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Copper pennies meant to cover the eyes of the dead were discovered with two individuals at the Gaillard grave site, an indication that one of the world's oldest burial beliefs was used in earliest Colonial Charleston.
After two weeks of sifting through the earth, the exhumation of 37 sets of remains is on pace to finish this afternoon, ending a slight — but educational — distraction to the $142 million makeover of the performing arts center.
Officials so far have been unable to determine the sex or racial makeup of the group, but know that mixed in with the adults are one infant, two juveniles and three others who were probably teenagers.
One of the younger members of the group was buried in what is believed to have been a higher quality coat. He was one of two individuals marked with coins.
Eric Poplin, senior archaeologist with Brockington Cultural Resources, said the presence of the pennies represents more proof of a common European and Christian tradition integrated into early 1700s Charleston when the graveyard is thought to have been first used.
Some believe the money was meant to be shared with relatives in the spirit world, or as payment for souls to cross into eternity.
Other Old World cultures put pennies on eyelids as a prevention against seeing their own deaths reflected back in the eyes of the dead.
While the practice has been seen in previous Charleston archaeological digs, Poplin said in this case it also could help determine how wealthy the community was.
Leaving money behind "does suggest there was a bit a of disposable income that a survivor was willing to part with," he said.
The coins, on or near the skulls, are extremely corroded and may be as old as the late 1680s. Money from that time "stayed in circulation," Poplin said. The coins also may be smaller denominations from that time, known as "half-pennies."
Coins at the site also does not automatically eliminate the chance that the remains belong to native-born Africans brought to South Carolina as slaves, Poplin added.
The discovery adds to the mystery of the graves that were uncovered last month after workers opening a trough for a water line accidently exposed a human skull. Crews quickly found multiple plots arranged in four neat rows.
No cemetery at the site appears on aged city maps, sparking the theory that as the city grew and expanded northward, the land was either forgotten or intentionally covered over to make way for homes, neighborhoods and streets. The original Gaillard Auditorium dates to the 1960s.
Dustin Clemens, assistant director of capital projects for Charleston, said he doesn't expect any more graves to be found, since most of the rest of the Gaillard's grounds have been pretty much turned over.
Meanwhile, City Council is seeking public input on the site, including from any potential descendants, though records are thought to be minimal.
The remains are likely to be reinterred several months from now in a local cemetery, after the bones and artifacts are studied.
Reach Schuyler Kropf at 937-5551.
Coins that were found on or near the skulls at the Gaillard site could date to the 1680s. The graves were uncovered last month.×


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Members of Mandeville's Planning Commission will hold a workshop tonight to discuss their planning priorities for the upcoming year. Under the city's comprehensive plan, the Planning Commission is to establish and forward its planning priorities to the City Council each year. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Mandeville City Hall, 3101 E. Causeway Approach.
Discussion topics range from the city's annexation agreement with the parish to its fees for subdivision development.

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In its 17-year existence, the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has cast a wide net over the local culinary community. This year, 75 local chefs will tie on aprons for the cause, lending their skills to an array of wine dinners, seminars and tasting events.
Considering how many chefs have been involved in NOWFE, it's no surprise at all that John Folse has been among them. The chef, educator, author, food manufacturer, cheesemaker and television personality is in the business of casting a wide net -- in fact, a book on seafood is in the works.
What was surprising to Folse was to discover that NOWFE is indeed a cause. Several years ago, members of NOWFE's board sat in on one of the classes Folse teaches at the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University.
"At the end of class, we had lunch and they said we'd been chosen for a $25,000 scholarship, " Folse recalled. "I said, 'Oh my God.' I had no knowledge of the scholarships NOWFE was giving out."
NOWFE is the largest local festival devoted entirely to the delights of the table, but it was established as a nonprofit, and over time it has donated more than half a million dollars to local charities. The organization distributed $105,000 to charities last year. The list of beneficiaries included the University of New Orleans School of Restaurant, Hotel and Tourism; the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, the Louisiana Restaurant Association's School-to-Career Program. These contributions underscore NOWFE's preference for supporting the area's hospitality industry.
This is the third year the Folse Culinary Institute will receive scholarship money, which goes to students pursuing externships in other countries. The $25,000 covers travel and tuition for three students to participate in a program Folse said previously attracted only those with big budgets.
"What this means is that all a student needs to do to participate is apply himself, " Folse explained. "That's what NOWFE is doing for us, opening the world to these students."
Prospective scholarship recipients are tested on the language as well as the food and wine traditions of the countries where they want to study. This year, three Nicholls State students are receiving scholarships to attend Institut Paul Bocuse, the renowned culinary academy in Lyon, France.
As a result, Folse has ramped up his involvement in NOWFE. He's donated a lavish game and wine dinner to the VINOLA Tasting & Auction, the high-end charity event launched last year. He's also co-hosting a seminar next weekend on pairing wine with game, and on Tuesday he presides over the festival kickoff, a premium wine dinner with winemaker Pierre Seillan of Chateau Lassegue in Bordeaux, France.
Folse's dinner serves as a prelude to the Winery Dinners held at restaurants all over town on Wednesday night. Here are some to consider. Prices run from $85 to $125 per person. Contact restaurants directly for reservation and payment information.
What: A festival for wine and food lovers featuring more than 175 wineries at dinners, tastings and auctions.
Premium Fine Wine Dinner, featuring chef John Folse Tuesday, 7 p.m., 625 St. Charles Ave., $125 per person.
Winery Dinners, Wednesday at 30-plus restaurants. Times and prices vary. See Web site for menus.
VINOLA Tasting & Auction, featuring more than 40 wineries, Thursday, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, $150.
The Royal Street Stroll, an evening of tastings, music and shopping, Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 200-900 blocks of Royal Street.
Grand Tastings, wine and food tastings, May 23 from 5 to 8 p.m., and May 24 from 1 to 4 p.m., in the Louisiana Superdome, $89 in advance, $100 at the door.
Information:For a schedule of events, visit www.nowfe.com, or call (504) 529-9463.
Keith Young's Steakhouse
165 Louisiana 21, Madisonville, (985) 845-9940
Drop into Keith Young's to see how the big California reds from Schweiger Vineyards and Meeker Vineyard pair with carefully prepared red meat.
817 Common St., (504) 412-2580
Chefs Allison Vines-Rushing and Slade Rushing are creating some of the most technically impressive and provocative food in New Orleans. The dinner will showcase the wines of two California winemakers: Cornerstone Cellars and Davis Family Vineyards.
1041 Dumaine St., (504) 593-9535
Chef Tom Wolfe and company partner with the Lodi, California's Vino Con Brio and Napa Valley's Robert Keenan Winery.
Restaurant Cuvee
317 Magazine St., (504) 587-9001
John Larchet, owner-importer of the Australian Premium Wine Collection, will be on hand to show off his excellent line of Australian wines.
Ristorante Carmelo
541 Decatur St., (504) 586-1414
The French Quarter Italian restaurant is, appropriately enough, pouring the Tuscan wines of Castello Banfi.


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Sunday November 9, 2003
CD stackers and removable HDD car audio systems are already looking old fashioned beside the Omnifi mobile audio wireless digital transfer system - a 20GB hard-drive that not only stores approximately 275 hours of digital audio content, but can wirelessly stream music, audio news and information updates from PC or Internet directly to your car.
Wireless transfer is via an 802.11b connection and the unit itself features a 32 x 128 graphics display for navigating songlists and data. The TagIt!' bookmark function enable the retrieval of information such as artist info, album reviews, preview tracks or links to buy CD over the wireless network and although wireless access eliminates the need to remove the hard drive to physically download new media, the 30Gb disk drive cartridge can be taken out (a good idea in large carparks anyway) and includes drop protection.
Rockford Corp. has recently announced the release of the Omnifi DMP1 transfer system in the US where it sells for around US$600.


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Reviewed by: Dieter W H, USA, April 2015
great experience, the guide was great, took her time with us, did not feel rushed, like a real friend that walked with you, really nice to be in a small group, we were 5 in the group
Reviewed by: Rebecca C, January 2014
Top experience!!
Reviewed by: Paul C, January 2014
we meet are guide for this trip in a hotel after walking there from are hotel, she was a very good guide. we went by water taxi to the area for chinatown where we visited the golden buddha where we had about half hour to look around then it was off to chinatown down some of the back streets where we saw gifts that where made for family to put with the dead also spice for cooking and general goods, after this we headed to the large flower market have not seen so many flower by type in one place after this we headed back to chinatown for the meal this was different to the usual chinese meal in the uk.she got us a taxi back to are hotel after this. a very enjoyable evening and walk.
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everything about the tour good and the tour guide is perfect
Reviewed by: Michelle K, July 2013
Great fun. A pleasant and informative afternoon/evening. My guide was determined to ensure I got home safely..thanks Joe
Reviewed by: Dale P, July 2013
Pam was wonderful!
Reviewed by: Yummie Cupcake, October 2012
Trek to meeting point was a nightmare as taxi driver had no clue. On arrival the heavens opened and by the time I got out of the taxi I was ankle deep in water. However Our guide Dong was simply amazing, once the rain calmed down we stasrted our tour. Loved the street food and local resturant. China town and flower market were buzzing. Definately great tour in my opinion


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Frank Cacciatore isn't concerned with the organizational rankings of baseball's various publications.
The Reading Phillies' hitting coach – and former Harrisburg Senators' coach (2002, '05) – instead bases his opinions on what he sees first-hand.
Cacciatore has spent the previous four seasons coaching Philadelphia's fall instructional league, which focuses heavily on the organization's top prospects. Plus he's in his fifth season as coach at Class AA Reading.
"And because I've been coaching in the instructional league, I've seen what's coming. The talent is there."
Because the Phillies traded away many prospects in recent seasons in efforts to bolster the big-league roster, most assume the minor league depth is abysmal. Baseball America rated the Phillies as having the 27th best minor league talent before the season, while the Senators' parent Washington Nationals were dubbed No. 1.
But quality remains, and a lot of it can be found on Reading's roster.
The Phils' top right-handed pitching prospects, Trevor May and Jonathan Pettibone, pitched earlier this weekend at Metro Bank Park.
Catcher Sebastian Valle (the No. 3 prospect) homered and tripled Monday night, driving in three of Reading's runs.
Second baseman Cesar Hernandez (No. 14) also homered Monday in a 2-for-4 outing.
Manager Dusty Wathan's roster also includes outfielders Jiwan James (No. 9) and Leandro Castro (No. 24), injured infielder Harold Garcia (No. 19) and pitchers Lisalberto Bonilla (No. 12), Julio Rodriguez (No. 17) and J.C. Ramirez (No. 28).
And that's not even including starter David Buchanan, who fired a complete-game shutout Monday night. Buchanan is a seventh-round pick from the 2010 draft.
"When you're pitching against a guy with great numbers [Harrisburg's Danny Rosenbaum, who entered 6-0 with a 0.99 ERA], you want to prove yourself," Wathan said of Buchanan. "David is like that. He plays with a chip on his shoulder."
Cacciatore credits the Phillies' drafts of recent years for the ability to continue to grow major league talent that either reaches the big Phils (Freddy Galvis, for example) or can be utilized in trades.
"You just go out and do your job," Cacciatore said. "Try to get the maximum out of every guy. But more than half of it is their job to work hard, and the guys we have here are doing that every day."
It's paying off in victories and in numbers. Reading's .287 team batting average is by far the best in the 12-team Eastern League.
"They have really good at-bats," Harrisburg manager and former big league catcher Matthew LeCroy said. "They work pitchers. Even with tough pitches, they either foul it off or lay off of it. They just have a good group of athletes who know how to hit the baseball."
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MAYVILLE – A 31-year-old man who crashed a car in the Town of Hanover and fled the scene has been arrested on multiple charges, Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies said today.
Deputies were dispatched shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday to investigate a crash on Hanover Road, where the vehicle involved was abandoned. The crash occurred sometime the night before.
Deputies determined that Michael W. Butcher, of North Collins, was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. He was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident, failure to keep right, speed not reasonable, unsafe tires and unlawful possession of marijuana.
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The United Methodist Men at Polk Street United Methodist Church will host an all-men's breakfast at 6:45 a.m. Friday in the Wesley Hall, 1401 S. Polk St.
Keith Howard, state director for Arrow Child and Family Ministries, will be the speaker.
Howard will discuss how God changed his plans, and led him into advocating for abused and neglected children.
Arrow is the facility east of Amarillo that takes kids in emergency situations, and also operates Christian foster homes.
Although the breakfast is geared toward men, all are welcome to attend.
For more info call 806-374-2891.
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Before people jump off a cliff, this team has won 2-3 games and lost 2-3 all season. It's a trend that is likely to continue. We can still make playoffs and we can still miss out. We need to stop going so high whenever they win and low when they lose.
Need a more consistent effort though. These slow starts and 2-0 deficits aren't gonna cut it at this point.


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The swimming pool behind the Royal Victoria Hospital is being closed for the summer—and the impending move to the McGill University Health Network superhospital next year has something to do with it.MUHC communications coordinator Ian Popple says the pool, often touted as a 'hidden gem' by bloggers for its location and the scenery, is being closed for practicality reasons."The decision was taken to not open the Royal Victoria Hospital pool this year because all available resources are being used in the preparation for the transfers of the Royal Victoria Hospital, the [Montreal Chest Institute] and the Montreal Children's Hospital to the [superhospital] site," The Royal Vic's pool bore witness to a fatal incident last summer, when a 77-year-old man was pulled unconscious from the pool.He died at the Royal Vic the next day.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday Challenge : TECHNOLOGY
"TECHNOLOGY" (Machines, Gears, Engines, Mobile Phones, Laptops, Wires, Toy Robots,...)
Labels: technology, thursday challenge
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
ABC Wednesday: K
K is for KITES, pictures taken during the recent Kite Festival at the Marina Promontory, Marina Bay.
The invasion of kites of all sizes.
Time to get the kite off the ground.
The biggest kite that day, from a guest participant of Japan.
Labels: ABC wednesday, Kites
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ruby Tuesdays: Chinese Lanterns
Lanterns hanging outside my Chinese neighbour's home.
Labels: RED LANTERNS, Ruby Tuesday
Monday, September 27, 2010
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
PhotoHunt #232 - NATURAL
Moon, earth's only NATURAL satellite and is the 5th largest satellite in the Solar System.
The bright star above the crescent is Venus. After moon, Venus is the brightest NATURAL object in the night sky.
Picture taken on the 11th September 2010 around 9 pm, right outside my apartment.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Color Carnival # 58
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With temperature averaging at 32C (82F) all year long, the umbrella only offer a little protection against the sun.Most of use goes without umbrellas and hats as we're so used to the hot and humid weather here.
A perfect way to cool ourselves on a hot sunny day is to have the cold slab of ice-cream.
Hot chicks in bikini by the beach on a hot and sunny day.
Drink lots of water to hydrate oneself in a hot climate.
Fireman playing with fire during an emergency preparedness day in the neighbourhood, to teach public awareness on the danger of fire and how to tackle it. I bet the fireman is feeling HOT under those protective uniform, especially in our HOT weather.
The hot stuffs I can't live without, these are called Chilli Padi here ( Bird's eye chilli). They may be small but they are smoking hot! I love the hot and spicy food !
Well, not really a real snowman, but something made from foam. No winter here in tropics, but some malls here can be freezing cold!
Something from the Southern Hemisphere of the Antartica, the Penguins. They are housed in an enclosure with temperatures similar to their origin place. They can be found in the Jurong Bird Park.
Shaved ice-cream- a famous and well like desert here, not to be confused with shaved ice as the texture of the shaved ice-creams is much more softer . So much variety with different topping, one is spoilt for choice!.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Thursday Challenge: FUN
"FUN" (Festival, Fair, Carnival, Party, Playground, Dancing, Laughing,...)
Siblings splashing in the pool, what could be more fun for these kids in the hot and humid weather than this? Of course the aunt is having more fun photographing them without getting wet.
Labels: FUN, thursday challenge
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
ABC Wednesday - J
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Color Carnival # 57
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PICKENS, S.C. - Bond has been denied for an Easley woman accused of arranging for a childhood friend to kill her husband.
A judge Friday denied bond for 34-year-old Crystal Gail Williams on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Williams has been in jail since January, when her husband, 38-year-old Shane Williams, was found shot to death inside the family's home.
Authorities found cellphone messages between Crystal Williams and 35-year-old Marcus Johnson discussing what she might pay him to kill her husband.
Authorities said Johnson came to the couple's home the night of the killing, and Williams let him in. While he sat in the living room, Williams told her husband their fire needed more wood. Johnson shot Shane Williams as he walked into the room.


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Martinez was confirmed dead at the scene. An unknown weapon was used in the man's death. According to police, the medical examiner identified him through medical records on Friday, Oct. 25. A cause of death has yet to be determined, but police are calling it a homicide.
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The folks in charge of "Heron," the giant steel bird-shaped trapeze at Voodoo Fest 2011 feared that the wind was too strong to ignite the propane-fueled fire-spewing wings. Too bad, because the members of the Mystic Pony Aerial Troupe, who swung gracefully from the great bird's beak, would have welcomed the warmth. One of the acrobatic young women who called herself Ooops said she was more apprehensive about wearing a leotard in the chill air that swinging from the Heron's bill.
The strong cross wind was also a concern. But, Ooops said, the show would go on. She and the other trapeze artists, Niki Frisky and Sarah The Bobcat, would "just have to deal with it," she said. And so they did. As a small crowd gathered, the daring young women took turns flying through the air with, apparently, the greatest of ease. Even without the fire, the combination of the Mystic Pony Troupe and Christina Sporrong's Heron trapeze structure is the highlight of Voodoo Music Experience 2011's visual treats.
Elsewhere at the music festival in City Park, the autumn wind was more of an enhancement than a detriment. Jamin Murphy's marvelous fish-shaped shade tent rose and fell gently with each gust, adding an oceanic pulse to the colorful sailcloth creation. Better still, Delaney McGuinness and Johnston Burkhardt's small forest of black pinwheels growled ominously as they spun, their bat-like fabric wings snapping in the torrent of air like Halloween harpies. Voodoo designer Stefan Beese admitted he was a bit concerned by the wind, but, he pointed out that the weather is just one of the challenges in presenting artwork in an outdoor concert environment.
"Sometimes you might want to fly a balloon or something," he said, "and you just can't.
Which partially explains the absence of Doron Gazit's hovering inflated fabric display "Color plus Air." There was also trouble with the inflating fans Beese said. But all should be well by Saturday (Oct. 29) morning.
In a preview of the Voodoo Fest 2011 visual displays, I noted that the tone of the sculptural installations was, to my eye anyway, more architectural than artistic per se. Tulane University architecture student Chris Berends agreed. In his view, Voodoo 2011 is a "stride toward a more structural and formalist" aesthetic. Berends' contribution is a 10-foot-tall wedge-shaped wooden wall with a built-in bench that will be spray painted and re-spray painted again and again in a graffiti style over the course of the weekend festival.
Tulane architecture school graduate T. J. Bogan said that his term for architectural experiments that are not meant to result in a piece of furniture or a building is "architectural follies." Architectural follies; I like that. The cool, futuristic tone of Voodoo 2011's architectural follies is in perfect keeping with the sort of surrealistic science-fiction vibe of the fest.
It was a pleasure to inspect the beautiful metalwork as I climbed the stairs of the two-story "Fledgling" mechanical bird sculpture by Christian Ristow. It was less of a pleasure to sit in the "Fledgling" driver's seat pumping the bicycle pedals to activate the 20-foot wings. The gears are such that it takes roughly five minutes of pedaling to get the wings to slowly, slowly rise. At least, in the end, I was warmer than when I began.
New Orleans artist Ritchie Jordan's hands were stained blue, a hue that actually went pretty well with his purple shirt, purple fur kitten-ear hat and purple toenail polish. Jordan's blue hands were not a fashion statement; they were the result of a spill as he added blue dye to the water of his fleur-de-lis-shaped fountain made from recycled bicycle frames. The blue water, pumping through the vein-like transparent tubing that winds the fleur-de-lis skeleton was originally supposed to be red, indicative of the life blood of New Orleans, but the red dye was unavailable. The change of color didn't diminish Jordan's ardor for the city that inspired him.
"I love New Orleans like it was a person," he said.
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I came home one night with a goodie bag of choco mint truffles.
"But they're not for eating," I was told. "When you open the bag, you'll see."
I opened the glossy brown packet to find five heart shaped moisturizing bars wrapped in silver foil. The refreshing scent of mint, cocoa and vanilla wafted up my nose.
I unwrapped one bar and let it glide on my arm. Mmm… just perfect for "me time" and special spa days.
I put back the foil wrapping and slipped the bar back into the packet, I wanted to reserve them for when I want to feel extra luscious.
That night as we were all settling down to sleep, the hubby asked if I could scratch his back. It was an old quirk he carried since childhood, he would feel sleepy much faster when his back was being scratched.
As I started running my fingernails slowly down his back, an idea came to me, "Want to try my massage truffle?"
"Really?" he asked, almost dumbfounded.
It took me a few seconds to realize, it had been ages since I last volunteered to give him a massage.
"Yeah, it's just like lotion and it smells yummy too," I said as I took out one heart-shaped truffle.
I began massaging his back and remembered all the times I used to do it for him, almost every night.
"You know what really hurts?" he then flipped over and stretched out his legs, the ones battered after his latest race.
My hands were already tired but what's a few more minutes? Besides, I could see he was feeling more relaxed.
The truffle was getting smaller and smaller as I swiped and kneaded, swiped and kneaded.
"You know, you do a much better job than the therapists at the nail salon or even Nuat Thai," he said. I faked a smirk but I felt that he meant the compliment. It wasn't the first time he said it, but why didn't I do this for him more often?
"Full body massage?" he asked.
Why not? I put a pillow under his head and massaged his temples.
"Thank you," he whispered.
By the time I was done kneading all the pressure away, he was feeling good, relaxed and more than ready to go to sleep.
I looked at the tiny heart-shaped truffle at the center of my palm, thankful for the reminder to be extra thoughtful that night.
After several years of being together, I guess we are way past the phase of giving expensive chocolates on Valentine's, extravagant gifts on holidays or elaborate bouquets on anniversaries just to make each other happy.
Sometimes, it's the little things that matter most, even on ordinary days.
Note to self: Want to make your hubby happy? Just be thoughtful and go the extra mile.
The mistake we often make
Before marriage, it was easy to be thoughtful especially when your loved one is all you could ever think about.
You celebrate anniversaries, monthsaries even. And love letters mysteriously find their ways in to bags and pockets.
But after the honeymoon is over, the boy has got her woman and the girl has got her man. Both of you ease into married life, and all of a sudden it's not just about the two of you anymore.
There's work to be done, bills to pay and a house to keep. Not to mention, when children enter the picture, the to do list becomes almost endless.
At the end of the day, you're tired not just from the physical exhaustion but also from the worry, pressure and anxiety raising a family brings.
Monthsaries are forgotten, the love letters stop and anniversaries are not celebrated like they used to.
And even if you didn't mean to, your mind loses space for the person who used to occupy almost every cell of your brain.
You think less about him. And sometimes, you forget.
I'm here to tell you, it's okay. These things happen. What matters is you become aware when the thoughtlessness sets in.
Pray for passion. And return to thoughtfulness again.
What is thoughtfulness?
One afternoon, my girls and I were having a cookie picnic in the playroom. As they were busy munching away, I slipped out of the room to get a bottle of ice cold water from the kitchen.
"Mommy…?" Jamaine called just a few moments later.
I entered the room and handed her the bottle.
"How did you do that?" she asked.
"Did what?"
"How did you know I wanted water? Did you read my mind? Mommy, you can read minds!"
Funny how I often know what my babies need and they think I have some sort of mind reading ability. It made me wonder if I'm still intuitive with my husband's needs in the same way.
While being thoughtful doesn't require you to read minds, it also goes beyond remembering special dates and occasions.
Being thoughtful is about staying tuned to our partner's needs and fulfilling those that we can without being asked.
More than just thinking about them, we tell them, show them and let them feel that they are on our minds — even if it's no longer every second of every day.
Of course, this begins with us being in tune to and fulfilling our own needs because it always creates a ripple effect.
When we get good at meeting our own needs, we get good at meeting the needs of others.
How do you show thoughtfulness?
While grand gestures of thoughtfulness are much appreciated, they are not always required.
Random acts of kindness, the ones I don't expect to receive, give me the fuzziest feelings inside.
So this week, think of random and simple ways you can show thoughtfulness to your partner daily. You can pick one or two things to do for each day. I can already see you making a positive impact on your relationship.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Give him a surprise phone call "just because I missed you."
- Tape a note at the bathroom mirror that says "You're gorgeous" or "You're hot."
- Slip in a love note or two inside his wallet.
- Set an alarm in his phone with a love message.
- Make your own spa set up (think scented candles and essential oils) and give him a massage.
- Steal a kiss.
- Buy something you know he needs but never had the time to get himself.
- Take him to a dinner date because you declared that it's his special day today.
- Initiate sexy time.
- Add your own here __________________
In the comments below, I'd love to hear what thoughtful things you plan to do for your husband this week. Do share your ideas and I'll update this list.
I'm pretty sure we can learn a thing or two from each other when it comes to demonstrating thoughtfulness, so feel free to type as many ideas as you can.
I'm so excited to read what you have in mind.
Thank you so much for being here and for sharing the love.
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PILESGROVE TWP. -- Swedesboro Mayor Thomas Fromm lost his driver's license for seven months after pleading guilty Friday to driving under the influence and failing to take a breath test.
In municipal court here, Fromm told a judge that he was pulled over by police, taken into custody and then refused a breath test.
In addition to the license suspension, Fromm was ordered to pay more than $1,000 in fines and penalties and must take a 12-hour program with the state's Intoxicated Driver Resource Center program.
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Americans Carol Hunter and Tim Rouse have been visiting Russia for nine years now to teach leadership out of the Center for Business Skills Development here in Moscow. A true leader is not only born, but can also be made, they say, and discuss the ins and outs of coming out on top as a true leader.
Could you name and explain some key leadership skills?
Leadership is not so much about skills, but about a way of being. Many people attempt to "learn leadership skills" but could really benefit more from reflecting on who they are and what and how they want to contribute to their organizations, families and society. However, there are some characteristics that for us suggest leadership abilities. These characteristics can come neither from training nor skill building, but they can be brought out or enhanced in a person through an intense leadership development experience such as the one we offer at the Center for Business Skills Development, the Looking Glass Leadership Program. The characteristics we look for in a leader include such things as the abilities to reflect on and learn from one's experiences, bring meaning and purpose to life and work, produce necessary and positive results and make whatever situation one is in better than it is now, in other words, to create positive change.
Do you have laws of leadership that you usually refer to in your leadership-development programs?
Not really. We have no "laws" per se, but we do often refer to research about global leadership. As adjunct faculty for 20 years at the internationally known Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina, we have had access to some of the most important and groundbreaking research. For example, we believe in and share the findings from the work of David Campbell; that the essence of leadership is relationships. Or the work of our colleague, Robert Kaplan, that leadership development is really working from the inside out.
The notion of "laws of leadership" is very dangerous, especially when consultants and educators from mature economies provide support and assistance in working with leaders and potential leaders in emerging market economies such as Russia. While there are some shared principles for market economic activity, there is no way that cultures as different as those of Russia, the United States, Japan, or Brazil can approach leadership in the exact same ways. Having worked now for nine years in Russia, we are convinced that the incredibly talented women and men in this country must develop approaches to leadership and business that fit in this cultural context.
What do you think often prevents people from releasing their leadership potential?
For most people, leadership can be developed from within. Sometimes, people do not realize their own leadership potential due to being afraid of being harshly judged by others and of doing what their hearts and minds call them to do. It takes courage to be a leader. It's not always comfortable or appreciated by others.
What is the main function of leadership?
To significantly improve the status quo and to inspire others to join in building or contributing to continuously improving the family, the organization, the product, the service, the society, the world.
How well does someone have to know their field in order to lead others?
Generally, excellent technical or substantive knowledge, information and experience is more necessary for management. In leadership it is about knowing how to build a team, adapt to new surroundings, face new challenges, understand human dynamics and, above all, know oneself.
Could you please tell me about your training methods?
We base the substance of our work on the most trusted and valid research from many different fields such as the dynamics of emerging markets, research on brain development, how quantum physics applies to organizations, the wisdom from indigenous cultures and global trends on a variety of topics. Our work also covers the more traditional areas such as developing strategy, coaching for success, problem solving, conflict management and dozens of others. Most people are surprised when they first work with us, because they expect something more similar to management training. However, our clients usually return to work with us and also refer their colleagues and friends. Our business of nearly twenty years is based only on referrals.
Why do you think that there are so few women leaders in business and politics?
In most cultures, during the last few centuries, there have been cultural norms about the roles of women that may have kept the great talents and gifts that women have to offer the world more focused on the home. However, we believe that women are uniquely able to contribute to the development of more effective world. Increasingly we are seeing this to be the case.
Can you go into detail on trends in this area?
Our research with both leaders during the last twenty years in the U.S. shows no significant differences according to gender on any of the many questionnaires and instruments used to measure various knowledge, skills and abilities generally related to leadership.
In actual practice, more and more women are assuming significant leadership and executive positions in many organizations and countries all over the world. The issue is not about men against women or women against men. The issue is how women and men can work together to build better organizations and societies for all. We expect to see more and more women entering all areas of leadership and to also see men welcome and work cooperatively with women. It's the partnership that will make this happen, not one gender or another alone.
What has your experience been like providing leadership training in Russia?
The Russians with whom we have worked have been excellent students. They want to learn and are generally very bright and committed to doing well. We work to deserve their trust. Our goal is to develop an appropriate learning climate where Russians do not feel judged by us, as Americans. We work to ensure that we do not suggest that we have the only right way or that we have all of the answers. We always appreciate the fast thinking and creative wit that our Russian participants bring to our work.
We juggle our work in the United States with our work in emerging markets. This means that we are also working in Russia and in China. Unfortunately, as we do not reside in Moscow, we are unable to provide the in-person follow-up conversations, coaching and so on that would like. We do our best to stay in touch via e-mail with our many Russian friends and colleagues during the months when we are not in Russia.
We feel very thankful to be able to have such opportunities. This country has a wonderful cadre of bright, energetic and usually very well-educated young women and men who have the potential to successfully manage and — if needed — transform any business enterprise. For Russia, in our opinion, this is a far more valuable resource than oil in insuring the future.


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Site: TPC Boston (7,202 yards, par 71), Norton, Mass.
Purse: $7.5 million. Winner's share: $1.35 million.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, noon-3 p.m.) and NBC (Sunday, noon-3 p.m.; Monday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.).
Notes: Last year, Vijay Singh won his second straight FedEx Cup event en route to the playoff title, closing with an 8-under 63 for a tournament-record 22-under 262 total. He also won the 2004 event at TPC Boston. The top 100 in the FedEx Cup standings advanced to the second playoff event. The field will be cut to 70 for the BMW Championship next week at Cog Hill in Lemont, Ill., and to 30 for the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. ... Woods won the 2006 tournament and finished second in 2004 and 2007. He leads the FedEx Cup points race with 4,381, followed by Steve Stricker (3,105) and Barclays winner Heath Slocum (2,855). The tournament winner will receive 2,500 points. ... Phil Mickelson, the 2007 winner, is making his 400th PGA Tour start. He was 36 tour victories.
Also in the field: Beaverton's Ben Crane.
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Site: Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club (6,445 yards, par 71), Calgary, Alberta.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Purse: $2.75 million. Winner's share: $412,500.
Television: Golf Channel (no live coverage; taped on Saturday, 8:30-11 p.m.; Sunday, 6:30-9 p.m.).
Last year: Australia's Katherine Hull won her first LPGA Tour title, taking advantage of Yani Tseng's final-round meltdown for a one-stroke victory at Ottawa Hunt. Hull, six strokes behind Tseng at the start of the round, beat Se Ri Pak by a stroke. Tseng shot a 77 to finish two strokes behind.
Last week:The South Korean rookie beat Suzann Pettersen with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. Michele Redman was eliminated on the first extra hole.
Notes: Last week, South Korean rookie M.J. Hur won the Safeway Classic at Pumpkin Ridge for her first tour title. Michelle Wie tied for fourth at Pumpkin Ridge, shooting 68-71-66 to finish two strokes out of the playoff. Two weeks ago in the Solheim Cup, she led the winning U.S. team with a 3-0-1 record. ... Jocelyne Bourassa (1973 La Canadienne) is the only Canadian to win an LPGA Tour event in Canada. ... The NW Arkansas Championship is next week, followed by the Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
Also in the field: Portland's Allison Hanna-Williams
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Site: Pebble Beach Golf Links (6,837 yards, par 72) and Del Monte Golf Course (6,367 yards, par 72), Pebble Beach, Calif.
Purse: $2.1 million. Winner's share: $315,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4-6:30 p.m.)
Last year: Jeff Sluman won the second of his two 2008 victories, closing with a 67 for a five-stroke victory over Fuzzy Zoeller and Craig Stadler.
Notes: Mark O'Meara won the PGA Tour's Pebble Beach event a record five times, the last in 1997 when he shot four 67s for a tournament-record 268 total. He also won the 1979 California State Amateur at Pebble Beach. ... Tom Watson won the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and also took the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am on the course in 1977 and 1978. ... Tom Kite won the 1983 Crosby and 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. ... The final round will be played at Pebble Beach. Seventy-eight junior players will play alongside the pros. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume Sept 18-20 with the Greater Hickory Classic in Conover, N.C.
Also in the field: Portland's Peter Jacobsen, Corvallis' Bob Gilder. Also, Jesuit High School senior Calvin Flax is in the pro-am, playing as Jacobsen's partner.


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It's an indication of how touchy Conservatives are over Thatcher and her legacy that they get so upset at crude Twitter jokes wishing ill on the Iron Lady and T-Shirts saying that the wearer will be dancing on her grave when she finally dies. If I was a Tory, and confident of my views, I would just laugh it off and put it down to the impotence of my opponent that they have to resort to schlock merchandising to score political points. But most of them aren't that confident. They are defensive because they know they are sitting on top of a house of cards.
That said, I do think the T-shirts aren't exactly the greatest idea. It's always good to get wild-eyed, foam-flecked, Tory mouth-breathers upset, but I'm more interested in what the T-shirts say about the left and our political culture.
We need to be honest. Thatcher and her cronies may have lost the argument, but they won the war. Her years in power were ones of successive victories, be it the miners strike, the privatization of public utilities, the war on organised labour, the step by step emasculation of local government, and the (unnecessary) transformation of the Labour Party into New Labour.
Her ideas dominate contemporary political discourse. The majority of the press claim to be in thrall to her and her ideas. The nasty, 'me-first' ideology that she believed in and made the object of her policies is in evidence all around us, both in the political sphere or our personal lives. The great political scandals of our time, parliamentary expenses, phone-hacking and most importantly the lie that the economic crisis was one of public spending and not of unregulated international capitalism can all trace their histories back to the time that Thatcher was in power.
Thatcher was and is an embodiment of an idea, just like a king or queen are an embodiment of the idea of monarchy. She was the public representative of a set of an intellectual project to take Britain in a radically different direction.
So when Thatcher dies, nothing will actually change, as her ideas will of course remain. Her final demise, which in political terms was over 20 years ago in any case (and did her leaving office really change anything?), won't be a victory, or anything to celebrate. It won't tip the balance in favour of the left. It won't reverse a single one of the changes she made to Britain. It will merely be a frail old woman passing away, a woman who once dominated public life succumbing to the indignities that will eventually take us all.
The people wearing these T-shirts and tweeting about how they are looking forward to her passing are tacitly acknowledging that they have no other response. Many of the 'death to Thatcher' mini-controversies over the last couple of years or so have involved Labour councillors and trade union bureaucrats. People who have singularly failed to challenge and stop the Thatcherite agenda and in the case of councillors people are tasked with managing the local spending cuts that Thatcherite ideologues demand of them. The only gesture of defiance they are left with is wishing one woman dead. The gesture of defiance is a gesture of utter impotence.
Personally I cannot see why anyone would want to dance on her grave, metaphorically or literally.
If and when someone like Tony Benn or Dennis Skinner dies, will there be public rejoicing in the right-wing press? No. Were Tory MPs queueing up to gloat when Tony Benn left Parliament? No. (Quite the opposite in fact.) Were they crowing when Eric Heffer died? No. They didn't need to. The ideas that these people represented and represent have been beaten and therefore the fate of their proponents mattered, and will not matter, a jot to the right.
They will go through the motions of "mourning a political titan, however much I may have disagreed with them" and will promptly forget them and start wondering about what they are having for dinner.
I think I'll do the same when Thatcher dies. Seeing if I can remember if I ate that last meatfeast pizza in the freezer or not.
You can be sure I won't be celebrating though. There won't be anything to celebrate.


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Lyons Point ceremony unites area couple
Allyson Renee Aymond and Edward Joseph Breaux were united in marriage at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2009 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church located in Lyons Point. Deacon Thomas Sommers officiated the nuptials.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. Joseph Ronald Aymond and Mrs. Paula Sue Guidry Aymond of Crowley. She is the granddaughter of Lucy Benoit Whitley of Lafayette and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doris Aymond of Port Barre. Allyson is a graduate of Crowley High School and attended Louisiana State University at Eunice. She went on to pursue a degree from the Aveda Institute of cosmetology.
The groom is the son of Mr. Bernice R. Breaux and Mrs. Mary Ann Prevost Breaux of Rayne. Edward is a graduate of Notre Dame High School and a veteran of the United States Navy.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an elegant gown of ivory satin featuring a halter neckline and fitted bodice accented with heavily beaded embroidered lace and sequins. The same embroidered lace appliques trimmed with sequins and beading also enhanced the full satin skirt and cathedral-length train. Her headpiece consisted of a double veil of illusion held by a crown of pearls and rhinestones. She carried a clutch bouquet of white and multi-colored roses with golden brown baby's breath. Deep truffle and ivory, accented by antique gold, was the setting for the occasion.
Attending the bride as matron of honor was her sister, Tiffany Aymond Keefe.
Serving as bridesmaid was Sandi Rassofaro.
Chosen as best man was Paul Thomas Breaux, brother of the groom.
Anah Plaisance, great-niece of the groom; served as flower girl while Bryant Christopher Huesers, son of the bride; performed the duties of ring bearer.
Scriptures were read by Anne Reagan, sister of the groom; and Lucy Whitley, grandmother of the bride.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the church hall at which the newly weds arrived to in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Author Affiliations: Researcher, The Cochrane Collaboration, Rome, Italy (Dr Jefferson). Dr Doshi is a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
On November 30, 2010, the regulatory agency for medications in Europe, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), announced a policy on access to "any document originated, received or held by the Agency."1 The policy made a wide range of regulatory documents potentially accessible to anyone who asks for them, including clinical study reports.2 Documents are released without charge, primarily in PDF format, and made available via a web-based download. We used this policy and received 25 000 pages of previously unreleased clinical study reports on Roche's oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) trials, all unredacted. This formed the basis of our recent Cochrane review on neuraminidase inhibitors.3 The release of such documents contrasts with the approach of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which similarly has a freedom of information policy but treats industry-sponsored clinical trial data as confidential and trade secret, denying public release on the grounds that disclosure could cause competitive harm to original study sponsors.4 We sought to inform discussion of access to clinical trial data by describing how the EMA's policy is being used.
We requested from the EMA a log of all requests for documents handled under the Agency's new policy (ie, since November 30, 2010) and received a table, dated November 19, 2012, of 457 requests containing details of each applicant's affiliation (categorized by the EMA), a brief description of documents requested, the date the request was received, the date of last response from the EMA, and the disposition of the request (eg, pending, open, or closed; full, partial, or no access granted; and total pages released)
(eAppendix). We summarized the information as follows: who requested information; what was requested; for partially fulfilled (part redacted) and fully fulfilled (unredacted) requests, how much was being released (as median number of pages per request and total per category of requestor's affiliation); and time to release of information (as median days per request) by the EMA. Because the request log represents a snapshot point in time, page counts in some cases represent only a partial fulfillment of a request. Time to first access of documents could not be determined because the information is not in the request log. We instead computed a time to access of the total number of pages thus far released. Institutional review board approval was not sought because no patients were involved in the study.
The EMA received 455 requests for information (2 separate requests were received prior to, but handled under, the new policy)—178 requests during the first year and 277 in the second (eFigure). No information was provided about the number of unique requestors. There were 31 requests that were pending after a median 28 days (interquartile range [IQR], 6-55 days [range, 4-110 days]). Approximately one-quarter (124 of 457) of all requests were closed with no documents released. Ten of these had time expired (owing to a lack of response to the EMA's request for clarification). Of the 302 requests that resulted in the release of documents, the median number of pages released per request was 81 pages (IQR, 17-825 pages [range, 1-254 251 pages]). Of 302 requests, 88 (29%) were released in full without redaction (304 876 pages). Median time to access of the total number of pages was 26 days (IQR, 16-60 days [range, 0-644 days]). Altogether, the EMA released 1 656 285 pages in the first 2 years of its policy. Requests made by the pharmaceutical industry, media, and legal affiliates were the majority of the 457 requests (Table). Requested materials varied widely, with at least 30 different types of EMA regulatory documents as well as data related to marketing authorization applications. The most frequently requested document types were assessment reports, dossiers, and clinical study reports. The largest releases were for clinical study reports for marketed, withdrawn, and never-approved medicines (at least 29 requests).
Since November 2010, the EMA has released many kinds of documents to a variety of applicants. Industry made the most requests and received the most pages (491 989). Health care professionals and the general public were far smaller beneficiaries, perhaps because of ignorance of the policy change and unfamiliarity with its use. Twenty-seven percent of requests were not granted access, sometimes simply because of nonapplicability (documents not held by the EMA) or time expiration (no response to the EMA's request for clarification). Limitations of this study include an inability to calculate the proportion of pages redacted. We only know that 71% of requests included at least 1 redaction, but in our experience with the release of clinical study reports, the redactions were minor and of no impact to interpretation of text, eg, redaction of patients' date of birth. Other limitations included possible misclassification of requests (eg, "industry" could request through "legal"); lack of knowledge of intended use of documents (the EMA is not legally allowed to query the purpose for which requests are made); and an inability to judge the long-term impact of EMA's policy (eg, competitive harm to trial sponsors). In the future, the EMA is likely to release more clinical trial data. While this study evaluated EMA's "reactive" disclosure policy, on January 1, 2014, the agency also intends to start a "proactive" policy on publication of clinical trial data.5
Published Online: December 19, 2012. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.3838
Correspondence: Dr Doshi, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Reed Hall West, Room 201-C, 1620 McElderry St, Baltimore, MD 21205 (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Author Contributions: Dr Doshi had full access to the request logfile used in the study and takes responsibility for the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Doshi and Jefferson. Acquisition of data: Doshi. Analysis and interpretation of data: Doshi and Jefferson. Drafting of the manuscript: Doshi and Jefferson. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Doshi and Jefferson. Statistical analysis: Doshi.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Dr Doshi received [euro]1500 from the European Respiratory Society in support of his travel to the society's September 2012 annual congress, where he gave an invited talk on oseltamivir. Dr Jefferson receives royalties from his books published by Blackwells and Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore, none of which are on clinical study reports. In 2011-2012, Dr Jefferson acted as an expert witness in a litigation case related to an antiviral (oseltamivir phosphate; Tamiflu [Roche]). Dr Jefferson is on a legal retainer for expert advice on litigation for influenza vaccines in health care workers. Drs Doshi and Jefferson also personally know some European regulators who share an interest in this topic.
Funding/Support: Both authors are co-recipients of a UK National Institute for Health Research grant to carry out a Cochrane review of neuraminidase inhibitors (http://www.hta.ac.uk/2352). Dr Doshi is funded by an institutional training grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (#T32HS019488).
Additional Contributions: David Mackay, BVetMed, MSc, PhD, MRCVS, of the European Medicines Agency, closely reviewed the manuscript for accuracy and provided many clarifications about the EMA's policy. Dr Mackay received no compensation for his assistance.
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March 15, 2003, 03:30 AM
OK let's say hypothetically, if I get into cowboy shooting, do I HAVE to wear that?
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March 15, 2003, 06:40 AM
Or you could dress as the Chinese rail workers did in the late 18th century. Come up with a name that fits the clothing and be the first asian bad a$$ in SASS.
Actually, I think that would be quite cool. Rules state "Period clothing". I'm tired of all the gunslinger wannabes that show up, time for something new. Saw one guy that came as a farmer, overalls, brogans, floppy hat, simple holster and lever gun. Shot very well.
OR can you say Kung FU? Remember the series with David Carradine?....oh wait, he didn't have a gun. Nevermind.
March 15, 2003, 07:54 AM
Heh, then Skunk would have to grow a really long ponytail!
March 15, 2003, 11:25 AM
Anything "period" including Hollyweird. That includes:
- 50's TV Western
- Spaghetti Western
- Coolie
- Gunfighter
- Buffalo Hunter
- Plains Indian
- Pueblo Indian
- Woodlands Indian
- Navajo, Apache, Yaqui, etc.
- Mexican
- Townie
- Barkeep
- Banker
- Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker
- Cavalry
- Infantry
- Civil War
- Fur Trapper/Mountain Man
- Floozie
- Schoolmarm
- British Cavalry
- Zulu, Hottentot, Tutsi, "Fuzzy-Wuzzy," etc.
- Rajah
- Mandarin
- Samurai
... OK, not so sure about the last few, but they're the right time period so I don't see why not.
'Sides, what's wrong with pants, suspenders, a bib-front shirt, and a hat?
BTW: Come up with a name that fits the clothing and be the first asian bad a$$ in SASS. Been done. Feller goin' by name of "China Camp" is a champion shooter. Got a gun named after him and all.
March 15, 2003, 12:41 PM
"Or you could dress as the Chinese rail workers did in the late 18th century. Come up with a name that fits the clothing and be the first asian bad a$$ in SASS"
Actually. there is a World Champion who is known as "China Camp" who is Asian. There is also a fellow who comes in full dress British 1800s military. Quantrill
March 15, 2003, 12:59 PM
Ever see the movie Red Sun? Can you picture a banjo picker of Chinese decent, dressed as a Japanese Samuria while participating in a Western Cowboy shooting match and riding wooden horses? :)
(Sounds like a plot for the next reality TV series.)
(Edited for lousy spelling)
Andrew Wyatt
March 15, 2003, 02:06 PM
hey, skunk, why don't you get hooked up with Dennis Ming? He's ultimately tactical and he does cowboy action shooting.
March 15, 2003, 02:36 PM
I used to shoot with Dennis. Actually haven't seen him around since I started teaching guitar at church and haven't been making it out there on Sundays.
At a costume party, we had to go dressed up in 1920s stuff, I brought my Cantonese Urban Camo and a mallet.
Do I have to get one of those silly holsters or can I be the Tactical Carbonfiber China Waterbuffaloboy with my thigh holster, and load my .30-30 rounds from a ninja magazine dump pouch?
Seems like the clothes is gonna cost more than the guns. Time to go shopping when I hit up China next month :D
March 15, 2003, 09:02 PM
Get some feathers, best would be eagle feathers, though, I think its a federal offense to have eagle feathers in your possession, so substitute pink flamingo feathers. Make into a headdress, or stick them with hot glue into a baseball cap.
Get some red paint. Slather on red paint over all of your body, remember to remove all of your clothes.
Go as "Buck Nekkid". :D :evil:
Brian D.
March 16, 2003, 04:02 PM
...but sometimes you can be so INSCRUTABLE, it's hard to tell.;) Can't use that 30-30 for the main matches. Usually OK in long range side events though, targets are made to take more pounding, and are far enough away that splatter isn't a big factor.
Navy joe
March 16, 2003, 11:58 PM
Definitely a rail worker get-up, complete with fake ponytail and coolie hat. For further tips, rent Blazing Saddles. Suggested SASS alias is Ming Ping Pow. What fun is life if you can't make fun of yourself? ;)
March 17, 2003, 12:49 AM
Definitely a rail worker get-up, complete with fake ponytail and coolie hat.
I have a skullcap with a pony tail. I wore it to work a few times and got the nickname Hop Sing. :)
Navy joe
March 17, 2003, 10:35 PM
We need a name Skunkabirry context.
I add further votes for Tap rack Chang or The Roan Ranger.
March 17, 2003, 11:26 PM
I add further votes for Tap rack Chang or The Roan Ranger.
ROR! I rike Tap Rack Chang!
March 18, 2003, 12:36 AM
"The Kung Pow Kid" Or... "Iron Jeff"
March 18, 2003, 12:41 AM
Gets my vote...ROTFLMAO
Tap rack Chang (Skunk) does this, either history will be written, SASS will add another 'catagory, or ...not sure what the tactical community will do...
March 18, 2003, 01:46 AM
I will have my own tactical moves named after me.
Black Pajama. White stripe. Iron Skunk Harvests a Steel Plate.
Rone Ranger and Drop Point Tanto.
March 18, 2003, 09:32 AM
March 24, 2003, 01:16 PM
Have you shot an SASS match yet? If so let us know how it went.
Steve Smith
March 24, 2003, 01:25 PM
Crouching Skunk, Hidden Agenda. :what:
March 25, 2003, 01:01 AM
A 357mag lever action & your USPc 45, right? :what:
How about "Hop Sing" like from Bonanza? :D
March 26, 2003, 01:29 AM
Dennis "China Camp" Ming is a dear and respected old friend of mine. Not to mention he does stuff with a sixgun that David Carradine doesn't believe.
From the old "Have Gun, Will Travel" radio and TV series, "Heyboy!" The character's real name on the series was "Kim Chang". Actor's real name (TV) was Kam Tong. In the radio series, the actor was Ben Wright. (How's that for exploiting the Asian people?)
The reality is Asian people, especially Chinese, were a big part of the American West. The railroads would never have been built without them.
And smire when you say dat, mistel!
March 26, 2003, 01:45 AM
Have you shot an SASS match yet? If so let us know how it went.
No gun yet.... :(
Do they allow carbon fiber gear?
March 26, 2003, 09:31 AM
Do they allow carbon fiber gear?
Only if it's period-correct.
March 28, 2003, 03:02 AM
G'day Skunkabilly, and et al.,
I want to thank you all for making this thread happen. I've enjoyed every entry. It is really hard to not to laugh out loud reading all this. Yeah, the family is asleep. It's one of the few moments I get to enjoy the board.
Anyhow, I wanted to cheer you on when you do get to a match. Whatever you choose as an alias!
Myself, I've been trying to persuade the good folks here [around the real Tombstone AZ] to host a more modern version of a cowboy shoot [ie. 3 gun match]. I'm in a similar boat, I don't have the duds or the old guns. I've got newer ones but I would love to have a go at the 3 gun format. Right now I've got about four folks that are mostly interested. I think when I get a couple of more we can get something really going. Until then the regional pistol matches and etc will keep me busy.
Please keep us posted on what you end up doing! Nice to know I'm not the only Cantonese speaking shooter out there! [Yeah, I've got the tag on the backside that says made in Hong Kong!]
March 28, 2003, 09:28 AM
What's Cantonese for "gun?" Then you could go by "Sam ___" since you shoot three kinds of guns. (OK, I know there's actually four guns total in CAS/SASS, but "Sei" isn't much of a first name, even aside from the Chinese superstition about the number 4.)
- dev_null, who learned Cantonese at the same time as English from a Shanghainese amah in HongKong, but promptly forgot it all when we left the country.
March 29, 2003, 06:25 AM
Do they allow carbon fiber gear?
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the answer is no. Other things you can't have:
Baseball caps
Athletic shoes
Nylon gear
Dump pouches
Other than that the rules are pretty easy. I never thought of it before but I suppose PETA would not approve of SASS. Imagine a sport that requires leather.
March 30, 2003, 07:19 PM
Do I also need new glasses, they have CF and contacts wouldn't be period-correct.... :confused:
I think I'll just make my name 'Soldier of Fortune Cookie'....
Oh so solley guys, forgot my Cantonese at 4 but I can take orders (eat your rice, sit down, shut up, do your homework and practice your piano)
I still haven't checked one out yet...been preoccupied.
March 30, 2003, 09:53 PM
Jeez, I'm just tryin' ta help... we're not all Fan Quai, yanno! :(
Brian D.
March 31, 2003, 08:41 PM
I mean, brother! Glasses are obviously required due to the fact that the targets are almost always steel. Of course you can wear regular safety glasses with your contacts. (By your thinking, folks that had undergone laser eye surgery would be excluded from shooting too, I guess!) Just go out to one of the matches in your area, southern Kali is the "ancestral home" of SASS!
April 1, 2003, 12:02 AM
"S.O.F cookie"? I like it. :p
Detachment Charlie
April 4, 2003, 02:39 PM
Forget all this ethnic, railroad worker, Hop Sing stuff. From Dev_Null's list I'd pay real foldin money to see Skunk come as a FLOOZY:neener:
April 4, 2003, 05:32 PM
Oh, great... "Welcome to the World of Skunky Wong." :D
June 12, 2003, 06:51 PM
I never made it to China on vacation because of SARS....
Now I'm going to look for some 'period correct' Chinese stuff.
Like this? :D
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