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What is Naturopathic Medicine?
"What isn't Naturopathic Medicine" would be the better question!
Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice
Naturopathic physicians have a huge scope of practice - fusing the best of science-based, western medicine and traditional, holistic healing practices.
Naturopathic Doctors - Primary Care Physicians
Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) are licensed as primary care physicians in many states and provinces, including British Columbia.
NDs vs MDs - Training & Education
The training and education of NDs is roughly equivalent to that of MDs in length, scope, depth, and intensity, consisting of:
- At least 7-8 years of post-secondary education (or, for those with an engineering background like myself, more like 10 :) )
- Two years (1500+ hours) of clinical internship in both institutional and private practice settings
- Successful completion of intensive, week-long NPLEX board exams
- Ongoing, career-expansive satisfaction of post-graduate - Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements in primary medical care, areas of practice focus, and pharmacology
Naturopathic Medicine Insurance Coverage
Accordingly, accredited naturopathic physicians have been granted many medicolegal privileges, including insurance coverage for naturopathic medical consultations under:
Naturopathic Doctors vs. Homeopaths
I do not mean to disparage any unlicensed practitioners - many of whom can no doubt offer substantial healing - and indeed prominently utilize homeopathy in my naturopathic medical practice.
That notwithstanding, however, licensed, regulated, and accredited NDs are held to the higher medicolegal standards of MDs, and are therefore are distinct from homeopaths and other unlicensed, unregulated practitioners.
Naturopathic Doctors vs. Traditional Naturopaths
Similarly, accredited naturopathic physicians are distinct from non-accredited so-called "traditional naturopaths" - unlicensed and, in some cases, even untrained practitioners who are often subject to prosecution for practicing without a license for posing as naturopathic doctors.
Naturopathic Doctors - Science-Based, Modern Medicine
Naturopathic doctors employ the best of scientific, western medicine, including
- Medical workup, examination, differential diagnosis, bloodwork, & laboratory investigations
- Prescriptive rights & pharmacotherapy
- Injection therapy
- Allergy testing
- Chelation
- Prolotherapy
- Counseling
Naturopathic Medicine - Cutting-Edge, Holisitic Healthcare
Naturopathic doctors also employ many interventions which - while still within the western conception of health and healing – are underutilized in conventional medicine, such as:
- Nutrition
- Orthomolecular medicine
- Exercise Therapy
- Botanical medicine
- Heliotherapy (light & laser therapies)
- Massage therapy
- Naturopathic manual manipulation (naturopathic "chiropractic")
- Anti-aging & CRAN therapy
- Medication withdrawal
- Addiction therapy
- Psychotherapeutics
Naturopathic Medicine - Embracing Traditional Medical Wisdom
As a naturopathic physician, I respect traditional medical wisdom and enthusiastically utilize holistic healing practices, including:
- Homeopathy (constitutional, combination, drainage, and injectable)
- Neuroemotional Technique (NET)
- Neuromodulation Technique (NMT)
- Neural Organizational Technique (NOT)
- Bowen Therapy
- Autonomic response testing (ART)
- Biofeedback (MORA, VEGA, & SCIO)
- Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques (NAET)
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) & Acupuncture
- Ayurveda
- Music therapy
- Binaural beats
- Reiki
- Energy Medicine
Individualized Naturopathic & Homeopathic Medicine
These therapies - in conjunction with individualized naturopathic and homeopathic medicine - are my particular area of practice focus and interest.
Naturopathic Medicine - Safe & Profoundly Effective
As attested to by extensive naturopathic and homeopathic medical testimonials, these therapies are not only safe for all ages, conditions, and stages of life, but profoundly and deeply effective for virtually any ailment – acute or chronic; physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual.
My Door Is Always Open
But it's up to you to step through.
Do so by contacting me at:
- 778-805-6655
- email@example.com
- My new North Vancouver naturopathic practice
And I - and naturopathic medicine - will help you heal.
Dr. Andy Somody, BEE CBHT CCH ND
Dr. Andy Somody, B.Eng, C.B.H.T., C.C.H., N.D.


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I recently flew to New Zealand from the UK with United. After choosing simply because they were by far the cheapest option, and after reading the reviews on Dooyoo, I was expecting the worst, but was pleasantly surprised. United were great, right from check-in the service was first class. I flew on a new Boeing 777 to Chicago, then on a internal flight to LA and finally on to Auckland. The only real problem I encountered was a huge thunderstorm in Chicago which led to a 2 hour delay, but they made sure I caught my connection and were great. I was due to return on september the 15th, so in light of the terrible events in the USA United rang and asked if I still wanted to travel. I said I would like to wait a while and they said this was fine, they then called me on my mobile every day to update me on the situation. When I did finally decide to leave I was straight on the flight of my choice to LA. At LA, the staff were great and managed to get me on a extra flight that had been laid on that day to London via San Fransisco. I was also given an upgrade to economy plus all the way from Auckland to London. The service on board was excellent, the staff friendly, the food great and even the usually poor films were good. This was equally true of the internal flight as of the international sectors. The Milage Plus scheme is also excellent value in just my one trip I earned more than enough miles for a flight from New Zealand to Australia on my next visit (worth £200+ alone). In the immediate aftermath of the terrible atrocities in New York and Washington which directly affected United, they were courteous, polite and friendly. I highly commend them to any potential traveller to the USA or beyond-Truly the friendly skies.
As a poor student(!) I am always looking for a bargain (or two). Our local supermarket at universityn is Sainsburies, and for two years I have been willingly falling into their free return bus trap! Though the food is good and the price OK, its not great value. I recently started going to ASDA, by accident really and it is so much better. There is more choice, much cheaper food and it is of comparable quality. Smartprice is excellent for students, great value quality food. ASDA also have many more smartprice products than Sainsburys Economy brand. This means that you can afford to 'spoil yourself' with products like peanut butter and biscuits without breaking the bank. I have also purchased a TV from ASDA and it has been excellent for the cost. I think it is only a matter of time, especially since the Wal-mart take-over, before ASDA catches TESCO and Sainsburys and becomes market leader - its certainly the students champion!!!
I recently travelled to Dublin with Irish ferries on the new Ulysses superferry, and the service was great. The claim that Ulysses is the biggest ship in the world seems a bit unlikely when you are on the passenger decks, but I think that much of the space is taken up by the vast car decks, as the ferry carries many lorries. The service is great, especially when compared with the competition - Stena Line's HSS service, which although a little faster is not very smooth (no good for those with no sea legs!), only one deck and lacks anything to keep the traveller entertained or interested. Irish ferries also have the upper hand in that they have access to Dublin Port - right in the heart of the city, whereas Stena have to use Dun Laoghaire in the suburbs of the city. This is especially inconvenient when doing short breaks, as much time is spent getting from port to city. They also load cars very efficiently and early onto the car decks, allowing time for you to settle down in a comfy seat on the excellent top-deck observation lounge with a huge full-width window. The ships are generally quiet, with far too much capacity, so you can catch up on a bit of sleep if you like without mcuh disturbance. If you are in a real hurry, then they also have a lynx service - the Jonathon Swift which also uses Dublin port, and so again has the upper hand over Stena Line's high speed HSS.
Studentswapshop is an excellent site for students, it provides everything that you could want - a decent email sevice where you can get whatever address you like, a good selection of classic games (anyone for pacman!!) and of course an excellent swapping/selling interface. It provides a good, reliable service for students (of which I am one!) to safely buy, sell and swap all of the stuff that you build up whilst at uni! The email server thingy is quite a recent addition so you can avoid hotmail type firstname.lastname@example.com addresses! My advice- Get swapping!!
Out of time takes the biscuit as the best ever REM album in my opinion. It typifies REM's original, ever changing music style. With all of the hype surrounding Reveal's release I think people may be forgetting some of the earlier and best REM albums (Out of time and Automatic for the People particularly). If anyone is a perspective REM fan and can only choose one album to begin with, go out and get Out of Time instead of Reveal, it is much deeper and more typical of REM's timeless style. Out of Time is happy in a satirical way - best captured by Shiny Happy people - what an excellent song! My advice - BUY IT TODAY!!!!
I am a keen REM fan and eagerly rushed out to but this new album upon release. Although it is a very good album, it is not in my opinion their best yet, as many critics have said. If you don't have any REM, this is not the best album to buy as an introduction, and is not necesarily typical of the bands music. It just doesn't have the depth of sound and the individuality of other REM classics such as Out of Time and Automatic for the People. REM have a good tradition of each album being a well rounded and totally unique sound, and Reveal somehow lacks this. I would recommend Out of Time over Reveal to any perspective REM fans, however Reveal is still a good addition to any REM collection.
The V2288 has an excellent look, and having a good WAP browser and an FM radio makes it quite a good phone. The Call quality is the best I've ever seen - on BTCellnet, the calls never break up and are as good as a landline. This phone is not as good as it sounds however. It is quite large (admittedly partly due to the big WAP screen), and it has an appauling battery life. I have only had mine a couple of months and the battery life is down to just over a day - not much good when one of its selling points is the long 135 standby minutes battery life. The phone also has a serious lack of minor but useful features such as; clock/alarm clock, predictive text messaging, vibrating alert, ringtone composer/uploading capability (there are only about 12 tones, one of which is a screeching siren!), and of course games! The other gripe I have is the mymotorola WAP and internet service which has been 'coming soon' for several months, by the time it is released I think the phones will be obsolete! This really is designed as a basic phone, at a basic price (I got mine free, so I shouldn't moan!!!) and at that it excells, but do not expect any frills or extra features.
I did not excpect much of this film being an old comic-strip revamp, but I was pleasantly surprised. The effects are excellent - not cheesy or over the top, but cleverly and pretty seamlessly built in to the storyline. The plot is of the usual goody versus baddy style, with the X-men struggling to stop an evil mutant from mutuating all of the worlds leaders at a UN conference. Of course they succeed, but despite the predictability, it manages to keep you on the edge of you seat throughout. The acting and direction are superb and the casting inspired. I have now seen this film 3 times - twice at the cinema and once at my local film club, it that good. The only gripe I would have is the several blatant attempts to lead into the sequel which, surprise, surprise is now on its way! I really recommend this film - great entertainment value and brilliant effects.
I am quite a big TV general knowledge quiz fan, but who want to be a millionaire has now started to really bug me! It has become a boring and tedious programme as Chris Tarrant desperately tries to generate some tension in the air, when everyone knows that they are not going to win a million, because they would have announced it first! The "final answer" and "we'll find out after the break" really doesn't excite me any more. I think that the standard format of the game show has become boring - something new is needed - perhaps just starting at £1000 might help - the sub-£1000 questions are pointlessly pathetic!
Smile are an excellent student bank. Not many people realise that they offer student banking, but they should! Its really easy to set up and use, you get a generous, interest free overdraft and a LINK card which is free to use in any cash machine. You can do banking online VERY easily, over the counter at CO-OP branches and best of all at any post office or by post. This many options is great when you are a student! The Online banking is great as a student, as much time is spent online nowadays. The other great feature is the linked ISA - the ISA is the best I can find at 7.25% and its great for students - you can link the student and ISA accounts, so you can put your loan cheque in to the ISA, then gradually transfer it back to the student account as you need it. In this way, you can keep to a budget, and get a surprisingly large amount of interest in April (enough for several great nights out!!). Smile really do make me Smile!!!!!
Having read all of the bad reviews of Borrow or Rob, I'd like to stick up for them a bit - despite the fact that I think they have now gone bust! I bought four or five CD's from them and found it a cheap, fast, quite good, service. The CD's were all less than £8 each and some of them I got for a mere £4 pounds through various special offers. The CD's all arrived a couple of days after the order and everything was in order. The only problem I had was when I ordered 2 of the same CD and they mistakenly sent only 1 copy. I emailed them and they apologise, immediately sending out the other copy. Although they were clearly not the most organised company in the world - the website was testament to that, they were not all bad!
I recently started purchasing CD's from a company in New Zealand in order to exploit the current weakness of the New Zealand $ and the strength of the pound. Its a great company - easy to use website, they have no qualms about shipping overseas and the customer service is excellent. You can get any CD for around £7 and then airmail shipping adds on about £1.50. The more CD's you buy, the lower the shipping cost per item, however. Its a great way to buy CD's, they come buy Parcel Force courier, so its all signed for and traceable and it only takes less than a week! If you have a credit card, I really recommend that you give them a go - its really bizzarre to get CD's from the other side of the world, much cheaper than they are in my local HMV! The other thing is that the release dates are more like the US dates, so you can sometimes get US and Australian music before its released in the UK.
I recently made an excellent discovery. You can get a CD from CD-WOW, who already offer great value at £8.99 for any to 75 CD, for just a fiver including delivery! I only found this out by chance surfing around on the virgin website. All you have to do is go to Virgin.net and go into the music section, then the special offers section and then click the 'music for a fiver' link. You then have to join Virgin.net (just give and email and a password). Then you are refferred through to CD-WOW on a special page that allows you to buy any of the CDs for just £5! Unfortunately you can only buy one per person, but you can always "send" them to your relatives and retrieve them later!(my granny is a great fan of Dapne and Celeste, Honest!!). Its definitely worth a go at a fiver! What a bargain!
Having been showered with information concerning how amazingly comfortable the seats were I was secretly looking forward to the flight, but I am sad to say I was dissappointed. There is nowhere near enough legroom, especially for anyone over six foot. The worst point about the trip from London Heathrow to Apia, Samoa was the videos. I was unlucky enough to travel in pacific (economy to you or I)class and on my return trip, two months later, there were the same collection of bland films as was on the way there. The patience and friendly smiles of the staff run thin very quickly and the woman next to me was shouted at by the ratty flight attendant. The food was very heavy and did not digest easily, and the puddings were all inedible. The radio channels, on a one hour repeat were not good to start with, but were appaling by the time you are over the atlantic. They ripped the wrong part of my ticket in Honolulu and this resulted in long delays in LA, as they suspected I had cheated a free trip. It was not all bad however, there were plentiful supplies of drinks all the way there and back and the whole operation has a good feeling of high quality. The best thing about the flight was the logistics. They dealt very effectively with my bag, and although we were two hours late from Apia they delayed the plane in Los Angeles to wait for us.
I have several online accounts, with several different online banks, but I have not yet found a bank that can beat Smile. Smile offers a completely different outlook on banking, both online and offline. The website is bright, clear and easy to use, and they have recieved the only high level security commendation in the world from British Standards, so your account is safe. They offer many excellent services including very high interest rate current accounts, good value credit cards, Excellent ISA's and saving and much more! The student account they offer is great - you get a £1000 overdraft, a debit card that can be used in any machine for free and banking services are available by post or over any post office counter. That makes it really convenient for us lazy students. The ISA offers the best rate I can find at 7.25% with easy access and management. The service is really the novel thing though - they seem to answer every message almost immediately and they are polite! (a first amongst online banks!) I really recommend them to anyone who wants great online and offline service and great interest rates!

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ORLANDO, Fla. - If your home is insured by Citizens Property Insurance Corp., brace yourselves. Your rates are about to soar by double digits.
The Office of Insurance Regulation said today it has approved a 10.8 percent increase on multi-peril homeowners' policies and an 8.8 percent hike on dwelling fire rates. Homeowners with sinkhole coverage will see an increase of 21.4 percent on their bills, and those with dwelling fire policies wanting sinkhole coverage should expect an increase of 44.8 percent. Most increases take effect Jan. 1.
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is a state-backed, non-profit company created after hurricane losses prompted many private insurers to stop writing policies in Florida. Citizens was designed to insure hundreds of thousands of homes, businesses and condominiums whose owners otherwise might not be able to find coverage. However, the company has become the state's largest property insurer, with 1.4 million policyholders in Florida.
According to the Associated Press, Citizens' has been boosting its rates in recent years to reach parity with private commercial carriers in hopes of shedding hundreds of thousands of policies.
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CHICAGO, May 3 (UPI) -- Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose was named the NBA's most valuable player Tuesday, becoming the youngest league MVP ever at age 22.
Rose has a Grade 2 sprain of his left ankle but is still expected to start Game 2 of the Bulls' semifinal series against Atlanta Wednesday, CSN Chicago reported.
Rose twisted his left ankle in the final seconds of the Bulls' 103-95 loss Monday when he stepped on the back of Jamal Crawford's foot.
The MVP award was announced at a news conference in suburban Chicago.
Rose sparked the Bulls to the NBA's best record this season, averaging 25 points and 7.7 assists per game.
A group of 120 sportswriters and broadcasters that served as an election panel gave Rose a total of 1,182 points (including 113 first-place votes).
Also factored into the voting were fan ballots.
Finishing second was Orlando's Dwight Howard with 643 points and three first-place votes. He was followed by LeBron James of the Miami Heat (522 points, four first-place votes), Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers (428, one first-place vote) and Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City (190 points).
"We're all excited because of not only how good he is on the court but he's a great kid," Bulls teammate Luol Deng told the Chicago Tribune. "He deserves it. What he did this year and the effort he put into it is unbelievable."


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Workplace Bargaining
31 January 2014
Commencing 3 March 2014, this unit examines workplace bargaining within the context of collective bargaining models used overseas and Australia's international obligations.
Workplace Bargaining explores the history of collective bargaining in Australia before examining the legislative framework of agreement making, including the legal rules applicable to making and approving enterprise agreements.
The unit will be taught by Associate Professor Shae McCrystal.
Dr McCrystal teaches and researches the field of collective bargaining and industrial action.
She is the author of The Right to Strike in Australia(Federation Press), a co-author of Beyond Employment: The Legal Regulation of Work Relationships (Federation Press) and a co-editor of Challenging the Legal Boundaries of Work Regulation (Hart Publishing).
She is Secretary of the Australian Labour Law Association, a co-editor of the Sydney Law Review and teaches in the areas of Labour Law (with a specific focus on bargaining issues) and Real Property in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
Semester 1 2014
Workplace Bargainingis available to study through the following Sydney Law School degree programmes:
Legal practitioners can count this unit of study towards Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Candidates can also enrol in this subject on a Single Unit Enrolmentor Cross-Institutional basis.
Candidates can elect to complete the assessment, claim the MCLE or CPD points and then count the unit towards a degree at a later stage.
Alternatively, candidates can elect not to complete the assessment but still claim the MCLE or CPD points.
For further enquiries or to apply or enrol, please contact the Postgraduate Team.
Contact: Greg Sherington
Phone: +61 2 9351 0202
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Fluid bilayer model
A model depicting the organization of the components of biological membranes
This model is the widely accepted model to describe the structural organization of biological membranes, such as the plasma membrane. In this model, the phospholipid component is arranged in bilayer whereas the proteins are seemingly floating on the bilayer, indicating fluidity.
See also:
- plasma membrane
- phospholipid bilayer
- fluid mosaic model
Additional Reference:
- See the cell biology tutorial fluid mosaic model.
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Clerks (Human Resources)
Human Resource Clerks handle and maintain all facets of employees personal records including dates of employment, positions held, pay scale, transfers, promotions, demotions and terminations as well as many other forms of important data. They also assist in accessing information for the hiring the process and make recommendations as to whether a person is qualified for a position or not. Human Resource Clerks also mediate grievances between employees, supervisors and the company.
Quick summary
- Starting salary: $43,000 P/A Senior salary: $57,000 P/A Average salary: $50,000 P/A Wages will vary according to your level of skill, experience and employer Employment level: 14,600 as of November 2012 (Projected employment levels in 2017 of 15,000)
Average weekly hours: Average weekly hours worked for a full time Clerk (Human Resources) is 39.9 hours
Employment by region:
The top three regions for employment as a Clerk (Human Resources) include:
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Employment trends
Employment for Clerks (Human Resources) has risen by a rate of 42% over the past 5 years and is expected to grow slightly through 2017.
Employment growth
Total employment growth over the past 5 years for male and female, employed part-time and full-time is 700
Gender (including full time and part time)
The percentage of males and females working full time and part time are:
- Male Full Time: 28.8%
- Male Part Time: 2.1%
- Female Full Time: 51.7%
- Female Part Time: 17.4%
Other relevant information
- Answer questions regarding employee benefits
- Compile data and create reports
- Handle tax documentation
- Maintain and manage records for all employees
- Mediate disputes
- Post all job openings and qualifications for such
- Process employment applications and resumes
- Ability to make decisions wisely
- Ability to manage time wisely
- Analytical thinking
- Good communication skills
- Impeccable organizational skills
- Pay close attention to detail
- Proper phone etiquette
- Typing and computer skills
Working conditions
Human Resource Clerks work in office settings. Climate controlled offices make for a more comfortable work day. It can be a stressful job as the phones are constantly ringing with employees asking questions about benefits, taxes and vacations.
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- Administrative Assistant
- Human Resource Manager
- Marketing Clerk
- Occupational Health and Safety Officer
- Office Administrator
- Personnel Clerk
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Published by Bold Strokes Books on March 19, 2013
Genres: LGBTQ, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 288
Format: ARC
Source: NetGalley
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Danny Kelly cares only for rock 'n' roll and fast cars. Too bad he's stuck in the capital of country music and he's banned from driving until he turns twenty-one. Plus he likes other boys, a secret that he's vowed to keep until he graduates high school. When his stepdad's new truck roars off on its own, Danny discovers a secret that is endangering cars and drivers across America. It almost kills Danny, too, until he's saved by seventeen-year-old Kevin Clark. Kevin's gay, handsome, and confident, but working with his dad's secret government organization has left him lonely. It's going to take a weekend of car chases, fiery explosions, and country-western singing to save the citizens of Nashville from certain death—but can Danny protect his heart and secrets as well?
This was exactly what I like to read in a lgbtq story intended for a young adult audience. This isn't for the reader who wants something of a more erotic nature, instead Kings of Ruin is a sci-fi story about Danny and Kevin. Danny is young, turning 16 in this novel, and he has a fake girlfriend, and a rap sheet for joyriding and . Kevin, on the other hand, reminds me a lot of Dean Winchester from Supernatural. His mom died in an accident caused by the Ruins and his dad and him now go out hunting them and Kevin has a lot of doubts about how his father feels about him.
In this book Danny slowly comes to terms with his sexual orientation, helps stop a massive accident from occurring, saves his friends and family a couple times, and falls for Kevin. Kevin starts to doubt a little bit of what he's been told about the Ruins, saves some people, including Danny, and eventually leaves town. But while some people may complain about this book being a tease (I assume because of the lack of sex) that works perfectly in this case. Let's not forget that Danny and Kevin are only 16 and 17 years old respectively.
The story was cute and well-paced, and left a lot of questions unanswered in such a way that I'm hoping for a sequel. I want to know more about these Ruins, especially those little guys, and I want to see Kevin and Danny meeting up again in the future.


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Nikola Pekovic hopes to remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Barring an extension, Pekovic will become a restricted free agent in July 2013.
"I would like to stay here because of everything," Pekovic said. "I just like everything. I like the area. I like the team. I like all the stuff. Now I got some friends here. Now it's real easy. It's just nice, nice people, nice town. I would like to be here."
Pekovic trimmed his body fat to 8 percent over the summer.
"He's slimmed down, but he's stronger," Rick Adelman said. "You just watch him. Guys in the scrimmages just want out of there. They don't want to go against him. He's going to be crucial for us. If we have a guy who has to be our Iron Man, it's Pek. When we have him out there, he's such a force around the basket. It makes everybody else better."


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That mountain of St. Augustine historical research material developed painstakingly by Dr. Patrick Hughes has been re-shaped and streamlined. From its over-burdened shape in May, when it was "The Spirits of St. Augustine" -- nine in cast, 25 soliloquies (and as many costumes), eight songs, and 2 1/2 hours running time, it re-opened last week at McKnight's Little Ireland (113 Anastasia Blvd., one block from the Bridge of Lions, 829-0870) more compact, more dramatically compelling, glowing more brilliantly than before.
Newly titled "Diamond Lil's Ghosts of St. Augustine," it now has five in cast, 16 more clearly identified soliloquies (with as many costumes), four songs, and a 1-hour, 20-minute running time (including a 10-minute intermission.)
Tickets for the show are $20. Dinner, separately beforehand, is optional. The planned schedule calls for three performances every weekend through Labor Day -- at 8:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Four key elements combine to elevate this show to its artistic heights -- the writing, acting, costumes and the intimacy of the venue.
Retired after many years with the United Nations, Dr. Patrick Hughes is a recent arrival in St. Augustine. Intrigued by the city's extraordinary history, he embarked on an independent research study over many months at the Historical Society, crafting soliloquies for noted personages who left their indelible mark, bringing those persons and periods to dramatic life.
Four extraordinary actors accomplish the near-impossible, convincingly transforming themselves into entirely different individuals in the course of the dramatization. An essential contributing factor are the exquisite costumes, provided by Sean O'Casey, the First Coast's acknowledged "Costume King." O'Casey also directed.
Diamond Lil, the infamous founder of The Fountain of Youth (played by Julie Bragg) starts it off, informing the audience, "We're gathered here to tell tales of St. Augustine." She re-appears periodically to introduce others. An accomplished Shakespearean actress, Bragg later portrays Lola Sanchez, a St. Augustine farmer's daughter who makes a daring horseback ride to save a rebel camp; and Anna Marcotte, who describes an hilarious Alligator Race in the corridors of the Ponce de Leon Hotel.
Ghosts on stage
When: 8:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday through Labor Day
Where:McKnight's Little Ireland, 113 Anastasia Blvd., on the island
Call: 829-0870
Patrick Danielson (who, unbelievably, has no previous acting experience) is convincing (accents and all) as Pedro Menendez de Aviles, founder of St. Augustine; Andrew Ransom, an English Corsair pirate who miraculously survived a hanging; Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, who was born in a home on Aviles St.; Captain David Dean O'Keefe, an Irish adventurer who married a Minorcan girl from St. Augustine; and Henry Flagler, the one-and-only, multiple hotels, three wives and all.
Rebekah Danielson (Patrick's real-life daughter) is captivating as the lovely Princess Antonia, a Timucuan Indian Chief's sister, and Menendez's bride; Abbie Brooks, writer of history, and bookseller; and Ida Alice, Henry Flagler's insane second wife.
The performance by Margaret Kaler is astonishing and mesmerizing. Born and raised in St. Augustine, she is a much beloved veteran of local and regional theatre. It's hard to believe it's the same person playing Maggie Hunter, an Irish nurse confronting ghostly apparitions; Frances Kirby Smith, mother of Confederate General Smith; a Mother Superior in St. Augustine recounting what happened at the funeral of Bishop Jean Verot; and (most intriguing) Gracie Bell, madame of a notorious brothel on Spanish Street.
Kudos also to Samuel Clein, who not only provides an accomplished piano accompaniment and interlude music, but also delivers a soliloquy of his own, as Franklin Waldo Smith, Henry Flagler's bitter, downtrodden rival (he built the Villa Zorayda and the original Casa Monica Hotel.)
McKnight's theater is small, accommodating 50 to 55 persons, seated at small tables. You could almost touch the performers' costumes. The intimacy is precious, as though the "ghosts" are speaking to each in the audience personally.
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Fulham v Cardiff City
BBC coverage
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Teenage defender Ryan Sessegnon is set to continue at left-back as Fulham look to continue their unbeaten start to the new season when they host Cardiff.
Midfielder Jozabed could make his full debut but defender Ryan Fredericks remains out with an injured ankle.
Cardiff defender Jazz Richards should return to play against his former club after overcoming knocks to his calf and shin in training.
Lee Peltier, also with an ankle injury, will be assessed ahead of the trip.
BBC Radio London's Andy Rowley: "Fulham really impressed me in their 1-1 draw against Leeds at Elland Road on Tuesday.
"They were well organised despite having seven summer signings in the team, along with a 16-year-old league debutant in the prodigiously talented Ryan Sessegnon.
"They have an incisive style of play, moved the ball sharply and created a number of chances that on another day would have been enough for three points.
"Manager Slavisa Jokanovic needs to replace the 40 goals they lost through the sales of Ross McCormack and Moussa Dembele. They are a little short of height and physicality but on early evidence they look a good side, and the recruitment has been excellent."
Match facts
- The last seven league meetings between these sides at Craven Cottage have seen both sides on the scoresheet and 30 goals scored (12 for Fulham, 18 for Cardiff).
- Cardiff have scored in each of their last 14 league games against the Whites, last failing to do so in March 1989.
- Fulham last went the opening four games of a league season without defeat in 2010-11 (W1 D3 that season).
- Cardiff are winless in seven away from home in all competitions (D3 L4) and haven't scored in any of their last three.
- Ryan Sessegnon made his Championship debut for Fulham in midweek against Leeds, aged just 16 years and 88 days.
- Both of Cardiff's league goals so far this season have been own-goals from Blackburn's Shane Duffy – the last Cardiff player to score for the Bluebirds was Anthony Pilkington in May 2016 against Birmingham.


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Release Date: 2008 |
i dont just feel naked
i AM naked!
I'm dead keen to check this out.
This looks damn good, thanks Jom!
you and dave, man. you're both on your own ship as far as sputnik opinions are concerned.
its like the two marxists in the pentagon. ha.
But come on, man, MOTLEY CRUE AND IRISH ARTISTS ARE AWESOME.
Album Rating: 3.5This wasn't bad. It's pretty typical modern rock but it's done really well in terms of production and stuff.
Thanks, they'll be elated to hear from another staffer. They said they were checking everyday to see when I was putting this up, so they'll be grateful to read constructive criticism for once, heh.
Thanks for listening.
The listening party songs are pretty good. I'll pick this up.This Message Edited On 07.19.08
see, if mikesn gets to be staff then jom and dave will actually have some company!
mikesn for staffer
I've pushed for a trio for like eighteen months. Maybe less than that. I'm still hoping. Anyway, thanks, Mike.
btw: jom, why did staff picks get removed as a link on the main page?
Disaster is really great.
brandtweathers: they're getting an overhaul like the sound-off pages got revamped. They'll be back soon. You can always click over to http://www.sputnikmusic.com/staffpicks.php in the meantime.
Thanks, Spinlight.
I listened to the streaming tracks and I've got to say, a mix of good and really bad. I think the "Exit Strategies" intro is boring as hell and they try to get cute and "interesting" with a little blue note and modal mixture in the melody. A pretty trite technique at this point. The chorus of "Disaster" is great but the lyrics are awful, and I'm not a lyrics person. These guys feel like the group of dudes who are well intentioned and can write some good hooks but they are trying to be a little bit more progressive than you average alt rock band, but aren't well-listened or smart enough to pull it off, and have to rely on alt rock progression cliches. It's like if Incubus didn't have a really smart primary songwriter in Mike Einziger. They'd just suck. The potential is here, but they're not there yet.
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Red Bay, Alabama, April 5, 2007 — As a precautionary measure, Sunshine Mills, Inc. ("Sunshine"), a branded and private-label pet food manufacturer based in Red Bay, Alabama, is voluntarily recalling a portion of its branded dog biscuits made at its Red Bay, Alabama biscuit plant during part of March 2007. These brands include: Nurture Chicken & Rice, Nurture Lamb & Rice, Pet Life Large, Pet Life Extra Large, Pet Life Large Variety, Pet Life Large Peanut Butter, Lassie Lamb and Rice, and Pet Life People Pleasers Dog Treats. Private label biscuits for six of Sunshine's customers were also affected. A complete list of affected biscuit brands, sizes, and codes is available below or at our website, www.sunshinemills.com. Sunshine's other biscuit brands and products that include small and medium sized biscuits were not affected. It is also important to note that dry dog and cat food and soft and chewy treats for dogs or cats manufactured by Sunshine are not affected and not included in this recall. THIS IS A LARGE RECALL OF DOG BISCUITS BOTH SMALL AND LARGE AND IN SMALL AND LARGE BAGS.. iF YOU BUY OLD ROY DOG BISCUITS THEY ARE INCLUDED. WE HAD OLD ROY BISCUITS BUT THE BAG WAS OLD THANK GOD!!!
COMPLETE LIST CAN BE FOUND HERE http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/sunshinemills04_07.html
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Milk Bone Dog Biscuits
3/4 cup hot water
1/3 cup margarine
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
3 cups whole wheat flour
Variation: increase margarine to 1/2 cup and add 2 teaspoons sugar
In large bowl pour hot water over the margarine. Stir in powdered milk, salt, and egg. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Knead for a few minutes to form stiff dough. Pat or roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into bone shapes. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool. They will dry out quite hard. Makes about 1 1/4 pounds of biscuits. Costs around 30 cents per pound


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What to watch
Nebraska's defensive scheme — So far, KU's opponents have had to pick their poison, with Colorado and Texas A&M choosing to die via the running game. If Nebraska blitzes KU like it blitzed Texas last week, the Jayhawks' short passing game, which several opponents have tried to take away with lots of coverage, could re-open and the Huskers could be vulnerable to screens and draws, which have been KU favorites.
James McClinton — It's getting redundant now, but McClinton has owned just about every guard he's faced this season, and he'll be key again this week against a Nebraska team that, with an inexperienced quarterback starting, is likely to rely on its running game.
KU's punt return team — This unit is a problem. Throughout KU's four conference games, KU's punt returners have had no room to work. Though it hasn't cost KU yet, return man Anthony Webb's reluctance to call for a fair catch seems bound to result in a muffed punt at some point, which would be just the kind of break a heavy underdog needs.
Did you know?
Kansas leads the Big 12 and is third in the nation in turnover margin. The Jayhawks have 14 interceptions and have gained eight fumbles, while losing just four interceptions (only four teams have fewer) and seven fumbles.
Not as Sharp
It has been an odd couple of weeks for Jake Sharp, who was leading the Jayhawks in rushing until the Colorado game but has 119 yards on 29 carries in the last two games combined.
Not bad numbers, but nothing compared to Brandon McAnderson's 227 yards on 28 carries. McAnderson now leads KU with 698 yards and nine touchdowns on 102 carries (6.7 yards per carry). Sharp has 626 yards and six TDs on 105 (5.9 yards per carry).
McAnderson would need some big games, but he could catch Gale Sayers for the single-season KU yards-per-carry record. Sayers averaged 7.1 yards (1,125 yards on 158 attempts) in 1962.
That record is for players with at least 150 attempts. If McAnderson reaches the 200-attempt mark — it would require 19.6 attempts per game from now on, assuming he played in five more games — he'd need only to average 5.5 yards to break John Riggins' 1970 record.
Nothing to prove
The official Kansas football party line has clearly shifted within the last two weeks. After beating Kansas State, the Jayhawks talked about proving wrong their doubters.
But suddenly KU doesn't really seem to care about doubters.
"I don't think we are getting too caught up in the critics now," quarterback Todd Reesing said. "Maybe earlier in the year, we wanted to prove that the mentality of Kansas and the way we played has changed, but I think we've proved that."
It was a theme repeated this week, which will make it all the more interesting to see what the Jayhawks will say if they were winning and suddenly found themselves needing some votes in order to get into the top two.
Kansas schedule
8-0 overall, 4-0 Big 12
1 Central Michigan W, 52-7
8 Southeastern La. W, 62-0
15 Toledo W, 45-13
22 Florida International W, 55-3
6 at Kansas State W, 30-24
13 Baylor W, 58-10
20 at Colorado W, 19-14
27 at Texas A&M W, 19-11
3 Nebraska 11:30 a.m.
10 at Oklahoma State 7 p.m.
17 Iowa State TBA
24 vs. Missouri at K.C., Mo. TBA
Nebraska schedule
4-5 overall, 1-4 Big 12
1 Nevada W, 52-10
8 at Wake Forest W, 20-17
22 Ball State W, 41-10
6 at Missouri L, 41-6
13 Oklahoma State L, 45-14
20 Texas A&M L, 36-14
27 at Texas L, 28-25
3 Kansas 11:30 a.m.
10 Kansas State 11:30 a.m.
17 Off
23 at Colorado 11 a.m.
Tully Corcoran covers Kansas athletics for The Capital-Journal. He can be reached at (785) 295-5652 or email@example.com.
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When Steve Nash stepped onto the court Friday night against the Washington Wizards, the crowd applauded.
Nash has been a polarizing figure in Laker-land this season, but the crowd at Staples Center displayed its appreciation for the 40-year-old all-time great. That response was not guaranteed and neither was Nash stepping onto the court again.
For the first time since March of 2000, 14 years earlier, Nash came into a game off the bench. He exceeded expectations and earned even more applause.
At Friday's morning shootaround, the plan set forth by Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni was to play the aging point guard five to six minutes per half. In his pregame press conference, the coach slightly increased that number to six to eight minutes per half.
However, the moment Nash stepped onto the floor, D'Antoni joined the crowd in admiring how good the future Hall-of-Fame point guard looked. He looked great. In eight first-half minutes, Nash made one of his two shots and provided five assists. If his teammates had converted a few more shots, Nash would have collected a few more assists.
"He said he felt pretty good," D'Antoni recalled speaking to Nash at halftime.
In the third quarter, Nash played less than four minutes and collected another five assists. He continued to display class, quality and skill that the Lakers have consistently lacked this season.
"When I came out in the fourth, [coach] said, 'I want you to finish the game, so if I sit you down, you can come back,'" Nash recalled after the game. "It was nice to be called on."
To that point, Nash had played 15 minutes and was near the minute-limit D'Antoni had set in the pregame and past the minute-limit set at shootaround. Nash would return for an extra three and a half minutes before his hamstring "tweaked" and he "irritated the nerve a touch."
"Maybe I miss a game; maybe I play on Sunday," Nash said after the game. "Little bit of a setback, but hopefully, we caught it in time so I finish the season—actually, let's just say, I can play again."
Nash was hopeful that he would be able to play on Sunday, but standing at his lockers after the game, he was already considering the idea of sitting out against the Orlando Magic.
"Especially after not playing for five weeks, to be honest, it was probably pretty stupid to play tonight for me," Nash admitted. "I just want to play, and we don't have much to lose at this point, except for the rest of the season for me, but I just wanted to play."
On Saturday, Nash did not practice and was listed as a game-time decision for Sunday.
Notes: Xavier Henry underwent an MRI on his left wrist on Saturday. X-rays on Henry's wrist were negative on Friday night. He is a game-time decision on Sunday. Wesley Johnson, who was ill on Friday night, expects to return to the starting lineup on Saturday. Also, Jordan Hill will join Pau Gasol, Johnson, Meeks and Marshall as the starters.


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Nokia Siemens wins $935 million Saudi Arabia deal
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks <NSN.UL> said on Monday it had won an order worth $935 million from Kuwait telecom operator Zain <ZAIN.KW> to build second- and third-generation mobile networks in Saudi Arabia.
Nokia Siemens Networks, a 50-50 joint venture between the world's largest cellphone maker Nokia <NOK1V.HE> and Germany's Siemens <SIEGn.DE>, said the deal also includes a managed services contract for five years.
"It's a very sizeable deal. Very good news indeed for Nokia," said eQ analyst Jari Honko.
Shares in Nokia were up 0.36 percent at 24.76 euros by 0954 GMT, outperforming the DJ Stoxx European technology index <.SX8P> which was around 1.4 percent weaker.
Telecom equipment makers, like Nokia Siemens and Ericsson <ERICb.ST>, are suffering as operators in Western countries curb investment and competition for large deals in emerging countries intensifies.
This has pushed prices so low that vendors have started to walk away from some deals.
Zain, Kuwait's biggest mobile operator, made the highest bid for Saudi Arabia's third mobile license last year, paying $6.1 billion as part of its expansion in the Middle East.
"This customer has traditionally been co-operating with Ericsson. It might be that in mobile network Ericsson will get its share from the deal," said Handelsbanken analyst Karri Rinta.
Nokia Siemens said it would be the sole supplier for the core network, but other vendors could deliver radio network technology.
"Nokia was rather late going into these, it seems that NSN is now getting a firmer position there," Rinta said.
Shares in Ericsson fell after the news and were 2.5 percent lower at 13.82 crowns in Stockholm.
(Reporting by Tarmo Virki in Helsinki; additional reporting by Agnieszka Flak and Terhi Kinnunen in Helsinki and Ulf Laessing in Kuwait; editing by Sue Thomas)


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American Porters:
Marching to Revolutionary Drummers
by Ben Jankowski
Mention porter to a beer enthusiast or an Englishman, and visions of a London pub come to mind, with a dark mahogany brew just pulled from the cask after a long day's work. Porter, which dates back to the early 1700s, was the original beer of the people, the brew that for years defined beer to the masses in England. So great was its popularity during the 18th century that it was the catalyst responsible for launching large commercial brewing in England.
Mention porter to a beer enthusiast or an Englishman, and visions of a London pub come to mind, with a dark mahogany brew just pulled from the cask after a long day's work. Porter, which dates back to the early 1700s, was the original beer of the people, the brew that for years defined beer to the masses in England. So great was its popularity during the 18th century that it was the catalyst responsible for launching large commercial brewing in England.
Whenever American porter is discussed, on the other hand, its heritage is usually thought of as ancillary to that of its British cousin. The fact is, however, that American porters have been brewed consistently in the United States for more than two centuries and have developed a distinct tradition of their own. British porters, meanwhile, lapsed in popularity and dropped out of commercial production altogether for many years.
This article examines American porter as a style distinct from its British forebears. The American porter family is expansive and includes high original gravities, top- and bottom-fermenting yeast strains, varying hopping rates, and the use of adjuncts. It is a challenging style to understand, a difficult style to pin down, and yet a flexible and malleable style to brew.
The British Origins of Porter
Most brewing at the time of porter's inception (early 18th century) occurred in small public houses, but this situation would quickly change. The development of porter made it economically feasible to mass produce beer for a popular market. The shift to mass production led to a remarkable concentration of output in the hands of large porter producers, who in turn loaned resources or operated many public houses in London, thereby monopolizing the porter trade. These breweries included Whitbread, Barclay Perkins, Truman Hanbury & Buxton, Meux Reid, Combe Delafield, Felix Calvert, and Hoare (1). Publican brewing ceased to be a major factor in porter production because of the economies of scale that the larger brewhouses enjoyed.
London porter producers, however, began to feel pressure from the Burton-on-Trent ale producers, with pale ale eventually eclipsing the bulk of the porter market by 1870.
Porter in England also began to feel pressure from its two close relatives - mild ale and stout. Because of the British excise tax system, which taxed beer according to its original gravity, the strength and gravity of porter decreased over time. Porter had remained a keeping (high-gravity) beer into the late 19th century, but by 1913 the specifications for porter in England were as low as 1.040 (9.9 °P), while mild was 1.050 (12.3 °P) (2). Stout seems to have remained more resilient in gravity through the 19th century (at about 1.070 [17 °P]), but the tax system would affect all British beers in the end.
By the turn of the 20th century, mild ale was in direct competition with its porter cousin; its decreased gravity and quick production at the brewery made it popular with consumers and brewers alike. Porter's foothold in the market continued to erode, and commercial production in England virtually ceased after World War II. By the time DeClerk commented on the beer styles of Europe in 1957, he wrote that the term porter 'was given to a light gravity stout, but the name has fallen into disuse' (3).
Made in the USA
One difference in American brewing procedures from the outset was the use of adjuncts. Because of the unreliability of grain crop harvests and frequent failures, brewers at the time had to rely on corn, molasses, pumpkins, peas, and squash in addition to malt. The use of adjuncts would have a profound effect on porter production in America for more than two centuries.
Robert Hare of Philadelphia is credited with the first commercial porter production in America, dating back to the struggle for independence in 1776. An anti-Imperialist, Hare was forced to flee to Virginia during the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777-1778, where the occupying Tory troops enjoyed his inventories. After returning to brewing in 1778, Hare's porter was in great demand by none other than George Washington, whose 1789 'Buy American' policy prompted the first president to state that he would drink only porter made in America (4). Much of this porter came from Hare's brewery.
With a presidential declaration and porter's popularity among the likes of Washington and Thomas Jefferson, many of the Philadelphia breweries geared up their own porter production. Among these were the breweries of Joseph Potts, the Morris Brewing Co., Reuben Haines, and the Robert Smith Brewing Co. Much of the porter produced in these breweries was not only for local consumption, but was distributed in the mid-Atlantic states as far south as the Carolinas. Table beers and some pale ales were produced, but porter was by far the most popular product of Philadelphia breweries, in part because of its long storage qualities.
Although imports of porter continued through the late 18th century, much of the local demand was satisfied by American production. (On a curious note, no records have been found to document the importation of Arthur Guinness's porter to the United States during this time. Because of the strong export market to the Caribbean that existed in the late 1700s, it is not out of the question that some of this product landed on U.S. soil immediately after the Revolution.) By the early 19th century, every state had breweries producing porter, though the bulk of the porter breweries continued to be in the mid-Atlantic states and, most notably, in Philadelphia.
An influx of German immigrants brought lager beer to the United States, yet porter was so popular that even German brewers were producing a bottom-fermented version as part of their portfolio throughout the 19th century. The logic behind porter production at lager breweries was to cater to the Anglo-Saxon and Welsh populations of the mid-Atlantic states, who initially preferred the porter style over lagers.
This era was the heyday of American porter production. Evidence suggests that Philadelphia porter was exported to the West Indies and South America along with India pale ale. In 1857, pale ale, porter, and brown stout production in the Quaker City was 170,000 bbl, or 48% of the city's total beer production. At an average cost of $6/bbl (5), revenues were more than $1,000,000. At this time, lager beer eclipsed pale ale and porter production in Philadelphia, but only by 10,000 bbl.
Even after lager beer developed a stronghold in Pennsylvania, the lager breweries continued to produce porters. At the dawn of the 20th century, Philadelphia companies such as American Brewing, Begner & Engel, and John F. Betz & Son (successors of Robert Hare's Brewery) were all manufacturing porter. In an interesting example of the recognition of American porter's uniqueness, the John Roehm Brewery at that time produced an 'Imitation English Porter.'
Porter production was not restricted to the East Coast. In addition to Anheuser-Busch and Coors, at least 22 companies regularly produced porter west of the Mississippi by the early 1900s. Some of these included Brandon & Beal (Leavenworth, Kansas), Imperial Brewing Co. (Minneapolis, Minnesota), August Buehler Brewing (The Dalles, Oregon), Seattle Ale & Porter Co. (Seattle), and the Robert Witz Brewery (Sitka, Alaska) (6).
Prohibition: Retrenchment of Porter in America
Prohibition brought an end to the commercial production (at least the legal production) of normal-strength beers in the United States. Instead, many breweries converted to the production of 'near beer' (1.5% alcohol [v/v]). Even so, it is not fair to say that porter was not produced during this time; no doubt the occasional porter, even at 1.5%, kept the style modestly alive.
When Prohibition was finally repealed in 1933, fewer breweries remained in operation, and the remaining companies' portfolios included few ales. Porter never completely disappeared as it did in England, although the bulk of the porters available in the 1950s and 1960s centered in the Northeast. New England had Narragansett Porter, but Pennsylvania had more offerings, including Yuengling's, Stegmaier, Neuweiler's, Esslinger's, and the Valley Forge Porter brewed by Christian Schmidt.
By the early 1970s, only Yuengling and Stegmaier were producing porter on a regular basis. It would take another decade for porter to be widely accepted again, this time as a craft brewery offering.
Components of American Porter
The grain bill: A common starting point for all porters is brown malt. This highly dried malted barley may today be referred to as mild ale malt or amber malt. Most of the grain bills for porter through the first third of the 19th century refer to brown malt as the primary component of porter. By the 1930s, black patent malt and the pale malt introduced by the Burton-on-Trent brewers radically changed porter's typical grain bill. American brewers appear to have been slow to adapt to this change, though these malts were eventually accepted.
An American brewing book from 1852 shows the grain bill for porter to include one-third 'porter-malt' (7). (The book failed to define porter malt. Readers who can shed light on this mystery ingredient are urged to write in.) We can assume the malting technology of the day to have been equal to that in Britain, so Americans likely produced porter malt by choice rather than for reasons of economy of scale. British porters, on the other hand, used black malt precisely because of its economy. Further evidence to support this opinion comes from Wahl-Henius, who even by 1908 still recommended 'a mixture of high and low kiln-dried malts' (8).
Adjuncts. Adjuncts are a difficult topic for today's home and microbrewers. Many charge that style and value dictate the use of only pure malt materials, yet porter was hardly ever a purist beer. From the outset, porter brewing in the United States took advantage of an assortment of adjuncts, including molasses, corn, rice, licorice, and various sugars. Far from being an adulteration of the product as many purists would argue, the use of adjuncts reflects an adaptation to native conditions, which included scarcity of malting barley and, later, the advantages that the diastatic power of six-row barley conferred to the use of corn and rice. These procedures are part of the American heritage of brewing, and American porter is part of that tradition.
Comparing gravities: Another distinction between English and American porters is their relative strengths as of the 20th century. Many British brewers downgraded their products to beat the progressive excise tax on original gravity. This strategy paved the way for a general decrease in the strength of British porters. American porters had no such restrictions and therefore continued to be of a higher gravity (above 1.061 O.G., or 15 °P) until Prohibition, though exceptions to this rule could be found. After Prohibition, original gravities of porter were lowered considerably to be somewhat uniform in the 1.040-1.061 (12-15 °P) range (see Table I).
Hopping rates: By today's standards, American porters' hopping rates were quite high until just after Prohibition, one attribute that remained of their British ancestors. Colonial and 19th century American porters had as much as 2 lb of hops per barrel, and some high-gravity porters were dry-hopped. Wahl-Henius provides parameters on hopping rates of porters of the late 19th century; the authors state that 1 lb per barrel (8) was sufficient for the style. Nugey's recipes for porter after Prohibition show an even higher hopping rate of 12Ú3 lb per barrel (9), independent of original gravity. These hopping rates declined somewhat - to 20-35 IBUs - before the beginning of the modern craft brewing movement. Cluster hops were the common bittering hop, although it cannot be ruled out that Fuggles or some form of Goldings made their way into the aroma hop profile.
Yeast strains and fermentation: Fermentation using lager yeast strains is another American porter variant. Originally, the bulk of porter produced in the United States was top fermented. As the lager beer revolution spread, many German brewers chose to satisfy local demand for porter by making it in their breweries using a bottom-fermenting strain.
This pattern was especially notable in Pennsylvania, where lager brewers produced porter, sometimes using a traditional recipe that included licorice, but most often using a porter hybrid formula. These 'Pennsylvania Porters' were really based on an American premium pilsner formula that called for six-row malt and corn grits and, most often, the addition of Porterine. This dark syrupy liquid was composed of extract, dextrose, and other nonfermentables and had a color rating of 940 °L (10). Brewers added Porterine to the pilsner wort not only for color adjustment, but also to approximate the qualities of porter that otherwise required the use of various other malts not often found at a brewery geared toward American pilsner production. To have maintained stocks of those malts would have been too expensive. Porterine gave these breweries the opportunity to keep costs down and yet cater to the popular demand for porter.
Craft (and Traditional) Brewed Porter
Even as the stalwarts of porter on the East Coast kept the style alive and evolving in its own way, the seeds for a new form of porter were being planted in California. Here a new porter would emerge, one with distinct connections to the past.
Fritz Maytag's Anchor Brewing Co. released a porter in 1974 that appeared to hark back to pre-Prohibition porter recipes. 'I wanted to create an all-malt American porter, a rich and flavorful dark beer,' Maytag says (11). Originally bottom fermented and with a specific gravity of 1.071, this beer today is slightly lower in gravity and is top fermented, but yields a full flavor from caramel and black patent malts. It has a rich mouthfeel and hints of alcohol.
The 1980s spawned the modern microbrewery movement and with it more interpretations of porter. Most original gravities today range between 1.050 and 1.059, but the grain bills include everything from Carapils through to roasted and black patent malts. Little if any adjuncts are used, save for maple and honey in Pete's and Sam Adam's porters, respectively. Hopping rates can be anywhere from 15 to 50 IBUs; some are dry-hopped. High-alpha hops are commonly used for bittering. In particular, Chinook is extremely common, but Nugget, Galena, and Columbus hops also find their way into the kettle. Most, if not all, of the microbreweries' porters are top fermented. Other examples of this style include products from Sierra Nevada (Chico, California), Redhook (Seattle), Catamount (White River Junction, Vermont), Old World Brewing (Staten Island, New York), Deschutes (Bend, Oregon), and Independence (Philadelphia).
If you are getting the impression that a clear definition of porter's style is elusive, you are right. Current style guidelines are very general and yet entirely omit certain classes of classic American porter. For this reason, I propose an update and revision of porter style guidelines.
With all the attention being focused on the craft brewed porters, it is comforting to know that the two surviving Pennsylvania porter producers continue to hone their craft for a new generation of consumers. Ray Norbert, Yuengling's veteran brewmaster of 50 years, continues to produce porter not unlike the recipes of the 1940s. The company's Pottsville Porter is a 1.048 original gravity (12 °P) bottom-fermented beer using six-row base malt with corn grits and 50L caramel and black malt. 'There is a balance between black and caramel malt,' Norbert said. 'Otherwise, too much black malt will leave a coarse, burnt flavor.' Hops include Cluster and Cascade, with IBUs ranging between 22 and 24.
Stegmaier's porter is still produced, albeit at the Lion Brewery. Former Stegmaier brewmaster Leo Orlandini produces a top-fermented porter in the tradition of pre-Prohibition porters. At 1.060 (14.7 °P), it is based on a grain bill of two-row base malt and 60L crystal and chocolate malt. The hopping rate produces a beer with IBUs between 28 and 30 using Cascades, Tettnangs, and Kent Goldings. The company also makes a caramel porter as a seasonal; it uses 60L crystal as 15% of the grist.
Recipes for Home Brewers
Almost every home and professional brewer has a porter recipe. All of them will produce good variations of the style. To produce a distinctive American porter, you can use one of several methods.
An all-malt recipe is acceptable, but don't shy away from using some form of adjunct; it is, after all, what makes American porter unique. The color should not be opaque, but rather a deep, clear mahogany or brunette. To replicate brown malt, try Victory or, if available, mild ale malt for up to 35% of the grain bill. Munich malt can also be used. Chocolate and black patent are commonly used, but keep these in check. I advise no more than 3 oz of black patent per 5 gallons. Chocolate malt can be used at rates of up to 6 oz per 5 gallons, if desired. Any other type of malt is fair game for the grain bill, except roasted barley, which would lend more of a stout character rather than a porter flavor profile.
Hopping rates are up to the brewer. Many home and microbrewers strive for balance between malt and hops, dependent on the specific gravity, whereas West Coast brewers tend to have a heavy hand with hops in their beers. Use what you feel comfortable with - no framework for American porters currently exists on either the amateur or professional level.
Water treatment is also entirely up to the brewer. The mid-Atlantic states have relatively soft water, so no treatment is necessary for American porters, but if carbonate water is preferred, then 1 teaspoon of chalk and 2 teaspoons of gypsum will fit the bill.
Consider the accompanying recipes ('Classic American Porter Recipes') as starting points for American porters. It is important, especially with this style, to keep your creativity unfettered and to produce your own variations. Ben Franklin Porter is not unlike the colonial brew that the sage himself may have drank. According to brewmaster Lou Farrell of Thunder Bay Brewing Co., this beer has a low, creamy brown head and dark mahogany color. Malt character is balanced by clean hop bitterness. Pennsylvania Porter is the true version, with slightly increased hop and gravity rates. Finally, Happy Valley is the best of both worlds - a pre-Prohibition porter that uses either mild ale or Munich malt along with six-row malt, a high hopping rate, and bottom fermentation for a satisfying early spring fortifier.
You Hold the Key
Make a declaration today to brew some American porter. As Ben Franklin might have said, 'An American porter brewed is an American porter earned.
My thanks to the following individuals for their insight: Ray Norbert (D.G. Yuengling & Son, Pottsville, Pennsylvania), Leo Orlandini (The Lion Brewery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), Lou Farrell (Thunder Bay Brewing Co., Englewood, New Jersey), Phil Rogers (Anchor Brewing Co., San Francisco), Bernard Black (Mangel, Scheuermann, & Oeters, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania), and Martin Lodahl.
(1) K.H. Hawkins and C.L. Pass, The Brewing Industry. A Study in Industrial, Organisational, and Public Policy (Hewman Books, London, 1979), p. 19.
(2) Terry Foster, Porter (Brewers Publications, Boulder, Colorado, 1992), p. 42.
(3) Jean DeClerk, A Textbook of Brewing (Chapman and Hall Ltd., London, 1957), p. 555.
(4) Rich Wagner, 'The Beers and Breweries of Philadelphia,' zymurgy 14 (1), p. 23 (Spring 1991).
(5) Rich Wagner, Guidebook, Philadelphia Brewery Tour VIII (self-published, 1995), p. 60.
(6) 'The Western Brewer,' in 100 Years of Brewing (H.S. Rich & Co., Chicago and New York, 1903).
(7) M.L. Byrn, The Complete Practical Brewer (L. Johnson Co., 1852), p. 139.
(8) Robert Wahl and Max Henius, American Handy Book of the Brewing, Malting, and Auxiliary Trades, 3rd Ed. (Wahl-Henius Institute, Chicago, 1908), p. 1275.
(9) A.L. Nugey, Brewers Manual (Jersey Printing Co., Bayonne, New Jersey, 1937), p. 55.
(10) Robert Wahl and Max Henius, American Handy Book of the Brewing, Malting, and Auxiliary Trades, 3rd Ed. (Wahl-Henius Institute, Chicago, 1908), p. 821.
(11) Fritz Maytag, personal communication, December 1996.
Further Reading
Bergen, Roger, 'Porters: Then and Now,' BrewingTechniques 1 (3), pp. 14-19 (September/October 1993).
Corran, H.S., A History of Brewing (David and Charles Co., North Pomfret, Vermont, 1975).
Downard, William, Directory of the History of the American Brewing and Distilling Industries (Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1979).
Rhodes, Christine P., ed., Encyclopedia of Beer (Henry Holt & Co. New York, 1995).
Salem, F.W., Beer, Its History, and Its Economic Value (Arno Press, New York, 1880, 1972).
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CMS, Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services, now makes it mandatory for all allied health personnel to be "Credentialed" by a credentialing agency like ASOP or state licensed (RT, LPN, ATC, etc) to enter information and orders in the patient Electronic Health Records, EHR
See the video with Robert Anthony, Deputy Director, CMS.
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If you are not credentialed or licensed you are prevented from touching the EHR by the current CMS rules. MA's who are not "certified", CMA's, DO NOT meet this rule. The ASOP Registered Orthopedic Technologist, ROT, DOES meet this new rule. Now it is more important than ever to obtain and maintain your ROT certification. If you are a CMA, RT, etc, your training or scope of practice does not include casting fractures. By obtaining the ROT you will widen your scope of practice to include casting fractures and applying bracing and protect your future employment and your employer.


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in my journey on the infedelity rollercoaster....what i have learned is that where you find one rat or roach...there is usually a bunch more where they came from. and you know what? it is true.
after learning about the girl at the gym....9 months later i learned i was in false r...with another woman (15 years older)....and then when i scoured the phone records and found secret email accounts....i hit the motherload....on-line dating, other women, dirty pictures, and emails that reveal the depth of the affairs.
no way to minimize any of it.
it is what it is.
i will no longer be a fool again...i feel like i have btdt, you know?
i know from my experience now..and wont ever forget...that if i find a roach, i can count on the fact that there are a thousand more where that came from.
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i am even envious of some SI posters who look for support after learning their spouse cheated one time
Oh please don't be envious since the ONS may have been, I know in my case, precipitated by EA. I know the way it started since I saw it coming like a freight train at noon.
ITA you only see the tip of the iceberg, most of it is submerged pretty damn well.
This was my case as well.


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Too much is made of a former coach or player going against his old team.
But the Colts do get a slight edge as they prepare for a wild-card round playoff game at Baltimore.
Coach Chuck Pagano, safety Tom Zbikowski and defensive lineman Cory Redding were all with the Ravens in 2011. Pagano was defensive coordinator.
He smiles when Indianapolis reporters asked him if he'll spend a bit of extra time with the offense this week.
"There's a good chance it may happen," he said.
Asked for more he continued:
"If I tell you, I might as well call John [Harbaugh] and tell him exactly what I'm telling our guys and then they may go and change everything. No disrespect. Like I said initially, there's going to be some things. I can sit down and watch some tape with anybody on the offensive side of the ball, with the coaches, and if there's some questions that need to be answered based on coverages, and fronts, and techniques, and personnel and things like that, then obviously having spent the past four years there, I would be crazy not to spend some time with them."
Pagano is hardly the only resource among the coaches. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians spent the past eight years with the Steelers, preparing for the Ravens twice annually as AFC North rivals.
"Bruce knows that defense, he knows that scheme," Pagano said. "He knows that personnel, other than the new guys that are there. I think going into this ballgame, I think it'll really help us getting started and being able to put together a plan that will give us a chance to go win that football game."
Meanwhile in Baltimore, Harbaugh laughed at the notion he could glean any insight about Colts quarterback Andrew Luck from his brother Jim, the 49ers coach who worked with Luck at Stanford.
"What are you going to get?" John Harbaugh asked. You can see it on tape. He's a tremendous quarterback. He's got pluses, and he has things that aren't so plus. So, it's like any quarterback. We'll be looking forward to playing against him."
Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell was head coach of the Colts from 2009-11. While he will know some of the leftover personnel, the defense he's scheming against is more like the one in Baltimore than the one he coached in Indianapolis.


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What's there to say about Guitar Hero Live, other than "Guitar Hero's back"?
In a way you'd be right to think that much hasn't changed in the five-or-so years since the franchise went down with the rest of the oversaturated peripheral-based music genre it popularized. In another way, however, you would be wrong.
My hands-on time with GHL recently made apparent a handful of the small changes developer FreeStyleGames (they of DJ Hero fame) have made to freshen up the trademark gameplay for the modern era. For one, everything's much more pleasant on the eyes. Gone are the punk-rock cartoon bands and grungy menus, replaced with a smoother, cleaner aesthetic in line with the more streamlined sensibilities of today's musicians.
It actually looks quite nice, if you ask me.
But the fresh coat of paint is nothing compared to the real major change in Guitar Hero Live: the updated guitar controller and, in particular, its control scheme. Even at this point in time, I feel comfortable stating that the new six-button setup –two rows of three buttons– is a definite improvement over the five-button layout from the original era of GH games. All of the buttons are within comfortable reach of one's available fingers, meaning the days of awkwardly straining one's pinky to reach that obnoxiously distant orange button are now things of the past.
The new layout also has the added bonus of making one's fingers contort in ways that better resemble forming chords on an actual guitar (well, about as much as a six-button video game controller can, anyway). It's a nice touch that really helps pull you into the illusion of being on a stage and rocking out like a real guitarist.
What really helps to sell the illusion, though, are the changes to what's happening in the background. I was initially a bit on the fence about GHL's first-person perspective and use of live-action footage, but seeing it in action for myself, I'm beginning to warm up to it. Simply having the audience seemingly watching me instead of some generic avatars, ready to go from cheering to booing at me if I started messing up, really drove home how much I didn't want to make a fool of myself.
It's one thing to slip up a sizable sequence of notes (which I totally didn't do on multiple occasions, honestly), but having the audience voicing their disapproval and a pseudo band member irritatedly shouting to step it up, make doing poorly sting more than it ever has before. As a result, one becomes more driven to perform well and give these prerecorded crowds something to cheer about.
At the end of the day, the foundation of Guitar Hero Live is essentially untouched. You're still watching notes fall down a guitar neck-shaped highway and attempting to strum accordingly. The changes, as I said, are rather small ultimately, but they serve to refine the Guitar Hero experience in some notable ways; ways that stand a good chance of convincing fans that the series deserves to return from the depths of the gaming netherworld.
Guitar Hero Live will have its world premiere on October 20 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U and mobile devices. It will come accompanied by the new guitar controller, a soundtrack of over 80 songs, and a continuously-updating selection of hundreds of additional tunes.
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Webster County, Miss. (WCBI) – Now that Eupora and Webster County voters have said yes to building a new courthouse somewhere in Walthall, County Supervisors and Walthall Village officials are working together to make that happen.
For Webster County Supervisors it was the first meeting after what they see as a favorable non-binding referendum vote to construct a new courthouse to replace the one destroyed by fire.
"And of course we are in the process right now of trying to lock down a location to put the courthouse," said Paul Crowley/Webster County Supervisor."
But exactly where is up for debate. The county would trade the current courthouse as is, to the village in exchange for some or all of 14.1 acres at the intersection of Highway 50 and Nine. Walthall leaders say they want the current site plus an undetermined amount of cash.
"Is that the village is willing to go to the table with us so to speak. And sit down and talk about the possibility of us using some of their property for the site of the new courthouse," said Crowley.
While the negotiation over the land continues, supervisors are still waiting to see how much insurance money they will have to work with.
"Going to put a process in motion this week maybe to expedite this. Hopefully and also with that in the very near future, that we'll know the funds that we have to go forward with," said Crowley.
Webster County Supervisors took no action on the contents of a letter detailing options from The Village of Walthall that was read out loud during the meeting. The Webster County Courthouse burned on January 17th 2013.


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Discussion in 'Original Pictures Forum' started by Gr8WhiteNorth, Feb 28, 2012.
That is awesome man! I want to start with snow this season, but its looking pretty dry around here. sweet set up!
Very impressive how motivated you are... very impressive work and outfit you run...
Was in Canada couple years ago on an fishing trip... very nice wilderness... I felt like we drove for hundreds of miles and only saw a few mom and pop shops along the way to get to the cabin... in reality it probably wasnt that far but it was def fun!
Is that your silver jeep behind the big loader with the snow pusher?
Yes, just got the jeep. Its sweet
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Nice! I really liked the display at the trade show. And I think you have a pic of one of your dogs lifting it leg on your landscaping
I am super jeaulous of you guys being able to drive the minis on raod.
Those lil boogers made it here and were getting inspections and getting passed for just a few months. Folks were driving them around and by golly i was getting ready to get one and a fella told me that the BMV were going to be voiding all titles that were issued because the were brought here with no vin numbers or titles and they were for off road use only.
for a few short months one of the minis that got me wanting one was one that on of the lcos around here bought, got titled and tagged, and welded a dovetail on the back with small fold down gates. Looked just like the cab-overs with the open beds but in a mini version. He was sending his 2 man in town crew out with this little thing and they loved it!!!! They were doing over 50 in town yards with this setup and the gov had to come along and piss all over the parade....... I talked to him at a gas station right before he was told he couldnt have it on the road anymore and asked him about fuel mileage. He said they were averaging right at 27 miles per gallon with 2 guys, exmark viking, 2 trimmers and a few fuel jugs, one blower. I watched him calculate was was on his trip and sure enough he calculated what was on it and he got 25.7 mpg out of that tank.
Shame shame, there is suck a need for these here in the US but with all the folks trying to get them legalized were making absloutely NO headway. Ive been one fighting for it!
Anyways, just venting. Your whole setup is insane nice man!!!!
that is awesome! the only think i would do different is have a couple of those monster manitoba whitetails hangin on the walls
Awesome operation! I llove the display for the show. Subscribed.
Its been a long cold winter. The snow has kept us very busy.


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Well Guys I been Out of town for a wile. Came Back to see all this fuss over the NTA, And a decission to Require Every state Origanation that chooses to have a NTA affiliation Require 100% of its members to be NTA members. I have read all the posts, And listened to good points on both sides. It seems To be simple to me. If you want the NTA recognition And points for competitions, Join the NTA. if you just want to be recognized within your state, Don't.
For over 25 years I have been a menber of a local Bass Federation. The National B.A.S.S requires Chapter Menbers to Be B.A.S.S Menbers T fish B.A.S.S. santioned Tournaments. Those tournaments Have additional Benifits. Such As better Prizes. I like that So I Join. However, Not being a B.A.S.S. Member would Not exclude Me from Fishing in Local Tournamants. and getting the prizes They offer.
I feel It is the same with the NTA. If you want the benifits that come with placing in a NTA competition Then you should be a member. It is just that simple. NTA Has not to my knoledge Had a law passed that states. No state can Hold a competition Unless It is NTA santioned. On the other hand to expect the NTA to honner the placings of a competition That they have not santioned Is a bit on the foolhardy side. Lets face it guys. It cost The NTA money To Opperate, And someone has to Pay for the Benifits They May Receive from recoginition Or cirtification from Any national orgination. If you join A state chapter Of the NTA than You should expect to pay National dues. If you dont want to be a member Of The NTA, But still Want to compete, Find an orgination That is not NTA affiliated and join that. Before you go slamming me as a Supporter of anything other than common sense, You should know I am NOT a NTA member, And have been In the Business For over 30 Years.
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it's really not that simple . if you want to be in your state org then you need to be in the nta ,is what they are trying to do . many taxidermists have no ambitions at the national level . i wish all our state members would join the nta , but that's probably not going to happen . with this 100% thing we will lose state membership numbers and this chain , that is the nta , will only be weakening the links that make it strong in the first place . i'm an nta member and state board member , but even though i've been doing taxidermy for some time , i just in the past few years became active in my state's org . my point is that people will do things when they are ready , and if they don't see the advantage of a strong national org now , they might in a year , two maybe threeyears . but as for now , they aren't freeloaders or dead weight , but potential members . let's be patient nta , and not force ourselves on people and maybe scaring them off for good.
You can fish in the local bass tournaments if your not a member of the national. The way the NTA wants it to work is you can't even be a member of your local taxidermy org. if you are not a national member. The state of Ohio where I am from still has 2 taxidermy org. from years ago caused by such ridiculous strong arm tactics. Even though they will say that your org. does not "have" to comply if you are a member of a NTA affiliated org. they WILL have to collect NTA dues as well as local dues at the same time. Otherwise there is no way to make sure all their members are in compliance. I am secretary for the Professional Taxidermists of Ohio which is a IGT affiliated org. Even though there are 2 groups many of the taxidermists in the state are members of the PTO as well as the Ohio Association of Taxidermists. This mandate is just going to put further pressure on the OAT. I only see this as adding a nominal amount of members to the NTA and causing hardship to the state organizations. Further on down the slippery slope is what about the Life Members of the NTA or of the State groups? Is the NTA going to make you join your State Organization before you can join them!? Turnabout is fair play.
The real stinger is this: Even if every taxidermist who is a member of a state org. joins the strength of the NTA will be VERY little. We have 150 in our organization, WI said in a earlier post they have 300, Delaware is said to have 14? To give the benefit of the doubt lets just average the 3, comes out to 154.67 members for each state (I can guarantee there is NOT that many in all state org.!). Multiply that by 50 states (There is not a organization in every state but remember I am giving the highest possible numbers) and you get 7,733.5! WOW! What a giant force marching on DC to send fear and dread among the elected officials! Heck there are more homeless guys in DC than that! Now they will say but think of the cash we will have to use for our defense, 7733.5 x $50 dues= $386,675. A pretty penny for most of us but that wouldn't give us a senators ear for 5 minutes.
The point is that there is NO upside to this and a LOT of downside. The idea is noble indeed but the facts show that even if it works to the fullest possible extent it still means nothing. I know how hard it is to keep a org. going and I wish the NTA luck with this experiment but I fear the worst.
PS Before one of you e-mail me and tell me that there are more than 7335 taxidermists in the US remember they don't ALL join now what makes you think they will when they have to pay more!? We mail to 1800 taxidermists in the state of OH every year and get approx. 150 members, a little better than 10%. Most state org. are in the same boat. I can guarantee when the $ goes up the membership definately won't rise!
Great reply Jim,
I too was going to get into that number thing, but held off. One point you neglected
with your very realistic numbers, is that of that $380K collected in dues, the
majority of that tends to stay in house for overhead costs. Many national fund
raising organizations only spend a fraction of their income on the cause they intend
to fight.
I'd like to see a breakdown of the real numbers, by the NTA.