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The most important thing to do is to analyse your fixed and variable costs and calculate your cash needs during both slow and peak seasons. That way, you have a good idea about how much cash you need to set aside from the peak season to help your business maintain financial stability during the slow season. Your peak season profits should also be used to create a small fund, which can be used in case of emergencies If, for some reason, you do not have enough profits in one season,
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WindowGoop has been tested to 12 months external exposure at 100um thickness, however WindowGoop will last longer if applied thicker than 100um.
WindowGoop is commonly used on aluminium joinery. WindowGoop has protected thousands of metres of aluminium joinery and is considered to be the leading frame protection within the Building Industry.
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Yes – provided that the FloorGoop has cured properly
FloorGoop has been tested for resistance to acids & solvents, as to date FloorGoop when fully cured is resistant to most solvents included GP thinners & brake fluid. Test first
FloorGoop may be applied over `sealed` timber flooring – not raw timber. Always allow a few days for the solvents to evaporate out of the timber sealer prior to application of FloorGoop
FloorGoop has been formulated for use specifically on flooring surfaces
Provided the FloorGoop is protected by a roofing structure . If FloorGoop is saturated by rain there is a possibility it will `float` from the substrate rendering it ineffective
The only reason that FloorGoop won`t release from the grout joins is if the FloorGoop has been applied too thinly or the grout wasn`t allowed to cure for 24hours prior to application of FloorGoop
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BenchGoop releases very well from Granite, Ceasarstone, Marble, Corotone, Laminates and numerous other types of benchtops. In fact most non-porous surfaces
BenchGoop is formulated to be environmentally friendly and low VOC (volatile organic compounds).
BenchGoop is very easy to remove when it is no longer required. The Builders Cleaner simply picks the BenchGoop on a corner and simply peels it off in one complete sheet.
As with all Goop coatings, BenchGoop contains cleaning products which ensure that the underlying substrates are kept sparkling clean during construction.
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All Goop products are formulated without solvent incorporation, hence why Goop products may be slightly slower to cure than competitor products, however Goop products are much more `user and substrate friendly`.
BathGoop should be applied as soon as the bathtub has been installed or just prior to installation. Usually the bathtub is on site when the windows are being Gooped, so GoopGuys normally coat the bathtub then.
BoothGoop is a waterbased, non-hazardous, environmentally friendly product and may be disposed of in landfill when in a dried film
A 20kg pail of BoothGoop will cover approx. 80m2 of wall area.
BoothGoop should be removed and reapplied every 3-6 months as the coating will get quite dirty & is likely to not attract airborne contaminants.
BoothGoop contains an element of flame retardency , BoothGoop also contains a `pollution fighting additive`
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A general rule of thumb is that BoothGoop should be applied at credit card thickness when wet
BoothGoop should be removed when the spraybooth is cool, do not try to remove the BoothGoop when the booth is hot.
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BoothGoop should be applied over clean walls to ensure easy removal.
BoothGoop is applied with a 10mm polyester roller nap.
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Google Chrome users can now by-pass the automatic porn filters on their home internet connection, thanks to an extension app called Go Away Cameron.
The launch of the extension is aimed at circumnavigating the prime minister's controversial scheme, requiring internet users to opt-in in order to view adult content, which rolled out to major ISPs this month.
Singapore-based creator, who goes by his Twitter handle @nubela wrote: "I built this Chrome extension to bypass UK's censorship. It is the easiest way to access blocked sites. Simply install the GAC Chrome extension, login, and the blocked sites are immediately bypassed."
The rollout of the porn filters have not been without hiccups. Reports says hardcore porn sites are slipping through the cracks, while legitimate sex education sites are being blocked. Way to protect our children, Dave.
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Bless this Mess
Posted on | July 14, 2011 | 14 Comments
Last night I came home from work to a dirty house. There were dishes in the sink because the dishwasher hadn't been unloaded. The trashcan was at the street and needed to be brought back up. There was dog hair strewn across the hardwood floors, collecting in small little hair bunnies along the baseboards.
And for a moment, as I surveyed the house, I could feel bile rising up in my throat. How could I live like this? How could I not be vacuuming EVERY DAY? How could I not find the time to unload and reload the dishwasher? When, oh when, was the last time I mopped the bathroom floor? All my old anxiety started to brew and fester and I could feel the need for a good cry session coming on.
And then I stopped.
I looked around the house again.
Except for the dishes and, of course, the hair, everything was in its place. Yes, the floors needed to be cleaned, but no one was eating off of them these days. Yes, the bathroom could use some sparkle, but the tub and toilet were clean. Yes, the bedrooms needed vacuuming, but the beds were made and the clothes mostly put away.
J was happily playing on his play mat and waiting on dinner. AJ was curled up on the rug, happily resting. The only member of our little household who was unhappy with the way this house looked… was me.
And what's the worst that could happen? We are not living in squalor.
What's the worst case scenario?
Someone drops by unannounced? I can count on one hand the number of times that has happened.
Something happens to me and other people see how dirty the house is? Eh, okay that did stress me out a bit until I realized that it wouldn't matter then anyway.
Those were the only two things I could think of that should raise any sort of embarrassment about my housekeeping skills. So I made dinner for J and unloaded the dishwasher. I put the dirty dishes into the dishwasher and had my own dinner.
And when J went to bed, sure, I could have vacuumed the floors. I could have mopped or scrubbed or folded clothes. But instead, I watched So You Think You Can Dance and enjoyed a glass of wine. Because what it ultimately boils down to is this: I don't need to have a perfect house to be a perfect me. I can't do everything. And when the end of the day rolls around, it's more important for me to take care of my well-being and J's well-being than to stress over a collection of dog hair on the floor that will reappear every day, no matter how often I vacuum.
My house is still not perfectly clean.
But my child is happy and my heart is a lot less heavy… and those are so much more important.
14 Responses to "Bless this Mess"
Chandler Francis
July 14th, 2011 @ 8:49 am
You have no idea how many miles you traveled in your journey by coming to this realization! Doing it all is overwhelming, but as I say– the family has food in their bellies, they are wearing clean clothes and their hair is brushed when they leave the house. If we have a few dust balls (2 labrador retrievers in my house) and maybe the junk mail hasn't been put away– we are still okay.
Congrats! 🙂
July 14th, 2011 @ 9:08 am
HA good for you! I used to tell my mom "the Pope is not visiting today so why bother with it".
July 14th, 2011 @ 9:23 am
I feel like this a lot! There's so much pressure have a perfectly clean house, cook a perfectly well-balanced meal, etc. — and that's on top of the billable hours pressure, networking, blah blah blah from work. I'm going to try to remember this next time I feel like the dog hair dust bunnies are winning…
July 14th, 2011 @ 9:56 am
Ha! You are doing waaaay better than I am, and we are a two kid- two lawyer household. Beds made? Rarely! You are rocking this, sister!
July 14th, 2011 @ 10:53 am
My house will never, EVER be perfectly clean. Not for a minute.
New Mom on the Blog
July 14th, 2011 @ 11:05 am
Good for you for giving yourself a bit of a reality check. I'm impressed you only had small hair bunnies instead of large hair buffalos 😉
As for uninvited guests who may see your house not completely tidy:
1. You could always leave a cleaning item (ie: vaccuum, broom, mop, etc.) sitting out so that if they stop by unannounced, they'll see it and thing, "Oh, I must have interrupted her before she could clean up this mess!"
2. You could defriend anyone who would think the thoughts at the end of item 1. IMMEDIATELY.
3. You should also defriend anyone who drops by unannounced. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?!
Just kidding.
I love your blog and how real you allow yourself to be on it. I don't comment often, but I sure do love to read it. I think you're awesome.
July 14th, 2011 @ 11:16 am
I had this same moment this week-end. I looked around my house and saw only dog hair, unclean dishes, kids toys everywhere, and started to freak out. It's amazing how quickly things stack up. I decided putting the dishes in the dishwasher and sweeping up the dog hair was good enough and then relaxed. My house wasn't much cleaner, but as you noted, who am I worried I'm going to offend? No one seems to care but me. Good call relaxing and watching SYTYCD!
July 14th, 2011 @ 12:13 pm
Yes, yes, yes. This is exactly the same realization I have had to come to. The dishes are piling up in the sink, but they are all rinsed off so it's not gross. These things can wait. I have someone much more important to spend time with. And after he goes to bed, I still need time for me. 🙂
Anthony from CharismaticKid
July 14th, 2011 @ 12:15 pm
Now you get it!
July 14th, 2011 @ 12:38 pm
Maija @ Maija's Mommy Moments
July 14th, 2011 @ 2:23 pm
Standing up at my desk… giving you a standing ovation… okay not really but I'm thinking about it and definitely think you deserve one!
July 14th, 2011 @ 10:28 pm
I swear it's like you are reading my mind! I see the same things but I admit I feel like I "should" have it all perfect since I work evenings (PT teaching) and stay at home with my daughter during the day. However, as my DH reminds me, I have 2 chronic illnesses and both limit my energy and honestly, my first priority should be my kid. Who cares if I only vacuum once a week (or every other?)? Who cares if the bathrooms get a little messy and laundry piles up a bit? My daughter laughs and plays and we have experiences to share and things to explore. I doubt anyone dies saying "If only I had cleaned up more!" I want to be satisfied that I spent the time with those I love-and hopefully that will be in a marginally sanitary place-but I'm determined to let the little stuff go. Granted-much easier said than done. Haha.
July 14th, 2011 @ 10:41 pm
A neighbor once told me that her theory is the more time she spent cleaning, the less time she spent with her kids. It's now my personal mission to see how filthy my house can get. I can only hope social services sees it the same way [kidding!]
Justice Jonesie
July 14th, 2011 @ 11:05 pm
Yay, I love this!! Good for you! Sometimes I do the same thing. Look around, feel panic and then Ihave to stop and remind myself that this is not the end of the world! Just some dirt. Just some dog hair, we'll all live!
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"Jack, both brilliant and cunning, has made it to the top of the gangster ranks. Extremely wealthy, equipped with the most modern technological tools and constantly changing addresses and even his physical appearance, Jack is like a living ghost. Only a happy few know how to contact him. An old partner in crime to whom he is indebted calls on Jack to clean up the mess from a seemingly well-organized heist gone bad. Not trusting his former partner, hunted by an extremely dangerous mobster, and chased by the FBI, Jack needs all of his tricks to keep his ghost-like existence intact. Smart and captivating from beginning to end, a stellar debut!"
— Jean-Paul Adriaansen, Water Street Books, Exeter, NH
Stunningly dark, hugely intelligent and thoroughly addictive, Ghostman announces the arrival of an exciting and highly distinctive novelist.
When a casino robbery in Atlantic City goes horribly awry, the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a favor from someone who's occasionally called Jack. While it's doubtful that anyone knows his actual name or anything at all about his true identity, or even if he's still alive, he's in his mid-thirties and lives completely off the grid, a criminal's criminal who does entirely as he pleases and is almost impossible to get in touch with. But within hours a private jet is flying this exceptionally experienced fixer and cleaner-upper from Seattle to New Jersey and right into a spectacular mess: one heister dead in the parking lot, another winged but on the run, the shooter a complete mystery, the $1.2 million in freshly printed bills god knows where and the FBI already waiting for Jack at the airport, to be joined shortly by other extremely interested and elusive parties. He has only forty-eight hours until the twice-stolen cash literally explodes, taking with it the wider, byzantine ambitions behind the theft. To contend with all this will require every gram of his skill, ingenuity and self-protective instincts, especially when offense and defense soon become meaningless terms. And as he maneuvers these exceedingly slippery slopes, he relives the botched bank robbery in Kuala Lumpur five years earlier that has now landed him this unwanted new assignment.
From its riveting opening pages, Ghostman effortlessly pulls the reader into Jack's refined and peculiar world—and the sophisticated shadowboxing grows ever more intense as he moves, hour by hour, toward a constantly reimprovised solution. With a quicksilver plot, gripping prose and masterly expertise, Roger Hobbs has given us a novel that will immediately place him in the company of our most esteemed crime writers.
"Fast, hard and knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue, tradecraft and suspense. Read it immediately!" —Lee Child
"A slam-bang, pedal-to-the-metal crime story that fires on all cylinders and then some! Ghostman is a gritty, lean, mean adrenaline machine. Mostly, though, it was just plain fun to read. I absolutely loved this book and cannot recommend it highly enough." —Christopher Reich
"Smoking-fast…. Hobbs seizes our attention and holds it tight through his sheer, masterly use of details, and the authoritative, hard-boiled voice he has fashioned for Jack, a "ghostman" [with] an encyclopedic knowledge of criminal tradecraft." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"Hobbs, a first-time novelist who's barely out of college but already writing with the poise of an old pro, has put a great deal of wit and ingenuity into Jack's sophisticated professional skills. . . . But Jack is no common trickster, and his daring criminal exploits are grounded in detailed, well-researched knowledge of all kinds of practical matters, from picking locks to faking the Kazakhstan Crown Diamond. . .Although Hobbs is an assured stylist who favors clean, precise prose, he handles violence with a lyric touch. In a narrative stuffed with gruesome murders, the most graphic death is executed in a gracefully choreographed scene that's remarkably poignant." —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
"A stunningly accomplished debut [with] narrative speed and structure, as well as [an] encyclopedic knowledge of subjects ranging from the Federal Reserve's security measures to gunrunning in Malaysia. . . . Hobbs has the talent to fuel best-sellers and summer blockbusters for years to come." —Doug Childers, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
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"A first novel comes along every few years that clearly separates itself from the field, like Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. This year's Secretariat is going to be Ghostman, a propulsive thriller that combines incredible detail and nonstoppable narrative drive….The suspense builds inexorably, heightened by the supportive detail with which Hobbs undergirds the action…. Comparisons to Lee Child are inevitable here, and surely Hobbs possesses a Child-like ability for first unleashing and then shrewdly directing a tornado of a plot, but he also evokes Elmore Leonard in the subtle interplay of his characters. A triumph on every level." —Bill Ott, Booklist
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Considering Intersectionality to Strengthen the Fight Against Racism
Intersectionality is an idea that recognizes that humans hold myriad identities that have the potential to overlap and inform each other to result in a complex experience. It considers that each complex part of an identity plays a role in the overall combined experience of a single person. It recognizes that people can be privileged in some ways, and certainly not in others. Intersectionality allows us to examine these varying dimensions and degrees of discrimination while raising awareness of the result of multiple systems of oppression at work. Individuals have unique and simultaneous engagements with race, gender, class, ability, sexual orientation and citizenship.
Oppression and domination do not exist with neat boundaries around where one system ends and another begins, there tends to be overlaps that can and inform and even exacerbate the experience of one another. Of course this is not the oppression Olympics of who is the most oppressed, moreover highlighting the importance of approaching systems of oppression in a holistic manner that recognizes and creates space for the complexities of identity. Interlocking oppression is not a new concept, but one that women of color have particularly been talking about in terms of overlapping domination in racism and sexism. You can hardly address racism without addressing sexism, and you can't really fight sexism without an anti-racism agenda. Or considering classism, sexual orientation, trans phobia, ability, and citizenship.
Once you start to consider how linked forms of oppression are with one another, it can seem overwhelming, like you can't take on fighting ALL forms of oppression. However in what some call a specific target to fight oppression, like only taking on racism, or only taking on feminism, such a narrow focus denies individuals from a whole vision of themselves and their experience. In denying someone's whole experience to inform our fights against oppression, I think we become complicit in enforcing other systems of oppression. A specific example is in white power feminism working to challenge sexism, without creating space to talk about feminism in the context of racism. Or Classism. What you end up with is an idea of feminism that becomes complicit in white privilege dominating and enforcing systems of oppression like racism and classism rather than opposing.
Bell Hooks write in her essay The Integrity of Back Womanhood, "Challenging and changing devaluation of black womanhood in this society is central to any effort to end racism."
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From the website Black Girl Dangerous,
Glimpse into the mind of Christal, an 18-year-old Black queerling, who ponders events and ideas pertaining to race, queerness, gender, feminism, awkwardness, etc., while making crafts.
An excerpt from Barbara Amolade – It's a Family Affair – talks specifically how systems of oppression around race, gender, and class intertwine in the US.
"Black women who do need welfare are subjected to a system whose implicit assumption is that it's a crime for men not to support women and children and women not to force men to support them. That system blames black women for 'allowing' men to impregnate them without the benefit of marriage or money. Welfare policies confuse the economic issue of how to support a family with the personal issues of sexuality and procreation, and this confusion shapes the perception of black female headed households as lacking men rather than money."
An in depth view of Black Feminism and Intersectionality can be found here
Author Sharon Smith starts with Black legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw coining the term "Intersectionality" in 1989, and finishes calling for black feminism as a politics of inclusion "that provides a strategy for combating all forms of oppression within a common struggle."
Language Matters
During a recent interview that surfaced this week, President Obama answered a question about whether Americans were overreacting to terrorism. He said: "It is entirely legitimate for the American people to be deeply concerned when you've got a bunch of violent, vicious zealots who behead people or randomly shoot a bunch of folks in a deli in Paris."
Later, at a briefing this week, press secretary John Earnest told reporters: "The adverb that the president chose was used to indicate that the individuals who were killed in that terrible, tragic incident were killed not because of who they were but because of where they randomly happened to be."
Contrast those statements to what Mr. Obama had to say when protests occurred after multiple African Americans were killed by the police over the past year. At that time, Mr. Obama was not afraid to label the underlying issue of racism in the United States, calling it "deeply rooted." When a human life is cut short through violence, it is a heinous crime, a tragedy beyond words. However, when a person is targeted specifically because of their identity, it is our duty not only to mourn, but to speak up against bigotry.
Calling the kosher supermarket attack "random" is akin to saying that the Birmingham church bombing tragically killed a bunch of random churchgoers. Leaving out that the chosen target was a predominantly African American church and a stronghold for the civil rights movement would be racism by omission. As would be the failure to mention the underlying culture of racism that fueled that particular terrorist attack. It was a culture that was, and in many ways still is, pervasive. It is the deep, sick soil on which "violent, vicious zealots" grow.
We have learned from recent events over the past year: pretending that racism does not exist does not make it disappear. Neither will pretending that radical Islamist anti-Semitism does not exist make it go away. The only possibility for ridding our world of these scourges is to see them, to label them, and to eradicate them through the power of education and the pursuit of justice.
Every individual should have the right to express his or her complex identity without fear of being a victim of a hate crime. We cannot pick and choose which groups we defend— hate is hate. And it is only if we actively stamp out this hate, wherever it exists, can we say with certitude that "we shall overcome."
Mr. President, please take responsibility for your remarks. In your Nobel Peace Prize address, you said: "We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it's easy, but when it is hard." As the leader of the free world, your words are powerful and have a profound effect on the world. Clarify your choice of words and speak out against radical Islamist anti-Semitism and the targeted killing of Jews at the Paris Hyper Casher market."
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Was the Irish Famine a Case of Racial Genocide?
In Ireland, the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852. It is sometimes referred to, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine because one-third of the population was then solely reliant on this cheap crop for a number of historical reasons. During the famine approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the island's population to fall by between 20% and 25%. The proximate cause of famine was a potato disease commonly known as potato blight.
Although the potato crop failed, the country was still producing and exporting more than enough grain crops to feed the population. Records show during the period Ireland was exporting approximately thirty to fifty shiploads per day of food produce. As a consequence of these exports and a number of other factors such as land acquisition, absentee landlords and the effect of the 1690 penal laws, the Great Famine today is viewed by a number of historical academics as a form of either direct or indirect genocide.
The famine was a watershed in the history of Ireland. Its effects permanently changed the island's demographic, political and cultural landscape. For both the native Irish and those in the resulting diaspora, the famine entered folk memory and became a rallying point for various Home rule and United Ireland movements, as the whole island was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The massive famine soured the already strained relations between many of the Irish people and the British Crown, heightening Irish republicanism, which eventually led to Irish independence in the next century. Modern historians regard it as a dividing line in the Irish historical narrative, referring to the preceding period of Irish history as "pre-Famine".
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Is America still unrivaled….?
Ten years before the Civil War, the city of Rochester, NY asked Frederick Douglass to speak for its July 4, 1852 celebration. Douglass accepted, but rather than join in the 'celebration,' Douglass took it in an unexpected direction. In this clip, Danny Glover performs part of that speech (hat tip to the Zinn Education Project and MoveOn.org)
Thinking about the future, we should be ever vigilant (esp on 4th of July) about America's history of being slow to accept the rights of all people because of some "difference". Race,Ethnicity,Disability, and Sexual Orientation to name a few. How will people who choose to continue their consciousness with technology be recieved e.g. Transbeman's?
Let's listen carefully to what Fredrick Douglas said in his 4th of July address and see what relevance it has for today.
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Born in Talbott County, Maryland, Frederick Douglass (c. 1818 to 1895) was treated harshly by slave owners, yet managed to learn to read. After repeated attempts to escape to freedom, he successfully ran away in 1838 to become an eloquent platform orator and newspaper editor for abolition. He worked with President Lincoln during the Civil War to raise African American regiments to fight against the slave South. After the War, he became a prominent Republican politician and also served as Consul General to the Republic of Haiti.
From Frederick Douglass, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape From Bondage, and His Complete History (rev ed., New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1892), pp. 50-53, 65-67:
Why am I a slave? Why are some people slaves and others masters? These were perplexing questions and very troublesome to my childhood. I was very early told by some one that "God up in the sky" had made all things, and had made black people to be slaves and white people to be masters. I was told too that God was good, and that He knew what was best for everybody. This was, however, less satisfactory than the first statement. It came point blank against all my notions of goodness. The case of Aunt Esther was in my mind. Besides, I could not tell how anybody could know that God made black people to be slaves. Then I found, too, that there were puzzling exceptions to this theory of slavery, in the fact that all black people were not slaves, and all white people were not masters.
An incident occurred about this time that made a deep impression on my mind. My Aunt Jennie and one of the men slaves of Captain Anthony ran away. A great noise was made about it. Old master was furious. He said he would follow them and catch them and bring them back, but he never did, and somebody told me that Uncle Noah and Aunt Jennie had gone to the free states and were free. Besides this occurrence, which brought much light to my mind on the subject, there were several slaves on Mr. Lloyd's place who remembered being brought from Africa. There were others who told me that their fathers and mothers were stolen from Africa. This to me was important knowledge, but not such as to make me feel very easy in my slave condition. The success of Aunt Jennie and Uncle Noah in getting away from slavery was, I think, the first fact that made me seriously think of escape for myself. I could not have been more than seven or eight years old at the time of this occurrence, but young as I was, I was already, in spirit and purpose, a fugitive from slavery.
Up to the time of the brutal treatment of my Aunt Esther, already narrated, and the shocking plight in which I had seen my cousin from Tuckahoe, my attention had not been especially directed to the grosser and more revolting features of slavery. I had, of course, heard of whippings and savage mutilations of slaves by brutal overseers, but happily for me I had always been out of the way of such occurrences. My play time was spent outside of the corn and tobacco fields, where the overseers and slaves were brought together and in conflict. But after the case of my Aunt Esther I saw others of the same disgusting and shocking nature. The one of these which agitated and distressed me most was the whipping of a woman, not belonging to my old master, but to Col. Lloyd. The charge against her was very common and very indefinite, namely, "impudence." This crime could be committed by a slave in a hundred different ways, and depended much upon the temper and caprice of the overseer as to whether it was committed at all. He could create the offense whenever it pleased him. A look, a word, a gesture, accidental or intentional, never failed to be taken as impudence when he was in the right mood for such an offense. In this case there were all the necessary conditions for the commission of the crime charged. The offender was nearly white, to begin with; she was the wife of a favorite hand on board of Mr. Lloyd's sloop, and was, besides, the mother of five sprightly children. Vigorous and spirited woman that she was, a wife and a mother, with a predominating share of the blood of the master running in her veins, Nellie (for that was her name) had all the qualities essential to impudence to a slave overseer. My attention was called to the scene of the castigation by the loud screams and curses that proceeded from the direction of it. When I came near the parties engaged in the struggle the overseer had hold of Nellie, endeavoring with his whole strength to drag her to a tree against her resistance. Both his and her faces were bleeding, for the woman was doing her best. Three of her children were present, and though quite small, (from seven to ten years old, I should think), they gallantly took the side of their mother against the overseer, and pelted him well with stones and epithets. Amid the screams of the children, "Let my mammy go! Let my mammy go!" the hoarse voice of the maddened overseer was heard in terrible oaths that he would teach her how to give a white man impudence. The blood on his face and on hers attested her skill in the use of her nails, and his dogged determination to conquer. His purpose was to tie her up to a tree and give her, in slaveholding parlance, a "genteel flogging," and he evidently had not expected the stern and protracted resistance he was meeting, or the strength and skill needed to its execution. There were times when she seemed likely to get the better of the brute, but he finally overpowered her and succeeded in getting her arms firmly tied to the tree towards which he had been dragging her. The victim was now at the mercy of his merciless lash. What followed I need not here describe. The cries of the now helpless woman, while undergoing the terrible infliction, were mingled with the hoarse curses of the overseer and the wild cries of her distracted children. When the poor woman was untied her back was covered with blood. She was whipped, terribly whipped, but she was not subdued, and continued to denounce the overseer and to pour upon him every vile epithet of which she could think.
Such floggings are seldom repeated on the same persons by overseers. They prefer to whip those who are the most easily whipped. The doctrine that submission to violence is the best cure for violence did not hold good as between slaves and overseers. He was whipped oftener who was whipped easiest. That slave who had the courage to stand up for himself against the overseer, although he might have many hard stripes at first, became while legally a slave virtually a freeman. "You can shoot me," said a slave to Rigby Hopkins, "but you can't whip me," and the result was he was neither whipped nor shot. I do not know that Mr. Sevier ever attempted to whip Nellie again. He probably never did, for he was taken sick not long after and died. It was commonly said that his deathbed was a wretched one, and that, the ruling passion being strong in death, he died flourishing the slave whip and with horrid oaths upon his lips. This deathbed scene may only be the imagining of the slaves. One thing is certain, that when he was in health his profanity was enough to chill the blood of an ordinary man. Nature, or habit, had given to his face an expression of uncommon savageness. Tobacco and rage had ground his teeth short, and nearly every sentence that he uttered was commenced or completed with an oath. Hated for his cruelty, despised for his cowardice, he went to his grave lamented by nobody on the place outside of his own house, if, indeed, he was even lamented there.
In Mr. James Hopkins, the succeeding overseer, we had a different and a better man, as good perhaps as any man could be in the position of a slave overseer. Though he sometimes wielded the lash, it was evident that he took no pleasure in it and did it with much reluctance. He stayed but a short time here, and his removal from the position was much regretted by the slaves generally. Of the successor of Mr. Hopkins I shall have something to say at another time and in another place. . . .
The comparatively moderate rule of Mr. Hopkins as overseer on Col. Lloyd's plantation was succeeded by that of another, whose name was Austin Gore. I hardly know how to bring this man fitly before the reader, for under him there was more suffering from violence and bloodshed than had, according to the older slaves, ever been experienced before at this place. He was an overseer, and possessed the peculiar characteristics of his class; yet to call him merely an overseer would not give one a fair conception of the man. I speak of overseers as a class, for they were such. They were as distinct from the slaveholding gentry of the South as are the fish-women of Paris and the coal-heavers of London distinct from other grades of society. They constituted, at the South, a separate fraternity. They were arranged and classified by that great law of attraction which determines the sphere and affinities of men and which ordains that men whose malign and brutal propensities preponderate over their moral and intellectual endowments shall naturally fall into the employments which promise the largest gratification to their predominating instincts or propensities. The office of overseer took this raw material of vulgarity and brutality and stamped it as a distinct class in southern life. But in this class, as in all other classes, there were sometimes persons of marked individuality, yet with a general resemblance to the mass. Mr. Gore was one of those to whom a general characterization would do no manner of justice. He was an overseer, but he was something more. With the malign and tyrannical qualities of an overseer he combined something of the lawful master. He had the artfulness and mean ambition of his class, without its disgusting swagger and noisy bravado. There was an easy air of independence about him, a calm self-possession, and at the same time a sternness of glance which well might daunt less timid hearts that those of poor slaves accustomed from childhood to cower before a driver's lash. He was one of those overseers who could torture the slightest word or look into impudence, and he had the nerve not only to resent, but to punish promptly and severely. There could be no answering back. Guilty or not guilty, to be accused was to be sure of a flogging. His very presence was fearful, and I shunned him as I would have shunned a rattlesnake. His piercing black eyes and sharp, shrill voice ever awakened sensations of dread. Other overseers, how brutal soever they might be, would sometimes seek to gain favor with the slaves by indulging in a little pleasantry, but Gore never said a funny thing or perpetrated a joke. He was always cold, distant, and unapproachable–the overseer on Col. Edward Lloyd's plantation-and needed no higher pleasure than the performance of the duties of his office. When he used the lash, it was from a sense of duty, without fear of consequences. There was a stem will, an iron-like reality about him, which would easily have made him chief of a band of pirates, had his environments been favorable to such a sphere.
Among many other deeds of shocking cruelty committed by him was the murder of a young colored man named Bill Denby. He was a powerful fellow, full of animal spirits, and one of the most valuable of Col. Lloyd's slaves. In some way, I know not what, he offended this Mr. Austin Gore, and, in accordance with the usual custom, the latter undertook to flog him. He had given him but a few stripes when Denby broke away from him, plunged into the creek, and, standing there with the water up to his neck, refused to come out; whereupon, for this refusal, Goreshot him dead! It was said that Gore gave Denby three calls to come out, telling him that if he did not obey the last call he should shoot him. When the last call was given Denby still stood his ground, and Gore, without further parley or making any further effort to induce obedience, raised his gun deliberately to his face, took deadly aim at his standing victim, and with one click of the gun the mangled body sank out of sight, and only his warm red blood marked the place where he had stood.
This fiendish murder produced, as it could not help doing, a tremendous sensation. The slaves were panic-stricken, and howled with alarm. The atrocity roused my old master, and he spoke out in reprobation of it. Both he and Col. Lloyd arraigned Gore for his cruelty, but the latter, calm and collected as though nothing unusual had happened, declared that Denby had become unmanageable, that he set a dangerous example to the other slaves, and that unless some such prompt measure was resorted to there would be an end of all rule and order on the plantation. That convenient covert for all manner of villainy and outrage, that cowardly alarm-cry that the slaves would "take the place," was pleaded, just as it had before been in thousands of similar cases. Gore's defense was evidently considered satisfactory, for he was continued in his office without being subjected to a judicial investigation. The murder was committed in the presence of slaves only, and they, being slaves, could neither institute a suit nor testify against the murderer. Mr. Gore lived in St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland, and I have no reason to doubt, from what I know to have been the moral sentiment of the place, that he was as highly esteemed and as much respected as though his guilty soul had not been stained with innocent blood.
I speak advisedly when I say that in Talbot County, Maryland, killing a slave, or any colored person, was not treated as a crime, either by the courts or the community. Mr. Thomas Lanman, ship carpenter of St. Michaels, killed two slaves, one of whom he butchered with a hatchet by knocking out his brains. He used to boast of having committed the awful and bloody deed. I have heard him do so laughingly, declaring himself a benefactor of his country and that "when others would do as much as he had done, they would be rid of the d—-d niggers."


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Amed Activities
Sea views, rice field, sunsets and restauration !
Where to go out in Amed?
Pacha bar
Live music every Tuesdays and Fridays, join the travelers and have a drink. The place is mostly alive during the events.
Warung EnakNice traditional food made by a local chef with care, very good taste and use of the spices. You can try one of their fabulous curry. This restaurant is not far from our dive center.
Sunset drink
Go to the top of Jemeluk Bay to have a dring impressive sea view of the bay and Amed coral reef.
Galanga restaurant
20 minutes from the dive center in the direction of Lipah Bay, this place is owned by a French girl that revisited traditional dish to refine them. The menu is very interesting and it is difficult to pick a dish. You can eat on some nice bamboo gazebo for 4 peoples with confort and privacy. Try one of their pastry to finish your dinner.
Activities around Amed
Fishing village and Selang island
Drive around the coast of amed to the numerous fishing villages for wonderfull sea views. If you have time you can even keep going to Amlapura and back though Tirta ganga for a half day loop.
Visite the rice fields
On the road to Tirta Ganga, at approximately 20 minutes by car from Tulamben, you can drive through some of the most beautiful rice fields of Bali. Ideal for a little outing in the afternoon after diving. On a nice day you will be able to catch a glimse of Lombok Island in the distance.
Tirta Ganga
Fabulous water garden scaterred with Balinese sculptures. The basins are full of giant Koi carpes and shelters a lovely fontaine. There is a temple located in the water gardens and traditionnal cermononies are frequent. You can also grab a drink at the Tirta Ayu restaurant dominating the garden. They make excellent ice creams and desserts. Access is approximately 25 minutes by car, time of visit about an hour.
Pura Lempuyang Temple
4 temples are accessible on this mountain that seperates Amlapura and Amed. The path is a steep staircase type access, but the vegetation and the landscape is magnificent. It is common to have a bit of passing fog, but this give a very mystical atmosphere. Access is approximately 20 minutes by car. Time of visite about 3 hours.


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(I've written before about Medium; you can find the posts here and here.)
But why do I treat it as if it were?
A funny thing happened on the way to my breakup with Facebook. No, I'm not talking about the fact that today, more than two weeks after I told them to delete my account, it's still active.
I'm talking about the ways I've been noticing how Facebook influenced?—?and still does?—?almost every aspect of my life.
Facebook makes it easy to be superficial. Read a friend's post and like it? Just hit the LIKE button and move on. Between Facebook and the nightly "news," my attention span has been drastically reduced.
As has my critical thinking.
How I used to read Medium
It was rather like Facebook: scroll down the latest stories, click on an interesting headline, read the story and give it a few claps. Then move on.
But today I realized that isn't fair to the author?—?or to myself. Reading stories this way is the Facebookization (if I may coin a word) of Medium.
So I'm trying a new way of reading stories in Medium. Oh, I'll still click on headlines that interest me, or stories my authors I follow, but that's where things change: I'll read more slowly, interspersed with sips of tea or hits on my vaper (yes, I finally said "goodbye" to tobacco). And I won't give it any claps, at least not on the first reading. Yes, I'll still highlight passages that caught my attention, or that I think require greater comment.
Instead, I'll add the story to my reading list and reread it later. Maybe that say day, maybe the next, but not until I've had time to think about what I've read.
Authors spend a lot of time and put a lot of thought into their stories; the very least I can do is give them as much time and thought as they did.


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NETTIE MAYERSOHN had served in the State Assembly in Albany for 28 years, and for most of it, she sat in the same chair in the Assembly chambers: in the front, to the right of the speaker, in a cluster of Republicans, as it happened, even though she was a Democrat.
But that seat suddenly went vacant recently when Mrs. Mayersohn, now 86, announced she was retiring, effective April 1, to spend more time with her family. Her term would have lasted through the end of next year.
Mrs. Mayersohn sponsored dozens of bills during her legislative career, but she kept a relatively low profile in representing the 27th Assembly District, a heavily Democratic section of central Queens that runs from Richmond Hill through parts of Flushing, Kew Gardens and Forest Hills and up to College Point.
Staff members said Mrs. Mayersohn was physically healthy but had been less energetic and had grown tired of commuting to Albany in recent months. She was absent for the vote on the state budget March 30 and 31. On Thursday, a staff member said she was unavailable for comment because one of her relatives had died, and she was sitting shiva.
MICHAEL SIMANOWITZ, a longtime aide to Mrs. Mayersohn, wasted no time in publicly saying that he was planning to run for her seat, which would be filled through a special election on a date to be determined by the governor's office.
Mrs. Mayersohn has denied that her retirement was timed to usher Mr. Simanowitz into her seat, and so did Mr. Simanowitz on Thursday, as he sat in a kosher bakery in Kew Gardens Hills.
He and Mrs. Mayersohn were not "pulling a Manton," he said, referring to Thomas J. Manton, the late chairman of the Queens County Democratic Organization, who in 1998 announced his retirement in midterm to help his political protégé, Joseph Crowley, win it. Mr. Crowley is now the Democratic Party leader in Queens.


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As the Breastfeeding Week is going on, well, literally coming to an end, there is something I wanted to talk about. A phenomenon called Flat Nipple. Have you heard about it? Have you struggled with it? I have, and I want to bring it out on the table, and start a discussion around it. When I faced this, I did not even know it has a name. I found this name only recently, when I am no longer a breastfeeding mama since more than three years now. Not being aware about it leads to a stigma which a new mother faces, of not being capable enough to feed her child, to be unable to breastfeed, which is the most natural thing ever!
First up, what is a flat nipple? According to Babycenter.com 'Flat nipples don't stand out much from the surrounding area (called the areola) and don't protrude when stimulated. That sometimes can make it difficult for your baby to latch on and breastfeed.' Then there is an Inverted Nipple too, which pull inward when stimulated.
In such cases, as stated, the baby is unable to latch on. It is a fact, that here in India, social taboos rule even the relationship of doctors and their patients. Even highly qualified doctors fail to inform their patients about such phenomena, which leads to confusion, and half informed decisions later on. I don't think most women are even checked for flat or inverted nipples. This ignorant practice is just a part of many more such practices, like episiotomy i.e. artificially widening the vaginal opening during delivery by incision, or like taking away the child after birth and feeding her formula without trying for breast feed, or even without taking permission from the parent(s). More on that later though.
When my daughter was born at 7:04 in the evening, though born through a vaginal delivery, was taken to the NICU, as she had to be given oxygen. I just caught a small glimpse of her before she was ferried away. I was shifted back to my room, where I had dinner. At around 8:30pm, a little bundle was carried in the room and handed to me. There she was, all swollen, but still the tiniest baby! She was surprisingly squeaky clean! I was fearing a head full of white flakes, but there she was, all prim and propah'! She was not hungry though. She had been fed formula. Without my knowledge, though I was not in a situation to think about it at that moment. I thought it was normal. After some time, maybe an hour, the nurse came in when the little one started crying. She tried to help me let the baby latch on and we tried a lot. In the end, the little one was crying at the top of her voice, and I was getting tired. She could not latch. I saw, that my nipple had no shape of a nipple! So, the nurse squeezed some colostrum in a spoon, and fed the little one. She said, no matter what, this is very important. Then the doctor was informed and she said that my previous gynaecologist, to whom I went to for checkups during my pregnancy, had missed out on informing me about this, and had not told me any exercises to improve the shape of my nipples. She immediately told us to get a nipple shield, but alas, the only ones available nearby were very weird, of the shape of a bottle nipple. I was clueless. I struggled all night, my mother helped me, and by morning I was able to feed her a little, mind you, it was only a little. My experience with that nipple shield was not very good. So, I searched online, and found a better looking nipple shield (click to view). This one, made of good quality silicon proved to be the best aid. It took the shape of the breast, felt natural, was painless, and eventually help rectify the flat nipple. It was only after four months that I was able to feed my child without the help of any aid.
Here is what I learnt:
- Flat Nipple/Inverted Nipple is not uncommon. Many women face one or the other issue in the beginning.
- There is not much discussion around it. Many gynaecologists, despite having decades of experience behind them, do not discuss this possibility with the expecting mothers. They refrain from checking the expecting mothers for this too.
- There are very few good quality breast feeding aids available in the market. Breastfeed aids, for such problems, are either not available, or are very crude or basic, which are not up to the mark.
- Online portals have a decent number of options to chose from. More than the retail stores, it is the online portals which are of help.
- Flat nipple can be due to engorgement of breasts also. It is very much possible the engorgement has led to swelling of the areolar area, and hence the non formation of the nippular shape. This can be easily solved by expressing some milk and lightening up the breast.
Here is what helps:
- Breast Shell: This is made of a harder material, as compared to Nipple Shield. It is supposed to be worn between feeds. It is not supposed to be worn during the feeding. It can be worn under the bra. It basically helps in squeezing out the flat/inverted nipple out, and help create a nipple which the baby can latch on to. Also, it contains a shell which can collect any milk which drips out during the process. But a word of caution here, the milk collected is not supposed to be given to the child as it is not fresh and has full chances of catching mould. A few brands which Breast Shells available here in India are Farlin, Philips Avent, and Medela. You can check these out by clicking.
- Breast Shield: A good Nipple Shield is made of very soft silicone. It feels like a thin membrane, which has a protrusion like a nipple, with pores in it to assist the flow of milk into the baby's mouth, just like a natural nipple. Because it is thin, it takes the natural shape of the area around the breast and the baby experiences more or less a natural nipple while suckling. Also, nipple shields give the chance to the baby to help the mother. When the baby suckles through a nipple shield, the breast tissues slowly form a naturally shaped nipple. It may take some time, but it helps. I fed my daughter using a nipple shield and was successful in naturally feeding her after four months. Just make sure you buy a good quality one from trusted brands like Pigeon, Morisons, Medela, Chicco etc.
- Breast Pump: Breast pumps are of a great help to lactating mothers who are not able to feed their babies due to many reasons. Till the time mother and child duo figure out a way to feed, pumping the breast milk and feeding the baby through a bottle is a better option than giving the baby formula. Also, pumping helps stimulate the nipple and help in the proper shape formation. These are available in plenty, hence I am not giving any suggestions.
- Evaluation by the doctor or lactation consultant: The best opinion, suggestions, and techniques can be told by them. Everything else can help, and work most of the times, but if it doesn't please fight your inhibitions and talk to your doctor/lactation consultant. Breast milk is very important for your child. It is meant to be that way, let us conquer the problems if there are any.
My daughter was fed both Breast Milk, and Formula in the beginning. I had to make her accustomed to top feed, as I had to join work after three months. But, I chose not to give her formula after two months and a half, and replaced the little formula she was having with cow's milk. I can say this that she took it very well, and we faced no problem. Hence, I was able to avoid formula after that at all!
Let us make the world a better place where breast feeding is important and the aids to help in the process are easily available. This is possible only if we share the information and knowledge.
Let's build a strong community!
Much Love!


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A graduate of the Cracow University of Economics; he also studied in Nuremberg and at the Warsaw School of Economics. He has been associated with Nowy Styl Group ever since 2003.
At first, he was involved in building overseas distribution networks in the western countries and exercising the owner supervision over that network. Later he served as the Sales Director and the Member of the Management Board at Baltic Wood SA for one year.
He has been holding his current position since the beginning of 2009. He is responsible for supervising Sales Divisions in Poland and abroad. He is also a board member of the Group's foreign distribution companies.
His special areas of interest include distribution strategy on an international scale and looking for new development concepts for Nowy Styl Group. Roman is fond of macroeconomics; he is a member of the Association of Polish Economists.
Roman enjoys travelling and good cuisine. For many years he has been passionate about long-distance running. He has taken part in many marathons and won numerous prizes.
The role as Vice President of the FEMB will lead to the position as President in 2018.


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With the Superbowl coming up, I wanted to create an easy, keto-friendly dip you can bring to a party without anyone suspecting it's low carb, high fat. This kielbasa dip is wonderful with cucumbers, bell pepper slices and celery but you could also bring crackers or crostini slices for your non-low carb friends and it would be equally delicious. If you are like me and already waiting for next season to start, this dip will bring some comfort and satisfaction to your Superbowl celebration. The best part is that it takes about 5 minutes to put together and has minimal ingredients, making this a touchdown of a recipe.
I gathered my ingredients and pre-heated my oven to 375°F. It is important to purchase fully cooked smoked kielbasa for this recipe. Alternatively, you could use fully cooked Italian sausage links, too, but I prefer the flavor of Polish kielbasa in this recipe.
I started by dicing the kielbasa into bite-sized pieces. Easiest way to do this is to cut a few slices off the link, as shown on the right, stack them on top of each other, cut them in half, turn 90° and then cut them 2-3 more times.
Next I diced the fresh jalapeño. As previously mentioned, I enjoy spicy foods. I cut out the seeds from the first half of the jalapeño but left a few of the seeds when I diced the second half. It's up to you how mild or spicy you want this dish – omit the seeds completely for barely any heat and throw them all in if you're looking for a real zinger.
I also diced the tops of some fresh green onions to add some bite and flavor to the dip.
In a medium mixing bowl I first softened the cream cheese for about 30 seconds in the microwave before adding the kielbasa, jalapeño and green onions. To that I added the cheddar cheese and mayonnaise and mixed until thoroughly combined.
I spread the mixture evenly into this adorable Le Creuset stoneware baking dish and baked it for 20 minutes until lightly golden brown on top. It really could not be easier to prepare and party-goers will wish there was more. Before cooking you could let it sit in the fridge for a few hours to allow the flavors to mix; if it goes into the oven cold, I'd add an extra 5 minutes to your baking time. This is a pretty hearty dip because of the sausage and leftovers even taste great in scrambled eggs. It's so good, in fact, you could honestly eat it straight with a spoon. What will you bring to your Superbowl party? Share with me below in the comments!
- 8oz smoked kielbasa, chopped
- 1 large jalapeño, diced
- 1/3c green onion, diced
- 3/4c shredded cheddar cheese
- 4oz cream cheese, softened
- 1c mayo
- Pre-heat the oven to 375°F.
- Chop the kielbasa into bite-sized pieces.
- Dice the jalapeño and green onions. Add as many or as few seeds as you like to control the heat in the dish.
- Soften the cream cheese in the microwave for 30 seconds.
- Add chopped kielbasa and diced jalapeño and green onions to the cream cheese.
- Add shredded cheddar cheese and mayo; stir until combined.
- Bake for 20 minutes until bubbling slightly at the edges and lightly golden brown on top.
Nutrtional Information
Per serving: 250 calories, 2g total carbs, 2g net carbs, 23g fat, 8g protein (Note: Please remember these numbers are based on the brands I used and may vary slightly with other brands.)


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