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Well kept and modest hotel. I loved that each room had a table and chairs to sit outside. Pool area looked nice and there were many welcoming areas where we could enjoy a glass of wine. Service was professional and very friendly. could use some art on the walls of the room to warm it up.
Very restful environment. Room was very comfortable The meals were very expensive and marginal in terms of value. Breakfast at €22 was a lot. Tea/coffee making facilities in the room would have been nice. Room was quite noisy from people upstairs - not their fault just very noisy plumbing
Superb setting, wonderful buildings, great food and wine. Nothing
The outside of the hotel is stunning, beautiful grounds, which makes the experience special. The staff are welcoming and gave us a room upgrade. The rooms felt a bit dingy and not perfectly clean, which you would expect at a four star hotel.
The food and rooms! We could not have a shower as it was broken. We had to have a bath!!!!!
We thought that it was the worst value for money of any hotel we have stayed in. We paid for a DeLUXE room and are put at the top floor with no lift and needed 60 stairs to reach the room. The aircon did not work and have one small dormer window. The room was sparley furnished and old and tired. We would never recommend this place to anyone.
great food
Ambiance, Style, Accommodation Staff distracted by a large wedding: Impersonal service in dining room; late arrival of breakfast; Failure of bath plug;
Location, surroundings and external appearance moldy bathroom (flies, moisture, broken tile and no water in the bathtube). Room not so clean either ... No air conditioning. Restaurant: low/med standard. No sommelier service (astonishing for such an otherwise large choice of wine.) Poor service: dining and breakfast (Dining: no desert unless order provided at the begining - information received after the main course- Breakfast: coffee after 15mn, bread after 30 mn, cutlery after 1h and cups and glasses after 1h15). During breakfast time, also departure time, staff uses elevator (customers have to wait).Food: very inequal (dining: 3 starters tested 1: good, 1:average, 1 poor, 2 main courses tested:1 ok, 1 poor, no desert. Price: high . Breakfast: poor quality and choice. Price: very high.
Great position in wine country, though not a particularly nice village. Impressive chateau and lovely rooms Dinner was very disappointing with poor service and very ordinary steaks
The building, grounds and peace and quiet bed was not very comfortable, choice at breakfast was very poor, dinner and wine prices too high for the quality.
Loved the historic feel Wait staff could be more attentive.
Clean, warm, easy to find off motorway, great as a stop over on the way to the alps
It is a typical Etap hotel: it's functional, clean, friendly and offers a simple breakfast. There is a supermarket nearby. The rooms overlooking the street are a bit loud due to the traffic, but the windows are acceptable. The volume of the TV sets are limited :-).
Location near autoroute, good price for very good accommodation. Easy access to town centre and for petrol/shopping when on a journey. Have stayed several times before and will be back. Prefer the rooms at this hotel that have a separate toilet and showeroom ensuite.
Very clean, quiet and cost effective Bed was hard
Booking in easy and efficient - looks a fairly new hotel. Very clean and easy to find. 20-minute walk into village with some excellent restaurants offering food of region. Will definately use again - great value. Used for overnight stop on way back from south of France.
Ease of booking
free parking , close to a shoping center no free internet available , no toilet brush
Cheap. Free parking.
Very clean and functional None
No resturant in the evening. No kettle or tea making facility in rooms.
Large, comfortable, clean and modern room room. convenient location and good facilities. I felt my massage was overpriced for what I got. I have had full body deep muscle massages here in the states and the one at Le Richebourg was neither.
The staff were especially friendly and accommodating. The view of the vineyards was great. And the dinner was the best we had in France. The hotel is a little out of the way, in the middle of the vineyards between Dijon and Beaune. But that gave it it's relaxing quality.
ALL was excellent Nothing
modern intelligent design of the hotel and rooms. spacious rooms. outstanding value. competent staff no
Everything was perfect: the room, breakfast, the indication for restaurant, the wine tasting suggested, the wine visit. The hotel staff is really very kind. We loved everything and would certanly recomend this hotel and stay there again.
excellent staff; immaculate facilities and rooms; peaceful; highly recomended
Very expensive for the location. Room was very nice and bathroom was the best we encountered on our trip, but did not feel it deserved the price it charged, especially given the impression you get from the exterior: right off the highway. Price -- thought that for what we were spending we would be getting a resort-like experience in a beautiful country setting, not a hotel that was right on the highway and looked run-down from the outside. Inside the decor was very nice, but initial impression was quite disappointing.
size of room and bathroom; modern conveniences too far away from Dijon or anything else of interest --- only restaurant nearby was closed that night; charged for outdoor parking; no charm/personality
Fabulous food and wine, also really nice and relaxing to use the spa after our long drive. Breakfast is too expensive - 16 Euros per person.
The hotel was located in a beautiful area and all facilities were lovely, comfortable, and clean. The breakfast was terrific. The cost was a good value. We could not have been more pleased.
lovely setting. very friendly staff.comfortable, clean rooms and free parking on site. would have liked tea and coffee making facilities in the rooms.
Staff was very friendly, quality was perfect and the chairs in the garden were perfect for having a glass of wine and evaluate all the wine buys of the day. opening hours of reception. opening at 8 is to late for early travelers
Quitness Far from restaurants
Its location
clean, helpful staff,quiet,excellent, restaurants nearby no restaurant on site
Lovely location- very nice grounds for relaxing in.
room a good size-nice lawn-new flat- screen high def picture hotel staff could not assist our getting on their wireless network
Location in teh heart of the Burgundy wine country Breakfast was fine but basic.
Clean room and bathroom , excellent staff, good security No tea/coffee making facility in the room, breakfast fruit salad still frozen (not fresh fruit).
Hotel was located in good proximity to lots of wineries in the Burgundy area. A good clean, comfortable hotel. Free internet was also a bonus!
the decor and position were excellent and the signing very good. the food was good the food was overpriced. the bedrooms were apart from the accommodation and as it was raining was inconvenient.
nothing! we arrived to find no one around and our key in our door and a damp dark smelly room and no welcome of any sort. breakfast was a joke fro 10euros adn we checked out immediately after and found a divine place for similar money and 10 times nicer - it is ridiculous that the cheaper rooms are so dark and damp and no air con or fans see above - the actual chateau is amazing but the cheaper accommodation is really not good
size of room and environment food was set menu and resturant not open at all times and area is remote so not much choice with meals
Simply put, it was gorgeous
Good parking, ideal location for a break on a long journey and easy access on foot to the town. Would prefer the toilet to be separate to the bathroom as at the nearby Etap.
Great location in a lovely town
We used the hotel as a stopover for travelling back to Calais from the south. The location was excellent. Just 3 minutes from the motorway. The hotel was clean and functional and the choice and quality at breakfast was excellent.
Clean, practical, ergonomic and comfortable. No fuss and excellent service.
Close proximity to the town.Free parking. We would like to have been informed that the restaurant was going to be closed on Sunday.
excellent for overnight stop off point on the drive south and also walking distance of town centre.
Convenient location for overnight. Well thought out accommodation with lots of space. Very comfortable beds and very clean. Excellent overnight stop.
Good value, staff very willing to help Staff is unable to speak English. No staff at check-in counter when I arrive (the restaurant next door helped me called the staff).
excellent rooms, good location. Little bit poor on the english lanuage side.
very friendly staff, it felt more like a chambre d'hote. We will definitely return there
Spacious, cleaqn room, good balcony, helpful staff, excellent restaurant There were no facilities in the village but Nuit St. Georges was not far away
Excellently equipped room, wonderful breakfast, quiet location with very professional, attentive & friendly owners. Absolutely nothing to fault.
We stayed at this hotel also overnight at the same time last year on our way back from south of France holiday. We deliberately booked it again this year as it is such a lovely little hotel. The proprietors actually remembered us when we arrived, very friendly and helpful but some people may find it difficult due to no english spoken. Rooms are marvellous, breakfast is very good, fresh produce.
The hotel staffs were really freindly and the room was very clean and nice. We want to visit here again.
I had read the reviews and they were all good, however, I truely felt that this was one of the most welcoming hotels that we stayed at in our 4 weeks on touring. The owner took great pride in her hotel, everything was immaculate, the bedroom we had was beautifully furnished and the ensuite bathroom was bigger than most people have at home .! Everything was new and thankfully well respected by previous guests. The breakfast provided was unbelievable...nothing was too much trouble. Well hats off to this hotel...I would say our experience was 10/10. The only thing that perhaps was a bit inconvenient was that we couldnt check in until after 3pm..but there was plenty to see in the countryside being wine country !!
The room was large and well situated, very peaceful and extremely well maintained Reception not always manned - staff available in the restaurant area next door.
Good facilities for a pleasant overnight stop or touring the wine regions. Very easy to find from the motorway. Good restaurant with regional menu.
The staff were welcoming, friendly and very efficient. The room was fine and for an extra 6 euros, we parked our car in the secure, underground garage (otherwise, we realised we could have parked by the hotel in a lockable gated park) and we could have used the outside swimming pool or its tennis court. The breakfast buffet, for an extra 8 euros, was splendid with a vast variety of food on offer. It has a great location, being easy and quick to reach from the autoroute and yet in semi-rural countryside and very close to the town.We have already recommended the hotel to two friends! The plugs in the bath and the wash basin didn't work properly; they had to be manually lifted.
We have stayed at the hotel as a Logis de France on several occasions since 1999 with our children and have always lked it. Glad to see it hasn't really changed much!
The receptionist was helpful Room smelled strongly of stale sweat, and there was damp in the bathroom. Hotel was more of a motel on the wrong side of the tracks....a long walk to town and a stinky bedroom to return to.
Staff were helpfull and pleasant. Location excellent for traveling (just off autoroute) but still within ten minute walk of town centre. We ended up staying two nights. Restaurant was excellent and food was good. Menu choice could have been broader.
Good food, secure parking, quiet, good value Tennis court unuseable, pool table worn
Comfortable, not far from motorway, good restaurant Nothing really to dislike
The staff were pleasant The hotel had clearly seen better days. there was dangerous damage to the entrance steps which had been partitioned off by a flower tub. the gardens had not been maintained, and the hair dryer in my room was held together by duck tape. it is a shame because the location and the basic facilities were ok but are not being maintained adequately
Clean Nothing
Friendly people and greate food and wines!! NO!
good location for us, the host was most helpful.
The welcome and enthusisam shown by the owner/manager. Its location in the vinyard. The peaceful ambiance in the village. An excellent breakfast. Good value hotel worthy more than a two star establishment. The owner makes good wine!
The hotel was very pleasant with great character and the staff were very helpful and courteous.
Very friendly staff, lovely country-style rooms
Hospitality of the staff Toilets in the room smell.
the view over the cote d'or from our hotel room, the breakfast, the size of the rooms and the comfortable beds, the fact that you can rent bikes at the hotel (good ones; 18 euro per day).
The hotel is excellently located in the middle of the vineyards between Dijon and Beaune. The Hotel de Vougeot was spotlessly clean, the proprietor and his staff were exceptionally helpful, and breakfast was extremely boutiful.
Quiet, friendly, lovely walks in vineyards, professional and relaxed host
Very nice hotel in wanderful sorraunding, Big room with comfort bad, very efficient and helpfull staff No complains
Helpful and friendly staff, beautiful setting, free parking and wi-fi Internet (a plus as not advertised).
The location, tranquility and comfort. On previous visits to his hotel we have been very pleased with the food in the restaurant but on this occasion we were dissapointed with dinner.
Very clean, very comfortable!
The relaxing atmosphere and the swimming pool was very welcome after a very long drive from England.
Lovely setting, tasteful and comfortable room, and excellent restaurant. I would stay here again and would recommend to others.
The location was excellent next to a river running beside the hotel with a mill wheel, very relaxing.
Lovely setting in the village next to small river. Ideally placed for sampling the wines of the area. Staff very helpful. Lack of air conditioning in the hotel, there was a fan available but rooms very hot.
Only the beauty of the location and the setting of the hotel itslef, which is lovely. Disappointing, heartless but beautiful place. Has much potential but appears to be essentially unloved by its owners -- lots of new but cheap things -- corner cutting -- also, no air conditioning so we roasted. Out of a 17 night stay in wine country this was out least favorite place to stay.
situation wiFi inutilisable
The room was charming and very clean. The setting is unbelievable - located in the tiny vineyard surrounded town of Vougeot.
I don't usually write reviews. We travel extensively. This family owned and operated Inn was the highlight lodging of our 2 week journey through France. Very quaint beautiful village and inn, most complete spacious and comfortable rooms and shower, lovely breakfast area and the best breakfast we had! The price was too low, I insisted on paying more but she would not accept. I cannot over recommend Logis Saint Martin ! Fantastic stay. No negatives but is in the hills above Nuit Saint George and Beaune about 5 minutes by car. Not a problem.


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BELTON - Ellison is playing and winning the game its way.
The Lady Eagles picked up two more wins Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the Chisholm Trail Classic where they will play Houston Westbury at Belton High at noon today.
Ellison (4-0) struggled early agaisnt LBJ, but came back to win 56-47, and then breezed in Game 2 against Pflugerville Connally, winning 55-32.
Alayshia Hunter got off to a hot start in the post against the Cougars, putting Ellison ahead 7-2 with a three-point play and then pushing the Lady Eagles ahead 19-7 midway through the second quarter.
Outside of Hunter, who had 11 points, Ellison had trouble scoring in the first half. So, it just punished Connally with its defense forcing 12 turnovers.
"We run several different sets on our defense and whatever we throw out there because we are so quick and so aggressive is working," said Ellison coach Sherry McKinnon. "The kids pride themselves in defense. I have sold Lady Eagle defense and they get after it."
In the third, the Lady Eagles' shooters took over.
Deja Pointer hit two 3-pointers and Ocleta Young and Shanil Longwood also hit treys as Ellison pushed its growing lead past 20.
Longwood, who led Ellison with 12 points, hit another 3-pointer to start the fourth quarter and Ellison went up by 30, 53-23, before McKinnon emptied her bench.
"That is great for me as a coach to see because down the line I am going to need those kids to play," McKinnon said. "This was our second ball game today, so it was great to play everyone and rest the starters for tomorrow."
It was not as easy against the Jaguars.
Ellison fell behind 20-11 after the first quarter.
However, McKinnon had opted to start the game without her team using its full-court press. Once, the Lady Eagles made the switch at the end of the first quarter, they turned the table on LBJ.
Ellsion held the Jaguars to nine points in the second quarter and only five points in the third to take a nine-point advantage going into the fourth. Kaneitra Curtis led all scorers with 15 points for the Lady Eagles and Hunter added another 13.
Heights has off day
Harker Heights was outscored by Arlington Bowie 17-11 in the second quarter and lost for the first time this season, 56-51 to Bowie, despite a furious fourth-quarter rally in the second round of the Chisholm Trail Classic at Temple High School.
"It was an off day - a good day for them, a bad day for us," said Harker Heights coach Shirretha Nelson.
The Lady Knights (3-1) were led with 12 points apiece by junior guards Brianna Golden and Shanice Davis, while sophomore guard JaQuan Jackson struggled to find her shot, finishing just 2-for-11 from the floor, including 0-6 from 3-point range.
Trailing 43-31 early in the fourth quarter, Heights pulled within five, 48-43, with a 12-5 run sparked by back-to-back 3s by Bianca Patterson and Golden.
However, Bowie was able to answer at the free-throw line, closing out the game 3-of-6 over the final minute to finish 16-26 from the charity stripe. The loss sent the Lady Knights into the loser's draw, where they had another lackluster performance.
Jackson and Davis were held scoreless in the first half, but Heights still managed to eke out a 45-42 win over Rockwall. Neither team ever gained much of an advantage as they went in tied at the half and Heights only had a one-point lead going into the fourth.
With the offense out of sorts, the defense had to come up big, picking the pocket of the Lady Jackets three times in the final minute. Eboniey Jeter led Heights with 14 points and Freeman added nine.
Heights finishes up the tournament at noon today at Temple High against an opponent to be determined.
Comeback keeps Belton alive
It looked bad for Belton early - really bad.
However, after LBJ's Alexis Hyder went down with an ankle injury two minutes into the third quarter, the Lady Tigers made their move.
They outscored the Jaguars 24-11 after the injury and rallied for the 43-40 win. If they had lost, they would have been eliminated from their own tournament. However, the win lands them in one more game. Belton faces Bryan Rudder at noon today at Belton High's secondary gym.
Down 31-18 at the time of Hyder's injury, Dasia McCray, who finished with a game-high 17 points, scored four straight points for Belton and Jade Hampton hit a 3-pointer to cut the Jaguars lead to single digits.
In the fourth, Meghan Braeuer, scored all eight of her points, including a drive to the basket with less than five seconds left that put Belton up by three.
Braeuer led Belton with 15 points against Pflugerville Connally, but the Lady Tigers still lost 42-36. And like they did later in the day against LBJ, the Lady Tigers fell behind early.
Connally took a 15-7 after the first quarter, but still had to hold on in the fourth quarter after Belton had cut the lead to 29-28 going into the fourth.


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My Sox Road Trip
I recently returned from following the Sox on a 3 city road trip from Wrigley Field (North Side is like another city) to Target Field to Comerica Park. Although the Sox went 2-6 on the trip it was a fun trip for me and my daughter. We even took a ferry across Lake Michigan from Milwaukee to Muskegon, MI to cut down on the drive time from Minneapolis to Detroit.
Starting at Wrigley, it was my first visit to the "Friendly Confines" since 2003 and the first ever for my 17 year old daughter. Nothing has really changed in the last 13 years as the place is still a dump. For game 2, the tickets I bought from the Cubs were not obstructed view, yet there was a pole between the pitcher and the batter. It was fun watching the Sox take BP in Wrigley and Avi especially was hitting bombs to the LF bleachers. Before game 2 it was raining so there was no BP, so we hit the concessions and one good thing about Wrigley was the 25% off all concessions (except beer) for the first hour that the gates are open. I tried the chili cheese fries and my daughter had the Giordano's deep dish pizza.
After game 2 at Wrigley, we left immediately for Minnesota and drove through tons on construction on I-90 to Madison, WI and then to Minneapolis the next day. It was my first visit to Target Field as I was last at the Metrodome in 2004. The Metrodome is now gone and is replaced by the Vikings new home US Bank Stadium that will open this fall. Target Field is located on the other side of downtown from the Metrodome and is right next to the Target Center. Target Field was a great modern stadium and the exact opposite of the dump called Wrigley. Tickets were pricey though at Target Field as lower corner seats were $55 each but the concessions were cheaper than the Cell as I got a foot long hot dog with grilled onions for $6.50. My daughter enjoyed the cheese curds and tater tots with bacon, ranch and cheese. Before the Sunday game, there was no BP and we got autographs from basically the entire pitching staff (except for Shields and Gonzalez)as they came out to throw including All Stars Chris Sale and Jose Quintana. It also helped that gates opened 2 hours early before each weekend game so we were there early for autographs. My daughter also got a ball on Sunday from one of the bullpen catchers.
After taking the ferry across Lake Michigan, we arrived in Detroit on Tuesday and stayed at the Greektown Hotel and Casino about 3 blocks from Comerica Park (I tried the slots one night but did not win and gave up before I lost too much). This was my third year in a row going to Comerica and it is also a great modern stadium with many food choices that dwarf the menu of the Cell. They even have a food court with a merry go round in the middle. The poutine fries were great for me but my daughter insisted on the Little Ceasars pizza at street tacos. I nabbed some great seats right behind home plate for a great price on stub hub. For the first game, we sat right behind the M and M guy as he was in his customary front row spot even in Detroit. We did real good for autographs in Detroit also and my daughter got 3 balls (2 from Avi and one from Saladino). I think that Frazier knows us now as, if you go the the Cell, you know that he signs every day before the game. We went to visit the old site of Tiger Stadium which now is in the process of having a Detroit Police Athletic League field built on the grounds. Also went to the site of the new Little Ceasars Arena (yes, that is really going to be the name) that is being built for the Red Wings.
Despite the outcome of most of the games, it was a nice trip and the first time that I ever followed the Sox from one city to the next.
Sounds like a fun trip. I always wanted to do an entire 9 or 10 game Sox road trip. It's definitely on my bucket list. I haven't made it to Comerica yet but I'm surprised that their menu dwarfs ours. Of the ballparks I've visited, the only one that comes close to the menu options of The Cell is at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
I know you mentioned you stayed at the casino. Would you recommend it for a Comerica trip? I'm unfamiliar with the neighborhood there. Just wondering if there is anything else to do in the area and if it is safe at night time.
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Sounds great and it was nice to hear about. I've seen the Sox on the road in Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Anaheim and St. Pete (will be adding Miami to the list tomorrow), but it was always a weekend trip (or in the case of Miami, less than an hour drive from where I live now).
I would love to go on an actual road trip some day (more difficult in my current circumstance).
The obligatory record at Sox games (lost track before '05):
2005: 3-2
2006: 10-4 (8-3 at the Cell, 1-0 in Anaheim, 1-1 in Minnesota)
2007: 8-10 (7-9 at the Cell, 1-1 in Pittsburgh)
2008: 4-5 (3-4 at the Cell, 1-1 in Arlington)
2009: 1-1 (0-1 at the Cell, 1-0 in St. Pete)
2010: 4-2
2011: 2-1
2012: 1-1
2013: 0-1
2014: 1-1
2015: 0-2 (No games at the Cell , 0-2 in St. Pete)
2016: 0-2 (0-1 at the Cell, 0-1 in St. Pete)
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How much was the ferry? I looked into it one time and I felt I could have chartered a flight for less money
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What does Widge do does he get the play or keep his friends? What happens to Widge? What happened in the story?
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A complicated question, actually. At first he steals the play, but then his pocket is picked and he loses it. He ends up having to go back and copy the play a little at a time by listening to it. He plans to take it back to his master, but slowly he becomes attached to the acting company. They become likeable, then friends, and finally, a kind of family. When Falconer comes for Widge, Mr. Armin defeats him, allowing Widge to stay with the company as the book ends.


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Dr. Zimmerman's Tuesday Tip:
"I am not bound to win but I am bound to be true; I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live up to what light I have."Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Alan Zimmerman's Personal Commentary:
Millions of people are suffering from A Big Lie. They have been taught from birth to go to school and earn a degree because THEN they will get a good job and be happy. Unfortunately, there are millions of people walking the streets with their degree in hand and no job in sight.
What happened? They believed that getting an education was the same thing as getting a degree. They never learned … or they were never taught … that "education" comes from the Latin word "educo," meaning to educe, to develop, or draw out from within. True "education" is about developing your God-given powers, demonstrated by what you DO, not what you KNOW.
The result? We have ended up with a society that has recognized and rewarded people for what they KNOW, not what they DO. Just look at many of our elected officials who hold positions of leadership but have never once in their life held a job or made a paycheck. And THE BIG LIE always leads to a society that is exceedingly long on entitlement and desperately short on accountability.
That's exactly why so many organizations have been asking me to deliver keynotes and seminars on "The Leadership Payoff: How The Best Leaders Bring Out The Best In Others … And So Can You." Click here to read all about it.
And with THIS BIG LIE causing so much damage, I see lots of bosses (and coworkers) who are supremely frustrated by the lack of accountability they see in the people around them. As Walter Kerr described one employee, "He had delusions of adequacy." I even see the frustration leak out in performance reviews.
Believe it or not, the following excerpts were actually taken from real performance reviews.
If you want to create a culture of accountability in your organization or team, executive coach Marjorie Brody says you must do five things. I agree with her five points, but let me put my own personal spin on each of the items.
1. Instill an attitude of "I take responsibility."
It's no secret that life is not fair. But great people … or highly effective people … get over the infantile attitude that life "should" be fair. And they stop blaming everybody else for their problems or lack of progress.
As I tell my audiences, "When I have pains, it does not give me permission to be a pain." Or as Brody puts it, "Things will not always go your way. Everyone will not agree with you, get along with you, or treat you the way you would like. Pick yourself up and move on." After all, if you're in a job situation, remember you're getting paid for this. So it's time to think of your job as a gift.
Personally, I think Mark Collis, a Senior Analyst at ArcelorMittal Dofasco, one of my thousands of "Tuesday Tip" subscribers, does a great job of instilling an attitude of responsibility. As he writes, "Dr. Zimmerman, I have been coaching 'Learn to Run' clinics for seven years. I do it on the side because I enjoy coaching and gain a tremendous amount of satisfaction helping others succeed at something they thought they would never be able to do.""I tell them at the start, if they can run for one minute, I can get them to 5 kilometers without stopping. I don't guarantee the time, just the distance. If people follow through with the program I outline, I've never had someone not complete the distance."
"I have found over the years that if you want something in life, you need three things: 1) Desire, 2) Time, and 3) A Plan. Without all three, the chances of success are minimal; but with all three, success is virtually guaranteed."
The same thing can be said when you have mastered … or someone has taught you to have an attitude of responsibility. Your success is virtually guaranteed.
2. Perform, perform, perform.
When you see accountability, you always see performance. That's why Southwest Airlines tells its employees, "Success is never owned. It is rented, and the rent is due every day." In other words, it's not good enough to do a good job one day and a mediocre job another day.
In our extremely difficult economic environment, Brody says your job security is your responsibility. You've got to do your job better than anyone else could do it, and you've got to be deeply involved in the process of preparing yourself for your current job as well as your future jobs.
That might sound harsh, but accountable people understand these harsh realities and keep on performing. That's why I tell my audiences in "The Payoff Principle: How To Motivate Yourself To Win Every Time In Any Situation," the biggest mistake you can make is to believe that you work for someone else.
People of accountability know that no one owes them a living, and they are never satisfied with "good enough." They perform well all the time … period! As British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher noted, "Look at the day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not the day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it."
3. Develop a reputation worthy of respect.
As Brody would say, "Your reputation is your brand" and "Reputations and relationships rule."
Unfortunately, stupid people say, "I don't care what people think about me or say about me." Accountable people care what people think and say about them, so they EARN positive reputations that make them not only known but also liked, trusted, and followed.
To achieve that kind of reputation, make sure you do the following:
In the long run, all these things will build your reputation … and say you are accountable.
4. Act with courage.
People of accountability do what has to be done and say what has to be said … even though it may not be politically correct. As Brody advises, "Be honest. Be bold. Be smart."
Simon Cutknife, another one of my "Tuesday Tip" followers, is one such person. His heart stopped twice when he was thirteen, lost his left arm in his twenties, and has gone through nine near-death experiences, receiving severe burns to his face and breaking almost every bone in his body. Those experiences taught him something about persistence and resiliency.
But it was in the job market that he had to act with courage to get the job he wanted. As he told me, "Before I received my job as a suicide prevention worker, I went through seven job interviews. And even though I never got a 'yes' or a phone call from those interviewers, I decided I would not take it personally. In my mind, there was no 'no.' I let it motivate me to go further and simply prepared myself for the next interview."
"I approached the next set of interviews with courage. Soon the interviews became a hobby-like activity. I looked forward to them because I was learning how to give and receive feedback, how to answer certain questions to the best of my ability, and how to use my body posture, eye contact, and tone of voice to make my points. I became an even more confident person and got the job I wanted."
Simon knows that his willingness to act with courage … to do what he has to do … to do the RIGHT thing … makes him a person of accountability.
The other half of courage is to refrain from doing the WRONG thing or being with the WRONG people.
As a member of an elite group of seven people known as Master Speakers International, I have learned numerous lessons from Bill Lee, one of our members. He says, "About 99 times out of 100 … should you get into trouble … it is because you were with someone you shouldn't be with … doing something you shouldn't be doing … in someplace you shouldn't be."
Accountable people say "no" to doing the wrong thing with the "wrong" people. Or as educator Tehyi Hsieh adds, "Lean too much upon the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns."
Finally, if you're going to be seen as an accountable individual, or if you're trying to instill accountability into others, you need to…
5. Get some perspective.
People who are truly accountable never look at a job as "just a job" and never go around saying "another day, another dollar." Accountable people have a much bigger perspective on what they do and how they fit into the overall scheme of things.
In other words, accountable people want to make a difference. They want to contribute. They want to be successful … not only for their own sake … but also for their company, customers, and coworkers.
Accountable people are professionals because they know that a "professional" is NOT ABOUT a job title … such as being a doctor, lawyer, accountant, or business manager. Being a "professional" is ALL ABOUT the way in which a person does his/her job. Indeed, I have known retail clerks, custodians, and waitresses who were more professional than other people with 3 or 4 degrees and 8 or 10 years of college training.
Leo Tolstoy, the novelist and philosopher knew about that. He wrote, "Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them." In other words, success starts with the right perspective.
And sales coach Tom Hopkins teaches his clients the same thing. He says, "You begin by always expecting good things to happen."
We are living in a time when we need accountable leaders and accountable team members more than ever. The good news is … accountability can be taught and it can be learned. Start with these 5 tips.
Write down 3 ways you can encourage your customers to be more open and honest with you. Then try out these 3 methods to see which one works the best.
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This article was published 18/1/2014 (1283 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
For at least a day, the Brandon Wheat Kings are alone atop the Western Hockey League's East Division.
Rihards Bukarts scored twice as the Wheat Kings posted a 4-3 road win over the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday, putting them one point ahead of the Regina Pats and two up on the Swift Current Broncos. The Broncos, who lost 5-2 to the Kootenay Ice on Saturday, play the Prince Albert Raiders on Sunday and have a chance to catch the Wheat Kings, although Brandon will have two games in hand.
"In terms of getting what we came for, the two points are big," said Wheat Kings head coach/general manager Kelly McCrimmon, whose team is on a three-game winning streak. "We wanted to build off our win (Friday) night at home against Swift Current, where we pulled into a share of the lead with Swift Current, and we didn't want to waste that effort by not following up here tonight."
The Wheat Kings (25-17-4-0) looked at various times on Saturday like they were at risk of wasting Friday's 6-5 win over the Broncos. After controlling the first period, taking a 1-0 lead on a Richard Nejezchleb goal and a 16-6 shots into the intermission, they struggled in much of the second frame and part of the third.
Bukarts was there to lift them up at key times, though. After the Blades (13-32-1-3) took a 2-1 second-period lead on a pair of Logan Harland goals, Bukarts tied the score just past the midway point of the game. Ryan Pilon's power-play goal put Brandon back in front going into the third period, but Connor Sanvido scored for Saskatoon on a three-on-one power-play rush to tie the game 7:07 into the third. Again, Bukarts responded, deflecting in Rene Hunter's point shot for the winning goal, with 7:34 to play.
"They really were (timely)," McCrimmon said of Bukarts' goals, adding that the Latvian rookie was Brandon's best player from start to finish. "He had the puck a lot, and he had lots of good looks and scored two goal-scorers goals."
Curtis Honey made 33 saves for his first win since Dec. 7, including a key glove stop on Blade Brett Stovin late in the game. Alex Moodie stopped 43 shots for the Blades.
ONE-TIMERS: Brandon was 1-for-3 on the power play, while Saskatoon was 2-for-5 … The Wheat Kings' 25 wins are one more than their total from last season … Nejezchleb leads Brandon with 25 goals … Wheat Kings C John Quenneville is on a five-game point-scoring streak (five goals, three assists) … Brandon scratched D Eric Roy (illness), LW Tyler Coulter and LW Brett Kitt … The Wheat Kings next game is on Wednesday night (6:30, CKLQ), when they visit the Broncos.
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5 Terrific Tips on Finding the Best Wholesale Jewelry
Whether you're a fashion e-tailer, an retailer, an eBay seller, or you simply want to get started selling costume jewelry, the key to success is finding great wholesale jewelry from a costume jewelry supplier. Finding high quality wholesale fashion jewelry can be an elusive quest, though, so here are five tips to get you started.
2. Find a jewelry trend spotter.
Unless you're steeped in the world of fashion, you won't be exposed to the nuances of seasonal jewelry trends. A good wholesale jewelry store will do your homework for you, and offer pieces that reflect the latest trends in jewelry design. You don't want to be stuck with chunky necklaces when fine filigree is in fashion, but you want to make sure you have enough hoop earrings when they hit the fashion runways.
3. Don't forget the classics.
Although it's important to have a variety of trendy pieces, a good wholesale costume jewelry supplier will also carry the classics, like sterling silver, cubic zirconia, Swarovski crystal, and semi-precious stone jewelry. Unless you specialize in being fashion forward, more traditional pieces are staples that will sell year-round.
4. Look for breadth and depth.
Accessories consist of more than earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, so your wholesale jewelry supplier should carry a wide variety of pieces. Anklets and toe rings are must-haves, but so are body jewelry, cell phone jewelry, hair accessories, key chain charms, and bejeweled belts.
5. Look for minimums, shipping, and customer satisfaction.
When you're shopping for wholesale jewelry, find a costume jewelry supplier that has a reasonable minimum purchase. You may not be able to - or want to - commit to investing a significant sum of money in fashion jewelry. An online wholesale jewelry store, for example, may only have a fifty-dollar minimum order, which is a perfect place to start.
In addition, it's important that the supplier you select has the merchandise in stock, rather than forcing you to wait until they receive their jewelry import. Look for a company that ships on the same business day or by the next business day at the latest.
Finally, one of the best ways to judge a wholesale jewelry supplier is by their commitment to customer satisfaction. The supplier should be able to provide you with testimonials, and attest to the importance of customer satisfaction to their business.
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Auden: aspects of our present Weltanschauung
Feb 05, 2011
Looking for something in Auden, I hit another passage, about human nature, art, tradition and originality (below), that I couldn't put my finger on when I last needed it a few months ago. We're edging towards the World Brain, but it can't come fast enough:
It seems possible that in the near future, we shall have microscopic libraries of record, in which a photograph of every important book and document in the world will be stowed away and made easily available for the inspection of the student…. The general public has still to realize how much has been done in this field and how many competent and disinterested men and women are giving themselves to this task. The time is close at hand when any student, in any part of the world, will be able to sit with his projector in his own study at his or her convenience to examine any book, any document, in an exact replica. — H G Wells, 'The Brain Organization of the Modern World' (1937)
Auden. I've often referred to this passage and am very happy to make it ready to hand through pinning it here:
3) The loss of belief in a norm of human nature which will always require the same kind of man-fabricated world to be at home in. … until recently, men knew and cared little about cultures far removed from their own in time or space; by human nature, they meant the kind of behaviour exhibited in their own culture. Anthropology and archaeology have destroyed this provincial notion: we know that human nature is so plastic that it can exhibit varieties of behaviour which, in the animal kingdom, could only be exhibited by different species.
The artist, therefore, no longer has any assurance, when he makes something, that even the next generation will find it enjoyable or comprehensible.
He cannot help desiring an immediate success, with all the danger to his integrity which that implies.
Further, the fact that we now have at our disposal the arts of all ages and cultures, has completely changed the meaning of the word tradition. It no longer means a way of working handed down from one generation to the next; a sense of tradition now means a consciousness of the whole of the past as present, yet at the same time as a structured whole the parts of which are related in terms of before and after. Originality no longer means a slight modification in the style of one's immediate predecessors; it means a capacity to find in any work of any date or place a clue to finding one's authentic voice. The burden of choice and selection is put squarely upon the shoulders of each individual poet and it is a heavy one.
It's from 'The Poet and The City', which I think appeared first in the Massachusetts Review in 1962 and was then included in The Dyer's Hand (1963). Lots in this essay. 'There are four aspects of our present Weltanschauung which have made an artistic vocation more difficult than it used to be.' The others:
1) The loss of belief in the eternity of the physical universe. … Physics, geology and biology have now replaced this everlasting universe with a picture of nature as a process in which nothing is now what it was or what it will be.
We live now among 'sketches and improvisations'.
2) The loss of belief in the significance and reality of sensory phenomena. … science has destroyed our faith in the naive observation of our senses: we cannot … ever know what the physical universe is really like; we can only hold whatever subjective notion is appropriate to the particular purpose we have in view. This destroys the traditional conception of art as mimesis …
4) The disappearance of the Public Realm as the sphere of revelatory personal deeds. To the Greeks the Private Realm was the sphere of life ruled by the necessity of sustaining life, and the Public Realm the sphere of freedom where a man could disclose himself to others. Today, the significance of the terms private and public has been reversed; public life is the necessary impersonal life, the place where a man fulfils his social function, and it is in his private life that he is free to be his personal self.


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How to define clamp avoidance manually in CAM Software
During intelligent hole making and 2-1/2 axis milling operations, clamp avoidance is performed automatically. During 3 axis, QuickMilling and 5 axis milling operations, if containment Type is set to "None", no clamp avoidance will be performed. If set to "Auto", clamp avoidance will be performed automatically.
If set to "User-Defined" you need to define those clamps to be avoided. Here is the basic procedure:
Your clamps should be components in your CAM Software assembly and their CAM class attributes should be set to "clamp." This should be the case for all tool path operations.
Add a surface or solid CAM feature of type "containment" to each clamp component that you wish to avoid.
Select the Feature Mgr button on this form to display the Features in Containment Form .
From the "In Plan" list, select the CAM features you created in Step 2 and add them to the "In Opdef" list.
Because of your selection in Step 4, the "Type" field the Containment Definition Form is automatically set to "User Defined."
The clamps associated with the features will then be avoided by the active tool path.
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The Stars at Work second meeting was Feb. 21, 2013. In this meeting we elected officers. Josh Cooper is the president, Makayla Stratton is the vice president, Nita Kiem is the secretary and Taylor Dudley is the reporter. The Stars at Work also came up with a name for the club. The nominations for our club name were the Shields stars 4-H club, 4-H Stars, Clover Stars, Clovers and Stars at Work. Elijah Johnson came up with the name Stars at Work, which was voted as our club name.
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Levi Wilson of Anderson County Middle School won a full-tuition scholarship to Western Kentucky University after taking first place individually at the KSPE Capital Chapter MathCounts competition.
Middle School Mathletes from Anderson County Middle School took second place at the competition.
Western Kentucky University awarded scholarships to the top three scoring individuals, with Wilson winning a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to WKU.
Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg science fair students will be advancing to the regional round in Louisville, according to a release from the school. By being the top finishers in the Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg Science Fair, these students qualified for the ACSI regional round to held in March at Portland Christian Academy in Louisville.
The following classes are being offered by Anderson Community Education.
Lego robotics workshop
When: Saturday, March 2 from 1-4 p.m. (Children 6-9 years old)
Where: Anderson Middle School multipurpose room instruction by the 4-H Lego Legends Robotics Team
Cost: $20 (snack will be provided to the students)
To teach her students about community, preschool teacher Andrea Newman decided to forgo the typical Valentine's Day party for her students
When kids are 3, 4 and 5 years old, Newman said, they tend to think a lot about themselves.
So Early Childhood Center students gathered up their homemade Valentine's Day cards, hopped on a bus and found themselves walking through the hallways of the Heritage Hall Health and Rehabilitation Center on Friday, Feb. 15.
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The way Derian Gould sees it, drive the dagger into the heart of your opponent at the first opportunity.
Gould is anxious to see how his Elwood High Lakers fare against the Stephenville High Spartans when the two rivals clash in Game 1 of the West Coast High School Hockey League best-of-three final series tonight, 6:30 p.m. at the Stephenville Dome.
"Big win needed for sure," Lakers forward Gould said.
"It's always good to put the other team on their heels. It's good to steal one on the road."
Jordi Green is the goaltender for the Spartans who will have a say in how things unfold. He says his team is confident heading into the series and acknowledged the Spartans won two out of the three games the two teams played against each other in the regular season.
"Play as a team not as an individual," Green said of what the Spartans need to do to win.
"Work together, work hard and everybody do their part."
Gould is one of the snipers Green feels the Spartans will have to keep in check, but he also knows he has to have a solid outing to give his team a chance to win.
"There's some pressure I guess, but if everyone does their part it makes it a lot easier on me," he said. "(I have to) make sure I'm ready and stop as much as I can."
Gould, for his part, is aware of how the two teams battled hard against each other in the regular season. He isn't going to make the mistake of taking any opponent lightly.
"It was always close every game. There weren't any blowouts and everybody is stepping it up for the playoffs," Gould said.
Thomas Chaulk, a forward with the Lakers, believes his team is ready to battle.
"Our chances are pretty good," he said. "We're just going to have to work hard like we did against Gros Morne. We just can't take anything for granted."
Defence will be the key to knocking off the Spartans, said Chaulk, whose focus will be on setting up plays and trying to provide some offence — but not before his defensive responsibilities.
"You got to protect your own zone before you can score a goal," he said. "You have to stop them first."
One thing both sides agree on is that it will be entertaining hockey.
"If both teams play to their potential it should be a great series," Chaulk said.
"I think it's going to be really close. It's going to go down to the last minute of the game."
Green added, "We got a good team and we should have a good chance. Shoot the puck and play good defence and we should do good."
Game 2 of the series will be played Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Hodder Memorial Recreation Complex in Deer Lake. Game 3, if necessary, will be played Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Stephenville Dome.


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A moment of family fun, a majestic sunset at Port Stephens or a clear blue Canberra sky captured on a ride around Lake Burley Griffin.
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The competition gives budding snappers the chance to have their favourite shots published for everybody to enjoy, and with a string of hot days predicted into the new year, now could be the perfect time to capture the season.
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For your opportunity to win, all you have to do is snap one of those magic summer moments and send it to The Canberra Times.
First prize is $500, second $300, and third $200.
A selection of the entries will be published in the newspaper and on canberratimes.com.au throughout the summer holidays.
Photographers must send their snaps, attached as JPEG files, to firstname.lastname@example.com. The images must be a minimum of 150Kb and a maximum of 1Mb.
There is a maximum limit of three photos per person, and entrants should include their names, addresses, phone numbers and brief descriptions of their shots.
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Bands on Fire
- P.O.D. (PAYABLE ON DEATH) - "Murdered Love" - (Adapted from Vocals word for word)
- FOR TODAY - "Immortal" - (Adapted from Vocals word for word) - (incl. Transcription of Sermon Samples used in Interludes)
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August Burns Red - "Lost Messengers: The Outtakes" EP
Solid State Records - February 24, 2009 - {"Carol Of The Bells" cover posted on MySpace}
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03. Carol of the Bells (previously on "X Christmas") (2:44)
04. To Those About To Rock (1:00)
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06. Truth of a Liar (Demo) (4:10)
07. Vital Signs (Demo) (3:31)
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AUGUST BURNS RED - "Lost Messengers: The Outtakes" - Biography 2009
Despite a hugely successful 2008 – a year in which August Burns Red spent the majority of it's time on the road, supporting acts such as As I Lay Dying and Every Time I Die, as well as headlining their own tours of both the US and Europe – the band shows no signs of taking a breather as it prepares to drop Lost Messengers: The Outtakes on a rabid fanbase February 24.
The EP, a collection of b-sides and outtakes from the band's breakout Messengers album (which debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Top 200), comes as a thank you of sorts to the diehard fans who made ABR one of metal's standout names in the last two years.
"Several of the songs on the EP were heavily considered for the record, but were cut last minute," explains guitarist JB Brubaker, "and I think that fans will really appreciate these songs. It seems silly to me to record a bunch of quality songs and then never get them out there for people to hear, especially the diehard fans. That is why we decided to put this EP out."
Despite being a collection of outtakes, at least one track on Lost Messengers will be familiar to August Burns Red's fanbase – the band's cover of "Carol Of The Bells," which was utilized heavily in television and online spots for Frank Miller's (300, Sin City) film The Spirit.
"We were in Europe when we received word that 'Carol of the Bells' had been chosen for the trailer of The Spirit," Brubaker states. "We had never had anything like this happen before, and to hear one of our songs on a TV commercial while chilling at home watching a football game was completely surreal."
In keeping with (pardon the pun) the spirit of wanting to give back to the fans, the Lost Messengers EP contains handwritten notes from the band about each song, further personalizing the connection between band and fan. Explains Brubaker: "I think the booklet for this EP is really awesome. We each handwrote explanations about each track. Some talk about why the songs didn't make the album, others explain the lyrics, etc. I think the handwritten notes give the EP more of a personal touch that the listener will be able to appreciate. It's something a little different for us, and I like that a lot."
In addition to the Lost Messengers EP, ABR explores new ground in '09 via Fearless Records' upcoming Punk Goes Pop 2 compilation, the latest in the label's successful Punk Goes…. series, on which August Burns Red tackles one of the last decade's biggest pop-stars, covering Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby One More Time."
While other bands might take a breather after such a grueling year, utilizing outtake EPs and high-profile compilation appearances to justify a slight hibernation, August Burns Red is already preparing the follow-up to Messengers and will be hitting the studio in February – on or around the Feb. 24 release date of Lost Messengers – to begin recording.
If 2008 was a breakout year for August Burns Red, then 2009 is the year where the band proves why that breakout was justified.
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VH1 must be starting to think it's the Spice network, because two of their just-picked-up shows star well-seasoned hip-hop veterans. Sandra Denton (you know her as Pepa of Salt-n-Pepa) and Rozanda Thomas (a.k.a Chilli from TLC) are each getting their own reality shows where they try to find the man of their dreams, a la "Rock of Love." Both shows are currently untitled, so I'm looking forward to seeing how VH1 will try to spin the two identical ideas in different directions. Interestingly, the two shows are coming out of different production companies. Which makes me wonder if VH1 signed on for both so that I could have fun making spice jokes? [Variety]


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Administrative Council
March 15, 2004
428 Library
Present: Paula Kaufman, Chair, Rod Allen, Bob Burger, Tina Chrzastowski, Lisa German, Peggy Glatthaar, Lisa Hinchliffe, John Hoffmann (for Tom Kilton), Lyn Jones, Betsy Kruger, Bill Maher, Beth Sandore, Diane Schmidt, Karen Schmidt, Sue Searing, Paula Watson, Karen Wei, John Weible, Lynn Wiley
The Committee decided they needed more data before they could make a decision. Bob will look at what other large research libraries and CIC are doing and give this information to the divisions. As far as summer hours, they will be based on the current budget. Fall hours will be set when we get the new budget.
The policy was discussed and it was suggested that number seven be amended to include a statement that the PI is responsible for sending copies to Grants and Contracts. The policy was approved with the amendment and a negative vote by Bill Maher.
The proposed procedure was approved with suggested edits. The sample letter to violators informing them of the violation and the consequences needs to be recast. Karen will make the changes.
Burger – Two months ago Tom Teper came to the AC meeting and explained the salvage priorities and the form that needs to be filled out. This is a reminder to get those forms turned in. The form can be found at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/committee/admin/meeting2003-2004.html.
Watson – The kickoff for the Year of the Press was successful. The next events are April 2 at 12:00 noon – "Life Cycle of the Book" and April 5 at 12:00 noon – "William Maxwell: Constructing Claude McKay's Complete Poems." There will also be a May exhibit in the UIUC Main Library entitled, "What you should know about University Presses: Contributions to Scholarship, Society and Artistic Expression."
German – Atoma Batoma is starting March 16 in Cataloging. He has an enormous number of language skills. He is an assistant professor and a TOPS appointment.
Jones – The latest financial report from the Foundation on the Campaign shows we are $100,000 short of $10 million towards our $30 million goal. We have another large gift that has matured that we will be receiving soon.
We have a date from DIA, on September 11 the UCLA game will be designated as Library Day. There will be half-time spots about the Library on TV. Bobby Mitchell – a Football Hall of Famer that played at Illinois and also for the Cleveland Browns and the Redskins will be on the field at half-time with Paula to talk about the Library.
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Item #6: My March, 2002, response to Mr. Knapp's dinosaur commentary -
While perusing your evolution/creation website recently, I noticed that you had presented some lines of evidence which were intended to refute Dr. John Ivy's contention that dinosaurs and humans did not live contemporaneously. While it is not my intention to defend Dr. Ivy's religious beliefs, I would like to comment on the significance and reliability of the evidence that you offered in rebuttal.
You argue that the description of the "behemoth" in Job 40 fits that of a dinosaur, and thus provides evidence that humans and dinosaurs coexisted in biblical times. Particular emphasis is placed on verse 17 that describes the beast's "tail" as being like a "cedar". Like many creationists, you contend that such a tree-like tail could only belong to a very large animal such as a Diplodocus. You appear to be unaware that many Hebrew scholars have long asserted that the "tail" in this verse was merely a euphemism for the male genital organ. According to "John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible" (available on the Internet), "tail" in this verse is interpreted as "penis" by the Targum in the King's Bible, and Cicero confirms that ancients used to refer to the penis as the "tail". This interpretation is lent further credence by that fact that discussion of this organ is followed by a description of the beast's "stones" which the Targums equate with the testicles. That being the case, it is reasonable to assume that the comparison of the "tail" with a tree was metaphorical and that it was intended to convey the impressive dimensions of this appendage. In accordance with these interpretations, this passage is rendered by translator Stephen Mitchell to read, "Behold now the Beast…His penis stiffens like a pine; his testicles bulge with vigor."
Strong's concordance depicts Job's Behemoth as being a hippopotamus. Apparently he was a rather well-endowed one. Nonetheless, whether Job 40:17 is referring to a hippopotamus, an elephant, an ox, or some other large vegetation-eating mammal, it is reasonable to assume the author most assuredly did not have dinosaurs in mind when he formulated this metaphorical description. It is reasonable to make such an assumption because dinosaurs had been extinct for over 60 million years and people at the time didn't have a clue as to their prior existence.
You argue that further evidence for the existence of dinosaurs in biblical times is provided by the repeated references to dragons in the Bible. The LXX (Greek Septuagint translation of the Old Testament, produced in Egypt more than two thousand years ago) translated the Hebrew words meaning "snake" with drakon. That was correct since the old Greek word drakon meant a snake. Unfortunately, when this word was incorporated into the Latin Catholic Vulgate, it was not properly translated as "snake" but was retained in the Greek form "dracon" from which derives our "dragon". When the KJV was being translated, most people believed in the existence of dragons (some fire-breathing and some with multiple heads). The literature of the day contained many references to dragons and similar imaginary creatures that people thought actually existed at the time. (The same way that many people today fixate on space aliens.) The KJV, therefore, also incorporated references to these mythical beasts. Thus the "dragons" in the Bible are not the fearsome beasts spawned by myth and folk tales that have been used to denote dinosaurs. Quite often the term is used metaphorically to refer to pagan governments. Properly translated, in most cases they make reference to snakes or serpents which have nothing whatsoever to do with the coexistence of man and dinosaurs at any time in the past.
One of the Answers in Genesis articles to which you referred your readers was entitled, "Sensational dinosaur blood report". According to this article, Dr. Mary Schweitzer working in Dr. John Horner's research group at Montana State University uncovered "…actual red blood cells in fossil bones from T. rex. With traces of the blood protein hemoglobin." This evidence led the authors to conclude that the discovery "…casts immense doubt upon the 'millions of years' idea".
Having developed a healthy skepticism towards the "sensational" discoveries that are periodically trumpeted by the AIG apologists, I contacted Dr. Horner directly to ask him about these claims. He informed me that actual red blood cells had most certainly not been detected in his specimens. He wrote, "What we found was heme, a form of iron that has a biological origin, but of course, not any soft tissue or any other component of a cell. It's preserved because it's iron."
I also received a reply from Dr. Schweitzer regarding the positive immunological response observed in studies in which extracts of dinosaur fossil were injected into rats. According to the AIG site, this response represents compelling evidence that the dinosaur specimens could not be millions of years old. However, as elaborated on by Dr. Schweitzer, "Now, heme is different than protein, and is a very tiny and very durable molecule…" (It is not unexpected, therefore, that it would remain intact in million-year-old dinosaur fossils.) "But the heme itself is too small to be immunogenic. We believe that there were possibly 3-4 amino acids from the original protein [which consisted of many hundreds of amino acids] attached to the heme, and that was what may have spiked the immune response." While the preservation of protein residue is unusual in most fossils, it does sometime occur under special circumstances. As Dr. Schweitzer explains, "It depends on the protein examined, and more importantly, on the diagenetic [mineralizing] conditions of the entombing environment. In this case, we are just beginning to understand why regions of the T. rex. exhibited such exceptional preservation. And not all of the bones did, only regions of some of them."
So there you have it from the horses' mouths, so to speak. Contrary to the "sensational" claims of the AIG article, no "actual red blood cells" were found. Only fragmentary remnants of heme iron to which were attached a few residual amino acids were all that were detected. In the case of the immunological response, the indications are that it resulted from the sporadic existence of pockets of extensively degraded protein, not intact hemoglobin as the AIG article implies. While somewhat unexpected, this response in no way calls into question the ancient vintage of these specimens. As Dr. Schweitzer noted, the special conditions under which partial preservation can sometimes occur are the subject of current research. What evidence do the creationists have that some limited form of preservation of protein fragments cannot occur under all environmental conditions? If they can offer no such evidence, then their self-serving pronouncements about the age of these fossils is only so much wishful thinking.
The other AIG article to which you refer your readers is entitled, "Interview with Buddy Davis". Mr. Davis, who appears to have no formal training as a paleontologist, claims that "The Liscomb Bone Bed has probably thousands of frozen unfossilized dinosaur bones – some of them have the ligaments still attached." Mr. Davis says that he collected some of these specimens and that this discovery "…places dinosaurs well within the time of man." Does it really? I don't know of any reputable paleontologist who would think so.
First, one might ask if Mr. Davis is actually messing with dinosaur bones. There is the possibility that what he is dealing with are mastodon and/or mammoth bones which would be expected to be rather widely distributed in the upper strata in that area. Has any qualified paleontologist with expertise in dinosaur classification been allowed to examine Davis' specimens? If not, how can he be certain that they are dinosaur bones?
Second, even if the bones are of dinosaurian origin, the fact that they may appear to be "unfossilized" does not mean that they are of recent age. According to Dr. Horner in personal communication to me, "As for unfossilized remains, it depends on your definition of fossilized. Most dinosaur bone is not petrified. Petrification is the complete replacement of the original bone, and this is actually very rare. Permineralization is the filling of open spaces in bone, which means that the original bone is still there……bone is composed of calcium phosphate which, being a mineral, is generally pretty stable. If a bone was buried rapidly, and didn't have an opportunity to have water deposit minerals within its spaces, then it would appear to be 'unfossilized' but actually all the bones examined like this have undergone some kind of replacement…..many of my studies include microscopic examination of bone that has been only partially replaced." Therefore, unless Davis' purported dinosaur bones are examined by an expert, his claims that they are "unfossilized" are nothing but wild speculation.
Not unexpectedly, the AIG has again been caught misrepresenting the results of scientific studies and exaggerating their impact to bolster its anti-evolution agenda. But that is actually of little concern to them since they are primarily focused on preaching to the choir. They know they can count on you and your fellow creationists to reflexively swallow whatever they dish out without ever giving it a second thought. Nonetheless, instead of casting immense doubt on the "millions of years" idea, what this deceptive reporting does is to cast serious doubt on the credibility and honesty of the propagandists working for the AIG.
If humans and dinosaurs actually coexisted, some of the crucial questions that creationists must answer are: Why are human bones and human artifacts NEVER found buried together with dinosaur remains anywhere on earth? Why are dinosaur bones NEVER found buried anywhere on earth in upper strata, but only in much deeper strata that is more than about 65 million years old? Why are dinosaur bones NEVER found buried anywhere on earth together with large mammals that have lived contemporaneously with man such as elephants, whales, bears, tigers, oxen, hippopotami, rhinoceroses, moose, etc.? And why, even if for the sake of argument one assumes that Job's Behemoth was a large dinosaur, would the Bible be virtually silent regarding the enormous variety of beasts that would have had such a profound impact on people's daily lives? It is difficult to imagine how people could have lived in the presence of the type of vicious flesh-eating dinosaurs that are known to have hunted in what is now the Middle East without the scribes documenting dinosaur encounters on a frequent basis.
Until creationists proffer reasonable answers to these questions, their man/dinosaur connection can justifiably be shrugged off as just another one of the faith-based myths that they must buy into in order to cling to their literal interpretation of the Bible.
Jack DeBaun
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