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09/03/16 at 18:32:13
Bill E
3X MR340 Veteran
Posts: 249
Well, you folks answered my last question about hydration and I am about to order a camelback flow meter. And I appreciate your help, but now I have another question.
My son and I did the 340 in 2010 in a tandem kayak and finished in 73 hours or thereabouts. We ate often and managed to complete the run but I think we could have been a lot more scientific about it.
I know that an old fat man like myself would need about 550 calories an hour to paddle and not subtract energy from his energy reserves. I also know that if a guy in my condition paddles for ten hours straight without proper nutrition he will consume 5,569 calories and end up as limp as the proverbial 'dish rag'. I know because I have done it (Coopers Landing to Washington in about 9.5 to 10 hours, and didn't have nearly enough groceries along. I know that a Snickers bar contains 273 calories and a Whopper with cheese 790. A big mac is 550 and a coke is 200.
It becomes obvious that if one replaces his consumed calories with traditional junk food the problem will be trying to swallow it all and also finding sanitary facilities every half mile along the river.
So this leads me to my question, what really high energy, compact foods or substances are used, have been discovered, by the rest of you to supply this energy without having to consume fuel like an Abrams Tank?
As always,
I appreciate your response and certainly hope I can help someone by passing it along some day.
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09/03/16 at 21:45:23
6X MR340 Veteran
Branson MO
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You don't need to consume what you expend. Your body has thousands of calories in fat stores that you will use. If you try to match consumption to what you burn you will wind up bloated and sick. I have performed much better since I started consuming less. I typically take in 180-200 calories per hour. I am a 200 lb paddler who paddles hard the whole way. (Last year finish was 42 hours, this year I was on track for s 47 hour finish until a shoulder injury stopped me with 40 miles to go. I am not merely floating along)
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09/04/16 at 10:17:49
4X MR340 Veteran
Columbia, MO
Posts: 170
Bill E, to answer your question, here are some brands of endurance sports food supplements that can help you: Virtargo, Gu energy, Hammer Nutrition, First Endurance, Tail Wind, Scratch Labs and Spiz. Also, some people use Clif Bars, PowerBar, and similar. There are others.
I agree with Brad, do not shoot for replacing the actual calories you are burning, otherwise you will likely make yourself sick, especially when paddling an event as long as the MR340.
Instead, your goal should be to feed your body enough quality food that your body does not go into panic mode and start to steal muscle to produce energy to keep paddling after your glycogen store is burned off during your first couple hours. When your nutrition is managed well, your body will gladly burn fat, not muscle, to keep going when it recognizes a steady intake of quality carbs.
Bare in mind, Brad's optimal calorie consumption of 180-200 per hour is both quite common and also what is right for him. Your optimal calorie consumption may be different, based on your height, weight, age, your fitness level, the weather, and how hard you are paddling. Finding your optimal hourly calorie intake will take some experimentation, but it is highly likely that your number between 150 and 300 calories per hour.
Also note that all calories are not created equally. Consuming white sugar to fuel endurance paddling is like fueling a kerosene lantern with gasoline. All your energy will burn off quickly. Stay away from junk food. Junk food earned its name. When paddling from Cooper's to Washington, you should feel tired, but not "limp like a proverbial dish rag."
Last, finding what works for you is a process. You are already taking the most important step by seeking to optimize nutrition. Improving your nutrition makes endurance paddling more enjoyable. Enjoy your process and happy paddling!
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09/04/16 at 20:36:23
Bill E
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Thanks for the good advice. I will check out these sources you have given me and experiment with them over the winter. I am moving to Charlotte N.C. and expect to be able to paddle most of the winter and build my glycogen processing ability. Thanks again, Bill.
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09/05/16 at 09:44:44
Notorious D.A.D.
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Wichita KS/Scottsdale AZ
Posts: 220
This years 340 was my first and I was self supported, so I didn't know exactly what would be optimal, but Mcdonalds and Pizza hut along the way was't an option.
I bought 2 cheeseburgers and 1 sno-cone along the way, but other than that, I ended up just munching on a steady diet of cliff bars, beef jerky, and some random energy goo. I tried to stuff something in my face every hour or so, but I'm sure that I was averaging no more than 100-200 calories an hour.
Even so, I had way too much food on board and had tons left at the end.
I'm 5'10" 170 lbs and finished in 68 hours.
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09/06/16 at 12:26:09
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As a counter point to all of the responses before me, you are on the right track. You don't have to eat like a professional athlete with perfect calories.
This year, my (mixed tandem) boat took 10th overall in the race. The only healthy food I had in the boat was fruit that my ground crew handed me at 4 of the checkpoints. Other than that, I had snack food all the way down the river. I believe its more important to put any fuel in your tank than no fuel. I had a watch set to beep every hour attached to my PFD. Every time it beeped, I ate whatever food I had available. Some of the foods I had available
Chex Mix mixed with Trail Mix. This was dispensed from a 32 oz Gatorade bottle with a lid.
6 pack of peanut butter snack crackers.
6 pack of mini Donuts (hence the team name "Donut and Maple Syrup")
Granola bar
Payday candy bar (Amazing cause they don't melt from heat)
Beef Jerky
Beef Sticks
Apples/Grapes (from ground crew)
Hamburgers (from ground crew)
Pizza (from ground crew)
And with this mix of food, I had a fantastic finish. So the key is to eat something often in order to keep your body going.
This has taking me from a 88 hour finish my first time to a 49:48 finish my 5th time... I believe I'm getting close to the limits of what I'm able to achieve, so I'll likely experiment with some of the Hammer Nutrition liquid food for the next 340 to see if I can get some additional performance from myself. But my point is that its not nearly as much about what you eat (assuming your body can hold it down), but how often you eat!
Good luck with your training!
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09/06/16 at 21:42:14
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I did not finish quite as well as hogan, but mirror his sentiments. You must take in a bit of fuel, often, but NEVER TOO MUCH. For me that meant Cheetos(my guilty pleasure)in an empty Gatorade bottle (credit to whoever first posted that container tip) pretzel sticks and granola (separate Gatorade bottles) hammer gels in assorted favors, so you don't hurl from boredom, jerky, apple sauce in the squeeze pouch, single serving olives, plum organic mighty-four baby food (in the squeeze pouch) and gogurt (frozen, so when it thawed it was perfectly cool).
For me, the race was not about fine-tuning my nutrition...too late for that!! but having food I enjoy in accessible portions of about 100 cal/each. I supplemented this with PBJ on homemade toasted bread (what can I say, best ground crew EVER!) and sinful choices I'd rather not share, (chef boyardee)once I was ready to take a rest on land.
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09/06/16 at 22:20:01
Bill E
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I don't plan to get back into the race till 2018. Next year I will run support for my daughter. That gives me almost two years to get my nutrition settled. I just don't like to wait till the last minute. And I too will steal the idea of gator aid bottles. Thanks guys.
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09/12/16 at 21:48:16
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Hi Bill, ...have been riding bike during the past summer months in an effort to get back on the water ...rides have been long enough that hydration and nutrition attention is necessary ...some of my favourite things (sounds like a song!) are pancakes ...made big/small enough to fit a 'small stack" into a sandwich zip lock bag and cut into quarters ...fits into a cycling jersey pocket and easy to handle while riding ...can make several flavours to your taste ...my fav is banana oat with almond milk ...probably 300 - 325 calories each with some carbs, fat, fibre and protien ...can be kept in the fridge for a day or two before using
...I figure that should one be silly enough to spill a bit of Guinness (sinful !
) , a pancake can be used to mop up the spill like a sponge ...in a boat everything must have multiple use
Bill / Waimanu
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09/16/16 at 13:06:46
Bill E
3X MR340 Veteran
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I can relate to your comment about multiple use. I am presently packing for the move from Kirksville, Mo. to Charlotte N.C. and I found that the mega rolls of Charmin Tissue makes great packing and shock absorbers with an added use down the trail
. I have been to Walmart twice to get more. I probably have a years supply built up now but I know my pickling crock and a few other tender items are well protected. Thought you might find that amusing.
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09/18/16 at 17:55:00
Donna Miles
6X MR340 Veteran
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I just solo finished this past race. I am an avid coffee drinker and can promise you I know when its time for a black cup by my headaches..This year I used carrots for alertness and it was amazing. My headaches were controlled with Excedrin at times cause its got caffeine. I also had pineapple cups constantly which gave me my sugars..I found healthy beef jerky and cut up into bite size for popping in mouth and dont forget toothpicks. I used SmartWater constantly for electrolytes. Best experience I have ever had...
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09/20/16 at 11:22:13
Kirk Freels
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Carrots might improve your vision but whiskey will double it.
You've got what it takes, but it will take everything you got
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09/29/16 at 07:34:59
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Donna Miles wrote
on 09/18/16 at 17:55:00:
I just solo finished this past race. I am an avid coffee drinker and can promise you I know when its time for a black cup by my headaches..
I don't bother with making coffee on ultra and multi-day endurance races -- takes too much time, but I do take along some caffeine gum that works for me. I use the "Jolt" brand. The only caveat is that if I plan to sleep that I need to avoid the gum or any "5 hour energy" for at least 7 hours or so, prior. I've spent more than one night trying to sleep and dead-tired yet too wired to drift off from taking caffeine too recently.
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A common reply to this question is: Tsy misy (tsee mees), which means: no news. But often there is news of course. How do the good people in Antananarivo get their news? Mostly through the news papers. A dozen of them are produced regularly, though they are not all following a quality and objective journalism, if you see what I mean.
On many street corners Malagasy newspapers are exposed like clothes on a washing line. People stop by to read the headlines, and pass it on to others. I like way of hanging newspapers like t-shirts on a line, but I've always wondered: why don't people do the same with their laundry???
|Newspapers are hung like t-shirt on a clothes line
|But clothes are dried on rocks, streets, grass, river banks or fences


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I love insomnia.
Especially stress induced insomnia. It's awesome. I feel so well rested and able to face any challenges that life throws at me....
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are now a one income family.
My income.
I only work 24 hours a week so there is not much income INCOMING... see what I did there?
In fact our bills exceed my income so we are officially up shits creek.
I have cried so many tears in the last three weeks that I've had to increase my water consumption so I don't get dehydrated.
I fake smile so much that I can't remember how to smile properly and my face hurts.
When people ask me how I am, I brightly say 'great' through gritted teeth and move on, because they don't really care anyway.
It's getting really hard to 'be positive' and 'look on the brightside' when bananas are almost $4 a kg and my kids eat 4 kg a week and people complain to me about how expensive the cost of living is these days as they're sipping their $5.50 takeaway latte and I'm nodding along thinking how the fuck am I going to afford to buy food next week? That latte they're drinking is 1.25kg of bananas!
To make matters worse, or better, I finally have a date for my surgery. It's the week after next. Hooray you say, and hooray I say but fuck! Could the timing be any bloody worse?!
On one hand, I really need Juffin to be home to look after me so him not working at the moment is a bit great, but on the other, I really need him to find work so we're not destitute and starving! Can you say catch 22? Truth be told, in my current state, I could serve to starve for a few days, but my kids, my kids don't need to starve at all. They need their bananas. For the love of bananas!
Surgery also requires recovery time. I really need to take the time and heal properly after this surgery. Which means no kid wrangling, washing, driving etc... I literally just have to lay around which is fine for a day or two but when you have small children, supremely difficult but I have never had proper recovery time after any of my multiple operations and I don't want to have a repeat of this shithouse experience.
On top of all this drama we've been battling snot monster Molly who has started throwing tantrums already and koalas Juffin 24/7 and a defiant, ignorant Mushroom who won't do as he's told or listen to a damn word either of us say. To counteract said ignorance, I yell, A lot and it seems to fall on even deafer ears and then I get super mad and my head almost explodes. I must sound like a total psychopath to my neighbours. Especially when I'm shouting, "get your fingers out of your bum it's not for playing!" at the top of my lungs. Really feeling like a stellar parent when that needs to be said more than one f-ing time.
This week I've been plagued with the beginnings of a bad cold and I'm thoroughly sick to death of the shitshow that is my life. My patience has worn so thin that you can actually see through it. It's almost non-existent. I will snap at the tiniest thing.
So please universe. I would actually just really appreciate it if we could just get a break from the bad juju for a little while... say 45 years? That would be fantastic.
|We still have coffee, and that mountain of washing has been folded and put away. So there.


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A Word of Advice to the Cuccinelli Campaign Workers
Now go back and remove that Cuccinelli sign from the median strip on 295 at the Mechanicsville exit. Be careful.
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Labels: Constitution, dishonored pols, ObamaCare, We Surround Them
Labels: 1984, Aldous Huxley, Animal Farm, Brave New World, George Orwell, government healthcare, marxist engineering, marxist tactics, socialist agenda
That's why they want Docs to be government employees instead of your privately-hired professional.Savings, he writes, will require changing how doctors think about their patients: Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously, "as an imperative to do everything for the patient regardless of the cost or effects on others" (Journal of the American Medical Association, June 18, 2008).
Yes, that's what patients want their doctors to do. But Emanuel wants doctors to look beyond the needs of their patients and consider social justice, such as whether the money could be better spent on somebody else.
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Call to Arms, Virginians!
Congress has passed Cap and Trade and it is now in the Senate.
This week Congress is introducing Nationalized Health Care.
Here Is What YOU Can Do:
Join "We Surround Them - Richmond," the "Richmond Tea Party" and the nationwide resistance on July 17th to the Socialists' one-two punch to America's economic survival.
SEN. JIM WEBB2- Telephone ALL of our Senator's offices:
3- Email our Senators:
For more information, please visit www.wst-richmond.com
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Sarah Palin is a sinner. She has violated several commandments and thoroughly deserves the savage beating that she is now getting from political mandarins and media elites.
If it were not for one simple fact, I would say she was through in politics.
And that fact is that if the Republicans were picking a nominee today, they would pick Sarah Palin. No? Don't believe me? Who would beat her?
Tim Pawlenty? Bobby Jindal? Haley Barbour? Mike Huckabee? Mitt Romney?
All of these men might build credible, attractive, even powerful political operations by 2012. But right now? Today?
Today, Sarah Palin would be the winner, because more than anyone else, she has won over the hearts and minds of the Republican rank and file. (And tell me that a Sarah Palin-Newt Gingrich ticket would not set conservative hearts aflutter.)
She has done this by sinning, however.
Let us list just some of the political commandments she has recently violated:
Thou shalt not surprise the media. Palin announces she is quitting her job as governor of Alaska, and she catches everybody by surprise. What is up with that? Where were the leaks and the trial balloons? Why weren't the media alerted so they could have predicted it? When you do what the media have predicted, you are "savvy." You are a "skilled" and "adept" politician. If you surprise the media, however, you are "out of control" and "bizarre" and even "egotistical." (Though I have always believed that accusing politicians of being egotistical is like accusing ballerinas of dancing on their toes.)
How badly do some in the media take to surprise? Here is CNN's Rick Sanchez on Palin's announcement that she was leaving office prematurely:
"Is there anything going on with her that perhaps may lead her to want to make this decision, and the one thing that's still left out there is, hey, could she be pregnant again?" Sanchez asked.
Could be, Rick. Or maybe it was just her time of month, because, hey, that's why woman politicians make the decisions they do, right? But you can see why some in the media were shocked and dismayed. Imagine abandoning your office!
Imagine quitting and deserting the voters who elected you! Though this is what Bob Dole did in 1996, didn't he? Dole resigned his Senate seat to run for president. I remember it. I was standing right there when he did it. And I don't recall anybody accusing him of being a quitter. Or of being pregnant.
Thou shalt not upset the pooh-bahs. The Republican Party likes to nominate the next guy in line. John McCain in 2008, George W. Bush in 2000 and Bob Dole in 1996 were all the next guys in line. They had "earned" their place in the party hierarchy. (Or, in the case of George W. Bush, his father had earned it for him.)
Today, it is hard to see who the next guy in line is, but the party mandarins, the pooh-bahs, are agreed on one thing: Sarah Palin ain't it. She is a dumb hick, a nobody from nowhere. She hunts moose with a chainsaw from the back of a snowmobile or something. Just listen to her resignation speech. It was not slick or polished or written by somebody else. She appeared to deliver it off the top of her head as if she were a real person. What a doofus!
Doesn't she know that the highest form of political communication today is to exactly regurgitate a speech written for you by a speechwriter who has crafted, vetted and polled every phrase, line and word?
But listen to Palin. Listen to how "rambling" and "disjointed" she is. Once upon a time in American politics, this was known as being "plain-spoken," but that time has gone. An entire industry of political consultants has grown up to make sure politicians are never plain-spoken.
Sarah Palin does not get this. Which is to say she is not very bright. (Or else she is pregnant, in which case, I apologize.)
Thou shalt pander to the few, not speak to the many. John Weaver, a former McCain aide, told Adam Nagourney of The New York Times that Sarah Palin now has little chance of ever becoming the party's presidential nominee. "Somebody has to explain to Republicans how this woman is going to expand her support base," Weaver said. "Yes, she is the darling of a certain element of our party. But it remains to be seen - in fact, it remains rather doubtful she can grow beyond that."
She is the "darling of a certain element" of Republicans? It seems to me that with the party collapsing to its most conservative core, that "certain element" could also be called the majority of the Republican Party. But maybe that is not enough. It is only a "certain element" of the party that finds her energizing, fresh, tough and willing to stand up to the mandarins and the media.
Clearly, Palin must "grow" beyond that base to win over ... whom? The McCain wing of the Republican Party? Find it, and maybe she can win it over. Having said all this, I do not think Palin is being crazy like a fox. I don't think she has planned out what she will do in 2012.
I think she has quit her job, is doing what she wants to do and is reserving judgment about her future. In doing so, she has made herself an outcast to the mandarins, the pooh-bahs and the elites.
So how can she go wrong?
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Let this July 4th be the time to tune out on the broken record of Obama.
Replace all the talk of Obama with the resolve to bring America back from the brink, a time to replace talk with action.
Unless Obama brings to a halt his rampage over America, it is time for Americans to find the way out of the dark; time to take their country back, and time to stop being the tax base of Congress megalomaniacs.
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hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry
Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
New York:
William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
New Jersey:
Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark
Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross
Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean
Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton
North Carolina:
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn
South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
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END22.com was founded by a group of ordinary Americans: Democrats, Republicans and Independents, who found common ground in their belief that the Twenty-Second Amendment must be repealed.Sounds like a nice independent group. Its not. In fact, at one time I felt this way. The 22nd Amendment was a power grab by Congress. FDR scared the crap out of them, to put it bluntly. Now, to equal the playing field, we need term limits. Limit everyone to the same number of terms as the President.
If we pause, if we take time to reflect, if we wait to see how well our President does, we will, in all likelihood, lose the option of electing him in 2016. The END22.com movement is not about making sure President Obama is re-elected in 2016 - it is about making sure the people have the right to make the best choice in 2016.Now why don't I believe that last line.......perhaps its this picture:
During the last Great Crisis Franklin Delano Roosevelt led America out of the Great Depression and through World War II. Today, Barack Obama leads us through the worst Economic Crisis since the Great Depression and leads the War on Terror.No mention that he was opposed to the War on Terror and its policies. No mention that his policies are bankrupting the country. At least they have one thing right. Obama is similar to FDR since both had polices that worsened their respective recessions.
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India said it will reject any new treaty to limit global warming that makes the country reduce greenhouse-gas emissions because that will undermine its energy consumption, transportation and food security.At the Bonn Talks:
Yvo de Boer, the UN climate change chief, said that a worldwide pact to prevent global warming was "physically impossible".China and Japan won't play along
At Pelosi's meeting in China - Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI):(emphasis mine)
China will not make a binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions, putting in jeopardy the prospects for a global pact on climate change.
Officials from Beijing told a UN conference in Bonn yesterday that China would increase its emissions to develop its economy rather than sign up to mandatory cuts …Hopes that Copenhagen might deliver tougher carbon reduction targets were dashed further when Japan failed to make a significant commitment to reduce emissions.
He point-blank asked the Premier and other high officials if they were going to participate in whatever "process" comes out of the big Copenhagen meeting (the successor to Kyoto) in December; he was told by everyone of whom he asked that question that: No, China would not be signing on to any agreements in Copenhagen - they instead plan to set up their own standards and do things their own way. Whatever "mechanisms" come out of Copenhagen, it is clear that China, India, and many other countries simply will be opting not to participate.
Rep. Sensenbrenner's main fear vis-a-vis the official United States participation in the Copenhagen discussions is that we will sign agreements merely for the sake of signing. (Gotta do SOMETHING! YOU CAN'T WASTE A CRISIS!)
This bill is an economic unilateral disarmament treaty. Not only is it going to destroy the coal industry, raise energy prices, force industry transfer off-shore, but, its going to let the Chinese build yet more things that we use. Our dollar is going to tank even farther.Its going to be so bad that, even though we'll have massive amounts of cheap labor available, no one will be able to use that labor to build stuff in THIS country.
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Climatologist slams warming myths.
Let's break down the case for human-caused global warming logically:
1) There is plenty of evidence that global warming has been occurring recently.The alarmists focus you entirely on the first two points, to distract you from the third.
2) There is ample evidence that carbon emissions causes warming and that the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide is increasing.
3) But there is no evidence that carbon dioxide emissions are the main cause of the recent global warming.
Climatologist Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. publicly rebuked the website in a June 30, 2009 article for "erroneously communicating the reality of the how the climate system is actually behaving."
In his article titled "Real Climate's Misinformation", Pielke also chastised readers of Real Climate for blindly accepting the incorrect climate claims promoted on the site. "Media and policymakers who blindly accept these claims are either naive or are deliberately slanting the science to promote their particular advocacy position,..."
The supporters have uniformly been delusional imbeciles, talking about a shiny future, added jobs, reduced deficits, and saving the world. They have clearly no idea what's written in the bill and even if you told them, they wouldn't understand what it would mean. They're not capable of an elementary mental activity.There's more. Go read. Its outstanding.
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For a comparison, a pretty good bill called the U.S. Constitution originally had four pages and it allowed a great country to work well for 230+ years. Those four pages are somewhat less than 1500+ pages whose only purpose is to allow one particular green tumor to thrive for a few years, before it dies of hunger.
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Last week we had an unbelievably tight, down-to-the-wire fight in the U.S. House of Representatives over the massive Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy tax bill, the largest tax hike in American history and an unprecedented intrusion of the federal government into our economy and our lives.
Thank you so much for everything you did to give the side of economic sanity a fighting chance. Your calls and emails made a huge difference, and AFP members like you were clearly one of the driving forces last week.
We weren't quiet able to win in the House (see how they voted here), but we're confident that if we can keep educating and mobilizing regular common-sense Americans, we can beat this disastrous bill in the Senate.
Here are few reasons to be hopeful:
* Just two states, California (32) and New York (25) provided more than a quarter of the 219 total yes votes
* Democrats in several key targeted Senate states voted majority no, including Indiana (3 of 5), Arkansas (2 of 3), and West Virginia (2 of 2)
* Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of South Dakota, both statewide elected Democrats, vote no
Unfortunately, we also learned that the White House is willing to do anything to get this bill passed, including misleading and intimidating members. That means the Senate fight will be right down to the wire, and pressure from back home will be the only way to stop this from passing.
We also know the stakes, in the President's own words:"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."There is no time to waste, so I'm asking you to please click here to send a strong message to your Senators to oppose this outrageous cap-and-trade bill.
Thanks for everything you do to make AFP great.
Phil Kerpen
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"...the bill stipulates that state codes match the national codes, or the said state codes will be nullified, and states will lose federal funding and carbon allowances. Remember, in this new world of cap and trade, the federal government has the authority to "allow" businesses within a state or community to conduct operations and emit carbon. Thus, millions of private sector jobs would be politicized under cap and trade. This type of politicization can only be found throughout history in societies governed by tyrants."Real Estate Blog:
"The bill forces sellers to have an energy inspection prior to being able to sell their home. Windows, appliances and insulation will have to be inspected and approved by a government inspector and modifications would have to be made for compliance before you can close the sale."A good summary of some provisions at CNSNews:
"The purpose of such a strategy – known as the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) – would be to "facilitate" the retrofitting of existing buildings nationwide."John Boehner gives us his take on this "pile of shit."
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Sword Girls is the ultimate online anime card game, and in this preview, we'll give you a taste of the new cards waiting for you in the upcoming open beta test. These cards are part of Sword Girls EX1.
Uniform Tweak (Vita Public School)
Uniforms don't have to be uniform, and Uniform Tweak helps to make some of your Followers really stand out. Two random allied Vita Followers have their Attack increased by two times their Defense, while having their Stamina reduced by half of their Defense, rounding down. On most Followers, this may result in moderate stat boosts, but this card especially shines when used on defensive juggernauts like Cook Club Katie. Make sure to use it when the Stamina loss won't cause you to outright lose that Follower, and have a plan in place to raise that Follower's Stamina just in case; while Defense may protect them from a Follower's attacks, Spells and Character skills that hit Followers directly, bypassing Stamina, are common. Regardless, Uniform Tweak provides a powerful offensive bonus to already-untouchable Followers.
Paradise Hunter Asmis (Vita Public School)
Asmis, a student at Vita Public School and a member of the Secret Service Detective Agency, is solving what might be her greatest mystery yet. Paradise Hunter Asmis is only a SIZE 2 Follower, but she has 5 Attack, 2 Defense, and 8 Stamina, better than average stats for that SIZE. However, her true value comes from her skill. If you have a Vita Character, then the first time Asmis is attacked, your Character will gain 8 Life, granting you an incredible edge in battle.
2S Agent Fourteen (Academy)
Asmis may be star member of the Secret Service Detective Agency, but she's not the only one. Agent Fourteen is a useful Follower if you want to exhaust your opponent's options. As long as Agent Fourteen is in play, cards in the enemy Deck are sent to the enemy Hand until full at the start of every turn. This may not sound immediately useful, but this happens before players draw cards, so the opponent is forced to discard a card every turn! The leftmost card in the enemy Hand is always going to be dumped into the Grave and can't be saved for future turns. If you build a Deck around forcing your opponent to run out of cards, Agent Fourteen is a must-have.
Unionize (Academy)
The maids have had enough, and they aren't going to take it anymore! When Unionize kicks in, the first card in the enemy Field with a SIZE equal to the number of empty Slots in your Hand plus the SIZE of Unionize (which happens to be 2) is sent to the bottom of the enemy Deck. The ability to outright remove an enemy Follower is always powerful and can often decide a game's outcome. While this card may initially seem a bit complex and overly-specific, what it does is allows you precise control over exactly which enemy Follower it takes out. It has a low SIZE, so you have a great deal of control over what it takes out. On top of that, this card has three other major factors going for it. It's a Common card, so anyone can craft it easily. It also has a Limit of 3, so you can have multiple copies in your Deck to deal with emergency cases. Finally, unlike some of the other removal cards, Unionize doesn't take faction into account at all, so no one is safe, and you can use it no matter which faction your Character belongs to.
Education Results (Crux)
Education Results is a powerful Spell useful in just about every situation. When you use it, the first Crux card in your Hand is sent to the Grave, but a random allied Crux Follower gets its Attack and Stamina increased by 4 each, an incredible buff for a negligible cost. Many cards rely on gradually building up their strength, and many are destroyed before they can realize their full potential. Education Results helps them fulfill that potential. The Stamina boost helps them survive hits that would knock them out, but the Attack boost is the real prize. Used wisely, Education Results can help your Followers destroy just about anything that would threaten them.
Vivid World of Kana (Crux)
The Vivid World of Kana is an extremely effective card that just about anyone would love in their Deck. When this Spell goes off, the first two cards in your Deck are played to the first empty Slots in your Field as long as they belong to your Character's faction. However, if they are not part of the same faction, they're sent to the Grave instead. The ability to place cards directly into the Field, getting around the usual SIZE restrictions is fantastic, but as if that weren't enough, the moved cards have their SIZES changed to Vivid World of Kana's SIZE of 2. Kana makes it possible to play powerful cards without sacrificing your ability to adapt!
Elder Scardel Barbera (Darklore)
Elder Scardel Barbera is a welcome card for any Darklore player that relies on powerful Followers (which is nearly all of them!) If you have a Darklore Character, then the first time she is attacked, the Follower in your Grave with the highest SIZE is removed from the game and a new copy of that Follower is created in the first empty Slot in your Field, back and better than ever; it gets Attack and Stamina equal to Barbera's Defense, which is 3 by default. If you ever lose a Follower central to your Deck, Barbera can give you a second chance.
Crescent Enigmas (Darklore)
No one knows what is happening in this picture, but The Crescent Enigmas is a Spell that provides a powerful Attack boost to a random allied Follower. When this Spell takes effect, two random Darklore Followers in your Hand are sent to your Grave, and then a random allied Follower has its Attack increased by the difference between its Attack and Stamina. If you have any Followers with a high Stamina and low Attack, or Followers with a high Attack but low Stamina, this Spell is your answer.
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New Year Resolutions?
I am not going to state that 2016 was a bad year for me. I am thankful to have my health, a roof over my head, precious family and friends that love and support me, as well as the amazing chance to be working on several professional endeavours. On an emotional level, it wasn't my best...Read More


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Due to their high efficiency and variable spectral resolution, single pixel FTS have established themselves as the choice technology for precision spectroscopic applications.
The recent advances in detector array technology led to the emergence of imaging FTS as a leading contender in the field of hyperspectral imaging. Blue Sky Spectroscopy has built spectroscopic systems from visible to submillimetre wavelengths. See the page on Products and Services – FTS for more details on our FTS systems. Blue Sky Spectroscopy has extensive experience with mechanical, optical and electronic CAD software, as well as scientific data analysis and mathematical software required for designing, operating, and reducing data from custom FTS instruments.


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Amsterdam L'auberge du Flying Pig
This Flying Pig Amsterdam hostel is located in the centre of Amsterdam in the midst of the city's crazy and rather funky nightlife.
Athènes L'auberge AthenStyle
AthenStyles is located in one of the liveliest parts of town. With its own rooftop bar and restaurant, AthenStyle is by far the best choice in Athens!
Barcelone Auberge Kabul
Kabul Hostel has an unbeatable location just off La Rambla! Staff have all the local hints and tips to help you enjoy your time in Barcelona.
Bruges L'auberge Bauhaus
Bauhaus Hostel Bruges has everything you need to enjoy Bruges. Bicycle hire, an in-house bar and a massive selection of Belgian Beers!
Dublin Auberge Avalon House
Avalon House Hostel Dublin has a perfect location in the centre of Dublin. Add this to a dedicated team of staff and regular live music events!
Édimbourg St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh
St Christopher's Inn is in the heart of Edinburgh, just a few steps from Prince's Street. There's also a Belushi's Bar onsite!
Interlaken Auberge Balmer's Herberge
Balmer's combines hotel luxury with hostel atmosphere to create backpacker heaven in one of the best outdoor sports areas in Europe!
Lisbone Oasis Backpackers Hostels
Oasis Hostel Lisbon is located in one of the coolest areas of the city. Hang out in their patio garden and get to know the real flavour of Portugal's capital city.
Londres L'auberge de Londres
With an unbeatable location just next to the River Thames and an in-house Belushi's Bar, it's easy to see why The Village is London's Famous hostel!
Munich Euro Youth Hostel
Euro Youth Hostel has a great location in Munich-close to the station and a short walk to many of Munich's main sights
Nice Saint Exupéry Nice
Villa Saint Exupery Hostel is set in beautiful gardens in an old convent building. The perfect hostel for those who want to relax and take in France's gorgeous coastline.
Paris St Christopher's Canal
St Christopher's Inn Hostel is in the coolest district in Paris. The building has been designed for you, with the traveler in mind.
Prague Czech Inn
Czech Inn Hostel, Prague has a chic and minimalistic style. They have an unbeatable location and popular hostel bar serving the best Czech Beers.
Rhodes STAY Hostel
Located in the heart of Rhodes new town in a quit side street you have all attractions of Rhodes nearby. You can walk to serveral beaches in 5-10 minutes and the famous old town is also 10 minutes walking away. You find a wide selcetion of bars, restaurants and shops just around the corner. Enjoy a drink at STAY Lounge and meet up with travellers from all around the world in a cosy and funky atmosphere. Various accommodation types ensure you will find just what you are looking for. Enjoy STAY Hostels' design and atmosphere with all facilities needed to make you feel just like home.
Rome Alessandro Palace Rome
Alessandro Palace is in a strategic location in the heart of Rome. They also have great tips on how to visit the Eternal City and a busy hostel bar!
Rotterdam Hostel ROOM
Num monumental edifício Art Deco mesmo no centro de Roterdão, irás encontrar a pousada ROOM. A única pousada independente de Roterdão, propriedade e gerida por viajantes
Salzbourg Auberge Yoho
Yoho Salzburg has an unbeatable location and busy hostel bar. It's easy to see why Yoho Salzburg is the Best hostel in town!
Valence Home Youth Hostel
Home Youth Hostel Valencia has a true home from home atmosphere. They also have an unbeatable location right in the centre of the old town


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Hopefully I don't stick my foot in it, but I have seen enough asininity on the net to choke a horse. I also don't believe it is the PoC's (Person of Color's) responsibility to teach white folks how not to be bigoted assholes. This is my attempt to teach politeness to the rude.
So here goes...
- Do not quote your "black/hispanic/asian friend" as the source of all truth about that group, especially to that group. Not all PoC are alike, really. Individuality is the rule, not the exception. Stereotypes are mental straightjackets.
- Don't expect your PoC friend/acquaintance/net.person to be the spokesperson for all PoC. Just like you don't speak for all whites, they don't speak for all PoC. They'll usually tell you how common an experience is among their friends and family, if you ask politely.
- Do not expect to be praised for talking to a PoC. Really. You don't get brownie points for having "a black/hispanic/asian friend". You don't get brownie points for simply being a considerate, polite human being. You might, however, get the benefit of having a broader outlook.
- If a PoC, live or on the net, says something about what they've experienced being a PoC in this society, listen. Don't contradict them, don't minimize it, don't negate it. It's not your place to tell them where they've been or what has happened to them. Repeat it, retweet it, try to understand how they feel about it, but don't even imply that it is somehow insignificant or didn't happen. Institutionalized racism is real, and even if you don't notice it, it still bites PoC.
- If you inadvertently stick your foot in your mouth, either just the toes or up to the hip, apologize, without "but", without victim blaming, and keep a lid on your privilege next time. Don't expect them to educate you on why you were wrong, offensive or just insensitive - it's not their job to make you not be a bigot. Don't expect them to forgive you, either. They aren't obligated to soothe your guilt.
- PoC have standards about who they will accept as friends too. You may not measure up. Deal with it. They may not feel a need to have a token white friend who can regale them with a high level of cluelessness.
- Don't make comments about their appearance that touch on stereotypes. "You look great today" is fine, "Your hair is really pretty, can I touch it?" is most decidedly not. Would you like it if someone commented that "Hey, your neck is less red today!"
- Realize that PoC may not have had the same opportunities as you did. Realize that predominantly minority schools are often underfunded. Realize that a PoC has to deal with shit every day that you can't even imagine having to put up with. Realize that even if you have been poor, you haven't been poor and a PoC.
- PoC often come from a different subculture. Expecting them to relate to white, suburban, middle class jokes when they are black, urban, and working class will probably be a big flop - just like you don't get all the jokes from your white, rural, farming country relatives.
- Claims of "it's a free country" and such ring pretty hollow to PoC - the police usually treat them like outsiders, criminals who just haven't been caught yet. Support them when they say there are problems between the authorities and their communities.
- Yes, it's true, a black person can use the "N" word, and you can't. Deal with it. If you'd had "Cracker" thrown at you in the way they have had the "N" word used, you'd want to find a way to lessen the sting too. That goes for other slurs too.
- If a PoC indicates that you have been an ass, don't justify, or demand that they explain how and why. Be glad they even told you, and didn't just cut you off like you didn't exist. Just apologize. Think about the incident, what you said, and how it might have sounded to them. Nine times out of ten, with a little bit of thought and empathy you will get it. Ask a friend if you still can't figure it out.
- There are areas of intersection of minority status and bigotry. Don't take them for granted. Build on common ground, but respect differences and different impacts. Shit you take for granted often is hard won by PoC.
- The hardest part: If you don't have something really constructive or helpful to say when someone has a problem due to being a PoC in the US, keep your yap shut. Make sure that other people know that they've been wronged, if it's a public discussion, but don't throw your two cents in. It isn't helpful.
- Don't do the "Yes, but" thing when a PoC tells you about an incident or entrenched bigotry. It doesn't help, and will likely get you mocked, chewed out, or given the cold shoulder. When in doubt, keep your mouth shut. It's harder to stick your foot in that way.
- Don't use the "tone" argument, don't derail, don't dismiss, minimize, or otherwise negate a PoC's experiences. Would you want to be erased, treated like nothing you experienced was true, or even real, and that how you felt was inconsequential or invalid? So don't do it to someone else. Remember, when in doubt, shut up.
- If a white friend of yours is being racist, call them on it. Don't expect that they will listen well, but they might be more inclined to hear it from you than a stranger. If they don't stop that kind of crap, rethink if you really want to associate with that type of jerk. There is a thing such as guilt by association. Yes, it's harder with family.
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Derailing For Dummies - yes, this is sarcasm
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Marty Hurley of Algiers, Brother Martin High School's band director, recently suffered a stroke. For days he was unconscious, on a ventilator, and was able to move only his left hand. Support has been pouring in for the renowned drummer and beloved educator.
"He's an icon in the drum corps world," said Hurley's longtime friend and collaborator, John Wooton, director of percussion studies at the University of Southern Mississippi. "He's well-respected, and people all over the world know who he is. I've gotten phone calls from all over the globe. There are prayer groups in Argentina, Hong Kong … There are these drum groups; they don't know him but they know who he is. They've all sent notes."
Since Hurley's stroke, Wooton has received hundreds of phone calls and text messages from concerned students, former students, colleagues and friends. Overwhelmed, he has had to rely on a Marty Hurley Facebook page to share information more efficiently.
"As soon as I put something on Facebook, within 30 minutes, there's a hundred likes or comments or messages," Wooton said. "I'm trying to save all this stuff so Marty can read it later."
Those who have expressed concern, and those who have visited Hurley, represent the many groups of people he has touched over the years. At the hospital, Wooton has met many of Hurley's Brother Martin students.
"There were students there from the Stardusters and the Bleu Raiders that he taught in the '70s," Wooton said. "People I've heard of but never met. And people from when he was at Keesler Air Force base, in the early '70s. Then, of course he's been at Brother Martin forever, and so there's a lot of alumni there, and also at the Phantom Regiment."
The Phantom Regiment is, Wooton said, "one of the finest drum corps in the world." Hurley served as its percussion instructor and arranger for many years.
His day job for the past 37 years, however, has been at Brother Martin.
"He came to us in 1974, and has been a wonderful and much-beloved faculty member since then," said John Devlin, Brother Martin president. "He is chairman of our fine arts department, and has been band director now for something like 20 years."
Under Hurley's leadership, the Crusader Marching Band has been a huge success. "Our string of consecutive straight superior ratings at the LMEA, which is the Louisiana Music Educators' Association, band festival is 26, 27 years? It's pretty amazing," Devlin said.
Hurley also has received the Brother More Faculty Award, "our top award for a faculty member, given by the board of directors. We only give one a year, so it's pretty special."
Last year, Hurley was inducted into the LMEA Hall of Fame. "It's a great honor," Hurley said at the time. "It brings everything to a peak."
"At a personal level, all I can tell you is he has been a wonderful, dedicated, caring, stellar faculty member," Devlin said. "He's the kind of guy that kids, graduates, come back to see, just because of the influence he's had on their lives. He's that kind of person."
"I've known him as a teacher, as a partner, as a friend, and kind of a father figure.'' Wooton said.
Wooton met Hurley more than 30 years ago. "I was going to school at Southeastern in Hammond and someone suggested I start taking lessons from this guru in New Orleans and so I did. I have quite profound memories from those lessons."
Early last week, Wooton said of Hurley's progress, "It's baby steps. He's improving every day. Yesterday, he was able to open his left eye. He's got to learn how to swallow and blink. It's going to be a very, very long road.
"He can put a drumstick in his left hand and tap on his leg, which is really cool," and Tuesday he had some movement on his right side.
Brother Martin held a special prayer service for Marty on the first day of school, and recently, the school held, according to Devlin, "a day devoted to special intentions for his continued improvement."
"He's just an all-around great guy," Devlin said. "We're hoping for, and still praying for and counting on, a full return to Brother Martin and that's just how we have to be, prayerful and hopeful."
Amy Hubbell is an Algiers resident who writes about people and events in the community. To reach her, call her at 504.322.7479 or email her at email@example.com.


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Who is napping on my bed?
Oh it's you! This Bunny Baby was made as a commission and was obviously needing a rest before its long journey to Canada.
The idea is an old one; dolls with soft bodies and plastic face and sometimes hands have existed long. I have replaced the plastic bits with Waldorf type head and hands. In Maricristine Sealey's book "Making Waldorf Dolls" she shows something similar, but not quite the same. This is naturally my own pattern.
The animal ears are also a used theme. I can remember seeing at least bunny ears and teddy ears on bought dolls. I offer choice of bunny, mouse, teddy, cat and "beagle" ears. You can have the baby without ears as well. It looks quite sweet with a pointy hood instead.
This is the doll which is more suited for a younger child. Very young children like to cuddle soft toys, throw them about, cart them around in buggies, bags and buckets. There is none or almost no interest in changing clothes for a dolly. To start with the fine motor skills won't allow for this anyway.
The doll's face is made from the same skin fabric, 100% cotton interlock jersey, as the other dolls. The features are embroidered as are the wisps of the hair to make the dolly more durable and safe for the smallest. It would be quite an experience for a little one who is still in his/her mouthing period to get a mouth full of mohair yarn. It is possible to make a little fringe of cotton, but it is not as durable option as the embroidered one.
The filling is sheep wool, just like the other dolls. And as I just cannot make a doll without ANY clothes, she got a little skirt on. It has an elastic waist, so it is an easy "starter" piece of clothing both for taking off (which happens first) and putting back on. A Boy Bunny would wear elasticated short trousers.
The Bunny Baby is wearing a onesie made of high cotton content velour in colour choice of the customer.
This Bunny Baby ate lots of food before the travel, so her tummy is nice and round. She is ready for hugs and cuddles with her new dolly mummy.
She needed something to travel in apart from the normal packaging, so she got her own tote to travel in comfort.
Have you made anything inspiring for the younger children?


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Dearest (Woodcutter Sisters #3) by Alethea Kontis
Why -> I loved the first book in this trilogy, Enchanted. If you love fairy tales this is definitely one for you. I have been waiting to read the second book, Hero, until this last one came out. I love her writing and her imagination so much.
Shutter by Courney Alameda
Why -> I'm not big on horror, but this one really caught my attention. Micheline, a descendant of the Van Helsing lineage and a tetrachromat, who can see the auras of the undead, hunts the undead. When a hunt goes awry she finds herself and her entire crew of friends in danger of dying from a curse if they don't catch the entity that slipped through their fingers. At the same time she's become a renegade agent and is being hunted by her own father. This looks seriously good.
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
Why -> I loved her Unearthly trilogy. Loved it. And she broke me down in that last book. And from the description of this one, I'm guessing she's definitely trying to rip my heart out with this one even more. My one line description: Lex's life hasn't been the same since her brother killed himself, and now she can't move on.
Rebound by Noelle August
Why -> Oh my gosh! I loved the first book, Boomerang. Seriously loved it. And I was lucky enough to get an e-arc of this one. LOVED it, too. I can't wait for the third book, Bounce, to release in August. Rebound tells Adam Blackwood (founder of Boomerang) and Alison Quick's (Ethan's ex) story. I wasn't sure I'd like her after reading Ethan and Mia's story, but I loved her. As they say, there are always two sides to the story.
The Return (Titans #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Why -> OMG it's Seth's story!!! If you're a fan of JLA's and have read the Covenant series then you completely understand. If you haven't then I command you to go out and read the Covenant series right now. You'll love/hate me all at once for the recommendation. And then you'll be obsessed along with me. lol The Titan series is a spin off of the Covenant series and takes place after the end of Sentinel. And stay tuned: I have a signed copy of Half Blood to giveaway in February in celebration of The Return.
A Darker Shade of Magic (#1) by Victoria Schwab
Why -> I seriously love her work. This one looks so freaking amazing. Parallel universes and magic. Ah, my kind of book for sure.
My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder
Why -> I'm a huge fan of anything by Lisa Schroeder; her middle grade, her young adult verse, and her children's books. Nora and her grandmother Sylvia planned a vacation to Paris to see the city Sylvia loves and has peppered Nora with stories about. But when Sylvia suddenly passes away Nora isn't sure that trip will ever happen. Until she finds a scavenger hunt packed away in her grandmother's suitcase, prompting her to continue with their planned vacation.
Unleashed (Uninvited#2) by Sophie Jordan
Why -> I haven't read the blurb to this one since the first book, Uninvited is sitting on my Kindle waiting patiently for me to read it. There are just too many books and too little time to read them. I'm hoping to get to it soon.Plus, it's an upcoming book of the month for the Colleen Houck Book Club on Goodreads.
Salt & Stone (Fire & Flood #2) by Victoria Scott
Why -> As a testament to how many books there are to read and how little time there is: I literally own all of Victoria Scott's books on my Kindle, and I'm constantly meaning to read them. This is a goal of mine this year, to read all of her books. I keep hearing how great they are.
Unchanged (Unremembered #3) by Jessica Brody
Why -> I absolutely adored Unremembered. So I waited when Unforgotten came out because I wanted to read them back to back. And now there are two novellas, Undiscovered (#1.5) and Unleashed (#2.5) to add to the stack to read. So you know what I'll be catching up on soon.
What books am I missing that you're excited about releasing in February 2015?