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'New York Times' this morning reports Mahomed Roem has stated that Dr. Choa had acted without instruction and that his unofficial statements did not reflect view of Republican delegation.
We understand from Palar that Republican delegation undertook to approach Security Council only through good offices committee. In his view this was a mistake in that it forfeits one advantage of February resolution. (Please note very confidential nature of this comment).
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I posted this to the 'dry March' thread, but it didn't show up...been listening to this develop over Jefferson Co. dispatch, and its a bad one. If you are in Denver, look west...you should be able to see it from there by now. Fire is west of Evergreen, moving north fast...evacuations in progress in the Pleasant Park area.
They are saying over the police scanner that containment isn't an option until this wind stops. Stay safe if you are in that area. If they knock on your door, wanting you to evacuate? Do it. This is a dangerous fire... Going back to the scanner now...
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I was thinking grass fires on the plains, not forest fires - in March. Our fire season here is - usually - late July, before the Monsoon's start up - dry June and July = everything is crispy, then we get the lightening strikes as the storms start to move in from the south. But we had a red flag warning yesterday. |
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Good morning. 4500 acres (mostly forest) burned up so far, and the sheriffs office just issued 6500 additional pre-evacuation notices. :( On this google map, you can see where the fire is (red outline) and the area that is currently under evacuation orders. (blue outline) As of 5 minutes ago, the pre-evacuation notices that just went out are not on this map... those areas will be added later if/when more evacuations begin. These forest fires are so scary. I live about 40 miles south of where the big fire started yesterday...on this map, you would go south on highway 67 to get to my house, and no fire here. But I feel so bad for the ones who have had to leave. Some have animals trapped in the fire zone, they are still trying to get them out. And the firefighters are working so hard, but when its this dry... the best they can do is get people out of its path, and try to minimize property damage as much as possible. The smoke is creating an air quality hazard north of here. This is a gorgeous forest too... runs all the way from here to Denver with very few roads. Its a shame to see so much of it on fire...:( If only there was some way to make it rain like crazy... that would really help at this point. Les |
Here is a link that might be useful: Map of fire zone & current evacuation area
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Herald publisher Dave Lawrence, who was publisher of the Free Press before being transferred seven years ago to Miami, apparently felt the news story was inadequate. In a companion piece published alongside the article, under the heading "A Note from the Publisher," Lawrence offered a few choice words of his own -- "the real story behind the announced boycott," as he put it.
"Angry that threats and violence haven't given them control in Detroit, they have descended on us. They will do almost anything to get their way," Lawrence wrote, portraying the strikers as greedy and suggesting that the boycott effort was un-American. "Don't tell me you believe in a free press and in the same breath try to strangle a newspaper," he concluded.
Union organizer Ed Feigen, who is coordinating the AFL-CIO's efforts here, is incensed by Lawrence's gall. "To run an editorial on the front page of the business section is an abuse of his power," Feigen fumes. "It is outrageous. He doesn't even give us an opportunity to give our side of the story. It seems like Dave Lawrence is the one who will do anything to get his way, including violating the tenets of good journalism."
As Feigen sees it, South Florida is a logical target for a boycott. "Miami is Knight-Ridder's corporate headquarters, and the Miami Herald is their flagship newspaper. If Knight-Ridder won't listen to us 1000 miles away in Detroit, we think we have a better chance of getting them to listen to us here," he reasons. Lawrence's claim that the strike "has nothing to do with the Herald," too, seems disingenuous: Knight-Ridder recruited Herald employees to go to Detroit soon after the strike began this past July to cross picket lines and fill vacated slots at the Free Press.
Until the strike, 44-year-old Tom Chase had spent 26 years working the printing presses in Detroit. For the past week, he and a half-dozen of his colleagues have been holed up just north of the airport, in the union hall of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on NW 36th Street, dialing their way through phone lists of local union members and asking for support. (A similar campaign is being waged nationally against USA Today, which is owned by Gannett, which also owns the Detroit News. Gannett and Knight-Ridder operate the two Detroit papers under a joint operating agreement.)
"I love my job," Chase says. "And I was good at it. I don't like being on strike -- you feel helpless." He's able to make ends meet, says Chase, because his wife works as a secretary at a church. "I've given my heart and soul for the company," Chase says. "In the past when they wanted concessions, we've given them concessions. We haven't had a pay raise in six years. We've done everything they asked of us to make these newspapers profitable, and now they've forced us out onto the street. I was naive. I thought this company would show its workers some loyalty, but I was wrong and I feel betrayed."
Mel Townsend worked as a truck driver. "I've worked there for 35 years," Townsend says. "I'm 53 years old. I don't want to be on strike: If I lose my job, who's going to hire me? But we were pushed against the wall and we had no choice." As for Lawrence's statement that the strikers are trying to strangle a free press in Miami, Townsend says the publisher is being hypocritical. "Knight-Ridder is the company that worked with Cox Newspapers to fold the Miami News, giving the Herald a virtual monopoly in this town," he says.
Townsend's wife leaps up from her seat with a smile and a thumbs-up sign. "He's cancelling!" she announces, covering the mouthpiece of her phone. She quickly places a conference call to the Herald's circulation office and listens in while the subscriber drops his subscription.
"All of a sudden I've become an activist," Charlotte Townsend laughs later. "I was never like this before, but this is our livelihood." She once worked for the Detroit News, she explains, but her involvement now is strictly in support of her husband. They have lost their health insurance and in order to keep up the house payments and cover other expenses they're having to spend the money they'd set aside for their fifteen-year-old son's college education. Like many of the 2000 other families on strike, they've also had to turn to the union's food bank for groceries.
"We're not greedy and we're not violent," she says in response to Lawrence's invective. "We are just trying to stand up for ourselves. There are principles involved here. When somebody treats you badly, you have to fight back."


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Coach Kilmer watches the lineman run drills during practice at Lowell High School on Monday August 5, 2013. | Jim Karczewski~Sun-Times Media
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LOWELL — Normality is back in the region as the official start of IHSAA football practice began on Monday — especially in a football-crazed community like Lowell.
They live, breath and bleed Red Devil colors — hence the frequent sightings of "RDP" (Red Devil Pride) shirts — so the sounds of late summer on the gridiron are music to their ears.
"We need to have a competing mindset!" exclaimed Lowell's defensive backs coach Jamie Kirin. "Don't give them anything!"
That's the kind of enthusiasm head coach Keith Kilmer is looking for from his assistants and players heading into his fourth year at the helm after being an assistant under Kirk Kennedy, who is back in the region at North Judson after three years at Bloomington South.
In fact, Kilmer was just as intense as his predecessor on the field on Monday — maybe more since this could be a breakthrough season for the Red Devils.
"I think we've gotten through the change mentally in taking over for a legend," said Kilmer, sounding as if he was speaking for a community rather than just a football team.
In the three years since taking over, Kilmer's teams have hovered around the .500 mark — 6-4 in 2010 and 5-5 the last two seasons — losing in the first round of sectional each time.
"We're gaining confidence right now," he said. "If two or three plays go our way last year, it's a totally different year. Mentally, we need to change those plays for the better. The kids' attitude and work ethic — they're buying into this program."
The numbers prove it, at least on the first day of two-a-days. Kilmer said that at the end of his first year as head coach, there were 39 players on the roster. On Monday, there were 63 signed up to play, most of which are sophomore and juniors.
"Is record a measure of success? Maybe … we've improved each year, but we're not satisfied or happy," Kilmer said. "We had Andrean (who reached semistate after winning the Northwest Crossroads Conference title) down 19-7 and lost 20-19. Those are games we used to win and we need to get back to that."
Luckily for Kilmer, he's got the community behind him for the most part. He's been loyal to the program and Lowell fans appreciate that since it's their mantra, too.
Unlike some Northwest Indiana football fan bases that will remain unnamed, Lowell fans seem to be fairly tame. Yes, they rock The Inferno on Friday nights, and have a good following for road games, but there are very few, if any, complaints sent into the Post-Tribune's popular Quickly column. For some fan bases, that's become a ritual, but Lowell seems to be an example of normality despite having high expectations after winning a state title in 2005 and finishing runner-up in 2007 and 2009.
"I don't have a for sale sign up yet," Kilmer joked. "We've beat every team (on the regular season schedule) but Crown Point in my time as head coach."
That could change in a little less than three weeks when the Bulldogs come to The Inferno to face the Red Devils in the traditional season opener.


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The Condusiv blog shares insight into the issues surrounding system and application performance—and how I/O optimization software is breaking new ground in solving those issues.
ASL was in SQL batch job hell.
A regular import of 150 million records into their SQL database would take 27 hours to complete.
ASL's account team and clients needed access to the most current data immediately, but the 27 hour batch job meant that access would slip a full day of production or even two. That wasn't acceptable as some clients would hold back business while waiting on new data to come online.
"Typically, IT professionals respond to application performance issues by reactively buying more hardware. Without the luxury of a padded budget, we needed to find a way to improve performance on the hardware infrastructure we already have," said Ralph Ortiz, IT Manager, ASL Marketing.
ASL upgraded their network to 10GbE and was looking at either a heavy investment in SSD or doing a full rip-and-replace of the SAN architecture before its full lifecycle. Since that kind of hardware investment wasn't in the budget, they decided to take a look at V-locity® I/O reduction software.
"I was very doubtful that V-locity could improve my I/O performance through a software-only solution. But with nothing to lose, we evaluated V-locity on our SQL servers and were amazed to see that, literally overnight, we doubled throughput from server to storage and cut our SQL batch job times in half," said Ortiz.
After deploying V-locity, SQL batch jobs that used to take 27 hours to complete now take 12–14 hours to complete. The weekly college database import that used to take 17 hours to complete is now down to 7 hours.
Read the full case study – ASL Doubles Throughput with V-locity I/O Reduction Software
Tags: sql, V-locity, batch job, improve performance, SAN, ssd, I/O Performance, I/O Reduction, software-only
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CHRISTUS Health cancelled a $2 Million order.
Just before they pulled the trigger on a $2 Million storage purchase to improve the performance of their electronic health records application (MEDITECH®), they evaluated V-locity® I/O reduction software.
We actually heard the story first hand from the NetApp® reseller in the deal at a UBM Xchange conference. He thought he had closed the $2 Million deal only to find out that CHRISTUS was doing some testing with V-locity. After getting the news that the storage order would not be placed, he met us at Xchange to find out more about V-locity since "this V-locity stuff is for real."
After an initial conversation with anyone about V-locity, the first response is generally the same – skepticism. Can software alone really accelerate the applications in my virtual environment? Since we are conditioned to think only new hardware upgrades can solve performance bottlenecks, organizations end up with spiraling data center costs without any other option except to throw more hardware at the problem.
CHRISTUS Health, like many others, approached us with the same skepticism. But after virtualizing 70+ servers for their EHR application, they noticed a severe performance hit from the "I/O blender" effect. They needed a solution to solve the problem, not just more hardware to medicate the problem on the backend.
Since V-locity comes with an embedded performance benchmark that provides the I/O profile of any VM workload, it makes it easy to see a before/after comparison in real-world environments.
After evaluation, not only did CHRISTUS realize they were able to double their medical records performance, but after trying V-locity on their batch billing job, they dropped a painful 20 hour job down to 12 hours.
In addition to performance gains, V-locity also provides a special benefit to MEDITECH users by eliminating excessive file fragmentation that can cause the File Attribute List (FAL) to reach its size limit and degrade performance further or even threaten availability.
Tom Swearingen, the manager of Infrastructure Services at CHRISTUS Health said it best. "We are constantly scrutinizing our budget, so anything that helps us avoid buying more storage hardware for performance or host-related infrastructure is a huge benefit."
Read the full case study – CHRISTUS Health Doubles Electronic Health Record Performance with V-locity I/O Reduction Software
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The data driven CMO is a controversial topic within marketing circles. So instead of adding to that debate, we want to share some lessons learned when merging data driven marketing with intuition marketing – "on the ground" stories from the front lines.
Once past implementing marketing automation and beyond measuring campaigns for engaged leads, marketing qualified leads (MQLs), sales qualified leads (SQLs) and CPL (cost per lead), we established metrics for different marketing activities like webinars, trade shows and field events. This allowed us to understand and measure the effect of something like our product positioning and message by activity. Instead of long debates about every word, we used A/B testing to "road test" the product message and determine if it had the intended effect.
For instance, communicating our value proposition, there was a consensus that it needed to be crisp and concise. The implementation, however, was another thing. The proposed communications seem to end up being two sentences long with lots of twenty five dollar words and ran three lines in length. There was always a word that had to be in the sentence because the audience would not "get what we did", or was not compelling enough, or didn't differentiate us from the competition. Based on a hunch, we added a much shorter version to the testing – "50% Faster, No Hardware Required". This message out performed all the other options by 10X in response rates with the customer taking the next step in our process.
Another lesson learned is customers want a personal conversation – two colleagues over a cup of coffee, no spin. This came in part through a coincident. During a webinar, the web conferencing company had a failure. When our team reached out with an email saying "I'm sorry about the WebEx failure today but these things happen" and went on with the business discussion, the response outperformed all other post event communications. To test and measure this idea further, we started adding in references to discussions made during the webinar that you would only know about if you attended. Compared to the standard email, these personalized correspondence created a higher quality engagement with the customer and converted at a higher rate into a MQL.
These and other lessons allowed us to improve our demand generation performance. When we started the yield for every $1 spent on a webinar was $4 in sales revenue. By analyzing the webinar data, creating hypothesis and testing them, we were able to innovate ideas and tune our process so we increased our yield to $8.50 for every $1 spent on a webinar. The team now has set its own goal of continued improvement looking to exceed $12 in sales for every $1 spent.
Data also allowed us to uncover customer insights more quickly with less risk in what we call "getting to why." Just because someone is clicking on an email or white paper doesn't mean we knew what the customer wanted or why they took the next action – without data there was a lot of "I believe". The insight into why the customer responded shaped everything in our sales and marketing process. This gave us a big advantage and a big reason why in just one year we are fast approaching 2,000 corporate installation much faster than any of our direct competitors.
However, everything is not perfect. We generate lots of data – Big Data – and we need to store and analyze that data. Moreover, the industry is just starting to create solutions to help marketers take advantage of all the data and use it cost effectively.
A key step for us is to take the data generated and feed it into spreadsheets for measurement and idea analysis. This process is time consuming but critical. Not only is data input time intensive but running new idea scenarios to determine how we might improve is as well – this is where marketing innovation happens.
Waiting for data to be processed is a big penalty for a marketing team that is taxed with more things to do than time. So we started looking at ways to increase the speed of our infrastructure to improve our performance. This wasn't just our laptop and desktop systems but the servers and storage systems that supported us. As we worked with our IT team it became clear we were creating a lot of I/O (Input/Output of data) with our process. We were not just reading existing data but adding new data and changing/appending existing data. This means lots of I/O traffic between our systems the server and storage infrastructure. And because we were accessing those systems at the same time the Sales and Finance teams were, the long and increasing delays in response times to our queries became business critical.
We're not IT experts but it became clear we were driving IT decisions and needed to collaborate with our IT team to accelerate our processes. Another lesson learned, CMOs are now driving IT decisions and spend. As we looked into this we found other marketing teams were experiencing the same thing. In a Gartner survey of marketing executives it revealed a healthy increase in marketing spending – an average of 10.4% of revenue – and it was estimated that 20% of the marketing expense budget (a mix of capital and expenses) is being spent on marketing technology and related services.
How did we solve the I/O performance problem? There was a fast, simple, non-intrusive solution but I'll have to leave that story for our next blog.
So while the debate rages on about the data driven CMO, marketing teams on the ground are changing the marketing and business landscape by integrating data with their marketing intuition to innovate ideas and processes that increase sales and marketing ROI along with a deeper collaboration between the CIO and CMO. This unique opportunity to incorporate data for greater customer insight has created company and product differentiation, and faster revenue growth.
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Data is driving the rise of the CMO and with it a disruptive role change. This is the launch of a series of posts that review this change, what it means to the business and a few lessons learned, the hard way!
The final season of Mad Men has started airing and its timing couldn't be more prophetic. Not only are Don Draper and the firm Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce going through tumultuous change but all of society as well. Their lives, their roles and the world as they know it is moving in a direction they don't yet understand, predict or control. What they and their business yet realize is this is the beginning of the end for Mad Men. Marketing by intuition, personality and "controlling the conversation."
Except for Millennials, Mad Men are what we in the marketing world have grown up with, trained under and built careers following – obsessing over every color, font size, dissecting every word and debating for days. Marketing by hunches, past experience and controlling information, the selling process and dominating the conversation. That has now changed forever.
Thanks to the Internet's gateway to information and easy access to peers, buyers are keenly aware of solutions in very little time – references are easily discovered on social media through blogs, forums, LinkedIn and more. It is no longer a selling process but a buying process, and the buyers are in control
What is rapidly emerging is a new breed of CMOs – Math Men. These CMOs are focused on the entire customer experience, gathering insights from data about the buying process and collaborating with buyers in that process. These CMOs are using data to reduce the risk of intuition, the "mystery" in marketing and the debates on what is working, focusing resources on programs and ideas that deliver results.
In this new world order, Math Men CMOs are outperforming Mad Men CMOs. The IBM Institute for Business Value just released their 2014 CMO study,"Stepping Up to the Challenge, CMO Insights from the Global C-suite Study". The study interviewed 524 CMOs from all over the world and a variety of industries. Math Men (Digital Pacesetters in the report) and their enterprises have a deeper understanding of their customer and are 60% more likely to be financial outperformers. Moreover, Math Men CMOs invite their customers to play a part in shaping the strategic direction in products and services they offer and are 59% more likely to outperform their peers.
This is not limited to business but a part of a broader trend effecting governments and societies. The past two U.S. Presidential Elections demonstrated how data driven campaigns outperform traditional Mad Men campaigns in getting out the vote, grassroots fundraising and focusing resources on key swing districts for maximum results. Money was not the deciding factor, data was.
"Inside the Secret World of Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win" provides some of the details on the impact data driven decision making helped the 44th President win a second term.
Data driven CMOs have found that data equals proof and transparency. However, it's not a perfectly predictable formula. There is a need to decipher good data from bad, develop accurate reporting, the skill to analyze and put the conclusions into action quickly.
With our eminent demise, now what?
The great news, unlike our friends at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, our season is not coming to end. We can re-write our story. In the words of Don Draper "If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation". While not without its challenges, the move to a data driven CMO has been the most exciting marketing challenge of my career.
When we first embraced data driven marketing in 2007, it was with marketing automation for B2B IT infrastructure solutions. Some of the challenges were addressing data quality, finding leaks in reporting and evolving the Mad Men mindsets. But the advantages quickly became clear – innovating marketing ideas and blending data with instincts. We were able to validate what was working and worth doubling down on, A/B testing of a new idea or program quickly, and finding bottlenecks in our sales and marketing process in real-time so we could quickly fix them.
We also learned that the speed of our IT infrastructure had a direct impact on how quickly we could gather data, analyze and take action which required thinking about performance differently – increasing performance without adding infrastructure hardware. Like any business, there is never enough resources, time or a shorter list of things to do and marketing teams waste time waiting for data to be collected, processed and analyzed. In a market where the speed of business is always accelerating, this was critical.
Becoming a data driven CMO allows for greater contribution and influence on the business. Data driven sales and marketing can provide more accurate sales forecasting, optimized sales and marketing spend with improved ROI, and the ability to see and head off problems before they go critical. And the most important, provide the opportunity to innovate your marketing.
Additionally, your team can stop obsessing and start working. The marketing organization will be more effective, getting exposure without breaking the bank, tons of counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you while creating differentiation and collaboration with your customers.
So while Mad Men are going the way of old-fashions in the office, Math Men can still use great colors, smart copy and intuition but with an unprecedented opportunity to advance their businesses in meaningful ways and provide a unique customer experience.
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We all like lists that rank who is cool, best in class or top score in a buyer's guide. Every year, Gartner releases their prized "Cool Vendor" selection. But is it just vanity for the vendor selected or is there actual, tangible value to the prospective customer that makes you care?
We believe one significant difference about the Cool Vendor Report compared to other reports is Gartner does a deep-dive examination of compelling vendors across the technology landscape, then upon selecting their "cool vendors" for the year, they reveal their analysis, why the vendor is cool, challenges the vendor faces and who should care.
Of all the technology companies on the landscape, Gartner chose to highlight four this year in the area of storage technologies, providing research into their innovative products and/or services.
When we were brainstorming our flagship product V-locity, we spoke to hundreds customers and we heard a common theme – performance problems in virtual environments whereby users were buying lots of hardware to solve an inherent software problem per the "I/O blender" effect.
As we dug in, a clearer picture emerged. We've become conditioned to medicating performance problems with hardware. And why not? In the past, performance gains were growing by 4X to 8X every ten years. Hardware was cheap. The price performance continued to improve every two years. And inertia, doing business as usual was low risk – buy more hardware because we've always done it that way and the financial folks understand the approach.
When we evangelize the problem of I/O growing faster than hardware could cost-effectively keep up and the need for a software only approach to easily cure it, we found the problem and solution resonated with many customers – webinar attendance ranged from 400 to 2,000 attendees. And while we are fast approaching 2,000 corporate installations, there are still customers wondering why they have not heard of the I/O problem we solve and our innovative way to solve it. They want some proof.
This is where the Gartner Cool Vendor report is helpful to IT users and their organizations. The reports help focus and reduce the learning curve on the relevant problems in IT, the innovative companies that warrant further investigation and highlight interesting new products and services that address issues in emerging trends.
The Cool Vendor Report can be read in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the Cool Vendor Reports are one of two top reports Gartner clients download.
Now for our vanity plug, Condusiv is listed in the Cool Vendor Report titled "Cool Vendors in Storage Technologies, 2014." This is usually only available to Gartner clients, but we paid for distribution rights so you could read it for free. Download Gartner's Cool Vendors in Storage Technologies Report
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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was forced to leave the presidential palace on Tuesday after tens of thousands of protestors descended upon it in opposition to a presidential decree that places Morsi above judicial oversight. The protests have gone on for 12 straight days since Morsi issued the decree on November 22. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd as they climbed atop military vehicles that surrounded the complex and spray-painted anti-Islamist slogans on the security walls. Protestors shouted "leave, leave" and "the people want to topple the regime," two well-known chants from the Arab Spring revolts that toppled Mubarak in 2011. Though Morsi's spokesman said the president left the palace at the end of his work schedule through the door he usually used, one anonymous official said Morsi left on the advice of security officials at the palace.
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Android and iOS Extend Their Lead on RIM and Windows
Google's surprise purchase of Motorola led a lot of pundits to declare that the window was now open for Microsoft and RIM. They could forge partnerships with some of the manufacturers and carriers who would be wary of allying with a Google that was planning to build its own phone. But the raw data paints a grim picture for the also-rans in the smartphone world.
John Paczkowski at All Things D posted this chart from NPD showing the change in market share when it comes to the smartphones consumers are buying. Android has solidified a massive lead with 52 percent of the market, up from 33 percent this time last year. Apple is the clear second place with 29 percent, up from 22 percent in 2010. Blackberry saw its share dip from 28 percent to just 11 percent. And poor Microsoft saw its last place gap widen, as it fell from 0 percent to just four percent. Read More


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The Sea Wolf PFD from Astral combines storage space, lightweight construction and a fit that's beyond the ordinary for expedition-minded paddlers looking for versatility.
Ditch the floating cesspool of cruise ships and take a sea kayak tour around the tip of Argentina for an up-close and personal view of seals, penguins, and other incredible wildlife that can't be seen anywhere else. With the Astral Buoyancy Sea Wolf Personal Flotation Device fastened firmly around your chest, you'll comfortably paddle through the Golfo Nuevo to reach the Valdes Peninsula. Designed with sea kayakers in mind, the Sea Wolf is lightweight and quick-drying, and it displays an impressively economical use of space. Certified by the USCG, the Sea Wolf blends Gaia and PE foam to give long-distance paddlers comfort and confidence until shore is a sure thing. The Foam Tectonic platform puts the flotation into plates, like the tech namesake, to keep the PFD profile fairly low. The vest itself is made from burly 400D ripstop nylon and lined with a moisture-managing, though tough, 200D nylon mesh. While seal tusks outmatch the Sea Wolf, errand oars or rough rocks shouldn't leave your PFD worse for the wear. Polypro webbing makes it simple to tweak the fit to match your layering for changing weather. The front clamshell pocket has a hard foam front and unzips to give you a portable tray, in case you need a dry place to rest your snacks. A fleece-lined handwarmer hides behind this pocket so you can warm your water-chilled paws when you paddle into a protected bay. Two side mesh pockets sit just a little bit above your hips. These mesh pouches are perfect for carabiners, lip balm, or an emergency energy bar. Your hiking hydration bladder fits in the back of the Sea Wolf with the tube snaking over your shoulder for easy access to liquid.
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Astral Sea Wolf Kayak Lifejacket - For serious paddlers, the Sea Wolf kayak PFD from Astral Buoyancy is loaded with technical features for the highest levels of performance and safety. Freestyle Tectonics technology allows the outer front panel to move freely with the upper body while the inner panel stays anchored in place. Accommodating and self-adjusting, they provide an incredibly comfortable fit. The large clamshell front pocket has inner compartments for organization, and a stiff outer shell to protect your goodies. A fleece-lined pocket behind the clamshell keeps your hands warm, and two side pockets let you keep small items instantly accessible. A hydration bladder can also be added to the rear of the vest. Reflective accents and lash tabs increase the safety features of the Sea Wolf, and you can even add a belt for a rescue tow line. The Astral Sea Wolf combines incredible
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The Astral Designs Sea Wolf is a sea kayaking inspired lifevest that combines incredible fit, light weight construction, ample organized storage space, and a great selection of technical features.
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The sea-kayaking-inspired Astral Sea Wolf Life Jacket combines an incredible fit, lightweight construction and ample, organized storage space. A great vest for any boater who likes to roam far from home.Astral's Freestyle Tectonics system allows the outer front panel to move freely with your upper body while the inner panel stays securely in place.Ultra light PE foam and tough ripstop nylon construction ensure years of durable comfort.The large clamshell front pocket features four inner compartments for easy access and organization.Two side pockets provide even more storage, so you're never without the things you need.Eight adjustment points ensure a custom fit.Reflective accents and strobe light attachment points keep you visible in low-light conditions.Fleece-lined hand warmers are oh so comfortable on chilly days.Front lash tab for quick-access attachment of a rescue knife.You can also add a quick-release belt for safe towing or rescue. (Not included. Call for a custom order.)
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Education: A.A. University of Minnesota; B.S. in Nursing, University of Minnesota; M.S. with Nursing focus in Education, University of Minnesota; D.N.P., St. Catherine University.
Vickie Kyarsgaard works with Crown's nursing students to develop the necessary competencies in order to deliver safe and effective patient care. Her classes are demanding – even life changing – and offer an ideal mix of Christian education with nursing skills and service. This, she maintains, is what makes Crown a unique college with a unique nursing program. She brings excellence to the classroom by offering the best evidence-based curriculum that prepares students as professional generalists. Students who take Vickie's classes are ready to step out in life-long learning and service wherever God calls them.
Vickie Kyarsgaard has been an R.N. for 38 years and an educator for 16. Her professional certification is in Inpatient Obstetrics and has practiced in the area of Maternal-Child health for most of her career. Vickie has taught A&P, Med-Terms, and Nursing Assistant courses at a vocational school and has written nursing curriculum. Outside of the Crown community, Vickie participates in adult education and cultural awareness development for nursing students. She is affiliated with several professional organizations for Community Health and Nursing Education.
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Co-author: "Asynchronous Discussion; A Comparison of a Larger and Smaller Discussion Group Size" on the National League for Nursing (NLN) website as part of an electronic version of Nursing Education Perspectives
Contributing author: Schaffer, M.A., Garcia, C.M., & Schoon, P.M., "Population-based public health clinical manual, the Henry Street model for nurses." (2011). Indianapolis, IN; Sigma Theta Tau International.
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Me and my friend just won a 2v3 where our Malphite left when he was Level 5 and my friend and I each had 1 kill and I had one death, and managed to win somehow! Just thought I'd share it. xD
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i can see that happening. if i'm plying rumble and it is an early 2v3 i've normally won. always good victories
back before rumble nerf I 1v3'd a team. good times
why is everyone talking about rumble LMAO WHAT A **** CHAMp
I've 1v3'd before. It was about 10 minutes in and i was like 1 level ahead of opponents and both my teamates disconnect ( they were going off the same router/connection) and I managed to ace the oppenents a few times with Tristana. it was pretty insane. about 10 minutes later they come back thankfully and we win thegame. i thought it was pretty clutch. Another time it was me as Kassadin and my teamates shaco and Mordekaizer and shaco left like a minute in and still we won the game. (I'm level 21 at the moment and Mordekaizer was around my level too). I seem to demolish opponents my level when I'm using my strongest champs ( Tristana, Morgana, Malzahar, Kassadin, Ashe, Xerath, I'm a Mage kind of guy, I only go AD Tristana, no other champ.) But its alot more difficult when against lv 30's that have alot of runes and masteries.


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Several months ago I bought about 8 bare roots from J & P and followed the enclosed directions exactly (soaking for 24 hours, hole twice the size of roots etc.) Needless to say all of these bare roots have turned brown and are doing nothing. Does anyone know if I should just pull them up and start over or will they "wake up" in the Spring? |
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If they are brown, they are dead. Call J&P and ask for a refund. Try again. The issue with bareroots is keeping both the upper canes and the roots well hydrated. Once they are planted, you have to cover the canes with damp mulch or damp soil or a paper bag (with hole torn out of the bottom) in order to keep the canes hydrated until they break dormancy. Once they break dormancy (new growth coming from the canes), then you remove the soil or bag. And you have to keep the roots well hydrated too. |
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When handled improperly, fireworks can be harmful or even fatal.According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, approximately 9,000 people are treated for fireworks-related injuries each year. Because of the risks, many states have banned the use of all or some types of fireworks. Your best bet is watching your town's fireworks display.
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Hear new Spiritualized song, "Always Forgetting With You (The Bridge Song)"
Spiritualized are streaming a new track called "Always Together With You (The Bridge Song)".
The six minute long song, which you can listen to below, features on the Space Project compilation album which will be released on April 19 for Record Store Day. Artists were invited to use sounds recorded during the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes on the album. Spiritualized appear under the name The Spiritualized Mississippi Space Program alongside Beach House, Youth Lagoon, Mutual Benefit, the Antlers, Blues Control, Benoit & Sergio, Porcelain Raft, and others.
According to a press statement: "The 'sounds' recorded by the Voyager probes aren't sounds in the conventional sense; rather, they are electromagnetic radiation fluctuations in the magnetosphere of the planets, moons, and large asteroids the Voyager probes traveled near. Each celestial body is composed of different elements, has its own size and mass, and therefore sounds unique." There are seven pairs of songs about different celestial bodies.
The album will be available on vinyl, CD, and as a 7" box set.
The Space Project tracklisting is:
A: Porcelain Raft, 'Giove'
B: The Antlers, 'Jupiter'
A: Mutual Benefit, 'Terraform'
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A: The Spiritualized Mississippi Space Program, 'Always Together With You (The Bridge Song)'
B: The Holydrug Couple, 'Amphitrites Lost'
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B: Zomes, 'Moonlet'
A: Absolutely Free, 'EARTH I'
B: Jesu, 'Song of Earth'
A: Benoit & Sergio, 'Long Neglected Words'
B: Larry Gus, 'Sphere of Io (For Georg Cantor)'
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Windermere woman, 84, charged with failing to yield in two-vehicle accident Valentine's Day
HUNTSVILLE – An 84-year-old Windermere driver has been charged with failing to yield after she collided with a northbound driver on Hwy. 11 at South Mary Road Valentine's Day.
Police say that on Friday February 14, 2014 just before 4 p.m. Huntsville OPP, along with emergency services attended a two-vehicle crash on Highway #11 at South Mary Lake Rd.
A Chev minivan driven by Erica Linger, 84, of Windermere, was attempting to cross South Mary Lake Road when she pulled out in front of a Honda driven by William Lickley, 21, of New Liskeard.
Both were taken to hospital at Huntsville with non-life threatening injuries.
Linger has since been issued a provincial offences notice with Failing to Yield under the High Traffic Act.
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[758] Histopathologic Variability in Post Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Trial Biopsies of 31 Patients with Initial Clinicopathological Features Diagnostic of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
MC Wang, B Zhu, E Toto, I Hirano, ZE Chen. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background: Distinguishing EoE from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be challenging due to significant overlap in clinical, endoscopic, and histopathologic features between the two entities. To facilitate the distinction, a clinical trial of PPI therapy has been recommended. However, analysis of the histopathologic features and their clinical correlates in post-trial biopsies has not been well documented.
Design: 31 patients (24 male and 7 female, mean age of 36) with clinicopathologic features of EoE who had received a PPI clinical trial (double dose, 2 months) were identified. The average interval between pre- and post-trial endoscopic biopsies was 3 months. Clinical presentation and endoscopic findings were reviewed. The histopathologic features of all specimens were analyzed according to the recommended criteria. The data were compared and statistically analyzed via student t-test and Fisher's exact test.
Results: All pre-trial biopsies showed histologic features compatible with EoE (average maximum eosinophil count (MEC) = 36+8.5). Post-trial biopsies showed variable results (average MEC = 5.5+0.7, p<0.05). Eight (25%) patients showed normal histology and reported symptomatic improvement. Ten (32%) patients continued to show histologic features of EoE. Seven (70%) of these patients reported symptomatic improvement, with 2 (20%) also showing endoscopic improvement, despite no difference between the pre- and post-trial MECs (52.5 vs. 60, p>0.05). The remaining 13 patients showed abnormal histologic features but failed to meet the diagnostic criteria for EoE. The pre- and post-trial MECs (36 vs. 5.5; p<0.05) were statistically different in this group, and at least 9 (60%) patients reported symptomatic improvement, with 6 (46%) also showing endoscopic improvement.
Conclusions: Our data reveal marked histopathologic variability in the post-trial biopsies of patients with initial clinicopathologic features diagnostic of EoE. The results stress the extremely complex relationship between EoE and GERD and further suggest that even PPI trials may be inadequate in distinguishing between them. The current lack of a standardized approach for interpreting these complex post-trial results can cause potential confusion among patients and clinicians.
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It's not uncommon for digital cameras to have burst modes as fast as 10 frames per second these days — especially in mirrorless and pellicle mirror cameras — but do you think you have a good understanding of just how fast 10FPS is? If not, check out this video by YouTube user krnabrnydziobak, who pointed a Phantom Miro eX2 at a Nikon D4 to see what 10FPS looks like when captured at a staggering 1920FPS.
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Remember that slow-motion wildlife footage that consisted entirely of still photos animated with parallax? French photographer Sebastien Laban does the same thing, except with his wedding photographs.
In the video above, all the apparently 3D scenes you see are actually the result of using some After Effects magic on ordinary 2D photographs.
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Slow Mo: Bubbles Popping Captured with a 18,000FPS Camera and a Macro Lens
What do popping soap bubbles look like up close and slowed down? That's what Gav and Dan of The Slow Mo Guys recently decided to find out. They used a pricey and powerful high-speed camera: the Phantom v1610, which costs upwards of $100,000 and can shoot up to 1,000,000 frames per second.
They didn't up the FPS that high, though (the resulting videos would take an eternity to watch). Instead, they chose to record at a much-more-reasonable 18,000fps (at 720p), and used a macro lens in order to capture the beautiful details of the bubbles as they disintegrate. This is the slowest footage the Slow Mo Guys have ever captured, and the results are quite beautiful.
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Beautiful Slow-Mo Using $300K Worth of Camera Gear on a Hot Summer Day
What would you capture if you had a day off on a hot summer day with $300,000 worth of camera gear lying around the house? That was the happy situation filmmaker Brad Kremer found himself in recently. The gear he found himself with at the time included an uber-expensive Phantom Flex high-speed camera, Zeiss super speed glass, a Canon 5D Mark III DSLR, and Canon L glass. He decided to put the gear to use (and flex his creative muscles) by inviting the neighborhood children over for a water balloon party — the perfect recipe for epic slow-motion footage.
As summer comes to an end and Autumn begins, kids go back to school and dream of warm days filled with laughter and joy. This short film is a reflection of that dream. Shot with a Phantom Flex it captures the magic of the moment. With frame rates of up to 2564 fps at 1080p we see every detail, every smile and every sparkle in the kids eyes. And that is where the magic lies. Within the hopes and dreams of our children.
He titled the resulting short film (shown above) A Phantom Flex Summer Story. It does not disappoint.
(via John Nack)
P.S. In case you're wondering, the song in the background is "Moonchild" by the band M83.
Awe-Inspiring Footage of Fire Breathing Captured at 2000FPS
It seems like everything is cooler in super slow motion, and fire-breathing is certainly no exception. Vancouver-based still photographer and filmmaker Chris Bolton used a Weisscam HS-2 to capture people breathing fireballs at 2,000 frames per second.
(via Fstoppers)
Jaw-Dropping Slow Motion Footage of Lightning Shot at 7,207 FPS
Photographer Tom Warner shot this slow motion incredible video of lightning at 7,207 frames per second. APOD writes,
The above lightning bolt starts with many simultaneously creating ionized channels branching out from an negatively charged pool of electrons and ions that has somehow been created by drafts and collisions in a rain cloud. About 0.015 seconds after appearing — which takes about 3 seconds in the above time-lapse video — one of the meandering charge leaders makes contact with a suddenly appearing positive spike moving up from the ground and an ionized channel of air is created that instantly acts like a wire. Immediately afterwards, this hot channel pulses with a tremendous amount of charges shooting back and forth between the cloud and the ground, creating a dangerous explosion that is later heard as thunder. Much remains unknown about lightning, however, including details of the mechanism that separates charges.
It's amazing how much action goes on in just a blink of the eye.
Single Stroke CG in High Speed (via APOD)
Video credits: Footage by Tom A. Warner/ZTResearch/WeatherVideoHD.TV and used with permission
Super Slow Motion Bullet Footage Using a Car As the Projectile
You know those amazing high speed photos and videos of bullets being shot through various objects? BMW Canada decided to take things a step further and use a car instead of a bullet. They drove a car at top speed across salt flats and had it smash through a giant glass apple, some giant water balloons, and a target. The resulting slow motion footage is quite amazing.
Hilarious Slow Motion Video of Faces Being Blasted by Air
Last month a series of humorous photographs by Tadao Cern showing faces being blasted by air went viral on the web. Now, Cern is back again with slow motion footage captured during the photo shoots, and the clips are every bit as wacky as the still photos.
Awesome Skateboarding Tricks at 1000 Frames Per Second
Starting off Sunday on a slow motion note, this is just a downright cool 1000fps video of skateboarders doing some pretty crazy flat ground tricks (tricks so crazy many of them don't even have established names). The video was shot using a Redlake N3 high speed camera, and the footage… well that speaks for itself.
The Beauty of Extreme Sports in Super Slow Motion
If there was an official list of things that are too epic, this video would probably be somewhere on it. It's a compilation of videos showing various extreme sports captured in super slow motion.


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Horseback archery is a mounted martial art rapidly growing in popularity. The purpose of this site is to have an updated information source where mounted archers can post information about what is going on with horseback archery in the US, and around the world. Here in Oregon we are gaining new horseback archers every year, and I wanted to create a site where people can find information on local mounted archery activities. For hundreds of years horseback archery was a discipline that fed tribes and conquered enemies, helping horse cultures flourish on many continents before almost disappearing into history. Now there are multiple mounted archery demonstrations and competitions all over the world every year.
This is my personal website, though I am affiliated with the MA3 (Mounted Archery Association of the Americas), and the WHAF (World Horseback Archery Federation). This website is not intended to be biased towards any form or practice of horseback archery, but rather a collection of information on my practices, and the practices of people I know. Much of the information I put up here, is in response to people's questions that are common in e-mails, or when teaching horseback archery lessons and clinics etc.
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Sounders like the new FieldTurf at CenturyLink Field
The Sounders practiced on a new FieldTurf surface at CenturyLink Field for the first time on Monday, and while it's not grass, the Sounders liked what they saw.
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It's not grass, and it might not ever be grass, but Sounders FC officials hope they have the next best thing with the brand-new installation of FieldTurf at CenturyLink Field.
The team practiced on the new surface for the first time Monday and offered positive reviews.
"It's great; it's better than the old surface," said midfielder Alvaro Fernandez, through an interpreter.
"The new turf is perfect," said goalkeeper Michael Gspurning.
And long overdue.
Coach Sigi Schmid said he normally likes to have the team practice at the stadium leading into games, but couldn't last year due to the worn-out turf that was installed in 2008. The Sounders hope the new surface, with long blades that aren't matted down, will slow the ball down and suit the team's possession-orientated style of play.
There are several other advantages to new turf.
"It's definitely easier on the body than it would be otherwise," Schmid said. "There are a lot more unplanned cuts in soccer ... so just being able to cut on this surface with it being softer like that takes a lot of the wear and tear off."
Gary Wright, Sounders FC's senior vice president of business operations, said the team's ownership group is committed to replacing the turf surface as often as is needed to maintain a high quality of play. Grass remains unfeasible, Wright said, but he hopes the new FieldTurf will help attract international teams, and perhaps the U.S. men's team, to Seattle for big games.
The field will host its first action on Wednesday as the Sounders host Mexico's Jaguares de Chiapas in a 7 p.m. preseason game. Admission is free.
Sounders Women sign Morgan
The Sounders Women made another big move Monday, signing U.S. women's national team star Alex Morgan, pending federation approval.
The 22-year-old forward is the third major addition by the W-League team this month, joining goalkeeper and Richland native Hope Solo and forward Sydney Leroux, who signed two weeks ago. The trio is expected to play in Seattle's three home exhibition games and four of its seven home league games.
Morgan has scored 16 goals in 32 appearances for the national team since her 2010 debut. She was the youngest player on the U.S. team for last summer's FIFA Women's World Cup and scored a go-ahead goal in overtime of the final, which the team eventually lost to Japan in a penalty-kick shootout.
Morgan, a native of Diamond Bar, Calif., is the longtime girlfriend of Sounders FC midfielder Servando Carrasco. She has also become popular beyond her sport, having been featured in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue among other endeavors.
The Sounders Women will play at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila. Schedule and season-ticket information will be announced Tuesday.
• Two new video boards are being installed at CenturyLink, one at the south end and one at the north end. The boards are expected to be completed by Sounders FC's MLS opener on March 17.
• The Sounders practiced at full strength Monday, as every player out sick Sunday rejoined the group.
• Newly acquired Eddie Johnson will not play in Wednesday's preseason game, Schmid said, as the forward recovers from a hamstring injury suffered last week.
• Schmid confirmed that defender/midfielder Amadou Sanyang won't be with the team this season. Sanyang has a guaranteed contract with the Sounders through the end of March, but currently is trying out for the Chicago Fire after leaving the team last week.
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Highlights Interview with Doug Tanoury
September 2003
Can you describe the home in which you were raised?
It was a large Victorian style home built in the 1890's. It was my grandparent's home and was on the corner of
Rohns Street & Gratiot Avenue
, Michigan. The address was 5918 Rohns St.
How many floors were there?
Basement, main floor, upstairs and an attic. The
e were a lot of windows. I remember that every room was full
of sunlight. There were also two stained glass windows, one i
n the dining and the living room.
How many bedrooms?
How was it heated?
Steam radiators, they were great
big iron monsters that stood in the corner of each room. I use to melt crayons on them.
Did you have running water?
Yes, the coldest water in the world came out of the kitchen
Did you have toilet or an outhouse?
Toilet. When you lifted up the seat it said
American Standard
in what looked like the faded blue ink of a tattoo.
What were your household chores?
I did not have any regularly assigned chores, however, I did mow the lawn with an ancient push mower, and I shoveled snow, ran to the store on command and watered the lawn in summer.
How were clothes washed?
My grandmother had an
old washing machine
with rollers that squeezed the clothes. I remember the clothes line in the backyard with
sheets flapping in the wind
How were meals cooked?
My grandmother cooked a combination of American and
Arabic foods
. She was always in the kitchen. I can say with all honesty that she was an absolutely amazing woman. This woman who washed my clothes, cooked my meals and did all the boring mundane things that I couldn't do for myself was the most devoted and caring person that has ever touched my life. She was dedicated to the people she loved in some rare way. So when you ask who cooked my meals and washed my clothes and took care of my daily needs, I must tell you that a very exceptional person cared for me. I don't know if a day goes by when I don't think about her.
Were there Saturday night baths
Yes, I did not go easy into that tub. I had to be ordered and bullied into it. The bathtub was huge. I think it was iron covered in porcelain. It sat on eagle claw legs. I remember the water going down the drain use to give the illusion of fish eye staring up at you. It was some odd quality of the light and water that had always amazed me. It still does, but they could not possibly be fish eyes.
Where in your home did you family spend most of their time?
In the living room. In addition to the kit
chen there were three other rooms downstairs, dining room, living room and front room is what we called them.
Was there a family room?
Yes, same as a living room I guess.
What kind of furniture was there?
Old solid sofas and chairs that had been reupholstered
several times I think. I
remember the lamps in the family room were porcelain or china and they had a
art scene of men in feathered hats and women in long infl
ated skirts. It may have been
for all I know. It is strange what a person remembers. I can still see their faces.
Describe the kitchen
The tile floor was alternately red and white squares. The sink and cabinets were along one wall; the stove and pantry were along another. There was a refrigerator and a kitchen table. There was also a door that led to the back porc
Did the family gather in any usual room?
Mostly the dining room. I remember us eating together. If not there it was the living room to watch TV.
What were your favorite TV shows?
I still love the
Three Stooge
, but I can remember watching many of the
black and white sci-fi movies from the forties and fi
fties, like
"The Day
The Earth Stood Still"
. There use to be a progra
m on Friday nights called
ightmare Theater"
that came on abou
t 1
1:30 p.m. that I would try to stay up to watch. My brother would also stay up and watch Nigh
tmare with me. I remember that I w
as n
ot always successful and would often fall asleep on the
ch. My brother would tell me the next morning that he tried to
wake me up, but I still do no
t believe him. I was also a
Star Trek
fan. My brother and I would never miss an episode.
What was your bedroom like?
Of course it had a steam radiator like every other room. It had two windows, one facing North West and one facing North East. It had a tile floor, imitation terrazzo, I think is the best way to describe it. It had a closet and two twin beds. The morning sunlight use to light the east window and would often wake up and look out on the day. I remember the view of the backyard and tall elms on Holcomb St. stretched out over wood frame homes. The campanile from Nativity Church rose above the treetops in the distance. It has a bronze dome that is quite distinctive.
Did you share it with anyone?
Yes, I shared my room with my older brother, Butch. We call him Tony now. I do not think I liked him much as a kid, but I have grown to love him dearly. I regret that I had to share MY room with him, but I am so lucky to have him as a brother.
Did you have your own bed?
Yes, a twin. I often shared it with the family dog, Sandy. She use to fart a lot at night and when I tried to throw her out of bed, she would growl at me. Not a very agreeable dog.
What was your favorite room?
My bedroom.
It was the most private place to play. I remember I played a lot of music as I got older, but when I was very young, I would set up toy solders and have rather extensive battles. I also collected
cars that at that time were made in England by Lesney Ltd. They were fine die cast miniature models. I had a cherry red Jaguar and a metallic green Ferrari.
Do you have anything in you
r home now that you had in your home as a child?
Yes, there is a wooden corner niche in my living room that was in my home as a boy. I took it from my family's home before it was sold. There are a number of photographs that I have had restored. Now growing up these were always kept in the attic, but years later, after my Dad died, I rescued them from the basement of his house.
Describe the items.
Beyond the wooden corner niche, I think everything else it put away. It is funny; the corner niche still holds the mostly odd collection of nick knacks and worthless
junk. Things so odd there are no good places to put them. I also have a photograph of Uncle Har
ry, my great uncle, in native costume. He is dressed like an Arab with a musket r
across his shoulders and a pistol in a holster at his hip. This portrait was always in the attic, but a number of years ago I had some restoration work done on it and a new photographic negative created. I also have my grandparent's wedding picture, circa 1920, on my living
room wall. It was a sepia print that I converted to black and white in 1990 and had it custom framed.
Was there a room that you were not allowed in, a for guests only room?
I had the run of the house, upstairs, downstairs, basement and attic.
Did you often have company over?
Of course, my grandparents did often. I remember my grandfather's brother Uncle Milhelm and his wife Sayiede. They liked to play cards with my grandparents. I remember it was an Arabic card came called bustra. My uncle smoked cigars and as a child, I could always sm
ell his comings and goings. He did not look like my grandfather at all. I do not think he smiled as much and his demeanor was rather stern.
Describe your yard?
n the summer it was spanned by drying clothes. There was a wooden picnic table, a dog kennel where my uncle's dog was kept and a plum tree. That is all. It was a very small yard. My grandmother had a flower garden. Oh, I forgot that next to the picnic table, there was a large lilac bush. I remember the color and smell of it blooming in late spring and early summer.
Did you have a favorite place as a child, or a hideout?
My favorite place was over my best friend's house. His name was Craig Swann, and he lived on Crane Ave. the next street over. He died of a brain tumor in 1996. I never even knew he was sick. I wasn't at home, but his brother Christopher called and spoke to my wife to tell us. I went to his funeral that very evening at
Nativity Church
. It is still very sad to me.
We both went to grade school and through our first year of high school together at Nativity. There is something special I think about the friends from your childhood. There perhaps is a pure and genuine innocence that we lack in later relationships. I am sure that when I die, my funeral will be at Nativity too, for I strongly believe that unless one becomes like a little child again, there is no hope of entering The Kingdom of God.
How did you deal with the sadness you felt?
I wrote a poem called
"Winter Pears"
; It helped me a great deal. I sent a copy to his family, and I hope it was able to help them. The strongest things I've ever felt have worked their way out in verse. The creative process has always been healing, therapeutic and restorative for me. Let's talk about something else...
Did you have a tree house?
I did have a tree house in the
plum tree
. Now plum trees are not very tall and sturdy, so I wedged some planks between the bricks of the garage windowsill and the tree trunk. It could not have been more than six feet off the ground. Perhaps it was only three feet and now somehow seems much higher to me.
Did you get rainstorms and thunderstorms?
Yes, it would rain often in the summer. There were severe storms I suppose, but I never was afraid of tornadoes or any other
. Not lightning either. You see I lived in the heart of the city and if a tornado was going to carry me away it would have to go through most of Detroit to get to me. The same with lightning, there were just to many things taller than me to strike. The odds were in my favor and I knew it.
Did you get much snow in the winter?
Yes, I can remember a few snow days when school was canceled. I walked to school about five blocks away. I never got a ride, so in rain, snow, darkness and cold I would walk every day. I remember going to school in the snow and dark at 7:30 a.m. on January mornings.
Did you spend much time in the yard playing?
I did, I would do mostly dumb things like did a hole for no particular reason. I remember melting led fishing sinkers with a butane torch. The propane torch was not really a toy, but how else can you melt lead.
What do you remember about the neighborhood?
It was an old neighborhood. It was always tough, but the older I got the tougher it got. I imagine it is like many other city neighborhoods. It was founded by German immigrants that gave way to Polish and then Italian and then African American. The homes were mostly wooden. There were some brick homes, but the vast majority were old wooden structures.
Were you in a rural country town, or a large city?
Detroit is a big city and I grew up in its heart. Now many of the houses in that neighborhood are gone and it looks very rural. I think it is actually a rather peaceful place. The population density is quite low. The house where I grew up is a vacant lot now. It's just like thousands of others. Detroit is turning green again.
What stores do you remember?
There was an A&P market about a block away and three little party stores. I especially remember the candy store by my school.
What stores were your favorites?
The A&P, after I learned to read I understood that A&P stood for
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
and I was impressed by the name. I would often shop there for my grandmother. She was one of those people that thought you should buy no more food than you would use in a day or two. I shopped for her almost daily. Also the candy store by the school was a favorite of mine too.
Around Christmas time the A&P would put toys above the produce coolers. Out of reach of children, but you could still look at them. I would go there just to lo
ok at the toys. What I remember most about the candy store by the school was the penny candy, like Squirrels,
Mary Jane's
and jawbrea
. Two older women ran the store. They always looked very cross. Every movement they made seemed to take every bit of energy and came about only as the result of extreme effort. What I loved about that store was the s
ell of
wax lips
and mustaches,
. I think that a woman who smells like penny candy would simply strike me as irresistible. I just want a woman to smell like a candy store or like the
Good Humor
truck on a summer afternoon when the freezer door first
Describe how the town was decorated at Christmas time?
Downtown was decorated with every street lamp looking like a candy cane and the large department stores had holiday exhibits set up for children. They toy departments were extensive and I would spend an entire Saturday walking from one store to another.
Do you remember the games you played as a child?
The first game I remember playing with my brother was
, monopoly and then as we got a bit older chess. We played hide and seeks when there was enough of us and tag. We would all put our foot in to select who was on what team or who was IT. I remember the rhyme: "Engine, engine Number Nine, going down Chicago line. If the train should jump the track, would you want your money back? Y-E-S spells YES and you are not it."
Was there a special kind of p
lay that you enjoyed alone?
I had a set of plastic Eskimo fi
gures with igloos, kayaks and dog sleds. It was a great way to celebrate native peoples and pretty progressive
for the early 60's. Later I had more traditional toy solders and a
GI Joe
. I wen
t through a phase where I got all the toys with a heat source and plastic like
. You used heat to melt a plastic sheet and press it against a mold using vacuum suction to shape it. Actually it was a great toy. I loved it. I can smell the plastic heating now. I also had
Creepy Crawlers
, that also had a heat source and you would cook liquid plastic in a mold to create rubbery spiders and other bugs. I cannot imagine children playing with these toys now.
They were dangerous and I would never let my children have toys like that, but they were so much fun.
Do you remember any of your old special sayings, rhymes, poems, songs, etc?
When we were very young, we played ring around the rosy. I do remember as I got a bit older, I found an English textbook somewhere with some poems that I liked. Robert Service,
The Cremation of Sam McGee
was a favorite along with John Masefield's
Sea Fever
. Perhaps I was eleven or twelve when I became interested in verse. I would commit them to memory. I especially liked to do that with Poe. I can still recite
El Dorado
Annabelle Lee
Did you have your own bicycle?
No my brother had a yellow bike and I had a scooter. I was a deprived child. I never saw
The Sound of Music
as a child. I never saw
The Nutcracker
at Christmas time. I could go on and on . . . You had better hurry and ask the next question.
Can yo
u describe you scooter?
It was br
ight red and it got older it got rusty in various spots. It never went very fast and in truth I never could ride it very well. Too much energy was required to keep it going and balance was everything. I think I would compare
it to a skateboard that you could steer.
Did you lean to ride a bike and if so who taught you?
Sam did on my brother's bike. He was a friend of my uncle and he said that he would hold the bike and run behind me, but he let go. I was unaware of this until I heard him calling me in the distance and I realized I was riding solo. Then I fell.
How would you describe you
rself as a child?
I was very independent a
nd self reliant, and I did things that I had absolutely no business doing. However, I am
very glad I did them. I would like to say like the
Edith Piaf
"No Regrets"
, but that would not be entirely true. I was independent and self-reliant, but I was warm and feeling and in that aspect I was a venerable child and still am.
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