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20 years on from the release of Meshuggah's Destroy Erase Improve, we return to the album and to the band and assess their influence on today's metal scene.
If someone would have informed me (NG) ten years prior that Meshuggah were going to influence, and arguably instigate an entire new sub-genre, I would have confidently disagreed and argued that the mid nineties industrial metal revival was mere months away. Now in my present hindsight, I can see that I was very wrong, on both levels. Although, it is fair to state that no one was genuinely expecting that, isn't it? (That said, JT would likely argue that he was).
The whole premise to me sounded ridiculous. At the time, Meshuggah were very much an underground band, appealing mainly to a niche audience of technical death metal fans, who actually understood what polyrhythms, time signatures or palm muting were. I enjoyed them as they were different, that was my niche at the time, music to alienate the masses.
Meshuggah's Destroy Erase Improve was a landmark in the bands career, and arguably their breakthrough and transition from the conventions of heavy metal. Key in defining their unique musical identity.
Prior to this, Contradictions Collapse (1991) has the inklings of the Meshuggah sound, though it's not realised until here. There is a heavy rock and metal sound, though with such identifiable influences of bands like Metallica, unique it cannot be labelled.
This album also marks another turning point, as the band find their perfect equilibrium between jazz fusion guitar sound, polyrhythms and a heavier more extreme sound, the Meshuggah sound – leaving less abrasive contemporaries such as Cynic or Atheist, in a somewhat stagnant place.
The more experimental jazz elements of the band seem to have been sheared off, finding a new home and pinnacle in Frederick Thordendal's Special Defects much sort after, Sol Niger Within (1997) featuring jazz drummer Morgen Argren on drums, and Meshuggah drummer Thomas Haake undertaking much of the vocal performance. This album creates a singular, enfolding stream of consciousness, similar, to the much later Catch Thirtythree (2005), though much freer and more rugged. This project also encompasses the more esoteric and experimental underbelly of Meshuggah, dealing with, among other themes; the cosmic, space time, and alien abduction.
Listening to the Destroy Erase Improve 20 years later, Future Breed Machine's alarm clock introduction seems apt. Wake up. Embrace. Whilst even a cursory listen will identify Destroy Erase Improve as being from 1995; prior to the more polished post-human identity forming in albums such as Nothing (2002), and the controversial Catch Thirtythree (namely for its inclusion of programmed drums), it is still relevant 20 years on in this fast and fluid post-modern age.
Admittedly it also took the succeeding Chaosphere (1998) to reach this more polished and confident stage. Chaosphere is almost a sister (or perhaps the evil twin) album to Destroy Erase Improve, channelling a much heavier and abrasive sound, with the jazzier dynamics removed from the forefront and calmer moments, or completely mellow instrumentals (such as Acrid Placidity) removed entirely.
In Nothing (2002) the "Meshuggah" sound and identity is stabilised. This new found confidence in identity surely allowed the creation of the more experimental and expansive I (2004), released on J Manns' Fractured Transmitter Records.
Lyrically, the album and the band in general seem to deal in the abstract. This is to an extent true. Though I think a more accurate analysis would suggest that the themes explored are solely human and every day in nature, albeit from a disassociated and isolated perspective. The sound itself creates an abrasive and jarring wall, and through this medium, emotion is all but hidden, though not removed.
Meshuggahs' lyrics deal with aspects of self, of humanity and of reality, as a brief skim of Destroy Erase Improves' booklet would give away. It is interesting however that the themes explored, and referential foci seem to point toward a more psychedelic back drop. Surely in name sake Inside What's Within Behind is referential to Within You, Without You by The Beatles? Though arguably adopting a counter narrative. And that's the point. Throughout the album the lyrical content deals with ideas which are usual contained to more psychedelic oriented artists, and are certainly restricted within the metal community. Tool are of course the exception, and are acknowledged as highly influential. What is interesting however is that whilst Tool may deal with the mystical, the psychedelic, here it is almost antithetical; it's dark, and not in a brown acid sort of way, it is more like considering The Matrix from the robots' perspective. Dystopian.
Beneath, in my opinion (JT) is the standout track of the album, documents a journey into the self. It journeys to the core of biological being, and to toward the realisation of the futility of humanity. "What am I this me beneath, A vain organic lie, That rules me from inside".
Whilst the mystical is exposed in its human clothing, as in Transfixion; "Delusions of omniscience bred us my liars, Mentally drained by the growing leech, Fed on our manic desire".
Throughout the record it is never the intention to offer the listener soaring heights (blissfulness through intensity perhaps), rather it engulfs and drags down into Sublevels of the self; "A vision of morbidity, Of ragged silent shadows, Dressed in black disease, They're closing in on me, Peering lifeless weary eyes, They drag me down into, Another world inside of me". The sound is heavy and intense and the disassociated lyrics are a pleasure to get lost in.
(The dark and aggressive, Terminal Illusions even got its own amusing DIY music video. See also Rational Gaze)
The overwhelming success which Meshuggah found in later years has since spawned an entire genre, Djent. Whilst many of the bands who play Djent music would (and almost certainly should) identify Meshuggah as key influence, Meshuggah themselves now seem to stand out less astutely in this oversaturated landscape.
Now in 2015, the Djent movement, as it is now affectionately named, is such a thing. Whilst its prime has since passed, it has had profound effect on the music industry itself with its DIY ethos and passionate internet based following. Bands identifying as Djent now emerge all the time, commonly in one of two forms; Be it a one man studio project such as Cloudkicker or Chimpspanner or a fully instrumented band like Periphery or After the Burial.
Inevitably, with the popularity comes the detraction. The abundance of similar sounding artists has caused significant points for discussion; Since Djent has been considered a viable thing, the resentment has been as equally zealous. Many dismissed the now, all too familiar sound, not assisted by many artists preference for programmed instruments as opposed to a live band, consequently, blurring the lines as to what is considered musicianship.
Whilst this this burgeoning subgenre is still negotiating the boundaries of the mainstream, Meshuggah are still going strong and have, subsequently, never fully acknowledged the influence they have generated. Whether they are merely humbled or apologetic, we may never comprehend given their relative silence on the matter. Interestingly, Meshuggah have at times effectively been overshadowed by many of the artists they help create. Admittedly, they do not even compare to the technical prowess and songwriting ability they possess, but the primary altercation is that the former have a much younger, more digitally active fanbase, and in this technologically preoccupied society we exist in, a digital voice has become more important than a real one. Meshuggah are relics from a time when the internet was predominately used for stealing music rather than promoting it.
Regardless, the fact that Meshuggah are still considered musical pioneers and still release consistently successful and intense albums is only testament to their influence. This is not a perfect album and listening today its sound betrays its age. But that is not the point. The influence of this album and of the direction the band were taking represented here in is important and worth celebrating. Happy 20th anniversary!


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Vampires of today have evolved into romantic figures in books and on the screen, but they didn't always have this appeal. In 1922 movie, Nosfertau: Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A symphony of horrors.) This German movie starred Max Schreck as the vampire with hairy palms, large bat-like ears and beastly appearance. Definitely a memorable character for very different reason than the heartthrobs we read about in our vampire books today. This vamp would cause your heart to beat faster, but not because of his romantic appeal.
In the US we had our own vampire. Bela Lugosi had fangs and an air of seduction going for him. In 1927, he starred in a Broadway production of Dracula based on the Bram Stoker novel and adapted for the stage by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. The production ran 261 performances before touring. In 1930, Universal bought the rights and started filming Dracula. This Dracula portrayed in the movies wore two pieces of jewelry, a silver medallion and large signet ring. In the Legosi's betrayal of Dracula it seemed the ring had a significant roll. Dracula would walk with his arms bent and slightly in front of him as if the ring led the way. The 1930's vampire was still a villain but with a sensual charm to lure his
Christopher Lee was England's image of Dracula. His hair was black, his cape was a long opera cloak and his eye glowed blood red. His film credits states he was the Dracula who had very little to do, but look menacing. Movie titles: Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), and Scars of Dracula (1970)--All classics. Lee stared in other Dracula films in the 1970's, where Hammer tried to bring the character into the modern era. These films didn't do well. It seemed audiences liked the dark villain that didn't say much. Christopher Lee stood 6' 5" definitely a foreboding Dracula.
In 1987, The Lost Boys hit the screens. Now these vamps had fangs! Their eyes were greenish-red and they didn't like the sun. The vampires are still the vicious villains but the cape has been put away and the vamps sported a leather jacket and rode motorcycles. David played by Keifer Sutherland.
Francis Ford Copolla remade Dracula in 1992. Gary Oldman played the leading role. Dracula was seductive, strong, very bad and scary but also with a romantic flare. It's pegged as an Erotic Vampirism in stunning Gothic style.
In 1994, Interview with the Vampire was filmed and was based on the Anne Rice's novels. It soon became a favorite for the genre. Her vampires had a human tragic side to them as well as still being savage with their blood lust. Lestat is played by Tom Cruise and Louis de Pointe du Lac is played by Brad Pitt.
In 2002, the Vampire Lestat made another appearance in Queen of the Damned. The brooding vampire was played by Stuart Townsend. The vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. He's still lethal and tragic, but he falls for a human.
The Kindred: The Embrace was loosely based on the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. The series aired on TV on April 2, 1996. The vampires survive among the humans through the 'masquerade'—disguising themselves as humans. Julian Luna played by Mark Frankel, is the prince of the city and ruler of five clans of vampires, which they call the Kindred. Most of the clans can pass as human, dark and mysterious, but some look more like the Nosferatu vampire though they have human attributes. They stay clear of human interaction. Mark Frankel's character is charming, lethal (when need be) and all rolled into a beautiful package. The vampires can also turn into animals. With a last name like Luna, it was only appropriate Julian's animal was the wolf. Julian is a vampire women would want to date. Sadly the series was cancelled after eight episodes due to the tragic motorcycle accident that claimed Mark Frankel's life.
Angel aired in 1999-2004. The vampire, Angel is cursed with a soul. So he has fangs, can't be in the sun or he'd burn into flames, but he has human traits because he possesses a soul. Dark, brooding and sexy was played by David Boreanaz. His poster still hangs in our garage behind the dryer. lol
And then there was Spike played by James Marsters. Spike was a vampire out of charater. He was the villain, the comic-relief and the anti-hero. He also was romantic. His love for Drusilla stayed true--well at least until she left him.
Moonlight aired in 2007 with Mick St. John staring the gorgeous Alex O'Loughlin was turned into a vampire on his wedding night. This strong but vulnerable vampire also has a thing for a human. Here the vampire who still has fangs, still has to drink blood to survive, the sun makes him ill but it doesn't make him immediately burst into flames. This vampire has all the traits of the earlier vampires that were betrayed on film, but now he's the romantic hero that makes the heart beat a little faster.
2008 Twilight hits the theater. The characters are based of Stephenie Meyer's popular Twilight Series(2005.) Her vampires are gorgeous and lethal though the members of the Cullen Clan try to keep the beast leashed inside. Stephenie Meyer's vampire's eyes turn dark brown/black when they're hungry, light brown when they've fed on an animal. The villain's eyes turn blood red when they feed on human blood. Their skin also sparkles in the sun. Edward Cullen is played by Robert Pattinson, and the vampire James was played by Cam Gigandet.
In my vampire tale, I put a new spin on the Chinese vampire, the chiang-shih. Jairec was bitten by the chiang-shih and has three days to find the cure. Jairec fights the urge to give into the monster lurking inside of him. He also finds he's fallen for Autumn Moon and will do all he can to keep her safe. Tall, dark, lethal and romantic. :)
As you can see vampires have evolved from a villain with no control over their blood lust to romantic leads that try to keep their lethal attributes leashed. Which vampire appeals to you?
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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists he has no concerns over Sergio Aguero despite the forward's slow start to the season.
The Argentina international, last year's golden boot winner in the Premier League, has just one league goal in six outings this campaign.
Aguero, who suffered a knee injury against Crystal Palace earlier in September, did score against Sunderland in the League Cup on Tuesday.
Pellegrini believes the 27-year-old is well-placed to kick-start his season when City visit Tottenham on Saturday.
"I don't think he needs help in this moment because he is not in a bad moment," Pellegrini said.
"I am absolutely sure that if he didn't score in the last two games it's because he was not 100 per cent fit.
"But against Sunderland he participates with a lot of the play for the team so I don't have any doubt.
"Normally, Sergio scores goals. Sometimes, when he's come back from a long injury, he needs one or two games to recover his normal performance.
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Our progressive educational philosophy recognizes that people learn in social, creative and emotional ways, and that these are just as important as academic growth. We provide a strong, personal environment, allowing trust to develop within the community, which opens students up to the full range of their abilities and interests.Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. Y.B. Yeats
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To: Stan Medlar
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I want to thank you for the exceptional job you did on replacing the roof on my house. You truly went "above the call of duty". As it happened, I was out of town on a business trip when my roof was replaced. You made sure my dogs were put in the kennel and let out at night. I know that's not part of your job duties but you did it anyway.
When I returned home the yard was completely clean and the new roof looked great. You inspected everything and had the crew return to take care of a minor issue on the shed that was due to perhaps some defective shingles.
You explained everything in detail and made sure I got exactly was I was expecting and what I had paid for. Thank you (and my dogs thank you too!).
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Almost two months into what is slated to be the most controversial American presidency since the Second World War, and pundits in the District of Columbia must already be running out of adjectives.
The fast-rising cliché concerning the literal or serious nature of Donald Trump's campaign promises has been swiftly turned on its head since he was inaugurated on January 20, particular with an executive order temporarily barring travel to the United States from seven Muslim majority countries.
People are now taking The Donald somewhat at his word, at least for the time being.
But even with this latest turn, the notion that the Trumpster is simply not that interested in being president of the world's greatest superpower – with all the boredom that entails – makes you wonder whether he will last the next four years.
Add to that his age, and the fact that a good portion of Americans must wish somebody would take a shot at him, and this makes for an ideal forecasting topic.
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What's America's fastest growing television network? Netflix. But of course, Netflix technically isn't a network.
On the heels of its highly successful launch of its streaming-only series House of Cards, Netflix is impressing investors with better-than-expected profits and solid subscriber growth. Netflix reports that it signed up 2,000,000 new customers in its latest quarter, for a total of 29,200,000 members, almost as many as HBO. Almost as important, Netflix has become one of Wall Street's hottest performers, rising more than 80 percent.
In October 2012, Netflix shares were trading at approximately $60 on Nasdaq. This morning, Netflix was trading at $214 per share.
The company pointed to its current buzz-generating series House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey, for a good amount of its success and its upcoming May 26 release of the rebooted "Arrested Development" series.
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Welcome to my bewitching shop of handcrafted soaps, lotions and potions!
My name is Heidi Price and I live in Ellicott City, Maryland. My soap making adventures began when I took a soap making class in 2000. I became obsessed. I was constantly making soaps for my children and soaps for friends and family. Then I decided to try my hand at other creations like lotions, scrubs, creamed soaps.... I'm still coming up with new ideas and recipes.
In 2007 I decided to start selling my creations. I became "Heidi's Handmades" and got a business license and insurance. I have been selling online under that name ever since, and it has been awesome.
In the Fall of 2009 I started The Bubbling Cauldron line for those who are into zombies, witches and vampires. My husband suggested it because he loves zombies and such. He said "Why don't you make a zombie scrub... that removes dead skin". A light bulb went off in my head and I could see my Zombie Scrub idea right before me.... among other fun ghoulish product ideas. What an amazing concept. But it certainly wouldn't work with my Heidi's Handmades creations because they are all pink and pretty things. So I decided to create a darker bath line. I was trying to think of the name while I was stirring my bubbling concoctions. That's when I came up with The Bubbling Cauldron.
But honestly, I'm not into the whole blood and guts thing - but I do enjoy creating dark, elegant and enchanting product labels and scents. I was planning to do it just for the Halloween season but had several requests from customers to sell them all year. So I've decided to continue The Bubbling Cauldron as an extension to my Heidi's Handmades business.
When I am not making bath and body products, I am busy being Mom, wife, and I love to knit. I especially love to knit hats and I have donated hundreds of hats to the homeless, the troops, cancer patients and NICU babies. It is therapeutic for me to knit, and they very much appreciate my hand knitted creations... so it's a win win.
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ANDERSON, S.C. - The Lees-McRae College women's soccer team fell to the Anderson University Trojans, 2-0, Thursday night in a Conference Carolinas match.
The loss, which drops the Lady Bobcats to 9-6 overall and 6-3 in the conference, is only the third time the team has been shutout in 2009.
Catherine Thomas scored in the 27th minute off a corner from Larissa Fedorowich to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead.
The Lady Bobcats out shot the Trojans 6-4 in the first half, but couldn't find the back of the net.
Three minutes into the second half, Anderson added an insurance goal from Ashley Cotton.
Again, Lees-McRae outshot Anderson in the half, 7-4. They also held a 4-2 corner kick advantage.
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A twelve year old boy and his mother have been left in a state of shock after a Siri on demonstration model of an iPhone 4S insulted them. The iPhone 4S was being displayed in a Tesco's supermarket in the UK and earlier in the day pranksters had messed around with Siri and set its owners name as a seven word string of insults.
A lad of 12 who tried out the new iPhone 4S in Tesco was stunned when it told him: "Shut the f\*** up, you ugly t\***." The phone's Siri system, which answers spoken questions, came back with the foul-mouthed insult when Charlie Le Quesne asked: "How many people are there in the world?"
Staff were informed of the way Siri was responding to questions and agreed to immediately remove the iPhone 4S from display. They went on to explain that the phone had been tampered with and its owner's name changed to reflect the bad language that had been heard. Siri often says its owners name when answering questions hence the way it responded in this case. Tesco claims to have returned the iPhone 4S to Apple for further diagnostic tests.
In other words, s*** happens. Similar to photo bombing or loading up adult content on web browsers, there will always be those who seek to take advantage of live demo units. Dummy units would solve this problem but greatly reduce the ability of consumers to test and evaluate devices prior to purchase.
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Make your own oven cleaner without the heavy chemicalsWednesday, December 10, 2008 23:46
If you dread cleaning your oven because of those chemical-heavy oven cleaners (you cannot touch it with bare skin, breathe the fumes!) not to mention the expensiveness of it, here is a tip for you so your oven can be sparkly and shiny clean inside for all the holiday baking and the Christmas ham or turkey. And it is so much easier than the standard "hot water, soap, and a ton of elbow grease" method that many women do simply because of the safety issues with the oven cleaner chemicals.
First, start with a cold oven, so do it on a night you aren't using your oven. Fill a medium plastic bowl to the halfway mark with ammonia. Set it on the rack and allow it to sit ovenight in a closed oven – just the cold oven, do NOT use the clean oven cycle on the oven if you have one. In the morning, remove the bowl, wipe down all sides of the oven (the ammonia loosens all that baked on icky stuff), then give it a quick wash with hot water and soap, but with not nearly as much elbow grease as you would have used had you skipped the overnight ammonia trick.
You will now have a clean and sparkly oven, without those harsh oven cleaners, and without having to use the super hot clean oven setting on the oven!
2 Responses to "Make your own oven cleaner without the heavy chemicals"
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Thanks, excellent tip. I also find that it's useful removing old crud from pots and pans buy using oven cleaner and your creation.
July 9th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
excellent tip: instead of using heavy chemicals that you shouldn't touch or get on your skin, use ammonia which is caustic, and is described, in chemical terms, as hazardous to health, skin and lungs.


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"Bangsamoro" - United at last?
The Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have reached an agreement. Both parties have concluded negotiations on the Framework Agreement which was held at the State Room of the Palace of the Golden Horses hotel in Kuala Lumpur and have peacefully achieved something that we may call as a "historical moment" not only for the political side of the country but for our nation as a whole.
Soon enough, there will be no more Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and will be replaced with an all new autonomous political entity: the "Bangsamoro." Bangsamoro is seen to be established by 2016 and will be created through an Executive Order and supported by Congressional resolutions.
"The ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) is a failed experiment. Many of the people continue to feel alienated by the system, and those who feel that there is no way out will continue to articulate their grievances through the barrel of a gun," the President stated, and is looking forward in paving a "final, enduring peace in Mindanao."
Its core territory will be the present five-province, two-city Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the six towns in Lanao del Norte (Baloi, Munai, Nunungan, Pantar, Tagoloan and Tangkal) and the barangays in the towns of Kabacan, Carmen, Aleosan, Pigcawayan, Pikit and Midsayap that voted for inclusion it he 2001 plebiscite; the cities of Cotabato and Isabela in Basilan and all other contiguous areas where there is a resolution of the local government unit or there is a petition of at least ten percent of the qualified voters in their area.
The agreement is set to be signed in Manila next week, but no exact date and place has been set yet. The Framework Agreement will be signed in the presence of Aquino, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and MILF chief Al Haj Murad Ibrahim
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O'Reilly: If FBI Can't Arrest Leakers, the US Is In 'Major Trouble'
In his Talking Points Memo tonight, Bill O'Reilly reacted to FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers' testimony before the House Intelligence Committee.
O'Reilly said that lawmakers' questions to the pair made it clear that there was a political agenda on both sides of the aisle.
"Republican congresspeople wanted to know about the leakers, people within government giving classified information to reporters," O'Reilly said. "On the Democratic side, it was the Obama tap, the allegation that President Trump tweeted out."
O'Reilly said that there is absolutely no evidence that Obama tapped Trump Tower during the presidential campaign.
"The accusation that President Obama was actively involved in harming the Trump campaign has now harmed the president himself," O'Reilly said.
He explained that Trump needs the American people to focus on health care, the border situation and the economy, not "alleged conspiracies."
"In the future, the president would be wise to embrace only facts in his pronouncements," O'Reilly said.
"Summing up: Republicans want to get away from the tap thing, the Democrats continue to peddle the Russia-Trump campaign situation."
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(note: All photos but my sock in progress photo were taken by Joanna of Knit Spin Farm. Thanks to her for being such a good photographer and letting me use her photos!)
I did it! I spent my weekend knitting/spinning with a bunch of strangers. It was MAGICAL.
First of all, my carpool. There was one other person coming from Bloomington: Liby, who does the Multicraftual podcast. We drove to Indianapolis-ish to meet the rest of our carpool: JoAnna, who does the Knit Spin Farm podcast, and Amy Beth, who does the Fat Squirrel Speaks podcast. Indeed, I was the only person in the car who does not have a podcast.
As we were driving toward Washington, IL, we saw the most amazing thing in the sky. As you may imagine, this photo just gives you a hint as to its awesomeness.
You know what's amazing about the internet? You google "horizontal cloud rainbow" and it tells you what you really mean is circumhorizontal arc. Gotta love that. I also love that the Knitting Pipeline podcast has a "Nature Notes" section, and we experienced some really unique nature on our way to the retreat.
We stopped at a Klose Knit in Urbana, which had some beautiful yarn (I continue my mission to be like a Pokemon trainer but for Opal sock yarn) and where we had a fantastic realization that we had crossed a time zone and were no longer running late. I do this literally every time I drive to Illinois, and I do hope that someday I learn to take this into account.
We also stopped at Heritage Hills, a farm that had Leicester Longwool sheep, which are a fascinating breed and make adorable lambs. Now I suppose I should say that the day I married my husband was the happiest moment of my life, but honestly, look at me here.
I do believe this lamb felt loved (or terrified).
Now onto the retreat! It was low key, mostly a lot of just hanging out and chatting working on projects. I did some spinning on my charkha and attracted a little attention.
Sitting next to me is Susan B. Anderson, a fabulous knit designer, and standing is Rose who sells amazing yarn at Cakewalk, as well as our host Paula of the Knitting Pipeline. I went to some informal workshops on things like the Leicester Longwool breed, a show and tell about shawls, and one of the big hits of the retreat: the bellydance workshop taught by Liby.
My entire carpool, thrifty as we were, decided to camp out on the floor of the church that was hosting the event.
Paula is also a bagpiper and treated us to an amazing performance with two of her fellow pipers. There's something deeply moving about the sound of live bagpipes, and it's tough to explain, but it resonates with some emotional thing in my brain . When they performed Amazing Grace, I was actually fighting back tears.
We really had a fabulous time. I even got some knitting done. Here's the beginning of a pair of husband socks, made from Opal sock yarn and looking like a bear snout.
I can now very heartily recommend going to a retreat. I met lots of really interesting people, learned a bunch of things (including hip shimmies), and expanded my knitting queue even further. What was especially great was that I didn't have to put in a lot of effort to meet people. There were plenty of people more extroverted than me who introduced themselves. At meals it was really easy to sit with a group of people whether you knew some of them or not. And of course, it's easy to strike up conversation about what someone is wearing or working on.
Here's my carpool on our way home from the event. I say "carpool" but that seems so impersonal. This was a car full of seriously fun, smart, sassy, beautiful women. Amazing to think they were all strangers to me Friday morning!
Now onto another sure to be fabulous weekend: Maryland Sheep and Wool. Will I get another fleece? What other goodies are coming home with me? Will I eat ribbon chips? The answer to that last one is yes.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Knitting Pipeline Retreat Recap
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It was so fun to meet you! :D Let's hit Wisconsin this summer!ReplyDelete
It was great meeting you! Love your recap!ReplyDelete
I have a retroactive corollary to letting you use the photos...you must take lots of awesome photos in Maryland to share with us. Have an awesome time!!!ReplyDelete
I always tear up when I hear amazing grace on the bagpipes.ReplyDelete
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I did full primary to Sharath's led primary CD again this morning. Like the last time I did Sharath's led (see this post), this morning's practice was another congested one. Except that I was being very stubborn this morning; I wanted to keep to the vinyasa count and the pace so badly that I didn't even bother to pause to blow my nose. It would've been pretty gross if you were watching me practice this morning; from around Garbha Pindasana all the way to Utplutih, snot was coming out my nose, and I just let it flow. Surprisingly, I didn't drown in my own snot; somehow, I was able to find the space in my respiratory system to continue breathing and moving. It certainly wasn't comfortable, but I like to think that it forced me to find a deeper space to breath out of. And the really interesting thing is that, immediately after practice, I blew my nose, and was totally congestion-free after that!
Anyway, this also makes me wonder: What do people in Mysore do if they are congested during led primary? I mean, do people just get up in the middle of led to go to the bathroom? Or do they just continue, snot and all? Anybody know?
In preparation for my move to Idaho, I think I'm going to stick to just doing primary for the next few weeks. My teacher (PJ Heffernan) told me that Sharath told him that it is a good idea to do primary only when you are moving to a new place, and to stick to primary only for two weeks after you move to the new place, in order to get used to the energy of the new place. Sounds like good advice; I'll take it. Which means there will be no adventures in Karandavasana impotence for the next few weeks.


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Meat Feast is our second short film.
After the buzz of finishing Patient Zero and the all the positive feedback we recieved, we were very eager to get back on with filming another feature. Episode 2 of Patient Zero had to be shelved due to budget requirements so we're looking at making an homage to slasher films of the 80's.
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Here's Tom Heath's latest column on Washington's business community:
I met Dwight Bush a few years ago when he was part of a group that tried to buy the Washington Nationals from Major League Baseball. Bush, 51, is a well-known Washington corporate banker. He speaks softly and deliberately, like many bankers.
He also oozes gravitas.
Bush is setting up a new private equity fund, but I wanted to talk a little baseball first.
Does the current economic implosion make the Nationals a less appealing investment? Bush's baseball group, led by Indianapolis communications executive Jeff Smulyan, lost out to the family of Ted Lerner. Lerner bought the Nationals for $450 million two years ago.
"I think there's so many things [the Lerners] can do with that franchise that will make it really important to D.C.," said Bush, who shares five expensive ($150 per seat, per game) Diamond Club season tickets behind home plate. "From that perspective, I wish we had prevailed. On the other hand, it's clear to me the timing of the investment is going to make it more difficult for [the Lerners] to get the returns they are looking for. I think they have a real challenge to get the people in the D.C. community behind them."
Bush's resume includes a stint at J.P. Morgan Chase, where he worked in corporate finance and private equity. He also was vice president of corporate development at Sallie Mae, the giant student loan lender, and helped move that company from a quasi-government agency to a regular corporation. More recently, he helped BET founder Bob Johnson start the Urban Trust Bank.
He resigned from Urban Trust a year ago and is in the process of raising a few hundred million dollars to start a private equity fund that will invest in the same impaired assets that U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson wants to buy from banks.
Bush has experience at this sort of thing. He is on the board of JER Investors Trust, a Northern Virginia real estate investment company founded by Joseph E. Robert. I wrote a story about Robert a couple of weeks ago describing how he made his fortune buying and selling properties during the savings and loan crisis in the early 1990s.
I asked Bush why he was starting a private equity fund and where he was hoping to find money in this cash-strapped environment.
"What we know is that the last time we had a mortgage meltdown, there were great fortunes made," said Bush. "In this type of fragmented environment, those people who can identify good assets that are undervalued...people like Joe Robert...and that can work with those assets over time to help realize their true value" will make lots of money.
He said the private equity fund will do two things: manage assets that the federal government buys from banks through the Paulson Plan. The fund will also, separately, buy assets that the "Paulson Plan" auctions, then fix them up and sell them at a profit - hopefully.
Bush also has his eye on assets that desperate hedge funds are unloading at fire-sale prices.
Some $43 billion came out of the hedge fund market in September because investors are demanding their money. Bush said hedge funds are selling off quality assets, from manufacturing companies to farmland to commodities, at low prices so they can give cash to their impatient investors.
"Some of these [hedge fund] guys would buy the building their hedge fund operates out of, take two floors for themselves and lease the rest. That asset can probably be acquired because they need the liquidity. Or they invested in other non-financial assets. That's okay until you have to liquify that asset and investors say they want out.
"They will have to frequently sell those assets at a distressed priced, even if those are good assets."
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Bush then gave me similar advice to what Russ Ramsey told me a few weeks ago. Ramsey, a co-founder of Friedman Billings Ramsey Group Inc., who now runs a private investment firm, said to buck up keep investing, even as the market continues its crash.
Bush: "You could look at this current situation we are in and say it's awful. But if you are a long-term investor, you have to look past this and you continue to invest in things that are going to yield long-term returns."
Given his experience in private equity, I asked Bush if the PE model based on cheap credit has been blown up. Here's the model: put up a minimal amount of money and borrow the rest for an ailing business. Increase the business's revenues, making it more valuable, and then sell it at a big profit. Under that model, private equity firms made huge returns for their investors and themselves. District-based Carlyle Group earned 26 percent annual returns, net of fees, over the past two decades.
"In the short term, private equity firms will tend to work more with strategic partners and the assets acquired will be less leveraged. Over the long term, you've got to remember that banks have to lend to make money and that this [the credit freeze] too shall pass. My view is that the current situation should reach bottom some time in early to mid-2009, and by 2010 we should have a more robust economy again."
He said the pendulum of regulation will probably swing toward greater control over financial institutions in the next few months or years. But Bush said the regulations will be relaxed over time.
"There's a tendency on the part of regulators in a time like this to tie things down too much and restrict too much commerce. Eventually they will have to come back to a more balanced approach."
Dan Beyers
October 21, 2008; 1:00 PM ET
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I couldn't agree more with Dwight's comments about the Lerners and the Nationals. They have done squat in the community except for some token "photo-ops". Still baffles me that Bud went with the Lerners when he could have gone with a group that included General Powell among others who would have really been active in the community and baseball.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Life is short
Have any of you ever stopped to number your days? In reality we don't have that many. We are all limited by time. Death is approaching us, yes, every one of us. What things do we want to accomplish, but always put off? No one knows when he will die so spend so spend your life in a manner which you can stand before God and not look back and say "Wow what a total waste"!We all need to spend our limited time on earth in a way that glorifies God. He will use us for his purposes. He is the one who made us, so trust him. He will guide your paths. Life is short, live it well.
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Mind Your Peas & Eggs
June 28, 2009
Highlighting some of our CSA foods this week with two simple preparations. Wednesday's dinner was risotto with sugar snap peas, pea greens, garlic scapes and cilantro, while my lunch salad featured our farm's mixed greens and eggs. Pretty sure I eventually ate the mesclun greens, but honestly, the eggs stole the show!
Pea Risotto with Garlic Scapes and Cilantro
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 rounded cup Arborio rice
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 garlic scape, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups sugar snap peas, chopped crosswise into 1/2″ pieces
- 6 cups uncooked pea greens, steamed and chopped
- 1 small handful cilantro leaves, chopped
- 2 tsps butter (optional)
- salt and pepper
- Combine the broth and water in a 2 qt saucepan; bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and keep on a back burner.
- Heat the oil in a 4 or 6qt saucepan and cook onion 3 minutes over med-high heat. Add rice and stir until well-coated and starts to make a slight crackly sound, about 1-2 minutes. Add wine; stir continuously until wine almost evaporates. Stir in the garlic scape.
- Bring the broth back to a low simmer and add one ladle-full at a time to the risotto pot, stirring continuously. Once the addition of broth is absorbed by the rice, add the next ladle-full (you will continue this process for 18-20 minutes). Around minute 15, add the snap peas. Around minute 18, add the pea greens. When the rice is nice and al dente, but creamy, add the cilantro.
- Finish the risotto by adding the butter and stirring vigorously for one minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Hard Boiled Egg
- Place the number of eggs you want into a dry saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Just cover with cold water.
- Bring the water to a boil then immediately remove from heat and cover with a lid.
- Let the eggs sit 13 minutes. Drain the hot water then run eggs under cold water until they are cool enough to handle, 3-5 minutes. Peel immediately.
The Marriage of Strawberry and Rhubarb
June 22, 2009
The CSA strawberries were delicious straight from the carton; but the super-tart rhubarb needed some partnering. Hence the age-old combo of strawberry & rhubarb. Here are photos of the crumble I prepared, and the recipe, adapted from Annabel Karmel's Superfoods.
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
- 2 large stalks rhubarb, diced
- 4 cups strawberries, quartered
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup + 1 Tbsp flour
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans and almonds
- Vanilla ice cream
- Preheat oven to 375. Add rhubarb and strawberries to a 2 qt baking dish; toss with sugar, 1 Tbsp flour and lemon juice.
- Combine the following in a mixing bowl for the topping: 1 cup flour, salt, baking powder, brown sugar, lemon zest, butter and olive oil; stir until lumps form.
- Scatter the topping over the fruit, then sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake for 45 minutes, until bubbly and nuts are golden brown. Top with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Summertime, and the Eatin' is Easy
June 20, 2009
CSA season begins in Brooklyn! Our bounty comes from Garden of Eve farm in Riverhead, Long Island. The first pick-up did not disappoint! Here's what's growing this third week of June (top photo, clockwise from right):
- Cilantro
- Pea Greens
- Kale
- Strawberries
- Sugar Snap Peas
- Mesclun Greens
- Spinach
- Asparagus
- Rhubarb
- Garlic Scapes
Eve's beautiful lavender is adorning our bar. Muddled lavender flowers and gin are on the horizon!
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The "Wobble" is happening in Colorado. No, it's not that funny dance you saw on Youtube; it's a totally different kind of movement—a legal one, in fact.
During the 2013 legislative session, new Colorado drug laws were created to give people with certain drug felony convictions a chance to lessen their punishment. Part of a general overhaul of Colorado's approach to drug crimes was created with the intention of keeping people convicted with drug possession out of the Department of Corrections. These new laws are nicknamed the "Wobbler Laws."
What is it, exactly?
The Colorado Revised Statute section 18-1.3-103.5 states that certain drug felony convictions can be reduced to misdemeanor convictions, provided that an offender has completed a probationary sentence.
These laws were created through the efforts of the Colorado Criminal Reform Commission and the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar with the goal of keeping people convicted of drug possession crimes out of prison.
It's also a new classification for drug crimes in Colorado. Now, drug crimes are broken into two categories: Drug Misdemeanors (DM) and Drug Felonies (DF). Each category is broken up by different subcategories and levels that define possible minimum/maximum sentences for the crime of the drug offender.
Okay. What does it mean?
So basically, someone who pleaded guilty and was charged with a drug felony conviction can "wobble" their punishment down to a misdemeanor conviction. In C.R.S. section 18-1.3-401.5, it's stated that this effect applies to drug offenses committed on or after October 31, 2013.
So, who is eligible?
In order for people to qualify for the Wobbler, they must meet a certain criteria. It's important to note that it applies to most DF4 crimes (normally a sentence of 6 months to a year in prison). It's also possible for someone to qualify if they are still struggling with addiction issues after being given a deferred sentence on a prior drug case.
Offenses eligible for the "wobbler" are these:
- possession of 4 grams or less of a schedule I or II drug.
- possession of 2 grams or less of methamphetamine, heroin, ketamine, or cathinones
- possession of four milligrams or less of flunitrazepam.
- a level 4 drug felony for distribution or transfer of the controlled substance so long as the purpose was for consuming all of the controlled substance with another person or persons at a time substantially contemporaneous with the transfer and only if the distribution or transfer involves not more than four grams of a schedule I or II controlled substance or not more than two grams of methamphetamine, heroin, ketamine, or cathinones.
- possession of more than twelve ounces of marijuana or more than three ounces of marijuana concentrate.
- obtaining a controlled substance through Fraud & Deceit.
Who isn't eligible, then?
If the defendant is not probation-eligible, has more than 2 prior misdemeanor drug conviction, or has already received diversion or deferred judgement for a felony charge, they can't qualify for the "wobbler."
What are the benefits of the Wobbler Law?
Eligible drug offenders benefit from the "wobbler" because it keeps them from having a felony conviction on their record. So, they're given the opportunity to lessen their sentence and avoid a permanent drug felony conviction, which also eliminates negative consequences and problems when filling out job applications, getting background checks, and applying for bank loans.


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After this step was done, all that was required was to add an option to make a profile either a HOTP profile or a mOTP type, edit some database fields, and generate a new layout for the HOTP generation page. The Mobile-OTP application is translated into three languages, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. A goal of mine was to have all additional strings required for this update to also be translated. I have tried very hard to make this happen.
I also wanted to implement this change in such a way that if a third OTP comes around the corner (S/Key), that change wouldn't be so hard. I didn't implement any design patterns per the Gang of Four, the code would not require that many modifications to support another algorithm.


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Statistical Analysis of Networks and Systems (SANS) is a research group of the Computer Architecture Department at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, in Barcelona (Spain). Together with the Distributed Systems Group it forms the CNDS (Computer Networks and Distributed Systems) research group.
Our mean research interest is on the capture and statistical analysis of data from Internet of Things devices, applied to different areas, such as environmental monitoring, smart cities, and analysis of mobility patterns. Current research activities are focused on the following areas: Blind calibration of sensors, Machine learning techniques, Analysis of Mobile traffic, Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities applications. Some examples are: (i) analysis of mobility from data sets obtained from mobile devices, and (ii) on how to guarantee data quality and accuracy in community sensor networks made of low cost monitoring equipment by means of machine learning techniques.
Related to this last topic, we coordinate the H2020 project CAPTOR (2016-2019) that runs three big pilots on tropospheric ozone monitoring in Austria, Italy and Spain, driven by grassroots activists and local communities, and we have developed an Opend Linked Data repository called CommSensum under the National project PLASMA for community sensor networks (visit http://commsensum.pc.ac.upc.edu/ ).
The CAPTOR monitoring network will use DIY nodes created by our team (the so called "captor" nodes). You can find more details in this video .
We are also interested in research activities on the following topics: Security in Ad Hoc Routing and Delay/Disruptive Tolerant Networks.


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Fifty feet above the deck, crane trolleys flew through the air, their jawlike spreaders plucking boxes from the giant vessel's hold. As the boxes were lowered onto the wharf, they were gobbled up by a waiting fleet of straddle carriers, busy arachnid vehicles that alerted a computer to the cargo's arrival, and hauled it off to preordained locations in the yard.
From the asphalt dock, the scene looked a little like the launching pad at Cape Canaveral: a sprawling techno-space dominated by Jurassic-size, seemingly autonomous machines. One astonishing thing about the longshore business these days is how its vast scope — tons of roses from
Much of the work takes place indoors. Up in a control room, sitting among some peers, a superintendent monitored a digital schematic of the ship, tracking the operation, step by step, in real time. His blinking, changing screen showed the number of containers already unloaded and the number still aboard. It showed how many crane lifts and straddle-carrier moves had been accomplished and, moreover, whether the ratio of moves-per-15-minute-increment was faster, or slower, than the terminal had planned.
Sitting in an office nearby was James Pelliccio, the president of the terminal, one of six such outfits that make up the Port of New York and New Jersey and lie in a loose semicircle south of
It was a striking thing to say about the classic New York task of handling seaborne cargo, an activity that, if only in the collective imagination, still remains connected to the grueling leg-and-shoulder work immortalized on film by Marlon Brando. The truth, of course, is that today's port is driven more by brains than by brawn. Terminal workers speak a florid corporate language of "space optimization" and "key performance indicators." Longshoremen click computer mice and complain about
It is partly because of these mechanical and technological advances that the New York area ports are now booming, after the last few difficult years. In 2011, the six terminals in
The history of the region's port has always been marked by transformation, whether in 1825, when the Erie Canal was opened, allowing trade with the flourishing Midwest; or in 1956, when standardized containers began ushering out the era of winching unevenly shaped break-bulk cargo out of holds.
Those at the port today agree that this is another moment ripe with change, even if they disagree about what that change will bring. The Panama Canal is scheduled to be widened in a few years, and the Port Authority will, by then, have spent the better portion of a $3.8 billion capital investment plan to attract its massive freighters, which will have nearly double the capacity of current cargo ships. Terminal executives, like Mr. Pelliccio, have spent an additional $1 billion on infrastructure improvements, eagerly joining the "arms race" for business out of
While all this money and frenzied preparation have lent the port an atmosphere of energy, it has also destabilized its inherent balance of forces, as a small group of stakeholders — shipping companies, terminal owners, the Port Authority, the longshoremen's union — jockeys to promote specific visions of the future. Not surprisingly, these conflicting visions have become a central issue in the bitter contract talks between the union and its local negotiating partner, the New York Shipping Association. The talks fell apart last month and would have resulted in a strike on Oct. 1, right before the Christmas inventory season, if a federal mediator hadn't gotten both sides to agree to a three-month extension.
Beyond the specifics — the shippers' frustration, say, with antiquated work rules or the union's concern with protecting jobs against advancing automation — the debate has pitted self-professed visionary capitalists, who have spent a fortune hoping to seize the next big thing, against a shrinking working class that sees itself as besieged not only by management and an unsympathetic news media, but also by potential obsolescence.
"The longshore community is worried that the next phase of evolution will render them irrelevant," said Jim Devine, the president of Global Container Terminals on Staten Island, which recently began a $350 million automation project. "In my opinion, that's not true. While jobs will be lost, new jobs will be created."
Officials from the International Longshoremen's Association turned down repeated requests to answer questions for this article. Then again, the facts speak for themselves.
Thirty years ago, there would have been 40 or 50 longshoremen — lashers, hustlers, checkers — working on the CSAV Pyrenees. Now, there were fewer than half that.
ONE of the things heard around the port is that people there, particularly powerful people, believe that they are working in obscurity. New York is — and has always been — a port town, they say, but few people think of it that way. One former terminal executive recalled seeing an advertisement for a recent public event celebrating the city's waterfront. Ferryboats and kayakers were mentioned, but not the port.
The omission was shocking, not least because the port is gigantic: the largest on the
The port is also extremely busy. For the past 10 years, the Port Authority has been deepening the channels of New York Harbor in one of the largest dredging projects in American history and has more recently improved the port's railroad system; it will soon spend more than $1 billion to raise the Bayonne Bridge. Shipping lines have invested in larger, faster vessels, and terminal owners have expanded wharf space, bought bigger cranes and installed sophisticated "in-gates" — tollboothlike plazas where cameras automatically record the ID numbers of trucks and containers.
All of this is to prepare for the expected increase in materials passing through the Panama Canal on the "all water route" from
"New York is perfectly positioned to capture the future," said Joseph C. Curto, president of the shipping association, an industry trade group. "It's cheaper to send
"The goods will come here," Mr. Curto added, "if we remain the most economical way to get them here."
Getting so-called discretionary cargo — destined for locations beyond the region's borders — means competing with larger ports in
It is not just the shipping lines, searching for the best deal in a kind of port arbitrage, that are putting pressure on New York to become more efficient. In the past half-dozen years, four of the region's six container terminals, which used to be privately held businesses, have been bought by pension funds and investment firms, including financial giants like
The union, Mr. Curto said, perceives a threat in these developments, and "its natural reaction is to hunker down and protect what it has."
While longshoremen at other ports have traditionally worked in shifts, those in New York have always been organized into clannish gangs that work around the clock until a job is done. Imagine a ship that takes a full day to unload. At ports in Los Angeles or
"The way we work," Mr. Curto said, "we're paying people for 24 hours each, even if they're only really working seven or eight."
This spring, the
There was, for instance, Paul Buglioli, a union timekeeper responsible for overseeing work hours, who earned $474,947 last year because of this contractual quirk — and despite his testimony to the commission that he didn't "physically check to see that someone who is signed in is actually present on the pier." There was also Ralph Gigante, a union shop steward, who earned $406,659 in 2011 because he was allowed to bill for hours that other people worked. Even though Mr. Gigante — a nephew of
Mr. Curto recalled that when he began working at the port in 1970, as a junior terminal manager, straddle carriers hauling containers to the storage yard would pass beneath a tower and a man would shout down directions, telling the driver where to place the box. Now, it is done electronically. Technology has changed, he said, and so must "certain work practices that make the port noncompetitive."
"But change is tough," he added. "People resist change."
THE list of longshore jobs that technology has rendered obsolete is long and poignant. Mr. Curto's tower workers are gone. The cube workers, who calculated the cubic volume of loose cargo, are gone. The coopers, who sewed torn sacks and repaired broken pallets, are gone. The water boys, working in the steamy reaches of the hold, are gone, as well.
In the 1960s, when New York was the world's busiest port, there were more than 35,000 longshoremen on the city's docks. Today, there are 3,500.
This thinning of the ranks has stiffened the necks of the New York chapters of the longshoremen's union, which have been among the most successful in the country at preserving benefits for their members. The coveted remaining jobs, usually secured through referrals from other union members, pay well. According to the
In 1964, in the wake of containerization, Thomas Gleason, the union's president and scion of a New York longshore family, managed to establish a now-defunct guaranteed annual income for his members, which allowed longshoremen to collect as much as $32,000 a year for doing no work at all after they lost their jobs. Mr. Gleason's predecessor, Capt. William V. Bradley, fought successfully in 1960 for what are known as container royalties — year-end payments to longshoremen based on the weight of cargo moving through their ports. Last year, the royalties for East Coast ports were, on average, $15,500 for every worker.
These days, the staunchness of the New York union sometimes reads like defensiveness. Last month, after The New York Post published an article condemning greedy "wrong-shoremen" for scuttling the contract talks, one member of Local 1814 in Brooklyn wrote a bitter, personal response to the reporter describing "the difference between us."
"I didn't have connections to get the right job like you did," the union member wrote. "I took a dangerous job so I could be responsible and pay my bills, the American way. I am not sitting at a desk every day, or any day for that matter. I am not wearing a cardigan because the air-conditioner may be set on low today in the office."
But some longshoremen do sit at desks each day. And if they are not wearing cardigans, they may, like Twiggy Richardson, a 47-year veteran, have brought in a space heater to guard against the air-conditioned cold.
Mr. Richardson was working the 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. shift in the control room a couple of weeks ago when the CSAV Pyrenees returned to the terminal in Newark to take on a load of 1,500 boxes bound for
He prepared his work space with the punctiliousness of a surgeon: wiped his keyboard and his radio with a Handi Wipe, laid a folded towel across his chair and taped to the wall beside him a handmade sign reading, "7" — he would be working until dawn with crane No. 7. Booting up his computer, he logged into the terminal's Navis information system. Doughnuts and a fresh pot of coffee waited on a refreshment table. Out the window, the great halved-orange of the sun was setting behind the tower at
It was a far cry from the early days, when Mr. Richardson, 68, was a marine carpenter working, as he put it, "among the rats and the roaches." He joined the checkers just in time. The entire carpenter's local "went the way of the buffalo," he said.
As the crane trolleys glided back and forth, and the ship, in its berth, was illuminated like a stage set by the wharf lights, Mr. Richardson became contemplative. "Eventually there'll only be one guy up here, with cables in his ears and nose, and wires in his behind, running the whole thing," he said. "Sounds crazy, I know, but that's where it's headed."Continue reading the main story


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Yesterday I wrote a post over at the TreasureLine Books blog about a couple of books on the TreasureLine Bookstore shelves that have risen to the top. Since the post, Andrew's "While The Savage Sleeps" rose from #5 to #4 to #2, right behind Ellen's "Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider" on the Amazon Top Rated Horror/Occult list and Ellen's "Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider" passed 70 Five Star Ratings! Way to go, Ellen and Drew!!! These are both fantastic books that you are guaranteed to enjoy.
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Henry Ford's grandson, William Clay Ford Snr, dies
The last surviving grandson of Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, has died at the age of 88.
William Clay Ford Senior was a director at the company for almost six decades and owner of the National Football League's Detroit Lions.
In a statement, the Ford Motor Company said that he was instrumental in influencing the designs of vehicles the company made.
Mr Ford died of pneumonia at his home in a suburb of Detroit.
"My father was a great business leader and humanitarian who dedicated his life to the company and the community," William Clay Ford Junior, the executive chairman of Ford Motors, said in a statement.
"He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him, yet he will continue to inspire us all."
William Clay Ford Snr was a director at Ford for 57 years and Forbes magazine put his fortune at $1.35bn.


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I first became interested in the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 21, 2011. I was listening to my favorite radio program, Coast To Coast AM, with George Noory. George was interviewing Barry Ernest, author of The Girl on the Stairs: My Search For A Missing Witness To The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy.
Needless to say, I was fascinated, infuriated and hooked on the caper. Since then I have read several books regarding JFK's murder and several other books that touch on it. In the later category Behold A Pale Horse by Milton William Cooper. Cooper says was convinced that JFK's driver was at least one of the shooters/murderers. He said to watch the Zapruder film and only look at the driver. He said that if you pay attention to the driver only, you will see him turn around and shoot JFK.
Well, I did as instructed above. At first it did look like the driver, Bill Greer, turns around and shoots him. However, now I'm not so sure.
What do you think? have a look at around the 30-31 second mark.


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Three decades after venturing into the Rendlesham Forest to investigate some strange lights that turned out to be a UFO, John Burroughs, a U.S. airman at the time, has finally won a legal battle to have the U.S. military pay for medical treatments resulting from his exposure to the UFO that he and fellow military man, Jim Penniston, stumbled upon.
Among the most notorious and difficult to explain UFO incidents in history, the John Burrough UFO case took place in Britain's Rendlesham Forest, also known as "Britain's Roswell," in December, 1980, reports the Mirror.
For his investigative efforts, Burroughs was reportedly exposed to a massive wave of radiation from the mysterious UFO lights that made him sick at the time, and ultimately in need of "lifesaving" heart surgery.
Now, after being "stonewalled" for over 30 years, and U.S. Senator John McCain stepping up to help Burroughs with his UFO-exposure legal battle, not only will Burroughs now receive "full medical disability" from the VA, but he is also able to enjoy the "U.S. government's de facto acknowledgement of the existence of UFOs," reports Open Minds.
The 1980 UFO incident involving John Burroughs and Jim Penniston unfolded while Burroughs was a policeman for the U.S. Air Force operating in Suffolk, England.
Lights in the forest inspired an investigation which involved Burroughs and a security team, the group identifying a brightening light in the forest that suddenly flew off as they approached.
The UFO lights showed up again the next night, so back Burroughs and the others went again, this time reportedly coming face to face with lights "flying around the forest," literally defining UFOs.
Among the group, Burroughs reportedly came within the closest proximity of the UFOs, exposing him to what is now believed to have been some major levels of UFO radiation, a fact likely confirmed by the area where Burroughs and the UFOs came face to face later testing very high for radiation.
For Burroughs, though, as told to the Mirror, his situation since hasn't been about confirming the existence of UFOs or aliens but his health.
"I was not looking for anyone to believe me. All I have been concerned about was getting care for my illness. That was all that mattered."
And now, with the help of some British Ministry of Defense documents dug up by Burroughs' legal team which confirm that high levels of radiation were in fact present when Burroughs and the UFOs met, U.S. military powers-that-be have pledged to pay for Burroughs to be treated.
"I'm still trying to work out what I saw," said Burroughs of his UFO experience. "I think this is a phenomenon the government is aware of, but are still trying to work out exactly what it is."
And with the acknowledgement that the medical issues of John Burroughs were caused by a UFO, or something other-worldly, it might be smart to think twice before investigating your own UFO.
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He turned to the flyleaf of the geography and read what he had written there: himself, his name and where he was.
Stephen DedalusA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (pg. 15) ---James Joyce
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The Universe
Here was a young man having this sort of thought for the first time, his place in the universe. When learning about atoms and galaxies, a child spontaneously zooms out of the solar system and beyond to imagine that our whole universe is just some substance in a test tube on a bench in the next higher dimension.
We have a sense of scale for places large and small -- dreaming of a new room or traveling to a foreign country. My model of the world has 12 levels of scale between a person and the planet. (Consider an animal or a business to be on the same level as a person -- more on that later.)
Dedalus's model had County Kildare in it. My model has no counties or states in the USA or elsewhere. We'll see that they are problematic in many places, not so much in others. You'll see that we can replace them with more appropriate structures. In the Portland Oregon area we have (at least) three counties coming together within the urban area, and we blow a lot of time and money duplicating effort (and worse). Now consider that Clark County is only across the Columbia and we might wonder what good a state boundary is, going down the middle of a river. There is no proof here, just zooming out a bit.