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(by Chaos Gillingham)
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Just like most people behind the scenes, Willie Gee is an integral component of many great live shows in the 'metal arena.' He has, and does work with some of metal's most beloved bands. Usually, in my experience, people with Willie's level of talent and skill tend to 'shout it from the rooftops' in hopes of everyone hearing. Knowing it, they will never let you forget it. Willie is the exception to the rule. If you pay close attention to tours that Willie is working, you will find somewhat of an anomaly: a HUMBLE, yet still fiercely capable and confident individual.
Here's to ALL the people that make 'magic' behind the scenes! Cheers!
MM: You are perceived as a "Guru," of sorts, in the Metal industry…what is it you do exactly? How would you classify yourself?
I'm a "guru?" I don't think that is a good description OR a deserved one. I'm basically a guitar technician, or "backline" tech…. I used to play a bit of guitar so I am more comfortable with that gear. There is definitely a lot – and I mean a LOT – of things I am still learning, but I am the guy who sets up the amps and guitars and maintains their working condition. At least, that's what I TRY to do! Anything from the general re-stringing of them to installing new pickups, re-attaching a broken headstock, etc…. that's part of the job.
MM: How long have you been in the game, how did you get your start?
I haven't been doing this very long….I guess that's relative. I had a friend who somehow wound up doing this same type of work, we were both in metal bands in the area here… I was looking for a new job and not having a lot of luck, and was playing guitar in a group that did private parties and weddings and whatnot. My friend wound up on a King Diamond tour, and wanted to take off for a while to work for a band that was supporting the Dave Matthews Band, and I wound up sitting in for him. I was OK at it and the King Diamond camp liked me… things sort of went from there.
MM: What artists/bands have you worked with, and in what capacity?
There's been quite a few….well, I've done anything from helping out bands as diverse as Tuff (Stevie Rachelle rules, actually) or Gogol Bordello with guitar-related things and as a general stage help to being a tech for (most recently) Megadeth and Lamb of God. In the middle and in some cases, there's Anthrax, Exodus, Cradle of Filth, Hair of the Dog, Immortal, Nevermore….etc.
MM: Who is your favorite band/artist to travel with, and why?
That's a tough one! I'm very much a fan of the music in general, so it's a good time going out with a LOT of the bands….well, MOST of the time. Lamb of God is usually funny, Megadeth and Anthrax of course…I have to put the King Diamond-related stuff and Nevermore up there, though. Can't say enough good things about those guys. The Diamond camp is like "family" to me. It's about being able to work well with everyone and enjoy it, and be comfortable with the surroundings for me.
MM: You could be considered one of the 'hardest working men behind the 'metal-curtain.' Why do you think your services are sought after and in such demand?
I read someplace once that comedian Lou Costello's grandmother would tell him "you can work SMART or you can work HARD… if you work smart, you'll never have to work hard a day in your life. If you're working hard, you're doing something wrong." Well… I must be doing something really wrong, because I think I work pretty hard! There are a LOT of people, who totally break their back working for a lot of bands, and on a lot of tours, and I commend those people for it. There are people who I totally look up to, for their work ethic, skill and attitude about the whole thing. I just think I am more recognizable than some people! HA. Sought after? In demand? I think a lot of that is because I am totally sober and reasonably competent at what I do. Also, most people know that I actually CARE about the show – there are people who spend their money and want to see a good performance, and if things aren't working or sounding right, the band can't do the show to their best ability. I am really into the music, I am a fan of metal and I WANT everything to be as good as it can be. Some people are just there to make money and don't care about anything. I'd like to see everything work out for everyone involved. I think people realize that. It could also be my well-known dry, negative attitude and jokes.
MM: Do you experience a sense of pride and or accomplishment when you see your tedious and painstaking work come to fruition in the form of a top-notch show?
Nah, the guys on stage are the ones who have to turn everything into a great show, at the end of the day (or night)…I'm just a facilitator. If the guy in the spotlight is happy, I'm satisfied…usually, unless I secretly hate the bastard.
MM: You mentioned that you are prepping Megadeth for their upcoming tour, as well as getting yourself ready for your venture to Europe with Lamb of God. Does it ever become overwhelming, and if so how do you deal with it?
Yeah, it gets to be a bit much, maybe if I had more going on in my own life I wouldn't be able to handle it…but I don't, so things do slip by. Luckily for me, bands have production managers and additional crew so I am not usually trying to do production-related things that extensively. If I was the only one responsible for sending out technical information riders and contracts and trying to order supplies for everyone in the band and making travel arrangements, then yeah… I'd be in an asylum by now. I still don't seem to have the time to do things like answer mail, work on my own projects, shave…haha.
MM: What is an example of a catastrophic disaster that you have experienced on the job?
Hmmm, I don't know that there HAS been anything that has been a total catastrophe…there have been some show-stoppers, but it's not like people have DIED or anything, just the typical weather-related things at outdoor shows or some moron throwing a drink on the mixing desk, etc. There was a show in Tel Aviv once with Megadeth where they didn't have a sufficient barricade and the crowd totally crashed and broke it down…the police were there and made the show stop, there was no way they were gonna fix it and they weren't going to be able to control the crowd so that show was killed about 4 songs into the set. One of my personal worst ones was on a tour with Opeth, when an already damaged headstock on a guitar totally broke a minute before I was due to hand the guitar over…there weren't enough spare guitars and then Michael Akerfelt broke a string and there were no backups left, he just HUMMED the guitar part into the mic (it was the last song). I still have nightmares about that show.
MM: What is the most overlooked or underrated talent of the job?
How much patience it takes to get through a tour without hating someone or making them hate YOU! There's a lot of different people, from different backgrounds, with different attitudes, egos, beliefs, levels of hygiene…all basically living and working together for extended amounts of time. I'm gonna do a reality show about THAT. There's a lot of people who are GENIUSES with some of this gear, but they can't hack being on tour.
MM: Is it difficult to attend shows that you are not working? Is it tough to be in a non-work mode when you are on the other side of the stage?
It's difficult because I am never around and not working when there is anything to see! I do find it hard to be in "non-work" mode, because I can't mind my own business and I instinctively start wanting to help…haha… if I am at a show and I know someone in a band or crew, I usually wind up doing SOMETHING at some point. The hardest part of standing in the crowd now is putting up with wasted idiots. That doesn't have anything to do with working, I am just too impatient to deal with drunken lunacy…I see enough of that stuff from people who pay me to be there, to have to put up with it when I paid to watch a concert.
MM: Like myself, you are an original old school 'Metal Head.' What is it like from a back-stage perspective, to come up from the ashes of the original demise-to the ever growing and flourishing popularity of the genre?
I was a punter rushing the stage front, like everyone else during the "glory days of the 80s"…haha… so it's not like I was witness to any legendary backstage debauchery or anything. I do like seeing this resurgence of interest in what I think is traditional heavy metal and thrash styles, with a lot of the newer bands, like 3 Inches of Blood, Evile, etc. There was a period when it didn't seem like there was anything going on at all outside of the black metal or death metal parts of the scene.
MM: Do you think there is anything dedicated metal heads can do to prevent the traumatic desecration that choked out Metal in the nineties, or maybe we're just
fucked and at the mercy of the machine?
Well, we know that the music is out there, if you want to go and FIND IT. In the U.S., in particular, there is this attitude where people think that things should be brought to THEM instead of going and searching for things…and a lot of people will settle for less rather than put in any effort to find anything that is innovative, ground-breaking or even just GOOD. Of course, "the machine" is gonna try to shove whatever product THEY want to move at you. I know people who've said "I would never go see a band playing at (insert the name of any small venue), if they were any good they'd be playing a bigger place". Well, guess what, chucklehead? Everyone has to start playing SOMEWHERE. Ask any old-school metal band what THEIR first gigs were like. Also, this whole music downloading thing…if you are a metal fan and you're downloading that music for free, you are doing your part to kill this scene off, NOT supporting it. People say that downloading music doesn't hurt the artist, they don't get much money from CD sales anyway, etc… I don't agree with that. If some band like Hatesphere or Novembers Doom or whoever, that is on a small label, have 2,000 or 5,000 people download their album instead of buying it, that makes a BIG difference to them. Eventually, the label can't afford to give them money to record, or can't afford to put their music out anymore, and when there are no small bands there can't be any larger bands. It's more complicated than I condensed it to, definitely, but I think people need to go to more shows, BUY more music, do SOMETHING. Stop eating fast food so much and spending your money on smoking materials or whatever it is you do and buy that new VoiVod CD or re-release, travel 2 hours to some metal show with the only US appearance of some band from Poland or Finland or whatever. There are ways to contribute.
MM: You can be heard speaking of 'choking out chuckle heads.' What is the definition of this 'Willie-ism' and what other 'Willie-isms' are worth a mention?
I don't know! I am not [usually] a violent person, but I have a breaking point and sometimes it just seems so much easier to grab someone and …well. I actually got that comment from Corey Pierce from God Forbid, I was ranting about some random bit of idiocy and he said that I need to start choking people out and then I would start to see some results. Heh. I think he's right, but the legal ramifications of it…too messy. I don't know about "Willie-isms" other than I say "crap" a lot. You'd have to ask people who seem to like to do impressions of me…
MM: What is your choke hold of choice?
I really like what I call the "Darth Vader" but I need to work on my upper body strength. The Force is not strong with this one. A good ol' judo style choke is never out of style though.
MM: The last time I saw you was at the 'No Fear Energy' tour in St. Paul. I bore witness to Willie Adler laying down rhymes in a free-style rap battle. When you stumbled upon this spectacle, I asked you to show them how it's done, you proceeded to recite some verses that had resemblance to that of Shakespeare, purely just to fuck with everyone I'm assuming. What were you spitting?
I don't remember! I was probably paraphrasing something from some Shakespeare writing…I probably mixed some lines from "Julius Caesar" with parts of "Much Ado About Nothing" or something! Little bits of high school and college readings pop into my mind at various times and I just let them fly….
MM: You ended up shutting down the battle in a brutal fashion with what seemed to be some slick verses, who would you like to propose a challenge to? Can we make it official?
I think I am better off arguing the merits of, let's say, "Master of Puppets" versus "…And Justice for All" with Chris Adler than freestyling with Willie Adler! (yeah, the Chris Adler thing happened too…you had to be there…he hooked up an iPod and went track against track. )


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Through Norma Gentile (with help from Thoth and the Ascended Masters)
A quick preface — in previous essays my guides have shared this with me: The inclusion of slavery as an active principle within the founding energies of the United States ultimately caused the collective consciousness of the country to veer off track. Rather than creating a collective consciousness reflecting principles of the Sacred Masculine, its shared consciousness grew to reflect primarily aspects of the profane masculine. In order to move into the Aquarian Age the planet, including the United States, must release the profane aspects of the masculine that many countries and regions have embraced. In order to release the profane aspects of masculine energies, we must first recognize them in ourselves, our lives, and then in the larger context of politics, business, etc.
Canada and the USA: Dancing with the Divine Feminine and Sacred Masculine
Like many who were born in the northern United States, my family roots reach back to many other countries, including Canada. It is hard for me to imagine due to the current state of border security, but at one time the border between the two countries, whether made by stakes in the land or by one of the Great Lakes, was easily and frequently traversed by my family members. We have found cottages and businesses and homes belonging to recent generations of my family members who lived and worked, nearly simultaneously it seems, on both sides of the border.
Like many people with this sort of history, I spent summers in the north, sometimes in the US and other times in Canada, and became horribly confused about the proper way to pronounce certain words and spell other words. I learned that you could put sugar on tomatoes. But only when certain family members were present.
My guides frequently point out to me that the obvious circumstances of our lives are here for a reason. And so as I've grown and explored the energetic context in which I live, I am coming to understand that I was exposed to both US and Canadian cultures not by accident but to support my soul's journey.
The cultures of the US and Canada are complementary. Each represents an aspect of the male / female polarity. Experiencing life within both, I can feel and appreciate the depth of honor that the shared Canadian consciousness has for graciousness, beauty, honor and those things generally associated with the feminine. As I have created my career path primarily in the US, I have come to appreciate the masculine clarity in action that the collective consciousness here has embraced. I am fortunate to be able to access these two distinct consciousnesses and their respective qualities in my life.
I understand the consciousness of polarity as existing on both microcosmic levels in my daily life and macrocosmic levels in world events. The personal level of judging what is good or bad in my daily experience is my microcosmic experience of polarity consciousness. My immersion into the national consciousness' of both the US and Canada allows my guides more ease to share through me insights on the balance of male and female polarities related to these two countries on the macrocosmic end of the scale.
As humans we now live in polarity consciousness. In order for one extreme to exist another extreme must also exist. For example, in politics if there are liberals then conservatives also exist. If something is defined as good then something else, probably its opposite, is defined as bad. Eventually this will change — but not yet. In order for us to move out of polarity we must first understand it and create within it both the Sacred Masculine and Divine Feminine. Only then will the collective consciousness of humanity shift.
Chaos, as Piscean and Aquarian Ages meet
The much lauded Aquarian Age, which makes its official entrance on December 22, 2012, began to influence our planet in tangible ways nearly a thousand years ago. In order to complete our exploration of polarity consciousness, we have used a very special energy that is only available during the time of transition between Ages, in this case from Piscean to Aquarian Age, to manifest a series of issues related to polarity.
Imagine if you would the waves of an ocean. They move in succession, one after another, in the same direction as the wind, across the ocean. What if there was another set of waves, created by a wind moving in another direction? What would happen when these two sets of waves met? Chaos. And the energy of both sets of waves would be released into this chaos.
That chaos energy is what we are using to create our reality with now. The waves of the Piscean and Aquarian Ages are bouncing against each other in the sea of consciousness of all Beings related to this region of space. It will not last long according to cosmic time, just a bit more than a few hundred years. But its climax point is right about now. And so humanity, and other beings of consciousness with whom we share this reality, are being tossed about in our little third dimensional rowboats. My guides often remind me that our shared collective consciousness is thrilled to have so much energy with which to create our reality. But our personalities might beg to differ!
I find myself alternating between euphoria (what a great time to be in human form) and disbelief (how could my soul have even considered putting itself into this cauldron of chaos and tumult?) These final energetic waves of the Piscean Age colliding with the new energies of the Aquarian Age are allowing us to create extremes of polarity around issues both microcosmic and macrocosmic. The ferocity of politics, earth changes and weather are some of the visible issues reflecting our desire as humans to clarify what we hold dear to us.
Qualities of the profane masculine such as craving power over others and greed are easily visible now in the US. That visibility is very uncomfortable for some of us. But we can only transform what is visible. The United States will continue to work for nearly another hundred years on opening its collective consciousness to the qualities of the Sacred Masculine.
Masculine qualities expressed in a profane manner wound the feminine. Masculine energies expressed in a sacred manner empower the feminine. Profane energies cannot be expressed through the heart. Our hearts always open in the presence of sacredness, regardless of whether that expression is from the Divine Feminine or Sacred Masculine. What are the qualities of the Sacred Masculine that the United States is working on expressing? That is the question those of us engaged within its shared collective consciousness are working on answering now.
The founding of both the USA and Canada rode in on the Aquarian Age wave. Remember, the energies of the new Aquarian Age have been caressing our planet for many hundreds of years. The date of December 21 2010 is the closing date for the Piscean Age cycle of more than 11,000 years. Cosmic energies don't turn on and off like a light switch!
Canada and the United States are karmic partners, paired up like the male and female in the YinYang symbol (most countries or regions are paired in similar ways). Because the Sacred Masculine consciousness failed to flower in the US, Canada's consciousness of Divine Feminine has developed in a wounded manner. There is new power in the expression of the Divine Feminine that Canadian consciousness will step into in the coming decades. The development of new leadership principles based on Divine Feminine values may be one of the first uses of this power.
The Aquarian Age is awakening the Divine Feminine within the consciousness of the entire planet. The chalice formed by the awakened feminine serves as the safe container in which the Sacred Masculine can come to rest. It is only when they are at rest that the profane energies of the masculine allow themselves to be transformed into their sacred natures. And as various awakenings occur in the shared collective consciousness of humanity, all those who are able to create the chalice or fill it with Sacred Masculine energies are stepping forward.
Norma Gentile
This is part of an ongoing series of articles you can find on my website www.healingchants.com concerning politics, the collective consciousness, Barack Obama, 2012 and our shared Spiritual Journey. My thanks to all of you who pull these essays through me from our Spiritual Masters.
Copyright 2010 Norma Gentile. www.healingchants.com
About Norma Gentile
Norma Gentile, sound shaman, is a natural intuitive and channel for Mary, Archangel Michael and the Hathors. She maintains a private healing practice, offering sessions in English and Spanish, as well as singing healing concerts and teaching workshops. Her CD of live sound healings, Songs of Spirit, is available in the Maat Shop. To see and hear her sound healings, articles and podcasts at her website www.healingchants.com.
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Hey RHW glad so see someone else using a Shek H1.
It's fun to see such a change to the usual cast of characters - and thanks for looking inside - BB OPA 2227 opamp would have been my guess on the op amp so nice to know that's what it is.
I find it's dac pretty decent and am still happily using mine and enjoying it (one of the few pieces of equipment I haven't rotated through.
Were I using it just for an amp though I might go with another contender - but for a cheap (say 2/5ths the price of the pico) amp/dac combo, I've been impressed in spades.
I like the h1, too. Maybe a bit more of refinement would be great.
I do not have much experience with head-fi stuff, but looking at what I have read on head-fi and elsewhere, swapping the opamp i.e. to double OPA627 would be interesting. Audiophile stuff in the vein of getting maximum from less fascinates me. Unfortunately the opamp is soldered and there is no place for a socket inside the h1.
I also like the Sheks NON-OS DAC (old black D1, but with reclocking) very much and use it in my "realworld" system (with a "bigger" power supply).
Using the Shek h1 together with my laptop increases the sound quality, too. Maybe a better DAC/Amp will not result in advanced sound quality when listening to web radio......
ouch - this is a dangerous forum ------- so much interesting and beautiful stuff around to play with (have read the Yamamoto HA-02 thread, the Travagans nice to play with oamps.......)
I think an op amp swap with an adapter might be possible if you really know how to solder - but I'm not too sure how much more you'll really be able to squeeze out of it if streaming web radio is the source - really depends on the quality of the signal.
I have the D1 and love it - it's the newer white that does re-clocking - I also added a slightly better power supply from radio shack but have often thought of getting a really nice on made. For folks who haven't head NON OS dacs - these are very nice and worth a listen - a different experience than the other type of dac - even the dac used in shek's portable little H1.
How much is the H1? I wonder if i would hear a difference over my Behringer U Control USB powered amp/dac? There is little hiss with the most sensetive phones and it sounds pretty good too...
what is in your sa6? also where did you get the theme for the d2?
Well, staight out of the Clip it actually sounds pretty powerful.
Lows are, like expected from the HD25-1, Deep and punchy
Mids are well pronounced and good
Highs are great! Not sibilant or harsh. A bit laidback, but that is the soundsignature of the HD25-1
I didn't expect the Clip to drive the HD25-1 that well!
I'm a big fan of the sound signature of the HD25-1 and the Clip makes good use of that


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Two species of Heteroteuthis have been described from the South Pacific. H. serventyi Allan, 1945, was taken near Jarvis Bay, S.E. New South Wales, Australia at 35.1°S, 150.9°E and the holotype is small (7 mm ML) and apparently a female. H. hawaiiensis dagamensis Robson, 1924 (elevated to specific level by Nesis 1982/87), was captured off the Natal coast, South Africa, and the syntypes are large (19, 21 mm ML) but also female. The distinctive feature that separates this species from H. dispar/H. hawaiiensis is found in the male. We have seen specimens from near the type locality of both species. Since H. dagamensis has priority, and since we assume that only one species is found in these waters, we accept this as the correct species name.


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main one would be Bicycle Express in Halifax St, they carry 2nd hand (and will strip a frame of components if you're willing to pay the asking price). Most other shops don't do 2nd hand AFAIK, 'cept occasionally at LifeCycle (bottom of Kensington Rd, Norwood).
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Starting up a new company can be daunting. It can seem impossible to get the money. You may have this fantastic idea and no way to bring it to life. Has this ever happened to you?
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The struggling New Jersey Devils will be at the Air Canada Center in Toronto this evening to take on the surprising Maple Leafs. The two teams sit one spot apart in the Eastern Conference standings with the Leafs sitting in sixth place with 26 points, and the Devils in seventh with 25.
The Devils came out of the gates on a tear this season but have struggled recently and are currently on a four game winless streak. The Devils will play their last game of a three game road trip while the Leafs play the first of three at home out of four games in total this week.
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Raymond Yard
The career of Raymond C. Yard (1885-1964) is the classic American success story. He began his journey at the age of 13, working as a door boy at the illustrious New York City–based Marcus & Company. There, he greeted the tony clientele who came to shop at the exclusive jewelry salon, many of whom would become his own customers 24 years later. Taking jewelry courses at night, Yard worked his way through the ranks at the firm, from stringing pearls in the workshop to selling the jewelry and, ultimately, becoming general manager. By the time he left to open Raymond C. Yard, Inc. on Fifth Avenue in 1922, he had developed the skills and learned the nuances of design that would allow him to create high-end jewelry. He also developed an A-list fan, John D. Rockefeller Jr., who encouraged Yard to strike out on his own.
By the time Yard retired in 1958, his elite customers included many of America's most prominent families as well as Hollywood stars such as Joan Crawford. The firm subsequently was run by one of Yard's long-time protégés, Robert Gibson, who became sole owner in 1980. Paralleling Yard's own youthful career curve, Gibson was just 17 years old when he crossed paths with Yard, serving as his golf caddy. The torch was passed again in 1989, when Gibson's son, Bob, took over the company, which continues to produce jewelry under the Yard banner.
During the course of Yard's career, points out Peter Shemonsky, private jeweler and jewelry historian in San Francisco, California, he worked within each of the changing design eras, catering to a very upper-class clientele base. "The Rockefellers and all the American barons were his clients, and the work he did for them was very traditional."
Agrees Benjamin Macklowe, vice president of the Macklowe Gallery in New York City, "Yard's patrician clientele necessitated a safer and more discreet sense of design, but he still managed to make classically beautiful jewelry with a high level of craftsmanship." Yard towed a conservative line, but did it with flair, says Shemonsky.
"Yard was a very studied, considered jeweler," points out Simon Teakle, Simon Teakle Fine Jewelry, Greenwich, Connecticut. "He created understated diamond jewelry with incredibly fine materials and exceptional craftsmanship."
Daphne Lingon, senior vice president, jewelry department, Christie's New York, uses words like "elegant, refined and sophisticated" to describe Yard's jewelry aesthetics. "Yard was one of the most important American jewelers, known for exquisite stones and superior workmanship, whose jewelry has had a place in some of the most important American collections."
Putting his own spin on Art Deco jewelry in the 1930s, Yard's signature was the use of high-quality gems, chosen to enhance the overall design rather than merely to add sparkle. High-quality gemstones, especially color gemstones, were one of his passions, in combinations of different cuts and sizes, says Shemonsky.
Wit and Whimsy
"Yard also had a whimsical side," notes Shemonsky, "that was expressed in a series of no less finely made, delightfully dapper rabbits introduced in the late-1920s, early-1930s," dressed in a variety of guises, such as brides, fishermen, yachtsmen and more. In fact, a cocktail-serving rabbit waiter brooch debuted in early 1929, when the country was in the throes of Prohibition.
These amusing animals, says Audrey Friedman, co-owner, with husband Haim Manishevitz, of Primavera Gallery, New York City, "are quite wonderful and on the rare occasions they come up for auction, they bring huge prices. Everything Yard did was superb quality and very beautiful, and a lot of it may have been custom designs for clients, but these charming, anthropomorphized animals, depicting things Yard's clientele would appreciate — from playing golf to serving cocktails — were innovative and iconic. The elements were well crafted, and their designs, their poses show a lot of personality."
Another witty iteration was a series of miniature houses, typically done to order, which allowed Yard to cater to both his upper-crust clients and his playful side. "You had these wonderful little charms or pendants," says Shemonsky, "encrusted with calibrated stones depicting a country getaway that became almost a badge of honor to wear, knowing that others of your set would recognize both the house and Yard's workmanship."
Typically, the Yard pieces that he sees, Shemonsky says, "are bracelets, earrings or necklaces from the 1920s and '30s; his platinum work is more sought after than the gold pieces. The whimsical pieces bring an incredible amount of money."
According to Lingon, because there are so few of the original Yard pieces turning up at auction, they are highly sought after by collectors. "The iconic rabbit designs are immediately recognizable. But the firm's excellent workmanship in general has created a strong draw for jewelry collectors and commands a premium. For instance, this past December, Christie's sold an Art Deco Seed Pearl and Diamond Sautoir by Yard, estimated at $30,000 to 50,000, for $87,500."
Yard's pieces tend to stay within families, sums up Shemonsky. "Because he does a very traditional look, it speaks to new generations. I think that's why in the marketplace, people are so enamored of Yard. He was a connoisseur's jeweler."
Seaman Schepps
Seaman Schepps (1881-1972), born on New York's Lower East Side, was not a classically trained jeweler, points out Anthony Hopenhajm, current president and owner of Seaman Schepps Co. But his natural talent for recognizing and appreciating beauty in various gemstones, both precious and semiprecious, and combining them at times with somewhat unfinished materials, resulted in creations that are truly unique. "Schepps broke the mold of traditional and classic jewelry design. He stands out as a pioneer of his time."
Timing is Everything
Schepps started his career retailing jewelry and antiques. After he traveled cross-country to California and back, he finally set up shop in 1921 on New York City's Sixth Avenue. Just before the stock market crash, Schepps, by a simple twist of fate, fortunately sold his building on Sixth Avenue. This allowed him to open up a boutique on Madison Avenue, neighboring a fashionable hotel of the day. It was here, in this boutique, that Schepps decided to sell his own creations.
"He looked at new ways of creating jewelry with a high aesthetic value and visual appeal but that didn't have a huge intrinsic value," says Peter Shemonsky. "That became his benchmark. And the time was right because during the 1930s and 1940s, there was rationing of precious metals and a limited amount of gemstones available. He incorporated branch coral and seashells, items that traditionally weren't considered terribly valuable, in a way that made them fashionable and desirable."
Coming into his own as a designer right before the Second World War, points out Hopenhajm, Schepps meshed his idea of jewelry with the societal changes of the war years. Women were joining the workforce and earning their own money, which emboldened them to spend on jewelry that made them look and feel good. "He sold jewelry to this new independent woman. He appealed to the woman who wasn't shy or demure. His designs were flattering — a soft shell on an ear is beautiful; it lights up the face — but they were also bold and colorful. He wasn't afraid to make grand, large-scaled pieces, like a chunky link bracelet, that make a statement. And this is where he differentiated himself from other jewelers of the period."
Material Matters
It was about starting with the materials, not the designs, explains Hopenhajm, which often led to intriguing pair-ups, like gold and wood link bracelets. "Now everybody does it, but then, it was a new point of view. He bought gems that others did not think to utilize — baroque pearls, nuggets of tourmalines, tumbled stones, cabochons, which were rarely used at the time — and he made them into exciting pieces like his classic Rio bracelets of the 1940s."
Other unusual materials included carved branches and leaves of coral and jade, chessmen he would pick up from his worldwide travels and other gemstone carvings, which Schepps "cut up and used as the bases of brooches," says Hopenhajm. "One of his most famous bracelets was made from split jadeite snuff bottles."
Artistic Legacy
The necessity to keep prices down that led to choosing inexpensive, colorful and large gemstones, comments Benjamin Macklowe, fired Schepps' imagination to create a new and distinctively American type of jewelry. "It was bold, playful and not in the least self-conscious."
Not quiet…definitely not subtle, Schepps jewelry has a dimensional quality that was enhanced by experimenting with a color palette that went beyond traditional combinations of jewels. By mixing fine gemstones with what used to be called semiprecious, notes Shemonsky, he created a "wonderful confection of gemstones." In fact, this "pile-up" of cabochons and faceted gems created a completely new look. According to Audrey Friedman, it became known as the "cluster" style. "It was an important innovation and it's something that's identifiable as his."
Schepps was irreverent — he'd mix jade, rock crystal and emeralds, points out Hopenhajm. "His classic seashell earrings, for which he's so well known, were made from shells that were then mounted in gold set with bands of ruby and diamonds. One of my favorites of his earrings has carved coral koi fish 'swimming' through blue enamel hoops, with the water's bubbles and foam represented by pearls and diamonds. It's not the most high-end pair of earrings in our collection, but to me, it represents Schepps — in its movement, unorthodox use of color, unusual mixture of materials — and a woman putting them on looks fabulous."
Timeless Value
"Seaman Schepps jewelry has held its value very well," Hopenhajm says. "In recent auctions, bracelets that had originally been purchased in the boutique for $40,000 even just a few years ago are now fetching $70,000 and $80,000."
"Schepps' daughter Patricia Schepps Vail took over the company after his death in 1972 and the pieces made under her tenure were stamped PSV. My partner Jay Bauer and I bought the company from her in 1992. We've changed with care some things, for instance, using 18-karat gold, not 14 karat, because that's the current standard of fine jewelry. The classic iconic pieces we're producing are stamped with a shell, so it's easy to see when pieces were made."
But the design aesthetic hasn't change, according to Hopenhajm. "I think what appeals to the jewelry connoisseur about Seaman Schepps jewelry is that it really doesn't look dated. It was modern when it was done and still looks modern today."
Jean Schlumberger
Born in Alsace, France, Jean Schlumberger (1907-1987) eschewed the banking career his family wanted him to pursue, traveling to Paris in his twenties to pursue dreams of design. There, he worked for couturier Elsa Schiaparelli, designing buttons and costume jewelry. After World War II, Schlumberger came to New York City, eventually opening a jewelry salon with longtime friend Nicolas Bongard in 1947. An invitation from Walter Hoving, then chairman of Tiffany & Co., brought the two partners to the firm in 1956 and resulted in a long-term association in which Schlumberger created some of his most iconic designs. Schlumberger returned to Paris, where he died in 1987, at the age of 80.
A Premier Partnership
Working with Tiffany allowed Schlumberger to see his artistic abilities translated into pieces that were made with an extremely high level of craftsmanship, observes Peter Shemonsky. "He was the first major designer who was branded by an American firm. With the resources of America's premier jeweler behind him, he created some of the most fantastic jewelry of the late-twentieth century."
Among the legendary pieces, Audrey Friedman points out, were three different settings for the famed Tiffany diamond. In fact, in 1961, to promote the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," Schlumberger set the stone in his Ribbon Rosette necklace for Audrey Hepburn to wear in publicity photos.
Schlumberger had many well-known admirers, including Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Windsor, Elizabeth Taylor,
editor Diana Vreeland, socialite Babe Paley, among others. Jacqueline Kennedy shared a strong connection with Schlumberger jewelry. She was given Schlumberger's ruby and diamond Two Fruit clip by her husband John F. Kennedy, the so-called "berry brooch" now in the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. She also owned several Schlumberger bracelets, which became so associated with her they became known as the "Jackie" bracelets, says Friedman. "Schlumberger created the iconic design using a special enamel technique called paillonné, in which a layer of foil was placed over the gold before it was enameled in bright, transparent colors — yellow, lime green, rich blue and a deep red were favorite hues — and they were ornamented with raised gold designs of lozenges, dots or cones."
Artistic Legacy
Schlumberger was one of the towering jewelry designers of the twentieth century, states Friedman. "His jewelry has a surrealistic edge because he was drawn to the strange and bizarre in nature. He had a house in Guadeloupe, where he studied plants and sea life and shells that provided so much of his inspiration." Other sources that fired Schlumberger's imagination included the Renaissance, the eighteenth century, illuminated manuscripts and the exoticism of the East.
Elements of dreams and fantasy infused Schlumberger's designs, allowing him to push the boundaries of what could be called jewelry. "He was unafraid of whimsy and using unconventional forms, which distinguished his work from that of any other designer," explains Benjamin Macklowe.
Although never stepping outside the borders of good taste, Schlumberger brought fantastical gemstone-laden flora and fauna to life, imbuing them with undulating tentacles, glittering branches and other alluring details that captured the imagination.
Schlumberger's work was incredibly organic, notes Simon Teakle. "His designs didn't conform to the more traditional gem-set jewelry. He also made sculptures and objects; he was quite broad in what he created."
Offering a highly original take on design, Schlumberger brought a breath of fresh air to a war-weary world. Colorful, lush, with figurative, three-dimensional qualities and a touch of the exotic, his creations "had a profound influence on jewelry of the 1950s and beyond," says Friedman. "Strongly colored enamels, especially in combination with the rich colors of semiprecious and precious stones, were a prime part of his design vocabulary. Yellow gold was also an important element in his jewelry."
Enhancing Schlumberger's sense of whimsy was his broad palette of gemstones chosen because they fit the context of the design. "I think that came out of his background of starting out in costume jewelry, because there, it isn't about the value but the visual imagery," says Shemonsky. "That helped him develop the painterly qualities in using various combinations of gemstones. Of course, having Tiffany's as a resource to supply the gemstones gave him access to some of the best stones."
Along with his fanciful creatures, Schlumberger is remembered for a number of iconic diamond jewelry designs including the Ivy necklace of branching leaves in pavé diamonds and gold, the feathered diamond and 18-karat gold earrings and the rings with the multiple Xs.
A Lasting Appeal
In terms of the estate jewelry market, sums up Teakle, the Schlumberger name "still carries a lot of weight." But there is definitely a preference for the older jewelry. "When the earlier pieces show up, they go for a lot of money; they're highly sought after because they are so iconic, especially those from the late-1950s, early 1960s, when Schlumberger was at his height," concludes Shemonsky.
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While national politicians argue about cuts to Social Security and Medicare down the road, cash-strapped state governments are cutting vital services for elderly Americans today. Those suffering most are often those with the least.
In California, budget cuts approved earlier this year mean the closure of some 300 adult day health centers. These centers serve 37,000 medically fragile elderly and disabled people — folks suffering from Alzheimer's disease, stroke or other complications that make it impossible for them to function without assistance. The centers allow them to live a bearable life outside of a 24-hour institution. And they give the family members who care for them at home a desperately needed daytime respite.
While California's situation may be the worst, it's not unique. Washington state's COPES (Community Options Program Entry System), which helps the frail elderly live at home, has also faced severe cuts, and there's good reason to fear for similar efforts in other states.
The human misery that these cuts inflict doesn't fall equally. One of the dirty little secrets of our supposedly "post-racial" society is that elderly African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos are far less likely than whites to have the resources needed for a reasonably secure retirement.
The Greenlining Institute's recent report, "The Economic Crisis Facing Seniors of Color," uncovered some shocking statistics. An astonishing 91 percent of Latino and African-American seniors are financially vulnerable, and while data on Asian-Americans is less complete, seniors in some Asian ethnic groups have poverty rates three to four times that of whites. People of color have had a higher proportion of their wealth tied up in their homes, taking a disproportionate hit during the foreclosure crisis, and are also less likely to work for an employer who offers a retirement plan.
So the communities that have the least and have suffered the most during the economic downturn are being hit again by cuts to vital programs for their elderly and frail.
The final irony is that these cuts aren't even cost-effective. Adult day health centers and similar services save money in the long run. They keep people out of nursing homes, which cost about two and a half times as much.
And by providing care during the day, they allow the adult children of elderly parents to keep working and paying taxes. Without these services, many caregivers will have no choice but to give up their jobs and go on welfare.
It's a truism that the test of a society is how it cares for its most vulnerable. America is failing that test.
Orson Aguilar is executive director and Carla Saporta is health program director of The Greenlining Institute, www.greenlining.org. They can be reached at email@example.com.
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Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front
Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. Your mind will be punched in a card and shut away in a little drawer. When they want you to buy something they will call you. When they want you to die for profit they will let you know. So, friends, every day do something that won't compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing. Take all that you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it. Denounce the government and embrace the flag. Hope to live in that free republic for which it stands. Give your approval to all you cannot understand. Praise ignorance, for what man has not encountered he has not destroyed. Ask the questions that have no answers. Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest. Say that the leaves are harvested when they have rotted into the mold. Call that profit. Prophesy such returns. Put your faith in the two inches of humus that will build under the trees every thousand years. Listen to carrion—put your ear close, and hear the faint chattering of the songs that are to come. Expect the end of the world. Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. So long as women do not go cheap for power, please women more than men. Ask yourself: Will this satisfy a woman satisfied to bear a child? Will this disturb the sleep of a woman near to giving birth? Go with your love to the fields. Lie easy in the shade. Rest your head in her lap. Swear allegiance to what is nighest your thoughts. As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it. Leave it as a sign to mark the false trail, the way you didn't go. Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection.
Wendell Berry is a poet, farmer, and environmentalist in Kentucky. This poem, first published in 1973, is reprinted by permission of the author and appears in his "New Collected Poems" (Counterpoint).


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Dear Abby: I'm a widow who never thought I'd consider marrying again until I met "Lester" online two years ago. Being with him makes me feel like a teenager. He holds my hand when we go for walks, brings me flowers and is a wonderful lover.
My problem is he's taking care of his sister, "Gerda," who has cancer.
He said she doesn't want him seeing anyone until she's dead. (He stands to inherit her fortune and doesn't want to take a chance on losing the money.) I told him we don't need the money, but he says he has put up with her bad moods for too long to lose it now.
My friends insist that because Lester doesn't call or email me much, Gerda is his wife, not his sister. I checked him out. Their last names are different, and the house and his truck are in both their names.
I'm lonely and want to be with him. I offered to help him with his sister, but he says she's also an alcoholic and doesn't want company.
I haven't heard from Lester since Gerda told him he can't have a girlfriend until she's gone. It's been two months. Should I wait, or should I start looking elsewhere as my son suggested? — Lonely Without Him
Dear Lonely: Listen to your son because it appears he has good common sense.
As to Lester, don't count on him because whatever Gerda is to him, it appears she has rallied and may not be going anywhere for a long, long time.
P.S. Married couples these days do not always share the same last name.
Dear Abby: If family members provide significant services free for a wedding — officiate, conduct premarital counseling, perform all the musical accompaniment for a long ceremony — is a wedding gift also expected to be given? This has been a family sore spot. Please help. — Weddings Are Our Business
Dear W.A.O.B.: If family members are providing "significant services" for free, that IS the gift, and it is presumptuous for anyone to expect more.
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Ficus sur
The Cape fig or Broom cluster fig (Ficus sur)[note 3] is a widespread Afrotropical species of cauliflorous fig. This fast-growing, deciduous[3] or evergreen tree usually reaches 5 to 12 m,[4][5] but may attain a height of 35 m to 40 m.[4][6] Large specimens develop a massive spreading crown,[6] fluted trunks and buttress roots.[3][7] In cooler climes it is coastal, but they may be found at up to 2,500 m altitude.[1][4][7] The heavily clustered fruit suggest fecundity, and some trees in East Africa have been venerated as sacred shrines in animist practices.[5] Over its extensive range it is variable with respect to leaf shape, texture of the leaves and figs,[1] deciduousness and overall size.
It is found from Cape Verde, The Gambia and Senegal across tropical West Africa to Cameroon and the Central African Republic. Eastwards it is found in Eritrea, northern Somalia and Yemen, and southwards to all African countries except Lesotho and the dry interior regions of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.[4] It is found in forests or grassy woodlands,[5] and occurs at higher densities in well-watered, temperate uplands. It is absent or outnumbered at lower, warmer climes by the similarly cauliflorous species, F. sycomorus.
The large, alternate and spirally arranged leaves are ovate to elliptic with irregularly serrated margins.[7] Fresh foliage is a conspicuous red colour and the papery, 1 cm long stipules are soon dropped.[5] The bark of younger trees is smooth and pale greyish-white in colour, in contrast to the flaky, yellow bark of F. sycomorus. With increasing age the bark becomes darker and rough.[3]
The fruit are carried on short or long drooping spurs (or fascicles) which may emerge from surface roots, the trunk or especially from lower main branches.[1][5][6] The fruit are 2 to 4 cm in diameter[1][8] and acquire a rosy, speckled exterior when ripe.
The wood is light and soft and is not much used commercially. All parts may exude a latex, which has some traditional medicinal applications.[5] The latex has been shown to contain ursene and oleanane triterpenoids,[9] which may be effective in cancer treatment,[10] while a methanolic extract from the roots is potentially effective against chloroquine-resistant malaria.[10] The fruit are edible and utilized in fresh or dried form by native people in many regions. They are also suited to preparation of fig preserve,[6] if other suitable fruits are added.[5]
Species associations
Lepidopteran larvae of the African map butterfly,[7] Fig tree moth,[11] Accented hawk moth,[7] Specious tiger,[8] Common fig-tree blue[8] and Lesser fig-tree blue[8] feed on the leaves or roots of this species.
Polination is performed by three species of Ceratosolen wasp.[8][12][13] The Ceratosolen wasps are parasitised by Apocrypta guineensis and Sycoscapter niger wasps during their larval development inside the flower galls. As of 2006, 19 species of fig wasp were known to associate with the Cape fig, these belonging to genera Acophila, Apocrypta, Apocryptophagus, Ceratosolen, Eukoebelea, Idarnes, Sycomacophila, Sycophaga, Sycophila, Sycoscapter and Watshamiella.[13] The Afrotropical fig wasp fauna is however poorly known.[13]
The fig seeds are dispersed after passing through the intestinal tracts of birds, bats and primates.[6][8]
Fresh foliage tended by Argentine ants
Apocrypta guineensis wasps, parasites of Ceratosolen capensis larvae
- ^ The presence of two stamens per flower, rather than one, was found to be an inconsistent characteristic, see: Aweke, Getachew (1979). "A Revision of the Genus Ficus in Ethiopia". Meded. Landb. Wag. 793 (66).
- ^ A subtropical form with shaggy fruit that ranges from Tanzania to northern South Africa, cf. Berg, C.C. (1991) and Palmer, Eve (1977). A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. London, Johannesburg: Collins. pp. 91-92. ISBN 0-620-05468-9.
- ^ The etymology of the specific name is unclear. It may be of Arabic origin and suggest Sur, Oman, where it is not native.
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- ^ a b c d e Berg, C.C. (1991). "Moraceae: Ficus sur Forssk.". Flora Zambesiaca 9 (6). http://apps.kew.org/efloras/namedetail.do?flora=fz&taxon=57&nameid=245. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Ficus sur Forssk., Synonyms". ThePlantList. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2812498. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Von Breitenbach, F. (1985). Southern Cape Tree Guide. Pretoria: Dept. of Environment Affairs: Forestry. ISBN 0-621-09741-1.
- ^ a b c d "Ficus sur Forssk.". African Plant Database. CJB & SANBI. http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=24149. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Palgrave, K.C. (1984). Trees of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 105. ISBN 0-86977-081-0.
- ^ a b c d e Hankey, Andrew (2003). "Ficus sur". Plants of SA. plantzafrica.com. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ficussur.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Ficus sur Forssk.". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120400. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Van Noort, et al. "Ficus sur Forsskål 1775". Figweb. iziko museums. http://www.figweb.org/Ficus/Subgenus_Sycomorus/Section_Sycomorus/Subsection_Sycomorus/Ficus_sur.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Feleke, Sisay; Brehane, Abeba (2005). "Triterpene compounds from the latex of Ficus sur I.". Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 19 (2): 307-310. ISSN 1011-3924.
- ^ a b Lansky, E.P., Paavilainen, H.M. (2011). Figs: The Genus Ficus. CRC Press. pp. 222, 230, 298. ISBN 978-1-4200-8967-7.
- ^ Goff, Roy. "Naroma varipes, (Walker, 1865)". African Moths. http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/LYMANTRIIDAE/LYMANTRIIDAE/naroma%20varipes.htm. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Van Noort, et al. "Ceratosolen capensis Grandi". Figweb. iziko museums. http://www.figweb.org/Fig_wasps/Agaonidae/Ceratosolen/Ceratosolen_capensis.htm. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Van Noort, Simon; Van Harten, Antonius (18-12-2006). "The species richness of fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae, Pteromalidae) in Yemen". Fauna of Arabia (22): 449-472. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/230600455_The_species_richness_of_fig_wasps_%28Hymenoptera_Chalcidoidea_Agaonidae_Pteromalidae%29_in_Yemen. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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"Anything good for America, they don't like. That's the position the Democrat Party is in. I wouldn't want to be in that position. Anything that happens that's good for America they have to oppose. Anything bad for America, they support. That's Obama's base."
"Dana Milbank in the Washington Post is out today with his review of the Ryan budget, and as predictable as the sun coming up, Milbank and the Washington Post compare Ryan's budgeting to a Dickens novel where the poor get everything they have taken away from them. Ryan's gonna starve the poor, take away all their programs, take away all their money. That's how Ryan's budget's being reported."
"The idea that having to have a photo ID is discriminatory and intimidating should mean that it's discriminatory and intimidating everywhere you have to display one. The Democrats never say that. It's only when you vote."
"Here's Obama, Mr. Hope and Change, and what's the change? People get educated, they get jobs, they leave home. Obama gets elected and after three years, they move back home! It's the only solution some of them have."
"What is discriminatory about producing a photo ID to vote and not discriminatory about producing a photo ID to get on an airplane or to get married? Why is one discriminatory and the other is not? Well, we all know the answer to this. The answer is vote fraud. The answer is the Democrats want to cheat, and a photo ID goes a long way towards stopping voter fraud."
"In David Corn's universe of Washington and New York, that's America, and he thought everybody was gonna be talking about his book."
"A lot of small, incremental things have happened over 20 or 30 years. But now with Obama, those small, incremental things becoming bigger and more impactful with each instance. And they carry with them close to a call to action."
"I have a sense of you things in this country. I believe there's a great silent majority. The silent majority is made up of people who are not represented by the Democrat Party or the mainstream media. The silent majority are the people who get up and go to work, try to play by the rules, try to do everything right according to their morality and sense of ethics and their right and wrong."
"Maybe the conservative alternative to Romney is Romney. Let's hope so."
"Can you think of anything you do in your life where you do not need a photo ID? You need a photo ID to cash a check. You need a photo ID to get on an airplane. You need a photo ID for everything. For the most mundane things in life, you need a photo ID. But yet, Eric Holder and his gang tell us that to require a photo ID when one votes is intimidation, and it is discrimination."
"The daily assault on conservatism in the media is actually nothing more than a bunch of daily lies about the strength of the economy and how great Obama's doing."
"So we've gone from a jobless recovery to a recovery-less job growth. Neither one make any sense. But the efforts that the media are going to find any shred of bad news and turn it into good news is happening. They're taking every opportunity to do it, and it's designed to dispirit you and to keep Obama's base enthused."
"The things that have happened in this country are real. The economic destruction is real. Obamacare is real. The fact that people are going to lose their health care plan is real, and people know these things. The fact that they can't find good-paying jobs, that's real. So all these efforts by Obama and the media to tell people that what they know and feel is not true, it isn't going to work. But they're still going to keep trying."
"We got a random act of journalism in The Politico today, of all places. Headline: 'Global Warming' Gets a Rebranding.' They gotta 'rebrand' it. It's not working. Global warming, climate change, you people aren't buying it anymore so they have to go rebrand their hoax. I love it. Rebrand the hoax, 'cause you people aren't falling for their original techniques any longer."


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A study conducted by researchers at the Hebrew Union College (HUC) in Cincinnati Ohio has concluded that young American Jews are increasingly replacing ethnic identification with identification through spirituality. That is to say that, in the past, young Jews identified with Judaism on an ethnic level through such aspects as food, language, ritual practice and a sense of shared kinship with other Jews. Today, however, it seems this is being replaced by a quest for a sense of purpose and meaning, manifested in the growing interest in Kabbalah and such phenomena as Jewish healing.
These findings have significant implications for the nature of Jewish identity in the modern world. Jewish leaders have to decide whether this shift from ethnicity to spirituality is a positive or negative development.
On the surface, it appears positive. Few would argue with the sentiment that the Jewish community would benefit from young Jews being driven by a sense of purpose and personal meaning. Yet, despite the obvious benefits of having a generation of spiritually motivated young Jews, the quest for spirituality comes with a price tag --- a detachment from traditional rituals and the abandonment of Jewish peoplehood.
If spiritually questing young Jews are unable to discover a sense of personal meaning in their own traditions, they will have no qualms about seeking it elsewhere. This has implications not just for their relationship with synagogal movements and Jewish charities but also for their relationship with the state of Israel. Young spiritual questers cannot be counted on automatically to support any of these causes unless they can be convinced that there is some transcendent purpose in what they are doing.
"Simply asking Jews about raising money for Israel or Jewish causes, and expecting they'll do it just because they're Jewish, is yesterday's thinking," argues HUC professor Lawrence Hoffman, a co-author of the study.
I believe this is the result of a growing dichotomy between spirituality and tradition. Many young Jews are uncomfortable under the weight of tradition, rules and authority, believing that these hamper the type of free expression of spirituality they so desperately seek.
In this, they are mistaken. Unfettered expressions of spirituality are nothing more than self-gratification. For a Jewish spiritual experience to have any veracity, it must be on God's terms, not on one's own. While free expressions of spirituality can often result in powerful emotional experiences, these are in essence driven by sentimentality, which should not be confused with genuine spirituality.
The problem with the young Jews in the HUC study is that they unfortunately do confuse sentimentality with genuine spirituality. It is not entirely their fault. The study also refers to a lack of spiritual vocabulary in contemporary American Jewry. In contrast with, say, evangelical Christians, most Jews do not have the language to talk about or even to contemplate Godliness and spirituality. Jewish institutions, such as synagogues and schools, are more comfortable discussing Jewish ethics, values and practice than they are talking about God.
It is no wonder that, when looking for God, so many young people look outside their own traditions. America is not unique in this regard; many Anglo-Jews suffer from a similar form of spiritual illiteracy.
The solution to this problem is for Jewish leaders to start bringing God and genuine spirituality back into Jewish institutions, particularly the synagogue. I do not mean happy clappy, New Age, token spiritualism. I mean a profound spirituality grounded in our ancient traditions. We have more than an ample vocabulary to discuss God. We have an entire language that is rich and complex, the esoteric language of Midrash, Kabbalah, Musar and Chasidut. It is the sister of the exoteric language of Jewish Law expressed through the Mishnah, Talmud and Halachic Codes. A basic knowledge of both languages is necessary to living a meaningful Jewish life. For too long we have promoted one at the expense of the other. It is time we redress the balance.