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Benjamin Smith Lyman was born December 11, 1835, to Hampshire County Register of Probate Samuel Fowler Lyman and his first wife Almira Smith Lyman in Northampton, where he remained until attending Phillips Exeter Academy from August 20, 1851, to July 8, 1852. From Exeter, he went on to Harvard College, graduating in 1855. He then taught school at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts, at Charles Short's Classical School for Boys in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at Franklin B. Sanborn's school in Concord, Massachusetts, where he came to know, through Sanborn, members of the Emerson and Alcott families and Henry David Thoreau, as well as abolitionists active in the region.
In the same exploratory period he was given his first geological job -- chain carrying and rainy day office work for his uncle by marriage, J. Peter Lesley, already a noted geologist, on a topographical and geological survey of Broad Top Mountain in Pennsylvania. According to an 1872 Lyman family genealogy, Lyman's own Uncle Joseph, Lesley's brother-in-law, originally intending a career in law, later studied civil engineering, mining, and metallurgy, and was active in the development of anthracite coal and iron resources in Pennsylvania. His activities and connections may have been an influence on Lyman in his ultimate choice of career, as well as in his sympathies for social reform. Although Benjamin had first intended to become a merchant, his interest in geology and mining engineering grew in the next few years, during which he made a survey of iron foundries in some of the eastern, middle, and southern states for the American Iron Association, accompanied Lesley on additional surveys, and became assistant geologist of the Iowa State Geological Survey.
By 1859 he had finally decided to make geology his life's work and went for a year's study at the Ecole Imperiale des Mines in Paris (1859-1860), followed by a practical course at the Royal Academy of Mines in Freiberg, Saxony (1861-1862). Upon returning to the United States, Lyman established his residence in Philadelphia and opened an office as a consulting mining engineer. Work on surveys took him to the Pottsville coal region of Pennsylvania; Cow Bay and Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Arizona; California; and in 1870, the oil lands of the Punjab, India. On his return from India, he traveled through China and Japan, where he was, as he said, "bitten with Orientalism."
The opportunity to return to Japan came to Lyman shortly thereafter. In the hope of making a name for himself in geology, he signed a three-year contract with the Meiji government in 1872 to survey Hokkaido for mining possibilities. Lyman carried out his mission in Japan with passion. It was to be the most productive period of his life. His survey identified the most promising coal fields for Hokkaido's eventually successful mining industry as well as reporting on progress in the reclamation of waste land, the nature of the soil in various districts; the customs, physique, and folklore of the Ainu; useful ores and stones; the development and exploitation of hydraulic power; importation of foreign capital; and the advantage of cooperation with foreign concerns in the mining industry.
Lyman's Japanese assistants, to whom he taught surveying, mapping, mathematics, mineralogy, and related subjects, accompanied him on the difficult ground-breaking survey. They all became proficient surveyors and some of them distinguished geologists. Their enthusiasm and support was largely responsible for making Lyman's experience in Japan as rewarding to him as it was, for he did not have good relations with the Kaitakushi (the Bureau of Development for Hokkaido), owing in part to conflict as to who had authority over his assistants and to a discrepancy between his values and those of the Kaitakushi's administrators. Following completion of the Hokkaido survey and the final report and maps associated with it, Lyman was employed by the Interior Department of Japan and later by the Public Works Department, Bureau of Engineering, to survey oil fields in the rest of the country.
When his contract was up in 1879, Lyman remained in Japan at his own expense to complete the survey maps. Before leaving, he encouraged his assistants to form the Geological Society of Japan and to publish a journal. He gave them his house and grounds for headquarters, which they later sold with his permission when the group disbanded (to be succeeded later by the present society). Lyman maintained contact with his assistants for the rest of his life.
Returning to the United States in January 1881, Lyman took up residence in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he continued work on his reports, publishing them at his own expense. Having saved much of his considerable salary in Japan, Lyman did not need to earn money for the time being. Soon thereafter, he bought the house at 134 Elm Street built in 1880 by W.T. Clement, founder of the Clement Cutlery Company, who died in 1882. Lyman participated in civic affairs as a member of the City Improvement Association and the Community Council. In 1882, Tokumatsu Nakajima, the 10-year old son of his Japanese stableman, came to live with him and be educated in the United States. The boy attended public schools in Northampton and was loved by Lyman's family and friends, such as Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. Ferry, Lyman's near neighbors on Elm Street. He moved to Philadelphia with Lyman when the latter accepted the position of Assistant Geologist of Pennsylvania in 1887. Toku graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, returned to Northampton to work at a Banister's bookstore, and died of tuberculosis in 1901 at age 29.
In the years following his return to Philadelphia, Lyman wrote a great many papers and articles, attended meetings of technical and scientific societies as well as the Oriental Club of Philadelphia, and held a reception each year on the birthday of the Emperor of Japan. After retiring in 1895 from his appointed position, Lyman continued a private practice, finding little remunerative work, however, due to the business depression of the 1890s. In 1906-1907 he surveyed the coal lands near Mt. Lantauan on the island of Cebu in the Philippines, for a New York company building a railroad there. On the way, he visited his former assistants in Japan, who greeted him warmly. He hoped to re-visit them on his return trip, but a long bout with dysentery prevented that.
Lyman was convinced that if he hadn't become a vegetarian in 1864, he would have died young from food eaten on his travels. At 81, in 1917 he published a scholarly cookbook of vegetarian recipes.
Lyman died August 30, 1920, aged 84, in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
Born in the same year as Mark Twain, Lyman outlived him by ten years. His circumstances and career provide a useful perspective upon major developments in New England, United States, and, indeed, world history during a period of immense changes. Lyman was a member of a prominent Hampshire County family with origins in the earliest European settlements of Massachusetts Bay and the Connecticut Valley. His grandfather was Sheriff of "Old Hampshire" County and, after 1811, of the new; his father was County Register of Probate and later Probate Judge. Thus a scion of a local elite, attending Exeter and Harvard, in communication with Transcendentalism and Abolitionism through Franklin B. Sanborn, he was also an early exemplar of the American exodus to Europe for advanced scientific training. And as a participant in the process of resource exploration through the application of geological science, he participated in the development of industrialization both at home and, perhaps most importantly, in Japan. These historical movements are documented in valuable ways by the collection described here.
The Benjamin Smith Lyman collection at the University of Massachusetts Amherst comprises books, maps, and papers, illuminating aspects of late-nineteenth-century Japan, New England, and Pennsylvania, as well as the field of geology and of mining exploration and engineering as they were practiced 1858-1911.
Printed Works
The Japanese and Chinese language books, now in Special Collections and University Archives at the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, were for the most part purchased by Lyman while he was in Japan; others he collected later and received as gifts. They represent over 300 titles, many of them in scores of volumes each, and reflect Lyman's catholic interests and scholarly bent.
Essentially, the books fall into three categories: Japanese classics printed in the Edo period, 1600-1868; books on the Japanese language published in the nineteenth century; and books on nearly every aspect of Japanese life in the Meiji era, including medicine, religion, and popular culture. Among these volumes are some which are rare today, even in Japan.
While most of the books were published between 1800 and 1880, there are several early ones: Kitamura Kigin, Kogetsusho (Commentaries on The Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji), 1675; Yoshida Kenko, Tsurezuregusa Sho (the fourteenth-century Essays in Idleness, said by Donald Keene "Surely [to] be included in any list of the ten most important works of Japanese literature"), 1691; and Okanishi Ichu, Tsurezuregusa Jikige (Commentaries on Essays in Idleness), 1686, for example. Among the most popular publications are a complete set of the first edition of Takizawa Bakin's Nanso Satomi Hakkenden (the fictional/mythological story of the Satomi family), 1814-1842, and Suzuki Bokushi, Hokuetsu Seppu (Snow in Echigo -- a literary miscellany), 1836-1843.
An additional strength of the collection is in natural science. Titles from the Edo period include: Ito Ihe's Jikinsho (a dictionary of flowering plants), 1707-1733; Shimazu Shigehide's Seikei Zusetsu (an encyclopedia of agriculture), 1804; and Okura Nagatsune's Nokaeki (a handbook on haze [wax trees]), 1802-1854.
The collection includes some books on Asia in Western languages as well. Among the rarer items is the London 1728 edition of the History of Japan by Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716), indefatigable traveler in the Middle East and Central, Southeast, and East Asia, and among the earliest Westerners to become truly expert on Japan. The History in English, first published in the previous year by Sir Hans Sloane, was the earliest publication of Kaempfer's manuscripts on Japan. Only in 1777-1779 was another of his manuscripts, left in his home in Lemgo, published in the original language. This work, Geschichte und Beschreibung von Japan, in two volumes, is also included in the Lyman Collection, as are the nine volume Histoire et description generale du Japon (1736) of Pierre de Charlevoix (1682-1761); the Yu yen tzu erh chi: A Progressive Course Designed to Assist the Student of Colloquial Chinese as Spoken in the Capital and the Metropolitan Department (1st ed., 1867) by T.F. Wade; and A Dictionary of Colloquial Idioms in the Mandarin Dialect (1873) by Herbert A. Giles.
The 121 published Japanese maps 1834-1896, housed with the books, are fine and unusual examples of cartography. Some depict the local, provincial, or national topography of Japan; others are devoted to geology The most important of these are printed in color from wood blocks (relief printing). There are, in addition, a few maps of Korea and China as well as some Western ones, including the intaglio printed Topographische Karte der Schweiz by C.H. Dufour, 1855, and maps accompanying the Third Annual Report of the State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity of Massachusetts, 1882.
From Lyman's earliest financial records,kept as a student at Phillips Exeter, through the journal notations of his later days in Philadelphia, Lyman's meticulous record keeping provides much detail about his life and work. In letters to family, friends, and business associates, Lyman described his social and professional activities, particularly in letters to Franklin B. Sanborn, his classmate, a friend of the Concord Transcendentalists, and an active abolitionist. Lyman also made observations about his surroundings in the course of worldwide travel, as well as over extended periods of residence in Philadelphia, Northampton, and especially Japan, which is also well documented in the photographs he took and acquired. The field notes and journals from which Lyman prepared reports for his geological surveys are included, as well as maps he prepared, most notably some of Hokkaido.
The papers, 1848-1911, have been organized into nine series, including Correspondence, Financial Records, Writings, Survey Notebooks, Survey Maps, Photographs, Student Notes and Notebooks, Collections, and Miscellaneous.
This collection is organized into nine series:
The collection is open for research.
Acquired from the Forbes Library.
The Lyman Papers were originally part of a collection donated to the Forbes Library in Northampton by Benjamin's cousin Frank Lyman in 1921. Weighing 8 tons, the collection included 4,105 books, over 1,800 in Japanese. It is chiefly these Japanese books, with the addition of others in Chinese and in Western languages pertaining to Asia, that were transferred to UMass Amherst along with the late Edo- and Meiji-era Japanese maps acquired by Lyman and a substantial collection of his papers.
Other significant collections of Benjamin Smith Lyman materials can be found at the American Philosophical Society, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Hokkaido University, and in the Horace Capron papers at Yale University.
The non-Japanese/Chinese volumes of Lyman's library, representing various languages and many fields of inquiry, remain at the Forbes Library.
Processed by Linda Seidman.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Cite as: Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers (MS 190). Special Collections and University Archives, University University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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I sprayed a little blueing in the sear and hammer faces to check contact and after a few hammer drops on a dummy round and disassembly I was pleased to see the wear was even across both faces.
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Rookie Chandler Jones delivers another impressive performance
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FOXBORO — After spending most of the first week of training camp out of the spotlight, Chandler Jones hit the big stage on Wednesday night.
Granted, it was a scrimmage under the lights for season-ticket holders. But his first appearance on the FieldTurf at Gillette Stadium had the feel of a debut performance, as the rookie defensive end out of Syracuse delivered another impressive effort, building on a very good first week of training camp.
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'I'm just treating every day like it was game day. Just taking it a day at a time, and then, I take those days and try and string them together,' he said after Wednesday's session, one that left fans chanting his name as he walked off the field.
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Wednesday's practice comes on the heels of a series of impressive performances through the first week of camp. Jones has shown excellent speed coming off the edge, and if he continues to trend upward, it's clear that the rookie will make an impact in his first season in the NFL.
Coming out of college, there were some questions about his frame, particularly whether or not he weighed enough to generate the necessary power off the edge in the NFL. He said he has gained some weight, but still understands not everyone is going to be on board with the idea of someone with his body type being an elite pass rusher.
'No matter what I do, people are going to question my ability,' he said after Wednesday night's practice. 'If you don't believe in yourself, who will? For the people who are saying 'You're not ready' or 'You're not strong enough,' there's always going to be critics. That's what they do.
'Each day is a step. It's a phase,' he said. 'You can't learn everything at once. You learn some things and then, you learn some others. You can't learn it all at once. You can't just jump into it. I'm excited to learn the whole playbook, and we'll see what goes from there.'
The early returns are in on Jones, and are mostly positive. But can he sustain those efforts when the games begin? And more importantly, can he be one of the individuals who helps replace the 20 sacks the Patriots lost in the offseason with the departure of Andre Carter and Mark Anderson?
'I wasn't on the team last year, and I really don't know anything about last year's team. I know I'm on the team this year, and my job is to help the defense. And that's what I'm going to do,' he said. 'Whatever coach Bill Belichick says — 'Chandler, stand up,' I'm going to stand up. If he says, 'Chandler, get in a three-point stance,' I'm going to get in a three-point stance.'
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Senior (2011)... Named a co-captain for the 2011 season ... Started all 22 games for Michigan ... Scored her first goal of the season in the first half of the North Carolina game (Oct. 23) ... Added a goal in a 4-2 win over Indiana (Oct. 28) ... Had assists in Big Ten Tournament games against Iowa (Nov. 4) and Penn State (Nov. 6) ... Set a career high with two assists in the Ball State win (Sept. 17) ... Had 20 shots on the season, 15 of which have been on goal ... Helped U-M to six shutouts on the year, including 2-0 wins over Iowa (Oct. 1), Penn State (Oct. 16) and Michigan State (Oct. 21) ... Was named U-M's Player of the Game after the North Carolina game on Aug. 27 ...
Junior (2010)... Started all 22 games in the backfield for the Wolverines ... Helped a defense that had six shutouts and a 1.71 goals against average ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in Michigan's 4-3 overtime victory over Miami (Oct. 8) ... Had three shot attempts this season, including a shot on goal against Albany (Sept. 18).
Sophomore (2009)... Appeared in all 21 games, starting 17 as a defender... scored one goal (U-M's 7-0 win over Saint Louis on Oct. 3).
Freshman (2008)... Appeared in 14 games as a reserve, missing the final six with injury ... Posted a multi-goal effort vs. Saint Louis (Sept. 13), netting two goals in the final eight minutes of regulation ... Scored U-M's first goal at Ball State (Sept. 12) for first collegiate tally ... Made collegiate debut vs. North Carolina (Aug. 30) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
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Mark Hendry quit the taxi business because he lost so much money it eventually cost him his home.
The Glenfield father said the three years he spent in the industry were "soul-destroying".
"It was horrible. You think you are involved in something professional and doing the right thing and it's all going to work out, but it didn't".
Mr Hendry purchased two cabs - one in 2010 and one in 2012. He said the price he paid for working from the airport, his GST, insurance, petrol and vehicle maintenance were not recouped by profits from fares.
He did not believe drivers should "rip off" customers, but could understand why some were desperate to earn an income.
"I eventually lost my home because I was unable to repay my mortgage on that money."
He eventually left the industry for his current job, bus driving, and said he was more secure.
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One taxi driver spoke to the Herald but did not want to be named in case there were repercussions.
He said drivers were under emotional stress from working long shifts for little pay.
"People say the fares are quite high, but if you only do three fares when you are working 13-hour shifts ... we have to work that long to get three fares if we are lucky."
It was expensive to cover the costs of running a cab, he said.
"We are struggling either way, the price of everything has gone up."
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Hawkes Bay businessman Chris Taylor was charged $135 to travel from the airport to central Auckland last month - more than double what he was used to paying for regular trips to the city.
"We were sitting in traffic and the fare was just going up and up and up. I had to pay for it, of course, because I had hopped into the car, but I wasn't very happy about it, especially as we were just sitting there and the fare was mounting."
Despite coming to the city about six times each year, Mr Taylor was unfamiliar with the most direct route - but said his driver did not take him on a motorway during the 21km journey.
"It doesn't seem very fair. I was expecting maybe a $60 fare, which is normally what it would cost, and when I was on the way back from the same place it was $35 ... and I am 99 per cent sure we went a different route."
Mr Taylor doubts he will ever take another taxi off the rank and plans to use prebooked services with quoted prices.
His tale was one of hundreds received by the Herald, including that of David Pellett, who was charged $40.20 to travel less than 7km to Mangere Bridge. It was 1am and there was no other option, he said.
"You're in a Catch 22 because it's one o'clock in the morning and at that time you don't have those options.
"To charge that sort of rate is ridiculous. It's exorbitant, it's just too high."
Robin Norris said she was charged $40 to travel less than 1km to her car she had parked at the Ibis Hotel.
"I was charged $40 and was told this was a mandated charge for rides within the airport because it entailed the driver returning to the back of the queue for taxis looking for more lucrative fares to the city."
Another woman said she had just returned from Australia and handed her driver a $50 note - which is the same colour as the Australian $5 bill.
"As I was stepping out of the taxi I realised, I turned to say something and the driver took off, my door still open."
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I am looking at a trailer boat, and was wondering what the differences between the Oday 22/23' vs the Oday 25'/26' are? I am new to sailing and would be sailing alone 80% of the time, with occasional guests, for daysailing to traveling/weekending. I live in Wisconsin, so there are pleanty of options for locations to sail, madison, appleton, castle rock, lake michigan, and apostle islands. unfortunately I would have to trailer to all of these, hence the need of a trailer sailer. Any help will be welcomed. Im planning on taking some sailing courses in Milwaukee next spring
Thanks kurt
also would they be good first boats??
I had an O'Day 23 for 14 years. It's a great boat. Had a great little cabin for weekend trips and enough room in the cockpit for four adults. I kept it in a slip though. I would not have used it nearly as much (at least 3 time a month) if I had to step the mast each time. Trailer-able boats of that size are nice if you want to take one to a distant lake for a long stay but I would not want to have to do it each time I wanted to go sailing for a day or two.
I have a 26 its great for weekends/week stays. Think any one of them would be a great 1st boat. I Agree with LakePirate, stepping the mast and setting it up each and every time would be a bear. But I'm sure with practice and an established routine, and if you do not mind giving up the time, it could be done
The main difference between the two boats is that the extra size and weight of the bigger boat will make it much more difficult to trailer. My first boat was a Catalina 22. I trailer sailed it the first year. It was a real hassle to step the mast, connect the boom, launch the boat, etc.
The 22' boat is small and light enough that one or two people can easily do the work to rig and launch. It will take you about an hour, but you can do it. It can also be towed with a minivan, small truck, suv, etc. By the time you get to a 25' boat, it's going to be much harder to step the mast, launch, tow, etc. You will also need a real truck to tow it.
There are people who tow 25' boats (and bigger) but they are pretty rare, and for a reason.
IMHO, if you want to trailer sail a boat, start with something in the 20-22 range.
Good luck,
My first boat was a 1984 Oday 222 (22 footer). Great little boat, took good care of me and the wife while learning to sail. I had looked at an Oday 25 before purchasing the 22, and from what I remember, the main difference between the two were size, of course and price. I purchased the 22 footer for about half the cost of the 25 footer, both in similar condition. If I remember correctly the 25 had a head whereas the 22 doesn't.
Also the 22 has a retractable centerboard, great for anchoring out in small coves with skinny water. Like Pirate said, great little cabin for weekend trips. Be sure and rig you up a cockpit canopy to use while anchored. Being able to use the cockpit as extra living area makes the boat feel much bigger.
I have a 1999 chevy tahoe that is rated for 10800 so I don't think I'll have problems
There are some significant differences between the 22, 23 and 25, but they are a "family" of boats with many similar design features. I am less familiar with the Oday 26, but it appears to be very similar to the 25, just with a more angular appearance. All are great first boats. There are also significant differences in features of each based on model years. Check out the I Heart Odays website for lots of detail.
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how difficult is it to step the mast and attach the boom? Can it be done alone? Are there winches or how are they set up?
I owned the 25. The 23, 25 & 26 were very similar in design and sailing, very capable and comfortable boats for their size.. The 22 is a older design. I would avoid that boat. The 23 would be the best pick for trailerability. The 25 is a beast to trailer, but you can. The mast is raised with the boom as a gin pole, and can be careful done by one person or done quite easily by 2.
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I can't see The New York Giants running a west coast offense.
Has he had a bad year? Yeah, but thats not on him completely. His QB is not playing well and he has no OL. I don't see how Kubiak is any bit of an upgrade to what we have currently.
They're not kidding when they say "what have you done for me lately"....this guy was in the playoffs last year and he's canned mid-way through this year just like that. And I don't blame them, Texans and the Falcons have been the biggest let downs this year by far.
I really wouldn't mind seeing him replace KG if it comes down to it but I doubt KG goes anywhere as long as Coughlin is here. And Coughlin isn't leaving, nor do I want him to.
My complaints are:
a) When things don't go right, they go horribly wrong......how many Pick-6 plays on option route miscommunications do we need to see?
b) An over-reliance on wide receivers....this offense is a pass-first offense, which I've always disliked. It doens't really play into NY weather, either.
c) Too much stress on the offensive line......our line is bad to begin with.
d) Lack of creativity....no trick plays, very few reverses, counters......screenplays are awful.
e) Too time consuming.....trouble getting plays in from sidelines, numerous delay of game penalties.
f) Predictable.....same play calls every game, every season.
g) Unintuitive.....sometimes plays are called that defy explanation given down and distance, (passing long on 3rd and short), weather (throwing long into swirling winds), time (calling pass plays late with a lead when eating time off the clock is important).
I will say this....I don't blame Gilbride nearly as much for this season as Reese. In my opinion, Gilbride is mainly try to deal with a substandard roster that has degraded over time.
But I also think a more creative, more spontaneous coordinator would help improve this team. I'm very confident a better coordinator would have brutally exploited Dallas's non-existent run defense, and would have carved up their linebackers with play-action passes to running backs and tight ends.
In my opinion, Reese and Gilbride are the 2 biggest reasons why this team is on the outside looking in right now.
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By Alan Fong--Talk of cost cuts has been dominating the news cycle in Taiwan. Lawmakers on Monday questioned Executive Yuan Secretary-General Steven Chen (陳士魁) over the Cabinet's proposal to cut the annual bonuses of retired state employees, while at the same time bracing for possible legislative allowance cuts themselves.
Instead of sending the intended message of government officials working with the people in the face of Taiwan's dire economic challenges, current proposals on the table for two budget-trimming plans are being ridiculed as political posturing and hypocrisy.
At a hearing held by the Legislative Yuan's Internal Administration Committee (內政委員會), Chen was forced to admit that a plan to cut year-end bonuses to retired civil servants — which could save the nation over NT$18 billion a year — is possibly a one-off policy effective only for 2013.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) and Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Legislator Hsu Chung-hsin (許忠信) both criticized the decision and urged the Executive Yuan to legislate the cuts instead of making year-to-year changes via executive orders. Hsu painted the government's decision as politically motivated and aimed at appeasing civil servants, who are considered a major source of votes for the ruling Kuomintang.
Lawmakers, however, are facing calls to cut extralegal perks of their own. KMT lawmaker Tsai Cheng-yuan (蔡正元) last week called for the end of nine legislative allowances he described as without legal basis. The annual subsidies for overseas observation trips (NT$320,000 per lawmaker), stationary and mobile phone calls (NT$420,000), accommodation (NT$216,000), gasoline (NT$310,000), research (NT$100,000), highway toll fees (NT$57,600), service center rent (NT$240,000), health checks (NT$14,000) and lawmaker aide business expenses (NT$42,000) add up to a yearly allowance of NT$1.72 million for each lawmaker.
The KMT legislative caucus supports the elimination of two allowances, namely for accommodation and for research — amounting to an annual cut of NT$316,000 per lawmaker. The DPP, on the other hand, has yet to commit to any specified cuts, saying they will make a decision by tomorrow (some DPP lawmakers agreed to consider a monthly cut of NT$14,672 per head in administrative subsidies).
Local media and pundits are quick to call some lawmakers hypocrites as their indecision or unwillingness to cut the nine allowances come in sharp contrast with their enthusiasm over government retirees' year-end bonus cuts. It seems that a perk being extralegal is not a problem for lawmakers as long as the perk is theirs.
What's missing in all this talk of cuts, however, is the government's long-term plan to turn around Taiwan's economy and to ensure its fiscal sustainability. The allowances cuts, for example, are not in themselves all that financially important (the nine allowances for all 113 lawmakers amount to only about NT$200 million a year). The action's greater significance is as a government message to people who are enduring hardships and making sacrifices — including the government retirees who will see year-end bonus cuts. The cuts send the message that the government is standing by them in this difficult time. Without a clear message or vision, these cuts will be nothing more than knee-jerk responses to populist demands.
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Good that you took him to a vet. If he is already on medicine, he will soon be okay. The poop problem will also go away soon.
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How long has it been since he pooped? Is he drinking enough? Is his fever gone? If he still has a fever, I would take him back to the vet. He could be dehydrated. You should at least call your vet and ask their opinion. Not pooping is a problem. Good Luck!
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I am always amazed at how guest 1107927 can diagnose problems over the internet without even seeing the dog!!!
Frankly, I can't, and if this dog were mine he would be back at the vets getting checked out again. It could be the antibiotic is affecting his appetite, but it is impossible to tell that without a vet exam.
NONE of us are vets and, even if we were we wouldn't/couldn't diagnose problems over the internet without seeing the dog in person!!!
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Shots seem to be a lot harder on smaller dogs then bigger dogs. I have had small dogs hurt for a few days after getting a shot. But if has gone on this long, I agree with having the dog looked at by the vet again. I can see them being sore at the point of the shot, but not eating or pooping would worry me a bit. Good luck and I hope the dog feels better soon.
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Although Lupita Nyong'o, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams During 'Happy' Performance (Video)" href="http://www.thewrap.com/oscars-pharrell-happy-performance-lupita-nyongo-amy-adams">Pharrell Williams danced with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams while performing "Happy," neither of them gave it the energy and enthusiasm Nyong'o gave it.
4. Be willing to share the spotlight.
The question everyone was asking after host Ellen DeGeneres posted her Ellen DeGeneres' Epic Selfie With Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence And More Breaks Retweet Record (Photo)" href="http://www.thewrap.com/ellen-degeneres-oscars-selfie-meryl-streep-jennifer-lawrence-bradley-cooper-photo/">record-breaking star-studded selfie was, "Who's that guy next to Bradley Cooper?" That is Luongo's date, her brother Peter. So, stealing the show is genetic?
Also read: Oscars 2014 Winners List
5. Make the night's best acceptance speech.
Winning was a given for many, but her speech took the cake. Nyong'o thanked everyone she needed to praise in Lupita Nyong'o 'Salutes the Spirit of Patsey' During Emotional Acceptance Speech" href="http://www.thewrap.com/oscars-lupita-nyongo-salutes-spirit-patsey-emotional-acceptance-speech/">her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress. But, she also delivered one of the most touching messages of the evening: "No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid."


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"Dave was excellent. Set a great mood and played all the music we wanted and took requests from guest. people were dancing from start to finish of the night."
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Amazing loftet i sentrale distriktet i Roma (Julia Domus - T-Apartment)
Størrelse110 m²
Etasje8(med heis)
- Familie / Barne vennlig
- Kjøkken
- Klimaanlegg
- Vaskemaskin / tørketrommel
- Innendørs peis
- Heis i bygningen
- Låsbare rom
Oversikt over eiendommen
|Via Fortebraccio, 00176 Roma, Italia
|Eiendoms ID
|Innen noen få timer
|Kalender oppdatert
|I dag
Leiligheten består av: 2 soverom (oransje rommet og Classic-rom) alle med TV, aircondition, minibar og bad separat, smakfullt oppusset kjøkken med vaskemaskin og oppvaskmaskin, balkong, stor stue med tilstøtende kjøkken med en vakker skyvedør, komplett med peis, er det en terrasse med utendørs bord som vil tillate deg å holde deg i hyggelig samtale, kanskje over en drink, til å nyte varme kvelder nyter et panorama av byens lys og fjell i "Castelli Romani" horisonten.
Også i samme leilighet, det er en uavhengig suite som vi leier separat (se Angels Suite) består av: stue med tilstøtende terrasse rom (utstyrt med peis-grill og bord), vinkel-blind kjøkken, et soverom med køyeseng rom og bad.
Bydelen huser morgen det lokale markedet som tilbyr alle typer sjangere, fra ettermiddag til sent på kvelden samme område ble sentrum for en intens "uteliv" er svært kjent for tilstedeværelsen av restauranter av alle typer av regionale, nasjonale, etniske, og gourmet-i alle prisklasser, puber og vinbarer inkluderer nasjonale merkevarer og utenlandske klubber som tilbyr musikk av alle typer og opprinnelse - DJ sett og live-, teaterforestillinger, filmer og opplesninger, te-rom med avis og bibliotek.
|Ukentlig rate for opptil 4 gjester
|Pris for >4 gjester
|99 NOK pr. gjest/natt ekstra
|Maksimum netter
|1 month
|Innsjekking etter
|Check-in før
|Etter avtale
|Utsjekking før
Vurdering av denne eiendommen
We have a wonderful time at Rome. The apartment was clean, comfortable, nice beds, beautiful bathrooms and big enough for 4 or 6 persons.
I recommend this apartment to anyone. When I come to Rome again I will book for sure this apartment.
Thanks to the owners Tatiana and Alberto.
When we first arrived in the apartment, we were given a form to sign, stating that the apartment was clean and odorless. Of course, given the circumstances (long drive to get to Rome from Sorento), we signed the form, only to discover later that the apartment was quite dirty. We had to walk with our shoes on as the feet would get dirty only by walking to kitchen and back. At first we did not notice any odors, but on our last day, there was a distinct toilet smell, which was extremely unpleasant. On top of that, on our second day we came home from a walk, and left some sweets on the counter, which was covered with ants within minutes.
Also 2 out of 3 TV remotes did not work which was inconvenient. One of the toilets was not usable and the apartment had nearly no soap in it (ran out the first night).
On the god side, the location of the apartment was very good with easy access to the city center and was in an all-right-ish area. The planning of the apartment was very good and it was very spacious. Apart from the cleanliness issues, and the lack of remotes, soap and other minor things all was well.
Would I recommend this stay? Maybe. Would I stay here again, not sure...
Value for money i guess...
We really enjoyed our stay at this apartment. The location was good. The real winners were Loti and PaPa and Ms Lilian who manage the apartment. They were really responsive to any issue. The balcony is certainly a winner.The apartment would be even better if all the toilet seats were firmly attached. There was a toaster and larger frying pan in the kitchen. If the dishwasher worked and if there were more plates, glasses and coffee cups to accommodate our group of five. We would certainly consider coming back.
We wree a family of 4 with two adult kids. We enjoyed very much staying at Julias Domus T-Apartment. The apartment was exactly what you see in the picutres. The apartment is very close to the tram and buses (use buses as minimum as you can tram and metro are more reliable). the area have some stores which will satisfy your needs from vegitables and fruits to cafe, restaurant...etc. Alberto who seems to live in Brasil is very helpful and responsive to any questions for help through Whatsap. Sergio, though not speaking much English he is very kind and helpful. in short it was a pleasant stay I advice any one to pick to book this property.
just a short comment, the dish washer was not working, and Sergio need to put a wine bottels opener. this does not affect our satisfaction
The host was helpfull. We did not find any trouble with the accommodation. The flat is near the Termini station. You shoud get there by tram. The tram arrives often - every 3 minutes. The conditions of the flat was good. The flat looks a little bit used. Last renovation 10 years ago but still very clear. In this area I felt safetly. Mostly immigrants are living there. But in this area there is too many rubbish on the street and the tram is also dirty but in Rome all public transport I found smelly.
We had a great time in Rome.The apartment's location is perfect - not in noisy city centre but close to the bus stop which allows you to get there within few minutes. The apartment itself is convenient and Alberto is really kind and caring. Worth visiting!
Alberto is an exceptional host. He is in Brazil but has found a way to receive the guests, welcoming them, using the technology and he was able to let me check in online via Skype giving me lots of useful information!
The house is beautiful, so bright and welcoming: a nice large living room, the fireplace -that makes me already want to go back in the winter - a kitchen with everything you need and then two large bedrooms, everything neat and very clean and the view from the balcony in the evening so impressive with the thousand lights of the Roman castles on the horizon, I really appreciated the landscape! Nice the table to sit and admire the view. The pictures perfectly reflect the reality of the place even if the true everything is more beautiful. I felt really assisted from the start, getting replies to emails very quickly and excellent communication via SMS and whatsapp and viber this is also thanks to the valuable collaborators relied upon by Alberto, Barbara that are always present with the assistance you via sms and Sergiu who welcomed me with the utmost punctuality and precision also helping me with the luggages. The neighborhood offer many attractions and I feel I can recommend them because the local restaurants, pub and bar are cheap and the food is very good compared to many other places. I'll gladly to visit again you and I will scatter the word among friends who come to Rome. Thank you! Sarah
We had a very pleasant stay in the appartment of Alberto and Barbara in Rome. Nice to have two seperate sleepingrooms and two bathrooms. The beds are of a very good quality, we slept well. Ans Rome is a nice town!
We didn't use the kitchen, we had dinner in town.
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Need Natual Lubricating Oil
I need a natural lubricating oil for tools, machines...
Use vegetable oil, the type is your choice. I have used it for years, doors, wrenches, locks ect... dorf dude...
Do you know of any that won't go rancid quickly? what is dorf dude?
dorf dude
My house is in a dorf and I am a dude, dorf dude.
No, there isn't one that won't turn rancid eventually. And don't use unmodified veg oil on any kind of machine. It congeals when it gets cold, burns when it get hot, and won't hold viscosity at any temp. I've heard of people using used deep fryer oil in chain saws as bar oil, but that stuff has stabilizers added. I'll stick with bar oil for now, myself.
Castrol has some bio based products in Europe, but I think we're a still a couple years away from seeing much readily available in the US. You might do a search for "bio based lubricants".
The only things I've seen much of so far are "green" lubes in bicycle shops. Those would probably serve a lot of your needs. IIRC, I also saw a Lubrimatic bio based grease somewhere recently.
Try here http://www.halocarbon.com/oils/
thanks for the links and tips, time to do some research...
I have used this product, SoyClean Soy-Based Penetrant & Lubricant . Worked great, not sure how it will work over time though...
Just use a light weight motor oil. It doesn't get any more natural. Comes right out of the ground with less processing than vegetable oils. No pesticides, no genetically modified organisms.
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Alright, I'm set to start my ninth year of NaNoWriMo at midnight tonight, so here's some fun stuff to get us through:
John Oliver is providing the best stock video to cover the Supreme Court.
I love the new ad from Google:
Gov. Corbett photoshopped an African-American woman into his website imagery, so Brian Sims photoshopped himself in. You know, in case the Governor wants to reach out to the LGBT community too.
A good video about why the Washington football team needs to change their name.
The awesome new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron:
Would you rather see that trailer set to "My Heart Will Go On"? Are you sure? Because it works.
And along those lines, a great idea: the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack will be available on cassette!
Tongue in cheek: What if straight people had to come out? Funny.
HomeStarRunner is back for Halloween!
OK Go is back, and it's, as always, amazing:
So this is actually (sadly) progress: a Southern Baptist leader speaks out against anti-gay torture.
Will we have nuclear fusion soon?
And in other science news, a dam that looks like the Sarlacc from Star Wars!
I used to read Andrew Sullivan a lot (although he kept moving sites and I never kept up). It always bugged me that he was one of the loudest voices beating the war drums for the U.S. to invade Iraq. And now, apparently, he thinks the murder of Matthew Shepherd wasn't a hate crime. I'm officially done with the horrible man.
That's it for now, have a great one!
Alright everybody, here's what we have today.
First up, Ebola is threatening chocolate!
We've been pouring juice wrong this whole time:
I totally geeked out about this, Myst is being made into a TV show!
XKCD takes on marriage equality.
The best episode from each season of Supernatural.
American Horror Story: Freak Show's opening credits:
And even better, the musical number from episode one, "Life on Mars"
Take a few minutes to check out the Redskins Report from The Daily Show, totally worth it. And cringeworthy.
Remember Book It! Pizza Hut wants to reconnect.
Do yourself a favor and watch this:
Remember when Michael Sam was the biggest thing the NFL had to worry about?
South Park takes a look at the Red****s controversy too:
And finally, Media Matters takes a look at the top 5 myths about anti-discrimination laws, and thankfully, we're finally make some (very small) progress here in Pa:
That's it for now, have a great one!
Well, she's a teenager. She ignores me anyway, so I don't think she'll even notice if I ignore her back.
Pretty big update today, hope you'll find something you like!
First up, scientists have figured out a way to kill the emerald ash borer, the invasive beetle destroying America's forests: by designing a special bug zapper they want to have sex with.
Explore the Death Star with this interactive map.
I feel as though this was specifically made for me:
A porn parody in the style of Wes Anderson. It's exactly what it sounds like.
New Line is planning on doing an L. Frank Baum biopic, awesome!
Watch this awesome guy high-five people trying to hail cabs in NYC:
The Dalai Lama says there's no reason for a successor, he should be the last.
HRC president apologizes to the trans* community. Which is really, really a big deal. Awesome.
This was also bisexual visibility week, and here's a great article about something I learned this week: lopsided bisexuality.
A Rube Goldberg machine powered only by light:
Did you catch the gay couple in the DirecTV commercial during the opening game of the NFL season?
Judge rules that BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Gulf Spill. In other news, the sky: blue.
Awwwwww, Groot is the latest celebrity who's nudes got hacked from the iCloud (fake, obviously. He's a sentient tree)
Is this the most important image on the Internet:
Seriously, the universe is beautiful. Check out this new picture of Andromeda.
While playing for the Dallas Cowboys, Michael Sam is wearing number 46, the year the NFL and MLB (in the minor leagues) color barriers were broken.
Remember, when you open your school to one religion, you have to open it to all. That's how the Satanists are passing out books at a school in Florida.
This guy is faster than a speeding train. Amazing:
A gay festival in Russia was attached with poisoned gas. The people who gassed the festival? Members of the Russian Orthodox Church and and a local lawmaker.
However, because of all the blowback of the Socci Olympics, the IOC is adding sexual identity protections to prerequisites to host future games.
Panic! At The Disco nails it:
Big news from the Catholic Church, they may allow members to use birth control. I mean, besides the cases they already do. And besides the fact that most members already do. But still, progress!
And also in good news from the Catholic Church, the Pope personally presided over a wedding of 20 couples, including one couple already living together and one couple where the wife already had a child. Redefining matrimony!
And the best way to end any day:
Have a great one!
In case you haven't heard, there was a horrific gay-bashing in Philadelphia earlier this month. Sleuths on Twitter figured it out, using clues from social media to identify the suspects. It was revealed that they were former classmates from a Catholic school.
Why do I specifically mention that they went to a Catholic school? Because the Catholic church has a demonstrated record of continuously saying that gay men are intrinsically evil, disordered and should be put to death. Now I don't know about this specific Catholic school, but the overall record of the Church both in the U.S. and around the world isn't great, and now they have the audacity to be shocked that their church members would beat up gay men!
Now, the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia did come out with a statement basically saying "don't beat up gay people, even if you don't like them." Which is a great sentiment, although two points. One, I feel as though any person, Catholic or not, should know that. And two, it's a little bit late for them to try to backtrack now after years of hatred towards the LGBT community.
So back to the crime: a mob of 12 people beat up two men after they asked if they were a couple since they were holding hands. Think about that brutality for a minute.
Since then, one of the suspects, a basketball coach at a Catholic school was fired (well done) and another suspect who is a nurse was also fired (also since she was sharing patient's x-rays on Twitter, a big violation of privacy).
But here's the rub: only three people were charged. Yes, this is an on-going investigation, but that still leaves nine people. And no one will be charged with a hate crime, because sexual orientation and gender identity aren't covered by PA's hate crime laws. Brian Sims is making a renewed push for HB/SB 300, which would add those classes to the hate crimes laws (in addition to those with disabilities), and he brought some of the victims and their representatives to Harrisburg to lobby.
Just like the police officer to used excessive force at Pride here in Pittsburgh, who was not charged, there's no legal recourse for members of the LGBT community here in the Commonwealth.
If you want to do something, contact your local representative to Harrisburg and sign this petition.
All my best,
Alright, let's see what we have today. First up, the trailer for American Horror Story: Freak Show
"I could never love a left-handed child"
The Steelers (from week 1) made This Advertising Life. How appropriate.
And speaking of football, this aired during the season opener, well done:
Criminal charges dropped against activists when it was revealed they were working to stop climate change.
This is just one example of the absurdity of abortion laws, specifically Pennsylvania abortion laws.
The phone hacking that resulted in a bunch of celebrity nudes is a crime. But we all need to remember this diagram (in regards to pictures, bank accounts, etc):
Here's an interactive diagram showing who likes who in the Middle East.
Why volunteering is good for you. And here's where I put a shameless plug for you to join us at Gay4Good for a service project sometime!
The judge's decision from Wisconsin and Indiana are amazing:
Because homosexuality is not a voluntary condition and homosexuals are among the most stigmatized, misunderstood, and discriminated-against minorities in the history of the world, the disparagement of their sexual orientation, implicit in the denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples, is a source of continuing pain to the homosexual community.
That's it for now, have a great one!
Fun update today, let's see what we have. First up, the trailer for the next season of Downton Abbey:
Check out Spiderman's application to join the Avengers.
Most Republicans would be upset if their children were gay. Because they're horrible people.
Also, women realized that the Republican party is intolerant, lacking in compassion and stuck in the past. Also, the sky is blue.
And speaking of horrible people, the indicted former Governor of Virginia is currently living with a priest who was arrested for public sex.
Celebrities warm about binge watching shows:
Scientists can control 1,000 self-organizing robots. Check out the video, it's awesome, and so scary!
One of the gay social apps is adding free space for LGBT non-profits to reach people, pretty awesome!
Another bakery here in Pa. has (legally) refused a gay couple. This time, because, you guessed it: Jesus said so!
We need something good to end on, so here's Garfunkle and Oates (heartwarming instead of funny):
I just wanted to take a minute to give a shout out to a new service that I wanted to recommend: BillFixers.
It's two brothers who are really, really good at dealing with the maddening world of phone customer service. The service is really easy to use: I got in touch with them and included a pdf of my cell phone bill. They did some research, got back to me and after I added them as an authorized user to my account, were able to call up Verizon and save me almost $200 a year.
I'm actually now on a better (unpublished) plan that will be permanent. If they can't find anything like that, they'll get you a year-long discount. And if they can't find you any savings, there's no charge. Otherwise, it's half of the savings for one year.
If you decide to try it out, they do all kinds of bills, not just cell phone (TV, internet, satellite radio) use my name in the referral when you sign up and you should get a discount!
Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day Weekend, let's see what we have going on today.
First up, we're getting closer to a new generation of spray-on solar power.
Do background checks for gun purchases make everyone safer? Yes. Do guns improve safety? No.
An awesome post over at the Good Men Project about the parents of a trans man (or I guess boy, due to age).
You guys, there's an ACME movie in the works:
The Onion nails it on the head, like they always do - this time, about Ferguson.
This story got buried during everything going on in Ferguson, but a pastor cancelled a man's funeral after finding out he was gay, and called his mom to tell her that while she was at a viewing and next to his casket.
And we're getting closer to turning our sweat into a source of electricity with e-tattoos.
Research is still being done, but it looks like still-developing brains are not negatively affected by today's technology, at least in moderation.
Ireland is a horrible place to be a woman.
The Good Men Project also takes a look at empathy. Which the more I think about it, is what we're missing the most of in today's world and would solve most of our problems. But how do you teach people to be empathetic? I can't figure that part out.
That's it for now, but I'll be back with more soon!
"If you feel the call within you, you will not allow yourselves to be deterred by obstacles"--Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.
Quick update today, let's see what we have. First up, the perfect reaction to Westboro's planned protest of Robin Williams' funeral (NSFW):
Nate Green, the straightwashed country music star.
Amazing dragon backpack! It looks very confusing, but so cool!
Want to relive one of the best parts of The Guardians of the Galaxy? Of course you do, check out the Dancing Baby Groot!
Or, you can translate any website into Groot-speak.
Its like the new version of "free candy:"
DERP is a real thing, and helping out social scientists.
This is one of the reasons the Gay Games are awesome: a 99-year old (with her doctor's permission), competed!
There's a new Noah's Ark "amusement park" opening up, that's getting a massive amount of tax breaks: but they won't hire you if you're gay or aren't Christian. Yeah, that's messed up, and they should lose their tax breaks.
And also in gay related news, I always forget, technically, my organs could be rejected for donations, just because I'm gay, which is somehow tied into the gay-blood donation ban.
Pierce Brosnan and Jimmy Fallon play Goldeneye 64, really meta and awesome:
That's it, have a great one!
Let's see what we have today, first up, I learned that my favorite Smash Bros. character's full name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. I'll probably name my next car that.
The Church of England is now facing a legal fight after rescinding a job offer to a married, gay priest. The way the English law works, they have marriage equality, but the CoE is specifically barred from performing them, for some reason. I blame the powdered wigs.
Yes. The perfect way to respond to blatant Twitter racism. So much yes.
The trailer for "Into the Woods" is here:
The Great Horror Campout is a thing. Read about one reporter's experience here.
Arrested Development is coming back for a fifth season!
This is a wonderful, fantastic ad. For whatever reason, the one million moms (all six of them) are in a tizzy because of the background music, so it's even sweeter that it's so good:
A really touching story about a deceased father, an old XBox, and ghost data from a racing game.
The inner monologues of the DirecTV puppets.
This is a thing, that can't really be described, so just enjoy it:
Alphabetical order seems pretty simple, right? Well, it takes over 27,000 words to code it correctly.
That's it for now, have a great one!


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The Rockaway Irregular
Shortly before the February 24 special election for City Council in the 32nd Council District, of which western Rockaway is a substantial part, I got a call from Tom Lynch. Tom, of course, is the founding father and longtime president of the Rockaway Republicans, established in 2004 by him and a small group of like-minded colleagues in the garage of his friend George Greco, one cold winter's night. They set up the Rockaway Republicans with one thing in mind: To restore political competition in Rockaway by replacing the then-recently defunct Gateway Republican Club (which shut its doors in 2002) with a new, more forward looking Republican group.
Tom, on the other end of the phone, regaled me with the efforts his club had been making for City Council Candidate Eric Ulrich, a mainlander who had reached out to Rockaway and, specifically, to Tom's club around 2005. (Full disclosure here: I'm also a founder and current board member of the Rockaway Republicans.) "If we don't turn out our voters this time," Tom agonizingly explained, "I'm done." He was thinking of all the earlier races the Rockaway Republicans had run and lost in their some time seemingly quixotic effort to build an opposition group.
Patiently I reminded Tom that the Rockaway Republicans were really pretty new so it was unrealistic to expect too much and that they had actually had a surprising impact, both in our district and borough wide, considering how small they were (only about 40 official members with 20-25 who are active, though they've managed to build a broad mailing list of Republican sympathizers to call on in electoral races). But Tom wasn't having any of it. Although his club had previously and successfully backed Eric Ulrich and Jane Deacy for state committee positions, overturning longtime mainland dominance of the local GOP, it had thus far had absolutely no impact in general elections. The candidates it had backed locally went down to consistent and ignominious defeat before a 3:1 Democratic majority in the district as Republican influence continued to wane nationally.
Tom told me, "If we don't get a strong Republican vote this time, in an offyear special election where every vote counts and the field's split between five candidates, then what's the sense of continuing? I'm gonna resign," he said emphatically. "I'm just gonna chuck it all and go sailing on my boat." I argued with him, of course, and explained that the club and Republican politics on the peninsula wouldn't be the same without him but Tom's a tough cookie. When he makes up his mind about something, it's hard to move him. Tom's a very idealistic guy and thinks people should vote for ideas and beliefs, not just because of name recognition, incumbency or because a candidate has a big bankroll. Still, he's savvy enough to know that that's not the way the real world works. Nevertheless, he told me, if people say they believe something, then that's the way they ought to vote — and they ought to vote! "If Eric Ulrich doesn't get a solid Republican showing," Tom persisted, "even if he doesn't win because that's not what's important, but if he doesn't get a good turnout from our Republican base, then I'm through with all of it!" Late on the evening of February 24 we knew Tom wouldn't have to resign because Eric, the long-shot, underdog from Ozone Park, who only a few years ago was playing softball in the How ard Beach Little League, had logged a convincing victory of 47 percent of a vote that exceeded 7,000 cast in a crowded field. Ulrich, still basking in his well-earned victory (he had prepared and primed himself for this campaign since high school and ran one of the most professional, smoothly operating races ever seen in the district), now has roughly nine months as an incumbent in the seat formerly held by Joe Addabbo — nine months to prove himself to his constituents. It's still a predominantly Democratic district and in a race that doesn't split the Democratic vote among three or more competitors like this one did, he could have his hands full. But he's won himself a little time to demonstrate what a young guy (he's only 24 and engaged to be married) with energy and political smarts can do for a constituency that seems willing to at least give him a chance to show his stuff. Rockaway, especially, will be watching since the portion of the Council district that is western Rockaway has long felt itself forgotten by mainland representatives in the past.
Eric won by building a base that included Rockaway voters and he isn't likely to forget that, not when he's going to need this constituency again nine months from now. As for Tom Lynch, he called the following morning to tell me he's off to the dentist now that he can relax after a hard fought campaign. Of course, he's not resigning either. So local Republicans can relax, too, because Tom's still going to be at the helm. With Eric Ulrich representing us in the City Council, that could be a winning combination.


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Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
I bought a commercial food warmer at an auction, its tall like a refrigerator with lots of shelves, it has a fan and heating element in the bottom. It has a control knob on the bottom I had to use a thermometer with a remote sensor to get it adjusted where it would stay just above 100 degrees. But, it has worked awesome. It only cost $40 and it is big enough to hold three 5gallon buckets or several cases of honey. I have not noticed it darkening or changing the taste of the honey at all.
See if you have an auction company in the area and get on their mailing list. Anytime you see them auctioning off restaurant equipment it would be worth going. There are a lot of things out of a commercial kitchens that works great in the honey house. They sell those steamers which are great for melting wax, a large stainless salad bar can be mounted on a stand and make a great uncapping tank, the food warmers work good for honey warmers, stainless sinks and tables are also handy.
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Trying to think inside the box...
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
The water in a dishwasher hits 180 degrees I would be careful with that.
1 year 8 hives with more to come in 2014 T
Not doubting your 180 figure, I just have not had a bit of negative results with my dishwasher or with my daughters at her house.
Usually a dishwasher that has a preheat cycle can be turn off by the energy saver button. That would mean the water temp would be closer to 120-130 coming out of the hot water tank. The problem I see is that the dish washer uses a low volume of water and would cool down quickly if something wasn't adding heat. What setting do you use Vance?
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
If you you have honey to decrystallize and don't have a honey warming box, a very practical one can be made by stacking up a few empty hive bodies, a lid, and a light bulb.
See the posts (with photos) by Charlie B in this thread:
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
Again, a heating pad (which you probably already have) wrapped around the bucket with string or rubber band works great!
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PC>>A. There is a vertically-centered "fat period" used in (at
>>least some) Chinese documents, and we've been asked to
>>this as well. I'm not at all sure what the function of this
>>punctuation is, but I'm assuming that some of you that work
>>with Chinese must know what I'm referring to.
MC>It is used as a separator between names and surnames of
foreign people transliterated in ideographs (or in katakana, in
I think I also have seen it used as a separator for the single
words in transliterated foreign place names.
Thanks for the info, Marco. Now, can anybody tell me what the
preferred encoding of this thing is?
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