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It's time for another edition of Ask Eerdmans, in which we attempt to answer some of the more common (and also some of the more uncommon) questions posed to us by readers.
Questions for this series come directly from Eerdmans readers; they may also be passed on to us from editorial assistants, customer service reps, and other members of the Eerdmans staff who regularly encounter and field reader questions.
Has Joel Green been asked to do a replacement NICNT volume on Acts to go with his volume on Luke?
— Jared Hay
Believe it or not, we receive letters fairly regularly from commentary readers asking for inside information on forthcoming volumes in their favorite series.
And although we don't generally publicize information about forthcoming books while they're still years away from completion (too much can happen between a signed contract and a publication date), we do try our best to reply to reader inquiries on a case-by-case basis using the best information we have available at the time.
After submitting the above question via the EerdWord contact form, in fact, Jared Hay received a personal email from our managing editor Linda Bieze.
Dear Mr. Hay:
Thank you for your questions to EerdWord.
Joel Green is under contract to write a new edition of the NICNT on Acts, but his manuscript is still several years away. . . .
Thank you for using Eerdmans books and for sharing your questions with us.
Yours truly,
Linda Bieze
Managing Editor
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Rest assured: as soon as we do have enough solid information on a forthcoming commentary volume (including an anticipated price and publication date) to make it worth sharing, you'll be able to find it listed on our website.
Volumes scheduled for release later this year include the following:
The Book of Psalms
(The New International Commentary on the Old Testament)
Nancy deClaisse-Walford, Rolf A. Jacobsen, and Beth LaNeel Tanner
The Second Letter to the Corinthians
(The Pillar New Testament Commentary)
Mark A. Seifrid
Revelation: A Shorter Commentary
G. K. Beale
with David H. Campbell
Fans of the ILLUMINATIONS commentary series can find information about forthcoming volumes (though not, unfortunately, their projected publication dates) on the series website.
When I heard the NIGTC series was only going to be published in
paperback . . .
— Calvin Would Be Proud
We love The New International Greek Testament Commentary, so switching the series over to paperback this year pained us every bit as much as it did our friends over at Calvin Would Be Proud.
Unfortunately, after crunching the numbers, it was the only way we could realistically afford to keep reprinting older NIGTC volumes, which are noted both for their hefty page counts and their somewhat niche market.
Neither of our other available options appealed to us at all:
- Raise the price on hardcover volumes to over $100 apiece.
- Let older volumes in the series go out of print.
We hope our faithful NIGTC readers can understand the difficult decision we faced — and why we ultimately chose the course of action we did.
For the time being, we do still have hardcover editions of several volumes in stock. Check out our website (scroll down) to browse the selection.
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Welcome once again to Eerdmans All Over, a Friday roundup of all the Eerdmans-related news, reviews, interviews, and other interesting online content we can gather in a given week.
Recent Releases
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Cheryl C. D. Hughes
Secular Government, Religious People
Ira C. Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle
News from Eerdmans . . .
- Eerdmans and the Christian publishing industry was listed as one of "34 Things You Probably Didn't Know about Grand Rapids" by Movoto.
. . . and elsewhere.
- Check out Publishers Weekly's article on The Right Word by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet! In the article, Sally Lodge investigates how the book came into being, with comments from Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet, and our own Anita Eerdmans. The Right Word not only tells the story of how the first thesaurus was invented, but it just might change your idea of what a thesaurus is all about.
- Ira Lupu and Robert Tuttle, our featured authors this month, have written some of the first expert treatments of the Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. Ira Lupu published an in-depth scholarly article in the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, and a more accessible article by Lupu and Tuttle can be found on the Cornerstone blog of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs.
- David Bentley Hart (The Beauty of the Infinite) was interviewed on the Mars Hill Audio Journal along with Tom Wright (Following Jesus). Don't miss our upcoming new editions of seven of Wright's books!
- Kirkus reviewed The Sheep Go on Strike, the latest book from Jean-François Dumont: "Dumont's lesson can run shallow or deep, but it is a winner either way."
- Megan DeFranza (Sex Difference in Christian Theology) tells the story of her "aha" moment about Scripture on Pete Enns' Patheos blog, talking about "the gifts of an imperfect (but wholly adequate) Bible."
- In an article in The Independent, Paul Vallely wrote about "Christians: The World's Most Persecuted People," referencing Rupert Shortt's book Christianophobia as one of the few voices drawing attention to this terrible and neglected issue.
- Here are two reviews by David Barshinger on the blog Exploring Church History: one is a review of Michael Graves's The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture, and another is a review of Mark Noll's Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind (pb).
- Congratulations to Melissa Sweet (The Right Word), whose book Firefly July (Knopf) won the 2014 New England Book Award for children!
- Logos Bible Software produced a video promoting their digitized editions of the Pillar New Testament Commentary series.
- The Children's Book Council featured Friends of Liberty (Beatrice Gormley) on the home page as part of its Seasonal Showcase.
Have we missed any news, reviews, or other online miscellany dealing with Eerdmans or EBYR books or authors from the last week? Please let us know in the comments. You also can post items on our Facebook timeline, mention us on Twitter (@eerdmansbooks or @ebyrbooks), or write to us directly: email@example.com.
Welcome once again to Eerdmans All Over, a Friday roundup of all the Eerdmans-related news, reviews, interviews, and other interesting online content we can find in a given week.
New this week:
Amplifying Our Witness: Giving Voice to Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
Benjamin T. Connor
Paul's Letter to the Romans
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Colin G. Kruse
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
Michelle Markel
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News from Eerdmans . . .
- We welcome to Eerdmans this week Ahna Terpstra, our new Internet marketing assistant. Ahna is a recent graduate of Calvin College, where she studied communication arts and sciences. Although she will be assisting us in a variety of ways, she is especially excited for the opportunity to use her love of videography and video editing to help us expand our YouTube library of book trailers and other video content. We're excited, too!
. . . and elsewhere.
- Christianity Today opened up to non-subscribers this week the full text of Thomas E. Bergler's much talked about article "When Are We Going to Grow Up? The Juvenilization of American Christianity." Since it was published, the article has been shared on Facebook more than 3,500 times and discussed on a number of blogs, including Catholicism Pure and Simple.
- Christianity Today also published three insightful responses to Bergler's article, by David Kinnaman ("The Rise of the Digital Urban Natives"), John Ortberg ("Ponce de León on Steroids"), and David Zahl ("By Grace You Are Mature").
- And while we're still on the subject of The Juvenilization of American Christianity, we should point out Scot McKnight's discussion of the book's historical content, which he shared in a thoughtful Jesus Creed post called "Saving Civilization."
- In non-Juvenilization-related news, Publishers Weekly reviewed Mary Newell DePalma's Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle, calling it "a festive exercise in free association, alliteration, and onomatopoeia."
- Laurence O'Donnell posted his review of Richard J. Mouw's Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction to his In Thy Light blog. (This review was originally published in the Calvin Theological Journal.)
- Clifford Kvidahl reviewed Gareth Lee Cockerill's new NICNT volume on Hebrews on his Theological Musings blog — and then announced that he would be giving away a copy of the commentary to one lucky, lucky winner.
- EBYR author Jen Bryant (A River of Words) launched a new blog, Electric Moccasin.
- Robert Cornwall reviewed John C. Knapp's How the Church Fails Businesspeople (and what can be done about it) on his Ponderings on a Faith Journey blog.
- Over on the Hearts and Minds blog, Byron Borger shared "A Dozen Great Father's Day Recommendations." Second on his list is David Lawther Johnson's Learning from My Father: Lessons on Faith and Life, of which Borger says: "The book rings true on so many levels and is a treat to dip into, to ponder, enjoy, or share with others."
- On her Work in Progress blog, first-time author Ruth Huizinga Everhart (whose forthcoming Holy Land pilgrimage memoir is scheduled for a November release) asked "What's in a Name?" as she mused on the creative challenge of coming up with an appropriate title for her book — and for herself.
- Continuing his excellent series of posts identifying the best commentaries on various New Testament books, Phillip Long shared his "Top Five Galatians Commentaries" on the Reading Acts blog. (Spoiler alert: once again, two Eerdmans volumes earned spots on his list!)
- On his Chrisendom blog, Chris Tilling brought to our attention audio and video recordings from the recent King's College London conference Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul, which engaged Douglas Campbell's book The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul.
- The Emergent Village Voice featured Randy S. Woodley's new book Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision.
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Note: In the original version of this post, we incorrectly listed Paul Zahl as the author of the Christianity Today article "By Grace You Are Mature." David Zahl is the actual author, and the post has been updated to correct our mistake.
Milton Essenburg has worked at Eerdmans for forty-five years. He specializes in editing and proofreading commentaries and theological works. He also checks proofs before they are sent to the printer.
For some time I had dreamed of starting the best commentary series on the market. Then, in 1990, with the demise of The Reformed Journal and an empty nest at home, I had more time to make that dream come true.
First, I read the article "Which Is the Best Commentary?" by I. Howard Marshall in the November 1991 issue of The Expository Times. Of his three categories of commentary I liked the mid-sized one — not too technical but offering enough help for preaching and exposition. I also relished his comment, "The ideal is a combination of exegesis and exposition in a readable fashion."
Second, I visited neighboring seminaries and found that they preferred commentaries featuring solid exegesis, profound theological reflection, a firm grasp of the totality picture of the biblical book, creative readings and interpretations, and, if not direct application, at least strong hints in that direction.
In looking for a model for such a series, I ended up with D. A. Carson's The Gospel of John. Now Carson's John was an overgrown Tyndale New Testament Commentary, and I had been impressed with a number of Tyndale's authors, including Douglas Moo and N. T. Wright. But since it was first published by Inter-Varsity Press of the United Kingdom, we would also have to make arrangements with them.
Since Carson's John had a pillar on its cover, I decided to call the series The Pillar New Testament Commentary. That may sound silly, but authors like R. K. Harrison (in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) point out that pillars represent reliability, solidity, substantiality, and permanence, that they held up temples, and that in pagan circles they were intended to bring glory to the gods (for us read soli Deo gloria!).
I wrote D. A. Carson about my ideas, and he was highly favorable toward them. But, as might be expected, he went far beyond, which is why we later named him General Editor of the series.
On November 27, 1992, Carson replied to my letter, "I think that there is an enormous market (and need!) for commentaries that are warm — that is, written from a perspective in which the author attempts no artificial 'objectivity' but writes as a Christian at a high level of competence but with devotion displayed in the way he or she shapes sentences and paragraphs. Within such a framework some overt application or useful historical parallel can be slipped in to strengthen the nurturing component in the book. The unique factor in the Pillar series, as I see it, is that the series as a whole is not too technical, and every volume has as a goal not merely the conveying of information but something of nurture and edification as well." (Compare Marshall's remarks above.)
He continues, "Ideally, the Pillar series should be first-class exegesis capturing the flow of the argument, with sufficient interaction with the secondary literature to ensure that the work is current, while at the same time reflecting unselfconscious warmth, a certain spiritual vitality that shows itself in the form of expression and in unobtrusive application."
In developing the PNTC, we set out to create the very best sort of Bible commentary series, and I truly believe that we have succeeded. Thus, I agree wholeheartedly with Matthew Miller in his March 9, 2010, Christianbook.com blog post that Eerdmans' Pillar New Testament Commentary is now "The Best Commentary on the Market" for three reasons — (1) its series editor, D. A. Carson; (2) the degree to which it has met its goals; and (3) the strength of its authors. To this he adds, "The foundation is in place for The Pillar New Testament Commentary to become the best New Testament commentary of all time." It's a dream come true.
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WEST MILTON — The West Milton Council recognized village residents who won this month's Community Pride Award, as well as heard discussion on language in the RV ordinance, at its meeting Tuesday.
This month's Community Pride winners are James and Jean Napier of 995 Princeton Road; Ruth Ann Mattis of 23 Duerr Dr.; and Larry and Karen Callahan of 2 S. Main St.
The council reviewed the language of CM-14-15, better known as the RV Ordinance, from the previous month's workshop. Mayor Jason Tinnerman was not present at the workshop, so the council discussed what progress they made in defining what is a recreational vehicle, what is a commercial trailer, and what qualifies as the hard surface for the trailer to be parked on.
Tinnerman read over the length requirement, which states that an RV or trailer be no more than 30 feet long and asked about why a trailer larger than 20 feet was okay under the current language.
"Most of the trailers I've seen are not that long, so my concern is that with the 30 foot criteria we'd be open to accommodate almost anything parked in town," he said. "I don't want our ordinance to be so open to anything that we basically can't enforce it."
Council member Don Dohrman explained that 30 feet was the safest bet and chosen because many RVs are closer to 25 feet long.
"We've got some smaller homes in town where neighbors are pretty close to each other," Tinnerman said. "I don't want a big RV to be parked in between small houses and become a nuisance to neighbors that way."
Neil Shade, who lives at 20 Beech Nut Dr., took the opportunity to ask the council about the proximity issue when citizens were invited to speak. According to Shade, a 30-foot hard surface parking pad is too long for most residential homes and in most neighborhoods. Years ago, when he applied for permission to build a storage shed in the back of his property, he was informed that there was a certain length the shed had to be away from the property line so it wouldn't be too close to his neighbors home.
"I feel that 30 feet is too long, but I am also concerned with the length the hard surface would have to be away from the neighbor's house," Shade said. "Is there a set amount of feet a parking pad for an RV needs to be away from the neighbor's property line? With how close the homes near mine are, I don't want a large RV parked onto what becomes my property."
The council thanked Shade for his time and decided to look into the issue further.
Manager's Report
Municipal manager Matt Kline reported that a bidding process has began with the Ohio Department of Transportation to start working on the "Safe Routes to School" path.
According to Kline, the path has been a long time coming and will be connecting Hamilton St. to Haskell St. in front of the senior citizens center. From Haskell a path connecting into the bike path at the baseball fields will be installed so to help kids walk to school without having to walk in the street and ensure safety.
The Park Board has found someone to fill the vacant seat. Kline announced that Fred Cherry of 63 N. Williams Dr. was willing to step into the role.
A new business is opening in town. Candle Country, which has its main shop in Greenville, will be opening a business in downtown West Milton next door to Carole's Coiffures.
In other business, Kline asked the council to approve CM-14-14, which authorizes the municipal manager to approve a health insurance contract for city employees. According to Kline, the new policies would cost $2,500 for families and $1,200 for singles.
"I want people to know that looking into policies for the new year has been a task that I've taken pretty seriously to make sure the cost is reasonable," Kline said. "The good news is that the insurance cost has been down, and that premium costs are down 16 percent."

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I can GUARANTEE you that Nike does not make a profit of $50 per shoe. The retail mark-up is well over 2X the wholesale price. That's how retailers can put things on sale for 50% off and still make a profit.
Don't forget all the development, engineering, transportation, marketing, sales, advertising, and overhead costs that need to be included into the cost of a pair of shoes. The cost of materials for a shoe may be $7, but add in labor costs, equipment costs, factory overhead, and profit for the factory that Nike contracts to make the shoes. Add in all of these costs and I'd be surprised if Nike makes more than $15 in profit on a pair of shoes after accounting for returns, seconds, discounting after season, etc.
Besides, it's not like nobody would buy Nike shoes if Agassi didn't wear them. So you have to estimate only the INCREMENTAL sales that would not have occurred without Agassi. Was it an incremental $100 million in profits (not sales)? I doubt it.
Nike makes a hefty profit on shoe sales. It is their cash cow. When kids buy Jordan's, Kobe's, Ballistics etc.. I can safely say they earn more than $15/shoe. My brother works in the corporate office for a major athletic apparel company that includes shoes. The money the can make off shoe sales is why addidas can give Derrick rose $250 mil. And the cost of manufacturing a pair of nikes, factory+labor is no more than $20 best case scenario. When phil knight + Nike were busted for running sweat shops in Taiwan the cost of each shoes with labor attached was half. Basketball sneakers alone do $2 Bil in sales annually. I'm sure tennis doesn't do as well but even a slight fraction of that is a nice profit. And if u think shoe companies spend more than 5% of their budget on R&D then can I interest you in some moon rock I want to infuse into the next line of tennis racquets?
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What sets an automotive enthusiast apart from a regular vehicle owner? An enthusiast rarely leaves anything stock. He modifies, customizes and builds his truck to his own personal tastes, needs and liking. Such is the story behind Ray Smith's second-gen Dodge 4×4.
You see, Ray was raised with diesels. His father is a diesel mechanic. Ray fondly recalls going to sled pull events as a kid. Ironically, his first hot rod was a Pontiac Firebird with a stroker small block in it and a T-5 five-speed manual, which gave him the modification bug immediately.
But at the encouragement of family and friends, especially the ones from the Ohio Coal Rollers diesel club, Ray took the plunge and got himself a 1999 Dodge fitted with the Cummins 24-valve. And according to Ray, since he "can't drive a stock vehicle," the transformation began for the Urbana, Ohio, resident.
Because friends and family talked him into a diesel in the first place, they were the first ones he turned to for help to build the Dodge. Suspension was up first, with the addition of a Skyjacker 4.5-inch lift, complete with custom rear leaf springs, a dropped pitman arm and Skyjacker shocks.
For added traction, Ray fabbed up some cool traction bars for the rear. With plenty of room in the wheel wells, Ray added a set of 35-inch Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ tires mounted on 20×10-inch Mickey Thompson Classic II wheels.
The 24-valve Cummins received its share of attention to help turn the tires with authority. Since deep breathing is essential to making power, the Cummins was fitted with an S&B air intake and S&B intake manifold. A cast three-piece exhaust manifold is fitted with an Engineered Diesel Super 62/68/12 turbo unit, which upped the boost level to slightly more than 50 pounds.
Exhaust from the turbo routes it way though 4-inch tubing to twin Aussie-cut 6-inch stacks. Fueling the 24-valve is a set of Farm Boy Diesel 150 horsepower injectors, controlled by a combination of an Edge Drag Comp and Smarty unit. Backing up the Cummins is a New Venture six-speed manual fitted with a South Bend 3600 DD clutch to handle all the torque.
Visually, what makes this truck stand out at shows is the full chrome front end treatment and bright-blue stripe that runs the length of the truck, starting on the 2.5-inch Reflexxtions cowl induction hood.
Up front, the truck is fitted with a chrome brush guard fitted with two KC driving lights and a billet grille insert for the stock grille. The original headlights were replaced with a 6000 HID kit. And on the tailgate, the blue stripe features a huge Ram logo in the center to set the rig apart from the crowd. Finishing touches include Recon clearance lights on the roof, Westin tubular side steps and body-colored Bushwacker fender flares.
Since it's a daily driver, Ray opted to keep things simple on the inside. A Pioneer head unit drives signal through twin 12-inch subs in an enclosure under the rear seat, and Pioneer speakers were placed in the stock locations. A full set of Isspro gauges mounted in an A-pillar pod, complete with a location for the stock stereo tweeter, helps keep track of things under the hood.
Ray says, "It's not perfect, but it's mine, and I drive it daily. It's more than a truck to me; it's a connection to my family and friends, all of whom have helped make this happen. It's not done yet—and may never be."
This is in the November 2011 issue.
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To capture their first title, the Hooks will have to do what they've done best: Win at Whataburger Field
For the Hooks, the next three days are all about defense.
If they can defend their home turf one more time, they will be the 2006 Texas League champions.
And as the best-of-5 league championship series shifts to Corpus Christi for the final three games, the Hooks are acutely aware of their objectives after getting a split against the Wranglers in Wichita.
"We've just got to shake (Tuesday's 2-1 loss in Game 2) off," center fielder Josh Anderson said. "We've got to go home and look at those three games as the only three games of our season. That's pretty much the way we're looking at it.
"We're going to have good support, and we're comfortable playing at home. I like our chances."
In 18 series played at home this season, the Hooks have gone 13-4-1. The last time they lost a home series was in late July against Midland - the same RockHounds whom the Hooks swept aside last week. Corpus Christi also went 5-2 at home against Wichita this year.
The Hooks also will have their top three starters - Chance Douglass, Troy Patton and Juan Gutierrez - ready to start the rest of the series.
"I like our chances after (going there) and getting that first win," Hooks third baseman Mark Saccomanno said. "We didn't want to lose Game 2, but splitting on the road is OK with us. We're going to come home and they're going to have their work cut out for them.
"I think it's great. Personally, my batting average is off the charts at home (.305) compared to the road (.168). I'm looking forward to going home; we're going to have the crowd behind us and we're going to have a lot of momentum."
Throughout the season, the Hooks have displayed an innate knack for handling adversity:
n They gave up 32 runs in losing their first two road games at Midland but rallied to win the final three games in the series. That recovery was a key turning point in their first-half championship run.
n In early June, Corpus Christi's lead over Midland was shaved to a half-game before they swept the RockHounds in a critical four-game series en route to clinching the first half.
n They finished the regular season with losses in seven of their final nine games, including a four-game sweep at Midland. But when the playoffs started, the Hooks rebounded to sweep Midland, winning the clincher in West Texas.
"These guys, they don't like to lose," Hooks manager Dave Clark said of his charges. "They know that in big situations, it's time to step up. And the thing is, even during those times, you don't want to put added pressure on yourself. You've just got to relax, stay within yourself and play the baseball you've always played."
Which means having to answer the bell yet again.
"We've got to do it one more time," Saccomanno said. "This is the one that counts, and we're looking forward to doing it."
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It would be 'huge blow" if Gareth Bale inspired 3-0 victory in Haifa was suddenly expunged, admits boss Welsh Chris Coleman
The Bluebirds are reported to have contacted the 19-year-old's agent and are said to be preparing a £1 million bid
We delve into how the Belgian media reacted to this week's news that Tan had purchased a controlling stake in the Belgian club
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There have been some truly iconic images during the Swans' historic campaign and our photographers have been there to capture the very best moments
Our man Simon Gaskell was at Selhurst Park, here he looks back on the last game of the Premier League season
Despite the loss at Selhurst Park, Monk is already looking ahead to the next campaign after agreeing a new deal
The Swans' supporters, closely followed by Crystal Palace and Sunderland fans, have been forced to stay up late to watch their team on a Saturday night this season
The Wales full-back has been interesting Aston Villa but is set to commit to the Liberty Stadium
Our football writer has his say on the players who stepped out in the last game of the Premier League campaign
Relive the action from the final day of the Premier League season here
Reports say Cardiff City are making a surprise move for young Honduras hot-sot Alberth Elis
Tremmel took to Twitter ahead of his side's final Premier League game of the season against Crystal Palace on Sunday
The Frenchman struggled to find his feet when he first moved to the Lberty Stadium but has grown since the departure of Wilfried Bony
From the predicted starting line-ups, to what the managers have been saying this week, we've got all the key details right here
There had been interest in the left-back from a number of clubs as he reached the end of his contract, but it looks like he'll be staying put
Many arrived being hailed as the missing piece in the jigsaw, all of them either disappeared with barely a trace or failed to make anything like the impact expected
The football pundit appears to be unable to appreciate just how good the Swans really are and his predictions throughout the season would have seen them relegated
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I am.
Admittedly I'm a bit aggravated. I was planning on riding this weekend and I love riding immediately after it rains for obvious reasons, guess I'll have to slab it up to LA or out to San Bernadino to join those guys. I just don't understand how Cleveland is somehow fundamentally different in that rain is a show stopper.
I agree with everything you say. However, I've been riding that area since Escape Country was around and what I'm telling you is what occurs when people get out of control, nothing more. So, if that's what they're going to do when people get out of control, then let it get closed for rain, wind, and fire. Get on your bike and ride about 45 minutes north to the Crest.
SB is our little bit of riding heaven that we can use for just a few hours or even a day. However, some people just can't ride and that's a fact. I can't tell you how many times I've helped pull bikes uo from going over cliffs and ledges, or how many times I've seen people seriously injured up there.
Once again, I agree, let's point and laugh and make examples, but like I'm saying they'll just close the place if this happens too much. So let them close the area and I'll just ride to the Crest, or over to Cleghorn.
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I wonder if they sign a contract at some point that they have a job there as long as they want it, because soap work isn't supposed to be a steady job.
My friend knows someone who worked on Hollyoaks, she was a regular, but was given fairly short notice that they were writing her out, for no other reason than they had no more storylines for her - yet Roache, Kirkbride and Woodyatt are largey part of the furniture in their soaps, yet you can't see them going anywhere.
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The fluidity of travel is a double-edged blade. It's one of the things I love most about it – that each day is different and you don't know what to expect. It pulls you into the present, encouraging you to pay attention to everything going on around you, rather than going into auto-pilot mode.
We are beings of habit, though. Our brains are wired to develop patterns of behavior, so that we're not constantly making decisions. It uses less energy and frees up our mental resources. So when I'm traveling for extended periods of time, I begin to miss the structured days, the habits, the rituals. I do take some of these with me on the road, just to make my life a little bit easier. For instance, I usually travel with protein powder and oatmeal, so that I can have a consistent meal to start off the day. It gives me a bit of respite – being able to wake up and not having to worry about what I'm going to eat for breakfast. Get centered into the day before I have to start make decisions. Then, after that – I take the day as it comes.
I also take a kettlebell around with me when I'm able. (Which usually means whenever I'm not traveling by plane.) Yes, I even carried one along for the 8,000 mile motorcycle trek that I took earlier this year. It was 25lbs of extra weight, but then I was also packing my podcast equipment – so I wasn't traveling light. What I love about the kettlebell is that it's versitile and allows me to keep fit when I'm on the road. Sure, there are a lot of body-weight exercises I could do, but just having that weight there with me is an extra bit of motivation. I can't ignore it. Hell, if I'm going to lug it around, I *have* to put it to use.
While I'm traveling – that's about all the ritual that I take with me. When I get home, though, I have deeper morning rituals that help me get the most out of the day. When I first get up, I take care of meditation, gratitude and meals. Meditation and gratitude are part of centering myself and taking a moment to recognize the things I should be grateful for. For meditation I've been testing out Headspace (an app) and for gratitude I've used the 5-minute Journal for over a year. After that I prepare my meals for the day (unless I'm going out). Admittedly, I'm a utilitarian eater – so I just don't want to have to worry about those decisions when I'm hungry. I've also found that taking care of it at once means that I eat healthier, rather than just grabbing whatever is available.
I've been trying out a new framework for productivity and happiness each day. The morning ritual is a part, but only the first step. I'm going to stick with it for a few more weeks to see how it works out. If I find it useful, I'll share.
So, out of curiosity, what morning rituals do you have?
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On a basic level there are three general methods to simplifying your life: stopping expansion, reigning in your routine and reducing clutter. The easiest part of this process is stopping expansion. This means that in anticipation of vagabonding, you don't add any new possessions to your life, regardless of how tempting they might seem….
While you're curbing the material expansion of your life, you should also take pains to rein in the unnecessary expenses of your weekly routine. Simply put, this means living more humbly (even if you aren't humble) and investing the difference into your travel fund….
Perhaps the most challenging step in keeping things simple is reducing clutter– downsizing what you already own. As Thoreau observed, downsizing can be the most vital step in winning the freedom to change your life: "I have in my mind that seemingly wealthy, but most terribly impoverished class of all," he wrote in Walden, "who have accumulated fross but know not how to use it, or get rid of it, and thus have forged their own golden or silver fetters."
–Chapter Three-Rolf Potts
Chapter three of Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel is all about cultivating simplicity.
As I re-read this chapter the theme that jumped out at me was that simplicity is the key to freedom. That quote from Walden, at the end, that sums it up just perfectly: the struggle that so many people have with their "stuff" being at odds with their dreams.
It sneaks up on us, doesn't it? Little decisions, small accumulations, tiny concessions that we justify along the way. We trade our big dreams for glass beads that glitter in the sun. Among the awakenings that come with Vagabonding is that realization and the determination to, "stop that right now!"
Vagabonding is a mindset, a way of thinking; one of the manifestations of which, is travel. Simplicity is part of what makes that travel possible in the first place and easier once underway. Possessions, debt, financial addictions, these are all things that keep us from taking off and traveling in the first place. An emotional dependence on the stuff that we think we have to drag with us, or "gear up" with as we go are the things that suck the joy out of the experience of walking through the world.
This chapter challenged me, yet again, to focus on cultivating the things that really matter in this life: time, passion and relationships. Instead of getting mired in the "stuff" around me and within me that results in golden fetters.
How 'bout you? What does chapter three's call to simplicity awake in you?
Having just come back from another great trip, I'm reminded again of the richness of Europe and the gifts it keeps on giving to any traveler willing to seek them out. I went to France on assignment for three mid-size, nationally-distributed magazines, and set to work almost immediately. It's amazing how profoundly engrossing traveling and learning can be, especially when you have the added incentive of a contract for a story that must be delivered. Poking around the countryside and investigating ancient abbeys, ruined castles, and little medieval towns gives me a charge like nothing else. It satisfies my twin desires of adventure and knowledge.
As usual, the interactions with locals carbonated the experience. Sharing a bench—and soon after, a lively conversation—with a local man in half-timbered Rouen or chatting with the lady at the café table next to mine in the pretty little Burgundian city of Beaune added texture to the photos I'd taken. The clusters of pixels in my camera contained beautiful images of churches and historic buildings, but the connections forged with the everyday residents of these places gave depth and perspective to the memories in my own mind—a depth and perspective I hope will be felt by my readers.
It's the local people—like the kindly town archivist in the German city who helped me make sense of his community's tragic WWII history—that are the real repositories of history and tradition. Without him, I'd never had known about the moving memorial that sits on a seldom-visited hill just outside the town. It was a powerful, emotional experience to visit the lonely hill—the last resting place of so many of his community who lost their lives while the dueling armies fought it out around them—alone at sunset.
At those times you realize that the pretty stuff is only architecture.
Other travelers met on the road have become new friends too; I'll soon be swapping trip highlights over email with the LA filmmaker from the Rhine River Valley village of Bacharach, the Seattle-area photographer from St. Goar, and the US psychology student from Colmar.
As I sit here shaking off jetlag and organizing my hastily-scribbled notes, I smile as I think about the experiences I crammed into my short trip. The research I did and the photos I took will yield excellent material for my article assignments. But more importantly, the experiences are already sowing the seeds of ambition for my next adventure overseas.
When it comes to travel on a shoestring – my favorite style – the amount of money you spend or save on accommodation becomes a serious matter. There was a time when travelling to China was very, very cheap, and accommodation options where everywhere. Unfortunately, with China experiencing the economic boom, things have changed quite a lot. On the other hand, the development of Chinese tourism has also created a wide range of opportunities for all kinds of travellers, making it quite easy and affordable to find budget accommodation in comfortable, clean beds. Where?
Simple: at YHA, the first wonder of Chinese Budget accommodation!
Everywhere and anywhere in China, my first option is to look for the YGA symbol, which means Youth Hostelling International. This international franchise is widely spread all around the major tourist destinations of China, and at times also a bit out of the beaten track. Generally, this kind of hostels are the Chinese equivalent of the Southeast Asian guesthouses, are full of travelers, good vibes and dispense good travel information. Besides, they are generally very cheap to stay in, they provide free wi-fi connectivity, restaurant facilities, self-service kitchen areas, luggage storage options and, very important if you cannot speak any Mandarin Chinese, can help you book your onward train or flight tickets. You will pay a little surcharge, but believe me, it is worth to save time and effort.
Most likely if you are looking for the cheapest option, you will end up staying in a dormitory: have no fear, as YHA dormitories are usually big, equipped with your own locker, sparkling clean, spacious and comfortable. They are also great places to meet other travelers. Dorms usually come in different sizes, and are generally equipped with several rows of bunk beds able to accommodate 4, 6, 8, and even up to 10 or 12 people. Dorms are also very cheap, as they start from 20 to 40/50 yuan per bed. So far, I only found the higher end of the spectrum (50 yuan) in Shenzen, Beijing and Shanghai.
One of the best services provided is definitely the onward-travel hostel booking service: each hostel will have many cards advertising other hostels in the next "tourist towns". Just glance trough and pick the one you like most, tell the receptionist and he/she will make a call to reserve your bed at your next destination. Generally, you will have to pay half of the fee to the hostel you are reserving from and once you get to your destination, you will pay the difference. It works like Hostelworld, but over the phone, and most times free train or bus station pick-ups are guaranteed.
A good traveler knows that it isn't the number of places you've been that counts, it's the number of meaningful experiences. Just like the saying, "it's not the number of breaths you take that matters, it's the number of moments that take your breath away." Same with traveling. Miles mean little, so do stamps in your passport. That stuff is ancillary to the true story: the adventures themselves (be they emotional, fun, or just plain interesting) and the souls you were lucky enough to encounter along the way.
For example, a friend asked me today, "So how many places have you been to?" I get asked question a lot. My answer is always, "I don't know. Never counted. But you know what? I've got a scar from Scotland, some friends from Florence and a parking bill from Budapest."
All true, and all linked to great travel memories. All the best travelers use this sort of yardstick to measure their experiences abroad. The key is perspective: think qualitatively, not quantitatively.
Having said that, I think it's safe to assume the Hungarian police have given up expecting me to pay that stupid fine they left on my windshield. To this day I'm not quite sure what it says on that thing, but it looks cool in a frame. As for the scar from Scotland, that's another story altogether.
As a first stop during my "charity discovery tour" in India I visited the village of Sujata, just behind Buddhist pilgrimage center – and Tibetan refugee colony – Bodhgaya, in Bihar state. If Bodhgaya is a bit more developed, although desperately poor, Sujata represents a real Bihar's backwater: the kind of Indian village where houses are half built, their walls covered in thick cow dung's cakes, and most people roam jobless looking for something to do under the scorching sun.
I was a host of Dinu, a young chap I met through Couchsurfing. He has been helping a local charity school, Lord Buddha, to develop and raise the foundations of the building thanks to the offers of a few foreign contributors. Dinu is still a young student: he dedicates his time to the school project for the poor kids of the adjoining villages, and he is trying to study Chinese besides the dearth of opportunities to find updated textbooks in Bihar.
Dinu also would like to be able to build a small "Couchsurfing Hostel" where he may be able to host many people passing through Bodhgaya, giving them a chance to volunteer participating to the schools' activities. So far, the only thing Dinu has is some free land space, and some tons of bricks generously provided by a Canadian donor. Although having a vision, Dinu lacks funds, and needs help.
This post has the sole intention to let you know Dinu's story and open up a channel in order to contact him, if interested. If you could even send him an English-Chinese dictionary or textbooks, he would be extremely thankful. Regarding the Lord Buddha school, I had a chance to visit during India's Independence Day 2012, as the little kids put up a parade in front of the – for the moment being – single storey school building. Parents and families from the surrounding village were all present, flags were raised, dances and songs were performed, and everyone had a very sweet and entertaining morning.
I urge people to get in touch with him, at least to give some encouragement or practical tips, as this young fellow is really dedicated and has a very good heart: you can write an email to dinusinha(at)yahoo.co.in and get in touch regarding the project, or make a donation by contacting Dinu and using Paypal.
I sat down and tried to calculate how much money I spent visiting India last year, my way: the balance is ridiculously low. India is a cheap country, yes, but this would not have been possible without a few tricks.
Here is a lowdown on how I managed to spend 110$ for 6 weeks travelling from Kolkata to Delhi in North India, taking it slow, and doing a lot side trips. Hopefully the following suggestions may be useful for someone else!
You are in India, PAY like and Indian
This is a basic rule that applies to all of my trips: I do not want to pay more. If my skin is white, it does not mean I am rich, or stupid. If an Indian pays 10, why do I have to pay 100? A tourist in India has to bear enough of this double-tier pricing when visiting all Indian main sites (more on this next), but seriously, why should I pay 20 rupees when the guy next to me pays 5 for the same auto-rickshaw ride? It is a game, and a damn funny one. Learn the local lingo: pach rupee is five, das is ten. Surprise them. Talk to them in other languages than English as they keep on talking to a clueless you in Hindi. See how much fun it is. Send five, ten, twenty drivers away before you find a honest man, because they do exist, although very rare.
Avoid the inflated tourist attractions' entry fees
India is the most unfair country in the world when it comes to double tier pricing. A Taj Mahal ticket which costs you a whooping 750 rupees, costs an Indian 20. Yes, 20 only. It is just a little over 300% more. Because they think we are rich, and we deserve to pay. Fine, let's pay more. But do not pay for everything, be wise. The Sun Temple in Konark, Orissa, for example: just walk around it. It will not give you the perfect visual, but it would save the 200 rupees entry fee. And you will see it even better from the outer enclosure. And whenever they ask you to pay to be able to take pictures, please hide your camera and snatch away as much as you can. (more…)
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Living in Asia and trying to have real, normal friends can often bring to "that" conversation topic: travel. And whenever I say I have been to 50 countries, my friends roll eyes and vent out some long, strange sounds before freezing in awe with open mouths. Then, their jaws drop for about 10 seconds, and the dire question always comes up next.
"How can you do it? Are you RICH?"
No, I'm not and it seems that – like in the West – most Asians cannot conceive travel without a sackcloth bag full of cash tied to their waist. What's more, to them travel is to shell out on something they cannot have at home. Understandable: if I also lived in a tiny house with too many people, I think I would enjoy spending a weekend at the local Holiday Inn laying by the poolside.
When I start to explain how I like to travel, and how I like to do things that they consider dangerous, downright crazy or just plain boring, they lose interest and continue sipping their drinks.
Their curiosity, however, surprises me. To the contrary of most Western folks of all ages, Asians probably have a deeper sense of responsibility towards their families, or are just less inclined to "leave it and risk it". Japanese and some Koreans have been an exception, but not casually, their currency is stronger than most other Asians. It seems that the main problem between their desire for vagabonding, and the actual realization of their dream, is fear of not having enough money to make it.
So, they think I am rich.
I do not even own an Ipad like the one they are toying with as we speak. For one of those, they are not afraid to pay roughly one month's salary …. funny, isn't it?
Maybe it is all related to a matter of priorities, and everything will change when Asians will realize that trying to be Western actually leads to – errr… – escapism and vagabonding. We can just wait, and see what the future will bring…
The subject of my life as a minimalist keeps coming up in conversations lately.
I'm always a bit taken aback when someone suggests it, because I don't think of myself as a minimalist at all. It's true, I've lived out of a backpack, essentially, for over five years now. My whole life fits into one checked bag and one carry-on. Does that make me a minimalist? Perhaps.
Interestingly, I view myself in the exact opposite fashion: I refer to myself as a maximalist. It's not about stripping life down to the bare essentials for me, it's about living as large as I possibly can, experiencing it all, and finding good in both extremes, with my heart somewhere in the middle. It just so happens that in this incarnation of my life, as I travel relentlessly in search of memories with my family as the kids evaporate before my very eyes, that I don't have much in the way of "stuff." That's not because I'm morally opposed to the stuff. It's because the stuff would interfere with what matters most to me, with what I'm trying to achieve to the maximum, which is time, freedom, experience and relationship building. For now, I choose to spend my time and money on those things, which means that I don't have much "stuff," which makes me look like a minimalist, I suppose.
So what about you? Are you a minimalist? Or a maximalist, like me? Where do you fall on the sliding scale of moral debate about "stuff," its origin, impact and use? This is a discussion, and there's no "right answer," so please, chime in!
After I read this article about motorbike travel in Indonesia, I started thinking of my own experiences: I switched the focus from great memories of incredible biking trips around Southeast Asia and India, and I considered my actual situation. I concluded that I could not lead the same comfortable life if it wasn't for an old rattler of a motorbike I am driving around Penang Island since 2010.
To be honest, when I tell my foreign friends that I use a motorbike to get around town, I am confronted with skeptical stares: "Oh man. That is dangerous." And I do not blame them: the vision of rush hour traffic in most Asian cities may discourage the most hardcore city driver from hitting the road, and inspire safer options such as public transport or taxis. However, I think that by committing to learn how to handle the traffic, the long-term traveler can really increase his chances to blend in with the local city hustle.
Before I used the bike, I had to ask my girlfriend for rides, or use the erratic public transportation: this last option would have been ok if the buses showed up at the expected time. And when borrowing her car, parking was always a problem. One of the occasional perks was to get stuck in traffic at 32 Celsius degrees for longer than I had ever wished for.
I needed to get back my freedom of movements and time, and put both of them to greater use than to improve the art of cursing the next approaching driver. I decided to try to do what the locals did: so many of them were zooming past me blocked in traffic, wedging with dexterity among the oppressing lines of cars. It looked like the perfect solution to speed up my days, and possibly have some fun doing it. (more…)


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Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure!Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure! (2010) Season 2 Episode 204- Batman: The Brave and the Bold Cartoon Episode Guide
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- 2010
- Warner Bros. Animation
- Cartoon Network
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Batman/Bruce Wayne, Clock King/William Tockman, Fisherman, Aquaman, Enemy Ace/Hans von Hammer, Blue Beetle, Mera, Penguin/Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, Planet Master, Arthur Curry Jr., Green Arrow.
- Vocal Talent: Diedrich Bader (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Dee Bradley Baker (Clock King/William Tockman, Fisherman), John Di Maggio (Aquaman, Enemy Ace/Hans von Hammer), Will Friedle (Blue Beetle), Sirena Irwin (Mera), Stephen Root (Penguin/Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, Planet Master), Preston Strother (Arthur Curry Jr.), James Arnold Taylor (Green Arrow).
- Directed By Ben Jones.
- Produced By Linda Steiner, James Tucker.
Line Producer: Amy McKenna.
Executive Producer: Sam Register.
- Written By Steven Melching.
- Edited By Christopher D. Lozinski.
Additional Crew:
- Batman Created By: Bob Kane.
- Story Editor: Michael Jelenic.
- Art Direction: Lynell Forestall.
- Storyboard Artists: Tim Divar, Tim Eldred, Ben Jones, Scooter Tidwell.
- Background Painter: Bill Dunn.
- Main Title Design: James Tucker, Peter Girardi.
- Casting: Andrea Romano.
- Voice Director: Andrea Romano.
- Voice Recordist: Bill Devine.
- Production Supervisor: Howard Schwartz.
- Development and Creative Supervision: Linda M. Steiner.
- ADR Mixer: Bill Devine.
- Sound Effects Editor: Robert Hargreaves.
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Robert Hargreaves.
- Clearance Administrator: Connie Wang.
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Cartoon Summary:
While on holiday, Aquaman finds that there's no rest for a hero. While his wife and son go sightseeing, he sneaks off for some crime-fighting.
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