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"Its thick, fast feel is unlike any other ax. Its stout build rivals that of many custom shop guitars, and combining proven hardware with light-weight mahogany creates one of the heaviest rock sounds available in a stock guitar."-Guitar World Magazine
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This is pretty sad. Going by forum posts, Damonk has about 4 readers right now. I know there must be more, but, obviously, they aren't posting. Maybe if we had some sort of news post on the front page more people might come? Just ask for a sign in sort of thing with a link? The other thing that would probably help a lot is to go through with a full-on Keenspot plug: get the message board, get in on the adbox rotation, possibly get some linkage from other comics, Keenspot or no, but we really need to get this going. I feel that it's pretty sad that there are so few people in on what I consider to be one of the greatest webcomics ever, and I'm sure I'm not alone on this.
So what say you Damonk? Can we pull this together?

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June 2008 4x4 Tech Questions - Nuts & Bolts
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Question: The Dodge Power Wagon has AAM 9.25 and AAM 10.5 axles and i'm trying to find differential covers that can take a beating for these axles. i heard that a gM 14-bolt cover will fit the AAM 10.5 axle. is this true? The only diff covers i have been able to find are aluminum. Can you help me?
Jesse Bulter
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Answer: We worked with Fab Fours (866.385.1905, www.fabfours.com) when we built our ultimate Adventure Rubi Wagon Jeep that was fitted with Power Wagon axles, and they made a great set of differential covers. The covers we got were prototypes and made from 1/4-inch steel plate, but i'm sure if enough people called and asked for some tough Dodge diff covers, they might go into production. by the way, the rear cover is different from the one on a gM corporate 14-bolt.
Question: I have a '77 Ford bronco, and I would like to add a lift kit to clear 36-inch tires. What would be the benefit to running a coilover system up front as opposed to replacing the current coils with taller ones? Would the coilovers be a better setup for running trails? i don't plan on running anything too crazy, but would like the option occasionally. I would also like it to be driveable on the streets although i have a tow rig to get it to and from the trails.
Chris Baumann
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Answer: Every day I see more coilover shocks on the trail and there is one major reason to swap from coils with external shocks to coilover shocks: performance. Most coilover shocks are extremely tunable to the weight, driving style, and trail conditions your truck sees by changing springs and shock valving. Since they are a single unit, mounting them is easier as they do not require a separate coil and shock mount that then would need to be coordinated so the shock and spring travel would be comparable. However, coilover shocks are much more expensive than a separate coil and shock, and i have seen many broken when the suspension travel wasn't controlled, mounting the shocks was done incorrectly, or when link joints broke and the axle twisted, thus destroying the coilover. if you like to fine-tune your ride for optimum performance and are willing to take the time to do so, then coilovers are for you. but if you just want a simple, rugged, affordable suspension that will work, and you don't have time or interest to dial in the suspension, then stick with the coils and shocks for now.
Question: I recently started to look for a set of bead-lock rims for my project truck. not to my surprise they want your first-born child on trade for a set. is there a cheaper alternative that i'm not aware of? Somebody recently told me to shoot self-tapping screws into the bead. Is there any truth in that method?
Matt l.
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Answer: Drag racers have long been using wheel screws such at those offered by Moroso (203.458.0542, Pn 90100) in order to keep the wheel from spinning inside the tire during extreme acceleration. However, these are for a car that is going in a straight line, and the tires on your 4x4 receive most of their abuse from side loads. Wheel screws will not hold the bead of a tire nearly as well as a bead lock that clamps the bead, and i'd never recommend screwing a bunch of screws into your new off-road tires. i'd say run your tires on non-bead-locked rims at a slightly higher pressure and save up to get a proper set of bead locks rather than drill and tap a bunch of screws into your wheels.
Question: you have heard it before, but i need power. My '06 Jeep Rubicon unlimited has an automatic, cold-air intake, 33s, a rollcage, a winch, and so on equaling 4,640 pounds. My next plans are 35s and 4.88s. i know i'll never have it as good as my '86 CJ with the warmed-over 401, but i would appreciate any suggestions.
Billy c.
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Answer: I agree with you. My first Jeep had a V-8 and it was a blast to have that tire-spinning power, but remember your '86 CJ never came stock with a 401 so why keep the straight-six in your '06 Rubicon? Just because it's a new truck doesn't mean you can't change the engine for something better. Take the plunge and get some power under the hood with a V-8 swap! Companies like American Expedition Vehicles (www.aev-conversions. com) and burnsville Off Road (www. burnsvilleoffroad.com) both offer Hemi conversions, not to mention the plethora of shops across the nation that have been swapping gM V-8s such as LS1s under the hood of new and old Jeeps. Mount Logan Off Road (www.mtloganoffroad.com) comes to mind and of course Advance Adapters (www.advanceadapters.com) has most of the parts you need. you can have it as good as your '86, if not better. Just stuff a late-model V-8 behind the grille of that late-model ride that i assume has air conditioning, a sweet ride, and all new amenities, and go play. it's your right as a red-blooded American to have a V-8 under the hood of your Jeep. yes, there may be a bunch of hoops to jump through to make it legal, pass smog, and keep all the drivetrain alive, but don't be scared. Often it's possible if you get a V-8 from a car instead of a truck, and you bring all the smog equipment along. Hey, maybe you're even lucky enough not to have smog testing in your state. Realize that there have been people putting V-8s under the hoods of Jeeps since gis stuffed Flathead Fords between the flatfenders of Mbs during WWii so our generals could get around faster than their nazi opponents. it's nothing new, and it just makes sense since there's no replacement for displacement.
Question: I need some help with Toyota transfer cases. i have a '91 Toyota extended-cab chassis and EFi motor. i am running an '85 transmission and transfer case since the '91 was automatic and it was blown. i see everyone has gear kits and doubler kits for the transfer cases. is it possible to put in the gear-reduction kits and a doubler kit together? if so, what transfer cases do i have to use?
Kyle R.
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Answer: All Toyota mini-trucks from the late '70s up to the current Tacomas have a transfer case that is made up of two components, a reduction box with the gearing in it for high or low range, and the transfer box that sends that gearing to the front and/or rear axles. When we talk about a doubler or dual cases we are talking about putting a second reduction box from another transfer case in between the transmission and the current transfer case. This is done with an adapter that attaches the back of the reduction box to the front of the other reduction box so you end up with a transmission, reduction box, reduction box, and then transfer box as one complete unit. This way you can put one or both reduction boxes into low range and get a double lowrange ratio. Also the stock reduction box low-range gear ratio is 2.28:1, and there are other low-range gearsets available such as 4, 4.7, and 5.1 from Marlin Crawler (559.252.7295, www.marlincrawler.com) and Advance Adapters (800.350.2223, www.advanceadapters.com). Thus you can run lower gears in one or both of your reduction boxes, which helps the small four-cylinder engines turn big tires and climb steep obstacles. How low you go in the transfer case depends on your axle gear ratios, tire size, and the terrain you attempt. Most Toyota guys i know like to run the stock gearing in one reduction box and then the 4.7:1 ratio in the other along with a 4.88 or 5.29 ring-and-pinion in their differentials when running 35- or 37-inch tires.
The only rule for the rear reduction box is that the transfer case must be a top-shifter style case (found in '85-'88 fuel-injected, nonturbo trucks and early '79-'83 first-generation trucks), and the front reduction box in the dual case setup needs to match the transmission. Due to all these options i recommend calling Marlin Crawler and explaining what you have exactly, and from what year, make, model vehicles the other cases come from, and they will walk you through your options.
Question: I have an '84 fullsize k-5 blazer. It currently has a manual transmission (SM465). is there any kit out there that would convert my present mechanical clutch to hydraulic? if there is no kit available, what would it take, if possible, for me to create one? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Kent R.
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Answer: You have two options. get the hydraulic clutch-conversion kit from novak Adapter (435.753.2513, www.novak-adapt. com), or look for the parts from an '85-andup blazer with the hydraulic clutch as a factory option and swap it in. The novak parts are probably easier since you won't need to swap bellhousings like you would if you went with the '85-and-newer parts.
Question: I am currently in iraq but i bought a CJ-7 that i haven't seen yet. i'm in the process of buying parts to make it a more capable off-roader, such as Dana 44 axles with 410 gears and lockers (the $1,400 Jk Rubicon special). i plan to put the motor and transmission from my mud bogger (350 V-8 with 350 turbo trans) in the Jeep, and i'm one click away from buying a 6:1 Atlas transfer case. Are my eyes getting too big for my axles? And for my suspension i want to convert to coil springs. Would i be better off buying a lift kit and trying to convert it to my application or pull out the old tape measure and hope for the best?
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Answer: I think the Mopar Jeep Jk Rubicon axle deal (see "Cheap Rubi Axles," Apr. '08) is excellent, but remember they have a 5-on-5 bolt pattern and never came behind a V-8. Jeep does offer a V-8 in its grand Cherokee and Commanders and they all come with axles that are smaller than the Rubicon Dana 44s. However, I don't know how hopped up your V-8 is, how big a tire you are running, and what type of terrain you are planning on hitting, so advising for or against the Dana 44 is going to be difficult. i'd say they will be fine with 35-inch tires and probably even 37s as long as you're not too crazy on the go pedal. The 6.0:1 Atlas would be a bit low in my opinion, and i think the 4.3 or 5.1 would be better, or if you can swing it, the Atlas four-speed with the 5.4:1 compound low range would be perfect for your CJ-7. Just remember you need a driver-side front-output transfer case for the Jk axles.
Your suspension is going to require some fabrication, either cutting all the mounts off the axles and attaching leafspring mounts, or attaching some sort of coil mounts and buckets to the CJ frame and aligning everything with the axles. The leaf-spring setup would be simpler, but the coil-spring setup will likely offer a softer ride. if you want coils i wouldn't shy away from the work, but remember that the entire CJ frame is different from the Jk, so the links won't just fall into place. if it was me, i'd pull the CJ axles and springs, swing the new axles underneath, and start measuring. Maybe get a friend with a Jk to stop by and see how his suspension layout is and what could cross over to the CJ. One company to talk to is Rubicon Express (877.367.7824, www.rubiconexpress. com). They have suspensions for Jeeps from CJs up to Jks. They offer builder parts as well, so they might have some insight on what you would need to build a CJk suspension conversion kit. We wouldn't be surprised if there aren't some kits for this conversion in the future.
Question: I have an ex-military '85 Chevy blazer with a 6.2L diesel sitting on 36-inch tires. When i hit the trail, i usually have two big plastic containers with gear in them such as a chainsaw, three big clevises, jumper cables, two 40-foot tow straps, sledge hammers, and other big tools. i also carry a cooler, a large metal toolbox, and a new Hi-Lift Jack. My most important cargo, my wife and now 18-month-old daughter, usually go wheeling with me. My problem is this: How can i safely contain a large amount of gear so nothing can become a projectile should i stop suddenly or roll over?
Bill N.
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Answer: This is a basic question that should really be taken to heart by anyone who goes off-roading, and as such i'm going to send you our nuts, i'm Confused prize for the month, but first let's discuss your options. The best rule is to separate as much of the gear from the family as possible. We installed a wire Cargo barrier from Slee Off Road (303.278.8287, www. sleeoffroad.com) in our ultimate FJ Cruiser project and it was a great way to keep all the deadly gear away from occupants' heads. Slee also offers some drawer systems that, though not specific to your blazer, may be modified to work.
Look into using a dog barrier or building your own mesh screen behind the back seats to keep stuff from flying forward. you can attach the big cargo boxes from Tuffy Products (www.tuffyproducts.com) or some surplus ammo cans by drilling and bolting them to the floor. i've seen folks build a tubular floor grid that you can tie and ratchet-strap things to such as tool bags. Some even build a shelving system that is only accessible with the tailgate down so everything is locked away from the passengers.
Another thing to remember is to put all your soft stuff like clothes and sleeping bags on top, so that the heavy items stay close to the floor and keep your center of gravity lower.
If you are thinking about building or buying custom bumpers, why not get some with built-in toolboxes? The now- defunct Con-Ferr Products used to sell Jeep and Toyota bumpers with built-in toolboxes and i'd look around at some of the industrial and ranch-truck suppliers for a rear bumper with lockable toolboxes built in. These make an easily accessible place for snow chains, recovery straps, and so on.
I hope you can use a set of heavy-duty spring shackles from Off Road Design (970.945.7777, www.offroaddesign. com). These guys have been messing with fullsize gM trucks, Suburbans, and blazers for years and they offer everything from bumpers to steering braces, not to mention the famed 203-to-205 transfer-case doubler. Since they are a family-run business, many of their trail rigs have to haul a troop of kids and grandkids, and they know about gear storage. The heavy-duty shackles they are sending you use big greaseable 1/2- inch bolts, thick 3/8-inch side plates, and long-lasting poly bushings. i've run them for years on my Army truck with no issues and the zinc plating is holding up great to daily driving and trail riding.


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"King Hancock" in Verse
I've been tracking appearances of the phrase "King Hancock" in Revolutionary sources, starting in 1770. A couple of those references were complimentary; most were sneering references from supporters of the royal government.
In the fall of 1778, John Hancock helped to command an expedition of Massachusetts, Continental, and French troops against the British military in Newport, Rhode Island. It failed.
That prompted the outwardly Loyalist New York newspaper printer James Rivington to publish a satire in the 3 Oct 1778 Royal Gazette that included this verse:
In dread array their tatter'd crew,Frank Moore's Diary of the American Revolution (1860) reprinted the whole poem and also quoted a letter from Joshua Longstreet dated 3 Sept 1778 which described "King Hancock, that insufferable piece of bravery, at their head." Alas, no other author appears to have found Joshua Longstreet or his letters.
Advanc'd with colors spread Sir,
Their fifes play'd Yankee Doodle, doo,
King Hancock at their head Sir.
In his Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution (1855), Moore reprinted another Loyalist poem, this time celebrating the British capture of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780. It began:
King Hancock sat in regal state,That appears to have been a reference to Hancock as president of the Continental Congress at the time of the Declaration of Independence, though he had stepped down from that post in 1777. In the Carolinas the phrase "King Hancock" might also have brought up memories of the Tuscarora War of 1711-1715, when one Native leader was called King or Chief Hancock.
And big with pride and vainly great,
Address'd his rebel crew:
"These haughty Britons soon shall yield
The boasted honors of the field.
While our brave sons pursue."
Unfortunately, I can't find a period source for that second poem. Moore printed it with two paragraphs of annotation about the phrase "King Hancock," which he said appeared in Loyalist newspapers about the same time. One paragraph was about Hancock and Samuel Adams as "malignant stars" and the other about Hancock traveling "attended by four servants, dressed in superb livery, mounted on fine horses richly caparisoned." However, those paragraphs appear in two separate issues of the Pennsylvania Ledger, dated 7 and 11 March 1778—two years before the events in this verse.
To add to the confusion, William Wells's Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams quoted the first of those paragraphs, citing Moore's Diary—but linking it to the wrong footnote on that page and thus misdating it by two years. And when Lilian Whiting quoted the second item in Boston Days: The City of Beautiful Ideals (1902), she put the Loyalist criticism of Hancock's ostentation into Samuel Adams's mouth. So the whole situation is a citational mess.
But it's clear that most printed references to "King Hancock" during the Revolutionary War came from people who opposed American independence.
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Growing Your Career
For most of your journey you may be employed or actively involved in some activities (volunteering, traveling, parenting / housekeeping also play an important part of many careers). During these periods you will develop new skills and valuable experience. Just because you are 'settled' into whatever role you choose doesn't, however, mean you will remain satisfied indefinitely.
There are many ways to maximise your development and growth so as to improve your satisfaction levels for the future.
For more information on returning to learning and upskilling see our Adult Education section.
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Anne in the Stands: Appreciating Yovani
During this not-quite-what-we-hoped-for year, one of the sunny spots has been Yovani Gallardo's pitching.I share season tickets with a batch of guys, so I don't attend all 81 home games. (The couple that sits in front of me and my friend who drives down and back from Manitowoc, Wisc., are
During this not-quite-what-we-hoped-for year, one of the sunny spots has been
I share season tickets with a batch of guys, so I don't attend all 81 home games. (The couple that sits in front of me and my friend who drives down and back from Manitowoc, Wisc., are the only people I know who come close to attending every game.)
My syndicate divvies up the tickets, with me taking 41 games, and the other three splitting the rest. We pick the dates in March, without a clue which game will be the turning point in the season, which one might be THE most memorable game of the year, which one will send the Crew into postseason play, and which one will be a no-hitter or feature a walk-off grand slam.
Inevitably, once each member of the syndicate has a chance to see a good array of visiting teams, and I end up with a big batch in September. To my delight, this year it happened again. Here I am with tickets to seven of the nine home games left, when my Brewers have been WINNING!
By coincidence, I have seen Yovani pitch at least eight games, much more than any of the other pitchers. And if you check, as of Thursday, you'll notice Yovani has won fifteen games and lost just eight.
Without a complete record and my datebook in front of me to back me up, I'm going make this statement: Every time I have been at a game where Yovani Gallardo was pitching, the Brewers have won. I have not seen him lose a game all year.
All year!
In the past, I've written about Ben Sheets, a pitcher whom I idolized for his speed and accuracy of delivery. Yovani has many of the same characteristics. He doesn't dally on the mound, shaking off signs. With his smooth motion and even rhythm, every move looks easy. He gets the outs and marches back to the dugout.
AND he can hit! As of Thursday, Yovani Gallardo had 10 career home runs, which bumped him up to a tie for second place on the active list of home runs by pitchers who were pitching that game (a stat that is difficult to state without a cheat sheet). He shares second place on that list with Livan Hernandez, who is also on the Brewers pitching staff.
One more attribute: After a game, he gives a succinct but thorough interview to the sportscasters, sharing the credit with his teammates. It's easy to be a fan of a player like Yovani.
Anne Stratton** is a contributor to MLB.com.


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New spider monkey baby in Taricaya
Projects Abroad has a Conservation Project in the Amazon Rainforest in Peru on a reserve called Taricaya. This project focuses on the animals of the forest and the environment.
Recently, while monitoring the third group of spider monkeys that the team had released into the wild, they witnessed the group of spider monkeys they released 18 months ago interact with the newcomers. This group of spider monkeys was not only intact, but they also had a new member. This was the first ever recorded wild birth of a black spider monkey that have been released and rehabilitated.
This discovery means that the work done at Taricaya, from nurturing abandoned babies, reintegrating them to a pre-release enclosure and introducing them to a group before release, has proved to be the right formula.
Read our Monthly Updates from the Peru Conservation project


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some pockets of Gujarat were convulsed by violent riots in February 2002, I too
accepted the version presented by the national media as well as our activist friends
and assumed that Modi was complicit in the Gujarat
riots of 2002. Therefore, I too signed statements against Modi, published
articles sent to Manushi indicting Gujarat
government. We also raised funds for riot victims. However, I refrained from
writing anything under my name because I did not get the time to visit Gujarat and experience and assess the situation first
hand. My earlier experience of covering various riots as well as conflict
situations in Kashmir and Punjab had taught me
that media reports cannot be trusted enough to take a definitive stand on such
issues since they are often coloured by the ideological prism used by the
writer. Therefore, I refrained from
making statements on Gujarat.
Having spent a lot of time covering major riots—including
the 1984 massacre of Sikhs, series of riots in Meerut, Malliana in the 1980's,
Bombay 1993, Jammu 1989 and having closely studied several others like
Biharsharif, Bhiwandi, Jamshedpur, and series of riots in Ahmedabad, Surat,
etc, I knew that barring Delhi 1984 all others were jointly orchestrated by the
BJP and Congress. Even in the communal polarisation due to Babri Masjid
demolition the Congress Party had been an equal partner in crime with the BJP.
This dubious role of the Congress Party –at total variance
with the ideological grounding of the grand old Party crafted by Mahatma
Gandhi—played an important role in marginalizing the Congress in large parts of
Knowledgeable Gujaratis told me that even in 2002 Congressmen avidly joined
Sangh Parivar mobsters in carrying out communal killings, arson and loot. One
also knew from earlier reports and later heard through informal networks that
there was a lot of retaliatory violence by the Muslims which led to thousands
of Hindus also suffering substantial losses and ending up in refugee camps.
Therefore, when BJP in general and Modi in particular, began
to be singled out for attacks and demonised as no other politician before or
after in known history, one felt an instinctive uneasiness about Hate and Oust
Modi campaign. This uneasiness grew as it became obvious over the years that
most of the NGOs, activists, journalists, academics involved in Modi's
demonisation enjoyed active patronage of the Congress Party and some even got
huge financial support for carrying out a sustained campaign against Modi.
Even during the
anti-Sikh massacre of 1984 in North India the slogan of those of us who
worked with victims and documented the unprecedented massacre was-- "Punish the
Guilty"-- though the complicity of the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Home
Minister Narasimha Rao, Lt Governor of Delhi P.G Gavai was brazen. But neither
the PM nor the Home Minister or the Lt Governor were personally demonised. But in the case of Gujarat riots of 2002 the entire discourse came to centre around just
one man!
a recent interview with me, film script writer Salim Khan made an interesting
comment: "Does anyone remember who the chief minister of Maharashtra was during
Mumbai riots which were no less deadly than the Gujarat
riots of 2002? Does anyone recall the name of the chief minister of UP during
Malliana and Meerut riots or Bihar CM when the Bhagalpur or Jamshedpur
riots under Congress regimes took place? Do we hear the names of earlier chief
ministers of Gujarat under whose charge hundreds of riots took place in
post-Independence India?
Some of these riots were far more deadly than the 2002 outburst. The state used to explode into violence every
second month? Does anyone remember who was in-charge of Delhi's security when the 1984 massacre of
Sikhs took place in the capital of India How come Narendra Modi has been
singled out as Devil Incarnate as if he personally carried out all the killings
during the riots of 2002?"
just distant riots, does anyone remember the fate of hundreds of thousands of
Bodos and Muslims who were uprooted from their villages in July 2012 because their homes were torched and
destroyed? As of 8 August 2012, over
400,000 people had taken shelter in 270 relief camps, after being displaced
from almost 400 villages.The Assam chief minister delayed deployment of
the Army by 4 days even though large number of Army units are stationed right
there Assam. Thousands are still living
under sub human conditions in refugee camps. Why are those riots already
also found it puzzling that almost all of those who have led the Hate Modi
campaign are neither Muslim nor residents of Gujarat.
Three of the most prominent figures of anti Modi Brigade from within Gujarat are not Muslims. Whenever a Gujarati Muslim has
tried to speak in a different voice, he has been attacked viciously and made to
pay such a heavy price that people just shut up in terror. The highly respected
and eminent Muslim scholar, Maulana Vastanvi was forced to resign as Vice
Chancellor of Deobandh simply because he said Gujarati Muslims had benefited
from the inclusive development policies of Modi's government. Shahid Siddiqui,
the editor of Urdu daily, Nai Duniya was attacked and abused
endlessly for simply doing an interview with Modi in which Modi defends himself against various charges leveled against his government. Siddiqui fell in line within no time and began singing anti Modi songs on
political discourse in India
is so vitiated by Modi phobia that even if you express happiness at the quality
of roads in rural Gujarat or 24x7 power supply in the villages and towns of Gujarat, you are branded a "supporter of fascism." It is
politically fashionable to defend Kashmiri secessionists, press for peaceful
engagement with the Pakistani establishment which sends terror brigades to India and
project murderous Maoists as saviours of the poor. But to say a word in
appreciation of governance reforms in Gujarat
is to commit political hara-kiri—you are forever tainted and tarred with the
colours of fascism.
intellectual terror created by the anti Modi Brigade pushed me to find out for
myself why this obsessive anxiety about Modi? Why do "secularists" not want to
be reminded that Gujarat has been riot free
since 2002? Why don't they want to document what made Gujarat—a state that witnessed
hundreds of riots post-Independence leading to deep mutual estrangement between
Hindus and Muslims—experience its first riot free decade after Independence
under Modi's rule? What do Gujarat Muslims have to say about it? Why they are
not allowed to speak for themselves?
The demonization of Modi is based on
the following charges:
I began my study of Gujarat
riots driven by the following questions:
study of Gujarat will also cover an analysis
of Modi's Development Model which would include studying the nature of
governance reforms, including police reforms since they are supposed to be
intrinsic to his economic development model.
claims his Gujarat development model is "Inclusive" while his critics reject it
as "pro-corporate and anti- poor", "pro-elite and anti farmer" as well as
"majoritarian and anti minorities", I will be looking closely at how the
hitherto excluded or marginalized populations – small farmers, tribals, Dalits,
Muslims, Christians – view it. Has it
facilitated inclusion and upward mobility for them or are they being further marginalized?
The accounts I share in the following pages provide very small glimpses of
this. I intend to study them in depth.
began my Gujarat journey by talking to a
section of Gujarati Muslims and visiting their homes and neighbourhoods. This is
a modest beginning in sharing what I learnt from my first visit to Gujarat and studying the court cases against Modi. What I have unravelled thus far is just the
tip of the iceberg. I plan multiple visits to Gujarat
in the coming months to study all this in depth.
I start with an account of 2002 riots
because the stigma of those days has stuck to Modi like a leech casting a dark
shadow over all else he does. It is based on interviews with key people whose
experiences and statements deserve to be taken seriously. I am well aware this
will upset many of those who have convinced themselves or have been persuaded
by others they trust that Modi is the Devil Incarnate. However, my appeal to
those well-meaning people who have caught the anti Modi virus because it is in
the air is simply this: I am sharing with you factual accounts by people who
are widely respected in Gujarat. They are
providing concrete evidence of why they find the demonization of Modi
Please challenge me on
facts instead of countering me with ideological attacks. I am only too willing
to be corrected, if better counter facts are brought to my notice.


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Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a book of interest not directly connected to personal finance.
I'm a big believer in following your passions, wherever they might take you. Part of doing that is preparation – saving money, making choices that pave the way – but another part is simply stepping up to the plate and hitting that fat fasball down the middle of the plate when it comes your way.
Gary Vaynerchuk is passionate about wine. He's one of the best known wine evangelists in the world because he wears it and shares it. He built a $60 million business in the wine industry mostly on the back of sharing his enthusiasm about wine online. Crush It! tells the story about Gary's experience in translating his passion into a real business.
Gary's story and advice rings really true to me because, in many places, it's a journey I took myself. I did wind up in an area without the mainstream appeal of Gary's area (sorry, folks, but there aren't as many frugal people as there are wine fanatics) but most of the elements are strikingly similar.
His conclusions are spot-on, too – but we'll get to that later.
1 – Passion Is Everything
It's incredibly hard to be successful at something without being passionate at it. Why? Success takes time – a lot of it – and that early time is often filled with a ton of failure. If you don't have that true seed of passion that will help you get through those early trials and tribulations, you'll never make it through. Passion keeps you going even in the face of repeated failure, and it's only through repeated failure that you build the skillset necessary for success. I agree from experience – I failed as a writer for at least ten years before finding any sort of success with the written word. Without passion for writing, I would have given up and started playing World of Warcraft.
2 – Success Is in Your DNA
Every single person is unique and brings a unique perspective and set of talents to the table. That unique mix is something that is valued by others if you go through the process of mining it and isolating exactly what you have that's valuable. It's a long process, one that's going to include a lot of failure along the way.
3 – Build Your Personal Brand
What do people think of when they think of you? The stronger you can make that theme, the better off you are. Why? Because if you're able to conjure up something when people think of you, they'll already have a strong preconceived notion when they see your name pop up in other places. You'll be familiar – and if you've built a positive (or at least an interesting) brand, you'll turn something ho-hum into something people want to engage with. This might mean books, products you make, speaking engagements, and countless other things.
4 – A Whole New World
As the costs for starting your own business get lower and lower, it becomes less and less of a sensible proposition for talented and intelligent people to work for other people when they could be using that talent and intelligence to build a business for themselves and collect the rewards from their efforts. The Simple Dollar was started on a shoestring with little more than my spare time invested in it, for example. I could have just signed on to write or produce content for another site – but if I had done that, I would have made much less and had much less control over what happened with my stuff. If you're passionate, don't sell that passion to others – ride it yourself.
5 – Create Great Content
If you're not making things that other people want to read or listen to or watch or interact with, no one will pay any attention to you. The keys are straightforward: know what you're talking about, be excited and passionate about it, and tell a story as you go. Those things work in any medium about any topic that you might be covering.
6 – Choose Your Platform
"If you build it, they will come" isn't true. You have to make sure people know you're there and are aware of what you're talking about. Thus, to get started, you have to go where the people are – places like Twitter and Facebook. Go there before you even have a product and join in the conversation. Follow others who are interested in the things you are and converse with them. Ask questions. Say astute things. Get involved in topics of conversation. Eventually, you'll start accruing followers yourself – and you can start building from there in whatever direction you want. The key thing is that your followers – the people interested in what you have to say – are your platform.
7 – Keep It Real … Very Real
Don't put on an act or else that act will inevitably fall apart. Be as real as you can. Be who you are. If you have boundaries, decide what they are right off the bat and make them as clear and concrete as possible – and never cross them. Aside from that, be completely yourself, because your authenticity will defeat any sort of faux image you attempt to develop.
8 – Create Community: Digging Your Internet Trench
Community building largely revolves around interacting with people, engaging in discussions, answering questions, asking questions, and being involved. You create community when you listen to what people say, focus on topics that people want to hear about, involve yourself in conversations, and so on. Each time you connect with a person, that person becomes part of your internet community. The larger that community is, the more powerful of a support platform it becomes for whatever you choose to do.
9 – The Best Marketing Strategy Ever
I will quote this entire chapter: "Care."
10 – Make the World Listen
Many people start a site and focus immediately on how to turn a buck on it. Don't worry about it at all. Instead, focus 100% on coming up with interesting content. Content brings eyeballs and eyeballs begats regular readers. It's much harder to get that ball rolling if you're focusing some of your energy on monetizing what you're doing, so don't. Wait on it.
11 – Start Monetizing
Once you do decide to start making money (after you have a nice audience, of course), there's a lot of potential avenues for income – advertisements, affiliate programs, speaking engagements, consulting, freelance work, writing a book, and on and on and on. All of that (except for perhaps the direct ads) builds on top of establishing a community of followers who are interested in what you have to say.
12 – Roll with It
Things will change over time. You might find yourself going in a different direction than you initially expected. If that happens, roll with it. Live with the changes and find ways to capitalize on them instead of letting them wear on you. For example, The Simple Dollar has changed drastically since I started in terms of how I split my time and, if it continues, I may actually hire an assistant to help me take care of tasks.
13 – Legacy Is Greater than Currency
In the end, remember that a lasting legacy is much more valuable than money in hand right now. Don't sell yourself out for something that you don't believe in. If you do that and maintain honesty with the people who follow you, they'll respect and value you far more than if you're into every money-making opportunity that comes along.
Is Crush It! Worth Reading?
If you've ever thought you could do what I do, Crush It! is pretty much an essential read. It outlines quite a lot of the process involved in translating a personal passion into an online-led endeavor that can be your primary source of income. It matches up very well with my own experience in doing much the same thing.
The real key behind it, though, is passion. You need to have a passion before you even start or else the book won't ever take off for you. If you have a passion and want to share it with others and grow it into something that can financially sustain you, that's where this book takes over.


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09 August 2010
Kids Bathroom Update
I found a couple cute shaped frames at a local thrift store...($1 each!) and spray painted them to match the floating shelf. I framed some of the fabric I had chosen inside.
I also added the "clean" message on my wall. I painted it like I did my hallway wall, using this tutorial to transfer the lettering to the wall, and then I hand-painted over the graphite with a coordinating green. It's a not so subtle reminder to my children of what a bathroom is for, and should stay!
The fabric buckets were made following this tutorial from Ric-Rac. The shorter buckets are perfect for holding t.p., the taller one keeps my girls' combs and brushes from over-running the bathroom. I found the fabric at my local fabric store. It's kind of a dive, but I find lots of treasures there!
I made bias tape of the stripey fabric and made towel holders for the kids towels. We had a double towel rack in the bathroom previously, but the silly "provided" wall anchors would not hold it. So my husband had the idea of just using hooks screwed into the wall studs...no more dry wall issues. However, it was hard for the kids to get their towels to stay...problem solved. I zigzag stitched the tags on tight, and then followed with a box stitch for extra staying power.
Finally, I updated the towels. I could not afford to replace towels, but we needed a "big girl" towel for Baby. I had a set of two ivory bath towels, with matching hand towels that we received as a wedding gift (a long time ago...) They became the girly towels with new initials appliqued for each girl. Here's a girl and boy towel for comparison.
The hand towels needed a facelift also, so I did this:
I've posted a little tutorial HERE to show you how to embellish your own towels.
I love the primary colors in my bathroom. It's perfect for my children.
Linking to Sew Can Do, Sugar Bee, and Tea Rose Home, and Someday Crafts.
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- jeana said...
looks great, love the fabric!
- 09 August, 2010 06:34
- Nancy said...
It looks fantastic! The fabric buckets are really cute. I like your fabric choices. I also like the tabs for the towels.
- 09 August, 2010 07:43
- Kim said...
That's really cute! Very inspiring.
- 09 August, 2010 08:37
- Unknown said...
You have been a busy lady at home making over all your spaces. I love the primary colors for the kids' bathroom. Very cute.
- 09 August, 2010 08:42
- Jess@craftiness is not optional said...
awesome! love the towel tabs, the clean word on the wall, the frames, the fabric baskets-everything! If only I could get my act together and do our bathroom(s)! hehe. nice job Chris!
- 09 August, 2010 08:45
- Design Esquire said...
They look great, and should keep everyone organized!
- 09 August, 2010 09:11
- Christi said...
this bathroom looks great and so kid friendly!
- 09 August, 2010 13:49
- Kathryn said...
So clean and fresh, I love it! I would want to keep it clean if I was a kid. Your fabric choices are perfect! Great job!
- 09 August, 2010 22:56
- Jodie said...
The whole thing looks so fresh !
- 10 August, 2010 03:43
- Elisabeth said...
I like your colors. Bright, fun and cheerful. The handtowel turned out lovely and what a great idea you had for holding up the towels. It would be nice to see your monogrammed towels, too.
- 11 August, 2010 06:48
- Elisabeth said...
Those monograms look great. I think I might could do that. Maaaybe... :)
- 11 August, 2010 13:10
- Wendy said...
I am doing the same thing, bathroom update on a budget. Painting all the fixtures from stainless-esque to red. Updating towels. Making a bow holder from an old frame. Adding your buckets to my list. Love it!
- 11 August, 2010 14:46
- Sew Can Do said...
It looks really put together & colorful! Thanks for linking to Craftastic Monday:)
- 14 August, 2010 18:44
- Country Mouse said...
Oh wow...what a cute bathroom update!!! Thanks for sharing!
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This will be for a Web 2.0 style blog dedicated to a pointing dog training method that emphasizes a non-violent way of training pointing dogs. The design may or may not have a dog in it. If it does have a dog, it could have a dog on point with a high tail. I would prefer a more abstract representation of a dog rather than a realistic representation. Not cartoony please.
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Occasionally, I have come across someone who has defied the definition of "able," but until recently, I haven't met a person who I thought would have better been born as a blow-up doll.
Yes, you heard that correctly, a blow-up doll...with all the connotations that it brings to mind. You know the type, perfect body, gorgeous face, a wardrobe that barely covers the..ahem..ass(ets). Someone that makes Jessica Simpson look brilliant.
How can that be possible? As proof, the following are ACTUAL happenings, sayings, and doings by this one person.
- As they were leaving the office for a smoke break, Person A: "You should try the Camel Crush kind. I like them." Response from Ms. Blow Up Doll, "What are those? They're called Crush because they're as thin as a deck of cards, right?"
- As she was driving to an event our office was handling, she calls me saying she's lost...TWO hours after she left the office. It's maybe a 30 minute drive MAX to the event. Keep in mind, this event is EXTREMELY easy to get to. I ask if she's on I-10. EVERYONE in Houston knows where I-10 is (as far as I know Ms. Blow-Up Doll was born in Houston). It's the highway she needed to be on to get to her event in Channelview. She tells me, "I don't know where I-10 is!" O. M. G. Are you freakin' serious??? So, I ask her where she is..."I don't know." Uhhh...ok...what do you see around you? She says, "A park." For REAL??? You can't give me a street name?? Then she gives me the name of a business. Uhhh...m'kay. Nice to know, but in order for me to get you found again, I need a street name. So I get that info, find out she's on 225 (WAY off her mark of where she's SUPPOSED to be.) I narrow down to where she is on 225, and it turns out she's about 15 miles down in Deer Park. I ask her how she wound up all the way over there. Her answer, "Someone cut me off, and I wound up on an exit ramp." Soooo...you drove 15 miles down that wrong way that you knew was a wrong way? You didn't figure you should turn around at some point? Hmmmm.... At that point, I tell her to turn around and to take Beltway 8 N to get to I-10. That would put her out about 2 blocks from her event. Keep in mind, she had already passed the Beltway. She says, "What's the Beltway? Where is it?" Again, keep in mind, EVERYONE in Houston know what and where the damn Beltway is! It's a freaking circle around the whole damned city! She says, "I'm coming up on Sam Houston Tollway." I say, uh huh. That's the Beltway, hon. She says, "Ok, which way?" Ok, fair enough question. I say, "Take the Beltway NORTH." Keep in mind that there are signs that SAY north and south. She says, "Which way is that?" OMG. "Turn right. That would be the hand that has the backwards 'L' on it." She exhausts me.
- She has more wardrobe changes than a baby without a diaper. She comes into the office wearing a skirt that barely covers her butt. If I had her ass, I would wear it too, so I can't blame her. She pairs it with a blouse that barely covers her stomach and her boobs. I DO have her boobs..even bigger (and better, if I do say so myself), but even I would NEVER wear that to work! She also has a pair of ass-jacks that would leave me with nose-bleeds, and I wear 4 inch heels to work!! 20 minutes later, she goes into the bathroom and comes out wearing a completely different combination of teeny-tiny skirt, barely-there blouse, and high shoes. Uhhh...ok then. Whatever floats your boat. About an hour later, I notice she's now back in her original outfit. Come to find out later, that she had changed a couple of more times at the event she went to that day. And she wonders why she gets scummy guys staring at her all the time. Sheesh. We even had to have a meeting at work that yes, everyone is protected from sexual harrassment at work because of our policy, but if you wear certain types of clothes at an event, tradeshow, or roadshow, you can't complain when someone says something disgusting or offensive. What's soooo sad is that she didn't even realize that whole meeting was aimed at her. Everyone else did, though.
Trust me, there is SOOO much more about this chick that cracks me up, but I am already mentally exhausted just talking about her! It's going to have to wait for another "installment." We'll call them the "Ms. Blow-Up Doll Installments." There is enough fodder to keep you entertained for weeks!!


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Q. Having raised our two children in a major city, my husband and I sometimes worry that we didn't get them outside often enough. I know people link outdoor play to better health, but can you tell me more specifically what the benefits are? – Eileen, NY
A. Timely question, Eileen. The $500 million No Child Left Inside Act (H.R. 3036, sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes and Sen. Jack Reed) was passed by the House on September 18th of this year and might actually be up for Senate scrutiny in early 2009 if all goes well. In anticipation, the No Child Left Inside (NCLI) coalition has already drafted an open letter to the President-elect, urging him to throw his weight behind the bill. According to a September 18 government press release, "The legislation would improve existing environmental education programs by providing states with resources to train teachers, develop research-based programs and create environmental literacy plans to ensure that students understand the role of the environment as a natural resource." In other words, it would get kids outside and instill in them a bit of awe and respect for the natural world.
But the real authority when it comes to nature play and outdoor education is Richard Louv—Audubon Medal winner, author of 2005 bestseller Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, and founder of the Children & Nature Network. Plenty interviewed Louv back in September. Having literally written the book on the importance of nature play, Louv had this to say about its psychological and physical health benefits:
"Children benefit greatly from unstructured play, particularly make-believe play. And kids are far more creative in natural play spaces than on the typical flat playground, whether it's made of concrete or turf. They are far more likely to invent their own games in natural places. And in schools that have outdoor classrooms kids tend to do better across the board from social studies to standardized testing. One reason is that other than in a New York subway, when else do you use all your senses at the same time? It seems to me that using all of your senses at the same time is the optimum state of learning. When you're sitting in front of a computer screen, or locked in a cubicle called a classroom, you're not using all your senses at the same time. Outdoors, you are.
Nature play has also been correlated with a longer attention span, and studies show it's an antidote to child obesity. Psychological health is another benefit: kids with more experience in nature, even if it's just a view from their room of a natural landscape are more psychologically resilient, or correlated to more psychological resilience."
Creativity, greater capacity for attentive learning, sharpened senses, physical fitness, psychological resilience—there's clearly no dearth of reasons to get children outdoors as early as possible. If you're a numbers person, and this all sounds a little touchy-feely to you, try these stats on for size: According to a study done at the University of Illinois, "children with ADHD demonstrate greater attention after a 20-minute walk in a park than after a similar walk in a downtown area or a residential neighborhood."
Another study, conducted on at-risk children by The American Institutes for Research for the California Department of Education, found that week-long outdoor education programs produced a 27 percent increase in "measured mastery of science concepts; enhanced cooperation and conflict resolution skills; gains in self-esteem; gains in positive environmental behavior; and gains in problem-solving, motivation to learn, and classroom behavior." Not too shabby.
The good news for your kids, Eileen (if it's true that they didn't get out much in early childhood), is that it's not just young children who benefit from outdoor education. A 1998 study by Dr. Stephen R. Kellert at Yale University looked at the positive effects of wilderness trips on teens, studying youth enrolled in programs with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), and Outward Bound. Kellert found that the teens' experiences inspired lasting growth on personal, intellectual, and even spiritual levels. Participants left with greater self-esteem, self-confidence, independence, autonomy, and initiative.
So it's like George Eliot, wise lady, said in the late 1800's: "Never too late to be the treehugger you might have been."
Story by Tobin Hack. This article originally appeared in "Plenty" in December 2008.


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At this year's ASEAN Singapore furniture fair, Philippino designers Jude Tiotuico and Eric Paras launched their wing chairs made of iron for Industria Home.
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Can Europe get its high-speed rail network together?
By Ayesha Durgahee, CNN • Updated 17th April 2013
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In Europe, high-speed rail has come to stand for ease and efficiency with point-to-point city center travel where journeys of four hours or less trump airplanes and the hassle of airport security.
Deregulation of the rail industry across the continent has also cemented trains as a viable alternative to short haul flights.
"Airlines have already pulled out of certain routes -- they've given up competing between Paris and Brussels or between Paris and Lyon," says Mark Smith founder of rail website The Man In Seat 61.
"Airlines have been given a run for their money on routes like Barcelona to Madrid, Milan to Rome. They're going to have to retrench and go back to further long distance routes and not even try and compete on some of the short haul they do at the moment."
The airline industry has already seen an increase in competition and choice across the continent. Italy, Europe's fourth largest high-speed market after the UK, France and Germany, according to Amadeus Rail, saw its first privately owned rail company NTV break state-owned Trenitalia's monopoly with its red Italo "Ferrari trains".
CNN's Steven Jiang reports on the world's longest high speed route which now connects Beijing to Guangjou.
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"This privatization and competition drives more efficient businesses" says Luca di Montezemolo, president of NTV.
"With more efficient businesses those benefits and savings can be passed on the customers. So service gets better, product gets better and pricing gets better."
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Trenitalia's Emanuel Carando welcomes the competition. The company recently invested $100m in upgrades to its fleet of high-speed trains, adding free Wifi and new features like a conference room in a business carriage.
"This is very positive because it is offering ecological solutions to the consumer so anybody investing in the train industry is very good for us," he says.
However cross-border travel in Europe is not as easy as it could be with different systems in place for each country and no central booking system.
SilverRail is one company that is trying to make the online reservation system more user-friendly, building an online rail ticket network of four of Europe's rail operators: Spain's Renfe, Sweden's SJ rail operator, ATOC in the UK and the Benelux countries' SNCB.
"Rail is actually pretty challenging to book," says Cameron Jones, Vice-President of Commercial at SilverRail.
"Each company has a very different tech space. It's very difficult for online travel agencies."
New rules in Europe have opened up the $80 billion rail travel market allowing operators to expand beyond their domestic platforms. Only 6% of high-speed rail in Europe is currently cross-border and only a fifth of tickets are booked on the internet. Rail operators are starting to realize their online potential.
Read more: How Eurostar CEO aims to keep the company on track
"Rail networks traditionally only have very strong brand recognition in their own country but not abroad," says Christoph Klenner, Secretary-General of the European Technology & Travel Services Association. "Global distribution systems could take their content and distribute it to hundreds of thousands of travel operators and online travel agents."
Cross-border rail in Europe will be fully liberalized to include domestic as well as international passengers in 2019.
In France, rail operator SNCF is preparing for increased competition by launching the first ever low-cost, high speed train. There's no food or drink sold onboard and prices start at around $32 from Paris to Marseille and Montpelier via Lyon.
"Liberalization and the introduction of competition (means) we need to have a low price system" says Guillaume Pepy, chairman of SNCF. "Some people would like to have a lot of flexibility, a lot of services and comfort. But other ones they just want the price."
France was the second country after Japan to introduce high-speed rail and Pepy believes it is crucial that the company still leads the way in innovation.
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"We are pioneers in that field. If (low-cost, high-speed rail) is a success I can imagine for cross-border lines the next years there will be opportunities to go to Brussels and Amsterdam, and perhaps from and to London and to Spain."
However Pepy remains realistic about the industry's future where there will be increased competition, but also more collaboration.
"If there is room for several different operators on routes, let's compete. Some other routes there is not so much potential --Frankfurt to Marseille -- so let's do the service together between Deutsche Bahn and SNCF so customers can just change trains without changing their tickets."
The aim is to make journeys as seamless as possible and even join rail to the end of long-haul flights.
"You can fly from Shanghai to Frankfurt or from New York to Charles de Gaulle and then connect to the high-speed train," says Pepy.
"The high speed system will be connected to airports -- look at the new stations -- Frankfurt is connected to the high speed line, Lyon is connected."
If high speed rail can effectively feed into long haul air networks and take over short haul routes, it won't just connect the dots in Europe but build alliances with airlines as well.
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The key to the Brewers 2009 season…Ben Sheets.
To my Milwaukee Brewers fan readers,
No, I am not crazy (at least not diagnosed, anyway).
Over the last few weeks, I have had a startling revelation.
I believe that the success of the 2009 Milwaukee Brewers lies with the re-signing of this man.
Ben Sheets
Here's my reasoning:
1. We know him best – We drafted him in 1999 with the 10th overall pick. We groomed him and we brought him up.
2. 4X All Star – The guy has nasty stuff…4-seam fastball clocked around 96 mph, a devastating 12 to 6 curve and an occasional changeup.
3. Top of the rotation starter – Ben has made six (6) opening day starts for the Brewers since making it to the big leagues.
4. Keep pace with the hated Cubs – Bringing back Sheets would put us in good shape to keep up with the Scrubs…errr…Cubs. The Cubs throw out Zambrano, Dempster, Lilly, Harden and possibly Marshall (helluva rotation). Without Sheets, we can't match up.
5. Very little depth – The Brewers don't have jack for starting pitching depth in their system.
6. Rotation in need of boost – After losing C.C. to the Yanks, it would be devastating to that rotation if we also lost Sheets.
7. Market has dried up – Available quality starting pitchers on the free agent market have vanished. Many of the good ones that are left do not wish to work in Milwaukee.
Considering these points…what's the alternative?
-Comb the scrap heap in hopes of finding a diamond in the rough?
-Not doing anything and go into the season riding the potential of Gallardo and Parra?
And get whooped on by the Cubs in the process?
-Hope and pray that everyone stays healthy and overachieves?
I think not.
Still think I'm crazy?
If the Texas Rangers can't move payroll and the New York Yankees bring back Andy Pettitte, I think the Milwaukee Brewers have a legitimate shot at bringing "Sheeter's heater" back at around 25 million for 2 yrs. Maybe even on a 1 yr. deal for the 12-13 million he would have received if he had accepted arbitration.
Whaddya think?
I think the 2009 season depends on it.


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Slow Cooked Sirloin
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1 beef top sirloin steak (1-1/2 pounds)
1 medium onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 medium green pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium beef broth
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
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The Sox gave Thornton security by signing him to a three-year contract before the 2007 season that included two team options. The last of those two options — a $3 million contract for 2011 — likely will be picked up formally once the season concludes.
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"He was dressed strangely, and he raised his arms" like at a trance party, Mr. Alooshe said Sunday in a telephone interview, referring to the gatherings that feature electronic dance music. Then there were Colonel Qaddafi's words with their natural beat.
Mr. Alooshe, who at first did not identify himself on the clip as an Israeli, started receiving enthusiastic messages from all around the Arab world. Web surfers soon discovered that he was a Jewish Israeli from his Facebook profile — Mr. Alooshe plays in a band called Hovevey Zion, or the Lovers of Zion — and some of the accolades turned to curses. A few also found the video distasteful.
At the site of the YouTube video, I saw a comment that said "Israel stands with the People of Libya - Long Live Freedom, Long Live Peace." Alooshe, 31, said it was exciting to "be making waves in the Arab world." He even had some supporters among the Egyptian anti-government forces. Read the entire story here. Watch Gaddafi's speech here. Visit Noy's website, Hovevey Zion (his band) here.
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Anyway, let's not waste time. I will slowly update on our surprise visit to Fatin's hostel yesterday and yes, I have awards to collect and 'assignments' to do before that. InsyaAllah, slowly but surely.... For today, I am going to post this cake recipe, taken from the ever so busy lady Mak Lang Azie who got it from Chef Zubaidah. Thank you to both ladies for sharing this lovely recipe with all of us. Allow me to translate and post it here....
Source : Chef Zubaidah
Ingredients :
200g flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
150g ripe bananas ~ mashed (I used 2 ripe bananas, medium size)
3 eggs
1 tablespoon ovallette
a few drops of banana essence (I added)
170g castor sugar
120g melted margarine
Enough chocolate rice/vermicelli ~ coat with a bit of flour
Method :
1. Sift flour, bicarbonate soda and baking powder. Set aside.
2. Beat eggs, ovalette and banana in a mixer over medium speed. Add in banana essence.
3. Add in sugar a little at a time. Continue beating. Pour in the melted margarine.
4. Fold in the sifted dry ingredients and the chocolate rice.
5. Pour into the prepared tins.
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CHICAGO - Aaron Craft dominated down the stretch for Ohio State and just about left his coach speechless in the process.
Even though he had seen it before, Thad Matta struggled for a moment to find the right words to describe his point guard. Once he did, he couldn't stop himself. Seems appropriate, considering Michigan State couldn't stop him when it mattered most, either.
Craft came on strong in the second half to finish with 20 points and lead No. 10 Ohio State past No. 8 Michigan State, 61-58 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
"You look at what he's accomplished thus far in his career at Ohio State and just the wins and the big plays that he's made - in coaching, you don't get to coach a lot of guys like him just from A to Z and everything he stands for," Matta said. "He kind of makes us go on both ends of the floor. Obviously, he was making shots. A lot of people panicked when he wasn't scoring in the middle of the season, and I'm like, �I don't have a problem with it. It'll come.' He loves these types of games, there's no question about it. He's big for us."
Craft keyed a seven-point spurt midway through the second half that stretched the lead to 55-47, and the Buckeyes (25-7) came away with the win after the Spartans (25-8) pulled within one. The victory avenged a loss in last year's championship game
It was 57-56 after Derrick Nix converted a three-point play for Michigan State with 1:54 remaining, but Craft hit a free throw. Thomas grabbed a huge rebound off a missed 3 by Shannon Scott to keep the possession going and scored in the paint after a timeout to make it a four-point game, sending the Buckeyes back to the conference final.
They'll go for their third championship in four years when they meet No. 22 Wisconsin, a 68-56 winner over top-seeded and third-ranked Indiana in the other semifinal.
Craft scored all but two of his points in the second half. He also had nine assists and four steals in the game.
"Just trying to believe in myself," he said. "I think we have a lot of plays that we can execute that get me open shots and help me create for someone else."
Thomas scored 16 even though he hit just 6 of 19 shots - 2 of 11 3-pointers - and the Buckeyes won their seventh straight.
Nix led Michigan State with 17 points and nine rebounds. Keith Appling scored 16 points, but the Spartans came up short in this one. Gary Harris finished with five points, and coach Tom Izzo said he "popped" his shoulder. That certainly did not make things easier. But Izzo didn't have to search long and hard to find a bright spot after this loss.
"I am really looking forward to playing somebody else," he said. "I think the other Big Ten teams are. We've really beaten the hell out of each other. I really believe the toughest teams, the ones who have been through the most, is going to benefit. I'm looking forward to playing anybody. I'd rather play the Lakers tomorrow instead of these teams we've played recently."
In a game that was neck-and-neck for about the first 29 minutes, Craft gave Ohio State some breathing room when he scored on a layup and a pair of jumpers to cap a seven-point spurt and make it 55-47 with 7:22 remaining.
Michigan State hung in, and things got real interesting when the 6-foot-9, 270-pound Nix converted that three-point play with 1:54 left.
"When we get the ball into Nix and our inside guys, a lot of good things happen - especially when the ball is in Nix's hands," Michigan State's Branden Dawson said.
Not enough good things happened for the Spartans, though. So Ohio State is moving on.
Wisconsin handed the Buckeyes their most lopsided loss of the season when they fell 71-49 in Madison on Feb. 17. Since then, they've lost.
"We stayed together as a team and we played hard," Thomas said. "We know not to give up and to stay together when things are going down."


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Reply #15 on:
March 22, 2003, 12:26:35 PM »
Is a glossary necessary if the index notes the page on which the definition occurs?
-18, 42-46
On page 17 there is either a sidebar or some other sort of formatting that offsets the definition clearly.[/list:u]
At what length of document does an index become necessary?
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March 22, 2003, 12:53:49 PM »
Quote from: Mark Johnson
Is a glossary necessary if the index notes the page on which the definition occurs?
-18, 42-46
On page 17 there is either a sidebar or some other sort of formatting that offsets the definition clearly.[/list:u]
Not for me. The index with good notation and offset definition in the text is actually my preference.
At what length of document does an index become necessary?
I think a lot of that will depend upon formatting. Densely packed text makes the need for an index much greater. An increased frequency of clear subheadings with a good table of contents decreases that need.
One way of doing things with shorter texts that may not deserve a full index would be to have a short index of definitions.
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March 22, 2003, 02:38:38 PM »
I'm always saying that a game text needs to be exactly as long as it needs to be, and no longer; and must include what is necessary and not more. But this question is very telling: how do you know what is enough and not too much?
Most of the important aspects of play should be presented at least twice, in two different ways. Those could be by description and by example, but there are other possibilities. If an aspect of play could be easily confused with something else, present it thrice. Be certain that whatever is essential to play is going to be understood by whoever reads it.
For example, Multiverser uses what we call "relative success" to create a single-roll hit and damage system: whatever you roll on your attempt to hit is the number on which your damage is based. Although not unique in gaming (I first saw something like it in Zebulon's Guide to the Galaxy, a supplement for Star Frontiers, in the mid 80's) it's unusual enough that players often are looking for what die to roll for their damage. When we explain relative success (which applies to all skill use, not just combat) we mention that it applies to damage as well; when we explain attack rolls, we again explain in brief that the number rolled is the basis for the damage; and we have a section on damage where we go into detail on how to find the damage from the attack roll. In this way, we assure that anyone looking for how damage is determined will understand that there is not a second roll, despite the ingrained assumption from so many other games that such a second roll is necessary.
That's a case of redundancy used to overcome presuppositions, and that's an important category.
Another area for its use would be in the relationship between general principles and specific applications. We have a section in which we explain how resistances reduce damage in general; we also have sections in which specific skills are presented that reduce damage, and we reference the section in which the general explanation appears as well as illustrating it in the particular case. The redundancy works because when the reader reaches the specific cases they've already been given a preliminary understanding of the general rule, yet there is enough explanation of the general rule at this point to call it back to memory.
You provided one excellent example of part of your concern, though,
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My current game uses a basic conflict resolution mechanic to resolve the conflicts as delineated in seventh grade English class: man vs man, man vs nature and man vs self. The game revolves largely around the last conflict. To what level of detail do I need to show how the system applies to examples of the first two conflicts: surviving an avalanche, seducing a rival's wife or engaging in combat given that these events can occur, but are not the focus of the game?
Ah, here we're getting at something solid: how clearly must you explain the peripheral elements of play?
The core answer is, well enough that users can figure out how to use them. What that means in your case may take a bit of consideration.
You suggest that there is one generally applicable mechanic that resolves everything, but which is used primarily for "man against self" conflicts. It might be that all that is necessary is a simple paragraph explaining something like
Sometimes the conflict will be against another man, and sometimes it will be against the environment. In the case of
man against man
conflicts, resolution is determined the same way but that in place of the Internal Resistance attribute the other character's Will Power is used. If the conflict is man against the environment, such as a survival situation, Internal Resistance is replaced by a value determined by the referee, representing the difficulty of overcoming this obstacle, where simple tasks range from five to ten, mediate tasks from ten to twenty, and difficult tasks from twenty to forty.
On the other hand, if the differences in application are greater than merely what number to use for one value, you might need considerably more text to illustrate how the mechanic works in those less-common situations.
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Is a glossary necessary if the index notes the page on which the definition occurs?
There are certainly too many variables to answer that definitively. Multiverser has a table of contents, and outline of the rules, a glossary, and an index which distinguishes definitive, illustrative, extended, and general entries. However, it's a large core rule book; we determined to do everything we could to assist referees in locating materials. With a 16-page PDF, you could easily end up with more pages telling you where to find things than you have of core rules.
Someone once told me that PDF files support internal hyperlinks; I've never attempted that, but if so you could save yourself a great deal of effort by utilizing this. Also, PDFs are searchable. Do you need an index for a searchable format? Yes, if it's to find the definitive use of words that are used frequently in application; but no if it's merely to point people to materials they can find easily enough through the table of contents or a simple word search. (Of course, a lot of people assume that PDF means you're going to print it; that depends much more on whether the rules must be at the table during play. It might be that play only requires two pages of reference materials once the rules have been read and understood, so consider that as well. In any event, if you've got charts or tables that will be referenced in play, it is usually wise to extrapolate these to their own section which can be printed separately from the full game, to be used in a manner analogous to screens.)
I hope this helps.
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You've got enough repetition when a few more people tell you "this seems redundant" than "I wish there'd been more examples and explanations". You probably can't get a perfect balance, so you want to err on the side of a bit more exposition than is strictly necessary than a bit less. Statisticians refer to type I and type II errors - finding something there when it actually isn't and missing it when it actually is there, or "false positives" and "false negatives". In gaming writing, type II errors are the ones that lead folks to give up on your game; type I errors generate brief annoyance, usually followed by comforting thoughts like "...but less enlightened souls than myself might find that handy." :)
In some cases - a lot of them, actually - you can reduce the need for repetition by choices of grammar and style. Simple present tense and active voice seem to help a lot of gamers pick up on stuff, simple present because it helps with the sense of "you are here and now", active voice because the variety of verbs and emphasis on identifiable entities doing he actions break up monotony and connect the reader to the sort of people and events you're describing in your text. (There are, of course, exceptions. There are
exceptions. I'll defend these as valid generalizations without trying to say that they are always and everywhere appropriate.)
I strongly agree that we should think of manuscripts as getting playtested just like rules. Until such time as we beam pre-verbal concepts directly into the brains of players, the text (like the layout and art) is as much part of the game as the intellectual content of the rules.
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