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One winter morning I was splitting kindling beside the wood stove. My little rental was in a damp gully of coastal redwood and alder at the edge of town, impossible to keep warm. My friend Wyn had come over for coffee. He said, I thought only Okies split wood in the house.
Later, when I told him I'd used the line in a poem, he said, I hope you didn't mention my name.
Wyn was from Georgia. He was sensitive to California's prejudices. When I wanted to give him a hard time I'd call him a Cracker.
But his remark took me back to a time and place I'd gone to some trouble to get away from. My mother had been the last person to compare me to an Okie, half a century ago. I'd told her I thought it was a compliment.
* * *
Sam Slade drove a metallic blue '39 Mercury coupe, its lines as smooth as the wave he combed in his hair. He was out of Shafter up near Bakersfield, two or three years older than me, done with high school. He followed the crops from Tule Lake to Yuma.
Between harvests, fall of 1955, he was working nights at the Signal station in Perris, the little Southern California farm town we were both stuck in. Evenings we'd sit around the electric heater and talk about cars and girls and a hundred things we thought possible. Every once in a while somebody would come in and buy a dollar's worth of gas.
Seventeen cents a gallon. A dollar would take you into next week.
Jo Ann Davis was the youngest and smartest of three wild sisters who lived with their mother in an old Union Pacific boxcar made into a house. It had a room added on the front, steps added on to that.
We were sitting on the steps. A couple of the neighbor's chickens scratched in the yard. It was the summer before high school.
What I can't understand, she said, is why people call me an Okie.
She'd never been to Oklahoma.
Eighth grade. Arkie was put behind his cousin, Okie, in a seat in the middle row. He was way behind in other ways, always asking his cousin for answers. You could tell Okie was embarrassed.
Okie's real name was Arnold. His cousin Vernon was smaller, with a deeper twang to his speech. Arn and Vern. Okie and Arkie. When they had to talk in the classroom, the Mexican kids about fell out of their desks laughing. Why don't you make them talk English?
Nobody had called Arnie an Okie till his cousin from Arkansas arrived. After eighth grade Vernon disappeared, maybe went back to Arkansas. Arnold got to be a lot bigger and tougher.
Nobody called him Okie.
* * *
They plowed the deep-rooted perennial grasses, planted wheat and corn and cotton, and when the next cycle of drought and wind began in '33 and continued for seven years, they were utterly unprepared for the ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl.
It was more than a loss of topsoil. Millions of farmers and speculators and the still-migrating land prospectors we call Pioneers—Sooners was another name for them—had suffered more than a decade of collapsing prices for the crops they grew in such abundance. Many more were not farmers but town people, from communities that were failing along with their bankrupt economic and agricultural practices.
And they were not all from Oklahoma. The mass emigration included dozens of counties of Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, hundreds of thousands of displaced persons. But at the gates of the promised land they were greeted by the California Indigent Act, LAPD's Bum Brigade, and a fierce xenophobia we don't usually see directed against white people. They were all called Okies.
It was a spiritual disaster as much as it was economic and ecological. The emigrants carried agrarian values that no longer fit their situation. Even when their labor was exploited they identified with the owners of land, not with the transient and indigent like themselves. Exiled from familiar places and roles, men especially suffered a deep loss of self-respect. Pentecostal and socially conservative, they fell back on Bronze Age ideas of property and gender which were still very much in evidence when I lived among them.
The qualities I loved in the Okies lay elsewhere.
* * *
I met Bob Dodge in the early seventies, not long after I'd left a midwestern university and moved to northern California. It was a time of intense cultural experiment, much of it agrarian. Country music was in the air. We used the word land in every other sentence. Bob and his brother Jim belonged to a circle of friends that had roots here, knew where to find mushrooms or shingle bolts or hand-operated printing presses, just about anything old and out of the way. Sometimes they lived in town, sometimes in the hills.
Bob was still on crutches following a spectacular crash when a second-hand tire blew out and his '52 Chevy panel sailed over an embankment and nose-dived into the Eel River. Doctors repaired multiple breaks of his right femur, but in the hospital he contracted a staph infection that would lead to recurrent surgeries and bone grafts. He'd be on the crutches for twenty-five years, usually in pain.
Bob spent his nights at a local card room where he managed to support himself. Sometimes in the afternoon he came by our little hippie farm at the edge of town, told stories, gave advice, enjoyed our attempts at country life. Crutches made everything more difficult, but he could still hunt from a stand and fish from a boat or river bank. We made some excursions to the Mad River and he even got me out on a leaky fishing boat he kept tied up at King Salmon. He went religiously to swap meets and flea markets, was always working on something that someone had given up on. He treated people in much the same spirit. "Bob wants me to quit being a hooker," a mutual friend complained to me one night at the bar. " He thinks I'm better than that. Ha."
Bob also loved the medications that help with pain. High-grade marijuana was most effective, though he gave the opiates a chance to do what they could. But it was a waste of good drugs, he said, if you didn't feel good. Eventually the leg had to be amputated, but the pain remained.
He lived entirely in the here and now. Said history was something that already happened. Devoted himself to a rusty Jeep pickup, his dog Joe, his nephew Jason, cards, and fixing things that were broken. Activities requiring serious present-time attention and unlimited leisure. He practiced it like a spiritual vocation.
He called this "living like Okies."
* * *
The summer after eighth grade, my best friend's big sister was constantly in trouble with their step-daddy because she was going out with an Okie. Nerk was from an even smaller town than ours. A couple of hundred dustbowl refugees and their descendants alongside the highway: a gas station, a beer joint, a big junkyard with a mean German shepherd.
Bonnie had country music on all the time. Lefty Frizell and Ernest Tubbs, Hank Snow. It was like she was studying to be Okie.
Her boyfriend crashed, totaled his car, which everyone said was mostly stolen parts. They had him in the hospital a long time.
My friend teased his sister about it. He knew the step-daddy wouldn't make him stop: Nerk's brains are leaking out his ear, he'd say.
Because the internal combustion engine got the Okies out of the dust bowl they went on fulfilling a vow made on some desolate western highway:
devotion till the oil runs out.
Late 1940s, both Mexicans and Okies started lowering their cars, longer shackles on the back springs so when they drove up and down the town's principal street it was called dragging main.
Then the Mexicans took '49 and '50 Mercury sedans, chopped the top and channeled the body over the frame, so low all around that the vatos inside were invisible except for their hair and the driver's knuckles on the wheel.
When the Okies got out of the fields, their children mingling with the children of the postwar suburbs, they invented the hot rod. Lowered in the front. Raked.
From junk yard and jalopy derby to the little deuce roadster with the bored and stroked Mercury flathead.
Never to be left in the dust again.
* * *
One summer night after work in the potato sheds, both of us drunk on beer, Sam Slade took a swing at me to show off for a girl he was with. It grazed my jaw—I think I even laughed—but the blow landed some place solid.
It was the height of potato season. Inside the huge corrugated tin sheds it was a hundred plus degrees in the afternoons, the air humid with tons upon tons of White Rose potatoes tumbling through a chlorine scrubber and down conveyer belts where they were graded by rows of women's hands, then spilling into burlap sacks that bounced on a jigging board and when the sack filled I'd close the sluice and unhook the sack, turn and set the 103 pounds on the scale, turn back around and hook on another sack while the next one filled. Sam would sew it up, needle and string flashing, kick it onto another conveyor belt, then turn to the next sack already on the scale. At the peak of production a sack filled up every five or ten seconds, and with occasional breaks we did it for ten or twelve hours a day.
It had never occurred to me there was something he needed to prove.
* * *
Carl was another child of migrants who showed up in eighth grade. One day in the boy's bathroom he walked up and blipped me on the chin. I was completely surprised. Later I heard it was because of a girl. Mary Farmer was pretty and blonde, but I didn't think she knew I existed. I swung back at him wildly and broke a knuckle against the wall.
* * *
Bobby Haynes was older, had graduated high school the year before, but I guess he wanted to prove he wasn't the lowest guy in the gang of mostly Mexicans we both hung out with. Back behind the Signal station, at the end of a usual evening of driving back roads and drinking beer, he said he wanted to fight.
A circle of guys, more wild swinging, lots of yelling. Someone called the cops and they hauled us both in, turned us over to our parents: my step-dad the lineman, mom an operator for the phone company, Bobby's mom a waitress at the restaurant and card room, all of them asking, What's got into you goddam kids?
Someone said later I'd won that fight, but I knew better. All the scuffles were about things lost before the first fist was swung. Aside from a handful of merchants and farmers, and I'm not sure about them, everyone in that town was beat up before they started.
* * *
The next summer I worked on the loading dock, where the sacks of potatoes came out of the shed and we stacked them five high on hand trucks and wheeled them onto flatbeds or vans or reefer cars. Kurt, the other guy on the dock, had made his living for years as a jalopy derby driver. He looked too frail for this kind of work. Missing teeth, ragged scars where he'd been wired back together more than once. But it was not easy to keep up with him.
He and his wife followed the harvests now instead of the racing circuit. She would eat lunch with the other graders while I sat with Kurt in a refrigerator car. All I could talk about was the car I was going to buy with all the money I was making: '46 Ford 4-door sedan, metallic blue, louvered hood, a radio that worked. He told stories about the races and fast cars, the fabled highways:
66 east to west
99 north and south
driven from the hills
driving to the promised land
carrying all that wreckage.
* * *
When I moved out of the gully, it was a loss of elevation in several respects. I'd bought an old fixer-upper in Chicken Beach, with just a willow swamp and a couple of sand dunes between me and the Pacific. The several hundred residents are a mix of Azores Portuguese, and hippies, with here and there an Indian, a Chicano, a Rastafarian. But the largest portion, like my two immediate neighbors, are from Oklahoma and Arkansas. Not that far from where I started.
People keep livestock and chickens, tend gardens. Ride horses in the dunes. Some are skilled foragers, know where and when to find chanterelles, bay clams, huckleberries. Almost any mind-altering substance. Here and there a scattering of old cars, machine parts in the yard. I found the hood of a car in the swamp. There are carpenters, welders, fabricators of most things you'd need. Along with any number of clandestine musicians, painters, and storytellers. You could almost reinvent culture. Or fix a broken one.
And as it happens, here we are again, relearning the Okies' experience. What it takes to get over the pain of losing the farm. Like having a part of yourself taken away. Being left by your woman or your man. Working in strangers' fields. Maybe you have to be here a while to get used to it. Bienvenido a California.
* * *
On a winter morning in Chicken Beach, a cold wind coming off the Pacific, I was splitting kindling beside the wood stove. I was being careful, unlike a previous tenant who had left deep axe marks in the wood floor. Nevertheless, a fat splinter of fir went flying, almost hit my wife Jenny. We'd been married about five years. She and her furnishings had added a note of near-elegance to the place. Her Persian carpet almost covered the axe marks. I apologized, told her what Wyn had said to me about Okies. She and Wyn had been partners years before.
"You know, don't you," she said, handing me the stick. "He said the very same thing to me."
Maybe some of us are drawn to the Okie in those we love.
* * *
My first girlfriend lived across the alley from where our house had been set down. Big and crooked and drafty, "the barn" we called it. It was the summer between elementary and high school, our third house in two years.
Hazel's father had put up a chicken wire and board fence across their side of the alley. He drove a grader for the county road crew. Her mother had some kind of part-time office job and kept a big garden. Peas, beans, squash and okra, collard greens.
Hazel and two younger brothers, Melvyn and Millard, pulled weeds every evening till they had enough to feed the rabbits. Sometimes I'd help.
On Saturday night I'd be invited to dinner. We'd eat fried rabbit, mashed potatoes and greens, then watch Spade Cooley and the Kings of Western Swing on their new Motorola. When the parents and the boys went to bed we clumsily practiced touching, and at the end of that summer we started going steady.
These country people, our blind gropings, so many things I knew nothing about.
* * *
I was twelve when my folks had the big crack-up. While they were still in the hospital a woman came to live with us to keep house and look after my sister and me. Mrs. Ivy was a tiny woman, sinewy tough, as kind as could be. She made us chocolate pies and chocolate pudding.
We were not supposed to let anyone know she lived with us because she was hiding from her husband, "Jess," a character in a Gothic western. We were given to understand that he'd beaten her up.
After she'd been with us a month or so, the folks came home and it was time for her to go. Jess came to pick her up. He was taking her back to Oklahoma. Everyone acted like everything was perfectly normal.
In those weeks when Mrs. Ivy took care of us I started listening to country music in my bedroom at night. I had an old box radio that made static when you moved its dial, and the signal was faint, but through the early '50s late-night air came the comforting lament of Grand Ol' Opry. Of course I kept it turned down low. Okies listened to that kind of music.
* * *
Hazel's father owned a 1933 Chevy pickup that looked like it had come all the way from the Dust Bowl. On Sundays the family piled into it and he drove them to the Four-Square Gospel church. In all matters of child-rearing, he believed in liberal use of the belt. I never heard his wife disagree with him, though it was obvious she was much smarter.
When he started acting like he was my father-in-law, Hazel and I stopped going steady and she started going out with one of the local farm boys. She knitted a pair of angora dice that hung from the mirror of his new '57 Chevy.
One Saturday night, when she was supposed to be someplace else, her father caught them at the movies. I heard he beat hell out of her right there in the theater and out into the street.
It turned out she was pregnant, and they got married not long after. The child was born with deformities and required months of surgery. But at least she'd gotten away from her father. A redneck, no matter where he's from, can only respond to loss by diminishing others.
I always hoped her life turned for the better, but I never went back to see.
* * *
Sometimes in the summer I'd take the bus from our little Okie town to Hollywood, where the west began. I probably saw every western made in the forties and fifties, and greatly preferred them to the west I lived in.
Dad was in Wardrobe. In my earliest childhood pictures I'm wearing a cowboy suit, and in one of them he's wearing boots and Levi's with wide cuffs. Where he came from the cowboys had been Cossacks, and Jews were the extras trampled by their horses.
By the time I was in high school, westerns were in decline and so was my father's career. On one of my last visits, he and his third or fourth wife were working on a shoot in a little western town in the Hollywood hills. One day I went to the set with them. The plot involved this guy who'd been turned into a werewolf by scientists looking for a cure for radiation. For some reason the werewolf was hanging around this western town.
My father's wife did make-up, said they'd been scaring people in the dressing room. After my parents were divorced I had wolf nightmares for years. My father sent boots and six shooters for my birthday. What could be scarier than a werewolf in a western shirt?
* * *
Embarrassed by Okie, Country went Western.
My first girlfriend and I were not alone watching the Spade Cooley show. It won Emmys in 1952 and '53, his band the most popular sound this side of the Mississippi. Beamed on Saturday nights from the Santa Monica ballroom at the end of Venice pier, it was as Western as you could go.
Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley was born to a musical family and at an early age mastered classical violin. A little ashamed of his Oklahoma heritage and his ties of blood and marriage to the former Indian Territory, he moved to California where he started a western band. He had a big early success when they recorded "Shame on You" with Tex Williams, but when he heard Williams had been offered a movie contract he fired him, whereupon most of his band quit and he had to start over. Spade had gotten far from his country roots.
Despite a name that sounds like two ethnic slurs, Spade Cooley re-invented himself for Hollywood as an accompanist and stand-in for Roy Rogers. Soon he had his own band again, playing something he called Western Swing. It's also been called the "Okie aesthetic," a sound distinguished by improbable instrumental arrangements and blazing solos on accordion or fiddle or pedal steel guitar.
Spade got his nickname from the dark suit. Took some bad gambles in So-Cal real estate, a Mojave water park. Drinking heavily, convinced his second wife was having an affair with Roy Rogers, he murdered her, forcing their 14-year-old daughter to watch.
At the end of every show he'd tell us to tune in next week—or "Shame, shame on you."
* * *
Being Okie isn't about the geography of states—unless you mean states of mind. My step-dad the west Texan made too much of such distinctions. Like most Hispanic Californians, so did my mother. In my last year of high school I crashed the '46 Ford sedan, wrapped its louvered hood around a telephone pole, losing a front tooth in the process. Naturally, I considered it a mark of honor.
"You can't go to college like that," she said. "You look like an Okie."
* * *
It was a state of change. The music went from hillbilly to country, then from rhythm and blues to rock and roll. My adolescent hormonal whimperings sang along, hardly noticing when Bill Haley and the Saddlemen became Bill Haley and the Comets.
It was Noel Boggs on pedal steel when I left California to go to college. When I came back it was Jerry Garcia, and nobody cared what state you were from—or in. When rock and roll crashed and burned, it found hillbilly again. Part of me has lived there ever since.
* * *
And part of me will always be in the western. All those conflicting destinies shoving us together, pulling us apart. California not knowing if it's the farthest west or the nearest east. Ukelele, or guitar? Texas unable to figure out if it's West or South or Northern Chihuahua.
One Fourth of July I was visiting a friend in San Marcos. A mariachi band played on one side of the town plaza and a Teutonic oompah band on the opposite side. On a third side, between them, American Legion hill-country western filled the air. People swinging, polkaing, bailando.
It was night and kids were lighting off sparklers, every few minutes a firecracker. Strangely, the fourth side was dark and empty, absorbing all the sound and light. A dimension, an entire direction, missing. West.
The place where they hide the consequences. The mine tailings, rusty cars, and atomic bombs. The ever-expanding Hank Williams vacancies. Heartbreak and erosion. The damage that we call the western, playing at a drive-in near you. The lights. The music. The big night sky.
* * *
My Arkansas neighbor, Bill, drives a dump truck and moves sand around with a big front-end loader. The other neighbor, Donny, a second generation Oklahoman, has worked all his life at the nearby Sierra-Pacific mill.
Bill got his start at the L-P mill pulling green chain, a back-breaking job. He held onto it despite the Portagees, he says, who want to give all the jobs to their relatives. He sometimes packs a .38 and has had some violent confrontations with the dune buggy and four-wheel-drive crowd who consider Chicken Beach their territory. We disagree about almost everything, sometimes vehemently, except for this one issue. That seems to be enough. His wife still dresses like a country-western queen. A real sweetheart, she used to give my mother rides in her red Corvette.
Donny works on cars when he's not at the mill. A constant stream of friends and family come and go in '50s classics, hot rods, occasionally a highway patrol car. He and his wife have two sons in high school, living in my idea of teenage heaven. The family has built a dragster and they spend all Saturday afternoon and into the night drinking beer and welding and hammering metal, fire it up in the midnight air. Watching them haul it to the local drag strip on Sunday morning I feel like a lapsed member of some automotive church. Part of me goes with them.
And then we have a third neighbor, on the western side. The willow swamp. Herons and turtles and rotting trees. Where Donny's family throws their trash. Bill wants to fill it, says "You can't do anything with it." That's the side of the house I added windows on.
* * *
I want to enlarge Okie Territory. Get past the poverty and loss, acknowledge an old relationship. A long one, in Western Swing time.
Unmistakably it's characterized by suffering—the sense that life is a difficult thing that bears down on us—and by the memory of hard times and exile. Losing that knot of land and heart's desire will always be something to sing about. As will finding it again.
The West wants to slouch back to the desert where it grew up, and take us all with it. Industrial farming and resource extraction guarantee more dust bowls, dislocation and depression.
But we don't have to go. Living like an Okie can also mean a strong attachment to home. To porches and dooryards, rivers and woods. Even hills of sand. It means making much out of little, making food and music and ceremony. Finding the tools to make a culture, especially old tools and any broken thing you can fix with them. Hence swap meets, flea markets, yard sales.
It's best practiced in the hills and hinterlands, but also throughout the third world, including our ghettos and reservations. It's a state beyond the globalized western state. Sure, Woody Guthrie lived and sang it—but so did Li Po, sipping plum wine on the porch a thousand years ago. Pretty Boy Floyd and Bonnie and Clyde, you bet—but don't forget William Blake and Calamity Jane and Henry David Thoreau. And of course that old Okie, Walt Whitman: I loaf and invite my soul.
* * *
Bob had it right. It's a religious quest. A backyard grail. Rural descendentalism, low-rent salvation. The Okie Way. It requires constant struggle between what to keep and what to get rid of. What to keep up, what to live down. Where to split the kindling. The other day a stick hit Jenny's velvet couch. I'm seriously thinking of not splitting wood in the house anymore.
When I was a kid we routinely poured motor oil in the driveway, sprayed DDT to get ants off the dog dish, and threw anything that fit into a 50-gallon burn barrel. But I've come to see the error of my ways. Unlike the hard-shell bible-thumping path or the right-wing redneck route, the Okie Way says: Brothers and Sisters, you can recycle those trashy habits. Redeem those bottles and cans.
* * *
One foggy February morning I was on the plaza of our nearby college town reading a groundhog poem to a small but sympathetic crowd. Long dresses, floppy hats, hand-me-downs.
At the same time, on the other side of the dead president's statue, a preacher was expostulating before his own small congregation. A group of women, dressed as if for church, stood listening and praying as the fog turned to drizzle, their beehive hair-dos slowly going flat.
He was preaching Jesus, and I was proclaiming Groundhog, two versions of the resurrection competing for the soul of the former mill town. But I felt that our messages were not that different.
Afterward, overcoming my aversion to holy-rollers and dogma, I asked the preacher's religious affiliation. He said they were the Church of the Latter Day Situation. I have never seen or heard of him since.
Most people think I made up the name, but I only borrowed it because it also describes my own evangelical mission. Through the improbable medium of poetry I too was responding to the Situation of these Latter Days, which I take to be a crisis of both geography and spirit. Of exile from place and belief.
* * *
I don't want to start a religion. My idea of a church is not towers and bells, but something more like a hole in the ground. Preferably with fire in it, or water—or both. I find I can effectively worship in a hot spring. But in the decades since I met the preacher, despite everything poetry and politics could do, the Situation has only worsened. The notion of an Okie church is still the best response I've found.
To hang on to the resiliency, the spiritual and practical resourcefulness, and let go of the personal and social shame. And when it is required of us, to distinguish voluntary surrender from the involuntary kind that grinds the soul. To draw out a sense of sufficiency from our sense of loss. The walking blues from the lame and maudlin. We're gonna need 'em.
The western Beats adapted this Okie aesthetic to Eastern thought and Native wisdom, and came up with something like the church I'm thinking of. Neal Cassady at the wheel of a car. Ken Kesey's bus, Further. Gary Snyder's rip-rap and trail work. Lew Welch's "Comportment":
Think Jew
Dance nigger
Dress and drive Oakie.
This church is a religion of style, of how you actually live, rather than what you say you believe. Of how you adapt to the Situation—what you'll do when our monstrous debts come due, and how you'll work with what's left. The Okie church is a religion of practice. It distinguishes what you can possess (old cars and musical instruments, for example) from what you can't (women, for example, and the earth). It's less a theology than a spiritual grit that may help us endure the losses that are coming. Losing the farm. Having to work in other people's fields. Finding the long way back to the Commons.
The Okie Way may be only a clue to the survival of homo habilis, whose cleverness at inventing tools of destruction has outstripped the old wisdom of saving and fixing things.
And maybe it's a way to re-capture a cultural identity that's been stolen. Think of that creep Nixon saying, "I'm an Okie from Muskogee." It makes me want to take back the last car from NASCAR and run it in a demolition derby. Maybe save a few old pickups. I want to take the music from Nashville and bring it home, to the actual country, not some virtual place the tourist brochures call Steinbeck Country. To our houses, our shacks, our tents, our music festivals.. Where, as in all good religions, loss shall be consoled, pain assuaged, and suffering something you can dance to.
* * *
One of the things I love about Chicken Beach is that hardly anybody gets in their car and drives off to a job in the morning. They split kindling, start a fire, wait for the fog to burn off. An entire village, in the Way.
Not that we don't have our trailer trash and rejects from the Kmart check-out line, though we may try to deny them. When our local meth-dealing biker cowboy didn't make the curve in the road one night, hardly anyone but his girlfriend acknowledged the loss. But they had a kid, and maybe he'll learn from his elders' mistakes. I have hope for the next generation.
I say, remember those who go through board fences without a helmet for our sake. To show us the difference between The Way and The Hard Way.
* * *
If the Church of the Latter Day Situation had a credo it would say: You know what to do. Of all the things in this world that are broken, some can be fixed. A few things, maybe even rivers, can be saved. Let go of shameful dependencies. Abandon those wasteful western habits. But hang onto the music, and keep the extra parts.
Bob was as generous with his accumulated treasure as he was devoted to collecting it. When he died I was still working on a Mitchell reel he'd passed on to me. Maybe it was something he'd actually given up on. He left three outbuildings full of things he hadn't got around to fixing.
For a while the parts of the fishing reel were all over the dining room table, but I finally got it back together and working. Only there was one tiny spring still on the table. I took the reel apart and put it back together, but still couldn't find where the spring went. Eventually I took it to Bob's memorial, thinking it must belong to something in his next life.
Live like Okies. Be in the Way.
(Thanks to Jim Dodge for clarifying some of the facts of his brother Bob's life. His long poem "Holy Shit" expresses many of the beliefs of the Okie church, although he calls it "living by life." Of course he is in no way responsible for any of my factual errors or heretical notions.)
Jerry Martien
is the author of Shell Game: A True Account of Beads and Money in North Americaand a poetry collection, Pieces in Place. He no longer lives in Chicken Beach.


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the declaration of independence
why does a just government need consent of the governed?
- The most fundamental concept of democracy is the idea that government exists to secure the rights of the people and must be based on the consent of the governed
Who is responsible for protecting or guaranteeing our inalienable rights?
- the government
-Are the principles of unalienable rights and government by consent in the Declaration outdated, or are they still true today?
- they are still true today
- do these principles matter to you? if so, how and why?
- yes, because i like living in a country where i can make my own choices and to live in a country where the government can't make my choices for me.


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Long time lurker....first time poster. I am experiencing the following error when trying to display the namespace in the DFS Management Utility...
The namespace cannot be queried. Element Not Found
Tried google searching this however all the posts I find reference a deleted namespace. This namespace hasnt been deleted. For the record the shares and the data that this namespace points to is still there. Any Ideas? Should I just recreate the namespace? For the record all of servers that have the shares are DC's running Server 03 R2 except for one which is standard.
Thanks in advance....
Jul 8, 2010 at 10:56 UTC
There is quite a difference in DFS from 2003 to 2003R2. You may want to consider upgrading.
Also, check this: http:/
Then rebuild the namespace.
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Jul 8, 2010 at 10:56 UTC
There is quite a difference in DFS from 2003 to 2003R2. You may want to consider upgrading.
Also, check this: http:/
Then rebuild the namespace.
Jul 8, 2010 at 11:59 UTC
I know that there are differences between r2 and standard with respect to dfs. At this point I will be upgrading all my dc's to server 08 later in the year. So do I need to do this on all my dc's that are running dfs? How do i know if the dfs roots are fault tolerant?
Jul 8, 2010 at 12:01 UTC
Are you replicating between servers?
Jul 8, 2010 at 1:15 UTC
I dont think so...in the past when a particular dc was down users could not access the files on that share.
Jul 8, 2010 at 1:34 UTC
DC and DFS are not the same. DFS uses DC. So if you only have one DC, and it went down, all DFS shares would be offline.
Both commands on the link I sent you are basically the same. That particular KB article is for 2000, but should be the same for 2003 I believe.
This discussion has been inactive for over a year.
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Erwin Enz
We visited in our Kimberley tip in 2002 very remote and Western Australia's most beautiful places. We went from Perth to Newman, into the Rudall River NP, Desert Queen Bath, Carawine Gorge, Marble Bar, Broome, before our trip into the Kimerley began. Along the Gibb River Road we enjoyed Crocodiles at Windjana Gorge, and visited Bell Gorge, Adcock Gorge, Galvans Gorge, Mitchell Plateau, El Questro, Emma Gorge, Wyndham, Ivanhoe Crossing, Kununurra, Bungle-Bungle, Geikie Gorge, Tunnel Creek and many more beautiful and remote places.
Thank you Florian for some good shots, Elisabeth for writing the text and Nancie for the narration.
Distance total 8870km
A privat trip from Erwin and Elisabeth Enz


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| Fujita Enju
|Appears in:
|Digimon Re: Story
|First appearance
|Flare (Starter)
Numerous other Digimon which will be listed below in due time.
|Red and Pink Digivice iC
|Date of birth
|Known relatives
| Mrs. Fujita (mother)
Mr. Fujita (father)
Kazuya (future husband)
|Ainu (Japanese)
| Tamer King (Eventual Tamer Rank)
Head of Food Production
| "Feisty Ember" (Kazuya)
"Precious Wimp" (Kain)
"Idiot" (Chronomon DM)
"Increasingly Stressed" (Four Holy Beasts)
"Lost Identity" (ClavisAngemon)
"Overworked Tamer" (Omegamon and Alphamon)
Enju is the lead human protagonist of Digimon Re: Story. Due to the nature of the source material her story is based on, she is treated in a more parody fashion when compared to the other tamers due to what all she is capable of accomplishing. Similar treatment was done to Yu Narukami of Persona fame when his game was adapted into an anime. Yu, much like the player character of Digimon Story, could be perceived as being overpowered in nature, which resulted in Persona 4: The Animation often using him in a more comedic fashion and ending up having characterization that, to most other characters, wouldn't fit the situation at hand. That said, Enju is by no means the player character of Digimon Story in this very same regard; her reactions to things are a lot different from her female player character counterpart, plus her design is also a tiny bit different (such as having goggles worn around her neck), and she generally does not have dialogue or "normal" interactions with other human characters unless she needs to be absolutely serious about social interaction.
In addition to that, one of the key plot points about her is the fact as the story progresses, she appears to behave far less "human" in nature which her friends (and potential love interests) take notice of and begin to worry about Enju's health and sanity. Indeed, even Prophet believes that Enju's presence is not a very good one. On numerous occasions, in fact, Prophet had outright told Alphamon that if he goes about his plans the way he has them in mind, then he will have no choice but to kill him due to what will become of Enju and the Digital World as a whole if Alphamon manages to even remotely try and tamper with Enju's mind when he is nearing the final steps to reviving Chronomon Destroyer Mode. She has been deemed a potential threat by Zhuqiaomon during Enju's time as a Gold Tamer, and assigns one of Enju's frends, in addition to seeking the aid of Prophet, in ensuring that Enju does not fall down a dark path that'll doom them all if this path is not avoided.
Enju is shown to have a mischievous nature at times when it comes to interactions with other tamers. For example, in one noteworthy scene, she invites Kazuya to her Digifarm, but is not visibly present right away. Kazuya, looking around for her, stumbles upon Enju changing into a different uniform and giving Kazuya a rather clear view of herself as well. Kazuya is about to walk away to give her privacy, but soon finds himself cornered by a very flighty and flirty Enju. While they're interrupted by Prophet and Sheriff from getting any further than this, Kazuya notes that had the two of them not interrupted, he could've possibly ended up spending the night with their tamer due to her attitude. Ironically enough, though, is that Enju and Kazuya both end up getting married later in the story. Due to this incident of Kazuya walking in on Enju, and the fact Enju didn't mind at all, earned her the nickname of "Feisty Ember".
In regards to her interaction with her Digimon, and her method of raising them, she has earned the eternal hatred of KingEtemon because of the fact her DigiFarm is designed to produce food via various agriculture sources on the farm itself. When Enju gained a permit from Xuanwumon to own three additional DigiFarms, she eventually dedicated the Beast DigiFarm almost entirely to food production. Even the Dragon and Holy DigiFarms she would eventually own would end up later be upgraded to have food growth sections as well. Even when Enju is first introduced, before entering the Digital World, she is shown as having ownership of a Cat that is overfed and pudgy from her habits of making sure it doesn't get hungry while she's gone. Even Enju herself is often shown as having a large appetite for various kinds of food, to where part of her attraction to Kazuya is him being a high quality chef.
When it comes to dialogue, she normally only has dialogue when it comes to interacting with other humans. Most of the time, though, Flare is basically speaking Enju's lines for her. During the encounter with BlackAgumon, when he begins calling her Digimon "Weakmon", Flare, Sheriff, and Neptune all confront BlackAgumon, all the while Flare exploits BlackAgumon's insults against him by convincing him that if he is as powerful as he claims, he'll face all three at once or else be forced to take back his insults without a fight. BlackAgumon is nevertheless beaten to a pulp by the three Rookie Level Digimon all the while Enju's own expression is that of complete indifference and boredom to the entire situation. In general, unless she wants to convey a message of sorts, Enju tends to be rather stoic towards everyone. Oftentimes she is bored of what she has to do, but at the same time, it appears this is just how she chooses to express her own emotions rather than relating to her actual regular activity.


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Leonardo DiCaprio is "definitely" and "should" win the best actor Oscar, says Eddie Redmayne.
The 41-year-old star is yet to receive an Academy Award in his life but is odds-on favourite to scoop the prize for his portrayal of frontiersman Hugh Glass in "The Revenant" at the star-studded ceremony to be held in LA on February 28.
Even his fellow nominee, who is recognised for his portrayal of Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl", has backed his rival, saying the trophy "should" be his.
"(Leonardo is) definitely going to win and should. I feel excited just to be invited to the party, frankly."
Other stars in the category include Bryan Cranston for "Trumbo", Matt Damon for "The Martian" and Michael Fassbender for "Steve Jobs".
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Spring 2017
Beaubassin with Morris Haugg NSCC + Field Trip, Mon, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Apr. 24 for 4 Session/s
Casper, the Parrot, Enjoying Life with Terry (Mouser) McManaman, NSCC, Thurs, 11:00 am – 12:00pm, 25-May for 1 session/s
Conscious Aging – Part 2 with Joann Dnistransky, NSCC, Mon, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, 1-May for 4 session/s
Gardening in Small Spaces with Dot Arthurs, 22 Gladstone, Apt. 1, Amherst, Mon, 1:00 pm -3:00 pm, 12-Jun for 1 Session/s
Healthy Cooking for 1 or 2 People with Jillian Reid, Amherst Superstore, Fri, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, 26-May for 1 session/s
Immigrant Stories with "Morris Haugg, Joseph Koot , Pimmi Minocha, Lingxia Gao, Milu Rodrigues, Aline Acaf, Phyllis Cameron, NSCC, Thurs, 1 :00 pm – 2 :30 pm Apr. 27 for 3 session/s
Lunch Club at Victoria Faire with 5 Proprietors of Victoria Faire, Victoria Faire, Tues, 11:30, AM 2-May for 5 Session/s
Rambling History with Leslie & Ed Childs, Various Locations, Tues 9:30 AM, 16-May for 4 session/s
Spring Flowers and Rising Tides with Etta and Ken Adams, Various Locations, Thurs, 10:00 AM, 4-May for 5 session/s
Who Ya Gonna Call? with Ray Bristol (Seniors Safety Coordinator), NSCC, Fri, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, 12-May for 1 Session/s
The Rise and Fall of Central Trust with Hugh Brown, NSCC, Mon, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 5-Jun for 1 session/s
Yoga and Meditation with Sherri Smith & Donna Ripley, Hatha Yoga Room, Weds, 10:00 am-11:00 am, 26-Apr for 4 session/s
A Trip Down Memory Lane with Jacek Brachaniec, Crossman Centre –HLS room, Mon 10:00am-12:00pm, 24-Apr for 3 Session/s
Aging- Strategies to Aging Well with Wendy Amos-Binks, Crossman Centre –Smythe room, Thurs, 1:30- 3:00pm, 4-May for 4 session/s
Airline Safety with David Alston, Crossman Centre –Smythe room, Thurs, 9:30am -12:30pm, 4-May for 1 session/s
Basic ASL with Kathern Geldart, Dieppe library, Tues, 1:30-3:00pm, 2-May for 5 Session/s
Basic First Aid & CPR with Robin B. True, Crossman Centre – HLS room, Fri, 9:00am-Noon, 9-Jun for 2 session/s
Basic Photography with Rick Murray, Crossman Centre, Thurs, 10:00am-Noon, 27-Apr for 5 Session/s
Bike Maintenance with Jim Goguen, Consolvo Bike shop, Weds, 6:00pm, 3-May for 2 session/s COURSE CANCELLED
Biking Trails of Moncton with Jean Siddal & Ruth Mary MacPherson, Meet at Chocolate River Station, Tues, 9:45am – 2:30pm, 2-May for 5 session/s
Carolina Cowl with Brenda Trafford, Dieppe Library, Tues, 10:00am-Noon, 2-May for 3 Session/s COURSE CANCELLED
Estate Planning with Patricia M Leblanc-Bird, Crossman Centre –HLS room, Weds, 10:00-11:15am, 3-May for 3 session/s
National Park Tours and History with Colleen Campbell, Crossman Centre –Smythe, Tues, 10:00 –11:30am, May 2, for 1 session
Gallery Crawl with Karen Mills (facilitator), Various galleries, Fri, 10:00-11:30am, 5-May for 3 session/s
Gentle Yoga with Michelle Leblanc, Crossman Centre –Smythe room, Thur,s 10:00-11:00am, 11-May for 3 session/s
Intro to Understanding Islam and Muslims with Dr Souad H'Mida, Mosque- 99 High St, Thurs, 2:00-4:00pm, 18-May for 1 Session/s
Learn to Line dance with Jeanine Marie-Therese Daley, Crossman Centre –Smythe room, Weds, 1:00-2:30pm, 26-Apr for 4 session/s
Let's Do Lunch with David Beckerson, 3 Restaurants, Weds, Noon-2:00pm, 17-May for 3 session/s
Motion Is Medicine with Sharon Steeves, 206 Pine Glen Rd (Sharon's business), Tues, 11:00am-Noon, 25-Apr for 4 Session/s
Tour of Food Banks with Ben MacMichael at Peter McKee Food Centre, Tues, 1:30 -3:30pm 16-May for 1 session/s
Let Your Yoga Dance with Susan Duquette, Lions Seniors Centre, Mon, 1:30-2:30pm, 24-Apr for 4 session/s
AirBnB – Home away from home with Joanne Koot, Lafford classroom, Tues 2 – 4pm, 23-May for 1 Session/s
A Glimpse of India with Pravin Varma, Lafford classroom, Tues, 10.30 am– Noon, 25-Apr for 4 session/s
Beginner German with Eva Leitner, Lafford classroom, Tues 2 – 4pm, 25-Apr for 4 session/s
Bird identification for Seniors with Kate Bredin & Richard Elliot, Intro at Lafford + various field locations, Intro:10.30 -Noon, Field: 08.00 – 10.00am" Intro: Wed May 3 field:Tues May 9 for intro + 3 Session/s
CFTA – a look into Community radio with Steve Ridlington, Visit to Radio CFTA, Amherst, Weds 1 – 4pm, 7-Jun for 1 session/s
Hatha Yoga for active Seniors with Monika Boehringer, St Paul's Church, Tues, 10.00 – 11.00am, 9-May for 4 session/s
How your car works with Bill Snowdon, Lafford classroom, Thurs 2 – 4pm, 27-Apr for 3 Session/s
Making a Carolina Cowl (knitting) with Brenda Trafford, Location to be confirmed, Thurs, 9:30 am– 11:30am, May 4 for 3 session/s (Updated May 2)
Making Amigurumi (crochet) toys with Helen Dyer, Lafford classroom, Weds 2 – 4pm, 26-Apr for 3 session/s
Practicing Beginner Bridge skills with Coordinators: Elaine Smith & Erna Duchemin, Middle Sackville Baptist Church, Weds 7 – 9pm, 26-Apr for 6 Session/s
Quilt as you go table runner/beginner sewing with Greta Patterson & Dorothy Phinney, Lafford classroom, Mon &Fri, 1 – 3pm, 24-Apr for 5 session/s
Relaxed Cycling with Susan Fisher & Kate Bredin, Various routes, Fri, 10.00 am– Noon, 12 May for 4 session/s
Re-thinking the earliest houses in Sackville with Paul Bogaard with Ben Phillips, Anderson Octagonal House, Boultenhouse Heritage Centre, 29 Queens Road & various locations, Weds, 1.30 – 4.30pm, 26-Apr for 6 Session/s
SFEM – Discovering, editing and performing 17th century music with Linda Pearse, To be arranged, Thurs, 1.00 – 2.30pm, SEPT. 14 for 2 session/s
Smart phones – i pods, Android,with Chris Harborne, Lafford classroom, Fri 1.00 – 2.30pm, May 12 (Apple, ipod) & June 2 (Android) for 2 session/s NOTE DATE CHANGE
Spring Hikes for Seniors with Dale Creelman & Roy Pierog, Various trails, Weds, 1 – 3pm, 10-May for 4 Session/s NOTE DATE CHANGE
Spring! What is Up and Moving? with Harold Popma, Harold's garden at 40, Weldon St., Tues 2 – 4pm, 9-May for 1 session/s
Tennis with Art & Anne Miller Sackville, tennis courts, Tues & Thurs 2 – 4pm, 30-May for 6 session/s
100 Things You Always Wanted to know about Moncton with Mike Sullivan, Multipurpose Centre, Fri, 10:00am-Noon, 28-Apr for 5 Session/s (Updated Apr 17)
Basic Income 101 with Armand Bannister, Multipurpose Centre, Mon, 2:00-4:00pm, 24-Apr for 3 session/s
Beans, Roots, Nuts and Leafy Greens – Plant Based Diet with Susan Jardine, Multipurpose Centre, Mon, 10am-Noon, 1-May for 2 session/s
Bicycle Maintenance & Trek with Eric Picot/Colin Thornton, Bike Shop & Shediac Trail, Tues, 10:00am-Noon, 6-Jun for 2 Session/s
Guided Tours at Fundy National Park – Canada's Natural Treasures – Guided Tour at Fundy National Park with Colleen Campbell/Isabelle Comeau, Tues, 2:00-4:00pm 23-May 1 session/s
Guided Tour at Kouchibouguac National Park -Canada's Natural Treasures – with Colleen Campbell/Isabelle Comeau, Tues, 2:00-4:00pm May 30 for 1 session/s
Computer Basics with Scott Murray, Multipurpose Centre, Mon, 9:00am-Noon, 1-May for 7 session/s
Current Events with Bill Belliveau, Multipurpose Centre, Mon, 7:00-9:00pm, 24-Apr for 6 Session/s
Defensive Bridge with Wade Short, Multipurpose Centre, Weds, 2:00-4:00pm, 24-May for 4 session/s
Environmental Impact: Evidentiary Presentations with Red Dot Group & Shediac Bay Watershed Association, Multipurpose Centre, Thurs, 2:00-4:00pm, 27-Apr for 2 session/s
Intro to Duplicate Bridge with Pattie Moody, Multipurpose Centre, Weds, 2:00-4:00pm, 26-Apr for 4 Session/s
iPAD Basics with Eric Guy Multipurpose Centre, Tues, 2:00-4:00pm, 2-May for 3 session/s
Jewellery Making with Jocelyne Ross/Marlene LeBlanc, Chateau Centreville, 40 Caissie Ave, Shediac, Mon, 2:00-4:00pm 1-May for 4 session/s
Knit Wits with Debbie Batog/Sharon Ayer, Shediac Bay Community Church, Thurs, 1:00-4:00pm, 27-Apr for 6 Session/s
Meditation: Reiki—How it works with Odette Pellerin, Multipurpose Centre, Weds, 10:00-11:30am, 3-May for 4 session/s
Miniature Painting with Clarence J. Cormier, Multipurpose Centre, Fri, 1:00-3:00pm, 28-Apr for 5 session/s
On Dying With Dignity with Prof. Stephen Claxton-Oldfield, Multipurpose Centre, Weds, 10:30am-12:30pm, 10-May for 3 Session/s
Release the Clutter and Get Organized with Kim Eagles, Multipurpose Centre, Thurs, 10:00am-Noon, 27-Apr for 3 session/s
The Worlds Greatest Geological Wonders Pt2 with Bob Cameron, Multipurpose Centre Weds, 2:00-4:00pm, 26-Apr for 6 session/s
Tour of Hastings Confectionery with Colin Hastings, Candy Factory on Shediac Road, Tues, 1:00-2:30pm, 9-May for 1 Session/s
Ukulele Basics with Wayne McCarty, Multipurpose Centre, Thurs, 10:00-11:00am, 27-Apr for 5 session/s
Who's Listening Anyways? with Steve Campbell, Multipurpose Centre, Thurs, 10:00am-Noon, 27-Apr for 4 session/s
Yoga for Seniors with Janet Cameron, Multipurpose Centre, Tues, 10:00-11:00am, 25-Apr for 4 Session/s
The Board and members of the Tantramar Seniors' College would like to thank New Horizons for Seniors, the Crake Foundation, the Town of Sackville and the City of Moncton for their generous support through grants awarded to the College in the 2008-2009 year. We would also like to thank the Town of Sackville for grants awarded to the College in the 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16, the City of Moncton for grants awarded to the College in the 2009/10, 2010/11, and 2011/12 years, Ville de Shediac for the grant in 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15 and Town of Amherst and NBCC for providing free classroom space in the 2012/13, and 2013/14 years. We also thank the Sackville Co-op Local Council for their support. Thank-you to the Sackville Festival of Early Music for sponsoring and offering a course with us.
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Mancho Burrito
Spring onions or Chinese onions flour tortillas Sauce< half soy and half unrefined sesame oil, mixed in a bowl
Wash and trim several bunches of spring onions or Chinese onions, if available. Steam a stack of flour tortillas. Wrap 2 or 3 spring onions in a hot tortilla Dip one end into sauce, take a bite and repeat until finished. Source: Edmund L. Van Deusen, Look Who's Cooking in Laguna Beach


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New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region's top-six markets combined rebounded strongly in the first quarter of 2010, with sales jumping by 41% to 564,177 units compared with depressed volumes of 400,671 a year earlier, writes Tony Pugliese.
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EU banking watchdog mulls cap on sovereign debt exposure
Europe's new banking supervisory chief, Daniele Nouy, suggested Wednesday that banks should limit their exposure to sovereign debt which she said can no longer be regarded as risk-free.
"There's a general problem with how sovereign debt is treated on bank balance sheets," Nouy said in an interview published by the business daily Handelsblatt.
"They're currently treated as risk-free. But we've learned during this crisis that sovereign bonds aren't free of risk. Banks should therefore have to back sovereign bonds with capital, as they are required to do with other assets," she said.
Under current rules, banks must limit their exposure to private debtors to no more than a quarter of their capital. And that rule should also apply to sovereign debt, Nouy argued.
"Since the eurozone comprises 19 member states, banks have sufficient opportunity to diversify their sovereign debt portfolios," she added.
"What is important is the acknowledgement that sovereign debt isn't risk-free. If the rules were to make that clear, that would send a strong signal," Nouy continued.
The Basel committee on banking supervision had already initiated talks on how to treat sovereign debt and the European parliament also appeared to be open to proposals.
"So we're gradually moving in the right direction," Nouy said.
The Single Supervisory Mechanism or SSM, an autonomous unit within the European Central Bank, took over as Europe's banking watchdog in November and is directly responsible for monitoring 123 banking groups.


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One of the issues that is always discussed on the topic of inviting people to Islam is using a language that can be understood. Scholars spend time learning the languages required to do this but there are other practical measures that are required to make the invitation complete. The manner of invitation needs to be framed within a conduct that is deemed acceptable to the people being invited. Some acts, which are sunnah, may be misunderstood. Slurping a hot drink for instance. We need to be mindful of how our actions are seen and interpreted by people of different cultural heritages. Timing is also to be considered. An ill timed invitation is no invitation at all. There are times when any discussion will be rejected as unsuitable. The invitation also needs to be a notice for a future event. We should not expect someone who is surprised or feels suddenly intimidated to respond positively to what we are saying. The important thing is we present the message in the best possible way, every time.


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Tamale Loaf
Grams Tamale Loaf- a recipe my husband grew up on and now my own boys will be able to enjoy it just the same. All ingredients are tweakable to suit your families taste bud needs.. Hope you enjoy a simple but yummy loaf.. :)
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This recipe surprised me! It was easy to make. It didn't look that appetizing, then I put the cheese on & it looked really good. I let the cheese melt about 5 minutes & it was perfect. I omitted the olives but used it as a topping for those that wanted & served sour cream & salsa as a topping as well. It was a hit, even my 3 year old loved it.<br/>Made for Spring PAC 2014
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- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb ground turkey (or hamburger)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 (14 ounce) can creamed corn
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes (drained)
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- seasoning salt (to taste)
- garlic salt (to taste)
- 1 (6 ounce) can black olives, medium
- cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)
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- Pre-heat oven to 350'.
- Saute onions and garlic in 1 tbs butter.
- Add in meat and chili powder and cook till meat looses color.
- In separate kettle cook corn, tomatoes and corn meal into a mush. Go slowly and stir as it will stick. Stir in beaten eggs, then meat mixture- add olives and mix until evenly combined.
- Put into a large 9x12 greased casserole pan and bake uncovered for 45 mins to 1 hour or until center is dried out and firm. If using cheese top last 20 minutes
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Backhaul communications is
|[t]he infrastructure used to connect the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) head-end system to the AMI data collectors or access points. Backhaul communications typically utilize fiber-optic cables, high speed wireless connections, or other networks that can handle large amounts of data. Backhaul communications can utilize utility-owned infrastructure or third party communications providers.[1]
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Celebrated Illustrator and ink evangelist, Johanna Basford's mission statement is to make the world a happier and more creative place through colouring.
In 2013, when Basford's bestselling book "Secret Garden" debuted; it sparked a worldwide adult-colouring phenomenon.
The charm of the "Secret Garden" was the inky treasure hunt in the illustrations hidden within the many curiosities and creatures in the pages.
Grownups become little children and fall in love with the magical pass time of colouring all over again.
Basford said she was inspired by Westin Hotels & Resorts' Feel Well pillar branding aimed to help guests to relax and unwind on the road.
The Scot's contribution and collaboration with the hotel was timely as she was able to highlight the unique and thoughtful touches that were part of the well-being pillars.
As a leader in wellness and hospitality, Westin is dedicated to travellers' well-being before, during and after their stay.
Westin has programs designed to help guests achieve well-being around six pillars: Eat Well, Sleep Well, Move Well, Play Well, Work Well and Feel Well.
"Colouring is a therapeutic exercise that has been proven to promote mindfulness and relaxation.
"I hope to make each guest's stay in Westin hotels across Asia Pacific, a little more inspirational and happier," said Basford.
Marriott International Asia Pacific brand management vice president Nelli Yong said guests would welcome a mindful colouring sheet in their room at Westin Hotels & Resorts across the Asia-Pacific.
"We've been getting positive responses since the September partnership announcement and are now even more excited to introduce these designs by Johanna Basford.
"Westin in an industry innovator in terms of wellness, and we believe that thoughtful touches go a long way. When our guests relax and feel better, they are able to be at their best.
"Colouring helps our guests achieve calmness and mindfulness, and offers a relaxing outlet for their creativity," Yong said.
The first colouring sheet depicts a heart-shaped image, focusing on the importance of sleeping well.
Westin brand's signature botanical style of lush gardens, exotic flowers, leafy foliage and dancing butterflies is captured in the second sheet.
Inspired by the intrepid globetrotter, the third illustration offers a myriad of digital gadgets, maps and other travel essentials to stay fit on the road.
These specially designed adult colouring sheets are now available at Westin Hotels and Resorts across Asia Pacific until end February 2017.
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Herrenalb Abbey (Kloster Herrenalb; in Latin: Alba dominorum) is a former Cistercian monastery in the present Bad Herrenalb in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The monastery was founded, probably in 1147 or 1148, by Count Berthold of Eberstein as a family monastery, although the foundation charter only survives in a corrupt copy of 1270. The new monastery was settled by monks from Neubourg Abbey in Alsace.
The Vogtei (advocacy or protective lordship) was the property of the founder and his family, but the abbey had the concession that within those limits it was able to choose which individual it wanted for the role. In 1289 the Margrave of Baden became Vogt and in 1338 the Count of Württemberg, who thenceforward retained the office despite continuing efforts of the Margraves of Baden. The abbey at some stage received Reichsfreiheit as an Imperial abbey.
It was laid waste in the Peasants' War of 1525. After Duke Ulrich of Württemberg introduced the Reformation in Württemberg in 1534, the monks were forced to leave the abbey in 1536. A school was set up in the buildings in 1556 but was closed again in 1595.
The abbey owned scattered estates in the Alb valley in the northern Black Forest and round the communities of Ottersweier, Malsch (acquired 1318), Bruchsal, Oberderdingen, Vaihingen an der Enz and Merklingen (acquired 1296), among others. The abbey was however never able to concentrate its lands so as to maximise their economic potential, and never became particularly wealthy.
Some buildings still remain of the original monastic complex, among them what appear to be the abbot's lodgings and the infirmary, besides ruins of the cloisters. The Romanesque tithe barn also still survives. Of the abbey church there are substantial remains of the Romanesque paradise (entrance hall). The Gothic choir was converted for use as a Lutheran church in 1739 and still contains many relics of its former use, including a monument to Bernard I of Baden (died 1435, but not buried here). An impressive sculptured panel of the Crucifixion from the abbey was removed from Bad Herrenalb to Schloss Eberstein in the Murg valley in the 19th century.
- Rückert, Peter; Schwarzmaier, Hansmartin: 850 Jahre Kloster Herrenalb. Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-7995-7819-6
External links
- (German) Account of the abbey on the website of the Lutheran parish of Bad Herrenalb
- (German) Klöster in Baden-Württemberg: Herrenalb
- (German) Abbey history on the website of the Roman Catholic parish of Bad Herrenalb


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If you were seeing someone, Which would bother you more?
Would you rather a girl was angry at you, with the chance that she may get over it, eventually, possibly still having feelings for you? Or, so disappointed that she lost respect for you and could never see being with you, again?
Which one is worse, in your opinion?
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Nestle Suspends Beef Products After Horse Meat Scandal[VIDEO]
The Swiss based, food giant, Nestle, is suspending all their beef-containing products coming from a German supplier because random quality control tests reviled traces of Horse-DNA.
The Swiss based, food giant, Nestle, is suspending all their beef-containing products coming from a German supplier because random quality control tests reviled traces of Horse-DNA.
Country Star Mindy McCready age 37, was found dead in her Arkansas residence Sunday afternoon according to a local sheriff's statement.
On the same day that the 40 meter-long asteroid named "2012 DA14" is scheduled to skirt around our planet, a meteor hits a lake in Russia injuring thousands from flying debris cause by the blast. About 3,000 buildings have sustained damage
An asteroid the size of a football field will miss earth by 15 mins Friday. This asteroid will come with-in 17,000 miles of earth, most of our satalites that we use to broadcast television among other things are about 23,000 feet away from Earth.
These passengers have been stuck in the gulf for over 4 days, since their Carnival Cruise Ship suffered engine fire that brought the vessel to a halt.
You absolutely must check out this years fabulous halftime show performed by Beyonce and Destiny's Child.
According to local news sources, the infamous defendant from the U.S. trial over the disappearance and death of three year old Caylee Anthony, Casey Anthony says that she will keep on fighting to throw out her convictions for lying to authorities as they investigated the disappearance of her daughter.
The flu and a new strain of stomach bug are racing across the country and causing so much damage that emergency rooms are calling "all hands on deck amber alerts" (calls all staff to hospital) and schools are closing down.
This car runs on compressed air, has absolutely no pollution, has very low running costs, can seat up to five people, and it's only around $15,000...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on Mars? In 2023 the first four humans (Mars One) will be sent to Mars to live on the planet forever.
Introducing the all new 2013 i-Potty and yes were serious...
I can't imagine the horror this parent must have felt when she awoke to an enormous snake wrapped around her little girl. The mother, who only noticed that something was wrong because her cat started hissing at the snake, who was obviously trying to devour the small child, quickly yanked the snake off of her daughter. It seems that the python bit the child several times but didn't do any serious physical harm.


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Karen Buckley was beaten with a spanner, strangled and covered in "corrosive substances", prosecutors say
Prosecutors claim that 24-year-old Karen Buckley was beaten over the head with a spanner, strangled and had her body covered in corrosive substances.
21-year-old Alexander Pacteau, who is charged with her murder made his second court appearance of the day this afternoon in private and he offered no plea.
Alex Pacteau
Prosecutors claim he struck the occupational therapy student on the head with a spanner and strangled her before covering her body with "corrosive substances",
It is then alleged that he stuffed her body inside a plastic barrel and hid it in a storage shed.
No new court date for next appearance has been set.
In a statement the Crown Office said:
"Alexander Pacteau, 21, from Glasgow, made a second appearance at Glasgow Sheriff Court today charged with the murder of Karen Buckley, and with attempting to defeat the ends of justice. "He made no plea or declaration and was fully committed and remanded in custody.
"No further court dates have been set at this time."
"It would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage in proceedings, and we would remind media that this case is live for the purposes of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and to refrain from publishing any material which may be deemed prejudicial."
Earlier today it emerged that the Buckley family will have to wait to bury their daughter after Pacteau requested a second post-mortem on the body.
It was thought Karen's family would receive her body to be flown home but this is now unlikely due to the request of murder-accused Alexander Pacteau and his legal team.
John (62) and Marian (61) Buckley and their three sons, Brendan (32), Kieran (28) and Damien (27), are liaising with the Irish Consul in Edinburgh and Glasgow police about the repatriation of the student occupational therapist's remains.
Two airlines, including Stobart Air/Aer Lingus Regional, have offered to assist the Buckley family with special flight arrangements to bring Karen's body back to Cork Airport.
Her family have been waiting all week for news they can receive the body but the accused's lawyers have indicated they wish to seek an independent post-mortem.
Under Scottish law a person accused of murder can request to have a second post-mortem carried out on the body of a homicide victim by their own independent pathologist.
The funeral mass, which will now take place early next week, is expected to be at the Church of St Michael the Archangel in Analeentha in Mourneabbeey. She will then be laid to rest afterwards at Burnfort cemetery.


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|Doji Takato
Doji Takato was a courtier an orator of the Crane Clan.
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Takato was one of the more prominent diplomats in the Iweko I's court. He was an elegant and stylish man who was never without his splendid fan, which he claimed was once used by the famous Imperial Chancellor Kakita Yoshi. [1] He was the object of desire for a great many beautiful young samurai women throughout the Empire. [2]
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Takato, a Nakodo, [3] sought to control the flow of information and favors through the Imperial Palace. When the Empress' daughter, Iweko Miaka, came to age, becoming the most eligible maiden in the Empire, many prominent samurai from every clan and faction set out to court the princess. Takato sought to control the flow of information and favors through the Imperial Palace, and he saw an opportunity to improve his own power and reputation by manipulating the courtship process. [1] The princess Iweko Miaka, a girl five years his junior, was the ultimate prize. If he were to wed her, no one in the Empire would ever be able to question his charm and his wit. He would be untouchable forever. [2]
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In 1199 Takato had been selected among the Crane delegation which would join the Winter Court in the Imperial City. At Gilded Lotus he pondered with Tamori Chikyu the recent news of an Imperial Regent, Utaku Zo Sia, a girl of barely ten years old. Chikyu pointed out that she was born on the same day as the Unicorn Clan Champion, Moto Naleesh, and even if she appeared as a child, she would be older than many of the attendants in Winter Court. [4]
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Hey everyone out there! I'd love to hear everyone's first kiss story...was it awkward? romantic? sensual? wet? public? Spill the beans! I'll start by saying that mine was at a high school dance and very romantic...but very wet too...
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well I was at a school dance and I was with this guy I didn't really know him very well but I went with him because he was the first 1 to ask me and I couldn't be bothered with the choosing part. so anyway most of the time it was like normal music like pop and stuff and this really slow song comes on and he asks me if want to dance. we were dancing for like a miniute and I realise that I liked I mean I liked him a lot. I don't know whether it was just the moment or what but then without warning he kissed me which just confirmed my feelings. that was like 10 years ago and we're still very much together and I don't feel any different about him44|00|0
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A recipe from my Aunt Patty. There are recipes like this on 'Zaar, but this is a bit different in it's preparation and ingredients. An ambrosia type salad, this is good for a winter dessert or a summer barbeque. Cooking time includes refrigeration.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb acini di pepe pasta (look in the latin section of your grocery)
- 1 3⁄4 cups pineapple juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 beaten eggs
- 3 -4 cups chopped fruit (grapes, Mandarin oranges, pears, and peaches are good)
- 16 ounces Cool Whip
- chopped nuts (optional)
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- Cook pasta per box directions. Drain and rinse when done then set aside to cool.
- Heat pineapple juice, sugar, salt, flour, and eggs over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until mixture thickens. Set aside to cool.
- When both pasta and pineapple juice mixture are cool, combine them then refrigerate in an airtight container overnight.
- Next day: stir in fruit and nuts (if desired). Fold in Cool-Whip. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes enough for a big crowd!


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Beware the path to a police state, Hong Kong
Are the police running out of control when it comes to civil liberties? Or is it more a case of the government relinquishing responsibility for ensuring that the police are firmly under the control of the executive?
There is no need to be alarmist over this, but there are some very worrying straws in the wind. Two raids this month demonstrate police overkill and convey an impression that the police are assuming a leading role in defining the limits of freedom of expression.
The first case concerns a raid on the offices of the Oriental Press Group to gather evidence about articles published almost a year ago in two of the group's newspapers. The articles are alleged to have promoted the use of violence when discussing opposition to the Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill. The second case relates to an even more high-profile raid and arrests at the offices of the lifestyle department store G.O.D. which was alleged to be selling T-shirts printed with the '14K' logo that may infringe anti-triad laws.
It is hard to feel much sympathy for the articles in the newspapers, which seemed to rhetorically suggest that a 'beating' was preferable to reasoning. Yet it is hard to believe that a real case of incitement to violence could be made. And the question lingers as to why, if the matter was so pressing, it took a year for the police to start gathering evidence.
Meanwhile, at G.O.D. confusion seems to have arisen over what a sensible person might regard as glorification of triad societies and a piece of light-hearted fun. Indeed, if the police were that worried about glorification of triads, they would be rounding up large numbers of people in the local film industry who have made gang-themed movies.
So why are the police acting in this manner? The simple answer is that this is the sort of thing they do if they think they can get away with it. Police forces everywhere tend to be contemptuous of the political bodies that are supposed to supervise their work. They see themselves as the last bastion of defence against woolly-minded do-gooders. The camaraderie and genuinely difficult circumstances of working at street level to preserve law and order reinforce such arrogance.
If it is not checked, the path to a police state is created. This is why most governments believe the exercise of police powers needs to be carefully monitored.
The Hong Kong government, however, gives every impression of wanting to relinquish its monitoring role. This is especially clear when it comes to policing of legitimate public demonstrations where officers are everywhere collecting video footage of the demonstrators. And the police have a habit of imposing arbitrary and highly restrictive limits on the right to protest. Notoriously, there was the decision in May 2001 to prevent demonstrators from getting closer than 300 metres from the venue of the Fortune Global Forum. Once this precedent was established, the practice of keeping demonstrators away from the target of their protest became entrenched.
Lamentably, the government seems intent on delivering the message that preserving civil liberties is not its priority. Last year, during the passage of the electronic surveillance bill, the official bulldozer - reinforced by the tame votes of the pro-government block in the legislature - ploughed its way past no fewer than 200 amendments without pausing for debate. These revisions had been designed to strengthen human rights protection in the bill.
The government is led by a chief executive who is the son of a policeman and brother of a former head of the police; it is not surprising that he is likely to take a very sympathetic view of the force. Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's underlings understand his reluctance to exercise constraint.
Yet, the police's respect for the public is not based on their unlimited powers but on the judicious exercise of these powers and a feeling that the force remains accountable.
Stephen Vines is a Hong Kong-based journalist and entrepreneur
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Babies in 3D Anaglyph Photographs
by Allan Grosskrueger
This book is available to buy on Amazon
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A coffee table style book and ebook displaying photographs of babies in stereo anaglyph form. the red\green-blue glasses commonly found in books and magazines with 3D content and certain 3D DVDS can be used. Glasses can also be self made or ordered from several online resorces
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Allan Grosskrueger
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I have been taking photographs for over 50 years having served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force in the photographic field. I have lived currently for over 32 years in Germany. My website has over 321,000 images including over 6,500 videos in 1501 galleries as of October, 2013
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LBJ's personal Lincoln Continental up for auctionLBJ's white, 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible up for auction next month in Texas
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No matter what season, this classic Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Team Front Neo 39THIRTY Cap is the ultimate for the college sports fan. With highlighted bill stitching, a boldly-embroidered front logo and an air-cooling mesh back, this cap in team colors shows your true spirit.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Logo Sheet Set
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These microfiber sheet sets have an ultra-fine peach weave that is softer and more comfortable than cotton. They are wrinkle resistant, stain resistant, wash beautifully and dries quickly. The pillowcase has a white-on-white print and the officially licensed team name and logo printed in team colors. Top Sheet has logo across the top hem. Bottom sheet is plain white. 100% Polyester. Machine washable in cold water with light colors on gentle cycle-no bleach. Do not iron.
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Bostik is one of the largest adhesive and sealant companies in the world. The group designs, manufactures and markets adhesives and sealants for three key markets: Industry, Construction and Consumer. Its products are used in a wide range of fields – from gas tankers and buildings to furniture and diapers.
Dinoflex - Recycled Rubber Innovators
Dinoflex has been a leading innovator in the manufacture of recycled rubber products for over two decades. We specialize in producing premium quality rubber flooring, surfaces, tiles and custom products. Our merchandise provides solutions for architects, designers and builders that are cost effective and environmentally friendly.
Since 1974, Duradek's waterproofing solutions have protected over 125 Million sq. ft. of roofs, decks and balconies throughout North America. Installed only by professional applicators, Duradek membranes and Durarail aluminum railing systems bring design and durability advantages to residential and commercial projects.
Metroflor Corp. is a leading provider of Luxury Vinyl Tile and Commercial Resilient Sheet Flooring, headquartered in Norwalk, CT with Customer Service operations in Calhoun, GA. Our reputation as an LVT and resilient leader has been earned through our spirit of innovation: First to import beautiful, high-quality and value-driven LVT flooring, and first in research and development creating new categories, brands, and technologies which we bring to bring to life.
Regupol® America is the inventor of recycled rubber products that are used for sports and fitness flooring, sound control underlayments in residential developments, vibration control and vibration isolation, as well as for commercial flooring.
Shannon Specialty Floors, Inc.
Shannon Specialty Floors, Inc. is a major manufacturer and distributor of flooring products with a strong focus on Healthcare, Senior Care, Hospitality, Retail and Education. We offer floors that provide durability and state-of-the-art technology with a strong emphasis on No Wax, No Buff commercial resilient flooring including luxury vinyl planks and tiles.


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The Stunning Silver Luster Pear by Benzara
- Silver luster pear dimensions: 12 inches (W) x 12 inches (D) x 18 inches (H)
- Silver luster pear color: Silver
- Made from: Polysone
Are you in search of a décor item that will spruce up your living room, and, or, your kitchen? Want to add the beauty of a fruit, but, in a grander way, to your décor? Well, what you need to consider getting is this silver luster pear. Made from polystone, this pear has got a silver finish and has the shape of a real pair; but there is also art hidden in its larger than life shape. The curvaceous lines running through its body are a case in point. Add to all that the fact that this pear has been made using quality materials; this ensures that it will stand the test of time. All who see it will be impressed, because not only will it give the décor a larger than life feel, but it will also appeal to people in some basic way. All in all, it is a must have.