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Re-creating a Favorite at Home
There's a Cuban restaurant a few blocks from our apartment, and it's one of my favorite places to eat out. My son loves the chicken soup, with big chunks of carrots, and I can't resist the empanadas, crisp plantain chips with garlic-oil dipping sauce and mojitos. My husband has a few favorites: arroz con pollo (chicken and rice, with olives, which lasts at least 3 meals), picadillo (ground beef with potatoes) and ropa vieja, shredded skirt steak with tomato, olives, onions and pepper. So when I spotted this recipe on the web site, I decided to give it a try. It was really good, although it didn't quite capture the restaurant's dish. Now it's just a matter of doing some research to figure out what's different (try the restaurant's dish, then come home and make ropa vieja again, repeat). What a hardship.
The thing about the slow cooker is, you do sacrifice something when you use it; in return you gain the warm, fuzzy feeling of assembling ingredients in the morning and go through the whole day smelling it as it transforms itself into dinner. This time it was 2 sliced red peppers, sliced onion, minced garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, cider vinegar, olive oil, cumin, salt, a bay leaf and beef. You get a pop of freshness by adding chopped pimiento-stuffed green olives and capers at the end. I forgot about the cilantro, so we skipped that.
My father-in-law loves the jerk chicken at our restaurant; here's a pork recipe with jerk seasonings. I don't know how authentic the banana fritters with chocolate sauce are, but I rarely resist ordering some, no matter how full I get. Chocolate and banana are one of my favorite combinations; here's a way to satisfy that craving.
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What restaurant meals do you recreate at home? — Kim Walker

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Abstract. This session will review some of the increasingly significant issues/problems associated with "striving" to attain the status of a world class "customer", i.e. as a "buyer," in the purchase of foreign goods.
Leading U.S. purchasers of foreign goods are constantly extending the envelope, or re-defining the model, of continuous improvement to their purchasing processes so that they can be deemed a world class "customer." One very important aspect in this improvement endeavor is in the manner in which an international firm contracts and buys from foreign suppliers and, in particular, the use of certain basic terms and conditions that may impact those international transactions.
This session is intended to be interactive with the attendees asking/responding to those international issues through the facilitation of the speaker. Most importantly, this session will provide THE occasion to interface with fellow "international expert NAPM buyers" and exchange thoughts and ideas on this very timely topic.
The Opportunity. Either as a U.S. manufacturer/purchaser of foreign provided/produced raw material, components, subassemblies, supplies, etc. or as a U.S. distributor, marketing outlet, etc. of foreign provided/produced finished goods, a buyer is concerned with the "terms" of engagement in the purchase of those items. Of special significance is the notion that is rapidly evolving that sellers are re-defining their core attributes/businesses and thus being more selective in the number of products they put into international commerce and/or reducing the number of customers they intend to transact business with. Consequently, this phenomenon has the potential of reducing the source(s) of supply for the U.S. purchaser and may cause a "re-awakening," and add new meaning, of being a "world class customer." In order to "persuade" those foreign sources that you really do care about them, buyers need to become sensitive to the dynamics in the international purchasing "Rules-of-the-Road."
However, even without this phenomenon, buyers should strive to be world class "customers." Buyers should capture that sensitivity and understanding within the foreign market and its ever-changing nature.
Accordingly, "knowing the right" international terms and conditions becomes of "paramount" importance in order to seize this opportunity that other buyers may miss! Finally, the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods is the centerpiece of this session.
Session Objective. The objective of this session is to re-visit the "appropriate" international terms and conditions for the purchase of foreign goods.
Highlights of Session. Focus will be on the many facets of the international marketplace and the rules-of-the-road including the following:
Quality of the Contract and the Relationship
Practicing "preventive law"
Recognize-there really is a difference in negotiation techniques!
Countries involved in your transaction
How to disclaim the CISG-the "Right" way versus the "Wrong" way in drafting!
Definition of "Goods,"
Increased "pre-contractual" liability for statements. Any Parol Evidence Rule? Usage of trade and prior course of dealing may be applicable.
Duty of Good Faith
Are oral purchase/sale agreements over $500 enforceable?
Doing the "deal" on the phone or over the internet? What are the risks?
Is there a Statute of Frauds?
Is the 'battle of the forms" principle (UCC 2-207) applicable to international transactions?
Perfect tender "required?"
Letters of Credit: Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in International transactions
Force Majeure
"E-Terms"-"Goods available at Seller's premises" (EXW)
"F-Terms" -"Goods handed over to the carrier named by the Buyer" (FCA, FAS, FOB)
"C-Terms"-"Seller has to contract for carriage, but without assuming the risk of loss of or damage to the goods or additional cost due to events occurring after shipment and dispatch" (CFR, CIF, CPT, and CIP)
"D-Terms"-"Seller has to bear all costs and risks needed to bring the goods to the country of destination" (DAF, DES, DEQ, DDU, DDP)
Why is it important and the attributes of ADR
One Form of ADR-"Baseball Arbitration"
ADR in "putting the deal together"
ADR in contract performance
ADR for claims resolution
Foreign taxation aspects
"Net 30 days" replaced by irrevocable (conditional) confirmed letters of credit for the benefit of foreign Seller?
Foreign Seller provides letters of credit to the U.S. Buyer?
Transfer of "technical" information and/or goods to the Seller?
Are you prepared to deal with the Department of State, Commerce, and Defense Departments?
Process Check. Are you a world class "customer"? How do you rate your organization? How do your suppliers rate your organization? Do you have a quality contract and quality relationship? Is it being measured? As a world class "customer" are you part of their "core" business plan for the new Millennium?


text: Andre, I am not an engineer. I do have over 30 years experience as an electronics technician, however. What has amazed me is what today's new engineering graduates don't know. In school, they apparently do not handle any physical components nor do they breadboard any circuits to observe electrical laws in the real world. They do not handle a soldering iron, and it seems that they can scarcely read a schematic, nor understand the use of common test equipment. Old-school engineers were completely different. They could wear both hats as a technician and engineer. I enjoyed a previous job where I got to build the engineering prototypes and helped to troubleshoot when something didn't work as expected. They could design on paper, and I got to prove their concepts with prototypes. Joe, N6DGY Andre Kesteloot wrote: > Phil, > > What motivated my posting was the rather simplistic tone of the tile > of the article. > Kit building may attract youngsters in the right direction, but does > not an engineer make . > > One may or may not learn to think like an engineer by attending college. > And I also know of many "engineers" who got their diplomas by writing > code and / or using simulation software, and could not draw a circuit > diagram. > I used to interview engineers who had attended college here, and had a > EE diploma. One of the questions I woud ask them was, " having access > to any electric or electronic part you may want, please draw now on > the white-board how you would design a ground-fault interrupter. Just > think, then show me how you would go about solving this problem". > > The majority of candidates not only did not know how to go about > designing one, but also could not come up with a general solution. > The next day, I would ask them again, and maybe one in ten had > bothered to go visit the local hardware store, buy of of these devices > and open it up. > Although they had a diploma, I would not call these people engineers > either. > IMO, it takes much more than either kit-building or attending college > to make an engineer. > > 73 > André > > > > On 3/1/2012 15:20 PM, Phil wrote: >> Come on Andre, deep down you know that you've gotta get the kids away >> from the TV and computer games first, before you can mould them into >> engineers. Give them the fun first, and the maths later! And >> nowadays, you have to get the Dads interested before the kids - >> remember, we've lost almost an entire engineering generation to >> 'progressive education' and 'health and safety'. >> >> Phil M1GWZ >> >> >> >> On 1 Mar 2012, at 02:13, Andre Kesteloot wrote: >> >>> http://www.electronicdesign.com/article/components/DIY-Electronics-Kits-Turn-Hobbyists-Into-Engineers.aspx?cid=ed_newsletter&NL=1&YM_RID >>> >>> _ >>> _ >>> Tacoistas, >>> >>> Silly me ! >>> >>> I had always thought that, for me to become an engineer, it had been necessary to attend college, sweat through integral calculus, >>> divs and curls, Pointing vectors, etc., study through the nights before finals... >>> >>> Had I just known this 55 years ago, I could have simply bought a few DIY electronics kits and /voilà/, Instant Engineer... >>> >>> So much time and money wasted on theory. (While in college I did learn, however, how to drink a fair quantity of beer) >>> >>> 73 >>> André N4ICK >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tacos mailing list >>> Tacos at amrad.org <mailto:Tacos at amrad.org> >>> https://amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tacos mailing list >> Tacos at amrad.org >> https://amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Tacos mailing list > Tacos at amrad.org > https://amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos >


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The following is a list of episodes for the Disney Channel Original Series series, Gravity Falls. The show follows twin city kids Dipper and Mabel Pines who are sent to spend the summer with their eccentric Great Uncle Stan (aka Grunkle Stan) who runs a tourist trap called The Mystery Shack in a remote Oregon town of Gravity Falls where nothing is what it seems.[1]
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Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
Season premiere | Season finale | |||
1 | 12[2] | June 15, 2012 June 29, 2012 (premiere) | (preview)TBA |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
1 | "Tourist Trapped" | John Aoshima | Alex Hirsch | June 15, 2012 | 101[3] | 3.40[4] |
Dipper and Mabel Pines arrive in the remote town of Gravity Falls, Oregon to live with their Great Uncle Stan over the summer at his tourist trap, the Mystery Shack. But when Dipper discovers a journal detailing the supernatural side of Gravity Falls, he thinks Mabel's new boyfriend might be a zombie—but turns out to be a bunch of gnomes who have been looking for a queen. Creature: Gnomes Guest stars: Rodger Bumpass as Gnome Leader, Jack Angel as Gnome #1, Thomas F. Wilson as Gnome #2 | ||||||
2 | "The Legend of the Gobblewonker" | John Aoshima | Michael Rianda & Alex Hirsch | June 29, 2012 | 105[3] | 3.14[5] |
Dipper, Mabel, and Soos go on a quest to a local lake to find a mysterious lake monster known as the Gobblewonker. Meanwhile, Stan tries to make up for their absence by finding alternative "fishing buddies". Creature: Robot Gobblewonker | ||||||
3 | "Headhunters" | John Aoshima | Aury Wallington & Alex Hirsch | June 30, 2012 | 102[3] | 2.71 |
Dipper and Mabel try to find the culprit responsible for cutting the head off a wax sculpture of Stan that Mabel made. Meanwhile, Stan tries to mourn the loss of his wax counterpart. Creature: Wax Statues Guest stars: Larry King and Coolio as wax figures of themselves and John Oliver as Sherlock Holmes | ||||||
4 | "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel" | John Aoshima | Zach Paez & Alex Hirsch | July 6, 2012 | 104[3] | 2.95[6] |
Dipper becomes suspicious of the intentions of Lil' Gideon, a child psychic at the rival "Tent of Telepathy", when he develops a crush on Mabel and asks her out on dates. Creature: Lil' Gideon Guest stars: Thurop Van Orman as Lil' Gideon and Stephen Root as Bud Gleeful. | ||||||
5 | "The Inconveniencing" | Aaron Springer & Joe Pitt | Michael Rianda & Alex Hirsch | July 13, 2012 | 103[3] | 3.55[7] |
When Dipper develops a crush on Wendy, he attempts to portray himself as a mature teenager so he can hang out with her friends. But when Dipper, Mabel, and Wendy's friends visit an abandoned convenience store, they discover that it's haunted by elderly ghosts who hate teenagers. Creature: Ghosts Guest stars: Ken Jenkins as Old Man Ghost and April Winchell as Old Woman Ghost | ||||||
6 | "Dipper vs. Manliness" | Aaron Springer & Joe Pitt | Tim McKeon | July 20, 2012 | 106[3] | 3.14[8] |
Dipper wants to become more of a man and heads to the forest, where he meets a group of Minotaurs that teach him how to be a man and send him to fight the infamous Multi-Bear; Mabel tries to teach her Great Uncle Stan how to be more of a ladies' man and capture the heart of the waitress at their local diner, Lazy Susan. Creature: Minotaurs, Multi-Bear Guest stars: Alfred Molina as the Multi-Bear and Jennifer Coolidge as Lazy Susan | ||||||
7 | "Double Dipper" | Aaron Springer & Joe Pitt | Story by: Mitch Larson Teleplay by: Michael Rianda, Tim McKeon, & Alex Hirsch | August 10, 2012 | 107[3] | 4.17[9] |
Dipper uses a mysterious photocopier to create clones of himself so he can work the ticket stand for a party at the Mystery Shack and flirt with Wendy at the same time; but the Dipper clones turn on each other when they are faced with the opportunity to dance with her. Meanwhile, Mabel tries to compete against Pacifica Northwest, the most popular girl in Gravity Falls, for the title of "Party Queen". Creature: Clones Guest stars: Jackie Buscarino as Pacifica Northwest and Niki Yang as Candy Chiu. | ||||||
8 | "Irrational Treasure" | John Aoshima | Story by: David Slack Teleplay by: Tim McKeon & Alex Hirsch | August 17, 2012 | 108[3] | 3.87[10] |
Dipper tries to expose Pacifica Northwest's fradulant claim that her great-grandfather was the founder of Gravity Falls, Mabel tries to prove that her silliness isn't bad. Creature: Quentin Trembly in a block of Peanut Brittle Guest stars: Jackie Buscarino as Pacifica Northwest and Thurop Van Orman as Lil' Gideon | ||||||
9 | "The Time Traveler's Pig" | Aaron Springer & Joe Pitt | Aury Wallington & Alex Hirsch | August 24, 2012 | 109[3] | 4.14[11] |
Dipper uses a time machine to undo ruining his attempt to impress Wendy at a fair (and ensures Pacifica wins a pet pig instead of Mabel), but accidentally changes history for the worse. Creature: `Blendin Blandin, Time Traveler Guest stars: Justin Roiland as Blendin Blandin and Jackie Buscarino as Pacifica Northwest | ||||||
10 | "Fight Fighters" | John Aoshima | Zach Paez & Alex Hirsch | September 14, 2012 | 110 | 2.94[12] |
When Robbie challenges Dipper in a fight, Dipper makes a character from an arcade game come to life, but Dipper must then stop him before he kills Robbie. Meanwhile, Mabel tries to cure Grunkle Stan of his fear of heights, but it ends up with him being cured and her being scared of heights. [13] Creature: Rumble McSkirmish Guest star: Brian Bloom as Rumble McSkirmish Note: This episode features guest animation by pixel animator Paul Robertson.[14] | ||||||
11 | "Little Dipper"[15] | Aaron Springer & Joe Pitt | Tim McKeon | September 28, 2012 | 111 | N/A |
Grunkle Stan accidentally signs the Mystery Shack to Lil' Gideon, making Dipper and Mabel find a way to get their home back. Guest star: Thurop Van Orman as Lil' Gideon | ||||||
12 | "Summerween" | October 5, 2012 | N/A | |||
Dipper and Mabel are excited to join in on the fun when Grunkle Stan throws his annual Halloween in Summer. However, when Wendy casually mentions that trick-or-treating is for kids, Dipper's whole outlook on the evening changes. |


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I was in the process of thinking through a new piece, and this is what I came up with – a lot of aspects to consider. It seems that composing entails more than one would think at first. In red are the elements that currently are more in focus – or have become part of the process because of new technologies.
Are we really in the 21st century yet? Some continue to write string quartets and symphonies like Brahms and Mahler, with the same instruments. But there are new elements in the composition process that didn't exist before. The perennials are rhythm, melody, harmony, texture and style; however, defining style is much more complex. Before the 20th century everyone wrote in the same style. Now we are dealing with multiple stylistic elements, some from classical Western music, some from so-called modern Western music, including the old 'avant-garde' – which is actually 20th century music, as opposed to 21st century music; some from ethnic and folk traditions from all over the world; some from popular music, rock and jazz. This should be it, but it really isn't.
Our society is visually oriented. The proliferation of vision-enhancing devices and laser eye surgery afford people clear vision. We are constantly looking at screens: at work on the computer, at play watching television, films and DVDs. People have become much more sensitive to visual stimuli and they crave them. This poses a problem for the composer: should a piece have a visual content? Does the decline of classical music have anything to do with the fact that the visuals are lacking? Who wants to sit and watch 50 people dressed in black sitting practically still reading music for two hours? Isn't it better to listen to the piece on a hi-fi? Meanwhile, opera is still popular because it is a show.
Composing in the 21st century also entails balancing a number of other elements: scripts – even for instrumental music, it is easier to get a new piece across if you have a story to tell about it, even if it isn't program music. The context element actually has always existed; it may even have been stronger in the past when most pieces were written on demand for a special occasion, when music had stronger ties to the social fabric. But now, it seems even more important to compose in context, as a composition addresses many levels of consciousness, and if we are to compose responsibly, social elements have to be taken into account.
In addition, we now have the option of making use of new technology: electronics, hyper-instruments enhanced with additional capabilities and most recently, interactivity through the web. Right now, only a few pioneers are working with these forms, and some of them were gathered at the IAMIC panel on music and technology moderated by Frank Oteri, that took place on September 27 at the Thalia Nimoy. Bill Duckworth and Nora Farrell do everything on and for the web. Tod Machover designs hyper-instruments for children to play. His hyperscore software enables anyone to 'draw' a piece on the computer, and the program translates the visual data into music. Every teenager gets to be a rock star on screen, with no practice time. This is the way of the future: instruments that require no practice; you can play them along with someone else in Hong Kong in an interactive jam session.
The web killed the music industry but it may save music-making eventually by making it accessible to each and everyone, no longer restricted to elite of highly trained practitioners. Check out Music: How the Web Got Wired for Sound (Routledge 2005) by William Duckworth, whose site is actually hard to find – don't look under William Duckworth or Bill Duckworth, but go to www.monroestreet.com; on cathedral on you can participate in a collective composition project on the web. Also, check out www.hyperscore.com, Tod Machover's visual music creation tool. Also visit www.lemurbots.org for some surprising interactive instruments.


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Also known as | Sisters with Voices |
Origin | New York City, United States |
Genres | R&B, New jack swing |
Years active | 1990–1998, 2005–present |
Labels | RCA, Mass Appeal Entertainment/E1 Music |
Associated acts | Teddy Riley, Brian Alexander Morgan, Allstar, Chucky Thompson, Eric Sermon, Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, Babyface, Quincy Jones, Blackstreet, AZ, Busta Rhymes, Sahpreem King, Faith Evans, Puff Daddy, Foxy Brown, Ishmael Butler, Neptunes, Pharrell Williams, Wreckx-n-Effect |
Website | http://www.therealswv.com |
Members | Cheryl "Coko" Clemons Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George Leanne "Lelee" Lyons |
Also known as | Sisters with Voices |
Origin | New York City, United States |
Genres | R&B, New jack swing |
Years active | 1990–1998, 2005–present |
Labels | RCA, Mass Appeal Entertainment/E1 Music |
Associated acts | Teddy Riley, Brian Alexander Morgan, Allstar, Chucky Thompson, Eric Sermon, Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, Babyface, Quincy Jones, Blackstreet, AZ, Busta Rhymes, Sahpreem King, Faith Evans, Puff Daddy, Foxy Brown, Ishmael Butler, Neptunes, Pharrell Williams, Wreckx-n-Effect |
Website | http://www.therealswv.com |
Members | Cheryl "Coko" Clemons Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George Leanne "Lelee" Lyons |
Sisters with Voices, better known as SWV, is an American female R&B, Grammy nominated trio from New York City. Formed in 1990 as a gospel group,[1] SWV became one of the most successful R&B groups of the 1990s. They had a series of hits, including "Weak", "Right Here/Human Nature", "I'm So into You", and "You're the One". The group disbanded in 1998 to pursue solo projects, and reunited in 2005.
SWV (an abbreviation for Sisters With Voices) was formed by Cheryl Gamble, Tamara Johnson and Leanne Lyons (with Lelee and Coko as founding members).[2] After getting their demo together, the trio sent out demo tapes along with bottles of Perrier ("We couldn't afford champagne", says Taj) to catch the attention of record execs all over America. In 1991, after being invited to sing live in front of RCA executives, SWV was signed to an eight album record deal.
It's About Time is the debut studio album by American female R&B trio SWV, released by RCA Records on October 27, 1992 (see 1992 in music). It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA for more than three million copies shipped to store.[3] SWV's first single, "Right Here", was released in the fall of 1992, reaching No. 16 on the R&B charts. Their second single, "I'm So into You", peaked at No. 2 on R&B and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single, "Weak", reached No. 1 on both the R&B and Hot 100 charts. "Right Here/Human Nature", the fourth single and a remix of their first single, "Right Here", featured samples of Michael Jackson's hit "Human Nature". Pharrell Williams performed a small rap solo on "Right Here (UK Remix)". "Right Here/Human Nature" peaked at No. 1 on R&B and No. 2 on the Hot 100 and it stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts for 7 weeks making it one of the longest running singles of 1993. It was followed up with the additional Top10 R&B hits, "Downtown" (No. 2), and "Always on My Mind" (No. 8).[3][4] The album peak at 8 on the US Billboard 200.
Following the success of their first album, SWV appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 film Above the Rim. The single, "Anything", became a top ten R&B hit and reached No. 18 on the Hot 100 in the spring of 1994. That same year, SWV released The Remixes, which went gold by the end of the year. In the summer of 1995, the trio lent vocal harmonies to Blackstreet's Top 40 R&B hit "Tonight's the Night".
New Beginning is the second album from R&B group SWV. The first single, "You're the One", became one of their signature songs peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The second single, "Use Your Heart", saw the debut of the super producers The Neptunes. This song peaked at twenty-two on the Hot 100 and number six on the R&B chart. The last single, "It's All About U", found Taj taking most of the lead as opposed to Coko. The album was certified platinum for shipping 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. alone.[5] Also, in 1995 SWV appeared on the Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album, recording the track, "All Night Long".
Release Some Tension is SWV's third album. Guest appearances are made by E-40, P. Diddy, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Redman. The album features hits like "Rain" (which samples Jaco Pastorius's classic "Portrait of Tracy"), "Someone", "Can We" (which was originally included on the soundtrack for the Jamie Foxx film Booty Call), and canceled single "Lose My Cool". "Someone", although featuring one of the biggest producers/artists of the year, Puff Daddy, only reached No. 19 on the Billboard charts which sampled The Notorious B.I.G's "Ten Crack Commandment's and Les McCann's "Valantra". "When U Cry" also sampled Tyrone Davis' "In the Mood". The album was certified gold for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone. RIAA Database A Special Christmas, a holiday album featuring obth cover versions and original material, was released in the United States on November 18, 1997 by RCA Records. A Special Christmas would be the penultimate album the trio recorded together before they disbanded in 1998. Coko, the group's lead singer, released her first solo album in 1999.
The group split in 1998. The members began leading their own careers. After SWV disbanded, Coko went on to release her first solo album under RCA, titled Hot Coko, released August 1999. The first single, "Sunshine", which was dedicated to her son Jazz, reached the Top 40 position in the R&B charts that summer. However, neither the album nor the singles gathered the same mainstream success as Coko once did with SWV. Meanwhile, Coko was working on a second solo album titled Music Doll in early 2001, but RCA closed the black music division and the project was shelved. Since then, she has concentrated more on her family, and eventually married gospel producer and drummer for Israel and New Breed, Mike "Big Mike" Clemmons, the father of her second son, Jaylon. She currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[citation needed] In 2001, Coko and her Mother Lady "Clyde" Tibba Gamble did a remake of the song "Tears in Heaven" (originally recorded by Eric Clapton) on the album Rhythm and Spirit: "Love Can Build a Bridge". The album featured other artists such as Jennifer Holliday, Patti Labelle, and Tramaine Hawkins. Clemons sang on the Brent Jones & TP Mobb single "Midnite" in 2002. She also appeared on Youthful Praise's 2003 gospel album Thank You for the Change singing lead on "Up There".
Coko's full gospel solo debut, Grateful, was released in the United States on October 31, 2006[6] and debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Top Independent albums chart.[7] Grateful includes an all-star cover of The Clark Sisters' "Endow Me" which features R&B singers Faith Evans, Fantasia Barrino and Lil Mo.[8] An alternate version, minus Faith Evans was performed on BET's Celebration of Gospel '07. A special edition of Grateful only available through Wal-Mart includes two bonus tracks "I Wish" and Brent Jones' "Midnite" featuring Coko on lead vocals.
Coko was reported to have joined an all-black touring cast performing the critically acclaimed play The Vagina Monologues, along with Sherri Shepherd, Star Jones, Vanessa L. Williams, and others.[9] In June 2008, Coko performed in Japan for the Billboard Live Tour. She sang some of her solo hits "Sunshine", "Clap Your Hands", and the SWV song "Right Here/Human Nature".
In 2005, SWV reunited and announced plans to record a new album the following year,[3] which did not materialize. In 2007, the group performed dates with After 7, Bobby Brown, New Edition, and Blackstreet.[10] Also in 2007, Johnson-George appeared in the TV One reality series I Married a Baller which documented her life with husband Eddie George, former NFL player and present Nashville entrepreneur.[11] SWV members Coko and Lelee (who sing the theme song along with Taj) appear in a couple of the show's episodes. On June 24, 2008, during a performance from Alicia Keys at the BET Awards of 2008, SWV made a special appearance with the original line up from En Vogue and TLC. SWV sang "Weak" with Alicia and later performed "Waterfalls" with the two other R&B girl bands. Coko currently resides in Virginia Beach, Lelee in Atlanta and Taj in Nashville.[citation needed]. Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George was a contestant on Survivor: Tocantins, in which she came in fourth place. She was blindsided by her former alliance of James "J.T." Thomas, Jr. and Stephen Fishbach. She became the sixth Jury Member.[12] She participated in a 2009 national tour of the Vagina Monologues with an all-black cast, most of whom are also former reality show contestants.[13] SWV appeared on The Mo'Nique Show on February 2, 2010, performing Patti LaBelle's "If Only You Knew". Lelee and Coko provided the lead vocals.
In 2011, SWV signed a record deal with Mass Appeal Entertainment and E1 Entertainment. On June 10, 2011, SWV was featured on the official remix of Chris Brown's remake of their "Right Here/Human Nature" song, "She Ain't You". SWV released "Co-Sign"[14] on December 15, 2011 via iTunes[15] as the first single from their fourth studio album, I Missed Us.
VH1 ranked SWV No. 88 on their 100 Greatest: Women in Music list. Billboard named SWV the No. 7 R&B Act and the No. 2 Top Selling/Airplay R&B Female Group of the 1990s.
The track listing for SWV's I Missed Us was released on Amazon.com.[16] The album was released on April 17, 2012 via eOne Music and Mass Appeal Entertainment.[17]
SWV appeared on the television talk show The Wendy Williams Show on April 17, 2012 to promote the release of I Missed Us and to perform the hit song "Co-Sign". The album then went to No. 1 on the iTunes R&B albums chart. On June 1, 2012, SWV announced that their next single to be released from I Missed Us would be "Love Unconditionally".
On June 28, 2012 the song "I'm So into You" from the triple platinum album It's About Time was ranked at No. 18 on VH1's 40 Greatest R&B Songs of the '90s.
On November 4, 2012, SWV performed on Black Girls Rock!, an organization to inspire young black girls, on BET.
On July 7, 2013, during the Essence Music Festival, SWV announced that WE tv green-lit 6 episodes set to air in early 2014 that will detail their lives as a group and individually, professionally and personally. It will also address their 1998 breakup and their subsequent reunion.[18]
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SWV featured a number of successful female groups as opening acts throughout their various touring engagements. Those groups included such contemporaries as Xscape, Jade, Total, 702, and Destiny's Child.[citation needed]
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1994 | Top R&B Singles Artist – Duo/Group | ||
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Grammy Award | Best New Artist | ||
1997 | Soul Train Lady of Soul Award | Best R&B Soul Single by a Group, Band, or Duo | |
Best Soul/R&B Album by a Group, Band or Duo | |||
1998 | Best Soul/R&B Album by a Group, Band or Duo | ||
Best Soul/R&B Single by a Group, Band or Duo | |||
2012 | Soul Train Award | Best Independent R&B/Soul Artist or Group | |
2013 | Grammy Award | Best Traditional R&B Performance for "If Only You Knew" |


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hardwood vs. carpet? Mistake or not?
We are still trying to decide about carpet/hardwoods in our upstairs bedrooms. Would I make a mistake if I put hardwoods on the stairs going up and the landing, but carpeted the bedrooms? And if I did carpet, would it be a huge mistake to put different colors in each room, rather than the same?
I like hardwoods, but I am stressing over the installation of them, sanding, staining, sealing, etc. We are having new windows installed in a few weeks, (major headache!) and a new roof, probably at the same time. If we add hardwoods to the entire upstairs, oh, I just don't know if I'll be sane! I could handle the stairs and landing, but moving all of the furniture out for a couple of weeks, I don't know! Carpeting would be so much easier!
Thanks for reading, we've got to make a decision really soon!-
I think hardwood on the stairs and landing and carpet in the bedrooms is great. The carpet will be warm and soft in the mornings. If you don't do the carpet, you'll probably need/want to get rugs for the bedrooms and those add up in terms of $$!
Personally, I would do all the same carpet in the bedrooms as I don't care for the look of different carpet being seen at one time. I would think that would be better for resale too, but if you aren't planning on selling, do what you like.
I'd also go with all hardwood. We built our home 10 years ago and have hardwood in all the main rooms and master bedroom. Tile in kitchen and baths, sunroom. I made the mistake of putting carpet in the two guest bedrooms, we are replacing that carpet this year with hardwood. I absolutely love hardwood. I hope to never use carpet again.
I am in a similar situation. I changed all my flooring on my first floor except I left carpet in the living room. Its a fairly small room and I wish I had just continued with the hardwood.
Currently, my the carpet on my stairs and 2nd floor hallway are being ripped out and being replaced with hardwood. I am leaving the carpet (currently the same in all areas)in the bedrooms. I think I want to just change the carpets as I redo the bedrooms. I've always done the same color throughout but now that none of the carpeted areas will touch I am thinking I might use different colors but that's a way down the road.
Here is a photo of what we did. At some point I'd like to change out the rug on our landing to coordinate better with the runner, but that's not a priority right now. We are empty nesters and just didn't see the point in putting hardwood in the bedrooms that are hardly ever used. I love my hardwood flooring downstairs but really prefer carpet in the bedroom. It's quiet, and ours is neutral so it also has a serene, relaxed look. It also feels great on bare feet, and in the bedroom we like that. I did similar colors but upgraded the carpet in our BR and did a lower grade in the other rooms, as they are rarely used. It would depend on how your upstairs is laid out, but if the rooms can be seen together, I'd keep the colors the same or very close. Sounds like you are doing a lot to your beautiful home. Good Luck!
We pulled out carpet in the bedrooms and went for hardwood, partially for aesthetic reasons and partially for the allergy reasons karenforroses mentioned.
Previously, there was one color of carpet in the hall/stairs and each bedroom was a different color (four colors total), which I found choppy. But our second floor has a center hall, from which you can look into all three bedrooms nearly simultaneously; your floorplan may be different. I really like the continuity of one flooring running throughout the entire second floor (well, except the bathroom).
If you can, ignore the short-term inconvenience of the hardwood installation (and/or consider a prefinished option - we went with engineered), and decide based on what you WANT to have in there in the end. If it's carpet, go for carpet! If it's hardwood, grit your teeth, stock up on your mood elevator of choice, and go for it. :D
I vote for hardware everywhere. And then put rugs down for the kids. Carpet seems to age the second you put it down. The idea of replacing it all eventually (with new carpet or wood) is just "ugh". So much easier to put wood everywhere now and replace a few area rugs as needed down the road.
We have wood going up the stairs and carpet (all the same carpet)in the upstairs bedrooms, hall and game room. I don't honestly know whether the $$$ or the work required to empty all the rooms is more of an obstacle right now, but we really need to replace that carpet.
We are removing all the carpet in this house and slowly putting down solid wood floors (DIY) for allergy reasons also. I love the look and find it much easier to keep clean. You can vacuum carpets till you are blue in the face but they never are really "clean".
You could replace the carpet in stages like we did. Do the stairs now and the bedrooms next year since it seems you are doing so much now.
We just built. Did hardwood throughout the house other than bathrooms/mud/laundry room (tile) and the bedrooms- carpet. We thought of doing hardwood throughout but we live in a cold climate and really like a little carpet. We have high ceilings throughout - the carpet does give a little cozy factor in the bedrooms. We did different carpet in each bedroom. You would do a different rug in each bedroom right? Totally different decorating in each room also.
We removed the carpeting from all of our bedrooms and installed hardwood flooring. (The rest of our home is tiled.) I absolutely love it!!! How can it be a mistake? No soil, no dust, no fear of creepy crawlies lurking beneath the surface, and no difficult or impossible to remove pet or human mistakes to deal with. If you are concerned about warmth, you can add area rugs, which will also add character to the room. However, if you do decide on carpet, I have always been advised by designers to keep it the same in all of the rooms.
Its a personal preference. I love hardwood floors but we live in the NE so having carpet in the bedrooms makes them feel warmer. We put HW floors in the first floor. Berber carpet on the stairs and hallway and different colors in each room to match the paint.
While carpet may no be everyone's 1st choice, we decorated with what we liked and felt comfortable with as we hope to be in this home for a long time.
I only have wood in one room, and I only have one cat. Am I the only one who has a constant battle with dust bunnies? They love to commune in the corners, and party under the sofa. They get particular joy out of playing hide and seek under the ottoman. And I have to dust to floors under the entertainment cabinet and desk. After using the vacuum attachment to suck out the anthropophobic dust bunnies.
Maybe there isn't a "right" or "wrong" answer here.
We struggled with the same decisions when we built our home last summer. I absolutely love the look of hardwood any day over carpeting, BUT there is certainly more to consider than appearance. We live in our home and must consider other practicalities and functionalities as well. In the end, we only put hardwood in our kitchen and foyer areas. Living in Wisconsin, the weather just gets way too cold for us to go without the warmth of carpet, at least in the bedrooms. We have carpet in our great room too. The carpet is the same throughout the entire living area, except for the bedrooms. Our master bedroom is one shade darker and our kids' bedrooms are one shade lighter of the same type of carpeting. This was a decision based on the paint color selections for those rooms.
Someday, I would really like hardwood throughout, but I worry that I would miss the warm softness of carpeting, especially over our 9-month (lol) winter (okay, maybe I'm just bitter because it's still SO cold here).
I think that whatever you choose will turn out fine. Good luck with your projects.
We are in California, so the 'warmth' issue is really not an issue. Except for our tiled areas, kitchen, shower areas of both baths, and the entryway, we did hardwood. But the two kid's bedrooms just didn't need to be redone, so we left the carpet in there. Now, I wish we had let the wood go into both those bedrooms too. I use area rugs in all rooms, so there is still softness and warmth.
If you decide to do carpet in bedrooms, please do one nice neutral, maybe in a darker tone like a mushroom or a caramel shade in all. Carpet starts to show dirt so quickly that it just makes sense to buy it in a color that will disguise that fact. And it always looks more cohesive to use the same flooring in all areas you can see at a glance.
We're ripping out our carpets and putting hardwoods throughout. To me the wood feels warm and wonderful. Looks fabulous, too.
As far as the dust bunny issue is concerned, that same dirt is in your carpets, it's just trapped / stuck so you don't notice it. Hardwood floors don't create dirt, they just make it easier to clean up.
We are getting ready to build and it's all hardwood with just a touch of tile. Our last house took such a beating with teenagers that we are forever off of carpet. Also, I think it's so much easier to keep the hardwood floors clean. The hardwood floors in the old house looked untouched compared to the carpet.
I was planning on doing a "stair runner" but have been talked out of it by the flooring guy. He said that he always ends up replacing them and having to redo the stairs to hardwood which is much more costly.
If I did do a runner on the stairs it would have to be excellent quality and 100% wool. I have found that my Karastan rugs clean up so easy and the kids and dogs haven't fazzed them.
I find my hardwoods SO much easier to keep clean. I have pets, so I really need to keep the floors very clean. I can't really afford carpet because the last estimate I got just for cleaning my staircase (21 stairs and landing) was well over $100 - ouch. I got rid of the carpet, and now I just wipe the stairs off with a damp cloth once a week. Takes just a few minutes. I have just two rooms upstairs to replace with hardwoods, and then I'm done for the duration of living here.
Kelliq81, I'm not sure what you meant by what the floor guy told you. Did you mean that he ends up redoing stairs that were already hardwood but have a runner over them (like in jjam's picture above?) If so, why would they need redoing? Does the runner damage them somehow?
I would put hardwood through out the house. You can always put carpet if you change your mind as you get older. I bet you don't though.
And I don't know if this was mentioned before, but, you can see all the dust and dirt you pick up daily from hardwoods. Just think of the dust and dirt carpet can harbor. eck!
Mary 2400 I would certainly go with hardwoods. Just put a runner going up the stairs. It is safe and is a good look. I think one is posted above.
Oh, one more thing I wanted to add. If money is no object, of course it is for me. lol I have seen hardwood flooring taken out of building's (such as cotton warehouse's and the like) and put into homes. Talk about stunning and good looking. Oh my...
Please forget about the comment I made about dirt in carpet, we all vacumm for goodness sakes.
But as my mommy always says, "It's only Stuff".
Over the years we have removed every last bit of W2W carpet in our home. It never feels clean to me!
We have hardwood on the steps and all the upstairs bedrooms. Use prefinished. I think we were able to do an entire room in just one day.
Then we put oriental rugs, flokatis, dhurries on the hardwood depending on the season.
Do you already have site stained/poly'd hardwood? If you do, I know it's hard to find prefinished that has the same sheen. I ended up doing the site finished in our entry ways , kitchen and foyer and we had to go stay in a hotel for 5 days! yikes. Every entrance to our house was the new hardwood, so we couldn't walk in or out of the house, but we had an entry/hall that was already site finished oak, and I didn't want to rip that all up to match to prefinished.
I really wanted to do the prefinished, but the sheens were so shiney, I couldn't match them up and didn't want them to look odd together.
I do agree with the other poster about carpet having as much dust as hardwood - you just can't see it. So you do tend to sweep more often! :-) But, in some rooms, I wouldn't want to have to sweep that often to keep the house looking "neat". I'd love to have hardwood stairs/hallway with a runner. I just love that look and think it would be pretty in your house with your tile foyer. I'd do carpet in the bedrooms just for upkeep sake if not anything else!
I would love to take up my dining room and living room carpet and do hardwood...I just can't bring myself to go to the expense when I know I'd want to cover up 2/3 of it with a beautiful Karastan area rug at $$$ for the hardwood/area rugs. But, I just love the way hardwood looks with a beautiful area rug over top!
When we moved into our house we refinished our foors upstaris and placed area rugs down. I regret this because our floors were cold and it was noisy. We are doing an addition and I am going to recarpet all the bedrooms in the same color (I am still searcing for a good neutral color). Good luck
If your true preference is for hardwood, go for hardwood. I know it's inconvenient to remove everything from the rooms, but it's short term.
Remember, moving everything to clean carpets is a pain too, and you have to do it a lot more often.
There are also new sanding machines now that do not make nearly amount of dust.
After having laminate downstairs in the new basement, I would never, ever put carpet anywhere again. I see how nasty dirty the laminate gets with little traffic and it freaks me out how dirty the carpet upstairs gets. I went out and bought a carpet cleaning machine. I still find it disgusting.


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JERMAINE LARON GORE, 33, of Tacoma, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 86 months in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. GORE is a street gang member with a lengthy criminal history, and was on probation from a state conviction at the time of his arrest with a weapon. At sentencing U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton cited his lengthy criminal history and told him there would be "no more second chances."
According to records filed in the case, GORE was arrested on July 4, 2006, after reports of a man waving a gun outside a home in Tacoma, Washington. Officers responded and stopped the car reported leaving the scene. In GORE's car they found a loaded Rossi .357 caliber revolver. GORE, was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his previous felony convictions, including:
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In asking for a significant sentence, Assistant United States Attorney Vince Lombardi wrote to the court that the only way to protect the public was to take GORE off the streets. GORE "has an extraordinarily long criminal history. While many of his convictions were driving offenses, many are more serious violent crimes and drug trafficking activity. Gore has not been deterred by his prior contacts with the criminal justice system, and indeed was on supervision with the Department of Corrections at the time of this offense, " Lombardi wrote in his sentencing memo.
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Georgia to honor Vietnam veterans
At 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the North Wing of the state Capitol, Governor Nathan Deal will issue a proclamation declaring March 29, 2014 as Vietnam Veterans Day in Georgia.
The theme of the ceremony, which falls on National Medal of Honor Day, is "A Tribute to Georgia's Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipients," and the Georgia Department of Veterans Service will individually recognize each of the state's 12 native sons who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.
"Vietnam veterans deserve our sincere respect, appreciation, and public recognition," said Georgia Department of Veteran Services Commissioner Pete Wheeler. "We gather to honor the brave Georgians who served in that conflict and we honor the service of every man and woman who put on a uniform and answered their nation's call to service."
An estimated 254,000 Georgia residents — approximately one-third of the state's total veteran population — are Vietnam War veterans. As the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War begins, it is fitting — and long overdue — to pay tribute to the service and sacrifices of these brave men and women.
The following are Vietnam War facts and figures:
• 8.7 million Americans served on active duty
• 7,391,000 Vietnam War veterans are alive today
• 228,000 Georgians served
• 1,584 Georgians were killed in action
• 8,534 Georgians were wounded in action
• 21 Georgians were held as prisoners of war
• 35 Georgians are still missing in action or otherwise unaccounted for
When the first Gulf War began, the church I served honored the two men from our congregation who served in Iraq. Later, on July 4th, we began a tradition of asking every veteran from all services and all conflicts, including the Cold War, to come forward and be recognized. That year, and every year following, the veterans received a standing ovation.
After the first recognition, I received a phone call from the wife of an Army vet who served in Vietnam. She said he went home from church and cried all day.
I said, "Oh, I am so sorry."
She said, "No, don't feel bad. He was so overcome because it's the first time anybody ever said 'thank you' for his service in Vietnam."
The Vietnam veterans were every bit as courageous, heroic, patriotic, and honorable as any other vet in any other war. They did their duty. They were faithful. However, they were the people betrayed by many of their fellow countrymen and the politicians. They won the battles. America lost the war.
When the two young men at our church were returning from the first conflict in the desert, a lady at church asked me, "Do you think they will be treated like the Vietnam veterans were?"
"No," I said.
"Why not?" she inquired.
"Because," I replied, "these are the children of the Vietnam veterans. They will never allow it to happen again."
And they haven't. As the Vietnam Veterans of America have long stated, "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another."
58,286 U. S. military personnel died in Vietnam. 153,303 were wounded in combat. They have long deserved our respect, our admiration, and our appreciation. It's about time that they are recognized as the heroes they are.
[David Epps is the pastor of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg, GA (www.ctkcec.org). He is the bishop of the Mid-South Diocese which consists of Georgia and Tennessee (www.midsouthdiocese.org) and the Associate Endorser for the Department of the Armed Forces, U. S. Military Chaplains, ICCEC. He is a Vietnam-era Marine Corps veteran. He may contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.]
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I am not sure what the Vietnam Veterans of America mean by the "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another."
As a veteran, I for one never felt abandoned by my fellow veterans, certainly not by the veterans of WWI, WWII and Korea. On the contrary, my father and all of his friends from WWII and Korea were nothing but supportive but concerned. The veteran down the street, who was very old at the time and fought in the Spanish American War, was supportive. Proud to take his young neighbor in uniform out to a movie where people sneered at us both. No Pastor Epps, they all were brothers in arms and never abandoned us. If the veterans of Vietnam were abandoned, they were abandoned by the American people not other veterans. They were abandoned by fickle politicians but never by our brothers.
So, I think Pastor Epps if this is what the VV of America believes, they are totally misguided, or maybe they simply need to learn to skip the self developed "cliches". Let's stop with all the self serving BS, our country called we answered, that's it. It's the guys that never came back that are the heroes and should never be forgotten.
Just a few bits and pieces.
One example is Bill Stanley in Marietta, retired cop who can tell you of his fellow cops who were WWII vets telling him their war stories but didn't want to hear squat about Vietnam.
Skip Bell, also in Marietta, remembers WWII vets who didn't think much of Vietnam, a mere "police action," parroting TV news.
If you want details, read BG Burkett's Stolen Valor for how the Amer Legion and VFW orgs responded to fundraising efforts to build a Dallas memorial to Vietnam war dead. If you want the short version, send me an email and I'll send it to you.
If you want names I can provide some with examples of their experience trying to join the Amer Legion and VFW in various states and receiving variations on "We don't want your kind." Not all had that experience but many did.
In 2005 I was having a custom stretch golf cart built by Jenko in Jenkinsburg, east of Griffin and east of 75, and while there one day an older man I didn't know was telling a story of his WWII days as a fighter pilot engaged in close support of ground troops in combat. I told him I felt a little kinship with him from my days as a helicopter gunship pilot in Vietnam engaged in the same ground support combat, but his response was to look at me like something on the bottom of his shoe and walk away.
Not all vets of prior wars drank the anti-war koolaid and believed the stories that American troops in that war were either inept or depraved, but many did. They were part of the public, too.
I can also tell you a few stories about those older vets coming to our aid, like the 101st vet who survived Normandy diverting a 101st Captain returning from Vietnam, rescuing him from certain trouble after hippies in the San Francisco airport spat at him. The WWII vet bought the Captain's dinner and swapped tales while he cooled down.
I can also put you in touch with a number of Vietnam vets who vow "never again" will American troops come home to a lousy welcome, not while we are alive.
All this is not bo-hoo whining, just facts. I'm glad your experience coming home was a good one, but many vets got the cold shoulder from vets of prior wars.
Having said all that, I don't get excited about parades or ceremonies or new holidays trying to make up for the past, but that's just me. Seems like trying to patch up a ship that sailed decades ago. I wish the participants well but it isn't my cup of tea.
My activism is teaching high school kids what really happened in Vietnam. The popular version is crap, the truth is quite bad enough, and it is a great example of how propaganda takes root, how a young person needs to learn to think for themselves lest they be led by the nose by the TV news propaganda machine.
I tell them it is pretty hard for our country to learn the lessons of Vietnam when the truth is still hidden in a tangle of myths, half-truths and political agendas. I also tell them the best way for them to stay informed is to read two good newspapers, one that leans left, like the AJC, and one that leans right, like the Wall Street Journal, to augment their dose of TV news.
Pardon me, I got carried away. David Epps is not wrong.
Terry Garlock
I didn't experience any of this by other veterans, I suppose that's because my father being retired military WWII and Korea surrounded himself with like kind veterans. They were all supportive and really good guys. Today when I meet a veteran and they talk about their time in the war or during the war, I just let them talk. Usually, I walk away and they never know I am a veteran too.
Since the war, I have chosen not to get involved with veteran groups, I have been asked on a number of occasions to join. I just don't see much point in it.
There isn't any black and white in this I suppose, we all cope in our own ways with the war, its memories, its outcome and its wreckage.
You teach kids about it and it's a big part of your life and who you are, I quietly live my life knowing I am very lucky to have been able to live it in one piece.
BTW, I didn't say exactly that my homecoming was that great, it wasn't bad from veterans, but having your CO tell you not to go home and wear your uniform, well you know why don't you? I was always proud to wear it.
. . . and I, too, was one of those who kept it to myself and never participated in a single veteran event for over 30 years, until I had kids late in life and began to wonder what manner of crap they would learn in school about Vietnam and the guys who fought that war. It is a personal thing but that's when I got involved with fellow vets and writing and teaching classes.
BTW the 101st Captain I mentioned, James Oram from Berwin PA, had been advised not to wear his uniform home from Vietnam but as a proud Airborne Ranger he refused to compromise, which nearly got him in trouble until he was rescued by the WWII vet. I also remember in 1971 being directed by my CO to instruct my men not to wear a uniform off-base for their own personal safety, and that was in Alabama.
A lot of vets keep all this stuff to themselves so you are in good company.
Terry Garlock
The tragedy I witnessed was the incompetent treatment they received for their mental health after Viet Nam. Too many families suffered from this incompetence . I hope our more recent vets are receiving better support.


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Growing up in an active, outdoorsy family in New England, hiking was very much a part of John Green's life. But after moving to Duluth in the 1950s, he was discouraged to find that not many people were interested in the outdoor activity he was so fond of.
Fortunately, in the mid-1980s outdoor enthusiasts in and around the Superior National Forest began talking about constructing a trail connecting Duluth to the Canadian border. Federal, state and local government officials were soon involved, and inspiration developed into a reality for Green and other trail enthusiasts.
"With that little start they organized this organization," Green said of the Superior Hiking Trail Association. "I went to one talk about it, and it sounded like a great thing, so I've been involved ever since."
The SHTA is just one of many organizations in Duluth that is dedicated to maintaining and expanding the expansive network of trails in the city and surrounding region. For citizens and visitors alike, trails seem to be an inherent way of life in the city of Duluth.
Kathy Bergen, manager of Duluth Parks and Recreation, said it is easy to forget that a person is in the middle of a medium-sized Midwestern city with a number of streams, ravines, pine forests and incredible views. trails. "You can be in the center of the city and be on a trail in the wilderness," Bergen said. "You don't get that 'I'm out in the wilderness' kind of feeling like you do in Duluth in many places. It's an entirely different experience."
One person who would know something about that experience is George Hovland, owner of Snowflake Nordic Ski Center in Duluth, who said that if a person were to make a documentary following the trails in Duluth without revealing the film's location, someone could quite possibly think he was in some other part of the U.S., or even in an entirely different country.
"When walking along the trails in Duluth, a person can imagine herself in Yellowstone, Norway or even Italy," Hovland said.
Duluth is a hot spot for outdoor enthusiasts, especially those interested in using trails for horseback riding, hiking, skiing or biking, said Bergen, noting that she gets numerous calls from tourists coming to Duluth who want recommendations for trails to utilize.
"The trails are truly an asset for the city as well as tourists," Bergen said. "Duluth is a city known for its trails and parks."
Bergen said that each trail in Duluth has its own history, but that the beginnings of construction on Duluth trails date back many, many years ago.
"The trails were probably founded a long time ago," Bergen said. "Maybe even in the 1800s."
Bergen said that each trail was designed for different needs and purposes, and that the rational behind particular trails has changed over the generations.
"Duluth has had trails for a long time now, but consumer interest has changed," Bergen said, noting that while nordic skiing has been popular since the beginning of trail operations, activities such as mountain biking have become popular more recently.
Though the city of Duluth maintains over 96 miles of trails for snowmobiling, hiking, biking, horse back riding and nordic skiing, there are also private enterprises in the area that offer additional trails for outdoor recreation.
Hovland, also founder of Spirit Mountain Ski Area, has owned and operated Snowflake Nordic Ski Center for 18 years. Hovland said that Snowflake, a private enterprise conveniently located in the center of town, is in Duluths snow belt.
"We've had many years where Snowflake has snow, but you can go half a mile in either direction and find only traces," Hovland said.
Snowflake offers 15 kilometers of ski trails on the 176 acres of land Hovland purchased in the early 1990s and provides terrain for every skill level.
"We have very easy trails, intermediate trails and what would be considered expert trails," Hovland said. "By the same token, beginners can ski on expert trails and experts can ski on beginner trails. We haven't lost a skier in all the time we've been open."
Snowflake serves as home for two high school Nordic ski teams, as well as a racing venue and mentor program for younger skiers. Hovland said the coach of one of the high school teams recently told him that she did not think the school would have a program if it weren't for Snowflake.
When asked what makes Snowflake attractive, Hovland said the trails are dog-friendly, offering a place for owners to run their dogs in the summer through winter, and also that the trails are lighted.
"But mostly because they're just fun," Hovland said of Snowflake's appeal. "After every uphill, there's a downhill to glide down."
Hovland also noted that the facility has a chalet, which is unique in comparison to many city trails.
"The chalet is always warmer than outside," Hovland said, emphasizing the warmer part of his sentence with a wink.
A few miles north of Snowflake Nordic ski center, a group of trail enthusiasts are nearing the end of a construction project 20 years in the making.
The Superior Hiking Trail Association, a non-profit organization composed of around 3,500 members, has built the Superior Hiking Trail connecting the Canadian border to Silver Creek, just east of Two Harbors. In addition to this 205-mile path, the Association based out of Two Harbors created an extension of the trail through all of Duluth.
"It goes from Jay Cooke State Park all the way to the northern part of the city," Green said of the 39 miles of trails that connect Duluth.
Since the completion of the Duluth section of the SHT in 2007, the Associations most recent project has been connecting the Duluth trail to Two Harbors.
"Our original goal was from the Canadian border through Duluth," Green said. "There's just one gap here."
Gayle Coyer, executive director of the SHTA, said that as of this fall, 30 of the 56 miles of trail connecting Duluth to Two Harbors have been built, and the total SHT mile count is at 277 miles.
The trail, rated the No. 2 hiking trail in the U.S. by Backpacker magazine will connect the Rossini Road Trailhead near Two Harbors to the Martin Road Trailhead, which lies on the northern edge of Duluth.
Green said the formation of trails is a three-step process, involving looking at a topographic map, looking at land ownership and walking it out.
Although the SHT Association hires a contractor and foreman, trailblazers are mostly members and volunteers, Green said.
"The Minnesota Conservation Corps goes through and cuts the big stuff, and the volunteers cut out the brush," Green said.
SHT guidelines call for an 18-inch tread-way surrounded by a four-foot wide corridor, Green said, noting the trail is reserved for single-file hiking; bikers are prohibited.
"It's for non-motorized, non-wheeled use," Green said. "It makes a difference in the kind of terrain you put the trail on, and bikes also make the trail harder to maintain."
Green said it is terrific to be able to walk freely on the trails he has bushwhacked in the last few years.
"It's a wonderful feeling. You can just move along and you dont have to worry about pushing your way through thickets," Green said. "It makes it really enjoyable."
Green said he thinks Duluth is one of the most attractive areas in Minnesota and even the Midwest, with the most enjoyable part of the trails being the scenery of streams, pine groves, hardwood forests, wildflowers and especially the views.
"There are really nice views that a lot of people dont even realize," Green said. "It's a real boom for people in Duluth, as it opens new spots for them to enjoy."
Green said many Duluthians are excited about the SHT, and that the Association doesn't have a problem finding volunteers.
"There are a lot of people in town who have really caught on to the idea," Green said.
Although the Duluth Parks and Recreation Division has a maintenance crew ranging from 20-40 people depending on the season, Bergen said the city relies greatly on volunteer efforts to maintain the city's trail system as well.
"There are a lot of trail lovers in Duluth," Bergen said. "They're amazingly willing to do work on trails."
Bergen said many trails in Duluth are "adopted," meaning a group or individual has agreed to maintain and watch over a trail for a few years.
"An individual or group can adopt an entire trail or a section and they pledge to maintain it," Bergen said, explaining that the group is in charge of picking up garbage, trimming buckhorn, and general maintenance of the trail.
Bergen said other groups, such as the Army National Guard, businesses and non-profit organizations will call Bergen and ask if there are any projects that need to be done on trails.
"Some groups don't want to adopt a trail, but they will stop by and ask for a project," Bergen said.
Volunteers in are not only important for trail maintenance, but also for trail construction. Though many of Duluth's trails were built by the city of Duluth, others were and are still blazed by outdoor enthusiasts who cut natural trails through their backyards.
Bergen said one such citizen was Jerry Nowak, a passionate skier who in 1960 cut a trail in his backyard, beginning what is now the Piedmont Trail system. Even today people make impromptu trails near their homes, said Bergen, citing a number of trails in Hartley and Piedmont as prime examples.
In addition to founding the SHT, Green is also one of the city trailblazers Bergen was referring to. Not only has Green been involved in blazing the SHT, he is also the creator of the Hawk Ridge Trail system, located on county land in northeastern Duluth.
"He has a long history of hiking," Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory member Jan Green said of her husband's achievements. "He just looked at topography and vegetation and mapped out a network of trails."
Though Green mapped out the trails himself, a crew of volunteers helped clear the trail in the early 1970s. Jan Green said that the trail is still maintained mostly by volunteers.
"They are maintained mostly by people just using them," Jan Green, one of the founders of Hawk Ridge said, noting that most trail users are bird-watchers. "The trails are mostly for hiking and to get off Skyline Parkway so you can get away from the people and see the hawks."
Jan Green said that the Hawk Ridge system, like all trail systems, needs pretty constant attention, and that since the trails are on city land, the city does what it can as far as maintenance. Jan Green said Duluth Parks and Recreation recently completed a project flagging the trail system with circular paint markers on trees or rocks to distinguish different trails.
If there is one thing besides beauty that is consistennt among Duluth's trails, it is the abundance of volunteer efforts. Although Hovland used to do the grooming himself at Snowflake, he now relies mostly on volunteers, with some paid workers.
"The trails are always groomed, and more consistently than other trails in the area," Hovland said.
Skiers at Snowflake will not only find regularly groomed trails, but they will also find snow when other parts of the city have traces or even grass.
"We make snow, and we start when the temperature is right," Hovland said. "It has to be below 20 degrees Fahrenheit."
When it is too warm for snow, Snowflake ski trails are lightly used for hiking and running.
Summer months are more relaxed for Duluth Parks and Recreation as well, Bergen said.
"Trail maintenance in the summer is not as regular, because no snow is involved," Bergen said. "The weather determines a lot."
Whereas summer maintenance involves more upkeep, trimming along with odds and ends trail work, Bergen said Parks and Recreation focuses on grooming ski trails in the winter months.
"Cross-country ski trails are groomed after every snowfall," Bergen said. "They try to get out there as soon as possible."
City Forester Kelly Fleissner said Maintenance Operations is responsible for grooming five ski trails, one ski-jouring trail, and the Chester Bowl Downhill Skiing area.
"It takes one person an average of 16 hours to groom the five ski trails after a storm," Fleisnner said, noting that the amount of time it takes to groom the trails can vary significantly depending on the conditions.
Bergen said the order for city snow removal and grooming is first the streets, second the sidewalks, third the Chester Bowl Ski Hill, and fourth, the Nordic ski trails. Despite the established order and the dedicated efforts to groom the trails in a timely manner, Bergen said she gets many calls about groomed trails each snowfall.
"You'd be amazed at the number of calls we get," Bergen said. "The now just starts to fall and people will call to ask if trails are groomed."
Whether it's skiing, biking, hiking, snowmobiling or even horse back riding, there is no doubt about it: People love Duluth's trails.
"A lot of people are interested in hiking for health and a way of keeping active, and we have interesting terrain," Green said. "Duluth is one of the most attractive areas in Minnesota and even the Midwest."
Though the Midwest, and especially Minnesota, is lined with trails, there seems to be something unmatchable about Duluth's network of trails.
I know trails are big in Minnesota, but our topography is unique," Bergen said, noting the streams, ravines, overlooks and pine forests that the trails exhibit.
When asked what is special about Duluth's trails, Hovland gave a blank stare and said he didn't even know where to begin.
"They are dramatic, beautiful and smell good," Hovland said.
A map of Snowflake's Nordic skiing trails can be found at http://www.skiduluth.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/snowflake_trail_map1.pdf
A map of Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory's hiking trails can be found at http://www.hawkridge.org/about/HRmap_color.pdf
An index of the Superior Hiking Trail's many segments can be found at http://www.shta.org/Trail/TrailMaps/index.php
Information about Duluth's many trails can be found at http://www.duluthmn.gov/parks/trail_pages/new_trails_page.cfm


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Hip-Hop: Five Most Annoying Buzzwords
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Let's face it, hip-hop is pretty stupid.
Not, like, inherently. Because it used to be about self-reflection, empowerment, and fun. Now, though, the mainstream rap community's message can be boiled down to a handful of misguided concepts, spewed and propagated by lying hacks.
There's almost nothing enlightening about radio-friendly rap music. And here are the five most annoying buzzwords on the air.
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Honestly, this word is dead. We used to argue about who invented it. But most "en vogue" lyricists have buried, mourned, and moved on from this hideous beast. This doesn't mean pop culture has paid any mind to the tides of time. Unless you're using the word ironically (and honestly, just don't), letting the term "swag" roll off your tongue is like walking around with "total asshole" stamped on your forehead. Let it go.
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