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Out of the ashes of its darkest day, Rolls-Royce soared like a phoenix
Posted: August 13, 2014|
Over the past 100 years, Rolls-Royce's aero engine-making business in Derby has enjoyed many highs and lows. The successes outweigh the failures but, in 1971, something happened that almost resulted in the company disappearing completely. We look back on the blackest day in the firm's history and how it bounced back.
FEW workers will forget the shock they felt when they gathered at Rolls-Royce's Nightingale Road factory to hear that the company had gone into receivership.
It was mid-morning on February 4, 1971. At 10.30am, the staff and works unions had been informed by management of the situation.
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A short while later, they stood before the workforce to impart the grim news. In the run-up to the announcement, there had been increasing concern over the escalating costs of the Rolls-Royce RB211 aero-engine project and the financial stability of the firm itself.
This had rumbled on for several months but no one imagined the company could come so close to collapse.
It was Rolls-Royce's darkest hour and, considering how many families relied on the stability of the engineering firm, it was also Derby's. After the initial shock, panic quickly spread.
Stories emerged that the Derbyshire Building Society had substantial investment in Rolls-Royce and that it, too, was on the verge of collapse.
Scores of investors, determined to withdraw their money before it disappeared, queued outside the society's branches, bringing much of the town to a standstill.
Although the society reassured savers the rumours were "malicious and unfounded", more than £250,000 was withdrawn in one day.
There was also a knock-on effect on other businesses. Firms which supplied to Rolls-Royce started laying off workers, while others decided to cut the number of school-leavers they took on.
The whole crisis stemmed from the RB211 project.
Rolls-Royce had been borrowing large amounts of money to develop the RB211 engine, in order to crack the American market. Rolls-Royce had agreed to supply 600 engines to aeroplane manufacturer Lockheed at a fixed price.
But, by 1970, the engine's launch cost had risen, mechanical problems surfaced and the project fell behind schedule. As a result, it was expected to lose £74.5 million.
Before their fateful meeting with the Rolls-Royce management, union stalwarts like Charlie Hunt, Eric Birkin, Eric Lancashire, Archie Wynn, Mick Walker, Henry Mrozek and Les Brookes had heard various rumours that the firm was in trouble.
When their worst fears were realised, they took action, determined that Rolls-Royce would be saved.
A works and staff union committee, chaired by Mr Hunt, was set up.
Plans were laid for lobbying local and national politicians and many other organisations, including churches.
Petitions were printed and launched in the city and surrounding towns and villages.
All of this required money. Union reps were collecting from every possible source, including management, and funds were pouring in.
A key date in the campaign to save Rolls-Royce was Thursday, February 11, when people went to lobby Parliament. In London, there was a procession by around 1,000 workers, a rally addressed by MPs and television coverage.
By March that year, it was estimated that around 4,600 redundancies would be made, mainly from office staff.
Some 2,000 would come from the local area, including sites at Derby, Chesterfield and Ilkeston.
The remaining workforce was warned that, should the RB211 project be cancelled, many more jobs would go.
In the end, the Government was persuaded to buy the firm's assets for £87.5 million. By the 1980s, Rolls-Royce was back in the black and returned to the private sector. Today, everyone who was involved in the struggle to save Rolls-Royce can be proud of their legacy.
Rolls-Royce is now a thriving company, making some of the most advanced aircraft engines in the world and employing thousands of people.
Out of the "crash" came some other positive side-effects. Working together strengthened the activity of trade unions at the company.
Today, the union movement continues to play a vital role in Rolls-Royce's operations.
WHEN Rolls-Royce finally returned to the private sector in 1987, it needed a product to sell.
The following year, at the Farnborough International Air Show, the company launched a new family of engines that would go on to shape the future of the business. Reviving a name last used by Rolls-Royce 30 years earlier, they would be called Trent engines.
The origins of the Trent engine family can actually be traced back to the engine that forced the company into bankruptcy 43 years ago – the RB211.
The development costs of that engine spiralled and resulted in the company being taken into state ownership in 1971.
Containing DNA from the RB211, today's Trent family includes the Trent 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 and XWB.
In particular, the first engine born into the Trent engine family, the Trent 700, has gone on to enjoy massive success.
Since entering service with Cathay Pacific in 1995, it has established itself as the engine of choice on the Airbus A330 with more than 57% market share.
It has logged more than 21 million hours in service and today accumulates around 250,000 service hours every month.
Successes like the Trent 700 have helped Rolls-Royce grow into a major force – and led it to go on and create other Trent engines that have proven incredibly popular with airlines the world over.
As a result, the company currently has an order book of around £70 billion.
But Rolls-Royce is a company that is constantly improving its technology and at this year's Farnborough unveiled plans for an improved version of the Trent 700.
Called the Trent 7000, the new engine brings together technology developed from other engines designed and built in Derby.
It is the only engine that will be supplied for a new aircraft being built by Airbus – the A330neo.
And with the promise of more power using less fuel – not to mention creating less noise in the process – both Rolls-Royce and Airbus are hopeful the Trent 7000 will prove a big hit.
A number of customers have already signed up to buy aircraft powered by the engine. They include US-based Air Lease Corporation
Airbus believes it will sell 1,000 of the aircraft, which aims to rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the mid-haul aircraft market. Each aircraft will be exclusively powered by two Trent 7000 engines, which are believed to be worth about £15 million each.
If Airbus achieves its sales projections then it could potentially mean around £30 billion of new engine deals for Rolls-Royce.
The firm will also sell TotalCare support packages with the engine, which will generate further revenues. A Rolls-Royce spokesman said: "The concept and design work on the new engine has been done in Derby although no decision has been made on where the engines will be produced."
A spokeswoman for Airbus said: "The A330neo sustains 28,000 UK jobs at Airbus and the supply chain."
The Trent 7000 draws on technology developed for three other engines in the Trent family – the Trent 700, the Trent 1000-TEN and the Trent XWB.
Airbus believes the Trent 7000 will provide a step-change in performance as it will be able to deliver more thrust, use 10% less fuel and be half as noisy.
The Trent 7000 engine is scheduled to undergo a test run next year, with certification expected in 2017. It is then hoped that it will go into service later that year.
Fabrice Bregier, Airbus president and chief executive officer, said: "The A330neo is the logical evolution of our reliable and versatile A330 family.
"It provides an optimal solution for airlines around the world looking to minimise their fuel and operating costs while offering best-in-class comfort to their passengers.
"The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 combines world-leading experience and cutting-edge technology to play a vital role in ensuring the success of this aircraft for decades to come."
Eric Schulz, Rolls-Royce's president of civil large engines, said: "The Trent 7000 is the natural selection for the A330neo, bringing together our engine experience, design architecture and leading-edge technology.
"The economic advantages of the Trent 7000 are helping to write this new chapter in the A330 success story."


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Last night, I went out to eat with friends and family. We had a mix of drinks, dinners and desserts and split the final bill. I know the final bill total – close to $200 – and I know the tip amount. I did not once look at the tax on the bill. And I'm fairly comfortable saying that no one at my table did either.
The reality is that no matter how hard people scream about sales taxes during elections and budget crunches, sales taxes do not significantly impact spending. I think this is especially true on smaller ticket, taste preference items like food and drink. You tend to buy what you like and what you can afford based on the price of the item, not considering the sales tax.
Seriously. Name the last time you thought to yourself: I'd really like to order another beer but – ugh – that 6% sales tax is just too much.
You can't. Because you didn't.
And I'm willing to go so far as to say that many taxpayers aren't actually aware of the specific sales tax rate on alcohol in their own state. I'll admit a mea culpa on that issue. I had to go looking for mine and it wasn't easy. Excise taxes aside, it turns out that the sales tax on alcohol in Pennsylvania is the same as sales tax on other items (6% for most of the state, 8% in Philadelphia).
Yet, politicians and health care advocates are willing to continue to say with a straight face that an increase in the alcohol tax will positively affect behavior.
Hold on – it gets better.
Making headlines today are health advocates in Maryland who fought for an increase in the sales tax on alcohol. Those folks predict that the increase in sales tax on alcohol from 6% to 9% will reduce underage drinking and other crimes by decreasing alcohol consumption in the state.
Increasing sales tax by 3 cents on the dollar won't do a thing to discourage underage drinking. Nobody can seriously believe that teenagers are sitting in a car, counting out change, plotting to buy drinks but for the new increase. Nor is someone who tends to abuse alcohol going to shove their dollars back into their pocket and skip going to the bar this evening because they can't afford the extra 3 cents on a dollar draught.
Let's be honest. Underage drinkers tend to drink cheap booze in order to get drunk. They're buying the Boone's Farm and Schlitz. They're not ponying up for a Grey Goose vodka martini or a nice glass of Cabernet.
Underage drinkers and drinkers who are apparently going to commit "other crimes" (whatever that means) are simply not the target of this new increase. You and I are. Folks who go out to dinner and have a nice glass of wine or head to the bar for an occasional happy hour are really who the General Assembly meant to affect with this bill. That's because it's all about raising revenue.
The increase is expected to generate $85 million in revenue in its first year. A majority of the revenue from the tax increase is slated towards
alcohol awareness programs alcohol treatment centers rehabilitation efforts schools and school construction for the first year.
Listen, I get it. I believe in the importance of public education and I know that dollars are short these days.
But let's stop putting pretty labels on taxes and pretending they are what they aren't.
This isn't a statewide movement to curb abuse of alcohol. It's not a crime fighting initiative. It's not a concerted effort to combat underage drinking. It's not going to save lives. Heck, it's not even an attempt to raise funds for alcohol programs.
It's a tax. It's meant to raise money.
There's really no bigger story here.

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The school varsity club is seeking donations to replace seven championship banners that were once displayed in the school gym.
"Four years ago our gymnasium was renovated and looks amazing," Mary Hope McGinniss, school athletic director, said. "Unfortunately, all of our championship banners were removed and now need to be replaced with fire retardant materials."
It will cost $2,730 to replace the banners. McGinness is asking former Panther athletes to make donations to cover the cost.
"With each $25 donation we will add that person's name to our alumni board," McGinness said. "The alumni board will be displayed at the entry to the gymnasium. My hope is to not only replace our banners, but to recognize all those alumni who are part of CPCS history."
Checks can be made out to the CPCS Varsity Club and mailed to McGinness at Crown Point Central School, 2758 Main St. Crown Point 12928.
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People can also donate in memory of a former Panther athlete. The name and class of the honoree should be included with the donation.
Donors can also include their Email address if they would like to become part of a Crown Point Central School alumni directory.
"We will be buying seven banners, which will allow us to list all MVAC (Mountain adn Valley Athletic Conference) and Section VII championships," said McGinniss, herself a 1980 Crown Point grad. "These new banners will also allow us to add any additional championship title received in the future for a minimal cost."
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Grant MacDonald, a former member of Keele Street, has returned home to serve with us.
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The Bayfield community and fishing industry is mourning the loss of a well-known fishing guide who died after falling into Lake Superior. A benefit is being held Tuesday night at the Stagenorth Theater in Washburn to raise money for the family.
Jim Hudson died Saturday after falling through the ice near Madeline Island on Lake Superior. The day before, he was out fishing with Sportsman's Notebook Host Butch Furtman.
"At the end of the day, I shook his hand, and the next day I was just shocked when I found out that Jim was gone," Furtman said.
Furtman and Hudson have been fishing buddies for about a decade.
"I've known Jim Hudson for quite a few years now," Furtman said. "I had all the respect in the world for him."
Furtman said Hudson had many friends in the Bayfield area, but his death is also a big loss for the fishing industry.
"The industry themselves won't forget Jim," Furtman said. "He was really well known by everybody in the Midwest here."
Hudson's story also serves as a cautionary tale for anglers in the area.
"It's a wake up call for everybody," Furtman said. "You can't take a second off when your thinking about the safety factor."
At the benefit Tuesday night, there will be a potluck, silent auction and multiple musical performances.
Hudson's funeral is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bayfield Pavilion. Visitation hours will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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PIKEVILLE - The Pikeville Area YMCA is currently conducting registration for its fall flag football program. The program itinerary includes teaching basic football fundamentals such as defense, offense, passing/pass defending and hand-eye coordination.
The youth flag football league is for boys and girls ages 3-12.
Registration will continue through August 30. All registration forms along with registration fees must be completed and paid for by then. Any registration forms turned in after Aug. 30 will not guarantee a spot in the program.
Registration is being held at the Pikeville Area Family YMCA.
All games and practices will take place at the Pikeville YMCA (on the baseball fields directly in front of the YMCA). Practice days and times will be determined by the coach and youth sports director. Games will be played on Thursdays.
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I'm sorry, but I just can't let Snakes on a Plane go. I still think we need to get those motherf***in' snakes off that motherf***in' plane. But Samuel L. Jackson has moved on, whether I want him to or not. His latest movie is more about characters than screaming at monsters, even though it's got Snake in the title. In Black Snake Moan, he plays Lazarus, a lonely bluesman who rescues a beaten and bloody girl from the side of the road. But when he sees that she's a true nymphomaniac who will continue to get herself in trouble, he chains her to his radiator so he can cure her sickness. At least there are still plenty of opportunities for SLJ style shouting matches.
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Samuel L. Jackson: I learned to play. It was one of the things that I spent most of the time doing. Fortunately I had maybe 6 or 7 months to work that out and had a really good guitar teacher in the beginning. Felicia Collins in NY while I was shooting Freedomland then when I left to do Snakes on A Plane in
CraveOnline: Did you ever wonder why Lazarus took it upon himself to save this girl, instead of just taking her to a hospital?
Samuel L. Jackson: Interestingly enough, I understand the choice just because I understand the rural south because I spent a lot of time in it when I was a kid. My grandfather's brothers were farmers and I spent time on the farm when I was a kid with them walking through the fields and working and hanging out. But there are instances where you find yourself in a circumstance if you put her in your truck and take her to the hospital there a lot more questions than if you keep her at your house and try to nurse her back to health and hopefully she'll walk away. That choice that he made of keeping her there was sort of out of his mind in another kind of way at that point. He'd lost his woman that he had no control over and all of a sudden he has a woman and she's kind of out of control in that interesting sort of immoral way he pictured his wife. He wanted to control her and fix her in another way. The only way he could think to do that was to put this chain on her and still give her some amount of freedom and kind of pump this biblical medicine into her. It's interesting it's not in the film but we shot a lot of stuff where he's reading the bible to her at different times, like when he puts her in the tub for the first time. He's sitting there on the floor and starts to read to her. She's in the tub and then there's times when she's laying on the sofa and he's reading to her and then there are times when she's eating and he's reading to her, but all that stuff is gone for some reason. The time frame seems kind of off. I don't know how you see it but in our cinematic minds when we shot it she was at his house for over a month, now it looks like she's there a couple of days.
CraveOnline: Is it easy to act with a beautiful woman who's almost naked and has a big chain on her?
Samuel L. Jackson: Well, you know after about I guess an hour of looking at Christina in those little panties and that shirt you kind of get over it because that's what she had on every day and she didn't put on a robe between shots and hide herself. She just kind of hung out, so you get over it pretty quickly. The great thing was that during the rehearsal period, Christina and I developed this really interesting bond and interesting trust that allowed her to go anywhere she wanted to and I'd support her to the point where as an actor or as Samuel L. Jackson, I became another sort of Lazarus figure. Writers and directors write things and then when they see it on its feet, it takes on a whole other life and then when they see how far two people who put life in it can go, all of a sudden they go, "Oh my God, I didn't realize it was that. Well let's try this" and you have to go, "No, we don't have to try that because we're already in this place and if you do that then you go too far." Plus there are things in here that are hard and have sharp edges and Christina just kind of goes. If you do that then she's going to break her toe or something's going to fall and you're going to hit her in the head and then we won't be able to work so let's not do that.
CraveOnline: How long did you say the chain was?
Samuel L. Jackson: How long? 30-40 feet. She could go all over the house chained to it. You saw how far she could get out into the yard with it on, so it's relatively long and Christina insisted on wearing a real chain all the time so relatively heavy too.
CraveOnline: What made you fall in love with this particular character?
Samuel L. Jackson: Well, the complexity of who he is and like I said, he seems to be an amalgam of my grandfather and his brother's. The guys that I worked with in the fields and talked to and people of the earth who drank hard when it was time to drink and they loved the blues and they sang and told stories and they did all this stuff. It's just an interesting way for me to pay homage to some men that developed me in that particular way that made me want to be a storyteller.
CraveOnline: Was the hair your idea?
Samuel L. Jackson: Well, yeah. Craig actually wanted me to look a lot like R. L. Burnside who actually died when we were shooting. That's sort of what he looks like and it's also sort of what my grandfather's brothers looked like. Yeah, it was a conscious choice to have that receding hairline and have white hair to make him older and kind of lived in and walked like he carries a lot of weight around on his shoulders. Kind of like farmers. Farmers are very strong and vital kinds of guys but they don't move very fast to conserve their energy.
CraveOnline: Why do you think his wife left him?
Samuel L. Jackson: Well, she wanted more. She wanted more out of life. She wanted more fun in her life. She wanted more excitement and vibrancy and Lazarus wasn't providing that. She kind of felt she was on that farm stuck, isolated not going anywhere, not doing anything and she wanted another kind of life and apparently his brother was going to provide that for her.
CraveOnline: You're working so much, when do you have time for golf?
Samuel L. Jackson: I have a golf clause in my contract. They have to let me play twice a week.
CraveOnline: You're doing the voice of Afro-Samurai. Is that a similar process to The Incredibles?
Samuel L. Jackson: Yeah, you just go into the studio and kind of read the stuff and kind of do it and do it in different spaces in time. All of a sudden somebody will call and it's like, "We need you to come to the studio and do some more stuff" so you do it. Fortunately that project lent itself to me having 2 different voices and being a producer and doing all this other stuff and I guess it's been relatively successful because they've ordered another season, so hopefully we'll get it done.
CraveOnline: Do you see a lot of yourself in Afro-Samurai?
Samuel L. Jackson: I see more of myself in Ninja apparently. That's the most talkative voice.
CraveOnline: How do you like producing the show too?
Samuel L. Jackson: It's great to be able to put something out there that you think people will be interested in and it happened to combine a lot of different things that I like. I like cartoons. I like samurai stories. I like hip-hop. And I like the idea of a post-apocalyptic world where all these things are going on and Bob's a really smart kid, Bob Okazaki, the developer. He and I, we have an interesting kind of link. Even thought he doesn't speak very much English and I speak no Japanese, he and I communicate. It's kind of bizarre, but it works out. Being able to do the show's a blessing.
CraveOnline: Some actors say that when a role scares them or a part scares them initially that they know it's right. Do you go through that process or are you beyond that?
Samuel L. Jackson: Fear? No, I'm always anxious to jump in there and kind of figure out who a person is, where they're coming from and what they're doing. Its part of the challenge and part of the fascination of exploring the human condition for me to be able to safely walk into spaces that are dangerous and know it's a controlled environment and not have to worry about being damaged by it in the end. But finding or looking back and saying, "Have I seen anybody like that? Have I talked to anybody like this? What was their process or how did I perceive their process to be?" because it's all make believe. You make up anything you can to make the character fuller for me. Lazarus had a lot of stuff going on. He led a pretty wild life and gave that life up when he got married and became this farmer which was not what that woman married. She married somebody who had a high-life, who's kind of lively and he bored her and she left and he had no understanding of that whatsoever because he viewed himself as a great provider, kept the house warm and kept you fed but she needed more. He had no conception of that and didn't understand that his music was what made him a person who was alive in a real sense and once he got back to it he got back to what made him feel better about himself.


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G.K. Chesterton once said, "Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame." And so it is. Art is at once bottom-up and top-down. When directed to noble and sacred ends, art is an accessory to our perception of the ethereal. When the talent is received from above, it manifests in wonderful illustrations and caricatures, like the doodles Chesterton offered his friends and published in his books. Chesterton understood how art and craftsmanship played a vital part in culture, and his newspaper, G.K.'s Weekly, included terrific drawings by the greats: Thomas Derrick and Powys Evans. The Distributist movement's appreciation and practice of art was expressed in the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, a community of stonecutters, painters, book publishers, weavers, and other artisans that worked and lived in Ditchling, England.
With that said, it is our pleasure and honor to introduce our readers to The Catholic Illustrator's Guild. Below you will find a handful of the many talented illustrators, sculptors, painters, and graphic design specialists that take part in the collaborative and Christian spirit of the guild. This page will become a permanent fixture on the Review so that our readers may commission these great artists, recommend them to families, friends, and parish pastors. We believe strongly in supporting our artists, and should other members of the Guild wish to include their bios and artwork here, please send us an email.
Click on the images below to increase the size of the images.
*Besides membership in the guild, Chris Lewis and Theodore Schluenderfritz are our resident artists here at the Review, and Lawrence Klimecki designed the logo for The Society for Distributism.
Theodore Schluenderfritz
Website: www.5sparrows.com
Email: ted [at] 5sparrows [dot] com
Theodore Schluenderfritz is an illustrator and Graphic Designer whose clients include Gilbert Magazine, The Distributist Review, Envoy Magazine, Faith & Family, Sophia Press and Mater et Magistra. He lives in Colorado with his wife and 6 children.
Ben Hatke
Website: http://www.househatke.com
Email: ben [at] hatke [dot] comB
Ben Hatke is an artist, writer and comics creator. He is the creator of the Zita the Spacegirl graphic novels and a contributor to the Flight Anthologies. Ben learned painting through studying the Italian Masters and by training at the Charles Cecil Studios in Florence. He has created illustrations for children's books, textbooks and puzzles and contributes original comics to the Flight Anthologies and Gilbert Magazine.
He lives and works in Front Royal, Virginia with his lovely wife and growing family. He loves swords and whistles and juggling and adventures. Breakfast is his favorite meal of the day.
Christopher Lewis
Website: http://www.clewiscreative.com
Email: vekticolor [at] clewiscreative [dot] com
VEKTICOLOR is the vector illustration work of Chris Lewis, illustrator and graphic designer for nearly 15 years. When not illustrating and designing for clients or fun, Chris can be found writing music, reading history, and learning German. He currently resides in Atlanta with his wife and two kids.
Clients include The Distributist Review and Gilbert Magazine, among other commissions.
Lawrence Klimecki
Website: http://www.ChristianGraphicArts.com
Contact: Lawrence [at] GryphonRampant [dot] com
Social Network: facebook.com/gryphonrampant
As the Creative Director for Gryphon Rampant, Lawrence Klimecki has been designing logos, creating corporate identity packages, and involved in all aspects of graphic design for 30 years. Past design and illustration clients have included The Society for Distributism, Sophia Press, Gilbert Magazine, Paulist Press, and the Franciscan Monastery in Washington D.C.. In 2008 Mr. Klimecki was ordained a deacon in the Diocese of Sacramento.
Since then, among his other ministries for the Church, Lawrence has taken his company in a new direction. Gryphon Rampant now serves as publisher for his work. As a minister of the Word, he tries to spread the Good News through art, taking a contemporary approach to traditional Christian imagery in an effort to enable people to see ancient truths with new eyes. Or as Blessed Pope John Paul II put it, he attempts to create new epiphanies of the Divine.
Society for Distributism
Gilbert Magazine
Diocese of Sacramento
Sacramento Life Center
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy-Sacramento
Sacramento Catholic Forum
Franciscan Monastery, Washington D.C.
Secretariat Office, Commissariat to the Holy Land
Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist
University of Sacramento
Matthew Alderman
Website: www.matthewalderman.com
Email: matthew [at] matthewalderman [dot] com
Matthew Alderman is the founder of Matthew Alderman Studios, which specializes in church furnishing and graphic design, design consulting and original art and illustration. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, he designed a new organ case, altar and other fittings for the historic Vladivostok Catholic Cathedral, and is presently collaborating with RDG Planning and Design of Omaha as a design consultant for the new St. Paul University Catholic Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
His original art can be found in private collections from Singapore to Vienna and he is presently completing a set of illustrations for Liturgy Training Publication's edition of the new Roman Missal. For more images, click here.
Daniel Mitsui
Website: http://www.danielmitsui.com
Email: danmitsui [at] hotmail [dot] com
Daniel Mitsui (1982-) is a freelance illustrator and artisan, specializing in ink drawing. His work is characterized by its meticulous detail, and is especially inspired by mediaeval iconography, illuminated manuscripts and early printed books. Most of his commissions are for religious drawings or custom bookplate designs. Daniel currently lives in Chicago. He and his wife have one son and are expecting a second child in September of 2011.
Daniel specializes in meticulously detailed ink drawings on paper or parchment. All of his drawing is done by hand. He is especially inspired by mediaeval iconography, illuminated manuscripts and incunabula.
Daniel is also available to speak or to give art lessons. More of his work can be seen on his website.
Jason Tako
Website: http://www.jasontako.com
Email: luke_tako [at] yahoo [dot] com
If there is one thing to describe Jason and his art it is passionate. While being a committed husband and father he spends his remaining time enveloped in drawing or painting whatever he finds beautiful. As a devout Catholic, you could say his main artistic goal is to become the best artist he can be and express the beauty of God's creation through his brushstrokes.
Jason started drawing at a young age. It was discovered by his teachers and peers that he possessed a knack and desire for artwork, a desire that he pursued until his senior year when he switched to playing electric bass. About 10 years later Jason realized how much he had missed nature and artwork and began to sketch again. He painstakingly worked his way from pencil to watercolor while using nature and wildlife as his subject matter. A love for wildlife and landscape came natural being that he was born and raised in rural Minnesota. Jason went to college and earned his degree in Applied Visual Arts and was encouraged by his teacher Bara Arens to pursue a career in fine art.
One of the things Jason enjoys most about his art is painting from life and going out into nature and gathering experiences that will later be brushed onto canvas. Jason has a deep passion for the north woods and prairies. Some of his favorite memories are camping trips up in northern Minnesota. These trips have turned into beautiful paintings that express his passion for the north. Jason also has a love for simpler times that are long since gone; old barns, family life of the prairie and pioneer days, still life paintings with hand-sewn bunnies and flowers and other subjects express this longing for the past.
Art & Soul Gallery, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
Horton Hayes Fine Art, Charleston, South Carolina
Lord Nelson's Gallery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gregory James Gallery, New Milford, CT
Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists
Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association
Commissions and Collectors
Jason is currently working on a 16"x50" commission of some Wood Ducks for a dentist office. He was also just commissioned to create a 22"x46" barn landscape painting (Similar to Winter Shadows) for a gentleman who is involved with the historical restoration of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Some of his collectors include Liz Uline, owner of Uline Shipping Products, a member of the Secret Service, and Dr. David Reese, among many more.
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Thanks for posting. How can I get more information on the Guild? I'm an artist who paints with markers, watercolor and acrylics, and would like to get some advice and maybe join if I can. Thanks.
This is great! We need more of this.
To clarify, "this" applies both to similar guilds and reporting on their existence and work.
Thanks, I found the blog, and copied the email address.
I appreciate your help.
Wow, art that actually looks like something. Neat concept.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific collection,
This review is from: Fangs and Angel Wings (Hardcover)
Karen E. Taylor returns with a surprise for both the fans of her "Vampire Legacy" series and the unindoctrinated. "Fangs and Angel Wings," her first collection of short stories, proves her to be the Mistress of Horror with no peers. These stories echo the themes she has etched into her novels - devotion and betrayal, desire and revenge. She creates these stories like complex, delicate origami, in contrast to the towering sculpture that is the "Vampire Legacy."
This collection has something for all fans of the macabre. From the erotic poem, "Angel," to the cruelly, feminist story, "Contacts," Ms. Taylor shows that she is a highly intellectual and provocative storyteller, and that sets her above and apart from the pack of horror writers who rely upon gallons of blood and body parts by the pound to supplement their meager talents. The warmth and charm of her brief anecdotes, which introduce each chilling tale, showcases her abilities in the same, sly way that a master magician uses misdirection. First, she pats your hand, and then she sends shivers down your spine!
There isn't a mediocre story in the collection. She travels effortlessly from the hypnotizing and surreal in her Bram Stoker Award nominated, "Mexican Moon," to the eerie and futuristic in "Freedom." Karen E. Taylor is just as easily at home in prose or poetry, as she proves in the wonderful, tender and compelling, "Dancing at the King Stag's Moon" or the vampire poem, "The Debt." She even manages to be outstanding in a work that defies description. "The Calling," a work commissioned to be read during a symphonic performance of Camille Saint-Saen's "Danse Macabre," can only be considered an invocation. And a right terrifying one it is!
After reading these tales of terror and the supernatural, Ms. Taylor's casual reader will become her fervent fan, and all of her fans will wish that she published new books on a monthly basis.
5.0 out of 5 stars Sultry haunting horror,
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Karen E. Taylor is one of my favorite authors. This collection runs the gamut from vampires to ghosts and other restless spirits. The subtly nuanced tales are to be savored. My personal favorites in the collection are Mexican Moon and Blood of the Rose. In my opinion, this is a must have book for affianadoes of the genre. Sultry, Haunting and horrific.
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Valley Health Services earned a top ranking in U.S. News and World Report's annual Best Nursing Homes report released at the end of February.
Reflecting back on the achievement Thursday afternoon, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Lisa Betrus said she sees nurses who have worked selflessly providing care and compassion to residents suffering from a recent catastrophic health crisis, housekeepers who work tirelessly to ensure residents' rooms are clean and hygienic and dietary staff who strive to create the best meals possible for people on diet restrictions.
"I see a group of people dedicated to our mission and demonstrating that commitment every day," said Betrus during a celebration recognizing the facility's five-star rating from U.S. News and World Report. "The staff of Valley Health Services proves what few really know — when you really love what you do, you create something priceless and wonderful in your life and in the lives of those around you."
There are 126 nursing homes in Central New York, five of which received an overall rating of five stars. This places Valley Health Services in the top four percent of Central New York nursing homes, the top 18 percent statewide and the top 19 percent nationally.
"I am humbled and proud to be a part of this extended family of caring and compassionate individuals who embrace each and every one of our residents and by doing so, have made Valley Health Services a special home," said Betrus.
She added the 160-bed, long-term care and short-term rehabilitation facility earned the national recognition by doing what it does best — caring for people.
"Our staff is a rare and wonderful group who make our facility a loving home and commit to meeting the needs of those who live in our home 24-hours a day, 365 days a year,' said Betrus. "This is why Valley Health Services is a five-star facility."
"The recognition was presented to the facility, but the facility is just brick and mortar. It's the people inside that make the difference," said state Assemblyman Marc Butler, R - Newport. "The people here at Valley Health Services are what make the nursing home among the best not only in Central New York, but in the nation."
"With this recognition the rest of the nation knows what we here in the Mohawk Valley and in Herkimer County know, the staff at Valley Health Services are compassionate and caring," said state Senator James Seward, R – Oneonta. "This recognition speaks to the dedication and commitment the staff provide each and every day."
U.S. News and World Report's evaluation was based on data from Nursing Home Compare, a consumer website run by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agency sets and enforces standards for facilities enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid that provide 24-hour nursing care and other medical services. Nursing homes earn an overall rating of one to five stars, as well as up to five stars in each of three categories — health inspections, nursing and physical therapy staff and quality of care.
Page 2 of 2 - In addition to celebrating Valley Health Services' five-star rating, Thursday's ceremony also celebrated Laura O'Donnell, former president of the facility's board of directors.
"The success enjoyed by Valley Health Services is in direct correlation to the efforts of the many individuals who have supported its development since the beginning. Among these individuals is Laura O'Donnell, whose involvement is and has always been characterized by an impressive commitment," said Betrus.
"This facility has skilled staff and good board members," said O'Donnell. "All of the people here are dedicated to delivering the quality care people deserve."
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It's not an issue of whther the write is white or black. It's when they are so obviously white or black that their bias comes across as racism...
The pawn shops work hand in hand with the police on things like this. In some cases the police are actaully operating the pawn shop. Either way, like Doug says, you have to show ID to pawn something. Kind of makes everyonw's job a bit easier. And they can always seek restituition from the criminal for the money they lost.
What show were you at? While it seemed everyone, except Glen Frey, struggled to warm up, Joe did';t even have the decency to try. He bombed from the get-go, and never recoeved--in both vocals and guitar. BUt it was still more than worth the price of admission.
When I first read this, I wondered how could people be so stupid...then I was reminded of who currently occupies the white house. Obviously, they get to vote. Even scarier, they're allowed to reproduce.
March 23, 2007 by Marko Kloos
...Why the gun is civilization.
Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. If you want me to do something for you, you have a choice of either convincing me via argument, or force me to do your bidding under threat of force. Every human interaction falls into one of those two categories, without exception. Reason or force, that's it.
In a truly moral and civilized society, people exclusively interact through persuasion. Force has no place as a valid method of social interaction, and the only thing that removes force from the menu is the personal firearm, as paradoxical as it may sound to some.
When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force. You have to use reason and try to persuade me, because I have a way to negate your threat or employment of force. The gun is the only personal weapon that puts a 100-pound woman on equal footing with a 220-pound mugger, a 75-year old retiree on equal footing with a 19-year old gangbanger, and a single gay guy on equal footing with a carload of drunk guys with baseball bats. The gun removes the disparity in physical strength, size, or numbers between a potential attacker and a defender.
There are plenty of people who consider the gun as the source of bad force equations. These are the people who think that we'd be more civilized if all guns were removed from society, because a firearm makes it easier for a mugger to do his job. That, of course, is only true if the mugger's potential victims are mostly disarmed either by choice or by legislative fiat–it has no validity when most of a mugger's potential marks are armed. People who argue for the banning of arms ask for automatic rule by the young, the strong, and the many, and that's the exact opposite of a civilized society. A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a successful living in a society where the state has granted him a force monopoly.
Then there's the argument that the gun makes confrontations lethal that otherwise would only result in injury. This argument is fallacious in several ways. Without guns involved, confrontations are won by the physically superior party inflicting overwhelming injury on the loser. People who think that fists, bats, sticks, or stones don't constitute lethal force watch too much TV, where people take beatings and come out of it with a bloody lip at worst. The fact that the gun makes lethal force easier works solely in favor of the weaker defender, not the stronger attacker. If both are armed, the field is level. The gun is the only weapon that's as lethal in the hands of an octogenarian as it is in the hands of a weightlifter. It simply wouldn't work as well as a force equalizer if it wasn't both lethal and easily employable.
When I carry a gun, I don't do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I'm looking to be left alone. The gun at my side means that I cannot be forced, only persuaded. I don't carry it because I'm afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid. It doesn't limit the actions of those who would interact with me through reason, only the actions of those who would do so by force. It removes force from the equation…and that's why carrying a gun is a civilized act.
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No wonder there aren't a lot of cats running around in the creeks! LOL
Can I get a HALLELUJAH! And AMEN, brother.
So Johnston shows up at a zoning meeting to apply political pressure for his buddy Milano...
when that failed, he employed strong arm tactics through his "appointed" thug St Cyr???
Class act.
What the hell were both, let alone either, of them doing at a Zoning Board meeting anyway?
Glad to see 6 of the 7 zoning board members saw through all this...
I can't say I always agree with TP reporting, but you guys were spot on with this story...
Just need to do a little more digging...
There was a hurricane in Tuscaloosa?
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Finally... The Chinese restaurants have some competition...
You just can't make up stuff this good...
Here we go again with unions... Why does a person cleaning toilets need to be represented by a union? Did his years of apprenticeship (before he joined the union) make him especially good at cleaning them? In all but a few cases, unions are a joke--responsible for nothing more than artifically increasing wages. (and electing idiots to the White House)...
Let's face it, we really only need to worry about the radical element of this pseudo-religion. Betrayus should have his troops follow White DOve's lead...
Burn the rag in the streets, and any radicals that come to protest, well.... let allah sort them out...
Islam is not a religion. It is a political cause that advocates murder of all infidels, whether they be combat troops, women, children. It just doesn't matter to them. They preach a doctrine of hate and intolerance.
Any military commander, including General Betrayus, who initiates, or perpetuates any order short of all out war, is guilty of gross dereliction of duty. That especially applies to the Idiot-in-chief. Check with any of our military coming back from over there--all of them say "take the gloves off" and we can finish this in 3 months. Vietnam all over again.
Sorry, couldn't leave this one alone...
According to the headline, they arrested a dead person?
I've only got one question for the NOPD... Three officers firing, and you only got 12 rounds on target? Obviously, a couple were in the kill zone, but come on guys, how many rounds were fired? If the TP had any sort of quality reporting they'd at least tell us how many shots were fired.
Even for the TP-rag, this is some of the worst writing I've ever seen. Do you actually get paid for this?
Jim Letten has a long and prosperous career ahead of him here in NOLA. So many opportunities, so little time...


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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - The New Jersey Devils placed forward
Patrik Elias on injured reserve Thursday and activated defenseman Peter
Harrold from IR.
Elias has missed New Jersey's last two games with an upper-body injury. The
move is retroactive to Oct. 30, one day after Elias posted an assist in a 2-1
win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 37-year-old left wing has posted three goals and four assists over 10
games in his 18th NHL season -- all with New Jersey.
Harrold hasn't played since Oct. 22 due to a right elbow injury. The 30-year-
old blueliner has yet to record a point in nine games with the Devils this
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Just working on more of these, these & these.
There is much more...just never take enough time to photograph everything that I do.
While entertaining three little guys...not as easy as I thought it would be!
I LOVE these iPhone covers! How can I order one??
Thank you! They are available in my Etsy store. Click on the store link on the right side of this page.
I absolutely love my phone cover (similar to the one in the photo very bottom, far right!!) I wanted to let you know I met Carson Kressley last night at the Junior League Horse Show and after we took a photo on my iPhone he complimented my phone cover that you made and said it was SOOOOOOOOO Junior League. LOL! He's a fan of you! :)
That is so fun! Maybe I'll have to send him one when I get my mens designs together.


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Climbing the chimney for nonprofit groups
Climbin' the Chimney on March 2 is an opportunity to get elevated in a new way—on a rope. From 11 .m. to 3 p.m., get climbing at Chimney Rock with the Southeast's leader in climbing education, Fox Mountain Guides.
For beginners, climb on Vista Rock and rappel off a rock slab, or for experienced climbers, test your skills on two difficult routes up the iconic Chimney. Two to four climbs and rappels are offered for only $20 plus Park admission. All equipment is provided and no experience is necessary. Proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Henderson County.
"In so many ways this event will help hundreds of children in our community reach new heights," said Scottie Parks, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Henderson County.
"Chimney Rock and Rumbling Bald offer excellent climbing and rappelling, some of the best in the Southeast. You can't find this kind of incredible scenery with drive-up access anywhere else in the region," said Karsten Delap, Owner, Fox Mountain Guides & Climbing School.
In addition to guided rock climbing, community partners are offering rock climbing education near Cliff Dwellers Gifts in the top parking lot. Diamond Brand Outdoors is giving talks on various climbing equipment on display and La Sportiva is offering free demos of their climbing shoes and footwear. The Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC), whose mission is to preserve the natural environment, promote safe climbing practices and expand climbing access in the Carolinas, will also be there. North Carolina State Parks is presenting information on recreational climbing in Hickory Nut Gorge, including Rumbling Bald Climbing Access, and climbing while protecting the environment's ecology, including geology, endangered plants and animals.
SNbSAlso Saturday is "Off the Beaten Path" Guided Hike: Tree ID from 1-3 p.m. on March 2 for no additional cost with paid Park admission. Enjoy the serenity of Chimney Rock in winter and learn how to recognize trees and shrubs without their leaves. Participants will see more than a dozen different trees along this easy 2-hour woodland excursion. No signup is necessary and the hike is limited to 25 people. Meet at Grady's Den on the Meadows.


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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Residents of a small neighborhood tucked into the shadow of Memorial Stadium are hoping the town will change its mind about locating a skateboard park near them, but Summerville officials say the park plan is set.
"We're citizens. We pay taxes like everybody else," said Melinda Dingle. Other neighborhoods have shot down plans to locate skateboard parks in their areas, yet when she and her neighbors expressed the same concerns about traffic, noise, trash and vandalism, no one listened, she said.
"They're saying there's not many votes (in this neighborhood) to lose," she said.
Mayor Bill Collins, who confirmed Wednesday the park is on track for construction, said the town must provide outlets for residents of all age groups, and this will give many young people somewhere to go.
The park is "nowhere near a house," he said. "I don't think they'll even know it's there."
The park is planned for a triangular parcel bordered by Richland Street, Magnolia Street and the Berlin G. Myers Parkway.
Besides, Collins said, if they can live with the noise of thousands of football fans, then a small skateboard park shouldn't faze them.
But that's exactly the point, residents said.
They moved there knowing the stadium was there, but the fact is that they deal with the noise and traffic of the stadium and three schools – Spann Elementary, Summerville Elementary and Rollings Middle School of the Arts.
It's unfair to add yet another public facility to the small area, they said.
The garbage after games is horrible, said R.D. Maner-Praileau.
Georgana Campbell said the effects of the skateboard park won't be limited to its actual location.
Kids will be skateboarding down Richland Street to get there, adding to the danger of the street and potential litter, she said.
The neighborhood has asked for speed bumps to slow down drivers cutting through from the parkway to Main Street, Campbell and Dingle said.
The town pleads poverty when the neighborhood asks for those improvements, yet it has the money to build a skate park, Dingle said.
Many people in the neighborhood have deep Summerville roots.
Campbell was born and raised in the neighborhood and lives there still.
"We've been here. We're the old people of Summerville," she said.
Dingle's house on Richland Street sits on land given to her as a wedding gift. Her great-great-great grandfather had a house on the land, she said.
She owns the wooded lot next to her house, and adjacent to that is a wooded lot owned by a cousin. She thinks those woods will prove an obvious restroom in the eyes of skateboarders at the park, which is planned without restroom facilities, and she thinks they'll leave empty drink bottles behind, as the park won't have drinking fountains.
Given that residents of other areas were able to stop the park from going into their neighborhoods, it begins to look like a racial issue that the town finally decided to place it in a black neighborhood, Dingle said.
The idea of a skateboard park has been floated for some time, but Summerville began seriously considering it last year.
The town settled on a triangular parcel near Spann Elementary that was owned by the school district.
Skateboarders raised money to defray the cost of building a park, but most of the estimated $50,000 cost will be paid with municipal park impact fees.
Parks & Recreation Manager Doyle Best said construction could begin this month. Once construction begins, the park should be completed fairly quickly, so he hopes it will be open by the summer.
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From the editor of the widely praised "The Landmark Thucydides "and" The Landmark Herodotus," here is a new edition of Xenophon's "Hellenika," the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War. "Hellenika "covers the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E., a particularly dramatic period during which the alliances among Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Persia were in constant flux. Together with the volumes of Herodotus and Thucydides, it completes an ancient narrative of the military and political history of classical Greece. Xenophon was an Athenian who participated in the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against Cyrus' brother, the Perisan King Artaxerces II. Later Xenophon joined the Spartan army and hence was exiled from Athens. In addition to the "Hellenika, "a number of his essays have survived, including one on his memories of his teacher, Socrates. Beautifully illustrated, heavily annotated, and filled with detailed, clear maps, this edition gives us a new, authoritative, and completely accessible translation by John Marincola, an comprehensive introduction by David Thomas, sixteen appendices written by leading classics scholars, and an extensive timeline/chronology to clarify this otherwise confusing period. Unlike any other edition of the "Hellenika," it also includes the relevant texts of Diodorus Siculus and the Oxyrhynchus Historian, with explanatory footnotes and a table that correlates passages of the three works, which is perhaps crucial to an assessment of Xenophon's reliability and quality as a historian. Like the two Landmark editions that precede it, "The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika "is the most readable and comprehensive edition available of an essential history.
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ROBERT B. STRASSLER is an unaffiliated scholar who holds an honorary Doctorate of Humanities and Letters from Bard College and is chairman of the Aston Magna Foundation for Music and the Humanities. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. JOHN MARINCOLA is the Leon Golden Professor of Classics at Florida State University. He is the author and editor of many books about Greek and Roman historiography and has translated a number of classical texts. He lives in Florida.
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Table of contents
Introduction by David Thomas Editor's Preface by Robert B. Strassler Acknowledgments Chronological Outline of Text by Book/Chapter/Section in Xenophon's Hellenika Key to Maps BOOK ONE BOOK TWO BOOK THREE BOOK FOUR BOOK FIVE BOOK SIX BOOK SEVEN Appendix A The Arginousai Affair Peter Krentz, Davidson College Appendix B The Athenian Government and the Oligarchy of the Thirty Peter Krentz, Davidson College Appendix C Chronological Problems in the Continuation (1.1.1–2.3.10) of Xenophon's Hellenika David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK Appendix D Persia in Xenophon's Hellenika Christopher Tuplin, University of Liverpool Appendix E Spartan Government and Society Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge Appendix F The Spartan Army (and the Battle of Leuctra) Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge Appendix G Agesilaos Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge Appendix H Political Leagues (Other Than Sparta's) in Xenophon's Hellenika P. J. Rhodes, University of Durham, NC Appendix I Units of Distance, Currency, and Capacity in Xenophon's Hellenika Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross Appendix J Ancient Greek Religion in the Time of Xenophon Christopher Blackwell, Furman University Appendix K Trireme Warfare in Xenophon's Hellenika Nicole Hirschfeld, Trinity University Appendix L Land Warfare in Xenophon's Hellenika JohnW. I. Lee, University of California, Santa Barbara Appendix M Brief Biographies of Important Characters in Xenophon's Hellenika Skyler Balbus, Bard College at Simon's Rock, MA Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge Robert B. Strassler, Brookline, MA David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK Appendix N Compositional Theories of Xenophon's Hellenika David Thomas, Hertfordshire, UK Appendix O Selections from the Histories of Diodorus Siculus Relevant to Xenophon's Hellenika Translated by Peter Green, University of Iowa Appendix P Selected Fragments of the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia Relevant to Xenophon's Hellenika Translated by John Marincola, Florida State University Translator's Notes by John Marincola Cross-Reference Table of Related Passages in Xenophon's Hellenika, Diodorus' Histories, and the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia Glossary Ancient Sources Cited in This Edition of Xenophon's Hellenika Bibliography for the General Reader Figure Credits Index Reference Maps and Directory


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I originally started this blog, The Proper Lady, in order to write about how to be elegant, how to be an elegant woman, and how to be a lady. Although the material on those topics are still among the most popular with my readership, the turn I took two years ago towards writing about femininity and how to be a feminine woman as well has also proven immensely popular with my readers.
I think this is because many women wanting to learn how to be elegant realize that in order to answer the question, "How do I become more elegant?" one also has to answer the question, "How do I become more feminine?"
Thankfully, both materials are popular here on this blog and are what keep my readers coming back for more. :-)
Although I truly do enjoy writing many articles on answering those questions, I felt that it was important for me to finally have an article that tells you how to be feminine in a way that's broken down.
So, here's my article that tells you "10 Steps to Becoming a Feminine Woman".
I'm pleased to see that more women are showing an interest in learning how to be more feminine. I think this is partly because the stereotype of feminine women being weak has been debunked -- we now know that being feminine requires just as much strength as being masculine, just a different kind of strength.
Are you ready to become a feminine woman of immense power? :-))
(1) Look the Part
Femininity isn't about appearance, but about your energy -- who you are, how you move, the way you speak, what you stand for, your personality, and the energy you radiate. I believe that much. However, first impressions are important and it's hard for people to see the authentically feminine you if you seem masculine to them at first glance.
If you're masculine at first glance, many people won't stick around long enough to see whether you are made up of feminine energy.
Take the time to make sure that your appearance feels feminine to you. Having trouble? Aim for looking the opposite of how a masculine man usually looks.
Think: soft skin, long shiny hair, feminine clothing, etc.
(2) Do What Makes you Feel Feminine
Just like how feeling sexy makes you sexy, feeling feminine makes you feminine. If you feel like a feminine woman, then you will find yourself acting like a feminine woman, with feminine energy radiating from within.
Find your personal femininity infusers, little things that make you feel more feminine, and then do them.
Examples of femininity infusers involve dancing, lingerie, and spending time with yourself to listen to your soul and to your body.
(3) Become Comfortable with your Body
Speaking of spending time listening to your body, it's important that you learn to become comfortable with your body as a feminine woman.
A good idea is to spend time dancing -- you can take a class or just turn off the lights in your bedroom and move your body to the music in a way that feels right, all that matters is that you're doing what feels natural to your body and that you're becoming more comfortable with how your body feels and how it moves. This exercise can really help to bring out your authentic feminine energy! :-))
(4) Learn to Stop Judging and Start Accepting
One of my favorite qualities of feminine women is their acceptance.
Feminine women live by the motto: "Stop judging and start accepting."
Refraining from instant judgement and learning to just accept others for who they are and offer unconditional love is a hallmark of feminine energy and the feminine woman.
When you meet someone, resist the masculine urge to make snap judgements about others and instead, take on the feminine quality of being open to what the person may have to show you and what they may even have to teach you about life, and accept and unconditionally love them the way that they are, flaws and all, without judging, having critical thoughts, or hoping that they'd change their behavior.
Stop judging and start listening!
(5) Learn to be Vulnerable
One of the most important traits that you can learn as someone who wants to become a feminine woman is to be vulnerable.
This is also one of the most challenging parts of learning to become feminine -- life is tough!
The brutality that life can sometimes be has forced women to give up their vulnerability and replace it with coldness, hardness, and a "don't mess with me" attitude an facial expression.
We go through life with this attitude and facial expression to protect ourselves because we believe that if we learn how to embrace vulnerability, we'll get hurt or taken advantage of.
A feminine vulnerable woman isn't a woman who thinks she'll never get hurt, but a woman who believes that getting hurt is a part of life and that you can't let it stop you from being vulnerable.
(6) Learn to Speak Like a Feminine Woman
The Kyoto geisha used femininity to be attractive to men and the maiko, or geisha in training, who were considered the hallmark of Japanese femininity, spoke a special dialect that was considered to be more feminine and gentle than the Japanese others spoke.
If your voice is masculine, loud, and hard, no matter how feminine your behavior is, you're going to come off as being masculine, loud, and hard to others.
To learn how to be a feminine woman, practice speaking in a way that's more gentle and high-pitched than before.
(7) Stop Competing with Other Women
"How to be a feminine woman?" One thing you can do is learn to stop competing with other women and instead learn to start helping other women and rooting for them!
Feminine women don't compete with other women.
They compete with themselves and strive to be the best they can be, but they can do this without constantly eying other women, watching their every move, comparing themselves to them, and hoping that they'll fail where they'll succeed.
This is not the behavior or the demeanor of the feminine woman!!
Yes, it is true that in a sense those of us who are unmarried might be competing for the limited men available, but you seek to meet good men by becoming the most feminine you can be instead of eying other women and seeking to be more feminine than they are.
After all, why not make it about self-improvement and keep on becoming more feminine and attractive every single day instead of just stopping as soon as you are more feminine than the most feminine girl?
That just sounds romantically irresponsible -- your romantic partner deserves your best effort, not a better effort than someone else. You deserve your best effort -- you owe it to yourself!
(8) Learn to Walk like a Feminine Woman
If you want to learn how to become a feminine woman, you also have to learn a feminine walk. It is so important to walk and move like a feminine woman if you want to be one -- there is great different in the way a masculine man walks and a feminine woman walks.;-))
A masculine man walks with his shoulders, moving and swaying them, and he walks with great purpose (which is understandable, since he's filled with goal-oriented masculine energy). His footsteps are often hard but sure.
The feminine woman, though, will walk with more gentleness and grace (as feminine energy is). She will not move her shoulders while walking like a man does. The feminine woman walks with her hips. ;-))
She takes light steps and subtly and gracefully moves her hips as she walks in a way that feels natural, and she walks more slowly than a masculine man. The masculine man walks quickly in his purposeful way, as if he's in a rush, but a feminine woman is serene and at peace and so she does not walk like she is in a rush, for she isn't.
If you are in a rush, learn to not speedwalk, but to almost hop your way over, taking fast but small steps, one after another, to the point where your head is bobbing up and down. This looks happy, despite the fact that you are late somewhere.
More on this in my article: Feminine Skill: Mastering the Feminine Walk.
(9) Learn Gentleness
This one is so important! The feminine woman is gentle -- this is why her friends and her masculine man feel safe around her. :-))
This is also where other women mess up (lucky for us in the love department, maybe). Too many women today are the opposite of gentle: they nag, they criticize, they yell and speak with raised voices, they curse, they're blunt, they brag, and they openly call other women "sluts" (excuse me).
Many women take pride in their rough, hard, and dark masculine personalities, thinking that it makes them seem strong and tough.
However, masculine men don't want tough. They want strong, yes, but not "tough." They want the feminine woman's gentle strength and gentle demeanor.
To become a feminine woman, you have to refine your rough edges. Learn to do everything as gently as you can -- learn to speak in a gentle manner, learn to pick things up in a gentle manner, learn to criticize in a constructive tactful, and gentle way instead of the critical way of a nag, learn to be more humble, choose more gentle wordchoice, and for goodness sake, stop swearing!
(10) Love Yourself
The final step in becoming a feminine woman is to love yourself! A feminine woman is made up of love that she gives to other people but also love that she gives herself.
She loves herself unconditionally and when she looks in the mirror, she thinks herself a most spectacular feminine creature (while also holding onto humility).
She loves herself unconditionally and she also learns to forgive herself. Remember Step 10 when you are going through these '10 Steps to Becoming a Feminine Woman' because it won't be easy to master them. You'll need to never beat yourself up over messing up on a step and instead give yourself a hug, congratulate yourself for trying, forgive yourself for not getting it, and simply try again!
Well, that's all for my article "10 Steps to Becoming a Feminine Woman." I hope you liked it -- if you did or have a woman in your life you love and care about who might want to read this, please share it on Facebook, Twitter, or simply through email. It helps me a lot when you do so. :-))
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Wednesday Post-Game 12/1
Tonight's 5-1 WBS win over Albany wasn't much of a competitive hockey game, but there were some interesting numbers to come out of it.
– Dustin Jeffrey had two goals and an assist. That's seven points in his last three games and a tie for second in the AHL scoring race with 27 points. Hershey's Andrew Gordon leads with 30.
– John Curry won his fourth in a row. Brad Thiessen is 2-2 during that stretch. I wrote a couple of weeks ago that Thiessen seemed to be jumping ahead on the goaltending depth chart. Now they look like 1A/1B again. I wonder if this is going to be an 80-game horse race.
– In the second period, Geoff Walker picked up a turned-over puck in the neutral zone, kept it himself on a 3-on-1 and muscled a shot that went through the pads of goalie Dave Caruso and trickled to the goal line. Brett Sterling tapped it the rest of the way for the goal. You can't blame Sterling for making sure the puck actually goes in, but you'd think he owes Walker a dinner or something after that, right? Same as he probably owes Andrew Hutchinson a dinner for the puck he tipped into an empty net a few games ago. Sterling, incidentally, has nine points in eight games since returning from injury.
– The Penguins are 9-0 all-time against the AHL Devils franchise that was born in 2006 in Lowell. They've outscored the Devils 27-6 and have recorded four shutouts.
– The Penguins have all of a sudden won three in a row and six of seven. They have a seven-point lead in the division.
– The Penguins were a perfect 4 of 4 on the penalty kill after teams went 8 for 20 against them the previous six games.
– Corey Potter broke a 13-game points drought with two assists.
– After going pointless in his previous 14 games, Steve Wagner now has assists in his last two games.
– Potter and Wagner might need to produce a little more in the near future because Hutchinson left tonight's game with an injury in the first period. There is a practice scheduled for tomorrow, so I'll try to get an update on his condition then.
Bye for now,