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The Long Route To Windsor
Of German descent, a prince of Greece—but when World War II loomed, he chose to join the British Royal Navy: 'England is my home.'
The Greek royal family was about as Greek as Danish pastry. Their unlovely family name was Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and they had been plucked from the obscurity of a shabby palace in Copenhagen, in the mid-19th century, to occupy the vacant throne of Greece. George I, the first of the S-H-S-Gs, ruled for nearly five decades, but after his assassination in 1913 his descendants were soon being dethroned and rethroned at regular intervals.
George's fourth son, Andrea, was never close to becoming king, but his life was no less eventful. He fled the battlefield during the disastrous Greek invasion of Turkey in 1922 and was court-martialed for the fiasco by Greece's new republican government. Banished, he and his family were rescued from Corfu by the British cruiser Calypso, whose captain recorded that the family members were "rather amusing about being exiled, for they so frequently are." The youngest member of this forlorn party was Andrea's 18-month-old son Philip, the future Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Elizabeth II.
Philip's start in life was more difficult than mere exile. His mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was stone deaf and a religious maniac. She later learned to lip-read in several languages, though at her wedding the bushy beard of the Orthodox priest defeated her and when asked whether she consented freely to the marriage, she replied "No," which in view of Andrea's subsequent callous conduct would have been the right answer. Later on, she had visions and declared herself to be Christ's unique bride. In Berlin, Freud's associate Ernst Simmel declared her a paranoid schizophrenic and had her interned in an asylum against her will.
Philip did not see his mother throughout his adolescence, drifting from one set of relatives to the next. His sisters all married German princelings who, in the 1930s, joined either the SS or the Brownshirts. Still, they were better off than his relations through his Russian grandmother. His great-uncle the Grand Duke Serge had been blown up by a terrorist bomb. His Aunt Ella was murdered by the Bolsheviks.
Prince Philip
By Philip Eade
(Henry Holt, 347 pages, $28)
The life expectancy of European royals in the first half of the 20th century was poor. Philip was lucky to be alive in the first place and still luckier in 1935, at age 14, to transfer from a German school to a new one in Scotland (following his exiled schoolmaster, Kurt Hahn). The result was that, when World War II loomed, he chose to join the Royal Navy rather than the German army or the Greek navy, proclaiming that "England is my home." He could well have decided otherwise. He was, after all, still a prince of Greece and of German descent.
"Prince Philip," Philip Eade's sure-footed and sparkling biography—which takes its subject up to Elizabeth's coronation in 1952—shows just what use Philip made of his amazing luck. Philip turned out to be a courageous and resourceful naval officer. He stayed on deck throughout the Battle of Cape Matapan (south of Greece in the Mediterranean), directing a searchlight on enemy cruisers while his own ship was repeatedly dive-bombed. In the Allied invasion of Sicily, in July 1943, after HMS Wallace had been hit, he rigged up a raft with smoke floats at each end to make it look like the flaming remains of the Wallace itself. The Germans strafed the raft while the British ship slipped silently away under the night sky.
Throughout the war, Louis "Dickie" Mountbatten, his mother's interfering brother, was constantly making plans for his penniless nephew: urging him to become a British subject (though it turned out that Philip already was one by virtue of his descent from the House of Hanover) and conspiring for him to see as much as possible of the young Princess Elizabeth. Quite soon Philip had had enough. "Please, I beg of you," he wrote to Mountbatten, "not too much advice in an affair of the heart, or I shall be forced to do the wooing by proxy." In the end, Mountbatten's main contribution was to provide a surname for Philip, the anglicized form of Battenberg being preferred to the unwieldy S-H-S-G. In any case, Elizabeth was hopelessly smitten—she and Philip were married in 1947.
After his lonely buffetings, Philip seemed to have finally landed a cushy billet. But we should not underrate the hostility that "Phil the Greek" had to cope with. The suspicion of his German ancestry died hard. None of his three surviving sisters was invited to the wedding. The old guard at Buckingham Palace resented his breezy naval manner and his obsession with efficiency. Churchill confided that he neither liked not trusted him. Harold Macmillan, the future prime minister, noted in his diary a few months before Elizabeth ascended to the throne: "I fear this young man is going to be as big a bore as Prince Albert and as great a trouble."
In fact, Victoria's consort had been in the 19th century a force for good in every conceivable way, especially in his concern to promote science, technology and the arts and in the attention he brought to the social problems of industrial society. I am convinced that posterity will admire Philip for much the same reasons. He can be abrupt and chilly, but there is a humility lurking under all the gruffness. At the age of 21, he wrote to a friend of Mountbatten's: "I know you will never think very much of me. I am rude and unmannerly and I say many things out of turn which I realize afterwards must have hurt someone. Then I am filled with remorse and I try to put matters right."
I finished "Prince Philip" with an admiration I had not expected for this brave, brusque, imaginative oddball. Mr. Eade tells us that he was first attracted to his subject when he heard of Prince Philip's interest in Unidentified Flying Objects. One could forgive the prince for imagining that he himself was one of them.
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When using normal JSF I can use a setPropertyLIstener tag (on say a commandLink) to update the customer property.
I'm trying to do the same thing with Oracle ADF, but failing. How do I specify a binding to a property on a data control? When I try to use Jdeveloper to do it it sets up an iterator for the
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i've searched and searched for a tribal bra top like Rachel Brice's. i just can't seem to find any online that look like quality. i don't want a vic's secret black bra with shells glued to it! more than likely, she has them custom made, but if anyone knows a good site please let me know.
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Re: tribal costume?Wed, March 12, 2008 - 7:38 AMI just ordered a bra and some hair falls from the site tribalrootz.com. The lady is very sweet and allows you to customize your bra by telling her what colors you want and if you want to add a pendant or anything like that. The pricing is reasonable and you can always add more jewelry, coins, or shells to the bra on your own to customize it even more. Hope this helps hon!
Re: tribal costume?Wed, March 12, 2008 - 7:48 AMthanks darlin i'll check it out!
Re: tribal costume?Wed, March 12, 2008 - 12:27 PMFrom what I've heard Rachel makes pretty much all of her costuming herself.
Re: tribal costume?Wed, March 12, 2008 - 5:54 PMyup, rachel makes her own costuming, or else mardi makes them. that is the best way to get a unique piece that really fits YOU specifically and represents your own style...
Re: tribal costume?Wed, March 12, 2008 - 7:35 PMthat's cool. i was thinking about getting a few halter swimsuit tops and making them my own.
Re: tribal costume?Fri, March 14, 2008 - 2:37 PMHehe, ummm...I have two Victoria's Secret bras with tribal stuff on them. ;-p WHAT?! I'm not crazy I just like the fit! ;-p. But yes making your own stuff helps a lot. I understand buying the things you need though. I just figured that I'll eventually have to learn to make stuff myself, so I'm starting out with making my own halter type bra! Yikes my fingers!
Re: tribal costume?Fri, March 14, 2008 - 10:42 PMit's so key to have a bra that fits you! and sometimes so hard to find. kudos when ya do find a keeper.. i always buy like several. you could always use that as the base, and attach fabric over it.. then add all your coins and shells and bling bling. or make a halter-like top to go over it, but you have that nice lovely vickie s. bra for support underneath
Re: tribal costume?Sat, March 15, 2008 - 7:41 AMWell depending on how much goodies you want to add to your bra will determine what cupsize you will need to buy. If you plan on adding a lot of goodies, you will want to go the next cup size up, adding on all the goods will really shrink the cups.
Re: tribal costume?Sat, March 15, 2008 - 10:44 PMwell....after watchin the tribal fusion dvd from the BDSS....i suggest a fabric store and ebay........just look for some stuff to add to a bra
Re: tribal costume?Sun, March 16, 2008 - 10:38 AMoh don't get me wrong! i think the real vic secret bra with adornments are pretty.. i would just feel more self conscious being aware that i'm actually dancing in a real bra. lol but yeah if i could successfully put enough stuff on it to hide the underwire and where the straps connect i would feel much better about it. i will probably have to try this bc i haven't been able to find a halter bikini top that has enough support.
Re: tribal costume?Tue, March 18, 2008 - 8:02 AMMaybe shouldn't recommend this, since I've not had time to make one yet, but this might help:
I'm sewing-impaired, but the instructions seem pretty straightforward and it is well-illustrated...though she does recommend making a practice bra (or 3, in my case, LOL) so you won't be panicking at the last minute.
Re: tribal costume?Tue, March 18, 2008 - 11:41 AMYou can make bras out of lots of things. I have a bra that I made using 2 thongs, a babydoll, and a headpiece ;) Headpieces are great for bras as they have the perfect shape and you just have to sew one thing onto your bra. I got mine off ebay for $25 (its the purple and silver bra in my profile pics ;)
Right now I've got 2 new bras going out of triangle swim suit tops. I'm not overly abundant on top so I can get away with those ;) One I like the color and its got a 'net' type pattern to it so I'm not even going to mess with a cover fabric, which saves tons of time. Just make sure if you go this route to get a top slightly bigger than you normally wear, all the sewing makes it shrink up some and you don't want your cups running over ;) Come join us in the DIY bellydance tribe, we have lotsa cool info on making costume fixins ;)


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text: Home Blogs The Grapevine Homophobic or Not? Tony Dungy 'Wouldn't Have Taken' Michael Sam Because 'Things Will Happen' Tony Dungy voiced his opinion on Michael Sam, and it's raised plenty of eyebrows. By: Yesha Callahan Posted: July 21 2014 5:00 PM 0 Tony Dungy in Indianapolis Jan. 31, 2012 Scott Halleran/Getty Images Former Missouri linebacker, SEC Defensive Player of the Year and the NFL's first openly gay player, Michael Sam, is currently attending his first day of training camp, in hopes of securing a place on the St. Louis Ram's roster. Sam made history this year when he was drafted in the seventh round by St. Louis, but it seems that his sexuality is still a subject of conversation. If NBC analyst, Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy was coaching the Rams, he wouldn't have drafted Sam at all. "I wouldn't have taken him,'' Dungy said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Tribune. "Not because I don't believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn't want to deal with all of it." "It's not going to be totally smooth ... things will happen." One has to wonder what are these "things" that Dungy is actually referring to. Did he mean that grown men would be forced to actually treat Sam as a teammate and not ostracize him because of his sexuality? Or would these grown men, who should know right from wrong, not accept Sam because of his sexuality? I get it, freedom of speech. But as a conservative, you have to wonder if Dungy has more of an issue with Sam being gay, than about his ability to play football. This isn't the first time Dungy has sounded off in regard to the LGBT community. Two years ago, he blasted President Barack Obama on his stance in favor of gay marriage, and was upset that the president veered away from the Bible. Some people have taken issue with Dungy's comments and feel that as the first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl, he should be more accepting of people regardless of their differences. But it's obvious that Dungy could be holding hard onto his biblical beliefs. For a former coach who had the ability to support athletes such as Michael Vick following his dog-fighting arrest, which was an actual distraction for quite some time, you'd think he'd know how to deal with things that really aren't a distraction. Of course there will be publicity surrounding Sam, but who's to say that will hinder his progress on the football field? Those on social media seem to be split on whether Dungy's comments were appropriate or not: would Tony Dungy have pushed to keep Ray Rice after Ray Rice gave his gf that tiger uppercut or nah?— Kriss Fett (@insanityreport) July 21, 2014 I completely agree with Tony Dungy's comments. And don't even start comparing Michael Sam to Jackie Robinson that's absurd and disrespectful— Andrew Zelis (@theREALzelmoney) July 21, 2014 So Tony Dungy helped Mike Vick get back in the NFL after serving time in jail yet says "things will happen" when it relates to Sam. Got it.— Bob Fescoe (@bobfescoe) July 21, 2014 You cant be angry at Tony Dungy Saying he wouldn't have been able to deal with the circus that surrounds Michael Sam is perfectly acceptable— Krissi (@KrissiBex) July 21, 2014 Love @TonyDungy, but his logic on not taking @MichaelSamNFL is flawed. Under his logic, Branch Rickey shouldn't have signed Jackie Robinson— Jason Cole (@JasonPhilCole) July 21, 2014 lol at Tony Dungy draping his homophobia with a thin veil of of sports jargon. just own it, my man— Shrill (@ShrillCosby) July 21, 2014 So, Tony Dungy, super religious Tony Dungy, wouldn't have drafted Michael Sam, huh? Well then, today is also July 21, 2014.— L. Brothers Media (@LBrothersMedia) July 21, 2014 Maybe those with an issue with Sam's sexuality should spend more time worrying about how he handles the football, and less time concerning themselves with his love life. The distraction looming is the one Dungy created himself with his comments. Yesha Callahan is editor of The Grapevine and a staff writer at The Root. Follow her on Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. For more of black Twitter, check out The Chatterati on The Root and follow The Chatterati on Twitter. Yesha Callahan is editor of The Grapevine and a staff writer at The Root. Follow her on Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre


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Son of Sardaar is amongst that category of films which are devised more as a business proposition over sheer love for cinema. Ajay Devgn decides to produce a film. The story is derived from a South film (Maryada Ramanna, which in turn was a remake of a 1929 black-n-white silent American film Our Hospitality) - a supposed sure-shot success formula in contemporary times. The Telugu arena is substituted by a Punjabi backdrop - a milieu more assimilative and accommodating for the national audience. Ashwani Dhir, the director of a sleeper hit (Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge) is given the task to go over-the-top to mould himself into another Rohit Shetty. Salman Khan is brought in for a cameo. And a Son of Sardaar is born! Now there is nothing wrong in the concoction as long as it is consistently entertaining. Just that the consistency of this recipe is uneven and unreliable!


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April 29, 2008 06:41 PM by Joe Reality
Paula Abdul has been way overdue for some crazy behavior on this season of American Idol. During American Idol's Neil Diamond week, Paula Abdul finally delivered, big time. At the top of the show, Ryan Seacrest announced, "We're going to do things a little differently tonight. The contestants will be judged after their second song, ok."
However, midway through the show, Ryan Seacrest asked the judges to provide feedback after only one song had been sung by each of the finalists. After Randy Jackson provided his feedback, Paula Abdul said, "Oh gosh, we've never had to write these things down fast enough. Jason, the first song, I loved hearing your lower register, which we never really hear. The second song, I felt like your usual charm was missing for me, it kind of left me a little empty. The two songs made me feel like you're not fighting hard enough to get into the top four."
As the audience started giggling, Randy Jackson interrupted, "That was just on the first song, though, just on the first one." Then, Paula Abdul exclaimed, "Oh my God, I thought you sang twice." As the audience laughed again, Ryan Seacrest said, "Just once, but Paula, you're seeing the future, baby, you're seeing the future, she's coming back." Paula Abdul protested, "This is hard."
Then Simon Cowell interrupted to ask Paula Abdul who was her favorite. Paula said, "You know what, I'm looking at, it's your notes, David, you're fantastic, and it was the song that wasn't known."
But Paula Abdul wasn't through yet. After Syesha Mercado sang her second song, Paula delivered once again. Paula said, "Brooke, I didn't get to say anything on the first song or second, so I'm going to say it quickly." Not only was Paula Abdul having trouble remembering how many songs the contestants had sung, but she was also having trouble remembering who they were, as she identified Syesha as Brooke. After Paula Abdul finished her rambling review of Syesha, Simon Cowell summed up the night perfectly. Simon said, "By the way, this is officially the strangest show we've ever done."
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ajmoor Says:
April 29th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I think something more sinister was revealed there. The contestants do dress rehersals for their songs, and Paula had probably scribbled notes after hearing both of Jason's songs in rehersal, knowing that she would have to remember her thoughts on live TV. But once the live show started, she was so addled, she wasn't aware she was only supposed to be talking about the first song. Kinda makes one wonder if the judges are really hearing the songs for the first time when they are on live TV.
doryphor Says:
April 29th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
yeah, I totally agree. I always thought that the judges were responding to live performances. Paula's goof revealed that they write the script before the idols even sing! that was soooo depressing.


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Cornelius Town Board changes meeting date
CORNELIUS – The Town of Cornelius' Board of Commissioners has rescheduled its April 1 meeting to April 8. The meeting will begin at the regularly scheduled time, 7 p.m. April 8.
Town of Davidson offices close for Good Friday
DAVIDSON – The Town of Davidson offices, including town hall at 216 South Main Street and the Parks and Recreation Department at 416 Armour Street, will be closed March 29, in observance of Good Friday. Offices will re-open for regular hours at 8 a.m., April 1.
Widen I-77 group holds debriefing on Raleigh visit
RALEIGH – WidenI77.org, a citizens group, invites the public, elected officials, public employees and the media to a presentation and debriefing April 3 on the group's recent meetings with state legislators and transportation officials in Raleigh.
Members of WidenI77.Org met with legislators in Raleigh on March 27. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at Cornelius Town Hall's Assembly Room, 21445 Catawba Avenue.
In addition to the responses from leaders in Raleigh, the group will discuss recent developments regarding the state's proposed plan to widen Interstate 77 with toll lanes.
The group says that, "the presentation will be from a resident's point of view and promises to be a significant departure from prior presentations by managed lane consultants and NCDOT officials," according to a press release.
The meeting will include a question and answer session, followed by a citizen's comment period.
Golf tournament to raise funds for camp for homeless children
DAVIDSON – Golfers will tee it up at the 2nd Annual Swing Fore A Child's Place golf tournament May 13, helping make it possible for homeless children to attend summer camp.
The event, held at River Run Country Club in Davidson, includes a buffet lunch, golf, prizes, raffles and dinner, with all funds raised going directly to A Child's Place summer camp program, called My Place.
In addition to tournament contests, players will also have the chance to win raffle prize like tickets to a Duke basketball game with a behind-the-scenes tour of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The inaugural Swing Fore tournament, held last April, raised $74,000 for an additional camp site, allowing My Place to expand from 100 to 150 children.
Tee-off time is 1 p.m. May 13, with a buffet lunch open at noon in the clubhouse.
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Davidson Lands Conservancy hosts Toast the Earth fundraiser
The Davidson Lands Conservancy will host the Toast the Earth fundraiser from 7 - 10 p.m. April 19 in celebration of Earth Day, April 22.
The mission of the land trust is to protect natural areas and open space in and around Davidson.
Toast the Earth will feature the work of eight local artists, who will be displaying and offering their works for sale.
In addition to nature-themed artwork, there will be music, a silent auction and sampling of North Carolina wines served with companion foods.
Guests may place bids on an array of donated items and services, many of which can be viewed in advance at www.davidsonlands.org.
The event will be held at the River Run Country Club, 19125 River Falls Drive, Davidson.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church hosts Rock & Roll Easter
CORNELIUS – Bethel Presbyterian Church will host its annual Easter egg hunt from 3 - 4:30 p.m. March 30 at 19920 Bethel Church Road, Cornelius.
This year's Rock-n-Roll Easter event will be held in the Family Life Center and will feature crafts, games and an Easter Egg Hunt for toddlers through 5th grade children in the community, along with a visit from the Easter bunny.
Citizen Scientists needed for observation project
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across North Carolina.
The grassroots effort is part of a growing national network of home-based and amateur rain spotters.
Through CoCoRaHS, thousands of volunteers, young and old, document the size, intensity, duration and patterns of rain, hail, and snow by taking simple measurements in their own backyards.
Volunteers can visit www.cocorahs.org to obtain an official rain gauge through the CoCoRaHS website for about $27 plus shipping.
Volunteers are required to take a simple training module online and use the CoCoRaHS website to submit their reports.
Observations are immediately available on maps and reports for the public to view.
"North Carolina has one of the most complex climates in the U.S.," said Ryan Boyles, state climatologist and director of the State Climate Office, based at North Carolina State University. "Data gathered from CoCoRaHS volunteers are very important in better understanding local weather and climate patterns."
North Carolina CoCoRaHS can also be reached on Facebook and through Twitter @NC_CoCoRaHS.
Blood Center announces Lake Norman area blood drives for April
HUNTERSVILLE – April is Organ Transplant Month. An average of 79 people receive organ transplants daily.
Every transplant procedure requires a blood transfusion of several units of blood, but the blood must be compatible.
So, blood is always needed and the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas is looking for donations.
The minimum weight requirement for blood donors is 120 pounds.
To make an appointment at any location, call 704-972-4700 or visit www.carolinadonor.com.
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April 06
Asbury United Methodist Church
11724 Asbury Chapel Road
Huntersville, NC 28078
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
April 06
In Honor of Jeff Reid
Huntersville Fire Dept.
110 South Old Statesville Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078
10:30 am - 2:30 pm
April 08
Davidson Day School
750 Jetton St.
Davidson, NC 28036
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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April 13
Regal Theaters Birkdale 16
16950 Birkdale Commons Parkway
Huntersville, NC 28078
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(Free movie ticket to all donors)
April 16
William A. Hough High School
12420 Bailey Road
Cornelius, NC 28031
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
(Free t-shirt to all donors)
April 17
CPCC Merancas
11930 Verhoeff Dr.
Huntersville, NC 28078
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
(Free t-shirt to all donors)
April 22
Lake Norman YMCA
21300 Davidson Street
Cornelius, NC 28031
8:00 am - 10:00 am
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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American Promise is an intimate and provocative account, recorded over 13 years, of the experiences of two middle-class African-American boys who enter a prestigious private school and their families confront the opportunities and frustrations.
American Promise, directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, explores black male achievement and shines a light on the importance of parents, educators and community in the success of our young black men.
The Teaching Tolerance website designed the accompanying professional development series to help school faculty become more aware of the ways schools do and don't work well for African-American male students. Each module uses selections from the film to facilitate discussion among instructors about the kinds of practices and pedagogical approaches that are effective. The clips and discussion prompts can also be used with middle school and high school students to consider the issues.
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Maine writer Paula Young Lee begins her memoir: "This is a love story for grown ups. There is sex, death and snoring. A happy ending is not guaranteed… it is a story about hunting. The real kind that starts with hunting and ends with guts being spilled."
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Last chance for many Jefferson Twp. residents to pay up
JEFFERSON TWP. — Township residents who owe the sewer authority a lot of money are running out of time to pay up without dealing with extra fees.
Letters will go out this week to 36 property owners who are collectively delinquent on about $140,000 in sewer fees, giving them a last chance to settle up before the authority hands off their cases to its new collections agency, Portnoff Law Associates.
The Jefferson Twp. Sewer Authority already has municipal liens against the group who will be the first wave of referrals, authority member Michael Hyduchak said.
"If we do not hear from you in 10 business days from the date of this letter, you will leave us no alternative than to proceed further to collect this outstanding balance, including any and all cost and/or fees associated thereto," the letter reads.
The law firm starts off with delinquency notices, and when users do not pay up, the firm adds attorneys fees to each ensuing action in a process that can escalate to sheriff's sales, attorney Robert Daday has said.
The sewer authority wants to hear from people who have legitimate economic hardships and cannot afford to pay their bills. They will work with them and connect the customers with programs designed to help with utility bills, Mr. Hyduchak said.
"Once we give the case to Portnoff, it's out of our hands," Mr. Hyduchak said.
The sewer authority has been struggling with about $16.6 million in debt and in November increased monthly rates from $60 to $75.
Collecting the approximately $250,000 in delinquent fees has been a point of emphasis, and the operation's new MuniBilling service is now online to improve accounting and let people pay their bills online — a measure members hope will help with collections.
About 20 people have signed up so far, Mr. Hyduchak said.
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I'm writing today about one of the first times Congress discussed the importance of providing support to individuals with congenital heart disease. But before I get into that, some background…
In the halls of Congress, the process of a bill becoming a law is incredibly complex and has many steps. One of the steps is the creation of the "committee report." This report, written by the members of a specific committee (usually their staff), serves as an "explanation" of a bill and explains the committee's thought process and rationale for passing that particular bill. Although committee reports are not actually part of the legislation (and are not voted on by the committee), they are part of the official record and can be extremely important; in fact, such reports are frequently cited by courts as they attempt to decipher the intent of laws.
In 1963, Congress was debating a new law intended to improve healthcare for children (the focus was childhood mental health). This bill would be the last bill that JFK signed before his death. The bill was primarily a budgeting bill, granting millions of dollars to various health programs and initiatives, most of which were designed to combat mental health problems in children. The bill didn't really get into specifics, but the committee report issued by the Senate Finance Committee in October of 1963 shed light on the motivations behind this bill. And when I read the report, my jaw dropped—this committee report was not only one of the first official Congressional documents to talk about CHD, but it argued for increased funding for programs to provide medical services to children with CHD.
The committee report noted that in 1961, the Federal Government provided $25 million in funding for medical services for 375,000 children suffering from a variety of serious diagnoses, including CHD—27% of these children had "congenital malformations," according to the report. The report argued that the current funding level was inadequate, and called for increasing the annual funding for these programs to $50 million.
Additionally, the report talked about the need for funding "research projects." The bill authorized $8 million per year for projects that promised to contribute to the advancement of a variety of health programs, including services for children with CHD.
On October 23, 1963, President Kennedy signed the bill into law, and the federal government began to increase funding levels for these programs, as well as the research projects used to expand our knowledge of a variety of health issues impacting children, including CHD.
It is amazing to think that although medical technology has advanced so much over the last 50 years, we still face many of the same issues that we did in the 1960s. We still have far more to learn, especially when it comes to adults living with CHD. The government has recently taken steps to ensure all Americans—even those with pre-existing conditions—can receive quality, affordable healthcare. In fact, the Congenital Heart Futures Act was recently enacted as part of the healthcare reform, which provided increased research and surveillance to help us learn more about CHD. Despite these promising efforts, there are still far too many Americans with CHD that fall out of lifelong care specifically tailored to their needs. Perhaps we can take some lessons from our past, and find new and innovative ways to help Americans with congenital heart defects live long and healthy lives.
This blog post refers to S. Rep. No. 88-551 (1963).
Michael Pernick was born with tetralogy of Fallot and grew up on Long Island, New York. He is currently a second-year student at NYU School of Law. He attended college at Wesleyan University and worked for several years on political campaigns and issue advocacy campaigns in New York, Connecticut, and Boston.
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'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' has added another former 'LOST' star to its cast. Actress Zuleikha Robinson has joined the ABC spin-off series, according to TVLine.
Robinson, who was last seen in a recurring role last season on 'Homeland,' will be playing Amara, a powerful sorceress from Agrabah. She'll be appearing in the Jafar-centric Nov. 7 episode of the series, "The Serpent."
So who is Amara? The show's co-creator Adam Horowitz offered this hint regarding the character's itentity: "Jafar had to learn magic from someone…."
The press release for the episode appears to hint at where in the episode Amara will appear. "In flashback, we explore Jafar's origins and find out what he truly wants from Cyrus."
It looks like there will be a mini-'LOST' reunion on 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.' After all, Jafar is played by Naveen Andrews, who is also known for playing Sayid Jarrah on 'LOST'. On that show, he and Robinson's character Ilana shared a notable Season 5 storyline. Their relationship was an antagonistic one, and this time around it will be interesting to see the two working on the same side.
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"BREAKING: Senate Rules Committee Blocks Tea Party Debt Commission Hearing on Budget Reform " [update]
Of the people, by the people, for the people.
Senate Rules Committee staff on Thursday removed microphones and locked the doors of a hearing room in the Russell Senate Office Building where an informal hearing was scheduled to review the findings of the Tea Party Debt Commission, a months-long crowd-sourced effort to develop a budget proposal that balances the budget, reduces the debt and gets America's fiscal house back in order
"The Senate hasn't been able to pass a budget resolution three years running. They have been unable to do their job, and now the Rules Committee is trying to prevent the American people from doing it for them," said Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks
"The Senate has refused to let the American people know what the highly secretive budget 'Super Committee' is doing behind closed doors," Kibbe added. "We've come to Washington with the real solutions developed by the American people, and the Rules Committee won't let their voices be heard in an open forum. It's outrageous. They're kicking us out of our own building because they're afraid we are going to do something crazy like balance the budget."
The hearing was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in Hearing Room 325 of the Russell Senate Office Building, one of three senate office buildings across Constitution Avenue from the U.S. Capitol. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sponsored the hearing so lawmakers and the public would have an opportunity to hear the findings of the Tea Party Debt Commission (TPDC). The commission of 12 volunteer tea party activists developed its report based on the results of a crowd-sourced online poll completed by nearly 50,000 Americans and field hearings held around the country in recent months.
I keep saying it but let me repeat it one more time: it is the ruling class vs the rest of us.
Party affiliation no longer matters. And until we uproot the entrenched political class that keeps us in check — and until we refuse to accept the status quo as some sort of inevitable force of nature — we will never be able to reclaim our government or our country.
Remember this the next time you hear an inside-the-Beltway expert talk about "electability." You're being played.
Me, I refuse to be a useful idiot. And let the chips fall where they may.
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Senate Rules Committee . Whose face? Chuckie's face.
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Is there any official reason/response as to why the group was blocked from using the Russell Senate Office?
I just checked at The Hill Carin and there's no reporting there at all, not even a mention that the venue had been closed off.
Is there any official reason/response as to why the group was blocked from using the Russell Senate Office?
The official response is that there was no group, there was no blocking, everything is fine, move along comrades!
Click, click…boom.
I keep coming back to how brazen the fuckers have become. It leaves me with two possibilities:
1) They believe now is is the best chance they have or will likely ever get, and so they've gone all in, damn the torpedoes.
2)They think they've already won, and it just doesn't matter anymore. The pieces are set, and there ain't a damn thing the bitter clingers can do about it.
The spot we are in is, hope it's the first, and we still have a small but closing window, to remove enough of the establishment, to save our Constitutional Republic. It's a long shot and will require a long commitment from a lot of people to get back where we should be.
That's best case. If it's the second, blood will have to flow.
These are grim times.
As I entered the room ", much to my dismay, several members of the Senate rules committee staff pointed out to me that a group called FreedomWorks was here participating and had referred to this as a hearing," Lee explained to tea party activists after re-grouping at the nearby Hillsdale College Kirby Center.
The Utah senator said committee staffers told him about a rule that says "outside groups may not use Senate office space for the purpose of conducting simulated legislative hearings."
Lee said he was told that because activists were calling the meeting a "hearing," it violated those rules.
"Heaven forbid somebody should call it a hearing," Lee quipped.
"Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?"
Well, they SHOULD be afraid to face Mike Lee, whose father taught Constitutional law at the dinner table.
Lee would clearly and cleanly identify them as the corrupt kleptocrats they are.
ok, well I still think toilet paper is going to be a goldmine because the banks will have all the paper money. SO unless everyone is going to be breaking down the vault to get their sanitary needs met, I'm still stocking up on Charmin.
For the Apocalypse/financial meltdown/what have you next year. Also did you see the new taxes being levied on Jack Daniels distillery? Home distillery, here we come.
I think I see the problem. The Tea Partiers did not come properly prepared with tents and sleeping bags.
Tar and feathers for some.
Neckties and lamp posts for others.
this is what happens when the media down to the last man and woman sucks establishment cock for breakfast
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Has been impressive this year to this point. This scheme fits him well. I wasnt sure about his abality coming into the season and I take back all the worries I had about him. He is becoming a good RB.
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A-Rob has always been impressive. But for me the problem right now is that some of the runs might be too predictable and there aren't always holes to run in.
better O line (should) = more runs.
If AA struggles at times, why not pound the rock? With both guys..
Right now, are running game is all we got. We need it humming to open up the pass. Iowa threw it in our face that we couldnt run and left the safeties playing watch the quarterback eyes. It kinda worked for them. ARob can make things happen and AA is running the draw or whatever it is he runs pretty well right now too.
I think Iowa was prepared to play the pass all day. That opened up the run. That is also a benefid of spreading out the offense.
He needs the ball out of the backfield more. He only has three catches through two games. If you don't want to run the ball more, fine, but then get him the ball other ways.
A Robs is a damn stud.
I am impressed with his ability to get an extra yard or two after contact this year. It seemed like in previous years he would go down right away. It has seemed like he sneaks a few more out on just about every run. Great job out of A Rob so far this year.
Arob was the best player on the field yesterday for ISU....I was very impressed with his ability to make guys miss....Iowa is typically a great tackling team, and Arob broke a lot of tackles.
ISU has a good one in Arob.
We need more A-Rob and AA on the ground. Pure and simple. I thought we had the guys to run pass in order to set up the run, but it seems like it might be the other way, which is fine. We just need to take advantage of it.
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Just curious why some 737NGs have a row of 10 vortex generators on the nose just behind the radome, and others do not?
For example, these aircraft (737-700 and 737-800) have the vortex generators:
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That would be a definite advantage of Design 1 - handlebars farther back and away from the passengers heads.Quote:
6. Be mindful of your handlebar height as compared to your front passenger's head. Some bike provide way more space than others for this.
What do you guys say?
I have no clear opinion on that. There is at least one bike, the Monark Lon John, that appears to have zero (or almost zero) trail due to the fork with very procunciated rake. Others have positive trail in varying degrees. I already have a good fork, so if less trail is desirable, I should go for a wider head tube angle. Or try your idea wich would be a nice way of getting to know the effect of different amounts of trail on the same bike, through direct experience.Quote:
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their résumés about what they
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ways to create a place of significance for myself on this planet and
in your company"). Instead, they
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what skills they have that will help
the company reach its business
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point and never put their résumé
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our backups are failing. After searching the forums I tried to copy accounts.xml.old over our accounts.xml file which had a zero size and still the backups fail. Is there anyway to force zimbra to recreate the accounts.xml file if that is the holdup.? We have the network edition and the backup is failing:
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Outsider Art Fair, New York, Jan-Feb, 2015. Features work by Judith Scott
National Gallery of Denmark exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark, 'Abandon the Parents' featuring works by Judith Scott. May-Sept 2014.
Brooklyn, The Painted Cloud summer camp for children uses Judith Scott as a source of inspiration and study. July-Aug 2014.
Madrid, The Museum of Everything featuring works by Judith Scott, 2014.
Paris. Museum of Modern Art 'Decorum" exhibition featuring works by Judith Scott. Oct 2013 – Feb 2014.
Paris, Lucienne Peiry and Lisa Maurer conference on Judith Scott "The Magical Cocoon." Jun 29 2013.
Serpentine Gallery, Rosemarie Trockel's "A Cosmos." London Mar 2013 – Jun 2013
Location TBA, Rosemarie Trockel's "A Cosmos." Bonn Jul 2013 – Oct 2013
Touching Art: Tribute to Judith Scott on Apr 18, 2013
Creative Growth: Dan Miller and Judith Scott at the Aldrich Contemporary Museum on March 24 to August 25, 2013
Outsider Art Fair on January 31-February 3 2013
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Rosemarie Trockel's: "A Cosmos". May 22nd – 24th Sep 2012
The New Museum, New York, Rosemarie Trockel's: "A Cosmos". Oct 2012 – Feb 2013
CREATE: Part II at Cantor Art Gallery on Oct 22- Dec 8, 2012 (traveling from University Art Museum, Berkeley)
UNRAVELED, Creative Growth, Oakland, CA, on Oct-Nov 2012
"B. Wurtz & Co." at Richard Telles, Los Angeles, on March 17 – May 4, 2012
La Maison Rouge 'Art Brut / ABCD Exhibition' in Paris. Featured artists will include Judith Scott. 18th October 2014 – 18th January 2015.
Judith Scott's influence continues to spread. She has been the inspiration for:
Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela.
An Italian workshop for young disabled artists
A workshop at the American Folk Art Museum for families in their self-taught genius program
Upcoming: Judith Scott: Bound and Unbound , Brooklyn Museum, October, 2014
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Creative Growth: Dan Miller and Judith Scott, Louisville, KY, Sept. 2013
Create: Exhibition at Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida, 2013
March 21, 2013 – World Down Syndrome Day.
An excerpt from the introduction by Joyce Scott of the newly-published anthology A Room of Golden Shells: 100 Works by Artists and Writers with Down
May, 2013 – "Judith Scott," by Lucienne Peiry, L'Art Brut, Issue 25, to be published.
An homage to Judith's work displayed by the Galeria De Arte Zaca & ADISIL (La Asociación de Discapacitados del Real Sitio)
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Man Utd, Man City and Newcastle target named in PFA team of the year
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Crystal Palace youngster Nathaniel Clyne has been named in the Professional Footballer's Association's Championship team of the year.
The full back, who has been linked with Manchester United, Newcastle United and Manchester City, has made has made 31 appearances this season.
He is joined by West Ham duo James Tomkins and Mark Noble.
The PFA awards are voted on by the players themselves.
Championship team: Kelvin Davis (Southampton), Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace), James Tomkins (West Ham), Curtis Davies (Birmingham), Ian Harte (Reading), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Peter Whittingham (Cardiff), Mark Noble (West Ham), Matt Phillips (Blackpool), Rickie Lambert (Southampton), Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).


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Tegel A.Net Meet. SN LHR-BRU-TXL, LH TXL-BHX
So, as many of your will have no doubt read now, back in June there was an A.net meeting over in Berlin to celebrate the opening of the new Brandenburg Airport (and the closing of Tegel and Schönefeld Airports). Unfortunately, things didn't go quite as planned when the Powers that be decided that there were some "issues" and the opening date pushed back from early June to "a few weeks later", to September, then til March 2013 (although in all probability back again at some point). So we'd have to make do with just Tegel, which suited me fine as I'd never been before.
From London there were a host of routings available. Flying leaving on the Saturday morning were a bit troublesome (something I thought odd at the time given I was booking in January) so I ended up on a LHR-BRU-TXL routing with Brussels Airlines (and breaking my "not before 0900 rule"), before returning the next day direct TXL-LHR with Lufthansa (operated by bmi). A few months later, I realised why flights were so busy that Saturday morning…the Golden Jubilee. I was a little annoyed (initially) that I'd be missing it (to be in Germany of all places), but then decided to make the most of the 4 day weekend, and extend my stay. I'd been to Berlin once before, but in January….some "summer" time sightseeing would be nice. With the supposed opening of the new Brandenburg Airport, LH would be launching a load of new flights on the Sunday. One new destination was Birmingham. After discovering the delights of BHX last year, I investigated the flights. Before long I'd booked a ticket on the second ever TXL-BHX flight for a total of EUR 42. The bmi ticket back to London would unfortunately now have to be disposed of.
So, my flights were as follows (thanks to GC Mapper):
Below is a (complete, I hope) list of the other reports covering the Berlin meeting in order of my favourite author (only joking, the order is random!):
Roberts87 An Airbus An A Boeing To And From Berlin (LH/HV) (by roberts87 Jun 24 2012 in Trip Reports)
Airbuseric Flying KLM & AF To Meet In BERlin: AMS-TXL-CDG-AMS (by airbuseric Jun 7 2012 in Trip Reports)
Captainred Up North From The BER Meet: FKB-TXL-ARN/BMA-UME (by CaptainRed Jun 16 2012 in Trip Reports)
AYA333 4 Inaugurals And A Reborn TXL, Part 1 (by AYA333 Jun 10 2012 in Trip Reports)
Signol To BER Or Not To BER, That Is The Question (by signol Jun 4 2012 in Trip Reports)
717Flyer Mates And Muffins! HEL-TXL/SXF-BRU-TLL-HEL (by 717Flyer Jun 6 2012 in Trip Reports)
Sultanils To BERlin? No, To TXL...: BRU-TXL-AMS-TXL-BRU (by Sultanils Jun 4 2012 in Trip Reports)
Luxair747SP Berlin And The "Reopening" Of TXL On LH And AB (by Luxair747SP Jun 4 2012 in Trip Reports)
SloAir Air Dolomiti And Lufthansa, Trieste To Berlin (by SloAir Jul 7 2012 in Trip Reports)
With the early start out of Heathrow, I planned to get the first bus of the day at around 4am (groan). Thankfully I was invited down to my cousins place the night before (they live over near Heathrow), and offered to give me a lift the next morning (thanks!). As they live on the Thames, and the weather was good, the previous evening we had quite a nice cruise down the river with some Pimms…yum!
Early the next morning, I was dropped off outside LHR T1…BA has already moved in it seems.
As has been the case for many years, the airlines in T1 seem to be on a constant merry-go-round with check in desks moving frequently. Today, the Brussels Airlines desks are at the far end of the main check in hall, away from other Star member, and even LH/OS/LX. There is one desk for Business and Flex passengers, and two for normal economy.
Invitation to OLCI
OLCI had a few bugs
The first flight was looking pretty well booked…fingers crossed for an upgrade
I was surprised at the size of the Flex cabin given it was the start of a long weekend…surely there are no business travellers today? I was hoping for an upgrade to Y flex (to indulge in a free breakfast), but alas, no. Check in was VERY slow taking about 20 minutes in the business line (with just 2 people ahead of me). I was eventually called over to a Y desk, and had my bag tagged, and my two boarding passes printed.
With the sale of BD to BA, LH no longer pays for LH Silver members to use the very nice BD lounge. There was very little advance warning given about this, and certainly wasn't appreciated by LH's many London based Silvers. From the beginning of September, LH will stop letting LH Silver use any 3rd party lounge. As such, I bought a meal deal from Boots, and took a seat in the main departure area.
No, we're not in FRA! My plane is in the background.
Before too long, the gate flashed up on the screen. I was happy to see it would be leaving from the far end of the new pier, mostly used for longhual.
Lots of building works going on
They almost look the same size…such a lovely paintjob
Off to Amritsar via Almaty
When I got to the gate, I asked the lady there if "there might be a window further forward"?. She apologised saying I was in the first row of economy (normal), and that the plane was full. However, as she scanned by boarding pass, the machine beeped red…."oh, lucky you, your new seat is 2D!" Excellent! I only wanted an upgrade to Economy Flex, but managed to bypass them altogether and land in the back row of Business. My first upgrade in years. I asked about a window seat, but was told they were all full.
June 2012
London Heathrow (LHR) – Brussels (BRU)
Brussels Airlines SN 2104
Scheduled: 0650-0905 (1h15m)
Actual: 0723-0856 (0h43m)
Airbus A319 OO-SSM
I took my seat in the second row…fairly ok legroom here.
Boarding took some time for no apparent reason. A very elderly and handicapped lady travelling in row 1 caused the crew a bit of bother. Her daughter was sat in row 3…I don't know why they didn't move her up to the empty row 1 to help her mother out. The crew weren't very friendly on this leg (to the point of being rude), going through the motions without a glimmer of a smile. Despite having ample time (I was sat in my seat a full hour before take off), there were no welcome drinks.
Safety demo
Not having a window seat, I wasn't able to take many photos this leg. We pushed back late, and took off late with no intro from the flight deck.
Hot towels were handed out 4 minutes after take off….this is a short flight, and the crew have to work pretty hard to get everything done.
Six minute later, trays are handed out. I was half expecting something hot, but this was perfectly adequate, and marginally nicer than the bag handed out in Economy Flex. Interestingly, row 1 were given place mats, but row 2 weren't.
I was asked for my drinks choice…being in C, I thought I might as well go for champagne. The FA nodded, then moved on…..err, am I getting a drink? I caught her colleague a second later and asked for "an orange juice too"…she rolled her eyes a bit, and poured me a glass. Needless to say, my champagne never arrived. I was too scared of the pair of them to ask again for another drink.
Circling BRU
And we're down. I was a little worried at my transfer time in BRU (just 40 mins), but thankfully we were early. Not so good was the fact we were given a remote stand. Whilst waiting in the galley to disembark, I asked one of the sullen FAs if there might be a Business class bus, or a bus going directly to the A (Schengen) gates. She looked at me like I was an idiot, and said something along the lines of "of course not, you have to go with everyone else". It was an uplifting feeling leaving the plane, I can tell you.
A photo from the bus. I noticed the guy sitting in front of my had his print out from Opodo. Looked like him and his son were flying LHR-BRU-VIE-SJJ-ZAG-RJK-LHR for the long weekend, for a cracking GBP 650 each for economy…wow, that's an expensive last minute ticket!
The transfer wasn't as painful as expected…thankfully I remembered the layout of BRU fairly well from my trip there back in January, so I managed to get to the A gates pretty quickly.
I pondered a quick visit to the lounge, but decided to head to the gate instead. I managed to time it well, arriving before most Y pax had boarded, but when there was no one left in the priority queue….seems like I would have had time for a minute or two in the lounge.
June 2012
Brussels (BRU) – Berlin Tegel (TXL)
Brussels Airlines SN 2581
Scheduled: 0945-1115 (1h30m)
Actual: 0953-1052 (0h59m)
Airbus A319 OO-SSV
I was able to get the exit row seat on this leg, so took most photos on my phone rather than my camera. This flight looked pretty full as well, with a smattering on empty middle seats. Unlike on the previous flight, the crew on this leg seemed far more pleasant. I spied them serving drinks in business for take off too, despite the much shorter time on stand. I even saw them, shock horror, smiling! I wished I'd been upgraded on this flight instead!
Legroom is good in this row. I had my Boots sandwich which I didn't eat earlier.
Bye Brussels!
Some photos from the paper
BOB menu…I didn't buy anything
Nice blue sky
Despite our late departure, we began our descent into TXL nice and early.
Welcome to Berlin.
My plane on arrival in TXL
Before long my bag appeared, and I made my way upstairs to the ES-Bhan to meet up with Luxair747SP.
My plane from ES-Bhan.
Once a few more A.netters had joined us for a currywurst at the S-Bhan, we caught the bus into Berlin. My room for the night at the Ibis.
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Sitting presses muscles and nerves against the pelvis, twists the hip rotator muscles, weakens the muscles and circulation, stresses the spine,
and stretches some muscles while letting other muscles shorten.
In real life, muscles and nerves get bent around the joints and bones every time you change positions.
And the pelvis contains heavy ligaments (not shown) that can trap muscles and nerves.
Gluteal Muscles
Lateral Rotator Group
Anterior Hip Adductors
Painful Muscles
Although the piriformis muscle gets most of the blame for buttock pain not involving the spine, pain is also commonly felt in the other muscles of the lateral rotator group.
When you sit, the quadratus femoris muscle is stretched and twisted and has body weight put on it, so it may ache. The quadratus femoris is about where your weight rests when you sit on a toilet, if your hips are of average width.
The obturator internus may also be involved, because it makes a sharp bend across the edge of the pelvis on its way to the femur, but it's hard to identify this pain. If you are having piriformis syndrome pain in the buttocks, you may also feel a slight twinge near the front of the hip, between the groin and hip. This could be the obturator externus, which shares a nerve with the obturator internus.
Gluteal Muscles Stabilize The Hip
The gluteus maximus is the large muscle that makes up most of the buttocks.
It runs from the pelvis to the femur and the iliotibial band.
The glutes are also essential for connecting the pelvis to the lower limbs, and keeping the pelvis and back in alignment.
They also protect the smaller muscles of the pelvis from pressure or overwork.
If the glutes are weakened by lack of exercise or sickness, extra stress is put on the piriformis muscle to stabilize the hip.
If the muscle tone of your glutes decreases because you are working a lot of overtime,
then you are probably also sitting too many hours a day!
This is a double whammy for the piriformis and other sensitive tissues in the hip,
because they are overworked stabilizing the hip and you are sitting on them all day
Bad Chairs Make Problems Worse
If you have even minor physical problems, they can be multiplied by a bad chair. If your knees are slightly higher than the seat,
the weight on your pelvis and the lateral rotator muscles increases greatly. It creates lower
back strain, which can trigger sciatica pain. It also puts stress on the iliosacral joints. If you are experiencing pain, do not sit on a soft sofa or bed!
The buttocks cover the sciatic nerve and the ischium ("sit bones") when you stand.
But when you sit, the gluteus maximus slides up a couple inches, exposing the sciatic nerve, the ischium,
and small muscles to pressure from the chair.
You can prove this to yourself, by sitting on the edge of a table, and you can bounce up and down by clenching
your gluteus maximus. Then slide back on the table until your thighs are fully supported
by the table, and you will find that more of your weight is on the pelvis and smaller muscles.
If you can't feel this, you may need a training program to restore muscle mass and muscle tone.
If the glutes are strong, they still provide some protection to this area when you sit. If your muscle tone drops suddenly because of something
like a mild case of the flu, you might also have piriformis pain because your glutes have lost muscle tone.
Sciatica And Other Causes Of Pain
There are many other causes of pain in this region, including sciatica caused by bulging or herniated lumbar disks and spinal stenosis. A cushion that elevates the hips above the knees can be helpful, but only with a physician's approval.
Other causes of pain can include infections, arthritis, tumors, and various assymetries of the legs and torso. See your doctor for any pain, numbness, or change in health, and have regular checkups.


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Greetings from the Great American Desert (Salt Lake City):
I took delivery on my PL350 about a month ago, and I am happy to report that everything is working as advertised. (My "maiden voyage" was into a 15MPG wind, and it was refreshing to not be at the mercy of moving air for a change).
This setup is eventually intended for long daytrips - and possibly multi-day trips ... so that I can complete 50+ miles per day without feeling completely exhausted.
Assuming a goal of 50 miles in a day, and assuming that the wind is not a factor on that day, what would be the best approach to getting the most out of the Bionx unit. Here are some weight numbers: rider is about 210 pounds, bicycle without Bionx is about 27 pounds, credit card touring load is about 15 pounds.
a) Leave the assist at "0" so there are no standing start issues - and regularly throttle for a mile after pedaling for every 4 miles. (Bionx routinely takes up 20% of the distance).
b) Pretend that it's a "normal bicycle" until an incline requires use of the throttle. (Use of the throttle, in this case, would be variable day to day).
c) Set the assist for a certain amount, and let the computer take up some of the effort during the entire journey.
I selected this unit specifically because of the throttle option - but holding it open for a long period of time doesn't seem practical, and I have no idea how much the Bionx designers intended that a rider should use it.
Thoughts on the above would be deeply appreciated.