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Janis Ian: "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)"
From the album Janis Ian (Verve)
Janis Ian is known today for championing the rights of gays and lesbians. However, if she had taken such a stance in the mid-'60s, she most likely wouldn't be known today at all. Still, the teenaged Ian didn't shy away from controversial relationships, with her first single being "Society's Child", a realistic first-person look at societal pressures placed on a young couple involved in an interracial relationship. The girl's infatuation is evident in the first lines of the song, yet she is pressured to drop it by her mother, her classmates, her teachers, and a culture that classifies citizens by race. Ultimately, after lamenting the unfairness of the situation and yearning for a day when she can "raise up my glistening wings and fly", she succumbs and ends the relationship. That interracial dating could be debated at all in the public sphere was a breakthrough, and Ian captured the injustice of forcing lovers to choose between their feelings and antiquated cultural mores.
—Michael Abernethy
The Mothers of Invention
Freak Out!
US: 27 Jun 1966
UK: Available as import
The Mothers of Invention: "Trouble Every Day"
From the album Freak Out! (Verve)
Frank Zappa's entire career was full of cultural and political commentary, but much of it was coated in layers of satire, some too juvenile for its own good. His most sincere piece of social protest, however, was his first: "Trouble Every Day", the penultimate track on Freak Out!, his debut album with the Mothers of Invention. Zappa's outraged reaction to watching the Watts riots broadcast on television is a cold-water coda to an otherwise sardonic record of pop culture lampoons. Over a simple blues backbeat and the echoing wails of a harmonica, Zappa's double-tracked vocal riffs on "the mass stupidity" of a broken America: the ugly state of race relations, the uselessness of cultural revolution, and the media's exploitation of it all. "Hey, you know something, people?" he asks mid-song, as the slicing guitar tears on behind him, "I'm not black, but there's a whole lots of times I wish I could say I'm not white." It was a gutsy statement for a fledgling rock band to make in the mid-'60s, one that played devil's advocate to the blossoming optimism of the peace-and-love movement.
—Zeth Lundy
Steve Reich
Early Works
US: 1 Jan 1987
UK: Available as import
Steve Reich: "Come Out"
From the album Early Works (Nonesuch)
First, Reich sets the scene by using a quote: "I had to, like, open the bruise up and let some of the bruise blood come out to show them." A fairly gruesome image, not to mention a statement of desperation—intriguing enough to convince people to seek out the context of the quote, heavy enough for anyone to know that no matter what the context, something serious was going down. That "something serious" happened to be the Harlem Race Riots of 1964, in which six black boys (one of whom was Daniel Hamm, who said the words quoted) were convicted of a murder that only one of them committed. Hamm's statement came after he realized opening a wound was necessary to convince the police that he needed medical attention after the beating they administered. The spoken word snippet repeats three times, then Reich bases the entirety of the rest of the composition on the barely-one-second snippet "come out to show them", first looping the sample, splitting it and phasing it into two, then four, and then eight different parts, all saying the same phrase at slightly different times. The piece works musically, because those five words are spoken rhythmically and melodically (the words almost sound as if they've been sung in a minor key), leading to myriad possibilities of juxtaposition via Reich's tape-phasing techniques. What Reich is also doing, however, is putting a horrific detail from a terrible day in the spotlight and ultimately surrounding the listener with it; making Hamm's statement the one and only component of his composition gives us nowhere to hide.
—Mike Schiller
Aretha Franklin
US: 1 Apr 1967
UK: Unavailable
Aretha Franklin: "Respect"
From the album I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (Atlantic)
Aretha Franklin released her version of "Respect" in the middle of an especially tumultuous time in the US, with the Vietnam War, race, and gender serving as motivating points for activists. Within a few weeks of the single's release, Muhammad Ali would refuse to enter the military, and race riots would break out in a number of cities. Franklin's cut epitomized the times and became a rallying cry. Ostensibly, the song isn't a protest song. Written and originally performed by Otis Redding, the song merely vocalizes a person's demand for proper treatment by a money-borrowing lover. You can wrap it up as a neat little domestic squabble, a scene captured dramatically with a concise vocal (particularly on Redding's rendition). However, between the climate of the era, Franklin's intense delivery, and her general cultural awareness, "Respect" took on an entirely different political aspect. Franklin's ad-libbed bridge takes the song to a higher level: She sounds as if she's losing control, having been fed up for too long, before finally cutting off her climactic phrase to belt out only its abbreviation: "Take care—TCB!" The abbreviation marks the pinnacle of the song's urgency, and it also throws in some specifically African-American signification in the slang. The addition of the unforgettable backup vocals also established a sense of community, making Aretha less the angry sugar mama and more the sound of a movement. Or, to be more accurate, movements. "Respect" was a number one crossover hit, appealing to civil rights, women's rights, and gay rights activists. Franklin, a truly singular talent, had put together a performance with a remarkable unifying draw, and the resonance of that strength and activity has lost none of its strength.
—Justin Cober-Lake
The Beatles
The Beatles
US: 25 Nov 1968
UK: 22 Nov 1968
The Beatles: "Revolution" / "Revolution 1"
From the album The Beatles (Apple) B-side; available on the album Past Masters, Vol. 2 (Capitol)
The Beatles knew a thing or two about the mob mentality. The Fab Four came face-to-face with it more than once during their careers—and were frightened nearly as much by the crowds cheering for them as those railing against them. So it's not surprising that while they became high-profile protesters themselves, they also had some serious concerns about populist movements. And that inner conflict makes "Revolution"—their protest song about the dangers of protest—one of the most politically nuanced songs on this list. Lennon and the lads were openly questioning the Left they knew so well: "We all want to change the world / But when you talk about destruction / Don't you know that you can count me out." And when Lennon added the word "in" on the album version of the song, he took it a step further, openly admitting his own uncertainties. Whenever it seems like we're looking for easy answers, "Revolution" is a welcome reminder that the most important thing is to think for yourself. It's not enough to protest; you need to be fully aware of what you're protesting for.
—Adam Bunch
MC5: "Kick Out the Jams"
From the album Kick Out the Jams (Elektra)
Long before it was corrupted into a marketing catchphrase, "Kick Out the Jams" was the title track of MC5's explosive first album. Adopted as the rallying cry of the Motor City's rock 'n' roll revolutionaries, those four simple words came to imbue the band's approach to music—and life. Kicking out the jams was analogous to talking the talk and walking the walk, and served as a profound declaration against apathy and the status quo. At their best, the Five had no peer on stage, and their signature song resonated amongst fans and followers as a call to arms. And with the addition of an incendiary fifth word, the song's opening charge expanded the scope of the band's attention. "Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!" was a shot directed at the oppressive establishment, and a retaliatory strike against those parties thought to quell artistic, social, and intellectual freedoms. Some protested with signs and sit-ins, others with boycotts and rallies, but the MC5 used words and notes to fight their battles. And now, after nearly four decades, the song still retains its sense of euphoric rebellion when vocalist Rob Tyner demands, "Let me be who I am / And let me kick out the jams / Yes! Kick out the jams / I done kicked 'em out."
—Adam Williams
James Brown
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)
US: 1 Jan 1969
UK: Unavailable
James Brown: "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)"
Single; available on Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 (Polydor)
There are perhaps more obvious James Brown songs to choose from when talking protest: "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pts. 1 & 2", for example, was a defining mantra of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements; "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" is social activism at its grooviest; and "Funky President (People It's Bad)" fights hard times with funky truth. "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)", on the other hand, may stand proudly defiant in the face of racism ("Don't give me denigration / Give me true communication / Don't give me sorrow / I want equal opportunity / To live tomorrow"), but above all else it's a statement of autonomy for any human being, black or white, male or female. For close to 10 minutes, Brown holds court atop a filthy, hiccupping rhythm, demanding equality and acceptance while rejecting pity and compromise—exactly the sort of respect any man (or woman) with even a shred of dignity would expect from his fellow man.
—Zeth Lundy
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Willy and the Poor Boys
US: 2 Nov 1969
UK: Available as import
Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Fortunate Son"
From the album Willy and the Poor Boys (Fantasy)
The phenomenon of sons (and daughters) of the rich and powerful gaining exemption from otherwise required military service may be ancient and entrenched, but so is the subsequent resentment—particularly in a nation that prides itself on having severed ties with such by-products of class entitlement. Time and again, however, it's often the most fervent hawks who go to the greatest lengths to avoid fighting, or whose wealth and influence make it all the easier to do so. John Fogerty certainly knew the score when he penned this Creedence Clearwater Revival classic for 1969's Willy and the Poor Boys, taking on not only the Vietnam War supporters who conveniently declined to enlist (à la Dick "I had other priorities in the '60s than military service" Cheney), but also hippies who could afford their protests with fancy trust fund educations. With a handful of rockabilly chords and a twangy guitar hook, Fogerty and Co. played it smart by playing it broad: not referencing the conflict by name allowed the band to keep the theme applicable to any future age, where it would unfortunately remain certain that the privileged would continue to invoke patriotism in their lust for war, while sending the unprivileged to do the dirty work for them.
—Michael Metivier
Merle Haggard & the Strangers
Okie from Muskogee
US: 1 Sep 1969
UK: Available as import
Merle Haggard & the Strangers: "Okie from Muskogee"
From the album Okie from Muskogee (Capitol)
Although regarded by many as a patriotic song, "Okie" fails to take the traditional rally-round-the-flag approach prevalent in much of contemporary country music. Haggard's anthem to the traditional American small town is in fact a protest against changing social mores, alternative lifestyles, and, well, protests. His way of life, waving "Old Glory down at the courthouse", was in stark contrast to that of the '60s generation of drug-taking, love-making hippies earning much alarming media attention. Life in the town of Muskogee involves respect, football, white lightin' (moonshine), and cowboy boots; clear signs of the decline of the American way of life are evident in those using marijuana and LSD, burning draft cards, growing long hair, and wearing beads and sandals, none of which presumably can be found in heartland America. Life in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Haggard argues, is "livin' right", and it is an argument that resonated with those Americans Richard Nixon labeled "the silent majority", propelling "Okie from Muskogee" to the top of the charts for four weeks. In a time when protest songs filled the airwaves, it is ironic that Haggard scored his biggest hit protesting the rise of a discontented culture.
—Michael Abernethy
Plastic Ono Band
Give Peace a Chance b/w Remember Love
US: 7 Jul 1969
UK: 4 Jul 1969
Plastic Ono Band: "Give Peace a Chance"
Single; available on the album Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (Apple/Parlophone)
Lennon recognized the power of a good slogan. Whether it was "All you need is love", "War is over if you want it", or even Bagism and the Bed-In for peace, he had a knack for boiling an idea down to its essence. And no song boiled down the essence of the '60s antiwar movement better than "Give Peace a Chance". From the verse that asks you to forget about all the distractions (like revolution, evolution, masturbation, flagellation) and the kind of minimalist production values you'd expect from a song that was written and recorded in a Montreal hotel room, everything about the song is stripped down to focus on the powerful, catchy refrain. Sung on the record by a full chorus that included the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, Petula Clark, and Tommy Smothers, those few simple words—"All we are saying is give peace a chance"—didn't take long to dig deep into the cultural consciousness. Within a few months, "Give Peace a Chance" was being sung by throngs of demonstrators outside the White House, well on its way to becoming the antiwar anthem of not only the Vietnam era but of peace movements worldwide for decades to come.
—Adam Bunch
Black Sabbath
(Warner Bros.)
US: 7 Jan 1971
UK: 18 Sep 1970
Black Sabbath: "War Pigs"
From the album Paranoid (Warner Bros.)
With prophetic lyrics penned by "Black Sabbath" bassist Terry "Geezer" Butler, "War Pigs" first appeared on Black Sabbath's 1970 album Paranoid. The original album title was War Pigs, but Warner Brothers changed it to avoid any perceived animosity to the Vietnam War. The song's original title was "Walpurgis", and the lyrics initially condemned Christianity rather than war (this original version is available on Ozzy Osbourne's The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits collection from 1997). With the new words, the song became a searing indictment of politicians who callously send others to war. (A war pig, not coincidentally, is a sadistic military tactic used in ancient warfare where warriors doused pigs with incendiary materials and sent them into enemy lines to cause panic among transport animals.) Punctuated by Bill Ward's chaotic drumming, Ozzy's soulful voice and haunting screams, and Tony Iommi's guitar work, the song is arguably the first and most important protest song in the heavy metal pantheon. The wildly pumping bass lines from Butler reflect the underlying machinations lurking in war plans, and Iommi's perverse riffs, especially at the coda, remind us how logically and beautifully orchestrated and justifiable war plans might seem at first, and how quickly they descend into pandemonium once adrenaline and politics wash over. One wonders today how George Bush and Dick Cheney would respond to this song: "treating people just like pawns in chess… wait till their Judgment Day comes."
—Chris Justice
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: "Ohio"
Single; available on the album So Far (Atlantic)
Written, recorded, and released less than three weeks after the Kent State shootings, where National Guardsmen gunned down protesters of the US invasion of Cambodia on a college campus, the single "Ohio" (backed with the Stephen Stills-penned "Find the Cost of Freedom") captures the shock and anguish of a nation that doesn't recognize itself anymore. One of Neil Young's best and most passionate songs, "Ohio" was recorded live in a very emotional session (you can hear Stephen Stills moaning "Why did they die?" and "How many more?" at the end of the song), with the four principles of CSNY plus Calvin Samuels on bass and Dallas Taylor on drums. It's a driving, electrified take on antiwar anguish, the phrase "Four dead in Ohio", recurring like the nightmarish news footage of young people under fire. Because of the politically-charged line, "Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming", the song was banned from mainstream radio, but it was played over and over on then-underground FM stations, becoming a rallying cry for the burgeoning antiwar movement. Despite the ban, it went to number 14 on Billboard's Hot 100 list and, later, was ranked 385 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Songs of All Time" list.
—Jennifer Kelly
Jimi Hendrix
Band of Gypsys
US: 1 Apr 1970
UK: Available as import
Jimi Hendrix: "Machine Gun"
From the album Band of Gypsys (Capitol)
On New Year's Eve 1970, it took popular music's most iconic figure to bring closure to the turbulent '60s with a riveting personal statement. At the Fillmore East in New York, James Marshall Hendrix took a stand against the convoluted Vietnam conflict armed with nothing more than his Fender Stratocaster. Backed by bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles, Hendrix led his Band of Gypsys through a kaleidoscopic musical exploration of acid rock, blues and all points beyond. "Machine Gun", recognized as the pinnacle of the Fillmore set, was never more potent than when it ushered in the '70s: Lyrically, Hendrix conveys the pain, anger, and anguish of the military havoc being wrought in faraway lands. Musically, the guitarist transforms his six-string into an automatic weapon, strafing the audience with round upon round of amplified gunfire. The song ebbs and flows, alternating between loping rhythms and furious bent strings assaults, but never once loses its power—or its magic. "Machine Gun" takes on a life of its own, bringing listeners into a hellish firefight marked by somber desperation.
—Adam Williams
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[AF] A Changing of the Guard
Well, it is time. This article serves as my official retirement as Air Force Commanding Officer. I have had a blast here, and there are so many people that serve here that make it fun, but I have gotten burnt out a bit and am not able to put as much energy into the MU as it deserves. So I am stepping back, going to take some time off to just enjoy the community and playing the game.
The Air Force has always been a home for me. From my time as a Boot Camp Instructor with Roper70 and JB Battlemaster, to serving as AF XO under Creitzell after the Black Sheep split, to my current post as CO, I have served with some of the coolest people in this game. There is a real sense of community and pride here which I don't believe can be found anywhere else. I have made some awesome friends here, and am confident that I leave the unit in good hands.
This is not me leaving the game. This is just me stepping back from official roles for a month to try and get back the fun that I had when I first started playing this game. Maybe I'll write more, who knows. But I will not be fading into the blackness and 2 clicking. MU wise I plan on catching up with a few friends, trying out a few different private MU's, but I will still be around as an advisor as long as the AF CO wants.
On That note I want to announce my successor as AF Commanding Officer. This man needs no introduction, he's been a stalwart supporter of the eUSA and the Air Force for many months. The new AF CO is none other than Dr Luis Sentieiro.
Congratulations on your promotion, and I trust you to take care of this unit. If not, I will come back and kick your ass!
Finally I want to address the Airmen of AF. Thank you all for your patience and service while I was your CO. I honestly had a blast commanding you all and getting to know at least a few of you. Times are tough, especially with the budget the way it is. I ask for the same patience with Luis as he steps into his new role as Commanding Officer, and as always, AIM HIGH!
Flight Training officers and recruits salute emdoublegee for his service o7
AIM HIGH!! \o/
To my General and brother, I hope you enjoy your retirement and I hope you stay around Air Force to help the command as always!
Once a Brother, always a brother!
Once a General, always a General!
I am glad for you to finally take a well deserved break!
DLS you'll do great o7
See you around on here Em and thanks for helping me so many times.
Congratz to Luis, I am looking forward to serving the AF under you.
M2G I served in AF and you were one of my best commanders I ever had in my elife o/
DLS congrats and Aim High!
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|June 2, 2008, 02:38 PM
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the hamilton rifle No27
my neighbor showed me a 22 rifle he has, its a hamilton boys rifle no27. problem is he tried firing a 22 lr in it. it didnt blow the barrel, but the forend is gone and it no longer locke the barrel in place. any ideas on fixing it or is it worth trying? not much finish left on it, but it is an odd rifle.
|June 2, 2008, 05:31 PM
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Those were kind of an odd break action rifle, with brass barrels with steel liners. They were chambered for 22 Short black powder rounds. Firing smokeless rounds in it is not a good idea. If it is damaged, he is pretty much out of luck for fixing it, as the rifles have not been made for almost a century.
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|June 2, 2008, 05:35 PM
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thats kind of what i told him, from what ive found on the gun, it fired 22 short and long, no lr. i looked at the breech and think it sheerd something in the locking mech. told him he was lucky he just ruined the gun and not himself.
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Tom Lane wrote: > Andreas Lange <anlan(at)ida(dot)liu(dot)se> writes: >> Tom Lane wrote: >>> I suppose there is something funny about pow() on your platform >>> causing that probe to fail. What does config.log have at the >>> "checking for library containing pow" step? >>> >> configure:5168: checking for library containing pow >> configure:5198: /sw/sun-studio-11/SUNWspro/bin/cc -Xa -o conftest -fast >> -fns=no -fsimple=1 -xtarget=opteron -xarch=amd64a conftest.c >&5 >> configure:5204: $? = 0 >> configure:5208: test -z >> || test ! -s conftest.err >> configure:5211: $? = 0 >> configure:5214: test -s conftest >> configure:5217: $? = 0 >> configure:5287: result: none required > > Interesting. Could pow() actually be in libc on your machine? > The other possible explanation is that it's a macro, but the > AC_SEARCH_LIBS code seems to go out of its way to fail if that's > the case. > > Anyway this illustrates the dilemma we face in trying to do a real probe > for libm: the common functions (pow) are likely to be macro-ized, while > uncommon ones might not be there at all (cbrt). Anyone have a better > idea than reverting to the unconditional AC_CHECK_LIB(m, main) call? > Main problem is -fast switch. It modifies behavior of floating point operation (it is reason why It is not good option for postgres) and use another floating point libraries and some function are inlined. It is reason why pow test passed with -fast switch without -lm switch. Detail description of -fast you can found on http://docs.sun.com/source/819-3688/cc_ops.app.html Zdenek
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A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring.
Mount Snow Golf Club, conveniently located in Southern Vermont only two hours from Boston and four hours from New York City, is the golf instruction capital of New England. Designed by Geoffrey Cornish to take full advantage of majestic mountain scenery and wooded terrain, this 18-hole championship course has been rated one of the top five in Vermont by Golf Digest and one of the top ten in the country by Ski Magazine. Travel Weekly called Mount Snow's signature 4th hole one of North America's 100 most scenic holes.
"Our son thought Marcus was a great teacher and mentor. He learned from his instruction of other kids who had much less golf experience. He wished that he could have played with some of the better golfers among the campers and that they had not been with the same group the whole week, but did feel it was a valuable experience from a skills and tips perspective, which was what he wanted."
"The professional to student ratio was great this year. My boys truly enjoyed their time at the camp, and particularly with Bill McDonough. Thanks very much for everything!"
"Loved being at the Mount Snow Resort. Food was awesome at the course for lunch and dinner. Had a great time and can't wait to come again next year!"
"I thoroughly enjoyed my camp experience. I had a great time golfing with Mr. Jay Morelli, the counselors, and the other golfers. He was very friendly and a great golf instructor. The counselors were also very patient and helpful. I enjoyed the lessons and games. The other golfers were very friendly and easy to get along with which made it nice because I didn't know anybody. I missed one day because I was sick bit other than that loved the camp. I plan on returning next summer. Thank you for a fun week of golf!"
"They run a great camp. My sons improved much more significantly through the Mt. Snow camp then they ever had through individual instructions. This is my second year to send them to Mt. Snow camp."
"The Mt Snow camp was very fun. I would recommend it to any level of golfer who wants to improve their game."
"My son had a fabulous experience at the Nike Golf Camp. The instructors were amazing with the children and made me feel very comfortable on the first day. I recommend for any parents looking to send their kids to camp."
"The camp was very fun and helped me a lot to improve my golf game. The staff, instructors and other campers were all very nice and made it enjoyable. All around the camp was great."


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Pascal in agony over Lebanon
Lebanese singe Pascal Mashalaani is extremely depressed because of the security condition in Lebanon. In addition to Pascal, all Lebanese are worried because they don't know what will become of Lebanon and how the current crises will end.
For the instability in Lebanon, Pascal has decided to postpone her up coming album that was supposed to be out in May till July incase things get better in Lebanon.
According to the London daily Elaph Pascal's new album includes ten songs song in different accent such as Lebanese, Egyptian and Khaliji (Gulf). Pascal is preparing for her new clip with the producer Merna khayaT. The clip will be filmed in different part of Beirut. Pascal will appear in a new look and a new style after she was outrageously criticized in her last clip.
Pascal is heading for a busy schedule this summer, where she'll hold different concerts in a number of Arab countries like Jordan, Egypt and United Arab Emirates.


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In FTB TaxNews the State of California Franchise Tax Board announced a conference for nonprofit business professionals and staff who want to learn more about financing visions and and learn new strategies for success.
Jerome E. Horton, Chairman of the Board of Equalization, along with the California Association of Nonprofits is partnering with business community leaders to bring you the upcoming nonprofit financial conference, Building Financial Capacity for Change.
Friday, March 21, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Free: at www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/nonprofitsched.htm, or call 1-888-847-9652.
You will also find information on a tax seminar for non-profits being held Feb 27 in Tustin.
Some topics might be beyond our small societies, but we all need to keep in compliance with Federal and State law. I urge you to send a representative to these conferences if you live in close enough proximity and perhaps they would be willing to report on them for the CSGA Newsletter and Blog.
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I am Overwhelmed. I am a Hoarder. Please, No Bashing
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Please Don't Bash Me. I already feel as low as I possibly could.
I'm new here. My house is a total disaster and I don't know what to do. I don't know how to organize things and I have no idea how I'm going to clean up my cluttered, small house. Even the garage is packed with stuff. My house is not filthy, but it is packed with tons of stuff-no junk, broken stuff, rotten food or anything like that, thank goodness...just way too much stuff is consuming my life and our home. I got so caught up with trying to take care of my kids and trying to keep up with everything that I just lost all control and my house is in total disarray.
me and the kids would go to garage sales and thrift stores just to get out of the house and I would buy stuff that we didn't even need.
I feel depressed living in this house and I know it is affecting my kids terribly too. I don't have anyone in my life right now that could help me through this and help me to get my house in order-I don't really want to talk about my husband and me right now....I'm just alone. can't afford to hire help. I don't want anyone to come into my house because I'm too embarrassed by the condition that it's in.
I could really use some support from all of you clean, organized mommies out there. Please send along some support, not bashing. I would really like someone to talk to. I wasn't always like this by the way. In fact, I grew up in a spotless home. Thanks for reading and hope to hear from some supportive mommies:)
One box/bag at a time. Get a dumpster delivered and just start throwing stuff away. After youve made a dent then try to organize and area to put sale/give away items. Work on just one room at a time. Start with the kitchen, and dont move on until that room is done. Dont put anything into the kitchen from other rooms when you start to clean out. You can do it...just have faith in yourself!
Careful, this is not the group you want to post in for support. Good luck!
Call a therapist that can help you. And a professional organizer.


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Teeth of the Tigers
Pressure defense lifts GJ to victory over Central
At this point in the season, it's apparent Broderick Robinson and D.J. Wells are the stars of the Grand Junction boys basketball team.
Even the cast of shooters, including Trenton Soriano, Ridge Droskin and Greg Eccher, feels familiar.
But on Tuesday night at Central High School, as the Tigers doubled up the Warriors 66-33 in a Southwestern League contest, yet another side of Grand Junction was visible. Eccher, along with Stockton Rock and Tyson Zanski, jump-started a team-effort on defense that was too much for Central to handle.
Although the hype surrounding Grand Junction centers around its blazing hot offense, Tigers coach Dutch Johnson said all that offense starts on defense. After a slow-by-its-own-standards start for Grand Junction (11-2, 2-0 SWL) in which Central (5-11, 0-3 SWL) hung around, steals in transition sparked a run for the Tigers. Keyed offensively by Robinson, the Tigers started up 6-3 with 4:10 left in the first quarter. By halftime, they were up 37-12.
"When we finally went on that run in the first quarter, we got stops and got out in transition," Johnson said. "It really starts for us defensively. That's really an extension of everyone being so unselfish. They don't care who gets the credit, and they're sharing the ball.
"If you look at our practice, we're really 70 percent defense and 30 percent offense. If we continue to share the ball offensively, I think we'll be able to focus more defensively. And we did try a few different things defensively tonight, pressing a little bit and zoning a little bit, but for us to be successful we have to make stops."
During and after the Tigers' big run, Rock and Zanski, some of the first players off the bench, and Eccher, a starter, saw extended time on the floor as Grand Junction pulled away.
Johnson fondly referred to Eccher as a "pest" because of his quick hands and penchant for chatter on the court.
"One guy that's always the unsung hero for us is Greg Eccher," Johnson said. "He only had two points tonight, but he's a coach's kid and is one of those coaches on the floor for us. He has this calming factor for the guys on the floor for us, and I thought he had a really good game for us tonight."
Rock and Zanski are big-bodied and athletic defenders whom Johnson said he relies on to defend key players as starters rest.
"I thought Tyson Zanski had a really good game today with those steals and a couple buckets early for us," Johnson said. "Stockton always comes off the bench for us, and he knows that it's his role to guard and that we're going to put him on one of the other team's better offensive players. He guards, he rebounds, he goes to the offensive boards hard."
Robinson led the Tigers with 28 points. Wells added nine points with four blocks and eight rebounds. Zanski, Ben Volkmann and Ridge Droskin each scored seven points.
Grand Junction held Trey Fair, the fourth-leading scorer in the SWL, scoreless in the first half. Fair's first points came on a 3-pointer with 6:14 left in the third quarter, and he finished with eight points. Freshman point guard Julio Galindo, who started for the Warriors, also scored eight points.


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Chelsea L. Bartholdi, age 24, of Alliance, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 at her home. She was born April 20, 1989, in Warren, Ohio, to Michael and Paula (Yingling) Bartholdi. Chelsea was a 2006 graduate of Windham High School. She liked reading, writing, scrapbooking, traveling and photography. She loved spending time with her daughter, Aubree.
Survivors include her parents of Alliance; daughter, Aubree Bartholdi of Alliance; sister, Ashley (Gary) Bell and brother, Michael Bartholdi II, both of Alliance; grandmother, Sharon Wright of Eleanor, WV; grandfather, John Yingling of Brandon, MS; uncles, Mark Bartholdi, Maynard Bartholdi, Bud Wright and Dan Jordanek; aunts, Patty Yingling, Pam, Tina and Vicky Wright; and many cousins, other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Maynard and Doris Bartholdi; grandfather, Harry Wright II; and cousin, Matthew Bartholdi.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014 at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home with Pastor Tommie Nicholas officiating. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to the service.
Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601. Friends may register online at www.ctcfuneral.com.
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While still reportedly being in the mix to sign Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the Minnesota Wild signed another free agent on Tuesday as center Jake Dowell has been signed to a two-year deal.
Dowell, 27, had two goals and five assists in 52 games for the Dallas Stars last season and has 33 points (11 goals) in 154 career NHL games spread over five seasons. He set career-highs across the board in 2010-2011 with the Chicago Blackhawks, scoring six goals with 15 assists as he played 79 games. In his four seasons at the University of Wisconsin, Dowell totaled 90 points (42 goals) in 159 games.
Dowell and Suter were teammates in college, are close friends and are also represented by the same agent (Neil Sheehy). Those things may not necessarily give the Wild an upper hand in signing Suter, who has yet to sign and is clearly sought after by plenty of other teams, but they can't hurt.


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AUSTIN {AP} Texas environmental regulators are not protecting the state's air and water from 220 billion pounds of animal waste created each year by industrial livestock farms, says a new report.
"Our public officials have been negligent in their duty to keep factory farm waste out of Texas' air and waterways," said Reggie James, director of the local chapter of Consumers Union.
On Thursday, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Southwest Regional Office of Consumers Union released their report on health threats created by industrial animal farms.
In it the groups call for better enforcement of current regulations and for Texas to join other states in adopting new, stricter rules for controlling manure pollution.
Livestock production in Texas, once primarily small family beef ranches, now includes industrial operations where dairy cattle, chickens and hogs are raised in close confinement.
The manure from the operations has polluted 388 miles of streams and more than 23,000 acres of lakes, according to the report.
As a result, stretches of Wright Patman Lake and Lake of the Pines in East Texas and the Upper North Bosque River in North Central Texas no longer support aquatic life, according to the report.
Neighbors have said the odors and dust from the factory farms drove them to sell their homes and move away.
John Hofmann, top aide to Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commissioner John Baker, said state environmental regulators could do a better job watching the operations.
"I think definitely, in some parts of the state, we need to do more," Hofmann said.
He said the resource commission does annual monitoring of the dairy farms in the Bosque River Valley, thanks to a special appropriation from the Legislature.
In other parts of the state, livestock farms are reviewed less often because inspectors spend their time on industries that present a greater threat to the public, like oil refineries or chemical plants.
Hofmann said most complaints about feed lots are about odors and quality of life issues, not the direct threats to public and environmental health the agency typically handles.
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Why You Don't Need Balance in Life
Posted in Balanced Lifestyle, Balanced Mind and Soul | January 4, 2012 | 2 Comments
Do you want to live your life in balance? Well, you shouldn't. I know, it sounds crazy but wait a little.
For a second imagine that you are in a huge thick forest with birds chirping over your head, nice breeze running through your hair and warm sun rays playing on your hands and face. There is a huge oak tree in this forest and one day two acorns fell off of it.
One acorn hit the rock and ricocheted towards a nearby stream, went downstream and finally fell into fertile soil on a nice open clearing. The acorn sprouted roots and grew into a mighty oak tree even stronger than its "father."
Another acorn fell on the ground and one day strong wind picked it up, dragged it across the forest until it reached a cliff. The acorn fell down but fortunately got stuck between two huge boulders in a little piece of dirt. It sprouted roots too and started growing slowly every day enduring harsh winds, ruthless sun and constant lack of nutrition. It grew into a crooked dwarfish tree that was weak. The bigger the tree grew the more nutrition and support it needed however there was not enough soil between those boulders to provide for its needs. The oak started withering down and losing its strength until one day a strong wind finally broke it.
If you look at both of the trees one would seem like a true masterpiece of nature: harmonious and balanced. The other one will look like a feat of survival doomed to lose its balance from the first days it started growing.
In life we can also maintain two types of balance: one balance is grounded, solid, peaceful and fulfilling. The other balance we maintain just to get by but any unfavorable circumstances can easily knock us down and send us over a cliff.
What type of balance are you living in right now?
Sometimes it's very difficult to realize what type of balance you are living in right now but it is vital for your own sake and of the ones you love to discover if you are just maintaining a flimsy temporary equilibrium rather than solid balance.
The other night my husband and I stumbled across a TV show called Hoarders on A&E. I was shocked to see how some people can live in 3-5 feet of clutter, junk and old moldy trash distributed in an even layer across the entire house. There is no way to walk around the house, they sleep on piles of old clothes and boxes, their bathrooms looks so disgusting that it is unsanitary even to walk into them. And somehow these people think that they are living a normal life and are taken by surprise when someone reports their house to the authorities. Then of course they face eviction, loss of parenting rights and bankruptcy.
No matter how surprising this might seem these people live in their own type of reality, their own version of "balance." Over time they get used to the look of their house, they choose not to communicate with other people (so that they don't feel ashamed of their living conditions and lifestyle) and believe that it's just a temporary mess in their house that they can clean up any time.
The only time when these people realize that they have a problem is when a major crisis occurs in their family. Somebody gets sick but the paramedics can't get vitally important equipment to the patient in time. The house gets taken over by bed bugs and the entire family (including small kids) is forced to live in a tent outside because the exterminators can't treat the house. Or they simply get a notice that the house is condemned and they will be evicted within 30 days unless they "dejunkify" their living space.
When you are living your life with the wrong type of balance a major crisis is the only thing that will show you the reality of your situation. But why take the matters so far if you can find the right type of balance right now?
Of course hoarding is not the only example of unhealthy balance. Consider the following situation:
- Perfectionism – simple joys stop bringing pleasure into your life because you are so focused on the "perfect" that you can't see past the not perfectly dusted furniture or having a clean car all the time. The "perfect" balance is all about going by the rules that you have created. If someone does something differently you get mad and frustrated. If you fall short of your own expectations (and it happens pretty often) then you feel depressed and upset at the entire world.Perfectionists often seek a "mathematical" balance. They believe that each area of their lives should be equally developed or should reach an "ideal" balance. This concept is impossible in real life and I have written several times already on why it is harmful to your well-being.
- Work – workaholism is obviously the most common unbalanced approach to life but there are others.Some people complain that they are not treated right at work but at the same time they are the ones who have no ambitions and never try to be part of a team.Others complain that they are not satisfied with their job but when someone mentions to them to look for another job or start their own business they immediately find an excuse why it's impossible for them (the most common one is "it's just not for me.")
Unfortunately, the crisis that a lot of these "balanced" people face is losing their job. Why take the matters so far? Rethink your problems at work and find the real reason behind them.
- Poor relationships. I've heard so many people say "It's difficult for me to make friends because people don't like me or they don't want to be my friend." As a result these people choose a secluded lifestyle with few to no friends and a very bitter attitude.If you want to make friends or be a better friend then you are the one who has to make the first step. If you move to a new neighborhood go ahead and introduce yourself to the neighbors, invite them over for a grill-out or a cup of coffee.My husband and I were talking once about not having enough young family activities at our church. But then it dawned on us, why do we expect someone else to organize an activity that we want? If we are really that anxious about meeting new people then we are the ones who have to make the first step by inviting them over or organizing a movie night (and since both my husband and I are introverts entertaining is not our thing, to say the least.) Once our approach was changed we met a lot of wonderful people who we are proud to call friends.
- Dating/marriage problems. This one is a biggie. So many people choose to live in unbalanced relationships because they are afraid to be alone or they don't have the courage to talk honestly with their partners. It's so much easier to say "It's my partner's fault that our relationship is suffering so much" but do we always do 100%, 120% to preserve the love and romance? This frustration over time leads to a loss of trust, jealousy, anger and even gives room to addictions.Others have trouble finding the love of their life but they are not doing anything to be the person that can be loved. They hang out at bars and hope to meet the right person there. They don't ask people that they like out on a date but rather live off the "hints", "looks" and assumptions. They don't take care of themselves but somehow want to date a supermodel. They can't communicate without arguing or interrogating and then they complain that the other person doesn't understand them.
- Money. With the economy being so unstable these days a lot of people have reevaluated their finances. So many of us got used to living off credit that they consider it a norm. But once they lose their job, have an unexpected expense or realize that they simply can't maintain their lifestyle any more they find themselves in a heap of trouble. A life that seemed so balanced and structured all of a sudden turns into a chase to pay off credit card bills. Life turns into a never-ending nightmare with many zeros behind it. They lose their freedom and they are forced to live in a rat race.
- Health. Did you ever find an excuse to justify an unhealthy habit? I did, many times, unfortunately. When I smoked I thought that it was just normal because everyone else around me was doing it. When I refused to try running I was telling myself "It's just not for me, it's too boring." When I tried crash diets and skipped breakfast continuously (both of which messed up my stomach) I was thinking "I'll be fine. I'm different from everyone else, it will work for me." (Of course it didn't!)It's easy to live a life of elusive balance and poor health but one day all the bad choices that you made in life will catch up with you. As a Pilates instructor I teach clients of different age and different fitness levels. The most amazing and inspiring part about being a Pilates instructor for me is seeing older people (in their 70s and 80s) doing Pilates faithfully week after week. A lot of them have arthritis, knee and hip replacements, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis and a hundred more conditions, and yet every morning they get up and make a decision to keep moving and doing everything they can to live healthy. If they can do it, then why can't we?
No matter how balanced or unbalanced you feel your life is I am asking you to reevaluate your life today. Are you a strong oak tree or a stunted one that will be knocked down into the abyss with the next gust of wind?
The only way to live a truly balanced life is to keep challenging yourself and improving yourself. Take a look at what your life looks like and what you want it to look like. You are the only one responsible for your life, your achievements and failures. Your boss, partner, colleagues and family members have nothing to do with your life choices. Accept this fact today and start improving yourself to be a better parent, friend, partner, employee or business owner, neighbor, daughter or son, and person.
Benjamin Franklin at the age of 20 set his life-long goal of achieving moral perfection. He made a list of 13 virtues to live by daily. He always carried a little notebook with him that contained charts consisting of a column for each day of the week and a row corresponding to each virtue. At the end of each day he placed a dot next to each virtue that he violated. The goal was to minimize those dots thus indicating a "clean" life free of vices.
He kept this notebook until his last days however he never achieved perfection. One would think that it was a wasted attempt but here is how Benjamin Franklin put it himself:
Tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it. ~Benjamin Franklin
A balanced life is one that you keep improving constantly no matter how easy or difficult it might be at times. If you live in balance that is not going anywhere and is not making you a better person every day then you are lost.
It is time to make 2012 the year of improvement, change, breaking out of stagnant zones and balance and I am here to help you in any way I can.
Keep it balanced!
P.S. It is time for the annual Life Balance Survey. Please click here to answer 6 simple questions that will make BalanceInMe more targeted to your needs. When you fill out the survey you will be able to download a free 10-minute Balance Workout that will improve your coordination, challenge your balance and tone your body. Thank you for being part of our balanced community!
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Hi Anastasiya
I liked your thoughtful view "In life we can have two types of balance: one balance is grounded, solid, peaceful and fulfilling. The other balance we maintain just to get by but any unfavorable circumstances can easily knock us down and send us over a cliff". I have both type of balance in my life specially emotional balance . In normal day my life seems to be fully balanced but in difficult situation my nature become reactive and negative. By practicing auto suggestion I am trying to improve myself . Thanks for providing useful tips.
I like how you say that balancing is not static but a whole proces. we change, environments change, and hence the balance keeps changing!


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I'm waiting to see what shakes out of A12 before I do much more work on it. Very few people really understand the point of roles; I hope that Larry will explain it far better than I've been able to do.
I forgot to mention that since I don't know how Perl 6 roles are to be implemented, my design goals were driven by my understanding of the original traits document. That's one of the reasons why I call them "traits" instead of "roles". I've thought about uploading this to the CPAN, but I have two concerns. First, I don't want to cause potential confusion when Perl 6 comes out. Second, since there are already beginning implementations of roles, I don't necessarily want to provide competing modules unless I am very confident in what mine can do.
Also, I've discovered that when I write weird stuff like this, I get very little feedback. Very few people understand what traits do (I'm not entirely sure that I've got it right), so I suspect that few, if any, would use my module. Further, I base my idea on the idea of composite runtime interfaces. That's a bizarre concept, so I don't know if it's a good idea.


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Another perfect drawing down to the detail of the forward anchors! Beautiful color in the waves, too. I can almost hear the splash. 10!
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Hey! Awesome Drawing! reminds me of the Edmund Fitzgerald! Awesome! 10 from me =)
You got cool stuff too, as always :)
have nuthing to add that hasn't been said-but just want to relate my appreciation of this one. the new details really sharpen the action& beauty.
Outstanding!!! The detail on the boat/ship?? is excellent!! rust by the ancor, between the welds and portholes, sheer excellence!!
You know what I just realized? You have 2 accounts in RMD! I was wondering why Ron Strickler's work looked so much like Brutus'! Boat -- WOW!
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Call it a sign of the times, an expression of individuality or a nation ready for something new. Whatever it is, it's clear that U.S. homeowners are moving more toward the middle when it comes to the "historic vs. contemporary" design debate.
For 2014, manufacturers such as JELD-WEN, a leading window and door company, are seeing a mash-up of style trends; combining the charm of historic with the clean, simple lines of contemporary style.
"It used to be that homeowners sought out a specific design period for their home. They focused on a certain moulding detail, doors to match and everything needed to be authentic to the period," said Elizabeth Souders, director of product management for JELD-WEN. "Now, forget about drawing a hard line. We're seeing people adding some period pieces, but also not being afraid to mix in more contemporary door designs, for example."
Added to that is the desire for historic style elements, yet some very contemporary technology.
"No one wants to go back to the era of inefficient, single-paned windows and high-maintenance materials," said Souders. "They may want to replicate that look, but they insist on having the newest, high performance technology behind it."
To that end, JELD-WEN is featuring a number of new historic and contemporary products designed to blend the two to give homeowners the compromises they crave:
Historic details with a modern mix
In perfect harmony with both historic styling and contemporary performance features, JELD-WEN has introduced beautiful, rich handmade bent glass design options for its wood windows. Familiar to lovers of homes accented with turrets, this design option used to be found only at custom glass specialty shops. Now bent glass can be incorporated into JELD-WEN's Custom Window line which is standard with solid pine AuraLast® wood.
Old style, new tricks
Old favorites reminiscent of historic farmhouses are getting a contemporary facelift in a stylish blend of modern and traditional. JELD-WEN's Dutch doors embody this philosophy, with the options to incorporate updated styling, more contemporary panel and glass designs and innovative new features such as an operable glass unit in the top half so the door can be opened three ways instead of the traditional two.
The JELD-WEN Tilt & Turn window is yet another example of what could be considered a historic design in Europe, but with new contemporary appeal in the U.S. Tilt & Turn wood windows offer the functionality of a casement window (hinged on the side to swing outward) and the ventilation of a hopper window (hinged on the bottom to open inward at the top). Increasingly popular among U.S. homeowners for building and remodeling projects, it provides energy efficiency, enhanced security and design freedom.
JELD-WEN W-2500 Casement & Double-Hung windows now come in a traditional sash option with thicker wood components and custom size options fitting for traditional style. The line also offers the standard sash with a larger daylight opening for a contemporary look.
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On this Father's Day I can't help but reflect on the last 17 months as I've watched my husband grow into not just a "father," but a daddy. Gosh, I always say, it's one thing to be a "father," but it takes a dedicated, loving "father" to be a "daddy." And I have to say, Bill, my husband, the man who made me a mommy, couldn't be any better of a daddy than he already is to our little Madelyn.
What I love the most? Watching Madelyn's little face light up when her daddy walks into the room. She just loves him SO much. I love watching, as soon as he gets home, before anything else, he greets his daughter with a big, "HI TOOTSIE!" Oh the nicknames he has for her just make me smile and melt. And he's gone through plenty.When Madelyn first arrived into our lives, she was my "baby girl(z)" Yes, I know there is a "Z" there. And actually, if I can even spell this out right. I use what I call the "mommy voice" and it comes out... "Hi Baby Giurz" haha! I know it "reads" funny, and I'm sure even when I say it, it "sounds" funny, but I love it and she does too. That is until she turns about 6. . Her daddy on the other hand, when Madelyn was brought home, Madelyn was immediately called "witsies," or "itsy witsy..." then it was "tootles," and finally even after a couple more I am sure, the one that sticks is, "tootsie" or even better, "toots." It's TOO cute! "Hi toots!" As I write this I can hear him saying it now and it just makes me smile.
Bill is what you would call a "super dad." You don't hear that often. You hear "super mom" A LOT! But "super dad" fits him well. For example, working this crazy shift, 3:00 to eleven(ish), it gets pretty crazy for me during the week. My sleep schedule is constantly changing depending on the day. Bill, he's tired too. He works full time and has a more stressful job than I do. Anyway, while we're sleeping, and if Madelyn wakes up, we both pop up and go about business.
I'm usually the one going to get the baby, changing her diaper and by the time I am done with that, Bill has already warmed up her bottle and then we meet at the fork in the road, who gets to go rock Madelyn and feed her in her bedroom, and who gets to go back to bed? It's a toss up! And usually we play it by, who seems the most tired? I just love it. It's out little thing we have just teamed up to do, and it works.
It's so nice to find "ways" that work in parenting. "Ways that make you become a team." It's really a great thing.
I love when daddy plays with Madelyn on the floor. Oh they love playing chase and Madelyn just giggles the whole time, Some of the best times is when we are all on the floor playing chase!
At times I will come out into the living room after cleaning up the kitchen or what have you, to hang out with Bill and Madelyn, and I discover them together, just RELAXING on the floor. Madelyn, thumb in mouth, armed with her blanky, watching Sesame Street, and Bill, bless his heart, spooning her from behind to keep her safe, while dozing off from a long day at work. I'm sure he doesn't know, that for a second, I just stand there, and stare at that moment. A moment I wish I could freeze in time. There is just so much love.
When I am home with our "baby giurz," I'll get a text from "daddy" while he is at work. "What's Toots doing?"
I'll send him a picture, the most recent was of her swinging on the swing in our backyard... I had just finished hanging it up on the tree for her.
"Aww Toots is having so much fun out there!" Even though Bill was at work, his mind was at home. Another moment where I felt so glad to call him her daddy.
On this Fathers Day I can't help but reflect on the last 17 months as I've watched my husband grow into a "daddy."
I look forward to each new day I have with my husband and baby guirlz, each day is a blessing, each day is a gift. Which is why each night before I lay my head down to rest, I look at both of them and say, "I love you."
Happy Father's Day to all of you daddy's out there!
And a special Happy Father's Day to my Dad! Dad, I love you so much, thanks so much for always being such a big supporter. My number one fan! Not once have you ever told me my dreams were too high to reach. You're the best dad ever! I love you... BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE SKY!


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Forums > Off-Topic Discussion > On Gamers, Corperations, & On line communities
Ok, ill first preface, that I am a bit of a gamer geek. No, I have never been a 80 hour a week player, looking for PHA7 L3W7Z but I play, mostly for the interactions with other players.
So, recently, a game I play, just had the chord pulled unexpectedly. It happens sometimes, even if this one was a bit of a surprise. Now the player base is really taking it to the web, and its leading up to a very interesting clash between the social network and the corporate office.
I guess, it would be like if suddenly IB decided to pull the forums here. Sure, they would be in their rights to do so, but Im sure the people in the forum would raise hell.
Anyway, I thought the topic of consumers being empowered by the social network might be an interesting one for off topic.
I also have a CNN iReport that has some traction going if you want more info. http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-838027 (If you like it, dont be afraid to recommend it either)
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Online games are fascinating. I've played many between the time I was 12 and now at the age of 21. I'm a lot more casual about it now, but I used to get seriously into it when I was younger. I only played F2P games, mind you.
Online games are really cool and have been used for science many times. They often have complex economies, can mimic real life situations and can create these amazing bonds out of nowhere. They've studied the complex economies of games like World of Warcraft as well as using it to see how disease spread by using it's massive amounts of players as an example. Some pretty cool shit if you ask me.
I used to play with people from all over the U.S., some in Australia, some in New Zealand and a few from Mexico and South America.
Anyways, I'm not surprised to see an uproar about suddenly getting rid of a game. People can become dependent on them for support systems and to just take it away from the people is pretty rough.
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I have played something of this nature off and on for years. I have found places to stay while on travel, made good friends, etc.
These were the first social networks, operating long before Facebook.
This one in particular, seems to really have rallied people. I am not sure, if becasue it is a more cooperative setting or what, but CoH was known industry wide to have a super loyal and active playerbase.
We will see where it goes.
Im still a giggle that my first writing attempt ever has done so well. Heh! Maybe I should blog more.
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Paindancer Productions wrote:
It seems the bubble has burst for online gaming. I played WOW for awhile. Suddenly, one day, I realized it had become an addiction. As time has passed, I've come to see the corporations that run these the MMORPs as, for lack of a better term, evil. Why? Because they use elements of addiction to control the game base. They intentionally make game progress excruciatingly slow. As soon as you reach a level of respectable achievement, something new comes along to make the time investment utterly and completely moot. Of course, you can buy your way to success, but that - added to the base investment of the game - turns into a lot of money.
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What is, in your opinion, the ultimate purpose of this empowerment?
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I would not call MMORPG makers evil. I would call them smart. The point of a business is to maximize profit and they're doing EXACTLY that. By making progression slower, featuring new add-ons, new content, new maps, etc. they're keeping the people hooked. They don't FORCE you to play - you can quit any time you want to, if you're not addicted. IMO, they act like any other company and try to keep people for as long as possible.
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They aren't doing EXACTLY that... most of them are hemorrhaging cash and closing up shop (kind of the point of the OP.)
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Interesting feedback all.
Well, yes, Gaming theory does manipulate the human attraction to diminishing returns. Thats the nature of the beast.
COH seems a bit off a unique case.. for one.. the corporate decision does not seem to be based on the game not pulling a profit, but some internal politics. COH was in the black and continuing to improve.
More important, was the abnormally strong social network internal. Hell, people set up fundrasers for charities in the game. (http://realworldhero.com/). Neil Gaiman retweeted my report. I think, the fact the demographic is a bit more mature than the average gamer, many in the population have access and experience in working with social nets, program management, etc, opposed to the typical gamer base.
But, the best question of all.. what is the point of the empowerment?
Well, in a climate of ever growing corporate influence, in our media, health and politics, I think this is a very interesting example of people standing up to that power. Democracy works best with check and balances, and to date, there hasnt been a whole lot of balance to corporate influence. I would LOVE to see this used for something other than a game, to effect real world change, but right now, its a brilliant example of people standing up, organizing and making at least a local change.
who knows, if the effort will work, if this will be a 'win' or a 'loose' for social networks, but you better believe corporations beyond NCSoft are looking at this, waiting to see how this pans out. Both sides are taking notes.
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It's been my experience that many companies talk bravely about "Community" - and have no idea what it means.
Then, a community forms - social interactions begin creating societial norms, values, sanctions, etc. that apply within the group.
And the company that created it - has no idea it happened and is functioning along the lines of a B&M community - has no experience in dealing with it - and when faced with behaviors they did not expect and cannot control - they frequently will pull the plug in a panic.
Sounds like the "Terminator" and the Skynet saga.
when in fact, that is exactly what happens sometimes.
Companies have brave talk about communities - but, are scared shitless of them when they arise.
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it will be interesting indeed to see how this one plays out.
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Members of the national intervention unit deployed at the hostel were attacked when they confronted three men allegedly stealing a car at the hostel in the early hours, said Colonel Jay Naicker.
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He said police returned fire and one of the men was shot dead. The other two men managed to flee during the shoot-out.
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Although Parker Aerospace (Booth P422) is headquartered in Irvine, California, it operates various other divisions in the U.S. that manufacture fluid management, hydraulic and control systems. Parker service centers are located throughout the world, including nine in the U.S. plus Beijing, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Brazil, Singapore and Germany. Parker Aerospace also has three engineering centers in Asia, including one here in Shanghai, as well as in Japan and India. During 2012, parent company Parker Hannifin had net sales of more than $13 billion, and the aerospace division–which employs some 6,000 workers–was responsible for $2 billion of that revenue.
Modern electronic fly-by-wire flight controls are developed and manufactured at Parker's Irvine Control Systems division, and AIN was recently given a tour through the fly-by-wire flight control systems integration laboratory and a briefing on flight control technology.
An example of the Control Systems division's work is the "stick to surface" full closed-loop fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system for Embraer's Legacy 450/500 program. As team leader for the flight control system, the Control Systems division is responsible for system architecture development and integration testing and supporting failure hazard assessment and certification plan development. Parker is currently working on six major FBW programs.
"We predict that all future military, commercial transport, regional and large business aircraft will use fly-by-wire systems," said David McLaughlin, chief engineer, flight control systems. The advantages include allowing engineers to extract weight from aircraft structures because FBW computers use the flight controls to reduce maneuvering loads on the airframe. "This is one of the biggest attributes of the fly-by-wire system," he said.
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The other key attribute is envelope protection, which prevents pilots from exceeding certain parameters and can also help pilots stay well within the safest areas of the normal flight envelope, lowering their workload. An example of this is the Legacy 450/500, which will allow pilots to exceed the "soft" limits of the normal flight envelope. The pilot knows that these limits are being exceeded because he has to maintain pressure on the stick to fly outside the soft limits, for example, when he wants to bank the airplane more than 30 degrees.
Instead of a stick pusher, the Legacy FBW system uses an angle-of-attack limiter. This allows lower takeoff and landing speeds and improved runway performance, by reducing margins over the stall speed. If the pilot needs a maximum climb, say, for windshear avoidance or to avoid an obstacle, he need only pull the stick all the way aft and the airplane pitches up as much as possible while the FBW system protects against exceeding maximum load factor and stalling. Turbulence effects are minimized by the FBW system reducing oscillations, giving passengers a more comfortable ride.
Parker Aerospace Control Systems makes FBW and other flight control equipment for a variety of business jet, airliner and military programs. These include the Gulfstream G650 and Embraer Legacy 450/500 and 170/190/Lineage 1000, Bombardier Global 7000/8000 and CSeries and other airline and military programs. The Legacy is an example of a full stick-to-surface program, where Parker is responsible for all flight control hardware and software from the control stick to the flight control surfaces. Parker also makes the Legacy's hydraulic and fuel systems.
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Development of a complex full FBW system, such as the Legacy's, begins shortly after the program is launched and runs concurrently through certification. The process begins with defining requirements, then designing the system, subsystems and components. Next comes production of hardware, firmware and software and integration of these, followed by validation and verification testing in the lab, where actuators are run through thousands of cycles of operation. Qualification testing covers electromagnetic interference, high-intensity radiated field, lightning and other environmental tests. And finally, all of the systems must meet industry performance standards.
While development of FBW involves years of work, all that effort benefits an aircraft manufacturer that plans to use FBW technology in later designs. The Legacy 500, which flew first, has nearly the exact same components and architecture as the Legacy 450 FBW system. The same is true in Bombardier's case; much of the FBW system for the CSeries airliner is directly transferable to the Global 7000/8000 flight control system.
On a non-FBW jet, about 200 flight control communications signals normally would travel along the databus in the aircraft. But the number of signals grows exponentially with FBW, and on a jet like the Legacy 450/500, upward of 70,000 signals move through two databuses.
The huge number of signals is because of all the work that must get done, translating the movements of the pilots' sidesticks into actuation of the flight controls. The analog signals from the sidesticks and other switches, such as flap and spoiler levers, are converted to digital signals by inceptor interface modules. Digital signals move to flight control computers, then through remote electronic units to the primary control unit at the flight controls. This is usually an electrically driven, hydraulically powered actuator, and there can be more than a dozen in a FBW business jet. Other components include an alternate flight control unit, which bypasses the flight control computers in case these run into problems, and motor control electronics for electrically actuated flaps.
"Our differentiator is the speed by which we're going to get better and faster with lower cost as we go from one platform to the next," said Parker Control Systems director of marketing Michael Engers.
The future of aircraft development looks like a lot more fully digital, three-axis FBW, according McLaughlin. Sidestick controllers will become more widespread, although Gulfstream's G650 has yokes, as do all Boeing FBW jets. "We see further advancements in control laws," he added. "Control laws are really where you have significant opportunities to gain efficiencies and weight reduction. We'll see broader use of load alleviation and envelope protection," he said, adding that another promising area is reducing the size of FBW electronics.


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