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Long Live the New Flesh: Tape Heads, Romancing VHS with Vultra VideoMovies/TV,News Dave Pace
It's Friday night, 1988 and you are at the video store with your family. You browse the aisles and you can't help but be drawn to the lurid images on the VHS box covers in the section your parents won't let you rent from. As they wander the New Releases, you pretend to be going to the Family section but when the coast is clear, you cut into a dash to Horror. Blood. Skulls. Mutated toxic maniacs. Chainsaw-wielding psychopaths. Monsters and mayhem. You thrill to the covers and wonder what exactly is lurking in these strange films – films so shocking your parents would probably throw a fit if they saw you looking at them, which only makes the experience more thrilling. Since you can't see the movies, you spend the whole car ride home making them up in your imagination.
It's possible nothing you ever see will live up to those films you made in your mind.
It's Friday night, 1995 and you are in the video store with a girl you're desperately trying to impress. You've been at this for an hour now, up and down the racks. Nothing is jumping out at you. For just a moment you linger near the Horror section and see those covers again. Those amazing, repulsive, cheesy, terrifying covers—the ones that gave you nightmares. You've seen a bunch of those movies now and while perhaps they never were as insane and lurid as you imagined them as a child, they still have this mystique. You focus in on a demented looking slasher. Machetes, scantily clad ladies and a remote summer camp full of raging hormones; your choice becomes obvious.
It's Friday night, 2009 and you've been trying to remember all those amazing VHS covers you used to marvel at as a kid. Google helps you find the images. You wonder what the hell happened to movie cover art, when it became dull photoshops of actors' heads. A link leads you to an eBay auction where someone is selling a sealed VHS of CHOPPING MALL. Before you know it you are the high bid and wondering what shipping is going to come to.
VHS is the new vinyl. The collectors' market is small but heating up and more and more people are discovering, or in most cases re-discovering, the joy of the VHS cassette.
For many, it's about the art. VHS box art in the genre world tended to be much more visually interesting than what we commonly see today. Think of the covers of your favorite horror classics. I bet it's the original VHS or poster art you are thinking of.
For others it seems to be about the object itself. DVD's and Blu-rays may be incredible pieces of technology capable of delivering unparalleled image quality but as objects they lack…weight. Except it's not really a physical weight that is missing, it's the weight of mystery and of sensory experience. There is more going on with a VHS tape. There is a mechanism in there. We've all had to try and pull eaten tapes out of our machines. We've all succumbed to curiosity and busted a cassette open to see its guts. A tape has more presence as an object. It delivers more sensation in its use.
It isn't just the classic VHS releases enjoying a renaissance either. A whole market is springing up for previously unreleased or newer indie films to get limited VHS runs.
Vultra Video is one strong example. Started in 2012, the small production company started putting out limited edition VHS runs of obscure films. They went all out with clamshell cases, new cover art, each one autographed by the director, posters, stickers, even a mask with one release. They were designed to be love letters, true collectors' items for the kind of people who would treasure these films and the pleasure of owning them in the VHS format. This is not about delivering content; it's about making objects of art.
"It just looks awesome on a shelf…being able to display something with awesome cover art and then there's the nostalgia factor. Everything is all about the nostalgia factor these days." says Jason West, part of the duo behind Vultra Video.
Partner in crime David Royal agrees but adds "You wouldn't go out and buy JERRY MCGUIRE and display it. A lot of this stuff is movies kids may have grown up renting from video stores or covers they saw when they were kids. Now they see it on eBay or someone selling it on Facebook and it's like 'oh my god I have to have that'. You can find VHS copies of TITANIC everywhere. VHS is making a huge comeback but it's only with certain titles."
"A lot goes into the thought process and the product we are making. We don't just throw something on a tape and sell it."
So what's missing from movie culture today that we need to go back to VHS for? Royal explains, "A lot of our titles haven't been put out on DVD or not put out on DVD properly, so I think a lot of the time people are looking for something that hasn't been released on DVD just so they can have it and watch it. Some are just after really rare tapes or certain artwork. Nostalgia is a big factor too. I think a combination of these things drive the VHS collector."
Judging by their online catalog over at VultraVideo.com, a nerve has been struck. Every title they have released to date has sold out. Their latest release, Ryan Nicholson's gleefully insane piece of punk rock splatter FAMINE, sold out in a day. Collectors are picking up their earlier releases for hundreds on eBay. There are customers who have subscribed to their releases by pre-paying for a year's worth in advance.
And there are many more quality releases coming down the pipeline. West and Royal also have some filmmaking aspirations of their own. "We were shooting around ideas for funny titles we wanted to see made and came up with THE FUMIGATOR (a short faux-trailer the team ended up shooting)…that's how Vultra Video came about," says West. We decided that instead of using IndieGoGo or Kickstarter to fund our future projects, we'd launch the VHS side of the company to raise money to shoot our own features. I wasn't aware of anyone else doing stuff like that. Everybody is using Kickstarter to fund their films now. We are taking the money we are making and using it to buy equipment."
There is a passion for films and filmmaking that is obvious when you talk to these guys. It's a romance that is often misunderstood. While the DVD or Blu-ray is this beautiful reproduction of an image it can leave one cold–the zeros and ones, the all or nothing state of digital media is often missing the warmth and charm of the analog. It's the imperfections, the states in-between, the anachronisms that bring you right back to a moment where a film changed your life or was the backdrop to something in your life.
This is the love of VHS and we are so glad we have people like Vultra Video working to keep it alive.


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Gilmat Bathroom, 2017-10-29 17:23:47.All of us want to have a trendy bathroom design that is soothing and relaxing. It is because a bathroom is not only for bathing but also can be the perfect spot to have a relaxation or just enjoy your leisure time to refresh your body and mind. Bathroom decor ideas here should inspire you as the bathroom decoration you see here is built with trendiest designs and ideas. The collection of these bathroom decor ideas 2015 will absolutely give you more excellent ideas to add.First of all, you will think about the wall space. Wall bathroom is the perfect space where you can go with any bathroom decor ideas to add. What you do to your bathroom wall will directly influence how the finish of your bathroom interior. You may think about bathroom tiles for wall. Bathroom tiles are the favorite idea to add to any bathroom designs. If you don't want to use tile, then you need to paint the bathroom wall with fresh colors. You have some options of the bathroom wall paint colors.Then, in the bathroom decor ideas, you will think about the bathroom furniture especially for the bathroom vanities. Either single or double vanities you add to your bathroom, you need to pick it in the right size, design and style. Besides that, the material of the vanities will influence the display especially for the colors. You can let the vanity with its natural color or paint it in color you like or by following the wall paint color. Remember that vanity can work both as storage and accessory.Then it is about the accessories. In any bathroom decor ideas, accessories will become the final touches to finish the bathroom interior decoration. When you think about bathroom accessories then you have so many choices. The accessories include sink and faucet, mirror, countertop, caddy, and bathroom decors. You can instantly buy all of them from either online or offline stores. There is a wide selection out there. They are important as you need them too.Then it is about your bathroom decor ideas diy for displaying all things above. Indeed, it needs your feelings to display the wall decoration, furniture and accessories for the bathroom interior. You may need a help of an expert for their brilliant bathroom decor ideas to add to the bathroom interior. The expert ideas can be seen from the pictures of bathroom designs and ideas that they share online.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:37:44.You should know that there is one great option of bed to choose over other types known as the twin trundle bed. Clearly there are things of this bed that bring it into a great choice when compared to others. Just in case that you have no idea at all regarding this bed, you should try to get everything about it at first before using it though. There are proper ways to use it along with several advantages of using it.This particular type of bed is said to be the perfect choice if you have a small sized bedroom. Otherwise it is also a great choice for a guest room if you often have someone else on a sleepover in your house. The best thing about this is that you do not need to worry about the use of floor space while having a chance to add more sleeping spaces. You can even have a pair of beds in one location by placing a smaller bed underneath the main bed in this type. Clearly you can maximize even the smallest bedroom ever by using this particular type of bed.Regarding the advantages that you can get by utilizing this bed type, one of them is actually related to the money and space saving. How so? In term of its space saving matter, you have already known that it can be placed in a vertical way so that it will not use a lot of space. Meanwhile in term of the money, you can save a bit of your money since it can function as two beds while you will not need to pay for two beds. It will cost slightly cheaper than two beds for real.Moreover you can actually use mattresses in different heights in this type of bed. This will definitely give a benefit of being able to match the need of the one who will sleep there. Otherwise you can also look for the one in a popup and unfurl design of it which will be great in its space need when using it. Aside from those mentioned matters, this particular bed is also somewhat attractive due to its compactness of size. Moreover it can also be unique if you are able to find the perfect piece for your small sized bedroom. Now you know the things about twin trundle bed that make it a great choice over others.
Gilmat Decoration, 2017-11-03 19:08:59.Rustic Home Decor is the decoration that you could use to create a country style of room. Rustic is known as country look design of furniture that have rough surface that make the furniture looks old and antique. The surface of the furniture is intentionally left unfinished or distressed to make the country and vintage ideas more visible. To create rustic home decor, you could use rustic furniture. There are a lot of rustic furniture design that you find in all of the home depots that may be suitable with your design.If you like to choose rustic furniture, you could find it with a lot of designs and prices. That is why you need to determine the furniture that you need to buy. Or, you could create the rustic look by yourself with you old furniture without buying the new furniture. If you have old table, chairs, cupboards or anything of furniture that can be used, you could make the old furniture into rustic furniture that is more valuable. Your old furniture can be more functional and prevent you to spend more money.To create rustic furniture, you could distress the surface of the old furniture. There are a lot of tutorials in making rustic furniture that you could download in the internet to guide you create rustic furniture. You do not need to finish the furniture because it will make the furniture looks not vintage anymore. Make sure the furniture is made by wood and not the other kinds of materials because if you choose steel or aluminum the distressed or unfinished look of the furniture is not clearly visible.To make the rustic decoration feels bold you could add the rustic look with some decoration. You could add flower pot or flower in the vase above the furniture. For another option, you could add the decoration with living plants inside your house. For the wall colors, white or cream are more preferable as the color to create the rustic look.If you want to make your house looks vintage and unique, rustic decoration can be a good choice for you. You could get this decoration by choosing rustic furniture that you could buy or you could create by yourself. You could emphasize the vintage and country life decoration in your house by adding living plants or flower pot in the house to give the natural feeling of Rustic Home Decor.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 19:05:59.If you start to go to through your college life and start living in a dorm, you may need to find the unique Dorm Room Decor that is suitable with your style. There are a lot of inspiring designs of dormitory decoration that will be suitable with your style. You could find the ideas in the internet or in another sources that you think is helpful for you to help in deciding the design for your dorm. When you want to decorate the dorm room, you need to consider the size of the room as well as the budget that you have. You should not choose the decoration ideas that spend a lot of money.There are a lot of cheap and effective ways to decorate the dorm. The design that you choose should be unique, bold, and represents yourself. There are a lot of things that you could do to decorate the dorm in economical way. You could use your creativity to make room decoration by the things that you already have in your dorm.The decoration that you use in your dorm must be stylish and efficient because the space that you have in your dorm is limited. You should also consider that the decoration will not disturb you concentration when you study in the dorm. Besides of that, the decoration should make the room feel refreshing and inviting so it will not make you feel stressed or depressed. You could add small decoration such as posters, pillows or clock as the decoration for the dorm.You could put some posters of your idol on the wall and also you could stick it with glue or tapes. Besides poster, you could add decorative wall clock and your collections in your bedroom. You could add a lot of colors inside the dorm to make it look attractive. Give space in the dorm for you to study as well as express your hobbies. Your dorm will be very functional and beneficial to support your study.If you like to create the good design of dorm, you could put your effort to make the things that you already have as the decoration. Then, you could start to design and put the things in the dorm to beautify the look of the dorm. Choose the decoration that will not disturb your study instead it will make you feel refreshed with the Dorm Room Decor.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:44:38.Choosing the actual piece of bed for your bedroom that is made of wooden bed frames could really be a great decision. There is actually other option to take as well that is the metal frames but surely the wooden one is a better choice. It is great to really invest in something good that is said to be the 1/3 of your time spent in it, the bed.In term of the available choices, frames of your bed that are made of wood offer various choices. There are plenty types of wood that you can consider accordingly. There are the types of wood that may be preferred due to their look while there are also the preferred types due to the price. The point is that you have a freedom to choose the type of wood for the frames of your bed freely.Another reason that you should go for the frames made of wood for your bed instead of other types is that it has great strength. There are wood types that even come with a long guarantee of its durability. You may already know that there are old piece of furniture made of wood which could be so expensive today. That is evidence that the frames of wood will have its strength to last for a long time in its use. So, why bother looking for other options then?Just in case that you are among those people who really concern about the environment, this type of frames of your bed is the best choice to go for. Wood is considered to be among the renewable source. It means that using it will not damage the environment as long as the renewal process of the trees and forest is always on going for all times. Thus if you are a person who wants everything to go green, this one type of frames for your bed is your best bet.The fact that wood could last for a long time in its origin means that you do not need to do such complicated cares in order to keep its shape and appeal for a long time. Thus you have no need to worry about the wood itself even if you are not that cautious in caring for it. Even if it is damaged a bit, you can always do the repair for your wooden bed frames easily in no time.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:47:25.Bed Slats are used to cover the mattress in the bed to make it feels comfortable. It is usually made by wood that is strong to hold the heavy weight. You could use this kind of slats in your bedroom under your mattress. You will have good quality of sleep because the bed feels convenient and much comfortable to use. You could use this slat in any types of mattress that you have in your bed. You could also use this slat in other rooms where you place mattress in it.This slat can be used in all mattress types such as spring, memory foam, latex mattress, and bed frame. The slats are very functional and beneficial for you to have this for your bed. The slats could make the lifetime of you mattress much longer, not to mention gives additional comfort to your sleep. The slats will absorb the weight and stress from the bed. You could adjust the firmness of the bed by using slats underneath the bed. You could buy the slats for your bed in your favorite home depots with affordable price.To get a great sleep every night, you do not need to spend a lot of money to change the decoration or the interior design of the room. The good quality of sleep comes from the comfortable mattress that you have. When the mattress feels comfortable and firm, your sleep will not be disturbed. That is why the use of slats for bed will be very beneficial for you. You could get good benefits from the slats without spending too much money. This is an economical way to make you have a good quality of sleep every night.Slats for bed are easy to install and to use. You only need to spread the slats and put it under your mattress. Then put your mattress above the slats. For the maintenance, there is no special maintenance needed for the slats. You just need to clean the slats using damp cloth or mild cleaner to wipe the dust and dirt. You could also wipe dry the slats using clean cloth.The price for slats bed is not expensive. You could buy it with $10 - $50 only. If you are lucky you could get the discount price for these slats. Bed Slats are very functional and helpful for you and your bedroom to create good quality of sleep and comfortable feeling in the bed.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:50:28.Modern Platform Bed is widely known as a modern urban style bed design often used in a contemporary household. Modern Platform of bed is designed to have a function in saving bedroom space. The basic ideas for this bedroom are sleek and highly functional bed that is suitable to be used in both small and big bedroom. The model used in modern platform design is rooted from European style of bed. If you like to have something simple yet functional, this bed design can be a good choice for your bedroom.The design of platform bed is made with low profile features of bed combined with straight and bold lines. That is why mostly the design of platform bed is simple yet functional to make this bed suitable to put in any rooms decoration. You could put this bed in contemporary or modern bedroom decoration. The colors and the materials used in this bed make this bed look naturally beautiful and neutral.Modern platform design of bed accentuates the quality of materials used over adornment. That is why the materials used in this bed are the premium quality of woods that is durable and hard. Solid colors combined with neutral elements make this bed looks elegant and luxurious. This model of bed will emphasize the natural color of wood, with brown or black colors of bed. Some of the design combined with additional features such as shelves or storage to make the bed more functional.Contemporary design of bed such as platform bed offers what conventional bed cannot offer. The contemporary bed frames is space saving because it does not need box springs. You could allow your mattress placed directly on the wooden slats. It results the elegance low look all over the bedroom. Your bedroom feels larger and spacious rather than it used to be. You could get this bed in home depot nearby your house.The price for modern platform models of bed will be around $1000 until $2000. The price is just reasonable with the quality offers by this bed. The material used in the bed is the premium quality of wood that is beautiful and strong. Your bedroom will look spacious as well as you could sleep in comfortable bed because the bed is having simple yet comfortable design. Modern Platform Bed is kind of a good contemporary bed design for both small and big bedroom ideas.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:53:19.The ideas of Baby Room Decor vary and limitless. There are a lot of design ideas that you could use for your baby room. When you decide to decorate your baby room, you need to consider couple of things related to the room and the gender of the baby. Since a baby does not have such things that they like, you could decorate the baby room based on the things that you like or based on your favorite colors. You could get a lot of inspirational ideas for baby's room decoration that you like and suitable with your budget from internet or magazines.The thing that a baby room should have is cuteness. The decoration inside a baby room should be cute with soft colors. You could start the decoration by buying the furniture that you need such as baby box or baby dresser. Choose the furniture that has cute colors which could represent the gender of the baby or neutral colors that can be used by both baby's girl and boy. Pastel colors such as pink, blue, white, cream, turquoise is kind of good colors for baby room.After you have decided the furniture colors, you should move to the room decoration. It is good if you could choose the furniture that have the same colors or at least the furniture have the same shades. Then you should decide the theme for the room decoration to make it easier to design the room. Nursery decorating ideas can be made with cute image decorations such as the image of baby, flowers or cute animals.You could make cute wall decoration by choosing cute theme of wallpaper and you could make your own decoration by making picture frame or adding other accessories such as night lamp, organizing lamp and others. It is good if the decoration is made from soft pastel colors that represent baby image in the decoration. You could get a lot of unique nursery accessories in baby shop or in home depot to find the furniture sets or decoration sets for your baby.The ideas for the baby room should be simple yet warm. The mood inside the room should be comfortable without using too many decorations or furniture. It is better to have cute decoration or soft color schemes for the Baby Room Decor to make the room feels inviting and homey for the baby as well as for the mom.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:40:53.The so called loft bed with slide could actually be used by both adults and kids. Yet in choosing the perfect choice of the bed, there are different things to consider. Those things should be considered in order to make sure that the bed functions properly and could deliver the perfect support to the adults or kids using the bed.Just in case that you are looking for this bed type specialized for adults, there are a couple of things that are perfectly important to consider. The thing is that this one for adults is far more functional compared to the one for kids. Once you have done dealing with the functionality matters, there are plenty of factors to consider freely. There are two things to go for if you are looking for this type of bed to be used by adults. You can focus on both the work stations and shelving and storage matters. Those two things are the most important to be in this bed for adults. The work stations should be in a perfect combination of computer set and also filing cabinet at least. Meanwhile the storage and shelving matters should be having drawers beneath the top bed for more spaces to store various things.Furthermore there are more things to think about when you are looking for this bed for kids. As a matter of fact this type if bed is preferred by most kids. There are more things to consider in this particular matter but the functionality is not that important as the one type for adults as mentioned previously. Yet you may also consider the growth of the kids as well when choosing it.Study area, play area, storage, and also stairs or ladders are all essential in this bed type designed for kids use. Built in desk should be available underneath the bed which will save the space inside the bedroom for other things especially if the space is limited. Meanwhile the play area could also be created right under the bed itself that will be giving a unique experience for the kids when playing in it. In term of the ladder or stair, be sure to consider the safety matters of them so that the kids will not have any problem or danger when using them. Moreover you can still go for various matters like the color, the size, and many other things regarding the loft bed with slide especially for kids.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:33:33.One of the particular options that you can choose if you are looking for a perfect bed is the twin loft bed. This is basically a variation of the so called loft bed that you may have already known for a long time. So, it is true that there are several benefits or advantageous aspects which you can only get by choosing this particular bed over other available options.If you are among the group of people who favor more of the look and style of things, this particular type of bed could be your best bet. It has many styles to choose which could go well with any particular style of the bedroom. It can be selected in its wooden material to complete a traditional style bedroom. It can also be selected in its metal material to express the look of modern style bedroom. The choice is yours for sure.Just in case that you have only a limited space in your bedroom, this type of bed is perfect because among its benefits is the fact that it can give you extra spaces. Such extra spaces that you can use to work or play will be perfect in your small sized bedroom. Usually the space underneath the bed is the extra space that is offered by thus type of bed. You do not need to worry about the use of floor space of this bed.Aside of being able to deliver extra space for work or play, this type of bed is also offering extra storage spaces underneath the bed itself. So, it means that you will not need to worry about the storage in your bedroom just in case that you need more of it to store things that you have. Shoes, clothes, and many other things could really use the space underneath the bed if you choose this bed over other types.One more thing that you will get by choosing this bed type is that you can actually use the space underneath for an extra bed. It may be needed when you have relatives or friends of your kids come by and sleep over in your house. So, it is clear that mostly the good things of this bed type are related to the additional spaces for the bedroom. Have you decided to choose this type of twin loft bed now or having your thought into other option of the bed types?
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In Karate, it is generally better to be fast than slow. I believe this. When someone attacks you, you don't have time to respond. You have to be able to respond instinctively, without thinking.
When we practice kata, we have to decide how fast we are going to move. Sometimes we might move slowly, and other times fast. Sometimes we might move lightly, and other times with power. It all depends.
There are multiple ways to consider how fast we should move in a kata. You could look at how long it takes from the beginning to the end of the kata. You could consider how long it takes from the beginning to the end of each individual movement. You could also consider how long it takes to execute or throw the technique once you have moved into position.
I have seen kata performances where the student tried to complete the kata as quickly as possible -- like a race. The movements are all run together and hurried. This is sort of like a contest to say the Pledge of Allegiance as quickly as possible. I don't see any value in this. It would be like saying a prayer as quickly as possible so that you can eat sooner. I guess you could say that God can decipher what you are saying, but it just doesn't seem right.
In the case of kata, you have to ask whether a raced kata has any relation to self defense. Could the student apply the techniques as quickly as he is performing them?
This question could also be asked when the student races in each movement -- trying to move from the beginning to the end of each movement as quickly as possible. Say you are going to step forward with your right foot and execute a right punch. You could make a race out of this, even have a contest in your dojo. But does stepping and punching fast mean that you can punch well? How is your body shifting? How does your weight shift? Does your punch penetrate? Are you stable? How quickly you can get from Point A to Point B means very little in and of itself. It might be better than madly racing from the beginning of the kata to the end, but not by much.
I prefer to see speed in the execution of the technique -- after you have properly moved into position. Using the example of the step and punch, I would step into position using basically a walking pace and when my body shifting and weight shifting was just right, then I would punch very quickly. The punch itself would be fast. I would not just move from Point A to Point B fast.
But even then, you have to ask, "Is moving fast always the right way to execute a technique?" In the case of a punch or strike, I would generally think that speed is appropriate. More speed generally means more power (if done correctly). However, one technique can have multiple meanings (imi or bunkai). Say that a technique can be executed as a strike. That should probably be done fast. But stay that the same technique can be executed as a throw. Would the timing of the throw be the same as a strike? Probably not. You could move your hands fast, but that does not mean that you could throw an attacker that fast -- maybe you could, maybe you could not. So how fast you execute a technique depends on what you think that you are doing.
I suspect that in my form of Shorin-Ryu, there is a general rule that all movements in a kata are executed with the strike interpretation. By default, we will move with the timing of strikes, even if all the movements in the kata have multiple levels of application. This is just for consistency when we perform kata as a group, and also to hide the meanings when people are watching. When we perform kata by ourselves, however, we are free to move in accordance with our personal interpretations of the meanings of the kata.
So here is my point (at long last). I occasionally see people executing techniques so quickly that it could only be to impress people -- not to reflect a real application. A movement that is too fast might impress the general public, but not skilled Karate people. Such movement is like a jabbering person -- all talk and no meaning. My mother-in-law used to say something about a person talking like a monkey. We certainly should not move like monkeys!
Every movement must reflect its meaning, and the speed of the movement must also reflect the intended meaning. Speed has little or no value in and of itself. Hummingbirds are fast, but we certainly don't want to hit like hummingbirds!
I should add something. In many ways, I am faster now that I am 53 than I was in my 20s. This is because my body dynamics allow me greater speed and I am also wasting much less energy. However, just being able to move quickly does not mean that it is always appropriate to do so. We have to move in accordance with the intended meaning. This is something I observe in skilled Karate students.
Charles C. Goodin
When is Fast Too Fast?
In Karate, it is generally better to be fast than slow. I believe this. When someone attacks you, you don't have time to respond. You have to be able to respond instinctively, without thinking.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, April 16, 2011
A Guest Student With A Problem (Belt/Patches)
This is a story.
A guest student had flown into town and went straight to the dojo of Oka Sensei (a made up name), a very traditional and strict instructor of Karate.
The student walked into the dojo wearing his Karate gi and black belt.
Oka Sensei shook his head. "Go out and take off your belt."
The student followed the instruction and returned to the dojo without his belt.
Oka Sensei shook his head. "Go out and remove all the patches from your gi."
This was more difficult, but the student followed the instruction and returned to the dojo without his belt.
Oka Sensei shook his head. "I still see your belt and patches."
Now the student got angry. "Listen! I took off my belt -- a black belt I earned by the way -- and I took off my patches -- one showed that I am a shihan -- a shihan! -- and the others showed that I am also a kyoshi -- a kyoshi! -- and a sensei -- a sensei! I did what you requested. So what's the problem?
Oka Sensei shook his head. "Like I said, I still see your belt -- your black belt -- and your patches -- the ones that show that you are a shihan, a kyoshi, and a sensei. I see all of that and more.
"But how?" demanded the student. "I left my belt and patches outside!"
Oka Sensei shook his head. "No you didn't. You brought them into the dojo. You carry them around as if the belt is tied around your neck and the patches are sewn to your face."
The End.
I really like that last part -- "as if the belt is tied around your neck and the patches are sewn to your face." I should get a Pulitzer Prize for that one. Have you ever met people like that?
Charles C. Goodin
P.S. My wife likes to remind me that there is no Pulitzer Prize for Karate, no Nobel Prize either. She likes to keep it real.
Bunkai -- In A Crowded Elevator
I have written before about which techniques might work In A Crowded Elevator. This is also another way to analyze kata (bunkai).
Imagine that you are in an elevator with four big guys. I don't mean a big elevator, I mean a small one so that the guys are right next to you.
Now, how would you use the techniques of any given kata in this situation? You don't have an entire dojo floor. You don't even have the open space of a single tatami mat. You've got four wall and four big guys. I forgot, you also have a floor and ceiling -- and those four big guys.
I'm not sure how you might interpret your kata, but I am pretty sure that you would not be using long stances or high kicks in this situation.
You might think about this the next time you find yourself in a crowded elevator. I do.
Charles C. Goodin
Guest Post: Angel Lemus Sensei Teaching Takedowns
This Guest Post is by John Oberle, a student of Sensei Pat Nakata, and the author of the Bujutsu Blogger. This post also appears at his blog and is published here with his permission.
Special Kenkyukai Session:
Angel Lemus Sensei Teaching Takedowns
location. While this was not considered one of our usual Kenkyukai training sessions held once every two months, it was a training event that all Hawaii Karate Kenkyukai members were invited to attend.
Angel Lemus Sensei is a member of the Board of Directors for the Okinawa Shorinjiryu Toude Zentokukai, a traditional Okinawan style with roots in the karate of Kyan Chotoku Sensei and Shimabuku Zenryo Sensei. He currently runs the Ninchokan Dojo every Monday and Thursday on Coconut Island and we have enjoyed his participation in the Hawaii Karate Kenkyukai for a couple of years now.
After Goodin Sensei led everyone in a warmup consisting of stretching and several executions of their first two Naihanchi kata, Lemus Sensei began his seminar. The general theme was initiating takedowns after blocking an opponent's attack. As such, Lemus Sensei demonstrated several variations of takedowns (Cael Goodin graciously agreed to be the uke), explaining the techniques, and allowing time for everyone to split up into partners to practice the sequences. Because there were many techniques and my vocabulary in describing them is limited, I will instead list just some of the principles that Lemus Sensei explained:
- It is always easier to hit the opponent first before attempting to grapple. This principle seems fairly self-explanatory; either you transition immediately to a grapple after executing a block or strike that does not put the opponent away or you intend from the beginning to use the block or strike as an effective distraction in order to initiate grappling effectively. This means you must be close to your opponent, so you can not back away or try and keep distance as the opponent attacks.
- Stances must be strong and utilized. When engaged with the opponent in close range, the legs can be utilized to disrupt the opponent's balance (kicking or applying weight, or both), to stomp on his feet so he cannot escape, or to set up the conditions for a lock. If a stance is floating with no real foundation, it can not perform these functions. Furthermore, during the conduct of the throw itself, one must be conscious of the stance in order to utilize it to deal with the weight of the individual.
- Never force a technique. When your attempts to execute a technique fail, don't get too absorbed in trying to make the technique work. Sometimes flowing on to another technique or hitting the opponent again just might do the trick in order to culminate with a takedown.
- Some useful tips.
- When blocking, if you control the opponent's elbow, it makes it harder for him to hit you when you grapple. Aiming to hit the elbow while blocking can make the block more effective.
- During a takedown, if you control the head, it can prevent him from turning out from a technique or attacking you.
- Don't be afraid to slam an opponent's head into the ground during a takedown if the situation warrants it.
- There is no such thing as "fighting dirty", so use all targets of opportunity.
- When practicing takedowns, it is important for the attacker to execute a proper attack with proper range so that the defender can reasonably expect to get hit if nothing is done.
In addition to Lemus Sensei representing the Ninchokan Dojo and acting as the lead for the training session, the following schools were in attendance with their students:
OSKA (Okinawa Shorin Ryu Karate Association, Pat Nakata Sensei)
Hikari Dojo (Okinawa Shorin Ryu Kishaba Juku, Charles Goodin Sensei)
Also observing:
Aikenkai Shotokan Karate Association (Shotokan Karate, George
Sasano Sensei)
Island Ki (Shotokan Karate, G. Hisae Ishii-Chang Sensei)
Rodney Shimabukuro Sensei
George Drago Sensei
Gary Miyashiro
A guest from Japan
We are thankful for Lemus Sensei volunteering to teach this special session. Those of us students in OSKA who were present (Alan Yokota, Steve Chun, Harold Hamada, Grant Kawasaki, Phil Gevas, and myself) were grateful to have a place to train for the evening and it was interesting to see things from a different perspective. I believe my teacher put it best in his statement: "I think it was a good experience for our OSKA students. As you know, we only concentrate on walk-in, Osae, and hitting. Thank you."
This is Charles again. I also would like to thank Lemus Sensei for teaching such an interesting and useful class.
A Bunkai Story
This is a story.
A Karate student who intensely studied bunkai, was walking down the sidewalk, when he was attacked by a street fighter. The street fighter grabbed the student by the hair with his left hand and punched him in the face five times with his right hand.
The student's Sensei happened to be nearby and ran up to help his fallen student. The attacker had already disappeared. The Sensei asked the student to explain what happened and the student related what was described above.
"I don't get it," exclaimed the student, "he used the same technique five times in a row!" "What kind of bunkai was that -- five punches in a row! None of our kata look like that!"
"Well," replied the Sensei, "it worked didn't it?"
The moral of the story is that you don't get points for creativity or degrees of difficulty in self-defense. If it works, use it. Good fighters usually don't use a wide range of techniques. They usually are extremely good at a few extremely effective techniques.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, April 09, 2011
Bunkai Thoughts
I have been thinking a little about "bunkai." Here are some random thoughts.
When I was a young student, I never heard the word "bunkai." I don't think that a Japanese or Okinawan work was used to describe what particular movements mean. Instead, the instructor would usually just say, "punch (or kick or whatever)," and demonstrate an application for the movement he was teaching you. We did not ask, "What else does it mean?"
The applications I learned when I was a young student, reflected the fact that I was a young student. I do not remember ever seeing a movement explained in great depth and scope. The applications were usually limited and straightforward, such as a block or strike. I don't remember learning, for example, 25 applications for a single movement.
As I advanced in Karate, the applications I learned also advanced. I learned applications that were appropriate for my level at that time.
I can't remember when the subject of "bunkai" became popular. But when it did, people acted like it was always taught and was an old thing. I actually think that the meaning of movements were always taught, but as I described above, the meanings were taught in a way that was appropriate to the student's level. There was no comprehensive analysis of meanings, nor was there any effort to collect many meanings. Usually, the most practical, direct and destructive meanings were emphasized. If you asked an instructor about an exotic meaning, he would usually say, "punch," and let you have it with a "practical, direct and destructive meaning."
I was recently asked by a black belt in another style of Karate, "Is there really such thing as bunkai?" I answered that there was. He then asked if there are specific meanings for every movement or if instructors just make them up. I answered that there does seem to be pretty specific core meanings taught in Okinawan Karate, but that in some styles of Karate, it seems that people, in an effort to understand the meaning of the movements in their kata, watched every self defense and martial art video they could find and borrowed meanings. For example, a Karate movement may be interpreted as a Judo throw. However, modern Judo is a sport, and the intent is not to injure your partner. In old Karate, a throw would be destructive -- the attacker would not be able to get back up. So filling in a missing meaning with a Judo throw would not really be appropriate. Similarly, it might not make much sense to fill in a missing meaning in a Shorin-Ryu kata with a meaning from a Goju-Ryu video -- because the body dynamics and way of moving could differ. The best thing would be to find out what the Shorin-Ryu meaning is because that meaning would be consistent with the body dynamics and way of moving of Shorin-Ryu. Please don't get me wrong. Goju-Ryu applications are excellent -- for Goju-Ryu movements. Sometimes it is quite a stretch to interpret a Shorin-Ryu movement with a Goju-Ryu application.
The subject of bunkai has evolved in the last 20 or so years, it seems. First, people had to learn that movements have meanings. Then the scope of the meanings grew, as did the list. When grappling was popular, grappling interpretations in bunkai became popular. When kyusho (vital point striking) was popular, kyusho interpretations in bunkai became popular. NOw it seems that karate bunkai reflect the popularity of Brazilian Ju Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. Whatever became popular was added to the subject of bunkai, and the impression was given that such subjects were always taught going back hundreds of years. This may be so, but I believe that the most practical, direct and destructive meanings were emphasized in the past.
In my mind, if you have a choice of a simple application, you should use it. If you can strike, that is better than grappling because it is quicker. But if you have to grapple, then you should know how to do it. I have met some Karate experts who always seem to prefer a striking interpretation -- because they are extremely good at striking. If you have a chance to strike and get away, that is probably safer than grappling and getting away because in grappling you can get tangled up with the attacker. We usually assume that there is more than one attacker and even if it seems that there is only one, we prepare for another.
I have seen bunkai where a person blocks a punch and then turns to block another attack. This is usually to follow the flow of the kata. However, it makes no sense at all to me to block one attacker and then turn to block another attacker. If you did this, the first attacker would punch you in the back of the head! In my mind, each movement must seriously injure the attacker, and it is hard to do this with a single block (executed as a block). If a kata consists of a block, a turn, and another block, this does not mean that the application must follow that format exactly. When you block the first attacker, you should also strike him so that he will be incapacitated, then you can turn to take on the second attacker. I think that many people are way too literal in interpreting kata. Karate is self defense. In what kind of self defense would you turn your back on an attacker who is still standing and can continue to attack you?
Bunkai is an interesting subject. My personal emphasis is on becoming fluent in movement and applications.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, April 09, 2011
Judging the Best Student
This is another story.
Two senior Karate instructors took their top students to be examined by a great Karate master. Under the piercing eye of the master, the two students (Sam and Sally) performed their kata and applications. After many hours, the master declared that he was ready to declare which student was the best.
"Technically," began the master, "these students are equal in every respect."
"So who is the best?" pressed Sam's instructor, certain that his student would win.
"Sally is definitely the best!" declared the master.
"But why?" asked Sam's instructor. "You said that they are equal in every respect."
"Technically," explained the master. "Sam is certainly strong. However, so is Sally -- and her skill is equaled by her reluctance to use it."
The moral of the story is that technical ability (destructive power) must be balanced by a reluctance to use it (reason and discretion). The open hand always covers the fist, until it becomes a last resort. Then the genie is let out of the bottle, so to speak.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Thursday, April 07, 2011
A Lesson About Character
This is a story.
Two senior instructors of Karate were talking about their top students.
The first instructor said: "My top student is so good. He was won every major tournament, received honors and awards, can easily defeat several men, and is the strongest and best fighter I have ever seen!"
The second instructor just nodded as his friend spoke, and then replied, "If my wife and children were in danger, and I was away, I would want my top student to be there."
The first instructor looked down and shook his head. "I would want your student to be there if my family was in danger too," he conceded. "He has a good character and can be trusted."
What good are victories, honors and awards, and fighting skill if a student lacks a good character? Without a good character, Karate skill not only means nothing, it is dangerous.
Charles C. Goodin
My Son Taught Last Night
My son, Charles, who is the head of our dojo, taught class last night. Because he is an accountant, he has had a hard time attending class during the beginning of this year. It should be better after April 15th.
Because the class was small, I just followed along with the students. This is a rare pleasure for me as I am usually teaching. Following along as a student, I could appreciate my son's body dynamics, and the rhythm and flow of his movements. I actually started to copy the way he does certain Naihanchi movements... and liked it.
I told him later that I would now teach the movements his way... and say that they were my idea.
My son and I often tease each other this way.
If he misses a class and I teach, he will usually be at home when I return. He will always ask about who attended, what we concentrated on, etc. I will answer and then say, "The class took a vote and tonight was the best class ever! (because I was the instructor)."
Well, last night was indeed on of the best classes ever. I learned a lot from my son.
Charles C. Goodin
On the Dojo Floor
The other day I was listening to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. He was talking about his love of golf and mentioned that when he is out golfing, it is just good to be on the right side of the grass (I am paraphrasing).
The right side of the grass. If you think about it, whenever you are outside enjoying sports, taking a walk, or working in the yard, it certainly is good to be on the right side of the grass. It is much better than the alternative.
I feel the same way whenever I am in the dojo training. It is just good to be on the dojo floor. In fact, it is good to be in the dojo... as long as I am training. I actually hate to go to a dojo and not train. That would be like going to a nice lake and not fishing. When I go to the dojo, I want to train -- work out, practice kata, get sweaty, and learn something.
It is good to be on the dojo floor. Even if I have problems with certain movements or principles, that's OK... as long as I am training and working on it, it is all good.
I rarely listen to Rush Limbaugh, but I did agree with him that day.
Charles C. Goodin
The Most Important Thing...
The most important thing in Karate is whatever you are missing at the time.
Footwork is the most important thing, if you have poor footwork.
Stance is the most important thing, if you have poor stances.
Body shifting is the most important thing, if you have poor body shifting.
Weight shifting is the most important thing, if you have poor wight shifting.
Bunkai (applications) is the most important thing, if you have poor bunkai (applications).
Grappling is the most important thing, if you are poor at grappling.
Kime and kikomi are the most important things, if you have poor kime and kikomi.
Koshi (body dynamics) is the most important thing, if you have poor koshi (body dynamics).
Character is always the most important thing.
My point is that what is important, or appears to be important, depends on what the student is lacking at that given point in his training. If you are missing koshi, it will seem to be overwhelmingly important. But in the grand scheme of things, it is only one of many important aspects of Karate. Koshi is important, but without good footwork it will not work. Bunkai is important, but without proper body dynamics, it will be limited.
Everything is important in Karate. And character is always the most important and essential thing of all.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Sunday, April 03, 2011
Still Blogging
I realize that I have not written about Karate for a while... actually, since the time of the Sendai earthquake and tsunami. I have not stopped writing, but I have been so saddened by the loss of life and destruction that I did not feel like it was appropriate to write about Karate at this time.
We are seeing a similar reaction here in Hawaii. Many Japanese tourists have canceled their travel arrangements because they do not feel that it is appropriate or respectful to enjoy themselves during a time of national suffering.
In any event, I will be writing more in the coming weeks.
The latest issue of Classical Fighting Arts is out. I wrote an article about Admiral Kenwa Kanna. I am very proud of this article, because it provides information about someone most Karate enthusiasts know little about, and yet he had a great influence on Karate before World War Two. I hope that you will enjoy the article and the issue.
There are some great photos in the issue, including one in the article about Kyoda Juhatsu that I had never seen. I would purchase the magazine just for that photo.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the many people suffering in Japan. When I was a child, I lived at Misawa Air Force Base, Japan, which is north of Sendai. In March of 1968, we had a 7.9 earthquake. I was at school, and will never forget the experience. The ground shook so hard that it was impossible to walk. When it settled down, the hall of my school looked like churning waves. I could not believe that cement could move like that. That earthquake was 100 times weaker than the one in Sendai. I cannot imagine how traumatic that must have been, and we did not have a tsunami (as I recall).
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Friday, April 01, 2011


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1. Can a "House" rabbit have outside visits?
Answer: Yes & No. There are valid arguments for both.
The Outside visits argument: Fresh air, fun things to smell and sniff and hear can offer enrichment to your bunny if your bunny seems to enjoy it, but you need to take precautions to keep your bunny as safe as possible.
If your bunny is allowed outside: Be careful:
Inside Only Argument: As you can see, there are dangers outside. Plus, there are contagious diseases, illnesses and worms that rabbits can catch no matter how well you prepare your outside run.
2. My female bunny is humping my other rabbit? Is she really a boy?
Answer: Most likely she's still a she. Bunnies hump not only for sex. They hump for dominance. A bunny's gender makes no difference. They may even take turns humping each other trying to prove who's boss. Bunnies may fight it out if they can't resolve it this way, so hopefully humping will do the job. Just be careful to not let your bunny ever hump the other one face. Privates can be bitten off. EEEOUUCH.
NOTE: If your bunnies are not neutered/spayed and a pet store or some one else has just told you their gender, you may want to get a rabbit savvy vet to sex them to be sure. Gender mistakes happen all the time and result in surprise litters.
3. Why is discussion about intentional breeding not allowed on this site?
Answer: For three reasons:
Answer: Check out our Forum FAQ section, and if you still don't see it there, then ask away in the forum. Friendly people to help you out!
5. How much does having a rabbit cost?
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Answer: A house rabbit (term pegged by the House Rabbit Society) is one that lives in the house with the family. Though, the rabbit may have his/her own inside home base like a pen, a cage or area, the litter trained rabbit can safely explore and lounge with the rest of the family in a bunny proofed home.
7. C'mon, can a rabbit really be litter trained?
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Absolutely! It takes patience and consistency. Though many rabbits are perfect with their litter box habits, some may not be absolutely perfect. You may have to be prepared for a few stragglers. Even rabbits, who only urinate and leave piles in their box, may sometimes still leave little pills here and there. They are dry and easy to pick up. And it's nothing in comparison to a cat who leaves presents for you. : )
Click here to learn how to litter train your bunny. If you have stubborn bunny, once you click on that page, scroll down tips.
8. My rabbit doesn't like being held. How can I teach my rabbit to enjoy it?
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As young babies, bunnies should be handled to get used to being around humans, and to make it easier to do nail trims, etc. And you never know, you might actually find a rabbit who continues to enjoy being held even into adulthood. (though that's rare)
I know people who have had rabbits that enjoy actually being held. And out of the hundreds of rabbits that I have come in contact with over the years, I too have experienced a few that really enjoy snuggling in a human's arms. But that really is not the norm.
Many rabbits may tolerate being held very well which makes it easier to trim nails. But sometimes people mistake "tolerating" with "enjoying". I worked at a shelter, and it's common for adopters to say, "I used to have rabbits when I was a kid, and we held them all the time." Sometimes, they'll even grab the bunny off the floor, plop it on their lap and proudly say, "See, he's fine with it." But when I ask them to observe the bunny's body language, ear placement, and the rabbit's heartbeat, the truth is revealed. It's an honest mistake; many people don't know how to read bunny body language. (it's subtle - that's part of their survival technique)
So I think the best way to approach this is to look at it from a rabbit's point of view. Rabbits are prey animals, and being held feels the same as being caught. Their instincts are telling them they are in life-threatening danger, and it's not like they can easily reason through it; they are rabbits after all.
I mean look at us humans; we have fight or flight responses about all kinds of things that aren't always dangerous - like heights, spiders, thunder, and I'm sure you could think of something else. Well, we're expecting rabbits, who have been on this earth for millions of years, and survived because of these instincts, to get over it.
So I think the answer to the question is: If your rabbit doesn't like being held, then most likely he won't ever enjoy it. But that's okay, there are other ways to experience joy from bunnies. I think it's incredibly entertaining to watch a rabbits explore and binky. And when they are all done, if they want to snuggle on ground, I'm happy to oblige. And the best thing is, I find that their personalities really come alive when they feel safe, and part of feeling safe is when they can keep all four on the floor.
It also forces me to hang out and just relax. Something that can benefit us too!
Answer: When bunnies reach sexual maturity (around 4 months) their hormones kick in. These hormones not only drive them to mate, but also to become territorial. Which can make them "defend" their territory from you, as well as take out any sexual frustration on you as well. Spaying and neutering takes care of this. Not only that, but it helps with litter box habits, and makes their urine and pills less pungent.
Plus, unspayed females have a high risk of cancer in their reproductive organs. Spaying prevents this from happening.
Answer: Have you been around other animals? Other rabbits? Did you change your perfume or lotion? Are you on any new medications? Rabbits recognize us mostly by our smell. If you no longer smell like you, he might not recognize you and feel threatened.
If nothing has changed scent wise, then take your bunny to the vet. Aggression can be a result of a rabbit in pain or suffering from illness.
11. What do I feed my rabbit?
Answer: Adult rabbits (7 mnths+) need:
12. How can I tell if my bunny is fit?
Answer: I cannot say it better than an excerpt I found in an diet article on www.rabbitnetwork.org.
"How do you know if your bunny is fat? Many house rabbits are, and they are not at all embarrassed by it! Rabbits store fat inside their abdomen, which makes just eyeballing them for love handles ineffective. Run your hands along your rabbit's side, feeling the rib cage. When you reach the end of the ribs, your should be able to feel a slight inward slope, the waist. Fat bunnies will balloon out instead. Remember that the ribs are palpable in even quite obese rabbits, so don't let your bunny fool you into more snacks!"
SOURCE: Rabbitnetwork.org
Author: BB
Categories: FAQ for Bunnies
Tags: FAQ, House Rabbit


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WILLIAMSBURG, June 21, 1776.
The commissioners appointed by Convention to lease the lands of lord Dunmore within the county of York, and to sell his slaves and personal estate within this city, and the neighbourhood thereof, will, at the palace, on Tuesday the 25th instant, proceed to expose the said slaves and personal estate to sale, by way of auction; the purchasers to be allowed a year's credit, on giving bond and approved security. They also give notice, that they will attend at Porto Bello on Monday the first of next month, at 10 o'clock in the morning, to execute the other part of their commission.
Virginia Gazette (Purdie) June 21, 1776
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A little more than a year after Lord Dunmore, the last royal governor of Virginia, left Williamsburg, the governing body of Virginia sold off his property. Porto Bello was Lord Dunmore's summer estate on the York River.


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PRESIDENT OBAMA approached his address to the country Tuesday night in a deep political hole — one largely of his own digging. As the president and his aides have argued for a military response to Syria's use of chemical weapons, support for a strike among Americans and members of Congress has decreased. That's largely because Mr. Obama and his administration offered stumbling, improvised and often inconsistentexplanations for why military action is needed and what effect it would have. And that was before Monday's dizzying pivot toward an ad hoc diplomatic initiative to place Syria's arsenal under international supervision.
Mr. Obama's short speech, scheduled before the diplomatic option appeared, restated some of the arguments for using force while simultaneously announcing that his administration would pursue a U.N. Security Council resolution formalizing a plan for Syria to give up its chemical weapons. His formulations remained inconsistent: While declaring that "our ideals and principles, as well as our national security, are at stake in Syria, along with our leadership of a world where we seek to ensure that the worst weapons will never be used," Mr. Obama reiterated that any military strike would be limited and would not aim at toppling the Syrian regime. The president said he had ordered U.S. forces to remain ready to act in the event diplomacy fails. But he did not explicitly reject a demand by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States forswear military action in exchange for Syria's agreement to give up its weapons, and he asked Congress to postpone an authorizing vote.
In sum, the president's approach to Syria remains muddled. When Russia seized on an offhand remark by Secretary of State John F. Kerryto launch the diplomatic plan Monday, the administration expressed deep skepticism that it was feasible. Now, having declared Bashar al-Assad's regime as criminal and the government of Vladimir Putin as obstructive, the White House appears prepared to make them its primary interlocutors in a long-shot bid to sequester the chemical agents — something that Mr. Kerry on Monday said "can't be done." Mr. Obama argued that the threat of force had produced the Russian diplomatic proposal. But he didn't set firm parameters or a time limit for completing a deal.
Despite the contradictions, we believe Mr. Obama had little choice but to put the disarmament initiative to the test. Unlikely as success may be, the potential benefit of controlling and eventually eliminating a large and dangerous arsenal can't be dismissed. And a Syrian refusal to comply would provide more solid ground for using force.
At the same time, Mr. Obama must integrate the disarmament initiative into a broader strategy for Syria and the region around it. The president promised "to redouble our efforts to achieve a political solution" to the Syrian civil war, but he offered no plausible path toward that goal. The administration proposes negotiations between the regime and rebels, with the participation of Russia and possibly Iran. But the Assad regime will not yield power — a necessary part of any conceivable deal — unless the military balance is tipped against it. Can a transition strategy for Syria be advanced during what inevitably would be a complex and lengthy process of negotiating the regime's declaration and rendition of chemical weapons to international inspectors? If so, Mr. Obama did not explain how.


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I'd like to take the next couple weeks to recognize people, products, libraries, and such that have made a big contribution to Lisp in 2008. The contributions can be to any Lisp dialect, not just Common Lisp. And yes, for short we'll be calling these the "Lispies".
I figured I'd suggest a few categories and then get y'all to throw in your nominations for each category and any further category suggestions. Then, I'll post each category as a poll and we can vote. Then we'll send out the awards in a couple of weeks.
My initial thoughts for categories are:
1. Most significant overall contribution to Lisp
2. Most significant new library
a. Common Lisp
b. Scheme
c. Other
3. Most influential person associated with Lisp
4. Most significant improvement to a Lisp implementation
a. Common Lisp
b. Scheme
c. Other
5. Most significant Lisp blogger
6. Most significant Lisp book, tutorial, or documentation first published in 2008
If you have any thoughts about these, post them in this thread. I'll collect it all and then set up the polls sometime next week.


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The Hope College women's lacrosse team has been picked third in the 2014 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Preseason Coaches Poll.
Coach Tracy Benjamin's Flying Dutch totaled 22 points in the poll to trail 2013 MIAA champion Adrian College and Alma College.
Adrian received seven of eight possible first-place votes to top the preseason poll with nine points. Alma had 15 points and two first-place votes.
MIAA Preseason Poll Results (first-place votes in parenthesis):
1. Adrian (7) 9 pts
2. Alma (2) 15
3. Hope 22
4. Albion 34
T5. Calvin 38
T5. Kalamazoo 38
7. Trine 49
8. Olivet 56
9. Saint Mary's 63
Hope begins the 2014 season on Wednesday, March 5, when it hosts Wilmington (Ohio) at Van Andel Stadium.
The Flying Dutch is coming off an inaugural varsity season in which it posted a 4-2 league record to finish third in the MIAA and an overall mark of 6-9. Hope ended the regular season on a five-game win streak before losing to Alma in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament.


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The Girl Scouts of the USA tried hard to squeeze some actual healthy stuff into their new cookie. And now they're trying just as hard to defend themselves against criticism that the Mango Creme is nothing but a sugary sham.
The Girl Scouts of the USA tried hard to squeeze some actual healthy stuff into their new cookie. And now they're trying just as hard to defend themselves against criticism that the Mango Creme is nothing but a sugary sham.
The Scouts raised eyebrows last month when they began selling the cookie, touting the partnership with a company called NutriFusion. The South Carolina-based company makes GrandFusion, a product made by grinding freeze-dried fruits and veggies into a powder and adding it to various foods.
NutriFusion says its product "supercharges" the nutritional value of food without altering its taste. "GrandFusion is a blend of fruits and/or vegetables that can significantly increase the nutritional profile, and therefore the marketability, of food, beverage and snack products," the company website states.
ABC Bakers, one of two national suppliers of Girl Scout cookies, went a step further by stating that the new cookie contains "all the nutrient benefits of eating cranberries, pomegranates, oranges, grapes and strawberries!"
ABC adds: "Try some today and enjoy a delicious new way to get your vitamins!"
That claim, including the exclamation points, must have been a bridge too far for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the public-health advocate group out of Washington. The group's CEO, Anna Maria Chavez, sent a letter to the Girl Scouts:
"Unfortunately that cookie does not have the 'nutrient benefits' of eating fruit, but does have 4 grams of heart-disease-promoting saturated fat and 11 grams of tooth-decaying sugars per three-cookie serving," the letter says.
Are the cookies horrible for you? Not if you don't eat a whole box at a time, probably. According to the label, each three-cookie serving (36 grams) has 15 percent of the daily recommended intake of vitamin B1, and 6 percent each of A, C, D, E and B6. A serving also has 180 calories and 8 grams of fat. By comparison, a two-cookie serving of the popular Caramel deLites has 130 calories, 6 grams of fat (5g saturated) and 12 grams of sugar.
The Girl Scouts of the USA responded to the letter with a statement:
"This variety was inspired by consumer research that points to a preference for sandwich creme cookies, and a resurgent interest in adding vitamins and nutrients to snack foods in North America. The Mango Creme is not the first Girl Scout Cookie produced that includes a benefit associated with an added ingredient, or a benefit associated with a reduced or removed ingredient.
"All Girl Scout cookies should be considered an occasional treat and eaten in moderation."
Cookie season ends March 10.


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You get the following error message when you try to redeem a digital code on your Xbox 360 console:
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Status code: 80070057
This may mean that you haven't completely filled in all your Xbox Live account information. If your account information isn't complete, you can't redeem a digital code.
To resolve this problem, enter any missing information in your account before you try again to redeem a digital code. Here's how:
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all of you
Ooh La Frou Frou girls!
It's now the beautiful month of June
... the unofficial beginning of summer ...
To celebrate June's arrival,
don't we all need luxurious adventure in our lives?
We recently began a series of Glamorous Reviews
at the details about each of them.
is Glamorous Review number six of the eight so far.
she's appeared on so far, below:
Glamorous Ooh La Frou Frou girl Sunny is all about:
She's adores:
~ beach and pool ~
~ sandals~
~ umbrella drinks ~
She's all about:
~ melon-colored nail polish ~
~ that summer glow ~
~ looking just so while poolside ~
Here's a little inspiration to help you get into a Sunny frame of mind ...
close your eyes ... can you feel the sand between your toes yet?
Now that we're starting to feel the sun on our backs
and the summer breeze in our hair,
let's take a quick look back at
"Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" post was:
will steal the show ...
Where does Sunny live?
The main playground
for all of the girls of the card line is the city.
I chose New York as their home, of course,
because of the shopping, excitement and glamour ...
there's nowhere quite like New York!
But just as Ooh La Frou Frou girl Aimee
Paris ...
Ooh La Frou Frou girl Belle
south ...
originally from California.
Since Ooh La Frou Frou is all about glamorous fantasy,
whenever the winter weather is simply too much for Sunny,
Her exciting apartment you'll learn about today
is her city apartment in New York.
when she's flies back to California.
These are two of the "California" things
the girls like to do together:
... shop, shop, shop on Rodeo Drive ...
with wind in their hair, soaking in all of the sights ...
like the gorgeous homes of Beverly Hills ...
In the "California Girl" post,
she even showed us
how a California girl looks inconspicuous
while doing lunch at "The Ivy" ...
over big sunglasses ...
summer days at the beach and pool too ...
too lovely, don't you think?
Are you wondering where Sunny lives in New York?
Sunny's a modern kind of girl.
I've chosen for Sunny
a glamorous co-op apartment in a luxurious hotel
The Mark
on the corner of 77th and Madison Avenue ...
And it's so very nice that it's also home
to the world's most famous hairstylist Frederic Fekkai ...
what could be more convenient .. a salon at your doorstep!
As you know,
I've been creating just a quick rough illustration
of the entrances of each of the girls' apartments
for their Glamorous Reviews and here's the quick sketch of
Sunny's glamorous entrance ...
brought to us by The Mark called
The Mark, originally built in 1927, recently went through
When you enter, you'll first be awed by the
You never know who you'll see in New York ...
scenes from the movie "Have You Heard About the Morgans"
were filmed at The Mark ...
The Mark has 118 rooms for guests and 42 luxurious co-op apartments.
If you were to visit Sunny at The Mark,
A lovely view of Central Park ...
... monograms, monograms, monograms ...
... silky soft Frete Italian linens adorning the beds ...
... marble luxury in the baths ...
... not your ordinary mini-bar ...
... and a dramatic glass floor-to-ceiling wine cellar
Ahhhh, Sunny's glamorous life at The Mark.
The exciting set of twelve
Summer "City Girl" Boxed Notecards
and will be available for purchase
next Monday ... June 13!
Oh, yes.....
starring (L to R) Tiffany, Cherie, Belle, Sunny and Aimee:
~ But don't change your flipflops
for heels quite yet, darlings ~
don't you agree?
Sunny introduced this link in her "California Girl" post ...
to the beachy fun world of
and you don't even have to buy airfare!
standing on the far left side of the beach in front of the store.
and a fun display of their swimwear will appear.
Ready for your trip? Let's go!
are by the artist and creator of
The Ooh La Frou Frou Collection
~ Sandra Shelton Markwalder ~


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Amateur Astronomers Will Use NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
Six amateur astronomers will have a rare opportunity to use NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope to conduct original research. Officials at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) announced today that the observations were chosen from proposals submitted by amateur astronomers across the nation.
Cycle 2 Hubble Space Telescope Amateur Astronomers and Co-Investigators
Six amateur astronomers will have a rare opportunity to use NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope to conduct original research. Officials at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) announced today that the observations were chosen from proposals submitted by amateur astronomers across the nation.
The amateur programs will use Hubble Space Telescope to study the birth of stars, spectroscopically probe the atmosphere of the giant moon Titan, attempt to settle a controversial theory regarding the nature of the cosmological redshift, and search for binary asteroids and dying comets.
The winning amateurs include a nurse, programmer/analyst, engineer, high-school science teacher, and college student.
This is the second time a group of amateurs will have had an opportunity to use the Hubble Space Telescope's powerful and unique observing capabilities. Four amateur astronomers, selected in 1989, have already completed observations with HST and are presently analyzing their results.
The Space Telescope Science Institute Director, Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, will devote discretionary time on the telescope to the amateur programs. Giacconi expects the HST program to benefit from the imaginative science research the amateurs can offer. "I expect the amateur astronomers to ask refreshing new questions and that their findings will make a real contribution to the advancement of astronomy," Giacconi explained.
Astronomers at STScI will assist the amateurs in preparing their observations and will plan and schedule the programs in the same manner as professional astronomer programs. STScI astronomers also will help in data analysis and publication of observing results.
Summary of HST Amateur Cycle 2 Programs
Title: Are Asteroids Old Comets?
Targets: Asteroids: 182 Elsa, 244 Oceana, 899 Jokaste,944 Hidalgo, 2101 Adonis
Investigators: Harald Schenk, 48 yr-old Civil Engineer,
Shebygan, Wisconsin (414-458-6726)
Jim Secosky, 45 yr-old high school science teacher,
Shortsville, New York (716-289-4525)
Some asteroids may have once been comets which lost all of their volatile material (water ices which sublimate in sunlight). Clues come from the highly elliptical comet-like orbits of some asteroids. Observations with ground-based telescopes report a faint glow around some asteroids which could be due to outgassing. The investigators will use HST's ultraviolet sensitivity to look for spectral emissions which would be the signatures of outgassing from a comet-like body. "The verification of transition comets would be very useful to future manned missions to the asteroid belt," says Mr. Shenk." The volatiles could supply water, oxygen and fuel for the mission."
Title: The Dynamics of Binary Asteroids
Targets: 44 Nysa, 49 Pales, 171 Ophelia, 624 Hektor, 1580 Betulia
Investigator: Benjamin P. Weiss, 19 year-old student
Amherst College, Massachusetts (518-439-0621)
Some asteroids may be gravitationally bound to each other, just as are the Earth and Moon. Previous ground-based observations suggest that some asteroids are elongated or peanut-shaped. One interpretation is that these are really pairs of objects which are orbiting about a common center of gravity. HST is the only telescope capable of resolving the suspected asteroid pairs. Sequential images will reveal if the bodies are orbiting about each other. "The outcome of our observation may lend insight into the dynamics of the main belt asteroid region and further our understanding of the structural composition of the solar system," says Mr. Weiss.
Title: Titan's Atmosphere and Evolution
Target: The moon Titan, largest satellite of the planet Saturn
Investigator: George Lewycky, 25-yr old Programmer/Analyst
Milltown New Jersey (908-846-1216)
Titan is the only moon known to have a substantial atmosphere. Mr. Lewycky will use HST's UV sensitivity to study the distribution of nitrogen, argon and methane in the atmosphere. He also hopes to uncover previously undetected gases that might be seen through breaks in the atmosphere. "It seems odd that such a satellite in our solar system contains an atmosphere and composition resembling that of a planet," says Lewycky.
Title: Morphology of Galaxy-Quasar Association Displaying an Anomalous Redshift
Targets: galaxy NGC 4319/quasar Markarian 205
Investigator: Karl J. Hricko, 57-yr old high school teacher/department head
Edison, New Jersey (908-494-0948)
Co-invesitgators: Dr. Lewis Thomas, (teacher) Vincent Chirivalle, Jatin Patel (12th-grade students)
According to mainstream cosmology, quasars lie near the horizon of the observable universe. This is based upon the Hubble Law which holds that the farther away an object is the faster it is receding from earth. Astronomers use the spectral redshift of an object to calculate its recession velocity. An alternate theory is that quasars are physically linked to galaxies which are much closer to us. This is controversial because if it were true then redshift is not an infallible measure of cosmic distances, and the current model of the expanding universe would need serious revision. Mr. Hricko plans to use HST high resolution to observe a suspected "bridge" of material between one QSO-galaxy pair: galaxy NGC 4319 (estimated to be 100 million light-years away) and a quasar Markarian 205 (estimated to be 8 billion light-years away). "This observation should provide direct photographic evidence that should end any doubt of the existence of this controversial feature," says Hricko.
Title: The UV Emission spectrum of an Hll region
Targets: Lagoon Nebula, (M8)
Investigator: Nancy Cox, 46 yr-old nurse
San Francisco, California 415-826-2217
The Lagoon Nebula is a region of star formation within our Galaxy. Using HST's UV sensitivity Ms. Cox plans to study the spectra of hot young stars embedded within the nebula's vast whispy filaments of gas and dusty streamers.


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Renewables thereby lose vital support and the wind lobby says expansion from the 2.8GW already installed in NRW to up to 4.5GW by 2020 is now called into question.
The drama began in September 2009 when the NRW higher administrative court ruled that the local development plan for a 1GW coal-fired power station, already under construction by German energy giant E.on, was invalid.
Among the reasons set out in the court's 100-page judgement announced on September 3, 2009, was that the aims of the state spatial planning law were not fulfilled in several respects. One of these was the requirement to use domestic and renewable energies. The coal unit will use coal sourced from overseas.
As the shock over the judgement sank in and the future of not only E.on's EUR1.2 billion project, but up to eleven new coal units planned or under construction in the state was called into doubt, the conservative CDU and liberal FDP parties forming the NRW coalition government moved fast to rescue the schemes.
On December 17, 2009, the coalition steered through parliament an amendment scrapping the section of the state spatial planning law requiring energy supply to be sufficient, secure, environmentally friendly and as reasonably priced as possible, and that domestic and renewable forms of energy should be prioritised.
The German Wind Energy Association criticised the move, complaining that "instead of steadily pushing on the expansion of renewable energies in NRW, the state government is kowtowing to the established energy companies and doing a backward roll into outdated fossil-fired energy generation".
It adds that the NRW parliament's vote sent a fatal signal to the climate conference in Copenhagen and torpedoed the government's climate protection targets.


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briefe avait besoin d'un nouveau design de logo et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
Un gagnant a été sélectionné de 119 designs proposés par 47 designers freelance.
This is a contest for Imperial Laundry Systems -- a commercial laundry facility based in Racine, Wisconsin.
They are looking for a logo to develop a website and a consistent marketing message.
Imperial Laundry Systems
Desired Color Scheme:
Soft blues, greens, white
Desired Style:
Professional and clean
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png)
* Company name is "Imperial Laundry Systems" (the entire name should be included in the logo)
* Prefer soft blues, greens, white
* Must be a very clean, crisp, professional design (cleaning linen is what they do!)
* Prefer to use a lighthouse theme in the overall logo design as the company is located near Lake Michigan and the lighthouse in Racine, WI
Feedback will be provided real-time as designs come in.
The company is very motivated to select a winning design through this process ... A WINNER WILL BE DECLARED AND PAYMENT WILL BE MADE.
Payment will be via PayPal.
Feel free to ask questions.
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Writing this basic primer on reloading recently forced me to think critically about my own exploits into handloading.
I don't reload as much as I used to, thanks to limited free time, but equally at fault is the fact that factory ammo has become so good. This is especially true when it comes to match-grade ammo.
One benefit of reloading precision rifle ammunition is the ability to customize loads for your rifle. Benchrest shooters are renown for this level of exactness. They'll weigh out cases and bullets and discard any component that doesn't fall within their self-imposed tolerances.
I don't take it to this level. For one thing, I'm not a benchrest shooter. I enjoy banging steel or shooting IDPA targets at long range. At six football fields distant, I celebrate when I shoot a respectable MOA-sized group.
For handgunning, I still like to reload the .44 magnum. My favorite handgun load for deer is a genuine 250- or 300-grain "Keith-style" lead bullet design. These suckers kill big game today just like they did in the good 'ol days for Elmer.
I can buy ammo loaded with the little sledgehammers — and I just might if time gets any tighter — but for now I've got an accurate recipe and the dies are all set up just right. So, go ahead and make my day.
Meanwhile, my .280 Ackley Improved requires .280 Remington ammo be shot for fireforming, after which it is then reloaded at Ackley levels. Having done my fair share of this, it's refreshing that I can buy Nosler Custom .280 AI ammo that just happens to be extremely accurate in my gun.
For defensive handgunning, much shooting can and should be done to improve proficiency. An easy-going target load cranked out on a progressive press would make this endeavor more affordable. Unfortunately, reloading components — just like AR-15s and Glocks — are in short supply.
So for now I'm scrounging factory handgun ammo just like everyone else.
Which has inspired this thought: Factory ammo has gotten so good in recent years that a case could be made that it eclipses the benefits of handloading.
What do you think? Leave a comment below and tell me your thoughts.
Reloading Ultimate Collection
Whether you choose to reload because it's a more cost-effective alternative, or you're interested in creating custom ammunition, it's important to know what you're doing. Done incorrectly, handloading can be risky, but with the appropriate tools, equipment, and techniques, it can be a more than viable alternative to purchasing manufactured ammunition. With the Reloading Ultimate Collection, discover the best practices for reloading ammo for rifles, handguns, and shotguns.