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Apparently more US airlines are doing this (American). Anyone has experience with it? Where do I find it on web site?
The article says that American is doing it "in selective markets" so you would probably see it as an option when you book a ticket IF it is a flight in the "selective market" described above.
Interesting....I think Delta did a test in the past couple years where passengers could "bid" on value of VDB for overbooked seats - how much they would accept as compensation. I'm not too sure it worked.
Off topic I guess but Delta is still doing the bidding for VDB. I had that as an option last week on a flight from Cleveland. The amounts were like $50, $100, $150, name your own. I put in something about $50 over the highest increment, and was immediately rejected, indicating they had enough volunteers who had bid lower.
JAtlanta: Thanks for that update.
My gut tells me we will see more of this kind of process..
I think carriers now realize that in *some* markets, a VDB is a desired thing -- so they've kind of monetized it... Makes sense..
After all, from a purely monetary* basis, the carrier can only "win" in so much as the VBD bids can really only go up to the DOT requires for a IDB case .. In most cases they'll be less than IDB and avoid a DOT report against their monthly data.
(Note: this does not address the fact that IDBs are reportable to the DOT whereas VDBs are not. And this is a tracked and reported metric by the DOT)
So, IF the bidding turned rich and pushed up the VBD price to a point where it was at, or exceeded the IDB levels, the carrier would just refuse higher VDB bids and IDB someone, and payout at the maximum required levels.
Travel Safe,
I think it was Etihad that sent us an email and asked if we would like to place a bid for business class but there was a minimum that you could bid, we didn't bother but I know other people have posted about it on here in the past so if Etihad are doing it I expect the other middle east carriers will soon follow suit.
Virgin do it.
You can place a bid, and it even gives a % probability that the bid will be successful.
Goes up to 100% if you bid the value of a UC ticket ;)
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Wedding: 10/04/2014
Services Used: Wedding Planning
My husband and I (strange saying that still) chose Mindy after being referred by our venue, the Sunset Restaurant in Malibu. We were handling a lot of the work on our own so Mindy was hired as our day of coordinator and we had a few meetings and conversations with her during the months leading up. She was very attentive and responsive to any questions we had. We live in Las Vegas so she was very helpful in getting us information we needed for our event in Malibu.
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I would recommend Mindy to anyone in the area looking for a coordinator. I wish we had hired her to help with more of the process... I definitely would have been less stressed LOL.
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Wedding: 09/19/2014
Services Used: Wedding Planning
We booked services through Mindy & Co. for day-of-coordinating at our wedding. Mindy was our go-to up until our date, and Teri was our coordinator for our big day. Mindy was readily available to give us lots of good advice and support throughout our planning process. My now husband and I had already discussed that things would inevitably go wrong on our big day, and we would just stay happy no matter what. Within a few minutes of arriving to our venue, one of the groomsmen pants ripped down the back seam. (No joke - like out of a movie). Without skipping a beat, Teri showed up with a sewing kit and fixed his pants. We were all able to laugh off the situation because of her ability to react so quickly! Somehow, that was the only "issue" we had all night. Teri simultaneously was ensuring that not only we were in the right place at the right time, but also that we were genuinely happy. She was one step ahead at all times, ready to ease us into the next part of the day. She was even placing drinks in my hand right when I wanted one, as if she could read my mind! I was approached by my entire bridal party, my parents, and my husband's parents at the wedding to let me know that Teri was the most wonderful coordinator and person to work with. I know she did a lot of running around behind the scenes to ensure that my husband and I were having the best day of our lives. Thank you to Mindy & Teri for assisting us to have the most perfect wedding day we could have ever dreamed of!
Wedding: 06/14/2014
Services Used: Wedding Planning
Look no further for an absolute PRO in the business! Mindy is extremely approachable, utterly professional, and at the same time, the perfect confidante and advisor for a first time, nervous, crazy stressed out bride and groom. Mindy was the calm during our entire planning process, offering tips and vendors and amazing suggestions that we followed and never once regretted. Then came the day of the wedding - she was an absolute rock star and took care of every detail - no matter how big or small, and believe me, there were some small details on my part. We felt so taken care of and will never forget what great hands we were in. This was honestly the best decision we made in the wedding planning process- hiring Mindy. Thank you Mindy!
Wedding: 04/05/2014
Services Used: Wedding Planning
I booked Mindy 1.5 years in advance of our wedding. I wanted to make sure almost everything could be figured out and planned before I got really busy with work. Mindy was a great help setting up meetings and finding vendors to fit within our budget. Her main skills shined on our wedding day - she is an incredible day of coordinator. I think my wedding was too far away with so many other weddings before mine that a lot of details were left until the last few months. I also went a little crazy looking for deals and DIY options which limited her help. Everything ran smoothly on the day of and the reception site was perfect when we got there. She was amazing at keeping everything on a time-schedule and organized when working with the other vendors.
Wedding: 02/28/2014
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Mindy was amazing! We only hired her for her day-of coordinating and it was perfect. She is very responsive, detail oriented and has the bigger picture in mind for you. She will offer her guidance when needed, which was great, since her experience really shines on the day of! You only have to give her an idea of what you want and she'll run with it. I had an idea for our party favor table and seating arrangement chart and Mindy did an awesome job setting up the table -- WAY better than I had envisioned in my head. She is worth more than what we paid and pleasure to work with. She even ran in the rain because I left my bouquet outside!!
Wedding: 02/26/2014
Services Used: Wedding Planning
I contacted Mindy Events about a little of a month before our wedding day, we were SO LUCKY that Mindy was available. First and foremost there are many "day-of-coordinators" to choose from, however I needed someone who knew my venue (Calamigos Ranch, in Malibu) since we had never physically been there (destination wedding) one top recommendation was Mindy Events that I added to a long list of "Day-of-Coordinators" that I had noted. Once I spoke to Mindy within five minutes I knew right away she needed to be a part of our Wedding Day. Mindy is on top of it! She gave me insight and input within the first five minutes that I didn't even know to think of (logistics, suggestions, timing, seating, transportation, etc.). Her communication and follow through is superb! From speaking with Mindy via phone, text, and email I had this sense of ease/calm knowing that she was going to take the reins and execute. Mindy did not let us down, EVERYTHING the day of ran so smoothly-it was PERFECT. My husband and I can't pinpoint anything that went array (we find this so lucky with having seven vendors and 80 guests). If you are putting off booking a Coordinator or Day-of-Coordinator DON'T for they offer great assistance, support, and suggestions that make your wedding day less stressful and more enjoyable and if I could suggest a coordinator that you could trust I would recommend Mindy Events! Mindy YOU ARE BEYOND WONDERFUL thanks for making us feel so special and making our wedding day perfect.
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Not everything went smoothly on the day of my wedding, but I didn't have to deal with any of the hiccups myself because you guys were so wonderful and on top of it!! Thank you for everything. It was a magical memory for us, and you both made it a joyful, stress-free occasion.
Wedding: 11/02/2013
Services Used: Wedding Planning
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Mindy was amazing on my wedding day! It couldn't have gone any smoother. She made sure everything went according to plan and made sure all my details were excuted the way I wanted. She really took care of me. If I could do my wedding over and over again, I'd hire Mindy every single time!!
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Wedding Planning
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I was an out-of-town bride (we live in NYC and had our wedding at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, LA) so we decided that we definitely needed a day-of coordinator. We chose Mindy based on the venue's recommendation (she used to work at Calamigos so is very experienced with the venue and knows the staff there well).
It turned out to be one of the best decisions we made - Mindy was very helpful throughout the wedding planning process, very responsive to whatever random questions I had, and was also very helpful in recommending other vendors. She took care of things on the day of the wedding so we didn't have to worry about it. I highly recommend her especially if you're having your wedding at Calamigos Ranch.
Wedding: 10/11/2013
Services Used: Wedding Planning
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Mindy truly helped run a smooth and enjoyable event (our wedding!). She ensured that all the behind-the-scenes details were handled properly- really alleviated all my stress the day of the wedding.
Wedding: 10/04/2013
Services Used: Wedding Planning
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Mindy was great! She was right there when I needed her. She helped out tremendously but was never pushy or overbearing. I would highly recommend her.
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Wedding Planning
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Mindy was a pleasure to work with - she made sure our wedding day ran smoothly and was very professional. I even found pictures of Mindy fixing things (like my dress, picking up items on the dance floor, talking to the DJ, etc.) and working in the background during the reception - she was great at keeping us away from any stress, and she did a great job managing the full program.
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Wedding Planning
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Mindy was an excellent day-of wedding coordinator ensuring our ceremony and reception went smoothly. She was extremely attentive to our requests and needs.
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Wedding Planning
We had our wedding at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. Neither of us had been married before so the process was new to both of us. We knew that we would need help so we asked the rep from Calamigos Ranch if she had a recommendation for a wedding coordinator. She recommended Mindy of Mindy Events. Mindy was amazing from start to finish. We had a ton of questions through the planning. Mindy was always there to answer our questions and reassure us that everything would go smoothly. She helped us pick some of our vendors and pointed us in the right direction for others. On the day of our wedding, it seemed like she did the work of a dozen people! She was everywhere. We had a tight schedule. She made sure the vendors were on schedule and doing what they were supposed to be doing. She was also making sure everyone was having a great time! Our wedding went off without a hitch thanks to Mindy. She is amazing! We highly recommend her. Thanks, Mindy!
Wedding: 09/15/2013
Services Used: Wedding Planning
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Mindy was great! Worked very hard to make sure our day went smoothly. Was very open and flexible for our ceremony ideas. Made sure we had a chance to eat dinner and she kept our champagne glass full (which made me SUPER happy! :P). Would highly recommend!
Wedding: 1+ year ago
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My little batch, I did not bulk age. I am going to give that a try with my second 5 gal. batch. I just racked to secondary, with about 3/4 gal. lees & leftovers (which I thought would be easier to separate out in a smaller container and leave me mead to top off with). This one is fermenting slower than my last. Only one bottle left from my first batch. I tucked it away!
It has been bulk ageing since 1-29-2010. It is a bit mellower. It came out at 18% abv. I plan on letting it sit the summer and then bottling it in November.
I guess as long as it is 18% and drinkanble I will be happy. Im just worried its gonna be to strong to enjoy....
I am having a hard time finding orange blossom honey locally. I know I can order some online, but what do you think of using just clover? I've never had orange blossom, so I don't know how much of a citrus flavor it has. Would adding fresh orange juice be a silly idea?
I've not been using Orange Blossom honey with my batches. I've been using just basic clover honey available from Sam's. My first batch was so good, it's completely gone. My second (larger) batch is still aging in my brew area in my kitchen. I'm going to move it downstairs to my basement if it stays this warm, though.
A little bit of orange added to the mix might add an interesting depth to the flavors.
Summer- I made this recipe as my first homebrew ever! I am very excited. I just racked into my secondary and everything is going great as far as specific gravity...My concern is that I tried a little and I actually thought it was rocket fuel!!! Please tell me that when I rack onto the buckwheat and bulk age it it will mellow out.....I hope.....I pray....
Whipped this up 5 mos ago and coming around amazingly!!! Def tastes better chilled....Cant wait for another 6 mos to go by!!!!
This is quite a pathetic post here, but...After many attempts, I have this mead stuck at 1.030. I'm not asking for assistance on that, I've been down that road. I'm down to making another 5 gallon batch and mixing the two. The second batch will ideally be quite a bit lower in gravity.
Now for the pathetic part. Anyone willing to let me try a finished version of this? I would really feel dumb having 10 gallons of something I don't like. And with the costs associated with the honey and everything, it would be a monumental waste.
You didn't find 1.028 too sweet? I have no problem letting it age, my plan is to wait until next September (its already 4 months old now), and sure wasn't going to back sweeten! Thanks for the post, it makes me feel better about my high gravity.


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This is one of my HG blushes. The color is perfect over bronzer or on its own. It makes such a nice flush on cheeks and looks great with or without a tan. The color can be too bright if you dont blow or shake off the brush, its best to use a little bit and then add more if you like. Thats the great thing about this color-you can use so little and get such great cheek color!
Amazing shade! Soft pinky peach, thats very pigmented. Apply sparingly, and you get a nice pop of color. Very "Springy" color =)
This color is so perfect for summer, I think everyone should own it. It's a matte semi-bright medium warm pink with coral tones. It's the perfect pink for a fresh pop of color on my LLL complexion. Even though the formual is matte, it doesn't look powdery on my dry skin.
Love it! This is the perfect 'not pink and not peach' coral colour that springs life into your cheeks. However, as mentioned it is a very vibrant/bright pigment that requires a light hand and lots of practice. I tried every brush known to man - even the MAC #187 Skunk - and still ended up looking a little pink-cheeked for my liking. As a caveat, those of you in love with this who need a toned-down version (I am a ghastly C1/C2), try Sephora Rose Abricot 9M - its just one shade 'softer'!!
I'm not too sure about this one. It is a corally pink blush as everyone else has stated. On me, I have to be very careful with this one, because if I'm not, I can really get serious clown cheeks - and I'm an NC55! More than one MAC artist has told me that this color usually works extremely well with dark skin like mine. But, I have to make sure I swipe my blush brush lightly to pick up the color, blend carefully, and THEN mute the color by applying blot powder over it afterwards. And it still ends up looking a bit too bright, or too dark, or something. I am really leaning towards returning this one.
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What a beautiful NATRUAL flush! Unfortunately, I don't find this color will work on darker skin tones because it's a bit on the light pink side. On my GGG skin, wow, beautiful. This is a definitely staple in my every day MU. I think this is a very toned down version of Dolly Mix.
I love this stuff! I bought it last week while browsing the MAC counter in my podunk town. I loved the color in the pan but worried that it might be too dark. Well, it IS too dark if one applies it with anything but a light hand. Once I got the hang of it, I've been so pleased w/ how beautiful, fresh, and healthy it makes me look. Honestly, it gives me--a PPP--these farmgirl apple cheeks that are very sexy and youthful. Try this one--if you apply it lightly, you will not be disappointed. Top it off w/ the slightest hint of shimmer for evening, and you'll have men falling at your feet. It's the best blush I own, hands down.
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Duane A. Neverman of Port Washington, a former Glendale resident who was best known as Dewey, died of complications of dementia Saturday, March 19, at Harbor Cove, where he had lived for about a year. He was 82.
A funeral service for Mr. Neverman was held Tuesday, March 22, at Eernisse Funeral Home in Port Washington. The Rev. Daniel Thurmer of Fox Point Lutheran Church officiated.
Burial with military honors was at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield.
Memorials to the American Heart Association or Alzheimer's Association are suggested.
Former Saukville resident Mary Jane Fellenz died at Columbia St. Mary's Ozaukee Hospital in Mequon on Sunday, March 20, of complications from a fall.
The Port Washington woman was 86.
A memorial Mass for Mrs. Fellenz will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Saukville. Father Tom Lijewski will officiate.
Visitation will be at the church Saturday from 10 a.m. until the service.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Saukville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Horizon Hospice are suggested.
Funeral arrangements are being handled through Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington.
Joseph A. Krocka, 78, died of cancer Thursday, March 10, at his Grafton home.
A Mass of Christian burial was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Saukville. Father Tom Lijewski will officiate.
Visitation was scheduled at the church from 3:30 p.m. until the Mass.
Inurnment with military honors will be Thursday at St. Francis Borgia Cemetery in Mequon.
Memorials to the Prostate Cancer Society are suggested.
Eernisse Funeral Home of Port Washington is handling arrangements.
A funeral service was held Wednesday, March 16, for former mink rancher Lois J. Meeusen, 84, of Cedar Grove.
Mrs. Meeusen died Sunday, March 13, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.
The Rev. Kent Vant Hul officiated the service at First Reformed Church in Cedar Grove.
Interment was in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Meeusen's name.
Wenig Funeral Home in Oostburg handled arrangements.
Thomas M. Maley of Belgium died of cancer Wednesday, March 9, at Horizon Hospice at Columbia St. Mary's Ozaukee Hospital in Mequon. He was 79.
Funeral services for Mr. Maley were held Monday, March 14, at St. Peter of Alcantara Catholic Church in Port Washington. Father Tom Lijewski officiated.
Memorials to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Port Washington, the American Cancer Society or Horizon Hospice are suggested.
Funeral arrangements were handled through Poole Funeral Home, Port Washington.
Port Washington native Jeanne M. Johnson died of a heart attack at her Milwaukee home Tuesday, March 8. She was 50.
A Mass of Christian burial for Ms. Johnson was held Saturday, March 12, at St. Peter of Alcantara Catholic Church in Port Washington. Father Patrick Wendt officiated.
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I'm so glad I got these when I did because after the freezing weather we had, I don't think they'll be around too much longer. We wait so long for this and it's gone in a flash!
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Beautiful capture of these graceful blossoms! Yup we got freezing temps again too! Everything is wilted here!
I noticed they aren't as bright as they were the other day. Sad.
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Beautiful image,….
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We'll fly to the stars ...Journey to Mars ...And find our breakfast on Pluto. I heard this song performed in London by a blind man in a pub on Portobello Road in the early 1970s, and remembered it during Neil Jordan's new film. His hero Patrick Braden, known as Kitten, would have heard it at about the same time, and needed to, because he needed all the cheering-up he could get, and usually breakfast, too. "Breakfast on Pluto" tells the story of an Irish orphan, left on the steps of a priest's rectory and raised by a strict foster mother. Patrick discovers his identity at an early age. One day the woman finds him trying on her dresses and shoes.
"I'll walk you up and down the streets before the whole town in disgrace!" she screams.
"Promise?" says Patrick.
He is then about 10. Too young to have such feelings and smart answers? Not if you have seen Jonathan Caouette's documentary "Tarnation," which contains a home movie of Jonathan in drag at about the same age, with something of the same personality. Patrick decides that his name is Kitten, insists on being called by it, and is not a boy trapped in a girl's body but a boy trapped in a transvestite's body -- or, more accurately, a boy trapped in a world he desperately wants to escape, and using his imagination to reinvent himself and escape it. He is, as they say, not like the other boys.
The enchanting and hopeful "Breakfast on Pluto," adapted by Jordan from a novel by Patrick McCabe, has a hero who is a little mad and a little saintly. Many saints insist on living in their own way regardless of what the world thinks. Some climb trees or pray in caves. Some work among the poor. Some, like Kitten, insist on optimism in the face of absolutely everything. In his case, it could be sainthood, could be denial, could be insanity. Whatever it is, Kitten so stubbornly insists on it that motorcycle gangs, London cops and IRA killers all realize that they can kill him, but they can't change him.
The movie is like a Dickens novel in which the hero moves through the underskirts of society, encountering one colorful character after another. Kitten believes his birth mother may have moved to London. His only clue is that she looked like Mitzi Gaynor. Of course Kitten would know who that was. In the course of his journey to find her, he sings with a rock band, becomes a magician's assistant, is a suspected IRA bomber and is reduced to street prostitution, although he handles it with a kind of dreamy denial. The movie becomes a series of seductions, with the goal not sex but acceptance.
Consider that Kitten is unluckily in a London pub when it's bombed by the IRA. The cops suspect him as a cross-dressing bomber, and interrogate him for a week, not gently. At the end of that time they give up and accept him for who and what he says he is. A little later, one of the same cops who beat him sees him working the streets, knows Kitten is no match for the life, drives him to Soho, drops him outside a peep show and says, with real concern, "Get a job here. It's safe and it's legal."
Kitten depends on the kindness of strangers. Played by Cillian Murphy with a bemused and hopeful voice, he meets such characters as Billy (Gavin Friday), leader of the scruffy rock band Billy Hatchet and the Mohawks, and soon Kitten is onstage as a squaw, helping out during the performance of "Running Bear." Billy falls in love with him, but eventually "the band thinks the squaw is not working out," and Kitten finds a job being sawed in two by a magician named Bertie (Stephen Rea). In Jordan's "The Crying Game," Rea fell in love with a cross-dressing hairdresser. But no one is deceived by Kitten, who doesn't care if you think he's male or female, as long as you think he's Kitten.
That's the part of the story Dickens would have agreed with. His heroes, from Pip to Oliver Twist to Nicholas Nickleby to David Copperfield, travel bleak landscapes of gruesome betrayal and disappointment and meet villains of every description but never lose their innocence. Dickens also would have enjoyed the story's use of melodrama and improbable coincidence, and the way the hero befriends and is befriended just when it's needed the most.
Consider Father Bernard (Liam Neeson), whose rectory steps are Kitten's first home. The priest is one of those good souls bumbling through, doing what good he can. And John-Joe (Brendan Gleeson), a streetwise hobo who shares what he has. And Charlie (Ruth Negga), a black girl who becomes Kitten's closest friend. And consider the story of how Kitten does, or does not, find his mother, or Mitzi Gaynor, or whoever, and what he finds out then.
"Breakfast on Pluto" is being included in earnest analytical articles about this being the season of homosexuals ("Brokeback Mountain"), transsexuals ("Transamerica"), transvestites (this movie), or all three ("Rent"). As a "trend," this means absolutely nothing, although as a coincidence it is worth notice, however slight. What these titles have in common with many other good current films are characters who are given the challenge to be true to their own natures, and either rise to the occasion or descend into misery.
Kitten has less to do with sexual unorthodoxy than knowing what you must be and do, and bring and doing it: Characters like those played by Terrence Howard in "Hustle & Flow," Anthony Hopkins in "The World's Fastest Indian," Amy Adams in "Junebug," Naomi Watts in "Ellie Parker," Miranda July in "Me and You and Everyone We Know," Tommy Lee Jones in "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," Charlize Theron in "North Country" and the Great Ape in "King Kong." This drive toward individualism is an encouraging counterforce to the relentless team spirit that seems to drive so much unhappiness in our society. While it is true that in some times and places Kitten would be murdered (the fear that haunts Ennis in "Brokeback Mountain"), it is also true that Kitten might be given a pass by dangerous characters who either recognize a kindred independence, or envy it.
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Mohlke quietly shaped our community
"Mohlke has specified that he wants no funeral or celebration of his life. He will be cremated and buried with his parents in Ellenton, north of Sarasota."
So concluded Wednesday's news account of the passing of Chuck Mohlke, 79, a man remarkable for many things, not the least of which was his humility.
The self-effacing final wish comes as no surprise to those who knew him, but the absence of a formal send-off deprives the community of the opportunity to collectively reflect on the good work this man has been quietly going about for longer than anyone can remember.
One person's word is a poor substitute for a comprehensive list, but know that, as trite as it may sound, Chuck was truly a champion of the downtrodden and a voice for the voiceless.
He will always be associated with the Democratic Party, within which he earned the utmost respect from members at its highest levels. Locally though, confining his identity to a political party does him an injustice.
When politicians sought to carve Collier County up into legislative districts advantageous to East Coast incumbents he teamed up with local Republicans to make sure Southwest Florida had proper representation.
He stood with some of Collier's top Republicans for higher ethical standards when state laws proved inadequate to keep county commissioners from enriching themselves through their offices.
He sat on more volunteer boards and attended more civic meetings than anyone could count. He offered his measured and well-informed advice to all of them.
He became the expert on the Voting Rights Act as it pertained to Collier County.
I was looking forward to one day talking to him about the recent Supreme Court decision striking down some sections of the law.
Wednesday's news means I'll never get that chance.
But as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist, I have had many opportunities to benefit from Chuck's insights.
In an age when speed dial means we no longer have to remember anyone's phone number, I remember his. 262-1410. I'd call it when I needed to check a fact or get a refresher course on local history.
Any fear I had that Chuck, the well-connected Democrat, might be less than helpful to a fairly conservative columnist who occasionally takes issue with liberal viewpoints was dispelled years ago.
On the contrary, he went out of his way to make sure I had whatever access I needed to the state's top Democrats, personally vouching for me when necessary.
He was always accommodating. Always professional. Always a gentleman.
He would gently scold me if I got something wrong. But more often he would thank me for bringing attention to something he knew to be important but that wasn't part of the civic dialogue.
His phone messages would invariably begin, "Brent, this is Chuck Mohlke calling from 262-1410 at 9 a.m. this Tuesday morning. There's no need to return this call, I just wanted to tell you .." And end, "Again, Chuck Mohlke, 262-1410."
He had called me twice in the past few weeks with just such a message. Though he had given me permission in advance not to, I regret not returning those calls. I assumed I'd have another chance to talk to him about politics, about process, about the Voting Rights Act. His death is a reminder that we should never take the next conversation for granted.
Once, when Chuck was addressing county commissioners about something too obscure for most people to care about but too important for someone like him to ignore, I turned to a colleague in the audience and whispered, "Chuck can be boring on a wide variety of topics."
I honestly don't think he would have taken offense at the wisecrack. He didn't need to be flashy. He had a depth and breadth of knowledge that compelled you to listen to him. His combination of decency, intelligence and good humor commanded attention, no matter how low-key his delivery.
A community benefits when someone makes the effort to understand the complexities of governing without seeking power, or even credit.
Chuck will never have his face on the wall where they put pictures of county commissioners, city councilors or school board members.
But just about every person whose picture is on one of those walls recognizes how important he has been to the area.
The rest of us should too, even without a celebration of his life at which to reflect on it.
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Rafah, a town at the bottommost tip of the Gaza Strip, is a squalid place. Raw concrete buildings front trash-strewn alleys. The narrow streets are crowded with young children and unemployed men. On the border with Egypt, swaths of Rafah have been bulldozed to rubble. Rafah is today and has always been a notorious flashpoint in this bitterest of conflicts.
Buried deep in the archives is one bloody incident in 1956 that left 111 Palestinians dead, shot by Israeli soldiers. Seemingly a footnote to a long history of killing, that day in Rafah--cold-blooded massacre or dreadful mistake--reveals the competing truths that have come to define an intractable war. In a quest to get to the heart of what happened, Joe Sacco immerses himself in daily life of Rafah and the neighboring town of Khan Younis, uncovering Gaza past and present. Spanning fifty years, moving fluidly between one war and the next, alive with the voices of fugitives and schoolchildren, widows and sheikhs, Footnotes in Gaza captures the essence of a tragedy.
As in Palestine and Safe Area Goražde, Sacco's unique visual journalism has rendered a contested landscape in brilliant, meticulous detail. Footnotes in Gaza, his most ambitious work to date, transforms a critical conflict of our age into an intimate and immediate experience.
Take a Look Inside Footnotes in Gaza
Armed with a list of names, three men--including the author (shown wearing glasses)--walk through the alleys of a refugee camp in Gaza to find relatives of the victims.
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If its too dynamic, it can get confusing as to which panel to read in what order.
Although Joe Sacco's earlier book, Palestine, was very much a portrait capturing events of its time, Footnotes in Gaza is a far more expansive work.
What results is a sprawling, complex, multifaceted work that demands attention and engagement from the reader.
Havent read this yet in its entirety but it is pretty intense and so the graphic aspect of it makes the messages, story line, and facts more palpable and understandable. Read morePublished 3 months ago by chanel
This is a work of genius in which Sacco's brilliant drawing brings the reader into a place which is difficult and dangerous to penetrate but often in the news. Read morePublished 4 months ago by Barry A. Klinger
This book is full of anti Israel propaganda together with lies and hate. The author is out of mind by showing his bias and how good things are in Israel while palestinians are... Read morePublished 8 months ago by Alejandro Staroselski
Joe Sacco is a creative force in the world, putting himself deep into conflict situations (Bosnia, Palestine), doing extensive research, and then documenting his investigations in... Read morePublished 10 months ago by Osbert Ponder
I don't hate the book, I love it, but the seller sold me an advance reader's copy without saying so, and covered up the line that says "not for sale, advance reader's copy"... Read morePublished 12 months ago by dctphoto
In the spring of 2001 war-reportage comics pioneer Joe Sacco was in the Gaza Strip with journalist Chris Hedges working on an assignment for Harper's magazine. Read morePublished 12 months ago by Erin Britton
It's difficult to critique a book about such a contentious area, especially when the book is not meant to be an academic treatment of its subject. Read morePublished 19 months ago by JOHN O'DONNELL
I bought this book for school and I received it in the condition it was promised. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase, just not so happy with the home work :)Published 20 months ago by Rachel


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Obama Exposed
President Or Emperor?Before his detractors granted him the position of virtual Emperor, Barack Obama had already granted it to himself. The US president has said repeatedly that he has no concerns about acting unilaterally if the US Congress does not pass legislation he feels like signing. He has said so again on the issue of immigration reform, which
Obama Is Currently Placing The U.S. In A Corporate Controlled Police StateWhile the United States is fully preoccupied with global crises ranging from the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the spread of Ebola and the conflict in Ukraine, there is another development on the world stage which threatens the economic health of every single American and American based business. Specifically, I am referencing the
Obama's Blueprint For The Destruction Of America: The Decimation Of Military LeadershipSince even before Obama assumed the Presidency, his mere presence in the 2008 election was an affront to every member of Congress that has Presidential aspirations. The foreign born and disbarred Barack Obama, who never held a real job in his life, and did not even serve one full term as a senator, was a slap
Obama's Real Legacy: Securing New Votes From Millions Of IllegalsThe US President will announce his decision to unilaterally protect millions of people from being deported after willfully violating US immigration laws. WASHINGTON, DC – US President Barack Obama plans to announce next week a package of enforcement measures that will protect millions of illegal aliens from deportation. Different from what most people thought, Obama's legacy
The How And Why Behind Obama's Mysterious Rise To The PresidencyHow does a man get elected President after serving less than one full term as a U.S. Senator? Does being a community activist/antagonist qualify one for the highest office in the land? Were the Soviet defectors correct in that Obama is the manifestation of a multi-generational plot to bring America to her knees? It is
Obama's Secret Treaty Would Be The Most Important Step Toward A One World Economic SystemBarack Obama is secretly negotiating the largest international trade agreement in history, and the mainstream media in the United States is almost completely ignoring it. If this treaty is adopted, it will be the most important step toward a one world economic system that we have ever seen. The name of this treaty is "the
Another Obama Lie: "No Troops On The Ground" In IraqUnited States has now doubled its military presence in Iraq. President Barack Obama authorized sending up to 1,500 additional soldiers who he says, have no combat role. According to Obama, who said he would not send troops to Iraq whatsoever, the thousands of troops already on Iraqi soil will join the new shipment to collaborate in
Kaci Hickox Exposed For What She Truly Is And Who She Works ForThe nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa and publicly fought quarantine orders in New Jersey and Maine after returning to the United States last month has decided to move away from her home state, a newspaper in Maine reported. Yahoo News is reporting that Kaci Hickox, a nurse who returned to the United
Obama Lame Duck In A NeoCon CongressYou just have to love the wit and precision of a political image. Pat Dollard's title NY Post Destroys Obama With Brutal Cover, says it all. The arrogant despot was indeed STRIPPED! The belated question is why did it take so long? In order to answer the obvious, most political analysts' will fall into the partisan
Is Barack Obama Attempting To Harass And Intimidate Media Personalities On His 'Enemies List'?Someone is attempting to harass and intimidate media personalities that are very critical of Barack Obama and his administration. Whoever is doing this has extremely advanced technical capabilities. As you will see below, there is very strong anecdotal evidence that federal agents are involved. But these agents would never commit such actions on their own.
Obama: Being A Stay-At-Home Mom Is "Not A Choice We Want Americans To Make"By: Melissa Melton | Truthstream Media - In a quest to get more American children enrolled at even younger ages into our government indoctrination centers, er, public schools, Obama recently made a pretty straightforward statement on Uncle Sam's position regarding stay-at-home moms. Watch for yourself: Speaking in Rhode Island on Halloween, Obama said, "Sometimes, someone, usually
Obama's Mental Health MandateUsing Sandy Hook as Pretext, Administration Backs Psychiatric Surveillance of School Children. Using the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre as its justification, the Obama administration has recently given the psychiatric business and pharmaceutical industry a major gift by quietly introducing a behavioral and mental health program in public schools throughout the United States. The maneuver
Obama Claims 14th Amendment Requires Nationalized Same-Sex MarriageBy: Steve Byas | The New American - While President Barack Obama said, during his first presidential campaign in 2008, that he thought marriage was strictly between one man and one woman, he now has confidently stated that same-sex marriage is guaranteed under the "equal protection" clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This is not Obama's first
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Accountability: President Obama says so many false things about ObamaCare that it's hard to keep up. But here are two more untruths that deserve debunking.
In speech after speech these days, Obama tries to shift blame for the ongoing ObamaCare debacles onto the backs of Republicans.
In late November, for example, Obama complained that "instead of rooting for failure, or refighting old battles, Republicans in Congress need to work with us to improve those things about the Affordable Care Act that aren't working as well as they should."
Obama's attempt to escape responsibility for the failure of his signature domestic achievement isn't surprising. But in this case, he's falsifying the record.
The fact is that Republicans in the House have already done much to fix ObamaCare, and Obama himself has signed many of those bills into law.
One of the first things Republicans did after taking control of the House was to repeal an onerous tax-reporting scheme Democrats tucked into the law, which would have buried businesses in IRS paperwork. Obama signed that in April 2011.
They also removed a "free-choice voucher" program that would have forced companies to hand vouchers to low-income workers who didn't want to sign up with their health plans.
Republicans repealed ObamaCare's long-term care insurance program, too, which even the administration admitted was fatally flawed.
They fixed an eligibility formula that would have let a couple making as much as $64,000 a year qualify for Medicaid, thereby saving taxpayers $13 billion.
Just this month, the House passed a bill to let individuals keep the plans they have. That, like many other House fixes, went nowhere in the Democratic Senate.
Meanwhile, Obama puts a happy face on ObamaCare by claiming it is already slowing health spending. "Thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act, health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years," he said recently. "Employer-based health care costs are growing at about one-third the rate of a decade ago."
This, too, is false. Yes, the rate of growth in national health spending has slowed in recent years. It was just 3.9% in 2009, 2010 and 2011. And employer premium growth had been on the downtrend.
But these have nothing to do with ObamaCare. The latest report from the chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — the official scorekeeper of health spending — says the spending growth slowdown is "unrelated to the (Affordable Care Act)."
It also reports that ObamaCare will add to national spending over the next decade. Other reports have pinned much of the slowdown on the recession and Obama's lousy recovery that followed it. Plus, ObamaCare is now pushing premiums up.
As Charles Blahous, a former trustee for Social Security and Medicare, puts it, Obama's latest cost-cutting claims "are just as groundless as the ones that misled so many Americans to believe they would be able to keep their previous coverage."
Lying With Statistics: In April, we doubted that the surprisingly high ObamaCare enrollment numbers could be trusted. Turns out, we were right to be skeptical. The White House had been vastly inflating the figures all along.This week, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell admitted that ...
Media Bias: What does it take for reporters to pursue a scandal story these days? Apparently, more than video proof of lying and obfuscation by top officials to get a massive entitlement enacted. But don't call them partisan.Few political scandals are as tailor-made for television as the one ...
Crony Capitalism: The New York Times this week reports that ObamaCare has made strange bedfellows between the insurance industry and the federal government. Who could have imagined that?Just before the 2012 elections, we wrote in this space that, should President Obama get re-elected, repealing ...
Grubergate: The lies are getting pretty thick these days. The president claims that he never misled anyone about ObamaCare and that Jonathan Gruber was just "some adviser." In fact, Gruber was a key player in the deception.When Fox News' Ed Henry asked Obama on Sunday if he'd misled the American ...
Transparency: ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber has been taking plenty of flak this week after videos surfaced of him saying lawmakers deliberately misled "stupid" Americans to get it passed. But why is this a surprise to anyone?In a tape of a 2013 conference that made the rounds this week, MIT ...


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What drew us in to the pork recipe submitted by Susan Rosenberg (for the Primal Blueprint Cookbook Contest ) was not the pork itself, although any meal involving pork tenderloin is bound to be good. The pork preparation is simple and straightforward, involving nothing more than searing medallions in a pan. It is what Susan serves with the tenderloin, a creamy variation of pesto with flavors ranging from slightly spicy and sweet to cool and pungent, that makes us swoon.
As much as we like this pesto with pork, we immediately started thinking about all the other foods we might pair it with. This led to mixing some pesto in with a little shredded cabbage that happened to be in the fridge, and the result was a killer coleslaw. It's just as easy to imagine serving the pesto over steak or seafood. What, exactly, makes it so versatile? First of all, you've got to love cilantro, an aromatic herb that people tend to have very strong feelings about.
From a distance, cilantro can easily be mistaken for parsley, but when you look at cilantro closely, the leaves are flatter and more feathery. Cilantro has a perfumed (some might say soapy) aroma and fresh, clean flavor. Those who love it will put it on just about anything, although the cool flavor makes cilantro especially delicious with Asian, Indian and Mexican dishes. Those who hate cilantro won't even let it come near their kitchen. If you fall into this category, try the pesto with a different herb, like mint or parsley. You might also consider joining the Facebook group " I Hate Cilantro ," where you can get moral support from more than 700 members.
But if you love cilantro, you're not going to be able to get enough of this pesto. Although Susan's right, a little bit goes a long way, so you can make one batch and save half for another meal. The rich texture and bold flavor add an addictive flavor to the pork tenderloin or whatever you choose to serve it with. While the flavor mostly comes from the cilantro and ginger, the almond butter and coconut milk add just the right amount of creaminess.
Marinade Ingredients:
Slice the tenderloin into rounds of 1-inch thickness. Mix oils and vinegar, add garlic and ginger.
Marinate the pork slices in a non-reactive glass container for at least 2 hours or overnight, turning at intervals to marinate both sides of the slices. When the pork is ready to cook, prepare the pesto below:
Pesto Ingredients:
Blend sauce ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth, adding coconut milk until preferred consistency is reached.
To cook the pork, heat some coconut oil, lard, or olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Quickly sear the slices, turning once, until just cooked through. Do not crowd the pan, cook in batches as needed so they sear and don't steam.
Keep each batch warm in a warm oven or covered in foil wrap.
To serve: Put a few slices of pork on a plate with a little bit of pesto on each slice, or serve pesto on the side. (A little pesto goes a long way, flavor-wise.)
Serve with cooked greens with sesame seeds and sliced red peppers for a nice color combo.