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Dirty River Dixie Band Thrives Through Tradition
by Adam Tutor January 24, 2016 October 7, 2016
Chris Alvarado (Band Leader/Drums/Vocals) Ian Anderson (Trombone), Anthony Guzman (Soprano Sax), Kris Vargas (Cornet/Co-Bandleader), Trevin Roming (Piano), Tim Canalichio (Bass), Missing: Richard Laabs (Banjo/Guitar). Courtesy Photo.
The roll of vivacious laughter spills out every time the door opens, and in exchange a puff of smoke sneaks inside. The boys in black tidily pack away another evening's earnings in the shape of high hat, trumpet, trombone and a few other little ditties. Tuggin' on their cigarettes the faces seemed an anachronism in the electric world they now call home.
"It all started with Cullum, man without him this wouldn't be possible."
Keep it tight keep it hot, play it cool. The Dirty River Dixie Band runs by the rules of the tradition they hail from, and they do so with ease. It Don't Mean a Thing uptempo, St. James Infirmary down then up, a little St. Louis Blues. It's vocalized by Alvarado on drums, trumpet man taking it home the way he should, inspired in the Satchmo order, King Oliver lineage of marching horns into the jazz clubs of the late 20s early 30s, Nawlins found Chicago bound.
Chris Vargas, the trumpet man, waxed sentimental in the moonlight hours of a Luna Thursday evening, where the band humbly and nonchalantly set the stage for the esteemed Rebirth Brass Band of NOLA.
"A lot of us came from TLU, halfway between here and Austin, he came in and did a concerto with our wind ensemble," Vargas said, referring to Alamo City jazz legend Jim Cullum. "So I got a bunch of Dixieland charts and said 'Hey, it's freezing, but you guys wanna jam in the square?'"
What started out as a 12-year-old playing for $10 and sausage on a stick, has kept Vargas going, and kept him playing with the likes of bandleader Chris Alvarado in the "trad" (traditional) jazz outfit of the Dirty River Dixie Band.
"SA doesn't have a lot of this kind of music going on, we try to emulate Cullum, we get to spend a lot of time with him," Alvarado said as we sat down on the back patio, his bandmates mulling around. "Just trying to keep that style of music alive."
That style of music for Alvarado and crew was born in the Crescent City at the turn of the 20th century, hanging around in tenderloins and alleyways of Creole stomps and Black romps, and was the going trend in the roaring 20s, which seems to be making a comeback as we approach the roaring 20s of the 21st century here in San Antonio.
Joints like Bar 1919 (where these boys were first spotted by the Rivard Report), the Brooklynite, Bohanan's, and more, give credence to the fact that not only is jazz alive in the Countdown City, but people are counting on it to get their kicks. Swingin' out with Cullum at the Landing may not be possible any longer, but man does it feel real to sit within cornet's reach of his weathered sound at Tucker's Kozy Korner on Monday evenings. The Trad Jazz sound is alive and kickin', and so are the people dancing to it.
Alvarado is the steady hand of the group, cool and composed, he speaks true to the nature of the music and his desire to keep it going. "People know of it, we wanna rejuvenate it," he said. "It's easy to dance to, move to, that's the main draw to it, that you may have heard it before and it brings you back."
The Dirty River Dixie Band. Courtesy Photo.
The danger sometimes is falling flat with an audience that doesn't get it, or feels tired of the same trite rendition. Performance is far from perfunctory with this group as Alvarado makes sure of it.
"We stay as traditional as possible, but put our little spin on it, stretch it a little bit," Alvarado said. And when they stretch out, you stretch out (your arms) and wave 'em in the air as your dancing shoes hit the floor."
Energy is a buzzin', foots are a tappin', people are called left and right up and down by the all-encompassing rhythm and shoes (walking blues). Can't deny the vivacity in the New Orleans roll and tide, feel that great Mississippi Riverboat carrying the people to and fro and watch 'em go. Don't you know. Feel that flow, it never shows unless you let em blow, all night and alright by me gollee gee it's a feeling that you don't describe you just sing and let your hands up in the air in a little twirl and whirl and your head a boppin' and you move in time the drums, and flying with trumpet, trombone keeping you on the ground, the whole shebang really going, "roll the line" the trumpet man shouts, the band keeps it down Royal Street for one more go round!
If you've been swinging to the two and four along the Riverwalk in the past month or so, good chance you've already been infected by the spirit this group incites in any soul that's open. Got lucky to catch 'em again serendipitously at the birthday party for Esquire Tavern, where they quite literally transformed Texas' oldest bar location into a veritable scene from the burlesque haunts of the '20s and '30s. Sensual and sonorous sounds lay next to sublime and soul-shaking to bring people down to their knees and up on their feet again before the next downbeat.
The Dirty River Dixie Band will once again treat Esquire patrons to their tight trad jazz renditions on Feb. 11, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Don't wanna wait? Then get out to Sam's Burger Joint on Monday, Jan. 25, from 8:30p.m. to 10:30 p.m. as the boys play for Swing Nite, where bands like this shine their shoes the brightest and bring the noise as the energetic interplay brings out the best in everyone. Definitely don't miss that.
With all of this, Alvarado is keeping something even more exciting in the works. "Our first 'Silver Center Swing' on February 20," Alvarado said. "We are partnering with the San Antonio Swing Dance Society for lessons and an open dance night in our hometown of Seguin, TX."
These young gentlemen, all in their 20s and 30s, are setting a high bar for the new entourage of jazz musicians, and your jazz experience won't be complete in San Antonio unless you share an evening with them. They're not just keeping this tradition alive, but helping it thrive.
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Adam Tutor is a Trinity University graduate, a saxophonist who performs with local bands Soulzzafying, Odie & the Digs, and Volcan, and a freelance music contributor to the Rivard Report. More by Adam Tutor


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The cabinet has approved the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation's proposal to construct an influenza and bird flu vaccine plant in Saraburi's Kaeng Khoi district.
Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin said the 1.4 billion baht manufacturing facility approved Tuesday will be constructed and operated in accordance with the Good Manufacturing Practices principles of the World Health Organization, and serve as a venue to produce vaccines during both normal times and during an outbreak of potentially deadly bird flu virus.
The plant's construction will take about 18 months to complete. After installation and tests of manufacturing equipment, the plant is expected to start producing vaccines in early 2018, Dr Rajata said.
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The plant's high production capacity is aimed at responding to a pandemic requiring at least 60 million doses, Dr Wanicha said, adding it will enable the country to become more self-reliant in flu vaccine production.
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On Thursday, February 8, at 4:40 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were on patrol in the Von's Market parking lot, located at 710 Broadway when they spotted a man driving a car. This man was know to the police and given that the officers also knew that the man was homeless they wondered where he had obtained the car, so, thinking that there could be a good chance that the man had stolen the vehicle they performed a traffic stop. The officers noted that there were three passengers in the vehicle so they asked everyone to exit the vehicle while they investigated. It transpired that the driver had indeed stolen the car from a city parking lot so the officers arrested this 24-year-old homeless man and he was charged with grand theft auto, possession of burglary tools, and driving on a suspended license. Bail was set at $35,000. Additionally, one of the passengers in the car, a woman, aged 31 and also homeless was found to have an outstanding warrant for her arrest for battery. She was arrested and later issued a citation for the outstanding warrant.


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Zest of Italy - Puglia, Italy
A true discovery, Polignano a Mare rises vertically above the Adriatic Sea. This amazing beach was the official setting for the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in 2015.
Puglia, also known as Apulia, is greatly defined for its baroque towns, white-washed trulli houses, olive groves and orchards, blue sea, secluded beaches, plenty of sunshine and excellent cuisine. Historically ruled by foreign invaders, this region was always deep rooted in its relatively humble agricultural past. From the cultural gems brought about by Greek colonists to the bold impressions left from the Middle Ages to the Romanesque influences: all aspects of Puglia has been influenced from the Barletta-Andria-Trani province to the area of Salento, otherwise known as the heel of Italy.
We sought out on a heavenly venture around a few of southern Italy's best finds with Zest of Italy. This boutique tour company is driven by Kathrin Fehérváry Colapinto and her husband Livio Colapinto. Together in 2009, they opened Zest of Italy officially after graduating from the Slow Food University of Gastronomic Sciences together, which is where they first met. Kathrin is originally from south-eastern Austria while Livio is deeply grounded in his Apulian roots, as he grew up in Puglia and now hosts his love affair with his region. Both boutique tour guides are well travelled professionals, with a substantial philosophy of travel that results in experiencing the authentic side of a place.
Upon arrival from our brief trip to Rome, we were met and greeted by Livio at Bari airport. He guided us through the beautiful town he was raised in called Bitonto. Here we had delicious pugliese bocconotto ricotta cream at Boccabò on Via Sedile nº7. It is said that there are two popular legends about the origins of bocconotto, one coming from the region Abruzza and another in Puglia. The Benedictine nuns of the old town of Bitonto use their unique recipe of ricotta and less sugar than the more popular version of the pastry. We were also introduced to some local fornai(bakers), and came across 800 year old hole in the wall spaces a few metres underground, and were impressed to see how the tradition is still very much alive in this part of the world. The local baker at our first stop let us try some black pepper taralli which we were impressed by for its taste and texture, so we bought a bag to take back with us. After seeing impressive architectures from the town's dozens of palazzos and churches, we headed to see one of the last remaining fish and vegetables open-air markets located in the small town of Bisceglie.
It was a great experience trying new fruits and vegetables at the market in Bisceglie. The fish monger can be seen here advertising his seafood hand picked from the auctions he won earlier in the day.
We headed to the historic petite city of Trani just before our best fine dining fish restaurant reservation with The "Ristorante Corteinfiore". We learned of the cultures that has inhabited Trani for centuries; from the Byzantine settlers, Spanish conquistas to Venetians and very importantly the Jewish community. This historic melting pot has dozens of cafés on the harbour with the elegant stone belt of parapets outlining along the docks. An upmost sweet destination for the warmer months, Trani is a festive and joyous city par excellence, holds all of its festivals on the harbour. Many of these celebrations are religious festivals, and also cheerful, swarms of people come out for a stroll on summer evenings, with band concerts in the lighted sound-box in Piazza Quercia, open-air concerts and shows.
After lunch we went to Polignano a Mare, the city that gave birth to "Mr. Volare", D. Modugno. We were in awe of the stunning sightseeing and had a sip of the local "caffè speciale", a curious mix of coffee, lemon zest, cream and almond liqueur at Bar Gelateria "Il Super Mago del Gelo". This seaside town famous for the Grotta Palazzese restaurant in a cave on a rocky cliff and the 2015 celebrated Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition actually has one of the prettiest squares and alleyways in Italy. Our tour guide Livio personally knows the acclaimed glass artist Giuseppe Campanella, who is an expert in his trade.
Zest of Italy do organised tours around the roads less travelled in Gargano as well. This area is considered the 'spur' on the Italian 'boot', for its shape. Serenaded with a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming the backbone of the Gargano Promontory projecting into the Adriatic Sea, the tour guides know the locals that inhabit these parts. They can take you to meet the breeders and cheese-makers as well as go for tastings. We are surely open to do the coastline from Trani to Mattinata the next time we are in Puglia, as the views are said to be something out of a movie.
As mentioned earlier, Kathrin and Livio are both Slow Food University of Gastronomic Sciences graduates from Piedmont and are qualified private culinary guides and passionate chefs. Together they bring travellers to their favourite food artisans that offer a genuine experience of the region. Both guides are extremely reliable and can do their tours in German, English and Italian. There are numerous gastronomic options for Foodie Day Tours and Culinary Grand Tours catered to couples, groups and single travellers. Whether you want to explore Italy's heritage pasta landmark, hike over biodynamic vineyards or explore the food odyssey of the Itria Valley; the endless options will allow you to experience Puglia like a local.
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SPACE-FARING IDENTICAL TWIN'S DNA CHANGED AFTER PROLONGED SPACE ...
This is one of those strange stories that, as one can imagine, I simply have to blog about because the implications of certain statements in this article are rife with high octane speculation possibilities. The article was shared by Mr. S. (to whom I convey a big thank you for finding this gem). The story concerns two identical-twin brothers, Scott and Mark Kelly, who just also happen to be NASA astronauts. Scott Kelly proposed that NASA use them as test subjects in a long-term space faring study to determine specific effects on human DNA and physiology; one brother would spend a few weeks or months in space at the International Space Station, and the other would remain on Earth as the "control" group, and the brothers' DNA would be compared both before and at the end of the test.
It's what they found at the end of the test that has my mind pondering all sorts of high octane speculations of the day, but there's one in particular that intrigues me the most. See if you can spot what caught my eye, and what it might portend; here's the article:
Astronaut Returns to Earth With Different DNA
Did you spot it?
What caught my eye was this paragraph:
What they found is quite strange. While many of the changes to Scott's physiology returned to normal soon after returning to Earth, they found permanent changes as well. It seems that 7% of Scott Kelly's DNA has been altered permanently. NASA has speculated on the existence of a "space gene," which might be activated by conditions in space, causing changes in DNA. NASA says the changes to Scott's DNA "related to his immune system, DNA repair, bone formation networks, hypoxia, and hypercapnia." Whether these changes were seen as positive or negative were not said. We may have an answer if the retired astronaut suddenly begins a career as a vigilante superhero, or if it turns out he's the mothman. (Emphasis added)
So permit me to indulge in today's high octane speculation. Two questions occurred to me reading the italicized sentence in the above paragraph. Firstly, how and why did NASA come to entertain the hypothesis that there might be a "space gene"? One answer might be that they determined this based on DNA analyses of prior long-term space missions, perhaps even beginning with the Apollo missions. After all, it is a known fact that upon return from Lunar landings, the astronauts were quarantined as a biological precaution against the possibility of "bringing something back" with them. This in turn implies the possible - and I would argue, probable - genetic testing both of themselves and of all of their gear and equipment, with the best biological and genetic technologies as then existed. But this really only pushes the problem back one step; it doesn't really give an indicators of why NASA would suspect the existence of a "space gene." To get to that question, we have to look at the second thing that caught my eye, the idea of the "space gene" itself.
Most versions of evolutionary theory hold some version of the idea that species develop responses to their environment by prolonged exposure to it, and that these responses can become part of the genetic code. In some more outre versions, some hold that the genetic code is adaptable to all sorts of environments, that it has a kind of "genetic potential" of all sorts, some of which is activated by prolonged exposure to some types of environments. It's the more basic and standard view that intrigues me here, because on that view, if there is a "space gene" in human DNA - as NASA apparently suspected, according to this article - then that gene had to have arisen at some point in human evolutionary theory by means of prolonged exposure to the environment of space.
This carries with it certain implications, all of them rather breathtaking when one thinks about them a moment, for there are three basic possibilities that this implies. The first is that this "space gene" entered the human DNA at some point during its evolutionary development, i.e., it might have entered the code very early and in some other species, and been handed down since then. As such, one might expect it to occur in other, non-human species, which could then be tested for similar results. Depending on where in the "taxonomical tree" one looked, one might be able to pinpoint where and more importantly, when this occurred. In short, one might be looking at a kind of genetic confirmation of the panspermia idea entertained by some scientists, namely, that life was seeded onto Earth from outer space. The second hypothesis is a more narrowed version of this. Imagine, for a moment, that geneticists were able to isolate this "space gene" but discovered that it only occurs in higher primates, or indeed, only in close human ancestors such as Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon man. If that were the case, then it would indicate our two last implications, namely, that someone from "out there" at some point in human evolutionary history mingled their "stuff" with our "stuff", and the "space gene" has been passed down ever since. One need only recall the biblical tales of Nephilim, or the Mesopotamian tales of the Annunaki, to see how such a thing might have occurred.
And then, of course, there's the final theory or implication that, at some point in the mists of human High Antiquity, we came from "out there", or explored "out there," and the genetic response to this established itself in human DNA.
Any one of these three possibilities give one pause as to why NASA would suspect the existence of a "space gene" and emphasize the importance of that question, why did they suspect it in the first place?
And yes, my bet is that quietly and secretly, they were more concerned about the implications of those ancient texts and hence of the latter two implications, than anything else, given the indications NASA itself uncovered in its explorations of our celestial neighbors like the Moon and Mars that there might be indications of structures, and hence, of some sort of intelligent life on those planets in the distant past.
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Pierre says:
Elton sang, Mars aint the place to raise your kids ….unless you have the space gene.
So if I'd not flushed those space monkeys (powder form, just add water) I had once as a kid down the tube and kept them they might have evolved after all?
They need to do it again with triplet twins and not vaccinate one of them.
Diambrini-Palazzi says:
Following on from the 2001 reference, I'm reminded of the subtext in the film GRAVITY. While on a space mission, Sandra Bullock's character reveals to co-star, she's 'drone-like' (drives aimlessly) when her beloved daughter dies. Disaster then strikes the space mission (their 'home' destroyed) and she's thrown into a live or die drama – first, rescued by co-star – then a powerful scene of her floating unconscious, attached to a life support system curled like a fetus in one of the escape pods (regenerated) and when she finally reaches earth, her pod lands in water and sinks filling with water. She swims out of the opening (birth canal) and crawls onto land – then stands, the camera focusing on her feet panning up her body from the ground. She is reborn, regenerated!
Floating in space causes body to gravitate towards its centre. In contrast, walking spin upon planetary surface causes variations along axis, where positions are called Chakras (wheel).
Space gene is basically soul, centred in solar plexus. Bio robots do not have awareness of this intersection, that defines Vitruvian Man. Not everything two-legged is hue man (human).
Pyramid angel harp affects the Chakras, and genome is musical score. Everything is objectified, as intersection of spin and centre, into entanglement. That is Yahweh, quintessentially.
paraschtick says:
We may not agree on all things in political circles. I mean I believe that there was Russian collusion between Trump and Russia before the election. I'm not American and am watching from outside with the same eyes I watched 9/11, the Boston Bombing etc … but that's enough of that.
But this is a real WOW moment. One of those little things that make your eyebrows arch to the skies, and a little shiver pass down your spine. This could mean exactly what you say Dr Farrell, and in my own words, and thoughts:
1) We came from outer space via the panspermia hypothesis which was nominally conceived by my brother Briton, Dr Fred Hoyle, and Dr Chandra Wickramasinghe … and was, like cold fusion, berated and mocked. It now just seems like common sense, as it actually was when they came up with the hypothesis.
2) We came from outer space … meaning the human race has forgotten its origins in an exoteric sense, but we remember it esoterically from ancient myths and legends
3) Our DNA was changed by people from outer space who took a primate, and created homo sapiens as we know it, leaving us by accident or design with this so called "space gene".
This is a really quite phenomenal story. More powerful for it because it comes from NASA itself. I'm still buzzing with the possibilities … or is it just the coffee? And could this be just another piece of disclosure from the powers that be? Watch this space …
The space-twin obviously got exposed-to Larry Niven's "Tree-of-Life" root. Not enough to turn him into the Pak Protector form, but enough to initiate some genetic changes. Via a SSP visit to the ISS ?
Seriously, I'm thinking about a variation of the SF movie Altered States (1980). In it, the professor (William Hurt) activates 'latent' DNA from humanity's past and undergoes a (brief) retro-transformation into an 'ancestor' type. This was a negative portrayal of humanity's past – up from apes and all that. However, what if we are degraded forms of illustrious ancestors?
As a side point, the space-twin DNA changes might not just only be of adaptation-to-space type. What if there were latent PSI changes also coming on-line? After all, ESP-ish 'adaptations' would be even more valuable in space. No radio needed, thank you. Pull yourself to an asteroid without thrusters. Avoid meteors by prescience. There are even SF tales where hyperspace is only enter-able (or navigate-able) through psychic powers. The spice must flow…
This brings up the question what did NASA know and when did they know it. And what are they really hiding there are the gamma-ray scare stories NASA has been pimping to the general public. Is their real mission to prevent human space travel and turn Earth into our prison and who do they really serve.
Despite the article's anodyne presentation of the effects of prolonged exposure to zero gravity ("space"), all of those changes that are cited are serious manifestations of systemically debilitating results which are so potent as to even alter DNA expression.
In other words, long-term exposure to space wreaks profound, systematic damage to life. I think this is pretty obvious and it is already widely accepted/anticipated that this would be the case. I think NASA"s appeal to a "space gene" to explain away these deleterious effects is simply a crass, transparent attempt to weasel out of their responsibility for this bit of slam-dunk proof that the astronauts they launch into space all come back with weakened health and vitality.
blakecosmos says:
I don't know why, but I was also led to wonder that —- if even as we pretty much accept the fact that the "Powers that ought not to Be" pay an awful lot of attention to bloodlines, as do several religious tomes, (think the Sumerian King's list and the Bible for that matter, I wonder if anyone has ever looked at what connections exist between those individuals who have gone into space, and climbing out on the twig a bit farther, if perhaps genetic screening isn't a significant part of who gets selected to go into space in the first place.
Katie B says:
I did read this and wondered why the results of the actual study have not been published, just a controlled summary, I wonder if we will be privy to the particulars?
However, what jumps out at me from the perspective of current earth health problems rather than the entanglement findings are a number of things:
1. Folate levels went up, which may indicate perhaps CLEANING up certain DNA mutations or explain why a low folate gene (amongst other things) evolved in the first place.
2. They were both subjected to the FLU VACCINATION preflight, inflight and post flight, indicating a potential NASA-military industrial complex role in vaccinations and the aggressive dissemination on the wider public using them as test subjects. A flu vaccine before the flight (to turn on certain undesirable gene mutations) and how potent is space/lack of gravity in protecting DNA against vaccine damage? And not just protecting but allowing to be expressed to its fullest potential? How do the military control/mitigate these potentially individually empowering effects?
3. The admonition that a genetic and epigenetic specialist has been studying them and the article concedes space travel has the ability to turn genes off and on. There are no hidden or new 'space genes' here only genetic mutations that they are experimenting with and finding out how they can turn them off and on. They are looking for something in the genome that cannot be expressed properly on this planet earth but is ripe in different environments.
4. Hypercapnia. Higher levels of carbon dioxide in the blood may infer the body is using light from the sun to photosynthesise. Green man. If you move around the molecules in a cell with extra magnesium molecule you could potentially have a green hue to the skin due to photosynthesis. A brown dwarf star for a sun could potentially evolve this, emitting a warm purple glow.
jenuspect (Jeannette B) says:
Regarding point 2, I wonder if the brothers were given mercury preservative containing flu shots? If so, then this part becomes more potentially dubious to me.
"Being in space had no effect on his cognition, yet after returning to Earth his mental speed and accuracy began showing slight decreases. Perhaps this is due to returning from a year of peace and quiet in space to a life of medical tests and interviews on terra firma."
(They wouldn't take something like a multidose vial into space and see if the ethyl mercury salicylate stays in that form for a reasonable period of time, of course properly stored out of direct lighting, and then try to make sure they can distribute the poison fairly equally but not perfectly via standard methods of shaking the vial well immediately before withdrawing a dose, etc, etc, etc? Would they?)
And I'm surprised NASA would want an exposure with potential (at least I'm not sure the flu vaccine is exempt from these effects discussed in the link below) to alter gene function, possibly confounding their study…
https://youtu.be/QyCPaEnCHg0?t=55m5s
…unless the effects of being space on the effects of a vaccination's effect on gene regulation compared to a vaccine's effects here on Earth was part of what they wanted to study? But can NASA be expected to be up to speed (maybe beyond) with non-specific effects of vaccination research? Pretty much none of the earth bound medical community is…
I think the flu vaccination part of this study is the most salient feature of it.
You also raise a very good point, namely that without the particulars of the study, we are left guessing as to exactly what gene, what cocktail was in the vaccinations etc.
I'm 100% to Earth, no space gene in me ROFL!
Kelly Em says:
What is interesting to me, is the fact that 7% of his DNA was changed. The difference between humans and chimpanzees is only 3% of the DNA. In a sense that extra 4% may take us back much earlier than the primate split
WalkingDead says:
One also might question why our circadian rhythm more closely matches Mars than Earth.
I remember reading about that. Definitely an eyebrow-raiser…
LGL says:
Some traditions consider Space as the 5th Element.
"Element" then can be viewed as the primary characteristic of the immersive medium.
In that context, the study in fact compares Human DNA in Space vs Human DNA in Air.
During gestation, the genome develops within the Water Element of the Amniotic Fluid.
I wonder if anyone has conducted any such studies for submariners and their Air bound Twins.
Comparative tests with subjects residing in caves would extend the study.
Tests for the Fire elements might be challenging. Perhaps, subjects with mastery of the control of their Aura might be candidates for the Fire Element studies.
At the very moment conception, flashes of Light have been photographed.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/04/26/bright-flash-of-light-marks-incredible-moment-life-begins-when-s/
The genome goes from Water to Air. Space seems to be next. LIFE seems to want to migrate from Element to Element
Also, keep in mind (pun ?) the expanded consciousness reportedly experienced by some astronauts.
This DNA article also evokes the image of the floating embryo in space in the final shot of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Perhaps, Man's destiny truly lies in the Fiery Stars.


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Medal jubileuszowy "40 lat Sił Zbrojnych ZSRR" () – radziecki jubileuszowy medal wojskowy.

Medal został ustanowiony dekretem Rady Najwyższej ZSRR z 18 grudnia 1957 roku dla uczczenia 40. rocznicy powstania Sił Zbrojnych ZSRR.

Zasady nadawania
Medal został ustanowiony dla nagrodzenia marszałków, generałów, oficerów, podoficerów, żołnierzy i marynarzy Armii Radzieckiej, Marynarki Wojennej ZSRR, wojsk Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych, wojsk i organów Komitetu Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego, którzy służyli w nich w dniu 28 lutego 1958 roku.

Łącznie nadano ponad 820 000 medali.

Opis odznaki
Odznakę stanowi okrągły krążek wykonany ze mosiądzu o średnicy 32 mm. Na awersie znajduje się popiersie Lenina, pod nimi napis 40 na tle dwóch gałązek, jeden liści dębu, drugiej liści laurowych. Na rewersie  wzdłuż okręgu napis В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ СОРОКОВОЙ ГОДОВЩИНЫ (pol. "Dla uczczenia czterdziestej rocznicy"), w środku napis ВООРУЖЕННЫХ СИЛ СССР (pol. "Sił Zbrojnych ZSRR") a pod nim data 1918 – 1958, poniżej pięcioramienna gwiazda.

Medal zawieszony był na pięciokątnej blaszce obciągniętej wstążką koloru szarego, w środku dwa czerwony pasek o szerokości 2 mm, po bokach czerwone paski o szerokości 2 mm.

Bibliografia

Odznaczenia wojskowe ZSRR

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Last day of the month and I have I just finished my 40KFC 2010 Painting Challenge project for June, a Bad Moonz Big Mek Stompa. I like the way it turned out. I probably could have just kept painting the little details until the end of time, but I am just going to have to call it done. This also completes my #3 Painting Resolution for 2010.
After reading this post on Dark Future Gaming's blog, I tried the weathing technique using foam, only I used it for painting the mud on the feet and around the base of the skirt on the Stompa. I like this technique, especially on such a large model. It was quick but I am going to need more practice on getting just the right amount of paint on the foam, that seems be to the trickiest part. For painting this mud, I used Scorched Brown followed by Bestial Brown. It gives it a nice 'not quite dried mud' look. I will definately be using this in technique in the future.
Next month's painting challenge project, Shoota/Spanna Boyz.
Note - After the problems I had taking good quality pictures of my Nurgle Blight Drone, I have spent some time researching photo tips for miniatures as well as Photo Boxes. Instead of using two lights, I added a third one. I put two level with the table pointed slightly up and a third one pointing down. In the future, I want to get a fourth light and have two lights point slightly down at an angle. I have also tinkered with the settings of my camera. These photos I took of the BMS are unedited and I think they turned out good, but there is probably room for improvement. What do you think?
In addition to painting my Big Mek Stompa (which is almost done, just have some fine detail to finish up), I have been working on painting my new Blight Drone. The model itself is mostly painted, but I have yet to do anything with the base. I want to do something special with the base, but I am not sure what at this point.
I like the way it has turned out so far, but unfortunately the photos do not do it justice. For some reason, every picture I take of it gets that strange pink tint to the background. I am not sure what is up with that. I have tried different lighting and everything else I could think of. Photoshop only makes it worse.
Before getting to the Dread Mob list, I wanted to mention that this is my 100th post here at the War Room! Originally, this blog started out as a Chaos Daemon blog (hence the URL wh40kdaemons.blogspot.com). At that time, I was participating in a Tale of Four Gamers with my new Chaos Daemon army and I wanted to chronicle my progress as we went. However, it quickly evolved into a general war gaming blog as Orks took center stage with all the new releases that have come out for them in the past year. Writing has never been one of my strong suits, but I have really enjoyed blogging about all my projects, games, leagues, and whatnot. I hope you have enjoyed reading about them. I am roughly three months away from my one year anniversary and I am trying to think of something special to do to celebrate it, so stay tuned.
As I mentioned, this was my first time playing a Dread Mob list and I would have prefered to try it out on one of the normal 40k missions first instead of a Planetstrike game. Prior to playing the list, I had heard from others who had played it that you cannot play it the same way as a normal Ork army and that it should be a 'shootier' army. I definitely saw this.
So let's get into the units in this army. I will try to only discuss the units I used in this game.
Big Mek (HQ): Same as in Codex: Orks.
Cybork Slasha Mob (Elite): These are practically Cybork Nobz led by a Painboy. This unit is expensive coming in at 170 points for 1 Painboy and 4 Cybork Slashas, and you can add more cybork slashas (+30 points each) up to a total of 10 models. However, with 2 wounds, a 5+ invulnerable save, and FNP, they might be worth it. You can give them Heavy Armor for +5 points/model and your may equip as many of them with Power Klaws (+25 points each) as you want, but that will jack up the points fast. You can also mix in Big Choppas, Combi-Shootas, and TL Shootas. In the game I played, they were stuck in reserve inside the Lifta Wagon until late in the game, so they never got to see combat. Probably best to put them in a transport to protect them until they can assault the enemy.
Burna Boyz (Elite): These are the same as in Codex: Orks except that they have the option to take a Scrap Trukk (see below). This is a good option IMO and makes them more attractive.
Scrap Trukk (Dedicated Transport): This is an Ork trukk that is not Fast, but comes with Armour Plates and a Grabba Klaw, for the same 35 points. Hard to say if this is better than a normal Ork Trukk or not, only time will tell. Fast is definately missed.
Junka (Elite): This is an odd vehicle in my opinion. It is basically a SM Rhino, but it can have some nice upgrades. First, you must give it one of the following and is included in the cost: Deff Rolla, Grabbin' Klaw, Reinforced Ram, Wreckin' ball. I am not sure why you would ever not take a Deff Rolla, but that is me. You may also add one of the following: Kustom Force Field, turret mounted Big ZZappa, turret mounted Shokk Attack gun, turret mounted Supa-Scorcha, or up to 2 Grot Bommz. If you do take any of those, it reduces the transport capacity from 10 to 6.
I have heard of people taking the SAG and Deff Rolla combo where the SAG rolls the Teleport option which teleports the vehicle (and occupants) into the target unit, thus setting off the deff rolla effects. Seems like a potentially potent combo. I tried for this combo in this game, but did not get it to go off. With only an armor of 11, it survived much longer into the game than I expected, but I think that was only because there were many other targets that were higher priority.
Spanna Boyz (Troop, 1+): This is the core unit of the Dread Mob list and you must take at least one unit in each army. It is a Boyz mob that can be armed with either Sluggas & Choppas or Shootas, but it has some disadvantages over normal Boyz Mobz. First, you are limited to a max unit size of 20, not a significant disadvantage, but your mobz are slightly more fragile. Second, you cannot upgrade any boyz with special weapons. This one I do not get at all, but it would seem that the special weapons are reserved for the Mek. Third, you cannot give the unit a Nob, instead you can give it a Mek. Significantly, the Mek cannot be armed with a Power Klaw. You can equip him with either a Burna, Big Shoota, Rokkit Launcha, or Kustom Mega-Blasta. Given that you cannot have a power klaw hidden inside this unit, I think Shootas are the weapon of choice.
Gretchin Scavenger Mob (Troop): This is nothing more than a normal unit of Gretchin with Firebombz. Firebombz count as Assault and Defensive Grenades, but every time the effect comes into play, you lose D3 grots. You can have max 30 grots and 3 Runtherders. To be honest, this unit was the best performing unit in this game.
Deff Dread Mob (Troop): Deff Dreads in this list can be taken in units of up to three. Unfortunately, these dreads are a base 85 points instead of 75 points. Those extra points in my opinion are a killer. The Vehicle Squadron rules for this unit worked both in my favor and against me. Losing a Deff Dread to an immobilzation roll hurts, but you got to take it. I just wish they would not make you pay 10 points more; 5 points would have been acceptable.
Killa Kan Attack Mob (Fast Attack): Killa Kanz are the same as in Codex: Orks, except they occupy a Fast Attack slot and can be taken in units of three to five. I must say, a unit of five Kanz is really nice!
Mega Dread (Heavy): The Mega Dread is nice. His front and side armor of 13 and rear armor of 11, coupled with a 5+ invulnerable save really helps his survivability, but he will most likely be destroyed no matter what as your opponent will fear him and put him high up on the target priority list. It might be best to leave him in reserve whenever possible. Having a walking Kill Kannon is always nice, and fun, to have.
Lifta Wagons (Heavy): Lifta wagons are battlewagons with a turret mounted Lifta Droppa. Most people say are expensive, and they are coming in at a base 225 points, but they will put the fear of god into your opponent. Being able to cause an automatic D6 Glancing hits on any vehicle within 48 inches is pretty powerful, and that is only the worst it can do when shooting the Lifta Droppa! Dropping the vehicle on another vehicle causes D3 Glancing hits to the second vehicle, or dropping it on an infantry unit will cause 2d6 Wounds to that unit (normal saves apply). Again this will be high on your opponent's target priority list, so it might be best if left in reserve. Also, I think I would reserve this for games that are 2500 or more.
Lootas (Heavy): Lootas are exactly the same as in Codex: Orks except they occupy a Heavy Support slot instead of Elite.
I am not sure how competitive this army will be in the long run, but overall the list was very fun to play and I look forward to getting more games in.
The other day, I picked up a Blight Drone from my FLGS for use in my Chaos Daemon army and I have been anxious to put it together. Even though I should be working on painting my Big Mek Stompa, I went ahead and put it together last night.
This is the second Forge World (FW) model I have purchased this year, the first being an Ork Mega Dread. Before that, it had been a long time since I bought any FW models. FW models used to be infamous for bad casts with really bad mold lines. I was impressed with both of these new models. FW must have really improved on their casting process, there were just a few mold lines and they were not bad at all.
Here are the contents of the kit with the exception of the 60mm base and flying post.
As you can see, not a lot of pieces so it should be quick to assemble. I was surprised to see that it came with four fans, I originally thought it would only have two.
First thing I did before beginning assembly was to wash all the pieces throughly in warm water and dish soap and I used a soft bristle brush to scrub them thoroughly. This is to remove any releasing agent left on the model from the casting process. Although I have never experienced it, I have heard that the releasing agent can really cause problems when you try to prime and paint resin models, so you should always wash them thoroughly with warm soapy water.
Then I set out to smooth out any mold lines and clean off any flash that there was. As I mentioned, this model was cast pretty well and had almost no mold line. Flash was not too bad except with the turbines. They had some really thick flash between the fan supports.
I carefully used an Exacto knife to cut out the flash pieces and it took a bit of trimming and filing to clean up the pieces.
After cleaning off the rest of the casting remnants, it went together pretty quickly. I made sure to pin the turbines to the body of the drone as I could see them easily getting knocked off. After just less than an hour of assembly time, it was built. Here it is fully assembled.
All I need to do is base it and it is ready for priming. When I paint him, I plan to paint him in a similar way as I painted my custom Nurgle Soul Grinder (pictured below) that I did last year. This Soul Grinder is the one conversion that I am most proud of and I can never pass up an opportunity to show it off. So if you have not seen it before, enjoy!
It has been a while since I last posted, things have been busy and there has been lots of stuff going lately, both in real life and in the hobby. So lets get right to the hobby stuff.
The 40kFC is running a club-wide campaign called The Galus Crusade. This campaign is actually the fifth part of a continuing storyline. Unfortunately, I was not involved in any of the first four parts, but I am excited about being a part of this one. The history of the campaign can be found here.
Mekboss Grublug and his Dread Mob boys have allied with the Forces of Chaos. They attempted to make Planetfall onto Galus by assaulting an Elysian garrison outpost this last Tuesday. Keep watching here for the battle report which I hope to get posted within the next few days.
Their next battle is planned for next Tuesday and should be against Ultramarines.
A week ago last Tuesday was Week 3, and the final game before playoffs, of the SEMBBL Spring Stompfest with which I am playing my orc team in. I will post a game report in a couple of days.
I am getting a late start on getting my Big Mek Stompa painted. It is all primed and I have begun painting the head and arms. Fortunately I still have two weeks to finish it and it should not be a problem to get it done in time. Here is a WIP pic.
I stopped at my FLGS this afternoon to get some more primer and was surprised to see that they had this on the shelf and I just had to get it.
I am excited about this model, it is one that I have been wanting for a while. It is just the thing I need for my Nurgle Daemon army to give it some ranged firepower, although I question its long term survivability. I have got to get it built ASAP so that I can try it out.
That is all for now. Time to get some hobby stuff done.
The SEMBBL Spring Stompfest started last week. My Orc team, Morga's Mashas (or just 'da Mashas') is playing in this league.
Last week was Game 1 against Wood Elves and the final score was a 0-0 tie. It was a very weird game where both teams came very close to scoring, but were denied by the dice. The Wood Elf Wardance had to dodge out of a tackle zone and would have been off to the endzone if it had not failed both its dodge roll and the re-roll. On the last turn, I had a blitzer in the endzone and a thrower tried passing the ball to score the winning touchdown, but it was not an acurate pass. I did beat up my opponent's team pretty bad, even killed one of his linemen. My team came out uninjured and Bolgut the troll gained the Block skill.
Game 2 was last night. My opponent was ogres and I was not sure how to play against this team. It was a bit daunting facing so many 'large' creatures. I learned during the match that if you take out the snotlings, the ogres are not so difficult to handle.
The final score was 2-1 with da Mashas scoring the winning touchdown on turn 8 of the second half. Zagluk, a lineman, scored the winning TD which seemed to earn him MVP for the game and the Block skill. Kurzak, a blitzer, gained the Guard skill.
Bolgut the troll was injured during the game and suffered a -1 AV, but fortunately his Regeneration kicked in and he was able to regenerate it. Other than that, my team came out with no permanent injuries. I feel fortunate for this.
Unfortunately, I was too busy playing instead of taking notes but I did remember to take my camera this time. Here are some pictures.
I found a great use for my Cheerleader models, turn and re-roll markers, and I used the coach model for the score marker.
Looks like next weeks opponent is Chaos.


We have a winner! Gail has chosen Dawn's card as the winner of her sketch challenge. Again, we had some great cards from which to choose. Well done, Dawn!
Dawn, here is your winner's badge. We hope you'll proudly display it on your blog.
Our Honorable Mentions this week are Stephanie S. and Melanie Richards. Congratulations! Your cards were great examples of the sketch. Their cards appear in the order of entry into the challenge.
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Many thanks to to all of you who participated by linking up and sharing your cards. They were all wonderful!
Be sure to stop back tomorrow, March 8th, for our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. You'll want to be sure to check out the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists.
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More details given for Kevin Fiala arbitration
Significant information has been made public before the hearing on Tuesday.
By Thomas P. Williams@nosalaryretaind Aug 16, 2021, 8:00am CDT
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The Minnesota Wild are painstakingly making their way through their busy summer and aside from the negotiations for a new contract for Kirill Kaprizov, Kevin Fiala's new deal is the most important thing that they can do this offseason.
After some talks, the Wild did a rarity and opted for arbitration, making it a club-elected arbitration case instead of a player-elected, with the hearing scheduling for this Tuesday. The team and player can still come to an agreement before then, but more signs are pointing to the hearing taking place and a new short-term contract for Fiala.
Especially with the news we got over the weekend.
Other Fiala #mnwild nuggets: He chose a one-year term, so if arbitrator awards his salary, he'll be restricted free agent again next year.
Two sides can keep talking 'til Tuesday's hearing. Because of COVID-19, hearing will be held virtually rather than in person
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) August 15, 2021
Other than the really nonconsequential briefs on the arbitration case, this is the juicy stuff. Fiala and his camp had the option to choose a one or two-year deal, because it was club-elected arbitration, and has now reportedly chosen a single year contract for 2021-22. As Michael Russo mentions, this will keep Fiala in restricted free agency next summer, having to go through it all again if they don't come to an agreement.
If Fiala went with the two-year option, he would then walk right to unrestricted free agency after that contract expired. Opting for the single year gives Minnesota more opportunity to sign him to a long-term deal, as well as potentially giving Fiala maximum earning power if he went for another one-year contract next summer with a raise. It can go either way from here.
No matter what the future holds, one of the Wild's top offensive talents will be under contract for a single year with a cap hit decided by the arbitrator on Tuesday. After that, it's just Kaprizov left and then we can start thinking about training camp.


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Six million
Perpetual fire
Marvin Wolfe Barenblat z"l
Top row: wedding and honeymoon in 1954, and in the middle, a party at my grandparents' house in 1956. Middle row: Dad and me, circa 1976, 1984, and 1980. Bottom row: with my kid in 2014, with Mom and kid in 2015, with kid and me two weeks ago, not long before the end.
We buried my father, Marvin Wolfe Barenblat z"l, on Friday. He was eighty-seven years old. He was generous and funny and opinionated. It will be a while before I really understand the spiritual impacts of the fact that that both of my parents are now gone.
There are so many stories. How he grew up in San Antonio with immigrant parents. How he met my mother. Work and travel and parties. (Everyone agrees that my parents knew how to have a good time!) The places he went, the stories he told, the bargains he struck. His gregariousness. His smile.
Mine are small stories, the stories of a youngest daughter. Just as the photos above are photos that are not necessarily representative of the whole: these photos show my parents as newlyweds, then my father and me, then my father and my child. These vignettes are the picture of his life that I can most easily paint.
One of my earliest memories is waking up in the morning and taking my clothes into my dad's walk-in closet to get dressed there. I remember Dad splashing water at the fogged-up glass doors of his shower, and making faces at me, and making me laugh.
When I was five, my parents built a lakehouse on the Guadalupe where it feeds into Lake McQueeney, and we went there often. I used to feel sorry for our cat Leland who would yowl in the car, so I'd let him out of his carrier and he'd walk across the dashboard and Dad would yell. (Dad complained about the cat, but in early mornings he'd beckon, "c'mere, Lele," offering a ramekin of milk.) On the way to the lake we'd stop at a convenience store to get ovals of hard spicy cured sausage hanging on strings.
I remember Dad driving the boat in the evening, maybe with scotch and soda in a Texas-sized styrofoam cup that said Dad's Roadie. (Mom had those cups printed for him, back when it was legal to take "one for the road.") I remember him perched sideways on the side of the boat, his hair windblown, pushing up the throttle to pull whoever was about to ski next. I also remember that he would get frustrated if someone was struggling to get up on skis, and I never wanted him to be frustrated with me.
Dad encouraged me to try new foods. As a child I craved his attention, so I became an adventurous eater. I especially enjoyed escargots (and the joke he would tell, the one with the punchline "look at that S-car go!") He always let me taste his wine. As a little girl I remember chirping, "My favorite wine is Chassagnet Montrachet!" to the amusement of his friends. Relatedly, he taught me the names of big wine bottles -- magnum, Jeroboam, Methuselah.
The year I was ten we lived in Manhattan. Dad spent part of that year in traction with a ruptured disc, but most of my memories of him from that year are of Dad enjoying city life: smoking his cigar on the tiny balcony of our 37th floor apartment, or taking Mom and me to the theater and to as many restaurants as we could visit. There was a Chinese place he really liked called Pig Heaven. For a treat, he would take me to Serendipity for frozen hot chocolate.
Once when I was a teenager my mother was away and Dad took me out for dinner. I dressed up, in a denim miniskirt and big flashy earrings and lots of eye makeup. We overheard a scandalized fellow customer -- "Look at that man, isn't he embarrassed to be out with a girl that young, she could be his granddaughter!" He thought that was hilarious. When I was 14 and we visited Egypt, Dad joked with merchants in the Cairo souq about whether he would sell me if they offered enough camels.
Dad had a notorious temper. (When he pitched a fit, Mom called it "having a piñata.") Relatedly, he disowned me on my 18th birthday because he was mad at me. A week later he took me out for enchiladas at Brown's on south Hackberry, where his father used to take him, and he told me, "I wouldn't sell you for $100, kid." That was his way of apologizing.
A number of years later he also took me for enchiladas at Casbeers, which sparked a poem. Both of those establishments are long gone now. Dad knew San Antonio inside and out; aside from one year in Manhattan, it was his forever home. He'd worked in construction with his father as a newlywed, and he remembered before all the elevated highways changed the shape of the city. He used to drive around and reminisce -- that's where we used to live, my mother had a chicken coop in the back yard...
When my parents were young they traveled to Acapulco with friends at least once a year, and to Las Vegas ditto. Later in life they traveled the world. They went to Kenya with two couples in 1982 -- their friend Sy was a hematologist studying blood-borne diseases in primates -- and they stayed at the Treetops lodge. They went to China with friends around then too, and when they came home they showed slides on the dining room wall.
During the years when he owned a crystal import business, they traveled in Eastern Europe several times a year for work. Once I was with them on a business trip there, and Dad took me to a place in Frankfurt that served the very best schweinshaxe -- pig's knuckles -- so I could try them too.
So many of my memories of Dad involve food. He snacked on spicy pickled okra, and on Ba-tampte pickled tomatoes that he cut into quarters and ate with a fork. He never cooked, but was a master at the grill. At the Barn Door, he used to eat steak basted in butter alongside twice-baked jalapeño potatoes stuffed with cheese. He'd grown up kosher, but my parents never kept a kosher kitchen. (Though when some of their kids became kosher, they made sure that family meals were kosher so we could all eat.)
In my childhood home he always kept a box of See's toffee that came with a tiny golden hammer. He pretended it was our secret and Mom didn't know it was there. That felt conspiratorial and sweet. When I was in college he sent me boxes of that candy, much to the delight of my friends. Later in life he ordered Enstrom's toffee to arrive at my door and my sister's door every December like clockwork. He loved being able to give people food or wine that he knew they would enjoy.
When I was in my twenties, my mom encouraged him to come north and visit sometimes without her. Once he and I walked from my office to Jack's Hot Dog Stand a couple of blocks away. It was a beautiful but frigid January day, with a crystal-clear blue sky and a wind chill around -20 degrees. For years he marveled about it, retelling the story again and again: "That sky was Texas blue, but the air was so cold it was like being smacked in the face with a frozen porcupine!" What a turn of phrase.
In the last 20 years or so, Dad came often to seders at my sister's house. He used to comment on how different our seders had become -- his childhood seders were speed-sung in Yiddish! He spoke some Spanish and some Yiddish because those were languages his parents spoke. I'm told he gave his bar mitzvah speech twice, once in English and once in Yiddish.
His parents died on the same day in 1971. He told me that though he said daily kaddish for eleven months when his parents died (because he knew it mattered to Nana and Papa) he didn't care if his children did the same -- unless we would get something out of it, in which case he wouldn't stop us.
Dad used to tell me that being a Reform Jew was the best thing in the world because as long as you paid your temple dues, no one would tell you what you could or couldn't do! That made me laugh at the time, though in retrospect I hear something deep in it: for him, what mattered was supporting Jewish community and taking care of that community, not whether or not you kept Shabbes or kept kosher.
I remember sitting with him on a patio in Hot Springs, Arkansas, when I was in my early 30s (so he was in his early 70s.) We were there for the wedding of a cousin who, like me, bears his mother's name. He was wearing a warm brown blazer, smoking a cigar, and enjoying the crisp cool air. He told me he'd had a great run, and wouldn't mind dying whenever the time came. I've thought of that often lately.
Dad hated that Mom got sick at the end of her life and that no amount of medical intervention could save her. He would sit on his smoking porch with a cigar and shake his head and mournfully say, "I just don't understand how something like that could happen to someone as good as her." After she died, he visited her grave every day except for Saturdays when the cemetery was closed.
When we visited him last, about ten days before the end, Dad was frail and confused and skipping around in time, asking where Mom was or speaking earnest paragraphs of word salad. But he managed to ask me if I needed anything -- trying to take care of me to the very end. He was charming and flirty with his caregivers.
He told his favorite caregiver that I was his youngest daughter. "Yeah? What's her name," Eddie prompted. "You ask her!" he retorted without missing a beat -- he couldn't remember my name, but he knew I was his kid. He also said to her, "You know what my daughter does?" (No, what, she asked.) "Ask her!" He couldn't remember the word rabbi, but he wanted Eddie to know that what I did, mattered.
The last day I saw him, I sang a line of "Hey, good-looking, what'cha got cookin,'" -- released in 1953, when he and my mom were courting -- and he sang the next line back -- "How's about cookin' something up with me?"
That morning he said something like, "If I weren't here, none of you would be in jail," gesturing around the room. I asked him if he felt like he was in jail and he shrugged. I told him that we were all there to be with him, and he smiled. But looking back, I think he knew that his life was ending -- I think "jail" was his body, after COVID and a heart attack and a stroke and everything else -- and he was ready to go.
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Helicopter Crashes at Frederick Self Storage of MD After Midair Collision With Plane
Three people were killed and two injured on Thursday when a small plane and a helicopter collided in midair near the Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md. The helicopter crashed between two rows of self-storage units at Frederick Self Storage on Monroe Ave., about one-tenth of a mile south of where the plane landed in a line of trees.
Maryland State Police identified the deceased as William Jenkins, 47, of Morrison, Colo.; Breandan J. MacFawn, 35, of Cumberland, Md.; and Christopher D. Parsons, 29, of Westminster, Md. All three were in the helicopter, according to investigators.
Scott V. Graeves, 55, of Brookeville, Md., and Gilbert L. Porter, 75, of Sandy Spring, Md., were in the plane and taken by ambulance to Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Graeves was piloting the single-engine airplane, with Porter as his passenger, police said. Both were later released from the hospital with only minor injuries, according to news sources.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the plane, a 2006 single-engine Cirrus SR22, was en route to the municipal airport to land and the R44 helicopter was involved in a training exercise when the collision occurred.
"I heard the metal hitting metal, and I kind of thought it was a car crash. It was so loud it shook our house," eyewitness Shari Fox, who lives next to the self-storage business, told WBAL TV.
Another witness, Henry Polo of Solid Waste Industries, told "The Frederick News-Post" he was working outside his business when he heard a loud bang above him and saw the plane and helicopter plummet. The helicopter came straight down and crashed about 100 feet from him at the self-storage facility, he said.
Polo told the newspaper he saw two men inside the helicopter as it went down. "The chopper was in so many little pieces; there was fuel everywhere," he said.
The plane was found suspended vertically in the trees with a deployed parachute. Brian Rayner, a senior investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said the parachute was likely "a ballistic parachute that's mounted to the airframe that's used and deployed to lower the airplane safely when a safe landing can't be completed by the pilot."
Both aircraft were likely under tower control at the time of the collision, he said. The FAA and NTSB will continue to investigate the incident.
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5 Lessons I Learned From Loving "The Office"
Pam Halpert and I are tight. Over the years I've gotten incredibly close with the characters in "The Office," my favorite show of all time. When it ended, what was I to do? Well, actually, this is what I did: I came up with a list of things I learned from all my favorite episodes.
1. Some things are worth the wait. Jim loved Pam from the pilot episode, even though she had been engaged for something like twenty years. I joke. But really, if Jim had given up just because Pam was with someone else or because she told him no at the end of season two (Who can forget the end of season two?!), everything would be different. Now I'm not saying you need to wait around for a guy or girl to realize what a prize you are, because sometimes, things don't work out. But, with ole PB and J, they were obviously meant to be and, for Jim, I'd say it was worth the wait.
2. You're stronger than you think. My very favorite episode is in season three when they have "Beach Day." Michael thinks he's secured a job at corporate, and he is testing out his potential replacements: Jim, Dwight, Andy, and Stanley. Pam, meanwhile, has to take notes of what everyone is doing and saying in order to help Michael make this tough decision. But when it comes time to do the coal walk, the only person brave enough to do it is Pam (with the exception of Dwight, but…) Anyway. After Pam manages this feat, she lets her coworkers know that it hurt her feelings that they didn't come to her art show and she tells Jim that she misses him. It is my favorite moment on the show because we get to see how much she's changed and grown. I'm so glad they waited for her to be okay being by herself before she and Jim get together. So many people go from relationship to relationship, believing that the person they are with is what defines them. But Pam grew strong while she was single and showed that she would be okay on her own.
3. Don't let pride get the best of you. It's totally okay to be proud of who you are and the things you've accomplished in life. But sometimes, we let it go to our heads and it comes back to bite us. Angela Martin is a character that I always really liked, even though she is so straight-laced. I love her secret relationship with Dwight, especially when she gets him the Dwight bobble-head doll. I love her engagement to Andy and her tiny pregnant belly in season eight. But I hate when she loses everything in the last season. As if she hasn't been through enough, she has to move into a tiny little apartment with her baby and plethora of cats. It's so sad when anyone gets dealt a bad hand, but it's especially hard to watch when it's someone as prideful as Angela. I love, though, that Oscar reaches out to her in her time of need, letting her stay with him rather than in a tent. No matter how prideful Angela was, she had friends that were there for her, no matter what.
4. Never give up on your dreams. Though it seemed like Dwight would never get what he wanted, he didn't give up. Sure, he screwed up when he fired that gun in the office while he was acting manager, but everyone makes mistakes, right? He continued to work hard, consistently making the most sales of all the salesmen at Dunder Mifflin, and loved that company more than anything. In season nine, when he finally receives his black belt, he chooses to have the ceremony at Dunder Mifflin because he loves it so much. I'm only slightly surprised he didn't have it on his beet farm, but hey, it's good to have options. Dwight eventually gets what he always wanted — the job as Regional Manager — because he stuck with it and didn't give up on his dreams. No matter how big or small your dreams may be, Dwight is proof that they can definitely come true.
5. Fairy tales aren't real. In season nine, viewers get a taste of what it's like when something that seems absolutely perfect is not. After getting together in season four, Jim and Pam just seemed so happy. They were cute and funny and in love, and, even when Pam had to go to New York for three months, there weren't really any issues with their relationship. In season nine, when Jim accepts a job in another city without telling Pam, though, the couple go through some really difficult times. The fights they have are so real and I think a lot of couples can relate to them. I love that The Office shows that realness in Jim and Pam's marriage. They fight, yes, but they also get through it. It's refreshing that we get to see a real relationship played out, no matter how perfect or imperfect it may seem.
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Mascherano set for recall for Argentina's World Cup qualifier
Argentina football team coach Jorge Sampaoli could make three changes to his team for Tuesday's clash with Venezuela as the Albiceleste attempt to steady their shaky World Cup qualifying campaign.
Among those expected to be drafted into the starting eleven for the clash at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires is Barcelona veteran defender Javier Mascherano, who sat on the bench in the 0-0 draw with Uruguay on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency.
The 33-year-old trained with Argentina's first-team in Buenos Aires on Saturday and was seen having a long one-on-one conversation with Sampaoli.
He is expected to take the place of the suspended Gabriel Mercado in midfield.
Midfielder Ever Banega — who missed the match in Montevideo due to suspension — is also likely to return, replacing his Sevilla teammate Guido Pizarro.
Meanwhile, Lanus forward Lautaro Acosta is expected to come into the side for Porto winger Marcos Acuna.
Argentina received some good news on Saturday, with defender Nicolas Otamendi training normally after suffering a heavy knock to his ankle against Uruguay.
The two-time World Cup winners are currently fifth in the 10-team South American zone standings, with three matches left in the qualifying tournament.
The top four terms will advance directly to football's showpiece event in Russia next year while the fifth-ranked side will earn a playoff spot.
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Glendale plans to ask for about $2.6 million in federal funds to help pay for 13 projects aimed at helping the homeless.
The decision last week by the Housing Authority to go after the money comes as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development makes $1.63 billion available to programs that move the homeless toward self-sufficiency and stable housing.
About $172,000 of the money Glendale is requesting would be used for housing vouchers for military veterans.
The federal funding would also pay for a variety of other programs, including transitional housing and emergency shelters, next fiscal year.
Community Services and Parks Director Jess Duran said as long as the city submits a complete application, it's virtually guaranteed funding for its 12 existing programs. But if the application gets high enough marks from HUD, Glendale could get extra money to provide vouchers for veterans.
According to a count of the city's homeless population in January, there are 412 transients in Glendale, most of whom are involved in some sort of city programming. About 85% of those in Glendale's transitional housing programs move on to permanent housing, said Ivet Samvelyan, Glendale's homeless services coordinator. The national average is 65%.
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