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5.26pm: This is the fringe meeting that the Tory press officers will be dreading: Ken Clarke, in conversation. Anyone who has attended one of Andrew Rawnsley's party conference interviews will know that they are a delight and tonight he will be putting the questions to the most outspoken man in the shadow cabinet. Can Clarke get through the hour without one of his infamous gaffes (to use the word we journalists like to deploy when a politician answers a question with uncharacteristic honesty)? We'll soon find out.
5.56pm: Clarke has arrived early and he's sitting on stage with Rawnsley as the hall fills up. The organisers have left a bottle of wine (a red) on the table. Last week, when Rawnsley was interviewing Lord Mandelson at the Labour conference, the wine went untouched. But Clarke is not so abstemious. He opens the bottle and pours himself a glass. This prompts the audience to respond with a spontaneous round of applause.
6.04pm: Gaby Hinsliff, the Observer's political editor, starts by reminding Clarke about his last leadership campaign, which started with Clarke heading to Vietnam to flog cigarettes while denying that he was going to be a candidate. She says this seemed to do his prospects a great deal of good. It was only when he started campaigning actively that it all went wrong.
Now we're watching a video profile of Clarke produced by the Guardian. Do watch it. It's good.
6.13pm: The film ends with that famous footage of Clarke in a racing car, unable to get out, around the time of his first leadership contest, in 1997. How did he get out, Rawnsley asks. Clarke says he was not stuck because his waist was too big. He just could not find the foothold he needed.
And does he still go to Ronnie Scott's? (Another anecdote in the film.) No, says Clarke. That's a myth. When he was a junior minister he used to go regularly, before going home to do his red boxes at 2 in the morning. But he stopped when he was health secretary and he could not take the pace now.
Politicians are "remarkably puritan" now, says Clarke. The audience laughs, because Rawnsley is pouring him a second glass of red.
Clarke describes himself as "so laid back he's sometimes horizontal". This has helped to keep him sane. The earnest approach - up at 7 and orange juice for lunch - is "crazy", he says.
Rawnsley says Clarke once said jogging was for people too stupid to be able to read the papers. What does he think of Cameron jogging? Clarke says Andy Coulson has not made jogging compulsory.
6.21pm: They're talking about Clarke's childhood now. Clarke says his maternal grandfather was a pacifist who called himself a communist. His mother voted Labour. His father only started voting Conservative when he opened a shop after the war. His father had been an electrician before. The family used to get the Daily Mail and it was reading the Mail that got him interested in politics.
When he went to Cambridge he joined all the political groups. He was active in the Gaitskellite Campaign for Democratic Socialism. Being in that environment helped him to form his political views and he came out of Cambridge a Conservative.
Rawnsely points out that many of his contemporaries were grammar school boys. Clarke says Thatcher's cabinet had more grammar school boys in it than any other.
Rawnsley asks if things have changed now. Clarke says class does not matter now. There used to be a time when being an Etonian was seen as a disadvantage. But in the David Cameron/David Davis leadership contest, background did not matter in the least, Clarke says.
Did grammar school teach him confidence? Clarke says politicians acquire confidence. "If you are not reasonably sure what you want to do, you should not be trying to persuade other people to do it," Clarke says.
He has never suffered "acute attacks of nerves".
He's a barrister, he says. Barristers are like actors and clergymen. They all "tread the boards".
Clarke read law. But he wishes now he had done history. He did law because he knew then that he wanted to be an MP and he saw that as a good training for it.
6.31pm: Clarke is reminiscing now about his university days. When he was a student, most of his contemporaries spent their time on their outside interests (like politics, sport, acting or journalism) because they were preparing for their careers.
Clarke says his law degree was quite useless. He learnt things like how to free a Roman slave.
He borrowed a correspondence course for the bar finals from Michael Howard and crash-revised for the exams.
Now things have gone "insanely in the other direction". Everything is "over-complicated".
Rawnsley asks about Clarke's decision to invite Oswald Mosley, the British fascist, to speak to the Cambridge Conservatives.
Clarke says that Mosley had been invited to Cambridge before. He invited Mosley so that he could take on his arguments. Mosley was one of the best speakers he had ever heard. But he had difficulty defending his record in the 1930s. "He was a class act as a persuasive mass orator." Clarke and John Gummer took him on in debate.
Clarke thought his politics were "poisonous". But it was worth taking him on. Mosley had charm and talent. And "dangerous charisma". He was an amazing historical figure. After the debate, Clarke took him out for dinner.
Rawnsely says Clarke also proposed the motion that "the monarchy has outlived its usefulness" in the Cambridge Union. Clarke says that was probably because no one else was prepared to do so. He's a monarchist, he says.
6.41pm: Rawnsley asks about Clarke's wife, Gillian. They have been married 46 years. Clarke says he's not sure why she has put up with him for so long. She's more political than people realise and she's active in the constituency. When they married, she knew that he wanted a career in politics.
If he had ever become prime minister, he would have urged his wife to follow the Denis Thatcher model, ie, to avoid becoming a public figure. Cherie Blair wanted to be a public figure, but also complained about having her privacy invaded, Clarke says.
Politicians should not try to have it both ways, he goes on.
But he also criticises the media for being too intrusive.
6.47pm: We're on Europe now. Clarke says he's always been pro-European, ever since Harold Macmillan announced that he wanted to take Britain into the EEC in the early 1960s. The Heath government was in many ways not a very distinguished government, but it did take Britain into the EEC. As a PPS, Clarke had helped to draft some of the legislation. When the bill was going through parliament he was a whip, so he did not speak in any of the debates.
Rawnsley asks the audience if they think joining the Common Market was a good thing or a bad thing. Most people think it's a good thing. But I suppose they're here because they like Ken Clarke, so that's not a surprise.
In 1979 Clarke was not invited to join the cabinet. Junior ministers in those days were paid very little, around £9,000. Thatcher rang him up and and invited him to be a junior transport minister. He told her he did not know anything about transport. She replied: "My dear boy, you'll soon pick it up."
Clarke says when he was first elected the expectation was that MPs would earn their income from a second job (either in government, or elsewhere.). The only people in the Conservative party who did not have outside jobs were the landed gentry. In the Labour party some MPs had second jobs. Others had to live in bedsits when they were in London.
6.55pm: On the subject of MPs' pay now, Clarke says he thinks media intrusion is more likely to stop people wanting to go into politics than the level of the salary.
But he is concerned about people being put off.
On Thatcher, Clarke says he thinks she ran a "great government". He was always sent to departments where she wanted someone with a "rumbustious approach". It was a "reforming government".
"Nothing we did was popular." Every policy he put through was unpopular with voters. But ministers did what they thought was best for the country.
Clarke says he has always believed in the representative form of government. Voters choose a government to do what they think is best for the country.
Rawnsley says the public sector reductions being proposed now are more severe than those put through by Thatcher.
But people have different expectations, Clarke says.
7.01pm: Rawnsley wants to know what the Tories would privatise. Clarke says he only mentions asset sales when he can't think of anything else to say about how the Tories will make savings. Rawnsley presses him on the Highways Agency, but Clarke says he does not know what George Osborne's plans are for that.
When in government, he did try to privatise the Royal Mail. He failed. At the time he thought the company would not survive for another 10 years. It's still in a desperate plight, he says.
Rawnsley asks a question submitted online. Does Clarke regret the damage done to Britain's industrial base from 1979 to 1997?
Yes, says Clarke.
He recalls shadowing Alan Williams, the current father of the house, when Williams was a minister in the 1970s and in charge of subsidies to failing companies. That was indefensible. But good companies also failed in the early 1980s because of the exchange rate.
Rawnsely asks about banks. Clarke says he always thought the City needed proper regulation. But Gordon Brown did not accept that.
7.09pm: A question from the audience. Does Clarke think there are not enough "characters" in politics now?
No, says Clarke. Look at Boris Johnson.
Clarke also says MPs are more rebellious now than they used to be. In the 1950s and 1960s the Tory knights of the shires would not rebel on anything. The first major rebellion came with the Common Market legislation, he says.
But when New Labour came in some MPs were far too slavish. Clarke recalls trying to explain to a Labour MP after 1997 that MPs were allowed to ask questions that had not been written out by the whips. The MP thought that he was trying to wind her up.
Another question. Does he think he would do a better job than George Osborne?
Clarke says he's a big fan of Osborne's. He would not have come back if he did not admire Osborne. He does not think he could go back to being chancellor.
Does he expect to stay in cabinet for the whole of a parliament?
Clarke says that's up to David Cameron. But he jokes that, if anyone tries to get rid of him, it'll be "God help them".
Would he like to be foreign secretary? Clarke has been chancellor and home secretary, so that's the one big job he has not done. Clarke says he would have liked to have been foreign secretary, but his European views would have made it impossible for John Major to have appointed him to that post.
7.19pm: On Europe, what does Clarke think of having Tony Blair as president of Europe?
Clarke says he does not think Blair will get it. He thinks the smaller EU states would rather have someone different. And he would like somone different too, although he says Blair would not be the worst candidate.
International bodies with a job like this always end up with a Scandanavian, he jokes. That might happen this time too.
Also, "it's not the role that Tony will try to make it".
Another question, on human rights. How does abolishing the Human Rights Act improve human rights?
"I don't think it does," Clarke replies.
People have protection under the European Convention on Human Rights. Passing the HRA did not give people these rights. It just affected where they could enforce them. There are issues to be addressed with the way the HRA works. But no one is ever going to repudiate the convention.
Without naming any of them, he says some Labour home secretaries were more concerned with tabloid headlines than human rights.
7.26pm: Would debt be lower if Britain had joined the euro?
Clarke says it would not have made any difference.
He won't comment on the merits of the euro. But he says Britain is not going to join anyway, so it's irrelevant.
If he gets into government, will he campaign for an end to the ban on smoking in public places?
Clarke says he's given up on that fight. If he thought Tory MPs would rally, he might be tempted to get involved in this. But he does not think it would happen because the Commons is too puritan.
Clarke says he can understand why people wanted no-smoking areas. But he cannot understand why smokers should not be able to have their own smoking areas.
He has a go at pressure groups. Once they win one campaign, they have to find another, otherwise they get disbanded.
Clarke says he's more liberal than younger MPs.
He quotes Lord Melbourne, a Regency prime minister surrounded by Victorian zealots. Melbourne said: "Why do you want to change things? Aren't they bad enough already." Clarke says that he believes in change - the Thatcher government was a reforming government - but that sometimes he shares a Melbournite bemusement at the passion some of his younger colleagues feel about some causes.
7.39pm: That's it. It's over. At one point, talking about the press, Clarke said that there were journalists on constant alert looking for "two words" that might contradict something being said by another shadow cabinet member on the fringe.
Well, we did not really get them tonight. At various points he seemed about to amble into gaffe territory - he almost did an Alan Duncan, and complained about MPs being badly paid, and he doesn't seem to think that there is much point scrapping the Human Rights Act - but every time he neatly managed swerve out of trouble. He did make an odd joke about not letting David Cameron sack him, but that did not amount to much either.
So, after an hour and a half, a couple of glasses of wine, and some good questions, Ken Clarke stayed on message.
At least we've learnt something. The Tories really are serious about forming a government.


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Sixpence None the Richer Covers Classic on New Project
- Laura MacCorkle Senior Editor, Fun Channel
- 2002 20 Sep
Just before their highly anticipated Divine Discontent project releases on October 29 on Reprise Records, Sixpence None the Richer has recorded one more track for inclusion--the Crowded House classic "Don't Dream It's Over".
"My first introduction to the inimitable and brilliant songwriting of Neil Finn was hearing "Don't Dream It's Over" on the radio in my early teens, and I became an instant Crowded House fan," shares band leader Matt Slocum. Lead singer Leigh Nash adds " I have been inspired by the beauty and simplicity of Neil Finn's voice for a long time. Recording "Don't Dream It's Over" was a pleasure for me, and I hope we've done the song justice."
Produced by Paul Fox (XTC, 10,000 Maniacs, Sugarcubes), Divine Discontent's first radio single and video, "Breathe Your Name", will be available in stores on October 1. The unreleased non-album track "Northern Lights" is featured as the b-side.
Sixpence None the Richer also recently joined U2's Bono in supporting DATA, an organization to help advocate debt relief and raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Sixpence will be the first recording artists to include a paragraph about DATA with sponsorship information in their Divine Discontent liner notes. For more information on DATA, visit www.datadata.org and www.jubileeusa.org.

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Cat Stevens's debut single found its way to the U.K. charts while he was still in his teens. He became an international star with 1970's TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN, which showed an evolution in his style. With his distinctive voice, memorable melodies, and sensitive, socially conscious lyrics, Stevens typified the singer-songwriter aesthetic of the early '70s. His records from that period were incredibly successful, familiar to anyone growing up at the time. Over the years, his music grew a little less accessible, and by the end of the '70s he had converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusuf Islam, and retired from pop music. A 2006 comeback album, recorded under his new name, was a lovely return to form.
*Artist: STEVENS,CAT *Genre: Popular Music *Release Date: 23-MAY-2000
Cat Stevens tends to be lumped in with the early-'70s singer-songwriter school led by James Taylor and Carole King, but he actually fits in rather neatly with such wistful English contemporaries as Nick Drake, Syd Barrett, and Donovan. Tea for the Tillerman's "Wild World," "Into White," and "Longer Boats" indicate that he may have been a more gifted tunesmith than the lot of them. As with the best of the Brit folk-rockers, Stevens mixed melancholy with whimsy. Yes, he was prone to airy platitudes, but when he harnessed his eccentricities, as he did throughout this 1970 masterwork, you had something truly distinctive. A natural cult artist, à la Tim Buckley and Leonard Cohen, Stevens connected with record-buyers to the tune of 25 million units sold before he changed his name to Yusuf Islam, established an Islamic school, and raised a ruckus by supporting Ayatollah Khomeini's death decree against author Salman Rushdie. This remastered 2000 version of the 1970 recording, which was overseen by the artist, is a vast improvement over the earlier CD reissue. --Steve Stolder


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SYDNEY Dec 18 Australia suffered a further setback on Tuesday in efforts to become a greater supplier of uranium to the world's nuclear power sector after the government postponed a decision on development of the country's first new mine in half a decade.
Toro Energy, which has been seeking approval to exploit its Wiluna uranium deposit in Western Australia state, said it was informed only hours before it was anticipating a final go-ahead from Environment Minister Tony Burke that it could take another three months before a decision was made.
Australia has no nuclear power plants of its own, but holds 40 percent of the world's known reserves of uranium. It is the world's third largest exporter of yellowcake for peaceful purposes behind Kazakhstan and Canada.
The federal government last gave its approval for a new mine in 2008. That mine, majority-owned by Canada's Uranium One , is only now being commissioned
Western Australia lifted a ban on uranium mining in 2008 but to date, no mines are in operation, with all the mining occurring in neighbouring South Australia state and Northern Territory.
This year, BHP Billiton postponed indefinitely its plans to unearth an additional 15,000 tonnes of uranium oxide annually from its Olympic Dam site, citing high costs and an uncertain outlook for commodities.
"Today, on the final day for a decision, Toro has been advised that the minister does in fact want more information on some specific aspects of the project and that the time for his decision has been extended to March 13, 2013," Toro Managing Director Greg Hall told Reuters by telephone from his headquarters in Adelaide
"We're surprised and extremely disappointed with this further delay," he said.
A spokeswomen in the minister's office confirmed it could be the end of March before a ruling is made but declined to provide more details on why more time was required.
Australia has been seeking new customers for its uranium, most of which is sold to nuclear power plant companies in Europe. It has approved sales to China, but is not believed to have shipped any material there.
The Australian state of Queensland in October lifted a 23-year ban on mining uranium, following a push by Prime Minister Julia Gillard to reach an accord to export supplies to India.
Australia, which mined 7,529 tonnes of uranium in fiscal 2011/12, according to government figures, has until now refused to sell nuclear material to India because it is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Uranium prices collapsed after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 led to the shut down of Japan's nuclear power plants. Uranium sells for less than $45 a pound , compared with the February 2011 average spot price of $69.63.
Suppliers are counting on Japan switching at least some of its 50 nuclear reactors back on following last weekend's election victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
The LDP campaigned on a need to return to nuclear power to combat rising domestic energy costs tied to oil and coal.
Under the LDP, market expectations are for 10 to 15 reactors to restart by late 2013. They would be the newest reactors in the most secure locations.
The offline reactors had accounted for roughly 11 percent of world demand for uranium, equivalent to 164 million pounds.
Hall said Toro has been in talks with potential investors to help fund about two-thirds of the estimated A$269 million cost of the Wiluna mine, though any investment decision would not be made until the government's decision is clear.
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NDSolve problem
I have been using NDSolve[] to investigate the solutions to some large,
sets of simple, ordinary differential equations. It is most convenient
to use subscripted variables/functions and parameters to represent the large number
of solution functions and system characteristics. For certain values
of coefficients the solution proceeds nicely, however, for others I obtain
the error
NDSolve::ndnum: Differential equation does not evaluate to a number at t = 0..
Below I have described the simplest system that I have been able to obtain
an error on.
(* System equation *)
(* Initial conditions *)
bc={Evaluate[D[x[1][t],t] /. t->0]==0,x[1][0]==0};
(* Make a list of all system equations *)
(* Send the problem to NDSolve[] *)
Yields the following output:
NDSolve::ndnum: Differential equation does not evaluate to a number at t = 0..
Out[32]= {{x[1] -> InterpolatingFunction[{0., 0.}, <>]}}
Changing the coefficient 4.0 in eq to unity (1 not 1.0) gives no error. Also
writing the equation as
works. If I don't use subscripted variables I don't have this problem. For
sys2 = sys /. x[1] -> x
seems to work fine. I would greatly appreciate any hints. Is this a bug or
have I misunderstood the use of subscripted variables? The version number is
2.2. I get the same behavior on NeXT and DEC Alfa.
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In an unsurprising but unique development, people in his hometown of New York, New York are so moved by the loss of Adam MCA Yauch that there's plans to rename not one but two New York City public parks in his honor. Brooklyn Heights (where Yauch spent many years as a child) residents have created a facebook page with 1,179 likes (as of this writing) and are moving to write a petition to have BK Heights' Squibb Park renamed after Adam when it finishes its' conversion to a skate park.
Also in the works, a quote today by Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna who is King Adrock's wife, reveals part of his plans to pay homage to his best friend and fellow Beastie:
"Ad-Rock has already begun working with the Parks Commissioner to fix up and rename State Street Park where Yauch actually played as a kid to 'Adam Yauch Park'. It would be great to get people behind THIS idea as it won't hurt the Squibb family and it would be awesome to fix up the bball court there as a tribute." – KATHLEEN HANNA
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nice info! What is the run time on those little keychain lights on a single AAA battery?
This is a discussion on Possibly the world's brightest keychain light - easy & cheap within the Related Gear & Equipment forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Flashlights have been a hobby of mine for about a year. Of course, the very first question that always comes up when discussing (or showing ...
Flashlights have been a hobby of mine for about a year. Of course, the very first question that always comes up when discussing (or showing off) any flashlight is - HOW BRIGHT IS IT?
Well, I have been carrying around a keychain light that absolutely pumps out the lumens like you can't believe. Here's a chart showing that it actually is over 300 lumens for a short period!
Now, contrast this to a 3 D-cell Maglite, which is rated at ~45 lumens and you can begin to understand what a HUGE leap in efficiency we have with this keychain light!
There are actually TWO keychain lights (each priced at $20 to $40, depending on version) that will give you this tremendous output. One is the 4Sevens Preon1 and the other is the iTP EOS A3. For either one, I would recommend getting it with the XP-G R5 emitter. If purchasing the iTP EOS A3, I would be sure to ask for the 'upgrade' model, which is 3 modes (lo med hi).
Both of these lights utilize a standard AAA battery for 'normal' users and will pump out a respectable ~80 lumens, but if you really want to juice up the light to the 300 lumen level, then you need to purchase a 10440 Li-ion battery and charger (readily available and inexpensive). It's the 10440 battery that is the secret to this massive power.
Hope this helps 'illuminate' your night!
Legal disclaimer - Of course, like anything that is over-powered, there is a little caution that needs to be exercised. This light WILL get hot if used on max power for very long, and you need to be careful about discharging the battery too fast.
'Be careful, even in small matters' - Miyamoto Musashi
nice info! What is the run time on those little keychain lights on a single AAA battery?
from this thread here. Refer to the blue line for the iTP A3.
'Be careful, even in small matters' - Miyamoto Musashi
I also EDC a Preon 1. It is hands down my favorite light. It has a moonlight mode that runs for 23 hours and a medium mode that runs for around 6. It's also about the diameter of a pen and half the size. It also comes with a clip which you can use instead of keychain attachment. There isn't any reason to not have it on you at all times. The other great part is that you can buy a 2AAA body, which effectively doubles the lumen output when needed. The other really nice thing is that you can buy a clicky tailcap if you prefer that over the twisty interface.
Thanks for the info.
That 3-D Cell Mag light is my car light/equalizer. Does anyone know of a replacement LED lamp for it? With a good bright LED and 3 D Cells it should be a long lived dependable tool.
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Interesting, I've been thinking of getting a Preon for awhile now. I have a couple of the ITP lights (one black and another titanium) they are great lights and the Preon sounds just as good--can't have TOO many lights!.
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experience comes from bad decisions"
charger like this one and a couple of these 10440 batteries - and you will have some serious lumens power from any of those lights!
Just to reiterate - this 10440 mod only works on the Preon1 (one AAA battery) NOT on the Preon2 (two AAA batteries)! The 10440 mod also works on the iTP EOS A3.
300 lumens from a single-AAA keychain light is simply amazing!
'Be careful, even in small matters' - Miyamoto Musashi
I've got an A3, but it's plenty bright without resorting to a 10440. Reading tests by others, they indicated that they'd prefer not to have it on for more than 10-20 seconds. I go a little bigger and have an ITP A1 EOS (190 lumens without heat risk) or, more commonly, an Akoray K109 (230 lumens)...not as small as the ones you show, but I'm more comfortable with the power going through them.
I agree, however, the big benefit of a small flashlight is that it's easy to carry ALL THE TIME. And most of the time, the light will only be used for short bursts, which makes a 10440 light just about perfect. Like anything, there are some trade-offs. But (as you suggest) if you need a bright light with long run-times, a tiny 10440 light is not the best choice.
My 'real' EDC light is a Quark 123*2 Tactical, as shown in the pic below:
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Regional director of Red Cross to resign from post in February
Indiana County's American Red Cross chapter is about to go through another leadership change, 2 1/2 years after an extensive administrative restructuring of the organization's Southwestern Pennsylvania Region.
Donna Pacella, the Red Cross community chapter executive directorfor Westmoreland-Armstrong and Indiana chapters, is resigning to accept a position outside of Red Cross in Las Vegas.
Pacella's final day with the Red Cross will be Feb. 7, according to Lauren Ashley, the Red Cross' regional communications officer for western Pennsylvania.
Pacella on Sept. 1, 2011, became the community chapter executive of the combined Westmoreland-Armstrong and Indiana Red Cross chapters as part of a reorganization that merged some chapters and consolidated some administrative positions. That restructuring was intended to reduce administrative costs and provide more resources for the organization's relief mission.
In that reorganization, Kathleen Pino, then the Indiana County chapter's executive director, lost her job. She had worked in the local Red Cross office 23 years.
Pacella has been with the Red Cross in western Pennsylvania 32 years.
"Donna was an example of a manager positively leading her staff, board and volunteers through the various stages of change that we have worked through," Patricia Waldinger, CEO of the Red Cross Western Pennsylvania Region, said in a prepared statement.
Ashley said the Red Cross regional and local staffs will work to put together a transition plan and hiring plan to choose a successor to Pacella. The selection process will be a collaboration between the chairmen of the boards of directors of the Westmoreland-Armstrong and Indiana chapters and representatives from the Red Cross' regional and national offices.
Ashley said the Red Cross will be committed to finding the best candidate and the right person to fill the coming vacancy.
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With the massive success of "Furious 7" ($1.15 billion worldwide so far), Universal Pictures is all about making yet another chapter of the popular franchise.
And on Thursday (April 23) Vin Diesel told the fine folks at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that there's already a release date for "Furious 8"- April 14th, 2017!
It scored the biggest opening of the year so far, and "Furious 7" raked in a whopping $144 million over the weekend!
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As the Labor Day holiday weekend comes to a close, Chris Pratt & Co are back on top of the box office earnings list.
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The "Fast & Furious" hunk was busy promoting "Guardians of the Galaxy" at Capital FM in London when he ended up singing on the mic.
There are plenty of reasons fans are excited to see the new "Fast & Furious" flick, and Vin Diesel just shared another one.
While promoting "Guardians of the Galaxy," Vin revealed that Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is set to make an appearance in the seventh installment of the "Fast" franchise.


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- Tori Spelling is Pregnant; Three Months Along
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- Lindsay Lohan is 20, Her Chin is 50
- Victoria Beckham Is Through With Music
- K-Fed Might Make Millions From Divorce
- Prince Lorenzo Borghese is a Fraud
- Mary-Kate's Beret Fixation
- Anybody going to the So You Think You Can Dance tour tonight at Madison Square Garden?? SEE YOU THERE!
- Madonna adopting baby boy from the republic of Malawi in Africa. The 48-year-old singer has three other family members: husband Guy Ritchie, 38, daughter Lourdes, 9, and son, Rocco, 6.
- Jennifer Garner, wearing only a jacket, supposedly looks stunning in photos for Bono's Project Red ad campaign.
- Sir Elton John and Bath & Body Works have teamed up to make candles, scented stones and home fragrance oils for the holiday season. The new collection will debut Tuesday at Bath & Body Works stores and its White Barn Candle Co. stores.
- Ryan Phillippe told Rolling Stone that he was "plastered" at the Golden Globes last year as a result of downing bottles of wine with Shirley MacLaine. "[We] drank like crazy, putting away bottles of wine and making fun of everyone.
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I've been goose hunting for about three years now and i have killed geese just not one that I called in and set up the spread! Went to a local farm pond this morning and we had about 40 birds come in at 7:30 and we worked them, they circled twice but would'nt commit; we had three of them low enough to shoot but the big group was still circling. We didnt shoot and they flew on by :pissed: My buddy had to leave at 9:00 I told him I was ther for the Morning, at about 10:15 looked to the west and two honkers were heading my direction, I flagged them just a little; clucked about 4 times and they set :hammering: :hammering: :hammering: should have got them both but I'm not complaining!! Tommorow I have my sights set on this one bird--oh yeah NECK BAND and LEG BAND!
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Levon Helm Documentary Headed to Theaters
Ain't In It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm, the documentary that chronicled the singer/drummer of The Band as he wrote his 2010 album Electric Drum, will be released nationwide in movie theaters.
Director Jacob Hatley followed Helm for two years. The documentary never appeared in theaters, but there has been renewed interest in Helm's life followinghis death in April.
Hatley discussed the documentary in the following video.
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In my recent round-up of 2011's top stories there were many topics I wanted to cover, that I thought were important, but couldn't include for the sake of brevity. One of those stories was the rise of independent Pagan filmmakers in 2011, a phenomenon that Pagan media critic Peg Aloi mentions in her own round-up of 2011. "Indie Pagan Cinema makes its mark. From the ambitious music-based SPIRIT OF ALBION (with songs by Damh the Bard) to the spooky, blood-soaked, folklore-laden horror flick CALL OF THE HUNTER, there've been a lot of great attempts to bring paganism into the theatres. There is also AMERICAN MYSTIC, a fascinating documentary by Alex Mar (interviewed here by Jason Pitzl-Waters) ab … [Read more...]
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Blue Starlite Drive-In: Slackerwood and the Austin Film Society Present: Cinema Six
Not rated, 79 min. Directed by Mark Potts and Cole Selix. Starring Mark Potts, John Merriman, Brand Rackley, Kevin Brennan, Byron Brown, Heather Wallis, Barry Corbin, Maggie Carey and Chris Doubek.
In this locally made comedy, a group of hapless movie-theatre employees are caught between adolescence and adulthood while forced to manage the theatre on their own.No current showings of this film.


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They play Bing Crosby's "Where the Turf Meets the Surf" each day at Del Mar Racetrack. And for good reason: That song neatly captures the essence of summer in Del Mar. With the ponies running at the track and the waves breaking along the shore, a visit here has become an August ritual for many Southern Californians. The legendary track — where Seabiscuit defeated Ligaroti in 1938 — still retains the glamour that made it a favorite during Hollywood's golden age. First post isn't till midafternoon, so there's plenty of time to hang by the ocean or explore Del Mar's villagelike shopping district before heading over to the races.
Del Mar is 20 miles north of San Diego. From I-5, exit at Via de la Valle and go west. The racetrack is well signed; to reach the village, turn south on Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Americana This modern mainstay with sidewalk seating is a good bet for breakfast. INFO: $$; 1454 Camino Del Mar; 858/794-6838.
Red Tracton's With cuts of meat proudly displayed, a piano bar, and a beloved lobster bisque, this 1948 classic was old school before the term existed. Celebrate wins or drown your sorrows with a post-race martini at the bar. INFO: $$$; 550 Via de la Valle; 858/755-6600.
Del Mar City Beach Soak, splash, or stroll. Head south beneath the bluffs or north past beachfront homes to the San Dieguito River. INFO: Main access at 17th St.; 858/755-9313.
Del Mar Racetrack For a table with a primo view, reserve a spot at the Stretch Run Grill (from $50, includes seating for four; food extra) or other track restaurants. Following twilight racing on Friday, stay for the weekly concert. INFO: Closed Tue; season runs through Sep 5; first post at 2, except Fri at 4 (3:30 starting Aug 17); $6, plus $6 parking; 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.; 858/755-1141.
L'Auberge Del Mar Resort and Spa (120 rooms and suites from $380; 858/259-1515) is perfectly situated in the heart of Del Mar, with easy access to shopping and restaurants and a short walk to the beach. The hotel is on the site of one of Del Mar's earliest retreats, the Stratford Inn, and celebrates the town's history with vintage photographs, many featuring Hollywood notables. Its rooms bring the beach inside with a breezy, coastal-cottage decor, while the resort's tiny Durante Pub & Bistro ($$) is a lively local watering hole, especially during race season.


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So here's the sissie who SHOULD have been my roommate... miss DaVonne M. from Ohio who currently lives in Iowa. Well, actually -- she currently lives in the room next to mine, but after her 60-day bedrest project is over, she goes back to Iowa to rejoin her fiance, Steve, and her young daughter, Naomi.
We really hit it off as soon as she checked in, and are already bummed out that we won't have much time here. But we're making the most of what we do have!
DaVonne heard about the study through a friend who travels around for research studies, and recommended NASA as a good place to contribute -- and here, she has free time to study. So when I'm blogging, she's doing homework, working toward her bachelor's degree in interior design.
We've been shushed after getting rowdy a couple times, always a good fun factor sign, but we know we better keep it down before we start annoying the nurses. Then again, Devin came back for another visit, so it may be too late for that! He and I didn't have time to paint our ceiling tiles last time, so we finally got our chance now... along with Todd R., another lunar study participant.
Todd lives in Austin, TX at the moment, but like Devin, hails from Iowa. (What is it about Iowans and NASA studies??) He's also lived in Houston, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. Todd just completed his Doctoral Dissertation in Clinical Psychology, and will be seeking his license soon. You may also be able to tell that he is a fellow Star Trek fan...
I though this tile was the most original... he was the first to work in 3-D! Instead of just painting a surface, he cut and glued foam planets. Clever, eh?
To see the rest of the new ceiling tiles and our other arts & crafts projects, go to the entire Art Gallery over in my Picasa albums! Definitely our funniest collection yet...
Monday, May 18, 2009
Jazz Hands!
Posted by PillowNaut at 6:47 PM
4 comments:
- Sach said...
Nice flags and collection!
- May 19, 2009 at 12:18 AM
This actually looks like FUN!
- May 19, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Mrs. L said...
Okay, Devin's so made me laugh! Great quip. And who knew you were such an artist!?
- May 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- PillowNaut said...
Isn't he a crack up?? And I am so not an artist, LOL... you'll notice my paintings all had to have hard edges and very little free-hand ;)
- May 21, 2009 at 11:23 AM
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Umbrella / Will Self.
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- Publisher: New York : Grove Press ; c2012.
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| A brother is as easily forgotten as an umbrella. James Joyce, Ulysses Recently having abandoned his RD Laing-influenced experiment in running a therapeutic community - the so-called Concept House in Willesden - maverick psychiatrist Zack Busner arrives at Friern Hospital, a vast Victorian mental asylum in North London, under a professional and a marital cloud. He has every intention of avoiding controversy, but then he encounters Audrey Dearth, a working-class girl from Fulham born in 1890 who has been immured in Friern for decades. A socialist, a feminist and a munitions worker at the Woolwich Arsenal, Audrey fell victim to the encephalitis lethargica sleeping sickness epidemic at the end of the First World War and, like one of the subjects in Oliver Sacks' Awakenings, has been in a coma ever since. Realising that Audrey is just one of a number of post-encephalitics scattered throughout the asylum, Busner becomes involved in an attempt to bring them back to life - with wholly unforeseen consequences.
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On behalf of Hope Haven of Cass County staff, Board of Directors, and the many women and children "guests" who find safety within Hope Haven's walls, I write in response to the article "Giving Back is the Elks' Motto" (Local News Friday, Aug. 8, 2014). In unison we thank the Cass County Elks Lodge #2791 for their generosity and continued support of Hope Haven's domestic and sexual violence program. As individuals and as an organization, the Cass County Elks are leaders among Hope Haven's "Neighbors for Hope."
Time and time again, members of the Cass County Elks Lodge have demonstrated a passion to support Hope Haven in all that we do. From providing sustenance to sponsoring fundraising events, from Santa Kenny to group volunteering – the Elks indeed "live" their give-back motto. They promote awareness of Hope Haven services and bring continued focus to the issues facing families in our community.
While there aren't enough words of thanks in the world to tell Cass County Elks Lodge members how much we appreciate all that you do – we do thank you. For Hope Haven, having the support of our community is crucial to eradicating abuse and rape at all ages. For our community, Cass County Elks' actions with schools, veterans, the under-served, and those who continue to serve, aid the success of all.
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HELLS Angels boss Felix Lyle is one of a number of high-profile gangland figures nabbed by police in one of the biggest firearm and drug operations in NSW history.
Lyle was one of four people charged on Tuesday after police made 19 arrests as part of Strike Force Alistair - a joint operation between police and the NSW Crime Commission targeting organised crime in the state.
Lyle, 56, from Sydney, has been charged with a firearm offence as well as five counts of supplying drugs - two involving a commercial quantity.
He will remain behind bars after being formally refused bail in a Sydney court on Tuesday afternoon.
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell told parliament the operation was "one of the biggest firearm and drug operations in the history of this state".
He said around 30 people would be charged with a raft of serious offences, some of which carry sentences of life imprisonment.
The national president of the Hells Angels and vice presidents of the Rebels were among those charged, Mr O'Farrell said.
"This is the result of terrific work by the NSW police in targeting organised crime, drug supply and illegal weapons," the premier said during question time on Tuesday.
Police said drugs, firearms, a stun gun, a hand grenade, a ballistic vest and around $500,000 in counterfeit cash were seized in the raids carried out across Sydney.
The Crime Commission has also issued two restraining orders on assets.
As well as the senior Hells Angels bikie, three other men - aged 35, 33 and 25 - were charged with offences relating to the supply of a commercial quantity of prohibited drugs.
The older man was to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday afternoon, while the other two were to face Fairfield Local Court.
Speaking at Crime Commission headquarters, Detective Superintendent Mick Plotecki said 350 officers took part in the raids, executing 30 warrants across southwest Sydney, the northern metro area, the city, and the south coast.
The operation targeted senior members of the Hells Angels, Comancheros, and Rebels, as well as Asian and Balkan crime gangs, police said.
The arrests were the culmination of two years of work involving the Crime Commission and police, 95 surveillance warrants, 41 telephone intercept warrants and the monitoring of more than 500,000 phone calls.
Police said the raids came after a number of arrests three weeks ago over a conspiracy to import 400kg of amphetamines, also as a result of Strike Force Alistair.
Det Supt Plotecki said the charges would relate to commercial drugs supply, firearms offences, providing explosives, and counterfeiting cash.
He said a key component of the operation was "targeting those people that make these networks work".
"We're targeting particularly those people that go out and procure firearms and drugs, and also those that supply them," he said.
Police Minister Michael Gallacher has praised "the incredible efforts and success" of the police and the NSW Crime Commission.
He said everyone involved in the operation had "been relentless in smashing these criminal networks".
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Boston found themselves just two points behind the Habs in the standings heading into last night's action, but the B's fell to Buffalo, 3-2, with the help of a hat trick from the Sabres' Drew Stafford. Thankfully, Montreal lost last night as well, falling to the Flyers, 5-3. That sets up tonight's matchup, where with a win, the B's can match the 38-point total the Habs are currently sporting, atop the division. Boston also has two games in hand over Montreal.
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Got the Moddiction knob on. It is cold in the morning but nothing like the Blox. Think it will be great. Took care of some of the notchyness but it's still there. Feels more solid though!
The pictures make it look lighter but it is a nice dark gray. Meshes well with interior! The one without the flash shows the color the best just not too clear. Will get better pics in the daylight some time!
Of the anarchy shift knob owners does anyone have the purple haze one if so how close is the color to the pbp suby color
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Matthew Hatton bids to show he's a world class welterweight when he makes the first defence of his European title next month. 'Magic' Matthew (39-4-2) will face mandatory contender, Yuriy Nuzhnenko (30-1) at Bolton Arena on Friday July 16. Hatton, 29, the brother of Ricky Hatton, is one of the most improved fighters in the division and proved that by winning the title when he outpointed Gianluca Branco in March.
Matthew said: "If I beat Nuzhnenko I will have proved I belong in world class and nobody can say I don't deserve a world title fight.
"There can't be any prouder European champion than me, but I am itching to move on and challenge some of the division's superstars."
Promoter Ricky Hatton added: "This is a tough fight for Matthew, but he has come on a bundle since Bob Shannon started training him.
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Starting to integrate Alerts... Ideas?
Mini Background: 8 month old Dutch Shep doing short blind searches well and has a consistent Z pattern. Neutered Male and a bit too dog oriented in a friendly lets rumble sort of way. We are CARDA members soon to be elevated to apprentice level where the real training starts. This is my first SAR dog.
I wanted to do a people bringsell for obvious reasons (powerful dog) but I have been both talked into and self reasoned into a jump alert. Super easy to train "hit me" as a cue to jump up. So I just started this week integrating it into the Z pattern. We have backed up to short runaways and he is being cued to jump on me, then "show me" and my sponsor has recommended approaching slowly or going off track to get a "yo-yo" on the alerts. I am thinking that since I get a few instances where he looks at me unsure about the alert that I should skip the yo-yo for now and just do a few short runaways until I see that he "gets" it... it being the alert in the Z pattern.
Any other thoughts for now?
We encourage to build the indication in sessions separate from actual search work and basically do a lot of repetition to build 'muscle memory' as it were....actually we get that down first with a lot of runaways or using back chaining.
In any event, agree with your choice of indication as the bringsel has some unique problems in heat and in heavy brush. .. and you can keep the jump low (like having the dog target your hip not your chest) with a big concern being that you don't want to stop and stand when you see the dog coming as that will cue the jump and be a necessary part of the chain. You may be still and braced for the jump early on but in the future you want the dog to hit you no matter how you are moving or being stationary.
I would get it fluid with out the "yo yo" and only proceed to multiples after the has the chain down solid, as you proposed and then the dog will start to offer it naturally.
Also, one thing that often breaks down is the actual jump on you because the handler lets the dog get sloppy and they wind up coming by and doing a fly by or just looking at the handler.....so don't let it break down..need the indication each time. If it starts to fall apart shorten up, give some kind of reward (for that a bit of food is ok if they will take it) to bridge the gap -You may get the same issue when you start doing "yo yo" with the dog not going all the way into the subject - once again - don't let that break down find a small bit of something really yummy. I am working on the assumption your dog is toy driven for the "big reward" when you, the subject, and the dog are all together.
Thank you Nancy!
Interesting point to not stand there as it becomes part of the cue! I have been wondering about this from another perspective too. In agility, turning into the dog is a natural body cue to slow the dog down and have them look at you, turn in to you, and often stop. I have seen dogs come in to alert (indicate) with others in training, then the handler stops, and dog then stops and look at them for direction or with confusion. The conclusion is that the alert is not consistent enough and to take steps back to work on foundation but I also wonder about the impact of the body cue.
I will focus on the short runaways first with intermediate reward and then when he has it solid start moving around or in different directions.
Yes, I actually wrote a lengthy post in "finding a trainer" which includes how subtle inadvertent cues can impact the dog and this is one obvious one. I learned it the hard way but fortunately in a training scenario. Your other training comes in handy!
It is like training the detector dog. YOU cannot be a part of the decision for the dog to to give the indication. There have been searches where the crew was sitting drinking some water, checking maps and talking, and the dog makes the find. If they are not used to indicating on you while you are sitting on a log or walking or walking through a creek etc., then you may miss it...and we all know how poorly dogs generalize..They don't always come running at you from head on..sometimes it is from behind.....sure you can usually read the dog but when they are wore out from searching for 3-4 hours they may just look like they are coming back to you to check in.
EDIT-you should be in pretty good hands with some of the CARDA folks I would think...
She said "people bringsel", not just "bringsel". The people bringsel is what some call a tug toy attached to the handler. This is quite common and is what I use. The bringsel is a strap attached to the dog which I have read historical accounts of but don't know anybody that uses it today, probably for the reasons you mention. It would be a shame to dissuade her from a more suitable alert for her powerful dog based on that misunderstanding. Otherwise, great advice as usual.
Hi Jonathan.
I did think through all the alerts and while I started with a people bringsel as you describe, the jump alert has been so much easier to train. Ah well, I will it a go. ;-) While I don't think it will last , Tygo has been jumping on me quite gently. It is kind of funny.
And Nancy I did read that post on "finding a trainer". Great stuff there.
My preference for the tug indication vs jump comes from many searches where we need to make our way through nasty terrain. Trudging through swamps, climbing over and under piles of blown down trees, scrambling along steep hillsides, getting stuck in blackberry bushes, etc. Because of this I am often in situations where I either don't want a dog jumping on me, or to do so would be hard for him. It is nice to have a trained indication where he can just bite the firehose on my side. Yes jumping up is easier to train, and if more open areas are typical of conditions you expect to deploy in then it may work out well. But don't be surprised if you find yourself in situations where your dog can't or won't jump up as you have trained. With experience you can learn to read your dog and the circumstances and make the right call even without the full indication. But I think it is more reliable to have an indication that the dog can easily perform even in difficult conditions.
Yes, you are correct. I visualized only one thing when I heard bringsel and missed the "people" part of the phrase. All your reasons are why I don't really care for a two paws on the chest crazy alert and like to target lower
It does seem harder to train with the tug on the handler......not sure why other than often a higher toy drive dog does not want to let go and food motivated dogs often don't want to bite it .... and, like sitting or barking at the handler seems to shift gears in their head.
It may be similar to the issues I have had with the out with my cadaver dog, and really have to break the sequence down more effectively so the dog learns 'you have to let go of the tug to get the tug' and take it out of the obedience to a command way and make it more natural. It would make a good thread (hint hint) to know how you train it. Several people I know who have started that way have wound up moving to the jump on their own out of frustration. A well trained and reliable tug is very good for the reasons you mention.
One thing I will say with certainty. Figure out the indication on the dog early and don't change it around later. A lot of dogs have been messed up with the handler constantly changing and tweaking what they look for.
Train for 100% reliability but in the real world you follow up on something less when a life is involved,. You also need to train long problems so the dog expects to work to the limits of its "nose time". Long problems, night problems and training in all terrains...
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This is really interesting. I'm intrigued by the bringsel indication.
I found this article. The short section on bringsel training is on page 12. It's not very detailed, but I can see how they train it. Something I'm going to try.
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David, here is a video of a mal using a bringsel indication
Well I will stick with the jump alert, however I think the "people bringsel" is a very good way to go. We don't have as much swampland here and if all goes well, I hope to be able to qualify for the Yosemite Dog SAR, YoDogs. Then I can work above 7500 feet in Wilderness areas. That would be cool.
Thanks everyone.
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When New York passed a wave of new gun-control laws in January, it outlawed a type of assault rifle made just over an hour's drive from the state capital.
In Ilion, N.Y., it's not hard to be across the street — or at least around the corner — from the Remington Arms factory. Remington makes several types of rifles, including the style used in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting. In response to that tragedy, New York banned that gun, the Bushmaster AR-15, from being sold in the state.
The laws were pushed through the Legislature quickly, and there's a feeling in Ilion that no one bothered to ask Remington — or the town — their opinion.
Everyone 'Would Be In Trouble'
This town of 8,000 people along the Erie Canal was built around the complex of brick buildings, which began turning out rifles almost 200 years ago. The factory even has its own museum, which draws charter buses full of visitors.
A block away, it's lunchtime at Sorrento Pizzeria. A few of the 1,200 Remington workers trickle in and out. Owner Ignazio Magro used to have that schedule. He came to upstate New York from Italy in 1973. He couldn't speak English, and got a job at the plant. He was laid off a decade later, but used his saved wages to open the restaurant.
"Everybody around this area, if it wasn't for Remington Arms, would be in trouble," he said. "Everybody, lunchtime, 12 o'clock, they're coming over here to get a slice of pizza, whatever they needed."
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Those workers have been worried about their jobs with the recent push for new gun legislation. Frank "Rusty" Brown and a few dozen other Remington workers traveled to the Capitol last week to try and make their voices heard.
"I'm one of three generations of my family that worked there. My parents worked there, I work there, my daughter works there," he said. "We've been doing this for many years. We have good-paying union jobs at Remington. That company treats us well."
In the past, New York has treated Remington's owner well, too. Since 2009, New York's economic development agency has given the gun maker more than $5 million to move jobs to Ilion from factories in other states.
John Scarano, director of the county's Chamber of Commerce, is worried the state won't step up if Remington threatens to leave.
"Probably right now, nobody wants to touch it," he said.
He says Remington has always been good to the community.
"We're not only hurt by maybe the possibility of the loss of jobs, but we're hurt because our friend could be hurt, our friend being Remington Arms," Sarcano said.
Thinking Of The Kids
The company sponsors Little League, and children in Ilion go to Remington Elementary School.
David Palmer, whose grandkids attend the school, recognizes how important the gun industry is for this part of the state.
"This whole valley is run by arms. Most of your stores and everybody here, restaurants, everything, is contingent on that plant," he said.
But with young grandkids, he also wants to see some of Remington's products off the shelves.
"I don't believe in assault rifles. There's no need for it. No need for it in our department stores," he continued. "I used to be a hunter, when I was younger. I can see having regular hunting rifles for people who like to hunt, but there's no need for assault rifles here."
Could It Be Remedied?
Palmer worries there will be layoffs, but Brown, the Remington employee, says they haven't heard anything from Remington's owner. The company didn't return requests for an interview.
But Ilion Deputy Mayor Beth Neale has been fielding calls and knocks on her door from residents concerned about the future.
She says Ilion is a community that bands together in tough times, like when a bus maker left last summer. But Remington leaving could be one blow it can't recover from.
"We're always fired up, we're always ready, you know, [if] anyone needs help. We always do that, and that's how you survive," she explained. "I don't know if losing Remington would be something that easily remedied. I really don't."
Neale says Ilion and Remington have "a long tradition of tradition," and she hopes Remington will always be a part of that.
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Still, that tradition hasn't stopped lawmakers from Michigan, Oklahoma, Arizona and South Carolina sending letters to Remington's owner, Freedom Group, in the last two weeks. Texas sent a letter to the company back in November. It's common practice for the governor's office to send such letters to companies from time to time, according to a spokeswoman.
The letters cite each state's business-friendly environment and support of the Second Amendment, but do not mention specific economic incentives for moving. The letters encourage the company to contact the state's economic development offices.
New York Rep. Richard Hanna, a Republican who represents Ilion, responded in an article in USA Today, writing "The Ilion plant remains highly competitive, and its workers and the community are committed to the success of Remington. I look forward to working with New York state leaders to see that Remington stays here for generations to come and thrives right where it began almost 200 years ago."
Remington Arms has not responded to several phone calls and emails requesting comment, but did tell the Utica Observer-Dispatch last week the company is "carefully evaluating its options."
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