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Here's a new crossword to mark the opening of the Summer Olympics in Rio tomorrow. Click here to download a PDF version or here to do online. Happy puzzling!
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on August 04, 2016 at 08:05 AM in Crosswords, Sport, Vocabulary | Permalink
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If, like me, you spend most of your day sitting in front of a computer screen, you should be interested in new research which suggests that the harmful effects of a sedentary lifestyle can be offset by doing one hour of physical activity a day. I've used this Guardian article about the study as the basis for another 'cloze' crossword puzzle, which you can find here.
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on July 29, 2016 at 08:01 AM in Crosswords, Health, Science | Permalink
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July and August are a pretty quiet time for blogging, but although I haven't posted many articles recently, I have been working on some new projects, including a new book of crosswords. However, this crossword is more of an experiment, and I think I can say that it's the first ever 'cloze' crossword, so called because instead of the usual clues, there's a gapped text. You can find the crossword (and many more 'traditional' ones) over on my other site, Crossword English. Let me know what you think!
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on July 28, 2016 at 08:13 AM in Crosswords, Science | Permalink
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Today's cartoon by Peter Brookes from The Times shows the scene at new UK PM Theresa May's first cabinet meeting.
COMMENTARYThe cartoonist plays on the double meaning of the word 'affairs'. Boris Johnson's official title is 'Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs' (usually abbreviated to 'foreign secretary') but he is also know for his 'affairs' with women (which is why he has lipstick kisses on his face). So when Theresa May says 'Not those sort, Boris!', she means 'not those sort of affairs'.
GRAMMAROne might expect 'those sorts (of affairs)', but as explained here, 'sort' can be used as an 'unchanged plural'.
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on July 20, 2016 at 02:13 PM in Cartoons, Grammar, News, Politics | Permalink
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This weekend saw the start of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, the world's greatest bike race. To mark the occasion, here's a special Tour de France crossword that will test your knowledge of cycling vocabulary.
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on July 04, 2016 at 08:06 AM in Crosswords, Sport, Vocabulary | Permalink
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There have been many reactions to Britain's vote to the the EU (aka Brexit), but this bitterly ironic poem by English poet Luke Wright expresses what many 'Remain' voters are feeling. He reads it brilliantly too.
It's Great to Have My Country Back by Luke Wright
The dream of '45 is deadunited Europe full of leaddivision reigns but SHIT THE BEDIt's great to have my country back!
The markets shake like Georgie Bestas Farridge thumps his flabby chestand struts about like Kanye WestIt's great to have my country back!
Boo sucks to you Miss Merkel Frauno Englishman will ever bowour pound is worth a penny nowIt's great to have my country back!
And here they come the dull and drabthe clumsy, half-pissed power grabAngela Eagle! Stephen Crabb!It's great to have my country back!
It's great to have my country backwell some of it at leastas Sturgeon whips her scalpel outand Belfast calls the priest
Auf Wiedersehen controlling Krautsbehold our future - mapped by louts -where Brussels only come with sproutsIt's great to have my country back!
Experts? Pah, what total toshthey take backhanders off the BoschNah, I trust Boris, cos he talks posh.It's great to have my country back!
Chin-up Charlie, don't get misignore the racists popping fizz.Look how straight this banana is!It's great to have my country back!
At last our plucky nation's freeHurrah for Bojo sipping teaand laughing: Me me me me me me!It's great to have my country back!
COMMENTAlthough the narrator of the poem is ostensibly a 'Brexiteer' ("We want our country back" was one of the 'Leave' campaign's most successful slogans), the tone is clearly ironic. When Luke Wright says "It's great to have my country back!", he really means the opposite.
NOTESTeachers could use this poem with more advanced classes but there are probably some things that would need explanation. These notes may help:
1. The 'dream of '45' refers to the post-war (1945) creation of the EU, whose main aim was to make another war in Europe impossible2. 'full of lead' - lead bullets, i.e., having been metaphorically shot3. SHIT THE BED - an expression of surprise (not polite!)4. George Best was a legendary Manchester United footballer who became an alcoholic, hence the shakes5. Farridge - 'wrong' pronunciation of 'Farage', UKIP leader6. '(Ya) boo sucks to' (someone) is a slang phrase used to insult people7. Miss Merkel Frau: Angela Merkel, German Chancellor8. half-pissed: half-drunk9. Angela Eagle: contender for the Labour Party leadership10. Stephen Crabb: contender for the Conservative Party leadership11. Sturgeon: Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish first minister. There's a play on the word 'surgeon'. A surgeon uses a scalpel to cut people open. Sturgeon want to cut Scotland off from the rest of the UK (Scottish independence is 'back on the table' after Brexit)12. Belfast: capital of Northern Ireland, which voted to remain in the EU. You call a priest when someone is dying.13. Auf Wiedersehen: 'goodbye' in German14. Krauts: offensive slang word for Germans (from sauerkraut?)15. Lout: rude, offensive person16. Brussels: EU capital and a metonym for the EU as a whole17: Sprouts: Brussels sprouts are a vegetable16. Tosh: rubbish ('Leave' campaigner Michael Gove famously said "people in this country have had enough of experts")17. Backhanders: bribes (Gove also suggested the experts predicting post-Brexit chaos were being funded by the EU)18. Boris: Boris Johnson, ex-mayor of London, leading Brexit campaigner19. Posh: upper class (Boris went to Eton public school)20. Chin-up: 'keep your chin up' means 'remain cheerful in difficult circumstances'21. Mis: miserable (?)22. Popping fizz: opening bottles of champagne (to celebrate the victory against immigration). Racist incidents have already increased.23. Banana: one of the biggest myths surrounding the EU is that they tried to ban 'bent' bananas (see here)24. Bojo: nickname for Boris Johnson
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 30, 2016 at 08:19 AM in Lesson ideas, Politics | Permalink
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Today's cartoon by Chappatte illustrates the phenomenon of so-called 'buyer's remorse' in relation to Brexit. Buyer's remorse is the sense of regret after having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a car or house. In the case of the EU Referendum, many of those who voted 'Leave' are now having second thoughts as they see the catastrophic economic consequences, and realize that many of the promises made by the 'Out' campaign will not be kept. In fact, a new term has been coined to describe this feeling: Bregret.
THE CARTOONThe cartoon shows a stereotypical 'City gent' complete with umbrella and bowler hat (does anyone actually wear those any more?), standing in front of a 'Leave' campaign poster, whose slogan is 'Let's take our country back'. The gent, who has been reading about the economic chaos and 'Leave' campaign lies (note the picture of Boris Johnson), asks, "Can I take my vote back?"
COMMENTAlthough there has been much talk about a second referendum or the possibility of the government delaying the start of the exit procedure indefinitely, it does seem as if we are definitely heading towards a Brexit. The big question is: on what terms? The negotiations promise to be long and hard ...
ALSO SEE• Brexit cartoons (The English Blog)• Cartoon: UK Votes for Brexit (The English Blog)
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 29, 2016 at 08:06 AM in Britain, Cartoons, Politics | Permalink
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The world's editorial cartoonists have wasted no time reacting to Britain's referendum vote to leave the EU, aka Brexit. This one by Dave Granlund shows UK PM David Cameron being forced to walk the plank.
THE CARTOONThe cartoon employs a metaphor which has been used quite a lot in relation to Brexit — the UK as a ship (see here, here and here). In this case, one could imagine it's a pirate ship since David Cameron is being forced to 'walk the plank', a method of execution practiced by pirates, and a reference to his more or less enforced resignation following the disastrous referendum defeat. He is tied up, and at his back is a sword with a Brexit ballot paper on it. We can't see who's holding the sword but it could be anyone who voted 'Remain' for a start! Cameron says, "I've decided to step down", which is a play on words since "to step down" means to resign, and he's literally stepping down from (or rather off) the gangplank.
COMMENTIronically, Cameron himself used the 'ship' metaphor in his resignation speech: "I will do everything I can as prime minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months, but I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination."
MORE BREXIT CARTOONS• Brexit! (Daryl Cagle)• Brexit 2106 (Cagle.com)• Brexit: Cartoonists around the world react to EU referendum result (The Independent)• These Cartoons Sum Up The World's Reaction To Brexit (Huffington Post)• The world's most striking Brexit reactions, through cartoons (Washington Post)• Cartoonists draw Brexit (Politico)• EU referendum: Matt's best Brexit cartoons (Telegraph)• Brexit: why Britain left the EU, explained with a simple cartoon (Vox)• Martin Rowson on the Brexit vote – cartoon (Guardian)• Project Leave by Ingram Pinn• Brexit Missile Strike by Graeme MacKay• Referendum Bandit by Brian Adcock (The Independent)• Up Goes the Drawbridge by Mark Knight (Herald Sun)• Adams cartoon (Telegraph)• Brexit of Champions (David Rowe - very good this one)
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 25, 2016 at 07:22 AM in Britain, Cartoons, Politics | Permalink
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To be more accurate, England and Wales voted to leave the EU. Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain. Now the fun begins ... Chappatte's cartoon sums things up perfectly.
COMMENTI went to bed confident of a victory for 'Remain', so it was an awful shock to wake up and find that 'Leave' had won. A very sad day for Britain and Europe ...
ALSO SEE• Britain votes for Brexit after dramatic night leaves nation divided (Guardian)• Britain votes to leave EU (Independent)• Brexit: What happens now? (BBC)
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 24, 2016 at 08:02 AM in Cartoons, Politics | Permalink
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And so, after a long, ugly, and bitterly divisive campaign, we finally come to EU referendum day. Which way will Britain vote? We should find out in the early hours of Friday morning but I'm cautiously optimistic that 'Remain' will win.
CARTOON Adams' cartoon from The Telegraph shows a little old lady with a dog in a garden that resembles a Union Jack. She is at a crossing in the path is studying a sign that gives the choice between 'Out' or 'In'.
COMMENTThe visual metaphor doesn't need any explanation, but I don't think the choice of the elderly woman to represent the undecided voter is haphazard. We know that younger people are more likely to vote for 'Remain' and older people (men especially) for 'Leave'. So, in a very close contest, it could well be the older female voter who will tip the balance.
ALSO SEE• Chappatte cartoon• The final countdown! All to play for as 11% of voters say they have yet to decide which way they will vote in today's historic EU referendum
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 23, 2016 at 08:24 AM in Britain, Cartoons, Politics | Permalink
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COMMENTHaving lived outside the UK for more than 15 years, I'm not entitled to vote in the EU referendum. However, I'm still a Brit at heart and have kept my British nationality. Viewed from across the Channel, the ugly Brexit debate has been nothing short of a national tragedy/travesty, and both sides have a lot to answer for. However, the decision to remain or leave really is a no-brainer, so let's hope the English (because the outcome largely depends on them) don't succumb to midsummer madness, and that they collectively come to their senses when it comes to the crunch. Fingers crossed ...
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 22, 2016 at 02:13 PM in Britain, Politics | Permalink
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On the eve of the UK's EU referendum, Chappatte's latest cartoon highlights one of the possible consequences of a Brexit.
CARTOONThe cartoon shows a man lowering a barrier with the words 'Keep Out' on it (a clear metaphor for Brexit). However, a Scottish man (note the kilt, tartan, and tam o'shanter) tells him 'Hold it!'
EXPLANATIONA majority of Scots (and Welsh, and Northern Irish) want to remain in the EU, so if the UK (i.e., the English) votes to leave the EU, that could trigger a second Scottish referendum and lead to the break-up of the UK. In which case, Scotland could apply to rejoin the EU (though it's not a foregone conclusion).
VOCABULARYIf you tell someone to 'Hold it' you want them to stop doing what they are doing.
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 22, 2016 at 08:14 AM in Cartoons, News, Politics | Permalink
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On 23rd June Britain will decide by a referendum whether it will remain in the European Union or if it will leave – the so-called Brexit option. The opinion polls show the race is a close one as the national debate gets louder and louder. But what does it all mean? I thought it would be interesting to study the question with my EM Normandie students, so here's what I did.
1. Used this PowerPoint to introduce the topic and get some discussion going.2. Took the students to the multimedia room to work on this interactive video lesson I created using the excellent EdPuzzle site.
3. Held a debate/discussion on whether the UK should remain in the EU or not (you can see the question on the PPT).4. Got the class to vote on the question. You can make some ballot papers to make it more realistic.5. Did this Brexit crossword (I got my students to do the online version in groups, but you can also download the PDF and print it out).6. You can download the a transcript of the video here, and use it to make your your own exercises here or here.
COMMENTThere was a big majority in favour of 'Remain', which coming from French students says a lot. If only the British were so level-headed ...
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 16, 2016 at 11:18 AM in Britain, Lesson plans, Politics, Speaking, Video | Permalink
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It's just one week until the UK's EU referendum, which, according to who you believe, will either result in the end of civilization as we know it, or a glorious new future for an independent Britain, finally freed from the overbearing grip of faceless EU bureaucrats in Brussels. Who's right? Only time will tell ...
You've probably heard the term 'Brexit', but do you know what's behind it? You can test your knowledge by doing today's crossword.
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 15, 2016 at 10:51 AM in Britain, Crosswords, Politics, Vocabulary | Permalink
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Today's crossword is a General English one at intermediate level. Click here to do the online version or download a PDF that you can print out and complete in the traditional way — using a pencil.
Posted by Jeffrey Hill on June 14, 2016 at 07:46 AM in Crosswords, Vocabulary | Permalink
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Hillsdale's Davis and Draves Think Locally and Act Globally
Draves and Davis
By Jamie Larson
Ken Davis and Kevin Draves run two traditional small-town businesses in Hillsdale, New York: an ice cream parlor and a "lifestyle boutique," but their unique approach and style are anything but ordinary. The couple's artistic taste and community mindedness are a big part of the reason the little village at the crossroads of the Berkshires and the Hudson Valley has become such a draw for people driving through.
For all the time they put in at Village Scoop and Passiflora, it's a surprise that those businesses are not their day jobs. Draves, a costume supervisor for movies and television, and Davis, a photographer and a 20-year volunteer with GMHC and their Friends In Deed Groups, spend the weekdays in the city and weekends behind the counters of their businesses, adjacent to each other in the center of town.
"We always loved this area and knew the village square was sort of this hidden gem," Draves says.
A milkshake special at Village Scoop.
Draves and Davis met 21 years ago in New York before buying their home in Copake in early 2001. After a few years of keeping to themselves they wanted to become a more involved part of the community, opening Passiflora and later renovating the abandoned, flame-covered tattoo parlor next door into their modern ice cream shop. They're now a part of a pleasant business district that seems to be adding interesting and diverse new stores and eateries all the time. Just this summer Village Scoop boldly expanded its operation to include local cheese plates, salads and yogurts, and are making "mocktails" as the area's first alcohol-free bar.
"In a village this size, we all have to support each other and that's really important to us," says Draves. "Anyone who comes in, we are constantly talking up the other places in town."
"If Eyes Could Speak" by Ken Davis
Davis and Draves aren't just trying to give back to Hillsdale but to their global community as well. The two first traveled to India and Nepal five years ago with friends and became involved with Himalayan Healthcare and Jeevankala, the charity's shop through which indigenous women sell handmade items to support their families. Passiflora carries many of these goods, which are part of vital micro economies. Davis and Draves have since returned to the region twice, even helping Jeevankala design and set up a new shop in Katmandu. They'll be returning again this fall. Many of the other intriguing items at Passiflora take on new meaning when you find out they go to support world charities and people in emerging markets.
"It's what we were able to do to help support them. It's not that hard for us to do and it means so much," Davis says, adding that the store is packed with stuff they love and believe in. "But we also wanted to have a price point that's for everyone. A lot of times we're thinking about our friends and neighbors and what they like."
While traveling, Davis embraced his passion for the people he met through his photography, taking photos of enchanting settings and the strangers-turned-friends along the way. His photos are now on display at the Roe Jan Community Library through September 11.
"It wasn't difficult to communicate, even though we didn't speak the same language," Davis says of the people he met and photographed.
Draves exuberantly talks up Davis' photos and the meaningful experiences behind them but is modest when discussing his career accomplishments. His filmography is impressive. He's worked as costume supervisor on television shows and movies as diverse as they are acclaimed. He's helped outfit stars in high style and period attire in Sex and the City, Taking Woodstock, Julie and Julia, and Boardwalk Empire and helped superheroes don leather and cape in The Dark Night Rises and Daredevil. He says he's really excited to see the next release bearing his fingerprints, Ang Lee's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.
It's easy and enjoyable to peruse Passiflora or treat yourself at Village Scoop oblivious to the personal aspects — the compassionate world view and keen artistry — the owners bring to their small-town businesses. But their story gives you one more big reason to stop in Hillsdale and see what's so special at the crossroads.
"People say, 'this is one of our favorite places on our way to…'" says Draves. "We came up here to get away but then we met all these amazing people. Now we're in a position where we're able to give back to the community. That feels good. We are stronger together."
2638 State Route 23, Hillsdale, NY
Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
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2640 State Route 23, Hillsdale, NY
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Grillsdale: Major Sizzle At A Grilled Food Feast in Hillsdale
By Lisa Green
When Joanna Virello moved to Hillsdale, New York from the city, the food publicist knew she wanted to do a food event. "This is God's country," she says. "I wanted to shine a spotlight on the town."
That spotlight will shed a glow on not just the town but the bounty coming out of the Route 22 corridor in a new event, Grillsdale 2016 at the Hilltop Barn at Roeliff Jansen Park on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 6-10:30 p.m., rain or shine.
Grillsdale will be more than a farm-to-table food fest. It will be a grill competition among some of the most renowned chefs in the area, special big name guests from New York and beyond, celebrity judges, local beverage purveyors, three alt-country bands, and a raffle for a Raleigh Port Townsend bike (complete with beer rack). Of course, all of the meat and produce will be coming from local farms, but the offerings may be a little different from what you've seen at other outdoor get-togethers.
The entry fee includes tastings of nine different dishes, including Mexican sliders from Dafna Mizrahi of Monte's Local Kitchen and Tap Room (she was a Chopped champion); pork belly tacos from Charlie Norman of 52 Main in Millerton and an Argentine dish by special guest Rolo Scarpetti who runs a restaurant in southern Brazil. Jack Peele from JACüTERIE at Herondale Farm will be serving Thai/Vietnamese bahn mi with Thai sausage. David Wurth of Crossroads Café in Hillsdale will supply dessert.
And don't cross this event off your list if you're a vegetarian. Justin Panzer from The Oakhurst Diner will be grilling veggies on a six-foot grill, and there'll be an auxiliary grill offering Mexican street corn.
Judges include John Markus of BBQ Pitmasters fame (and a Craryville resident) and Steven Abrams, CEO and owner of Magnolia Bakery and the newly spawned downtown NYC branch of JG Mellon, which is considered by some to be the best burger joint in the city (he's also an Ancram resident). Attendees will get to vote, too.
Virello says once she and her cohorts at the Hillsdale-based events team Shire 935 Productions (Barbara Olsen Pascale and Meghan McCann) had the concept in place, they received an incredible amount of cooperation from local restaurants, farms, businesses and town officials. And because Virello is both a food and bicycling fanatic, she wanted the event to have a bike-related component. "It was a no-brainer to involve the Harlem Valley Rail Trail," she says. A portion of the event proceeds will be contributed to the trail.
Chefs competing on grills in the hills, showcasing not only their grill skills but the quality and range of meat and produce at our local and regional farms. What could be better? Tickets are moving fast; reserve yours now.
Grillsdale 2016
Saturday, Aug. 27, 6-10:30 p.m.
Hilltop Barn at Roeliff Jansen Park
9140 Rt. 22, Hillsdale, NY
Tickets, $65
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KentPresents 2016: A Festival Of Big Thinking, Year Two
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Christopher Buckley on "World Order" last year.
By Jamie Larson
Out in the beautiful and remote hills of Litchfield County, Conn., KentPresents is about to embark on its second annual "influential new ideas festival." In our own back yard, on August 18-20, experts of the highest regard in science, policy, literature, business, education, the arts and perhaps most intriguingly, geopolitical statecraft, will meet to speak and mingle.
The exclusive three-day festival, created through the intellectual curiosity and civic generosity of Kent residents Benjamin and Donna Rosen, includes 84 speakers, 43 sessions, and just 300 attendees, at the prestigious Kent School. The Rosens are building on the success of last year's inaugural festival which raised an impressive $100,000 for 26 local charities. Tickets are still available.
Nobel winning economist Paul Krugman (left) with Ford Foundation President Darren Walker (right), during "Income Inequality: Consequences and Solutions," last year.
"Last year we didn't know what to expect," says Benjamin Rosen, who is, among many other things, a former venture capitalist, chairman emeritus of Compaq Computer, and chairman emeritus and current life trustee of the California Institute of Technology. "We were concerned about getting speakers and attendees, and whether it would be worthwhile. I believe we succeeded at all three."
Rosen says Kent Presents is small by design, and the conversations that occur between all present is a huge part of the festival's value and appeal. It was important that they have a diverse slate of speakers different from the previous year, with a few exceptions. Reappearing most notably this year is the usually elusive former Secretary of State and local resident Henry Kissinger who will be sitting down for two panels, one in discussion with former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Richard Dearlove, and another on China with former U.S. Ambassador to China, J. Stapleton Roy.
"The intimacy is part of our appeal," Rosen says. "People get to meet with presenters. We stress mingling. Last year there were a lot of first meetings of people who have continued meaningful relationships."
Guests, including Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (center), mingle with speakers, Christopher Buckley (far left) and Jay Kriegel (left) at a cocktail reception.
Political presentation topics range from global affairs like "Understanding Putin's Russia" and "Cuba: The Next Five Years," to prescient national issues like "Where is the Supreme Court Headed" and "The Key Issues that Elect the President."
The full list of speakers and their impressive titles includes elected officials, ambassadors, cabinet members from international governments, leaders of industry, technology and commerce, top journalists and educators, leading scientists in medicine and theoretical physics, and many more. And we haven't even touched on the arts.
Donna Rosen (pictured at right with her husband) was a contemporary art gallery owner in New Orleans, and is now active in philanthropy and the visual arts. A board member of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, and American Friends of the British Museum, her influence balances the festival with presentations focusing on "Are Old Masters Still Relevant" and "The 'Hamilton' Impact."
Rosen is excited about the entire lineup and says that some discussions are not just presentations but a window into progress of public thought in action. Catching Rosen's financially minded eye is a discussion on the idea of universal income. It's not just the idea that's interesting (that all citizens should receive a basic income from the government every year as a form of social protection) but also the perspectives of those discussing them. Both Charles Murray, a libertarian scholar, and Andrew Stern, former president of the SEIU, will be speaking in favor of the idea — from notably different angles.
"One thing that fascinates me," Rosen says, "is the appeal on the left and the right. This is a panel where I don't know if people like this have ever gotten together before."
There will also be a discussion of the very recent discovery of gravitational waves, which emanated from the collision of two black holes 1.4 billion light years away. The event occurred back when we were little more than loose cells in a tide pool, but last year, scientists detected the invisible ripple in the fabric of space-time that the black holes ejected, as it washed over the earth at light speed. Einstein predicted it almost 100 years ago and, surprise, he was right.
Four Broadway stars close out KentPresents 2015 during "If I Loved You…The Anatomy of a Musical Scene," a breakdown of the classic Bench Scene from "Carousel."
For those of us not attending KentPresents, all of the talks from last year are available for free online and this year's will be available shortly following the event. There is something to marvel and take pride in that such an influential and forward-looking meeting of the minds takes place here in the RI region. We only have so much time here, in this beautiful place, riding a speck through the universe, bombarded, as we are, by intergalactic waves. Kent Presents is the type of thing that makes you think that at least we seem to be trying to make the most of it.
August 18-20
Kent School
1 Macedonia Road, Kent, CT
Registration open now: $2,500 per person
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A Renewed Acquaintance: The Village Of Chatham
By CB Wismar
Like the mythical village of "Brigadoon" emerging from the Scottish mist for one day every 100 years in Lerner & Lowe's epic musical, the Village of Chatham, New York has reappeared. The reassuring news is that, unlike the legendary Scottish village, Chatham is not likely to disappear any time soon.
"I suppose it really started about five years ago," says Village of Chatham Mayor Tom Curran, who is sitting on a newly painted picnic table perched outside the historic Village Hall. He looks up and down Main Street, waving to people as they drive past. "We took a real hit during the 2008 recession," he recalls. "Stores closed, unemployment went up and the village really suffered.'
Curran has studied his history. Chatham Village has, over two centuries, gone from a market town to a mill town, a railroad center with crossing lines and its own roundhouse to a quiet ex-urban residential community. "Things bounced back slowly, but about five years ago you could see a difference," he says.
And, bounce back, it has. All along Main Street, there's not a storefront empty. The shops are busy, and during the recent Chatham Summerfest, an annual adventure that closes the streets and brings craft and food and face painting and fine jewelry together for a day, so many folks poured into town that restaurants ran out of some items created just for the festival.
"It was mobbed!" reports James Knight, owner of SomethinsGottaGive, who found one of the last available spaces on Chatham Village's Main Street. "Best thing I ever did was to move here," he says. "I had no idea how accepting people would be." Knight's artisan gallery and shop joins several other galleries in Chatham, making it an emerging center of local and regional artists.
If shopping is your thing, then the Chatham Village re-birth will have magnetic force. From Boxwood Linen where Franca Fusco presents her handmade, elegant linens to Willow & Oak, Debbye Byrum's newly opened housewares and ephemera shop to Pookstyle Thoughtful Gifts, The Jeweler's Roost and Victoria Dinardo Millinery, the offerings are imaginative and refreshing, not mega-mall wannabes.
"It just felt right," says Debbye Byrum. "I honestly looked at other towns, but the combination of prices and people made this an easy pick."
Further down the block, where it appears that Arlo Guthrie may have met Don Mclean in a world of retail delight — something on the order of "You can get anything you want … at American Pie" — Tom Hope just figured out how to convert a hallway and a store room into one more space. "I had sold my bar and was going to work on my art and fly fishing," he says. That was until he saw a complete marble ice cream soda fountain and simply had to have it shipped in so he could open … wait for it … American Pie a la Mode. August 1 is the target date to open — just in time for the dog days of summer, when an ice cream cone will be a real treat.
For foodies, the village has blossomed into a destination that requires more than one visit. Landmark eateries that have survived the ebb and flow of commerce have been joined by The Taste Box on Main Street and the newest food and beverage addition to the Chatham Village mix, The People's Pub. Angus Van Beusichem, whose Dutch-heritage name fits right into the land of Rip Van Winkle, has burst on the scene with a farm-to-table, craft beer, gourmet bar food emporium that collects a crowd most every night. "Grey Ballinger and his cousin Tom and I grew up together here in town. We each went our separate ways, then the chance came for us to come back home."
Angus clearly enjoys the homecoming concept. "Here we are, not in the high-rent towns around us, but in Chatham, where we can refine our ideas as we build our market."
A stone (or scone's) throw away from the people's pub is Chatham Brewing. Mayor Tom Curran sees the brewery and food truck supplied restaurant as a great draw. "Folks tend to tour the breweries up and down the Hudson Valley," he says. "Finding Chatham Brewing both delights patrons and introduces them to our village."
(Worthy of note is that Mr. Curran is also the Police Commissioner, so when savoring the brewery's finest, a designated driver is always a good idea.)
Art, food, shopping, entertainment in a gentle setting. It's not Brigadoon. It's Chatham Village, and it's come back to stay.
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Berkshire Woodworkers Guild: Beautiful And Built To Last
By Amy Krzanik
We've all been there. Whether it was the three-drawer dresser in your first apartment that never made it to your second apartment because the front of it ripped right off (true story), or the shirt you wore only once because it completely changed shape, size and style after a trip through the washing machine, the old adage "you get what you pay for" rings truer and truer every year. [Artisans and handcrafters are reading this and shaking their heads, mouthing "I told you so."]
The reasons for this trend are fairly simple: cheap materials + cheap labor = maximum profit. "For years furniture was made very well," explains Jim Law, owner of Undermountain Jointers and president of the Berkshire Woodworkers Guild, "but new companies began making it cheaper and cheaper, because if it lasts for only a year or two, they'll always have a market."
Members of The Guild, which will hold its 17th annual Fine Woodwork Show at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17, know this all too well. Law considers part of the group's job to be educating consumers about the benefits of buying fine furniture. "Our custom furniture will be tomorrow's antiques," he says. "If you price out how many store-bought items you need to buy [and re-buy] in your lifetime, it's cheaper to have something custom made." Part of the yearly show for the Guild's artisans involves not just exhibiting their wares, but talking to potential customers, showing them what is involved with custom work, pointing out how the wood grains match and how the different parts interlock for a perfect fit. "This is what being a furniture maker is all about," says Law, "creating something both beautiful and functional."
The Guild, a 40-member-strong group of professional woodworkers who live and practice in the vicinity of the Berkshires, Columbia County and surrounding areas, formed as a way for those in the trade to share knowledge and tools. Members run the gamut from sculptors to stump grinders and everything in between. Its website is a helpful tool to find a local artisan skilled in making you a musical instrument; kitchen cabinets; cooking utensils; indoor, outdoor and garden furniture, a boat or an entire home.
Throughout the weekend, artisans will be offering woodworking and tool-sharpening demonstrations. A silent auction will benefit the Guild's Scholarship Fund, which supports young adults who seek to make woodworking, architecture or a related field their life's work. Law says the Fund began five years ago as a way to honor members who have passed away, and to encourage future generations of professional craftspeople. Additionally, a handful of Guild members have contributed work to the BBG's Benched exhibition, which can be seen throughout the gardens. New this year, the Guild will host a reception on Friday, July 15 from 6-8 p.m. for industry professionals (designers, architects, builders) to meet and mingle with its members.
Admission to the show is $5, but paid visitors to the Garden and BBG members can attend the show for $3. Attendees of the event can receive $2 off of entrance to the garden.
The Berkshire Woodworkers Guild Fine Woodwork Show
at the Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 W. Stockbridge Rd. (Route 102), Stockbridge, MA
Saturday & Sunday, July 16 & 17 from 9 a.m.—5 p.m.
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Posted by Amy Krzanik on 07/12/16 at 02:05 PM • Permalink
Quilts Uncovered: Jane Fitzpatrick's Collection Reflects Love Of Textiles And Community
By Shawn Hartley Hancock
For years, the late Jane Fitzpatrick, whom we've unreservedly and respectfully called the queen of the Berkshires, displayed a crazy quilt on the wall of her office at Country Curtains, the business she founded with her husband Jack back in 1956. Country Curtains is headquartered in Stockbridge, Mass., at the Red Lion Inn, which the Fitzpatrick family continues to own and operate.
Turns out, in addition to being a leading businesswoman, Mrs. Fitz, as she was often called, was also an inveterate collector, from Staffordshire, toleware and Majolica to fine art and furniture (she even had a Santa Claus collection); she seems to have collected almost anything of beauty and utility. Jane's affinity for textiles, however — her first and best love — may have been the driving force behind her love of quilts. Over the decades, Jane collected quilts in all sizes and style and that span more than 100 years, representing the best of this domestic art in terms of design, craftsmanship and innovation.
"Quilts were always important to Jane," says Marilyn Hansen, a 40-year employee of the company who also tracked Jane's collections. "If the quilts weren't displayed, they were used in some other way, even as picnic blankets. Jane never got upset about using her quilts — nothing was ever squirreled away."
After Fitzpatrick died in late 2013, her daughters Nancy and Ann discussed where their mother's quilt collection might go. Country Curtains has a store in Old Sturbridge Village, and also at Strawberry Banke in New Hampshire. Either museum would have been a natural recipient. It was daughter Nancy who suggested the collection "stay local" and go to Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass. "Jane just wanted them to be appreciated and preserved," Hansen says, but Nancy knew they needed to stay in the Berkshires.
The bequest from the Fitzpatrick Family to Hancock Shaker Village included more than 70 quilts of all styles and sizes, which makes the current exhibit of the Fitzpatrick quilts at Hancock Shaker Village seem more an extension of the owner's actual spirit than simply another collection on display. Hancock's curator, Lesley Herzberg, welcomed the quilts into the museum's education collection, and with curatorial assistant, Sarah Browne, recently organized a colorful and dynamic exhibit of them — 26 in all — that are now on view in the Shaker museum's Brick Dwelling. Living Designs & Shared Values: Highlights from the Jane P. Fitzpatrick Quilt Collection will remain on view through October 30, and is included in regular admission.
"It was a challenge to review the group of 70 quilts and get it down to 25," says Browne. "We chose the quilts in the best condition and grouped them by visual interest." There are seven quilts with a garden theme, for example, including those that follow classic patterns like the Cactus Rose, Honeycomb, Flower Basket and Kentucky Rose. In the community quilt category, a nine-block appliqued quilt from the 1850s called the Whig Rose or Democrat Rose, conveys its maker's political bent. It is joined by a handful of classic "community" patterns, including the friendship album and old-fashioned star patterns — quilts made by many hands to serve a community need, as, say, a wedding gift for a local couple, as a community fundraiser, or to mark a special occasion, such as a minister's departure.
Creativity is celebrated in another category of the exhibit that features the Sawtooth Star, Virginia Star, and Four Winds, all patterns from the 1840s to the 1890s. The colors in this group come alive in the serenity of the Shaker setting. HSV's curatorial team got essential support from HSV's Quilting Friends, who made minor repairs to many of the quilts, including sewing on sleeves so quilts could be safely and appropriately hung, and who also helped with exhibit setup. (To see a fast-motion video of the collection as it was photographed for the HSV archives, click here.)
Fitzpatrick's eye for detail, her quest for excellence and her intuitive leadership style inspired admiration and respect throughout the Berkshires. It's no wonder her quilts reflect those same qualities. Domesticity is the underlying theme of the exhibit. Like their Shaker counterparts, the women who toiled to make these remarkable examples of design and craftsmanship, many whose names will forever be unknown to us, balanced the needs of their families, their community responsibilities, their precious time and all other available resources to create them.
Most quilts in the collection have no direct connection to the Shakers, except one. In the category of Crazy Quilts — the one behind Fitzpatrick's desk for all those years! — bears a Shaker provenance: It was made around 1910 by Josephine Jilson for Sister Annie Bell Tuttle when she lived at the Shaker community in Harvard, Mass. (Tuttle eventually moved to the Shaker community at Hancock.) Several of its patches are made from Shaker silk scarves, and one includes a typewritten blessing from maker to recipient: "I cannot find a truer word nor fonder to caress you. Nor song, nor poem have I heard is sweeter than God Bless You."
Living Designs & Shared Values: Highlights from the Jane P. Fitzpatrick Quilt Collection on view through Oct. 30
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Speaker Series Brings Economic Issues Home
By Hannah Van Sickle Barrett
It seems entirely fitting that whether by happy accident or some kind of market prescience, the American Institute for Economic Research relocated from Cambridge, Mass. to Great Barrington in the 1940s. The independent nonprofit organization was established in 1933 to help ordinary Americans deepen their economic and financial knowledge and thereby enhance their well being and that of the nation's. And Great Barrington, after all, is a town that boasts its own currency and is heavily supported by second home owners, many of whom flock to the Berkshires in retirement.
These factors bring up a host of issues for the RI region, its residents and visitors, topics that will be addressed as part of AIER's 2016 Summer Speaker Series, held each year at its scenic campus. This year's series will run for six consecutive Tuesdays, from June 28-August 2, in the handsome stone house ballroom.
"The Summer Speaker Series has been an integral part of the Summer Fellows program, AIER's longest running education program" notes Ute Arnold Defarlo, Development Manager at AIER. "The Summer Fellows program brings highly qualified graduate and PhD students of economics related fields to our campus for approximately eight weeks, where they do research alongside our researchers."
Certain concerns in our area loom large: the population decline in the Berkshires, our emphasis on supporting local businesses as they compete with big box stores, and, of course, the need for higher-paying professional jobs in our rural region. As AIER President Stephen J. Adams points out, the series "offers that rarest of things, economic insights that are relevant, useful and understandable."
This year's Summer Speaker Series kicks off June 28 with Polina Vlasenko, senior research fellow at AIER, who will present her talk, "What Is Happening To Our Jobs." Defarlo cites this presentation, in particular, as being "so very pertinent to the changing job landscape" especially in light of the prolonged recession since 2008. Subsequent lectures in the series include:
July 5: "What's the Best Age to Claim Social Security – 62, 66 or 70?" by Luke Delorme
July 12: "Our Inflation Crystal Ball," by Jia Liu
July 19: "Why People Move, and Why They're Moving Less Often," by Patrick Coate
July 26: "Mom and Pop vs. Big Box: How Small Businesses Compete with Larger Rivals," by Max Gulker
August 2: "Using the Business Cycle to Manage Your Investments," by Bob Hughes
The lectures run from 4-5 p.m. and are free and open to the public; reservations are suggested.
American Institute for Economic Research Summer Speaker Series
Tuesdays from June 28-Aug. 2 at 4 p.m.
250 Division Street, Great Barrington, MA
For reserversation, call (413) 528-1216 x 3102
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At The Mount, La Conversation Est En Français
Les Francophones in 2012. Photo courtesy Jan Werner.
Francophiles take note: beginning June 23, on Thursday mornings through Sept. 1, only French will be spoken at The Mount, Edith Wharton's estate in Lenox, Mass. And could there be a more glorious setting than the Terrace Café for Le Café Français? The tête-à-tête is open to anyone who wants to practice speaking French or converse like a native with others who are similarly inclined.
It started humbly, with just the staff, back in 2005. The Mount's director at the time, Stephanie Copeland, gathered a handful of employees who wanted to practice their French speaking skills. The small group met — in the winter — in the frigid kitchen of the gatehouse. The next year, the group, now numbering around ten, moved to the terrace for the summer. Word spread, and by 2008 there were enough non-staff members that it became a volunteer-run group.
The conversational meetings continued to expand, and by last summer, when 35 or so French speakers turned up each week, the meetings went beyond the capacity of the volunteers running them. That's when The Mount agreed to take the group under its wings, and Le Café Francais became a Mount event, which seems appropriate considering Wharton's love affair with France. The hour of French bon mots has become so popular that The Mount has had to set up a reservation system.
French coffee and croissants will greet visitors, and small tables will allow for manageable conversations. "The only rule," says Laurie Foote, house manager, "is you have to speak French. The group is a mixture of staff, native French speakers, French teachers and the general public. It really feels like a French café."
Le Café Français at The Mount
Thursdays from June 23—Sept. 1, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA
$10 general, $7 Mount members
(413) 551-5100
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A Tradition Continues: Morris Dancing In The Northwest Corner
The Bouwerie Boys
By Amy Krzanik
Morris dancing, a traditional English folk dance dating back to at least 1448, has made its own history of sorts right here in our part of New England. Morris troupes, or teams as they are called, have performed in the northwest Connecticut and southwest Massachusetts corner every June since 1982.
This year's event, The Suds! Displays of Morris Dancing, will take place on Saturday, June 11, beginning around 10 a.m. Six teams from near (Great Barrington), far (Washington, D.C.) and destinations in between (Boston, Binghamton, Albany, etc.) will embark on four tours, of two teams each, stopping to perform in towns from Sharon, Conn. to North Egremont, Mass. The day-long event culminates in a grand processional and show, featuring all six teams, at 6:30 p.m. in Falls Village.
But what exactly is the Morris? "Well, the British empire was crumbling…" begins John Dexter, a professional viola player with The Manhattan String Quartet and The Suds! longtime organizer. You can read the whole story on Wikipedia, but the background of the dance's popular resurgence in Britain sounds a bit like the situation in the United States right now: a pronounced rich vs. poor situation that the empire refused to recognize, the common people bringing back a custom that was close to their hearts, fathers passing down a tradition to their sons.
Much as it was then, dancers today usually don't have any formal dance training. All it takes is practice. It's also not required that you have British blood, says Dexter, and most of his 16-member New York City team, The Bouwerie Boys, do not. "How good you are depends on your attitude toward learning it and how good your teacher is," he says. Dexter should know; he began dancing the Morris when he was 19 years old and can still keep up as he nears his 70th birthday. Most of his team members are in their 20s and 30s, and the type of dancing they do comes from Sherborne in the Cotswalds, requires expansive leaps, and isn't something you can do if you're not in decent shape.
But each team makes the dance their own, and not all are so athletic. Groups wear different costumes or "kits," too, and perform to music from a variety of instruments. Dexter's team dons black, white and red, with a fresh red rose in the lapel and rainbow ribbons that sparkle when they catch the light. Others wear suspenders, hats or employ colored handkerchiefs in place of ribbons. Almost all wear bells on their shins to accompany the musician playing fiddle, melodian, accordion, pipe and tabor, or other instrument. Many teams employ wooden sticks or swords in their performances. The Suds! has traditionally showcased all-male teams, but all-female and mixed teams do exist.
"It's folk dancing, so it's meant to be rustic," says Dexter. "A Morris show or 'stand' is just really fun; we banter back and forth, speak to the crowd, make up stories about the dances, pass the hat and just talk to people."
That sounds like a tradition we can get behind.
Saturday, June 11
Tour A
10:15 a.m. Canaan, Geer Retirement Community
11:20 a.m. South Egremont Library
2:15 p.m. North Egremont General Store
3:15 p.m. Ashley Falls, near the post office
Tour B
10:15 a.m. Paley's Farm Marketplace, Sharon
11:15 a.m. Salisbury Market Place
2:00 p.m. Sharon, on the Green
3:40 p.m. West Cornwall, near the covered bridge
Tour C
10:15 a.m. Norfolk, CT, at the library
11:15 a.m. Mill River, MA, near the library
2:00 p.m. New Marlborough, MA, near the meeting house
3:15 p.m. Canaan, CT, Geer Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
6:30 p.m. Grand processional and show in Falls Village, CT by all participating clubs
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Hudson Sloop Club Embodies The Past But Looks To The Future
A digital rendering of the future Everett Nack Estuary Education Center proposed by the Hudson Sloop Club.
By Jamie Larson
Hudson, New York has a long and complicated relationship with its namesake river. Centuries of industry and pollution led to a city built with its back to the Hudson. It was only over the past few decades of slow, hard-won progress that the river was restored as the face of the city. Now, the Hudson Sloop Club, a new nonprofit made up of environmentally minded builders, educators, boaters, sportsmen, kids and Hudsonians of all stripes, has come together to begin the next generation of environmental stewardship.
The Sloop Club is off to a good start, too, recently receiving a $91,780 grant from the Hudson River Estuary Program, for the creation of the Everett Nack Estuary Education Center at the Hudson Waterfront Park. The compact structure will be built from a recycled shipping container on an undeveloped and currently overgrown point between the park and a industrial loading dock. It will be powered by solar panels, contain a display aquarium as well as scientific equipment and computers useful for any number of educational and recreational activities on the water or at its edge. The plan represents an earnest understanding by the club of the river's past and future. It doesn't ignore the imposition or necessity of an industrial presence on the river but it's also a model of passive sustainable structures that adapt to the river's needs rather than bending it to ours.
"The point is getting everybody out on the river," says Sloop Club Director Nick Zachos. "We look at it in three tiers: access, education and, if you allow people to develop a relationship with the river, stewardship."
The three-year-old Club, which offers many unique boat-building and hands-on environmental education workshops for kids at the Hudson Middle School, Kite's Nest, and their own summer programming, received its nonprofit status just last fall. The organization is volunteer run, so the grant is a big early win. Zachos says their strength is their desire to partner with other groups. For example, though they planned and wrote the grant, the city of Hudson was the official applicant.
"This is not just a Sloop Club endeavor," says Zachos. "We want to bring other groups together and ask 'what would you like to do here?' It's for the whole community."
The Club, which also has a small fleet of interesting boats, is holding a fish fry on Friday, May 27 at the waterfront park. It will be an opportunity to learn about the Club and new center, and upcoming summer programming (including a camp). Zachos says they hope to find volunteers with useful skills, from landscapers to builders and others, to donate and help stretch the grant as far as it can go. Plans are to have the center up and running by next summer.
Along with being built in an environmentally conscious way, the new center will also be able to adapt as the river changes. Climate change means higher storm surges and the center will take a passive approach to flooding. The small structure will actually let water in and through without damaging it or its contents. Humans have changed the earth's environment and this little building is an example of the way we will have to learn to adapt.
Though the Sloop Club is still small, a lot of people in Hudson have taken notice of how much it's accomplished in a short time. It's succeeded because Zachos and the club's other main members are knowledgeable, hard working and genuinely friendly folks. The river has needed and deserved stewardship like this for a long time, and a club so dedicated to the future of its people and the river enhances the city and environment for all.
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Do not buy anything from Green Team Plus. Claude Stone lied about his service and his product. He said he would give back our money that we invested and when I tried to contact him he would not return any emails or phone calls. One product he sells is called a KW Sentry and all it is, is a KVAR unit that he cuts the name off of and calls it his own. It does not work as he claims. He is not a man of his word, which he gave to us at the time of investment. He also claims to be a Christian man but he is far from being any type of a Godly man that I have ever met. BEWARE !!!
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National One Telecom - USBI - TellisPO BOX 612608 Or PO BOX 10428 Nationwide U.S.A.
National One Telecom - USBI - Tellis ripoff scam fraudulent billing Tupelo Dallas Texas & Bedford NH Nationwide
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Called Phone number for company I found online and talked with a "customer service rep" called "keith." The number by the way was for a company called USBI. When "keith" verified my number he then told me a company called "Tellis?" handled this bill and transferred my call to "them." I got a busy signal. I then called back again and to my surprise reached "keith" again who then proceeded to put me through the same scenario above.
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Reverse the charges on my bill and for the record there is a very competent Lawyer here in my town who I have talked to who is interested in taking this class action after seeing all the evidence I was able to find. He is researching this matter right now. I believe he will take on the case. I'll find out next week.
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i said thats funny thats what i was told 6 days ago and still no add and i want my credit card refunded he said i cant help you call this other number--so i called and the girl was ignorant and rude and said i have to wait for 90 days--for what? i have no add running although i paid for it!!! She said please hold and i was on hold for 20 minutes then cutoff, so i called back and asked to speak to her supervisor--she said his name was Chris i think.
What?--you think?---i said i want to speak to him--to which she replied he's out right now for 30 minutes.
i call back 30 minutes ask for chris she says he's busy and i'll get him to call you back---yeah right.
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apparently on his way to sunderland for £5 million. Good luck to the lad, he never quite made it at utd but should prove to be a good buy for Steve Bruce,Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jun 14, 2011 22:21 Flag
Think that sounds about right. Really think your two biggest (in importance not necessarily in terms of amount spent) are the two that have yet to happen. Who you get in as VDS replacement (assume De Gea, but who knows) and then central midfield.
Do those two right and the rest of us will have to improve significantly to challenge. Get it wrong, especially the keeper and things could go the other way. Not catastrophic, but both are key core positions, so part of the bedrock of any side.
The central midfield signing will be a key signing. If we get it right, it could make a very big difference to the team. Personally that is the only area of the first 11 that I think needs improving.
The other potential signings mixed with some of the young players coming through into the sqaud, Cleverley etc, will leave the sqaud looking strong and in good shape and freshened up to mount a challenge on all fronts again.
If we go into next season having signed De Gea, Jones, Young and a decent central player (not sure who, Modric would be my preferred choice), i'll be very happy with the sqaud/team.
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jun 14, 2011 19:52 Flag
Can't comment on your kids as I really don't know much about them, but there is a big difference between blooding them now, and expecting one of them to emerge as your central play maker which despite you having a very good side, I think is your biggest weakness. It seems you have got money to spend this summer (admit it which one of you is holding old man Glazer at gun point!), but your next signing I think will be critical, and its not just about writing a big check, but shopping wisely.
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jun 14, 2011 19:48 Flag
Fair points all, especially that whoever does come in to central midfield is not a simple one for one replacement. If you go for Modric I think you get as good (if not better based on both players form last season) a replacement, but also more consistent in the number of games you could expect them to play. Less so imo for Nasri, who can go hot and cold it seems to me compared to Modric.
I can't comment on your younger players as I really don't know much about them, so maybe there is a surprise there. But from not starting in the first team, to being the central lynchpin is a heck of a step up.
Sneijder I think however is more of an unknown. Whether, or maybe how long it would take to settle into both English football and your system is a question mark. Some of course can settle from the off, especially if they are given time in pre-season, however not guaranteed, and we all know class in Italy does not always translate into English.
The others I do think are more about building out your squad, so will make you better as a squad (or deeper) and as you say gives you a younger core, its not necessarily imo improvement in the first 11. Although I do take your point that Young on the left may give you tactical benefit, the overall benefit I think maybe marginal as even though it allows you to play Nani on the right, that leaves Valencia in the cold. So giveth with one hand but take away something with the other.
But the bottom line I think is if you are only going for one more significant signing and it is as you assume (and I'd agree) a central midfielder it becomes a critical signing imo. Do you go foreign with potentially more talented options, but risks of adaption, or go with prem experience, but be faced with potentially a very high cost.
Good post Chris and agree with everything you said.
Not sure who I think we'll get in to bolster central midfield, but with Hargo, Scholes and Gibson (nearly) all going, i'm sure we will sign someone there.
I think Young is going to surprise a few of the doubters. I think he is a good player and is a lot more comfortable on the left than Nani is. I would have preferred an actual left footer, but i'm happy to see Young here nevertheless. (assuming we do actually complete his transfer that is)
Le Professeur Le Professeur Jun 14, 2011 18:24 Flag
'Nasri/Modric/Sneijder would, but in effect is just a replacent for Scholes.'
Its not 'just' a replacement though, is it?
Its no secret that Scholes hasn't been the Scholes of old for a few seasons now, and with the ability/creativity one of these world class players would bring, I think you'd struggle to find any truly objective person who'd argue against this being an improvement.
I think Cleverley and Pogba are going to surprise a lot of people....although I have no idea as to when Fergie is going to unleash the French lad.
Nani is better on the right, so all we really have is Park, we've missed what Giggs used to bring. Young improves this situation no end. The pace in this new look United side will frighten the life out of defences.
Smalling, Jones, Rafael, Fabio, Cleverley, Hernandez, De Gea (etc)....there is a young core that will come through together, and as a United fan, you can't help but be excited by this.
Try as you might to tamely take that away from us!
I think you make a good point. Have to say that a midfield signing now would be better than a 36 year old Scholes given how rarely he played in the big matches in the last season, and the negligible impact he could make on them (recently). You could do with Banega as could we (although Lucas has become very good in all respects in the last 12 months). As Jim said, perhaps Fergie is building towards blooding Pogba and Morrison (and perhaps Tunnifcliffe) who have gotten very comfortable playing together.
If the move goes through, good luck to him. I don't think hes as bad a player as some have always slated him to be, but he never really did enough to warrant a regular place in this team. He'll do well for Sunderland.
This is surely an indication we must be looking to bring in a central player, with 3 central midfielders gone now as Stefan says.
We could have quite a different looking sqaud by the time the season kicks off at this rate.
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good luck to him ...but it doesn't change the fact he wasn't good enough for us
So that's 3 central midfielders gone. Big changes ahead :)
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That leaves Fletcher, Carrick and Cleverley....and with any luck, Pogba.


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