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By Jared Smith
I know it seems basic, but a process to ensure that a final inspection is done after a wrap is installed is vital. This inspection should be thorough and it should be done by someone other than the installer who completed the wrap. A second set of eyes here garners a much higher probability to catch anything undesirable. The inspection should be scheduled, planned for, and assigned. It should cover not only all wrapped areas but many other items – including clean mirrors, no tools left on or in the vehicle, and windows cleaned inside and out.
And this inspection should always involve a physical checklist for many reasons. Checklists are easily editable, easy to add to as your experience level increases, and easy to print out as needed. A good process might require that the checklist is taped on the window of each vehicle that comes in for a wrap.
I must admit, I'm also a big fan of the inherent accountability in requiring initials and time stamps at the bottom of the checklist. This feature keeps it front-of-mind that we've promised our customers a certain level of professionalism and thoroughness, and we expect it to be followed. The signature line could read, "Proudly inspected and found to be perfect by [name]." This should be a matter of pride – not only for the shop owner who made the rules, but the install team who actually executed the amazing job.
Next, it's time to put ourselves in the customer's shoes and think hard about the details required for a perfect presentation of a freshly wrapped vehicle. I recommend that our vehicles are washed, free of hand prints, and that the wheels and tires are dressed to a shine. Make sure that someone checks all seams, removes any grease-pencil alignment marks, and looks for anything out of place like masking tape or edges not completely down. This is also a great time to look for any vinyl popping up in tight corners, bubbles in the window perf, or any vinyl that's not been trimmed to perfection.
The challenge
To ratchet your service up to the next level, ask what more you can do. Call a team meeting and get a whiteboard brainstorming session going. Get creative, have fun, and come up with cool ideas here.
Can you check the tire pressure, throw in a cold bottle of water in the cup holder, and hand the client a use-and-care guide for the wrap? Maybe you can work a deal with the local bakery and include a treat for the driver? How about a free ball cap? Our bluemedia ball caps (FlexFit black hats with an embroidered "b" offset on the front) have been a customer favorite for years. I'm sure there are a lot of great ideas on how to perfect the final delivery of a vehicle that has been newly wrapped.
Let's learn from the best in other industries and be more observant of what makes for an amazing impression. The W Hotel gives out stress balls, Mercedes-Benz calls you by name as the camera reads your license plate and queues the lot attendant, and Neiman Marcus puts out iced tea on hot days for shoppers. These are all examples of customer-centric companies that have applied a great deal of effort to ensure the maximum customer experience.
I challenge us as an entire industry to find ways to step up our collective game. It's time to think, time to innovate, and time to improve the customer experience. It's time to get processes in place that a wet towel could never sneak past.
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Critics Consensus: Impeccably mounted but occasionally bombastic, Les Mis�rables largely succeeds thanks to bravura performances from its distinguished cast.
Critics Consensus: Impeccably mounted but occasionally bombastic, Les Mis�rables largely succeeds thanks to bravura performances from its distinguished cast.
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Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Mis�rables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. In December 2012, the world's longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper's sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo's epic tale. -- (C) Universal … More
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- Directed By:
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- Written By:
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Tom Hooper gets a bit carried away with swoopy shots, and the close-ups are unrelenting, but crucially he lets the filth and the squalor in.
Fans of the original production, no doubt, will eat the movie up, and good luck to them. I screamed a scream as time went by.
... Jackman, who should get a Nobel Prize for the way he carries pretty much the whole undertaking on his shoulders, so protean and virile is his singing and acting throughout.
At the heart of the "Les Mis�rables" movie was a good idea that just didn't work out this time. The idea was that the actors should sing their songs live on camera.
We're all familiar with the experience of seeing movies that cram ideas and themes down our throats. Les Mis�rables may represent the first movie to do so while also cramming us down the throats of its actors.
Committed fans of the musical are likely to have their affections reaffirmed. The less devout, however, may conclude that in this case more is less, and fidelity not always a virtue.
Everybody curse Tom Hooper! Everybody feel the gloom! Everybody give thumbs down to the Master of the Zoom!
Ultimately the film's choppy, camera-goes-anywhere approach works well in translating a play that was never all that interested in the movement of bodies anyway-only their martyrdom.
[Director Tom Hooper's] old fashioned take is frequently exhilarating and adamant in its unwavering desire to not be dolled up and be given a hip makeover.
If the entire film were as good as the first 30 minutes, it would easily be one of the year's best pictures.
standing as it does, nearly alone, one could certainly do worse than Hooper's brave and smart addition to the pantheon.
Any heart, any familiarity in LES MISERABLES is due solely to the actors, and remains in spite of Hooper's best efforts.
The [film's] conclusion might be that tragedies deserve sympathy, not judgement...and I wish I could come to this conclusion myself but I saw a film directed by Tom Hooper.
Within the first six numbers (in a musical containing 666 of them)... Fantine... has lost her job, her teeth, her hair, her prostitute-trainee badge and her life, but not before she sings the weepiest, most maddeningly catchy Susan Boyle song in the world
As Fantine, musical theater's favorite emo chick, Hathaway blows away whatever else is supposed to be going on.
A guaranteed musical tear-jerker about a jerk who becomes a teary hero.
Beyond some pacing problems and a few questionable casting choices, the movie works as a towering, somewhat lumbering monolith of entertainment disbursement.
Director Tom Hooper ('The King's Speech'), for the most part, balances Hugo's gritty, if romantic tale, with the larger-than-life demands of an adaptation of the 1985 stage musical.
A gorgeous film if not quite a classic, "Les Mis�rables" is a beautiful interpretation of the stage production based on the Victor Hugo novel. Not surprisingly, it's a sight to see, and it's directed by Tom Hooper, who helmed 'The King's Speech.'
A esperan�a � que, depois de Os Miser�veis, algu�m tome o megafone de Tom Hooper e o pro�ba de entrar em outro set de filmagem.
So many close-ups, it seems better made for TV. Scene transitions are non-existent; the pace is relentless. All this over-the-top selling of emotion makes you look around before exiting-where's the gift shop, hawking more Hugo-not spinoffs and souvenirs?
Even if you're no fan of the show and think the lyrics doggerel and the music dreary, it's hard not to be bowled over by the barnstorming gusto shown by director Tom Hooper and his cast.
Hugh Jackman is sensational as zero to hero Valjean. Few can sing, dance and act like him. Here, he combines all three to glorious effect. And perhaps his most underrated quality is his greatest, Jackman is just so darn likeable.
Audience Reviews for Les Mis�rables
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I just can't seem to get into this. The close-ups are just too much and somehow singing in this movie does not enthrall me at all. The way this was done did not translate well into film.More
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Well, certainly an epic undertaking, seemingly an attempt to kick opera back to life as nearly every line is sung, and that's what you need to know first: its all singing, oy. Its a gargantuan story who's bottomline's about looking on the bright side of life (Monty Python succinctly made the same point in about 3 minutes ...) howbeit with very high production values, phenomenal sets and costumes, a full orchestra and a cast of thousands, all as a bread thief is hounded by some droll official - for his entire life. (What, was there no other crime going on in France at that time more worthy of attention? Or I underestimate the value of bread to the French? Maybe it was really good bread? "And tonite on the news ... the monstrous bread thief is still at large!") Anyway, shaky cam and CGI cannot make up for the underlying problem: nearly every line is sung. I was tired of the conceit early on and only wished for them to stop it, stop singing. No one did. Jackman carries the sucker practically on his own and does surprisingly better than you think he will, while Crowe's presence is okay, and Hathaway does well with her short time onscreen. Carter and Cohen yuck it up as the comic relief. Who are the rest of these people and what are they doing? They're singing.More
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Way too long and slow with a bit more singing than necessary, but overall it was gorgeous and full of amazing acting. There are several songs too that really captured my heart.More
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Les Mis�rables Quotes
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- Javert:
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- Enjolras:
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Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS), a leader in high-precision analog and digital signal processing components, today posted on its investor relations website at http://investor.cirrus.com the quarterly Shareholder Letter that contains the complete financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended Sept. 29, as well as the company's current business outlook.
"Our outstanding revenue and earnings growth demonstrate that Cirrus Logic is targeting the right opportunities and our product development efforts remain on track," said Jason Rhode, president and chief executive officer. "The new product ramps driving this growth have required extraordinary efforts from Cirrus Logic employees as well as from our external partners. We are very thankful for their support."
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Nevada Gold & Casinos (UWN) said finance chief Chris Domijan would leave. The company named Jonathan Arnesen president and operating chief.
The Houston-based gaming outfit said Arnesen is senior vice president of resort operations for Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. "It is with great pride that we announce the addition of Jon to our senior management team," said CEO Thomas Winn. "Jon's proven ability to build high performance management teams signifies our strong strategic focus to create a world class operating company."
Nevada Gold said Domijan will work as a consultant to "ensure an orderly transition." It said Arnesen is "assisting us in identifying and appointing a new CFO with gaming operations experience and on building our operations-focused team in general as we move forward."
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If you've never owned a vinyl album, I feel very sorry for you. Plainly put, you've never actually enjoyed music in your life — you just think you have. In truth, your life is a decrepit bowl of suck, and you have no chance at happiness. Kill yourself. One of the better aspects of records in their slab form is how much better packaged they are. Here's a good case in point, and we don't have to go too far for an awesome example: Kreamy 'Lectric Santa's latest output. Miami's pride, joy, and tears. Blending the lines far beyond the acceptable delineations of punk rock, hardcore, psychedelia, jam rock, freestyle, alt-hip-hop, indie, and God-knows-what-else, KLS has been a steady force on the independent music scene of South Florida for years. Even though the group relocated to Atlanta, then Los Angeles, and eventually the Bay Area, you'd be hard-pressed to find a local audiophile who doesn't think of the Kreamies as hometown heroes just the same.
KLS is one of the few native outfits that can pull a three-day stay at Churchill's and draw a crowd. Lead singers Sir Robert Price and Priya Ray have always managed to surround themselves with the most extreme of SoFla musicians, so it's no surprise that on their latest release, nothing is sacred or taboo. What's really cool is the packaging for the new LP. There's a handful of fliers and stickers and a magnifying glass and, best of all, a CD-R with 40 tracks documenting field recordings, the excessiveness of lazy Florida nights, and intake valves. Drop a sheet of acid and grind to their version of "Me So Horny 2." I dare you. Or even better, platter-up the turntable and get the CD player going at the same time for a swamp cacophony your neighbors will slice their wrists over. The Kreamies would approve, I'm sure.
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Global personal computer sales saw a modest dip in the first quarter of 2014, as the pace of decline was eased by replacements of older PCs using Windows XP.
Sales of traditional computers will lose more ground in 2014 to tablets and other mobile devices, a market tracker said Thursday.
Tablet computer sales soared last year with Android-powered devices dethroning iPads atop a booming global market, according to figures released Monday by Gartner.
Research firm Gartner expects worldwide shipments of computers and mobile devices to reach 2.5 billion units this year, up nearly 8 percent from 2013.
Industry trackers on Wednesday reported that sales of traditional personal computers continued to wither in the recently ended quarter as tastes shifted to tablets.
Global spending on information technology is expected to reach $3.8 trillion in 2014, driven by growth in connected devices ranging from jewelry to refrigerators, researchers said Monday.
Apple has asked its Taiwan-based supplier to begin shipping two new versions of the iPhone next month, including a lower-cost model, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Worldwide sales of personal computers dropped for a fifth consecutive quarter in the April-June period, the longest decline in the PC market's history, a research firm said Wednesday.
Worldwide shipments of personal computers fell 11 percent in the April-June period, according to data from research firms Gartner and IDC, as people continued to migrate to tablets and other mobile devices.
Market tracker Gartner on Tuesday trimmed its forecast of how much global businesses would spend this year on information technology, as less expensive tablets displace PCs at the workplace.
Google's Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft's Windows edged into third place, a survey showed Thursday.
For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. "Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life," Page told a crowd of 6,000 software developers and entrepreneurs ...
Sony shares fell on Thursday after the Japanese electronics giant announced its next-generation PlayStation 4 in New York, but without unveiling the console or saying how much it would cost. ...
(AP)—Research firm Gartner says worldwide cellphone sales fell last year, as economic turmoil dampened shopper appetites.


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I'm is the same "club" with the clutch judder. Keep me posted with any info. Also see my posts #'s 925, 926, 960, 1003.
This is quite frustrating. I can never duplicate this at the dealer, but as I have posted before, it happens at times when I let the clutch out, resulting in what feels like front wheel hop.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it at all. I did get in writing from the dealer that Mazda would cover the clutch for 75K since I have been reporting a problem. If you didn't already I would think you should call Mazda and at least make them aware of the problem. Hopefully a fix will be on the way soon if they get enough complaints. You can email me if you get any info.
Can do, cop414. My dealer couldn't replicate it either. Maybe I should have him stay over at my house so he can feel the shudder when I pull out of my driveway each morning.
I emailed Mazda corporate today about this problem, so if they get back to me I'll post it here. I'm also waiting to hear back on the steering column vibration problem, for anyone who has that one, too. They told me a solution has been devised, but they didn't get back to me when I asked if it was being issued as a technical service bulletin. They just said to go to my dealer about it. That would be the same dealer that couldn't detect this problem, either.
First of all your dealership is using the wrong viscosity of oil (10W-30), it should be 5W-20. Mazda recommends oil change intervals of 5,000 or 7,500 miles depending on type of driving conditions, not 3,000 miles. You shouldn't need a tune-up every 15,000 miles nor a transmission fluid change. Glow plugs do not pertain to gasoline engines, only diesel engines. To find the proper maintenance intervals refer to the owner's manual.
Does Mazda really recommend 5W-20? I personally would not use it if I lived in So. California; that's the oil to use in the northern states where it gets cold.. I live in Mass. and have always used 10W30 in all my cars with no problems whatsoever. Except for a little slow cranking when the temp gets down to +5 degrees F. or lower.. Not the kind of temps you'll see in Irvine, CA.
specifies 5W20 I would use it in the winter up North. But if I lived in SoCal or AZ or Florida, etc. I would use nothing thinner than 10Wxx. But being a mechanical engineer, I want as much oil sticking to the bearing surfaces as possible. Just one of those quirks us engineers are famous for..
Good news on both these issues. Mazda corporate told me:
"In regard to the steering wheel column concern, there isn't a Technical
Service Bulletin (TSB) at this time. However, the dealers have received
a repair procedure.
In regard to the clutch chatter concern, there is a fix for this, and
the dealers can contact out technical hotline for further assistance if
necessary. A TSB may be coming, but this can be taken care of
regardless of a TSB issued or not."
So, let your dealer know, and get your problems fixed.
Does anyone experience a strange noise when you turn into a parking spot? It sounds like it is coming from the brakes or front end. Planning to bring this problem back to the dealer again. This will make 10 problems total. I need some Yellow paint for this Lemon!
Did anyone get this problem fixed?
chronob-Can you be a bit more specific on your information. I was told the same thing several weeks ago and when I called the 800 number they said that they have no idea what I was talking about. Any kind of service bulletin numbers or who you spoke to about the problem. I'm happy that there is a fix, but Mazda has yet to admit it to me. Please let us know how and where you got this info so that when I call Mazda again I don't hang up up the phone with another headache. Thanks for your help and info.
accord7 Posts: 96I've read a number of complaints about the cloth seats fraying, coming apart or something of that sort. Does anyone have any photos of this problem? I'd like to determine if this is a real serious issue that will only get worse, or if it can be treated with a stiff brush occasionally and be fine. Thanks in advance for any replies.
The woman's name and title are Lisa Lasky,
Specialist, Customer Assistance E-Business. We corresponded via e-mail. Her exact words to me on the clutch problem were "In regard to the clutch chatter concern, there is a fix for this, and the dealers can contact out technical hotline for further assistance if necessary. A TSB may be coming, but this can be taken care of
regardless of a TSB issued or not." I've read elsewhere that this probably involves replacing the clutch disc and flywheel, if not the entire clutch assembly. That's all the info I have on it.
I suggest you call your dealership's service manager and repeat Lisa's exact words to him. If he still won't accomodate you, you ought to call Mazda corporate back and explain the situation.
raleighncmazda Posts: 7Mazdafool: Find an attorney- www.lemonlawusa.com is a good start. They will take care of everything and you will have your money back in less than 6 weeks, so you can buy a real car. In the worst case you will keep your lemon and they will give you couple grand for the inconvenience, pain and suffering caused for a defective automobile.
zor Posts: 24buggywhip,
I'm glad to hear that you have had good luck with 10W30 over the years, but if Mazda does specify 5W20 for the 6, it has probably been engineered for that viscosity. Using another viscosity may be at one's own peril.
That being said, after a 2,968 mile break-in period on my favorite car of 20 years, I flushed my engine with synthetic oil and used Mobile 1 15W50 (at my own risk) for the next 283,854 miles. My recommended viscosity was 10W40 (not available to the public as a synthetic when I started on Mobil 1) and the change interval was 10,000 miles. Synthetic oil seemed a good idea, given that long change interval, something indescribable about the feel of the engine, and my need for high revving to launch onto the highway from short ramps or from stops during construction. I also used Slick 50 engine treatment to reduce wear at start-up. The engine is still strong, quiet, efficient, peppy, and clean.
I took a risk, and it paid off. One can't always expect that to happen. I suspect that Mazda has reasons for the 5W20 specification. That's what I will use if I buy the 6.
Ok, walked out to my car (1 week old) this morning after not driving it yesterday. We'd been through snowy, rainy, salty (what they put on the roads.. well, a salt substitute) weather. I was surprised to see a rust like looking coating on the disc brakes. Is this the brake dust everyone's talking about or was the car not rustproofed properly on the brakes? It did seem to stick for a second when I put it in reverse, before starting to roll back...
Hopefully all it is is brake dust and I can have ease of mind, but it doesn't sound like what most people have been talking about...
kphunk23 Posts: 3I just test drove the Mazda6s hatchback automatic yesterday and I absolutely feel in love with it. I'm still not 100% sure on buying the car yet. I want to do some more homework on it and I want to ask you all for your opinion and advice on buying this car. Should I get or not? Are there significant problems with the 2004 models. I have read about some problems with the 2003 and i know they have been fixed in the 2004 but are there any more problems i should be aware before i proceed any farther in purchasing this car? Thanks
PS - If i do get it i will get the following:
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All with clutch shudder-My redfire 6i is back at the dealer. I suggest all with the clutch judder/shudder to review posts # 1003, 1009, 1010, 1015, 1018 and 1020. I'm hoping for a total clutch/flywheel replacement. Srvc. mngr told me that he has called Mazda for the fix, but as of yesterday they have not gotten back to him. Somehow I feel like a guinea pig here. Oh, well, as long as it gets fixed I really don't care. I'll let all know soon, hopefully.
arockwel Posts: 33If you are having problems with brake squeal, apparently Mazda hasn't heard of this problem before. At least based on the e-mail I just got back. Read this part of the e-mail:
"...Currently, I have not heard of any concerns with the brakes on the MAZDA6. However, I will document your comments for our corporate record and they will be forwarded to the Product Planning Department for their information....
Heather Drake
Specialist, Customer Assistance E-Business... "
So, please send Heather an e-mail if you're having this problem. Send it to:
I have been looking at many different cars to purchase and recently I thought I would take a look at a Mazda6 after seeing great things written about it in one of the Mazda Protege5 chat lines and in Edmunds reviews, BUT WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT at this board?? RUST IN DOORS AND ON AND ON ABOUT PROBLEMS, IS THIS CAR AN UNSAFE BET?? Does anyone out there have a non biased inteligent viewpoint for me? I found a 2003 Mazda6 with 19000 miles on it for $16500 and I did not think it was a bad deal? It has ground effects, heated seats, moonroof, spoiler, 6cd changer,... everything but leather, BUT NONE OF THIS MATTERS IF THESE CARS HAVE BUGS TO BE WORKED OUT?? Is it not worth taking a chance on a 2003 Mazda 6?? Is a 2004 a better bet? I just can't afford a 2004 right now. Maybe I should just stick with a rough riding Protege5 or a 2001 Prelude that I found?
I broke one of my own rules by purchasing a car in its first model year, and that has meant dealing with first year recalls and build issues. I love driving this car, but it does have some problems. My own personal opinion - pass on a 2003 model. Wait until you can afford a 2004
livaudais Posts: 55Trying to determine a car's reliability from these boards is like trying to determine the health of a populace by checking its emergency rooms. Check any car's Problems board, and you'd never buy the car. Does it matter if I tell you that my '03 6s has been almost perfect? It shouldn't. Check some independent references, like CR. And expect that any first year model is going to have some bugs to be worked out.


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But the building Ron Slaght remembers managing for 15 years was much different. It was a bustling place of activity, with elegance found nowhere else in Kenosha.
That building, the Heritage House and former Elks Club at 5706 Eighth Ave., was recommended for demolition by the city toward the end of December. The Historic Preservation Committee will meet Thursday night at the City Municipal Building to decide whether to agree with that order or to spare the building, which was constructed in 1919 and is on the city's list of historic buildings.
Slaght worked as club manager for the Elks Club from 1971 to 1986. When he saw the pictures of the state of the building, Slaght looked back to his pictures and memories of better times.
"It hurts me to see what happened to it," Slaght said. "In the glory days we had five bands playing on New Year's Eve with five different kinds of food service. We served 1,100 people on New Year's Eve and employed 125 people."
Slaght said the Elks Club was home to constant activity. The building and its air-conditioned ballroom with space for 500 guests hosted fancy parties, elaborate wedding receptions, bands and entertainers from Chicago and Las Vegas, events for the thriving industrial companies of Kenosha and many fundraising opportunities for local schools and charities. Kentucky Fired Chicken founder Harland David "Colonel" Sanders visited the kitchen in the 1970s, and Mel Torme held a concert at the Elks Club.
"It was the civic center of Kenosha," Slaght said. "It was so elegant. There was no substitute for that ballroom."
Slaght still remembers arranging a duck dinner for hundreds of people at a Ducks Unlimited event.
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Even without a buzzing party, the club was a source of activity.
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Slaght said he always wanted the club to be open for charitable causes, and he was impressed with what the capacity and support of the Elks Club could provide.
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Supporting local schools was also a priority for the Elks Club, with the site being used to raise money for music programs, offering pool space to special education programs and hosting dances and other school functions.
The Elks Club faced financial problems and was forced into bankruptcy. The club sold the building in the early 1990s.
"I wish it could have kept going," Slaght said. "It was like the end of an era. With the position it's in, it could have been outstanding. People still need an elegant place to have a wedding. I think the clubs still need someplace to go."
The building later reopened as the Heritage House, before closing again. It has been vacant for about a decade, during which vandalism and broken water pipes have heavily damaged the interior of the building. An October fire caused further destruction.
"It would take a lot of work and a lot of effort to bring it back," Slaght said. "I don't know if it would be possible."
Such an investment into this property would not be unprecedented, Slaght said. The Elks Club paid $41,000 for the site in 1916 and more than $230,000 went into the construction of the property by the time it was completed three years later.
But Slaght said before a final decision is made on the building, he would at least like to see what the feasibility of a newly revived Elks Club could be.
"I think it would be worthwhile to have a study to see if someone is willing to put the money into it," Slaght said. "I would hope we have the resources that will support something of elegance."
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Here I would like to discuss something very important for those who desire to become awakened. It is a problem or a hindrance that many of us, if not most of us, will experience during our journey. Unfortunately, it is such a tricky thing that we cannot always see it as true, like a grand illusion, and thus some of us can never move beyond its grips. It is like a shadow of the mind, when we carelessly look for it, it is not there thus we cannot rid ourselves of it. It is the "enlightened ego".
There are many viable paths to take while searching for awakening, so instead of fixating on describing what is the 'best' path or method for achieving this, I have chosen to go beyond that and speak of the problems that are a commonality to all these paths. Since the "enlightened ego" is the broadest, most generalized form of description to categorize our hindrances, I have decided to start here and then follow this thread up with others that break down these problems in even further detail.
I too have suffered from this, and still do, but I have identified this problem as true and begun to watch my thoughts closely to see how and why this is happening, insofar as the consequences of its presence within me, and thus I have come to realize many things about it that I would like to share with you.
It shall be known that many of those seekers who suffer from an "enlightened ego" have already had a deep realization of some sort or at least a brief glimpse into the awakened state. That is how they have come to this problem. Whether they have concluded that things may not be what they seem as quantum scientists are finding, or that society and its worldly desires are misleading them away from their true Self as Krishnamurti and Sri Ramana Maharshi spoke of, or they had a brief glimpse into the Oneness of all things that Jesus taught, or began to see the truth behind the Buddha's teaching of Anatta (no individual self)… they have come to a 'road block', the ego, that has kept them from achieving full realization.
In fact, many of us seekers do not stop and study the egos validity when we run into this problem as maybe we should, but instead we misidentify it for something else and thus as we continue our search for awakening we are in turn only "enlightening our ego", not our Self. This is a major problem that creates even more delusion for us then we had before, for, it is nothing but another form of the "dream state".
(To be clear, when I use the word "Self" with a capitol S, I am referring to the absolute Self that pervades all of reality, the oneness that connects everything. Others may call this God, Universal Consciousness/Energy, or something else. And when I use the word "self" with a small s, I am referring to the sense of individual or independent-self, or the ego. Do not fixate on these things too deeply right now as they are merely symbols to point to a higher meaning that is difficult to explain in a short amount of words.)
One of the biggest consequences a seeker who "enlightens his/her ego" will find is that of a stronger sense of superiority. We begin to look at ourselves as already awakened or wise and thus we look at everyone else in society who does not speak of the same things as un-awakened or unwise. Our family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, bosses, leaders… all of them suddenly become the 'sheep' while we remain the 'good guys', the awakened, in our mind. We see them as blind to reality and judge them accordingly for this. Thus we seek to awaken them by telling them our perspective on life, on reality, and when they reject this notion or do not understand what we are saying we become frustrated and angry. This of course only shows how un-awakened we truly are, for, a truly awakened person will not act out in frustration or anger at anyone, even those who are rejecting what we 'know' to be the truth. Christ and Buddha are perfect examples of this.
From my own experience I can relate to this manner of thinking, this sense of 'awakened superiority'. What's crazy is I have always been a rather humble and quiet person who listened more than I projected, befriending people of all social classes, races, cultures and religions. However, after I began searching for higher realizations, for awakening, I all of a sudden lost this sense of humility, of being able to listen without judging or projecting my own thoughts.
One day, about a year ago, I came to a deeper conclusion than I ever had before that the ego was not only 'bad', but it was the cause of all of our conflict and problems. At that time I was volunteering for a non-profit organization helping minorities get employment, health care and find better schooling for their children. We began to work on building our own school, one directed towards offering a better education for minorities and closing the achievement gaps between White and Black students. Many people in the community stepped up to help and the leader of this organization was/is a truly wise and compassionate man. However, I all of a sudden began to see these peoples egos more-so than I saw their selfless motivation. I would be sitting in on meetings with very important community leaders, business owners and politicians, who were speaking of very important social issues but all I could hear was nothing but their egos. Everything I heard was, "I have accomplished this and that with my life, I feel this way or that way about what you're saying, I want to see this or that happen, I want to give this person or that person an award…" By the end of these meetings I would literally have no clue what was going on, all I knew was I didn't like these people. All I knew was that they were egotistical 'sheep' who couldn't think outside of the box, who couldn't do anything without patting themselves on their backs or without claiming a position of authority in which they could hand out awards or compliments to others who agreed with them. It literally drove me crazy to the point I had to remove myself from that position.
Later on looking back on this situation I have realized something truly shocking, that it wasn't their egos creating this problem for me but it was my own ego that was creating this problem. I surely thought my sense of Self had moved beyond the ego, for, I had come to the realization that the ego was messing everything up. But to the contrary, it was my ego that had this realization, not my Self. So in the end my ego was blinding my sense of Self, and it was hiding from my sense of Self by focusing in on everyone else's egos as the problem. It wasn't until I spent a good amount of time reflecting on why no one understood me, or felt the same way as I did, that I came to the realization that I had "enlightened my ego" and not my sense of Self. It wasn't until I had this realization that I found out that my dislike for 'their' egoic projection of superiority over others arose from my own egoic sense of superiority over them. Sure, they may have had this problem too, but that was not something productive for me to focus on. It only hindered my ability to listen to them, insofar as hindered my ability to progress further in my spiritual awakening.
In other words, if you find yourself feeling superior over others because you have had some sort of a realization or glimpse at awakening, you have done nothing but "enlightened your ego", not your sense of Self. And that is just another form of the "dream state", so in fact, you are no more wise or awakened than them.
Another consequence of "enlightening the ego" is depression. Some of the things we come to realize begin to truly disturb us as we think about their validity. Of course this is only because we are contemplating these things through the ego and the ego does not like these realizations so it paints them as threatening or Self-defeating, when in actuality they are empowering and self/ego-defeating. It is like a corrupt or unmoral politician who gets caught up in his own feces pile and seeks to paint the accuser as the bad guy to divert attention away from his own wrong doings.
When we have a realization, such that; our perception of individual self is merely an illusion and nothing more than the construct of our ego, or that free-choice is a very limited and illusionary thing, or that physical death is truly inescapable, or that suffering pervades all of life and in every form, or any other truly ego shocking revelation, it literally can break some of us. Some people begin to look at life as having no meaning, no purpose, as being inescapable pain, and thus become severely depressed, hopeless, frustrated and angry. They may even run away from this feeling, quit their search for awakening, and retreat back into the ego for safety. This is very normal and has happened to many people including myself.
At one point I became so lost in these feelings and ideas that I seriously contemplated suicide. I began to train in sensory deprivation and deep meditation in hopes of one day being able to self-immolate myself for a worthy cause, like monks did during the Vietnam War and like that guy did recently in Egypt. The things I was contemplating on, like: "Who am I? What is reality? What is intrinsically right and wrong? How did the universe come into being? Where is this all heading?"... on and on, left me with only more and more questions until I felt completely overwhelmed. I could find no answers that satisfied my egoic mind. It was like my ego was running me in circles and saying, "It's all good, you may never find the answers to satisfy me but you must keep searching."
That is until I just let go of these questions and ideas. I realized my ego wanted to know things that only my higher sense of Self could. I realized many of these questions could not be conceptually answered in any satisfactory way for my ego and so I decided to just try and find harmony with my sense of Self, with nature as it is, and with the process of life in its totality. I realized that it was my ego who was searching for these answers, and doing so forcefully, thus I was merely "enlightening my ego" and not my sense of Self. I realized sometimes we just need to let go of what we are searching for to find out its true meaning.
That may not make sense to you right now, but if you feel depressed about the things you are contemplating on, or the things you have realized, I suggest you just let go of them and not forcefully focus on them anymore. That doesn't mean you should hide from them or create optimistic illusions for yourself to feel better temporarily, as many positive psychologists recommend, but rather just let go of the whole idea of searching for anything, be that the truth or happiness or liberation. Just become a watcher, don't judge anything or contemplate on its meaning deeply at all. Just be one with what you are experiencing and accept it as that, a simple experience.
Then when you feel better, when you are no longer so depressed, when you are no longer so attached to these concepts, ideas and realizations, you can again look at these things in a deeper more contemplative manner.
Ultimately we must remember that depression is rooted in the ego, and if we don't feed the ego, it, thus depression, will starve and disappear from our minds. I am not promoting for you to get off of any medication if you are already on it, but just know that depression can be overcome without any psychological counseling or medication. It can be overcome by overcoming the desire to feed the constant bombardment of your ego on your mind, which is struggling to postulate itself as the prominent leader of your mind. Stop feeding the ego and your depression will begin to disappear, this I can attest to as true with my own personal experience.
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I will continue this series of "Solving the Problems of Awakening" next with talking about some fundamental aspects of awakening, such as; what role sincerity and honesty have in the process of awakening, insofar as I will go into further detail of why the ego is so intrinsically natural within all of us and why it is always so damaging to us, even when it doesn't seem like it is.
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Jeremy Myers isn't inclined to let his son make the jump from elementary to middle school in the St. Paul School District.
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"Do we leave him in the district because we value public schools, or do we pull him out for what we think is best for his education?" Myers said last week. "I don't worry about my kid being beat up or bullied. But is the culture conducive for a 12-year-old to thrive?"
At times, the 2013-14 school year was a tense one for the district. Behavioral issues arose in schools forced to adapt quickly to big changes: junior highs becoming middle schools, and special-education and English Language Learner students moving into regular classrooms. At year's end, Superintendent Valeria Silva and school board members were challenged publicly by five teachers seeking consequences for students who misbehave and disrupt classrooms.
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Bravo to the editorial board for putting a spotlight on chess and Chicago's future role in world competition (Editorial, May 28). Around the world, chess players are recognized as celebrities, much as we recognize our own athletes or movie stars. Russian grandmasters are stopped in the street by fans. Chess is an international, respected game, and Chicago could take the lead in showing the world our beautiful and dynamic city.
My son has played tournament chess since kindergarten and just graduated from high school. Chess has taught him intellectual and life skills, with valuable lessons about perseverence and integrity. He has worked hard to attain the title of National Master.
Chicago's children can learn so much from chess. It's time to step up, Chicago. We can all give new meaning to "And you can put it on the board, YES."
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Citi Global Banking has appointed Jing Zhao and Simon Yoo as co-heads of Citi's Financial Institutions Group (FIG) in the Asia-Pacific.
Both will report to Farhan Faruqui, Head of Asia-Pacific Global Banking and be based in Hong Kong, a press release issued here said.
Jing is currently Chairman of China Investment Banking and she will also continue in this role with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. Simon, head of Financial Entrepreneurs Group in Japan, will relocate to Hong Kong to take up his new position before the end of the year.
Also joining the team is Ashish Bajaj who joins the FIG team based in Hong Kong as Head of Financial Institutions Relationship Management in Asia Pacific, reporting to Jing and Simon.
Citi has over 90 bankers in its FIG Global Banking team across the region, covering investment banking, corporate banking and commercial banking clients.
"Our Financial Institutions Group is one of our most important franchises in the region given the continued capital needs and M&A opportunities for banks in the region. We look forward to this team leading the further development of our FIG team across the region as we continue to support our clients with their capital and advisory needs," Faruqui said.
Ashish is a veteran with Citi having worked in New York, London and India, and is currently head of Global Transaction Services, Commercial Bank and Global Subsidiaries Group in India, where he helped develop and grow these businesses significantly.
During his Citi career, Ashish also helped manage the Emerging Markets Cash and Trade businesses while based in London. Ashish's replacement in India will be announced shortly, the release said.
Jing joined Citi in 2006 from Morgan Stanley to lead the China Investment Banking effort and was instrumental in building the strong team which has led a series of high profile IPOs and advised on major M&A transactions in recent years, including the merger of China Netcom and Unicom and the IPOs of China Coal, Citic Bank, China Railway Construction Company and Metallurgical Corporation of China.
Simon joined Citi's FIG team in New York in 1997 and was co-head of FIG Japan from 2005 to 2007, before leading the FEG sector team in Japan. He has been involved in numerous landmark restructurings, global offerings and mergers in the US, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia.
Keywords: Citi Global Banking, Citibank, Jing Zhao, Simon Yoo, Ashish Bajaj