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Piper Aircraft Inc. on Monday announced it has successfully completed the first flight of one of its Archer aircraft using 93 octane premium unleaded automotive gasoline.
The company is working with Phoenix-based Airworthy AutoGas LLC on the project.
The test flight was conducted out of Piper's Vero Beach, Fla., headquarters.
Airworthy AutoGas intends to bring its gasoline to the broader marketplace later this year. The goal, said the company's director of business development, Mark Ellery, "is to get pilots flying more for less."
The national average for 100LL Avgas — the fuel traditionally used by small aircraft operators — is currently ranging between $5.98 and $6.47 a gallon, according to www.100ll.com. Meanwhile, according to AAA, the national average for a gallon of premium gasoline is currently $3.81.Piper also says its working with Airworthy AutoGas on ways of ensuring the wider availability of its aviation fuel.
Here is Piper's full statement on the project:
VERO BEACH, Fla., July 8, 2013 - Piper Aircraft Inc. has completed flight tests of a Piper Archer powered by 93 octane premium unleaded automotive gasoline. Piper worked with Airworthy AutoGas LLC, Phoenix, Ariz., to prove the concept in a test flight regime conducted from the company's Vero Beach manufacturing campus. The Piper Archer is powered by a single Lycoming O-360-A4M engine generating 180hp. Fuel capacity of the Archer is 48 U.S. gallons (182 liters). The Lycoming O-360 series engines are four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled models, and are approved for use of 93 octane unleaded fuel. "As we search for more environmentally friendly fuels than 100LL to power piston aircraft, Piper wanted to take the next step with Lycoming and Airworthy AutoGas to operationally prove the 93UL concept under rigid test conditions from Vero Beach," said Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott. "Our next operational effort will include cross-country applications, working with Airworthy AutoGas to ensure availability en route." "Airworthy AutoGas plans to produce and distribute its high-purity, low-vapor-pressure, ethanol-free, 93 octane, premium unleaded automotive gasoline, beginning in the fall of 2013," said Airworthy's Director of Business Development Mark Ellery. "Bringing Airworthy AutoGas to the marketplace provides an alternative for the majority of general aviation aircraft without compromising airworthiness. Our goal is to get pilots flying more for less," he added.
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Jiblet walks with a limp, covered in scratches and bruises. She hasn't been her usual friendly self since the beating she endured. Her owner Alix Lundy believes she'll never be able to show her after what she's been through.
"I can only imagine what actually she went through," Alix said. "She used to love when you pet her. Now she's really flinchy when you touch her, and she'll want to walk away from you."
Alix says she came out to their pen yesterday morning to find Jiblet and another pig, Ralo, missing. Jiblet was eventually found in a field a quarter mile down the road, covered in scratches and very scared.
"I don't understand how someone could ever have the heart to beat an animal, especially as friendly as they are," Alix said.
But there's been no sign of Ralo.
Alix says she found a rake nearby that someone used to beat Jiblet with, as well as a garden hose she believes they tried to tie around her pigs.
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I personally believe a man best known by the name of Andy Holt was the greatest educator of any type who has ever lived in the state of Tennessee. I feel I must quickly add Vanderbilt's Rob Roy Purdy in the same paragraph and quickly acknowledge I never met General Robert Neyland or many other legendary types from across the state.
But I mention the well-known and much-beloved Dr. Holt in an effort to emphasize how crucial and extremely important it is that each one of us who will soon vote must carefully and dutifully study the candidates who are now seeking local, state and national office and whose names will appear on our individual and very personal ballots. Early voting actually begins this week.
I use Andy Holt as my example because there is actually another guy named Andy Holt, a Republican from Dresden, Tn., who is seeking to be re-elected for a second term to represent District 76 in the state's House of Representatives.
Since nobody from Chattanooga can vote for the guy, he's a classic case why people have to be so very careful. Andy Holt of Dresden would doubtlessly be the best neighbor you ever had but, in my opinion, this rascal shouldn't get a single vote, not even for dog catcher.
From what I can learn, Rep. Holt from Dresden is a very hard-working farmer whose family sells pumpkins every autumn, whose barn has a Nativity scene in December, and who makes a living raising mostly pigs and cattle. Even better, he earned a master's degree from UT-Martin, is in the Rotary Club, and is a Baptist deacon. He and his wife Ellie have two of the cutest kids you ever saw.
Perfect, right? This guy comes off like a dream but – if you didn't know it – it would be hard to imagine the same Andy Holt is tirelessly gearing up to sponsor legislation that would allow horses to be butchered and slaughtered in Tennessee. He believes that's the way we ought to go, grinding 'em up into sausage and sending them to backwards countries where they have no problem eating their pets. It's disgusting and revolting. What's next, dogs and cats?
Actually, it is far, far worse than that. I'm afraid that while Andy Holt possesses some fine qualities, I suspect he's also got a streak of what I see as sure-enough evil in him. I'm going to tell you why Andy Holt is – in the opinion of some --"a wolf wearing sheep's clothing." It's called House Bill 3620 and Andy Holt wants to make it a law.
On April 12 of this year, Rep. Holt stealthily introduced HB-3620 that "As introduced, creates a new misdemeanor offense for a person who applies for employment with the intent to cause economic damage to the employer by recording on the premises of the employer and releasing such recordings to a third party. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 50."
Very curiously, it was also being whispered by early April that the Humane Society of the United States had sent an undercover agent into the midst of sadistic criminal's barn in Collierville, Tn., in 2011 and had obtaining paralyzing footage of then-Hall of Fame trainer Jackie McConnell horribly abusing animals, beating one defenseless Tennessee Walking Horse with an electric cattle prod and showing horrendous footage of another prized horse crying like a human baby because it was hurt so badly.
Are you following me here? When the ABC new show "Nightline" aired the nauseating tape within weeks of Rep. Holt's HB-3620, it proved to literally millions of people around the world the Tennessee Walking Horse industry is badly tainted. Since then, there has been more solid evidence brought forth to prove, beyond the shadow of a doubt, an unsettling group headquartered in Shelbyville isn't eager to change anything about the soring and abuse of a well-recorded half a century.
Further, the "Shelbyville Slime," as we might aptly call this small but powerful group who dictate "what is best" for the 500,000 owners of the Tennessee Walking Horses, at first pretended horror at the McConnell tape. Remember, ringleader David Howard was quoted at the courthouse saying he was "shocked." Please sit down, brother! At what, getting caught?
No, I'll tell you what is truly shocking. Within six weeks of the million-seller tape, SHOW had sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, lambasted the Humane Society, been vilified by three prominent veterinarian groups, nearly destroyed the image of a magnificent breed of horse and insulted the integrity of the very employers of the USDA – we, the people of the United States of America.
Had Rep. Holt's HB-3620 been enacted, the undercover agent who bravely brought light on Jackie McConnell and four others (all who have pleaded guilty) would – in fact – be guilty of a crime in Tennessee. My goodness gracious! The most astounding thing about HB-3620 is that it is fact!
Did any other legislators step in the same slime? Well, we know one. Rep. Holt's House bill was also sponsored in the Senate (SB-3460) by a woman named Dolores Grisham (R-Somerville) and what will really make you weep is that she is a retired Lt. Colonel from the Marine Corps. Don't you see? This is almost worse than bacteria-eating cancer.
As the summer has unfolded, there are many longtime observers of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry – not associated with the "Shelbyville Slime – who claim they smell a rat. The Shelbyville villains, dating back to 1998 when then-Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) was the first to sign a scathing letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are very eager to use elected officials as dimwitted pawns. The letter Frist signed clearly threatened to withdraw funding if investigations of (illegal) soring were not eased.
The historic letter, sent from Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), contained 13 signatures and is absolutely unbelievable when compared side-by-side to the federal Horse Protection Act, which was became law in 1970. But it is overwhelming evidence the Tennessee Walking Horse industry richly rewards its "friends" on the state and Federal levels.
Understand, I am not accusing State Rep. Andy Holt or State Sen. Dolores Grisham of being accepting a penny from the Tennessee Walking Horse industry but it is well known the Shelbyville Slime gave "generously" to Bill Frist's campaign the last time he ran.
I find it downright intriguing that Rep. Holt, who wants to soon make horse sausage in the state of Tennessee, would introduce a puzzling bill that would shield the likes of Jackie McConnell just scant weeks before the nation was horrified by an undercover tape. Why would a man who makes a living raising pigs and cattle want to shield a sadistic trainer for a tainted crowd?
The SHOW organization (in Shelbyville) has just hired a questionable PR firm to lobby elected officials like State Rep. Andy Holt. I use "questionable" because it is a widespread belief that anyone who takes up with trash soon gets dirty hands. It the same reason, we have learned, a wolf will dress up like a sheep.
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SC gives up a TD, and long TD drive, within the last minute in the 4th.
Was planning a full writeup, but the link below describes it well. I'd bet ASU 1h if you can. They'll go up big early and coast 2H. Probably 45-10 at halftime, maybe 42-0. Sun Devils looked terrible against the last 2 teams and won't screw this one up against a cupcake.
I'm seeing ASU drops 40+ here, with UA at least 21-28. UA's defense is better, but they're still giving up over 28 points per game on the road in Pac-12 play. Total was 61, now 61.5.
Bills pass defense is being torched...Jimmy Graham was probable prior to kickoff, but just scored a 15 yard TD to make it 21-10.
Fresno averaging 5-6 TDs/game...and I can't see their defense holding anything. If SDSU covers, they could win outright or at least make it a 42-35 type game.
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Their result for The What is Your Patronus Test ...
58% Impulse, 72% Compassion, 87% Loyalty and 51% Ignorance!
Congratulations! You've scored the Doe!
Even the gentlest doe can become the fiercest enemy when trapped.
More impulsive than calculating: You sometimes make decisions quickly, following your gut feeling and not always thinking them through or weighing all the consequences.
More compassionate than apathetic: You wish no harm to others, and feel sorry for those who are in bad situations. You feel no one deserves to suffer, even if they've made some mistakes. We're all human and we should all strive to help each other.
More loyal than self-serving: You honor your allegiances and friendships, even when the consequences for doing so may be difficult to face. You keep your word and stay true to your friendships, relationships, and yourself.
More ignorant than knowledge-seeking: You know what you need to know in life and aren't going to go out of your way to learn anything else. You work hard enough at work, you don't want to have to work hard to learn something for a hobby.
(These scores are in comparison to your peers. For example, if you scored a 72% on loyalty but the test says you're less loyal, it means in comparison to your peers)
Their Analysis (Vertical line = Average)
They scored 58% on Impulse, higher than 72% of your peers.
They scored 72% on Compassion, higher than 41% of your peers.
They scored 87% on Loyalty, higher than 61% of your peers.
They scored 51% on Ignorance, higher than 79% of your peers.
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danakscully64 4 years
Exactly, Sushi! People checking in at every location they go to, what's up with that? :P I usually post pictures and news articles, that's what I mainly use Facebook for.
MissSushi 4 years
lol.. this kind of stuff cracks me up. What people are interested in atm is what is taking over their facebook. Whether its school, partying, kids, etc. The biggest load of spam on my facebook from my friends right now is people bitching about school, every 5 minutes or so. Oh god, and recently, people have been posting every time they go eat fast food. I probably have 15-20 fast food updates a day. One of my cousin posts about needing to lose a few pounds, and then a few hours later updates about her trip to jack in the crack for some tacos. haha. Good stuff.
danakscully64 4 years
Haha, my sister posts non-stop about either how terrible her kids are or how blessed she is to have these kids. It's ironic considering she would rather spend alone time with her new boyfriend while passing off her kids to myself or other family members. Her 3 year old is an absolute terror too because she ignores him a lot and just punishes him, never takes him to the park or spends alone time with him. My niece is my current profile picture :p Temporarily until I can get a new one, I was sick of the ones I had. A lot of Mom's have their life revolve around their kids, so their kids are who they are... it's sad.
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My SIL is what ruined Facebook for me...
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Yikes, Studio ! Methinks Mommy needs a hobby !
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runningesq, I adore STFUParents! It's hysterical. My favorite is the woman who made her daughter a facebook account and was then using her daughter's account to post comments like "You're pretty, Mommy!" on her own page. Yikes.
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Hmm... Sugar won't let me post the link. Google "STFU parents" and enjoy !
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Hahaha, thanks SKG! I will take child-free iced tea any day!
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And the number 1 reason I hide people on my facebook feed is? Constant infant talk. I'm friends with you, not your newborn niece.
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The most surprising stat is the Raiders are ranked 20th against the pass. The same team that gave up nearly 400 yards through the air twice has held teams to under 250 passing yards in the last three weeks since the bye. The secondary might be average at best, but Tyvon Branch has played exceptionally well in a completely different role than he has the past. Even though he has had more than 100 tackles the past three seasons while playing more in the box in the past, his 46 tackles this season is nothing to be ashamed of, and proves just how much stronger the defense has become. While the defensive backfield has improved, it still only has five interceptions this season. That can be attributed to the rotation at cornerback, which has come together in recent weeks as players have stopped getting injured.
As the schedule gets easier for the Raiders, the defense will have to continue to improve. The little confidence boosts from playing bad offenses will help when the New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos come to Oakland later this season.
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- Release Date: Apr 29, 2008
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San Diego Gas & Electric executives were reimbursed for some fat expenses in 2011, according to the GO-77M report filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). One manager had an expense account of $71,158. A vice president had expenses of $57,534 and another vice president $52,742. A director managed to spend $51,149 for which he or she was reimbursed. (The report does not have names of most of those receiving the payouts.)
Seven SDGE executives brought in more than $1 million in compensation in 2011. The chief executive of SDGE took in $2.93 million; the lowest (seventh ranked) got $1.27 million. The chairman of parent company Sempra raked in $11.8 million in 2011 and the chief executive $8.4 million. SDGE and Sempra attorneys were paid a total of $5.2 million, averaging $307,000 each.
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Obituary: Anthony E. Derry
Date: March 6, 2013
by: Observer Staff
Anthony E. Derry, 79, of Longboat Key, died Feb. 22.
Originally from Hereford, England, Mr. Derry served with the Royal Marines and as a police officer. He later had a distinguished career in the licensed industry, rising to chairman and CEO of Whitbread PLC's International Wine and Spirit interests.
He was an avid traveler who leaves behind many friends around the world.
Mr. Derry is survived by his wife, Micky; children, Ann, Ceri and Mark; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Toale Brothers Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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HOPKINS COUNTY, Ky. - Virginia Drucilla (Brown) Parker, 90, of Hanson, KY, passed away Wed., June 12, at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home. She was born Nov.28, 1922, to George T. and Sarah Joe (Ashby) Brown. Before retiring, she was a supervisor at Ramada Inn.
She is survived by a sister, Ada Luck, of Sebree, KY., and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, John W Parker.
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After the April 18 avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 16 Sherpa guides, all the expeditions cleared out of Base Camp, among the last being that of Jim Geiger, whose attempt to summit was to be filmed by Thom Pollard of Jackson. Although Pollard and his group did not attempt to reach the top, Pollard was able to do one of the things he wanted on Mount Everest, here shown sprinkling the ashes of his father George and Brother Jeff. The men died within months of each other in 2004. While sprinkling the co-mingled ashes, Pollard thanked his older brother for "introducing me to all things wild," including the love of climbing which he inculcated in his sibling during trips to the White Mountains. (Courtesy Thom Pollard)
But after an avalanche on April 18 killed 16 Sherpa guides, Pollard ended up with a different film, one about "virtue, family and respect" that is now serving as a catalyst for him to complete another work about an avalanche on Mount Washington, that, fortunately, had a much happier ending.
Fifteen years later, when Geiger went looking for a documentary filmmaker, he was directed to Pollard.
An ordained minister of the American Fellowship Church, Pollard officiated the marriage ceremony of an American couple at Base Camp, elevation 17,200 feet. He was eager to get to the summit where he planned to spread the ashes of his late father George and brother Jeff. Physically, Pollard said he felt well and had "no doubt" that both Geiger and he would get to the summit.
The avalanche occurred around 6:30 a.m. Nepal time, and about an hour later, while on a video-phone call with his son Sam who was back in New Hampshire, Pollard suddenly realized that something terrible was unfolding around him.
"One thing you can never erase from your memory is watching those bodies being removed," one by one, by helicopter, dangling from a long line, said Pollard, adding that a simultaneous memory he will keep is that of everyone at Base Camp – climbers and Sherpas alike – united as one by sadness and compassion for their fellow beings.
Asked whether he wanted to return to Everest, Pollard gave an immediate, unequivocal answer: "Absolutely, in a heartbeat I'd go back." But for now, Pollard conceded, "I don't know how it's going to happen."
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High court mulls Grant case
A ruling ordering Mark Grant to be retried for the 1984 slaying of teenager Candace Derksen is officially before Canada's top court.
Lawyers with the Manitoba Prosecutions Service filed a notice to appeal the Manitoba Court of Appeal ruling to the Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeal ordered Grant, 50, be given a new trial on the basis he wasn't given a full defence at his 2011 trial.
Derksen, 13, disappeared after school and was missing for weeks until her body was found tied up and frozen in a shed at a business near the Nairn Overpass.
Grant wasn't arrested until 2007 after cold-case investigators obtained DNA results from a private laboratory linking him to twine used to bind Derksen.
In 2012, a jury convicted him of second-degree murder and he was sentenced to life in prison.
A new trial was ordered Oct. 30 when the Court of Appeal found jurors were barred from hearing anything about a similar case in September 1985 when Grant was in custody on an unrelated matter.
Winnipeg police probed the case of a girl, 12, who was found tied up in a boxcar months after Derksen's body was found.
The complainant, now an adult, testified in 2011 and denied the event happened.
Grant's trial judge refused to allow his defence team to present details of that case to the jury. The Appeal Court disagreed with that decision.
Prosecutors will argue the move to overturn Grant's conviction and order a retrial was a legal error.
"The Manitoba Court of Appeal erred in overturning the learned trial judge's decision that the risk that admitting similar fact-based, third-party suspect evidence would prejudice the trial outweighed its probative value," the Crown's notice of appeal states.
Grant's defence lawyer, Saul Simmonds, has not responded to the Crown's application.
It will be up to a panel of three Supreme Court judges to decide whether to grant the Crown leave to appeal and push the case to a full hearing. If leave is denied, the Crown can either retry Grant for Derksen's killing or drop the case, meaning Grant would be freed.
He was returned to remand status in Manitoba from federal prison in mid-November.
Grant has yet to signal if he will apply for bail, which he has the right to at this stage.
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
374. American Exceptionalism, the Founders and Confucian Moral Philosophy
Usually, American exceptionalism can be traced to Alexis De Tocqueville, the first writer to describe the country as "exceptional" in 1831 and 1840. American exceptionalism is the theory that the United States is qualitatively different from other nations.
Actually, the notion that the United States is a different country is older than that. The founders of the United States worked hard to make the United States a new nation on the earth. Thomas Paine in this widely read Common Sense expressed for the first time the belief that American was not just an extension of Europe but a new land. From In his paper Confucius in the American Founding (Virginia Review of Asian Studies, vol. 16, 2014), Dr. Dave Wang states that the American Revolution was also simultaneously a moral revolution. While the founders were concerned with preserving their civil liberties and economic freedom through their stance, "no taxation without representation," they were also concerned with public morality. They fully understood that the war was as much a battle against "the corruption of 18th century British high society" as it was against financial oppression. As a result, the founding fathers were determined to construct new virtues responding to the needs of the new nation. Having seen the results of the moral corruption in the old world, the founders worked diligently to use all valuable moral resources available for them to create virtues for the new nation.
As the main designers of the new nation, the founders knew that it took more than a perfect plan of government to preserve liberty. They needed some moral principles accepted by the people to encourage them to obey laws voluntarily. They recognized that a free government should be supported by people who could act morally without compulsion, and would not willfully violate the rights of others. Benjamin Franklin firmly believed that "Laws without morals are in vain." Cultivating new virtues for the fledgling United States therefore became one of the most significant themes during this time of social and political transformation. Thomas Jefferson believed the United States was founded on the confidence of a free and virtuous people. Jefferson sought a radical break from the traditional European morality. He opposed the system of the ruling family over the needs of the people. With this notion in mind, the founders turned to Confucian moral philosophy. These efforts to build new virtue for the new nation laid the intellectual foundations for the Revolutionary concept of American exceptionalism.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
373. The Enlightenment, the United States and China
The founders of the United States were intellectually men of the age of the Enlightenment. One of the most important features of the Enlightenment was that Chinese civilization, particularly Confucius moral philosophy, was highly regarded by main frontrunners of the Enlightenment. Confucius' principle of that the people possess the power of overthrowing a governor who exploits people was accepted as one of the universal principles in human affairs. The direct influence of this principle is manifestly evident in the Declaration of Independence.
It shouldn't be regarded as coincidence that he principal writer of it, Thomas Jefferson, was made out of the Enlightenment. Traditional nations have their own ethnic traditions. However, the founders of United States were reluctant to carry across the Atlantic the virtue of their old country. The founders believed the moral corruption in Europe should be excluded from the New Nation. Therefore, they were determined to create new virtue for the new nation. In their eyes, creation of new virtue was so important that its success or not would regulate the future of the direction of the nation they created.
If you want to know more about how Confucian moral philosophy made its mark on the founding of the United States, I recommend you to read Dr. Dave Wang's article, CONFUCIUS IN THE AMERICAN FOUNDING: THE FOUNDERS' EFFORTS TO USE CONFUCIAN MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN THEIR ENDEAVOR TO CREATE NEW VIRTUE FOR THE NEW NATION, in Virginia Review of Asian Studies, Volume 16 (2014). In order to understand fully the United States history, the founders' efforts to draw positive elements from Chinese civilization should be examined carefully. Their efforts shouldn't be buried in the piles of historical documents that describe that the United States was formed mainly based on the English heritage and the Christian and Greco-Roman traditions. Today all the nations of the world are in one process of modernization. The founders' way of dealing with other civilizations has provided a great model for all the nations in the world. The founders' ideas that learn from other civilizations should be adopted by all mankind.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
372. American Civilization, European Civilization and Chinese Civilization
It is well-known that "for much of their history, Americans defined their society in opposition to Europe." "America, it was argued, was a distinct civilization." George Washington had believed that "the new nation would develop a unique American character." Thomas Jefferson alleged American civilization "was the part of a form of civilization higher than the polished societies of Europe." US cultures have evolved and absorbed elements from other cultures in the historic process of the formation of American civilization. American civilization drew positive elements from other major civilizations of the world, including Chinese civilization.
In contemporary society, American political leaders have also clearly realized the influence of Chinese civilization on the development of American civilization. President Barack Obama made it clear that "Americans know the richness of China's history because it helped to shape the world and it helped to shape America. We know the talent of the Chinese people because they have helped to create this great country." (-Barack Obama in his remarks at U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue on July 27, 2009) Former President William Jefferson Bill Clinton pointed out that China as "a stronghold of creativity, knowledge and wealth" had an impact on American life long before the United States was even born. He told Americans that "From the printing China invented to the poetry it produced, from medicine and mathematics to the magnetic compass and humanistic philosophies, many of China's earliest gifts still enrich our lives today."
The founding fathers of the United States were among the main weavers of the fiber of American civilization. Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had positive attitudes towards Chinese civilization and worked hard to borrow from it in their efforts to make a new and flourishing society in North America. For example, Benjamin Franklin studied and promoted Confucian Moral philosophy in his effort to cultivate his own virtue as well as to encourage Americans to do the same. George Washington personally supported the opening of trade with China. He also conducted an experiment to grow Chinese flowers in his garden. Thomas Jefferson incorporated Chinese architectural elements into his own buildings in Monticello.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
371. Poor Richard Meets Confucius, and the True Story of the Franklin Stove
This title is borrowed from Dr. John Ruff's speech in China. I was deeply impressed by Dr. Ruff candid and clear statement, "I first became aware of the Chinese influence on American founders through the writings of Dave Wang, an independent scholar living in New York who writes extensively on the subject." Dr. Ruff's testimony serves as another important indicator of showing the academic impact of Dr. Dave Wang's research on American scholars and professors. Dr. John Ruff, a professor of Valparaiso University, delivered his speech at Chinese Zhejiang University of Technology in Hangzhou on June 7, 2013. According to the University's webpage, Dr. Ruff talked the following in his speech: Introduced Poor Richard, a character from Benjamin Franklin's Almanac, and showed some passages from Franklin's The Way to Wealth. He also told the true story of the Franklin Stove and its link to China.
In his speech, Professor Ruff connected Franklin to Confucius, and Confucius' influence on Franklin's life and happiness. He also introduced Franklin's 13 virtues and Franklin's efforts for achieving them. Dr. Ruff served as Director of the Valparaiso University First Year Core Program. He was former assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Valparaiso and presently vice-chair of the Faculty Senate. Ruff has a keen interest in ancient and contemporary Chinese culture. He has made several presentations at academic conferences on the Eastern and Western thoughts. In 2012, Dr. Ruff, earned the Valparaiso University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award. In the spring of 2013 he delivered a lecture on Chinese cultural influence on Benjamin Franklin at Ansal University in Delhi, India.
In his speech, Professor Ruff connected Franklin to Confucius, and Confucius' influence on Franklin's life and happiness. He also introduced Franklin's 13 virtues and Franklin's efforts for achieving them. Dr. Ruff served as Director of the Valparaiso University First Year Core Program. He was former assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Valparaiso and presently vice-chair of the Faculty Senate. Ruff has a keen interest in ancient and contemporary Chinese culture. He has made several presentations at academic conferences on the Eastern and Western thoughts. In 2012, Dr. Ruff, earned the Valparaiso University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award. In the spring of 2013 he delivered a lecture on Chinese cultural influence on Benjamin Franklin at Ansal University in Delhi, India.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
370. Top Ten Popular Posts as of October 2014
01.244. Whose Military Strategies Should the US in Afghanistan follow: Sun Tzu or Clausewitz? (posted on November 19, 2011)
02. 100. George Washington and the Empress of China (posted on October 22, 2008,)
03. 299. Benjamin Franklin and Ginseng (posted on February 24, 2013).
04. 241. Why Americans Don't Seek Aristocratic Titles and Honors (posted on Oct 30, 2011).
05. 302. What differentiates Chinese from Americans? (posted on April 9, 2013).
06. 116. China Trade in New England, 1800s (posted on November 27, 2008).
07. 297. Ginseng, Tea and the American Revolution (posted on February 7, 2013)
08. 259. Ginseng and the Founding Fathers (posted on April 28, 2012).
09. 215. Chinese Influence on American Culture (posted on March 29, 2011)
10. 307. The Ten Most Popular Posts in this Weblog (posted on May 1, 2013).
Readers of this blog will find that the five posts found in 2013 remain in the top ten popular list, including 100 (Ranking No. 4 in 2013), 299 (Ranking No. 2 in 2013), 241 (Ranking No. 7 in 2013), 297 (Ranking No. 1 in 2013) and 215 (Ranking No. 3 in 2013)
Sunday, October 12, 2014
369. The Reason North America's Ex-Colonies Did So Much Better
In his well-known book, Civilization: The West and the Rest, Dr. Niall Ferguson stated, "The reason North America's ex-colonies did so much better than South America's was because British settlers established a completely different system of property rights and political representation in the North from those built by Spaniards and Portuguese in the South." (His above book, p.14) Dr. Ferguson tries to answer the big question, why in recent 500 years the West civilization prevailed in the world. Many scholars have tried to provide their convincing answers to the question.
I don't have desire to make an attempt to formulate an authoritative answer to it. However, I want to add my small findings to the answer, probably ignored by Dr. Ferguson in his efforts to create his compelling respond to the question. I believe that Chinese factor was one of the main factors that responsible for the different results of the two Americas' ex-colonies.
From reading this blog and Dr. Dave Wang's publications on the founders and Chinese civilization, a reader should learn that the founders made their consistent efforts to borrow positive elements from Chinese civilization in their undertaking to build a new nation in North America. Chinese civilization served as a positive force helping colonies' growth from their formation to the early period of the republic. For example, Benjamin Franklin recommended using the Great Wall of China to safeguard the newly founded United States during the early years of the new republic. As for how the founders used Confucius to cultivate new private virtue for the Americans, you can read Dr. Dave Wang's article Confucius in the American Founding: The Founder's efforts to use Confucian Moral Philosophy in their Endeavor to Create New Virtue for the New Nation, in Virginia Review of Asian Studies, Volume 16 (2014): 11-26.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
368. Thomas Jefferson and a Chinese Prince
During his presidency, Thomas Jefferson included an ancient Chinese poem from Shijing ( 诗经 The Book of Odes) in his scrapbook. This poem 衛 風 is about an ancient Chinese prince who was set up as an example for other leaders of the nation to follow. Jefferson's inclusion of this specific Chinese poem is significant and reveals his close ties to Confucian ideals. Confucius pointed out, ''He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.'' Jefferson aimed to make himself this "North Polar Star."
Therefore, it was not a surprise that Thomas Jefferson regarded the Chinese prince, whom Confucius considered to be one of the ideal rulers to be his role model. The poem pays tribute to Prince Wei, who was loved and respected by the people of his state. Confucius praised Prince Wei when he quoted this poem in his famous book, The Great Learning, to provide a standard to aspire to other princes and leaders of various states. Jefferson's choice to place this poem in his scrapbook reflects his determination to be as great a leader as Prince Wei. Therefore, "His mem'ry of eternal prime, Like truth defies the power of time!" Jefferson wanted himself to be "in manners goodly great, Refine the people of the state." Jefferson used Prince Wei to encourage himself to be a leader loved by the future American people, just as Prince Wei was praised and remembered by all posterity.
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Scotland has always inspired creativity, and its rich culture, beautiful landscapes and colourful people have long been a focus for song, drama, literature and art. Today, art, in all its many forms, is very much alive and well in Scotland – and a major attraction for visitors. Literary art, performance art and the visual arts can be experienced and enjoyed the length and breadth of the country in every imaginable type of venue. Come and sample the abundance of talent Scotland has on offer. You won't be disappointed.
28th November - 24th December 2014, Fife:
Snow White promises to be the perfect Christmas outing - full of the traditional Carnegie Hall festive cheer and guaranteed to make you laugh and sing-a-long.
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18th - 28th December 2014, Edinburgh:A traditional fun-filled pantomime that's purr-fect for the whole family.
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An unusual elf joins a crew of tiny elves who are wrapping and boxing toys for a Christmas Eve delivery to all the girls and boys.
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James Henry Trotter lives with his two horrid aunts.
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The Park Gallery is a contemporary visual arts and crafts gallery situated in Callendar House.
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A unique contemporary arts organisation at the heart of Glasgow's city centre and vibrant cultural community, CCA's eclectic programme includes visual arts, music, film, talks and performance - which means there's always something interesting going on.


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Album: Sorry for Party Rocking
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The title of LMFAO's forthcoming sophomore set may suggest that the Los Angeles natives are Sorry for Party Rocking, but their latest single tells a very different story. As you may have surmised, Party Rock Anthem is less an apology for the electro-hop twosome's musical excesses than an all-out, balls-to-the-wall celebration of the very same. A four-on-the-floor rhythm and some skittering synths set a club-ready mood as Skyblue and Redfoo do what they do best, lacing the joint with their trademark monster hooks and stupidly-clever (or should that be stupidly clever?) punchlines: "On a rise to the top, no Led in our Zeppelin." After the headliners have said their piece, Booth newcomer Goon Rock steps up to the mic to offer us a timely reminder that "hatin' is bad," and singer Lauren Bennett ties the party-rockin' package together with some robotic hook and bridge vocals. So, how about it, Booth readers: ready to cut loose and have a good time? If so, stay tuned for release details on LMFAO's second album, which has yet to receive a drop date.
Written by richard on 01/3/11
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