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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Most of the action in this well written novel takes place within a palatial house where a group of hostages are being held by terrorists in an unnamed Latin American country. As the hostages and terrorists set up a joint household they begin to form bonds in a variety of unexpected ways. The key focus of the link between hostages and terrorists is Roxanne, a world renowned opera singer who was performing for a party hosted by a wealthy businessman when the party was attacked by the terrorists. The beauty of the diva's singing creates a bond that cuts across the hostage and their captors. Over time, several of the captors and the hostages begin to like the new world that they have been thrown into better than the world they have been cut off from. But of course this delicate balance cannot last forever and eventually the made up world created by the terrorists collapses with deadly consequences. 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It forces them to reevaluate their lives and how they relate to other people and because they're captives many of them find a source of bravery and step outside their comfortable versions of themselves and become new people. Most of them find happiness for the first time and it is a thing of beauty to witness. The prison becomes a utopia. For a while. I was surprised by the writing, too. In some ways it was very clinical and unembellished. Understated and almost dispassionate, but not entirely. The situation sometimes calls for overblown sentiment and Patchett doesn't shy away from it. Also there's an underlying sense of humor that I quite liked. It kept everything from being too self-important. Here's an example of how brilliantly precise her prose is - "The room had the same effect on the spectators as long liturgical services, algebra lectures, Halcion." If you're in the mood for an introspective book that is character driven, you could do a lot worse than Bel Canto. I have other Patchett books and I look forward to reading them. This book was recommended to me as being all about opera, or that opera figured prominently in the plot, or that it showed something about the effect of music on people in stress. I enjoyed the book - but didn't find it about really any of these things. An interesting setup of a evening party where a prominent opera singer is invited to a South American capital to sing for the birthday of a wealthy Japanese business man and assundy guests. Militants break in and take everyone hostage. And hilarity ensues - no really, not actually very much ensues until the end where a few people die and it ends. It did show something about the enduring ability of people to find and build relationships even in the most strained of environments. A hymn to the universal human experience, perhaps. But not really about music. Still a fairly enjoyable book, even with the fairly predictable ending and moral. 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Unfortunately, the party quickly devolves into a tensely negotiated hostage situation as a group of rag-tag terrorists known as La Familia de Martin Suarez emerges from the air vents and demands possession of the President (who is, incidentally, not in attendance). With the terrorists' initial goal thwarted, a stand off begins to unfold between the unyielding, outside government and the stubbornly idealistic terrorists calling the shots inside the house. Caught in-between are those hostages, largely important businessmen and politicians, deemed too valuable to be released. With these forty odd men, the terrorists opt to keep Roxane Coss, who turns out to be more than just in-house entertainment. Her gift of song literally becomes the reason for living for those on both sides of the divide. Despite the tense, action-packed beginning, the book's action is largely stagnant and slow moving. Instead, the driving force behind the book's compelling movement is the development of both character and relationship in the unusual circumstances created by the bizarre situation of a four-month hostage standoff. Even though the gun-slinging terrorists are the stuff of nightmares, Patchett paints their humanity - repeatedly pointing to their youth, inexperience and physical deformities or afflictions to allow the reader to form some attachment to characters that might otherwise be off-limits to any empathy. (Side note: I actually fell down on the side of the terrorists by the end of the novel - beautiful Carmen, little Ishmael, self-conscious Cesar, butch Beatriz - they were all so much more human, more flawed, than the men that were held hostage and positively changed, that is changed for the better, by the experience. In addition, I'm now terrified of contracting shingles, Descriptions of General Benjamin's festering wound settling into his eye made me cringe and curl my toes). Overall, this book reminded me of situations in my own life where things went wrong - be it a power outage, a disappointing change of plans, an unexpected snowstorm, an unwelcome disruption of any kind - that proved to be a welcome interruption to everyday life. You leave this read genuinely believing these capitalists and politicians were better off for having been held hostage for four months. I really didn't cue into the magic surrounding the music and opera singing- as I'm by no means knowledgeable or even remotely interested in this particular art form. I lack culture in this respect, but my reading wasn't negatively impacted. Instead, I imagined my own joy at having a storyteller - someone like Neil Gaiman or J.K. Rowling - at my disposal in such a situation, an enthralling author willing to guide me through the empty days with their magic gift of character and plot. Even given my lack of experience with opera, I can see how art and the passion surrounding genius or talent can infuse an otherwise abhorrent situation with a sense of beauty and wonder. As for the ending - I wasn't terribly surprised but I was genuinely disappointed. A bit heartbroken, if you will. Without going into spoiler territory, I feel that Patchett did everything she could to warn the reader of the impending doom without explicitly spelling it out. I was, however, utterly baffled by the short epilogue. I felt it was tacked onto the end as an afterthought; it had no connection to the character/ relationship development that had previously taken place. In my opinion, it somewhat cheapened an otherwise thoughtful, tender read. Quotes: "There were worse reasons to keep a person hostage. You keep someone always for what he or she is worth to you, for what you can trade her for, money or freedom or somebody else you want more. Any person can be a kind of trading chip when you find a way to hold her. So to hold someone for song, because the thing longed for was the sound of her voice, wasn't it all the same? The terrorists, having no chance to get what they came for, decided to take something else instead, something that they never in their lives knew that the wanted until they crouched in the low, dark shaft of the air-conditioning vents: opera." (p. 71) "'If we put a gun to her head she would sing all day.' 'Try it first with a bird,' General Benjamin said gently to Alfredo. 'Like our soprano, they have no capacity to understand authority. The bird doesn't know enough to be afraid and the person holding the gun will only end up looking like a lunatic.'" (p. 165) "Could Mr. Hosokawa say...that this was the happiest time in his life? Surely that could not be the case. He was being held against his will in a country he did not know and every day he found himself looking down the barrel of some child's gun. He was living on a diet of tough meat sandwiches and soda pop, sleeping in a room with more than fifty men, and although there were irregular privileges at the washing machine, he was thinking of asking the Vice President if he could kindly extend to him a second pair of underwear from him own bureau. Then why was this sudden sense of lightness, this great affection for everyone?" (p. 166) "A kiss in so much loneliness was like a hand pulling you up out of the water, scooping you up from a place of drowning and into the reckless abundance of air." (p. 207) "She could see the battered-down portion of grass from where she was now. It was different from this vantage point, larger and almost perfectly round, as if they had spun each other in great circles, which seemed possible. She could smell the grass in her hair. Love was action. It came to you. It was not a choice." (p. 271) "'It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how.'" (p. 300)
''Bel Canto'' often shows Patchett doing what she does best -- offering fine insights into the various ways in which human connections can be forged, whatever pressures the world may place upon them. Although this novel is entirely housebound, at the vice presidential mansion, Ms. Patchett works wonders to avoid any sense of claustrophobia and keeps the place fresh at every turn.
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (2)Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0060838728, Paperback)In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. His hosts hope that Mr. Hosokawa can be persuaded to build a factory in their Third World backwater. Alas, in the opening sequence, just as the accompanist kisses the soprano, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president, who has unfortunately stayed home to watch a favorite soap opera. And thus, from the beginning, things go awry.Among the hostages are not only Hosokawa and Roxane Coss, the American soprano, but an assortment of Russian, Italian, and French diplomatic types. Reuben Iglesias, the diminutive and gracious vice president, quickly gets sideways of the kidnappers, who have no interest in him whatsoever. Meanwhile, a Swiss Red Cross negotiator named Joachim Messner is roped into service while vacationing. He comes and goes, wrangling over terms and demands, and the days stretch into weeks, the weeks into months. With the omniscience of magic realism, Ann Patchett flits in and out of the hearts and psyches of hostage and terrorist alike, and in doing so reveals a profound, shared humanity. Her voice is suitably lyrical, melodic, full of warmth and compassion. Hearing opera sung live for the first time, a young priest reflects: Never had he thought, never once, that such a woman existed, one who stood so close to God that God's own voice poured from her. How far she must have gone inside herself to call up that voice. It was as if the voice came from the center part of the earth and by the sheer effort and diligence of her will she had pulled it up through the dirt and rock and through the floorboards of the house, up into her feet, where it pulled through her, reaching, lifting, warmed by her, and then out of the white lily of her throat and straight to God in heaven.Joined by no common language except music, the 58 international hostages and their captors forge unexpected bonds. Time stands still, priorities rearrange themselves. Ultimately, of course, something has to give, even in a novel so imbued with the rich imaginative potential of magic realism. But in a fractious world, Bel Canto remains a gentle reminder of the transcendence of beauty and love. --Victoria Jenkins (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:40:39 -0400) Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. It's a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in and take the entire party hostage.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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All too often, there are tragic results when kids and guns are combined.
From Columbine to Sandy Hook, we have seen the horrible images of what guns do when in the wrong hands. No less tragic are the occasional accidents where a child finds a gun and thinks it is a plaything.
But there are also other images of kids and guns. These images are different. They come from gun ranges where parents and even grandparents are teaching kids how to properly handle and shoot a weapon.
Other images are of families taking a Hunter Safety Course offered by the state of Utah. Successful completion of such a course is required before a young hunter can get a license or hunt small game.
On one evening, we found Kirk Barton and two of his granddaughters, Cienna and Chambrae, at a class at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range. "I've been practicing shooting up at my grandparents cabin," said Chambrae. "And he wants to get us more gun safe." 12 year old Cienna added, "More kids need to learn about safety so there are less accidents."
Coursework takes 12 hours and emphasizes safety. It also includes shooting on the range. In fact, to receive a certificate, the young hunter must pass a both written and shooting tests.
Utah has no minimum age requirement for hunters. It is left to parents to decide when and if a child should be introduced to shooting sports.
But is it right for every child? Douglas Goldsmith, Ph.D. and Executive Director of the Salt Lake Children's Center, warns a gun should not be put in the hands of every child. "We don't have a way to predict those 5,6 or 10 kids in that group who are going to struggle with that in a different way -- who are already struggling with aggression," Goldsmith said.
And for those who are taught to shoot, Goldsmith recommends that instruction not end with the shooting range. Kids should also hunt. He explained, "When children go hunting, they are exposed to the realities of what a gun can do. They're exposed to seeing an animal bleeding and they gain therefore a respect for that gun."
Kirk Barton is comfortable with that. He hunted as a child, and hopes now to pass along the skill to another generation. Even so, he is the first to admit that that most of his grandkids have shown little interest in guns - only Cienna and Chambrae.
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Well if this 2012 campaign proves anything, it is that Obambi is dead.
He has been replaced by O'Rambo, the President who is mad as hell and is not going to take it any more.
O'Rambo comes out out firing and doesn't take prisoners. He believes in a scorched earth policy, destroy the village to save it if necessary.
Obama's speech last night at the Democratic National Convention was for the red hot meat eaters, not for the faint of heart.
It was pretty much a lengthy diatribe against Mitt Romney, excoriating, slamming, criticizing and sticking the presidential boot in.
All that was missing was a Romney pinata and a baseball bat. I'm not sure it worked.
Sure, the President has to go on the offensive but it is a sign of his own lack of accomplishment that he wants to mud wrestle rather than engage on a policy level.
The foreign policy attacks were effective sure, especially on Romney's inane focus on Russia as our major foreign policy villain, but I think few voters will be swayed by such a concern.
It is obvious what the polls are telling the Obama people. Define Romney, drag him down, before America gets a full view of him.
This is bare knuckle politics, nothing to do with dream aspirations.
Obambi had those, and Obambi got shot somewhere between inauguration in 2008 and the Republican attack dogs getting unleashed.
Obama's speech was not the best of the convention. It was not even second best or third.
Bill Clinton stole the show, the old dog for the hard road, Michelle won the hearts and minds, and Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student called a slut by Rush Limbaugh, stole the show after her prime time
So Obama, who ran a poetic campaign full of hope and promise last time has now become the lumbering grizzly,older and more dangerous, much more likely to attack if approached. I'm sure it is what the pollsters are telling him, but it is a sad reflection on American politics nowadays that the only defense is attack and that hopes and dreams are for sissies.
Welcome to the mud pit Mr. President.
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BrianO | Sep 12, 2012, 11:31 AM EDT
as I read the hate toward my view and the love they have for percentages My estimate is they are the vocal .01%. (I don't place you in this category Seano.) Worldbank can seem to open a savings account there.
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seanomelb | Sep 11, 2012, 06:59 PM EDT
Dear!Dear!dimwit did i touch a raw nerve. Go play Russian roulette with the other bigots on this blog.
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paddyRanger | Sep 11, 2012, 11:36 AM EDT
now now Failed trash businessman.....Homer Simpson is about the intellectual standard for your views and I am sure it must be your favourite TV show seeing as how you mention it.....I had to look it up and see what you were talking about, such trash like you no wonder you like that show
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seanomelb | Sep 09, 2012, 08:35 PM EDT
Nothing to do with love Briano.Maybe you should read a little about Chavez and his years working at the World Bank.Instead of getting in the gutter with morons like Paddyranger and argue the case.I mean paddyranger is about as educated as Homer Simpson(my apologies to Homer).
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pilib04 | Sep 09, 2012, 08:04 PM EDT
Kaydog1, are you new to Irish Central. Can't say I have ever seen a comment by you before. What happened? Did you get an email from the RNC?
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pilib04 | Sep 09, 2012, 08:02 PM EDT
Big Surprise. The Irish Central Teabagger, Patrick Roberts, does a hatchet job on President Obama.
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Lynchy | Sep 09, 2012, 02:37 AM EDT
Do Republicans agree with disenfranchising as 'the ends justify the means'?
Has the conservative determination to use the popularity and strength of the Tea Party supporters to try and push through abortion legislation sucked in the liberal groups to fill the void? If there had not been so much emphasis and so many attempts at legislation to prohibit abortion without exceptions which led to the political execution of Todd Akin for holding an opinion which is apparently shared by many, could the liberals have risked the backlash of not including God and Jerusalem in the DNC platform?
Independent of the outcome of the election, will US politics become further polarised as the GOP stays the course of ultra conservativism and financing from Wall Street special interests leaving the DNC no choice but to get more funding from Unions and support from liberal causes including support for workers rights, immigrant rights, gun control and separation of church and state?
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kaydog1 | Sep 08, 2012, 10:29 PM EDT
Patrick, if "Obambi" got shot, it wasn't by Republican anythings - it was by 4 unsuccessful yrs of tired old doctrinaire big-gov't socialist ideas which have NEVER brought the unemployment rate below 8%, coupled with the reckless addition of 5 TRILLION Dollars in new debt, and a yearly deficit of 1.3 TRILLION Dollars to pay for 'Obambi's'gifts to his campaign contributors like Solyndra, the Unions, and Health Insurance companies for Obamacare. These policies CANNOT get the economy going again, yet to hear the Dems talk, everything is 'fine', and what isn't so fine by definition is the fault of anyone and everyone EXCEPT Obama. Famously, Bush was to blame for his economy, because he was the President, but Obama is not to blame for anything because he is 'only' the President. Ultimately, when 50% of all non-college 18-20 yr olds are unemployed, and 50% of all college seniors are finding no jobs, word gets around, so the results of these policies speak for themselves to anyone who has to actually function in the non-coolaid real world.
As to the 'incredible' Dem Convention, all I saw was 2 days of Feminist Pro-abortion speakers,punctuated by a HILARIOUS scream of protest from the rank and file atheist majority when the leadership THREE TIMES attempted to railroad the word 'God' back into the platform. Well, the word is now back in there, but I doubt that God is much impressed.I do agree that Bill Clinton's speech was more inspiring than Obama's, but did you notice all the references Clinton made to his own trials and triumphs, all in contrast to Obama's lack of success. And talk about a 'War on Women', Bill Clinton stood accused of sexual harassment by no fewer than EIGHT different women, as I recall....
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JimmyJK | Sep 08, 2012, 09:45 PM EDT
EphraimKibbey - agree
Republicans have been boiled down to 2 viewpoints.... The first is they believe poor people and especially poor black people are the absolute drain on the entire society and have created all of our ills. The second is that they will do what ever they can to amass more wealth and keep our society and communities more apart from opportunities....
There needs to be change in how our tax dollars are spent and reform in our philosophy. In my opinion illegal immigrants are illegal therefore see you later until you are legal. Illegals offer great work benefit but they are a financial drain on other services including schooling. A lot of corporations like illegals because of the very cheap labor. Also welfare should be a give and take relationship not a give only one. no society can have large groups of feckless immature people doing whatever they want.
BrainO and paddyRanger are like the black and tans. They are here to enforce the rule of the oppressor.
If the year was 1847 and you were in Ireland starving from the policies and direct rule of the english would you take a bit of food from them to survive? If you did.. would you not be another drain on the english tax payers? it's too bad the english did not have much food to provide and we died and we left
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BrianO | Sep 08, 2012, 03:48 PM EDT
EK, What limits on unions collecting mandatory dues and donating such dues to buy off their representative, are unions people? I would instead argue that there should be no limits or controls, simply because I do not wish to be controlled or limited,
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EphraimKibbey | Sep 08, 2012, 02:15 PM EDT
@rpbrown - I agree 100% that lobbying by corporations has pretty much strangled the idea that our representatives are there to actually represent US but I would go further and include the big money individuals who are not corporations but think their money will buy their guys votes and insure that their personal interests supercede that of the nation. To keep the one person one vote system alive, we must again be able to limit the amount of money that individuals can contribute. What we have now, thanks to Citizens United and the Roberts court, is legalized bribery. We need the amendment to state that only INDIVIDUALS are people AND that ALL campaign finances must be restricted to what can be raised from individuals at or below the proscribed limit. In addition, the candidate should be limited to that same amount as any other individual. Think of how many fewer political commercials there would be. Candidates wanting air time would be forced into real interviews were we could really see what their agenda was.
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paddyRanger | Sep 08, 2012, 02:04 PM EDT
Yep Seano and Chavez.......BUTTbuddies !!
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BrianO | Sep 08, 2012, 01:04 PM EDT
Seano your love of Chavez says a lot, Maybe its time to abandon country #2 for a true utopia.
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paddyRanger | Sep 08, 2012, 10:08 AM EDT
It was NOT Obama's father who marched for Civil Rights........It was Romney's !!
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rgray222 | Sep 08, 2012, 09:32 AM EDT
Obama has never been Mr. Nice Guy towards anyone who opposes him. He has been in the Chicago style mud pit his entire political career. He wants to appear to be Mr.Nice guy to the public but in reality he is a Chicago political thug! He has always been of the school 'the bigger the lie, the more people believe it' and if you tell the same life enough times people will believe it! The only thing that has become transparent in the Obama presidency is Obama himself. Everyone bought this nonsense the first time around but it will not happen a second time.
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And welcome back everyone let's break down the real life twists and turns in the story -- alleged hit man going on trap today involves a husband.
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I'm gonna try and even though I really don't approve anything any aspect of this story and arrogant to think that Tammy -- that would approve standing by this man in bond stern.
Has survived three attempts on her life in the past six months even more troubling then that is that the alleged mastermind behind all of this her husband Jeffrey.
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She was seen hugging him and holding his hand as she.
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Where bullets were fired into the house the Stearns moved into an apartment.
It was in a garage should there where they accused hit me and -- -- finally found his mark.
Shooting in bond while sitting in the car she pretended she was dead she wasn't.
She pretended she wasn't that she drove herself to the hospital for treatment though her husband's mistress has confessed to her part in the crime.
And is awaiting trial with six other people mrs.
stern thinks that her husband.
Is completely innocent he's got nothing to do with this some of the other half dozen accused or other assassins.
Stern could face up to life in prison if he's convicted.
Of the charges -- you can't make this up.
You can't and leave it at that break.
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Serving as a store for the salt that the boats brought in, this round tower was probably a watchtower in previous times, the centrepiece of the early fortifications.
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Team CTC will be out in force with five riders participating in a field of over one hundred starters. The riders will be arriving about 90 minutes before the start of the race, which commences at 14.15 hrs.
I attended the CTC Essex Member Group AGM, (see the contacts below), just recently and was made very welcome with lots of friendly interest in my work and a generous helping of delicious food and warm tea.
There's something extremely life-affirming in being in a room with a group of people who cycle hundreds of miles a year, (in fact, many cycle hundreds of miles a month) and look every bit as trim and healthy as your average 20 year old athlete.
Master mechanic Ben Paton covers the basics of good maintenance, punctures, brakes and answers any questions too. Ben Paton manages to explain all those complicated things that I've always wondered about, like why do inner tubes have different types of valves.
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So, CTC and Essex Police will be at Colchester Railway Station, extolling the virtues of being seen and keeping the bike in trim over the winter months.
Three thousand people in North Essex have already re-discovered the pleasure of cycling, thanks to CTC, and now we want to get even more people cycling because we understand the benefits to health and the sheer sense of freedom that cycling brings.
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Circulated to over 10,000 residents, the photo showed a large group of people enjoying a led cycle ride in the tranquil autumn setting of High Woods Country Park. The event was part of the Park's Big 25 Birthday Bash and attracted over three thousand visitors.
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-- products are we've been hearing from countless business executives saying -- are holding off on big business decisions.
Still some type of certainty comes out of the Washington area.
But we have found one company that's been growing strong and is planning for a solid 10% increase in growth in the new year joining us now.
In a Fox Business exclusive -- -- -- he's executive vice president at Kohlberg.
First of all Richard graduate 10% growth.
Why what makes you so bullish -- you're gonna meet that target.
-- no word linked to a couple very encouraging markets one billion the energy market the medical market and the aerospace market.
These markets are all -- for precision machine parts.
That's something that that were very good at then we just see a strong demand that we've had -- good demand in 2012.
And we actually see more robustness even going into 2013.
Now your product of course requires highly trained employees you put a lot of money in on the job training how is that paid off for you.
You know we are probably the first to have face a state certified apprenticeship program in in Pennsylvania.
Now we currently have priced 25 guys are young people went in the program.
And that's helped us in down times we've but continue to invest in our people.
And in our equipment and and that's helped us be prepared for some of the spikes -- -- -- and we've.
Seen in the past few years is that actually hard -- to find that entry level employee because they have to have a certain modicum of skills before you can even get them there to train them.
Ed is David there what what we see in and what we would encourage -- -- this schools to get back to encouraging the math in the sciences and some of the metal shops.
That -- help us.
We do a lot of training our our training program would say -- somebody three to four years to get through where they can be an accomplished machinists.
We do that we we pay them along the way and they come out than they have a nice career so -- industries OK let let's talk about where you might be spending -- if you're gonna grow that much you have to you have to spend some to -- some.
Our capital equipment what kind of capital equipment are you buying going into 2013.
You know what were looked in the by his equipment to can be flexible on the shop floor that can demonstrate different processes and also equipment that can take out that the labor combine to help keep us competitive.
So we're buying that latest technology and equipment so we'd like to say that were were conservative managers but we try to spend full without progress of technology.
And that's helped us through all the years ago -- industries.
For us to be successful not not for a -- just for our customers by the way we're lucky -- one of the devices you you do make medical devices.
We see we have down there.
There is going to be attacks if -- think it's it's already in place where we're gonna have a tax on medical devices how second affect your bottom line.
I answer good point that it has affected our business it's a 2.3 percent tax that's put on the revenue of medical device manufacturers.
And we do a lot of work for these guys it's affected our business in fact in the past two months we've seen a tremendous slowdown on those types of product lives.
We we would hope the administration would maybe pie is on that tax lesson that tax and it's it's not helping our business and and at the end of the day all of these taxes get -- to a company like oberg industries.
And then get linked rate back to the consumer you know you know we end up paying -- and -- in the long run aren't natural gas were the most exciting areas.
In our economy there's no country in the world with seven -- progress in exploring for and and getting natural gas is we are you're a part of that you manufacture Portugal wind of that process what are you expecting -- 2013 from.
Natural gas that natural gas field.
Well actually in 2012.
We've increased our best.
This and that markets about 50%.
And we look to do the same again -- a larger a larger numbers into 2013.
Of that latest there were involved with technology prototyping for these major players in that market.
The horizontal drilling technology.
Has helped that market so you know just technology.
Driven the natural gas Marcellus shell locally has helped us in that market.
So we're looking for very favorable.
And revenues in that market for thirteen.
And fact if you look at our backlog got more -- are about half of our backlog is made up energy type products.
Well you guys are just -- by the way you ever gonna go public.
I -- don't think so we're second generation.
Three plants in Pittsburgh guy we like it that way about 750 employees.
But I can go back -- the what's holding us the very quickly because we've run out of time had really quickly.
Just skilled employees and me we look at our number one constraint -- in the skilled employees and trying to find the right people for our jobs you know -- -- a lot of things to complain about in this economy legitimate things -- complain about but it's good to be sure even in the bad times.
There are companies like yours that are doing extraordinarily well congratulations rich.
-- I thank -- that -- industries thanks for being here.
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I'm no NYer by any stretch of the imagination, but I was here when the towers fell.
These guys were running into a certain death, and you're gonna sit here and denigrate them? All of them?
I'm outside a small town. All the firefighters here are volunteers.
You gonna call them assholes too?
Leaving a strip club in Memphis the night of Tyson and Lewis fight. Guy tried to rob me and my cousin? He shot my cousin and I watched him bleed out. I mean a fountain of blood shooting from his nose. Life is too precious......
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When I was 18 I worked over the summer as a manager at a 7-11. Graveyard shift. I saw more shit in eight weeks than I've seen since.
So, one night at 2am, I get robbed. I had by that time figured out that I should check first before letting anyone in, so I kept the front door locked. So this biker dude shows up and he needs something....I forgot to relock the door. Next in is a chick with a double barreled shotgun. "Give me your money." I had $34 in the register.
I had a pistol under the counter and a shotgun of my own over by the fuckin Slurpee machine....I decided not to waste her....but I saw my life flash for sure
When she took off with the cash I grabbed my pistol, jumped over the counter, and ran outside. She was getting into a car driven by someone else.
It was only a .22 revolver but it had 9 rounds (H and R), I emptied it into the back of their car as they drove away.
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