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Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
Character Analysis
Oh Jim. We want to like you, we really do. After all, you are the star of the show, and the whole novel revolves around you and your story. But you make it so hard by mucking things up all the time. Plus, it can get pretty confusing for us readers to suss out just who you are. How are we supposed to know the real you, when this Marlow guy keeps meddling?
Jim in Jim's Words
Let's turn to the man himself.
Early in the novel, we meet Jim, a young sailor with dreams of maritime adventures and heroism-at-sea. He had a humble start in life, and because he's a second son, he can't inherit his dad's wealth, so he opts to join the navy instead. We learn that "He was gentlemanly, steady, tractable, with a thorough knowledge of his duties; and in time, when yet very young, he became chief mate of a fine ship, without ever having been tested by those events of the sea that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man […]." (2.1) Uh oh. Do we sense a little foreshadowing?
A promising young upstart, his hopes and dreams are promptly dashed when he proves himself to be a big fat scaredy cat. Hate it when that happens. When he abandons ship on the Patna, it becomes the defining moment of his life. Just about everything he does from this moment on is somehow in response to that moment, as if he feels he needs to make up for his huge mistake.
That doesn't mean, though, that he isn't full of excuses, like this one:
"They were dead! Nothing could save them! There were boats enough for half of them perhaps, but there was no time. No time! No time!" (7.16)
The way Jim tells it, abandoning ship wasn't a choice, but a necessity. If you buy that argument, it means that our Jim isn't a coward. He's just a sailor who got caught in a dicey situation and did the best he could. But if Jim truly believes that, then why does he let the whole thing bug him so much?
He seems preoccupied with his public reputation. It's not about his inner guilt; it's how people perceive him that matters (and for the whole first half of the novel, people don't perceive him well). Even though he acknowledges that his actions were less than honorable, he is desperate for Marlow to understand them, so that Marlow, and others might think a little more of the guy. He tells his friend, "You think me a cur for standing there, but what would you have done? What! You can't tell – nobody can tell. One must have time to turn round. What would you have me do?" (8.8)
Well, Jim, we'd probably have you stick with the ship, but hey, that's just us. At the same time, we're not immune to Jim's fear. Neither is Marlow, for that matter.
Marlow's Jim
It's Marlow's opinion that seems to matter most of all in creating our understanding of Jim. Because Marlow is the one narrating the story, many of our impressions of Jim are colored by Marlow's many opinions. And boy does Marlow like sharing them.
Let's take a peek at the moment Marlow first meets Jim:
This was my first view of Jim. He looked as unconcerned and unapproachable as only the young can look. There he stood, clean-limbed, clean-faced, firm on his feet, as promising a boy as the sun ever shone on; and, looking at him […] I was as angry as though I had detected him trying to get something out of me by false pretenses. He had no business to look so sound. (5.8)
At this point Marlow already knows about what Jim has done aboard the Patna, so he has already made up his mind about Jim. He's a deserter and a coward. But then Jim shows up looking oh so "sound" and Marlow doesn't quite know what to make of him. Maybe Jim is more than just a wimp who's out to save his own neck.
Marlow even says, "I would have trusted the deck to that youngster on the strength of a single glance, and gone to sleep with both eyes – and, by Jove! it wouldn't have been safe. There are depths of horror in the thought. He looked as genuine as a new sovereign, but there was some infernal alloy in his metal." (5.11)
Marlow is just as torn as we are about this Jim character. He looks like a stand-up guy, but there is clearly some internal turmoil going on. In addition to the fact that Jim is not who Marlow thought he would be, he's a bit hard for Marlow to figure out in general. As Marlow tells us, "The views he let me have of himself were like those glimpses through the shifting rents in a thick fog – bits of vivid and vanishing detail, giving no connected idea of the general aspect of the country." (6.30)
Given the fact that Marlow has chosen Jim to be the star of his story, he sure is having a hard time pinning this kid down. In fact, for the most part, Marlow seems torn between writing Jim off as a loser and his inexplicable, growing fondness for the guy. And why shouldn't he be fond of Jim? After all, "He was of the right sort; he was one of us." (7.1)
The Jim Marlow knows is beginning to take shape. He is more than just a coward and a runaway – he's a noble guy who got caught in a terrible situation. It has to be worth something that he wants to stand trial, right? He is willing to take responsibility for his actions, and the fact that he is a sailor at all makes Marlow more inclined to like the guy.
Marlow likes him, and we do, too (perhaps in spite of ourselves). That's all well and good, but it doesn't answer the real question, you know, the one that's at the heart of Jim's character: does Jim manage to redeem himself for his cowardice aboard the Patna? Can a man ever bounce back from something like that?
Marlow seems to think so, and he tells us, "The time was coming when I should see him loved, trusted, admired, with a legend of strength and prowess forming round his name as though he had been the stuff of a hero." (16.1)
Tuan Jim
In Patusan, Jim finally escapes his dark past and becomes a hero and a leader. Job well done, Jimmy. But his true redemption doesn't come until the end of the novel, when he pays the price for Dain Waris' death:
I believe that in that very moment he had decided to defy the disaster in the only way it occurred to him such a disaster could be defied; but all I know is that, without a word, he came out of his room and sat before the long table, at the head of which he was accustomed to regulate the affairs of his world, proclaiming daily the truth that surely lived in his heart. The dark powers should not rob him twice of his peace.
Jim feels responsible for Dain Waris' death, and he knows that this is his moment to make things right. So what does he do? He allows Doramin to shoot him in retaliation. That seems a bit extreme, but Jim is resigned to his fate:
Not in the wildest days of his boyish visions could he have seen the alluring shape of such an extraordinary success! For it may very well be that in the short moment of his last proud and unflinching glance, he had beheld the face of that opportunity which, like an Eastern bride, had come veiled to his side.
Extraordinary success? Really? In a way, this is a moment of success for Jim. He has spent most of his life ashamed, trying to hide from or overcome the cowardly deeds of his past. It could be that Jim sees this moment as a final opportunity to prove his mettle. Do you think he does?Timeline


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Hanna Sabata was arrested on a warrant Wednesday.
York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff said in statement the arrest was made after tips from callers who recognized Sabata in surveillance images.
Radcliff said the woman walked into the Cornerstone Bank branch around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday and gave a teller a note that said the woman had a weapon and wanted cash.
Radcliff said no one saw a weapon on the woman and she never spoke.
Authorities were looking for her getaway car Wednesday, which was reported stolen in York earlier Tuesday.
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Does This Blog Make Me Look Fat? When Inner Voices Aren't Very Nice
As a child, I was given free reign to eat whatever I wanted. This meant daily bowls of crushed oreos in milk, after-school snacks of burgers and fries as a "treat" for answering phones at the family business and, in the evening, half a pint of Haagen-Dazs for dessert. Every day I satisfied my "junk-food tooth" on top of my favorite past-times: reading, watching TV or playing with Barbies. Consequently I was that kid. The chubby one.
At the time, I didn't have a lot of critical self-consciousness about it … I can't remember inner voices telling me "you're fat" or "if you eat that you'll get fatter" (although I did always wear a T-shirt over my bathing suit). I say "inner voices" because there actually were some external voices saying these exact things to me, directly and out loud: my parents and grandparents. They saw my bulging belly, thick thighs and chipmunk cheeks and thought it went beyond cutesy "baby fat."
How I became anorexic
I'm not sure exactly when the transition occurred, when the voices expressing fear and disappointment with my body turned inward and became my own self-critique. But I do remember this: At age 11, I stopped eating. I was 4′9″ and 100 pounds. I started doing my mom's yoga video, the Jane Fonda Workout, and began to dance. Eventually I reached 65 pounds. I was anorexic. My family stopped making comments. I was thin and totally a mess emotionally … but that didn't matter. I stopped incurring the snipes and jabs.
There is way more to this story — I am leaving out loads of detail in the interest of keeping this a blog and not a memoir. But the short story involves years of disordered eating, lots of attempts to heal, a tailspin into bulimia for four years, and then finally deep acceptance and healing. This involved completely changing my relationship with myself in every way possible, and learning how to re-parent myself and create new, supportive inner voices.
Next-generation baby fat
A few weeks ago, my dear friend Kirstin from college, who also happened to be in the "sisterhood of eating disorders" clique that I danced with, told me that her 7-year-old daughter, Lyra, recently exclaimed, "My legs are FAT!"
Now, when you have survived hospitalization from an eating disorder because of fear of food, gaining weight and the actual underlying emotional baggage, hearing your daughter utter negativity towards her body for the first time is gut-wrenching.
Kirstin saw the moment in slow-motion. A thousand responses flooded her mind, and, somehow, she landed on this one:
"Oh?" pause, "And how is that for you?"
Lyra grabbed her thigh with both hands, threw her head back and declared, "They feel soooo GOOD! They feel soooo SOFT!" She bear-hugged and caressed her legs in delight. And Kirstin exhaled.
Kirstin's wisdom in that moment to not invest any of her own body bias was easily one of the most brilliant parenting moments on record. In that moment, she could have directed her daughter to believe any number of perspectives on fat, and its meaning. Instead, she backed off and allowed Lyra to define her own (self-loving) associations and assign her own (supportive) meaning. The inner voices inside Lyra's head were not the ones that Kirstin or I had anticipated would be there. We both assumed that she was already hosting a negative concept about her body. Silly us.
Making "nice" with inner voices
Self-talk is only one of many factors that contribute to developing an eating disorder or negative body image. Each individual has a complicated story of how they came to cope with their stresses, body chemistry and emotional traumas. I do not wish to imply that self-talk is the only way into or out of an eating disorder, as it is a very serious condition that has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and requires comprehensive treatment. Anorexia also carries the highest mortality rate for females age 15-24: 12 times higher than any other cause of death.
But I do want to offer that if you are parenting a child, or re-parenting yourself, please routinely look into the parts of you that you do not like, and begin to create a more diplomatic and compassionate relationship with the layers and parts of yourself that tie together to make you whole. When we compartmentalize our fat, or our skin color, or our bone shapes, we dishonor our complexity, and how important every cell is to the totality of our being.
It's our parts that make us whole. If you feel there is a hole inside your spirit, and you are looking to fill it in ways that are doing damage, please seek out some of the resources below, and know that you are lovable and worthy and still have the wisdom of an unbiased child within you.
1) National Council on Eating Disorders
2) Kirstin Hara: Spiritual Counseling
3) Geneen Roth, soulful author of Women, Food and God
4) Gil Hedley writes passionately about falling in love with fat
5) My Yoga Tune Up® Core Immersion where we explore these issues and core tissues. Next one: Feb. 2-5 at Yoga Works in NYC
6) Anna Guest-Jelly, the role model and genius behind Curvy Yoga


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Neil Patrick Harris on Acting with Smurfs
These days it seems like Neil Patrick Harris is everywhere. He stars in one of television's most popular sitcoms, "How I Met Your Mother." He hosts seemingly every other awards show. And now he's on the big screen, starring opposite the diminutive icons the Smurfs, in a feature film about their adventures.
Speakeasy sat down with Harris in Los Angeles, where he talked about finding a balance between being silly and being serious in "The Smurfs," reflected on his recent success, and looked forward to finding different sorts of opportunities in the future.
Talk about playing the straight man to all of this craziness. What sort of preparation did you have to do – and was it physical given the logistics of the CGI or just character-based?
For me, it was asking a lot of questions about what the visuals were going to be that I can't see, so I had a clear idea in my mind what I was reacting to, and then just putting trust in them. I wanted to be as specific as possible; I didn't want it to be generic-y acting. So the more I knew exactly how they moved, what they looked like, what their voices sounded like, I could imagine with more clarity.
Being a new parent yourself, did this film's themes about parenthood resonate with you, or is this still a complete fantasy?
Any guy I think is threatened by what being a parent would mean to them, whether they have a duck in the oven themselves, or whether they're just wondering for years down the road. It's a very life-altering decision and an all-encompassing chapter that lasts an awfully long time. So I was appreciative that viewers who were watching the movie would also in the back of their heads know I was processing that information to make it seem a little more believable. And I thought just the timing was kind of weird and miraculous, that I'm offered a script that is happening at the exact same time it was actually happening in my actual life.
Do you have to worry about balancing out the humanity in a movie where you not only act opposite CGI Smurfs, but Hank Azaria's performance as a cartoonish wizard named Gargamel?
We were designed to ground things and keep them in the "we all work together as a family" kind of part of this story. But I didn't want that to feel heavy-handed in the other way; I wanted to make sure we seemed light and fun and part of the same movie that Hank's Gargamel was in or Sofia's [Vergara] Odile was in, so that it didn't seem like we were making little separate films and then plunking them all together. And I wanted to make sure that we were interesting and kind of hopefully comedic enough that people who didn't have kids or were with kids who were there could still be amused by what we were doing too.
Given your dedication to authenticity, how particular were you about being in every cutaway or Smurf-vision shot?
It really just depended on the shot. Sometimes they would save those cutaways so that we could go home and then get an earlier call the next day to start our day. So I had my stand-in do stuff like my shoe-shots and weird things like that. But for as much as they asked me to be there, I certainly was.
What for you is the creative or professional value of taking on a project like this that is markedly different than other work you've done?
I think I appreciated that it was a different career opportunity. You don't get offered big movies often, and if a movie like this is successful, then it allows you the opportunity to be asked to be in other big movies because you suddenly move up these lists of people who are in financially successful movies. That being said, I also just like to work on different things all of the time; I think a diversified portfolio in the entertainment industry is a good thing, so you're not always, "oh, we need that sidekick guy – hire him." So I like to challenge myself in those ways, and it seemed like a nice opportunity to play like a husband-dad everyman lead in a movie. It would be hard to turn that down.
Your career has had several different permutations, and you've been able to do so many different kinds of things. In retrospect was that serendipity, or do you have to strategize about what sorts of projects you choose?
I think it's a nice combination of the two. I mean, there's great serendipity with the timing of when you're free, when things are approached to you, where you are in your head, what you're interested in doing at the moment. And then when you couple that with some strategy of "well, I've been seen as this guy for a while, and I know this thing is coming out next, so what if I did this thing that you, oh, that's clever and I haven't seen that." I'm conscious of not boring people and reaching some sort of saturation point, so if my bag of tricks is too shallow that's never a good thing. So it's an interesting combination of the two. I love to say what I'd love to do next is blank, but I'm not in a position to do that. So the stars do align sometimes so I'm very lucky in that way.
How do you have to adjust your expectations as an actor to ensure that you enjoy the experience of making it regardless of the outcome? You could, for example, be doing work on set you're extremely proud of, but it could be edited in a way you're unhappy with afterward.
I think that's a fair amount of instincts and trust. I meet with the people that are involved creatively to see what kinds of people they are, and I'm a decent judge of that. I've done all right like when I met Hayden and John for Harold and Kumar movies; I wasn't sure what their agenda was, but they seemed pretty pure in what they wanted to have happen and they followed through. So you have to trust a little blindly sometimes, but that's kind of the business that we're in.
Having done the TV show so successfully, are you eager to continue doing that, or do you reach a point where you feel like you've been as creative as you can be and are ready to tackle a new challenge?
I always find it kind of douchey when an actor is ready to get off of a nice role in a popular show, so I would never go anywhere near the "I'm ready to be done with it" sentiment. And frankly, I think Barney is just one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. They write him so well, and even though he has catchphrases, they keep creating new ones, so he doesn't have just a "what'chu talkin' 'bout Willis" thing that he does over and over. He gets to wear sharp suits and bang lots of hot chicks, and he's kind of the mack, so I also don't have to don Urkel glasses to play him. So I would do it as long as it still felt relevant. And we certainly have two more seasons, and I don't know if I would jump into a Barney spinoff where I can do it for another 10 years, because there's other things that I'm intrigued by. But I'm loving this ride.


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COON RAPIDS, Minn. – The Crusaders opened the NCCAAII Regional Tournament in Coon Rapids with a 3-2 win against Lincoln followed by a 4-2 loss to North Central.
In their first game, junior pitcher Craig Lawson (Independence, Mo.) pitched a complete game and Maranatha overcame a 2-0 deficit by scoring all three runs in the fourth inning.
Chris Von Holt (Stony Point, N.Y.) and Jeremy Mattson (Ashwaubenon, Wis.) kicked off the inning with singles, while catcher Andy Timblin doubled to score both runners.
Lawson pitched seven innings, allowing four hits while striking out six batters.
Mattson and Nathan Lyle (Oregon, Wis.) each finished 2-3 from the plate.
In the loss to North Central, Maranatha held a 1-0 lead in the first before the Rams tied the game in the second and took the lead in the fourth inning.
Von Holt later drove in junior Garett Ordway (Pensacola, Fla.) to cut the deficit to 4-2, but Maranatha failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, leaving the bases loaded.
The Crusaders face Lincoln Christian at 11:00 a.m. in an elimination game.
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France: Nursery assistant wins reprieve over hijab sacking
Israeli PM apologizes to Turkey after Obama push
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood legalised
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Lebanon: Clashes rock Tripoli, killing 6
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Lebanon: Mikati announces his resignation
Central African rebels 'reach gates of capital Bangui'
The Netherlands: Congo atrocities suspect arrives at International Criminal Court
Lights out as World Wildlife Fund celebrates Earth Hour to combat climate change
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence gala dinner event
UN demands halt to settlements as Israel vows expansion
Cyprus shuts down banks until next week
Central African Republic: Rebels enter capital Bangui
Pakistan: Suicide attack kills 17 soldiers in NW Pakistan
Pakistan: Musharraf lands in Karachi
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The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.


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Comic Book Preview: Archer & Armstrong #14
Valiant is proud to present the first look inside Archer & Armstrong #14 – the FIRST ISSUE of Sect Civil War, an all-new, four-issue mini-event from New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies) and Harvey Award nominee Khari Evans (Harbinger)!
Comic Book Preview: Harbinger #13
Las Vegas is under siege, and the inexperienced supterteam known as the Renegades are all that stand between Bloodshot and the fulfillment of his mission. But as they engage the Valiant Universe's most feared Harbinger hunter head-on, Peter Stanchek and his allies are about to discover that Bloodshot is a much more dangerous – and…
Comic Book Preview: 'Red Skull: Incarnate' #5
From Marvel – History, destiny, and tragedy collide, as young Johann Schmidt reaches his apotheosis and the Third Reich climbs to the regrettable heights of its terrible power. A tremendous evil is unleashed on the world, and humanity will never be the same for it again.
'A Comic Shop' Presents 'A Comic Show' – Week of 11/2/11
Aaron & Anna get into some bizarre comics this week. "Our Love is Real" "Infinite Vacation" & "Batman Noel"
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Aaron (and Anna) has a huge man-crush on JASON AARON's new "HULK" and "WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN." Lots of great new books out this week. Lots of love this week for GARTH ENNIS' "STITCHED" from Avatar Press.
Comic Book Preview: 'Justice League Dark' #2
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One person was killed in a single-car crash in South Bristol early Sunday, said Lincoln County Sheriff's Lt. Rand Maker.
According to Maker, John Galloni, 55, was driving a 1995 Jeep Cherokee south on State Road 129 about a mile south of Harrington Road when the vehicle crossed the northbound lane and struck several trees and a rock wall before rolling over at least once and landing on its roof about 12:31 a.m. Sunday.
Galloni was pronounced dead at scene. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, Maker said.
Maker said investigators are still looking into what caused the crash, but believe speed and alcohol were factors.


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Ten Reasons to Visit Bali
"Bali? But why?"
We know you've thought about Bali: with those crystal blue waters, wildly raucous festivals and hotel bungalows hovering over the ocean (you know what we're talking about!) how could you not? Bali has recently been named one of the world's most prime vacation spots, as well as the isango! destination of the week. Simply gaze at a picture of a Balinese beach and you'll know why. Still need convincing? Here are ten reasons why Bali should bleep a little louder on your vacation radar:
1. Culture Galore!
Bali has always placed a heavy emphasis on the performing arts, with dance, music and art festivals occurring year round. Head down to a local market and you're certain to find scores of artwork ready to beautify your home or office. If you aren't looking for culture-specific paintings or sculptures, you'll at the very least be endlessly entertained!
2. Relaxation Central
The island of Bali comes complete with hundreds of spas and resorts, each providing a peaceful sanctuary in this already tranquil environment. You won't have to look far for a massage as inexpensive as £5! Easy on your purse and your back muscles? It's the ultimate way to unwind.
3. Climate Control
With its close proximity to the equator, Bali manages an average temperature of about 31ºC year round (yes, that's even during the winter!). Summer is the best time to visit, as the humidity dies down, but we're pretty sure there's plenty of "right times" throughout the year to visit a tropical island.
4. Nicknames
Bali has been nicknamed the "Island of Love," "Island of Peace" and "Island of the Gods." Need we say more?
5. Picturesque? To say the least!
Name a geographical locale you'd like to see and Bali's got it. With six volcanoes, four lakes, sloping valleys, deep ravines, lush rainforests, natural hot springs and waterfalls that rise over 100 metres tall, this island is a tropical paradise. You'll have the opportunity to hike, sight see, splash around or all of the above!
6. Fit For the Silver Screen
Did you happen to catch the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's super-bestseller Eat, Pray, Love? Those sandy shores Julia Roberts fled to in order to gain balance? None other than Bali's Ubud and Padang-Padang beaches! There's a reason Roberts's character chose Indonesia, so dive in and see for yourself.
7. Crystal Waters
In 2010, Bali scored a 99.65% in water quality, based upon Indonesia's environmental quality index. If you've ever seen a photo of Bali's crystal blue waters, you know this to be true. These stunningly clean and clear waters are home to over 950 species of reef fish, and they can be home to you for as long a vacation as you like.
8. Coffee Lovers Welcome
Though fish and rice are major Balinese exports, Bali's main focus is coffee production! The locals dish out a sweeter, sometimes citrus flavored organic coffee that is certain to give any java lover the ultimate caffeine fix.
9. Safety First!
After facing turmoil in 2002 and 2005, the Balinese have worked diligently to restore the peace and safety they strive for as people. Bali is now an extremely safe island with fewer and fewer difficult encounters for tourists each year.
10. Feel the Tranquility
Over 93% of the Balinese population practices Hinduism, and with it comes a slew of temples, giving the island yet another nickname: the "Island of a Thousand Temples." There are so many, the government no longer attempts to count them, and some even suspect that there are more temples than homes. That being said, it's pretty easy to assume any trip to Bali will be filled with peace and tranquility, and plenty of religious celebrations and festivals to witness or take part in.
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USAToday asks: Could taking public transportation help you lose weight? Probably, but if you live in Chicago you'll be thin and broke after you lose your job for being late 10 times in two weeks. [USAToday]
I live 9 miles from my job and bike to work most days. (Unless it's really snowy, slushy, or rainy.)
I wouldn't have it any other way. I arrive refreshed after a good ride, it gives me more energy throughout the day and carries on into the evening, and I get cardio time in during commuting – at a time when I'd be sitting in a car.
And my route is near bus and rail lines so if weather turns nasty during the day I can grab a ride home.
Yes some do work way to far to commute by transit or bike – but many don't, and would serve themselves well by walking/transit or exploring some bikeable routes.
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Yeah but you have to get up earlier to bike to work…. that's the deal breaker for me…, as well as the physical exertion required.
I actually like taking public transportation… I won't go without my personal vehicle but when it makes sense, I'll do it.
I live not far (1/2 mile) from a station that serves the TRE train that runs between downtown Dallas and Fort Worth. If I need to be in either of those places, I use it. It also makes a convenient stop near the airport so sometimes I use it to avoid airport parking.
It won't get me to my office though. If it did, I'd probably use it.
I wouldn't mind taking the metro to work, except the nearest metro stop to me in Northern Virginia is 20 minutes away…and it only takes 35 to drive to work. Even if it were walking distance from my house, it's likely that I would have to get on the metro a whole hour to hour and a half earlier than I need to be at work, to account for the stops and delays. And when when I did get to the metro stop near work, I have to walk a few blocks. And where I work, I don't want to walk anywhere, especially not by myself. Maybe it's because everything looks really old that I get the feeling it is unsafe…or maybe it's the shootings at the mall down the street, or the sexual assaults in the area lately.
I'll continue driving to work and working out at a gym, but if there were a public transportation solution, I just might use it.
Yep, the Chicago public transit system is pretty miserable as far as equipment, employee courtesy, and being on time is concerned. Maybe I was just spoiled by BART.
@UpsetPanda: I used to live in Arlington and would walk about 20 minutes a day to get to the Ballston stop. I ended up on the orange line and then pick up the red line at metro center to get to Bethesda. It would normally take 1-1.5 hours each way. Looking back on that now, I don't know how I ever did that.
@Ex_EA_Slave: The CTA is gross… Add picking up a communicable disease to the Chicago transit bad-things list.
@Ex_EA_Slave: I never lived in a city with any real public transportation system (*cough*losangeles*cough) before moving to Chicago, and I still think it sucks.
@AD8BC: But 9 miles on a bike is probably 1/2 hour. I think that's how long I take. My perfect job I want is about a mile away from my house in town. I hope I get it one day. I'll walk everyday.
In SF, I could take the bus to/from work, which takes me an hour and 20 minutes each way, or drive for 20 minutes each way and pay $10 for parking across the street from my office.
Is my time worth more than $10/hour? Yep.
My commute with lights is 40 to work and 35 home. (a bit uphill into work)
Driving in the morning commute varies 20-30 minutes, but going home it can be 40-50.
So yeah it evens out – and it's an hour or so daily investment in my health and happiness
@jamesdenver: During the summer months, I ride my bike to my local bank branch rather than driving because it's close by (~6 miles). I love shooting past traffic while it's all jammed up.
Quick question, what attire do you wear? Bike have mud flaps, etc….?
So if you were charged the full impact (congestion pricing, pollution costs, unsubsidized price of gas) of driving your car to work, what would be the $/hr. that'd make you switch?
I took public transportation a few time when I lived in Boston. It mostly sucked, unless you had plenty of time to kill.
When I lived in Brighton I could either drive to work or take the 'T' to downtown Boston. I could make the drive in 20 minutes. Another 10 minutes to park and I was at work. If I took the 'T' (B, C or D lines) I could count on at least a 40 minute commute and quite often a 60 minute commute.
When I moved to Roslindale MA., I would drive the 30-45 minutes to get to Allston instead of wasting the 2-3 hours it would take to use public transportation.
All this and never leaving Boston (ok, I did travel through Brookline…but come on!!)
I zero balance my commute's externalities by fellating Al Gore every week.
@filmsnack: @AngrySicilian: @Ex_EA_Slave: And let's not forget, even though the RTA just had a budget shortage, we can now give free rides to seniors, disabled, and veterans. Well, at least until next year, when the CTA will beg for even more money and the middle class will end up paying for it.
i just wear shorts and a t-shirt – and some layers/gloves during winter. I keep some shirts/pants at works so change when I get in.
I'm not all Lance Armstrong and don't suit up with lycra and eight water bottles. I don't have fenders as I use my road bike, but do have lights for when it gets dark early. And I have a "rack trunk" for the back carrying a couple layers, lunch, and doing errands en route home.
I share a car with my other half – and having one car between two people has the best financial decision we ever made.
If you're a utility cyclist it takes a bit of logistics to start, but well worth it in the long term. As long as you don't care about everyone thinking you're poor because you're riding a bike for transportation in the U.S.
I love the shoutout to the disaster that is CTA. Thank god I don't have to be to work at a set time. If I did, I would never rely on CTA. We waited 30 minutes for a train with space available; gave up and looked for a cab; when a bus came we took it. And as a average-height, pregnant woman can I add that handles or straps on the bus and train that I could reach would make me feel a lot safer. I don't need a seat. I just don't want to fall! But I suppose the balancing act is really about as good as one of those Bosu balls, or whatever they are calle.d
Here's something interesting: As a provision of the clean air act, Federal Employees are given assistance in affording public transport. In DC, this is huge. I get $60/month in DC Metro Bucks to do $56 worth of commuting. As to exercise, let's see, I walk across the street to get the bus, walk a wee bit to get the train, then half a mile to Labor (lazy people take the train up a stop, then switch lines for one stop and cross the street). So, it's possible. It's not a lot of motion, but it's better than nothing.
In KC, my temp duty station, I get a bus pass. I walk between 3 blocks and 8 blocks to get the bus/get home from the bus, and nothing at work. Again, it is what you make it. If you want to take public trans and not move, it can happen. If you want to make it active, that can happen too.
@Dead Wrestlers Society: Metro Center is a nightmare. I try to avoid it as much as possible when I go into D.C. I wish I only had a 20 minute walk to a metro stop. Mine is 20 minutes driving. And there's nowhere to walk, you have to take a highway to get to it.
@PotKettleBlack: If I didn't get the subsidy, I would not ride Metro to work since my commute is long enough that I hit the fare cap ($4.50 each way).
I will ride it into DC though, if only to avoid dealing with the hassle of parking.
@theblackdog: Yeah, no amount of Metro fare or time can override that a lot of places in D.C. charge you $15 to park.
@jamesdenver: I got a bike from my old job(MBNA) for taking mass transit. They gave you $100 towards purchasing your tickets, and you got "points" when you signed into work. They had mystery days which were more points, etc… I got enough to get a Jeep full suspension mountain bike. I upgraded to hybrid tires so I can hit my local park, but it's easier to pedal on the road.
I'm guessing your rack(I have one too) is acting like a mudflap. I don't carry bottles, I have a old camelbak(70oz) that I use when biking and walking, and use my bottle holder to hold my homemade RC-car -battery-powered-LED-flashlight battery pack. I also have a old trip computer to gauge my distance/speed.
I forgot to mention, my bus/train combo takes 40 minutes. Driving into DC is not really an option. No parking and traffic is abyssmal. Oh, and I pay gas, whereas you pay my metro through federal taxes, and DC residents subsidize it.
If you read books or the newspaper, public transit is the bomb.
@Dead Wrestlers Society: Why would you live so far from where you worked?
@theblackdog: The subsidy is nice though.
If you've done your real estate homework, you see how metro availability drives up rents/home prices.
In Boston, some subway lines are better than others. It's a good deal for me because: (1) my commute is less than 25 minutes door-to-door (including walking a couple of blocks on either end); (2) my monthly pass ($59) gets deducted from my pay pre-tax; (3) MA has an income tax deduction for commuter expenses. My alternative would be a 15-minute drive and daily parking would cost $30. As an added benefit, I only put gas in my car's tank a grand total of 9 times last year.
@matto: Really? You'd rather do that than take mass transit?
@dariaclone: I'm in the same boat. But last week I actually HAD to get to work at a particular time. It should be 30 minutes, door-to-door, and I left my house more than 45 minutes before I needed to be at work. After waiting for over 20 minutes for a bus (during rush hour, on a main artery), I ended up taking a cab to work. Ironically, that was the day my bus route would have been eliminated had the 8th last-minute bailout in a row hadn't taken place.
My personal favorite thing about the CTA situation is that when you rode my bus prior to the last bailout, while it was still slated for elimination, there was a recorded message letting passengers know when the bus would eventually stop existing if the CTA didn't get it's money. The date was badly dubbed in because they had to keep changing it with every successive bailout. It was like calling Moviefone.
@filmsnack: Please excuse the "it's/its" swapout. I hate me. It's Friday.
@neithernor: Well… he does live in SF…
In a sad not-really-coincidence, my brother's commute into Chicago took three hours today because his Metra train broke down. He still has to put in 8 hours so he probably won't get home til after 9 tonight.
@filmsnack: Chicago looks like real mass
transit, but it's almost as effective as L.A.'s. For a city with real
mass transit try New York or San Francisco.
@Ex_EA_Slave: Yup, BART is a great system. I've been using it for twelve years, and it's rarely late. I think I was only delayed more than a half hour once or twice.
I know someone who takes the VRE into DC, then the red line – it's not cheap, but neither is gas – it takes him about an hour to get to and from work, but he prefers that to sitting in traffic on 95 South, which is inevitably… god, I hate that road.
I lived in Nashville for a year and a half. It's like they don't WANT their bus system to succeed. They stick stops in the most random places and I usually had a comfortable ride because the bus was near-empty. It has potential- if they'd advertise it.
I don't drive- I leave it up to Portland's public transport. It's pretty decent, plus it's free downtown (though I buy a monthly pass since I live outside downtown). They have a Transit Tracker system where you can look online or call a number to find out when your bus is coming; you can't trust the schedules though since the bus always comes at a different time.
You can take the MAX light-rail from the airport to downtown easily, which is awesome for travelers.
Really? CTA is *that* bad? I take the red line daily to work from the north end down into the loop. Work 9-5:30. Never been late, almost always get a seat, even in peak times. I've always found it can get me to where I need to be on time…
I'm the opposite. I've been on mass transit for 13 years, and I've been driving more and more.
Why? Because there's no parking after 6:10 AM at the bus stop where I start my trip. At this point, I'm waking up at 5:00 AM just so I can get a parking space. They can't/won't add parking , and at $55 a ticket for illegally parking where I can near the bus stop, you can add all the congestion fees you want, you're not getting close to the cost of dealing with parking fines.
@PotKettleBlack: Yeah, most military bases will pay for your monthly bus pass.
I'm 21 miles from work. I live about 5 miles from the nearest express bus straight to work. I'm tempted. If gas prices stayed north of $3 for a while and I wasn't moving in June, I'd be all over it. I'm just not a morning person, so getting up earlier to drive to catch the bus doesn't always work (weak excuse). Still, savings $15 a week, not to mention insurance and mx savings, would be nice.
When I worked in Sunnyvale (Silicon Valley) it was 20 miles from home so a bike was out of the question. I could take public transit…but the 2 trains I'd have to take would be more expensive/time consuming than driving 45 min each way.
Now I work 15 miles from work but start at 5am. There is no public transit that early, my carpool buddy and I can't even use the carpool lane for the bridge because it doesn't start until 5am.
Overall: Public transit sucks. BART is good if I want to go to SF.
@UpsetPanda: Since I don't actually work in DC, I don't have to pay for parking at work, but they are reducing spaces to encourage more people to take PT or carpool.
@PotKettleBlack: Oh yeah, living near a metro station has definitely driven up prices, and now that they're looking at developing the land right by the station, it's going to go up further.
@UpsetPanda: Oh yeah, and there's also the fact that if there is no nearby parking garage, good luck trying to find parking on the street that is anywhere near your destination.


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538.07 Penalty for violation of chapter.—
(1) Except where otherwise provided herein, a person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 and by a fine not to exceed $10,000.
(2) When the lawful owner recovers stolen property from a secondhand dealer and the person who sold or pledged the stolen property to the secondhand dealer is convicted of theft, a violation of this section, or dealing in stolen property, the court shall order the defendant to make restitution to the secondhand dealer or the lawful owner, as applicable, pursuant to s. 775.089.
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The board is "unforgiving"
A little background on me before I ask my question: I learned how to board on my friend's Burton Vapor (I know, right?). He rides goofy, and I ride regular, but he never changed the binding settings. I learned how to carve in about 3-4 sessions... while riding regular on goofy settings. This was the winter on 2012.
Fast forward to now, I can do greens, blues, and blacks just fine with my Flying V, but I feel like I've pretty much pushed that board to its limits and I want to upgrade. I have been looking at the Custom X and all the specs and tech seem to be amazing. I am looking for a faster board, but I have seen many reviews on it, calling it "unforgiving". Can you guys please give me a better understanding on what that truly means? I don't want to ride the thing and just eat snow the whole time on the mountain. I can carve well, but it's apparently pretty easy to do on a Flying V. How about on the Custom X? Thanks guys!
Unforgiving can mean many things, and it depends on what you compare. Unforgiving has a negative note, but can be positive, depending on what you seek.... e.g. you could translate "forgiving" to "less precise". The term is usually used for advanced boards on the stiffer side, which - if you know what you do with your edges - ride more precise, responsive, predictable and stable than soft boards. They'll do exactly and immediately what you "tell" them, enabeling control e.g. when riding higher speed or carving. But the more precise a board is, the more you also need to ride them precisely. They won't "forgive" you akward movements i.e. they'll react to these unintended akward movements as precisely and immediately as to intended ones. If you're a beginner, you don't want a board which reacts immediately to each slight weight shift cos you haven't control over you body n balance yet. You need a "forgiving" board, i.e. one that forgives (=won't react to) slight off balance movements. The more you advance (= have control over your movements) the more you'll seek for a board which translates your precise movements.
Kind of like driving a normal station wagon vs. a Porsche :)
They also can be unforgiving in terms of being less smoothe in uneven terrain. While you can cruise pretty stiff legged on a soft board over crud (it'll bend and absorb the unevenness), you're likely to get bucked off on a stiff board doing the same. The stiffer the board, the more you'll need to use your knees as bumpers.
Are you aware of the difference between a carve and a skidded turn? It's kind of essential to judge, if the Custom X would suit you well... If you actually do carve (rail through a turn a leaving a clean trench, no skidding) would mean that you have pretty good control over you weight distribution and movements. If you'd like to progress that skill (tighter turns, get more acceleration out of the turn, at higher speed, longer deeper perfect trenches), the Custom X would be a sweet board.
The Custom X will be less forgiving than your Flying V (it's camber shape is more catchy, you have to do precise transitions), but compared to other rather stiff advanced boards, it is pretty forgiving cos it still has smoothe dampening in uneven terrain (where e.g. a Volkl Coal will rattle your teeth). If you want a board that carves great and is stable at speed and still pretty smoothe in crud, the Custom X is great. The NS Raptor would be an option as well (that one less catchy due to its hybrid rocker shape and better in pow, if that's also something you want to aim at, but it's bit less precise due to this shape than the camber of the Custom X, e.g. if you want to straight line flatbased).
You will be just fine. I have a quiver of burton boards, 2 Flying V, 2 cambered. I'm an intermediate rider. If I ride FV for a few consecutive days then switch to camber I will need to pay a little more attention, particularly first day I switch but it's not like you get pounded.
The most common place this happens is not when riding aggressively but when lazily cruising or traversing, at end of day when you're not paying attention.
Go for it, sounds like you're plenty ready.
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Was your friends vapor a full camber board? Camber can be construed as unforgiving because the contract points in your boards edge are the furthest away from your feet on a camber shape. It'll be really fast, hard carving beast. May not be the best choice for So Cal resorts but that's ok. Ultimately everybody learns to ride whatever it is they purchase in the whatever terrain they're riding.
The Custom X will be fine, people are pussies these days... If you're looking for more stability at speed then the Custom X will work. Can't you demo a board somewhere?
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Check out videos on youtube of ryan knapton buttering on a custom x and see how unforgiving it looks. It is just a slightly stiffer all mountain freestyle board. If you can ride it should be fine.
What Lamps says is true. I would most often catch an edge and eat shit
near the end of the day, when I was tired and sore, and paying more attention to my aching thighs than my technique!!
Another good time to pay close attention to technique is when going slow or at middlin' speed on cut up, and tracked out hard pack or icy conditions. That's when your contact points are more likely to catch on a rut or track and punish you for inattention.
Hope none of that puts you off going for it! If you ride as well as you claim? You really shouldn't have much trouble. :thumbsup:
Wow, thanks for all the awesome feedback and comments, you guys rock. I would demo it, but knowing myself, I'll buy it anyways and learn how to ride it. :laugh:
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Figure out what you really want out of a board and then see what models fit that. Don't find a board then see if it fits your style.
If you just want all the fancy shit but aren't looking for a board to go uber fast on and carve super hard just get an Antler.
Add for that dude buttering the X, you can cut down a tree with a hatchet, but isn't a chainsaw more efficient and more fun? Right tool for the job. Just cause someone else can bend the fuck out of that board doesn't make it any easier to ride for the average rider.
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I'm not saying he should use the custom x for a park board or anything. Just pointed out that a skilled rider can butter the hell out it so someone who has progressed to the point that they feel the flying v(custom flying v is my assumption) no longer suits them who also learned originally on a cambered board should be able to ride the x just fine. Is it the perfect board for the op? I don't know. Are there tons of other boards that would suit the op as well? Absolutely. Is the custom x to " unforgiving" for the op(which was the original question)? I doubt it.
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As I was waiting for the Sullivan mobile locksmith to show up, I spotted something that looked vaguely familiar.
For $1, I could buy two pots of yellow-blooming purslane, which I have seen people in mid-Missouri identify as a weed. Easy to do since it grows almost everywhere including sidewalk cracks, in my deck pots; almost anywhere there is soil, and bad soil, at that.
The plant is a native of India and a relative to the dry-loving Portulaca or moss rose. It grew all over our gardens in South America, and I can still remember the delight years later when I saw a teeny tiny pot of the colorful flowers at a local garden center.
They lose something in scale but they are still one of the prettiest, hardiest and long-lasting annuals one can grow in mid-Missouri's increasingly hot, dry summer weather.
According to the Missouri Botanical Garden, purslane is grown as a vegetable in most other parts of the world except North America. In specialty markets, Portulaca oleracea sells for $7 a pound, in part because it has to be harvested before the day-long-only yellow flowers turn to seeds.
Most recipes call for only the tips, and leaves, although I found an older recipe that said the whole plant can be either boiled or blanched and served with butter, salt and pepper.
One of the more amazing facts about purslane is that it has more omega-3 fatty acids than any other leafy vegetable, even more than found in similar servings of salmon or fish oil. It also has plenty of vitamins A, B and C, iron, magnesium, calcium and potassium. And we don't have to deliberately fish it or plant it!
The flavor is mildly but pleasantly sour. When it marinates with other vegetables, I can barely detect it is in the dish but I like the green color it adds. In terms of texture, it is slightly slimy like okra, which may explain why in some countries it is used as a soup thickener.
It is best used fresh but I have nicely stored a supply when I didn't have time to immediately use it. Wrap in a moist paper towel and store in a plastic bag in the refrigerator vegetable bin.
Purslane has a nice crisp crunch and is a perfect alternative to salad greens like Romaine lettuce and spinach. I have also been adding it to my cucumber salad concoctions.
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Purslane Cucumber Salad
1 cup purslane, large stems removed
1 tablespoon olive oil
3-4 tablespoons red wine vinegar (more like a generous splash)
1 teaspoon sugar
1-2 sliced cucumbers
1-2 sliced tomatoes
Page 2 of 2 - Red onion, salt and pepper to taste
Let cucumbers and red onions marinate in the oil and vinegar for a couple of days, and then add tomatoes and purslane right before serving.
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I have a 1990 or 1991 Lindig Chipper/Shredder and I am looking for some information about it. What it is worth, features, that kind of thing. Also - Need Chipper Blades for a Lindig G50 - Does anyone know of a source?
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Lindig Mfg Corp.
1875 W. Country Road C
St. Paul, MN 55113
And at the History of Minnesota Floriculture:
"Frank Lindig started the Lindig Manufacturing Company on the north border of the University of Minnesota's St. Paul Campus in 1940. His first product was a very popular soil shredder which was also sold overseas. Other innovative new products introduced by the company included the first commercial, aerated steam soil sterilization wagons (1960) and the first true front-end loader, tractor fed soil shredder/screener. Lindig's son John now runs the business which makes landscape equipment as well. "
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I had a Lindig XP-930 chipper that I modified early on and ran for 25 years
with no problems. As it came to me...worn badly, it had two 5/8 inch case
hardened bolts that were used on the bottom of a spring loaded bed feed
plate. It would run 10 hours and then the bolts would break and of course
the knives would dig into the bed plate and the whole thing stopped running.
I modified it by removing the springs completely and putting in heavy solid
steel blocks to hold the bed plate in place. This worked great. Sold the
machine reluctantly about 5 years ago.
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Lindig for all three. You could make some from, if I remember right, 7/16 x
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degree angle needed. They were held in place by wedges. Never any problem
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chipping pine would coat the blades with resin which slowed it up a bit. It
was all hand feed and a lot of work. I wanted a machine that had power feed.