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North Carolina Shows Small-Town America Absorbs Hispanic Surge
Without a growing Hispanic population in the rolling hills of rural North Carolina, Bottomley Evergreens & Farms Inc., a provider of Christmas trees to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Home Depot Inc., would be out of business.
"If it weren't for the Hispanic people, I couldn't farm, couldn't do nothing," said Blan Bottomley, 64, who has 4.5 million firs planted this year and fields of pumpkins, cabbage and sweet corn taking root nearby. His son and co-owner Mitchell, 37, said he's gleaned some know-how from the migrant workers.
"I know how to say, 'Go cut cabbage' or 'Go cut pines,'" he said in Spanish.
The Hispanic population in Alleghany County, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, grew 89.4 percent from 2000 to 2010, compared with 4.5 percent overall growth in the county, according to 2010 Census figures released yesterday.
The increase in Latino residents in North Carolina reflects a broader national trend in which Hispanics are moving beyond urban neighborhoods and making rural America home.
Hispanics in North Carolina rose 111.1 percent during the past decade, and the ethnic group now accounts for 8.4 percent of the state's population, compared with 4.7 percent in 2000, according to the census data. Details on state populations will be released through the end of March by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Haven for Migrants
"There aren't many Americans who want to work in agriculture," said Xavier Iglesias, 27, owner of two restaurants and a laundromat in Sparta, the largest town in Alleghany County, in the northwestern part of the state. "It's such a haven for the migrant worker to come here."
Alleghany County lost more than 1,000 textile and apparel manufacturing jobs in the past decade, according to Bob Bamberg, executive director of the county's chamber of commerce. Economic recovery depends upon agriculture, tourism and entrepreneurs, such as Iglesias, he said.
"He's an example of Latinos who come up here and start businesses," said Bamberg, 64, who has been in charge of the business organization for five years. Iglesias joined the group's board of directors last year, an acknowledgement of the growing Hispanic population in the rural area.
'Young and Outgoing'
"He's young and outgoing and he speaks perfect English," Bamberg said of Iglesias. "Our best and brightest kids move away and come back when they retire."
William Frey, a senior fellow and demographer at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said Hispanics comprise at least 11 percent of the population in four of the state's five biggest cities. They account for 13.1 percent of residents in Charlotte, where Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, is headquartered. Frey said the state is poised to have the 11th-largest Latino population in the U.S.
The demographic changes, which helped Barack Obama win the state in the 2008 presidential election, underscore how communities evolve as the Hispanic population fans out.
The state's white population grew 12.5 percent and accounts for 68.5 percent of the state, down from 72.1 percent in 2000. The black population rose 17.9 percent and makes up 21.5 percent of North Carolinians, little changed from a decade ago, according to the 2010 Census.
Overall Population
The state's overall population grew 18.5 percent during the past decade, the sixth fastest in the U.S., compared with 9.7 percent for the nation as a whole, according to government data released Dec. 21.
"My children get to see the diversity in school," said Della Deal, 34, whose family operates another Christmas tree farm near Sparta and who has twin boys in fourth grade at Piney Creek Elementary School. "They ride the bus with Hispanic children. They're taking Spanish."
Buddy Deal, who manages the Smokey Holler Tree Farm, which harvests 30,000 trees a year, said he "developed the ability to speak Spanish because I was the only one who didn't. I can communicate the points I need to operate the farm." His father, Earl, 68, said he hired his first Hispanic worker in 1993 and has seen that labor pool expand.
"I can't find local people to do this work anymore," the elder Deal said, adding that he uses workers certified by a U.S. guest worker program, called H-2A, aimed at allowing foreign workers to enter the country for seasonal farm jobs.
'They Learn'
"If you come back next year, you won't see any of these same faces," Buddy Deal said. "They learn to speak English, they start networking and they find jobs that are higher paying and easier."
The jobless rate in North Carolina jumped to 9.8 percent at the end of last year from 3.4 percent in January 2000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The national average during that same period climbed to 9.4 percent from 4 percent.
At Bottomley Evergreens & Farms, compensation is based on production, Mitchell Bottomley said, with workers earning about $100 a day making garland or cutting trees for about $225 a day. "They make dang good money. That's why we get the help," he said.
Monique Iglesias, the migrant coordinator for the local school district, said Hispanic teenagers sometimes opt to work instead of going to school, even though they're required to attend classes.
"We do outreach to try to connect," said Iglesias, who is married to Xavier, the chamber of commerce board member. "We get the vast majority of the younger children."
'Very Little Diversity'
Jeff Cox, 42, superintendent of Alleghany County Schools, remembers "very little diversity" when he was growing up in the region in the 1980s. Now Hispanics account for 9.8 percent of the students in the school district, he said.
The county receives federal funds to teach students English as a second language, and the money is used to hire teachers. The school system receives separate funding to educate migrant students, who often live in Alleghany County for two or three months of the school year, Cox said.
"Our Hispanic students are good students," Cox said. "If we get them young, it amazes me how quickly they can acclimate and learn the language. Parents are supportive."
The high school added a soccer team, reflecting the growth of the Hispanic student body, and then allowed adults to play on the fields. Their enthusiasm almost overwhelmed the school property, Cox said, and both sides learned a lesson in communication.
"We've had to work with those folks to say, 'You can't be here two hours every night of the week. It's wearing the fields out,'" Cox said.
"They didn't understand that there was a process and that they needed to ask permission and sign a form," Cox said about the adult players. "When I approached them and said, 'We need to get some controls on this,' they were understanding."


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Evelyn R. Fellers, 87, stepped from this life into glory at her home on April 28, 2013.
Evelyn R. Fellers, 87, stepped from this life into glory at her home on April 28, 2013.
Evelyn was born March 27, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., to George and Cornelia Phinney. In 1943, she graduated from Northeast High School and was the only girl in the school's Woodworking Class. She achieved a teenage dream by obtaining a single-engine pilot's license. She was a phone operator during World War II and for 27 years she served as a bookkeeper/teller at the Blue Ridge Bank & Trust, retiring in 1984. She volunteered at MCI Hospital and as an Election Day Poll Worker. Evelyn enjoyed sewing, gardening, ceramics, painting, cooking, writing handchime arrangements, woodworking, singing, and classical music. She was a faithful participant in her home church. Ever the adventurer, she would suggest taking a road just to see where it went.
Evelyn leaves her husband of 61 years, Jack Fellers; her daughter, Joy Wilson; her son, Steven Fellers (Cathy); her sister, Mary Phinney; one grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Saturday, May 18, at 1 p.m., the family will greet friends and family, followed by a memorial service 2 p.m., to be held at Grace Christian Assembly, 2309 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64129. Interment was at the Higginsville Veteran's Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Grace School of the Bible at the above address.
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need to check this album at some point
so is this as good as the new soilwork?
Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off...
Album Rating: 3.5funny cos i remember viper 4'd the new soilwork before piss started his crusade :D
Album Rating: 3.5Good review man, but I really can't get into this
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offso is this as good as the new soilwork?
Oh my, YES! I still have a crush on Soilwork though.
Thank you to everybody for the nice comments!
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Album Rating: 4.5I just got my cassette copy of this. I guess the CD and LP will arrive after the release date
Album Rating: 4.5Sweet review. btw
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffI ordered this on cassette as well. Thanks dude!
"funny cos i remember viper 4'd the new soilwork before piss started his crusade :D"
oh do you?
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offpissbore is a fag so who cares what kind of crusade he started. Enjoy whatever you like Viper, I really enjoyed new Soilwork as well.
it was good, but that's it. i enjoyed it initially but i dont think ill ever come back to it, i like the one before it more.
i just dont understand why it got all this hype, id put in on par with the new megadeth - and that one got negative buildup for some reason
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Album Rating: 4.0awesome review
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What followed for the Mule is remarkable. Over the next couple of years it became obvious to anyone who was even vaguely paying attention that Warren Haynes can play with anybody. As fellow guitarist Trey Anastasio put it, "People turn out for Warren because everyone has absolute confidence that if he is involved, the music is going to be great. He is the only player of our generation who has his history completely together; and it is clear the minute you play with him. He is just the sickest guitarist and the most together guy you can share a stage with." What proved to be perhaps just as surprising as Warren's incredible ability to play with anyone, would be the same of Matt Abts.
While all of this was going on a younger cat named Andy Hess was cutting his chops playing bass first in the Oakland, California area, and later in New York City with Leo Nocentelli. As a session man he began to cover immense ground, playing with a wide variety of players who touched on a number of very different styles. Much in the way that Haynes could rip with anyone and Abts could lay a beat with anyone, so could Hess build a groove.
At this time Gov't Mule was in the habit of inviting a plethora of bassists to join them while honoring Allen Woody. Hess had clearly shown he could cut it, and on a suggestion from their Black Crowe buddies, Haynes and Abts welcomed Hess into their world. A set of extreme circumstances and a serendipitous encounter would spark a connection, and put Gov't Mule on one of those random circumstance roads that can often times help to define our existence.
With a full time bassist in place and the permanent addition of keyboardist Danny Louis, the music world welcomes The Rebirth Of The Mule. Wrapping up the first life of Gov't Mule would be the now legendary night of May 3rd, 2003 at The Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana during JazzFest. The coinciding release, The Deepest End comprised of one DVD and two CDs is a marvelous achievement in capturing the transition of an old, wise and tough Mule, to a new breed.
While this new ass-kicking four-piece band was trotting across America, I was fortunate enough to catch up with them in one of the many cities they were taking by storm. I spoke to both Abts and Hess individually as they prepared for another night of hard ass rock and roll. Both were easy to talk to, well spoken and clearly passionate about life, and music.
Ladies and Gentelman, I give you The Rhythm Of The Mule: Matt Abts and Andy Hess:
Kayceman: Now after Allen died was there any question or conversation about carrying on?
Abts: I think there was. Whenever something as serious as that takes place... pretty much our whole world crumbled. We felt we were just starting to make some headway and we were getting through some hard stuff, we've been at it for eight or nine years now and it's been a lot of work, but the passion has been there. So it was hard work, but when you're passionate about it you make sure whatever you need to get done will get done. So we were in quite a quandary and didn't really know what to do. But we had a tour booked opening for Ben Harper that fall and Warren and I decided to keep the commitment and went out as a duo. I think that was really good for us to do. As opposed to just throwing someone else up there in Woody's spot; that wasn't gonna happen. It just did something for Warren and I to go out together just the two of us.
Kayceman: It must have been therapeutic.
Abts: Yeah, it was kinda healing in a way. We did that for two weeks, that was a very emotional two weeks, that tour with Ben Harper. Then after that we had no commitments. Except we opened the New Years Eve show for Phil [Lesh], just Warren and I as a duo again. Then at that point we had a week or two in northern California where we just started making the calls. And that's when it really came together and we realized there was something else to it, but we don't know what it is, but lets just see if other people want to record with Warren and Matt, and so it goes. I think Warren might have had more doubts than I had. I really wanted to keep it going, and of course he did. But it fucked us both up. Warren I know did a lot of soul searching, and so Allen died in August and by January we were recording again. So really that's not that long of a time. But it would have been worse to just do absolutely nothing and let a year go by, in this world that probably wouldn't have been a good thing to do.
Kayceman: Professionally or personally probably.
Abts: Yeah we kept ourselves kinda in the public eye. Six months we we're moving on, and some of it wasn't easy at all, but you know, we did it, it made us better people and through a horrible thing look where we are now.
Kayceman: Moving back to before Allen had even passed away, what was your relationship with Gov't Mule's music, were you fairly familiar with them?
Hess: I was familiar with them. I remember when their first record came out and I had it and really thought it was cool. But you know I never got to see them live which is a bummer.
Kayceman: You were probably pretty busy yourself I would imagine.
Kayceman: I was thinking about Scofield for instance, does your approach differ greatly when you are playing with someone like John Scofield, or Joan Osborne versus like Gov't Mule?
Hess: Well you know some bands are more similar than others. But yeah, I would say it differs on some levels. With John it was a real funk, kinda tight grooves. And I like a lot of different kinds of music, and I've tried to play as much different stuff that I like. And the stuff that John was doing over the last year that I participated in, and particularly the record that we made, is more of a tighter, kind of funk playing, and I love that kinda stuff. And it's something I can do, and the guys in that band did it really well so I was able to fall in to a cool groove with them. But it's just totally different playing with the Mule. This is more open, and more similar to what I was doing with The Black Crowes. But in a way it's also different than that, every situation is different. What I like about the Mule thing is that it has that rock quality, but they also stretch out and jam. Which was what John's thing was, in John's group we really stretched out a lot too.
Kayceman: So you're almost combining the two.
Hess: Yeah it's kind of a combination of the two a little bit. I mean not totally, that's a real generalization, but John's thing was that old-style funk grooves, so I would play in that bubbly, sort of early Bootsy kinda dubby low-end kind of bass. And with the Mule... I don't know, music is so much about the feeling, and sometimes it can actually be similar, but it is different stylistically. So I would say yes my approach is a little bit different for sure, and my sound is different with the Mule. It's louder for one, and I play a lot of different basses where as with John I was always just on one bass. And with Joan it was a whole other thing because she is a little more of the pop-y singer/songwriter side, so that was a softer approach, and was more really about her as a singer, so you would play a little different behind a singer like her than maybe a singer like Chris Robinson where it was more like, rock, forward, big, loud. So yeah, everything is a little bit different, I think it's all about adjusting. And keeping your ears open, and knowing when to turn up or when to turn down.
Kayceman: It's just such a wide variety of music that you've played. It's kind of mind-blowing to think about one bass player being able to go from Joan Osborne and John Scofield, to maybe doing a Britney Spears track and then playing Gov't Mule. That is covering some serious ground.
Hess: [Laughing] That is crazy. But it's like, yes and no. I guess because I'm in it I don't see it maybe the same way you see it. And I've always just loved playing music, and there are a lot of things that I like. I've gotten a whole bunch of shit for that whole Britney Spears thing. Some people tease me, although some people think it's really cool in a way. But that thing has always been so exaggerated. People say like, "Oh well you played with Britney Spears." Well, no I didn't play with her. I played on a demo for her first record when no one knew who she was, and no one would have had any idea how huge she would be. So I went in, I knew the producer, and because I'm a musician living in New York trying to pay my rent, so yeah I'll go play on a pop record. If I'm able to pull it off and sound good, and play some bass on a pop record, I'm gonna go do it.
Kayceman: I think people who might give you shit for that are either naïve, or just not in touch with what it means to be a working musician. Incidentally, what have you been diggin' on for music lately?
Hess: I've been listening to a lot of Gov't Mule. [Laughter from both]
Kayceman: I bet.
Hess: I've been really doing a lot of studying, which has been challenging and good. What else... I listen to a lot of blues music, I love blues records. I listen to Muddy (Waters) and B.B. (King) still, and I grew up listening to that. I was really into blues music very early on. And just a lot of old soul records. I love all the Stack, Memphis stuff, Muscle Shoals, you know... a lot of funk stuff, James Brown and Maceo Parker, all that stuff. All that stuff that has great bass playing, Aretha Franklin, Ike and Tina Turner, and the list goes on and on.
Kayceman: Now what was the decision process like for naming Andy as the new bassist? Were there other people you were seriously considering?
Kayceman: Going back to that Saenger May 3rd show, there were rumors that Mule was going to announce their permanent bassist that night, so I'm curious--when did you get the job offer?
Hess: You know it was kind of a gradual thing. Because I toured with them back in February of this year, I did a two-week run with them where I was the only bass player. Because I had done a run with them the previous year in April where it was Jason Newstead and I, where we did a week and half together. And then I had done a handful of gigs with them over the summer, and I don't know... I can't tell you the specific date when the job was offered. It was sometime in the late spring or something like that.
Kayceman: So it wasn't like they just gave you call and offered you the job, it wasn't that clear cut was it?
Hess: No it was kinda like, "Hey would you be interested?" Because at the time I was committed to touring with John Scofield. I did the record with him and was touring with him pretty steadily. So there was definitely some scheduling conflict where there were some gigs I wouldn't be able to do. And I think they were still trying to figure out who they wanted to hire as the permanent guy.
Kayceman: So what was the decision process like for you deciding to leave Scofield Band and join Mule?
Kayceman: And it must allow for a lot more creative freedom, I would think.
Hess: Yeah exactly. And they have been nothing but supportive and encouraging, these guys are all really great, so I think it's something that can really grow and become something new and exciting. And it's also a four piece, it's not a trio anymore, and I'm excited about Danny [Louis] being there on the organ. And I think it's a cool development, I know there are some naysayers out there who want it like it was, people groveling, but it is where it is, and I think the Mule is in a really cool place and I'm very excited to be a part of it and I'm just trying my best to make it happen as much as I can on my end.
Kayceman: Couple of other thoughts I've had, thinking specifically about Allen and now Andy, does your drumming take on a new role, or do you feel you need to do different things with the different bassists?
Abts: It's going great, thanks for asking. We are definitely in a new chapter, a new band. It feels really good. We've been through a lot in the last couple of years, and it's been pretty amazing playing with all these people, but it's just really nice to be settled in. It's happened in this week since the tour started and we're all thrilled.
Kayceman: You feel like everything is gelling pretty well?
Hess: Yeah, it's coming together pretty good. I mean it's a lot of material for me to digest, a lot of music.
Kayceman: That was actually one of my questions, are y'all playing a limited repertoire?
Hess: Not from my vantage point it's not limited (laughs). We did the entire Dose record at the Philly show (10.10.03, Electric Factory) top to bottom. We're pretty much playing most of the stuff from all the studio records and a lot of different covers. A lot of stuff from Deep End I and Vol. II. I've probably learned a good 50 or 60 songs already. So sometimes it's a little overwhelming but it's going really well.
Abts: You know what, more than ever we've been trying to mix up the set lists, throwing in some old stuff, a lot of different covers. Because we played with so many people on the road the last couple of years we kinda got stuck in the same set lists because we couldn't ask everybody to learn everything we do, there just wasn't enough time to rehearse it. So we kept relying on some of the same openers and all that kind of stuff.
Kayceman: Now that Andy is the bass player for Gov't Mule have you or Warren been doing anything in particular to help him learn the material?
Abts: His mind's boggled, just fried, it's scrambled, and I kinda feel sorry for him. But we've done it to a lot of people. Like Dave Schools came out and played with us, we scrambled his brain, Chuck Leavell--and all the keyboard players, we just threw all this material on them. And it's funny because a lot of the material you have to learn because there are a lot of strange time signatures and it's just something that needs to sink into your brain through repeated listenings. Andy's been totally bogged down learning stuff. At this point the catalogue is getting pretty big, and I have to refresh my memory on how the songs go sometimes.
Hess: They are always willing to go over stuff at sound checks or if I have any questions, but for the most part I kinda learn the music on my own time. I've been doing a lot of listening, and when I feel like I'm ready to do a particular song I'll just tell Warren and he'll put it on the set list.
Abts: Well on a personal level I'm extremely sensitive to the issue of having someone come in and play like Woody. It's never gonna happen. You can't be another person. And I would never have put that pressure on anybody. What we really wanted to do is have somebody come in and honor our past, but be who you are. And that's the best thing you could do. I don't think there are any cases of anybody coming in and trying to totally replicate what Woody did. The best you can do is take the influence and put your own spin on it. I think a lot of people imagined, or fantasized about maybe coming in and playing just like Woody and carrying on the whole thing, but that's not what we want.
Abts: Exactly. We want someone to retain their own personality while respecting our past.
Hess: You know I would say that I don't try so much to sound like him, but I'm definitely trying to incorporate some of his bass lines, that he wrote. I think sound is so specific to every person. I mean every bass player sounds different. Everyone has their own way of playing, but there are certain bass lines that I'll take over that Allen played. Or certain sections I'll play what he played because it's really crucial to the song, and it's very much a part of the song and I want to stay true to that. But then there's other sections where I kinda try to make it my own. Or what I'll do is I will try to take on more of the feel of it as opposed to the note-for-note what he's playing. If he's shuffling, or if he's playing more funky or whatever and I'll get the feeling that he's putting on a certain section, but then I'll make it kinda my own with my own notes. It's really just whatever feels natural. Sometimes I'll try to make my sound a little brighter because I tend to play a little more with the low end as opposed to Allen who was a little brighter. But Allen also played with a pick a lot, he played with his fingers and with a pick; I'm predominantly a finger player. I don't really ever play with a pick, so that's a different sound right there altogether. I'm still sussing it out; I don't have it all together yet so to speak. And I think maybe in two weeks I might suddenly make some other discovery and go, "Man, this tune I think I'm gonna play more exactly the way Woody played it." You know, I'm still just learning forms and the shapes of the songs and how they feel and where it's going. Because here's this band for years had this telepathic chemistry of playing together, and it's different now. I think Allen played in a really open minded way. All I know is that I can't really be him, and all I can do is just try to take it to a different place, but still with all the respect toward him.
Kayceman: Considering all these different bassists that you've been playing with, and thinking about that now-legendary Saenger show over JazzFest with fourteen bassists... I'm curious, how do you go about reacting and changing to these different styles without missing a beat?
Kayceman: Now Warren has remarked that that was one of--even perhaps the greatest nights of music he has ever been involved in. Would you second that notion?
Abts: I think we all feel that way about it. There were a lot of things that made it come together and this is my theory on it: We did a nine-day run and the Saenger fell on the eighth show, so we had a nice warm-up. The band was totally on, we were only out for a total of two weeks, and that's the perfect amount of time to not be totally burnt out but warmed up. Plus the production, Mike Drum did a fantastic job putting the video together and all the cameras, and the Saenger Theatre. All that stuff just came together to make it a really great show, and all the musicians being really enthusiastic about doing it. We had a really long sound check, about three hours, where Warren and I sat down with everybody who needed to do something, and then played a five-hour show. The moon, the stars, it was all aligned. It could have been a royal mess, everything could have been working as far as the technical stuff, the mics the cameras, and we could have had just a lousy show... it happens. All the technical stuff was working really well and everybody was in a great frame of mind, it was JazzFest in New Orleans, everybody was happy. And you know we've done projects like this before so we have a lot of experience.
Kayceman: I was blown away with everything. I was in the audience that night, from the actual show to the sound to how smoothly it ran... I mean, I was waiting for something to go wrong.
Kayceman: Yeah, all these different schedules and people all over New Orleans.
Abts: It was just crazy, but we kept our cool and it was really such a monumental night for all of us.
Kayceman: Even in the audience it was a very special evening.
Abts: Absolutely.
Kayceman: One last thing about the Saenger, I'm also curious: Does the stamina of playing more than five hours of slamming the drums, does that become an issue for you?
Abts: It's really cruel and unusual punishment (laughs). But I'm honored to be there, first of all. But if you look closely at the video you can see me go through stages of consciousness. I'm real fresh in the beginning and I can see a little lull in the middle because I needed some liquids in me, and toward the end I'm real excited again. But it's pretty crazy, at the end of the show we left New Orleans at eight o'clock in the morning to go to Atlanta where we had an afternoon show the next day. And I remember crawling into my bunk at eight in the morning; sun was up, but a great feeling. I slept for about six hours and we did the Atlanta Mid-Town about five o'clock the next day, and what an experience that was.
Abts: Well you know we've been through so much and we've learned a lot from our mistakes and this is what makes us ahead of the game I think. Just the experiences that were thrown at us. And it's true; it's always the journey. The pot of gold is the journey. There is no big pot of gold waiting at the end, we're already experiencing the pot of gold, but there's huge potential. We started the band as just a little homegrown thing, and we're reaching a lot more people now. Our ultimate goal is really just to have a great road band and have flocks and flocks of people come see us. I'd rather do that than sell millions and millions of records, although that wouldn't be bad. Or just to sell a couple hundred thousand would be fine, but the beauty of it for me is just having the people come out. And we hope to have a new record out next year. It's definitely the start of a new chapter but you have to remember how we got here and what we went through to get here. And like life--the journey is rugged, it's bad, sad, and it's happy and beautiful.
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GREEN BAY – While it's worth reminding everyone that the annual Family Night Scrimmage is merely a glorified training-camp practice – one that had 63,047 in attendance at Lambeau Field on Saturday night – it would appear the Green Bay Packers have themselves a bona fide kicking competition on their hands.
Incumbent Mason Crosby and challenger Giorgio Tavecchio went head-to-head in the final period of the scrimmage, and for Crosby, who was just 21 of 33 on field-goal attempts in the regular season last year, the results weren't pretty: He was 2-for-6 during that period and 3-for-8 on the night.
Tavecchio, meanwhile, made 5 of 6 during the competition period and was 6 of 7 on the night.
"Well, Mason Crosby is competing for a job on our football team, like everyone else. He definitely didn't take a step in the right direction with his performance," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said afterward. "That's what Family Night's for. He'll be evaluated. He's definitely got to do better than that because that's not going to cut it."
Asked if his problems were a carryover from last year's struggles, Crosby replied, "No. I'm way past that. I'm just working on things. It was just tonight I didn't hit the ball the way I wanted to. I didn't hit it on the lines I wanted to. I had great lift, hit good balls, just picked some bad lines."
Crosby's night began with him doinking a 48-yarder off the right upright on a kick toward the south end zone from the right hashmark. He later made a 40-yarder.
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Tavecchio, meanwhile, was good from 37 and 53 but missed from 47. His 53-yarder hit the crossbar and caromed over.
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"I had a (good) day the other day… It's a day to day thing," Crosby said. "I've got to evaluate this, move on from it and go out and hit the ball well in practice and in the next preseason game."
For his part, Tavecchio took his performance in stride. While his 53- and 51-yarders barely had enough distance, he said the issue was more how he struck the ball with his foot than any lack of leg strength.
"I wasn't super-pleased with how I hit the ball. But the ball goes in sometimes, and sometimes you hit good balls and they don't go in, which I think was what happened to Mason today," Tavecchio said. "I feel a lot of emotions right now. I'm obviously pleased with the results. I don't feel like I hit the ball as solid as I wanted to. Again, I'll sleep well, go to mass tomorrow and come back and watch the film, be a little bit calmer and really assess it.
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He was made a Master Mason in Concord Lodge No. 688 F&AM on January 29th, 1949 and served as Master during 1953. He was created an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council 33 Degree Masons in Chicago, Illinois on September 27th, 1961 In the York Rite, he was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Cambridge Chapter No. 53 on February 13th, 1950, transferring to Horace W. Wright Chapter No. 226 in Worthington, Ohio. He was received as a Royal and Select Master in Guernsey Council No. 74 on March 21, 1950 and was created a Knight Templar in Cambridge Commandery No. 47 on May 6th, 1950.
He became a member of the Lodge of Perfection; Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Chapter of the Rose Croix, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in the Valley of Cambridge and of Scioto Consistory A.A.S.R. of the Valley of Columbus in November of 1949 as a member of the Roscoe R. Walcutt class. He became a charter member of Guernsey Consistory in the Valley of Cambridge in September of 1955. He served as Most Wise Master of Cambridge Chapter of Rose Croix in 1958, 1959, and 1960. He served as Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey Consistory from 1972 to 1974 and was chairman of the Executive Committee.
Robert served as Sovereign of St. Jerome Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine. He was a past president of the Eighteenth Masonic District Past Grand Masters Association. Robert was a member of the Zavi Shrine Club of Zanesville, Ohio, a member of the Kilwinning Council No. 62, Knight Masons of Ireland and a member of the Royal Order of Scotland. He was also an honorary member of Achbar Grotto. In 1962, he was appointed a Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of New York. In 1966, he received the Legion of Honor, Order of DeMolay.
Robert was appointed District Deputy Grand Master in 1956. He was appointed Junior Grand Deacon in 1961 and proceeded through the line whereupon he was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio in 1968. Robert was elected Grand Secretary in Ohio in 1970, a position he held until retiring in 1986 at which time he became Ohio's first Grand Secretary Emeritus.
Robert and Ann moved to Brevard, North Carolina for their retirement. Robert joined Dunn's Rock Lodge No.267 in Brevard where he served as Secretary for ten years. In 1993 He was made an Honorary Member of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina with the title of Past Grand Master. Robert was a member of Oasis Shrine and served as Ambassador from 1993 to 1995.
Robert's civic activities included the Board of Trustees of College Drive United Presbyterian Church, Board of Directors of Zanesville YMCA, member of the Advisory Board and Director of Development of Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville, President of the Zanesville Rotary Club, Board of Directors of the Muskingum Motor Club, Chairman of the pilot campaign for the United Fund of Zanesville, Charter member and Secretary of the Worthington-Dublin Rotary Club, Vice Chair of the transformer section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Chair of the Worthington Development Commission. He held memberships in the American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the American Physical Society.
In 2014, Robert and Ann moved to the Springfield Masonic Community where he was awarded his 65 year pin. Throughout his life, Robert enjoyed classic automobiles, model railroading and numismatics, and never failed to enjoy the comfort of a good dog or a big bowl of ice cream.
Robert is survived by Ann, his wife of seventy years, his daughters, Deborah, Gail, and Rita, and their families which include four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Patricia, and his son, George.
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Also, NIB is New In Box.
Develop, stop, fix.... wait.... where's my film?
I guess there are no guarantees. Having said that, I just picked up some SQA kit including a new in box 80PS kit and spare body -- all were fine including shutter and light seals.
Usually, NOS in an unopened box is OK when it comes to fungus and such, but you never know for sure until you see it. An inspection period is the best bet, just to make sure everything is OK. If you can find out its age somehow that would be useful-seals are usually good for 15 or 20 years. I had an ETR-S older than that, which was fine without ever having had any work done to it.
Price is a factor: if it's cheap enough to be worth giving it a CLA (clean, lubricate, adjust) if it needs to have it then you really can't go wrong.
NOS, New Old Stock. Sitting on a shelf or backroom for years, never used, never sold.
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I purchased my Bronica ETRSi (which I again recently sold) new in the box. Everything worked exactly as it should - purchased body, back, 40mm lens, and hand-grip new. Perfect...never had a problem with any of it and I would certainly recommend this method if you can manage to find one. BTW I sold it off after using it for about a year and a half for more than I purchased it for...bought and sold on *Bay.
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Watched this last night. Great episode. Walt coldly manipulates everyone around him.
As good as he is at manipulating people, he's completely failing with Skyler. Their relationship seems to be dead for good, imo, I don't see any way of them reconciling. In fact I have a sneaking feeling, that it's only a matter of time before Walt rapes her, if the writers want to go there... Maybe that's how Walt will lose the last shred of his humanity in the end.
One of the interesting dynamics of this show is that I think Skylar has a few advantages over Walt. Where he is ambitious and rash, she is calm and patient. Walt is never thinking very far ahead, while Skylar's always playing the long game and looking way down the road. Working together, Walt's drug empire would probably be unstoppable. But he's too power-hungry, controlling, and ruled by his own ego to tolerate an equal partner.
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