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Mississippi police officer Susan Graziosi lost her job because of a "buzz." And not the "buzz" that comes from drugs or alcohol. No, the "buzz" that got Officer Graziosi fired was the office "buzz" that her Facebook rant started. And according to a Mississippi federal court, that firing did not violate the First Amendment.
Some explanation is probably in order. Officer Graziosi was a Greenville police officer for 26 years. When a police officer from a nearby community was killed in the line of duty, Greenville Chief of Police Freddie Cannon opted not to send a representative to the funeral citing the cost of gasoline. This decision did not sit well (or, I suppose in Mississippi "set well") with Officer Graziosi. Officer Graziosi did what any right-thinking American would do in this situation – she posted her feelings on her Facebook page. Specifically:
I just found out that Greenville Police Department did not send a representative to the funeral of Pearl Police Officer Mike Walter, who was killed in the line of duty on May 1, 2012. This is totally unacceptable. I don't want to hear about the price of gas-officers would have gladly paid for and driven their own vehicles had we known the city was in such dire straights (sic) as to not to be able to afford a trip to Pearl, Ms., which, by the way, is where our police academy is located. The last I heard was the chief was telling the assistant chief about getting a group of officers to go to the funeral. Dear Mayor, can we please get a leader that understands that a department sends officers of (sic) the funeral of an officer killed in the line of duty? Thank you. Susan Graziosi.
Graziosi expanded on the theme in responses to comments, noting: "you'll be happy to know that I will no longer use restraint when voicing my opinion on things. Ha!" Based on her original posting, "restraint" does not seem to be much of an issue for Officer Graziosi. But I digress. Chief Cannon was unamused, and decided to terminate the long-time officer. She then filed a wrongful discharge suit, arguing that her comments were protected by the First Amendment.
Public employees occupy a unique position for First Amendment purposes. On the one hand, they are employed by the "public" – so any discipline is "state action." That potentially brings the Constitution into the discussion. In contrast, while private employees have some protection (e.g. discrimination laws) those are protections enacted via statute. There's no constitutional protection. So if my partners decided to expel me from the partnership based on some comment I made on my blog (and after four years of doing this, it is a minor miracle that they haven't) I'd have no First Amendment claim. But a public employee in the same situation might.
But on the other hand, a public employee is, you know, an employee. And that means the First Amendment protections aren't unlimited. A supervisor has to be able to demand some level of respect and discipline from underlings. Which means courts have to balance the issues in these cases.
Courts look to two things when they review these cases – does the speech affect a matter of public concern, and does the employer's interest in maintaining discipline outweigh the employee's interests? The court found that both tests favored the Department.
First, while Officer Graziosi argued that her post addressed the issue of how the department allocated its public funds, and thus addressed a matter of legitimate public concern, the court felt it was more like a disgruntled employee's rant. Her post, according to the court, came from the perspective of "a disgruntled police officer, not a concerned citizen."
Second, the court considered the testimony from the Chief -- that there was a "buzz" around the department following the Facebook posts – as evidence of a disruption that outweighed any First Amendment interest in the speech.
I'm not so sure about this decision. Can't a person speak from the perspective as a "concerned citizen" and a "disgruntled police officer" at the same time? It seems to me like they can. Officer Graziosi was no doubt personally offended by the funeral decision, but what if that was a symptom of more general misplaced priorities in the department. That sounds to me like a matter of public interest.
And as for the buzz, can we assume that the police officers aren't middle school students? I suspect a department of professionals can handle a little healthy debate. And if the Chief is that sensitive, maybe he's the problem.
I am a big believer in the First Amendment, so in my view, close calls should favor the speaker. I think this is one of those cases.
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Poet and playwright Amiri Baraka died in early January.
He was revered as an unapologetic champion of the Black Power Movement.
Baraka's influence on American culture has been profound, and to celebrate his contributions a group of Minnesota artists have planned a major event for this Saturday.
"Spirit Reach: A Twin Cities Tribute to Imamu Amiri Baraka" will happen at 3 in the afternoon this coming Saturday, April 12, at the Capri Theater on West Broadway in Minneapolis. The show will feature Douglas Ewart, Toki Wright, Shá Cage, E.G. Bailey and many others, including j. Otis powell, who appeared recently on the KFAI program "Conversations with Al McFarlane".
Here's some of what Powell said about the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka.
It's springtime, and birds are on the wing, traveling above our great watery highways back to their summer homes.
But what birds? Where are they going? How do they do this?
This Thursday through Saturday, Bedlam Theater in Lowertown St. Paul hosts three nights of dance performances for the seventh annual production of Rhythmically Speaking. The events will feature national and local choreographers exploring a wide range of topics including addiction, masculinity, and the "groove of a hat." KFAI's Ryan Dawes spoke with choreographer Rush Benson on the Morning Blend about these themes.
Minneapolis band Valet has a new album coming out called "The Truth Might Not Be Here," which it will release Friday, July 10 at the Turf Club. Valet is sharing the bill with Gramophone, Whatever Forever, and Guante. The show starts at 8 p.m. "The Truth Might not be Here" is also available for download. Valet's Robin Kyle stopped by the Thursday Morning Blend with his guitar to play something that will be on the new record.
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Forty-four men have served as President of the United States, though none hail from Minnesota. In this MinneCulture documentary, KFAI legacy producer Ahndi Fridell profiles six local politicians who left a mark on national history in their run for the White House: Ignatius Donnelly, Floyd Olson, Harold Stassen, Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy and Walter Mondale.
Golden Retrievers swimming with dolphins. French bulldogs do-see-doeing with deer. A black bear and a Bengal tiger. That kind of thing. But you don't have to go to Youtube to catch an unusual mashup. At Como Zoo in St. Paul, a harpist and some 400-pound gorillas have enjoyed exchanging music for nearly a decade. KFAI's Diane Richard has the story.
Ask nearly any Minnesotan about lutefisk and you're likely to get a funny answer, especially from Minnesotans with Scandinavian roots. In this episode of "MinneHistory" we explore a controversial subject: Lutefisk. The fragrant and gelatinous Scandinavian-American codfish delicacy has long been associated with Minnesota. People love to celebrate – and poke fun at – this traditional immigrant food. What is Lutefisk, and how is it made? And why is it so smelly? KFAI's Jess Mador finds out with a visit to Olsen Fish Company, the largest lutefisk producer.
This summer the City of Minneapolis and partners from across the state have collectively hosted events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Houston Sports Stories That Need Their Own ESPN #30For30 Episodes
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Red-Blooded American Man's newest obsession -- behind Kate Upton -- has to be ESPN's 30 For 30 series. The sports documentary series takes on notable and not-so-notable events in sports history and gives them the 360-degree treatment.
Since 30 For 30 debuted in late 2009, the directors have tackled the USFL, the death of would-be superstar Len Bias, Fernando Valenzuela, fantasy sports, and transsexual tennis star Renée Richards.
This week's episode, "Broke", centered on retired, hapless, cash-strapped pro athletes who have pissed away their earnings on bowling alleys, yachts, and hangers-on. In a few months they tackle the rise and fall of two-sporter Bo Jackson.
The closest that the series has gotten to Houston was probably the "June 17, 1994" episode that centered on that hellish day in sports, with O.J. Simpson laying down in the back of a Ford Bronco in Los Angeles, the Rockets playing the Knicks in the NBA Finals, and golfer Arnold Palmer hanging up his pro clubs.
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Then there was the USFL episode which touched on our own Houston Gamblers, our other professional football team in the '80s that featured Jim Kelly, the "Run & Shoot" and future Oilers head coach Jack Pardee.
Of course as a Houston homer, I would love to see some of our stranger, golden local sports tales told through the 30 For 30 lens. The Bayou City has had its share of heartbreak, oddity, and triumph.
Did I mention heartbreak?
Where are you now?
The genesis of the Astrodome is surely worth a look, especially with the backdrop of the dilapidated old girl as a focal point. What about the sad tale of J.R. Richard, the strange death of pitcher Don Wilson in 1975, or the early sweaty, bug-bitten days of the Houston Buffs? Jim Umbricht's name has been lost to history too.
The Houston Oilers' mark on Houston could be explored, from the Luv Ya Blue and Bum Phillips era -- you could do a special on all the Oilers fight music recorded alone -- to the suicide of Jeff Alm, and that fateful Buffalo Bills game in January 1993. The 20th anniversary of "The Comeback" is coming upon sooner than you know.
What is Bud Adams made of, literally? Just devote a whole episode on that sack of shit. How much of him is actually congealed chicken fat, pig assholes, and duck vaginas?
What about a Zapruder-like look at Buddy Ryan punching Kevin Gilbride?
What happened to those couples that got married at the Gamblers games?
Basketball in Houston hasn't been without its drama, from UH's Phi Slama Jama, the Rockets dual championships, and the story of Yao Ming coming to the United States and making basketball a Chinese interest. I could see a Yao doc doing good, same for one on Hakeem.
There was Gordie Howe playing for the old WHA Houston Aeros with his kids in the `70s, during hockey's first thrusts into Houston.
Does anyone remember the Houston Hotshots? They surely helped break soccer in Houston in the '90s and paved the way for the Dynamo.
And the Texas Terror and the Houston Thunderbears -- though just arena football teams -- kept our gridiron hearts from breaking for good while we waited for the Houston Texans to begin play.
Speaking of the Texans, why not at 30 For 30 entitled "What The Fuck Was Your Problem, David Carr?" That would be a laugh riot. At the end of the episode, there could be a massive bonfire of his jerseys in the parking lot of the Academy near Kirby.
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March 18th, 2015 by Adam Armstrong
Apple MacBook Pro Samsung SSD Review (March-2015)
A few weeks ago Apple held an event in San Francisco to showcase the new additions to its product line. Most notably was its new smart watch, the Apple Watch (or colloquially referred to as the iWatch by its fans and detractors alike). There were a few other announcements as well including the re-launch of the MacBook (which was discontinued in July of 2011 in favor of the MacBook Air) that is thinner than the MacBook Air. The MacBook comes with Apple's new butterfly-mechanism keyboard and new force track pad. More of an interest to us was the new MacBook Pro 13" and its new features including a new Samsung SSD inside.Read more
March 14th, 2015 by Adam Armstrong
WD My Cloud DL4100 Review
The My Cloud DL4100, which was designed to be easy to deploy while bringing new features to its users, is WD's newest four-bay SOHO NAS. All of the components of the DL4100 are made by WD, so the fully integrated system is ready for use right out of the box, delivering up to 24TB, 117MB/s read, and 107MB/s write. WD's MY Cloud OS (which comes standard with the DL4100) allows for PC/Mac consolidation, remote and mobile access (computers, tablets and smartphones), third-party app support, and maintained performance for multiple users. WD promises to provide reliability, security, scalability, which is evidenced in its features.Read more
March 12th, 2015 by Lyle Smith
Patriot Ignite SSD Review
After Patriot's two-year hiatus from the SSD industry, the company has finally put themselves right back in the thick of things with the release of the Patriot Ignite SSD, which is designed for a variety of use cases inside notebooks and PCs including gaming and content creation. Their switch to solely focusing on flash media and memory products was mostly due to their minimal success with their previous SSD products, including the Patriot Pyro, Blaze, and Torch drives. These kinds of setbacks are common, as smaller companies need to offer something unique or anything else to differentiate themselves from the storage titans. That being said, the Patriot Ignite has been equipped with the new Phison S10 controller, quoting maximum sequential read and write speeds up to 560MB/s and 545MB/s, respectively, using a SATA III 6.0 Gb/s interface.Read more
March 5th, 2015 by Adam Armstrong
Toshiba Canvio AeroCast Wireless HDD Review
The Toshiba Canvio AeroCast Wireless HDD is a portable external hard drive for everyday consumers. The device is geared for users that have a large media library that they would like to take with them, say on a vacation, but don't want to load the entire library onto their mobile devices. Instead they can load up the selected files: videos, photos, music, or documents, and share the files with up to five other users regardless of internet connection.Read more
March 5th, 2015 by Adam Armstrong
Seagate Personal Cloud Review (2-Bay)
The Seagate Personal Cloud is a small home or office NAS that acts as a private cloud for users when they are home or away. All the user's personal media be it photos, videos, or multimedia collections can be stored on the Personal Cloud and streamed to a television, mobile device, or DLNA compatible device such as a gaming console. The Personal Cloud can also be used as a backup and sync device for mobile devices, PCs, and Macs.Read more
March 4th, 2015 by Adam Armstrong
Blackmagic MultiDock Review
The Blackmagic MultiDock is a 4-bay SSD dock that enables users to insert multiple SSDs from a production video camera and then edit files directly from a Thunderbolt enabled computer. The MultiDock installs quickly by using the drivers already installed on Thunderbolt enabled computers. Users can mount up to 4 2.5" SSDs by simply plugging them in and then the drives will be mounted to the computer the same as regular hard disks. The BlackMagic MultiDock is compatible with both Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 connections on both PC and Mac platforms.Read more
March 4th, 2015 by Tucker Mindrum
Patriot Supersonic Rage 2 USB Flash Drive Review
Patriot's new Supersonic Rage 2 is a high capacity (up to 256GB) and high-performance flash drive packed into durable rubberized housing for secure on-the-go transfers. With reported transfer speeds of 400MB/s read and 300 MB/s write, Rage 2 not only surpasses the speeds of its predecessor (the Supersonic Rage XT, 180MB/s and 50MB/s, respectively), it is also one of the fastest high-capacity flash drives we have reviewed to date. The Rage 2 leverages MLC NAND and a state of the art IC controller, as well as an LED light indicator for transfers. This flash drive would be ideal for any use case, but especially those in which a sturdy large capacity drive is desired (such as traveling media professionals or extremists).Read more
March 2nd, 2015 by Adam Armstrong
Netgear Arlo Wireless HD Camera System Review
Netgear has updated its VueZone Wireless Camera system with the new Arlo Wireless HD Camera System. The cameras are completely wireless, the only wires are the Ethernet from the Base Station to the router and from the Base Station to an outlet. Users can have the system up and running in under 10 minutes, with a few more minutes to put up the mounts and place the cameras. The cameras are then monitored using a smartphone or tablet, or through a web browser. The Arlo system supports up to 30 cameras and has a slew of use cases such as security, baby monitoring, pet monitoring, nanny cams, or a way to share videos with friends and family.Read more
February 16th, 2015 by Tucker Mindrum
Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage Review
Seagate's newest addition to their signature line of wireless storage devices includes 500GB of storage and is geared more towards the everyday consumer than the previously reviewed Wireless Plus. Like their other wireless hard drives, Wireless Mobile Storage aims to ease the strain of large data libraries on mobile devices. Given the limited capacity of most smartphones and tablets, users end up streaming desired content. This can result in unnecessary data usage if the user is out of reach of Wi-Fi (often accompanied by usage fees). Offloading media libraries to Seagate's battery powered Wireless Mobile Storage (which creates its own local Wi-Fi signal) allows users to avoid usage fees while maintaining remote access to their content.Read more
February 13th, 2015 by Lyle Smith
Seagate Seven Portable Drive Review
The Seagate Seven is the company's newest addition to their external drive portfolio and is catered towards style-savvy users. This USB 3.0 portable drive is something very different than what we normally expect from Seagate. The Seven leverages an ultra-thin 7mm form factor and slick, premium design. Though not obvious when you first look at the Seagate Seven, this extremely thin device is very tough and durable for its size.Read more


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A Philadelphia charter school has launched a three-front attack on the School Reform Commission's efforts to shut it down.
The Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School has started a national petition drive on Moveon.org to try to save the school. A mother of two of its students has sued the commission, contending that its "vindictive and illegal" process disregards parts of the state school code.
And this week, the school asked a Common Pleas Court judge for an emergency injunction to halt a June 2 hearing on the school's fate on the ground that the SRC is skirting state law.


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IRVING - Most of the focus on the Dallas Cowboys in the post-Jimmy Johnson era has been about how much they've done wrong since he left the team following the 1993 season.
With Johnson back in Texas Stadium on Thursday as head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Cowboys linebacker Dexter Coakley made a strong case before a national television audience that they've done at least a couple of things right since then.
Coakley, a third-round pick from little-known Appalachian State, returned an interception off of Miami quarterback Dan Marino for a 46-yard touchdown in the third quarter that sparked the Cowboys to a 20-0 victory before the team's 77th straight sellout crowd at home.
Until that point, the Cowboys were muddled in a performance of penalties and offensive inconsistency and were tied at 0-0 because Miami kicker Olindo Mare had missed a 52-yard field goal and had an attempt at a 47-yarder blocked.
But following Coakley's play, the Cowboys scored on three of their next five possessions - on offense, even - while defensively forcing Marino into a slew of mistakes.
"I worked out into the flat, and when I saw the ball coming I prayed that I would not drop it," said Coakley, who has started all 11 Cowboys games this year. "When I caught it, all I thought about was getting to the end zone. The sky is the limit for us, and if we stick together and stay focused, we can be a very good team."
Right now, the Cowboys are a 6-5 team - the same record they had last year after playing on Thanksgiving Day.
The difference being that last year's T-Day performance was a 46-36 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, and the season went down from there - bottoming out with a wild-card playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
It wasn't like the Cowboys were in complete control, but if not for 10 first-half penalties covering 72 yards - they finished the game with 13 for 103 - they might have been in better shape to score a few points.
Still, they held Miami to 273 yards and rode that defensive effort to the win. In his first game since Oct. 17 because of a neck injury, Marino was picked off five times, twice by Deion Sanders, twice by Coakley - who also led Dallas with six tackles - and once by rookie Duane Hawthorne.
"The defense played outstanding," second-year Cowboys head coach Chan Gailey said. "The key to playing Miami is avoid losing the game and then win it. I never doubted the team's character or dedication in wanting to win."
Though it would seem that the emotions would be higher with the Cowboys playing their former coach, all involved said that was a non-factor.
Johnson and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones engaged in a brief chat before the game, and both reported amiable relations.
Certainly, Johnson had his chance to spout with a media gathering of about 70 following the game, but he had little to offer about coming back to play in Dallas for the first time since the 1994 NFC Championship game against San Francisco.
"Obviously, it was a difficult game for us," he said. "We had our opportunities and didn't take advantage. Now we have to get ready for Indianapolis and try to win the division. I think our guys had a great effort today, but this is a difficult place to play."
The Cowboys made it difficult for themselves in the first half by committing so many penalties, many of which cut short promising drives.
Mare's two missed field goals in the first half helped, along with a nice interception by Sanders in the end zone to keep Miami off the board in the first half.
Miami, which fell to 8-3 with the loss, then had a promising drive going in the third quarter, gaining two first downs and reaching its own 38 before Coakley made his read and returned the pick 46 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 7:08 left in the third quarter.
"Dexter Coakley's interception basically said to everybody, `We can win this game,' " Jones said. "The fuel was all around if we just got a little spark and that's what happened, I think, with Dexter's play."
The Dolphins did get in field-goal range later in the quarter, but Mare's third miss of the game kept the Cowboys ahead 7-0.
Maligned Cowboys kicker Richie Cunningham made it 10-0 with a 36-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter and the Cowboys iced the game when quarterback Troy Aikman hit Rocket Ismail for a 65-yard touchdown pass for a 17-0 lead midway through the fourth quarter.
Emmitt Smith also finished the game with a workmanlike 103 rushing yards to pace the Dallas effort.
"This wasn't a turning point game," Smith said. "We just haven't played well consistently. I still say that we are the scariest (6-5) team around. If we will just go out and make plays consistently, there is no telling how good this team could be."
In other words, it won't be a turning point unless the Cowboys can keep winning. With five losses in their last eight games, that's something they can start proving when they hit the road next week for a game at New England.
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It just turned to May and we have already hit 30 degrees. I screwed up my first phone, paddled hundreds of kilometres, traveled around the world and went to Tsukiji market in tokyo. Jeez, this year is turning in to a kicker. Became one of the only white? guys to circumnavigate lake Sowa in the Chino district of Nagano, 20k. Lets hope the rest of the year is as exciting as the first part!! woot woot, go paddle boarding!!
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Well, it may signal negativity to some, but others relish the onset of new. Me, kinda excited about what the new will hold. Were I will go, how I will do and, will I get a new board? hehe. All the wonderful thoughts about the new year. As far as 2015 it was a tough one but I learned a lot and obviously I will keep learning cuz thats the type of guy I am!! Had some great fall paddles!! The wildest was definitely the one on Alta Lake with almost 4 inches of wet snow on the water!! What a slog!! Soooooo awesome though, only did about a k, but it was one of the toughest ever!! Got the pics to show for it!! Thank you Joern Rhode!!! Sorry about the wardrobe malfunction. Lets look forward to a great year with great success and lots of fun and wicked stories!! Make sure you keep your cameras handy to catch the moment!! Cheers and go paddle!!
Deep Cove Race 2015!!!
Well, finally I do not have to use the weather as an excuse!! I almost did because the weather in the morning before the race was unbelievable!! Torrential rains mixed with 50 plus k winds!! Everyone was thinking I was crazy!! My wife of course, she kept asking me as we were driving down, Are you sure you wanna do this? I said yup. Just before the race the rain let up and everything was looking good!! The field was strong!! Only 30 people in the 14k but that was ok with me as I don't care about anyone but myself and trying to best my training time was my goal. I estimated that it would be a time of 1:45 hours for the 14k course. I did it in 1:46 hours. I did fall in once and when I got on my board I realized that my leash was wrapped around my left foot!!! arghh! It was my first foray in to flat water and I loved it!! Now all I have to do is get a new board and train hard!! What a great race Deep Cove Kayak put on!! Thank you and what a great spot you have there Bob Putnam!! Look forward to next year!! ps the famous Simon Whitfield only beat me by 4mins!! woot woot!! Next year I will crush him!!
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Hi everyone!! You must be bored with my paddle board entries, and, if not? Let me shove another one down your visual throats!! As of a couple of weeks ago I ventured in to the realm of long distance racing, open ocean racing. Actually, racing around a freaking island type racing. It was called the Race around Bowen Island Challenge. Wow! Race and Challenge in one sentence! What a humbling experience. It was not due to lack of training, or the wrong food, or even dehydration. It was the conditions! As most good races are only abruptly stopped by weather. Case in point this time.
As last year, which in my opinion was the wrong choice, we went north around the island. Everything was somewhat groovy as we headed in to the channel except for the fact that I was on the wrong board and I found that out quickly as everyone but a small handful pulled away. Things were not bad yet. It was when we came around the north coast and headed south in the channel that the shit hit the preverbal wall! The first thing that sucked the most was that we had a constant 22 knot wind, aka 35 kmh winds head on. Then, we were privy to 3 to 4 foot swell, side chop, tide and boat wakes. Needless to say it was half way during the race that the support crew came and picked a bunch of us out of the water.
The race was over and I hadn't even done more than half of the intended distance. What a disappointment. Alas, even getting on the support boat in those conditions was a legendary feat.
I know what I have to do for next year. Drink more beer!
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Paddle Buoys and the Killer Whales!
Well! That was one of the best days Paddling ever! Andrew Logan and Jon P and myself went to Horseshoe Bay. From there we paddled to Bowen Island. We took a short break and headed out to wait for the Ferry so we could ride it's wake! While waiting we were greeted with the most unsuspecting surprise ever! A pod of Orca went right by us!!!! We were a few hundred metres away and couldn't quite catch up to them, alas, we were near enough!! We then did catch the Ferry's wake but this weeks was smaller than last. We couldn't really ride it as it was a smaller. Though it still was one of the best days paddling ever!! ahhhhh
To ponder one's dilemma.
Well you might say that is a good start to the topic of this post. Shows. Books. Productions. hmmmmm, books. Yup, I am having trouble deciding which series I will use for my first big book or real size, sort of. I think the Olympic series will win. The story is simple, stand on the same spot before, during and after the Whistler Winter Olympics. I was working sporadically during the games and I wanted to show the change to the surroundings and the site. The results were more than interesting!! What a cool concept for a book I thought. And there you have it. Book is now in production, wish me well!!
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I know, I know, who is a bad boy for not taking advantage of such a wonderful page. See, here is a new one!! cheers Had a great day with Rik, Rick, Jon in the beautiful Howe Sound, the estuary and the Squamish River!! We turned what could have been a bad day in to an epic one!! Love Squamish!! Ohhh, see how long it takes to find Jon in the photo.
Ten years later!
Hi everyone!! Yes, it has taken me some time to update my blog. I have been busy. 3 carib islands, kauai, lots a paddlin and stuff but the big news is that after 10 years I have finally got accepted in to State of the Art on my own! Not part of a group thing but, just me. Should be fun! My idea is simple. Everywhere tropical I go I always find single flip flops. So. I started amassing these fotos and I will be making a small book out of the fotos. Then, I will display a multitude of them. Hope you can come check out the show! I will keep you up to date? hahahaha, I hope so! ciao
So, everyone thinks they have them or we all want them. The mega million fans on fb. Really who cares. Sometimes it's just one good one to make you smile. She's been featured on the page before but I will do so again. Thank you M.
Other recent news.
I don't have any upcoming plans of showing anything anytime soon!!
Don't worry. I will still be pluggin away and makin stuff and doin stuff and stuff.
As always, stick around and keep checking things out.
Fun in the city.
Hi! Hope everyone is well and trying to enjoy our somewhat simple lives. The temperature is warming up and the bikinis are coming out. Don't forget the sunscreen in the coming weeks. I havn't done a art show in a while, but that might change soon, not sure yet. Should I, shouldn't I? hmmm. This photo is of a recent trip to the city where we took down a previous art show and had some time to walk around the alleys. I like this one. Hope you all stay safe and talk soon.


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Where I board you have 10 days before your board is considered late, and then there's a $25 late payment fee. As far a I know, only one person has ever pushed that envelope - and she moved out last year.
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Where I board you have 10 days before your board is considered late, and then there's a $25 late payment fee. As far a I know, only one person has ever pushed that envelope - and she moved out last year.
Once you craft up your new contract, be sure you clearly outline the Consequences for Not Abiding by the stipulations. It's one thing to say "These here be da rules" and another to say "This is what will happen if you choose to violate them."
With respect to non-payment of board, our contract states:
Right of Lien: Owner is put on notice that Stable has, may assert and exercise a Right Of Lien, as provided for by the laws of the State of Georgia (Georgia Code § 44-14), for any amount due for the board and keep of horse(s), and also for any storage or other charges due hereunder, and further agrees Stable shall have the right, without process of law, to attach a lien to your horse(s) after two (2) months of non-payment or partial payment and stable can then sell horse(s) to recover its loss.
My co-worker has a few rental houses, and she used to assess a late fee. However, when she had to take a few renters to court for non-payment of rent (and she has VERY specific rental agreements), she wasn't always awarded the "late fees." (Rent, yes, and some of those renters didn't see an 'income tax return' until the rent was finally paid off.)
Well, recently, she decided that instead of a late fee, she put a clause in the rental agreements that says, "if you pay before the fifth of the month, you will get a $50 discount." She says her renters are now RUNNING to pay her, in order to qualify for the discount. If she has to take someone to court, she will be awarded the FULL rent, not the discounted amount.
Oh, and she's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. (Yea, Terees!) If you have a legit reason, she'll cut you a reasonable break. In fact, she reduced rent for a couple of people, just to keep them as renters.
I thought that that might work in horse boarding, too.
I'm paid bi-weekly, and I pay my board after I receive the "last" check of the month. Sometimes that makes me several days early with the horse board, but the BO hasn't complained yet.
Ours is due on the 1st- late at noon on the 3rd with a $50 fee.
My BO is very nice about letting us know on the 1st or 2nd if she doesn't have a check. I usually leave checks with her for a few months so sometimes forget when they run out. Last night she was in town and stopped by my house to pick it up on her way home so I wouldn't have to drive out- which I really appreciate (but definitely do not expect.) I like having a clear deadline and penalty so I don't procrastinate.
As a wrinkle, for the barn I just left, I stopped using checks, and paid cash asking for a receipt, since the BO would take weeks to cash them!
Someone's poor planning should not impact you ! :mad:
You have a hay man / feed man // and bedding man to pay.
You are providing a service for $$$$ !
The boarders are lucky to have their horses under your care and should not take advantage of you !
Draft a contract and get this into motion this month ``` it will eliminate this uncomfortable worry.
Make everything BLACK AND WHITE !
Perhaps a contract with late payment guidelines and consequences was not need before but NOW IT IS NEEDED !
Please don't allow yourself to get 'run over' horse care is too important and too exhausting to have to worry about a board check .
GOOD LUCK ! just get it done and sleep again !
A 'discount if paid ontime' can work well. But then once they're past 'on time', just like a lump-sum late fee, people figure 'well, I've already got to pay the extra, might as well wait another week'.
Best to have board due on the 1st, NO GRACE PERIOD (i guarantee if you give them until the 5th for free, 90% of boarders will not pay until the 5th) and a per-diem late fee.
If someone REALLY has an unexpected delay in incoming funds, a BO can make an exception and hold one check for a few days more easily than they can pay the bills on time when all the boarders are accustomed to paying a week late.
OP, if you haven't had an in-person talk with the delinquent HO yet, I think you should. It can be casual, as in "Yo, it's not working for you to be paying on the 10th or so when board is due on the 1st. What's going on?" or "Can you pay me on the 1st from now on, please?"
I say this because it seems less friendly in a small barn to get the anonymized announcement of a policy change. They know you mean them. They also are presumably friendly with you.
In other words, check out this advice that has been floating around for a while: "You deliver praise in writing; you deliver criticism in person."
It requires that one Man Up, and also not be a jerk since you'll be with the person with whom you have a conflict, but it makes life very smooth.
My boarders all pay on the day of the month their horse initially arrived; as those days are different for everyone, the result is a steady cash flow all month.
I normally allow about 3 days after the due date before I send a little e-mail "reminder," which ordinarily elicits an immediate payment plus apology. Occasionally, if someone is really strapped, I'll let them pay in two installments to help their cash flow; I'm familiar with the realities of small business!
Once in a blue moon I get a "chronic" late-payer; usually someone whose interpretation is "any time after the first." I have a chat with them about relying on getting checks at certain times of the month to pay the barn's expenses, and that usually does the job.
Several times when people were dealing with extraordinary, catastrophic circumstances (health or finances, often both) I've put their horses on "scholarship" at my cost only, with the understanding that deal is temporary until they can re-home the horse or get back on their feet. Never had anyone abuse it.
I DO have a contract that states the board bill and a lot of other details specifically; and with the recession pretty much over here I've got all good payers right now. :)
At my barn it's due on the first and grace period expires on the 10th.
Immediately. When they start getting inconsistent, boot em out. Over the years I've realized most horse people operate the same: first they are fine, awesome, then they get a little late, ask for grace, then it totally goes to sh*t. If you don nip this in the bud YOU will end up losing $.
At the places Ive been, board was due at the first of the month but there was a grace period until the 5th, after that, there was a fee.
Board is due on the 1st, $5 late fee if paid on the 2nd-5th. after the 5th is $25 PLUS the $5 (so $30 on top of our $560 full board). I originally paid half on my first payday and half on my end of the month payday, because it was a smaller sum out of my account each time and ensured that the barn owners always had money from me. They treat me really well and love my pony like he's one of the family, so I try to do right by them.
Now, however, I'm doing a day of stalls and helping with turn in/out a couple other days since my work schedule allows it, in order to help the barn owner as she's preparing to have her baby (and will continue after baby arrives until she's ready to start back), and she's giving me a 50% discount on my board as thank you for helping. I didn't expect that, and was really blown away when she told me. So now I just keep board money in my account and pay whenever they need the money (so sometimes mid month, sometimes on the 1st), again because I try to make things as eaasy for them as possible since they're so good to my pony and me.
At the new barn, the BO has a drop box built into the inside of her tack locker door (her hubby cut a slot in the door, and then built a locking box on the back of it, so the box is doubly secure - locker lock AND box lock).
We also have a (secret) facebook group for boarders only, where we can make notes about feed change/asking to have horses left in at turnout time/making notes about lesson times/etc, and if we pay early/late we can leave a note asking if she's checked her box yet. It's a really handy communication tool, and works better than using the physical chalkboard at the barn because we have a couple barn cats that sit on the ledge and lick all the chalk off!
Thanks for everyone's input. Since I've only had one or two boarders maximum at a time I never had a formal boarding contract (although I do ask each boarder to sign a release of liability). In the future, I will institute a board contract.
As far as finances are concerned, I lost my full-time job last year, so yes, I am dependent on the board check to pay some of the on-going horse expenses such as hay. My husband has a full-time job so we're not in dire straits, but I don't have the cash flow that I used to have. I work on a part-time contractual basis while looking for full-time employment, so my income is inconsistent. Before anyone jumps on me for keeping my part-time barn help, who I pay $20 per day to clean stalls, both my husband and I agree that $20 per day is a small cost to keep our dependable part-time help, especially since I am actively looking for work and will need them when I return to work full-time (which hopefully will be soon).
While the horses aren't going to starve, I do depend on the board check for things like a monthly delivery of hay. My boarder is aware that we do depend on the board check to pay some of the horse expenses. This is the second month in a row when the boarder happened to be out of town when the board check was due. It would be simple for our boarder to mail us a check.
I think in the future I will institute a late fee (I remember when I was renting if the rent wasn't paid by the 5th of the month a late fee was assessed. Either that or a discount if paid by the first.
OP, another option might be to allow a "pay a person" transaction that most banks now have available at no charge. Or to encourage your boarder to use other online means of payment.
I have boarded for years and always tried to pay a few days early if I didn't think I could be out on the 1st. Now that I'm in a different area, with a different job and sometimes limited access to a vehicle, I can't always guarantee when I can get out to the barn. My current BO is (thankfully) very flexible on when I pay. Sometimes I pay in advance, sometimes a few days later. If she were to tell me that my horse's care, feed, whatever was dependent on having that check on X day, I'd make it happen come hell or high water.
The fact that your current boarder knows this and still does not make arrangements is concerning.
I think that were I in your shoes, I'd give your boarder notice that board is going up by X amount per month. And X amount may be the amount you'll discount if board is paid on the first. But I wouldn't just give a discount at the current rate.
Lots of my guys are on "Auto-Pay," which works great since a lot of my boarders are absentee-owner retirees. For people who travel a lot, I'd highly recommend it.


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WBC Governors Meet To Finalize The World Cup Details
by Ronnie Nathanielsz
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has begun two days of intense work with the members of the Supreme Board of Governors in an effort to finalize the staging of the WBC World Cup of boxing.
The WBC said the main goal of the meeting was to c;arify the details of the WBC World Cup which is considered an unprecedented event in which all the champions of each of the ten affiliated confederations will participate.
The weight divisions decided on were flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.
In his remarks Don Jose Sulaiman spotlighted the great importance of the tournament which said
" besides being a platform and a spotlight for boxing, one hundred percent of the revenues will go to a fund to help retired boxers who have come upon hard times. "
The Supreme Council of Governors decided that a committee would be appointed from outside the council to handle the funds generated by the World Cup.
Sulaiman said "In all my years at front of the WBC, I have known boxers who conquer the glory, but at the moment they retire, they end up bad either physically or economically, I am filled with sadness by seeing the old boxers end up hungry and without a clear mind, in some cases. Therefore this Cup it's very important to me, it will be like returning to boxing legends are a better quality of life, a different destiny."-
He also expressed his gratitude to two men who are an example, "one of them is Carlos Slim, a man whom I admire and I am completely grateful, because he responded to a request I made, giving a lifetime pension including medicines and medical assistance to 27 former champions who live in precarious situations and that only dream those nights of past glory. The other man whom I have no way to thank is the President of the prestigious Swiss watch brand Hublot, Jean-Claude Biver, who had a fantastic idea that will not only help boxers but also recognizes the great legends in boxing. Hublot watches manufactured twelve pairs of the greatest world champions, who will receive the watch as a tribute to his career inside and outside the ring and the other piece will be auctioned at a historic event, where all the resources generated in this auction will go to the pension for former champions who live in misery."
The initiative of the WBC World Cup has been a dream of the president of the WBC, who has struggled his entire life to protect and help the boxers. The intention is to carry the message: "Boxing does not forget its boxers.
The WBC World Cup boxing tournament will be the most important, since it involves all the champions of the WBC Continental Federations, Silver and International champions in the eight divisions previous mentioned.
The Supreme Council of the Board of Governors unanimously voted to postpone the start of the WBC World Cup until February 15, 2013, having as venue Mexico City, birthplace of the WBC.
Jose Sulaiman was forceful in his position: "We cannot allow unequal fights; all participants of the World Cup should be the best in their division."
There will be 32 weeks of boxing, 96 professional boxers at the highest level that will be battling for a juicy prize that according to the president will be a great purse. He also announced that the WBC World Cup will be divided into 4 phases: the first will be of qualifying, then quarterfinals, semifinals and final.
There's still no total amount for the award, but it might be up to $ 40,000 for the winner where the prize will increase according to the division. The World Cup will also be given to the Federation that's wins or that has more winners.
South Africa, Bangkok, China, London, Poland, Russia, Hamburg, Italy Panama, Miami, Tokyo, Brazil and Argentina, will be some of the countries that the World Cup will have as venues.
It was also made clear that countries wishing to participate as venues must allow the Council to appoint judges and referees.
It was also clarified that this event will be held every two years and will be broadcast by three television stations that cover America as well as an agency that will represent the WBC for worldwide broadcast and one television station covering the Chinese territory.
This is how the WBC seeks to take boxing to levels that have never been seen before.
There were two previous World Cup events organized by Golden Boy Promotions between Mexico and Thailand which Mexico won 5-1 in October 2005 followed by a Mexico-Philippines World Cup at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California in August 2007 which the Philippines won 5-1 highlighted by the stunning 7th round KO victory by Gerry Penalosa over Jhonny Gonzalez to win the WBO bantamweight title.
"WHOSE ON FIRST AND WHAT IS ON SECOND" In some Canadian publication on-line there making reference to the WBC Canadian championships that will lead to the WBC World Cup but one of the organization in BC has indicated it is…Comment by KnockUTheFukOut on 06-09-2012
[QUOTE=Roger08;12220455]in a few years time I expect to read an article about how some corrupt official has embezzled 95% of the revenue of this "World cup" and that about $5000 actually went to retired boxers. WBC= We be crooks.[/QUOTE] hell…Comment by killerbunny on 06-09-2012
[QUOTE=-Kev-;12219972]Learn something new every day. Didn't know Tokyo, Miami and London were countries.[/QUOTE] LOL :You_Rock_Comment by EdMon917 on 06-09-2012
How about they get rid of all other belts and just keep it to 1 champion per division and enforce their mandatories? This idea sounds good but I highly doubt it will ever be as successful as it is on…Comment by JAB5239 on 06-09-2012
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It's not a massacre! It's more like a relocation of immigrants...
Germany recognizes the Armenian Genocide after 101 years. Chancellor Angela Merkel, the deputy chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, and the minister for foreign affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier were not present for the vote. In retaliation Turkey has recalled its ambassador and summoned the German charge d'affaires to its foreign ministry.
"we are all actors trapped in the plot of history, playing roles most of us haven't chosen."
A Lost Map On The Tramway In Istanbul
In Turkey, there lives a mysterious minority known as the "secret Armenians." They have been hiding in the open for nearly a century. Outwardly, they are Turks or Kurds, but the secret Armenians are actually descendants of the survivors of the 1915 Genocide, who stayed behind in Eastern Anatolia after forcibly converting to Islam. Some are now devout Muslims, others are Alevis –generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, even though that would be an inaccurate description by some accounts–, and a few secretly remain Christian, especially in the area of Sassoun, where still there are mountain villages with secret Armenian populations. Even though Armenian Gypsies wouldn't strictly qualify as Secret Armenians, they share many traits with the latter, including reluctance or fear to reveal their identity even to fellow Armenians.[more inside]
78 78s
78 78s - In Search Of Lost Time - is a streaming mix of beautiful 78s from around the world, collected and curated by Ian Nagoski. "I started sifting through boxes of junky old 78s that no one else wanted about 15 years ago, and almost right away, I made a rule: Anything that wasn't in English, buy it." [more inside]
The Ottoman Armenians, a Still-Unfolding History
A devastating document is met with silence in Turkey. "According to a long-hidden document that belonged to the interior minister of the Ottoman Empire, 972,000 Ottoman Armenians disappeared from official population records from 1915 through 1916." [more inside]
War in Iraq continuing to go to plan.... well, everyone else's plan but the Administration's
Turkish MPs back attacks in Iraq. [BBC] The vote was taken in defiance of pressure from the US and Iraq, which have called on Turkey for restraint. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the motion does not mean a military operation is imminent. But he said Turkey needed to be able to respond to a recent rise in bomb attacks blamed on PKK rebels from Iraq [Previously]. Also, [SeaTimes] Flourishing Kurdistan raises specter of war. Needless to say, this is giving the Bush Administration a four alarm Turkish headache on two fronts.
Armenian genocide
Genocide: An inconvenient truth "The Armenian genocide bill has been attacked by both the right and the left -- and it may make matters worse. But it's necessary." [Cookie.]
Hrant Dink Murdered in Istanbul
Hrant Dink, Armenian Newspaper Editor, Murdered in Istanbul an ethnic Armenian newspaper editor that was sentenced to 6 months in jail for "insulting Turkishness" by discussing the Armenian Genocide in Turkey was shot dead while leaving his newspaper office today.
Armenian Genocide Plagues Ankara 90 Years On
Armenian Genocide Plagues Ankara 90 Years On This weekend, Armenians commemorated the 90th anniversary of the genocide of 1915. But Turkey has yet to recognize the crime -- the first genocide of the 20th century. By refusing to use the word "genocide," Turkey could complicate its efforts to join the European Union.
Armenian Holocaust
Armenian Holocaust - This was discussed earlier this year. I ran across this very well done flash site and was amazed at how presentation can affect one's views on a subject. Although aware of the story, it seems more real presented this way.
Armenian holocaust
Armenian holocaust You accuse Turkey of what they did to the Armenians--all a part of history--and you lose out. Thus, the Unite;d States has yet to cite Turkey, our needed ally, of what is known to have taken place, despite the many protests from the Armenian community in America.
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Marguerite Tortorello leads advocacy initiatives and reputation management at PCI through traditional and social media, grassroots efforts and strategic positioning. Her recent efforts have been centered around the Dodd-Frank Act for financial services regulatory reform, about which PCI led a multifaceted campaign to ensure the home, auto and business insurance sectors would be affected as minimally as possible.
Under her purview, the PR team advanced this agenda through messaging research; paid, earned, digital and social media; third-party policy research; sponsorship of key events; and engagement of C-suite executives. Advocacy efforts included finding experts to be prominently featured in the news, and commissioning a study of financial services regulatory reform that garnered significant media coverage across platforms. —CO
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Huw Williams helped the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) keep advocacy initiatives at the forefront, developing a proactive media strategy that led to the broadest coverage in the association's history.


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Price paid: $ 169
Purchased from: Guitarfetish.com
Features: Body- Solid 3 Piece Poplar
Neck- Solid Maple with Maple Fingerboard with Graphite Nut
Fingerboard Radius- 12"
Tremolo- Vintage USA spaced, Steel Baseplate, Full Sized Sustain Block
Frets- 21 Medium Jumbo Nickel Silver
Pickups- GFS Vintage Alnico Staggers- Calibrated Set
Tuners- Sealed Die Cast 14:1
Scale Length- 25 1/2"
Width at Nut- 1 21/32"
Depth at 1st Fret- 0.75"
Depth at Heel- 1.05"
Came with Allen Keys to adjust bridge // 7
Sound: I play mainly rock/blues/punk. This is a really great guitar for blues/jazz/rock(its a Stratocaster copy, so anywhere you'd use a strat, you could grab this). The single coil pickups can't really dish out chunky power chords but thats fine, its not that kinda guitar. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the pickups. Even though it was a budget guitar, I found these pickups to be really punchy and felt that they easily outclassed the stock pups on my Mexican Strat. There was even a hint of warmness which I don't really hear in a lot of single coil pups. The guitar sustains reasonably well(again, its a strat) as the neck pocket was very well cut. The way the guitar is routed is really strange, rather than having an HSH or SSS routing for the body, A GIANT RECTANGLE(any pickup combination could fit including HHH) was chosen. Despite this I didn't sense any lack in sustain or tone. The pickups were wound so positions 2 and 4 were noise cancelling but the other positions were more or less quiet save for the normal 60 cycle hum(The pickguard came "shielded" with what I'm pretty sure was just a few square inches of aluminum foil, does the job I guess). The selector Switch was a little "meh" in terms of noisyness(one of those budget switches, non switchcraft style). Not to say that this guitar is a one trick pony, but it can basically get any tone that a Standard SSS Strat can achieve(its versatile, but has limits)
*I eventually opted for a HH config with a coil tap option* // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: Ok. This is where the guitar really SHOULDA lost points, but my scoring based on after I had the guitar set up(myself). The guitar DID NOT COME SET UP PROPERLY AT ALL. I'm not familiar with Guitarfetish's policy on set ups but the action was really, really badly thwacked when it arrvied. The strings were wound in a terribly Derpy fashion and seemed to have rusted at the factory before shipping it to me. The bridge comes set up neither flush to the body nor, floating but rather tilted toward the other end about 2 degrees (they are done this way for tuning stability reasons I think) and it works perfectly fine. The nut was cut more or less perfect.
I chose a "British Racing Green Finish" and its very nice looking. Shiny and no imperfections as far as I could tell. It seems like a very THIN finish however and dings really feel like you're getting close to the wood. (I personally like thinner finishes unlike the ones on the older Mexican Strats that basically scabbed off after a few dings)
The Frets were cut just fine but they didn't seem to be filed/polished right. Past the 13th fret I get some serious roughness when I bend(still very playable just kinda annoying).
AFTER setting it up(restring, truss rod, bridge adjust, intonation, NO fretwork needed) it plays real great. The neck is amazing(stays nice and straight, gloss finish VERY similar to Squire Vintage Series) for a guitar in this price range. Its really an awful shame that this was the case because newer players may think that this budget guitar was unplayable when all it needed was a decent set up.
This guitar gets an 8 POST SET UP(a very minor set up). I would have given it a 5 or 6 otherwise. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I'm not the kinda person to bring a $2000 Les Paul and start pummeling the crap out of it on stage. I'm really rough with my guitars and budget guitars are really good for being thrashed around.
This is where the guitar will lose the most points, as 60% of the hardware was utter BAWLS. I couldn't believe how craptastic this hardware was...rusted pickguard screws(they were already cheap screws, but they managed to get crappier ones for the backplate), a DENTED football jackplate, Strap buttons looked like I got them out of a $.25 machine. The Soldering job was REALLY BAD(100% functional(more than decent pots), but really poor craftsmanship) the creme pickguard and white backplate were made out of this single ply material which looked like it had been cut with a pair of plastic safety scissors(very poorly cut). I BROKE THE TREMOLO BAR IN LESS THAN 15 MINS AFTER GETTING THE GUITAR.
This guitar really WOULD NOT LAST in the long run considering the quality of the components I just mentioned. The reason this category doesn't get a 0-1 is because of what parts they got RIGHT.
-Perfectly fine budget tuners(14:1 ratio, stayed in tune as much as any other guitar without a locking mechanism would)
-Bridge (very nice and solid feel, FULL sized inertia block. Bent Steel saddles, nice chrome, came with VERY good Tremolo springs)
-Neckplate(Thick, solid, came with a weird black neck plate guard thing...goes in between body and neckplate...eventually ditched it for cosmetic reasons)
They basically got the MOST IMPORTANT components right. You'd really need to replace ALOT of the hardware if you wanted to gig with this on a regular basis(which is what I did, cost >100 to bring the guitar up to at least an 8) // 6
Overall Impression: So. Very soon after getting the guitar I opted to get strap buttons, locking tuners, new screws, and new tremolo bar. I really love this guitar. But stock out of the Factory...its really not something I'd be comfortable with. But for 169 its a STEAL. These guitars are REALLY GREAT FOR MODDING. Just keep all the decent components and you're more than golden. I wish I could score the guitar based on my modifications but I can't as it would be a terrible, terrible injustice.
I DID swap out ALL of the stock electronics but that was a personal preference as I wanted Humbuckers with a coil split(HH w/ Custom 5 way Switch coil tap, Got everything I needed from Guitarfetish and Guitarelectronics)
You really can't ask for more considering this price range and I'd recommend this guitar to ANYONE who wanted a more than decent Strat Copy. Good Neck, Good Body, Good Pups. Solid for the most part. Just don't expect it to hold together through a session with Jonny Greenwood unless you swap out alot of hardware. AND GET A DAMN SET UP(too many budget guitars aren't set up right and it saddens me).
I can only give this guitar a 6 for my overall impression :'( But...after fixing it up to my own specs I'dve given it at least an 8. If it were stolen I'd surely get another one and make the thief lay on his belly and take a dump. The Bottom line is: IF YOU WANT A GREAT CHEAP Strat for >300, GRAB THIS AND MOD THE HELL OUT OF IT. Worth Well over $169 worth of bacon. // 6
Price paid: $ 126
Purchased from: GuitarFetish.com
Features: For whose doesn't know Xaviere guitars are exclusively sold at GFS website. They are made by demand to them, and you won't find it for sale anywhere else, and the fact they sell it directly to the consumer is one of the reasons why their prices are unbeatable. The normal price of this guitar is USD 169, 00 but I have paid only USD 126, 00 because it was in the clearance section of the site due to small cosmetic blemishes. Every week they check their stock after such guitars e put them in the clearance page giving awesome discounts. It is very important to mention that they ensure that guitars are fully playable and have no functional issues, being burned on clearance only because the finishing blems.
There is a long time that I have flirting Xaviere guitars, for two reasons: first because they are cheap and second because there are very good wordings about them, specially in USA. If you don't believe me, check Youtube for "Xaviere Guitars" and watch videos: personally I never have seen no one cursing about these guitars. So, I finally took my decision and ordered this axe and after two weeks or so it finally came here (I am from Brazil).
The XV-870 is a clone of Fender Stratocaster. This one is Vintage cream colored, Strat body, maple bolted neck with rosewood scale, medium frets, three single coil pickups, 5-way switch, 3 volume/tone controls, tremolo bar, 6-in-a-row tuning machines, anyway, a true Strat copy. It came with a free cable and two Allen wrenches for truss rod and saddles. Regardless it was told that it had cosmetic issues, I found only a small painting crack in the top joint of the body with the neck, something that I could find at any other guitar sold as perfect. // 7
Sound: I was after a Strat guitar for some time, as there was a lack of its characteristic tone in my setup, specially for strumming. I play mainly pop, rock and Indie and this sound really added a lot of "plus" in my style. The amp I use is a Vox VT-15VR with valve reactor technology that allows to modeling several different amps and has built-in a complete set of effects (saturation is made with gain into the valve section). The sound of the guitar has too much punch and boldness than I supposed (surprising for single coils) without to lose that nice sparkle and twang that only a Strat guitar has.
I really loved it! Nonetheless, its electrics is not as good as I would like and it sucks a lot of (loud) noise from external sources. I believe that this is due to bad shielding, and I am about to entirely remake the solders and full the cavities with aluminum heavy duty foils, so it should help some. Also, if you don't like to hear feedback sound, do not crank up your amp gain knob too much - at least if you are too close to the amp. Since I got this guitar specifically for clean strumming, it won't be a problem to me. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: As many of guitars, the strings came higher than I would like but not bad at all. The neck is extremely smooth and bends/vibratos are like a dream. Pickup adjustments are just fine and all strings seems to sound at the same level, and also all the pickups are very well balanced. I have found an issue in the bridge hole where the tremolo bar is attached. Seems to me that the female screw (in the bridge) is spoiled as the bar cannot be attached as it supposed to be (perpendicular to the body), as if you try to do that you will keep just turning the bar into the bridge hole forever and it never will attach. Instead, you have to push it against the hole while you turn and then it get attached, but it get unaligned and then you have to use some strength to keep screwing it until the position you want.
Then, instead the bar keep pending when you are not holding it, it just stay where you leave it - so after to use the bar in the middle of a solo you have to push the bar down (while you should only release it). I think that if I keep putting and removing the bar all the time, one day (in a very near future) both screws from bar and bridge hole will get permanently spoiled. Since I keep my guitars on wall mount hangers, I will keep the bar definitively on the guitar so it won't be a real problem for me. However I think that this is a serious functional problem that shouldn't be in a brand new guitar.
Well, unfortunately it is not all. There are two bad tuning machines also. Although the guitar can tune and keep in tune well, the tuning machines of G and D strings has some internal gear issue that makes you turn about 1/4" back before it start to lose string and about 1/4" forth before it start to tighten string. Again, I think that a brand new guitar shouldn't have such problem.
Since this is a guitar bought in a clearance sale, I wouldn't mind about these issues if they were advertised. However, GFS insists to tell you that other than the cosmetic problems the guitar is perfect, but the two problems pointed above recalls me something that someone that will put this guitar on the road should repair before; and no one buy a brand new guitar thinking about to replace parts. Again, since I have other axes and this guitar was bought to complement my sound and I never gig, it won't be a real problem for me. However, it doesn't diminish the seller blame.
I have written to GFS and reported the issues, but I didn't get any response from them till this moment. // 5
Reliability & Durability: It looks like to be solid and well built, but I wouldn't trust too much that the tuning machines will last too long, because what I have reported earlier. All the rest is OK. I think that this guitar can used without any backup in a gig. The painting seems to be very solid. // 6
Overall Impression: Regardless the functional issues, I loved this guitar. It was extremely cheap and even spending some bucks to buy replacement tuners and some time shielding it, that's fine and I am still happy with the purchase.
If you want a good guitar with very good playability; if you don't mind that eventually you have to invest some (very small) cash to fix some problems; and if you don't want to break the bank, this is the guitar for you. It is surely too much better than a Squire and than mostly of Strat copies. And it does the job.
I didn't regret about my purchase, and if I could back in time I would buy it again even knowing about the shielding, tremolo bar and tuners issues. If it would stolen, I would buy another one. // 7
Price paid: $ 179
Features: I think I bought this is new in 2013, but I can't find the country where it was made anywhere on it, obviously it'll be somewhere with cheap Asian labor. It has 21 medium frets on a maple neck, with a maple fretboard and the body is either poplar or alder. It's correct strat-style body with a modern looking trem system and saddles. Normal strat electronics, with normal sounding single coil pups (GFS Vintage Alnico Staggers). The body has some sort of poly finish and neck had some sort of satin finish to it. Came with some solid tuners, but I replaced them with some locking tuners. Came with two allen wrenchs, I believe. The nut is allegedly some material from Graphtech (I think it said Nubone when I bought it, but they've since altered the description on their site, so I can't be sure). I got a sonic blue colored finish. The neck has a flatter 12" radius than what I believe is standard on strats. // 6
Sound: I play normal rock music, so any strat-like thing does that pretty well. Lately I like throwing this thing through amp sims in Guitar Rig 5 and it gets some good sounds. It sounds like all the other strats I've played and owned (good, versatile). This works well for me as a backup to my other strat because it doesn't wildly deviate from the classic sound I know, but at the same time it's nothing special if you're looking for some secret sauce that'll set your tone apart, you'll have to do some modding. // 7
Action, Fit & Finish: I don't recall the state of the action and pup heights when I got it, I always set those on my guitars a certain way, and I don't remember it needing any wild adjustments. The body has several tell-tale signs of being produced hastily, including orange peel in the finish and two visible lines showing the points where the body wood was glued together. The holes drilled for the trem cavity cover are pretty crooked. The bridge saddles are spaced to not be touching each other, which is abnormal in my experience with strats, and likely a result of random import saddles being tossed on what they call a "Vintage USA spaced" bridge/trem. There are pretty bad chips/dents near the neck pocket on the body on both sides that they went ahead and applied the finish over, and some faint purple paint underneath the clear coat on the side of the guitar under the bottom cutaway.The frets came in a terrible state. They were leveled, but they never crowned or polished them (must have been interrupted by a lunch break)! I've never seen something like this sold on a used guitar, much less something being sold as new. At least I got to learn how to crown and polish frets. The neck was done in a satin finish, and although this is desirable to many people that think gloss finish gets sticky and slows them down, this is a straight up cost/time saving choice from my perspective and one that I dislike in feel and aesthetic. The nut was actually very well cut, which is annoying to me because it shows, in the context of the rest of the fit and finish, that the people at GFS know what they're doing, they just don't care. // 2
Reliability & Durability: Though the guitar is as cheap and poorly made, it'll hold up fine. The hardware is suspect to me because of all the other issues I've come across, but so far, so good (and I block my trem off anyhow, essentially taking me most likely hardware failure out of the equation). I would never use this as a main live without a backup, but this is a backup guitar for me anyhow. The finish color is fading in weird ways, but I actually don't care because sonic blue is notoriously difficult to get right, and it was known to me that this type of color can often change towards all sorts of other colors (daphne blue, surf green, white-ish etc.). The poly has already chipped in some weird ways on the back and took the paint with exposing the wood, but this is a beater guitar, so with that in mind, it'll "last." // 4
Overall Impression: This is fine for the music I play (normal rock music). I've been playing for over 20 years and I've owned several strats and strat copies. Though I'm disappointed in the purchase, I bought this to be a project platform, so I actually got what I wanted out of it, despite the fact that I'll never buy something with frets or paint on it from GFS again. I wouldn't really be upset if this were stolen. I love the color(s), hate the neck and my favorite feature is the nut. I chose this because I wanted a cheap strat copy that I could mod, and I did get that, just nothing more. If I didn't have other guitars I would have made this a nightmare for them and returned it over and over again until I got a perfect one, but I just couldn't be bothered given my current situation - it was just easier for me to cross Guitar Fetish off of the list of places I'd by a guitar from and move on. // 4
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South Australian Police dog Ink may need to be retired from duty due to injuries sustained after pursuing two people on Monday night.
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Inspector Paul Roberts told 891 Breakfast Ink would be recovering for many months from a believed six broken ribs.
"He's still breathing quite rapidly ... we believe there is still a bit of air in his chest, but he is improving.
"The challenge for the veterinary attendants is that the breathing has impeded any real accurate diagnosis of the injuries."
Inspector Roberts said that whilst the physical injuries may heal within time, the 'boldness and confidence' of Ink may be reduced and affect his abilities to carry out active duties.
"It may take a little bit of extra time or it may mean that Ink is retired prematurely."
Traditionally, if animals complete a 14 week aggression training course, when retired they are first offered to their handler.
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Inspector Roberts said vets would attempt a second set of x-rays today to define his injuries.
"Long term we need to look after the psychology of the dog."
Ink was injured during a pursuit of two people at the scene of an attempted ATM removal from a Main South Road business in Adelaide.
The police handler released Ink after the two people refused to remain at the scene.
When the handler caught up with the dog the believed offenders where leaving the scene in a vehicle travelling at high speed.
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