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State: Texas
Decade: 1960-1969
Collection: Texas Fashion Collection
Date: 1960
Creator: Merli
Description: Pair of grey crocodile skin pumps with rectangular pewter buckles across instep. Maker's stamp: "Merli / Bologna" Retailer's stamp: "Made in Italy for / Neiman-Marcus" Also stamped: "Hand Sewn" and "Made in Italy" Handwritten inside: "46133-IMI / m 7 B" and "N. Park 18" On sole of each: "7 / B" and "All Leather Shoe"
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Date: 1960
Creator: Creation Mancini
Description: Pair of reddish-pink or coral silk satin evening pumps. Square toe shoes which have a large open area on the vamp which is backed by clear plastic and edged by braid. The plastic is overlaid with a metal net or chain mail with rhinestones at the intersections. 2 1/4" square heel covered with same material. Lined in off-white/gray leather. Stamped inside each shoe: "Made in Italy / Espressly / For / Lou Lattimore" (Espressly rather than Expressly); and "Creation Mancini / Paris / Waltea made in Italy" Stamped on sole of each shoe: "8"
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Creator: Pucci, Emilio
Description: Dress of cashmere knit with motif in black, gray and pinks. Designer's signature of "Emilio" in the fabric print. Long sleeves; round, bateau neckline. Knee length. Center back zipper. Designer's label at inside right back: "Emilio Pucci / Florence - Italy / Made in Italy" Retailer's label on inside left back: "Neiman-Marcus / Trophy Room"
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Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Bessi, Averardo
Description: Dress of silk knit in pink, coral, beige, and white abstract "Pucci style" swirl pattern. Knee-length, with stand up collar and short sleeves. Matching 1-3/4" band at collar, cuffs and inset waistband. Darts in front, and center back zipper closure with hook & eye. Fully lined in pink silk jacquard with the designer's name. Designer's label at right of zipper: "Bessi / Firenze Italia" Fabric has "Bessi" signature in fabric design. Retailer's label at left of zipper: "Expressly / for / Lou Lattimore / Made in / Italy" Fabric/Care label below designer's label: "To be dry cleaned / 100% pure silk / Made in Italy" Size tag below fabric/care label: "12".
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John MacArthur wanted us to post this special word of thanks to all you who read and participate on the blog. We appreciate your stopping by!
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For those of us who live in other parts of the country and the world for that matter, that follow your teaching to grow in God's Word, have been afforded another blessing with this blog tool. You don't have enough server space for me to tell you how thankful I am for all you give us.
My spiritual growth and the way my ministry teaches through knowledge gained here is proof of answered prayer. With false teachings growing daily in this dark world, true knowledge for the true believer is hard to find so I pray that many more will find this ministry in our troubled times.
Thank you and God bless.
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Dr. MacArthur…you cannot imagine how grateful my husband and I are for your ministry. We can only connect to your sermons through the internet and this has been such a blessing to us. We had to leave our church of a lifetime (59 years for husband and 44 years for me at this church as members) and have not been able to find a local church based on truth after searching for nearly four years now…there just aren't any. We listen to your radio broadcasts daily and also to your tremendous vault of sermons and continue to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior through your teachings. Now you have given your internet flock this blog and I am so excited about it. I am of the opinion that it is so important to keep up with the times…to be able to discern false teachers. My heart breaks at the thought of the people sitting under these false teachers and swallowing up every word that comes from their mouths. So many people shrug their responsibility in proclaiming truth! So, to see you putting this blog on GTY and giving a warning about these false teachers is a wonderful thing. May you continue in His word and may you be blessed for it. My husband and I, here in north Mississippi, will continue to listen to the helps you make available.
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hi sir ! i am french canadian ,i learn my english with you because your teaching bless me very much. i read texte in the same time i listen the message in the morning and one in the nignt,thank you for all the stuff free very generous.great blog ...
Thank you Dr. MacArthur and the other people that make this ministry available to the masses.
Because of your doctrinal teaching I have grown, I came to the truth about 4 years ago, and pretty early
on heard about you, I thank God for you, because you are a gift to the church.
I left my former church but not before talking to Pasters and thought I might be a smoke to there eyes.
My wife and kids where not happy with me to say the least. But now we are in a reformed church
and it's better. But I learn here and I then get to share there too. I took advice you gave when you
said you reseach commentery of 10 other people . I also make sure to to the same maybe not 10
but 3-5. Thank you again.
Thank YOU Dr. MacArthur. While we will probably never meet, your blog/website is the closet thing to having you teach us directly since most of us live so far away (I'm in Texas). Again, thank you for all you do.
Dear Dr. MacArthur Thank you for standing often alone for the truth of the gospel. It is very clear to us that you truly love our Lord Jesus Christ and His Word. Believe me you were used of God to revive my house. We haven't had a church for a long time and when we did it was so full of error they had unsaved people in the place of leadership! The cost of doctrinal error and humanistic worldly teachings in the church has been very costly and astronomical for us. Whenever I started to listen to you back then others in the (pentecostal/charismatic mostly) church would discourage me from listening to you but I couldn't stay away. Thanks be to God for you and grace to you for being a faithful , pure voice in this wilderness of our day, I was so drawn by The Spirit to listen. You are a mighty instrument in the hands of our God. We think you are the very best of all preachers and teachers. The Doctrines of Grace I loathed until you preached the series on them and I heard them in 2007 via internet. They changed my life almost as radically as being born again. I love the study on Revelation as well as Luke. You do the hard Scriptures and doctrines of God's Word justice. I only wish there were more like you. Amazing site too its like a university and church on here. Such a joy to have access to all these wonderful materials. After years of indifference to the things of God my son is reading through his MacArthur Study Bible this year and requesting your materials for his birthday this month. Thank you so very much and God bless you greatly for being our pastor and teacher. God's Word taught through you have had a tremendous and wonderful effect on our lives and so many for His glory. We hope to send you a gift soon and we pray daily for you and grace to you. Soli Deo Gloria! Agape, Ann Dalon
I too would like to thank God for you personally John, and for Grace to You ministries. I find it difficult indeed to express how your ministry has helped me in my spiritual growth. There was a day when I found myself questioning almost everything I believed. It was a monumental struggle in my life that was affecting not only me but, also everyone who knew me. In the middle of this battle, God, through a series of event that could only best described as -God moving in my behalf -I was placed - with all my questions in hand- face to face with Grace to You. The first day I heard your voice was when I was awakened from sleep at 4:30 in the morning as you taught form your lesson entitled- Hard to Believe. Although at the time the teaching confronted beliefs, I knew it was the truth. I soon seen that I didn't just need to change the way I believed- I needed to rebuild my entire belief structure because I had no foundation beneath the one I had. Although difficult because of the grip that pride had on me, it was necessary.
I've grown a lot in the last 5 or 6 years. Not because I say so, but because God's Word says so. Many times when you teach, you say things like-"..These should be seen in the lives of the believer." I can look at myself in the refection of God's Word and see just that. This gives me assurance and hope as I see a little less Ed in me and a little more of God.
I could go on, and if you've read any of my long-winded responses on this blog you'll attest to that. But, your thankfulness toward all of us for our participation on the blog cannot be compared to the gratitude that I, in particular, and many others here, have to God for your faithfulness to God's Word. God's Spirit in us provides our ability to handle the Truth , and your conviction to the Truth makes your ministry worthy to be trusted. It is only the Truth that sets us free!!!
Thanks again- Ed Rudd
Pastor MacArthur, like many of others here I'd like to express how thankfull I am for your ministry, for being faithful to our Lord's calling in your life and for your total dependency on Him.
It was not long ago that I heard you on the radio for the first time, first week of August 2009. I got a ride from my brother-in-law and you were preaching on suffering and the reason for our suffering (it was the sermon where you talk about your son's Mark tumor). That very week I was going through some very difficult times in my marriage. I came home and started listening to your series on 1 Corinthians, I had been a "Christian" for 16 years and had never heard the Bible explained like that! Through that week my life was changed, not by your words, but by His words that you taught so faithfully! (I firmly believe I had never been a real believer before that week).
Since then I listen to your sermons everyday and everywhere I go, I download them into my phone and bought earphones so I can listen in the car, doing groceries, literally everywhere. Just to give you an idea: I was listening to someone else the other day (one of the Master's College Pastors) and Ethan (my 7-yo) comes home and asks who that was. I told him and changed to one of your messages, and Ethan says "ah, that feels normal now". =)
Thank you! I now know where I stand, I now know that I have a purpose, I now understand my position as a woman, as a wife, as a mother, and most important of all, as a believer. Really, no words can express how much it means to me!
May God continue blessing your life, your family and your ministry!
Thank You Dr. MacArthur! All the teaching from GTY, Master's Seminary and Grace Church are greatly appreciated! We are praying for many more years of your faithful teaching!
The conferences, the books, the websites, the blog, the man...priceless!
To you and your many support team members,
Dr. MacArthur, Thank you for not watering down the gospel!!!! There are very few pastors left that are speaking solid Truth!Your sermons and books have given me the tools I need to address false teaching as I evangelize and disciple people. I have been very disturbed by what I am seeing in the churches today, and your teaching confirmed that I have been doing the right thing by speaking up and not tolerating any deviation from the Bible. The so-called church is our biggest mission field!
Dear Pastor John,
Grace and Peace to you! I thank our Heavenly Father daily for your faithful service to His flock. Words simply cannot express the depth of gratitude I have for your ministry and that of everyone at Grace to You. It has been such a blessing and so very helpful to come here and be fed the Word of God. Just think, the Lord was planning this over 40 years ago when that very first sermon you preached at Grace Community Church was recorded! The millions of sermons that have been downloaded are testimony to the needs of the Church and an answer to the prayers of God's people who are not being fed the Word at their local assemblies. I doubt we can really comprehend this side of Heaven, just how far-reaching and effective your ministry has been- to the glory of God! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Love in Christ,
Angie Burnham
We should be thanking YOU for the hard work you have done for so many years! I have learned so much in the past 6 months thanks to your free downloads and your books. Thank you so much for devoting your life to teach Gods word, THE RIGHT WAY! VERSE BY VERSE!!!
In HIS Servce,
Rhonda Eddy
When I first got saved the LORD blessed me so much and You have been a part of that blessing from 1982 to this day 28 years later. GTY was on the local radio station every morning at 8:00am for my daily commute. What a wonderful example, foundation and love for the Word of God you provided and it continues! I had just started reading a bible and hadn't even stepped in a church yet and you made God's Word come alive and exciting. Six months later I went to church needing to be baptised as I had read the bible cover to cover twice in six months. Again, you made it so alive I couldn't put the bible down. From the cassette days to now I spend at least an hour a day studying, listening and reading your sermons on www.gty.org. Keep my rear end in the seat at the desk (believe I heard you mention that a time or two for young students asking you how you do it). 28 yr old duct taped Nelson's NAS Topical Study Chain, my original edition MacArthur Study Bible (it's duct taped too) and spirial notebook out for taking notes bring up gty.org and search the topic for your sermon or passage. As if being able to listen and read it at the same time isn't enough thanks for the feature that we can pause; click back a minute or two and listen again while taking notes (most online teaching series you have to go all the way back to the beginning and start over so that's a great feature).
What beautiful feet you must have.
I believe I stand with millions of saints when I say thank YOU John MacArthur. Your ministry has been such a blessing to me. In a time when the voice of the false teachers seems to be so loud and everywhere, here you come with your fearless proclamation of the gospel. I say "go get 'em". You have helped to equip me to confront the false teaching as well. I pray you would continue to be bold in your preaching. I have never heard anything like it. I know the great reformation had their men of faith who led God's people through falsehood and into truth. I believe God has chosen you to be like those men but for this day and time. I pray your ministry would reach millions more until the coming of our Lord. I look forward to meeting you someday (probably in heaven but hopefully sooner) so I can thank you face to face. Keep it up, the saints are hungrier than ever. God bless
Thank Pastor MacArthur for being diligent in your study of the Word of God. I cannot begin to tell you of all that I have learned and continue to learn from your teaching. Not only has your teaching been a blessing, but also how you live your life every day. Your deep love for our Lord is evident and encouraging.
Thank YOU pastor MacArthur and your ministry. I wish I could personally shake your hand for all that you have done for the saints that truly seek, hunger and thirst for Gods word. Your ministry has been intrumental in my spiritual growth in learning how to rightly divide the Word. I am now free to grow in Grace and knowledge in the Word of God which was once a constant battle of confusion to me. I have only been a Christian for 2 1/2 years. I was so hungry for the Word and let me tell you, I gobbled up everything! I slowly realized that what I was listening to and what I was reading was not making sense. I was surrounded with mystical, spirtualized teaching so much that I stopped reading my Bible for 2 months and even doubted my salvation. Nevertheless, I pressed on by the fact of what I believed and that there was no doubt in my mind I had become a new creation. If God is not a God of confusion then their should be no reason why I should not be able to read and understand what He wants to communicate to me. I stumbled across your name searching the internet for additional resources and was captured by your expositional style of teaching. I have never heard that before. So here I am thanking you about 8 months later. I thank you for your instruction on proper Biblical interpretation and your insight on the Scriptures. I can now gobble up sound doctrine. Since then My growth has been increasing, my walk has become more intimate, my discernment is sharper, my evangelism is more powerful and my leadership in the household has been more loving because my thinking has been more clear. So again, thank YOU Pastor for all your hard work you put in for the Lord! May God continue to bless your ministry.
Dear Pastor John
I was first introduced to gty by some brothers (we are a church in Singapore) who attended the Master's seminary. I thank God that there are still people like you who are true to God's teaching as written in the Bible. Some twenty years ago when I was in UCLA I chanced upon some TV programmes featuring tele-evangelists who sounded more like charlatans than peachers. When the charismatic movement hit our part of the world, I thought that we too have gone nuts. Most "Christians" are blind and dead, led astray by wicked people pretending to be peachers.
You are one of the rare voices in the wilderness. May the Lord bless you and your staff richly.
When I first became a Christian I was so confused with the many teachings out there and found myself without knowing what that was in a Charismatic church. As I listened to the teachings and saw the stuff that goes on at that church I was even more confused because they were not according to the word of God. I remember one day praying asking the Lord to teach me His Truth. The next day listening on the radio I caught the last part of an interview that you did Pastor McArthur where you spoke on how you are committed to teaching the Truth of the Word of God. I immediately wrote down your information and came to your website. I have been listing to your teachings since and have learned so much. You're teaching ministry is a blessing to me.
Many in the charismatic church advised me not to listen to you because you are a false teacher but I thank God that He gave me discernment to see the truth. Thank you so much for what you do and for your commitment to the Truth of God. Many blessings to you and your family.
P.S-I couldn't believe all the free teachings that you made available to people. In the charismatic arena they charge so much money for their false teachings. I thank God for you Pastor MacArthur.
So glad that God raised up another faithful proclaimer of His Truth-You! All praise be to Him every time I hear the Yes and Amen truth being taught from your tongue and pen! May preachers and teachers like you increase to proclaim the Light of the World-our precious Lord Jesus Christ and may unbelievers be increasingly uncomfortable in their churches until they repent and be saved!
I want to thank you for your Ministry.I and a good friend listen to your messages dailey and have grown so much listening and reading your teaching for years.I have been saved since 1974 and have read your material off and on since then.I also want to thank you for mentioning Martin Lloyd Jones.I am reading His commentarys now and have grown even more.What a blessing it has been to read His Romans 12 commentary.The Sermon on the mount is next.Between you and Martin LJ and my Pastor who also reads your books and MLJ books I have grown so much.I have just a couple of years ago come back to obedience after an extended time of living a backslidden sinful life.Had it not been for the fact of being in The Grip Of The lord.I don't know where I would be now.I praise Him daily for His Mercy in my life and pray with tears for my family and others who I am in contact with.I praise The Lord for sending three Godly men into my life.Thank you for your faithfullness to The Lord.
Bill Zeigler said: "What beautiful feet you must have."
Romans 10:15, Isaiah 52:7
I agree, although I wonder if Pastor MacArthur's wife would agree while giving him a foot massage after a long day of preaching? Ha!
All joking aside, thank you pastor MacArthur for your preaching. It has transformed our lives. My wife and I came out of Charisma due in great part to your teaching.
It was interesting how it came about. Neither of us knew that the other had come to the conclusion that we were in a system of false teaching. We both were keeping it to ourselves for fear of causing division in our marriage. One day we read, together, one of your online teachings, (I think it was a long excerpt from "Charismatic Chaos") and each of us confessed what we had been thinking for quite some time now. It seems that both of us were maintaining the same charade without the other's knowledge.
What a blessing to be walking in the Truth together, in harmony. We still read your teachings together for hours on end, and at the end of nearly every sermon, one of us will blurt out uncontrollably, something like, "That's the best sermon I've ever heard!" or "Man, you just don't hear preaching like that anywhere!" This is years later, mind you, from the first time we read your teaching together.
Thank you, Pastor MacArthur, for all that you do.
Dr. MacArthur - thank you so much for making so many resources available. You have impacted my life and my walk in so many wonderful ways, and I am so grateful. I recently had knee surgery, and downloaded your detailed study (50 hours or so of audio) on Philippians to go through during my "down time". What a blessing that has been! I can't tell you how much that has helped me keep a positive and God centered focus during a challenging time.
And most of all, thank you for your loyal service to God. Thank you for having the courage and dedication to stay truthful to God's word in your teaching.
May God hold you ever closer.
Dear Dr. MacArthur,
I want also to thank you for your wonderful ministries available all over the world that helped Christians like me who want to learn the Word of God. I was a Christian for about 22years before one of my friend who is a pastor shared to me some of your old CDs (2001 & 2004) about 1 year ago when I visited him which made a tremedous impact im my Christian life which changed how I view Christianity. It is only there that I understood clearly the gospel and its relationship on how we live. So I started to buy some of your books that helped me a lot to grow spiritually and to live a God glorifying life. Now I was influenced by your passion to know and to defend the truth in the Bible and share it with my family and brethren in the church.
Words can not express how to thank God for using you, your staffs and your ministries for being a blessing to a truth searching soul like me in this world of confusion.
To God be the glory!!!
Raymond of Philippines
Thank You so much in helping me understand God's word. You have a way of delevering a message that makes me think outside of my box. I have a better understanding because of your sermon's. Keep up the great work you do and THANK YOU.
Pastor John: what can I say that hasn't already been said? Not a thing. So I will keep it short and simply say, "Thanks."
Dr. MacArthur,
Your ministry has blessed me for years. Thank you for preaching and holding fast the biblical gospel and not a man centered gospel and for defending the faith. May our great God and savior Jesus Christ continue to bless you and your ministry.
You may never know just how much Grace To You has meant to me and my spiritual growth. I was a Christian for awhile, but I was only stumbling and bumbling along like a ship without a rudder. That is until God brought you into my life. I can still remember how captivated I was by your preaching the first time I heard you. When I look back on that I realize now what God was doing in my life. He was ensuring that I would not get caught in the trap of shallow, me centered, Gospel presentations that never bring one face to face with God and His holiness. Listening to you every day has given me an unbelievable love of Scripture and has opened doors to other authors who like yourself, believe that expositing God's word is the only thing that truly matters. I have had the opportunity to hear you speak in my hometown of Victoria BC and attending Grace Community Church (where I heard Phil Johnson speak), and will cherish those memories always. I have never experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit like I have when I was at Grace Community Church this past September. By God's grace and will I will have the opportunity to attend the Master's College this coming fall. Thank you once again and may God bless you, your family and everyone who works so hard in the service of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ at Grace to You.
Dean :)
Dr MacArthur, truly thank God for your obedience and faithfulness to His Word. I have been listening to your ministry for about about two years. When I first heard it, it blew my mind. I had went on a goal for fasting for the year with totally reading God's Word every minute. I happen to come upon your ministry WWiP in Va. When i heard your teaching, I said, he sounds like me, but seeing you are older than me i sounded like you in my expository reading and teaching. I did not now what that was in me until you. All your teaching on election, Grace and the Sovereignty of God i knew was true, but we i taught it shared it, others did not understand it. But, I knew what was in me was true no matter what. I am on the raod to writing a book on the Soverign Control of God in the World, showing God's Awesome power and Glory in His Sovereign Control. Again, thank to for standing, and standing in obedience as Samuel did, that all the Words of Our God shall not fail, and that Israel promises our going to to be fulfilled as well as his promises to the Elect. Blessing to to you and your family, staff and all that you do for the kingdom of God. Are you every coming to VA, Hamptonroads area?
Hello Pastor John, my background was catholic alittle of pentecostal alittle of native american religion and whole lot of wordly sense...........I was so confused....I sit in a wheelchair now at home and listen to Christian radio 940am kgms and on the net and am able to search for the truth. I read my Bible every day and what a privilege to sit at God's feet to learn about Him and His ways. I have read very few books that have been authored by Christians because it would take me away from reading the Bible.....I just wanted to say how thankful I am to be allowed to hear and learn about Jesus. I am married 27 years with a 6 yr old daughter 15 yr old son and 30 yr old son who still don't want to know Jesus. You point the way back to God when I am weary, you have made my crooked paths straight....Thank you Pastor John .........
Dr. MacArthur, I thank God for you and your ministry, what a difference it has made to me, for almost two years now. I first heard your name several times from some new families at our church (a church recommended by the Grace to You ministry to people in this area). Then, after being disturbed when I learned of the local pastor's liberal Hugh Ross creation views, and I saw your name on the Answers in Genesis website, I printed off and read through your Genesis series transcripts, and was very impressed -- I had never read or heard any Bible teaching this good or in-depth. I soon started reading and listening to many other sermons on the GTY site, and God used this to re-awaken a spiritual hunger in me, for real, solid Bible teaching. I have since learned so much more, especially about what God's word has to say concerning premillennialism and the future electing salvation of Israel, and also about practical Christian living, and I thank you for that lifeline of true, in-depth Bible teaching. There just aren't any good churches in this area, but your ministry reaches out to those of us who live far away from you. Thank you Pastor John.
I heartily agree, for me aside from the bible of course, John is a goldmine. My heart is so thankful that I have this freedom to donate to gty. He gives God all the glory. Amen.
I have been truly blessed by the sermons that I have heard from GTY. John's teaching has really helped my biblical understanding. May there be more people like John who glorify God through their teaching. God Bless you Pastor John
While I was a music student at CSUN, my roomate and I (who grew up in the same church I did) attended your church. The first Sunday we were there, our jaws dropped... I thought, "This is what church should be like all the time." It was your first sermon in the book of Ephesians. The Bible came alive for me at that point. I couldn't get enough. We were there Sunday night, Wednesday night, morning Bible studies; we dragged our friends there.
Then I married a Navy man and we took your tapes with us, and continued our study wherever we went; sadly, because we could not find another church who taught the Word of God. We were involved in churches, because we did not want to forsake the fellowship of believers. I found myself saying, "I cannot expect to find a John MacArthur everywhere we go." In Annapolis, we were fortunate enough to glean from the teaching of James Boice at a retreat, but again the good teachers have been few and far between.
We have seen the encroachment of elements of the Charismatic movement in the Southern Baptist churches we have attended.... the focus on feelings, and emotions, essentially getting high on emotion as a form of worship instead of being taught that obedience is the highest worship.
I am happy to say we are now in a church that is faithful to the Word of God, expository teaching, more in a reformed Baptist bent, and focusing on sheperding the flock and equipping us in hermaneutics, and helping us to better study God's Word on our own.
Thank you for your faithful teaching!
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Although the White House will only confirm that there is "a stem-cell-related event" scheduled for Monday, The Washington Post is reporting that President Obama will lift the restrictions on federal funding of stem-cell research involving the destruction of human embryos at an 11 a.m. news conference. The decision is sure to prompt much reaction from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who called embryonic stem-cell research immoral and unnecessary in a document last June, and from scientists who have been finding success in research that doesn't require destroying embryos. Stay tuned.
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It must be tough to be Al Gore sometimes. We all know that the weather has a habit of not cooperating with his "major addresses" on global warming; how many times have his big pronouncements been accompanied by major snowstorms?
Presumably, it would be better to try doing one of these speeches in the middle of summer, when you're less likely to be iced out by the weather. But wouldn't you know it – just when Gore gets his sweltering summertime platform to trumpet the need to act on the basis of the Global Warming Consensus, a big fight breaks out in a scientific organization that makes said Consensus look more like a sham than ever.
First things first: In Washington last Thursday, Al "a modern Jeremiah" Gore delivered a "major address" on global warming where he asserted that "The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk… And even more — if more should be required — the future of human civilization is at stake."
This assertion is based, of course, on the unshakable scientific consensus that human activities – specifically our carbon emissions – are causing potentially catastrophic climate change to occur. On the basis of that solid foundation of science, Gore went on to explain that we must:
…do away with all carbon-emitting forms of electricity production in the United States within 10 years, replacing them with alternatives like solar, wind and geothermal power, conservation and so-called clean-coal technology in which all carbon emissions from the burning of coal are captured and stored.
It's entirely possible that Al Gore doesn't believe what he's saying here. Goodness knows that he's not shy at all about taking liberties with the truth in order to advance his agenda. But really, the ridiculousness of this particular bit of puffery is breathtaking. Columnist Vincent Carroll took Gore to task in the Rocky Mountain News thusly:
Gore would subject 300 million people to an experiment in which baseload power that is needed 24 hours a day to keep the economy – and our livelihoods – humming is replaced willy nilly by power sources still susceptible to natural disruption (such as lack of wind or lingering cloud cover), that cost more (at least in the case of solar) and are far less plentiful in some regions than others (Colorado is lucky at least in that regard).
He'd inflict monumental utility price hikes on consumers who'd pay for both the shutdown of old plants and construction of the new – with who knows what economic fallout.
With such a short timetable, we'd have to shred this nation's federal system of utility regulation in favor of national directives, presumably from Congress or a muscle-flexing Environmental Protection Agency charged with regulating greenhouse gases. Not since World War II have we seen anything remotely comparable in terms of central planning.
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Talk show pioneer Phil Donahue opens up on his remarkable perspective on the last half century of America and who we are now. He shares his personal transformations on race, gender roles, and parenting in the dramatic era he captured on television.
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was the host of the daily talk show Donahue from 1967 to 1996. He's also an author and the producer/director of the documentary film, Body of War.
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Good to see Phip Donahue is
Good to see Phip Donahue is doing good. I hope his wife Marlo Thomas is doing great, also.
I listen to every interview
I listen to every interview you do Krista - this with Phil was just so thoughtful and provocative. I also grew up with The Phil Donahue Show... although young, and not so aware of the ground breaking interviews he presented. Listening to him again, now, as I am an adult - oh, I realize what a treasure he was, and is, to our country - and the thought leaders in any country.
Krista-I agree with Phil's comment in the end about your questions and intelligent interview style.
You too, are a treasure - of my age.
Thank you.
I agree. I never knew how
I agree. I never knew how ground breaking he was back then. I just turned 50, am a feminist. I am also a high school teacher who is distraught with how are girls allow themselves to be treated and controlled by fashion.
Love the choice of Phil
Love the choice of Phil Donahue for this program.
CAPS = BAD EYES. SORRY. I'M SURPRISED NO ONE ELSE WAS COVERING THE ANTI WAR MOVEMENT IN '67. IN CHAPEL HILL, NC, MY BROTHER WAS AMONG THOSE FASTING. THERE WAS A SILENT VIGIL ON FRANKLIN ST. ALL THIS AFTER WHITE SOUTHERNERS FROM EVERY SINGLE SOUTHERN STATE, YES, ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI, TOOK PART IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN CHAPEL HILL. WHERE WE SAT IN AT THE MAIN CROSSROADS, A QUARTER IS NOW MLK BLVD. NOT IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. TWO BOOKS TO READ: "THE FREE MEN" BY JOHN EHLE, STILL ALIVE. AND I'LL GIVE YOU MY NUMBER IF YOU CALL ME AT 212 580-7O96. THE OTHER IS NEW: "LIBERATION IN BLACK AND WHITE: southern student activism in the 1960s". BY A PROF AT NYU AND ANOTHER FROM USC - SOUTH CAROLINA. THE THESIS IS WE WERE AHEAD OF THE MOVEMENT IN THE NORTH. MY HIGH SCHOOL WHICH I LEFT A YEAR EARLY, I THOUGHT WOULD BE EASILY INTEGRATED BUT THE ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN, THEN NEGRO, YOUNG WOMAN WHO CAME WAS HECKLED. TWO PEOPLE I LIKED, AMONG ALL THE OTHERS, HELD HER HAND AND SAT WITH HER ALONE IN THE CAFETERIA. I WAS APPALLED TO HEAR THAT. TO GET A LOOK AT NC NOW GOOGLE:
youtube/democracynow/reverendbarber/moralmondays . I DIDN'T FEEL EVERYONE WAS A BIGOT. I MARCHED, PICKETED, BUT DIDN'T SIT IN BECAUSE THE COPS HAD MY FINGERPRINTS FOR STEALING BOOZE. WHEN I PICKETED A SEGREGATED MOTEL ALONE, AND WAS CURSED, SPAT AT, AND THINGS THROWN AT ME, IT FELT GREAT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. WAYNE KING, WHO WAS EDITOR OF THE DAILY TAR HEEL, WROTE THE BEST COVERAGE OF THE MOVEMENT. HE'S STILL ALIVE AS WELL. USED TO WORK FOR THE NY TIMES BUT MOVED BACK TO N.C.
You are among many of us.
You are among many of us. Thank god there are others besides myself. I agree we need a big movement to get people back on track.
One of my favorites - a great
One of my favorites - a great show!
Mr Donahue spoke of income
Mr Donahue spoke of income inequality growing BUT did not question the how or why. A good place to start would be the failure of public education. Might start with WAITING FOR SUPERMAN.
Phil, you've traveled the
Phil, you've traveled the long road from the Gibbons Hotel morning coffee debates. Kudos!
I heard you talking about the
I heard you talking about the existence of God - here is my experience.
Religion - My Faith
God is not a physical God but a spiritual God composed of the thoughts and actions of man – how we treat others.
I am having trouble believing in God & Christ. I spent 2 semesters at Bible College to learn some of the ideas which follows.
Point 1 - In the days that the bible was written, writing was new and anything written down was considered believable. Anything anybody took the time and effort to write down was a major task. Hence, the emphasis of the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone and Christ's moniker as the Word of God.
Point 2 - Moses came out of Egypt with the idea of One God because the Egyptians had multiple gods. So the Bible did not begin with Creation of the World and Man, it began with Moses.
Point 3 - Birthright was a major issue in those days. The Hebrew saw that no matter how well a man obeyed the Law of Moses he could not be considered a child of God because of his birthright.
The 12 apostles may have been answering the problem of the non-Jewish believers by creating a God (Christ) who could accept anyone who believed.
Point 4 - The Hebrew were like Rocket Scientist when it concerned matters of religion. It was no problem for the writers of the Old and New Testaments because they did not have modern media such as TV and Radio to occupy their time. And 12 apostles working together would have no problem coming up with the idea of a Christ who could bring religion to the non-Hebrew believer.
Although my belief in God & Christ is shaky I do believe in some Higher Power. I can feel it when I do something wrong and when I do something right. But apparently this Power does not have much influence on my life. I can tell by the bad stuff that happened to me as a child and every time I see or hear about a child who is retarded or badly deformed from birth. That God would allow such things to happen to the innocent is not acceptable.
I used to drive a School Bus for the special-ed and handicapped. This sounds crude but my dog has more cognitive ability than some of those kids. Does God have no power or is He just unfair and without compassion? The Bible does not have anything to say about why these children are like this. Why the emphasis on Christ as a healer and compassionate Being? One 4th grade little girl was like God's little angel but she and her mother burned to death in an apartment fire.
I want to believe in God but when I pray nothing happens that I can say is definitely from God. But I still pray anyway because I have nowhere else to go and it makes me feel better. I refuse to play what I call the Guilt & Blame Game because of something I did wrong or I am not praying hard enough.
God's Love My Love
God's Love is like Fire
When kindled can penetrate anything
My love is like glass
Is solid but is seen through and breakable
I Love Life but I also Hate Life.
My normal frame of thought is, I will be glad when it is over.
Thought: Jesus said, "Father forgive those who don't know what they are doing". He did not say Father forgive those who know what they are doing.
One word in interpretation can make a difference.
When Jesus walked there were no critics to inspect what was truth, so that may not have happened. How can we believe in something we can't prove?
I have a problem believing in the bible.
But I do believe that God is within us, and He is stronger when we are together in peace & love. Thus, the Holy Spirit.
So, we are God. He is not a physical being but a spiritual being made up of the thoughts of man. We are not the creation of God, but God is the creation of man.
But I still consider myself a Christian because of my association with the Church of Christ and how my life has changed since.
I can't prove my thoughts and ideas but nor can the Bible be proved. We can't go back in time to prove it.
We have plenty of evidence that God does not exist – Why can't we have some evidence that he does exist.
Phill Donahue, what a
Phill Donahue, what a fabulous guest! I, too, was born in 1960 and remember, even as a young kid, being fascinated by his show. His shows made me think, inquire, ponder and feel. Many fond memories of great discussions (albeit heated sometimes) with his guests and audiences. He really did help open up the world to me. Thanks for having him on the show, Krista and crew!
Thank you so much for
Thank you so much for featuring Phil Donahue. I didn't realize it back in the early '80s, but he helped save my mind during a time I was unemployed and marginalized (which, sadly, I am again now). His program, which I watched "religiously" for a time, when I could, was so mind-expanding ... and I realized he didn't pander to his chief "audience," that is, stay-at-home moms and unemployed women. His show was so intelligent, provocative and exciting, so unlike most other pap on TV. As a feminist, humanist and atheist, his show fed my "soul" and my mind, and I have completely loved and honored him as a real TV pioneer.
It was wonderful to hear Phil
It was wonderful to hear Phil Donahue again. I'm a "cradle Catholic", born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Catholics are a minority. I attended Catholic school through the eighth grade, then public school till my high school graduation in 1971. I can identify so well with Mr. Donahue's thoughts and feelings and that Catholic guilt. All three of my husband's and my sons, the oldest of whom is thirty, attended Catholic school from kindergarten through high school, and none of them are practicing Catholics today. I'm a liberal and have not attended Mass at my parish in over a year because I do not agree with the Church's treatment of gay people and also due to my disagreement with how the Church has dealt with the child molestation by priests. I'm still nostalgic, though, for the beautiful ceremony of the Catholic Mass. I just attended a funeral Mass this past week, and the incense and the priest's wonderful eulogy of the 24 year old son of a friend just felt like home to me. Thank you, Krista, for what you bring to me each week.
Of course we enjoyed Phil
Of course we enjoyed Phil Donahue, but be careful: if I remember, he is a liberal Catholic at odds with Church teachings. Most Catholics love the Church. I hope he has reformed.
Of course the Church didn't
Of course the Church didn't take a position on the Viet Nam war, and is generally against war (Pope Paul VI at the U.N. in 1964 "Never more war!"). Why blame the Church?
As far as I can tell, everyone can speak with the pastor.
He put an abortion on TV - if
He put an abortion on TV - if they were killing other people, would he put that on the show? Or just decry it?
All that I love about radio
All that I love about radio was taken to another level today via your conversation with Phil Donahue. For you to interview one of the all time masters of that process, to so successfully engage him in the manner you did, was nothing short of brilliant. It's an absolute art, that not many possess, to be able to quietly inquire, to allow the subject to be just that, the subject, and not let your ego get in the way. As you do every week, you gave us the gift of insight into the character of the person, his life, his story, and did so with so much understanding and respect. I was left with not only wanting to meet and talk to Phil, but also very much wanting to meet and talk to Krista Tippett. Just a great job; love your show.
I remember seeing portions of
I remember seeing portions of two Donahue shows on television in the 1980s and thinking "This guy is a shallow pretty boy entertaining feminist radicals and housewives, pandering to the crowd." Having never again watched Donahue I've held that opinion of Donahue since the 1980s....until I heard this interview. Only now do I begin to understand the revolution that was taking place in race and sex in the 70's and 80's and 90's, and needed to take place, and that Donahue was sensitive to and trying to understand, explain, perhaps mediate. Your interview with Donahue was fascinating and enlightening. I remember another interview aired on On Being months ago where Abraham Heschel was discussed. You have a great program and excellent guests.
Good to know that Phil
Good to know that Phil Donahue is alive and well. He was such a great personality; larger than life and yet facilitated otherwise tense conversations with grace and poise while honoring his audience and guests alike. Krista always does good interviews, and has many fascinating guests, but this one was special. Wish that the interview had gone deeper into his Catholic upbringing as well as his current position on faith and belief. Would think that someone who spent thirty years digging into others belief systems, would certainly have important insight to share regarding followers of organized religion, agnostics and atheists.
These days, I fall asleep
These days, I fall asleep with NPR every night, so the greatest things wake me up early. When I was in high school, trying to figure out who I'd be someday, one thing I learned from PD was the whole "facing difficult issues with honesty" thing. No one can resist that. Not even me. I'm still working on who I am and what I'm all about, but I've had the honesty thing locked down for some time now. Thank you.
And Krista - if I ever want to learn more about anyone or any topic, I'll save time and check w/you first. Amazing interview.
Huge fan of Krista Tippet.
Huge fan of Krista Tippet. What a thrill to hear the conversation with Mr. Donahue. Brilliant discourse. Thank you!
Fabulous show! I was riveted
Fabulous show! I was riveted. What a wonderfully human and thoughtful person Phil Donohue is. I am so grateful to have heard this inteview. At first, I wondered how this show biz personality would fit in to your spiritually themed show, but right away, with the beautiful story of the preacher to the rescuing miners, I understood. What a thoughtful and probing mind he has. And what a great heart!
Thank you so much, Krista, for sharing him with us.
I was a teenager who watched
I was a teenager who watched The Phil Donahue show every day after school. I remember a particular show when Mr. Donahue interviewed a woman who had written a book titled something like "Father's Day" - a recounting of sexual abuse by her father. Like his interview with the gay man, this interview was a bold move to bring an issue in the shadows into the light. It was so uncomfortable a subject, so unlikely a subject, I remember a woman in the audience who immediately got up to reassure everyone "this isn't going around." Meaning, sexual abuse by family members is rare. Yet, in that audience member's demeanor I sensed she was more trying to reassure herself. And, as came to be ... sexual abuse was not at all as rare as we'd like. In his television show, Mr. Donahue exhibited and continues to exhibit now courage not only in the face of hostility but in the face of passivity, inaction and apathy. Thank you for this important interview. You and Mr. Donahue show us how one person can make a difference just by having a conversation.
Oops, I thought they meant a
Oops, I thought they meant a live abortion. But about the gay issue, the Church teaches that they deserve special care and attention, and condemns discrimination, etc. Why criticize the Church?
Listening to Krista interview
Listening to Krista interview Phil Donahue was such a wonderful walk through the activist archive. What a great and refreshing show. He is terrific still and Krista's interview was incisive and probing, as always.
This was a lovely show and
This was a lovely show and when it was over, I couldn't believe the time had gone so fast. Well done, Krista and Co. My dad is about the same age as Mr. Donahue, and grew up in Cleveland. I was struck by how similar their speaking styles are.
Loved your show with Phil
Loved your show with Phil Donahue . In the late 70s he did a show with adoptees who were searching for their parents. These people were hiring private detectives, spending all kinds of money in their quest. I am a birth parent who gave a child up for adoption in 1966. The show really got me thinking. When I had my son out of wedlock births were shameful. I went to a home for unwed mothers inChicago. We went by our first name and last initial to protect our identity. As a result of the show I wrote to the adoption agency and asked that my case be opened to my son after he was 18 years old should he choose to look for me. Long story short, my Son Steven are good friends, his adoptive mother, Judy and I are good friends. I have two great grand kids and a wonderful daughter in law. I've attended, their wedding, christening a, and a first communion. I owe this all to Phil Donahue.
Great show–I look forward to
Great show–I look forward to your program every week and enjoy digging up gems from years' past. I knew Phil Donahue had had a very famous talk show, but I am impressed by what a self-aware individual he has been. Few people (anyone?) are today willing to talk about how personal biases and stereotypes were (and are) challenged and transformed.
Donahue's assessment of the
Donahue's assessment of the evolution of the human rights' activist is right on. Very wise man
Does anyone know what he
Does anyone know what he meant by "that it was the Rock of Gibraltar and you were the feather?" This reference is lost on me; I tried googling it to no avail.
I love this show, and have
I love this show, and have listened to nearly all of the broadcasts, at least once. I have to say, however, that this was my least favorite interview I have heard on On Being.
I love, love, love Phil
I love, love, love Phil Donahue! Was very excited to see him on your show (which I also love). I grew up watching his program and am inspired by his politics. A favorite memory from his show was when he said, "God Bless You" to Madaline Murray O'Hair. I appreciate a good sense of humor!


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About the Author: Anna Mussman serves as a Program Officer in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) Youth Programs Division.
Developing Online Tools for Civic Outreach and Mobilization (DOTCOM) is a program for Armenian, American and Azerbaijani youth to create socially conscious media that can impact communities across the United States and the Caucasus. Ten students from Armenia and Azerbaijan participated in advanced media training in Vermont and Washington, DC, in the summer of 2009. In March 2010, after 14 months of intensive online social media training, nine U.S. DOTCOM students traveled to the South Caucasus to join their Azerbaijan and Armenia peers to learn more about their countries, to attend a journalism training and to participate in a social media conference in Tblisi, Georgia. Discussing the growing role of new media with journalists and government officials, students found that representatives in both countries agreed on the need to maintain strong news agencies to provide reliable information to the population.
DOTCOM students in Armenia and Azerbaijan joined their American counterparts for dynamic cultural and professional development events in each country. They spent time at embassies in Yerevan and Baku, where they spoke with representatives of the Public Affairs Sections to learn more about conditions within each country. In Baku, students also participated in Global Pulse 2010, a USAID event that brought together socially engaged participants and organizations from around the world for online discussions about global social issues.
While in the Republic of Georgia, students took an active role in the first international Social Media for Social Change Conference in the region. ECA-grantee PH International, in partnership with the Open Society Georgia Foundation, hosted more than 150 participants from 40 international organizations across the United States and Eurasia. During the conference, DOTCOM youth bloggers shared their insights about the power of social media as a tool to promote global civic activism. Their roundtable discussion about the program (in five parts) can be viewed on YouTube. Other DOTCOM-related videos can be viewed on the YouTube channel PHDOTCOM2010. Don't miss the conversation between acting Public Affairs Officer Brent Maier at the U.S. Embassy in Baku and the DOTCOMers.
For more information about the program, please see the ECA website.
Rob W. in Vermont writes:
@ Anna:
Thanks for this story on DOTCOM, Anna. A remarkable experience for all involved. Social media has some tremendous potential as a cultural bridge-building tool! Hope to see you soon.
Ann M. in U.S.A. writes:
Here at PH, we've learned and continue to learn so much from the amazing DOTCOM students. We are inspired by their ongoing commitment, creativity and determination to engage with the social issues that matter most to them. Great thanks to ECA for the support that has made so much possible for all of the students and those whose lives have been touched by their participation in DOTCOM.
Mariam M. in Armenia writes:
This is a great account of the DOTCOM program. As one of the adults involved in the coordination of the DOTCOM program I wish we had such programs when I was at school. We have talked a lot with the Armenian students about the experiences that the DOTCOM program has offered to them, and nearly everyone accepts that it has been a life-changing period for them in so many ways. Has been an eye-opener related to cross-border understanding, has been a test to re-assess their own capacity as an individual in their families, schools, and communities. It has above all become a source of volunteerism and social activism. Understanding the vital role of social media in creating and sharing alternative information to challenge biased mainstream media, the Armenian students have created their own Web 2.0 tools training modules and shared their knowledge and skills with their peers in 2 other Armenian schools. It is interesting to realize that for a few of them DOTCOM has become an important starting point for their educational and "entrepreneurial" journey. Three Armenian students have applied and been selected for the DOS-funded FLEX program to study in the US for a year, while the rest of their Armenian peers are in active brainstorming on new community initiatives where they can apply and share their knowledge of social media with a larger public.
DOTCOM has been a genuinely useful and productive program both for the students as well as for the independent adult bloggers following and commenting in the students' blogs.
Jeanne K. in Vermont writes:
We were a host family for 2 DOTCOM'ers from Azerbaijan when they came to Vermont in 2009. The closing "film festival," when the teams presented their documentaries, was remarkable for the power of their messages. These young people are engaged, bright and thoughtful. For jaded and cynical 50-somethings like us, it was inspiring to see their commitment to civic engagement and the importance of truth-telling. From this posting, it's clear that the power of DOTCOM is evident, and that these young people have been changed, and will be part of change in their own nations. What a great story!
Kristin R. in Vermont writes:
In July 2009, my husband and I with our own two teenagers opened our home to not just one but four young ladies, from Armenia and the US, sometimes all at once, other times there was just one "Armenian Daughter." Our only regret is that we did not have all four girls full time because we thoroughly enjoyed our expanded family! The students were great. They were helpful, worked hard on their projects, and offered lively discussions over dinner on a multitude of local, national and global topics. We were astounded at their passion and knowledge on specific subjects. The DOTCOM program has broadened the understanding of the need for developing tools to communicate online as well as offer insight to the various forms of social media that is available. The students selected for the program were just amazing. Each one brought their own knowledge, ideals and style to the table but were also able to listen and learn from each other as they experienced differences between countries and even within their own country. What they learned by participating in DOTCOM will be part of their lives as they move forward in the world. This was an incredible program which we have followed via their Blog as well as Twitter and Face book. The students we hosted continue to touch our lives and as DOTCOM parents, we are proud of what they have learned and what all DOTCOM students taught us, because they CAN make a difference!
David A. in Armenia writes:
DOTCOM has been an amazing opportunity for me to speak out, share my ideas, thoughts and bring them to reality. Myself as a DOTCOM'er I share my knowledge and experience with people in my community and try to engage most of them in my endeavors.
Besides Media literacy, the interaction aspect was also really important throughout whole project. We made friendships with Americans, also stereotypes between us and Azerbaijanis were broken and we got to talk to all of them. DOTCOM changed my life, views, made me much more mature, open-minded and self-confident.
You can also follow my blog about the post-DOTCOM life and FLEX adventures.
Thanks for helping this program work.
David A. in Armenia writes:
And also I do appreciate State Department's investment in such programs and I'd encourage you to make such projects in different regions, especially the ones that are in conflicts, in order to reestablish peace everywhere, as it once was.


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Never heard of it before today. Someone at work was telling me it's a must see. Then I'm listening to Carolla's latest podcast on the way home, and guest David Cross called it the greatest documentary ever made.
Like six hours long. Sounds right up my alley. I love true crime stuff, shows like "48 Hours Mystery" on CBS.
Moved it right to the top of the Q.
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Rhinelander, WI | Distinguished Ag Alumni: 2010
From the window of an airplane over Indiana on a clear day, you would see a patchwork of fields, towns, cities, and scattered woodlots (forests). The pattern changes across different areas; over Wisconsin, for example, you would see more and larger forests. How forests are arranged over a broad scale—their size, relative age, and proximity to each other— affects the ecological processes for the plants and animals that live in them. Eric Gustafson is a scientist who, by advancing new ideas in the growing discipline of landscape ecology, has impacted academic thinking and the management of forest resources around the world. Gustafson grew up in Massachusetts, near his family's tree farm in southern Vermont, where camping and backpacking gave him an early appreciation for the woods. Today, Gustafson directs the Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies, a unit of the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. While some of his researchers and technicians work in the field, Gustafson is usually at a computer. As a modeler, he conducts experiments at scales of space and time that are not possible in real life. Gustafson has developed spatial pattern analysis software, which takes digital maps of ecological systems over large areas, quantifies measures of their characteristics, and relates them to a forest's ecological health. At Purdue, he developed a timber harvest simulation called HARVEST. That led him to other scientists working on sophisticated software called LANDIS, for which Gustafson wrote additional modules. National Forest planners, state land management agencies, and large-scale land managers use Gustafson's models to quantify the implications of their timber management choices. Gustafson publishes extensively and speaks frequently about his work, but he still makes time for the outdoors. He enjoys downhill skiing and hiking, especially with his daughter April, 23. "The joy of seeing and understanding nature is why I love to be out in the woods," he says. "I was not a landscape ecologist until I came to Purdue. In writing the software for my thesis, I discovered that I really enjoyed computer programming. Programming was the 'foot in the door' that got me into simulation modeling."
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Support funding for transportation
To the editor:
Unhappy with the current condition of the roads where you live? If we are going to reinvent Michigan, we need to reinvent our transportation system.
Smooth roads, reliable buses, faster rail lines, more safe bike lanes and pedestrian paths are all things that will bring positive returns on investments to Michigan and communities across the Upper Peninsula.
Michigan's transportation system up north suffers from more than crumbling roads; it also suffers from a lack of public transit and non-motorized connectivity.
Funding diverse transportation options can reduce wear and tear on the roads, increase the period between required maintenance and extend service life of the roads.
A complete transportation system will connect people in the U.P. to jobs, stores, and tourist destinations using various transportation modes, including walking, biking, transit and, of course, driving automobiles.
For us in the U.P., snowbikes, skis and snowmobiles should get added to the list.
There are plenty of talented young people looking for work who desire these diverse transportation options in their communities.
We need to put Governor Snyder's recommended transportation budget measures into law now. Support adequate transportation funding in Michigan.


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View From the Top
Alison Levine's background is enough to make your head spin. The avid extreme-sport athlete is one of a handful of American women to achieve the Adventurers Grand Slam — climbing the highest peaks on each continent and skiing to both the North and South Poles — all with a heart condition and circulatory diseases that puts her at high risk of frostbite, plus her doctors' warnings to avoid cold environments.
Oh, and she led the first American Women's Everest Expedition, worked on Wall Street, ascended the ranks in the medical industry for two decades and worked a political campaign in California. She's an adjunct professor at West Point and on the board of the Coach K Center of Leadership & Ethics at Duke University. She also founded a nonprofit helping women in Uganda learn how to climb mountains and speaks to audiences the world over about leadership. She spends about three days a month at home in San Francisco. She's only 47.
Surviving some of the harshest conditions on earth has taught Levine a thing or two about thriving in the competitive Corporate world. She writes about it in her new book "On the Edge: The Art of High Impact Leadership," and she shared some insights learned with us. Don't expect the usual B-school lessons.
Correction: A previous version stated that Alison Levine was the first American woman to achieve the Adventurers Grand Slam.
Prepare, Prepare — and be Aware
Changes in your environment will affect you, whether you're in extreme locations like Antarctica and the North Pole — or in a job that's vulnerable to a volatile economy or changing technology and markets. The better prepared you are — and the more aware you are of your surroundings — the better you can adapt to change. It's not so much about being able to do one thing proficiently, it's about learning how to be flexible and preparing for different scenarios so you're not caught off guard.
Pictured: Levine in Antarctica/Credit: Eric Philips
Sometimes You Have to Move Backwards to Move Forward
You always want to move up the mountain, but because your body has to adapt, you have to spend time at lower altitudes. On Mount Everest, you may reach 20,000 feet one day, but have to descend to 17,000 feet right afterward for your body to adjust. Then you climb to 24,000 feet the next day, only to go back to 17,000 feet again. It's easy to get discouraged and think that you're losing ground, but acclimatizing is making progress. Same thing in the business world.
I worked for a medical supply company and wanted to be a product manager. I interviewed for what I thought would be my dream position — a ticket to a big job in marketing. But I ended up in their professional educational department where I cold-called doctors and felt like a glorified telemarketer. But I really learned the customer base, their habits, I built relationships — and from that I developed a much stronger foundation of skills and experiences to help me succeed when I did get that big marketing gig.
Pictured: Mt. Everest Camp 3/Credit: Garrett Madison
Assemble a Team of People With Big Egos
I learned this lesson from Coach K [Mike Krzyzewski, head basketball coach at Duke University and coach of the United States men's team] and it gelled with what I learned on the mountains. He told me that you want people who are good and know that they're good. You don't want to be at the Hillary Step — the last steep push until you get to the summit of Mt. Everest — and be stuck behind someone who isn't confident. You want to be behind someone who thinks, "I got this."
You also want someone with a "team ego" — people who are proud to be part of something that is collectively more important than any single individual. That's what I looked for in my women's team on Everest. Everyone put the team before themselves.
Pictured: Mt. Everest's South Summit/Credit: Jake Norton
Solidify Relationships Before You Need Them
No matter how good you are, things can still go wrong. That's when you may need to rely on people outside of your team to help you. When you read the accounts of rescues [on mountains], which are dangerous to carry out, you'll hear again and again that someone decided to attempt a rescue based on the fact that they knew the climber in danger. It makes a difference.
Developing strong relationships is critical to success in any environment. It's important to take the time and make the effort to connect with people at every stage of your career — people who will rally around you and support you. Maybe they'll even save your life.
Pictured: Women's Everest Team at the Hillary Step/Credit: Brad Jackson
Complacency Is the Devil
In an environment that is constantly shifting — be it on a mountain or in life — don't assume your position is safe. On Everest, the most feared part of the mountain is the Khumbu Ice Fall, where ice chunks as big as small buildings are in constant motion. When the sun comes up and everything starts to melt, you're in danger of being crushed. You have to move constantly and not take breaks until you're out of the dangerous area. Fear is a good tool; it keeps you awake and alert. You have to be able to act and react quickly when you're in a constantly moving environment — like the business world today.
Pictured: Khumbu Icefall/Credit: Jake Norton
Sometimes Weaknesses Can be Strengths
For the South Pole expedition, I was going to show up and be the most prepared person on the team. To train, I dragged tires on the beach to simulate the weight and resistance of dragging my gear through snow. I wanted to be as strong as I could physically be. But someone who is 5'4" and 108 pounds can't haul gear full of supplies like someone who is 6'3" and 225 pounds. I couldn't keep up; I was slower and weaker. This made me think about my leadership style, when I had a slow person on my team and I wished they'd drop out. But you can't drop out in Antarctica — you have to keep moving across the continent.
Our team leader and another member decided that they would take some of the weight out of my sled and put into theirs. They were willing to sacrifice for me because they wanted me to succeed. I wanted to help them in return and noticed that they were having trouble shoveling snow that we all had to do at the end of the day to make barriers for our tents. They were tall, and bending down again and again was hurting their backs. So I did the shoveling for them because I was so much shorter and shoveling didn't hurt me — and turned my perceived weakness into a strength. This changed the way I looked at weak team members, in business or on an expedition. Be creative in finding their sweet spot. If you can help them, you'll often end up getting more out of them than if their skills had been on par with the rest of the team.
Pictured: South Pole Expedition/Credit: Eric Philips
Sometimes You Have to Break the Rules
If you train people to follow rules, they forget to think for themselves. Take the case of Private Channing Moss, who was serving on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Pvt. Channing was hit in an ambush by a grenade that lodged in his body, sinking through, but didn't explode. Army rules state that someone with live ammo in them should be given painkillers and left alone to die — lest it explode and kill everyone around. But everyone from Channing's friend who radioed for help to the helicopter with a medical team to the army surgeon who decided to proceed with an operation ignored the rules. And they saved his life.
In most cases, chances are, you're not risking a life, but sometimes doing the right thing means breaking the rules and using good judgment. It means doing the right thing for the customer and doing the right thing for the team. If it's morally and ethically sound, your action makes sense.
Pictured: Mt. McKinley (the Highest Mountain Peak in North America)
Set a Good Example (Even If You Feel Like Puking)
On extreme expeditions, you often feel sick to your stomach. But you still have to keep going. In these environments, everyone is going to feel like crap. As a leader, you can't expect that people on team endure what you're not willing to endure. You have to suck it up, and do it for your team. Period.
Pictured: Training Women in Uganda to Climb
Failure is Good
Our society places so much emphasis on being the first, the best, the fastest. But people with perfect-looking resumes haven't taken on a lot of risk. You get beat up and bloodied when you've taken risks.
People know about Sir. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first people to summit Everest, but so many climbers tried before them. Hillary and Norgay benefited from collective information and past experience. The only reason I made it to the summit of Everest in 2010, despite the bad weather, was because I failed to do so in 2002. I knew what it felt like to get the snot kicked out of me, so I wasn't afraid.
Being the best or fastest or the first isn't that important. It's having the tenacity to get up again when you fail.
Pictured: Pre-Everest Lama Blessing Ceremony
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New Paintball Player Here ...
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:06 AM
I purchased a Tippman 98 Custom Platinum Series.
Now I understand the first thing I'm going to upgrade is to HPA Tank.
My next upgrade is going to be a better(Cyclone?) Hopper & a longer barrel in the coming weeks.
I went with Tippman because of it's durability.
Oh by the way the package came with a Mask, a gear bag that holds 4 pods & the tank.
Quick question does it matter what brand of a barrel you get ? I do know it has to be either 12 - 16 inches.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:15 AM
for a Tippmann I always suggest either a CP 1 piece or a Lapco Bigshot, and pick the bore that best suits your paint.
Also I'd suggest a better mask. Those are to critical to buy cheap.
Then look for a pretty cheap HPA tank, then a Good valued hopper.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:22 AM
Barrel only matters in the value of boring and quality of the barrel.
for a Tippmann I always suggest either a CP 1 piece or a Lapco Bigshot, and pick the bore that best suits your paint.
Also I'd suggest a better mask. Those are to critical to buy cheap.
Then look for a pretty cheap HPA tank, then a Good valued hopper.
Thanks for the tips, I'll look into it. Upgrading the mask is something I'm going to do as well,
not too fond of the one that it came with but for the price I got the package couldn't say no since
I was looking at the platinum series at Sports Authority but found it online cheaper, just have to wait.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:26 AM
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:33 AM
I'll still look around for the hopper atleast, heard good things about Apex. Gearing towards a lightly packed type player that rushes the bunker.
Once then I'll get into the internals.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:41 AM
Before anything grab a quality mask, is it the single more important piece of gear you can have.
The JT Proflex is a great mask for the price. V-force Grillz are great, Dye makes good masks, Empire Events and E-flexes are great. See if your local shop will let you try some on to find which one suits you the best.
After you have gotten a quality mask, go ahead and grab an HPA tank. The size of tank will depend on your arm length. With the tank in the gun and your arm stretched all the way out, the tank's butt should rest right around the elbow. Carbon fiber ones are definitely the way to go Guerilla Air and Ninja tanks are great. You can find some used for $90-100. You will not regret grabbing one. They are significantly lighter than the metal HPA tanks and will give you more shots per fill. Try to get one that is still in hydro.
I would grab a used super loader after that (Rotor, Pinokio, Prophecy, Spire). These loaders will keep up with any gun you may get later on, and in the long run will save you money from having to pay for a new loader if you get another marker. The cyclone feeds will only fit the Tippmann marker. So if you decide to get a different marker and get rid of the Tippmann, the cyclone feed is now useless.
As for barrels. The CP one piece is one of my favorites, cheap and effective.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:42 AM
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:52 AM
Posted 29 January 2013 - 04:48 PM
My feedback: http://www.techpb.co...331&hl=feedback
Posted 29 January 2013 - 04:55 PM
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2011 Proto Rail, Draxxus 68/45 with Ninja Pro Reg, Halo Too with Exalt Speedfeed, CP .685 14 inch 2 Piece Barrel.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 04:59 PM
This. They really aren't that good and if you ever buy a new gun you won't be able to use it. Use that money to buy a good loader like a used rotor/Z2 or even a new pinokio.
Do not buy a cyclone feed.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 08:25 PM
Is their a reason ? I would atleast put an e-grip on it
Wouldn't advise upgrading the tippmann internally.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 08:31 PM
Use your gun, enjoy it for the time, then when you feel you've got your moneys worth, or your itching to get more performance, buy another gun all together. For now, a mask, loader and tank will do 10,000 times more for you than anything you can stick on your gun.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 09:05 PM
Also, the mask you got with it is probably crappy , go out and buy yourself something good like Events or an E-Flex . Don't buy a steel tank for an HPA, it's a waste of money, go straight to a carbon fiber. The hopper I'm gussing isn't much better buy a Rotor or a Spire , not a gravity fed or a Halo Too.
Just a word of warning from a guy who was screwed over buy Tippmann BS and Budget balling...
Posted 29 January 2013 - 11:01 PM
fast game types. I'm more of a woodsball and am looking at airsoft but paintball seems more fun. I guess I can say I'm a recball
player but I take your advice so thanks.
Posted 30 January 2013 - 01:23 AM
Electronic markers, however, are much better, as the operation is much nicer, there are better features, and just overall better for the sport of paintball.
However, I am not one to judge. We all got Tippmanns, or something similar, when we first started, and, if it wasn't for the expensive price of paintball, I believe to be a good start for people, learning to use the worst or at least the basic ones with no innate advantages first to hone basic skills, then moving to the advantages that they can use to the best of their learned abilities. But, as no beginner wants to buy a 130 dollar gun only to move onto a 250+ dollar gun just to start off, it's a lot easier just to jump to that 250+ dollar gun and get things going.
Upgrades, especially on a Tippmann, are near to useless, again, especially on a Tippmann. Most of the upgrades are money pits, while the others either come with another liability to worry about, or do barely to nothing for the performance of the gun itself, and even if it does, it still shoots like a low end marker.
Put no money into your Tippmann, unless its a good hopper(cyclone by no means is good), or a nice HPA Tank. Buy a really nice, high-end mask, then get a nice loader and HPA tank. For masks I'd look at the Dye I4's, which have a nice range of vision, or the Empire E-Flex if you have a larger head. I personally find the E-Flex's to be more comfortable, and although the Dye I4's are very comfortable as well, it just can't beat the erotic foam of the E-Flex. If you're on more of a budget, get the VForce Grillz.
Loaders, I would look at the Empire Scion or Spyder Fasta, or get everything done with and buy a new superloader, or, better yet, a nice used one on the BST here.
For barrels, the honing on the 98's are actually kind of shitty, so I would look into a better honed barrel. Size, barrel boring, length, etc. do not contribute to accuracy, only the quality of the barrel finish and the paintballs themselves.
For a nice barrel, the Disruptive Barrels are great for the price. They have great honing, equal to the Custom Products barrels. But they also have some of the most porting and control bore of any other barrels out on the market. The porting is also stepped, thus is very quiet. Plus, they go for around only 50-60 bucks.
Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:54 PM
Posted 30 January 2013 - 02:26 PM
See my about me for useful things like feedback!
Posted 30 January 2013 - 03:06 PM
No it wasnt.
When I had my 98 custom about maybe 4 years ago I got the tippmann 16" sniper barrel and the difference in shot was night and day.
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 03:24 PM
Nothing you put on your 98 will be necessary, red dot, barrel, egrip, ect are all unnecessary, and won't do anything in terms of performance.
Thanks again I'm just putting the necessary things on it. I highly doubt I'll ever get into any of the xball or any of those
fast game types. I'm more of a woodsball and am looking at airsoft but paintball seems more fun. I guess I can say I'm a recball
player but I take your advice so thanks.
fuck yolo
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Posted 13 March 2013 - 06:26 PM
I didn't really do anything to it. I have to send it to tippmann since after 3 uses it crapped out on me. Won't shot after 1 shot.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 12:42 PM
Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:54 PM
Posted 19 March 2013 - 04:47 PM
But now I've got the mask, hopper and tank. I'm getting the GOG G1 which is well priced, compared to the X7 or A5. I read Mike's review on its counter part the SP1.
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