I started thinking about Christmas decorating much sooner than usual.
in my head and I just have to start planning my own Christmas decor.
She Shed and started dreaming of turning it into a Christmas Cottage.
It's too late now. Full speed ahead!
I have been trying to avoid the Christmas Aisles but they got me! I am like you and afraid I'll miss out on something I want if I wait too long. I want to get Scout a pink ballerina ornament and WalMart had them but the pink is sold out already...what? I have another Walmart near me so I'll check it out soon and also Hobby Lobby. I promised myself I would wait but I think I just might break that promise. Hallmark movies are one of the best parts of the season!
Let me know if you can't find the ornament you want at Walmart, and I will look at mine and see if they have it. Also, have you tried online?
The people at Hallmark are geniuses!
I am decorating today. I want eight weeks of Christmas decor this year. Our daughter is having Thanksgiving Dinner for our family of 15 and I will be doing dessert only. The decorations are just beautiful this year at Hobby Lobby. I bought a beautiful 4.5 foot tree yesterday. I love it so much.
I agree! I think the decorations get better and better each year. Is it just me, or have you noticed some more traditional decorations too? Love it!
I scored a red pick up truck at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago. I'm glad I did because a week later and they were gone. I'm crafting but not decorating yet.
Everyone wants a red truck. I'll tell you a little secret, when I first started dating my future husband, he drove a red truck. One Saturday afternoon we switched vehicles. I drove that truck around all afternoon and loved it! Being from the North Shore of Chicago, I had never driven a pick-up before. I still think fondly of that old truck and wish he still had it!!!
LOL- Not sure what I am going to do for Christmas this year. It is weird being in a rental for the first time in 45 years! Super weird...but I am still dreaming and planning on doing something.
When I lived in Bahrain, I of course was in a rental house. It's a Muslim country, so no Christmas celebrations going on. I found a British cold store where I could order a live Christmas tree from Lebanon, so I did. I decorated it with home made ornaments and invited 25 people over for Christmas dinner because I was the only one with a tree. It was a very memorable Christmas, and you will have one too. Think of it as an adventure.
The movies are a tad corny, but I'll take corny any day. The mood of the nation has been so sad lately and I really appreciate that the Hallmark Channel is a safe haven!
I have the same rule. However, I do shop Hobby Lobby when it has Christmas out. I just wait to put it up! I am a Christmas hoarder. Every year I think I have all themes they could possibly come up with and bam!
We have cut out cable and use the internet but my sweet husband subscribed to Hallmark for me during the holidays. He even watches a few with me!
Your hubby is a keeper!!!
I just have to get through my art sale in the next two weeks -- so behind having just returned from the Europe trip. THEN I can deal with Christmas. And yes, I've been seeing those Hallmark movies too. Can't believe the year is flying so fast.
This year has just screamed past me!!!
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Income gap
Pub date May 13, 2014
WriterBrian McMahon
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It seems like San Francisco may surpass itself as the city with the highest minimum wage in the country, as labor activists and business groups are each pitching their own fall ballot measures to raise wages for the lowest paid workers.
The city's current minimum wage of $10.74 is the highest in the country, but that still isn't enough, according the labor activists, not in the city with the most expensive rent in the US and one of the largest income gaps.
"We have the highest growing gap between the rich and the poor, and the economic disparity is so high right now," said José Argüelles of Young Workers United. He said the raising the minimum wage "isn't the whole solution, but it's part of it. Folks working full time in San Francisco should be able to afford to live in San Francisco."
But sometimes even working full time in San Francisco isn't enough to live here. A 2012 study by the San Francisco Department of Health found that even in the most inexpensive neighborhoods of the city, one would have to work 3.4 full-time minimum wage jobs to afford rent in a two-bedroom market rate apartment. In the priciest neighborhoods, one would have to work up to eight full-time jobs to afford rent.
All of this is occurring at a time when minimum wage debates are taking place across the country. President Obama has suggested raising the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25/hour to $10.10/hour, although Congress has been less receptive. Here in California, the state minimum wage of $8/hour will rise to $9/hour this July, and $10/hour by 2016.
The San Francisco ballot measure favored by labor activists is an initiative to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2017, with a sliding time frame depending on the size of the business. Proponents of the measure, dubbed the Minimum Wage Act of 2014, are just beginning to collect the necessary 9,702 signatures to qualify for the November ballot, and a recent poll found that 59 percent of likely voters supported the increase, while only 36 percent were opposed.
Business groups are usually the first ones to object to higher wages, but the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and other small business-leaders are working with Mayor Ed Lee to craft their own, albeit more watered-down, ballot measure to increase pay. Despite their efforts, the $15/hour initiative took them by surprise and they are "outraged," according to a statement released by the Chamber.
"This initiative is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to influence the outcome of the consensus-building process that will begin this week under the leadership of Mayor Ed Lee," Chamber President Bob Linscheid said in the statement.
But many small businesses actually want to see the minimum wage increased, said John Eller of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, one of the labor groups sponsoring the $15/hour initiative.
"What we heard when we talked to small businesses was that big money is coming in to buy up properties, that prices are getting jacked up, and that they are getting displaced, just like the residents of San Francisco," Eller said. "But genuine interest in San Francisco, supporting young people, getting people out of poverty, and dealing with displacement were the themes that kept coming up."
The business community wants to see the higher minimum wage phased in over a longer period of time and supports a more "moderate" wage, although an exact rate has not been decided, according to an email sent by Henry Karnilowicz, president of the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations. Other concessions that business leaders ask for include a separate, lower minimum wage for tipped servers and new hires in-training.
Raising the minimum wage "is about being fair and being reasonable," said Karnilowicz. "It's not true that small businesses are making a fortune, and I'd hate to see a big Walmart or Target coming into town to take their place."
But Argüelles says that including special exceptions and a piecemeal law is a step in the wrong direction.
"In the past, San Francisco has led the way [with fair labor laws]," he said. "I think we can set a higher standard than that."
Opponents to raising the minimum wage often claim that doing so hurts jobs and the economy, but a study from economists at UC Berkeley says otherwise. Unemployment in San Francisco has dropped since the last major minimum wage increase, and businesses absorb the extra labor costs through reduced employee turnover and improved efficiency.
The study also found that affected workers are largely adults and disproportionately women and people of color, two groups for whom the income gap is especially vast.
A measure qualifies for the ballot in one of two ways: either by garnering enough signatures through the initiative process, or being placed on the ballot directly by the mayor or a group of four or more supervisors. As of now, it seems plausible that San Franciscans will have two minimum wage measures to choose from this year, one from signatures and another from Mayor Lee.
On May 7, the Chamber released a press release stating that it's seeking a single, consensus measure rather than two competing ordinances. Labor activists also hope to see one measure, Argüelles said.
There are no details yet on what Lee's minimum wage ordinance would look like, if he sponsors one. There's potential for a compromise between labor activists and business leaders, meaning one ballot measure with wide support. Otherwise, it will likely be one measure pitted against the other.
The deadline for Lee to submit his ordinance to the Department of Elections is June 17.
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И́ва черни́чная, или Ива черниковидная () — кустарниковое растение, вид рода Ива (Salix) семейства Ивовых (Salicaceae).

Ботаническое описание
Низкий прямостоящий кустарник, высота 30—80 см, иногда может достигать высоты 2 м, диаметр ствола до 3 см. Кора серого цвета снизу ствола. Молодые побеги голые, к одному году жизни приобретают желтовато-бурую или красновато-бурую окраску. Почки яйцевидной формы, тупые, оголённые. Побеги голые, желтовато-бурого или красновато-бурого цвета.

Прилистники мелкие, ланцетной или яйцевидной формы, иногда могут отсутствовать. Черешки короткие, длина 2—4 мм. Листовые пластинки достигают 1—3,5 см в длину и 0,7—1,5 см в ширину. Листья яйцевидной, эллиптической или продолговато-эллиптической формы, закруглённые к концам, реже суженные, иногда слегка зубчатые. Обычно листья совершенно голые, только в молодости могут быть слегка опушенными. Нижняя часть листьев сизого цвета, с густой сетью жилок; боковых жилок 8—10 (12) пар.

Серёжки развиваются одновременно с листьями, пыльниковые цилиндрической формы, пестичные — яйцевидной; расположены на ножках, покрытых листьями или чешуйчатыми листочками. Впоследствии ножки разрастаются и превращаются в короткие побеги. Длина серёжек 1,5—2 см, почти не удлиняются при плодах. Чашечки 1—1,2 мм в длину, яйцевидной или лопатчато-округлой формы, жёлтого цвета, верхушка розового или пурпурного цвета, голая, но иногда могут присутствовать красноватые волоски. Тычинок 2, свободные, волосистые. Пыльники вначале пурпурные, позже приобретают жёлтую, а потом — тёмно-фиолетовую окраску. Нектарник 1, задний, продолговатый, основание расширенное, коробочка длиной 6 мм, красноватая.

Завязь достигает в длину 3—4 мм, яйцевидно-конической формы, притуплённая, голая, окрас фиолетово-зелёный или пурпурный. Столбик очень короткий. Ножка завязи около 1,5 мм в длину. Рыльца целые или раздвоенные, короткие, форма продолговато-яйцевидная, окрас розовато-пурпурный. Цветение происходит в мае. Плоды созревают в июне. Число хромосом 2n = 38.

Вид описан из Скандинавии. Тип в Лондоне.

Распространение и экология
Ива черничная распространена в Европе: Северная Европа — Финляндия, Норвегия; Центральная Европа — Австрия, Чехия, Словакия, Германия, Польша, Швейцария; Восточная Европа — европейская часть России, Беларусь; Южная Европа — Румыния и Азии — азиатская часть России.

Естественными местами обитания ивы черничной являются торфяники и болота с осоково-сфагновой растительностью.

Значение и применение
Декоративное растение, привлекает человека своим прекрасным сочетанием сизоватых листьев и тонких пурпурных побегов. Ива черничная медленно растёт, однако устойчива ко многим болезням и вредителям.

Очень хорошо поедается . В Ленинградской области отмечено поедание .

Классификация
Вид Ива черничная входит в род Ива (Salix) семейство Ивовые (Salicaceae).

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки

Декоративные кустарники
Ива
Флора Евразии
Кормовые растения северного оленя
Кормовые растения европейского лося

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Yes, this is me holding the first thing I've won since I've been at Ray School. I won the book raffle for Room 315. I thank all the parents and staff that make Scholastic Book Fair possible each year and who so generously provide opportunities for students and teachers to enjoy their love for books. Again, thank you.
It was a pleasure talking with all of you on Report Card Pick-up Day. I have always enjoyed spending time with you and sharing what we think would be beneficial to our children's growth.
Language Arts: We will be reading a play in our SCOPE Magazines entitled, The Golden Curse, and the article, Can Money Buy Happiness? We will identify the theme of both genres and then write a letter that supports a claim as to whether we think it's true/not true that money can buy happiness. "What do you think? Uhmmmm!":) We will also write poems using figurative language to describe things in the form of limmericks and personification.
Math: We will complete Unit 8 this week and take the unit test on Wednesday. We will review before taking the test. We will begin Unit 9, Coordinates and Volume.
Homework: Complete any incomplete Unit 8, Math Boxes and Study Links. Review for test on Wednesday.
Civics: We will be discussing Civics from the point of view we hold as the values and ethics considered essential to being a good citizen. LaCausa, a biographical story about Cesar Chavez, a migrant farmworker who worked tirelessly to form the Farmworker's Union through his determination, loyalty, honesty and responsible dedication to a cause that created a movement, will be used as our text. We will have a project at the end of our reading.
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The Hoka One One Mach 4 Look Great, and Run Even Better
These springy shoes are a great option for a wide range of runners.
By Brett Williams, NASM
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Welcome to MH Certified, where Men's Health puts its stamp of approval on the best products you need to look, feel, and live better than ever before.
The Hoka One One Mach 4 is a running shoe designed for long training runs and speedy sessions alike, with springy foam and a unique extended heel shape.
The Mach 4 uses some of the aspects of Hoka One One's high performance models, without the tech features that would make them inaccessible to more casual runners.
The shoes look damn good, too, and lots of people noticed them during the testing process.
JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I get a new pair of shoes to wear test for a review, I take a photo to share them on my Instagram Story.
This happens on a fairly consistent basis. I've run in nearly every brand under the sun by now—I have lots of thoughts about all manner of footwear trends, don't make the mistake of asking me anything about shoes—so when my followers respond particularly well to a certain pair, I take notice. That's what happened when I posted a fresh shot of Hoka One One's latest road shoe, the Mach 4. A few people immediately hit me with the 🔥 reaction, and others hopped into my DMs to say they liked the look or to ask how the shoes perform on the road.
At that point, I didn't have an answer to that question. But now, after a half-dozen training sessions around my typical courses, I can say this: the Mach 4 runs just as good as it looks.
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The Mach 4 is positioned as a workhorse shoe that you can wear for every type of run, with a blend of foams for a springy, comfortable ride. The shoes are deceptively light once you put them on, and the mesh upper provides a good lockdown, avoiding the excessively stretchy pitfall of using knit uppers in performance runners.
I tested the clean "Blue Fog/Fiesta" colorway, which look more like a crisp grey and crimson IRL, an understated alternative to the overly garish neon runners that thankfully seem to be phasing out of vogue.
The Mach 4 Is All in the Heel
If you're familiar with Hoka's other models, you'll recognize the design cues in the Mach 4: the generous foam stack, the subtle rocker shape, and, most tellingly, the extended heel, which is popping up in more of the brand's kicks lately.
This protrusion isn't as dramatic as the Clifton Edge (which I love) or, thankfully, the downhill trail-focused TenNine (which I thought was a prank when the massive-soled monstrosities arrived at my desk to test), but the Mach 4's heel is a statement nonetheless. The construction, which is meant to help ease the impact of the foot striking the ground and smooth out the heel-to-toe transition of each step, isn't just a novelty or a tech-spec meant for the high-performance models (the Carbon X2 also adds a subtly extended heel to the design); Hoka is making this shape one of its standard features, like the signature maximalist foam stacks that first made the company famous with runners.
When you put the shoes on the road, the Mach 4's extended heel feels like it's more than just a design flair. I have a fairly conventional stride, and I feel like the sole's shape allows me to hit a groove in my run and stick in it without much conscious effort other than picking up my foot for the next step. The sensation isn't totally dissimilar to the zone I get into when I wear a pair of carbon plate shoes, especially Hoka's Carbon X2 given their shared design specs. Carbon plate runners are specifically built to propel you forward and maintain your ideal gait with minimal energy expenditure.
The Mach 4's ride provides a great balance, one that I described to a friend as being cushy and springy, but not too soft that I felt like my foot was sinking into the road or too propulsive that I felt out of control.
The Mach 4 for Everyone
Speaking of the Carbon X2—the Mach 4 looks like a slightly pared down version of Hoka's most recent race shoes, minus the carbon plates and a bit of foam stack. The company explicitly calls this out in the Mach 4 product description ("built on themes inspired by the Rocket X and Carbon X" is the official line), so it's not illogical to think of the Mach 4 as the high-level training shoe meant to be paired with the Carbon X2's race day super shoe. Brooks, Nike, and Saucony all have similar hierarchies within their running shoe lines, so it makes sense that Hoka is following suit with a multiple shoe solution to your next PR.
But for me, the Mach 4 feels more versatile than any of the aforementioned highly tuned training models, or even a carbon plate shoe. The level of comfort just walking around wearing them is part of that, while the eye-catching look is another aspect. I laced the Mach 4 up for a casual outdoor gathering paired with corduroys and a Pendleton sweater and got multiple comments about the kicks, again surprising me at how much people are drawn to them.
I would never wear a carbon plate shoe outside of a high speed training session or race day—in part because they don't always feel good walking, in part because of their limited lifespans, and in part because they just don't look good with anything but activewear—so chalk up a lifestyle point to the Mach 4.
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This range makes the Mach 4 a great entry for casual runners looking to up their game, especially if they're not ready to have a shoe solely dedicated to training. Carbon plate shoes are a step up meant for serious athletes and a big investment, cost-wise; I tend to think of them as pro-level tools rather than a fashion accessory. With the Mach 4, you get some of the design cues that have made those shoes a must for serious runners, without the high level specs that make them inaccessible for the layman and unwearable outside of training. They cost a bit less, too, which everyone can appreciate.
Overall, the Mach 4 stand out as a solidly dependable runner that you can wear on the road or with your favorite outfit. You'll turn heads in both settings, and your feet will feel great when you do it.
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Kary Klismet's Childhood Uniform Concepts
If you're a regular reader of the site, you're surely familiar with the name Kary Klismet (that's him at right). Kary is one of our most prolific Ticker contributors, plus he organized the Denver edition of last year's Uni Watch 20th-anniversary party and more recently founded a Colorado-centric Uni Watch Facebook group.
Kary recently rediscovered a uniform project from his teens. I'll let him tell you about it — take it away, Kary.
My Early Uniform Concepts
By Kary Klismet
In the summer of 1986, when I was 15, I visited the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time during a family vacation. Seeing all the amazing artifacts and uniforms from baseball history kicked my previously casual sports fandom into overdrive.
I'd always loved to draw, so I turned that passion toward my newfound obsession with sports. This naturally progressed to creating uniform concepts. Around this time, I also concocted fictional sports leagues to enliven my backyard baseball and football games, so these imaginary teams became the vehicles for my early forays into uniform design.
I tried my hand at baseball uniforms first. Inspired by the uniform guides in the American and National Leagues' Red and Green Books, I increasingly used those illustrations as visual reference for the uniforms I drew. You can see that influence in details like the jerseys' tailored silhouettes and different sleeve styles [for this and all the images that follow, you can click to enlarge]:
After drawing the baseball uniforms freehand, I realized I could save time on my football uniform designs by creating a traceable template. For my master copy, I hand-drew most of the uniform elements, then traced a sticker of a 1970s-era NFL helmet with a two-bar facemask (a bit outdated by that point in the late '80s, but I found it easier to replicate than more contemporary mask styles — and besides, a few players were still wearing them).
For team names, I often found inspiration from the teams' geographic locations. I always loved cities that had unified themes across multiple sports teams — like how St. Louis had both a football and baseball team called the Cardinals — so I tried to create my own unified themes when possible. For my fictitious Cleveland teams, for example, I called the baseball team the Blades and named the football team the Sabers [sic], with the cutlery-based imagery intended as a reference to the city's history as a steel town, and also gave them similar color schemes:
I also included some team identities that simply appealed to my own sense of whimsy. I of course had to include a team from my hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which I named after my best friend's dog:
As for the tools of my trade, I meticulously created each drawing with my trusty yellow Pentel Sharplet-2, then colored them with Crayola markers, which were surprisingly durable and versatile. Ruled notebook paper was my go-to because it was easier to acquire than higher-quality paper (especially on my allowance).
All the logos were products of my own imagination and drawn freehand. I didn't use much in the way of models or visual reference. Even with the more detailed logos, like the San Francisco Streetcars' trolley or the Richmond Seafarers' frigate, I had enough of an idea in my head of what I wanted them to look like that I was able to draw them from memory.
I created all of the baseball uniforms more or less on the first take. The beauty of working with pencil is I could erase and refine the drawings as I went along, so it wasn't unusual for me to make tweaks before coloring in the finished design.
Most of the football uniforms were also done on the first take, although I mocked up a few ideas before creating the final versions. For the Sacramento Redwoods, for example, I experimented with layering red and brown markers to approximate a shade close to redwood bark for the team's color scheme:
After spending months working on these drawings when I was 15 and 16, I eventually drifted away from the project as schoolwork and extracurricular activities took up more of my time. I shoved the drawings into the back of a folder with various other personal papers. There they stayed, largely untouched, for decades.
I never completely forgot about the drawings, but I lost track of where they were. They came to mind for the first time in ages earlier this spring, when I briefly referenced them in my entry for the "When I First Got ItT™" series, then again when I mentioned them in a phone conversation with Paul. I was pretty certain I still had them, but it took lots of time digging through boxes in my garage and several anxious moments fearing I might have inadvertently thrown them out before I finally stumbled on the right folder. Not to sound too cheesy, but finding them did feel something like reconnecting with a long-lost friend.
Now that I've rediscovered these uniform designs, I'm pleased with how well most of them have held up. A few pullovers and sansabelts notwithstanding, I can discern a preference for classicism that I still have today. You might say these drawings chronicle the development of a young sports fan who was just starting to Get It™.
Paul here. I always love childhood projects like this one — big thanks to Kary for sharing it with us. If you want to see all of his uniform drawings, check out the slideshows below (or, if you prefer, here are the baseball and football designs):
Culinary Corner: I suddenly realized the other day that crawfish season had come and almost gone already (one of several ways that the pandemic has messed with my sense of time). I'm still not willing to ride the subway, so yesterday morning I strapped on my Uni Watch mask (more on that in a minute), biked over to Manhattan — my first time crossing the river since my barbecue field trip back in April — and visited my favorite Chinatown fishmonger, where I was happy to find, as you can see in the video above, that they still had some crawfish available. The standard equation is three pounds per person, so I bought six pounds.
As I biked back home over the Manhattan Bridge, I wondered how many of the other cyclists I saw were toting live crawfish. I mean, probably zero, right? Then again, nobody would have thought that I was toting crawfish, so who knows!
When it was time to cook them, we made up our own spice boil by using some Old Bay, paprika, cayenne, dill weed, and whatever else looked good in the spice cupboard. Then we added some red potatoes, corn, and kielbasa — and then, finally, the bugs. What a feast! Turned out great (click to enlarge):
Soooooo good! Man, I fucking love crawfish. And we had enough left over to make some étoufée for tonight — can't wait!
3 DAYS LEFT: In case you missed it last week, my latest Uni Watch design contest for InsideHook is to create a logo for teams or leagues to wear in acknowledgment of the current racial justice protests.
We're probably going to see a lot of these logos/patches/etc. when American sports leagues resume (well, if they resume). What should they look like?
Full details over at InsideHook.
Mask update: Yesterday morning I made the long-awaited Uni Watch face masks available, with all Uni Watch profits being donated to Doctors Without Borders — and all 85 masks sold out in about 40 minutes. Holy shit — I figured they'd go pretty quickly, but not that quickly! I actually felt bad for our West Coast readers, who were still asleep by the time the last mask was sold.
These masks were donated to me by Dan Mullins of ProLook Sports. So I contacted him yesterday to see if I could order 300 more. Of course, I didn't expect him to do another donation, so I asked him to give me a quote. But in an incredible act of generosity, he said he'd do another 300 for free — how amazing is that?!
I'm not sure how long that will take. But as soon as they're ready, I'll let you know. And once again, all Uni Watch profits will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. Thanks for making this such a successful project!
Membership update: Fun fact: From 1977 through 1988, the Blue Jays' road jerseys did not have NOBs — except in 1980, when they did have them! Reader Gavin Whitehead chose that 1980 design as the motif for his new membership card, which is part of a new batch that's been added to the card gallery.
Ordering a membership card is a good way to support Uni Watch (which, frankly, could use your support these days). And remember, as a gesture of comm-uni-ty solidarity, the price of a membership has been reduced from $25 to $20 until further notice.
As always, you can sign up for your own custom-designed card here, you can see all the cards we've designed so far here (now more than 2,800 of them!), and you can see how we produce the cards here.
By Lloyd Alaban
Baseball News: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wore a Nationals-themed face mask yesterday (from our own Anthony Emerson). … Umpire Dan Bellino wore a cap with a very off-center MLB logo in this photo (from @StateofMIMan). … Even the Nationals' dentist received a championship ring for last year's World Series title. Instead of a player name, the dentist's ring has "MED" (from Griffin Smith). … Reader Jon Springer, like many other New Yorkers, voted in the state's primary yesterday. Jon's polling place was Frank Sinatra High School in Queens, where the school has a Sinatra-themed Mets jersey in one of their trophy cases. … Reader Michael Cooperman came across these sports-themed cigar box guitars. There's a David Ortiz "Big Papi" guitar, a Dodgers guitar, and, for basketball fans, a Karl Malone guitar.
Football News: Bucs QB Tom Brady, who has an endorsement deal with Under Armour, posted a photo on Instagram where he obscured the Nike logo on his practice jersey (from Rick Friedland). … The Rose Bowl will be used as a drive-in movie theater starting in July (from Kary Klismet). … @TheLegalV found this 1990s NFL Christmas-themed blanket.
Hockey News: New logo for the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (from Wade Heidt). … New pads for Sabres G Linus Ullmark (from Drew, who didn't give his last name). … The Blues are practicing with a goalie "shooter tutor" wearing a Blackhawks logo (from Mike Chamernik).
Basketball News: Here's an article about Barkley Hendricks, a digital artist who has had a role in designing keys for various courts (from Adam Herbst). … Cross-listed from the baseball section: Reader Michael Cooperman came across these sports-themed cigar box guitars, including one with a Karl Malone design. There are also designs for former MLB star David Ortiz and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Soccer News: New shirt for French side Lens (from Ed Zelaski). … Also from Ed: New home, second, and third shirts for Belgian side Genk. … Manchester United celebrated MF Scott McTominay signing a five-year contract extension by giving him a shirt with No. "2025", the year the contract will expire (from our own Anthony Emerson).
Grab Bag: Lots of new sports branding for UNC Charlotte (from multiple readers). … D'Youville College is changing its athletic nickname from the Spartans to the Saints. The school's new mascot and visuals will be released at the end of the month (from Jeffrey Link). … The U.S. Air Force has put in orders for maternity flight suits (from James Gilbert). … The FBI determined that the noose found in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace's garage stall had actually been there since October and that Wallace was therefore not the victim of a hate crime. … A Black high school cross country runner in Texas whose school is partially named for Confederate general Robert E. Lee wrote a letter to the local school board explaining why she will no longer wear the school's name on her uniform. Three of her teammates also plan to boycott the school's name (from Jason Hillyer).
What Paul did last night: One thing about making crawfish is that you need to boil a really big pot of water. And a really big pot of water takes a while to come to a boil. So last night we put the pot on the stove, added the spices, turned the heat up to high, and then went out onto the porch. A little over half an hour later, we could smell the spices wafting out from the kitchen, which meant it was time to go back in and start putting things in the pot.
The branch is still there.
As always, you can see the full set of Pandemic Porch Cocktails™ photos here.
Childhood uni artwork
StLMarty says:
I could easily mistake those for my own childhood drawings. Nice work, Kary.
Skott Schoonover says:
I loved seeing your drawings last year, Marty!
I don't think I had any drawings displayed last year. Are you sure you're not thinking back to '07?
Never mind. You saw them live. Hope all is well.
Kary Klismet UW+ STAFF says:
Thanks, Marty! I appreciate the kinds words! I'd love to see the drawings you and Scott reference. Were they featured on Uni Watch back in '07?
I think I answered my own question:
Great stuff, Marty! I'm glad you shared these back in the day!
Word up.
Being that you're only a year older than me, I think we would have been friends in high school. Gotta love Uni Watch.
No doubt, Marty! And you would have certainly been one of the only people I shared these drawings with. I guarded these like they were top secret government documents, being so concerned that no one else would Get It(TM).
I made sure to collect reams of typing paper (no lines) for my own uniform drawings, which were shown on these pages many years ago. Lots of good stuff, especially the sailing ship on the football helmet.
Just tell me you used a bike rack or messenger bag or something actually designed for bike transport with those crawfish. The idea of you cycling all over NYC with plastic bags dangling from your handlebars makes me very nervous. I worry about ya.
It was just a single plastic bag, and it was fine.
I love the drawings Kary!
I wish I still had all the drawings and uniform mock ups I'd done as a kid. I loved creating new teams, and hoping that one day I'd be able to get them made in real-life.
I still design a uniform for my Fantasy football team each year, and actually got one made (which I wore to the Uni Watch birthday party last year, hosted by the Great Marty Hick, who just happens to be the author of the comment above me!)
These bring back such great memories of simpler times of sitting at the kitchen table, or in my grandma's garage with a box full of markers strewn about, and running in to show off my latest creation!
Nestor Chylak says:
I enjoyed seeing the partial roster of the Sacramento Redwoods.
When I did this as a kid I'd put myself and all of my school friends on one of the teams….always the one with the coolest unis, of course.
Thanks, Skott and Nestor! Glad you enjoyed the drawings as much as I enjoyed sharing them. It's fun to hear how many uni-watchers out there had very similar experiences to my own as kids, expressing their fascination with sports uniforms by drawing their own imaginary creations.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that someone picked up on the partial roster on Sacremanta Redwoods mock-up. I actually kept that feature for the final designs but moved it to the reverse side of the page. And yes, the starting QB and WR on the Cedar Rapids Terriers (my hometown team) were me and my best friend, respectively!
I was surprised to see Barry Sanders on the Redwoods as I used almost exclusively imaginary players on my team rosters. It's too remote of a possiblity to be a coincidence, especially since his listed number (21) is the same one he wore at Oklahoma State. But I would have created these drawings in 1986 or '87, before he catapulted to superstardom with his Heisman Trophy-winning sesaon in 1988, so I'm not sure how we would have been on my radar screen. Maybe I caught a few minutes of him playing as Thurman Thomas' backup and the name stuck with me or something.
Wade Heidt UW+ STAFF says:
Fun stuff Kary! Cleveland Blades logo with the nickname might not pass the PC boundary today.
Then again, when I was a young man I thought Snipers might be a good name for a hockey team. Because when you shoot the puck you are trying to pick out the corners of the net. That name would definitely not pass the PC boundary today.
Thanks, Wade! Indeed, "Blades" probably wouldn't make the cut these days. (Pun not originally intended, but recognized as soon as I typed it!) It's in a similar category to the Houston Colt .45s and the Washington Bullets, I think.
Looking over these old drawings, I'm relieved to see that I didn't go with any Native American-themed names. I recall being vaguely aware, even back then, of some of the controversy surrounding such names. I can't say I was particuarly enlightened on the issues at the time, but I think it influenced me subconsiously just enough that I didn't veer toward those choices when coming up with names for my imaginary teams.
Randy Clement says:
Great drawings Kary….I imagined and drew uniforms for a baseball league of the then 12 NHL franchises….wish I had kept them….!
Thanks, Randy! I appreciate it! Your NHL/baseball project sounds very cool! Do any partciular desing details still stand out to you? It would be fun to hear about whatever you do remember about the drawings.
Well I do remember they were all color specific to the actual NHL teams….this was 1970 so I had the LA Kings road jerseys all yellow like the A's had and remember the Maple Leafs having powder blue roads and white stirrups like the White Sox of that time…most Jersey fonts were team name at home and city name for road….glad to see so many other people spent time doing this!
Those sound very cool! I have always loved the White Sox's short-lived white stirrups (feels like it should be a mandatory uniform element for them, in my opinion). And glad to hear someone else incorporated that into their designs!
Block "O Canada" says:
Wouldn't it have made more sense for the Nationals' dentist's ring to have "DDS" instead of "MED"?
Fantastic drawings, Kary. Thanks for sharing them with us!
Thank YOU, Chance, for the kind words. I'm pleased you enjoyed them!
Joe P says:
Perhaps this topic has already been discussed… but I am FASCINATED by Paul's preference for Budweiser beers. I'm not judging his taste at all (I am indifferent towards Budweiser) but I definitely would not expect him to gravitate towards an omnipresent brand in sports advertising.
My thoughts about Bud can be found here (although the byline says "By Pacific Sun," it was written by me):
Thank you for providing this! That story provides a perfect explanation of your reasoning behind your preference and you are absolutely right to be unapologetic. I also totally agree with you on the need for an "everyday" beer versus special occasions.
I have been bitter towards InBev for years after they purchased the everyday beer of my college days, Rolling Rock, and turned it into a "lower-tier" brand (the type that is most commonly sold in 16oz cans). I do have to give InBev credit for one thing though… Rolling Rock has maintained the same taste that I remember from when it was brewed in the glass-lined tanks of the Old Latrobe brewery in Eastern Pennsylvania. I do still enjoy "The Rock" now and again when I can find it in the trademark green bottles.
Joe Werner says:
Latrobe is NOT in Eastern PA, it is in Western PA. It is about an hour or so east of Pittsburgh. In fact, outside of Covid times, the Steelers hold their training camp in Latrobe at St. Vincent College. Latrobe also has claims to fame as the birthplace of Mister Rogers, Arnold Palmer, and the banana split.
If you get the chance, order a Deer Hunter sometime. It's a shot of Wild Turkey and a Rolling Rock. If the barkeep loves the movie, you might just get it on the house.
Western PA for sure… that was just a brain fart I guess. I definitely knew that from drinking Rolling Rocks while visiting my buddy at Slippery Rock University back in the day!
For me, Budweiser = Instant Headache. I avoid it at all costs.
Also probably isn't helpful I lived in Golden, CO for years, very close to the Coors Brewery.
RS Rogers says:
Keeping in mind that I believe that what Duke Ellington said of music applies to foodstuffs, "If it sounds good, it is good." There's no right or wrong for taste.
I came to beer later than most, and via richly flavored British ales and American craft beer. Lately I've been going out of my way to try various American adjunct lagers. I've been surprised to find that some I actively enjoy and more are perfectly OK than I expected.
I won't lie; a lot of the mass market beers I've tried have been nigh-undrinkable dreck. Like, everything made by Coors, most beers with the Miller name, and anything with the word Lite/Light on the label. But Narragansett is excellent – its makers seem to embrace the sweetness of the corn adjunct and use it as a flavor additive to balance alongside the barley and hops instead of trying to hide it like most mass-market beers do. After that, PBR is surprisingly good for a beer that doesn't have to be, I'll never turn down a Leinie's Original, and Miller High Life and modern Hamm's are perfectly drinkable. Not great, but OK. For me, regular Budweiser comes out somewhere between the 'Gansett/PBR rank and the High Life rank. Not a favorite, but better-than-adequate. I don't enjoy it enough to seek it out or keep it in the fridge, but if it's on offer I'll happily accept a Bud. It's a tasty beer! Which came as a shock to me a few years back when I finally tried it.
Thanks, Paul! I really appreciate all your help in getting this pulled together!
There's aways a risk involved in putting something very personal like this (especially from one's youth) out there on the internet for all the world to see. But the response has been very encouraging, and I'm glad it resonates with a lot of fellow uni-watchers, many of whom did something similar themselves in their own youuth.
Kary Klismet says:
One more thought – I hope, if nothing else, today's entry encourages all the uni-watchers out there to dust off their own childhood uniform drawings and consider sharing them with the uni-verse. The respone to mine has been a good reminder of how much those of us who love uniform design have in common, and how seeing drawings like these trigger good memories from our youth. What a fun way to recapture some of those feelings we all had when we first started to Get It(TM)!
Marcus Ramsey says:
We were all children, there's no shame in that. Heck, many of us probably still doodle logos and stuff during "important" meetings.
If anything, it's great to see that other people were doing the same thing at a young age.
Thanks, Marcus! I appreciate the support!
Michael A.R. says:
I wish I had kept my sketch pads and notebooks which chronicled my own football league when I was 12 (1984). The "United Football League" featured 16 teams in its first season and expanded to 24 teams in its second season. I had helmet designs and uniforms for the "Arizona Sundowners," "Dallas Texans," "Seattle Swoosh" ("owned" by Nike), "Hialeah Wave," "Boston Blast," "Birmingham Bandits," "Atlanta Redbirds," "El Paso Pioneers," and "Tulsa Tornado" among others. Oh the memories!
Very cool, Michael! Thanks for sharing those memories. As I requestd of Randy Clement above, do you recall any particularly fun or original design elements that you can share? Even if you didn't save the actual drawings, you can honor their memories (so to speak) by remembering some of the details that made the project so enjoyable when you were working on it as a kid.
Brad UW+ STAFF says:
Today's Membership update reminded me to recommend to fellow Uni Watch readers the tremendous website MLBCollectors.com, founded by Clint Farrell who lives/works in New York's Westchester Co.
The Blue Jays page is linked here: link
For baseball uniform/cap fanatics, you will find the site is amazing with details. Unfortunately, updated only to 2017, and can understand with the work/time commitment that must be involved.
Would also be a great Uni Watch story with Mr. Farrell close to NYC.
sandy says:
Bummed out!
I looked for your masks on Teespring & here past 2 days and didn't see them… :(
Hopefully I can snag one of the next batch :)
(my homemade ones keep breaking elastics & are not as stylish…..)
They sold out in just 40 minutes — crazy!
But we'll have more soon. Stay tuned!
Aled Thomas says:
does every new membership card get shown in the membership update, in due course? or just the more noteworthy ones?
In the updates I post here on the blog? Just the most noteworthy. But they all end up in the gallery. link
I support D'Youville changing their sports mascot to whatever they want. You do you, D'Youville.
BvK1126 UW+ STAFF says:
You enjoyed typing that, didn't you? :^D
David Cline UW+ STAFF says:
Paul, I just read "Old Reliable," and I really enjoyed it. I'm not a beer drinker, but my son is, and I will share this with him.
I could probably think of several common products I enjoy at the 'expense' of more hip alternatives – and dang it, I won't apologize, either!
Jason UW+ STAFF says:
Kary,
These designs are brilliant and very nostalgic for me. My best friend and I created an entire pro football league in the summer of 87 (right before 6th grade) that we operated into high school. I'll say we lacked the artistic skills you have; yet it was so much fun. We would play the games out with Tecmo Bowl and keep stats. Season passing leaders, rushing leaders, sacks-you name it. This brought back so many memorable of that.
Those are some great designs. And how prophetic your design of the Sacramento Redwoods is in comparison to what Stanford has adopted. You were ahead of your time. Again, great logos and fluid designs. Makes me want to dig out some markers and have at it.
Thanks, Jason! Very nice of you to say that!
I also kept all kinds of stats for my imaginary players in my made-up leagues, including myself as the QB of the Cedar Rapids Terriers! You wouldn't believe the kind of Hall of Fame numbers I put up! :^)
I also apparecite the kudos for the Sacramento Redwoods logo. I could have sown I was influenced by the Stanford logo, but I can't find anything online to indicate the version of their logo with the tree in it goes back any earlier than 1993, several years after I would have made these drawings:
Rather than Stanford's block "S" with the tree in it (since that may not have existed at the time), it's quite possible that I borrowed the tree idea from Stanford's university seal:
In any event, I'd still take my Sacramento Redwoods desing over anything worn by the short United Football League teams known as the Open link in a new window or tab: link and Open link in a new window or tab: link!
I agree Kary. So many of these semi-pro, offshoot league logos are so homogeneous and lifeless. You'd think the free reign of creativity would be on display. The visual appeal is priceless. Drab logos and uniforms only reinforces the notion that we aren't getting the "real deal."
Again, appreciate all the detail in your designs. Really unique. I will definitely be digging through my parents garage to see if I can find my old "league" the next time I travel home to visit.
Thanks for sharing these, they are really great, and I agree that most (if not all) of the designs hold up well decades later. For the football designs in particular, I would much rather see these than some of the absurd designs that we have today.
I had aspired to do the same sort of thing when I was younger, but my drawing skills just weren't there. I started off simply trying to replicate some existing pro team designs just for practice, and got so discouraged that I never moved forward.
I also had one of those Pentel Sharplet-2 pencils at one point, but I think I had the sky blue barrel color. Come to think of it, I might still have it! My pencil of choice today is still Pentel, but I use the venerable P205 & P207. I'm OCD about having a sharp point at all times, and wooden pencils just dull out too fast for me. When I was in college studying engineering, I tried out lots of different mechanical pencils before settling on the Pentel "P" series ones.
Thanks, Joe! That means a lot to me!
Glad to hear there's another Pentel fan out there! I was intential about including the brand name and a photo of the pencil in my write-up because of the nostalgia it invoked for me – and a hunch that it might do the same thing for antoerh reader or two! I used that Pentel Sharplet for years. It probably got lost in a move at some point. It was so durable, I'm not sure I could have ever worn it out!
hugh.c.mcbride says:
Magnificent work, Kary. Thanks so much for sharing it with the rest of us here. And, again, thank you Paul for creating such a tremendous spot here on the ol' Intranets where magnificent stuff like this can be shared & appreciated!
Thanks, Hugh! I have really been touched by the response these drawings have received, and I appreciate your encouraging comments! And I also agree that Paul deserves the credit for creating this forum where uniform nerds like us can geek out on things like the drawings we did as kids that helped turn us into uniform nerds in the first place!
Hi Paul. Any more thought to offering the UW "Gold Circle" caps again? I recall you mentioned before it was being considered for Summer. Thanks!
Thanks for the reminder, Tim. Let me see about that!
Jim Blanchfield says:
I still have my drawings of the football teams I created. Uniforms, helmets and pennants. I then made up statistics kind of like fantasy football for them wrote out all the info on graph paper. Eventually I merged some of the teams into the NFL to create a 36 team league.
That's cool, Jim! I think I can speak for many of us uni-watchers to say I'd love to see those football uniforms! Despite some brief initial hesitation at sharing something as personal as a bunch of drawings from my teenage years that I didn't think anyone else would get, I've been really enjoying hearing how much these ideas resonated with other uni-watchers! I hope the response can be an encouragement to you to do the same!
And as I believe I mentioned in a comment above, I also kept all kinds of stats for the players in my imaginary leagues! I even created a fictional award – a la the Cy Young Award – for the best pitcher in my imaginary baseball league. I named it after a "legendary" imaginary pitcher from the turn of the previous century called Green Collins, complete with a backstory on his nickname. (He was called "Green" as a rookie because he was the youngest and most inexperienced player on hist team.)
ThatRodneyGuy says:
Glad to be a West Coast reader summering on the East Coast yesterday. Placed my mask order within 5 minutes of your FB post. Had a feeling they would go fast.
Keith S says:
Regarding the Bubba Wallace situation (mentioned in today's ticker); I'm glad it wasn't what it was initially thought to be, however, I've seen so many posts on social media calling Wallace a fraud, or referencing Jussie Smollet and saying it's the same thing.
I would like to think anyone that can use deductive reasoning and be able to understand why someone, especially during this time, seeing a rope fashioned into a noose in the garage area of the only African American driver in NASCAR could understand why the incident got the attention it did and why Wallace reacted the way he did. People calling this a hoax, and this is my opinion, are diminishing what is happening in our country right now. Pretending it's something it wasn't (by thinking this was a hoax) must help them feel less threatened that things are changing and we may actually be moving toward equality for all.
I too breathed a sigh of relief that the investigation was conducted quickly and that the initial conclusion by the sanctioning body and others was found to be baseless.
The comparisons to Jussie Smollet are ridiculous; however, Wallace's social and televised media statements, and those of a few 'prominent' others prior to and following the release of the investigation's findings are spawning a lot of negative reactions and aren't exactly helpful in providing clarity or healing. The beautiful moment of solidarity on Sunday was quickly replaced by this ugly one.
IMO, this event was not a "hoax"…it was a misunderstanding with devastating fallout…and Bubba Wallace is by no means a "fraud".
The results of the FBI's investigation should be taken by everyone concerned with a sense of relief that there wasn't something more sinister behind what happened. Everyone invoking the Jussie Smolett situation or claiming that this was some sort of fraud or conspriacy cooked up by Bubba Wallace is intentionally ignoring the facts, such as the rope pull on the garage door having been fashioned into the shape of a noose at least eight months ago if not more, and Wallace's crew finding it and relaying word to him about it as opposed to him finding it himself. That so many commenters are quick to point fingers at Wallace in the wake of the investigation's findings demonstrates those commenters' bad faith and, frankly, exposes the ugliness of their own characters.
Jr2t says:
I check the site at different times every day. Sometime I purposefully save it for the afternoon. Therefore, I'mquite happy that there will be more masks available.
Also, Kary, thank you for sharing. I wish I still had the lists of teams that my brother and I dreamt up. We even used to write a nightly recap of the happenings for our sports video games. Great memories.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them! It's been fun to hear the memories these drawings have evoked for other uni-watchers. I guess it shouldn't have surprised me that so many of us had simliar imaginations at roughly the same ages!
Kary, thanks for sharing those youthful ideas. As a fellow native Cedar Rapidian, I endorse the Terriers concept!
Thank you, Scott! As a longtime admirer of your many contributions to Uni Watch, it means a lot to me to hear that from you.
As a fellow Cedar Rapidian, I'm sure you'll appreciate that in my imagination, I had the Terriers playing in a heavily-expanded versin of link! And since this seems like the kind of day for nostalgic remembrances, link from the Cedar Rapids Gazette about the stadium's rich history.
Greg M UW+ STAFF says:
Doesn't surprise me that ProLook sports is so great to work with. I've bought two sets of uniforms from them at two different schools. They grew a TON between the first and second order, but the service was still tremendous. (And, I really want one of those masks!)
That's great to hear, Greg. I had honestly never heard of them until they approached me with the offer to make Uni Watch masks. It's been a very positive experience!
Great stuff, Kary! I'd wear those.
Wow! Thanks, Jim! That is indeed high praise coming from you!
The runner refusing to wear the "Tyler Lee" uniform is an interesting comment on half measures and intentional action. The Tyler, TX school district was trying to avoid a situation by calling themselves "Tyler Lee" instead of changing the name from Robert E Lee. But dealing with it is most of the point. There have been polls about schools named after Robert E Lee changing their name and one popular choice is name the school after Bruce Lee keeping the Lee High School name for convenience. I'd say that isn't good enough. It is important to make an effort for real change. If Jefferson Davis High changes to Bruce Lee High, that is a statement. If Robert E Lee High does the same, it is a dodge.
I love that this comment is from Michael Lee.
Funny how Paul gets all high and mighty on most liberal issues but celebrates animal cruelty!
Go vegan, Paul. Meat is murder.
Critiquing my consumption of animals is totally fair, as I've said several times previously.
Then you should either stop doing it or stop being so judgmental towards others.
Actually, the fact that I am not a perfect person does not mean I forfeit my ability and right to express opinions.
Similarly, I'm assuming you are not a perfect person, yet you are being judgmental about me. That's certainly your prerogative. It would be nice if you could be more intellectually honest about it, though.


Can you start Pilates when you're over 50?
Everybody has heard about Pilates, how it's the exercise choice of celebrities, how it will give you a flatter stomach, better posture and a longer, stronger body. But is it something that you can start when you're over 50? And if it is how do you find a teacher and a class that will suit you?
A hundred years later many doctors, osteopaths and physiotherapists seem to agree with him and increasingly recommend Pilates for people who aren't very fit, have aches and pains or have been through injuries or illnesses.
Pilates is a safe and effective exercise method for your mind and your body. A good teacher will help you to look, and feel your very best. You'll work together to improve your strength, flexibility and overall mobility. It can restore your body to balance, improve your posture and change the way that you move.
Although the principles of Pilates are simple, developing your core strength, moving with flow and control, using the mind to control the body, they can take a while to learn. If you're experienced in Pilates a DVD, a video or even a drop-in class, can be a great way to keep up your fitness levels. But if you're new to it you really need someone with the experience to teach you how to make it work with your body. In our 50s and beyond most of us have picked up a few imbalances that need to be evened out, a good teacher will work with you to sort those problems out.
Of course not all over 50s are just looking for something to help with their general fitness, many are still active in competitive sport. Runners, golfers, tennis players and other sports people find that Pilates can help their performance and help avoid injury.The Pilates Foundation is the only not for profit training organisation in the UK. It was founded in 1996 and brings together qualified Pilates teachers who are passionate about providing the highest standards of training and practice of Pilates and maintaining the principles and integrity of the work. If you go onto their website www.pilatesfoundation.com you'll be able to search for a teacher near you.
As well as the matwork classes that most people are familiar with you'll find details of Pilates Foundation equipment studios around the country. In a studio setting you'll work one to one with the teacher, or in a small group, on equipment that was originally designed by Joseph Pilates. It's fun and challenging exercise that can be infinitely adjusted to the individual. It's great for people with busy lives who can't make a regular weekly class but need to fit sessions in with their schedule. Give it a go and see if it works for you.
I started pilates in my mid 40s and was amazed at how quickly I felt the benefits. Now I vary the routine to fit in some hatha yoga during the week too. Both are great – mentally and physically. Enjoying reading the articles here. Keep up the good work!
I started Pilates at 58! Did it for 12 months along with learning salsa! I had a year off after an arthroscopy and am now back doing both again and have just celebrated my 60th birthday. It will make you feel fantastic as well as all the other benefits you read about. Just try it you have nothing to lose.


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The 23 year old guitarist, singer, writer and composer HM Johnsen is a Contemporary Experimental Indie/Rock Artist from Norway. At age 22 he's been rewarded the 2018 Norwegian Blues Union Artist, Debutalbum, Toured in Norway, Germany with over 50 shows in 2018. His latest work is about to be released in 2020 and represent sounds and writing from a young but experienced musician. The young artist was given an opportunity to tour in the US, and play on one of the biggest blues stages in the world. HM had decided to focus on his new music wider than the blues genre, so he declined the offer. He moved to Berlin for a month to have full focus on writing and making his new EP. That says enough about his dedication to his art.
HM Johnsen - Majesty Records 2019


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EIA 2020
EIA: A body blow to the environment
Divya Trivedi
Print edition : September 11, 2020 T+ T-
Farmers protesting against EIA in Salem, Tamil Nadu, on July 27. Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan
The new EIA draft notification, which exempts 40 types of projects from prior environmental clearance and deprives local communities of a say in the matter in the name of ease of doing business, poses a grave threat to the environment.
The doctrine of public trust implies that the state is a trustee of natural resources like air, water and forest. These resources are to be enjoyed by the general public and should not be transferred to private or commercial use if such a transfer interferes with the right of the public with regard to them. It legitimises the public as valid stakeholders of the land, rivers and the ecology of the country, which the government must protect and manage. This ancient Roman doctrine has often guided modern Indian jurisprudence.
Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC), has issued a revised draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification. It threatens to water down the already weakened EIA and do away with environment clearance altogether. In his own words, the EIA notification is intended to enhance the "ease of doing business" by reducing delays in approving project applications and granting licences.
With the draft notification the doctrine of public trust is at stake. The draft exempts 40 types of projects from prior environmental clearance. These include sand or clay extraction by Kumhars, or earthen tile makers; community works under the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA); digging for foundations of buildings; non-mining activities; industrial estates with a project area below 500 hectares; manufacturing or strategic units under the Defence Ministry for explosives, detonators or fuses; and extraction for linear projects such as roads and pipelines..
Under the previous environmental regulation regime, public hearings emerged as an important platform for rural and local communities to voice their opinion on projects coming up in their areas. In the new EIA draft notification, the notice period for public hearings has been reduced from 30 to 20 days. Several categories of projects have been completely exempted from public hearing: all B2 projects, modernisation of irrigation projects, all linear projects in border areas and Island Coastal Regulatory Zones and Notified Industrial Estates including parks, complexes, export processing zones (EPZs), special econonic zones (SEZs) special investment regions (SIRs) and industrial clusters.
In the draft notification, a border area is defined as an "area falling within 100 kilometres aerial distance from the Line of Actual Control with bordering countries of India". Activists say this will include most of the rich and fragile ecology of the north-eastern region. The draft also exempts all inland waterways projects, expansion or widening of national highways and building construction projects of built-up area up to 1,50,000 sqm from prior clearance. A technical expert committee with 10 members is being introduced to regularly categorise or re-categorise projects as A, B1 or B2.
No information relating to projects concerning national defence and security or involving other strategic considerations as determined by the Central government will be placed in the public domain. This would leave a whole lot of projects that have a big social impact on marginalised communities or encroach upon wildlife corridors, core protected areas such as tiger reserves, and ecologically fragile areas outside the purview of public scrutiny.
The most worrying aspect of the draft notification, according to experts, is the introduction of post-facto clearance of projects. This goes against a Supreme Court order delivered on April 1, 2020 in Alembic Pharmaceuticals vs Rohit Prajapati and Others that held ex post facto environmental clearances contrary to law. "Environment law cannot countenance the notion of an ex post facto clearance. This would be contrary to both the precautionary principle as well as the need for sustainable development. The concept of an ex post facto EC (environmental clearance) is in derogation of the fundamental principles of environmental jurisprudence and is an anathema to the EIA notification dated 27 January 1994. It is, as the judgment in Common Cause holds, detrimental to the environment and could lead to irreparable degradation," the apex court observed.
India introduced EIA in 1976. In 1994, EIA was promulgated under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and environmental clearances became mandatory for industrial or infrastructural growth. In 2006, the Congress government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was also the Minister of Environment & Forests (MoEF), revised the clauses of the EIA notification to replace the existing environment clearance regime. At the time, activists alleged that the revisions were largely guided by the Govindarajan Committee on Investment Reforms, set up by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime in 2001, with the sole intent of removing legislative and policy bottlenecks.
The 2006 notification incorporated speedy clearance mechanisms to assist investors and was more facilitative than regulatory in nature. Nevertheless, it allowed for the scrutiny of a project for its social and environmental impact through a public consultation process.
Destructive paradigm
According to Leo Saldanha of the Environment Support Group, the 2006 and 2020 notifications are two sides of the same coin. "Both are based on the same destructive paradigm that pushes development at any cost," he said. "In the early 2000s, obsessed by the Chinese model of development, India pushed ahead with its investment priorities based entirely on economic growth rates. P. Chidambaram, then Indian Finance Minister, proclaimed that the Government of India was 'willing to tolerate debate, and perhaps even dissent, as long as it does not come in the way of 8 per cent growth'. In this manner, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governments I and II re-emphasised what the NDA government had previously sought to achieve by setting up the Govindarajan Committee," he added.
On March 12, the Ministry released the 2020 draft notification online in English and Hindi. On April 11, it published the notification in the Gazette of India. It fixed 60 days as the deadline for receiving feedback on the draft from the public. In the light of the stringent lockdown and the pandemic, several representations were made to the Ministry concerning the deadline and it was extended until June 30. Vikrant Tongad, founder of Social Action for Forest & Environment, approached the Delhi High Court for clarity and an extension of the deadline. Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, appearing for Tongad, pointed out that it was not clear when the 60-day period commenced. "If the 60-day period commences on the date of the draft notification, March 23, 2020, the extended date of expiry will be July 18, 2020. If the date of notification in the Gazette (April 11, 2020) is taken as the start of the 60-day period, the extended date of expiry will be August 9, 2020," Tongad's petition said.
"This draft notification proposes significant changes to the existing regime, including removing public consultation entirely in certain instances, reducing the time for public consultation from 45 days to 40 days, and allowing post facto approvals for projects. Such a significant set of changes is bound to affect the public and members of communities in virtually all aspects of life, and they have a right to meaningfully respond to the same," he said in the petition.
The court extended the notice period up to August 11 and directed the government to translate the draft into other Indian languages within 10 days, specifying at least those languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution, in order to aid effective dissemination of the notification. When the Centre failed to comply with the court order, Tongad alleged "wilful disobedience" and "deliberate defiance" on the part of the Centre. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva initiated contempt proceedings against the Centre, which were later stayed by the Supreme Court.
The United Conservation Movement Charitable and Welfare Trust filed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition in the Karnataka High Court asking for the translation of the notification in all 22 regional languages of the Eighth Schedule. The petition also asked for the extension of the deadline for sending responses to December 11. On August 5, the court stayed the publication of the EIA notification until September 7, the next date of hearing.
Apparently, 17 lakh letters and emails were received by the Ministry in response to the draft. But on July 23, the cyber crime cell of the Special Cell, Delhi Police, sent a notice under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to Fridays For Future (FFF) India, a people's movement for climate justice, for challenging the "sovereignty and integrity of India". The student-run digital campaign had asked people to write emails to the Environment Minister urging him to reconsider the notification. The notice, served under the IT Act section 79(3)(B), stated that Javadekar had complained about receiving multiple emails with the subject name "EIA 2020". The website of FFF India was blocked along with websites of two other environmental groups, Let India Breathe and There is no Earth. The website "depicts objectionable contents and unlawful activities or terrorist act, which are dangerous for the peace, tranquility and sovereignty of India. The publication and transmission of such objectionable content is a cognizable and punishable criminal offence under the UAPA," stated the notice.
Fridays For Future is an international movement led by the climate change activist Greta Thunberg. Several environmentalists wondered whether writing to a Minister constituted attacking the sovereignty of India.
Legilitimising illegality
Jairam Ramesh, former Environment Minister and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, wrote a letter to Javadekar noting his "strongest objections" to the draft notification. He took a dig at M. Venkaiah Naidu, Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, saying that his "rightly and nicely formulated equation" of nature+culture=future would be thrown out of the window if the draft EIA 2020 notification became a reality.
He said the post facto approvals allowed bythe EIA notification went against the very principle of assessment and public participation prior to environment clearance and had provisions that would routinely legitimise illegality. "It increases validity of environment clearances allowing projects to 'secure' land for long durations even when they are not constructed. This promotes land grab, not development. It gives the Union government full powers to appoint State Environmental Impact Assessment Authorities. This is yet another nail on the coffin of cooperative federalism," he said.
He added that these changes were not based on the 3 As—audits, assessments and analyses. "The changes are not based on any research. They reflect a mindset that sees environmental regulation as an unnecessary regulatory burden and not as an essential obligation to be met for the health and welfare of our people and for ensuring development that is sustainable."
Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP, echoed Jairam Ramesh's sentiments and said in a series of tweets: "GOI's draft EIA notification makes it easier for businesses to obtain environmental clearances. It legitimises some actions that are currently categorised as violations, for example, in construction. Streamlining regulation is OK, but damaging environment is not. The draft notification reduces the frequency of compliance reports required from project owners from once every six months to once every year. Again, that's fine only if environmental safety is assured. Have experts been asked?"
He pointed out the other liberties the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had taken with the environment under the lockdown. "The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) approved clearances for projects in 11 States through a virtual meeting, including Nagpur-Mumbai superhighway (32,000+ trees to be chopped), Goa highway passing through Mollem Wildlife Sanctuary, coal-mining in Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve in Assam, etc. NBWL also cleared a railway bridge in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana which goes through the Kawal tiger corridor. It's time the Govt levelled with us: are the environment and wildlife being tossed aside in the name of development? If so, will someone openly share cost/benefit with public?" he said.
The People's Union for Civil Liberties, Maharashtra, sent a letter to the government stating: "The proposed EIA 2020 is not in line with India's international obligations under the Rio Declaration, the Paris Agreement or with any of the other international environmental conventions that serve as guiding legal instruments, e.g. the Espo Convention or the Aarhus Convention. Responsible business conduct under the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the upcoming National Action Plan are all premised on the existence of a strong regulatory framework and are hence bound to fail in ensuring accountability if the laws governing EIA are diluted in this fashion."
Since Parliament and the State Assemblies have not been functioning for five months now because of the pandemic, some citizens organised a virtual Janata Parliament to hold the government accountable for various policies pushed through amidst COVID-19.
Manshi Asher of Himdhara, Environment Research and Action Collective, Himachal Pradesh, pointed out that 40 new coalfields would be opened, seven of them in no-go areas and in the middle of forests that were home to indigenous communities. "The ease of doing business model is driving not just dilutions of labour laws but also environment laws. We need to put both in the same category and look at them critically," it said.
Ashish Kothari, founder of Kalpavriksh, ended the session on the environment by inviting the participants to vote for eight resolutions, one of which stated: "Withdraw the draft EIA notification and begin widespread consultation to draft a comprehensive environmental regulatory regime, coordinated by a team of independent people with substantial environmental expertise (including from local communities), formed in consultation with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on S&T and Environment, and including a thorough, participatory review of experience of the existing EIA notification." He also demanded the withdrawal of clearances given to mining, industrial, and infrastructural projects in ecologically and culturally sensitive areas in the last five months, and the auctioning of coal mining blocks.
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LTL Construction, Inc. specializes in full development and construction of commercial properties, condominiums and townhomes. We offer custom made properties that reflect your distinct style, all within your budget.
At LTL Construction, we offer a broad range of services, specifically customized to fit each of our clients individual needs.
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Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, EESL, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
As the Indian economy shifts towards low-carbon path, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd's(EESL) role gets bigger. The company was set up to distribute energy-efficient LED bulbs across the country through power utilities. However, its business is no longer limited to India – it has forayed into the UK and looking for new markets as part of its global expansion plans. Back home, it has added news products like energy efficient fans and air-conditioners into its basket and more recently, ordered for 10 lakh electric vehicles for distribution to government employees. EESL managing director, Saurabh Kumar, discusses his company's business plans with InfralinePlus. Excerpts:
EESL's business is growing like anything. Where do you see the company five years down the line?
Supported by the innovative business model, EESL has achieved tremendous growth within a couple of years. The turnover of the company has grown from Rs5 crores in 2012-13 to Rs1,223 crores in 2016-17 and is expected to reach Rs3,518 crores by March 2018. By 2020, EESL seeks to be a $1.5 billion (Rs 10,000 crore) company putting together all the programmes of EESL - UJALA, SLNP, Buildings, Solar rooftops, Mini solar plants in Maharashtra, acquisitions in UK, Smart Metres and E-vehicles.
Do you only want to buy and sell energy-efficient devices and electric vehicles or finally start manufacturing yourself?
EESL is essentially a Super-Energy Service Company (ESCO) which enables consumers, industries, governments effectively manage their energy needs through efficient technologies. EESL is currently implementing the world's largest non-subsidised energy efficiency portfolio across lighting, buildings, agriculture, etc, at a scale that no organisation has been able to achieve. EESL is driven by the objective of enabling more – more efficiency, more innovation, more excellence toward enabling rapid adoption of these transformative solutions and bringing new technologies in the market.
EESL's current focus is on providing affordable solutions to consumers with its no-subsidy, no capex and the Pay-As-You-Save model, which obviates the need for any upfront capital investment in any intervention that lead to reduction in energy consumption or enhance operational efficiency. The programmes are win-win situations for the Government and consumers as these help achieve development goals and policies. The no-subsidy approach ensures that the programmes are self-sustaining without any grant from government or any other entity. EESL's primary focus is on market transformation and making energy efficient products affordable and accessible to the common man.In line with this, EESL does not have any plans to enter into manufacturing of energy efficient appliances.
You are already selling LED bulbs in the UK. What is the latest move in your overseas expansion plan?
EESL has set up office in UK and has started operations with the current turnover of £1 m. The EESL board has approved a business plan of £150 m over the next two years and the turnover from UK operations next FY will be over £100 m. Further, a pipeline of 40 m LEDs has been identified in UK. The UJALA scheme was also launched in the state of Melaka in Malaysia on September 6, 2017. Orders of 2 crore LED bulbs have been received from Nepal and similar orders are being finalised in Thailand and Vietnam. Further, EESL has signed an agreement at Bangkok with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Korea for a $125,000 consultancy project on energy efficiency improvements in Thailand Auto Manufacturing sector. The project will open EESL's investment opportunities in SME sector in Thailand. EESL has signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to boost the country's energy efficiency measures. One EESL officer is currently posted in Riyadh for helping the country set up an organization like EESL.
EESL has further expanded its business in battery storage wherein EPAL, a joint venture between EESL and UK-based EnergyPro Limited (EP), partnered with a leading battery storage solutions provider Leclanché, starting with the investment of US $12 million in a previously announced and nearly completed advanced battery storage project in Ontario, Canada, known as Basin 1 and 2.
The high-quality project, built and owned by Leclanché and development partner Deltro Energy, is the first utility scale energy storage facility designed to balance the Ontario power grid, with a total investment of approximately US $25 million. The battery storage project will provide services to the Independent Energy Systems Operator (IESO) that oversees and manages the power grid of the province of Ontario, and is interconnected to Toronto Hydro, the largest municipal electricity distribution company in Canada. The partnership has strategic importance from India's perspective as its government has set a target of achieving 175GW of renewable energy by the year 2022, equivalent to 40 per cent of the country's energy supply, up from 12 per cent now.
This was a part of India's commitment during COP21. To achieve this target, India's energy supply will be dependent on intermittent power sources and ancillary services will be required to stabilise the grid. Battery storage will help achieve stabilisation, supply power to charging stations and reduce the substantial Unscheduled Interchange (UI) charges payable by the country's utilities and states (around $461.5 million annually).
You have placed a big order for supply of electric vehicles. When you expect the delivery to start?
The delivery of 400 e-vehicles will start from November 30, 2017 and we expect to complete the first phase by end of December 2017. The second phase of the delivery will start from March-April 2018.
Do you plan to order more electric vehicles?
The next order is likely to take place in April 2018 when the first order will be completed by December 2017.
Do you have any plan to popularise electric vehicles outside government sector?
As of now EESL is focusing on replacement of existing petrol and diesel cars run by Central Government ministries and departments, which are for captive use and the charging stations will be put by NTPC. Despite various initiatives, adoption of Electric Vehicles has not taken place owing to factors including low demand and high financial risks for the industry investment on one hand and the high cost of ownership for consumers on the other hand. Some of the other barriers include lack of awareness of benefits of adoption of electric vehicles, and less availability of products in market. At the same time, factors like range anxiety (absence of charging infrastructure) lead to consumers being apprehensive about the distance the vehicles can cover in a single charge, which results in lack of adoption.
EESL's approach to introduce e-vehicles will give a big push towards addressing these hurdles. The rapid change in market dynamics facilitates the growth of the ancillary support system which leads to development of the entire ecosystem. Demand aggregation will lead to scaling up of manufacturing of the entire value chain – cars to batteries – manufacturing to after-sales service, which will ensure the cost reduction of the final product. This will be a huge boost to e-mobility, and consumers will be encouraged to buy them because of the huge benefits and probable reduction in prices. Simultaneously, government is working towards strengthening the policy scenario that will ease out any regulatory hurdles.
What is the status of your plan to sell air-conditioners?
To accelerate the introduction of super-efficient air conditioners and to meet the challenge of increasing electricity demand from ACs sustainably and reduce GHG emissions, 1 lakh ACs superior to the most efficient technology (>ISEER 5.0) available presently in Indian market have been procured by EESL through an open competitive bidding process earlier this year. Currently, the Super Energy Efficient ACs are being made available to institutional buyers as part of the existing Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP).


For Summer 2014-15 I've drawn subtle inspiration from birds; their flight, shape and texture of their feathers and wings and their silhouette; a safe cocooned shape with their wings folded away then opening up and taking flight.
I've continued my love affair with draping, playing with different fabrics; linen, viscose, textured knits, silk and mesh. They each have a different language and start interesting conversations when layered. By experimenting with the different textures and weights of fabrics I'm able to create minimal yet innovative designs that remain true to my design philosophy while bringing new elements to the collection. I started off with fairly muted tones, but my passion for, at least, a bit of colour soon got the better of me. Graphic black on off-white prints layered with washed out seafoam blue, lilac or coral silk; bleached, destroyed and then nurtured back into something beautiful. I've incorporated the movement of the models to exhibit the movement and liquidity of the dresses.
This is a collaborative collection drawing from the creative energy of my team of helpers. I did some initial sketches to pin down my overall look and feel. We then worked as a team refining my designs and adding on new pieces and looks. As a creative mostly working on my own it has been an interesting experience to have others so directly involved. Previously the creative process between myself and the accessory designers, has been fairly independent. This season I've tried merging them in order to present a more cohesive collection. It has sparked some interesting conversations between what I initially envisioned and the collaborative exploration of each look individually. The collection as a whole is quite diverse, yet the language is consistent.
Thanks to all my fabulous fellow creatives that made this show possible.


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PV gets 285…
PV gets 285 times more subsidies as solar thermal
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency, also known as RVO, which invited applications for its renewable feed-in tariff scheme SDE+ in spring, has approved funding for 22 solar thermal systems totalling 8.4 MWth. In all, EUR 3.6 billion has been awarded to 3,899 applicants following the invitation. Photovoltaic systems have claimed around 57 % of the funding pot, biomass CHP 27 % and geothermal 6 % (see pie chart). Considering that solar thermal has received a meagre 0.2 %, the clear focus of the support scheme seems to be on green electricity.
Chart: RVO
Solar thermal systems eligible for SDE+ must measure a minimum of 200 m2 (140 kWth) but can be deployed for a wide variety of applications, from commercial swimming pools to flower farms to industrial facilities and residential buildings. Solar heating installations approved this spring will be supported with 6.5 EUR cents/kWh. However, the incentive amount is limited to 700 operating hours at full capacity each year over 15 years. As an example, a 140 kWth system will lead to an annual incentive of EUR 6,370 and a total of EUR 95,550 over 15 years. Please see the database of incentive programmes for a more detailed explanation of SDH+.
The biggest installation approved in spring was a 1.84 MWth, or 2,628 m2, solar field to heat the greenhouses of Salvia Rikken, a company which grows ivy in Bemmel, near Arnhem. Computer simulations predict an annual collector yield of 490 kWh/m2, which would be 1,288 MWh a year. RVO's online database, which lists all SDH+ installations, shows that a maximum of EUR 1.16 million will be paid for this solar thermal system over 15 years.
The SDE+ scheme offers two application rounds a year and has a budget of EUR 6 billion for each. Applications can be submitted in autumn from 8 a.m. Tuesday, 2 October, to 5 p.m. Thursday, 8 November.
RVO provides a PDF summary of approved projects, as well as an Excel table of approved installations, from each application round online.
Application round
No. of approved applications
Budget total
No. of approved solar thermal applications
Solar thermal capacity from approved applications
Solar thermal budget share
EUR 5.8 billion
11.5 MW
EUR 6 billion
8.4 MW
Key figures from most recent application rounds: The information shown in this table has been retrieved from RVO's online database of approved projects.
Source: RVO
Organisations mentioned in this article:
http://www.rvo.nl


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Hundreds of local children receive gifts donated for Christmas
By Neil Hebert |
Updated: Sat 10:41 PM, Dec 17, 2016
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - Hundreds of families in need can now put presents under the tree for their children because of the generosity of the community.
The Spirit of Christmas organization was handing out large bags of gifts for families throughout Chippewa County. The organization says 560 families that reached over 1,600 kids picked up gifts ranging from board games to bikes. The gifts were all donated by members of the community throughout this holiday season.
An event organizer says most of the families say it fills gives their children Christmas spirit they didn't have before.
"There are families that have 8 kids, 7 kids, 5 kids," Bonita Aude, the packing coordinator for the Spirit of Christmas organization in Chippewa County, said. "Every kid gets something, maybe not everything on the wish list they had, but we try to do our best. 99% of these people are so thankful that they've gotten something: 'I wouldn't have a Christmas without you people.'"
The organization says close to $75 were spent on every single child that was part of the program.