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Commentary: It is Time to Fight for the Rights of Independent Businesses
July 5, 2021 Virginia Star Staff
by Jeff Webb
As a very young man, I was fortunate enough to start my own company out of my apartment using a small amount of investment capital from friends and family. Over time, that business grew to have over 6,000 employees and revenues in excess of $2 billion. Over nearly a 40-year span, my team and I built what some would consider a remarkable track record, as measured by both sales and profits.
Because of my experience growing that business, I feel a special kinship with small, privately owned businesses and their owners. I also come from a middle-class background, one that shaped me into the person I am today. It is through both the lens of entrepreneur and member of the middle-class that I look through when reflecting upon this Independence Day.
Our Declaration of Independence, which is celebrating its 245th anniversary this year, was a political document that informed an empire (Great Britain) that a small colony on a distant shore some 3,500 miles away was going to break away and, by inference, form its own nation. Independence was being sought at the highest possible level: the nation-state.
A decade-plus later, when our founding fathers got around to creating that new nation, it was clear that the "independence" theme was going to run throughout every artery of the constitutional body they were building. They were so concerned with ensuring independence all the way down to the smallest unit—the individual—that, after writing a full constitution that limited government in a way envisioned by the minds of Cicero, Locke, Montesquieu, Hume, and others, they went even further. They further enshrined our independence in the Bill of Rights, putting an exclamation point on the need for every individual to remain independent from the excesses of government.
The above-named thinkers were not the only ones who influenced our Founders. In 1776 (an eventful year), a Scottish Professor by the name of Adam Smith penned a book that has come to be known under its abridged title The Wealth of Nations. In it, Smith, who has been credited as being the founding father of economics, described his observations of what was taking place in Britain-led Europe during the first industrial revolution. He noted how the independent workings and self-interested actions of individual merchants seemed to be guided by an "invisible hand" that led to them cumulatively provide the needed and wanted goods and services to the public.
Our founders read The Wealth of Nations and created a government that was intended to cause little to no interference with the right of Americans to own and operate an independent business. That was a fundamental part of our genesis as a nation.
My, how times have changed.
Today, the small independent and privately-owned business is under assault in a manner that our founders' likely feared to imagine but tried to prevent. Over the past decade, we have seen consolidation across many industries evidenced by large banks acquiring and absorbing community banks, big-box retailers wiping out family-owned operations, and professional rollups of smaller players in industries important to our national health and welfare. For any business owner who wishes to remain independent, they find themselves fighting an almost unwinnable battle against adversaries who are better armed with wealth and buttressed with big government assistance.
On the day that marks our national independence, I ask you this question: Who is standing up for the independence of American privately owned businesses?
For those not preoccupied with such things, you might think that the Chamber of Commerce is the group tasked with helping those kinds of companies. You might be a member of your local Chamber, or maybe you have friends that are. They host local gatherings in communities all across the country. There are luncheons, and speakers, and fundraisers, and all sorts of activities designed to build camaraderie and create a kinship between shop owners.
Sound wonderful? That's at the local level. The story at the national level is far different. If you visit the official website for the U.S. Chamber and click on the tab for "small business," you will be greeted by the heading "Small Business Membership: You are Our Top Priority."
Below that, you will find the following:
"Here at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, we have one mission:
To help business leaders like you grow your company, create jobs, and strengthen our economy. We are working every day to elevate the voice of America's small business owners, highlight the role they play in the nation's economy, and support Main Street businesses through challenging and uncertain times—like the ones we face now."
Here is the problem with that statement. If we use the old adage of "follow the money," we find that the Chamber of Commerce is not receiving its real funding from those small, independent business owners gathered around a luncheon table at your local restaurant hearing a speaker share "five tips for growing your retail store business."
A 2016 study released by Public Citizen revealed that, of the claimed 300,000 direct Chamber members (as well as an underlying number of three million indirectly represented members), large donations came from a small, concentrated group of only about 1,500. The median donation size (the donation level at which half of the total number of donations given are above and half are below the number) was $25,000, and the modal donation size (the amount most frequently represented) was $10,000.
Clearly, the funding of the Chamber is skewed toward big donors, and that means big business. This has led the Chamber to abandon smaller companies and instead shift their allegiance and lobbying efforts toward the largest corporations.
We are rapidly moving toward what resembles the early to mid-20th Century fascist economic model found in select European countries. This model features a powerful central government with each important industry dominated by just one or a few major players. Under this kind of structure, big business and big government can work in a united manner, setting and executing national political and economic policies.
During the recent pandemic, we saw how large companies got richer, while small independent businesses got buried under rules from both the national and state level. The pandemic policies tended to favor big business either directly, through capacity limits which only allowed the large to comply, or indirectly through burdensome restrictions on commerce that only the large could afford. Where was the Chamber during all this? How were they advocating for the financial well-being of their "top-priority" members?
They were nowhere to be found. Their leadership did nothing meaningful in support of the small independents. Chamber leaders may be feckless, but they are not fools. They know where the money comes from.
There have been attempts to organize privately-owned companies and to give them a unified voice. One such effort has been undertaken by Home Depot founder and noted philanthropist Bernie Marcus through his Job Creator Network (JCN). This organization does good work in promoting the interests of the independents. JCN provides a solid alternative to the Chamber, but they cannot do it alone. In order to restore and strengthen the independent American business, entrepreneurs like myself who were able to use the system to achieve success in our chosen industries need to step up and join the fight. It is not a choice we have. It is an obligation.
My move from business to the world of political and economic ideas, described in my book American Restoration, has been driven by my passion to support the American middle class. A certain plurality (if not an outright majority) of independent business owners are members of that middle class. Certainly, most of their employees are members. I grew up in a middle-class family, and I know that the stability it provided for me during my formative years was a key contributor to my being able to go on to achieve success.
Protecting independent businesses means protecting the middle class. Our original Declaration of Independence was a call to action to help free a nation. Today, in 2021, let us have a new call to action for each of us who are able to rise up in support of the independence of American privately owned business. Their independence is part of our national heritage and vital to our future prosperity.
Jeff Webb is an internationally renowned entrepreneur, founder of Varsity Brands—a global sports enterprise, President of the International Cheer Union, and co-publisher of Human Events. Jeff is a business, politics, and culture commentator, and his work has been featured in outlets such as Newsweek, The Washington Times, Forbes, ESPN, and more. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
Reprinted with permission from Human Events
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Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork
(1694-1753), Patron of the arts
Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 10 portraits
Architect and patron of the arts, Burlington's profound architectural knowledge and position in society made him the arbiter of English architectural taste. He promoted the Palladian style, a reaction against the Baroque, inspired by the work of Palladio and Inigo Jones. An early patron of Handel, he encouraged the production of Italian opera in London. He was called 'The Apollo of the Arts', according to Horace Walpole.
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork; Lady Jane Boyle
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on panel, 1700-1725, based on a work of circa 1700
On display on the Second Floor at Beningbrough Hall
by Jonathan Richardson
oil on canvas, circa 1717-1719
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1701 (circa 1700)
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1731-1733
NPG D924
by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1734
mezzotint, 1734 (1716)
by William Camden Edwards, published by John Samuel Murray, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
etching, published 1830
Lady Jane Boyle (sister)
Art dealers, collectors and patrons
Chiswick House, London
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Prints catalogue Smith - 2

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Busy Bee, a strange title but describes my week. Technically I am between books so to speak. I have made some changes to the covers of The Blue Pendant and Ruins in Silk to reflect, The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, changes. Book two of the trilogy is now complete and at Tellwell for them to work their magic with cover design and formatting; book three is outlined and ready to be written. However, although the author in me is anxious to get on with book three, I have trouble multitasking stories, which means I need to wait before diving into The Heirloom Gem – Book 3. So, as if I don't have enough to do, I took a course on journal design from an amazing woman, Kristen Joy Laidig, and then taught myself Adobe InDesign. What a massive learning curve but I did it, at the expense of tearing my hair out, I think I have a few bald patches but who needs hair! This led to twisting my, very talented artistic, daughter Rosemary's arm into working with me to design a colouring book, complete with quotes from The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, work is underway, completion date early 2017.
What to do with my new-found talent? Being an avid reader and book collector I designed not one but two book tracking journals for people like me who can't remember which books they've read or where they are in a series, or whether or not they liked or disliked the books and authors, and much more. Each journal includes thirty-five quotations from famous authors, mostly female and in journal two all are from the classics.
Journal 1 is available now at Amazon and can be delivered before Christmas. Journal 2 will up by Monday.
I will have a limited supply here in about a week.
BIG EVENT! Remember I mentioned that I had been interviewed and recorded for my first podcast, very exciting; the podcast goes live on Monday December 5th. Log in to FasterFictionPodcast.com, and listen to my conversation with the lovely Alexandra Amor of FasterFiction.com about my writing life.
This entry was posted in Canadian Authors, Interesting Bits From Susan, Life of an Author, Reviews and Interviews and tagged Adobe InDesign, Alexandra Amor, Amazon, FasterFiction.com, Kobo, Kristen Joy Laidig, Ruins in silk, Susan's Readers Group, The Blue Pendant, thebookninja.com, tracking journals on December 3, 2016 by Susan Jennings.
I just finished reading Belgravia by Julian Fellowes the author of Downton Abbey. While it was an interesting novel about British society post the Battle of Waterloo, it may not appeal to everyone. I enjoyed it because I love Fellowes intricate detail of society during that time period and he did not disappoint me. I walked beside the characters in their stiff British environment always in control. However, there were breaches of protocol and disturbing events that took place that made it difficult to keep the decorum, but like true Brits they did, scandals were brushed under the carpet and the drawing-room continued as though nothing had happened. If you enjoyed Downton Abbey you will enjoy this book.
My next reading book is the third book in Ken Follett's trilogy Edge of Eternity all 1098 pages. I love getting my head into a really big book and this is definitely big. I am also reading it as a research project as my next novel after The New Sackville takes place in the early 60s. One might say it is my era, I was married in 1962 (child bride of course? Ha!) perhaps because I was busy with babies from 1963 through to 1972; I think I was sheltered from much of the political fallout of post-WW 2 and the Cold War as I only have vague recollections of the political climate and had no idea how complex and devastating it was to some people. Writing this last book in the saga is going to be a challenge as we follow Sarah's adult life in the sixties.
The Blue Pendant rescheduled signing at Coles Bookstore Billings Bridge Plaza Riverside Drive Ottawa Saturday, Aug 27th 11 am – 2 pm. Please come and join me and chat about books and writing.
This entry was posted in Historical Fiction, Interesting Bits From Susan, Reviews and Interviews and tagged 1960s, Belgravia, Edge of Eternity, Julian Fellowes, Ken Follett on August 21, 2016 by Susan Jennings.
ARC—Advanced Reader Copy is a pre-launch copy of a book.
I am looking for 10 – 15 readers who would like to be part of my Launch Team. As a privileged member of the launch team, you will receive an advanced e-copy of The Blue Pendant, a historical fiction; time period,1913 -1947. In return, Susan would greatly appreciate your help by writing a book review for the official launch day.
In a nutshell, the story is about a spirited young woman who defies tradition and seeks adventurous independence. Complicated by the love of two men, two world wars, two countries Britain and Canada; Anna struggles to follow her dreams over a period of three decades.
The novel will be available in the following format, Kindle, Kobo or PDF. Sorry, I am not able to provide advanced paper copies. The book is quite long, approximately 500 pages, so it is a time commitment. If you would like to join the advanced reader launch team, please fill out and submit your name and email address on the Contact Page and I will send you the details.
As you may gather, the launch date is getting closer. I find myself holding my breath thinking about it. But just this week I allowed myself to get a tiny-weeny bit excited. I received the Round 1 proof from the publisher and it looks like a book. I don't have the cover yet, but that is coming soon.
Praise for Tellwell: I can't believe my luck in finding this publisher in Victoria B.C., Tellwell Talent. I was quite nervous having heard conflicting stories about the publishing industry. I can't praise Tellwell enough, for their reasonable prices, expert and friendly advice, plus the helpful, smart and efficient service. So far they have delivered on time, whether it's a phone call, an email or proof copy. The owner Tim Lindsay took the time to answer all my questions before I signed up and has stood by all his answers. Kimberly, the lady who co-ordinates between the author and designer, is amazing. I may add I think there is something saintly about her personality because she is always pleasant, understanding and very patient. For those of you who are readers and not writers, I should explain that after spending months or even years writing a novel, authors get somewhat over protective and a tiny bit touch, about their work. It's similar to a mother bear protecting her young. Grrr! Growl as you may, Kimberly greets you with reassurance, kind words and a smiling voice. All this to say I can highly recommend this company for anyone who is looking for assisted self-publishing. Contact Tellwell.
Are you interested in historical fiction and love the Victorian and Edwardian era? Me too. Why not join Susan's Readers Group? A monthly chit-chat about books, authors, and reader trivia. If you would like to follow Anna and The Blue Pendant or the Blue Heron Mysteries. Click the FOLLOW BUTTON TO THE UPPER RIGHT OF THIS PAGE and add your email address. Once a week the blog will be sent to your inbox.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that some the information in this blog, although factual in some incidences may have been fictionalized for the purpose of the story.
This entry was posted in Canadian Authors, Historical Fiction, Launch team, Reviews and Interviews and tagged Advanced copies, ARC, Constant Contact, ebooks, Edwardian, historical fiction, Reviews, Susan Jennings, Tellwell Talent on September 20, 2015 by Susan Jennings.
Earlier this week, I received an announcement from Elizabeth Gilbert that her novel The Signature of All Things is to be made into a PBS TV series. How exciting is that? This book is one of my favorites and Elizabeth Gilbert is one of my favorite authors. She is also releasing a new book Big Magic in September. Check out her website elizabethgilbert.com I can also recommend her Youtube videos, these will interest both readers and writers.
I read this book last summer. I remember it was a hot, humid and misty morning, in Ottawa. It doesn't take much, for me to find an excuse to read. I made a second pot of coffee and settled in to read the last 150 pages, knowing that I would not be able to put it down until it was finished. I loved this book, very different, very well written. If you check the jacket it will tell you, this book is about love, adventure, discovery and the travels of Alma Whittaker, a scientist and botanist in the nineteen century. All that is true, and the summary in itself would make a wonderful story. But what it does't tell you, is the incredibly deep, emotional, inner journey Alma experiences. She searches into the mysteries of evolution in plants and mosses, subsequently she uncovers interesting truths about herself. This is an amazing book.
Hannah Wilton is on the prowl again. Hannah and friend Maggie get themselves right in the middle of another murder. Murder in the Painting will be released in mid May.
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This entry was posted in Reviews and Interviews on April 24, 2015 by Susan Jennings.
E-Publishing The publishing experience was quite interesting to say the least and I think the best advice I can give an author is to persevere. I followed Kobo's guidelines and the first attempt was not bad except it ran on in one document. Spacing is the gremlin. ePub does not recognize page breaks, but with Kobo's tech support I learned that ctrl+enter did work for page breaks. Precision and consistency is the key.
This entry was posted in Reviews and Interviews on July 28, 2014 by Susan Jennings.
Little Dog Lost, Reiki Found.
Great summer reading. Three more mystery stories also available. Search by author name.Susan A. Jennings . Go to eStories,ebooks & Books for Synopsis and links for all stories.


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Effect of estradiol and ethynylestradiol on microtubule distribution in Chinese hamster V79 cells
Y. Sato, Y. Sakakibara, T. Oda, Eriko Yokota, K. Ichinoseki
The effects of estradiol (E2) and ethynylestradiol (EE2) on the chromosome number and cellular microtubule architecture of Chinese hamster V79 cells were studied using fluorescent anti-tubulin antibody. Treatment with 20 μM E2 for 48 h induced only a small amount of tetraploid cells, but the normal microtubule network was disrupted completely by only 3 h of treatment. This data reveals that E2 has higher microtubule-disruptive activity than diethylstilbestrol in V79 cells.
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Sato, Y., Sakakibara, Y., Oda, T., Yokota, E., & Ichinoseki, K. (1992). Effect of estradiol and ethynylestradiol on microtubule distribution in Chinese hamster V79 cells. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 40(1), 182-184.
Effect of estradiol and ethynylestradiol on microtubule distribution in Chinese hamster V79 cells. / Sato, Y.; Sakakibara, Y.; Oda, T.; Yokota, Eriko; Ichinoseki, K.
In: Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1992, p. 182-184.
Sato, Y, Sakakibara, Y, Oda, T, Yokota, E & Ichinoseki, K 1992, 'Effect of estradiol and ethynylestradiol on microtubule distribution in Chinese hamster V79 cells', Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 182-184.
Sato Y, Sakakibara Y, Oda T, Yokota E, Ichinoseki K. Effect of estradiol and ethynylestradiol on microtubule distribution in Chinese hamster V79 cells. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 1992;40(1):182-184.
Sato, Y. ; Sakakibara, Y. ; Oda, T. ; Yokota, Eriko ; Ichinoseki, K. / Effect of estradiol and ethynylestradiol on microtubule distribution in Chinese hamster V79 cells. In: Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 1992 ; Vol. 40, No. 1. pp. 182-184.
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Elizabeth McCausland Papers, Marsden Hartley Catalogue Raisonné: Oils [circa 1944-1964]. Box 14, Folder 47, Frames 3-14. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Elizabeth McCausland Papers, Other Research Files: Notes on Dating and Style, 1950-1953, undated. Box 18, Folder 36, Frame 4. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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McCabe, Bret. "Lasting Impressions: Cézanne's Influence is seen reflected, and refracted in his American Followers," Baltimore City Paper, May 12, 2010.
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DeLue, Rachael Z. "Cézanne and American Modernism," CAA Reviews, July 21, 2010, ill.
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O'Hern, John. "Modern Manor," American Fine Art Magazine, September/October 2013, ill. pp. 56, 58.
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Tulsa. Philbrook Museum of Art. From New York to New Mexico: Masterworks of American Modernism from the Vilcek Foundation Collection (February 8-May 3, 2015); Phoenix. Phoenix Art Museum (June 5-September 6, 2015); Santa Fe. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (September 25, 2015-January 10, 2016).
New York. The Met Breuer. Marsden Hartley's Maine (March 15-June 18, 2017); Waterville, ME. Colby College Museum of Art (July 8-November 12, 2017).


'As if God the Father had thrown down pieces of a mosaic from the floor of heaven and asked me to work out the pattern.' Not Per Nørgård's words, of course, but those of his 1950s confidant Jean Sibelius in relation to his own Fifth Symphony. Nørgård's Fifth was premiered in 1990 in a concert that included Sibelius's; both are post-crisis, breakthrough scores and both represent a maturing of that concept of symphonic 'flow' that is so important to the two composers – the idea that once you get the symphonic river moving, the material will emerge readily enough.
Nørgård lets the listener decide how many movements the Fifth has but the material clearly springs from its opening gesture, as tectonic plates judder into a new position, allowing ideas to pour forth. The ensuing process is tight and controlled, even if the impression is of music that is entirely out of the composer's control in its impulse and liquidity. Nørgård often uses ostinatos, chaconnes or even single-note anchors to pin the discourse down, but they never curtail its freewheeling spirit. Even when textures are at their most fragmentary, the thread remains; the river keeps flowing. The detail in the writing – articulation bestowed upon single instruments in the tiniest of gestures – is beguiling.
So are these performances. Listening across the orchestra is vital in this music, just as in Sibelius. The Oslo Philharmonic sound settled at the foundations while suggesting spontaneity on the surface. Storgårds offers a touch more nimbleness and translucence than Sakari Oramo, who started this Dacapo cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic. The brass and percussion offer extreme restraint and delicacy. The Oslo string sound is tight but can be wholly embracing too.
Never more so than when it appears to wrap the rest of the ensemble in a fog in the Fourth Symphony's chilling second movement. In this piece we sense the disintegration of the tonal principles that were prominent in the earlier works towards something that, in Nørgård's hands, is harmonically even more beautiful – the music getting more complex while getting less complicated. In that, the Fourth looks forward to the Fifth; in its slipping into grooves – the truest of them both unsettled and unsettling – it points towards the Sixth and Seventh. The symphony's game of opposites is expertly realised by Storgårds, as when the dark second movement 'Chinese Witch Lake' glances in the direction of the light first movement 'Indian Rose Garden' in a fleeting gesture at the symphony's close.
On a second disc, we have the chance to hear where those two pieces came from and what they led to. Nørgård's Second Symphony is that most rooted in the 'infinity series', the integer sequence discovered by the composer in the 1960s that controlled a number of his works of the period. As Frank Lehman suggests in a lucid explanation of Nørgård's exact algorithm on his Unsung Symphonies blog, the result is music that is 'locally unstable but globally secure'.
For 'globally secure' read exceptionally well-formed: a spinning out of the first 4096 notes of the infinity series across a single movement span where bells herald each of the 16 phases and every fourth phase is capped by an exquisite brass 'screen'. To begin, a delicate unison slides gradually into a semitone, and then the symphony is off on its way – cumulatively beautiful, structurally tangible and deliciously pure. The Oslo Philharmonic's ability to collectively recede as if into a minimalist canvas, parts emerging thereafter with brightness and intent without distorting the contours, makes this performance. In music that's deceptively tricky to pace, Storgårds delivers – again.
The Sixth Symphony is less cosmic and more rooted, but the river is still flowing: through rapids in the first movement into dark volcanic rock in the low-brass passacaglia of the Lentissimo and eventually towards the serene waterfalls of the finale. There's intense joy in the music's foibles; the slow movement's wah-wah trumpet almost sees it sidle into that nightclub dance that comes to fruition in the Seventh Symphony. After the spasmodic Fifth, the Sixth feels like a work of new beginnings, despite a title that playfully suggests the opposite; you best hear what annotator Jens Cornelius describes as a 'humorous game with the infinite' in the symphony's pregnant ending.
In this piece, Storgårds paints a more even, subtler picture than Thomas Dausgaard with the DNSO. In the Fifth, Storgårds offers more colour and character than Leif Segsterstam with those same Danish forces while also avoiding his fellow Finn's histrionics. The rootedness Storgårds finds in the Second and Fourth Symphonies also puts him in pole position after Segerstam's pioneering recordings; there is a Brendel-like eloquence and inevitability here.
It was about time we had new recordings of these symphonies, works that are absolutely worthy of reappraisal by new generations even in their relative youth. These are magnificent performances, presented with comprehensive booklet-notes by Cornelius and an introduction by Storgårds himself. That I fully expect new recordings to take their place in 30 years or less is a testament to the music's relevance and strength.


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Reiss: By not sitting Deshaun Watson, Texans show they can't even lose correctly
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The Texans entered the third quarter of their game against the Bears down 23 points, their largest halftime deficit of the season, and interim head coach Romeo Crennel told a CBS sideline reporter that Houston was lucky it wasn't worse.
After all, the Texans allowed an 80-yard touchdown run on Chicago's first play from scrimmage and never rebounded from it on defense. The interior of their offensive line also surrendered a safety for the second time in as many weeks, marking the first time that's happened in franchise history.
So when the Texans took the field for their first possession of the second half, following a field goal that put this game even further out of reach, they should've had one goal: Get out of Chicago with Deshaun Watson unscathed.
That seemed to be the plan at first, with reserve running back Buddy Howell taking four consecutive handoffs as the clock ran down on an eventual 36-7 Texans loss. But then things...


With so many fishing destinations in and around the Bundaberg area, it's hard to decide just where to wet a line. Just a reminder to always check your local weather stations to get the latest update before heading out. Seabreeze - http://www.seabreeze.com.au <http://www.seabreeze.com.au> - and the Bureau of Meterology - http://www.bom.gov.au <http://www.bom.gov.au> - are just a couple of weather sites on the internet to check what's going on.
Baffle Creek is an extensive system where you can target mangrove jack, barra and all of your whiting, bream and flathead. Try throwing your favourite suspending lure at jacks and barra - work them, twitch them as to excite the fish into a bite. Sand bars on a run-in tide will always produce whiting, bream and flathead. Your humble prawn will do the trick most of the time, as just about everything eats prawns. Spend a good day at the Baffle as there is lots to explore, especially if you have a kayak - the silent approach will always work best.
The Burnett River is still producing good runs of big bream which is a good sign for the winter. You will see the bigger bream in good numbers this season. Soft plastics are dynamite for bream and don't forget about a small, shallow-diving lure as well. Try around rock bars and pylons for them. A slow troll in the river will produce flathead and estuary cod as well, and these are great on light gear. There has been good numbers of king salmon still, especially underneath shady overhangs or under the bridges at night. Live mullet will work best. Any live baits will do the trick for bigger fish such as barra, jacks and salmon. Be patient and persistent and you will be rewarded.
The Elliott River has been a bit slow but you can still manage to get a feed of whiting on sandworms, prawns and freshly pumped yabbies. With the fishing a bit slow, try putting some crab pots in - there are a few mud crabs about. Mullet heads will be the best baits for muddies.
The Isis Impoundment (Lake Gregory) is a great escape if you want a freshwater experience. Bass are the main target species here, which can be targeted on surface lures early in the morning or later in the day on blades lures or sinking lures with plenty of rattles in them. Spinnerbaits are also effective around the timber structures. If the fish aren't biting it is still a lovely impoundment where you can kick back with the bird life, lily pads and a cut lunch.


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Drew was born and raised in sunny Southwest Florida. As a life-long native of the area he has witnessed the growth of Lee County first hand. He has resided between Cape Coral and Fort Myers throughout his life and has extensive knowledge of the various neighborhoods throughout Southwest Florida. After graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University with a BA in Marketing, Drew started working for a local home builder in Cape Coral. Soon after, Drew decided to obtain his real estate license. He prides himself in his superior work ethic and passion to treat your transaction as if it were is own. During his downtime, you can find Drew training at Crossfit Thoroughbreds in Fort Myers, where he also coaches part time. His drive in the gym matches his drive to find you the perfect property.
Drew is responsive, on time and follows up with questions regarding your houses of interest. I was very impressed with his communication skills and follow through! Will work with him again in the future!


I am asked for cuttings of this plant more than any other, and I only have them available for sale once every two years. If you really want one of these one in a thousand seedlings, this spring will be your only chance for at least two years. They will begin being for sale on eBay this week or next; regrettably they will only be available to ship to U.S. addresses as international shipments are too expensive and complicated for me to take on.
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Most years, the Brett Approved Installer Conference and Awards event follows a set routine. Gather together the cream of paving installers working south of a line drawn from Gloucester to Lincoln, allow them an advance view of new products, talk about how the scheme has done over the past 12 months, give them a big dinner and hand out some highly-coveted awards to the best of them. However, the events of the latest staging of the annual event, at the De Vere Latimer Estate near Little Chalfont in Buckinghamshire, on Friday, February 22nd, dramatically veered from that well-worn path.
Yet another swanky venue - DeVere Latimer Hotel near Little Chalfont, Bucks.
It's been a year of change at Brett and there's more to come.
The existing business structure was stripped down to its undies, exposed and examined, and is to be re-dressed to make it better suited for a rapidly evolving market.
There's an all-new, bright and shiny Managing Director in the form of Richard Baldry, brought in to lead the paving and landscaping division of the expansive Brett empire. I managed to waylay poor Richard as he headed out of the conference to get ready for the evening, and 20 minutes of mutual ear-bending later, I was suitably impressed, not only by his background in the trade, and the fact he's a northerner, but by his passion to re-energise the brand.
New Brett Landscaping MD Richard Baldry
The previous geographical arrangement of Area Sales Managers was found to be a bit pants, so has been re-jigged, and the nation is now sub-divided into four regions: North & Midlands; East; South-East; and South-West.
And there's a new marketing boss to start work this coming Monday (25th) with the aim of re-energising what has, in my reluctant opinion, become a tired and lacklustre effort of late. Speaking of which, the one-dimensional and woefully underperforming Brett website (yes, I know I'm in no position to criticise!) is to be completely re-built, which is something I can hardly wait to see.
All of this is intended to bring renewed impetus to the business and consequently the Brett Approved Installer scheme itself is also being re-vamped.
After many years as the public face of the scheme, the ever-enthusiastic Calvin Jackson will be relinquishing his role as Scheme Manager in order to focus more on Product Development, and in his place will come Sales and Marketing Director, Mark Bushell. Calvin has very much stamped his effervescent persona on the scheme over his years in charge, and committed so much to it, so he'll be a damned hard act to follow – we can only hope Mark realises just what he has to live up to. His absence from the evening's big dinner and awards ceremony did not go unnoticed by more than a couple of contractors: Calvin has always made a point of being visible, available and approachable, even if it is just to have his ear chewed off. Can a busy sales director make the same level of commitment?
Calvin Jackson's valedictory address to the 2019 BAI conference
So, apart from the structural changes within Brett, what else is there to report? We were promised a keener focus on promoting new products, particularly the new Eclipse range of stone-effect porcelain and two new colours due late Spring for the Lugano block paving. There's also a desire to make better use of Face-Mix technology to create products that are contemporary and commercially attractive to customers.
As ever, there was a good supporting cast of third-party suppliers, including regulars such as Probst (Paving Tools), Resiblock (Sealants) and Pulvex (Diamond Blades), but new faces in EcoProTec with an unnecessary porcelain sealant (they did have other products, but this struck me as particularly useless), Redband Tools and The Artificial Grass Co (can you guess what they sell?).
Third Party Suppliers at BAI Conference
Short, punchy seminars through the afternoon highlighted some of these suppliers, and there were two very interesting presentations from Brett, starting with a guide to porcelain from Mark Mackintosh-Watson, and a Quality Control update from Jose Carrero which revealed noteworthy improvements throughout the business. However, the main event is the keynote address from the new MD, Richard, who certainly made plain his passion for hard-landscaping and a clear vision for where he wants to see Brett in the years ahead. Calvin's eventual valediction was brave, noble, dignified and professional to the last.
Other than the re-jigging of personnel, the really big news for those of us lucky enough to live in the North-West of England is the completion of a deal with Benchmark Building Supplies to stock a full Brett range at all their depots throughout Greater Manchester, South Lancashire and North Cheshire. For as long as I can recall, I've been nagging away at Brett that they need to get their paving into the North, where we are very poorly served for choice, so this is a most welcome first step. All they need now is a committed and talented band of professional installers to get involved with BAI and to sell the products to their customers.
Paul Lamparter of Resiblock addreses the BAI Conference
So, on to the evening's shenanigans, and the highlight of the entire event, which is the presentation of awards. This is the tricky bit, as it requires rough-handed installers more comfortable in jeans and boots to spruce themselves up and put on a decent set of clothes. Some of them are completely unrecognisable once they've been hosed down and scrubbed up!
A whole series of awards, some of which are decided in advance by an independent panel of judges, while others are determined by a poll of BAI members on the day.
As ever, the Judges' choices don't always tally with those of the Contractors, but that's because we are probably looking for slightly different things. Overall, in my opinion, there were still too many phantom threshold drains , too many examples of iffy cutting-in , and still a belief that wetting-down the paving will somehow convince us it looks better. On the plus side, far fewer crossed joints on flagged patios, and no mobile phone shots for the first time ever, so my annual whingeing must be having some effect!
Enough! Ladies and Gentlemen – Your Brett Approved Installer Award Winners are:
Brett Approved Installers - Awards for work in 2018
Best Large Driveway
MannMade Drives
Best Small Driveway
Paramount Paving
Contractors' Choice - Driveway
Minters Paving
Best Large Patio
Stokes Baldock Ltd.
Best Small Patio
Drive Doctor
Contractors' Choice - Patio
Jake Brown Landscaping & Groundworks
Best Porcelain Project
Essex Elite Paving
Outstanding Project Portfolio
Taylor Made Landscapes
Facebook Job of the Year
Excellence in Customer Service
A & M Paving Contractors Ltd.
Newcomer of the Year
Taylor Made Landscapes >
Regional Installer North & Midlands
Regional Installer East
The Secret Garden Landscapes
Regional Installer South West
Mason & Turner Construction
Regional Installer South East
National Installer of the Year


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Q: Is there an argument for the "top" command to get a permanent result? The top command is live and constantly updating, not generating a permanent result. Can we add an argument for a permanent result (if it exists), or use a different command resulting in a definite and final response?

A: top -n1

should do the job. If you want to store the output in a file, you should add the -b option for batch mode.
Note that this is just a sample of usage at one time, not anything like a final answers as all the numbers in top vary over time even on the stablest of systems.

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Chair Love (love, love love!) at Fleur Cottage.
My Frugal Family made some amazing copycat art--you have to go to her blog and check out the original price!
A headband for a headboard? Check out Thrifty and Chic!
And Alice at Yesteryear's Jewels made this memo board from something surprising--go look and see!
Okay--so get linking :)! Please remember to link to the specific post!
This week I was inspired by the creative maven (she uses lowercase letters for her title, so I did too).
Molly is new to blogging, just started in January. She has posted some really great and doable tutorials and ideas.
This spring chicken wreath cracked me up--look at those legs sticking out there.
and these little scrap birdies look sewn, but aren't.
For the clothing or morning challenged, Molly sewed up outfit or hanger tags.
And her son's name done up with scrapbook paper turned out too cute!
This week these newspaper covered plastic eggs inspired me to create some of my own. I liked that they were different--a bit down to earth and organic.
I dry brushed a little paint on there and speckled them a bit.
So go check the creative maven out--thanks Molly for the inspiration!
I loved this trio of vintage triangular shaped canisters when I spotted them at the thrift store.
An hour after scrubbing the packing tape off of them, I stenciled the numbers 2, 4, and 7 on them. Tied them together with some jute, added a few teaspoons and a key, and set them on a little, round, metal tray painted white.
What should I put in them?
Thank you for your kind words and messages about Celiacs Disease. Researching and cooking has been a full time job. Gluten is in everything--toothpaste, envelopes, ketchup, spices, and on and on. The internet has been my best friend, looking up every item before I put it in whatever I am cooking. I have cried (in the middle of the grocery store was especially wonderful). I feel like I have lost part of my identity. You see, I am a baker. I pride myself on making things from scratch--homemade bread, cinnamon rolls, cookies, pasta, waffles...I am the mom who has the cookies for the neighborhood kids, who brings the desserts to functions. I have worked on perfecting my family's favorites for over 2o years. But, I am approaching this new challenge with a positive attitude. I will find new favorites while helping my family be as healthy as we can.
I added a piece of MDF behind it for a chalkboard, a piece of beadboard painted blue, some wire garden fencing to hold papers and pictures, a sewing machine drawer, and hooks for keys, leashes, etc. Sorry pic. is a little fuzzy.
Wow, what wonderful links last week. Honestly ladies, I think bloggers should run the country, we get some stuff done! But, I digress. Thought I'd show off some great furniture makeovers from last week!
Love the color on this dresser at Made By Stephie.
Who wouldn't want to sit and chat for hours at this gorgeous gossip bench from Every Little Thing.
Okay, this isn't furniture, but I am ga-ga over all of the texture in this candle display by Those Northern Skies.
On another note--just have been through a health scare with hubby. He has been diagnosed with celiac disease, which is much preferred to the cancer word they kept throwing around. Thank you God for that! Still, I am freaking out a little as I am the one who will have to completely change our family's diet and the way I cook (got the diagnosis 5 minutes after leaving Costco with a grocery cart full of gluten containing food). If anyone out there has any advice or words of wisdom, please email me at beckyatbeyondthepicketfence@gmail.com.
Can't wait to see what all of you creative souls come up with this week!
This week I was inspired by Crafty Sisters. These girls have been turning out some fantastic things lately.
Loved their very thorough tutorial on making mini frames.
And look at this once former gun cabinet.
How much do you love these Ballard inspired mirrors?
This week I was inspired to make my own version of their 3, yes three egg wreaths they shared.
And mine--a little wreath, just perfect for this dresser. Except I don't like the egg seams you see, might have to play with this a little more, but you get the idea :).
So please, go check the Crafty Sisters out and thanks for the inspiration girls!
Here is a fun idea (and BTW, I wonder what number I am on for 100 ideas under $100? I will count later in the week--too lazy right now!) for a hanging lamp.
I spray painted a birdcage ($3 at thrift store) pink. I added some pink vellum inside. My daughter then said, "That is kind of plain." I removed pink vellum (it is hot glued on the inside), used a gold paint pen to add some swirls, and re-glued it to the inside. Oh, I ironed the vellum before putting it in the bird cage.
I added a white 100 count string of lights in the inside. I had to break a bit of the bamboo cage for the plug to fit out the top. If you use a metal cage, saw a few bars off (great, now I sound like we are preparing for a jailbreak!).
I then plugged another 100 count string of lights into the ones in the cage for the cord. I tied ribbons on it to pretty it up.
Tied one of the ribbons to a ceiling hook and ta-da, I great little hanging lamp for next to nothing.
I would love to have you join me for a cup of coffee or tea and a lemon bar--all ready for you on this fun tray.
This is the lid to the film canister I used in the little table I showed previously. Don't have a film canister lid? Use a cake pan. I decoupaged a burlap coffee sack on the bottom and added some jute handles. Quick and easy--my kind of project!
If you didn't get a chance, please hop one post down to the guest post by Becca and give her some comment love on her fabulous anthro knock-off necklace. Also, don't forget to hop two posts down and visit and comment on the great links from this week's under $100 party! Thanks--have a fun day!
Under $100 Linky Party--Show Me What You Got!