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Later this month in central Oregon, what was once old will be new again.
At Black Butte Ranch, the resort is getting ready for the grand re-opening of the redesigned and remodeled Glaze Meadow golf course.
In it's 35th year, Glaze Meadow has stood the test of time, but time had also taken its toll on the Gene 'Bunny' Mason designed layout.
"We needed to fix all our features, our tees, our greens....we just needed a lot fixed," says Black Butte Director of Golf Jeff Fought. "So we first started with the idea of getting everything fixed. And we decided we'd explore doing something different, and opening the golf course up. the trees had been really overgrown."
If you've played Glaze before, you'll notice the differences right off the bat. For starters, the brand new first tee-box, which looks directly down toward the first green. The removal of trees behind that green show the water feature, which you were never able to see before.
"Obviously, number one was our number one hole we needed to fix. You started with a 5-iron, and then you hit an 8-iron, then you hit a wedge into the green, with trees in the middle of the fairway," explains Fought. "So we decided that we wanted to get away from some of the quirkiness of that hole, and we decided to take the tees up the hill, make a little dog leg par four.
"We opened up the back of it, so you could see to the back of it and out to the water and out to our beautiful meadows. And it's just turned out to really be special."
The $3.75 million project came in on time and on budget according to Fought, and the early reviews are nothing but positive.
"I liked the course before, but that was because i was used to it," says Nick Robertson, who has played it for 30 years. "A lot of people didn't like it, because you were constantly behind a tree. A tree shouldn't be a hazard necessarily right off of the tee. So now, the course is open."
The new wider fairways make the course more forgiving, and wetland areas have been reworked and improved, making the golfing experience here as good as it's ever been.
"Right now, we feel like we're in a position to keep it going for a long period of time," says Fought. "And not having to apologize for anything."
The more open layout means more mountain views in almost any direction, and the upgraded infrastructure ensures that Glaze Meadow will continue to stand the test of time in the future--just like the famous Black Butte.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- If you feel the way I do about the housing recovery you're happy as all get-out to see both new and existing home sales rising almost monthly. Homebuilders are feeling more confident as well and new home construction is buoyant.Builders began construction in December 2012 at a seasonally adjusted rate of 954,000 new homes. That enthusiastic number is nearly double the rate hit during the Great Recession low reached in April 2009. On Wednesday the Commerce Department reports housing starts for January 2013. If that's not enough good news, after a three-day weekend the stock market indices hit new highs across the board, especially new all-time highs in small and mid-cap stocks.
Still, while many are still quite optimistic about the housing recovery, the majority of economists anticipate the rate of new construction to have ratcheted downward a bit. The question for stock investors is whether that will cool down the home-building related stocks such as Weyerhaeuser ( WY). WY has been one of the darlings of the sector and has risen dramatically over the past year, as the following chart demonstrates flamboyantly. Along with the share price I've included the diluted quarterly year-over-year earnings per share so you can see what's driving the price trend. WY data by YCharts
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one might note, it's about time.
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With this ruling, might it be that the end of these ridiculous suits is in sight?
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Fairfax, Va. - On Monday, March 9, the U.S. Supreme Court denied consideration of New York City and Washington, D.C. lawsuits, New York v. Beretta and Lawson v. Beretta, respectively, that tried to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for the acts of criminals. The Court 's order leaves standing a pair of decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and District of Columbia Court of Appeals, both of which found that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), enacted in 2005, prevents these types of lawsuits against lawful firearms manufacturers and dealers.
"Big city mayors conceived these lawsuits to try and litigate American gun manufacturers - who President Roosevelt referred to as "the arsenal of democracy" - out of business," said Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist. "NRA has always believed the courts would agree with Congress that the PLCAA rightfully stops these reckless and politically motivated lawsuits."
In 2000, New York City, Washington, D.C. and several individual plaintiffs sued gun manufacturers, based on the idea that although they manufactured a legal product, forcing them to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees just to prove their innocence in court would drive them into bankruptcy. In addition to being based on a bogus legal theory, these lawsuits endangered American armed forces and law enforcement. During congressional debate over the PLCAA, the Department of Defense agreed with the NRA that bankrupting U.S. gun makers and making us dependent on foreign countries like France, Russia or China for small arms is a threat to America's domestic and international security.
"We are pleased that the courts have recognized the misguided intent of these lawsuits," concluded Cox. " America's law-abiding firearms manufacturers must be protected from reckless suits that have no legal merit."
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http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/News....aspx?ID=12204 - for a link.
But France? Dependent on France? Where did that come from?
I tried to look for a link on the SCOTUS cite, but I guess I don't understand it as searching for gun, firearms, etc. didn't bring this up. Anybody?
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|March 11, 2009, 04:10 PM
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Glenn E. Meyer wrote in part:
But France? Dependent on France? Where did that come from?
Seems as if it came from the NRA and or Dept. of Defense. I too find reference to France curious.
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Glenn, the cert denials are listed under the Heading, "Orders and Journals --> Orders"
From there you will get a list of misc. orders. Select the one that just says "03/09/2009 - Orders." When the PDF opens up, scroll through it and you will find:
You can then cross check under, "Opinions --> Opinions Relating to Orders," to see if an actual published denial has been filed. It's rare this happens, but occasionally you will see it. Not however, in this case.
It was a simple Cert. Denied, which lets stand the Circuit decisions.
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FOOTBALLERS and leisure complex staff have been praised for helping to save the life of a spectator who collapsed at a cup final.
Players raced across to help Mark Kettle, aged 40, before staff at Moss Farm Leisure Complex used a defibrillator in a bid to revive him.
Mr Kettle, who is believed to come from Greenbank, collapsed during the second half of the Roberts Bakery Trophy final between AFC Oneballdon and MA Repairs.
The competition is part of the Moss Farm 7 a side football league, and one of the spectators at the final was league secretary Brian Maddock.
"I saw the man going down and some players running across to him," said Mr Maddock. "It looked like he had broken his leg, but then everyone realised it was more serious.
"A player from AFC Oneballdon started resuscitation on the man before staff from Moss Farm came across with a defibrillator, and then the ambulance arrived.
"The man was unconscious for a long period, but was revived, and players helped to get him onto the stretcher and to carry him to the ambulance."
Mr Maddock said Mr Kettle's life had been saved thanks to the use of the defibrillation equipment and the efforts of the players, Moss Farm staff and paramedics.
"The Moss Farm staff did very well and kept very calm, and everyone who helped did a great job," he said.
The match took place on the evening of Tuesday, May 6, and was abandoned following Mr Kettle's collapse. He was taken by ambulance to Leighton Hospital.
A spokesman for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust described Mr Kettle's condition on Monday as "stable."
Moss Farm Leisure Complex is run by Brio Leisure on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council.
"The man was a spectator at a football match, and upon his collapse the Brio team of staff undertook first aid treatment by the use of a defibrillator, followed by CPR, until the paramedic team arrived on site and took over," said Brio Leisure managing director Elly McFahn.
"The man was taken to hospital, where he remained in intensive care. "He was initially placed into an induced coma, but we understand that he was brought out of this towards the end of last week.
"He is, to our knowledge, still in hospital receiving ongoing treatment."
North West Ambulance Service received a call at 7.54pm to say a man was suffering convulsions, was not breathing and CPR was in progress. On arrival paramedics continued CPR and used a defibrillator to treat Mr Kettle.
Mr Maddock said the match was abandoned following agreement between both sides, with MA Repairs leading 1-0 when it was stopped seven minutes before the end.
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Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Mahindra Racing created history by winning the constructors' title in the Moto3 class (250cc) of the Italian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (CIV).
The final race of the season concluded at the Mugello Circuit Sunday where the team won the title after last year, when they had won the 125cc crown.
Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi also wrapped up the season with a first and second place finish in the riders' championship.
"This historic victory at the CIV marks a new high for Mahindra Racing in its journey towards becoming a global motorsports brand. Winning the constructors title for the second year in a row in this competitive series is also a remarkable achievement for Indian motorsport and we are very proud to have played our part in making it happen," said Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra.
Commenting on the win, Mahindra Racing chief executive Mufaddal Choonia said, "Last year, we created history by winning the constructors title in CIV for the first time. Today, we have won the competition for the second year in a row and are thrilled with our success. This is a significant achievement for us, considering that our MGP3O bike is still in its first year of development. We hope to continue to do well and rise to greater heights."
Championship winner Locatelli said, "We fought all the way through the season and finally we can say we're the Italian champions. The race was all about getting it done. I really didn't want to waste my chances with a silly mistake. Mahindra Racing have done an incredible job and gave me the perfect bike."
Wrapping up the championship in second place, Rinaldi said, "I'm happy because I gave my best and rode my Mahindra as hard as I could. It's been an amazing season and I would like to thank Mahindra Racing and everyone who has supported me. I would like also to congratulate my teammate for the well deserved title."
In the 2013 season, the team entered the Moto3 (250cc - 4 stroke) class with 16-year-old Locatelli and Rinaldi, 17. Throughout the championship, the riders pulled off hard-fought podium finishes in 10 gruelling rounds with some fantastic double podiums and top-two finishes.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Robert L. Cook today announced his intention to retire Aug. 31. Cook has been executive director since February 2002 and has spent the majority of his professional career at the agency.
Cook began his career at TPWD in 1965, after graduating from Texas A&M University with a wildlife management degree. He was first stationed in Junction as a wildlife biologist, and in 1972 was promoted to area manager at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area in Hunt. In 1975, Cook was promoted to program leader for the statewide white-tailed deer program and established standardized deer data collection and analysis procedures for the Wildlife Division.
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"Bob Cook has devoted his entire professional career to conservation, and Texas is better for it," said TPW Commission Chairman Joseph Fitzsimons. "I have known Bob for more than 20 years, and he has served the agency and the state of Texas well. His contributions to conservation in Texas and his steady leadership during his tenure as executive director have left the agency well-positioned for the future. We wish him the best as he prepares to embark on the next phase of his life."
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Braintree Town's players held their nerve in a penalty shootout at AFC Hornchurch to book the club's first Essex Senior Cup final appearance in 17 years.
The Iron won the shootout 5-4 after their semi-final against the Urchins ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and they will now face either Colchester United or Concord Rangers in the final.
The game was badly affected by a strong wind as a strong Iron side made only their third appearance of 2014 in all competitions.
Following a goalless first half, it was the hosts who took the lead in the 64th minute when Stefan Payne got on the end of Leigh Bremner's cross and slipped the ball home.
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Lucas Myers named Nelson's cultural ambassador
Local actor/playwright Lucas Myers will be Nelson's next cultural ambassador.
Known for his hilarious one-man shows, including the Hello Baby series, Randy from Creston and, most recently, Cromoli 4 Surpeme Leader, Myers said he's currently working on new Nelson-inspired plays that he hopes to show during his year as cultural ambassador.
"This is going to force me to get my beep together and finish these projects," Myers joked during Nelson City Council's annual reception at the Prestige, where the cultural ambassador announcement was made on Monday night.
In the coming year, Myers will also be remounting his 2010 show Deck and touring that around the province.
"I show my bum in Deck," Myers laughed. "So, that's what I'll be spreading around to the province, just so you know."
Cultural Development Officer Joy Barrett said there were many nominations for this year's ambassador, which was selected from the category of theatre arts.
"The cultural development committee had a lot of talent to choose from," Barrett said, noting Myers stood out because he's been producing quality work for several years, with new shows every year, and regularly tours his work outside of the city.
"We want the cultural ambassador to be someone who will represent Nelson's arts community outside of the city, to let people know about the thriving arts community we have here."
Along with the honorary title of cultural ambassador, Myers received a $500 cash prize and a letter from the city endorsing his work, which Barrett said he can use to strengthen his position when applying for arts grants.
"Lucas is really a gem within our community," Barrett said. "The fact he produces sell out shows each year at the Capitol is no small feat. We're fortunate to have him represent us for the coming year."
Myers' family moved to Nelson when he was eight. He was introduced to improv by Trafalgar drama teacher Ken Wilson.
As a teen, he got his first big role as Sonny in the musical Grease at the Capitol Theatre.
He left Nelson to study theatre in Montreal, at the National Theatre School, and also studied at New York's Saratoga International Theatre Institute.
After seven years in theatre school ("I could have become a doctor in that time," he joked), he returned to Nelson to start a family and started writing and producing his original plays here.
"Who I am, and the work I do, has a lot to do with Nelson," Myers said. "It's a great honour to be named cultural ambassador, and I'll try to represent the city well."
Myers takes over the position as cultural ambassador from dancer Hiromoto Ida, who represented the Nelson in 2012. Previous cultural ambassadors include author Anne DeGrace, fibre artist Angelika Werth, and the Corazon Youth Choir.


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This study will try to define how and where HIV infection persists in the body by determining: 1) if there are cells where HIV can live for long periods of time without being seen and destroyed by the immune system; 2) if there are sites where anti-HIV drugs cannot penetrate enough to stop new HIV replication; and 3) if HIV in certain lymph nodes can remain infectious for prolonged periods of time. It will also explore whether immune system damage caused by HIV can be repaired after new virus replication is stopped with treatment.
HIV-infected patients 18 years of age and older may be eligible for this study, which will include three groups as follows. Candidates will be screened with a medical history, physical examination, blood and urine tests and possibly chest X-ray and electrocardiogram.
Participants will be divided into three groups according to CD4 count levels: > 500 cells/microliter of blood; between 300 and 500 cells/microliter, and < 300 cells/microliter of blood. All participants will be treated with a combination of four antiretroviral drugs: indinavir, zidovudine, lamivudine and nevirapine. (Exceptions to this regimen may be made in certain circumstances for patients who cannot tolerate one of the four drugs.) In addition, they will undergo the following procedures:
Blood tests - Blood tests will be done at screening and at study entry to evaluate the patient's health status and measure CD4 T cell count and plasma HIV levels; at the beginning of treatment to look for drug-related side effects; and during the course of the study to evaluate drug effectiveness in inhibiting HIV replication; CD4 T cell levels and function.
Lymph node biopsy - Lymph node biopsies are done under local anesthesia. A small incision is made, the node is removed, and the incision is closed with stitches. Up to two nodes may be removed during each procedure. Patients with CD4 counts greater than 500 cells/microliter of blood and those with counts less than 300 cells/microliter will have three lymph node biopsies in order to 1) assess the effectiveness of therapy in inhibiting HIV replication in the nodes (the major site of replication); 2) determine how long HIV-infected cells may persist in the nodes after new replication is stopped by therapy; and 3) determine if immune damage caused by HIV can be repaired when virus replication is stopped. Lymph node biopsy in patients with counts between 300 and 500 cells/microliter of blood is required only at baseline, although follow-up biopsies are encouraged.
Leukapheresis - In this procedure, whole blood is collected through a needle placed in an arm vein. The blood circulates through a cell separator machine where the white cells are removed and collected. The rest of the blood is returned to the body, either through the same needle used to draw the blood or through a second needle placed in the other arm. The collected white cells are used for special studies of the level and function of T cells before and after drug treatment. Patients with CD4 counts > 500 cells/microliter and < 300 cells/microliter will undergo leukapheresis up to four times - at study entry and about 2, 6 and 12 months after starting antiretroviral therapy. Patients with CD4 counts between 300 and 500 cells/microliter will have this procedure either at study entry and 6 and 12 weeks after initiation therapy, or on the same schedule as the other patients.
|HIV Infection
|Drug: Indinavir Drug: Zidovudine Drug: Lamivudine Drug: Nevirapine Procedure: Blood testing Procedure: Lymph node biospy Procedure: Leukapheresis
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Use of Combination Antiviral Therapy to Delineate the Identity and Longevity of Persistent Reservoirs of HIV-1 Infection and Replication
|Study Start Date:
|March 3, 1997
|Study Completion Date:
|February 17, 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 17, 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Greater than or equal to 18 years old.
Ability to sign informed consent and willingness to comply with study requirements and clinic policies.
For women of child-bearing potential, negative result on pregnancy test within one week prior to initiating therapy.
No medical contraindication to lymph node biopsy.
HIV infection confirmed by ELISA and Western blot.
Two CD4+ T cell counts less than 300/microliters within 3 months of beginning the protocol, with one of the two counts obtained at a screening history and physical examination performed 2 weeks prior to initiating therapy.
Plasma HIV-1 RNA levels greater than 8000/ml.
For participants with CD4 T cell counts greater than or equal to 300/microliter, asymptomatic for significant HIV-related illnesses. For participants with CD4 T cell counts less than or equal to 300/microliter no active opportunistic infections.
For participants with greater than or equal to 300 CD4 cells/ microliter, no prior receipt of antiretroviral therapy. For participants with less than or equal to 300 CD4 cells/microliter, no prior use of lamivudine, nevirapine or protease inhibitors.
Three or more palpable lymph nodes.
Willingness to allow storage of samples for future research.
Willingness to allow HLA testing.
Platelet count less than 100,000 platelets/mm(3).
PT or PTT (in the absence of documented anti-cardiolipin antibody) prolonged by greater than 2 seconds.
Known underlying bleeding disorder.
Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Psychiatric illness that might interfere with study compliance.
Active substance abuse or history of prior substance abuse that may interfere with protocol compliance or compromise patient safety.
Creatinine greater than 2.
Liver function tests greater than 1.5 times the normal laboratory values.
Significant cardiac, pulmonary, kidney, rheumatologic, gastrointestinal, or CNS disease as detectable on routine history, physical examination, or screening laboratory studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001644
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|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00001644 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 3, 1999
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
T Cell Turnover
Infected Cell Turnover
Follicular Dendritic Cells
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
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Without question, the '07+ GM fullsize truck is the "it" truck right now with more and more of them popping up at shows and cruising up and down the highways in style. Mike Malcolm, of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, told us, "I've always wanted a truck on air, so it might as well be a new-body style GMC." That kind of attitude is what we need to see more of in the world of custom trucks. Buying his truck on May 2, 2009, Mike quickly got to work getting it on the ground.
Using an Ekstensive Metalworks '07+ GM front end kit, Mike 'bagged the front with Slam RE-7 'bags, 1/2-inch hardline, and 3/8-inch Airlift valves. Out back, a KP Components cantilever four-link, Slam 'bags, and more 1/2-inch stainless line bring the bed down to terra firma. LSM Powdercoating applied the Viper green coating on much of the suspension and the two airtanks were mounted inside the front bumper. Twenty-four-inch Boss 313 wheels wrapped in 285/30R24 Pirelli PZero Nero tires create the rolling stock and tuck deep inside each fender. Rumor has it, a body drop is in the works for the ultimate slammed appearance.
Powering the GMC is a 5.3L V-8 equipped with an aFe intake, Edge programmer, and Flowmaster exhaust. To clear the modified wheel tubs, the battery was relocated and for a show-ready look, much of the plastics were painted green and pinstriped.
Currently, much of the truck is paint-matched black for a clean and stealthy look, but as you can see in the rendering, soon the body will match the Viper green powdercoated suspension pieces with a classic two-tone. New Asanti paint-accented wheels are also on the wish list, as are an even bigger brake kit than the 14-inch SSBC kit currently bolted in place.
The interior is also underway, with a Pioneer Avic-D1 controlling two Audison amps that power Phoenix Gold 61/2-inch components and a 12-inch Phoenix Gold sub. A new sub box is in the works and paint will be finding its way inside soon as well. Mike told us that he's hoping to have the interior and bed finished by early Spring, so be on the lookout for this up-and-coming Sierra hitting the show season this year and be sure to check back for a full feature upon its completion.


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SECOND Division, Lamb FC, who were last season's Wiltshire Junior Cup beaten finalists, are the only flag bearers for the Trowbridge League in this term's competition after they put out fiery Salisbury League One outfit Chalke Valley.
Valley had accounted for first division Seend United in the last round but with Richard Stevens' side were just too good for their hosts at the Stallards as thanks to a 4-1 success they kept the cup dreams alive.
Lamb lead 1-0 at the break courtesy of a Bradley King-Taylor goal.
Chalke Valley got themselves on level terms in the second half before Ryan Underwood reclaimed the lead for the Lamb.
King-Taylor missed a penalty Lamb looked to increase their lead, his blushes were spared by debutant Tom Blackman who made it 3-0 before King-Taylor atoned for his miss from the spot with his teams fourth goal of the game.
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CASTLE Combe, who caused the shock of the previous round when they dispatched Boomsbury, couldn't repeat their giantkilling antics when they visited Wilts League division one side Ashton Keynes who progressed to the last four thanks to a 4-2 success.
Combe were 3-0 down at the break and although Mark Bolton and Will Gale scored second-half goals for Paul Sanderson's side it was a case of too little to late as a fourth Ashton Keynes goal ended the cup interest for another season.
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Two men were found guilty over the course of two days of attempting to ambush and murder a Dunnigan resident back in October 2012.
The District Attorney's Office reported that 55-year-old David Earl Bristow of Bakersfield was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, and also found the enhancements for personal use of a firearm and inflicting great bodily injury last Friday by a Yolo jury.
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Lady Jays to host 30th Annual Food Drive
On Friday August 8, Saturday August 9, and Sunday August 10, the Lady Jays will be hosting the 30th Annual Lady Jays Food Drive in support of Food Banks Canada. Fans coming to Rogers Centre throughout the weekend are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items, provide monetary donations, or purchase grab bags for $25 and $40 which contain an autographed baseball cap and other various Blue Jays items.
"It's always important to get involved in the community, and being with Canada's only baseball team, we are incredibly lucky to host an event that has an impact across the entire country," says Jilly McGowan, wife of Blue Jays pitcher Dustin McGowan. "Visiting and volunteering at the food bank each year, we are able to see firsthand how important the work they are doing is, and we are very fortunate to be in the position to give back and assist them in alleviating hunger."
The Lady Jays Food Drive is the Blue Jays' longest standing community initiative, and each year raises awareness about hunger and food bank use in Canada. Food collected throughout the weekend will go to support a local Affiliate food bank in Toronto, while cash donations will be directed to Food Banks Canada to support national programs.
"We're excited to once again partner with the Lady Jays and Toronto Blue Jays during their annual food drive," says Katharine Schmidt, Executive Director, Food Banks Canada. "This annual event brings out the very best in baseball fans as they generously help to raise thousands of pounds of much needed food and funds that will truly help Canadians in need across the country."
Food Banks Canada supports a unique network of over 3,000 food-related organizations in every province and territory that assists close to 850,000 Canadians each month. Together their network shares over 200 million pounds of essential safe quality food annually, provides social programs that help to foster self-sufficiency, and advocates for policy change that will help create a Canada where no one goes hungry. To learn more visit foodbankscanada.ca.
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His mother is sick
I'm a judge at this event tomorrow. You can still sign up with your friends and be ridiculous, and then there's hanging out after.
Hi Love Letters,
I'm looking for some words of advice on how to be supportive of my workaholic husband through his mother's illness without out over-sacrificing our marriage and family needs.
After several years of following my husband's career around the US, we have recently settled into a new home in a new state where he has a permanent position is his dream job. He is very passionate about his work, which requires lots of hours and travel. I admire his ambition and have been very supportive as he works towards achieving his career goals. We have breakfast and dinner together most days, but with his current workload, he has little to no additional time for our daughter or me. He seems awfully stressed out by the demands of his job, has been skipping his workouts, and gets irritated/cranky/defensive very easily. He's gone through phases like this in the past, and things start getting better once he settles in or nears the end of a project. I've always considered us partners and see these tough times as my turn to step up and carry my team. I'm doing my best to be accommodating by picking up the chores he used to do, making healthy meals, setting up our new home, taking our daughter out so that he can have extra uninterrupted quiet time at home to work, and "letting" him spend weekends at the office.
My mother-in-law has recently been diagnosed with cancer. On top of my worries for her, I'm concerned for my already stressed out husband and how it affects our marriage and family life. I've been very supportive and encouraging when he's mentioned flying to visit her for weekends during chemo and after surgery. He can fly out by himself to help out when appropriate, and we can travel as a family to make sure his mother gets to see her granddaughter. I even offered to change our plans to visit my family for Thanksgiving to instead visit his parents.
I feel like he's starting to take my offers and accommodations for granted because last night on a phone call with his father, I heard him promise that we fly out to see them for Christmas. This has really bothered me because we've long discussed our plans to stay in our new home for Christmas, especially since our daughter is getting old enough to enjoy the fun of Santa and presents. I also worry that travel time will take away from our limited family-fun time while my husband cuts back on his work over the holidays. After the call he mentioned the plan to me and asked if it's OK, my response was "You know how important it is to me that we have Christmas at home but if you've already promised, we'll go to your parents." He then accused me of wanting to deny his sick mother the chance to see her only grandchild on Christmas.
We're already postponing a housewarming BBQ we've been planning all summer, I'm declining an invitation for a girls-weekend away with my new friends, and I'm making tamed-down plans for our daughters upcoming birthday -- all to allow him some wiggle room to make last minute travel plans to see his mom based on her health and his work schedule. How do can I be more supportive of my husband during this tough time without becoming a doormat? When something has to give, how do I keep it from being our marriage and family? How do I assert my needs without "denying" things from his sick mother?
– The Forgotton Wife, Out West
I remember that at some point during my mom's illness, someone told me that they felt bad for me because my sister had a spouse for support and I didn't. It was difficult for me to explain to them that there was great relief in being single while I helped my mom. I could cancel my entire life at a moment's notice without disappointing a partner. Meanwhile, my sister had to worry about how her moods -- and her constant trips to Boston -- might be affecting her marriage. It's not easy to balance a sick relative with anything else.
Really, this is the time to accept cancellations and to take a trip during Christmas when you'd rather be home. His mom has cancer, and it's new and scary. You have to be the supportive spouse.
That said, he needs to be present for you and to prioritize the marriage when he can. And that's what I want you to talk to him about. Tell him that you understand the Christmas thing and that you want to do whatever it takes for his mom. But explain that you want to be his partner, not just his support system. All you need is a focused evening together every so often, and a real plan for managing all of your obligations. You both have to ask, "How can we make this work?" It's a question you should answer together every morning.
Is there a way to schedule more adult activities? Is there something you can do to help him get to the gym so that he feels better? Can he spend more time at home while you get to know your new friends? I understand that the job is important, but when a relative has an illness, we all make sacrifices. Explain that you just want to come up with a strategy together. If it's a team effort, you won't feel like a doormat.
Readers? How do you balance a marriage, a job, and a sick relative? Is he expecting too much? Is she being selfish about his mother? What can she do to feel better about the sacrifices? Should she just keep quiet and help? Help.
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text: CindySays: Exercise should evolve with aging By Cindy Boggs July 21, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dear Cindy,In my exercise center, I am seeing more and more older people working out, which is great, and wish my parents were active like those I see. I am about to turn 50, and I wonder what kinds of programs there will be when I'm their age. I would love to think I'll be as active when I am 70 or 80. Are there specific things I should be doing to give me a head start on this? -- SandyDear Sandy,The number of older adults interested in becoming active is rapidly multiplying. When you consider how Baby Boomers are feeding directly into this market, it's easy to understand why these silver-haired health seekers give the fitness industry plenty of reason to study the mature market.Fitness -- coming of ageThe International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association says older adults make up about 23 percent of all fitness memberships. The Medical Fitness Association reports they account for 43 percent of all hospital wellness center memberships. This is obviously a demographic that deserves attention, and may explain why the American Association of Retired People and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently studied health behavior in the older adult, as it relates to physical activity.Marketing to the mature The studies sought to answer two key questions: What motivates older adults to be active; and what barriers in their lives keep them from being physically active. The groups believe this information is extremely valuable and could help guide the fitness industry toward appropriate programming and messages that could entice the hearts and minds of older adults. After all, this is not a one-size-fits-all demographic.The senior market represents a wide range of experiences. Millions of stiff joints and mended hearts are making their very first appearance in a fitness arena with exercise veterans who have been active all their life. For seniors to exercise successfully, the experts must appreciate and be sensitive to the demands and special needs of each individual. That is why these types of findings will influence how physical activity, and all it encompasses -- equipment, programming, training modalities -- is promoted to older adults.Age vs. lifestyle Not surprising, an important conclusion of the AARP study was that older adult training should not be based on age but rather on lifestyle. This is the main factor to consider when creating and/or tailoring their physical activity. Some older adults are active with few or no limitations while others are completely opposite.Hedging the marketSandy, if you are searching for ways to remain fit as you age, the advice would be to remain fit. Sounds simplistic, I admit, but this is achieved by adhering to a training regimen that is suited to your physical capabilities. You should be challenging your body while working within your comfort zone.Don't continue to perform activity that causes pain. Your prescription for exercise is not about being 50, 60 or 70, it's about regularity and addressing the four primary components that support and help maintain a healthy frame and a clear mind. They are:Cardiovascular conditioning: For many older adults, this includes water-based aerobics-aquatics classes, water walking or low-impact on land -- treadmill, elliptical, etc. Strength training: Upper- and lower-body resistance work with weights, tubes, bands and bodyweight that challenges the muscles, but does not put joints at risk.Flexibility: Moving the joints through their full range of motion and including mild stretching after activity when the body is warm.Stress management: Relaxing the mind as well as the body by making a conscious effort to carve out personal quiet time.People have a tendency to believe they should do the same training for life. This is the most common misstep because when they realize they can no longer tolerate it, many stop exercising completely.The reality is we all need to allow for exercise evolution as we age. It can still be challenging, but it needs to leave us feeling better, not worse. 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Since reaching a 2013 high of $119 per barrel in mid-February, the spot price of Brent crude oil, the global seaborne light sweet benchmark crude, fell by $19 per barrel, settling at $100 per barrel on April 22 (Figure 1). Concerns over global macroeconomic growth, a seasonal decline in European and Asian refinery runs, and an increase in North Sea production have been cited as fundamentals driving Brent prices lower. Over this same period, the price of Louisiana Light Sweet (LLS) crude on the U.S. Gulf Coast also declined for the same reasons. However, the price declined less as U.S. refiners on the Gulf Coast completed refinery maintenance and increased crude runs and as supplies of LLS were disrupted by pipeline problems. As a result, the differential between LLS and Brent topped $7/bbl, its widest level in recent years (Figure 2). More recently, as LLS supply disruptions eased, the LLS-Brent differential is returning to its recent parity.
Historically, LLS was priced above Brent to attract light sweet Brent price-based crudes, including those from Africa, to the United States. As recently as 2006, the United States processed nearly 900,000 barrels per day of imported light sweet crude in the U.S. Gulf Coast (PADD 3), creating an actively traded market for imported light sweet crude cargoes in the region. More recently, with the increase in U.S. production of light sweet crude oil, including Bakken and Eagle Ford, imports of light sweet crude processed in PADD 3 have declined significantly to less than 70,000 barrels per day in January 2013. As a result, there are now fewer cargoes available on short notice, so when LLS supplies were constrained in mid-March, there were no readily available replacement barrels and LLS prices increased.
As refineries were increasing crude runs in March, an operating problem on the Eugene Island pipeline system (offshore Louisiana) that moves crude oil onshore from the Gulf of Mexico curtailed delivery of Eugene Island crude oil. Eugene Island crude oil is blended with other grades of crude to produce LLS-quality crude. In the absence of readily available replacement supply, as few if any uncommitted light sweet crude cargoes were available in the U.S. Gulf, LLS prices increased, pushing the LLS-Brent differential to its widest level in more than a year (Figure 2).
With the Eugene Island pipeline operating problems resolved, the price of LLS declined and the LLS premium over Brent returned to near typical levels of $2 per barrel. With an expected slight decline in North Sea crude loadings during May compared with levels reached in recent months and as U.S. Gulf Coast refinery runs likely level off, this relationship is expected to persist.
Looking further ahead, LLS may begin to sell at a persistent structural discount against Brent, as well as other comparable global seaborne crudes. The timing of this shift is dependent on the speed of the continuing ramp-up in domestic crude production and reduction of waterborne imports to the U.S. Gulf Coast. If Gulf Coast refiners reach the point where the availability of domestic light sweet crudes meets, or exceeds, their feedstock requirements, and light sweet grades are no longer imported by Gulf Coast refiners, the relative price for LLS and similar domestic crudes on the Gulf may be discounted relative to their global seaborne counterparts on a sustained basis.


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Donaldson goes deep twice after forgetting jersey
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Josh Donaldson might want to get used to the No. 98 A's jersey he wore on Friday.
After the A's third baseman forgot to pack his regular No. 20 shirt and followed that up by hitting a pair of monstrous home runs against the Mariners, Oakland manager Bob Melvin kidded that he may have to force Donaldson to wear No. 98 permanently.
Donaldson wasn't so keen on that idea, but he's open to trying out the number again.
"I don't know if it was the number or not," Donaldson said with a sheepish grin following Friday's game, which was called after 3 1/2 innings because of rain. "But I might give it another shot."
The stats don't lie. While wearing No. 20, Donaldson is just 1-for-20 this spring. But in No. 98, he's 2-for-3 with the two homers and three RBIs.
After the game, Melvin was asked if he would fine Donaldson for the jersey mishap or shake his hand because of the offensive outburst.
"He hit homers," Melvin said, "so we'll shake his hand."
Surprisingly, Melvin didn't seem the least bit taken aback by Donaldson's gaffe. He said Donaldson hadn't forgotten his jersey before, but added, "there has been much worse."
"He needs some help -- we'll put it that way -- with some of the non-baseball stuff," a grinning Melvin said. "The legend grows. It's not a big surprise that he forgot his jersey, but he made a lot of use of No. 98."
Both of Donaldson's homers would have been long gone even if the wind wasn't blowing out as it was on Friday. On a day that saw six home runs between the two clubs, his pair stood out the most.
The first came a few feet shy of hitting the left-center field light pole that rests about three quarters of the way up the grass seating section at Peoria Sports Complex. The second bounced off the base of the scoreboard in left field, at the very top of the grass.
"The biggest thing for me is just getting comfortable in the box," Donaldson said. "The first few at-bats I had here, I just haven't, and today I felt pretty comfortable and got a couple good pitches to hit."
A's catcher John Jaso said Donaldson "looked like he was an A-ball guy brought up and swinging away." He added that if he had been told the story but not been given a name, he would've guessed it was Donaldson in a heartbeat.
The A's play Texas in Surprise on Saturday, and Donaldson doesn't plan on committing to any sort of change just yet.
"I just like the number 20," Donaldson said. "But 98 worked today, so we'll see."
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Ketchup, mustard, chocolate syrup and whipped cream were added to a Twister mat and the four students reached around each other, getting dirtier and stickier every second as they battled to be the last one standing.
In the end, senior Paul Steliga won, outlasting junior Katrina Ohleyer after a long battle.
The seniors won the next contest as well, which was to see who could put on a frozen T-shirt the fastest. Each teen was given a frozen square of a white, cotton shirt and most threw them on the ground several times before finally being able to break them open.
Senior Scott Rhodes pulled his apart and pulled it on with only seconds to spare for the win with the junior class contestant fast on his heels.
The final contest was a combination pie-eating and bubble-blowing contest. The teens had to lie on their bellies and dig through a pie tin full of flour with only their faces to find the bubble gum hidden inside.
The first teen to not only find the gum but blow a bubble with it would win, and though it took only seconds to find the gum, it took much longer for the contestants to work a bubble out of the flour-coated gum.
Senior Bailee Dayton managed to win that contest, making it three-for-three for her class. Each game earns spirit points for the winner's class, points they collect for the ultimate prize of winning the Spirit Bell at the end of the week.
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My husband and I are Fly Fishing Fanatics and are always looking for new places to find trout. One year as we were trying to escape Florida's heat and humidity, we discovered Blue Ridge, Georgia.
When I lived in Southern California, I lived next door to the most amazing Mexican restaurant. The food was unbelievably delicious. One of my favorite things on the menu was the Tacos Al Carbon.
My hometown Fort Worth, nicknamed Cowtown, ranks beef as the number one meat for any entree. This is where the stockyards are, where cows were traded and where the West begins.
What would a burger contest in the year 2008 be without a tribute to the first African American who made U.S. history by being selected as the presumed Democratic nominee?
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Let's Go to the Morgue!: Golden Gate Bridge at 75
Published 7:06 pm, Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge is about seven weeks away, but Let's Go to the Morgue! is already in party mode, just like our friend in the photo.
She and the rest of the images in this gallery come from The Chronicle archives' Golden Gate Bridge files, chosen from among about 1,000 bridge images.
And now we want to see your photos.
If you have a funny, poignant or otherwise meaningful photo of the bridge, you can submit it through this link. (If you can't submit a photo via your iPad, head to www.sfgate.com/readerviews on your laptop or PC.)
- Lake Tahoe levels: before and aftersfgate
- Oakland Coliseum conversionSFGate
- Kevin Durant addresses media SundaySFGate
- Andre Iguodala discusses possible anthem protestSFGate
- Protesters march down Telegraph Avenue after Milo Yiannopoulos appearancesfgate
- Protesters clash on UC Berkeley campus over Milo Yiannopoulos appearancesfgate
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- Northgate Mall robbery suspectssfgate
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Facing uphill battle, Halos look to turn things around
HOUSTON -- The Angels have a long uphill climb ahead of them once again, at 11-22 and 9 1/2 games out of first place in the American League West heading into Thursday's series finale against the last-place Astros. In fact, if the Halos complete their climb -- something they were unable to do last season -- they'll be only the fourth team in Major League history to make the playoffs despite losing 22 of their first 33 games.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, these are the only teams to make the playoffs despite a similar start.
• The 1914 Boston Braves, who started the season 10-23, ultimately won the AL pennant with a 94-59 record and beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series.
• The 1974 Pirates, who began 11-22, then won the National League East crown with an 88-74 record and lost to the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series.
• The 1981 Royals, in a season that was split into two halves because of a players' strike, started 11-22 and finished the first half 20-30, but went 30-23 in the second half to qualify for the playoffs and lost to the A's in the AL Division Series.
The Angels, of course, have the benefit of two Wild Cards to increase their chances of snapping a three-year playoff drought, but it's been a while since they've had this much ground to make up. The last time they were 11 games under .500 was May 22, 2006. The last time they were 9 1/2 games out of first place this early was '02, when they nonetheless won the World Series. The last time their record was this bad through the first 33 games was 1976.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fewer and fewer people are happily employed, according to Derek Bok, former President of Harvard, in his latest book. The only thing Americans hate more than working is commuting, but when he considers how we can get happier, he suggests doing less of neither. Being an unhappy worker seems to be a normal, natural condition, but is it? Our hidden history of working together says it is not.
Part of the puzzle in figuring out why income alone doesn't make people jolly can be resolved by examining the active protests that happened when Americans moved from being self-employed to becoming employees. The revolt is part of the hidden history of cooperatives and communialism in America, written in a riveting book by John Curl called "For All the People." This book goes a long way to answer the question of what people did during times of trouble.
A funny thing happens on the way down the limited resources slide: People get increasingly greedy or people become more cooperative, collective and communal.
Think of it this way: we'd have pretty dumb genes if, in a group of 100 people, we were all looking to be 'top dog.' What we truly despise is being 'bottom dog.'
Wage Slaves
Today, few people understand the meaning of my tee-shirt that reads: "Work is the blackmail of survival." Today, we understand that "work" means "employment." This would not have been so two hundred years ago.
For the American living before 1800, a 'wage slave' was a mere step removed from an actual slave. To be an employee was one step above indentured servitude. You did it when necessity demanded, but only for as short a period of time as possible, and then returned to become more independent—your own boss.
The story of how we became 'wage slaves,' and the multiple revolts against this station, is a fascinating one, and part of our 'untold history.'
In 1800, few worked as wage-earners. By 1870, over half the workforce were employees; by 1940, over 80% worked for someone else and in 2007, 92% accepted a salary. If increasing wages don't satisfy us, it is, perhaps, because deep within our souls we recognize the fact that 'wage slave' is a 'low dog' position, a vulnerable and dependent state.
A wage slave is "someone who feels compelled to work in return for wages in order to survive." The notion that wage work is coerced by social conditions, and is actually a form of slavery, is a notion that arose early in the transformation of wage-earning, 1836, as women in Lowell became millworkers.
From that point onward, "early American workers planned to accomplish their liberation from wage slavery by substituting for it a system based on cooperative work and by constructing parallel institutions that would supersede the institutions of the wage system." Curl p.3
By the 1880's the population had reached 50 million, and by 1886, 1 in 12 wage-earners over 15 years old (1 million) were members of the Knights of Labor. Their goal was not simply to improve working conditions and wages, but "to raise members out of wage slavery entirely." Opposition to wages took the form of protective and mutual –aid organizations, including unions, cooperatives, and parties.
Farmers Revolt
Farmers were an essential aspect of this movement. After the Civil War, many small farmers:
"…effectively became financial captives to the railroads, middlemen and bankers, with most of their land in mortgage. To fight back the greatest farmer associations of the 19th century—the National Grange in the 1870's and the Farmers' Alliance in the late 1880's—also organized extensive cooperative networks that today would be considered counter-institutional."
The Farmer's alliance had "over three million members, opened the first of an extensive network of cooperatives that they planned as the agricultural backbone of a newly structured cooperative economic system." They were, in the words of historian Michael Schwartz, "the most ambitious counter-institutions ever undertaken by an American protest movement." Curl, p. 5.
Self-Help Movements
When the Great Depression fell upon the American public, Self-Help organizations sprang up as a "spontaneous mass movement" and became a part of daily life for many people. By the end of 1932, there were self-help organizations in over 37 states with 300,000 members (equivalent to 2.1 million people today). Their work involved direct exchanges of goods and services (partially in cash), cooperative production for sale or trade. The largest group, in Seattle, WA, the Unemployed Citizens League (UCL) had twenty-two local commissaries around the city where food and firewood was available for exchange for every type of service and commodity from home repairs to doctors bills. Local farmers gave unmarketable fruits and vegetables over to their members to pick and people gained the right to cut firewood on scrub timberland.
In Pennsylvania, not a jury in the state was willing to convict the 20,000 unemployed miners who formed cooperative teams and trucked out and sold coal on company property. Company police attempting to stop them were met with force.
Today, over 120 million people in the US are members of 48,000 cooperatives, about 40% of the population. Yet, remarkably, there are only 300 worker cooperative businesses.
We stand on the cusp of one of the bleakest periods in human history when the bright lights of a civilization blink out and we will descend for decades, if not centuries, into barbarity. The elites have successfully convinced us that we no longer have the capacity to understand the revealed truths presented before us or to fight back against the chaos caused by economic and environmental catastrophe. As long as the mass of bewildered and frightened people, fed images that permit them to perpetually hallucinate, exist in this state of barbarism, they may periodically strike out with a blind fury against increased state repression, widespread poverty and food shortages. But they will lack the ability and self-confidence to challenge in big and small ways the structures of control. The fantasy of widespread popular revolts and mass movements breaking the hegemony of the corporate state is just that – a fantasy. Chris Hedges
"Worker cooperatives offer a way for people to get out of the boss system entirely, and to reorganize their lives on a different basis. They still offer this today. They proffer group self-employment to people without the resources to start a business alone. They empower their members through internal democracy and increased job security in place of the typical hierarchical command. Cooperatives provide innumerable goods and services at cost. Beyond the benefits to the lives of the individual members, worker cooperatives–and all cooperatives–offer numerous other benefits to community and society." Curl
Is the rarity of worker cooperatives a natural outcome of global capitalism or was it destroyed by a coordinated effort by those in opposition to this form of business? Read For All People for one answer. One thing is sure: as the price of oil continues to rise, we'll have decisions to make about how we want to spend our time and provide for our needs.
As we consider the possibilities, we can take heart that we have a long history of rejecting or reluctantly accepting the role of "employee".
Our Daily Bread
Unable to secure Hollywood-studio backing for his Depression-era agrarian drama Our Daily Bread, director King Vidor financed the picture himself, with the eleventh-hour assistance of Charles Chaplin. It demonstrated this spirit in a fictional rendition called "Our Daily Bread." This film clip will give you a flavor for the kind of spirit that captured the cooperative movement during the Great Depression here or the entire film here.
If you enjoy that movie, you may want to purchase the film which also contains numerous other shorts about actual cooperatives and environmental damage that contributed to the Great Depression.
Here's a link.
The revolution has not been televised or written in our history books. It will not be televised or written about in the future, unless we do so. If you want to see change, you have to join others who are collectively making it.
For your own selfish reasons.
For your own collective ends.


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