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Friday, June 11, 2010
Found Film
The office that housed the safe was to be converted to trendy inner city apartments and when the safe was being manhandled from the building, the workmen noticed that something heavy was rattling around inside. The developer, sensing a quick profit and free advertising called in the local newspaper telling them the story of the previous tenant and offering to auction the safe to the highest bidder with 50% of the proceeds going to his favourite charity.
My friend, who was very conservative and would never normally risk wasting money, paid £1000 for the safe at a charity dinner where the food was indifferent but the wine flowed like water.
The safe was delivered to my friend's garage and a few days later he paid for the services of a locksmith to open the door. It was a big occasion, lots of reporters, photographers and interested parties. The locksmith (probably thinking he'd get his own chat show out of it), performed his trick while talking everyone through the procedure. After 15 minutes my friend was solemnly asked to turn the handle and open the door. The safe contained one brick and one steel bolt!
I tell you this story because of something that happened to me this week.
We have several local auction houses within a short drive from me. On Tuesday I paid a visit, bid and won a Kodak Portrait Brownie camera (it needed a home). It was in the trunk of my car since I bought it, so today I brought it in for an inspection, and guess what was inside? Yes, a very old exposed film.
The spool of the film has a wooden spindle and is stamped "Kodak Brownie" which suggests that the spool came new with the camera. The film could be the first and only roll taken by the camera.
The camera was made between 1929 and 1933, the film looks to be around the same period.
It's Kodak Verichrome Safety Film, made between 1931 and 1956. I've seen lots of Kodak Verichrome but never with printing this old.
So shall I develop it, or should I let it keep any secrets it may hold? Not developing is more romantic, I mean it could have a stunning image that's been lost for 80 odd years, which I like to think is possible, but it could also be the proverbial brick.
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- AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Do it. Life's too short for romance that doesn't deliver.ReplyDelete
That's a tough one. I like the idea of keeping it 'as is', but I think sooner or later the curiosity would get to me.ReplyDelete
do a search on flickr for 'found film' and you'll see all the wonderful images (and lame ones too) that were recovered. I just bought a camera that had five images on the film, probably from the 50s, and they came out pretty well. Someone's trip to Niagra Falls from the looks of it. So do it! Even if it's a brick.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 5:58 AM
How exciting!! I have two mystery rolls in my fridge that I am patiently waiting to develop (more confidence in my developing skills). I do hope you decide to develop it and please post the results.ReplyDelete
Oh what a great discovery! Love the story!! Both of them! LolReplyDelete
I´ll be dying to develop it, and i agree with u, it is romantic no to... but... i mean a photo is a photo and the brick story turned out to be pretty funny; well i don´t know what will i do i mean is always better the mistery ´cause in that way the magic never dies :)
Did you ever develop the film?ReplyDelete


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CURTIS TURNER – Driver (b. 4/12/24 – d. 10/4/70)
Hometown: Roanoke, Va.
Competed: 1949-68
Starts: 184
Wins: 17
Poles: 16
Called by some the "Babe Ruth of stock car racing," Curtis Turner was among the fastest and most colorful competitors in the early years of NASCAR premier series racing. Turner posted his first of 17 career victories in only his fourth start on Sept. 11, 1949, at Langhorne, Pa.
Although many of Turner's victories came on short tracks and dirt ovals – much of his career pre-dated NASCAR's superspeedway era – he won the 1956 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and the first American 500 at Rockingham in 1965. He also won 22 races in NASCAR's convertible division in 1956.
Turner competed in NASCAR's first "Strictly Stock" race in 1949 in Charlotte and was the only driver to win a NASCAR premier series race in a Nash. He remains the only series driver to win two consecutive races from the pole leading every lap. Turner drove for many legendary NASCAR owners including the Wood Brothers, Junior Johnson, Smokey Yunick and Holman-Moody.
Turner was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
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|Jeff Helfrich with a gorgeous Rogue River adult steelhead
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The Rogue River in southwest Oregon offers excellent fly fishing for both adult and half-pounder steelhead. Tight Lines provides 3 nights and 4 days floating the Rogue in drift boats, stopping at a historic lodge each night, covering 43 miles.Our family has boated this "Wild and Scenic" designated stream since the early '50s and are proud to have a group of guides who each average nearly 30 years of experience. This wild stretch of river also offers fantastic whitewater, and wildlife viewing, including many black bears, eagles, black-tailed deer, river otters, mink and more. The Rogue is rich in history including that of Native Americans, gold mining and early pioneers.
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St Matthew's church at Llanelwedd faces Builth Wells across the River Wye, less than one mile away. A few architectural details and rather more masonry survive from the medieval structure that underwent substantial restoration in 1877. However, it retains
none of its medieval fittings other than two fonts. The churchyard is rectilinear and contains a wide but typical range of monuments.
The tower is medieval but was rebuilt in Victorian restoration from belfry level; slit windows may be only surviving architectural features of what has been claimed as 14thC.
Nave has original masonry in south wall but is otherwise largely reconstructed with replaced windows. Chancel retains original masonry on south but is rebuilt on east; its priest's door might indicate a 14thC date, despite considerable replacement of the
stonework, and south window would thus be later. Porch perhaps retains original masonry, north aisle is largely rebuilt.
Parts of the following description are quoted from the 1979 publication The Buildings of Wales: Powys by Richard Haslam
It is claimed that the first church in the locality was at Cae Henllan, on a spur half a mile north of the present church. The date at which this was abandoned in favour of the present site is not known, and the location of the present church could well
suggest an early medieval origin.
The Taxatio of 1291 records 'Ecclesia de Lanelwech' at the relatively low value of ś2.
It has been claimed that a fundamental restoration occurred in 1877, but that the architect, John Norton, preserved or copied the old work where possible. The 1877 Faculty does suggest considerable retention, particularly in the tower, chancel, porch and
south wall of the nave. Davies (1905) recorded that in 1877 "the quaint but disfigured old church of Llanelwedd was restored, enlarged, and converted into one of the most beautiful little churches in the Principality. The character of the tower was
slightly altered". He also noted that an old rood loft window in the south wall was not preserved.
Llanelwedd church consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, south porch and west tower. It is oriented north-east/south-west, but 'ecclesiastical east' is adopted for descriptive purposes.
Fabrics: 'A' is formed of generally small, irregular lumps of olive-grey sedimentary rock (?gritstone), randomly coursed; selected blocks of same material used for quoins.
'B' is of medium to large blocks of grey (?)sandstone, randomly coursed; quoins of same material.
'C' is of mixed grey, olive and brown blocks of sandstone, many irregularly shaped, irregularly coursed.
'D' is of slabs of brown and pink sandstone, randomly coursed and showing traces of former limewash; random coursing.
'A', 'C' and 'D' are medieval, though appearance of 'C' often heralds re-use; 'B' is 19thC.
Roofs: slates though of varying type, the most recent on the north side. Cross finials at east ends of both nave and chancel.
Drainage: no obvious trenches although there is a depression beside the side of the north aisle.
Tower. General. Plain with no batter or string-courses, but machicolations beneath the parapet in pink sandstone (a Victorian feature); and a low pyramidal roof surmounted by a cross. Considered by Haslam to be essentially 14thC.
North wall: chamfered rectangular window in pink sandstone at ground level; inserted though this is not obvious. Above this is a simple slit window without chamfers. Belfry lit by paired lancets, chamfered in pink sandstone, louvred. All in 'A', but from
the level of the belfry windows in 'B'. Oil tank and vegetation disguise lower part of wall.
East wall: apex of nave roof reaches to base of belfry windows; these as on north side. Fabric 'B' from lower part of these windows upwards.
South wall: exactly as north wall but clear signs that ground floor window inserted. Change in masonry from 'A' to 'B' could be from below belfry window.
West wall: lower part of wall hidden by boiler house and store-shed. Slit window in pink sandstone and belfry window as on north side. 'B' from below belfry window level. 1877 faculty indicates that at least some part of this wall rebuilt.
Nave. North wall: fabric 'C'; plain.
East wall: visible for a maximum of 0.4m above chancel.
South wall: wall in vicinity of porch could be original, elsewhere upper wall face probably rebuilt though lower foundation courses could be original. Gable as on north side of north aisle; Victorian buttress at south-east angle; windows as north side.
West of the porch the window is of standard form and most of wall rebuilt except perhaps for the south-west angle. 19thC graveslabs leaning against wall.
West wall: original fabric 'C' with limewash remnants.
North aisle. North wall: appears as variation in Fabric 'B' and is rebuilt though earlier stone re-used in core. Three two-light rectangular windows, the lights with trefoil heads, and all in Victorian pink sandstone. Towards the east end, a gable
projects above the eaves line and this contains a fourth window (though the third from the west end) with a two-centred arch and a quatrefoil above the lights. The angles have tooled blocks for quoins.
East wall: lower part of wall in 'B' but in the gable there could also be some 'C' masonry, perhaps indicative of re-use. Single lancet in pink sandstone; two gravestones leant against wall.
West wall: fabric 'C'; interlocking joint with nave wall. Lancet window in pink sandstone; kneelers and coping stones certainly 19thC, rest of wall may be.
Chancel. North wall: possibly fabric 'C'. No features but appears to bond with east wall of north aisle, so fabric may indicate re-use.
East wall: in Fabric 'C' though south-east angle probably 'D', almost to eaves level, suggesting that most of wall rebuilt. East window has triple lancets in pink sandstone with ornate hoodmoulding. One chest tomb lid leant against wall.
South wall: Fabric 'D'. Rectangular window with two cusped lights, chamfered, in pink and cream sandstone; whole window could possibly be inserted. Priest's door with two-centred arch in pink sandstone; the threshold stone, 0.3m above the ground level is
in similar material. Some of the jambstones in this material appear to be original, the rest replacements. Three graveslabs - one of 1788, the other two of the 19thC - leant against wall.
Porch. East wall: fabric appears to be a variation of 'D' in that masonry is generally larger; render remnants.
South wall: fabric as east wall, though conceivably rebuilt. Two-centred arched doorway with grey and red dressings, broach stops to the chamfers; most of this probably but not certainly replaced.
West wall: Fabric 'D' with inserted window having two-centred arched light with cusped tracery. Mural slabs of 1801 and 1812 against wall.
Porch. General. Flagged floor with one step up to nave. Walls faced in red sandstone with engraved texts (Victorian). Roof of two bays with three arch-braced collars.
North wall: round-headed doorway with chamfered dressings; not Victorian but not Norman either.
South wall: iron gates.
Tower. General. Used as vestry. Tiled floor with heating vents. Walls have wooden panels derived from old box pews. Wooden ceiling.
North aisle. General. As nave (see below), but roof less elaborate, lacking cusped timbers and windbraces.
Nave. General. Completely Victorianised internally. A tiled floor with carpets over, boarded floors under the benches; bare walls in pink sandstone; roof of seven bays with arch-braced collars, alternately springing from the wall and the wall plate. All
are cusped above the collars but those from the wall in addition have raking struts. Two tiers of windbraces. The roof is entirely Victorian as are those in the north aisle and chancel. Radiators for heating.
North wall: three-bay arcade with two-centred arches and heavy, ungainly piers, chamfered and of 15thC type.
East wall: two-centred arch in pink sandstone.
South wall: 19thC and 20thC brasses.
West wall: virtually a triangular-topped doorway to tower, and above it, high up on wall, a small square window.
Chancel. General. Altar four steps higher than nave. Tiled floor with carpets over; choir stalls raised on wooden plinths. Bare walls. Two-bay roof with arch-braced collars springing from corbels.
North wall: an extension to the arcade, though narrower it forms arched entrance to organ chamber.
The churchyard spreads across level ground, though the south-west sector is a little lower than the rest. This is the northern terrace of the River Wye, exaggerated by the railway cutting below the churchyard, and occupying a low spur formed by a damp
valley on the east and the alignment of the terrace on the south-west.
The churchyard is still used for burial and is generally well-maintained except in the extreme south-east.
Boundary: a retaining wall edges the churchyard on the west with a drop of around 2m (the river terrace edge) beyond; on the south is a tumbled stone wall reinforced by a wire fence inside, and externally a drop to the railway cutting. At the east end the
churchyard has been reduced in size by an arc of upright gravestones, and beyond this it is overgrown. A hedge and fence separate the churchyard from the rectory garden to the north and north-east, and there is a mortared wall edging the road on the north.
Monuments: almost all of the churchyard contains gravestones, though they are generally not densely packed. Modern burials lie to the east and north, older ones going back to the later 18thC are to the south. The oldest, of 1702, lies just to the south of
the nave.
Furniture: none.
Earthworks: none.
Ancillary features: access from the main road is by double, ornamental iron gates and there is also a gate from the rectory. Tarmac paths lead to the porch.
Vegetation: one old yew in the eastern sector and yew bushes around the perimeter.
CPAT Field Visit: 29 February 1996
Crossley and Ridgway 1949, 240
Davies 1905, 326
Faculty 1877: NLW/SD/F/319
Haslam 1979, 250
Howse, 1949, 260
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Please note that many rural churches are closed to the public at certain times. It is advisable to check when the church will be open before visiting. Information about access, or how to contact parish clergy, can often be obtained from the relevant Diocesan Office which can be found through the Church in Wales website. Further information about Llanelwedd Church may also be found on the Swansea and Brecon Diocese website.
The CPAT Radnorshire Churches Survey Project was funded by Cadw as part of an all Wales survey of medieval parish churches.
This HTML page has been generated from the Cadw Churches Survey database & CPAT's Regional Historic Environment Record - 17/07/2007 ( 22:02:45 ).
Further information about this and other churches surveyed is available from the Regional Historic Environment Record, Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust, Curatorial Section, 41 Broad Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7RR tel - (01938) 553670, fax - (01938) 552179, email - firstname.lastname@example.com, website - www.cpat.org.uk.
Please note that many rural churches are closed to the public at certain times. It is advisable to check when the church will be open before visiting. Information about access, or how to contact parish clergy, can often be obtained from the relevant Diocesan Office which can be found through the Church in Wales website. Further information about Llanelwedd Church may also be found on the Swansea and Brecon Diocese website.
The CPAT Radnorshire Churches Survey Project was funded by Cadw as part of an all Wales survey of medieval parish churches.
This HTML page has been generated from the Cadw Churches Survey database & CPAT's Regional Historic Environment Record - 17/07/2007 ( 22:02:45 ).
Further information about this and other churches surveyed is available from the Regional Historic Environment Record, Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust, Curatorial Section, 41 Broad Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7RR tel - (01938) 553670, fax - (01938) 552179, email - email@example.com, website - www.cpat.org.uk.
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Monday, July 21, 2014
'Birds in Books' … discovered within another book!
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
Review: Birds and People
Birds and people
By Mark Cocker & David Tipling.
London: Jonathan Cape. 2013.
Hardback (22 x 28 cm), pp. 1–592.
Rs. 2,999/-.
As bird books go, this whopping doorstopper took eight years in the making in which 600–800 people, from 81 countries, responded to the authors' invitation to contribute. The responses of 300 people were selected and woven into the mesmerising and encyclopaedic tapestry of Mark Cocker's lucid narrative. Stitched into its landscape are 350 spectacular photographs that David Tipling captured on visits to 39 countries on all seven continents (an enterprise worthy of a book in itself!). Birds and people covers 144 families of birds, of the over 200 families currently recognised, that encompass the world's 10,500 species (it does not cover 59 bird families).
So what kind of bird book is this, dedicated "to all those 650 contributors from 81 countries…?" "Birds," says Cocker, "are fellow travellers of the human spirit, and have also colonised our imaginations, as if we were one further habitat to conquer and exploit." This work then is an evocative summation of the "living lore of birds". "It is a sourcebook on why we cherish birds" (p. 10). The authors however, are quick to point out that it is far from exhaustive. To do justice to the subject, they say, would easily cover twenty such volumes (p. 11), for mankind and birds share a relationship that goes back in time, perhaps to the very advent of man. Much of this relationship must surely have been lost over aeons, but that which remains as our living lore of birds, is still an enormous storehouse of recorded culture. Yes, birds have indeed affected us so much that they exist as integral parts of all facets of our lives. Birds and people reveals how they feather our literatures, echo in our music, are icons of heraldry in our aggressions, hover in our mythologies, energise our visual arts, pepper our tongues, are food on our tables, ornament our vanities, and even terrorise our frailties.
This book is not so much about birds, as it is about us, and it is not so much about us, as it is about our relationship with these feathered bipeds. It is about how birds have entered our very spirits, at every conceivable level—aural, spiritual, mortal, immortal, physical, mental, victual, and practical. We have absorbed them into our life-streams so completely that we edify them as beacons of our emotions and character—fear, love, wonder, threat, aggression, horror, dominance, depression, joy, valour, grace, and desire, to name a few—even though we cannot, yet, understand those of the birds themselves.
When one writes the history of human civilisation from the point of view of mankind's interactions with birds, the canvas is immense, stretching into the foggy realms of myth, legend, and prehistory. Multifarious aspects of this imbibing, of bird by man, are explored in Birds and people. It provides an ever-expanding vista of this human-centric relationship, opening innumerable leads into mythology, history, fable, literature, song, film, and art, covering realms at once personal, as well as encompassing the myriad human communities in the world, in an apparently unending journey of discovery, and celebration of our obsession with birds.
The text rejoices with glorious poetry, like D. H. Lawrence's evocative paean to the wild turkey (P. 46):
"Your aboriginality
Deep, unexplained,
Like a Red Indian darkly unfinished and aloof,
Seems like the black and glossy seeds of countless
Or the more familiar skylark-adulation of Shelley (p. 423):
"Like a poet hidden
In the light of thought,
Singing hymns unbidden,
Till the world is wrought
To sympathy with hopes and fears it heeded not:"
It tells stories: How we've pirated the symbolic use of feathers from birds, as implements that enhance behavioural traits, and donned them as ornaments to bolster our own insubstantialities, like the use of feathered ceremonial headdresses. Our fears and superstitions are hounded by bird imagery. Our religious iconography is replete with it. Our heroic glorifications of valour are idolised by invoking birds that are at the pinnacle of food chains, consummate symbols of strength and speed.
But I do not even begin to touch the tip of the iceberg here, the true lodestone lies within its covers.
The more I browse its pages, the more I am drawn into the spell of this mesmerising one-sided relationship, because its cognitive absorption is only our privilege. The bird has no active involvement in this association, besides that of living its life; indisputably unaware of the universally overpowering effect it has had on another earth-dweller.
How many volumes would such a work from India take up, two, three? Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural India has a man-bird association that permeates her multiplicities in all their mind-boggling diversity—documenting which would be a challenging and fulfilling project for an Indian anthropologist or ornithologist.
This volume mentions India in at least forty entries, and quotes from eight works on Indian ornithology. There are, however, just a handful of Indians listed in the authors' acknowledgements. This is unfortunate, for the project was widely publicised, and a larger participation from India's burgeoning fraternity of ornithologists would have brought a lot more to the authors' table. It is immensely heartening to see a unique facet of Dr Salim Ali's ornithological contribution eulogised in Appendix 2, "he was also alive to the human 'story' in the lives of birds and his observations are full of colour, feeling, wide scholarship and good humour," (p. 534).
There cannot be a worthier ambassador, than this book, to spread the message of conservation and preservation of birds, and for its immense archival value as a chronicle of humanity's immemorial need for coexistence with birds. It should find a place in every public and institutional library as a compendium and tool for education, for conservation, for advocacy among administrators, and as a companion for the bird-enthusiast, whatever her level of interaction with the "blithe Spirits" of the natural world, for the sheer joy of reconnecting with them in the comfortable recesses of a reading chair.
Published in Indian BIRDS 9 (4): 108–109 [2014].
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
Random thoughts on reading 'The Last Wave: An Island Story' by Pankaj Sekhsaria
To write the story of a people who are as incommunicable and incomprehensible as the Jarawas—is well nigh impossible. Whatever we try to think about them, write about them, or imagine about them, in whatever way we interpret their behaviour, we do so from our point of view—for we are not privy to theirs.
At the book launch, after the conversation between Pankaj Sekhsaria and Usha Raman, someone from the audience observed that the Jarawas did not come out well in the novel. I thought, 'now they're telling Pankaj how he should have written his book!' But that gentleman was spot on. How could they have? Tanumei and his ilk, who had the 'misfortune' of being forced into contact with us, first due to medical reasons, and then due to the sinister pull of a certain type of Pavlovian conditioning, were jostled into that circle of human livelihood that harks more of the rough and tumble of the working class, than into the invariably presumptuous cerebrations of the staid, educated, more 'cultured', if you will, types. And a rough stone quickly gathers up the common morass, unlike the patina of one that's seen more of life. All we are able to give the ill-fated Jarawas that brush against us are a mouthful of curses, the naked leer, and an ultimately debilitating addiction for tobacco and hooch. We also pacify them with bananas and coconuts. Their brief interactions with our types either draw out the cuss words, to the gallery's delight, or the sullen, sometimes mildly threatening demeanour of the 'untamed savage', demanding intoxicants or victuals. So, they do come across in bad light—but is that not because we apply our judgmental standards to their responses to our own behaviour towards them? And if we applaud, or acquiesce, then are we not the guilty party?
It crossed my mind, that evening that given our abilities of comprehension and empathy, the Jarawa is perhaps akin to what we pompously call 'wildlife'. We, they and us, exist in different realms, connected to each other only by the physicality of our planet. If we cannot understand our fellow denizens, can we expect them to understand us, or our evidently destructive ways? If we know that we need to save the planet from ourselves, are we willing to extend that knowledge to embrace all life within its encircling enlightenment? Since the inception of our natural science curricula, and the resulting innumerable studies of life forms, has one cheetal admired our firelines? Has one cheetah brought a blackbuck to our picnic? And if they did, do we have the wherewithal to comprehend? All our studies seem to work towards ensuring our own continuum. Is not the ultimate aim of conservation biology a safer world for us? To manage habitats and wildlife we cull populations under controlled conditions, yet our own explodes exponentially. Are we even remotely concerned for the well being of other life forms, if it were to be at the expense of ours?
Pankaj observed that the local borns feel they too have a right to the island's natural riches, even though most of those treasures only remain in the out of bounds Jarawa Reserve, that people nurse great angst against this sacrosanct area, which supports a paltry Jarawa population. How and when will we educate ourselves to the fact that the entire world supplies us, our greed, and yet we covet the slip of land that must barely fulfil the Jarawa's need!
So, in trying to understand the Jarawa, the protagonists endeavor to comprehend those who live closest to the 'uncivilised'. Perhaps motes of Jarawa psychology, Jarawa civility, Jarawa dignity will waft into their constantly searching empathies. Physical contact with the Jarawas is electrifying but frustratingly incomprehensible. Would comprehending them save them, save their way of life, or will it civilise them, corrupt them to ours? Will we, after learning how they survive in those humid, forbidding forests, strive to re-afforest our own lands and adopt their 'liberated' lifestyle? Or will we patent the chemical they use to intoxicate the honeybee and name a multi-million dollar conglomerate built upon that fortune, Jarawa Inc., immortalising forever the great Jarawa for their unparalleled contribution to the advancement of human civilisation?
Despair and tragedy appear and disappear. Hope springs forth to carry the day. One person is all that's required to make a difference. So we like to believe. But we will remain fools, being fooled all the time, unless all of us become that person.
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Questions regarding the human species relationship to the natural world can be complicated to understand. It encompasses all three categories of Marxist "philosophy": dialectical materialism, historical materialism, and scientific socialism. First, let me say that I'm sympathetic to discussions on this subject matter in general; but I find the way Jon Hochschartner's article compares animal "'exploitation" to human slavery objectionable.
Month: June 2014
ISO Internal Bulletin on elections, Fight for 15, and "triumphalist, sectarian" Socialist Alternative
The following document, written by the International Socialist Organization (ISO) West Coast organizer Todd Chretien and a leading Chicago member, appears in the group's Internal Bulletin #1 (June 2014), pp. 2-8. We are publishing it on External Bulletin because it makes a number of slashing criticisms of Socialist Alternative (SAlt) in a forum in which SAlt cannot possibly respond; we also suspect that the ISO's perception of its own centrality in, say, the Chicago Socialist Campaign would be of interest to other campaigners. What's more, we consider the existence of two distinct and mutually-inconsistent discourses within the ISO–one for public consumption, the other "real" one for those "in the know"–to be incompatible with the development of an open and critical left.
Furthermore, while we are amazed by the arrogance and sectarianism displayed in this document, we believe that there is a rational core to some of the criticisms lodged at SAlt. Debate about SAlt's highly sanguine perspective, and about Kshama Sawant's ultimate support of the Seattle minimum wage measure, should be had out–publicly.
The document below is unchanged from the original, except to correct obvious typos; to add hyperlinks; and to redact names of ISO members who are not staff or otherwise prominent members.
The Editorial Collective
A Note on Foundational Assumptions
There is no going back.
We are forty years into that phase of capitalism that those in economic and radical circles know as "neoliberalism." Margaret Thatcher famously defined it as "There Is No Alternative." No alternative, that is, to the free market, the free flow of capital.
In brief: the last forty years have seen a massive push by the capitalist classes of the world to privatize, deregulate, capitalize, deunionize, undemocratize. Many books have been written about this process, wherein the US working class has lost 20 per cent of its purchasing power, while union density has dropped from 28% to 12%; wherein the world is now, for the first time in history, more than 50 per cent proletarian; wherein all the old certainties about economics, politics and society are now dead. Consciousness lags behind the course of material changes, so perhaps we should not be surprised that so many, particularly of the older generation, view all of this as a loss of what was a golden age, and cling so doggedly to notions that are now simply a lost cause.
Jon Hochschartner: Towards a Marxist Animalism
To develop a Marxist animalism, we must situate non-humans within the labor theory of value, building on the intellectual groundwork laid by anti-speciesists like Barbara Noske and Bob Torres. The vegetarian socialist George Bernard Shaw reportedly argued, "I don't need a theory of value to tell me the poor are exploited." I'm sympathetic to such anti-intellectualism. But the truth is that for animalists to effect the species politics of Marxists, who have a disproportionate ideological influence on the far left, we must learn to speak their language. While I am very far from an expert on the minutiae of communist theory, this is what I have attempted to begin doing here.
Is the International Socialist Tradition finished?
[I wrote the first draft of this essay as a report for the Renewal Faction's second in-person meeting in late December 2013 and completed the draft below by the end of January. Although it is written from the perspective of someone still formally within the IS Tradition, it expresses a deeply critical attitude towards it–and a desire to transcend it. I have reproduced it here without revisions; even though some of the formulations are clearly outdated, I think it may still be useful to comrades who are navigating these issues. –SJ]
Given the crisis in the British Socialist Workers Party (SWP), the series of crises and splits in the International Socialist (IS) Tendency, and the problems we ourselves are confronting in the US International Socialist Organization (ISO), it is natural for comrades to ponder the fate of the "IS Tradition" generally. One may even ask: is the IS Tradition finished? This is, of course, an ironic nod to Alex Callinicos's "Is Leninism finished?" but by no means do I wish to repeat the hoary IS device of asking the question in a purely rhetorical way in order to refute it.
In the first place, it's a serious question that ought to be seriously considered. In the second place, I think that the IS Tradition is indeed finished in a quite substantial sense, as I'll argue here.
The great Lenin debate of 2012
(Or, the bankruptcy of "Leninism" Rediscovered)
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Over the past several decades, much of the international Left has come to question the "Leninist" party-building model that was hegemonic among Western socialists for the majority of the twentieth century. In the United States, it appears that the crisis of "Leninism" has sharpened in the years since 2008. While "Leninist" groups are notoriously prone to factional strife in general, this period seems to have witnessed an intensified tendency toward splinters and splits within these groups. Inevitably, this trend has generated new scatterings of disaffected ex-members, at least a portion of whom remain active in politics and activism. This process has been aided by the writings and (in some cases) the ongoing interventions of previous generations of ex-"Leninists," who have, no doubt, helped many newly purged and "bureaucratically excluded" comrades to make sense of their experience within the sect-based Left. To this end, influential roles have been played by the likes of Louis Proyect and other former members of the 1970s-era U.S. Socialist Workers Party. Many former "Leninists" have also been influenced by such historical critics of sect-based socialist organizing as Hal Draper and Bert Cochran.[1] Continue reading
The pilgrim's lack of progress: An assessment of the ISO Renewal Faction
A recurring complaint of the Renewal Faction, and before that me personally, regarding the political method of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) was that the group rarely assessed its own activity. It seemed, therefore, that it would be gauche for me not to attempt an assessment of the faction itself. I should stress that these are my views as an individual on questions that were more often than not disputed within Renewal itself–the ISO leadership faction's image of us as a clique ruled by one person (me) notwithstanding. I think other Renewal comrades would (and should!) produce different assessments.


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Keeping track of vacation requests and absences can be a nightmare, especially if you work in a larger company. Scheduling conflicts can lead to serious problems like reduced productivity and low employee morale.
Employee vacation tracking doesn't have to be a gargantuan task. Following a few simple strategies will make it much easier to stay on top of the process and have adequate data during any given time.


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Sam's Grill Restaurant Review: Established in 1867, Sam's Grill is a piece of San Francisco restaurant lore. From the wood-paneled dining room with distinctive private booths, to the worn linoleum floor, the place is a monument to the old days of leisurely three-martini lunches. Start with Sam's signature asparagus with mustard sauce, then stick with basics such as broiled or pan-fried fish with minimal saucing. We suggest the broiled swordfish and salmon, as well as the sand dabs and rich cheesecake. Adjacent to the restaurant, Sam's Seafood Alley is an al fresco bar and lounge on Belden Alley with weekday happy hours and dining options.


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Announcing "WeGov," Covering Technology in Politics and Governance Worldwide
BY Micah L. Sifry and Andrew Rasiej | Monday, April 16 2012
Welcome to WeGov, the newest experiment at Personal Democracy Media and a special new section of techPresident that we are launching today with the financial support of the Omidyar Network.
This new section of techPresident has a simple but ambitious goal: To report on the stories of efforts around the world to reshape politics and governance using technology, and to assess the impact of those efforts.
We live in a time when any civic activist with a good idea about how to make government and society work better needs little more than basic computer skills to launch their project into the public arena. It is also a time when government agencies and private companies alike are exploring open platforms that offer new forms of public engagement, either passively through open data or more actively by creating tools that blend government, private and public inputs. Everything from government policy-making to investigative reporting to local social services and civic life are being upended and reconfigured. After years of theorizing about the potential of the networked public sphere to change life as we know it, talk is now being joined by action, and thinking by doing. People around the world are now beginning to experience increases in transparency, accountability, and civic participation; changes which now can be measured.
Currently, the information available about this emerging movement is scattered across several sites and sometimes hard to find. Often, the reporting available is incomplete or out-of-date. As a result, many individuals and groups often end up having to reinvent the wheel, either repeating mistakes or developing redundant technologies to support their projects or initiatives. Furthermore, they aren't able to benefit from the experience, advice, support, and technologies of peers working on similar projects.
To help address these problems, and to expand our coverage of the worldwide transparency movement, we're launching this new WeGov section as a combination news-blog and online resource center that would be a hub of current reporting, analysis and background materials on the groups working all over the world on government transparency, anti-corruption, open data, civic hacking, and what we often call "We-Government" projects.
We're thrilled that David Eaves, a Canadian author and consultant with deep experience in this arena, will be joining our team as a senior editor, in charge of writing a weekly column along with stewarding the contributions of other writers and staff who we will be adding to our team in the coming days. Over the next year, our goal is to deliver regular in-depth feature stories along with a daily news digest pointing to important developments around the world as they occur, a weekly email update focused on all things WeGov, and a repository of articles and related resources, organized along a common-sense taxonomy that will help people interested in drilling down on a particular topic to tap into the best work available.
We are deeply grateful to our friends at the Omidyar Network, a strategic leader in supporting all kinds of innovative WeGov-type projects, many of which are oriented around transparency and accountability in the United States, South America, parts of Europe, India, and Africa. Our commitment to ON is to deliver the best journalism that we can do, and they in turn have ensured us complete editorial freedom to cover this entire arena as we see fit. We are under no obligation to cover specific ON-funded projects, and our team will strive to report as fairly and accurately as we can. For those of our readers who are familiar with how ON works with its grantees--and in the interests of full transparency--the metrics that PDM is obligated to meet as a condition of ON's support pertain to growing the audience for our stories, growing a large email list of subscribers to a weekly WeGov digest, and to obtaining additional financial support for our WeGov from other potential funders as proof of the value of our coverage. In other words, we have to provide content of demonstrable value, but we are free to do so according to the best independent judgment of our staff.
Over the coming weeks, we'll have more news as we build out the rest of our WeGov editorial team, and as we work to produce a more distinct look and feel for this new section. We look forward to your feedback and suggestions.


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Universal has released eight posters for Seth MacFarlane's upcoming western-comedy, A Million Ways to Die in the West. The story revolves around a cowardly farmer (MacFarlane) who backs out of a gunfight and subsequently loses his girlfriend. When he later meets the wife of a notorious outlaw who teaches him how to shoot, he gets an opportunity to win his pride back, but must choose between reclaiming an old love or kindling a new one. The plot thickens when the outlaw returns to claim his woman. We have yet to see a trailer for the film, but these posters give us a slight indication of each character's personality, and each seems to be a play on a western archetype. Hopefully, we'll get a trailer soon so we'll have a better idea of what MacFarlane is going for.
Hit the jump to check out the posters. The film also stars Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. A Million Ways to Die in the West opens May 30th.
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Here's the official synopsis for A Million Ways to Die in the West:
After a cowardly sheep farmer backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. But when her husband, a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test.


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Archive for the 'Geography' Category
Geography – Europe Map
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This is another song on "Tour around the World". Check it out. I like the song and the drawing.
p.s. Another version published previously is here.
Geography – Tour the World
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As we have learnt all the seven continents of the world, as a recap, watch this video of Countries of the world.
Now, let's watch this one about touring the world to conclude our first Geography lessons.
hmm… feel like go traveling now. 🙂
You might want to turn on the subtitle if you find the narrator speaks too fast.
Population: 36,593,000 (Source: 2010 United Nations)
Area: 8,536,715 square kms
Ranking: Australia is the seventh largest (smallest) and sixth most populous continent
Major Biomes: rain forest, desert, savanna, temperate forests
Major cities:
- Sydney, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Brisbane, Australia
- Perth, Australia
- Adelaide, Australia
- Gold Coast, Australia
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Manukau, New Zealand
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Canberra, Australia
Bordering Bodies of Water: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Tasman Sea, Coral Sea
Major Rivers and Lakes: Lake Gairdner, Lake Carnegie, Lake Taupo, Lake Murray, Murray River, Murrumbidgee River, the Darling River
Major Geographical Features: Great Dividing Range, MacDonnell Ranges, Australian Alps, Great Victorian Desert, Tanami Desert, Great Artesian Basin, Great Barrier Reef (in the Coral Sea), Southern Alps, South Island
Countries of Oceania:
Activity: Name the countries in Australia and Oceania in the map provided below:
The map quiz game on countries surrounding Australia: http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3061
Geography – Africa
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Before we start, let's watch this video – a rap song introducing Africa:
Population: 1,022,234,000 (Source: 2010 United Nations)
Area: 3,0221,533 square kms
Ranking: It is the second largest and second most populous continent.
Major Biomes: desert, savanna, rain forest
Major cities:
- Cairo, Egypt
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni, South Africa
- Khartoum-Umm Durman, Sudan
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Durban, South Africa
Bordering Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Guinea
Major Rivers and Lakes: Nile River, Niger River, Congo River, Zambezi River, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa
Major Geographical Features: Sahara Desert, Kalahari Desert,
Ethiopian Highlands, Serengeti grasslands, Atlas Mountains, Mount Kilimanjaro,
Madagascar Island, Great Rift Valley, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa
Map Coloring Activity: Color the countries in Africa in the map provided below
Lastly, the map quiz game: http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3034
Interesting video which includes history of how we come to using the name 'America'.
p.s. You can turn on the subtitle if you find the narrator speaks too fast.


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Her love of travel and her interest in helping others led her to enlist in the Army after college. In the military, she functioned as a Psychological Operations soldier, working with diverse populations around the world. She deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan, where she worked with multiple high-stress situations, seeking resolutions through collaboration, intelligent dialogue, and responsiveness. She implemented psychological interventions and crisis management techniques throughout her time in the service. Adriana has been honored to work as a leader and a mentor in the military and the Army Reserves and has a deep desire to continue her work with veterans and other populations affected by trauma, PTSD, depression, substance abuse, and addiction and anxiety disorders.
Personally, she experienced the healing powers of the mind-body connection after her deployments. During her military career, Adriana was able to lead a Sunday morning yoga class on base, where she worked on balance (literally and figuratively). A graduate of The LISPY School's 200-hour psychotherapeutic yoga program, Adriana employs evidence-based practices, such as yoga therapy, mindfulness, and EMDR in her work with her clients.
Adriana grew up a little north of Texas – about 939 miles north – in the mythically cold state of Minnesota. After an entire childhood of brutal winters, she inexplicably continued to brave the weather in college, attending the University of Minnesota in Duluth and majoring in psychology. She then spent a year studying in England, which thawed her out a bit and kindled an insatiable desire to travel.
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Hi Thursday…can't wait to see your friends, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. So let's celebrate today with a little thinking out loud…
Happy Spring!! We have had three…yes, three whole days of Spring like temperatures here in NC. Tomorrow, it returns to a being a bit colder and rainy, but it's been so great to get out the last few days and actually run not all bundled up.
Speaking of the weather, so far, so good on the weather for Saturday's marathon. It looks like 50 for the low and the high near 70. I love when the weather is cut and dry as far what to wear. I'll be taking a skirt and tank. I need to remember to bring trash bags to stay warm until it's race time. The overall temp is a bit warmer than I'd like but hopefully it won't be humid too.
What's my plan for this marathon? What's my time goal? Um…I don't necessarily have one. Since we didn't follow a "true" marathon plan, I'm sticking to my heart rate for this one. I would like to see how much more improvement I've had since my last marathon following the same race day plan. I've run using MAF for another 3 months and will continue it until late June.
So Cara's Timehop the other day was about our marathon last year in Wrightsville. It was actually the same weekend as this weekend…kind of funny. Apparently I like running a marathon on the same weekend. Then it got me thinking and this will be my 3rd marathon in a year (March to March), my 6th marathon. That's kind of crazy!
So what's on your mind? What are you thinking about?
See what other people are thinking about too for Thinking Out Loud Thursday hosted by Running With Spoons.
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Soft fluffy fleece blankets are here in a wide variety of mountain patterns and in king or queen sizes. Wrap up in a comfortable throw blanket and get cozy with someone tonight. Or maybe you want to choose a bed blanket size to turn your sleeping area into a visual gem.
Our mountain themed blankets allow you to enjoy spectacular mountain vistas from popular destinations around the world just by looking at the fleece blanket on your bed or couch. Mountains are a source of fresh air, a symbol for great aspirations, and a reminder of our own fragility. With customized mountain blankets, your home decor will be invigorated with the purity and enormity of these colossal structures. Show your children how incredible the mountains of planet Earth are by giving them bed blankets that exhibit panoramic photos of mountains from the western US, the Himalayas of Nepal, the Peruvian Andes and more.
Your little kids or teenagers will be stunned by the unique sight of the snow covered Rocky Mountains framed by a giant reddish brown arch in the foreground of their personalized blanket. For a girl, choose a custom blanket that shows a valley filled with red, gold, yellow, green and brown trees in autumn. These blankets also display snow covered white mountains rising beyond the trees.
For a boy, select the tallest mountain in the world, legendary Mt. Everest, shown on his throw blanket as the afternoon sun shines on its jagged white and brown peaks? Then bring the freshness and beauty of mountains into your living room with couch blankets that depict a breathtaking landscape. How about adding some wildlife to your mountain blanket? We have blanket throws that picture wild horses grazing in a dry field of tan grass, with a green tree line behind them, and steep mountains suddenly tearing up into the blue sky.
Other of our mountain blankets feature photos of mountain streams or lakes, old log cabins built on mountain meadows, a full moon rising over dark mountains, and a variety of mesmerizing mountain sunsets. Immerse yourself in a room with a mountain theme by adding these mountain blankets alongside our mountain window curtains, mountain bedding and mountain rugs.


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Malaysia Airlines, the national flag carrier of Malaysia announced its decision to re-launch service to the Gulf city of Dubai beginning August 5, 2013. The Dubai-Kuala Lumpur return services will use the Boeing 777-200 aircrafts with a seating capacity of 282 per flight.
Customers can now book their business class tickets with the airline as it has promotional offers running on purchases made until midnight July 22, 2013. The offer is valid for travel between Aug. 6, 2013 and Sep 30.
As per the schedule form August 6 onwards the airline will take off from Dubai at 4.10 am and land Kuala Lumpur at 3.25 pm. The airline will leave Kuala Lumpur airport at 11.30 pm and touchdown Dubai airport at 2.20 am the next day.
Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, Malaysia Airline's CEO said that the airline had suspended Dubai route due to the company's route rationalization exercise undertaken in January 2012. Expressing his delight at the re-launch he further added that they keep a check on the markets and are happy to extend their reach to the city and strengthen services to their customers.
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Welcome to Glen Eco Farm
We are a small family farm located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, committed to sustainable agriculture principles and local marketing. Part of our striving to provide quality food to our community includes growing a diverse assortment of produce. These include heirloom tomatoes, raspberries, middle eastern vegetables, Asian pears and lavish amounts of colorful lettuce. In addition to produce we have pasture raised eggs.
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Please join us for the next CU Women in Tech Luncheon on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from 12-1:30pm. Our speaker is Rachel Switzky, the inaugural director of the Siebel Center for Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Rachel holds two degrees in industrial design from the UI and worked with a broad range of professions as an executive at the global design firm IDEO in San Francisco. She helps teams to imagine futures and then puts them into action, focusing on digital design, emergent technologies and impact at-scale.
This event will take place at the EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive. A buffet lunch will be served, but RSVPs are required. Register here: http://go.illinois.edu/womenintech.
P.S. If the registration is closed, this means we have reached our capacity for the luncheon as seats are limited. Please email Cathy McArthur (email@example.com) if you would like to be placed on the waiting list; she will get back to you if a spot opens up.


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How To Start Your Kids Off On the Right Foot Financially
As parents, we want to be able to provide the world for our kids. At first, we just want them to succeed in the little things, like walking and talking. But as our kids grow up, we start teaching them more difficult things, such as discerning right from wrong, being confident in themselves, and identifying and discovering what makes them unique.
Regardless of the careers our children eventually pursue, we hope they attain financial security and have the confidence to make informed decisions when it comes to their money. One of the most challenging parts of parenthood is that we have to let our kids make their own choices. Sometimes they will make mistakes and sometimes they will succeed. They have to learn on their own, but we can teach them sound financial principles and model wise practices. Here are some ways you can set your children on the right path financially:
1. Take Care of Your Own Finances First
When you are on a plane, the flight attendants' emergency instructions tell you to put on your oxygen mask first, then your children's. When it comes to finances, you must take care of yourself first if you want to set your kids up for success. Otherwise, they may be stuck carrying the burden of taking care of you. Life is tough enough; you don't need to add this unnecessary responsibility to your children's lives.
Take the time to focus on your finances. Start by reviewing your life insurance policy. Do you have the appropriate amount of coverage to prevent your family from going into debt if you were to unexpectedly pass away? Have you had any changes in your family that would necessitate an update to your policy? The goal of life insurance is to protect your loved ones, so make sure your policy is in order.
Another piece to review is your estate plan. If you don't have one, it may be time to implement a strategy to take care of all the details. Without a will, your estate faces probate, which can be a costly and timely process. Even if you already have a will, review it at least once every two or three years to make sure it's accurate and up-to-date.
Lastly, don't neglect your retirement planning because you're saving for your child's college education. Many parents choose to save more of their money for retirement to cover their cost of living in their retirement years. While these parents may put some money into their children's college savings accounts from time to time, they realize that in order to provide for their family, they need to take care of themselves first. After all, if they don't have enough saved up for retirement, the support they require in the future could ultimately fall on their children's shoulders.
2. Help Them Save for Retirement
Just about any financial professional will tell you that it's never too early to start saving for retirement. Many people think that they don't have enough extra money to contribute to an IRA or 401(k), but $25 a month is still $25 more than $0. Every little bit makes a difference down the road, especially when you factor in compound interest.
As you approach retirement, you are probably noticing how much the retirement landscape has changed compared to your parents' generation. It will be the same for your kids. Even Millennials worry about Social Security and whether it'll be around in 50 years. You can help your kids start saving for retirement with something as simple as a Roth IRA.
Here's how much of a difference it makes if your children start saving for retirement early: You open a Roth IRA for your 21-year-old son with $1250, contributing $100 per month. He continues to add $100 a month as time goes on. When he turns 65, he could have $366,000 (assuming a 7% annual return)! If he waits until 26 to open an account and contributes the same amount, he would have $100,000 less when he reaches 65.
Compound interest can be a young person's greatest ally. Help your kids understand the importance of retirement planning at an early age.
3. Get Them Started With a Life Insurance Policy
Life insurance is part of a successful financial strategy at any age. Parents may choose to fund a life insurance policy on their children to take advantage of a lower premium. While parents don't anticipate their children dying at a young age, generally speaking, policies are less expensive the earlier you purchase them because you have longevity and your health on your side.
Life insurance can also add protection to your children's financial portfolio when they get older. With a permanent policy, the cash value built up in the life insurance can be used to subsidize the costs that they would pay when they get a larger policy. The money can even be used to fund long-term care insurance later in life. And, should the unfortunate happen, life insurance can offer some additional confidence and financial security.
4. Recruit Professional Help
Never underestimate the importance of introducing your kids to your financial advisor. An advisor can help your kids start investing and learn the importance of saving for retirement as early as possible.
The more financial knowledge your kids have, the better equipped they'll be to start off on the right financial foot once they graduate college and enter the adult world. If you want more information on how to educate your children, or if you are concerned that your financial habits are not setting a solid example for your kids, I'd be happy to meet with you and your children to talk about money management and identify opportunities to start saving and investing early. To set up a meeting, call my office at 770.249.7424 or email me today at firstname.lastname@example.com. To learn more, download our free report, 12 Keys to a Successful Retirement Strategy today.


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Class A Truck Driver - CDL Delivery Truck Driver
City/State: Richmond, CA
We are hiring for CDL class A truck drivers out of Richmond, CA. You will be pulling a 53' trailer, delivering product to customers and returning with backhauls. This class a driving position pays $21 per hour with Overtime – Double time available.
- Primary responsibilities will include the transportation of product to regional customer base, and return with backhaul loads when available at our customers and provide great customer service.
- You will be responsible for unloading product. At most locations warehouse staff is available to assist.
- Overtime is available after 8 hours worked. You must be open to early AM starts and longer hours.
- Work schedule is Monday through Friday.
- If you perform well, you may be asked to become a permanent company class a delivery driver.
- This is a great company to work for!!!
- CDL Truck Drivers are required to operate safely and strictly within all Company and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations at all times
- Must possess a current and valid Class A CDL
- Safe driving record – no at fault accidents in 3 years – no moving violations in 3 years.
- At least 23 years of age
- Two years of recent verifiable class a driving experience in semi-tractor/trailer equipment preferably 53'trailer.
- No felonies in 7 years
- No DUIs in 10 years
We pay weekly, the wage is $21.00 an hour with overtime and doubletime. Benefits that are Available Once Hired on Permanently as a CDL class A truck driver.
- Paid vacation, holidays and sick leave.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance effective at date of hire.
- Company paid Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with Company match.
- Liberal employee purchase plan
To Apply, Upload Your Resume Below
Type in your Phone Number for the fastest response to your resume, and please call us at (916) 760-7069 if you have any questions or need any help.
After you upload your resume, one of our Truck Driver specialists will contact you within one day to review your resume, complete your application and schedule your initial interview with us.
If this position is not a good fit for you and you would like to learn about others we are looking to fill with someone with your experience and needs, please call us at (916) 760-7069.
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2014 Alaska Economic Trends
Alaska Economic Trends are searchable from 1978 to the present using the Trends search page. The search can include any combination of the title or subtitle, date or date range, author, or full text.
By most measures, Anchorage's economy is young. Unlike most U.S. cities, from its beginning, automobiles traveled its roads, electricity lighted its homes, and phones were commonplace. There's also a number of Anchorage residents alive today who have witnessed most of the city's economic story.
December 2014 Trends
Alaska's rich seafood resources are an important part of the state's economy and a source of jobs and income for thousands of people. At the beginning of a long economic chain that ends with salmon or halibut on someone's dinner table are the people who harvest the seafood from the state's oceans and rivers.
November 2014 Trends
Alaska is projected to gain 36,113 jobs between 2012 and 2022 for a growth rate of 10.8 percent. The health care and social assistance sector will grow the most at a projected 25 percent, followed closely by mining — minus oil and gas — at 24.8 percent.
Two other notable categories — oil and gas extraction and professional and business services — are likely to grow at a faster rate than the economy overall. On the other end of the spectrum, we expect construction and information to grow slower than overall employment.
October 2014 Trends
Alaska has about 110,000 people in their twenties today, 25,000 more than it had in 2000. That's more twentysomethings than the state has had since the early 1980s, when Alaska was awash in young workers attracted first by pipeline construcion and then the boom years fueled by new oil revenue.
September 2014 Trends
When entrepreneur E.T. Barnette was unceremoniously dumped on the banks of the Chena River in late summer over a century ago, it would have been impossible to foresee that the second-largest city in Alaska would form where he landed after a forced detour.
Fueled by gold rush fever and en route to Tanacross to establish a trading post, Barnette was thwarted by river water too low to navigate and the shadow of fall hanging over his journey. After pushing the steamboat captain as far as he could, Barnette found himself hundreds of miles from his destination with a long winter ahead in the Tanana Valley.
August 2014 Trends
Consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in Anchorage in 2013 — more than the 2.2 percent increase the year before but close to the city's 10-year average of 2.7 percent.
The big surprise for 2013 was that energy prices went down in Anchorage after playing a major role in the rise over recent years. Instead, the biggest increases were in transportation, medical care, clothing, and housing costs.
July 2014 Trends
Alaska's population has expanded at a relatively fast pace over the past two decades, with typical growth of over 1 percent a year compared to less than three-quarters of a percent for the nation as a whole. Much of the state's recent growth has been due to its relatively young population and high birth rates.
June 2014 Trends
Surrounded by mountain ranges on all sides, the Copper River Basin, located in what was once the bottom of a massive ice-age glacial lake, carves out its own identity among Alaska regions.
One of Alaska's major waterways, the Copper River descends from the Wrangell Mountains and heads north before taking a counterclockwise turn through the basin, the Chugach Mountains, and finally empties into the Gulf of Alaska.
May 2014 Trends
Living in Alaska presents many opportunities and challenges, and finding a home is often one of them.
In the coming months, Trends will feature regional housing profiles that detail some of these costs, as Alaska is so large and diverse that its local markets can differ widely. Despite those local differences, it's helpful to first examine the state housing market as a whole to see how it differs from the rest of the nation.
April 2014 Trends
More than 20,000 retail salespeople worked in Alaska in 2002, and for more than 15,000 of them, retail was their main job.
Ten years later, most of this group still lived in the state and about 17 percent of those who could be located had made retail sales a continuing career. The others had moved on to more than 500 other occupations, from accounting clerks and roustabouts to registered nurses and attorneys.
March 2014 Trends
People of Asian and Pacific Islander descent form the fastest-growing racial group in Alaska, expanding by 60 percent between
2000 and 2010 — a gain of more than 17,000 people.
Pacific Islanders by themselves grew at an even faster rate, more than doubling in population during the same 10-year span.
February 2014 Trends
Preliminary data show Alaska's job growth slowed to 0.5 percent in 2013, and the state is expected to add jobs at a rate of 0.4 percent this year. That would make 2014 the fifth straight year of employment increases since the 2009 downturn, but the growth will be at a lower rate than the state's 10-year average.
Shrinking government employment is a major reason for this tempered forecast. Government has traditionally provided slow but steady job growth in Alaska, but several years of cuts — mainly federal — have put a damper on overall job growth.
January 2014 Trends
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Bands and Wind Ensembles
- BandChat Online -- Musical Instruments, forums, repertoire guide, and program listings
- Bands of America Home Page
- Drum Corps International
Bass (including Jazz Bass)
- Basswork - bass lessons online by associates of The Bottom Line, a digest used by bass players worldwide.
- Harmony Central - Bass Resources - offers tablature, classifieds, information on effects, software and equipment, FAQs and more.
- The International Society of Bassists
- TalkBass.com - interactive discussion on bass guitar, double bass, and other related topics.
Careers in Music
- The American Music Therapy Association's careers page.
- "How to Pursue a Career in Orchestral Music" by Doug Yeo (Bass Trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- "Pros and Cons of an Orchestral Career" by Doug Yeo (Bass Trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- Information on solo performing careers
- MENC's Career Page
- Music Teacher
Choirs and Choral Music Ed
- American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
- ChoralNet -- The Internet Center for Choral Music
- Oklahoma Choral Directors Association (OCDA)
- National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
- Dorn Publications -- Woodwind music distributor
- International Clarinet Association
- David Werden's Baritone/Euphonium Page
- Euphonium Music and Recording Guide
- Tuba and Euphonium Music Resource for college and professional level musicians
- International Tuba and Euphonium Association
Instrument Jokes
- A plethora of Instrument Jokes!
- Jamey Aebersold Jazz
- Downbeat - Downbeat Magazine
MIDI and Music Technology
- EarMaster eartraining software for Windows
- The Macintosh MIDI User's Internet Guide -- Charles Kelly's page of information and links for the Mac MIDI musician
- Music MasterWorks -- Sound to MIDI software for composition
- Music Technology site at University of Texas-San Antonio
- The Music Technology Learning Center
- Noteworthy Software -- a shareware Windows music notation program
- Sibelius -- official Web site of Sibelius notation software for Windows and Mac. Includes user forums with many helpful tips.
Music Education and Music Advocacy
- Choral Net -- the internet center for choral music
- Bulldog Job Board from the SWOSU Placement Office
- Gordon Institute for Music Learning -- the official Web site for Music Learning Theory as developed by Edwin Gordon and others
- Music Manager Software -- Software for managing libraries, inventories, uniforms (Mac and Windows PC)
- Musica -- an international database of choral repertoire
- MusicFriends.org sponsored by MENC, the National Association for Music Education
- NAMM Foundation from the Music Education Coalition -- a site to prepare a "defense kit" for music programs
- Native American Music Resources on the Internet
- The Piano Education Page -- A comprehensive site with information for students, teachers, and parents
- RCI Software -- Software to manage music libraries, uniforms, and more (Mac and Windows PC)
- The Recorder Homepage
- Texas School Music Project -- Ideas, classroom strategies, "tricks of the trade" from faculty and guests at Stephen F. Austin University
Music Education Organizations
- American Federation of Musicians
- College Music Society
- International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)
- International Society for Music Education
- Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
- Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association
- Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
- Oklahoma Music Teachers Association (OMTA)
- National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
- National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
- Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA)
- American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA)
- The American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
- Association of Concert Bands
- College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA)
- Oklahoma Bandmasters Association (OBA)
- National Band Association (NBA)
- Texas Bandmasters Association
- World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)
Music Research
- Bach Musicological Font -- a shareware True Type font useful for inserting musical examples in papers (for Mac or Windows)
- Historic Brass Society
- A Medieval/Renaissance Instrument Database at Case Western Reserve University. Includes pics and sound clips.
- Music Education Search System -- Online database of over 13,000 music education articles maintained by Dr. Edward Asmus at the University of Miami.
- Online database of Scientific Research (References & Abstracts) on Music as Related to Behavior, the Brain and Allied Fields
- Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary
Music Therapy Organizations/Institutes
- American Music Therapy Association - Providing national (U.S.) & international updates in the music therapy profession.
- Certification Board for Music Therapists - Providing accreditation/licensure information for music therapy practitioners.
- Southwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association - Professional updates in the states of Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas.
- Institute for Music Research - Hyperlinks to CAIRSS (database for music therapy related search) and more.
- Institute for Music & Neurologic Function--Directed by Dr. C. Tomaino on music-therapy-assisted neurological rehabilitation & research
- The Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at NYU - Well-known by its music improvisation approaches in music therapy.
Music Therapy Resources
- International Arts Medicine Association (IAMA) - Resources for Arts Medicine in general.
- International Society for Music Education (ISME) - Music in special education/therapy/medicine.
- Music Therapy Link - Hyperlinks to some American & European clinically-related Web sites.
- Music Therapy Research - A summarized table by faculty and students of UWEC
- Scientific Music Medicine - Research in Medical Resonance Therapy Music®, an application of music for therapeutic purposes
- Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy - Including introductions of music therapy development by country.
Music Therapy - Other Health-Related Resources
- Medscape - Medical research updates, including the hyperlink to database Medline.
- International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) - Resources for Expressive Arts Therapy in general.
- International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation - Full-length online articles.
- Links of Autism Resources - Sponsored by Wings Learning Center
- Geriatric Resources, Inc. - Useful facts and links of geriatric concerns
- Hospice Foundation of America - Providing resources related to end-of-life issues and more.
- Questia - An online library.
Pages of Music Links
- Classical Music Links and CD reviews
- Music Web Sites linked from Ensemble.org -- categorized links including lots of vocal health information
- The Piano Education Page -- A comprehensive site with information for students, teachers, and parents
- Piano World
- Classic Saxophone Online
- Dorn Publications -- Woodwind music distributor
- International Saxophone Association
- North American Saxophone Alliance
- SaxShed.com scales, warm ups, study guides, etc.
- Online Trombone Journal
- Trombonesonline.com
- TubaNet - related links to tuba
- International Tuba and Euphonium Association
- Resources for buying or selling new and used tubas
- TubaNews.com
- TubaNet related links to tuba
- ThinkQuest: The Violin
- Violin Links from Fabrizio Ferrari's Musicians Page
- The Violin Society of America


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An industrial city tat is located on the back of river Yamuna is Agra. Mughal emperor Babur in the year 1526 established the capital in Agra. In the city you will witness heritage of Mughal dynasty as well as captivating tombs, forts as well as mausoleums. On top of that there are other places as well as monuments which are well known for the beauty as well as importance in Agra.
Few tourist attractions of Agra include:
Taj Mahal
This is one of the most popular tourist attractions of India as well as throughout the world. This is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This is the monument that was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of Mumtaz Mahal his beloved wife as sign of love. It is constructed on the red sandstone base and then top is constructed out of big white marble. On the walls as well as the floors reflect fascinating calligraphy as well as mosaic work which is ornamented through precious stones.
Agra Fort
The fort that was custom made by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the year 1565 is Agra fort. This was built in the era of Shah Jahan. This fort is in the semi circle shape and comprises of straight wall Facing River. Some of the worth seeing things at this fort are Pearl Mosque, Diwan-e-Am, Diwan-e-Khas, Jahangir's Palace, Musamam Burj, Shish Mahal and the Khas Mahal.
Fatehpur Sikri
This is the fort that is located around thirty five kilometers from Agra city and this is the construction by Mughal Emperor Akbar. This fort is well known for the Buland Darwaza which was built to denote the victory of the state of Guajarat. There was shortage of water and so this was abandoned by Akbar.
Agra Photo Gallery
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If you are interesting in joining us in February, but you have questions, feel free to contact us ASAP. Since this convention is quickly approaching, spots are filling up quickly. The sooner you call or contact us, the faster we can get back to you. We truly look forward to watching you perform.


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The main event
The EIN Summer University is the main highlight of our events programme. Each year, in a different city, the EIN Staff and Members actively plan the event, where key speakers take the stage, such as Prime ministers, MEPs, Members of the U.S. Congress, Members of National Parliaments, key stakeholders and key representatives of European institutions, debate and question open-mindedly the most vital issues the world faces at that time under one main Theme for a couple of days. A large number of over 300 applicants from Academic, Business, International, EU and Journalist sector are welcome to participate.
A global perspective
The international and growing global character of the Summer University is reaffirmed and further extended with speakers and participants, joining European colleagues for the discussions, from a number of countries such as the United States, Egypt, India, Australia, the Latin American countries and many others. This enables the EIN Summer University to reach important conclusions in a truly global perspective.
Annual agenda
The annual Agenda consists of various roundtables, where the participants have the opportunity to reach in-depth, internationally oriented conclusions in strategic areas of European policy. The first half day is always dedicated to a monographic discussion of a current issue.


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Kids turn out to be fluent in reading with follow, follow, follow. I've used these free, partaking studying video games to carry their consideration and hold them motivated. They are among the many finest methods for turning the laborious work of learning to learn into play. Phrase girl is a implausible cartoon about a woman who is a super hero. She and her side kick, Captain Huggy Face who's a monkey, battle crime collectively. What's the crime you ask? The crime will not be realizing the best phrase to use in a given state of affairs. The present runs for half-hour and introduces 4 vocabulary words in every episode. The words are used in a wide range of conditions throughout the show to offer viewers an understand of the context in which the phrases can be used. By building vocabulary, you might be additionally increasing reading skills. Oh yeah, and so they have fun too!
It is wonderful to me how hardly ever discussions and proposals about vouchers truly deal with the amount. As a result of that's the whole lot. If the government introduced that it was giving everybody car vouchers, people would need to know whether the voucher was enough for a brand new Lexus or only a used Kia. It is pointless to debate vouchers without discussing the greenback amount. If the voucher is one third the cost of tuition at a collaborating personal college, it's pretty much useless as anything however a partial rebate to people who already ship their college students there. If it is a full-on, cowl-the-price-of-any-good-non-public-faculty voucher, then taxpayers would possibly wish to understand how that voucher goes to be paid for.
Math is all around us and it's troublesome to get by way of a day with out encountering it in one way or one other. Exploit this by involving your child as much as attainable. Present them easy methods to set the oven timer for a cake, explain why it is necessary that a cake bakes for a set size of time. If the child is old enough get them to weigh substances or plan a shopping listing. If they are older, how about them doing the grocery buying? It takes a little bit of courage, for certain. My friend has each of her youngsters do the week's procuring in turn. They plan the menus, make an inventory, work to a budget, add up items as they go round the shop and pay the bill.
I've the sensation that our current pre-college 10-yr curriculum is actually crammed and so the necessity to spread subjects out over 12 years is logical. But we also have to maintain accelerated training for these children bright sufficient to make it. We undoubtedly need to provide more price range to public schools to afford competent lecturers and services. I do not mind the personal schools as a result of they are aleady competitive. Another thing is to promote blue collar mentality, business-mindedness and computer age abilities comparable to writing softwares among our youth.
Apparel. As a lot as I dislike tacky instructor clothing (i.e. applique leaf sweaters, snowmen vests), it's usually extra applicable than clothing that is too tight and/or too revealing. As a 30 one thing female, I really feel like a prude talking about how inappropriately so many young people gown, but I'm often embarrassed for all 20 and early 30 somethings after I see what other individuals my age usually put on to work. What you like to wear out on the weekends to a membership just isn't okay to put on when instructing.


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Friday May 5th 1967: A young Tom Seaver was quickly making a name for himself, impressing everyone across major league baseball. He was certainly becoming a popular figure in New York as well.
12,745 Mets fans came to Shea Stadium to see Tom Seaver take the mound, as manager Wes Westrum's eighth place Mets (8-13) took on Grady Hatton's tenth place Houston Astros (7-15). Seaver's opponent that day was Dave Giusti.
The Mets jumped on the board first, as Jerry Buchek & Tommy Reynolds singled with one out in the 2nd inning. Jerry Grote then got aboard on an error by second baseman; Joe Morgan, as Buchek scored. With two outs, Harrelson singled to right field scoring Reynolds. In the 4th inning, the Astros tied it up, as a young Rusty Staub hit a two run HR off his future teammate; Tom Seaver.
The game stayed that way until the 9th inning, when second baseman; Jerry Buchek led off against reliever Claude Raymond.
Buchek blasted a walk off solo HR, giving Seaver & the Mets a victory. Buchek was the main second baseman that season & would hit a career high 14 HRs, second most on the '67 Mets team.
Tom Seaver earned his third career win (3-1) in just his fifth ever start. He struck out five on this night, walking three. Seaver had 25 Ks in 37.2 innings up to that point.


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Sunday, October 20, 2013
Boots & Tulle
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FYI - last day for the giveaway!
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Being Black in Europe can yield many responses, reactions, and experiences. All of them may not be what you wanted nor expected, yet they can change the way you perceive yourself and the world around you. To talk about what it's like to be a Black-American in Europe, I recruited a few friends to help me (and you) out! Raphaella, Nasir, Briona, and myself are all travel writers in our own right who have spent some time galavanting through the streets of Europe. We're here to answer the million-dollar question: what is it really like to be a Black American in Europe?
I've previously wrote about my Black experience here!


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text: College placement cell came into being in academic session of 2015-2016. No doubt that this placement cell is still in its fledgling stage only. College placement cell is working in two directions, one as auxiliary body of central placement cell (DU), where we act as a medium between the student and the CPC. Every piece of information is posted on college website and notice boards. An intensive campaign was launched where students were encouraged to get themselves registered in central placement cell (DU). Secondly, we tried to rope in companies for recruitment purpose. We could successfully bring in IBM and Bajaj capital. Students overwhelmingly participated in the recruitment process. It's to be noted that our student got selected in the placement drives of central placement cell (DU) as well as in college placement cell. This undoubtedly motivates us to put in more efforts. We are trying to bring in many more companies to our college. We are in continuous dialogue in informal session with our 3rd years students (of all streams) as to how they can improve themselves as a formidable contestant for job interviews.