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The Germans were "patriotic" in the 1930's. The Russians were "patriotic" during the second decade of the 20th century. You are a "collaberator". You don't question anything that is wrong. Just pushing the Dems can't do no wrong agenda. Over six years of a major say now in Washington and we are a lot closer to tyranny then before. The only "teabaggers" that are traitors are the sexually inclined ones. And like the brown shirts in Germany, they will be dealt with along with others not needed when the fascism is the law of the land. You are a shill that has fun typing your posts, not from equality but from priviledge. Neighbor will kill neighbor..neighbor will rat out neighbor..He didnt specify; he didnt take unpatriotic treasonous domestic terrorist tea-baggers off that list plus, he had his fingers crossed behind his back, LOL
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#85 Mar 9, 2013
"Make America Great Again"
Since: Jun 07
Bring Obama Back!
#86 Mar 9, 2013
Well not to worry because thats not happening for another couple of generations President Obama has caused the implosion of the GOP and these last 2 general elections have shown that its the demographics stupid you guys are nothing but a bunch of pathetic losers and We the People dont vote for losers.
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#87 Mar 9, 2013
OMG, you are such the DRAMA QUEEN!
When the concentration camps come Im going to volunteer you to be the first one thrown in it, LOL!
STFU and get a grip, good grief.
#88 Mar 9, 2013
I got a grip. Read history. I have been reading about this since the 1970's. Could not help myself. Everything the literature says, is happening. Everyday life has been turned into a quagmire of excessive rules and laws that borders on pure stupidity and yet is dangerous to us all. Your blinded by recent gains in civil rights. And even have taken control of the agenda in America. Where were you educated at? Did they teach you history? You pay attention to what benefits you even if all suffer! Did they teach you economics? Did they teach you about debts? Did they teach you about money? Did they teach you about despots? The communist leader of Venezuela who just died. He is looked at as a hero by many. Many who live well in the capitalist way of life. He was evil. Problem is, when he sat across the table from American negotiators, they were evil themselves. So i will keep warning. And when coerced or forced to stop, I will. For the amount of Americans who want freedom is abysmal. And those who do are called haters and reduced to public scorn. Perhaps one day a Homeland Security internal police force goon will wipe your face on a concrete wall, for any reason. Then you will know. then it will be to late if not already.
"Hillary, thirty years of lying"
Since: Nov 08
#89 Mar 9, 2013
FLASH: Government workers are laid off, tours of the White House canceled.......the sky is falling....but......
Source: Preparations underway for Obama vacation on Martha's Vineyard..........another 3 million in golf and vacations that will raise the total cost of vacations and golf to 13 million......
"Hillary, thirty years of lying"
Since: Nov 08
#90 Mar 9, 2013
hahahahahaaha you sure are going to look funny in your pink tu tu trying to light the ovens cornrow.
"Hillary, thirty years of lying"
Since: Nov 08
#91 Mar 9, 2013
You better call your bud at the Largest government housing project and tell him to continue buying up all the 9mm and 40's so the public can't. With his drones.........he can't miss being King if the dung pile.
#92 Mar 9, 2013
Has anyone in Congress canceled a vacation? Hell, they aren't even around much to do their jobs. You whine a lot, but if you don't like the sequester cuts to big government, you should ask why your members of Congress caused it.
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#93 Mar 9, 2013
Sen. McCain is the face of appeasement of RhINO and Marxist administrative rule.
The Washington DC Elite, have brought this upon themselves. The Filibuster was a shot across the bow.
And, why does HS need with so many hollow point shells.
Since: Aug 07
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#94 Mar 9, 2013
Yeah. He can order you or any of us killed.
He's the POTUS. Don't like it, move to a country that doesn't use that kind of executive power...oh wait, there isn't one.
#95 Mar 9, 2013
you seem to sound the same as several others. When these things start, they don't stop. Government knows nothing but the expansion of its laws that they pass. Obamacare will be expanded as time goes on as an example. The laws enacted for the tyranny will expand and have been expanding. All of this ends with pain. Lots of pain. No matter what your life is like. There is worse. There are people all over the world being butchered. We in America are insulated. And do a lot to ourselves. Remember, another person will be elected in 2016 might not be Democrat. After this, after the screwing of the working class by people who speak with forked tongues if he/she is not a progressive, he owes your side..."not a thing"! More and more people will not be working. More and more people will stop looking for work. More and more people will refuse to work as their tax bite increases. The welfare rolls will grow larger and larger. They will explode in numbers. The federal government share of taxes has grown by a third and still growing over the last couple of decades. Now you are benefiting as you write beautiful romance threads on your leader and your side of congress. The ones who are not benefiting need to be included. But if they are that will increase the deficit massively. So it is more then love and hate. More then winning and losing. More then fair and unfair. It is what is right. And what we have is not right. to continue to pay off the priveledged agenda and crap on your neighbor is dangerous. Real dangerous. And the laws are in place that you seem to love to take care of the situation. And oh yeah....you better be damn sure who he ends up killing. For you might be shocked.
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#96 Mar 9, 2013
No you dont vote, not fairly anyway. You have to use any kind of voter fraud you can. Can't win on brains.
"Make America Great Again"
Since: Jun 07
Bring Obama Back!
#97 Mar 9, 2013
WHAAAAAAA; We lost to the Black guy so obviously they had to be cheating, WHAAAAAAAA!
Whatever you need to tell yourself in order to feel better about getting our teeth kicked in so since we cheated before, then obviously were going to cheat again so why vote; just concede now and STFU about it.
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#98 Mar 9, 2013
Your love for Obama is so touching! You have the Hots for him,huh? Obviously its not his brains(cause he doesn't have any)so it must be your attracted to him.
"Make America Great Again"
Since: Jun 07
Bring Obama Back!
#99 Mar 9, 2013
Why is it that it is always the right who injects homosexuality into every disagreement, discussion or debate? Do you have something personal you want to share with us?
Obviously you didnt get the memo:
Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science. In late 1988, Obama entered Harvard Law School. He was selected as an editor of the Harvard Law Review at the end of his first year, and president of the journal in his second year. After graduating with a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991, he returned to Chicago. Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review gained national media attention and led to a publishing contract and advance for a book about race relations, which evolved into a personal memoir.
Thats not just brains thats brilliance.
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#100 Mar 9, 2013
There are several thousand additional citizen military groups then there were when the Son of an African tribesman took office. What do you think they are talking about these days? If the government doesn't have to abide by the law neither do the rest of America.
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#101 Mar 9, 2013
No azzhole its called AFFIRMATIVE ACTION!!!
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#102 Mar 9, 2013
No, Obama cannot order an American killed on American soil. See, he swore to uphold that nasty Constitution the tribesman hates so much, but even he must abide by the law. The law says Americans will be tried by a jury of our peers, found guilty, then killed. Even if he wants to use Chicago gangbanger standards, he has to wait for the guilty verdict.
"Make America Great Again"
Since: Jun 07
Bring Obama Back!
#103 Mar 9, 2013
Hey idiot,(even if it was); AFFRIMATIVE ACTION just gets you in the door, the rest is up to the person.
Affirmative Action didnt write his book
Affirmative Action didnt get him his Senate seat
Affirmative Action didnt get him the brilliant campaign strategy to beat Hillary Clinton in the Presidential primaries
Affirmative Action didnt give an edge over McCain
Affirmative Action didnt win him the Presidency
Affirmative Action didnt get Health Care Reform passed
Affirmative Action didnt put Obamas brilliant change in Bushs failed policies that got Bin Laden
Affirmative Action didnt get the Supreme Court to uphold his signature legislative victory deeming OBAMACARE Constitutional
Affirmative Action didnt help him win all 3 debates against Romney
Affirmative Action didnt win him re-election
Affirmative Action didnt set him up to play golf with Tiger Woods (Oh, well maybe it did) LOL!
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Drones will be shot down and the Obamacare will fall apart,the people will destroy Obamacare and the RFID cHIP WILL BE a civli war
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Obama will be killed by the people hes terrible
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In addition to an indoor pool and an outdoor pool, Hainan Junhua Haiyi Hotel provides an outdoor tennis court and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
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After 54 years in North Jersey, Elmwood Park-based Sealed Air Corp. — the maker of Bubble Wrap — said on Wednesday that it is moving its corporate headquarters and 200 jobs to Charlotte, N.C., where it will receive up to $36 million in tax breaks from the state.
It was the latest in a string of corporate departures from North Jersey, as states compete for jobs in a tight employment market.
While Sealed Air will move the 200 high-paying jobs from North Jersey, about 100 jobs will remain at Sealed Air's Saddle Brook manufacturing plant, according to a spokesman, Ken Aurichio. Besides the corporate executives, jobs to be moved include positions in finance, sales and marketing, human resources, and research and development.
A spokeswoman for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the agency that offers tax incentives to promote job growth and retention, said the company did not approach the state before deciding to move out.
"We are disappointed to hear that Sealed Air has decided to relocate their operations to North Carolina," said the spokeswoman, Erin Gold. "However, as they never came to us to discuss incentives, we had no opportunity to compete for [the headquarters] to stay. We are happy to see that manufacturing is staying."
The move will send a total of 1,262 jobs, with an average salary of $119,482, to Charlotte in a new $50 million headquarters as Sealed Air consolidates three divisions, research and development and corporate offices. The jobs will be moved over the next three years from Connecticut, Wisconsin and South Carolina, as well as New Jersey. The Fortune 500 company, which also makes cleaning products, disinfectants and several types of packaging, employs about 25,000 people worldwide and had revenues of $7.7 billion last year.
"This move will contribute to a stronger, one-company culture that will enable greater collaboration, efficiencies, and better use of our investments in people and new technologies," Jerome A. Peribere, chief executive of Sealed Air, said in a statement. Aurichio said the company considered five states for the consolidation but declined to say whether New Jersey had been in the running.
The Sealed Air announcement follows the recent departures from North Jersey of other large corporations, including Hertz, which left Park Ridge for Estero, Fla., last year, taking 550 jobs. Hertz got $85 million in tax breaks from Florida.
In addition, Roche is shutting its 119-acre Nutley/Clifton campus, which housed 2,000 workers as recently as 2012.
Overall, at least a dozen companies since 2007 have announced plans to leave Bergen or Passaic counties, including Quest Diagnostics, Barr Pharmaceuticals, Ingersoll-Rand, Hunter Douglas, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Pearson Education and Ashland Specialty Ingredients.
However, there has also been corporate migration into the area. Haier America, a large appliance company, is planning to move its headquarters to Wayne from New York City this year.
James Hughes, a Rutgers economist, said the Sealed Air move is evidence of "an economic war between the states."
He added: "There are critics of New Jersey providing tax incentives, but this provides pretty good evidence that New Jersey is being forced to play that game. We have competitors out there looking to steal our assets."
Still, both Hughes and fellow Rutgers economist Joseph Seneca said that the North Carolina incentives are not that large and are likely to have been only one factor in Sealed Air's decision to move. New Jersey has much higher land costs, a higher cost of living and higher taxes than does North Carolina. New Jersey's corporate income tax is 9 percent, and its top personal income tax rate is 8.97 percent. By contrast, North Carolina's corporate tax rate is 6 percent, and its top income tax rate is 5.8 percent.
John Boyd Jr., a principal with the corporate relocation consultant Boyd Co. in Princeton, estimated that building a new headquarters would cost about 20 percent more in North Jersey than it would in North Carolina. The company leases its offices at 200 Riverfront Boulevard in Elmwood Park, according to Aurichio.
"There's a lot of cost savings by making this move," Hughes said. On the other hand, he said, New Jersey offers employers a high quality of life, good schools and an educated workforce.
Seneca said it was notable that Sealed Air is keeping some manufacturing in New Jersey, which has been losing factory jobs for decades.
Several local elected officials said they were disappointed by the Sealed Air move.
"They've always been a good neighbor," said Elmwood Park Mayor Richard Mola, a Republican.
"It hurts," said Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, a Democrat who represents the 35th District, which includes Elmwood Park. Sumter said the state Legislature has supported corporate incentives to try to keep New Jersey competitive with other states in the fight for jobs.
Sealed Air was founded in 1960 in Hawthorne after the inventors Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding tried to create a textured wallpaper. According to company lore, Chavannes looked out the window of a plane landing at Newark Airport and, spotting the puffy clouds, got the idea for protective packaging made of air bubbles trapped in plastic.
The company grew through the 1998 acquisition of the Cryovac line of packaging from W.R. Grace & Co. and the 2011 purchase of Diversey Holdings, a Wisconsin cleaning-products company.
Sealed Air posted profits of $72 million for the first quarter. The company will announce second-quarter results next Wednesday.
Sealed Air's stock declined 28 cents on Wednesday, closing at $32.67.
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I used to be a wine snob. Then I had kids.
My love of food is intertwined with my love of wine. Wine and food just go together, and I believe a glass of wine should accompany almost every dinner. My favorites were expensive wines from famous wine regions, especially ones I have visited. Napa Cabernet. Sonoma Zinfandel. Oregon Pinot Noir. As Napoleon said, I celebrate victories with Champagne, and need it after defeats.
*When I went to France, I had to take the TGV to visit Reims, home of Champagne. Had to!
When we were DINKs, that was fine. We could afford it. Once the kids started to arrive, expensive wine turned into a luxury, saved for special occasions. Did I give up wine? No. But I had to find cheap wine that I loved.
Except…cheap wine can be awful.
Allegedly, I'm just being a snob, and I can't taste the difference. It's all in my head, I'm being influenced by the labels, the price. It's all psychology, not taste.
In spite of all the studies, I know I can taste the difference.
That jug of Yellowtail, or bottle of Three Buck Chuck? Fruit bombs, with nothing interesting going on. I'd rather have water. (Or a beer – but that's another post.) I wish I could get all wine snobby and explain why – "they lack astringency, and the finish is too short" – but I don't have the words.
The best I can do is: good wines are balanced. Wine should have both fruit and structure. It should be buttery and acidic. It should have a balance of oak and tannins. Cheap wine tends to be the first (fruity, buttery, oaky) without the balance (structure, acid, tannins).
Now, I'm not against cheap wine, I'm against bad wine. The key to cheap AND good wine? Buy wine from off the beaten path. Look to South America and Spain in particular. And, try some new grapes, not the traditional Cabernet, Merlot, or Pinot Noir. If there is a local specialty, it has to be good to stand up to the classics.
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humble suggestions. I won't mention specific brands; wine laws are erratic, and distribution is spotty, so I have no idea what you can find. Trust the wine experts at your local stores – they'll have suggestions in all these categories.
Ohio has draconian wine laws. Whenever I visit Chicago, sparkling wine is much, much cheaper. I always buy a case of real Champagne, because it seems like such a deal. That's right, I'm a bubbly bootlegger in my suburban minivan.
- Spain – Tempranillo or Garnancha
- Argentina – Malbec
- Chile – Carmenere
- South Africa – Pinotage
- Southern France – Cote du Rhône (stick with the village blends; high end Chateauneuf du Pape or Hermitage are great, and expensive)
- California – Syrah/Shiraz, Petite Sirah
I drink big wine with some structure to it, and these wines all fit the bill. Again, I wish I could give you the wine snob play-by-play about each of these – "tastes like currants, tobacco, with a glassy edge and a hint of acid" – but my flavor memory isn't that good. These wines are in two groups – regional specialties from under appreciated wine regions (Spain, Argentina, Chile, South Africa), or under appreciated grapes from well known wine regions (Cote du Rhone, California Syrah or Petite Sirah).
Australia normally gets a mention here, but I'm not a fan of cheap Australian wine – I like it when it gets a little more expensive, in the $10 to $20 dollar range, and if you can find a good Australian Shiraz on sale, grab it. But the cheap Australian stuff doesn't do it for me.
- South Africa – Rhone-style white blends
- Italy – Pinot Grigio
- America – Pinot Gris
- Everywhere – Sauvignon Blanc (except, unfortunately, New Zealand)
As long as you stay away from Chardonnay, cheap white wine tends to be better than cheap red wine. Now, don't get me wrong, I love a good chardonnay, but it seems like I have to spend a lot of money to get a good one. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc would be on this list, except everyone figured out how good it is, so the price jumped. Now I'm lucky if I can find a bottle for under $15. Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris can be pretty bland, but they're perfect on a hot summer day, when I want something cold and acidic.
- French – Rosé (usually Provence, Rhone, or Languedoc)
Rosé is meant to be cold, crisp, and cheap. It is my favorite summer wine. And fall. And winter. Oh, and spring, for that matter. Luckily, it's not that popular here in the US (I think it's fallout from White Zinfandel) so it can be found with reasonable prices. There are some other regions making rose in the French style; South Africa and California are making some good, cheap versions, so keep an eye out.
- Spain – Cava
- Portugal – Vinho Verde
I drink a lot of bubbly. Spanish Cava is the real thing, and is a good substitute for Champagne or Napa sparklers. Vinho verde is a tart, slightly bubbly white wine; I almost put it in the white section, but it sparkles just enough to qualify here. It is another great summer wine.
- Spain – Tempranillo/Garnacha blends
- France – Cote du Rhone
- Australia – GSM blends
When I use a wine for cooking, I want it to be cheap, a blend of grapes, and (usually) have some grenache in the blend. (If I'm putting a cup or two of the wine in a stew, I'm even cheaper than usual.) Cote du Rhone wines are the best example of these blends, but can get pricey, so I look to other regions for a really cheap ($7 or $8) bottle. This is where I break my "avoid Australia" rule; they make a number of inexpensive GSM (grenache, shiraz, mouvedre) blends. And, if I'm using half the bottle in a stew, I want cheap. I might even stoop to Three Buck Chuck.
Box Wines
I want to like box wines. I really do. I hate when I forget about a half a bottle of wine, and find it a couple of days later, when it's already gone.
The box wine concept should work; seal three bottles worth of wine in a plastic bag, keeping oxygen away so the wine can't oxidize.
The problem? The wine they put in the bags. Ugh. Even the newer "high end" boxes don't really do it for me – all the ones I've tried are fruit bombs, like I mentioned above. I keep trying them, hoping I'll find one I like, but so far I've been disappointed.
Final Notes
- I don't mean to talk trash about your favorite wine. If you're a fan of Black Box Cabernet, or love Yellowtail chardonnay and drink it by the jug, more power to you. I wish I could enjoy it as much as you do. (Or, at least, my wallet wishes I could…)
- How do you find what you like? Taste a lot of wine! If your local wine shop has a tasting, visit it. If your grocery store is giving out samples, try them. If you're in wine country, visit wineries. Then, if you find something you like, and the price is right, buy some.
- Local wine shops love to make recommendations. Give them your price range – don't worry about seeming cheap – and they'll be happy to work with you. And, if they're not? Move on to the next store. High end grocery stores often specialize in wine, and they'll have someone on staff who will happily make recommendations. Ask for a mixed case – you'll get 10% off the total price – and see if you like the recommendations.
- Take what they recommend, buy the case, go home and drink it. (This is research.) If you liked their suggestions, keep going back and giving that person your business. And if one of the wines was a particular favorite, go back and buy a case!
- And, when you're asking for help, don't worry about wine snobs. The vast majority of people who work in wine shops do it because they love wine, and want to share. They're looking to create new wine lovers, not lord over you with their knowledge. And if you do run into a snob? Like I said, move on to the next store. Odds are, they'll be happy to help you out.
What do you think? Questions? Cheap wines you love? Leave them in the comments section below.
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Well said and summarized! It is a bummer the NZ sav blancs became so expensive…
That's right! Cotes du Rhone is very good value. Another large region in the south of France that makes good inexpensive wine ($10 – $20) is Languedoc. These wines tend to be rather concentrated and alcoholic.
Obviously you shop at TJ's. I do really like that Carmenere. How about a few more recommendations.
You missed on Spanish Wines. Ribiera del Duoro Tempranillos specifically are amazing and great deals! Not just a Rioja
Thanks, Rhonda!
Languedoc – thanks for the tip!
My TJ's recommedation is their French Rose. La Vielle Ferme, or something like that – it has a picture of a goat on the label. Cheap and delicious.
I don't understand. Spanish Tempranillos are the first wine I recommend. What did I miss?
thanks for the information,will print out and take shopping.Someone mentioned TJ's so I'll check that out(my favorite place to shop.)Always nice to have extra knowledge when looking for good & affordable. :0}
When I'm TJ's I can't stand it when someone is buying a case of 2buckchuck($3.00) in Oregon.Why bother!!!!!
You're welcome – good luck!
Our nearby wine shop has a progressive sale twice a year, with the percent off being the date (20% off on the 20th, 30% on the 30th. . .) so I wait till then to buy. It's a bit of a gamble deciding when to go cause the higher percent off is nice, but stuff is pretty picked over too. I usually go about the 23rd or 24th, get a bunch, then go back the 28/29th to see if any of my favorites are still around.
I love Rieslings and Austrian whites. My Mr prefers Chianti style reds. Getting a good deal helps when you have 2 bottles open most of the time. I also find blends can be great values, that let each type of grape bring its own character to the party.
What a great deal! I wish I had that around here.
I second your thoughts on Chilean Carmenere. It's a great, great wine, big, bold and powerful. You cannot get this grape anywhere else and it is *shockingly* inexpensive.
Thanks, Dan! I'm pretty sure I remember you spending some time in Chile; I always like a recommendation with personal experience behind it.


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widow to be married to a brother-in-law and any children being the heirs of
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Mubarak's Plan to Exploit Coming Chaos, 5,000 Injured, Why Days Matter
As the U.S. stubbornly clings to its defacto support of Mubarak by continuing military aid even while issuing beautiful words of support for democracy, the war of attrition on peaceful protesters continues. NPR reports 5,000 injured last night and today as attacks continue to be portrayed as "clashes" between "pro-Mubarak" demonstrators rather than what they are: attacks by government-paid thugs and out-of-uniform security forces, backed by snipers who are dropping protesters from a distance and thugs pulling organizers out of the crowds.
Last night a BBC interviewer did her dirty work laughably, interviewing the man who has become the equivalent of Mubarak's Joe Plumber, who says he participated in the protests before, but after hearing Mubarak's speech joined the "counter-demonstrators." "Did you switch to Mubarak because he is the best president or because if he left, there would be chaos?" she asked, paraphrasing Mubarak's latest line and proof that he is utterly and totally insane. "I support the president now because there will be chaos if he leaves." It was the most artless performance by purported interviewer and interviewee I have ever heard.
Elements in the media are still committed to making the "spontaneous chaos" meme stick. In contrast NPR's Terry Gross managed to elicit a startling frankness from a former officer of the Egyptian army, who unwittingly let loose the game plan. This man saw a "Nixon model" of Mubarak's exit, as Gross labeled it in exasperation, in which he would be pardoned before exile and then "appreciated for his service to the nation" down the road. The former officer then predicted that in a few days time the war of attrition would reach a point where protesters began running out of food and water, and true chaos would begin in earnest, rather than the manufactured kind.
This will be the army's, which has implicitly chosen a side by not stopping the violence against the protesters, excuse to justify a crackdown to clear the streets, and give Mubarak an opening to hang on for whatever next phase his psychosis dictates. Perhaps announcing that he will stand for election after all. If you doubt this scenario I ask you one question: is there anything you would put past this man?
It is well known that top generals in the Egyptian military were meeting with their Washington counterparts at the Pentagon two weeks ago. Now we know what they were talking about. All you guys have to do is stand down until the right time. Easy. Others will do the rest.
In the meantime the noises about cutting off military aid in order to send the clear, unambiguous message of whose side the US is now on are increasing in volume, but not fast enough. We give Mubarak $1.5 billion in military assistance per year. Senator Leahy, Chair of Foriegn Operations, said "that is a pipeline that is easy to close." But as of today, it remains open.
Why do days matter? Because as Obama continues to play footsie with the dictator, last night and today NPR reports another 5,000 people injured, who knows how many killed. The organized campaign of violence and random terror against these brave people in their bid for freedom, stopping just short of mass round-ups and a bloodbath, continues, all part of the plan. They are not backing down, they have been tortured enough, and their bravery and determination is heartbreaking. There is talk of "entering negotiations" for "Days of Leaving," but a few days is all they need. The world sees what is happening. Obama turns his handsome head away, and seems not to.
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Look at the massiveness of the demonstration in the following short clip. Egyptians have to win.
"Images from Egypt's protests" (1:31)
AlJazeeraEnglish, Feb. 4, 2011
All of the innocent and justified Egyptians killed in these events or this lasting event are tragic deaths, but Egyptians evidently, apparently anyway, aren't ready to be cowered or quelled because of these crimes against them and I don't see how this huge number of people can be defeated. Maybe they can be defeated, but I certainly hope not.
5,000 injured out of over 2,000,000, over two million demonstrating is not a large number, relatively speaking. And more important than the injured, albeit that might depend on how they're injured, are the killings of innocent and justified demonstrators, who I believe to be many, but much fewer.
And here's an article to drive some questioning.
"Why Did Mubarak's Thugs Ride In On Camels?"
by Washington's Blog, Feb. 2, 2011
What's with the violent camel jockeys? Why this symbolism? Is there a bs propaganda purpose, or not? The blog writer doesn't prove, but does present the question.
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They are not backing down, they have been tortured enough, and their bravery and determination is heartbreaking.
I have the opposite view, or the wording might have a different meaning to me than it did for the writer. The Egyptians' courage, determination, and self-affirmation is uplifting and inspirational action. What's heartbreaking is the powers of evil against them. I think this is what Ralph really meant to say, but maybe not. Perhaps he has a reason for seeing the "bravery and determination" of these millions of Egyptians as heartbreaking while the reason, what it could possibly be, just doesn't come to my mind at this moment, or I'm just not thinking of it in precisely the same way.
Whenever people move to action that's needed when it's needed, these moments or events are uplifting, enheartening, and when it's huge numbers of people moving to needed action, especially when it's peacefully done by the demonstrators or activists, then it's more enheartening and/or heartening and the potential for the movement helping to inspire others to act in needed ways becomes greater. Heartbreaking are the forces of evil opposition acting against necessary, certainly justified and important, activism, so against human rights, which includes the right to have a healthy environment, instead of a poisoned and destroyed one.
This must be what Ralph means, I believe, for he's not against activism that's needed; not that I know of anyway.
And I hope his prediction that the Egyptians will not win this struggle will not be what results. It would be an awful tragedy, if it's what happens. Evil must be stopped; its human representatives don't want to stop and refuse to do so, brutally, in the most criminal of ways, but this shit must be brought to an end. All they are are destroyers. They are extremely delusional. They act as if they think they can make this world a better and happier place for themselves and their friends, and allies, while committing extreme crimes against a third and more of humanity, and destroying this planet. It's delusion of lunatics. They might have "just pieces of paper" that serve to prove that they have academic achievements, bachelor's degrees, masters degrees, f.e., but they're extreme idiots; clueless about how we need to live with or in this world. They're out of touch with natural reality, the realities of the natural environment as well as human nature, and they make this a very dark and tragic world while thinking that they can be really happy about this. It's extremely insane, certainly delusional anyway.
1. Mental illness or derangement. No longer in scientific use.
2. Law
a. Unsoundness of mind sufficient in the judgment of a civil court to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
b. In most criminal jurisdictions, a degree of mental malfunctioning sufficient to relieve the accused of legal responsibility for the act committed.
a. Extreme foolishness; folly.
b. Something that is extremely foolish.
#1 might no longer be in scientific use, but these political and corporate leaders are evidently deranged. They or many of them probably could not be committed to an insane asylum, but definition 2.a definitely fits. They definitely are "unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship(s)". They should all be indicted, prosecuted, and jailed, which'd end their "contractual or other legal relationship(s)" that hardly merit being called legal. And definition #3 wholly fits.
Hence, and according to most of the definition of insanity, they are insane.
Hey kidz!!! Was it Mubarak's Plan . . . Or Frank Wisner's Operation??? . . . ;-)
(clipped headline and article from Christopher Bollyn)
"Uprising in Egypt Will End Mubarak Tyranny - OBAMA'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOMENTS VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTORS . . . President Barack Obama sent Frank Wisner of the C.I.A. (Vice Chairman of A.I.G. and director of Enron) to Egypt on January 31 to advise the besieged dictator Hosni Mubarak, who is quickly losing control of the nation."
(full story)
Remember when WE THE PEOPLE . . . of THE WORLD all saw the dynamics in Egypt completely change from peaceful assembly to violent attacks on anti-Mubarak protestors, kidz????
(clipped text from above article)
"Wisner reportedly left the country the day after Mubarak sent hordes of paid thugs and plain-clothes police into the square to attack the peaceful protestors with Molotov cocktails and weapons. It is not believable that Mubark would take such drastic actions against the wishes of Obama's special envoy."
Brother Christoper Bollyn points out a couple of interesting tidbits about Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner . . .
(clipped text from above article)
"Frank Gardiner Wisner was on Enron's board of directors since 1997 and was Vice Chairman of Maurice Greenberg's criminal American International Group (A.I.G.) through 2009, after A.I.G. had received hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to support its criminal enterprise. Both Enron and A.I.G. were engaged in massive fraud operations that cost the U.S. taxpayer dearly."
Wow . . .CIA . . . ENRON . . . AND . . . A.I.G.!!!!
Isn't it a small world, kidz??? . . . ;-)
Now, just for a little "Friday Night Spice" . . . check out this little tie in from the article . . .
(clipped text from above article)
"When we consider that the United States is controlled by a highly deceitful and criminal regime, which is actually protecting the real culprits of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, we can understand that the U.S. government shares the same criminal nature as those it supports in Egypt and Israel."
Now, you kidz remember 9/11, right?? . . . ;-)
Remember WTC7, the building NOT hit by a plane that collapsed at near free fall into its own footprint on 9-11???
(link to video - approx. 3 minutes)
"WTC7 -- This is an Orange"
Now, do your remember this little tidbit of history??
(clipped headline and article from 911 Review)
"Building 7 - . . . a 47-story steel-framed skyscraper that occupied a block adjacent to the World Trade Center complex, . . . the other government agencies with offices in the building were the IRS, the EEOC, the US Secret Service, the SEC, and the CIA. . . The Los Angeles Times reported that 'substantial files were destroyed' for 3000 to 4000 of the SEC's cases. . . Before the attack, SEC investigations of corporate fraud by companies such as Enron and Worldcom were the subject of many news reports -- reports that virtually vanished in the wake of the attack."
(full story)
Wow!!! WTC7 had ties to CIA . . . SEC . . . and . . .ENRON, TOO!!! . . . ;-)
Too bad dear ol' dad, Frank "Operation Mockingbird" Wisner, Sr. isn't here to see Junior shine on the world stage . . .
"Frank Wisner, Sr."
Gee, I wonder if Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner, Jr. knows Israeli "Engineer" . . . Tomer "Do I Look MOSSAD?" Sahiak???
(clipped headline and article from Haaretz)
"Israeli man released from Egypt after arrest in Suez - Foreign Ministry officials in Cairo succeeded Thursday to ensure the release of an Israeli engineer arrested in the Egyptian port city of Suez, Israel Radio reported. Tomer Sahiak, who was arrested on Wednesday, was escorted by foreign ministry officials on his way back to Israel."
(full story)
After all, it is such a small world . . .
. . . in the "dirty tricks" business . . . ;-)
"Concrete shoes
Done dirt cheap
Ooo, neckties
High voltage
Done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap"
- "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
Hey kidz!!! Is POTUS Obama having a "CIA Bay Of Pigs" moment with Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner???
(clipped headline and article from BBC)
"Egypt unrest: US disowns envoy comment on Hosni Mubarak - The US state department has distanced itself from comments by a US special envoy, to the effect that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should stay in office during a power transition. Spokesman Philip Crowley said Frank Wisner's views were his own, and not co-ordinated with the US government."
(full story)
VERY interesting, indeed . . .
(clipped text from above BBC article)
"Mr Wisner, a former ambassador to Egypt, was sent by President Obama to Cairo on Monday, apparently to urge Mr Mubarak to announce his departure. . . 'The president must stay in office to steer those changes,' he told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. 'I believe that President Mubarak's continued leadership is critical . . .'"
So, Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner . . . of ENRON, AIG, and CIA fame . . . says on record that Mubarak should stay . . .
But then we get this from the US State Department immediately:
(clipped text from above BBC article)
"But in Washington, state department spokesman PJ Crowley said: 'He has not continued in any official capacity following the trip. The views he expressed today are his own. He did not co-ordinate his comments with the US government.'"
VERY . . . VERY interesting . . . ;-)
Two possible scenarios come to mind:
1 - POTUS Obama and Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner are playing "Good Cop/Bad Cop" . . . Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner is sent in to coordinate Pro-Zionist/Pro-MIC thugs to undermine the PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION in EGYPT while Obama plays the champion of "HOPE & CHANGE" to the TV cameras . . .
. . . . not that anyone would ever fall for that "HOPE & CHANGE" schtick . . . again??? . . . right??? . . . ;-)
2 - Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner, the CIA and the World Zionists are playing one game while POTUS Obama and the State Department are playing another. . .
. . . hence the JFK vs. CIA "Bay Of Pigs" reference . .
Now, what concerns this ol' fool from North Cackilacki, is either way WE THE PEOPLE are being fed an "Egypt in Chaos" image by the Zionist Media . . .
I'm seeing planted stories of gas pipelines being blown up, U.S. Warships on the way to Egypt, Egyptian VP assassinations, faked "hired thugs" Wikileaks documents, escaped Hamas Terrorists returning to Gaza after escaping Egyptian prisons, Iran cheers "Islamo-fascist" revolution in Egypt, etc., etc., etc.
None of which are really panning out as "TRUE" . . . but yet they just keep getting released and the Zio-press is running with them.
The good news is that I think Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner may have just become my new "Special Friend" . . . I think I want to get to know him a bit better, keep in touch, and have a real interest in those "Special People" in his life that he is meeting with around the world . . .
. . . don't you kidz want Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner to be your new "Special Friend", too? . . . ;-)
Then we can all watch to see if Wisner stays or goes . . . as we are all watching to see if Mubarak stays or goes . . . not to mention Barak "No BushCo War Crimes/9-11 Trials" Obama in 2012 . . . ;-)
"This indecision's bugging me
If you don't want me, set me free
Exactly whom I'm supposed to be
Don't you know which clothes even fit me?
Come on and let me know
Should I cool it or should I blow?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double
So you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go?"
- "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash
Hey kidz!!! Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner is SO interesting . . . ;-)
Did you know that in addition to his Enron . . . AIG . . . CIA . . . and State Department jobs . . .
. . . he also works for the New York and Washington law firm "Patton Boggs"???
And you will never guess who "Patton Boggs" list as their clients!!!
(clipped headline and article from UK Independent)
"Revealed: US envoy's business link to Egypt - Frank Wisner, President Barack Obama's envoy to Cairo who infuriated the White House this weekend by urging Hosni Mubarak to remain President of Egypt, works for a New York and Washington law firm which works for the dictator's own Egyptian government."
(full story)
Can you say, "Conflict of Interest" boyz and girlz?? I knew you could!!! . . . ;-)
(clipped text from above UK Independent article)
"But there is nothing 'personal' about Mr Wisner's connections with the litigation firm Patton Boggs, which openly boasts that it advises 'the Egyptian military, the Egyptian Economic Development Agency, and has handled arbitrations and litigation on the [Mubarak] government's behalf in Europe and the US'."
And you kidz thought Vice President Dick "Stand Down On 9-11" Cheney was an "interesting" fellow with all his Haliburton "no bid" contracts . . . ;-)
And of course, Darth Cheney has to chime in to cheer for the Zio-Tyrant.
(clipped headline and article from the UK Guardian)
"Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally - Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a good friend and U.S. ally, and he urged the Obama administration to move cautiously as turmoil continued to shake that nation's government."
(full story)
Emphasis on "VICE", there . . . as in "RICO" the lot of them!!!
We can use this company photo as Wisner's mug shot on the BOLO (Be On Look Out) . . . ;-)
(link to Patton Boggs Staff page)
"Ambassador Frank G. Wisner - Foreign Affairs Advisor"
Not to be out done by Cheney, it turns out that by way of marriage, Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner also has ties into the BushCo/bin Laden firm of "The Carlyle Group" by way of little "Olivier Sarkozy" . . . ;-)
(clipped biography)
"Olivier Sarkozy - Christine de Ganay divorced and then married Frank G. Wisner, an American diplomat, when (Olivier) Sarkozy was only 7 years of age. . . .In 2002 he (Oliver Sarkozy) was hired by UBS, where he advised on many billion dollar acquisitions. On March 3, 2008 Sarkozy was appointed to be the Co-head and Managing Director of the Carlyle Group's Global Financial Services Group."
(full biography)
But most telling of all is the "Special Friends" that Frank "Dirty Tricks" Wisner must have in the Zionist American Main Stream Media . . . by this astute observation by the UK Independent:
(clipped text from the above UK Independent article)
"Oddly, not a single journalist raised this extraordinary connection with US government officials – nor the blatant conflict of interest it appears to represent."
Once again, our "Fourth Estate" has proven itself to be a "Fifth Column", kidz . . . ;-)
And by all his "Special Friends", WE THE PEOPLE . . . of THE WORLD . . . need to ask, . . .
"If no man can serve two masters,
Whom Does Mr. Frank 'Dirty Tricks' Wisner serve???"
"When eyes meet in silence
A pact can be made
A lifelong alliance
That won't be betrayed
Won't be betrayed
A friend is a friend
Nothing can change that
Arguments, squabbles
Can't break the contract
That each of you makes
To the death, to the end
Deliver your future,
Into the hands of your friend"
- "A Friend Is A Friend" from The Iron Giant by Pete Townsend


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We're buying: A dashing pair
These rather smart shoes are a case of east London meets well, east London, as Shoreditch-based shoe company Hudson collaborates with Stoke Newington's Dashing Tweeds on this mini-collection of handsome chukka boots and brogues in leather and tweed.
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Entrepreneurial undergraduates from the Central Saint Martins jewellery course will be selling their wares at a three-day pop-up shop, just in time for Christmas. Proceeds from the sale will go towards the students' degree shows next June.
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We're saving the date: Having a ball
With the breathless anticipation of a debutante, the first exhibition in the V&A's newly renovated fashion galleries has just been announced. Ball- gowns: British Glamour Since 1950 will celebrate 60 years of gowns as exemplified by Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Erdem.
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My heart goes to Michelle Kwan and would secretly give anything to see her win this title. Whether you're a fan of her or not, it is hard I think to say she doesn't deserve it after everything. However I don't think she will win. I think she will be on the podium though. If I could choose the podium I would place it 1. kwan, 2. Fumie, 3. ArakawaOriginally Posted by mk06gold
However I'm not fortunate enough to be a judge lol. I don't see an American winning the gold medal in Turino sadly. I think it will be a Japanese woman. Probably Arakawa or Fumie (if she can start nailing those jumps, which I believe she can. She has two seasons to do so and her artistry is above those jumping beans. Based on last season I think the podium will be a japanese winner with two Americans in 2nd and 3rd.


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Thieves have rustled more than million bees from a Matamata beekeeper.
John Tyler lost 28 hives, and their 1.125 million industrious inhabitants, in the November 7 or 8 robbery from a Te Poi farm paddock, the Matamata Chronicle reported.
Each hive contained about 50,000 bees, weighed 25 kilograms and was worth about $7500.
The robbery of his winged workers, requiring at least two men and a truck, has left a bitter taste in Mr Tyler's mouth.
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The error message displayed by the computer in the 1971 movie "The Andromeda Strain". It indicated an information overload when attempting to analyze the organism.
by Frac June 12, 2008
The area code in the southern section of Mississippi
David Banner is representing the 601 like mad, yo!
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The error number in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, when Dr. Ritsuko Akagi tries to analyze the S2 Engine inside the 4th Angel, Samshel.
(601 appears on screen)
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Ritsuko: That's our system's code number for "cannot be analyzed."
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Unexpected downside of a psychedelic episode. After "Dragnet 1969" pilot, where 'Blue Boy' uses perfectly legal LSD, but is charged with violating CA Health and Welfare Statute 601: "being in danger of leading an idle, dissolute, or immoral life."
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I read with dismay of the problems that the City of Lebanon is facing funding the Jimmy Floyd Family Center.
During the 18 years that our family has lived in Lebanon, three great things have happened. While I was not the best fan of former Mayor Don Fox, these things happened on his watch. I refer to the Don Fox Park, the Jimmy Floyd Center and the Music City Star commuter train.
We joined the Jimmy Floyd Center and as a result my wife, Angela, is now a committed runner having participated in Sherry's Run three times and in the Nashville Half-Marathon. Our youngest daughter is now also a committed runner and took part in the Nashville Marathon. I am a keep-fit enthusiast and I walk the Don Fox Park and exercise regularly.
I see the activity in the park is tremendous. People of all shapes and sizes are walking to keep fit. All this activity must have a good effect in reducing the cost of health care in Lebanon.
The same goes for the Jimmy Floyd Center. Remember that the land was donated by the Floyd family for the use of Lebanon citizens. The $50,000 deficit is probably a small price to pay for the improvement of public health. Please don't hand it over to the YMCA. We would be prepared to support a moderate increase in the annual subscription.
This leads us to the train. We've traveled several times to Nashville on Friday nights and love the trip. No driving on the interstate with heavy trucks bearing down on us all the time. No parking problems in Nashville or associated fees, and no gas expense, and on top of that a relaxed atmosphere. We just wish we could stay another hour, and maybe even travel there on Saturdays.
The train seems poorly supported. I don't know why other than the fact that people have gotten attached to their vehicles. Please don't put the train in jeopardy, give them all the support you can.
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I hived a swarm in a TBH. They started drawing good comb and the queen is laying. The nectar is in abundance right now. The swarm was huge and due to some other factors I wound up with two extra queens. I took another TBH placed it in place of the original swarm TBH with two bars of bees from the original swarm. I also placed a new queen in there in a candy release cage. All of the field bees just flew right in. The original TBH is next to the new one only I switched it around so the entrance faces the opposite direction. There's honey, pollen and fresh uncapped brood in the original TBH. I have 1:1 syrup at the entrance of both hives and plan to keep feeding so they get strong (although this appears to be one of the best nectar years around here).
I hope it works.
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Katri SANG ALONG?!
Finland is in the news again!
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Otherwise, things have happened briskly here. What I mean is, it's turned rather cool and brisk weather-wise, and also that things have been happening. Last week in Helsinki there was the annual herring festival, when all the fisherman and such from the west--Sweden, �land, and western Finland--come to Helsinki for a week to sell their goods. The goods themselves are a delectible bunch. There are many varieties of pungent herring, combined with various kinds of mustard, garlic sauces, herbs, spices, and fruits. There are tiny fishes resembling sardines, which are fried whole and eaten whole, with garlic mayonnaise. There are many varieties of salmon, including a particularly delicious salmon pie with rice, eggs, and plenty of dill baked into a sweet or rye crust. There are various jams, jellies, and apples, which are in season. And there's black bread, made with molassas and very sweet, meant to be stored and eaten over the course of the long winter because it doesn't go bad. In fact, in previous ages the herring festival gave people of Helsinki the chance to stock up on such fish and bread for the winter. Now, this isn't so important, but the festival is still lively and features plenty of jolly, loud-voiced fisherman, as well as magicians, a crusty sailor singing sea ballads on his accordion, and plenty of gulls.
Last weekend, I experienced three major Finnish traditions all rolled into one. I went to a summer house, attended a crab party, and went to a "real" sauna, all for the first time. Summer houses are important to Finnish people. Although as all real estate they're often quite expensive these days, it's an integral tradition for urban Finns to spend weekends, and in the summer longer periods, at a summer house owned by a family, shared by families, or rented. This particular house is located on an enormous multi-fingered lake near a small town called Heinola, a couple hours east of Helsinki. Driving down a winding road onto a long, unpaved track and down a very long driveway, we passed through typically Finnish birch forests and arrived at the homestead. There are a few buildings there, built on top of the exposed bedrock and mossy forest floor by sticking wooden posts into cement blocks on a fairly flat patch of ground, and then building over that. While there's often electricity, there is usually no running water, no heated water, and Finns seem to value performing basic tasks in a more naturalistic environment. This place had one water tap coming directly out of the lake, but drinking water came from other sources. Virtually everything is made of wood, and apparently things are frequently built by families themselves. In fact, it was for this reason that we were invited to the summer house in the first place--to help build a storage shed.
The summer house has been owned by Katri's family for around 40 years, and has been passed down through the family to various people. It's more or less a collective thing. There's one main house with a composting toilet and fireplace. There are a couple of tiny sleeping cabins with spartan bunks and space heaters. There's a dock and some nice wooden steps leading down to the dirt parking area. There are boats. And there's a sauna.
As I've mentioned, sauna is known as a very important part of Finnish life. When Finnish people have settled new places, they usually build a sauna first, before even a house. It provides heating, and can be used to wash, clean, and even as a sterile environment to give birth. But as with many such things it isn't fully understood until one really participates. Most Finnish people have a sauna in their bathroom, or down the hall, or in their apartment building, and there are also a number of public saunas. But these are mostly electric and considered not to be optimal. They don't usually resemble the pathetic saunas in the American hotels of my childhood, which no one knew how to heat up or which were frequently broken.
However, any Finnish person will tell you that the best time to go to sauna is at a summer house, preferably near a lake. These saunas are the old style, heated by wood from a fire in a stove (the smoke directed up and out, of course), with hot stones resting on the stovetop. This supposedly provides a much more comfortable environment than from electric heating. It's even better to use a certain type of wood for the benches and walls, because it doesn't get as hot. Until now, I hadn't experienced this "real" sauna.
But there we went, lit by a regrettably quick sunset over the glassy lake. The temperature approached, and probably passed, 90 degrees Celsius, and everyone is naked, of course. (Finnish people are quick to point out that theirs is the only real sauna, because they tend to take it naked, at 20 to 30 degrees hotter than, say, Swedes, Estonians, and Turks.) Someone pours water over the stones and steam rises into the air and a rush of wet, hot air envelops you. The goal then is to sweat, to loosen and soak dirt, grime, and excess skin. You can wash then, maybe pour water from a bucket over your head. In summer, people rub (or, sort of smack, apparently) themselves with birch branches, as the coarse leaves help clean, and there's some healthy element in the leaves themselves as well.
Then you go outside. The lake, of course, is right there, or perhaps a snowdrift to roll in. Water temperature was about 10 degrees Celsius, and we went in fairly quickly, the shock makes your blood rush and you gasp and can only stay in for thirty seconds or so, and then run back to the sauna. But it's effective in helping circulation, cleanliness, and gives you some kind of enormous adrenaline rush as well.
So after we did this a couple of times, the heat still rising off our skin, we returned to the house. I felt immeasurably refreshed, both relaxed and invigorated by the extreme temperature changes, the clean feeling, the afterglow of sauna. This "real" sauna was definitely better--the steam penetrated deeper and the air felt more moist, the temperature felt hotter, yet it was somehow more forgiving and didn't make me feel lightheaded at all like an electric sauna can.
In the house the preparations were under way for the crab party. In actuality, you eat crayfish, usually from Finland. Boiled, preferably alive. Everyone gets a small knife and you go to town cracking shells, sucking meat, and eating various side dishes with lots of dill and potatoes and such. It takes forever, and you don't actually eat too much. Luckily, the time is filled by discussing loudly and drinking obscene amounts of alcohol. Someday I'll talk about the Finnish drinking culture, but suffice to say everyone had their share. The night contained toasts to me; Mannerheim, the George Washington of Finland; Katri's grandfather. Later discussions included American politics; the possible homosexuality of Mannerheim (which was scorned as unimportant by everyone present); and Katri's grandfather's role in negotiating truces between rival Ethiopian tribes in order to build roads. Volume increased to feverish levels. One by one people dropped out. Things died down around 2 AM, with Katri's father playing lullabies on the guitar and Katri actually singing along (anyone who knows her should have their eyes raised at this point).
Needless to say, the shed didn't get built. They'll do it some other time, I guess.
Later that weekend, we moved out of Katri's grandparents' apartment in Helsinki into a student apartment in Espoo, shared with Katri's good friend Vilma. The apartment is in Olari, a neighborhood in Espoo known as the "West Side" by the Finnish hip-hop community, with some kind of reputation for being rough, although in truth the most annoying part about the place is the revving of mopeds by teenagers. It's a mixed bag, though, described colorfully by one as "families, students, and drug addicts." There are many trees and some rather nice-looking apartment buildings, as well as some uglier ones. Katri's apartment has plenty of space, a spacious kitchen and living room, and feels cozy. But there's not a whole lot to do out there. The closest cultural center is Iso Omena (literally, "Big Apple"), a large mall a few blocks away near the highway that has a new, well-lit library with no English books. Nearby, there's an American-themed restaurant called Chico's, a late-night pizzeria, and a supermarket that's not open on Sundays. (Actually, the law in Finland is that no above-ground supermarket above a certain size can be open on Sundays--smaller ones, usually independent, and certain chain stores that are technically located underground, however, are open.) Olari--mellow place.
This week, we're back in the grandparents' place, for which I'm grateful. I'm preparing for a show at an international bookstore, the first in what may become a series of concerts there. I have a Finnish exam on Wednesday. Life continues. Hope all is well...