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Always the leader in innovative ideas, the town of Seaside is leading the way into the future again � this time by giving its nod of approval to electric cars.
Billed as a walkable town since its beginning, town founder Robert Davis has always advocated parking your car and walking, for health, well-being, community interaction, and the good of the planet.
As founder of Hands Across the Sand and advocate against offshore oil drilling, Seaside business owner Dave Rauschkolb is on the same page.
Now two years into being one of the area's first owners of an electric car and a vocal advocate for them, Rauschkolb approached Davis in May 2011 with a proposal of installing electric car charging stations in front of Bud & Alley's, which Rauschkolb owns.
Davis enthusiastically lent his support to the idea, said Rauschkolb.
He was so supportive that he agreed to split the cost of installation with Rauschkolb.
"Seaside has stood as such an innovative leader in ideas all over the world, why not in this arena too?" said Rauschkolb. "I felt Seaside should be the first place in the area to have a plug installed."
The plug was installed last month and is the first in the county to have one. The next closest ones Rauschkolb knows of are one in Panama City and one in Destin.
"It will be good for Seaside guests who are inclined to drive down; a charging station should be available. It's our future," said Rauschkolb. "And, there is no charge for a charge. It's free."
The two chargers, which are specifically for cars, cost $4,400 to install.
At this time, Rauschkolb said there are no plans to install more.
"This will encourage those who have electric cars to come out and charge for free," he said.
Of those living in this area, though, Rauschkolb said he is only aware of two others who own electric cars. He owns two, a Leaf and a Tesla. He is 13,000 miles into his Tesla and said it is a real thrill to not pump gas.
"This is my second year to own a total electric car. Neither use gas. I will never buy another gas-powered car. I am saving $3-$4,000 a year in gas and it only costs me $400 in electricity to drive the Tesla. That is six times cheaper than buying gas. It saves money and lessens our carbon footprint," he said.
Davis said he does not yet own an electric car, but will likely have one when charging stations are more common.
"He requested charging stations for Seaside, and it seemed like a good idea. Seaside has generally pioneered green approaches to building (passive solar) and to landscaping (native plants, minimal irrigation, mostly natural drainage)," said Davis.


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The 2018 DirtFish RallyCross National Championship is upon us! Over 130 competitors will descend upon Indianola, Iowa this weekend to get their hands and cars dirty in search of the glory of being a champion! Just because the season is winding down doesn't mean the good, clean-ish fun has to stop. DirtFish has rally schools year-round to keep your skills sharp, the adrenaline pumping, and the grins ear-to-ear!
There are 2 ways to win a free school this week:
- If you're at Nationals this weekend, DirtFish is giving away a One Day Rally Driving Class at their headquarters in WA. To enter for your chance to win, post a picture of your car at RallyCross Nationals on Instagram and include #DirtFishRX *Receive a bonus entry by posting a photo of how you prep before the big race! DirtFish will look at all pictures with #DirtFishRX and select a winner on Monday October 15.
- Refer a friend to SCCA membership and you will be entered to win our drawing for a free DirtFish Rally Driving class!
(Pro tip- If you miss out on the free schools this time around, keep an eye out for special deal on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and SCCA members get 15% off any DirtFish Rally School program. Details can be found in your renewal packet and on the Member Benefits page at SCCA.com.)
For beginners or drivers who want to sharpen their skills, schools are always a great idea. DirtFish Rally School, the presenting partner of the DirtFish SCCA RallyCross National Challenge and the DirtFish RallyCross National Chmapionship, is the most prestigious professional rally and rallycross school in North America. Nestled in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest and just a mere thirty miles from Seattle in Snoqualmie, WA, DirtFish Rally School was established in 2010 with the idea that the exciting sport of rally should be accessible to everyone. The past 8 years have earned them a reputation for performance driving, specialized training, education and all-out commitment to the sport of rallycross!
More than just a rally school, DirtFish recognizes that advanced car control skills taught on loose surfaces like gravel and mud directly translate to track, desert, autocross and street driving, along with also being a unique, entertaining team-building option for companies and corporations. Professional DirtFish instructors pride themselves in teaching car control, confidence and safety behind the wheel year round, through various driving techniques built from the roots of rally to over 3,000 students a year from all across the globe. From fifteen years of age with a learner's permit, all the way up to the sophisticated age of ninety, DirtFish has a program for everyone.
Feeling like you're ready to take the plunge? Immerse yourself in five days of intense training and instruction, with a program combining all elements of DirtFish's renowned Three Day and Three Day Advanced programs! Beginning with a straightforward understanding of loose-surface car control, their talented instructors coach students through techniques that steadily develop each day on carefully selected exercises and courses including gravel, mud, pavement, and everything else their amazing facility contains. As the program progresses, participants experience more elaborate instruction, more technical exercises and higher speeds, with the goal to extract everything possible from a high-performance vehicle on the campus' most challenging courses. The payoff comes on the final afternoon, when the new-found talents are sharpened on an intense course run throughout the entire property using every road they have.
Five Day Course Goals
- Understand Weight Transfer
- Throttle Management
- Left Foot Braking
- Adapt to Understeer and Oversteer
- Induce and Correct Slides
- Drive the Proper Rally Line
- Straight Line Braking
- How to Maximize Traction
- Trail Braking
- Adapt to Changing Conditions
- Pendulum Turns
- Proper Use of the Hand Brake
- Recognize and Adapt to Different Surfaces
- Recognize Limits
- Driving Real Roads
- Basic Understanding of Rally Navigation
- Handbrake with Downshift
- Linking Corners
- Acute Corners
- Overlapping Pedal Inputs
- Reading Roads
- Processing Pace Notes
DirtFish also runs a successful motorsports team competing in the Americas Rallycross Series and the American Rally Association series in events all around the USA and Canada. They're involved with NASCAR drivers, F3 and F4 drivers (did you see the July cover of SportsCar?), desert racers and many others! DirtFish ensures that whatever the student and their ability, they will be rewarded with an enthusiastic discovery of newly learned capabilities.
DirtFish Motorsports driver Conner Martell has secured the first-ever Americas Rallycross ARX2 championship title. This is the first championship title for DirtFish Motorsports since their inaugural season in 2015!
The DirtFish Motorsports team worked extremely hard throughout the season to give Martell the best car possible as well as the most opportunities to hone his racecraft between each round. The success of this year is truly due to the tightknit, talented, passionate team that encompasses DirtFish and DirtFish Motorsports. This championship title is very important because it is the first title that has been achieved by any DirtFish driver!


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From new urban destinations like Dallas Midtown to the latest electric sedan from Tesla Motors, wherever you find development, you'll find electricians. To put it simply, they are the men and women who make things happen. Electricians find employment in a variety of industries, using their full body – hands, heart and a technical mind – to advance our city, state and nation.
Louis DeVault, a union electrician with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, says he is excited to see all the new technology entering the electrical field.
"We are just scratching the surface of this technology and what it can do," says Louis, who was first interested in studying electricity after realizing the power of magnets and electricity, as demonstrated by static cling. "Fifty years from now … even 10 years from now … electrical technology will be a whole new ball game."
Long story short, electricians install, maintain and repair electrical wiring, electrical equipment and electrical fixtures. This can range from street lights and charging stations for electric cars to office intercom systems.
Whatever the assignment, electricians make sure their work is done in accordance with important codes. After all, safety is key when you are working with electricity (as is good training)!
Electricians rely on applied mathematics and technology to accomplish their daily tasks. Teamwork is also part of the job, and it is not unusual for electricians to work with architects, building engineers, elevator installers,
HVAC workers or homeowners. Because of their knowledge, some electricians also find work as construction or building inspectors.
Do you find yourself fascinated by home improvement and remodeling shows? Do you like to visit Lowe's or Michaels to take on a weekend DIY project? Was the science fair or an afternoon art class your favorite part of high school?
You may enjoy a hands-on career.
"Hands-on means minds-on," says DeVault. "As humans we are naturally more engaged and focused when we are working on a hands-on project, and electrical work requires plenty of hands-on projects. You truly use all of your senses and skills — moving materials around, analyzing blueprints, listening to a peer or explaining a new system. It is hard work but also a lot of fun."
Hands-on careers are great pathways for all types of learners. Obviously hands-on work resonates with the tactile learners, who need movement to absorb information, but hands-on is also engaging for auditory learners, who like to discuss what they are doing, as well as visual learners who have the opportunity to see the results of their work.
North Lake College student Robert Rodriguez began studying electrical technology after working as a human resources manager for McCormick and Co., an international spice company. Upon retirement, he traded his mouse for wire cutters and hasn't stopped learning since.
"The best thing is that I'm getting a very good understanding of the theoretical concepts of electricity so that I'll know what I'm doing in the field," explained Robert. "I'm not just learning how to wire and connect A to B, but I'm getting an understanding of how electricity works. I'm not fooling around with it at home — I'm just at the dangerous part, where I know a little but I also know not to try anything stupid."
Robert credits electrical technology professor Tom Hoops for his success in the classroom. In fact, Hoops seems to be a popular professor when listening to students' success stories. "There's the academic side of electrical knowledge and theory, and then there's the practical side of application in the field, and he knows both," says Rodriguez of Hoops.
Fellow electrical student Jared Mercantel agrees that Hoops is a standout professor. "The electrical theory class with Tom Hoops has a lot of math too — you have to be able to figure out how many amps and how much voltage you'll need to do the job," says Jared. "It really teaches you how to be a project manager and figure out what you need for every job."
Many electrical technology students are interested in starting their own business. The idea of being their own boss is attractive as well as the flexibility of balancing work and home. However, competition can be fierce. Starting your own electric company requires business sense.
Our advice? Learn as much as you can from industry professionals, like your instructors, and seize opportunities for work apprenticeships (i.e., paid internships). Some concepts you will discover in the classroom, while others you will learn on the job.
"You should take as many courses as you can and learn as much information as you can," advises Omar Serrano, a student at North Lake and an estimator for Able Electric Service. "The more you get exposed to and learn, the more you'll succeed."
Over the next seven years, employment for electricians in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (DFW) area will grow. How much? An annual average rate of 2.4%. This rate increases when you examine national employment, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting 14% job growth from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.
The industry currently employing the most electricians in this occupation is building equipment contractors. Commercial office building is especially hot. In fact, DFW is a national leader for commercial office building construction, second only to the city of New York. Commercial office building construction in DFW grew 35% in 2015 alone.
The future of electrical technology is advancing with the growth of alternative power sources like wind, wave or solar energy. It is not unusual for electricians to find work building a new power plant or hydroelectric dam. Electricians working in factories tend to have the most stable employment.
Overall, the average annual wage for electricians in DFW is $41,700. Those with Spanish speaking skills are in high demand.
Considering a career in electrical technology? Or maybe you are a homeowner who wants to know the basics? North Lake College will give you the training you need to reach your personal goals.
Credit and continuing education (CE) classes are housed at the college's West Campus, near DFW Airport. If you choose to earn a certificate or degree, these can be completed in as little as two to four semesters. Interested?
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The state of Texas regulates electrical licenses. Electricians can be licensed by the state after four years and 8,000 hours of field training as a paid apprentice. Increased skills lead to increased pay.


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BELFAST, Maine — As the 130 or so cyclists pedaling with the athenahealth team crossed the finish line of the Trek Across Maine on Sunday afternoon in Belfast, they were met by sustained cheers, shouts, clanging cowbells and clapping.
And not a few tears.
Most of the group wore red ribbons tied around their arms in memory of David LeClair, a 23-year-old athenahealth employee from Watertown, Mass., who was killed Friday morning in a collision with a tractor-trailer about 10 miles into the trek.
"There's nowhere else we'd be today, that's for sure," athenahealth employee Sarah Milne of Rockport said at the finish line. She and many others from the company came to cheer on their co-workers and support them at the end of the emotional ride. "We're close. When something happens to one of us, everyone feels it."
The tragedy cast a pall over the 29th annual three-day, 180-mile ride, according to some of the cyclists who had started at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry and finished at Steamboat Landing Park in Belfast. Last year's event raised $1.8 million for the American Lung Association of the Northeast, and organizers said they had a goal of raising $2 million this year. Riders had cycling safety on their minds for the duration of the ride, as well as LeClair's short life and sudden death.
"Road riding is scary. It's scary," said Raymond Vought of Wilton, an avid cyclist. "You're out there riding with very hostile people in two thousand, three thousand pound vehicles. You have to pay attention, be alert and be oriented."
Matt Coble of Connecticut was riding with the seven-member "Maine Black Flies Breeders' Association" team, and sported a fabric black fly riding on his helmet as a mascot as well as a red ribbon on his arm for LeClair.
"It was kind of a shadow over it all," he said of the fatal accident.
Cyclists held a Spirit of the Trek event Saturday night at Colby College in Waterville, according to Kathleen O'Neill, the nonprofit organization's communications manager. One of LeClair's athenahealth teammates spoke about him at that event. The trek also retired his number — 1954 — and officials plan to do something special in LeClair's memory annually.
"Obviously, the accident on Friday, and losing David LeClair, was very heartbreaking for everybody," Jeff Seyler, the CEO of the American Lung Association of the Northeast, said at the finish line. "It was with heavy hearts that we continued through the weekend."
He said that the association takes rider safety very seriously. The Maine State Police are continuing to investigate the accident, and identified the driver of a tractor-trailer truck that was stopped by investigators Friday in Rumford after LeClair's death as Michel Masse-Defresne, 24, of Quebec. No charges have been filed in the matter, according to Maine State Police spokesman Stephen McCausland.
Seyler said that the organization has been cooperating with the police, and if officials determine they need to review rider and safety protocols before next year's trek, they'll comply.
It is the first rider fatality in the event's history.
"Nothing of this magnitude has ever happened," he said.
At the finish line, the crowds of spectators cheered on every rider — loved ones and strangers, those who rolled into town with a pack of teammates and those who rode alone.
Children with noisemakers applauded the riders, including Luna Carlson, 8, and her sister Story, 5, of Belfast.
"I think it's really amazing," Luna said. "I want to do it, and I think my sister's going to get her training wheels off soon, so maybe we can do it together."
The girls' mom, Sarah Carlson, said that the family often likes to watch the riders come to town.
"It's beautiful out, and it's Father's Day," she said. "It's really emotional, of course, with the tragedy."
Seyler said that the bonds that form between the trekkers are "always very strong."
"Everyone's here for the same reason: fighting for healthy air and healthy lungs."
According to LeClair's Trek Across Maine profile page, he suffered from environmentally-induced asthma.
"This is personal for me," he wrote.
David Tassoni of athenahealth rode through the finish line with his team, and next to his teenage son. Around him, riders with the company embraced each other as they got off their bicycles.
"We're a very strong family," he said of his workplace. "I'm so proud of being part of this whole group. David was an absolutely incredible human being."
He said that his teammates described the young Massachusetts man as very caring.
"While he died very tragically, he lived every day the way all of us should think about living," Tassoni said. "That's probably the legacy he'll leave behind."


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Car sharing revs up with backing from Detroit heavyweights
Who would have thought that Bill Ford, the executive chairman of the Ford Motor Co., and GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Motors, would invest in peer-to-peer car sharing companies?
The big automakers historically craved market share, which means selling as many new cars as they can. If Americans decide that they don't need a car -- or maybe that they only need one, instead of two or three -- the car companies could be hurt.
But Bill Ford's Fontanalis Partners, a firm that invests in "the future of mobility," invested last month in a campus-based car sharing startup called Wheelz, and GM Ventures is backing RelayRides, another startup that announced Monday that it is rolling out its service nationally.
Maybe the peer-to-peer car sharing biz is going to be a big deal. Certainly it's revving up.
To learn a little about car sharing, I arranged to speak last week with Jeff Miller, the co-founder and CEO of Wheelz. Next week, I'll interview Shelby Clark, the founder and chief community officer of RelayRides, at VERGE DC, a conference organized by GreenBiz, where I'm a senior writer. (Please join us a VERGE DC if you can.) I'll also be interviewing Steve Case at VERGE; he's been an advocate for the sharing economy as an investor in Zipcar and in a vacation home-sharing company. [For more, see How Steve Case and his company are driving the sharing economy in The Atlantic and my own blogpost, The sharing economy and me.
Miller, who is 33, co-founded Wheelz last year with Akhtar Jameel, who formerly ran R&D for Mercedes-Benz North America. The company said last month that it raised $13.7 million from Zipcar and Fontinalis Partners. It currently operates on two college campuses -- Stanford and Berkeley, with USC and UCLA coming soon -- and it wants to expand, as rapidly as possible. It's one of a slew of peer-to-peer car-sharing companies that want to scale up because, otherwise, they could be left in the dust.
That's because peer-to-peer car sharing is a business that will be shaped by the network effect -- that is, the business and its network will become more valuable and useful as more people participate. The network effect helped build eBay, Craigslist and, for that matter, Zipcar which has become the dominant car-sharing brand.
Unlike Zipcar, peer-to-peer sharing companies like Wheelz and RelayRides connect individual car owners with renters, who typically pay $5 to $10 an hour for a car. They rely on mobile and Internet platforms that manage reservations, provide insurance, make payments and use electronic and GPS technologies to make it possible for the renters to unlock (and then lock) cars. It sounds complicated, but it's not.
And as companies like RelayRides and Wheelz like to tell you, peer-to-peer car sharing solves a widespread problem -- some people want mobility without owning a car, while some owners of cars that site idle would like to earn extra income (sometimes thousands of dollars a year) by renting.
"Does it really makes sense that cars are parked for 23 hours a day?" Miller asks.
Wheelz launch on college campuses for a bunch of reasons. Students tend to be tech-savvy, early adopters. They tend to trust their classmates. They think about consumption in a different way than their parents do. Most of all, some kids have cars and others want them. "At every college in America, there's supply and demand," MIller said. "The college and university is an ideal place to start -- the key words being place to start, not finish."
Boston-based RelayRides, meanwhile, is expanding from Boston and San Francisco, where it currently offers cars, to the rest of the country, with an assist from General Motors. GM has about 6 million OnStar subscribers, who will be offered the chance to rent through RelayRides. GM will get a cut of the rentals, as Steve Girsky, the company's vice chairman, told the LA Times:
"Urban mobility solutions are a vital building block of the future success of GM," Girsky said. "Peer to peer concepts such as RelayRides in combination with OnStar's technology delivers against this target. We could stand on the sidelines and watch or we could choose to participate and try to make it into a favorable business model, which in this particular case, we have."
All of this is unproven, of course, and it bumps up the very American idea of owning your own wheels. Then again, we're in a sluggish economy -- which makes sharing attractive -- and the environmental benefits of car sharing are obvious.
Car sharing is one of many businesses made possible by the overlap of social media and sustainability, which will be one of the topics next month at FORTUNE's Brainstorm Green conference, which I co-chair. I'm pleased that Jeff Miller of Wheelz has agreed to speak. On our agenda, too: Ford CEO Alan Mulally and and Scott Griffith, CEO of Zipcar. It should make for some interesting car talk.
Photo of passing along car keys via Shutterstock.com; logos courtesy of Wheelz and RelayRides via MarcGunther.com


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If this model doesn't suit your needs, check our NLSC Taxi Lights page for over 65 styles and our ACL Lights page for 32 styles of lights. Also see the Big City Lites page for 6 styles that are the default in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington DC. Our lights and signs are available in a huge range of additional styles, shapes and sizes for every fleet need from cab and taxis to tour and shuttle buses, hotel livery, delivery vans, government vehicles, drivers education and security cars, and other unique automotive identification needs. Lights can be customized to suit your needs. We have a wide range of models available in either permanent or temporary mountings.
All lights complete with bulbs, wiring and stainless steel base with weather seal attached. Standard bases are secured by concealed metal screws. Optional 3" magnetic attachments available at an extra charge. Units with Status Areas and regular domes have separate lighting for each area, and separate wiring for each function. Units with one or more bubbles have separate, common wiring for the bubble/s. Replacement parts also available. Made in America since 1951.
This model has a separately lit "bubble" or tattletale on top. Our tattletale bubbles are on a individual circuit so they can be wired to the meter to show when the cab is occupied. Some localities require that such an indicator be present and lighted when a cab has a fare. Always check with your local government before ordering top lights, as local ordinances control displays, colors and bubble colors. Many localities restrict the use of red or blue bubble lights to official emergency vehicles.


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Oliver and Earnest seriously sleeping. Sun puddle snoozing is an art in this house. As the sun moves across the floor, so do the cats!
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How lovely. I suddenly miss my cat.ReplyDelete
Such precious photos of Tigra, Oliver and Earnest! We are now sleepy and want to nap in a sunpuddle!ReplyDelete
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what sweet little kitties.ReplyDelete
Fun and delicious photos, I'd be as happy as these cats.ReplyDelete
Oh man do they look comfy! We love napping too. It's an olympic sport worldwide for cats.ReplyDelete
Napping seems to be what cats do best. I want to be reincarnated as a cat, with a pet door next to the woods.ReplyDelete
oh, I think I need to do some sun puddle snoozing, myself! Fun post!ReplyDelete
Those pics are making me sleepy...
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Awesome idea for the letter N. Does it get much more precious than that? I love how your two kitties will sleep together.ReplyDelete
What precious photo's, The last one is two cute, my cats do the same thing from time to time.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness...can I come cuddle with Tigra! She looks so cozy :)ReplyDelete
they look like they're enjoying that nice soft carpeting! Good reason to have windows! {:-DReplyDelete
Oh I just love cats. I miss having one. We have the two girls and well having a cat wouldn't do. See the girls are the center of our universe. And I would be afraid that a cat might flix out a Chihuahua's eyeball. But I do miss having a cat. Yours are all so sweet!~AmesReplyDelete
So sweet but, now I wish I could take a nap too.ReplyDelete
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I am very jealous of these Napping beauties...
I always get a kick out of the animals following the Sun puddles around...
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"To me money in abundance is paradise and power and love. In scarcity it is terror and guilt." So says Ben Stein, actor and financial author. Which is exactly opposite the definition you'd receive from the progressive left.
A look around the world today reveals what happens when money is scarce: Tired of government corruption, millions of Egyptians poured into the streets and demanded the resignation of their president. After a term of only a year he has been deposed. In Turkey police unleashed water cannons and tear gas on thousands as they protested a decade of authoritarian rule by their government. On the other side of the world a million Brazilians in multiple cities erupted into violence over despicable public services.
These events and many more like them are happening simultaneously around the globe. They are not directed toward the private sector (as was the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement) but are aimed squarely at the incompetence of governments and public institutions that cannot and do not allow the populace to maintain a decent quality of life. The problem is not that some have more than others, but rather that many don't have enough to even get by.
Author Mark Steyn writes, "Somewhere along the way these countries [European Union] redefined the relationship between government and citizen into something closer to pusher and addict." Even so, riots in Europe last fall over austerity measures were about what was being taken away, not about necessities that couldn't be had. Yet with almost a quarter of their youth unemployed it is a sure bet that protests will be forthcoming precisely because of the scarcity of money. They will act on the guilt and the terror brought on by not being able to provide for their families.
There is a huge difference between a protest over not getting all you want and a riot over not getting what you need. For the most part, the private sector may not provide all you want but it can provide all you need. In contrast, the public sector will never provide all you want, and over time, will not be able to continue to deliver all you need. Time and again we witness the ramifications of governments that have siphoned off money either through incompetence or corruption and can no longer sustain a minimum level of sustenance for their people. And malfeasance within a totalitarian government is remedied almost always through civil war.
Certainly that isn't the case for the United States. Yet we find ourselves battling fascist Islam - a political religion that has failed to provide for its people, and having failed, survives by redirecting the wrath of the people from themselves to those that have more than enough. It is a case of class envy, not unlike that which our president has incited here at home. The government's inability to continue a sustaining lifestyle for millions is blamed on the 'wealthy.' The threat of bankruptcy will soon end the ruse and we will correct our course - not via riot or military coup but by the ballot box.
Rather than the root of all evil, money in abundance for everyone is the way to peace.
And to achieve abundance the free market beats government every time.
Columnist Michael Raymond can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Instead I did some cooking with some of my allotment produce. I made these American style pancakes for br-unch (breakfast/lunch) yesterday. I had enough left over for breakfast this morning. Not as nice cold, but still flavourful and substantial.
Spiced Squash pancakes
Makes 8 – 10
160g/1 1/4 cup of plain flour
2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder;
½ teaspoon each of cinnamon, ground ginger and salt
Grating of fresh nutmeg
Pinch of ground cloves
200ml/1 cup milk
6 tablespoons squash or pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg
Whisk the flour with sugar, baking powder and all the spices. In another bowl, mix together the milk, puree, oil and 1 egg; gently fold mixture into dry ingredients until well combined. Add a little oil to a frying pan and gently heat; drop in about 2 – 3 tablespoons of the batter for each pancake. Cook pancakes about 3 minutes on each side. Serve warm with nuts, honey or maple syrup.


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Have you read Rophy's "Freddie" recap yet? If not, drop what you're doing and run to it! Run like Freddie! Run like the wind!
As always, graphics and commentary by Rophy. And mind your step: season four spoilers ahead.
Hamlet is English literature's favorite puzzle. People have been tearing it apart and putting it back together in different shapes and sizes before Shakespeare's quill even dried over "The End," and every time we run out of ways to interpret and analyze it, someone goes and invents an entirely new form of literary criticism.
Have we talked about the vanilla stuff like the mystery of death and the complexity of action/inaction? Yep. Have we talked about God being a micro-manager? Yep. Have we talked about how truth is less black-and-white and more like a pallet of infinite watercolors? Yep. Have we analyzed the space between the letters between the words between the lines to make sure we didn't miss any weird sex stuff? Have you met Sigmund Freud?
[Rophy says: Old Sigmund would have a lot to say about Naomi's banana-crunching in 306. In fact, I think maybe he will have a lot to say … in macro form.]
And so Skins is going to tell it a little bit, too, with Freddie, whose similarities to the Prince of Denmark line up thus: a) Dead parent. b) Inability to make a simple decision because c) Sometimes you're just f-cked if you be and f-cked if you not to be, because: d) Your friends might be your real family. Or e) They might just want to kill you. (There are days when Skins, just like Shakespeare, is a choose-your-own pirate-adventure story.)
[Rophy says: And then there are days when Freddie gets offed via the means of bat because he packed a bag.]
There's other Hamlet/Freddie business I can't get into because, frankly, my eye is on the prize of the next episode.
And anyway, Naomi is going to explain it so sexily in a few minutes that I do not know how Emily doesn't jump her desk, flip the script, and drag Naomi out into the hall for a mad pash up against the lockers because if I can't stand it (And I can't. I can't. Jesus.), I honestly do not understand how Emily doesn't just explode.
(You know how Sonic the Hedgehog shatters into a dozen adorable baby animals from the forest and, like, a shower of gumdrops and lollipops and cupcake sprinkles? That's what would happen if Emily exploded, I think.)
[Rophy says: Ah, Emily Fitch. Still Cutest Human Ever, even in pieces.]
Anyway. Slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune: After a day of skateboarding around Bristol, Freddie returns home to find Karen camped out in front of the telly watching herself on Search for the Next Sexxbomb. Before she starts gyrating and dropping lyrics like "I'm juicing down tonight / I'm gonna make him moan / I'm juicing down tonight / I'm gonna take him to the zone" Karen dedicates her performance to her dead mum — because everyone needs a story to win a show like this, which is gross. And entirely accurate.


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Tapping the Scales of Justice - A Dose of Connecticut Legal History
Long before the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century, a group of kidnapped African natives bound for the Cuban slave trade revolted aboard their ship, Amistad. Attempting to sail back to Africa, the men were captured off Long Island and taken to New Haven, Connecticut. What followed was a complicated trail through federal courts beginning in Connecticut debating the issues of human rights versus property rights. The question of slavery was yet to be decided by a civil war, and the bulk of civil rights legislation would not become a reality for over one hundred years.
See: Gedney v. L'Amistad, 10 Federal Cases 141
(District court, District of Connecticut, January 7, 1840)
The Amistad, 40 U.S. 518, 15 Peters 518, 10 L.Ed. 826 (January Term, 1841)
Also in New Haven, a little known civil rights case was decided in Superior Court in 1939. The case centered around the claim of overcharging based on racial bias. Plaintiff claimed discrimination in treatment, in violation of Connecticut statute. Connecticut law created a cause of action "in favor of persons deprived, on account of alienage, race or color, of the full and equal enjoyment of privileges of places of public accommodation, or discriminated against, on that account, in the price of the enjoyment of such privileges." The action was, one senses, pursued out of principle rather than for the damages awarded ($.80). The memorandum also details some interesting technical history of civil rights laws in Connecticut. Of further interest, however, is the fact that counsel for the plaintiff, Attorney Harry Watstein, later in his career served for a period of ten years as Librarian at the New Haven County Law Library.
See: Ross v. Schade, 7 Conn. Supp. 443
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Star wars: Dueling Waltons events again
Published October 17, 2002 in issue #37 of The Hook.
California-based writer Earl Hamner Jr. is returning to the East Coast, but he's not slated for any public appearances at the Walton's Mountain Museum in Schuyler. As reported in the Hook on August 29 ["Can't get enough of The Waltons? New museum in works"}, Hamner, 79, has thrown his support behind a new repository for his memorabilia– or "marbles" as one detractor called his collection of Emmys, scripts, etcetera.
The proposed Nelson County Museum of Rural History will be located on eight acres along busy Route 29 behind the former Lovingston Elementary School. To kick off the project, Hamner and Waltons star Michael Learned (who played mom Olivia) will be the featured guests at a $50-per-plate dinner at Lynchburg College on Saturday, October 19.
After the dinner, Hamner will read from his latest book, Good night, John-Boy, in the College's Dillard Theater.
In July, in a major break with tradition, the official Waltons International Fan Club brought such Waltons regulars Jon "Jason" Walmsley, Kami "Elizabeth" Cotler, and Mary Beth "Erin" McDonough– not to Schuyler, but to the Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville.
Meanwhile, back in Schuyler, October 19 also happens to be day one in a two-day 10th anniversary celebration for the Waltons Mountain Museum honoring police, fire, and rescue workers. Among the attendees is Hal Williams, a character actor best known as the drill sergeant in the movie Private Benjamin and in a television show of the same name, who occasionally guested on The Waltons.
Why simultaneous events?
"I guess it's coincidental," says Woody Greenburg, the Lynchburg College communications dean who is coordinating Hamner's visit.
"This was the only weekend that Earl could make it this time of year."
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Artists complete star-studded lineup for the AMAs airing Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC
dick clark productions has announced A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera will perform "Say Something," and Ariana Grande will also perform at the 2013 American Music Awards. The show will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE Sunday, Nov. 24 (8 p.m.), on ABC. As previously announced, Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar, Jennifer Lopez, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, One Direction, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, TLC and this year's host, Pitbull, will all perform on this year's AMAs.
Preceding the ABC broadcast for the fifth consecutive year will be the "Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2013 AMAs" pre-show hosted by Lance Bass, Jordin Sparks, Zendaya, Jenna Ushkowitz, Rosie Pierri, Colbie Caillat, Ted Stryker, Jonathan Cheban, Aimee Song, Bonnie McKee and Jake Owen, who is this year's Dodge Brand correspondent. This year's pre-show performers will include Kurt Hugo Schneider, Jabbawockeez, Jesse McCartney, Fifth Harmony and Aloe Blacc. Live coverage will stream online for fans worldwide starting at 5 p.m., and, for the first time will be available on Yahoo.com. The stream can also be watched at TheAMAs.com, ABC.com, Time Warner Cable's Facebook page, and the websites within the Cumulus Radio Network, the AMAs official radio partner.
The American Music Awards are voted on by the fans. For the seventh year in a row, winners will be determined by online voting. Voting has closed for all categories except Best New Artist presented by Kohl's, which ends at 9 p.m., ET during the show on Nov. 24. Fans can continue to vote for this category at AMAvote.com or via Twitter.
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Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Side Chair
Fabric Upholstery
designed by Charles and Ray Eames
At A Glance:
2" thick foam pads, curved aluminum side ribs and arms, a 4-star aluminum base with glides that are safe for both carpet or hardwood floors ... combine all of these elements together, throw in some stylish fabric upholstery, and the result is the Soft Pad Chair Collection by Charles and Ray Eames. The fabric upholstery of this model is comfortable, durable and - perhaps best of all - a more affordable alternative to the traditional leather upholstery options. The fabric upholstery options give you the choice of a brighter, lighter look or a more subdued, traditional piece.
Also available with no arms and with leather upholstery.
See the entire Eames Soft Pad Chair collection.
What's To Like:
Distinctive Aesthetic
Unmistakable look. Soft Pad cushions add a plush, luxurious touch.
Classic and contemporary. The chairs' clean, trim lines make them appropriate for all kinds of places, from contemporary homes to elegant offices to hip startups.
Inventive Comfort
Sitting comfort. Soft Pad seating add 2-inch-thick foam cushions for comfort and a different look.
Strong aluminum: With one-piece, curved aluminum side ribs and solid aluminum arms and base, the chair is strong, yet lightweight and easy to move.
What's Not to Like:
That all depends what you're looking for. If you need casters, or a tilting seat back, this is the wrong chair - try the Setu Chair instead.
The Bottom Line:
This Eames Soft Pad Side Chair is versatile enough to work in almost any environment and provide unmatched comfort and style. With cleverly contrasting materials the Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Side Chair brings an eye-catching look to any room.
- 34" h x 20.5" w x 16.5" d
- Seat height: 18.5"
- Seat width: 20.5"
- Lightweight aluminum frame
- Strong aluminum arms
- 2" thick upholstered foam cushions
- Glides are safe for carpet or hardwood
The Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Side Chair is also known by the following manufacturer Item Numbers: EA430, EA431.
This is the most simple and basic permutation of the chair. It lacks the polished aluminum arms that are present on every other iteration, and it's not as tall as the lounge or the executive versions. This is a reserved chair meant to be used in small ways, rather than to handle big tasks (though it can handle them just fine). It features a single long soft pad that goes over the whole seat of the chair, and then two soft pads on the seat back which are close together and provide your back with plenty of support while sitting down in it. Because the chair has no arms it is a bit smaller than any of the other types of Eames Soft Pad Chair, and that actually is a boon in many cases. Smaller chairs can fit into smaller spaces (like between desks or in crowded waiting rooms and lobbies) and they can complete a room without ever dominating it or drawing attention to themselves. In a large office or meeting place it's always important to have enough chairs for everyone, but it's a pain to have chairs that take up space and attention within the room or the office.
With smaller Eames Soft Pad Side Chairs, that's no problem. They will subtly fill in the corners of your room or your design scheme, and they will serve well and very comfortably when called upon. They're the perfect tasteful side chair, very comfortable, but not big and not showy. They're attractive and they're nimble, and that's where they get their great value as home and office chairs. The lack of arms also shows off the sculptural side of the series; you can see very curve and every little adjustment made along it, and the shape of the chair becomes even more striking and original to the eye. Straight out of "wear something new," taking the arms of the chair can give viewers a whole new appreciation for it's charms.
In the home setting, these chair can be used just about anywhere. They're great as living room side chairs for when the couches and lounge chairs fill up. They're also perfect for a kids desk or bedroom, or even for your own home office and bedroom suite. Need a make-up chair or a place to sit and think? You can call this beauty into service with no problems. You can even put the chair in the dining room and underneath the kitchen table, depending on what kind of design aesthetic you have going on in those rooms. While the lack of arms can make them a bit less comfortable than other versions, they're more than capable of facilitating comfortable fellowship in the home.
At the office, these chair's are really great for practically anything. They can of course serve as desk chairs, as the side chairs in a large office, as discussed above, or even as waiting room or lobby chairs outside. They can be underneath conference and meeting tables, or in the office kitchen or cafeteria to give workers a comfortable place to snack or take a break. Their elegant construction and use of tasteful material makes them perfect for any office, anywhere.
The Eames Soft Pad Side Chair is just a great addition to nearly any space in the home or office. It's flexible, it's lovely, and it's made by Charles and Ray Eames; that means it's certifiably classic.
Read more about the Soft Pad Group's design.
Design Story
The side chair can also go into either the home or the office; it's a multipurpose chair that can wear a lot of different hats. It retains the great looks of the other chairs with none of the specificity, and it's a good choice for most tasks. It looks good, it feels good, and it is good.
The design story for the Eames Soft Pad Chairs is long and involved, but the conclusions are satisfying. This is a system which is the product of years of research, tinkering, and adjustment. In the end, it's system of very comfortable and stylish chairs, great design, and customizable beauty for your home and office. Read the entire design story of the Eames Soft Pad Chairs.
About the Designer
About the Manufacturer
Herman Miller is an industry leader in the integration of cutting edge technology to furniture and other household items to make everyday life more comfortable, convenient, and stylish. Herman Miller stands out at the forefront of such fields as ergonomic technologies, environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, and customizable furniture items.
In addition to producing some of the most outstanding office furniture in the world, Herman Miller has also taken on the responsibility of manufacturing some of the most celebrated furniture designs by some of the world's most famous designs. These "modern classics" include works by Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Isamu Noguchi. Herman Miller celebrates these famous mid-century designers' works through its extraordinarily precise manufacturing techniques and industry-leading green production processes.
Herman Miller is a global company with operations, sales offices, dealers, and licensees in more than 40 countries in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, serving customers virtually anywhere in the world. Herman Miller is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, while manufacturing facilities are located in the U.S., China, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Materials & Measurements
Lightweight aluminum frame and 2"-thick upholstered foam cushions.
Overall: 34" h x 20.5" w x 16.5" d
Seat height: 18.5"
Seat width: 20.5"
Upholstery Materials:
- Gem: 100 antimony-free polyester
- Slideshow: 56 recycled polyester, 44 polyester
- Moire: 100 recycled polyester
- Railroad: 100 recycled polyester
- Cygnus: 69 elastomeric, 31 polyester
Distinctive Aesthetic
Unmistakable look. Soft Pad cushions add a plush, luxurious touch.
Classic and contemporary. The chairs' clean, trim lines make them appropriate for all kinds of places, from contemporary homes to elegant offices to hip startups.
Inventive Comfort
Sitting comfort. Soft Pad seating add 2-inch-thick foam cushions for comfort and a different look.
Strong aluminum: With one-piece, curved aluminum side ribs and an aluminum base, the chair is strong, yet lightweight and easy to move.
Known for their honest use of materials, the Eameses constructed the chairs with cast aluminum and first conceived of a seat frame to support stretched fabric--a synthetic mesh (woven saran). Although the mesh was discontinued shortly after its introduction, Herman Miller reintroduced a new mesh material for the Aluminum Group in 2001. Called Cygnus, it is similar to the Aeron chair's Pellicle fabric in its aeration and translucent qualities.
The seat-back suspension was a major technical achievement and represented a departure from the concept of the chair as a solid shell.
Wonderfully comfortable, the chairs became the basis for several other Eames designs, including the Soft Pad chair group.
Environmental Information
Herman Miller is and has always been one of the most impressive companies in America when it comes to conservation, environmental initiative, and clean, responsible production. With every product they make, new and old, they continue to push toward a greater goal of total energy independence, the elimination of all waste, especially hazardous waste, and the dramatic reduction of their environmental "footprint." Whether they're re-tooling the Eames Soft Pad Chairs to make them easier to recycle or retro-fitting their building with energy efficient light bulbs and machinery, they're always doing their best to keep the environment safe.
At Smart Furniture, we really respect that, and we also feel a kindred spirit. One of the many reasons why choose to partner with Herman Miller and sell their products online is because we see eye to eye on the importance of being an environmentally safe and responsible company. Herman Miller feels the same way about us; they make it a policy never to work with vendors who don't share their commitment, or who don't take every opportunity they have to be safer, cleaner, and less wasteful. Every step of the way, from production of the Eames Soft Pad Chair in Herman Miller factories, to the shipping of the same chair from our warehouse in Chattanooga, TN, our two companies take every step to lessen the environmental impact of designing, building, selling, and shipping a product.
Herman Miller has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to environmental issues. One of the main reasons that remains true today is that they set ambitious goals for themselves, and then commit to actually achieving them. It takes hard work, forward thinking and an almost artistic creativity to make an older product like the Eames Soft Pad Chair as safe as it can be, but all of those are qualities that have never been lacking at Herman Miller.
The most recent, and the most wide-ranging, of their environmental initiatives is called Design for the Environment. Referred to within the company (both in the offices and in the official documents available online) as DfE, the policies laid out within have guided the company inexorably toward a fully functional and totally green operation by the year 2020. The lastest policy, called "Perfect Vision," has laid out some of the most ambitious goals yet. Again, they are all meant to be met by the year 2020. Remember that these goals apply even to classical furniture like the Eames Soft Pad Chairs:
- Zero landfill
- Zero hazardous waste generation
- Zero air emissions (VOC)
- Zero process water use
- 100 percent green electrical energy use
- Company buildings constructed to a minimum LEED Silver certification
- 100 percent of sales from DfE-approved products
The first goal, zero landfill, is going to be one of the hardest to achieve. Landfills are real burdens on the environment because they are often filled with plastics and other non-biodegradable materials. Not to mention that they are, of course, immense amounts of garbage trapped under land. The odor, the damage, and the difficulty of breaking down waste all make landfills a headache. But Herman Miller is making progress. Over the last few decades, the amount of landfill generated by Herman Miller has been cut drastically. Every year it shrinks at an exponential rate, and ten years from now, it will be totally gone. That's something to celebrate.
The Eames Soft Pad Chair has been made easy to recycle and therefore not likely to end up in landfill. Most of the chair is recyclable, and needs only to be sifted into component parts when the user has decided it's time to part ways for good (though the chairs are very durable and this day should be well ahead in the future). Even though the chair was debuted four decades ago, the designers and builders are Herman Miller were able to update it without changing the look or anything material to it's classic standing.
As consumers, it's important to make responsible choices when you buy products like office chairs. In the marketplace, dollars are the voters, and every dollar that goes toward a green enterprise is a dollar other manufacturers will try and follow, and earn for themselves. When a company is responsible, it's not just good for the environment; it's good for them, and it's good for the business world as a whole.
The Eames Soft Pad Chair is just one of the many comfortable, stylish, beautiful, and creative products that Herman Miller has to offer. But they all have something in common; you can feel good when you buy them, because they came from one of the more responsible green companies in the business. Smart Furniture and Herman Miller are very proud to bring you the best in green furniture, green shipping, and green business. Buy your chairs today.
Shipping & Delivery
White Glove Delivery: $99.00 per item
If you want your furniture delivered and ready to go, this is the option for you. The shipper will schedule a delivery window with you at least 24 hours in advance. They'll bring the furniture into your home, place it in your room of choice, and assemble any pieces that need to be put together. It's the true white glove treatment!
- Typical transit time is 4-7 business days. Some larger and specialty items may take a bit longer.
- Shipper will arrange a four hour window for delivery at least 24 hours in advance.
- Your driver or delivery team will bring the furniture inside your home and into your room of choice (up to two flights of stairs).
- Delivery folks will unpack your furniture, assemble any pieces needing to be put together, and they'll discard all of the boxes and packaging materials.
- We'll be sure to assist with any damage that may occur. Please call Smart Furniture right away if any issues arise.
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Questions & Answers
The Eames Soft Pad Armchair comes with a 12-year manufacturer's warranty.
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Free art skull mexican tattoo designs | gallery mexican tattoos
Creepy skull mexican tattoo designs . What makes it less fear provoking is the mocking way the skull mexican tattoo designs looks like peeping out of its shell to know what's going around in the outside world and the best thing is the place where this is mexican tattoo designs. I don't think, it means the guy is not pure at heart, right? On a personal note, I found this tat creepy yet funny!
skull mexican tattoo designs and once again not dreadful! At least doesn't scare anyone, does it? Based on the image by the Grateful Dead, I like mexican tattoo designs and the flowers and all around the skull! A nice piece of art, I must say!
It was horrifying, right?Here's yet another skull tat accompanied by a snake. Snake and skulls mexican tattoo designs is not a weird combo as both are fear provoking. What makes this tat incredible is the imagination like who could think of inking snake entering one eye of the skull mexican tattoo designs. In a nutshell, it's a cool mexican tattoo designs that's a bit foreboding
Ever thought skull mexican tattoo designs could make you roll with laughter? Breaking the perspective of skull tattoos being scary, here's a very cool skull mexican tattoo designs tat that is sure to make you smile for a while. Actually it's not the tattoo that makes you smile but the cool hair partition. I really like the tattoo this fellow has on his head and the hairstyle too, which actually makes space for the mexican tattoo designs on one side. I think the other side doesn't have any tattoo, but would still love to check out the other side too!


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Two Sacramento City Council members – Steve Cohn and Jay Schenirer – are working with local SABA members to look into closing streets select streets to motor vehicle traffic in May, according to a Sacramento Bee report. The idea is called a Ciclovia, and most definitely is not new. The idea is to create a corridor in a city where cars are prohibited, opening up the space to cyclists, street vendors, pedestrians, etc. The target month of May also coincides with May is Bike Month.
Oakland has enjoyed some apparent success with their Oaklavia:
Email requests for comment to both Jay Schenirer and Steve Cohn have gone unanswered at the time of this writing.


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Monday, March 16
On My Bucket List: The Home of Golf
The finishing hole at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS I've been able to cross off my golf to-do list. For starters, I've been to many tournaments, including a few majors. Last year was an especially huge year for me. I finally made it to Augusta National Golf Club for the Masters. And I was very fortunate to attend the Ryder Cup at Valhalla in Louisville.
So what's left? I've always said I wanted to play Pebble Beach. (It still hasn't happened.)
But here's a big one: I want to attend The Open Championship. In addition, I want to set foot on the Home of Golf, St. Andrews, the Old Course. It's on my bucket list. I need to get there.
I know there are many amazing golf courses in the British Isles − and I could happily tour all of them if I had enough time and money − but it seems to me that St. Andrews is the destination for those interested in serious golf holidays. After all, it's where this crazy game started.
My dad went in the 1990s − or was it the 80s? He bought me a cap. My brother-in-law went a few years ago. He bought me a cap.
I don't need any more caps.
I need to see the Road Hole with my own eyes, walk across the Swilken Bridge toward the Valley of Sin, and try to hack my way out of one of those insane pot bunkers.
If you have played and watched golf much of your life like l have, then you're nodding your head. This makes perfect sense to you.
I fully expect to accomplish this goal. When I do, I'll know I already have a friend at the Home of Golf. You may know him. His name is Andy Brown, formerly of the European Tour, and now the proprietor of Home of Golf TV, among other golf interests.
Andy lives in St. Andrews. He films episodes in and around the Old Course for Home of Golf TV and freely shares them with anyone who has an Internet connection. Andy even recently strayed far from home, shooting an episode in Orlando with three-time Open champion and golf commentator Nick Faldo.
But back to St. Andrews and my list.
The Old Course isn't always love at first sight. The great Bobby Jones was not impressed the first time he saw St. Andrews. Nor was Sam Snead. Scott Hoch called it "the biggest piece of mess I've ever seen."
And a former Tour pro told me, "I felt like Bobby Jones the first time he saw it. Thought it was a cow pasture."
Yet, the Old Course won over Bobby Jones, and Bobby Jones won over the Scots, returning again and again and winning three Claret Jugs.
As for me, I'll be glad if I can just go once. When I do, maybe I'll buy someone a cap.
−The Armchair Golfer
Brought to you by YourGolfTravel.com and the ARMCHAIR GOLF STORE.
(Swilken Bridge photo: Tiarescott/Flickr)
5 comments:
- Heather Kerrigan said...
A cap! That's what I needed on my last golf outing. I've been dreaming of Scotland too. Wrote about my "Scottish" experience right here in Ohio. But I didn't have a cap!
Seriously, Hubbie's dad always wanted to take his sons to St. Andrews. Unfortunately, he never got the chance. I think we own him a pilgrimage one of these days.
A friend and I turn 40 next year. And we agreed that we'll make ourselves a present and make a trip to St. Andrews for a round of golf. So we fully understand your need to go and play there!!
- The Armchair Golfer said...
Heather: That would be a fun pilgrimage, if you can make it happen.
Golfer's Delight: Good for you and your friend. That's a perfect gift for a 40th birthday.
The Open Championship will be played at the Old Course next year (2010).
- Jeff Goodman said...
It's a public course (I believe), and with most public courses, maintenance can and will fall to the wayside... or in this case, the North Sea.
- PureGolfJourney said...
I just Tweeted earlier today how bad I want to go to St Andrews! I was actually watching Andy Brown's videos and promised myself I will plan a trip there...I really hope I can do that with my father one day..would be awesome!
I really wonder what the turf is like...whether its all hard and crispy the way it looks on TV because the golfballs seem to run forever...oh well, I hope I get to find out one day!


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Apartment Panorama is a nicely furnished Apartment in Villa with garden, in the quiet countryside of Calatabiano, close to Giardini Naxos and Taormina. The property has a privileged position because it is located on the top of a hill from which you can enjoy a beautiful view on the whole coast, from Etna to Riposto and Taormina. Apartment Panorama is surrounded by countryside, ensuring privacy and tranquility.
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Suite Apartment Acquamarina is perfectly located for a holiday at the centre of one of Sicily's most beautiful areas. Recently refurbished to a high level, this is the property to rent if you want to explore the coast and its beauty: from the magnificent Catania to the pure Etna. The property is located in Torre Archirafi, a small peaceful village close to Riposto, famous for its sea-port. Mount Etna overlooks the coast and gives beautiful views in the summer bright sky.
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Suite Cavour is up to 2 guests, perfect for romantic gateaway. It's stylish, illuminated and set over two floors with a fully equipped induction kitchen combined with dining/living area, Led Television, and air-conditioning. On the first floor is the complete bathroom and another little balcony. Upstairs is the cozy and modern bedroom. The apartment is located in the heart of the fishing city center of Riposto.
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Suite Isabella is on the first floor of an attractive seafront building in a really unique location: right between Isola Bella and Mazzarò. Luminous interiors flow out onto wide panoramic terrace overlooking the most beautiful bay in the Ionian sea, elegant and modern interiors make Suite Isabella one of the finest property in our portfolio. Perfect for relaxing hours basking in a gentle fresh breeze!
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Villa Agata combines the coziness of spacious rooms with modern comfort and convenience. One of our finest villas that is tailor made for families with kids or large groups seeking intimacy and amenities. What makes this location absolutely fascinating is the breathtaking view of Mount Etna from the enchanting pool and the luxuriant garden surrounding all the House and from the paved terrace on the first floor.
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Villa Casale della Quercia is an unique property with private saltwater pool 18x5mt and private garden located on the south-eastern flanks of Mount Etna, surrounded by a charming Garden and paved terraces, with a superb outlook over the surrounding countryside and the Mount Etna and far away from city noise. It incorporates a rare and privileged position, great views on the landscape and exquisite interiors.
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A fascinating, elegant Maison with extensive gardens and pool. Just a short drive from Giardini and some glorious sandy and pebble beaches, Villa del Filosofo has recently been restored in two bright apartments and refurbished to exacting standards. The interiors feature a blend of local, elegant and traditional pieces, many of which are originals from the owners' Sicilian family. The house is surrounded by a luxuriant garden, fruit trees and plenty of outside living areas. It is perfect for large groups requiring flexibility, a certain amount of individual privacy and great communal areas where everyone can come together.
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A fascinating, elegant Maison with extensive gardens and pool. Just a short drive from Giardini and some glorious sandy and pebble beaches, Villa del Filosofo has recently been restored in two apartents and refurbished to exacting standards. The interiors feature a blend of local, elegant and traditional pieces, many of which are originals from the owners' Sicilian family. The house is surrounded by a luxuriant garden, fruit trees and plenty of outside living areas. It is perfect for large groups requiring flexibility, a certain amount of individual privacy and great communal areas where everyone can come together.
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Villa Elisabetta is immersed in the countryside that characterize the Mount Etna area. The villa is surrounded by a garden with a dreamy swimming pool. This two floors villa boasts elegant, spacious interiors for up to 10 guests. A welcoming ambience with a fully equipped kitchen combined with dining area, three bedrooms, with en-suite bathrooms.Fully air conditioned, with internet wi-fi unlimited, this villa offers all the comforts of modern living combined with a relaxing atmosphere.
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Villa recently restored, spirited style and cozy inside, with a touch of typical Sicilian in the garden and in the House of wood outside. Villa Luna Rossa has a spectacular view on Mount Etna and a direct access to the beach. With its dreamy al fresco dining and relaxation areas, with its garden and its setting just in front of the sea Villa Luna Rossa has been designed with relaxation, amusement and conviviality in mind!
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Villa Trinacria is a charming property, equipped with an extensive range of comfort, in a unique idyllic panoramic position, with Private Swimming Pool and Garden. Sourrended by the Sicilian countryside, the Villa overlooks the coast and offers a glimpse of Mount Etna, just behind and overlooking the Ionian coast. The elegant interiors, the verdant garden and the inviting pool all make for a privileged, refined atmosphere.
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Idyllically perched on a rocky promontory high above the sea, Taormina has been the most popular tourist destination in Sicily for a couple of hundred of years, ever since it became an integral part of the Grand Tour. Beautifully restored mediaeval buildings, breathtaking views around every corner and a giddy network of winding streets strewn with shops, bars and restaurants make for a perfect holiday spot.
Taormina's past is Sicily's history in a microcosm: Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Swabians, the French and the Spanish all came, saw, conquered and left.
Tauromenium, built on Monte Tauro, was founded by Andromacus at the behest of Dionysius the Tyrant of Syracuse in 392BC. The first Punic War saw Taormina falling to the Romans in 212BC and the town became a favorite holiday spot for Patricians and Senators, thus starting Taormina's long history as a tourist resort.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines came only to be ousted by the Arabs in 962. They changed the name to Almoezia and set about introducing new agricultural practices (irrigation and citrus fruit farming) and other more cerebral pursuits such as philosophy, medicine and mathematics. Taormina continued to prosper both culturally and economically with the arrival of the Normans in 1079, who, under King Roger de Hautville, threw the Arabs out of Sicily.
After a brief period of Swabian rule, under Frederick II, Charles of Anjou was pronounced King of Sicily by the Pope. The people of Taormina refused to recognize this interloper as their king and, along with a great many other Sicilian towns, joined in the revolt against French rule during the Sicilian Vespers of 1282.
A hundred years of uncertainty followed before the Spanish took over affairs. Evidently impressed with Taormina, they chose Palazzo Corvaja as the seat of the Sicilian Parliament.
The rest, as they say, is storia.
As soon as you arrive in Taormina, you will feel the magical, mythical atmosphere spread all around which has enchanted visitors from all over the world for years and years.
Goethe wrote: "Without Sicily, Italy creates no image in the soul: here is the key to everything".
In Taormina we suggest to visit the Greek Theatre the second-largest in Sicily after the one in Siracusa. Though originally built in the Hellenistic period, it was completely reconstructed by the Romans and used for gladiatorial shows. The theater is situated at the very top of a hill, leveled for the purpose, using the natural incline of the valley for the "cavea": the auditorium seating. The majestic panorama, combined with a spectacular view of Etna and the Calabrian mountains, renders this hollowed out hill a natural stage, as well as a stage for natural beauty. Then, the center of Taormina which radiates from the main thoroughfare, Corso Umberto I. Stroll along it beginning at Porta Messina as it gently climbs up to Porta Catania. Don't forget the Fountain in Piazza Duomo, a Barocco style fountain, built in 1635, in Taormina marble; Palazzo Corvaja, which is one of Taormina's historical landmarks. Its architecture is a mixture of styles (from Arabian to Norman to Gothic) due to the different eras during which it was built and extended. The Public Gardens, where there is a thick vegetation and a typically Mediterranean array of hedges and flower-beds with cobbled paths which lengthwise connect the almost three hectares of park. In the centre and on the north-east end of the gardens, there are some characteristic pagoda-style towers with arabesque designs, made of bricks and edged with lavic pumice-stone.
"If one has never seen oneself completely surrounded by the sea, one has no idea of the world and one's own relationship with the world. As an artist drawing landscapes, that great simple line has given me completely new ideas." (Goethe)
So, let's enjoy Sicily beautiful coastline! A cable car links Taormina with Mazzarò on the coast. The little bay of Mazzarò is enclosed on the south side by Capo Sant'Andrea which is riddled with caves and grottoes, including the Blue Grotto. Beyond the headland is the delightful bay that sweeps round to Isola Bella, linked to main shore by a narrow strip of land. Very closed to Taormina is Giardini Naxos, the beach on which the first Greek colonists probably landed 2700 years ago, and which now accommodates thousands of tourists due to its charming position, the particularly mild climate, the long beach and the splendid scenery. Concerning the Alcantara Gorge, it is a part of a vast nature area formed by canyons of ancient lava flows traversed by the Alcantara river and dotted with amazing waterfalls and ponds!
Mongibello, as the Etna is also known, is the highest summit in Sicily. Cloaked in snow during winter, it is one of Europe's best known active volcanoes. Its height, continuously modified by eruptions, is around 3,350m. With its dramatic volcanic displays, Etna is one of the island's most interesting sites and the area also has a fascinating, artistic, cultural and culinary heritage, which includes Etna wine, pistachio nuts, honey, fragrant granite and warm brioche. Etna can be explored from the southern or northern slopes of the volcano, the two routes offer contrasting views and landscapes: the route up the southern side to Rifugio Sapienza runs to an unnerving and alien landscape dominated by black lava and relieved occasionally by white patch of snow or pink or yellow bursts of flowers in spring, while the northern side via Piano Provenzana wends its way through a lush larch forest. Arriving from Zafferana Etnea, just before Rifugio Sapienza, a sign points to the Crateri Silvestri, craters formed in 1892 and reached by a short walk through a lunar landscape.
There are pretty towns and villages surrounding the mountain, for example Linguaglossa, in the northern flank, whose name derives from the ancient term for "a big tongue of lava". Perhaps this is a reference to its vulnerable "red-hot" position on the slopes of Etna, down which incandescent lava has flowed on several occasion. Sant'Alfio, a tiny village with a monumental church whit an unusual lava façade incorporating a campanile. Sant'Alfio's main attraction, however, is a famous chestnut tree, over 2000 years old, known as the Castagno dei 100 Cavalli. Milo , one of the most lively towns perched on Etna with panoramic view of the coast, it has been destroyed by lava flows on three occasions (1950, 1971, 1979). Bronte, famous for its pistachios; Randazzo, very close to the volcano, called the "black town" due to its lava paving, arches and principal monuments in the attractive historical centre.
Sicily's second city, Catania packs a powerful cultural punch. It's a town where music, food, art and ancient cult dedicated to St Agatha are strictly mixed. Destroyed time and time again by volcanic eruptions, war, earthquakes and other disaster, Catania always manages to get back on its feet!
Catania's history is a long chronicle of domination by a succession of people and dynasties that followed on from one another from the VIII century BC to the recent past: Greek, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Swabian, Angevins, Aragonese, Spanish, Austrians, Bourbons. Founded by Greek colonists around 724 BC, Katane flourished during the roman period, as revealed by its many surviving monuments. Tragedy struck in the 17 century when lava flowed into the streets, followed 20 years later by a terrible earthquake that destroyed most of its buildings. But the city rose from the rubble, complete with wide streets, piazzas and monuments. The brainchild behind the new design was the architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini, who gave the city a baroque aspect!
The town is centred around Piazza Duomo, which is lined with an elegant baroque ensemble. In the middle stands the Fontana dell'Elefante, also called "u Liutru", the symbol of Catania, designed in 1735 by Vaccarini. The lava elephant sculpture dates from the roman period and bears an Egyptian obelisk. On the south side of the square sites the more delicate Fontana dell'Amenan
o, named after the river that supplies it on its way past some of the principal monuments of the Roman age (notably the Theatre and the Terme della Rotonda). Behind it is the Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto, where a picturesque and bustling fish market takes place daily. The star of the square is the Duomo, the cathedra
l dedicated to St Agatha, patron saint of the city; it was erected in the late 11C by the Norman king Roger I and rebuilt after the earthquake of 1963. The façade is considered one of Vaccarini masterpieces. The remains of 3C Roman baths, the Terme Achilliane can be seen to the right of the entrance outside the church. Elegant palazzi surround Via Etnea, Catania's best shops and boutiques, which runs through Piazza del Duomo, Piazza dell'Università and Piazza Stesicoro (where you can still see the ruins of an enormous Roman amphitheatre) before arriving at the front of Villa Bellini, Catania's flowers-filled public gardens. When in Catania, don't miss the Monastery, with its opulent decoration, and Via Crociferi, Catania's baroque street par excellence. The area around via Crociferi is given over to a series of churches and the Museo Belliniano, dedicated to Catania's most famous son, the composer Vincenzo Bellini. A short walk will take you to another building dedicated to his memory, the opera house Teatro Massimo Bellini. The opera season
runs from around October to June and is well worth a visit if opera is your thing. The acoustic of this beautiful auditorium are among the fines in the world.
Not far from Catania is Acireale, a pretty baroque town set around the spectacular Piazza Duomo, enclosed by splendid buildings: the Cathedral, dedicated to the Annunciation and Santa Venera, the Basilica dei Santi Pietro e Paolo and the Palazzo Comunale, all graced with elegant wrought-iron balcony. Don't miss Villa Belvedere with its lovely peaceful garden, complete with a panoramic terrace which provide a magnificent view of Mount Etna and the sea. But the main attraction in Acireale is the Carnevale! It is one of Sicily's most spectacular cultural events and one of the largest and most frequented carnivals in Italy. With its dizzying array of allegorical floats, dancing schools, concerts and confetti parades not to mention lashings of food and wine, the Carnevale di Acireale offers fun for all the family and a fascinating insight into how Sicilians have a good time!
Around Acireale you will find some lovely fishing town, like Acitrezza, known for the rocks of the Cyclopes (Faraglioni dei Ciclopi), jagged black lava rising from crystal-clear water. The Odyssey relates these were hurled by Polyphemus against Ulysses. Next to the rocks sits the island Lachea, now a biology research station; Aci Castello is a seaside village on a stretch of coastline dotted with lemon trees. In the main square you can visit the Castle, a Norman fortress built of black lava, which today houses a small museum with a collection of archaeological artefacts.