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Dealing with Hypocrites
October 6, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Karin Friedemann, TMO
In this world, there are many people who do not speak the truth. Even more alarming, there are people who speak in half-truths, using linguistic details to mislead, while not technically lying. Just as the Disbelievers read the Quran looking for corruption within it, certain people make agreements in bad faith, seeking loopholes. Like the Quranic description of Satan, this person makes a promise, but then when you ask him about it, he claims he never promised that thing! Such people can make us want to beat our heads against the wall.
The Prophet (s) said: "Most of man's mistakes and sins are committed by his tongue, and the worst sin is to lie!"
How can we navigate ourselves safely in a world where things are often not as they are explained? One thing we must do is give less space in our minds to the hypocrites. "Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head," as the saying goes. It is important to let go of the fantasy that we can control others. All we can do is control how we react to them, and make sure we don't fall into their trap.
"Because hypocrisy stinks in the nostrils one is likely to rate it as a more powerful agent for destruction than it is." wrote Rebecca West in 1928.
Promise-breakers generally have a pattern of behavior. At a certain point, nobody believes what they say. The Quran states in Surat al-Nur:
And of mankind, there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day'' while in fact they do not believe. They try to deceive Allah and those who believe, while they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not!
There are some people who are outwardly religious, but you still cannot trust them because they have developed an internal dialogue that justifies their transgressions against other people. A terrible example I can give is an outwardly devout Muslim man who married three wives without clearly explaining his marital status to his brides. When I asked him why he did not inform his third wife of his other two wives, his reply was, "She did not ask!"
In light of this admission I feel obliged to advise those seeking to enter into a marriage with anyone to do three things:
1. Ask questions! Never trust someone blindly or withhold questions in fear of offending.
2. Talk to people who know this person and ask very specific questions about their past.
3. Ask for the person's credit report
In this day and age where we arrange marriages with near strangers from other parts of the world, it important to check out anyone we plan to marry. A credit report will tell you a lot about a person, in particular: does this person honor his or her agreements? If a bank would not loan money to this person, it would be wise for you not to invest too much trust in this person.
On the authority of Abdullah ibn 'Amr, the Prophet (s) said: "There are four traits which, whoever possesses them is a hypocrite and whoever possesses some of them has an element of hypocrisy until he leaves it: the one who when he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks his promise, when he disputes he transgresses and when he makes an agreement he violates it."
Nobody is perfect. Some innocent people break promises just because they have personal weaknesses, not because they were intending to deceive. A friend of mine who was going to Germany asked me what I wanted as a gift so I asked her to bring me some marzipan. She faithfully bought the marzipan, but during the journey could not control her sweet tooth and ate it all! I was disappointed of course but I did not hate her for this because she did the honorable thing: She admitted she had made the promise, admitted she broke the promise, and felt genuinely sorry.
There is a huge difference between this and those who purposely trick people, who backbite, cheat, or bluff their way through life, and when you confront them they become hostile to avoid further discussion. One woman found out shortly after marriage that her fiance had lied about his ethnic background, his financial status, and even his source of livelihood! When she asked him why, he said, "If I had told you the truth, you would not have married me."
A true liar lies in order to seek personal gain. It is not just a reflexive action like that of a teenager whose father asked her, "Have you been smoking?" Real hypocrites actually enjoy torturing truthful people with confusion, considering themselves above others.
Imam Ali stated about the hypocrites: "They are jealous of other people's prosperity, interested in other people's misery and are a source of hopelessness and stress."
I have learned as I have grown older to trust others less and myself more. I have learned that my body never lies. If a certain person causes me to have headaches and stomachaches, or causes my heart rate to increase, that person is probably unhealthy for me as company. I should even refrain from arguing with such a person because they only respond with lies to my attempts to appeal to their higher self.
Karin Friedemann is a Boston-based freelance writer. karinfriedemann.blogspot.com
My Flag, My Deen, My Life!
July 14, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Imam Qasim ibn Ali Khan
As I drive down the streets of my neighborhood on any given United States federal holiday, I acknowledge the homes and tree lawns displaying the American flags, whose owners proudly flaunt their perception of patriotism. "Old Glory", they call it…the historical Stars and Stripes… a concept by General George Washington, Colonel Ross, and Robert Morris, who recruited Philadelphia seamstress Mrs. Betsy Ross to apply her talents to stitch. In the years since that morning in 1777, and stars were added to correspond with the addition of each new state to the union, the sentiment surrounding the flag increased, giving birth to songs, and the nearly sacred Pledge of Allegiance.
During my Christian life as well as deep into my Islamic life, I too enjoyed showing my "American pride" by displaying the American flag on my house, automobile, and clothing. I would stand, placing my hand over my heart to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, assuming I was making a statement by slightly adjusting the recitation to say, "….and one nation, under Allah….". I would use my inherited melodic baritone voice to impress audiences with the National Anthem, accepting all of their compliments with pride. I recall even once trying to convince boxing promoter Don King to contract me to sing The Star Spangled Banner at a Mike Tyson fight. (By the way, he refused, telling me that I wasn't famous enough.) Yes, even as a devout Muslim, I was about as typically American as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.
In the meantime, Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, (RA), inspired by his father's (RA) vision, also designed a flag, originally calling it the "New Flag for the Nation of Islam", but more importantly, making a statement of devotion to the book that is the epitome of the oneness of Allah and loyalty to His final Messenger (SWS)….The Qur'an Kareem. It would be an original flag…something the Muslims could truly call their own. It would be a flag amazingly not stigmatized by the media's warped portrayal of Islam by a handful of radical Muslims who wave flags bearing the Arabic inscriptions of "No God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah", while contradicting the spirit of Al-Islam with unjustified violence, corruption, and other haraam (forbidden) acts.
For many years after the introduction of the flag designed by Imam Mohammed (RA), I proudly displayed it alongside the American flag, almost as if they were equal. For many years I considered myself an "American Muslim", insinuating that I am an American who happens to be a Muslim. Since then I have arrived to the realization that much more importantly, I must be a "Muslim American"….that I am a Muslim who happens to be an American, because my Islamicity must come first.
Only out of sincere respect for what it means to others, do I show respect for the American flag…and stand for the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, however without saluting or placing my hand on my heart. I say only out of respect for what it means to others, because to me, the American flag does not represent the good people of America….the good, the honest, the law abiding citizens who fear The Creator of us all. To me, the American flag does not represent the good people of America who cry at the news of suffering of complete strangers…or the good people of America who wish the bad people would either change or go away…or the good people of America who pray daily for the trillion dollar wars around the world to stop….or the good people of America who are tired of spending billions of dollars annually on security systems for their homes, cars, and businesses….the good people of America who have to stand by struggling to take care of their families while legislators with almost unlimited expense accounts take our tax dollars to give themselves raises. No, brothers and sisters, to me, the American flag does not represent the good people of America, instead it seems to represent an unjust and contradictory government that although it is of the people and by the people…it is not for the people. When I see the American flag, with all the respect that I show it, I don't think about the American people any more than I think about the people who designed it.
Proudly displayed on the front of my home from dawn until sunset is an Islamic flag, designed by Imam W. D. Mohammed, yet admittedly that display is not a salute to him, nor do I think of him when I look at my flag. To me, the Islamic flag I display is a salute to the inscription emblazoned in bright gold letters, surrounded by a green silhouette of the Qur'an Kareem, casting a glowing ray onto a crimson background…it is a flag that represents everything that I live and work for…La illaha ilAllah, Muhammadur Rasulullah, There is nothing worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah! Although this is the testimony that was introduced to me by Imam W.D. Mohammed (RA), yet whose interpretation of patriotism I may not completely agree with….when I raise that flag….when I gaze upon its flowing beauty in the wind, gracing the front of my dwelling place that I have made into a place of worship, I only think about Allah t'Ala and His Messenger (SWS). This wonderful design, that I display, that I salute, that I pledge allegiance to in the same language that is bound upon it, that represents everything that I am about… this Shahada-tain, to this Muslim American patriot, is my flag, my deen, my life.
Of God and Country
April 21, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Kassem Zaid has had a connection to the Zionist Hashomer Hatzair movement for decades, but has meanwhile become a devout Muslim. How does he reconcile such contrasting elements in his personality?
By Alit Karp, Ha'aretz
Zaid: 'There is no room for extremism.' Photo by: Yaron Kaminsky |
We met 35 years ago. At the time Kassem Zaid was a correspondent for Al Hamishmar, the newspaper affiliated with the left-wing Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. He was also teaching Arabic at educational institutions affiliated with the movement on its kibbutzim (I attended one such school ) and he had close ties with Israeli leftist circles. He wore jeans and checkered shirts and spoke a poetic Hebrew. A short while before Al Hamishmar closed its doors permanently, in early 1995, Zaid lost his job. Subsequently he made the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and became a devout Muslim.
Before we met about a month ago, I was expecting to see my 74-year-old former teacher bearded and dressed in a galabiya. But he arrived for the interview dressed in a suit and tie, and was clean-shaven. "Islam is a moderate, forgiving religion and it has no ritual clothing," he explained in Hebrew.
Umm al-Fahm, the city of some 45,000, one of the country's largest Arab towns, southeast of Haifa, has no sidewalks. Pedestrians, most of whom are youngsters (who wear Western attire, although girls do cover their hair ), walk down the city's alleys where dumpsters overflow with refuse. Here and there one can see a stream of sewage. Any efforts at gardening are the result of private initiatives by local residents, and can only be seen tucked away in people's yards.
"Relatively speaking, our situation is not bad," my host, Zaid, told me, "because [municipal] taxes are collected here. The situation in other communities is much more difficult." He pointed out that there are many fine Arab physicians and talented high-tech personnel in Israel. "Actually, the lack of equality," he said, "forces us to excel, but that is a real shame. Discrimination is bad for the country; the human landscape here will never be complete without the Arabs."
Aren't some Israeli Jews afraid the Arabs will outnumber them and will drive them out by democratic means?
Zaid: "The Jews have a lot of unjustified fears. As someone who believes in coexistence, I cannot understand this fear. For 63 years, and in five wars, Israeli Arabs displayed loyalty at the highest level. I would like to allay the Jews' fears: The birth rate among the Arabs has plummeted and there is no apparent danger that the Jews will be outnumbered. That fear would be justified only if the Jews do not return the territories. Then there would be a binational state here and Kassem Zaid would be prime minister."
What is worrisome is the possibility that Muslim fundamentalists, like Islamic Movement leader Sheikh Ra'ad Salah, will come to power.
"That will never happen. Even in Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood has declared that it will not field any candidate for the premiership or presidency. They are not interested in ruling the country. There is not the slightest chance that an Arab, whether he is Sheikh Ra'ad Salah or Kassem Zaid, will ever be prime minister. That is not at the top of the list of our priorities."
So what is at the top of the list?
"We want equality. We want the Jews to look us straight in the eye, not look down on us. What is happening here now never happened even in South Africa. [Foreign Minister] Avigdor Lieberman has pushed for a 'citizenship loyalty' law, but how can any of us know what another person is thinking or feeling? Even before Lieberman, we were unhappy. We were accused of being responsible for all the ills of Israeli society. There are even some expressions, like 'Arab work,' that articulate this feeling of contempt.
"I want Israel to be a 'state of all its citizens,'" declares Zaid. "Although I also do not like to open up old wounds, I will state here that my family's lands are located in the place where Moshav Hayogev was established [northeast of Umm al-Fahm]. I am not arguing that the kibbutzim and moshavim founded on those lands should be torn down, but nonetheless, we should receive compensation."
Don't you feel you belong in the State of Israel? In the kibbutz dining hall years ago, you looked as if you did.
"I still belong, but the country does not give me that feeling. I belong, despite all those who want to deny me the right to have that feeling. My sense of belonging is a result of my ability to cope with our situation."
On the night of May 14, 1948, when Israeli independence was declared, you were 11 years old. What do you remember from that period?
"Nothing much happened that night because Israel received the 'Triangle' area of Arab villages after the country's establishment, in accordance with the Rhodes Agreement. Before that agreement, we were Jordanian subjects. The agreement led us to feel that King Abdullah [I of Jordan] had betrayed us. After we came under Israeli administration, the Jews announced, using loudspeakers, that all those who had weapons in their possession must hand them over to the mukhtar [village headman]; the Jews also asked us to ensure that law and order be maintained in our communities.
"People were afraid of change. Obviously, I would have preferred seeing a Palestinian state established; however, people made peace with the new situation and, besides, there are a lot of advantages to living in Israel. On the personal level, Arab individuals can lead their lives in dignity, there is a senior citizens allowance, there is a guaranteed income allowance and no one suffers from abject hunger. My personal dignity is not trampled upon. But man does not live by bread alone. I am concerned about the relationship between Jews and Arabs in this country. Prior to the 1990s, that relationship was better than it is today. It is steadily deteriorating now."
Who is responsible for this?
"In this struggle, the Jews fired both the first shot and the last one. Although there are some Arabs who undermine Arab-Jewish coexistence in this country, the Jews are the majority and they are the ones who run the government."
To what extent will recent events in the Middle East have an influence on Israeli Arabs?
"They will have no influence whatsoever. I want to state here categorically that these events will not produce extremism among Israeli Arabs. All of you can relax: These events stem not from pan-Arabism or Islamization, but rather from the fact that the public in those states is fed up with their leaders' corruption. Muslim circles in the Middle East have no ambitions with regard to seizing control. They want to field candidates in general elections [for parliament], but not for positions of leadership. Even if they had such ambitions, it should be recalled here that those who generated the revolution in Egypt are secular Muslims who use Facebook and Google. They will not allow any party with a religious character to take control of the country in which they live. It is important that leaders in the Middle East remember that people are interested first of all in having their dignity respected and that only afterward are they interested in bread."
For years, you embraced the State of Israel and maintained close ties with Hashomer Hatzair's kibbutzim. You were a communist and now you have become someone else, someone who prays five times a day. What happened?
"I was not a communist. I did not turn into someone else and I am still close to Hashomer Hatzair's kibbutzim."
The alarm clock rang, reminding Zaid that it was time for prayer, but he rejected our suggestion that we join him in the mosque. "Previously, I observed three of Islam's commandments," he explains, referring to accepting the faith of Islam, fasting during Ramadan and giving alms to the needy. "Then I added the commandments of prayer and the hajj."
How do you resolve the paradox between religion and the aspiration for national equality?
"Islam is a religion that preaches equality between men and women, and God sent the Prophet Muhammad (s) to all humanity. If there is a reason why Islam sees itself as a religion that is preferable to other faiths, it is because Muhammad (s) was the last of the prophets. God sent him in order to complete what is missing in the other religions, not to invalidate them."
And what about jihad?
"Jihad is not one of Islam's basic principles. Jihad is the struggle that each person wages against himself or herself, in the metaphoric sense; it is not necessarily an actual war against some external enemy. The great jihad that Muhammad (s) refers to is an ongoing, daily war, not a war against infidels per se. However, even if we agree that jihad is holy war, all the peace agreements that Arab states have signed with Israel are being honored, and if the Palestinians receive their rights, there will no war in this land. The future depends on the intellectuals, not the religious leaders."
There was a case here of an intellectual who headed an Israeli political party and who, when accused of collaboration with Hezbollah, fled the country in order not to stand trial.
"Azmi Bishara [of the Balad, or National Democratic Alliance, party] is a very intelligent person, but I do not agree with him and his approach. There is no room for extremism and if he did help Hezbollah, I reject him totally. I also call upon [Hezbollah chief] Hassan Nasrallah, who is trying to recruit collaborators among Israeli Arabs, to leave us alone. We have more important tasks to pursue, concerning our citizenship in the State of Israel. Despite the discrimination, I am against the idea of anyone committing treason against this country. We feel that this is a state of all its citizens and that we are among those citizens."
The term "a state of all its citizens" arouses considerable anxiety in the hearts of many Israeli Jews.
"I am not saying this to irritate the Jews, but this is a fact: Two nations live in this land and I want to be a citizen here with equal rights."
Did this feeling lead you to seek refuge in Islam?
"I do not consider Islam a refuge. After all, I am a member of one of the oldest Muslim families in the world. My family belongs to the Prophet Muhammad (s)'s dynasty."
But what happened when you suddenly became a devout Muslim?
"There is no such thing as an atheist Muslim. Anyone who refuses to recognize the Koran and the Prophet Muhammad (s) is simply not a Muslim, but a person who does not observe one of Islam's commandments is not necessarily severing ties with Islam."
When did you start praying daily?
"It did not happen on any specific date. I had planned this for a long time. Perhaps I did not have the time to do it, or perhaps I was just lazy, but 20 years ago, I began to pray five times a day. If I have the time, I go to a mosque; if I do not, I pray at home. The prayer lasts less than five minutes and a Muslim can pray anywhere."
In 2004, Zaid performed the Muslim commandment of the hajj, along with his wife Salwa. As he circled the Kaaba – the most sacred site in Islam, in Mecca – he was deeply moved.
"When I saw millions of people all wearing the same attire, beggars alongside princes and tycoons, all wearing the same robe and praying to the same God, I had a feeling that was simply indescribable. There, and only there," he said, "I felt that everyone was truly equal."
Born again
Sociologist Prof. Aziz Haidar is a senior researcher at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute who teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, says Kassem Zaid is not a unique case, in terms of his acquired religious identity.
"The phenomenon of the newly observant in the Israeli Arab community is a trend that began back in the 1970s, in the wake of the [Arab] defeat in the 1967 war, and due to disillusionment with pan-Arabism. The trend became more prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. One of the factors that contributed to it was the possibility that was provided in the early 1980s for making the hajj to Mecca. Two other factors were the collapse of communism and disenchantment with the Palestinian national movement.
"A prominent aspect of the phenomenon in the '90s," Haidar continues, "was the fact that it was not connected to religious extremism. Quite the contrary. And the vast majority of newly observant Muslims today are people with moderate views. In the '70s, on the other hand, the first wave of newly observant Muslims was characterized by such extremism. Today these pious Muslims accept the 'other' and do not necessarily use external symbols such as attire in order to draw attention to their religiosity. It is hard to pick them out in a crowd − and I am referring here to those who have performed the commandment of making the pilgrimage to Mecca: They enjoy the good life, take vacations and engage in sports.
"Most young Muslim women who cover their heads dress like their secular counterparts and sometimes even provocatively. Even women who dress according to the Muslim religious code generally choose colorful attire, rather than the drab shades that one sees in other countries. Some of these young women do not even cover their heads. A relatively new trend is the phenomenon of women praying in the mosques. Prior to the '90s, Muslim women in Israel did not pray in mosques, but today they do so during the month of Ramadan and on Fridays. There are even those who pray daily. This is modern, or postmodern, Islam, which is quite unlike what was observed in the past.
"One of the results of the national and democratic awakening in Arab states today may be the weakening of the Islamic movements, and even perhaps … newly observant Muslims… Ha`aretz


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The Capture of Fort William & Mary
New Castle, New Hampshire December 14-15, 1774
Few events in the history of New Hampshire have excited more interest or caused more controversy than the successful attack upon Fort William and Mary, in Portsmouth harbor, on December 14, 1774; the removal of the powder contained in its magazine on the same afternoon; and the second capture of the fort, together with the small arms and other stores, on the night of the following day. Too much has been written that is not history, and many statements concerning these events are generally accepted as facts which have had their rise in the fertile imagination of some writer. Many articles have appeared in the public press, but only a few really scholarly attempts have been made to determine the actual facts.1
Throughout the year 1774 the people of Portsmouth and vicinity shared in full measure the unrest that was felt throughout the whole country. Much sympathy was expressed for the people of Boston, and the populace were beginning to show signs of resisting the odious domination of the British ministry. The assembly had shown a disposition to refuse to vote the necessary supplies and men for Fort William and Mary. In May a message was sent from the committee at Portsmouth to the committee at Boston, promising assistance in anything agreed upon by the colonies.2 On June 8th, Governor Wentworth dissolved the assembly which he had from time to time adjourned to prevent action toward the appointment of delegates to a provincial congress.3 On July 4, twenty-seven chests of tea had been quietly brought into Portsmouth. A town-meeting was immediately called, the consignee was forced to export the tea, and the vessel carrying it was kept under guard, until it finally sailed for Halifax.4 On July 6, Governor Wentworth ordered the sheriff to direct the committee of correspondence, who had met to choose delegates for a general American congress, to disperse and keep the king's peace. This they did, but only to meet privately later in a tavern where they chose delegates to assemble in Exeter.5 On August 29, Governor Wentworth wrote the Earl of Dartmouth that the assembly had met in Exeter, and adds "I think this Province is much more moderate than any other to the southward, although the spirit of enthusiasm is spread and requires the utmost vigilance and prudence to restrain it from violent excess."6 Again later, Governor Wentworth reported the arrival of a second consignment of tea with results similar to the first. On November 15 he reported continued discontent throughout the province, and fears that disturbances will continue unless quiet is restored in Massachusetts Bay.7 On December 2, he wrote that there is a growing unrest and a disposition on the part of the people to follow all the "Resolves of the Congress and to approve them fully."8
Thus it will be seen that when Paul Revere brought his message on December 13, 1774, from the committee in Boston to Mr. Samuel Cutts of the Portsmouth committee, announcing that troops were to be sent to reinforce the fort, and bringing information, also, of the removal of the military stores in Rhode Island, and of the king's order in council prohibiting the exportation of gunpowder and military stores to America, the people were in a state of mind ready for revolt. Mr. Cutts immediately called the committee together, and they proceeded to plan for the capture of the powder upon the following day. Governor Wentworth seems to have had some intimation of what might happen, for he sent word to Captain Cochran, commanding at the fort, to be upon his guard. In Wentworth's report on the affair, however, he states that "before any suspicion could be had of their intentions, about four hundred men were gathered together." Certain it is that, about twelve o'clock on Wednesday, December 14, all secrecy ended; for members of the committee, accompanied by drum and fife, paraded the streets of Portsmouth and called the citizens together. By order of Governor Wentworth the chief justice of the province made proclamation that what they proposed was open rebellion against the king, but they did not waiver, and having finally gathered together a company of their townsmen, and such others as could be obtained from the adjoining towns of Newcastle and Rye, in all about four hundred men, they proceeded to Fort William and Mary. There they were warned by Captain Cochran not to enter, and were fired upon both by cannon and small arms. No one appears to have been injured, however, and they immediately stormed the fort, and easily overcame such resistance as the one officer and five effective men could offer. Having captured the fort, they proceeded to haul down the king's colors, and then removed all of the gunpowder in the magazine, with the exception of one barrel. About one hundred barrels of powder were so obtained, and these were sent up the Piscataqua to Durham, that same evening, with a letter to General Sullivan, who had not been in Portsmouth that day.
On the following day, Thursday, December 15, 1774, a party of men came from Durham to Portsmouth, and, that night, together with other citizens, under the leadership of John Sullivan, they again took the fort and carried off the lighter cannon and all of the small arms. On Friday, a party under command of Captain Nathaniel Folsom of Exeter, came to Portsmouth and remained on guard all day; until in the afternoon, on the rising tide, the arms were sent up the river. They finally reached Durham; but only after many weary hours of cutting through the ice, which had just formed in the branch of the Piscataqua, which leads up to that town.
The main details of the proceedings of the three days may easily be gathered from the following official documents and letters of the time which have fortunately been preserved to us.
Governor John Wentworth's Accounts of the Attacks:
- Letter to General Gage, Wednesday, December 14, 1774
- Wentworth's failed enlistment order for the protection of Fort William and Mary, December 15, 1774
- December 16, 1774 report to General Gage
- Letter to the Earl of Dartmouth, dated "Portsmouth, 20th Dec. 1774″ (his most complete account)
- Wentworth's Official Proclamation of December 26, 1774
- Brief note to Lord Dartmouth, December 28, 1774
- Letter to George Erving, Esq., dated January 5, 1775
Other Accounts of the Two Attacks:
- Jeremy Belknap's account from the History of New Hampshire
- Captain Eleazer Bennett's Account of the events as recorded in 1849
- Report of John Cochran, Captain of Fort William & Mary, to Governor Wentworth, December, 14 1774
- Letter from gentleman in Portsmouth to a gentleman in New York, December 16, 1774
- Another gentleman in Portsmouth writing on Saturday, December the 17th (some embellishment)
- Gentleman in Boston writing to a Mr. Rivitigton of New York, December 20, 1774 (lengthy account)
- Letter from a "Lover of Order" to the New Hampshire Gazette, December 23, 1774
This closes the list of documents of the immediate period bearing upon the affair, and they seem to be sufficiently clear and to agree so closely as to leave little room for the controversies that have taken place. It is true that they mention but few names and give few details from the patriot's standpoint. Neither do they state anything authentic as to the disposal of the military stores nor of the influence this uprising had upon the future course of the Revolution.
The main questions in dispute have been (1) the disposal of the powder and military stores , (2) the names of the leaders in the affair and such of their men as could be determined: (3) whether the tradition of the use of this powder at Bunker Hill is founded on fact: and (4) whether or not this was the first real uprising of the Revolution. A study of some of the later documents that bear upon these questions will help our conclusion, and where tradition aids it will be considered as tradition and not as history; giving weight to traditional statements in accordance with the nearness of their origin to the date of the occurrence or to the actor concerned therein."
The Aftermath of the Capture of Fort William & Mary:
- The Disposal of the Powder
- Feud between Major-General John Sullivan & Judge Ebenezer Thompson
- The Gunpowder at Bunker Hill
- Participants in the Capture of Fort William & Mary, December 14 & 15, 1774
- Was the Capture of Fort William & Mary the First Overt Act of the Revolution?
Charles Lathrop Parson's Bibliography of Sources
- An especially fortunate find was made in the library of Mr. Lucien Thompson of Durham, N.H., consisting of several early copies of the New Hampshire Spy and the New Hampshire Mercury of the year 1789, which appear to be the only known ones extant and which contain descriptions of the affair over the signatures of two of the participants. [Now part of the New Hampshire Newspaper Collection (MC 2), UNH Special Collections]
- American Archives, by Peter Force, Vol. 1, p. 337.
- Letter of Governor Wentworth, American Archives, Vol. 1, p. 393.
- Letter of Governor Wentworth to Earl of Dartmouth, American Archives, Vol. 1, p. 513.
- American Archives, Vol. 1, p. 516, 536.
- American Archives, Vol. 1, P. 744.
- American Archives, Vol. 1, p. 982.
- American Archives, Vol. 1, p. 1014.
Exhibit Note
This exhibit is almost exclusively based upon the work of Charles Lathrop Parsons (b. 1867) and was created by scanning in the N.H. Historical Society reprint of Parsons' published work, The Capture of Fort William and Mary, December 14 and 15, 1774 (1903).
Other information used in creating this exhibit, such as Captain Eleazer Bennett's 1849 account of the Capture of Fort William & Mary, the numerous images, and M.P. Thompson's writings on the event, come from the holdings of the Milne Special Collections Department and can be found in:
- The Thompson Family Papers (MC 1)
- The Durham, N.H. Town Records (MC 149)
- The New Hampshire Book Collection


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Acquisition/DemolitionThe use of CDBG funds to acquire real property, in whole or in part, by purchase, long-term lease, donation, or otherwise, for any public purpose. Real property to be acquired may include: land, air rights, easements, water rights, right-of-ways, buildings and other property improvements, or other interests in real property. Clearance, demolition, and removal of buildings and improvements including movement of structures to other sites. This activity is eligible pursuant to 24 CFR, Section 570.201 and will benefit low and moderate income families and individuals.
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Cost BurdenSpending more than 30 percent of income on housing costs.
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Hallmark drives another nail in coffin of dying pronoun 'whom'
In the world of Twitter and texting, "whom" is archaic, a grammatical anachronism. In other words: Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for "whom."
The Kansas City Star
Right — but wrong
MANY WELL-KNOWN songs and phrases use the incorrect "who," but who could argue in favor of these grammar fixes?"Whom Do You Love?": Bo Diddley (and George Thorogood)
"Two, four, six, eight, whom do we appreciate?"
"Whom you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?": Chico Marx (impersonating Groucho in "Duck Soup")
"Whom ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!": Ray Parker Jr.
Kansas City Star
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To whom it may concern: We're not all that concerned with the proper use of "who" and "whom" anymore.
Oh sure, it was important to Ernest Hemingway when he wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls" more than 70 years ago. We still teach "whom" in high school and use it as a salutation in letters to unknown recipients. And we might drop an "Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee," misquote of a John Donne poem into casual conversation.
But, you know, whom really cares, right?
In the world of Twitter and texting, "whom" is archaic, a grammatical anachronism. Even the Hallmark Channel, a division of the Kansas City company that made its fortune with words, is giving up. Hallmark is promoting the Oct. 20 premiere of an original movie: "I Married Who?"
It should be "I Married Whom?" The people at Hallmark Channel know this. They just doesn't care. There's a good reason.
"I Married Whom?" sounds stupid. It's not colloquial. It's not ... natural.
Cut to preposterous movie scene:
(A knock at the door.)
"Who is it?"
"It is I, Reginald. Thou truly wast in thy cups last night, Catherine, but didst thou realizeth thou wedded the court jester?"
"Zounds! I married whom?"
See? Stupid. Or at least cringingly British.
Michelle Vicary, the Hallmark Channel's executive vice president of programming, said the title for "I Married Who?" needed to be fun, conversational and "relatable" to reflect the movie's contemporary story, about a bride-to-be, a Vegas bachelorette party and an inadvertent marriage to a movie star.
Make it too stilted and nobody watches. In other words, ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for "whom."
You won't find "whom" on many, if any, Hallmark cards.
"Greeting cards are about what people want to say to each other, so they have to reflect what's going on in the culture and the language," said spokeswoman Linda Odell.
Even some grammarians understand "whom" is dying. One wrote the following on the Language Log blog:
"Whom is like some strange object — a krummhorn, a unicycle, a wax cylinder recorder — found in Grandpa's attic. People don't want to throw it out, but neither do they know what to do with it."
Some do.
Kevin Day still teaches the proper usage of "who" and "whom" in his International Baccalaureate English classes at Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kan.
But, come on. Does it really matter?
"I think it's a matter of knowing your audience," he said. "In informal speech a lot of us — even English teachers — lapse into all sorts of informalities. But when you're writing an essay for a professor or an article for publication, it behooves you to follow every rule that you can. Because of the nature of your audience, those people are going to be judging you for every little punctuation mark and every grammatical mistake."
Who knew?
Even Day acknowledged that "whom" is whistling past the grammar graveyard.
"It's likely that eventually it will die out," he said. Why is "whom" dying? Beyond sounding stuffy, it's hard for many to understand when to use it.
Here's the general rule: Use "who" when it is the subject of a sentence or clause — the one taking the action, as in "Who loves you?" Use "whom" when it is the object of a sentence or clause — the recipient of the action, as in "Whom do you love?"
Got it?
See the problem?


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House Appropriations Committee approves FY14 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
The House Committee on Appropriations approved the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014" (H.R. 2410) by a voice vote. The approved bill includes $1.150 billion for international food aid through the P.L. 480 Title II Grants Program (Food for Peace) and an additional $180 million for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.


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The Greatest Story Ever Toad
Happy Earth Day, earth-dwellers and ectoplasmic drifters!
It's a beautiful afternoon in New York, abundant with beneficent Obama sunshine beneath the crown of a Tiffany-blue sky.
Consider this day a springboard to prepare to honor and celebrate another green anniversary, the 2nd Annual Save the Frogs! Day on April 30th.
I missed last year's inaugural event, the brainchild of Save the Frogs! founder and director, Dr. Kerry Kriger, an American Hero, probably because I wasn't paying attention.
But I am now and ready/eager to help however I can to preserve the well-being and survival of our amphibian planet-mates.
Why frogs? you ask, and the Save the Frogs! site has a pageful of answers:
Frogs are an integral part of the food web
Tadpoles keep waterways clean by feeding on algae. Adult frogs eat large quantities of insects, including disease vectors that can transmit fatal illnesses to humans (i.e. mosquitoes/malaria). Frogs also serve as an important food source to a diverse array of predators, including dragonflies, fish, snakes, birds and even monkeys. Thus, the disappearance of frog populations disturbs an intricate food web, and results in negative impacts that cascade through the ecosystem.
Frogs are bioindicators
Most frogs require suitable habitat in both the terrestrial and aquatic environments, and have permeable skin that can easily absorb toxic chemicals. These traits make frogs especially susceptible to environmental disturbances, and thus frogs are considered accurate indicators of environmental stress: the health of frogs is thought to be indicative of the health of the biosphere as a whole. Frogs have survived in more or less their current form for 250 million years, having survived countless ice ages, asteroid crashes, and other environmental disturbances, yet now one-third of amphibian species are on the verge of extinction. This should serve as an alarm call to humans that something is drastically wrong in the environment.
And, lastly but not leastly, Frogs are Cool.
How cool?
Just as Bat Conservation International (a worthy organization of which I am a member) has embraced a positive, missionary, educational, can-do, multi-pronged approach to protecting preserving endangered bat habitats, Save the Frogs! offers a cascade of ways to help frogs that also pay large dividends toward the health of the environment overall. They're all worthy and do-able, and I intend to start lobbying for the dance world to do its part and stage a frog allegory to appeal to fans of all ages. Instead of rolling a piano onstage and bringing dancers out of the wings to do their gossamer thing to the rippling rainfall of Chopin and Scriabin, give us a ballet that's about something, and features loads of hopping. After all, it isn't as if there isn't some precedence, and the silk embroideries choreographers have been turning out lately, such a bore.
Sorry, didn't mean to slide off-message. Pause. Re-focus.
And consider this poster your rallying flag.


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Vol 58 No. 4 : April 2006
Vol 58 No. 4 : April 2006
Kaleidoscope 2006 Held on April 29
One of Southern California's most popular family-oriented festivals since 1985, Kaleidoscope, will take place Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at CSULB. As always, admission and parking are free for this campus-wide event. This colorful annual get together attracts some 30,000 individuals throughout the day with activities from one end of the campus to the other and more than 100 clubs and vendor booths. Among this year's scheduled activities are Engineering Day, where visitors can learn about engineering science; the Mobile Science Museum, with fun educational activities; Earth Day, featuring representatives from the Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust, Long Beach Animal Control and the Sierra Club; a Health Fair, featuring the CSULB Radiation Therapy Student Association and the American Lung Association; the Multicultural Village and International Marketplace, boasting a wide variety of foods, arts and crafts, handmade and costume jewelry, and entertainment; the KaleidoKarnival, with game booths for children of all ages; and the Alumni Pavilion, displaying the CSULB historic memorabilia tent. In addition, because of their popularity, fruit smoothies served in whole pineapples will be available at the Tropical Islands booth. CSULB's Open House 2006, which is for admitted first-time freshmen and transfer students, will also be held on that Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. in The Walter Pyramid. Prospective students are invited to an orientation, after which, participants can attend a variety of informative workshops such as financial aid and campus life; attend academic college showcases; and participate in a student-support services fair which will take place in the University Student Union Building. Following the open house, participants are invited to take part in Kaleidoscope. Individuals interested in the Open House may register by calling the Office of University Outreach and School Relations at 562/985-5358. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. For more information about Kaleidoscope, call Luke Davidson, Kaleidoscope coordinator, at 562/985-2288, or visit its Web site. |
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The Yankees are 95-56.
They lead the American League East by five games with 11 to play.
They have a 4.5-game lead over the Angels for the top seed in the AL.
They have a 4.5-game lead over the Angels and the team that really plays in Los Angeles, the Dodgers, for the best record in the majors.
They have had a fantastic season, well on their way to winning their first division title in three years in a season when most of us gladly would have accepted a wild card berth.
These are the facts, and they are undisputed.
So why do I hear nothing but panic and dismay from Yankee fans? Because they've lost a few meaningless games to the Blue Jays and Orioles? Because they lost another game in Anaheim? What else is new?
Here's the truth. The Yankees deserve nothing but praise for the terrific season they've had. But neither their regular-season success, nor their late-season mediocrity — I will not call it a swoon, they haven't been that bad — will have any impact on how they fare in the postseason.
The playoffs are about talent, yes, but they're also a great deal about luck and getting hot at the right time. If CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett get hot for two weeks, no one is beating this team. You can take that to the bank. And Brian Cashman did, when he invested $200 million in those guys.
These games have no bearing on the playoffs. The only way they possibly could is if somehow the Yankees complete an epic collapse and lose the division and/or home field. But that's not going to happen. And even if it does, there is no way — no possible way — to say the Yankees are no longer a viable threat to win it all.
So take a breath, relax, and save your nerves for the games that truly deserve them. We're only a couple weeks away.


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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your family with these St Patrick Day Activities for Kids in Northeast Ohio. Remember to visit our list of Things to Do with Kids in Northeast Ohio for more ideas.
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St. Patrick's Day Parades across Northeast Ohio
FREE Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade
The Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day Parade is Ohio's oldest parade and is comprised of approximately 10,000 participants in 125 units. Route is East 18th and Superior Ave in Downtown Cleveland
Monday, March 17, 2014; 1:04pm
FREE Akron's St. Patrick's Day Parade
The parade steps off at noon at Cedar Street and ends at Bowery Street. This year's theme is "Salute," to honor our men and women in uniform.
Saturday, March 15, 2014; noon – 2pm
FREE Mahoning Valley St Patrick's Day Parade
The parade starts at McClurg Road, heads down Market Street and ends at Southwoods Pl in Boardman Ohio. The theme this year is "Celtic Pride".
Sunday, March 16, 2014; 1pm
St Patrick Day Activities for Kids at Area Parks & Natures Centers
Mill Creek Metroparks St. Patrick Day Activities
FREE Lookin' for the Green St. Patrick's Day Hike with Mill Creek Metroparks
Sun, March 16, 2014; 2pm to 4pm
Lorain County Metroparks St. Patrick Day Activities
Leprechaun Leap at Hollstein Reservation
Sunday, March 16, 2014; 3pm-5pm
FREE Catch a Leprechaun at Lakeview Park
Saturday, March 15, 2014; 10am to 12pm
St. Patty's Day Party at Miller Nature Preserve
Monday, March 17, 2014; 5pm-7:30pm
FREE Leprechauns and Fairies at Schoepfle Garden
Saturday, March 15, 2014; 10am to 11am
FREE Leprechaun Hunt at Vermilion River Reservation
Monday, March 17, 2014; 10am to 11am
Cleveland Metroparks St. Patrick Day Activities
FREE Leprechaun Hunt at Cleveland Metroparks CanalWay Center
Saturday, March 15, 2014; 2pm to 3pm
FREE St. Patrick's Snake Learn & Seek at West Creek Reservation
Sunday, March 16, 2014; 10am to 12pm
FREE Malarkey at Great Northern Mall
FREE family-friendly fun activities will take place in Center Court (near JCPenney) and the Dining Court (near Dick's Sporting Goods). {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, March 15; 11am-3pm
Where: 4954 Great Northern Mall North Olmsted, Ohio 44070
Cost: FREE
Kids St. Patrick's Day Party at Quaker Steak and Lube
Arts & Crafts, Coloring, Guess How Many Cookie Decorating Station, Kids eat free with adult purchase (ages 8 & under) and more. {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, March 15; noon-3pm
Where: 5935 Canal Road, Valley View Ohio 44125
St. Patrick's Day Activities at Indoor Play Centers
The following indoor play centers are hosting special themed events for St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Kids Play Indoor Fun
Monday, March 17, 2014; 12pm – 2pm
St. Patrick's Weekend Late Skate at Roll Arena
Friday, March 14, 2014; 7:30pm – 2am
St. Patrick's Day at The Children's Museum of Cleveland
Monday, March 17; 10am to 4:45
View the complete list of Indoor Play Centers in Northeast Ohio
St Patrick Day Activities for Kids at Libraries
Many local libraries are offering special St. Patrick's Day crafts and story times for kids. Check your local library's website for details on each of the events.
Ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Home
Of course you can always celebrate St. Patrick's Day at home. This year, make the holiday special for your kids by trying out some fun St. Patricks Day Recipes, Crafts & Activities for Children.
What are your plans to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year?


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A computer aided dispatch report shows Albuquerque police officers did have some information about a disturbing 911 call before they arrived at the home in question.
The call came in June 2013, six months before police say nine-year-old Omaree Varela was killed at his home on Comanche. In the June call, someone dialed 911 and let the dispatcher listen in for twenty minutes.
"You don't wanna (expletive) learn do you? You want to live your whole life like that. Don't you Omaree?" a man said on the tape.
You hear a man and woman screaming at Omaree. It includes racial slurs, expletives in almost every sentence, and threats to beat him.
"You want me to be your dad. (Expletive) you, I ain't going to be expletive to you," the man says.
The CAD report confirms officers were sent information about adults being severely verbally abusive before they arrived to the home. They got a message that a female told the child to stop crying because his bruise shouldn't hurt that bad.
The report shows officers were there for two hours and it ends with both of them coding in "all safe."
Because this is now an internal investigation, APD will not comment on the case. The two officers involved have been put on paid leave.
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Western Growers has sought a solution for several years, Nelson said.
"There have been some efforts by a few companies to broaden the coverage a bit, to add endorsements that will cover similar products," he said. "We've really only seen one that seemed possible, but under further questioning we pointed out some issues and haven't heard back from them yet."
What makes broad coverage elusive so far is the challenge of underwriting it.
"If I'm the insurance carrier," McInerny said, "how do I price it to the risk appropriately to gather enough premium dollars to cover my exposure and then, as they do in the reinsurance market, lay off some of the risk on others?
"If I'm underwriting for Lloyd's and looking at the last five to 10 years of catastrophic outbreaks, and see it was $100 million here and $50 million there, how do we garner the premium dollars? You've got multiple handlers, multiple producers, multiple touch points."
"How they work business interruption into a recall policy, I don't know," Garrett said. "I guess that's why they (the Senate) are calling it a feasibility study."
The United Fresh Produce Association, for one, welcomes the study. United Fresh members were briefed on recall insurance issues at the annual convention in May.
"We talked to that group as well," McInerny said. "Multiple people are asking, 'How do you a draw up a policy to guard against (third-party damage)?' It's hard to quantify your exposure and develop a program of the magnitude needed to address the problem."
But until something better comes along, Nelson offers some guidelines.
"My recommendation is to take the insurance with a high deductible for catastrophic events," he said. "We've sold almost no coverage at all because everybody is looking for that collateral damage. People who buy it at the low deductible, $5,000, are finding it pretty expensive. We recommend buying it with a $10,000 or $25,000 deductible, but each company has to decide."


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(Circular letter No.1886/Rev.5)
The IMO ship identification number scheme was introduced in 1987 through adoption of resolution A.600(15), as a measure aimed at enhancing "maritime safety, and pollution prevention and to facilitate the prevention of maritime fraud". It aimed at assigning a permanent number to each ship for identification purposes. That number would remain unchanged upon transfer of the ship to other flag(s) and would be inserted in the ship's certificates. When made mandatory, through SOLAS regulation XI/3 (adopted in 1994), specific criteria of passenger ships of 100 gross tonnage and upwards and all cargo ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards were agreed.
The implementation of the scheme became mandatory for all ships as of 1 January 1996.
In December 2002, the Diplomatic Conference on Maritime Security adopted a number of measures aimed at enhancing security of ships and port facilities. This included a modification to SOLAS Regulation XI-1/3 to require ships' identification numbers to be permanently marked in a visible place either on the ship's hull or superstructure. Passenger ships should carry the marking on a horizontal surface visible from the air. Ships should also be marked with their ID numbers internally.
The IMO ship identification number is made of the three letters "IMO" followed by the seven-digit number assigned to all ships by IHS Maritime (formerly known as Lloyd's Register-Fairplay) when constructed. This is a unique seven digit number that is assigned to propelled, sea-going merchant ships of 100 GT and above upon keel laying with the exception of the following:
This number is assigned to the total portion of the hull enclosing the machinery space and is the determining factor should additional sections be added.
The IMO number is never reassigned to another vessel and is shown on the ship's certificates.
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25 "Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother; | 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. |
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French MVNO La Poste Mobile has launched a new Pro range of Bundles for small businesses which include unlimited SMS/MMS and 500 MB, 2GB or 4GB of mobile internet access.
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PUBLISHED: 22 Oct 2013 11:01:00 | UPDATED: 23 Oct 2013 07:19:46PRINT EDITION: 22 Oct 2013Caledonia, previously lauded by Freelancer.com founder Matt Barrie as one of a select group of Australian funds managers to "get" technology, will be a cornerstone investor in his $15 million float. Photo: Sasha Woolley
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Fund manager Caledonia is taking a $3 million stake in the initial public offering for online employment marketplace Freelancer.com, which opened on Tuesday morning.
Caledonia chief investment officer Will Vicars told BRW the firm had applied for $3 million in shares, representing 20 per cent of the public float.
"I can confirm we are an investor and hopefully we'll be a very happy one," Vicars says. "It's an interesting company."
Caledonia was the global investment manager that introduced James Packer to US-based real estate website Zillow. Caledonia has a 16.05 per cent stake in Zillow and Packer and associated entities have 9.3 per cent.
Freelancer's regional director for Australia and New Zealand, Nikki Parker, described Caledonia as a "cornerstone investor". "We're very excited," Parker says.
Freelancer, the online freelance work marketplace headed by BRW Young Rich lister Matt Barrie, is floating on the Australian Securities Exchange after Barrie knocked back an offer to buy the company outright.
The company is aiming for a market capitalisation of $218 million, off projected 2013 profit of $417,000, a price-earnings ratio that Barrie has defended in an interview with BRW.
Only a small part of the company is being floated publicly, with the three directors controlling 87 per cent between them and a further parcel earmarked for the employee share scheme.
Parker says aside from Caledonia there was also "intense interest" from the industry in general and "all different types of investors".
The Freelancer prospectus, released last week, says the IPO will close on November 15 but Parker says the dates are not final.
Parker says share allocation will be at the discretion of the board if the IPO is over-subscribed.
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Jeremy Piven in Kasil Workshop and Miley Cyrus in Rock & Republic
Jeremy Piven was spotted on set of his new movie So Undercover with Miley Cyrus. He was wearing a pair of Kasil Workshop Davidson Jeans in Engineer Blue and Miley was wearing a pair of Rock & Republic Kashmere Denim Leggings in Devoted. I like the clean tonal blue of Jeremy's jeans. They are a great pair to dress up or casually wear around.
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Megan was wearing a pair of Rock & Republic Scorpion jeans with a tight fitting tee. I used to own a couple of Scorpions a few years ago, they were really cute jeans but the utility pockets were just not suiting me very well. Megan seems to look amazing in Rock & Republic though, she really does the brand justice!
AnnaLynne McCord in Rock & Republic Cargos
It was a denim girls outing for the McCord sisters and a friend yesterday! AnnaLynne, her sister Angel and their friend were all snapped by the paps as they were leaving Warren-Tricomi salon in West Hollywood, California after having a cut and style. I've always thought AnnaLynne's hair is beautiful.
AnnaLynne was wearing a pair of Rock & Republic Teddie cargo pants in Olive for the day. I recognised these as soon as I zoomed in on the button, the Rock & Republic button is so distinct. I always like spotting celebs out in the brand, it's not often we get to see it. Her sister was wearing a pair of denim leggings and her friend was wearing Dylan George bootcut jeans in Czar. These girls adore their denim! You can buy these Teddie cargos in Olive at Rock & Republic for $198.
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Rock and Republic changes ownership
Back in April, Rock and Republic filed for Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection and it was unsure if the brand was going to survive. All of that may have changed over the past week when, VF Corporation, the company that owns denim giants such as 7 For All Mankind and Wrangler jeans, purchased the Rock and Republic's trademark rights.
While this news certainly is good for fans of Rock and Republic, it doesn't mean the company is out of the woods yet. VF Corporation has only purchased the trademark and intellectual property of the brand. this means that the company name is owned by VF but not the actual stores and business themselves. The purchase by VF Corporation is supposed to be finalized in the spring, and the company plans to continue to fulfill orders.
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- AnonymousJune 5, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Have you considered Variable Single Premium Annuities as a part of aa retirement income strategy?
Not exactly. The variable annuity with the GLWB rider makes it act differently from a VA. I definitely should add a standard VA in subsequent revisions.- AnonymousJune 15, 2012 at 9:30 AM
I think that the inclusion of Variable Income Annuities would also be an interesting addition to the research. As it would provide guranteed income with the possibility of growth of the payment.
- AnonymousJune 5, 2012 at 4:52 PM
I think that you are making an important contribution to the retirement income discussion.
I have a question. Your prior posting on page 10 states "With a low enough withdrawal rate, annuitization is not necessary because it will lower the legacy value with only the slightest increase in the already high sustainability."
Using your new framework and the AMOUNT withdrawal strategy, when do you hit this "low enough" threshold? 2.5%? 2%? - ourbrooksJune 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Long before index linked inflation adjusted annuities came along, many companies offered annuities with payments that increased at a fixed, purchaser chosen rate; for example, you could choose to have payments increase at a fixed 3% a year. Among others, Mass Mutual still offers these.
Index linked annuities mean that the insurance company takes on inflation risk. The cost of this risk is passed to the annuity purchaser. The true cost might be small, since an insurance company could easily buy and hold long term TIPS, but I wonder whether they aren't overcharging. It would be interesting to see how a fixed increase annuity compared with a real SPIA. It might be beneficial to choose a low increase rate, which would have the effect of increasing real spending early in retirement. ourbrooks, interesting question. I suppose one should compare the real SPIA to a SPIA with fixed increases equal to the breakeven inflation rate between TIPS and nominal Treasuries.
But the real SPIA would probably still be a bit more expensive for a couple reasons: more risk about future inflation and any difficulties about fully hedging the inflation risk, and also less competition in the real SPIA market could allow slightly higher markups.Wade --
This is great progress in addressing and illustrating the complexity and advancing it toward clarity.
You have 8 strategies for placement-and-use of the $$, and comments above have suggested more, any of which could be "best" for someone. And six measures, which will rank differently for different folks, and I bet readers can propose more of those too.
And I have another complication I think essential: I think investments' future-performance uncertainties are greater than reflected by our calculated SDs.
Your graphs are a BIG advance in turning this complexity toward clarity, essential for both advisors and clients. Especially with dangers of declining mental capacities with age.
I am enchanted by your introduction of your article as "the initial stages..." What can you tell us now of what you are working on and planning ahead, as further stages? ? ?
Dick PurcellRepliesDick,
Thanks for the comment. I'm trying to get caught up on things now after a brief trip to Chicago. Sorry for the big delay.
I think there is still a lot of work to do in this area. I need to add bond ladders, annuity ladders, delayed annuitization, optimizing the Social Security claiming decision, etc. And also combining the various strategies. And dig more into the outcome measures and how they can be presented.
- Joe TomlinsonJune 10, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Re: the ourbrooks question, I've been looking at that from time to time over the past couple of years and it appears like, if the TIPS/Treasury spreads indicates 2.5%, the cost for the annuity is roughly equivalent to fixed increases of about 3.5%. My guess, although I can't prove it, is that insurers don't work very hard to "sharpen the pencil" on inflation-adjusted SPIA pricing. It's a very small market, despite being a favored product by many economists and retirement researchers.


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Hunger Games fans rejoice! Effie (who'll be played by Elizabeth Banks in the upcoming film adaptation) is now the face of China Glaze's new line of nail prods, "Capitol Colours." In the ad, Banks-as-Effie is styled in futuristic awesomeness with nutty lashes, violet hair, and the cutest heart-shaped lipstick. China Glaze offers fans twelve new shades, from a drab gray to the sparkliest orange I've ever seen. The browns are also enticing--they have a spicy richness that reminds us of our girl Effie. The polishes will be available on March 1, 2012--hope you can stand the wait.
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Disney World in December (Christmas season)
I am starting to lean towards a Disney World trip in early December, but have a few questions about that time of year! I hope this is the right forum for these questions! :)
During December, do the Christmas lights come on every evening after dark, or do they only come on for the "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party"? (It's in Magic Kingdom, right?) If I understand right... you have to pay separate admission to stay in the park during that time and you get booted out when it begins? Or could you stay but just not ride any rides? Are there different parades that happen during the Christmas party as opposed to the ones during the daytime? I would really love to see Disney all lit up, I'm sure it's beautiful in person! Does the Magic Kingdom still feel "Disney Magical" or does the Christmas atmosphere kind of take over? I love Christmas, but I also love the feeling of Magic Kingdom the way I think of it, which is kind of a "loaded with magic, hot summer vacation feel". Does "It's a Small World" change to a Christmas theme the way Disneyland's does? I searched on the net but it always brings up Disneyland's Small World. I know it sounds silly, but my boys love the rides as they know them and I think they might be somewhat disappointed if the rides were totally different than usual, etc. What's to be expected of the weather? I have heard it varies hugely! I'm wondering if it will likely be too cold to have a pool day at our hotel, etc. Is it warm enough to "sit out by the pool" or do people pretty much stay away from that in December? I'm from Canada, and part of the thrill of coming down there during the winter is being able to be warm, wear shorts, go swimming, etc. I saw photos of people wearing puffy winter jackets during the Christmas season and I was surprised! I'm assuming it was people who are from around the area, and not Canadians ;) but still. We went at the end of September last year and to me it felt deathly hot and humid (though I was thankful it was warm) and I figured that December might be a little more moderate. Does the temperature etc change THAT much by December? Maybe it would feel warm to us, and just not to those who live in the area? Or is it chilly to everyone? (any people from cold climates who have been to Orlando in December want to chime in?) Thanks so much in advance, any opinions are totally appreciated!! :D |
I haven't been to WDW during Christmastime, but just wanted to say :welcome: to the DIS!
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We absolutely love going at the beginning of December. You get all the wonderful Holiday experiences without the crowds. Now to answer some of your questions....
1) They do light the castle every night even if it's a MVMCP night. However, if it is a MVMCP night you will either need to purchase a ticket to stay at the park past party time, or you will need to leave. I would recommend doing the party at least once if you've never done it. It is amazing!! 2) You will definitely still experience and feel the Disney Magic during the Holiday Season. 3)No, Small World does not change at all during the Holiday Season. Hope that helps. Ohhh, another thing.....if you go during this time don't miss Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Hollywood Studios!! :) |
Ohhh forgot to mention we always had great weather when we were there at that time too. Very little rain, and pleasant temps. I usually wear capris or jeans, a t-shirt, and I bring a light jacket in case I need it in the evening.
It's a small worked did not get changed. It's still Disney magic, but with Christmas magic too, Yes, the party is sep admission, and you have to leave. It's beautiful! We even went swimming Christmas Day, but two days later the high was 50f and it got in the low 30s at night. |
Early December is a great time to go!! All of the resorts and theme parks are decorated for Christmas. We have been several times and the weather can vary alot.....one year it was very chilly during the day and we saw many families wearing shorts freezing their butts off. This past year it was beautiful...shorts during the day and jeans and a sweatshirt at night. Either way it will be warmer than Canada! :banana: Like another poster said the Osborne Spectacle of lights at MGM is not to be missed. Plus, Epcot has different storytellers in every country and the candlelight processional. All of this is included with your park admission. The only separate ticketed event is the Christmas party at the MK.
:welcome: and the beginning of December is an AWESOME time to go, you will not be disappointed:santa:
We "just got back" from Disney Christmas (Dec 6-14th). It was HOT. We swam every day. But some years, it has been frigged, so hot weather is not guaranteed.
There are tons of christmas things, but none of the rides change. MK has the party, lighted castle and holiday add on to the projections show. Epcot has Candlelight Processional and a special ending to IllumiNations. DHS has the Osbourne Lights (a must do). AK has a special daytime parade and the santa village at Camp Minnie Mickey |
Disney during Christmas was incredible. I want to go again and probably will someday but you will not be disappointed. My only concern is going during peak season like Christmas time with the enforcement of the fast pass. We don't have the option of going in early December with the spouse being a teacher.
Thanks so much for moving this to the proper forum, I wasn't sure where to put it!
And thank you so much everyone for your input! Ok, I'm totally becoming more set on the idea of going now! :) Does Magic Kingdom still run it's "regular" parades during the Christmas season? I LOVE the Electrical Parade, and would hate to miss it! Is the weather such, in general, that you could hope to get a bit of a tan? :D Or is that asking a bit much? SO true that it will be warmer than Canada, regardless, LOL!! ;) |
I just booked our second trip for 2013 for December 8th-15th. We've never been this time of year either and I'm excited to see it all decorated for the holidays. We are bringing my cousin, his children and my aunt and uncle, none have ever been to Disney. I can't wait!
It's our favorite time to go! The weather is high 70's to mid 80's, not too hot, not too cold, just right. Sometimes it does get chilly at night (50's) but we like that type of weather, we hate if it's too hot.
The Disney magic is enhanced in my opinion, the decorations make it that much better and the christmas music, parade, and Christmas feel is amazing. MVMCP is a must do at least once. Its not in the park every night, only 3 or 4days out of the week so you only get kicked out once in a while if you are not attending. Also, the first week in December usually has light crowds, right before the holiday rush and schools getting out. Enjoy your trip! |
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