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Thank you Mikey Zhong for writing one of the best senior columns of all time, and for telling me I could steal the format. Here goes.
My elders
Thank you Ben Cotton for setting an upstanding and conscientious example—you were my first role model at Spec. Thank you Thomas Rhiel, Alix Pianin for not being intimidating when I introduced myself at that open house, Betsy Morais, Joy Resmovits, Maggie Astor, Christine Jordan, Akhil Mehta, Mrinal Mohanka for Senior in the Springtime, Jim Pagels for your levelheaded wisdom and common sense. Thank you Sam Levin for encouraging me to run for deputy news editor—I don't know that I would have had the confidence otherwise. Thank you Michele Cleary, Sam Roth for not being the same person as me, Jeremy Bleeke, Ann Chou, Alex Collazo, Jasper L. Clyatt, Phoebe Lytle, Amanda Cormier, Hannah D'Apice for your warmth and kindness—you made me feel at home at Spec.
News is the best
Thank you Leah Greenbaum for teaching me to pay attention to the human element—working with you made me a better journalist, and getting to know you made me a better person. Thank you Amber Tunnell for taking me to my first University Senate plenary and teaching me how to deputy, Karla Jimenez, Jackie Carrero, Sonalee Rau, Chelsea Lo, Shira Poliak, Madina Toure for being such a dedicated beat chief in your post-deputy days, Emily Neil for your easygoing attitude, Arvin Ahmadi, Jessica Stallone, Jordan Freisleben, Kelly Lane, Emma Goss for rewriting my Twitter bio (and for your mad pumpkin-carving skills!). Thank you Ben Gittelson for camping out in Zuccotti Park, Margaret Mattes for owning the Peña-Mora storyline, Gina Lee for being a mentor to so many Speccies, Jillian Kumagai for falling in love with Spec and never looking back. Thank you Daphne Chen, Rakhi Agrawal, Luke Barnes, Qiuyun Tan, Naomi Cohen, Lillian Chen for your sincerity and encouragement, Avantika Kumar for your gentle spirit and unmatched work ethic, Josephine McGowan, Chris Meyer, Tracey Wang for covering communities we've never been good at covering, Cecilia Reyes for promoting #NewSpec like nobody's business, Maia Bix, Yasemin Akçagüner, Emma Bogler, Deborah Secular, Channing Prend. Thank you Sophie Gamez, Elizabeth Sedran for inviting me to your seder, Rana Hilal, Sharon Liao, Eva Kalikoff for pretty much being Tweeter of the Century (and for forgiving me when I mispronounce your name).
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First, of course, is Sarah Darville—your poise and vision were a constant source of inspiration for me and so many other Speccies. Thank you Maggie Alden for the late-night comma arguments, Stephen Snowder for making silly jokes and commenting on my ROTC articles, Daniela Quintanilla for managing to serve on a Turkeyshoot board and then Turkeyshoot the next year. Thank you Andrea García-Vargas for making me aware of so many diverse perspectives, Abby Mitchell for braving the trip to West Harlem with me to report my first (and your second) story, Trevor Cohen for figuring out how to make money, Lanbo Zhang for sticking to your convictions—I've always respected you for that. Thank you Maya Fegan for making the design office a stress-free place, Abigail Fisch for building community within copy and across Spec, Ashton Cooper, Tala Akhavan, Jake Davidson, Zara Castany, Jeremiah Sharf, Anneliese Cooper, Meredith Foster, Cathi Choi, Rex Macaylo, Yuma Shinohara for making The Greatest Graphics of All Time. Thank you Henry Willson for being one of my first friends at Columbia, and for sticking it out with me the last four years. I can't believe we're here.
I'm glad our paths crossed
Thank you Nicole Santoro for joining team "university," Emily Sorensen, Ben Sheng for your general adorableness, Bob Sun, Rega Jha, Adil Habib, Ayèlet Pearl, Leo Schwartz for making me think Big Thoughts, Douglas Kessel for your chipper spirit, Christina Phan, Kyle Perrotti, Pete Bohnhof, Kate Scarbrough for taking that great photo of my family at CDSAAD, Krista White, David Ecker. Thank you Jennifer Fearon, Ryan Cho, Gabe Falk, Nathalie Barton, Peter Andrews for your bold words and kind heart, Laura Wasserman for lending Spectrum your unique humor and charm, Chancellor Agard for validating my TV obsessions, Rosa Smith, Nelson Castaño, Nicole Bleuel, Steele Sternberg, Rachel Smith, Max Marshall, Jenny Payne, Derek Arthur, Burhan Sandhu, Stefan Countryman, P.J. Sauerteig. Thank you Orli Matlow for Getting Graphic, Kyla Cheung, Olivia Aylmer, Neha Sundaram, Andrea Shang, Alessandra Poblador, Camille Baptista, Grace Kim, Jim Yoon, Becca Arbacher, Ione Wang for every amazing illustration (especially the Orientation 2013 cover). Thank you Madeleine Schwab, Peter Bailinson, Nicolas Sambor, Sinjihn Smith, Luke Henderson, Allison Schlissel, Carroll Gelderman, Katie McMahon, Rachel Dunphy, Anuj Sharma, Jenny Xu, Rukmini Mahurkar, Sarah Batchu, Celine Gordon, Rebecca Schwarz, Abigail Golden, Alexandra Warrick. Thank you Ellen Lannon and Dan Smullyan for keeping Spectator running like clockwork, and for caring about all us Speccies. We owe you guys.
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It's hard to know where to start. Oh yeah, thank you Doug Bienstock for telling the joke about the bear and the rabbit. Thank you David Brann for your honesty and sharp insight, Lesley Thulin and Charlotte Murtishaw for making funny faces from the A&E office toward the Panopticon, Rikki Novetsky for your confident leadership and ambition, Regie Mauricio for always being such a pleasure to be around, no matter how late the hour (and for Wing). Thank you Rebeka Cohan for making Spectator a mentally and physically healthier place, Alison Macke for not abusing your power to hit people in the face, Alex Smyk for the #CATZ, Jeremy Budd and Casey Tolan for being the greatest successors Finn and I could have asked for—we love you guys and miss hanging out with you at 4 a.m. Thank you Myles Simmons for defining sports journalism at Spectator, Laura Booth for keeping a cool head in a crisis, Suze Myers for writing funny tweets even when I don't understand them, Nika Madyoon for making H-W proud, Annie Wang for being The Eye's secret weapon. Thank you Yasmin Gagné for making opinion shine, and for holding things together no matter how tough it got—I have so much respect for everything you've accomplished at Spec. Thank you Ryan Veling for your selflessness, and for being such an incredible role model to your staff (and to me). Thank you Sara Garner, Alison Herman, Alan Seltzer, Rob Frech for introducing yourself 20 times, Wes Rodriguez for the Oren's gift card, Grace Bickers for your sage counsel. Thank you Isaac White for doing things that nobody else could have done, and for being such a steadfast friend. Bagels tomorrow?
The future
I know 138 is the present, but you guys will always be the future to me. Abby Abrams and Steven Lau, Finn and I are unbelievably proud of you, and so impressed by the leadership and vision you've shown this year. Stay bold, stay brilliant. Thank you Alanna Browdy, Will McCormack, Karen Nan, Albert Cui, Megan Kallstrom for that incredible Nicolas Cage face you made during your Turkeyshoot interview, Samantha Cooney for carrying on the campus news legacy of hard-hitting investigative reporting, Christian Zhang for following your spot-on reporting instincts. Thank you Mihika Barua, Samantha Sokol, David Salazar for your wisdom about dreams and sleep, Sarah Roth, Muneeb Alam, Eli Schultz, Emma Finder for being so damn good at everything you've set out to do, Megan Cunnane, Lisa Huang, Kiera Wood, Natan Belchikov, Karl Daum. Thank you Dunni Oduyemi, Kierstin Utter for your thoughtful edits, Anna Espinola for making such beautiful art for my lead story, Parul Guliani, Mollie Galchus, Dan Garisto for caring about the quality of every article, every sentence, every word more than anyone else I've worked with at Spec (although sometimes you care too much). Thank you Sam Waters, Audrey Greene, Fred Enea, Michael Ouimette for rewriting Spec's future.
Special people
Thank you Finn Vigeland for being my (journalistic) better half, and Melissa von Mayrhauser for seeing me across the office at a news meeting and thinking I looked mysterious. Spec was the best experience of my life, and you guys made it all worthwhile.
Sammy Roth is a Columbia College senior majoring in sustainable development. He was a deputy news editor for the 135th volume, campus news editor for the 136th managing board, and editor in chief for the 137th corporate board.
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The other day I watched ten minutes of Ultimate Merger with Toccara. The show and her personality was blah but the hilarious moment was when her foundation rubbed off onto his guy's white mask. She had them dancing with her wearing white masks and the moment she got close to his face, she pulled away leaving a big brown patch on his mask. Seriously? At what point do you realize you're doing way too much. Um, a little too much makeup!
I'm always having these conversations with my male friends and guys I go on dates with. I love discussing the topic of natural beauty and how some women are doing way too much. Your beauty starts on the inside and then its outward. If you cake layers of foundation on your face, then how do you expect someone to reach the beauty inside?
Caking on so much makeup can be a distraction from your true beauty. A lot of guys may love looking at those girls that are dolled up 24/7, but actually being close to them comes with so many stipulations. You can't kiss her cheek because it took her hours applying foundation (exaggerated, but you get the point.) Perhaps you want to run your fingers through her hair, but she just got her tracks tightened and her weave is meant to look flawless; you can look but never touch.
I think it's hilarious when most Black men are often timid when it comes to the subject of touching a woman's hair. They usually have to ask first, make sure the territory is safe, then gently touch. I've met quite a few men that are often shocked when I say they can play with my hair and do whatever they want. I don't care, it's just hair. Seriously, it's not the end of the world if a man touches your hair. But if you have tracks, then it probably is a touchy subject( haha, touchy…the irony!) I don't have tracks, extensions, and I don't wear a wig. My hair is growing out of my scalp and it's perfectly okay to touch, no permission needed if we are cuddling or hanging out. It has a lot of different natural colors in it and it's growing nicely, it's my hair. I love the feel of a guy running his fingers through my hair, it just feels right, natural….ya know?
I can see why a guy would be reserved when attempting to touch a Black woman's hair, but the issue of wearing too much makeup is a universal issue. So many women are obsessed with flaunting a flawless and glamorous look 24/7, yet the fact it can easily get smeared or rubbed off is far from "flawless." I understand wanting look fabulous. But all that foundation and makeup you see on celebrities and models is due to the fact they are in the spotlight. They have to portray this image of being flawless role models, the epitome of beauty.
The women I see on television and fashion advertisements are beautiful, but it's not something I strive for. I'm just not going to put a lot of time and effort on putting foundation all over my face, blending it to match my complexion, then having to worry about not hugging a guy wearing a white shirt or laying on white sheets. Yet some girls truly live and breathe by their makeup bags. Some girls know how to have balance and make it look natural, but why not just rock a natural look anyway. Let your pores breathe! True beauty should be effortless. A beauty regime shouldn't be a circus act. Wearing too much makeup can become a nightmare. Who wants to look like Lil Kim? Not a good look and definitely not sexy.
When I wake up in the morning, I take a shower, brush my teeth, and then wash my face. If I'm going out I'll apply lipstick (if I'm in the mood) and I'll dab on a little eyeshadow. That's it, nothing fancy. The most you'll ever see me in is perhaps a brighter shade of lipstick, but that's only if I'm in a bright vibe. I've tried foundation in the past and didn't like wearing it. I'd rather have a great skin-care regime and keep my skin soft. If a guy kisses my face, I will feel his soft lips against my smooth skin; there won't be a layer of foundation blocking the full effect of the kiss. I won't be a slave to foundation, never!!!!!
Keeping it simple is my makeup motto. I've tried to put on a lot in the past, but it doesn't work. I love the radiance of my natural skin and it brings out my inner beauty. I've seen so many makeup tragedies and all I can do is shake my head. A lot of women would be a lot more beautiful if they stopped putting on sooooooo much makeup. There's nothing wrong with rocking makeup, but ladies, stop going overboard. A man shouldn't feel like he's dating a porcelain doll. A man wants a woman to be comfortable around him and let her natural beauty shine. He wants to be able to gently brush your face and leave soft kisses on your cheeks. You should be blushing naturally, not because you put a bunch of blush on your cheekbones.
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text: Hey guys, it's my birthday today, mid-winter, but the sun is shining. Life's pretty good right now, I hope that keeps on. For some people that's half-time.. The bike did not get a lot of road the last year but this year I have a 10week sabbatical coming up and am dedicated to eat some asphalt. I look forward to ride on weekdays, not on the overcrowded and crazy weekends :) The mech made some comments about "oh, soon it's over" with the GPZ, but I hope that was rather "let's try to push him to a new bike", though the guy's normally quite honest. I'll try to find you guys on Facebook. Alex On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Paul Heim <SuprHtr at columbus.rr.com> wrote: > I still have my '95, purchased 5 years ago. It's running fine (as of > November) and still makes me smile. > > I'm on FB as Paul M. Heim. > > I just searched FB and found Charles! Already got the Dave's on my list. > > Regards, > Paul in Ohio > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ped" <pedmail at dbmail.dk> > To: "Kawasaki GPZ1100 discussion" <gpzlist at micapeak.com> > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:49 PM > Subject: Re: Getting Old? > > >> Yrk! Thanks for reminding me. I'm turning 60 next year...............! >> >> 'Fortunately' we don't have this 'old bike' syndrome in Denmark. Thanks >> to the fact that new bikes are so insanely expensive in this country >> most people ride bikes that are up to 30 years old - or even older. >> There simply isn't any gap between new bikes and the veterans - it's >> filled up with middle aged bikes that people can afford to buy. I just >> looked up an add and saw a black '96 GPZ with 45.000 km on sale for >> 11.000 USD!! A new Concourse is 55.000 USD!!! These middle aged bikes >> are what keep the shops going - and going well. No shopkeeper would show >> a funny face or throw smart ass remarks at anything :-) >> >> Despite the 125.000 km on the odo the bike is still running fine. I >> didn't ride much the last couple of years though. 2008 because of a >> deployment to Farawaygistan during summertime, last year because I was >> buried with work. One of the best events last year was a visit by 4 >> members of the German GPZ 1100 Forum (2 on GPZ 1100 and 2 on Yamaha GTR >> 1000) who travelled around the Baltic Sea. Their pictures are here: >> http://www.flammersbaer.de/Ostsee00.htm - the pics from my home are on >> page 19 and 20. The text is in German, but Google Translator should do >> the trick. I hope the coming season will be better. One niece is trying >> to talk me into a trip to an amusement park i Germany, another niece >> wants me to take her to Poland to see Auschwitz. Right now all >> two-wheelers are in deep hibernation due to winter. I know it's nothing >> compared to what you guys are experiencing on the east coast right now, >> but over here is the coldest winter for many, many years. We have had >> snow and temperatures below zero since mid December which is very, very >> unusual. Last night the temperature dropped to - 22 deg. C! The >> inhabitants on many of the small islands (some 400) have been able to >> walk ashore for several weeks, now they can drive ashore in their cars! >> >> I'm also on FaceBook under my full name: Jens Libak Pedersen FWIW >> >> Ped >> '96 "Black Stealth" GPZ >> Denmark >> >> >> mrgilmore at aol.com skrev: >>> >>> Hey Charles, Hey guys! >>> >>> Amen to the non-recognition the GPz gets at the local shop. In fact, I >>> stopped going to the closest one since they told me they don't work on >>> "older" bikes. Like a UJM is so hard to figure out? WTF? For me, ok, but >>> them? Not the way to endear themselves to me to maybe become the place I >>> buy my next bike from. I mean, it could happen! LOL! >>> >>> Yes, the List has seen better days, but some of us are still out here. I >>> still ride my GPz, only not as much since there've been several other higher >>> priorities than riding lately (just ask my woman!), like our home remodel, >>> the ex wife's cancer condition getting worse, and more. >>> >>> I am also on FaceBook as Rhunsted Jordan, my real birth name FWIW. >>> >>> Regards, "you know you're really old": alas, ain't that the truth? That >>> sucks! I'll be 60 in 3 years, fercrissakes! Holding up ok though. >>> >>> Take care guys. >>> Ron Jordan >>> red '95 bought new - kinda beat up these days, but runs strong! >>> Altadena, CA >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > >


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Global Footprint Network Named One of World's Best 100 NGOs
The Global Journal, a Geneva-based publication that covers international politics and leadership, named Global Footprint Network as one of the world's 100 Best NGOs this week. These leading 100 actors represent the changing dynamics and innovative approaches of the non-profit world, Global Journal said in its January/February 2012 issue.
"We are humbled to be in the company of the many innovative organizations named in the top 100 who are seeking to create systemic change, " said Susan Burns, Global Footprint Network's Senior Vice President and co-founder. "The world now finds itself at a defining moment where ecological constraints are ever more critical as we seek to secure people's well-being."
The Global Journal used a specific set of metrics (impact, transparency, accountability, innovation and efficiency) as a rough guideline to rank the NGOs.
"There is no science in the measuring," Global Journal said. "How does one – after all – compare the fundamental societal impact of an organization like the Wikimedia Foundation, with the tangible outputs of a well oiled humanitarian machine?"
Global Journal said its Top 100 list was meant to inform, stimulate debate, inspire and show the incredible dedication that is displayed on a daily basis in and out of the spotlight on a daily basis.
"Recognizing the significant role of NGOs as influential agents of change on a global scale, The Global Journal has sought to move beyond outdated clichés and narrow conceptions about what an NGO is and does," the Journal said as it announced the Top 100 list. "From humanitarian relief to the environment, public health to education, microfinance to intellectual property, NGOs are increasingly at the forefront of developments shaping the lives of millions of people around the world."
Other ranking organizations included Wikimedia, Partners in Health, PATH, CARE International, Gram Vikas, Oxfam and TED.
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." —Mark Twain
Is it any surprise that running feels so natural? More than a million people run marathons every year. They lace up their shoes, pin on their numbers, and trek out on onto the pavement to boil out the 26.2 miles because something in their mind, body, and soul just feels right when it's striding and free. Even when it's bleeding, cut, twinging in pain, or cramping, the body is free and it is trying. And inevitably—if you keep going—you will always catch your stride.
There are many animals that are excellent runners. They're shaped individually for swiftness. But humans are built for endurance. Harvard anthropology professor Daniel Lieberman said, "Humans are terrible athletes in terms of power and speed, but we're phenomenal at slow and steady. We're the tortoises of the animal kingdom."
I don't mind being the tortoise, though—to take the whole experience in with persistence and might. To see something all the way through rather than to give out in a bright, mad burst. In a way, we humans are suited for the big picture rather than the little one. The rule is simple and unchanging: Always keep going.
By the time we hit Switzerland, I could feel it in every part of my legs. They knew the trek was coming to an end. One stride after another sprang forward, and I was aware of the pavement bouncing off my toes, if perhaps only with slightly less enthusiasm than they had nearly five years ago. Each of my legs had by now plunged me forward over 33 million strides on this journey. But I was still moving forward, the springy tendons in my legs functioning like large rubber bands, stockpiling energy and then releasing it so I could bite off portions of the road. I should have been tired of running by then; I should have hated it even. But 18 miles under the belt that last day and there was no heaving, no great exasperation. My arms moved backward and forward, compensating for each other with each swing.
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February 3, 2012
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Both lines were a major point of emphasis in the 25-man recruiting class that Brady Hoke announced.
The ink was hardly dry on Ondre Pipkins' letter of intent to Michigan, and he was already talking-trash at Ohio State.
In an interview with Ann Arbor radio station WTKA, Pipkins, a 6-foot-3, 320-pound defensive tackle, was asked about some of the Buckeyes' top recruits.
Pipkins compared Michigan's five-star offensive lineman Kyle Kalis to Ohio State's five-star defensive tackle Tommy Schutt, both of whom played in the Army All-American Bowl.
"Tommy Schutt ate turf," Pipkins said. "He ate turf the whole time."
Pipkins talked about himself going up against Ohio State's four-star offensive lineman Kyle Dodson that week.
"I gave a little bit to what's his name, Dodson," Pipkins said. "He ran away from me. That's what they do. They run their mouth, and then when they meet up with the belly of the beast -- I call myself that because I am -- then they run away. When it comes to reality, they want to run away."
Pipkins, who grew up in Saginaw, Mich., but now lives in Kansas City, also stirred things up when discussing Ohio State in general.
"Who are you talking about?" he said. "Are you talking about those people down south? I don't want to give them the time of day.
"We're going to see them November 24 at that 'Shoe' (the nickname for Ohio State's football stadium). In the next couple years, we'll see them at the Big House (Michigan Stadium), but it's just going to be like it was last year."
The Wolverines won last season, 40-34, in Ann Arbor, breaking a seven-year losing streak to Ohio State.
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Today's prompt: If you could have any job (and instantly have the training and qualifications to do it), which job would you want?
I think about this rather frequently. Not this prompt specifically, but about my next job, my next steps. What do I want to do? A huge part of my problem is that I don't know what my strengths are, what I'm decent at except writing. But, this question is about pure idealism, so let's just pretend. If I had all the instant training, qualifications and certifications: I'd be a teacher.
To me, teaching is rather versatile: you can do it anywhere, you can teach anyone anything, and the best way to learn things is to teach it to others. I once saw a quote, I forget where, that what you're teaching to others, are things you're learning yourself. Which, I think, is a great way to look at it. A lot of the time, it feels like teachers (in a more abstract usage of the word) are those who are have come much further than you, and it's up to you to catch up to them in their wisdom. But that's not necessarily true.
Teachers are also students – something I definitely am. Always learning, always trying to incorporating more knowledge into their own lives. To me, this is the perpetual student versus the idea of someone who avoids reality by burying their heads in academic text (ie: staying in college for all eternity).
So I think I'd like to graduate, so to speak, to a teacher. That would be pretty amazing.
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Hunger, Knut Hamsun
Hunger Knut Hamsun
Sult (1890; Hunger) is Hamsun's breakthrough novel about a young writer struggling to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a desolate and lonely world.
Published in 1890, Hunger was a literary breakthrough for Hamsun, establishing him as one of the most important writers of his time. Written from the perspective of a struggling writer living in the city of Christiania, near Oslo, Norway, the story is somewhat autobiographical, reflecting Hamsun's own struggle as he worked to establish his literary reputation. Today, the work is acknowledged as a work of powerful originality, infused with Hamsun's unique writing style, and a premier example of the psychological novel. Following the publication of Hunger, Hamsun went on to write several other novels, including Mysteries (1892), Pan (1894), and Growth of the Soil (1917). The last earned Hamsun a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920, thus paving the way for his work to be translated into other languages, and becoming accessible to larger audiences.
Hamsun was born in 1859 in Lom, Gudbrandsdal. His parents, Peder and Tora Pederson, were forced to move the family to the town of Hamaroey for financial reasons. There, a wealthy uncle had acquired a farm called Hamsund, which they were to farm. Hamsun was separated from his family at the age of nine to go and work for his uncle, who also owned and ran the town post office. The young Hamsun was ill-treated by his uncle, who often starved and beat him. Years later, Hamsun would continue to refer to the abuse he suffered at the hands of his uncle, which he believed, was responsible for many of his chronic nervous illnesses. In 1874, Hamsun managed to escape from Hamaroey. He lived itinerantly for the next few years, working various petty jobs. Simultaneously, he also published several books, even presenting literary lectures for interested audiences. However, he was unable to interest a major publisher in his work. Disappointed with the failure, Hamsun moved to the United States in 1882. Once again, Hamsun was faced with a life of labor, with little literary success. He returned to Norway in 1884, publishing an article on Mark Twain under the name of Knut Pederson Hamsund. Hamsund returned to the United States in 1886, moving back to Norway permanently in 1888. It is believed that his harsh experiences in America influenced his political views deeply and were partly responsible for his reactionary politics later in life. Hamsun continued to write and lecture, publishing the first few chapters on Hunger anonymously. When the novel was published in its entirety, it finally brought with it the literary success Hamsun had been seeking for many years.
Plot and Major Characters
Hunger is a monologue related by a struggling artist and is considered one of Hamsun's most autobiographical works. Regarded as one of the first examples of psychological literature and the stream-of-consciousness technique later developed by writers such as James Joyce, the novel is largely devoid of plot and character development. Instead, the narrative focuses on the thoughts and actions of the first-person narrator, a struggling artist, who lives in Christiania, Oslo, hoping to strike success. Divided into four parts that are very similar in form, content, and style, the book follows an unnamed narrator as he attempts to find food, lodging, and work while dreaming of making it as a writer. Instead, he finds himself alone, with nowhere to live, and nothing to eat. Alone in the big city, the protagonist reaches catastrophe in each section of the book, saved at the last minute by random events, such as the sale of an article, help from an old friend, and eventually at the end of the book, a job on a ship that takes him away from the desolation of the city.
Major Themes
Many critics consider Hunger an illustration of the literary views Hamsun had expressed in his other early works. Although Hunger is very autobiographical, drawing deeply on Hamsun's years of suffering, loneliness, and struggle both as a child and later, as an artist, it is also a literary experiment. As such, it describes an artist-hero struggling to survive while trying to maintain the purity of his artistic thoughts and inspiration: "Nothing escaped my eyes. I was sharp and my brain was very much alive, everything poured in toward me with a staggering distinctness." The novel is very different from Hamsun's other works, in that it focuses its attention solely on a single character—characterized by many critics as a Dostoievskian hero, sick in body, suffering from physical depravity that forces him to have hallucinations and paranormal ideas. The entire narrative, thus, focuses on the effects of an intense physical condition—hunger—on the psyche of one man. In addition to a study of the psychological effects of hunger, Hamsun's novel is also a work of protest. His focus on the protagonist is also interpreted as an act of resistance on the part of Hamsun, who reacted strongly to the realistic, socially-focused novels of nineteenth-century Scandinavian literature, especially the works of such writers as Henrik Ibsen. In fact, Hamsun's literary lectures shortly before the publication of Hunger focused often on his opposition to a theory and practice of literature that advocated the highlighting of social problems. Thus, the action and focus of this book is particularly significant in the way it focuses entirely on the protagonist and his thoughts, with no concern for any issues of social injustice or politics.
Critical Reception
Hunger was published to great critical success in Norway in 1890, and Hamsun was hailed as one of the most significant Norwegian writers by many. International recognition followed later, once he received the Nobel Prize in 1920. Although much attention is paid to Hamsun's controversial political and social views, he also is acknowledged as one of the most significant precursors of stream-of-consciousness literature, and writing focused on the subjective, mostly due to his work on Hunger. In many ways, this novel exemplifies the contrasts that characterized Hamsun himself, notes Edwin Björkman in his introduction to George Egerton's translation of that work. Lauding him as "the foremost creative writer of the Scandinavian countries" after Ibsen and Strindberg, Björkman writes that Hunger is a novel about an unusual theme, told in a strikingly different format, heralding the neo-romantic movement in Scandinavia. In his biography of Hamsun, Robert Ferguson notes that the writer himself considered Hunger a work representative of his own perspective on the role of the writer. According to Ferguson, the novel remains largely undated except for a few minor details because of Hamsun's complete focus on the inner workings of an individual mind—for the first time in literature, writes Ferguson, consciousness itself is a hero. According to Paul Auster's analysis of Hunger, the radically subjective viewpoint expressed in the work immediately eliminates any connection with traditional narratives. Instead, writes Auster, Hunger is a work of existential art, a story in which a human being looks into the face of death, with no hope of salvation.
Principal Works
Fra det moderne Amerikas aandsliv [On the Cultural Life of Modern America] (essays) 1888
Sult [Hunger] (novel) 1890
Mysterier [Mysteries] (novel) 1892
Pan, af Løitnant Thomas Glahns papirer [Pan] (novel) 1894
Victoria: En kaerligheds historie [Victoria] (novel) 1898
Rosa: Af student Parelius' papirer [Rosa] (novel) 1908
Livet ivold [In the Grip of Life] (novel) 1910
Markens Grøde [Growth of the Soil] (novel) 1917
Konerne ved Vandposten [The Women at the Pump] (novel) 1920
Siste kapitel [Chapter the Last] (novel) 1923
Landstrykere [Vagabonds] (novel) 1927
August (novel) 1930
Men livet lever [The Road Leads On] (novel) 1933
Ringen sluttet [The Ring is Closed] (novel) 1936
Paa gjengrodde stier [On Overgrown Paths] (memoirs) 1949
Hunter T. Stagg (review date 15 February 1921)
SOURCE: Stagg, Hunter T. Review of Hunger, by Knut Hamsun. Reviewer 1, no. 1 (15 February, 1921): 23-4.
[In the following review of Hunger, Stagg lauds Hamsun's powerful and vivid writing style.]
It seems inevitable that the conspicuous success in this country of a foreign writer hitherto unknown to us should be followed by an influx of other translations from distant and little exploited pastures of literary endeavor. Upon the heels of Blasco Ibanez's financially triumphant introduction to the American public came other Spanish authors, whose bids for favor proved less ingratiating. Then Latin America was raked—is still being raked—for material...
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Robert Coles (essay date 23 September 1967)
SOURCE: Coles, Robert. "Knut Hamsun: The Beginning and the End." New Republic 157, no. 13 (23 September 1967): 21-4.
[In the following essay, Coles summarizes the major action and themes in Hunger, concluding with a short history of Hamsun's literary career and political struggles.]
On February 19, 1952 a man of 93 died near Grimstad, Norway. He was a writer, indeed one who had won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920. He was also at the time of his death an officially recognized traitor, allowed by his nation to live out his last years at home only because of the "permanently impaired faculties" that advanced age was supposed to have caused. Now,...
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Robert Ferguson (essay date 1987)
SOURCE: Ferguson, Robert. "1888-1890: The Breakthrough: Hunger." In Enigma: The Life of Knut Hamsun, pp. 99-121. London: Hutchinson, 1987.
[In the following essay, Ferguson creates an outline of events in Hamsun's life immediately preceding the publication of Hunger, including several anecdotes about Hamsun's relationships with other writers during this time.]
The question of anonymity, and Hamsun's lifelong violent ambivalence towards the concept and consequences of personal fame, brings us at once up against one of the central paradoxes of this strange man. So far, we have met a Hamsun who was a tireless promoter of himself as personality and...
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Donald C. Riechel (essay date May 1989)
SOURCE: Riechel, Donald C. "Knut Hamsun's 'Imp of the Perverse': Calculation and Contradiction in Sult and Mysterier." Scandinavica: An International Journal of Scandinavian Studies 28, no. 1 (May 1989): 29-53.
[In the following essay, Riechel studies two of Hamsun's early novels, noting that the narrative effects in both Hunger and Mysteries are achieved from a combination of ambiguity, irony, and self-contradiction.]
Nietzsche once wrote that becoming accustomed to irony and sarcasm spoils one's character: in the end one resembles a snapping dog that besides knowing how to bite has learned how to laugh1. Perhaps such...
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Paul Auster (essay date 1992)
SOURCE: Auster, Paul. "The Art of Hunger." In The Art of Hunger: Essays, Prefaces, Interviews and The Red Notebook, pp. 9-20. New York: Penguin, 1992.
[In the following essay, Auster offers a thematic analysis of Hunger, characterizing the work as a pioneering text about artistic achievement.]
What is important, it seems to me, is not so much to defend a culture whose existence has never kept a man from going hungry, as to extract, from what is called culture, ideas whose compelling force is identical with that of hunger.
—Antonin Artaud
A young man comes to a city. He has no...
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Mark B. Sandberg (essay date fall 1999)
SOURCE: Sandberg, Mark B. "Writing on the Wall: The Language of Advertising in Knut Hamsun's Sult." Scandinavian Studies 71, no. 3 (fall 1999): 265-96.
[In the following essay, Sandberg proposes that although Hunger is often regarded as a subjective novel of private literary expression, it is equally valid as a text that links itself, via its language, to the public world of news, economics, and advertising.]
Here is an opening scene: the unnamed main character of Sult [Hunger] awakens in his rented room. He hears the bells outside ringing six o'clock and people beginning to walk up and down the stairs. The walls of his room, papered...
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Mark Axelrod (essay date 1999)
SOURCE: Axelrod, Mark. "The Poetics of Peripatetics and Peripety in Hamsun's Hunger." In The Poetics of Novels: Fiction and Its Execution, pp. 140-70. London: Macmillan, 1999.
[In the following essay, Axelrod examines the use of space, travel, movement, and change in Hunger.]
Published in 1890, Hunger is probably Hamsun's best known and, arguably, his best written novel. Sizeably autobiographical, it deals with the time Hamsun existed in Kristiania (Oslo) and is extraordinary in terms of psychological depth and poetic temperament. But one cannot easily dismiss the effect starvation had on Hamsun and to that extent one cannot discount...
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Further Reading
Blythe, Ronald. "Starving Differently." Listener 91, no. 2344 (28 February 1974): 281.
Brief, positive review of Robert Bly's translation of Hunger.
Cahill, Edgar H. "Purity in the Sixth Printing." Nation 113, no. 2928 (1921): 181.
Reviews the sixth printing of Hunger by Alfred A. Knopf, faulting the publisher for censoring the work.
Gustafson, Alrik. "Man and the Soil, Knut Hamsun." In Six Scandinavian Novelists: Lie, Jacobsen, Heidenstam, Selma Lagerlöf, Hamsun, Sigrid Undset, pp. 226-85. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1940....
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Biber has it posted in a few places but as always we will be running a trailday at moraine on sunday 4-20-08. Primary focus will be cleaning up wet spots, repairing some corduroy, and seeing what can be done as a temp fix for the powerlines (probably nothing but its worth a shot). 10 am start time with a ride afterwards if people are willing. Should be a good day, if you want to practice your rock/lego skills and clean up mud. We will have some assitance from the park with interns helping which is a great gesture from the park.
if you have been riding moraine and you can think of some stuff that needs addressed please feel free to chime in or shoot me a pm. Mud seems to be the most pressing matter right now though.


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Anna Wintour Gossip
Anna Wintour gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Anna Wintour is iced
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I'm not sure it was hard for her. And for any of the professional athletes doing it. Like, she nominated Roger Federer who sits in an ice bath after every tennis match. They all do. But anyway, here's Anna Wintour accepting her ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in response to her daughter Bee, and not to Gisele Bundchen, as noted in today's open. Full Story
Amal & George: wedding guests, wedding dress
Page Six reported last night that Anna Wintour has been invited to Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney's wedding. Not because they're all that tight, but because Oscar de la Renta is designing Amal's dress. And Anna and Oscar are tight. Full Story
The MET Gala 2014
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Also called Anna Wintour's annual prom. Some say it's the Oscars of fashion. That title seems appropriate this year given the theme: White Tie with decorations. It was a celebration of couturier Charles James. So whatever a celebrity (and not a regular person because, remember, this is not about having no access but having all the access) would choose to wear to the Oscars would probably be a safe choice. Full Story
Photo Assumption: Anna Wintour front row at Topshop
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It's London Fashion Week. I've posted a few collections in LifeStyle. Click here to see. Yesterday was the Topshop presentation. Here's a shot of the front row – from left to right: Anna Wintour, Sir Philip Green, Kate Moss, and her beguiling sister Lottie Moss. Full Story
Anna loves Lupita
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Page Six ran a report today about how Lupita Nyong'o and Jared Leto might be checking each other because they went out for dinner the other night and also about how she and Chiwetel Ejiofor hooked up during filming of 12 Years A Slave but she ended it as soon as production was over. Full Story
Posh & H7 2014
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Is this our first sighting of H7 in 2014? I could be wrong. I just feel like it's been such a long time since we've seen her. She and her mother arrived in New York last night. Fashion Week begins on Thursday. So… Jezebel reported on Sunday that during the Super Bowl, Kanye West's fiancée was at a photo shoot and that the publication was VOGUE. Full Story
Best of 2013: When H7 broke Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour's daughter posted this photo on Instagram of what her mother got her for Christmas. Most people have been talking about another picture she showed of a pile of presents just lying around haphazardly because Anna threw the tree out, complaining it was too "messy". Click here Full Story
Photo Assumption: Anna Wintour watching Kanye West
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This post is for Sasha. She sent me this shot yesterday with the message: "you better be doing a picture analysis on this!!! look at (Kanye West's fiancée) and then to the leeeeeeeffffffftttttttttttttt" To the left? Everything you own in a box to the left… Thank you, Beyonce. Full Story
Tilda and Mrs Timberlake
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Tilda Swinton was honoured last night at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was also her 53rd birthday. Look at her. She is ageless. She is spectacular. How spectacular? Karl Lagerfeld was her date. Like, HE had to accompany HER to the event. Karl doesn't gift that out to just anyone. Full Story
Gwyneth complains, Anna listens?
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The MET Gala this year – the theme was punk and Gwyneth Paltrow wore a pink dress that wasn't punk at all and complained that it was too crowded because so much riffraff was allowed in, remember? "I'm never going again. It was so un-fun. Full Story
Front row with Blake & Anna
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It's Milan Fashion Week. The Gucci show happened today. Images from the runway will be posted to LifeStyle when they're made available. Right now though we're looking at the front row. Because Blake Lively, who stayed away from NY Fashion Week, showed up for her brand and was seated next to Anna Wintour, one of her biggest fans. Full Story


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Just in, the brand new bass amplifier from Jim Bergantino, the B|AMP! Incredible power, tone and versatility in a very portable, American-made package. Read more at the link or read the full specs below.
Bergantino Audio B|Amp Bass Amplifier
The new Bergantino B|Amp (pronounced "bee-amp") is a game changer in the Bass Amplification industry! The Bergantino Audio Systems' B|Amp is an incredibly flexible, state-of-the-art Bass Amplifier, delivering maximum performance in a compact package. The B|Amp takes a completely new approach to bass amplification by considering and including the speaker cabinet's response as part of the amplification signal path. No other bass amplifier on the market has the ability to manage speaker and overall system performance like the B|AMP. This is accomplished through our Proprietary Profile EQ system along with many other important and useful design features including:
DSP, Embedded System Controlled, Bass Amplifier
LCD Display
Multifunction Tone Controls; 4-Band EQ w/ Adjustable frequency range
Bass: +/- 9dB Variable from 40Hz to 120Hz
Lo-Mid: +/- 9dB Variable from 150Hz to 800Hz
Hi-Mid: +/- 9dB Variable from 800Hz to 3kHz
Treble: +/- 9dB Variable from 3kHz to 8kHz
- Programmable Filters
- Programmable bright switch: +3dB to +12dB in 1dB increments, variable from 2kHz to 10kHz in 500Hz increments
- Variable High-Pass Filter (VHPF): Adjustable from 30Hz to 80Hz in 2Hz increments
- Variable Feedback filter: Adjustable from off to -6dB to -12dB in 1 dB increments. Frequency range from E1 -(41Hz) to G3 (196Hz) in half step increments
- On-Board Programmable Chromatic Tuner stable down to the low B fundamental
- Auxiliary input and headphone jack for personal monitor and practice use
- Effects send and return loop
- Studio quality Direct Output, software selectable Pre or Post EQ
- Software Selectable Line Output (Pre-amp or tuner out)
- UPS - Universal power supply 115VAC- 240VAC 50/60Hz
- Software selectable Phase output (Normal or Reverse)
- 2 User Programmable Memory Settings
- USB Port
- Load Custom Speaker Profiles
- Software Upgradable
- Expandable System Architecture
- Power Section: 700W RMS at 4-Ohms, 800W RMS at 2.67-Ohms and 800W RMS at 2-Ohms
- Software selectable, speaker impedance matching for optimal power transfer down to 2-Ohm minimum load.
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 10.5?W x 8.375"D x 3.75"H
- Weight: 6.5 lbs.
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Associated Bank Brewers Checking Customer 2-For-1 Discounts
As a perk of being an Associated Bank Brewers Checking customer, Brewers Debit Mastercard® holders can receive 2-for-1 ticket discounts for select Brewers games: 4/29, 5/17, 6/10, 7/25, 8/10 and 8/25.
Autograph Saturdays for Kids
Prior to five Saturday Brewers home games during the 2016 season, fans 14 and under can receive autographs from select Brewers players and coaches, courtesy of U.S. Bank®. The 2016 Autograph Saturdays for Kids schedule is as follows: April 9, May 14, June 11, July 23, and August 13.
Autograph sessions will begin shortly after gates open and last for approximately 20 minutes. For each Autograph Saturday game, one child will be selected to win a VIP package, compliments of U.S. Bank®. The VIP package includes four Loge Level tickets to that night's game, on-field batting practice viewing and more! Fans can register at Miller Park Field Level Guest Relations or online at brewers.com/autographsaturdays.
bp C'mon Back Club Card
Fans making seven purchases of eight gallons of gas or more at participating bp stations can receive a free Terrace Reserved ticket by completing a bp C'mon Back Card. Valid dates include: May 31, June 29, July 26, August 9, August 23, August 30, September 6, September 21 and September 23.
Brew Crew & the Zoo
See the Brew Crew and the Zoo for one low price! For just $20, you'll get one Terrace Reserved ticket to select Brewers games, one adult general admission ticket to the Milwaukee County Zoo, and a free lunch cooler. For an additional $10 per package, upgrade your seats to Loge Outfield Box. Ticket package is not available for purchase on the day of the game.
Club Goodwill
Visit the left-field ticket windows when the Miller Park Gates open to purchase up to four Loge Bleachers tickets in Club Goodwill (Section 238) for $12 each. Excludes Opening Day and Saturday and Sunday games in May-August.
Fair Days Double Play
Nothing says summer like Brewers Baseball and the State Fair. For just $15, you will receive one Terrace Reserved ticket to select Brewers games during the 2016 season and one general admission ticket to the Wisconsin State Fair presented by U.S. Cellular®, August 4-14. For an additional $10 per package, upgrade your seats to Loge Outfield Box. Ticket package is not available for purchase on the day of the game.
Helfaer Sundays
Before all Sunday home games, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin will offer a number of fun activities for kids at Helfaer Field, including the chance to meet Bernie Brewer and the Famous Racing Sausages.
Kids & Senior Citizens Discount Days
Every weekday afternoon home game, kids 14 and under and seniors 60+ save 50% on tickets. For more information, visit brewers.com/fanvalues. Excludes Opening Day, Labor Day, All-Inclusive Areas and Uecker Seats.
Kids Club
Kids 14 and under can join the Brewers Kids Club to receive six Terrace Reserved vouchers redeemable for all Sunday-Friday Brewers home games during the 2016 season (some exclusions apply). Kids will also receive a Brewers Kids Club cap, I.D. card with lanyard, water bottle, drawstring bag, wristbands, Racing Sausages poster and other exclusive opportunities -- all for just $25! For more information, visit brewers.com/kidsclub.
Kids Eat Free Sundays
Every Sunday home game, all kids 14 and under will receive a voucher upon entrance to Miller Park good for a free hot dog, apple slices, ice cream treat and bottled water, courtesy of Pick 'n Save, Blue Bunny, and Heinz.
Kwik Trip Kids Clinic
Kids 8 to 14 can enter to win a spot in the Kwik Trip Kids Clinic at Miller Park on August 13. Each winner will receive a spot in the skills clinic taught by two Brewers players and one coach, three tickets for that night's Brewers/Reds game as well as a Brewers/Kwik Trip goodie bag. Then, after the clinic, they will enjoy a baseball tailgate with complimentary food and beverages inside Miller Park. Beginning April 4, text 'CATCH' to 77887 for your chance to win a spot in the clinic. The deadline to enter is July 15. Children of Kwik Trip or Brewers employees are not eligible to win. One entry per person. No purchase necessary to enter.
Beginning April 4, stop into your nearest Kwik Trip to pick up an entry form. The deadline to enter is July 1. Children of Kwik Trip or Brewers employees are not eligible to win. One entry per person. No purchase necessary to enter.
Miller High Life Mondays
New price for 2016! Terrace Reserved tickets are just $6 for all Monday home games with a 6:20 p.m. start time, courtesy of Miller High Life. For more information, visit brewers.com/highlife.
Miller Lite Beerpen
Every Friday home game, fans 21+ who sit in the Miller Lite Beerpen in the right-field Loge Bleachers will receive a FREE Miller Lite Brewers hat. For more information, visit brewers.com/beerpen. Must be 21+ to sit in Miller Lite Beerpen.
PNC Major League Moment
At participating PNC Banks, kids 6-13 can enter to win an on-field appearance with a Brewers player during the national anthem on Sunday home games, along with tickets, a cap, a baseball and photos, courtesy of PNC Bank.
Prairie Farms Dairy Kids Base Run
Kids 16 and under can run the bases after Sunday home games, courtesy of Prairie Farms Dairy.
Season Seat Holder Appreciation Days
On 25 select games during the 2016 season, Brewers Season Seat Holders (20-Game Plan Holders and above) will enjoy 25% off food and beverage, 25% off merchandise, and early access to Miller Park to watch the Brewers take batting practice. For complete details, visit brewers.com/sshappreciation.
Student Nights
Every Friday Home game, high school and college students can purchase $10 Terrace Reserved or $15 Loge Bleachers tickets, plus enjoy a special $3 Happy Hour menu - featuring hot dogs, nachos, soda and beer - through the end of the first inning. For more information, visit brewers.com/students. Excludes the Miller Lite Beerpen and Cubs game.


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National Radon Action Month
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths in the U.S. claiming more some 21,000 lives annually or slightly more than two every hour, reports Daren Deyaert, R.S., Environmental Health Director for the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department.
Radon is a radioactive, odorless gas produced from the decomposition of uranium.
Therefore, it could be lingering in a private home or public building without the occupant being aware of its presence.
Fortunately, scientists have provided the tools that can help protect us from radon, such as a simple test that can determine the approximate level of exposure in a specific structure, Deyaert said.
"In observance of National Radon Action Month, during the month of January, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department has reduced the cost to $5 for the short term test kit and $10 for the long term test kit," Deyaert said.
In 2012, of the 80 tests conducted in Dickinson and Iron counties, 31 percent of the homes were found to have elevated levels of radon.
"Radon can be found all over the U.S.," adds Mary Rosner, Health Officer for the Marinette County Health and Human Services Department.
"Radon comes from the natural radioactive breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water and gets into the air you breathe," Rosner said. "It can get into any type of building – homes, offices, and schools – and build up to high levels. But you and your family are mostly likely to get your greatest exposure at home. That's where you spend most of your time."
"You should test for radon," she said. "Testing is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk from radon. The EPA and the Surgeon General recommend testing all homes below the third floor for radon. Testing is inexpensive and easy – it should only take a few minutes of your time."
In Marinette County, the Public Health Department has free test kits. For more information, call (715) 732-7670.
"You can fix the problem," Rosner said. "There are simple ways to fix a radon problem that are not costly. Even very high levels of radon can be reduced to acceptable levels."
Below the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality lists some Frequently Asked Questions about Radon:
Is radon really a health risk? I've heard it is a scam.
Yes, radon is a Class A carcinogen, which means it is known to cause cancer in humans. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, and results in approximately 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States each year. Not everyone who breathes radon will develop lung cancer. Your risk is determined by such things as how much radon is in your home (and/or workplace, school, or other indoor environment); the amount of time you spend in your home (and/or workplace, school, or other indoor environment); and whether you smoke or have ever smoked. The longer you are exposed, and the higher the radon level, the greater the risk.
How do I know if I have a radon problem in my home?
The only way to know whether your home has elevated radon levels is to test your home. There are no physical signs to warn you of the presence of radon, and it cannot be detected with the senses.
My neighbor tested and didn't find a radon problem. Do I still need to test?
Yes. Radon levels can vary significantly from home to home or land parcel to land parcel. The only way to know whether your home has a radon problem is to test your home.
Are the "do-it-yourself" kits accurate or should I hire a professional?
Radon testing is not a complicated process, but procedures must be followed if you want an accurate, reliable result. So, if you purchase a quality device, and if you read and follow the instructions, a "do-it-yourself" test kit should be adequate. Follow-up measurements should be made to confirm an elevated radon level.
I have headaches. Could it be radon? (What are the health effects of radon?)
The only known health effect of radon is an increased risk of lung cancer. Radon does not cause any warning symptoms (like headaches, nausea, fatigue, or skin rashes), and if you are suffering from those symptoms or other physical ailments, you should consult your physician.
If I find a radon problem, what next? (Can it be fixed? Who does this kind of work? What does it cost? What do they do to fix a radon problem?)
Elevated radon levels can be reduced, but first you should confirm that you really have a problem by conducting follow-up measurements. When a problem has been confirmed, you may want to hire a professional radon mitigation contractor to help you reduce the levels.
Occasionally, when the radon levels are fairly close to the guideline of 4 picocuries per liter (4 pCi/l), caulking and sealing radon entry points may be enough to bring the radon down to acceptable levels. However, caulking and sealing does not always provide the reduction you need, and it is seldom a long-term solution to a real radon problem. In most cases, a professional contractor would install a sub-slab depressurization (SSD) system and provide a guarantee of levels below 4 pCi/l.
The cost of a radon mitigation system in Michigan can vary significantly depending on where you are in the state and who you hire. A typical range in price would be $750-$1,500.
Should I test my water for radon?
The Michigan Indoor Radon Program does not encourage radon in water testing. Radon problems in Michigan homes rarely originate from the water supply and are almost always a soil gas problem.
For more information about the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department's Radon Program, call the Kingsford office at 779-7239 or the Iron River office at (906) 265-4166.


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Since his arrival 20 years ago as part of the crowded cast of Dazed and Confused, Matthew McConaughey has made a decent living — veering between heroic leads in hefty films and winking cads in lightweight comedies.
With steady conviction, though, the actor has quietly assembled a run of polished performances in Killer Joe (2012), Magic Mike (2012) and Mud (2013).
McConaughey gold-plates his status as a top-tier actor in Dallas Buyers Club, a fact-based drama set in the mid-1980s, during the early terror of the AIDS epidemic.
He plays Ron Woodroof, a strutting Texas hell-raiser who rides bulls, beds women, snorts cocaine and starts a fight at the drop of an insult. For added color, the raging homophobe has a worldview narrower than his beat-up trailer.
His simple world takes a dark turn when a work-site accident lands him in a hospital, where, after running tests, doctors announce that Ron has AIDS and little more than a month to live.
Naturally, he dismisses the diagnosis — until he remembers a casual bout of unprotected sex. He illegally buys quantities of the drug AZT, still under clinical testing by the Food and Drug Administration. After he discovers that a side effect of the drug involves a further weakening of the immune system, he finds a doctor in Mexico who concocts a combination of drugs and vitamins that keeps Ron alive.
With little expectation of early FDA approval, Ron sets up a black-market business, supplying fellow AIDS patients with the medicines they need — for a fat fee.
The film from Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee (The Young Victoria) develops into a profane war between an unlikely crusader and the powers of government and industry that are in no hurry to give relief to those already sentenced to death.
McConaughey keeps the film grounded by focusing it on an unlikable lout who passes through alienation, panic and desperation into cleareyed purpose. Almost skeletal after shedding a few dozen pounds for the role, the actor blends his trademark swagger with a gradual enlightenment that is neither miraculous nor sentimental.
Close behind is Jared Leto as Rayon, a gentle cross-dresser who forms a business arrangement with Ron that evolves into perhaps the closest thing to a meaningful relationship in either of their lives.
I can't vouch for the accuracy of the details; the movie poster bears the evasive disclaimer " inspired by true events." But the result, thanks to the lead actor, is an absorbing portrait of a dissolute dog transformed by a bad break into a good man.


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|Volkl Cyclone 16 Scores
|String Movement
|Playability Duration
Our playtest team found Volkl Cyclone to be a very user-friendly co-poly with no real downsides. Unlike some strings that require either an onerous break-in period or constant tinkering with swing speed and tension, we thought Cyclone's playability was exceptional right "out of the box." This doesn't mean that Cyclone is for everybody. It's still a co-poly, which makes it more suitable for stronger players with long, fast strokes. However, the fact that all our testers were satisfied with the comfort and power level suggests that this string should not only have wide appeal in the poly community, but it might work well for rising intermediates who want to make the jump into a control string. Ultimately, for those who like a crisp response, Cyclone not only offers a truly impressive combination of spin, control and playability, it also boasts one of the most impressive price-to-value ratios on the market.
As a poly-based string, Volkl Cyclone is not meant for players who want or need a lot of power from their stringbed. However, according to our team, it's not completely lifeless like some durability strings. Chris found the perfect balance between power and control. He said, "I love the power level of this string. It offers decent pop for a poly-based monofilament. I like to string it low, which further ups the power potential. Even at extremely low tensions I find the power level of this string to remain very controllable."
Also finding controllable power was Troy. He said, "I found Cyclone to be medium powered for a co-poly. The ball seemed to jump off the stringbed more than with some of the stiffer polys. The power was very controllable from the baseline, unlike multifilament nylons. I have tried this string at tensions ranging from 40-60 pounds, and I never seem to lose control (even at low tensions), perhaps because the pocketing and grip help me guide the ball with such ease."
Mark discovered that Cyclone's power lived up to its poly pedigree. He said, "With a poly I hope for and anticipate a low powered/high control string, and Cyclone delivered that in spades. At 51 pounds in a 95 square inch head and 18x20 pattern, Cyclone created a deep pocket (lots of string contact around the ball), with very little launch off the string bed. This is exactly what I like in a poly."
Agreeing with Mark, Mike found Cyclone's power level to be perfectly in line with a control string. He said, "This string does offer some power, but it's not really meant to generate power. I'm sure if you lowered the tension it would feel a little more powerful."
With its incredible bite and pocketing, our playtesters could not have been more enthusiastic about the spin potential of Volkl Cyclone. It's not hard to see why this is Chris' go-to string. He said, "The grab on the ball is strong. I simply love the spin I find when hitting with Cyclone. I can get the ball to dip inside the lines on topspin shots even when hitting loopy and with pace. I find I can add pace to topspin lobs and still keep them high and well inside the baseline. Angles and passing shots come off the stringbed with enough spin to help me get the ball well away from my opponent but still well within the lines. I can drive my slice very hard and low, as well as kill the pace in the ball on drop shots."
Mike agreed with Chris, saying, "Probably my favorite string for spin. Shaped polys make it easy to be consistent, and they really allow me to swing fully through the ball. I don't have to hold back. The bite of this string is borderline incredible, if you ask me."
Mark put Cyclone's sharp edges to work. He said, "In terms of spin, the multi-sided (decagonal) profile of the Volkl Cyclone does a fantastic job grabbing hold of the fur on a tennis ball. Access to spin was pretty cheap, with the price of admission being a mere $8.00 for the string and a loopy swing style."
"In my opinion this is one of the most spin friendly co-polys on the market," said Troy, adding to the chorus of accolades. "The gear shape of this string seems to tear the felt off the ball quickly during baseline drills. I find that I get good pocketing, especially strung between 40-50 pounds, which seems to add kick to my topspin. My favorite shot with this string is my lefty forehand crosscourt. I find I can really get it to hook out wide, which helps me pull my opponent off the court."
Made from firm material, Volkl Cyclone is not designed for the "soft string" crowd. However, nobody from our team had any issues with impact shock, especially Mike. He said, "I thought the string was really arm-friendly for a co-poly, which made hitting the ball easy. I experienced comfort on every stroke. It was an easy adjustment for my consistent game."
For Mark, the key to comfort with polys is tension. He said, "In the low 50 pound range, Cyclone was very comfy on my arm and shoulder. I feel that the complaints about pain associated with most polys are from players like myself (old guy) who grew up using higher tensions to control the more elastic string materials, who don't know that the favorable traits from a poly are best realized at lower tensions. It's the higher tensions that cause the arm discomfort. Once I started to drop tension a light went off, so to speak."
Agreeing with Mark was Troy, who also lost no control stringing low for comfort. He said, "This string has a nice firm feel to it, giving it a medium comfort level. When strung at 40 pounds I felt that the pocketing was great and it didn't give me any arm shock. This string is great in hybrids for maximum comfort, but if you're a poly lover like myself, you can get great performance in a full set at low tensions."
Chris knew just what to expect. He said, "I have hit this string in lots and lots of different racquets, as it is my go-to string, so I use it a lot for racquet testing. I have never had any comfort issues with it. There are softer co-polys out there, but for me this one is comfortable enough while still feeling nice and crisp."
It's unanimous! Our playtesters loved the control of Volkl Cyclone. Mike was aided by the spin-friendly shape. He said, "Consistency was not an issue. Controlling the ball was simple due to the shape of the string. Volleys were my favorite shot with this string because of the easy placement. If I wanted to be fancy I could hit a drop volley. Control was never an issue with this string. I loved it."
Also finding great control was Mark. He said, "I found myself going for bigger and bigger shots because the response was so precise. At 51 pounds the trajectory was very predictable. I like the fact that I can string it low without giving away much control."
Chris noticed how well the specs complemented each other. He said, "Along with spin, control is one of my favorite aspects of this string. For me, control and spin go hand in hand because it is the vast amount of spin I find with it that makes it a great control string. I can hit my targets accurately with this string because it offers controllable power and enough spin to keep the ball from flying long."
No less enthused was Troy. He said, "I found control to be superb with this string. The ball rotation I generated really increased my control. Though Cyclone feels more lively than stiffer strings like Solinco Tour Bite, I don't seem to lose any control. I gained so much trust in this string on short angle passing shots that I felt comfortable placing the ball within inches of the lines."
Like all strings, Volkl Cyclone loses tension and playability over time. While some of our playtesters noticed some loss in performance, everybody was satisfied with how long it lasted. Finding good control and spin for the entire test was Mark. He said, "I strung it low and have yet to break it after 12+ hours of use. The tension seems to have only dropped a little."
For Mike, Cyclone went the distance. He said, "The string held its tension and playability throughout the playtest. It didn't break. I would say it's one of the better co-polys in terms of overall playability. It held its characteristics longer than any co-poly string I've used so far."
"I like the feel of this string even after it has been in the racquet for repeated hitting sessions," said Chris, who got his standard two weeks from Cyclone. He added, "As with just about every co-poly I hit, I cut it out around the two-week mark. Considering the cost of the string, I feel like I get great value compared to other co-polys because this one lasts my required minimum and costs less than many others."
Troy lost some power after a few sessions, but the overall performance remained high. He said, "After about 10 hours of play this string lost some of its pop. I felt the string still had decent control and spin, but the ball wasn't coming off the stringbed with as much pace."
Mark - "I really like the Cyclone in both 16 and 17 gauge for its spin and low power. Combine all that with the price and durability and the the Volkl Cyclone becomes a top notch choice for me - a fan of almost all things poly."
Chris - "Spin, control, power level and price."
Mike - "Spin potential, tension maintenance and durability."
Troy - "Just about everything! All-around it's my favorite poly, giving me the best blend of power, control, and spin. For the price it's a no-brainer!"
Mark - "There really isn't much to criticize. The price used to be even lower, but it's still a great deal."
Chris - "None."
Mike - "Other than the fact that I didn't get a set of pink Cyclone to test, nothing."
Troy - "I prefer the 17 gauge version with my dense string pattern."
Mark - "I find that many black colored polys play similar, as the ink's color does affect characteristics a bit. I feel the Cyclone plays similar to the RPM Blast, Signum Tornado, Luxilon Savage Black and the Tecnifibre Black Code."
Chris - "Signum Pro Poly Plasma gets close in feel and MSV Co-Focus offers similar power, but both of those I hit in thinner gauges. In my book, Cyclone offers all the control and spin of Luxilon ALU Power Rough, but with slightly more comfort and at a much better price. I also find the pink version to have a tad more pop than the black Cyclone we tested."
Mike - "Compared to the last playtest we did for Kirschbaum Pro Line X, this string had a lot better spin. Volkl Cyclone is the easiest poly I've played with and it holds tension a lot better."
Troy - "I feel that it's not as soft as Kirschbaum Pro Line II or Babolat RPM Blast, but not as stiff as Solinco Tour Bite or Prince Beast XP."
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
|Mark's Scores
|Playability Duration
|String Movement
|Chris's Scores
|Playability Duration
|String Movement
|Mike's Scores
|Playability Duration
|String Movement
|Troy's Scores
|Playability Duration
|String Movement
Racquet: Dunlop AeroGel 4D 2Hundred
Usual String: Polyester 16
Tension: 51 lbs
Racquet: Head YOUTEK IG Radical OS
Usual String: Volkl Cyclone 16g
Tension: 52 lbs
Racquet: Wilson BLX Pro Staff Six.One 100
Usual String: Polyester 17
Tension: 55 lbs
Racquet: Head MicroGEL Radical Midplus 98
Usual String: Co-polyester 16L
Tension: 40 lbs
Review date: October 2012. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
All content copyright 2012 Tennis Warehouse.


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Starflex rotorMay 25, 2011 by Tim McAdams
There are several different main rotor system designs that are used on modern helicopters. The three basic designs that have traditionally been taught to students are semi-rigid, fully articulated, and rigid. Today there are versions that make extensive use of composite materials and are known as hinge less systems.
Rigid rotor systems do not use hinges and limited movement is absorbed through the hub and rotor blades. Many of the modern composite rotor systems also do not use traditional hinges, but have elastomeric and specially designed composites structures (flextures) that allow the blades to flap, feather, and hunt. Manufactures do not use the term rigid rotor system, opting instead to describe these systems as a fully articulated hinge less rotor system.
One helicopter that has a composite hinge less rotor system is the Eurocopter AS350 AStar. The basic component of the rotor system is the Starflex with 3 arms made from a glass resin laminate and flexible in the flapping direction. On the Starflex rotor hub, rigid sleeves join the blades to the star arms so that the hub allows blade flapping, lead/lag and pitch change without bearings or hinges. The sleeves also transmit the blade centrifugal loads to the rigid center part of the star. For this reason, flexible couplings are fitted between the sleeves and the star arm. The inboard ends of the sleeves are attached to the star by a laminated spherical stop (also called a thrust bearing) which is flexible in torsion, flapping and lead/lag but rigid in compression. The blade end contains elastomeric blocks called frequency adapters that provide stiffness and damping but can move in a shear direction. This rotor hub design allows for all the required blade movement through the bending and twisting of composite or elastomeric materials.
Some advantages of the Starflex hub are less maintenance, a fail-safe design through the use of composite materials (any damage evolves very slowly and is visible) and on-condition maintenance (no required overhauls). Eurocopter is one of the first manufactures to use composite materials in rotor hub design and the AS350 Starflex has proven extremely reliable for over 30 years.


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Skip to comments.Farrakhan: Unified black community can end the violence, whites should accept responsibility
Posted on 03/05/2013 9:07:48 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
A splintered black community will not see an end to the violence afflicting inner cities. White people must accept responsibility for their role in destroying the black community.
And America needs to start targeting the unseen gun runners selling guns to gang bangers.
All those were among the messages controversial Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered to a packed house at St. Sabina Catholic Church on Friday.
Our children are out there killing themselves and one another. My beloved brother lost his daughter to senseless violence, Farrakhan said of Nathaniel Pendleton father of 15-year-old murder victim Hadiya Pendleton sitting in a front row. And the two young men they have are just babies crazy, irrational, savage with a gun in their hands.
Most of the weapons that are in our community are illegal weapons sold to our children by enemies who know how they are going to use them, he said. They put boys in jail, but what about those bringing the guns in? Those who bring them in should be decapitated.
Only days after his annual Saviours Day speech drawing thousands of the Muslim groups followers, Farrakhan closed out St. Sabinas Black History Month Speakers Series before an audience of 1,000 equally mixed with members of that congregation and the Nation.
In a 90-minute speech, lines between the Quran and the Bible became blurred as Farrakhan, whose group brought an anti-violence presence to the streets of the South Side last year, urged blacks historically predominantly Christian to ignore differences in religion.
Only somebody whos confused would pit one against the other. A man who knows the root knows were all speaking the same language, he said of Christianity and Islam.
Jesus himself said, Of myself, I can do nothing. I cant do anything, but we can. Its going to take all of us to change the reality of our situation, all of us working together to solve the problems that we face. So I am both a Christian and a Muslim.
Fiery and humorous immaculate in charcoal gray, pin-striped suit and crisp white shirt, gold tie and kerchief Farrakhan seemed at home among the trappings of Catholicism.
There was no mention of the Jewish religion that has brought past controversy.
And the unity theme carried over in references between the 78-year-old minister and his host, activist priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger, himself no stranger to controversy.
Pfleger described Farrakhan as my friend, my brother, a mentor, and one of the most lied upon people by people who want to demonize him so that you wont hear his message.
Farrakhan praised Pflegers recent efforts to help area gang members change their lives, through a basketball league, G.E.D.s and jobs, calling him a true disciple of Christ.
Farrakhan skimmed the trajectory of black history, laying accountability for many ills at the foot of white people, with comments that have led some whites to label him racist.
They say, Farrakhan, you people have called white people devils. Now white folks have not been saints. Would Christ approve of slavery, Jim Crow, lynching, racial injustice? Well if Christ wouldnt do it, how can you as a Christian sanction that? Farrakhan said. White people know that they have raised hell on this planet. But guess what? They made us just like themselves. We are all messed up. But Jesus said, Behold. I make all things new. So all of us have access to the mercy and forgiveness of Jesus.
Farrakhan criticized blacks for many of the ills, particularly for non-existent or bad parenting. And he said the ignorant youth wreaking havoc with guns could learn from the Nations example men who exude power, without carrying weapons. But America should target the harshest punishment to those who are the source of those guns, he maintained, I have the right to feel that way when I see 500 of our babies dead in one year, he said.
Louis Farrakhan tells Michigan church white people afraid of becoming minority - March 03, 2013 - ( GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) -- Chicago-based Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says white people are promoting birth control for black women because they fear becoming a minority in the United States.
He says white Americans will lose their majority by 2050 and says they've introduced birth control to black women "because they don't want no more black babies."
Farrakhan: Unified black community can end the violence, white LIBERALS should accept responsibility......there, fixed it...........
White liberals...specifically, Lyndon Baines Johnson when he started the "war on poverty" and caused the split of black families....
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
Farrakhan has it all wrong. He needs to use the example set by Kenya, SA, and zimbabwe, where all dissent in a tribal-feudal society is resolved by hacking your opponent to bits with a machete. And as an added bonus, it would comply with sharia law. So Louis, take away all of the guns from your followers, give them machetes, and pray to allah that those machetes make your followers bulletproof.
Beofre the early '60's, black families were a closer knit family group than the white families were...
Johnson paying out money to unwed and single mothers ruined that family unity....
Oh yes...and tropical African races have such a peachy track record of being the epitome of the well behaved?
bet before slavery all was so cool and peaceful in sub Saharan Africa before mean old white guys came and screwed it all up
I know this for a fact...I saw Roots you know
there is a lot of vacant land in Africa Louis...there ain't nothing stopping you hoss...catch that train...Louis...catch that train
"Black culture" didn't really exist as a separate entity till around the same time when the democrats needed a separation to cut blacks out of the GOP herd.
Leave it to a muslim to bring decapitation into the conversation...
White people MUST be blamed.
Racism MUST continue.
If not, Farakhan, Jesse, Al, and them would e out of things to preach about. Their cashcow would die. If they can't find racism, it is in their best interest to manufacter some. Or else their money stops. It is in their best interest for black people to stay down... stay drug infested... stay poor... keep killing each other... keep blaming whitey for acting like uncivilzed third world animals.
"We must all work together"
"We must unite"
"Young people"
These phrases have been spoken in speeches a million times for a thousand years.
But this once, just this once its going to work because race-baiting, whitey-hating, anti-Christian, moozlm Farakhan said it.
I would love to hear an honest speech from this scum.
"Kill all white people"
Thats an honest speech from this racist.
Agreed, what a mind boggling statement.
So, you want to decapitate people whose homes have burglarized? I think I hear your mother ship calling, Louie. However, if you're talking about the robbers, I'm all in,
it's not that simple
they were already split...the Dems just triple it...from 25% illegitimacy 1962 to who knows...60-80% in American blacks today
but hey...don't feel racist or exclusionary
since 60s, white illegitimacy went from 1% to 20%
and that ain't helped either...just look around..anyone over 45 knows what I mean...we are now officially depraved
pray tell...there is no Great Society in the Congo
how come their illegitimacy rate approaches universal?
how did white people or liberal politics screw that up?
or better yet....try Haiti...same thing...nuclear families mostly confined to the rich...is their liberal Democrat policies there too?...and Haiti is a place I know well
and so it goes
don't fall for easy answers just cause their are easier to place blame
liberal interfering is bad news...yes Virginia...but it ain't the whole picture..wish it was...it would be easier to fix
Look FairyCon, I never owned a slave.
Never refused to hire a qualified black person.
Never took money a black person earned so I could sit on my butt and I am completely fed up with the black this, black that, black, black, black crap which seems to occupy every waking moment in the "black community's mind".
If some Klan with a Tan does not mention race during the day I never even think about it but they are pushing their self imposed victim-hood and self imposed ignorance, and self imposed government plantation living to a point where I an now experiencing thoughts that never came to mind.
I see many others who did not have the advantage of being born in this country,coming here not knowing the language and not even using the same alphabet, making their way up the ladder of success and can only wonder why those who did not have to suffer such hurdles seem to stay at the back of the pack.
FairyCon, Jackson, Sharpton, Obama, Holder, Van Jones, Shelia Jackson Lee, Maxine Waters, Cynthia Mckinney,... do more damage to the "black community" than the KKK ever did every time they open their racist, America hating, mouths.
This country is becoming exactly like the USA in the book: "The Turner Diaries". What was a work of racist fiction has become a highly accurate book of prophecy.
What, you mean by giving them welfare and setting up the "Great Society" the Lyndon Johsnon promise would "Have them N*ggers voting Democrat for decades"
You mean like that?
Look at all the worst $hitholes in the country, Farasshole, and tell me which ones are NOT nearly 100% democrat.
Farrakhan need to tell his fellow black racists to accept some responsibility. He could start with the black woman whose kid slammed a car door into my car yesterday. When I brought it to her attention, I was called a white bitch for my trouble.
What, you mean by giving them welfare and setting up the "Great Society" the Lyndon Johsnon promise would "Have them N*ggers voting Democrat for decades"
You mean like that?
Look at all the worst $hitholes in the country, Farasshole, and tell me which ones are NOT nearly 100% democrat.
If by "unify" he means that black men marry and stay with the women they impreagnate then I agree.
The man's a racist pig. Here's my middle finger salute.
For this segment of the Black community, the problem may not be that they hate Whites so much, rather—they hate themselves. Whites can't fix that and I for one, no longer care to bother.
Did you see all the weapons Morgan had stockpiled during the zombie apocalypse.
Rick showed him where they were.
Blacks are just trying as hard as they can to start anti-black vigilantism. Your case was mild but with the Travons and the flash mobs it may be inevitable.
Gosh I hope her car didnt suffer any serious damage after that. I know it would have if I was there
What, 15 16 percent of the population and blacks are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of the killings and crime in America and somehow this piece of excrement says it's the white devils fault?
What a dumb ass this all clown is and always has been.
How about the lack of a two parent home in most cases with regards to blacks???
Yes, people have had about all they're going to take. I know I have.
Well, considering it was a pink spray-painted Crown Victoria with hot pink wheels, anything inflicted would have been an improvement.
My husband shook his head and said, "That car should have told you how it would turn out."
Ironic, coming from the man who ordered the hit on Malcolm the Tenth.
frankly, and this is wrong to say, but I don't care what the feral animals do to themselves....they are beyond help....
dad worked a steady low paying job and worked two part time jobs to bring in extra money...my mother in her "spare" time picked apples while raising 6 kids....and helped my father with his extra jobs too...
my husband and I have never ever rec'd big money or bonuses or lawyered money nor had free college for our kids or any thing given to us..our jobs are steady, our work hard, but that is the white way I guess....its the immigrant/farm heritage...
I think we're going to have to start giving back, don't you?....boy do I think of ways to do that....
I gave a little back yesterday...lip-wise, anyway.
And there's a bunch of us... really.
White people sneaking into black neighborhoods - telling them to do BAD things. And they listen to us. Total trust. We say, "kill the children', and they do... We tell blacks not to snitch to get them to undermine police being able to help them. Keeps the criminals and gang bangers running the community...
We tell them gun control works so they can't defend themselves against thugs... that keeps the gangs in charge... and we tell them the reason grocery stores don't set up in their neighborhoods is because of white people. That gins up their hatred - and softens them up for the gangs...
And last but not least, we tell them the mess they've made of their own neighborhoods is fault of other people. Then they can see themselves as hopeless victims - and that further sofens them up for democrat scammers... Yep, we do it all. Farrakhan's right on this one.../s
Jesus himself said, Of myself, I can do nothing. Quote Jesus and not tell that He was speaking of God. Not good of Farrakhan.
Have the blacks ever talked about the number of white people who gave their lives to get rid of slavery? Have they thought of paying anything to these whites? Or even saying thank you? Of course not, whitey is a horrible person and is responsible for everything that happens to these victims.
"White people must accept responsibility for their role in destroying the black community."
His words finally resonated with this middle aged white guy. I've decided to let me slaves go. Thanks Louis, I feel better already knowing I've contributed.
"White people must accept responsibility for their role in destroying the black community."
His words finally resonated with this middle aged white guy. I've decided to let my slaves go. Thanks Louis, I feel better already knowing I've contributed.
Why is the Catholic church giving this Marxist Racist a platform to spread his hate?
"Those who bring them in should be decapitated.
Spoken like a true mudslim. Those people suffer from a severe lead deficiency.
"...they've introduced birth control to black women "because they don't want no more black babies."
He is 100% right - about Margaret Sanger, at least.
Why doesn't he project his anger at Planned Parenthood and boycott them to be shut down?
Your story should give you pride in your achievements something the affirmative action types will NEVER experience.
I am still questioning if funding my daughter's education to prevent the student load albatross was the right thing to do.
She was able to get into college even though there were "set asides" for those who did not qualify except for their skin color.
Perhaps Screwy Louie could do humanity a favor and educate rather than incite.
Farrakhan is racism at its worst.
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