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The Life You Save
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | written by STEVE ULRICH
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1. The Life You Save
by Jim Seavey, UMass Dartmouth
"It was a normal Saturday in a seemingly unnormal world.
UMass Dartmouth Head Baseball Coach Bob Prince made the drive from the South Coast to State College, Pennsylvania with his son Harry over Super Bowl weekend for what has always been a seemingly normal activity. It was something the Prince family had done so many times without giving it a second thought—packing up the car for two days of AAU basketball.
Harry and his sixth grade teammates on the Expressions were together once again for a tournament that, for a few fleeting hours, restored some semblance of normalcy to their young lives. The Expressions would compete against other squads from across the region, including a matinee matchup with the Ivy Lions from Westchester, New York.
"It was just a chance for everyone to see their kids play," Bob Prince said.
What happened next was anything but normal. Far from it."
>> Situational Awareness: "Barbara Palmer-Greene and her husband Artie had also made the trek to State College from Westchester County to watch their son Donte play. They took in the action in a socially distant atmosphere not too far from where Bob Prince was sitting. As the game began and progressed, Harry Prince and Donte Greene ended up guarding each other.Like any other contest, the action was fast and intense. But in an unimaginable instant, everything stopped. Donte suddenly fell to the floor. Heart arrhythmia was the farthest thing from anyone's mind. Bob's. Barbara's. Artie's. Harry's. Anyone."
>> Why It Matters: "Barbara Greene frantically asked if anyone in the stands was a doctor or could perform CPR. Bob Prince quickly said yes. As someone who is surrounded by 18-to-22 year-old college student-athletes every day, his job required it. The long hours of practice, competition and travel can create situations where CPR training may be needed on the baseball diamond. Little did he know it would be needed on a basketball court in State College, Pa."
>> Quotable: "You never know when or if you'll ever need to use CPR training, but it's something that everyone should learn," UMass Dartmouth Assistant Athletic Trainer Dan Guertin said. "The time that Bob and all of our coaches take to be trained can save a life. It turned out that was exactly the case. I told him how proud I was of him in a situation you can prepare for but never anticipate."
>> Quotable II: "This isn't about me or anything that I did," Bob said. "It's about learning something that can save a life. It could be a loved one or a total stranger. The time commitment is well worth the reward. I can't strongly recommend enough for everyone to get CPR training as quickly and as often as they can."
>> A Story For The Ages
2. Endowments, Part 4
We continue with part 4 of our series on college endowments. Today, D3Playbook looks at some of the disparities among conference members. Who are the power players in each conference?
Stevens, $225,009
York, $150,160
Messiah, $133,801
Hood, $104,534
DeSales, $93,582
Widener, $90,011
Fairleigh Dickinson, $88,304
Arcadia, $81,501
Lebanon Valley, $70,775
Albright, $69,214
Misericordia, $54,506
Delaware Valley, $30,892
MASCAC
Worcester State, $34,453
MCLA, $14,665
Hope, $229,198
Carleton, $868,695
Macalester, $697,240
St. Olaf, $527,239
Saint John's, $205,997
Gustavus Adolphus, $205,365
Concordia, $156,612
Hamline, $100,560
Saint Benedict, $86,715
Augsburg, $54,134
Grinnell, $2,090,750
Lawrence, $361,080
St. Norbert, $150,219
Illinois College, $126,105
Beloit, $87,663
Lake Forest, $85,813
Cornell College $81,135
Husson, $29,535
Thomas, $21,918
NACC
Concordia-Wisconsin, $90,326
Wisconsin Lutheran, $35,990
Lakeland, $17,504
NCAC
Oberlin, $954,934
Denison, $904,772
DePauw, $692,896
Kenyon, $419,099
Wabash, $335,882
Wooster, $311,118
Ohio Wesleyan, $236,260
Allegheny, $233,661
NEAC
no schools participated
Williams, $2,841,360
Amherst, $2,565,148
Tufts, $1,889,477
Bowdoin, $1,782,278
Middlebury, $1,133,644
Wesleyan, Conn., $1,052,631
Hamilton, $1,020,321
Colby, $878,323
Trinity, Conn., $605,744
Bates, $341,587
Connecticut College, $316,270
NEWMAC
MIT, $18,495,095
Wellesley, $2,285,397
Smith, $1,907,178
Mount Holyoke, $789,037
WPI, $505,506
Babson, $488,074
Clark, $420,631
Wheaton, Mass., $210,467
Springfield, $79,639
NJAC
Rowan, $240,008
Montclair State, $81,123
TCNJ, $39,809
Ramapo, $21,158
Whitman, $586,335
Puget Sound, $378,614
Willamette, $256,754
Lewis & Clark, $240,774
Whitworth, $165,246
Linfield, $106,127
Pacific, $71,386
Baldwin Wallace, $177,999
Mount Union, $135,499
Capital, $107,679
Otterbein, $99,107
Marietta, $85,460
Muskingum, $76,971
Heidelberg, $51,414
ODAC
Washington and Lee, $1,630,163
Hampden-Sydney, $188,785
Hollins, $174,608
Randolph-Macon, $168,284
Roanoke, $142,304
Lynchburg, $109,306
Bridgewater, $91,945
Emory & Henry, $91,297
Guilford, $72,968
Shenandoah, $68,392
Ferrum, $52,307
Washington & Jefferson, $122,853
Westminster, $110,232
Chatham, $95,436
Berry, $981,511
Sewanee, $419,515
Rhodes, $341,178
Centre, $325,715
Trinity, Texas, $1,270,290
Colorado College, $768,785
Southwestern, $289,412
Austin, $155,433
Texas Lutheran, $79,347
SCIAC
Cal Tech, $2,837,600
Pomona, $2,257,399
Claremont McKenna, $855,451
Occidental, $439,089
Chapman, $416,600
Scripps, $374,862
Harvey Mudd, $319,714
Redlands, $212,460
Cal Lutheran, $115,433
La Verne, $113,354
Whittier, $104,309
Yeshiva, $615,144
Sarah Lawrence, $110,183
Principia, $696,183
Webster, $129,755
SUNYAC
Oneonta, $52,772
Cortland, $49,108
Oswego, $44,064
Fredonia, $38,219
Potsdam, $38,077
Plattsburgh, $21,919
Washington, Mo., $8,420,497
Chicago, $8,204,461
Emory, $7,936,988
New York U., $4,313,652
Carnegie Mellon, $2,670,760
Rochester, $2,329,949
Case Western Reserve, $1,850,806
Brandeis, $1,073,589
Upper Midwest
St. Scholastica, $93,600
Bethany Lutheran, $41,593
USA South
Berea, $1,252,985
Agnes Scott, $204,799
Meredith, $114,563
LaGrange, $50,228
William Peace, $49,180
Eau Claire, $80,462
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3. NCAA Overlooks DIII Athletes
by Alison Gill, The Chicago Maroon
"Division III athletics is an exclusive but large club: Less than 5 percent of high school athletes will compete in collegiate sports at any level, but over 194,000 student-athletes suited up for Division III teams last year. Overall, Division III athletes constitute 36 percent of all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) members.
Yet the NCAA seems to have forgotten about this significant portion of its membership. The last Division III opportunity to compete for a National Championship occurred on December 21, 2019, and the next opportunity to compete for one could, optimistically, be May 2021, representing a 17-month-long layoff between consequential competition for Division III athletes. Meanwhile, the NCAA continues to march forward with plans for all Division I and II athletes to play for winter sports championships in March. The prolonged absence of Division III competition begs important questions about the future of the division and the collegiate sports model.
Division III student-athletes have made significant sacrifices to get to compete this year, just like their Division I and II counterparts. They have balanced 20-plus hours of practice with academics each week, adhered to strict COVID-19 protocols, and managed pandemic-induced stresses for the chance to compete, motivated by nothing more than the love of their sport.
>> Background: "The NCAA cited low participation numbers as the explanation for the cancellation of Division III winter championships. Currently, about half of Division III teams have made the choice to compete and are in the midst of their competition seasons. By contrast, the NCAA affirmed that all Division I winter championships will proceed without any change in their bracket size."
>> The Key Stat: "But, before we ask "what's next?" for Division III sports, we should think of the Division III student-athletes and coaches who have been robbed—twice now—of NCAA postseason play. Their hard work and commitment deserve recognition, but more than that, they deserve the opportunity to compete for trophies. It's a shame that the NCAA decided that a few million dollars was too costly to grant its membership that chance."
A MESSAGE FROM SKYE DESIGN STUDIOS
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4. Firebirds, Pride Set Atop Polls
The AVCA has released its women's and men's rankings and Carthage and Springfield hold down the top spots.
11-15: Juniata, Muskingum, Mount St. Joseph, Susquehanna, Texas-Dallas
16-20: Saint Benedict, Franklin, Westminster (Mo.), Bluffton, Hope
11-15: North Central, Benedictine, Juniata, Lancaster Bible, Southern Virginia
5. About Last Night
WBB: #1 Hope 63, #3 Trine 59
The Flying Dutch (11-0) extended its winning streak to 40. Sydney Muller led the way with 17.
MBB: #7 St. Thomas 76, #5 Saint John's 64
Anders Nelson led the Tommies (3-0) with 23.
MVB: #7 Carthage 3, #11 North Central 0
Gene McNulty handed out 37 set assists for the Firebirds (6-0).
BSB: Lynchburg 11, Averett 9
Avery Neaves drove in seven runs for the Hornets.
All of Wednesday's scores: MBB | WBB | MVB | BSB | MIH | WIH
A MESSAGE FROM THE CITY OF SALEM
The City of Salem and Salem Parks & Recreation along with other localities in the Roanoke Valley host a variety of softball and baseball tournaments throughout the year. We work with Roanoke County, Roanoke City, Botetourt County and Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge. USA, NSA, USSSA, Got Game, Softball Nations, Freedom Sports and ISF are organizations that bring tournaments to the Roanoke Valley.
Find out more at SalemChampionships.com
CENTRE - Ben Medland named athletic communications assistant
SOUTHERN MAINE - Angela Mallis named interim women's lacrosse coach
WASHINGTON, Mo. - Chelsea Petersen promoted to associate athletic director for external operations
7. The Next Great DIII Sport
photo by Streeter Lecka, Getty Images
Pickleball is going increasingly mainstream during COVID-19 as an outdoor sport that allows for some social distancing, reports Axios Cities editor Jennifer Kingson.
The cross between tennis, badminton and Ping-Pong is played on what looks like a miniature tennis court.
The big picture: While the Sun Belt states are the biggest pickleball hotbeds, demand for public courts is exploding everywhere.
"If you ever slung any sort of a racquet before, you can become competent in an hour," says Stu Upson, CEO of USA Pickleball.
Go deeper: Here's a primer from Axios sports reporter Jeff Tracy.
- courtesy of Axios
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The John Deere model 70 brought diesel power to the row crop farmer. The tractor was not Deere's biggest seller, but it was never expected to be, either. It was built to handle the particular needs of the large scale, row crop farmer. Its predecessor, the "G," did not set any sales records either, but its brute strength and reliability had won over many farmers. The 70 took what the "G" had and improved upon it significantly. The diesel engine set a new record for fuel economy while remaining at the top of the industry in terms of power and reliability. This helped the 70 to do substantially better at the dealer than the "G" did. Deere improved further upon this design with the model 720, which not only sported more power and comfort, but bested even the 70 for fuel economy.
Deere's engineers added a few mechanical improvements for the 1958 model year 720 tractors. As they did so, those in the know at Deere were aware that the end of the two cylinder tractor was near. They also knew, however, that the New Generation tractors were not going to be finished for the 1959 model year, as they had hoped. It would instead take two more years to fully develop the new tractors and have them ready for production. Talk around the industry was that IHC and Case were each about to release a new line of tractors for the 1959 model year. Deere's original plans had its new tractors ready to be released alongside those. The wait needed for the New Generation tractors, though, meant that Deere was going to be without a new tractor to compete against the competitors.
Marketing decided that Deere had to release a "new" tractor to compete. The New Generation tractors were not ready, of course, and it didn't make economical sense to do any major reworking of the current tractors. Instead, it was decided to give the 20 series a facelift. The services of Henry Dreyfuss and Associates, the firm responsible for initially styling Deere's letter series, were used to improve the looks of Deere's tractors. At the same time, Deere asked the company to improve operator comfort and convenience. Henry Dreyfuss was particularly interested in this area of industrial design anyway, so he was the perfect man to task with the job.
Restyling the tractors made it appear as though the company was releasing a new line of machines. Customers, dealers and competitors could all be convinced that what Deere was selling now in 1959 was different from what it sold in 1958, though under the new sheet metal the tractors were mechanically identical. Furthermore, it gave the appearance that Deere was going to continue with two cylinder tractors, a design that it had stood behind since it first got into the business. This bit would play into the surprise across the industry when the New Generation was finally unveiled. A final benefit of the new series was that some of the features planned for the New Generation tractors could be tested on these machines before being rolled out on the truly new machines in a couple of years. Deere originally planned to call this line of tractors the 50 series, but for reasons unknown, that moniker was dropped in favor of the 30 series.
Deere introduced the 730 diesel in August of 1958 for the 1959 model year. The tractor was available in three chassis types: row crop, standard and Hi-Crop, and with any of four engines: gasoline, all-fuel, LP-gas or diesel. Of the engines, the diesel was easily the most popular on every chassis. With the diesel engine, the buyer was given the choice of either a starting engine of V-4 design or 24 volt electric starting. The starting engine was proven and reliable but had the drawbacks of requiring a bit more time to start and having a second engine to concern oneself with. On the other hand, the electric starting system was a bit cheaper and allowed a farmer to hop on his tractor and have it started in seconds, but it did not start reliably in cold weather. In the end, more than 60 percent of farmers opted for electric start with the numbers skewed more toward the starting engine as you moved north into cooler climates.
Deere made sure that the 730 diesel fit with a wide variety of farmers, their needs and their budgets. Standard equipment on a 730 included manual steering, a plain rear axle housing cover, an adjustable seat with black or yellow cushion, adjustable swinging drawbar, belt pulley, full flow oil filter, two front lights and one combination rear light, platform and a transmission with six forward speeds. Everything else was either optional or an upgrade. Everything. Power steering, rockshaft, remote cylinders and controls, three-point hitch, load and depth control, "live" 540 RPM PTO, Float-Ride seat, deluxe flat top fenders with four front lights, speed-hour meter, electric fuel gauge, cigarette lighter, precleaner, vertical air stack, special transmissions, oil heater and water heater elements, various front axles for row crop tractors, several kinds of wheels and tires (depending upon the tractor chassis type) and more were on the options list.
Deere also offered steel front and rear wheel equipment for the 730 diesel row crop and standard tractors. There was not much demand for these anymore, but a few farmers both domestic and foreign still preferred steel wheels on their tractors. Row crop tractors used AF1713R wheels. These wheels bolted to the regular centers. Front wheels were either the AA2345R spoke-type on tricycle tractors or JD1279R for wide front ends. Standard tread steel wheels were the AF1884R for 30 inch centers or AF1885R for 26 inch centers. Front wheels for these tractors were the same JD1279R. Front and rear extension rims and five inch spade or A-shaped lugs for the rear wheels were the buyers' choices. All of these wheels and options were made by special order only and did not appear on the options sheet. Any of these equipped on a 730 would certainly give some onlookers pause at a tractor show.
Another option appeared about halfway through the first production year of the 730 on March 2, 1959. The new ASAE 1000 RPM PTO standard had come into effect and Deere adopted it, releasing the 1000 RPM PTO as an option on the 730. These could be equipped at the factory, as internal conversion kits or as external speed changers to convert the older 540 RPM PTO to 1000 RPM. Farmers stayed about as far away from this change as they could, preferring the older system and fearing that they would have to replace their older equipment. The 730 (and any Deere tractor) would likely have performed better with a 1000 RPM PTO, as its faster speed would have reduced the impact of the slight surging that the uneven power in the two cylinder engine caused. This would have reduced shock to the implement and tractor and would have improved the life of several parts in both machines.
Another option also released on March 2, 1959 was for Hi-Crop and standard tractors. These two types of tractor had use for the higher flotation and traction that was available from 18.4-34 rear tires. These tires required a new R21480R wheel casting. To attach this to the Hi-Crop, a new rack-and-pinion stub axle (AR21601R) was made available that would fit the final drive of a 730 Hi-Crop. Only Hi-Crop tractors that had this tire option had these rack-and-pinion final drives.
The 730 diesel was not produced in an industrial version, but Deere's Industrial Division did include all types of the 730 in its catalog. Tractors marketed and sold to industrial firms were mechanically completely identical to those sold to agricultural interests. These tractors were made available in industrial yellow, all John Deere yellow or regular green and yellow paint, but other colors could have been chosen at an additional cost. Deere provided a couple of options to help improve the 730's standing in the industrial market. These were the 18.00-26 road grader tires for the 730 standard and the 1,396 pound AF3910R rear weight package.
I suppose the competition smirked a bit when Deere released the "new" 730 diesel in 1959. Many of these companies had already been mocking Deere for 15 years or more for using an antiquated engine in its tractors. The facts stood against them, though, as the 730 diesel inherited the engine from the 720 that had set the record for fuel efficiency when tested at Nebraska. The operator comfort and convenience, hydraulics and power steering on the 730 were far ahead of what the competition had to offer. The optional Float-Ride seat was much more comfortable than any other manufacturer's, custom Powr-Trol hydraulics were more versatile than any other sort, Deere's power steering system made other tractors feel like they had chain steer and the "antiquated" two cylinder engine had incredible lugging power and remarkable economy and durability.
There are some interesting 730 specimens out there and some of them have brought about some misconceptions. One of these is a number of tractors that look like Hi-Crops with single front wheels. These tractors, however, are not actually 730 Hi-Crops, but they are quite unique. These are 730 drop-axle tractors and only very few are known to exist.
These 730 drop-axle tractors were built to work with the No. 22 Hi-Drum cotton picker. This cotton picker was a single row unit. Picking cotton one row at a time means that you have to drive over adjacent rows. If the tractor is not high enough, significant damage to the unpicked plants in the rows not being picked could occur. Therefore, a higher machine was required.
Also, tractors equipped with these machines were operated in reverse with a seat and controls mounted above the regular platform. On a typical 730, this would allow for only one reverse gear. More than one pass is typically made through a cotton field when picking and the latter passes are typically done at a higher speed, as there is less cotton to harvest at that time. Having but one speed to choose form would not work well.
IHC's choice to remedy this situation came through the adoption of a "drop axle." This solved both problems. First, it increased the vertical clearance of the tractor. Also, since the drop box had no idler gear, travel of the machine was reversed. This allowed all of the forward speeds to be used heading backwards, giving the operator full control over how fast he moved through his field.
Deere had long been behind in the field of cotton pickers, but it wanted to get into that market now. The chief engineer in charge of cotton picker design believed that a drop-axle design was the best choice and that the 720 and 730 should have one of these designed for them. The Des Moines Works and the Waterloo Tractor Works pulled together and created a drop axle for the 730.
Despite the misgivings of some of the engineers under the chief, who believed that the No. 99 self-propelled two row cotton picker would make the No. 22 mounted machine largely worthless, Deere went ahead with the project and a few of these 730 drop-axle tractors were built.
The purchase of one of these kits got you a new flanged rear axle housing, two rear axles, two drop-axle housings with gears and sleeves, a 20 inch single front wheel and yoke, two offset wheel castings and a mounting bundle to attach a high-drum No. 22 cotton picker. It was no small task to equip these parts on a 730, so it is likely that dealers did most of the installing. Once installed the first time, though, a farmer could remove the drop-axle units from the flanged axle housings and insert the regular axles, allowing him to use the 730 as a normal row crop tractor, then put it back together as a cotton picker when it came time to pick. Dealers complained about having to change the rear axle housings, though, and farmers complained about the cost of having them do it. On August 16, 1959, Deere made this setup a factory installed option rather than a dealer installed one.
Just as it is not known in any other aspect how a 730 was equipped when it came from the factory, it is not known if a 730 left the factory with a drop-axle kit. It is also not known how many of these kits were sold separately. Few of these old kits probably ever existed and even fewer likely live on today, having been buried in the corner of a shed somewhere for years after a cotton farmer purchased a self-propelled picker to replace his old No. 22, then driven off to the scrap yard when the price of iron went high enough.
The 730 diesel retained its predecessor's spot as the top seller of the series and a combined-chassis total of more than 22,000 were built in Waterloo. The rest of the 30 series may have ended production in February of 1960, but the 730 went on for more than a year longer, with the last one rolling out on March 1, 1961. All of the 730 tractors built after June 15, 1960 were sent abroad, however.
Even that wasn't the end of the 730, however. In September of 1957, Deere decided to expand its horizons, quite literally, by building a plant in Rosario, Argentina. The plant was opened in 1959, with the anticipation that it could build as many as 3,000 tractors each year. Most of the components for the 730 tractors built there were shipped in from Waterloo, but some parts were sourced locally. The Argentinian government was happy to have Deere in the country, but before long, it began requiring the company to use more and more "local content" in their tractors. Deere abided, despite the difficulty, and tractors continued to be built there.
When Waterloo was finished building 730 tractors, much of the tooling was shipped to Rosario so that the plant could begin producing in earnest. Row crop, standard and Hi-Crop tractors were built in Rosario, but all tractors built there were diesels with electric start and manual steering. Power steering was introduced for these Argentinian 730s in 1968. This system was different from that used on the Waterloo 730s and was more like that used on the 5010. The 730 did very well in Argentina. It was well suited to the conditions and farms in the country and Deere had success selling it there. All things must end, though, and the tooling for the 730 was beginning to wear out, having been in use for more than a decade when production ended in 1970. Over 20,000 of the 730 tractors were built in Rosario. These were the very last tractors of the two cylinder era.
Maybe going all the way to Argentina is a bit too far, but you still want a foreign 730. You're awfully picky, but there's one more option for you. Deere's Monterrey, Mexico factory produced six groups of 730 tractors. These tractors were assembled out of kits that were sent from Waterloo. Finish painting was also done in Monterrey. Exact numbers and configurations of these tractors are not available, but it seems that most of them were row crop diesel tractors with electric start. A few standard tractors may have been built there, as well, but none have turned up. Except for tri-lingual gauges and serial number plates, these tractors were identical to those built in Waterloo. It seems that most of these tractors were bare-bones machines with very few options and manual steering, but most, if not all, of the options list was available to them.
The 730 diesel was easily the most common Deere tractor of its era, which is nice, because they're also highly sought after today. Even despite the relative prevalence of them, a 730 diesel row crop fetches a high price. I suppose the smooth lines and never-say-die toughness of the machines makes them so popular. So does, then, the fact that they were the last piece of the two cylinder era, existing (even in the United States) into the New Generation. Of course, there are also the painfully rare 730 Hi-Crops which will bring more than a brand new foreign sports car.
Many 730 diesels may now be living out their days pulling nothing heavier than a parade float and only getting dirty from their ride on a trailer to a tractor show on a rainy day. Thousands of others are still in the field, though, being used by specialty or small farmers. After all, it's still one of the most efficient tractors ever built and the price of diesel isn't exactly plummeting. No matter what you use it for, though, you can be sure that a 730 will maintain its value and look good doing it.


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Here's everything we know about the Call the Midwife Christmas special
Melissa Carton
We're so excited!
We're big fans of Call the Midwife and if you're anything like us, you're probably counting down the days until the Christmas special.
Recently some details were revealed about what we can expect in this year's Christmas special and honestly we're counting down the days.
Call The Midwife will be an extended 90-minute episode for the Christmas special which is set in December 1965.
Amongst other drama of the hour and a half long special Sister Monica Joan will be rushed to hospital, and Trixie is furious to receive a subscription to a Marriage Bureau as a Christmas gift.
Elsewhere in the episode there will be a surprise reunion for Shelagh involving her in a deeply moving birth, and the circus arrives in Poplar, which will be particularly exciting for Nurse Crane.
According to Tyla, when speaking about the Christmas special Heidi Thomas, Creator, Writer and Executive Producer, said;
"Everyone is overjoyed to be whisking the dust sheets off Nonnatus House and getting back to filming after lockdown.
It is a particular thrill to be able to deliver the Christmas Special on time, just as we promised at the start of the pandemic.
We are very much a family at Call The Midwife, and like families everywhere, we have missed each other. We will now be putting more love and energy into our work than ever and can't wait to share Series 10 with our fantastic, loyal audience."
QUIZ: How well can you remember the movie Elf?
I think with the year it has been we're all looking forward to cuddling up on Christmas Day with some comfort TV and Call The Midwife is definitely one that will be on my Christmas 'to watch' list.
The Christmas special of Call The Midwife will air on BBC One on Christmas Day evening at 7:40pm so don't forget to set your reminder.
Call The Midwife.
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Thought you might appreciate this item(s) I saw at The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Original Studies
Comparison of the Cost of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Versus Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Canadian Inuit Infants
Banerji, Anna MD, MPH*; Lanctôt, Krista L. PhD‡; Paes, Bosco A. MBBS†; Masoud, Shababa T.‡; Tam, Derrick Y.‡; Macdonald, W Alexander MA, MD§; Roberts, Ann MD¶
From the *Department of Pediatrics and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ‡MORE Research Group, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; †McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Health and Social Services, Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada; and ¶Central Regional Health Authority, Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Accepted for publication January 26, 2009.
Study was supported by the Government of Nunavut, Health and Social Services. The sponsors had no role in data collection, analysis or interpretation.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Address for correspondence: Anna Banerji, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, St. Michael's Hospital, 61 Queen Street East, Second Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2T2 Canada. E-mail: anna.banerji@utoronto.ca.
Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (www.pidj.com).
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal: August 2009 - Volume 28 - Issue 8 - p 702-706
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819df78e
The objectives were to compare actual respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalization rates and costs in a cohort of Inuit infants to hypothetical palivizumab prophylaxis strategies for infants of all gestational ages in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.
Incidence and costs of RSV hospitalization were collected for infants admitted to the Baffin Regional Hospital in 2002, before the initiation of palivizumab. There was a comparison of the actual costs to the costs associated with 8 palivizumab strategies stratified by age (<6 months, <1 year) and location (overall, town [Iqaluit], rural communities). It was assumed that each category would receive universal palivizumab prophylaxis resulting in a 78% decrease in RSV admissions. The net costs incurred, number needed to treat (NNT), and incremental costs per hospitalization avoided were calculated for each comparison.
There was a great variation in the rates and costs associated with RSV admissions between Iqaluit and the communities. For infants <1 year of age residing in Iqaluit, the mean admission cost was $3915, and palivizumab prophylaxis had an NNT of 20.4 and cost of $162,551 per admission avoided. For rural infants <6 months, the mean cost of admission was $23,030, and palivizumab prophylaxis resulted in an NNT of 3.9 to 2.5 and cost savings of up to $8118 per admission avoided.
Due to the high rates and costs associated with RSV admissions, administration of palivizumab in rural communities in the Canadian Arctic to infants less than 6 months of age could result in net cost savings.
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The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal28(8):702-706, August 2009.
Inuit, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rural, palivizumab, budget impact
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'Outlander' Post-Episode 510 "Mercy Shall Follow Me" Interview Round-Up
Posted on April 27, 2020 by Sarah Ksiazek
This week's post-episode round-up includes interviews with Sophie Skelton, Ed Speleers, and Diana Gabaldon. Only excerpts are below, so please click on the links for each article to read them in their entirety. As always, be aware of spoilers for this episode and upcoming episodes.
Parade: Brianna Kills Stephen Bonnet on Outlander–Here's Why Diana Gabaldon Says It Was an Act of 'Mercy' Not Vengeance
"Brianna understands (whether consciously or not) that one important reason for the existence of government is that it assumes an impersonal collective identity for the administration of justice," Gabaldon says. "So, justice can be done, but without the damage, distress or sense of guilt that might result from a single person's being obliged to mete it out. Government in the Colonies is beginning to fall apart, but there's plenty of local courts left to condemn Stephen Bonnet out of hand–for piracy."
"Over the course of the last two seasons, Stephen Bonnet has told both Claire and then Brianna that he's mortally afraid of drowning, and has always had a presentiment that he'd die that way. Now his fears have all come true," Gabaldon points out.
"Brianna isn't a vindictive woman, though, and she listened to her father when he told her that the only way she could find peace with what had been done to her was to find a way to forgive," Gabaldon adds. "She meant to do that, going to the jail to tell him about the baby, but it didn't work quite as she'd expected. Now she goes to the river with a rifle in her hands, knowing she's the only person in the world for whom this death isn't vengeance, but mercy."
TV Line: Outlander Recap: Mercy Me — Plus, [Spoiler] Breaks Down His Last Ep
TVLINE | This week is Bonnet's last hurrah. We get depths of him that we haven't seen before. When did you know this would be the end for him?
I was pretty pissed off, Kim, I'm not going to lie. [Laughs] I was on holiday with my family, with my young children. I was on a beach in Mallorca and I took a phone call saying, "We need to get you in for certain tests and things, makeup tests." I was like, "What's this about?" "You have a bullet wound to your head." I said, "What bullet wound to my head? Am I surviving this?" I then got a script, and I obviously wasn't.
Look, a villain such as Stephen Bonnet, he doesn't make it in the books, and there's no way he's going to make it in the TV series. Deep down, I knew it was going to come at some point. From a creative standpoint, on the page, it was all the things you look for when you take on a role like this. I've been very fortunate with the material that's been on offer I've had some very well fleshed-out writing that has allowed me to really try and get behind the character… This episode — I haven't seen it, I don't know how it looks — left the chance to really do that… With a character like that, you need to find the humanity so people can related to him or so you can relate to him, me myself… I'm glad the writers nodded to that and tried to get inside what he may be thinking on a more humane level, I suppose.
TVLINE | Outlander is a very feminist show, and you play a character that raped one of the main female characters. That's a hard place to start from. How much did you know, going in, that the show eventually would explore what comes up in this episode, such as the things we learn about his past?
Interesting. I read Drums of Autumn, which is the first book Bonnet appears in. It was evident to me that there was a man, as you say, who had a very dark and treacherous past that could've gone another way for him with a little bit of love and nurturing along the way… When I read that book originally, you could see there was an overriding ambition to be — whether it was to be a gentleman, the idea hadn't been pinpointed at that time — but there was definitely an overriding notion that he was striving for something. It was almost like a me-against-the-world attitude, I suppose. And a desire to prove that he could defy people who'd pushed him down previously.
…Coming back to taking on the role in the first place: It's one of those odd situations as an actor where you know you're going to have to take on some very controversial, very harrowing themes that are difficult to handle, to discuss. They're difficult to approach any which way… It's always a really, really tense subject to even tackle. Sometimes when I meet people who have been affected by it but also people who are fans of the books and the show comment on those scenes and say about the power of them, I find that a difficult thing to listen to because it's a very, it's just an incredibly sensitive subject to talk about.
Elle: Outlander's Sophie Skelton On Finally Finding Closure For Brianna
How did this storyline come to be? There are some noticeable changes from the books.
It's actually based on a true story. There was a girl who was kidnapped by her rapist and she did read to him, mainly to placate him, but also to try and pass the time. The one thing I talked to the director about was that I didn't like that Brianna went towards the bedroom. I really pushed against that. It's the last place [she'd go]—she would be hiding near the door if anything. That's why that next line comes in: "Oh, my friends can join if you want." That pulls Brianna away from the main door on instinct. You know when you say no to someone and your instinct is to go toward them as if to stop them? That's the way I wanted to bring Brianna toward the bedroom—without her initiating moving there.
There is that underlying fear that Bonnet can strike again anytime. It's so disconcerting for Bree that he's being so nice. She knows he can do a complete 180 with no warning. She's trying to keep him calm and placate him, and as soon as he advances toward the bedroom, she thinks, I can't escape right now, but what can I do to hold this off as long as possible? You don't really see this shot, but Brianna sees the books and that gives her the idea. She knows she could've angered Bonnet when he makes a face like he can't read, so she says, "I'll sit and read to you." It calms Brianna in a way and makes her feel like she's with Jemmy. She's really missing him. She's never had this much time away from him before, and leaving a child for the first time is always a very tricky thing for a new mother. She's definitely hoping Bonnet will fall asleep, but when he wants to know the ending, she starts to panic because she can tell he's probably getting bored.
Are you and Ed able to keep things light between takes?
It depends on the day. These are really tricky scenes because we film them over continuous days, which means you don't get a lunch break—you literally stay on set all day, like 11 or 12 hours. It's pretty intense. You always have the moments where you try to bring a little bit of lightness in, and Ed and I get on really well and we're always happy to have a laugh. But the thing I love about working with him is that he is so intense. Ed is very method. He really does stay in character. In season 4 there was [a woman on set] who was like, "I just can't look at Bonnet. He's creeping me out. I'm scared of him." And she meant it in a good way. He's so Bonnet and you really feel that vibe on set. He's gives a hundred percent on his takes. I'm gonna miss working with him.
Although he absolutely battered me to shit on the beach scenes. I was in bare feet and oh my goodness, he stood on my feet about 20 times. Someone came up to me and they're like, "Is that real blood on your ankles?" I was like, yep! When you're dragged down a hill in a corset, let me tell you, your spine does not work for you. My neck was buggered. [Laughs]
Let's talk about the final scene, with Brianna shooting Bonnet after he's sentenced to death. What did you think of that?
I love that Roger asks Brianna why she did it, and I love that Brianna didn't answer. I don't really want anyone to know her feelings, and in all honesty, I can find many reasons why she did it. She could've done it for revenge. She could've done it purely to make sure he's dead—he has a very good habit of slithering his way out of any problem. For me, there's almost an element of mercy in that. It's like she did in the jail scene—I'm going to show you one tiny bit of goodness in this world. But I do like the mystery on Bree's face. You don't know if she doesn't know herself or if she's just not telling you.
TV Guide: Outlander's Sophie Skelton Breaks Down Brianna's Final Show Down with Bonnet
Were you more excited or nervous to tackle this episode and Brianna's final face-off with Stephen Bonnet?
Sophie Skelton: Obviously, the storyline is tremendously difficult to do in terms of [being] taxing, emotionally, and the place that you have to go to headspace-wise — but I love working with Ed, so I was excited in that respect. I think it's such a great [episode] and it's such an interesting storyline. I was definitely a little a little nervous going into it because it's such delicate material and you always want to make sure that you're handling it well, and you're doing justice to the people who have been through something like this. Interestingly, it is based on a true story — a woman who was captured by her rapist and she read to him to try and placate him and to buy herself time. I think it's a great thing that [Brianna] is doing the same.
Did she shoot Bonnet for mercy or to know he was dead?
Skelton: We'll never know why she did it. I don't even know if Brianna 100 percent knows why she did it. She could do it because she wants to make sure that's Bonnet is really dead. He has a tendency to seep himself back into society and survive things… And if she sees [his death], then she can be sure and she can rest at home with her son and know that her son is safe, and her family is safe and she's safe. Part of it, I think, could just be revenge. Maybe, purely, simply, she just wants to heal in that way to get her revenge. The third bit of it, which is more like the jail scene in Season 4, there is a tiny bit of mercy in there. It's almost messy because she can see that he's in pain, but also there's this tiny last moment of saying, "You know what, I'm going to put you out of your misery because I want you to recognize good in the world. Even though you've done all these horrific things to me, I'm going to be the one to make this quick for you. And I'm going to show you one tiny, tiny, little speckle of humanity and goodness purity in this world and I saw the evil that you tried to bring into it." So there are a few things going on.
What does moving forward look like for Bree and Roger now?
Skelton: They've been a very good team this season. I think they've grown together a lot more. There's more depth in their arguments and battles together instead of just running away from each other. I think [the fights] actually brings them closer and makes them stronger and they build on it. Now that Bonnet is gone as well, that will just add to that… I mean, it's Outlander, so there's probably somebody else who wants to cause trouble. I'm sure the Frasers on aren't completely out of trouble yet, but in terms of the family life, I think everything will feel a little bit more settled for a while.
EW: Ed Speleers on living out Stephen Bonnet's 'biggest fear' on Outlander
I'm not sure if you've read the books, but the showrunners have combined a showdown with Bonnet in this book with one from the end of the next. Do you know why they decided to do that and not keep you around another season?
I haven't got a clue. Maybe I wasn't good (laughs). I've read Drums of Autumn. I hadn't read the fifth book, but I did know there's something else that happens to him at some point where he gets his [groin] shot, which would be very uncomfortable. I think the writers are probably looking at many different ways things are going and stories bubbling along and how do you do that with a character that is looming over people, but isn't necessarily there all the time?
Bonnet has been afraid of drowning as long as we've known him, so of course, that's how he's sentenced to die. First off, did you always know that was coming and did it impact how you played those other scenes where he talks about the nightmares?
I've read up about him a lot, and it's mentioned in early books. It's funny because he adores the sea in a way, although it's his biggest fear. He works with the sea, being a pirate and being at sea for most of his adult life. It's a big part of his existence. But it was definitely a huge factor in playing things. It was another color having this as a way in [and] trying to find my own biggest fear, whatever it may be. I was very fortunate to have this known fear, that was his biggest fear of all. To have that as something to harness onto was a very powerful tool because it gives you great scope to play with. Especially in this episode, it's there the whole way through. It's mentioned on two or three occasions; he confesses it away, and he gets his comeuppance and it is his biggest fear. That's why it's so interesting that Brianna takes the shot to put him out of his misery. Ultimately, she gains a lot of power doing that.
Was your drowning your final day on set? A proper final goodbye?
We actually did quite a bit after that. I'm trying to think. I thought we did a lot in order, but we didn't. The scenes changed around a lot quite a bit because of weather. I had some major things to do after that. Interestingly, I had to do the whole confession of why I had such a fear in my nightmares of the sea. I had to do that after the event, which was quite interesting.
Collider: 'Outlander': Ed Speleers on Stephen Bonnet's Storyline Twist
I'm curious how much you went into the psychology of this character because we do get backstory in this episode. We learn about his mother – that he didn't have – his father – that he didn't have – the [story from his past about] the cellar comes out in this episode. That's paired with, I think with kind of an interesting reveal or tell from your character where he talks about Brianna visiting him in the jail and not wanting anything from him and he's never really experienced anything like that before. There's a lot going on. … How much do you dig into that psychology of that character?
SPELEERS: I aim to dig into all of. For me, it's like I don't want to leave a stone unturned, so I think you have to – especially with a character like this, there's an element of treading carefully because there are certain things he says and does that he doesn't necessarily mean because he does not respond the way you or I may respond. He's not on a normal level. So, there are sociopathic qualities. He will say and do things in order to better himself. But I do think this script certainly allowed the chance to maybe show a more honest version of him in flashes and it's interesting because the answer to your sort of first question, I think, because he's showing flashes of it before flipping back into the Bonnet we've sort of come to recognize, but that psychology, for me, I have to try and explore all of it to try and understand it and to try and give it any weight at all. My interpretation may be completely off from Diana's point of view and the writer's point of view, but I had to try and get some handle on it. How do I relate to him in some way in order to do that?
I think I can fit in one last question [and I wanted to ask you] what your Outlander experience was like, because I do think that joining a show like this – I mean, Downton obviously had a kind of similar experience, Outlander is in that vein as well. You get embraced quickly and brought into the fold. That doesn't happen on every job you do.
SPELEERS: You're right. I think when shows work and shows are good then you tend to walk into environments that are pretty upbeat. It's like anything, isn't it? … I feel there's a really wonderful camaraderie on both sides of this camera on this show. And, yeah, I feel very lucky to generally hold some good friends as a result of this job. And I don't say this in some sort of flippant, negative way, but I don't say that about every job because you're not always going to connect with lots of people. But this is – it's genuinely a lovely place to work, it's a lovely country to work [in] up in Scotland, with these people. … I was very fortunate to be a part of that and I'm sad to leave it, but hopefully my paths will cross with many of them at some point.
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Explore a cidade medieval de Kruja e aproveite os destaques da capital albanesa nesta excursão de dia inteiro. Visite o Castelo Kruja, o Museu de George Kastriot Skanderbeg e o atmosférico Old Bazaar em Kruja; faça um delicioso almoço em estilo albanês em um restaurante local (opcional: por conta do visitante); e visite pontos de interesse como a Praça Skanderbeg, a Torre do Relógio e a Mesquita Et'hem Bey, em Tirana.
If you are lucky to get ILIA then you are in for a treat. Excellent guide with fantastic knowledge of area and the country's history with great additional information to make the day so enjoyable and memorable. We are seasoned travellers and this trip and guide was one of the best. Visiting the most interesting buildings and sites, we just wish we had more time to use him for other regions in this surprising country. Bazaar, museums and local restaurant were great. Five star trip and guide.
Wonderful tour that gives you plenty of time to see the sights in Kruja...which is definitely one of the highlights to see in Albania. Illir sp? was the perfect tour guide. In addition to really knowing his historical stuff, he was able to share lots of insight about contemporary Albanian culture. He was utterly thorough, professional, and accommodating. If you have a short amount of time in Tirana and want to see the local highlights, this tour is highly recommended. You can't beat it for history, spectacular scenery, and overall fun.
Professional and well educated guide that went above and beyond even when the weather wasn't great. A tour with lots to see - not overbearing, but still immersive.
Very good tour. Abdul was a good driver and Ed was a good guide. Overall I thought good value tour.


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Blowout Comedy: Gary Sansome & Dan Brader in Christchurch!
Sat 19 Dec '20, 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Kensington Fun House, 185 Manchester St, Christchurch
Blowout Comedy Presents....
An awesome night of comedy hosted by Scottish comedy veteran Gary Sansome!
Gary's a rare sight in NZ in 2020 - an international touring comedian.
Gary Sansome is a tough speaking, (to English folk anyway) off the wall Scottish Comedian and MC. Gary has performed across the globe at some of the biggest Comedy Clubs in the UK, Ireland North America, Australia and Mainland Europe including Carolines on Broadway in New York City, Yuk Yuks in Toronto and the Comedy Lounge in Perth, Australia.
He has performed 5 Edinburgh Fringe Shows in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and performed his debut solo show The Bald and the Bold at Adelaide Fringe in 2014 where he was called "Amusing and Satisfying" by Krystoff Raw. His sold-out Edinburgh debut show Bald Man Sings Rihanna received both audience and critical praise including a 5 star review from Bunbury Magazine. He annually hosts Scotfest in Tulsa, Oklahoma one of the biggest festivals celebrating Scottish Culture in North America – the festival attracts over 30,000 people across the weekend.
Headlined by cult indie comedian Dan Brader. He's a Kiwi comedy veteran who's one of the hardest working comics in the country! Starting his career in 2007 in Australia he's known to audiences in NZ for his tireless work ethic as he's constantly touring around NZ and has spent 6 years in the competitive Aussie comedy scene as well gigging all over Australia. Here's what the critics have to say...
"Brader is a comic you will love or hate, but he's never dull." - New Zealand Theatre Review.
"Brader's unique comedic style set him apart." - The Southland Times
"In a comedy world that can be a bit 'same-y', Dan Brader dares to be different" - ARTSHUB
"Petulant upstart" - The Groggy Squirrel
"The show started twenty minutes late!!" - Australian Comedy Review
"What the man definitely has talent for is, unashamedly brutal character impersonations" - ARTSHUB
"Clearly the most experienced, Brader breezed through with a bunch of sharp, cynical and biting gags on a variety of topics." - The Southland Times
Support acts: Vasu Premkumar, Conor Fenelon, Drop D and Matt Threadwell some of Christchurch's brightest talents!
Gary Sansome - Scottish Comedian
Paisley Stage, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Lucky To Be Here
Circus Bar, Wellington
Blowout Comedy Friday Night Showcase
Diggers Bar, Hamilton, Waikato
Imagine Theatre, Motueka, Nelson / Tasman
Booze and Craic - A Night of Irish and Scottish Comedy
Searchlight Brewery, Queenstown
Thu 4 Feb


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There is an urgent need to find higher ground as the flow of hypocrisy and deception nears flood stage in our culture.
Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood and Washington State Rep. Eileen Cody, all give us a glimpse of the rising tide of hypocrisy and deceit.
In Wisconsin, public schools are failing while the teachers are demanding more. Two-thirds of 8th graders, for example, are unable to read proficiently, despite the fact that Wisconsin spends more money per pupil than any other state in the Mid-West.
Don't mess with the NAE and its local affiliates. They are busing in protesters and agitators from all over the country, joining in with the locals to appear and sound more daunting and intimidating toward the Governor who is attempting to keep his campaign promise to bail out his state and balance the state budget.
Give us more money, public education demands. The Governor asks that teachers pay a fraction of their own pension and health-care costs, they say they have a right not to pay.
"He's trying to break the unions," they say. One wonders if the unions are not about to break the state and all the folks who send in their money to Madison each year---and pay a good part of their own health-care costs---and contribute to their own retirement pension---if they even have one.
"We are failing at what we are paid to do, so give us more money and power."
Planned Parenthood, caught time and time again in unacceptable and likely illegal practices--most recently, the pimp and the illegal alien underage girls he sells, are now feeling the heat---at least a little heat.
The US House of Representatives has voted to de-fund Planned Parenthood. However PP has an ace or two in their pocket---at least for now.
They don't think the Senate will pass the bill to de-fund them. Why? Because we were unable to elect a majority of pro-life senators last election. And Planned Parenthood and their affiliates such as NARAL, etc., own too big a share of the pro-abortion lawmaker's careers.
Too many states did what Washington State did last November in opting for ultra liberal, pro-abortion Senator Patty Murray.
Planned Parenthood has a very carefully crafted false image of who and what they really are.
That image is well represented in a national article carried recently in The Seattle Times titled "Foes Seek To De-Fund, Discredit Planned Parenthood."
While the article gives the appearance of balance, it isn't. You can read it.
The purpose of the article is to put forth the idea that while conservatives may think PP is a criminal organization, their efforts to de-fund them is really an attack on minorities and the poor. They say this attempt, "Attacks the ability of American women to get reproductive health services they deserve."
Not to worry that some of those desiring "health care services" could be illegal underage aliens who are being prostituted by a pimp who needs abortions and "health care" without anyone knowing about it.
Planned Parenthood's response: "No problem."
The Media's response: "Planned Parenthood's national office notified the FBI before any videos...were released."
After Planned Parenthood discovered what had happened, just days before the release of the videos which we published here, they contacted the FBI attempting to save face and possibly much more.
This particular article mentions Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, because they can no longer avoid it, but wraps her in mystery and intrigue as to what she really believed and was trying to accomplish, stating that she in fact was pro-life or not pro-abortion.
Nothing could be further from the truth. We have written on this with documentation.
The article in the Times is an example of the media's selective reporting under the guise of balanced news and failing to report that which may restrict their march toward unrestrained secularism.
And then there's Washington State.
Representative Matt Shea proposed a bill, HB 1442, this session that would simply require that parents be notified if their underage daughter was seeking an abortion. Parental Notification.
Representative Eileen Cody, chair of the Healthcare and Wellness Committee, would have none of it. She told the ranking Republican on the committee that she believes girls over the age of 14 who become pregnant are considered "emancipated---independent."
She killed the bill. And in doing so said "no" to parents and their rightful authority. Yet she, the Governor and others continue their drumbeat of how they want to "help families."
Representative Shea said he thought it was shameful that the public was not even given an opportunity to testify on the issue.
Governor Gregoire is fond of saying something may happen, "if the creek don't rise." I know that old phrase, we used it in the Yakima Valley as well.
However, this rising creek may have more implication than merely changing a plan. It may well change direction in the culture. As the overflow of deception and hypocrisy reaches flood stage in our culture, even liberal, so-called progressive states may awaken to the need for a flotation device, better known as a fiscal and social conservative.
God help us. May we be ready when our time comes. And I believe it will come.
Isn't amazing how often the one sounding the call on deceit is a prime purveyor of it?
In Wisconsin Gov. Walker IS trying to break the unions, outlawing collective bargaining for all public employee unions, save those, which endorsed his election. Contra Gary's claim Walker is NOT just keeping a campaign promise, he never mentioned collective bargaining in the campaign.
Hypocrisy. Randall endorsed the so-called Tea Party and their extended, corporate-backed temper tantrum over Health Care Reform, something President Obama whole-heartedly campaigned on and which the American public resoundingly endorsed in the election.
As for PPFA, we are all familiar with the zombie lies told about them by now. Anyone interested in the truth knows it or where to find it (hint: Not from liars like Lila Rose).
Don't look now but Wisconsin Gov. Walker has been caught out in a sting. Thinking he was talking to conservative puppet master and his chief backer Koch, when he was actually speaking with a reporter, Walker admitted his goal is to break the unions!
Yes, indeed, there is a massive flow of hypocrisy and deception. It's just not coming from the direction Randall thinks it is. (or perhaps more accurately wants his followers to think it is, since one must assume Randall is aware of his own part in this deception).
Thanks, Gary, for speaking the truth, even though not everyone believes the truth when it is written. We need smaller government, but government that protects innocent human life, punishes evil doers, and protects the life and property of those doing right. What is 'right' must be determined by the unchanging principles of God's word.
In reality, the public employees have agreed to pay the increased percentage the Governor requested. They've agreed to do their part to save money for the state. It's public knowledge. The governor won't admit this and claims he hasn't received this offer. That's because he won't meet with them to receive the offer.
The only sticking point left is collective bargaining, and the real plan is to destroy the unions.
For most of you, your pay and benefits are determined in some manner by the local union scale even if you're not in a union.
Big companies base their pay and benefits largely on what it will take to keep the unions out. This is especially true when high unemployement makes the employer king and they could competitively cut wages and benefits.
However, if they pay too little or treat employees badly, they risk unionization. I used to work in management for a large corp and was formally trained in union prevention.
If there are no unions, it will be a race to the bottom for all of us.
Public employees are not the just the teachers that Gary wants to make villains. It's firemen, police, nurses, etc.
As the old saying goes, don't cut your nose off to spite your face.
Yeah, the hypocrisy of so called Christians is surely shameful. But then, I've always thought that He without sin should cast the first stone. I've watched greedy executives skin consumer and employee alike to ship money abroad to hide in secret accounts, live in conspicuous consumption, or use it to buy influence, especially with conservative media, or rule governments. Absolutely no moral considerations. And that's just what Reagan said. His economic policy was strictly economic- no consideration for ethics, morality, conscience, or individuals.
Mark, I see Gary addressing a specific situation which specifically involves the teachers in Wisconsin and their union. There are fireman and others joining in the fray, but Gary is not addressing them. Where are you finding his comments directed at fireman and police?
Gary, I have heard that Eileen Cody tried to deny her remarks made to Rep. Schmick even though he wrote them down as she gave him the message to give to Rep. Shea.
Thank you for keeping the light shining in the darkness of hypocrisy.
I AM A CONSERVATIVE. I am a politician. I have never thought of myself as a floatation device. Thanks Gary. Keep talking. Keep doing the great work you guys do.


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Hemy Zvi Neuman Indicted by DeKalb County District Attorney's Office In Dunwoody Day Care Killing Case
Indictment Cancels Preliminary Hearing, Prevents Defense's Witness Presentation, Cross-examination
The DeKalb County District Attorney's Office has indicted Hemy Zvi Neuman for the shooting death of Russell "Rusty" Sneiderman in the Dunwoody Day Care Killing case.
The indictment of Neuman has resulted in the cancellation of his preliminary hearing scheduled for February 8. Under Georgia law, when an indictment is returned by a grand jury, a defendant no longer has the right to a preliminary hearing.
Attorneys Douglas N. Peters and Robert G. Rubin of Peters, Rubin & Sheffield are disappointed that the preliminary hearing for Neuman has been cancelled.
"We were looking forward to evaluating the evidence the state was going to present at the hearing, and having an opportunity to test the truth of that evidence," said Peters. According to Peters, he was prepared to cross-examine the state's witnesses and present evidence of his own.
Neuman is charged with murder for the alleged killing of Russell "Rusty" Sneiderman November 18 outside of Dunwoody Prep after Sneiderman dropped off his 2-year-old son at the pre-school. Neuman was arrested January 4 and remains without bond in the DeKalb County Jail.
"An indictment is not evidence of guilt," stated co-counsel Rubin. "The grand jury hears only the prosecution's version of the evidence. Neither Mr. Neuman, his witnesses, nor his counsel are allowed to be present at the grand jury proceeding."
Peters said the defense team will continue to collect and review evidence and that they are not deterred.
"Despite not having the preliminary hearing, we will press on gathering all of the facts and assisting Mr. Neuman in his defense. Again, it is imperative that no one rush to judgment, and that the legal process is allowed to run its course," said Peters.
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My First Gig – Brinsley Schwarz 1974
The first proper gig; it should be memorable, shouldn't it? For some of us it's the start of a lifetime of queuing in the rain twenty minutes after doors while the drummer gets his floor tom sound right, of missing the last train home and paying £60 for a cab and of explaining that you just spoke to the band's manager twenty minutes ago and you are definitely on the guest list, besides the singer's a mate of yours. All of those frustrations are forgotten when the sticks click and the band hits their groove (sorry anyone that doesn't have a drummer, but you know what I mean).
Do you remember the first time?
I certainly do, and I made a reference to it on this very website nearly eight years as part of an appreciation of the wonderful Nick Lowe. Here's the unedited album version.
It was the East Midlands in the mid-seventies: a time of industrial unrest and political instability. The UK had been in the Common Market for a year and in the US, Nixon was living on stolen time (he resigned almost six months later). On Monday 25th February 1974, none of that mattered; I was going to my first proper gig, to see a proper band that I'd seen on the Whistle Test and had already released five albums. And they were playing at The Civic Theatre in Mansfield of all places. I'm pretty certain the sixth forms from all of Mansfield's grammar schools were in the audience, after visiting the pubs with the most lenient bar staff. Fair to say there was a sense of expectation.
With hindsight, I can see that there wasn't a huge budget for the tour and that support bands were picked up locally. It makes financial sense, and a local support will bring along some of their fans to swell the audience and that's a good thing, yeah? The support band this time was a local rock covers band called Care, whose singer lived on the same estate as I did and who were popular with the local biker gang. Any alarm bells ringing yet? They played their set, got a great response from their own fans and were actually pretty convincing. So, after a quick break to top up the alcohol levels it was on to the night's headliners.
By this stage, following the 1970 Fillmore hype and the bad feeling it generated with the rock press, Brinsley Schwarz as a band were back on creative form but commercially pretty much finished. They had some great tunes were a superb live band on their night. What they weren't, crucially on this night, was a heavy rock band; you would colour them moody blue rather than deep purple. The majority of the audience had paid to see Brinsley Schwarz and were perfectly happy to hear their well-crafted and crisply-performed soul-inflected pop/rock. Not the leather-jacketed fans of the support band; from the opening of the set they bayed menacingly about the lack of red meat and thud and blunder. The natives were restless and hammered; not the best combination.
The inevitable happened a couple of songs in when Mansfield's finest mild boys took advantage of the lack of security to invade the stage in protest at the lack of power chords and screaming vocals. Everything happened surprising quickly and suddenly the stage was engulfed in greasy leather. It looked like a fairly even match between rockers and roadies until one deluded delinquent took a lunge at Nick Lowe, who was sporting his Gibson EB bass; and then he wasn't. The rocker was wearing the headstock of the bass in his mouth and nose and spitting blood and teeth. Game over; Brinsleys 1, Mofos 0, shortly followed by the ignominy of the rockers' retreat and vaguely threatening noises.
The roadies went back to the day job, got the stage reset for the band and the gig went ahead as if nothing had happened. The band were on good form and did the business for the rest of the set and then everyone went home happy, apart from a few broken bikers. As first gigs go it was memorable; a bit of underage drinking, a support band with a lead singer that I knew, a full-scale stage invasion and a great set from a band that I really wanted to see. And it happened in Mansfield of all places; I didn't think for a second that forty years later I would be watching Brinsley Schwarz (with Graham Parker) and Nick Lowe (with his band and Geraint Watkins) at gigs in London, but that's the way it panned out. That first gig showed me a way out of a small provincial town and the events of that night still influence my life now.
As I mentioned at the beginning, I wrote briefly about that gig eight years ago and a couple of interesting things happened. Someone else who was at the gig contacted me via a website comment and we've met up for a couple of beers in London, then Ian Gomm, who was the guitar player in Brinsley Schwarz, contacted me to say that the band never actually knew why the stage invasion had happened and were a bit concerned about getting a kicking outside. Unlikely; the rockers had probably retreated to their base in the Midland Hotel to compare war stories and intimidate the under-age drinkers that hadn't gone to the gig.
Posted by mckaya on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6:53 pm
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Graham Parker live @The Union Chapel
So, Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz at The Union Chapel and I have to say that this one has a special significance for me. The first proper gig I saw was Brinsley Schwarz (the band) playing at Mansfield Civic Theatre on February 25, 1974 and you can read about that gig here. As a student I saw Graham Parker and The Rumour play at Dundee University Students' Association (April 20, 1978 if you must know, and £1.50 to get in) and the following year at The Odeon in Edinburgh. The songs were great and the band was on fire at that time; Graham Parker should have had huge commercial success, either at that time or without The Rumour in the early eighties, but it didn't happen. He's continued to write, make albums, and play as a solo artist and with various group lineups, mainly in the USA, but after 2012's "Three Chords Good" album which reunited The Rumour, the UK seems to be ready to clasp him to its bosom again.
The audience in The Union Chapel was pretty much what you would expect for this type of gig and surprisingly well-behaved (no loud conversations about how terrible the journey to the gig was or whinges about the bar prices) apart from the bunch that wanted to help GP by braying along like a tone-deaf rugby team; you can't win them all. With a body of work going back around forty-five years and a new album to promote as well, there's a chance that you might not get to hear their favourite song; it must have been my lucky night, because I heard two of mine.
The set started with a GP solo version of my first favourite, "Watch the Moon Come Down", which lends itself to an acoustic interpretation and it's probably known by most of the old fans so it was the perfect way to ease everyone in before the almost new "Stop Crying About the Rain" from "Three Chords Good". It's great to see Brinsley Schwarz back in live action again; his musicianship has always been superb and his harmonies add another layer to the sound. It's not The Rumour, but it's a big enough sound to work in an intimate venue like The Union Chapel.
The set spanned the forty years from the release of "Howlin' Wind" (which was well represented with "White Honey", "Silly Thing", "Not if it Pleases Me" and "Don't Ask Me Questions") to the new album, "Mystery Glue" which has three songs featured: "Railroad Spikes", "I've Done Bad Things" and "Flying into London". There was an obvious warmth and camaraderie between Brinsley and Graham as well as between the audience and the performers throughout the set; GP seemed very much at ease with the whole thing and his voice still sounds superb.
As you might expect, there were a couple of interesting choices. The encore opened with an a cappella solo version of the Gershwin classic "Someone to Watch over Me" and ended with the big seventies hit "Hold Back the Night". Throw in a scattering of great songs ("Turned up Too Late", "Under the Mask of Happiness", "Nation of Shopkeepers", "Passion Is No Ordinary Word", "Back to Schooldays" and "Stick to Me") from across the forty year period and you've got a pretty good summary of the career of one of our greatest singer-songwriters. And as for that second favourite song of mine – the second song of the encore was one of the best and most harrowing songs I know. "You Can't Be Too Strong" (from the album "Squeezing Out Sparks") is a controversial but very brave piece of songwriting which sounds as relevant now as it did in 1979.
So, Graham Parker can still do it live and this was a pretty good selection of his best songs of the last forty years. He looks relaxed in the live partnership with Brinsley Schwarz, but I suspect that the best is still to come with the reformed Rumour promoting "Mystery Glue" which is out on Monday May 18. You can also hear him doing a guest vocal on the new Stone Foundation album "A Life Unlimited" which is released in the UK in August this year.
Posted by mckaya on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 11:53 am
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INTERVIEW: Guillem Farres
By Eric Johnson August 25, 2022 2:00 PM
By Eric Johnson | August 25, 2022 2:00 PM ET
Guillem Farres, the racer competing on the No.109 Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing YZ250F at round 10 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Budds Creek on Saturday afternoon in Mechanicsville, Maryland, is a 19-year-old Spanish native who has been racing a KTM 250 SX-F in the 2022 EMX250 class and the MX2 class of the FIM Motocross World Championship.
"I raced three or four Grands Prix and one EMX even thus far in 2022," said Farres of his route to Budds Creek, Maryland while in the throes of chasing a few European-based motocross titles. "I've been riding for a KTM team called Raths Motorsports KTM. In the 250 class in the ADAC MX Youngster Cup in the German National Motocross Championship.
"It all came together really fast. I was on a little holiday in Spain, and the team called me on a Friday and wanted me there on Monday. I didn't even think about it. I just organized everything and arranged a flight. I was supposed to stay only for a week, but things were going good and theyuys wanted to see me riding more. So from there, they offered me to ride at Budds Creek this weekend."
And when asked what sort of result would lead to Farres walking out of the Budds Creek pits with a smile on his face come Sunday evening in Maryland?
"The top 10," he said resolutely.
So just how did race day at Budds Creek shake out? Less than 24 hours after competing in his first American motocross event, he reflected back on what the afternoon delivered up.
"I mean, first of all, I think while I was there I didn't even realize that I was racing in an AMA National because that has always been my dream, you know?" he said. "It is crazy. If you would have told me at the beginning of the season that I was going to race an outdoor race here in America, I wouldn't have believed it. It was nice. The first practice session was really short. You could do four or five laps. Actually, I felt really good. The bike is really, really good. I felt good the whole practice and everything. I felt a little bit slower in the second practice session. I don't know if I was stressing out too much or something. The first practice, though, was really good.
"In timed practice, my goal was to be in the top 10 so I could get a good gate pick. I went to the gate and didn't know anything about it. The mechanics helped me prepare my gate and I was really impressed. From there they played the American National Anthem and it was so cool. It was cool to be there on the gate. It was a crazy feeling. And everyone was really friendly. The crowd was unbelievable. Everyone here loves the sport and the fans were cheering so much."
In the opening moto at Budds Creek, Farres raced to a sixth place behind winner R.J. Hampshire, Jett Lawrence, Jo Shimoda, Michael Mosiman and Max Vohland. Impressive company.
'I just went out and I had a really, really bad start in that opening moto," said Farres. "I don't know, but on the first lap I came by in ninth. In that one lap I made quite a lot of passes. I got to fifth, but then Jo Shimoda was coming really fast and he passed me. From there I stayed in sixth the whole moto and was just running my pace. I was really happy with that. I didn't expect to do that good. I was satisfied."
Farres went on to explain the race pace and general in-race vibe of banging bars and rubbing shoulders with the American-based racers.
"On the first lap they put a lot of energy into it," he said. "I mean, they go really fast on the opening lap. I also think tracks here – at least Budds Creek, as I have not raced anywhere else – make the racing better. You have so many options, and so many lines for passing and for making a difference in the races. Racing in Europe now is really one-lined and it makes it almost impossible to pass someone that is riding at the same level. At Budds Creek, it felt like everyone was riding different lines and not everyone was in the same lines on every lap. I really liked that. Also, the Budds Creek track was fast compared to the tracks in Europe."
Farres reflected back on the happenings and overall atmosphere within the frantic Star Yamaha pit area between motos.
"Yeah, obviously the team was happy with the result I got," he said. "I was the first Yamaha there. Yeah, they were happy. Also, I was really rushed after that first moto. You finish your first moto and you have a break that is not even an hour long. That is crazy. I'm used to having a two-hour break. But yeah, the team was happy and I was happy. The bike was also really good. I have nothing to say about that. I was really comfortable on the bike. I ran good in the moto, but I think I could have run a little faster. The guys in front were faster than me. I could see that. I couldn't catch them. I was riding my own pace because I was quite alone racing there in sixth."
Despite a few minor miscues along the way, Farres rode to a solid 13th place score in the second moto at Budds Creek.
"I was running 10th and good in 10th, but yeah, I made a stupid mistake," he said. "It was my fault. I had a little crash and it was a little bit hard for me to get the bike running again and to get the bike good. I ended up 13th. I mean that was not so bad.. But you now what? I'm really happy. I was just a little bit upset with myself with my move in the second moto because I think I could have easily been in the top 10, but that's racing, you know? It was good to finish ninth overall and I'm really, really happy."
So after all was said and done in Mechanicsville, how did the worlds of European and American-based motocross compare?
"I don't really know because I have not been racing with the guys up front," he said. "I've never seen these guys here in the USA riding in real life. I was on my bike. I couldn't see them riding. It is pretty similar. Maybe the guys are faster here, but it is hard to compare because the tracks are different and the bikes are different. It's a whole different situation here. It's hard to say, 'These guys are better!' or, 'The other guys are better!'
"I had so much fun. The results were actually pretty good. I mean, I had no expectations coming into the race. It was my first time ever coming here. I was expecting nothing at all. It turned out really, really good."
The penultimate round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is set for this Saturday's Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Will Farres be there?
"Yeah, I will be there this weekend," he said. "And like I told you, it is like a dream to ride with a factory support like this with all of the support and with everyone around me. It's good. it's really, really good."
Born and raised in the rust belt to a dad who liked to race cars and build race engines, Eric Johnson grew up going to the races. After making it out of college, Johnson went into the Los Angeles advertising agency world before helping start the motocross magazine Racer X Illustrated in 1998. Some 20 years ago, Johnson met Paul Pfanner and, well, Paul put him to work on IndyCar, NASCAR, F1, NHRA, IMSA – all sorts of gasoline-burning things. He's still here. We can't get rid of him.
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