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The Independent Investor: Averting a Future Food Crisis
More and more scientists, sociologists and economists are predicting a world food crisis in this century. Meeting that challenge will require another Green Revolution, but how we accomplish that is the subject of a great deal of controversy.
Between the 1940s and 1970s the world enjoyed its first "Green Revolution." It was an age of technological advances in food production. This golden age of agriculture introduced new chemical fertilizers and pesticides, better irrigation and planting methods, improved and different varieties of seeds and a new understanding of farm technology. This renaissance in farming resulted in huge gains in the amount of food farmers were able to produce globally. That revolution not only improved the diets of millions, but also saved millions more from starvation.
Of course, there was a downside to this new age of agriculture. The chemical fertilizers were found to deplete the soil of nutrients. They were also are a major contributor to water pollution. We have found out that water is also becoming a scarce commodity. New products such as Bt corn, which produces its own insecticide, and Roundup Ready crops (genetically altered food substances), were hailed as saviors of the world.
However, questions concerning the safety of these new bumper crops were raised by environmental organizations, such as Greenpeace and other consumer organizations. These groups argue that no one knows or understands the long-term effects of these genetically-altered products on humans. Demands to discontinue the use of these products ultimately resulted in a European ban of these bio crops.
As a result, many argue that pursuing further scientific and technological advances in farming is not worth the risk, given its potential impact on the environment and humanity.
Instead, they would rely on augmenting tried and true government policies, re-regulation of existing laws, more food aid and increased coordination among countries. All of the above actions are commendable, but I question whether more of the same policies can really meet the future challenges we face. So far they haven't.
Clearly, there are some obvious ways of beefing up crop production. For example, we could get rid of the biofuels boondoggle legislated by the U.S. It is a multibillion dollar misguided effort to convert corn into ethanol as a way to use less oil and gas. The process requires enormous amounts of energy, and diverts almost two-thirds of American corn production away from where it's needed — in the food chain.
"Smallholder farmers" is also an idea that has come of age. Over two billion people work on small farms in developing countries. The problem is that these potential food producers lack investment, infrastructure and technological expertise to even feed their own families, let alone their local villages.
Adding insult to injury, for decades, the U.S. and Europe lectured poor countries not to subsidize their own farmers while bestowing billions on their own farming sectors. Only recently have those misguided policies begun to change.
But for my money, my hopes lie with the private sector and profit-driven entrepreneurs. That is where the breakthroughs are occurring in clean energy and fuel-efficient cars. If there is going to be another Green Revolution, science and technology will lead it. It already is.
Researchers in the Philippines and Mexico are breeding new seeds that will produce more stable crops. Crops that will be more pest and weed resistant while yielding higher nutrients. Golden Rice, for example, is a new rice seed that is high in beta-carotene, a source of Vitamin A. It was supposed to be targeted to subsistence farmers in vitamin A-deficient areas. Unfortunately, critics of genetically-engineered crops squashed the idea.
There are organizations working to modify African sorghum into a more digestible food crop. Others are producing animal-free meat as well as dozens of other food stuffs that could make a huge dent in world hunger. But those efforts are still entangled in controversy.
I believe that as worldwide hunger and famine becomes more acute, environmentalists, consumer advocates and scientists will be motivated to sit down and work together. Faced with few workable alternatives, they will succeed in developing and testing safe, highly nutritious and higher-yielding crops and other food stuffs.
Today's technology is also playing a part in this budding revolution. The FOODsniffer, for example, is a smart phone app that detects infections, toxins and genetic mutations in plant and animal samples. The VitaHerd employs a sensor that captures and analyzes the vital signs of dairy and beef cows to improve health, prevent disease and improve productivity. Another company uses computer vision to identify and eliminate weeds, which could someday replace the entire $25 billion herbicide market. Robots are now being employed to pick, prune and even plant certain specialty crops. Drones are being used to overfly crop land monitoring and identifying potential problems before they become acute.
The point is that another Green Revolution has already begun. It is simply a question of how fast it will be allowed to grow, given the obstacles. Hopefully, its opponents will soon realize that more than hunger and starvation are at stake. Many of the hungriest parts of the world tend to be the most war-torn. As the food crisis grows, so too does the threat of war. No one wants that.
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@theMarket: Market Gains Are Just Beginning
For those who have yet to commit to equity, it is time to reassess. We have entered a new phase in stock markets worldwide. It is called a secular bull market and could last for many years. Don't let this opportunity slip by.
Talking to prospective clients and investors over the last few years, I have heard a litany of reasons why stocks are not a good investment. The following are just a few of the more popular excuses: a second financial meltdown is just around the corner. The Fed's quantitative easing will spark hyperinflation. U.S. debt and deficits will sink the markets. Washington's politics will drive the country into a depression.
Then there are those trapped in self-fulfilling prophecies. I call them the "I missed it" crowd. These are the investors that continuously argued that the markets are too high year after year. Now, four years later and over 100 percent higher, they are still sticking to the same mantra. A subgroup of those dissenters, who are still holding U.S. Treasury bonds or CDs, would like to take the plunge, but they too are afraid that the stock markets gains are over.
My position is that the above investors are looking backward. Future gains will be equal to or better than those of the last few years driven by gathering strength in world economies and low interest rates.
So let's put this "markets are too expensive" argument to bed once and for all. The stock market, as represented by the benchmark S&P 500 Index, on March 24, 2000, was trading at 1,527. Today, Nov. 15, 2013, that level is 1,792. That is a gain of only 17.3 percent over 13 years (1.3 percent gain annually). That is much less than the inflation rate during the same time period and far below the market's historical average of 7 percent per year over the last 100 or so years.
Ask yourself if those kind of gains accurately reflect the advances we have witnessed over the last 13 years in education, energy, technology, science, medicine, food production industrial manufacturing and a host of other areas. By any stretch of the imagination, does a 1.3 percent gain in stock prices each year reflect those advances?
Of course not; but let's look at another metric, the trailing price/earnings ratio (P/E) of the market, a tool that attempts to value stocks by dividing the price of a stock by its past earnings. Back in March of 2000, the P/E ratio stood at 28.3 times earnings. Today, that ratio is only 17.4 times earnings. So why is the market cheaper now than it was 13 years ago?
The simple answer is that the stock market had been in a secular bear market for most of that time. During secular bear markets, which can last from five to 15 years, gains are hard to come by. During secular bull markets, which I believe we have now entered, the opposite occurs. There is a catch-up period where markets begin to make up for all those years of low growth. We are in that phase right now. In the years ahead, the gains will begin to slow down but should be above the historical average. We may even have a few years where we experience losses (because of a recession, for example) before growth resumes.
So for discussion's sake, let's guess that this particular secular bull market will last a decade. If the S&P 500 Index simply returns to its historical norm, that would mean 7 percent growth/year times 10 years or a total of 70 percent. Of course, if you compounded those gains the returns would be much higher.
The moral of this tale is that anyone with a long-term view could enter the market today, despite its historical highs, and expect to prosper for years to come. Sure, there would be pullbacks, as there are in every market environment, but the trend would be your friend. How simple is that?
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The Independent Investor: Food, the Next Scarce Commodity
Recently, a leaked report from a United Nations scientific panel had some bad news for the world and consumers in particular. The scientists are predicting that climate change, coupled with an increase in demand, have set food prices on an upward trajectory for decades to come.
Readers of this column should not be surprised. Over the last several years, I have written extensively on the subject of weather, climate change and the demographic shift to higher consumption of food within the emerging markets. We have all felt the impact in our pocketbooks every week at the supermarket. What is recent and most alarming in the panel's preliminary findings is the extent by which food production will shrink and demand rise.
Through this century, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world's foremost authority on the subject (and winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize), expects food production will decline by 2 percent per decade. They blame climate change for the decline.
They forecast that higher temperatures because of greenhouse gases will reduce crop production in tropical climates while increasing production in cooler zones. Back in 2007, when the panel's last report was released, scientists believed that any reduction in production in the southern hemisphere would be nullified by increased production in the northern parts of the globe. That is no longer the case.
At the same time, consumption demand for food is predicted to rise by as much as 14 percent each decade. This increase in demand has two parts. The world population is expected to grow from 7.2 billion today to 9.6 billion souls by 2050. At the same time, the on-going change in the economic fortunes of those living in the lesser developed parts of the world will increase demand for the quantity and quality of all sorts of food.
Places like China, India and other emerging markets, where much of the world's population lives, have seen a drastic and welcome increase in living standards, wages and consumption habits. For the first time ever, peasants-turned-factory workers and shopkeepers can afford to enrich their diets with pork, beef, chicken and various dairy products. As salaries increase further, so will the demand for food.
Over the last few years, I have pointed out the impact of weather (drought, floods, hurricanes, etc.) in our own country on the prices of various food staples such as corn, wheat, sugar, beef and other commodities. Worldwide, we have witnessed huge spikes in all sorts of crop prices from coffee to cocoa. And don't forget that crop shortages and rising prices have already had an immediate and negative impact on the populations and politics of various countries.
Food riots in Haiti, Bangladesh and Egypt and in various countries in Southeast Asia have occurred with depressing frequency. Recently the scarcity of food has had regional implications, most notably in the Middle East. Discontent was as much about food as it was about autocratic rulers during the Arab Spring. In 2010, droughts in Russia, Ukraine, China and Argentina and torrential storms in Canada, Australia and Brazil — all major wheat and grain producers — considerably diminished global crops, driving commodity prices up. The Middle East was already dealing with internal social, economic and climatic tensions, and the 2010 global food crisis helped drive it over the edge.
The most obvious answer to combating this coming food scarcity is to bring more land into agricultural production. In my next column, we will take a look at what is happening in the United States in response to this challenge and what players will stand to benefit the most by this trend.
Bill Schmick is registered as an investment adviser representative with Berkshire Money Management. Bill's forecasts and opinions are purely his own. None of the information presented here should be construed as an endorsement of BMM or a solicitation to become a client of BMM. Direct inquires to Bill at 1-888-232-6072 (toll free) or email him at email@example.com.
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The Independent Investor: Lost Art of the Third Reich
|Gen. Eisenhower looks through a cache of stolen Nazi art; below, an American soldier in a church full of loot in Germany. Both images from the National Archives.
This week the art world is abuzz by the revelation that a $1.3 billion cache of 1,500 stolen artworks has surfaced in Munich. European investigators are hunting for yet a second treasure trove right now. It could be just the tip of the iceberg given the extent of Nazi looting during World War II.
Approximately 20 percent of the art in Europe was stolen by the Nazis in a determined and methodical campaign that stretched from 1937 to 1945. Through a series of German laws, the Nazis devised an art strategy intended to destabilize nonconforming cultures, especially the Jewish, which justified and regulated the legal confiscation of cultural and personal property.
The Nazis' first "purified" their own museums, galleries and private collections, establishing a standard for what was acceptable art. They defined "acceptable" as art that was essentially of Germanic origin, while labeling most modern art as "degenerate." Degenerate art of every kind was to be sold off, traded or tossed on massive bonfires at Third Reich rallies.
The Nazis exported that policy in their conquest of Europe. It was a deliberate attempt by Adolph Hitler, aided by Hermann Goering, an avid art collector, and Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, to pillage the very best in what they deemed to be acceptable European art and historical artifacts (think "Raiders of the Lost Ark").
No sooner had Hitler's army crossed the border into Poland, for example, than the Einsatzstab Reichsleter Rosenberg (ERR) and Hitler's private art outfit, the Sounderauftrag, spread out conducting a systematic pillaging of 13,512 paintings and 1,379 sculptures in Warsaw alone. As the German war machine invaded and annexed country after country, Europe's art treasures flowed the other way in boxcars headed for German fortresses, castles and even underground mines and bunkers.
After Germany's defeat, the U.S. and British Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section worked to uncover the sites where the Germans had hidden their plunder. Artworks of every conceivable form, value and size were unearthed in barns, railroad cars, in attics and even under mattresses. Hundreds of thousands of pieces, a truly priceless collection of cultural treasures, were recovered and returned to their rightful owners but much, much more has never been found.
This week's revelation of a cache of "degenerate" art confiscated from Jewish owners was actually discovered two years ago but German authorities sat on it "pending the completion of their investigation." Paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Chagall are among the collection that experts believe was part of the Nazi-confiscated art during the purification of German culture prior and during WW II.
The paintings were discovered stacked between dirty plates and cans of food in a decrepit apartment owned by the 80-year-old son of a museum curator-turned-art dealer who worked for the Nazis. The son, Cornelius Gurlitt, has disappeared without a trace. Authorities presume that there is a second cache of artworks. They believe it is a source of funds that Gurlitt has been selling off piecemeal and stashing the money in a Swiss bank account.
How much more of this plundered art exists and how much could it be worth? No one knows, but it could easily amount to more than the gross domestic product of several countries. Take the disappearance of the Amber Room as just one example. This famous room, located within Catherine the Great's summer palace, was one of the largest works of jeweled art ever made. An entire room lined with of tons of high-quality amber, accented with diamonds, emeralds, jade, onyx and rubies. During the war, it was dismantled, crated and shipped back to Germany where it was placed on display. British air attacks in 1945 forced the Nazis to once again dismantle and pack the room into 27 crates. It remains hidden to this day.
Rest assured these treasures are there to be discovered. Who knows, in the years to come, how many will be returned to us. And for everyone discovered, the world will be that much richer.
Editor's Note: For those interested in the subject, we highly recommend 1994's "The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War," by Lynn H. Nicholas. More locally, the late Williams College art professor S. Lane Faison was assigned to the OSS's Art Looting Investigation Unit and literally wrote the book on Hitler's stolen art, "Linz: Hitler's museum and library," which is available in the college's library.
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The Independent Investor: A Rough Rollout for Obamacare
Problems began on day one. Since then the controversy has escalated until just about everyone has something negative to say about the Affordable Care Act. Aside from the litany of computer glitches and misinformation that has greeted the uninsured millions who have attempted to access HealthCare.gov, there are now new questions arising over benefits and costs.
"My wife says her company's health insurance rep told employees that their premiums could go up by 35 percent next year because of Obamacare," claimed one client, who wanted to know if we should get out of the stock market before all hell broke loose.
I did some research and did find that for many of the estimated 150 million Americans who receive health care insurance as a fringe benefit may get hit with increased premiums in 2014. However, most increases will be in the 5-7 percent range (not 35 percent), which is about average since health-care costs increase by about 6 percent a year. The difference this year is that health insurance companies now have a new whipping boy to blame for these annual cost increases.
The companies are claiming that new fees and design changes to their existing plans as a result of Obamacare will cost employers and employees more than ever. How convenient, especially when none of these companies will go into detail about just how much Obamacare is costing them and us versus other reasons.
The truth is that worker contributions to health care insurance has risen by 89 percent over the last decade and employer costs have risen by 77 percent. Sure some of those increases can be laid at the doorstep of higher medical charges, but most of the increase simply reflects the fact that our workforce is getting older. The older we get, the more we need health services. Think about it, how much more time do you now spend in doctor's offices, visiting pharmacies or other medical centers. When we were younger, we paid insurance but rarely used the benefits. Now things are the other way around and hurting insurance company profit margins. Insurers don't like it. Thus, the premium increases.
Another issue that is catching the American public by surprise is the cancellation letters many underinsured Americans are receiving from their health providers. Under Obamacare, you can still keep your old insurance as long as it provides at least minimum health care coverage. It turns out that many existing plans fail to pass muster when it comes to supplying benefits. Pundits are crying foul and blaming the Obama administration for "keeping this a secret" over the last three years. Hogwash!
The facts are that the Affordable Care Act had set a minimum level of health benefits for all Americans, which was spelled out and available for anyone who cared to check. That includes things such as emergency services, outpatient care, hospitalization, health care before and after the birth of a baby, prescription drugs, lab services, pediatric care, preventive and wellness and mental health and substance abuse services among others. If your former health insurer did not cover any of the above, ask yourself how valuable was it in the first place?
If your health care premiums need to go up because now you can go to the hospital to get your fingers sewn back on, or so you can deliver your next child, then so be it. If you genuinely don't have the money to make up the difference then the government will pay the difference under the health care act.
Amid the furor and increasingly-heated partisan debate, Republicans and even some Democrats are having second thoughts. So should we soldier through or just scrub it? Scrubbing it just returns the nation to the status quo. What's wrong with that, you may ask.
What many of us fail to realize is that taxpayers are already footing the bill for America's uninsured and under-insured. When someone with no insurance waits until their diabetes condition is life-threatening before seeking medical attention, who do you think pays for that limb amputation? When an elderly person fails to take their prescribed medication because they are underinsured, resulting in a heart attack or other critical malady, it is you, the taxpayer, who foots the bill for that hospital bed and all the other medical costs that goes with it.
As long as you and I are unwilling to allow fellow Americans to die on the streets, unassisted and unintended, we will continue to pay those costs one way or another — unless all Americans are insured and have a minimum level of health care. How hard is that to understand?
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Thanks, but no. I wish I hadn't sold my Porsche, but I don't want it back either if you know what I mean. I'll just buy a set a high profile carbon rimmed wheels. Like everyone else.
Thanks, but no. I wish I hadn't sold my Porsche, but I don't want it back either if you know what I mean. I'll just buy a set a high profile carbon rimmed wheels. Like everyone else.
'09 Cannondale CAAD9 - Team Latitude/ABRT Special.
'04 Lemond Victorie Ti
'98 IF Crown Jewel (dead)
'92 Trek2100 (TT)
'50 something Gino Bartali (fixer)
'02 Ducati ST4s (Moto-Ref mount)
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Wait. People stuck their arms into these things while they were moving, and got hurt, and that made news?
That's ridiculous.
Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.
-Albert Camus
Hammer Nutrition 15% discount!!!
is it more aero if you sharpen the edges of the spokes?
I like fat bikes
and I cannot lie.
^^ yah that link is old.. maintained by a made up agency targeting cyclists.. and at the end of the page it reveals Litigation Assistance - hence homebrewed propaganda sponsored by a Litigation Agency.
interestingly enough, the address they mention are in Ontario, Canada.. I will try calling them sometime.. this "Vasotech corp"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/derailleur so your wrong, also "every" catalog Ive seen "in this country" has it spelled derailleur,seems like you only like to look at things your way, do more research & youll find out what a triple rear derailleur is http://www.coloradocyclist.com/product/item/SSBGHWBC , every1 else knew what I meant but you.
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extremely attractive wheels ,unusable on the streets of santiago,mine were stolen,too eyecatching...
a big loss for me since i had them since 1994
did a little more research, i have seen in 2002, for the final year, they released the rev-x with a plate that goes over each side of the outboard bearings that extends over the carbon spokes about 1/2". anyone see a set of these in real life?
I knew what you meant but there is no such thing as a triple derailer (notice spelling)...
That derailer on Colorado Cyclist is long cage "For triple gearing configurations". Not a triple derailer...
Campy has a short cage, mid-cage and long cage derailer. What is the mid-cage for?? A double.5 crankset (actually for larger cassettes)...
And I spell it derailer because I am not French and respect Mr. Brown's wishes...
And, honestly, I not trying to start an argument....
Edit...There are, however, triple specific front derailers...
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has anyone seen or have pics of these wheels MINUS the rivets?
I've been riding these wheels for a long time with no issues. I do inspect them after every ride. No wheels look better on this bike.
Colnago Super
Colnago C50
Litespeed Vortex
Softride Powerwing
Bettendorf, Iowa
wow, since this went so off topic, im ressurecting the FAQ that spinergy used up until 1998...
Rev-X FAQ
- What are the true and hops tolerances of the rev-X wheels?
- What are the weights?
- Are rev-Xs Campagnolo compatible?
- Do rev-X wheels need to be trued?
- Do small nicks on spoke edges affect performance or safety?
- Who makes the hubs and rims?
- What is the Warranty policy?
- What is the No-Fault Replacement Policy?
- What is the Difference between different model year wheels?
- Can rev-X wheels be used on a tandem?
- What are X-Beams and what do they do?
- How can I use my cyclo-computer with Spinergy wheels?
- How do I adjust the bearings in my wheels?
- My wheels make noise when I ride, what causes this?
- Can I change the freehub body on my wheels?
- What is the difference between Super Stiff, Extra-Lite and Standard rev-X wheels?
- Are Mario Cipollini's wheels different than the ones I can purchase?
- I'm having trouble using the valve extenders, is there anything I can do?
- How can I get some shiny new decals for my wheels?
- Can I get my wheels painted?
- Can I put Titanium axles in my wheels?
- Are rev-X wheels more aerodynamic than Mavic Cosmic and Campagnolo Shamal wheels?
- Are rev-X wheels legal for mass start events?
What are the true and hops tolerances of the rev-X and rev-X-roks wheels?
rev-X wheels are shipped from our factory with a maximum tolerance of .025" (0.64mm) True and .025" (0.64mm) Hops.
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What are the weights?
ClincherTubularClincherTubularrev-X Std.862g828g1043g984gSuper Stiff915g859g1073g1023gX-tra Lite840g784g1016g956g650c826g725g967g921g
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Are rev-Xs Campagnolo compatible?
YES. Spinergy has a special Rev-X wheel and titanium cassette (sold separately) that is fully compatible with Campagnolo NINE speed. We DO NOT offer any wheels that are Campagnolo EIGHT speed compatible. Nine speed cassettes are available in 12-21, 12-23, and 12-25 gearing.
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Do rev-X wheels need to be trued?
NO. The wheels have been designed to be extremely strong. Since there are no mechanical connections, there is nothing that can come loose and allow a wheel to come out of true. However, as with all wheels, an out of adjustment hub may give the wheel a certain amount of side to side motion. If you think this may be the case, have your wheel looked at by your local Spinergy dealer.
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Do small nicks on spoke edges affect performance or safety?
NO. Minor chips and nicks will not effect structural integrity. The affected area should be lightly sanded down, and a thin layer of clear nail polish should be applied. If the chip is deep into the spoke blade, that wheel should be returned to Spinergy for inspection.
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Who makes the hubs and rims?
We do. The rim is Spinergy's custom extrusion. We double heat treat the rims for hardness, but if you manage to dent the rim, we have a No-Fault Replacement Policy. The hub is Spinergy's custom design. It consists of an oversized shell to which the composite structure is bonded. The bearings are sealed eliminating any need for service. The axle is also oversized in order to provide stiffness and accommodate suspension forks.
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What is the Warranty policy?
There is a One Year Warranty against manufacturing defects. If the wheel is damaged under normal riding conditions it will be replaced at no charge. If the wheel breaks due to an impact or crash the wheels can be replaced under the No-Fault Replacement Policy. The damaged wheel must be returned before Spinergy can ship the new wheel out. Please visit the Warranty section of this web-site for more details and visit your local Spinergy dealer with your wheel for warranty issues.
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What is the No-Fault Replacement Policy?
If you have ever crashed your wheels or hit a large bump or deep pothole with your wheels and damaged them you can replace them for a discounted price. See your local Spinergy dealer for details.
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What is the Difference between different model year wheels?
Throughout a product's lifecycle design and manufacturing processes continually evolve. Spinergy wheels have seen upgrades every year since their inception. For '98 Spinergy has developed Campagnolo 9 speed wheels and improved on its Super Stiff and Extra-Lite wheels.
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Can rev-X wheels be used on a tandem?
NO. Although the Rev-X design is exceptionally strong, the forces exerted on a wheel used on a tandem are much more significant. Tests of these forces have not been done yet, so the use of the wheels on a tandem voids your warranty.
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What are X-Beams and what do they do?
X-Beams are wheel stiffeners that will increase the lateral rigidity of Rev-X wheels between 30-50%. They mount in between the opposing spoke blades and reduce the flex point on the spoke. X-Beams are great for heavier riders or for riders who wish to customize the feel of their wheels. X-Beams do NOT work on Roks-XE's. For installation instructions, click here.
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How can I use my cyclo-computer with Spinergy wheels?
Spinergy offers a Magnet that you can purchase at your local dealer or through this website that will work with your Rev-X wheels.
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How do I adjust the bearings in my wheels?
See the Hub Adjustment Section of this site for comprehensive instructions on how to service the hubs of all your Spinergy wheels.
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My wheels make noise when I ride, what causes this?
First off, the nature of carbon fiber is that it amplifies sound, so expect more noise when you shift your rear deraileur, this is perfectly normal. Some other noises you may encounter can be easily solved, the Spinergy made magnets can "rattle" so be aware of that. Also, if you are using Spinergy extended valve tubes, the valve stem can bang the walls of the valve hole of the wheel. A bit of electrical tape around the valve stem should cure this problem. If unexplained noises persist, have your wheel checked out by your local dealer.
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Can I change the freehub body on my wheels?
NO. DOING SO VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY! We realize that cyclists like to make certain modifications to their equipment, PLEASE realize that changing the freehub body can potentially alter the true of your wheel. If your freehub body needs service, consult your local dealer.
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What is the difference between Super Stiff, Extra-Lite and Standard rev-X wheels?
Super Stiffs were designed at the request of our sponsored pro riders who asked for a stiffer wheel. Super Stiffs use 30% more carbon fiber in the wheel than the standard or Extra-Lite wheels and come with the optional X-Beams that can be installed at the discretion of the rider. Spinergy Extra-Lites are just that, extra-lite. Using a titanium axle and a lighter rim, we were able to achieve a lighter weight wheel while not sacrificing any strength or durability.
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Are Mario Cipollini's wheels different than the ones I can purchase?
Spinergy Rev-X Super Stiffs were designed in conjunction with our pro riders, especially the Lion King himself. Mario does like to have X-Beams installed in his Super Stiffs for that extra edge.
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I'm having trouble using the valve extenders, is there anything I can do?
The Valve X-Tenders (which can be purchased at your local dealer) were designed to work with as many tubes as possible. Some tubes work better than others with the valve X-tenders. To improve their performance, use Teflon tape (available at your local hardware store) on the threads of the valve before installing the X-tender.
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How can I get some shiny new decals for my wheels?
You can order Replacement Decals for any of your Spinergy wheels from your local dealer.
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Can I get my wheels painted?
Spinergy does not offer painted wheels. In the past we have done it for some of our sponsored riders, but it is a long, expensive, tedious process. Also, the way the wheels are made does not lend them to being painted.
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Can I put Titanium axles in my wheels?
YES. Spinergy offers upgrade axle kits that you can purchase through your local dealer that will be compatible with 1997 and 1998 model year wheels.
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LESS than 100 miles?! woah..
well if you post up some pics of what they look like, or read my blog, i have pretty much gone thru and weeded out all the history that has been hosed off the net regarding spinergy, the rev-x wheel, its weak-points, model years, etc.
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What are some brands making new steel frames of vintage quality? (is that an oxymoron?)
Are these found in LBSs?
Shops Ive been into in my area are all carbon or aluminum.
What are some brands making new steel frames of vintage quality? (is that an oxymoron?)
Are these found in LBSs?
Shops Ive been into in my area are all carbon or aluminum.
And not touring bikes. Lightweights
Rich Adams.
There are dozens. Or are you interesed in big name manufacturers like Specialized or Fuji?
In life there are no mistakes, only lessons. -Shin
Curious whats good, big name or small (though i would lean more towars the small side).
Didnt even know specialized and fuji still made steel frames. I was on the Specialized website the other day and didnt see any.
All retrofashion for newbe riders, and some "veteran" steel fans that just want to re-live their cycling past, methinks.....
The bicycling world has pretty much transitioned to mostly CF and Aluminum.
As it is, 99% of the bikes I see sold at Costco and Target have aluminum frames. Even Wallmart and Sportmanrt are selling Schwinn CF framed bikes.
If this is not so, we would be seeing steel frames still ridden in the TDF.
I don't think the bicycle industry just rediscovered how good steel frames really are.
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Any new ones that stay with the old traditions?
The Raleigh is a beauty. Are most new ones of good quality well up over a grand$?
I was going to suggest some of Raleigh's lineup.
I know many of the smaller builders have worked hard to build and promote their "brands," but I think the OP is looking for a mass producer. Soma has a roadish SS/FG frame and a road bike frame with chromed lugs. They look pretty cool to me... Surly also has some appeal to traditionalists, albeit in welded steel, though they have more of a presence in what you might describe as touring, and not necessarily "fast."
You might want to also check out Bob Jackson
De Rosa, Colnago and Cinelli are still offering lugged steel bikes. LOTS of American handbuilt bikes available as there is a swell of appreciation for the "classics".
er....it's really not news here that steel is a good frame material, son.
Is this traditional enough for ya?
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My area too. Aluminum and carbon dominate the market by over 90% total sales.
other than what vip listed; Carerra makes one and Pegoretti, Ciocc and Gios, not many more. Most of these cost between $1,000 & 2 but most closer to two JUST for the frame & fork. These are chromoly steel, most are lugged, some aren't, I suppose one could call them "close" to vintage type, not exactly though, the alloys are different, better really. Custom mades cost close to 3+ in most cases complete.
www.bianchiusa.com www.jamisbikes.com These two have "steel" bikes. Not actually traditional in every sense of the word but as close as you'll come for between $1,000 & 3,200 GO right to the 2009 models, the 2010 model cats. aren't complete.
Fuji, Specialized & Raleigh each have one or two chromoly bikes. Some touring, others "road" . Search under road or specialy in these sites, comfort road too.
Those pictured in my post can all be had for under $1000 (frame and fork only) as long as you don't go for a lot of options, high-end tubing, etc. Mercian and Bob Jackson custom at no extra charge. Reynolds 631 as base tubing option. 725, 853 and 953 available. As well as perhaps 753 and 531 if they happen to have an old tubing set squirreled away...
But no, you're not likely to find them - aside from the Gios - in your local LBS. My LBS has Gios, DeRosa and Bianchi lugged steel in stock though. Can't remember price on the Bianchi but the DeRosa is obviously $$$$. Gios is $995 sans fork:
Ihave noticed that some high end makers are TIG welding their steel frames. Pegoretti offers both lugged and TIGed frames. Is welding and quality an oxymoron or can you get as good a frame using that process as with lugs or fillet brazing? In the 70s(a decade I am hoplessly stuck in) welding was considered a poor process for making quality bikes. Has the techniqe or material or perception changed since then?
-TIG welding steel frames really took off when MTBs were massed produced in the mid/late 80s, because (in theory) TIG welded frames were stronger than lugged frames
-Add the aluminum revolution of the 90s, combined with the robotic welding automation that can make aluminum frames in $100 bikes today and the adaption of these robots to weld steel, and you got your answer.
My 1990 cross bike is TIG-welded steel and I have put 20K+ of miles on it since new. It's a great bike and I had never had a problem with it. Does it look as good (IMO) as my lugged steel framed bikes? No. But I would not say that it is lower quality...
still stuck in the '80s; '70s were good as well, but i severely dislike tubulars.
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Nah, you can weld them just fine. All the newer steel tube sets are designed to be welded and get stronger with heat. Nothing wrong with welding them at all. They just don't look as good (in my not-so-humble opinion anyhow) and they're not as easily repairable (with lugs you can just take it apart, put a new tube in a braze it back up). The material has been the change - you couldn't weld 531 or 753 or any of the older lightweight steel tubesets for the most part without severely weakening them.
Percepetion may never change in the minds of some individuals. Materials; Reynolds 853, Columbus Navachromes,Thermachrom & Dedacciai Zero Uno & others are leaps and bounds over older chromoly types. Tig welding has been perfected, lugs are less important.
I can remember retrogrouches over thirty years ago whining that lugs were not as good as fillet brazing which is still used by Moser, Landshark and others.
Don't be hopelessly stuck, set yourself free; they're bikes. I keep 'em all & appreciate....
A guy at work occasionally rides in on a hunter green Waterford. I drool when I ride past the bike rack by his bldg.
Yeah, Mercian does some fantastic filet brazed frames as well. They don't seem to have an opinion either way about lugged vs. filet.I can remember retrogrouches over thirty years ago whining that lugs were not as good as fillet brazing which is still used by Moser, Landshark and others.
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22 May 2016
We had a wonderful celebration for our patron saint on her feast day 22nd May - the feast of St. Rita of Cascia. Mass was celebrated in the marquee especially put up in the grounds of St. Rita's Centre; the principal celebrant was Rev. Gerardo Cortes Gonzalez O.A.R. a Mexican who works with the Hispanic Chaplaincy in London.
Over 350 people came from all over the country to share in the feast day; each person was given a blessed rose at the end of Mass to take home for a sick friend or loved one.
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St Rita's Day 2016
17 May 2016
Mass at 12 noon followed by the Blessing of the roses for the sick at St Rita's Centre, Honiton, Devon.
Benediction at 3.30pm.
2 shops open all day.
Free tea and coffee, please bring a packed lunch.
A saint for our time
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Novena the magazine of Catholic devotion has printed an article on St. Rita of Cascia in their Spring/Summer issue which is on sale now for £3.50
St. Rita's life was outstanding and an example to everyone of us in the 21st century. As a wife, mother, widow and religious she gives insiration to all who come and know and love her.
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Sunday 22nd May.
Tea/coffee available from 10am
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'Thank you for your warm hospitality and fantastic array of freshly made food, I can assure you when we next have a course running it will be a pleasure to use your conference centre again'. Comment in a letter from Tilhill Forestry, March 2016
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Sunday 22nd May 2016 the feast of St. Rita of Cascia. Mass at 12 noon.
Benediction at 3.30pm.
St. Rita shop open all day.
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Our Lent Retreat will take place on Saturday 12th March 11am - 4.30pm
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St. Rita of Cascia - God's Gift To Us - 1381-1447
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The Grateful Disciple Daring to be Loved by David Wells. A follow on book from The Reluctant Disciple offering more insights into scripture, based on his own experience.
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34 pilgrims will be travelling to Cascia & Rocapoerenna on Monday 20th June until Friday 24th June for our pilgrimage to the home of St. Rita.
Itinerary: Day 1 - Depart London, Stansted at 7.30am to Perugia arriving at 11.05am transfer to coach. Guided tour of Perugia, visit to Assisi with Mass, dinner and overnight at Hotel Roccaporena.
Day 2 Cascia - full day. Mass in St Rita's Bascilica, Convent, visits to local sites and churches of Cascia. Dinner and overnight Hotel Roccaporena.
Day 3 - Montefalco, the "Balcony of Umbria" and Roccaporenca. Visits to include San Francesco church, St Agostino church. Mass in Roccaporena.
Day 4 Norcia, birth place of St Benedict. Visit to St Benedetto church and tour of the city. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Roccaporena. Mass in Roccaporena.
Day5 - Depart Perugia Airport at 11.30am to London Stansted arriving at 13.00
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Happy Feast day to all Augustinian Recollects and members of the Augustinian community.
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Fr. Denis Caddle O.A.R. It is with great sadness we announce that Fr. Denis died on Tuesday 7th July. He had been unwell for some time and is now at peace in the arms of our Blessed Lord. Reception of his body into Holy Family Church at 7pm on Monday 13th July. His funeral Mass will be on Tuesday 14th July at 11.00am in Holy Family Church, Honiton.
Fr. Denis served Kensall New Town, Ivybridge, Holy Family, Honiton and St. Anthony's, Ottery St Mary as Parish Priest for several years and was a much loved man, he will be sadly missed by his family, friends, parishioners and the Community of Augustinian Recollects whom he served for over 50 years. May he rest in peace. Ireland Fr. Gerald will say Mass for Fr. Denis on Tuesday 21st July in Mount Argus Parish Church in Dublin for Fr. Denis; family who cannot travel to Honiton and for 'old boy's' of the Order who live in Ireland.
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28 June 2015
We have added some of our stock to our web site. St Rita statues, mugs, medals etc. Some of the books, bibles and prayer books we have in stock and all our Mass and greetings cards. Have a look and see if there is anything you might like to purchase on-line using your credit or debit card.
Coming soon: Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation gifts and cards.
12 June 2015
We are planning to take a pilgrimage to St. Rita of Cascia in June 2016. If you are interested in joining us please send your details in to the office.
Dates: Monday 20th to Friday 24th June, flying from Stanstead to Perugia then by coach to Rocaporrena.
Cost £670 based on 30 people travelling.
Message of St Rita
12 June 2015
St. Rita's Retreat & Conference Centre
Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton, Devon EX14 1AP
Tel: 01404 42635. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
St. Rita's Day 2015
St. Rita continues to spread the message of happiness and joy; from heaven she intercedes for all who need her help and that power of intercession has led to her being called the "The saint of the impossible". She was happy because she fulfilled her divine mission in the Church and she continues to be vigilant and attentive to those in need. To this day St Rita remains a rôle model for life. Devotion to St Rita is, in reality, an encounter with God in Jesus Christ; St Rita is God's gift to us.
St. Rita was a humble person and the way in which she led her life is an example to us. She teaches us to accept suffering with love, to forgive from the bottom of our hearts, to promote peace with enthusiasm and diligence. What makes her special is her 'normality' from her childhood in Roccaporena to her old age in the convent in Cascia; she lived in humility and is now known throughout the world for her heroic Christian life as a wife, mother, widow and religious. Rita would have found her faith an enormous source of strength to her, especially as a woman of peace in a period of unrest.
Each year in our shop we try to introduce new items to celebrate and commemorate St. Rita. This year we have notelets at £2.50 for 10, postcards 45p each and tea towels £4.50 each, all featuring a picture of St. Rita, the St. Rita Rose and St. Rita's Centre. The St. Rita mug is still on sale at £7.50 and the St. Rita candle for £2.50. They are all available on request from St Rita's Promotions by post, email or phone (details at the top of this letter). A new book on the Life of St. Rita is in the 'pipe-line' and we hope it will be available later in the year; we will let you know when it has been published and the cost.
Every year in the office we receive many letters telling us about favours received through St. Rita's intercession with our blessed Lord. If you have a story to tell us we would be delighted to hear from you; we may even put them all together for another book.
Those of us who work to promote St. Rita have had another busy year; over 24,000 items of post have been sent out from our office and the build up to the feast day this year was an extremely busy period for us. We all enjoy our work and it is lovely to meet some of you when you are on holiday in the area and call in to see us and to visit the Centre to pray at the Shrine in the Chapel; and to talk to you on the phone is always a pleasure.
Patricia Gough,
Office Administrator
The feast of St. Rita of Cascia
22 May 2015
Mass and the blessing of roses for the sick will be celebrated at St. Rita's Centre, Honiton, Devon EX14 1AP at 12 noon on Friday 22nd May. Principle celebrant this year will be Rev John Watkins.
There will be Benediction at 3.30pm.
St. Rita's Chapel and shrine will be available for prayer and meditation.
Two shops will be open for the sale of St. Rita items and other eeligious items and books.
Hot drink will be available all day but please bring a packed lunch with you.
For more information on St. Rita click on either: St. Rita of Cascia or St. Rita of Cascia and St. Rita's Day.
Novena leafets are available from St. Rita's Promotions, Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton, EX14 1AP or click on Novena Prayers and scroll down to St. Rita. The novena begins on 14th May and finishes at the Mass on 22nd May.
St Rita's Day
22 May 2015
Fr. John Watkins celebrates Mass on the feast of St Rita of Cascia 2015.
Our Hire charges and catering costs
20 March 2015
St. Rita's Retreat & Conference Centre
Ottery Moor Lane
Honiton, Devon EX14 1AP
01404 42635/42601
Details of Hire charges and Catering from April 2015.
Day bookings: ½ day £88.00 – morning, afternoon or evening.
Full day £160.00 9am – 5pm.
Catering: Finger buffet - sausage rolls, vol-u-vents etc. £8.00 per head
Sandwich lunch (sandwiches only) with fruit. £5.00 per head
Jacket potato lunch – choice of fillings with salad garnish £6.50 per head
Homemade Soup, roll & fruit £5.00 per head
Other meals: 2 course knife & fork £10.50
3 course knife and fork £14.50
Residential Groups: Minimum number 12.
£55per person per day for full board and use of facilities at St. Rita's Centre
Celebration meals served in the Dining room - minimum 20 people.
Wedding anniversaries, birthdays etc.
2 course £17.50
3 course £22.50
Hire of Parlour: £20 per hour.
Christian Resources Exhibition
16 February 2015
St. Rita's Centre had a stand at the CRE on the 10th and 11th February. We spent 16 hours talking about the Centre to many interested people. The two days went by very quickly and the 3 of us that attended enjoyed the experience of meeting and talking to so many lovely people. The photo shows 2 of the ladies talking to two people.
The Journey so far...
25 September 2014
This booklet: St. Rita's Promotions from January 1956 traces the humble beginnings of St. Rita's Promotions in the 1950's; a history of the developement of St. Rita's Promotions up until 2014.
Available on request from St. Rita's Promotions; the booklet is free but a donation to cover postage would be appreciated.
NEW VIDEO is on our Home Page NOW!!
31 July 2014
A Tour of St. Rita's Retreat & Conference Centre, the grounds, the rooms, our shop and all the facilities. I hope you enjoy viewing our Centre.
Also on YouTube.
St Ezekiel Moreno
10 July 2014
Born in Alfaro (La Rioja, Spain) on 9th April 1848, he professed his vows in the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Monteagudo (Navarra) in 1865. He was ordained priest in Manila in 1871 and worked for 15 years as a missionary in the Philippines. Friar Ezekiel was elected prior of the monastery of Montagudo in 1885, he left for Columbia in 1888 where he restored the Augustinian Recollect Order and reactivated the old missions. Named Apostolic Vicar of Casanare (1893) and Bishop of Pasto (1896), he was a model pastor for his fidelity to the Church and his apostolic zeal. He fell ill and in 1906 returned to Spain were he died of cancer on 19th August of the same year in the monastery of Monteagudo. Innumerable cures, especially of cancer, are attributed to his intercession. Beatified on 1st November 1975, he was canonised on 11th October 1992 in Santo Domingo on the occasion of the V Century of the Evangeisation of America.
Prayer O God, in St. Ezekiel Moreno, You have given us a model of fidelity to the Gospel and of a pastor according to the Sacred Heart of Your Son. Grant us, through his intercession, that we might give ourselves fully to Him by joyfully living our Christian witness and consecrating ourselves to the service of Your Church. Through Xhrist our Lord. Amen.
Do you need help with your Retreat?
09 July 2014
Are you looking for a place for your Retreat or Conference at reasonable rates? Maybe St Rita's Retreat & Conference Centre in Devon is just the place for you.
For your residential stay we will provide:
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Book of Prayer
09 July 2014
If you would like us to add the anme of someone you would like us to pray for please let us have their name and we will enter their name in our Book of Prayer. They will be prayed for each day at Mass in St Rita's Chapel.
If you would like to send a petition to be placed at the Shrine of St Rita you can email us at email@example.com.
The St Rita Rose
08 July 2014
The St Rita Rose
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a quote by William Shakespeare from his play Romeo and Juliet. At Rita's Centre we have our own rose; a new rose called 'The St Rita Rose'.
"Earlier this year I purchased a St Rita Rose bush for my wife (her name is Rita) as a gift for her feast day. It is flourishing and has been blooming continuously - it is a delightful addition to our small garden. Thank you for bringing it to our attention"
(name withheld but kept on file in the office)
The rose has been cultivated and named in honour of this incredible 'Saint of the Helpless'. The story of St Rita's life tells us that in January 1457 as Rita lay dying, she asked a relative to bring her a rose from the garden at her old home, a strange request in January. The relative went to the garden and there she found a lone rose in bloom. The rose was soon in Rita's room, which we are told soon became full of the scent of roses.
On St Rita's feast day, Sunday 22nd May, there will be Mass followed by the blessing and distribution of roses for the sick at 12noon at St Rita's Centre, Honiton. Following Mass the new rose will be blessed and planted at the Centre by Fr Gerald Wilson, Vicar Provincial of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. The rose is a beautiful lemon/yellow floribunda chosen because yellow is the symbol of joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold and philosophy and is available to anyone from World of Roses £12.95 and for each rose bush sold St Rita's Centre will receive a £2 donation.
To Order a St Rita Rose bush telephone: 08452 606888. Web Site: www.worldofroses.com


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Children Exposed to Violence: When Domestic Violence Meets Child Abuse
LCADV is pleased to announce a series of trainings for Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Professionals. These trainings will address the dynamics of domestic violence with a focus on identifying and screening for domestic violence. Topics will include the needs of children exposed to violence, screening techniques, risk and protective factors, and age-appropriate interventions.
To register for a child welfare training near you, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CEVCW
To register for a behavioral health training near you, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CEVBH
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Help us spread the message of nonviolence, respect, and healthy relationships. Our Say Something T-Shirts are now on sale! These shirts feature the words "Speak Up. Speak Out. Say Something." printed on a white cotton t-shirt. Available in sizes XS-XXL. Proceeds benefit LCADV and our work to end domestic violence through education, social change, and public policy.
They also make a great gift!
Check out our full Say Something Campaign!
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events from Across the State
Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Louisiana was a huge success! Advocates across the state participated in some incredible events, vigils, walks, balloon releases, banquets, and more to raise awareness of domestic violence.
Governor's Proclamation Declares October 2013 Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Coalition Says Homicide Numbers are Even Worse Than They Appear
FINAL DVAM 2013 Press Release 9.27.13
Statewide Coalition Says Homicide Numbers are Even Worse Than They Appear
For Immediate Release: September 27, 2013
Contact for LCADV: Russell Bonewitz, (225) 752-1296
Baton Rouge, LA – Each October, across the nation people concerned with domestic violence devote the month of October to raising awareness of the issue. This year is no different as communities throughout the state take time out to bring light to a particularly troubling problem for Louisiana.
Louisiana consistently leads the nation in domestic homicides and has done so since 1997. According to the recently released Violence Policy Center report, When Men Murder Women, in 2011 Louisiana ranked 9th in the nation in the rate of women killed by men.
However, the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence tracks domestic homicides and says that number is slightly misleading and the reality is probably worse than the report reveals.
The VPC report does not focus on domestic violence fatalities. Rather, it focuses on female victims killed by male offenders in single victim/single offender incidents. The report does not count multiple death incidents, or incidents where the perpetrator and victim are the same gender. According to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, this means a large number of deaths related to domestic homicide were not included in the 2011 analysis.
For the year 2011, the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, using multiple sources, identified 71 domestic violence fatalities as follows;
• Single female victim/single male offender: 39 incidents
• Single male victim/single female perpetrator: 10 incidents
• Single female victim/single female perpetrator: 1 incident
• Single male victim/single male perpetrator: 1 incident
• Multiple victims/single offender: 9 incidents resulting in 20 fatalities
The incidents listed above, as tracked by the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, accounted for an additional 21 incidents resulting in 32 deaths which were not included in the VPC report.
"This means in the year 2011 in Louisiana, there were 60 incidents resulting in 71 deaths that could be defined as domestic homicide. Meaning we had an approximate 16% increase in domestic violence fatalities from 2010 to 2011." said Beth Meeks, Executive Director. "What is clear is that our rate of domestic homicides did not improve from 2010 to 2011, in fact it worsened."
Meeks says there are a number of complicated factors that contribute to that increase but the lack of resources and closure of some shelter programs in recent years is alarming and probably makes it difficult for victims to access safety services. "We have large areas with too few shelter beds. Programs are doing the best they can with outreach advocates but as funding has been slashed staff have been reduced. There just aren't enough services for persons seeking immediate safety."
Meeks encouraged individuals to take a stand in their local areas. "Do something valuable for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Donate to a domestic violence program, tell your legislators to protect the funding for these services, encourage local funders to support them. We each have a role to play in stopping this violence."
Programs throughout the state are commemorating this month with a wide variety of activities including Take Back the Night marches, candlelight vigils and luncheons. Meeks thinks citizens are a key force in solving this problem. "I would encourage people all over Louisiana to attend these events to show your support and send a clear message that Louisiana does not tolerate domestic violence."
For additional information on domestic violence, or for a list of Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities in your area visit www.lcadv.org.
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The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV) is a state wide network of battered women's programs, other organizations and individuals who share the goal of ending violence against women and children in Louisiana. LCADV empowers its members through advocacy, education, resource development and technical assistance.
Louisiana's 10th Annual Conference on Sexual Assault and Family Violence
Location: Baton Rouge Marriott
Join LCADV and LAFASA for this exciting three days of workshops, exhibits, and networking opportunities. This state of the art conference provides training for professionals working with victims of sexual, domestic and family violence and those who work to bring perpetrators to justice.
Registration is now open! Register here.
Want to stay up to date on the latest conference news? Join our mailing list.
Introducing LCADV's Training and Events Calendar
LCADV is pleased to announce our new Event Calendar page. This calendar will be a resource for professionals looking for training opportunities in Louisiana and the surrounding region, dealing with the issues of Domestic Violence, Stalking, Dating Violence, and Sexual Assault. Posted events will include regional and statewide conferences, local awareness events, and even online training opportunities.
Have an event you'd like us to post? Please contact us.
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Duluth Model Training for Offender Programs
Louisiana Budget Cuts Jeopardize Domestic Violence
Baton Rouge, La. – Domestic violence service providers across Louisiana are facing their second budget crisis in 2 months. The Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services unveiled its proposed budget Thursday. The plan includes a cut of $1.4 million dollars to domestic violence services; this is in addition to the $1 million the Jindal administration cut in the December, mid-year budget adjustments.
Programs will be losing $2.4 million of the $6.2 million the state was spending on domestic violence services. This means emergency shelters across the state will have lost more than 38% of their funding from DCFS in just over six months. This makes a significant impact in a state that consistently leads the nation in domestic homicides.
Executive Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Beth Meeks, warned during the last round of cuts that 'the situation was precarious and further cuts would destabilize the system'. She calls the current situation dire, "In the last round of cuts programs laid off about 10% of their staff and many used up any rainy day reserves they had set aside. At this level of cuts programs will be forced to reduce and eliminate services in some areas, if they can survive at all."
According to statistics collected by DCFS, Louisiana domestic violence shelters provided almost 91,000 nights of emergency shelter in the last year and took more than 38,000 crisis calls. There are 18 programs in Louisiana funded by DCFS to provide around the clock emergency domestic violence services. The programs documented more than 1800 unmet needs during that time period due to low staff and full shelter beds.
During the December budget cuts the Jindal administration said they were moving away from a costly shelter model and would instead encourage the use of hotel rooms for domestic violence victims as a more efficient and cost effective way to do business.
Meeks points out, "If you assume the entire DCFS allocation pays only for shelter nights the average cost is $57 per night. This is clearly cheaper than a hotel and a woman in shelter gets food, transportation, advocacy and security. Shelter isn't a convenient way to warehouse people. You go as a last resort because you are afraid that apart from that sort of security you might lose your very life. To suggest that women should hole up unsupported in hotel rooms with no security demonstrates a complete lack of understanding and empathy for the issue of domestic violence, a critical misstep in a state repeatedly leading the nation in the murder of women."
Louisiana consistently leads the nation in domestic homicides and has done so since 1997. According to the September 2012 Violence Policy Center report, When Men Murder Women, in 2010 Louisiana ranked 4th in the nation in the rate of women killed by men.
The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence tracks these homicides and says from October 2011 through September 2012, at least 59 people died in domestic violence homicides in Louisiana.
Research funded by the US Department of Justice and released in 2010 showed that for every dollar spent on a protective order, society saves $30.75 for each survivor who gets one. All in all, protective orders saved one state, Kentucky, at least $85 million yearly. This confirms a study released by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health in 2002 which showed that $1.6 billion spent on violence against women prevention programs over five years, saved $14.8 billion in net social costs that otherwise would have been incurred.
"It's apparent that emergency room visits, funerals, murder trials and incarceration are far more costly than simply providing services up front. While we certainly expected to share in budget cuts, this level of cut is unsustainable and dangerous for victims who need services. And in the long run the research proves it won't save money, only increase costs to local communities who don't have the funds. It's dangerous and it's fiscally irresponsible, the absolute worst of both worlds." said Meeks.
For additional information on domestic violence, or to learn ways to get involved, please visit www.lcadv.org.
The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV) is a state wide network of battered women's programs, other organizations and individuals who share the goal of ending violence against women and children in Louisiana. LCADV empowers its members through advocacy, education, resource development and technical assistance.
Talking Points About Budget Cuts
Domestic violence is a real and pervasive problem in Louisiana which is compounded by a lack of adequate resources for response.
- Louisiana has the 4th highest rate of female homicide in the nation. 97% of these women knew their assailant and 70% of those victims were wives, ex-wives or girlfriends of their assailant.
- Women are murdered at a rate about 40% higher than the national average in Louisiana. We consistently lead the nation in domestic homicides and have ranked in the top 5 every year since 1997.
- There was at least one domestic homicide in every parish between 1997 – 2009.
- Louisiana has 18 shelters compared to South Carolina with a similar population which has 24. We have fewer shelters than both Oregon and Oklahoma which have 1 million fewer residents than Louisiana.
- More than 90,000 shelter nights and 38,000 crisis calls were handled within the last year by domestic violence programs in Louisiana.
- Louisiana has a higher than average rate of multiple death domestic violence incidents. The average is about 30%, ours is 39% and often includes extended family and 10% of the time bystanders.
- Shelters are already very efficient, in fact cheaper than hotels. At one program the DCFS contract for bed night cost $43. This is cheaper than a hotel and the women get security, food, transportation, advocacy and other services they would not get at a hotel. At most agencies bed night cost is between $30 – $50.
- In some rural areas there aren't enough hotel beds to accommodate the needs of survivors.
- Hotels and staying with family are often dangerous suggestions. Hotels lack a level of security that is critical for many battered women. Perpetrators often target a victim's family. Suggesting that battered women stay with families increases the risk to multiple citizens.
- Broad –based advocacy has shown to result in decreased risk of re-abuse as well as increased access to community resources, higher social support, higher mental health and well-being. One study of civil legal advocacy found that such services may decrease women's risk of re-abuse and increase their well-being.
- In rigorous studies that included large samples across multiple shelters, the vast majority of survivors report that they felt safer, more hopeful, and had more safety strategies at their disposal post-shelter. They also demonstrated a significant decrease in trauma-related symptoms after women's shelter stays.
- Clearly, shelters provide not only immediate and long-term support for abused women and their children but are in some cases life-saving as well.
- Finally, it is that three studies asked women what they would have done if shelter had not been available to them, and their responses were sobering. Women's responses included that they would have been homeless, would have continued to be beaten, or that they would have prostituted to support themselves or their abuser.
- In December of 2012, domestic violence programs lost $998,000 in mid-year budget cuts. This represented a 17% loss in total funding from the state. Programs are heavily reliant on these dollars as the economic downturn and recent disasters have created an increase in service requests while reducing available local funding.
- Many outreach services have been reduced. This means a reduction in prevention services and protection order assistance, both proven cost savings. One study indicates, for every dollar spent on a protection order $30 is saved in costs to local communities.
- When DV services are lost it actually increases costs to local communities with more strain on other systems including law enforcement and courts.
- Programs have reduced staff by about 25 positions, roughly 10% of the total advocate workforce in the state.
- Many programs have used their reserves to continue operating. This threatens the long term viability of programs. It will be years before they can regain those funds and recover from cuts this significant.
- In the last year programs were unable to meet 1,820 service requests due to lack of resources. This was before the crippling mid-year cuts which can be expected to increase the number of unmet requests.
- Further cuts could result in closures and destabilize the whole system, increasing homicides and costing local communities money.


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February was a month filled with discussions around DRM. News stories, blogs, editorials, LUG discussions – you name it – DRM was a hot topic. It all started when Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted a blog-style editorial on the Apple corporate website defending Apple's much-publicized use of DRM technology in products like iTunes and the iPod. His editorial was timed, in part, to coincide with reports of mounting criticism in Europe of the difficulties faced by third parties who want to interoperate with the "FairPlay" DRM technology Apple uses to lock up its digital media. Did I say "lock up"? I'm sorry, I meant "protect you from yourself."
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You can't get everywhere by bus , but frequently scheduled services runs to many areas Monday thru Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with less frequent runs from 6:00 p.m. to midnight and Sundays & Holidays.
Have the correct change when you board the ARUBUS. A one-way ticket is $1.50 USD or 2 Florins and round-trip fare is $2.00 USD. Stops are marked by a yellow "BUSCHALTE" road sign . Regular routes are between San Nicholas on the south-west coast and the resorts along the beach on the north-west coast with stops in Oranjestad.
Hans and I took the bus to downtown Oranjestad and it was pretty simple. There was a bus stop right in front of the Holiday Inn and the trip took about 20 minutes and brings you right to the downtown bus station. On the way back just look for the bus that says "HOTELS".
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I walked 10 miles to school. In 10ft of snow and that was the summertime, you should have seen the winter! It was uphill both ways! You young whipper snappers have no idea how good you had it.
Seriously. In elementary school it was probably less than a mile. I would come home for lunch. When it was time to go back to school, the janitor would ring the bell, you could hear it all over town. I think kids are missing out today not being able to come home and see mom.
I remember once walking home from school and Tommy was plying football with his father on the street. My friend and I joined in. Finally went home and my mom was screaming at me that it was time to go back to school. "Back to school? I don't need to go till morning", Well was I disappointed when I realized it was only lunch time.
Middle school 7-8 grade maybe over a mile.
Ninth grade I took a bus but if it was late getting to school to go home then I would walk 2-3 miles. I still needed to walk around a mile to get to and from the bus stop. We didn't get picked up in front of our houses back then.
High school, it was back to walking again. Maybe a mile.
We were allowed to drive in JS but my family could not afford a car let alone me having one. A schoolmate drove the family car in, on the first day he wrecked it. Had a couple of accidents right after that. We called him Crash.


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