Kinda of an odd question, me and my buddy are talking about boats with upgraded ballast. More specifically the number of boats that have integrated ballast. Not throw over stuff, but "plug and play" or what have you. Powered by the boat controls and not by manually dealing with them.
I was venturing to guess a vast majority of the boats would have upgraded ballast like this. But he feels that it's probably really small, more like 5% of them.
Here's the thing about it, I'm looking thought the glass of these forums, and wakegarage where everyone has it. He's looking at it through true aftermarket sales and what the normal convention of buyers do with their money.
He wrote me a killer-stake to the heart- email explaining his point of the discussion and his number of 5% or less is hard to contradict.
I guess my thinking is that if wakemakers can be in business and started their business on the premise of selling upgraded ballast systems, then it would HAVE to be more than 5% of the market buying into it. But that's all it is is a guessing game. Granted these numbers are for NEW BOAT sales only, and there are a lot of old boats to be sold to, but eventually that will dry out.
He had access to a SEMA report for aftermarket automotive stuff. The SEMA data is from 2015, it says that 17M cars were built. Taking into account that 8700 boats built last year (2017) in the US. That puts the car industry roughly 2000x bigger then the boat industry so we can use that for scale.
Here's an exert from ONE of his points. (NOTE- the 1000 a piece was a round up for easy numbers at 2 bags and two line kits from wakemakers)- Looking at bags.. Let's say the market is 8700 boats last year x 90% of them as you mentioned getting bags x 1000 apiece. That would put them at $7.8M in sales. x2000 to scale up to the automotive market = $15.6B in sales. According to the SEMA report I got…to put that in perspective how unrealistic that assumption is… the entire aftermarket radio industry only had $560M in sales. That would mean by scale, the ballast bag industry is 2800% bigger then the radio/speaker industry. Obviously that isn't remotely true.
So what do you guys think? Clearly by those numbers, I'm not even close in my guess. I felt that with all the new surf craze, more ballast is practically a must. But maybe a majority of these boat sales are just a status symbol and people truly don't ride these boats for what they were intended. Not looking for a told ya so type thing, just tying to get a handle on all this.
So, what is everyone's thought/opinion on this.
I would love to call wakemakers and ask but I doubt they would just hand that out.
Biggest thing with comparing to automotive industry is to think about how a lot of those vehicles are used... Point a to b transportation. Wake boating is a hobby, were not just driving these things to work.. and people like to spend money on their hobbies, especially to see big performance gains. Like additional ballast provides. You'd probably be better off comparing to sports cars ($100k and up), and adding aftermarket exhaust systems. Wake boat owners typically have more disposable income than people driving Toyota Corollas.
I'd guess at least 50% of wake boats under 10 years old have additional ballast, but thats really just a guess... It had to be well over 5 though.
I say the number of tow boats with integrated ballast, either above factory, upgraded the factory or aftermarket all together, is WELL above 5%. Especially when for the bast 5 or so years, manufacturers have been offering plug-n-play plumbing as an option. This allows for the consumer to easily add those aftermarket ballast sacs. Others offer small sacs, which are easily replaced with larger sacs, which qualifies IMO.
It depends on whether you're asking all boats or just a specific series like inboards/v-drives. If all boats, you have to define ballast. Technically every fishing boat has ballast with live well tanks that are controlled by the boat. With the "all manufactured boats" I would say it's less than 5% as you take into account pontoons, jet boats, IO, fishing, off shore, yacht etc so wake boats are a very small percentage and of that percentage I'd say 40% have ballast.
You and your buddy, definitely, went "deep" with that conversation though so I have to applaud that.
I will take a stab at the question, although it is mostly just an educated guess.
The Wakeboard Boat market is a tiny, tiny market, relative to the vast majority of products sold. The amount of money (percentage of dollars) spent by wakeboard boat owners on aftermarket products is a tiny, tiny fraction of the the tiny, tiny Wakeboard boat market. I have great respect for Wakemakers, because they have created a viable business out of the smallest of markets (and because I am a repeat and happy customer). However, in my humble opinion, this isn't a market you should choose if you are looking for an easy route to getting rich - quantities are too low, manufacturing costs are too high for such small quantities, the durabiility of products needs to be extremely high because of the use environment, there is little room or incentive for R&D or product testing in the cost structure, and profit margins are consequently low even on the low volume of sales. The fact that companies like Wakemakers and FAE have survived and/or prospered(?) is a testament to their owners determination as much as anything.
Having said that, I would bet that it is only a small percentage of the primary wakeboarders that feel the need for aftermarket ballast, none of the skiiers do, none of the cruisers do, and none of the tubers do. I would say that maybe 65% of the people who surf would agree that surfing with only factory ballast is insufficient (wild guess) That percentage is probably decreasing as manufacturers add more factory ballast. Of the surfers who add to their ballast, I would bet more than half do not have it plumbed in (quick fill sacks or lead). This forum has a huge percentage of the real enthusiasts, and is not at all representative of the market as a whole. To me, that all suggests that the percentage of plumbed in aftermarket ballast systems in wakeboard boats is much closer to 5% than 50% . Either way, the number of customers is extremely small. If your question really reflects a desire to enter into this small market, pm me, and I will be glad to share whatever info I learned as a result of several years of experience.
I come from the auto industry. You simply can't compare the two. Cars are appliances to 95% of owners, if not more, and 95% of teh remaining 5% have cars they treat as appliances. Boats are hobbies. No one "upgrades" their microwaves, but everyone with a hobby is in a constant state of upgrading. I'd say all wakeboard boats have them, and there are some bow riders that have them, too, I would bet. Yamaha has one they market taht way, as does Cobalt. I doubt many of the others do. I don't really know how you define boats, but if nothing else, look at the whole industry, and figure out how many boats are sold by the Big 3 plus the few others, and that gives you as close an approximation as you will get.
when comparing the aftermarket radio market, keep in mind that most new cars cannot be 'upgraded' easily due to the deep integration that factory systems now have, without having some loss in functionality. and given the comments by others that cars are an 'appliance' there is not a lot of motivation or need for users to upgrade their head units.
You should collect data from current used boat for sale listings.
My boat has plug and play plus lead.
I know one person with a newer Malibu that has plug n play. And one with a 08 Nautique that has nothing.
You could do a poll here and get somewhat of an idea. Sure this is a enthusiast site that would be more prone to upgrades. But not everyone here is into wake, so if the ball chasers participate you would get a better idea.
Anyway I think it is more than 5% of inboards. And much more if only v-drives.
Hey guys! I appreciate all the responses. I purposely sat back and listened to all the responses just to get every ones knee jerk reactions.
He looked up sports cars. Where you're right that that is probably more relative. 3 areas where people spend a significant amount of money on upgrades; clutches, tires/wheels, and cold air intake. Non of them have more market than 4%.
Yeah we are specific to boats that would want ballast for watersports. So the V drive crowed mainly. Basically, LSV, VLX, VTX in our world, and looking out at the 210,230,G series, X stars.
LOL we tend to go down the rabbit holes with our discussions, no matter the topic.
So to your thought 40% would be your number.
I think that's a great point, since someone can just "check" the box and have it show up with the upgraded bags plumbed in would really increase the chances of having a system.
Which is why he used the SEMA information. All aftermarket sales by category. And why he looked at total sales between automotive and how many wakeboats were built at 8700 and determined the multiplication factor of 2000.
Looking through Malibu's public SEC filings from last year in 2017. They estimate that wakeboard boat sales for the country are around 8,700 per year. Of which they have ~33%. Meaning there were only about 2800 Axis and Malibu boats combined for the year. They don't give specifics, but it's in the ballpark, because their total boat production was only 3,815 in 2017, and that includes the Cobalt line. They also stated that this was the MOST boats they had sold since 2007.
We touched on this hobby point as well in our discussion, he said if he went to a Mopar forum and asked the Hell Cat owners who all had pulley upgrades, he'd probably get an overwhelming number of people, but how many Hell Cats are sold to people that are just fine and happy with the car as it's delivered that don't care about the extra power which then wouldn't be in the forums.
I thought that was a great point, interestingly enough, the audio market has increased by 45% over the last 5 years.
Did a search on boat trader. I didn't have time to do them all, but I went through the first 32 2006 and newer boats. Out of the 32… only 5 had additional ballast. And out of those 5, only 3 specifically stated they were plug and play. Meaning a few might have been throw over pump bags. So that would be 9-15% in that random sampling.
Coincidentally, I just bought my boat this year, 2010 23LSV-stock ballast, although not anymore.
So 2/3'rs for you. Basically. And yeah, pretty much referring to V drives only, er wake specific.
Thank you for skewing the numbers in my direction.
We certainly get into some in depth discussions.
I'll kinda jump around your post.
As far as Wakemakers and FAE (fantastic example BTW) if they can etch out a niche market and do well at it, I think that's a testament to the fact that there is a market for it. And clearly big enough for them to pursue it. And I would argue, no matter what product you want to bring to market and no matter the market it takes determination. Not that I'm saying you're wrong on your guess, I just think that those two companies would prove more to the higher number than the lower. I will say though, I have to believe FAE has a higher market as they can sell to all the DD group too.
Wasn't looking to get into the market competing with wakemakers or any ballast company.
Having said that, I would bet that it is only a small percentage of the primary wakeboarders that feel the need for aftermarket ballast, none of the skiers do, none of the cruisers do, and none of the tubers do.
I agree, that's why we pulled the numbers down to just Wakesetters and Axis series. If someone is only looking to ski, I would venture to guess they won't be looking at an LSV; VTX maybe, but if their looking at that boat, there's a chance they want to surf, or wakeboard, at surf it'll need more weight.
This forum has a huge percentage of the real enthusiasts, and is not at all representative of the market as a whole.
Wholeheartedly agree, and could possibly be why my guesstimate was skewed, because I couldn't understand why any wake specific boat would have stock ballast.
To me, that all suggests that the percentage of plumbed in aftermarket ballast systems in wakeboard boats is much closer to 5% than 50% . Either way, the number of customers is extremely small.
My contention to this is for wakemakers to get into the buisness and stay in business and now create their own specific bags and have their own cutters and welders, R&D, building, shipping, employees etc, I have a hard time believing the market is only than 5-8%.
But the numbers don't lie and it would seem to point to it being that low.


Wowsers this is going out later than I've ever posted but I promised myself that once the kids were back at school I would get back on track and post every Tuesday, Thursday an Sunday so this is literally going out at the 11th hour.
Once again I posted a sketch over in the Facebook group, which you can find HERE, for everyone to have a go and adapt as they wish, this is my entry for that challenge! I have a few different challenges coming up so head over to the group if you'd like a bit of crafty inspiration.
This was the sketch that I found on good old Pinterest, as always I changed it up a bit, I took out the notepad looking piece and used textured effect papers to give my layers more interest. I also matted my photos on some light blue DSP to make them stand out from the page.
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In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.
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A shipping expert, Prince Ayorinde Adedoyin, has urged the Federal Government to provide adequate infrastructure to boost inland water transportation in the country.
Adedoyin, Managing Director of Peacegate Group, a firm involved in shipping and maritime support services, made the call in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos.
He suggested that the business of water transportation must be done on best practices by clearing the water channels and making the jetties accessible for safe operation.
``First of all, the channel needs to be cleared, the waters need to be dredged.
``The right jetties need to be built and building this means that you need to make it accessible and people will have to be able to come in, find somewhere to sit, even in some cases, park and ride.
`` You drive from your house to the place; park it, get on the boat; come back in the evening; you shorten your journey time, that is key.
``Also, they need to look at the Search and Rescue issue; is quite important.
``Even if there is an accident, there is quick response to saving lives; that is also very important.
Adedoyin said that water transportation would always be a big business in Lagos due to the population of people in the state.
He said the inland water transportation was capable of cutting down the time people spent in traffic for hours.


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Chris Hemsworth 'Extraction' Set in Bangladesh & India - NEW TRAILER!
Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is a fearless black market mercenary who embarks on the deadliest mission of his career when he's enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an international crime lord. Directed by Sam Hargrave, this action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thriller is produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, the visionary directors of Avengers: Endgame.
Chris Hemsworth's Netflix movie is possibly this year's biggest blockbuster considering we can't visit the cinemas anytime soon. It's great to see Hemsworth embrace his own Australian heritage after watching him play a British character in Marvel's Thor movies, Men In Black: International and Disney's Snow White & The Huntress. It doesn't seem to involve any comedy either, which is what Hemsworth is undeniably and naturally good at! Furthermore, it's exciting for the South Asian community to see a big blockbuster be shot in Bangladesh and India. Specifically Bangladesh, as that never happens!
It's unclear who the kidnapped son is, whether he's on the side of the Bangladeshi warlord or the Indian warlord but it definitely shows how he plays on the soft spot of Hemsworth's character.
Sadly Hemsworth had to cancel touring the film to India due to the corona virus outbreak, but we're still super psyched to see the movie on Netfilx on April 24th!


Hello, and welcome to the Week 6 Actual Opportunity Report. If you're unfamiliar with Actual Opportunity and how it applies to fantasy football, you can read the in-depth explanation here.
Essentially, we're using a 10-season sample of play-by-play data to calculate expected fantasy points from a player's seasonal or weekly usage. We look at each target (by distance from the end zone and depth of target) and each carry (by distance from the end zone and down and distance) and add this up to determine how valuable a player's role was for fantasy purposes. We can contrast this with fantasy production to measure efficiency.
After a monster Week 5, Brown catapulted to the top of our list, after ranking ninth among all players a week ago. Including intercepted passes, Brown saw a whopping 22 targets last week (including four end-zone targets), worth 44.2 expected fantasy points (most for any player in any week over the past two seasons), but scored only 25.7 fantasy points in a brutal matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown currently leads all players in targets (61) and air yards (926) by 141. Despite Ben Roethlisberger's slow start to the year, and the fact that the Steelers play on the road next week (where Roethlisberger typically underperforms), Brown seems like a safe bet for another big game. Last season the Chiefs allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers running routes from their quarterback's left, and are allowing the third-most this year. This is where Brown typically runs 53 percent of his routes, and could spend even more time there this week, avoiding Marcus Peters' side of the field. Last season, in two games, Brown totaled 10 receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 16 targets against the Chiefs.
Peterson's fantasy value gets a significant boost in Arizona, after he averaged just 7.25 touches per game with New Orleans. For perspective, the newly released Chris Johnson averaged 12.5 touches per game with Arizona. Still, I'm far more excited about what this means for the fantasy potential of Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara. If we evenly distribute Peterson's expected fantasy points between Ingram and Kamara, they jump from 19th and 24th at their position, to 15th and 17th, respectively. I think we also have reason to suspect these numbers climb even further as the season goes on. As a team, the Saints rank seventh in total running back fantasy points per game, but have ranked in the top-two in each of the past six seasons. Both Ingram and Kamara are strong plays in DFS this week, with each ranking outside of the 35 most-expensive running backs on DraftKings. As you'll see at the end of this article, even before factoring in Peterson's departure, Ingram was our No. 2 running back value play on DraftKings this week.
Arizona leads the league in pass percentage by a pretty wide margin, throwing the ball on 71 percent of their plays. This has led to incredible volume for a number of different receivers. Larry Fitzgerald ranks eighth among wide receivers in expected fantasy points per game, while John Brown ranks 18th. Jaron Brown and J.J. Nelson will split WR3 duties so long as John Brown is healthy. Andre Ellington ranks seventh among all players in expected fantasy points per game over the past three weeks. While the Peterson acquisition likely means a further commitment to the running game, it wouldn't make much sense to go run-heavy this week against a Buccaneers defense that ranks fourth-best in yards per carry allowed, but ninth-worst in opposing passer rating. Ideally, this is a dream matchup for all of the aforementioned Arizona pass-catchers. Tampa Bay is giving up the most fantasy points per game to opposing slot wide receivers (Fitzgerald), the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing outside wide receivers (Brown), and the fifth-most receiving fantasy points per game to opposing running backs (Ellington).
Hyde currently ranks top-15 among running backs in yards per carry and yards after contact per attempt, but PFF grades tell a different story, ranking him dead-last of 54 qualifying running backs. He's also disappointed in terms of fantasy efficiency, averaging 4.0 fantasy points per game below his expectation, which again ranks last in the league. Still, given the fact that he ranks sixth among all players in expected fantasy points per game, he would have been an ideal regression candidate this week, had head coach Kyle Shanahan not come out and essentially announced a demotion for Hyde. Hyde should not be dropped in leagues, but will be, at best, a shaky flex play until he regains Shanahan's trust.
Jackson ranks 23rd among wide receivers in targets per game, third in air yards per game, first in deep targets per game, and fifth in end-zone targets per game. He ranks 19th among wide receivers in expected fantasy points per game, but hasn't been very efficient, ranking just 34th in actual fantasy points per game. For three consecutive weeks Mike Evans has drawn one of the tougher cornerback matchups in the league, while Evans has drawn a much softer matchup. Week 6 is no different, with Evans basically guaranteed to be shadowed by Patrick Peterson, while Jackson draws a slow-footed Justin Bethel (4.58-second 40-yard-dash) for the majority of the game. Bethel has surrendered 77 fantasy points into his coverage thus far, which ranks fourth-most among all cornerbacks, and would rank seventh-most among all wide receivers. Though Jackson has mostly underperformed given immense volume and favorable matchups to start the year, I'm going back to the well again this week. Jackson is also one of my favorite buy-low targets in redraft leagues. Jackson hasn't seen volume like this since his 2013 Pro Bowl season, and throughout his career he's always been (with various coaches and quarterbacks) one of the league's most-efficient wide receivers in terms of fantasy points scored over expectation. I'm betting he turns things around to post some big numbers in the second half of the season, once rapport improves with Jameis Winston.
I'm definitely way too late to the party, but I'm finally pushing Hogan ahead of Cooks in my weekly rankings. Hogan ranks 10th among wide receivers in expected fantasy points per game, while Cooks ranks just 37th. Hogan has seen six more targets than Cooks, but the difference stems from Hogan's usage near the end zone. Hogan has seen two targets inside the 5, five targets inside the 10, and nine targets inside the 20-yard line, ranking top-five among all receivers in each category. Cooks, meanwhile, has seen zero targets inside the 20-yard line. Cooks does have one end-zone target to his name, but Hogan has seen six thus far, which ranks fourth-most among all receivers. In fairness to Cooks, he has drawn the tougher cornerbacks in most games, being shadowed by Marshon Lattimore in Week 2 and James Bradberry in Week 4. Unfortunately for him, there's little reason to expect that changes this week against the Jets. Morris Claiborne has shadowed in each of his last four games (Amari Cooper, DeVante Parker, Marqise Lee, and Ricardo Louis), and ranks 13th-best (of 80 qualifying cornerbacks) in fantasy points allowed per route in coverage. On the opposite side of the field, Buster Skrine ranks seventh-worst in fantasy points allowed per target.
Ertz currently ranks first among tight ends in expected fantasy points and 17th among all receivers. Jeffery ranks directly behind him in 18th place. Together they combine to account for 49 percent of Carson Wentz's targets and 58 percent of his total air yards. Ertz came through in a tough matchup last week, putting together a 6-61-1 line on 12 targets, while Jeffery totaled just 31 yards on four targets in his fifth consecutive brutal cornerback matchup. Jeffery has a somewhat tough matchup this week, likely drawing shadow coverage from James Bradberry, who has shadowed in each of the past two weeks, holding Brandin Cooks and Marvin Jones to a combined 57 yards on nine targets. His schedule improves greatly after this, however, drawing a Redskins defense sans Josh Norman, San Francisco, Dallas, and Chicago in four of his next five games. I do think Ertz's hot start to the year has partly been a byproduct of Jeffery's tough cornerback schedule, but I also still think Ertz is near-lock to finish the season among the top-three tight ends in fantasy scoring.
Engram currently ranks sixth among tight ends in expected fantasy points, while also ranking fifth at the position in targets, and first in routes run. The Giants just lost wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Dwayne Harris, and Brandon Marshall to season-ending injuries, while Sterling Shepard is also questionable for Sunday's game against Denver with an ankle injury. Ultimately the Giants will be without at least three of their four top wide receivers. The Broncos are allowing the sixth-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends, and Engram seems poised for a big game as the (literally) only healthy receiving option on this team.
One surprise for me was seeing Funchess rank 23rd among wide receivers in expected fantasy points per game, while Benjamin ranked just 55th. Even if we remove Week 3, when Benjamin played on just seven snaps, he still ranks far below Funchess at 35th. Though Funchess certainly got a boost from Benjamin's absence in Week 3, he's trumped Benjamin in expected fantasy points in each of the past two weeks as well. Perhaps related to the fact that Funchess played as a tight end for the majority of his college career, Greg Olsen's injury has been a great boon to Funchess' fantasy production. Though, still, I'd bet Benjamin has the bigger fantasy outing this week. Benjamin draws the superior matchup, while Funchess continues to miss practice with a knee injury. The Eagles are allowing the most fantasy points per game to wide receivers lined up to the left (19.9), which is where Benjamin runs the far majority (53 percent) of his routes.
Allen was another surprise for me, ranking 13th among running backs in expected fantasy points per game. Indicating a lack of efficiency, he ranks just 19th in actual fantasy points per game. With Terrance West likely to miss time, Allen could be in for another big game against the Bears this week. So far, Allen is averaging 18.7 carries per game and 4.0 targets per game in victories, and 5.0 carries per game and 6.0 targets per game in losses. Vegas suspects the Ravens win this game fairly easily, as 6.5-point home favorites. While he's certainly not been the most efficient running back on his team, the volume is there at an attractive enough salary to keep him in play in DFS this week.
Some negative regression candidates include: Chris Thompson, Will Fuller, Michael Crabtree, Nelson Agholor, Duke Johnson.
Some positive regression candidates include: Zay Jones, Amari Cooper, John Brown, Dez Bryant, Carlos Hyde, Jay Ajayi, LeSean McCoy, Jimmy Graham, Eric Decker, Martavis Bryant.


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Sailor kills 2, himself in attack at Pearl Harbor shipyard
Traffic backs up at the main gates after a shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval shipyard, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, near Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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PUBLISHED: December 4, 2019 at 6:29 pm | UPDATED: December 4, 2019 at 8:14 pm
By CALEB JONES
HONOLULU — The military says a U.S. sailor shot and killed two civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard before taking his own life.
The military didn't release a motive or any identifying information about the sailor who opened fire Wednesday at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. A third victim is in stable condition at a hospital. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam has reopened following a lockdown.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, one of the Navy's major installations, said the shooting began around 2:30 p.m. The military didn't release a motive.
The shipyard repairs, maintains and modernizes the ships and submarines of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which is headquartered at Pearl Harbor. The base is the home port for 10 destroyers and 15 submarines.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said the White House has offered assistance from federal agencies and that the state is also ready to help if needed.
"I join in solidarity with the people of Hawaii as we express our heartbreak over this tragedy and concern for those affected by the shooting," Ige said in a statement.
The shipyard is across the harbor from the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, which on Saturday will mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans died in the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Special Needs And Parent Support (SNAPS) opened their second site at Broomfield SILC school last weekend (13 May 2017). The charity now in its 14th year provides specialist therapies to children with additional needs and much-needed support for their families and this is the first time the charity has expanded beyond its original home at Penny Field school in Meanwood.
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Boasting a state of the art sensory room and rebound therapy room Broomfield was a perfect choice to host the charity. Opening the day was Leader of Leeds City council Judith Blake and taking a short break from the election campaign, MP Hilary Benn.
Mr Benn spent time chatting with the staff, volunteers, children and parents. He enjoyed testing out the interactive sensory equipment but fell short of trying out the trampoline. Mr Benn said how fantastic it was that we had opened at Broomfield,
"Looking at the enjoyment on the children's faces and the range of activities provided by SNAPS shows that it will be a huge hit." He went on to say, "I would encourage anyone who has not heard of SNAPS and has a child who could benefit from what they have to offer comes down and takes a look as they will find it is something truly special".
Judith Blake cut the ribbon on the official opening helped by councillor and former governor of Broomfield, Kim Groves. Judith said,
"SNAPS is a charity that has grown over the years to provide invaluable support for children with disabilities and their families and it's fantastic that they've now been able to open a site in South Leeds. It was an honour to attend the opening of the Broomfield site and to share in what was a really special occasion for the charity. It's great that families from across the area will now be able to benefit from the outstanding support the charity provides for many years to come."
The children on the day had an amazing time and cannot wait until the next session on Saturday 10 June.
This post was written by Emmie Johnson using our Create an article for South Leeds Life page.
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Malaysian composer, now resident in the UK, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Asia, Europe and North America.
Mr. Tajuddin taught himself guitar at age 15 and began composing at age 24. He studied both classical music and the traditional music of Malaysia at the Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam from 1988–91. He studied composition with Leonardo Balada and the music of Iannis Xenakis with Juan Pablo Izquierdo at Carnegie Mellon University from 1994–96, on a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of Malaysia, and there earned his MMus in composition. He then studied composition with Martin Butler, Michael Finnissy and Jonathan Harvey at the University of Sussex from 1997–2001, where he earned his PhD with the thesis A Study of Arabesque. He also received encouragement from Henri Dutilleux.
Among his honours are two selections to the short list of the Society for the Promotion of New Music in London (2001–04, for Jeritan [Scream]; 2004–07, for Arabesque IV – Tenunan VII [Weaves]), First Prize in the competition Tōru Takemitsu in Tōkyō (2002, for Tenunan II), First Prize in the competition for chamber music Tōkyō (2003, for Sebuah Tenunan IV), First Prize in the competition of the Quatuor Molinari in Montréal (2004, for Mediasi Ukiran – Tenunan VIII), the Japan Society of Music Award for Composers (2004, for Mediasi Ukiran V – Tenunan XII [The Mediation of Ornament]), and the New Millennium Composition Commission Award in Birmingham (2005). His music has been performed in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the USA, and the UK.
He is also active in other positions. He served as assistant conductor of the National Choir of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur from 1991–93. He has conducted the group on various occasions and has also conducted ensembles in the UK and the USA.
He has lived in the UK since 1997.


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We are thrilled to join the CPhA as an Organizational Affiliate.
The CPhA works closely with provincial and national pharmacy associations to provide a strong, unified voice for the profession in Canada. As pharmacists undertake an enhanced role in the delivery of health care services, CPhA ensures that the profession is recognized as a national leader in health care, influencing the policies, programs, budgets and initiatives affecting the profession and the health of Canadians.
Catalyst's adherence solutions go beyond the pharmacy – extending into the daily lives of patients with direct, real-time pharmacist intervention that makes it easy to take medications with total accuracy. Learn more about Catalyst's adherence ecosystem.


Even though I'll be stating the obvious for so many ubuntu users/developers reading this post, I'd like to post a quick recipe for those who don't know how to easily install the latest version of epiphany with the WebKit backend, as well as all the needed dependencies, without having to mess with compiling the source code (which is not always an easy nor a quick task, by the way).
First of all, this only works for Ubuntu Jaunty or Karmic, since there are no PPAs available for previous distros to install Epiphany (WebKit PPAs provided since Hardy).
And that's all. After those simple steps you should be enjoying the last version of this great and amazingly fast browser (2.29.6 at the time of writing this post), which is nowadays under heavy development, continuously getting better, better and even better on its roadmap towards GNOME 2.30.
So, what are you waiting for? Just go ahead and give it a try if you haven't done it yet and make it your default browser ;-). Now you don't have to manually compile all the needed stuff you just don't have any good excuse not to do it.
And don't forget to report any issue you find in the bugzilla. Remember feedback (and patches, of course) is the best way to help with improving it even more!
…as another member of the Igalia gang hanging around there this weekend.
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A better UI. Faster and better user experience.
Basic configuration management to store account details (auth token).
Support for editing details of multiple pictures at the same time.
Added status and improved the progress bar usage to show the status of async operations, giving a much better feedback to the end user.
A better (and more easily hackable) code and design.
No more .glade files, no more gtk-builder-convert.
As usual you can get the source code at http://gitorious.org/frogr, where development for version 0.2 has already started, btw. And if you visit the project's web at http://code.google.com/p/frogr you could even find some packages for you favourite distro there as well (currently only i386 packages for Ubuntu hardy, intrepid and jaunty are available, but more flavours and platforms are coming soon: debian, fedora, x86_64…).
For the special case of hardy you'll need to install a newer version of libflickcurl0 than the bundled in hardy repositories (0.12), which you can get from here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/libflickcurl0 (yes, intrepid package will work fine on hardy).


Dr. John Fletcher, editor-in-chief, gives you highlights of the May 19th issue of CMAJ. In this issue: ultrasound or near-infrared to guide peripheral IV catheterization in children, validation of a 1-hour rule-out rule-in algorithm for myocardial infarction, social media in medical education, global tobacco control, elder abuse, and more.
Next, Dr. Moneeza Walji, editorial fellow, interviews Dr. Jason Nickerson, Clinical Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa. Hospitals, medical personnel and patients are increasingly being attacked in conflict zones. International bodies have resolved to foster better reporting of such incidents. However, more must be done on a global level to bring perpetrators to account, argues Dr. Nickerson in his commentary (subscription required).
Lastly, Dr. Matthew Stanbrook, deputy editor for CMAJ, interviews Maria Bennell, epidemiologist in Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Mrs. Bennell and colleagues have published a study (open access) involving more than 39 000 patients receiving angiography in 18 cardiac centres between 2008 and 2011. They found that there is a twofold variation in the ratio of revascularization to medical therapy for the initial treatment of stable ischemic heart disease across hospitals in Ontario and that two-thirds of this variation was explained by patient characteristics. Nonetheless, the variation was associated with potentially important differences in clinical outcomes, say the authors.
Posted in Podcasts. Tags: conflict, global health, ischemic heart disease, podcast, revascularization on May 19, 2015 by CMAJ.


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Nicolaas Josephus (Nico) Gerharz (Den Haag, 20 juni 1872 – Bandoeng, 13 november 1939) was een Nederlands dirigent en componist.

Hij is zoon van koopman Wilhelm Gerharz en koopvrouw Maria Josepha Bosmans. Zij is daarbij dochter van musicus Nicolaas Bosmans, zus van cellist Bosmans en tante van componiste en pianiste Henriëtte Bosmans. Nico Gerharz verloor beide ouders op jonge leeftijd (vader in 1892, moeder in 1894). Hij trouwde met Maria Johanna de Vos.

Hij kreeg zijn muziekopleiding aan het Koninklijke Muziekschool Den Haag onder meer van Willem Nicolaï. Hij werd eerste leerling-musicus op de klarinet in het orkest van het Achtste Regiment, dat onder leiding stond van Albert Kwast en later Dirk Couwenhoven. Hij aanvaardde in 1904 de baan als kapelmeester van de stafmuziek in sociëteit Concordia Batavia, Nederlands-Indië. Hij was een van de achtenveertig gegadigden voor die baan en werd door een commissie onder leiding van Henri Viotta tot tweede gegadigde benoemd. De als eerste uitverkorene Kwast werd echter afgekeurd voor Indië-dienst. Hij kreeg toen de rang van onder-luitenant. Hij klom op tot Eerste Luitenant Kapelmeester. Onder zijn leiding werden werken van Hector Berlioz, Pjotr Iljitsj Tsjaikovski en Antonín Dvořák op hoog peil uitgevoerd. Op 17 januari 1917 werd zijn ontslag aanvaard en keerde hij terug naar Nederland; hij vond het van belang dat zijn kinderen een Nederlandse scholing kregen. Hij werd er dirigent in Apeldoorn van het Jan Kwast-strijkorkest. Ook gaf hij destijds leiding aan koren. In 1920 werd hij de dirigent van de Concertvereniging Haarlems Muziekkorps en vormde het om tot de Haarlemsche Concert Vereniging, waarbij het specifieke harmonieorkest werd opgeheven. Er moest dus een strijkerssectie aangenomen worden. Frieda Belinfante, vriendin van Henriëtte Bosmans, zou er tweede celliste worden. De eerste cellist weigerde zich aan te passen (traagheid zit in het instrument) en mocht vertrekken, Belinfante werd gepromoveerd. Diezelfde Belinfante leidde een kleine opstand tegen hem, want hij sloeg als dirigent nogal wild om zich heen. Het orkest ergerde zich daaraan en protesteerde. Het gebaar van Belinfante door letterlijk tegen hem op te staan, leidde ertoe dat hij zich wat meer inhield. Van 1921 tot 1925 zou hij zes keer het Concertgebouworkest leidden. Hij leidde het orkest en een vooralsnog onbekende solist in de première van het celloconcert van Henriëtte Bosmans. Dirigent Marinus Adam (langere tijd tweede dirigent van het orkest) duidde hem later als "berucht" en omschreef hem als "militaristisch" (Hij had het liefst dat de musici voor hem in de houding gingen staan).

In 1927 trad hij daar af en ging enige tijd beroeploos door het leven; zijn opvolger in Haarlem werd Eduard van Beinum. Wel bleef hij betrokken in de muziekwereld als dirigent van Liedertafel Zang en Vriendschap te Haarlem en de Christelijke Oratorium Vereniging. Hij leidde ook het orkest van de Avro tijdens de zogenaamde Artis-concerten. In 1937 trok hij zijn kinderen achterna naar opnieuw Nederlands-Indië, waar hij overleed.

Van zijn hand verscheen een aantal composities, zoals zangspel Mascha (op tekst van Annie Nauta), twee symfonieën, symfonische gedichten, een orkestsuite, Hollandsche taal (cantate voor gemengd koor, solisten en orkest), Het geuzenvendel (voor mannenkoor), Vliegeniersmarsch voor orkest, een serenade getiteld To the great artist Louis Zimmermann (voor viool en piano) , orkestouverture Cannenburg. Werken van hem werden uitgevoerd door onder andere Martin Heuckeroth met de Arnhemsche Orkest Vereeniging en Wouter Hutschenruyter met het Utrechts Stedelijk Orkest.

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With each New Year, the days that public holidays fall on, change. Public Holidays can be different depending on the state or territory that you're in so we have put together a handy list for you, in order to ensure that you are paying your staff correctly.
Please note that this list is separated into two sections, firstly holidays that apply to all of Australia and then the individual state/territory days.
If you are unsure about what to when public holidays apply, you may find our Public Holiday Quick Reference guide useful, alternatively you can call the office at 1300 717 721 for further advice.
Public Holidays can be a nightmare for some employers!


First of all, yes, I AM one of those crazy nutballs who thinks there might possibly be a crisis of apocalyptic proportions headed our way. I have my doubts about the flaming asteroid and zombie theories, but I do think there is a very real possibility that our lifestyle choices may lead to epidemic sickness, poverty and major hiccups in a seriously flawed industrial food system.
I don't know about you, but I like to be prepared. Blame it on my back-woods Alaska upbringing, but when those zombies start to swarm, I want my community to be ready, and I'm pretty sure the answer to this is kale. Hear me out.
1. Kale, is hands-down the easiest thing to grow in my garden – all year round – and it and many of its brassica cousins will grow without much fuss, pretty much anywhere other than the desert. If you live in the desert, you need to move. Right now.
2. Kale is tasty. I realize you may need some convincing. I will dedicate some time to this later and in future posts. But seriously, people – olive oil, garlic and salt can make even cardboard taste good. Am I right?
3. Kale is super nutritious. In addition to most of the vitamins you've ever heard of, kale also contains Calcium, Iron, fiber and even protein. If you combine it with a whole grain you will have just about all the nutrients you need to fight zombies. Plus, and I cannot stress the importance of this enough, you will be regular.
4. Kale can be eaten raw, cooked, pickled, fermented – it keeps well even after you pick it, so if you need to be on the move, you can take a munchy kale snack, a jar full of kale seeds, and get on the bus Gus.
5. No one wants to steal your kale. When the feces hits the fan, and roving bands of hooligans come looking for loot at your house, they will not be looking for kale. I'm all for planting fruit trees and having chickens and making your own butter and whatnot, but in the apocalypse, those things will become "loot". They may mysteriously disappear, while your kale will always be there for you!
Step 1: Learn to love eating kale, delicious kale.
If you don't already love kale, let's start now. Here is a really simple sauteed kale recipe, that you can make with most any green (kale, chard, beet greens, turnip greens, radish tops…). I make it for dinner, often with mashed potatoes and a protein of some sort. And then the next day I can have my Favorite Breakfast Ever (pictured above): Mashed potatoes with crispy kale and a fried egg. Yum.
Start with a large pan, heat it over medium-high heat until hot. Add the oil, then add the kale leaves, stir and cover to wilt for about 1 minute. Uncover and stir once, letting the kale get a little bit crispy at the edges for about a minute. Add the garlic and a good sprinkle of kosher salt, stir and cook just 30 seconds more, until the garlic smells great, but before it starts to brown. Turn off heat and taste for seasoning. Add a splash of balsamic and enjoy!
For breakfast the next day (aka my Favorite Breakfast Ever): Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat, and add a couple tablespoons olive oil. When hot, crack in an egg, and next to that put a pile of cooked kale, and a pile of mashed potatoes. When you flip the egg, also stir the kale and potatoes so they are warm through, but also a bit crispy at the edges. Pile the potatoes & kale on a plate, top with the egg. Add anything else you like (sriracha, cheese..) and Enjoy!
Scene: my kitchen. Potatoes are boiling, oven is heating, I am taking sausage from fridge and preparing to wash asparagus.
5 minutes later, back in the kitchen washing asparagus. Asparagus goes in oven, potatoes are mashed, pan is heating for sausages.
5 minutes later, back in the kitchen opening bottle of wine so it can "breathe"… Pouring glass of wine. Drinking wine. Sausages in pan, asparagus out of oven, table almost set.
We did finally have dinner that night, and little goose ate 3 bites of sausage, before declaring "I'm done" and (by the way mommy) "I don't like dinner." So yes, its a tough audience, but I still love dinner.
Here is my current favorite dish – its a great side at dinner, or one dish lunch. Its pretty adaptable – use your favorite seasonal vegetable(s) with the potatoes. My favorite is purple sprouting broccoli, which no one sells so you pretty much have to grow it yourself. If you'd like to have this dish with purple sprouting – start some seeds now, plant them out in a month or so, and voila – next March you'll have some purple sprouting broccoli! In the meantime try it with regular broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, kale – you get the idea.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Put potatoes on a large rimmed sheet pan and toss with 1 Tb olive oil and 1/4 tsp salt. Roast for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, toss your chosen vegetable with 1 Tb olive oil and 1/4 tsp salt. After 15 minutes, toss the vegetable mix into the potatoes and continue to roast 5-10 minutes, until veggies get some golden crispy edges.
For the pesto: combine the parsley, mint, garlic, parmesan, 1/2 cup roasted almonds and 1/4 tsp salt in food processor. Pulse to chop everything up into small chunks. Add 1/2 Cup olive oil and process to a chunky paste. Add 1/4 Cup water and process just to combine.
In a medium bowl combine 1/2 Cup of the pesto with the vinegar, dijon, capers and shallot. Chop the hard boiled eggs and add to the bowl with the dressing. Add the hot vegetables and toss. Taste and season as you like with salt, pepper, more pesto, etc. and garnish with additional chopped almonds. Eat this warm, room temp or cold. YUM.
NOTE: Save remaining pesto in fridge for up to a week, or freeze for later. Its great in vinaigrettes, spread on crusty bread, or tossed with hot pasta too.


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SCHOOLS CUP FINAL: Soper hails "Special Group"
RBAI players and supporters celebrate the Schools' Cup victory at Kingspan Stadium.
Published: 19:31 Friday 17 March 2017
Dan Soper hailed a special group players as RBAI completed a hat trick of School's Cup winners with a 12-8 victory over Belfast rivals Methody in the St Patrick's day decider at Kingspan.
It was the first time in 69 years that Inst have completed a hat trick of titles.
"We haven't talked a great deal about it but just at the end of the game David Hasslett handed me a piece of paper which has all sorts of stats and numbers about how significant it is," said Soper.
"We made a point of not discussing three in a row. This was this cup and it was for this team to win this cup and we can look at the guys that have been here for three in a row and how significant it's been, it's not easily done. It is fantastic and speaks of the core of those six guys who have been in the squad for three years.
"They have won three in a row and that's not easy. You look at the super star of Ulster rugby and Paddy Jackson has never done it with good teams so it is a feather in the cap for Michael and his crew."
Inst went 12-0 up after 23 minutes but didn't score for the rest of the game.
"It was another nail biter," added Soper, "All we kept hearing in the lead up was it was going to be pretty straight forward but people don't appreciate that any game between Inst and Methody is always tight.
"We knew it was going to be tough and a lot of people didn't understand that it was never going to be one way traffic. Methody showed they are an excellent team and we just had to hang in to win by a narrow margin but we'll take it."
Despite the result, Soper admitted he was disappointed that Inst never kicked on after that positive opening period.
"I thought we did leave a few opportunities out there. We were creating space and maybe just didn't pass the ball as much, or as well, as we would have liked.
"In the second half we were hanging on at times. We made line breaks that weren't clinical enough. In the semi against Ballymena we were turning those line breaks into five or seven points."
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Fortin Site is a prehistoric village site located in Oneonta, New York. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980.

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Annie Avery of Northrop and Johnson phones to say that she'll be hosting a brokers' open house aboard Trinity's 49.07m superyacht _Destination Fox Harb'r Too _on Wednesday, October 14th from 4pm until 7:30pm at the Derecktor yard in Fort Lauderdale.
Delivered in 2008, her contemporary Patrick Knowles interior accommodates 12 guests in a master, four doubles and a twin and she cruises at 16 knots. Not for sale to US residents while in US waters, she's asking $29.5 million.


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IMC Construction ltd. has built a range of jobs from household / office full builds and renovations to large-scale industrial structures and plants with mechanical operating conveyor systems. Olympia was eager to team up with them on this project in Lacombe, Ab which included custom black trim and interior mezzanines. Mark Hamman worked with George Zakhem our Chief Estimator on the details and the final product speaks for itself.


For a long time, otters had almost disappeared from our environment. Habitat protection and species conservation measures and regulations have happily led to an increase in their numbers since the 90s. This positive development is the result of many years of animal protection and conservation efforts. Unfortunately, the increase in otter numbers has led to conflicts with recreational and professional anglers as well as with ornamental and farmed fish pond owners. Whilst the otter is seen as only a minor pest in the fish farming industry, some areas suffer from significant losses.
How can I protect myself from losses due to otters?
Increasing otter numbers have unfortunately led to more and more conflicts with fish pond owners as well as professional and recreational fishermen. They see their fish to be threatened by these predators and complain of massive losses. Even where natural bodies of water are located adjacent to artificial ponds, otters quickly realise the advantages of the well-stocked ponds. Otters will usually continue to return once they discover an easily accessible source of food. Ornamental and breeding fish farmers in particular suffer from the sometimes very high financial losses. In these cases it is imperative that measures are taken to protect fish stocks.
Preventative measures need to protect the pond from otters. Measures must be taken that either scare otters away from the pond or prevent them gaining access. Otters should additionally be offered an alternative food source to distract them from the fish pond. Scientific studies have shown that fencing off ponds with electric fences is the most effective measure that can be taken.
Startlers should scare the otter away from the ponds. Scent marks, optical measures ("otter scarers") or noise making devices are most commonly used. These resources do indeed scare the otters away at first. However, they quickly realise that these startlers pose no actual threat to them and ignore them. Since they are only effective for a short period of time, if at all, startlers at not recommended by experts.
Otters prefer to eat what they can get hold of with the least effort. And fully stocked fish ponds are a true paradise for these little predators. Otters may even kill more fish than they can actually eat.The lower the fish density in ponds, the less attractive they are to otters and they will go off in search of an easier source of food.
A distraction pond should offer otters an alternative food source. This generally involves installing smaller pools in the area around the threatened pond which are then filled with commercially cheap fish. Because of the high fish density in the distraction ponds, the otters have a much easier time catching their prey and quickly start to prefer these ponds over the primary one. This method generally works very well. However, it is not inconceivable that this artificial feeding could easily increase otter numbers in the affected area. This can then mean that after some initial success in reducing losses due to otters, the otter problems will multiply. However, distraction ponds are useful for nature conservation, particularly where previous ponds have been fenced off and made inaccessible to otters.


Reflexology is a non intrusive complementary therapy based on the theory that all our organs, structures and glands in the body have a corresponding reflex in the feet. Pressure is applied to these area which encourages and triggers the body own healing mechanisms, boosting the immune system, improving circulation and stimulating the lymphatic system to release the bodies toxins. It also encourages homeostasis particularly in relation to the nervous and endocrine system.
The benefits of reflexology may also improve your sleep pattern, energy levels and sense of wellbeing. It gives you some "me time" which we all need in our hectic lives!
Maternity reflexology is a specific form of reflexology aimed at women during any part of their pregnancy journey. It works by supporting the body (and its hormones) to maintain a state of balance, reducing stress levels and targeting any niggling symptoms of pregnancy such as nausea, muscular aches and pains, changes in posture or heartburn.
Studies completed in Denmark and UK have shown that reflexology can be associated with drastically speeding up labour and reducing pain.
Getting pregnant is not as easy for some couples as it is for others and they can find themselves in a very stressful and emotive situation which in turn may create a vicious cycle. Reproductive reflexology is very helpful in supporting fertility. It can be used as a stand alone treatment to enhance your natural fertility or alongside various IVF treatments.
Members of the Association of Reproductive Reflexology Association are specially trained to work alongside medicated cycles using treatment protocols that we believe works to enhance the medications efficacy.
Kathy is a member of the Association of Reproductive Reflexologist, Association of Reflexologists & CHNC. She has been a registered Reflexologist for 10 years, specialising in fertility. She works from the comfort of your own home. Kathy has two daughters, Emily and Charlotte. She likes cooking, going to the gym and holidays in Greece.


cPanel® and WHM™ (WebHost Manager) is the next generation web hosting control panel system.
Both cPanel & WHM are extremely feature rich as well as include an easy to use web based GUI (Graphical User Interface).
WHM allows you to but is not limited to administering individual accounts, reseller accounts & performing basic system and control panel maintenance via a secure interface.
For a complete list of features including screen shots of WHM, please click here.
cPanel is designed for the end users of your system and allows them to control everything from adding / removing email accounts to administering MySQL databases.
Fantastico is just how the name implies it's fantastic.
It's one of the more popular 3rd party add-ons that can be purchased and added to cPanel.
Fantastico is probable one of the most advanced script installer we've ever seen.
Currently it can install a large amount and array of scripts, ranging from bulletin boards to content management systems.
Price is only $149. You may download and try before you buy. Non-commercial sites (no ads, no paid listings) may use it for free! Ask any question in the new forum.
PHP Links 1 meets a demand DeltaScripts had for its own website in another section of the firm. It is a program that makes it easy to create your own Link directory!
One of the most unique features (beside unlimited sub-categories) is the option to create extra fields that can be used both in lists and in detailed page. You can for instance ask the user to answer a questions base on a dropdown menu.
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Now that I felt confident moving around Squarespace it was time to do the fun stuff. Actually, nope, it wasn't! In my learning, I found out that Squarespace has a preferred image size. (1500 pixels wide btw). This is important because Squarespace can do the work of making your site look good on a computer, a tablet, or a mobile phone. This is one of the reasons you are limited to their templates, I'm guessing.
ALL my jpgs I had worked on for the first attempt were wrong. In an effort to reduce file size, I made them too small. Also, I didn't realize Squarespace resizes images on its own, so I had made useless versions of each (thumbnail, overview, large). For a site heavy on images, Squarespace recommends prepping everything first. Between setting up a new naming system and resizing all the images (or editing them for the first time, in too many cases!), prepping took three to four days. In hindsight, it was one of the best decisions I made.
When adding an image to a gallery, you can immediately define many options for the image. I found it easier to define only the basic options when adding an image. Thus, I ensured I kept the basic info consistent and accurate. I came back later and defined other options en masse, such as setting the click-thru link for each image.
Another area I did this was when setting the images' descriptions. These would not appear on my page, but are beneficial for search engine optimization (SEO). Correct, consistent keywords are better than random words riddled with typos.
I learned the hard way by trying to do too many things off the bat that you either make small mistakes, or you don't think through an option and wind up having to redo your work later.
Or gravy. Whichever. Squarespace is "insert and resize" (as easy as drag and drop). It was simple to design the pages because there are consistent info and design on the majority of the pages.
The biggest negative I faced with Squarespace: the cache. It was deadly. Perhaps because I quickly created many pages, and frequently visited them, my cache grew. This killed performance. Clearing it via the browser's tools worked sometimes, but a few times Squarespace zapped the cache from their end. Annoying, but not a dealbreaker.
One of the bigger positives was their Tech Support. Should all support be this nice. Three times I needed their help, three times they delivered, each tech friendly and interested in helping.
Well, of course, not. It's a website, so I already have plans to alter it as soon as I post this. But I'm glad it's up, and I look forward to making it active.
Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions, drop them below!
Part One detailing the challenges of creating this site, the mistakes made, and the solutions.
It's exciting that The Failure Store is finally happening. The goal is to make the site both a repository for documentation of my various art endeavors, and an online store for my own art and the art of my friends.
At the launch, it is 97% my own art, but the store will expand soon. The name came from from a product David Ryan, a frequent collaborator, and I conceived. We wanted to make differenty-colored racquetballs. For the simple fun, and for the challenge of actually playing with them. We figured Shark Tank or Big 5 weren't going to be fighting for our business. Who would? Well, The Failure Store, if it existed. I registered the domain five minutes later.
The store sells artworks, prints, fun things. But it will also be a place to buy beige racquetballs, LEAD paint (the Leader in Artists Paints), and other would-be homeless products.
The biggest of credit and thanks goes to James Hough, another frequent collaborator. He designed the rough draft of this site, and much of what you see here is due to his work.
Any ideas? Hit me up via Contact.
One of my dreams for the future is that computer scientists push interpolation capabilities to its maximum capability: creating a large resolution image from a low-res file that matches an original (theoretical) hi-res image.
With physical artworks there is no substitute (generally) for physically visiting the artwork. But it is impossible to see every worthwhile artwork, and the digital spaces do a great job getting work seen that would otherwise disappear from quick exhibitions or unvisited studios.
My hatred for the time it takes to properly document work has led to entire bodies of work going to the bins without bothering to document them. Yes, my laziness longs for a day when a quick snapshot will suffice and interpolation will return an almost-perfect reproduction of the work.
I don't see every canvas thread when viewing masterpieces in the Louvre. We shouldn't require that level of precision to say that a digital reproduction of an object isn't good enough. When interpolation allows us to create accurate, dense images that look as good as a catalog reproduction, life will be easier for artists.
This desire that stems from my least favorite part of making art touches on more important issues that the digital world is forcing us to confront more than ever and with new ideas. What is a reproduction in relation to what it reproduces? Is a repro intrinsically lesser? What do repros of digital works do to the original's value and standing? I look forward to using this platform to work out my thoughts.
(This is a vaguely disguised way to apologize for some of the cruddy snapshots that pass for documentation on this site. But I don't see my bad habit changing till I can afford a camera from post-2007.


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The same day, two thousand miles away, Israel's Knesset hosted a discussion on how to combat the growing, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. Together, these two parliamentary meetings serve as a useful illustration of why Israel's international image continues to deteriorate – and why it is not likely to improve any time soon.
First, to Westminster, where Labour MP Sarah Champion sponsored a debate on Palestinian child prisoners. The majority of the debate was taken up by a detailed account of the situation as it currently stands, including how children are taken from their homes at night, and the injustices and discrimination inherent in Israel's use of military courts to try and jail Palestinian children.
Instructively, however, the debate did not just focus on the human rights abuses being perpetrated by Israel, but what can be done to stop them.
Interestingly, given how strong the support for Israel has been, and continues to be, within the Conservative Party, three Tory MPs also voiced criticism of Israeli policies. Tania Mathias, for example, noted the "sad coincidence" that the debate was taking place the same week the UN human rights envoy to the Palestinian territories resigned because Israel denied him access.
In the Knesset, meanwhile, Wednesday saw some 150 politicians and activists gather for a two-hour discussion organised by the Caucus to Fight Delegitmization on how to fight the BDS campaign. The caucus has five, cross-party co-chairs: Michael Oren (Kulanu), Anat Berko (Likud), Nachman Shai (Zionist Camp), Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid), and Robert Ilatov (Yisrael Beytenu).
The meeting was chaired by Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan, who called for "a network to face a network", echoing the wording used by think-tank the Reut Institute. Erdan is responsible for coordinating the government's efforts to sabotage the various global campaigns designed to hold Israel to account, with a NIS 100 million budget for 2016.
The Labor party's Nachman Shai emphasised how the fight against the growing boycott united both coalition and opposition alike. MK Berko called BDS "jihad dressed up in a suit." Most speakers were well-known pro-Israel advocates, including Irwin Cotler, former ambassador Ron Prosor, NGO Monitor head Gerald Steinberg, and Shurat HaDin's Nitsana Darshan-Leitner.
MK Michael Oren, meanwhile, in remarks made to the press beforehand, claimed that BDS activists "are well-funded, highly organized and very sophisticated." According to Oren, Israel is yet to "come up with an answer [to BDS]", and suggested a role for the Israeli military and intelligence services.
Desperate stuff, and the suggestions made during the meeting were more of what has already been tried: former Israeli soldiers visiting North American campuses, 'exposing' BDS activists, and so on.
Meanwhile, in London, British politicians – including many who still describe themselves as 'friends' of Israel – despaired of the treatment of Palestinians under a discriminatory occupation, and, crucially, called for the government to go beyond mere words.
Israel's leaders still don't understand. BDS is not some well-resourced, evil conspiracy but a grassroots response to Israel's colonialism, occupation, and apartheid. Without drastic changes on the ground, support for this form of pressure will only grow – including in Westminster.


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USS Refresh (AM-287) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. Post-war, her crew returned home with two battle stars to their credit. The ship itself was given to the Nationalist Chinese Navy.

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Refresh, a minesweeper, was laid down 22 September 1943 by the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, of Alameda, California, launched 12 April 1944, sponsored by Miss Muriel Maddox of San Francisco, California; and, commissioned 10 April 1945.

Following a Pacific coast shakedown out of San Pedro, California, Refresh reported to Commander in Chief, Pacific for duty 9 June 1945. After a call at Pearl Harbor, she departed 1 July for Okinawa via Eniwetok and Guam. Arriving Buckner Bay 31 July, she joined Commander, Mine Squadron 15 and began minesweeping operations in the Okinawa area 13 August. The last week of August she swept the approaches to Jinsen, Korea, and operated in the Yellow Sea through 7 September.

During the remainder of September, Refresh assisted task group TG 52.3 in minesweeping operations in the East China Sea approaches to Nagasaki and Sasebo, Japan, and in the Goto Archipelago, primarily in the area of Fukse, southwest of Kyūshū. Arriving Sasebo 1 October, Refresh was assigned several hydrographic missions, conducting soundings in shoal waters southwest of Kagoshima, Kyūshū, Japan. After upkeep in Sasebo, she continued to operate in Japanese waters through the new year.

Calling at Pearl Harbor 8–26 March 1946, Refresh then proceeded to San Pedro, California, arriving 4 April. Designated for transfer to the Chinese Navy 29 April 1946, she sailed for Subic Bay, Philippine Islands 17 September, decommissioned there 9 November 1946, was delivered to the Chinese 30 June 1948, and struck from the Navy list 13 July 1948. She served in the Navy of the Republic of China as Yung Chang (AM 51). On 13 November 1965 she was damaged by shelling by People's Liberation Army Navy patrol ships and then was torpedoed by the motor torpedo boat . She was then beached on Magong Island to prevent her from sinking.

Refresh received two battle stars for World War II service.

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South Carolina's "stand your ground" law should not protect someone who kills a romantic partner in self- defense if the deadly confrontation happens in a home they share.
It also states that a person who is acting lawfully when attacked "in another place where he has a right to be," including his place of business, can stand his ground and use force to prevent serious injury or a violent crime.
That's the view that local prosecutors have portrayed in a renewed bid to pursue charges against a North Charleston woman who fatally stabbed her boyfriend less than an hour after he dragged her down the street by her hair in 2012.
Citing the woman's self-defense account, a judge granted her immunity from prosecution, but the prosecutors' appeal could turn on two words in the law: another place.
The terms show up in the S.C. Protection of Persons and Property Act, and the prosecutors think they mean that the statute should not apply to a confrontation between people living in the home where the encounter occurs. Only when it happens in "another place" can the act be used, the authorities contend.
The prosecutors' hope is to thwart abuse of the law by people who act violently in their own homes only to later exaggerate the danger they faced. If the law doesn't apply to such situations, 12 jurors — instead of one judge — would decide whether an account is believable.
Any ruling is likely to affect similar prosecutions. A decision in the woman's favor could bolster defenses in future cases. A ruling for the state could offer more solid legal grounds for prosecutors to fight dubious claims of self-defense.
The S.C. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday. Justices typically issue opinions weeks later.
It's not the first time the issue has cropped up in the Charleston area, and it's likely to come up again.
Authorities are still pondering whether to pursue charges in the area's most recent domestic violence killing with the same themes. In October, Teonna Cooper, 20, told police that she fatally shot her boyfriend, Parrish Greene, 22, inside their West Ashley home after he choked her.
Of three earlier killings in which prosecutors lost bids to pursue charges against women, the circumstances in 26-year-old Whitlee Jones' case better pose the legal question that Assistant Solicitor Culver Kidd and his boss, 9th Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson, want answered.
Jones and her boyfriend, Eric Lee, 29, were quarreling outside their North Charleston home in November 2012. Lee grabbed Jones' hair and dragged her down the street.
A neighbor saw the commotion and called 911. A police officer responded but left after finding no ongoing struggle.
Less than an hour later, Jones went back to gather her things and leave Lee for good. As she packed, she came across a knife and tucked it into her bra.
Lee grabbed her as she tried to leave, shook her and repeated, "It's your fault," she would later tell investigators. She pulled out the knife and stabbed him in the chest. In court testimony, none of her friends who were waiting outside could recall seeing Lee touch Jones. But Circuit Judge J.C. Nicholson granted her immunity.
Kidd and Wilson filed paperwork to appeal. They did not respond to a recent request for comment.
Part of the written arguments, which were filed by Assistant Attorney General Alphonso Simon Jr., contends that the facts don't support Jones' self-defense account.
But the lead focus rests on the law's wording.
The act is built on a presumption that people fear for their lives if someone is breaking into their homes, cars or businesses. They lose that presumption, though, when their attackers are allowed to be there.
But the General Assembly also extended the act to "another place." If people are in a place where they're allowed to be when they're attacked, they can use force if it's necessary to prevent serious injury.
Those two words are "clear and unambiguous," according to the appeal. By using them, legislators meant for the statute to apply to somewhere besides the home, the appeal stated.
So, the argument contends, Jones should not be afforded the law's benefit of the doubt because she was at home, and the person she killed also lived there. But in fighting the appeal, Chief Appellate Defender Robert Dudek of the S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense went back to the first decision in the case. Nicholson said the state's position would "create a nonsensical result," allowing the woman to defend herself against a lover's attack in the street but not in their own home.
A spokesman for Attorney General Alan Wilson, whose office is handling the appeal, declined to comment on the case's implications.
Robby Robbins, a Summerville attorney who spent time as a prosecutor in the 1st Circuit, said the law was designed to extend the legal principles of self-defense to every place a person is allowed to be. The appeal's argument isn't consistent with that, he said.
The law requires cases with clear self-defense implications to be heard first by a judge, who decides whether a case should go to trial. The ultimate purpose of the appeal is to put Jones' story in front of a jury, Robbins said.


New and better security has been implemented on the HFHS Alumni Website. It is now required to have an account to view the Class Websites, photo galleries, alumni profiles and search for friends and classmates. If you haven't visited us lately and you can't remember your username or password, we now have an easy way for you to retrieve that information.
Class of 1969 -- No word yet of an upcoming 40 year reunion. If you know of any plans that are in the works please contact the webmaster with information. We've received lots of inquires about a reunion.
Class of 1979 -- Our 30 year reunion is scheduled August 14 -15 -16, 2009. Visit our Class Website for the latest information. All '79 classmates are requested to fill out our Contact Form so we can keep you fully informed.
Class of 1989 -- Our 20 Year Reunion is scheduled for July 10-12, 2009. The committee has formed and we will keep you fully updated on our Class Website. Please visit our site and fill out the Contact Form. See our Class List with senior photos and listen to our Class Song. Also we need help finding our classmates. Please pass this information on to them.
Class of 1999 -- Our 10 Year Reunion is in the works. Visit our Class Website for all the details. Help us find our classmates!
Class of 1968 -- The '68 40 year reunion was held on September 6, 2008.
Class of 1978 -- Our 30 year reunion was held on August 1st through the 3rd, 2008.
Class of 1988 -- Our 20 year reunion was held on August 15th through 17th, 2008.
Class of 1998 -- Reunion Date: August 1 through August 3, 2008.
REUNION PHOTOS: Upload your class reunion photos to the Photo Gallery. All Classes have their own Albums. Lots of new photo's have been added to the photo gallery. Check em out.
1960 - 1980 Galaxy Yearbook CD DOWNLOAD -- HOLIDAY SPECIAL!!! Now only $8.49. Hurry this sale won't last long.
Bandtastic LP Band & Chorus - MP3 files of some early concert LP tracks, plus a historical narrated segment called "Souvenirs of Sound", includes the Ford Anthem, Fight Song, Faculty voices, etc.
Miscellaneous Detroit area graphics such as Vernor's logos, Bob-Lo, Edgewater Park, etc.
A Readme.txt, and HFGalaxyReadme.doc files, which contains information related to the organization of the picture files on the CD, and the rationale behind the associated filenames.
A Freeware image viewing program (HFHSView) compliments of Bill Stewart (Stewart Computer Service) - Now with a "Pan & Zoom" feature!
We promise to give it back!!
We still need to update our class lists from the years 1983 to 2000. If you are willing to loan us your yearbook for a few weeks please contact the webmaster. Your name will be proudly displayed on our website for your contribution.
We would like to thank the following alumni for their contribution.
We are growing by leaps and bounds. New alumni are registering daily. Search our member list by grad year and see who is new since your last login. Chances are some of your old school friends have found us. Remember to Update your Profile with your current email address so your buddies can contact you.
As always, your email address is private and can not be viewed by others.
Five newly discovered photos found in a closet have been saved from the trash bin by an astute Detroit Board of Education member and sent to fellow Fordite, Keith Thode, from the class of 1961. A few of these photo's have never been seen before. These large size photos include the musical ensembles, band, orchestra and choir from 1959 through 1961 at Christmas and Spring Concerts. Another photo, taken from the roof of the school, shows 11th and 12th graders standing on the front lawn of the school. Maybe, you are in the photos. You can view all five "full size" photos in the Photo Gallery.
Other rare photos have been sent in by Martin Raim, Class of 1961. These photos show students participating in a Detroit News contest against other schools. See them in the Photo Gallery in the Henry Ford High Album.
We would like to thank the Reunion Committees and Alumni that have made a financial donation to our website. Without your support we would not be able to keep this site online. As always we appreciate any donation that can be made no matter how small or large. If you would like to have your name added to our donor list please go to the home page and fill out the donor box in the lower left side.


1) Collectability – is the material easy to collect? Can it fit into the bin and the truck?
2) Sortability – does the material have characteristics that allow it to be sorted (is it magnetic)?
3) Marketability – does the item have a market ? Is there a processor who can use the material?
All of these criteria must be met. The material must be collectible, sortable, and marketable. If any one of these criteria is not met, it cannot be recycled through Waste Management's single stream system. However, individuals can rethink, re-purpose and reuse their own materials and in many cases there is a place to take the materials. For example, Styrofoam can go to Styro Recycle in Kent.
In order to most effectively recycle by placing items in the bin as they were purchased. This means do not crush, wrinkle or shred anything. Plastic-free shredded paper can be composted. Shredded paper never makes it to through the facility. In fact, during our visit, anywhere we looked we saw shredded paper. It makes like confetti in the truck and the facility and never makes it through the sorting process.
Does it drip? Rinse it.
Yogurt, ice cream, milk, juice, wine, beer, or any other food or soap jugs, tubs or cups?
Fill the container one quarter of the way full with warm water, shake vigorously, pour it out. Place the container in the recycle bin. No lids please.
What to do with containers for peanut butter, mayo, mustard, honey and other viscous liquids?
Can you make a sandwich with it? Scrape it out with a spatula. Place in recycle bin. No lids please.
There should be no significant amount of food, debris, or other "leftovers" in the container.
Plastic bags are a "No-No!" in the curbside. But many groceries collect them and sell them directly to the processor. Plastic bags, cords, hoses, ropes and the like, bind the gears, cogs, and belts of the processing machines, stopping the facility. This costs time, money, and resources which is reflected in the bills of customers.
Please place all grocery plastic bags, garbage bags, newspaper bags etc. into one grocery bag and take it to a collection site in your neighborhood.
This is the result of an Eddy current. It is one of the last steps in the sorting process. Aluminum and plastic containers are the last items on the belt. The Eddy current creates a repelling magnetic field of sorts that "pops" aluminum off of a conveyor belt across a gap, and into a container. The rest of the materials, plastic (which is unaffected by the Eddy current) fall into the gap and onto the next conveyor.
After the truck drivers run their route and fill up, they bring their trucks to the "tipping floor" where they tip their truck and the contents are dumped out. Over 600 tons of collected bin contents are tipped each day.
Check out this amazing magnet that removes any ferrous metals from the conveyor line. That is one awesomely big electromagnet, with a conveyor attached. Sean, a mechanical buff, spoke of wanting one at home…just for fun.
Everything that is tipped onto the floor gets sorted by hand too. People physically touch everything that goes into your curbside bin, be careful what you put in. Black garbage bags (full or empty) are removed and put in the landfill. For that matter, any bags (with their contents) are put in the landfill for safety reasons. Please place all clean recyclables loose in the container; no bags, please.
Speaking of plastic bags. Lose bags are often pulled off the line. Behind Sean, Tyler, and Kimberly are thousands of plastic bags. Plastic bags bind the gears and cogs of the sorting center, causing it to stop and ultimately costing the customer. Please refrain from placing plastic bags in the curbside bin. Plastic bags can be recycled at many local grocery stores.
When you do not know what to do with an item, please refer to your local collection service rules. Each region is different, depending on collectability, sortability, and marketability of the recyclables.
Before placing anything in a bin, make sure you verify that it is clean, it belongs in the bin you are placing it into. When in doubt, ask someone. Call Waste Management, call the Garden Hotline (they know more than just gardening), visit King County's "What do I do with…?" webpage.


The PicoScope 4000 Series can capture signals four times faster than any other PicoScope automotive scope – this makes it compatible with the new FlexRay standard and ensures your PicoScope oscilloscope will continue to be useful for a long time to come.
As well as capturing faster signals, the PicoScope 4000 Series also outperforms other scopes thanks to the 32 MB of 'always on' memory. With 64 times the memory of the previous generation of scopes, the PicoScope 4000 Series ensures that you can effortlessly capture every detail of the signal. Never again will you miss those hard-to-find intermittent faults.


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Q: Ice connection state , Completed vs Connected Can someone please clarify the difference between iceConnectionstate:completed vs iceConnectionstate:connected.
When I connect to browsers with webrtc I am able to exchange data using datachannel but for some reason the the iceConnectionstate on browser that made the offer reaming completed wheres the browser that accepted the offers changes to connected.
Any idea if this is normal?

A: ICE Connection state transition is a bit tricky, with below flow diagram you can get clear idea on possible transitions.

In simple words:
new/checking: Not at connected
connected/completed: Media path is available
disconnected/failed: Media path is not available (Whatever data you are sending on data channel won't reach other end)
Read full summary here
Still WebRTC team is working hard to make it stable & spec compliant.
Current chrome behavior is confusing so i filed a bug, you can star it to get notified.

A: In short:

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*connected: Found a working candidate pair, but still performing connectivity checks to find a better one.

*completed: Found a working candidate pair and done performing connectivity checks.

For most purposes, you can probably treat the connected/completed states as the same thing.
Note that, as mentioned by Ajay, there are some notable difference between how the standard defines the states and how they're implemented in Chrome. The main ones that come to mind:

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*There's no "end-of-candidates" signaling, so none of those parts of the candidate state definitions are implemented. This means if a remote candidate arrives late, it's possible to go from  "completed" back to "connected" without an ICE restart. Though I assume this is rare in practice.

*The ICE state is actually a combination ICE+DTLS state (see: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/webrtc/issues/detail?id=6145). This is because it was implemented before there was such thing as "RTCPeerConnectionState". This can lead to confusion if there's actually a DTLS-level issue, since the only way to really notice is to look in a native Chrome log.

We definitely plan on fixing all the discrepancies. But for a while we held off on it because the standard was still in flux. And right now our priority is more on implementing unified plan SDP and the RtpSender/RtpReceiver APIs.

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Of Legacies That Never Die
Daddy, 1928 - 1992
[ In keeping with last week's blog, "Of Roots and Family Trees", I am re-posting from Facebook the following entry, with a few revisions and additions. ]
This is a framed photo of Daddy for his college graduation; I took it from my parents' tokador before the house at 98 Malumanay was sold. While Daddy pursued his Electrical and Mechanical Engineering degrees at the Mapua Institute of Technology, Daddy joined the Central Bank of the Philippines in 1957 as a security guard. It was the only job he could do during that time, because it allowed him to earn for his own tuition, to read and study at night, and go to school by day. After acquiring his degrees, Daddy continued working at the Central Bank as an electrician in their maintenance department. He and Mama eloped in the late 1950s. It is said that they only had 7 pesos in their pockets on their civil wedding at St. Joseph's Church in Project 2, then went with two of their witnesses to lunch at Max Restaurant.
One of my earliest memories of Daddy was of him bringing me to the Central Bank of the Philippines, a stone's throw away from Fort Santiago. I was about 5 years old. I remember the 45-minute ride on the JD bus transit, with me on his lap, to save on the 10-centavo fare. There were a lot of people at the Central Bank's main entrance because then President Diosdado Macapagal came for a visit, as was the reason for the trip with my father. I remember President Macapagal giving me a signed 1-peso bill, which Daddy and Mama kept in our Family Bible.
"My father didn't tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it." ---- Clarence Budington Kelland
That trip to the Central Bank was the start of many other trips Daddy took the family on weekends --- Lido Beach, Laguna hot springs,Pagsanjan Falls, La Mesa Dam, Antipolo, summer trips to Ilocos Norte and Abra and Baguio, picnics in Luneta and Manila Bay and in Tagaytay on a hillside plantation of peanuts and pineapple, overlooking Taal Volcano where Uncle Joven's Meteora now stands, to name a few. Daddy loved to take us on trips in his first automobile, a spacious aqua 1962 Impala Biscayne.
With his unassuming but jolly nature, he always made things work out for the family. With three others, he built a comfortable house; he sent us through the best schools; he supported Mama when she was pursuing her own Accounting degree. He was the consummate hard-working father and mentor, climbed thru the ranks from being a security guard and electrician, to land 35 years later as the Director of General Services that oversaw the operations of the Central Bank, the Money Museum, the Philippine Mint, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theatre, and the Philippine International Convention Centre. It is said that he was never late for work or important appointments, nor was he accustomed to taking long vacations (on his last years at the Central Bank, he had accumulated some 7 years' of vacation days!). His elder brother, Uncle Abat, gave him an Omega Seamaster in the late 1950's; this, his first and last wristwatch, kept him informed of the time he was managing, "time management is self management!", and is now my only physical trinket of Daddy. He never told a lie; according to him lying is a form of stealing --- from the truth.
I was with him as he slumped from a heart attack in 1992, three months before his retirement. He was only 63. There are so many things to say about Daddy; yet the limited space afforded here will not do justice to describe how much he influenced our lives. He rarely told us he loved us; but by his selfless life, he demonstrated us how much he did. One thing I have to say he encouraged us with --- build a good Name and pursue education, as these are the only legacies we leave behind for our children. Born 1929 from generations of Abra farmers, he often told us to always be better than yesterday. Not only did he do this, he also accomplished more to be better than the generation before him.
"If there is immortality to be had among us human beings, it is certainly only in the love that we leave behind. Fathers like mine don't ever die." ---- Leo Buscaglia
Of Kindness, Generosity, Humility
Of Roots and Family Trees
Of Fall Colours and Little Resurrections


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