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On Friday, October 28, 2011, His Eminence Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim celebrated Holy Qurobo (Divine Liturgy) at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Southfield, Michigan, to elevate Fr. Edward Hanna to the Rank of Archpriest (Khouroyo). Also present was Mor Clemis Eugene Kaplan, Archbishop of the Western United States and Mor Dionysius Jean Kawak, Archbishop of the Patriarchal Office in Damascus, in addition to a large number of clergy from different parishes. His Eminence presided over the special ceremony and delivered an inspirational sermon expressing his appreciation to the services of Fr. Hanna and the parish of Sts. Peter and Paul. Afterward the ceremony a letter of blessings from our Holy Father, His Holiness Mor Ignatius Zakka Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, was read. The the Very Rev. Fr. Edward Hanna delivered a moving address to thank His Eminence and express his love to the parishioners.
After the Holy Mass, the parish of Sts. Peter and Paul hosted a banquet to honor Khouroyo Edward Hanna and all the distinguished guests. The program started with The Lord's Prayer (Aboon-D-Bashmayo) and included a keynote address form Archbishop Karim, congratulatory addresses from the attending Archbishops, few short speeches on behalf of the Church organizations, thank you addresses from Fr. Hanna and his family, in addition to hymns select for this occasion.
The Very Rev. Fr. Hanna was ordained priest for Sts. Peter and Paul Church in December 1988. Since then he served this parish and the extended community with great dedication. The Parish of Sts. Peter and Paul congratulate Khouroyo Edward Hanna on his elevation and pray that he is blessed with good health to continue his mission.

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November 27, 2012 at 1:12 am in The Jamestown Sun
The Jimmies went down Monday night, but not without a fight.
Jamestown College, facing national tournament host Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), scored first and then tied it at 2-all, but the Warhawks got the lone second-half goal and hung on for a 3-2 win.
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Jules Roth
Roth was a thief, Roth was an ex con, Roth ran Hollywood Memorial Park - where I will spend eternity. Roth was not a nice person.
My pal Harry sends: In 1937, he was released from San Quentin after serving five years for grand theft and securities fraud (he stole money from old people), the 36-year-old Roth arrived at the cemetery, probably to visit his parents, who are entombed there.
Within two years, he had bought out enough of the cemetery's investors to control the
and bought himself a pretty house in the hills with the dosh.
He also collected porn and worked tirelessly to keep non whites from being buried in the cemetery, including Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel. Also quite paranoid, he had a mole amongst the employees - reporting their gossip, habits and opinions of Roth.
I remember visiting the cemetery back during Roth's reign (around '88). This was way back when no one knew that other people were in to this stuff. They gave away these green maps, which are now archaic.
The bitter frazzled woman that worked there (with a full ashtray on her desk) wrote Roth's name on that map for me, for some reason. Weird.
The real joke was that during his reign, the ads for the place advertised "an immense Perpetual Care Fund absolutely insures the upkeep of all grounds, buildings and other facilities down through the years, to the end of time." What a joke.
After the Northridge earthquake - well, all they forgot to do was flush. Mausoleums were shut for years, the crypts were falling apart, and "repaired" with plywood. Sad.
I remember when I first took over Grave Line, and there was a previous arrangement made with the cemetery and us, to take a group of contest winners to the cemetery for a tour and a picnic. We arrived, Roth threw a fit and refused to let us in because they were a classy joint. So as a compromise, they let us eat our lunches out back,
behind the Abbey of the Psalms, next to a busted old casket (with toe tag) they exhumed someone from.
I take pictures of everything, and am glad I did. Pretty impressed with myself that I managed to find them tonight too. So there.
This information from Funeral
Wire: The extent of Roth's financial sleights-of-hand may never be known; it wasn't until the 1980s that officials charged with keeping an eye on cemeteries began raising questions. He was being investigated by the city state's attorney when he died in January 1998.
When the old goat finally bit it, he was 98 years old. He died of hypothermia, brought on by a month of pneumonia. Ding Dong.
He was embalmed (according to the embalmer, he was as hard a rock, as in over done like a bad boob job) and put in a crypt in the Cathedral Mausoleum, just below his parents.
The Cemetery entrance has changed a bit over the years. See how much.
Trivia: Roth was so vain, he commissioned a bronze sculpture of himself which is now in Tyler Cassity's office, the head guy (grrrr) at what is now renamed Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
They made a documentary about the cemetery called The Young and the Dead. A great film about the history of the cemetery, and Roth's reign. The Cassity Family took over, and tried to right some of the wrongs that Roth was guilty of, including honoring Hattie McDaniel properly. This film is an fascinating Hollywood story. You couldn't make it up.
Trivia: Now they show movies in the Cemetery on Saturdays during the summer. Line up in front,
bring a lawn chair,
and you're all set.
Thanks Lisa for the pics.
It's 14 bucks a pop, and well worth it. See you there.
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"A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit" (Proverbs 29:23).
As I drove home from our back-to-school shopping spree, I felt confident that I had finally purchased everything we needed for a successful school year. My schoolroom was ready, the curriculum had been ordered, and now these additional school supplies would complete my preparations for starting our year off right. Smiling smugly to myself, I thought I had everything under control.
Looking out the car window, I noticed a majestic hawk soaring overhead and brought it to my children's attention. Frustrated, my oldest daughter kept peering into the sky, but she couldn't locate the bird at which we were pointing. Stopping the car, I asked her to read the words on the sign ahead, but she couldn't see them. Slowly, I drove closer and closer until she could finally make out the letters. What a revelation of my foolishness! "I sure had everything under control," I thought to myself. "My daughter was nearsighted, and I hadn't even realized it until just now!"
Many Christians also have a tendency to be nearsighted when life is going well. Living in the success of now, we think our current blessings are the result of our own hands. Like the Old Testament nation of Israel, we fail to acknowledge God's hand of divine intervention in our lives. Unfortunately, many times we must experience painful or humbling reminders in order to correct our vision and see the true picture. God is in control, and we are not!
If you're starting your new school year depending on your own abilities, be careful. Only the Lord can show you those things that will make your homeschooling truly successful. As you depend on the Holy Spirit, you will not only discover wisdom to teach, but you'll also have your eyes opened to see all that God desires for your family. "Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God" (Psalm 123:1-2a).
Lord, forgive me for my foolish pride that fails to acknowledge You as Lord. Open my eyes to see Your plans for our family this homeschool year and teach me to constantly depend on You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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William Bell was born in Toronto in 1945. He has been a high school English teacher and department head, an instructor at the Harbin University of Science and Technology, the Foreign Affairs College (both in China), and the University of British Columbia. He has won the Belgium Prize for Excellence, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Mr. Christie's Book AwardAssociation Award. He lives in Ontario and was once the head of English at Orillia District Collegiate and Vocational Institute.The inspiration to become a writer came when Bell heard a speech by John Metcalfe, author of one of his favourite short stories. Some of Bell's books are used in high school curricula.
Bell says he likes to write for young people because they are "the best audience: they are loyal to the writers they like and they are enthusiastic readers". Mr. Bell has frequently been invited to give presentations at conferences and to speak to elementary and secondary school students on creative writing as a visiting author.
To date, Bell has written twelve books, and has been an innovator in the literature for young adults in Canada. Many of his novels are widely used in high school course study, including two set in Orillia area -Five Days of the Ghost and Stones, one in Barrie (Death Wind), and one in Guelph (Zack). His work has been extensively published outside Canada, and has been translated into French, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Japanese. Mr. Bell has won the Belgium Prize for Excellence, the Ruth Schwartz Award, and the Mr. Christie's Book Award. Bell is the father of Dylan, Megan, and Brendan, and the husband of author Ting-xing Ye.
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The media needs to stop inning celebrities; outing is so twentieth-century. Our outrage needs to be directed at the inning. No more open closets! Closets, and the fictions that maintain them, kill.
It's almost impossible to argue that anything Senator Craig pled guilty on, can reasonably be considered criminal behavior. Applied in a consistent fashion to the heterosexual world, the effect would be to outlaw flirting in public. Craig's predicament is a reminder that not so long ago it was literally illegal to be gay.
That said, I'm disinclined to have much sympathy for him, because he's exactly the kind of politician who has furthered his career by exploiting bigotry against gays (among other groups). Moreover, that behavior has been enabled by a media that knew, but never felt the need to mention, that he was railing against himself. All in all, a bit more self-awareness would do wonders for this country.


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"Baja Blitz '07"
I will preface this ride report by stating that this is not a tale of the light and the fast as would be implied by the title, but rather a story of the moderately quick and heavily laden.
Two years ago I started to envision a ride of minorly epic proportions that would entail the relative circumnavigation of the Baja peninsula. Starting out of Mexicali, winding down the Sea of Cortez, a brief respite in Cabo San Lucas to meet friends and family on my 40th birthday, then back up the west coast and back home through Tijuana. Camping was to be the order of the day, along with some possible spear fishing and general lounging if conditions permitted. It wasn't all to be about just riding the roads, but exploring the peninsula.
Hence there was much planning and two volunteers agreed to make the journey with me. Only one would actually go, and I will protect the guilty by not revealing the identity of he who opted out. (albeit for debatably good reason.)
I've been riding for about 18 years, but all street, so this dirt thing was gonna be new to me. I picked up a KLR250 to fool around on while I looked for the bike that I would want to use for "The Ride". Evenually I found a '97 KTM 400 rxc\e. It is sturdy and cheap with low miles and I was able to equip it with most things LC4.
My riding buddy Paco on the other hand is a new rider, doing the MSF course and getting his license just for this endevor. So I was a little worried about the size bike that he would end up on. Overly powered and heavy could be a disaster. So following some advice from various sources he settled on a '98 DR350SE. Good power, electric start, short inseam and light. He loves this bike and has turned out to be a very good dirt rider, having many years of experience picking lines on mountain bike trails.
These two bikes were to become our pack mules. Outfitted as such and thankfully, strong and reliable. KTM and Suzuki have places in our hearts forever.
So with out further ado I will drop the first teaser pic and the logo that my daughter came up with in her graphic arts class to put on shirts for us and stickers for the kids of Baja.
The "Trip to the Tip" guys beat me to the application of "my" idea.
An unnamed "punta" on west coast of Baja Sur near Rancho Los Innocentes
Posting of the trip log and pics begins tonight when I get home from work, stay tuned.
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Day 1 May 20th
The 19th was Paco's B-day and so there was a combo party for that and the send off. This led to getting to bed slightly after midnight and then up @ 4am and on the road by 4:15. The bikes and all our gear were loaded into the Exploder and trailer the day before. So thermos full of coffee in hand we headed south from Santa Cruz at a blistering pace.
On the road.
Thanks for being my wingman buddy.
Having only stopped once for gas and food, we got in to La Quinta about 12:30pm and unloaded the bikes at our staging area, Thanks Alton, then started to get the bikes packed up and organized. After a bit of Paco trying to figure out how and where to strap his water and extra fuel, we hit the road about 2pm figuring to hit the boarder, take care of immigration and move further south before dark.
Mostly loaded.
Ready to roll!
Both bikes are pretty heavily loaded with camping gear, spares, tools, water and fuel. That being said the windy ride down 86 past that Salton Sea on brand new knobbies was harrowing to be sure. The ultra tall and narrow profile of the center nobs on the fronts made both bikes very twitchy on the pavement and we moderated our speed accordingly.
"Is that the Sea of Cortez already?" No but the Salton Sea is still impressive.
Rolled into Mexicali about 4pm and missed the INAMI office directly to the right after crossing the border. So we found a place to park and took turns doing immigration and watching the bikes.
That's the line for the border in Mexicali behind the steeds.
With all the paperwork take care of and fees paid, we pounded some more pavement on Mex 5 south. Stopping in Durango for Carne Asada tacos and then finding a motel in Ejido Oaxaca. A couple cold Tecates were consumed. Then sleep.
Cheap motel room in Ejido Oaxaca
The highlight of day one has to be my wheelie of a "tope" leaving Durango that allowed my rear tire to catch the edge of my replacement "tool box" ripping the lid off and scattering tire irons, zip ties and wrenches all over the main street. Sorry no pics, but I was too busy dodging traffic to pick up all my gear...
Day one route.
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Day 2 May 21st
Sorry about the break....like I said lesson learned on posting.
So it was up early in the sleepy little town of Ejido
But as we head south we find that civilization is quickly running out and the sky is getting darker, Crap! No coffee, no food and the sky is getting dark and cold. WTF? So we solder on only to ride directly in to a blinding and choking dust storm rising off of the massive dry Laguna east of the highway. The sand is drifting, in some cases, eight inches deep across the roadway and visibility is at times 30 or so feet. To be honest I am glad that we did not decide to ride across the lake bed as many do .we probably would still be out there.
Finally we ride out of the cloud and stop at our jumping off point into the Baja dirt! La Ventana, while on the map, is only a single Tienda in the middle of no where. But we fuel up on machaca burritos, coffee and Gasolina from a soda bottle. Now this is living.
Leaving our mark at La Ventana....
Paco has a couple of great, yet dated atlas for both northern and southern Baja. Using those and the GPS bicamaps, we pre routed ourselves as much as possible sticking to dirt. So we head west into the wilderness with the expectation of following a road that will lead us up the Arroyo Grande into La
Well the road out from Highway 5 Starts out great! Twisty dirt with a bit of rock. Its fun and fast, but a little hard to find straight away. This goes on for 10 or so miles until you hit the actual Arroyo, then its my least favorite thing, SAND! Not just sand but sand whoops. About 5 miles of them .on a heavily loaded bike. But, again we push forward, and eventually the wash leads into a canyon and the GPS says we are on track.
That's sand drifts on those mountains....
Happy to be out of the sand whoops...
The Canyon narrows and the wash gets harder packed and rocky, but there is not to much to complain about. We take a break in the shade of a cliff wall (did I mention it was hot! High 90s) and check the maps, life is good. Then we get a scare. Slogging up the wash we round a bend to find a nice new barbed wire fence! What we dont immediately see is the gate tucked into the corner near the canyon wall .whew.
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So one impediment breached and the canyon gets narrower and narrower. Eventually there is a fairly washed out section with moderate vegetation that takes some skill to get through. And then it happens. At what seems to be the narrowest part of the canyon so far we hit a wall of vegetation .I dont mean a couple of bushes or weeds, but trees, 8 inch trunk, 30 foot tall trees! Densely packed with a narrow cow trail leading in.
Well at this point we dismount and scout ahead. Its marshy and narrow and getting narrower. At first there are still old two tracks and then nothing. The GPS and maps say we are only about 5 or so miles from our destination and we have already pushed 40 miles up this wash and now we hang our heads, discuss the options. Tired and hungry we make the commitment to ride back through all we have ridden to far and get out of this damn canyon.
Riding back is actually not as bad as anticipated, but the whole day is lost on this adventure. We get back to Highway 5 as the sun is going down and blast south for San Filipe, breaking the cardinal rule we ride the highway for about a half hour in the dark .
The Asadero Bandido is the first stop, Carne Asada tacos are consumed, and then we find a room a block back from the water front at the Chapal hotel. A couple of Tecates a shower and sleep comes easily as we are truly beat ..and it is only day two.
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Up at the crack of dawn with a good nights sleep. With free coffee in hand we do a little bike maintenance and pack up. Then out on the town of
No Pics before I've had my coffee
Breakfast is filling and the view is pretty good, but the day is a wastin and we are on an agenda get south. So we hit the road to Puertocitos. We are disappointed to find more pavement waiting on this stretch. The whole way is paved and they are even building a culvert overpass and what looks to be a road to go around Puertocitos all together. Hopefully it will end there for now. (Or maybe ADVriders should get together and buy property in Puertocitos to stage out of…….Hmmmm)
Took a while to figure out that we had to go though the "Propidad Privada" to keep going south, but after that it was, well, total crap! The road is chunky and rocky with a fine layer of dust that just begs to be ridden….This, finally is what we came for, and we are in heaven.
The obligitory pic of Bird Shit rock.
The coast along this stretch is very barren. With lots of abandoned property and junk cars down the sides of the cliffs. One very important lesson that we learn in this stretch. If there is a tire, or a brach, or a car hood or an unnatural placement of large rocks……there is a reason. Most notably, that there has been a wash out of the section of road immediately (with in feet) behind the obstacle. Be wary of anything in the road larger than a breadbox in Baja.
But it isn't long before we roll into the relatively expatriot community of Bahia San Luis Gonzaga and stop for lunch at the famous Alfonsina's. This place surely lived up to its reputation. The shrimp and fish tacos were awesome and the view…well I can understand why you would build a house here, as many have done.
And if you are a pilot, they have an air strip and fully operating Pemex for fuel.
Maybe I can trade this pic to corona for free beer
Where's waldo....er Baja Blitz.
With bellies full (again), we set off for one of Baja's most famous landmarks. (well with us anyway)
A cool surprise along the way is a make shift Baja Carhenge. Various shells of four wheeled vehicles placed and spaced in a line and bordered by rocks. Very unexpected yet cool in the desert.
Paco charges in from the desert after passing by me at carhenge.
I always wanted a surf wagon.....how can I get this back to santa cruz.
Finally we get to
I know there are a million plus pic of Cocos out there, but I am posting all mine anyway.
Paco trying not to stare.....
At these.....
Finally catching up to those "Trip to the tip" guys.
The outhouses at Coco's have seen better days.
Paco ready to hit the trail.
I had read recently that the Calamajue wash was not the best way out. So we wicked it up again and headed for our first encounter with the "Transpeninsular." All I can say is "Ow my Ass". Not the funnest asphalt ever, but it pressed us on to the now paved turn off to Bahia de
Beyond that all I can say is Wow what a view as you drop into the town. That first peak of blue is mesmerizing.
On that drop-in there are two, count em, two competing Pemexes…. So we stop at the first to gas up and Paco having the better Spanish of the group, engages the girl manning the pump. Paco not clear on her instruction asks a question, and after starting the fill up, she turns to him and says with her best
Found a room at the Costa Azul (the nicest place in town). Paco, with the exertion from the day before and the arid wind that beat us up all day, layed down to catch a nap, and then never got up. So no dinner and no carousing, just sweet, rejuvenating sleep. And some time for me to catch up on the travel journal while enjoying the view.
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Great Report! If you dont like whoops its a good thing you rode the slab to Puertecitos, you bypassed over 30 miles of BIG whoops and deep sand.
However, not taking the Calamajue wash out of Coco's.................. you bypassed some of the better riding in Baja IMO.
Keep it comin!
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So, after a great weekend of riding fun (thanks to HoosierDaddy) we headed home with our visitiors Megan from PHX and Doug from Steamboat Springs. Skip said he'd make a little bite to eat.
Megan said something about having to hit the road (maybe she had to feed her cats) so Skip put her plate back in the freezer and we ate up.
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Someone had to start it....
I was hoping someone would have already beat me to posting up a TUS/PHX thread, but I haven't seen it yet so here goes...
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All I can say is Megan should have stayed for diner! Wow, surf and turf.
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Awesome weekend of riding and getting acquainted in the Old Pueblo! BIG THANKS to HoosierTrailMaster for setting this up and getting everything organized. It was great meeting everyone and being able to put a face with the screen names. Now when I think of bacon...I see Big E
The Charlouleau Gap ride was a blast and for the most part just fun flowing jeep road. The Creek Crossings and short icy section definately made it interesting though and I did manage to drop the bike a couple of times. The ride back after lunch at Oracle Inn was even better since I knew what to expect, although riding in the water while looking into the sun made seeing big rocks and holes interesting. All good stuff though and that route is definately on my "do again" list.
Sundays Chiva ride was even better and I definately want to go back and explore more of that area. The big water bars were a hoot and I think I found the altitude limit for the 450 on one of them. The yzfcathy water crossing was definately interesting. We followed Skip through the sand and boulders to the crossing and I was very glad to have heard Cathy say the water was lower than usual. I still managed to burble the engine though but managed to keep it running. The trail section at the end of the loop was alot of fun and a perfect way to end the day. Sounds like there is alot out that way I've not seen so I'll definately be back for more.
Cheers to the Tucson inmates for the great riding and excellent hospitality. Phoenix inmates were definately impressed
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Did someone say BACON??
WOW, what a weekend! A huge thank you to everyone!!
We need to do this again Soon!!
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Day 1
I did not take that many on our ride to lunch, but here is two of the better ones.
Cathty making it look easy!
Allen getting it done!
Richard taking care of business.
Our fearless leader!
more to come.
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What A Fun Weekend!
The sun awakened and the staging area came alive.
I was impressed to see a couple of guys from
We were suited up and ready to roll when a bunch of locals rode up. It looked like a healthy group, only time would tell. After a brief rider meeting we took off towards Charouleau Gap (pronounced: shar-lou).
It was a slow pace right up to when my bike lost drive. Lets see, that was about 5 minutes into the ride. Now, I hate being that guy. We all know him, bike breaks down as soon as the ride starts only to set a foot dragging pace for the rest of the day. Well today was my turn to be that guy.
I only have a thousand or so miles on that chain but one thing is for sure, I found the weakest link. It took me about 10 minutes to repair and get on my way. Just long enough for the sweep crew to start journeying back after thinking I was taking pictures on the trail. Which I was.
Now with that out of the way it was time to get serious about the ride. I dont know a lot of women that ride off road but I am very impressed with Megan and Cathy. Here is Megan on her 690 Enduro. I know about one hundred guys that could not ride a big bike like that through the stuff Megan went through.
And that was the easy stuff!
Here was the show stopper for many.
I am not sure how many we lost at this point but I think it is a great idea to throw something out there in the beginning of the ride to wake you up and weed out the guys before they become that guy.
Throw in a little ice.
And a nice little technical step up and the thinning out process is complete.
I love this picture. It is HoosierTrailMaster (expedition leader) shocked at seeing Megan get her 690 over the step up. Yeah, that girl can ride.
Some people make it look so easy.
Just so everyone that was wondering knows, yes, I dropped it just before the hard part. Go figure.
We reached the top of the gap and huddled up for a game plan and a head count. Going down the other side of the mountain was the plan. The trip down was uneventful until we got to the next obstacle. I can ride rocks pretty well but I get real nervous when you add water. And that is if you are just crossing it not running down stream in it.
There were several lines down this river. One of which was over a big boulder and dropping off the other side.
This was the other one. I am not sure why they called him a cheater, I like the way this guy thinks.
Uh, you are supposed to turn right at that rock Big-E.
He got it!
I carry several power bars and such in my pack in case I lose energy along the way but BACON! I have seen everything now. It seems that Cathy carries bacon in her pack in case one of her out of town guest should need encouragement.
We cruised along on this fun jeep trail to the next obstacle. A steep up hill with small step ups. I did not get any pictures of this but it was an interesting obstacle. Some one else will have pictures of it.
Ah, finally we get to the lunch stop.
Seven of us decided to take the same route back. The pace was moderate and with the exception of HTM landing on his keyster once, there were no other incidents. It sure seemed easier going back. Sorry no pictures on the return route. I was busy running sweep and trying to stay alive.
We had dinner at the Red Garter Bar & Grill Saloon that night.
The owners were gracious enough to put the Phoenix Super Cross on the big screen for us. Good food, libation and entertainment. What a great day!
Sunday rolled around early, so I fell out of bed and managed to load up my truck and get to the Red Garter for breakfast.
Let me tell you a little about Allen (Yardstick). He is a forward thinking man. Instead of being that guy he gets a flat in the back of the truck and repairs it before breakfast. Some guys will do anything not to be that guy.
Whats wrong with this picture? Is the tube to big and the wheel to small or Big-E has chicken legs. LOL
Once again the owners took care of us by making huge breakfast burritos (not serving breakfast at ). Now, on to the staging area.
After a brief tarmac run and a run to the out house, we started down the Jeep road towards
These are the creek crossings that I like.
Big-E cursing along with our Canadian friend crossing the creek.
This is why Cathy makes the big bucks. If you look close, she is flying the bike.
We did manage to get a glimpse of the headless horseman. I guess these days horses are obsolete.
HTM thought it would be a good idea to take us through a nasty rock garden then across a creek. Like we did not see enough water yesterday? I did not get any pictures of the rock garden so someone will have to share theirs. HTM lost the upper shock bold when he dropped his bike in the garden. I say lost only because it fell out. He quickly recovered it and made the repair. Locktite please! I did manage to get video of some of the riders crossing the creek. I will only post one here. Follow the link at the bottom for more.
It was decided to skip seeing
Ive seen worse. Apparently this was the second repair because the wood used in the first repair broke. As you can see another one was added along with another mile of bailing wire. Ah, brings back memories of my childhood with make shift repairs of bailing wire, bubble gum and dirt.
The last gathering spot before heading back to the staging area and then to an Irish pub.
I had a great weekend full of interesting and talented people, new and exciting places to go, things I have never seen before and two days on a motorcycle. Life is good!
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Toyota targeting thermal efficiency of more than 45% for next-generation gasoline engines for hybrids
11 April 2011
Among the R&D projects Toyota Motor is exploring to further lower fuel consumption and emissions are two concepts on a pathway to deliver gasoline engines featuring more than 45% thermal efficiency for application in its future hybrid vehicles, according to Koichi Nakata of Toyota in his presentation today at SAE 2011 High Efficiency IC Engines Symposium in Detroit.
The engine used in the first- and second-generation Prius (the 1.5L 1NZ-FXE) had a thermal efficiency of about 37%; the thermal efficiency of the new 1.8L unit in the third-generation Prius (2ZR-FXE) has a thermal efficiency of about 38%. Toyota is targeting a thermal efficiency of more than 40% with what Nakata called its Future Concept 1, followed by thermal efficiency of more than 45% in Future Concept 2 (which is based on concept 1).
In the 2ZR engine (third-generation Prius), some of the main technologies Toyota applied are the Atkinson cycle with variable valve timing to control intake valve timing, cooled EGR, and lowered friction. (In the 1NZ engine, Toyota reduced friction 21.1% compared to an engine for a comparable conventional vehicle; the 2ZR engine in the newest Prius drops that another 26.8%, in large part by the removal of parasitic loads via the hybrid system (e.g., no alternator).
Concept 1 is a cooled EGR stoichiometric spark-ignited direct-injection concept, featuring a long stroke design (stroke/bore=1.5) and cooled EGR with an EGR ratio of more than 30%. The long-stroke design (lengthening the stroke while maintaining displacement), reduces heat loss and also increases piston speed, creating more turbulence. A high tumble ratio intake port (TTR=3.0) and a high-energy ignition system (100 mJ) also contribute to improved combustion. Toyota is continuing to reduce friction.
Concept 2 is a turbocharged lean burn concept, built on the base of concept 1. It also uses the long stroke design, with a high tumble ratio and a higher-energy ignition system (150 mJ).
The high tumble ratio intake port extends the lean limit from 19 to 23, Nakata said. In addition, the lean limit is also increased by using a spherical face on the piston. Furthermore, the high discharge current in the ignition system also gives a higher lean limit.
Nakata said that the engine team has currently delivered a 42.4% thermal efficiency in concept 1 and 43.7% thermal efficiency in concept 2.
Work is ongoing, focused on increasing the expansion ration and decreasing pumping loses. Toyota is also considering a variable super high expansion ratio cycle for further improvements. Nakata suggested that such an engine applied in a hybrid would result in total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions comparable to that of an electric vehicle.
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So, 45%/37%=1.21! Would that mean a Prius would go from 51 Mpg highway to 62 Mpg?
That sounds about right, the 60 mpg car may be possible soon. The PNGV cars all got 70 mpg as four seat sedans in 1999 with a diesel hybrid configuration, so this sounds reasonable.
Good work, Toyota!!!
However, applying the above principles to a direct-injection Hydrogen fueled engine, thermal efficiencies at 45-50% can be realized without needing cooled EGR nor necessarily high energy ignition system nor turbocharging. H2 has much higher lean-burn limit than gasoline without requiring turbocharging, and requires much less energy to ignite. Furthermore, H2 combusts very rapidly, leading to isochoric combustion for maximum power and efficiency harnessed by the piston. When high power is momentarily needed on rare occasions, the H2 can be combusted stoichiometrically, resulting in high power density.
If the H2 is produced from renewable sources such as solar and wind generators, then the life-cycle GHG produced would be zero.
From well-to-wheels, don't you have to count the storage and transportation losses, not to mention the latent energy content of the as-yet-to-be-created H2 infrastructure? H2 could easily give back that 5% and more when those values are counted.
One day, with solar PV's on every roof top and a wind turbine on every acre of farm land, H2 can be produced and stored locally in the same community where it will be consumed, thereby no transportation losses. For agricultural waste biomass, the raw material can be transported in dried form to be gasified to H2 near the point of consumption.
The building and maintenance of H2 infrastructure will amount to millions of jobs created locally. The H2 will be produced locally, resulting in more local jobs...jobs that can't be exported or nor outsourced...! The elimination of oil importation will keep hundreds of billions of USD here at home to invigorate the US economy!!! A win win win combination, as far as I can see it!!!
You could use the new MIT method with built in solar cells and get hydrogen at the station from water and sun. The whole quarter acre gas station property would have to be covered by awning, but you could fuel a few cars.
thermal efficiency of more than 45%
That's the way to go! :-)
Good work, keep raising the bar.
BTW, range-extenders as in a GM VOLT v2.0 should do the same.
It should be easier in a Volt-like than in a Prius-like setup, as with bigger batteries and electrical motors Volt relies less on ICE for the dynamics.
Couple it to Lund's PPC findings and deliver a flex fuel with a thermal efficiency north of 50% !
(RangeExtender: 2cyl-Turbo-DI-EGR-FlexFuel-Miller/PPC-LowFriction-60kW @ > 50%TE !)
Gee, if i had solar panels and wind generators on my roof i'd just be turning that electricity into..... electricity! forget the intermediate H2 step.
Battery tech continues to improve and energy density is going up year by year. I'll place my bets on EV...
I vote for neptronix
"One day, with solar PV's on every roof top and a wind turbine on every acre of farm land"
Long before that could happen there will be a battery tech that could store 100kWh in a shoebox size container weighing 20kg. Why bother with the H2?
H2 technology is available here and now. The 100kWh battery the size of a shoe box is still science fiction that may or may not materialize. Oil is running out and becoming more and more expensive...We also need more jobs, good-paying, local jobs that can't be exported overseas. We have no time to wait nor to waste!
Roger Pham,
Electrics and Biofuels are already more developed and more economical than hydrogen, we should not waste time and money on hydrogen.
H2 technology is pie in the sky.
45% efficiency for a gasoline engine is quite an outstanding achievement indeed, and will probably help us to be patient in our wait for the perfect electric car...
Two comments:
1. 37% thermal efficiency sounds very high. At what kind of load and what kind of on/off duty cycle is this achieved?
2. The hydrogen economy: Please read
(I hit post too fast) The hydrogen economy is less efficient than the electron economy, as is shown in the above paper. All the losses related to producing and compressing hydrogen as accounted for in the paper.
Toyota gets it.
The next generation Prius with the concept 1 engine, a lighter and more powerful li-ion battery, and likely a lighter chassis will likely get >60mpg highway and >70mpg city.
Now Toyota just needs to switch to a Torlan engine block, pistons, and cylinder head to drop the weight and the price of the Prius!
37% thermal efficiency sounds very high
A lot of people make a confusion about it when boundaries are not well defined. Only the ICE or the way it is used in a "standard car". An ICE in a traffic jam provides no motion...
This "thermal efficiency" of the ICE is at steady load in the best BSFC region.
According to many presentations in the DEER conferences sponsored by DOE (previously only about diesel engines, but covering other fuel nowadays) it's not high, but typical of best cases today.
There is a link to a thread where we discussed it before, and I posted some links to related material.
The idea behind the Toyota Prius HEV is using the small scale (and cost) electrification to allow the ICE to be used most of the time only at it's best BSFC regions, and only when needed.
This makes the energy conversion ratio of the ICE approach it's best "thermal efficiency" in real world use, both when driving the wheels and when recharging batteries.
As GreenPlease said: Toyota gets it!
There is a continuum in the design space where eAssist-like mild electrification, Prius-like [P]HEV, Volt-like ER-EV, will give increasing benefits avoiding the use of oil.
This Toyota solution raises efficiency, and IS great!
In a next step, pluggin-in with bigger batteries, while costing more, allow for energy source substitution/displacement.
greenhouse gas emissions comparable to that of an electric vehicle.
Unless you run your EV from a renewable source of course. But Toyota is falling behind on EV's so their PR department starts bending perception.
Roger Pham
H2 can be produced and stored locally in the same community where it will be consumed, thereby no transportation losses
Human population shows vast concentrations in small areas, called 'cities'. The H2 will have to be transported from the rural areas where it produced to the cities where it is consumed. Just like food.
You can find gasoline engines with ~36-37% peak efficiency today. Current Prius engine is somewhat better. Diesel engines in cars can reach ~43%. The question is how much improvement potential a diesel engine would have in the timeframe of Toyota´s Concept 2. Researchers (refer to e.g. the DEER conference) talk about 50% and higher for heavy-duty engines but car engines would most likely be a few per cent behind. In my assessment, the relative difference between diesel and gasoline will decrease somewhat during the next 5-10 years. The problem is that we cannot choose, we have to develop both in parallel. A certain ratio of gasoline to diesel from the barrel of crude oil gives optimum efficiency in the refinery. Alternative fuels, such as e.g. H2, can only play a minor role on this time horizon. Peak oil will hit us before we have any alternative fuel in any large quantity.
Lastly I would like to add that I am a very content Prius driver since 2005. But my next car (hopefully in 2013) *will* be an EV. If Toyota has no EV's by then, bad luck for them.
ICE's are soooo 20th century. Just not sexy enough for me, even at 45% thermal efficiency.
"Work is ongoing, focused on increasing the expansion ratio"
At last! 30:1 expansion ratio is where we need to be.
High expansion ratio is good for efficiency but it leaves less energy in the exhaust for the turbine, so boost pressure will decrease (and pressure ratio over the engine will deteriorate). It is difficult to use energy twice… However, it is surprising that Toyota has not yet tried with turbocharging to downsize the engine. Turbocharging (and supercharging) is an essential part of the Miller system that utilize the Atkinson cycle (as the Prius engine does). The loss in volumetric efficiency is compensated for by increasing manifold pressure.
I have an idea for increasing the thermal efficiency that I want to run pass anybody who knows more than I do about this. My idea is to eliminate the loss of energy through the cooling system. I figure that if the car is a PHEV its engine will spend a lot of time cycling on and off. If it spends enough time off you not only wont have to cool it you'd likely need to insulate it so that it's still warm when you restart it.
Does this sound right?
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The best car collection... in the world?
Some multi-millionaire venture capitalists buy boring yachts. Luckily, Gerard Lopez isn't one of them
Posted: 12 Jul 2012
At the team launch in Jerez in early February, he admitted to me that his latest purchase was what you might call 'rare groove'. "I've just bought a 1983 Renault 11 Turbo from a French doctor," he finally conceded, after I promised I wouldn't breathe a word to anyone. "I'm going to drive over to pick it up personally..."
It'll be joining a collection that's currently hovering around the 85-car mark, which Lopez has invited us to check out.


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Use experiencing in a sentence
- Present participle of experience.
Variant of experience
- the act of living through an event or events; personal involvement in or observation of events as they occur
- anything observed or lived through: an experience he'll never forget
- all that has happened in one's life to date: not within his experience
- everything done or undergone by a group, people in general, etc.
- the effect on a person of anything or everything that has happened to that person; individual reaction to events, feelings, etc.
- activity that includes training, observation of practice, and personal participation
- the period of such activity
- knowledge, skill, or practice resulting from this
Origin of experienceMiddle English ; from Old French ; from Classical Latin experientia, trial, proof, experiment ; from experiens, present participle of experiri, to try, test: see peril
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3 2/3 cups
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
baking soda
2 teaspoons
cream of tartar
1 tablespoon
white sugar
1/4 cup
3/4 cup
treacle or molasses
1 cup
milk, or as needed
Absolutely lovely. I enjoy most things with molasses in it, and this is no exception. I added maybe a 1/4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice, used only 3/4 cup of milk, (otherwise, I think, the dough may have been too soft too roll out) and rolled them out approximately 1/2-inch thick. Recipe made 18 scones, so I think the dough could be rolled out a little thicker, as it doesn't rise in the oven. He-Who-Had-Sleepy-Seeds-in-His-Eyes liked waking up to the aroma of these and greatly enjoyed them with his British tea blend! Thank you, Karen, for this submission. I will be making these again!
If I could rate 0 I would. These were so soft I couldnt even shape them. I only used 1/2 cup of milk and didnt want to add extra flour or it would dilute the flavor. So I smooshed it into a big circle and cut into 12 pieces. Wasnt anywhere near done in 10 min. am still waiting, but will most likely be having toast for brkfast
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These scones were very good. The dough turned out EXACTLY as scone dough should be. I definately reccomend this recipe.
These taste very good and are simple to make. They are almost bread-like, the dough comes out quite soft and a bit elastic. I used granulated sugar because I hadn't any superfine and I didn't know what mixed spice was, so I used pumpkin pie spice. I also put raw sugar on the top before baking. They are good plain, with butter, and with apple butter. I will make these again. They will travel very well.
My scones turned out great. Not too sweet, and a good crumb. I would recommend adding in part of the milk, mixing, and then adding in the rest of the milk. Mine were the correct consistency with just a cup of milk.
Taste is okay but with all that cream of tartar they dry out too quickly. Some adjustment necessary in liquids. Might play around with this and try to avoid using cream of tartar..........going to search my files for another recipe.
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Calories: 248
Calories from Fat: 42
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New clinic delivers high quality health care to Newark residents
Having peace of mind means different things to different people. However, most everyone can agree that having a high quality health care clinic right around the corner can certainly put the mind at ease. Residents of Newark have a brand new partner in the quest for better health as Washington Hospital Healthcare System and Washington Township Medical Foundation (WTMF) have collaborated to open a comprehensive clinic offering both primary and urgent care services.
Caring Professionals, Better Health Care
The new clinic boasts a brand new interior and state-of-the art equipment. But more importantly, the clinic will offer the services of a talented staff of board-certified family practice physicians whose combined 30 years of experience will be complemented by collaboration with a wide range of WTMF medical specialists—cardiothoracic surgeons to pediatricians and everything in between.
"Working together, the clinic's friendly staff members and physicians serve as a valuable health resource for the entire family, from newborns to grandparents, in a location that has been transformed to meet the needs of the growing local population," says Michael Engle, Washington Hospital's senior director of Ambulatory Care Services.
"The clinic site was originally an old post office," he explains. "It was empty for some time, but we've gone in and put on a whole new façade and taken it down to the shell. The entire building has been remodeled, including the interior and surrounding grounds."
"In addition to its patient-focused team of medical staff, another major highlight of the clinic is its 900-square-foot conference center, which will be a place where the community can come for educational events," explains Engle.
In the Event of an Emergency
Living in the Bay Area, it's difficult, if not impossible, to ignore the possibility of a major earthquake. In addition to its role as a primary care provider, the Newark clinic has been designed to serve residents in the wake of a disaster. Built to withstand a 7.0 earthquake, the site also serves as a triage location for Newark residents in the event that access to the hospital should be temporarily cut off.
"If, in the worst case scenario, the I-880 freeway or any surrounding bridges were to collapse, residents now have access to a satellite medical location with generator capacity inside Newark," Engle says. "This facility now allows people in our community to come to a place where medical personnel have access to a full reserve of extra supplies, including vital medications, as well as the means to provide basic medical care to residents in a true emergency."
Engle explains that planning for the worst is a must for a community hospital serving a growing population. "Our mission is to provide care to the district, which means the entire district across the Tri-City area," Engle says.
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Grow More Veggies in 2009: Kids Can Help
Happy New Year! Now is the time when many folks make resolutions to lose weight, eat better, save money, exercise more, and spend quality time with their children. You can work on all of these resolutions with one activity-growing your own vegetables and getting the kids involved.
Here in northern Florida, you can start right now by planting some easy-to-grow cool-weather crops such as leaf lettuce, radishes, and carrots. Plant vegetables your family will enjoy first. You may find, like we have, that your vegetable garden gets a little larger each year with one or two new crops to add variety. I just love that we never buy lettuce or carrots throughout the winter because we harvest plenty from our garden and we eat a lot(!) of salads.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
I highly recommend, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" 2007 by Barbara Kingsolver, a well-told tale of how she and her family lived mostly from their farm in Kentucky with some other local sources to fill in the gaps. Kingsolver may be best known for her novels, "Poisonwood Bible," "Prodigal Summer," "Bean Trees," and others. She uses her ability to spin a tale to make this nonfiction account quite readable. Her education as an ecologist provides a rich learning experience, too.
This was a family-oriented project with all members of the family contributing to the effort and to this book. Kingsolver is the main farmer, cheese maker, and canner. The older daughter includes healthful recipes, while the younger daughter manages the chickens and their eggs. Husband, Stephen Hopp, fixes the daily bread and includes various sidebars on ecology, the business of agriculture, and more.
Get the Kids involved
One of the stories that Kingsolver relates in this book is when some urban kids on a field trip come to their farm. Hopp pulled some carrots from the garden, which horrified the kids. They wondered why he'd put them in the dirt. Can't you just hear them gasping, "Eew! Your carrots are in the dirt!"? He finally convinced them that they grew there when he washed the carrots and cut the tops off to demonstrate how they look in the grocery store. Then he asked them what other crops might be root crops. One kid, who seemed to speak for the group, answered, "Spaghetti?"
More kids should be involved in growing veggies for many reasons, but maybe the most important part is so they know what they are eating and where it comes from. It's an important part of their education for better life-skills. So when the grandkids came for a Christmas visit this year I saved the harvesting chores for them. While they've been involved in 4H and agricultural fairs for years, their lot is too shady for a vegetable plot.
The grandkids pre-wash the carrots and turnips at the rain barrels over a bucket to catch the water and soil. >>
So as folks were busy fixing a Christmas I took the grandkids out back and showed them how to choose the carrots and turnips that were ready. The turnips ended up in the butternut squash soup, the turnip greens were steamed and served with some vinegar, and the carrots graced the finger vegetable plate and added a fresh crunchiness to the dinner. The kids were surprised that these carrots didn't need to be peeled and at how sweet they were. These were Burpee's Sweet Treat Carrots.
The next day we harvested some leaf lettuce, other greens, onion greens, and some thinnings from a new crop of turnips for a yummy pear salad.
The kids were happy to have an 80-degree day for Christmas where they could go barefooted all day instead of bundling up like they would have done for the much colder Mid-Atlantic region where they live.
<< Granddaughter pours the wash water onto the compost pile.
Resolve to Get the Kids Involved in Veggies in 2009
So save money, eat healthier, lose weight, become a locavore, and grow your own vegetables either on your property or start a community garden at the kids' school or church lot. As you get the kids involved in growing veggies this year, send me your stories and photos and I'll share your experiences here. Have a bountiful new year.
Ginny Stibolt would like to hear from readers who have suggestions and questions. After all, there are more than a few transplanted gardeners here in northeast Florida trying to figure out what works and what doesn't in planting zone 8/9. She's written a book, "Sustainable Gardening for Florida," to be published by University Press of Florida in 2009.


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QUESTION: Can I ask on Libya?
MS. NULAND: I'm looking at Jill and --
QUESTION: There was - following the spate of warnings that came out of Britain and other European capitals yesterday about specific threats in Libya, just as we were coming down there was another threat - specific threats against British and Western interests in Tripoli. I wondered if that was anything that you were hearing on the American side, and if so, could you comment on it?
MS. NULAND: Well, we spoke on Friday to our updated warnings to Americans with regard to Benghazi and other parts of Libya. I think you know that we're still in reduced staffing at our mission in Tripoli and have taken a series of very significant measures to ensure that our Embassy there remains secure.
QUESTION: But you haven't heard anything specifically today, obviously --
MS. NULAND: I don't have anything new to share with you other than what we've been saying all the way through.
QUESTION: Yeah, the Chinese are seeking U.S. help on a number of their human right activists who are here in the U.S. They say they are fugitives and they want them back. Have you received any request on the number of those peoples, those Chinese who are living in the U.S. and the Chinese want them back?
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THE venerable seat of nuclear knowledge in the US has been at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the desert hills of New Mexico ever since the first atomic bomb was developed there in the 1940s. But the laboratory is now in hot water. Last year it was revealed that lab workers had been charged with dipping into the ample funds at the laboratory.
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(March 29, 2012) --Clients at the International Trade Center in the UTSA Institute for Economic Development reported 2011 global sales of $210 million and 1,424 jobs created or retained in South Texas as a result of assistance received from the International Trade Center. This and other results are published in the 2011 Annual Report.
"We are delighted with the results produced by our center during 2011," said Cliff Paredes, director of the UTSA International Trade Center. "We have improved in every area of our operations, and we are pleased with the sales reported by our clients, and jobs created and retained, as well as the number of clients we helped last year. We are positioned to keep growing our team and continue assisting more companies in South Texas with their international business efforts."
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With RAW being on at the moment, you guys should check out EOTB - Tommy will likely hold off until downtimes during RAW, or tomorrow, to post the show since we'll all likely be watching it; if my inference of his earlier post regarding it is correct.
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Dr. Richard Bail, served as a consultant to the government of Zambia for UNAIDS from 1999-2000 and evaluated over 40 NGOs working with AIDS patients and orphans and vulnerable children. After seeing the vast need for educational opportunities for AIDS orphans, he founded Communities Without Borders in 2000.
" I realized that the education of these children was the hope for the future..."
–Richard N. Bail, MD, MPH
In December 1999 Dr. Richard Bail first visited the pre-school at the Society for Women Against AIDS in Zambia (SWAAZ) Family Support Home in Mandevu Compound in Lusaka, Zambia. There were about 30 children crowded onto 3 narrow benches. The schoolroom was about 10 by 12 feet. The only light came from one tiny window. The only teaching tool was a crumbling blackboard, but there was not even any chalk. The teacher was a volunteer without any training beyond secondary school. The children were learning by rote repetition. The teacher spoke, and the children simply repeated in unison what they had heard. Realizing that this would be the only education many of these orphans and vulnerable children would ever receive, Dr. Bail was shocked.
In the year 1999 Zambia lost over 1400 teachers to AIDS. That was far more teachers than Zambia could train in one year. This resulted in fewer children being admitted into government "basic" schools, and, of course, fewer children were able to acquire basic life skills. When he interviewed the children Dr. Bail learned that most of them lived in a household headed by an elderly grandmother who was struggling to care for perhaps 3 to 6 children, whom she had inherited when their parents had succumbed to AIDS. He found that many of the children hoped to become teachers or nurses, but what a gap between their dreams and the accessible reality! How would Zambia ever replace the generation of its most productive citizens lost to AIDS?
It was then that Dr. Bail realized that the education of these children was the hope for the future. He decided that upon returning to the United States, he would link up his co-workers in the U.S. with this community of Zambian women who were struggling to educate these children. Dr. Bail's dream was that we as an American community might be able to help. So, Communities Without Borders was born!
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