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Mark Hanna and Hans Dittes photographed in 1995 at North Weald with Dittes' converted G-10 'Black 2' via Richard Crockett and below, seen at Duxford
"..Regarding the ex-Dittes Bf 109 G-10: registered D-FEHD as a Ha 1112 until its metamorphosis into a Bf 109G-10, whereupon it became a D-FDME and received a DB605. There has been a lot of speculation about how much of it is actually still a Hispano, only Mr Dittes has never commented in public, so I guess we will never know.."
Back in 1995 when the Dittes G-10 "rebuild/conversion" was being featured in the aviation press (Warbirds Worldwide, Jet & Prop 1/1995 etc ) it was often stated that Dittes had his machine painted up in the colours of his friend and leading wilde Sau night fighter ace Friedrich-Karl Müller, a pre-war Lufthansa pilot who achieved around 30 victories in one of the most difficult forms of combat flying imaginable - 'unguided' night-time freelance hunting in a single-engine fighter in the cloud-banked and freezing skies over Germany during the winters of 1943 and 1944. Only Müller's machine was not a G-10 nor was it 'black 2'
On 24 July 1943, the RAF had escalated their night bomber offensive with the launch of a series of raids against the port city of Hamburg. The raids were significant for the first successful deployment of 'Window'--tiny strips of metal foil - which, cut to the right wavelength, successfully jammed German radar equipment. The attack and the resulting firestorm, which caused hugh loss of life and damage to industrial installations, prompted the German High Command to give greater urgency to proposals then being tried out by the Nachtjagdversuchskommando Herrmann, (Night fighter Test Detachment Herrmann), led by decorated bomber pilot Oberst Hajo Herrmann. Conceived during early 1943 as a means of making up for a general shortage of night fighters, Herrmann's unit utilised Bf 109s and Fw 190s aircraft based at Bonn Hangelar (not Deelen, as stated in one recent article..), flown by ex-bomber and Lufthansa pilots who were experienced in blind flying techniques, to attack the RAF bombers visually. Operating with the aid of searchlights or the light from flares- independently of radar- this method of attack was dubbed 'wilde Sau' or 'wild boar' night fighting and the relative success of early trials led to the establishment of Herrmann's Jagdgeschwader 300 and other wilde Sau units. Early in 1944 - as JG 300 began flying sorties against USAF bombers raiding by day - the 'aces' of JG 300's 1. Staffel were detached under Hptm. Friedrich-Karl Müller to form the specialist single-engine night fighter unit NJGr.10. One of the primary roles of this unit was to develop tactics to combat the RAF's Mosquito bombers....
The Profile Paintshop if he would illustrate Müller's '2' based on what we learnt....click on the profile to see the full view of Ander's super artwork - LARGE!
While not visible in any of the photos of 'Red 2', all of Müller's aircraft can be assumed to have sported a rudder scoreboard, from his Fw 190 'Green 3' to his final K-4.. The rare photo reproduced below was taken on the occasion of the visit of Müller's wife and son to Werneuchen. The very large bunch of flowers was most likely presented to mark the ace's award of the Ritterkreuz during July 1944 for 23 victories which was followed shortly thereafter by his promotion to command I./NJG 11. Müller's;24th victory on 23 August 1944 was his first (and only?) Mosquito. There is no evidence in his Flugbuchthat he ever flew a G-10 or that he ever flew a 'Black 2'. He made at least six flights with this Bf 109 G-6/AS "Red 2" from 26 July 1944, including two combat sorties from Werneuchen during the night of 27-28 July 1944. These Moskito hunting missions were timed at 00h03-00h44 and then from 01h10-01h53 followed by landings back at Werneuchen in both cases. Both sorties were evidently unsuccessful. According to his 'erster Wart', Gefreiter Hans Knott, it was this same 'Red 2' which was then repainted 'Green 3' early in September 1944 when Müller took over I./NJG 11 and elected to re-use his preferred number. Click to view the complete image...
Photo courtesy Jean-Yves Lorant via famille Müller.
Additional images in this series show Müller in the cockpit of this aircraft being strapped in by his mechanic Gefreiter Hans Knott. These photos are again in the Lorant archive via Hartmut Küper. As for Müller's other aircraft - well, his log book features several Bf 109 G-6/AS and G-14/AS machines with a number of different blue, white or red Kennziffer. But no 'black 2'. He reverted back to 'Green 3' as Kommandeur of I./ NJG 11 in the autumn of 1944. His final Messerschmitt was a Bf 109 K-4 displaying the double chevrons of the Gruppenkommandeur of I./ NJG 11. Müller, who went back to flying for Lufthansa post-war, even passed on the actual rudder from his last Bf 109 K-4 to Hans Dittes to be incorporated in latter's Buchon/G-10 rebuild - although ultimately it was not..but that's for another blog post perhaps...
Jean Barby's model of Friedrich-Karl Müller's NJGr. 10 G-6/ AS is featured on this blog


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The award notice (sometimes referred to as the award letter or award package) is a financial aid notification you can view/accept in the Checklist section of the left navigation pane within your WyoRecords. The notice tells you what we estimate your need and expected family contribution for the year will be. It will list what types of aid you're eligible for, as well as the dollar amounts. If you find that you don't want to accept a form of Federal Aid that you're eligible for, click on the "decline" on the box beside it, or log into the AcademicWorks Scholarship System to "decline" any scholarships received from UW. Your aid will be issued at the beginning of each semester. Be sure to print out and keep a copy of the notice. You may need it when you file your federal income tax return for that year.
You may get more than one notice before the school year starts. We want you to have an early estimate of what your financial aid at UW will be. As we discover more about your financial situation, our estimate may change and we'll notify you of any new awards each time. If you're considering other colleges and you receive award notices from each of them, consider accepting all the offers at first. Once you decide which college to attend, notify the other colleges, in writing, of your decision.


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This weekend I attended the American Library Association's annual conference in Washington, DC where I presented a seminar titled The Best Time in History to be an Author on their "Poptop" stage (Poptop is short for popular topics). It wasn't as well attended as other seminars I've done, but as I spoke with conference attendees, I discovered most librarians dont' aspire to publish books themselves; rather they are more interested in the indie book publishing boom because the additional reading choices allow them to build breadth and depth to their collections.
Whereas a book store focuses mostly on "popular" titles, libraries focus on depth and breadth of content. For example, one librarian was very interested a number of our authors who've published books recounting their survival of the Holocaust .
For the most part, these individual stories would be ignored by traditional publishing houses and would never be made available to readers. The affordability and flexibility of indie book publishing has in recent years, ensured that these important stories are available to future generations.
One title in particular created interested.
Published by iUniverse, The Jew with Iron Cross, details a unique account of a man born with a partial Jewish heritage, but drafted into Hitler's army. It is worth the read and a story that needs to be told to future generations.


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The 2GO name embodies a proud legacy of leadership and service built on 149 years of shipping and logistics experience. Today our unique work ethic remains unchanged. We have pioneered many innovations in the industry, including the merging of the heritage Negros Navigation and ATS under the 2GO brand.
Today, 2GO Group Inc. is the largest, premier logistics provider in the Philippines. The group owns and operates successful brands such as 2GO Travel, 2GO Freight, 2GO Express, and 2GO Logistics, offering an array of logistics and travel services.
The group maintains joint venture partnerships with renowned global supply chain companies such as Hapag Lloyd and Hansa Mayer from Germany and the Kerry Logistics Group from Hong Kong.
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The group maintains the largest and widest logistics infrastructure across the Philippines with seamless links to over 150 countries.


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Press Release: Mrs. Dalloways to Hold Benefit Weekend for Berkeley High
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore is holding a Benefit Weekend for Berkeley High School!
When: Friday & Saturday, Nov. 22-23, 10am-9pm AND Sunday, November 24, 11am-6pm
Stock up on holiday gift items such as children's books, cook books, adult fiction and nonfiction, gardening books, merchandise, art, and gift certificates for teachers, family, and friends.
Mrs. Dalloway's will reimburse Berkeley High School for 20% of the total purchases made by the school community November 22-24.
You can also shop online at www.mrsdalloways.com.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to keep your receipts and turn them in at the Front Desk, attn: Lisa Sibony, no later than Thursday, December 5. For online purchases, print out your order confirmation email, and turn it in as your receipt.


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When Tony Blair was re-elected back in 10 Downing Street on 7 June 2001 after a landslide victory for his Labour party, his first speech at the University of Southampton reiterated his top priority, "education, education, education". In short, his speech highlighted his party's commitment to investment and reform in Britain's lagging education sector, which had suffered under the "neglect" of the Conservative Party. His speech, I believe, rekindled the public interest in education — and also became one of his most memorable soundbites. Although I don't support the Labour Party or their principles, I do credit Mr Blair for awakening the dormant giant that is education — and it shows nowadays.
Almost every major technology company has a page of their corporate website dedicated to education, touting how their products will "change lives" and "enhance basic classroom activities". Microsoft's, for example, demonstrates a variety of its products, such as Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 8, whereas Apple opts for a more device-orientated page, touting how its products such as the iPad and Mac allow pupils to "tap into their potential" and have "inspired learners". OK, so it's a bit cringeworthy, but you get the point.
And now, there's a new area to focus on: educational videos. Sure, we've all heard of the likes of TED and the Khan Academy — both of which offer excellent material — but now, there's a new kid on the block that wants to give these two a run for their money. Mobento describes itself as a "video learning platform" which not only has an outstanding database of videos for your viewing enjoyment but it also allows you to search within videos for the actual words spoken. To help me understand a bit more about this amazing product, I spoke to Sumner Murphy, the founder of Mobento — here's what he (and myself) had to say.


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The final touches came from Art Ingredients Silver Micro Beads and that added the extra sparkle I needed - and here it is!
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this is perfect! and so special, happy anniversary to you parents. so sweet
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Stunning creation! And a photo of your parents just so beautiful!
This is lovely, so pretty, I love the texture you've created on the outside and all the details inside too. What a gorgeous keepsake for your parents. Tfs, Alexandra
Absolutely gorgeous Anna. I'm sure your parents love it. x
Wow - this is simply amazing!!!! What a special, emotion project, your endless inspiration never ceases to amaze me, your parents will have tears at the love put into this project!
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You look a lot like your mom ! Beautiful creation
Wow, stunning keepsake! Love the idea and, of course, the end result:) The outside of the box is just so beautiful- it evokes a dreamy feeling in me;)Hugs, Asia
What a lovely, meaningful gift. It is beautiful and I love the photo of your parents.
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Said By Kira the fox demonOCC: What would you look like? And what would your powers be.
Mine would be the power of the elements. you know fire, air, water, earth, light, dark, healing, and the little things that branch off.
Said By Kira the fox demonOCC:Yes they are elements.
Said By Kira the fox demonOCC:Those are the elements of SCIENCE! and I was talkng about the ORIGINAL elements, before all the SCIENTIFIC JUNK CAME OUT! saying that air is made up of 78% nitrogen and crap like that. O and just to let you know I am educated.Also I see in their stuff for fire air water and earth. so their still the magior elements! SO HAH! Beat that Retard!
Quote"A substance composed of atoms having an identical number of protons in each nucleus. Elements cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means."


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November 7, 2016
Game changing, high performance drill rig from Atlas Copco debuted at MINExpo 2016
Atlas Copco's new ultra fuel efficient drill rig, the SmartROC CL, was one of the star attractions at the big mining show where it was unveiled for the first time in public ahead of its official world launch in December 2016.
For the thousands of open pit miners around the world who use Down-The-Hole drilling technology, the new rig will certainly be seen as a major step forward. Not only have the designers managed to slash fuel consumption by 45%, averaging 35 l/h using a 165 mm drill bit, they have also boosted the achievable penetration rate by 50% compared with conventional DTH rigs currently in use.
How does the SmartROC CL do it?
- the engine power required to drive various functions and operations can now be controlled and optimized in a way that was previously not possible, thereby minimizing the amount of diesel fuel consumed overall.
- the design of the COPROD drill string which, combined with a choice of robust, high powered rock drills up to 50 KW, gives the kind of high penetration rates normally only achieved in top hammer drilling together with the superior hole quality that comes with Down-The-Hole (DTH) drilling.
In addition, this package includes a range of automated, time-saving features including automatic rod handling (RHS), hole navigation system (HNS) and the ability to operate the rig by remote control using Atlas Copco's BenchREMOTE system. Coupled with Surface Manager, Atlas Copco's drill management software, this rig will be unbeatable in mining applications.
Mattias Hjerpe, Product Manager, says: "Many of our customers in, for example, Australia, South Africa, Latin America and Scandinavia, who use the DTH drilling method, now have a great opportunity to slash their fuel bills and boost their productivity at the same time. It's a winning combination."
When the first new rigs are shipped out for delivery in the first quarter of 2017, Australian miners will be first in line. Tom Ross, Business Line Manager, Atlas Copco Australia, says: "The demand for the new SmartROC CL is already very strong here and our customers are very much looking forward to its arrival – and to becoming the world's first owners."
The same sentiments are echoed in Latin America, and particularly in Chile where Vidal Martin, Business Line Manager, Atlas Copco Chilena, is convinced that the rig will be especially appreciated as it has proved to function well at high altitudes.
At a time when miners are facing extra tough economic conditions, a drill rig that can substantially reduce running costs and boost productivity is clearly worth investigating.
Mainly intended for open pit mining and selective mining, SmartROC CL operates in the 115 mm (4 ½") to 216 mm (8 ½") hole diameter range. It comes with a choice of powerful COPROD rock drills and a maximum hole depth of 42.5 m.
Moreover, SmartROC CL comes with a CAT C13 engine developing 328 kW (440 HP) at 2 000 rpm, available in both Tier 3 and Tier 4 Final versions.
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Welcome to the very first Jake's Take's New Music Reviews of 2017! Let's get the party started. Trent Harmon EP by Trent Harmon I was very fortunate to meet Trent Harmon last year when I visited the American Idol set during Top Five week. He was very gracious, humble and had two spectacular performances: "Chandelier" […]
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[Under the title Through Another's Eyes I am starting a new feature that will hopefully become something of a fixture, and offer a window of a different sort to the Indian condition.
We Indians are a proud and mindful people. We know that our roots are deep and that makes our collective consciousness deeper. It is far too easy for us to become so fully absorbed in our own sense of self, that at times we have difficulty seeing in ourselves habits that others see so readily. That's where this feature comes in handy. Hopefully.
In these posts you will sample observations made by 'another's eyes'. The way others experience India may be illuminating, or at least interesting. At a minimum, I hope to have fun looking up stuff like this.]
The web log Our Delhi Struggle is a good start. I found it a year ago by chance while looking up the so-called google sari. The blog has been around long enough now, and has become quite popular. And it's topical enough that its authors have a deal to write a book about the bloggers' experience.
Here are some favorite blockquotes to get you started right away.
They start off real simple:
We are Dave and Jenny. We live in India, which is not like where we used to live. […] we're blogging to showcase the fun and insanity of living in India […] (And let it be said that we now deeply regret calling this blog "Our Delhi Struggle" — the connotations are far too negative. A better title would be "The Delhi We See" or something like that. I wish we could change it.)
IU doesn't think the title too negative, just quite a propos; a second act or a summary chapter could be titled differently, perhaps. I see no problem in a story of a struggle to cope and to understand. But then, IU is not into marketing, so what do I know! Back to the quotes:
Jenny and I moved to India vowing to go against our inclination to avoid weird situations. When a snake charmer in Jaipur tells me to pet his cobra, I pet his cobra. And when a taxi boss invites me in for whiskey when I come over to argue about a fare, I drink his whiskey.
I've also stopped tyring to get lost in a crowd (which is a laughable idea, by the way, because my every movement is closely monitored by just about everyone). Every store has an excessive number of employees and to each one, it's their job to serve you. Browsing confuses them. I've learned to allow them to help me. For instance, I went to a pharmacy and asked the saleswoman for shampoo. She then showed me several brands. I inspected them, asked the price of those I was interested in, and made my selection. I then ask for bandaids. Again, she showed me a selection. This time I didn't like any, and rejected them all. It's actually quite fun once you get the hang of it.
Some of the posts at this blog are quite personal, as we have seen. Others take on the objective quality of the roving eye. Still others are near literary, even poetic. Indeed, anything but er, pedestrian. Read:
In the cumulative hours I've sat at this eternal intersection, I've memorized the scene. I know the ripped circus posters; I know the cops with their Rajasthani mustaches curled up their cheeks; and I know the people who call the weedy median home: the old men, the tired women, the energetic children, the girl with the full-length skirt smeared with dirt but not enough dirt to hide the vibrant mustard yellow of the material.
We all share the same daily ritual: I sit in my car, the cops wave at us to wait or wave at us to go, the engines idle, the rickshaws weave through the cars; and the migrants sit and stare or walk through traffic and beg.
Last Wednesday, some new people joined the ritual: a woman, her naked son, and her battered suitcase.
She had the look of a person in transit….
Indian corporate and governmental entities don't like to take responsibility for anything. Their efforts to apologize for the horrific state of the infrastructure take the passive voice to enterprising new heights with three simple words: "Inconvenience is regretted."
"Rest assured," they're essentially saying, "that someone is sorry this four-lane highway is squeezed into one lane so we can spend six months installing these sewer pipes. We're NOT saying that WE feel bad about anything; but we want you to know that someone, somewhere, is filled with intense remorse. Not necessarily us. But someone."
At the airport, which is under a perpetual state of construction, someone somewhere is really ringing their hands over the plight of the traveler. "Inconvenience," say the signs, "is deeply regretted."
That's some pretty good eye and witty writing, wouldn't you say?
Here are links to some other interesting posts at this blog:
Where do 14 million people go?
This one is my personal favorite:
Our Delhi Struggle is a terrific little blog. The writing is informal without being lazy. Its tone rather matter of fact, and the photos are vivid and telling. The blog strives to be personal without emotionality, to be objective without condescension. It is too serious to be called cute, too sincere to be disregarded as just another.
Our Delhi Struggle adds up to a tender, bitter-sweet, love letter from two loving people to themselves. But it is also a gift to us all, and an all around terrific treat. Highly recommended.
Good Luck to the good writers of ODS!


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Rihanna Has the Flu
Yesterday, we broke the news that Rihanna was feeling under the weather, as the 'We Found Love' singer tweeted a photo of her slender arm hooked up to an IV. It turns out that the singer was on an IV since she has come down with a case of the flu, which forced her to cancel her planned Halloween performance in Malmo, Sweden.
There's nothing nastier and more draining than a case of the flu; it's magnified and exacerbated when you are on tour and far, far away from home! Poor RiR! TMZ reports that a Live Nation rep said the concert was canceled because RiRi was "not in condition to conduct the concert."
The singer also released her own statement about bowing out, saying, "I am sorry to everyone who was coming out to my show in Malmo [Sweden]. I was so excited to perform for you all. It would have been a great time … So much better than being sick with the flu, ugh! I'm really disappointed I couldn't be there."
We feel RiRi's pain! We don't like to do anything but sleep when we have the flu, so we totally get why she wouldn't want to, you know, get on stage, wear her costumes, run around and sing and dance! If she rests, she'll get better quicker. Tea, toast and rest should ensure that RiRi is all better sooner than later. She has lots and lots of shows in her future, as 'Talk That Talk' drops later this month.


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There's an incredibly wide range of life to be found on Earth. Millions of animals, plants, and insects live together in harmony on this blue planet.
Such a wide range of life can only exist with the simultaneous existence of a large number of intricate balances. The distance of the Earth from the Sun, the angle of its axis, the speed at which it rotates, the components of its atmosphere, and the water which covers three-quarters of its surface, are just a few of the building blocks of this sensitive equilibrium.
The seas, which cover a large part of the Earth are an indispensable part of the equilibrium of Earth. Many events in the atmosphere, from rain to the formation of wind to the climate, are made possible by the existence of the seas.
Furthermore, the seas play host to billions of forms of life. This variety, which reigns hundreds, or even thousands, of meters under the sea, is just as astounding as that on the surface. These beauties in the undersea world spread Allah's incomparable creation, with all its systems, out before our eyes.
From fish to sea plants, from shell creatures to giant whales, from dolphins to planktons, innumerable forms of life make up part of this flawless part of the Earth. In this film, only a few examples of the amazing life under the sea are described. But even these few examples, from how these creatures find oxygen to their food, from their bodily structures to where they shelter, in short every detail, reveal that they have been created exactly suited to their needs. Because their Creator is the same as that of the environment they live in.
That Creator is the Most Glorious Allah, Who knows everything on the land and in the sea down to the very tiniest detail.


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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Tennessee Tech scored three first-half goals en route to a 4-1 victory over UNC Asheville Sunday, the second consecutive win for the Golden Eagles.
Tech, which defeated East Tennessee State 2-1 on Friday, is now an even 2-2 on the season and a perfect 2-0 on the road.
Junior midfielder Kerri Reid opened the scoring for the Golden Eagles in the 11th minute of Sunday's game, scoring on a header off a Kris Cambron corner kick. Cambron was credited with the assist. The goal was the second of the season for Reid, who scored Tech's first goal of the year against Chattanooga on Aug. 19.
Junior midfielder Jacquie Watkins extended the lead to 2-0 in the 19th minute, scoring her first goal of the season on a breakaway off an assist from Andrea Meloff.
At the 25-minute mark, sophomore Taylor Hicks gave Tech a commanding 3-0 lead when she delivered a corner kick directly into the Bulldog goal, joining Watkins in notching her first goal of the season.
The Golden Eagles wasted little time in adding to their lead in the second half as Watkins netted her second goal of the day in the 50th minute, scoring on a breakaway off a feed from Ellie Iaciofano.
Tech narrowly missed two more scoring opportunities in the second half on shots from Sarah Gawthrop in the 57th minute and Iaciofano in the 86th minute, both of which hit the crossbar.
UNC Asheville scored its only goal of the afternoon on a Kaitlyn Eckert penalty kick in the 67th minute.
Sophomore goalkeeper Becca Toler picked up her second consecutive win, playing all 90 minutes and saving five of six Asheville shots on goal.
Tech outshot the Bulldogs 17-13 and managed 10 shots on goal compared to six for UNC Asheville. Four different Golden Eagles posted two shots on goal – Watkins, Meloff, Hicks and Reid. Also notching shots on goal were Iaciofano and midfielder Jessica Wilson.
UNC Asheville goalie Heather Muller notched six saves in 90 minutes of play.
The Golden Eagles will look to pull above .500 for the first time in the Daniel Brizard era on Friday when they battle Louisiana Tech at 5 p.m. at the Jacksonville State Tournament in Jacksonville, Ala.


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This is the time of year when I reflect on the year that has passed, my achievements and my mistakes, my ups and my downs. I think about the new year ahead, and what may come to pass. Every November though, I stop and think primarily of my ancestors who fought in the Great War.
Last year I wrote a blog post called We Will Remember Them: Lest We Forget as well as various war-based blog posts on my ancestors and Remembrance Day 2011. As I prepare to take the train and bus journey to Kings Park to witness the Remembrance Day service this coming Monday morning, I will have the war years firmly at the forefront of my mind.
I have a great and deep respect for all of my ancestors who fought in the wars, from the Boer War; the Great War; World War Two; and my cousin Jim who has valiantly served in several peace-keeping engagements in more recent times.
I want to take this opportunity to say a sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU to every man and woman all over the world, what ever your country of origin, who fought in all wars, and for my grandfathers' Percy and Herbert; my great-grandfather Albert (who almost died in 1914 after a u-boat sank his ship off the North Sea) and my great-grandfather Arthur who fought in the Boer War and the Great War; and to all of my great-uncle's who served in the Army, Navy and Air Force, and my three distant cousins Sidney, William and James who were taken from this world during the Great War, who died so young.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
- Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
- They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
- They fell with their faces to the foe.
- They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
- Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
- At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
- We will remember them.
- They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
- They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
- They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
- They sleep beyond England's foam.
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Dan Walters: Los Angeles sheriff's departure shows need for revising office
Were one to identify California's 10 most powerful political offices, the list would, of course, begin with the governor.
The two top leaders of the Legislature would follow, along with the attorney general.
Arguably, the next five slots would be occupied by Los Angeles County supervisors, once dubbed "the five little kings." Governing a county with 10 million people means big-time clout, which is why two rare board vacancies are drawing heavy political attention this year.
But what about No. 10? Would it be the mayor of the city of Los Angeles, or that of San Diego or San Francisco?
A strong argument could be made for making the sheriff of Los Angeles County No. 10.
Sheriffs are always powerful local politicians, because they represent law and order to the public and spend big chunks of county budgets.
But the sheriff of Los Angeles County is especially powerful, with influence that reaches into the state Capitol on issues that involve a lot of money and a lot of visceral impact.
Lee Baca has been Los Angeles County's sheriff for 15 often tumultuous years and has not been shy about wielding his political heft to protect his empire, fending off critics of his management. But reality caught up with Baca this month when he announced, contrary to prior expectations, that he would resign and retire rather than seek a fifth term.
He made his announcement just a month after federal prosecutors levied criminal charges against 18 of Baca's current and former deputies, accusing them of corruption inside the nation's largest local jail system.
It also came a year after the U.S. Department of Justice accused deputies of routinely violating the civil rights of black residents in the rural Antelope Valley and more recent revelations that his department had hired dozens of officers despite adverse background investigations.
The recurrent investigations and scandals had encouraged potential rivals to Baca to emerge, and his resignation is creating a political feeding frenzy among would-be successors.
What's happening echoes the situation that brought Baca into office in 1998. He was challenging then-Sheriff Sherman Block when Block died just days before the election. Baca cruised to a win and never faced serious opposition thereafter.
The larger issue is whether county sheriffs should be politicians at all.
City police chiefs are hired, and sometimes fired, by mayors and city managers. Ditto with fire chiefs in cities, counties and special districts. Judges are nominally elected, but in reality virtually all are appointed by governors.
Only sheriffs and district attorneys, among those on whom we depend to protect life and property, are also politicians – a throwback to a much simpler era.
The Baca situation should, but probably won't, spark a modernization of the office.


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The First Lady was in New York on Saturday to kick off the U.S. Open Tennis Championships with Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, which encourages kids to stay active. For the event, Mrs. O wore a Prabal Gurung Acid Yellow Flowering Damiana Peplum Blouse from the designer's Resort 2013 collection, paired with white pants and silver sneakers. Yellow certainly seems to be Mrs. O's color for summer 2013!


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Feb. 23, 2007
NORTON, Mass. - MIT's 400-yard medley relay team of senior Craig Edwards and freshmen Luke Cummings, Rastislav Racz and Jeff Zhou picked up first-place in the event to pace the Engineers on the first day of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted by Wheaton College in the Balfour Natatorium. The Cardinal and Gray currently occupy third-place with 243.5 points, within striking distance of defending champion and current leader Coast Guard (314) and second-place Springfield College (256.5).
Tech's 400-yard medley relay contingent won the event with a pool record 3:26.45, good enough for an NCAA "B" cut. Particularly impressive was Edwards, who reached an NCAA provisional cut of his own leading off the first 100 yards with the backstroke.
Three of the four swimmers involved in the 400-yard medley relay victory were also a part of MIT's second-best performance of the day - a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Freshman Peter Wellings joined Cummings, Zhou and Edwards to earn yet another NCAA "B" cut with a time of 1:24.61.
Wellings picked up the Engineers' only individual victory of the first day of competition, albeit in the "B" final of the 50-yard freestyle. He outdistanced his competitors by touching the wall at 22.14.
Zhou was MIT's top performer in the "A" final of the 50-yard freestyle, finishing fourth with a time of 21.58. Spots 1-2-3 in the event were occupied by swimmers earning NCAA provisional cuts.
The Engineers picked up a chunk of points in the 200-yard individual medley, as junior Kalvin Kao (1:58.13), sophomore Deke Hu (1:58.46) and freshman Racz (1:58.88) finished 4-5-6, respectively. However, Coast Guard's Colby Schlaht, Doug Fallon and Timmy Berry notched the top three spots to put the Bears firmly in control.
Wheaton's Barrett Roberts won the 50-yard freestyle for the fourth consecutive year, meaning that the senior picked up the victory in that event every year of his college career. Meanwhile, Coast Guard's 200-yard freestyle relay team notched a pool record time of 1:23.64.
Head coach Dawn Gerken was pleased with the way her team performed on the first day of competition, noting the consistency that helped the Engineers to an undefeated dual meet record in NEWMAC action during the regular season.
"Everyone across the board swam really well today, and as a result we're off to a very solid start," she said. "Our swimmers did a good job of getting into the top 16 during prelims and then moving up for higher finishes in the finals."
MIT will look to close the gap between leaders Coast Guard and Springfield when action resumes tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m.


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This is super fast and so good!!.
1 1/2 cups (about 6 ounces) ditalini pasta (thimble-shaped pasta) or other small tube-shaped pastas
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
5 plum tomatoes (about 1 pound), chopped
8 ounces cold fresh mozzarella, drained, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
8 large fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
Cooking Instructions
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring often to prevent the pasta from sticking together, about 8 minutes. Drain. Meanwhile, in a heavy large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and saute just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Add the cooked pasta. Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the cheese and basil, and toss to coat. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt. Spoon the pasta into small serving bowls and serve immediately.


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While Denying Fox's Role, Hannity Fuels Obama Muslim Myth
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Sean Hannity responded to a new book reporting that President Obama criticized Fox News for feeding the myth that he "is a Muslim" by denying the charge. Hannity stated that "not a single host" on Fox News ever said Obama was a Muslim. But he then added:
HANNITY: Listen, he went to the Trinity United Church of Christ with Jeremiah Wright for 20 years. I'm not doubting his faith. I -- look, he did write about his early years, that he did study the Quran, that one of the most beautiful moments in life was prayer at sunset. So, I mean he does have that background. But he was obviously part of the Christian church, the Trinity United Church of Christ.
According to Politico, in his new book, Mother Jones Washington bureau chief David Corn writes "that after the midterm elections, Obama told labor leaders in December 2010 that he held Fox partly responsible for him 'losing white males.' " Politico continued:
"...Fed by Fox News, they hear Obama is a Muslim 24/7, and it begins to seep in...The Republicans have been at this for 40 years. They have new resources, but the strategy is old," Corn recounted Obama as saying.
Fox News Special Report host Bret Baier issued a similar denial on March 19, stating: "For the record, we found no examples of a host saying President Obama is a Muslim." In fact, Fox hosts and guests relentlessly promoted falsehoods about Obama's faith, including pushing the false claim that Obama attended a "madrassa." Some of these falsehoods even came from Baier's own show.
Hannity also claimed that "even if a guest" suggested Obama was Muslim, "they were usually challenged." But frequent Fox guest Charles Krauthammer was not challenged when he said Obama had "a Muslim upbringing" on Special Report in June 2009. Steve Hayes was not challenged when, in August 2010, he said that "it's hard to sort of unwind" the idea that Obama is a Muslim. And Donald Trump was not challenged in March 2011 when he stated that the reason Obama didn't want to release his long-form birth certificate was because "maybe it says he's a Muslim."
This is not the first time Hannity has advanced the claim that Obama has a Muslim background. In March 2011, Hannity made similar remarks and even asserted that Obama "went to a Muslim school."
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After nearly three hours in the crucible that is "Transformers: Age of Extinction," a sort of shorthand might be helpful to discuss the fourth edition of the ginormous action franchise ruled by the iron fist of director Michael Bay.
To that end, let's say "Bayed," as in "being Bayed," is the core principle at work in the films. In general, being Bayed means being beaten, blasted, bashed, crushed, melted, morphed, reconstituted and remade over and over and over again.
The term can be applied broadly starting with "Extinction's" greatly expanded world of Autobots, Decepticons and Dinobots, all of which undergo the entire regimen many times. But it is also useful in referring to the human hordes on the receiving end of much of that pounding. And I don't just mean cast members Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Bingbing Li and T.J. Miller. I mean you and me, brother.
The film picks up four years after "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," in which Chicago was completely Bayed and Shia LaBeouf's Sam Witwicky was left behind along with the mess.
"Extinction" has many staging grounds and even more subplots: The government has ended any Autobot-U.S. military joint operations and put a price on their metal-heads, including intrepid leader Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen).
There's a secret CIA unit called Cemetery Wind run by the self-righteous and sinister Harold Attinger (Grammer). His top assassin James Savoy (Titus Welliver) is hunting bots with the help of a dark metal asset named Lockdown (Mark Ryan), who spends nearly as much time fussing about Optimus Prime's habit of helping humans as fighting. Jeez, chill.
Any spare bot parts are being fed to KSI, a high-tech operation run by Joshua Joyce (Tucci). By working off of Megatron's severed head, which Optimus displaced in 2011's "Dark of the Moon," Joyce's Kinetic Solutions International has created a new-and-improved morphing metal substance called "transformium." Joyce is using it to make a new robot army. Bay is using it to inject a few sight gags. It's a toss-up as to which is handling transformium better.
Joyce has captured and is exploiting the little jiving gizmo named Brains (Reno Wilson). As in "Dark of the Moon," Brains' bad attitude and sarcastic riffs bring welcome comic relief. The movie could actually use more humor, especially since some of the one-liners delivered by Autobot regulars like Hound (John Goodman) fall like lead.
KSI's newly created Transformer, Galvatron (Frank Welker), is one of the movie's major headaches. He's big, he's bad, he's primed to take on Prime.
Meanwhile in rural Texas, where the grass is always green and the corn is as high as an elephant's eye (apparently Bay and screenwriter Ehren Kruger haven't spent much time in Texas), widower-inventor-all-around-good-guy Cade Yeager (Wahlberg) discovers a broken-down semi that is perfect for his robotics tinkering. The junker also happens to be where a wounded Optimus Prime is hiding.
Lucas (Miller) is Cade's stoner-partner and clearly can't be counted on, man. Teenage daughter Tessa (Peltz) is in the process of rebelling. She's got a secret boyfriend named Shane (Reynor), a stock-car racer that Cade doesn't exactly welcome with open arms. A bit of male bonding behind the wheel will be required.
In another Bay trademark, Tessa spends most of the movie in a full-out Bayed run, maneuvering through raging robots in skinny jeans and four-inch heels. Will someone please float the idea of sensible shoes for the requisite hot chick past Bay?
Now to the Dinobots, who get their own back story. One of Joyce's scientists discovers the metal bones of a dinosaur in some frozen tundra — trust me, the specifics aren't important, but the filmmakers do not agree. So we take a side trip down memory lane to see how Dinobots came to be. Later, Optimus Prime will pick up the story, talking about the legendary knights. Grimlock is the main dino, though the creature variations include Scorn, Slash, Slug and Strafe. Though they do have the capacity to change shapes too, they pretty much look like big metal mash-ups of the beasties who roamed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, not to mention "Game of Thrones" dragons. Fire-breathing is part of the package.
The major battleground moves between Beijing and Hong Kong, with Hong Kong getting the brunt of the Baying. Pretty much everybody — bot or human — fights everybody else at some point before the final credits roll.
Bay continues to get better at staging the battles, making it easier to follow which particular metal warrior or villain is being shredded. It allows even the uninitiated to appreciate the incredible technical wizardry required to make all those grinding gears that are constantly assembling and disassembling interesting.
It's clear that while much of the focus is on the fighting, the intent was to ratchet up the story too. There's a lot of pontificating going on, with Lockdown, Optimus, Galvatron, Attinger and Joyce having a whole lot of opinions on a whole lot of things including good and evil, life and death, humans and robots.
Though Cullen's Optimus does kind of sound like some higher power who ought to be listened to, the most interesting voice is Wahlberg. The actor continues to be such a likable on-screen presence that it is easy to overlook some of the really corny lines he's asked to deliver.
Grammer spends his time glowering at friend and foe alike, basically the pomposity of "Frasier" without the funny. Tucci's Joyce has a relatively transformative character arc, from villain to … it's ludicrous, but I don't want to spoil it. Besides, the actor makes it entertaining regardless.
But mankind — good, bad, indifferent — is never really the point in these movies.
The filmmaker has actually built a better "Transformers" in "Age of Extinction," one I'm sure fans of the franchise will adore. It's still not a great movie, but it is, most definitely, full-metal Bay.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
[movie announcer VO voice] until now.
my experience at arrojo was such a good one, start to finish - they really listened, did a great job with my color, and treated me like a princess the whole time (not to mention i LOVED mary, the colorist who gave me my strawberry blonde. i've never had a stylist so easy to talk to.) so i decided to give them a call and see if they'd be able to give me a refreshed pixie cut, and while they were at it, take me allll the way to blondey blonde blonde. they happily gave me an appointment for saturday morning, and 5 hours later, i walked out with this.
i couldn't be happier. i'd wanted a super blonde all along - i figured if you're going, you should go all out, right? well, my hair is THICK, and there is lots of it - even going from the coppery blonde that i was on friday to this white-blonde took FOUR HOURS. the analogy they used was this: you could drive from new york to los angeles without stopping, but once you arrived you'd be completely frazzled, worn out and worthless. the same is basically true of your hair. by going gradually lighter - i actually started out with a darker, more coppery blonde, which you can see in the photo the salon took, then went a tiny bit lighter the next day - my hair had some time to recuperate and recover some of its moisture & shine. waiting a little while in between also lets the stylist adjust the tone of the color a bit, seeing how it's worn on me.
tabitha was my colorist and she was absolutely amazing. i plopped down in the chair and told her i wanted to go white blonde, having no idea how much work that was really asking - i think it took about 3 shampoos, 2 bleach cycles and 12 batches of dye to get it this color, and she did it all cheerfully, explaining what she was doing along the way (your roots get the bleach first, for example, so they lighten up to the color of the rest of your hair before putting bleach all up in there. makes sense, but it never would have occurred to me.) she refused to let me walk out of there without the perfect color, even if it meant rescheduling my haircut (which it did, and which she totally handled for me.) martina, my stylist who had to wait about three hours longer than she'd expected, gave me a killer cut that still gave me some room for styling, and really shows off the new color. i couldn't be happier, and i can't imagine i'll ever go anywhere else for a haircut.
more soon to come. this weird in between weather has be panicking to get dressed in the morning, leaving no time for a photo - yeah, #firstworldproblems. lots of gratuitous pretty clothing photos to come, though, i swear.
happy almost friday!
xo audrey
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I know it's wrong to have hate in my heart, but I hate you because you can do anything with your hair and look amazing and you can wear anything and look amazing and you are amazing.ReplyDelete
[I don't really hate you]
Lauren @ Sea Parrot
love your last picture! so cute!ReplyDelete
It looks fabulous! Love it on you!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! Very twiggy esque!ReplyDelete
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The color looks great! These photos are so cute! Love the top you are wearing in the last photo too.ReplyDelete
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love this shade of blonde on you, and your new pixie cut is marvellous!!! love that last picture, seems taken out from a fancy magazine :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 3:25 PM
How in the hell did you go this long without this colour? (and cut combination)ReplyDelete
its pheeeeeeeeeeeeenominal.
That hair color is Beautiful on you!ReplyDelete
wow. your blonde hair is seriously amazing. making me want to go short short!ReplyDelete
Ooh, very cool! The choppiness and super-light blonde look great! For a short cut you really need a great stylist, and she did a fabulous job.ReplyDelete
I've officially got a girl crush on you.
But don't worry, I'm not creepy or stalkerish...just blown away by how you embody the gamines of yesteryear....
I now believe in reincarnation!
aw that haircut is FAB! I absolutely adore the blonde - it's perfect for you! And I'm glad you've found a salon you love. I'm in the same boat as you used to be, but in LA. I've been here three years and can't seem to find the spot I love (for the first couple years I just had a friend cut it and she was fantastic....but then she moved) Since she left, I've been salon-hopping via Lifebooker and can't wait to find the perfect place so I can finally settle in!ReplyDelete
so totally adorable, audrey. i love it. and, i love that lacy top in the last picture. it makes me eager for more outfit pictures.ReplyDelete
I love it! The color looks fantasticReplyDelete
I really adore this colour on you! How does your skin tone look so great with all those different colours! Really love it. And you're wearing mustard again yay!ReplyDelete
I love these pictures and the way you put them together.ReplyDelete
you have such a cool blog
Sara C.
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:18 AM
I always thought you were movie-star beautiful, but this hair is am-a-a-a-azing on you.ReplyDelete
SO cute! I have always wanted to go white-blonde, but I've never had the guts. I might go with red first. You look fabulous!ReplyDelete
love love love!! the platinum is so gorgeous on you..kind of michelle williams-esque. stunning!ReplyDelete
love this colour, it looks so great on you! i agree, i really like the white blonde look, it's more striking :)ReplyDelete
Katie x
@Lauren hahaha. you are very sweet but i PROMISE that isn't true. i definitely look really, really dumb in some things. those are the things that stay in the dressing room.ReplyDelete
@Kitsune-kun thank you!
@Lenore @ Lather. Write. Repeat. thank you so much!
@BlueVanilla thank you! in my dreams. . .
@Loren thank you! yeah, it was pretty cheap so i'm surprised how great it looks. i think it's going to get a lot of action this fall. (i'm trying to learn how to layer.)
@miha, skinny buddha thank you! you always have such striking, fantastic hair.
@tomorrowneverknowsfashion you are too kind. it's already growing roots (my hair grows SO fast) so i'm trying to fiugre out how long i can keep it up. . .
@Emma thanks dear!
@hannah, heart city girl, i said it on your blog, but DON'T DO IT! you have the most beautiful hair on the planet. (that said, if you really want to, totally do it. it's so easy and it feels awesome.)ReplyDelete
@Heather, 29 Skirts thank you! she did an amazing job.
@Eleanor you are far, far too kind! you should totally swing by asbury park this weekends, see if you can overhear some sweet sounds. . .
@stylefyles it can be so so hard to find a good place. it's silly, but it really feels like such a relief to have found one for good. . . i hope your find yours soon!
@Norbyah thank you so much. they're coming, i swear!
@Carolina thank you!!
@lauraa i realized it was just hair color shock (HCS) that was preventing me from wearing mustard - i think it looks fine, and i love it too much to stay away. thank you! i keep expecting to wake up one morning and just look dead, or jaundiced. i'm actually pretty shocked the color works.ReplyDelete
@Sara C. thank you so much!
@xuxana oh my goodness, you are so incredibly sweet! you have no idea how deep a red this caused me to blush. thank you so much for your kind words.
@Mara nice!! i love red but i'm a bit too wussy to do it myself, i think. do it!!
@dear winsome thank you my dear!
@Katie thank you! i feel like i finally have what i'd been picturing in my mind. i'm pretty happy.
Um, you. are. adorable.ReplyDelete
It's so important to find that place to trust with your hair... I mean, it's the accessory you can't really take off and can make or break your day (if you're me. I'm working on it...)ReplyDelete
I've been going to the same lady in Santa Cruz for 6 years (even when I lived in upstate NY) but I caved right before school started as I wasn't going to be able to see her for ~2 more months and I couldn't taken it. Fortunately, I found someone here who did a great job. Phew. Anyways... .long story... yup. As those above me have done a good job saying, you look superb and I especially love the floor shot. I didn't think your new hair could get cuter but you proved me wrong. 3 points! Spend 'em wisely...


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Author Notes: The idea for this tart came about because of someone's highly developed produce display skills - they artfully placed the champagne grapes where I could see them whilst gazing past the giant table of tomatoes. I am not the type of person who can say no to cute food or pretty packaging. Luckily - the contents live up to the promise ... - aargersi —aargersi
Food52 Review: I absolutely loved this recipe -- I even had to make a second tart by request once the first one was gone. Such a nice surprise -- the combination of sweet and salty in the filling, sharpness of the cheese, the tomatoes and grapes bursting their juices in each bite with the buttery, flaky crust was addicting. I was unable to source Champagne grapes so I halved red seedless and that worked out really well. I love the final presentation, like a mosaic. - Annie "Smalls" —Annie "Smalls"
Serves: 1 9" tart
tablespoons unsalted butter
cup flour
tablespoon olive oil (plus a bit more for brushing)
teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
tablespoons shredded parmesan
ice water (3-4 tbs - it will depend)
cherry tomatoes - I used red and gold - I can't say exactly how many as it depends on the size, but probably a cup and a half or so
champagne grapes - same deal as the tomatoes - maybe 1/2 cup?
ounces fresh pecorino - the soft kind not the hard aged stuff
a pinch of salt or two
- Cut up the butter and put it in the freezer. Measure out your flour, parmesan, rosemary and put them in the food processor. When the butter is VERY cold, add it into the processor and pulse until the mixture looks like a coarse meal. Start adding ice water a tablespoon at a time and pulse until the dough just comes together. Remove it from the processor and pat it into a disk, wrap it in plastic and put it in the fridge for half an hour.
- Wash your tomatos and grapes, and cut the tomatoes in half. Line a 9" tart pan with removeable bottom with parchment. Heat the oven to 375.
- Get the tart dough out and roll it out on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. Lay it over the pan and let it settle into place, gently press it into the pan edges. You can roll your rolling pin across the pan to cut the dough. You will have extra - wrap that back up and save it, you'll think of something to make with it! Dock the dough with a fork and blind bake it for 10 minutes.
- Remove the crust and arrange the tomatoes cut side down - you can do it in an orderly fashion if you like - I didn't. I wanted mine to look more like a tomato mosh pit. Leave some space between the tomatoes - then sprinkle those cute little Barbie grapes around to fill the spaces. Lightly brush tomatoes and crust edges with olive oil, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, and back into the oven for 25 more minutes. Break the pecorino into small hunks and arrange them around in the tart, and into the oven again for 10 more minutes.
- Let the tart cool before serving. For full enjoyment I have three words for you. Dry. Pink. Wine.
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With all the talk about when/if the Jets will switch from quarterback Mark Sanchez to quarterback Tim Tebow, a fairly important constituency has been overlooked.
The other players on the team.
One of them, guard Matt Slauson, says that the idea of a change in quarterbacks and the offensive overhaul resulting from it won't work.
"That isn't our offense," Slauson said, per Bob Glauber of Newsday. "I have no idea what we'd have to do. But to us in this room, that option is not an option."
Slauson said that's not a slap against Tebow. "I like Tim and he's a hell of a player," Slauson said. "But Mark is our quarterback. No. 6 is our guy. . . .
"He's a conventional quarterback, he's extremely smart, he can throw it extremely well, and that's just what our offense is built around."
The real question is whether Slauson's comments were intended for the media, or whether it's a broader message to the guy who has the ultimate ability to tell the coaching staff to set their clocks to Tebow time: owner Woody Johnson.
Regardless, unless Sanchez starts playing better and until the Jets win games, the criticism will continue and the pressure will mount.
Maybe, in the end, that's the best way to get the most out of Sanchez, who seems to be at his best when there's a genuine sense of urgency.


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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — News broke last night that the NBA was considering allowing some players to wear nicknames on their jerseys. Now, before the Fun Police show up and try to ruin this for everyone, let's make clear that according to the story, this is just a one-time thing — one game, two teams (Miami and Brooklyn), for only one night. But it's clearly indicative of an idea that the NBA is at the very least open to considering, even if only on a limited basis.
Nicknames on jerseys has happened in other sports — soccer players around the world do it now, and closer to home, former Braves owner Ted Turner once tried to give pitcher Andy Messersmith the nickname "Channel" so that his jersey would read "Channel 17," a free ad for Turner's nascent broadcasting business.
This has also taken place in the NBA and ABA, back in the day, as seen in the photo of "Pistol" Pete Maravich up top on this post. But as the NBA has grown in popularity and become more corporate, the wiggle room for fun stuff like nicknames on jerseys has been squeezed out.
As a person who is an avowed opponent of the Fun Police, I am one-thousand-million percent in favor of this idea, if only because I'm sure fans of different players would love to rock jerseys with nicknames on the back. Above and beyond the jerseys we night see in a Miami/Brooklyn game — KING JAMES, for instance — off the top of my head, here are some nicknames that would be neat to see on the back of official NBA jerseys…
BIRDMAN BIRDMAN — Chris Andersen
BIG SHOT — Chauncey Billups
BONES — Brent Barry throwback edition
MAMBA — Kobe Bryant, or…
VINO — Kobe Bryant
BIG BABY — Glen Davis
FUNDAMENTAL — Tim Duncan
MANIMAL — Kenneth Faried
BOOBIE — Daniel Gibson
AK-47 — Andrei Kirilenko
LINSANITY — Jeremy Lin
KRYPTO-NATE — Nate Robinson
Now you tell us, which nickname jerseys would you like to see?


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A Youktastic Wednesday. But Youktastic means something different, see…
I don't even want to go to work, you guys.
I think my coworkers are jackassy enough to make me a sympathy card.
Youktastic- The new word for ultimate, shoddy, heartbreaking betrayal with a side of suck that can best be expressed by the cult classic, Bloodhound Gang.
I didn't mean that. That was harsh.
Yeah. I think I meant both of those.
I'm going to go eat ice cream for breakfast.
PS- signs your boyfriend is starting to get it:
"Well, at least you got to see him one more time before he, you know."
Me- "Died?"
I do not want to talk about it.
Youkilis is turning me into a bad Rihanna joke. I want to blog about something else but I can't.
You know that girl at the office with the crappy boyfriend? She complains and complains and complains about his drinking. Is like, mad at how he drunkenly vomited all over the curtains, but he promises not to do it again? She's going to break up with him this time, swears she is, on account of all the leering he does at every girl but her. And yeah, he slept with her sister, but he bought her a candy bar this one time, so she's going to give him another chance. And another one. And another one. And so what he pointed out the asstasticness of that girl's jeans at the bar? It's just part of his undeniable charm. Did she mention the new cologne he wears? It has some masculine name about horses. And he bought her these new shoes, see? Sure they still have the store's magnetic antitheft strip on them, but that's because someone forgot to remove it, obviously.
Girl at the office, I never got you until today. I never got you until I read this.
He didn't mean it, I cry.
He'll change for me, I scream, but you can't hear my muffled screeching due to the ice cream and regret. Gooey, gooey regret.
I know I've said this before, Youkie, but you do this, and it's really over. Stolen shoes and chocolate bars will get you NOWHERE this time.
I forgave you for screwing Tom Brady's sister. But this tests my humanity and turns me into a bad Rihanna reference.
Don't pander to us, Youk. It won't work this time.
I'm going to turn it off. The emotional switch. Done. Off. Like Stefan did that one time in "The Vampire Diaries." Except for real because CW shows (apparently) do not reflect reality (I know, right?). I officially don't care anymore. Really. See? I'm blogging about how much I don't care.
Because I don't. I don't care AT ALL.
I HOPE you turn into a Yankee. You heard me.
I can see it now. You and Joba Chamberlain, singing to each other on a fire escape.
Except it will be "Youk, you've got what I neeeeed…"
And I had to tell Matt today. I mean, he knew about my Youk thing (who DOES NOT know about my Youk thing). He was looking at my computer and clicked on the last Google News alert I'd been on and it was Kevin Youkilis.
"Really?" he says.
I explain to him about what's going on. And he- ah, how sweet and naive- says, "If Kevin Youkilis goes to the Yankees, you and my dad will have something in common."
His dad is a Yankees fan, see. But I'll get to that in a future blog.
No, I explain. That's not the way it works.
And I told him about Johnny Damon.
He gets it now. He's been very quiet for the past hour…
I can't sleep and it's because of that blasted Youkbot.
I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.
And Matt is not here. And I'm home alone. And there's no one here to cheer me up. It's like, 3 in the morning. And I stayed up late working on this gingerbread house that kerploded. And seriously. I need a hug or something, because this is brutal. Seriously. My gingerbread house, first of all, was NOT gingerbread. See, I cheated. I got what I THOUGHT was a kit at Walgreens. It turns out it is a chocolate house. Where you have to melt chocolate and mold it. And cool it. And stick it together. And that is stupid.
Chaos ensued and now I (and my counter) am covered in chocolate. And my little candy people are covered in chocolate. It's like a chocolate Mt. Vesuvius blew up all over my chocolate Pompeii and my candy people are little chocolate fossils for future sugar architects to uncover generations from now. This is how the candy people lived, they will say. See? This guy didn't even have time to leave his house when the chocolate volcano kerploded. Good thing that sucker is dormant.
They need a hero, that's what they need. A-
It's like God is listening to my internal monologue because Google just brought tidings of great joy.
Did you guys SEE this?
That's the happiest thing I've seen since "The Situation" bashed his head into a wall in season four of Jersey Shore.
I miss Pedro. And Mike Lowell. And Kevin Youkilis. I think Bobby Valentine is keeping him captive somewhere. In like, a dungeon. Or a really big box. And he's created a robot. A Youkbot. And that's what might go to New York. The Youkbot.
Sleep? You ready for me yet?
Johnny Damon loves my blog. Why else would he keep saying things just for me?
"They really wanted me up there for the eight-year anniversary," Damon said. "I was like, 'Eight years sounds weird. If I can play, suit me up. I'm still in shape. I'll be there.' "
Sure, Johnny.
And President Ross Perot leads a parade of…
Down an interstate made of…
While Joba Chamberlain and Kevin Youkilis exchange best-friends-forever bracelets and Bobby Valentine skips by in a Santa hat wearing seventeen of these on his fingers…
And we all breathe on rainbows instead of oxygen…
Then yes. That will totally happen.
Thanks for the laugh, Johnny boy. I sure hope I get cable by the time you're on Celebrity Rehab. Because that's something I want to see live.
What do you think rainbows taste like?
A new direction. Um.
So, in order to make this blog work, I'm going to have to reformat. Like, seriously. I'm going to have to blog about things other than baseball. Because, for the first time ever, there's more in my life than Stankee hate.
Wow. That makes my previous life sound sad.
There is more in my life than the Red Sox.
I have hobbies.
Does working count as a hobby?
I shall distract you with this Christmas cartoon. Ooooooh…
So. Instead of just blogging about Kevin Stupidilis (that's not working, is it? I am so lost!), I will also blog about my life.
Did you hear crickets? Did I hallucinate that?
Fear not. I'll still blog about baseball. But I can't do that thing where I get so obsessy that I throw napkin holders at people in bars. I can't do that again. I'm all. Um. Adult and stuff. And, apparently, when adults are by themselves at bars, they don't throw napkin dispensers at people. Did you know that a lot of adults don't go to bars to watch the games by themselves? Did you know that?
So, I'm trying this adult thing. And that's going to be an increasing factor with this blog. I shall share revelations as I learn them about this adulthood thing. Like, for example, did you know that wine glasses break in dishwashers? And that you have to get your tires rotated?
I'm learning a lot. And seriously, if you have any adult tips, please share them. Because learning that you're supposed to get your tires rotated is something I would have much rather learned from you than from my four bald tires and a Durham parking lot.
I am home alone this weekend and trying to be like, domestic. I bought a Christmas tree. And, in an effort to be sentimental (which I can sooooo be. sorta), I bought an ornament for $1 that has this spot where you can personalize it, right? And, in permanent marker, I wrote "Matt and Lauren's First Christmas." Cue the awwwws. Come on, please? I've never gotten an awwww. Especially not at Christmas.
That's kind of a big deal.
See, I'm not a holiday person. There are holiday people. And then there are antifalalalala people.
Antifalalala people are that way for many reasons.
Maybe they worked in retail and heard the same elevator rendition of "Jingle Bell Rock" eighteen times a shift.
Maybe they were a mall Santa on the weekends and are tired of smelly pants.
Or, maybe, like me, their mother didn't take them to daycare. Instead, she took them to her job, a radio station that played only Christmas music and then, when they grew up, they were dumb enough to go into radio- specifically a six station conglomerate with a boss who loved "Jingle Bell Rock" so much that not only did he play it after Thanksgiving- once he tried to play it for the month of July because he was under the errant belief that "Christmas in July" is a thing. That boss was Jewish, fyi. And "Jingle Bell Rock" is the dumbest song since "Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree," which, by the way, is a really dumb song.
Anyway, I own a Christmas tree. Well, it's a box, actually. Did you know that they don't come in tree form? They come in box form? And, although the box shows that the stand is in four pieces, it's actually in three pieces because it counts the trunk as the fourth piece? See, without this blog, it might have taken you an hour and an angry 1-800 call to figure that out.
I have this image, see, of Matt getting back here tomorrow and being so impressed with my domesticity and my nestingness. I think I'm wearing an apron?
Maybe I'll make cookies.
I can bake cookies. I can bake the hell out of some cookies.
Oh. Right. Christmas tree.
Here it is.
It looks really peaceful there, doesn't it? It was not peaceful.
Apparently, Ellie is afraid of Christmas trees. Terrified, actually.
I put the tree up. I put candycanes on it (because they were $1 and ornaments were $4). I turned the lights on. I didn't have a star, right? But I did have a Santa hat. So, I cleverly (so clever, thought i), put the Santa hat on top of the tree and marveled at my cleverness.
Ellie comes out of the bedroom to see what's going on. She jumps back in horror and starts to bark.
And bark.
And bark.
And bark.
And… you get the idea.
I turned the lights off. Still barking. I petted the tree and said, "wow, what a not scary tree!"
It works on dogs.
She keeps barking.
Holly wanders in (a lab. Matt's dog. She lives with me now too. See how grownup I am?).
She hears Ellie barking.
She has no idea why, but obviously doesn't want to be left out.
Bark. Bark. Bark. Bark. Bark.
In frustration, I decide, screw it. Back in the box.
I pick up the Santa hat because I am going to take down the tree from the top down. Silence. I put the hat back on. Barking.
My dog thought my tree was Santa.
My dog hates Santa, you guys.
Does this mean I won't get any presents?
Robinson Cano, if you want a boyfriend, try Match.com, not Joe Fink.
NO one wants to talk to you. No one. No one except Scott Lauber, apparently.
"I've gotten a chance to talk to him and he's a nice guy," Cano said today from David Ortiz' celebrity golf event in the Dominican Republic. "I've had a chance to meet him at the All-Star Game, and he always seemed cool in talking with everybody. There's some guys that, you know what, the way they play the game, you say this guy's not a nice person. But he's a great person."
I KNOW he's a nice guy, Cano. Stop acting like you can even SPELL Youkilis.
And, sure, Robinson. I'm sure Youkie and Joba the Nut would hold hands and skip through the forest. If that forest lives in your brain with what is obviously crack, Robinson Cano.
Seriously, Robinson Cano. Why are you still talking? You have problems of your own.
David Ortiz, can you stop inviting people that annoy me to play golf?
And Kevin Youkilis? Can you quit with the puns? You are making the situation worse.
"The White Sox had pinstripes and nobody ever commented on that," he tells NY Post.
EVERYONE commented on that. EVERYONE.
It's really sad when the only one that offers you any amusement on your Friday is Scott Boras.
What a weird world it is today, Soxies.


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Mises Daily Articles
Industry Is an Effort Followed by a Result
[Included in The Bastiat Collection (2011), this article appeared in Economic Sophisms (1845).]
But what constitutes the measure of our prosperity, or of our wealth? Is it the result of the effort? Or is it the effort itself? A relation always subsists between the effort employed and the result obtained. Progress consists in the relative enhancement of the second or of the first term of this relation.
Both theses have been maintained; and in political economy they have divided the region of opinion and of thought.
According to the first system, wealth is the result of labor, increasing as the relative proportion of result to effort increases. Absolute perfection, of which God is the type, consists in the infinite distance interposed between the two terms — in this sense, effort is nil, result infinite.
The second system teaches that it is the effort itself that constitutes the measure of wealth. To make progress is to increase the relative proportion which effort bears to result. The ideal of this system may be found in the sterile and eternal efforts of Sisyphus.1
The first system naturally welcomes everything which tends to diminish pains and augment products; powerful machinery that increases the forces of man, exchange that allows him to derive greater advantage from natural resources distributed in various proportions over the face of the earth, intelligence that discovers, experience that proves, competition that stimulates, etc.
Logically, the second invokes everything which has the effect of increasing pains and diminishing products; privileges, monopolies, restrictions, prohibitions, suppression of machinery, barrenness, etc.
It is well to remark that the universal practice of mankind always points to the principle of the first system. We have never seen, we shall never see, a man who labors in any department, be he agriculturist, manufacturer, merchant, artificer, soldier, author, or philosopher, who does not devote all the powers of his mind to work better, to work with more rapidity, to work more economically — in a word, to effect more with less.
The opposite doctrine is in favor only with theorists, legislators, journalists, statesmen, ministers — men, in short, born to make experiments on the social body.
At the same time, we may observe that in what concerns themselves personally they act as everyone else does, on the principle of obtaining from labor the greatest possible amount of useful results.
Perhaps I may be thought to exaggerate, and there are no true sisyphists.
If it be argued that in practice they do not press their principle to its most extreme consequences, I willingly grant it. This is always the case when one sets out with a false principle. Such a principle soon leads to results so absurd and so mischievous that we are obliged to stop short. This is the reason why practical industry never admits sisyphism; punishment would follow error too closely not to expose it. But in matters of speculation, such as theorists and statesmen deal in, one may pursue a false principle a long time before discovering its falsity by the complicated consequences to which men were formerly strangers; and when at last its falsity is found out, the authors take refuge in the opposite principle, turn round, contradict themselves, and seek their justification in a modern maxim of incomparable absurdity: in political economy there is no inflexible rule, no absolute principle.
Let us see, then, if these two opposite principles that I have just described do not predominate by turns, the one in practical industry, the other in industrial legislation.
I have already noticed the saying of Mr. Bugeaud that "when bread is dear agriculturists become rich"; but in Mr. Bugeaud are embodied two separate characters, the agriculturist and the legislator.
As an agriculturist, Mr. Bugeaud directs all his efforts to two ends — to save labor, and obtain cheap bread. When he prefers a good plough to a bad one; when he improves his pastures; when, in order to pulverize the soil, he substitutes as much as possible the action of the weather for that of the harrow and the hoe; when he calls to his aid all the processes of which science and experiment have proved the efficacy — he has but one object in view, viz. to diminish the proportion of effort to result. We have indeed no other test of the ability of a cultivator, and the perfection of his processes, than to measure to what extent they have lessened the one and added to the other. And as all the farmers in the world act upon this principle we may assert that the effort of mankind at large is to obtain, for their own benefit undoubtedly, bread and all other products cheaper, to lessen the labor needed to procure a given quantity of what they want.
This incontestable tendency of mankind once established should, it would seem, reveal to the legislator the true principle, and point out to him in what way he should aid industry (in so far as it falls within his province to aid it); for it would be absurd to assert that human laws should run counter to the laws of Providence.
And yet we have heard Mr. Bugeaud, as a legislator, exclaim: "I understand nothing of this theory of cheapness; I should like better to see bread dearer and labor more abundant." And following out this doctrine, the representative of the Dordogne votes legislative measures, the effect of which is to hamper exchanges, for the very reason that they procure us indirectly what direct production could procure us only at greater expense.
Now, it is very evident that Mr. Bugeaud's principle as a legislator is directly opposed to the principle on which he acts as an agriculturist. To act consistently he should vote against all legislative restriction, or else import into his farming operations the principle that he proclaims from the tribune. We should then see him sow his corn in his most barren fields, for in this way he would succeed in working much to obtain little. We should see him throwing aside the plough, since hand-culture would satisfy his double wish for dearer bread and more abundant labor.
Intervention has for its avowed object, and its acknowledged effect, to increase labor.
It has also for its avowed object, and its acknowledged effect, to cause dearness, which means simply scarcity of products; so that, carried out to its extreme limits, it is pure sisyphism, such as we have defined it — labor infinite, product nil.
Baron Charles Dupin, the light of the peerage, it is said, on economic science, accuses railways of injuring navigation; and it is certain that it is of the nature of a better means of conveyance to reduce the use of a worse means of conveyance. But railways cannot hurt navigation except by attracting traffic; and they cannot attract traffic but by conveying goods and passengers more cheaply; and they cannot convey them more cheaply but by diminishing the proportion that the effort employed bears to the result obtained, seeing that that is the very thing that constitutes cheapness. When, then, Baron Dupin deplores this diminution of the labor employed to effect a given result, it is the doctrine of sisyphism he preaches. Logically, since he prefers the ship to the rail, he should prefer the cart to the ship, the pack-saddle to the cart, and the pannier to all other known means of conveyance, for it is the latter that exacts the most labor with the least result.
"Work constitutes the wealth of a people," said Mr. de Saint-Cricq, that minister of commerce who has imposed so many restrictions upon trade. We must not suppose that this was an elliptical expression, meaning, "The results of work constitute the wealth of a people." No, this economist distinctly intended to affirm that it is the intensity of labor that is the measure of wealth, and the proof of it is that, from consequence to consequence, from one restriction to another, he induced France (and in this he thought he was doing her good) to expend double the amount of labor, in order, for example, to provide herself with an equal quantity of iron. In England iron was then at 8 francs, while in France it cost 16 francs. Taking a day's labor at one franc, it is clear that France could, by means of exchange, procure a quintal of iron by subtracting eight days' work from the aggregate national labor. In consequence of the restrictive measures of Mr. de Saint-Cricq, France was obliged to expend 16 days' labor in order to provide herself with a quintal of iron by direct production. Double the labor for the same satisfaction, hence double the wealth. Then it follows that wealth is not measured by the result, but by the intensity of the labor. Is not this sisyphism in all its purity?
And in order that there may be no mistake as to his meaning, the minister takes care afterwards to explain more fully his ideas; and as he had just before called the intensity of labor wealth, he goes on to call the more abundant results of that labor, or the more abundant supply of things proper to satisfy our wants, poverty. "Everywhere," he says, "machinery has taken the place of manual labor; everywhere production superabounds; everywhere the equilibrium between the faculty of producing and the means of consuming is destroyed." We see, then, to what, in Mr. de Saint-Cricq's estimation, the critical situation of the country was owing: it was to having produced too much, and her labor being too intelligent, and too fruitful. We were too well fed, too well clothed, too well provided with everything; a too rapid production surpassed all our desires. It was necessary, then, to put a stop to the evil, and for that purpose to force us, by restrictions, to labor more in order to produce less.
I have referred likewise to the opinions of another minister of commerce, Mr. d'Argout. They deserve to be dwelt upon for an instant. Desiring to strike a formidable blow at beet-root culture, he says, "Undoubtedly, the cultivation of beet-root is useful, but this utility is limited. The developments attributed to it are exaggerated. To be convinced of this it is sufficient to observe that this culture will be necessarily confined within the limits of consumption. Double, triple, if you will, the present consumption of France, you will always find that a very trifling portion of the soil will satisfy the requirements of that consumption." (This is surely rather a singular subject of complaint!) "Do you desire proof of this? How many hectares had we under beet-root in 1828? — 3,130, which is equivalent to 1/10,540th of our arable land. At the present time, when indigenous sugar supplies one-third of our consumption, how much land is devoted to that culture? — 16,700 hectares, or 1/1,978th of the arable land, or 45 centiares in each commune. Suppose indigenous sugar already supplied our whole consumption we should have only 48,000 hectares under beetroot, or 1/689th of the arable land."2
There are two things to be remarked upon in this quotation — the facts and the doctrine. The facts tend to prove that little land, little capital, and little labor are required to produce a large quantity of sugar, and that each commune of France would be abundantly provided by devoting to beet-root cultivation one hectare of its soil. The doctrine consists in regarding this circumstance as adverse, and in seeing in the very power and fertility of the new industry, a limit to its utility.
I do not mean to constitute myself here the defender of beetroot culture, or a judge of the strange facts advanced by Mr. d'Argout; but it is worthwhile to scrutinize the doctrine of a statesman to whom France for a long time entrusted the care of her agriculture and of her commerce.
I remarked at the outset that a variable relation exists between an industrial effort and its result; that absolute imperfection consists in an infinite effort without any result; absolute perfection in an unlimited result without any effort; and perfectibility in the progressive diminution of effort compared with the result.
But Mr. d'Argout tells us there is death where we think we perceive life, and that the importance of any branch of industry is in direct proportion to its powerlessness. What are we to expect, for instance, from the cultivation of beet-root? Do you not see that 48,000 hectares of land, with capital and manual labor in proportion, are sufficient to supply all France with sugar? Then, this is a branch of industry of limited utility; limited, of course, with reference to the amount of labor it demands, the only way in which, according to the ex-minister, any branch of industry can be useful. This utility would be still more limited if, owing to the fertility of the soil and the richness of the beet-root, we could reap from 24,000 hectares what at present we only obtain from 48,000. Oh! Were only 20 times, 100 times, more land, capital and labor necessary to yield us the same result, so much the better. We might build some hopes on this new branch of industry, and it would be worthy of state protection, for it would offer a vast field to our national industry. But to produce much with little! That is a bad example, and it is time for the law to interfere.
But what is true with regard to sugar cannot be otherwise with regard to bread. If, then, the utility of any branch of industry is to be estimated not by the amount of satisfaction it is fitted to procure us with a determinate amount of labor, but, on the contrary, by the amount of labor it exacts in order to yield us a determinate amount of satisfactions, what we ought evidently to desire is, that each acre of land should yield less corn, and each grain of corn less nourishment; in other words, that our land should be comparatively barren; for then the quantity of land, capital, and manual labor that would be required for the maintenance of our population would be much more considerable; we could then say that the demand for human labor would be in direct proportion to this barrenness. The aspirations of Misters Bugeaud, Saint-Cricq, Dupin, and d'Argout would then be satisfied; bread would be dear, labor abundant, and France rich — rich at least in the sense in which these gentlemen understand the word.
What we should desire also is that human intelligence should be enfeebled or extinguished; for as long as it survives, it will be continually endeavoring to augment the proportion that the end bears to the means, and that the product bears to the labor. It is in that precisely that intelligence consists.
Thus, it appears that sisyphism has been the doctrine of all the men who have been entrusted with our industrial destinies. It would be unfair to reproach them with it. This principle guides ministers only because it is predominant in the Chambers; and it predominates in the Chambers only because it is sent there by the electoral body, and the electoral body is imbued with it only because public opinion is saturated with it.
I think it right to repeat here that I do not accuse men such as Misters Bugeaud, Dupin, Saint-Cricq, and d'Argout of being absolutely and under all circumstances sisyphists. They are certainly not so in their private transactions; for in these they always desire to obtain by way of exchange what would cost them dearer to procure by direct production; but I affirm they are sisyphists when they hinder the country from doing the same thing.
- 1. For this reason, and for the sake of conciseness, the reader will pardon us for designating this system in the sequel by the name of sisyphism. (Sisyphus in Greek mythology was condemned, as a punishment for his wickedness in this life, to roll a large stone from the bottom to the top of a high hill, which, whenever it reached the top, rolled down again, and thus made his task unending.)
- 2. 1 hectare = 2 acres, 1 rood, 35 perches.


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