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"Solidod" (52:00 mp3):
The Life and Times of Solidod, the last remaining member of her village of Mescalero Apache who lived on the edge of Death Valley. HV editor Larry Massett helped our friend Solidad publish her new e-book, An Apache Original: The Life and Times of Solidod.
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Solidod is in her 80s and tells about 300 years of her life stories in the book. Here's an excerpt from Larry's…
When I first met Solidod she was living alone in a tiny room in a rather depressing subsidized-income apartment complex in Florida. She herself was anything but depressing, though. A few minutes after we met she showed me the little knife she carries with her in her buckskin purse. "But Solidod," I said, "that's kind of a dangerous knife, isn't it?" I said- meaning, dangerous for an 80-year woman. "Yeah, it's sharp," she laughed, "but it would be better if it was rusty. So the cut would get infected in case I stab somebody."
Wow, tough lady. Tough, but also funny, curious, brimming with energy, and a world-class storyteller. As she told me about the adventures of her life I realized she's been everywhere and done just about everything: horse-trainer, bodyguard, trans-Atlantic sailor, carpenter, gardener, artist, you name it. And she's busy. She spends her days zipping around town selling the t-shirts she paints and the jewelry she makes, checking on old friends and chatting up new ones. Most people her age seem to be winding down; Solidod's just getting started…
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As the eagle soars high above the early dawn, he looks down on the barren boulders that surround most of the mesa. He spots a jackrabbit and a quail. Which way to go? Big is better, but quail is tastier. As he screams and dives on the quail an Indian man is coming out of his wickiup. That's the original mobile home. It's like a brush harbor only smaller. Sort of like a pup tent made out of brush.
The man walks to the edge of the mesa. It is sunrise. Going to be another one of Mother Nature's beautiful days. He sprinkles pollen to the four winds and bows his head, thanking the spirits for all his blessings. He is thinking of his family. He wonders what they are going to do for food since the government did not come through- again.
When there is very little food the Apache do not have babies. The women do not flow in hard times. This baby coming is a big surprise because it will be the only one for many moons. It is his daughter's baby. She has waited for four years for this. It will be soon now. Her father and her husband are very concerned.
The father watches the sky because he always does. He always gets up to meet the dawn. He blesses his life and the life of his family. He has a little pick at the back of his mind that tells him something is really not quite right…
Solidod did a lot of sailing. The chapter titles chart her travels:
- Loxahatchee, Florida
- Casablanca
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- San Salador
- Disney World
- St. Thomas Virgin Islands, and…
Canary Islands
We had been under sail all the way so we didn't realize that the batteries were dead. We didn't know they were old and would not hold a charge. We came upon a mountain sticking up out of the ocean. No beach or nothing just a big-assed mountain. Of course as soon as it got between us and the wind we were done for. We dropped the sail and then we had no steering. We saw a cut in the mountain and a harbor there. We let her drift toward the cut, we were headed for that big-assed mountain so what are going to do? No wind, no batteries. So I said lets get the oars out of the lifeboat and use 'em to get to the dock. The captain said you can't do that, you might puncture your ribs. Well, they might get punctured anyways so let's try it. I got on the bow and the captain got on the stern. We paddled this yacht into the harbor. There was a little man waving us off, we kept coming, he kept waving, we kept coming, now he's waving a gun. We're trying to tell him our boat is broken. He's yelling, we're yelling, and don't forget the gun. Them some guys came alongside in a launch and took our line and took us to another dock. The captain told them our batteries were dead. They said they would take them and get them charged. We thought we would never see them again, but what else could we do? They took them.
We went for a walk. Trying to get our land legs back. You know how they say you'd walk a mile for a camel, well, we walked about a mile and we saw a real camel. We also saw people living in caves. I saw a woman sweeping out in front of one. Birds were singing everywhere. There were all kinds of beautiful flowers. We got to the center of a park. They were having Cinco de Mayo, the Fifth of May. There was music, singing, and dancing. There were vendors with trinkets and food. I told the captain they must have know we were coming and were having a party for us.
We found out the next morning why the little man was so upset, there was an ocean liner berthed there. We would have been squashed to bits. We went over to thank him. He got all red in the face when we kidded him about his big gun.
The battery guys came back. One of them spoke English and he told the captain that the batteries were old and would not take a full charge. We got twelve new batteries. Six for now, six for backup.
The guys wanted to take us for a tour of their town. OK. Does everybody drive on the wrong side and go hell-bent for everywhere? We went whipping round the mountains up and round the hair-raising curves, with the guys laughing. And talking all the way. Then whipping down the mountain and round the hair-raising curves. The next morning they asked us if we would like to see the phenomenon. We said yes, so here we went whipping up the mountain again. We went till the road ran out and then we walked about a quarter of a mile. There was a small cottage. There was a kid sitting outside on a rock. The guys said to give the kid a little money, so we did. A little lady came out of the house and asked us to come in. This human being had a great big head, and one eye was on top of its head and its nose was where its ear ought to be. It made noises, it had a little bitty round mouth. It had a tiny body with a big head. The lady said it was twenty-five years old. She said they wanted to destroy it but she wouldn't let them because it was God's phenomenon. The captain couldn't stand it so we went outside to wait. I didn't want to look at it much but the guys were nice to us and they thought it was something special. I didn't mind leaving there. Next the guys took us to see a lady who made goat cheese. She made us some coffee, she put some goat milk in it. UHH! I didn't mind leaving there either.
When we got back down the mountain we met some more guys. They told our guides to bring us to their houses. In the islands the houses are built like terracing. They do not have streets, just steps and sidewalks. If you ask where so and so lives, he will say so many steps up and to the left or right at the red or blue door. We went seventeen steps up and to the green door. The house was spotless. They have an open-air patio inside the house. There was a young man there who wanted to play his guitar for us. He played and sang. It was beautiful. He wanted to go to America with us. The captain said no. We did not want to be responsible for anyone else.
Then they took us to a bar. We were ready to be back on the ground. When we went in the guys told the bartender it was all right for me to be there. We were Americans. The ladies there were not allowed in the bar. They had us trying all kinds of strange things to eat. One thing I remember was a thing like a shrimp. They ate them legs and all. When it came to the squid I said thanks but no thanks.
When we got the batteries back we took the guys for a day sail. They didn't seem to know that a sailboat heels over when it is really up in the wind. They had brought us some of the food they eat and we were all on deck. The little guys puffed up like roosters when the captain let them take the helm. The boat heeled over and the food and the plates went flying around the deck. They looked at us like they didn't know what was happening. Then they understood and we all had a good laugh. We cleaned up the mess. One of the guys was stuck on me. That's what the captain said. I think he just wanted to go to America. He played a guitar and sang. The music had a strange sound to me. We did stay in the Canary Islands ten days. When we walked we saw a lot of big condos. On the balconies there were big canary cages. Every bird was trying to outsing the other one…
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I can not remember when I have been touched by someone's story this profoundly. Words can not do justice to begin to describe the depth and beauty of this woman. There are truly amazing spirits among us. Blessing upon blessing for Solidod.
What a blessing to hear these stories. Stunning that one woman has the capacity to withstand all that she endured, then emerge with such profound grace. She has much to share with each and all. Unforgettable and transcendent.
Solidad is a treasure. Thank you.
Thank you Solidod for your stories and gift to us. thank you Larry Massett for going to Solidod (her spirit must have called you) and listening to her stories and sharing them with us. I love the beautiful artwork. I will buy a copy of the book. While I heard your voice, I felt my own strong life force. love, Donna
Wow…what a story. I'm so sorry she was treated so badly. But I'm so impressed that she kept her fighting spirit and survived through it all. Thank you for sharing her story. I cried, I laughed, I hurt. God bless you, Solidod.
What an extraordinary story of an extraordinary life. Thank you so to much to Larry Massett and "Hearing Voices" for bringing this remarkable woman's experiences to the radio and letting us know about her book. Her voice–written and spoken–is truly honest and brave and funny and very, very perceptive about the world she's known. And, to Solidod Woods: your spirit is a blessing in this world. You are a tribute to storytellers everywhere. Thank you.
Absolutely fascinating.
Thank you for this introduction to Solidod and her story of perseverance. Beautiful radio and will look for the book. What a meaningful life, as really, each of ours … Kudos
Solidod your story and fighting spirit is most uplifting. Thank you Larry Massett for guidance you have given my friend.
AMAZING!! I was so moved by Solidad's stories. I wanted to reach through the radio and give her a hug. Not because I felt like she needed it but because I felt like I did!! Solidad you spirit is inspiring!!
Solidod, you are a national treasure. I feel like I know you and have known you for a long long time – bet many others have told you this. I think it is that you have suffered and are sensitive to the interior of others. Good journey.
Solidod my husband and I sat in silence as we drove mesmerized from Houston to Dallas listening to your story. I prayed and thanked our divine creator for helping us to understand why innocent and beautiful people like yourself suffer and for the assurance he has given that he will repair and remove all human pain and suffering in the near future.
So many people on this planet are suffering because of human hate and prejudice. Solidod you are an excellent example of the ability for humans to recover, survive and thrive from the depths of pain and misfortune.
Solidod my husband and I sat in silence as we drove mesmerized from Houston to Dallas listening to your story. I prayed and thanked our divine creator for helping us to understand why innocent and beautiful people like yourself suffer and for the assurance he has given that he will repair and remove all human pain and suffering in the near future. So many people on this planet are suffering because of human hate and prejudice. Solidod you are an excellent example of the ability for humans to recover, survive and thrive from the depths of pain and misfortune.
Query, why there is no picture of this remarkable woman on your web site?
Solidod's story is a haunting yet compelling one of the resilience of her spirit. What she described so vividly after her husband's murder were consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD.) yet after time ridng the bus & grieving, she found purpose & meaning in her life and she still continues to grow & thrive. Thank you for sharing your story of survival and self-redemption in the face of so many traumas & losses
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Solidod's spirit burns so burns so bright and hot that her tribulations have been alchemized into gold, enriching all who hear her story.
Larry Massett and "Hearing Voices"… I thank you for this most wonderful presentation. I've met Solidod, she is an individual who Loves Life! She is an absolute realist and totally honest… she tells it just as she sees it. A delight to be around her because her school of hard knocks wisdom is evident immediately. Her book, "An Apache Original-The Life and Times of Solidod" is a most enlightening read!
I was moved, inspired and fascinated by this incredible woman, after hearing her story on the radio tonight. What spirit she posses, a true Native American hero. thank you NPR for bringing her life story to the forefront.
Awesome, moving and inspiring. Your story touched me so much. I thank you for sharing.
who is the piano music by?
Thanks for sharing your friend, Solidod. I read and thoroughly enjoyed her story. I highly recommend her book. I would love to read more and was sorry to reach the end!
Absolutely fascinating! I listen to it over and over and think how much my life would be changed if I were to be able to sit down and enjoy stories with Solidod.
I hope Solidod's book will be made into an audible book and that she reads it. How wonderful to hear her voice telling her life story!
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Ellen, piano music by Larry Massett, also the radio piece's producer and book editor. Forgot to mention that above, but it's up there now.
Incredible! How she survived so much actually scares me. How could this have happened to anyone, or be permitted is beyond me. We are not worthy, please forgive. I was transported traveling from New Mexico through Arizona to San Diego. I know I could not have survived what Solidod did.
Incredible resilience is an understatement. Thank you Solidod for giving someone to aspire to be.
Third time listening, Solidod is so amazing! I wish that more people in the US understood why Solidod's story is the story of the US. She had to deal with so much in her life and not once did she give up. I am 6′ ft. 190lbs. athletic, and Solidod is so much stronger than I am. I admire her courage, her wisdom and her perseverance. No amount of words can bring forth the complete admiration I have for this Woman I really appreciate having stumbled upon this story.
This was one of the saddest life stories I have ever heard. The poor are so abused. Having to go to high school without teeth! Lots of adventures — very inspiring.
Am so grateful to this site for this story of my friend Solidod…it's my wish come true….and bless the old ones for listening…book/linda
Your life has been so full! Thanks for sharing it with us. I thank the creator for letting your beautiful spirit walk among us.
This story is blowing my mind. Solidad's strength and wisdom and grace are so powerful and inspiring. Many thanks for her courage in sharing her incredible journey.
I enjoyed and was touched by this story so much I had to listen to it three times.
I am so glad there is an e-book available, as I want to read it again and again. (This will be my first e-book.)
Thank you Solidod, for sharing your story with Larry. Larry, thank you for the music and helping to share this story with me.
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She touched me to the core.
is this the last show for Hearing Voices?
I'm a man of God but Solidod is a child of God.
Her story made me see that God is real her eyes/soul have seen God and Hell. There is a Haven and Solidod will be there in the day of Judgement for mankind. Her story if heard will help all mankind to understand that forgiveness is a God given gift to mankind.
I live in South Central Los Angeles I can never ever feel that my life is hard ever again. She is a living Angel the person that God walks with when he needs a friend. I'm at work try not to cry. what a story she should get the medeal of freedom from the UN and world Assembly of Nations.
I would say to Solidod God Bless you but God has allready Blessed her forever.
A different person after hearing this story. :)
William M. Taylor
Thank you HV for sharing Solidod's story ~ a poignant and fitting finale to a wonderful series of programs. Thank you Solidod for sharing your powerful story of persistence and resilence despite your hardships. Blessings to you.
Would love to get this in a physical form. I don't particularly like reading a book on a screen no matter how soft and easy to read it is. When it gets in a paper form let me know. And I'm sure no publisher would pass up such a compelling and honest story.
Great price point $29.95. Totally worth it this is a treasure.
I am so grateful that I have and can call you my friend. You are truly an ORIGINAL! love hearing the storys that you told me many moons ago. Stay in a good way always.
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your story with us all. Words cannot come close to the enrichment that your story has given me. Emotions one only feels deep in their throat as they hold back tears is exactly what I am experiencing as I write. It is a complex mixture of joy, grief, sorrow, compassion, love and so much more. Your recording reminded me of stories told by family members, many of whom have already passed. They were strong people who confronted remarkable hardship with love and commitment to others. Many of them carried experiences common with Cherokees who managed to stay in the East and add to the tough and beautiful mosaic of Appalachia. Many of them cannot share their stories anymore, but thanks to you, I can remember them through your story. Thank you!
Dear Solidad,
Thank you for your time and your courage in telling this story of your life. Where I grew up running in fields and climbing in trees in upstate New York I sometimes found old arrowheads and your words brought the memories of the people who made them alive.
How can we heal the wrongs from the past and move past the old violence and hate? We are all the Creator's and each sunrise is a gift we all share. Change has always been a part of your life, is a part of all of ours but it is happening faster than ever before. I've been in tribal settings, by invitation and heard the brutality and the feelings it has left behind. You've lived both. You've also seen and lived through and sometimes because of good people so I honestly and sincerely ask: how can we come together today to create better tomorrows, for us and those coming after us?
Mitakuye Oya'sin
Thank you Solidod and everyone associated with sharing your important life story with the rest of us. I believe that everyone who hears your story in 'your' voice is blessed!
With much appreciation,
Sandy Fisher
I am very moved by your telling of your life's stories Soledad! I am filled with emotion and love for you and for the universe as I listen to this episode of Hearing Voices.
Much love
How wonderful to have that life experience as hard as her childhood was, but her way of telling her life story its so sweet and the joy and sadness you hear just so moving.
Heard the show three times, not once i tought about changing the radio station.
i always listen to NPR.
Gracias Solidod.
Solidod, lived at my place on "D" Road in Loxahatchee in the 70's and found me again years later at the Lake Worth Motel. I sold the motel in 86 and married and moved to Starke and lost her again. Chat me up Solidod at firstname.lastname@example.com or on facebook.
I want to know solidod
Thank you for finding Solidod. This woman's story is heartbreaking and beautiful.
I would love to see pictures from Solidod's life. I wonder if I can see them anywhere.
A truly inspiring life, filled with trials and tribulations, only to be triumphant along life's journey. I love Solidod's fighting Warrior spirit…a quality we all shall strive to emulate. Her spirit reminds me of my mom, who I lost this past year. May Solidod continue to be blessed as she continue's along the path.
Wow! .. A Jill of all trade .. Thank you for sharing your raw, awesome story… My granddaughters will read it, and they will better for it. Paz!
I am honored that i have her as my neighbor!!!
Solidod your story is truly breathtaking! You lived through so much, and have had such an amazing journey! I am purchasing your book when I return home from work, and would love to see and listen to Solidod Woods (perhaps at a booksigning!)
Solidad's story is incredible. She is a true survivor, which barely begins to describe her life and experience. What a woman to learn from. To be so well adjusted after so much horror at the hands of merciless people – who were not her own people, which disgusts me – is a heroic example of humanity.
She should be heralded by the nation.
I am incorporaton this into my lesson plans for all grades immediately!
My goodness, what a remarkable human being, what a remarkable spirit. I am humbled. Thank you, Solidod and thank you, Larry.
I first heard this program several weeks ago. Each time I hear it I laugh out loud, cry profusely, and go through every emotion in-between. Solidod has made me examine every aspect of my life and realize I need to make more room for curiosity, compassion, faith, hope, bravery, and learning. I don't think history has seen many people as special and unique as Solidod. May we all strive to be more like her.
I would like to thank all the people who have helped me get his book together. And thank you all for listenin' and buyin' my story.
I love her story! I want to buy this book in paper back or buy a full audio version of this book for my grandmother to listen to who also had a very rough life and can no longer read.
I met Solidod last year and read her story. It was just in loose paper form then. She is an amazing lady and I am vey glad to have met her. Nice t hear your voice again Solidod. take good care.
Enjoyed your story on Amazon Kindle and happy to learn copyright printed copies are available from you.
Mesmerizing voice, inspiring life story.
I could only cry and cry when she told her story. I am so far from where I was born and grew up, but like her I keep going and believe learning is the most amazing gift of life. I believe like her so many things. I would give her a place to live here, but I'm far away. I hope she is well, well.
I am sorry I have not had the chance to meet this magnificent person.
Amazing story, loved her sense of humor.
It was awesome.. It was moving.. It was inspiring.. brought to me the moments of smile, laughter, tears.. its simply amazing.. keep the goo work going mam. loved ur story..
It would have a place in the hears of Indian boys and girls ..
i'm grateful that there's still room in the world for people like solidod and programs like this for giving her voice.
Thank you for sharing your story.
wow storge women i amazed how you make it
i love you thanking don't worry about what is next
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What a beautiful soul
I was given a email to contact Solidad but it is a wrong one, I don't know if any one is still in contact with her, she was speaking to a guy name Bill the other day and he told her about me and that she would hear from me, he meet her on Saturday at Coldwater AZ.
Because of the wrong email I cannot do so, so I hope someone can give me her correct email address.
My name is Annette tell her as she was told my name and also that I live in Australia.
I so wish I could meet her,
Thank you,
Annette (Runningwater)
Solidod said it was fine to give indicate her e-mail to you.
It is 1lucky1star.@gmail.com Solidod lived in Florida before
returning to Arizona after many years.
Thank you.
I had the email address but it was given wrong no . (dot) before @ so that is why it was returned.
Thanks again I appreciate it
Annette (Runningwater)
Thank you Solidod
Your story is a blessing
Thank you
My best wishes and prayers for you
God Bless
I don't know her but I love her. Her story reads like a 3-D movie. I wish her health and a long, long life.
Learning to love our neighbors,is the debt we all have and could never be fully paid,all we could do is keep on raising that ceiling.
I listened to this story while driving home from work, and I cried for Solidod's suffering, but I was elated but her extraordinary strength to endure and thrive. You are a beautiful strong woman. Thank you for sharing your story.
She is one of those people who has being truly blessed and others could learn from her.
Runningwater (Annette)
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U.S. Congressman Paul Broun, M.D. (GA-10) today released the following statement after introducing House Resolution 326,which states that any immigration reform adopted by Congress should not legalize, grant amnesty for, or confer any legal status condoning the unlawful entry or presence in the United States of any individual.
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Answer:This is a follow up to my previous answer ~ Mine weighs 16 lbs with candles !! It is hanging but need a sturdy mount or heavy chain otherwise it can handle it just fine !!!
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Answer:Maybe--I got this for my neighbor and that is the first comment she made. "I may try to hang this"
If you use the dream candles too--the remote would be ideal!!
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European sales of Al Gore's book Earth in the Balance must be high, and politicians the main readers. With gas taxes as high as 70 and 80+ percent of the retail price, and the refusal to lower them even in the face of mass strikes, the political class seems to be working toward Al's goal of a "coordinated global program to accomplish the strategic goal of completely eliminating the internal combustion engine" (p. 326). Tax fuel to the point that it is unaffordable and you accomplish that goal through a different means.
The Clinton administration and Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, however, aren't that sanguine about the prospect of life without internal combustion. Richardson says that oil prices are "dangerously high" and he wouldn't hesitate to use "all options" to fight them, according to a wire service report. This is an ominous indication that the miseries of Europe may be visited upon the US before the election. In that case, it becomes crucially important to place blame on the parties responsible.
The political class can't claim that high gas prices are an accident of history. To achieve high prices has been the social-democratic political program for more than two decades. The influence of environmentalists, who regard the car as a moral blight on the world second only to the cow, has led to high taxes in the name of conservation. The higher the price, the less people drive, and people like Gore regard driving as morally suspect. Governments are glad to cooperate with green agitators because they never pass up an opportunity to collect more revenue.
During most of this period we've been blessed with reasonable oil prices, so the policy of taxing fuel has led to terrible inefficiencies but no broad-based crisis. Until now. With prices soaring to ten-year highs and consumption higher than ever, protests against high taxes began in the US with a truckers' and farmers' protest, and spread to the UK, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and even Japan.
What are the consequences? European nations all but shut down last week. People couldn't get to work. Kids couldn't get to school. Sick folks couldn't get to the hospitals. Stores couldn't receive deliveries of food. If this had continued too much longer, barbarism would be the order of the day. This would be our future in a world without the internal combustion engine. The air might be squeaky clean (absent any natural volcanos) but our living standards would be pre-industrial. How, again, is it possible that a man who called for this may be our next president?
Instead of celebrating the shutdown, however, European governments flew into panic. Tony Blair of Britain briefly contemplated sending in the military to force striking truckers to deliver the goods. That's not because he was so anxious for the people to begin their conspicuous consumption of petrol again. It's because the tax revolt was giving his policies a well-deserved black eye. And not only his but also his political cohorts around the world who use technology as a means of filling the coffers of the central state.
In response to the crisis, Blair formed a cartel against cutting taxes with other government leaders in Europe. His refusal to "give in" to the demands of the mob was heralded by the press as an act of political courage. No doubt an imposition of price controls and the brutalizing of all protestors would have garnered even more hosannas. Tanks in Tiananmen are considered evil, but the same tactics to keep the Labor Party in power would be just fine.
As Murray Rothbard wrote in another context, "It used to be thought that heroism and 'courage' meant being willing to go out into the lists, candidly and unafraid, to battle the mighty and despotic powers-that-be." But when a politician is willing to defend the outrageous and parasitic plunder of the public through the worst form of tax gouging? " We can think of many names for this sort of activity," writes Rothbard, "but 'courage' is surely not one of them."
The conventional wisdom is that governments should tax goods with high demand and few substitutes, like gas and cigarettes and income, because they provide a stable source of funding. But one of many downsides is that such taxes limit price flexibility on the upside. Even if the price of oil had fallen to zero, the price at the pump would be intolerably high by American standards. Hence, it is popular to blame Opec for the new round of price increases, but without the grasping of governments around the world, Opec wouldn't be much of a bother.
Everyone these days says that Opec has the world over a barrel, gouging developed nations so that Arab sheiks can build palaces for themselves. All the old hate campaigns from the 1970s-against the oil companies, Arabs, over-consumption generally-are back.
For years Opec has cooperated with the governments of countries buying its oil to keep the prices from falling too drastically. All the while those governments have raised taxes to absurd levels in order to drive prices even higher. And then the crisis hits, and these governments blame Opec? Stepping up production and noting the failure of prices to fall, Opec has had just about enough of this. It has recently gone on the offensive to blame governments for overtaxing oil-and in this, Opec is exactly right.
The protests are a reminder of something else as well. It may appear that the global political consensus in favor of social democratic economic policies is stable, that we've reached a happy medium between the extremes of laissez-faire and socialism. In fact, this is an illusion. Mixed economies are governed by central plans that are as inflexible as anything put out by the Politburo. They do not adapt to changing market conditions. Because of the mixed economy, the modern economy is replete with opportunities for intervention that could lead to tanks on the streets.
The tax strikes didn't achieve the goal of getting the governments to reduce the tax. But they weren't in vain. They shocked the daylights out of the British political class who have long seen oil and gas as an easy source of revenue. Further consequences of the failure to reduce taxes when faced with a crisis will be felt down the line.
Economists are forever telling us that the public has an "inelastic demand" for gas, meaning that folks will pay any price for the stuff because they need it so much. Just once, it was a pleasure to see the elasticity snap back on the political class in the form of mass outrage. It reminded them that even democratic socialists can't entirely blunt the power of average people rising up against their masters.
Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., is president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. He also edits a daily news site, LewRockwell.com.


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EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble III will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. April 24 in Gantner Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center.
Jazz Ensemble III, under the direction of Jeffery Crowell, assistant professor of music, will begin with "Farquhar's Revenge" by Ted Pease, followed by Frank Mantooth's "Dangerous Precedent," "Lil' Darlin'" by Neal Hefti, and Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker's "Shaw 'Nuff."
The second half of the concert is scheduled to begin with "Blues 1, Band 0" by Mike Tomaro, "Rompe Cabezas" by Matt Harris, and "Peace" by Horace Silver. The concert will conclude with "Take It All" by Fred Sturm.
Prior to the Jazz Ensemble III performance, the Arcadia Middle School Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Jim Gallagher, will perform at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets, available at the University Service Center, 715-836-3727 or 800-949-UWEC, are $4 for the general public; $3 for those 62 and older, children 17 and younger and faculty and staff with a university ID; and free for students with a university ID.
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Los Angeles' Slow BurnBy Josh Stephens on 12 December 2014 - 6:36pm
I noticed the da Vinci apartment complex for the first time only a few months ago. How could I not notice it? It looked like a plywood ocean liner beached against the northbound side of the 110 freeway. Rising 4-5 stories at the time, it hovered over the freeway, uncomfortably close to the roadway. I remember hoping that it would have serious soundproofing. And air filtering.
Smart Growth Literature Hits a Cul-du-SacBy Josh Stephens on 10 November 2013 - 9:40pm
Where is Robert Bruegemann when you need him?
A few years back, Bruegmann wrote Sprawl: A Compact History, an exaltation of low-density growth. It called for cities to double-down on all the conventions and mistakes of the previous 50 years. It was a disturbingly anachronistic, but it was provocative, and it was passionate.
It seems that these days there's still plenty of in urbanist literature, but, for better or worse, provocation is getting harder to come by.
The Fiscal Case For Smart GrowthBy William Fulton on 22 May 2013 - 5:19am
After eight years in elected office in California, I can tell you that I often fell into the same trap as everybody else: chasing revenue. When you're up against the wall on budget problems, any new revenue – especially a boost in property or sales tax revenue – looks like the solution to all your problems.
Changing Demographics Could Mean a Smart Growth Future for the Central ValleyBy Courtney Oustad on 16 February 2013 - 2:39pm
Over the past few weeks, issues concerning the Central Valley's future growth and development plans have gained widespread attention throughout the state – even causing Governor Brown to intervene in the Valley's deliberation processes. With the Central Valley region growing at a faster rate than any other region in California, the policy outcomes of the region's "growth wars" will provide the context in which the Valley's cities and counties will be able to accommodate its growing population.
Smart Growth Strategies Prompt Dumb ObjectionsBy Josh Stephens on 26 April 2012 - 11:31pm
Joel Kotkin is just thinking about the children. Too much, if you ask me.
As you may recall, two weeks ago it was Wendell Cox who used the Wall Street Journal opinion pages to herald the "war" that California's urban areas are launching on the suburbs.
Is The Era Of Smart Growth Over?By Bill Fulton on 15 April 2012 - 2:28pm
Is the era of smart growth over?
Not exactly, but a group of panelists at the American Planning Association conference in Los Angeles suggested Sunday that we may be moving past the 2000-era concept of what smart growth is – and into a new era that combines managing growth, placemaking, climate change, demographic change, and the need for economic growth.
Lodi Tea Party Activists Hate Smart Growth, MoneyBy Josh Stephens on 12 November 2011 - 12:59am
Probably too much has been written about the Tea Party movement already--which may be emerging as a distinctive voice in land use politics (see CP&DR Vol. 26, No. 15 August 2011)--but sometimes the urge to comment is irresistible.
Jerry Brown, Urban Hipster and Trend Setter?By Josh Stephens on 25 December 2010 - 1:16am
This week Governor-elect Jerry Brown's office announced that the incoming governor would take part-time residence in the Eliot Building in Downtown Sacramento upon taking office in January.
Wendell Cox's Voodoo EconomicsBy William Fulton on 6 November 2010 - 3:18pm
So, yet again Wendell Cox – a leader of the anti-anti-sprawl crowd -- has trotted out an impressive-looking quantitative report that purports to prove that certain metropolitan regions have high home prices because of "more restrictive land use regulation". In his New Geography piece last week, which linked to a report on his web site, Cox seemed to attribute virtually all the variation in home price around the country to land use regulations – just as he has done in the past.
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The Lowe Art Museum is proud to host The Arnold and Augusta Newman Lecture Series in Photography, which invites distinguished photographers to the University of Miami to discuss their work.
Ring girls. From the Framing Beauty series Bronx NY 2014
Deborah Willis:
Re-Imagining Beauty
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Lecture: 7 p.m., UM Field House
1245 Dauer Dr., Coral Gables, Florida, 33146
(Adjacent to the BankUnited Center)
Reception & book signing: 8 p.m.Admission: Lowe Members & UM Students: Complimentary; Non-Members: $10
Complimentary Parking at Pavia Garage
RSVP: RSVP at rsvp.lowemuseum.org . Admissions at the door will be cash only.
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Framing Beauty explores the contested ways in which the concept of American beauty has been represented in historical and contemporary contexts through a diverse range of media including photography, film, fashion, advertising, and other forms of popular culture such as music and the boxing ring. Throughout the Western history of art and image-making, beauty as an aesthetic impulse has been simultaneously idealized and challenged, and the relationship between beauty and art has become increasingly complex within contemporary art and popular culture. This lecture challenges the relationship between beauty and art by examining the representation of beauty as an act fraught with meanings and attitudes about class, race, gender, and aesthetics. Growing up in the beauty shop was indeed a transformative experience for all who entered.. not only for hair styles but mind and body. I believe these spaces are still political spaces… Visiting beauty shops today, I hear women discuss politics and personal life; they discuss issues concerning their communities and education of their children. They also encourage women, both immigrant and American born, to value their lives and the work they produce—from health care to foodways. My project focuses on framing beauty as a concept. I like to think of this project as evolving as I looked closely at the history of photography and how the photographer and the subject POSED concepts of beauty. I often remind my readers and viewers that I am not defining beauty… I like to see this project as one that has a 'feel good' response as viewers/readers imagine ways to self identify and not define themselves based on popular culture
Deborah Willis, PhD, is the Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has an affiliated appointment as a University Professor with the College of Arts and Sciences, Africana Studies. She was a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fletcher Fellow, and a MacArthur Fellow. Willis is the author of Reflections In Black and Let Your Motto Be Resistance. Her book Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs received the 2010 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Biography/Autobiography. She has exhibited her photographs at the Zora Neale Hurston Museum in Eatonville, Florida and just released two books: a co-authored book entitled Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery, published by Temple University Press, and Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty, published by the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington Press.
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An outing turned sour!
Lindsay Lohan and her mom Dina Lohan were involved in a major blowout early Wednesday morning (October 10) which resulted in the police being called.
It all was going swell at the Electric Room inside the Dream Downtown in New York where the mother-daughter duo spent their evening but things turned sour quickly when the 26-year-old troubled actress got in an argument with her mom while in the car on their way back to Dina's Long Island home around 4 a.m.
Once the duo got home, things turned physical and Lindsay sustained a cut on her leg as well as there was property damage, including a broken bracelet of Lindsay's, TMZ reports.
According to a witness, Lindsay called her father and her father called police telling them that Lindsay was being held against her will by her mother and the driver.
Michael Lohan confirmed the news of the dispute telling the New York Post that Lindsay and Dina did indeed argue but "It was a hell of a lot more than that."
The New York Daily Post is reporting that the dispute was over an unpaid $40,000 loan Lindsay gave Dina.
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woah, i like that HAMANN mini. ever since they started making the new minis i thought it would be a fun car to soup up. don't think i'd fit in one though lol
woah, i like that HAMANN mini. ever since they started making the new minis i thought it would be a fun car to soup up. don't think i'd fit in one though lol
i call bullshit....Originally Posted by deltaolds
if my 500hp cobra can do it in 3.2, than couldnt a 1500lb 640hp MINI FUKCIN COOPER do it faster, if not the same??????
whats your 1/4 et? whats done to the car? i see what migth be an intercooler, and a large sheet of plastic covering up the motor???
no, it has 4 wheel electric motors, 160hp each, i don,t know why it is that slow, may be cuz there is no tranny, has a little ic for a genset, range about 900mi total 230mi on batts alone, it isn't an intercooler, but a small radiator pbly for genset, or may be evaparator for heatpump.
it is a hell of a sleeper
and youd do this why????
All electric mini-cooper? Hells yes... never need to buy gas, huge range, lotta torque for a small one, and truly a "sleeper." You could barely hear it run I bet.Originally Posted by Yeah, Its a HEMI
do you guys think insurance rates are higher for an electric vehicle because pedestrians can't hear them for the most part and are more likely to be unable to run out of the way? lol
that plus the fact ahat they are insanely expensive, rare, and probably dont like rain too much.....Originally Posted by 97gtKNut
i'm 6'5" 240lb, i drove a mini once, front seats are ok enough room, not as much as in my accord but enough, seats themselves are not bad either, shoulder room is tight, back seat is a deathtrap for anyone my size, unless a guy in the front 5'0" and moves the front seat far forward.Originally Posted by 97gtKNut
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Last year my resolutions were simple, and I did okay with them. This year I'm hoping to mix it up a little with some fun goals and plans that I can look forward to in 2014. Here's a few things I was up to this past year that I'm happy about:
Reading Challenge
I'm really proud of this one, you guys. I barely squeaked by (you do not even know how many pages I powered through the last week of December) but it was a really good feeling to have set a difficult goal and completed it.
Shows, movies, games, concerts…
-NYC adventure with a few great Broadway shows
-Sister trip to NOLA for a Matt Nathanson concert
-A roller derby bout right here in good ole Jackson town
-Countless awesome movies with my favorite people
2013 rocked for going out and hanging out, and I hope that continues for this year!
New Jobs and Skills
I started working at an awesome bar in July, and it has been completely rad! I've learned a whole ton on the job and off (like breathing fire, no big deal, I'm awesome) and met some seriously fantastic people. I've cut down my hours a bit, but I'm looking forward to hanging at the Apothecary in 2014 weather I'm on the clock or not!
Now I'm setting a few goals for 2014, and trying for a good mix of fun, serious, simple, and extravagant.
This Year:
1. Repeat my reading challenge with 52 books, but with a better plan! I read way too many books I didn't like last year because they were just sitting around or on sale or something. I'm working on a list of books that have great reviews, or hight praise from people I trust. Please hit me up with any recs!
2. Learn to play the guitar (or at least just start some lessons!)
3. Follow a new recipe every week (I've got my roommate AE on board with me for this one). Please send me some easy recipes, I'm no expert but I really want to get better at cooking.
4. Do at least three 5ks or the like, throughout the year. Color Run, etc.
5. Repeat my $10 savings plan (saving every 10 dollar bill that comes into my possession). Last year I saved eighty three 10s! So that's $820 I have to spend on something fun this year, I'm thinking I'm going to put it toward:
6. Going to Comic Con. No, seriously, I really really want to go to San Diego this July for some great times. Anyone in?
7. No smoking. I'm not a serious smoker by any means but I really want to go 365 days without it.
8. Blog a consistent 5 days/week.
9. See all the movies that are nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards this year.
10. Do better in Fantasy Football. I came in fourth in my league this year. By less than 2 point. Not cool, guys. Not cool.