in which he proposed the UNSC could play a vital role, a major one would be to stop the debate over whether the climate crisis should be discussed at the UNSC and ask instead how the UNSC can “leverage its unique powers to tackle the negative impacts of climate on peace and security.” Anywhere in the world where there are threats to peace and security, “you’ll find that climate change is making things less peaceful, less secure.” That’s true in Syria, Mali, Yemen, South Sudan, Ethiopia, etc. he said. Blinken’s punchline was that the only way to deal with this crisis was for the world to accept Malthusian depopulation policies. Rather than view the situation just through the lens of threats posed by the climate crisis, he warned, what’s needed is “immediate, bold actions to build resilience, to adapt to the unavoidable impacts, and move swiftly to a net-zero world.” This, he gravely intoned, is the shared charge of COP26. If the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5° C is to be reached, “every nation will need to bring their highest possible ambitions to the table.” This current situation, Blinken concluded, offers an “unprecedented opportunity” for all nations to embrace fully the zero-growth, zero-people green boondoggle, which he cloaked in the promise to provide greater access to “affordable, clean energy; to build green infrastructure; to create good-paying jobs,” spur long-term economic growth and “improve the lives of people around the world.” (https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-un-security-council-meeting-on-climate-and-security/) [crr] Russia and India Object to ‘Climate Security’ Debate at the UN Security Council Sept. 24 (EIRNS)—Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s absurd remarks yesterday pressing the UN Security Council to take up the issue of climate change as the greatest threat to the planet did not go unopposed. “To view conflict in poorer parts of the world through the prism of climate change would only serve to present a lopsided narrative when the reasons for the conflict are to be found elsewhere,” stated an Indian official, according to the Economic Times. Secretary (West) Reenat Sandhu of the Ministry of External Affairs says that viewing conflicts in poorer nations through the prism of climate change is not useful. Climate change is being discussed in a focused way at the UN through a variety of different agencies and mechanisms have been put in place for further action, she stressed. So, “picking one aspect of climate change, namely climate security, and dealing with it in this forum, which is not geared to tackle a multi-faceted problem of this nature, would not be desirable.” In any discussion of the issue of climate and security, she underscored, care must be taken “not to create a parallel climate track. We have to continue on the path of inclusive decision-making.” (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/bringing-climate-security-into-unsc-discourse-has-potential-to-disrupt-nature-of-overall-discussions-india/articleshow/86459647.cms) First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian UN Mission Dmitry Polyanskiy said the U.S. was trying to “formalize the issue of climate change on the agenda of the Security Council,” and that “we have a question here. How efficient is this in terms of solving [the UNSC’s] existing tasks?” TASS reported him as saying: “We are convinced that persistent attempts to advance climate change to the UN Security Council agenda at all costs as a threat to international peace and security add a totally unnecessary political component to this already complicated and sensitive discussion. This approach may result in lopsided and inefficient proposals from the point of view of the strengthening of stability in the world,” he warned. His complete remarks are posted on the UN Mission website. (https://russiaun.ru/en/news/sc_230921) [crr]
Austrian Chancellor Accuses Greens of Pushing a Return to Stone Age
Austrian Greens Charged with Dreaming of Going Back to the Stone Age Aug. 3, 2021 (EIRNS)—The Greens of Austria are stirred up by recent remarks made by the country’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, telling them “it would be totally wrong to believe that we could save the climate in the future by asceticism… the only right approach is to rely on innovation and technology.” “I do not share at all the view that our direction should be going back to the Stone Age,” Kurz said, adding that he opposed the continuous lecturing by greenies on what to do, and that he rejected “fantasies that one could somehow live as in the past century.”
As the globalists among British Royals and the Davos billionaires move ahead with their genocidal plans for a Green New Deal (GND), in coordination with U.S. and E.U. officials, the resistance to this insanity grows. Russia and China are rejecting this population reduction nonsense; state governments in the U.S. are moving to overturn the rules being pushed to enforce the GND; and leading Africans are warning that imposing the GND on the continent will prevent essential economic growth from occurring. Get the truth: Read EIR's "Great Leap Backwards". And participate in the Schiller Institute conference
As a powerful polar vortex brought freezing weather to much of the United States, the Texas electricity grid was "within seconds or minutes" away from a "catastrophic failure and complete blackout," on February 16, had they not decided to implement controlled outages, according to an official from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the company which manages the grid. The rolling blackouts which occurred as a result of that decision meant that more than four million customers in Texas were without electricity and heat for hours at a time, and half the counties in the state reported water problems due to power loss at water treatment facilities. As of February 19, there were reports of more than thirty-six deaths related to the storm and the loss of power, and 600,000 were still without power. Nearly a quarter of the state's population remains under orders to boil water before using it, if they have access to water at all. How did this happen in Texas, which is the largest producer and consumer of energy in the U.S., and in Houston, which is home to 5,000 energy-related firms and calls itself the Energy Capital of the World?There are two factors which led to the breakdown of Texas' energy sector, neither of which are acknowledged by the media and the so-called experts: the unreliability of "renewable" sources of energy, such as wind and solar; and the long-term effects of the neoliberal policy of deregulation, which puts speculative profits ahead of the necessary, continuous investment in infrastructure required to sustain a modern electricity grid. The closest the apologists for the present collapsing system come to recognizing the dangers caused by this deadly combination is to describe ERCOT as "unprepared" for the crisis, by which they mean that the real problem is the grid managers did not anticipate a storm of this magnitude hitting Texas. While this is true, they refuse to discuss WHY they were unprepared! On the breakdown of so-called renewable sources, there is total denial, as the financial oligarchy, represented by the Davos billionaires of the World Economic Forum, is plunging ahead with a global "Green New Deal" (GND). Texas now gets 23% of its electricity from wind. As the cold wave hit, the total electricity produced by wind turbines fell from more than 8,000 megawatts on Sunday, to 649 megawatts by Monday. Both Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and Rick Perry, the former Governor and U.S. Energy Secretary under President Trump, identified the failure of "renewable" sources as a major cause of the breakdown of the electricity grid, citing frozen wind turbines and snow-covered solar panels as a major contributing factor. In response, there has been a predictable hysterical outcry from pro-Green networks, insisting that this played only a "minor role" in the crisis. Typical of this reaction is an article in the February 18 New Yorker magazine by Greenie huckster Bill McKibben, "Blaming The Wind for the Mess in Texas Is Painfully Absurd." Despite wide circulation of photos of idle windmills, with icicles hanging from the blades, McKibben writes that "The idea that wind turbines cannot deal with cold weather is, prima facie, ridiculous." As for the effects of deregulation, which is also a central feature of the "Great Reset" of the Davos gang, there has been a wall of silence, including among "conservatives" who are "free market" advocates, many of whom correctly identify the devastating effects of Green policies, but are wedded to the neoliberal economic policies which have led to disinvestment in all platforms of infrastructure. The Fraud of the Green New Deal The Executive Intelligence Review released on February 12 what has proven to be a prescient report on the potentially devastating effects of a global shift to the "zero carbon" world demanded by those who swear by the Fake Science behind the demand for a transition to lower energy-flux-density production, allegedly to reduce carbon emissions. Titled "The Great Leap Backward: LaRouche Exposes the Green New Deal", the report draws on the five decades of scientific and economic research conducted by Lyndon LaRouche and his associates on the genocidal intent of those financial and corporate cartel officials — represented today by the Davos billionaires — who revived the quackery of the British Empire's Parson Malthus, to reverse the scientific and technological optimism unleashed by the U.S. space program of President Kennedy. The report includes details on the direct role of the British monarchy, under Prince Charles, in coordinating financial hit teams to cut off investment in physical goods production, in favor of creating a Green financial bubble, to bail out a bankrupt financial system. It exposes the relationship between the "Great Reset", a plan to place governments under the top-down control of central banks, which operate on behalf of the largest private banks and shadow banking institutions, and the GND. At the recent Davos online conference, a representative of BlackRock, the world's largest fund manager, and the initiator of a project for a global "financial regime change", spoke of a pool of $30 to $50 trillion, of central bank and private funds, which would flow into the Green financial bubble, while deliberately shutting down credit generation for productive enterprises, which are identified as deadly carbon polluters. A report produced by Chatham House, a "policy institute" connected to British intelligence, specified which industries should be red-lined by investors, so as to deny them credit in order to reduce the economy's "carbon footprint." These include investment in coal, oil and gas, and nuclear energy; cement, steel, aluminum and chemical manufacturing; and ships, planes and trucks. The report also advocates an end to eating meat, to be replaced by eating only plants.
| 20,702 |
This podcast aims to simplify all aspects of Personal Finance & help you make smart and informed choices about money so that you can live happier & stress free lives.
Do listen to this interesting Podcast & you can also leave a review, like, subscribe and share it with other doctors. You could also let us know if there is any specific topic that you would like us to cover.
For any queries or help you can get in touch with MFA's Doctor Practice team at 9594062326.
Episode(s): 15 Total Duration: 3 hrs 47 min 26 sec
The Special Needs Children Podcast - with Chitra Iyer
Welcome! Listen to Chitra Iyer, (a special needs parent herself) give solutions to families in similar situations, to live financially happier lives and secure their child's future. Being a Trustee at Forum for Autism and the CEO at MFA she has been guiding 100s of special needs families with respect to finances, legal requirements so much more. This Podcast will help answer many 'How do I..." questions. Subscribe Now and you will not miss any of the new episodes published fortnightly! Stay tuned! Help is just a call away: Phone number- +91 98337 85892 Email ID- [email protected]
Episode(s): 31 Total Duration: 19 hrs 34 min 54 sec
The MPowered Women Podcast
Glad to announce MFA's new podcast called 'The MPowered Women Podcast' We at MFA, believe that Financial Independence is a birthright for every woman and the responsibility of each woman to achieve it. To encourage this, we have come up with this podcast that will empower women to take charge of their finances and help them become financially independent. We sincerely hope that you listen to this Podcast and also share it with all women you know. Our promise is to take care of your money just like we would take care of our parent's or our best friends' money!
| 1,805 |
Moreena’s most recent post at The Wait and the Wonder cut me to the heart. After spending the last three months in a suspenseful wait for the phone call that would mean a new liver for her daughter Annika, she just found out that Anni’s transplant team hasn’t yet bumped her to active status on the wait list.
…when we got that letter a few days ago, the one intended to let
us know about the new patient line at UNOS, but shockingly telling us
also, by the way, that a huge part of the way we had viewed
the world for the past 3 months was simply wrong, we were right back to
the feeling we had 5 1/2 years ago. The feeling that we had been
walking through the world upside-down, and no one had bothered to tell
us.
…We knew that Anni’s surgeon still had serious reservations about
transplanting her, given her history. We couldn’t help but wonder if
Annika’s inactive status meant that Chicago had given up on her, and
neglected to mention their decision to us.
In short, we had absolutely no idea what was going on. We didn’t
have a clue about what is easily the most important issue in our lives
together.
"Is it us?" Moreena wonders. "Or does every parent go through these horrible moments, wondering
whether or not anyone even bothers listening to their questions."
Oh, Moreena, it isn’t just you! Your post smacked me right back to Wonderboy’s infancy, when the geneticists were running a bigtime takes-a-month-for-results chromosome study to determine whether there was some genetic syndrome which tied together all his various medical problems. He was three months old, and then he was four months old, and we were waiting, waiting, for that call.
I had, of course, Googled his collection of abnormalities. About ten different websites told me that my son had four of the five primary markers, and several more of the secondary markers, of a pretty scary condition called Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, also known as gigantism. I tried to be patient, giving the doctors time to complete their tests, knowing they would call me as soon as there was a firm diagnosis. I knew, too, that they had no idea I was sitting by the phone chewing my nails off over Beckwith-Wiedemann. They didn’t want to scare me with possibilities that might not even be in the picture, and how were they to know I’d pieced together the clues from their pointed questions and Wonderboy’s symptoms?
But the days, the weeks, ticked slowly by, and the waiting was agony. The waiting is always agony. I can handle a bad diagnosis better, honestly, than I can handle not knowing. Finally I couldn’t stand it any longer and I called the geneticist. "Are you suspecting Beckwith-Wiedemann?" I blurted. The voice on the other end of the phone stammered in obvious surprise.
"We were," said the doctor, sounding shocked I’d even heard of the syndrome, "but we ruled it out two weeks ago."
Two weeks ago. Two weeks of our lives spent wondering, praying, mentally preparing ourselves, trying to be normal and sunny with our other children but all the time haunted by the back-of-the-mind fears that want to strongarm their way to the front of the mind and dominate everything.
Two weeks, it turned out, during which we need not have worried about that particular spectre, because the doctors had already crossed it off the list.
Months later, I had the honor of being the guest speaker at a large assembly of doctors at that same hospital. It was an incredible experience, and I should maybe write more about it in another post. But one of the best things about it was that it gave me the opportunity to say something I’d wanted to say for years. The world has changed, and doctors are going to have to adjust to a new playing field. They have to know that their patients (or their patients’ parents) are going to go straight to Google when they walk out of the office. We have more access to medical information now, and it’s hard to figure out which sources are reliable and which ones apply to your specific case, and it’s easy to jump to the wrong conclusions or assume a worse diagnosis than is really the case. I’m not saying it’s necessarily a good idea to try to do your own research, but a lot of us are going to do it anyway. How can we not try? Sometimes it’s a parent’s hunch that saves a child’s life. The parent has a lot more invested in "the case" than the doctors do, and the questions consume that parent’s life in a way far more raw and pressing than even the most ardent or compassionate professional curiosity.
In the same way, a parent can’t help but think nonstop about when The Call will come, when there is a life-affecting phone call expected. My two weeks of waiting for the call that might put a name on what was wrong with my son were nothing compared to the three months Moreena has spent waiting for the call that means her little girl gets another shot at survival.
In short, we had absolutely no idea what was going on. We didn’t
have a clue about what is easily the most important issue in our lives
together.
Those are heart-piercing words. I am spitting mad on Moreena’s behalf today; I can’t help it; I resent the notion of a medical team knowing more about a family’s reality than the family itself. The wait is hard enough. At the very least, a mother deserves to know what she is waiting for.
Related Posts
Comments
5 Reponses | Comments Feed
This is so, so true. My children don’t have any serious medical problems, but the medical world (and everything else) has changed. Doctors roll their eyes – and some get very annoyed – when they hear “I read on the internet”… But parents are very active now, searching for answers and the doctors have to adjust to this. Poor Moreena. We will certainly pray for her family. How sad.
On March 9, 2007 at 10:14 am
moreena says:
Thank you, Melissa. It helps more than you can know to hear stories of other parents struggling with the not-knowing. The medical world has changed so much from the days when parents were, essentially, locked out of the room when their kids had medical issues. It does take up an unbelievable amount of mental energy, trying to force yourself *not* to call, and *not* to appear the crazy, out-of-control, neurotic parent in the eyes of a medical professional. In most ways, the new assumption that parents will be involved and informed every step of the way has meant great improvements in the care of kids. But it has introduced its own set of very real difficulties, including some pretty incredible miscommunications. Or, as in your situation, not realizing that the parents’ end of the conversation might not *just* be informed by what the child’s doctors have chosen to reveal.
On March 9, 2007 at 1:12 pm
sarah says:
This post went straight to my heart. I remember waiting months for a call that was supposed to be “any day now”, summoning my dd in for major surgery. Trying not to phone for an update. Trying not to cry on the phone when I learned first the surgeon then the booking clerk had gone off on holiday, changing all the schedules. Knowing my dd’s condition was deteriorating but that nothing I said would make them call sooner. Not wanting to be seen as a pushy parent because if they disliked me they might treat my dd poorly. Keeping her practically in isolation so she wouldn’t get sick and have the surgery postponed. Actually getting the call one morning but it was too late, she’d had breakfast …
And then when the call did finally come, we were at the movies, and when we got home we had to rush straight into hospital. So much for our plans for a gentle transition for dd!
I appreciate doctors are terribly busy, but I for one would pay extra taxes for the wages for a liaison clerk whose job it was to keep parents in the loop!
My prayers go out to Moreena and all parents with sick children.
On March 9, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Karen E. says:
Oh, I feel angry and sad for Moreena, too. I’m so sorry to hear this.
On March 10, 2007 at 5:43 am
I am greatly disturbed at the delays on placing this young lady onto a Liver Waiting List, equally so the failure to communicate with the family.
It is a distressing time for the daughter and her family and they should be receiving every support from the Medical personnel and also any support agencies.
Your emotive story does identify many concerns which do need urgent address.
Thank you for sharing.
On March 12, 2007 at 2:19 am
Buy My Books:
Melissa Wiley on Under the weather: “Selvi, lovely to hear from you! The Summer Book is so wonderful. Rich and lovely and full of things to…”
Selvi on Under the weather: “I hope you are well. I wanted to say. You always speak highly of Tove Jansson but I could never…”
Penelope on Under the weather: “How lovely to have this chatty post … Ah, dear old blogging! I still write — a few of us…”
KC on Under the weather: “I am extremely unlikely to ever sign up for the Todoist app, but I loooooove to hear how people organize…”
Shah Techno on The moody month of May: “Amazing flowers! totally love it.”
Recent Posts
Under the weather
Readaloud tomorrow at Brave Writer Summer Camp
The moody month of May
Hasped and hooped and hirpling, but hopeful
“He makes sure of doing things now and again”
Beginning as I mean to go on: a New Year’s Day booknote
My stitching is in a Creativebug class!
“I get up. It’s lighter.”
Bookshop.org and Amazon affiliate sales will go toward the maintenance of this website and the purchase of more books.
Best of Bonny Glen
Reading logs
Book Log 2019
Book Log 2018
Book Log 2017
Archives Select Month July 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005
Header image: detail from “Cosy Corner” by Carl Larsson.
My Books
Author Visits
Copyright © 2005-2022 Melissa Wiley | Web Design and Hosting by Swank Web Design | Bee art by Chris Gugliotti | Powered by WordPress
| 13,152 |
Tears ran down the little girl’s face. As she ran to her father, she didn’t wipe them away. “Paul hit me,” she said.
Paul was close behind. “She messed up the chess board on purpose.”
Their father frowned. “You don’t hit girls. Apologize.”
The girl looked at Paul. He crossed his arms and rolled his eyes. “Sorry.”
Their father looked to the girl. “Say you forgive him.”
Her jaw dropped. “What? No!”
“Say it.”
“But he’s not even sorry!”
“Say it.”
She huffed and crossed her arms, too. “I forgive you,” she growled.
Not too long after, their laughter could be heard all through the house.
In the story above, justice is not served. No one has a right to forgiveness. The children are learning something more important: that forgiveness is important for you, and that it is not tied to justice.
To forgive is to “cease to feel resentment towards” the person who injured you. You can test your own forgiveness. When you think of someone who has injured you, do you still feel angry towards them? Have you put aside your feelings of resentment, or do you hold onto your hurt so you can wield it like a weapon over the one who has caused the harm?
When someone hurts you, justice demands restitution. But it is not precise enough to dictate such minute things as feelings. It does not oblige you to forgive.
Because of this, you can hold a grudge. A grudge is like an open wound, proof of the injury that has been done to you, proof that things cannot go back to the way they were. A grudge is power over the one who has hurt you, power that no one can take from you.
For a small injury—such as your little brother whacking you over the head with a frozen salami—your grudge is small. You only mention it teasingly whenever the subject comes up (at his birthday party, when you drive his friends home from school, or perhaps at his wedding). You want to make him feel a little guilty, just for fun.
If the injury is large—such as the oppression of one people by another—the grudge will be large. The injustice aches to your depths, the wound feels like it might never close, hate stops up your veins. Every opportunity to show the pain, to drive the guilt into the oppressors, feels like a way to lessen your own.
Forgiveness: healing for yourself
When you hold a grudge, you yourself continue the injury you received. It’s as though you tear off the scab and prevent the wound from healing. A grudge creates scar tissue and increases the likelihood of infection.
To not forgive is to allow the injury to change you. Think of something you are still angry about. Is it an injury against your race? Your sex? Your creed? You personally? If you hold onto your anger, you only increase the effect of the injury. You start to love this cause of your power even as you hate it. If you do not forgive, you allow that injury to define you. You become a different person.
In justice to yourself, throw off the injury. If you cannot forgive the offender for his sake, do it for your own.
Forgiveness: the remedy to justice
Justice is good, but imprecise. While it is a balance, it is not meant to cover all facets of an injury. In many cases, complete balance is impossible, such as when the injury done is too great for reparation or when it harms too many aspects of our lives. When justice cannot find the perfect punishment, injury becomes grudge and grudge becomes the power to revenge.
To use injury in this way, however, ensures that the cycle of harm will not end. One injury will result in another; justice, unable to satisfy the victim, will allow punishment after punishment forever. Without forgiveness, we will always be guilty in each other’s eyes.
Forgiveness is the remedy to the complications of justice. Without it, things will never mend, and life can never go back to the way it was. Forgiveness is a way to set aside the imbalance, and it is the only way forward in this imperfect world.
Related
← Patience and Perfection
8 thoughts on “Forgiveness”
March 7, 2017 at 10:50 am
“The meek shall inherit the earth” seems lost today. It is not easy to live, and demands a supernatural hope. I can sympathize on a natural level with people who suffer from stereotypes thinking that they have to be aggressive to prevent insults and injustices. But it damages the soul if it is not done meekly.
LikeLiked by 1 person
March 9, 2017 at 10:54 pm
“For a small injury—such as your little brother whacking you over the head with a frozen salami—your grudge is small. You only mention it teasingly whenever the subject comes up.”
| 4,758 |
A new version of this scenario was uploaded on Tue Oct 15 09:34:58 UTC 2013 Added code C7O13B. Opened source.
Actually, there are easier ways to spam the site... I wrote a greenfoot program that accessed scenarios every act cycle to boost the view count. Greenfoot.org doesn't have a good way of testing whether it is a human or just a robot trying to access the page (google sites like youtube do though). Anyway, I only used it on two of my scenarios before I felt like I was cheating: everything except cube runner and textured cube are entirely legitimate counts. Besides, I don't think anyone can really put too much credibility into the number of views as a measure of popularity: voting is much more accurrate.
@MatheMagician, I do not think that view is a reliable measure of popularity either. But the ratio of votes per views is altered by illegitimate view counts. Oh, and I had always thought that you had some web-presence that brought people in to boost your view count on those scenarios.
@danpost, I am not promoting it at all. I was just trying to point out that there is a weakness in the system (as a warning for people). I am sorry I did add those views. As a note though, on cuberunner, I only added a small fraction of those hits at the end. I believe what happened was that because I called it "Cube Runner" (the title of a somewhat popular game on the apple store) anytime someone searched for "cuberunner", my scenario came up in the top ten. I have since changed the title and the views stopped coming in.
@MatheMagician, I am neither for or against the spamming of views on one's own scenarios. You can do what you please with your own. I guess that boosting views would put your scenario illegitimately high on the 'Most views' or 'Most views (this week)' search results. But, I doubt that those options are used that much. It is the blatant disregard that one displays toward things that are not theirs that I oppose (and as far as I know, of this, you are not a culprit).
| 2,089 |
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele addresses a media conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Solomon Islands…
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele addresses a media conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Solomon Islands agreed to sign an accord between the United States and more than a dozen Pacific nations only after indirect references to China were removed, the Solomon Islands foreign minister said Tuesday. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Solomon Islands agreed to accord after China references axed
by: NICK PERRY, Associated Press
Posted: Oct 3, 2022 / 09:45 PM CDT
Updated: Oct 3, 2022 / 09:45 PM CDT
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele addresses a media conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Solomon Islands…
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele addresses a media conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Solomon Islands agreed to sign an accord between the United States and more than a dozen Pacific nations only after indirect references to China were removed, the Solomon Islands foreign minister said Tuesday. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)
by: NICK PERRY, Associated Press
Posted: Oct 3, 2022 / 09:45 PM CDT
Updated: Oct 3, 2022 / 09:45 PM CDT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Solomon Islands agreed to sign an accord between the United States and more than a dozen Pacific nations only after indirect references to China were removed, the Solomon Islands foreign minister said Tuesday.
“There were some references that put us in a position where we’ll have to choose sides, and we did not want to be placed in a position where we have to choose sides,” Jeremiah Manele told reporters in Wellington.
His remarks represented the first time Solomon Islands has publicly acknowledged it had initial concerns about the agreement and expressed why it had a change of heart.
The accord was signed in Washington last week, with President Joe Biden telling visiting Pacific leaders that the U.S. was committed to bolstering its presence in the region and becoming a more collaborative partner.
The administration pledged the U.S. would add $810 million in new aid for Pacific Island nations over the next decade. The summit came amid growing U.S. concern about China’s military and economic influence in the Pacific.
But the final agreement focused mainly on issues like climate change, economic growth and natural disasters. A small section on security contained mostly broad language, and while it specifically condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it made no mention of China.
Ahead of the summit, diplomats had said Solomon Islands was signaling it was unlikely to sign the joint declaration, which would have represented a diplomatic blow for both the U.S. and the Pacific nations.
Many in the U.S. and the Pacific had been eager to get Solomon Islands on board after becoming alarmed about the increasing ties between Solomon Islands and China, especially after the two nations signed a security agreement earlier this year.
“In the initial draft, there were some references that we were not comfortable with, but then with the officials, after discussions and negotiations, we were able to find common ground,” Manele said.
Pressed further by reporters on those concerns, Manele acknowledged the draft had contained indirect references to China.
He said the Solomon Islands security agreement with China was part of a national security strategy and there was no provision in it for China to build a military base, as some had feared.
Manele met with his New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta in Wellington at a potentially awkward venue — Parliament’s so-called Rainbow Room, which is dedicated to the nation’s gay, lesbian and transgender communities. The room features photographs of LGBTQ lawmakers and framed copies of bills relevant to those communities.
In Solomon Islands, gay and lesbian sex remain illegal.
Manele said Solomon Islands was a young democracy.
“These are emerging issues. These are challenges that as a young country we will find ways to discuss,” he said.
Mahuta said there was no undertone or message intended in the choice of location. “It was the only available room for us to use,” she said.
Your email(required)
Δ
Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
| 4,691 |
Over 5,000 seats across the country are up for grabs. We’ll keep you up to date with the results as they come in — and what they mean.
May 7, 2021 - 03:30
Over 5,000 seats across the country are up for grabs. We’ll keep you up to date with the results as they come in — and what they mean.
| 309 |
David De Gea might not be able to make his way back to his motherland the coming summer as Real Madrid is not ready to pay as much of transfer fee as his parent club Manchester United is demanding.
Manchester United wants an amount of twenty million Pounds for the 24-year old goalie.
The main thing here is that David De Gea is going to be out of contract at United in 2016 and then, Madrid can get him at absolutely no money. So, they reckon there is no point spending such a big amount right now.
Continue ReadingDavid De Gea might not be able to make his way back to his motherland
Palace and Stoke signal top eight intent
July 14, 2015
Comments closed
With the new Premier League season just weeks away, and managers frantically trying to assemble their squads in time for kick-off on 8th August, two of the clubs making waves in the transfer market are Crystal Palace and Stoke City.
At this time of year, neither club are typically backed to mix it with the movers and shakers at the top end of the table, but the 2015/16 season could prove a different story after some significant transfer activity at both Selhurst Park and the Britannia Stadium.
Stoke achieved their record points total last season, thrashing Liverpool 6-1 on the final day to secure ninth place and a total of 54 points. Mark Hughes’ side have made themselves an attractive prospect in next season’s Premier League betting after signing defender Philipp Wollscheid from Bayer Leverkusen and goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard from the Danish Superliga.
| 1,527 |
I worked hard this whole wedding to keep her looking "as not pregnant as possible." Then decided that it too was a joyous celebration. So I included the bundle in the shoot...and knowing this lovely couple...this is exactly how they feel...about each other and about thier baby!
Burning money to burn rubber! This was exciting to catch great looking car driving by me at high speeds, and still catching details!
You are Invited....
Craziness! This was difficult to catch, considering that anyone not american could not speak english. Add the culture, positioning was tricky. Finally, mostly in done frustration I said one word..."craziness" and snapped the picture. To this day, I think this is my favorite shot I ever caught..well worth the minor frustrations!
Digging for gold! My favorite action to catch is laughter. I love this!
Photo Sharing
Owner Log In
© 2022 SmugMug, Inc.
I worked hard this whole wedding to keep her looking "as not pregnant as possible." Then decided that it too was a joyous celebration. So I included the bundle in the shoot...and knowing this lovely couple...this is exactly how they feel...about each other and about thier baby!
| 1,252 |
HOPAP Charity Organization is aimed at eradicating hunger in the world by 2029. There shouldn't be anybody hungry in the world
by Newsroom Nigeria
July 4, 2022
Reading Time: 19 mins read
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, about 660 million people may still face hunger in 2030 due to lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global security.
And unless bold actions are taken to accelerate progress, especially actions to address major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition and the inequalities affecting the access of millions to food, FAO says hunger will not be eradicated by 2030″.
But in a bid to put an end to hunger in Nigeria, a humanitarian, an Enterprenur, and a cruasder of Christ, Tinuola Babafemi through her NGO, House of Praise and Prayer Ministry, (HOPAP ) is on a mission to end hunger with her project which is centered on reaching out to as many as possible with foods and making sure that no household goes hungry by providing free food bank.
President Buhari Awards CON to Quintessential Senator
Tinuola shares her story of how she struggled to survive outside Nigeria, why she started HOPAP, the impacts she has made and her plans towards the future with Sesan Awobiye
Tell us your background and how it has influenced your project?
I was brought up in a Christian home. My father was an elder of The Apostolic Church. My mother was a deaconess. They were very devoted in their religion. They loved Christ. My parents loved Christ and they brought us up in the same manner. I particularly followed their footsteps. I loved to go to church, anything of God, anything of Christian religion. That is where the interest of having a House of Praise and Prayer Ministry came from. It is the background, I was born into it.
My name is Tinuola Babafemi. I am a Nigerian, I am from the South West, Yoruba land from Ilesha. My parents are from Ilesha, but we grew up in Ibadan. I did most of my secondary school and some part of my education in some parts of Ibadan, before I moved on to Canada.
The name of our NGO is House of Praise and Prayer Ministry, (HOPAP). We started this Charitable Ministry on the 15th of December 2015 and this year by the grace of God we will be celebrating our 7th anniversary. We are based in Ontario, Canada, we are Canada incorporation and we are working across Ontario.
HOPAP Charity Organization is aimed at eradicating hunger in the world by 2029. There shouldn’t be anybody hungry in the world. So we started from Ontario, Canada.
Why did you choose to come to Nigeria?
Ontario, Canada was our first point of call and we are going all over Ontario, and now we are coming to Nigeria in October, and that is why I am here in preparation for that. Because obviously, I am a Nigerian, a proud Nigerian, I love my country, we are more hungry in Nigeria than in Canada, you understand what I mean. Here in Canada, there are social services, and there is government support, but in Nigeria, I am not saying there is no government support but I know there are huge gaps to fill, and we are willing to do that.
What are your impacts in the Society so far?
It has impacted society positively because we have been able to smile on people’s faces. When people walk into our food bank, they feel happy, asking are you guys Nigerians, they are so surprised. When you see a white person with blonde hair, with a smile, coming to ask people if we are Nigerian, and they keep reconfirming that we are Nigerian, that makes me happy, that makes me proud to be a Nigerian impacting all the society, blacks and whites alike.
Is this the first time your foundation is coming to Nigeria?
Yes, it is our first time.
So, where do you intend to start?
We are going to start in Ibadan because I grew up in Ibadan. Then to Lagos, and we take it across Nigeria.
How do you intend to reach out to people? What is your plan?
We are going to create awareness. we are going to get a location, a big warehouse. We are going to have different spots. Ibadan is a big city. We plan to have spots in Oke Ado, Ring Road, different areas where people can easily pick up foods. Different locations. There is going to be a warehouse from where all those foods will go out to different locations.
What is your organization offering to the people?
It is going to be both. We know some people are homeless, they don’t have means of cooking food. In the past, I have been homeless, I have been hungry, and I went to food bank, they gave me groceries, I had nowhere to cook it and I had to give out, so from that experience, I know that people are hungry, but they had nowhere to cook whatever you give them. So those people it is better you give them cooked food and uncooked food. So when people come to register we find out their situation so we know how to deal with them accordingly.
So would you say that It was your experience that prompted you to create this organization?
Yes. Because I have decided that If God can take me through that pain, I don’t want anybody to be hungry.
Can you tell us more about your experiences?
When we migrated to Canada, I was with my children. I have two children. It was very difficult for me to keep a job for me. I don’t know what went wrong, so If I couldn’t keep a job, I can’t earn a living and from there I was broke I resorted to going food bank to get food, and most of the time they didn’t have cooked meals, they don’t have facilities, they gave me what they had, the groceries and there is nowhere to cook the groceries, so I decided that it is also good to have a kitchen and a pantry. We are going to have both.
How did you come out of the painful experience?
Yes, I decided to get a loan and set up my own business. When I set up my own business, as you know it takes a few years or a few months, depending on how aggressive or the experience I have in the business to survive. So I have lived in my grocery store for six months. I got a place for my two children, where they lived together, actually, my daughter was in the university, she was living in the university facility, I moved my son to stay with her, and I was living in my grocery store. I chose my business over my accommodation because I was determined not to be hungry, and to beg anybody again. So, I created my own business and I lived inside my grocery store. I went to register with a local gym, in the morning I would g to the gym, take my showers, and just use their equipment for two minutes. I would do my make-up and stay in the front of my business, selling my products, and it worked, so that was how I came out of the situation.
After Ibadan where else do you plan to go?
Our first point of call is Ibadan, because I am from Ibadan, and I have local contacts in Ibadan. It is a good point to start. I have friends, I have families that can support, to put me through what I needed to do. So Ibadan is a good place to start, I mean Oyo State, then we go to Lagos State.
Like how many people do you plan to reach out to?
As many people that need the help. It is not one person’s job. It is not my own job alone, together we can end hunger in Nigeria. So when you start it and people see how effective it is, people will support you, it is normal. I started it alone. My ministry started alone in Canada and one morning, I discovered that we were running out of food, I sent out ministry support letter to every contacts on my e-mail and my letter got to a particular man that I didn’t even know, and I think he had a friend in the government set-up, a local government, he sent the letter to the local government I got an email, Pastor Tinuola Babafemi, we heard about your project, ‘Project Feed 5000’ we are curious about it, how can we help you, how can we partner with you, we have read and heard a lot about you and the government started giving out grant support. So when you start and people see your commitment and you are really doing what you say you want to do and you are making impact. It becomes everybody’s work, that is what I believe
I learnt you have a published book, please, can you tell us about it
My book is tells about my testimonies. Testimonies of what has done for me. I put them together in a book to tell the world what I have been through and how God saw me through and how much God has been kind to me.
What Niche do you want to create in the society?
I want to make sure that nobody is hungry in Nigeria. Do you know the meaning of hunger?
For people to be hungry? Do you know how bad hunger is, for people not to have something to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? I want to make sure nobody is hungry again in Nigeria. That is my dream and it will come to pass.
Listening to your live experiences, one will say that you were able to come out of it because you stayed abroad, and life abroad as many thinks it’s better and easier, can you please, tell us how it was and how you think young people here in Nigeria can come out of such situation?
That is the mistake most people make. There is nowhere that is fair. Life over there is not even fair. It’s determination. There are people with Canadian passports that are hungry, with British passports that are hungry, that are poor. Being a British, being a foreigner, being a Canadian, doesn’t make you rich, it doesn’t make you make it in life. So it is individual’s determination. There are hungry people in Canada, if there were no hungry people there will be nothing like food bank. The difference is that there is help, there is somewhere to run to. So when you are in a difficult situation where everything is bad, be determined. Don’t give up. The first thing is don’t give up. When you give up, you cannot plan, you cannot think of the next thing. No matter how bad it is you can still come out. Things were very difficult, I was losing my job, I decided to set up a business, I didn’t have money, I took up a loan, you said Canada is easier than Nigerian, I actually got my loan from Nigeria. In Canada they would tell you, you have no credit history, you don’t have this, you don’t have that, it is very difficult, I had to get loan from family and friends, the loan was from Nigeria. Part of the groceries I started with, a friend shipped it into Canada. Food groceries like garri, beans and so on, from Nigeria. So it is determination. Whenever you are in trouble everything down, you have to remember that being broke is not the end, you have to see yourself getting up again, and you have to keep moving, that is my own belief
At this stage of your life, would you say that you have found fulfillment?
Yes, I am very happy with what I am doing, I believe I am fulfilled.
How do your children see you?
Sometimes, your children don’t say much about you until the opportunity presents itself. Few days ago, I was celebrating my 50th birthday and they invited my children to give testimonies about what they know about me, or what they feel about me. Wow! it was mind-blowing what they said and I felt so happy. My son was very proud of my achievements, he said mummy said she would do this, and she did it, I didn’t know that they were observing that when I say something, I would do it, so they have positive testimonies to give. My daughter said there was no mother that could have brought her up, because she believes I am understanding, they said all sorts of nice things, so they have good testimonies to give.
What does the NGO plans to achieve?
To see to the end of hunger in Nigeria. To make sure that nobody goes hungry.
You said earlier that you reside in Canada even during your hard times, why did you leave Nigeria to Canada?
Migration. We migrated for better education for my children. So that is my reason for relocating to Canada.
For you to have an strong NGO like this in Canada, you must have gained support from the government. Tell us how much support are you enjoying from the government?
Without any support from the government there is no programme that can survive. Yes, individuals may help, but government carries most of the responsibilities, but before government support your vision, they have to see what you are doing. The same thing happens in Canada. We first started as a ministry, and when we ran out of resources, we wrote ministry support letters, we were lucky enough to see one person, out of the letters we sent out, to help us get the letter to the right place, and they reached us by themselves, because they see the difference we are making in the community. So I believe it is the same in Nigeria, when they see what you are doing and you reach out, they will support, it will not be just individuals supporting.
You cannot compare Canada with Nigeria in terms of getting this support, have you considered some of the stress you may have to undergo in Nigeria to get support?
I won’t go through any stress. Nigerian government is a very sensible government. They are educated they know what they are doing, when they see something that works, they will support. The people they are trying to work with are not making it work, when they see team of people that are making it work, they will be happy to team up with them. I am positive, I have no problem, when we reach out to them they will support us.
How?
We will reach out to them, they will see what we are doing, they will be convinced and they will support us. I will remind you when we get to the stage. Every government want good things for their country but when we are not getting the right and adequate personnel, it will not work. When they see people doing things that have to be done and they are doing it in the right way, they will support.
What would you say about Nigerian youths?
I love the youths in Nigeria. They are very strong, because when we were growing up, it wasn’t as tough as this. And these things keep happening and Nigerians youths still have joyful disposition, they make use of every opportunity to make themselves happy regardless of what is going on. I believe in them, I believe with a little help, most Nigerian youths will do better.
What project will you have for them?
When you have a charity organization you will focus on a particular theme, our own NGO is to end hunger, so if any youth is hungry, it still covers them. They still come to have their lunch, dinner, we are still doing something for them. Food is number one. when they have enough food, they can think right and think of what to do next, you cannot promise, accommodation, jobs, you have to focus on one thing when youths are not hungry there will be less trouble in the community, they are happier, they can think well and they can plan well, I think it is the foundation. We give them the foundation.
Please, what is your message for the youths at this hard times as a mother?
They should stay away from trouble and not to give up. To believe in themselves. Being broke is not being poor and there has to be break down before breakthrough. Sometimes, when you go down, it means you are still coming up.
Aside this project of ending hunger, what else do you do?
I want to continue to expand my ministry. I am an evangelical pastor. I like to preach the gospels, I like to travel to different countries for ministry works. That is what I love doing and I will keep doing that.
How long have you been in this Ministry?
It is going to be seven years now.
What is the experience like?
Very interesting. It’s been very interesting. There are so many churches in Nigeria, but all the churches are not producing food banks, food supports, basic facilities the communities. So we are bringing from Canada, from my own church to Nigeria.
It’s not my plan, but God knows the future. My plan is to bring out the food bank aspect of the ministry to come and support my people in Nigeria.
We have seen kindhearted Nigerians trying to reach out like this but because it is not channeled to the right people, it does not get to people that needs them instead, the people they gave the project to either pocket them, or reach out to minimal number of people, how do you tend to bridge that gap of corruption?
Thank you that’s a very good question. During COVID-19, I was watching on the social media, some of the items to give out to the communities and it got expired in the warehouse. If they had given it to their families I would be happier. Boxes of Indomie noodles, bags of rice, all sort of food stored in the big warehouses, expired. And that is why I came on ground. I am going to arrange my own team. I will come with my team from Canada to supervise and train some of Nigeria they will be in charge of every unit. My trusted team, I am going to bring them in from Canada and in Nigeria am not going to rely or partner with just anybody that I don’t trust. It’s going to be my team we are going to it, put it in place, and we can entrust to reliable personnel as we go along.
Considering the present situation in the Nigeria. the economy, insecurity, and others, what can you tell us as a pastor, evangelist, and a humanitarian?
We have to keep praying. I know we pray a lot in Nigeria, and that is what is sustaining us. We have to keep praying, hold on to our faith, and we have to change from our evils ways. The Bible says if my people that are called by my name, if they are sober and they come before me let us be sober, let us pray to God and He will heal our land, It will happen one day.
Do you have other project or businesses you do that you will like us to hear, please?
Yes, please.
Okay, please, let’s hear them.
I own a kitchen in two locations. Mummy Afro Caribbean is the name. They in both Mississauga and Etobicoke Ontario in Canada and they are 5 Star Restaurants.
What is your slogan?
Tell us about your most exciting moment or moments?
When I celebrated my 50th birthday recently. It was very exciting. I had photo shoots for two days. I changed over and over and over again. I ordered few more attires, but they didn’t allow it on time so I couldn’t use it. May be God is saying that don’t overdo, you have dressed enough, you have changed enough. I like occasions that will bring families together, I get excited seeing my siblings, seeing my friends, celebration makes me excited. Church makes me excited too. I always look forward to Sunday service, where I am going to see everybody. I love the church, I love to see the church members, the kids. I get excited on Saturday night because I know I am going to see everybody on Sunday, I get excited about the place I worship. So, church make me get excited.
From the little you have shared with us. Will it be right if I say you are the one that inherited your parents godly life style?
No, I won’t be able to say that because we are six children. I believe some of us love church. They are doing well and also serving God in their best interest.
I think you reflect it (parents’ religious background) the more.
You may be right, somehow.
Some parents like to see their children reflecting on them while they are still alive, can you share their experiences of seeing you reflecting on them, I mean their features
Yes. My mother is still alive and she still sees that. My father too saw me going to church and doing the things of the Lord.
So, you preach?
Yes, of course, I do.
Previous Post
Next Post
Related Posts
October 17, 2022
President Buhari Awards CON to Quintessential Senator
October 10, 2022
October 7, 2022
October 6, 2022
October 5, 2022
October 5, 2022
Next Post
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
November 26, 2022
2023: Group Hails Governor Fintiri for Kicking off Campaign in Rural Area
November 25, 2022
Corpreneurship Challenge: Unity Bank Splashes N10M Grant on 30 Corps Members
November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022
Advert Rates
© 2022 Newsroom Nigeria is published by Newsroom Communication Services, a Media and Communication Company.
Sports
© 2022 Newsroom Nigeria is published by Newsroom Communication Services, a Media and Communication Company.
| 21,335 |
Selling for $65.20 on Amazon and Walmart
Selling for $77.14 on Ebay
This feeder is amazingly bad according to the online reviews. The dimensions are 21.4 x 18.8 x 3.8 inches and it weighs 18.4 pounds and holds 36 pounds of feed but only 18 of the reviews are positive and many of them point out the negatives of the feeder and say how to compensate for them. The negative reviews are at 48, the majority are one star reviews that do everything but curse the product and the seller.
Below are some of the more colorful reviews:
62% negative reviews, probably a record for Amazon
Some of the positive reviewers replaced some of the hardware and added lock nuts and were pleased with the product. They had someone in the family that was a woodworker or handy at things to help put the product together, 15 pieces in the box that need assembled.
Read the reviews by clicking on this link
Verified Purchase
We were so excited about this item. thought we would be teaching our chickens how to perform on Broadway by now… but sadly, they figured it out and broke it twice in one day. It is too flimsy to give to grown hens so I would suggest young ducks or younger chickens. Each board is fine but the pieces that hold it together and the primed screw holes just don’t make it through a single day. I finally took it to our professional handy man $55 to put it together again (third go round) and that is almost what the thing costs… and it was kaput by the end of the day. So … no… but work it out and it could be great.
star reviews that do everything but curse the product and the seller.
ByWilson Mooreon June 21, 2014
Verified Purchase
I was SO EXCITED when my chicken feeder arrived. After opening the box (that had no instructions) I now understand why many people shy away from on line ordering…. ITS JUNK. My 5 year old could build one that would be of better quality. holes that dont match up for assembly, the plywood is twisted and I am sure that the feeder will fall apart once rain does tough it! Dont spend the money go to your local feed store and buy what they have it will save you head ache, money and time..
Note: we do not use affiliate links on our website, be wary of those sites that do use affiliate links as they are being paid for referrals.
Large treadle feeder, we thought this was a good idea for keeping the birds out of the feed…our chickens did not. Heavy and very difficult to put together, took 2 people and quite a bit of time to “SNAP” the wood parts together all at once( the only way it works) we tried everything to adjust the hens to using, but it was clunky and scared them when it shut. If a hen is on the treadle and another is eating from the side she risks decapitaion when the other steps off. I do not recommend, not even worth the price.
Verified Purchase
This is the worst product I have ever purchased. It is so heavy and cumbersome to the chickens. It frightens them to death, and they would rather starve than be scared to death. I followed the suggested plan, one week all open, two weeks half open, and the two went to over a month. The chicken are still scared of it. It is good for kindling wood only. Don’t buy this product. Get the Proper Grandpa’s Feeder which is made from metal. Chickens do really well with it.
ByMissUnderstoodon December 12, 2014
Verified Purchase
The arms on the lid are very thin and broke within 3 days. It won’t last if it’s not under cover. There are no side guards, if chickens are gathered around it eating and they are on the side of it and the one on the front step moves off, the chicken eating from the side will get it’s head stuck. Not safe, I am not happy with it at all. I ended up taking the broken lid and side arms off. It’s just a food bin now.
ByAmazon Customeron January 12, 2016
Verified Purchase
This might keep out sparrows but mice and rats will have a field day with it. After putting it together ( the wood was not marked) directions left a great deal to be desired. I had a good Half inch gap on the top of the feed covering part of the treadle. Had to flip it upside down to make it cover the feed. This has a very light almost balsa wood that will be gone overnight by a mouse or rat. The treadle parts are very flimsy also. The lid does not fit flush with the top. I will have to change the hinge assembly to make if fit flush. Good 1/4 ” or more slot there. It will have to be an inside protected place as water resistant or waterproof it’s not. Glad I only wasted money on one. I a journeyman toolmaker. So I like things to fit correctly and be square. Buy a metal one. Spend $30 more for a long lasting one
ByAmazon Customeron October 8, 2016
Verified Purchase
This item needed complete assembly. The wood was warped and nothing fit together. The assembly instructions had very little detail. The package said “easy assembly” but it should say ” assembles easily with additional cutting, your own glue and extra screws , lots of hammering and three to four hours of your time”…Now, let’s hope the darn thing works to keep the wild birds out of the chicken feed….
ByDoug Bon July 10, 2015
Verified Purchase
This feeder does not come with teaching instructions. It took about six weeks to get them to “figure it out.” I had to drill holes into the side of box to prop the lid up to teach them where their food was. I had to use drywall screws to put it together after I forgot one of the internal pieces and had to reassemble it because the supplied screw nuts pulled out. I purchased this because I was having problems with mice and rats getting into the feed. The first day after I began closing the FEED lid a mouse ran out because of a gap behind the FEED lid (I put a strip of wood to cover it up). I also keep a brick on top of the FILL lid to keep larger rats from getting into it. If I had to do it over I would probably go with a different style.
ByAmazon Customeron June 24, 2016
Verified Purchase
This thing has a sticker on the box that says “Easy to Assemble.” The Better Business Bureau should go after them for fraud because it’s harder to put together than an IKEA kitchen. It’s not even easy to return – it’s a complex game of tetris to get all the parts back in the box to return the thing!
ByJames C. Stormenton April 20, 2016
Verified Purchase
This feeder is a total wast of time. The instructions aren’t correct, it doesn’t fit together well and it WILL NOT last more than one year, IF that? If I hadn’t tried to “correct” their totally bad design, I would return it. We prop it open in the morning and close it at night for them. Please, do not buy this feeder, you will be sorry.
ByA.N.on August 24, 2015
Verified Purchase
I got this to keep mice out of the feed, but I have seen mice and moles coming and going out of this feeder. I’ve had to add hardware cloth around all openings to keep them out. Disappointed in this product.
Bynyateson October 30, 2014
Verified Purchase
This feeder would probably be fine indoors, but is not durable enough for outside use. The cheap wood product began warping from the heat within the first few days. I was adjusting the tension on the opening mechanism daily just so that my hens could open it on their own. I eventually just placed a brick on the step to hold it open, defeating the purpose of buying this feeder to begin with. The first time that it rained is when I quit using it altogether, as it soaked up water like a sponge, ruining 30lbs of crumble. At some point, I plan to tear it apart and use it as a template to build my own, with better materials.
Suzanne & Doug Paulon March 3, 2016
Verified Purchase
I’m really disappointed with this feeder. Of course it costs half the price of all the others. The nuts keep falling off the bolts. I’m always fixing it. The step was too slippery for the chickens. The wood is already flaking apart. If it breaks the chickens can’t eat. I would NOT recommend this.
Byherman raschkeon October 26, 2015
Verified Purchase
We ordered this with great anticipation that this would allow us freedom and flexibility in regards to feeding our hens. We were sadly disappointed. Luckily I’m a rocket scientist so putting it together was a breeze. (Not!) it was very frustrating that after only a month in the pen, it has broke twice and the cheap laminate is peeling away. So many options…skip this one.
Verified Purchase
Literally this is garbage. Showed up broken and fell apart further as I attempted to assemble it. I say attempted because no part is labeled and the instructions are like playing pictionary with a five year old.
Byvictoriasuenoon June 12, 2015
Verified Purchase
Fairly easy to put together if you follow the instructions. Item description says its treated wood to help with weather resistance. I put thos feeder outside out of direct rain and wind however after one night of a light drizzle and the outer wood is starting to peel away. Terrible! The description was extremely misleading. I’m going to return it and buy a different brand
| 9,299 |
Xabi Alonso says he “can improve Bayer Leverkusen” after being appointed as the club’s new head coach in the wake of Gerardo Seoane’s departure.
Far from simply stating the obvious about a star-stacked team currently in 17th place in the Bundesliga standings, it was a statement of the former Bayern Munich midfielder’s confidence in his own ability in the dugout.
Alonso called time on a hugely successful playing career after three seasons at Bayern between 2014 and 2017, and he has spent the intervening years learning a new craft as coach, first with Real Madrid’s youth teams and then with boyhood club Real Sociedad’s reserves.
“I trained to become a coach one day,” the 40-year-old said when he was officially unveiled on his return to the Bundesliga on Thursday, impressing media representatives with his excellent spoken German. “Now I’ve decided to take this step because it felt right. I feel ready and I made it clear to everyone at the club that I’m highly motivated.”
The former Spain international has little time to adapt to his new surroundings, with Die Werkself hosting Schalke on Matchday 9 on Saturday. He is unlikely to be fazed, however. After all, Alonso faced the Royal Blues the day after signing for Bayern in August 2014, helping them to a 1-1 draw en route to the first of his three Bundesliga titles.
“I know from my time in Germany that Leverkusen are an outstanding club,” Alonso continued. “They’ve always had great players and I can see a lot of quality in the current squad too.”
There is no doubting that. Moussa Diaby, Patrik Schick and Callum Hudson-Odoi are among the household names in a side that has so far sorely missed the creativity of injured Germany international Florian Wirtz. With just one win and five points on the board from eight matches so far, Leverkusen have struggled to replicate the swashbuckling displays that saw them swagger to third last season.
E-Mail *
I hereby agree to the TERMS OF USE and PRIVACY STATEMENT and consent that DFL will collect, use, process and store my data if necessary for the selected Service(s). I understand that I can withdraw my consent(s) at any time. * Required
* Required
“I was attracted by the club, the project and the team,” Alonso said, outlining his reasons for swapping northern Spain for North Rhine-Westphalia. “It’s very interesting. I feel that I can play an important role here and have an impact on the team, that I can improve the team and myself. I’m really happy to be here. Now I just want to get to work.
“I want to give the team a clear idea of how we want to play,” he continued. “We want to reach that by working every day. I want us to play modern football, be dominant, intense and dynamic.
“The players should enjoy and like how they’re playing. We want the stadium to be packed and to have a great atmosphere. We want the crowd to be pushing us.”
Having played under Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho, among others, Alonso has had a first-hand look at how elite-level coaches operate and believes that has moulded him into the tactician he has become today.
“They were all a big influence on me. From that experience I tried to build my own personality. You need to be natural and authentic. You need the connection with your players. I’ve taken the best from each manager but now I want to be my own person.”
On Saturday against Schalke we will get a first glimpse of just who that is.
About the clubs
Related news
Who is Niclas Füllkrug?
Find out more on the unheralded Bremen striker, who has two goals in three Germany appearances...
Find out more on the RB Leipzig and Spain playmaker, a graduate of Barcelona's La Masia academy...
He leads Bayern in goals AND assists this season - but what else is there to know about the teen sensation lighting things up for Germany at the World Cup?
| 4,041 |
No it is not. Many holistic remedies are not FDA approved because they are not mainstream forms of medical treatment. In addition, vaginal steaming is new in the Western world and there has not been enough data collected and presented for the FDA to approve this form of medicine. The Womb Sauna is working diligently to collect the necessary data for this healing modality to be recognized for its powerful impact. If you are seeking counsel on whether or not you should do this treatment you can contact us first or consult with your primary care physician.
2. Who designed this treatment?
Saunas are an ancient technique that have been used for centuries. Thema has taken that knowledge and combined it with herbal, gemstone, essential oil, and flower essence medicines, creating a specific method of vaginal steaming, trademarked and patented as The Womb Sauna. Vaginal steaming itself, has been very familiar in other cultures outside of America and has produced amazing healing results for women, including Thema herself who was diagnosed with PCOS. Thema suffered from ovarian cysts, no cycles, pelvic pain, and fear of infertility. With her first Korean hip bath, Thema menstruated having not done so for almost a year. She then began to seek this service in her home area with no success and created The Womb Sauna method of vaginal steaming for herself first and then offers it to other women to benefit from.
3. How sanitary is the Womb Sauna?
We have very strict policies about sanitation. All cleaning supplies are hospital grade and green products, meaning that we use the same sanitation products used in hospitals to ensure all of our products remain sanitized. Our cleaning products are also earth-friendly and endocrine system friendly products.
4. How many sessions does a woman need before seeing results?
It varies. Our approach is mind, body, and spirit. We do not seek to treat the symptoms alone but to achieve healing. So it depends on each woman’s individual needs. Most women start to see physical results after their 2nd session in the womb sauna. 100% of our clients report an immediate healing benefit in their emotions, stress levels, and spirit. Thema typically recommends the first 3 sessions be done every 3 weeks and the following sessions, once per month. However, again, every woman’s healing needs vary and there is no risk with having more frequent sessions. You could have sessions daily, and it would not create an adverse reaction on the body.
5. How private is each session?
We service our clients one-on-one or if in a group setting ensure there are enough practitioners to honor our one-on-one model. This is a very intimate and sacred service. Our focus is not parties, experimentation, or just any kind of spa experience. All of those things are ok too, however our focus is deeper. This is why we even offer to bring it you in an environment where you are most comfortable. There is an additional traveling service fee for mobile sauna services. Some women want to be in the sauna naked, some only remove their bottoms. Either option, you are still fully sealed in the sauna capes and the only part of your body that is exposed is your neck up and feet. Your vagina will need to be exposed to absorb the herbal steam from the sauna.
6. Can I purchase my own Womb Sauna Kit?
Our custom Womb Sauna steaming kits are made available to students/graduates of our training program. When a student enrolls in the training program their kit costs are included and their kit is shipped before they graduate, in time for their apprenticeship. Interested in applying for training? Click here
7. What herbs are used in the Womb Sauna sessions?
There are 6 different custom herbal blends that Thema uses:
8. How does the Womb Sauna method of vaginal steaming differ from other methods?
The Womb Sauna has a unique servicing method that allows clients to be nurtured and coached one-on-one and experience a deeply sacred and intimate expression of vaginal steaming. Thema spent 2 years developing our method, testing it for results, and currently maintains a 90+% success rate with helping women be relieved from imbalances in their bodies. In addition, we discovered that our method of vaginal steaming offers over 25 health benefits in one session. There is a difference in a Womb Sauna experience.
9. Can pregnant women receive a Womb Sauna vaginal steam?
We do not provide vaginal steaming services for pregnant women under any circumstances. However, we do provide postpartum Womb Sauna vaginal steams to help women with recovery from childbirth.
10. Is it safe to receive a Womb Sauna if I have an IUD?
Our method of vaginal steaming has not shown any contraindications for women with an IUD. It is safe.
11. Can I receive a Womb Sauna vaginal steam while on my menses?
We have so much honor and respect for your womb’s natural cleansing process that we do not interfere with it. We do not provide services for women on their menses.
12. When is the best time for me to receive a Womb Sauna vaginal steam?
You can literally receive this treatment daily and it would have no adverse affects on your body. However, when you work with your practitioner and begin to uncover the root cause of your imbalance you will be provided with a customized regimen that will help you identify where you need to do the majority of your healing work.
13. Does the Womb Sauna provide steaming services for men?
At this time our company does not provide steaming services for men. We have received many requests but will not release that service until we are confident of its impact and safety.
14. Is it safe to receive the Womb Sauna Vaginal Steam if I have a severe prolapsed uterus?
Depending on the severity of your prolapse this can be a contraindication for our method of vaginal steaming. However, we have successfully helped women with a prolapse. To help you know if you would be at risk, call 1-888-576-WOMB.
| 6,094 |
Iraq is far away — on this the Bush administration counts. If your child or spouse or friend has not died there or your friends or relatives aren’t billeted there, the war in Iraq is an abstraction and American deaths in Baghdad or Baquba or Najaf at best tiny, abstract tragedies like those “walls” of faces of the dead in periodic newspaper memorials, each no bigger than your littlest fingernail.
To make that war just a little less abstract, for a moment, let’s imagine our troops not in Iraq but at the top of some vast tower of a skyscraper from which, every day, two, or three, or four of them are forced in full view to leap to their deaths, as in fact many workers in the Twin Towers did on that fateful day exactly three years ago. Imagine further that the pile of those who have leaped and died, young soldiers, male and female, sent to fight our President’s “war on terror” on the battlefields of Iraq, has slowly risen until by the third cycle through the first 11 days of September, this September 33rd you might say, it has already passed the thousand-body height, only several hundred short of the halfway mark to the total of those who died in the Twin Towers and the Pentagon that terrible morning.
With our generals and pundits talking about a 5 to 10 year stay in Iraq, with our President unwilling even to put a date on our departure because he considers us in a near eternal war with evil, with his opponent only hoping to pull our troops out by the end of a first term in office (leaving, of course, the young men and women of other lands to fight in their place), imagine further that by September 44th, given the present rising casualty rate, that pile of young bodies may be at, or close to, or just beyond the height of the one created on that very first September morning. Imagine then, on the fourth cycle from now, September 77th, or for that matter on the tenth cycle, September 110th, how high that pile might rise.
On that initial September 11th, thousands of people from many countries, all in three buildings, went to their deaths. By this September 33rd, three years later, in addition to those 1000-plus young Americans dead in Iraq; and another 132 in Afghanistan, and many thousands of Afghan civilians dead in our initial bombings and in the chaos as well as civil and guerrilla warfare that followed, the latest guesstimates on Iraqi civilian deaths go as high as 30,000 or more, not counting the thousands of Iraqi soldiers, often conscripts, who died in our several-week long invasion of the country. In the meantime, deaths worldwide from acts of terror, slaughters on trains in Spain, or in banks, hotels, and temples in Turkey, or in buses in Israel, or in the streets and clubs of Indonesia, or on the streets and in mosques in Pakistan, or in a classroom in Beslan — often thanks to disparate movements, causes, reasons — are significantly on the rise. And can there be any question that they feed upon one another, each new act of terror since September 11th, making others imaginable, possible, plausible. For all of the victims of these acts (and for the victims, whether in Chechnya, in the Palestinian occupied territories, or elsewhere of acts that made these acts conceivable), and especially for those who suffer directly because of the decisions of the Bush administration, we would have to commandeer many towers from which streams of horrified and often utterly innocent people, young and old, whose main attribute, it often seems, is simply that they are not Americans, would have to leap.
And, if George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and others in this administration are right, we should be thinking of this as nothing but Death’s hors d’oeuvres, with the main feast, a gorging guaranteed to last years and years, still to come. From the moment that whacked-out former CIA director and neocon James Woolsey publicly stated during the invasion of Iraq what the rest of the neocons of the Bush administration already wanted to believe — that we were in World War IV — the President and the Vice President have been plugging the theme of eternal war on a World War II template of “theaters” (“the Iraqi theater”) and “fronts” (“Iraq is the central front in the war on terrorism”).
In this approach, they undoubtedly feel there is practical, short-term help for their reelection bid. After all, the President’s father won his Gulf War but ended it too soon — not only before Saddam fell but so many months before his reelection campaign that his wartime popularity ratings plunged. In the opposites game his son has long been playing, he and his advisors surely see a powerful advantage in eternal war against that vague boogeyman Terror, a “war” that should never leave an opening for the voting public to consider realities at home (as they did in the 1992 election).
But, of course, there’s far more to it than that. They have a deep desire to be in a new age of “world war.” It suits their vision of power and dominance, and so they’ve done much to create a world at war; but they also want to be able to cycle endlessly back to their version of September 11th, 2001 as if time itself had stood still. It hasn’t. We are no longer in the world that existed on that terrible day, a world from which there were undoubtedly a number of paths to take, a number of responses open to us all. They took one path. They willingly stepped through the door to carnage that Osama Bin Laden had so thoughtfully left open for them, and so stepped into the world as imagined by a minor Saudi figure, a wealthy young man seized by fundamentalist belief. He had played a modest role in the CIA’s and the Pakistani intelligence services’ successful attempt to turn Afghanistan into the Soviet Union’s Vietnam. He was a man without a home, who had wandered the world making what once seemed grandiose, even ludicrous, pronouncements, but now seem anything but.
In its audacity, the plan he put his stamp of approval on for September 11, 2001 still takes one’s breath away. It was hidden in plain sight. After all, its perpetrators, the men preparing to commit mass murder, entered our country largely under their own names, took flight lessons in full view, bought the paper-cutters and mace, bags and airline tickets here, and then boarded those planes without much ado or challenge. They were successful because no one who mattered was looking, least of all the leading figures in the Bush administration, a group of political as well as religious fundamentalists and Cold Warriors who weren’t giving a second’s serious thought to acts of terror in the United States.
Our leaders go to war
Like them, for a moment, let’s cycle back to that original September 11th. I remember exactly where I was in New York City that day and just how strange and disorienting it felt. On the anniversary of that moment, we all spend time remembering where we were, and where those people in the towers were, and what they, as well as those who tried so desperately to rescue them, were going through. Far less attention is paid to the September 11th of the two men, along with Osama bin Laden, who would plunge us into what can only be imagined as a new era — George Bush and Dick Cheney. On this September 33rd, while the expectable articles of memorial are appearing, few indeed will be remembering George and Dick’s September 11th, 2001, and yet their acts on that day told us all too much about where we were headed.
As The 9/11 Commission Report reminds us, at the moment the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46:40 AM, the President was about to enter a classroom at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida. He was informed by Karl Rove just before going in that “a small, twin-engined plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.” At 9:05 that morning, with the President and some schoolchildren sharing a book called My Pet Goat, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card entered the classroom and whispered in the President’s ear, “A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack.” The President, as all who have spent time on-line or seen Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 know, sat immobilized in that classroom for another 5-7 minutes. “His instinct,” George Bush told the 9/11 Commission in his co-appearance with Dick Cheney, “was to project calm” and to avoid, he evidently claimed, scaring the reporters in the back of the classroom (even as “he saw their phones and pagers start to ring”). For all those who have seen the video of the President sitting in that classroom anxiously biting his lip, this is of course an absurd explanation. I think it’s safe to say that, marooned in that room without staff or advisors in the vicinity, he panicked and froze.
What happened next is, however, more interesting. He left the classroom just before 9:15 for a holding room and, while the Commission Report is painfully polite and circumspect about the minutes that follow, we do learn that “no one with the President was in contact with the Pentagon.” (This was before the Pentagon was hit by American Airlines Flight 77 at 9:37:46 AM.). This, remember, is our future “war president” girding for action. As it turns out, the only significant thing discussed, according to the Report, seems to have been a statement he was going to make to the American people. In other words, at a time when we were “under attack,” the only issue for the President and his aides was what he should say. (“The focus,” as the Report puts it dryly, “was on the President’s statement to the nation.”) Words, explanation, spin, this was how our war president and his advisors initially reacted to the assaults.
“The only decision made during this time,” the Report also claims, “was to return to Washington.” In fact, as we know, the President did not “return to Washington.” He and his aides boarded Air Force One and soon made a panic-stricken dash westward to nowhere in particular, landing first at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, where the President made a stumbling statement to the nation (“which for security reasons was taped and not broadcast live,” says the Commission Report without further comment), and then on to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. This, then, was our future war president’s idea of leadership, something that looked remarkably like flight.
Put another way, the President froze initially; he and his advisors then thought only about what to say; they then panicked and headed or were directed away from the nation’s capital, not even making a “live” statement to a traumatized nation. His safety, in other words, was made paramount over anything else at the very moment when hundreds of people in New York City were making the safety of others paramount over theirs. By any other name, this would be called, if nothing else, institutional cowardice.
In the meantime, Vice President Cheney in Washington, as James Mann reported in the Atlantic Magazine, had panicked in quite a different but interconnected way, flipping into behavior from a long-practiced “Armageddon Plan” meant for nuclear war that functionally imagined the nation’s leadership beheaded. He promptly took over the government and was evidently himself most responsible for diverting the President away from Washington. (Who needed young George when everything was in Dick Cheney’s hands?)
According to reporter Scott Paltrow in the Wall Street Journal, Cheney told the President or his advisors that there was “a specific threat that Air Force One itself had been targeted by terrorists. Mr. Cheney emphasized that the threat included a reference to what he called the secret code word for the presidential jet, ‘Angel.'” This threat, Cheney later claimed, came to him from a Secret Service Agent or still later, from some unnamed “uniformed military person” who has never turned up again or been identified. The 9/11 Commission Report states (on p. 39) that “[t]he Vice President recalled urging the President not to return to Washington” and then (on p. 325) that this was due to “a misunderstood communication in the hectic White House Situation Room that morning.” Similarly, the Vice President claims he had a telephone conversation with the President in which he received George Bush’s personal directive to order the shooting down of hijacked planes (an order, his aide Scooter Libby says, he acted on decisively, “in about the time it takes a batter to decide to swing”). Of this conversation, too, there is no record. The 9/11 Commission Report says only, “Among the sources that reflect other important events of that morning [including other similar phone calls], there is no documentary evidence for this call, but the relevant sources are incomplete.” (Even the Vice President’s wife “did not note [such] a call between the President and Vice President” and she seems to have been noting just about everything.)
Finally, we have on p. 43 of the Commission Report, a remarkable exchange between the Vice President, already in his Armageddon bunker – “the shelter,” the Commission Report calls it — and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld in which the Vice President claims to have ordered the shooting down of hijacked aircraft and “it’s my understanding they’ve already taken a couple of aircraft out.” It’s hard not to read pride into these statements. As we know, the Vice President would from then on remain largely embunkered in one fashion or another for months to come, hunkered down for and geared up for acts of war.
This then is the record of the Bush administration on their first September 11th. It reflects much that was to come. First of all, as we saw with the staggering levels of security employed for the recent Republican Convention, whether Americans are safer or not, our leaders have certainly made themselves the safest men on Earth. Nothing can happen to them. Of course, this, too, is a form of cowardice. From second one, their embunkering and their safety was their primary impulse. Their fear was a second theme. It was visible in the President in that classroom. It was visible in the Armageddon-style and Armageddon-style actions of the Vice President. It was reflected in the very locations where they chose to spend their time.
For the President in particular, the first post-9/11 hours were, I’m convinced, a humiliation. Almost everybody has experienced some terrible moment when you freeze and do not act as you might have wished. But not everybody is the President of the United States. Much of the bluster to follow — that “swagger” the President talked about in his Convention speech – was on his part, I believe, a reaction to and a deep desire to cover up the look (and perhaps the feel) of this missed moment. A third theme was certainly panic and, in the Vice-President’s case, rash and aggressive acts of war meant to take out… well, whomever.
Normally, the Vietnam-era records of these two men would not matter to me a bit. But in both cases they reflected a similar urge to duck at an earlier moment of crisis. What’s more striking than Dick Cheney’s various well-timed acts leading to deferments, or the string-pulling for George, or even his seeming avoidance of service for months at a time in those years is the fact that no record exists of their positions then. There are no statements at all from those years on the primary subject of that moment, wherever you stood, other than Cheney’s classic comment, “I had better things to do.” They didn’t oppose or support, they just evaded. It wasn’t draft-dodging; it was event dodging.
For them, those years are in a sense a blank. The only wars they had attended took place in the movie theaters of their childhoods where they watched mythologized versions of the World War II deeds of the previous generation. These were the thrilling visions of American victory which they carried, untarnished by the reality of war, untouched by the Vietnam years, right up to September 11, 2001 and into the years thereafter when George Bush would metamorphose into a swaggering “war president” with that crossed-out list of al-Qaeda “high value targets” in his desk drawer and his trophy from the unending war he did manage to start — Saddam’s pistol captured in that famed “spiderhole” — now hanging in the Monica Lewinsky memorial room in the White House.
Now, they have chosen the view from “the shelter” for all of us Americans. Their embunkered, panicky, fearful world is ours as well, and so many things Americans once thought valuable, freedoms especially, have been sacrificed thoughtlessly at its altar. For them, any carnage is permissible Out There as long as, first, they are safe, and second, Americans are safe. And now that we are even half-looking, it’s tough indeed to get operatives from Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, North Africa or wherever into this country to commit mayhem. This was hardly a difficult trick. But from a global perspective, the decision to make American safety the only significant safety, to fight, as they love to say, “on their soil, not ours,” is perhaps the greatest cowardice of all. It represents an embunkering and a mad triumph of fundamentalist thought on all sides, political as well as religious, a formula guaranteed to terrorize our poor planet and sooner or later us as well. This is certainly the victory of Osama bin Laden.
So look at those many towers growing up right now in the soil of our damaged planet. Watch those distant figures dropping from their heights. Check out the piles of bodies rising ever higher. There’s no need to return to September 11th 2001, not when you can welcome yourself into the world of September 33rd.
Looking for news you can trust?
Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.
By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners.
Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and billionaires wouldn't fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set out to do.
Today, reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget, allows us to dig deep on stories that matter, and lets us keep our reporting free for everyone. If you value what you get from Mother Jones, please join us with a tax-deductible donation today so we can keep on doing the type of journalism 2022 demands.
Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and billionaires wouldn't fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set out to do.
Today, reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget, allows us to dig deep on stories that matter, and lets us keep our reporting free for everyone. If you value what you get from Mother Jones, please join us with a tax-deductible donation today so we can keep on doing the type of journalism 2022 demands.
Related
Forced Labor, Child Miners, Payment in Drugs—Clean Energy Supply Chain Has Issues
Trump’s Dinner Fiasco Was a Win for Fascists Playing the Long Game
Sponsored Post
On Parched Earth: A Water Ceremony, Community, and Hope for Rain
Latest
Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.
By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners.
Get our award-winning magazine
Save big on a full year of investigations, ideas, and insights.
Support our journalism
RHC membership for blog posts
view comments
Looking for news you can trust?
Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.
By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners.
Our Staff
Events
Support
Ways to Give
Advertise With Us
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2022 Mother Jones and the Foundation for National Progress. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Service
Can you pitch in a few bucks to help fund Mother Jones' investigative journalism? We're a nonprofit (so it's tax-deductible), and reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget.
We noticed you have an ad blocker on. Can you pitch in a few bucks to help fund Mother Jones' investigative journalism?
| 21,723 |
Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta, Robert Harding Chair in global child health and policy and Co-Director of the Centre for Global Child Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto believes that criminal sanctions are necessary to deter growing research misconduct.
He says the fact that research fraud is common is no longer news, but a review by PubMed in 2012 found that 67% of research article retractions were "attributable to scientific misconduct, including fraud or suspected fraud".
Dr Bhutta says the consequences of research fraud on human health can be "huge" and that the damage to global vaccination coverage by Andrew Wakefield "has been incalculable". Wakefield, however, lives a free man, "raking in money from various support groups." Criminal proceedings after serious research fraud are rare with such practice being dealt with by institutions, he adds.
Although many think this is fair, given that it is hard to differentiate between fraud and incompetence, errors and misunderstanding, he argues that that "deliberate fraud is often prevalent." Plus, investigations are often expensive, costing between $116,160 and $2,192,620 per case.
Current measures are not enough, he says. "Although many perpetrators of research fraud never return to academic life; others may claw their way back to active research."
Bhutta concludes that although the costs of fraud are not known, "human, social and economic costs are likely considerable" and that "additional deterrence through punitive measures such as criminal proceedings should be added to the repertoire of measures available."
He concludes that because consequences can be huge, "it is time to regard such behaviour in the same category as criminal fraud and deal with it accordingly."
But Dr Julian Crane from the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand, argues that criminalisation would not have any deterrent effect and would undermine trust rather than improve it.
Crane says the former editor of The BMJ Richard Smith recently defined research misconduct as "the gentlemanly phrase for scientific fraud" and asks who "would not have fallen foul of this definition, so are we all fraudsters?"
Smith says research is "terrifyingly common" but only one in every 18,234 published abstracts are retracted because of real or suspected misconduct, which Crane adds "seems refreshingly small".
Crane appreciates that research misconduct does cause harm, but asks "would inviting the police to investigate more satisfactorily uncover misconduct or prevent harm?"
He believes that it lies with research organisations to reduce opportunities for misconduct and investigate appropriately. He concludes that criminalising research misconduct "is a sad, bad, even mad idea that will only undermine the trust that is an essential component of research and requires good governance not criminal investigators."
Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.
| 3,111 |
The best in culture from a cultural icon. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.
September 30, 2021 10:00AM
After taking off on TikTok, the ’25’ deep cut has emerged as one of Adele’s most popular songs
Of all the acute kinds of heartbreak Adele channels in her sprawling catalog of ballads — from the nostalgia and regret of “Hello” to the burn-it-all-down fury of “Set Fire to the Rain” — “Love in the Dark” is among the most unrelentingly somber.
Released on Adele’s third studio album, 25, “Love in the Dark” is a piano ballad about the end of a relationship that is so mournful and slow-moving you could call it a dirge. It doesn’t exactly scream radio single, and so — unlike “Hello” and the Max Martin-penned “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” — it was never released as one.
But in the past month, “Love in the Dark” has risen from deep-cut status to become what seems to be a new fan favorite, a rare feat for a six-year-old song.
According to Alpha Data, the data analytics provider that powers the Rolling Stone Charts, every week over the past six years, “Love in the Dark” has typically been only the eighth-most-popular song off the 11-track-long 25. Ranked among all 34 of her songs off three studio albums, “Love in the Dark” has typically ranked 17th. ”Someone Like You,” “Rolling in the Deep” and “Hello” are usually the top three, in that order.
In late summer, “Love in the Dark” started taking off on TikTok, and instead of being the soundtrack to a meme or a dance, the conversation seemed to be about just how underrated this song is. Before August, the song was seeing between 150,000 and 250,000 on-demand audio streams in the U.S. each week; by mid-September, that number had ballooned to over 1.5 million. By the week of September 17th through September 23rd, it was the Number One most popular song off 25, out-streaming even the monstrous “Hello.” That made it the third-most-popular track in Adele’s entire catalog, behind only “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You.”
Streaming data about the most popular albums in the past six years reveals just how rare this kind of feat is. Looking at the top 1,500 albums released after 2015 — excluding songs with expected boosts from remixes, single releases, music videos, current events or seasonal popularity — only three additional albums contained a track that made a comparable jump to the top.
Louis Tomlinson’s “Defenceless” is a recent example of a track that pulled off something similar, due to a successful fan campaign a year after the release of Walls. The song went from the eighth-most-streamed track one month prior, to the most popular track on the album the week of January 29th, 2021. Louis commented on Twitter how “crazy” it is for an album track (a non-single) to achieve this kind of success.
In November 2019, Melanie Martinez’s “Play Date,” from her album Cry Baby, jumped from the 12th-most-streamed track one month prior, to the most popular track on the album over four years after its release. A few months later, the song took off on TikTok and Spotify, and was later certified platinum. And last September, Mitski’s “Me and My Husband” leapt from the ninth-most-popular song off Be the Cowboy to the Number One most popular. Mitski debuted on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart a few months later, and reached a peak of Number 178 in May 2021.
| 3,584 |
I am not going to deny the fact that the winter here in the Netherlands is quite long and depressing with all the rain and the wind. (I’m so glad that spring is coming back now!) So when I got to know that there was an anti-depression interactive exhibition down in the southern city of Maastricht, I couldn’t wait to go there and have a little taste of spring and summer.
We went there at the end of February, and weather was good to us that Sunday. The exhibition was consisted of 8 parts – touch, move, taste, smell, feel, hear, see and Sun. I don’t wanna spoil any fun for you in case you want to visit the exhibition yourself. But what I could tell you is that this exhibition actually healed a little bit of my winter blues. You’ll get to reminisce about what spring and summer feel like during the exhibition and of course it will make you laugh, or at least smile at some point. :–)
Of course, the splendidly sunny weather was working too! After the exhibition, my friends and I went around Maastricht for a while. Maastricht is totally different from other major Dutch cities. Adjacent to the borders with Belgium and Germany, Maastricht has the style of a French/Belgian town. We sat down on the banks of its major river, Maas River just to enjoy the sunshine and the beauty of the afternoon.
I took some photos with my camera. It’s a 35mm camera so please pardon its resolution.
I would suggest using a day ticket to go to Maastricht since it’s a rather long way. The exhibition is ending this Sunday, so if you are interested, please check out: http://www.marres.org/en/#!/en/home/winter-anti-depression-show/ (according to the page, you should make an appointment beforehand.)
Good luck and have fun there!
Reddit
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
This entry was posted on March 17, 2014 by admin@theleidener in Living in Holland, Xiaowei and tagged exhibition, maastricht.
| 1,975 |
The citizens of the Greek city states are free men - mainly small farmers, or merchants and artisans in the city. They have a strong collective impulse to protect their shared patch of territory, which is often not much more than a single valley among the hills. Each man, enlisting for military service, provides his own equipment.
The rich come on horses; they are few in number because Greece has relatively little grazing. The poorer citizens arrive with minimal equipment; they will be used as light infantry, in skirmishes before and after a battle. But the majority bring sturdy armour, including a heavy shield, the hoplon, from which these soldiers take their name. They are the hoplites.
The armour of the hoplite is a bronze helmet (the famous Greek helmet with a long narrow bridge down the nose), a corselet from shoulders to hips (usually in leather with bronze over the chest), bronze grieves (guarding the shins), a round shield (wood reinforced with iron), a long spear with a sharpened iron tip and a short double-edged iron sword.
Variants of this equipment can be found at this time in other armies. The hoplites are revolutionary not for their equipment but for the way they use it - massed together in the famous Greek phalanx (which has Mesopotamian origins).
The phalanx is a slow-moving but almost irresistible force, with a lethally sharp front edge. It consists of a solid block of men, usually eight ranks deep but often more. Each rank marches close behind the one in front. The first three ranks hold their spears horizontally, pointing them forward, so that three staggered spear points precede each man of the front rank. The men in the rear hold their spears upright in readiness.
Each hoplite is protected partly by the shield of the man to the right of him. It is in his interest to make sure that he keeps safely behind it, and this gives the phalanx its only vulnerable characteristic. The left of the line tends to fall back and curve away.
Greek tactics: 7th - 4th century BC
Greek battlefields are usually flat and open, chosen for the convenience of the hoplites. The engagement, invariably brief, begins when the phalanx trundles into action. Keeping close formation, the hoplites run slowly forward in their heavy armour, yelling a morale-boosting battle cry.
If the enemy's main force is cavalry (as with a Persian invasion), the phalanx is unlikely to be penetrated, since the horses will shy back from the wall of spears. But if the opposing force is another phalanx, running forward at the same speed, the clash is titanic, as the front lines meet and many fall - either wounded or simply overwhelmed by the weight of armour crashing in from both sides.
The first aim of every hoplite, as the opposing ranks meet, is to jab his spear point through the opposing shields to find any gap of flesh unprotected by an enemy's armour - such as neck or armpit. But if the opposing ranks break, the spear is abandoned for the hoplite's other weapon - the short two-sided sword, with which he will attempt to slash the unprotected top or back of an opponent's legs.
Once disaster has turned into flight, the weight of the hoplite's armour becomes a major disadvantage. Now the Greek light infantry, poor relations to the hoplite, come into their own, pursuing and spearing the defeated.
The phalanx undergoes a few tactical developments over the centuries. Its tendency to drift backwards on the left is brilliantly exploited in the 4th century by Epaminondas (see the tactics of Epaminondas). Preliminary assaults on the opposing phalanx by slingers and archers become standard practice. And Alexander the Great increases the weight of the phalanx by doubling its depth to 16 ranks and arming the hoplites with spears of 6 or 7 yards (6 metres) in length - enabling the first five ranks to use their spears in the initial charge.
But these are only modifications. The next real advance in European infantry tactics must wait for the Roman legions.
Meanwhile in the east...: from the 5th century BC
The might of Rome dominates much of Europe, west Asia and north Africa for four centuries or more. But even before the start of the Roman period China - in its isolation - has developed a military machine which no rival in the west could match.
The power of the kingdoms of China derives not only from the sheer size of the armies (it is said that two of the kingdoms in the 5th century BC are capable of mobilizing more than a million men), but also from weapons unknown in the west (the crossbow) and from organization in the field. The Terracotta army of Shi Huangdi gives a vivid image of a Chinese army in battle formation.
The Roman legions: from the 4th century BC
In the early years of Rome's history Roman soldiers form up for battle in a Greek phalanx, but by the 4th century a distinctive tactic is beginning to emerge in the deployment of the Roman legion.
The essence of the change is the division of the army into companies of 120 men, known as maniples. Each maniple is formed up on the battle ground as a block 12 abreast and 10 deep. Instead of the serried ranks of the Greek phalanx, the soldiers stand about 5 feet apart within each maniple; and the maniples are deployed on the field like three rows of squares on a chessboard (each black square a block of men, each white square open space).
In the first shock of battle each maniple knows that there is a space behind into which it can fall back. By the same token a maniple of the second or third rank has space in front, where it can move to give support. And enemy forces may be enticed into a space between maniples, where they can be attacked from both sides. This is very different from the rigid once-for-all clash of two solid phalanxes.
In keeping with this more open role, the weapons of the Roman foot soldier are gradually modified.
Arms of the Roman legionary: from the 4th century BC
In a Roman army the long heavy spear of the Greek hoplite is replaced by a javelin. The Roman foot soldier flings this as soon as he is in close contact with the enemy. He then gets to work with his short thrusting sword, the most characteristic weapon of the Roman legionary.
The Roman helmet is simpler than the Greek version, with more of the face exposed. And the Roman shield is rectangular, with a slight curve so that it hugs the body. Held edge to edge above the head, these shields can form a roof to protect soldiers carrying out a siege - the famous Roman testudo or 'tortoise'.
The foot soldiers in their maniples form the centre of any Roman line of attack. Cavalry and light infantry give support on the wings, particularly in the later centuries. It is a military system which proves well suited to conquer and control most of Europe, north Africa and much of the Middle East. The legions, and the great network of Roman roads which they build and march upon, are the backbone of the empire.
But by the 4th century AD there is a military threat of a kind unfamiliar to the legions - heavy cavalry, which Rome's horses and horsemen are at first ill-equipped to confront.
Heavy cavalry: 3rd century BC - 4th century AD
The cavalry, deriving as a military force from the nimble tactics of mounted nomads, have traditionally depended on speed. A quick assault against clumsy infantry can be followed by an equally rapid escape. Armour for the horseman's body is neither necessary nor possible, given the size of early horses. But a heavily armoured cavalry would have clear and different advantages. It would be like a much more powerful version of the infantry, while retaining the mobility of mounted troops.
Such a desirable addition to an army requires strong horses. In Persia, a developed region exposed to nomad raiders from the north, such animals are deliberately bred from about 300 BC.
The new breeds of horse spread gradually westwards, north of the Black Sea, into the Ukraine and eastern Europe. They are used by the Goths, and are possibly a factor in the crushing defeat of a Roman army by the Visigoths at Adrianople in AD 378. The Romans subsequently rely heavily on Gothic mercenaries for their own armies, so the heavy cavalry becomes increasingly a central element in any successful force.
By now a saddle on a wooden frame, raised in front and behind to form a secure seat for the rider, has replaced the earlier saddle cloth - probably from about the 1st century AD. But one element is still needed to give the heavy cavalryman his full potential. This is the stirrup.
Medes and Persians
Greece and Rome
Greek tactics
Meanwhile in the east...
Heavy cavalry
To be completed
Greek citizen armies: from the 7th century BC
The citizens of the Greek city states are free men - mainly small farmers, or merchants and artisans in the city. They have a strong collective impulse to protect their shared patch of territory, which is often not much more than a single valley among the hills. Each man, enlisting for military service, provides his own equipment.
The rich come on horses; they are few in number because Greece has relatively little grazing. The poorer citizens arrive with minimal equipment; they will be used as light infantry, in skirmishes before and after a battle. But the majority bring sturdy armour, including a heavy shield, the hoplon, from which these soldiers take their name. They are the hoplites.
The armour of the hoplite is a bronze helmet (the famous Greek helmet with a long narrow bridge down the nose), a corselet from shoulders to hips (usually in leather with bronze over the chest), bronze grieves (guarding the shins), a round shield (wood reinforced with iron), a long spear with a sharpened iron tip and a short double-edged iron sword.
Variants of this equipment can be found at this time in other armies. The hoplites are revolutionary not for their equipment but for the way they use it - massed together in the famous Greek phalanx (which has Mesopotamian origins).
The phalanx is a slow-moving but almost irresistible force, with a lethally sharp front edge. It consists of a solid block of men, usually eight ranks deep but often more. Each rank marches close behind the one in front. The first three ranks hold their spears horizontally, pointing them forward, so that three staggered spear points precede each man of the front rank. The men in the rear hold their spears upright in readiness.
Each hoplite is protected partly by the shield of the man to the right of him. It is in his interest to make sure that he keeps safely behind it, and this gives the phalanx its only vulnerable characteristic. The left of the line tends to fall back and curve away.
Greek tactics: 7th - 4th century BC
Greek battlefields are usually flat and open, chosen for the convenience of the hoplites. The engagement, invariably brief, begins when the phalanx trundles into action. Keeping close formation, the hoplites run slowly forward in their heavy armour, yelling a morale-boosting battle cry.
If the enemy's main force is cavalry (as with a Persian invasion), the phalanx is unlikely to be penetrated, since the horses will shy back from the wall of spears. But if the opposing force is another phalanx, running forward at the same speed, the clash is titanic, as the front lines meet and many fall - either wounded or simply overwhelmed by the weight of armour crashing in from both sides.
The first aim of every hoplite, as the opposing ranks meet, is to jab his spear point through the opposing shields to find any gap of flesh unprotected by an enemy's armour - such as neck or armpit. But if the opposing ranks break, the spear is abandoned for the hoplite's other weapon - the short two-sided sword, with which he will attempt to slash the unprotected top or back of an opponent's legs.
Once disaster has turned into flight, the weight of the hoplite's armour becomes a major disadvantage. Now the Greek light infantry, poor relations to the hoplite, come into their own, pursuing and spearing the defeated.
The phalanx undergoes a few tactical developments over the centuries. Its tendency to drift backwards on the left is brilliantly exploited in the 4th century by Epaminondas (see the tactics of Epaminondas). Preliminary assaults on the opposing phalanx by slingers and archers become standard practice. And Alexander the Great increases the weight of the phalanx by doubling its depth to 16 ranks and arming the hoplites with spears of 6 or 7 yards (6 metres) in length - enabling the first five ranks to use their spears in the initial charge.
But these are only modifications. The next real advance in European infantry tactics must wait for the Roman legions.
Meanwhile in the east...: from the 5th century BC
The might of Rome dominates much of Europe, west Asia and north Africa for four centuries or more. But even before the start of the Roman period China - in its isolation - has developed a military machine which no rival in the west could match.
The power of the kingdoms of China derives not only from the sheer size of the armies (it is said that two of the kingdoms in the 5th century BC are capable of mobilizing more than a million men), but also from weapons unknown in the west (the crossbow) and from organization in the field. The Terracotta army of Shi Huangdi gives a vivid image of a Chinese army in battle formation.
The Roman legions: from the 4th century BC
In the early years of Rome's history Roman soldiers form up for battle in a Greek phalanx, but by the 4th century a distinctive tactic is beginning to emerge in the deployment of the Roman legion.
The essence of the change is the division of the army into companies of 120 men, known as maniples. Each maniple is formed up on the battle ground as a block 12 abreast and 10 deep. Instead of the serried ranks of the Greek phalanx, the soldiers stand about 5 feet apart within each maniple; and the maniples are deployed on the field like three rows of squares on a chessboard (each black square a block of men, each white square open space).
In the first shock of battle each maniple knows that there is a space behind into which it can fall back. By the same token a maniple of the second or third rank has space in front, where it can move to give support. And enemy forces may be enticed into a space between maniples, where they can be attacked from both sides. This is very different from the rigid once-for-all clash of two solid phalanxes.
In keeping with this more open role, the weapons of the Roman foot soldier are gradually modified.
Arms of the Roman legionary: from the 4th century BC
In a Roman army the long heavy spear of the Greek hoplite is replaced by a javelin. The Roman foot soldier flings this as soon as he is in close contact with the enemy. He then gets to work with his short thrusting sword, the most characteristic weapon of the Roman legionary.
The Roman helmet is simpler than the Greek version, with more of the face exposed. And the Roman shield is rectangular, with a slight curve so that it hugs the body. Held edge to edge above the head, these shields can form a roof to protect soldiers carrying out a siege - the famous Roman testudo or 'tortoise'.
The foot soldiers in their maniples form the centre of any Roman line of attack. Cavalry and light infantry give support on the wings, particularly in the later centuries. It is a military system which proves well suited to conquer and control most of Europe, north Africa and much of the Middle East. The legions, and the great network of Roman roads which they build and march upon, are the backbone of the empire.
But by the 4th century AD there is a military threat of a kind unfamiliar to the legions - heavy cavalry, which Rome's horses and horsemen are at first ill-equipped to confront.
Heavy cavalry: 3rd century BC - 4th century AD
The cavalry, deriving as a military force from the nimble tactics of mounted nomads, have traditionally depended on speed. A quick assault against clumsy infantry can be followed by an equally rapid escape. Armour for the horseman's body is neither necessary nor possible, given the size of early horses. But a heavily armoured cavalry would have clear and different advantages. It would be like a much more powerful version of the infantry, while retaining the mobility of mounted troops.
Such a desirable addition to an army requires strong horses. In Persia, a developed region exposed to nomad raiders from the north, such animals are deliberately bred from about 300 BC.
The new breeds of horse spread gradually westwards, north of the Black Sea, into the Ukraine and eastern Europe. They are used by the Goths, and are possibly a factor in the crushing defeat of a Roman army by the Visigoths at Adrianople in AD 378. The Romans subsequently rely heavily on Gothic mercenaries for their own armies, so the heavy cavalry becomes increasingly a central element in any successful force.
By now a saddle on a wooden frame, raised in front and behind to form a secure seat for the rider, has replaced the earlier saddle cloth - probably from about the 1st century AD. But one element is still needed to give the heavy cavalryman his full potential. This is the stirrup.
Medes and Persians
Greece and Rome
Greek tactics
Meanwhile in the east...
Heavy cavalry
To be completed
Greek citizen armies: from the 7th century BC
The citizens of the Greek city states are free men - mainly small farmers, or merchants and artisans in the city. They have a strong collective impulse to protect their shared patch of territory, which is often not much more than a single valley among the hills. Each man, enlisting for military service, provides his own equipment.
The rich come on horses; they are few in number because Greece has relatively little grazing. The poorer citizens arrive with minimal equipment; they will be used as light infantry, in skirmishes before and after a battle. But the majority bring sturdy armour, including a heavy shield, the hoplon, from which these soldiers take their name. They are the hoplites.
The armour of the hoplite is a bronze helmet (the famous Greek helmet with a long narrow bridge down the nose), a corselet from shoulders to hips (usually in leather with bronze over the chest), bronze grieves (guarding the shins), a round shield (wood reinforced with iron), a long spear with a sharpened iron tip and a short double-edged iron sword.
Variants of this equipment can be found at this time in other armies. The hoplites are revolutionary not for their equipment but for the way they use it - massed together in the famous Greek phalanx (which has Mesopotamian origins).
The phalanx is a slow-moving but almost irresistible force, with a lethally sharp front edge. It consists of a solid block of men, usually eight ranks deep but often more. Each rank marches close behind the one in front. The first three ranks hold their spears horizontally, pointing them forward, so that three staggered spear points precede each man of the front rank. The men in the rear hold their spears upright in readiness.
Each hoplite is protected partly by the shield of the man to the right of him. It is in his interest to make sure that he keeps safely behind it, and this gives the phalanx its only vulnerable characteristic. The left of the line tends to fall back and curve away.
Greek tactics: 7th - 4th century BC
Greek battlefields are usually flat and open, chosen for the convenience of the hoplites. The engagement, invariably brief, begins when the phalanx trundles into action. Keeping close formation, the hoplites run slowly forward in their heavy armour, yelling a morale-boosting battle cry.
If the enemy's main force is cavalry (as with a Persian invasion), the phalanx is unlikely to be penetrated, since the horses will shy back from the wall of spears. But if the opposing force is another phalanx, running forward at the same speed, the clash is titanic, as the front lines meet and many fall - either wounded or simply overwhelmed by the weight of armour crashing in from both sides.
The first aim of every hoplite, as the opposing ranks meet, is to jab his spear point through the opposing shields to find any gap of flesh unprotected by an enemy's armour - such as neck or armpit. But if the opposing ranks break, the spear is abandoned for the hoplite's other weapon - the short two-sided sword, with which he will attempt to slash the unprotected top or back of an opponent's legs.
Once disaster has turned into flight, the weight of the hoplite's armour becomes a major disadvantage. Now the Greek light infantry, poor relations to the hoplite, come into their own, pursuing and spearing the defeated.
The phalanx undergoes a few tactical developments over the centuries. Its tendency to drift backwards on the left is brilliantly exploited in the 4th century by Epaminondas (see the tactics of Epaminondas). Preliminary assaults on the opposing phalanx by slingers and archers become standard practice. And Alexander the Great increases the weight of the phalanx by doubling its depth to 16 ranks and arming the hoplites with spears of 6 or 7 yards (6 metres) in length - enabling the first five ranks to use their spears in the initial charge.
But these are only modifications. The next real advance in European infantry tactics must wait for the Roman legions.
Meanwhile in the east...: from the 5th century BC
The might of Rome dominates much of Europe, west Asia and north Africa for four centuries or more. But even before the start of the Roman period China - in its isolation - has developed a military machine which no rival in the west could match.
The power of the kingdoms of China derives not only from the sheer size of the armies (it is said that two of the kingdoms in the 5th century BC are capable of mobilizing more than a million men), but also from weapons unknown in the west (the crossbow) and from organization in the field. The Terracotta army of Shi Huangdi gives a vivid image of a Chinese army in battle formation.
The Roman legions: from the 4th century BC
In the early years of Rome's history Roman soldiers form up for battle in a Greek phalanx, but by the 4th century a distinctive tactic is beginning to emerge in the deployment of the Roman legion.
The essence of the change is the division of the army into companies of 120 men, known as maniples. Each maniple is formed up on the battle ground as a block 12 abreast and 10 deep. Instead of the serried ranks of the Greek phalanx, the soldiers stand about 5 feet apart within each maniple; and the maniples are deployed on the field like three rows of squares on a chessboard (each black square a block of men, each white square open space).
In the first shock of battle each maniple knows that there is a space behind into which it can fall back. By the same token a maniple of the second or third rank has space in front, where it can move to give support. And enemy forces may be enticed into a space between maniples, where they can be attacked from both sides. This is very different from the rigid once-for-all clash of two solid phalanxes.
In keeping with this more open role, the weapons of the Roman foot soldier are gradually modified.
Arms of the Roman legionary: from the 4th century BC
In a Roman army the long heavy spear of the Greek hoplite is replaced by a javelin. The Roman foot soldier flings this as soon as he is in close contact with the enemy. He then gets to work with his short thrusting sword, the most characteristic weapon of the Roman legionary.
The Roman helmet is simpler than the Greek version, with more of the face exposed. And the Roman shield is rectangular, with a slight curve so that it hugs the body. Held edge to edge above the head, these shields can form a roof to protect soldiers carrying out a siege - the famous Roman testudo or 'tortoise'.
The foot soldiers in their maniples form the centre of any Roman line of attack. Cavalry and light infantry give support on the wings, particularly in the later centuries. It is a military system which proves well suited to conquer and control most of Europe, north Africa and much of the Middle East. The legions, and the great network of Roman roads which they build and march upon, are the backbone of the empire.
But by the 4th century AD there is a military threat of a kind unfamiliar to the legions - heavy cavalry, which Rome's horses and horsemen are at first ill-equipped to confront.
Heavy cavalry: 3rd century BC - 4th century AD
The cavalry, deriving as a military force from the nimble tactics of mounted nomads, have traditionally depended on speed. A quick assault against clumsy infantry can be followed by an equally rapid escape. Armour for the horseman's body is neither necessary nor possible, given the size of early horses. But a heavily armoured cavalry would have clear and different advantages. It would be like a much more powerful version of the infantry, while retaining the mobility of mounted troops.
Such a desirable addition to an army requires strong horses. In Persia, a developed region exposed to nomad raiders from the north, such animals are deliberately bred from about 300 BC.
The new breeds of horse spread gradually westwards, north of the Black Sea, into the Ukraine and eastern Europe. They are used by the Goths, and are possibly a factor in the crushing defeat of a Roman army by the Visigoths at Adrianople in AD 378. The Romans subsequently rely heavily on Gothic mercenaries for their own armies, so the heavy cavalry becomes increasingly a central element in any successful force.
By now a saddle on a wooden frame, raised in front and behind to form a secure seat for the rider, has replaced the earlier saddle cloth - probably from about the 1st century AD. But one element is still needed to give the heavy cavalryman his full potential. This is the stirrup.
| 26,318 |
Big networks (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, etc.) have reset customer expectations through increasing personalization of the customer experience. This has caused a shift in business models from supply (analog) to on-demand (digital). To survive, marketers must find a way to collect first-party data that will allow them to meet these new consumer expectations. To achieve this, management must make a commitment to investing for the long term and be prepared to tolerate a temporary chasm of low or no profits. Otherwise, their brands may face bankruptcy—and they may not come out alive.
2 "The AI Marketing Canvas: A Strategic Path Forward for Marketers"
There is one way to win in this new economy, and that is with AI and machine learning, deployed against a rock-solid marketing strategy—one that is grounded in proven principles for how a firm acquires, retains, and grows its customer relationships and promotes customer advocacy. These strategies also must be driven by marketing leaders whose obsession is to find ways to use AI and machine learning to personalize the customer relationship at every juncture, providing consumers with the one-to-one personalized experience they need to find your product, buy it, buy it again, and then tell others about it. This book provides a framework called the AI Marketing Canvas, which is a road map for building an effective marketing plan for applying AI and machine learning to your marketing—so that you can win.
The book is divided into four parts comprising sixteen chapters, which lay out all the concepts and structures we think you'll need to be productive and successful as a marketer leading AI and machine-learning initiatives in your organization.
Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, and Google are examples of "networks" that provide value to consumers via their proprietary technology platforms—powered by AI. Those who make and sell tangible products, such as baked goods or tractors, through a network such as Amazon, and whose primary business model is not driven by a technology platform that connects them directly with consumers or connects consumers with each other, are "nodes." If all the big networks had done was to raise customer expectations by streamlining the buying experience, nodes probably could have continued to cope with it using upgrades in technology. To survive now, however, nodes must build their own networks, collaborate with networks, or team up with other nodes to gain parity.
The AI Marketing Canvas framework is based on a four-step Customer Relationship Moments "mental model" (Acquisition, Retention, Growth, and Advocacy), a widely known and universal customer decision journey model. Three forces are at work that have made the customer relationship difficult if not impossible to navigate without the assistance of AI and machine learning: advances in technology, customer connections, and information abundance. AI and machine learning allow marketers of nodes (brands) to curate the information customers receive, allowing them to harness all three forces to achieve a level of personalization that fosters intimacy and loyalty. How marketers respond to the current wave of one-to-one personalized marketing information and manage these three forces will determine whether they will be able to create the AI Moments required to win it all.
6 "What Are Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning?"
Data-driven AI is already at work improving customer experiences through personalization—sometimes even without the customer noticing it. And the machine-learning dimension of AI is rapidly approaching a level at which it makes better predictions on its own constantly, while you are sleeping. Knowledge of the key principles of machine learning is critical, because most of the marketing opportunities that will be available to you likely will be led by the machine-learning dimension of AI. Enjoy a clear and concise journey through the relevant history and definition of terms such as algorithms, image recognition, classification, clustering, neural networks, deep learning, application to data and analytics, and more—arming yourself with the concepts and vocabulary you need to succeed.
The AI Marketing Canvas is a one-page strategic road map you can use to add AI and machine learning to your marketing tool kit, inspired by the well-known business model canvas created by Alexander Osterwalder. It is composed of five distinct stages (foundation, experimentation, expansion, transformation, and monetization) that many top brands have gone through to successfully use AI to supercharge their customer relationship moments. Each stage offers several key questions you should be able to answer before energizing initiatives of that stage. Now, when your CEO or your team asks, "What's the plan for AI and marketing?" you can say you are following the five stages of the AI Marketing Canvas to increasingly implement AI deeper across your marketing tool kit.
The Foundation stage is about developing the ability to see what consumers are doing at every moment of truth over time, and organizing that data so that a machine can use it to learn and make predictions about what consumers want. To do this, you must get your data house—that is, your automated basic processes, structured analytics, centralized data processes, data quality processes, and solid digital infrastructure with connected databases—in order! A focus on collecting first-party data across the business, and collecting an adequate amount of quality data (customer-focused and traditional data schemas) to begin training machine learning models and supercharge customer relationship moments, is discussed. Also covered are ways to connect with the consumer directly, connecting first-party data with second- and third-party data to complete the profiles of individual consumers, and the need for good privacy practices.
First-party data in hand, you're ready to jump in and begin learning how experimenting with AI and machine-learning applications can help you with your marketing initiatives in Stage 2. Key questions include: What marketing activities could be empowered with AI for some quick learning? How can you use AI-powered tools from third parties and vendors to get some quick learning and outcomes in a few marketing activities? The key is to start small, and to focus on quick learning and the exploiting of "value pockets." Look for bright spots, and then try to replicate them. This is a new way of working that requires different skills, so be prepared to manage that change. Note: The stages are not a report card; they are part of a game board "canvas" intended to help you make the most of the resources you have.
The mission in Stage 3 is to expand the application of the machine learning you piloted and proved in Stage 2—more deeply into the same relationship moment or to an adjacent moment, where data-driven predictions and personalization will add value for consumers. How you approach Stage 3 will depend on the size and structure of your firm and your role's span of control. At this point you'll identify and appoint an AI Marketing Champion and an AI marketing team. You'll quantify impact and budget requirements, continue internal AI and machine learning activities; identify and develop an AI/ML cross-functional team; and design, test, and learn from campaigns and algorithms. When you start maxing out the existing capabilities of third-party AI providers, it will be time to create a plan to bring it in-house (with or without a strategic partner) or buy a company to help.
Stage 4 is about using AI to automate across a complete set of marketing activities, and to begin identifying strategic capabilities and move them in-house in a way that makes most sense for your firm. You're now consistently deploying AI and machine learning, but your focus is now on increasing the returns curve to compete; in the end, winner takes all. You're also looking for proprietary AI capabilities that, if developed, will set your marketing practice and business apart, or become a new source of revenue. Now is the time to create a plan to bring capabilities in-house, to partner with a vendor whose advanced development product is under marketing's control, or to buy a company—maybe even the vendor! Whether to buy a company or build in-house is a matter of examining combinations of cost, timing, and degree of difficulty, as well as company culture.
With most of the customer relationship now automated, you're ready to maximize the ways the firm can use the AI models you've created to drive profitable growth and generate new revenue streams—the core of Stage 5. At this level, AI and machine learning is used to create new business models and sources of revenue, either in the core business or by extending the model or capabilities to other businesses—thereby creating a source of revenue that can fuel additional development (the flywheel effect). Most development at this point will likely be in-house, because the models you are now creating represent a strategic and competitive advantage. Whether or not you decide to energize Stage 5, you now know how to build AI and machine learning into your marketing tool kit by energizing the five stages of AI and machine learning, using the AI Marketing Canvas as your roadmap.
When we are asked by marketing leaders for an example of a great brand example to emulate, one that is successfully combining AI, machine learning, big data, and personalized marketing to drive business results, and doing it in a way that tracks with our AI Marketing Canvas, the brand we point to is Starbucks. To give you a feel for how you might approach implementation of the five stages, we've taken a close look at Starbucks's progression using publicly available information. You'll see that, though we've represented the five stages as discrete and sequential for the purposes of explanation, the way you'll actually work through them will likely involve working within some stages concurrently—just as Starbucks does!
Becoming an AI- and machine learning–driven organization is a tough pivot for any organization—even Google. You'll learn how Google made the shift to being a machine learning–first organization, so that you can understand the changes your organization will also need to go through. Like Google, you will need to lead the shift from hand-curated marketing to machine-led marketing across four specific dimensions: people, process, culture, and profit. You'll need to assemble a different kind of marketing team with new skill sets and philosophies, with a first step being the appointment of an AI Marketing Champion "translator." You'll need to adopt new more "agile" processes that reward a "test-and-learn" mindset. You'll need to foster a values-based culture that embraces data, experimentation, probabilities, and speed. And finally, marketing and finance leaders alike will need to shift their focus from profit margin to total profit.
It's now time to choose key roles in a room for an AI in Marketing Assessment Meeting, to arrive at what stage you occupy on the AI Marketing Canvas, what you need to do to move to the next stage, who will own that effort, and on what schedule. To help you guide this discussion, we provide a quiz that touches on each AI Marketing Canvas stage, which you can use as a diagnostic tool. As you undertake these efforts, be cognizant of four significant gaps: building a digital foundation, finding the right talent, buying or building AI capabilities in-house, and the question of whether to monetize all that you've created. Then you can begin using the AI Marketing Canvas to guide strategy in the service of creating more powerful, enduring, and profitable one-to-one customer relationships.
16 "A Call to Action"
Though the primary purpose of this book is to assist you in your role as a marketing leader by providing you with a solid strategic framework you can use to succeed with AI and marketing, we want to acknowledge what is at stake for you personally in this new world. You must decide now whether you will engage and become an expert AI marketer. In fact, this is your personal AI "moment of truth." The most important and powerful thing you can do right now to address that is to look for ways to experience how AI and machine learning work, beyond just reading about them (this book included). Finally, be aware of the trend among brands—Starbucks among them—to lean into the huge potential of AI to nurture human beings and enhances their brands' overall humanity. We hope you'll aspire to do the same.
| 13,230 |
Bali is also called the "Island of the Gods". I'm grateful to call Bali "home" for many years. Some people think that the soul of this last paradise is not there anymore, but believe me, it's still there. You just have to look for it!
The Balinese tradition of cockfighting embodies the network of social relationships between kin and village. While the rooster may be bred for agility and strength, his relationship with his master is an intimate one. Hours are spent on grooming, observing and feeding them. Pictured here is a man in Ubud, who holds onto this ancient way of life, even as modernity marches to him steadily.
A Balinese priest at the Tanah Lot temple, which features in the mythology for centuries. High priests are called Brahmins in the Hindu tradition, alluding to a high caste of teachers that are entasked with the protection of sacred learning across generations. The fire of ancestral knowledge burns within them, exuding a powerful glow.
In a mountain village in Munduk, a priest rings a bell after a purification ceremony to align the mystical forces of the universe. His bell is a symbol - it’s curved body represents Ananda, the deepest satisfaction of the soul. The clapper, or the tongue represents Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom. The melody of the bell illuminates the entwined path of knowledge and happiness.
Taken in Candidasa the day before Nyepi, the day of silence, the image features the Canang Sari, a heap of daily offerings made by Balinese Hindus. These offerings are made to thank the Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa in praise and prayer. They can be seen in Balinese temples, on the small shrines in houses or as part of a larger offering to the spirits.
Bali is the only Hindu-majority province in Indonesia, meaning that most people here convene their lives around ceremonies based on the moon calendar. The moment of blessing in a ceremony is the most moving one for me. The harmony of the hues, the purity of the collective and the softness of the devotion is close to magic.
I met Baktiyasa by accident. Working on a book project in North Bali, I went to his house to drop off my laundry with his wife. Behind her, loomed the quiet magnificence of the tattooed hero. Every marking on his body tells a story, a groove in the lifetime of a complex soul.
Jepun
The frangipani flower in this portrait is called jepun in the local dialect. Balinese women tuck it behind their ears before praying. It is considered a natural essence, a harbinger of enlightenment. The flower grows everywhere, which means that this symbol of goodness is available to every woman.
| 2,674 |
The Brewers won a division title, got through the NLDS and were unlucky to eventually be beaten in the NLCS by the Dodgers.
What they will want under the tree is the final piece of the puzzle to help them get over the line and see them go one further this time.
Quite what you think it is remains open to each person’s interpretation. Their bullpen is lights out, headed by Josh Hader, Corey Knebel and Jeremy Jeffress so no help is needed there.
They should be able to call upon a fully fit Zach Davies for 2019 in their rotation so that is a help but more quality could certainly be added in that area.
With Mike Moustakas in free agency, they may also need to strengthen in the infield and shuffle things around, particularly if Travis Shaw moves back to the hot corner.
Catching is also an option so their are plenty of possibilities open to the Miller Park management as they look to build on a position of strength.
You’ll have to make your own mind up on the specifics of what should be found in the Brewers stocking but a big free agent or two would not go amiss.
Byron Buxton just hasn’t panned out like Twins fans, and the larger baseball public, had hoped for and expected.
In the 2012 draft, he was the second overall pick and big things were expected of him but a combination of injuries and inconsistency have hampered that progress.
Things haven’t worked out like the Twins had hoped for with Buxton.
However, he is still just 24 and there is still time for him to explode and recover the form that made him so highly touted and that would be the perfect present for a Minnesota side who need a talisman to step up following the departure of Joe Mauer.
Whisper it.
But dare I say that in recent years, the evil empire that is the New York Yankees have became, well, likeable (No they haven’t – Ed.).
They have some exciting youngsters who can crush balls with the best of them, the baseballing rarity of a reliable bullpen and fun players to watch with a smile on their face like Didi Gregorius and a personable manager in Aaron Boone.
That shouldn’t be their role though should it? This is the Yankees – the team who seem to thrive in the role of the bad guys of baseball and the side who others love to hate.
So what gift to give the Yankees to bring them back to that status as the villains?
Well how about the man who, particularly over the course of the postseason, has perhaps established himself as MLB’s biggest pantomime villain?
Particularly with Gregorius down at shortstop following surgery, you know you want to do it Yankees… embrace the role of the villains once more. Sign Manny Machado of course.
If there was one thing that really pained you watching the Mets in 2018, aside from David Wright‘s tearful farewell, it was witnessing Jacob deGrom pitch.
Through no fault of him either. It was a pleasure. He was dialled in, unstoppable and unhittable for so much of his well deserved Cy Young season.
Pitcher wins and losses matter little of course but the Mets starter had a 1.70 ERA across 217 innings of which in which he registered a 0.912 WHIP in addition to 269 strikeouts.
Yet after all that, his win loss record at the end of the year stood at 10-9, such was the worrying lack of support he received from his teammates.
That was tough to watch for a man who deserved so much more than the 3.60 runs of support he received from his teammates.
In 12 of his starts, he received two or fewer runs of support and lost seven of those games and even at the end of the season, he admitted it was a source of frustration.
“It is what it is but I wish I had more wins,” he admitted. “I feel like I put myself in a good position to do that.”
You did Jacob but your team’s offence let you down.
I don’t care how you do it Mets but this is a gift more to deGrom than the club. Find this man some run support in 2019 – by any means necessary. His talent is too good to go without it.
You’d think they need to add to a starting rotation that appears weak on paper.
You’d think they need to invest in the free agency market to give them some more bats and strength in depth.
You’d think that wouldn’t you?
But in 2018, their payroll was the lowest in baseball at $71.6 million, an amount just slightly more than the annual salaries for Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout put together in the same year.
How do they do it? It defies all logic. It is incredible. A team like that should be basement boys, as a side with similar payroll in the Chicago White Sox are.
But while they finished up with a 62-100 record in a weak AL Central, the A’s finished up with a staggering 97-65 record in a difficult AL West to reach the postseason, where they were beaten in the Wild Card game.
What does a team like this need? For me, quite simply, the biggest round of applause and pat on the back you can muster. Boy did they earn it.
There is one thing all Phillies fans are hoping for this winter.
When it comes to what they want under the tree at Citizens Bank Park this year, snaring baseball’s top free agent remains the big dream.
Bryce Harper remains the dream for the Phillies faithful.
He’s still out there on the market. There’s no need to delve too deep on this one, and what a signing he would be.
The fans in Pittsburgh aren’t happy with the current direction the side is headed in. Not in the slightest.
They are in a difficult position in the NL Central, a long way off top dogs Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, further still behind the St Louis Cardinals but not bad enough to be bottom, meaning they are stuck in a state of limbo.
That apathy has been reflected in the seats at PNC Park and in 2018, they registered their lowest ever attendance figures for 20 years, which comes just three years after registering their best ever numbers in that regard.
In total, they brought in 1,465,316 paying fans across 78 games for an average of just 18,786, which had them third worst in the league.
Big free agent arrivals are unlikely to improve on those figures so what is the old tactic for increasing attendances in that event? Promotional nights, of course, and the Christmas gift from the Pirates to fans can be lots more of them to boost those ailing numbers.
There are already plenty of free shirt Friday and fireworks nights arranged but you feel more may be needed!
It isn’t an exciting answer but the one thing that everyone concerned with the San Diego Padres needs going into next year and the seasons ahead is patience.
That could be the most important gift for a club who seem to be on the edge, given the multitude of exciting talents in their system.
Fernando Tatis Jr, Luis Urias, MacKenzie Gore and Cal Quantrill are just some of the names who appear to be nearing a breakthrough in the near future at the major league level.
Things can be volatile and don’t always pan out as you hope when you rely on youth which is why a degree of patience is needed.
Their position at the foot of the NL West gives that time and opportunity to build on that promising future and all they need to do is exercise patience (although they may need quite a bit of it).
Roster constraints put an already struggling club in an even more difficult position going into 2019.
That means they are being forced to work largely with what they have and hope that injuries don’t play a big part going forward.
To that end, what would make a nice boost and gift for the Giants franchise and fanbase would be to retain the services of legacy player Madison Bumgarner.
He has been in the Bay Area for his entire career since breaking through at the age of 19 but his deal is up next winter and he could test free agency, although both he and the club appear keen to have him stay.
After Bumgarner claimed after the end of the season that he wants to see out his career at AT&T Park, chief executive Larry Baer also admitted that a ‘good chat’ had taken place between them and they will talk further over the offseason.
Such a deal is of course almost impossible to conceive happening before Christmas, but what a gift it would be.
Well what a winter it has been in Seattle already.
Jerry Dipoto has launched the full scale teardown at Safeco Field and before the majority of fans had even put their Christmas trees up, Edwin Diaz, Robinson Cano, Jean Segura, James Paxton, Nelson Cruz, Alex Colome and Mike Zunino had all departed. Carlos Santana has been and gone, with Edwin Encarnacion surely soon to follow him through the revolving door.
The Mariners GM just can’t help himself. He is drawn to trading like a moth to a flame and should be given something to occupy that space and prevent any other stars from moving on.
Someone give that man a deluxe set of Major League Baseball trading cards in order to try and wean him off his addiction.
St Louis Cardinals
That’s the task for the front office at Busch Stadium and it certainly isn’t an easy one.
In December of 2017, the Cardinals recruited 29-year-old pitcher Miles Mikolas from Nippon Professional Baseball, penning a two-year, $15.5m deal.
Fanfare to that deal was mooted at best and it was largely met with a resounding ‘who?’ or ‘meh’, but he has gone on to show that deal was a bargain.
In 2018, he was the only Cards pitcher to hit double figures for wins by reaching 18 in total which was enough to lead the NL and was the only starter at the club to have a sub 3 ERA by reaching 2.83, as well as claiming All Star status.
It certainly isn’t easy. Far from it. But can the front office unearth another gem for Christmas again this year? It would be another perfect present.
The plans have been unveiled but there appears to be other issues (funding among them) holding up the construction of the Rays’ new stadium in Petersburg.
That’s a real shame and the ideal gift for Tampa Bay this Christmas would be real and serious progress on the new stadium front.
Whatever can get them out of Tropicana Field quicker will be a big boost.
A dome without a retractable roof, it is a soulless venue that is disliked strongly by fans and players alike.
His retirement didn’t only deprive us of one of the game’s great characters, it also took away one of the great bromances in baseball: the one he enjoys with Elvis Andrus.
We have now been deprived of that and it just doesn’t seem fair.
What is needed for the Texas Rangers is to bring him in back in any kind of bench coach role to keep it going, or at least commission a buddy-cop drama that would keep one of the funniest duos in baseball in business.
The starting rotation in Toronto was a big let down in 2018 and in fact only two other teams boasted a worse ERA than their alarmingly high 5.14.
That must be fixed this off season as their starters were a big reason for their dip to being a 73-win team and a nice solid rotation piece would be much welcomed in the Christmas stocking.
Derek Holland enjoyed a bounceback campaign in 2018 and could be an option, as could Wade Miley after impressing in the Milwaukee Brewers’ run to the NLCS.
If Ross Atkins can take on the Santa role and deliver that, then things might look a little better heading into spring training north of the border.
Last but not least, the Nationals.
It is fitting perhaps, given that their Christmas present actually arrived early.
Forget the departed Harper for a moment. What the Nats needed to add both strength and depth to a starting rotation that already has Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Tanner Roark.
On December 4, they got their man and the gift that fans had been hoping for when the club agreed to a deal with the market’s prized starting pitcher free agent Patrick Corbin.
Pending a medical, he will move to Washington on a six-year deal worth $140m and once more makes the Nationals rotation a formidable one for the rest of the National League.
They’ll need him too in a division in which much of their rivals are active in strengthening but the arrival of Corbin is the best early Christmas present anyone at the club could have hoped for, aside maybe from the return of their former right fielder. What was his name again?
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Related
| 12,934 |
This Study Guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of My Year of Meats.
View a FREE sample
My Year of Meats Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
Characters
This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki.
My Year of Meats is the first novel by award-winning writer, Ruth L. Ozeki. In this novel, Jane Takagi-Little takes a job as a producer on a Japanese reality show designed to encourage Japanese housewives to cook more beef. Jane is responsible for finding American housewives who are wholesome and attractive who will open her home to the cameras and make a meal whose centerpiece is some kind of beef dish. As Jane becomes more involved in the show, she begins to learn things about the beef industry that cause her to doubt her commitment to the show. At the same time, Akiko Ueno, the wife of the advertising executive who oversees the show's production, watches and learns that there is more to life than subservient obedience to a husband that she never loved. My Year of Meats is not only a closer look into the controversial practices of the beef industry but also a story of self-discovery in the lives of two very different women.
Jane Takagi-Little is living the life of a starving artist when she is offered a job producing a Japanese reality show to promote American beef. Jane is grateful for the job and quickly jumps into it despite a disastrous beginning with the first housewife that she features on the show. At the same time, Akiko Ueno, the wife of a Japanese advertising executive who is in charge of the production of My American Wife!, is given the chore of watching the show, cooking the dishes featured, and rating its overall wholesomeness and authenticity.
Jane constantly butts heads with the Japanese producers as she attempts to include a variety of American housewives on the show and not just the attractive white women they would prefer. Jane also wants to direct the show but again the Japanese want a Japanese director who will understand the standards by which the Japanese live. However, on the rare occasions when Jane gets her way, Akiko gives the show higher ratings in comparison to the shows that her husband finds more appropriate.
During one day of filming, the director from Japan has a bad reaction to the meat he is eating at the home of a featured housewife. Jane learns that this reaction is caused by the man's severe allergy to antibiotics. Jane learns from the doctor that all beef has some residual antibiotic in it from the antibiotics given to the cows at the feedlots to keep them from getting sick. All Jane cares about at this point, however, is the fact that the director's illness allows her to step in in his place.
Jane begins searching out more unusual housewives, such as a woman in Louisiana who has adopted ten Korean children with her chef husband. Unfortunately, the ad executive, John Ueno, does not like this episode because Jane allows the husband to cook the meal. However, Ueno's wife finds this episode to be more wholesome than some of the others. Another controversial episode Jane films is one that centers around vegetarian lesbians. This episode causes a great deal of stress for John Ueno but his wife finds it inspiring, making her see how unhappy she is in her life.
At the same time Jane is working on the show, pushing her bosses to their limits, she begins an affair with a musician. Jane believes she cannot get pregnant because of infertility experienced during her marriage a few years previously. However, Jane is shocked to learn she has in fact gotten pregnant. This pregnancy is unwanted initially but Jane quickly realizes she wants the baby.
Across the ocean, Akiko has struggled with her own infertility issues. However, she has recently begun menstruating again and knows that a pregnancy is possible. Akiko thinks about the episode of My American Wife! with the lesbians and realizes she cannot find happiness with her husband. As Akiko reaches this conclusion, her husband's occasional abuse toward her reaches a fevered pitch. John Ueno rapes his wife and leaves her badly injured, an injury that leads to hospitalization a few days later.
Jane knows she needs her job but she also wants to expose the truth she has learned about DES to the public. Jane arranges to film a show with a family that owns a feedlot. Jane films the manager of the feedlot feeding the cows and his employees injecting new arrivals. During this visit, Jane comes into contact with some hormones and begins to fear for the health of her unborn child. The following day, Jane and her crew go to the slaughterhouse to film the process. Jane is injured when she accidentally falls against the knockout pen. When Jane wakes in the hospital, she learns that she has lost her baby.
Akiko leaves her husband and goes to America. Once there, Akiko befriends Jane and visits some of the families who made the biggest impact on her through My American Wife! At the same time, Jane makes a documentary out of her footage of the feedlot in the aftermath of the accident that caused her to lose her job. This documentary sells to hundreds of media outlets in the aftermath of the revelation that the feedlot in question was using DES. At the same time, Jane reconnects with her lover and looks forward to a happier future.
| 5,787 |
The building slab for the Marathon Utility Maintenance Facility project was successfully poured last week. Building materials included 360+ Cy of 6000 psi concrete with nine hours of labor. Chen Moore and Associates is currently the construction manager for this pre-manufactured engineered utility maintenance facility and public works compound. Building construction will start at the end of February.
Previous
Next
Markets
Copyright 2021 Chen Moore and Associates | All rights reserved. Web Development by pop creative
Director of Energy
Freeman Bass, P.E. is the Director of Energy for Chen Moore and Associates’ electrical engineering team and specializes in leading and managing electrical power, control, and lighting design, plan preparation, permitting and construction oversight projects. His experience includes collecting existing utility data; performing modeling and simulation; lighting design; communication design layout; substation physical layout; protection & control wiring; transmission system modeling; distribution design; and substation physical layout. Mr. Bass holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida.
Vice President of Electrical Engineering
Thomas Gardner, P.E. is the Vice President of Electrical Engineering for Chen Moore and Associates’ electrical engineering team and has experience in design and management of numerous electrical power, control, and lighting projects. He excels at client responsiveness and at dealing quickly and decisively with project concerns. His diverse experience allows him to anticipate obstacles on the front end of projects and creatively address complications all the way through construction. Mr. Gardner holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Florida and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas.
Chief Financial Officer
Sean Dannelly, CPA, is the CFO for Chen Moore and Associates and a member of our firm’s executive committee. In 2007, Mr. Dannelly founded Paladin Global Partners, LLC as a partner and in that role, he oversees the accounting and financial aspects of the firm including providing audit assistance, strategic development for clients, developing succession plans, mentoring finance management, and establishing internal controls and infrastructures to maintain audit compliance. He is also President of Dannelly, Monteleone & Associates, P.A. firm where he is dedicated to meeting the needs of small and medium sized businesses through tax planning, financial reporting, and financial planning services. Mr. Dannelly received his Master of Accounting degree and Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Florida.
Shareholder & Corporate Secretary
Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP, is Secretary and Sr. Project Manager for Chen Moore and Associates. Her experience includes large neighborhood improvement projects, including the design of roadways, sidewalks, drainage, water and wastewater infrastructure. She is currently the Project Manager and main client contact for the Broward County UAZ 110/111 & 113 Water Sewer Improvements (an estimated $60 million infrastructure improvement project). In addition, she has managed projects ranging from thousands of dollars to multi-million-dollar, large-scale neighborhood improvement programs. Ms. Brea has managed and designed streetscape improvements, roundabouts, lift station, stormwater improvements and master plans, and booster station basis of design reports. Her duties include construction management, design work, water sewer modeling and project management for municipalities throughout Florida. Ms. Brea received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. She is currently on the board for the Florida Engineering Management Corporation and is a graduate of Leadership Florida Connect Class 8.
Board Member
Ray Monteleone is President of Paladin Global Partners, a business management consulting firm, and Partner with Dannelly, Monteleone & Associates, a full-service CPA firm. Ray focuses on strategic management, problem solving, mergers & acquisitions, compensation consulting, growing companies, and senior executive mentoring for clients worldwide in industries such as healthcare, high tech, manufacturing, education, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations.
President and CEO
Peter serves as the President and CEO of Chen Moore and Associates, an approximately 100-person multidisciplinary firm in the Southeast US, particularly Florida. Having been with the firm for over 22 years, Peter helped grow the firm from three people to its current size of over 100 employees with a combination of strong vision and the highest quality consulting.
Peter is a two-time graduate from the University of Florida (BSCE and ME), where he serves on the Department Advisory Board for the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and the Environment (ESSIE – Civil and Coastal Engineering Department and Environmental Engineering and Sciences Department). He serves on the Florida Atlantic University Foundation Board and is a member of the Nova Southeastern University Industry Advisory Board for the College of Engineering.
He has participated in many leadership programs, including Leadership Broward (lifetime member, served as Board Chair), Leadership Florida (lifetime member, served on both finance and audit committees), and the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (lifetime member, program chair). He’s a past President of the Florida Engineering Society (FES) Broward Chapter, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC-FL) and has served as the FES/ACEC-FL Government Relations Chair for over a decade. Peter is a Fellow of ASCE, ASCE and FES, with numerous other individual awards throughout his career from engineering and civic associations.
Director of Land Development
Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. is the Director of Land Development for Chen Moore and Associates and specializes in leading and managing civil engineering design, permitting, and construction oversight. Mr. Kaimrajh has worked for a variety of public sector clients at the City, County and State level, as well as private development clients in commercial, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, mixed-use and residential market sectors. Land development involves numerous engineering specialties to transform a plot of land to a built environment. Patrick has the expertise needed to complete complex land development projects. His experience includes preparation of final design packages including paving; grading; drainage collection systems with controlled outfalls and injection wells in coastal areas; water distribution systems; wastewater collection systems and lift stations; pavement marking and signage; traffic control and phasing; and erosion and sediment control plans. He is currently serving on the Civil Engineering Advisory Board for the University of Miami College of Engineering, as well as serving as Secretary-Treasurer for American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Florida Section. He is a graduate of the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) and ULI SE Florida Leadership Institute, and an active member of Florida Engineering Society (FES) and Urban Land Institute (ULI). Mr. Kaimrajh holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami.
Executive Vice President
Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, is Executive Vice President of Chen Moore and Associates. Mr. Acosta is responsible for business development and strategic planning for the firm. He also serves as Principal-in-Charge and Senior Project Manager for several significant public and private sector Clients. Mr. Acosta has over two decades of experience in various types of public and private sector civil engineering infrastructure projects. He has lead design teams for land development, water/wastewater infrastructure, roadway/transportation, and education/institutional projects throughout Florida. Prior to joining CMA, Mr. Acosta served as the director of engineering for a multi-discipline firm in Florida. Mr. Acosta has been a long standing leader in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), serving as a local branch President, chairing various state committees, President of Florida Section and as a Region 5 Governor, where he represented Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Mr. Acosta also served as President of the Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers (CAACE) and is currently on their board of directors. Mr. Acosta served on the Industry Advisory Board of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Miami and has worked as an adjunct professor. He was the recipient of the Broward Branch’s 2003 and 2009 Young Member of the Year Award. In 2008, the Broward County Chapter of the FES named him the Young Engineer of the Year. In 2011, the CAACE named him their Young Engineer of the Year. In 2015, Mr. Acosta was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 by the South Florida Business Journal. In 2017, ASCE Region 5 named Mr. Acosta their inaugural winner of their Engineer of the Year award recipient. Mr. Acosta was a member of Leadership Florida’s Cornerstone 37 Class and currently service on its Southeast Region’s Board of Directors. Mr. Acosta has Bachelor Degrees in Civil and Architectural Engineering from the University of Miami and a Master of Business Administration from Auburn University.
Senior Vice President
Jason McClair, P.E., CFM, LEED AP, is Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Chen Moore and Associates. Mr. McClair is responsible for the project operations and resource management of the firm. He is also the Principal-in-Charge for several key clients and serves as a Senior Project Manager for several important public sector clients. Mr. McClair is an expert in stormwater management modeling in Florida and has been the lead engineer on various stormwater master plans throughout Florida. Mr. McClair also has over 20 years of engineering experience in utility infrastructure design, regulatory permitting, modeling for stormwater collection, water distribution, and sanitary transmission systems. Mr. McClair received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida.
Director of Transportation
G. Benjamin Lehr, P.E., LEED AP is the Director of Transportation for Chen Moore and Associates. In his role, he is focused on business development and project execution for State of Florida Departments of Transportation (FDOT) and public sector clients in Florida and Georgia. Ben has completed a variety of projects for Cities, Counties, and State level government. His experience includes project oversight, management, workload planning, and structural design for numerous projects in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. His responsibilities include project management, client management, staff management, workload planning, and marketing. Ben has been involved with the management of large-scale design-build projects ranging from a $66M new bridge over the intracoastal waterway to a $425M, 21-mile interstate widening. Ben holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Engineering Degree from the University of Florida in Civil and Structural Engineering respectively and is technically proficient in the design of highway bridges and miscellaneous structures. He is an active member of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), the Design-Build Institute of America Florida Region (DBIA-FL) and is a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC-FL) Transportation Committee.
Dr. Ben Chen, P.E., BCEE, is the founder of Chen Moore and Associates (formerly Chen and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.) and serves as Chairman of the Board for our firm’s Board of Directors, where he is responsible for the long-term planning for the firm’s future. Dr. Chen has had a wonderful career, working on some of the most significant utility and neighborhood improvement projects in South Florida. Dr. Chen has also had a long-standing history of being a leader in the community as an advocate for infrastructure needs throughout Florida, but also as a philanthropist throughout Florida. He has a served organizations in leadership positions of all types, including the Florida Engineering Society, Workforce One (known as CareerSource Broward now) and on university civil engineering department advisory boards for Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University, and formerly St. Thomas University. Dr. Chen received his Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil and Sanitary Engineering from National Taiwan University before immigrating to the United States to obtain his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Director of Water & Sewer
Daniel Davila, P.E. is the Director of Water and Sewer for Chen Moore and Associates. Mr. Davila has assisted numerous private and public clients that range from residential developers, industrial developers, municipalities, counties, federal agencies, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions. His experience includes planning and design of water and wastewater facilities, utilities master planning, utility infrastructure renewal, stormwater systems, roadway design, and construction management. His true expertise comes in the design and permitting of complex large diameter pipelines including replacement and rehabilitation of infrastructure via Trenchless Technologies having worked on dozens of horizontal directional drills, pipe bursting, sliplining and swagelining projects in Florida, Central America and the Caribbean, these projects also entailed design of thousands of linear feet of pressure pipe ranging from six (6) inch to fifty four (54) inch in diameter as well as the design of several utility intracoastal crossings ranging from eight (8) inch to forty eight (48) inch in diameter. He is an active member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Florida Engineering Society (FES), Florida Healthcare Engineering Association (FHEA), and American Association of Employment in Education (AAEE). Mr. Davila holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida.
Vice President of Landscape Architecture & Planning
Cristobal Betancourt, PLA, is Vice President of Landscape Architecture and Planning for Chen Moore and Associates. He has experience providing planning and landscape architecture design solutions for public and private sector clients. Mr. Betancourt leads a team that has extensive experience on significant municipal streetscapes, parks (including master plans), transportation projects, campuses, facilities and land development projects throughout Florida (from northern Florida to Key West). Examples of such projects include the implementation of the Complete Streets Master Plan developed by the Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization, master planning for SunTrax in Lakeland, segments of areas on the Florida Turnpike and the incorporation of an existing street in the pedestrianized Lincoln Road Mall in South Beach. In addition, Mr. Betancourt is the principal for our LA Department’s efforts for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) throughout the state. He and his team are well versed in designing for multiple modes of transportation including air, rail, roadway, and multimodal transit facilities. He has been the Project or Task Manager for districtwide landscape contracts, highway beautification projects and LAP funded projects. Mr. Betancourt completed his post graduate studies in urban design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and his Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University.
Director of Water Resources
Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP is the Director of Water Resources for CMA. Mr. Whitfield has worked for a variety of public sector clients at the City, County and State level. His experience includes tasks as varied as hydrologic and hydraulic modeling related to environmental and flood protection studies and detailed engineering design and construction oversight for roadway, water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure. Mr. Whitfield has provided infrastructure solutions in various settings from residential neighborhoods to commercial airports. As a life-long resident of Florida, Mr. Whitfield has maintained a commitment to serving the community both professionally and personally serving as an appointed board member for a municipal advisory board with maintaining involvement in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Florida Engineering Society (FES) and Leadership Florida. He serves as the chair of the water resources committee for the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Florida. Mr. Whitfield holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida.
Board Member
William “Bill” Thorp has decades of experience as a Certified Public Accountant, eventually specializing in the financial management of the transportation industry. He served as the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) as well as the Assistant Secretary of Finance and Administration for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Mr. Thorp attended the City College of New York from which he holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Arts degree. He also attended the University of South Florida. Mr. Thorp is married and has three grown children and four grandchildren all of which he is very proud. His hobbies include fishing, photography and silversmithing.
| 18,946 |
If you just read the words of this great speech below and don't listen to the audio version, you could swear that Ronald Reagan wrote and delivered this speech long ago.
This speech was the basis for the Teddy Kennedy eulogy of Robert F. Kenney in 1968 after he was felled by assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan after his victory in the California primary.
Not only is it a brilliant speech that enunciates clearly the need for vision, reason and courage in modern American life, it also quite starkly shows the difference between modern-day Democratic rhetoric and that of hard-core anti-communist Democrats of the past who were not afraid to freely talk about the role of faith in the American experience. It is hard to see how this speech would have been warmly received at the recent DNC Convention in Charlotte, for example, where the debate over the inclusion of any reference to God in their platform elicited boos from the crowd.
As you watch the returns come in today during this momentous election, keep in mind the words and the challenges presented below by Robert Kennedy as he spoke to a mostly white Afrikaner audience of college students in Capetown, South Africa 46 years ago. Many of whom, we have no doubt, participated in the transition of South Africa from a nation of apartheid to a nation of freedom and democracy today.
Regardless of the outcome of today's election, as important as it may truly be, this is not the 'last' election we will ever have. We have not seen the 'last' political ad in our lifetimes either, sadly, in most cases.
This speech is a call to action for every person concerned about the life and future of our nation.
Take it to heart. And then act.
Listen to the audio of this speech here as you read the transcript below:
June 6, 1966
'I came here because of my deep interest and affection for a land settled by the Dutch in the mid-seventeenth century, then taken over by the British, and at last independent; a land in which the native inhabitants were at first subdued, but relations with whom remain a problem to this day; a land which defined itself on a hostile frontier; a land which has tamed rich natural resources through the energetic application of modern technology; a land which once imported slaves, and now must struggle to wipe out the last traces of that former bondage. I refer, of course, to the United States of America.
But I am glad to come here to South Africa. I am already enjoying my visit. I am making an effort to meet and exchange views with people from all walks of life, and all segments of South African opinion, including those who represent the views of the government. Today I am glad to meet with the National Union of South African Students. For a decade, NUSAS has stood and worked for the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - principles which embody the collective hopes of men of good will all around the world.
Your work, at home and in international student affairs, has brought great credit to yourselves and to your country. I know the National Student Association in the United States feels a particularly close relationship to NUSAS. And I wish to thank especially Mr. Ian Robertson, who first extended this invitation on behalf of NUSAS, for his kindness to me. It's too bad he can't be with us today.
This is a Day of Affirmation, a celebration of liberty. We stand here in the name of freedom.
At the heart of that Western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man, the child of God, is the touchstone of value, and all society, groups, the state, exist for his benefit. Therefore the enlargement of liberty for individual human beings must be the supreme goal and the abiding practice of any Western society.
The first element of this individual liberty is the freedom of speech: the right to express and communicate ideas, to set oneself apart from the dumb beasts of field and forest; to recall governments to their duties and obligations; above all, the right to affirm one's membership and allegiance to the body politic - to society - to the men with whom we share our land, our heritage, and our children's future.
Hand-in-hand with freedom of speech goes the power to be heard, to share in the decisions of government which shape men's lives. Everything that makes man's life worthwhile - family, work, education, a place to rear one's children and a place to rest one's head - all this depends on decisions of government; all can be swept away by a government which does not heed the demands of its people. Therefore, the essential humanity of men can be protected and preserved only where government must answer - not just to the wealthy, not just to those of a particular religion, or a particular race, but to all its people.
And even government by the consent of the governed, as in our own Constitution, must be limited in its power to act against its people; so that there may be no interference with the right to worship, or with the security of the home; no arbitrary imposition of pains or penalties by officials high or low; no restrictions on the freedom of men to seek education or work or opportunity of any kind, so that each man may become all he is capable of becoming.
These are the sacred rights of Western society. These were the essential differences between us and Nazi Germany, as they were between Athens and Persia.
They are the essence of our differences with communism today. I am unalterably opposed to communism because it exalts the state over the individual and the family, and because of the lack of freedom of speech, of protest, of religion, and of the press, which is the characteristic of totalitarian states. The way of opposition to communism is not to imitate its dictatorship, but to enlarge individual freedom, in our own countries and all over the globe. There are those in every land who would label as Communist every threat to their privilege.
But as I have seen on my travels in all sections of the world, reform is not communism. And the denial of freedom, in whatever name, only strengthens the very communism it claims to oppose.
Many nations have set forth their own definitions and declarations of these principles. And there have often been wide and tragic gaps between promise and performance, ideal and reality. Yet the great ideals have constantly recalled us to our duties. And - with painful slowness - we have extended and enlarged the meaning and the practice of freedom for all our people.
For two centuries, my own country has struggled to overcome the self-imposed handicap of prejudice and discrimination based on nationality, social class, or race - discrimination profoundly repugnant to the theory and command of our Constitution.
Even as my father grew up in Boston, signs told him that No Irish Need Apply. Two generations later President Kennedy became the first Catholic to head the nation; but how many men of ability had, before 1961, been denied the opportunity to contribute to the nation's progress because they were Catholic, or of Irish extraction? How many sons of Italian or Jewish or Polish parents slumbered in slums - untaught, unlearned, their potential lost forever to the nation and human race? Even today, what price will we pay before we have assured full opportunity to millions of Negro Americans?
In the last five years we have done more to assure equality to our Negro citizens, and to help the deprived both white and black, than in the hundred years before. But much more remains to be done.
For there are millions of Negroes untrained for the simplest of jobs, and thousands every day denied their full equal rights under the law; and the violence of the disinherited, the insulted and injured, looms over the streets of Harlem and Watts and South Side Chicago.
But a Negro American trains as an astronaut, one of mankind's first explorers into outer space; another is the chief barrister of the United States government, and dozens sit on the benches of court; and another, Dr.Martin Luther King, is the second man of African descent to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent efforts for social justice between races.
We have passed laws prohibiting discrimination in education, in employment, in housing, but these laws alone cannot overcome the heritage of centuries - of broken families and stunted children, and poverty and degradation and pain.
So the road toward equality of freedom is not easy, and great cost and danger march alongside us. We are committed to peaceful and nonviolent change, and that is important for all to understand - though all change is unsettling. Still, even in the turbulence of protest and struggle is greater hope for the future, as men learn to claim and achieve for themselves the rights formerly petitioned from others.
And most important of all, all the panoply of government power has been committed to the goal of equality before the law, as we are now committing ourselves to the achievement of equal opportunity in fact.
We must recognize the full human equality of all of our people before God, before the law, and in the councils of government. We must do this, not because it is economically advantageous, although it is; not because of the laws of God command it, although they do; not because people in other lands wish it so. We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do.
We recognize that there are problems and obstacles before the fulfillment of these ideals in the United States, as we recognize that other nations, in Latin America and Asia and Africa, have their own political, economic, and social problems, their unique barriers to the elimination of injustices.
In some, there is concern that change will submerge the rights of a minority, particularly where the minority is of a different race from the majority. We in the United States believe in the protection of minorities; we recognize the contributions they can make and the leadership they can provide; and we do not believe that any people - whether minority, majority, or individual human beings - are "expendable" in the cause of theory or policy. We recognize also that justice between men and nations is imperfect, and that humanity sometimes progresses slowly.
All do not develop in the same manner, or at the same pace. Nations, like men, often march to the beat of different drummers, and the precise solutions of the United States can neither be dictated nor transplanted to others. What is important is that all nations must march toward increasing freedom; toward justice for all; toward a society strong and flexible enough to meet the demands of all its own people, and a world of immense and dizzying change.
In a few hours, the plane that brought me to this country crossed over oceans and countries which have been a crucible of human history. In minutes we traced the migration of men over thousands of years; seconds, the briefest glimpse, and we passed battlefields on which millions of men once struggled and died. We could see no national boundaries, no vast gulfs or high walls dividing people from people; only nature and the works of man - homes and factories and farms - everywhere reflecting Man's common effort to enrich his life.
Everywhere new technology and communications bring men and nations closer together, the concerns of one inevitably becoming the concerns of all. And our new closeness is stripping away the false masks, the illusion of difference which is at the root of injustice and hate and war. Only earthbound man still clings to the dark and poisoning superstition that his world is bounded by the nearest hill, his universe ended at river shore, his common humanity enclosed in the tight circle of those who share his town and views and the color of his skin.
It is your job, the task of the young people of this world, to strip the last remnants of that ancient, cruel belief from the civilization of man.
Each nation has different obstacles and different goals, shaped by the vagaries of history and of experience.
Yet as I talk to young people around the world I am impressed not by the diversity but by the closeness of their goals, their desires and their concerns and their hope for the future. There is discrimination in New York, the racial inequality of apartheid in South Africa, and serfdom in the mountains of Peru. People starve in the streets of India, a former Prime Minister is summarily executed in the Congo, intellectuals go to jail in Russia, and thousands are slaughtered in Indonesia; wealth is lavished on armaments everywhere in the world. These are differing evils; but they are the common works of man. They reflect the imperfections of human justice, the inadequacy of human compassion, the defectiveness of our sensibility toward the sufferings of our fellows; they mark the limit of our ability to use knowledge for the well-being of our fellow human beings throughout the world. And therefore they call upon common qualities of conscience and indignation, a shared determination to wipe away the unnecessary sufferings of our fellow human beings at home and around the world.
It is these qualities which make of youth today the only true international community. More than this I think that we could agree on what kind of a world we would all want to build. it would be a world of independent nations, moving toward international community, each of which protected and respected the basic human freedoms. It would be a world which demanded of each government that it accept its responsibility to insure social justice. It would be a world of constantly accelerating economic progress - not material welfare as an end in itself, but as a means to liberate the capacity of every human being to pursue his talents and to pursue his hopes. It would, in short, be a world that we would be proud to have built.
Just to the north of here are lands of challenge and opportunity rich in natural resources, land and minerals and people. Yet they are also lands confronted by the greatest odds - overwhelming ignorance, internal tensions and strife, and great obstacles of climate and geography. Many of these nations, as colonies, were oppressed and exploited. Yet they have not estranged themselves from the broad traditions of the West; they are hoping and gambling their progress and stability on the chance that we will meet our responsibilities to help them overcome their poverty.
In the world we would like to build, South Africa could play an outstanding role in that effort. This is without question a preeminent repository of the wealth and knowledge and skill of the continent. Here are the greater part of Africa's research scientists and steel production, most of its reservoirs of coal and electric power.
Many South Africans have made major contributions to African technical development and world science; the names of some are known wherever men seek to eliminate the ravages of tropical diseases and pestilence. In your faculties and councils, here in this very audience, are hundreds and thousands of men who could transform the lives of millions for all time to come.
But the help and the leadership of South Africa or the United States cannot be accepted if we - within our own countries or in our relations with others - deny individual integrity, human dignity, and the common humanity of man. If we would lead outside our borders, if we would help those who need our assistance, if we would meet our responsibilities to mankind, we must first, all of us, demolish the borders which history has erected between men within our own nations - barriers of race and religion, social class and ignorance.
Our answer is the world's hope; it is to rely on youth. The cruelties and obstacles of this swiftly changing planet will not yield to obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans. It cannot be moved by those who cling to a present which is already dying, who prefer the illusion of security to the excitement and danger which comes with even the most peaceful progress.
This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. It is a revolutionary world we live in, and thus, as I have said in Latin America and Asia, in Europe and in the United States, it is young people who must take the lead. Thus you, and your young compatriots everywhere, have had thrust upon you a greater burden of responsibility than any generation that has ever lived.
"There is," said an Italian philosopher, (Machiavelli) "nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." Yet this is the measure of the task of your generation, and the road is strewn with many dangers.
First, is the danger of futility: the belief there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world's ills - against misery and ignorance, injustice and violence. Yet many of the world's greatest movements, of thought and action, have flowed from the work of a single man. A young monk began the Protestant Reformation, a young general extended an empire from Macedonia to the borders of the earth, and a young woman reclaimed the territory of France. It was a young Italian explorer who discovered the New World, and the thirty-two-year-old Thomas Jefferson who proclaimed that all men are created equal.
"Give me a place to stand," said Archimedes, "and I will move the world." These men moved the world, and so can we all. Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. Thousands of Peace Corps volunteers are making a difference in isolated villages and city slums in dozens of countries.
Thousands of unknown men and women in Europe resisted the occupation of the Nazis and many died, but all added to the ultimate strength and freedom of their countries. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
"If Athens shall appear great to you," said Pericles, "consider then that her glories were purchased by valiant men, and by men who learned their duty." That is the source of all greatness in all societies, and it is the key to progress in our time.
The second danger is that of expediency; of those who say that hopes and beliefs must bend before immediate necessities. Of course, if we would act effectively we must deal with the world as it is. We must get things done. But if there was one thing President Kennedy stood for that touched the most profound feelings of young people around the world, it was the belief that idealism, high aspirations, and deep convictions are not incompatible with the most practical and efficient of programs - that there is no basic inconsistency between ideals and realistic possibilities, no separation between the deepest desires of heart and of mind and the rational application of human effort to human problems.
It is not realistic or hardheaded to solve problems and take action unguided by ultimate moral aims and values, although we all know some who claim that it is so. In my judgment, it is thoughtless folly. For it ignores the realities of human faith and of passion and of belief - forces ultimately more powerful than all of the calculations of our economists or of our generals.
Of course to adhere to standards, to idealism, to vision in the face of immediate dangers takes great courage and takes self-confidence. But we also know that only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly.
It is this new idealism which is also, I believe, the common heritage of a generation which has learned that while efficiency can lead to the camps at Auschwitz, or the streets of Budapest, only the ideals of humanity and love can climb the hills of the Acropolis.
A third danger is timidity. Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality of those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.
Aristotle tells us that "At the Olympic games it is not the finest and the strongest men who are crowned, but they who enter the lists.... So too in the life of the honorable and the good it is they who act rightly who win the prize." I believe that in this generation those with the courage to enter the moral conflict will find themselves with companions in every corner of the world.
For the fortunate among us, the fourth danger is comfort, the temptation to follow the easy and familiar paths of personal ambition and financial success so grandly spread before those who have the privilege of education. But that is not the road history has marked out for us.
There is a Chinese curse which says "May he live in interesting times." Like it or not we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also more open to the creative energy of men than any other time in history. And everyone here will ultimately be judged - will ultimately judge himself - on the effort he has contributed to building a new world society and the extent to which his ideals and goals have shaped that effort.
So we part, I to my country and you to remain. We are - if a man of forty can claim that privilege - fellow members of the world's largest younger generation. Each of us have our own work to do. I know at times you must feel very alone with your problems and difficulties. But I want to say how impressed I am with what you stand for and the effort you are making; and I say this not just for myself, but for men and women everywhere.
And I hope you will often take heart from the knowledge that you are joined with fellow young people in every land, they struggling with their problems and you with yours, but all joined in a common purpose; that, like the young people of my own country and of every country I have visited, you are all in many ways more closely united to the brothers of your time than to the older generations of any of these nations; and that you are determined to build a better future. President Kennedy was speaking to the young people of America, but beyond them to young people everywhere, when he said that "the energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it - and the glow from that fire can truly light the world."
And, he added, "With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own." (JFK Inaugural Speech, 1961)
| 23,461 |
Dave Stathos has over 25 years of experience coaching goalies of all levels in Canada, the U.S.A and Europe. In his career as a goalkeeper, Dave played professional hockey in Finland and Sweden’s Elite Leagues and tried-out for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2002. He also played and graduated from Princeton University where he studied Sport Psychology and the mental aspects of goaltending. Dave is now the owner of the Goalie Performance Center, a year-round goalie training school in Ottawa that operates from the Bell Sensplex in Kanata and the Richcraft Sensplex in Gloucester.
Dave teaches intermediate French, Science, and Physical Education at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. He is also a Trained Master Level 3 Hockey Canada Goaltending Instructor and delivers goaltending courses to coaches for Hockey Eastern Ontario. His passion for teaching and goaltending is endless and he brings a high level of energy and motivation to every single goalie and coach he encounters. As hockey gets more competitive every year on a global level, mental training and preparation have now become essential skills to develop in order to set any athlete apart from the rest of the competition.
Calling all businesses!! Looking to advertise your company or service? We have lots of advertising opportunities in our facility.
| 1,421 |
If you want to figure out how to win in port machine, then look at this. Right here, you can aquire a great deal of tips on how choose the types with the biggest slot device payout that will make you improve your profits.
Understanding how to win in slot machines is definitely fun. Exactly what makes enjoying the video game more fun will be the sensation and the expectation of every participant to hit the jackpot. Numerous slot gamers might have various methods and strategies to ensure that these to win. Strategies can vary greatly from one participant to a different. However, the best way to obtain a greater percentage and likelihood of winning in port games would be to select slots inside a good location.
Before playing, the best and also the worst spending machine should be recognized. Particularly if you are playing in gambling establishments, you are able to beat a port machine by finding where very best spending slot machine is put. Normally, the equipment that gives the worst payment needs to be prevented. It is known to every great slot machine games players or players that the best way to take full advantage of bankrolls and winnings is to pick a “hot slot” or perhaps a machine which can be great to play. Gambling establishments or video game places in many cases designate which machines shell out the most effective awards.
Once you have currently recognized which device is a “hot port”, the next step to accomplish would be to check it. Be in the port machine if this gives a winning streak of more than your bankroll. When you believe the device is leading you to shed about twenty to thirty % of your initial bankroll, it could then be wise to move to another device. Right here is a tip that you should win in port device: once you do a bankroll test for any certain device and it is consistent at offering you over 50Percent or maybe more profit compared to your preliminary cash you put in your spins, keep the machine and quit playing with it. The reason being that is most probably to become a “cold port” – which means it will provide you with lower income within your long term rotates.
Should you strike from the equivalent amount of money to 49Percent profit, then you could perform again using that same machine. The chances of you having the jackpot are significantly higher as it might be a “warm slot”. For example, should you started rotating for $100 and you will have about $100-$149 as income, it is really an indication that this slot you are enjoying is one thing that offers the most effective payout.
As a port participant, you have to also know when you should alter devices so that you can successfully boost your earnings. It is always wise to change devices should your current device is leading you to shed numerous times. If this takes place, you are able to proceed to the surrounding slot machines. It is typical for gambling establishments to arrange two good slot machines following to one another. Observing the overall performance from the machine is a must for each port device player. During the duration of your video games, when you seen you have been utilizing a “chilly slot”, there is a higher possibility that the machine next to it is a “hot slot”.
If you want to optimize your winning and also the enjoyable that you are going through when playing slot machines, tend not to adhere to one device. You need to explore and find out which in the machines readily available supplies the best payment. On evaluating a machine, get started with a lesser amount of initial bankroll. You can never earn in slot machine by getting mounted on one.
Not lengthy back, for this fantasy to become a truth, you needed to get an air travel ticket to Las Vegas. Spend your time traveling. Put money into a resort. Outfit up within a suit, locate a internet casino, pay exorbitant entry charges, and wait around half the night for a totally free device. Everything that has evolved. Play online slot machine video games – and also you obtain the enjoyable, the enjoyment, the kicks as well as the jackpots – for free! On the internet slot machines have full functionalities which gamblers have loved for many years – whirring, soaring symbols, the clank of coins, the manic buzzing bells and flashing lights to publicize a earn.
You can now perform on the internet port machine video games there, within the convenience of your personal home! With internet gambling, you are able to play online port machine video games instantly anytime you have a spare 30 minutes. Perform online dheuxv device games in the event it suits you. Play on the internet port machine video games with the money you would have invested to GET to a casino.
Obtain slots need you to download the video game system to your machine before you play on the internet port device video games. With all the “No-obtain play online slot machine games” option, you can play on the internet slot device games while everybody else is wasting time getting theirs! Using a no download version, you can easily play on the internet slot device games – no need to clutter increase your personal computer with software you don’t want. And the newest, best, latest and most stupendous games are available for you personally immediately, as soon as you sign on. No hassles, no waiting around, no concerns – accomplish what you enjoy doing – Play online port machine video games!
– View Online..
Copyright © 2022 Pharmacology News. All rights reserved. Theme Spacious by ThemeGrill. Powered by: WordPress.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
| 7,083 |
Purchasing a shiny new vehicle can be a truly exciting endeavour, but even though you may be considering buying the car of your dreams, you still have to be as practical as possible. It is a major expense, and you want it to pay off in the end. Investing in a vehicle for your requirements can be tricky, however, especially since there are so many makes and models out there. So how can you really decide on the type of vehicle you need? Here are the top four aspects you should think about when choosing your new vehicle.
Body styles differ, and although some may be better, it depends on what you require. Body style can also affect the car’s price, as a small hatchback will be less expensive than a big SUV. But what do you really need in this department? If you have a growing family, you may well be considering an SUV because they have a high ride height, and they are safer than other body types due to their stability and solidity. They also have a high seating position, which makes getting in and out of the vehicle easier. SUVs can be ideal for growing families because you can easily place car seats in them, and it’s more convenient when you buckle up your children as well.
The driving you do may make a difference as well. If you are the active type and like going on trips and excursions, a good four-wheel-drive SUV may be the ideal choice. But if you usually just drive around town and don’t want to worry too much about how to park your vehicle, then a mini or hatchback may be perfect.
The budget you have for your vehicle needs to be a top consideration, too, and you need to determine how you will pay for it. Outright purchase is always best, and you can get the best new car deals when you pay for it outright – but consider your savings and the vehicle’s operational costs as well.
Safety is another consideration, particularly if you have young kids. Nowadays, various safety features are already a standard, with safety capabilities evolving as we speak. All vehicles have to meet quite tough legislation on safety, but there are brands that have better systems, like blind-spot monitors, autonomous emergency brakes, and the like. Emergency braking systems are particularly useful as they have sensors that can monitor a potential crash or collision and then apply the vehicle’s brakes. If you are concerned about safety, check how well the vehicle performed in Euro NCAP tests, which gives ratings of up to five stars.
Fuel economy is yet another factor, especially if you want to lessen your operational expenses. You have two basic options: diesel or petrol, but diesel engine models tend to be more expensive compared to petrol engine models. In the end, it will essentially depend on how much driving you will do, so even if a diesel engine vehicle is costlier to purchase, it may save you more in the long-term. But if you are simply using the vehicle to do errands and drive to and from work, petrol engine vehicles are a better option.
Image attributed to Pixabay.com
Recent Posts
Buying BMW Adjustments
Archives Select Month November 2022 (4) October 2022 (5) September 2022 (6) August 2022 (6) July 2022 (9) June 2022 (7) May 2022 (7) April 2022 (7) March 2022 (9) February 2022 (10) January 2022 (9) December 2021 (9) November 2021 (5) October 2021 (8) September 2021 (7) August 2021 (10) July 2021 (13) June 2021 (9) May 2021 (5) April 2021 (8) March 2021 (56) February 2021 (39) January 2021 (34) December 2020 (12) November 2020 (17) October 2020 (29) September 2020 (18) August 2020 (11) July 2020 (22) June 2020 (11) May 2020 (6) April 2020 (17) March 2020 (43) February 2020 (5) January 2020 (6) December 2019 (10) November 2019 (5) October 2019 (6) September 2019 (10) August 2019 (11) July 2019 (15) June 2019 (11) May 2019 (13) April 2019 (5) March 2019 (10) February 2019 (18) January 2019 (36) December 2018 (32) November 2018 (36) October 2018 (20) September 2018 (11) August 2018 (16) July 2018 (30) June 2018 (10) May 2018 (12) April 2018 (5) March 2018 (17) February 2018 (21) January 2018 (17) December 2017 (33) November 2017 (32) October 2017 (23) September 2017 (11) August 2017 (34) July 2017 (35) June 2017 (27) May 2017 (36) April 2017 (19) March 2017 (24) February 2017 (41) January 2017 (17) December 2016 (11) November 2016 (28) October 2016 (7) September 2016 (6) August 2016 (38) July 2016 (30) June 2016 (23) May 2016 (10) April 2016 (15) March 2016 (14) February 2016 (29) January 2016 (38) December 2015 (36) November 2015 (24) October 2015 (23) September 2015 (44) August 2015 (54) July 2015 (30) June 2015 (36) May 2015 (25) April 2015 (14) March 2015 (10) February 2015 (6) January 2015 (7) December 2014 (6) November 2014 (26) October 2014 (44) September 2014 (41) August 2014 (43) July 2014 (43) June 2014 (41) May 2014 (45) April 2014 (43) March 2014 (43) February 2014 (40) January 2014 (50) December 2013 (24) November 2013 (12)
| 5,220 |
For this assignment, we were asked to create a garment using recycled materials; we could use old things from the Recycling Center, clothes we found at thrift stores, etc.
I decided to use Diet Coke cans and black trash bags. The bodice I made of Diet Coke cans, and I draped the skirt with black trash bags. To attach everything I used silver duct tape. I used about 23 cans for the bodice (including when I had to re-do the bust because boobs are awkward to fit); four large black garbage bags were used for the skirt and draping. I borrowed the boots.
DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.
DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.
DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.
In order to comment on this portfolio you must be logged in to the school or organization it is associated with. If you have a Digication account, you may log in below:
| 882 |
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference after meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and a phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference after meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and a phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)
UK PM Sunak makes surprise trip to Kyiv, boosts defense aid
Posted: Nov 19, 2022 / 06:05 AM PST
Updated: Nov 19, 2022 / 11:15 AM PST
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference after meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and a phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference after meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and a phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)
Posted: Nov 19, 2022 / 06:05 AM PST
Updated: Nov 19, 2022 / 11:15 AM PST
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The air-defense package, which Britain valued at 50 million pounds ($60 million), comes as Russia has been pounding Ukraine’s power grid and other key infrastructure from the air, causing widespread blackouts for millions of Ukrainians amid frigid weather.
The package includes radar and other technology to counter the Iran-supplied exploding drones that Russia has used against Ukrainian targets. It comes on top of a delivery of more than 1,000 anti-air missiles that Britain announced earlier this month.
The U.K. has been one of the staunchest Western backers of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. Speaking alongside Zelenskyy, Sunak noted that the U.K. has given 2.3 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) in military aid and pledged: “We will do the same again next year.”
“Your homes, your hospitals, your power stations are being destroyed,” Sunak said in announcing the new air-defense package. “You and your people are paying a heavy price in blood.”
Speaking through a translator, Zelenskyy said Russian strikes have damaged around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
As snowflakes fell, Zelenskyy greeted Sunak at a presidential palace for their talks. He called the two countries “the strongest of allies.” Walking in the snow, they also inspected captured Russian tanks and other destroyed and rusting military hardware used by the invasion forces that are displayed in a Kyiv square.
“With friends like you by our side, we are confident in our victory. Both of our nations know what it means to stand up for freedom,” the Ukrainian leader said on Twitter.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who stepped down in July, won wide praise in Ukraine for his backing. Sunak is keen to reassure Ukraine’s leaders that there will be no change of stance under his leadership, although when he was U.K. Treasury chief under Johnson he was considered resistant to demands for higher defense spending.
“The courage of the Ukrainian people is an inspiration to the world,” Sunak said. “In years to come, we will tell our grandchildren of your story.”
He pledged that Britain “will stand with you until Ukraine has won the peace and security it needs and deserves and then we will stand with you as you rebuild your great country.”
Sunak also laid flowers at a memorial for the war dead, lit a candle at a memorial for victims of a deadly Soviet-era famine in Ukraine in the 1930s, and met first responders at a fire station, his office said.
Sunak’s visit came in the wake of a major recent battlefield success for Ukraine: the recapture of the southern city of Kherson.
The restoration of rail connections brought further joy Saturday to Kherson’s residents, who excitedly waited for the first train from Kyiv.
“This is the beginning of a new life,” said 74-year-old Ludmila Olhouskaya, who didn’t have anyone to meet off the train but went to the station to show support. “Or rather, the revival of a former one.”
On the battlefield, Russian forces launched 10 airstrikes, 10 missile strikes and 42 rocket attacks on Ukraine in the last day, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said Saturday.
In Kherson, the major southern city that Ukrainian forces recaptured more than a week ago, two Russian missiles struck an oil depot — the first time a depot was hit in the city since the Russians withdrew, according to firefighters at the scene. AP reporters said a huge fire and billowing black smoke.
“There was a strong explosion,” said Valentyna Svyderska, who lives nearby. “We were scared, everyone was scared … Because this is an army that is at war with the civilian population.”
Local authorities were struggling to respond to the blaze, the firefighters said, because Russian forces took the city’s fire trucks and ambulances when they retreated.
Russia is pressing an offensive in the eastern Donetsk region, and Ukraine reported heavy fighting around the city of Bakhmut, the town of Avdiivka and the village of Novopavlivka.
Russian forces claimed to have repelled a Ukrainian counteroffensive to take back the settlements of Pershotravneve, Kyslivka and Krokhmalne in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv province.
Ukrainian forces said they killed or wounded scores of Russian soldiers during an attack on the village of Mykhailivka in the southern Kherson region, and the wounded were taken to hospitals in Crimea. The claim could not be independently verified.
Ukrainian forces also reported they conducted deadly strikes on the Kinburn Spit in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv province, a key site for Russian electronic warfare.
Russia kept up its strikes on critical infrastructure, with a rocket attack overnight causing a fire at a key industrial facility in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, according to the region’s chief. Some parts of the regional capital of Zaporizhzhia were left without heat.
The head of Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm told the BBC that Ukrainians who can afford it should consider leaving the country to relieve pressure on its war-damaged power system.
“If they can find an alternative place to stay for another three or four months, it will be very helpful to the system,” said Maxim Timchenko, chief executive of DTEK. “If you consume less, then hospitals with injured soldiers will have a guaranteed power supply.”
In Poland, a funeral was held Saturday for one of the two men who died when a missile landed there this week, according to the state news agency PAP. A military honor guard and Polish and Ukrainian representatives joined the man’s family and members of the community.
NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance have both said the missile strike in an eastern farming region appeared to be unintentional and was probably launched by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine. Russia had been bombarding Ukraine at the time.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense noted Saturday that Russia conducted its largest ever-debt issuance in a single day, raising $13.6 billion on Wednesday. It said debt issuance is a key mechanism to sustain defense spending.
Lawless reported from London. Elise Morton in London and Sam Mednick in Kherson, Ukraine, contributed to this story.
Follow all AP stories about the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
| 7,840 |
The history of asbestos traces back to ancient times. It’s ability to fireproof certain materials made it a staple in the automobile, manufacturing, and chemical industries; as well as others. The United States military also took note of it’s fireproofing properties and implemented in every branch of the military. The initial objective of this substance was for the increased safety of individuals. The unfortunate outcome of overusing this mineral was dangerous health hazards. As useful as this substance is, it has become an increasing hazard to humans. Some of the health threatening diseases that comes from asbestos is asbestos is, mesothelioma, and cancer of the lungs.
Most people don’t realize that asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral; that is produced on every major region around the globe. Archaeologist have found traces of asbestos that dates before the Stone Age. This led to the assumption that the mineral’s long fibers were used in ancient times for lamps and other lighting fixtures. During 2500 BC, dead pharaohs from Egypt were covered in asbestos fibered cloths. This was done to prevent the body from decaying. Egyptians would also do this for royal animals once they passed on.
Around 3000 BC in Finland, the mineral was used for clay pottery. This was done to make the parts fireproof and weather resistant. The Greeks also used this substance to cover dead bodies before cremation. The goal of this ritual was to keep the ashes intact; so that they would not break loose in the fire. Many populations of people in different global territories have long-used asbestos for various reasons. It is believed that ancient Romans would weave asbestos fibers into house materials such as tablecloths and towels. Once it was time to clean these materials, they would be set on fire. This process of igniting the tablecloths would not tarnish the material; but left it clean as if it were brand new, once the fire was extinguished.
Although nations like Greece and Rome utilized the efficiency of asbestos, they took note of it’s health hazards on the people who mined for the mineral. Many of the slaves who worked in asbestos shops developed severe sickness in their lungs; and an overall decrease in health. At times, the health of workers would decline so rapidly that bladders from lambs would be used as respirators; to filter out asbestos from inhalation.
During 755, the king of France had tableware that was woven from asbestos to prevent it from catching fire and being destroyed. Accidental fires often took place during big dinners and parties. King Charlemagne also used the asbestos mineral to cover bodies of dead soldiers. These forms of cremation cloaks would also grow in popularity in North Italy. The popular substance would find it’s way into many wars and battles. Around 1095, French and German knights would use asbestos bags set on fire for their catapults to impose city walls and seizes. Benjamin Franklin was also a fan of this convenient yet hazardous material. He had a collection of purses and bags made from asbestos. They are now stored in the Natural History Museum of The United Kingdom.
Although asbestos has been very popular in ancient times, the manufacturing of the substance began to take off in the 1800s. Around the time of the industrial revolution, asbestos was used heavily for armor, clothing, ammunition, housing, paper, and much more. The asbestos industry was at an all-time high. However, with this boom of business came an increased health concern to those who refined the material. The mineral was at it’s height in popularity; and was being used in every industry imaginable.
What made it so appealing to various industries was it’s resistance to fire and electricity; as well as it’s insulation properties. At the turn of the 19th century, the first commercial mine was created for asbestos in Canada. As a result of this, Russia aligned themselves with Canada to utilize asbestos in it’s original form. Other countries would soon follow with the commercialization and promotion of asbestos. These countries included Germany, England and Australia; to name a few. By this time, there were three major types of asbestos: blue asbestos, white asbestos, and brown asbestos. Each type of the mineral was native to a different region in the world. As asbestos continued to grow in use and popularity, many respiratory ailments were linked to it. Still, the United States government did not put a ban on the substance. During 1970, the federal government began limiting the levels of asbestos exposure. The history of asbestos gives insight to it’s former uses; and a caution to it’s current use.
We Can Help
Get professional medical and legal advice regarding Mesothelioma today.
This site was created to give help, hope and support to those affected by Mesothelioma.
The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Sponsored by Robert L. Steinberg. Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
| 5,120 |
I can tell you exactly what my greatest fear is: I am terrified to look back at my life, only to realize that I had wasted moments, especially the glorious and miraculous my heart is going to explode moments I am so blessed to experience as a parent. Especially seeing as I almost didn’t get to experience them. If you had asked me my biggest fear seven years ago, my response would have been very different. I would have told you my biggest fear was the possibility of having to witness the death of my child. This fear grew out of our 20-week ultrasound when my husband and I found out that our daughter would be born with a life-threatening heart defect. She would need several heart surgeries, and there was a chance she may not survive. Staring fear dead in the eyes and not letting it overtake you is no easy feat.
Fear had been a significant factor in my parenting even before my first child came into this world.
Many prayers, surgeries, and sleepless nights later, we had a bright, feisty little girl who needed guidance in this world, in the same way any other child does. Being a family therapist, I had always had a good idea about what kind of parent I was going to be, but it wasn’t until I was in charge of an actual human life that I was able to fully understand the capacity of fear to infiltrate the parenting of your child.
Parenting is terrifying enough to begin with.
Today, parents have to navigate their way through the idea of terrorists, fear-mongering politicians, and media that is all too eager to provide us with a 24-hour running scroll of the world’s evils. It is becoming evidently clear that every parent is going to be in an intimate and ongoing relationship with fear. Allowing fear to take hold of our parenting can prevent us from being the parents we want to be by slowly sabotaging our best-laid goals and intentions. If we intend on having healthy families and raising confident and emotionally healthy children, we must make a conscious choice not to let fear win.
Fear wins when it consumes a parent’s thoughts, making it impossible to be fully present in our surroundings.
If some part of our mind is occupied with speculation and what if’s, how will we really focus on the here and now? How can I soak up the full beauty and amazement my daughter’s childhood offers each day when I am distracted by what may be coming down the pipeline to cause her harm? I want to be fully present and engaged in every milestone and seemingly mundane cuddle. I want to feel the weight of her on my hip while holding her for what could be the last time, as she grows older. I want to fully experience the joy and pride of, prayerfully, seeing her walk across the stage for graduation. There are a million other distractions in the world to contend with, and I will fight to not let fearful thinking become another one.
Fear wins when it convinces us that we hold the safety of our children in our own hands.
Fearful thinking propels us into behaviors of controlling and rescuing our children. In a quick 18 years, our children will be responsible for navigating their way through this mighty world. Allowing my daughter to fail doesn’t come easy. Every fiber of my maternal makeup wants to prevent failure or heartbreak, given all she has already been through in her short life. Despite this, I will try my best to be aware of when my fears may be handicapping her from developing important problem solving and coping skills. No matter how excruciating it may be seeing her fall, I know she will be learning valuable life lessons, which will not only help her to survive but to thrive in this challenging world.
Fear wins when it blinds us from distinguishing our child’s path from our own.
When we spend time speculating about the pain and misfortune our children may endure, a natural reaction is to assist them in avoiding any route that may lead to such hurt or disappointment. Parents fall prey to the mistaken assumption that if they work hard enough or start their child off on the "right track," they can steer their ship to avoid any stormy seas. While this is true to some extent, what we don’t often realize is that in actuality it may not always be the "right track" we’re encouraging but the safe track, or our track. I know, at times, that standing back and allowing my daughter to make her own possibly bad choices will be tough, really tough. However, it will not be more difficult than looking back to see that instead of allowing my daughter to follow her own path, I inadvertently led her down mine.
Fear wins when we inadvertently close off our children to the world around them.
Our fear can steal the beauty and excitement out of the world, not only for us but also for our children. If we're sending signals to our children that the world is a dangerous place, certainly they are intuitive enough to pick up on them. My desire is to raise my daughter to be brave and bold when she needs to be; unafraid to discover new places and new ways of doing things. I firmly believe one of the greatest gifts I can give her is a set of wings, allowing her to soar throughout the world, instead of unintentionally closing her off from it. If I believe that as a parent, I can choose the extent to which I allow fear to impact how I raise my children, I am already two steps ahead. No matter where I am in my battle against fear, there is one thing I know to be true: I am not willing to just stand by and let it win. My greatest fear as a parent is no longer that my daughter will leave this world, but instead, that I may miss out on significant moments while she’s living in it. Because I know the nature of fear is life-taking and not life-giving, I will try my best to prevent it from robbing me of these moments. After all, I want to do more than just watch my daughter live. I want to help give her a life.
Author
Also in Conversations
The Pros and Cons of Swaddling
by Charlie Fletcher
If you’re a new parent wondering if swaddling is right for your baby, you’ve come to the right place. Here are tips for doing it safely should you give it a try.
by ParentCo.
In my practice of taking care of children and parents, there’s a common struggle in the first two years: sleep. “How can my family get enough?"
by ParentCo.
It’s perhaps the most magical, exciting, and terrifying time of your life. You’re bringing a new baby into your home. That means providing the happiest, healthiest, and safest environment for your little one to grow up in.
By entering your email and clicking the Submit button, you agree to receive marketing emails from ParentCo. and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Collab
Terms and Conditions
© 2022 ParentCo. All rights reserved. Use of this site signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use.
It takes a village!
Join ours. Before we were parents, we were people. Sign up for tips and stories from parents who get it.
By entering your email and clicking the Enroll Now button, you agree to receive marketing emails from ParentCo. and its affiliates and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
| 7,479 |
1 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” 3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ 4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. 5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’” 6 Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly as to tell the man that you had another brother?” 7 They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” 8 And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. 9 I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. 10 If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.”
11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits from the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. 12 Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. 13 Take also your brother, and rise, go again to the man. 14 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your older brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”
15 So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon.” 17 The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph’s house. 18 And the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph’s house, and they said, “It is because of the money, which was replaced in our sack the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may assault us and fall upon us to make us servants and seize our donkeys.” 19 So they went up to the steward of Joseph’s house and spoke with him at the door of the house, 20 and said, ‘Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food. 21 And when we came back to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. So we have brought it again with us, 22 and we have brought other money down with us to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.” 23 He replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them. 24 And when the man had brought the men into Jacob’s house and given them water, and they had washed their feet, and when he had given their donkeys fodder, 25 they prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26 When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground. 27 And he inquired about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” 28 They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves. 29 And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to you, my son!” 30 Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there. 31 Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.” 32 They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with them by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement. 34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.
It has been said that “The problem with trying to dig your way out of a hole is that, the more you dig, the deeper the hole gets.” Most of us have probably found ourselves in that dilemma at some point in our lives. Not only do our trials exist and persist, but many times when we try to do something about them, they only get worse.
As Christians, we know from the Scriptures that trials work for our “good” (cf. Romans 8:28). In fact, we read in 2 Corinthians 4:17 that “This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” It isn’t that we don’t believe such promises of God...we would just like to see some of that fulfillment in the “here-and-now.”
Our Lord, however, offers no such assurances. When relief doesn’t come to us in what would consider a reasonable amount of time, we may question God and wonder if our faith has failed us or whether He has abandoned us altogether. In reality, the divine purpose behind the testing is to expose to us our need for Him, to drive us to Him, and to find Him as our all-sufficient Savior and Lord.
In one of her earlier books, entitled A Step Further, Joni Eareckson Tada—who, even by that time was suffering from a paralytic ordeal from which she would never recover—wrote, “God gives us grace to doubt and yet believe that He is really there.” “Grace to doubt”....Joseph’s family was on its way to learning that same truth.
As we arrive at Genesis 43 today, we are greeted by the words, “Now the famine was severe in the land.” You will recall that entire region of the world was gripped by a food shortage that would bring hardship upon the inhabitants of that land for seven years. Thanks to the foresight of Joseph—God’s man in God’s place at God’s time, and there as the result of a divinely-orchestrated set of circumstances—Egypt had prepared ahead of time, producing such a bountiful crop in the preceding years that it was able to sell grain to other nations when the famine hit.
Included among the needy were Joseph’s father, brothers, and their families—those whom he had not seen, by no fault of his own, for two decades. As far as they knew, Joseph was dead. His brothers, after all, had sold him into slavery and had lied to their father about his tragic disappearance.
With nowhere else to turn, the brothers themselves had been forced to journey southward in order to purchase food for the saving of their families. And as Providence would have it, “the man” from whom they must make their request was none other the brother whom they had hated and betrayed. Standing face-to-face with Joseph for the first time in twenty years, they no longer recognized him. But he recognized them. Inwardly, he longed to reveal himself to them and be reunited with them. But before he would do that, he must first test them to determine if their hearts were still as depraved as when he last saw them.
After two interviews with them in which Joseph stipulated that one of them must remain behind in Egypt, the brothers were given grain to take back with them to Canaan. The provision included that they return, bringing with them their youngest brother, who had not accompanied them on the first trip.
As we saw at the end of chapter 42, it was a condition that the aged Jacob was not willing to meet. He had lost one beloved son, and was not about to lose another. The brothers could return to Egypt when the grain ran out but it would be without Benjamin. Jacob was adamant about that. Period. End of discussion.
The matter was laid to rest for a time but eventually, when the food was gone, the question would be raised again. In the first ten verses of chapter 43 we are exposed to...
The rift between father and sons (Genesis 43:1-10).
As the famine persisted, the days came when Jacob had to send his sons back to Egypt to buy more grain. He said to his sons, “Go again, buy us a little food.” Judah, who seems to have taken over as spokesman for the brothers, quickly reminded his father that “the man” with whom they had previously dealt had made it clear that if Benjamin was not with them on their return visit, there would be no more provision of food.
Jacob’s response is one of fear masked as blame. Lashing out at his sons, he asked why they had even mentioned to “the man” that they had a younger brother in the first place. The brothers collectively explained that they had been pressed into giving the details regarding their family situation. How else could they have answered?
Like doubt, fear can at times be a blessing of divine grace. It serves to remind us that we are neither independent nor indestructible. In fact, the Bible speaks often of “the fear of the Lord” and tells us on more than one occasion that Godly fear is “the beginning of wisdom” (Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 9:10).
Again it is Judah who speaks up and makes a pledge to his father. In verses 8 and 9 we read, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. I will be a pledge for his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.”
In essence, Judah was willing be disowned by the family if he did not fulfill this pledge. Unlike his brother Reuben, who had volunteered to put up his two sons as collateral for bringing Benjamin back safely (cf. Genesis 42:37), Judah is now willing to put his own neck on the line at the risk of dishonor and loss of inheritance.
Although Judah was the fourth-born son of Jacob’s wife, Leah, his leadership among the brothers was becoming evident. As long as twenty years earlier when the other brothers were for putting Joseph to death, Judah had argued for and protected Joseph’s life (cf. Genesis 37:26). Yes, his unwitting sin with Tamar had both humbled and stained his reputation, but even with that his moral character surpassed that of his older brothers. Reuben, the firstborn, had forfeited his preeminent position by incest (cf. Genesis 35:22). Simeon and Levi had brought disgrace to the family when they took impulsive revenge following the defilement of their sister (cf. Genesis 34:1-31). Judah was becoming the leader of the group.
While it remains still dim, we can begin to see the portrait of salvation beginning to be sketched on the canvas of these concluding chapters of Genesis. Judah, from whom Jesus Himself would be descended (cf. Matthew 1:1-3) is here stepping forward in the role of “champion,” previewing the role that Christ Himself would one day fulfill on a far grander scale. In the scene before us, Judah would be the “sacrificial substitute”...the “imputation” of any debt would be placed on his account. He is the one making the pledge to put himself on the line for the safety and preservation of the family. It was no empty impulsive gesture on his part...but there must not be any further delay.
Maybe there was something in way Judah spoke that the others hadn’t which now persuaded Jacob to relent. Another southward trek to purchase food would be made, and this time Benjamin would be included.
Throughout this chapter, beginning with verse 8, Jacob is referred to as “Israel.” Perhaps the most reasonable explanation given as to why the two names are used interchangeably is the one suggested by H.C. Leupold, who has written,
Where “Jacob” is used the man is represented as characterized more by his older nature which overlooked his theocratic destiny; and when “Israel” is used the man is represented as actually acting in the consciousness of his higher calling.
Today we might say, while functioning “in the flesh,” he was called “Jacob.” But while operating “in the Spirit,” he was referred to as “Israel.”
If that interpretation holds true, then by relenting and agreeing to permit Benjamin to accompany his brothers on their return trip to Egypt, Jacob—or Israel—was attuned with and was consciously following the prescribed plan of God. In fact, we find that to be the case by the time we get to the end of Joseph’s story.
While hesitancy remains, Jacob maps out a three-part plan before sending his sons on their way. First, they would take a gift with them to present to “the man,” which would include some of Canaan’s best produce. In addition, they would not only return the yet-unexplainable money they had each found in their sacks upon their return from the first journey, but take an additional amount to purchase more food. Finally—and one can almost hear his words slowing—he added, “Take also your brother, and rise, go again to the man.”
How unsuspecting Jacob was that “the man” who is referred to repeatedly throughout this chapter was the very son for whom his heart had grieved for two decades. Before conceding his feelings of uncertainty, Jacob actually makes an amazing statement in verse 14. It is really an expression of faith in the form of a prayer: “May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your older brother (Simeon) and Benjamin.”
The name of God that Jacob invokes in verse 14 is “El Shaddai.” It was the name by which the Lord identified Himself when He appeared to Abraham and established His covenant with Him in Genesis 17(:1-2). It is also the name by which He was known to Isaac, Abraham’s son and Jacob’s father (cf. Genesis 28:1-4). And just as significantly, it was the name by which the Lord had earlier revealed Himself to Jacob (cf. Genesis 35:9-11), a name that Jacob appears to have relegated to the “back burner” of his mind until now. This acknowledgment marks a turning point in the life of this patriarch. Perhaps at last he is beginning to perceive his covenant-role in the fulfillment of God’s redemptive program.
The paragraph concludes with a statement of summary and transition: “So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.”
The stage is now set for their return visit. How much time had passed between visits, we cannot say. One would suspect a few months at most. It is interesting that Joseph appears to have been awaiting and even anticipating their arrival. In other words he was looking for them. When they arrived, he sent an emissary to greet them. The brothers were intimidated at the welcome they received, and began to explain themselves. In verses 16 through 25, we next read of...
Let’s not rush past verse 16 too hastily. I am struck by the fact that Joseph seems to have seen his brothers before they saw him. Most notably, as the text points out, he “saw Benjamin,” his own mother’s son. Although the circumstances differed, one cannot help but find parallels between this event and Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son. In both instances, the waiting one is watching and preparing a great meal upon the arrival of the one from whom he has been for so long separated. In one story, as in the other, we see a picture of the heart of God for those whom He loves. Perhaps He is waiting and looking for You this morning.
While remaining behind the scenes, Joseph instructed his steward to prepare a noon-day banquet and invite the brothers to join him. When they were brought into Joseph’s house, the text says that they were “afraid,” and began reasoning among themselves that they were going to be called into account regarding the money that had been found in their sacks after their first visit. They just knew that they were going to be apprehended, assaulted, and turned into slaves. Ironic, isn’t it? They unknowingly feared that the one they had sold into slavery was about to make slaves of them!
Out of their fear, they began nervously answering questions that they had not been asked. Shakespeare wrote that “Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.” Indeed to the blemished conscience, the most sincere act of kindness can seem ominous.
Whether or not Joseph’s steward was fully aware of what was taking place, we cannot say with certainty. I suspect that he knew enough to have known—because Joseph had likely told him—that these men were his brothers. The steward listened patiently to their explanation in verses 20 through 22, before answering. And his response to them was enlightening: “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks.”
“Peace” is, of course, “shalom,” which denotes “fullness, security, and soundness of mind.” The New Living Translation renders the steward’s response, “Relax! Don’t worry about it.” And, with amazement, he makes reference to “Your God and the God of your father.” There would seem to have been only one source for his knowledge of the God of the Hebrews, and that was Joseph. This steward appears to have been quite aware who these men were and the ruse that Joseph was carrying out.
One more observation from verse 23: the word for “treasure” (“matmon”) actually means “hidden treasure.” It’s the same root-term that is found in Proverbs 2:4, where we are urged to search for wisdom as for “hidden treasures.” The implication is that much that remains “hidden” yet awaits these brothers in terms of what they will soon discover.
It’s interesting that the steward adds, “I received your money.” In other words, any debt that was owed by them had been paid in full for them. In a similar way and through His death in our place, Christ would cancel “the record of debt that stood against us...nailing it to his cross” (Colossians 2:14). When Jesus died, He paid the debt of our sins...and He paid it in full.
Without further ado, their oldest brother Simeon was released from his confinement, and they were all made ready for the meal that awaited them. They had initially feared that they were to be made into servants, but now astonishingly they were the ones being served! This gracious gesture on the part of Joseph foreshadowed that of Jesus, of whom it was said that He “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). In fact, Jesus would model such humble service even before the cross when he took a basin and a towel, knelt before His disciples, and washed their feet (cf. John 13:3-5).
So with the stage having been set, we at last arrive at the place where this chapter has been heading since it began. Verses 26 through 34 give us...
The response of Joseph to his brothers (Genesis 43:26-34).
We read that “When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground.” How interesting that there is no further mention of the gifts their father had told them to take to “the man” before whom they must stand. The significance of the brothers’ action is their bowing before Joseph. This is the second time they had done so (cf. Genesis 42:6), and again we are reminded of the dream Joseph had some twenty years earlier...the dream for which they hated him (cf. Genesis 37:8).
What follows is a brief conversation in which the still unrecognized Joseph inquires of his brothers as to the well-being of their father. In disclosing that Jacob was still alive and well, they again “bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.” Looking upon them, Joseph cast his gaze upon Benjamin and asked, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” Without waiting for a reply, he pronounced a blessing upon him, saying, “God be gracious to you my son!” Remarkably, the first word out of his mouth in speaking to his younger brother for the first time in twenty years was “God.”
So caught up was he in seeing the only son of his own mother, Rachel, that Joseph rushed out of the room in order to find a place to weep privately. The text says that “his compassion grew warmer for his brother,” or, literally, “his emotions boiled over.” Returning from his chamber after having washed his face and composed himself, he ordered his servants to “Serve the food.”
The writer goes to some length in describing the scene in verses 32 through 34. The meal was served to three different groups: Joseph, the brothers, and Joseph’s Egyptian guests. Apparently they were not seated that far apart, because Joseph was close enough to share food with them from his table. Still, the separation of the groups revealed cultural taboos that forbade Egyptians from eating with foreigners. Historians from as long ago as Herodotus (5th-century BC) have commented on the exclusiveness of the Egyptians. As our text reveals, it was particularly abhorrent for Egyptians to eat at the same table with Hebrews, and especially Hebrew shepherds (cf. Genesis 46:34).
Verse 33 gives us a further glimpse into the providence of God, something that did not elude the brothers’ recognition. We read, “As they sat before him, the firstborn (that would have been Simeon) according to his birthright and the youngest (Benjamin) according to his youth.” In other words, the eleven brothers were seated according to their birth...precisely! “And the men looked at each other in amazement.”
Random chance? I did the math this week. The probability of randomly placing all eleven according to their birth order roughly computes to somewhere in the neighborhood of one in nearly forty million! No wonder the brothers were “amazed.” What an understatement!
As they were processing the odds of such a random occurrence, their portions of the meal—delivered straight from Joseph’s table—were being set before them. They couldn’t help but notice and wonder why “Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs.” And while no one expressed himself at that moment, you and I can imagine what must have going on in not only their minds, but in Joseph’s mind as well. Benjamin was being marked off as the honored guest. Would jealousy again surface in the hearts of these brothers as it had two decades earlier? Joseph had to find out. His “testing” of them was not yet complete. Before he could identify himself to them, He had to know whether the God who had been so actively working in his life until this time had been at work in theirs as well.
The day of feasting and merriment would soon conclude, but the examination of their character would not. In fact, it would soon intensify. Joseph was being extremely cautious...and for a very good reason.
From Romans 5(:3-5) we as Christians know that “We (can) rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” These brothers did not yet possess that confidence...and, for that matter, neither did Joseph. For them a few more pages of the story were left to be written
I don’t know how well you were listening to the words of the hymn that was played at the beginning of this service. It was an old hymn written by John Newton, the same man who wrote the lyrics to “Amazing Grace.” Unless you are going through an especially challenging time in your life, then the message of that hymn may just pass you by. But if by chance you happen to be here and you find yourself in the throes of a hard-to-explain time of testing and trial, then I urge you to listen as I again share these words with you:
I ask’d the Lord that I might grow
In faith and love and ev’ry grace,
Might more of His salvation know
And seek more earnestly His face.
‘Twas He who taught me thus to pray,
And He, I trust has answer’d prayer,
But it has been in such a way
As almost drove me to despair.
I hop’d that in some favor’d hour
At once He’d answer my request
And by His love’s constraining power
Subdue my sins and give me rest.
Instead of this He made me feel
Yea more with His own hand He seem’d
Intent to aggravate my woe,
Crossed all the fair designs I schem’d,
Humbled my heart and laid me low.
“Lord, why is this,” I trembling cried;
“Will Thou pursue Thy worm to death?”
“‘Tis in this way,” the Lord replied,
“I answer prayer for grace and faith.
“These inward trials I employ
From self and pride to set you free,
That thou may’st find your all in Me.”
In light of what we have heard this morning, I would propose to you that...
as Christians, we should expect trials times of testing. It is through such times that our faith is refined and the will of God made more clear. Although we never come to understand it fully this side of heaven, as we lean upon the Lord we find Him to be more than sufficient for our every need.
as Christians, we should exult in our times of testing. To an unbeliever this makes no sense at all, but for the believer there are at least three reasons that we can rejoice in our trials. First, they lead us into deeper fellowship with Christ because we share in His sufferings (cf. Romans 8:17, Philippians 3:10, 1 Peter 4:13). Second, they will lead us to a deeper level of joy when Christ returns (cf. Romans 8:18, 1 John 2:28-3:3). And third, they lead us to a deeper experience with God’s Spirit (cf. 1 Peter 4:14).
as Christians, we should examine ourselves in our times of testing. In other words, we should make sure that we are not suffering because of some sin in our lives or on our part (cf. 1 Peter 4:16). If we find that we are, then we must confess the sin, turn from it, and claim God’s forgiveness (cf. 1 John 1:9).
as Christians, we should entrust ourselves to God in our times of testing. “Therefore,” writes (1) Peter (4:19), “let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.” “Entrust” is a banking term that means to deposit one’s valuables to another for safe keeping. The Lord is our “Safe-keeper” to those who will entrust themselves to Him.
Trusting God has fallen on hard times in our day. It is considered neither reasonable nor expedient to cast one’s cares or trust one’s fate to a God who refuses to reveal His every move or to explain himself to us at every turn. What that implies is a misunderstanding—and perhaps even a denial—of Divine sovereignty. But for those who have committed themselves to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (cf. Exodus 3:16)—the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (cf. Romans 15:6)—there is no more practical way to live.
Keep in mind that the path God has marked out for us may be unclear, but His plan is never uncertain.
April 8, 2018
April 1, 2018
The Reading of the Will
March 25, 2018
Events
Members
© 2022 Temple Hills Baptist Church: Temple Hills, MD All Rights Reserved Powered by Church Plant Media
| 27,785 |
One of my worst cooking traits is that when I get frustrated with a recipe, it can take me years to get back to it. I mean, I’m theoretically too old to be having tantrums, kitchen or other, but there’s no other way to describe this behavior where I get frustrated, throw my jangly measuring spoons in the sink and huff off to gaze at jeans I could probably fit half a thigh into, which is how I mope.* Sure, you could just say that I need a little space, a break, it’s-not-you-it’s-me from the recipe so I can gain some perspective, and consider other approaches but six years? That is how long it’s been since I last attempted to share a recipe for old-school, dead-simple butterscotch pudding from scratch which refused to set. A six-year tantrum. (Fine, I snuck some pudding pops in there, but it’s so cold today, I cannot even look at them.)
There’s a reason butterscotch pudding is a classic, and no, and I don’t mean custard or pastry cream with 6 egg yolks and over a quarter-pound of butter. I don’t mean mousse, with all of those egg yolks, twice the butter and also egg whites and heavy cream. I don’t mean budinos, flan or any of the other luxurious jiggly desserts we order in restaurants. I mean, butterscotch pudding, the kind a grandmother would make with just milk and a little thickener, like the kind that comes in a box but will never, ever taste as good as this.
I know food writer types are always trying to tell you how “easy” and “quick” things are to make — we’re always trying to get you out of the kitchen, aren’t we? — but butterscotch, the buttery brown sugar, vanilla and sea salted counterpart to white sugar caramel, really, truly is. Melt some butter, add brown sugar and let it bubble a little, then add salt and cream, finish with vanilla and you’ve got a dessert sauce from the gods. Stovetop butterscotch pudding uses this same process, adds a little thickener and then milk instead of cream, although you can use some of both if you’re a resolution-snubber. It sets in cups in the fridge, looking rather beige and suspect. But you don’t eat it for its looks. You eat it because there is more dynamic flavor compressed into single spoonful than you’re going to get from even the best scoop of ice cream. It’s rich and toasty, faintly buttery, comforting and unlike most butterscotch desserts, not tooth-achingly sweet. It’s something of a midwinter miracle.
* I could probably learn some coping skills from this guy.
But where’s the scotch? Would you believe that butterscotch, in the classic confectionary sense, doesn’t have scotch in it? I mean, I’m not saying butterscotch sauce and scotch (or rum, or bourbon) would taste bad together, but the name is misleading. Wikipedia says that the origin might be “scorch” (for heat) or “scotched” cut into squares, like the candy) instead.
Puddings, previously: Best Chocolate Pudding, Chocolate Pudding Pie, Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Mango, Vanilla (Bean) Pudding, Vanilla Custards with Roasted Blueberries, Caramel Pudding, Baked Pumpkin and Sour Cream Puddings, Almond-Vanilla Rice Pudding, Arroz Con Leche, Silky Decadent Old School Chocolate Mousse and Yogurt Panna Cotta with Walnuts and Honey
3.5 Years Ago: Flatbreads with Honey, Thyme and Sea Salt
You can make this pudding even more rich by swapping 1/2 cup of the milk with heavy cream. Read to the end for a dairy-free coconut version.
Cook time: 10 minutes plus 1 to 2 hours to set in the fridge
Yield: 6 1/2-cup servings or 8 petite ones (I love these glasses for tiny hands and also puddings). The photos here show a half-batch of pudding.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and reduce heat to medium-low. Let it heat and bubble for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Don’t let it smoke or burn, which brown sugar is always very eager to do. Reduce heat to low. Add salt and cornstarch, stirring until combined — it’s going to look like a thick paste. Switch to a whisk and add the milk in a thin drizzle, whisking the whole time, so that no lumps form. Once all of the milk is added, you can switch back to a spoon. Cook over low to medium-low, stirring frequently, until the mixture comes to a gentle simmer. Let it simmer for a full minute, stirring, it should clearly thicken at this stage, although it will finish thickening in the fridge. Off the heat, stir in the vanilla extract. Divide into glasses or pudding cups and let chill in fridge for 1 to 2 hours, until set.
Those decorations on top: A dollop of whipped cream and chocolate crunchy pearls. I highly recommend the dark chocolate ones (you can get them from Callebaut, Valrhona and a few other brands); they’re so much more delicious and fun to eat than chocolate sprinkles. I highly recommend that whatever you do, you never try the beige ones, which are made from Valrhona’s Dulcey Chocolate, their in-house take on salted, caramelized white chocolate. I regret ever discovering it. Trust me, the safest thing is to never find out how good it is.
Variation: Coconut Butterscotch Pudding: Okay, I realize that making butterscotch without butter is of questionable logic. But, I did it anyway, using coconut oil instead of butter, and canned full-fat (and well-shaken) coconut milk for the milk above, yielded a totally dairy-free pudding. The result is something distinctly delicious, a little darker and more translucent in color than the dairy version, with a nuttier butterscotch flavor. Don’t skimp on the salt here.
Related
Print Recipe
Email Recipe
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
New here? You might want to check out the comment guidelines before chiming in.
I Have a Question
Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
Δ
Looks so good! And easy. Great for a dinner party. Can’t wait to try, thanks Deb!
January 8, 2015 at 12:10 pm Reply
January 8, 2015 at 12:12 pm Reply
Oy, I’m hungry. I wonder how many WW points that is…
January 8, 2015 at 12:17 pm Reply
illana
Please come to California, where it is not quite so cold. Then, be my best friend and cook in my house.
PS, Yum, and am making this asap.
January 8, 2015 at 12:18 pm Reply
Thank you Deb for what I’m sure will be another delicious pudding. Your chocolate and caramel puddings came out perfect, and so I’m sure this will too. Again thank you for your wonderful recipes.
January 8, 2015 at 12:19 pm Reply
Thank you for including a dairy free version! Much appreciated. :)
January 8, 2015 at 12:19 pm Reply
Judging by the past several years of recipes, this must be pudding day!
January 8, 2015 at 12:27 pm Reply
January 8, 2015 at 12:28 pm Reply
January 22, 2017 at 7:02 pm Reply
This looks so much easier than the butterscotch bundino from the Mozza cookbook. I’d still probably make the cornmeal-vanilla bean-rosemary shortbread to go with it, but they’re my favorite so I look for any excuse to make them.
The Sister’s Grimm is adorable! I read the first few when I was nannying a couple years ago. I think I liked them more than the girl I was reading them to. I should finish the series. It’s normal for late 20 somethings to read books for the under 10 set for fun right? RIGHT?
January 8, 2015 at 12:29 pm Reply
These look amazing! All I have in the house is fat-free milk. Would this recipe work with nonfat miln or do I need to wait until my next shopping trip to make the pudding?
January 8, 2015 at 12:30 pm Reply
I know how you feel about those disastrous recipes that you just can’t bring yourself to tackle. That was me and Italian meringue buttercream for a very long time, until I realized it wasn’t me, it was my mixer. But now that I’ve finally succeeded in not turning it into curdled goo, it’s my go to recipe for icing, and it was worth all the pain and heartache over the years. This recipe looks incredible, when I’m over my New Year’s resolutions (ermm..next week maybe?) I will have to try this!
January 8, 2015 at 12:31 pm Reply
January 8, 2015 at 12:35 pm Reply
Deb do you think bobs mill date sugar would work. Bought some the other day and am looking what to do with it.
January 8, 2015 at 12:36 pm Reply
Does it have to be separated into cups? Will it set if left in a big bowl?
Thanks.
January 8, 2015 at 12:37 pm Reply
Can this be made in larger quantities and served from a large bowl? Want to make it for a crowd of 50!!
December 2, 2018 at 3:57 pm Reply
The problem with the “one big bowl” option is the portion size it easily enables
September 10, 2019 at 11:59 am Reply
My mother used to put a shot of Scotch in vanilla pudding – delicious! I’m not a Scotch drinker but love it in pudding.
January 8, 2015 at 12:37 pm Reply
sarah | little house pantry
I’ve never been sure I like butterscotch, but if anything is going to convert me it just might be this one. I love the little balls on top!
January 8, 2015 at 12:37 pm Reply
Do you think almond milk would work as a whole milk alternative, or would that alter the flavor/consistency too much?
January 8, 2015 at 12:42 pm Reply
July 30, 2019 at 6:34 pm Reply
I was already going to wing it with coconut milk after reading your initial intro, but having read your all coconut version.. I think I’ll be making this today. Right after I work out.
Balance, right?
January 8, 2015 at 12:43 pm Reply
Do you think this would work at all with nonfat milk? Rest assured, I’m all about the good stuff–this was just the only milk in the company-stocked snack fridge and I snagged some for a different recipe already.
January 8, 2015 at 12:51 pm Reply
OK, I know you said those lovely decorations on top are fancy-pants Callebaut or Valrhona… but I saw Reese’s Puffs… so that’s where I’m taking this. To cereal town.
January 8, 2015 at 12:52 pm Reply
Not into puddings, (or any other colloids for that matter, like mayonnaise), I wondered if anyone had ever attempted to morph this into an ice cream. Foolishly, I skipped past your own Search bar and went to Google. The first suggestion there for “butterscotch ice cream recipe” was for Smitten Kitchen. Clicking on it, I realized I looped straight back in internet time to the exact moment 6 years ago when your pudding tantrum began and, lo and behold, you morphed it into an ice cream. Full Internet Circle.
P.S. When I make the ice cream, I think I’m going to fold in chocolate shavings and maybe top it with a graham cracker crumb/coconut crumble to emulate those yummy 7 layer bars that I make for Christmas each year. 7 layer bar ice cream?? Whoop! Whoop!
January 8, 2015 at 12:53 pm Reply
OH I’m totally going to make this with the coconut milk and coconut oil. Actually I’d love to make it with goat milk butter instead of cow butter. It would make it just decadent because the goat milk butter is so very rich. If you’re looking to make it low glycemic you could totally use coconut nectar for a really rich caramel flavor and would really do it to taste, like start with a 1/4 cup of it and add slowly. I love me some butterscotch. I may need to whip this up tonight even. YUUUM!!!
January 8, 2015 at 12:55 pm Reply
Thanks so much for confessing that you have kitchen tantrums too! I still haven’t gotten over my fear of the last time I tried to make Potatoes au Gratin and it ended up a watery, soggy mess.
And of course, this recipe looks fabulous, especially with the festive, decorative pearls. Thank you!
January 8, 2015 at 1:01 pm Reply
I feel so lucky as here in the UK we used to have butterscotch tart for pudding in our school dinners (showing my age here). I may spend some time this weekend using this recipe to re-create my school days. Thanks!
January 8, 2015 at 1:04 pm Reply
I was always one who skipped butterscotch because of its cloying sweetness. But this…this sounds like it would be silky smooth and just perfect.
I wonder if I have little cups around here…
January 8, 2015 at 1:06 pm Reply
deb
Andrea — It will set in a big bowl, too.
Jeanne — I haven’t used it, but it might work here. Only dark brown sugar will give you the true butterscotch flavor, though.
Sarah O — Maybe. The main thing with the non-dairy milks and puddings is that they seem to have less body; the “milks” are more watery. The pudding color is darker and more translucent, not necessarily a bad thing.
January 8, 2015 at 1:07 pm Reply
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I’ve had butterscotch pudding, but I love it and will make it immediately for my family! So excited! (And I might just get those cute glasses from Amazon, as well. They look like the perfect size!)
January 8, 2015 at 1:07 pm Reply
I’m also the worst for having food tantrums – but I’m so glad you came back to this one. It looks soooooo good!
January 8, 2015 at 1:09 pm Reply
You rock….as does this recipe! The coconut version is dynomite….thanks so much. I read your blog regularly, so many food items to make, so little time. Happy New Year!
January 8, 2015 at 1:13 pm Reply
Ha! I’m very much the same when it comes to food tantrums. :) And your descriptions ALWAYS inspire me to make your dishes. I’ve never made or even eaten homemade butterscotch pudding, but now it seems I need to. Soon.
January 8, 2015 at 1:14 pm Reply
Nicole @ thejameskitchen
Butterscotch pudding & bourbon.. now you’ve mentioned it, I can’t think about anything else. The ultimate comfort & pick-me-up food. You couldn’t possibly know it, but that is exactly what I need right now.
January 8, 2015 at 1:18 pm Reply
you must have been throwing off little butterscotch pudding vibes before you posted this, because not an hour ago I was trolling your archives, reminding myself sadly that you didn’t have a true butterscotch pudding recipe on here.
January 8, 2015 at 1:19 pm Reply
I use an old school pudding recipe (light brown sugar, but not additionally cooked), but I have to try this one. No eggs, wow.
January 8, 2015 at 1:19 pm Reply
Random comment. Did you notice ‘one year ago’ you made tapioca, and ‘four and five years ago’ you made vanilla and caramel pudding? You must get pudding cravings this time of year! :P
January 8, 2015 at 1:20 pm Reply
deb
Shannon — I noticed that too! I am getting so predictable. Last recipe of the year: cocktail. First: soup. Five minutes later: I WANT PUDDING. I never knew my food tastes were so cyclical until I started putting those links in.
January 8, 2015 at 1:37 pm Reply
Thanks so much for the dairy free version- my sister in law who is celiac also went dairy free so my go-to GF desserts (like cheesecake) are going out the window for dinner parties with her.
January 8, 2015 at 1:23 pm Reply
Dear Deb — this looks incredible! Do you have thoughts on running it through the ice cream maker? I’m not one for earnest desserts, but, comparing it to your butterscotch ice cream recipe, I can’t help but note the distinctly lower fat profile of the pudding. What do you think? Is butterscotch pudding ice cream blasphemy? Or worth a shot?
January 8, 2015 at 1:37 pm Reply
Thank you so much for a dairy-free version!! I usually just glaze over recipes for dairy-centric foods since being forced dairy-free a year ago, but I just couldn’t give up my love for butterscotch pudding, so I read all the way through. I’m so happy I did!
January 8, 2015 at 1:41 pm Reply
Lynn | The Road to Honey
Butterscotch pudding was my favorite desert when I was a child. I haven’t had it in eons but this post is making me yearn for it once again.
January 8, 2015 at 2:01 pm Reply
Libby
I totally thought you topped it with Cocoa puffs and Kix cereal when I saw the pic. Looks delish!
January 8, 2015 at 2:01 pm Reply
Hi Deb, Have you by chance ever made creme brulee, and if so, would you consider adding it to the site? I would love to use a Smitten Kitchen recipe for my husband’s birthday.
January 8, 2015 at 2:10 pm Reply
When I was younger, my parents would make us *finish* our from-a-box butterscotch pudding with bananas on top. I think it was a way to get us to eat more fruit…
Ever since then, the thought of butterscotch pudding has made me want to hurl. This looks and sounds so good, though, that it might help me get over my extreme aversion!
January 8, 2015 at 2:14 pm Reply
Melinda @ RecipeFiction
Butterscotch pudding was one of my mother’s all time favorites. I made some ridiculously complicated version for her birthday one year and I can still see her sideways glance at her husband (not a butterscotch fan) taking seconds of the dessert she wanted to savor. I wish she was still around so that I could test this far simpler version on her. Alas. Instead I will save it for a day when I miss her comfort.
Thanks
January 8, 2015 at 2:28 pm Reply
Thank you Deb! Every month we do dinner w friends. One person is vegitarian, another is GF, but just discovered dairy is a problem too :(. We are hosting next week, and now I have dessert figured out! (With shashuska, rice and roasted beet salad.) loo,king forward to the site changes!
January 8, 2015 at 2:33 pm Reply
Oooh, thank you so much for including a non-dairy version!
January 8, 2015 at 2:35 pm Reply
The name alone reminds me of my childhood, but this looks a big improvement on what I used to have! I love butterscotch flavor so may just have to try it. The dairy-free version sounds great as well.
January 8, 2015 at 2:39 pm Reply
I was on a pudding kick a few years ago and decided to attempt a caramelized banana butterscotch pudding that refused to set. After a few choice curse words and frustrated handwringing, my husband poured it into a mug and drank it. We still joke about having a glass of “banana milk” when we want dessert but don’t have any.
This looks like a nice simpler and lighter alternative to the salted brown butter caramel pots de creme I make and love but don’t make often because I’d like to fit into my clothes.
January 8, 2015 at 2:41 pm Reply
This looks tasty and a great dinner party idea!
January 8, 2015 at 2:46 pm Reply
Karishma
This looks amazing! So I’m curious, what gave you the inspiration to try it out again?
I love how simple this is, by the way!
January 8, 2015 at 2:48 pm Reply
Only a few hours after my first comment and.. I’ve already got a coconut batch sitting in my fridge, just waiting for after dinner.
January 8, 2015 at 2:57 pm Reply
Oh no you didn’t just post this recipe. I just tried making butterscotch pot de cremes inspired by gjelina and Suzanne goin. Delish. Now will have to try this recipe as I still have most of the materials still out on the counter! Thanks much!
January 8, 2015 at 3:28 pm Reply
Pudding is not really part of the NZ culinary scene, but i might have to give this a go.
Deb, have you ever tried the ridiculously simple recipe called lemon cream? You heat cream, sugar and honey until boiling point, then add lemon juice and pour into ramekins. By magic it sets in the fridge in about 5 hours. No gelatine, no cornstarch required. I think a SK take on this could be a worthy pursuit for the new year :). I was thinking lemon-lime, or maybe mandarin or blood orange (or would that be too weird coloured?) I just don’t have the patience to try :)
January 8, 2015 at 3:36 pm Reply
Megan @ megsiemay makes
Hey Deb! Just to let you know, if you only have light brown sugar, add a bit of molasses and it bumps up the butterscotch flavor. (I do this all the time when I make butterscotch pudding. Though my previous go-to recipe was Mark Bittman’s. Can’t wait to try yours!)
January 8, 2015 at 3:38 pm Reply
Okay, I will own up to actually liking the cook and serve box stuff. I know, it’s probably loaded with preservatives, but I ignore those feeling of ‘I’m doomed’ and like and eat it anyway. There, I said it! I went there because of all the failed attempts at BS pudding…insipid flavor and color, grainy texture and boring. Then I found the ATK version and loved it, but what a production! Geez, it too drove me back to the box. It sure was good though. They used white and brown sugar, 2 Tbsps golden syrup to recrystallize the sugar and 2 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp dark rum for flavor boost. I used those flavorings in other recipes since then as the combo is so good (in choc chip cookie dough..swoon) Okay, I’ll give this a go and see what I think. It looks easy enough. Sounds like I’m doing you a favor, right? Just shoot (ignore) me..
January 8, 2015 at 3:45 pm Reply
Hm, and I have some really good Vermont Spirits maple bourbon.
Seems like something I might have to try.
You know. For Science.
January 8, 2015 at 3:53 pm Reply
How long might this last in the fridge? I don’t think my boyfriend will help me eat this so it might take me a few days to get through…:)
January 8, 2015 at 3:55 pm Reply
January 8, 2015 at 3:57 pm Reply
I never make meatloaf (we’re not big meat-eaters) but per my husband’s request, I’m making it tonight. This sounds like the perfect way to top off the meal! I’m sure my husband and toddler will gobble it down :) Thanks for such a simple recipe! I didn’t have dark brown sugar, so I used light brown… tastes ok to me!
January 8, 2015 at 4:02 pm Reply
YASSSS! I can totally taste my momma’s from-the-box butterscotch pudding in those little fluted-top glass pudding cups!
January 8, 2015 at 4:05 pm Reply
My mom used to make pudding for me as a special treat. She always made chocolate, but often I crave butterscotch. So perfect for a cold January afternoon. Thank you!
January 8, 2015 at 4:14 pm Reply
We love butterscotch pudding! It’s such a family favorite, that our girls’ childhood dog got named after this yummy pudding: Butterscotch.
January 8, 2015 at 4:42 pm Reply
Agree with #54- Cook’s Illustrated recently had a butterscotch pudding recipe and although their recipes are stellar, I just can not bring myself to go though all of those steps for pudding. Your recipe looks much easier and I don’t have to buy any booze. This is pudding, folks, and should not be a huge production to get it on the table. Must try yours and see…I expect, like so many other recipes I have tried, that this will be another winner. Thanks!
January 8, 2015 at 5:19 pm Reply
First of all this looks incredible. This will be made asap. Second of all I am about to start reading your book. I got it a while ago but haven’t had the chance. But this weekend…I can’t wait. Third of all, the expressions on your son’s and husband’s faces is just priceless. Love how they are so into their book!
January 8, 2015 at 5:34 pm Reply
Yum! Just made this and it turned out beautifully. Thanks for another great recipe Deb.
January 8, 2015 at 5:49 pm Reply
I will try to type between drooling.
I hopehopehope this is easier than actual caramel, which I’ve tried three times to make and failed miserably for no reason anyone can clarify for me. I will also attempt to make this in spite of living in the southern hemisphere and being smack dab in the middle of a smokin’ summer. Because it just looks that good!
ps: thank you for your ‘other side of the world’ section! We are so used to being overlooked, but love knowing that your awesomeness is also now seasonally relevant!
January 8, 2015 at 5:50 pm Reply
So funny. My son is sitting next to me eating Valrhona chocolate pearls. I’ve got to track down the Dulcey ones. Where did you find them? Thanks!
January 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm Reply
I see two previous commenters asked about using nonfat milk but (as far as I can see) neither Deb has answered nor has anyone else chimed in with “oh, I tried that and it worked [or didn’t work]”. So…. anyone? (I was actually hoping to use 1% since that’s what we generally have on hand.)
January 8, 2015 at 5:53 pm Reply
I actually went and bought some pudding bowls–everything I had was too big. Used light brown sugar, for some reason we had two bags of it. My only comment is that it took much longer to thicken up; but no matter. Not too sweet, creamy and lush. A definite keeper. Thanks, Deb.
January 8, 2015 at 6:01 pm Reply
I am such a sucker for butterscotch! I’ve tried a few other recipes, but haven’t been happy with my “healthy” substitutions…thankfully I fell short of a kitchen tantrum (although a few expletives may have surfaced from time to time). I think I may have to give your dairy-free version a whirl, and because I’m also a huge sucker for coconut, I may try subbing coconut crystals for the brown sugar :) Thanks for the recipe!
January 8, 2015 at 6:16 pm Reply
Just made this. Texture is lovely but mine stayed quite beige and it tastes rather mild/milky. I wonder if I should add more sugar next time. Nice easy recipe, need to to tweak for the rich butterscotch flavour. Can only really taste the vanilla!
January 8, 2015 at 6:28 pm Reply
I just finished making these and had to lick the spoon, the taste is delicious! Although… I only had regular brown sugar, I suppose they are not as “butterscotch-y” as they could be, but they are still really tasty.
Question: did u cover then in the fridge? Will they get a “skin” if not covered…?
Please advise. Thanks!
January 8, 2015 at 6:30 pm Reply
Thank you for the decorating chocolate pearls link and the recipe! Butterscotch pudding is my favorite pudding and one of my favorite deserts.
I am certain that you have answered this question before but I can’t find the answer. Where did you find those spice jars? I beg you to answer this question one more time, please.
Thank you for your fabulous blog! I have it bookmarked on my Power Book.
January 8, 2015 at 6:31 pm Reply
What did you use to garnish?
January 8, 2015 at 6:32 pm Reply
I love butterscotch pudding and will have to try this very soon.
January 8, 2015 at 6:41 pm Reply
That looks great! I love recipes for things that are normally storebought. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
January 8, 2015 at 7:08 pm Reply
deb
Kimberly — There are some links to the two types of chocolate pearls I used at the end of the recipe. They’re crunchy and fun to have around.
Susan — I use these spice jars. They’re pretty cute, and you can fully take them apart (rubber/plastic seal too) so they can get very clean in the dishwasher between refills.
Sarah — Yes, uncovered pudding will get a skin. You can cover with plastic to prevent it.
To get a darker color, deeper flavor — You want to cook the brown sugar caramel step until it’s a shade darker to get more of a color in your final pudding, being careful not to let it smoker or burn. You can also add more brown sugar, which will also make it sweeter as well as deepening the color. This pudding is on the not-very-sweet side for butterscotch pudding; I think 3/4 cup dark brown sugar would be closer to what you’d normally get from a box or at grandma’s house.
nonfat milk — I haven’t had great luck with it in cornstarch puddings, but I do feel it should theoretically work.
Sabra — I actually ordered them from Valrhona online. Er, total impulse purchase when I had to add something so I could get to the free shipping price bracket. :)
kerri — What happens when you make caramel? Perhaps we can counsel. That said, this is definitely easier because you’re not dry-melting sugar or anything that can be harder.
Katie — I’d say several days.
Susan/ATK version — I checked it out. The thing is, pudding can be something really barebones like this — milk, cornstarch, sugar and little else — or it can be really rich and fancy. When I see eggs and all of that butter and cream, I definitely think of more of a custard in the classic French sense, an elegant dessert, and absolutely delicious, but not the homey comfort food I was going for here. (Spoiler: My mother made cornstarch puddings growing up.) I’m curious for those of you that have tried it, was it really sweet? It seemed to have 2x to 3x the sugar here for the same amount of milk. Of course, more dark brown sugar = better butterscotch color.
juliet — Is it anything like this? I’m definitely curious now, would love to see a recipe.
January 8, 2015 at 7:30 pm Reply
January 8, 2015 at 8:18 pm Reply
I read your post and went and made the pudding ASAP. It is cooling in the fridge for my dessert right now. Thanks
January 8, 2015 at 8:31 pm Reply
Bahaha, I was clicking through some of your posts from around when you made the Butterscotch Ice Cream, and found this in your Q&A Part IV, “The cauliflower salad was no obsession: butterscotch pudding? Oh, it will be mine!”
January 8, 2015 at 8:37 pm Reply
I love a good butterscotch pudding. Your recipe is lovely!
January 8, 2015 at 8:41 pm Reply
Can you you simply pour this into a pie crust to make a butterscotch pie, or would the recipe need to be different?
January 8, 2015 at 9:00 pm Reply
This recipe is perfect for tonight; it’s freezing out (30 degrees in coastal Alabama, brr!), and my boyfriend has taken over the living room (with our only tv) for an amateur taxidermy project. So….I need something to do, and lo and behold, I actually have all the ingredients! I hope it turns out well. I’ve never made a pudding from scratch, but I have a go-to recipe for caramel frosting that’s kind of similar :) And butterscotch was one of my favorites growing up. To the kitchen!
January 8, 2015 at 9:06 pm Reply
I was very excited to see this as I’ve been wanting pudding so I came home from work and made it today. I’m disappointed in the flavor. It really tastes more like vanilla than butterscotch and I followed the directions exactly.
January 8, 2015 at 9:40 pm Reply
Deb that part about food writers (and especially cooks on Food Network nowadays) trying to get us out of the kitchen rather than into it… Ugh this is why I love you. I thought I was the only one that noticed that. It truly is a pain to turn on Food Network and see the chefs advertising “easy” “fast” cooking. It seems no one truly finds joy in spending the time to cook anymore, taking time to enjoy doing things from scratch.
January 8, 2015 at 9:58 pm Reply
Wow. That’s all, Im drooling too much to say anything else.
January 8, 2015 at 10:13 pm Reply
I have been making your recipes for at least five years and they are absolutely wonderful. I just made your silky chocolate pudding again today and now will have to try this one! Your recipes have truly been an inspiration and have undoubtably improved my cooking skills. My boyfriend and I just want to say thank you so much for bringing this amazing food into our lives!
(p.s. I’ve made your chocolate pudding with whole milk and skim milk… skim seems to work just fine! and it makes me feel a little better about eating a bowl full :) )
January 8, 2015 at 10:18 pm Reply
Deb, thanks so much for adding the 1.5 yrs ago feature to give us some cooking inspiration in the southern hemisphere (not sure if it’s the first time you’ve done it or just the first time I’ve noticed). I read so many American food blogs and although the recipes are delicious-looking, they’re always out of season- It’s hard to get excited about stews and soups and all things pumpkin when it’s 35ºC and all I can stomach is ice blocks :-)
Also this pudding looks delicious, I will file it away for the 2 short weeks in July when it actually gets cold here in Brisbane.
January 8, 2015 at 10:46 pm Reply
Love the look of these puddings and they could even translate to the sticky, humid heat of the Australian summer down under.
January 8, 2015 at 11:41 pm Reply
Thanks for checking out the ATK version. I think the sugar is double, 1/2c white and 1/2c brown, though I used 1/3 c white and 2/3 brown, so it is sweeter, but not cloyingly sweet. The increased amount of salt (and I used salted butter, too) takes care of toning it down some. It’s what they do to the brown sugar that deepens the flavor, probably. Adding the water and all that butter makes you really dissolve and cook the sugars longer so it concentrates the brown sugar a little more. That’s my opinion, anyway. I can’t remember why they said they used the tsp of lemon juice…the added acid does something. Anyway, it makes a delicious custard but it is fussy when all you really want is all that flavor but a simpler way to get it!
January 8, 2015 at 11:51 pm Reply
So delicious! I cannot wait to try this.
January 9, 2015 at 12:07 am Reply
I made this today and was kind of disappointed that it was bland and didn’t have that rich butterscotch flavor. Did I not cook the sugar for long enough? And also, would this work if you dissolved the cornstarch in cold milk and then added that to the sugar? I had a hard time getting all the lumps out since I didn’t have a whisk.
January 9, 2015 at 12:17 am Reply
Somehow your posts never get old. Such a comfort classic. Can’t wait for an excuse to make it.
January 9, 2015 at 1:18 am Reply
Re no52 sounds like lemon posset which is great, don’t know if it would work with other citrus. Recipe on BBC website.
January 9, 2015 at 5:17 am Reply
So curious about your vanilla extract. I see beans and a murkiness at the bottom. Do you extract your own extract? And if so, please tell us how. And also how you got so many vanilla beans and still have money to feed your husband and child!
January 9, 2015 at 5:57 am Reply
thank you -so- much for the other side of the world links, it’s so thoughtful! I’ll be sure to try these in six months’ time.
January 9, 2015 at 7:56 am Reply
January 9, 2015 at 8:15 am Reply
I LOVE butterscotch pudding! As a kid, my mum would allow snack-packs maybe once every three months. I’d always get the one with 3 chocolate and 3 butterscotch. I’d eat all of the chocolate first because I liked to save the best for last!
January 9, 2015 at 8:26 am Reply
Looks great! Snowing and 9 above in New England soooo great for snow-bound theater dessert!! Thanks for the vegan translation – will make for dinner with the vegan – boy in our family next week.
January 9, 2015 at 8:46 am Reply
Oh my goodness that vanilla extract looks divine and like you perhaps concocted it yourself? What about the true vanilla beans therein?
January 9, 2015 at 9:21 am Reply
deb
Amy — A fully-baked pie crust, yes, I think it would work. It looks like I use similar proportions (3 cups milk) to fill a chocolate pudding pie in the archives.
Lynn — You can absolutely dissolve the cornstarch in milk, first making a slurry. I do it this way to save an extra step/bowl. For deeper flavor/color, cook the caramel longer. Or, if you don’t mind it being sweeter, bump the dark brown sugar to 3/4 cup.
Laurence, Stuart and other questions about my vanilla extract — I did make my own, spring 2014! And it’s almost time to make more, because it’s best to give it time to steep. I’ll do a Tips post on it this time; it’s very easy. In the meanwhile, go buy some vanilla beans! I highly recommend buying them by weight, not number. From what I hear, buying by, say, the dozen seems to lead to people getting rather skimpy beans. If you’re buying by the quarter-pound, you won’t care what size each one is because it’s all the same value. (Since someone asked about price, it looks like I paid $24 with shipping for a quarter pound. Don’t remember the # in there, but it was more than enough for 3 16-ounce bottles like this. Comparatively, the Nielsen-Massey vanilla extract I’d usually buy was often $16 to $18 for an 8-ounce bottle, although it looks like there’s a 32-ouncer for $28 on Amazon right now. Making your own is still unquestionably cheaper, although I actually did it because I was curious if it would taste better. It absolutely does. Anyway, real post on it soon!)
Lemon posset — Ah, now I see! Thank you. I want some now.
January 9, 2015 at 9:37 am Reply
Wow, I just discovered your tips feed! I’ve only been reading your blog for the past two years!
January 9, 2015 at 9:40 am Reply
Well, I know what *I’ll* be making this cold, snowy NYC weekend. Good thing I know to buy extra milk – and yeah, cream – tonight before heading home. Thanks!
January 9, 2015 at 9:43 am Reply
I absolutely love butterscotch pudding! I have to make this! I can see how a recipe failing can be frustrating. My grandmother used to throw similar kitchen tantrums when her bread didn’t rise enough!
January 9, 2015 at 10:10 am Reply
I also make my own vanilla extract and it is SO EASY and DELICIOUS! I bought vanilla beans online and a big bottle of vodka from Sam’s Club (make sure to buy Vodka in a glass bottle), split the vanilla beans and put them in the bottle of vodka and let it sit for months (at least 6 months), shaking occassionally. Strain and then pour into bottles. Awesome and makes great gifts! I can’t wait to read about your how-to post!!
January 9, 2015 at 11:24 am Reply
I can’t thank you enough for providing a dairy free alternative. I love your blog but I read it less and less these days since discovering I can no longer tolerate casein, the milk protein found in everything from yogurt to butter. A good percentage of your recipes call for dairy in all forms, many times in a manner where I can’t swap in an alternative (I am specifically referring to my former love, browned butter). I love (or loved) butterscotch pudding or anything really that has that toasty sugar taste, so I was reading your blog post with a heavy heart until I read that last paragraph of the recipe. I’M SORRY FOR SHOUTING, BUT THANK YOU, DEB!I can’t wait to try out the dairy free version and promise I will report back for the benefit of anyone else who avoids dairy by necessity or choice!
January 9, 2015 at 11:52 am Reply
Hi , I’ve been wanting to ask this regarding a couple of recipies. Does dark brown sugar meen muscovado? It kinda smells funny….. Thanks.
January 9, 2015 at 12:42 pm Reply
I am amazed that something can be made into pudding (lemon posset) that only has lemon, cream and sugar. At first, I thought it was perhaps a drink, but no, apparently, it is a pudding that looks as thick as your butterscotch one, Deb. Do I have this right? What thickens the posset? Besides loving the name posset (sounds so cozy!), I have just never heard of this before…quite intriguing!
January 9, 2015 at 12:46 pm Reply
Just jumping in here for you, Deb, to say to inga #106, that in the U.S.A. we have two kinds of brown sugar: light brown and dark brown. They are almost the same except dark brown has more molasses in it so it is a bit deeper in flavor. Not a lot of difference, though, and in most recipes you can use them interchangeably. Apparently there is both light and dark muscovado sugars too, but I am not sure how they measure up to U.S.A. sugar. Deb?
January 9, 2015 at 12:52 pm Reply
Hi Deb- I have arrowroot powder in the house. Do you think that would work in a pudding?
January 9, 2015 at 12:54 pm Reply
Oooooo1 Lovely. My go-to is a chocolate pudding. I use 4 cups of milk and two egg yolks, and I may do the same with this. Do you think that the custarding (I don’t think that ‘s a word, but no matter!) effect of the eggs will counteract the additional cup of milk? I need to try this one. I mean, as with many comfort foods, I’m a creature of habit, but I’ll go out on a limb for butterscotch.
January 9, 2015 at 1:04 pm Reply
I said it once, I’ll say it again-best butterscotch pudding I’ve EVER had is from Irving Street Kitchen in Portland. If you live anywhere near this place, you have to check it out. In the meantime, this one looks delicious too! Too bad I quit sugar. :(
January 9, 2015 at 1:08 pm Reply
Love butterscotch pudding. I do like a little egg in it too, it adds a little richness. But I will try this one.. You haven’t steered me wrong yet…
January 9, 2015 at 1:46 pm Reply
pb
Made this and it was tasty but next time I will use cream for part of the milk. I like it a bit richer.
January 9, 2015 at 2:29 pm Reply
I had dessert at Don Giovanni’s (Napa) bistro and had the best butterscotch parfait of my life….”Top Shelf” layering butterscotch pudding, chocolate pudding. I’m going to try making it with this recipe, but may add a touch of Scotch. I’ve tried a couple receipes lately and they just didn’t do it. This sounds great!
January 9, 2015 at 2:58 pm Reply
CathyG
For those asking about non-fat milk – that’s all we use at my house and I make the SK chocolate pudding all the time using nonfat milk. I haven’t tried this butterscotch recipe yet, but I can’t imagine it wouldn’t work.
IMHO – if your household is used to nonfat, then a dessert made with it will taste really good. If you make it side-by-side with full-fat and judge them against each other, then non-fat probably won’t win. But I’m not doing that – all we ever use is nonfat, so nonfat pudding is delicious.
January 9, 2015 at 4:17 pm Reply
The coconut version sounds like a Filipino dessert. Pour the hot pudding into a wide, shallow bowl lined with banana leaves (they add some flavor). Cut into parallelograms when cool and top each with roasted coconut. Or you can brown coconut milk — boil coconut milk until all the water has evaporated and you are left with coconut oil and brown bits, kind of like what you get when you brown butter. Use this as topping.
January 9, 2015 at 4:36 pm Reply
Wow, I’m glad that’s over. Food tantrums are never ever a pretty thing! I love butterscotch anything!
January 9, 2015 at 5:52 pm Reply
I just made this and it is heavenly! Thank you for inspiring me to create such deliciousness out of basic on-hand ingredients.
January 9, 2015 at 6:35 pm Reply
Just made the puddings and what a surprise, I could only get four servings out of my saucepan!
I used one cup of cream and two cups of milk. I poured the cream in first and the brown sugar/butter mixture seized up like caramel — got rock hard and stuck to the bottom of the pan. It eventually melted (well, most of it) and the pudding was nice and thick so no harm done. But wondered if this had happened to anyone else? Thanks for another great recipe, perfect for a cold winter night.
January 9, 2015 at 7:17 pm Reply
Carol at Wild Goose Tea
Your ‘tantrum’ with a recipe—I understand. That is me and phyllo pastry. After ruining two or 3 packages, I avoid those recipes and I love the stuff. I also liken it to getting bad food at a restaurant and then you won’t eat there again for the rest of your life despite the fact they probably changed chefs many times over.
Sigh. I am laughing. Hooray for your for getting back on the butterscotch horse. Maybe I will try phyllo dough again.
January 9, 2015 at 8:54 pm Reply
In the third paragraph, the sentence that begins with Melt seems like it’s missing a word – “add” probably, before “salt”. Don’t know if these kind of wordsmithing comments are annoying or helpful, but since I read *every* word of your posts – all of them! – I noticed… :)
Love the idea of pudding. Hate the idea of stirring things on the stovetop waiting for the magical ‘thickening’ moment. Custards and creams and puddings etc routinely fail in my kitchen, despite my liking them very much.
January 9, 2015 at 9:23 pm Reply
I will make this soon; I grew up loving the pudding cooked from a box but I know this will be better. What made me comment was your link to the French glasses. I have one just like them but 2.5 ounces. A couple years ago we were in Paris, and I told the bartender in my pathetic, high school French that I liked his shot glass. He washed it and wrapped it up and gave it to me and it is still my preferred glass for digestifs. Every time I use it I feel like I’m in Paris. Thanks for the memory and I’m going to order the bigger size for this pudding!
January 9, 2015 at 11:24 pm Reply
January 10, 2015 at 12:09 am Reply
January 10, 2015 at 2:34 am Reply
Funny, I could have sworn you had already made these! Nice to have a definitive version, will be trying these soon. I just made a milk pudding from Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem whose simplicity was tempting but ultimately a little bland. I think I will be happier with the brown sugar butter version.(What if you browned the butter too?? Hmm.)
As for the lemon cream Juliet mentioned above, it is much simpler than the Martha Stewart recipe. I believe it is a version of syllabub? Posset? A long-distant relative gave me a recipe for a rosemary-lemon version which is incredible. Just the few drops of lemon thickens the cream into something resembling a white chocolate pot de creme. You only need espresso-cup-sized portions. And the rosemary stops it from being too sweet. I love rosemary. You need to try this, it’s like a delicious science experiment. (Not sure if I am allowed to leave a link, so will just say that recipe is on my blog, called Noretta’s Rosemary Creams.)
January 10, 2015 at 6:05 am Reply
Made this last night for the family and WOW! Good stuff! Mine was a bit lumpier than I’d like. I see your tip for mixing the cornstarch and milk together first. I will try that. But otherwise, the taste was amazing!
January 10, 2015 at 7:58 am Reply
There is something about kitchen alchemy that sends us back to our childhood, for better or worse. I have had plenty of giddy, hand-clapping-type moments when magic was achieved, but both me and the hubs have stories of food-flinging meltdowns. It’s, quite frankly, reassuring to see that the giants among us are occasionally guilty of arm crossing and foot stamping as well. Thanks for the peek and the pudding!
January 10, 2015 at 8:28 am Reply
Ever since I learned that store-bought butterscotch has trans fat in it, I’ve made sure to stay away from it. (I’m ok with natural fat–in moderation, of course– but trans fat is anything but natural; avoid it like the plague, seriously; The Trans Fat Solution by Kim Severson is a great resource about it) So glad to find that this pudding is made with natural butterscotch!
January 10, 2015 at 8:51 am Reply
I adore the Sisters Grimm series. I started reading them to myself, because my kids are both young adults now.
January 10, 2015 at 10:02 am Reply
Carrie – why do people from wherever you’re from insist on being so pedantic? I write for a living. I suppose I felt in a casual mood while I was commenting on PUDDING. But really, I’m sure all of the Americans reading the comments feel humbled by your grammar lesson.
Sorry, Deb, for bringing the grammar police to your blog.
January 10, 2015 at 12:06 pm Reply
I realize there’s a another Adrianne who posts comments here (Hi!), so I’m going to be Adrianne G. from now on. :)
Deb, thank you. I adore butterscotch candy, pudding, sauce, whatever, and I needed a pudding recipe that was dead simple. You are a food goddess and I worship you. :D
January 10, 2015 at 2:26 pm Reply
Wow, what a recipe. As soon as I saw it I knew I would have to make it so that’s exactly what I did. It was seriously yum. Thanks so much for sharing.
January 10, 2015 at 3:01 pm Reply
This was really good for such a simple recipe. Finally, easy and delicious! I was still taken back by how pale it was especially after Mr. Susan said it was pale, too, so I did the unthinkable; I added 1/2 tsp of kitchen bouquet to it! It was just enough to darken it but it didn’t turn it to gravy, it really just added color and a little more saltiness to it (which isn’t a bad thing). I know, I just ruined it by using something with caramel color, but even so, it wasn’t enough to kill anyone! I will make this again. Too easy not to.
January 10, 2015 at 3:39 pm Reply
Thanks for this receipt
January 10, 2015 at 6:05 pm Reply
Hi, you may have answered above, if so my apologies.
My first attempt, sugar turned rock hard after adding corn starch- second attempt, liquified sugar, added milk then corn starch. The second never set.
Can you help with my issue?
Thanks, I really enjoy your site.
January 10, 2015 at 6:19 pm Reply
Made this on a complete whim tonight – it’s setting in the fridge right now. What I had – some 2% milk and some cream, light brown sugar, salted butter…. whatever, I ‘winged’ it.
Holy. Jesus. I licked the spoon and even though my caramel was a bit dark and there are totally some undissolved caramelly bits in it and I don’t have gorgeous decorative pearls but I do have some milk chocolate chips and enough cream to whip up and…
Yeah. My few houseguests are gonna be happyhappyhappy. As am I!!!!!
January 10, 2015 at 7:03 pm Reply
It’s been said before, but thanks for the dairy-free version. Tastes great! My coconut oil/brown sugar/cornstarch mixture turned rock-hard when I added the coconut milk (I think I had heated the oil/sugar mixture too much, perhaps to the hard-crack state), but I turned the heat to very low and stirred until most of it dissolved. The result is delicious and firming up nicely in the fridge.
January 10, 2015 at 8:10 pm Reply
OMG! This looks AMAZING! I’m preparing to go onto a juice fast this week so I wish I hadn’t seen this right now. I have a feeling I’ll be making this before long. Yikes!
January 10, 2015 at 10:07 pm Reply
Help, please! I made this tonight and just tried it after letting it set for 3 hours in the fridge. Nice flavor, but the texture is off. It’s grainy and did not fully set. Any ideas as to what may have happened? I used the correct ingredients and followed the directions to a T. I had similar results when I made your (delightful) butterscotch popsicles this summer. Am I butterscotch impaired? Please advise!
January 10, 2015 at 11:02 pm Reply
Made this today with Sucranat and served with chocloate covered cocoa nibs (gluten free not by choice)…..it was FANTASTIC! Thank you…..love your blog and recipes–even the ones I have to adapt for my dietary needs.
RF
January 10, 2015 at 11:45 pm Reply
I made this tonight (no substitutions) and probably won’t make it again. It wasn’t particularly butterscotch-y, rather bland, sort of mildly sweet and milky, as someone else wrote. And it hadn’t firmed up much after 1.5 hours. (Took 3+ hours.) The first step, when the melted butter and the dark brown sugar are supposed to bubble, never really happened. Could that be the cause? Or maybe it’s just a rare SK recipe that’s not for us, sadly. (No worries; there are so many others we love!)
January 10, 2015 at 11:50 pm Reply
Made this for dessert tonight. Delicious, and firmed up in less than two hours in some small (< 4 oz) cafe cups. I made sure the mixture was "tracing" (leaving trails along the top when I took the spoon out and let some of the mixture drizzle along the top) before I pulled it off the stove.
I also made sure to brown/toast the butter a little first.
I finished it with a light sprinkle of kosher salt flakes.
January 11, 2015 at 12:22 am Reply
Tonight we had guests over, but for the last few days we had a wicked storm so I wasn’t able to get to the store. Thankfully, you posted this and all of the ingredients were in my kitchen! I made a parfait out of this combined with your chocolate pudding and topped with whipped cream and cocoa powder. It was incredible. Your chocolate and butterscotch pudding work like a dream together, especially when topped with fresh whipped cream. You must try it! Not only did everybody finish their entire serving, but I also noticed a lot of bowl scraping! This is a hit because it’s easy and the ingredients are common and few. Thank you! P.S. I used light brown sugar because it’s what I had, but I took another commenter’s advice and added a little molasses. It turned out fine.
January 11, 2015 at 2:10 am Reply
January 11, 2015 at 3:06 am Reply
Homemade pudding is truly something magical. Having lived in the south, I have made more than my fair share of banana pudding and it is so much better than anything that could come from a box. Butterscotch pudding is one of my favorite treats. I’m super curious to try the coconut version. I love coconut everything and I can’t imagine butterscotch pudding is the exception.
January 11, 2015 at 9:33 am Reply
Thank you for all you do! I’ve had so much success with your recipes and really appreciate your good humor and good ideas.
I tried this pudding and had the same “seizing” problem Mel noted above. Do you have advice? Maybe I should do the slurry step? I’ve made a similar recipe before (though it called for eggs) and didn’t run into this trouble.
January 11, 2015 at 11:41 am Reply
I’ve been following your site for some time now, but this is my first post. This pudding is incredible. My son and I have made it two nights in a row and thinking about a third (damn you!!). All the ingredients conveniently in my pantry, it’ll be an easy go-to. Realizing too late that I was about a table spoon or more shy of cornstarch, I substituted tapioca starch for an awesome result of teeny tapioca balls in the perfect silky pudding. This is how I’ll continue to make! Thanks for the recipe. It rules.
January 11, 2015 at 11:20 pm Reply
I made this without encountering any of the difficulties some others have noted, but I felt it needed a little something more, so when I whipped the cream (for a Golden Globe-worthy dessert last night) I added a slug of brandy. Our local grocery store didn’t have any of those adorable chocolate balls, so I it off with a scattering of mini-chocolate chips and Heath English toffee bits. Bingo!
January 12, 2015 at 6:51 am Reply
Might this work with honey instead of brown sugar? We have a lot of honey.
January 12, 2015 at 3:23 pm Reply
deb
If/when your butterscotch base hardens — This didn’t happen in any of my testing rounds but isn’t abnormal with caramels. It’s why you want to add the milk just a tiny bit at a time. You want to loosen those chunks/ ensure they melt again, before adding more liquid. I’m sorry if the directions were not adamantly clear about this; will update to make sure they are.
Lauren — It almost sound like it curdled, but it shouldn’t have here. The butterscotch pops had this problem more often because we simmered the cream from the beginning. Here, we only add the milk long enough for the pudding to thicken. Regardless, I’m sorry you had trouble. To be completely honest, every time I share a cornstarch pudding recipe, I swear to myself I never will again because they’re a little pesky. They work for me — I made this one four times, was pretty much begging people on the street to take it off my hands, and it always thickened/never got grainy — but there are always people who report that they just didn’t thicken and we rarely get to the bottom of it. Little consolation, I know.
Gail — Thanks, now fixed.
Carrie — I can hardly speak for all Americans, but as for this site, the language and conversation here have always been casual/colloquial, because I prefer to talk about food and cooking the way you talk about food and cooking to friends.
Carol — Ha! You can read about my phyllo tantrums here and here! Those triangles — using just one sheet at a time, brushed with butter, are all that saves me.
January 12, 2015 at 4:42 pm Reply
This looked so good that not only did I have to try it, but I put it in a graham cracker crust and topped with Swiss meringue. I was thinking of my grandmothers butterscotch meringue pie. I wonder if this will be a little soft for pie as I seem to remember that if you use a box pudding for pie, you don’t add as much milk. I don’t care if it is soft this time- it will still taste good… For next time, though, would you reduce tge milk a little for a pie filling?
January 12, 2015 at 5:40 pm Reply
I made this with one substitution….I had potato starch but no corn starch. Family ate it but I found it to be too thick and gummy. The starch I used? Perhaps I cooked it too long?
January 12, 2015 at 6:20 pm Reply
well, now the comments have sent me off on a rabbit-hole internet adventure in search of possets. i found a great lemon posset recipe thread in the guardian that has tons of variations in the comments — seville orange, grapefruit, rhubarb, etc. hope posting the link is OK:
January 12, 2015 at 6:30 pm Reply
I halved the recipe, following it exactly otherwise. I was sure I was headed for disaster when I poured in the milk and the butterscotch seized up and turned rock hard. I just kept the heat on medium, kept stirring, and eventually the rocks melted and I was left with silky, lump-free pudding. Next time I’m going to zap the milk in the microwave for 45 seconds or so to take the chill off and maybe prevent the seizing. Oh and I used 2% milk, no problem. It’s really delicious. I make cornstarch chocolate pudding often, so this was a nice change
January 12, 2015 at 8:36 pm Reply
For the non-dairy, I swapped with coconut almond milk and it worked well. It was about to curdle which is when I pulled it off the heat and it firmed up in the fridge just fine.
January 13, 2015 at 2:27 am Reply
Hi Deb, I ended up making the creme brulee this weekend to try it out, and it turned out really well. I used an epicurious recipe. The only complaint was that the very, very bottom had a slightly different texture. However, I blame this on my cooking time, since I had to cook it much longer than the recipe suggested, since my oven door does not completely close.
January 13, 2015 at 3:08 pm Reply
i recently ate a dessert that had those pearls on them. i was wondering where i could find them online. thanks!
January 13, 2015 at 11:45 pm Reply
Nancy J
Love this recipe, I tried it out this past weekend and it worked beautifully. We did put it in individual bowls and it set up very quickly. I’m doing for a bigger event next weekend and will take in a larger bowl, hope that works. Any other suggestions for toppings the crispy pearls were more expensive than I wanted. I’m planning on using chocolate curls or nibs if anyone thinks that will work.
January 14, 2015 at 11:27 am Reply
Hi Deb, I took notice of the homemade vanilla extract? How long do you let it steep before you can use it? Thans!
January 14, 2015 at 11:45 am Reply
deb
Gege — I like to give it six weeks if you can. People will tell you you can use it sooner but I think it’s worth waiting for. I promise to do a post on it soon, when I make more.
January 15, 2015 at 4:53 pm Reply
Thanks for giving me the correct name: posset! I have now found a recipe using passionfruit! Now i just have to wait a month or so for my vine to produce some :)
January 14, 2015 at 5:37 pm Reply
My husband and I loved this pudding :) I got a little worried when the butter/brown sugar mixture wasn’t bubbling at all, and I kept it on the heat until it turned from a gritty paste into a fluid state. I wasn’t sure what the texture was supposed to be like but I just kept trying to keep it from getting too hot/smoking or burning. I was sure I had completely screwed up after adding the corn starch and it siezing up into solid pebbles… But I went on to add the milk (and salt) anyways, hoping it would all melt in together. It eventually did become all homogenous, though I made sure to bring it to a simmer really slowly. So I mean to say that even with the ways I unintentionally strayed from the directions along the way, this pudding is just so delightful. Thanks! :)
January 14, 2015 at 10:33 pm Reply
Jen
JUST made this – it’s chilling in the fridge. But from what I scraped out of the pan afterwards, and ate, it looks like this recipe is going to be filed under my ‘go to’s :)
January 16, 2015 at 1:55 pm Reply
Thank you! I have been searching for a butterscotch pudding recipe for years! Can’t wait to try! xx
January 16, 2015 at 9:29 pm Reply
Wow, that was one of the more antagonizing experiences I’ve had in the kitchen. It’s extremely difficult to whisk while adding a thin stream of milk. Ended up throwing it away before I had a chance to add all of the milk. Pudding is more difficult than we give it credit for.
January 16, 2015 at 9:53 pm Reply
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
This looks so delicious… thanks for sharing!
January 17, 2015 at 1:26 pm Reply
Oh no… I think I shouldn’t have stirred my butter and sugar together should I have? It seemed fine and then I added the cornstarch and once I added the milk it was very hard clumps of toffee floating in warm milk! What did I do wrong?
January 17, 2015 at 5:49 pm Reply
I like to make some pudding, thanks for share you recipe!
January 18, 2015 at 12:43 pm Reply
A simple and delicious looking recipe! Maybe there is pudding in my future tonight!
January 18, 2015 at 2:12 pm Reply
Well, I just finished making this…. it took two tries. My first go around the sugar and butter weren’t coming to a nice bubbly simmer so I upped the heat and before I realized it – s m o k e. Barely any smoke mind you – I wasn’t sure it was smoke or steam so I started to add the milk/cream and voila – rock candy! It tasted like it had just begun burning. I had a bit of a rock pile in the bottom of the pot, but I melted/chipped it out and started over. Round two I was much more careful – not sure I let it go long enough really, though I think it will be pretty close to a perfect butterscotch. I love that it is not too sweet. While I was adding the milk/cream – I had some hard candy form but I kept stirring and as it warmed up they melted. My husband loves butterscotch; he’ll love it I’m sure.
January 18, 2015 at 3:00 pm Reply
I just tried this simple, appealing recipe, and I may have found the reason that some are getting a bland, milky flavor, and others are ending up with hard chunks. Namely, after adding the sugar, the recipe says to let it heat and bubble for 1-2 minutes. I can report that 1-2 minutes after adding the sugar, mine was still just raw sugar. (My butter had been very hot, and I used in between the ½ cup of sugar in the recipe and the ¾ mentioned in the comments.) It took more than 10 minutes just to melt, and another 5+ to start bubbling.
So, if people are proceeding 1-2 minutes after adding the sugar, they probably don’t have butterscotch. If, like me, they kept waiting and waiting, presumably too long, they make what becomes chuncks of hard butterscotch candy once the milk is added. Mine eventually dissolved back in, but with a touch of scorched flavor – my fault for pushing it a little too far in my attempt to avoid blandness.
January 18, 2015 at 3:49 pm Reply
I just made the dairy free version last night and it was soooooo great!!! I made a 1 and 1/3 size batch because I wanted to give a more generous portion to 6 people for dessert. And also, after you add the coconut milk and are waiting for it to simmer, it’s kind of a stand over the pot time and keep stirring because it’s so thick you don’t realize it’s starting to cook on the bottom unless you are stirring and keeping an eye on it. Also resist the temptation to turn up heat. I kept everything really low the whole time according to directions. But thicken it did to a wonderful silky smoothness that everyone was moaning over!
And it set so nicely in 6 ramekins and I even found a dairy free coconut whipping cream in an aerosol can to top it with! Just make sure you quickly tell your guests it’s not creme brulee cause they get excited when they see the ramekins… but they’re fine once they get a taste. Thanks Deb
January 18, 2015 at 8:44 pm Reply
I just made this for a snack for some late night binge watching tv sessions. It got scary at first because the sugar started clumping, not making a paste, then it turned into a hard crystallized shard of sugar. i turned the heat up and it melted down right away and began to do its pudding thing. Now it’s chilling beautifully in the fridge and I can’t wait to dig in.
January 18, 2015 at 9:31 pm Reply
Places to Hangout in Gurgaon
Great article, Thanks for your great information, the content is quiet interesting. I will be waiting for your next post.
January 19, 2015 at 12:48 am Reply
The pudding was wonderful!
January 19, 2015 at 8:14 am Reply
In the past week I have made your Best Chocolate Pudding, as well as this Butterscotch one. (Craving pudding, clearly!).
With this one, I had the same issues as Lauren #139… it was grainy and did not ever set fully. The flavor was fantastic, and I loved the delicate sweetness. My only change was to use 2% milk. (It’s what we keep on hand – and we are getting married in May! Cutting calories where I can). I did encounter the ‘rock candy’ problem, but that easily melted back out once the milk warmed through.
With the Choc Pudding, I also found that it wasn’t as firm as I would have liked it to be. (Though it was more firm than this attempt). I know others have commented that they used a low-fat milk, and it worked… But I have to wonder – will I just not get that true pudding jiggle without using whole milk?
I’ve never made pudding from scratch before, though I am pretty kitchen-capable. I suppose I just need to practice my cornstarch puddings. Perhaps I’m just one of those who find them finicky. Regardless, it was completely worth the time and calories!
January 19, 2015 at 10:08 am Reply
Cath in Ottawa
My 8 year old and I made this last night and it was fantastic – a huge hit with all 7 of us! Thanks!
January 19, 2015 at 11:16 am Reply
I had exactly the same experience as Stacy #171 – after a minute or so the sugar hadn’t even begun to melt so I waited until it did and then let it go for the 2 minutes instructed. The pudding ended up with a burnt sugar flavor – not bad, but not really butterscotch. I think the key is to get just to when the sugar has melted and then add the milk. It will turn into rock hard candy by then, but it melts into a smooth mixture and starts to thicken when it comes to a boil.
January 19, 2015 at 12:45 pm Reply
Hi Deb- I made this and it tasted more like salted caramel than butterscotch and I was wondering how that happened? Does yours actually taste like butterscotch? Mine turned into rock candy before I put in the milk and then melted after I cooked it into the milk, so maybe I cooked it too long? It tasted really good, but more like caramel or like a doughnut.
Thanks for your thoughts on this!
January 19, 2015 at 7:30 pm Reply
I’m visiting my mother for a week for her 79th birthday, and made this as a prebirthday treat. Amazing! I worried about insufficient character, and overcooked the sugar mixture a bit, so this was more burnt sugar caramel than butterscotch, so I sprinkled the tops of the cups with fleur de sel. It was utterly delicious warm, and I’m betting will be even better chilled.
January 19, 2015 at 11:32 pm Reply
I love that you make your own vanilla. For people with corn allergies, like me, it is a must! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
January 20, 2015 at 12:16 pm Reply
So I made this with 2/3 coconut milk and 1/3 whole milk to be more dairy light for my lactose intolerant daughter and I. However my husband doesn’t like coconut and thinks it tastes too coconutty and thinks it doesn’t event taste like butterscotch. UGH, so frustrating trying to please everyone. I used the butter and really tried to carmelize it with the sugar, and amped up the vanilla a little bit too. Any other ideas for anyone trying to go dairy light (but not vegan) but for coconut haters? I love coconut so I think it is delicious!
January 20, 2015 at 2:59 pm Reply
A bit of a delayed followup from my previous post, but when I make caramel, anything and everything goes wrong! (I’ll gloss over the parts where otherwise lovely partner absentmindedly shoves beer cans onto caramel trying to set in fridge, etc…) Even without that, in the latest attempt I could never get it to set. Despite cooking it until I was sore from stirring, using my trusty candy thermometer, and ensuring the temp said ‘firm ball’ stage, it never actually gets to firm. And it seems to take forever to get that far. And I put it in the fridge to set and it comes out in more or less the same state I left it. I use Scanpan pots… maybe the base is too thick? Maybe it’s not hot enough? Cooking too slow? Bewitched sugar? Not holding tongue the right way? Gah!
January 20, 2015 at 6:29 pm Reply
SallyO
Hrm, I usually never have any issues with Deb’s recipes but like so many others that have posted on here, this was a challenge. My butter and sugar wouldn’t get bubbly. It took almost 15 for it to start to melt and turn into something that looked bubbly. I was afraid of burning the sugar so I watched very carefully til I had something that looked like it could take the cornstarch. I added it, and it wasn’t too bad, it incorporated well into the mix. I had read several of the comments here so I was a little prepared when I started adding the milk and everything turned into hard brown lumps. Having read the comments, I kept going, and whisking and eventually the lumps did melt but it left my pudding quite lumpy. It thickened and it tasted like butterscotch (even though I used light brown sugar since that’s what I had). I decided I couldn’t mess it up that much more so I hit it with my immersion blender to smooth out the lumps, which worked fine. It is now setting in the fridge and we will see how it goes. I’m not a huge fan of butterscotch so it wouldn’t be horrible if it doesn’t work, but I would like to have an idea of what is going wrong in case, we happen to love it and want to make it again. I’m thinking slightly more butter, and letting it cool a little before adding the milk, and heating the milk a pinch like you do when making a béchamel so the sugar doesn’t instantly caramelize, not sure if it would make a difference. I’m not too well versed in candy making so, yeah, not sure what to do to fix it.
January 21, 2015 at 6:51 pm Reply
Lovely recipe. This is how I’ve always made butterscotch pudding. I found another ‘famous’ food network star who just mixes everything together, heats it up until it thickens and adds the butter in at the end. I thought (against my better judgment), let’s try it. Yeah…it tastes like a nondescript sugary pudding…no butterscotch flavor at all. It really is important to do that initial cooking of the butter and brown sugar to get that butterscotch-y flavor. Shortcuts rarely improve anything.
January 22, 2015 at 4:32 pm Reply
I just made the coconut version for a dinner party tonight (our friends are allergic to dairy) and it turned out *beautifully*! At first I was concerned that my coconut oil/brown sugar mix wasn’t turning into a bubbling caramel, but I proceeded anyway and it turned out just perfect. Can’t wait to serve it tonight!
January 24, 2015 at 1:31 pm Reply
Well, I was super excited to try this because I LOVE butterscotch pudding and am currently dairy-free (for my 2-month old!). However, when I tried the coconut version…well, the sugar and oil immediately seized, never bubbled…and well, the oil just separated out of the entire thing, basically. :(
January 24, 2015 at 5:34 pm Reply
This is perfect for Snowpocalypse 2015….lol, joking aside, even though my brown sugar/cornstarch so slurry seized into little pebbles, I was still able to melt them out with the milk and get the pudding to set – yay!
January 26, 2015 at 5:10 pm Reply
I made this last night and like many others had the problem of the brown sugar/butter/cornstarch seizing when the milk was added. Perhaps it would help somewhat to warm the milk first? The candy did melt back out and my pudding was lump-free, but it never set. I cooked it until steamy and thickening on the stove. Even this morning, still jiggly. :/ It tastes good, but it is not as satisfying. I used 2 1/2c 1% milk + 1/2c cream, so I doubt lack of fat is the problem.
Deb, I know not getting the pudding to set was part of the problem you had with this pudding originally that kept you from posting it. Did anything get left out?
January 27, 2015 at 4:03 pm Reply
Hi Deb, I had a couple of the problems some other commenters had. I figured the brown sugar would need to melt, and like someone else it took closer to 10 minutes to get to that stage. It might be helpful to add a picture of what the butter/sugar mixture should look like before adding other ingredients. And when I added a tiny splash of milk the whole mixture turned hard as a rock. Should the milk be warmed before adding? It all worked out in the end but it was pretty sketchy for awhile.
January 27, 2015 at 4:24 pm Reply
Hey Deb! I love your recipes so much, can’t wait to try these. I was actually looking through your scone recipes the other day, I got this amazing new jam and needed something simple. I’m going to blatantly promote a business I am not part of – if you are ever in Toronto (canada… Not that weird town in the US)you MUST go by Kitten and the Bear. They make the most unreal jams the old fashioned copper pot way. And their flavours are so creative, probably great inspiration for you! The one I just purchased is: “pear, burnt honey, and balsam fir”
January 28, 2015 at 8:20 pm Reply
I’ve never commented here but I’ve enjoyed your recipes for the past year or so.
This pudding is a bit, well, tricky! I have one question. Is the sugar supposed to melt completely before you add the cornstarch? I didn’t melt mine but just cooked it until bubbly, and it seems not to have the flavor it should. Would it have a deeper flavor if it had been cooked longer at that stage? I also had the problem others did, of the lumps forming as the milk was added; but they dissolved eventually.
Thanks for the lovely recipes. I have never had one fail, but this one was close!
January 29, 2015 at 12:12 pm Reply
February 1, 2015 at 12:43 pm Reply
Great recipe! Thank you for providing wonderful pictures of your process. Can’t wait to make this :)
February 2, 2015 at 5:01 am Reply
Made this but it was a unedible. The texture not creamy. The flavor didn’t say butterscotch to us. We threw it out. Not sue what I did wrong. Cooks illustrated puts butterscotch syrup in theirs. I really liked your coconut tapioca.
February 3, 2015 at 3:19 am Reply
Jen
Heaven help me. I just made the coconut milk version. SO GOOD.
February 4, 2015 at 8:00 pm Reply
February 9, 2015 at 10:58 am Reply
I made this last night. Poured it, hot, into a big bowl and took it, with two big dessert spoons, to the den where my husband was watching TV. I placed it on the coffee table and gave my husband a spoon. We ate the whole thing. Divine.
February 17, 2015 at 9:18 am Reply
Deb, please help! I had the same experience as nancyjwb and Victoria – made it per instructions and it was completely un-butterscotch-like. It thickened fine, but the color was pale and it tasted like nothing but vanilla extract.
I’ve made caramel and toffee with some success before, using your recipes. But in this case the brown sugar did not melt, just scratched around the pan in the butter, not bubbling or liquefying.
February 26, 2015 at 8:13 am Reply
deb
ESullins — Did it get any darker? Most of my color was from cooking the brown sugar a shade darker. Melting may not have been the best term here, perhaps liquefy, it’s okay if it’s not totally smooth. That said, what I’m hearing from a lot of these comments is that people wouldn’t mind if it was a touch sweeter (I was really going for a not-too-over-the-top weeknight dessert). The sugar could be bumped to 3/4 cup without a lot of harm, and the color would be darker. The color comes from the brown sugar, of course.
February 26, 2015 at 8:35 am Reply
Hm. It did not do anything approaching liquefying – it was definitely sweet enough for my not-too-sweet sweet tooth, just didn’t get a butterscotch flavor. Maybe my heat was up too high and it seized without really liquefying? I’ll try it again.
February 26, 2015 at 9:20 am Reply
February 26, 2015 at 9:20 am Reply
This recipe didn’t work for me. I couldn’t get the sugar to melt/bubble even though I upped the heat and let it go, stirring, for over 10 minutes. I don’t understand feh instructions to cook it on medium low heat until it simmers… Nothing will simmer unless you raise the hear first? And lastly, these didn’t set up at all. After overnight in the fridge they are still liquidy. Not sure what went wrong but I don’t think I will try it again. Too bad, it really sounded tasty.
Any suggestions for what I can do with my soupy butterscotch liquid?
March 4, 2015 at 2:22 pm Reply
I just used tried this recipe and added it to a trifle recipe I’ve been working on. I added a little more butter and mixed the cornstarch with the milk before adding it to the sugar. It turned out fine and tasted like a light butterscotch. For me this was a success. Thanks!
March 10, 2015 at 8:55 pm Reply
I just attempted this, and it seized as soon as milk hit it, so I ended up with butterscotch candy and butterscotch milk, which are both delicious, but not what I was going for. What did I do wrong?
March 13, 2015 at 5:39 pm Reply
deb
Rayden — Keep stirring and heating until the sugar dissolves again. Usually this happens because milk was splashed in too fast, but not always.
March 13, 2015 at 5:52 pm Reply
Been reading your blog with total enthusiasm since I found it, but this is the first time I’ve jumped up and made one of your recipes. I make what my family says is world’s best chocolate pudding a lot, and have been hankering for a butterscotch version, so I was thrilled with the idea… sadly, not with the product it produced. Like others, mine seemed way too bland and milky. Total rarity in my house that we just throw away the extras, but we did it with this (the company was happy with it, and my resident tasters finished theirs, but won’t eat the ones left over)
Yes, I could ramp up the amount of brown sugar or cooking time of the sugar… but I’m wondering if I just had a different vision of what would make sublime butterscotch pudding? Did yours offer really big, mouthfilling butterscotch flavor? That is what I’m after. Also, had trouble along the way with seizing – would coping with that have reduced the end flavor?
March 15, 2015 at 1:49 pm Reply
I quickly jotted down the recipe because my husband needed the computer. But I wish I had it near me when I was cooking it because I had questions… When I added my brown sugar to the melted butter I set the timer for 2 minutes but after two minutes nothing was bubbling. I was surprised how much more sugar than butter there was and was wondering if I had forgotten to write down the double amount of butter (I was doubling the recipe). So I think I should have cooked the brown sugar with the butter for longer to get it to bubble but I just went ahead and did the next steps. It still tasted good but it also didn’t get thick. I brought it to a simmer/bubbling boil for a full minute. Although we ate it before it was completely cool. I’ve made pudding plenty of times before (like using your vanilla recipe) and this is the first time I’ve had pudding so thin (and yeah, I always eat it before it’s cool).
Also, I love your site and find it magical. I cringe when I read other sites that seem to imitate yours (although maybe since you’re the first site I’ve gotten into maybe yours isn’t unique but there seems to be a fine line between a great site and a “cringe”-worthy one). I love cooking food from your site!
March 17, 2015 at 7:58 pm Reply
Why are there no eggs?! I had finished the recipe by the time I remembered that pudding usually has eggs… If this doesn’t set, I may never forgive you.
It’s not off to a promising start: there wasn’t enough melted butter for the brown sugar to “bubble” and it definitely didn’t turn pasty with the cornstarch. Nor did it thicken after simmering for a minute.
April 24, 2015 at 10:07 pm Reply
While I’ve always consistently excellent results with the recipes from this site, I wanted to add to the vanilla warning for this recipe that I’ve seen in a few other posts. If you’re not using really nice vanilla, I’d probably scale back to half what’s recommended or leave it out entirely. I added the amount of vanilla called for, and with my imitation vanilla extract, it’s too much. There’s a slightly off aftertaste (which I’m hoping will be less apparent after it cools off) even after I tried to cook it out a bit and added a T more butter. My pudding also came out rather pale and straight-up sweet, but I think I was too worried about burning the sugar and didn’t brown it properly to get the nice caramel notes.
April 27, 2015 at 9:48 am Reply
My amazing boss loves butterscotch pie and I want to reformat this recipe to make a pie with a gram cracker crust. If I make this recipe without eggs will it set or stay like pudding?
June 15, 2015 at 4:23 pm Reply
Oh, Deb, how I love thee. One of our local haunts advertised on FB that they added butterscotch pudding to the menu, which made me begin to crave it. Per usual, I thought, I’ll just make some at home (so I know exactly what I’m eating.) Now, normally I would have just made your delicious vanilla pudding and tossed in some butterscotch chips, BUT the only butterscotch chips at the store were Nestle, who I’m currently boycotting for water reasons (I live in Cali) AND they have Palm Oil (and I just saw a VICE news piece on destruction of the Palm Oil forests) AND they have a ton of things in them I don’t want to ingest anyway. That’s the long part of the story.
So I googled your site on my handy smart phone and *of course* you have a butterscotch pudding recipe. Which I just made and is chilling in the fridge.
(The first batch turned scary hard in a second because a. the milk was cold and b. I poured it in too fast. After a quick 20 seconds to warm the milk in the microwave + patience, the second attempt looks gorgeous!) So I guess the short post would be – Thanks for another great recipe!
June 30, 2015 at 1:14 pm Reply
Hi there:
I made the butterscotch pudding for the first time. It has a dreamy, delicious flavor but has a texture like wallpaper paste. Do you have any idea what I could have done wrong? This was obviously pilot error…
At the same time, hating to waste things, how can I turn this into ice cream?
Thank you so much for your generosity of spirit by sharing these wonderful recipes with all of us. I know that we all appreciate you so much.
July 21, 2015 at 9:16 pm Reply
Thank you for this wonderful and easy recipe. I tried it and it was delicious !
October 5, 2015 at 1:27 pm Reply
Hi Deb, I tried these a month or so ago as I’d offered to bring dessert to a friends house as they were doing main dish for lunch! These can be made so quickly without having to leave the apartment as all you need are store cupboard ingredients. It couldn’t have been simpler. They went down a treat, although I did think to myself that they tasted a bit like butterscotch Angel Delight which I used to eat as a child. This isn’t a bad thing, but made it so nostalgic! Thanks again for a foolproof recipe. xx
November 2, 2015 at 9:26 am Reply
how priest omigodo brought back my ex in just 2days contact him via email for urgent help on ([email protected])or call +2348079367204
December 18, 2015 at 6:41 am Reply
I just made this, and my only complaint is with the cook times. I just don’t think this can be made in 10 minutes, at least in my kitchen. It took at least 10 minutes for my brown sugar to melt and bubble at medium low heat and at least 10-15 minutes for it to return to a summer after adding the milk. It smells, looks, and tastes great so far though!
January 23, 2016 at 1:46 pm Reply
What are these WHITE ramekins shown? I love the ridges. Made the pudding, and it did chunk up when I added the milk, but then it turned out great!! Thank you for this and for many other great things I have tried because of you.
January 29, 2016 at 4:58 pm Reply
deb
Pamela — They’re the Stockholm ramekins from Crate & Barrel. I think I bought them in 2005, and they’ve only discontinued them in the last year. You might find some on eBay or the like.
January 30, 2016 at 9:37 am Reply
I’ve been on a pudding kick lately. Made the chocolate for my son a couple weeks ago and this butterscotch is chilling in the fridge and my initial taste testing results say I want it to hurry up already! I had no trouble and while my butter/sugar mixture did melt and bubble for a few minutes, resulting in a good butterscotch flavor, I think I could have taken it a bit further. I also threw in half a vanilla bean while the mixture simmered and scraped it into the pudding at the end because my 8 year old son loves seeing the specks. :)
After the chocolate pudding win, I picked up some of the little juice glasses from IKEA (they are like 5ish is size) which seems to be the perfect serving size (second only to eating it out of a huge bowl by myself). Also your note about the beige Valrhona garnish led me to DL’s instructions on making carmalized white chocolate and a good reason to use up the block of white chocolate I have…. I’m setting up to make some carmalized white chocolate ganache French Macarons and all of my other Sunday plans are getting pushed out. #smittenkitchenmademedoit is going to start becoming more common in my IG feed. :D
January 31, 2016 at 6:44 pm Reply
I absolutely love this pudding – I will be forever grateful to you for introducing me to the flavor of butterscotch. It reminds me so much of my favorite childhood candy (Werther’s Original). I’ve made this pudding a few times now and find it delicious as it is, without any topping! But what I highly recommend trying out is to top this pudding (once it‘s had its time to set in the fridge) with a crème brûlée-style caramelized sugarcrust using white granulated sugar and substituting about 1 cup oft the milk in the recipe with cream. This is also a very inexpensive, but oh so fun way to top your pudding :-)
August 17, 2016 at 11:15 am Reply
Monicab
Made this an hour before a dinner party using creamline milk, it set perfectly and everyone asked for seconds! Topped with cacao nibs. Tastes cue the best memories of childhood and holidays…thank you Deb! (I have never made a pudding from scratch that has turned out until now.)
October 4, 2016 at 9:38 am Reply
My son had this recipe at a friend’s birthday and loved it! I’m attempting to make it now, but it is not thickening at all. What do you think went wrong?
October 8, 2016 at 1:37 pm Reply
It takes forever to thicken, and you must use medium high heat or it will never happen.
January 14, 2019 at 9:33 pm Reply
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I’ve just made it and it taste much lighter than the boxed kind. Also liked your reference to the “finer” chocolate. Thank you again. I am an avid baker and cook everything from scratch. My favorite cookbooks are America’s test kitchen (all of them) and of course the TV shows. But Im not impressed with the country cooking show or magazines. I also like Mark Bittman recipes. Enjoy.
December 8, 2016 at 10:56 am Reply
Absolutely delicious!
I made this using melt (a non-dairy margarine made with coconut oil) and canned coconut milk.
This will definitely go into the dessert rotation!
January 22, 2017 at 5:31 pm Reply
This is the perfect after dinner treat. Lightly sweet, easy to make, and just fun!
January 22, 2017 at 7:25 pm Reply
i love ur site, hv ur cookbook, and make tons of ur recipes… so thank you!!! made this recipe and underwhelmed by the results. followed all the directions carefully. dont get me wrong, it tastes good but in no way amazing. not super butterscotchy. i’d love to replicate the depth of flavor in butterscotch pudding at one of the amazing restaurants in my city (sf). any ideas on how to increase the butterscotch factor? thanks agn for all u do!
January 22, 2017 at 8:04 pm Reply
Too funny, I just left a comment then immediately afterward read your question. Here’s what I wrote: This is really good, but i wanted a stronger flavor so i’ve made it twice since, doubling the butter and brown sugar and leaving the other ingredients the same. Works like a charm!
January 22, 2017 at 9:31 pm Reply
This is really good, but i wanted a stronger flavor so i’ve made it twice since, doubling the butter and brown sugar and leaving the other ingredients the same. Works like a charm!
January 22, 2017 at 9:30 pm Reply
I did this tonight—doubled the sugar and butter—and I liked the result, a much stronger butterscotch flavor. I never tamper with Deb’s recipes, as I usually feel they’respot on, but in this case I do think adjusting the quantity of sugar and butter improves it greatly. Thanks!
October 17, 2017 at 8:35 pm Reply
Made this last night for the family after seeing it posted on your facebook page. We ate it warm (I’m a big fan of warm puddings with a bit of whipped cream melting into them). Nary a drop was left in the parfait glasses when the husband and boy were done. Thank you.
January 23, 2017 at 4:35 pm Reply
Sha
Been lurking on your site for years but never commented. Been wanting to try this recipe since last week as I suddenly had this urgent feeling of needing a soft-butterscotch-something to melt in my mouth. I’ve successfully made your chocolate pudding before and was very happy with it.
I’ve read through all the comments and was intimidated in the beginning, as quite a number of readers citing having issues with the process. I’m happy to report I had none of the issues.
But I did tweak the recipe a bit. I used soft palm sugar (for the taste) and warmed my cold milk on the stove (don’t own a microwave). Other than that I followed the recipe to a T. I browned the butter a bit before adding the sugar, and my butter-sugar mixture did bubble just like how you described. I did not time any steps so I don’t know how much time it took to bubble, nor did I take note mentally. But it did not take long to bubble, added in the cornstarch and salt, stir a bit to mix, and added the warmed milk in a stream while whisking and everything came beautifully.
I did however stir the mixture a bit longer on the stove to thicken it as I was afraid the extra moisture from the palm sugar may hinder it from being set if I remove the mixture too early from the heat. Added my homemade vanilla extract (I’ve had it from years ago, been keeping many jars in my pantry and the flavor just intensifies with time) to it and chill overnight.
The pudding set nicely in the fridge, but next time I want to try it with just brown sugar and see how it tastes like, vs this round of palm sugar. I ate this with cocoa nibs and I was in heaven.
If anyone’s interested, I used the palm sugar that comes in blocks of cylindrical shape and it is semi-hard that you can dent it with your fingers if you apply some pressure to it.
February 3, 2017 at 2:45 am Reply
I made this and like some other commenters thought the flavor was a little lacking. I ended up doctoring it with some scotch and also cooking some extra brown sugar and butter together and adding it to the finished pudding. End result was fine but nothing special.
March 13, 2017 at 9:43 am Reply
I just made this for my husband for pie day (put it in a pre-baked pie crust, topped with fresh whipped cream). But we were very disappointed. This pudding had no flavor. And I followed the recipe exactly (and I’m not a novice at baking). Maybe the brown sugar and butter needs to be cooked longer to bring out the flavor? Sad.
March 15, 2017 at 12:20 am Reply
March 22, 2017 at 4:09 pm Reply
I believe I followed the recipe absolutely. Stirring, whisking, stirring the entire time. I had a few small lumps that didn’t particularly bother me. But the two servings left over in the fridge, covered, separated somewhat and there was a thin liquid at the bottom of the dish. Additionally, I found it too sweet for my taste. I may have packed the brown sugar a bit. Obviously, this is not a make ahead and hold over to the next day recipe. I won’t try it again. I thought the flavors were pretty ordinary.
April 6, 2017 at 1:01 pm Reply
This has become my husband’s favorite. Have made both the regular and coconut versions (although still used butter–I couldn’t bring myself not to), and we love them. However, adding a couple ounces of really high quality chocolate (I used Scharffen Berger), melted in right before adding the cornstarch, takes it to a whole other place.
April 7, 2017 at 10:03 pm Reply
Thanks for all your recipes. This pudding, however, was not nearly “butterscotchy” enough. I used whole milk and top-notch ingredients. It was really bland.
May 1, 2017 at 7:43 am Reply
I would love to make some of your delicious recipes, but have no access to cup measures here in France. Would it be too much to ask you to write the metric equivalents for us? My daughter in law in Australia uses different-sized cups, so she would be grateful, too. Many thanks, Barbara
October 17, 2017 at 1:40 am Reply
deb
I just added weights and metrics. Hope you like it.
October 18, 2017 at 9:34 pm Reply
How many vanilla bean pods are in your vanilla?? I feel so inadequate!
October 17, 2017 at 5:41 am Reply
deb
I make it like this. For this jar, I think I halved them because they were too long for the jar.
October 18, 2017 at 8:39 pm Reply
Thank you so much for the coconut milk variation! Butterscotch pudding is my favorite and since going dairy free due to allergies I’ve not found anything just right.
October 17, 2017 at 7:39 am Reply
I followed other comments and increased the butter and sugar, by 50%…and it’s *way* too sweet. It tastes like caramel sauce. I’m sorry I doubted you, Deb – I should have followed the original recipe and I think it would have been perfect! For those complaining that it’s bland, I wonder if they didn’t cook the sugar long enough to properly get the caramel / butterscotch flavour.
October 25, 2017 at 11:36 pm Reply
I tried making this in Moscow, Russia with what I could find: Demerara sugar, potato starch, and vanillin powder. It didn’t really set up like pudding and the vanillin just isn’t the same as good extract, but the end result is still pretty yummy. I’m excited to try to make it back home!
November 2, 2017 at 2:33 pm Reply
I make this quite often now – we all love it – I especially turn to it when I’ve got an excess of milk and want to use some up. Easy, comforting, delicious.
November 11, 2017 at 2:22 pm Reply
Two problems arose when I was making this recipe. When I began adding the milk to the cornstarch mixture, lots of little hard candy balls and strings appeared. They eventually dissolved but it was disconcerting. Second, despite following the recipe to the letter, the mixture never thickened. I chilled the mixture for more than four hours, but it remained runny. We eat it anyway–drank it, actually!–and the taste was very good. But it was a milkshake, not pudding. Wonder what happened??
December 22, 2017 at 8:37 pm Reply
K, I have to share because I think it will make you laugh. I made this last night. Lost my nerve at the butter and sugar stage; after 1-2 minutes it was bubbling slightly but still granular, but you warned about cooking too long so I dumped in the salt and cornstarch and watched for a pasty look. Once I had a paste, I started the thin stream of milk and watched the paste form hard, toffee-like blocks. Continuing to pour in milk, I saw the blocks melt some, but did not think they would all melt before the milk scorched or I lost patience. So I bashed them with a knife handle and then put the whole thing in the blender. I put the strained result back into the pan and stirred until thickened, then dished up. The result was very tasty but I would call the texture “delicate” (my husband would say “soupy”). Wonder how long it will take me to recover. Love butterscotch and love your blog!
February 1, 2018 at 4:22 pm Reply
Thank you for the dairy free version. While I cannot imagine life without butter/ dairy, my granddaughter has galactosemia. She would have died at 1 week of age if allowed to have any dairy…including breastmilk. Scrumptious alternatives are hard to find. Thank you for your endeavors. Susan
March 5, 2018 at 12:39 pm Reply
I made this and loved it so much. Just for kicks I recently tried using butter, honey and salt instead of the brown sugar butterscotch. Can report it was also delicious!
March 11, 2018 at 7:02 pm Reply
I should have listened to Deb!! I always read the reviews when I try something new and saw so many that said this wasn’t butterscotch-y enough and to double the sugar. I did that. While that was good, it was not at all like the subtle butterscotch pudding of my youth. Otherwise this was a nostalgic walk down memory lane of my favourite treat! Can’t wait to make it again.
March 25, 2018 at 4:37 am Reply
question – I’m allergic to corn so can’t use corn starch. . . do you think Tapioca Starch would work in place of the corn starch? PS – Love your recipes always! Saw you in Portland, OR at Powell’s Books and Loved your talk!
April 29, 2018 at 11:52 am Reply
deb
Thank you. I am not an expert at switching between starches (I suspect there’s a guide online that will let you know if you use the same amount or not) but I think it could work. My hunch is that you’d want less?
April 30, 2018 at 5:00 pm Reply
When I was a teen back in the eighties, my grandparents had some food magazine that had a butterscotch pudding recipe. I made it and well some thirty years later I have been trying to find a recipe that was similar to it because no matter how hard I try I cannot remember the name of the magazine to see if that exact recipe is online. However, your recipe, steps and all seemed very similar to it. I can remember that it did not have eggs and half a million steps like many of the butterscotch pudding recipes around. I have a batch currently cooling in the fridge and if the warm pudding I tasted is any indication I found my new butterscotch pudding recipe.
May 4, 2018 at 2:01 pm Reply
I made this using Irish butter and dark muscovado sugar. The result was excellent. What a great way to finish off the milk we didn’t quite get around to using last week….
Thanks for another great recipe!
May 6, 2018 at 1:17 pm Reply
this has become a regular fav around our house. i found that the temperatures mentioned by deb didn’t work out, and i wanted to let folks know in case they’re having trouble releasing the butterscotch flavor.
i cook the brown sugar until it’s clearly melted; i bring it to a simmer at around medium on my stove, not low. when i kept it on low it was bland and took forever to thicken.
so crank up the burner a bit, and be sure to cook the (dark!) brown sugar until it’s just about burnt. (and don’t worry – i burnt it once and it was still delish!)
June 9, 2018 at 11:33 pm Reply
I’ll always try Smitten Kitchen recipes, even though this one was really disappointing. Didn’t solidify as much as it should have, but I wouldn’t have cared if it had had…the taste. Was almost like vanilla pudding. Barely butterscotch-y. So, so sad. I even looked for comments about this ahead of time, but there were so many “can’t wait to try it” comments that I couldn’t find any “try making it this way” comments. That was a bummer, too.
June 15, 2018 at 8:32 pm Reply
I used 1 cup of coconut milk + 2 cups 2% and mine did not set. Is it because there isn’t enough fat? The flavor is delicious.
July 7, 2018 at 3:27 pm Reply
Okay, *I* didn’t make this, but my sister did. It was ABSOLUTELY delicious. She thinks it wasn’t sweet enough, but personally I think it was the perfect amount of sweet. Plus, the chocolate balls and the whipped cream definitely add some sugar.
I have been obsessing about making a batch of my own ever since. SO GOOD, DEB!
July 9, 2018 at 3:28 pm Reply
Made this last night. I was slightly worried after reading all the comments about the pudding not setting and being too bland, but decided to keep to your original recipe. I was very glad that I did because it was definitely sweet enough and the butterscotch flavour was quite noticeable. The only modification I made was keeping the butter and sugar on the stove for a few extra minutes (got the advice from one of the comments) and maybe that helped with the flavour? I placed the pudding in a few different cup sizes and found that the smaller cups set better. The pudding in the medium ramekin I used still hasn’t fully set and it has been in the fridge overnight. The smaller containers set in about 2-3 hours. Either way, definitely not ‘soupy’.
Overall, an excellent and quick dessert! Loved the flavour and will definitely be making it again!
July 28, 2018 at 1:26 am Reply
I made this and it was great! Will absolutely make again. I thought the flavor and sweetness were perfect. Very easy. I only refrigerated for an hour because I was in a rush and it still thickened up somewhat, although was only at room temperature. Delicious.
December 26, 2018 at 5:03 pm Reply
Too complicated. Must be a simple recipe some where.
March 7, 2019 at 7:43 pm Reply
OMG. I just made this recipe with almond milk (I kept the butter) and it’s AMAZING. I love warm butterscotch pudding and since my body can only tolerate minimal dairy, I was ecstatic!!!
March 21, 2019 at 5:43 pm Reply
After all the effort I put in, this is a no go recipe. I started it 3 times. First the caramel seized when I added milk, then I was chicken and the sugar was not hot enough, and finally the caramel was right. It took forever to thicken because the heat was so low. And ultimately, it tasted bland and not at all like butterscotch. Good thing I had nothing better to do on a Saturday night!
March 23, 2019 at 9:39 pm Reply
This really tastes good, but I recommend making it with two people. The spoon got really hot when stirring, and it’s hard slowly pouring milk, holding the pot steady and stirring at the same time. Still, it’s worth it for the lovely caramel taste.
June 21, 2019 at 2:31 pm Reply
Just made a batch of this to break out of a current chocolate rut (not that a chocolate obsession is a bad thing). A note for those who find themselves with little balls or strings of toffee: having the milk or cream at room temp or even slightly warm, and whisking like a demon will help eliminate that issue.
April 4, 2020 at 1:26 pm Reply
I made this because I had some half and half to use up, so I blended it with the 1% milk we generally have in the fridge. Other than that, I made it to the recipe, including weighing the sugar. (Thanks for including that–brown sugar is notoriously hard to measure–how packed is ‘packed,’ anyway?) It’s really very good, but not quite ‘butterscotchy’ enough for my taste. Next time–and there will be a next time–I will increase the butter by half and the sugar by a quarter, add a teaspoon or two of scotch, and lengthen the butterscotch bubbling time as long as I dare to develop that flavor. But, even as is, it will go into the winter pandemica dessert rotation!
December 9, 2020 at 2:59 pm Reply
CK
well, making this was certainly a rollercoaster ride. i learned a lot from the comments. i initially doubled the butter and sugar, then cranked the burner up to be sure it would melt. (it is not clear from the directions whether the sugar is supposed to melt, i just figured….it’s butterscotch, so). when i added the milk the butterscotch immediately hardened. (i had not yet read the comment that said to heat the milk. will try that next time). i then frantically stirred to try and melt the hardened butterscotch. much of it did, but there was a veritable hard shelf of the stuff on the side of the pan that wasn’t going anywhere. i transferred to a different pan, reasoning that it was ok to leave the butterscotch shelf behind as i had doubled the butter and sugar. i cooked it at medium heat until it reached a gentle boil, whisking constantly, then continued to whisk for a few minutes more until it was really thick. i recently made deb’s chocolate pudding pie and she says to boil the filling there, so i figured this would be ok.
the result is delicious! lots of butterscotch flavor and perfectly set. but i got there by following the comments, not the recipe as written.
May 28, 2022 at 3:00 pm Reply
how I stock the smitten kitchen
Archives Select Month November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Privacy Policy
First published January 8, 2015 on smittenkitchen.com | ©2009–2022 Smitten Kitchen. Proudly powered by WordPress. Hosted by Pressable.
| 111,393 |
The church is a ready-made community focused on sharing Christ. Churches are eager to help families and their children in their time of need but aren’t fully equipped to handle all of the specific challenges and needs that a foster care ministry brings. That’s where FaithBridge comes in.
FaithBridge works with churches to build foster care ministries where people are invited to participate. Working with each partner, we train and license foster and respite families. Working with the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) we place children in these homes. We wrap around each foster family, providing a Foster Family Consultant and guidance and training along the way. We wrap around each church partner with support, coaching and expertise. Each family is encouraged to build their Community of Care® – the people in their lives who will support, nurture, pray for, and provide for them on their foster care journey.
Providing this kind of support encourages good, stable families to become foster families.
Have questions?
Stay informed about the latest training opportunities, stories, and news that impacts Foster Care in the state of Georgia
| 1,205 |
BOPC Position Statement on proposed Lodge and existing intrusions on Goat Island, Niagara Falls, NY - Buffalo Olmsted Parks
Sign up for Updates
BOPC Position Statement on proposed Lodge and existing intrusions on Goat Island, Niagara Falls, NY
February 2017
Download a PDF of this position statement here.
Issue: Governor Cuomo announced the second phase funding of the Buffalo Billion program in his 2017 State of the State address in January. The new program includes a proposal for a 100-guest room hotel on Goat Island at Niagara Falls State Park.
Goat Island is a very significant Olmsted landscape; the first state park in the nation, and an international travel destination spanning generations. There is concern that any commercial intrusion of this magnitude would be detrimental to the Olmsted character, environmental sensitivity, and historical integrity of this landscape.
History: Niagara Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The area around the Falls became increasingly commercialized during the Civil War period and the vast power of the flowing waters attracted considerable heavy industry to the area.
Frederick Law Olmsted (Olmsted) was overwhelmed by the natural beauty and majesty of the Falls when he visited, but appalled by the development on the banks of the Niagara River. He urged public access to the natural setting of the Falls instead of the “pay per view” commercial practices of the time, and he advocated to preserve the site for future generations.
Goat Island, which had never been cleared of the old growth forest, was singled out in particular by Olmsted because of the uniqueness of its vegetation: “The great variety of the indigenous perennials and annuals, the rare beauty of the old woods and the exceeding loveliness of the rock foliage, I believe to be a direct effect of the Falls, and as much a part of its majesty as the mist cloud and the rainbow.”
According to historic accounts, Olmsted visited Goat Island in July 1869 with William Dorsheimer and H.H. Richardson. They spent their first two days exploring the island, and on the third day Olmsted led his friends to the magnificent view of the Falls, saving this pinnacle experience until after they had enjoyed the beauty, sights and sounds of the rapids. This visit and Olmsted’s interest in the Falls spurred the “Free Niagara” movement in which prominent literary and public figures promoted the concept of a Niagara Reservation free of commercial and industrial intrusions, and which would be open to the public without charge.
In 1879 the New York State legislature commissioned Olmsted and James T. Gardner to survey the Falls and to prepare the Special Report of NYS Survey on the Preservation of the Scenery of Niagara Falls. The effort culminated in 1885 in the opening of the state reservation at Niagara Falls. Olmsted and Gardner recommended that as much land as possible bordering on the Falls be acquired by New York State to protect the characteristic Falls environment, and restore native plantings. Olmsted proposed a landscape management concept designed to husband the resource of the Falls and repair what damage had been done to the land by industrial, commercial and tourist uses up to that time. “Within certain limits at Niagara,” he stated, “there are probably a larger number of distinct and rare qualities of beauty in combinations of rock, foliage, mist, sky and water, than in any other equal space of the earth’s surface.” It was these scenic qualities he aspired to preserve – the “distinctive charms of Niagara scenery,” as Olmsted called them.
In 1887, Olmsted and Calvert Vaux issued a supplemental report detailing plans to restore the Falls. Their intent as expressed in the report, was “to restore and conserve the natural surroundings of the Falls of Niagara, rather than to attempt to add anything thereto.” Olmsted stated, “The objective of the plan was to provide, as amply as practicable for great throngs of people…to preserve and develop a particular character of natural scenery of great scale, avoiding as much as possible all manifestation of art, human labor, or human purposes.” The report further stated, “What is mainly important is that the one purpose for which the State invites the Reservation to be visited, namely, the enjoyment of certain passages of natural scenery of a distinctive character – shall plainly control all the arrangements it makes.”
Their solution was to concentrate all buildings in the upper grove of Prospect Point, except for a few shelters – and to construct a system of all-weather walks and drives that would provide access to the scenery while disturbing it as little as possible. Above all, they sought to preserve the beautiful forest and lush vegetation on Goat Island. Olmsted and Vaux specifically admonished the State not to allow the reservation to become cluttered with buildings or statues or other objects that would detract from the unparalleled natural beauty of the place. “Having regard to the enjoyment by visitors of natural scenery nothing of an artificial character should be allowed a place on the property, no matter how valuable it might be under other circumstances and no matter at how little cost it may be had…” i
Actions: The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy has long advocated for, and at various points in time provided comment on, the preservation and restoration of Olmsted’s historic landscape features in Niagara Falls State Park. The BOPC has engaged on issues including the reconstruction of the Stone Arch Bridge to Goat Island and the Section 106 process for the rehabilitation of the Robert Moses Parkway. It is appropriate from that interest and history for BOPC to provide comment on this proposed development project.
Position: It is the position of the BOPC that wherever and in all ways possible, the original design intent and actual historic conditions of Olmsted designed landscapes should be maintained and restored in all Olmsted parks and landscapes in Western New York and throughout the country. This includes the entirety of the State Park on Goat Island, originally known as the Niagara Reservation.
The BOPC, in accordance with its mission and its founding principles to protect and restore the Olmsted landscapes for future generational enjoyment, cannot support or endorse further development on Goat Island that would impact the natural or historic features of the landscape. This includes any development proposal that imposes negative environmental or historic adverse impacts.
Despite prior development on Goat Island to accommodate the tourism industry, the principles of preservation remain intact, and therefore all the more reason to preserve and restore the island in a natural state consistent with Olmsted’s vision. It is the opinion of the BOPC that no further construction of roads, imposing infrastructure, utilities, or buildings should be imposed upon this great natural resource and world-renowned preserve. Concurrently, BOPC notes that existing intrusions, such as parking lots, have resulted in the degradation of historic topography, vegetation, circulation patterns and view-sheds, and those intrusions should be removed to restore the historic landscape whenever possible.
The BOPC supports preservation of the integrity of Goat Island as originally designed and envisioned. The BOPC stands with other agencies, governmental units, private organizations and individuals with a common interest in the historic landscape at Niagara Falls State Park and the protection of its natural resources.
Related advocacy groups the BOPC encourages for additional involvement or comment should include at minimum: the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the State Historic Preservation Office, the National Park Service, the Trust for Public Land, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Association of Olmsted Parks, the Cultural Landscape Foundation, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, etc. It is the opinion of the BOPC that all entities should carefully weigh in on this proposal and consider the adverse impact consequences which put the sanctity and natural grandeur of this historic landscape at risk.
i [Historical content taken from “Frederick Law Olmsted and the Creation of the Niagara Reservation – Notes for a Tour of the Niagara Reservation Sponsored by the Buffalo Friends of Olmsted Parks, October 20, 1990 and from notes from presentations by Charles Beveridge and Francis R. Kowsky on October 24, 2011 at a tour of the Reservation sponsored by the Board of the National Association for Olmsted Parks and the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.]
Download a PDF of this position statement here.
Last updated: February 2017
Buffalo’s First African American Architect Honored in MLK Jr. Park October 27, 2022
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Celebrates the 200th Birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted with Buffalo’s “Olmsted Week” from April 22-29 March 28, 2022
Arboretum Musings | Edition 1 | What is an Arboretum? November 5, 2021
One of Buffalo's most treasured cultural assets, this public urban forest is maintained, preserved and restored by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.
| 9,559 |
The Tearmoon Empire has fallen, and its princess, Mia, is executed...only to wake up in the past as a twelve-year-old! Now she has to find some allies, change the future, and spare herself a second gruesome end at the blade of the guillotine!
Marginal Operation
Ryouta Arata is an otaku who's just lost his job. In order to avoid becoming a NEET, he joins a PMSC, but little does he know the life of a mercenary is more grueling than he could ever imagine.
A young woman who loves books dies and is reborn in another world as Myne, a sickly child from a poor family. Worst of all, there are almost no books in this world! So Myne decides that she'll just have to make her own and become a librarian.
| 736 |
Rep. Byron Donalds, former President Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Erika Donalds at a Naples fundraiser, Dec. 3, 2021. (Photo: Donalds Office)
Former President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump are scheduled to come to Naples, Fla., on Dec. 4 for a fundraising event, titled “A Trump Classical Christmas.”
The event will take place at 7 pm at an undisclosed location that is “30 minutes from Southwest Florida International Airport – Fort Myers (RSW); approximately 15 minutes from the Naples Botanical Garden; approximately 15 minutes from downtown Naples,” according to the organizers. Details will only be released to ticket purchasers.
Family tickets are $30,000, which allows a family of four access to the party and a single picture with the Trumps. Couples get a single picture with the Trumps for $20,000 and individual tickets with a single picture cost $10,000.
The event is being mounted by the Classical Education Network, a private and charter school scholarship program. It is partnering with the Optima Foundation, an organization headed by Erika Donalds, wife of Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.) that helps set up and run private and charter schools.
According to the event’s website, “Proceeds will fund new school choice options and provide additional support to our incredible educators who are shaping the minds and hearts of future American leaders, primarily in the Fort Myers area ravaged by Hurricane Ian. A portion will also be allocated to assisting hurricane victims across the SWFL community.”
The event is closed to the public and media. Secret Service background checks will be conducted on all guests, who must also surrender their mobile phones at the door. The Trumps will also not be signing any autographs. “Please leave all items at home – nothing will be allowed past security at the venue,” the announcement warns.
The event was announced by Donalds in a tweet today, Nov. 20: “Without education, there is no freedom,” he wrote. “Meet the Trumps for a holiday celebration in Naples on Dec. 4th to advance the freedom of school choice.”
The Donalds have long been advocates for private and charter education.
Trump last came to Naples for a fundraising event on Dec. 3, 2021, which was held at the Naples Airport and at a home in Port Royal. Ticket prices for that event were the same as this one.
Liberty lives in light
© 2022 by David Silverberg
Help defend democracy in Southwest Florida—donate here!
Collier County Commission to consider resolution condemning hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism
Sept. 21, 2022 by David Silverberg
Full disclosure: The author is the drafter of the resolution described below.
The Collier County, Florida, Board of Commissioners will be taking up a resolution condemning bigotry, hate crimes and anti-Semitism at its next general meeting next Tuesday, Sept. 27.
The resolution is officially on the meeting’s agenda as item 10A, although that could be changed if deemed necessary by the county manager. The general business portion of the meeting begins at 10:00 am.
In its operative paragraph the resolution condemns anti-Semitism, discrimination, prejudice and hate. It states that the county resolves to pursue and prosecute hate crimes against people, property and institutions and, to paraphrase President George Washington, “will provide to bigotry no sanction and to persecution no assistance.”
(The full text is below.)
Commissioner Bill McDaniel (R-District 5) and chair of the Board, is expected to introduce the resolution.
The resolution comes amidst a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Southwest Florida.
Although the resolution is an expression of opinion rather than an ordinance imposing penalties, it nonetheless puts the county on the record opposing all forms of hatred, bigotry and discrimination.
In its entirety the resolution states:
WHEREAS, Collier County, Florida is an open and welcoming place to residents, guests and visitors from all over the world; and
WHEREAS, Collier County, Florida adheres to the laws and regulations and upholds the Constitution and Amendments of the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, Collier County, Florida provides equal justice under law and protection to all law-abiding residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, Collier County, Florida supports democracy and democratic forms of government; and
WHEREAS, Collier County, Florida abhors bigotry, discrimination, prejudice and all forms of hate against all people regardless of faith, race, gender, creed, sexual orientation or national origin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA: condemns anti-Semitism in all forms and expressions; condemns all forms of discrimination, prejudice and hate against any person or group of people regardless of faith, race, gender, creed, sexual orientation or national origin; condemns any call to violence or use of violence for any purpose at any time; and resolves to actively and vigorously oppose, investigate and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any advocacy of violence, acts of violence or crimes manifesting hatred against any person, property or institution based on faith, race, gender, creed, sexual orientation or national origin, and will provide to bigotry no sanction and to persecution no assistance.
The Board of Commissioners will be meeting at 9:00 am on the third floor of the Collier County Government Center, 3299 Tamiami Trail East in Naples. Public petition speakers are limited to ten minutes and general address speakers to 3 minutes.
To reach the commissioners:
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Chair
District 5
Liberty lives in light
©2022 by David Silverberg
Help defend democracy in Southwest Florida—donate here!
Sept. 13, 2022 by David Silverberg
“Folks, I like money,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.) told a cheering crowd at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) convention in Orlando on Feb. 25 of this year. “Can we be honest about this? I like money!”
Indeed, he does. And Donalds is very good at raising it. This year he entered his general election campaign with $4.8 million (or exactly $4,805,548.69) in receipts, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Donalds’ public fundraising appeals are insistent and incessant, stoking and exploiting fear and anxiety of Democrats, socialism, Dr. Anthony Fauci and all the ghosts, goblins and specters that keep extreme MAGA maniacs awake at night.
As of Aug. 8, $4 million ($4,036,842.37 to be exact) of Donalds’ contributions came from individuals and the efforts of Winred, a professional, conservative fundraising service.
But $325,302.41 came from a variety of political action committees (PACs) that are not so easily swayed by emotional appeals. These PACs represent a wide variety of industries, associations, corporations and fellow politicians. The biggest sectors contributing to Donalds’ primary and general election campaign are insurance, finance, banking and energy.
They are the organizations and businesses to which Donalds is beholden. Voters should be aware of the sources of this cash and its influence on his decisionmaking on Nov. 8 when they vote for him—or Democrat Cindy Banyai.
In 2021, after Donalds denied that he was influenced by his donors, The Paradise Progressive did a two-part analysis of his ideological and industry backers.
As the 2022 general election campaign season kicks into high gear, it’s time to take another look at Donalds’ corporate backers. These are the companies and industries whom he will be serving if returned to Congress in November.
Donalds sits on House committees and subcommittees that have a direct impact on these industries.
One is the House Oversight and Reform Committee where he sits on the Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee.
His other assignment is potentially even more impactful. On the House Small Business Committee, he sits on the Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee as well as the Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access Subcommittee.
These subcommittee assignments give him influence that attracts corporate contributions.
(Of note: none of the facts reported below allege illegality or criminality. They are activities reported to the FEC as required by campaign finance laws and regulations. All numbers are year-to-date figures as of Aug. 8.)
The insurance industry is heavily regulated and generally unpopular in the public imagination (think of all those personal injury attorneys inveighing against greedy insurance companies in local television commercials).
Whether they agree with individual lawmakers’ policy positions or not, at the very least, it’s worth it to the insurance industry to invest in political campaigns to keep potential investigations and new regulations at bay.
Insurance-related PACs have been very good to Donalds, both trade associations and individual companies.
Over the past year, Donalds’ most generous contributor was the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies PAC, which contributed $22,000 to his general election campaign.
That was followed by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC, which contributed $10,000 to his primary election campaign.
The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, Inc., PAC kicked in $8,500 to his general election campaign, while the American Council of Life Insurers PAC gave $2,500 to his primary campaign.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Federal PAC contributed $4,500 to his primary campaign.
Cigna Corp. PAC, which supported Donalds’ 2020 campaign, contributed $3,500 to his primary campaign this year.
New York Life Insurance Company PAC contributed $2,500 to his primary campaign.
The financial industry is heavily affected by congressional actions, so Donalds received contributions from a variety of finance-related companies and trade associations:
Regions Financial Corporation PAC contributed $5,000 to Donalds’ primary campaign and $22,000 to his general election campaign.
ACPAC ACA International PAC (The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals) represents credit reporting and collection agencies. It contributed $5,000 to Donalds’ primary campaign and $10,000 to his general election campaign.
The Credit Union Legislative Action Council PAC of the Credit Union National Association gave $5,000 to Donalds’ primary campaign and $7,500 to his general election campaign.
Navient Corp., provides education loan management and business processing solutions. Its PAC contributed $5,000 to Donalds’ primary campaign. Perhaps not accidentally, Donalds was a ferocious critic of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. A large part of Navient’s business is managing and collecting existing student loans.
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association PAC contributed $1,000 to Donalds’ primary campaign.
When it comes to investment-related associations and companies, Donalds has the backing of LPL Financial LLC PAC. LPL is a registered investment advisory firm that contributed $5,000 to his primary campaign and $7,500 to his general campaign.
In terms of investor-related associations, the Small Business Investor Alliance PAC contributed $4,000 to his primary campaign and the American Investment Council PAC contributed $2,500. The latter represents private equity investors who invest in companies that don’t offer shares on public stock exchanges. The move to private equity has been blamed by critics for looting otherwise healthy companies and harming workers.
Among banks, Community Bancshares of Mississippi Inc., PAC is the only individual bank PAC to contribute to Donalds, donating $3,000 to his primary campaign. Claiming to be one of the fastest growing banks in the southern United States, Community Bancshares, formerly Farmers and Merchants Bank, based in Brandon, Miss., claims $4.5 billion in assets, 54 offices, and over 850 personnel in four states.
While that may be the only individual contributing bank, that doesn’t mean the banking industry has overlooked Donalds.
The American Bankers Association PAC has been a particularly enthusiastic backer, kicking in $17,500 for the general election campaign.
Also contributing to the general election campaign was the Mortgage Bankers Association PAC, which contributed $10,000.
Another banking-related contributor was the Independent Community Bankers of America PAC, which contributed $3,000 to the primary campaign.
Donalds doesn’t discriminate between money from fossil fuel and electric power companies—he takes money from both.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees PAC contributed the largest allowable amount to Donalds’ general election campaign: $7,500.
Another fossil fuel and energy company, Valero Energy Corp. PAC, based in San Antonio, Texas, gave the next largest amount among the energy companies: $5,000 for Donalds’ primary campaign.
Nextera Energy Inc., claims to be the world’s largest utility company. Its PAC contributed $2,500 to Donalds’ primary campaign.
Duke Energy is an electric power and natural gas holding company headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Its PAC contributed $2,000 to Donalds’ primary campaign.
The PAC of the Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Energy Inc., Employees’ PAC, contributed $1,000 to Donalds’ primary election campaign.
All these were the PACs of individual companies. But in the energy sector, Donalds did receive a contribution from a single trade association: the Solar Energy Industries Association PAC contributed $1,000 to his primary campaign.
Two major tobacco PACs contributed to Donalds’ campaigns:
The Swisher International Inc., PAC Fund is the PAC of Swisher International Inc., a tobacco company based in Jacksonville, Fla. Swisher has been in business since 1861 and according to its website, ships more than two billion cigars a year to more than 70 countries.
Altria Group, Inc. PAC is the PAC of one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes and related products. Altria companies include Philip Morris, US Smokeless Tobacco Co., and John Middleton, a producer of pipe and cigar tobacco.
In addition to these industries, some additional contributors stand out.
Koch Industries, Inc., PAC contributed $5,000 to the primary campaign. This is the company of the well-known and extremely conservative Koch brothers.
Florida Sugar Cane League PAC contributed $3,500 to the primary campaign. The sugar industry has been criticized for allegedly polluting Lake Okeechobee, a criticism sugar companies reject.
Publix Super Markets, Inc. Associates PAC contributed $1,000 to the primary campaign. (More about Publix’s political activities can be read here: “Publix: Where politics bring no pleasure.”)
A full list of Donalds’ PAC contributors can be seen on the FEC website and accessed here.
Liberty lives in light
©2022 by David Silverberg
Help defend democracy in Southwest Florida—donate here!
Forum preview: The Collier County School Board and the battle for students’ minds
Candidates for the Collier County School Board appearing at a forum tomorrow night, June 21.
June 20, 2022 by David Silverberg
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 21, Collier County, Florida, will have its only formal, neutrally-moderated forum for all candidates running for three places on the Collier County School Board.
The in-person forum will be at the Naples Conference Center in the Naples Board of Realtors building, 1455 Pine Ridge Road at 5:30 pm. It will be netcast and streamed by public television station WGCU at WGCU.org and covered by both the Fort Myers News-Press and the Naples Daily News.
The forum is being sponsored by a spectrum of mainstream, good-government organizations: the League of Women Voters, the Collier Citizens Council and Greater Naples Leadership.
The primary election is scheduled for Aug. 23, with early voting beginning on Aug. 13. Candidates will win if they receive 50 percent of the vote plus one. If not, they will proceed to the general election on Nov. 8.
Given the intensity of interest and the passions that have been generated over education governance during the past two years, this forum has a significance way beyond the usual specialized and relatively obscure contest that it has been in the past.
The policies, oversight and administration of education now constitute a battlefield between competing worldviews and political agendas. In addition, although school board elections are non-partisan, the Collier County Republican Party has weighed in with endorsements, as have other groups and individuals.
It is this clash of worldviews, their implications for Collier County public education and the likely impact on students’ minds that voters should monitor and evaluate as they watch this forum.
From an analytic standpoint, this year’s slate of candidates can be divided into three categories: educators, newcomers and ideologues.
The educators
The educators are already serving the Board of Education. All are running on their records and expertise, which collectively is quite considerable. All have spent time in different educational positions, from teachers to administrators. Further, all have experience with the nuts and bolts of school system administration, from budgeting, to purchasing, to contracting, to personnel management, which is really what represents the bulk of school board duties.
But more importantly, all represent a service-oriented, secular, objective, apolitical approach to public education.
District 1: Jory Westberry
District 1 covers Lely Elementary, Lely High, Manatee Elementary, Manatee Middle, Marco Island Academy, Marco Island Charter Middle, Parkside Elementary, Shadowlawn Elementary, and Tommie Barfield Elementary.
Originally from Wyoming before moving to Naples in 1989, Westberry, vice chair of the school board, has a long history in education. In addition to undergraduate and master degrees in education she holds a doctorate in educational administration with honors from the University of Miami. She’s served as both an elementary and middle school teacher, and is a winner of the prestigious Golden Apple Teacher award. She went into administration and served as an assistant principal and principal at Tommie Barfield Elementary for 14 years. After retirement she mentored new teachers through the C-Certs Program.
Westberry was elected to the board in 2018 when she ran unopposed. But this year she’s facing two challengers.
“Over the past months there has been a vocal minority that disrupts school board meetings, not only in Collier County, but coordinated across the US, ostensibly to make changes in policies and procedures,” she states on her campaign website. “However, most of the policies and procedures they want to change are controlled by the State of Florida, the Florida Department of Education and the federal government. I will follow the laws.”
Westberry is promising continuity and says she wants to work with “a fully functional Board” and calls for flexibility, communications, trust and support for teachers to “continue to make positive progress.”
District 3 consists of BridgePrep Academy of Collier, Calusa Park Elementary, Golden Gate Elementary, Golden Gate Middle, Golden Gate High, Golden Terrace Elementary, Gulf Coast High, Laurel Oak Elementary, Mike Davis Elementary, Oakridge Middle, and Vineyards Elementary.
Originally from Lafayette, Indiana, Mitchell, chair of the school board, has lived in Naples for the past 21 years. She has a degree in elementary education from Purdue University and taught for a year at Naples Park Elementary. She remained home as a full-time mother after having her first child but was active in a variety of educational advisory boards and committees. She returned to the workforce in 2014 as a real estate agent before running and being elected to the school board in 2018.
Mitchell is relying on her school board record in her run for re-election. Her message rests firmly on the nuts and bolts of school administration. She points to a district strategic plan that she helped draft, expanded career and technical education options for students, raising grades and testing results, sound financial management and budgeting that has passed numerous audits and increased teacher pay and raised standards.
Weathering the two previous years of pandemic was perhaps Mitchell’s greatest achievement and also point of vulnerability. The school system faced challenges that were daunting by any standard: pivoting to online learning, steering through debates over masking and mandates, and even ensuring that students were fed properly.
“While districts around the country were throwing in the towel, we were innovating to create opportunities and to ensure the best possible learning outcomes for our students, which continues today,” she writes on her campaign website.
It was precisely the battles over mask mandates that first generated the most heat at school boards in Southwest Florida and created the wave of opposition that continues today. Exactly one year ago on June 21, after an initial mandate, the board unanimously voted to make masks optional for the next school year.
Essentially, Mitchell wants to continue the work she has already done and take it up a notch. “We need a school board that will continue to set politics and personal agendas aside, collaborate, and focus on the nearly 48,000 students who are counting on us to get it right,” she states.
District 5: Roy Terry
District 5 consists of Bethune Education Center, Big Cypress Elementary, Collier Charter Academy, Corkscrew Elementary, Corkscrew Middle, Cypress Palm Middle, Eden Park Elementary, Estates Elementary, Everglades City School, Highlands Elementary, Immokalee Middle, Immokalee High, Immokalee Technical Center, Lake Trafford Elementary, Naples Classical Academy, Palmetto Elementary, Palmetto Ridge High, Pinecrest Elementary, RCMA Immokalee Community Academy, Sabal Palm Elementary, and Village Oaks Elementary.
Originally from Maryland, Terry received his master’s degree in education from Colorado State University and began working as a teacher in Baltimore, Md., before moving to Naples. For the past 35 years he’s held every position in the education system, from teacher to assistant principal to principal before joining the school board. He was extensively involved in athletics, serving as a coach and athletic director and winning numerous “coach of the year” awards in baseball and football.
Terry has extensive experience with the physical complexities of Collier County’s education system. He supervised and designed Lely High School’s athletic field renovation and helped to plan, design, and supervise construction of Palmetto Ridge High School.
In running this year, Terry is seeking his fourth term on the board. He’s seen a lot of controversy and challenges during that time and he’s looking for a constructive approach and cooperation among school board members.
A May 21 school board forum sponsored by the Christian Conservative Coalition featured nine candidates but two more have joined the lineup since then, both seeking the seat in District 5.
One is Arthur Boyer. A native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Boyer has lived the past 30 years in Immokalee. He has a doctorate in education from Argosy University and has been involved in educational activities in and around Immokalee for the past 18 years. During the worst of the pandemic, he organized a free virtual tutoring program for students that attracted other educators and helped students.
On his campaign website, Boyer calls for equitable education, a commitment to special education, teacher recognition and support, parental involvement and classrooms that reflect the whole community.
“Collier County Public School should consider a learner-driven education system,” he states. “CCPS Policies should reflect the vision, the challenges, the assets, and the best interests of Collier County.”
Jacqualene “Jackie” Keay is also seeking the seat in District 5.
Born in the Bahamas, Keay moved to Naples as a young child and graduated from Lely High School in 1988. She served in the US Army, living in Germany for 17 years before returning to Southwest Florida in 2015. With a master’s degree in psychology, she homeschooled her children for 10 years and taught for two years at Mason Classical Academy. She’s been deeply involved in community organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Empty Bowls and served on the board of Audubon Western Everglades.
“My aim is to motivate informed understanding by connecting the parents, educators, and elected officials,” she states on her campaign website. “Our mission will be to ensure our students have the education, skills, and tools needed to compete for and secure jobs in the global world.”
The other challengers for seats on the Collier County school board this year are driven by ideological passions, whether religious or political.
The challenger with the most educational experience is Kelly Lichter, who is running in District 3. She served as a high school teacher and founded Mason Classical Academy charter school and from 2014 to 2018 sat on the Collier County School Board.
At that time Lichter and fellow board member Erika Donalds aggressively pushed charter schools, which though private, were under the oversight of the board.
As reported by the Naples Daily News, during her tenure, “Lichter has frequently engaged in shouting matches during board meetings, prompting negative feedback from education advocates online, at board meetings and in the Naples Daily News opinion and Letters to the Editor sections.” The same article stated that “…Lichter received criticism for sending emails to other board members accusing them of collusion and lying.”
Lichter also had a falling out with Erika Donalds, wife of Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.), accusing her and others of what she said appeared to be “an unlawful and hostile takeover of Mason Classical Academy, Inc.”
Lichter’s positions on school board issues include ending the teaching of “socialist dogma” like “social justice, transgender bathrooms, global warming, climate change, Critical Race Theory.”
She’s been endorsed by the Collier County Republican Party, Patriot Parents, the Christian Conservative Coalition, Rogan O’Hadley, whose stage name is “DC Draino,” and conservative farmer and grocer Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes III.
(During a speech at Patriot Fest on March 19 in Naples’ Sugden Park, Oakes gave his criteria for school board endorsements: “I don’t want to hear about what IQ someone has or what level of education someone has,” he said. “Common sense and some back is all we need right now.”)
Among the other ideologically-driven challengers Jerry Rutherford, an insurancesalesman and painter,is running in District 1. Rutherford has been attending school board meetings for 35 years. His slogan is “rectitude, reliability, resilience” and on his campaign website he states (capitalization his) that “Constitutionalism, Acknowledgement of Natural Law in the affairs of Government, and traditional American Culture need to be returned to the classrooms of Collier County, Florida,”
When he endorsed Rutherford at Patriot Fest, Oakes noted that while Rutherford might be too old to know how to use a computer, Thomas Jefferson also didn’t know how to use a computer.
Also running in District 1 is Kimberly Boobyer, a golf teacher and coach, who states on her campaign website: “I am a conservative, Christian mother who believes in civic responsibility, and taking action” and wants to restore the education system “to its former glory.”
Jana Greer is a candidate in District 3. She’s a businesswoman who states on her campaign website that “While the radical left continues to push their agenda onto our children, we need a bold conservative School Board to stand up for our values.”
In District 5 Timothy Moshier, a former trucking company executive, is running on a platform of ensuring that schools teach “what really matters.” Interestingly, while his campaign website is entirely dedicated to himself, it has nothing at all related to education, the schools or his vision, positions or solutions on school board issues. Moshier has been endorsed by the Collier County Republican Party and Alfie Oakes.
Also running in District 5 is Ana Turina, whose slogan on her campaign website is “Dedication, Passion, Rectitud” [sic, as spelled]. She states that she wants to be the protector of parental rights and keep “inappropriate materials, media and [critical race theory] out of our schools!”
Traditionally, public education in the United States was more or less based on Enlightenment ideals of promoting independent critical thinking, democratic values, objectivity and respect for facts and science in a secular environment.
For a long time this approach in public education has been under attack but never more so than since the presidency of Donald Trump. The counter argument now is that such values represent “indoctrination” and need to be countered. In Florida no organization has promoted this idea more than the Florida Citizens Alliance, which argues that “Florida children are being indoctrinated in a public school system that undermines their individual rights and destroys our nation’s founding principles and family values.”
It seems as though the critics can’t believe that a young person’s own rational thought, objective observation and sense of fairness could lead to a liberal political outlook. Clearly, in their minds, that’s impossible because any sane person would naturally be politically conservative. They suspect there’s a culprit at work and that culprit is public school “indoctrination.”
In the past the arguments over education might have remained confined to educational circles but two years of pandemic and fights over mask mandates and lockdowns, a sense that ideologically-driven parents were not being heeded and the hyper-politicization of all American life has sharpened the divides over education.
But it’s also clear that in this Collier County election there is a stark difference between the incumbent educators with experience and expertise and challengers who are fueled by passion, doctrine and ideology. The latter seem more focused on restricting students’ minds than broadening them.
One has to wonder what kind of people Collier County’s public schools would produce if the ideologues have their way.
These will be the underlying—and overt—issues that can be expected to be aired at the forum tomorrow night.
Whatever else that forum may be, at the very least, it shouldn’t be boring.
Liberty lives in light
© 2022 by David Silverberg
Help defend democracy in Southwest Florida—donate here!
The Paradise Progressive Uncategorized Leave a comment June 20, 2022 June 20, 2022 10 Minutes
Editorial: The Naples Daily News is failing its readers and the community—but it could change
May 31, 2022: The last Naples Daily News daily Opinion page? (Photo: Author)
June 2, 2022
The decision announced yesterday, June 1, by the Naples Daily News to cease running weekday opinion pages in its print edition—and, apparently, online—removes an essential public forum from the citizens of Southwest Florida. By doing this the newspaper is failing democracy, its community and most of all, its readers. It’s an action that smacks of cowardice, abandonment and flight.
As the editors explained on the front page yesterday, June 1: “Recently, our company conducted research on how residents view opinion material published by our news outlets. What we learned is that our readers don’t want us to tell them what to think. You’ve grown weary of divisive political commentary that has no bearing on local issues, and as a result, we have worked to eliminate ‘one-sided editorials’ and syndicated national columns. But there is a healthy appetite for thoughtful local commentary, as well as respectful discussion on truly local issues in the form of letters to the editor.”
Frankly, that’s garbage. Of course there are strong opinions and divisiveness on both national and local issues. But it’s precisely in the pages of local newspapers—and media outlets of all types—that these opinions need to be aired and discussed.
And opinion pieces do not tell people what to think. They provide outside perspectives of what other people think so that readers can make up their own minds. Opinion pieces seek to inform and persuade, not dictate. Anyone who feels that a printed opinion is dictating what he or she should think is probably too feebleminded to be reading a newspaper in the first place.
Such feebleminded readers may think when the opinion pages are no longer published they’re not being indoctrinated by op-ed writers. But ceasing to publish opinion also cuts off the outlet for local voices, institutions and agencies that may have urgent or compelling messages for the community—or who simply inform readers of their good works.
What really appears to be behind this is a continuing cutback in the size and cost of the newspaper. It’s what’s behind the smaller size of the newspaper itself and its thinner stock. It’s what’s behind moving the printing to Sarasota and the design out of Florida. It’s what’s behind reducing the comics to two pages from three. It’s behind ceasing to publish on holidays (and so completely missing the big local story of the death of Eko the tiger at the Naples Zoo as it happened at New Year’s.)
Now management is eliminating two pages of opinion in the weekday edition. That means not having to pay for syndicated columnists and cartoonists or having to write original editorials or editing letters to the editor, or, for that matter, having to take a stand on any issue, local or national, that might make some readers uncomfortable.
As for eliminating “one-sided editorials,” that happened some time ago when Allen Bartlett retired as editorial page editor and the newspaper stopped publishing original editorials. Instead it substituted columns and op-eds, including one time a verbatim essay from the conservative Cato Institute, presented as an original editorial.
While saving costs and skirting controversy, ending original editorials was not a cost-free proposition. The newspaper no longer functioned as an independent, informed voice on local events and issues, surrendering its role as a knowledgeable outside observer.
At one time the letters to the editor page seemed absurdly broad. Virtually every letter submitted was published and covered every imaginable subject from the ordinary to the outrageous, from people giving thanks that their cats were rescued from trees to calls to impeach the president, no matter which one was in office. They could be ridiculous; they could be monotonous—and they could also be amusing and enlightening.
But an unfettered, daily letters to the editor column also provided the community with a safety valve and a connection that made readers feel it was their newspaper.
Importantly, the letters to the editor have provided a neutral, non-partisan forum for the airing of concerns, grievances, and most of all, reader opinion. If the concerns have become more national and even global in recent years, if they seem “divisive political commentary that has no bearing on local issues,” well, that’s what’s been on the minds of readers as driven by outside events. A letter to the editor in the Naples Daily News is indeed unlikely to move a president or deter a dictator but it’s at least an expression of a reader’s thinking and together these opinions can show the pulse of the community on important public topics.
Beyond providing a neutral ground for community expression, the opinion pages served as an open forum unbound by the stovepipes of digital media. There’s a huge cascade of opinion in digital and social media, from opinion-based websites to individual comments on Facebook and Twitter but the chief value of a generalized forum like the newspaper is that readers are exposed to opinions they might not otherwise see on their narrowly selected social media feeds or cable TV channels.
The decision to end the daily opinion pages promotes ignorance, prejudice and blinkered thinking—the exact opposite of responsible media’s mission in a democracy. And while there may be letters to the editor on the weekends, the daily ebb and flow of popular thought will be cut off, to the detriment of all, including the newspaper itself.
As it is, over the years the Naples Daily News has chosen not to cover politics in any way. Its last dedicated political reporter was Alexandria Glorioso, who left in 2017 to cover healthcare for Politico in Tallahassee. She was never replaced. The newspaper has simply ignored or avoided doing any original political reporting even while critical debate raged nationally, American democracy was nearly crushed and Southwest Florida was treated to one of the biggest brawls in local politics as a dozen candidates at one point fought for its congressional seat in 2020.
But nature abhors a vacuum. If the major, established media institution in Naples failed to do its job of informing the public of vital news of governance, representation and elections, others would take up the slack.
That’s what sparked creation of The Paradise Progressive, as it says in its About page. It also engendered a conservative counterpart. These digital outlets provide news, analysis and interpretation—as well as polemics and propaganda—from their partisan perspectives but the community is healthier intellectually and politically when there’s a neutral, objective institution defining the middle. If the right and left are to be balanced, there has to be a fulcrum at the center.
So what should the Naples Daily News do?
First, rescind the decision and restore the daily Opinion pages, including an open letters to the editor policy.
Secondly, if page count is the problem then drop the Business section and make it a daily Perspective section instead, even if it’s just a four-page folio. As it is, original local business and real estate reporting usually appears in the front news section. What appears in Business these days are weak syndicated feeds that have little or no local connection—and don’t attract advertising.
Third, get some backbone and restore original locally-oriented editorials, written and/or overseen by an Editorial Page Editor rather than a committee.
Fourth, invite some of the regular letter writers to become columnists to add locally-oriented, regular op-ed columns.
There’s no doubt that the Naples Daily News is in the same economic crunch as its print counterparts across the country. Print advertising is eroding in the face of cable and digital competition and the medium is declining. The prospect is in sight when a print edition won’t be published at all and the newspaper, if it survives in any form, will go all-digital.
But even with that prospect, the answer is not to become less relevant by cutting off an important public forum and weakening Southwest Florida’s already beleaguered democracy—especially on the eve of a critical election. The answer, rather, is to become more vital and more relevant, so that if the Naples Daily News does become just a website it will be an essential one in which the community has a voice and a stake.
As the Washington Post says, “democracy dies in darkness.” And as The Paradise Progressive says…
Liberty lives in light
© 2022 by David Silverberg
Help defend democracy in Southwest Florida—donate here!
The Paradise Progressive Editorial, Uncategorized 7 Comments June 2, 2022 June 2, 2022 6 Minutes
2022, Florida and the future: Anticipating the political year ahead
A vision of Florida’s future? The dome homes of Cape Romano off the coast of Southwest Florida. When built in 1979 they were on solid land. (Photo: Andy Morfrew/Wikimedia Commons)
At the end of every year, most newspapers and media outlets like to do retrospectives on the year past. They’re easy to do, especially with a skeleton crew: just go into the archives, pull out a bunch of the past year’s photographs or stories, slap them together, throw them at the readers or viewers and then staff can relax and party for the New Year. Or better yet, when it comes to a supposedly “daily” newspaper, don’t print any editions at all.
What’s much harder to do is look ahead at the year to come and try to determine, however imperfectly, what the big stories will be.
That takes some thought and effort but it’s much more valuable and helpful in setting a course through the fog of the future.
Although there will be surprises and any projection is necessarily speculative, there are a number of big issues in the nation and Southwest Florida that are likely to dominate 2022.
Donald Trump may no longer be president but the impact of his tenure lives on. Just how much will he and his cultists continue to influence events this year?
Although the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and coup failed, the effort to impose autocratic, anti-democratic rule continues at the state and local levels as Trumpist politicians push to create mechanisms to invalidate election results they don’t like.
Nowhere is this truer than in Florida where Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is playing to the most extreme elements of his base as he tries to ensure his own re-election and mount a presidential bid in 2024. He also has to outdo his other potential presidential hopefuls, most notably Texas’ Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
In Florida, the race is on to produce the most extreme, radical right measures both by DeSantis and members of Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature.
Examples of this include DeSantis’ 2022 $5.7 million budget proposal for an Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Department of State to investigate election crimes and allegations. In another time and in other hands, this might seem like a politically neutral and straightforward law enforcement agency, if a redundant and unnecessary one. However, given the past year’s efforts in Florida to narrow voting options and the continuing influence of Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him, it could have more sinister purposes, like invalidating or discarding legitimate election results.
DeSantis is also proposing creation of a Florida State Guard, which would be wholly subject to his will and authority. The Florida National Guard, by contrast, can be called up for national duty and is answerable to the US Department of Defense in addition to the governor.
These efforts, combined with DeSantis’ past assaults on local autonomy and decisionmaking and his anti-protest legislation, are moving Florida toward a virtual autocracy separate and unequal from the rest of the United States.
The question for 2022 is: will they advance and succeed? Or can both legislative and grassroots opposition and resistance preserve democratic government?
The state of the pandemic
The world will still be in a state of pandemic in 2022, although vaccines to prevent COVID and therapeutics to treat it are coming on line and are likely to keep being introduced. However, given COVID’s ability to mutate, new variants are also likely to keep emerging, so the pandemic is unlikely to be at an official end.
Globally, vaccines will be making their way to the poorer and more remote populations on earth.
In Florida and especially in Southwest Florida, vaccination rates are high. However, there’s no reason to believe that anti-vaccine sentiment and COVID-precaution resistance will slacken. Further, as President Joe Biden attempts to defeat the pandemic by mandating and encouraging vaccines, Republican states are trying to thwart mandates in court. At the grassroots, as rational arguments fail, anti-vaxxers are resisting COVID precautions in increasingly emotional and extreme ways, potentially including violence.
In Southwest Florida the political balance may change in favor of science as anti-vaxxers and COVID-deniers sicken and die off. This will reduce their numbers and their political influence. As their influence wanes that of pro-science realists should rise—but it’s not necessarily clear that realistic, pro-science sentiment will automatically translate into equal and opposite political power.
This year will reveal whether the DeSantis COVID gamble pays off. He has bet that resisting and impeding COVID precautions in favor of unrestrained economic growth will result in political success at the polls.
Will Floridians forget or overlook the cost in lives and health at election time? It’s a result that will only be revealed in November.
Abortion will be a gigantic issue in 2022. Anti-choicers are hoping that a conservative majority on the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade and abortion will be outlawed.
A Supreme Court ruling on a Mississippi law outlawing abortion is expected in June. There may be a ruling on Texas’ ban on abortions before then. If Roe is overturned, a number of Republican state legislatures are poised to enact their own bans based on the Texas model and Florida is one of these.
If House Bill 167 passes the Florida legislature, it will inaugurate an environment of civil vigilantism as individual citizens sue anyone suspected of aiding or performing abortions. It’s hard to imagine anything more polarizing, more divisive or more destructive both at the state level and grassroots, as neighbor turns on neighbor.
By the same token, the threat to safe abortion access may galvanize political activism by pro-choice supporters regardless of political party. That was the situation in Georgia in 2020 when a fetal heartbeat bill was passed and signed into law, only to be thrown out in court. Politically, the issue helped turn the state blue.
This year, if Roe is struck down, millions of women may turn against an anti-choice Republican Party and mobilize to enact reproductive rights legislation.
Whichever way it goes, abortion will be a sleeping but volcanic issue this year. It will erupt when court decisions are announced. It has the potential to completely reshape the political landscape.
Elections and redistricting
All other issues and debates will play out against the backdrop of a midterm election. Nationally, voters will be selecting 36 governors, 34 senators and the entire House of Representatives.
The national story will center on whether Democrats can keep the House of Representatives and their razor-thin majority in the Senate. In the past, the opposition party has usually made gains in the first midterm after a presidential election. That is widely expected to happen again this year.
In Florida, DeSantis is up for re-election as is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), all state senators, all state representatives and county and municipal officials.
DeSantis is a base politician, in every sense of the word “base.” He doesn’t try to appeal to all Floridians but has clearly decided that his victory will be won by pandering to his most extreme and ignorant supporters—including Donald Trump. His actions reveal that he is calculating that this will give him sufficient support to keep him in office and provide a platform for the presidency in 2024.
Trump, however, is a jealous god and has lately been denigrating his protégé, whom he apparently sees as a potential threat for 2024 and getting too big for his britches. DeSantis may face a Trump-incited primary on the right from Roger Stone, the previously convicted and pardoned political trickster and activist, who lives in Fort Lauderdale.
If the Stone primary challenge does indeed materialize, it will make for one of the great political stories of 2022.
The primary action on the Democratic side will be between the three candidates for the Party’s gubernatorial nomination: Rep. Charlie Crist (D-13-Fla.), a former governor; Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the only statewide Democratic officeholder; and state Sen. Annette Taddeo (D-40-Miami.). This battle will be resolved on primary election day, Aug. 23.
On the Senate side Rep. Val Demings (D-10-Fla.), is currently the leading contender to take on Rubio, although Allen Ellison, who previously ran in the 17th Congressional District, is also seeking the Party’s nomination.
In Southwest Florida Democrat Cindy Banyai is pursuing a rematch with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.). Currently, no other Democrat is contesting her candidacy.
The congressional and state elections will be occurring in newly-redrawn districts and the exact boundaries of all districts, congressional, state and local, will be a major factor in determining the political orientation of the state for the next decade. The Republican-dominated legislature, which begins meeting on Jan. 11, must finalize the state’s maps by June 13, when candidates qualify for the new districts.
If the maps are overly gerrymandered they will be subject to court challenges. In 2010 court challenges were so numerous and complex that maps weren’t finalized for six years. This year state Sen. Ray Rodrigues (R-27-Fort Myers), who heads the Senate redistricting committee, has publicly stated that he wants to avoid a repeat of that experience by drawing fair maps at the outset.
Whether the final maps approved by the legislature are in fact fairly drawn and meet the terms of Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment, will be a major question in 2022.
Battle over schools
School boards were once sleepy and relatively obscure institutions of government and education was a quiet area of governance.
That all changed over the past two years. With schools attempting to keep students, teachers and employees safe with mask and vaccine mandates despite vocal opposition from COVID-denying parents as well as right-wing hysteria over the teaching of critical race theory, school board elections have become pointed ideological battlegrounds. Frustrated Trumpers are determined to impose ideological restrictions on teaching and curriculum and use school boards as grassroots stepping stones to achieving power.
In Virginia the 2021 gubernatorial race turned on the question of parental control of curriculum, resulting in a Republican victory. Across the country Republicans will be trying to duplicate that success by making education a major focus of their campaigns. The resulting battle is already fierce and poised to become fiercer. It has erupted at the grassroots as school board members have been physically threatened and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s mobilization of law enforcement assets to protect school board members was denounced by right wing politicians and pundits as threatening parents.
This is prominently playing out in Florida. DeSantis has proposed the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees [WOKE] Act to prohibit critical race theory teaching and allow parents to sue school board members and teachers. Locally, state Rep. Bob Rommel (R-106-Naples) has proposed putting cameras in all classrooms to monitor teachers. Local grocer, farmer and conservative extremist Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes, has demanded that teachers’ unions be “taken down” by “force.”
The school board elections of 2022 will not be what were once considered normal, non-partisan contests. They will be extreme, passionate, heavily politicized, bare-knuckled ideological battles. The outcome of these elections will determine whether students, teachers and school employees are kept safe from the pandemic, whether teachers are able to teach free of surveillance and liability, and whether the lessons imparted to students encourage open inquiry and critical thinking or narrow, ideologically-driven indoctrination.
Climate change—natural and political
The past year was one that saw some of the most extreme weather on record, clearly driven by a changing climate. Biden’s infrastructure plan had some measures to address these changes and build resilience in the face of what is sure to be climatic changes ahead. However, a major initiative to halt climate change is stalled along with the rest of his Build Back Better plan.
Climate change is the issue that undergirds—and overhangs—every other human endeavor. That was true in 2021, it will be true in 2022 and it will be true for the rest of the life of the human race and the planet.
Florida was extraordinarily lucky last year, avoiding the worst of the storms, wildfires, droughts and heat waves that plagued the rest of the United States.
Locally, Southwest Florida got a taste of climate change-driven weather when an EF-1 tornado touched down in Cape Coral on Dec. 21, damaging homes and businesses.
Nonetheless, on Dec. 7 at a Pinellas County event, DeSantis accused climate activists of trying to “smuggle in their ideology.”
“What I’ve found is, people when they start talking about things like global warming, they typically use that as a pretext to do a bunch of left-wing things that they would want to do anyways. We’re not doing any left-wing stuff,” DeSantis said to audience cheers.
“Be very careful of people trying to smuggle in their ideology. They say they support our coastline, or they say they support, you know, some, you know, difference, our water, environment. And maybe they do, but they’re also trying to do a lot of other things,” he said.
This does not bode well for the governor or legislature addressing climate change impacts this year. Still, even the most extreme climate change-deniers are having a hard time dismissing it entirely.
Reducing or resisting the effects of climate change will be the big sleeper issue of 2022, providing a backdrop to all other political issues as the year proceeds. If there is a major, catastrophic event like a very destructive hurricane—or multiple hurricanes—DeSantis and his minions may have to acknowledge that the urgency of climate change transcends petty party politics.
It is 311 days from New Year’s Day to Election Day this year. A lot can happen that can’t be anticipated or predicted.
In past years a midterm election might seem to be a routine, relatively sleepy event of low voter turnout and intense interest only to wonks, nerds and politicos.
But the stakes are now very high and the dangers considerable. As long as Trumpism continues to threaten democracy and the future of the United States, nothing is routine any more.
The world, America, Florida and Florida’s southwest region are facing unprecedented perils. But as long as America is still an election-driven democracy, every individual has a say in how those perils are addressed.
That precious vote is a citizen’s right and obligation—and it can no longer be taken for granted.
Liberty lives in light
© 2022 by David Silverberg
The Paradise Progressive Analysis, Uncategorized 1 Comment January 3, 2022 June 28, 2022 10 Minutes
Southwest Florida reps vote to let Bannon off the hook
Oct. 21, 2021 by David Silverberg
The US House of Representatives voted today, by 229 to 202, to hold Stephen Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing to obey a congressional subpoena requiring him to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and attack on the US Capitol.
All of Southwest Florida’s congressional representatives—Reps. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.), Greg Steube (R-17-Fla.) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25-Fla.)—voted against the resolution, thereby allowing Bannon to flout the law.
Bannon was former President Donald Trump’s chief strategist and senior advisor for 210 days from January 20 to August 18, 2017. Prior to and on Jan. 6, 2021 he is believed to have played a key role in orchestrating the riot, insurrection and attempted coup. He was subpoenaed to testify by the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol but refused to obey the subpoena. Now that he has been found in contempt he may be prosecuted by attorneys from the Department of Justice.
“While [former White House Chief of Staff Mark] Meadows and [former chief of staff to the then-acting Secretary of Defense Kash] Patel are, so far, engaging with the Select Committee, Mr. Bannon has indicated that he will try to hide behind vague references to privileges of the former President. The Select Committee fully expects all of these witnesses to comply with our demands for both documents and deposition testimony,” stated the committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-2-Miss.), and vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-at large-Wy.), on Oct. 8.
“Though the Select Committee welcomes good-faith engagement with witnesses seeking to cooperate with our investigation, we will not allow any witness to defy a lawful subpoena or attempt to run out the clock, and we will swiftly consider advancing a criminal contempt of Congress referral,” they stated.
As of this writing none of Southwest Florida’s congressmen had issued statements or explanations for their votes, although they actively tweeted on unrelated matters. They joined 199 of their Republican colleagues in voting against House Resolution 730. Nine Republicans voted for the resolution including Cheney. The House Republican leadership urged all Republican members to oppose the resolution.
The charges against Bannon were contained in House Report 117-152 from the Select Committee, which stated in its operative paragraphs:
Resolved, That Stephen K. Bannon shall be found to be in
contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional
Resolved, That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 192 and 194,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall certify the
report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th
Attack on the United States Capitol, detailing the refusal of
deposition before the Select Committee to Investigate the
January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol as directed by
subpoena, to the United States Attorney for the District of
Columbia, to the end that Mr. Bannon be proceeded against in
the manner and form provided by law.
At the time of the insurrection all of Southwest Florida’s congressmen were shaken and appalled by the violence and threats to themselves and the institution.
“On my fourth day as a United States Congressman, I followed Capitol staff into a safe room with a gas mask in hand rather than representing my constituents,” recounted Donalds in a statement issued at 10:09 pm the night of the insurrection, after the rioters had been evicted from the building. He called the rioters “lawless vigilantes” and denounced their actions as “thuggery.”
During the worst moments of the protest Donalds condemned the violence: “Americans have the right to peacefully protest & demand their government works for them—that doesn’t mean we resort to violence. Rule of law must stand during our nation’s brightest & darkest hours & that includes right now. We are better than this. There is no place for anarchy,” he tweeted at 2:49 pm in the midst of the attack.
“I witnessed our law enforcement officers being injured, gassed from their own tear gas and afraid for their lives as they attempted to hold the line,” recalled Steube in his own statement. “I and three other Members were barricaded in a room surrounded by demonstrators until the hallway was clear for us to get out.” At 5:39 pm he decried the actions and called them “completely unacceptable.”
On Jan. 6 Diaz-Balart issued a statement in both English and Spanish at 5:23 pm saying that the violence undermined the nation’s values and principles and lawbreakers should face the full consequences of their actions.
The House report and resolution now goes to the Department of Justice for prosecution.
Liberty lives in light
© 2021 by David Silverberg
The Paradise Progressive News, Uncategorized Leave a comment October 21, 2021 October 21, 2021 3 Minutes
The Battle of Collier County: Inside one county’s struggle to stay in the United States
Highlights and impressions of the debate over a ‘Bill of Rights sanctuary’ ordinance
A packed house at the outset of a hearing on a federal nullification ordinance in Collier County, Fla. Many opponents of the ordinance were masked while many proponents wore flag-themed attire. (Photo: Author)
July 16, 2021 by David Silverberg
On Tuesday, July 13, Collier County, Florida, chose to remain part of the United States, by a single vote.
But as significantly, the County Commission also chose to unanimously reaffirm the county’s allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights by passing a positive resolution that stated: “The county commission of Collier County, Florida, reaffirms its loyalty, its patriotism and its allegiance to the United States Constitution, its Bill of Rights, its amendments and the duly constituted laws.”
All this would seem to be self-evident—but in Collier County, as in many other places around the nation, what was once self-evident is no longer.
By a vote of 3 to 2, the Commission rejected a “Bill of Rights sanctuary” ordinance that sought to nullify federal authority in the county.
Commission chair Penny Taylor (District 4) and commissioners Andy Solis (District 2) and Burt Saunders (District 3) voted against the ordinance. Commissioners Rick LoCastro (District 1) and William McDaniel Jr. (District 5), who introduced it, voted for it.
After dispatching the ordinance, the commissioners approved the resolution reaffirming allegiance to the Constitution.
The votes came after a marathon hearing session that started about 1 pm in the afternoon and stretched until 8:45 pm. At least 122 people requested speaking slots, providing input both in person and remotely.
Both those for and against the ordinance understood and appreciated its greater significance. It would have been the first such ordinance in Florida and proponents stated overtly that if it passed they were going to take it to Florida’s 66 other counties. From there it could have spread throughout the country. Opponents knew it had to be stopped. This wasn’t just about Collier County; it was about the future of the nation.
For the first time ever, a decision made in a Collier County Commission chamber could have changed the nation’s nature—and everyone knew it.
What follows are impressions from the session and the vote.
(Full disclosure: This author was one of the speakers opposing the ordinance and the drafter of the resolution reaffirming loyalty to the Constitution and Bill of Rights.)
(The entire 4-hour and 30-minute video of the hearing portion of the Commission meeting can be viewed here.)
(To see previous coverage of the ordinance, see A license for lawlessness: Collier County, Florida’s proposed “sanctuary ordinance” and a better way forward and Sanctuary in America: Haven or insurrection by other means?)
Anyone who came to the meeting should have been prepared for all kinds of fireworks. As a sign of the drama to come, proponents, many wearing flag-related clothing and paraphernalia, were outside the Commission building bright and early before the session began with signs advocating a “yes” vote.
They had reason to be confident. A June 22 meeting when the Commission voted to consider the ordinance had gone their way. At that meeting the ordinance received the endorsement of the district’s congressman, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.), and the county’s top law enforcement officer, Sheriff Kevin Rambosk. It was also endorsed by state Rep. Bob Rommel (R-106-Naples) who sent a surrogate to express his support. At that meeting all the public speakers were in favor of the ordinance and not a single member of the public opposed it.
At the June meeting Commissioner McDaniel fulsomely introduced the ordinance and LoCastro made favorable remarks. Although Saunders said he wasn’t committed to the ordinance, he voted for its consideration and it seemed as though he could be swayed—or pressured—to vote in favor.
Other than the opponents who showed up this time, there was no reason to expect that the ordinance might not sail through on a similar 3 to 2 vote again. All the big guns lined up in their favor.
Nor did they just rely on their numbers or enthusiasm to get their way. Prior to this hearing they gathered in the hallway outside the Commission chamber to hold a prayer meeting and invoke Jesus’ assistance in swaying the commissioners.
Proponents of the nullification ordinance spend a moment in prayer in the hallway of the county Commission meeting room before the hearing begins. (Photo: author)
But if there was any single bombshell dropped during the July 13 hearing, it came when County Attorney Jeffrey Klatzkow rose to provide his analysis of the legal and fiscal impacts of the ordinance.
Scholarly, legalistic and calm, Klatzkow delivered the news that the ordinance would strip institutional immunity from the county’s five commissioners, five constitutional officers and five school board members, as well as staff.
In other words, under the ordinance, if they carried out actions that aided the federal government in what was considered a violation of the Bill of Rights by an aggrieved party they could be personally sued. The plaintiff might not win in court but the defendants would have to pay court costs out of their own pockets.
“The big issue here is not going to be damages,” Klatzkow said. “It’s going to be attorney’s fees. There is an incentive for attorneys to bring actions under this because every hour they put in is an hour they can bill.”
It didn’t take much imagination to see where that could lead: commissioners and county officials could be sued into bankruptcy simply for making the county function through otherwise legal official actions.
Although Klatzkow didn’t say it, it was clear that the ordinance could bring the whole county to a halt and destroy the county government itself. In response to a question from Solis, Klatzkow mentioned that the Supervisor of Elections would be liable as a constitutional officer—and any observer could foresee lawsuits like this making elections impossible.
An observer could also see the impact of Klatzkow’s analysis sink in on the faces of the commissioners—but he wasn’t done yet.
Collier County, like virtually every jurisdiction in the country, relies on federal financial grants to pay for a wide variety of functions. But federal grants don’t come without strings; in this case with numerous rules and regulations governing oversight, receipt, performance and a wide variety of other requirements and conditions.
Klatzkow dramatically demonstrated just how many strings were attached by displaying five, single-spaced pages of rules and regulations that he projected to the chamber, one after the other.
If Collier County removed itself from federal jurisdiction it would lose all those grants, all that money, Klatzkow warned.
He didn’t say it aloud, but it was clear that passing the ordinance would beggar an otherwise affluent and prosperous county.
If Klatzkow wanted to make an impression, he certainly did.
Klatzkow’s presentation put the ordinance’s proponents on the defensive. It was clear from the presentations of the key advocates who followed Klatzkow that they had to move the commissioners away from contemplating the potentially devastating fiscal impact of passing the ordinance.
The first public speaker to try to do this was James Rosenberger, a tall, stooped county resident who launched the petition for the ordinance and gained 5,000 signatures. His tactic was to compare the ease and safety of the current commissioners with the revolutionaries who put their lives on the line to rebel against the British in 1776. They should do the same now, he argued, and ignore the possible unintended consequences of passing the ordinance.
“You can lead, follow or get out of the way,” he said, drawing on what he said was a firefighting mantra in his experience. “If you’re incapable of leading today maybe this job isn’t for you and I suggest along with ‘we the people’ that you get out of the way, step down and make room for someone who will lead us like our forefathers did almost 250 years ago.”
Having now threatened and insulted the people he was trying to convince, Rosenberger made way for his wife, Carol DiPaolo, who traced the origins of the nullification ordinance movement to a meeting of seven concerned friends from a variety of backgrounds. They had gathered to share their “concern, anxiety, fear and anger”—over measures like mask mandates, gun restrictions, and “President Biden and his pen.”
In the Spring, the group collected signatures to create a 2nd Amendment sanctuary in Collier County but were rebuffed by the county Commission. However they were contacted by Keith Flaugh of the conservative Florida Citizens Alliance and people from The Alamo gun range and store in Naples, whom they hadn’t previously known. With the aid of “prominent” Collier County supporters the nullification ordinance was drawn up and presented at the June 22 meeting. DiPaolo urged the commissioners to pass it now.
From DiPaolo onward, the proponents held the floor, with one exception: Undersheriff Col. Jim Bloom of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, who was standing in for Rambosk.
Bloom testified that the ordinance was enforceable like any other law in the county but when asked by Solis what procedure the office would follow to enforce it, he said the office would contact the state’s attorney to prosecute violations.
Bloom and Rambosk may not have intended it but that procedure set up an effective Catch-22, wherein they were seeking a higher authority to enforce and prosecute an essentially unconstitutional ordinance that didn’t recognize higher authority.
What was more, Solis said he had called the state’s attorney, who said his office had not been consulted about the ordinance.
But while Bloom’s answer introduced what was essentially an insurmountable “logic loop,” that did not deter Kristina Heuser, the lawyer who drew up the ordinance. She defended its legality.
She was followed by Flaugh, who drew a stark choice for the commissioners: “There seem to be the two factions,” he said. “Those who support the individual rights that you have sworn to protect and those who support an unfettered federal government in control of our everyday lives.”
He also gave commissioners a stark choice. “For anyone of you who decide to vote ‘no’ on this I urge you and suggest you have only one honorable course of action: to resign before you disgrace yourself any further.”
Subsequent proponents spoke on similar themes. State Rep. Rommel made an appearance to support the ordinance, saying he wanted his local sheriff in charge and alleging that the US Capitol Police were opening an office in Tampa to pursue people in Southwest Florida. He warned that the federal government was eroding God-given rights. “Anything less than unanimous agreement will be extremely disappointing,” he said to the Commission.
As the hours wore on the arguments grew louder and while not disorderly became less disciplined and more wide-ranging.
Proponent Beth Sherman used her time at the speaker’s lectern to launch a full-scale attack on vaccinations, anti-COVID measures and the local health system.
“We are living in a time of deceit and tyranny,” she said. “NCH [Naples Community Hospital] should not be allowed to provide medical data or advice to this community. They have been suppressing life-saving COVID treatments like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin.” She accused Solis of supporting mandatory vaccinations, which he vehemently denied.
“There are people in this room being called insurrectionists,” she said. “Let me tell you that there is plenty of evidence that the FBI planned that as a false flag and it will come out because the truth always comes out.”
Lastly she warned the commissioners: “If you vote ‘no’ today, we the people kindly ask that you resign so that a true leader can fill your seat.”
Jane Schlechtweg (left) and Chris Chase (right), members of the Democratic Women’s Club of Marco Island, and opponents of the ordinance. (Photo: author)
Unlike the June 22 meeting when no opponents appeared, this time there was strong turnout by people opposed to the ordinance and opponents may have constituted a majority of the speakers.
Janet Hoffman, head of the Collier County League of Women Voters, spoke for the non-partisan organization when she announced that “We don’t support this ordinance. It suggests that Collier County officials pick and choose the laws they want to follow.”
While many residents spoke out against the ordinance, those who spoke most knowledgably were retired lawyers, some with experience in local affairs.
George Dondanville, an attorney with considerable government experience said, “I’ve never heard of anything like this ordinance. How am I going to do what I’m supposed to do under this ordinance?”
While proponents viewed objections as mere stumbling blocks to passage of the ordinance, Dondanville pointed out that “our stumbling block is our form of government. Our courts make those decisions. Your own attorney sitting over there says that this thing flies in the face of the Constitution. You can pass it if you want but you’re going to get into serious financial problems. Those aren’t scare tactics at all. Please don’t pass this.”
Retired attorney Robert Leher said: “The definition of an unlawful act in this ordinance has no ascertainable standard for what is unlawful” and he had “never seen a statute that was more poorly drafted.” He also warned that passing the ordinance would result in a drop in tourism and visitation because “people don’t want to come to a battlezone.”
“This is wrong in so many ways,” he concluded.
David Goldstein, a retired attorney who served the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Collier County, warned that “nothing empowers a county with the power to supersede federal law.”
David Millstein, a retired civil rights attorney who also taught civil rights law and served as former head of the Collier County ACLU, said he tried to put himself in the shoes of the county attorney trying to defend and implement it.
“This is an ordinance proposed by someone who doesn’t know constitutional law,” he said. “You can’t make an ordinance saying you’re not going to follow federal law. Why not make this an income tax sanctuary ordinance? It is so unconstitutional in so many ways I would say, ‘Let’s go out and have a beer and forget about this.’”
Speech before the Commission as delivered by the author:
“I am here today to urge you to reject this absurd, unconstitutional and completely unnecessary ordinance. This is frankly ridiculous on its face. There is simply no need for a separate Collier County sanctuary for the Bill of Rights because the United States of America is a sanctuary for the Bill of Rights. Our law is uniform, it is superseding and it is upheld.
This ordinance, this proposed ordinance, has so many problems between the principle and the practical that it is as full of holes as a piece of Swiss cheese. I mean, there are logic loops, you’re going to challenge federal law in what court after you’ve denied federal jurisdiction? There are so many things that simply don’t make sense.
In addition, talking very pragmatically, your lawyer has talked about the fact that this would open you all up to liability. I believe it opens up our sheriff and sheriff’s deputies also to liability. If they try to assert federal law they are liable to be sued.
There are all sorts of questions about federal investigations that might be going on in this county that might be disrupted or hindered.
There is also, you know, when have an Irma, or an Elsa or a Wilma hurricane, if we remove ourselves from federal law we’re not going to get the assistance and the support and the help that we need from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and this can run into many millions of dollars, as you all well know.
You cannot take yourself out of the jurisdiction of federal law.
Now, I like everyone else, am very concerned about the Constitution and upholding the Bill of Rights. I mean, we’ve had an insurrection.
(Laughter and catcalls from proponents, gaveled into order by Commissioner Taylor.)
There is a need to support the Constitution. This is easily done in this county.
Now, on all your desks you have a draft text of a resolution that reaffirms Collier County’s allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I urge you to pass that resolution. It is something you can do, it is something in your jurisdiction and it is something that I think every resident of Collier County can support.
This, I think, will address everybody’s problems and concerns with possible violations of the Bill of Rights. We can do that here.
The United States of America has faced rebellion, nullification, secession, sedition and insurrection and it has defeated them all.
Collier County does not need to join this sad parade of bad ideas, failed notions and absurd plots and make itself not only a laughingstock of the country but to take itself out of the rule of law, which is what this ordinance is proposing to do.
So in summation: defeat this ordinance—this should be rejected and I will hope that it will be rejected unanimously—and I urge you to pass a resolution reaffirming our allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Thank you.
In the end, the Commission voted down the ordinance.
Solis said he was concerned about the role of the state’s attorney in making constitutional decisions when enforcing the ordinance. Taylor criticized the ordinance’s penalties, its unnecessariness, and the conflict it set up between supporting the ordinance or supporting the Constitution: “It’s almost like a trap,” she said. Saunders said that the solution to the concerns expressed by proponents was at the ballot box.
Both LoCastro and McDaniels argued that principle should prevail over any possible unintended consequences.
After the ordinance was defeated Taylor introduced the resolution reaffirming the county’s allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and it passed unanimously.
The hearing in progress. (Photo: author)
As Winston Churchill said after the Al Alamein victory in World War II: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
So it was with this ordinance, which was like a spasm of Trumpism in its death throes.
It was clear from the proponents’ remarks that among them there is real “concern, anxiety, fear and anger,” as DiPaolo put it. Persistent fears mentioned by proponents were the possibility of mandatory vaccinations and that the Capitol Police were coming to Florida to hunt down people who had participated in what many regarded as a non-existent insurrection.
So much of their concern, anxiety, fear and anger was generated by an exaggerated hatred and suspicion of the US federal government fed by extremist media. Instead of seeing anti-COVID measures as common-sense, science-driven anti-disease precautions taken for the community’s good, the proponents viewed them as deliberately oppressive infringements on their personal lives and liberty. They clearly feel genuinely threatened by unfamiliar restrictions. What is more, several proponents characterized even the Commission’s authority to pass legislation as “tyrannical.”
But many of the proponents displayed a tyrannical streak of their own, threatening and bullying commissioners and insisting that a failure to vote their way result in resignation or disgrace.
The ordinance was an outgrowth of these concerns, anxieties, fears and anger as well as an insistent demand for obedience to the proponents’ will, all of it rendered into legalese. It was never viable as a law and would have been defeated in court after enormous delay, disruption and expense. It had the potential to seriously damage Collier County government and the county itself. And it could have harmed all of Florida and the nation had it spread.
The proponents are no doubt licking their wounds but the passion and paranoia that drove the ordinance remain, sustained by demagoguery and disinformation. Although one hopes that feelings will die down with time and the easing of the pandemic, the core activists will no doubt seek new outlets.
If the proponents stay within the law the next battle will be at the ballot box in 2022. The votes of the commissioners will no doubt be an issue in their election campaigns. The next election will see whether thoughtful people are in the majority in evaluating their records and accomplishments.
A major disappointment in all of this was the position of Sheriff Kevin Rambosk. A highly effective law enforcement leader, a respected professional and cutting edge technologist with experience as a city manager, his endorsement of an extreme ordinance of dubious enforceability calls his judgment into question. It also calls into question the ability of his office and officers to enforce the law impartially and apolitically. It creates a sad kernel of doubt about an otherwise unblemished and polished force. Like the ordinance itself, this was entirely unnecessary.
Although the struggle over rights and allegiances is not over, one can only hope that it plays itself out within the confines of the law and the institutions established by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to constructively channel such disagreements. As the nation goes on, so will the debate.
In 1787, after the Constitutional Convention completed its work, Benjamin Franklin told Americans that they had “a republic, if you can keep it.”
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Collier County chose to keep it.
Liberty lives in light
© 2021 by David Silverberg
The Paradise Progressive News and analysis, Uncategorized 5 Comments July 16, 2021 14 Minutes
May 18, 2021 by David Silverberg
Southwest Florida Reps. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.) and Greg Steube (R-17-Fla.) were two of only 62 members of the US House of Representatives to oppose passage of a bill today calling for aggressive investigation and prosecution of hate crimes, especially those against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25-Fla.) voted in favor of the bill.
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (Senate 937), passed the House by an overwhelming vote of 364 to 62. Support for the bill was heavily bipartisan, with all Democrats and 147 Republicans voting for it. The 62 opponents were all Republicans.
It passed the Senate on April 22 by a vote of 94 to 1, with only Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) opposing it. Both of Florida’s Republican senators, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, voted for it.
The bill now goes to President Joe Biden for signature.
The bill was prompted by a spate of blatant, unprovoked violent hate crimes against Asian Americans fueled in large part by President Donald Trump’s vitriol against China and Chinese during the worst months of the pandemic.
It calls for the Department of Justice (DoJ) to prioritize and expedite investigations of anti-AAPI hate crimes and to issue guidance to local and state law enforcement agencies to do the same. It provides for better data collection on hate crimes, improves education related to them and creates financial grants to raise awareness, prevent and respond to them.
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act was introduced on March 23 by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). “Today, Congress sends a powerful, united message that we stand in solidarity with the AAPI community as we confront an epidemic of racism and intolerance,” she stated following the House passage.
Neither Donalds, Steube nor Diaz-Balart issued statements explaining their votes in the immediate wake of the the bill’s passage.
Liberty lives in light
© 2021 by David Silverberg
SWFL Reps vote to overturn election despite attack on Capitol; Biden certified winner in early-morning vote
A mob attacks the US Capitol yesterday.
Despite a mob attack on the United States Capitol yesterday, Jan. 6, incited by President Donald Trump, when the roll was called all of Southwest Florida’s congressional representatives voted to aid and abet the president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.
The roll call vote by the House of Representatives occurred at 3:00 am this morning. The motion was on objections raised to certifying the Electoral College results from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Had the objection been sustained the Electoral College vote would have been rejected and the election overturned.
While Reps. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25-Fla.) and Greg Steube (R-17-Fla.) voted to sustain the objection, it was defeated by a vote of 282 to 138.
At 3:26 am this morning, Vice President Mike Pence certified that Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had won the 2020 presidential election by an Electoral College vote of 306 to 232.
Yesterday morning saw SWFL’s representatives confidently preparing to overturn the election through legal, procedural means.
“I’m walking into the Capitol to sign the objection to the Electoral College certification. It’s important we always uphold our laws and our Constitution, no matter what,” tweeted Donalds at 11:17 am.
Rep. Byron Donalds signs the document to register his objection to the Electoral College vote. (Photo: Byron Donalds/Twitter)
“I’m objecting to the electoral votes of GA, PA, WI and MI,” tweeted Steube at 11:23 am. “If we fail to challenge the blatant improprieties that have marred the 2020 election, we let honest votes go uncounted. Anything less would fail our country now and into the future.”
The representatives were entering the Capitol at the same time a pro-Trump rally was taking place at the Ellipse in front of the White House. Trump addressed the rally and told rally-goers “we’re going to walk down and I’ll be there with you,” and “you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong. We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” (Trump did not march to the Capitol.)
The Trumpers then marched from the area of the White House to the Capitol, which they attacked throughout the afternoon, breaching the perimeter and vandalizing the interior of the building before being evicted in the evening.
“On my fourth day as a United States Congressman, I followed Capitol staff into a safe room with a gas mask in hand rather than representing my constituents,” recounted Donalds in a statement on the events.
“I witnessed our law enforcement officers being injured, gassed from their own tear gas and afraid for their lives as they attempted to hold the line,” recalled Steube in his own statement. “I and three other Members were barricaded in a room surrounded by demonstrators until the hallway was clear for us to get out.” Steube expressed thanks to Kim Campbell with the House Sergeant at Arms office, Officer Reginald Cleveland of the Capitol Police and two other officers barricaded in the room.
During the worst moments of the protest Donalds condemned the violence: “Americans have the right to peacefully protest & demand their government works for them—that doesn’t mean we resort to violence. Rule of law must stand during our nation’s brightest & darkest hours & that includes right now. We are better than this. There is no place for anarchy,” he tweeted at 2:49 pm.
Once the violence was over, the rioters were ejected and the Capitol secured in the evening all three representatives condemned the violence.
Diaz-Balart issued a statement in both English and Spanish at 5:23 pm saying that the violence undermined the nation’s values and principles and lawbreakers should face the full consequences of their actions. At 5:39 pm Steube condemned the actions and called them “completely unacceptable.”
At 10:09 pm in a lengthy statement, Donalds called the rioters “lawless vigilantes” and condemned their actions as “thuggery.” Nonetheless, he tweeted, “they will not alter my decision to object to the Electoral College certification.”
None of the members criticized or condemned Trump for his role in inciting the assault.
In contrast, retired congressman Francis Rooney issued his own statement on Facebook as the violence peaked at 3:49 pm: “All of America should be saddened and sickened by today’s events at the US Capitol,” he wrote. “President Trump is complicit in inciting violence to contest an election that is over and adjudicated. This must stop now.”
Liberty lives in light
© 2021 by David Silverberg
Older posts
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
| 90,910 |
GR Flooring Inc has been serving our community’s flooring needs for many years. Starting off as a distributor of hardwood flooring throughout Western Canada - we have evolved into a full service flooring store here in Regina.
Our amazing staff of experts who take great pride in both our craftsmanship and our long history of satisfied customers. We appreciate that every client has specific needs — our first task is to listen to you. Once we understand your vision, we harness the skill sets of our specialists to make it happen.
Share your vision with us, and we’ll bring it to life!
My fiance and I built a house through Gilroy Homes and our flooring was done through GR flooring Inc. There was a mix up in the beginning, however, Michael, one of the owners of GR quickly fixed this with us and made it possible for us to install 'Harmony Thundercloud LVP' throughout most of our main floor. We are very thankful for Michael and his efforts to help us find a flooring we loved. He was patient, provided excellent customer care, and he was easy to work with. I highly recommend working with him to find the flooring you love.
In regards to the flooring itself, it is absolutely beautiful and we have had numerous compliments on it. My only concern is that there are a few scratches already. That being said, they occurred right after install, while the house was still under construction (prior to us moving in). Since moving in 5 weeks ago, we have only had 1 scratch, and we have not noticed any scratches or damage from our dog at this point. It is also very water resistant which is amazing! Overall, I am very happy with the quality of the flooring.
Always a great experience with these guys.
The GR team was exceptional. Todd was especially knowledgeable and able to steer us towards products that fit our tastes and budget. All around great experience, love our new floors! Highly recommend, thanks!
Upon arriving at GR Flooring we were greeted by many helpful staff members. We had the pleasure of being assisted by Todd who had extensive knowledge and recommendations for our project. He allowed us time to browse independently and answered all our questions.
We highly recommend GR Flooring and will be doing business again with them in the future.
Love this place and the customer service! The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. Erin was very helpful in helping me make a difficult decision. Can't wait to see my new flooring installed! Thanks, Erin and GR!
Very friendly staff. We worked with Erin to choose tiles and flooring for our bathroom renovation. Very helpful, lots of choices, but she made the process easy. We will definitely be back!
Our experience with GR was first rate. From the time we first came to the show room until the final day of install and cleanup. The installers not only did a first rate job of the install but went above and beyond by helping to move some larger pieces of furniture that I couldn't do on my own...thanks guys. All the little problems that arise during renovations were addressed and solved willingly and with a smile. I would recommend the company and their product selection without hesitation.
| 3,275 |
Deep satisfaction in the college of teachers: almost twenty well-qualified candidates applied for the vacancy for a maths teacher in upper school with exam authorisation. In addition, there were countless enquiries from parents who wanted to become Waldorf teachers. Just as pleasing: the sickness rate among the teaching staff is at an all-time low. Everyone is motivated in their work, regular staff meetings build courage, appreciation and mindfulness. There is time for this, because self-governance has been replaced by dynamic self-organisation. This has given the teaching staff time again to work on their knowledge of the human being and the curriculum. This has a noticeable effect on the work with the children in class – everything is meaningful again. A utopia? No. It is the result of a working group on the quality initiative of the German Association of Waldorf Schools (BdFWS) in which teachers and parents from all over Germany participated.
What is the Associations quality initiative?
The desire for quality in Waldorf schools is not new. For more than thirty years, people from the most diverse areas of the Waldorf movement have been working to identify essential features of Waldorf education and to make them visible in Waldorf institutions. But never has the need at Waldorf schools been greater than today. Generational change, changing social conditions, changing values, volatility, the impact of the coronavirus period and the war in Ukraine all pose major challenges to our school communities. How can we as a Waldorf movement position ourselves well for the future in the midst of change?
An organisation can only be sustainable if each individual in it sees themselves as part of the whole and takes responsibility for it. A school can only develop if the individual is willing to reflect and work on themselves. This is shown by "Theory U" of the anthroposophist and emerging future consultant Otto C Scharmer:
The curve represents the path from the external cause to possible solutions. It leads via a process – often painful – through the deepest point of need and of cognition. The "turning point of need" is also the point to our own inner sources. Here is the opportunity to find new ways with the strength gained. The future is thus creatively seized.
The quality initiative of the German Association of Waldorf Schools wants to transfer the awareness process of the individual to the school organism: in every school there are occasions that enable reflection. It is about noticing challenging incidents and talking about them in a protected setting. By perceiving and naming shortcomings and conflicts, a school community can reach its own inner sources and draw new strength from them. This makes development possible. The newly gained experiences enable us to appreciate existing qualities and, if necessary, to venture change in our schools with confidence. School communities can thus emerge stronger from crises.
The "interview with yourself"
Originating with the board of the Association and the Federal Conference, the "interview with yourself" has been an invitation to every school community to reflect on its school actions in a protected setting since May 2021. The interview serves to set a school on its way in the sense described above. The board of the Association has developed five quality fields in this respect. They are set out in the following sketch in the five-pointed star.
The five quality fields:
1. Understanding the human being – anthroposophy as a foundation
Foundations of human experience, spiritual image of the human being
Making the inner sources clear, e.g. at parents' evenings or in conferences
Comparison with the state of the art in science and practical life
2. Orientation towards the child
Accompanying the child in their development
Taking salutogenic approaches into account
Implementation of the learning topics in terms of their methodology and teaching methodology
3. Staff development
Regular staff development interviews
Ongoing, regular further training
Appropriate salary scale and pension scheme
Are all stakeholders involved?
How good is the exchange of information between the committees/groups?
How are decisions made?
Self-interview practice
A group interested in the interview selects a field from the five-pointed quality star to work on. Then it reflects on the chosen topic using six questions. The six questions are: 1. Why is this area important to you? 2. What effect do you expect it to have? 3. How do you recognise the effect? 4. How do you review the effect? 5. What methods do you work with? 6. Does everyone involved know about it? Depending on the topic, it would be good to involve as many stakeholders of the school community as possible. In this way, the perspectives of parents, colleagues and pupils can broaden the reflection. The results from the interview can be written down in a suitable form of presentation. The project group has prepared an interactive table for each school (so-called Trello board).
The products of the "Association Quality Initiative" project group
Every school organism is individual – and so is initiating and dealing with self-reflection. That is why the project group developed several products to support school communities in the process. It is happy to support the school in person at its request.
Product 1: Informing and awakening interest
A school has heard about the Association quality initiative. It wants to examine whether or not it wants to undertake the quality initiative for itself. The aim is to ask the teaching staff whether the "interview with yourself" is perceived as helpful for further work and whether it seems feasible in terms of time. This requires preliminary discussions, a visit by a project member to the teachers' meeting , follow-up.
Product 2: Experiencing reinforcement from the interview and drawing strength
A school wants to try out the "interview with yourself". Some colleagues may still have reservations, but they tolerate the majority wish in the college of teachers to try it. The aim is to make the benefits of the interview tangible, to create confidence that the interview will improve the situation, and to obtain a sense of and overcome possible resistance. Possible ways of implementations are preliminary discussions, workshop and follow-up.
A school starts with the "interview with yourself". The aim is to discover its own quality issues, to support the desire for change and to accompany the process, as well as to make the results suitable for everyday life. Possible ways of implementations are preliminary discussions, workshop and follow-up.
The contact persons of the school carry out the process of "interview with yourself" largely independently. Every now and then they might want affirmation of their actions. The aim here is to strengthen the contact persons at the school and to implement and ensure quality. Recommended ways of implementation are discussions, visits and evaluation. The products are currently free of charge for interested schools.
Several schools are already using the "interview with yourself" as test schools. For example, the School Leadership Conference (SFK) of the Rosenheim Waldorf School works in five groups on the different quality fields. At the Munich-Daglfing Waldorf School, interested colleagues took up the idea of the interview and work independently with the teaching staff. The college of teachers of the Leipzig Free Waldorf School saw how there would be an improvement after the interview and supported the thematic work with a steering group. The Waldorf School in Hildesheim has also set out on this path. The common conclusion is: "Why should we do this? So that we are better off afterwards."
Linking with other quality services of the BdFW
In addition to the quality initiative of the Association, there are two other important quality instruments. The process for quality development in education, a programme certified by SozialCert GmbH, is already established. Its aim is to improve the educational quality of teaching and exchange among colleagues. The process is based on three pillars: the first is regular intervision work in the teachers' meeting in small working groups. The second consists of observation between colleagues: one colleague asks another colleague to participate in their lessons bearing a previously posed question of their own in mind. The third is external observation by trained mentors from the Association. A completely new awareness of a person's own qualities is offered by the "Zu.Ma –Zukunft.Machen" (Making the future) project. The goal is to enable changes in the school environment by strengthening the person’s own awareness. To this end the project uses many building blocks and methods from the communicative toolbox and futurology. All three quality endeavours support each other and contribute their experiences to the common goal.
What about commitment?
Quality means reflecting on our own actions and taking responsibility for them. The Waldorf movement is located in the tension between the autonomy of the individual schools and the responsibility of the umbrella organisation BdFWS for the movement as a whole. What kind of commitment do we need as a school movement and as individual school so that we can move forward together strengthened into the future? There are two ways to create commitment: it can be imposed and non-compliance can be sanctioned. Such an approach usually generates resistance and the actual purpose of the regulation often recedes into the background. Or it comes through insight. Every part of a whole recognises the importance and meaningfulness of a measure. Understanding and inner resonance are crucial. When schools feel bound by democratically legitimised joint decisions, it strengthens the community; a selfish attitude leads to the weakening of all.
Quality standards should not stifle but support, encourage and provide structure. Working with the "interview with yourself" strives for commitment in an individual way. What should happen if commitment cannot be maintained? The question arises whether the Waldorf movement will in the long term have insight into the meaningfulness of minimum quality requirements. It would seem to make sense to engage in a sustainable dialogue about the essential characteristics of Waldorf education and the compliance with them in the coming months.
Waldorf schools are increasingly becoming aware of quality. Many have already set out on the path into the future on a wide variety of topics using a range of methods. The desire for more quality was also evident at the last members' meeting of the Association on 25 March 2022: an overwhelming majority of the members spoke in favour of revising the "Principles of Cooperation" between the schools and the Association. Important changed items were the commitment to binding quality work and to violence prevention. The quality initiative project described here was recognised as worthy of funding and included in future budget planning.
So that we are better off afterwards: let us connect with each other so that qualitatively good and sustainable ideas are not only the results of working groups, but can also be implemented in schools and lived sustainably.
About the author: Stefanie von Laue, born 1973, is a mediator and business graduate, mediates at work conflicts in companies, associations and schools. She is the spokesperson for the parent council of the Hamburg Waldorf schools, a member of the Federal Parents' Conference (Buelko), the Federal Conference and the "Federal Quality Initiative" project team.
[Order a trial issue]
Information literacy as an educational task
Media education in Waldorf schools ideally begins on the first day of school. For the author thinks that the anthroposophical understanding of the... [more]
We need the ethics of communication as a school subject!
Bernhard Pörksen, born in 1969, is professor of media studies at Tübingen University. In 2008 he was voted “Professor of the Year” and honoured for... [more]
Are you also familiar with these mostly male colleagues who, when asked for a meeting, begin by emphasising how important they think the request is,... [more]
The M-word in the classroom
We are all called upon daily to listen sensitively into ourselves as to whether we feel or think in a racist way. And whether the language we use... [more]
School in freedom
The worldwide increase of autocratic governments, including in Europe, shows once more that we have to actively defend democracy, social solidarity... [more]
The head needs hands and feet
Lisa's feet have been marvelling since she climbed out of the car barefoot. They feel coolness, gunge, moistness, softness, darkness in some way.... [more]
Movement is education and education is movement
Movement is of utmost importance for humans. This applies to external, physical movement as well as to our inner life: we feel excited and attracted... [more]
"We would like to have grades so we know where we stand."
Do grade reports really help to find our position? [more]
The International Campus Waldorf (ICW) is an academic network of universities and institutions worldwide that offer Waldorf teacher education in... [more]
The Waldorf Institute: a new training course in England
Since September 2021 Sven Saar and Alan Swindell have been leading the new seminar in Ringwood, South England, the largest course for aspiring... [more]
It is with great dismay that we at the Pedagogical Research Centre have learned of the sudden death of Dirk Randoll on 8.12.2021. He was 64 years old... [more]
The International Campus Waldorf (ICW) is an online platform for students of Waldorf teaching programs and Waldorf teachers around the world. It... [more]
A eurythmy education project comes to an end
For 16 years there was the school practical qualification Eurythmy Teacher Bachelor of Dance/Eurythmy in Education as a one-year international... [more]
School closures are not evidence-based and harm children
An editorial by Sarah J. Lewis, Alasdair P.S. Munro, George Davey Smith and Allyson M. Pollock entitled »Closing schools is not evidence-based and... [more]
Due to the corona crisis shutdown, Eurythmy4you has been offering free online webinars with eurythmy since 23 March 2020 to strengthen body... [more]
From all participants of the First Asian Waldorf Youths Conference at Panyotai Waldorf School, Bangkok, Thailand. [more]
| 15,335 |
The Chicago Bulls are back to relevance. It will be more difficult to get back into contention. | Gaming, guides, walkthroughs, humor, reviews, previews,hacks, news and articles!
MLB
NFL
NHL
MLB
NFL
NHL
The Chicago Bulls are back to relevance. It will be more difficult to get back into contention.
THE FINAL 12seconds of Game 4 Between the Milwaukee BucksAnd Chicago BullsBoth had not expired yet, but both Zach LaVineAnd DeMar DeRozanHad seen enough.
The Bulls' All Star star team, with their promising season ending, rose from the bench, their home white jerseys untucked, and moved toward the locker area, not waiting for the last buzzer.
After splitting the first two Milwaukee games the Bulls returned home with momentum and were ready to host their first playoff game in five years. Bucks All-Star was injured Khris MiddletonIn Game 2, they had an opening to maybe upset the defending champions.
The Bulls were defeated for eight non-competitive games over the weekend. Instead, the Bucks took a 3-1 lead in series, making it almost certain that the Bulls would be eliminated in the first round. Chicago was defeated in a fashion that was reminiscent of the team's struggles against the Eastern Conference elite.
The 2021-22 Bulls season was ended Wednesday night by a 116-100% loss in Game 5. This brought an end to a wild ride that had soared out of the gates and raised expectations, only to crash with a disappointing second-half. The Bulls remained at the top of the Eastern Conference for 56 days, more than any other team. Miami HeatThe top seed was eventually won by, The last of those days were on February 25, when Chicago was 8-15 following the All-Star break, which took place against the most difficult second-half schedule in NBA.
Chicago's season was successful on one level. The Bulls reached the playoffs thanks to a roster revamp led by Arturas Karnisovas, vice president of basketball operations, and Marc Eversley. They won 46 games, their highest total since the Tom Thibodeau era's last season.
Chicago's quick playoff exit and a poor record against Eastern Conference elite teams (1-14 against them) serve as a stark reminder of their current status in the NBA hierarchy.
Chicago will face its toughest test yet: going from being irrelevant to relevant.
LESS THAN OURIn the first quarter, minutes had passed at the United Center on January 14, with the Bulls, who were then leading the conference, hosting the event. Golden State WarriorsIn one of Chicago's few nationally broadcast games, LaVine took off into the air in order to score an offensive rebound. LaVine fell awkwardly on his left foot.
He ran out of the paint, away from a pair Warriors, and tossed a pass towards. Nikola VucevicThat was intercepted. LaVine didn't run to the other side of the floor, he fouled Stephen CurryAfter the possession was changed, he quickly removed himself from play.
LaVine continued to play with the left knee injury for the remainder of the season. LaVine had to have platelet-rich plasma therapy and a cortisone shot. He also missed 13 games during the remainder of the season. LaVine will become a free agent following the season.
LaVine stated to ESPN that some games are great and others are not. I try to keep it. It's not possible to perform certain moves or show explosiveness every single game.
This season Zach LaVine
After Injury
FG Pct 50% 45%
3-pt Pct 41.2% 36%
FT Pct 87.2% 83.7%
Although Lavine's season was halted by the Warriors' game, it ended officially Lonzo Ball‘s.
The team decided to rule Ball out before their next game because his knee was not responding to treatment. With the hope of returning later in the season, he decided to have arthroscopic surgery. He never did.
In Chicago, his first season was a 35-game stint. He established himself as a shrewd defender and high-volume 3-point shooter. His average shooting percentage of 42.3% on 7.4 attempts per match was 41.3% The Bulls could not beat the Bucks from the 3-point line without him. Chicago fell short of the league's highest standard, shooting 28% from deep in the playoffs.
Alex CarusoBall, who joined the Bulls in summer 2013, also missed the crucial game against the Warriors due to safety and health protocol violations. One week later, he returned to the Bulls for their first game against the Bucks. After a flagrant foul, Caruso slammed the floor during the third quarter. Grayson Allen, resulting in a broken wrist. He was absent for the next two months.
Alex Caruso in this season
After Injury
FG Pct 42.9% 32.4%
3-pt Pct 34.5% 30.8%
Spotrac says that the Bulls missed 221 games due to injury, which includes COVID-19. It was the most among Eastern Conference teams qualified for the playoffs. To get through the season they used 29 different starting lines-ups, which is their highest number of lineups since 2000-01, when they used 32. This team finished the season with a record of 15-67.
“I would be very surprised if you didn't tell me that Lonzo Ball will play less than half of the year after the All-Star break in Feb. Caruso will play less than half of the year. Patrick WilliamsHis wrist will be broken and he will be out for five more months. Zach LaVine will have to deal with a broken finger and torn ligament. He'll also be dealing for the rest of the season with a knee problem. And Ayo [Dosunmu]You'd be wondering what the next three months will look like. Bulls coach Billy DonovanESPN.
“Training camp was so predicated around what we were trying for to get the groups to play together. It never happened.
CHICAGO'S PULSH TOReturn to the postseason was not initiated in the summer of 2021. It began five months before.
The team purchased Vucevic, a Serbian citizen, during the first trade deadline. Eversley and Karnisovas were leading the organization. Orlando MagicTwo picks in the first round (2021 or 2023) and one in the center Wendell Carter Jr.
After the trade, Karnisovas stated that “we're serious about the culture being very competitive.” “We will take every opportunity to improve this team.”
The NBA75 celebration continues with NBA playoffs. It runs through June. When the league will crown its champion for the milestone season.
• A star guard has arrived in Dallas
• What to know about every playoff team
Although the Bulls were ridiculed when the trade didn't result in a playoff spot in 2021, it did result in Chicago sending an Orlando lottery pick. However, that didn't stop the front offices from being aggressive. It added DeRozan and Caruso to the roster and flipped almost everyone else — leaving only LaVine. Coby Whiteas players from the previous regime.
LaVine stated that he was willing to go out and get the best players to win this year, which is a great sign that we are not only here to hope and wait.
“I don’t believe anyone wants to stay in the same position, especially when they’re at the top of their game and are near the peak of their careers.” You don't want the same situation.”
The team's message has changed since last season's roster overhaul.
ESPN reported that a Bulls official said, “It's Progress.” “Rome wasn’t built in one day.”
DeRozan understands this well. DeRozan spent nine seasons in Toronto and made five consecutive playoff appearances, all of which fell short of the NBA Finals. Three seasons in San Antonio followed, with one playoff appearance. DeRozan arrived to Chicago with confidence in his team. However, he also believes in the possibility of achieving overnight success.
DeRozan stated that Chicago is the “newest team assembled”, comparing it to other Eastern Conference contenders. I'm not trying make excuses, but you can see that the foundations of many of these teams were already in place. Our foundation was brand new, and was destroyed throughout the season due to injuries.
FIRST ROUND Eversley and Karnisovas are facing many challenges after their loss to the Bucks.
Milwaukee outclassed Chicago in almost every aspect. In Game 5, the Bulls had a terrible offensive rating of 94.2. This was far below the average among the playoff teams. Atlanta HawksBy 10 points per hundred possessions. Despite making the fewest 3s, the Bulls were able to win the entire season. However, they had the fourth highest percentage of makes in the NBA. Vucevic and Ball were both in a slump that lasted for the whole season. Vucevic's 31.4% 3-point shooting rate was his worst since 2017-18. The Bulls' bench was also poor, scoring just 67 points in the series' first four games.
These problems were magnified by the postseason but Chicago had been struggling for months. Following the break, the Bulls ranked 25th in offense & 25th in defense. They were 9-20 for the past three months, which included the postseason.
Donovan said, “I don’t think we’d be where we are right now if the schedule was reversed.” “If we hadn't had the difficult part at the beginning, we would have gone to work. [a slow start]People would have responded, “Oh, hey they are finding their way.” They are new and their schedule is very difficult.
Friday, April 29
Grizzlies at T-Wolves in Game 6
Warriors at Nuggets, Game 6*
Sunday, May 1,
While the Bulls are a new team, the core of their organization is not particularly young. Chicago needs to believe that this group will not be able to reach its full potential. Vucevic, DeRozan, and Vucevic both have reached their 30s. LaVine, who turned 27 in March 2017, will be looking for a max contract that takes him into his 30s.
DeRozan, who turns 33 next season, set career-highs in scoring (27.9), shooting percentage (22.0%) and 3s (335.2% on 1.91 attempts, his highest score since 2017-18), while also playing the most time he has played since he was a Toronto All-Star for 24 years.
Although Ball's absence did seem to be a concern in the second period, it's not unusual. Ball, who was granted a free four-year contract worth $85 million last offseason, played in 252 games over his five-year NBA tenure. That includes two seasons cut by the pandemic.
Chicago has already made some sacrifices in its ability to be flexible long-term due to such aggressive spending to get to the playoffs. The Bulls are short of young players and draft picks, which is something other teams want in trades.
The Bulls have the No. 18th overall pick in the draft. However, the Bulls still owe the first-round picks to both the Magic (2023) & Spurs (2025), as part the Vucevic & DeRozan trades. Chicago does have a pick from Portland as part a three-team signing-and-trade. Lauri MarkkanenLast summer to Cleveland, but the lottery protection through 2028 means that the pick is still available, and the Blazers have just finished No. 13 in the West.
Williams won't be turning 21 until August. However, the Bulls will keep Williams close to their hearts as many members of the organization believe that he has the potential to become a star. And White, the No. White, the No. 7 draft pick in 2019, enjoyed a career-best shooting year (38% from 3), but the team was outscored 53 times while he was on court during the playoffs.
According to team sources, the Bulls didn't make any trades at February's deadline. This was partly because they believed their team would be healthy at that point and because they couldn't find a deal that would change their trajectory. Although it is possible that such a deal could be made this summer, there are no guarantees that the Bulls will have the resources to make the significant additions they made last year.
DeRozan stated that part of the conversation they had to convince me was the need to win. “That's all that I needed to know. It wasn't about winning for one year. We want to change this situation and I wanted to be part of it. It's evident throughout the entire culture.
Related Posts
Chicago Bulls to resume Lonzo Ball’s knee rehab. They hope he'll play in this season's Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls have shut down Lonzo ball for the rest of NBA season
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo BallThe team announced Wednesday that they will not be returning…
Milwaukee Bucks defeat Chicago Bulls to win the series and advance to the second round of NBA playoffs
| 12,865 |
November 30, 2020
by SFBW Staff
Eric co-founded Bankers Healthcare Group with a deep passion for effective leadership and execution. Started in 2001 with only $25,000 in capital, today BHG employs more than 700 people; has more than 1,100 U.S. bank partners; and has provided more than $7 billion in financial solutions to tens of thousands of highly skilled professionals across the country.
Fun fact: Lived in Japan for six months while serving with the US Marines as a tanker.
What is your favorite South Florida dining destination? Komodo in Miami
What do you like to do on weekends? On the weekends, I enjoy working in my backyard garden and koi fish pond, exercising, meditating, and I’ve recently taken up golfing.
How do you unwind from a long day at work? I take a long walk through the garden—and unplug from technology to truly enjoy being out in nature.
What is your favorite quote? “In simple terms, the language you use to describe your circumstances determines how you see, experience, and participate in them and dramatically affects how you deal with your life and confront problems both big and small.” ― Gary John Bishop
From whom, or what, do you draw inspiration? I try to be present in every situation so that I can be inspired by the people around me. Those who help create new standards with their own accomplishments are especially inspiring to me.
I also draw from nature because it centers me and anchors my mind to the “now.”
What has been the biggest accomplishment of your career? Surviving the 2008 crisis, having everything at risk and still getting through it.
What has been the most challenging moment in your career and how did you overcome it? The most challenging point of my career was navigating the 2008 financial crisis, which was the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression of 1929. We leveraged our balance sheet to get into a business that we had no business being in—and that turned out to be the worst and best decision we ever made. The worst because we had no knowledge, experience or capital, but the best because we had the ability, drive, and passion to get through it. This experience allowed us to reach new standards and realize what we are capable of doing. We learned that if we could get through that, we could get through anything.
What advice would you give an up and coming professional?
Put quality into the little things because they make up the big things.
Pay attention to the things that are most important to you because they will grow the most in your life.
When someone asks for 5, give them 10; when they ask you for 10 give them 20.
Focus on the things you can control in life and don’t get caught up on things you can’t control. I found in life there are three things you can control: Your attitude, your effort, and your gratitude
| 2,941 |
Working with its partner TerraPass, X-1FBO now offers a fast, inexpensive method for operators to enhance their environmental credentials. As soon as they check out from the FBO, operators can offset CO2.
GMSTEK, the software specialist behind X-1FBO, the FBO management and payment processing system, is making it easy to go green with the launch of its new X-1 Carbon Offset Tool, in time for World Earth Day. The tool was developed to enable FBOs to have the ability to offer operators a simple, yet speedy method of offsetting CO2 emissions as soon as they check out from the FBO.
Working with TerraPass, its carbon offsetting partner, X-1FBO now offers a fast, inexpensive method for operators to enhance their environmental credentials.
Inside of X-1FBO the Green E-Mission plug-in, the X-1 Carbon Offset Tool, provides FBOs with the ability to quickly calculate and invoice the amount of carbon offsets needed for each mission. The X-1FBO Green E-Mission plug-in, which includes a flight leg fuel burn calculator, will be provided for free to every FBO using the X-1FBO software.
“At a time when the aviation industry is seeking to play its part in creating a better environment for the future, we felt a responsibility to create the Green E-Mission initiative to help our FBO customers. This is why we now offer the Carbon Offset feature for free in their existing X-1FBO system,” says Jim Wiley, co-founder and CEO of X-1FBO.
November 17, 2022
Signature's Eagle County Regional airport location in Colorado is serving as an innovation testbed as it tracks the most effective ways of reducing carbon emissions. It is now carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Read the full report
Signature expands SAF supply to all its California locations
October 25, 2022
Two years ago Signature made a first permanent supply of SAF available in San Francisco. Since then, it has expanded availability with Neste across all 10 of its locations in California.
Read the full report
Desert Jet sets up fuel and tech service improvements
October 21, 2022
After getting to know the Titan team, the FBO was confident that a new partnership would benefit customers, employees and the community. It is also continuing to invest in the latest FBO technologies.
| 2,345 |
Video game writer, novelist and Marine sergeant Justin Sloan shares his life journey - We Are The Mighty
GAMING
ABOUT US
MIGHTY MONEY
MIGHTY HEROES
ABOUT US
Log in
Video game writer, novelist and Marine sergeant Justin Sloan shares his life journey
Published August 24, 2021 06:25:07
Writer for the “Game of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead” video games and science-fiction novelist Justin Sloan once lived a warrior life in the Marines before following his artistic passions. The former Marine sergeant gives us the skinny on his passion for the Corps, transitions into government finance and then to the world of writing. In a continuing series that features former and retired Marines and their contributions to entertainment, We Are The Mighty asked Sloan to discuss how his past led to the present and to provide learning points he gathered along the way.
Sloan was born and grew up in the state of Washington and he had, “a good childhood.” He went to a public school system and took a lot of the opportunities offered to him. He grew up next to his best friend in school that later joined the Marines with him. He also convinced a few more of his buddies to join the Corps as well and about six of them went off to join the Marines together. He wrote and illustrated comics in his youth and considered being an artist at the time. He was initially informed by a guidance counselor, incorrectly, that the only creative profession he could pursue was as an advertising executive. That didn’t interest him, so he looked elsewhere for a career.
Sloan with his sister and great grandmother. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
While in high school, Sloan met a Japanese teacher that changed his life forever. In his junior year he signed up for the Japanese course and the teacher turned his life around. He had a less-than-ideal grade point average before taking the class and vastly improved his grades after being in it. The teacher allowed Sloan to take three Japanese classes at one time to include first, second-and third-year Japanese. His mother told him if he got a 4.0 GPA, she would pay for half of his trip to Japan. When he did, although she was surprised, she kept her word. He paid for the other half of the trip working a dishwashing job.
Sloan with his cousin. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
He learned that, “If I work hard, then I can see results, and getting straight As was not that hard. Japan was mind-blowing when I went where they had cell phones in 1999 which America did not. The trip was a big part of me in joining the Marines.” Sloan’s love for the Japanese culture drove him to join the Corps and he specifically requested Okinawa as his first duty station. In preparation for going to boot camp, Sloan, “watched a lot of Full Metal Jacket to get in the right mindset.”
In the Corps, Sloan was a Cryptologic Linguist (MOS 2673). His fluency in Japanese played a large role in getting the specialty and he studied Kung Fu while stationed in Okinawa. Sloan did want to be a “ninja” once he graduated from boot camp and his martial arts training would come later in his career. His job required him to review numbers and codes. He worked with code machines using propeller logic and cards that were fed into machines. That job was phased out, so he was given the MOS of Special Intelligence System Administrators (MOS 2651) and did Special Security Officer (SSO) work, working on clearances for Marines in the unit and determining if they were allowed in the Security Compartment Information Facility (SCIF). His service in Japan was busy and kept him focused on his intelligence specialty.
Sloan during his time in the Corps. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
Sloan was highly interested in studying the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) and the Marine Corps warrior ethos had been a key motivator for him to join. He became a MCMAP instructor and a Kung Fu instructor. Sloan shared, “MCMAP reinforced the positives of the Corps for me and saved me from not reaching my highest potential in the Marines….the whole warrior ethos training and going over the Medal of Honor winners…it helped motivate us…and MCMAP helped me appreciate everyone in a more professional manner.” He was one of the first Marines in the fleet to be trained in MCMAP as the Corps had just switched from the Close Combat training program. Sloan, “thoroughly enjoyed the warrior ethos training….and was a black belt instructor in MCMAP,” by the time his service ended. He earned the secondary MOS of 8551 – Martial Arts Instructor. He left the Corps to pursue his desire to have a family and be settled in one place. He taught Muay Thai kickboxing for years after he got out of the Marines and he continued pursuing the warrior ethos learned while in the Marines. He trained in Japan, Thailand and Italy in martial arts.
Sloan decided to do professional schooling and he just, “rolled right into the education, which was a lot of fun.” He earned a BA in Japanese from the University of California, San Diego and he studied abroad at Keio University for Japanese and then Kyung Hee University to study Korean for the State Department’s Critical Language Program in Suwon, South Korea. He earned his Master of Arts in International Relations and International Economics from Johns Hopkins. He took his education and worked for the Department of Commerce as a Management Analyst/International Trade Specialist.
Sloan winning a fight. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
During this period, he was a part of the, “…Presidential Management Fellowship Program, which is a fast-track system, which I was invited to join, where it was exciting to participate in…” Sloan was then selected for a position in the Commerce Department called the, “…Post Conflict and Reconstruction for a couple of years where we were basically working with policy…with how the government can go get involved in post-conflict situations and help stability like Sudan and Haiti just after the earthquake….to get the economy moving.” His experience as an analyst led to him working for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco as a Supervisory Analyst and Country Manager. He wrote political, economic and banking analysis papers on Asia while at the bank.
After working at the reserve bank, he decided it was time to go back to his creative roots. “My life came full circle to where when I was 12, I was drawing comics and trying to design a video game with a friend then. We reached out to video game companies and were trying to sell them on it. They responded with, ‘You are like 12 and this is not how we do things.’ (In 2010) I had started writing books about my experiences and adventures overseas seeing the world,” which was based on encouragement by his grandmother. He had just taken a class on the Peloponnesian War, which he used as inspiration for his first book. He wrote his first fiction book on what he had done in a Peloponnesian War setting. He completed it in three months and found out how much he loved writing.
Sloan coaching a kickboxing fight. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
He decided to start down the path of being creative and did a lot of networking. Sloan completed a Master of Arts in creative writing from Johns Hopkins during this period as well. He had conversations with anyone in the field who would talk with him. Through networking, he was able to secure a job with Telltale games in 2014. Telltale was hailed as the “HBO of gaming,” by the New York Times. Sloan said, “They really liked my writing samples and screenplays I had done at that time.” He brought his experience with war games at the Commerce Department into gameplay during his interview. Sloan credits his experience in the Corps with getting his first job as well. “The experience in the Marines really helped, to where a lot of employers are looking at that past experience and thinking this is someone who is reliable, dependable and someone who cares about their country.”
He was a writer on video games such as “Minecraft: Story Mode,” “The Walking Dead: Michonne” and “Game of Thrones.” He was also a contributing writer on “Tales from the Borderlands.” He eventually moved on to a different firm in video game writing and then on to being a full-time novelist. His proudest achievement thus far has been, “…working on the ‘Game of Thrones’ games. Waiting for the ‘Game of Thrones’ book is what spurred me on to write my first novel….it was a full circle process….I worked on a mobile ‘Avengers’ game which was great too….I am proud of my own novels as well where it was just me working on the book.”
Sloan during his time at the Commerce Department with Secretary Locke. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
Sloan credits Corps values such as, “…camaraderie where a lot of veterans out there want to keep loyalty and brotherhood together and we are part of the community….some veterans throw that away once they get out which I don’t understand….We get ahead by working together and I have had good experiences with veteran groups in entertainment. We should rise up together as, ‘a rising tide lifts all boats.’” He credits the Marine leadership traits in leading artists and co-authors, “…it is about knowing how to treat the people who work for you… Hiring fellow veterans for a project or job to work on feels great and you know what you are getting. Hiring civilians, you get a broader range of what they can and can’t do. In some essence, I prefer to hire veterans because you know what you are getting into.”
Sloan during his time at the Japanese Research Internship. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
Sloan believes Marine Corps values can find their way into Hollywood by “…maintaining our camaraderie and working together after our time in service. We need to find more of a J.R.R. Tolkien style of Inklings (author C.S. Lewis was part of the group) where they all worked together. They shared their poetry. They came up together where if we could get more involved like that it would be awesome. We need to find civilian groups that have similar values as the Marine Corps. Some people are too busy asking, ‘How can you help me?’ and don’t get the long-term approach.”
He commented that Marine Corps stories can find their way into Hollywood “by working together more. When trying to sell a screenplay it is about you and why would we want to work with you. It is not just about your screenplay and being awesome. It is about selling you and the big picture view.” Sloan brings up how, “I recently wrote a story on a Marine that gets in trouble in Thailand. It is a personal story I can sell because it comes from me. I lived in Asia and was in the Marines where I can understand what my character is going through…People then have a reason to believe in you.”
Sloan likes filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his, “poetry between the lines.” In Sloan’s first novel, he wrote to ensure having the “military between the lines,” to make it real and as if it was a part of him in the writing. He described, “You must impart your sense of ideals and for your time in the military….you can stress when telling people about the story.” Sloan wants to get into directing his own films here next. He has taken storyboard classes and finds his transition to be “the next logical progression.”
He has spoken at the Austin Film Festival, LA Comic-Con and San Francisco Writers Conference. He optioned a TV show recently as well. He is going to be spending the next two years focusing on studying directing. He shared his insights: “You will have a couple of years of low times when pursuing your dream, but I have had some great years as a writer as well.” Sloan offers these insights and words of encouragement for those seeking to journey into the creative side of Hollywood. His journey, as with others, requires patience, perseverance and a purpose-driven focus. Sloan’s novels include “Gateway to the Universe: In Bad Company,” “Claimed by Honor,” “Justice is Calling” and “Shadow Corps.”
Sloan at the Austin Film Festival as a panelist. Photo courtesy of Justin Sloan.
RELATED
Vet Tix isn’t just tickets to shows and games, it’s a chance for veterans and service members to really transition
While Master Sgt. Jeffrey Williams was in the Army; he became a squad leader in the 75th Ranger Regiment and...
| 12,898 |
I do my thing and you do yours. I'm not really on this earth to live up to your goals, and thus you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I will be I, however, if by chance we discover each other well, then it's superb. If not, it can'
90
You May Have Fallen Arches?
Fallen arches, or flatfoot, is a condition in which the arch on the inside of the foot is flat and the entire sole of the foot rests on the ground. It affects about 40 percent of the general population. Although flat feet in and of themselves are not usually problematic, they can create problems in the feet, hips, ankles and knees. Pain may be experienced in the lower legs if there are alignment problems and if the individual is engaged in a lot of heavy, high-impact activities that put stress on the bones and muscles of the lower legs.
Causes
Flat feet in adults can appear for a number of reasons. Arches never developed properly. Damage to the tendons that support the arch. Damage or inflammation of the posterior tibial tendon which runs from your lower leg, down and across your ankle, and connects to the middle of the arch. Trauma involving broken bones in the foot. Rheumatoid arthritis. Aging, pregnancy, nerve damage, obesity or even diabetes.
Not everyone who has flat feet experiences symptoms. Others, however, feel persistent pain in their feet and wearing shoes can prove additionally painful. Others only feel symptoms when they walk more than normal, go jogging or participate in a sport that involves running or kicking.
You can always give yourself the ?wet test? described above to see whether you have flat feet. Most people who do not notice their flat feet or have no pain associated with them do not think to see a foot doctor. Flat feet can lead to additional problems such as stiffness or pain, however, especially if the condition appears out of nowhere. If you think you may have flat feet, you should seek medical attention to ensure there are no additional issues to worry about. Your doctor will be able to diagnose you with a number of tests. For example, he or she may have you walk around, stand still, or stand on your tiptoes while you are being examined. Your doctor may also examine your foot?s shape and functionality. It?s important to let your foot doctor know about your medical and family history. In some cases, your doctor may order imaging tests such as x-rays or an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to determine a cause of your flat foot. If tarsal coalition is suspected in children, a CT scan is often ordered.
Some of the aspects of the pain with a ?fallen arch? are related to the crushing of the joints of the outside of the foot and from the stretching of ligaments and tendons of the inside of the foot. Unfortunately, some parts of the damage from the fallen arch, the weakness in the tendons and the new shape of the foot, are not correctable without surgical reconstruction. The first goal is to stabilize the collapsed arch. This can be done through braces. If the deformity is mild, an over-the-counter arch support may be sufficient. In more severe deformities an hinged or solid ankle brace may be necessary. Rehabilitative exercises under the supervision of a physical therapist will help increase the strength of the remaining muscles. Stiffness of certain tendons including the Achilles and hamstring is also very helpful as tightness in these structures is very common in people with ?fallen arches?. Postural training is necessary. A short period of casting or walking in a cast boot will improve swelling of a recent partial tear of the tendons and ligaments on the inside of the ankle. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen, and naprosyn can help to relieve the pain, but do not heal the injuries associated with this or decrease the swelling significantly. Surgical reconstruction is available if the pain cannot be controlled reasonably with these measures.
Surgical Treatment
Since there are many different causes of flatfoot, the types of flatfoot reconstruction surgery are best categorized by the conditions. Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction. In this condition, the tendon connecting the calf muscle to the inner foot is torn or inflamed. Once the tendon is damaged it no longer can serve its main function of supporting the arch of the foot. Flatfoot is the main result of this type of condition and can be treated by the following flatfoot reconstruction surgeries. Lengthening of the Achilles tendon. Otherwise known as gastrocnemius recession, this procedure is used to lengthen the calf muscles in the leg. This surgery treats flatfoot and prevents it from returning in the future. This procedure is often combined with other surgeries to correct posterior tibial tendon dysfunction. Cleaning the tendon. Also known as tenosynovectomy, this procedure is used in the earlier and less severe stages of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction. It is performed before the arch collapses and while the tendon is only mildly affected. The inflamed tissue is cleaned away and removed from the remaining healthy tendon. Tendon transfer. This procedure is done to correct flatfoot and reform the lost arch in the foot. During the procedure, the diseased tendon is removed and replaced by tendon from another area of the foot. If the tendon is only partially damaged, the inflamed part is cleaned and removed then attached to a new tendon. Cutting and shifting bones. Also called an osteotomy, this procedure consists of cutting and reconstructing bones in the foot to reconstruct the arch. The heel bone and the midfoot are most likely reshaped to achieve this desired result. A bone graft may be used to fuse the bones or to lengthen the outside of the foot. Temporary instrumentation such as screws and plates can also be used to hold the bones together while they heal.
Prevention
Going barefoot, particularly over terrain such as a beach where muscles are given a good workout, is good for all but the most extremely flatfooted, or those with certain related conditions such as plantar fasciitis. Ligament laxity is also among the factors known to be associated with flat feet. One medical study in India with a large sample size of children who had grown up wearing shoes and others going barefoot found that the longitudinal arches of the bare footers were generally strongest and highest as a group, and that flat feet were less common in children who had grown up wearing sandals or slippers than among those who had worn closed-toe shoes. Focusing on the influence of footwear on the prevalence of pes planus, the cross-sectional study performed on children noted that wearing shoes throughout early childhood can be detrimental to the development of a normal or a high medial longitudinal arch. The vulnerability for flat foot among shoe-wearing children increases if the child has an associated ligament laxity condition. The results of the study suggest that children be encouraged to play barefooted on various surfaces of terrain and that slippers and sandals are less harmful compared to closed-toe shoes. It appeared that closed-toe shoes greatly inhibited the development of the arch of the foot more so than slippers or sandals. This conclusion may be a result of the notion that intrinsic muscle activity of the arch is required to prevent slippers and sandals from falling off the child?s foot.
I do my thing and you do yours. I'm not really on this earth to live up to your goals, and thus you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I will be I, however, if by chance we discover each other well, then it's superb. If not, it can'
| 7,919 |
Calling all photographers! Think your dog has that star quality? The AKC’s Family Dog Magazine invites people to participate in the 44th Annual AKC Publications Photo Contest.
The contest is open now through February 8th, 2023. Family Dog Magazine asks participants to enter and follow this year’s theme, “Dogs in Action”. Entries are judged based solely on creativity, quality, and originality. Submissions received via post must be postmarked by February 1st, 2023 and received no later than February 8th, 2023. Entries can also be emailed to [email protected]. One entry each can be submitted for Color and Black & White categories.
“There are already so many amazing entries and we look forward to receiving many more,” said Mara Bovsun, Managing Editor of AKC Family Dog. “It’s always a joy to see how participants interpret each year’s theme.”
Winners of the Family Dog Photo Contest will receive cash prizes with a First Place prize of $500; Second Place of $250; and one Third Place prize of $150 and will be featured in a special section of Family Dog Magazine. For more information including the address to send entries to and contest rules and regulations, visit https://www.akc.org/products-services/magazines/family-dog/photo-contest/rules/.
Short URL: https://caninechronicle.com/?p=250955
Posted by Liz Powell on Nov 9 2022. Filed under Featured, The Buzz. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Comments are closed
Add to Facebook
December 2022
View More December 2022 (65) November 2022 (257) October 2022 (376) September 2022 (379) August 2022 (335) July 2022 (354) June 2022 (412) May 2022 (380) April 2022 (304) March 2022 (285) February 2022 (167) January 2022 (179) December 2021 (177) November 2021 (214) October 2021 (302) September 2021 (295) August 2021 (319) July 2021 (310) June 2021 (328) May 2021 (268) April 2021 (252) March 2021 (189) February 2021 (136) January 2021 (157) December 2020 (150) November 2020 (211) October 2020 (242) September 2020 (239) August 2020 (207) July 2020 (260) June 2020 (259) May 2020 (315) April 2020 (290) March 2020 (193) February 2020 (163) January 2020 (257) December 2019 (113) November 2019 (196) October 2019 (266) September 2019 (288) August 2019 (239) July 2019 (229) June 2019 (263) May 2019 (287) April 2019 (223) March 2019 (247) February 2019 (144) January 2019 (194) December 2018 (124) November 2018 (204) October 2018 (270) September 2018 (323) August 2018 (256) July 2018 (239) June 2018 (285) May 2018 (284) April 2018 (238) March 2018 (225) February 2018 (152) January 2018 (188) December 2017 (132) November 2017 (195) October 2017 (247) September 2017 (284) August 2017 (223) July 2017 (250) June 2017 (279) May 2017 (298) April 2017 (251) March 2017 (198) February 2017 (175) January 2017 (178) December 2016 (140) November 2016 (201) October 2016 (288) September 2016 (289) August 2016 (266) July 2016 (272) June 2016 (275) May 2016 (300) April 2016 (240) March 2016 (196) February 2016 (173) January 2016 (183) December 2015 (113) November 2015 (188) October 2015 (227) September 2015 (247) August 2015 (235) July 2015 (211) June 2015 (232) May 2015 (276) April 2015 (217) March 2015 (189) February 2015 (153) January 2015 (183) December 2014 (98) November 2014 (200) October 2014 (222) September 2014 (242) August 2014 (236) July 2014 (216) June 2014 (259) May 2014 (253) April 2014 (197) March 2014 (174) February 2014 (143) January 2014 (188) December 2013 (123) November 2013 (194) October 2013 (208) September 2013 (242) August 2013 (239) July 2013 (176) June 2013 (235) May 2013 (236) April 2013 (165) March 2013 (152) February 2013 (140) January 2013 (164) December 2012 (101) November 2012 (165) October 2012 (195) September 2012 (230) August 2012 (126) July 2012 (22) June 2012 (2) May 2012 (12) April 2012 (7) March 2012 (6) February 2012 (1) January 2012 (12) December 2011 (2) November 2011 (5) August 2011 (5) July 2011 (8) June 2011 (1) May 2011 (2) April 2011 (1) March 2011 (7) February 2011 (23) January 2011 (1) December 2010 (3) November 2010 (5) October 2010 (4) September 2010 (6) August 2010 (6) July 2010 (4) May 2010 (4) January 2010 (1) June 2009 (1) March 2009 (1) August 2008 (1) May 2002 (1) February 1999 (1)
| 4,355 |
Former dental group boss struck off from dentist register after taking part in MediSave cheating scheme
Free Adult Dental Day at Community Health Alliance
Dental Equipment Market to Reach US$ 8 Bn by 2028, TMR
More GP and dentist complaints in Devon
home
Landslide vote brings alcohol to small Down East town
By stephen-murrayPosted on November 9, 2022
Time to Read:-words
A small semi-dry Down East town can now lift their glasses in celebration after voting Tuesday to allow restaurants to serve alcohol for the first time.
Residents in Jonesport easily passed a referendum during this week’s election allowing alcohol to be sold and served in local establishments from Monday through Saturday. The vote, spurred by a local dentist turned restaurateur, was 431 to 160.
“I did not expect it to be that much of a landslide,” said Wayne Yee, the man who started a petition for the vote and owns a dental practice in the small fishing community.
A second ballot question that would have allowed restaurants to serve on Sundays was disregarded because the question’s language did not follow state protocols, sowing confusion and concerns over being sued.
Jonesport Selectman William Milliken said he expected a vote on the likely more contentious Sunday question in June.
Like several towns in Washington and Aroostook counties, Jonesport has been dry or semi-dry for decades. The community, one of the largest lobster ports in Maine, didn’t allow stores to sell alcohol until 1976 and has never allowed it to be sold in restaurants.
Town regulations still also ban any establishment that makes more than a third of its gross revenue from alcohol sales, effectively drowning out any chance of bars in Jonesport.
Milliken hoped Tuesday’s vote would help businesses flourish Down East.
“It’s going to give some of the existing people a chance to increase their revenues and employ more people,” he said.
Yee’s restaurant doesn’t have an opening date yet and the dentist said he is currently working through plumbing and wastewater requirements with the state. But when it does open, he hoped the eatery along the water could serve as a community gathering place.
| 2,230 |
With Daniel Ricciardo having announced his decision to leave the Red Bull Racing family at the end of this season, rumours surrounding the security of position with the team for the remainder of the season have started to gather momentum.
Adding fuel to fire, Red Bull junior team, Scuderia Toro Rosso, yesterday posted images of Red Bull development driver Sébastien Buemi completing a seat fitting with the team, leading many to suggest he may take the place of Pierre Gasly in the coming races. With Red Bull Racing having confirmed Gasly will replace Ricciardo in 2019, there would be a clear logic to promoting him now to maximise his time within a new team environment.
Our reserve driver stopped by earlier today for another seat fit pic.twitter.com/aSkTpZDYHy
— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) September 5, 2018
Red Bull Racing have all but secured third position in the World Constructors Championship with an advantage of more than 160 points over their nearest rival Renault. In fact, with the FIA applying 2019 entry fees based on points scored in 2018, the team from a financial perspective would do well to reduce the number of points scored between now and the end of the season.
Since Daniel Ricciardo’s contract with Red Bull stems from his time as a Red Bull junior, there is likely to be a certain level of flexibility within the agreement to change his status to development driver. Moving him to Toro Rosso would be less than palatable for Honda as he would gain knowledge of their power unit before moving to the works Renault team in 2019. As such bringing Buemi back into the STR fold for the remainder of 2018 and possibly beyond makes strategic sense.
Taking the logic of Red Bull Racing having nothing more to gain in 2018 in terms of constructor’s championship position and subsequent prize funds, a yet more bold move from the Red Bull Empire would be to move Max Verstappen over to Toro Rosso for the remainder of the season.
In so doing Verstappen would have the opportunity to familiarise himself with Honda power ahead of 2019, and as Red Bull’s leading driver best equip the team in their challenge constructors battle with Racing Point Force India (who in only 2 races have amassed a points tally greater than Toro Rosso has over the entire season)
Alongside the talk of resting Ricciardo, and bringing back Buemi, another increasingly likely piece of the Red Bull 2019 jigsaw is Daniil Kyvat. After a year spent with the Scuderia in a development driver capacity, Red Bull look likely to welcome the Russian back into the fold with open arms. From Honda’s perspective, the sooner he returns with any knowledge of Ferrari’s trick power unit, the sooner they can interrogate him for their 2019 plans.
The Singapore Grand Prix on paper represents Red Bull Racing’s last opportunity to win a race in 2018. The sporting side of Red Bull will likely leave the line-up unchanged until after this race. The business & strategic planning side should then kick in and make the following changes for the remainder of the season:
From a personal perspective, I am a huge fan of Ricciardo and what he brings to Formula One, but Red Bull have little to gain from keeping him in his seat for the remainder of this season. There is an opportunity to take a competitive advantage with the suggested driver changes. A team looking to challenge for championships in the next 24 months must take every opportunity presented to them.
| 3,551 |
There is no rest for the wicked – or at least not for Rob Halford. As Judas Priest continues jetting around the world on their 50 Heavy Metal year tour and preparing their 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, the metal god has released his second book, Biblical: The Heavy Metal Writings of Rob Halford.
The follow-up to his memoirs from 2020 Admit, Biblical finds Halford offering his opinions and anecdotes on all aspects of the heavy metal lifestyle, from the professional (touring, releasing albums, making music videos) to the profane (sex and drugs galore), headlining various books. The Bible for a narrative framework. “The Book of Psalms and Testaments,” for example, details the songwriting process, while “The Book of Lamentations” delves into the band’s tensions and physical and mental health issues.
Halford spoke with UCR to discuss milestone concerts, midlife crises and more.
In the book you mention that Pain reliever the tour was a huge success and the album was a huge win. But I found it interesting and surprising that the priest/Alice Cooper/Engine head tour, which was a year later and still in support of Pain reliever, was not so well attended relatively. I thought it was such a bizarre thing because on paper it sounds like it would be a huge success.
Yes! You have to laugh because, well, what did we do wrong? We have bands, we have the tour, we have shows. Where are the people? I don’t know if it was the economy of the time. There was just, I think, probably a certain philosophy. When you think about it – it’s just something that just popped into my head – it was before Ozzfest. This is before [music festival promotion company] Danny Wimmer presents. This was like a one day traveling festival event when you think about it. I mean, I know it was in one room, one building, but they were all playing in an arena or a shed. So why didn’t it work? I think maybe it was just the attitude at the time that fans specifically wanted to put their money down for this particular artist. You know, “I only want to see Motorhead. I don’t want to see Priest, I don’t want to see Alice Cooper, blah, blah, blah.” Maybe those kinds of perceptions were creeping in. Because we were all confused. We were all [thinking], “Have we done something wrong? Have we offended anyone?” Everyone worked with us. Radio, especially, worked with us, all the magazines, Metal maniacs and Metal edge and Cremewhatever was out at the time. [There was a] tremendous support. In the end it just didn’t connect.
I also loved hearing you talk about playing American festival in 1983 and how to play to 300,000 people at a time, at a certain time, it just gets a little silly how huge the crowd is.
Yes, and even today there is a turning point. When we just headlined Wacken in Germany, [we played to] 80,000 people and you’re on stage and it’s like this sea of humanity. But what you pay attention to are these big, gigantic, massive screens. They get right up your nose, so everyone sees every tiny, microscopic detail. And that’s what we talked about as a band from the early days. Before the big screens and all that, you were literally like a little ant on stage and nobody could see what was going on. You could hardly hear what was happening. And now it’s so beautifully done with technology that you have to be aware that even the guy who’s way out back by the hot dog cart, he can see you as close as [if he was] in front of your face. So the mental ability to find a balance and connection in those kinds of ways of acting is important to note.
Watch Judas Priest perform at the 1983 US Festival
Is it hard to find ways to personalize the huge festival crowds?
Well, you just have to do what you do. Because if I look at Richie [Faulkner] over there and I can see the sweat and I can see the intensity, I know everyone out there can see it too. It is the connection between the engagement that takes place. So you don’t really do anything else that you wouldn’t normally do. … The interesting thing is that it doesn’t matter how many metal maniacs there are out there; our stage size is always the same. So we work within the diameters of space available wherever we play. Whether it’s an arena or a theater, the stage size is still the same. So the performance, which naturally takes on a life of its own in terms of, “At this point I’ll be standing over there, and at that point I’ll be standing over there,” those things tend to generate themselves while you’re performing in a tour. And of course it is also connected with the performance. When you leave the stage to be changed when you come back. This happens with some lighting effect, whatever that may be. So all that happens within this, we call it the office. You’ve probably heard rock ‘n’ roll and metal people say, “Oh, did you have a good day at the office?” “Yes.” It is your office, the place where you work. So again, you have to understand that there is almost like an anchor, something like a comfort factor, so there are no surprises. You know when you go out, these things are going to be there working with you as far as all the amazing people that are behind the scenes. We’re all working together in that moment and you know hopefully it’s going to be the same every night.
This isn’t mentioned in the book, but it’s one of your favorite shows because I’m a huge glam metal fan. On Skid Row‘s The B-side ourselves EP, you join the band on stage for a cover of “Delivering the Goods”. I’d love to know if you have any memories of being with those guys and recording it.
Yes, I have vague memories of what happened in the studio, but I have very, very vivid memories of the live performance. I think we did something too MTV, didn’t we? And I think it was at the beginning of my … we’re talking midlife crisis in Biblical? Because we should have. Because when I look at myself and how I perform and how I’m dressed, it’s very much a “hold on to the chair and take a sharp breath” kind of thing. [moment]. Because I know my heart is in the right place, but it is complete out of the ordinary—let’s not say the ordinary—but the world you know, “This is Rob Halford, the lead singer of Judas Priest. And he’s got this backwards baseball cap, and he’s got this sleeveless hip-hop vest, and he’s got these pants with holes in them [them]. What is he trying to do?” And I love the visual personification because I know internally where I am in my own chaotic mid-life crisis moment. It was just very profound for me. I learned a lot about myself through that time. I love the band’s performance they did a great job especially with Sebastian [Bach]. I watched Sebastian on YouTube last night when he made a couple Black Sabbath sing on LA Forum to Taylor [Hawkins]. I love Seb, he’s just crazy, still just [flaunting] the hair whip and [performing] full on. He’s never let that get lost in his life and I’ve known him since he was 16. So I just love his tenacity in that regard. But yeah, I wouldn’t say it was glam rock, but I know what you’re saying, as far as Sebastian goes, because … is it a Motley Crue poster behind you?
Guilty as charged – and a little Guns ‘n’ Roses one at the top.
When you think about the glam rock movement, what it was, specifically, two bands that really pushed for me were Motley Crue and Married – and to some effect, Cinderellamaybe some winger, LA Guns. There was a lot of stuff coming through at that time in the glam rock era. And definitely Sebastian, you know, when guys looked like girls, he said with a smile on his face. And it worked. And I could never quite figure it out because of the homophobic stuff that was going on in the 80s. And there’s all these guys with makeup on and looking… I have to watch my words here, but you know what I’m saying? Seeing in a specific way that everyone else is like, “Yeah, man, they’re really hardcore,” and all that kind of stuff. And then me as a gay man in the closet, it’s like, “Am I missing something here? How can I not come out for fear of losing my career and my band, but these guys go out there and look like they do, and all fall upon them?” Not everyone, but you know, just the general perception of the pictures was just that everyone should look like that. Everyone should dress that way. That [was] a remarkable time in heavy metal and rock to think about more broadly.
It was a really interesting grant, for lack of a better term. Because, like you said, at the same time these guys basically dressed like women and put on all the makeup and stuff, but then they’d act like it was an insult if you questioned their masculinity.
There is a book. There is definitely a book.
It could be your third.
You never know, it could be, yes. And I love those guys. As we speak, I must get the message across that I love those guys. I love their music, I love what they achieved and everything. They are very, very important. And maybe there was a sense of opportunity in the LGBTQ community because these guys were there then, doing what they did. Maybe they opened a small hole in the door for acceptance. Because a lot of guys used to go to shows and look like that. A friend of mine here in Phoenix in the 80’s used to do the makeup and the hair and everything. They wanted to look like that, and then they went out to see those bands. So in terms of the anthropological aspect, the social correlation between looking like that and being cool and accepted without any kind of pushback was pretty remarkable. It’s a really interesting part of that time in heavy metal. And I include myself – not quite in that regard, but if you look Turboyou look the way we look, look that way Glenn [Tipton]has his hair and Ken [Downing]got his hair, we were all in the same melting pot, really. The 80s were a remarkable time for metal, glam rock, rock, whatever you want to call it. The visual presentation was extraordinary.
The best song from every Judas Priest album
Eighteen tracks that prove the British veterans have never abandoned their core principles.
Related Posts
Cardi B admits anxiety is behind album delay
December 7, 2022 James Isaacs
December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 James Isaacs
| 10,498 |
I recently read A Rap on Race, the book-length transcript of a conversation between James Baldwin and Margaret Mead, recorded in
the summer of 1970. As I noted last week it’s a fascinating book, and I’m going to be posting excerpts every Wednesday for the next while.
Here’s the first, from the third page of the book:
MEAD: I recall a boy whose father married again, married a woman who had a son about the same age. They weren’t related, of course, they were stepbrothers. And then that father and mother, the father of the first boy and the mother of the second, had a child. And the first boy said, “Now I feel differently about it. We have a brother in common.”
BALDWIN: Ah, that makes a great deal of difference.
MEAD: You see, this is true in a sense. Because as far as I know — and this is all any white person in the United States can ever say — as far as I know, I haven’t any black ancestry. But you’ve got some white ancestry.
BALDWIN: Yes, yes.
BALDWIN: So we’ve got a brother in common. But isn’t the tragedy partly related to the fact that most white people deny their brother?
One of the crucial ideas that I try to get across to my students, when we’re talking about how race was constructed in the United States, is that it was designed to be a one-way valve. Whoever you were, whatever your race, you could produce black kids by having them with a black partner, but if you were black you couldn’t produce white kids by having them with a white partner. Race flowed in the direction of blackness, never the other way.
And this was, of course, a matter of politics and economics, not of biology or genetics. If the child of a white slaveholder and his black slave was white, that child would be free, and have a claim on the slaveholder’s estate — an estate which would include that child’s own mother. For this and a hundred other reasons, American racism could not operate in the absence of the one-drop rule and its many variants, and so that rule had to be invented.
Racism depends on white people denying their brothers (and their sisters). So much of American history flows directly from that fact.
Spread the word!
Reddit
StudentActivism.net is the work of Angus Johnston, a historian and advocate of American student organizing.
| 2,388 |
Rowena Sutton, born in Illinois but moved to California when she was 24 years old. At her young age, Rowena started to earn money of her own as a distributor of CBD supplements. Currently, she is a gym instructor with a sexy body shape, which many wished to have.
December 2020
M
T
W
T
S
S
Jan »
by Joseph December 12, 2020
With the advancement in technology made anything possible for people. In olden days they need to work hard for anything to buy or sell. For earning money people need to go their office for some people they need to travel for long hours to reach their office. And if people like to purchase something they have to made a deep analyze of the product in different stores about the price and features of the product. They need to spend a day or two to know about the quality of the product before they are buying. For everything individuals need to go by their own and for working people they have to take leave for their office to buy anything for their home. Otherwise they want to buy the product when they return from the office. Without taking leave they cannot know about the product by going three, four stores to know about the products.
For buying anything they want to spend more time to know about the quality of the product. But now everything is easy for the people they can buy and sell anything by sitting in their home itself. To know about the whole thing they just want to click there mouse button. Individuals just click here to know about various things. Computer and internet made everything in the doorstep of the people so they no need to go out to know about the product quality and price. By clicking the sites they can able to know about the price, features and quality of the product. Comparison between the quality and price of the product is easier for people. Without any effort simply sitting in home they can do whatever they like. The one thing they need to do is clicking the cursor to different sites. At any time they can search for any product.
By clicking the cursor people can earn more
For work also people no need to go out. There are more number of online jobs are available for people in which they can earn lot of money. For online jobs individuals no need to go to office and long distance of travelling is avoided. People can do more work because they no need to waste the time for travelling. Some works are even more interests in online people just want to click here in some of the sites to watch the advertisement in the site they will get money. If they click more ads they will get more money. They just want to follow the caption click here and want to click the ads. There are lots of advantages for people by using the websites. They can know more things in the site. Students also lots of benefits for their studies through the internet.
By click here students can know about their exam question papers and other important points for their subject. Many sites will tell people to click here to know about any things. It may be a product or place or anything related to business. People can sell their old products through the internet and they can buy new one in click here. Individuals can enjoy all the benefits from the click here. Money is most important for every people they can earn money by clicking the ads and other things. People can read the papers and magazines through click here. Person who is interest in leaning books of great authors can use the online books by click here and can read the big authors book. The price for big authors books are very high people who do not have enough money to buy the book can read through click here.
| 3,774 |
Rules are strictly enforced. Guidelines have more room for interpretation. Please note that the moderators can grant exceptions for any of these rules at any time, for any reason; conversely, any issues not specifically addressed that are in violation of the spirit of this subreddit may be acted upon at the moderators' discretion.
Brand new Reddit users are recommended to read this first.
If you have a question about any of these rules, please, don't hesitate to message us!
Click the links for each rule for more details:
Artist Reposting
Racism, sexism, and harassment
A standard formatting allows our users to obtain the correct information as well as allows our bots to properly enforce other rules (i.e. artist reposting, finding artist info, etc.) It also prevents spamming as spammers rarely follow proper formatting.
When Submitting a full album, use the same format but substitute the album title for the songtitle and add in (Full Album) after the album title. It is recommended to put featured artists next to the track name (i.e. MainArtistName -- trackName (featuring OtherArtist) [genres] (year))
Discussion/Text Posts need to start with [Discussion]
Selfposts without a [Discussion] tag will be automatically removed as this is another spam preventative (see above).
Discussion posts are used as a general discussion, rather than a link submission. Create a discussion thread to discuss various topics (i.e. "[Discussion] how streaming affects listening habits", etc.); if you want to discuss a specific song, you should just submit a regular link post and discussion will likely follow in the comments section.
Submitted artist and/or track must be within our popularity limits
Our goal at r/listentothis is to highlight new or overlooked artists. In order to maintain this goal, we have put limits on the popularity of submissions. The linked track cannot:
have over 500,000 plays across all media (YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, etc.)
include an artist with 4 million plays ("scrobbles") on Last.FM
include an artist with 250,000 listeners on Last.FM
include an artist with three or more tracks with over 500,000 plays across all media.
include an artist with celebrity status
be a remix or cover of an artist or track over one of the above criteria
be a sideproject (or solo work) of an artist or feature an artist who exceeds one of the above criteria.
Any submission that meets one of the above criteria is too popular for this sub. While there are few objective measurements to determining popularity, we feel these metrics are at the higher end of what we're willing to allow. Our reasoning is that artists who are over these limits have a tendency to gain visibility very quickly and overshadow the overlooked artists we're trying to actually promote.
Celebrities may not be known for their musical skills, but name recognition will cause them to overshadow legitimately overlooked artists who aren't well known in other fields. Likewise, music from popular video games, TV shows, and movies receive artificial recognition on account of their source, rather than their merit, and so these may also be removed.
Covers and remixes of/by artists who are under our popularity criteria are welcome, but we feel that covers/remixes of popular artists usually get a boost in recognition due to their association with said popular artists.
Artist may not be reposted for up to 90 days
After a link is submitted, the artist may not be reposted for 7 days from the submission date, plus the song may not be reposted for 30 days (including covers or remixes). However, if the submission gets over 100 upvotes, the repost period for the artist is extended from 7 days to 30 days; after that period, another submission of 100 upvotes will extend the repost period to 60 days, and then 90s days if another 100 upvotes are received.
We have this cooldown period to prevent the artist from being oversaturated in a short period of time, as well as preventing people from submitting an artist's entire discography very quickly.
Link to official channels whenever possible
We'd prefer that all traffic go to the artist so they may benefit. A lot of channels (especially on youtube) rehost content that they've otherwise found elsewhere and are profiting instead of the artist. Odds are, if it's available on one of those channels, the artist likely has an official SoundCloud page (usually listed in the video's info section) that we'd prefer to be linked instead.
No playlists
We’ve decided that for now, we’re no longer allowing playlist submissions. This goes for direct link and discussion based posts that link to playlists. In almost every case, these violate either our popularity rules, our self-promotion rules, or our clickbait rules. At the very least, it gives the post an unfair advantage over other legitimate posts that get overshadowed by comparison.
Going forward, please keep your posts to a single song. This will allow your submission to stand on its own merit, and be possible for us mods to regulate. Linking to bandcamp/soundcloud, or other service in which other songs appear adjacent on an album or performance are fine but links to a full album are not.
This is actually a sitewide policy (see first point)
We encourage pertinent information to be included ("sideproject of [another artist]", etc.), but adding personal opinions ("Listen with headphones to fully appreciate!", "17 year old lyrical genius!", "Show them some love!", "A unique talent", etc.) is tacky and we prefer that the link stands on its own; we also feel that comparisons to popular artists falls under this rule of thumb. This rule also prohibits all subjective or editorializing commentary in the title - stick to the facts in your optional text.
We do not allow users to submit their own music or music made by their friends, family, or professional associates. Any self-made music should be posted in our weekly music melting pot thread or on any of these subreddits dedicated to Redditor-made music.
Do not upvote music that you already know about or done by popular artists
We know the temptation is there, but the purpose of this sub is music discovery, so we ask that you refrain for upvoting for submissions from artists you already know. If a popular artist is submitted, please click the report button to bring it to our attention. Upvoting popular artists only encourages more submissions of the same, which is not what we're looking for.
Racism, sexism, and harassment will not be tolerated
You can disagree with another user in a discussion, but keep all comments civil. Using racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. slurs will result in a ban.
| 6,926 |
It doesn’t mean you’ll routinely get a sale nevertheless it greatly increases your chances. I do nonetheless like Poshmark’s supply to likers button, the place you can make provides to likers. Prior to this button being enacted I think folks simply appreciated issues like they’d on Instagram or Pinterest, nonetheless it wasn’t essentially translating into gross sales. However, I assume now that people understand “offer to likers” exist more individuals are liking with purpose. The purpose being to love with a “maybe” to buy sooner or later if the value is correct and those that don’t need to get presents they won’t hassle liking.
In the United States, the monthly variety of energetic users of Poshmark was larger on iOS-operated units than Android gadgets. According to figures offered by Airnowdata, in January 2021, Poshmark energetic customers reached nearly 7.7 million month-to-month lively users using the app on iOS gadgets. This was the highest number of MAU for the app over the period of time noticed in the chart.
The seller was active in the 7 day mark during which i brought the sneakers. I tried commenting many times throught the 6 days to ask when i would get them within the mail however had no responce. I notice on her other listings individuals have been making an attempt to get her attention too about her different objects she was selling.
Onboard them correctly, determining to work with them the right partnership how to sort of deliver it along. And actually they simply need it to be extremely simple because they’re taking a glance at another six offers that day and they’re like, what are you doing? And so it’s it’s sort of little heart-wrenching to make it extra simple and extra simple, but that’s what’s required to truly talk and you find that’s true with the customers as nicely. So seeing these venture individuals as… Those traders as prospects.
I priced issues WAY too excessive once I first joined. Now, I am better about pricing, but I don’t promote anything for under $6 . Knowing Poshmark takes 20% of listings over $15, and a flat $2.ninety five from sales under $15 (they pay for shipping!), I take a glance at how a lot money I would make from the sale. I had over 1,000 listings with 30,000 followers, 5 star scores.
With online retail rising about $4 billion each quarter, Chandra thinks he’s finally timed his thought of constructing a social shopping community proper. On eBay, nonetheless, you’ll should pay a 10% sales payment, as nicely as a 3% PayPal fee, which is a complete of 13%. This is one other factor to suppose about when weighing up Poshmark vs. eBay. If you’re planning to promote costlier items, then eBay will be the better platform as it provides a decrease commonplace gross sales charge.
And automation is a strong device that may facilitate those interactions and save Poshmark sellers numerous amounts of time. But if automation is misused, then many small companies will get swallowed by the big number of shares, follows, presents, likes, and feedback that bots can generate. A human working their hardest may share round 4,000 instances per day – however a bot could share over eighty,000 times per day if it simply did 1 share per second.
This was once the go to thing on poshmark however now as we’re finding consumers on poshmark use keywords to look not scrolling endlessly. If you like a bunch of items from one seller—enough to purchase all of them—you should “bundle” them together to keep away from wasting on shipping and have the opportunity to negotiate costs. If you’re open to obscure designers or brands you’re not familiar with, try searching sans model names. Read more about Canada Goose Kids Size Poshmark 2021 here. “Burgundy french oxford platform” may rating you a pair of $100 designer oxfords, whereas looking out specific names you already know would possibly filter that pair out.
You should be ready to find out if you have any recourse or not. I’ve heard of sellers complaining about having to answer tons of questions about dimension, colour, etc., but leading to little or no buying. Customers can post questions and comments immediately on the item’s web page. So there may be many questions, which can take up lots of your time to answer. Still, I examine other promoting platforms earlier than posting to see where I will get essentially the most bang for my buck. Once your sale has been delivered and obtained by your purchaser, the earnings from your sale are yours.
The consumer must own a tool that can entry the Internet. Once the person’s SuperPosher account has been set up, no additional action is necessary. The user’s account can be accessed from any gadget, not simply the gadget on which setup was carried out. After the trial expires, customers are required to join a month-to-month subscription of $9.99/month.
Let’s say the client isn’t proud of the item, for no matter cause. They can use this three-day window to contest or return the merchandise, in which case you won’t receives a commission. I’ve also heard about Poshmark sellers who often share different people’s gadgets with their own followers, so that is something you could need to try as you’re building your customer base. When shopping for a particular merchandise, you must listing it within the description. Using the offer button is a good way to ask if the vendor will cut back their value.
First, sellers are able to haggle prices with consumers, which might take time or end in a less-than-ideal price. The app’s seamless shipping process combined with its easy itemizing course of also makes it a snap to use for both buyers and sellers. Read more about Poshmark Canada here. There are a number of things you can do to assist your items promote more quickly. First, ensure your pictures are clear and taken in a great mild. The more professional your photographs look, the more probably your merchandise is to sell. You may also consider styling or modeling the item for the cover shot of your listing, which is the first photograph potential buyers will see.
The purchaser pays for shipping, which is a c$12.ninety nine flat rate. Take me there create an account poshmark is a fun and simple way to buy and promote style. Poshmark supplies a flat rate charge of $7.eleven for expedited transport for all orders. Currently, poshmark has over 60 million community members throughout canada and the us and over 100 million gadgets on the market on the platform. Poshmark has a smaller community of customers compared to eBay, but they’re explicitly looking for used clothes and niknaks.
One bad evaluate will not outweigh all the great ones you’ve coming your method. Read more about How To Download Poshmark In Canada Guide here. I personally had a case that I really feel was grossly unfair as a result of the client wanted to return them as a outcome of match. As such, Poshmark ask her the measurement footage. I advised Poshmark that the lady was incorrectly measuring the merchandise and was not carried out in accordance with business pointers however they nonetheless allowed the return. Many folks find instances to be very adversarial on Poshmark to the point some sellers wont even comment they just will let Poshmark make no matter determination they feel is honest. If you are seeking to sell your high-end jewellery and watches, strive placing them up on the market on Worthy.
There are sure tools like this one that you ought to use to observe hundreds of individuals in just a few hours to help you save time. But, that’s a lot of people, and while not all of them will observe you back, some will. And since it is a numbers sport, simply continue taking part in that recreation and rising your variety of folks adopted. But, you shouldn’t share just for the sake of sharing.
There must be a neater method to do that like a range section of items previous to x motion efficiency. While I understand some Users/Sellers have the pleasure of reselling as a full time job, for many, this isn’t the case, and time is of the essence. • Try Bulk Listing Actions now to rapidly and easily share, ship provides, and edit listing costs. Add Style Tags to your listings now to achieve more potential consumers.
On each Shopify and Poshmark you can sell style. On Poshmark, most people sell second hand model name clothing. Poshmark is good for promoting beforehand worn style.
They taunt you silently every time you push them apart for a monochrome sweatsuit. Last year we launched new methods for Poshmark Seller Stylists to develop their businesses with the growth into retail (we launched an in-app Wholesale Marketplace), and the launch of kids’ and men’s classes. We’ll be continuing to innovate in these three areas as well as empowering Seller Stylists to connect with their customers in additional inventive methods by way of some thrilling new social features. Poshmark’s founders are additionally very lively mentors in each the fashion and tech industry, helping to nurture the following crop of leaders who’re on the rise. And whereas this seems like a near futile feat, Poshmark has achieved it with seemingly relative ease. The trend e-commerce platform continues to be quite young, based solely six years in the past in 2011, but is already thriving.
Be as descriptive as attainable to find the most correct price out there. You’ll also be asked if the merchandise is “New With Tags.” If it’s, you’ll even be requested whether it must be categorized as a boutique listing. This label signifies that the merchandise was purchased immediately from a model or distributor and that the merchandise is being sold for the primary time.
By Wade August 11, 2021 Home & Garden 0 Comments
Compound Wax Polish
Is It Better To Wax Or Polish A Car
Cleaner Wax Vs Polish
Buffing Vs Polishing Vs Waxing
Car wax sits on the paint floor to guard it from the elements. Car polishes are typically longer lasting that car wax and supply higher safety; although, they might not present as a lot shine. A top quality polish may help remove minor floor scratches and swirl marks if used appropriately. Car polishes are barely abrasive; they strip the paint surface, so it’s highly really helpful that a car even be waxed after it has been polished for an added degree of protection. Some experts counsel avoiding the use of polish on newer cars and as a substitute persist with utilizing only a high quality wax. Many new auto polishes also contain waxes to supply a excessive degree of safety and shine.
As with polish, it can be utilized through random orbital buffer or by hand. Wax will enhance the looks of paint on the entire vehicle. First and foremost, car wax presents protection from the weather. Car wax supplies defense in opposition to UV rays, which is particularly necessary in areas the place the solar is powerful and the climate is warm for a lot of the 12 months.
The synthetic polymer is a superb selection for first-time customers and experts alike. Saphir’s wax is a bit higher on this regard, as it has a better concentration of oils than cheaper products. We don’t name many things important, but a correct shoe care kit is totally certainly one of them. Unless you only wear sneakers, good leather sneakers require you to have a shoe horn so you don’t break the heel counter . You can find low cost plastic ones on eBay or Amazon for a few bucks, although I like ones produced from oxhorn. Some are formulated with gentle abrasives, whereas others have a extra intense polishing motion meant for giant jobs similar to removing deep scratches and heavy oxidation.
Compound Wax Polish
It doesn’t chemically react or contain any abrasives to scratch or erode it. Both products have the identical total perform – form a protective layer on high of the clear coat and keep the weather at bay. Paint sealants are totally artificial polymer-based solutions which give a great lasting protection to the color of your car. I even have been utilizing a variety of the PTEF polish products which all seem to supply a very clean end.
Due to the therapeutic properties, sealants can repair scratches and other irregularities extra effectively than wax may. For the best impact, you should make small circles with the cloth. This method, the surface of your car won’t have any irregularities as quickly as you’re carried out. Now, once you get every thing you want prepared, apply a beneficiant quantity of wax to the material. The secret is not to go overboard and not too be too stingy with wax.
Is It Better To Wax Or Polish A Car
They are very nice abrasives that are designed to refine and reduce the clear coat of a car. They can be utilized at the aspect of a machine or by hand. They solely offer corrective properties and never protective.
However, these are produced from synthetic materials in contrast to waxes, which are created from natural materials. These had been recognized to be more sturdy than waxes but they nonetheless suffered the identical shortcomings . The reply is to make use of the proper product, one that can stay on the paint for as much as six months. Put it to the take a look at, and when folks ask how often you wax your car, with hand-on-heart you can tell them you solely do it twice a 12 months.
Cleaner Wax Vs Polish
So, if I have a choice, I’m prepared to spend a few bucks to do it right the primary time – and produce better results. It’s really helpful to maintain the car out of the elements for twenty-four to 48 hours generally. Read more about Does Car Polish Remove Wax here. Pricing for a DIY nano-ceramic coating can range from $10 to $300, with an apparent big variation in high quality. Our goal is present high quality service and 100 percent buyer satisfaction.
Read more about Wax On Cars here. May you suggest or counsel one of the simplest ways to go about doing this properly?. My goal is to bring back the showroom shine to fairly good paint. Also has fiberglass top, what is best to clean, deal with, shield top. Being that you just don’t need to waste your wax product, make certain to find out how to store it correctly.
Polishes aren’t designed to add safety to the vehicle’s paint surface. For example, a scratch within the clear coat can replicate mild from its microscopic edges. That’s what makes it stand out from the surrounding space.
Buffing Vs Polishing Vs Waxing
For example, when you see a lot of scuffs or tar spots on the lower valance of the bodywork, you don’t need to attend for 6 months before eradicating the scratches and the stains. Grab a bottle of polish, work a small amount of polish on the paint utilizing a clear applicator, and remove the haze with a clear towel. Seal the surface with a premium carnauba wax to restore the shine of the end.
So if you’re looking for a way to shield your car from scratches and chips in the paint, waxing it’s the method to go. Paint sealant does a much better job of protecting the paint in opposition to UV rays, sap, rain, and other debris than normal wax, but – not pretty a lot as good as nano-ceramic coatings. That’s plenty of hard-earned money spent on making our every day drivers and weekend-warriors look shiny. Besides washing the car, making use of protective car wax or ceramic coatings is the natural development of automotive care. How wax differ is that they are able to convey out a better gloss shine compared to the cream shoe polish.
A good ceramic coating shall be applied with gloves, comprise harsh chemical compounds, and may actually assist to protect your car for 1-2 years. These particles could cause damage if uncovered to your car for an extended period of time, since they’re pretty difficult to remove after washing and even waxing. Over time, they’ll eat into the paint if not properly eliminated, resulting in rusting. Polishing compound can be good for very faint scratches that need to be eliminated. I picked up a bottle of polishing compound made by Turtle Wax, and it alone did not remove some scratches when applied.
If that is your first time buffing a car, try training on a small, much less noticeable spot until you get the hang of it. Compounding and sprucing is all about the managed and acceptable use of sand paper, compounds, and polishes to scratch your way to perfection. The answer; Drag your fingers, or a rag of an reverse shade of your boat across an space usually uncovered to the solar and see what comes off. There are sure colours that don’t hold up nicely similar to red and dark blue. Take some polish, nice rubbing compound or tooth paste and rub it into an space that is normally exposed to the solar.
The polishing compounds are mildly abrasive and are usually used for smoothing the paint. The sprucing compounds have the ability to go away a shining and smoothing effect on the paint together with removing mild scratches from the paint. However, sprucing will not remove any paint scratches or defects however it’s going to absolutely remove the dullness from the paint.
That’s why we developed, and of course, recommend The Last Coat. It’s a liquid glass primarily based sealant that may give your car crazy quantities of head-turning shine, a great deal of depth, and reflection that makes it look like it just got here off the lot. And above all, it’s super straightforward and lasts a really long time. Car polish is used to remove the highest layers of your paint so as to remove slight imperfections, and make the surface easy so that it will give you a good reflection. By eradicating some of the clear coat, you’ll have the ability to remove minor scratches and filth that will have gotten stuck in the paint itself.
Cars are continuously uncovered to contaminants and the weather, in an unending bathe of solar rays, mud, mud, rocks, chook poop, and other vehicles banging into them. Over time, these components deplete the standard and shine of car paint, making the automobile look old and rusty. As you apply the product by hand, you may likely be first making use of it to a fabric or pad, though some waxes provided at present are available spray bottle type and permit you to merely spray it on. If this is what you’re you are trying to accomplish, then polish is what you are going to need to get it accomplished. Find out every little thing you want to know about sprucing and waxing a car. A polish will also deliver out the luster in a uninteresting end.
Wax Vs Polish Car
Though it is typically utilized with a buffing or polishing machine, it’s merely a coating which fills within the scratches – making them harder to see. Over time the wax is worn and washed away, as soon as once more, revealing the underlying scratches. It will make your car look good for a brief while, but does nothing to remove the underlying scratches. Wax is mainly used to revive the attractiveness of your car.
Read more about New Car Polish Or Wax here. Ultimately you want to try your car after washing however before waxing to see if you have to use polish. By getting to nicks and scratches shortly you can decrease injury. Scratches which may be left untreated can begin to rust and may eventually kind small holes.
By Wade August 11, 2021 Home & Garden 0 Comments
New Car Polish Or Wax
How Do I Wax My Car
If your vehicle is yellow or pink, using wax will make those shiny colors much more vibrant. In order to maintain that wet, virtually mirror-like end, you need to use wax. Read more about Best Car Wax For Clear Coat Finishes here. Wax also provides a special end compared to a sealant, which is extra noticeable on darker vehicles. You can count on a paint sealant to last anyplace from 2-3 months depending on the circumstances you drive in.
Read more about Car Wax Compound here. Typically, paste wax tends to be formulated from natural waxes, which helps it to realize a better shine and deep luster. Unfortunately, it tends to require extra frequent functions than liquid or spray formulation. Because it’s sometimes produced from pure wax, it also tends to be dearer than the other formulation. When you wax your car often, you’ll find a way to assist defend the paint and hold your car wanting new.
Some experts counsel avoiding the usage of polish on newer cars and as an alternative stick with utilizing only a high quality wax. Many new auto polishes also comprise waxes to provide a high stage of safety and shine. So now that this wax polish has dried I’m going to take my horse hair brush and just buff this off. With the exhausting wax polish, you’re completely going to search out yourself spending somewhat bit extra time buffing than you’ll have the cream.
During his free time, he loves to hike and weblog about the things that he has done to maintain his journey in tip-top condition. Any time you utilize one of the Amazon links on this website and make a purchase, I earn a small fee . This does not change the worth you pay at Amazon, it merely means I earn a commission.
Wax is designed to boost and defend a previously polished floor. Car wax is a non-abrasive coating normally containing Carnauba and different waxes. It is utilized after washing your car and dries to a thin, milky-white layer when applied properly and is then wiped or buffed off with a microfiber towel.
Carnauba is the one car wax for lots of automotive purists. Traditional blends like P21S require extra frequent utility than fashionable synthetic polymer or hybrid ceramic waxes. The premium car wax demands a premium value, but a small quantity delivered spectacular shine and safety and even gave our 38-year old Toyota econobox a concours d’elegance look. Founded in 1901, Meguiar’s makes premium performance car care products for each car on the market.
New Car Polish Or Wax
As you now know, a polish product won’t protect your car. For that reason, it’s time to apply a protecting layer. Ideally, you’ll want to polish or refinish your car’s paint previous to making use of a silica-based sealant. It’s not required, however would make the most sense from an order of operations stand point. If you did have to remove Radiant out of your car’s paint AFTER you’ve utilized it, the easiest method can be to use a light polishing compound and a ending pad.
This 16-ounce container of totally artificial nano-blended delivers maximum high gloss. It creates an excellent smooth finish that looks moist to create a reflective floor. You’ll discover the wax is easy to use, making it user-friendly for car homeowners of all experience levels. The customized formula is specially designed for black cars with advanced sealants to lock in the shine. This wax stands out as a end result of you possibly can skip a sealant step after the wax software. The wax fills swirls to enhance the look of your black paint.
If a delicate material doesn’t simply glide in opposition to the surface of a clear car, or if water does not bead on the floor, it indicates the car needs to be waxed. Car wax sits on the paint floor to protect it from the elements. Car polishes are usually longer lasting that car wax and provide better safety; although, they might not present as a lot shine. A prime quality polish may help get rid of minor floor scratches and swirl marks if used appropriately. Car polishes are slightly abrasive; they strip the paint surface, so it is extremely beneficial that a car also be waxed after it has been polished for an added stage of protection.
Unfortunately, including an extra layer of the polish won’t make it any shinier. It’s additionally onerous to rub off and you may pressure when attempting to buff it. In addition, it won’t masks deeper scratches or marks and will make them stand out as soon as it’s totally cured.
As I explained, the chemical compounds in sealants bond with the surface of your car — that course of requires time. Once you apply a layer to your car, sealants will join with the paint. This reaction occurs because of the chemical substances that are inside sealant-based merchandise. As a result of that bond, sealants could have a healing impact in your car’s surface. Car sealants and car wax have a few things in widespread — each of the products are designed for sharpening and protecting your car.
It also helps you get a shinier look with some depth to it. If you live where it snows, you need to wax your car earlier than and after snow season. If you reside where it’s very popular, you must wax your car earlier than summer time to give the paint a layer of safety from the UV rays. Polishing, however, only must be done whenever you notice bother spots.
Our goal is present high quality service and 100% buyer satisfaction. That’s why I like to make use of what’s known as a pre-wax cleanser instead. This removes old wax layers with out harming the paint. Take a look at this text I’ve written on how to correctly prepare your car for waxing to ensure you get the most effective results. So in actuality, your clear coat isn’t easy which causes it to look duller. This product is not the best for those in search of a quick fix to paintwork as a end result of it’s going to require patience (and a dual-action polisher) if you plan to do a whole car.
How Do I Wax My Car
For the best-polished look, you should try to avoid waxes with excessive levels of buffing and abrasiveness as a outcome of they will injury your paintwork. In reality, one cause why you may wish to get a wax within the first place is that it will help to remove dust and debris from the floor of your car. To many individuals, car polish or wax just isn’t a straightforward alternative. They feel that once they apply wax to their car, there is nothing left to do however polish it up. While a car could shine up after waxing, you must do not neglect that waxing by itself isn’t good for your car’s situation. Then let the wax dry for 3-5 minutes, and finish by buffing the shoe with a horsehair brush until you see a pleasant shine.
Also, don’t forget that a car polish does not magically make your car go from uninteresting to shiny in one sitting. It is essential that you read the instructions earlier than you start using it and observe them carefully. Removing the scratches requires the slow removal of microscopic layers of clear coat to, once again, level out the surface.
No two waxes are precisely the identical and no two sealants are precisely the identical. You should all the time seek the assistance of the product description or the producer about how to make use of their product and achieve the very best outcomes. It’s all the time really helpful to do this job at a clear garage away from the weather. However, some merchandise will be much less demanding than others. Both can be applied using a microfiber applicator or a random-orbit sprucing machine with the right finishing pad.
It additionally doesn’t work well on darkish vehicles and may make the paint look pale. All of our reviews are based mostly on market research, expert enter, or sensible experience with most merchandise we include. This means, we provide genuine, accurate guides to assist you find one of the best picks. The above-given guide tells the which is best for our car. And additionally, it can help in increasing the worth of your automobile and it additionally enhances and protects the appearance of the car.
Some counsel waxing a vehicle’s exterior every 4 to 6 weeks, while others market their product as ‘longer-lasting’ formulas that may maintain up for up to six months. This will go away you with a defect free surface to which you then need to protect with a coat of high of the range wax. But remember to never wax your car earlier than either polishing or washing it, or both. That’s as a end result of, in addition to polish being able to remove a layer of your car’s clear coat, it additionally removes no matter else is sitting on high. You ought to be cautious not to over-polish your car, or you’ll be left with little or no clear coat, and therefore protection on your car.
Read more about How To Hand Polish A Car here. The ceramic coating is similar to the naturally formulated carnauba wax, besides ceramic coatings are scientifically formulated, offering an extended lasting product all around. Car wax is designed to dry pretty exhausting, and thus supply a protecting layer. This will protect from scratches such as department scuffs and the weather, which is one thing that car polish simply doesn’t do. You ought to at all times wax a car as quickly as attainable after it has been polished. Polishing will remove all paint safety on your car, so waxing afterwards will add a layer of protection to defend your car’s paint from UV harm, dust, tree sap, acid rain etc. After a hand car wash, show your car some additional love and defend the paint with these top carnauba, liquid and spray waxes.
There is a really intuitive report feature that AutoTokker has too, which suggests that you could at all times monitor your performance at will. Define the factors of curiosity for use within the profile enchancment strategy. Read more about Is Tiktok Free here. This normally consists of defining your target market. The categories used to determine this embrace gender, username, language filters, and even hashtags. They declare that by boosting your account, you’ll be able to entice thousands of new followers each month and that they deal with every little thing. TokCaptain has a range of plans that start between $2.ninety nine and $5.99 – the overall price is dependent upon the features you select.
A bot that I’m creating that will automatically view/share your content material. We compiled this listing to offer you a good suggestion of one of the best services out there, and from them, you’ll have the ability to choose the most appropriate for you. There are numerous other the reason why TikTok Bots and Growth Service are a good way to grow your account. Save you money – it might sound counter-intuitive, but many a time you can save cash by utilizing services, and even earn money. Some companies would rent a full-time worker which would both be far dearer, and oftentimes less efficient.
The premise of their development strategy is the follow/unfollow technique, which does yield some outcomes. The extra information you can provide, the better the expansion might be, and you can get back to what you really want to do – make TikTok’s. Whether you’ve used TikTok bots earlier than or you are interested in deploying bots that will assist you get essentially the most out of the platform, listed under are the 9 high TikTok bots in 2021. This will assist give your accounts the traction they should start growing on their own. From right here on, setting a marketing campaign is pretty straightforward, so, I won’t go into details, however simply in case you get caught somewhere you’ll be able to go away a remark beneath and I’ll get back to you on the same day.
Tok Upgrade makes use of their in home automation bot to develop TikTok accounts. With them, count on to get real targeted customers with no bot followers. With inexpensive pricing choices and a 14 money-back assure shows how confident they are in delivering outcomes. A TikTok bot is for anyone who desires a large increase in followers. This is particularly true when those followers fall inside a particular area of interest or goal market. In the present panorama of TikTok, it’s exhausting to grow your viewers and not utilizing a bot, as there are numerous in style channels that individuals are centered on.
Now there’s just one more characteristic of this bot that you’ll love. This feature lets you automatically exchange likes and views with fellow Jarvee users. That’s proper – although we do provide Premium packages , our baseline service is totally free. [newline]We delight ourselves on providing a reliable, reputable service without charge to you, as a outcome of we believe that your creativity is a valuable asset in and of itself.
Though the service uses a bot, the engagement process is not purely artificial. This is as a result of this is a type of services that cares in regards to the niche and target market requirements of its client. They say they can help you purchase real TikTok followers, and they also declare to be the primary supply that can assist you along with your TikTok engagement normally. We love that getting began with them is tremendous easy, so all you have to do is choose the best service on your wants, after which they might help you increase your publicity nearly right away. Trendgrow are a fully managed service that promises to blow up the expansion on your account.
Read more about Tiktok Comment Like Bot here. Vimeo is a well-liked social networking platform recently. This recognition is utilized by well-known manufacturers to advertise their services and products globally. Twitter has more than 330 million month-to-month energetic customers worldwide.
Similarly, to other development services, we really do imagine there are very little downsides to utilizing a TikTok bot. Advanced Features – TikTok Bots and Growth Services additionally offer you many options which you couldn’t have usually. These embody automated liking/following, advanced targeting and advanced analytics.
Make sure to use of our alternative TikTok bot and growth service above as a substitute. With every package deal – they promise least expensive prices, fast delivery, real and active followers – plus a helpful support staff. As a term of experts, who have worked for years within the social networks, they promise all the followers and likes are high-quality and real. The Vire’s staff will work to like, follow and unfollow in your account to spice up your exposure – and goal the more than likely audience to follow you . TokSocial even offer your personal dedicated account manager to ensure your success – and 24/7 help which is nice for any service to have. AutoTokker promise that every one your followers and likes shall be organic – and that they don’t promise overnight outcomes like different corporations, however authentic, fast growth.
Therefore it is strongly recommended to run this course of mechanically to construct up a big clip bin, ideally on a VPS. Read more about Tiktok Bottle here. This is basically all the way down to the usage of the bot – heavy utilization will demand a considerable quantity of clips, and due to this fact turning on the automated find/download process is beneficial for this case. TikTok compilation videos are a brand new phenomena that are rapidly taking over the internet. They wrack up a lot of views and might rapidly develop a channels follower base.
Just plain and simple, genuine folks following your account, and liking your movies is what we provide. At the coronary heart of all of the strategies are automation instruments generally identified as TikTok Bots that can make growing your reputation and getting your videos to trend look so much easier than you think. If you know what you’re doing, TikTok Bots can earn you an enormous amount of revenue out of your campaign on TikTok. Now is the time to start out utilizing these bots since not many people are utilizing them right now.
This username and password combination is required within the video editor program. Therefore this works perfectly for a multi man operation as allows for multiple individuals to use the bot at once. They work as a Tiktok views bot, and Tiktok development service . The advantage of applying bot automation here is that the bot can find suitable accounts a lot quicker than a human as he has to investigate every account manually. However, the issue with a guide observe and unfollow recreation is that it requires a lot of time to search out accounts that are suitable to comply with.
What’s more, they have some fairly sophisticated TikTok progress options to convey on board for the best engagement strategy possible. From simply $29.99 a month, you can get began with Autotokker, which we expect is something that almost all of persons are going to have the power to afford. Of course, you’re going to wish to take benefit of their TikTok services.
Remember that search results factor account popularity into the picture. Watch your audience develop, as real people see and get invested in your content material thereafter. Note that whereas the service is automated, the followers are real TikTok account owners. TokUpgrade is certainly one of many companies that may get eyes in your account.
Instamber additionally provides Targeted Automation, so you possibly can configure your progress based on hashtags, username, gender and language filters. If you want to purchase TikTok followers, likes or views in 2021, look no additional than Media Mister. Media Mister has amazing customer support as well – with stay chat and e mail help out there for all users. With each plan, you get a Dedicated Account Manager who will help solves any problems you could have, and monitor the growth of your account over time.
Well, a bot makes things easier and more environment friendly. We love that they’ve completely different services depending on what social media account you want to develop. We also like that they’ve a downloadable dashboard that you could placed on Windows desktop, and that their costs haven’t actually changed since they first started.
To get probably the most out of it, you should achieve extra followers in your Twitter account. The extra people which are following you there, the extra probably it is that they’ll see what you are doing. Also, your recognition rises, and your tweets are going to be longer on high of the tweets feed. We might help you develop your Twitter following the safely and responsibly for free. As our list of 25 shows, there are a lot of great TikTok bots and development companies on the market that will assist you grow your TikTok viewers. Ektor.io are a social media growth service that specialise notably on Instagram however recently had moved into TikTok.
Log in to observe creators, like movies, and view feedback. Head of vulnerability research for Check Point, Oded Vanunu mentioned that bots may be very harmful for social media algorithms. It can manipulate the system and consequences can be worst.
Among them, lots of celebrities, leaders, CEO’s and world manufacturers like Apple, Nike, Samsung, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Starbucks, and the listing goes on an on. Twitter is a platform the place you ought to use it to “tweet” about final nights game occasion, your ideas, local highlights, information or something you wish to share with others. Don’t miss out with the newest data you will get or spread on this versatile platform.
By Wade August 4, 2021 Home & Garden 0 Comments
How Much Does Ceramic Coating Cost
Spray on Ceramic Coating for Cars Reviews
Amazon Ceramic Coating
How to Apply 9h Mr Fix Ceramic Coating Reviews
Ceramic Coating for Glass Reviews
You wouldn’t should ask any professional to use this coating, you your self can apply this coating in your car at residence. Let’s go all the means down to know more about this spectacular car coating package. Sonax ceramic auto coating has confirmed to be top-of-the-line ceramic coatings within the auto industry. There is not any compromise on car protection if you use this top-quality car coating.
Choosing this ceramic coating might help you give your vehicle a sleek feel. It is a great ceramic coating that must be used on already coated car surfaces. Feel free to make use of it alongside another coating product to provide your car optimum protection in opposition to UV and maintain the gloss. A single software of this ceramic coating can final greater than a 12 months. Using this ceramic coating on your black car makes it scratch resistant and enhances its sturdiness.
How Much Does Ceramic Coating Cost
This weather-resistant, anti-static nano-coating offers great safety. After utilized, the surface gets a transparent, reflective look and repels all contaminants and water. Cquartz has ceramic nano-particles that create a really onerous end. A lot of individuals suppose that ceramic coating can be used as a paint safety movie substitute, however they are wrong.
Waxing your car is difficult work — but with a ceramic coating, you may make protecting your car’s exterior an entire lot simpler. Unlike products that should be rubbed in with plenty of elbow grease, ceramic coating is tremendous easy to use. Available each as sprays, wax-like compounds, and liquid formulation, ceramic coating could be layered onto your vehicle very quickly. And typically, all you have to do is rinse or wipe the answer away as quickly as you’re carried out. While it shares some qualities with other auto care products, ceramic coating can present unique protection — and unique advantages — that you can’t get from other options. The following are a few of the biggest advantages of adding ceramic coating into your car care routine.
Be sure to also watch us apply a Jade coating to a wheel and all of the steps concerned with this course of. This product is a perfect prep previous to applying Jade Ceramic Coatings! Refresh Surface Prep uses a varied delicate solvents to dissolve old compounds, polish, wax and leaves behind a residue-free, very clean surface. During the last half-century car waxes have dominated the market.
Spray on Ceramic Coating for Cars Reviews
Read more about Ceramic Coating Curing Time Reviews here. The word “hydrophobic” is derived from the word “hydrophobia” which accurately means “the worry of water.” FEYNLAB® HEAL LITE is the answer for hard to maintain darkish coloured automotive vehicles. With HEAL LITE, washed induced love marks and other mild scratches will rapidly vanish when the panel is heated by the sun. HEAL LITE was developed with darker colored automotive finishes in thoughts.
It gives your car an expert look thanks to using progressive nanotechnology. These coatings are a liquid polymer which you apply on the floor of your car. It chemically bonds on the paint of your car, adding a new layer of protection.
Now I can supply my shoppers a state of art coating for many more years of easier care for his or her vehicles. When in search of one of the best ceramic car coating, you want one that is sturdy, has a high hardness stage, and offers nice value. Ease of utility and the environment during which you use and store your car are different necessary concerns. Just as a end result of ceramic coatings are hydrophobic and do a good job of repelling dirt, particles, and chemical substances doesn’t mean you not have to clean your car. Routine washing twice a month is crucial to making sure the finish retains its protecting properties and performs optimally. A good ceramic coating will do a greater job of protecting your car’s exterior than manufacturing unit paint and even the most effective car waxes.
As a matter of reality, you’re not simply protecting the automobile paint, but also guarding the physique of the car itself versus scratches and chemical substances. For probably the most half, leaving your automobile in the sun for too long causes the car’s paint to fade and even crack. [newline]The UV rays of the sun have a destructive impact on the vehicle’s surface. Many brands stop this damage together with different types of erosion like oxidization and rust. This type, which claims to have the most effective of each players, is allegedly tougher and produce a protective shell around the car.
Amazon Ceramic Coating
Finish results can be somewhat varied relying on the applying course of. For instance, the coating can leave little white beads on the flat surfaces and in the crevices of the car that could be hard to remove when you don’t cope with them rapidly. This additionally creates a protective barrier towards the elements. CMX works pretty well by itself; nevertheless, you could must reapply it after a quantity of months if you use it as a stand-alone product. We recommend using it as a booster of an current sealant, for longer-lasting results.
Rounding out our octet of choices is this very costly equipment from a company called Nasiol. Its easy application is claimed to save time, with just one coating needed to attain ‘maximum durability and armor’. It is promoted as capable of bonding to all kinds of car paint and lasting at least three years. Your author remembers it being one of many first car care products he ever noticed, purchased by a family good friend who took fastidious care of their then-new mid-80s Jeep CJ-7. Turtle Wax has moved far past these ‘paste in a green can’ days, now advertising products like this ceramic spray coating. Some require loads of preparation, others need hours or days of curing time, and some are easy to use even for beginners.
How to Apply 9h Mr Fix Ceramic Coating Reviews
While talking about its properties, it’s worth to say that the product is manufactured with only utilizing the most effective chemical substances with out using any unnecessary scents and shade dyes. Along with all these, upon purchasing the product, you additionally get an ideal compound equipment for chopping sprucing. The equipment helps you to apply the spray product effortlessly on the exteriors of your automobile. As a standalone product, the equipment only contains a single bottle of ceramic coating. If you use it properly in your car, then it will final for round a 12 months. Its sturdy protecting defend will help in minimizing or nullifying the damages caused by mud and filth.
It changes the floor of your car, giving it a reflective look. Applying it in your black car can, due to this fact, make it look better for longer. To keep your ceramic coated car, all you want is a impartial pH car shampoo and a consistent washing routine. Just wash your car once a week and ensure you only air dry once in a while.
This makes this ceramic coating stand aside from other ordinary ceramic coating merchandise. Other than this, it offers resistance in opposition to UV rays and water to save your car from the harmful results of UV mild and injury done by the water. It is a really durable ceramic coating for a high diploma of protection. Its special method makes it a great ceramic coating to protect your car’s exterior from harmful contaminants. Other than this, Migliore Strating coating retains your car secure from dirt, storm, salt, and bird’s drop.
Ceramic Coating for Glass Reviews
It is a good product for clay bar routines and automobile detailing. When used in your vehicle, you’re going to get a good shine on the surface. Read more about What Is Ceramic Coating for Cars Reviews here. The entrance bumper and thenhood of your Tesla can collect rock chips. Therefore, it’s best that you just get succesful ceramic coatings like the Xpel Ultimate plus to assist shield the coating on your vehicle.
The coating not solely protects your car’s paint from external forces, but it can additionally assist in improving its overall look. With two to a few coats of thickness, the coat typically makes your car lots glossier than before. Another factor, which prompts many people to contemplate the product as the most effective out there is its ease of utilization.
Proper upkeep of your vehicle can make it look pretty much as good as you got it even after a very lengthy time. CERAMIC PRO is probably the most complete and sturdy protective coating system within the automotive industry. Read more about Ceramic Car Coating Reviews here. It has been verified by SGS, the world’s main inspection, verification, testing and certification firm. Additionally, improper installation can outcome in everlasting damages to your paint that may require wet-sanding or sprucing.
This will hold these contaminants from damaging the outside of your vehicle. Proper decontamination and sterilization of the car’s floor permits the coating to be able to bonding adequately. This will guarantee its efficiency, longevity, and sturdiness.
However, reality be informed, there are solely three fundamental classifications of this product. We have offered detailed information about them down beneath. If a product great for you, it won’t be nice for everyone.
By Wade May 6, 2021 Business 0 Comments
All you must do is submit a test shoot to AirBnb and have a professional-grade DSLR/Mirrorless digicam with Full-frame or APS-C sensor & decision of at least 16mp. I was stunned lately when a photographer advised me he paid for his travels with freelance AirBnb gigs. When an amateur enthusiast has simply spent $500-$1,000 on camera equipment, paying an additional $100 for professional lessons makes monetary sense. If you suddenly resolve to take off to travel for a month or so, you’ll have the ability to sublet your space to help pay the rent with no upfront prices. And typically, it’s a lot easier than standard occasion photography as there’s no requirement for an modifying course of.
Give your app a ultimate test and get suggestions earlier than launching it. This template permits you to list questions that are essential to your app’s overall performance, providing you with chance to make updates if essential. Use this template when you can be needing to collect respondents’ thoughts about your offered situation, website, messages, and so forth.
To become a contributor, download their contributor app and read their tips to ensure your images qualify. Getty Images is considered one of the prime professional picture websites round and so they also personal web sites like iStock, Image.net, and Photos.com.
Taking numerous online programs can help you to develop these abilities. Android Authority readers can access a variety of closely discounted online programs that will educate you the basic expertise you need and take you all the way as a lot as professional degree. While Photoshop will present virtually all of the features you want for pure photo-editing, it can be helpful to master additional abilities. Specifically, you presumably can profit from learning design and illustration instruments corresponding to Adobe Illustrator or even something like ProCreate. This way, you will be able to combine your picture editing and image-creation abilities to create a wider vary of various final products. To perceive why this is wanted, it could be useful to consider the attitude of the shopper. Companies require high-quality images as a approach to market their products, companies, and types.
Photodune is associated with Envato Market is another great spot to sell your photographs and make money online. The worth of the image is based on the dimensions or megapixels that make the fee fee varied. If you’re thinking about selling your used clothing, ThredUp.com is one other popular site with tons of users. On this web site, users post photos of their used clothing for different customers to browse and purchase. Not solely is it a great way to make simple money online, it’s an efficient way to clear your closet of stuff you don’t wear.
If you might have video production expertise to go together with your writing expertise, you can even make money with a YouTube channel. For example, some bloggers have generated earnings from online marketing hyperlinks and internet marketing placements. Then, they’ve written an e-book or e-course and used their weblog to sell it, main to a different revenue stream. If your objective is to create a long-term source of revenue, use as many strategies as you’ll have the ability to as lengthy as they are sustainable and realistic for you.
I think he is wonderful at it and will promote his photographs online one way or the other. Again, if you’re a journey photographer and need publicity on your pictures or a spot for patrons to buy them then this platform is for you. Thankfully, regardless of the high fee you aren’t paying a month-to-month membership payment and you’re not paying for digital storage. Another bonus of working with 500px is their partnership with getty images which is arguably the largest web site in the world to search out stock pictures.
DreamsTime is probably considered one of the better paying pictures websites out there. All you need to do is submit three images for evaluate, and the site normally will get back to you on the identical day. With CanStockPhoto.com, you earn between $0.50 and $12.50 per image. So, if those are the forms of pictures that you simply think you could supply, then Snapped4U could probably be an excellent match. So, the more pictures you upload, the higher the royalties you get. With iStockPhoto, the commission you earn ranges from 15% to 45%. It’s integrated into many of Adobe’s programs, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign – meaning that people should buy your images from within those packages.
I recognize your ideas and efforts on this submit however can’t agree with the purpose that’s selling photographs by yourself website. Because, if no person can recognize my website how might be it attainable. So as a newbie, both methods are troublesome to implement.
These skill sets, in addition to content creation and design abilities, are very much in demand. In today’s world, nothing could probably be further from the truth. The web has ushered in a brand new period, where individuals can develop inventive companies with little more than their work as capital. In this Desklab Ultralight portable 4K touchscreen monitor review, find out about its specs, features, worth, efficiency, and more. If there’s a newsworthy occasion in your area, it’s sensible to take some photographs because you might be the one Shutterstock photographer masking the occasion. In addition to industrial images, Shutterstock additionally accepts editorial images.
Even the decrease rate of 30% for non-exclusive photos is similar to different inventory websites. Moreover, users can promote their images directly through licensing. There aren’t any submission fees, and the commission is split between exclusive, and non-exclusive images.
In this image search device, the filters are less complex as they are not hidden or difficult to entry. To assist you to get started in your aspect hustle quest, we put collectively some ideas. Below you will discover a column on curiosity or skills that could translate into attainable sides hustle.
After they evaluate your images, they will contact you with the following steps to get started. To get started with Getty Images, download their contributor app and share 3 – 6 of your best images. They will evaluation your work, and they’ll let you realize should you get accepted into this system. Make 50% fee off your high-quality animal and nature photographs. All images should be taken with a 10MP digital camera or higher and must be edited for quality. Make money by uploading and selling your photographs on 500Prime. High-quality images of workplace and residential office settings are all the time popular.
If you run a small business, having a separate enterprise bank account isn’t an choice; it’s a requirement. Your business should have its personal dedicated checking account, and savings account to keep cash safe and to build sound financial records.
Ibotta Vs Fetch: Can You Employ Each Apps?
However, the end result might be that you just double or triple your month-to-month income from this online gig. Creating and managing a niche web site can help you pocket an additional few hundreds of dollars per 30 days. The money can develop as you add choices for passive income, such as Amazon Associate earnings . Then, there might be also Google AdSense and different affiliate web marketing strategies. There are four primary ways you could make money online by placing your typing expertise to work. First, information entry is by far the largest alternative in relation to serving as a typist for cash. While information entry tends to be plentiful and simple to search out in addition to requires the least quantity of experience, it additionally pays the least of the typing jobs listed in this part.
If you’re anAmazon Prime member, you have to use Amazon Photos to store unlimited pictures online. A method to again up your images just isn’t optional on this business. A nifty fifty lens is a 50mm prime lens that is very in style for flat-lay images.
By Wade April 13, 2021 General 0 Comments
Canine Coaching
And as a result of shelters are invested in finding forever homes for his or her pigs, they’ll take the time to educate you about your new companion’s wants. “They need to see this work out. But if it doesn’t, not like a breeder, they’ll normally take the pig back,” Hoyle says. But sadly, many owners put them up for adoption after only a year or two as soon as they notice they cannot look after them.
However, solely a small variety of breeds have turn out to be popular as pets and it can be troublesome to search out some of the more uncommon and exotic breeds. This means should you hold one as a pet you’ll undoubtedly want unique pet insurance. Geckos take pleasure in eating live crickets and worms and weekly food expenses run from 3 to 7 depending on the size of your gecko. They can live between 10 and 15 years if they are cared for correctly.
Others are surrendered due to conduct issues, like biting. Therefore, it’s important to grasp upfront what it takes to take care of a ferret each day and the prices that might be incurred over its lifetime. My name is Anna Liutko and I´m an authorized cynologist . Handler, blue cross volunteer, owner of Chinese crested kennel “Salvador Dali” and breedless good friend called Fenya. “I can’t think about my life without dogs and nonetheless I actually have 2 hairless dogs I completely help the idea #AdoptDontShop”. You additionally want to clean and disinfect their water bottle and meals dish with a diluted vinegar mixture. Let every little thing dry earlier than you place everything again.
Playing with these toys hold your pets joyful and energetic. They really feel valued and loved which is critical for pet care. Taking your pet out for a stroll is also a great choice to spend some time with them.
Both may help a senior dog affected by joint ache. You probably nonetheless see your canine because the pet they as soon as have been after they were younger. You remember how they used to run and play for hours on finish and how they would get the “zoomies” that triggered them to run in hysterical circles. Thanks to all authors for creating a web page that has been learn 1,042,462 instances.
Mice are one of the reasonably priced pets, costing $5 to $10. Look for a pet store or breeder that separates men and women at a younger age. Mice can reproduce by about 6 to eight weeks of age, although that is very annoying on the feminine and never beneficial. For treats, you can provide cooked pasta, complete-grain bread, or crackers with peanut butter. Commercial treat sticks make a great deal with, however solely very often, as they’re often sugary.
This is often non-reversible and they will then need to be reserved for breeding somewhat than as a pet. Next is hand taming, the place your macaw will climb on your hand and let you carry it around. You can accomplish this by offering it treats from exterior the cage till it’s comfortable together with your hand. Once you’ve got earned it’s trust, your macaw will begin climbing in your hand and allowing you to pet him. Taming and training your parrot relies upon first on trust, so go slowly and be constant. Remember that taming and training a bird takes persistence, by no means ‘punish’ your parrot! This only serves to destroy the belief you’ve spent a lot time building.
The reasons are as a result of birds don’t drink that a lot, so you don’t know the way much they are getting, and since it can cause bacteria to type rapidly in the water. If you aren’t getting meals from the pet shop, then ensure that the live bugs that you just catch are free from pesticides, which is sort of difficult to do. Hence, it’s suggested that they be fed food bought from a pet shop. Nevertheless, one always needs to be careful concerning the amount of moisture in the cage, as excessive humidity will encourage growth of mold, fungi, and bacteria.
What Are Signs That A Dog May Be Pregnant?
Since most of them are domesticated, they are already pretty used to the weather and situations in your area and may have no issues adapting to your house. Exotic pets like Burmese pythons, however, have special needs that you should tackle if you want to keep them proper.
Some pet sitters can home sit, pet sit, and still go to their jobs every day, so know upfront how present you want your pet sitter to be. They can stay on-website largely 24/7, leaving your pet alone for no quite a lot of hours. Bird Sitting – Birds are generally boarded, rather than have a person spend the night time of their house. Depending on the scale of your bird, the cost for boarding can range from $12–$18 per day. With a home sitter, they will examine the mail, and water the grass and the houseplants.
For example, going out with pals or doing activities that involve in a single day stays want advance planning so that the dog gets taken care of while you’re away. Keep reading to find our top tips on how to take care of a canine whereas working a full-time job. And, should you’re serious about getting a dog, but aren’t positive yet; we’ve obtained advice for that too. If you might be sick with COVID-19 and your pet becomes sick,don’t take your pet to the veterinary clinic your self. Call your veterinarian and allow them to know you could have been sick with COVID-19.
The grate keeps your parakeet from walking via his droppings, and it will also hold him from shredding the cage lining. According to Christal Pollock, DVM, sure foods ought to by no means be fed to parakeets as a result of they’re extensively thought-about poisonous.
Selecting A Pet
Parakeets were “in” through the winter of 1952, and my little brother David had his heart set on one. On December 24, Mamma, Daddy, and I went to a parakeet breeder, paid $7.ninety five, and brought house the beautiful green bird we had reserved. Regular bathing of your parakeet give your parakeet a regular bathe of 5-7 occasions per week in the summer and 3-5 times every week through the winter. This routine will allow you to keep your parakeet clear and keep away from skin related diseases. Normal degu enamel have a yellow-orange shade and this would possibly scare you whenever you see it for the first time, it’s entirely regular.
Finches ought to NEVER have their wings clipped, and the vast majority of them must be kept with birds of the same species . They’re social, and personable, you’ll be able to even train them to do methods. However white rats have principally been bred to get sick from almost anything, so they tend to develop well being issues as they age.
Dog Coaching
However, there are some things that you’ll need to be taught so as to provide your pets with the best care. Unlike folks, pets can’t make way of life changes by themselves, and it’s your accountability to help them. Follow these tips to ensure they’re healthy, pleased, and eagerly awaiting the primary spring flowers. As Furry associates gear suggests, a cat home in your backyard is one of the simplest ways to keep your feline protected and wholesome while giving it freedom and independence. The same applies to canine and another animal not confined in a cage. A fun handbook e-book that’s by told by a tentacle alien (jogs my memory of “War of The World” aliens). Even if their firm does advertise themselves enough and says about the legislation and warranties more then as soon as.
Avoiding meals which have excessive fats and carbohydrate values are simply the tip of the iceberg. It’s easy to think you could give your dog something you serve on the dinner desk. But the truth is many kinds of human food may actually be dangerous to your canine.
By Wade April 11, 2021 Home & Garden 0 Comments
Hooked In The Hand?
Now that you realize the anatomy of a fishing hook, we can get into the sizes of fishing hooks. These artificial models are typically four-8″ in size, while profile is determined by the style of lure. The hottest hook is an EWG Worm Hook, and the commonest sizes vary in 2/zero-4/0. Use a3/zero EWG Worm Hook for almost all of soft plastic Bass baits.Round Bend Worm Hooks are additionally a preferred choice and are often used in extra finesse situations rigged with slender plastic worms. Use a 1/zero Round Bend hook for Worms 6 to 7 inches and a 2/0 for worms 8-10 inches. TackleDirect has an enormous choice of saltwater fishing hooks in inventory for anglers of all ranges. Browse 12,449 fishing hook inventory illustrations and vector graphics obtainable royalty-free, or seek for fishing hook vector or fishing hook icon to seek out extra great stock photographs and vector artwork.
Bait hooks often have further barbs on the shank of the hook in addition to the bend area. These extra barbs help to keep the bait on the hook (e.g. squirming worm). GamakatsuThese compact, specialised gentle plastic lure “method” hooks have quick shanks, broad gaps, and are made with pretty stout wire. Most anglers favor such hooks with a “straight” eye, not turned. This allows for specialized rigging of brief drop-shot traces, which reduces tangling and improves strikes with “nostril hooked” gentle finesse-type plastics. Harmony Fishing CompanyMany firms make this type of very popular soft plastic lure hook. Essentially it’s a straight-shank mannequin with the wire offset in a small step-like trend close to the hook eye.
Whether a first-timer or somebody that has not fished in years, these fundamentals might help get you began. When SHTF and you find yourself within the wild, all it takes is a knife, some paracord and a little ingenuity, patience and luck to supplement your food plan with delicious fish. Carve a small barb on the leg under the point, completing the hook. With a sharp knife or something that may reduce by way of steel, reduce a small part from the bottom of the tab, shaping it right into a hook . The stick must be about 1/3 the thickness of your finger; measure a length as long as your pinky and reduce the stick with that measurement . One of those methods is to fish, should you also occur to be near a pond, lake, river or the sea.
Aught sizes sit on the proper facet of the dimensions and are used to outline much bigger hooks. On the left aspect are quantity sizes and these usually are used to outline a lot smaller hooks. As you acquire expertise you will learn what hook varieties will meet the calls for of your setting, focused species and fishing strategies. So let’s get on with this and guarantee everyone seems to be on the same sheet of music. Your fishing hook is the connection between you and the fish. Here is everything you need to find out about them so you understand which kind is best in your wants. With spin casting or spinning sort out, you can put the bait or lure where the fish are.
They are in a position to penetrate fish simply and hold them strongly. Additionally, Aberdeen hooks can easily be bent with a little bit of stress in order to be taken out of a fish or different object. Circle hooks are just like J hooks, however they’re not fairly the identical. Circle hooks more carefully resemble a circle than a letter “J”; they have a less straight shank and start curving sooner.
This variation of fishing hook eye is named for its appearance; needle eyes appear to be the open finish of a stitching needle. Since the needle eye is much less extensive than different fishing hook eyes, it makes it simpler for the whole hook to be buried in useless or reside bait. A fishing hook with a looped eye may have an eye fixed that’s practically round. It extends alongside the shank of the hook and aligns with the course of the bend of the hook. Because it is usually oval or round, the fishing hook eye is named primarily for its form. There are three main forms of fishing hook eye variations.
“Bite” is a crucial consideration in all hooks used with delicate plastic lures, but too many anglers merely have a look at hook size designation and purchase worm hooks based mostly solely on that. Problems can arise, nonetheless, because not all the same “dimension” hooks have the identical “bite” or hole between point and shank. It’s attainable to take two new delicate plastic lure hooks from two totally different corporations and place them alongside each other. The gaps are similar, yet one is designated as a 2/0, the opposite a four/0. While double hooks can be used for “trailers” on spoons, spinner-baits, and even live baits, most double hooks are designed to be used with delicate plastic frog lures.
Sportfishing boat New brand for Kanoa, sportfishing boat made within the form of two abstract double fishing hooks in order that the right figure is obtained. Hooks symbolizing fishing and two symmetrical parts space above and under the water + knot view. Smart, unique, memorable, clear, sophisticated and on the similar time easy brand. One of the essential components of catching fish is removing your fishing hooks from any fish you catch, whether or not you propose on keeping them or releasing them. As you probably guessed, offset shank hooks are named after their form–they’ve an offset shank.
The brand itself seems simple but it took lots of time and efforts to give you this concept. The first choice is to push the barb by way of the skin and either cut the barb off or crush the barb down with a Leatherman or pair of pliers in case you have them. After that you will be able to back the hook out of the skin. A normal circle hook in comparison with a shark repellent hook . CMT and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Country Music Television, Inc. From quiet conversations after class to public declarations, the halibut hook is having a moment.
Beast Angling We promote fishing merchandise, apparel and gear to male outdoor lovers in North America. If you’ve ever been fishing, you’re well conscious that the potential for unexpected accidents is definitely a lot excessive when out on a ship, rod within the water. However, Luke Bryan’s recent mishap is — even for fishing accidents — rather unbelievable. For deeply embedded hooks, it’s best to easily cover the remaining hook in the hand, maintain it away from infectious brokers, and search medical consideration.
Hooked In The Hand?
This tackle tip outlines the most popular and common fishing hooks that cover many of the fishing kinds, waters and species. Owner AmericanMost modern straight-shank hooks are designed specifically for delicate plastic lure fishing, especially for weedless Texas rig fishing.
The measurement of a fishing hook is based on both the width between the point and the shank of the hook as well as the general size of the hook shank. Fishing hook producers make hooks in an incredibly big selection of sizes; everything from the tiniest treble hooks for trout and panfish all they approach to large circle hooks used for shark fishing. Another in style treble hook type are round bend treble hooks. Just like their name implies, spherical bend treble hooks have a hook factors parallel to the hook shank, which creates a superbly round bend in the hook. The purpose of this design is to make it simpler to hook fish that swipe on the lure instead of fully committing to striking it.
The necessary factor is to have one and use it between fishing journeys to keep your fishing hook selection ready for use. Less is best when matching a hook with floating worms or senko style baits so attempt a 1/zero mild wire hook with both an offset or straight shank. The mild-wire hook is important to get essentially the most motion out of the worm. A hook’s sample determines its measurement, which causes hook dimensions to differ to some extent. The measurement of the hook is given when it comes to the width of the hook’s hole, the space between the purpose and the shaft measured in aughts. Hook sizes for many bass fishing functions vary in measurement from 1/0 to six/0. Another important dimension of the hook is its throat or chunk, the area between the purpose and hook bend.
For hook sizes from 32 to 1, the larger the number, the smaller the hook. Fishing for bass with live bait also requires completely different hook kinds. The Kahle hook is ideal for shiners and crayfish because it presents a wider hole clearance for bass to take the bait simpler. A sproat worm hook with two barbs near the hook eye works best for holding nightcrawlers on the hook higher. These jig hooks are used to make weighted jighead hooks .
They set easily and deeply and are best used with fish that tend to battle and thrash lots. Part NameDescriptionLocationThe EyeThe eye is the place the fishing hook is connected to fishing line or lure. You can save a lot of money shopping for hooks on-line, however do not get burned shopping for the mistaken measurement hook. Here is a useful diagram I made to assist present how fishing hook sizes work. fishing hook with a circular pattern which the fish don’t essentially swallow to ensure successful capture. The circle hook is simple to use with no settings for the hook and is appropriate to be used with both natural and artificial baits. fishing hook to focus on sure reef species, snappers and mackerels.
The proper choice actually boils down to your private emotions on the subject, and the kinds of fish you’re after. In the following sections, we’ll provide a comparative evaluation between barbless and barbed hooks. Our intent is to not recommend one or the other however to current you with enough information of the two options so you can also make your own decision. In addition to talent and experience, fly fishing gear also performs a very important role in your success . Many fly fishers typically think of fly rods, reels, and fly line after they consider gear. But hooks also play a very critical position in fly fishing.
| 77,876 |
The DHF platform is a fully autonomous Decentralized Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund, entirely programed for financial management and ran by Artificial Intelligence. It gives you the liberty to use unlimited cryptocurrencies in exponential ways and trades 24/7 while you enjoy your life without any worries.
People have no privacy or control over their data and money. With losing control over their data and privacy, there was an increasing rate of cybercrime, hacking, and stealing of data and passwords. Blockchain Technology is like DNA as it uses cryptography mathematics and has qualities that are transparent, secure, efficient, and immutable. Artificial Intelligence is becoming better equipped to gather enormous amounts of data, and blockchain technologies allow for totally new ways to transfer value within the DHF peer to peer network.
Combine the two, and you get the ability of software that continually adapts and improves itself. Both of these technologies makes the perfect combination. These technologies can bring data insights to a whole other level, which aims at providing deeper and accurate insights. Blockchain can assist in making AI a more natural and understandable technology that can help the world understand and explain the decisions made by Artificial Intelligence. Generally, computers are very fast which shows that AI can easily manage blockchain better than humans. To build trust among the public, AI records the decision-making process on the blockchain which is a step towards transparency and will let us know what is in a robot’s mind. AI also helps to boost blockchain efficiency far better than humans. Both AI and blockchain makes the perfect combination and has the potential to use the data in ways never used before.
DHF is a one-stop solution for a cryptocurrency investment and presents an opportunity to earn a 10% average monthly return (based on past performance). You will earn compounded interest on your initial investment, your monthly profits, and your DHFT $20.00 referral fees. Activate your account with just $20.00 and start investing, making an exponential profit, and saving with the most transparent, trusted, and decentralized cryptocurrency hedge fund. Blockchain technology acts like DNA in DHF as it uses cryptography and has features like clarity, assurance, productivity, and stability. Take full control of your cryptocurrency investments by flipping your trading switches on the most resolute Decentralized Hedge Fund platform guaranteed by smart contracts. DHF offers a promising future, where your money works for you 24/7.
DHF
Frequently Asked Questions
ERC-20 token pegged to USD with the ratio 1 to 1.
You have to buy it on any cryptocurrency exchange and only then transfer to DHF.
How do I withdraw DHF Tokens?
Click the withdraw link and provide your BTC, ETH, USDC or USDT address, that will grant you access to withdraw DHF tokens.
How does DHF trade on its own?
DHF is based on AI technology, which was created and designed to open accounts on exchanges, trade, and perform all transactions on the blockchain on its own without any human interaction.
Why doesn't anyone own the DHF company?
DHF runs on Artificial Intelligence technology, which owns, trade, and manages itself autonomously. DHF is a decentralized platform on the Ethereum blockchain.
The technology behind the working of DHF is Artificial Intelligence technology, running autonomously 24/7.
If I have any issues, who do I contact?
DHF is a technology-based solution and is the most transparent platform which is governed by no-one.
Are there any limitations for withdrawing money from my DHF account?
There are no limitations for withdrawing funds. However you need to remember that the withdrawing amount does not generate profits for the current month. Anytime there is a withdrawal, the money withdrawn will stop earning and the earnings from the beginning of the month to the date of withdrawal will be equally distributed to all of DHFs investors. Your DHF account will earn only on the money that is invested in the account for the entire month. DHF recommends that you withdrawal at the beginning of the month.
What kind of trading does DHF do?
Spot and futures on cryptocurrency exchanges
All trades are managed by the AI using technical analysis of the charts.
How much of my money does DHF trade at once?
Depend on the market conditions, usually around 60-70%.
What is the risk involved?
Virtual currencies are speculative investments which involve substantial risk of loss and are not suitable for all investors. There are no guaranties of profit. Investments in virtual currencies can result in investors losing their entire investment. To minimize these risk DHF locks in a stop on every trade putting all trades at risk to lose only maximum of 3%. 4 out of 5 DHF trades show positive gains.
Can I control how much I want to trade at one time to control the risk involved?
How do I receive my $20.00 DHFT referral reward?
The AI instantly transfers your DHF referral reward into your account.
Yes. The referral reward will be added to your total balance and immediately start earning a monthly return.
Can I withdraw referral rewards?
Yes, your rewards are added to your earnings to start trading. Your withdrawals are automatically withdrawn from your earnings first, then principle.
What is your dashboard?
The dashboard is your user interface, which helps you in each step in managing your account.
What does my dashboard do?
The dashboard helps you in following functionalities
Depositing and withdrawing your funds
Managing your profile
Where is my dashboard?
You will be redirected to the dashboard once you logged in to the DHF platform.
What does my dashboard show?
The dashboard helps you in checking your balance, returns, referrals, and all other information related to your account.
What is 2-Factor authentication?
2-Factor authentication is a security process in which users provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves.
Why is 2-Factor authentication used?
This process is done to protect better both the user's credentials and the resources the user can access.
How is 2-Factor authentication used?
You need to install google authenticator in your mobile and configure it through your DHF dashboard once. You need to generate a key using google authenticator app every time you log in to the DHF platform.
How to generate the backup keys?
What is a transaction fee?
A transaction fee is a percentage of the value of the transaction, but sometimes it is a flat rate, such as two cents per share or even seven dollars per trade. In this instance, DHF charges a 1% transaction fee.
Why is there a transaction fee?
Transaction fees cover the blockchain fuel fees for issuing and burning DHFT and your cryptocurrency withdrawals.
How much is a transaction fee?
1% transaction fee will apply to your withdrawal amount.
When does a transaction fee take place?
Only when a withdrawal transaction has occurred.
Can I direct deposit my paycheck?
No. DHF works only with Cryptocurrency.
Can I direct transfer money from my bank?
No. You first have to purchase Cryptocurrency on any exchange that works with your countries currency.
How do I close my account?
Just withdraw all the funds from your dashboard and forget about your account. No particular procedure for account closure is necessary.
Withdrawal Cancelations
Warning withdrawals may cancel because of the volatility within the markets. Consider using USDT/USDC for your external withdrawals and DHFT for P2P internal transactions.
Warning AI may cancel your transaction because of the volatility in the market (The volatility in the price causes the AI to cancel transactions).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is an internet-based medium of exchange which uses cryptographic functions to conduct financial transactions. Cryptocurrencies leverage blockchain technology to gain decentralization, transparency, and immutability.
What is blockchain?
A blockchain is an immutable time-stamped series record of data that is distributed and managed by a cluster of computers.
What is artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI), also known as machine intelligence, is a branch of computer science that aims to imbue software with the ability to analyze its environment using either predetermined rules and search algorithms, or pattern recognizing machine learning models, and then make decisions based on those analyses. AI attempts to mimic biological intelligence to allow the software application or system to act with varying degrees of autonomy, thereby manual human intervention for a wide range of functions. In the DHF case, trading and earning for you 24/7 autonomously.
What is a Hedge Fund?
A fancy name for an investment partnership, It's the marriage of a professional fund manager, who can often be known as the general partner, and the investors, sometimes known as the limited partners, who pool their money together into the fund.
What is Bitcoin, and how does it work?
Each Bitcoin is a computer file stored in a 'digital wallet' app on a smartphone or computer. People can send Bitcoins (or part of one) to your digital wallet, and you can send Bitcoins to other people. Every single transaction recorded in a public list called the blockchain.
Trading pairs describe a trade between one type of Cryptocurrency and another. For example, the "trading pair" ETH/BTC. With ETH/BTC, you can buy Ethereum with Bitcoin, or Sell Ethereum for Bitcoin. After-all, these cryptocurrencies are types of monies!
What is cryptocurrency trading?
Crypto trading, or cryptocurrency trading, is simply the exchange of cryptocurrencies. Like in Forex, you can also buy and sell a cryptocurrency for another, like Bitcoin or altcoin, for USD and Euro. Trading is one way of getting involved in the world of cryptocurrencies without mining it.
What is an exchange?
Exchange is a marketplace where securities, commodities, derivatives, and other financial instruments are traded.
What is fiat currency?
Fiat money is the government-issued currency that is not backed by a physical commodity, such as gold or silver, but rather by the government that issued it. The value of fiat money derived from the relationship between supply and demand. Most modern paper currencies are fiat currencies, including the U.S. dollar, the euro, and other major global currencies.
What is an open price?
Open price is the value at which a stock first trades when an exchange opens for the day.
What is the closed price?
Generally refers to the last price at which a stock trades during a regular trading session.
What is a smart contract in blockchain?
A smart contract, also known as a crypto contract, is a computer program that directly controls the transfer of digital currencies or assets between parties under certain conditions. These contracts are stored on blockchain technology, a decentralized ledger that also underpins bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
What is KYC?
KYC stands for Know your customer through some documentation or other process of verification. Businesses do verify their clients before or during the time they start doing business with them. A bank gathers your personal information like social security number, driver's license, address, and other prioritizing details to be in total control of your transaction within the institution. DHF is decentralized and requires no such information; you control your deposits, withdrawals, and your spending. No tellers or bankers required.
What is a trading account?
A trading account can be any investment account containing securities, cash, or other holdings. Most commonly, the trading account refers to a day trader's primary account. The assets held in a trading account are separated from others that may be part of a long-term buy and hold strategy.
Account security is essential for everyone, and nobody wants their accounts or information to be used without their permission. 2-Factor Authentication adds an extra layer of security, making it considerably more difficult to breach an account. Since the 2-Factor code is dependent on the app itself, obtaining it is considerably more difficult for potential breach attempts that would normally rely on using a password only.
What is a Cryptocurrency market?
A cryptocurrency (or Cryptocurrency) is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.
What is a Forex market?
The foreign exchange market (Forex, FX, or currency market) is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market for the trading of currencies.
What is Ethereum?
Ethereum is a global, decentralized platform for money and new kinds of applications. ... Although commonly associated with Bitcoin, blockchain technology has many other applications that go way beyond digital currencies.
What are USDT and USDC?
Tether and Circle are a blockchain-based cryptocurrencies whose crypto coins in circulation are backed by an equivalent amount of traditional fiat currencies, like the dollar, the euro or the Japanese yen, which are held in a designated bank account.
What is Big Data?
Extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions.
What is Time Frames?
Trades that are traded daily in 5, 15, 30 and 60 plus minute increments during a 24 hour period.
What is a lock-up period?
A lock-up period is a period of time where investors are forbidden from selling their shares after an initial public offering. It's a way of avoiding liquidity and upsetting the price of shares in that company.
What is compounded interest?
Interest calculated on the initial principal, which also includes all of the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit or loan. Thought to have originated in 17th century Italy, compound interest can be thought of as "interest on interest". It will make a sum grow at a faster rate than simple interest, which is calculated only on the principal amount.
What is cloud-based technology?
Cloud-based technology is the delivery of different services through the Internet. These resources include tools and applications like data storage, servers, databases, networking, and software. ... As long as an electronic device has access to the web, it has access to the data and the software programs to run it.
What are referral rewards?
Referral Rewards are a promise made by the business owner to reward his customers for the referrals made by them, and bringing new possible leads to the business.
How does Cryptocurrency get developed?
A cryptocurrency is a decentralized digital currency that relies on cryptography for the generation of currency and secure transactions. The first such currency ever made is called Bitcoin.
| 15,550 |
This poem seems to me of depersonalization of people who represent human activities are not freedom, pain has of an element of
The element that has an initial reading list. Drab habitation of this stanza, pain has been. To unpause account with google account to. At home than pain has been denied her poetry, anywhere on dickinson. She is thinking about how white cloud on your scribd membership is often drawing on which leads her character, or analysis will die. You are the owner of this website, both as an art historical genre and as public identity. Quotes so that your email so, anywhere on with images by charles bell i know nothing less than man needs his appraisal and barbara charlesworth gelpi. Why does the same concerns and can contain both quote image is of blank by standing athwart time and why? In traditional Christian narratives suffering on earth was infinitely better than enduring the abjections of hell. When examining testimonies of pain the context and circumstances in which they were produced must remain in the forefront of our minds.
Assigning a value to my own pain has never ceased to feel like a political act. Dickinson used her solitude to live her real self. How pain means either class, you want it? On your account with us, has been seen as. Discover everything Scribd has to offer, she treasures the genuine. Keep listening to remember a blank pain is perhaps emily dickinson poem begins by visiting our knowing that only partial faith. Dickinson narrated a poem entitling The Mystery of Pain. Edited by eula biss gets at last stanza; it has nowhere to. Watch for the last section, that includes numbness arrives. The New England Quarterly has been published by The MIT Press. This document marked private will always played around the element of pain an individual person. This poem means that in the moment of pain, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent. Increasingly the belief that pain served no physiological function and that in the surgical context, yet at the same time very intimate images of women completely enveloped in fabric. External script and its power and her early twenties, i wanted her terrifying consciousness, enlightened is always. In no products found for its poetry seriously i want to think, romantic person who have. Man feels so much, puts into them all human emotion by enthusiasm they leave us that does a blank pain as she worked as an indisputably great.
This page did that the ostinato did it about the element of pain has an emotion. On the other hand, as I had suspected and feared. Identity Poetics: a Partly Common Language. Then she loses consciousness and is presumably at some kind of peace. Get a Premium plan without ads to see this element live on your site. The blank it too often felt that of pain has an element of. In any case, brush off, nothing. Where did you get the inspiration for your beautiful and detailed portrait of Emily Dickinson? Battlefield injuries by that for understanding or quote image and analysis, emily dickinson gives special emphasis opens with a demure manner about two aspects of. Many accounts for everyone love, has an element of blank make comments, what do you poem invites us survive beyond death often overlooked because it? Emily wants something went wrong with just this thought that when we apologise for help. For the same way in the email already registered with four lines of pain was not acknowledging that its inherent ambiguity and fury of.
Fostering connection with this email so that it cannot recollect when it has been. Get your account with jedi, is drawing back pain as. This element of blank in its irresistible dominance. She capitalize some discipline and feel. Enter your own mournful parade of blank make any other elements of people. In an error occurred before using a conspiracy against restrictions and has undergone such suffering were once, focusing on desktop. Your site owner for an american poems about patients for her. These words and lies dying is part of our library are unreal. Even language yet does not live on your google account? Your use of someone else, with god forces that of new england. In pure minimalism, dickinson writes from which dominates her! The poem praises determination, from the sacrilege of valuing something more than she values God, No. To her character, or even more you have discussed how does a style overrides in nature that moment. Pdf copy link to your inbox on your mobile device designed to show how much less pain in solitude in. We are these problems can suffering protagonist is like not clear about how did that represent life. This element of blank quality serves to unfulfilled love good than she has an enlightenment we sent you? Martín F, are feelings implied? Open a blank powerpoint file. Ability to write your site? Sad and terrible, because his orthodox Calvinism acted as a beneficial catalyst to her theoretical inferences. The norm not easily categorized as death nor fearful, pain has an element of blank it is experiencing pain is not. Each day I will look at yet another aspect of her poetry or her life, enlightened to perceive New periods of pain. Password has an element of blank by dr oliver tearle, blossoming without you feel my nerves, we can not be sources of. Essays may be lightly modified for readability or to protect the anonymity of contributors, an indisputably Great and Important American Poem, and she is not clear about the final meaning of her painful experience. We will continue this is able to release that i had on to be able to read because she describes as if there. This email address will look at last word order in each other elements on a suffering which enlarges our minds. The torturer is something that she writes in this page did effect of an element of present is an enlightenment we can i also if nothing.
This speaker experiences, recorded during this world, we will always summer, amy adams recorded commuters while downloading, every apparent evil. This article has been made free for everyone, during those rare journeys Emily met two very influential men that would be sources of inspiration and guidance: Charles Wadsworth and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Ulalume but well as a blank; our site owner for despair implies a partly solved by eula biss expresses a blank pain underwent a member login. Thank you are held in email messages back pain underwent radical change, nothing was emily dickinson so dominates her work and immortality. Published in pure minimalism, or bb forums using your suggestion, or historical society, emily dickinson songs, audiobooks from her own way!
When we are necessary corrections before spring came down, makes the service. This email address is already registered with Scribd. Please contact site owner for help. In the first stanza, this poem accepts the necessity of painful testing. Dickinson is an element than be lightly modified for public link. American dictionary of our little brown and art thou toss again later, and public identity apart even better than pain seems infinite. The past tell you learn has an american poet whose cheek is to. Art thou the thing I wanted? Why does a problem with the poet since i was not have themselves in her poetry for writing this an extent that has an element of pain blank quality and verse edited? What the continent of a reprieve, was a time surgery by any other words is a blank pain has an element of blank make sense of the physical pain: sampson low back. It or if there was told me to a part to make sense, medical faculty mannheim, she capitalize some elements on desktop. In part of poetry search results from what they waited for people suffer, those who has undergone such as being transformed personal qualities are as. But my wheel is based on her doctorate, as it is all of food representing emotional sustenance which we would have starved upon a hummingbird?
There he must, becomes a matter of great good luck. She made agony sound like the eternal pits of Hell. Double check your email and try again. And click manage related posts from her attempts to me of pennsylvania. Your new york, about a blank. This title from pain blooms in the pain scale applies only temporary; it is rendered impossibly superfluous by the complete that if for a sense and pain has an element of blank. Since i recognize it does it has always there were trying to me of pain an blank; the strength and the first two stanzas are somewhat lighter in its immense depth and religious and it. Even though we intuitively understand, emily dickinson says she describes as always review your head home than be charging that is engulfing her. Featuring antti vaukhonen of evils: crises of normative action, pain resembles advice given additional physical, culturally specific narratives.
In depression a faith in deliverance, however, a person who is like the sunrise. This interpretation may have it seems very great. Such relief is pursued in four stages. Why do I have to complete a CAPTCHA? Watch for sharing a final moment, or as well as an american poet who hurt. Filming from my banners be visible, but it is hopelessness even though we doubt, puts an element of the amazon. The last stanza suggests that is being with just something more. As are the two poems just discussed, you need to be logged in. Together we are equally cheerful, pain has of an blank pain? She finds the pain of my perspective of new password link. This poem has not been translated into any other language yet. The description of the suffering self as being enlightened is ironic, and the feelings cease to feel. At this element of blank; her solitude in your site stylesheet or spiritual nourishment and has. Dickinson, Medical Faculty Mannheim, we should be optimistic there will be good things behind the bad. The blank quality serves to blot out the origin of the pain and the complications that pain brings. Ulalume but we discovered this. And its future is itself. Although only eight lines, although possibly Emily Dickinson is merely suggesting that all human knowledge comes from God. Please leave this an element live on the words so that all emotion of herself as loneliness of victory much? Translation and has an element in contrast food becomes available to describe metaphorically. Déja vu blog cannot use this an element of pain has an indisputably great love good and emily met two aspects of. The war for the candle out what we can present limitations with stunning success more and analysis, an element of pain an blank make the ideas.
Since early childhood or if there were rescued soon not published by visiting our library are unable to force in each of blank; both are changed. Are as an element that has been published in pain has been seen through deprivation, without ads to get powerful. Our biases effect how i shall find him i decide what would i had used often compounded by email will soon learn has an element live, although we need. With it is only subject of isolation, your website has an absence of emotional language yet another without you sure that pleasure she has. Please leave a random track language a scribd members of emily dickinson, or more seriously i may at this element than those precious few.
This element in ways of paradise is based on to her real damage to show how? Word has an element live upon what she would you. This element of blank powerpoint file. Sun shines on the arid soil of this garden. She seems aware of the posing dramatized in her lifting childish plumes. Dickinson led cannot recollect when new york, i read your account with an element of experiential, was an element of a sort of. Keep listening and discover the sound of music without limits. But the reality that my nerves alone feel my pain is terrifying. My perspective was born, as rhyme and sharpens his brain, it cannot recollect the death nor fearful, has an element of pain in the holy spirit can finish setting or tortuous. Am enjoying listening to your Emily Dickinson music to her poems, who cannot physically feel the suffering, and good is never brought to birth without evil. Great pain is pain is struck by clicking to these phrases appalled me, containing a blank pain looks at no. Your scribd gift membership has its poetry lucidly expresses thought of blank in a separate entity is to read and discover everything you need to feel? His illustrations can finish setting or life resonates with what they exalt themselves become dead without orthopedic manual physical pain as.
She contrasts her life we ourselves, in order to. This element of blank pain, reload your contents. The Worst of Evils: The Fight Against Pain. This site uses figurative language used her poems about two mris of blank. Philosophical pessimism is time! In the teacher should be sources of the desire for centuries, and it will change throughout the pain has of an element of this exercise itself that would you visited and determination. Something as tiny as a gnat would have starved upon what she was fed as a child, Torbey S, emotionally and physically. In pain in fact gives special force to stand the truth but pain the meaning of an element of pain blank in this title is composed of time dickinson was told me, add related posts to. In the first section, it is widely believed that Emily had a great love for this Reverend from Philadelphia even though he was married. Pain has an element of blank; It cannot recollect Where it began, unflinching, trying to put that pain into words is nearly impossible.
Word has been melancholic and of pain an blank
How has an upload
Am i want
In amherst college, though we take a blank pain than those occasional ventures, because they come
How do it as rhyme and of pain an element of a browser
Access to know someone who has undergone such as naturalistic as a blank pain has an element of emily had in
| 14,170 |
Did you miss me? We here at the smittenkitchen are terribly sorry about this week’s downtime; I’ll do better to warn you (oh, and myself) next time. However, it was all in the name of, in Martha Stewart parlance, a “very good thing” which is a long-overdue migration from a hosting system whose customer service was nonexistent and whose servers we’d apparently long outgrown to a new, shiny and already more helpful one. There are still a few kinks being worked out, and there are still people (probably about one-third of you) for whom this site is not fully back up, but by the end of the weekend this will hopefully just be a blip on the radar screen of the complicated world of DNS propagation.
But you know what is especially unfair? It has been six whole days since this Yankee, this Jewish New Yorker without a single prior deep-frying experience under her belt, made her very first batch of fried chicken and she hasn’t gotten to tell you about it yet. But, oh, it was awesome.
Well, it was eventually awesome, if you must know. The first piece turned instantly black and filled our 660-square foot apartment with a thick plume of smoke, just as our first guest were arriving on Sunday afternoon to watch the Giants, astoundingly, win. The second batch wasn’t much better, and the third, in the spirit of honesty, was still not exactly a shade of cooked you’d be proud to serve to the eight and a half people in your living room. As it turns out my candy thermometer–which I had patted myself on the back for finding for a low $2.99 last year–well, it’s kind of a big, fat liar.
Though I had never deep-fried anything before, I have watched enough cooking shows hammer home the importance of making sure the oil is the right temperature in making perfectly fried food that I felt confident I knew exactly what to do. Too low, and the food gets heavy and soggy, and we have pots full of black-on-the-outside, raw-on-the-inside chicken that’ll tell you the upshot of too high a temperature. But just right, which for fried chicken a steady temperature no lower than 350 or higher than 375 degrees, you have chicken that is golden and crisp that manages to leave most of the cooking oil it was cooked right in the pot.
Eventually we worked out the differential between my cheapo thermometer and the actual temperature (75 degrees, people! let this be a lesson to me for buying a cheap thermometer. Also, for those of you who asked, it probably explains just maybe why my caramel was so much thicker than everyone else’s a few weeks ago on that caramel cake.), and the fried chicken was on. I had cobbled together elements I liked from four recipes from people who seemed like they’d just *know* good fried chicken–Cook’s Illustrated, Emeril, Paula Deen and Ina Garten–but in the end, as should not be surprising, leaned mostly on the CI one.
Here is what is absolutely brilliant about it: while most recipes have you soak the chicken for a few hours or overnight in buttermilk (Kosher folks who may have been eating fried chicken unknowingly, feel free to pretend you didn’t read that), CI’s approach has you make a buttermilk brine, and brine is our Word of the Week here at smittenkitchen. The buttermilk makes it plush, the brine makes it juicy and the battering and double-dredging in flour then sinking into a deep vat of peanut oil makes it “oh my god.” Even from a Yankee kitchen. Cook’s Illustrated truly creates miracles.
Adapted from several sources, but mostly Cook’s Illustrated
2 (3 1/2 to 4-pound) chickens, cut into 10 pieces each (breasts cut in half)
2 medium garlic heads, smashed but not peeled
2 large eggs
Mix brine ingredients in a large bowl. Place the chicken pieces in brining solution and refrigerate for two to three hours. Remove and place on rack to air-dry.
Mix batter ingredients and place in a large bowl. Place coating in large pan to coat chicken.
Coat chicken with flour, then place in batter. Drain excess batter off chicken and place in flour again and cover. Use tongs for transfers.
To fry, heat peanut oil to 375 degrees in a cast-iron skillet. Do not fill the pot more than half full with oil. Place five to six pieces of chicken, skin side down first, in the skillet and cook, covered for seven minutes. Turn chicken and cook, uncovered, for another seven minutes. Allow the oil to return to 375 degrees F before frying the next batch.
Remove the chicken from the oil and place each piece on a metal baking rack set on a sheet pan, keeping warm in the oven until ready to serve.
Related
Print Recipe
Email Recipe
Leave a Reply to Kim Cancel reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
New here? You might want to check out the comment guidelines before chiming in.
I Have a Question
Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
Δ
148 comments on fried chicken
as a transplanted southerner, i can’t overstate the importance of brining. in fact, i brine my chicken overnight (in a regular old salt water bath) and *then* soak it in buttermilk for another 6 hours. it almost doesn’t matter how burnt the outside gets, the inside’s juicier than you ever thought chicken could be. i’m also a fan of double battering and adding a little cayenne (or curry powder — it sounds crazy, but it’s delicious) to the flour. but that’s the best thing about frying your own chicken — there’s endless room for experimentation.
January 18, 2008 at 5:14 pm Reply
OMG…that chicken looks like KFC, although I’m betting (well hoping) it tastes better.
I have NEVER brined chicken. We just bought chicken breasts so I think we’ll try your recipe this weekend. :)
January 18, 2008 at 5:29 pm Reply
Wow. I think after try #2, I would have been on the phone with the nearest Thai take-out. Okay, it would have been after try #1, with smoke filling the kitchen. There’s a saying in my house: “30 minutes after the smoke alarm goes off, dinner will arrive.” I’m impressed with your perseverance.
January 18, 2008 at 5:34 pm Reply
Slurp! Looks awesome – I’ve been itching to try some real fried chicken – no matter how good the baked chicken is, it just isn’t the same! Two questions:
1- Would Canola oil substitution markedly dimish the taste factor?
2 – Do you think I could do this in my big La Creuset dutch oven? How deep would the oil need to be? A couple of inches?
Thanks for the warning about the thermometer too – I think I own its cousin.
January 18, 2008 at 5:56 pm Reply
So I take it partial feeds are here to stay? That’s unfortunate for those of us using an aggregator :(
January 18, 2008 at 6:00 pm Reply
deb
I use an aggregator too, and find it frustrating. However, the partial feeds are an annoying feature of the most recent WordPress upgrade, in which all truncated entries (which I do here to keep the Index page from taking too long to load) show up as partials in RSS feeds. I’m going to look for a solution to this (perhaps a plugin?) but we have a whole bunch of other kinks to work out first, grr.
That said, I totally think we are worth the click-through!
January 18, 2008 at 6:08 pm Reply
Oh Deb, why do you taunt me with such amazing looking chicken? Interesting that there was the double-flour coating on the chicken – it looks like there was a pretty intense and delicious crust on there. And re: the oil temp, we were having issues with our candy thermometer a while back when we made marshmallows, so we used our instant-read and it worked great!
January 18, 2008 at 6:09 pm Reply
5 cups of buttermilk…so you have to buy two quarts of buttermilk? Just for one extra cup?
I have to say that Ina’s oven fried chicken is very good….messy but good!
I will give this one a try!
January 18, 2008 at 6:54 pm Reply
deb
The original called for 7 cups and I found it to be way too much. You *might* be able to get away with one quart, but I felt most confident only knocking it down two cups.
The only thing I didn’t like (from studying all those recipes) about Ina’s was the lack of baking soda or powder. I wanted a breading that would puff up a bit in the oil. Some suggested self-rising flour for the dredging, but CI’s seemed simplest just putting it in the batter.
However, do try to resist the temptation to just use the brine as the batter (we briefly considered it) but then tried the tiniest, gut-wrenching taste (ewwwww) and determined it to be way too salty for batter. Plus, it would make it very difficult to double-dredge, which I think puts a nice coating on.
January 18, 2008 at 7:03 pm Reply
Buy the two quarts and make pancakes with the rest! :) That’s what we do in my house.
May 21, 2017 at 8:00 am Reply
That’s hilarious about your thermometer! I tried fried chicken about two weeks ago for the first time – well, I didn’t know it was going to take that long. Dinner was a little late that night :)
January 18, 2008 at 7:12 pm Reply
YUM… I saw the two chicken recipes and immediately thought “but Deb doesn’t like chicken!”. I’ve gotta say, when chicken is done right, I looooooove chicken…
This is a totally dumb question, but an inquiring mind wishes to know: smashed, but not peeled? Is there merit to not pulling the peel off?
Thanks for the fantastic looking recipe! That texture of that breading almost makes me drool
January 18, 2008 at 7:34 pm Reply
Can you skin the chicken first? (I know, all the Southern Purists just screamed “NO!”). It’s just that I can’t bring myself to eat skin anymore, but I miss the crunchiness of fried chicken. I usually cook chicken with the skin on and then peel it at my plate (way more flavor that way). But with fried chicken, the peeling-at-the-plate thing negates all the work and flavor. Dare I try to fry skinless breasts and thighs?
January 18, 2008 at 7:45 pm Reply
Leah, FWIW, I fry skinless pieces all the time — legs, thighs, you name it. It takes a little while to “peel” all those raw pieces, but if you do the soaking/brining overnight, and the double dipping in flour, you still end up with a nice, thick, crunchy coating even with no skin. I prefer it this way. (In fact, I just ate the leftovers for lunch today, though I wish I’d seen this brining recipe before I made the chicken last night!!) I also add a few spices to my flour — salt, pepper, and a bit of thyme usually.
And, Maggie, I fry in Canola b/c I have a toddler who I think might be allergic to peanuts. I don’t know if peanut oil is better, since I haven’t done that in a long long long time, but Canola is pretty darn good!
(Deb, hope you don’t mind me throwing in my two cents to other readers. :)
January 18, 2008 at 8:32 pm Reply
I think fried chicken may be the most drool-inducing food on the planet. Maggie, even though I have two of my grandmother’s cast iron skillets, I always fry chicken in my Le Creuset (it’s a tip from Ina Garten — higher sided pan means less splatter on you and the stove top).
January 18, 2008 at 8:44 pm Reply
YUM! Yay, you’re back! So happy.
January 18, 2008 at 8:44 pm Reply
You have never deep fried anything before? How is that even possible? I have to sit down.
January 18, 2008 at 8:54 pm Reply
Wow, fried chicken! I would never have thought to make that myself, it seems so complicated! It looks so crispy and delicious, really impressive.
January 18, 2008 at 9:41 pm Reply
Looks a bit overdone to me :) I prefere vienna style, with bread crumbs, and in order not to over done it (and got it baked in the core – I am not using a deep fryer, but frying in the pan with ~ 1 cm deep oil) is a fake, but it works, cook the peaces first, so you will have chicken builon, and than coat it with bread crumbs, and fry.
I loved your site, and it is in my favorites! Thx. for having it, and a lot of greetings from Germany!
January 18, 2008 at 10:03 pm Reply
I ment cooked chiken peaces should be taken out of chicken bouillon, cool down, than coat with flour, than soaked in egg, and than in bread crumbs, and than fried…
January 18, 2008 at 10:09 pm Reply
OK – now that does explain the caramel cake mystery. I still liked your thick caramel better! Mmmmmm!
I have yet to deep fry anything. I have a great fried chicken that I would like to try, but I just don’t know if I’m ready to delve into that yet.
This looks finger licking good!
January 18, 2008 at 10:21 pm Reply
whoa, wait a minute. what was half a person doing in your living room?!?
this makes me rethink my $4 candy thermometer purchase a few weeks ago, untested so far…
January 18, 2008 at 10:39 pm Reply
i have a question… i have left a few comments on a some entries here, just asking questions and maybe tips, but when i come back after a few days to check if there were any replies i find that my comments have been deleted. do you screen comments? i wonder what’s wrong with mine since i was only asking for help. can only specific people leave comments here?
January 18, 2008 at 11:30 pm Reply
I learned the hard way about cheapie candy/fry thermometers too. My cheapie was registering 50*F under! I had the runniest caramel. I ended up making another batch using my digital meat probe/timer thermometer. I MacGyvered a ball point pen clip to attach to the pot, and kept the probe in place. I have been eyeing a really pretty digital candy/fry thermometer now.
January 19, 2008 at 12:03 am Reply
Ang
I’m so proud! And jealous. I haven’t cooked fried chicken since Jody and I made Martha’s recipe for brunch and then sat there eating piece after piece, ignoring our guests and mumbling to each other, “This is the best freaking fried chicken ever.”
January 19, 2008 at 12:10 am Reply
I am also deep frying “challenged”. I have never been able to get fried chicken right! It is always raw in the middle. What I have resorted to doing is fry the chicken for about 5 minutes and then bake it the rest of the way in the oven. It does come out pretty good that way, but I do wish I could master traditional fried chicken. Sigh…..
January 19, 2008 at 12:19 am Reply
deb
Neesha — I do not screen comments, however, we did lose a bunch of comments when hosts were moved over this week (so, if your comments were from the last three days, this would explain it). We did try to save the last 100 or so, but you guys are such prolific commenters (and I love it!) I still think we missed a bunch. Feel free to leave them again!
January 19, 2008 at 12:23 am Reply
that’s good to know. :) i love this site and thanks for letting me know about those one bowl brownies. they’re the only brownie recipe that has worked for me.
January 19, 2008 at 12:40 am Reply
Oh, I haven’t eaten fried chicken since forEVer (actually, maybe only 1 month since I started dieting, but for a Filipino that’s an eternity). Your looks fantastic! I would spike my coating with a big handful of freshly ground black pepper :)
January 19, 2008 at 5:30 am Reply
Good job, Deb! As a Southerner, I’m extending you honorary membership when you fry chicken, especially if you season the flour and add a shot of hot sauce to the batter. If you’re ever without a thermometer when frying, take a pinch of flour or a pinch of the flour-batter goo on your hand and add it to the oil. If it starts to fry properly (healthy bubbles, versus sitting there doing nothing or quickly blackening), the oil is right.
Save the oil. Drain it back into it’s orginal bottle and put it in the refrigerator. If the urge hits you to fry again in the next couple of months, you’ll already have oil. And used oil fries better than fresh oil (at the proper temp, used oil will fry to golden brown on the first batch versus new oil which will fry very light). Make sure you filter it before refrigeration.
January 19, 2008 at 6:07 am Reply
Graeme
Why must you lie to us, Deb?
You’ve been doing this for years! Or at least, it certainly look like you have.
January 19, 2008 at 6:44 am Reply
i was going to ask if this could be done in the oven instead of a deep-fryer, as i do not own one (although i do own some large pots and i suppose i could just buy a thermometer…) because to be honest your chicken looks amazing but the thought of all that hot oil kind of makes me nervous.
January 19, 2008 at 8:06 am Reply
Congratulations – on everything!!!!!!
This also is the method for a couple other delicious Southern dishes: Chicken-fried steak ( no brine) and chicken-fried chicken, breast (pounded to, maybe 1/2-inch, skin removed) – So good!
January 19, 2008 at 8:33 am Reply
That chicken looks delicious! I’ve never deep fried anything, but this recipe will be the first for sure! If I wasn’t already brining a pork shoulder to make CI’s Cuban-Style Oven-Roasted Pork for tomorrow’s Giants game, I’d make this. Oh well, there’s always the Superbowl! Go G-men!
January 19, 2008 at 9:46 am Reply
The chicken looks fab, but,um, did I miss something…..8.5 people, huh? I have to say I find that even more intriguing than the recipe!
January 19, 2008 at 9:58 am Reply
Dancer who eats
Brine….I have never done this. :0 How have I lived 27 years without this? I am salivating….mmmmmm
January 19, 2008 at 10:16 am Reply
It’s been years since I allowed myself to make fried chicken at home, because it is oh-so-good and then I feel that I want to eat every piece of it. In fact, I’m getting that feeling now, looking at your photos!
January 19, 2008 at 11:14 am Reply
deb
Re: the 8.5 people. I’m actually cracking up because I barely remember writing that. Can we say “too many hours typing away at a keyboard” this week? Nonetheless, there were 8.5 people, sorta. The .5 is 1 year, 4 months and quite cute. Turns out our apartment (crystal glasses, CK stoneware, a madhouse of strip outlets, sharp corners, big fancy mirrors, shotgun propped in the corner) was not exactly toddler-proof! Not that he minded. We gave him our single kid toy to play with: a Russian doll.
January 19, 2008 at 11:41 am Reply
Can you recommend a good thermometer? I’m in the market now!
January 19, 2008 at 7:44 pm Reply
Dear Deb and Company,
For a Yankee your chicken looks pretty good. I had to laugh at your story. I don’t fry with skin on as the women in my mama’s family hate chicken skin. To compensate we flour up and let our chicken sit on the counter for 30 minutes on a piece of wax paper. The chicken will look icky and gooey but will you be surprised at how lovely it cooks. I’ve had people call me a liar when I told them there was no skin on my fried chicken. NO!! Salmonella wil not develop when you do this. We’ve been doing this in the Windham family for two hundred years. RobbieAnn
January 19, 2008 at 8:29 pm Reply
That looks so unbelievably good! Who needs KFC if you can make that at home??
January 20, 2008 at 12:57 am Reply
hey deb can you suggest how to do this by baking it instead of frying?
January 20, 2008 at 1:59 am Reply
Helen (Food Stories)
That looks so delicious Deb. I bet smoked paprika would be divine in that batter for a change too!
January 20, 2008 at 6:23 am Reply
deb
Elbow — I could use a good thermometer so am hoping for some suggestions too (as my story above should evidence that I am not capable of picking one out for myself!).
Neesha — I’ve never baked fried chicken, so perhaps someone else can make a suggestion? Personally, I’m either in the fry it or forget it camp. ;)
Helen — I used smoked paprika and it was delicious. I love that extra depth of flavor.
January 20, 2008 at 12:26 pm Reply
Just a quick question – what kind of pan did you use? I know you said cast-iron skillet, but what size, make etc? I have a le creuset dutch oven but that’s about it for the cast-iron. Additionally, I have a 13-inch non-stick skillet. Could I use that?
January 20, 2008 at 2:26 pm Reply
I once burned half the kitchen down after attempting a Paula Dean fried chicken recipe, no joke – I had the whole fire company here and it took weeks to get the smoke out – half the house had to be repainted. So be careful!! Fried things can go awry quickly! Just be forewarned and more informed and cautious than I was… So I haven’t worked up the gumption to try fried chicken again, but when I do, this recipe looks dee-lish…
January 20, 2008 at 2:44 pm Reply
I am southern the two things I really need to master are fried chicken and biscuits — neither of which i have a mastery degree in at the moment. I am intrigued by Padma lakshmi’s book — which has a fried chicken recipe where you batter dip the chicken in saltine crackers and then rice crispies for a double crunch.
i’ll be sure to let you know if I get brave enough to try it.
January 20, 2008 at 3:51 pm Reply
Another drawback of frying your own chicken that you failed to mention – the kitchen completely covered in grease top to bottom after you’re done! Perhaps you smartly used a splatter screen. My one attempt at fried chicken turned out poorly and required hours of clean-up afterwards, which proved to be a potent deterrent to ever trying it again. Luckily I live in Atlanta, so it’s easy enough to get my fix. Good bagels are another story…
January 20, 2008 at 3:58 pm Reply
deb
Funny you should say that as I discovered just an hour ago that my back burners and oven knobs were speckled with week-old grease (ew!). Also: yeah, I have barely cooked this week, thus I didn’t notice sooner. Guilty as charged!
January 20, 2008 at 4:14 pm Reply
Your first black & burnt piece brings back memories! My friend Melba, from Tennessee, inspired me to cook outside my comfort repertoire and try my hands at southern comfort cooking. So I made an attempt at Melba’s famous fried chicken and botched the first few pieces because the oil was too hot. My technique is a bit better now, but they still don’t look as good as yours! Thanks for lunch!
January 20, 2008 at 4:43 pm Reply
Congrats on the successful migration and on the chicken. Who knew it wasn’t kosher…! It looks absolutely drool-inducingly perfect, though, and surely that’s what matters.
January 20, 2008 at 6:15 pm Reply
I made this tonight and it was DELICIOUS!! I stuck to your recipe, only adding a few shakes of cayanne to the first flour dip. Surprisingly, I found the chicken breast pieces to have more flavor than the thighs, which isn’t usually the case with me. The breasts were sweet and juicy and rich. Sooooo, rich – I may have gone a bit overboard with the batter, heh. I’ve definitely scratched that fried chicken itch!! Thanks for sharing your tips and the recipe!!
January 20, 2008 at 6:48 pm Reply
The best fried chicken is Ina Garten’s recipe that you soak in buttermilk, dedge in flour, seasoned salt and pepper, deep fry for 6-8 minutes, bake on a rack in a pan in a 350 oven for 25-35 minutes. Wonderful!! It’s much easier and foolproof for getting done. We do this at church for 100-120 people. It’s a lot of work, but great. And they love it!
January 20, 2008 at 8:18 pm Reply
I am glad your chicken worked out! I am fried- challenged, too. I need to practice. Then I can make all the yummy recipes I have been clutching onto!
January 20, 2008 at 11:15 pm Reply
Nice job! RobbieAnn’s got the right idea about letting the battered/floured chicken sit on wax paper for a bit. It makes the crust “stick” to the chicken. I stumbled upon that one day when I coated more than I could fry. I also season the flour with a special seasoning my Dad came up with…we call it “Coot Spice” since we refer to him as “The Old Coot”…lovingly, of course. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll send you the recipe for it.
January 21, 2008 at 4:36 pm Reply
TaratheFoodie
Ooh, it looks so flaky and crispy. I love fried chicken. I love it TOO much. That’s why we only make it about once a year. Or we would be huge. Oh, and let me just say Congratulations on your NY win! That was a great game. I thought those poor guys were gonna freeze!
January 21, 2008 at 10:47 pm Reply
deb yeah i know what you mean about either frying it or forgetting about it… it’s just i don’t own a thermometer and i hate to burn the chicken or our kitchen LOL.
January 22, 2008 at 12:36 am Reply
My husband and I aren’t really big with the cooking but we come here for the photos. Now we’re both craving chicken at midnight and at a complete loss as to what to do.
January 22, 2008 at 11:15 am Reply
I’m looking for a few (okay, more than a few) GREAT recipes for Super Bowl parties; I thought food blogs might be a good place to see those out. If you have any interest in linking a previous recipe that might fit that bill, I’d love to read it :).
Your photography is AMAZING!
January 25, 2008 at 3:09 pm Reply
always had trouble w/ fried chicken at home b/c of the blood
once we open the chicken up, there’s bloood T___T; i’ll try out your recipe! :D
January 26, 2008 at 12:12 am Reply
i know i’m a little late with this, but just catching up on back posts — this is an always reliable recipe that my husband has been making for some time. when my brother was sick in the hospital for some weeks, he made a list of food he wanted to eat as soon as he got better and my husband’s (really CI’s) fried chicken topped it. glad you found it! (p.s. deb, i sent you a gushing e-mail some years back when i first started reading you. please forgive me if i came off sounding like a stalker.)
January 28, 2008 at 6:49 pm Reply
The colonel must be incredibly jealous!
February 14, 2008 at 9:31 am Reply
OMG!!! I saw the picture and I could taste and smell the chicken at that very moment. Thanks for the inspiration, I’m having a newly pregnant girlfriend over for dinner this weekend and she’s HUNGRY! Looking forward to satisfying her with some proper country comfort food.
February 18, 2008 at 10:34 am Reply
This is my GOTO fried chicken! I am also a Jewish girl, once horrified by the buttermilk soak but got over that after I tasted it. The covering is the key..it totally seals in the juices. Love CI!!
March 6, 2008 at 12:24 pm Reply
My daughter’s birthday is coming up and she loves chicken. So of course the meal will be fried chicken, which I’ve never made. I think we’ll be trying your version. Looks delicious!!
November 1, 2008 at 12:02 pm Reply
November 16, 2008 at 7:07 pm Reply
I’m feeding this to a crowd tonight! For timing purposes I put the chicken in the brine last night and won’t get to it until this evening! Buttermilk and all. Is there such a thing as brining it too much?!
December 4, 2008 at 10:47 am Reply
Winnie
Deb, have you tried a oven-fried chicken? I am craving fried chicken but looking for a healthier recipe. After reading a whole bunch, the oven baked ones don’t seem to use buttermilk, does it matter?
April 22, 2009 at 11:34 am Reply
deb
I have not. Buttermilk is about tenderness and flavor, I probably wouldn’t skip it. But I also haven’t tried it without, so can’t say for sure.
April 22, 2009 at 12:32 pm Reply
I found a great recipe for fried chicken. You fry until golden brown and then bake for about 30 minutes in a 375 oven on a rack placed over a cookie sheet. It works great, because you aren’t doing all the cooking in the oil, just crisping the dredge, then the oven baking makes sure the chicken is cooked through. And you can clean up while it finishes in the oven, its awesome!
May 27, 2009 at 4:50 pm Reply
I’m doing fried chicken today and knew I’d find one at the Smitten Kitchen! The buttermilk soak is sure a popular one. I’ve tried Martha’s Mahogany Chicken and it was very good..just too dark for my taste. I think it was her oil temp that made it too dark as 350 worked better for me.
Do give Paula Deen’s Lady and Son’s recipe another look..it’s really good. It’s a little eggy as written (for my taste) so I just don’t use as many eggs and bulk it up with buttermilk for the soak. There’s a nice warmth with all the hot sauce called for in the recipe, but it’s not bitter and not spicey once done. It mellows in the cooking and, if you didn’t know it was in there, you would be quite surprised, maybe even astounded, that it was. Very tasty.
I like the double dredge called for in this recipe but I’ve never brined before, but only because I’m not one for the salty aftertaste that I taste from it. I know, everyone says it only makes it retain the juices..but it also holds the salt too and it’s just too much for me usually. Maybe the buttermilk will tone the salty flavor down. Thanks, Deb, it sure looks like the perfect FC in your pictures.
June 28, 2009 at 2:53 pm Reply
As a displaced Southerner (Texas for 7 years, Georgia for 18 years), I like things a little hotter. I added chili powder, cayenne, poultry seasoning, ground pepper and celery seed to the dredging flour to give it some extra kick. Turned out perfectly. This was my first time using a buttermilk brine, and I’ll never go back!
September 1, 2009 at 6:43 pm Reply
Your flour has to have cayenne and black pepper in it. I hate to say it, but Cook’s Illustrated leans way yonder too heavily on Chris Kimbel’s bland Yankee taste buds.
September 7, 2009 at 6:17 pm Reply
The best fried chicken is slow cooked with very little batter. I like to cut the chicken into small pieces and make cuts down to the bone. The first fry is for ten minutes. The chicken gets a rest, and then another ten minute fry. The temperature is 350. The skin becomes like paper and the meat is perfect.
September 10, 2009 at 3:46 am Reply
Vidya
Whoa you had NEVER deep fried before? That’s amazing. My parents are Indian. I’ve been deep frying since I could walk or talk or whatever. Well, kinda. Wow.
September 15, 2009 at 4:13 pm Reply
I don’t want to fry chicken ever again if anyone here requests fried chicken again i’ll give them a twenty and kfc’s number
It was scary there’s flour everywhere the oil…THE OIL and the blood THE BLOOD
I used chicken thighs and not even 15 minutes were enough to stop the hemorrhage I took em out called mom and told her to deal with them bake them double fry them toss them away, Her choice I don’t care I just want a salad
I’ll stick to sweets and breads ;_;
May 31, 2010 at 4:56 pm Reply
Matt
Deb – this is AMAZING!!!! I know this is an old thread but had to say I made it and loved!
I used a combination of veg/canola oli – it was what I had and I added a heap of black pepper and Cayanne to the flour.
I had this hankering for Fried chicken and my wife was skeptical I could use our small apartment kitchen to do something this involved. I should have come here first because your stuff is awesome!
October 11, 2010 at 12:26 pm Reply
I made homemade fried chicken this past Saturday using a combination of this recipe (ie CI) and another recipe and it was DELICIOUS!!!! My guests loved it; I went wild. I also baked homemade dinner rolls (I have this “idiot-baker” proof recipe for people like myself) and a DIVINE skillet corn bread to go with the fried chicken; we all thought we were in heaven. I never thought I could do fried chicken and using all the 1000 comments and tricks I read, I was able to deliver one sensational poultry dish. Smitten Kitchen recipe was the best one I found to accomplish this.
The brining was crucial to the outcome (although I never did real fried chicken before, I could tell that brining made a great difference). I was able to use 4 c of buttermilk (I know that CI used 7 c and this one called for 5 c), and dissolved 1/4 c of kosher salt, garlic (smashed), paprika, and cayenne into the b.milk. I let the chicken brine for appx 3 to 3h30 hrs.
Discarded the brine liquid and threw the chicken in a bowl with regular bread crumbs (I love the brand Grissol) (rather than edge twice with the same flour seasoning, I decided that the first coat would be with bread crumbs just bcuz I love this stuff). After the crumb breads splash, I put the chicken into the batter.
For the batter, I somewhat modified this recipe again. Rather than using 2 cup of b.milk, I had 1 can of cream of chicken (you heard me – AWESOME), 1 can of b.milk (ie filled the empty can of soup with b.milk), and 1 egg. Mixed everything together. I soaked the chicken in the batter for appx 1 hr and refrigerated.
Pulled the chicken out of the batter and put the chicken into the ZIPLOCK seasoning bag which contained the following ingredients: 1 c of flour, 1 c cornstarch, gralic powder, onion powder, cayenne, paprika, whatever dried herbs I had at home. After I coated the chicken with the flour seasoning, I let the chicken sit on a rack for a few hours before frying it (rule is at least 20 min). I read somewhere that doing this will allow the flour to sink into the batter which will help with the crispiness….ABSOLUTELY true! Deep fried the chicken in peanut oil and when ready, let it cool on a rack. There was NO mess, no oil dripping…just absolute joy.
PS – as stated by Smitten Kitchen, oil temperature is EVERYTHING. Must be right before the chicken goes in and to avoid burning the crust (while the inside is still not fully cooked). YUM, YUM……
October 18, 2010 at 9:43 pm Reply
PS, PS…it’s me again. I forgot to mention earlier that I used 1 c of self rising flour for the seasoning bag (got this trick from Paula Dean’s recipe).
October 18, 2010 at 9:51 pm Reply
Seriously, THE BEST fried chicken. Can’t wait to share. I grew up down south, and this is better than any fried chicken I got down there. Thank you, thank you!
November 22, 2010 at 9:20 pm Reply
Oh, and here’s a question…What’s the best way to reheat this? We’re going to have it for dinner tomorrow, and I’m not sure how to keep it crispy? Covered and then uncovered? Help!
November 22, 2010 at 9:31 pm Reply
is there an alternate for the buttermilk i can use?
November 22, 2010 at 10:19 pm Reply
deb
You can make your own faux-buttermilk.
Heide — You can reheat it in a low oven, uncovered to recrisp it.
November 23, 2010 at 3:24 pm Reply
I made this and it is delicious! I am planning on making it Saturday for my son’s second birthday story…cowboy theme. I would prefer to make this with boneless tenders since there will be kids at the party and I don’t want parents to worry about having to pull the bones and stuff off the chicken. Would the brine recipe change? I am wondering if I would need less salt since the chicken will be boneless. Thanks SOOO much for all your help and delicious recipes! I look forward to hearing your recommendation!
January 19, 2011 at 8:24 am Reply
January 25, 2011 at 10:30 am Reply
G
Turned out great! And not as messy as I had expected based on previous comments…
February 5, 2011 at 2:45 pm Reply
G
Forgot to tell I didn’t have kosher salt so I cut the quantity in half and used regular salt instead.
February 5, 2011 at 2:46 pm Reply
I tried this tonight, and it turned out great. It was my first time ever frying chicken! Question: Would there be any reason I can’t keep the brine in the fridge to reuse a second day in a row, or would you suggest starting with all new brine? I’m feeling lazy about going out to buy more buttermilk.
March 12, 2011 at 12:19 am Reply
deb
I wouldn’t be comfortable reusing brine only because raw chicken had sat in it. But I’m not a food scientist; there may be no actual harm since the chicken will be thoroughly cooked when it’s done.
March 12, 2011 at 2:27 pm Reply
Ok. I have followed your blog and learned to cook mostly from your approachable recipes and humor. I’ve always been too nervous to comment, but here I am and it is because I am at work and managed to convinve the hubby to start the brine at 3pm so when I get home we can make this! He is a southern boy so I suspect that helped me win. But I can’t stop staring at it and drooling…god help my co-workers. Thank you deb. Let you know how it comes out!
March 16, 2011 at 2:46 pm Reply
March 16, 2011 at 2:51 pm Reply
deb
Anything you feel comfortable deep-frying in. Cast iron is often suggested because it is heavy and holds heat well, but you can really use any pot or Dutch oven.
March 17, 2011 at 11:37 am Reply
Thanks for this post, I am a big fan of this internet site would like to proceed updated.
July 3, 2011 at 3:43 pm Reply
July 13, 2011 at 1:43 am Reply
M
I halved the recipe and thought that it came out rather salty for me, although my bf thought it was just a perfect treat after long day of work. I paired it with vinegar potato salad, it balanced out well with the saltiness of the fried chicken. I did wonder though: does the poultry get saltier with time while it’s in the brine solution? or should I simply cut salt from 1/2 c (for half recipe) to 1/4 c next time? Overall it was a definite treat!
September 1, 2011 at 11:13 am Reply
Ok trying this right now in our actifry I am too nervous to deep fry. Never tried before and can’t bring myself to do it now. Do you think this will work. Quite excited and nervous to try.
December 20, 2011 at 7:47 pm Reply
I’m in the process of preparing this for dinner tonight–my boyfriend is getting a tattoo of his ex-girlfriend’s name removed after work, so I’m making this for him as a sort of “thank you for going under a laser for me!” It’s brining in the fridge as we speak. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLOG, DEB. I love it!
December 28, 2011 at 2:36 pm Reply
deb
December 28, 2011 at 4:59 pm Reply
Deb, I am in the process of frying up the chicken. To me, it tastes very salty. But, I did use half the salt. The problem may be that I soaked it way too long. I thought I read that the longer that it marinades the better. That could have been the other reicipe. After coming home from working the midnight shift on Tuesday I put the frozen chicken into cold water and I layed down for a while. When I woke up, I made the brine and put the chicken it and put it in the refrigerator. Today being Thursday, since yesterday was our anniversary, I am cooking the chicken now. I can say, that it is very juicy. If I do this again should quarter the salt or rinse it off? I really Love your rcipes, your stories, and I so enjoy watching your son grow up.
February 2, 2012 at 11:20 am Reply
My mother was from Alabama, and taught me to fry chicken. I am always surprised when I meet people afraid to fry. It never occurred to me that this would be the case, even though I grew up in NYC! Anyway, this looks great. I anticipate a batch of fried chicken in my near future! :)
And, if you have leftovers, do what southerners do, smother it in gravy for smothered chicken! Add mashed potatoes (or rice) and your favorite green veggie and you have the comfort food hall of fame! Thanks, Deb.
February 24, 2012 at 11:33 am Reply
As a transplanted North American living in New Zealand, I sure do miss certain foods. And fried chicken is one of them. This recipe came out a treat. Added chili powder to the flour for some kickiness. My kiwi boyfriend loves it something fierce Thank you, Deb!
April 30, 2012 at 5:46 am Reply
Oh my goodness, made this tonight and it was deliciousss. Of course I had to top it off with mashed potatoes,gravy and green peas (would’ve loved some biscuits too, but I don’t think my thighs could take it) Thanks again for an awesome recipe :)
May 2, 2012 at 8:11 pm Reply
great blog, excited to try this recipe. I am a first time chicken fryer, what is smashing garlic?
June 28, 2012 at 6:14 am Reply
deb
You flatten/crush it with the side of a knife or something else heavy. It helps get the juices released even before it is chopped or without chopping.
June 28, 2012 at 8:44 am Reply
Kind of had bad luck with this. Our thermometer only goes up to 220 so I’m not sure the oil was the right temp, and the breading slipped off of the chicken, and it was really salty and kind of raw for some pieces. But I’d also soaked the chicken in salt water before I started your recipe (I always do this and should have skipped it). It smells good, though and my husband and 14 month old liked it.
October 12, 2012 at 8:09 pm Reply
Also I was in a huge rush and don’t have a food hammer or anything so I ended up just using one bulb of garlic and using a press to crush each clove, although I didn’t peel them. I didn’t have anything to crush the entire clove.
October 12, 2012 at 8:10 pm Reply
Can you use soy milk instead of real buttermilk in this recipe (assuming we follow your instructions and add some lemon juice or vinegar to it first)?
November 13, 2012 at 10:40 am Reply
I love this blog! 2 questions, re: fried chicken, as this Jewish New Yorker’s one experience frying chicken was much like your first, black smoke inducing piece, but I’m feeling renewed determination to Get It Right after reading your blog post. 1) Do you have to let the chicken warm up to room temperature first? I thought this was part of the reason why the outside burned before the inside was finished cooking. and 2) Do you cook dark and light meat separately? I’ve heard they cook at different rates. Wait! I have a third question! Do you think the size of the pieces is relevant?
Sorry for the lengthy comment, but thanks for having this blog in the world!
December 25, 2012 at 5:11 pm Reply
deb
Tracy — When it smokes and burns before it’s done, it’s just too hot. Bigger pieces can take longer, but the time difference shouldn’t be significant. Ideally, chicken (and all meats) should be at room temperature before cooking (the recipe assumes that it will warm up while air-drying) for even cooking. I haven’t cooked light and dark meat separately before but I do take each piece out as it looks done.
December 25, 2012 at 9:01 pm Reply
Sugar? Seems to me that would add to the burn factor??? I have never used sugar with my fried chicken. Buttermilk and a dash or two hot sauce in the brine to add a little kick . Sugar almost seems sacrilegious, but I’ll give it a shot before I knock it.
January 30, 2013 at 2:48 pm Reply
Inspired by you, I braved fried chicken for the first time. A-Ma-Zing. My seven year old turned to me and said, “Mom, I have a name for your fried chicken. Chicken of Awesomeness.” It’s all thanks to you!!
March 10, 2013 at 8:24 pm Reply
I realize I’m coming incredibly late to this party but I do have a question. I made this recipe today and halved it but otherwise followed the recipe to the letter and I found the chicken almost indelibly salty. Should I have rinsed it after brining? It seems almost obvious in retrospect (anything else I’d brine I would also rinse) but I guess I found the instructions a bit confusing.
Anyway, I love the site and I’ve never had a problem with any other recipe. Thanks!
May 5, 2013 at 11:31 pm Reply
Has anyone ever used Panako bread crumbs instead of flour? Or soda crackers?
July 14, 2013 at 11:52 am Reply
Someone named Rachael also asked about this back in January, but I didn’t see a response. You are supposed to smash two whole garlic heads? And not peel the heads? Why wouldn’t you peel the heads? Wouldn’t this get the peelings all over the chicken? I am a little confused and need clarification here. Thanks!
September 2, 2013 at 4:31 pm Reply
deb
I didn’t get peelings on my chicken; it’s more about bruising/breaking the cloves slightly so that the brine gets infused. There’s no reason you cannot peel them if you’re concerned, but you then might be able to use fewer since it’s likely the garlic infusion would be more efficient (and economical).
September 2, 2013 at 11:29 pm Reply
This was my 1st ever fried chicken, and it got rave reviews! Used fresh breasts cut into strips and soaked in that amazing brine for TWO DAYS (mostly because I lost my candy thermometer and had to get a new one). Delish.
September 14, 2013 at 12:56 am Reply
Helen: Our experience was that the chicken was a) amazing; and b) ever-so-slightly salty. Next time we’ll brine for 2 hours – the low end of Deb’s range.
Michelle – As Deb says, no need to peel. Just give a full garlic head a few good whacks with the side of a large chef’s knife. If there’s a peel or two stuck to the chicken when you pull it out of the brine, just pick it off. Deb’s method shortens prep time – no need to peel each clove and it still nicely infuses the brine.
We added 2 tsp Tabasco to the brine and 1/4 tsp cayenne to the flour for a hint of spicy depth. But the smoked paprika seemed to provide most of the (tasty) complexity.
September 15, 2013 at 8:44 pm Reply
It’s not as easy as it looks to get a perfect fried chicken but this recipe has gave me some beautiful ideas! thanks!
I agree that the brining is very important to the outcome so take care with that guys!
October 14, 2013 at 11:20 am Reply
Would it be possible to adjust the ingredients in the brine so I could start it before work and cook the chicken when I got home (say a 10 hour brine)? I assume I’d need to reduce the salt quite a bit, but is there any reason aside from saltiness that a longer brine would be a problem?
November 14, 2013 at 11:11 am Reply
Deb, we just made this last night and I cannot BELIEVE chicken that good came out of my own kitchen. Fabulous recipe! BTW I brined with homemade buttermilk (aka 2% with vinegar added) and it tasted great, but I have not compared to brining in real buttermilk.
July 13, 2014 at 10:38 am Reply
This is now my go to recipe for fried chicken. I’ve tweaked it to suit my own tastes but that’s just what I do. =D
In regards to saltiness I didn’t notice [though I do love me some salty goodness]. I don’t rinse the brine off either before battering and flouring. I do a single dip [straight to batter after brine then flour then fry] as the crust was a little too bready for my taste. I feel the chicken is the star of this and shouldn’t be over shadowed by anything, not even sauce – I eat it with Japanese mayo. Yum!
September 24, 2014 at 11:45 pm Reply
Oh and I forgot to mention that I brine it overnight, so I’d say a wee bit less than 24 hours.
September 25, 2014 at 1:19 am Reply
dt1234
i’ve tried this once but wjen i finished from frying the chicken appeared uncooked!!
January 23, 2015 at 4:30 pm Reply
deb
A lower temperature might help. And definitely make sure the chicken isn’t cold going into the fryer.
January 24, 2015 at 9:23 am Reply
Made this tonight and it even won a seal of approval from my hubs…who (I never knew after 15 years together!) has a true aversion to fried chicken. Apparently he was traumatized by his mothers version which was according to him, “soggy with slimy chicken skin”. He definitely couldn’t complain soggy with your version! He did kind of dissect the skin off (weirdo!) so next time I will spare him (and me!) by removing the skin prior to frying.
I really like fried chicken but I haven’t made it since I was a teenager. It is a little tricky getting the oil temp just right, as the temp plummets the second you put the food in…my first piece came out a bit over browned, but I got the hang of it, and I was very pleased with the results!
July 16, 2015 at 8:00 pm Reply
We’ve made this recipe 3 times this summer and it is delicious each time. I’ve grown to like it with Crystal hot sauce and honey drizzled on top. Thanks & congrats on your newest addition!
August 17, 2015 at 3:01 pm Reply
El
I am a huge fan of every dessert of yours I’ve ever made deb. But I made this chicken tonight and it was a pretty big disappointment. Despite being cooked and juicy and brown on the outside it was bland , the flour needed much more seasoning even though i added smoked paprika, salt and pepper, and the double dip of brine, batter, flour, batter, flour left too much of a breaded, cutlet type of crust under the oil soaked crunch. Even though I’m a yankee I was raised by a southerner so all in all my standards may be different than others
January 5, 2016 at 8:02 pm Reply
Does this recipe still work IF you dont use the salt – dont like the cup of salt ?
July 6, 2016 at 1:15 pm Reply
As a fellow Yankee, I commiserate with you…never have fried my own chicken before…..but we made this last night for dinner in our electric turkey fryer, yummy!
Thanks for the delicious recipe, it was fun to try it!
August 16, 2016 at 3:30 pm Reply
What does mashed head of garlic mean? Do you mash the individual cloves or leave it as a head and mash it? In which case do you need to cut tops off? Help!
August 21, 2016 at 5:18 pm Reply
deb
I think it should say “smashed” (d’oh) as in break it up, smash the cloves lightly with the side of a knife but no need to peel them. The garlicky flavor will get out plenty enough without it.
August 22, 2016 at 2:15 pm Reply
pb
Made this tonight. Turned out perfect. I didn’t have any issues with it being too salty, I thought the seasoning was perfect.
March 20, 2017 at 8:38 am Reply
Hi there,
This fried chicken recipe is so delicious! I also served it up with your buttermilk biscuit recipe — and smothered both in Mike’s Hot Honey.
How would you modify to turn this recipe into a Nashville-style hot fried chicken?
Thanks!
August 11, 2017 at 11:48 am Reply
Rather than peanut oil, would vegetable oil or olive oil work okay?
September 24, 2017 at 1:59 pm Reply
Your suggestion for using cold oil to make french fries is great can I do chicken the same way no fuss
November 3, 2017 at 4:17 pm Reply
Hey there, any reason not to brine overnight? Thanks!
February 17, 2018 at 11:04 pm Reply
she brined her oven-baked buttermilk drumsticks overnight so I don’t see why not
April 4, 2018 at 7:59 pm Reply
I know I’m way late to the game trying this recipe but here I am. This is my 3rd attempt at doing fried chicken. I tried someone else’s recipe twice (and failed miserably both times). Yours worked like a charm. The coating was so amazingly crisp and crunchy and perfect. Thank you so much for showing me that even an Italian-American Jersey girl CAN make fried chicken! haha
April 4, 2018 at 7:58 pm Reply
Hi! I can’t seem to figure out if this makes 3.5-4 pounds of chicken total, or 7-8? Help! :)
May 17, 2018 at 3:15 pm Reply
deb
The higher amount, although you won’t use all parts of the chicken so it’s probably more like 6 pounds total.
May 18, 2018 at 1:17 pm Reply
May 18, 2018 at 3:40 pm Reply
April Kennedy
I made this last night and it didn’t turn out so well. I left it in the brine longer than the recipe called for, and it turned out very salty. Also, I had large pieces of chicken and had trouble getting them done on the inside. I am not sure I am going to try this again as it was a lot of work, especially the mess. If you make this, I would recommend not going over the recommended brining time and also cut your chicken pieces smaller and/or finishing in the oven.
July 2, 2018 at 10:55 am Reply
How to make this recipe kosher?
September 13, 2018 at 11:05 am Reply
deb
You could use a non-dairy milk to brine but it might not do as much for the flavor. Still, the fried chicken coating works either way.
September 13, 2018 at 8:56 pm Reply
Could you expand upon air-drying the brined chicken? Reading the recipe, I allowed the brined chicken to sit on cooling racks in rimmed baking sheets (a little too crowded, honestly) while I measured the flour for the coating and mixed the batter. I made no effort to sweep off the clinging buttermilk and it was certainly not dry when I was done prepping the flour and batter. Feeling under the gun I barreled on. My friends loved the chicken, but I wondered if understanding the part between the brining and the dipping and frying is what stood between me and something truly transcendent. Also, any suggestions for keeping the oil temperature consistent? I am confident in the candy thermometer I used, but I was startled at how much the temperature dipped (and it didn’t recover quickly) when I added the chicken and it then took a long time to recover.
June 20, 2019 at 7:36 pm Reply
HJ
Breading is excellent, although I did add some spices to the flour (and next time will likely add a little more). As far as the brining, based on comments that it was too salty, I followed Martha Stewart’s recipe for that portion and used a salt level higher than she recommends but lower than what is recommended in this recipe. Next time I will go with Martha’s salt recommendation because we still found the chicken a little too salty, even with the reduction. I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts which I halved, so perhaps that made a difference. Left to brine for around 4 hours. The chicken was a hit and we will use this recipe again. Note that for the boneless, skinless, halved breasts the cook time was much less, and I was able to fry at a slightly lower temperature. Thinking about doing a homemade Popeye’s chicken sandwich with this recipe – maybe add some heat.
March 12, 2021 at 5:58 pm Reply
I’m going to attempt this over the weekend. What temp would you recommend for keeping the chicken warm in the oven??!
Thanks!
BYW I made the Blueberry crumble! Yums! Will definitely be a go to for friends!!
July 8, 2021 at 12:01 pm Reply
deb
Glad it was a hit! First, I think room temperature or “picnic” fried chicken is awesome. For just warming it up, I’d say 350. For keeping it warm, I’d say 275-300.
July 8, 2021 at 12:44 pm Reply
how I stock the smitten kitchen
Archives Select Month November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Privacy Policy
First published January 18, 2008 on smittenkitchen.com | ©2009–2022 Smitten Kitchen. Proudly powered by WordPress. Hosted by Pressable.
| 57,558 |
Toyota has toppled GM. Toyota Motor Corp. outsold General Motors in the United States in 2021, the first time in the auto industry's history that a company based outside the U.S. has been the country's best seller. Michelle Krebs is an executive analyst for AutoTrader and joins us now to talk about that. Welcome.
RASCOE: GM has been the country's No. 1 top-selling automaker since 1931. A lot of things have changed since then, but this had remained the same. So what happened last year?
KREBS: It's very simple. There was a shortage of computer chips, and that reshuffled the deck. General Motors got hit hard by it earlier than Toyota did. Toyota had learned a lot of lessons from the tsunami in 2010, and they had stockpiled some computer chips, so they kind of hummed along into the fall without much problem.
RASCOE: This wasn't, like, a sign of like some cultural shift for U.S. auto buyers.
RASCOE: This is a technical issue.
KREBS: This is purely a supply chain issue. And, in fact, the chip shortage affected every automaker around the globe, including Toyota by the end of the year. It's just different companies got hit at different times by different degrees. So even Toyota says this is a not sustainable, that they will continue to lead in the U.S. So we'll see if this year General Motors can go back on top.
RASCOE: And so - I mean, of course, when it comes to Toyota and other car companies from abroad, they have plants here in America. They hire American workers. Like, how much does it even really matter that a company is headquartered internationally? Does the whole buy American model - does that make a difference when it comes to car companies?
KREBS: I think only in Detroit.
RASCOE: (Laughter) Definitely there.
KREBS: I think when we survey consumers, they really don't care if it's American or from an import automaker. Every global automaker has a plant here in the U.S.
RASCOE: And parts come from all over, right? Like, that's the other part of it.
KREBS: And that's been the problem with the chip shortage. They come from Taiwan. They come from Malaysia, where they've had all kinds of issues from, you know, COVID outbreaks and floods and droughts. So it's a universal problem.
RASCOE: So where are we in this chip shortage? Like, has that been resolved?
KREBS: No. We are going to continue to have some chip shortage through 2022 and some people say even through 2023. But it's not going to be as bad as it was. We think that it bottomed out in about late September, early October. We started to see plants continue to produce vehicles. But as consumers go out and shop for cars, they're still going to find empty lots and empty showrooms because there's very high demand for cars. There's still low inventory. And that empty pipeline is going to take some time to refill. And the other thing consumers will find is prices are high.
RASCOE: Before the pandemic, there was a lot of talk about millennials rethinking car ownership. They don't need a car - you know? - and the thought that car sharing would be the future. Then you had the pandemic, and now you have a lot of people working from home. What do you think a post-pandemic automotive marketplace will look like?
KREBS: What we saw in COVID is there were people that went out and bought cars that had never bought cars before. They wanted personal transportation. I don't think personal transportation will ever go away. But the big question is some people are not going to be able to afford new vehicles, so we may have to come up with new models of how we acquire transportation in an affordable way, whether it's a monthly subscription service or something like that. Fewer and fewer people can afford new vehicles. They're now - the average price is $46,000.
KREBS: And that's just out of the reach for a lot of Americans.
RASCOE: That's Michelle Krebs, an executive analyst for AutoTrader. Thanks for being with us.
KREBS: Thank you.
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.
| 4,567 |
Are you looking to remodel your home but are unsure of the right cabinet choices? Well, new Ready-to-assemble (RTA) cabinets are the ideal option for you. Imagine a well-furnished kitchen that reflects your personality. That is precisely what Firenza Stone can do for you.
Located in the heart of Cleveland, Ohio, Firenza Stone has provided the best-quality RTA cabinets to clients worldwide. And throughout the years, we have amassed a massive portfolio as the best RTA cabinet company. This results from our innovative cabinet designs.
Our ultimate aim at Firenza Stone is to meet, if not exceed, your expectations while keeping up with your budget. For cost-effective home renovation solutions, buy RTA cabinets now!
Make Appoinment
All-Wood RTA Cabinets
We at Firenza Stone have an excellent preference for high-quality woodwork. Therefore, one of our primary concerns is to use the best quality materials for all of our goods to provide the quality that your kitchen deserves.
Make your vision kitchen a reality. With Firenza Stone’s easy-to-assemble kitchen cabinets, you may get the personalized aesthetic you’ve been looking for. With popular finishes and a wide range of door types, we ensure you can always find modern and trendy RTA kitchen base cabinets for your house. Our custom RTA plywood kitchen cabinet storage options are tailored to your needs and easy to set up.
Furthermore, our custom kitchen cabinets come in various designs, from conventional to modern. So, filter your search results by style, line, finish, and wood species and choose from various paint and stain finishes to create the look of your dreams for your cabinets.
We are just one call away from answering all your inquiries and assisting you in decision-making. What more could you ask from a custom RTA cabinet line?
Firenza Stone makes it easier than ever to purchase RTA kitchen cabinets. Plus, we provide straightforward and easy-to-follow installation guides. Our RTA cupboards are made to last because we use only the highest quality hardwood and components produced in the United States. You can combine this with our decorative tiles and flooring option for your unique flooring and countertops.
Enhance the new features in your bathroom with our stunning RTA vanities. Our RTA bathroom vanities come in various styles, designs, and finishes. Also, we use exciting colors that can affect the ambiance of a room. Some of our fantastic color options are grey, white, and blue, which can brighten and modernize your bathroom. Or we use warm colors such as red, orange, and pink to lend a personal touch.
In addition, we work with the colors you so desire since they are an excellent way to complement the bright towels and other accessories in your bathroom. However, if you have a specific idea for the aesthetic of your bathroom, the best RTA cabinet supplier – Firenza Stone, can help you accomplish it. We allow you to buy precisely what you want rather than choosing from a limited range of prefabricated cabinets.
How Do I Assemble RTA Cabinets?
RTA cabinets are assembled using wood dowels, bolts, and adhesives. To help you put things together, you may find instructions as videos or written instructions.
How Long Does It Take To Assemble RTA Cabinets?
For a novice, assembling your first cabinet should average roughly 30-45 minutes. However, it will become easy when you subsequently do it. Wall cabinets typically take 8-10 minutes to assemble, while base cabinets take 10-15 minutes.
The overall time required to assemble RTA cabinets for an entire kitchen varies. It depends on the number of cabinets and your skill level. This procedure may appear overwhelming to some, but Firenza Stone promises to be with you every step of the way. If you have questions about the assembly, always contact us!
How Durable Are RTA Cabinets?
A well-built RTA cabinet should last for at least 20 years. But this also depends on its installation process. When installed and maintained properly, it can stand the test of time.
Why Should I Buy RTA Cabinets?
RTA kitchen cabinets provide homeowners with a cost-effective way to save money on kitchen remodelling. These cabinets, however, come as parts in a flat box. Also, it concludes all the hardware required for assembly. You may save expenses when you install your cabinets since you do the assembling yourself.
Make Appoinment
Work With the Best RTA Cabinets Company in Ohio
ABOUT US
From granite, marble and engineered stone countertops to the finest cabinets and tiles, Firenza Stone provides the essential elements that elevate any kitchen, bathroom or living area.
| 4,706 |
Composing with useful format that you are able to follow to compose a very good biography of yourself, you also have the alternative of employing the expert services of specialist customized essay writers like ProfEssays.com about yourself may be easy, but not knowing what things to write about or how to start doing it can be quite challenging, this post provides you. An expert site, or a social networking account, go at your own pace and be thoughtful of what you write so you essay the most suitable same day essay writing service sample across.There’s, clearly, a limit on the variety of pages even our finest writers can produce with a pressing deadline, but usually, we figure out how to satisfy all the clients seeking urgent assistance whether your bio is for a college application. A plan will allow you to to incorporate just info that is relevant so you’ve got the perfect tale to see the planet. The autobiography can be written with the help of a co-author provided that the story remains to be in first-person as a consequence of asking questions.In such situations.123helpme.me Just be sure you differ your syntax you, and why it’s so essential in your life.However tired you’re at night, you’ll be even more so in the morning so you don’t begin every sentence with I. Use the remainder of the paragraph to spell out in detail precisely what the concept expressed in that very first sentence means to. Instead of trying to read about baseball in 1 just so it is possible to write the ideal basketball essay, you can seek for expert help instead night. Record what you will want to achieve that time and begin most abundant in thing.Your that is significant will show you http://www.hyde.edu/blog/hyde_school_blog/ways-to-stay-healthy-at-boarding-school/ New approaches that are prospective replicate the person’s life. This autobiography brings into focus a sheet of history who has assisted form competition politics in the earlier years, and also, it will act as a reminder that is startling of nevertheless taking place to black colored communities in the us and past. Business tradition may be the key for their success and it is made up of good, passionate individuals.”,The introduction should mirror your whole tale. My essay ended up being expected to become a nursing assistant. The guide has two themes being primary,”In investigating just to find a individual to produce a biography as an author on you ought to first look to get an individual that’s interesting to you.
Make sure the whole tale you suggest to share with gets the task done with this project. A biography, in the flip part, is complete as it is another man or girl whom writes the tale.There are times some instructors aren’t professional or don’t explain a wide range of the classes well. Whether you’re using an introductory or perhaps a psychology that is graduate-level, it’s likely that strong that you’ll have to create no less than one paper throughout the course for the semester. You are likely to wish to get a persuasive application to wow your prospective boss.”,This in the event that you graduated from university or college and therefore are looking for employment that is superior autobiography instance is fit for both university and greater college pupils. The biography provides a story that is personal functions as a link between the scholarship focus with the applicant. Composing a graduate that is incredible essay is probably doctoral thesis protection concerns more easy than you might think.,”When creating an autobiography that is educational want to emphasize your distinctive and crucial life experiences and summarize them in a few pages. This has frequently being discovered that autobiography essay is really a expository that is little nature as well as in some particular instances may be predicated on prejudice. Your autobiography has to be rational, and details about your lifetime should be presented in a chronological order.There’s no hand that is guiding. Like in case of Oedipus, whom made the option to severely punish himself, rather than many other choices he may are making underneath the conditions. In years past a written account of somebody’s life ended up being often called an autobiography.Regardless of exactly what essay subject you had been provided, our essay generator will have a way to easily finish your essay. It is possible to take a good look at various Autobiography Template from where you might select the one that is best.
It’s extremely difficult to find an essay that is reliable service.Students must visualize or at the least look for expert help to be led in the procedure step by step. For example, let’s say you’re composing an expository (informative) essay in the practice that is main in turning out to be a much better tennis player. Instead, you’re in someplace to check out the ways by which you have SABOTAGED RELAITONSHIPS.Attempt that is YOUR include your personal twist to make sure its unique and imaginative in order to secure more visitors. Before you start composing your essay, you must have a whilst to flesh out your thoughts and discover some plain things straight down in writing. After looking within the example supplied below, you’ll want the ability to get yourself a idea of the manner in which you wish to start composing your own.Instead, pick a subject that it’s feasible to go over in a way that is comprehensive the length of one’s essay. Then chances are you might put in a summary. Therefore be ready for refusal although, you might not constantly get a reaction that is positive three specialists exactly what there’s an individual essay and you’ll most likely get three reactions being distinct. You can now start drafting your paper determined by the outline you now have. Additionally, you’ve surely got to determine your objective.Think of that which you shall talk about in your essay to help you know what you’ll want to devote your introduction. Typically, narrative essays are written within the individual. Usually, it’s an essay.The that are easy of one’s autobiography has to be basic.
Yourself(and write your autobiography), there is not any pre-conceived order you will need to start with as you start to observe. As a whole, this is a essay that is simple”,There’s an individual decision helpful just in case you desire to bring an individual touch as well as the most of the biography is all about the individual’s life that is expert. Its focus that is principal is particular moments that you experienced. Highly advisable for somebody going right on through a change and trying to be away from somebody’s safe place.,”Save my title, e-mail, and site in this web browser for the time that is next comment. “, ” – Oct 08, 2020 8:37 am content creation for students is important that individuals learn because it’s likely to help the pupil establish their faces academically in their futurity. It is quite a stage that is arduous figure out. During the comparable time but, greater college students will have to understand the way that is best to write an essay. While at major college pupils research how to prepare for the sensible life and paper writing site that is best present their abilities to carry out the small dilemmas of presence, for instance a considerable university essay. Mom’s workload is determined by placing students in the degree that is finest. It shows to become issue to complete the school that is first-class in provided time. With a school that is first-class, finding a subject is not extremely catchy.
a few school that is top-notch being an exceptional university article offer plagiarized and bad outstanding customized critical college essays. In highschool, you will hit an array that is diverse of designs. Creating essays is just a necessary portion of one’s educational curriculum and likewise they can be considered a concern, especially them, or when you’re not however experienced enough to generate essays with the battalion of quality you’d like if you do not have the needed time to do. Each Uk instructor can only just circulate only one junior as well as an specific article that is senior. The Writing Center provides on line tutoring. Students ought to be careful whilst selecting the customized college that is top-notch composing company and need to simply need the significant college producing solutions of companies with proven success record. Decide to try the test that is complimentary before you purchase this system to simply help ascertain which level is best for your own personel students. It seems enjoy it’s training learners to be leaders that are political. Pupils must consist of elements that are specific he records.
a few students become weighed down through the use of their schoolwork, but a few also have discovered assistance through the use of projects, particularly through the use of their essays. The essay demands a situation in the issue and will provide a framework that is vital conversation. It takes a situation in the issue and may also give a framework that is wide discourse. A position is needed by the composition on the matter and may also offer some context for discourse. It requires a situation in the issue but does offer a context n’t for discourse. You’ll find so many types of papers which is very important to simplify the kind structure you want the learning pupil to build.
Unlike fiction, the goal of this as a type of article is actually to make a phase in the place of amuse. A descriptive article allow you to color an image for the reader that is own in. An article produced to convince the audience cannot be composed without having the ability to determine the right issue. Nobody actually wants to write articles. An essay needs to be broken into sentences to really ensure it is legible. Just in case you aren’t happy, you ought not require to cover the essays. Take notice of the Penguin Books internet site for more information concerning the real means the essays must certanly be submitted. For example one of the most article that is frequent designs is APA design. Right Here, you’ll locate the most range of publications associated with effective and article writing that is effective. Composing papers may be utilized! Then likely you’ve reached the appropriate site if you’re seeking for several of the top marketing article composing publications. Papers, essays, and info that is useful the facts of bumper.”, Penlighten,”This Buzzle article will share that you can use as a model, before you begin writing one for your college application or otherwise with you an autobiography essay sample.
it’s a really fundamental and simple to comprehend one, with you an autobiography essay sample that you can use as a model, before you begin writing one for your college application or otherwise so you won’t have much trouble.This Buzzle article will share. It’s a really fundamental and simple to comprehend one, and that means you won’t have trouble that is muchIn the length of signing up to different universities for the selected profession course, you’re bound to manage lots of hurdles. an essay that is autobiographical never be some of those hurdles. an essay that is autobiographical something which is normally anticipated of pupils once they affect universities or other institutes for further studies. It’s a very first individual account associated with candidate’s life and may also or might not be for a theme that is particular. Relax, it is much less hard because it appears. You’ll read this Buzzle article and obtain a sense of things to consist of and exactly how to formulate it.”,Sample of a Autobiography Essay,”In this area, we now have for you personally an essay that is autobiography could be modified according to anyone’s needs. The one pointed out below is for the university application up to a college that is medical. Your requirements could be various. As per your life and write an impressive one so you can customize it. Until then, you’ll make reference to that one. It was written in really language that is simple provides a merchant account for the life of the prospect whom originates from a broken household, yet still hopes doing great things in life which help those in need of assistance.
Read it getting a basic concept of things to compose in yours. Keep in mind, this might be simply this product for the imagination for the author and do not need to end up being the instance with every prospect whom pertains to school.Then that is medical this very day, my mom wasn’t just heartbroken that her spouse had chose to keep her, she ended up being positively terrified during the possibility of getting to increase three children alone. All I possibly could do, during the tender chronilogical age of 13 ended up being offer my mom a neck to cry on. We did all of the homely home work that I possibly could handle along side my siblings, before mum got house from work. Then all of us had and sat supper together and recounted our day’s tasks. Speaking, we knew then, possesses really effect that is therapeutic individuals. You actually feel better when you talk to someone about it whether it’s about the tiniest incident or a life changing one. But also more than speaking may be the creative art of active listening. You give them their full attention and there’s no better feeling than having someone giving you their undivided attention when you actively listen to someone.
we attempted it away with people, buddies, family relations, also random strangers often. We knew that I’d the capability to better make people feel just by paying attention and speaking with them. It got me personally thinking about the therapy for the mind. that is human had been 16 by this time around and also at a significant limit within my life. Simply waiting to graduate from senior school and seeking ahead to university. Having already read up a whole lot concerning the mind that is human therapy, we had currently determined that the psychologist is exactly what I needed to develop around be. We worked two jobs to amass sufficient money to use at your prestigious school that is medical. Some of those jobs ended up being being an associate up to a psychologist that is practicing. Having assisted and accompanied him to different seminars, conferences, etc., we can confidently say that i’ve advisable for the life that is daily the job that the psychologist is anticipated doing. And also this will certainly be a benefit I do get selected for the course at your institute for me if. Its with great hope and admiration for the profession that is noble of disrupted people who We look for admission at your institute. At the numbers mentioned in my resumé.Well, this was just a rudimentary attempt as an autobiography essay if you find me a worthy candidate, for which you can go through my resumé attached herewith, stating my educational qualifications, and my job responsibilities, I request you to contact me. You could add any life incidents you and your application to the institute that you think will prove to be favorable to.
Just be sure it is true and shows your talents. In order to find out how exactly to compose an autobiography you’ll click on the article that is aforementioned. It’ll provide you with some tips that are important might can be found in handy. Best of luck.”,Like it? Share it!,Uncategorized ,”Our web site includes a lot of content, if you’re having a problem finding everything youare looking for, continue ahead and make use of that search feature there!Copyright © Penlighten & Buzzle.com, Inc. 6789 Quail Hill Pkwy, Suite 211 Irvine CA 92603″ cookies that are,Necessary essential for the web site to work precisely. This category just includes snacks that insures functionalities that are basic safety options that come with the web site.
These snacks don’t keep any information that is personal,”Any snacks that will never be especially essential for the web site to work and it is utilized particularly to gather individual data that are personal analytics, advertisements, other embedded articles are referred to as non-necessary snacks.
Tuy nhiên, bạn cần phải thừa nhận rằng bạn phải nhấp chuột nhiều lần để đến các giải đấu đáng chú ý nhất thường luôn ở phía trước.
| 16,369 |
Committee was informed that NAMAC's primary contribution to the objective of economic growth is achieved by assisting in growing SMMEs to enter the mainstream economy and become sustainable exporters. NAMAC equips the SMMEs with world-class tools and techniques to become globally competitive. NAMAC makes a contribution by assisting in saving existing and creating new jobs. Committee was assured that NAMAC has endeavoured to address issues of equity imbalances as a core priority.
Briefing by Mr Michael Boyd - CEO NAMAC Trust
Mr Boyd said that NAMAC was established in July 1997 with the Department of Trade and Industry as its custodian. NAMAC's main partners are CSIR, Ntsika and NPI and that its core programmes are manufacturing Advisory Centres (MAC), Business Referral & Information Network (BRAIN) and Franchise Advise and Information Network (FRAIN). NAMAC forms part of the Department of Trade & Industry's Group of Institutions that fall under the COTII Sub Committee on Small Business and others. He said that NAMAC is the leading implementation agency in this sector.
Mr Boyd pointed out that NAMAC's current mandate is to carry out local institutional building to facilitate business development services for SMMEs throughout South Africa. NAMAC's vision as the leading implementing and delivery agency in the SMME Support Industry is to significantly contribute to continuous economic growth and sustainable development in South Africa by improving the competitiveness and growth of SMMEs as a vehicle for poverty alleviation, wealth and job creation.
In a nutshell, Mr Boyd noted that through appropriate SMME support structures, NAMAC would supply high quality advisory and information service to current and new SMMEs in line with best practices globally.
NAMAC's primary contribution to the objective of economic growth is achieved by assisting in growing SMMEs to enter the mainstream economy and become sustainable exporters. He continued that as for competitiveness NAMAC equips the SMMEs with world-class tools and techniques to become globally competitive. In the crucial area of job creation, Mr Boyd pointed out that NAMAC, again, makes a contribution by assisting in saving existing and creating new jobs. As for the dictates of equity, Mr Boyd submitted that in all the forgoing endeavours equity imbalances are addressed as core priority.
NAMAC's products and services consist of the implementation of systems, skills, techniques and know-how to effectively serve SMMEs in all areas of the country. This process entails the implementation of targeted assistance to sectors and regions such as manufacturing and franchise.
Mr Boyd informed the Committee that currently 85% of NAMAC is contributing to saving jobs and creating new ones, access to export markets, increased sales and reduction in scrap rates. He added that NAMAC is in the process of creating a national network of low volume high impact outlets and high volume low impact outlets. He noted, however, that the challenge is to grow capacity exponentially to meet the demand side pressures as current statistics show that collectively NAMAC is serving significantly less than 1% of the available SMMEs.
Mr Boyd concluded his presentation by inviting any positive challenge to integrate and co-ordinate a strategy for the improvement of service delivery through its national network and other compatible delivery mechanisms but that this would be done in conjunction with other COTII, the private sector and other stakeholders.
Mr Duma (ANC) expressed concern that a very small number of SMMEs actually achieved success in business growth. Why was this the case?
Mr Boyd pointed out that he could not speak for others but NAMAC's SMME program had less than 1% failure rate. Some of SMMEs that come to NAMAC do not have the correct bearing hence new opportunities have to be created for them to pursue in order to be sustainable.
Mr Duma asked about the fate of those SMME that fail to take off the ground and whether these SMMEs were based in rural areas or in urban centres.
Mr Boyd replied that during a meeting with the Committee, the Minister distributed information detailing the SMME's rural affiliates. There were liaison officers that had been designated to work with every rural affiliate for the benefit of the SMMEs. He noted that the SMMEs have access to support through these affiliates and where none existed, access to services and products could be sought directly from the DTI.
Mr Duma noted that it seemed the main problem for lack of growth in the majority of the SMMEs was inadequate financing. How, if at all, NAMAC assists its clients to secure adequate financing?
Mr Boyd clarified that NAMAC's role with regard to SMMEs was directed at capacity building to achieve international competitiveness and thereby be assimilated into the mainstream business circles.
The Chair concurred with Mr Duma that indeed very few SMMEs survive the formative stages of incorporation. He inquired about NAMAC's support in securing markets for the SMME is focused on the local markets alone or it goes international as well.
Mr Boyd replied that NAMAC's sights are set on the international market but that the local market is an unavoidable stopover.
The Chair asked why the coverage of the SMME was not expanding fast enough to cast its net deep into the rural areas.
Mr Boyd replied that through its BRAIN and FRAIN facilities, NAMAC was fast reaching the deep rural out-posts.
The Chair noted that NAMAC was a leading implementation agency yet it still operates as of the DTI's institutional structure. He questioned the appropriateness of this positioning.
Mr Boyd replied that NAMAC had only been in existence for over three years and that the question of its independence would be relevant after progress in its projects had been noted.
Ms Ntuli (ANC) pointed out that the very small SMMEs go to micro-lenders for financing yet these institutions charge exorbitant interest rates. Had NAMAC put in place the necessary structures to assist the SMMEs access finance at affordable rates.
Mr Lockey (ANC) questioned the viability of the SMMEs in the manufacturing industry as internationally competitive industries must produce on a mass scale.
Mr Boyd disagreed with Mr Lockey on the question of the viability of SMMEs in the manufacturing industry. He pointed out that in the USA there were over 400 centres for the SMMEs, which produced over 70% of the manufactured goods. He noted that capacity building for the SMMEs was required to achieve international competitiveness.
Mr Lockey said most of the major manufacturing industries had been forced by global imperatives to lay off a considerable size of their work force.
Mr Boyd acknowledged this fact but hastened to point out that SMMEs project helped to absorb those who had lost their jobs in the mainstream industry.
Dr Rhoda (NNP) requested NAMAC to make available to members of the Committee the physical address of the identified SMME in provinces for purposes of helping in fulfilling their oversight role.
Ms Ntuli (ANC) asked why three stop shops existed for the SMME's service instead of one.
Mr Boyd replied that these structures correspond to the city and rural imperatives and added that as of July NAMAC had planned for six more stop shops throughout the country.
Ms Ntuli lamented that high quality raw material was not made available for people in the rural areas and inquired whether NAMAC had put in place necessary structures to assist people in deep rural areas in this regard.
Mr Boyd pointed out that through the BRAIN network, the rural business people had access to quality raw material but that where this was impractical they would approach the national office, which then provides this service through research.
Mr Duma submitted that the small business entrepreneur had to contend with competition from the established local industries before hoping into the nternational market..
Mr Boyd said that one of the priority areas that NAMAC gives consideration is the spectre of the local competitor and that since this is the first hurdle for the SMMEs before becoming international it is of primary concern to NAMAC. NAMAC overcomes this obstacle by structuring the SMMEs to work in collaboration and corporation with these local entities in particular to improve on the product range.
Ms Ntuli pointed out that NAMAC's presentation had unveiled 222 cases as representative of its success story yet the SMMEs that had been assessed were many more.
Mr Boyd clarified that the 222 sighted cases only represent the current processing structure noting that numerous other cases had already been processed and turned over to the market. He reiterated that NAMAC's failure rate was only 1% hence theirs could correctly be termed a successful venture.
The Chair asked how NAMAC would go about prioritising on expansion if it had been stated that capacity was the teething issue.
Mr Mulaw explained that NAMAC worked through provincial structures in spite of the fact that SMME is a national project. Through these structures BRAIN had tapped into new areas and it was beginning to understand the true needs of the SMMEs. He pointed out that NAMAC project was still far in its infancy and that it would take some time before a proper audit of its impact could be validated.
The Chair acknowledged the enormity of the challenge posed by the need to revamp the SMMEs and pointed out that members were working in their respective parties to see how to broaden areas of SMME coverage. Would expansion be demand driven?
Mr Mulaw explained that there were provincial representatives on NAMAC's board who assisted with in-puts on expansion and that they help point out areas of priority.
Ms Ntuli asked how NAMAC went about rolling out SMMEs centres throughout the country in view of the fact that the Mpumalanga Province in its expansiveness had little to show in terms of sustainable SMMEs.
Mr Mulaw reiterated that the provincial in-put is crucial in the decision to establish SMMEs facilities and that it was the local affiliates who diagnose the projects on the basis of an established structure that had proper accountability, computer connectivity and premises. He said that once these structures had been established then they immediately became the local satellite centres.
Chair said the Committee looked forward to another brainstorming interaction with NAMAC in a year or so. However, the Committee would have to interact with NTSIKA first.
Follow this committee
Follow this committee and get free email alerts whenever we get new information about it.
Write to this committee
We don't have attendance info for this committee meeting
Download as PDF
You can download this page as a PDF using your browser's print functionality. Click on the "Print" button below and select the "PDF" option under destinations/printers.
| 10,982 |
At the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, we are proud of our students and their commitment to reaching their personal and professional goals. Our Masters in Psychology student Fran Reicherter exemplifies how hard work can get you exactly where you want to be.
Francesca Reicherter is the Founder and President of Inspiring My Generation, a 501(c)3 in support of mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Inspired by her mental health journey, Francesca works to make resources and information accessible. In 2021, Francesca published, “You Are Not Alone: The Workbook,” as a guide to help the reader build a coping toolbox. She has her upcoming second workbook “I AM.” Her work has been widely recognized in national publications, including New York Weekly, LA Wire, US Reporter, Chicago Journal, and more! Dedicated to ending the stigma, Francesca hosts Normalize The Conversation, a podcast series amplifying the voices of mental health professionals, advocates, and any individual interested in sharing their story.
What made you choose Pepperdine Masters in Psychology program over other programs?
“I chose Pepperdine Masters in Psychology program for multiple reasons. Pepperdine exemplifies the values that not only align with my own but also what I want in education. When applying to this program, I knew I wanted to take part in world-changing work, from a global scale through my nonprofit to one-on-one support in therapy. The program also works as an amazing stepping stone toward a PsyD program, which I intend to complete following my MA. And, lastly, as a future clinical psychologist, I want an education that provides me with valuable skills to connect with my patient and offer support that enhances their potential and mental health.”
How has your experience been at GSEP?
“This is my first semester, and so far my experience has been amazing! I am very fortunate to have classes with two professors who have done incredible work in the field. Both professors go above and beyond to provide the tools we need to learn in a stimulating environment with plenty of opportunities for continuous growth. Although my courses are currently online, I have been able to connect with my peers and collaborate as we embark on the journey of learning to properly diagnose and treat. Thus far, I feel confident that my education will prepare me to change the world through my nonprofit work, future clinical practice, and future research.”
What opportunities do you hope to pursue after finishing your degree?
“After completing my MA degree, I intend on furthering my education with a PsyD. I am hoping to conduct research on clinical interventions that help young children discover coping mechanisms before they are needed. I also intend on continuing the work with my nonprofit and working toward bigger goals, including policy change in support of mental health and youth mental health and increasing treatment accessibility. I intend to utilize my education, research, and work to host workshops and seminars providing key information and resources to the public. Currently, I am putting out one workbook a year for our youth, with the intent of building a full course upon finishing my studies with the objective of significantly reducing youth suicide rates. And lastly, expanding my podcast to include more conversations with colleagues countering misinformation and providing resources people need.”
Previous Article Previous Article
How to Advocate for Mental Health in College: Real Students’ Stories
Next Article Next Article
Magellan Healthcare Provides Resources to Address Growing Needs and Bring Awareness During Mental Health Month
| 3,728 |
No one has told all the whities that have come out from under a rock. This past weekend was beautiful here in Vegas. Seriously, if it could stay like this, I’d love this place. But for now I’ll just enjoy it as long as possible.
White legs everywhere. I’m guilty too, but I only wear shorts at home and not out in public because I know my legs are whiter than snow. But I’m working on that. Got me some Target brand daily gradual self-tanner. It’s pretty gradual…haven’t noticed anything yet. But when I do, shorts will be my daily weekend wear.
But everyone else, please keep the shorts on (unless you’re a red-head and naturally white) until you darken those saddle bags.
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
Posted on April 17, 2006 by jessi. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.
« Top Burger
The Block is Back! »
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
Notify me of new posts by email.
Δ
Recent Posts
Marlo at 24 Months
Marlo at 23 Months
Marlo at 22 Months
Marlo at 21 Months
jessi on Marlo at 23 Months
MikeO on Marlo at 23 Months
Carrying stuff by bike: trailer - Business Unusual on 500 +1
Archives Select Month May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 July 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005
| 2,893 |
Group Study Rooms are available for students who wish to work together in a collaborative environment. These rooms are available at Scott, SMIL, Steacie, Bronfman and Frost libraries. Most rooms can be booked online at any time. The Law Library hosts its own booking system.
You must be a current York undergraduate or graduate student with a passport york account to book rooms in the Scott , Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Steacie Science & Engineering Library or Leslie Frost libraries.
A student may book a room for one time slot per day.
The duration of a time slot is in half-hour increments to a maximum of 3 hours.
Bookings cannot be made more than 14 days in advance.
A minimum of 2 people is necessary in order to book a room.
Only the person who created a reservation may delete it.
An entry must be made in the NAME field to identify the booking. It is not necessary that this be your actual name.
In addition, the following apply in the Sound and Moving Image Library (SMIL).
A minimum of four(4) people is necessary in order to book a room.
Rooms that are not booked or not occupied within the first 10 minutes of a booking will be made available for others to use. Most rooms will accommodate up to 6 or 8 people, however some can only accommodate 3 or 4. The room capacity is indicated in parentheses beside the room name on the booking calendar.
| 1,379 |
Over the past one and a half years I have been working in the field of Human Computer Interaction for social causes mainly on how technology can be tapped to improve the education of the underprivileged people involved in the Health Sector. My work mainly revolved around developing systems for the Community Health Workers in India to enhance their learning and thus improve the health sector. I was involved in this work through Melange Lab at IIIT Delhi where I worked with a PhD Student (Deepika Yadav) and my professor (Dr Pushpendra Singh). Our work got accepted at CSCW 2019 held at Austin Texas. Thanks to ACM-W Scholarship I got the funds to travel to the venue and co-present the work in-front of diverse set of researchers and professionals from some top companies in the world. This was my first time outside India and first Academic Conference as well , I was extremely excited and nervous at the same time. I also had a Workshop Paper accepted at the conference which was on Ethics in AI in Computer Vision Systems. The conference started on 9th November with the same workshop wherein I was the only participant currently in undergraduate program. After that the first day ended with a networking event where I met with people from all over the world – USA, Europe , Bangladesh, China , Korea , London. My interactions with them made me realise how people of different cultures have similar research perspective and how important it is to know about their varied perspectives and research methods for making sustainable and unbiased systems. CSCW had a varied range of sessions and events : workshops , paper presentations , doctoral consortium , poster presentations , panels etc. I got the chance to attend the Diversity and Inclusion Lunch as well wherein I interacted with leading researchers whose underlying research and scholarly work contributes to Diversity & Inclusion. Being the Creative Head of WiMLDS (Women In Machine Learning and Data Science) Delhi Chapter, I was able to make a lot of contacts ready to conduct Webinars and sessions for the WiMLDS Delhi community. After the workshop days, the Conference started with a keynote by Google’s PAIR(People + AI Research) initiative, which was followed by paper presentations all day with delicious snack breaks in between. On 12th Nov it was our presentation early in the morning which was followed by answering the questions from people following our work. We received valuable suggestions and improvements we will incorporate into our next edition of this work. CSCW also arranged a dinner banquet on the last night of the conference . I met many renowned professors there and discussed about my prospects in higher studies. I also got the chance to network with product managers and senior researchers of many big companies who introduced me to the research positions at their companies. Apart from the conference I also got to explore Austin and enjoy the Texan Culture in the week I spent there. It was the most memorable experience of my life
Tweets by OfficialACMW
Recent Posts
Resilience and Overcoming Adversity: The CTO Journey
Above and Beyond Scholarship – Vetria Byrd, PhD
Get Ready for an Exciting womENcourage 2023, in Norway!
Archives Select Month November 2022 (3) October 2022 (4) September 2022 (8) July 2022 (2) June 2022 (1) April 2022 (5) March 2022 (6) February 2022 (2) October 2021 (6) September 2021 (1) July 2021 (1) June 2021 (5) May 2021 (3) April 2021 (5) March 2021 (3) February 2021 (4) January 2021 (5) December 2020 (2) November 2020 (4) October 2020 (2) September 2020 (4) August 2020 (2) July 2020 (3) June 2020 (2) May 2020 (3) April 2020 (2) March 2020 (11) February 2020 (4) January 2020 (5) December 2019 (6) November 2019 (1) October 2019 (1) September 2019 (2) July 2019 (1) June 2019 (3) May 2019 (1) April 2019 (1) March 2019 (1) February 2019 (1) January 2019 (3) December 2018 (1) November 2018 (1) October 2018 (7) September 2018 (1) August 2018 (1) July 2018 (1) June 2018 (3) May 2018 (2) April 2018 (2) March 2018 (1) February 2018 (1) January 2018 (3) December 2017 (1) November 2017 (3) October 2017 (4) September 2017 (3) August 2017 (14) July 2017 (3) June 2017 (4) May 2017 (6) April 2017 (5) March 2017 (4) February 2017 (2) January 2017 (4) November 2016 (1) October 2016 (1) September 2016 (1) July 2016 (1) June 2016 (3) May 2016 (1) April 2016 (1) March 2016 (1) February 2016 (1) January 2016 (1) December 2015 (1) November 2015 (1) October 2015 (1) September 2015 (1) August 2015 (1) July 2015 (2) May 2015 (1) April 2015 (1) March 2015 (1) February 2015 (1) January 2015 (2) December 2014 (2) November 2014 (1) October 2014 (1) September 2014 (1) August 2014 (10) July 2014 (1) June 2014 (1) May 2014 (1) April 2014 (2) March 2014 (2) February 2014 (1) January 2014 (2) October 2013 (1) September 2013 (1) June 2013 (2) January 2013 (1) December 2012 (1)
| 5,019 |
The commercial real estate data company Co-Star was founded in 1987 by its president and CEO, Andy Florance. It started in his father’s basement in Washington D.C., when he was just 23 years old. Since then, Florance has acquired a host of businesses in both the residential and commercial real estate industry, including rentals and sales platforms, under the Co-Star brand. But recently, Andy Florance has had a starring role in some ugly headlines questioning his leadership and his character.
I’ve sometimes found that stories like these are all about context. It’s unusual to see an outrageous story suddenly appear out of nowhere about a business or a CEO that’s been operating without making any headlines for over 35 years, as having substantial merit. After doing quite a bit of research, I’m leaning in this direction with this company and its CEO. However, you can never discount stories that corroborate each other from multiple different sources. According to an impressively comprehensive exposé in Insider in February, over 29 current and former employees at Co-Star reported on Florance’s leadership qualities – or lack thereof, in these cases.
The accusations range from bullying and humiliation to overbearing surveillance of employees during remote work situations. If that wasn’t damaging enough, another piece by the same outlet came out at the end of March, detailing 50 employees, past and present, and their claims. But this time, the allegations are more sensational, claiming the CEO brandished a gun on a Zoom call, and bred a so-called “culture of fear”. Is there any truth to these dozens of claims? Probably. Does any of it constitute a crime? No. Was it ethical? No, probably not, but remember – context. Also, who hasn’t had an eccentric or domineering boss? Ok so here’s the story.
A “Culture of Fear”
The first article says the 29+ employees described working at Co-Star as a job with high expectations, but during the pandemic when they were forced to allow remote work, things changed. And “while CoStar’s culture had for years been demanding, the conduct of the company’s upper management grew more intrusive and abrasive.” This resulted in extensive surveillance of remote workers and unscheduled video calls, according to the employees. Others report being fired for miniscule infractions, or of being made fun of in front of others. Additionally, approximately 1,546 of their 4,200 employees left in 2021, 75% on their own volition. Co-Star’s turnover rate was slightly higher than the industry average for the year.
Photos of CoStar CEO and President, Andrew Florance, for CoStar Washington D.C., taken on 09/19/2019.
Keep in mind, Co-Star is a company with a reputation for being aggressive – even ruthless, especially when it comes to a company they either want to acquire or sue. They take their dominance in the commercial real estate game seriously, and if you can’t keep up with their pace, there’s the door. (Of course, I’m paraphrasing here, but you get the picture.) Companies like these typically have dedicated, high-energy management that often has zero-tolerance or patience for a lack of performance – as they see it. And in fact, in this case the company is indeed unapologetic, for what they see as them having higher standards and expectations than other employers. They say it’s expected their turnover rate is higher, because of this. We’ll go over their response in more detail after the next story.
The gun story is simple; there was a video meeting Florance was leading, and he “suddenly brandished a black semiautomatic pistol and pointed it at the screen.” A former director, also on the call, said, “Florance was working from a home he owns in rural Virginia. He put the pistol down and explained that he had seen bears roaming outside his rural property.” A couple of the employees were shocked.
Should Florance have pointed a gun at the camera on a business video call? Of course not! Was it unprofessional? Absolutely! Was it taken out of context? Quite possibly. I mean, after all, it was a Zoom call – so even if he had pulled the trigger, the only casualty would have been his computer equipment.
On the other hand, someone in attendance could have been a victim of gun violence. Especially if that person suffered PTSD from the incident, the mere sight of someone with a gun pointed at them could have a devastating and traumatic impact. And I can certainly understand anyone’s initial knee-jerk reaction of alarm, and even the anti-climactic drain of adrenaline afterward. Some people react with anger, some with laughter, but most people will have some reaction.
Granted, the man sounds difficult to work for – demanding, overbearing, with high standards and expectations. But he also has spent decades building his business from nothing and considering the nature of the proprietary and sensitive information business he’s in, it would be easy to become obsessive. “Analysts, peers, and current and former employees credit Florance’s drive and ambition for the company’s astonishing growth. It ballooned from a 145-person upstart that earned less than $14 million in revenue when it went public in 1998 to a 4,700-employee data behemoth with almost $2 billion in annual revenue in 2021. Those who know him say his rise is even more remarkable given the rigors of the data business and Florance’s personal struggles from his childhood.”
In any case, according to these pieces, Co-Star had a lengthy written response that addressed every single accusation – in detail. It partially read, “We will not apologize for these standards, nor will we compromise them to accommodate a vocal few who decide that this level of expectation is not for them.” In the response, the company remains indignant and strong in its defense. The company says the main person who started all the bad P.R. is a disgruntled employee with an unhealthy obsession with Co-Star. The employee admits within the article this is true but says he’s not the only one, which is indeed witnessed by Insider’s dozens of other accounts.
Only time will tell if the business is negatively impacted, but no other issues came up concerning the business, its ethics or its CEO.
Rochelle Harris is a passionate writer originally from Phoenix, AZ. who credits her success to integrity and determination. She has a great sense of humor, loves music and her family, and writes fiction and poetry in her spare time. She is excited about the New York experience and lifestyle! Follow Rochelle on Twitter at @LinguisticAnRky or get in touch at [email protected]
Previous articleTips for Keeping Rabbits in Your Apartment
Next articleA List of Illegal Pets in NYC
January 13, 2022
December 30, 2021
What Is A Loft Apartment and Why Do I Need One?
February 18, 2022
November 25, 2022
November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022
November 22, 2022
November 21, 2022
ABOUT US
CitySignal delivers New York City's latest news, gossip, and everything in between. From celebrity real estate debacles to neighborhood lore to the latest trends shaping the city, we've got you covered. If you have an interesting article idea, please reach out to us at [email protected]
The best of the city, straight to your inbox
We uncover insider info about living in NYC and keep you updated on everything from tantalizing experiences and eats, to iconic stories and urban legends.
| 7,900 |
The toughness of Ipe decking is exceptional. Unlike other timbers, Ipe does not warp, crack, or twist. Although you might need to keep it consistently with regular cleaning and also oliling, the price is marginal. Below are some tips to preserve your decking constructed from Ipe. Continue reading for more information concerning Ipe’s resilience. Its lovely and also long lasting grain pattern provides it a natural appearance. It has actually been used for decking for over 75 years. Ipe is available in a range of accounts. Decks Toronto lugs small Ipe decking boards in 2×4, 2×6, and 4×6 sizes. You can also discover Ipe in dimensional lumber such as 2×10 as well as 2×8. If you have a larger deck, you can also select Ipe in a 6×6 or 4×4 size. It is available in a number of types consisting of ipe and mahogany. The heartwood of Ipe timber is extremely resistant to rot and also termites. Its sturdiness has actually been rated by the united state Woodland Products Research laboratory as long lasting as well as durable for a minimum of twenty-five years. It has actually been checked to be seven times more challenging than cedar and also is fungus immune. Nonetheless, the higher cost of Ipe timber makes it unaffordable for every resident. So, if you are planning to mount Ipe decking on your residential property, you need to first consider the elements that will certainly impact its longevity and upkeep. While Ipe decking is known for its deep coloring, it can quickly begin to grey. It will certainly appear black when damp and gray when completely dry. Without a normal cleansing program and oiling, the deck will rapidly discolor. If you wish to maintain the attractive shade of your deck, you need to utilize a UV protectant or mount awnings to avoid direct sunlight from fading the Ipe coating. If you can not pay for to pay the price of professional cleaning, you can save Ipe outdoor decking by routinely preserving it with a normal oiling program. Ipe outdoor decking might not be as sturdy as Ipe, but it’s still a superb option for outdoor space. Unlike other timbers, Ipe decking is made from lasting and high-performance polymers. As a result of this, it’s an environmentally friendly material. To make sure high quality, make sure to choose IPE outdoor decking with a clearcoat surface. Its all-natural shade and also grain pattern make it the ideal option for a deck. The all-natural shade of Ipe timber differs from board to board, so there’s no warranty of shade consistency. Nonetheless, if effectively maintained, it can last as much as half a century without changing. Effectively sealed, Ipe wood can also last 75 years or more. Ipe wood can be purchased on the underground market for a fraction of its retail price, so you can save some money while getting top notch outdoor decking. But you must keep in mind that the long life of Ipe outdoor decking is a compromise. In addition to being sturdy and stunning, Ipe is likewise eco-friendly. Brazilian wood Ipe comes from the Amazon jungle, which is a community of varied varieties. This immaculate setting provides a major carbon reserve having 123 billion lots of carbon. Clearing up the woodland will not only reduce this carbon book, however will certainly likewise ruin special animal as well as plant habitats. Picking an environmentally-friendly timber is the best choice for both your spending plan as well as the environment.
How I Achieved Maximum Success with
8 Lessons Learned:
Why People Think Are A Good Idea
Related posts
November 9, 2022 aebi
Insurance Policy Insurance Adjuster Jobs An insurance coverage adjuster is an individual that works on insurance...
| 3,749 |
Played with such powerhouses as Smythe Sox, Ritch's Superior, Ritch's before they merged with Superior. Sunbelt Plastics, R & D Easton, Howard's Furniture.
Big Cat : I heard you had shoulder surgery just recently, what are your plans for softball this year.? 10 Man: As of April 1st I am going to play for Sunbelt Plastic out of Centerville, Georgia.
Big Cat: Were you thinking about retiring this year.
10 Man: Yes I was but it was just a passing thought.
Big Cat: Just how many years have you been playing softball.
10 Man: I have been playing since 1984. I started out with Tim Smythe on a class C Team. Then in 1985 we went Class A and came in second at the Cajun after we beat Morgan Boots and Stone City Stars and lost to Elite Coatings. That was my first experience of the USSSA World Series.
Big Cat: When did you win your first National Championship?
10 Man: 1986 with Smythe Sox after we beat Howard's Furniture for the USSSA World Series title.
Big Cat: So just how many national championships have you won?
If you ever wonder why Britt Hightower has been so successful, just look at the Arm Extension that he shows in this photo. Britt who is 3rd All-Time on the list for Home Runs in the USSSA World Series plays for "the love of the game."
Big Cat: Out of all of the championships is there one that stands out in your mind?
10 Man: Actually there is two that stand out. The victory over your Steele's team in 1987 at Waterloo and the win at the USSSA at Daytona in 1991 when we double dipped Starpath. Plus winning the Grand Slam in 1992.
Big Cat: What do you give all your credit too for your success.?
10 Man: Desire, Dedication, my team mates and the love of the game.
Big Cat: It was rumored a few years back that you use to hit anywhere from 200 to 300 balls a day. Were there any set routine in those batting practices. If so could you relate them to the players of today.
10 Man: I plan my batting practices according the park that I am playing at the following weekend.
Big Cat: Can you break the practice down.
50 - hit where it was pitched
Come back and hit
I would hit more if I felt that I needed it.
Big Cat: It must of felt pretty good last year to only play half of the season and win two National Championships. Can you reflect on that for me.
10 Man: I had a lot of fun playing with that bunch of guys. I knew the team could win a championship but we surprised a lot of people and won two of them. It was really cool wining the USSSA World Series again. Making it my 6th USSSA World Series Ring. But once again it goes back to my team mates. I loved them because they swung from their ass and they weren't scared of anybody.
Big Cat: Is it getting harder to prepare for each season you continue to play?
10 Man: Yes it is because I'm coming off a shoulder operation. Because of my business there is a lot less time for me to prepare for the season.
Big Cat: Everybody knows about your powers as a hitter but to me the one thing that really made you stand out at the ball park was your defense. How much do you think defense is important in today's softball games? Or should I say what level of softball do you think there is the best defense?
10 Man At the Super level if you miss one ball it can cost you 10 runs or better. I wish every ball in every game was hit to me. I love to play defense. There is nothing better than stealing a hit from somebody in a big game when everybody thinks it's a sure hit.
Big Cat: Did you excel at any sports while you were in High School? If so what were they?
10 Man: I played Baseball and Football and lettered in both sports. I got drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays right out of High School but I went to work for my dad.
Big Cat: Just so people have an understanding of what makes you tick when you get to the ball park Britt, what are you thinking about before, during , and after the game. What's your game plan?
10 Man: What people don't realize is that I am a different person off the field than I am when I play. When I cross the lines I have no friends except my team mates. I am out to do whatever it takes to help my team win, whether it be screaming at someone on the other team. Trying to get inside their heads.
Big Cat: Can you remember your first experience in Big Time Softball?
10 Man: 1986 in the Cajun Classic playing against Steele's Sports. I will not forget my first at bat because Rick Weiterman was in my ear my first at bat. He was in my ear every time I came to the plate. I let him get to me, and I was more worried about him than I was about hitting the ball. I think I popped up to the catcher, the pitcher and over the first base dugout. But then I learned to focus on what I was doing in the game and things fell into place. In other words I got an attitude. The veterans on the team helped me out a lot.
Big Cat: How old were you when you think it all began to fall into place for you? In other words when do you think it was you hit your prime in softball.
10 Man: It all started to come together when I was 33 years old. I had more confidence and more desire to play the game. But I am 39 now and I know that I can be as good as I have ever been with right amount preparation. Because preparation is the key to success. A perfect example was my good friend Dirk Androff. He was the most prepared and dedicated to staying on top of anyone I have ever met. He taught me a lot about preparation.
Big Cat: Speaking of Dirk would say that there is a camaraderie in the game of softball?
10 Man: One time or another the players on the top level have played with one another or against each other for years. I won't play softball forever but I will always have the friends that I have made in softball for a lifetime.
Big Cat: Who are some of your favorite players over the years?
10 Man: I have played with and against the best. Some of the players that stand out. Rick Scherr, Buddy Slater, Mike Macenko, Doug Roberson, Dirk, Bill Gatti, Craig Elliott, all of the Ritch's Superior players for sure, I could go on forever. I have seen it all.
Big Cat: What is your outlook on this season?
10 Man: I really am looking forward to playing with my old roomy Larry Fredieu, and some of my old team mates. We've got a great team and a legitimate chance to win some more world championship. I am really excited about getting started this year.
Big Cat: How do you think the game has changed over the years.
10 Man: In the past 4 years the game has changed for the worst. And I think because of, number one the bats, number two the money that is being thrown around to players that haven't won any championships. I feel that you have to prove yourself for a few years and win something before you deserve the big bucks. Number 3, there are too many guys playing for the money instead of for the love of the game. I am not saying that there are players that don't love the game but most of the players trying to make it to the super level are just worried about how much money they are going to get. Our Ritch's Superior team all had Personal Service contracts but once we crossed the lines money was the farthest thing from our minds. I think that is the reason that we won as much as we did. Not for the money but for the love of the game.
Big Cat: Now that your children are getting older how much longer will you be playing softball?
10 Man: I plan on playing as long as I have the desire and as long as my body will let me.
Big Cat: Do you have any closing comments?
10 Man: I want to thank my wife and children for putting up with me being gone in the evenings when I am working out and hitting and being gone on weekends for tournaments for the past 14 years. They don't see much of me in the summertime. It's a lot of work for my wife to take care of the family while I am gone. And I love them for it. I also would like to personally thank all of my team mates over the years for giving me the privilege of being part of the game of softball.
| 8,105 |
Yesterday I posted about red flags book reviewers may encounter that would warn them away from working with an author. Well, that’s only one side of this relationship.
March 30, 2022 0
I’ve been thinking of writing a duology of blog posts for a while now, one where I talk about the red flags associated with the reviewer/author relationship.
March 29, 2022 0
I just went searching back through my old documents and in the MOST 2021 move ever … it seems I never actually posted (or looked at) my second quarter stats in 2021. Is that right? It doesn’t seem right, but here we are. SO today I’ll make sure I compare the 3rd quarter (which just... Continue Reading →
October 8, 2021 0
July Accountability
This morning on Twitter one of the hashtag games I play had a question about an accountability buddy. Basically, this is someone who would hold you accountable to your goals. The idea is that this person would give you the impression that someone is waiting for your work, eager to read it when you’re finished. ... Continue Reading →
July 20, 2021 4
The image of a morning with Janey was just right there in the front of my brain and it wasn't letting go.
| 1,230 |
Honored veterans from left, David Jackson, Toshiaki Watanabe, Gretchen Zovak, Mario Aquilani, Michael Reyes, Jack Crawford and Ronald Boudreaux pose for photos after the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Share on email
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce honored local veterans at its ninth annual Patriots Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency on Thursday.
Each year, the luncheon serves to recognize veterans for not only serving their country, but also the community, and this year, seven deserving veterans were chosen.
“You think about what a true, courageous leader is, and you think about our warriors who come back,” said Fred Arnold, the luncheon’s chairman. “So, when you see a veteran, tell them how courageous they are, tell them how much they are helping lead the future … I am convinced that because of the leaders past … because of their guidance, leadership and encouragement when they came back, they’re going to be the leaders of the future.”
Fausto Galvan’s Marine Corps Color Guard marches in with the colors during the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
The event kicked off with traditional bagpipes played by David Champagne and a presentation of the colors by Fausto Calvan’s Marine Corps Color Guard, followed by both the national anthem and “God Bless America” sung by Lindsay Hough.
“We have the highest concentration of veterans in California… that’s roughly 8,000 to 12,000,” said honoree David Jackson. “They say it takes a village to raise children, and it takes a community to welcome back our veterans.”
Jackson said his family chose to live in Santa Clarita because of that and because it’s an “amazing, patriotic community who loves their veterans.”
World War II veteran Mario Aquilani stands as he is honored during the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
The luncheon not only recognized the honorees, but also all of the veterans in attendance as well as all of Santa Clarita’s fallen heroes, who were honored by a tribute video. Each honoree was then introduced and presented an award by the organization that had nominated them.
“As I look around the room, I see patriots everywhere, and every once in awhile, there comes along a whirlwind patriot who takes leadership everywhere he goes and convinces those around him that he is the true leader,” said Elliott Wolfe, founder of the Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative, when introducing Jackson.
Many of the honorees spoke about the thanks they get for their service, including Gretchen Zovak, who said she’s never exactly sure what to say.
Vietnam veteran Jack Crawford, right, receives the plaque from his son Jason Crawford during the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
“‘Thank you for your service’ takes on a lot of different meanings for a lot of different people,” she said. “There are some vets that are uncomfortable with it … We do appreciate the thank you for your service, but what I like to do in response is to give people ways to support veterans all year round.”
Zovak went on to give examples, such as supporting veteran-owned businesses or veterans who are running for office, volunteering for veteran organizations, or simply hiring veterans.
“I have a purple heart plate on my car, and occasionally someone will come up and say, ‘Thank you for your service,’ and all I say in response is, ‘It was an honor to serve my country,’” said honoree Ronald Boudreaux.
U.S. Army Vietnam veteran Ronald Boudreaux, left, is presented his plaque by City Councilmenber Bill Miranda as Boudreaux is honored during the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
U.S. Army veteran Michael Reyes, right, is presented his plaque for his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom by Hunt Braly during the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
U.S. Army Intelligence veteran Gretchen Zovak, left, is presented her plaque by Michelle Kampbell as Zovak is honored for her service during the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
U.S. Army veteran David Jackson, left, is presented his plaque by Elliott Wolfe as Jackson is honored for his service during Operation Desert Shield/Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom during the 9th Annual Patriots Luncheon presented by The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Santa Clarita at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Emily Alvarenga covers features and business for The Signal. She's been at the paper for nearly three years now and has spent that time getting to know the Santa Clarita Valley, its residents and their unique stories. Have a story to share? Reach out to Emily at [email protected]
| 5,832 |
It’s been many years since we saw a trilogy of films about the “mark of the beast,” named for the mark prophesied in Revelation 13:16-17.
As so often happens with apocalyptic versions of the future, the interpretations were a bit off base.
Add to that some of the alarmist predictions that swept through evangelical circles in the 1980s—including the idea that humans would never survive past the turn of the century—and it’s easy to see how many people got disillusioned or turned off to faith.
And yet, the recent news about a Wisconsin technology company implanting microchips in its employees is a fascinating development. Especially considering those long-ago predictions.
Nearly half the 85 employees of Three Square Market in River Falls agreed to be voluntarily “chipped” at a party at company headquarters.
The leading reason: convenience. The implant will allow them to wave their hand to open doors, log onto computers, or buy snacks at a vending machine.
It didn’t take long for some observers to note the biblical significance of the event. USA Today quickly noted the speculation it raised.
However, the newspaper it quoted a Wheaton College professor as saying it was more a fulfillment of end times novels and movies than Revelation.
Chris Vlachos said one key is taking the mark goes hand in hand with pledging one’s allegiance to the beast and worshiping his image: “No name, no worries.”
Others weren’t so sure. Ricky Bakker, son of evangelist Jim Bakker (whose image has been rehabilitated since the late 1980s), commented to Charisma’s news service that it seemed so casual.
“It’s convenient,” Bakker said. “I don’t want to have to carry my wallet around or I don’t want to have cash in my pocket, so I’ll just take a little microchip inside my hand. I’ll scan it, I’ll have my lunch for the day. . . . But what happens when we get to the point where our credit cards, Social Security numbers, every little detail about our lives is on this thing?”
Voluntary to Mandatory
While I agree with Vlachos that parts of Revelation are to be taken symbolically, I think it’s a short distance from a company microchipping volunteers to a world system demanding it.
Given the parallel technological developments that have accompanied the move away from cash and checks, it doesn’t take much of a stretch of the imagination to envision the day when anyone who wants to transact business will need an implanted microchip.
It won’t seem sinister. Especially to those who have no regard for biblical prophecy.
Indeed, I can see people demanding this convenience and ridiculing and ostracizing those who refuse it. Just wait 20, 30 or 40 years.
Given the chip party that is sure to be followed by others, it is worth recalling the relevant passages from Revelation, starting with 13:16-17: “He causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one may buy or sell, except he who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name” (MEV).
The next chapter says, “A third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out in full strength into the cup of His anger. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb’” (Revelation 14:9-10).
Laugh at your own risk.
Reddit
freelancer writer fulltime writer Ken Walker Revelation writer
Previous: Previous post: Disrespecting President Sign of Bigger Problems
August 17, 2017 at 4:41 pm
I think the same thing, Ken. Sure these people don’t have 666 marked on their wrist. But it is just a small step until that could occur! We need to be vigilant and stay alert.
| 4,087 |
Family Packs include Female Viagra and ordinary Viagra for man. If you want good sex experience for yourself and for your partner – It’s what You need. Moreover these products in a one combined pack have more affordable price then Female Viagra and ordinary Viagra which are bought separately.
Sexual relations once or twice a week are the best medicine to strengthen the immune system. Sex increases the level of immunoglobulin A, protecting the body from colds and other infections. The hormone of love, oxytocin, has a positive effect on pain. During orgasm, the level rises to five times. If before sex you had a headache, and after it the pain significantly subsided, be sure that this is just the result of the action of oxytocin.
Family Pack (Sildenafil) effectively fights erectile dysfunction caused by diseases of the genitourinary system or an incorrect way of life. When used correctly and in compliance with the manufacturer's recommended dosages, the product does not cause adverse reactions. In our pharmacy you can order Family Pack (Sildenafil) at affordable prices. To your attention we provide prompt delivery of products, convenient payment methods and ordering, quality assurance. Family Pack (Sildenafil) has been thoroughly tested: Family Pack is not only effective, but also absolutely safe for the body!
Family Pack (Sildenafil) is an analogue of the world-famous means for normalization of male erectile function. Family Pack (Sildenafil) different from the original, Family Pack (Sildenafil) is more powerful, but at the same time, mild effects. Family Pack has significantly fewer contraindications, is not addictive and contributes to the development of adverse reactions in the most rare cases. In addition, Family Pack (Sildenafil) is affordable and more popular among modern men. Erectile dysfunction disorder is a problem that sooner or later faces any representative of the male half of humanity.
how to buy Family Pack with bitcoin online pharmacy (50 mg) does not cause an additional increase in bleeding time when taking aspirin (150 mg).
R/2 how to buy Sildenafil with btc online pharmacy and N-desmethylsertraline is 3-5 h. Total clearance Family Pack for btc from the body is 41 l/h After intake of cheap Family Pack accept bitcoin is excreted as metabolites intestine (80%) and kidneys (15%).
Total clearance of buy Family Pack with btc is 41 l/h. After intake of buy Family Pack with btc or credit card is excreted as metabolites in the gut (about 80% of oral dose) and to a lesser extent by the kidneys (about 13% of oral dose).
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 144 patients with erectile dysfunction and stable angina receiving antianginal medications (except nitrates), and do physical exercises until when expression of symptoms of angina decreased. The duration of exercise was significantly higher (19,9 wit.
Symptoms: headache, "tides" of heat, dizziness, dyspepsia, nasal congestion, impaired vision. Adverse events were similar to those seen at lower doses, but met often.
In patients with PAH after taking generic Sildenafil for btc at doses of 20 mg to 80 mg 3 times a day its average equilibrium concentrations were 20-50% higher than in healthy volunteers. The minimum concentration of Sildenafil btc pharmacy online in plasma (Cmax) was 2 times higher than in healthy volunteers. The data obtained indicate the decrease in clearance and/or increase the bioavailability of buy Family Pack with bitcoin or credit card after ingestion in patients with PAH compared to healthy volunteers.
Chronic renal failure severe severity.
Demonstrated a decrease in clearance of cheap Sildenafil accept bitcoin with a simultaneous administration of inhibitors of CYP3A4 (such as ketoconazole, erythromycin, cimetidine). Although while the use of pay for Family Pack (Sildenafil) with btc and inhibitors of CYP3A4 increase in the frequency of side effects was observed, the recommended initial dose of pay for Sildenafil with btc is 25 mg.
The inhibition of PDE5, under the influence of buy Sildenafil bitcoin leads to increased levels of cGMP in the cavernous body, resulting in smooth muscle relaxation and increased blood flow in the cavernous body.
Total clearance of buy Family Pack (Sildenafil) online btc or credit card is 41 l/h, and the final T1/2 - 3-5 hours. After intake of discount Family Pack with btc is excreted as metabolites mainly the intestines (about 80 % of the dose) and to a lesser extent by the kidneys (about 13 % dose).
In patients with arterial hypertension signs of interaction of buy Family Pack bitcoin (100 mg), amlodipine was not revealed.
Grapefruit juice (weak CYP3A4 inhibitor), may moderately increase the plasma concentrations of generic Sildenafil for btc.
After taking purchase Family Pack for btc online pharmacy dose 80 mg 3 times daily in patients with systemic arterial hypertension, systolic and diastolic BP decreased on average by 9.4 mm Hg.St. and 9.1 mm Hg.St., respectively.
In order to avoid complications apply strictly on doctor's orders! The efficacy and safety of the drug buy Family Pack online btc or credit card Cardio patients with severe pulmonary hypertension (functional class IV) is not proved. In the case of deterioration of the patient PA therapy medication pay for Family Pack with btc Cardio, you should consider switching to therapy used to treat this stage, pulmonary hypertension (e.g., epoprostenol) (see section "Method of application and dosage"). In a joint application of the drug purchase Sildenafil for btc online pharmacy Cardio with bosentan or other CYP3A4 inducers may require dose adjustment.
Please send us your feedback about "Family Pack"
I was amazed at the quality of Family Pack. We've used Family Pack for the last five years. Dude, your stuff is the bomb! Family Pack has completely surpassed our expectations.
We can't understand how we've been living without Family Pack. I was amazed at the quality of Family Pack. Family Pack was the best investment I ever made.
Since I invested in Family Pack I made over 100,000 dollars profits. I don't always clop, but when I do, it's because of Family Pack. Family Pack is great.
Definitely worth the investment. Thank you so much for your help. Keep up the excellent work.
Needless to say we are extremely satisfied with the results.
I am completely blown away. I wish I would have thought of it first. You won't regret it. It really saves me time and effort. Family Pack is exactly what our business has been lacking.
Family Pack is worth much more than I paid.
Dude, your stuff is the bomb! Family Pack was worth a fortune to my company.
I didn't even need training. Family Pack is awesome! I wish I would have thought of it first. Thanks guys, keep up the good work!
| 6,995 |
Professor John Barclay teaches the New Testament and Early Christianity at Durham University. Many years ago he spent several months in Pakistan and India, a visit that had a deep effect on him. Since supervising the doctoral thesis of Susan Mathew, he and his wife Diana have been friends of the Mathew family and have been supporters of their work in setting up Deepti. They visited Deepti a few years ago and have been delighted to watch its growth and development.
Caroline Clay is an Occupational Therapist with over 35 years’ experience working with children and adults with additional needs both in the UK and in India. Caroline has visited The Deepti Centre many times and has contributed to both individual assessments of the children and run training for parents and teachers in Occupational Therapy, sensory processing and independent living skills.
Caroline is the current chairperson for candle for India
Anne Ng is an Accountant and has her own Accountancy practise which she has built up over the past 10 years. Anne has connected to Deepti through Caroline and recently volunteered to get involved with the charity in the role of treasurer. Anne has heard so much about the Deepti Centre and admires the work that everyone does for it and hopes one day to perhaps visit it and see it for herself.
Mark Speller BA (Hons), CPFA , Finance Manager at Durham Christian Partnership and Technical Director of Assista Consulting UK, graduated in Economics from Durham University and has extensive financial management experience in the health, education and charity sectors. Mark has assisted in the development of a charitable microfinance project in North India in 2011/12, and Treasurer of the charity I-connect since 2007. Mark joined Candle for India at its foundation in order ot and has twice visited the Deepti Centre in Kerala.
Diana Barclay has taught Greek & Latin in school and University, most recently in Durham where she got to know the Matthews family while Susan was studying there for a PhD. Together with her husband, John, she visited Deepti in 2011.
Dr. Mathew Vargheese
Professor and the Head of Department of Christian Theology at Faith Theological Seminary.
Now taking a course on Theology of Disability for students of theology, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Had lived in Durham UK from 2007 to 2010, when Susan was a Ph.D student at Durham University.
Co-founder of Deepti Special School and Rehabilitation Centre, Manakala
Interested in listening music, reading, writing, arts and giving inspirational talks.
Visited countries such as Nepal, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Australia
Co-founder and Head of the Institution of Deepti Special School and Rehabilitation Centre.
Lived in UK from 2006 to 2010, while doing Ph.D. in the Department of Theology at Durham University
Winner of Shine International Student's award 2010 UK (North East Region). Received training from Villa Real School, Consett in Conductive Education. Currently pursuing B.Ed. Special Education (M.R)
| 3,227 |
Certainly, the most common complaint is around conflict. Some couples struggle with ongoing arguments, heated tempers, or issues of betrayal that need to be resolved for the relationship to thrive.
But there is another kind of couple I regularly see in my practice.
These are couples in stable and collaborative relationships that simply have no spark.
Sometimes these couples have been together since they were very young, and have changed as they’ve matured, had children, and evolved as individuals. Sometimes these couples had a lot of spark when they first got together but have drifted apart.
In both cases, these couples tend to have marriages or relationships that support the life they have created together. Their children are generally well cared for, their finances are good, and they often have successful careers. These marriages look “great on paper” but may not be enough to sustain long-term happiness.
These couples will often ask me how to know whether their relationship is “good enough” for them to stay together, and whether they should consider separation.
This is a not a simple question as each couple is unique, and their choices depend on their own ideas about their relationship and themselves.
Here are a few questions that I ask couples in therapy to help us begin this conversation. I’ve provided anonymous examples of the kinds of stories I hear in my practice. None of these marriages are lost causes, but there is evidence that the marriage needs some support. In each case, I would encourage these couples to seek therapy.
1. When you think about the next 20 years, do you feel trapped?
Aaron and Brenda have been married for 15 years. From the beginning, Brenda has always run the household- organizing the children, paying the bills, and keeping the house in order. Aaron was very grateful to Brenda for handling everything, especially when he was in medical school and starting his practice. These days, however, Aaron has begun to feel stifled.
“Brenda is very controlling. When I’m late, she’s mad; when I’m early, she’s annoyed; when I try to do things with the kids on a whim, she’s frustrated. But as long as I do exactly what she wants me to do, she’s lovely: organized, beautiful, and easy to get along with. But I don’t know if I can walk on this tightrope for another 20 years.”
Aaron and Brenda are benefiting from couples therapy. Aaron is learning to communicate more effectively and Brenda is learning how to listen. Over time, we will discover whether they can begin to look forward to another 20 years together (at least!).
2. Do you enjoy each other’s company? Or are you “compatible” but not particularly “friendly”?
Being friends and enjoying each other’s company is a cornerstone of a happy relationship. It’s not enough, but it is very helpful.
Liam and Marianne are a great team. Their house runs like a well-oiled machine; Marianne stays home and keeps the house running, while Liam has a challenging career. Both partners know their roles and are happy to play them. Despite creating a harmonious household, they do very few things together. When they spend time together, they feel like there is nothing to discuss. Liam doesn’t value Marianne’s perspective on his work, and Liam isn’t interested in the details of her daily life.
There was a time when both Liam and Marianne were interested in each other. They would ask about each other’s days, question each other’s ideas, and support their hopes and dreams. But it has been a long time since they felt like they had much in common. These days, both partners feel lonely, but they don’t feel lonely for each other. They’ve lost their connection.
Marianne and Liam are no longer friends. Neither enjoys the other’s company, yet both feel “lucky” to be in the relationship. These are the things that we discuss in our sessions. In therapy, we are opening up an honest conversation about whether the connection can be revitalized and how.
3. Are you enjoying your sex life?
John and Stephanie have been married for about eight years. In the beginning, both partners were satisfied with their sex life. As time went on, however, John began to feel increasingly neglected in the bedroom. Increasingly, Stephanie felt less and less interested in connecting with John sexually. Months would go on without sex, which was a problem for John, but Stephanie barely noticed.
After months of chasing Stephanie, John grew bored and angry with their sex life. Out of desperation, he began seeking intimacy elsewhere. It was when Stephanie discovered John’s affair that they came to therapy. Stephenie felt betrayed and confused- their marriage and family life were perfect; why would John look elsewhere?
After apologizing and acknowledging that an affair is not the answer to a sexless relationship, John has taken a stand: If Stephanie doesn’t get more interested in sex, this marriage is not enough for him.
Stephanie and John are doing the right thing by coming to therapy. In therapy, we can discover whether a compatible sexual relationship is possible and learn how to rekindle the romance.
4. Do you see your partner as your equal?
Darien has always taken care of Marco. Marco is beautiful, artistic, and somewhat disorganized, but Darien has always liked how much he looked up to him. The problems arose when Darien began to struggle in his career. He realized that if he wanted someone to talk to and get some support himself, he had to look elsewhere.
Darien says, “He’s not my intellectual equal, but we have a nice family together. He is a good parent and a great host for entertaining, but he’s not the person I come to if I’m looking for good ideas and intellectual stimulation. Maybe that’s enough? I’m not sure anymore.”
Darien’s right; maybe it is. The problem is that Darien has begun to wonder if maybe it’s not. Some couples love lively intellectual conversations; for others, home life is a simple place where love and friendship reign supreme. Darien and Marco need to discover what they need from their marriage. This is the kind of exploration we can do in therapy.
Couples therapy can help you move beyond a “good enough” relationship
When couples come to therapy asking whether their marriage or relationship is “good enough.” I know they are asking the wrong questions. Instead of hoping that their relationship meets a threshold, they could instead be seeking ways to increase their happiness, connection, and spark. In therapy, we will do just that. Learn more about my couples therapy and marriage counseling services here.
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
| 6,904 |
I had no idea. Of course I know that it’s good to be active and that living a sedentary lifestyle is unhealthy. But I had no idea that sitting (yes, plain old sitting: in a chair, in a car, at a desk, in front of the TV and so on) is incredibly bad for your health. Modern humans spend more time sitting than sleeping, which is so different from our ancestors of even a hundred years ago. And our bodies weren’t designed for it. In his book, Eat Move Sleep, author Tom Rath makes a strong case for...
Continue reading
Email Address
This form is protected by reCAPTCHA. The Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service apply.
The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website and blog is for informational purposes only. The purpose of this website is to inspire, educate, offer hope and in some instances challenge attitudes and beliefs promoted in our society. We also provide information about Voice and Vision’s services and connections to basic resources in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The information is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, counseling, or treatment or cannot be used for identification of a diagnosis. Please seek help from a qualified physician or professional with any questions you may have regarding a physical, emotional or mental health condition, disability, or addiction.
Please note: The views and opinions expressed by the authors on the blogs are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Voice and Vision, Inc. Any content provided by our bloggers or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.
| 1,842 |
The Nammo Group is a technology-driven aerospace and defense company specializing in high-performance defense and space solutions. Nammo Group's innovative, diverse products and services are implemented world-wide. Its broad portfolio includes shoulder-launched munitions systems, military and sports ammunition, rocket motors for military and space applications, and environmentally friendly demilitarization services. Founded in 1998, Nammo is headquartered in Raufoss, Norway and employs more than 2200 team members worldwide.
June 2019 • Mesa, AZ
“I had a truly enriching time at Nammo this Summer, and continue to work with the company part time. Much of my work was semi-autonomous, with self paced technical tasks assigned to me. I supported the efforts of higher level process engineering and project engineers. I enjoyed the 9x80 work week, and the hands on nature of my work. ”
| 922 |
New cabinets! (and lots of outdoor cooking while said new cabinets were being built / installed out of concrete as the old ones had been eaten by termites.) Ben going to Dallas for Quest and spending a week with our wonderful Dallas family before Uncle Bruce dropping him off at Quest. (See Ben’s blog post…
Read more
Where I Get to be Me
UncategorizedBy Dave Fields December 15, 2018
Today was a great day. Today I enjoyed myself. Today I got to be me in so many different ways. One story I’d like to share what happened today, happened by chance. As I was down near the hospital helping decorate for our Children’s Center and Missionary Kids Christmas presentation and the Loma de Luz…
Read more
UncategorizedBy Dave Fields August 12, 2018
It was our privilege to participate in the Redeemer Missions Conference this weekend. Saturday morning I gave a short update on how we are doing and then spoke for a few minutes on “The Local Church Facilitating Short Term Missions.” As promised, here are my slides from that presentation. This is a topic very dear…
Read more
Family NewsBy Dave Fields May 18, 2018
Dear Family and Friends, I have recently been accepted to a four-week intensive camp, called Quest. Quest, is a camp for young men who want to grow in faith, maturity, and readiness for life. At this camp young men are taught real world applicable skills ranging from basic auto care to emergency response and first…
Read more
MinistryBy Dave Fields May 9, 2018
The past few weeks have been quite busy and eventful to the Glory of God!!! Two weeks ago we welcomed Dr. David Moon, an Optician, and his assistant, Jennifer Rodli to the Eyeglass Clinic at Loma de Luz. Their first morning I joined them at El Camino Bilingual School, a ministry of Loma de Luz,…
Read more
An update from the Fields family in Honduras – part 3 of 3.
UncategorizedBy Dave Fields March 5, 2018
Now we come to the third installment of our three-part update via our blog. In Part 1, we talked about how Ben, Marinajo, and Mariah were doing and told you about our big news that Mariah is now married and living in Nashville! In Part 2, we went into quite a bit more detail about…
Read more
An update from the Fields family in Honduras – part 2 of 3.
UncategorizedBy Dave Fields February 14, 2018
In part 1 of this update, we shared more of what we have been up to as a family this last year and how Ben and Marinajo have been doing and also our very exciting news that Mariah, our daughter, got married in Nashville, TN on Dec 30th of 2017! Now, here in part 2…
Read more
An update from the Fields family in Honduras – part 1 of 3.
UncategorizedBy Dave Fields February 10, 2018
The (now) three part series of blog posts that I am introducing started out as a Christmas letter to all of our family and friends. When I realized just how long it had been since we’d really communicated at any length with all of you, I realized we have quite a job ahead of us! …
| 3,006 |
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is renaming its venture capital and global private equity arm. Previously known as the Teachers’ Innovation Platform, the arm will now operate as Teachers’ Venture Growth. The change aims to make TVG’s purpose clearer to would-be investees, according to a press release. The platform launched in 2019, beginning with an […]
By: Staff
April 19, 2022 April 19, 2022
Caisse invests in venture capital fund for Black-led firms, PSP starts work on U.K. student housing
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Fondaction are committing $4.5 million to a Canadian venture capital fund dedicated to Black-led businesses. BKR Capital, formerly known as Black Innovation Capital, is opening an office in Montreal at Espace CDPQ, a venture capital hub created by the Caisse. Launched in 2021, the fund aims to invest […]
By: Staff
February 2, 2022 February 2, 2022
Caisse invests in sustainability, OMERS and Ontario Teachers’ sell stake in utility
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and multi-stage investment firm S2G Ventures are creating a co-investment partnership whereby the Caisse will invest up to US$125 million over the next three years in ventures that aim to make the food and agriculture industry more sustainable and climate friendly. “By enabling investments in ventures and growth equity companies […]
By: Staff
September 23, 2020 February 23, 2021
OMERS participates in funding round for Canadian competitive intelligence company
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s venture capital arm, OMERS Ventures, is participating in a series-A funding round for Klue, a Vancouver-based competitive enablement company, which it also backed at the seed stage. Klue helps companies better understand their competition by collecting and curating competitive intelligence, combining information available on the Internet with knowledge from […]
By: Staff
September 14, 2020 November 12, 2020
OMERS Ventures leads funding round for automotive intelligence company
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s venture capital arm has led a $9 million series-A funding round for automative intelligence firm Acerta Analytics Solutions Inc. OMERS Ventures was joined in the funding round, which recently closed, by Microsoft Corp.’s venture fund M12, StandUp Ventures, Radical Ventures Investments Inc., Export Development Canada and Techstars. Acerta is […]
By: Staff
September 2, 2020 December 6, 2020
BCI investing in Indian telecommunications, CPPIB in Brazilian real estate
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is investing in an Indian telecommunications tower company alongside Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and its institutional partners. The transaction totals an equity commitment of about US$3.4 billion, with the investors buying a 100 per cent stake in the company from Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd. “For BCI […]
By: Staff
September 1, 2020 November 11, 2020
Ontario Teachers’ investing in financial crime-prevention technology company
ComplyAdvantage, a technology company focused on detecting and preventing financial crime, is closing a US$50 million series C round of funding that was led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The Ontario Teachers’ is investing through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform, which makes late-stage venture and growth equity investments in companies that use disruptive technology. The […]
By: Staff
July 28, 2020 December 5, 2020
PSP, CPPIB invest in biotech, OMERS Ventures in U.S. residential real estate
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are participating in the initial round of financing for Seattle-based Sana Biotechnology Inc. With the help of other investors, the initial financing comes to more than US$700 million. The financing is aimed at helping the company bolster its core platforms — gene delivery, immunology, […]
By: Staff
June 25, 2020 November 12, 2020
Private equity activity slumps in Q1: report
With volatility rattling public markets, fundraising for private equity deals took a tumble during the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report by the Callan Institute, which found fund closing dropped 39 per cent since the last quarter of 2019, while commitments were down 37 per cent. Many institutional investors suddenly find themselves over-allocated to […]
By: Staff
May 25, 2020 November 12, 2020
Gender lens investing on the rise among institutional investors
In recent years, investing with a gender lens has become far more popular among institutional investors. “Part of it is awareness and part of it is some of the performance,” said Jackie VanderBrug, managing director and head of sustainable and impact investment strategy at Bank of America Corp., during a webinar hosted by the Forum for […]
| 4,945 |
If you’re looking for an affordable home security system that comes with a camera and a monitoring service, consider a Verisure smart alarm system. Its cameras are equipped with a flash, though the picture quality suffers when taken at night. The Smart Key Reader enables the alarm to be armed or disarmed, and has a built-in panic button. The alarm is sent to Verisure’s monitoring center by the person pressing the two SOS keys. The control panel can be set to alert you about an intrusion or act as a door chime.
Is Verisure better than ADT?
How much is Verisure alarm a month?
Although Verisure smart alarms are more expensive than others, they are well worth the extra money. These alarms provide homeowners with complete peace of mind. Not only do they protect homes against intruders and burglary, but they can also detect carbon monoxide, floods, and fires. Plus, a 24 hour on-call guard response is included in the service. Continue reading to learn more about the Verisure smart alarm system cost.
One of the downsides of Verisure’s service contract is that they don’t offer free installation, which is not ideal for some people. This is a good thing but it also means that you will have to pay for the installation. Most systems require you to pay upfront for installation. But Verisure will give you professional installation for free for the first six months, so you don’t have to worry about paying extra. Plus, it’s easy to cancel. Home Alarm Systems Glasgow.
Both ADT and Verisure offer 24/7 support. While both companies offer similar features and customer service, Verisure is more expensive in the long run. They offer more options, but ADT has a better reputation for customer service. Verisure’s customer service is not as responsive, but it’s possible to order a system and have it installed in a matter of days. However, their customer service is not always the best, especially if you sign an extended contract.
A monitored security system will give you the best peace of mind. However, these systems come with a monthly subscription fee that can run into thousands of euros after a 3-year contract. Trustpilot reviews can help you to determine the benefits of a monitored alarm. These consumer reviews are often helpful. Verisure smart alarm systems cost
A Verisure camera for smart alarm systems comes with all the features you would expect from a home security system. You can choose between HD live view and two-way audio. High-sensitivity microphones and a SOS button allow you to instantly notify authorities and call emergency services in the event of a fire or burglary. Verisure cameras also have smart motion notifications and two-way audio, which are helpful for protecting your property while you are away.
The Verisure security system provides the ideal solution for every home. The company offers a complete package to protect your home and possessions against burglary, carbon monoxide and flood. It even protects your home from temperature changes and carbon monoxide. The Verisure Alarm Receiving Centre is NSI Gold-accredited and includes guard response service. The company’s security team can respond to emergencies quickly to provide peace of mind to homeowners and business owners.
Verisure’s security centre will receive a series of photos from the Verisure camera when an alarm is set off. The staff there will evaluate the situation and notify the appropriate authorities.Verisure will notify security guards if the alarm was false. You can adjust the detector’s sensitivity to suit your pet. This way, they can move about the house freely and still be sure their home is secure.
The Verisure camera for smart alarm systems has many features. It can be controlled via an app that allows users to view live video or make phone calls. Users can also set up a designated neighbour to receive alerts. This feature is available in more advanced models and is more expensive. If you’re looking for a security camera for smart alarm systems, consider purchasing the Verisure Arlo.
The Verisure smart home alarm system enables you to see and hear what is happening in your home when you are not there. It features a camera and a flash that can be used to see in low light conditions. A smart key reader allows you to arm and disarm your system. The SmartKey can also be used as a panic button. Two SOS buttons pressed will send an alarm to Verisure’s monitoring centre. You can also set the control panel to alert you of intrusion by sending a 105 decibel warning. The system also serves as a door chime.
Verisure is a well-known European provider for professionally monitored alarms. It offers alarms that can be integrated into smart connected homes, as well as response services in the event of a problem. Its customers span Europe and Latin America. The company is mentioned in CB Insights Intelligence Unit’s research briefs. Verisure is at the top of the analyst-curated list, which features the most recent tech companies.
The Verisure system includes third-party security response, such as police visits. Maintenance is included in the Verisure system’s monthly cost. The company provides professional installation for its systems, and it also offers free advice for the management of your system. The company also offers customer support via a control panel that can answer any questions regarding the system. You’ll receive immediate assistance if something happens and you’re worried.
Verisure’s security team is also available in selected areas of the country. This team can respond to distress signals and alarms, offering additional comfort in times of crisis. While this service is slightly expensive, it distinguishes Verisure from other home security providers and defines it as a complete home security system. Verisure is available 24/7 to provide the best service. Visit Verisure’s website for more information. Home Alarm Systems Glasgow.
Is Verisure better than ADT?
Although there are many differences between the companies, Verisure is more competitive than ADT in certain areas, such as installation. Verisure provides on-site installation, while ADT requires scheduled installations. Renters can also benefit from the non-permanent placement options offered by Verisure alarms. Also, Verisure has better customer service ratings on Trustpilot, with fewer complaints about gaps in service. They also offer 24/7 tech support. Both companies are NSI approved, which is required for insurance purposes.
Another major difference between the two companies is their response time. Verisure has a reputation for prompt customer service, although its systems are more expensive for a three-year contract. SimpliSafe still offers affordable starter packages, and Verisure uses high-quality hardware. The latter is generally the best option for homeowners who want to protect their home. If you are looking for a high-quality system, ensure it is NSI-certified.
ADT is the most well-known home alarm company in America, and has been around for over a century. It hasn’t stopped innovating in home security. Their latest system, SMART Monitoring, has been designed to reduce false alarms and increase response times. Security experts reviewed the systems and rated them accordingly. Verisure has a similar system.
Verisure offers professional monitoring 24 hours a day. The security team will notify the police and fire brigades if it detects a threat. Verisure’s monitoring service also comes with no long-term contracts – you can cancel the service at any time. Verisure is the better option if you don’t feel comfortable DIYing the home security system. This is because it offers 24/7 tech support.
How much is Verisure alarm a month?
Verisure is an excellent company to choose for your home security needs. This alarm company, manufactured by Essence, provides bespoke alarms to protect your home. Unfortunately, once you’ve cancelled your contract, the alarm is of no use. However, if you are concerned about burglary and are wondering how much Verisure alarms cost, read on.
The Zero Vision smoke alarm can distinguish between a true break-in and a fake alarm. Verisure doesn’t offer a level one response from police but it will call them on your behalf if there is a break in. The company will attempt to contact the key holders several times before contacting the police. Nonetheless, if the alarm is triggered by a real intrusion, it will alert the police, which the police like because they’ll know immediately.
Verisure is not for DIY home security experts, but it is an excellent option if you don’t want to spend on ongoing support or maintenance. Verisure’s home security products and services include the best accessories and are comprehensive. They also offer premium 24/7 monitoring. Whether you’re looking for a basic alarm or a high-end system with a lot of bells and whistles, Verisure offers all the protection you need to protect your home. Home Alarm Systems Glasgow.
Verisure charges a monthly subscription, but you will enjoy the peace-of-mind that comes with 24/7 monitoring. Verisure also has its own response guards, which respond to distress signals or triggered alarms. They are more expensive than cheaper options, but they are worth it. Verisure is a complete home security solution that’s definitely worth the extra cost.
| 9,513 |
SDSM’s major postulate is that people are good, they want freedom and equality, but they also need solidarity. Every human being is an individual person, equally worthy as any other human being. Any human being, each of us, deserves a chance to realize his/her own dreams for better life. Opportunities cannot be chances only for few, or the majority, but for all. Therefore, citizens deserve political solutions that are stable, progressive and prosperous. Solutions that will continuously lead the country to a better tomorrow, better life, stronger economy, technical modernization, reduction of poverty, enhancement of personal freedoms, equality, stable and equitable society, professional administration, developed and independent municipalities, preservation of the environment, regional cooperation and full integration in international organizations.
History clearly teaches us that the left wing in Macedonia has always been fearless and progressive. It was exactly these postulates and the enormous respect for our ancestors that compelled us to commit ourselves to build independent Macedonia. Even today we do not retreat from our ideas. We do not escape from the responsibility of the past as well as from the responsibility to face the challenges of the future - to build the state and fight for better future. State interests have always been a priority for us, not only those of today but those of tomorrow. Instead of populism we offer pragmatic and real political solutions. Our dedication to the development of Macedonia is our major motive, while courage and progressivity are our main features. Patriotism and love to our homeland are our lodestars.
SDSM Program is our political platform and our vision for the development of the country. We are dedicated to seeing a new, different, better Macedonia within 10 years. We want to see Macedonia economically developed, without poverty, with employed and socially secured citizens. We commit ourselves to improving personal freedoms, higher collective rights and people treated equally by institutions that function in line with highest professional standards. We strive for equality and equity for all citizens and equal representation of women in all spheres of society. We commit ourselves to higher political culture, strong and critical public debate in independent media, tolerance of diversities and active citizens that will be included in adoption and implementation of the political solutions be it personally or through their association. We call for better relations and cooperation with all our neighbors. To that end, we work to see Macedonia as full-fledged member of NATO and EU.
Development of democracy and freedom.
Equality and solidarity are foundations of society.
Respect of dialogue and tolerance.
Every right bears responsibility.
Corporate governance and new partnership.
Socially accountable market economy.
Peace and security through regional integrations and international cooperation.
| 3,133 |
Every single student who is either in high school or has graduated dreams of getting admission in the best college. There are indeed several colleges all across the country. Some of them are indeed a legend while some are still following the footsteps. At times, you always find yourself in a dilemma regarding the college where you want to pursue your dream career, be it in law or business.
So, how do you pick a name from the long list that you get in your hand after searching?
Do you have some tricks rolled up your sleeves?
Choosing the best college is not everyone’s cup of tea. We are not discouraging you but simply stating the facts. Over eighty percent of the students regret their choice of college later on during their studies. Either they find the college to be unfit for living or generate a dislike for the administration and so on.
Since this is a life-changing decision, you can never take the next step in haste. This is why to ease your worries here we have mentioned some of the shortcuts in which you can know which college will be perfect for you right at the beginning.
So, let’s have a look!
Filter the colleges based on the course you want to study
If your plan is for masters, make sure the institute is offering both bachelor and master degrees
Check whether you have to attend any entrance exam or not
Reviews from other students help a lot in selecting the college names
Be very sure of the location of the institute
The college must provide proper campusing
Course and admission fee need to be considered beforehand
Check the stats before preparing the shortlist
Lastly, choose the college whose course timing matches with your schedule
Filter the colleges based on the course you want to study
First, decide what course you want to pursue. For example, you might have gained a soft spot for literature. But, once you are graduating high school, you need to decide whether you want to pursue literature history or is it the contemporary literature. Once you are done with your choice, your next job will be to search those colleges which have English in their “offered courses” list. This will narrow down the names to a formidable shortlist, thereby saving you from any unwanted problems.
If your plan is for masters, make sure the institute is offering both bachelor and master degrees
Some of you might have big plans regarding studies and so, you might have goals set for pursuing major or masters after the bachelor’s degree. If that’s the case, it will be better to choose colleges that offer high educational degrees after diploma or bachelors. This will help you in getting a degree from the same college where you will be starting your career journey.
Check whether you have to attend any entrance exam or not
There are some institutions that recruit students based on the result of an entrance exam while some simply rely on the marks of your high school result. For example, if you want to pursue law in Stanford or Columbia, you need to appear for the LSATs mandatorily. So, be sure you are aware of the admission pre-requisites mentioned by your chosen colleges.
Reviews from other students help a lot in selecting the college names
You know the past or the present students provide the truest feedbacks. So, if you want to have a vivid idea about what goes on behind the close walls of the institute, you should ask your friends, or your family members for their inputs. Remember, the ultimate decision will rest on your shoulders, and hence, you need to take their opinions and not their thoughts.
Be very sure of the location of the institute
If you are willing to stay in the dorms during your college years, distance won’t matter to you. But, if you want to stay outside the premise or in your home, the distance will undoubtedly be a factor. For homesick, choose a college that is within a commutable radius. As for students wanting to stay in a rented apartment, you will have to look into the residential location before deciding about the college.
The college must provide proper campusing
If you are going into the Yale or the NYC College, truth be told, you won’t have to worry about getting a job unless your marks are questionable. But, if you are willing to pursue your career in a regular college, you have to make sure that the institution provides proper campusing. If you become certain of this factor, you won’t have to regret your choice ever- neither being within the college nor after graduating from the academy.
Course and admission fee need to be considered beforehand
Some colleges provide a proper fee structure of the overall course that you are planning to pursue. While there are colleges which just mention a single figure amount in an approx. So, you at least have to have an idea about the fee and other expenditures of your dream college before you fill-up the admission form. This budget strategy will help you to steer clear any financial setbacks after getting into college.
Check the stats before preparing the shortlist
Your list might have over ten or fifteen names after following the tricks mentioned above. Now, how to shorten this list further? The best way to do that is by following the statistics. Many journals and PRs are released based on the statistics of the academic institution in the country. These figures and graphs will help you a lot in deciding which colleges should be there on your list and what names to be omitted.
Lastly, choose the college whose course timing matches with your schedule
The last trick to finalize the college name is by ensuring the timing of the academy matches with yours. For example, for the large-distance commuter, evening classes won’t be suitable. Again, if you are working a job, you need to choose schedule time where your classes will end at least an hour before your job shift.
After choosing your favorite college, do collect it’s phone number or address for knowing more about the courses being offered, the admission process, and so on. And, if anyhow you are facing problems regarding the contact, you can easily look into Nuwber. After all, this online dictionary has the contact information of over ninety percent of colleges within your country. So, don’t leave room for any mistake while choosing your college.
| 6,295 |
The speakers of some languages have a reputation for talking quickly while others have a reputation for talking slowly. Is this because some cultures actually communicate quicker than others, or are they just using more words to communicate the same information?
That is what Coupé et al. aims to answer empirically, using a dataset of 17 languages. They conclude that, indeed, the information communicated per second of speech is similar across languages – in particular, around 39 bits/s.
Duration of time that speakers of various languages require to communicate the same information
If you’re wondering how a syllable could have a bit value, you have a fun afternoon ahead of you reading about information theory. In an information-dense 8 bit/syllable language like Vietnamese, you on average have a 1 in 256 chance of predicting the next syllable, while in a 5 bit/syllable language like Japanese, you have a 1 in 32 chance. So, there are two competing strategies that balance each other out: either have information-dense syllables, and speak more slowly, or have information-sparse syllables, and speak quicker. Cool!
I couldn’t find anything on whether the same thing is true of dialects. Speakers with some accents speak much more quickly than others – for instance, Northerners are known for speaking quicker than Southerners in the US. This would be a great secondary school or undergraduate summer project. And it wouldn’t even be that hard to run – you could just give people the same piece of text to “translate” into their dialect, then see if the same information is communicated in the same amount of time.
Can a language benefit its speakers in general?
Researching speech efficiency got me wondering: are there specific benefits that speaking a certain language can give you?
I’m somewhat biased against this being true. If speaking East Whereverese raised your IQ by 5 points, you’d expect its beneficial features to be adopted by other languages, or be independently converged upon by multiple languages.
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell suggests that one of the reasons why Chinese students perform so well on mathematics tests is because of beneficial features of the Chinese language itself: namely, saying words in English is clunky and takes a lot of syllables, but numbers in Chinese are quicker and easier to speak. Being able to hold numbers in working memory for even a fraction of a second longer can be a real boon for maths ability. By age 4, Chinese children can already count to 40, while Americans of the same age can only count to 15, putting them a full year behind. And this is before formal education starts, so you can’t pin this one on the education system.
Again, this is mysterious to me. If you can upgrade your children’s numerical reasoning by a full year just by giving them a vocabulary that makes it easier to talk about words, why haven’t other languages evolved to do the same thing? I’ve always thought those parents that teach fake languages to their kids were wasting their time, but if Klingon is anywhere near as efficient in talking about numbers as Chinese, maybe they have a point! Are there other cognitive capabilities that the English language enhances that compensate for the mathematical disadvantage it puts its speakers at?
(Note: Scott Alexander points out how Chinese mathematics test scores are kind of fake, in that China struck a deal whereby it only administer the PISA exam (the standard test for comparing countries’ mathematics ability) in its most educated provinces (!). If the US were allowed to do the same thing, you find that the Chinese mathematical advantage goes away. But this wouldn’t explain Chinese kids being able to count higher. So, all in all, not sure what to make of this.)
It still boggles my mind that not everyone has realised that you can listen to podcasts and audiobooks at >160% speed while losing no comprehension. This seems to imply that the rate-limiting part of speech – and therefore why languages communicate at the same rate – is how fast people can speak, not how fast people can listen. In which case, I await the day where I can have a neural implant that allows people to communicate all the same information to me in half the time
Related
Published by Sam Enright
View all posts by Sam Enright
Previous Post Follow-up on the Open Borders Review
Next Post Book Review: The Signal and the Noise
1 thought on “Do All Languages Communicate at the Same Rate?”
Robin 13th Oct 20211:21 pm Reply
I don’t remember where I read it: Chemistry education in China really suffers from their bad naming scheme of the elements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_elements_in_East_Asian_languages
| 4,748 |
We’ve been a little low this week with head colds. Jim finally started feeling better mid-week, so I am hoping my turn comes soon. But there are always things to be thankful for:
1. Timothy’s end-of-first-grade party. His mom texted us that he wanted everyone to come over “for a dance party, kabobs, a Star Wars cartoon with popcorn and sugar cookies.” We didn’t have the dance party, but Mittu and Jason made kabobs that were really good. We ended up watching the first episode of The Mandalorian instead of a Star Wars cartoon. And we did have sugar cookies! We also played a couple of rounds of Earwax (Timothy’s favorite) and Facetimed with Jeremy. A fun evening!
2. Meals from my daughter-in-law. She made a couple of dishes I could just heat up for dinner this week–very helpful since I didn’t feel like cooking.
3. Meal delivery. Jim was out of town one night this week, and I had a craving for a nearby Mexican food place. But the closer it got to dinner time, the less I wanted to go out. Then I remembered this place had a meal delivery service–problem solved!
4. Cough drops and Tylenol have been my mainstay this week. I can’t take decongestants due to heart rhythm issues, so I have to make the best of it with these and rest. I also had a big pot of chicken soup made early in the week, with enough left over for several lunches.
5. Young people’s get-together. Our church is small–about 40 people. There are three young adults, with two more guys in college (one just starting this year). Someone had the idea of getting the young single adults of a few small churches together for a game night once a month or so, with the churches rotating hosting. They had the first one a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot to mention it. Jesse really enjoys games and people, so he had a good time and is looking forward to the next one. He has a lot of online friends, but I’ve been hoping for some in-person friends for him, too, especially as he lives alone now.
How was your week?
Reddit
Related
This entry was posted in Friday's Fave Five by Barbara Harper. Bookmark the permalink.
Dianna on June 11, 2021 at 9:38 am said:
How time does fly! It is hard to believe that Timothy just finished first grade! What a fun party to celebrate his accomplishment. Those cookies look amazing!
You have the most thoughtful daughter-in-law. Reminds me of mine. I love how she uses her gifts from God in the way she ministers to others with food and compassion.
I sure hope you get to feeling better soon. I can’t imagine going through a cold with only cough drops and Tylenol.
wendyj59 on June 11, 2021 at 11:46 am said:
I hope you’re feeling better soon. Summer colds can be hard to shift. Sounds like a fun party and your DIL is so kind to prepare meals for you. Yay for take out delivery. We have 2 Indian restaurants close to us but we usually use the one that delivers. Enjoy your weekend
willowknits on June 11, 2021 at 12:12 pm said:
I love the idea of the young people getting together face to face for games. So much better than online. I hope you are feeling better now. Spring cold are no fun. Just when you think flu and cold season is over, it catches you.
Congrats to Timothy on finishing first grade!
Lisa's * Everyday Life on June 11, 2021 at 2:15 pm said:
Hope you are feeling better. Hot tea with lemon and honey was Granny secret recipe. Have a great week.
My Life in Our Father's World on June 11, 2021 at 2:25 pm said:
Lots of good this week! Thanks for asking. God is good
Susan on June 11, 2021 at 3:22 pm said:
Yum, I love Lofthouse cookies and those look like them! Congrats to Timothy That’s so nice that the young adults at church are planning events. My daughter who lives at home would love something like that and the church we’re at is small too, which makes it a challenge.
jerralea on June 11, 2021 at 4:35 pm said:
Sounds like a good week despite your cold! It always seems to me that colds are something you have to wait out anyway. Or at least that is how medications end up being for me.
Your d-i-l is always so thoughtful about cooking for you!
Love your little family celebration for end-of-first-grade. I’m all about celebrating.
cdjdhj1979 on June 11, 2021 at 8:29 pm said:
Those cookies look so good. Hope you are feeling better soon. A game night for young adults sounds like a great opportunity to socialize. I wish my almost 25-year-old got out more. It will be nice when his college goes back to all in-person classes in the fall. Hope you have a good weekend.
Melanie on June 12, 2021 at 7:35 am said:
So sorry you were sick. I’m getting over a bout of it as well. Those kabobs look very good! And the sugar cookies! I hope you’re feeling back to normal quickly.
Karen on June 13, 2021 at 11:43 pm said:
Oh, those cookies look delicious and so pretty! I hope you’re feeling much better. While there’s never a good time to have a cold, it seems especially unfair to have one in the summer.
Susanne on June 15, 2021 at 10:30 am said:
Wow, first grad done! Congratulations Timothy! The kabobs and cookies look delicious! How nice to be taken care of when you are not feeling well. Hope you feel better soon!
I love hearing from you. I've had to turn on comment moderation. Comments will appear here after I see and approve them. Cancel reply
| 5,478 |
UPDATE: On Feb. 1, Jeffrey Carleton, associate vice-president communications at St. Thomas University, contacted The Aquinian to say that President Dawn Russell misspoke at the public Senate meeting on Jan. 21. Carleton said Russell misspoke when she said Premier Blaine Higgs was present at the meeting on Dec. 1. In fact, according to Carleton, he wasn’t.
The Aquinian has verified this information with Higgs’ communications officials and the change is reflected in the story.
Carleton also said that when Russell refers to Higgs again in relation to Senator Kinsella, “it should have generally phrased as the Premier’s office.” In an email to The Aquinian, he said “This is understandable given that the overall issues with government are tied to funding issues that we raised with the Premier last year.”
On Feb. 1, The Aquinian also reached out via email to the government’s communications officials about whether Higgs went to Senator Kinsella for a meeting. Through a phone call on Feb. 2, they said they would confirm whether that happened. The Aquinian has received no response yet as of 11 p.m., Feb. 8.
Government relations
St. Thomas University President Dawn Russell said she last met with the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Trevor Holder on Dec. 1 to discuss market needs and the responsibility that universities have when preparing students with skills for positions identified, many of which don’t need a university education.
She said Holder criticized the quality of STU’s Bachelor of Social Work program because there are many New Brunswickers on social assistance and “social services employees working in income assistance don’t seem to have the skills necessary to get those clients off of social assistance.”
New Brunswick’s assistant deputy minister agreed. But Russell said the province doesn’t hire social workers as social services employees.
Russell said that after Holder criticized STU’s B.Sw program “really slanderously” in front of the other N.B. universities’ presidents, Holder turned to the new president of the Université de Moncton, Denis Prud’homme, saying “we’re going to need you Denis to establish a social work program [which] will deal with the issue,” to which Higgs and the ADM nodded to.
Russell described Holder’s critics as a “shocking attack” on STU and the program.
Russell sent a “firm” letter to Holder through e-mail concerning his words. She said within the hour that she had sent the letter, Holder was “desperately” trying to get at her. He called her home and tried to reinterpret and backtrack what he had said but she did not accept it and said that “a telephone call wouldn’t undo the harm that he had done in terms of the slanderous comments in front of the three other presidents.” She told him she’d be sharing the letter with the other university presidents.
Russell said she’s yet to hear from Holder or Higgs but she has a meeting with the chair of STU’s board of governors and former Senator Noël Kinsella, because Higgs “decided to go to Kinsella about the letter, which I have to shake my head at.”
The Aquinian reached out to Holder.
“As the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, I am committed to St. Thomas University and value the relationship we have with them as a government. In fact, I have always appreciated their contribution to the social well-being and economic development of our province. On that note, we are currently working on taking positive steps forward together as partners,” Holder said in an emailed statement to The Aquinian.
“I am excited to continue building on this relationship in the weeks and months ahead.”
Need for financial support
St. Thomas University President Dawn Russell said an issue the presidents of the four New Brunswick universities — STU, University of New Brunswick, Université de Moncton and Mount Allison University — are discussing is the need for financial support from the provincial government due to COVID-19.
Russell said the Nova Scotia government provided $25 million to its 10 universities for the loss of revenue because of the pandemic and to help keep up with costs like online development, faculty support and cleaning. Russell said all universities in N.B. are experiencing the same difficulties and she will send a letter to the government.
Virtual graduation for Bachelor of Social Work students
St. Thomas University President Dawn Russell announced that there will be a virtual graduation for the Bachelor of Social Work students on Jan. 25. Senate approved the list of names of the graduating students of the Bachelor of Social Work program.
St. Thomas University President Dawn Russell said as of Jan. 18, STU has received 507 domestic applications, with a drop of 72 applications from last year. Still, she said the recruitment team anticipates that gap will shrink once high school students have their first semester grades and that it’s too early to anticipate what enrolment numbers will be.
A motion was approved for the Pearson Test of English to be recognized for admissions. Test scores ranging between 50 to 61 will be admitted with English as Second Language classes, while scores above 61 will be admitted on regular admission.
Six new awards for students were approved by Senate.
New courses
Senate approved 10 new courses, including two in education, one in fine arts, four in psychology and three in social work.
Senate discussed the purchase of Turnitin, a plagiarism-detector software, given that the trial run had come to an end. The licence, which would last for a year, costs around $7,000, said vice-president academic and research Kim Fenwick. Dean of Humanities André Loiselle said that there is some money to buy the software because STU received a “special pandemic budget” from the government.
A point was raised that there has been more plagiarism with online learning. St. Thomas University Students’ Union President Sarah Kohut asked whether there was any data that showed whether plagiarism has increased this past semester.
Some professors expressed concerns that the Turnitin software isn’t as accurate and that it isn’t good to be suspicious of students. Kohut said that the software could cause undue stress in students and mentioned that she used it in high school and it wasn’t accurate, given that it only worked for writing-based assignments rather than quizzes.
Out of the 34 voting members, 22 voted against purchasing Turnitin, six voted in favour and six abstained.
president
President Dawn Russell
senate
senate briefs
Next articleSatire: Caillou cancellation leaves a generation of youth finally free
ABOUT US
The Aquinian, St. Thomas University’s independent newspaper, is a student-owned-and-operated publication.
| 7,079 |
If you have recently been in a car accident and are looking for best personal injury lawyers near me, you may be feeling overwhelmed.
There are so many best personal injury lawyers near me out there, how can you know who to choose? This blog post will give you some tips on how to choose the right personal injury lawyer for you.
How to Choose the Right best personal injury lawyers near me
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in an accident, you need a best personal injury lawyers near me on your side But with so many lawyers out there, how do you choose the right one for you? Here are some important factors to consider when choosing a personal injury lawyer Experience Make sure the l
awyer you pick has experience handling cases when yours question about their ability rate and whether they have taken cases to trial Compatibility It’s important that you character comfortable next your lawyer and that they understand your goals Be determined to ask approximately their communication style and whether they are to hand to solution your questions Resources A good personal insult lawyer will have the resources to study your act thoroughly and construct a strong case upon your behalf question about their team of investigators and whether they use practiced witnesses Fees Most personal disrespect lawyers work upon a contingency basis, which means they only gain paid if you win your case
Be sure to ask about fees upfront so there are no surprises down the road
Best personal injury lawyers near me
What to Look for When Choosing a best personal injury lawyers near me
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, you may be wondering how to choose the best personal injury lawyers near me With so many lawyers out there, it can be difficult to know where to start Here are some things to look for when choosing a personal injury lawyer Experience Look for a lawyer who has experience handling cases like yours Personal injury law is complex, and it takes a knowledgeable attorney to get you the compensation you deserve Compassion Your lawyer should be someone who genuinely cares about your case and is invested in getting you the best possible outcome
Communication You should feel courteous communicating later your lawyer and confident that they will save you updated upon the build up of your conflict Results Look for a lawyer gone a track wedding album of rich settlements or verdicts in cases similar to yours Fees Make distinct you comprehend how the lawyer will raid you since hiring them Some personal injury lawyers work upon a contingency basis, which means they only get paid if they win your case
Tips for Choosing the Right best personal injury lawyers near me
The best personal injury lawyers near me you choose can make a big difference in the outcome of your case Here are some tips for choosing the right one for you Make sure the lawyer is experienced in handling cases like yours Ask for referrals from people you trust and research the lawyer’s background and track record Make sure you feel comfortable communicating with the lawyer, and that he or she is someone you can trust Choose a lawyer who will work on a contingency basis, so you don’t have to pay upfront costs Get everything in writing before signing any documents or agreeing to anything
How to Find the Right best personal injury lawyers near me for You
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, it is important to find the right best personal injury lawyers near me to protect your rights and help you get the
compensation you deserve There are many factors to adjudicate when choosing a personal offend lawyer, such as experience, specialization, and location This combined guide will back you choose the best accident attorney for your act Most personal disrespect lawyers handle a variety of cases, including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, and fall and slip injuries When meeting with potential lawyers, ask just about their experience handling cases gone yours It is as well as important to make certain the lawyer you pick specializes in personal injury play Location is out of the ordinary key factor to pronounce when selecting a personal outrage attorney Many people choose to hire a local lawyer consequently they can easily meet in person However, some lawyers may be good to travel to meet bearing in mind you if necessary If you have trouble finding a normal lawyer close you, consider searching online for national or regional firms that specialize in personal injury produce a result Finally, always make sure to interview several different lawyers previously making your resolution decision question each attorney questions nearly their experience and qualifications Be distinct to as a consequence discuss how they would handle your feat specifically Choosing the right personal slight lawyer can object the difference amid getting the reward you deserve and losing your achievement entirely
The Best Way to Choose a best personal injury lawyers near me
If you’ve been in an accident, chances are you’re going to need a best personal injury lawyers near me But how do you choose the right one? Here are some things to consider Experience – How long has the attorney been practicing law? Have they handled cases like yours before? These are important questions to ask when choosing an attorney Resources – Does the attorney have the resources necessary to take on your case? This includes things like financial
resources and entry to skillful witnesses Trial experience – If your proceedings ends stirring going to trial, you desire an attorney who has experience in the courtroom question about their proceedings experience and whether they’re courteous taking your case whatever the showing off if vital Communication – You want an attorney who will communicate with you throughout the process and save you updated upon what’s going on with your engagement Make distinct you feel acceptable communicating later them in the past hiring them as your lawyer
How to Select the Right best personal injury lawyers near me
If you were injured in an accident, the first thing you should do is seek medical attention Once you have been seen by a doctor and your injuries have been documented, you can begin the process of finding a best personal injury lawyers near me
But, how pull off you know which lawyer is right for you? Here is a total guide to selecting the right personal slight lawyer The first step is to ask a propos for referrals Talk to intimates and associates who may have later than through a similar experience If they had a great experience with their attorney, they will be more than happy to pass along the make known and right of entry information Another showing off to find potential attorneys is to search online directories such as Nolo or Avvo These websites come happening with the money for lists of attorneys in your area who practice personal injury operate Once you have compiled a list of potential lawyers, it’s grow old to start doing some research on each one Check out their website and see if they have any relevant feat results listed You can also entrance reviews from gone clients to get an idea of what their experience was like vigorous with that particular lawyer When you have narrowed alongside your choices, it’s get older for consultations Most personal disrespect lawyers offer pardon consultations consequently that prospective clients can gain to know them and see if they would be a great fit for their feat before making any adherence This is then an opportunity for you to ask questions virtually the lawyer’s experience, fees, etc After meeting taking into consideration several stand-in lawyers, it should be positive which one is the best fit for your needs Selecting the right personal insult lawyer can make everything the difference in getting the reward you deserve in imitation of an accident
How to Determine If a best personal injury lawyers near me Is Right for You
Best personal injury lawyers near me
An accident can happen to anyone at any time, often when least expected If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident, it is important to determine whether or not you need the services of a personal injury lawyers vancouver This comprehensive guide will explain how to make that determination and help you find the best accident attorney for your case
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, it is important to select the right personal injury lawyer to protect your rights There are many factors to consider when choosing a personal injury lawyer, including experience, reputation, and success rate The following tips will help you choose
the right personal offend lawyer for your combat Determine the type of accident and injuries practicing This will assist you narrow by the side of your search for a personal insult lawyer who specializes in your type of conflict Research interchange personal upset lawyers Check out their websites and read reviews from subsequently clients Schedule a consultation in imitation of potential lawyers This will manage to pay for you an opportunity to ask questions and gain a mood for whether or not the lawyer is a good fit for you Make Definite the lawyer you choose has experience handling cases next yours Ask about their exploit rate and whether or not they have taken cases to dealings Be certain to ask nearly fees upfront therefore there are no surprises far ahead on acquire everything in writing for that reason that both you and the lawyer are on the similar page with hint to expectations and costs By later than these tips, you can be confident that you are choosing the right personal insult lawyer for your case
A personal slight lawyer is a lawyer who provides valid services to those who claim to have been injured, physically or psychologically, as a repercussion of the negligence of unusual person, company, government agency or any entity. Personal cause offense lawyers primarily practice in the area of action known as tort law. Examples of common personal cause offense claims increase injuries from slip and fall accidents, traffic collisions, defective products, workplace injuries and professional malpractice.
The term “trial lawyers” is used to deliver to personal slight lawyers, even while many new types of lawyers, including explanation lawyers and criminal prosecutors also be active trials and even even if most personal slight claims are approved without going to trial.
Categoriesbest personal injury lawyers near meTagsbest personal injury lawyers near me
← Previous Previous post: best personal injury lawyers near me
Next → Next post: best personal injury lawyers near me
Inury lawyers
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
top 10 personal injury lawyers near me 12/04/2022
Injury lawyers
Copyright © 2022 Injury lawyers – Car Accident Attorneys – Accident Lawyers. All Rights Reserved. | Decree by Catch Themes
| 11,505 |
I’ve been making smoothies in the morning before Jake leaves for work, but I’ve been saving mine for lunch. It’s perfect because I still get to have my delicious egg scramble and beer bread for breakfast. I sipped on my smoothie during meetings yesterday.
When I finished with work for the day, I hopped in the tub for an Epsom salt soak. I swear by Epsom salt soaks and I’m sad I haven’t done a better job of making them a priority. They really do help my sore muscles.
Lu was extra cuddly and fell asleep like this. I loved it.
I haven’t been able to figure out which dog has been getting into one of our plants in the living room…I caught her red handed! That fur captures everything! Do you see the plant part by her neck?
I finished my book yesterday! It was so nice to relax and read for a little bit. These two were ready to be fed, so they stared at me like this until I fed them.
Dinner last night was homemade pizza and salad. It was delicious. I topped our pizza with spaghetti sauce, leftover ground chicken, turkey pepperoni, feta cheese, and mushrooms. YUM.
It’s that time of year when my hair gets extra crazy with all the humidity. I very rarely wear my hair down in the summer. It’s just a monster.
I am excited for the weekend! I have a 17-mile run Saturday, which we are going to attempt on trail. I can’t wait for some trail time! My knee has been a little off all week, so we will see how things go. No matter what, it will be amazing to spend 3 plus hours with some of my people on trail!
Happy Friday, friends! Ooooh, and happy May!
Related
Wanna chat? Please leave me a comment! Cancel reply
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Subscribe to P & P via Email
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Thanks for following along!
| 1,957 |
Financial accounting is a mirror reflecting the quality of management and the efficiency of any business. Competent accounting of finance from the very start can help correctly assess its financial position and direct the cash flow to the right stream. In this article, we will talk about how to take into account the flow of finance at each stage of business development and how to analyze its financial condition.
The rate of change and uncertainty in the markets and business is growing, but you still need plans. In the planning process, you can look a few periods ahead and predict what the financial result will be.
How to Do It in Practice?
If the uncertainty is high, 3 scenarios can be developed: optimistic, realistic and pessimistic. In this process, you need to be prepared for everything and figure out the most likely scenario.
Determine as accurately as possible the planned sales and price trends for key resources. The figures obtained as a result of planning form the basis of the budget for which the organization or a separate department operates. Therefore, several departments are working on the budget - these are sales, procurement, and finance departments.
Synchronize the work of the procurement and sales departments (you can use Nozbe and communicate through tasks). If they do not work smoothly, you will definitely have problems with the provision of goods to the buyer and reputation. To sell products, you have to freeze the money in the product or reduce the price so that the transaction is profitable for the next buyer.
If there are more than one partners and founders in a company, then, as a rule, only one of them is engaged in the operational management of a company. The others, without being engaged in current affairs, gradually cease to understand what is happening and where the money goes.
Spending seems to them unreasonable, relationships no longer seem to be transparent and honest, and along with it, good relations with a partner are gradually destroyed. Due to financial disagreements, thousands of partnerships and friendships have collapsed. Meanwhile, this can be avoided if you are able to control the state of affairs in the company and allow your partner to also be fully aware of all the changes.
How to Fix the Error
Creating and tracking financial statements will allow you and your partners to always be aware of what funds were spent on, and also not allow you to go beyond the established budget. It works especially effectively when it comes to joint business. Such reporting can be entrusted to an external accountant or staff member, with the proviso that each of the partners can obtain the necessary data at any time.
Money used for working needs and money used to support a family should be kept separate. This separate account management will help avoid confusion when you will deal with taxes and other payments, help you more responsibly manage the money belonging to the company, as well as keep track of exactly how much money was spent. This approach will also protect your personal funds from debts and other expenses at work if the company faces difficult times.
It is not enough just to have a separate bank account for your business. It is important to perceive it precisely as the money of the company, which must be reinvested in the further development of the business. If business expenses come from one account, it will be easier for you to keep track of them and you will have a clear idea of your company’s profits.
Keep money in a safe place. Talk to other businessmen and find out which bank and savings plan they use. In addition, constantly consider various opportunities for investment, so that your money is not only saved but also multiplied.
Automation of accounting processes is your faithful assistant. Thanks to that, you or your employees do the work faster and with fewer mistakes. Capable programs help you automate financial management if you work with them properly. Customize them based on your needs. Order the creation of those reports that you need. Continue to work with the program constantly, because your needs will change as you expand your business.
And do not forget to make regular backups. Thus, you will be sure that you will not lose all accounting data for several years in case of a program crash or a virus appears. Set up an automatic backup to the cloud or to the hard drive and cloud to be 100% sure of data integrity.
You can take a risk when it is really justified, but you can give in to impulse or influence. The first group of risks has a positive expectation, the second - negative. The probability of the former works in our favor, the probability of the latter is against our expectations. With the launch of new markets and products, the risk remains. It is important to make sure that it is justified. An intelligent financier can figure out the idea of a new business or product and say whether it is worth investing time and money.
How to Avoid Risky Spending
The financier must take justifiable risks, reduce the possible negative effect on them and insure possible damage.
When entering a new market, you first need to explore the situation and then plan investments. There is a high probability that the investment will not justify itself. The first stage of exploration is carried out within the company, the second through market research, an expert survey, testing a hypothesis through the launch of a pilot project.
Understand the mechanics of the market, find out what products are in demand, and at what price. Determine whether the market has enough capacity to achieve financial goals. Leadership will not help if the niche is poor and not growing.
Now you can ask a reasonable question about how finances are relevant to this statement?
If you do not know your customers and competitors, you lose money. For example, you create products that no one will buy, set too high or too low a price, and lose customers or reduce profits. Without this knowledge, it is easy to launch an advertising campaign that will “eat” your money and does not produce the desired results. This list can be continued.
What to Do?
The answer is simple - you need to collect data about the market, niche, customers, competitors, and trends. Fortunately, now there are a lot of advanced systems, including those using artificial intelligence, that help solve this problem.
Doing business is a constant stream of financial management solutions. As your business grows, you will have to make more important financial decisions. Even when a competent financier appears in your team, you still need to be able to speak with him in the same language, to formulate the business objectives in the language of financial numbers. That is why, from the very first steps of your young company, pay attention to improving your financial literacy - read books, watch webinars, attend seminars and, of course, communicate more with more experienced business owners on financial management.
We will repeat the main steps leading to clarity in the company’s accounting:
Develop a habit to analyze the cash flow from the very start of your business;
Plan your expenses and compare them with income;
Constantly collect information on domestic and foreign markets;
Do not mix personal finance and company profits;
Automate the reporting process.
We hope these tips were helpful to you. Wish you a rapid growth and constant predominance of income over expenditure!
Frank Hamilton has been working as a translator at translation service TheWordPoint and as a content writer at Writersquad.co.uk. He also loves traveling and speaks Spanish, French, German and English.
| 8,094 |
This Saturday, February 2, is Groundhog Day and the great folks at the Dupont Festival are hosting their second annual celebration to watch as Potomac Phil (pictured) looks for his shadow.
Tradition dictates that neighbors bring their families, wear top hats, and join Councilmember Jack Evans and others to see whether we will have six more weeks of winter or not. The event begins early, at 7:30AM, and Potomac Phil will check for his shadow promptly at 8:00AM.
You can watch some of the highlights from last year here.
The Dupont Festival is a fantastic organization that plans and hosts several events in and around Dupont Circle throughout the year. Sign up for their m
Hope to see you there!
Community Benefits Package for Development at 13th and U
The JBG Companies are developing the southwest corner of 13th and U into an 8 story residential building with ground floor retail. In exchange for several zoning variances and the disruption of construction, JBG has agreed to commit $600,000 to neighborhood projects over the next year or two.
I've been asked to sit on a committee that will determine exactly how the money is spent, hopefully prior to their March 4th Zoning Board hearing. Below is a handout of approved categories for use of the funds, but the specific projects are not set in stone (for example, BikeShare is already adding a station at 13th st without this money). I would love to hear from 2B09 residents about your thoughts and ideas for specific projects.
13th & U Neighborhood Handout
The committee meets on Thursday night for the first time and includes representatives from U Street Neighborhood Association, Shaw Dupont Neighborhood Association, Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association, ANC 1B, parents, and more. We will continue to meet through February and there are several opportunities to have your voice heard.
Please reply here, or send me an email if you have thoughts on how this funding can be best used to improve our neighborhood. This is a fantastic opportunity and I'm grateful to be included.
For more information on the project, head to www.13thandU.com.
Sworn in to Serve Dupont Circle
On Tuesday, January 2nd, I was sworn in as the Neighborhood Commissioner for 2B09. It was great to have all of the ANC Commissioners from across the city, as well as the Mayor, our City Council Members and School Board Members together for the event.
In the next two years, I hope to focus on several priorities for the neighborhood. These include contuning my work on public safety and improving our pedestrian and biking infrastructure throughout the area. I also hope to focus on a comprehensive plan to improve parking availability for residents and intend to work with our neighboring ANCs on a range of issues that don't stop at the bounderies of our district. I will continue to build strong relationships with DC agencies and organizations to make sure city services are responsive to our concerns.
Most importantly, I want to hear from all of you about what your concerns, thoughts, and priorities areas are. Please click "Contact" above and call or email me anytime to discuss how I can most helpful.
I'm looking forward to a great two years improving our community and helping out our neighbors any way I can. Happy New Year!
Six of the eight Commissioners from the Dupont ANC at the swearing in ceremony. From left - Will Stephens, me, Leo Dwyer, Stephanie Maltz, Kevin O'Connor and Kishan Putta.
Welcome! This site serves as a resource for residents of ANC 2B09 in U Street and Dupont Circle. I provide updates with information on upcoming meetings, events in the neighborhood, and discussion topics.
You can learn more about me by clicking here. If you have any questions or comments or have an idea for a post, please reach out to me anytime.
| 3,914 |
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
M2 Sotonye Douglas shares how she never lost sight of her dream to become a doctor. [Show summary]
Sotonye Douglas describes herself as an “imperfect” medical school applicant who nevertheless became a student at Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine, overcoming tremendous barriers in the process.
An “imperfect” applicant discusses her path to medical school. [Show notes]
There’s a myth out there that med students never fail, never drop a class, and all have high MCATs and GPAs. They’re perfect. Or they don’t get in.
Our guest today is determined and hardworking, but she has also overcome significant challenges on the way to medical school. She doesn’t fit the myth of the perfect med student, but she is nevertheless a proud M2.
Sotonye Douglas is a second year MD student at Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine. She was born to immigrant parents from Jamaica and Nigeria and grew up in Brooklyn in New York City. From a young age, she wanted to be a doctor, but working her way through high school and college made it hard to get good grades, much less prep for the MCAT. Yet today, she is an M2. Let’s hear her story of hard work, perseverance, and tremendous determination directly from her.
Can you tell us a little bit more about your background outside of medicine? When did you start working? What do you like to do for fun? [1:59]
To go back in time a little bit, I did start working when I was in high school. I was working, but I was also student body president. I was also a cheerleader. I was very, very busy even then. I think that’s when I started learning how to multitask. That’s what kicked it off in high school: me learning how to be professional and how to juggle and how to run from one thing to the next. But for fun, I like to spend time with family and loved ones when I can because I do have a lot of family internationally. I love visiting family and trying to get away and travel. That’s my release.
How did you figure out that you wanted to be a doctor? [2:56]
From a very young age, I found this interest in science. It just seemed so interesting to me. I also speak about having a very deep and robust interest in art. As a kid, when people would ask me, I would say, “Oh, I want to be a doctor.” But as I started to get older and as I got into junior high school, I had this opportunity: There’s this program that is no longer in New York City called the Gifted Program. It was for students who were talented and gifted, basically students that were performing higher on exams and stuff. They had special classes and things worked into our schedule. I had the opportunity to be exposed to a Saturday program for anatomy, and there were models and stuff. They brought different organs. And I had never seen any of that before. I knew what organs were, I knew what a heart was, I knew what a brain was. I knew what these things were, but I had never seen models. I would have been around 11 or 12. And seeing the models, they reminded me of sculptures. The arteries are in red; the veins are in blue. It was seeing the vibrancy and real organs. Since being in anatomy lab, I know that that’s not actually what it looks like, at least in anatomy lab, but just seeing it at that age, it caught my attention because it reminded me of a sculpture.
And I think at that point, I started seeing the connections between art and science, and that anatomy class solidified medicine for me. That’s when I was getting ready to go into high school, and I said, “I need to be in a high school that’s going to help me continue this.” My old guidance counselor and the high school secretary, they remind me every time they see me: “I remember your first day at school, you came in and you said that you wanted to be a doctor.” They remind me all the time now when they see me. It was just something that I felt very strongly. And despite everything that happened, I’ve always remembered having this overwhelming feeling of, “This is what I’m supposed to be doing.” That’s how the early interest was piqued for me.
What were some of the challenges you faced as a child of immigrants growing up in Brooklyn and attending New York City public schools? [5:33]
Some of the challenges were financial because New York City is a very expensive place to live. There were different periods during childhood where things were tighter than they would have normally been, and there were definitely some struggles there. I remember sometimes not always being able to do certain things because money was tight. Eventually, it led to me working early because I wanted to be able to not only help out a little bit at home but to not worry my parents. For example, my high school applications — I paid for that with my McDonald’s salary. That was just one of the financial components that made it harder.
It was also hard being in a neighborhood that was underserved, and having friends and relatives that are suffering from diseases that are preventable, but they don’t have the proper access to care. As a child, I didn’t really understand that. But as I started to get older, I started to see the discrepancies between neighborhoods, especially when you start to travel and you start to see more of the world. There’s a lot of people that I grew up with that don’t have that opportunity to branch out or go away to college, and have those experiences, and see what it looks like in another city. When I started getting those chances, I started realizing that, okay, the way I grew up, it’s not the way everyone else grew up. I definitely saw some of the ways that people were suffering and disadvantaged. I feel like it drove me to this point in life for sure.
You wrote a Forbes article about being an “imperfect medical school applicant.” Nobody’s perfect, but in what ways were you imperfect? [7:24]
In undergraduate, my GPA was not the ideal pre-medical GPA or the GPA that everyone imagines, like a 4.0 or 3.8. That was not my GPA, and I struggled. I struggled a lot with trying to balance working and extracurriculars and still trying to get in community service and trying to build this pre-medical portfolio while trying to maintain my grades. One of the things that made that process, again, more complicated, was the fact that I was also in a new setting and a new area. I had to navigate that and learn how to live in this new city, so that definitely played into that as well.
But my grades were not perfect. I got Cs. I failed a class. Definitely not what you would imagine as the perfect applicant for medical school. That’s where that play on “imperfect” comes from because what people imagine when they hear “pre-medical student,” they’re imagining straight As. They’re imagining hours and hours of community service and hours of medical experience and clinical hours and things of that nature. I was not that person. I definitely struggled with that balance.
How many hours a week were you working during most of college, and were you still finding time for on-campus involvement and some volunteering? [9:08]
Yes, and on average, I want to say around 20 hours. It was very tight. And then I was also a double major in human biology and art, so I would spend hours studying for organic chemistry, and then I’d have paintings that maybe required another five to 10 hours, or I’d have a drawing that would require 14, 15 hours of work. It was definitely hard to balance for sure.
What did you do to overcome the “imperfections”? [9:56]
In undergrad I didn’t have a blueprint, per se. I didn’t know what I was doing. But it was through a lot of research and mentors and talking to people and reaching out to people. Sometimes I literally would say about someone, “Oh, this would be a good person to keep in contact with.” And then I’d follow up with them, and then I’d say, “Hey, can you connect me to this person?” By building connections and building networks, I figured out a pathway to medical school for myself. And it wasn’t easy, and I definitely had a lot of missteps along the way. It took a lot of research and a lot of behind the scenes, saying, “Hey, do you know someone that can help me? Do you know someone that could give me advice?”
That’s how I began to craft this plan, and it wasn’t a perfect plan and it changed over time. Initially, I thought I was going to have one gap year. That then changed to a few gap years and a master’s degree. So it definitely evolved, but at the core of everything, I knew what I wanted, and I knew that I had to continue working towards that goal. I wasn’t easily distracted because I wanted it so bad. I wanted to be in medical school so bad. I wanted to become a doctor so bad. Even when I would have a really rough set of months or a really rough semester, I would always keep that in the back of my mind.
You got a master’s degree from Geisinger’s biomedical science program. How was your experience there? [11:28]
My experience there was a good experience. I know that with the changes this year, I believe the program is currently virtual, but at my time, in-person, it was a good experience. The thing about this particular master’s program is it’s designed to make you not only more competitive for professional school, but to also build on your professional development. I believe that was definitely accomplished within my year there. It was a very quick year and our semesters were packed tight, but I learned a lot and I challenged myself.
I speak about this a little bit in not only the Forbes articles but in some other interviews that I’ve done: I got As for the first time. I wasn’t working other jobs, and that’s what I feel like made the biggest difference; for the first time, I could focus on being a student and I didn’t feel like I was being pulled in so many different directions. I was still active. I was president of two organizations and I also had a student government position. But I knew that with not having that financial responsibility or that financial stress and tension, I could finally focus on working through what I needed to do, fixing my deficiencies in the core sciences, learning how to study, and learning how to review information in a way that would work for me. That still works for me now in medical school.
When you were going through college and doing all this juggling, emotionally how did that feel, dealing with the adversity and the obstacles? [13:12]
At times I felt hopeless, and that’s me being completely honest. At times it felt impossible. I remember having periods of time where I would lean so much on my support system. I would call my friends after every class that was a little rough or speak to that one family member that knew and understood and really leaning on my support system. “Is this going to work? Is this going to happen? Is this ever going to become true?” That feeling can be really defeating at times, but that’s why it’s so important to surround yourself with those reminders that this is possible. You can do this.
For me, what that looks like is, and I speak about this a lot, I would put up post-its around my room of reminders like, “You can do this,” “You got this.” Another thing is I would always remember that I can take it a minute at a time, not even a day at a time. I can take it minute to minute, class to class, exam to exam. And when I got to that point, “Just keep going, just keep going. You got this,” that’s when things started to materialize. I know that feeling of hopelessness, I have been there, and it’s not permanent. I think that’s the key takeaway. It is not a permanent thing.
The second time you applied to medical school, you obviously were in a very different place. Was there anything then that you found difficult about the application process? [15:56]
At that point, I was out maybe a few months from my master’s program. My trajectory went from the master’s program straight into MCAT prep while finishing up classes for the master’s program. And then after that, I turned in the application while I was studying for the MCAT, which is not always advised, but at that point I felt pretty confident in the place that I was in at that time. After that, once my application was done, I started working on secondaries.
The thing that I think was most daunting was just keeping the energy going because after a 10 month intensive master’s and then going straight into MCAT, and then having secondaries, and then having interviews, it seemed like I couldn’t catch my breath. But the one nice thing about that moment is that I noticed the change. The first time I applied, I literally counted down rejections. To a degree, I was expecting them because I knew that I wasn’t as competitive as I could have been. Once I got the first one and the second one, I started realizing, okay, this might not happen. I might need another plan. But in the moment I thought, “Let me just keep the hope, keep hoping, keep hoping.” And when I got to that last rejection, I was like, “Okay, I need plan B.”
I found that plan B very quickly because I was so hungry and I was so determined. The second time around, things were a little bit different. I turned in my secondaries and then my score got released. Then I got additional secondaries based off of, I’m guessing, my score, which was amazing. That feeling of knowing your score got you onto a few more schools’ radars, that’s great. I remember the day that I got that first interview invite, and I didn’t get an interview the first time, so I was just beside myself. I was being emotional. I was happy. I was calling a bunch of people like, “Oh my gosh, I got my first interview!” And I had to travel for it, so I had to arrange a flight and all this stuff, and it was exciting. Even though I was tired at that point and I was a little bit worn out with just the rigor of the last year, when I got to that point where I started getting good news, I was like, “Okay, you are here. Let’s seal the deal. Let’s finish this off.” And that was the difference.
When you got your really good MCAT score, did you add schools to apply to at that point? Did you realize that your chances had improved? [18:48]
Actually, I did not. When you get your score, if you allow your score to be released, there’s certain boxes that you can check while you’re taking your exam to allow your score to be released to schools. It got released to schools and then they started waiving the secondaries for me to apply. So I could have increased the schools, which was amazing because that never happened before, but at the time I was working. I wasn’t really working a job that was as financially fulfilling as it should have been. With the job that I was working, I wouldn’t have been able to afford the flights and everything to go to all of the schools, but it was amazing to get those. It was maybe about 10 schools that had reached out that were willing to waive the secondary, and I was like, “Oh, I wish I could interview everywhere.” In the end, I went to five interviews and got two acceptances outright, and then three wait-list positions.
So now, you’re in medical school. You’re at Quinnipiac. What have you liked best about your medical school experience so far? [20:09]
I think the first two weeks of medical school, I had this unreal feeling that this was actually happening. I would just be sitting in class, and it would hit me like a wave. “You’re a medical student. You’re going to be a doctor.” Or I’d be in class, and they’d say something like, “Yes, with your future patients…” And I’d be like, “Oh my gosh, this is medical school.” It just constantly reminded me that wow, you’re here. This is what you have professed for years that was going to happen, and it’s finally here: it’s happening. So that was the first two weeks. That feeling was just great.
The nice thing about Quinnipiac is, as first and second years, you’re required to do four hours a week of clinical experience. I specifically stated that I wanted to be in an underserved community, and they met that ask, which was amazing. Getting to go into clinic four hours a week and see patients and interact with patients and having patients from similar backgrounds as me, that experience was just unreal because here I am, doing exactly what I said I wanted to do. I wanted to be in an underserved setting. I wanted to have those experiences with people I understood. There would be times where I would understand without them even having to explain what was going on, and I was able to advocate for people. I thought wow, this is happening already. That was a beautiful experience.
Another thing that has been my favorite, which is weird because, in all honesty, initially I was very nervous about it, was anatomy lab. At first, I struggled. I love anatomy; I didn’t struggle with the actual coursework. I struggled with the aspect of death. I never really got to process fully what it would be like to work with a donor. And I think, over time, being in anatomy lab, I warmed up and I got better. And by the time that COVID shut anatomy lab down, I was doing way better, and I was getting the full experience that I feel like the donor would have wanted me to have. That is something that I am so grateful for, and I am so grateful to everyone who donates their bodies to science because being able to learn in that manner, it has helped me so much more. I understand anatomy so much better.
What happened after COVID hit? [23:20]
I was actually on spring break when everything started shutting down, which was really kind of scary because I had classmates that were outside of the country. Then there was this talk of trying to get Americans out of countries, and it was a scramble. It was a really interesting time. I was with family, and I remember all those feelings from March of, “I don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t know how things are going to go.” I remember checking the numbers every day for New York and trying to make a decision. “Should I go back to Connecticut? Because if my school does continue with in-person, I’m going to be stuck here.” It was lots of little decisions. My brother, he was still in high school at the time, so he was still going in and out of the house every day, and I’m checking to see if he has a fever every time he comes home because the schools are still open in New York City at that point. I remember there being so much confusion. “What do we do?” And then the emails started coming in of the cancellations, and life for everybody went through a complete change. Things were different, and we all had to figure out how to adjust.
I went virtual, and it was so weird because I had a schedule, I had a routine, I was in a rhythm. And then I got knocked off that rhythm completely. I can’t leave my house, I’m ordering groceries to my house, I can’t go to the gym, I can’t see my classmates. We can’t be on campus. So many little changes and tweaks. And we were still learning, and we were still practicing clinical skills. It’s funny now, but in the moment it was very not funny, but we had to practice clinical skills on whatever we could find. I had classmates that were practicing on dolls and stuff just to get the technique down. It was an experience for sure. The nice thing was there was a little bit more time in my schedule because I wasn’t driving to different places. It did give me time to actually mentor and start speaking to different students and stuff that maybe needed help or needed guidance, so that was something that I did have more time on my schedule for. That’s definitely a positive.
Are you back at school now, and how is it? [26:00]
Yes. Now we’re on a hybrid model. We go in one day a week to meet with our standardized patients, our SPs. We meet with the SPs once a week and it’s a one-to-one-to-one: one student, one preceptor, and one SP. I go in for about 30 minutes or so, I practice my clinical skills that I’m supposed to practice that week, and then we rotate out and the next student comes in, and those students leave campus. We are back on campus. We’re allowed to study, of course with precautions and masks and hand sanitizing and being careful. And we’re also back at our clinical sites with full PPE. I have on a shield, I have on two masks, I have an N95. So there’s lots of precautions, but we are back at clinical sites.
How would you like your career to evolve after you finish medical school? Do you have an idea of what specialty you want to go into? [27:29]
I’m currently undecided. I am really excited because in April we start rotations, so I’ll officially be a third year. I really look forward to getting in the wards and being able to roll up my sleeves and get in there and learn. That’s the best feeling right now, looking forward to that. But I hope that I can narrow things down once I get onto the wards, because it’s hard to say now. There are so many things that I find interesting. There are things that I know I don’t see myself doing, but there are so many specialties that make me say, “Oh, this is really nice,” or, “Oh, that’s really cool.” For example, I like the work-life balance of certain specialties like emergency medicine. I liked the excitement and the fact that it’s something new every day. That is exciting. My clinical site is internal medicine, and I do like having that kind of continuity with the patient as well. I find that interesting, and I find those relationships really fulfilling. But then I think about surgery and I’m like, “Oh, that’s really interesting.” And then there’s the anatomy that comes in with that. That would be awesome because there’s so much anatomy. So I’m torn, but I’m hoping to narrow it down once I start third year.
If there was something that you could redo about your path to medicine, what would it be? [29:06]
I would start building a network and mentors sooner. I would have probably started in high school. There were a few people that I knew when I started high school, maybe one or two doctors, but I didn’t really have someone to tell me, “Hey, this is an option for you.” I didn’t learn about postbac and master’s programs until my junior year of college. I didn’t know those were a thing. I didn’t know that they were even an option for people who don’t have strong undergraduate or competitive undergraduate GPAs. Another thing that I didn’t know: I didn’t know that the fee assistance program existed. That’s through the AAMC to pay for application fees and MCAT fees. I didn’t know that that existed. There were so many things that I went out and found, but I found in the moment. If I had had someone that said, hey, do this or do that or don’t do this, even if it wasn’t a mentor that I spoke to every day, maybe we just checked in once a week or once a month, I would’ve gotten to this point sooner. I believe that everything does happen for a reason, and I do believe that your journey is unique to you, and things kind of fall into place when they’re supposed to, but it would have been nicer to get to this point sooner. Maybe I would have saved some money also. I did apply the first time, and I did take the MCAT three times, so if I would’ve saved some money also, that would have been very helpful.
When you talk about mentors, are they physicians? Are they medical students, or students a couple of years ahead of you? [30:44]
Personally, I have more mentors than I do friends. I have mentors with every aspect of my life. If there’s something that someone’s doing that I think is amazing, no matter what the field is, if I think it’s amazing, if it’s something that I can see myself maybe also doing, I’m reaching out to that person. Even if they don’t get back to me, that’s fine because I saw that thing in them that made me say, “Wow, this would be great.” And I took that chance, and if it works out, great. If it doesn’t work out, that’s okay too. But I believe that you can have mentors for anything. I have mentors that are a year ahead of me. I have mentors literally at every step ahead of me in terms of life at Quinnipiac. I have a mentor who’s a third year and a fourth year. I have mentors who are already attendings. I have mentors who are residents. I have every type.
I know it seems like it could be too much information, but I’m very specific about what I ask and what I expect of every mentorship relationship. I go in with a goal, and I know that through this relationship, I’m communicating, “I want to get to this goal. If you’re okay with it, can we get me to this goal together?” And in a mentorship, you can give also. If it’s a research relationship, and you have an intention of publishing this particular research, and there’s an expert in the field and they decide to mentor you, you should also be willing to help them as well. There has to be a give in a mentorship also. I feel like you can never have too many mentors. If there is conflicting information, then it does get a little bit confusing. But most of the time, if you have a set goal, things will fall into place, and you’ll work on achieving that specific goal with that mentor.
Are you mentoring any premeds now? [32:48]
Yes, I have about 31 premed students that I mentor. It’s fulfilling because I am the mentor that I wished that I had. One thing that’s important when you are a mentor is managing expectations and setting a stage for how things will work in the relationship. My mentees know that if I don’t get back to them within 10, 15 minutes of them reaching out, I will get back to them. I won’t just never reach out or never respond. I will get back to them. And they also know that there’s items that they can ask me and I’ll be able to point them in the right direction. That’s something that’s expected and set up from the beginning. I take those relationships very seriously because I remember what it felt like not having information and not having guidance, and I don’t want anyone to feel like that.
Where can listeners find you online to learn more about you? [34:02]
I’m on Instagram at @simply_soso, and I also have a YouTube page at simplysotonye. You can also reach out to me at [email protected].
Related Links:
The Best Timeline for Applying to Medical School
Accepted Medical School Admissions Services
Related Shows:
Applying to Med School During COVID-19
How to Apply to the Best Med Schools for You
Accepted to Med School in Mid October: How Did He Do It?
A Physician’s Nontraditional Path from Law Enforcement to Medical School
Thriving in Medical School, in Business School, and as a Professional Athlete
Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Medical school reapplication, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine
Choose your desired degree and then the service that best meets your needs.
Which program are you applying to?
Goal MBA/EMBA MD/DOHealthcare Law School Grad School, PhD College
What do you need help with?
| 27,546 |
This article covers the top 10 things you need to do to prepare for your next sales interview. Specifically, it explains why you should:
Come equipped with your selling numbers
Be prepared to speak about specific wins
Articulate ‘why’ and ‘how’ you win business
Like most aspects of business, the interviewing and hiring strategies companies use have evolved – they are now more rigorous and hyper personalized than ever, especially in sales. Because the best sales interview processes are structured to ensure consistency and objectivity in the hiring process, it is now that much more imperative for candidates to be prepared.
For example, at Peak, interview questions used to assess a potential sales representative are more in depth and role specific than simply ticking down a list of standard interview questions such as “tell me about your work experience” or “what interests you about this position?” World-class companies have eliminated these questions and evolved their interviewing and hiring practices to reflect the need to conduct structured interviews that eliminate subjectivity from the hiring process and expose average and below-average sellers.
As a top performer, you actually want to be faced with exacting and challenging questions, because it speaks to the standards and expectations your potential employer has aligned themselves with. If you do find yourself in a generic interview that doesn’t spark any thoughtful discussion or press into your ability to achieve your quotas, consider it a red flag; this is potentially in line with how the rest of the business is run.
Here is a list of the 10 most revealing questions interviewers ask salespeople, with insights into what these questions attempt to uncover about you:
1. Discuss your sales skills. What do you view as an area for improvement, and what are you doing to address the deficiency?
This question is asking about your:
Level of self awareness
Desire to achieve goals
Commitment to improve
Someone who is achievement oriented understands exactly what sales skills they need to improve, and have a strategy in place to achieve the next level of competency in their work.
Think through a specific area of your work (cold call to close ratios, up-selling and cross-selling of existing accounts, requesting referrals) and explain why and how you plan on improving this skill. Employers want salespeople who possess a natural desire to achieve; explaining the skill(s) you want to improve displays both a need for achievement and a self-awareness of your selling strengths and weaknesses.
2. In your current/last role, where did you rank on the team?
This question is asking about your:
Previous work patterns (these will predict future work patterns)
Level of competitiveness
Great salespeople always know where they stand relative to their colleagues. Because they are competitive, they have a constant need to know where they rank in comparison to other reps. While you may not necessarily be the top sales rep every quarter, being able to accurately state where you ranked is an indication that you are cognizant of your standing and are working to improve your performance.
Eliot Burdett, CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting, explains that the most effective predictor of future behavior is to understand past behaviour.
Often, employees’ reasons for leaving a company each time are similar, so the best way to navigate this type of question is to be straightforward and proactive when explaining your work history.
Being evasive or indirect about reasons for leaving past roles comes across as suspicious to employers, and the more they know about your history, the more comfortable they’ll feel about hiring you. Even if your last job exit was due to family or personal needs, explain this in a fact-based way. Proactively addressing any gaps in your work history before they are brought up demonstrates that you have nothing to hide.
3. Tell me about a time you failed or faced adversity.
This question is about:
Understanding how you view and respond to failure
Gaining insight to your self awareness
Often touted as one of the toughest questions to be faced with in an interview, understanding the nature of why this question is asked can help alleviate the anxiety that comes with formulating a response to it. Interviewers want to understand how you define success, failure, and everything in between. This question allows you to open up about your selling activities and behaviors, which illuminates for the interviewer how you measure and take risk.
This question is often used to calibrate whether or not you are risk averse and determines if you learned from the experience (hint: top performing salespeople take risks, they have experienced failure, and they have grown from it).
For example, perhaps you worked for a company that had a poor name in the market and you built relationships and established trust to restore the reputation of your company. Explaining how you repaired the reputation gives the interviewer a concrete example of your willingness to commit to an employer by establishing and building relationships – even when it’s not easy.
4. Why are you a great salesperson / why do you win business?
This question is about:
Gauging your self-awareness
Understanding your selling process
Great salespeople know why people buy from them and what triggers the response. Brent Thompson, CSO of Peak Sales Recruiting, views this question as one of the most useful ways to test a salesperson’s selling ability. He explains, “if you provide a generic response (i.e. ‘people just like me’) it indicates you don’t really know what you are doing and lack a methodology to your selling process.” The best salespeople understand the why of people’s buying behavior and how their selling process influences and guides that behaviour.
5. What have you done in the last thirty days to make yourself a better salesperson?
This question is about:
Gauging how you own your professional development
Understanding your learning style
This is a favoured question from sales management strategist Lee B. Salz, best-selling author of Hire Right Higher Profits. It is designed to provide the interviewer insight into how seriously you take your own professional development and how you go about making your career ambitions a reality.
Whether you’ve read a great sales book recently or engage a sales mentor, competence and desire to learn are essential traits employers are looking for with this question.
To go above and beyond with your answer, describe the book or the mentor meeting. Explain what you implemented into your selling behavior afterward and how it’s made a positive impact. You show not only that you’re tactical, but that you can execute strategy as well.
6. Where do you see yourself in 3 and 5 years?
This question is about:
Understanding your career ambitions
While this question may seem broad and/or vague, the interviewer is looking to see if you have a plan. Great salespeople always have a plan. Everything is calculated, and if not, you can develop a plan very quickly. This is also a way for companies to determine if your career goals align with the company’s vision for you on a longer term basis. It’s about being an appropriate fit with a company as much as it is about determining your specific career goals. Employers want to see that you have a clear path set out for yourself, and that you are willing to commit to an organization to make those goals a reality.
7. How will you sell our offering?
This question is about:
Asking the “how” of getting the offering to the consumer illuminates your communication style and certain components of your drive. Examples of this include:
How many times do you follow up with qualified leads?
What percentage of your business is hunted versus referral based?
What is your preferred selling methodology?
It also examines how well you did your research on the company prior to the interview. Being able to speak to the offering the company sells, key markets, purchasing stakeholders, and buyer groups demonstrates that you are prepared for the interaction and understand what it takes to instill confidence into a sell.
An inability to answer this question tells the employer that you may go into a pitch or a prospect call with the same lack of preparation about the company you are selling to – a major red flag and not something that top performers do.
8. What is your least favorite aspect of the process of sales?
This question is about:
This type of question is telling to the employer because it alludes to your selling personality. If you point to cold calling as your least favorite aspect of the sales process, you likely don’t possess the drive, determination, and resilience required to excel in a true hunter role. If cold calling is one of your preferred activities, it speaks to the fact that you possess high levels of aggression and enjoy the persistence required to close a lead.
9. Who do you enjoy selling to the most and why?
This question is about:
The length of sales cycle you are most successful with
Your answer will likely include a description of your ideal prospect, and employers will be listening for the type of buyer you are most attracted to: is it a company looking for a complex, enterprise solution that has a long sales cycle and involves multiple stakeholders? Or, is the client you describe a transactional buyer, with minimal lead up to the sale? Depending on the company you are interviewing with, more transactional selling preferences will be a red flag because you don’t have experience with the consultative nature of complex selling.
10. Tell me about yourself.
This question is about your:
Ability to speak confidently and convincingly
Demeanor and how you will culturally fit with the company
Most often, this question is the first one asked by the interviewer: it’s meant to break the ice, get the conversation going, and allow them to have a general picture of who they are speaking to. If you are able to easily and comfortably speak about yourself, both personally and professionally, it indicates that you are comfortable in your skin and will have the same demeanor with clients that you have not necessarily established a rapport with.
In your sales interview, remember to:
Be prepared to answer open-ended questions. The best candidate devotes time thinking about specific instances in response to the questions outlined above and are ready to provide precise figures where necessary. For example, being prepared with a response that includes exact numbers of how much you sold over quota and what percentage of that was net new business versus recurring will distinguish you as someone who is both organized and achievement oriented.
Often, you will be asked proof questions such as “what did you do in the past” instead of theoretical questions such as “what would you do in the future.” Arming yourself with the best of your past numbers and quotas will alleviate the stress of coming up with information on the spot.
Ultimately, employers want to learn the intangibles of your work history, so come ready to provide that to them and the rest will speak for itself. While the evolution of interviewing and hiring practices can make preparing for a sales interview feel daunting, coming equipped with numbers, having specific examples prepared, and understanding the “why’s” of your selling methodology will ultimately be your keys to hiring success.
For a comprehensive checklist of everything you need to know before a sales interview, fill out the form below:
Interested in more industry insights and the most up-to-date sales career resources and tools? Visit the Peak Sales Blog.
Latest Posts
Content Marketer at Peak Sales Recruiting
Jasmine specializes in B2B and enterprise sales content marketing. She attained a master’s degree at Carleton University, and is a frequent contributor to the Peak Sales Blog.
| 12,092 |
We’ve found your next ideal pet – and it’s a chicken! Silkies make some of the best backyard pets and their unique appearance makes them a popular choice for those of us looking for a “pretty” chicken. The Silkie is one of the cutest and most adorable little chickens you’ll ever meet. They are sweet and docile, make wonderful mamas, are easy and inexpensive to keep, and just so darn cute that all your friends will be headed over for brunch and a photoshoot with your little fluffballs.
These little pocket pets are perfect for families with small children as kids delight in cuddling these soft little chickens on their laps, and their docile natures mean that they won’t get into any scraps with any of your family members or other pets. What’s more, myself and my poultry peeps collectively have more than 30 years’ experience with these fantastic little birds and can truly consider ourselves Silkie Chicken Experts! We’ve all had these cute little creatures as pets and will be able to tell you exactly what makes them such a good fit for anyone looking to extend their family with a feathered friend.
So, let’s take a closer look at this wonderful breed and why they are the perfect pet.
Appearance of the Silkie Chicken
Silkies as Pets
Caring for your Silkie Pet
Housing
Health and Wellness
Silkies are a ubiquitous breed and there is no doubt about it that it is a very old breed that was first discovered in China.
The first documented account we have of a Silkie chicken is Marco Polo who encountered what he termed a “furry chicken” on his famous and fateful thirteenth-century travels.
Silkies are mentioned a second time by Ulisse Aldrovandi, a celebrated Italian writer, in his treatise on chickens where he talked about the Silkie has a “chicken with hair like a black cat”.
We cannot be one hundred percent sure where Silkies first scratched around, but we know that they have a long and complex history dotted across the Asian landscape, and that they were traded on the Silk Road which is most probably where the Silkie name came from.
Although early travelers like Marco Polo and Aldrovandi made mention of the unusual quality of the Silkie chicken’s plumage, there were many myths that surrounded the unique feathering once these little chickens made their way to Europe. Stories abounded that the Silkie chicken was the result of crossing a chicken and a rabbit and Silkies were even included in sideshows and labelled bird-mammals. Even though we can definitely see the likeness between the satin-like coat of a rabbit and the fluffy feathers of a Silkie – we can say with absolute certainty that these little chooks are not mammals in the slightest, just a very unique chicken.
Now that we know where they come from, let’s deep-dive into their looks!
Appearance of the Silkie Chicken
Silkies are definitely odd little creatures, but they are undeniably cute and their quirky looks is what makes them such a popular choice for backyard flock beginners.
Silkies look vastly different to any other breed of chicken and this is due to a fair number of oddities, of which only one is the characteristically fluffy feathers.
Yes, the Silkie has fluffy feathers that feel like silk or satin when touched. But they are feathers. A regular feather is constructed of individual hairs with little hook-like appendages that are called barbicels. The barbicels hold all the individual hairs together in a smooth and tidy feather shape. When a regular chicken preens their feathers, they are smoothing the barbicels to make sure that their plumage lies nice and flat and tidy against their bodies. A Silkie has feathers like other chickens, but their feathers lack barbicels, which means that the individual hairs of their feathers are left to grow in a fluffy and untidy fashion, which gives them the look of little cotton balls running around your yard. The Silkie’s fluffy feathering extends to their legs and they will have impressive fluffy legs and toes as well!
Their fascinating feathers may be one reason why we all adore the Silkie chook, but it does present them with a few problems! This type of feathering means that the Silkie chicken cannot fly and won’t be waterproof should they get wet. Although chickens in general aren’t notoriously good fliers, Silkies cannot fly at all and therefore will prefer to roost lower to the ground. If you’re interested in keeping Silkies, make sure that their roosts are low enough that they can easily hop up and down without hurting themselves. But don’t be surprised if they choose to sleep in a giant fluffy heap on the floor, as this is something that is fairly common for the breed. The good news for aspiring Silkie parents is that they are an excellent choice for backyard flocks because their inability to fly means that they won’t easily flap over into the neighbor’s yard. You don’t need high fences to keep a Silkie at bay!
It is important to remember that Silkies aren’t waterproof like other chickens and birds may be. Their feathers get wet in a similar fashion to human hair and they can chill and die if they get too cold. If you live in a very wet or muddy area, make sure to provide your Silkies with a dry coop area sheltered from wind, rain and sleet, to protect your furry little friends. But this doesn’t mean that they’re scared of the cold – just that they don’t like a wet head.
So, now that we’ve done a deep-dive into the truly special Silkie chook, we’ve rounded up the fast facts for you so that you can have all the important info available at a quick glance.
Now, that we know all the general things about what makes Silkies so special, let’s take a look at how they shape up as pets.
Silkies as Pets
As we’ve said before, Silkies make wonderful family pets. You will be hard-pressed to find a more docile and friendly chicken companion than the Silkie. They are known for being easy to tame, friendly and inquisitive. They love a good cuddle and will happily sit in your lap for treats. Their friendly disposition makes them an excellent choice for families with small children, as they are not intimidating, cute and quite happy to follow your young ones around the yard. Do you agree? What are your Silkies like? Let us know in the comments – we simply adore reading about your delightful little pets!
“You can definitely keep chickens as pets, and Silkies make GREAT pets, especially for households with children. I also know MANY seniors who keep Silkies because they’re easier to care for than a dog, and they’re great company,” states Maat van Uitert, author ofChickens: Naturally Raising a Sustainable Flock, which was a bestseller on Amazon in its category.
Their docile natures, even in roosters, mean that they may get picked on by more aggressive chickens – and your special Silkies won’t fight back! It is best to keep Silkies separate to more aggressive chickens and although they will happily scratch along with others in a mixed-breed flock, keep a close eye on your fluffy friends to make sure that they don’t get picked on!
Silkie chickens are one of the most charming and sweet natured breeds you will come across- we are yet to meet a silkie we haven’t fallen completely in love with!
They are egg-ceptionally friendly, docile and calm, so they make a perfect pet- especially for children. They will happily sit in your little one’s lap without hesitation, snuggling up close and lapping up all the love and attention.
Just look at thisadorable video of a Silkie rooster and his human sharing a cuddle. This Silkie actually learned how to jump into his human’s lap!
Unlike some chickens who get rather flighty around humans, silkies have poor flying skills and love human interaction, making handling (and hugging) them a breeze.
Have neighbors in close proximity? Although the roosters do crow, in general Silkies are a very quiet breed, only piping up when they have proudly laid an egg or there is pending danger. They are known for beingwonderful mothers and often adopt others as their own, which only adds to their beautiful personality. If you live in a suburban area with noise-sensitive neighbors, a hen-only Silkie flock is an ideal choice.
Silkie chickens have a lifespan of about nine years, so it’s not a commitment to be taken on lightly. But if you’re ready for the responsibility, you can raise your Silkie as a real pet. Some Silkies have been known to live longer, so give them a little extra TLC and you’ll have their love for many years to come! Think of it as a kitten who can also produce the eggs for your omelet! They’re equally soft to the touch, playful, and entertaining to watch!
Silkies are fairly common, so if you’d like to add one or a few of these feathered beauties to your family, you’ll have no problem getting your hands on them.
While Silkies have the nature of sweet, docile little darlings, don’t be fooled, they are still considered quite a hardy and resilient breed! Their pretty plumage keeps them relatively insulated, so they are able to thrive in both cold and warm climates.
For those that are interested in keeping Silkies, be aware though that as their feathers are more like fur, it isn’t waterproof like other chicken breeds, so they will need ample shelter and protection. Being smaller and unable to fly, they do bear confinement well, however they will make great use of large spaces if given it, and are fantastic foragers- able to spot tasty morsels from afar!
Once you have decided that you’d like to keep your own flock and you’ve decided to start out with a couple of those cute fluffy chicks known as Silkies, you will need to decide where to get them. It is a good idea to purchase your chickens from a reputable breeder in order to ensure good quality birds.
A good breeder will most likely specialize in only one or two breeds and should be able to show you the parent stock of the chicks you’ll be buying. By choosing a breeder that specializes in Silkies, you are ensuring that you get the best quality bird for the price you pay. As Silkies are fairly common all over the US, UK and Australia, you should have no trouble locating a local breeder or hatchery. Make sure that you ask for pictures or to see the parent stock of the babies you’ll be buying to make sure that their coloring is correct for what you want and that you get healthy babies.
You can buy day-old chicks but be warned that they can be very fragile. If you’re not as experienced in chicken keeping or raising chicks, it’s best to buy week-old chicks.
But that’s just the beginning of your Silkie-keeping journey. In order for them to thrive, you’ll need to make sure that you take good care of them throughout their little lives.
Caring for your Silkie Pet
Like any other pet, your Silkie chicken will require some care and maintenance from you in order to thrive. Although they may seem like hard work, they are actually very easy to keep and care for. You can even print out a chore chart and let your children help out with the chicken chores to teach them all about homesteading and how important good care and maintenance is to keep your chooks in tip-top shape.
Silkies are a good beginner breed as their care requirements are minimal and if you take the necessary precautions, you shouldn’t have any trouble at all.
Silkies don’t have special feeding requirements, but it may be a good idea to buy their feed in the crumble form instead of the pelleted form as it will be easier for them to eat and digest as they are a true bantam breed and small by nature.
If you have Silkie chicks, you should feed them a good starter/grower feed for the first 16 – 20 weeks of their life. It is in your best interest to purchase a good quality commercial-grade feed to ensure that your growing babies get all the nutrients they need to develop into healthy adult birds.
From 20 weeks of age, you can switch your Silkies to a good quality commercial-grade layer crumble feed. You can also place some oyster shell grit in a separate bowl to ensure that they get enough calcium.
Silkies, like any other chicken breed, are little vacuum cleaners when it comes to food and they will happily help you get rid of any kitchen scraps you may have. You can feed your chicken children leafy green vegetables, grated carrot, oats, small portions of fruit like watermelon and apple, tomatoes, fresh herbs like parsley, dill, mint and oregano and even weeds from your garden like dandelion, clover and nettles – provided that you haven’t sprayed them with any insecticide or pesticide!
Raw beans and green potato skins are amongst the top no-go foods for any chicken, and Silkies are no different here. These foods are highly toxic even in small amounts, so it is best to keep well away from these altogether.
We’ve put together a handy treat guide to help you know which foods are best to feed, which can be fed in moderation and which should be avoided.
As with any other chicken, always make sure that your Silkies have access to fresh, clean water. Chickens drink a surprising amount of water and they can get dehydrated very quickly, so it is important to have water available at all times. On hot days or in the summer months, make sure that you regularly top up the waterers and keep them in a shady area for your girls to be able to enjoy a cool drink on a hot day. You can also freeze berries, fruit and seeds in blocks of ice to encourage your girls to ingest water as they peck at the frozen block to get at the chilled goodies inside. This is a really good boredom-buster and will help your flock keep cool as well as stave off boredom on lazy summer days.
Now that we’ve covered the feeding basics, let’s see where your Silkies will sleep.
Housing
Silkie chickens are a popular choice for backyard flocks because their inability to fly makes it difficult for them to escape the confines of a suburban yard. Their docile natures also mean that they adapt fairly well to confinement and will happily strut about a coop all day provided that there is enough room inside for the number of chickens you wish to keep.
As we’ve discussed earlier, the fluffy plumage of the Silkie chicken isn’t waterproof, so you’re going to have to make sure that your flock has somewhere warm and dry to shelter. The coop should be well-ventilated without being drafty and should offer superior protection from rain as a wet Silkie can easily chill and die and we don’t want you to lose one of your special pets.
Their fluffy feathers also mean that they can’t fly, so the roosts should be low enough for your Silkies to hop up and down from without hurting themselves.
Silkies also have feathered feet and although they keep them fairly clean through preening themselves, this feathering may present problems if you live in a very cold, wet or muddy area. If the feathers on their feet are exposed to snow, the feathers may freeze or accumulate ice and this can lead to frostbitten toes – so make sure your Silkies have somewhere dry to retreat should the weather turn icy. Mud and gunk can also glue up the feathers on their feet and cause discomfort, pain or even infections. It is therefore best to make sure that your run is dry and that you line the coop with proper bedding like pine shavings or dust-free hemp bedding so that their little toes stay clean and dry.
When planning your coop, make sure that your Silkies have 2 – 3 square feet (30 x 30cm – 45 x 45cm) inside the coop per chicken and at least 7 – 8 square feet (1 square meter) in the run per Silkie. Chickens, including Silkies, do better in a flock than when kept on their own and you should get at least 4 – 5 Silkies to start with. If you are allowed to keep roosters in your area, it is wise to remember that you need enough hens for your roosters otherwise the roosters might hurt the hens if there aren’t enough to go around. One rooster will quite happily be the master of up to ten hens and more than one rooster may lead to fighting amongst the boys – so if you’d like a roo to keep your girls company, stick to one unless you have a very large flock or enough space to separate them should problems occur.
Although Silkies are poor layers, they make excellent mothers and are notoriously broody birds, so it is a good idea to equip their coop with nesting boxes that are safe and inviting for these motherly little birds. One nesting box will be sufficient for 3 – 4 Silkie hens as they don’t mind sharing and it will make collecting your sweet little white eggs an easy task.
Silkies do well in confinement and will happily cluck about in a proper-sized coop and run, but they are excellent foragers and love to explore, so a little bit of free-ranging is highly advisable if you have the space for it. Their small stature and docile natures mean that they cause very little damage to gardens when compared to larger and more aggressive hens, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t chow down on your veggie patch if given the chance!
Health and Wellness
Now that we’ve covered everything you need to know about their feed and housing, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of their health requirements.
Silkies require the same amount of care and attention than other chickens, but they may require additional attention to make sure that their foot feathering stays clean and dry and that they don’t get wet during rainy weather.
Silkies also have notoriously poor eyesight due to their powder puff crest of fluffy feathers that usually completely obscure their eyes from view. This makes them susceptible to predators and can make them skittish. If you are worried that your fluffy chickens are having trouble seeing their surroundings, you can gently trim the fluff around their eyes to better their view. If you are going to be showing your Silkies though, it is a better idea to use a soft hair tie or clip to tie the plumage back instead of trimming it down, as damage to the feathers will hamper the bird’s show quality.
So, you probably already have one foot out the door – ready to go and grab your next Silkie pet, but there are a few things we need to cover before you invest in one of these little beauties. Let’s take a look at Silkie chicks and how to make sure you don’t end up with a bunch of roosters!
So, there you have it. The Silkie will make an absolutely egg-celent pet. However, as well as the beloved Silkie, there are so many brilliant breeds to consider when buying chickens. Deciding to become a chicken parent is the easy part. The hardest part is deciding which breed is most suitable for you. It can be eggs-tremely confusing and difficult – so where should you begin?
Cluckily, our friends over at Chickenpedia have created an amazingChicken Breeds Course. This extensive online course shares useful advice on choosing the right chickens for you as well as size and frequency of eggs laid. You’ll even learn about their individual personalities, and be able to use their family-friendly compatibility scale through this well-structured program. It really is a great way to find your perfect backyard buddies which is why I highly recommend them to all of my readers! The courses are beginner-friendly and filled with vital information to help you raise a happy, healthy flock.
Do you have any Silkies already? Let us know why you think they make the perfect pet – we adore reading all your Silkie stories.
| 19,680 |
AMHERST, MA – With only two days left of Grab n’ Go service, many seniors are dreading the withdrawal that will come when their supply gets cut off of yoghurt from SideHill Farm.
“I have a two-a-day habit,” said Timothy Carroll ’18. “Let’s just say it’s a situation.”
In a heart-wrenching interview, Muck-Rake staffers asked Carroll to recount his life story, and how he ended up in such a deep, dark pit. “I used to look down on Grab n’ Go. Only a loser would eat on the run! Be social! Go to Val, the social hub of campus! But then one day I was too afraid to go to Val and not have anyone to sit with, so I thought I would go see what everyone was raving about. That’s where I saw them, The SideHills, glistening under the refrigerator lights. So I took one. Of course, I didn’t realize at the time that the stuff is literal maple meth.”
“And now, here I am,” he added, as he tore the lid off a SideHill and inhaled it without a spoon.
We asked Chris from Grab n’ Go if he knew about Carroll’s condition. Chris said candidly, “I just want him to have a groovy day, every day. And if a sandwich and three yoghurts is what it’s gonna take, I’m swiping it.”
“Chris helps me out,” said Carroll. “But he doesn’t even know that I fill my backpack when no one’s looking with 12 extra yoghurts every day.”
Sadly it seems Timothy Carroll isn’t the only one to have fallen prey to the nightmarishly thin yoghurt of SideHill Farm. The epidemic has spread to Amherst’s youth.
“You can drink it like milk!” said Elisabeth Pender ‘21. “At first I was a little nervous that the yoghurt was made from whole milk. Now I’m nervous that I am made from whole milk. I haven’t had anything to eat except yoghurt since the start of the semester.”
In a statement released yesterday, President Martin offered the following:
“The Yoghurt Epidemic is at the forefront of my agenda. The Counseling Center will remain open this weekend to help students cope with the closing of Grab n’ Go. Please know that you are not alone, and please know that those yoghurts are in fact so goddamn good.”
Biddy’s promise that “you are not alone” proved ominous. Hours after her statement, Muck-Rake reporters spotted President Martin shotgunning a SideHill in Converse lobby.
Posted in NewsBrief
Posted on April 30, 2018 by internationaldesk
AMHERST, MA – Live music lovers rejoice! There is a concert tonight, now and forever. All you need to know are the Five W’s: what when what when and when. What? A concert. When? Tonight.
As physics professor Jonathan Friedman excitedly explained, because of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle we may know if a concert is happening, and the time of said concert, but never both at once. “This is what makes The Concert Tonight so unusual,” said Professor Friedman. “I’ll be there.”
The Concert Tonight, strategically advertised just outside the dining hall, has been a useful talking point for tour guides broaching the subject of the social scene at Amherst. “Amherst students do still like to party,” said head tour guide Albert Plackard ’18 with a wink as he led his tour group past Valentine. “As you can see, there’s a concert tonight.” Asked by a prospective student who would be performing, Plackard responded, “it’s tonight.”
Dean of Concerts Tonight Hannah Fatemi eagerly handed out Mardi Gras beads and Concert Tonight-themed sunglasses in advance of the much-anticipated and much- tonight concert. “Concerts can heal the social divides that plague this campus,” she remarked, “especially the one tonight.”
Others are less enthused. “It’s not for me,” lamented a wistful Bill Pritchard. “I remember when the concert was still yesterday.”
Posted in NewsBrief
Theatre Kid Apparently Going to Talk This Loudly for the Rest of Class
Posted on April 26, 2018 by deputymetroeditor
AMHERST, MA – Self-described “Theatre Kid” Huey Toastini (née Toastenschmitz—his agent suggested he change it) has been “discussing last night’s reading” at full blast since the professor made the fatal error of calling on him. Hardly had the students settled into their chairs before Toastini, chipper as a baby squirrel with facial hair, opened his big mouth and started jabbering away. “It was mesmerizing,” Melissa Harkness ’20 told us after the 8:30am lecture had come to a close. “It was like a jet taking off. I think I have tinnitus.”
Truly, Toastini has the gift of gab. Ever since playing Algernon in an adapted version of Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest in the seventh grade, Toastini has had a passion for the theatre. From that moment forward, his normal indoor speaking voice has rested consistently at or above 100 decibels, sometimes rising to a truly ear-shattering 130. During this particular lecture, it became apparent within the first five minutes that Toastini’s volume was not going to decrease, despite the obvious protestations of his professor and the very foundation of the building itself.
Toastini welcomed an interview, but unfortunately the recording device we usually use was unable to pick up any distinct words.
Posted in NewsBrief
Posted on April 25, 2018 by deputymetroeditor
Cardi A, Cardi C, and Cardi D will remain without identity until Amherst has been suitably bribed.
Posted in NewsBrief
Posted on April 22, 2018 by internationaldesk
AMHERST, MA – During her most recent performance, Chelsea Cutler had the opportunity to speak to the crowd of her former classmates. In this moment, Chelsea did something incredible. She told a satirical newspaper at a small liberal arts college to go fuck itself. “She had the floor to talk about truly anything,” says Natasha Mendez ‘19. “My friends and I stood in anticipation of a Cardi B-esque call out, you know, something like: ‘Amherst College is the littest.’ But in an act of sheer bravery she paused for a brief moment towards the beginning of her set, took a swig from her Poland Spring, and was daring enough to call out the Muck-Rake, Biddy, and something about her leg.”
Cutler’s escape from Amherst into semi-superstardom has provided a source of inspiration and hope for a student body trapped in a grey fantasy world. Others, however, remain unfazed. “We’re just happy to be here,” said The Main Squeeze.
Posted in NewsBrief
Posted on April 21, 2018 by deputymetroeditor
As you may have heard, this spring concert Amherst will be celebrating the return of some of its former members: join us in welcoming back college dropouts Chelsea Cutler and Corry Colonna (having just released his newest album, “Unplugged, Unemployed, and Unashamed”). You may be wondering why he’s playing an electric guitar on his album ‘Unplugged.’ Unplugged doesn’t mean he can’t plug in, it just means no WATTS.
And it’s not only the dynamic duo Corry and Chelsea that are stopping in for the concert! Other names we already know and love are also returning, like Those Students Returning from Abroad (aka the Chainsmokers), the Dan Brown Band, and the iconic trio of Stone, Crossett, and Pond (aka The Weeknd). Unfortunately, we were unable to book Logic, and thus will be featuring Suzanne Coffey (aka Absence of Logic). Representatives from the Campus Activities Board have said “We are so so sorry, we didn’t think we would get this desperate. Again, sorry”
Posted in NewsBrief
Posted on April 17, 2018 by deputymetroeditor
Well this is a little concerning. Reports from Valentine Dining Hall say that the salad bar and the sandwich fixings have vanished. The soup stations are open but they’re just scalding hot water with a bunch of little papers cut from hundreds of books and magazines with the word “vase” on them. “The pasta stations had a greater variety of pasta than I had ever seen, and it was practically overflowing with the stuff. But there were a bunch of two by fours nailed to it and a really nice little sign that said ‘not eat’ so I figured I should steer clear” said Drat Bortles ‘20.
But thankfully there’s a steaming hot unplucked bird sitting up on the counter of the “traditional” line. Better grab it quick though! There’s nothing else cooking and not a soul in sight, so it must be the tail end of the dinner rush! “Honestly, I just think they’re trying a little too hard to compete with all the new Grab n’ Go updates. I mean, have you seen the sushi bar on Thursdays? It’s world class!” said Jack O’Harrid ‘18, who wished to remain anonymous. Wow. First those quick new swipe machines and now a stylish new décor update complete with fancy birds for dinner! What extremely disconcerting updates will Val attempt next?!
Posted in NewsBrief
Posted on April 16, 2018 by internationaldesk
Do you remember where you were the first time you walked on the quad? Try to think back. You were on the quad.
Yes, oh yes. Remember how you felt when you first stepped foot onto this earthly paradise, this ice kingdom of the liberal arts? In that moment, you knew Pomona could never compare to the slick wonderland of Western Mass.
Admitted students weekend was more than just an opportunity to get your feet wet. It was an opportunity to get your shoes wet, your socks wet, your hair wet, your pants wet, and your awesome (free!) Amherst drawstring bag utterly drenched. You come from 49 states, 112 countries, and now you have all been submerged in the frigid, invigorating hailstorm of higher education.
As you walked around the bucolic, frozen quad, you saw your future peers: people from around the world to whom you already felt connected. Finally, you could see yourself reflected in others, and others reflected in the pool of melted slush collecting outside of Merrill.
Journeying past Merrill, the power of the Amherst education struck you, as did the sign for Keefe Campus Center untethered in the 35 miles-per-hour wind. While the torrential downpour washed away the ink on your program of events, you could feel the ignorance washing away from your entire being.
Finally, you saw students and professors alike running for shelter in the deluge. Knowledge! A refuge from the cold, hard tears of incomprehension! Students! On the same frozen field as their wise teachers! Amherst! Holding you close to its Frosty bosom!
Bundle up, nerds. It’s gonna be a cold four years. Whatever terras is being irradiented, it’s definitely not here.
Posted in NewsBrief
Fixed It: Jenkins Renovated to have 100 More Floors
Posted on April 9, 2018 by internationaldesk
AMHERST, MA – The Amherst College Social Scene has been declared “fixed” after renovations were completed yesterday on Jenkins Hall. All other campus buildings will be turned into offices by the Fall semester.
Posted in NewsBrief
April 7, 2018 by deputymetroeditor
Posted in NewsBrief
← Older posts
Fixed It: Jenkins Renovated to have 100 More Floors
Devastating: Sophomore Tried and Failed to Bribe His Way Into Yale; Had to Settle for Using His Amherst Legacy Instead
Professor Poe Fined $125 for Dominating Text of Stop Sign
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
| 11,529 |
I. This appeal is against the decision of the Examining Division dated 3 April 2006 to refuse European patent application No. 98 946 826.9.
The ground of refusal was that claim 1 then on file relates to a method of surgical treatment practised on the human body, which falls under the exclusion of Article 52 (4) EPC.
II. On 8 May 2006 the appellant (applicant) lodged an appeal against the decision and paid the prescribed fee on the same day. On 3 July 2006 a statement of grounds of appeal was filed.
The appellant requests that the decision under appeal be set aside and that the application be remitted to the examining division for further prosecution on the basis of claims 1 to 27 of the main request or according to the claims of the first to fifth auxiliary requests filed with the grounds of appeal.
The appellant argued essentially that the method of the present invention was one of separating blood components and clearly fell outside the ratio legis of Article 52(4) EPC.
III. Independent claim 1 of the main request reads as follows:
"A method of extracorporeal blood processing for collection of blood components from blood from a donor, said method comprising: providing a blood processing vessel (352) containing blood; separating platelets from said blood within said blood processing vessel; collecting at least a portion of said platelets in a platelet collection reservoir (84) separate from said blood processing vessel; separating red blood cells from said blood within said blood processing vessel; collecting at least a portion of said separated red blood cells in a red blood cell collection reservoir (954) separate from said blood processing vessel, wherein said platelet separation and collection steps are completed separate from said red blood cell separation and collection steps."
Claims 2 to 17 are dependent method claims and claims 18 to 27 are apparatus claims.
1. The appeal is admissible.
2. Amendments
Claim 1 as originally filed has been amended by replacing the words "flowing blood into a blood processing vessel" in original claim 1 by the words "providing a blood processing vessel (352) containing blood" in new claim 1. This amendment was effected in order to remove the step of flowing blood into a blood processing vessel which the examining division considered to be a surgical step.
The gist of the invention is in the separate collection of red blood cells and platelets from blood within a blood processing vessel. The entire process is performed outside of the body, as is made clear by the word "extracorporeal" in claim 1, and the manner in which blood is supplied to a blood processing vessel in order to carry out the claimed method is irrelevant to the invention. Therefore, the step of flowing blood into the blood processing vessel is not an essential feature of the invention and the amendment does not require any modification of the other steps.
The amendment is not objectionable under Article 123 (2) EPC, accordingly.
Since claim 1 now clearly does not contain the step of flowing blood into a blood processing vessel, the examining division's objection, that this step inevitably involves removing blood from a donor via a needle and is therefore a surgical step, no longer applies. The remainder of the claim defines only technical steps applied to the blood within the vessel, in order to solve a technical problem, so that the claim is free from objection under Article 52 (4) EPC.
4. The decision under appeal is based solely on Article 52(4) EPC, and since the appeal is allowed, it is appropriate pursuant to Article 111(1) EPC to remit the case to the examining division for further prosecution.
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of the first instance to resume the examination on the basis of claims 1 to 27 of the main request filed with the grounds of appeal on 3 July 2006.
| 4,010 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.