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Greenville, SC (Sports Network) - Devin Booker scored 15 points as the Clemson
Tigers went on the road to dismiss the Furman Paladins, 72-55, at Timmons
K.J. McDaniels scored 11 points and Damarcus Harrison added 10 points for the
Tigers (2-0), while Rod Hall recorded nine points and six assists. In all,
eight different players scored at least six points for Clemson.
For Furman (1-2), Stephen Croone put up 15 points on 6-of-7 from the field,
but he also committed six of the team's 16 turnovers. Bryant Irwin tallied 14
points and Colin Reddick put up 13 and seven boards.
Both teams shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, but Clemson had
12 more field goal attempts and went 10-of-14 from the foul line to take a
41-24 advantage into intermission.
The Tigers led by as many as 24, and the game was never in doubt after
Clemson turned the Paladins' turnovers into 29 points.
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Welcome to Mafia 37 - Cyclones Vs. NDSU Bisons
In the spirit of the upcoming football season I thought it would be a good time to have our own Cyclone Vs. Bison game.
NDSU Bisons (Mafia): as a group, get one kill per night.
Head Bison- Nick Mertens-Quarterback: Gets only one daytime kill (If person who gets instakilled votes before killed, there vote still counts). If Head Bison is dead, istakill is gone
Head Cyclone-Austen Arnaud-Quarterback: Gets one free instakill. (If person who gets instakilled votes before killed, there vote still counts). If head Cyclone is dead, instakill is gone
Detective- Alexander Robinson-Runningback: One guess per night on the idenity of a member. Head Bison will turn up innocent
Doctor- Leanard Johnson-Defensive back: Can save one person per night. Can't save the same person two nights in a row.
Cyclones: try to scout out Bison and eliminate.
No editing of posts
Only Bisons can PM amongst themselves
Day: 8 AM to 10 PM - nights opposite.
Votes will be excepted +/- 2 minutes past 10 oclock deadline.
Betting board is how you win credits for this game, Betting board closes August 10th at 9 p.m.
MUST average 3 posts/day and can only miss voting 1 time. (I will be keeping an eye on this)
No excess ghost posting or one of your teammates will be instakilled
I'll add rules if I have forgotten any.
Sign-up is now open
Would like to start the game Monday morning so get signed up
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put the wrong description to the wrong role. I'll delete my idiot post.
im in.
betting board set up. It closes on Aug 10th at 9pm. That should be the end of the first day. Let me know otherwise, and I will adjust.
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betting board set up. It closes on Aug 10th at 9pm. That should be the end of the first day. Let me know otherwise, and I will adjust.
Thanks, hopefully we have everyone signed up by then
I am in.
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Not this time.
but can I bet on the outcome?
Asteroids are nature's way of asking "How's that space program going?"
I am in
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Not this time.
but can I bet on the outcome?
Play and then yes you can bet
Originally Posted by Schfinkter
Play and then yes you can bet
Unfortunately the schedule won't permit it.
Originally Posted by TykeClone
Unfortunately the schedule won't permit it.
I'll play again...probably my last for a while with school starting back up (we report back the 13th)
Im just glad I have Homan as my bodyguard, Eustachy joked. If I ever make it real big and get to drive a limo everyday, hell be driving it. I thought he came off the bench like somebody was stealing his cow or something.
I'm in.
I removed it.
add me in
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This off-season I picked up a Vortex Razor spotting scope. I could write pages on why I love this scope but I will save that for another post. It simply is awesome. So good, that I am thinking of bringing it on my backcountry elk/deer hunts this fall. The scope and the heavier ball head for my tripod (I use the Vortex High Country with a Manfrotto pistol grip head) add an additional 3lbs over the basic highcountry tripod and Minox MD62 combo I have. I have usually left the spotter home while hunting because I could never justify the weight - the images just didn't get me excited to carry extra pounds. However, the Razor has me dreaming of glassing in Razor HD splendor on opening morning 7 miles in the backcountry.
Am I crazy to pack in a 85mm scope or is this a pretty common practice? If so any packing tips on where to put it in my pack or just throw it in? I also have a neoprene scope cover for it to aid in protection and the other thing I like about Vortex is with their warranty I have no fear about actually using it and using it hard for it's intended purpose.
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Ned Yost media session: September 21
Editor's Note: ATH would like to recognize our interns, who compile the Ned Yost media sessions on a daily basis throughout the season. This year, we had Sarah, Tyler and Colby. All three did a great job for our department. Tyler left midseason to take a job with our football friends across the parking lot. Colby stepped in and picked things up right away, giving us two people named Colby in the department (which was fun and sometimes confusing)!
Before wrapping up the final homestand of the 2011 season with tonight's 7:10 contest vs. the Detroit Tigers, Royals manager Ned Yost summed up the season saying that the team has come a long way since Opening Day.
"We wanted to improve our defense beginning of the year and we feel like we've done that to a great degree," Yost said. "We wanted to get these young guys up here, we wanted to give them experience and we've done that."
Yost went on to explain that his squad accomplished most of the goals set out for 2011 setting up a bright future for the year ahead. With Yost's previous managing experience with the Milwaukee Brewers and coaching experience with the Atlanta Braves, he comments that he has seen this scenario before and is not surprised by how well the rookies have adapted and the overall improvement of team.
"You set your plan, you've got your vision and you just keep moving forward with what you've got," Yost said.
Yost expects to see more consistency for 2012 as well learning from this season's mistakes. Not only was the season a learning experience for the rookies but a learning experience for the Royals skipper as well. Yost went on to praise his squad for keeping up their drive and energy despite starting September out of the pennant race.
"It's a really unique group of guys," Yost said. "This group has played fantastic the month of September without any motivation from me."
With today's call ups of right-handers Kelvin Herrera, Vin Mazzaro, Sean O'Sullivan, outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson, and catcher Manny Pina; the Royals will be looking to give playing time opportunities. Yost commented that in the next few days he would like to place Mazzaro in middle relief and look at possibilities for a starting pitcher such as Mazzaro or O'Sullivan for September 27in Minnesota. After concluding the home slate with tonight's game, the Royals will set off for a six game road trip with a pair of three-game series vs. the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins to end the season.


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Tuscaloosa, Ala. -- Anthony Hickey's runner in the lane as time expired was blocked, as the LSU men's basketball team came up short after coming back from a 19-point deficit at Alabama, 82-80, on Saturday night.
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½ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
3 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 tablespoon buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, buttermilk and bananas. In another bow, sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
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The Road to the Show
Day one of FanFest is in the books, and it was a success. You could feel a vibe amongst the fans and the players (read more about that in this column by royals.com beat writer Dick Kaegel).
We hope you can head out to the Overland Park Convention Center on Sunday. There are so many features for the kids…batting cages, a fly ball challenge, a home run derby, a speed pitch…the list goes on.
Be sure to check out the "Road to the Show" display, which highlights the minor league affiliates. At scheduled times throughout the day, four of our organizational award winners are on hand to interact with fans and sign autographs. Here are photos of our Road to the Show guys as they picked up honors on Friday at the Royals Awards Night:
Dan Cortes – Paul Splittorff Pitcher of the Year for the organization's top pitcher.
Jeff Bianchi – Frank White Defensive Player of the Year for the organization's top defensive player.
Derrick Robinson – Willie Wilson Base Runner of the Year for the organization's top base runner.
Everett Teaford – Mike Sweeney Award for a player who best represents the organization on and off the field.
Check back on Monday for a complete pictorial wrap up of the weekend!
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I've been reading all the articles about the FanFest and I'm really impressed by the turnout and enthusiasm. I'm a Yankee fan, but I spent time in KC researching a book and was struck by the loyalty and commitment of Royals fans. (My favorite part of the Kauffman Stadium experience was the "And the Oscar goes to…" scoreboard game. Really fun.)


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|Peekin' into the Past
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Five Years Ago
This week, Jan Loesch, executive director of A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center of Northeast Colorado, and her group of volunteers are excited and grateful to celebrate the opening of their first satellite site in Holyoke.
In a matter of days, the area has seen the great extremes of Colorado weather, as heavy snow Thursday and Friday, April 10-11 changed to sunshiny, 75-degree weather Monday and Tuesday, April 14-15.
After the closing of the Bread of Life program, which was recently put on hold after the closing of Holyoke Community Church, former coordinator Joy Schafer is continuing to work with Food Bank of the Rockies, but this time she is focusing specifically on helping Phillips County seniors who are struggling to make ends meet through the government-sponsored commodity program.
Stephen Bohrer, PhD, has been hired as superintendent of Holyoke School District Re-1J, starting July 1. He replaces Dr. Bill Brown, who is retiring.
PC Telcom recently completed the switch to a new fiber-optic line between Holyoke and Sterling after years of interruptions in service due to gophers severing the main line between Holyoke and the rest of the telecommunications world.
A birthday party will kick off the 100-day celebration of Holyoke's Centennial on April 24. The time capsule that was buried in front of the flagpole at Phillips County Courthouse at the time of Holyoke's Diamond Jubilee was dug up this week, and the contents will be on display during the 100-day celebration.
Announcement was recently received that the Heginbotham Library in Holyoke has been entered into the National Register of Historic Places, in recognition of the property's contribution to the heritage of the state of Colorado.
Bryan Elder, sixth-grader at Holyoke Elementary School, competed in the April 8-11 Far Western Short Course Swimming Championships at Walnut Creek, Calif. Over 1,300 swimmers from all over the United States and Japan participated in the competition.
Susan Paloucek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Paloucek, was elected Colorado state president of the Future Homemakers of America for the 1973-74 school year.
Ernest Kinnie, son of State Senator Kenneth Kinnie of Julesburg, is presently student teaching at Holyoke Elementary School under Kelma and Velma Lohmann.
Mike Mailander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mailander of Holyoke, is one of 40 outstanding high school seniors that have been offered college scholarships by the Boettcher Foundation.
Strong winds Sunday were a prelude to a severe windstorm that battered a large section of the High Plains Monday, with winds up to 75 mph in Holyoke. The temperature in Holyoke on Monday hit 89 degrees before cooler weather settled in.
Carl Ferguson will retire from the Re-1J school board next month, after serving on school boards in this community continuously for 29 years.
Diamond Jubilee souvenir coins were put into circulation Tuesday and will soon be available in all Holyoke business places.
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Each type of treatment for liver cancer has a different goal. Here is a list of main treatments and their goals for liver cancer. They are listed in order from the most to least common. You may have more than one of these treatments:
Surgery. The goal of surgery is to remove the whole tumor from the liver yet leave as much of the healthy liver as possible intact.
Chemotherapy. The goal of chemotherapy is to shrink the liver cancer and reduce the chance that the cancer will spread to other parts of the body. You may have it after surgery to reduce this chance. After surgery, it is called adjuvant chemotherapy. It may also be used alone to treat the cancer, especially if it has spread to other areas. Chemotherapy is rarely used for liver cancer.
Radiation therapy. The goal of radiation is to kill cancer cells using X-rays. This treatment may be used to shrink a tumor before surgery. Or you may have it after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells. If you cannot have surgery, you may have radiation alone to treat pain and other symptoms of the cancer with external-beam radiation therapy, or radioembolization (radioactive beads).
Targeted therapy. Sorafenib (nexavar) is the first targeted therapy approved for liver cancer after clinical trials demonstrated greater benefit and less toxicity than chemotherapy trials. It is one of a new class of drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors and is taken by mouth.
There are also other types of treatments for liver cancer, including cryotherapy, ethanol ablation, radiofrequency ablation, intra-arterial chemoembolization, and liver transplantation. Doctors are always finding new ways to treat liver cancer. These new methods are tested in clinical trials. Before beginning treatment, ask your doctor about any clinical trials you should consider.


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The sake was cold and the waitress was eager to pour, but the diners didn't end up being big drinkers. Even at 11 p.m. there was too much work to do that night and the next day. In between bites of tuna belly at Ozumo, an upscale sushi restaurant in San Francisco's SoMa district, Box's Aaron Levie (center, standing) and the group exchanged theories about billion-dollar business trends and which incumbents were likeliest to slip up first.
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Lexington, NC -- The students at Stoner-Thomas School benefit daily from the efforts of 2 Those Who Care recipient Paige Wilhoit.
Wilhoit helped to organize fundraisers to buy things like a school sign and new playground equipment for the students.
Stoner-Thomas is a school for special needs students and for youngsters who have plenty of challenges. Paige uses her talents to help change their lives.
Wilhoit's own son attends the school and she plans to continue her work for as long as she can.
"You want to do well by our kids and I think if you are a parent of a child who has special challenges, whatever they are, your drive to do something for them is stronger. I guess your protective instinct kicks into over-drive," said Wilhoit.
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Chevrolet C10 Seat Covers - Seat Of The PantsWritten by on February 28, 2011 Install A C10 Seat Cover With Pro Results
By definition the slang expression "seat of the pants" means based on, or using intuition and experience rather than instruments, technology, or a predetermined plan. When we apply the saying specifically to recovering a '67-72 Chevrolet C10 or GMC bench seat, a seat-of-the-pants approach translates into a formula for producing a sloppy ill-fitting job no one would want in their truck. Of course, our definition is not completely wrong because one does need a certain amount of intuition and experience to approach any improvement they might like to make to their truck.
After removing the seat from the cab by undoing two bolts at each corner of the seat tracks, the next step was to order a new seat cover kit from the folks at LMC Truck in Lenexa, Kansas. It should be noted that while looking things up on LMC Truck's website at www.lmctruck.com or using the catalog, it's important to make sure you selected the right part number for your application. If you don't you won't stand a chance of having the job go right or, in this case, getting the right seat cover. From the time the order was placed and shipped from LMC Truck's 350,000-square-foot warehouse it wasn't long before the seat cover kit showed up in California. The next move was to call my friend Pete Engel at Westminster Auto Upholstery in Placentia, California, and ask if he wouldn't mind revealing some tricks of the trade for CLASSIC TRUCKS' valued readers. Two main operations are involved in upholstering a seat after the original covering and foam has been stripped from the springs and seat frame. A new seat cover needs to be made, which involves picking out the right materials, making a pattern, and then sewing it all together. Needless to say for all of this to materialize one needs to be an accomplished journeyman upholsterer with acquired specialized skills. That's where LMC Truck's C10 upholstery kit comes into play. One doesn't have to be a skilled upholsterer to take the kit out of the box and move on to the second phase; all it takes is a predetermined plan and the perseverance to follow it out.
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The upholstery kit was taken out of the box, and spread out under the sun. The sun's heat relaxed the wrinkles out, and the warmth made the material more pliable and easier to work with. In colder climates a heat gun can be used to substitute the sun.This is the fast way: Dykes (diagonal pliers) were used not by cutting the hog rings apart, but rather holding the hog ring firmly in its jaws and twisting the dykes with a rolling action of the wrist to open the hog ring up, allowing it to be pulled away from the seat.Reusing only the original foam under the LMC Truck seat cover will leave the new upholstery baggy, looking like a liposuction patient wearing their old clothes. New foam called a topper pad must be added, or new replacement top and bottom seat foam can be purchased from the LMC Truck catalog.Typically on '67-72 C10s the seat springs in each side, driver, and passenger will be broken and appear like this.To repair, seat springs cannot be welded it will change the temper of the spring steel and leave the springs brittle. Instead to achieve a long-lasting repair they must be tied together with hog rings like Mario has done here.In lieu of buying a $600 professional foam saw, an electric knife intended for home kitchen use can be used to cut the topper pad.
The seat cover must pulled over the foam with the salvage (flap inside cover behind the piping) facing down from the piping. Notice how it appears here. If the salvage is facing up in spots it can be manipulated down by using the fingertips of both hands to flip it.Getting the seat cover to fit properly involved slapping and pulling the cover to get it to move toward the best fit.The LMC Truck kit comes with hog ring pliers, but it will make your life a lot easier if you buy a professional pair.Getting the seat cover to fit right was a steady process of working outward from the left, and then to the right with the hog rings while checking the seat's appearance.Mario pulled the seat cover as tight as possible attaching the hog rings higher up on the seat springs.
Mario pulled the seat cover as tight as possible attaching the hog rings higher up on the seat springs.The seat covers come with a surplus amount of material that must be trimmed away with scissors to achieve a custom fit.The threaded boltholes for the seat tracks were located by feel, and then opened up with a razor blade.


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Mike Aviles and the Royals start their final road trek of 2010 in Detroit tonight. Aviles batted .520 last week with four home runs and seven RBI. Here's a look at his home run on Saturday vs. Cleveland and the KC lineup for the 6:05 start:
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Goldendale Campout & Star Party, June 7 - 9, 2013
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This year it will be the weekend of June 7 -9, a full week earlier than last year; small bribe to moon paid big dividends. As always, don't feel restricted to those three days. You'll be welcome to arrive earlier or stay later. The Honey Bucket should be delivered and snatched the Wednesdays before and after, unless the vendor has changed its schedule.
Directions to the Property
The two main routes to the property are (1) over Snoqualmie Pass then south; and (2) up the lazy River from the Portland area, then north. From Seattle/Tacoma, Snoqualmie is somewhat faster, assuming no problem with the road. On the other hand, if it's warm and dry then a guy going east along the Columbia will probably get a helpful push from strong tail winds. Take your pick, name your tune.
Also, those going from Seattle/Tacoma LP-opolis should note: It's my habit when going to G/dale from home to check for traffic snafus. I once avoided a 3 hour backup over Snoqualmie with a last-minute check.
First the Snoqualmie directions.
• From Snoqualmie go through Ellensburg, then south through Yakima on I-82, then watch for signs to Hwy. 97 South and to Goldendale. You can leave I-82 in two places: around Union Gap and a bit farther south, going through Toppenish. Follow Hwy. 97 south over Satus Pass.
• Turn right (west) as you get to G/dale, on to West Broadway St. ("SR 142" – and Dairy Queen on corner). In a few blocks notice a grocery store on your left, for future supplies. They have good seafood (oysters!) on Saturdays. Travel exactly one mile from the highway, then turn left on South COLUMBUS Ave.
• Travel south on South Columbus Ave. exactly .41 miles, then turn right on West Railroad St.
• *** Turn left at the stop sign after 1/4 mi. or so.
• You will soon come to a "Y". Stay to the Left; this is where your road becomes Horseshoe Bend Road.
• There are a couple more "Y"s in the road. Always stay on Horseshoe Bend Road, which will mean keeping Right at the "Y"s.
• Notice a prominent and lonely stand of trees ahead of you and on the left of the road. Just after you crest a hill, just past the trees, turn left onto Pinto Drive. The turn is .5 - .6 mi. after the intersection with Erickson Rd. As you go through the gate look to your right across the swale and you'll see camping activity, your destination. Pinto soon makes a 90* bend to the right and becomes Apaloosa Court. Just after the road crosses the drainage and starts up a hill, turn a hard right onto an "offroad" graded but unimproved drive, and follow it to the camping area.
And from the Portland area:
• Follow I-84 East from Portland, then go North on Hwy. 97 at the Biggs Junction, which is east of The Dalles. Follow signs to Goldendale.
• Turn left onto East Simcoe Drive as you approach Goldendale.
• Follow E. Simcoe Dr. to the T-intersection and turn right onto So. Columbus Ave.
• Go 4 or 5 blocks, passing a gas station on your right (usually cheapest gas in town,) then turn Left onto West Railroad St.
• Follow directions beginning at the *** above.
The coordinates (at mouth of Pinto Drive) are:
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There are a couple of motels in G/dale for non-campers. History indicates about a 50/50 ratio of astronomers to people just out to enjoy a camping weekend with friends. There's much to see & do in the area, as subsequent discussion in this thread may illuminate.
Average total precipitation for June is .83". The historic average highs & lows for June are 73* - 47*, and the records are 102* - 27*. Pack for a significant wind chill if the wind decides to blow, and believe me, the wind can really whip up! Plan your tents/awnings setups to survive in and provide shelter from the wind. In June dogs should be pre-treated for ticks. Typically, but not always (as we learned last year), the wind dies away at dusk.
Shopping and water in Goldendale, 15 min. away.
Plan for a Potluck Saturday, and doubtless there will be other group dining. The planning committee quashed a motion to forbid alcohol, on a point of order. Irish whiskey is always in order.
There is no water at the property, so carry in your own water. Please plan to pitch in something for the Honey Bucket; $5/person would be about right. Please, no open fires or charcoal BBQ's (gas all right.) A neighbor sells what may be Washington's best eggs.
Non-astronomers will be warmly welcomed, but remember, the focus of nighttime activities will be astronomy. Please be prepared to use only red or red-covered lights, flashlights and headlamps after dark, inside and outside tents. Dark is the Night Queen. (If you don't have a red flashlight, pick up a roll of tail light repair tape at an auto parts store to cover your white light in several layers.)
If you plan to use a generator (other than wind or solar) please camp in the area near the observing pads 150 yd. away at the top of the hill.
I'd welcome posting of photos from prior events!
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I can't imagine who even proposed that motion. You sure it wasn't quashed on a point of a gun barrel?
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Are those crop circles?
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The planning committee quashed a motion to forbid alcohol, on a point of order.
Hmmm, wonder who picked that planning commitee?
Nah, it was a gin barrel.
Speaking of Gin...still got your bottle Mike.
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I might be there also, but that's very uncertain at this point.
Posted 13 March 2013 - 12:45 PM
I think he should parachute in! That would be cool.
Yeah! Naked! (Closely followed by a FedEx truck with all his gear. What a ham.)
I hope you can make it, Emery.
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Major R & R, Sean!
Anyone care to post some pix (other than storm-wrecked equipment, that is?)
Posted 13 March 2013 - 11:28 PM
Does it make a really deep, resonant hoot when you blow across the top?
Nope...not unless you drink it all and the bottle is empty.
This baby is full!
Posted 13 March 2013 - 11:33 PM
Stayed late...arrived late too.
Yep, that was a very breif visit Brad. Glad we could at least say hi as we were leaving. Johnny and I wished we had stayed as the weather ended up being pretty good.
I almost said August, Brad. It looks bone dry.
Yep, that was the Aug. SP I hosted.
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Anyone care to post some pix (other than storm-wrecked equipment, that is?)
Hope it looks like this again!
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The family of Kyle Lay, who died Jan. 4 after being ejected from the bed of a truck following a traffic crash, will hold a fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the AMF Galaxy West Bowling Center at 1818 SW 17th St., Ocala.
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Installing One-Piece Glass & Power Windows In A Shoebox Ford- Lose Your WingsWritten by on July 1, 2009 Installing One-Piece Glass And Power Windows In A Shoebox Ford
When chopping the top on a car with factory vent windows, one of the many considerations to take into account is whether or not to retain the wing windows. Of course, those who want to achieve an old school look might want to keep the wing windows as most customizers did in the '50s. For those of you that want to go with this option, you can check out Kev Elliott's article "Vent Frustration" in the May 2009 issue. Modern customs, however, might benefit from the cleaner lines of one-piece door glass.
In the case of this shoebox Ford, the crew at Roy Brizio Street Rods wanted to clean up all of the unnecessary trim and accessories while highlighting the simple shape of the shoebox body. In addition to the standard custom tricks, such as shaving, frenching and peaking, we decided to chop the top 11/2 inches and eliminate the wing windows, while adding power window regulators in the process.
While the installation of power windows may seem like an obvious upgrade from the mechanical regulators, it's actually practically necessary when switching to one-piece glass. Since removing the wing window eliminates the vertical glass channel at the front edge of the stock window, there isn't enough structure to hold the angled front edge of a one-piece window steady as it moves up and down through its travel. The power regulator compensates for this by essentially holding the glass in place as it travels.
To make sure that the windows will operate trouble-free, we also added extensions to the front and rear bottom edges of the glass holder. While it may seem like overkill, every hot rodder has had to help roll up a stuck window with his or her free hand. These extra legs will insure that the window glides up and down with the flick of a switch.
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We chose a Specialty Power Windows kit for our power window conversion. Rather than use a radial style regulator, we opted for an elevator type, which will help prevent the window glass from tilting forward or back as it's raised and lowered.The body had already been gutted and bead-blasted before we chopped it, making this installation a little easier. We started by marking and removing the "webbing" for the original wing window as the one-piece glass will need to travel through this area. With this material removed from the wing window area, the inner door skin may seem a little bit flimsy but once everything is assembled, the garnish molding will help sturdy the panel.We were using the original glass channel at the rear of the door, but needed to fabricate a new channel for the front of the glass. We measured the rear channel to determine how long the new front piece needed to be and then measured a piece of felt "U" channel to figure out how wide to make it (5/8-inch is a standard felt size). Using a sheetmetal brake, we bent up a new channel for our new front window guide.In order to mount the new glass channel to the front of the window opening, we made a small mounting bracket out of 1/8-inch plate and then welded it into the front of the door, flush with the front window opening.We drilled and tapped the bracket to mount the channel to. We wanted the channel to be removable so that we can adjust it later if necessary-and it makes installing or removing the glass much easier. We drilled and chamfered a hole in the glass channel so that we could flush mount a countersunk screw. The channel needs to be as smooth as possible here so that the glass travels smoothly.The front channel must be perfectly parallel with the rear, so we measured the distance between the top end of each channel in order to determine where to mount the bottom of the front channel.We bent a simple 90-degree angle bracket to mount the bottom half of our new glass channel. Based on our measurements, we marked the front side of the inner door skin for a mounting hole and then drilled a 1/4-inch hole to mount our plate to the door skin. We will slot this hole eventually side to side in order to make the channel adjustable.With the mounting bracket fixed to the door, we needed to determine the angle of the channel before we attached it to the mounting bracket. The angle of each channel needs to be identical for the glass to travel smoothly up and down. We attached our magnetic angle finder to the door frame, then attached it to our new channel and positioned the channel to duplicate the angle.
Two holes were drilled through both the channel and the mounting bracket in order to provide mounting points for the glass channel. The mounting holes on the bracket will eventually be slotted to provide adjustment. The holes in the channel were chamfered so the screws could be countersunk so that the felt channel would fit flush in the steel channel. The screws were then welded into the channel to make adjusting the channel easier.With our glass channels complete, we turned our attention to making a glass template for the new windows. We started by taking broad measurements of the window opening to start rough cutting a template.We marked our template 1 1/2 inches taller than the window opening so that the lift channel/glass holder will remain below the window sill when the glass is in the up position. The angle of the A-pillar on a '49-51 Ford is so severe that only a very small portion of the glass contacts the front channel. Since this contact is necessary to guide and hold the glass steady, we decided to make extensions on our template that would extend below the lift channel to provide stability to the glass and ensure that it will travel smoothly.We marked out extensions at the front and rear of the glass holder. At this point we simply used the template, but we will eventually incorporate these "legs" into the glass holder. With the marks laid out, we basically cut a notch into the bottom edge of our template with a reciprocating saw. This allows the regulator to be mounted high in the door while still maintaining a vertical edge at the front and rear of the glass to keep it steady in the glass channels.In order to rough cut the outer edge of our glass template, we held it up to the window opening and marked the general shape. We then drew a cut line one inch larger than our original mark. It's always easier to shave down than to start over if we accidentally cut too much.We installed the template in the window opening and continued to mark and shave the outer edge until it fit flush in the frame.With the template complete, we began mounting the power regulator. Our first step was to mark the exact center of the glass on the inner door skin.
The regulator needs to be mounted against the inner door skin so that it won't interfere with the glass or glass holder, so we marked the top of the regulator even with the top of the inner door skin. We then cut off the top of the regulator with a cut-off wheel. Specialty Power Windows provides a safety cap that can be installed here.We re-checked the fit of our regulator one more time to ensure that our cut allowed the regulator to fit as far up into the door as possible. Here you can see that the glass holder fits into the regulator mount plate when it's at its lowest point.We marked the inner door skin at the points where we wanted to cut and weld in the mounting brackets provided with the power window kit. The kit is designed to provide plenty of adjustment both up and down and side to side, so these marks don't need to be absolutely precise.Using the center line, we determined where our two mounting points would be on the door skin. We lined up the mounting brackets with our marks and traced the outer edge of the brackets on the door skin.We then cut out the door skin to fit the mounting brackets for the regulator. Rather than simply mounting the regulator to the door skin, these holes allow the mounting brackets to be moved in or out depending on the angle the regulator requires for smooth window travel. With the holes cut and the regulator mocked in place, we used an angle finder to place the regulator and mounting brackets at the same angle as the glass channels.We tacked the mounting brackets in place. The excess flanges will be cut off later. With our regulator, channels, and template in place, we installed the felt channel and hooked up a battery to the regulator to check all of our clearances and tolerances. We ran the template through its full travel several times to insure that nothing bound or rubbed.Since most glass cutters can't cut inside angles into glass, we decided to incorporate the extensions of our template into the glass holder. We began by extending the glass holder channel at each end to make it as long as the bottom edge of the template. We measured for the length of each extension, and marked our template to cut off the "legs."Using extra pieces of the glass holder channel provided by Specialty Power Windows, we welded extensions onto our glass holder channel and then used 1/4-inch thick steel plate to fabricate our new "legs." We will use 1/4-inch thick glass, so this steel plate will fit flush with the glass in our felt channel. We then made simple gussets out of sheetmetal to give structural integrity to our steel "legs." These legs will keep the glass from rocking back and forth in the channels so they need to be as strong as possible.
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Sauce: Combine in saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Set aside.
2 cups granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ cup butter (no substitutes!)
2 cups water
Peel and cube six large apples (I used Jonagolds, Granny Smith are good too). Soak in water with a little lemon juice so they don't turn brown.
Dough: Mix together
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup Crisco—cut in to above mixture
½ cup milk—add all at once and stir until moistened
Roll dough out to ¼ inch thick rectangle. Drain and pat apples dry, and spread evenly over dough.
Sprinkle generously with 1 tsp. cinnamon mixed in 1 cup sugar. Roll dough as for cinnamon rolls (starting along long edge and roll over and over). Slice roll into ¾ inch slices and place close together in greased, 9 X13 baking dish or pan. Pour sauce over. Bake at 375°F for 45-60 minutes—you want it to brown nicely. I use a turkey baster to baste early on (until the sauce is too thick).
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As I mentioned in a few other threads I'm a little older than most here and trying to update a few things this year the biggest thing is my food pack and trying to cut some of the food weight. So after reading a few threads and taking some advice from some on the forum I am finally putting together my 7 day food pack. Today I started with part of the mid morning snack, I did the trail mix part since it is all dried goods and I can vacuum seal it now. I am really tired of the old trail mix and not partial to peanuts so I cobbled together my own mix and figured the calorie count for each trail-mix pack.
The list of what is in the mix per day:
Crasins Original 20 grams 65.0 calories
Crasins Blueberry 10 grams 32.5 calories
Crasins Pomegranate 10 grams 32.5 calories
Granola 22 grams 92.0 calories
Pecans 20 grams 135.0 calories
Cashews 48 grams 274.0 calories
Dried Mango 12.1 grams 41.9 calories
Dried Apple 12.1 grams 41.9 calories
Total per day 4.97 ounces 714.8 calories
Cost per day $2.25
As I move along with my food pack I will add it to this thread.....Mark
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It's no secret that my hair has been pretty much every color under the sun, some natural, some not so much. But for the better part of my life, I've been brunette.
And I love being a brunette. Not that I have anything against blondes, in fact, I have spent years of my life trying to recreate the silky soft golden locks that only the luckiest of the girls possess. The sun doesn't bounce off brown hair the way it does blonde, and I get far less honks from trucks on the highway. But a few years ago, I stared at my brittle abused tresses in the mirror and knew I had dome some irreparable damage. And I don't care how much your product costs, nothing fixes split ends, at least not the vicious jagged tips I had developed. It's a miracle I didn't go blind. One wayward gust of wind and those spiky little strands could have easily taken out a cornea.
Now that I've embraced the color God gave me, life is not only cheaper, but it's simpler. I don't have to worry about how bad my roots look (even Carrie Bradshaw couldn't make that look work) and I feel more like myself. Changing your hair color is a great way to reinvent yourself and spruce things up, but a part of me always felt like I was in disguise. As a redhead, I was a fiery wild child. Flirty and exotic. Always up for a challenge and slightly mysterious. As a blonde I was fun-loving and carefree. Ready at a moment's notice to have a good time, and bold and fearless. And with purple hair… well I was going through some stuff then.
But as a brunette… I am me. Serious but sarcastic. Smart but frequently sticking my foot in my mouth. Cautious but at times impulsive. Down to earth but never afraid to be the center of attention. Do these things really have anything to do with the color of my hair? Probably not. But it feels like home. I look like "me". So brunette I shall stay. Until I go gray but you're more likely to see me run naked through Times Square than stand by and let that happen.
But enough about brunette, let's talk about blondies. Blondies are awesome. Bonus: they won't burn your scalp if you leave the mix alone for too long. Hooray!
Chickpea Blondies
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You'll Need:
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 banana, very ripe
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup ground flax seeds
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup peanut butter chips
Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Combine all the ingredients, excluding the chips, with a mixer or in a food processor. Add chips and spoon mixture into a foil-lined pan. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
So in the battle of blondes versus brunettes (I made these black bean brownies about a year ago and they blew my mind), I think this round goes to the blondies. I could not believe how good they were. It only took me about
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The Stones followed it with a triple punch of '60s classics -- "Get Off My Cloud," "It's All Over Now," and "Paint It, Black" before settling into the set. Blige stepped up to sing the Merry Clayton part in "Gimme Shelter" and Jeff Beck joined the band for the 1969 Let It Bleed outtake, "I'm Going Down."
Bill Wyman made his first appearance with the Stones since June 27th, 1990 in Basle, Switzerland, sitting in on "It's Only Rock N' Roll" and "Honky Tonk Women." Taylor was featured on the band's 1969 classic, "Midnight Rambler" -- a cornerstone of the legendary shows he played with the band between 1969 and 1973. Although he hasn't played live with the band since sitting in with them on December 15th, 1981 in Kansas City, Missouri, he added new guitar work to the 2010 expanded reissue of Exile On Main Street.


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Testimony :: Mark B. Levin
Executive Director - NCSJ
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission, it is my privilege to appear before you this morning as a supporter and as your partner in the mission to realize the fullest promise of the Helsinki process. The Helsinki Commission is unique in the federal system, uniting the Executive and Legislative Branches with the non-governmental sector, with Commissioners and long-serving staff devoted to the Helsinki process and related international mechanisms.
In large part due to Congressional initiative and the example and vision of this Commission, new U.S. Government partners have arisen to address these concerns. Among these are the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom, the Office of International Religious Freedom and the Ambassador at Large in the Department of State, the U.S. Government Roundtable on Religious Freedom, and annual reviews such as the State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and on Religious Freedom. The involvement of the non-governmental community in each of these processes is a cornerstone of their authority and their success.
As you know, NCSJ is an umbrella of nearly 50 national organizations and over 300 local community federations and community councils across the United States. We coordinate and represent the organized American Jewish community on advocacy relating to the former Soviet Union, and our membership includes the American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, B'nai B'rith International, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, United Jewish Communities, and many other well-known agencies devoted to promoting tolerance and combating prejudice and anti-Semitism around the world. This combined experience and expertise has significantly informed my comments to you today.
As this is not the first opportunity I have had to testify before the Commission, let me reflect on an irony from a previous occasion, a Commission hearing from January 15, 1999. We could already see that state-sponsored anti-Semitism was effectively extinct, but that popular anti-Semitism was on an alarming rise in certain quarters of post-Soviet society. At that time, I concluded with the following warning:
Anti-Semitism remains a serious threat in Russia today. Totalitarian philosophies, such as those cited above, are not concerned with human rights, and have negative views toward minority groups. Meanwhile, weak democratic structures exist in the former Soviet Union, allowing the unchecked freedom to propagate ethnic hatred and violence. The Soviet Jewry movement has made great achievements over the past three decades. Now is not the time to let a reactionary voice override these accomplishments. Now is the time for Russia's leadership to exhibit a greater resolve in addressing this issue.
It is critical that the Russian government understand the importance of its commitment to human rights and the rule of law, and that it adhere to that commitment. It is critical that Russia develop the necessary infrastructure to support economic development, and guarantee law enforcement and the protection of civil rights of all its citizens. It is critical to advocate the prosecution of anyone, from common citizen to government official, who propagates ethnic hatred. This is the time to send a strong message to Russia, denouncing the growing anti-Semitism and urge these officials to take concrete action to eradicate anti-Semitism.
The news I bring you today is better, if not entirely comforting – better than three years ago, and better as well than at this moment in the established democracies of Western Europe. Who would have thought that the concerns I just recalled from 1999 would become so immediate throughout the European continent?
Yevgeny Satanovsky, President of the Russian Jewish Congress, suggested an explanation for this seeming discrepancy between East and West: While Russians and others in the successor states have only recently begun learning lessons of the Holocaust, Western Europeans may already be forgetting those same necessary lessons. Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar of Russia spoke out last year when extremist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dismissed the significance of the Holocaust for Russians: "The memory of the Holocaust is a guarantee of democratic changes in our country and that it will never again turn back toward totalitarianism and any forms of hatred," Rabbi Lazar said.
I doubt whether anyone present here today has ever taken Western European enlightenment for granted, however, least of all the member organizations of NCSJ. This would be a luxury we cannot afford, as for us the lessons of the Holocaust and repeated persecution will always run deep.
What positive example can Western Europe offer to its eastern neighbors? Surely, many cultural and political accomplishments come to mind. Yet, when it comes to sensitivity on minority issues, sadly Western Europe has taken too much for granted. Thus it is not surprising that Russians can defend restrictions on minority faiths by pointing to comparable practices in France, Belgium, and Germany. Nor is it surprising when successor states defend votes in favor of anti-Israel and seemingly anti-Semitic United Nations resolutions by claiming to follow 'the Western European example.'
The repeal of the infamous "Zionism is Racism" resolution by the United Nations, passed the same year the Helsinki Final Act was signed, meant anti-Semites would have one less weapon in their arsenal of legitimacy. Last summer's World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, threatened to restore some of this respectability.
Those of us in this room who confronted the Soviet-era Anti-Zionist Committee and other stale canards know the lengths to which anti-Semitic movements can hide behind the popular labels of "anti-Zionism". To those who would disavow any connection to anti-Semitism, we can safely reply: We know it when we see it. My colleagues, from B'nai B'rith and Hadassah to the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, saw it and heard it in Durban. My colleagues at United Nations Watch in Geneva experience it year-round. These international assemblies are political and intellectual feeding tubes to millions around the world, and we must continue our combined efforts to keep out the hate and inject the spirit of tolerance and humanity.
Let me devote a few more moments to irony. At a March 2002 conference in Bucharest, organized by the American Jewish Committee, Latvian Jewish leader Gregory Krupnikov remarked, "There is no state anti-Semitism. Obviously there is some level of public 'street' anti-Semitism, although it does not differ from the degree of anti-Semitism that typically exists in Europe." Fortunately, Latvia has not experienced "the degree of anti-Semitism" that has prevailed in Europe in the weeks since the Bucharest conference.
In conjunction with the annual International Leadership Conference of the American Jewish Committee, my colleagues and I had the opportunity earlier this month to consult with community leaders from six of the successor states, including Russian and Ukraine, and with leaders like Mr. Krupnikov from the communities in Latvia and Lithuania. Each of these activists, for whom the Holocaust and Stalinism are local landmarks, pointed to the ironic situation in which roles have been reversed. While in 1999, most Jewish leaders in the successor states saw a promising peace process in the Middle East and sought assistance with anti-Semitism at home, today they freely mobilize political support for an Israel under assault and consider how they can assist their Western European brethren cope with unchecked violence and hate.
How ironic that Latvia, so long under the yoke of Soviet occupation and the site of the worst kinds of atrocities during the Holocaust, should have been among the few courageous nations in Durban to vocally denounce the anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish draft platform of the World Conference. How ironic that, while France struggles to keep its balance between the fascist super-candidacy of Jean-Marie le Pen and the unbridled attacks on Jews by North African and Muslim gangs, it is Russia whose President – Vladimir Putin – denounces xenophobia and pogroms in his recent State of the Nation address to the Duma. How ironic that it is President Putin who is now pushing the Duma to pass new anti-extremist legislation.
Behind this irony lie decades of hard work by this Commission and many U.S. Government bodies, non-governmental organizations, and by their counterparts in the former Soviet Union. This work is far from complete, and we must not allow the latest Western European eruption of anti-Semitism to make us forget about the very real and ongoing societal undercurrent of anti-Semitism which persists especially in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.
We hold these post-Soviet governments accountable on efforts to condition public attitudes through education and public statements, and we challenge them to enact and enforce laws to protect minorities and others. We do not judge their societies by how they found them among the shards of Soviet tyranny, we judge them by their commitment to moving forward.
The 1990 Copenhagen Document of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commits the parties to "take effective measures, including the adoption, in conformity with their constitutional systems and their international obligations, of such laws as may be necessary, to provide protection against any acts that constitute incitement to violence against persons or groups based on national, racial, ethnic or religious discrimination, hostility or hatred, including anti-Semitism…" This is a standard we have applied as a nation again and again.
Incidents, legislation and statements do not tell the full story. The counter-factuals are also instructive: the appeals to anti-Semitism which were not evident during Ukraine's recent national elections; the relative lack of serious incidents in Russia during last month's anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birthday. As we hold nations accountable for their failures, we must also recognize their successes.
The status of anti-Semitism cannot only be measured by the number or severity of incidents. It resides in the comfortable privacy of prejudices and whispers, and in the public insinuation of veiled references and calls for order or revolution. In September 1999, the Anti-Defamation League released results of its "Survey on Anti-Semitism and Societal Attitudes in Russia." The poll of 1,528 adults found that 44 percent of Russians hold strong anti-Semitic views. Such studies are vital to assessing the scope of the problem, refining and targeting efforts to counter anti-Semitism and xenophobia, and measuring the progress. The ADL study represents an important baseline for future research in this area.
I have provided, as a separate attachment, a sampling of anti-Semitic activities that occurred in the former Soviet Union over the past year. Many incidents go unreported, or uninvestigated by law enforcement, but these selected items highlight the shape of current trends in the region.
I also wish to submit the summary of a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), detailing anti-Semitism in Russia during 2001. As the ADL summary points out:
It is believed that current Russian leadership's positive attitude toward Jewish life is a key factor helping to increase ethnic and religious tolerance and to improve the acceptance of Jews in the general society. Yet, serious steps against various manifestations of aggressive nationalism have yet to be taken on both the federal and local levels.
Our reports focus on the significant acts of anti-Semitism. As in the United States, many random and minor acts occur in the way of vandalism or insults. Incidents of a more serious nature involve physical harm, organized violence, systematic threats, public demonstrations, or inflammatory remarks by public officials. Enactment and enforcement of appropriate laws must be combined with forceful public condemnation by officials of such acts.
The following examples highlight the nature of recent incidents in the former Soviet Union:
Ø Russia, May: The Duma rejected a motion condemning anti-Semitism and fascism.
Ø Ukraine, July: The Monastery of the Caves, a historic Orthodox church in Kyiv, printed a pamphlet with strong anti-Semitic language.
Ø Russia, July: Arsonists attempted to burn down a synagogue in Kostroma.
Ø Russia, December: Yekaterinberg Prosecutor's Office charged the local Orthodox diocese of Yekaterinburg with distributing The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Ø Russia, January: David Duke sold his newest book in the Russian Duma.
Ø Ukraine, February: Some 200 people participated in an anti-Semitic demonstration in Lviv.
Ø Belarus, March: Officials approved demolition of a historic synagogue to make way for the construction of apartments.
Ø Russia, April: A homemade explosive charge detonated near the Krasnoyarsk synagogue.
Ø Russia, April: The head of the Jewish community in Ulyanovsk was severely beaten by a radical right-wing thug.
Ø Ukraine, April 13: Fifty youth marched two miles to get to attack the Kyiv synagogue. Groups of youths beat at least two victims, the Head of the Lubavitch Yeshiva and the son of Kyiv Chief Rabbi Moshe-Reuven Asman.
While Russia's new anti-extremism legislation is a positive development, its recent introduction fails to redress the many instances of political anti-Semitism and racism, whether they occur in parliamentary sessions or through regional legislation. And during the many months and years that the Russian administration and Duma have deliberated on or failed to pass such legislation, the Jewish community and other minority groups have suffered threats, instances of vandalism, and violent physical attacks. In some cases, communities have appealed to municipal and federal authorities, with little success, or the victims have encountered apathy or hostility from police investigating these crimes. In fewer cases have police protection and arrests of perpetrators been forthcoming.
The sources of anti-Semitism differ from country to country. While older Russians retain the anti-Semitism born of communism and the youth have adopted fascist dogma, Ukrainian nationalists have used anti-communist appeals to anti-Semitism. Such variations have not, however, prevented Russian National Unity from gaining a foothold in other successor states.
Josef Zissels, Chairman of the Vaad of Ukraine, has explained the distinction between his country's approach and that of Russia: While Russians have seen Jews as agents in defeating Russia's national goal of empire, many Ukrainians see Jews as a key bridge to their own national goal of integrating with the West.
In Armenia, some are using Israel's close relationship with Turkey to fan the flames of anti-Semitism among Armenia's younger generation.
The nature of anti-Semitism in the Soviet successor states is notably different from Western European manifestations in two respects – the relative absence of a Middle Eastern or North African connection to the violence, and the absence of a clear pattern or motivation.
In a further ironic twist, it is the national political leaders in the former Soviet Union – the historic hotbed of popular anti-Semitism – more than Western Europe who are speaking out strongly against anti-Semitism and xenophobia. Unfortunately, most of Russia's local and regional leaders have not followed suit.
These ironies in no way minimize the remaining challenges in the former Soviet republics. We need to continue supporting programs that foster tolerance and understanding, public campaigns to lift the cloak of legitimacy from those resorting to anti-Semitism, official condemnations of actions or statements that diminish the humanity of any individual or group, and legal and institutional commitment to this cause.
In his November 13, 2001, letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, in the context of discussions to "graduate" Russia from the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov wrote: "The fundamental objectives of our policies are to ensure personal freedom, prevent intolerance based on race, religion, and ethnicity, and our migration practices are fully compliant with the international standards… I would like to reaffirm our firm commitment to these principles, which we consider an indispensable condition for Russia's existence and development as a multiethnic country and the development of a civil society on the basis of generally recognized rules of international law and universal morality." Our decades-long insistence on human rights and minority protection as the touchstone for integration into the West is beginning to pay off on a national level, and we must ensure that it filters out to the regions as well.
The U.S. Congress most recently reaffirmed this American commitment with the introduction of Senate Resolution 234, "Reiterating the sense of the Senate that religious freedom is a priority of the United States in the bilateral relationship with the Russian Federation, including within the context of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment." It is no coincidence that this Resolution, introduced with 26 additional cosponsors, was originated by Senators Gordon Smith and Hillary Rodham Clinton – both Members of the Helsinki Commission.
As I mentioned previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin included the following call in his April 18 State of the Nation Address to the State Duma:
The growth of extremism poses a serious threat to stability and public security in the country. Above all, I mean those who stage pogroms and beat and kill people under fascist and nationalist slogans and symbols. But the police and public prosecutors often do not have adequate instruments making it possible to bring the organizers and inspirers of such crimes to justice. In many cases only immediate perpetrators stand trial. In point of fact, however, extremist bands act as organized communities of criminals and are, therefore, subject to similar prosecution. A draft bill concerning the struggle with extremism will soon be put before the State Duma.
As I have noted, the campaigns for the March 31 Ukrainian elections were notably devoid of significant anti-Semitic incidents or appeals. In Kyiv last month, dozens of youth marched across town from a football stadium to the historic Brodsky synagogue, where they beat two members of the Jewish community, shouted anti-Semitic slogans, and smashed windows in the synagogue; police responded with rapid arrests, although they discounted anti-Semitism as a motive.
These and other incidents should be understood within the broader context of a sweeping revival of Jewish life. Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, in a December 17 letter to President Bush concerning his own nation's efforts to be "graduated" from the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, stressed the following points:
On my part, I deem it important to underline that during the years of independence our state, perhaps the only one of the post-Soviet countries, not only managed to maintain inter-ethnic peace and tolerance among the religious confessions, but also established conditions for the development of ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of national minorities. This task is one of the major constitutional duties of the state…
The state pays special attention to creation of tolerant relations between representatives of different nationalities and confessions as well as preventing extremism and anti-Semitism. As a result of such a policy, no facts of antagonism on the ground of anti-Semitism nor bias attitude toward members of Jewish public and religious organizations have been reported in the last years. I take this opportunity to inform you of the preparation to the anti-Fascist congress "For a World Without Terrorism, Xenophobia and Chauvinism" to be held in Kyiv on the initiative of influential Jewish organization and under my patronage.
As an example of the situation in the Baltic States, I wish to cite from a report delivered at the Bucharest conference by Emanuelis Zingeris, Chairman of the Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Lithuania and a former leading Member of the Lithuanian Seimas:
Lithuanian intellectuals of the older generation would argue that only the appearance of anti-Semitism exists in their country, and that casual, marginal hatred of Jews has no significance. However, a poll taken two years ago by the leading Lithuanian daily, Lietuvos Rytas, revealed Jews to be among Lithuania's least popular national minorities, surpassed only by Roma. The results showed that despite the increasing availability of information on Jews, typified by the government's highly promoted release of new textbooks with a more in-depth treatment of Jewish history and the Holocaust, some anti-Semitic attitudes still prevail in Lithuania.
At the same time, anti-Semitic stereotypes are slowly fading from the parlance of the educated youth. The language of the mass media has become less crude in the last two or more years, although anti-Semitic content resurfaces with unexpected force in public discussions on the Middle East, particularly in anonymous exchanges on the Internet…
In my view, anti-Semitism has not disappeared – it just has acquired a more latent form. It may appear, for example, in public attitudes and official statements against the restoration of the Vilnius Jewish historical quarter. The surge in anti-Semitic expression that occurs in Internet discussions on the Middle East is remarkable, though.
The following points are recommendations to make these post-Soviet societies more open and to cement the gains to date:
- The need to monitor incidents and attitudes, practices and policies, in the successor states has never been so obvious in light of the alarming developments to their west. Monitoring empowers local activists, it compels our diplomats to become experts and advocates in this area, and it reminds foreign governments and societies that these issues are integral to the Western culture they seek to emulate.
- Legislation to counter extremism and racial violence is also gaining support in the region, as evidenced by the new Russian proposal. Religion laws that set up two classes of religion – traditional and non-traditional – or abdicate decision-making authority to local officials give further credence to the notion that the state can decide which religious groups are legitimate and which are non-legitimate.
- Without enforcement of laws on the national and local level, obviously, no legislation can have an impact. This requires active supervision by senior officials, as well as training programs for police, government workers and community leaders in tolerance and in combating hate crimes.
- Without an effective court system, either violators go free or public opinion doubts the fairness of their sentencing. This may be the most neglected facet of efforts to reduce outbreaks of anti-Semitism and xenophobia, and to transform post-Soviet societies. If judges cannot become role models, their statements and decisions ultimately have little impact.
- Public education efforts are gaining momentum, particularly in the Baltic States which are teaching children the lessons of the Holocaust, and the United States would do well to redouble support for such efforts. To be truly successful and far-reaching, these efforts must be undertaken at the earliest possible age, but should also encompass opportunities for adult learning.
- The 'bully pulpit' is not only available to presidents. Public statements by government leaders at every level are indispensable to motivating society, bureaucracies, and legislators. Official condemnation of anti-Semitism and calls for greater protection of minorities help shape public attitudes and reduce ambiguity.
- American leaders as well have made important public statements. President Bush is now departing for Europe, where he will join non-governmental leaders in Moscow and visit the Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg. Beyond what either President Bush or Putin will say, such meetings constitute statements in themselves. Although American statements – including Congressional letters and resolutions – reflect the values of our society, Russian statements may reflect the values to which that society aspires. These gestures and messages carry great weight.
- Religious leaders must also take responsibility. The Lithuanian Catholic Church condemned anti-Semitism at a March 2000 bishops' conference, and expressed regret that during the German occupation "a portion of the faithful failed to demonstrate charity to the persecuted Jews, did not grasp any opportunity to defend them, and lacked the determination to influence those who aided the Nazis." The Russian Jewish Congress has made some progress in bringing together religious leaders of major faith communities in Russia, including the Orthodox Church as well as others not recognized as "traditional" denominations in the 1997 Law on Religion. In March, U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow convened an inter-religious panel in Kazan, with the representative of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, the Islamic Mufti, and the Archbishop of Kazan and Tatarstan.
In all of these pursuits, have no doubt that the member agencies of NCSJ and our member communities throughout the United States are already engaged and willing to step forward to share their experience and expertise. Several organizations have major projects underway in the successor states, as well as in Central and Western Europe. Numerous communities in the United States have partnership programs with sister communities in the former Soviet Union.
We can also challenge our Western European allies to apply these approaches to their own societies and to increase assistance to their eastern neighbors in the same regard. Despite the latest outbreak in the West, or perhaps because of it, there may be homegrown European approaches to this dangerous phenomenon. Through assemblies of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), this Commission could pursue discussions along these lines. In any international forum, not only in the OSCE but in the United Nations and related organs, countries must be held to a high standard in their speeches and voting.
I testified in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 5, 2000, on the subject of anti-Semitism, in a hearing chaired by Senator Smith who is with us today and who has proven himself a tireless champion and genuine ally in this cause. In my statement then, I cited a lesson from the late Ambassador Morris Abram, a leader in the American civil rights movement and in so many American, Jewish and international causes – including the Soviet Jewry movement and NCSJ:
Responsible for the famous 1963 "one man, one vote" landmark Supreme Court ruling, Morris Abram maintained that appeals to racism and bigotry are effective only so long as society tolerates it. As America's opinion-leaders began making clear in the 1960s that racist rhetoric was unacceptable, mainstream politicians and others stopped using it. In much the same way, delivering a strong, public and consistent message to Russian society is the most obvious way for Russian leaders to impact the public attitudes that reward anti-Semitic and xenophobic appeals.
We still have far to go in Russia and the other successor states. But at some point, we must be able to discern whether the policies of our government and civil society are having an impact, and whether the efforts of post-Soviet society are also bearing fruit. Rather than inviting complacency by comparison with the current unrest elsewhere, the real progress in these countries further obligates us to continue outreach and education, cooperation and admonition, recognition and critique. It obligates those societies and their governments as well.