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Bachmann: Don't believe cries of default
Josh Hafner
11:00 PM, Jul 9, 2011
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On the eve of continuing talks between President Obama and lawmakers about the nation's debt, Republican candidate Michele Bachmann told a crowd at her new Iowa headquarters not to believe messages coming out of Washington that the United States may default on its debt to disastrous consequences.
"And don't let them scare you by telling you that the country's going to fall apart and that we're going to default on our debt. The fact is we aren't, because revenue continues to come into Washington, D.C.," the U.S. representative from Minnesota said.
"It's a very small percentage that we have to end up paying on that interest so that we don't fall into default."
Raising the nation's peak allowance for borrowed money, called the debt ceiling, has been a gridlock issue between congressional Republicans such as Bachmann and the Obama administration. During Wednesday's Twitter Town Hall event, Obama gave a grim outlook for an America defaulted on its debt:
"The entire world capital markets could decide, you know what? The full faith and credit of the United States doesn't mean anything. And so our credit could be downgraded, interest rates could go drastically up, and it could cause a whole new spiral into a second recession or worse."
Bachmann told a crowd of more than 100 supporters gathered in her Urbandale office's parking lot that she has never voted to raise the debt ceiling during her time in Congress and won't this time around, either.
"It's time for tough love," she said, to applause.
A key element of Bachmann's campaign has been emphasizing the congresswoman's birth and family life as a child in Iowa and the Hawkeye State values she says she'll bring to Washington.
"Now you want to talk about a dysfunctional family, take a look at the United States Congress and what they're doing on the debt ceiling," she said. "In our family, my husband and I would've taken that credit card, we would have chopped that baby up and we would have said sorry, kids, there's no going out to eat. Sorry, no new clothes. We're going to live within our means."
Near the back of the audience, Richard Beechum, a retired transportation supervisor from Adel, listened carefully. Across the street from Bachmann's office is Georgia businessman Herman Cain's state headquarters, set to open Monday. Beechum said he would like to see Bachmann run for president with Cain as her vice presidential nominee.
"I think that way they could conjure some of the black vote," said Beechum, who is African-American. "The black vote is not the whole deciding factor, but I think Michele Bachmann would conjure some of the women vote and the white vote, and that way we could end up beating Barack Obama."
Throughout the crowd circling Bachmann's stage, two young girls passed out Michele Bachmann campaign signs. Many of the people gathered were families with children, holding hot dogs and pop cans from a pre-speech cookout thrown by the campaign.
Turning behind her, Bachmann pointed to one man holding an infant.
"You see that little baby right here? That's who's going to suffer," she said. "Are we really that selfish that we're going to continue to have a party and let this beautiful baby pay for it?"
Jill and Curtis Cunningham, a married couple about to start their own small business, stood with their waist-high children during the speech. For the Cunninghams, it's the leader that matters, not the big issues.
"Health care is not important. The debt's not important. It's leadership. We want a leader," said Curtis, leaning in. "We're dying for a leader."
Urbandale is campaign central
Iowa is 56,000 square miles, yet all but one of the Republican presidential campaign headquarters here is within a five-mile circle.
Like last election cycle, the preferred home base is Urbandale, a Republican-heavy suburb, not far from the Des Moines airport, in a well-populated county in the central area of the state.
Four of the eight leading Republicans jostling for the 2012 nomination have offices in Urbandale, while one candidate, Ron Paul, secured a storefront 16 miles away in Ankeny.
Three of the better-known candidates don't have Iowa headquarters.
Four years ago, Republicans Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Fred Thompson and Tommy Thompson also settled in Urbandale.
Saturday was the grand opening of Michele Bachmann's headquarters, and the Herman Cain office opens Monday at 5 p.m.
Candidates' offices:
Michele Bachmann: 2775 86th St., Urbandale
Herman Cain: 8550 New York Ave., Urbandale
Tim Pawlenty: 3590 109th St., Urbandale
Rick Santorum: 11306 Aurora Ave., Urbandale
Ron Paul: 207 N.E. Delaware Ave., Suite 21, Ankeny
Mitt Romney: No Iowa headquarters, but staff and volunteers work from the Redwave Communications offices at 4019 Ingersoll Ave. in Des Moines
Newt Gingrich: No Iowa office Jon Huntsman: No Iowa office
– Jennifer Jacobs


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After being bitten by a radioactive 9/11, Alex Jones must face the biggest challenge of all: opening his heart.
Controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to link the 9/11 attacks to a government conspiracy by looking into past events for clues.
Since 1873, the Global Elite Has Held Secret Meetings in the Ancient Redwood Forest of Northern California. Members of the so-called "Bohemian Club" Include.
A comprehensive wake-up call to the new world order and the architects behind its creation and continuity.
The Last Pawn in the Endgame?
I have always viewed Mr. Jones' work with a little bit of skepticism. I find that I agree with 60-70% of what he has to say and of his tactics. I often wonder if he has a hidden agenda and what it might be. Also, I find that, generally, he starts to make a valid point and then meanders into mild paranoia (this may just be a result of my own mild paranoia). Don't get me wrong, Mr. Jones has opened my eyes to many things and I thank him for that and I hope that he continues to expose 'the little man behind the curtain'. What worries me most after seeing 'Endgame' is that his message is becoming one of hopelessness. He now adds environmentalists to his list of puppets to the New World Order. Mr. Jones has systematically removed everyone and everything from the column of good to his column of evil. Which makes me think, "Perhaps, Alex Jones is part of the problem." Endgame offers no solutions... just envisioned results of doom and gloom for the people. It would appear that Mr. Jones' role in all of this is to make people aware of what is going on and then funnel his followers into a mass that has no option except to rise up and fight the machine. What if that is the "Social Elite's" plan? They have the laws, the FEMA camps and the will to exercise their power... all they need is an excuse to use them and a revolution would be that excuse. And perhaps this is where Mr. Jones' Hidden Agenda comes in... could he be a pro-gun, anti-government Anarchist (which, I'm pretty sure would fall into the category of 'Terrorist' under the Patriot Act)? Let's hope he's not that extreme but, I therefore ask that Mr. Jones not just wind up the people but, give them some solid direction and offer realistic solutions to overcome this wave of fascist tyranny that has corrupted the USA. Otherwise, he may discover, too late, that he was just another pawn of The Endgame!
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In this vape review we'll be taking a close look at the new Kado Stealth Ultra Portable System. This is one of the newer vape pod systems to be released to the market, and is packed with many different features. In addition, it's available in a wide variety of color options, which is always a good thing! Pod Systems have become more desired than ever before in 2018, especially when considering the rising popularity of e-liquid with nicotine salts. Not to mention, these are very easy to use making them great for both the beginner and advanced vaper.
Before getting any further into this review, we'd like to thank EJuice Plug for sending this product our way for the purposes of this review. We'll cover our first impressions, usage, performance, pros and cons and conclude with whether or not we recommend the Kado Stealth Pod System!
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The Kado Stealth comes in a sleek looking black box that showcases an image of the actual product right on the front alongside the name of the device. On the back, you'll see exactly what's included and on the sides you'll see another small image of the device and the other has the name once again. Overall, the packaging is really nice, and everything is kept secure.
Once you slide out the box and lift the tab, you're immediately met with everything that's included with this vape kit. You do receive the Kado Stealth Ultra Portable System, one 2ml refillable pod, one micro USB cable for charging, a user manual and warranty card. The color I received was red, but there are other color options available such as green, blue, gunmetal, and champagne. Overall, I must say that the presentation of this device is top notch and definitely provided a great first impression.
I will mention that this kit only including one pod is kind of a con, but for the price point, I can't really complain too much. I do wish it came with at least two though just in case the pod included was faulty and did not work.
My first impression of the pod system itself was that it's rather sleek looking, and noticed the rubber grip right away. The entire back of the device does have that rubber grip material, but on the front you'll also notice a shiny plastic right above it. When picking which color option you want will determine what color the accent is. The color accent surely made this pod system look that much better in my opinion.
Above that is where you'll see the pre-installed pod. Now I do want to mention that there is a sticker underneath the pod itself, so when in transit the pod system will not fire accidentally since it's not making a connection. Most pod systems do this, but it's something worth mentioning for sure. In addition, there's a small sticker that's included that says you should wait at least 10 minutes after filling to take your first vape, which is something I definitely recommend for any pod based system.
I do like that they gave you these warnings right as you open the package, as a beginner might not know to wait for a few minutes after filling. Something else I recommend is taking a few primer puffs and covering the airflow hole on the pod while it's not installed. This will help get the coil saturated with e-liquid. Something else to recommend is that you fully charge your device before the first use.
All in all, my first impressions of the Kado Stealth Pod System were great! It's a sleek looking pod system, and it's always a good thing for companies to include some sort of warning before use, so the user doesn't make a mistake and burn the coil inside of the pod before using it.
The Kado Stealth has a rectangular shape to it, and it's pretty compact overall, so I must agree with the "Ultra Portable System". With that being said, it's very easy to carry with you during the day whether in your pocket or bag. It'll basically fit anywhere you need it to, which is always a good thing!
Being that it's a pod system, using it is pretty straightforward. As mentioned previously, you do want to fill this pod and wait about 10 minutes or so before taking your first vape. Filling it is pretty easy, but the actual fill port is located at the bottom of the pod. It's not necessarily a con since you won't be filling it too often, and most pods on the market are filled similarly. The fill port is a pretty decent size, and I didn't have any issues with a dropper bottle or unicorn bottle. However, using a unicorn bottle such as the newer small chubby gorilla bottles make filling this pod much quicker and easier.
The pod itself can only be inserted one way, so do keep that in mind. Installing the pod into the Kado Stealth can be done easily, and I never had an issue with it making a connection. One thing that some vapers may not like is that the mouthpiece (where you actually take a vape from) is located off to the side. It did take a bit to get used to it honestly, as many pod systems I've used the mouthpiece is in the middle of the pod itself. It's not a big deal for me personally, but might not be something that caters to everyone.
Holding this device is comfortable, and the grip does feel great in the hands. The front side of the grip is kind of ribbed, which does add another level of comfort. In addition, this pod system is incredibly lightweight. It is primarily constructed of zinc alloy and rubber, so it is also durable.
The charging port is located on the side of the device, which is preferred in comparison to the bottom. To charge it, simply plug in the included micro USB cable while connected to a power source, and you're good to go. It's very simple, and I typically charge mine while the USB cable is connected to my computer. When charging it, you'll notice the LED light, and when it's fully charged it will remain green until it's disconnected. When vaping, you'll also notice the LED light turn on as you take a vape.
With pod systems like this, the mouthpiece is on the pod itself; therefore you'll have a new mouthpiece when you use change pods. This device also features a draw activated firing system (like most pods available), which is perfect for both beginners and advanced vapers. I personally prefer this type of draw system in comparison to a traditional button for pod systems, but that is subjective. I do want to mention that the draw activated firing system is a really great feature for people who are completely new to vaping, and is just making the switch.
Overall, using the Kado Stealth Ultra Portable System has been a wonderful experience. I never had any leaking or connection issues during my time using it. It's very simple to use, making it perfect for both beginner and experienced vapers alike.
Like many other pod systems on the market, the Kado Stealth provides a mouth to lung vape experience. So if you're into direct lung vaping from RDAs, RTAs, Sub Ohm Tanks and other similar atomizers, then this is probably not for you. With that being said, the draw I get from the Kado Stealth is great! It is a bit on the tighter side in my opinion, but for mouth to lung vaping, I much prefer a tighter draw than a looser draw, so it's perfect for me.
However, if you enjoy more of a looser mouth to lung draw, then you'd might be disappointed with this one. I must say though, the draw itself is quite smooth with no turbulence whatsoever. Like mentioned before though, it did take some time to get used to the mouthpiece itself since it's off to one side. One thing I noticed while vaping this device is that right after you take a vape, you'll still hear it firing for maybe a half of a second. Not sure why this is the case, and it could possibly be my specific unit, but it's something worth mentioning.
It never really effected my vape experience nor did it burn the coil, so it might just be the sizzle you hear from the coil itself as that's basically what it sounds like. The Kado does have a maximum wattage output of 8w, and provides a 3.6v output. The resistance of the coil in the pods are 1.5 ohm, which is great for a mouth to lung vape.
The pods do hold 2ml of e-juice, which is pretty decent. You won't be plowing through e-liquid, so it's a respectable amount in my opinion, especially when considering the overall size of this vape pod system. I could easily get through an entire day of vaping without needing to refill the pod, but if I was vaping quite often that day, then I may have to fill it once.
In regards to how long the pods actually last, it really depends on the e-liquid. If you're vaping on an e-juice with a lot of sweetener, then the pods won't last very long, maybe a few days at the most. However, my pod lasted about a week before I started to notice a decrease in flavor and overall performance.
Speaking about flavor, the flavor I get from the Kado Stealth is excellent! I was actually surprised by how good the flavor was, and definitely one of the best flavors I've experienced with any pod system. The vapor production is good, but don't expect a ton of clouds with this one though, and this is with pretty much any pod system.
The Kado Stealth does have a 450 mAh internal battery, so depending on how much you're vaping will determine battery life. On average, I could easily get 6 hours or so of battery life with vaping pretty consistently. Charging it doesn't take too long either since the battery isn't a very high capacity. The battery life is pretty good overall, but if you do vape a lot, then do expect to charge it at least once during the day.
All in all, the performance of the Kado Stealth Pod System was top notch! The flavor was excellent, and I could easily get through an entire work day without needing to refill or recharge the device.
In conclusion, the Kado Stealth Ultra Portable System is a well built device that offers excellent performance and a compact size. Like mentioned previously, the flavor on this pod system is very good, and definitely one of the best I've had from any pod system that I've tried thus far. It's user friendly as well, which is always a good thing! Products like this are great for those new vapers looking to make the switch to vaping and wants something that's simply and just works.
There were cons to be mentioned, and the main one is that only one pod is included. Personally, I think pod systems should include at least two pods, just in case the pod included is a dud. It's not the biggest deal in the world, but I would've like to have seen an additional pod included even if the price was raised just a little bit as it's pretty inexpensive as it is.
All in all, if you're looking for a solid performing vape pod system that's easy to use and affordable, then I can easily recommend the Kado Stealth. This is one I will definitely continue to use.


In the content marketing world, almost nothing is as efficient and productive as blogging. The catch phrase is "blog early, blog often," but this begs the question, how early and how often should an architect blog to maximize return, without inundating subscriber's mailboxes? Hubspot, the marketing software provider, has over 13,500 blogging customers and is a source for market research on the subject. They have the statistics to help us understand how often you should blog to increase website traffic and leads.
How Many Blog posts Per Month Should an Architect Write?
Let's cut right to the chase. What is the correct number of posts? Well, the answer depends on a few factors. First, as you're laying out your editorial calendar, think carefully about your monthly traffic and lead goals. Next, think about your target market, are you seeking residential projects (B2C), or perhaps your architectural firm is seeking more commercial work (B2B) then write content for your Architect's blog to attract and address readers in your targeted markets.
As a general rule, companies that published 16 or more posts per month saw a rise of 3.5X more traffic than companies publishing 0-4 times per month. The numbers get really interesting when you begin to look at them by company size.
As a general rule, smaller companies that blog more often (11x or more per month) have substantially higher traffic than those that blog less. Firms publishing more posts (11+) saw a 3x increase in traffic compared to those that published 5 or fewer posts. As company size increases so does impact. Larger firms (11-25 employees) frequently blogging (11x per month) saw an even greater increase in traffic of up to 3.5X more than companies who were less diligent in their efforts.
If your firm's focus is towards driving residential work, there is positive correlation between the number of blog posts and traffic. If your focus is commercial, the results are a little different. While there is still positive correlation, the results are smaller and vary by category. For example, breaking posts into apartment oriented articles, commercial retail posts, and industrial posts. However cumulatively the statistic holds, overall, including all B2B categories blogging 11+ times per month, increased traffic by 3X compared to architectural firms that blogged less frequently regardless of company size.
While overall traffic is a valid measure of your blogging efforts success, the fact is what counts are leads generated and sales closed per month. Here, the numbers become even more impressive. In general, companies across all sizes that published 16+ posts per month generated 4.5X more leads than companies that published between 0 and four monthly posts.
Writing an architect's blog as a means for online marketing of your firm is a wise decision that has positive impacts. No matter the size of your company, blogging a minimum of 11X per month has positive returns including increased website traffic and increased leads of higher quality. For blogging to be most effective, you need to post new information an average of three times per week.
By organizing a quarterly editorial calendar, you can write a series of articles quickly and have material ready to publish throughout the quarter with simply a few mouse clicks. The bottom line, make a commitment to publish regularly quality content, and you will reap the rewards in terms of traffic and leads. And because previous posts remain on the web forever (or until you remove them) those results will continue over the long term!


My recent trip to Paris followed the story line of a movie about the modern day couple, working, 2 young kids, often ships passing in the sea. When we first landed, we were not yet accustomed to the lightness of leaving all of that baggage at home (including the kids). But as our eyes softened and our pace slowed, we began to enjoy the city of romance by surrendering to its beauty and culture.
We walked and ate and stopped to just be. Our list of "things to do" included kissing on every bridge and having a picnic by the Seine beside a live musician serenading us. We fell in love with the city as we fell in love with a deeper form of our relationship.
In Paris it felt like all of the best versions of ourselves from 22 years together came alive. We danced and played. We meandered aimlessly and discovered new delights that inspired us from the bottom up.
On the plane home, I found myself weeping from the realization of how immense my life is, how held I am and how deeply loved. A lifetime of searching for that place inside that is wanted, that belongs and is truly accepted as she is felt at peace. And so I disembarked back into my life feeling a sense of well being like never before.
The radiant glow continued well into the coming days, but at some point, I began guarding it like the glass globe memory of joy that we see in the movie Inside Out. A part of me fearful that if I let go a little, that deep feeling would somehow wash away.
Unfortunately, in my holding on, I began to cling to the desire of the past instead of fully connecting with my present. In my attempt to preserve the depth of joy I felt in Paris, I began to experience a fading of the colors around me at home. I found myself holding my breath and yearning for the very thing I sought to carry forward from my trip.
So, I hit pause and went back to that list of experiences we had made for ourselves in Paris. The list was about adventure and coming together in unexpected and unpredictable ways. And I realized that the thing I really wanted to experience was losing myself like I did in Paris. To meander and feel without purpose. So with the help of one of my teachers, I decided to try and "get lost" once a week for 15 minutes. On paper, not a lofty goal, and so worth a try.
Today I took the first of those 15 minutes, deciding to wander aimlessly and follow my soul. It was not planned. In fact it took me by surprise, when I realized I had 15 minutes to spare between meetings and no home base. And also by surprise, I found myself with my camera in my car. And so, I walked the streets of Ann Arbor in the morning hour. That perfect time when people start their day – walk to work, sip a cup of coffee, enjoy a sense of quiet before the bustle. It is the part of the day that holds the most promise.
I found myself pausing to see the things I so often overlook. I also gazed longer on sights I love but don't take the time. As I clicked photos, I became aware of finding myself in the edges of many shots. Reflections in windows.
My slower pace also allowed me to linger on people. So many smiles and nods good morning. And so many walks of life – young, old, people in a rush, others meeting a friend, a man sitting on the ledge of a park. I could feel myself expand as I became aware of each of them as an aspect of myself. Focused, busy, carefree, engaged, and of course in that moment, absorbed in my surroundings.
It was one of those 15 minute experiences that felt like an hour and with as much impact as a deep meditation. A renewal. Feeling that joy from inside. Recognizing myself in everything I see and loving the reflection. It was as though I finally brought Paris home with me and stepped into the very heart of all that I tried so hard to protect the past weeks. But instead of reliving the past, I walked into something fresh with possibility for my future.
A possibility I discovered somewhere in Paris.


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Recap: 'Fringe' – 'Bloodline'
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Reading the buzz on Twitter this week, I kept seeing the phrase "game-changer" being tossed about like so many numbers in Alterna-Astrid's head. I'm always leery of that phrase, since it's used so often that it's essentially devoid of meaning at this point. It's the critical equivalent of the Red Queen repeatedly screaming "Off with their heads!" in "Alice in Wonderland": after a while, it's simply sound and fury signifying nothing. An episode like "Through the Looking Glass" in "Lost" managed to be the best of both worlds: a Lewis Carroll-inspired episode that managed to TRULY be a game changer. But most of the time, the hype surrounding a game-changing episode is simply that: hype.
Now, "Bloodline" is an excellent episode of "Fringe," don't get me wrong. It's just not a game-changer. It's a table-setter. It's a remarkably efficient and entertaining table-setter, but it's an episode in which the long-abandoned Over There/Earth-2 got some plot momentum to match the actions over here. There are many that seem to be over Over There, feeling that it served its purpose in the early part of this season and need not take up so much valuable screen time as the show hurtles towards what is finally, officially, a SEASON finale and not a SERIES finale. But time spent Over There really is as valuable as any time spent in more familiar territory in our particular parking spot in the multiverse.
We've only seen events Over There in fleeting glimpses lately: through a soft spot in an apartment building in "6B," or in flashbacks in "Subject 13." But we really haven't seen much since "Immortality," the episode that introduced Fauxlivia's pregnancy. "Fringe" need not revert to the back-and-forth nature of narrative focus as it did the last time we saw everyone's favorite cabbie Henry, but in order to build towards a climax in which both universes are in equal peril, then it's important to actually make us care about both worlds. With "Bloodline," the show sought to 1) solidify the fact that Walternate is one scary dude, and 2) plant seeds of doubt in Lincoln and Charlie about the true nature of the supposed "threat" coming from the other side.
If you are a "Lost" fan, you probably had a LOT of déjà vu tonight. Playing the role of smiling manipulator Ben Linus? Walternate. Playing the role of distressed pregnant Sun-Hwa Kwon? Fauxlivia. There wasn't a Juliet Burke in sight per se, though I guess you could assign that role to Brandon. (Aaand my Juliet crush just went down 47%. Dammit.) The precise reason for keeping the yet unnamed child is still in the dark, but nevertheless Walternate got around his phobia about experimenting on children by bringing to term a child who by all rights had little reason to expect to live.
Whether "viral propagation eclampsia" is an effect of Walter's crossing over or just a phenomenon inherent to Over There before 1985, one thing IS clear: Do Not Trust Walternate. Much like Mr. Linus, he mixes in truths with lies so efficiently that it's essentially impossible to distinguish fact from fiction. My limited understanding of his overall plan is this: in 1985, Olivia Dunham crossed over and unwittingly alerted Walternate to the existence of the other universe. However, she ALSO planted a seed in Walter's mind that if THAT Olivia had a connection with Peter, so would the Olivia in his world. When he crossed over to get Peter in Season 2, his main purpose was simply to lure Olivia over. When the opportunity arose, he switched Olivias in order to 1) harvest Olivia's brain to enable people to cross over, and 2) get Fauxlivia preggers, counting on her doppelganger's attraction to his son kicking in once she infiltrated our universe.
Whew. I need a drink.
This relies on a LOT of things going right, but at some point you either nitpick "what if"s in these types of master plans in fictional narratives or you just run with it. My problems with these plots usually don't derive from over-complexity so much as incoherent/dissonant pieces fitting together. Nothing about Walternate's plan seems inconsistent: the more we learn about it, the more it seems to fit. What that blood sample has to do with the Doomsday Device is still unclear, but what IS clear is that Walternate's overall goals are coming to fruition. But what is ALSO clear is that the best laid plans of alterna-mice and men oft go awry, and in the figure of Henry, attempts to manufacture fate are thwarted.
What transpired tonight ended the way that Walternate wanted, but while he may have won this particular battle, he might have started to lose the overall war. He might have counted on a Fringe-related investigation that would have turned up nothing until Fauxlivia's birth (inside what looked to be an abandoned government medical facility, dedicated to combating typhoid fever), but had to improvise once Lincoln and Charlie met up with Henry. Walternate might have gotten the blood sample he wanted, but he got doubt planted into two of his most powerful Fringe agents as well.
It's a great example of what I talked about last week: the show allows certain characters to be mouthpieces for an all-powerful Fate controlling events, only to have their part of the mutliverse laugh and throw them a curveball. Last week, it was the ringing of church bells throwing a scare into William "Soul Magnet" Bell, and this week it was an ordinary cab driver touched by an extraordinary woman from another universe that scared Walternate. It's one thing to try and create an equation that predicts the precise train a certain person is one. It's quite another to try and predict future history without accounting for the infinite variables presented by singular human beings. (Just ask Hari Seldon, of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series.)
That Lincoln and Charlie now see a glimmer of new light, however faint, shows that plans made by Walternate, William Bell, or even The First People falls short when choice enters the picture. Predicting wide-scale actions is one thing: I've been in enough crowded subway stations to know that most people will try and pack on once the too-small train arrives. But I can't predict which person might give up their slot to someone else, sacrificing making a connecting train down the line in order that an elderly passenger might get their spot. The same holds true for these great minds trying to mold the future: no matter how brilliant they are, they still can't see what they can't possibly know.
What don't they know? How a single person will react in a single moment: out of compassion, out of desperation, out of love, out of hate. By kicking off the process by which Fauxlivia and his grandson would survive a seeming death sentence, Walternate forced Lincoln Lee to own up to his latent feelings for Fauxlivia. And in the world of "Fringe," there's nothing more powerful than love. It's a sentiment that some fans still might find hard to swallow, but it played like gangbusters tonight as Lincoln held Fauxlivia in his arms, both of them expecting her to die at any moment during childbirth. It played infinitely better than Sam Weiss' expository speech about how Peter Bishop would soon be holding the mother of all rose ceremonies inside the Doomsday Device, that's for darn sure.
Other thoughts about tonight's episode…
*** I'm looking forward to learning the name of Fauxlivia's son. Might I suggest "the wee baby Seamus"? Oh wait, I think "Archer" already took that one.
*** Laugh of the night: the way in which Astrid absorbed the news about Fauxlivia's pregnancy. "Oh, I see." 1% horror, 99& internal recalculation. Just perfect.
*** News and notables from Over There: Opus isn't a penguin, he's a peahen. Also, Francis Ford Coppola directed "Taxi Driver," not Martin Scorsese. Feel free to drop other things you noticed in the comments below!
*** Nice to see Charlie went out with Mona, aka "Bug Girl." And the fact that I'm actually happy about that shows how well-developed Over There has been, and why I'm always happy to revisit that place.
*** While the show tends to do gross-out visuals over genuine jolts, the cut from Fauxlivia's materials on VPE to the intruders in her house was really effective.
*** Sonograms over there seem far more advanced, and yet far creepier, than the ones over here.
*** I wouldn't be a bit surprised to learn later that Marilyn colluded with Walternate tonight, though out of a desire to not replicate what happened with Rachel rather than any truly evil motivation on her end. Just a lot of weirdness going on with her tonight.
With that, "Fringe" will be off the air until mid-April, which leaves us plenty of time to talk about tonight's episode. What's Walternate's ultimate endgame? Are you rooting for anyone Over There or just hoping that "Fringe" gets through this particular plot as fast as possible? What role will Lincoln/Charlie play in the season's final weeks? And does knowledge that "Fringe" will definitely have a fourth season change how you view the current arc? Sound off below!
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With this post we introduce an occasional series featuring the work of our students. In this installment, one of our upper school students, Drew Mercantini, reflects on the impact of modern technology on our relationship to the creation we have been called to cultivate. The excerpt is drawn from a paper submitted for the class Faith in the Digital Age.
Finally, it is crucial to understand how powerful technology is and how much it goes beyond any of us as individuals. Technology is far more encompassing and far more integrated into our lives than we currently think. We cannot stop the world from using technology, nor would we know how to. Technology is just far too integrated for any hopes of simply evicting it from our lives. Moreover, technology has become almost self sustaining, having developed into a plethora of complex systems. Technology at this point is incomprehensible, and most definitely uncontrollable.
The crux and goal of modernity, of the new science, of the emphasis on the mind, the modern search for authenticity, the therapeutic, of our whole endeavor into technology and culture is this: We have become the cultivated, not the cultivators.
We have shirked our mandate and marching orders, and have been put in the place of the thing we are called to serve. Our postmodern condition is really just the thorough naturalization of this mindset which arose some centuries prior. At root, this is what has led to the rise of the therapeutic, the search for authenticity and identity. We rely on the non-human portions of creation to cultivate us. This inversion has cost us dearly, causing us to wander, lost like never before. These things are sub-human and impotent in their efforts and eventually unsatisfactory in their powers. And yet, we persist in our consumption, certain that the solution lies in the manipulation of the creation for the service of man.
We are stagnant, nearly motionless, having creation broken down and packaged for our consumption. This is remarkably anti-biblical, and we now realize the genuine path we must follow. As it is outlined for us, we must be the cultivators. We must shape and grow and mature the creation in light of its God-given order. For we can fully satisfy the needs of the sub-human portions of reality, not the other way around. The solution to our emptiness, to our desire for identity and authenticity, is the inverse of the inverse: we must assume again the role of cultivators rather than the cultivated. We must turn back to our first way, reverse the positions, and act as we ought to. We seem to be farther from our God than ever before. And to reverse this we must reverse ourselves. This calls for a life of servanthood that challenges our pride and individuality. This calls for a sharp and passionate movement to break us free and clear of our stagnancy. This calls for a level of patience that overcomes our inability to be still. And above all, this calls for a level of love that will strike at the core of our habitually hardened hearts.


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British Lionhearts maintain unbeaten start to WSB with victory in Morocco
By gbboxing8th February 2016News
The British Lionhearts maintained the team's unbeaten start in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) with a 3-2 away victory over the Morocco Atlas Lions in Casablanca last night.
An inexperienced Lionhearts line-up, which featured three boxers that had never competed in WSB, overcame the Atlas Lions to put the British team top of Group B and gain revenge over the Moroccan outfit that defeated the Lionhearts home and away in last year's competition.
Wins for Luke McCormack and WSB debutants, Frazer Clarke and Muhammad Ali in the first three bouts of the evening gave the Lionhearts an unassailable lead which the Atlas Lions were unable to claw back despite restoring some pride by taking the final two contests of the night.
A replay of the whole match can be watched on BoxNation (Sky 437/490HD, Virgin 525, Freeview 255, TalkTalk 415) at 7.00pm on Saturday 6 February 2016 and 2.00pm on Sunday 7 February 2016.
The contest began with a controlled performance by British lightweight, Luke McCormack, who boxed at range and used his superior boxing skills to secure a unanimous points win over Abdellah Boudrar.
He was followed by Frazer Clarke who gave an impressive account of himself on his WSB debut, overpowering Ahmed Bourous and twice sending his man to the canvas on the way to a unanimous win.
A mature performance by fellow debutant, Muhammad Ali, who defeated Abdelali Daraa in the flyweight bout, secured the victory for the British team.
A spirited fightback saw the Moroccan team reduce the deficit to 3-2 as 2015 World Champion, Mohammed Rabii, outpointed Ekow Essuman at welterweight, and Hassan Saada overcame WSB debutant, Thomas Whittaker-Hart in the light-flyweight contest.
But it was not enough to prevent the Lionhearts leaving Casablanca with all three points and an unbeaten record in the 2016 season of WSB.
Next up, the Lionhearts will look to continue their unbeaten start to in the team's first home match of the season against the Mexico Guerreros on Thursday 18 February 2015 at York Hall in London (doors at 6.30pm, boxing from 8.00pm).
Tickets for this match and all of the British Lionhearts home fixtures are on sale now at http://tickets.sky.com/Boxing/World-Series-of-Boxing.
Tickets are £15 per fixture or a season ticket for all three home fixtures including the Mexico match and clashes with the USA Knockouts on 3 March and the Morocco Atlas Lions on 17 March is also available priced £30.
More details on the Lionhearts and WSB are available at http://www.worldseriesboxing.com/ and by following the Lionhearts on twitter at @Brit_Lionhearts.
BoxNation is available on Sky 437/490HD, Virgin 525, Freeview 255, TalkTalk 415. Subscribe at www.boxnation.com or watch online at watch.boxnation.com and via iPhone, iPad or Android and Amazon devices.


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Kewpie, a manufacturer and distributor Kewpie mayonnaise, salad dressing, and vinegar, with a joint venture between affiliates in the Saha Group and Kewpie Corporation Japan, registered on 4 April 1994 at Lum Din Subdistrict, Mueang District, Ratchaburi 70000.
Also, it operates food production such as sauces, soups, spreads, and fresh pre-cut vegetables with various distribution channels, such as fast food business, bakery business, processed food factories, restaurants, retailers, and wholesalers throughout Thailand and oversea.
Certified by GMP, HACCP, ISO 9001: 2008, FSSC 22000: 2010.
"Eating" is not only for the living but also fulfill our happiness with delicious and varied food. We interact and spend time with our family and friends while eating as well. Since the foundation of KEWPIE, we always adhere to the company philosophy of "quality" and conduct business with integrity. From now on, we will continue to work diligently and create a variety of convenient, reasonably-priced, tasty, and good quality foods for everyone's health.
Mr. Tatsuo Kabesu
Corporate Philosophy of the Kewpie Group
(Key doctrine) "In this world, there is still unpredictable justice." In the old days when Nakashima Toichiro was a teenager, he discovered a key message saying that "we will see people who are lazy or those who cheat get only good things. But for the long term, those who have tried sincerely and earnestly will be accepted and recognized," which makes him very impressed. Since then, he believed that "in this world, there is still unpredictable justice." Therefore, regardless of how difficult it was, he also tried to invent, based on criteria for determining what was true and correct and gave importance to gratitude for those who helped, until 1992, we have inherited this saying as one of the slogans of Toichiro to present.
RAKU-GYOU-KAI-ETSU (Rakakyo Kaiesu)
Determined to overcome obstacles and create happiness to the same destination
Company Core Value
Act on Moral Principles
Strive for Originality and Ingenuity
Look After Parent´s Well Being
Words to remember: "The world is fairer than you imagine"
Toichiro Nakashima (Founder) was deeply impressed by the following words that he encountered in his younger days: "It may seem that the lazy and sly get aheadin the world. However, the world is actually a place where the people who strive in sincerity and earnestness are the winners in the long run." He held the belief that"the world is fairer than you imagine." When faced with difficulties, Toichiro would consider what was true and what was right, and always strove for originalityand ingenuity.Throughout his life he continued to show gratitude toward all those who helped him. These words inherited from Toichiro were included in theKewpie Group corporate principles up to 1992.
We aim to be a group contributing to the food culture andhealth of the world through "great taste, empathy,and uniqueness."
Complying with group policies, we strive to earn the highest degreeof trust from our customers and stakeholders.
(Our responsibilities as a corporate citizen.)
Respect for the Law
We comply with the laws, regulations and social norms of ourown and other countries, as well as our internal company rules,and conduct our corporate activities in an ethical manner.
We respect human rights and never engage in discrimination orharassment based on race, nationality, religion, gender, age, ormental or physical disability.
Fair and Sustainable Corporate Activities
We engage in free and fair competition, building transparent andstable relationships with clients, shareholders, investors, andgovernmental organizations.
Commitment to Information Security
We protect and do not allow the misuse or wrongful disclosureof the personal or confidential information of our customers,clients, and employees.
Rejection of Antisocial Forces
We take decisive action against antisocial forces which disruptor threaten public law and order, ending all relations with them.
(What we must do to enhance the prominence of the Kewpie Group.)
Put Product Quality First
We rise to meet the trust placed in us by our customers,producing safe and reliable products and focusing on qualityin all of our actions.
Promote Diversity
We respect the individuality and aspirations for growth of eachand every one of our employees around the world, allowingthem to perform to their full potential.
Contribute to Society through Nutrition Education
We contribute to society through the advancement of nutritionaleducation, promoting healthy lifestyle choices and working inharmony with local communities and society as a whole.
Protect the Earth's Environment
We appreciate the blessings of nature and promote a sustainablesociety for future generations by effectively utilizing resourcesand preserving the environment.
Accept New Challenges
We drive growth of the company and the individual bycontinuing to accept new challenges and also by learning fromprevious lessons.
25th Anniversary KEWPIE Thailand.
Changed the name from KewPie to KEWPIE (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thai Kewpie Company Limited was closed down due to the expiration of the sublease agreement of PFO and moved all employees from Ban Pong District to Kio Pai (Thailand) Company Limited, Lum Din Subdistrict, Mueang District, Ratchaburi Province.
It registered to the change of name from Ek Saowarot Company Limited to Kewpai (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (KEWPIE (THAILAND) CO., LTD.)
It established a new company under the name Ek Saowarot Company Limited, a joint venture between Saha Group and Kewpie Corporation, Japan by acquiring a business from Happy Mansion Company Limited (formerly named Better Home Foods Company Limited), with the factory located at 55 Moo 6, Lum Din Subdistrict, Mueang District, Ratchaburi Province. Food production includes sauces, dry spray products, and vegetable extracts
It moved office from Sathupradit to 612 Ratchadaphisek Road, Bukkhalo, Thon Buri, Bangkok
It signed sublease agreement of PFO with S&J International Company Enterprise Public Company Limited for a period of 19 years and moved the factory to 84 Moo 11, Suan Kluai Subdistrict, Ban Pong District.
The company was registered under the name Thai Kewpie Company Limited, a joint venture between Saha Group and Kewpie Corporation Japan to produce Kewpie distilled vinegar and mayonnaise with the factory and office located at 549/2 Sathupradit Road, Yannawa Subdistrict, Bangkok
Saha Pathana Inter Holding Company Limited and Kewpie Corporation Japan have entered into Memorandum of Agreement for Mayonnaise Production in Thailand
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KEWPIE (THAILAND) CO.,LTD. 1023 MS SIAM TOWER (23 Fl.) Rama 3 Road, Chong Nonsi, Yannawa, Bangkok 10120 THAILAND Tel: +662 294 5115 Fax: +662 294 5424
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With a focus on Manitoba this month, CBJ caught up with Barry Remple, President and CEO of the Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA), to find out how the WAA has brought the provincial community together.
CBJ is pleased to present the WAA story to those who might not be familiar with the private company—which has been going strong for more than a decade. Winnipeg Airports Authority is a community-based, non-share capital corporation that operates, manages, maintains and invests in the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.
The federal Canadian government originally handed control of the airport over to the WAA on January 1, 1997. And things have definitely progressed since the private enterprise took the reins.
The WAA have very clear strategic directions guiding the company, and in turn, the community. They employ a rule of "enhanced customer service and value," making sure to understand the needs of their customers and assure value through measurements relevant to them. This strategy encompasses the first area of concern for WAA, according to Remple.
"We are committed to focusing and meeting the needs of Winnipeg and outside customers, evaluating how to get goods and services to and from the areas they need. We work with carrier communities to ensure them the greatest opportunities to offer return for their shareholders" he explains.
WAA's second direction is to deliver and operate excellent facilities and services, which means being environmentally-sound and incorporating innovative design principles. These strategies have been incorporated into the new development project for the airport.
The $585-million airport redevelopment is currently in its first phase and it is slated to be to be completed this year. Funded by the airport improvement fee, the construction project includes revamping its parking and terminal, upgrading roadways, civil site works and infrastructure over a seven year period. The entire project is slated to be completed this year. "It's coming along really well," tells Remple."The building project is running on time) and on budget," he adds.
When the project is finished, the airport's total building size will be approximately 51,000 m², with a four level parking facility housing 1,559 stalls. The airside construction area will include an additional aircraft parking apron and ground site services will also be added.
As the lead on design, Stanis Smith, Senior Vice President with Stantec, told CBJ that the company is proud to be the "prime consultant providing architectural, interior design and LEED® coordination services for the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport's new terminal. Stantec has been involved with the project since day one. "We have a long history with the WAA. In 2002, we were selected to work with them to develop options for redevelopment of the airport campus and, were responsible for producing their master plan for a new airport terminal. We were then selected in 2006 as the prime consultant for the airport terminal project, together with PCP Architects," Stantis says proudly.
Remple is proud of the innovative environmental approach WAA has taken for this project, which once again, reflects the company's commitment to its strategic direction to offer excellent facilities. "We're one of the few airports in North America to be using entirely renewable energy through hydro, and the project will be a bit of a showcase for environmental responsibility," he beams.
Remple explained that for Manitoba, transportation has been the key to unlocking economic potential through joining communities together meeting WAA's fourth strategic goal: to be an effective community partner.
WAA has a mandate to be a source of pride for the community and a leader in its growth and development and does this in more ways than one. WAA measures itself in two ways: effective service supply and how well they are connected to the community. "We don't get funding from the government, we can only continue to provide the services our community wants and can benefit from if we charge for something they deem to be of value. It always comes back to dealing with the community," Remple explains.
Having been responsible for creating over 9,800 jobs in operations, WAA is also in the business of creating critical mass in Winnipeg. "Winnipeg's growth and its periods of economic benefit and job creation have always been around an innovation in transportation," Remple notes. "We want to have Winnipeg recognized in the 20th century as an airport city." On both the airport property directly and indirectly, total job creation through WAA is at the 21,000 mark. "When we're doing things, we're looking at how we can affect GDP etc., as we strive to be a truly intermodal airport city," Remple says. Within that model, WAA has done a lot with its airport campus to concentrate transportation at the airport which, in turn, creates jobs. The airport has brought in Greyhound to join the campus, so that transportation is not just car and truck to air, but also bus to air.
WAA's final strategic pillars are to develop and realize employee potential and develop new revenue streams, which Remple says they will continue to do on behalf of the community. "Our landing fees only cover just under 80 per cent of our operations, so we have to constantly look for other revenue streams." Looking onto the future forWAA, the company will continue to diversify revenue sources and serve the community.


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The Unexpected Photographs Ansel Adams Made before Becoming a Household Name
About the Contributor 8-10 minutes 11/23/2021
It is difficult to associate Ansel Adams with anything other than sublime, silver-print vistas. You picture him alone beneath majestic mountains, in the shadow of Half Dome at Yosemite, and looking up at billowy clouds through which light streams down to the rocky terrain of California's Central Valley. There are rarely any humans visible in Adams's most famous photographs, and so, by extension, it's easy to think of him simply as a quiet man who communed attentively with nature.
Mike Mandel met Adams in 1975 when the former photographed the latter for Untitled (Baseball-Photographer Trading Cards), Mandel's witty commentary on the rising status of well-known photographers of the time. This was just a couple of years before Mandel collaborated with Larry Sultan on Evidence, which was published in 1977. That book (and exhibition), composed of found photographic oddities culled from governmental and corporate archives, forged an approach to looking at vernacular pictures that wryly reveal commentary when taken out of their official context. Mandel had the idea for Zone Eleven, a new book that culls out-of-character Adams pictures, back then, while Adams was still alive (he died in 1984).
Ansel Adams, Freshmen Reception, University of California, Berkeley, 1966
Sweeney/Rubin Ansel Adams Fiat Lux Collection, California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside
Ansel Adams, Dr. Benson Roe, Open Heart Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1965
The size and horizontal orientation of Zone Eleven echoes that of Evidence, as if they are siblings born forty-four years apart, with divergent personalities. Evidence has an ominous, black dust jacket with the title in white, like a heading on a dossier. There is dark humor to that design that runs counter to the cover of Zone Eleven. A crisp, clean white, this new cover features a title in the same serif font in roughly the same position as Evidence's, only with letters that move through a spectrum of full black to gentle gray.
This range of shades refers to the famous ten-zone system, which Adams codeveloped. The system goes from zero to ten, black to white, as a means of creating optimal black and white exposure and printing. As a title, Zone Eleven (itself containing ten letters!) suggests Spinal Tap's pumping up the volume to that next level, though the degree of comedic energy to this project is moderate. Ten is the pure white side of Adams's tonal spectrum; eleven could be something beyond recognition.
Ansel Adams, C.T. Hibino, artist, Manzanar War Relocation Center, California, 1943
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Ansel Adams, Hat Creek Radio Astronomy Station, Shasta County, California, 1964
The eighty-three images in Zone Eleven are not masterworks but pictures Adams took for commercial clients before he could survive on sales of his artwork. "These are essentially vernacular pictures that happen to be made by Ansel Adams—totally unlike Adams's best-known photographs," writes Erin O'Toole in the book's contextualizing essay. The latter, she adds, "Mandel terms 'unitary,' meaning singular pictures that don't depend on what comes before and after." Adams's name is on the spine (just like Sultan's is on Evidence), and Mandel, in this quasi-collaboration, is responsible for adding the "canny selection and juxtaposition," as O'Toole describes it. Mandel, in a no-longer-revolutionary strategy, had combed through archives of some 50,000 images at the Center for Creative Photography and the California Museum of Photography at UC Riverside, most dating from the 1940s through the 1960s.
He chose some outdoor shots of beaches, hillsides, prairies—though these, countering the sublime, seem more like sites of recreation, of beach wading and guided treks up snow-covered peaks. Because these settings are in Adams's wheelhouse, they're less surprising than pictures that depict social situations—you realize just how few of his known photos include people.
There are crowds, and there is frolic, as in Recreation Center: University of California Los Angeles (1966), a series of six images that capture divers hovering above an expansive swimming pool with smoggy views of Los Angeles in the background. There is wit and magic to the illusion of levitation, to the figures floating, expectantly, forever captured on film.
Ansel Adams, Drama Rehearsal, Misty Morning, University of California, Irvine, 1966
Ansel Adams, Cole and Dorothy Weston at Home, ca. 1940
Fortune Magazine Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
There is a 1928 photograph of a man in diaphanous drag, titled Fun in Camp—the Premier Danseuse, Ernest Arnold, Canadian Rockies. There's no information provided on the subject, though bearded Ernest looks rather like a demure member of the Cockettes, that infamous San Francisco hippie drag troupe, with his makeshift costume of cheesecloth and wildflowers. Another college scene, Drama Rehearsal, Misty Morning, University of California, Irvine (1966), shows youthful hipsters emoting and reclining on a rock, and while dressed, they seem like precursors to the desert orgy in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1970 film Zabriskie Point. You just don't equate youthquake energy with Adams, and it's heartening to be able to.
Cole and Dorothy Weston at Home (ca. 1940) shows an ardent kiss framed behind a front-door screen—it's an amorous winter embrace, and which, surprisingly, comes from the Fortune Magazine Collection archives. Mandel pairs it with Building Through Window Screen (undated), a hazy view of a barn-like structure as seen through a wire mesh panel. The two pictures are linked by domesticity. Other sequences depict shadows on walls, modernist architecture, and scientific equipment.
There was a time when Adams was the most famous photographer working, a household name, and a staple of college dorm room posters.
The center of the book features a few portraits of Japanese Americans at the Manzanar internment camp. These are grounded, humanizing images that focus on individuality over strife. Tatsuo Miyake (student of divinity), Manzanar War Relocation Center, California (1943) shows the subject posing in front of a rectangular sign for camp church services. The composition, however, reads something like an identification photo, even though Miyake leans left and smiles broadly. These, along with a few exteriors of the Manzanar Relocation Center, have a more documentary feel, as they offer an on-the-ground view of a politicized site that Adams famously photographed from an aesthetic distance. This sequence also hints at a social conscience that isn't as visible elsewhere in the book.
Ansel Adams, Tatsuo Miyake (student of divinity), Manzanar War Relocation Center, California, 1943
Unlike the anonymous photographers in Evidence, here the photographer is an extremely known entity. The images in Zone Eleven are commercial works attributed to Adams, but are they essentially found images that have little to do with his artistic vision? Outside of the Manzanar pictures, they don't tell us much about the man other than the fact that he actually had ties to civilization.
There was a time when Adams was the most famous photographer working, a household name, and a staple of college dorm room posters. His role in popularizing the medium cannot be underestimated. His focus on glorious natural subjects and his reverence and advocacy for careful darkroom printing and photo education now seem quaint in a world saturated with digital filters and phone cameras, and when instances of environmental catastrophe are the new sublime. There's a nostalgic sweetness to this project, both in the images and in Mandel's form of homage. But there isn't much urgency. Which is to say, if Zone Eleven is meant to provide evidence for reevaluating Adams, it lands pleasantly in zone five.
Mike Mandel: Zone Eleven was published by Damiani in October 2021.


A Beautiful Day In Boston, Mass.
Looking through the Rowes Wharf Arch.
I was in Boston yesterday through the late afternoon and evening. It was a spring-perfect day as these photos show. Of course the events of the week of the Boston Marathon were fresh in my mind, but the psyche of the city itself seemed to be working toward recovery.
It helped that the sun was bright and warm, the sky and water brilliant shades of blue.
I love the mix of history shown in the architecture of a city – here the curves of the corners in the old and new structures catch my eye.
Jetliner approaching Logan Airport as sailboats are moored in harbor waters in Boston, Mass.
The streets of the financial district in Boston are labyrinthine. They are narrow, there's lots of "one way"s, and tall, close buildings obscure any sense of forward direction beyond 500-1000 feet. The spill of the sun's light doesn't reach the pavement. Somehow, when I drive through this area, I have a sense of thrill, in the same way the twist and turns of a carnival fun-house might give me.
Boston has a rich history on the U.S. timeline and a walk up State Street brings it all home as plaques identify points of interest about the start of the Revolutionary War.
I suppose then, it was appropriate that my visit to Boston ended simultaneously, by chance, with a capitalism funeral procession that passed me by at about 9:00 p.m. as I made my way to my car. This raucous and disorienting event provided clues toward its meaning but overall it was a visual puzzle! Today, I've researched what it's about and have shared a link to The Phoenix article (about last year's procession) for the reader's benefit! Here's how it looked last night!
Yes, Boston is carrying on!


It is an exhibition of 60 art works by the well-known Northern Irish painter Colin Middleton (1910-83). The exhibition opened to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 24 January 2001. Colin Middleton: Paintings and Drawings from the McClelland Collection focuses on Middleton's astonishing output of Surrealist works from the late 1930s and early 1940s. The works form part of the 400-works collection of George and Maura McClelland, Middleton's good friends and agents. The exhibition reveals Middleton's extraordinary technical skill and range of interests. While these were expressed through a variety of modernist styles they are all pervaded by his fudamentally Surreal vision of the world. Another constant thread is his consistent use of the female archetype in the landscape.
Middleton received many awards and considerable recognition throughout his career but critical response to his work was always modified by a confused reaction to his numerous stylisic changes. Those changes may have affected Middleton's commercial success but they did not alienate the poets, including Michael Longley and Seamus Heaney, who have made a number of references to his work in their poems. George McClelland first met Middleton in the 1960s and began to acquire many of his works. A number of acquisitions in the early 1970s helped fund a visit by Middleton to Australia in 1972. In 1973 McClelland Galleries International showed 27 watercolours based on this trip.


The fact that Dennis Phillips was born and raised in Los Angeles is quite apparent through his poetic writing, for he captures the sense of discontinuity that is so unique to this city's character and—some might say—its excitement. While growing up with the ever-present awareness of Hollywood and the increasing deluge of media influence, Phillips grained a criticality of these forces through his poetic practice and, for a decade in the 1970s, his interest in experimental film. He attended the famed California Institute of Art, receiving a B.F.A. in 1973. He then went to New York University in the graduate Classics department before leaving to make an experimental documentary, Possibilities of Activity, with cinematographer Anthony Forma.
In the late 1970s, Phillips joined the core faculty of the Liberal Arts and Science Department of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where he continues to teach today.
Phillips had begun writing poetry at the age of 14, publishing poems in the Chicago Review and elsewhere. His first book publication was The Hero Is Nothing in 1985. During this same period, he served as the Book Review Editor for Clayton Eshelman's noted Sulfur magazine. From 1985 to 1988 he was director of the Beyond Baroque Foundation in Venice, California.
Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s he published eight books of poetry. Most recently, his works have included Study for the Ideal City, published by Seeing Eye Books in 1999, and Sand in 2002.
With Martha Ronk and Paul Vangelisti, Phillips served as the editor of Littoral Books, which published several books in the 1990s and into the turn of the century. He is currently a poetry editor for The New Review of Literature, and teaches courses at Occidental college and in the Graduate Writing Program at Otis College of Art and Design.
Phillips' work is high engaged in narrative—he also writes fiction—but in the poetry he often deletes narrative connections, which forces the reader to piece the narrative together, using the linguistic connections that make up his lyrical and imagistically evocative writing. The work, indeed, reveals his love of music and the influence of the great Modernist figures such as Joyce, Pound and Stevens. In 2007 Phillips published his first fiction, Hope (Green Integer).


Developing the potential for renewable energy is essential to benefit both the planet and our health,. One renewable source with untapped potential is geothermal – but a cost-effective way to utilise the energy must still be found, writes EMILY FOLK.
Finding a reliable, eco-friendly and economical energy supply benefits everyone. Finding sustainable ways to live a comfortable life is an important part of existing on this planet.
We don't have another place to call home, so if we want to thrive and survive, we have to take care of the one we have. Technology has helped advance a lot of comforts that make life easier, and it may be the key to affordable energy.
Fossil fuels have been a source of energy since 1,000 BC, with the Industrial Revolution making it the main source in the mid-1700s to today. While effective, there are some downsides, including the harm fossil fuels cause the environment and the fact that they aren't renewable.
Humans have already done untold damage to the environment. Some of this might be able to be reversed, but some can't. There is a desire to fix what can be fixed and stop any more damage from occurring. To accomplish this goal, there is a drive to find renewable and affordable energy sources. Of which, one possibility is geothermal.


In this article, the authors present a fully automated large-scale end-to-end pipeline that starts with the step of provenance image filtering (over millions of images) and ends up with the provenance graphs. The most immediate application of provenance image filtering is forensics, where the detection of manipulated images spans traditional policing to analysis for strategic intelligence. The question of the origins of suspect images has taken a prominent role recently, with the rise of so-called "fake news" on the Internet.
A comprehensive set of experiments for each stage of the pipeline is provided, comparing the proposed solution with state-of-the-art results, employing previously published datasets. In addition, this work introduces a new dataset of real-world provenance cases from the social media site Reddit, along with baseline results.
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Can I replace a 2×4 common truss, with a 25 ft long bottom cord and 60 in from bottom of cord to peak of rafter, with a scissor truss? And could I still use 2×4 or would I have to go bigger?
Unfortunately I cannot give a direct yes or no to this question, as there are so many variables that factor into the answer. Scissor trusses are quite strong actually, as long as you can adequately resolve the increased tension in the bottom chords and king post you could probably get away with it.
However, scissor trusses deflect significantly more than king post trusses (or common trusses) because you do not have the tension tie along the bottom of the truss. They act like a leaf spring in a car, the more load on the roof, the more they deflect both vertically and horizontally. Depending on your roof build-up and/or architectural finishes, that deflection may pose some problems.
As to the size of the 2xs, that is dependent on the spacing, loads, grade and species of material, etc. I expect that if you can get away with a 2×4 common truss, 2x4s would also work with a scissor with 2x6s on the top chords, as they experience a little more stress in the scissor configuration.
I would recommend contacting a local engineer who is familiar with the loads and can take a look at the plans to give an official approval, good luck!


My mom and one of my older sisters. I would just make a phone call. I was eighteen and it was my first time away from home.
I was pretty immature…the military got me to be more disciplined and detail-oriented.
Mom's meatloaf. It reminds me of a Sunday evening, my family sitting around the table.


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Centre Foundation Awards Grants to 24 Community Organizations
by StateCollege.com staff on December 18, 2019 12:03 PM
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Centre Foundation has awarded more than $67,000 to 24 local organizations from its Field-of-Interest funds, supporting communities and projects throughout Centre County.
The funds are awarded annually through an application process to support various causes or geographic areas in the county, as established by the original donors. Centre Foundation awards the grants from 15 different funds.
Field-of-Interest grants will fund programs in education, health and social services, animal welfare, youth development and the performing arts.
"Centre Foundation is honored to bear witness to the incredible impact echoing throughout our community as a result of these Field of Interest grants," Molly Kunkel, Centre Foundation executive director, said in a news release. "The power of an endowment fund is that it enables donors to fill areas of important need within our community year after year."
The grants awarded include:
- The Andrew and Madaline Rishel Family Fund, which supports Christian churches in Penns Valley, will grant $497 to St. John's Lutheran Church of Millheim for supplies to create a cremation/memorial garden in Fairview West Cemetery.
- The Ben Franklin Fund supports community projects in Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, and Mifflin counties, carrying out Franklin's commitment to giving back to Pennsylvania communities. This year, $2,012 will be divided between two organizations:
Mountaintop Swimming Pool will receive $1,006 to provide transportation for community children to the swimming pool during the summer.
Nittany Mountain Biking Association will receive $1,006 for the development of the Harvest Fields Community Trails (HFCT) system, which will provide the only purpose-built beginner/intermediate mountain biking trails in the area.
- The Carolyn A. Petrus Memorial Seeing Eye Dog Fund, which provides funding for organizations that raise, train, and match seeing-eye dogs to people who need them, will grant $15,700 to The Seeing Eye to provide instruction for Pennsylvania residents being matched with guide dogs.
- The Centre Children's Fund, which supports organizations that provide services to at-risk children, will provide $1,664 to Centre County Youth Service Bureau to support the Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentoring program.
- The Centre County Medical Society Fund, assists nonprofits that are working to promote the health and well-being of Centre County citizens, specifically those that are fighting obesity in children and/or creating playground equipment or facilities. It will provide $1,089 to Centre Region Parks and Recreation Authority, with an additional $411 grant from the Community Impact Fund, for supplies for a sensory garden to be built by an Eagle Scout at Whitehall Road Regional Park.
- The Counseling Service, Inc. Fund, which supports direct behavioral and mental health counseling services to Centre County residents, will divide $9,673 between two organizations:
Centre Safe will receive $7,173 to provide behavioral health services for uninsured Centre County residents who access health care services at Centre Volunteers in Medicine.
AIDS Resource Alliance will receive $2,500 to provide no-cost mental health services to individuals who are living with HIV.
- The newest Field-of-Interest fund at Centre Foundation, the Donna L. Litke Occupational Horse Therapy Endowment Fund, was established in 2018 and began granting this year. It supports the care and upkeep of horses used for occupational therapy in Centre County or in any of the six contiguous counties (Blair, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Union). This year, $4,204 will be divided between two organizations:
Hands On Therapeutic Riding Program will receive $2,102 to support the care and upkeep of therapy horses used in the program.
Victory Therapeutic Horsemanship will receive $2,102 to support the care of two American Mustangs used to offer therapeutic riding services to veterans.
- The J. Alvin and Vera E. Knepper Hawbaker Memorial Endowment Fund, which supports organizations that provide vital health and education services across Centre County, will divide $3,702 between two organizations:
Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund will receive $2,802 to assist Centre County cancer patients with critical basic expenses such as rent, utilities, home heating and groceries.
Wildlife for Everyone Endowment Foundation will receive $900 to provide educational programs for 3rd-8th graders that will explore the functions and attributes of wetland ecosystems.
- The Louis E. and Patricia H. Silvi Fund, which supports early childhood education programs that improve the health, care, and education of young children, will divide $1,032 between two organizations:
Park Forest Preschool will receive $810 to provide a program for families and caregivers that will promote healthy social-emotional development of their children.
Home Nursing Agency will receive $222 to provide cabinet locks, safety gates, safe sleep items and other safety needs for low-income, first-time pregnant mothers in Centre County.
- The Mattil Family Fund, which supports animal welfare causes, will grant $922 to Centre Wildlife Care to provide summer interns who feed, clean and care for injured and orphaned wild animals under the supervision of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
- The Patricia Farrell Music Fund supports music programs of all types, especially those focusing on children. This fund was established by Patricia Farrell, who was a former board chair of Centre Foundation, an active community volunteer, Penn State professor and musician. This year, $7,995 will be divided among three organizations:
YMCA of Centre County will receive $4,295 to support the Academy of Music program at the Moshannon Valley YMCA which provides lessons on piano, guitar, drums, vocals and more.
Ridgelines Inc. will receive $2,700 for the Youth Songs intensive music program at the Central Counties Youth Center featuring Eric Ian Farmer.
SCASD Education Foundation will receive $1,000 to purchase string instruments to be used by students who cannot afford to buy or rent their own.
- The Philipsburg Area Fund will grant $1,649 to Centre County Library and Historical Museum to upgrade the security system of the Holt Memorial Library to include security cameras, panic buttons, and a door alarm.
- The Proud to Be An American Fund, which supports nonprofits that display, encourage, or promote patriotic observances, especially on the Fourth of July, will divide $1,417 between two organizations:
Central Pennsylvania July 4th will receive $708.50 to purchase light pole banners to commemorate Independence Day.
Constitution Day Centre Hall will receive $708.50 to support the Constitution Day celebration at Tussey Mountain.
- The Ruth E. Rishel Charitable Fund focuses on Rishel's home community of Penns Valley. This year, $2,174 will be awarded to Penns Valley EMS to purchase a CPAP machine for use in one of PVEMS's ambulances.
- The William W. and Helen S. Litke Memorial Fund, which supports programs for Centre County residents with hearing loss, will divide $13,331 among two organizations:
Centre Volunteers in Medicine will receive $6,665.50 to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals who are seeking hearing aids.
State College Area School District will receive $6,665.50 to purchase teacher microphones for elementary and middle school classrooms in which there are students that are hard-of-hearing.
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Each year, my partner, Becky, spends half the holiday season baking away in our kitchen, making batch after batch of Christmas cookies, while I mostly just enjoy them. A lot.
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