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Михаи́л Ти́хонович Пути́лин (15 ноября 1914 — 4 января 1985) — советский военный лётчик. Участник Великой Отечественной войны. Герой Советского Союза (1945). Гвардии подполковник.

Биография
Михаил Тихонович Путилин родился 15 ноября 1914 года в станционном посёлке Казинка Липецкого уезда Тамбовской губернии Российской империи (ныне одноимённый район в черте города Липецка Российской Федерации) в семье рабочего-железнодорожника Тихона Михайловича и крестьянки Ольги Гавриловны Путилиных. Русский. Окончил неполную среднюю школу и зоотехникум в селе Плеханово Грязинского района Воронежской области. До призыва на военную службу года работал в Воронеже инструктором Воронежского областного земельного управления.

В ряды Рабоче-крестьянской Красной Армии М. Т. Путилин был призван по спецнабору Воронежским городским военкоматом в сентябре 1935 года. Окончил 11-ю военную школу пилотов в Ворошиловграде в ноябре 1937 года. Военную службу М. Т. Путилин начал в Воронеже пилотом 41-й, с августа 1938 года — 76-й тяжёлой бомбардировочной эскадрильи 76-го отдельного авиационного полка. В феврале 1939 года Михаил Тихонович был переведён в Закавказский военный округ. Служил в 16-м отдельном авиационном полку, 5-й и 16-й санитарных авиационных эскадрильях, пройдя путь от младшего лётчика до заместителя командира авиационной эскадрильи.

В боях с немецко-фашистскими захватчиками старший лейтенант М. Т. Путилин с 20 января 1942 года. Воевал Михаил Тихонович на самолёте У-2. В составе своей эскадрильи зимой 1942 года во время Керченско-Феодосийской операции он свершал вылеты преимущественно на эвакуацию раненых с Керченского полуострова. В марте 1942 года его перевели на должность заместителя командира авиационной эскадрильи 932-го смешанного авиационного полка, входившего в состав ВВС Крымского фронта. Выполняя боевые задачи по эвакуации во фронтовой тыл раненых, обеспечивая связь штаба Крымского фронта с боевыми частями, производя разведку войск противника и уточняя позиции своих наземных войск, старший лейтенант М. Т. Путилин к середине мая 1942 года совершил 58 боевых вылетов, при этом совершив 151 посадку в ближнем войсковом тылу.

После поражения войск Крымского фронта на Керченском полуострове Михаил Тихонович принимал участие в эвакуации командования фронта на Таманский полуостров. С июня 1942 года старший лейтенант М. Т. Путилин участвовал в Битве за Кавказ, обеспечивая связью и разведкой штаб 51-й армии. С июля 1942 года Михаил Тихонович был назначен исполняющим обязанности командира эскадрильи 932-го армейского авиационного смешанного полка. В этой должности с 15 июля 1942 года Михаил Тихонович руководил действиями эскадрильи в Сталинградской битве. За время сражения он совершал боевые вылеты на самые сложные и ответственные задания по разведке войск противника, всегда своевременно доставлял приказы в боевые подразделения. С 1 февраля 1943 года М. Т. Путилин сражался на Южном фронте. В марте 1943 года 932-й смешанный авиационный полк был расформирован, а М. Т. Путилин был переведён на должность командира эскадрильи связи 10-го смешанного авиационного корпуса (с июля 1943 года — 7-й штурмовой авиационный корпус) 8-й воздушной армии. Михаил Тихонович принял участие в Донбасской, Мелитопольской, Никопольско-Криворожской и Крымской операциях. В ходе освобождения Донбасса, при прорыве немецкой линии обороны Миус-фронт, ликвидации немецкого плацдарма на левом берегу Днепра и освобождении Крыма он произвёл 145 ночных боевых вылетов. К апрелю 1944 года на его боевом счету было 195 произведённых вылетов на самолёте У-2. В связи с переформированием смешанного авиакорпуса в штурмовой Михаил Тихонович освоил штурмовик Ил-2. В апреле 1944 года капитан М. Т. Путилин принял под командование 1-ю эскадрилью 74-го гвардейского штурмового полка 1-й гвардейской штурмовой авиационной дивизии.

Боевую работу в качестве лётчика-штурмовика гвардии капитан М. Т. Путилин начал на 3-м Белорусском фронте, куда 1-я гвардейская ШАД была переброшена в мае 1944 года. Уже в первые дни Витебско-Оршанской операции в составе групп штурмовиков Михаил Тихонович совершил 10 успешных боевых вылетов на штурмовку переднего края обороны противника и его военной инфраструктуры. Быстро освоив тактические приёмы ведения штурмовок, он начиная с конца июля 1944 года сам водил группы от четырёх до шести Ил-2 на штурмовки артиллерийских позиций и опорных пунктов немецкой обороны в ходе Вильнюсской, Каунасской и Мемельской операций, отражал контрудары немецко-фашистских войск и обеспечивал продвижение своих наземных частей к границам Восточной Пруссии. К 20 октября 1944 года на боевом счету гвардии капитана М. Т. Путилина значилось 36 успешных боевых вылетов на Ил-2. Особенно Михаил Тихонович отличился в боях в Восточной Пруссии. В ходе Гумбиннен-Гольдапской операции штурмовые удары эскадрильи Путилина неоднократно позволяли наземным частям вклиниваться в сильно укреплённую оборону противника на различных участках фронта. В этот период Михаилу Тихоновичу было присвоено звание гвардии майора.

13 января 1945 года войска 1-го Прибалтийского, 2-го и 3-го Белорусских фронтов начали решительное наступление в рамках Восточно-Прусской операции. Из-за плохих погодных условий наземным войскам приходилось прорывать вражескую оборону без поддержки штурмовой авиации. 14 января 1945 года противник крупными силами перешёл в контратаку в районе населённого пункта Тутшен. Несмотря на нелётную погоду Михаил Тихонович поднял 4 Ил-2 в воздух и лично повёл их на штурмовку немецких войск. Группа сделала 8 заходов на цель и вынудила немцев отступить с большими потерями. Лично гвардии майор Путилин в ходе боя уничтожил 1 вражеский танк и 2 автомашины с пехотой. В ходе дальнейшего наступления лётчики эскадрильи Путилина осуществляли воздушное прикрытие подразделений 2-го гвардейского танкового корпуса, действовавших в тылу и на фланге немецких войск. Только 18 января 1945 года Михаил Тихонович трижды водил шестёрки Ил-2 на штурмовку узлов сопротивления неприятеля, препятствовавших продвижению танкистов к Кёнигсбергу. В конце марта 1945 года эскадрилья гвардии майора М. Т. Путилина участвовала в ликвидации окружённой юго-западнее Кёнигсберга группировки немецко-фашистских войск. Во время Кёнигсбергской операции эскадрилье Путилина была поставлена задача по уничтожению долговременных оборонительных сооружений немцев в Кёнигсберге и подавлению узлов сопротивления неприятеля в городе. В период штурма столицы Восточной Пруссии гвардии майор Путилин лично уничтожил 3 танка, 1 самоходную артиллерийскую установку и 7 автомашин с войсками и грузами, подавил огонь артиллерийской и зенитной батарей, истребил до 70 солдат и офицеров вермахта. После взятия Кёнигсберга Михаил Тихонович руководил действиями эскадрильи во время ликвидации Земландской группировки противника и несколько раз лично водил группы самолётов на штурмовку немецких укреплений на Земландском полуострове.

Всего к середине апреля 1945 года М. Т. Путилин произвёл 301 боевой вылет, в том числе 195 вылетов на У-2 и 106 вылетов на Ил-2. За период с июня 1944 года по апрель 1945 года он 80 раз водил группы Ил-2 на штурмовки скоплений войск противника, его переднего края и военной инфраструктуры. Под его командованием эскадрилья произвела 613 боевых самолётовылетов, уничтожив и повредив 79 вражеских танков, 415 автомашин, 25 бронетранспортёров, 56 железнодорожных вагонов, 10 паровозов, 121 подводу с военным имуществом, 36 артиллерийских и 39 зенитных батарей. Лётчиками эскадрильи взорвано 14 складов с боеприпасами и 3 склада с топливом, разрушено и сожжено 69 строений, превращённых немцами в опорные пункты обороны, создано на территории противника 116 крупных очагов пожара, в воздушных боях сбито 2 немецких самолёта. Потери неприятеля в живой силе от действий эскадрильи составили до 1500 человек. Большое внимание Михаил Тихонович уделял обучению лётного состава технике пилотирования, тактике нанесения штурмовых ударов и ведения воздушного боя. Он лично вёл занятия по тактике и штурманской подготовке. Результатом учебно-боевой работы стали низкие потери эскадрильи во время боевых действий. Ведомые лично гвардии майором М. Т. Путилиным группы штурмовиков восемь раз вступали в бой с истребителями противника и за счёт правильной организации боя потерь не имели. Другие группы эскадрильи потеряли 3 самолёта, 1 лётчика и 1 воздушного стрелка. Ещё один экипаж погиб в авиакатастрофе при выполнении учебно-тренировочного полёта. Лично гвардии майор М. Т. Путилин за 106 боевых вылетов на Ил-2 уничтожил 20 танков, 60 автомашин, 7 бронетранспортёров, 3 паровоза, 18 железнодорожных вагонов, 12 артиллерийских и 13 зенитных батарей, 3 склада с боеприпасами и 4 склада с горючим, 12 подвод с военным имуществом, 1 баржу, 3 моста, 5 самолётов на аэродромах и до 600 немецких солдат и офицеров. 16 апреля 1945 года командир 74-го гвардейского штурмового авиационного полка гвардии майор М. И. Смильский представил гвардии майора М. Т. Путилина к званию Героя Советского Союза. Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР был подписан уже после окончания Великой Отечественной войны 29 июня 1945 года.

Последние боевые вылеты во время войны Михаил Тихонович совершил на штурмовку долговременных укреплений противника в порту города Пиллау. Благодаря эффективным штурмовым ударам шестёрок штурмовиков под командованием гвардии майора Путилина наземные войска овладели Северным и Восточным фортами. Всего за время участия в боевых действиях М. Т. Путилин совершил 312 боевых вылетов. Его эскадрилья до 5 мая 1945 года вела боевую работу по ликвидации немецких отрядов на косе Фрише-Нерунг.

После войны М. Т. Путилин продолжал службу в военно-воздушных силах СССР до 1956 года. В запас он уволился в звании подполковника с должности штурмана авиационного полка. Жил в городе Воронеже. Умер Михаил Тихонович 4 января 1985 года. Похоронен на Юго-Западном кладбище города.

Награды
 Медаль «Золотая Звезда» (29.06.1945);
 орден Ленина (29.06.1945);
 два ордена Красного Знамени (19.07.1944; 07.02.1945);
 орден Богдана Хмельницкого 3-й степени (03.06.1945);
 орден Александра Невского (02.11.1944);
 орден Отечественной войны 1-й степени (02.04.1945);
 три ордена Красной Звезды (27.10.1942; 06.11.1942; 15.01.1951);
 медали, в том числе:
 медаль «За боевые заслуги» (06.11.1945);
 медаль «За оборону Сталинграда» (1942).

Оценки и мнения
Товарищ Путилин мужественный, отважный, безгранично храбрый лётчик-штурмовик, вожак больших групп штурмовиков на боевые задания. Отличная техника пилотирования, смелый, грамотный противозенитный манёвр, дерзость и решительность при отражении атак вражеских истребителей, тактическая хитрость и находчивость, эффективность штурмовых ударов и мастерское владение огневой мощью своего боевого самолёта всегда обеспечивают товарищу Путилину отличное выполнение боевых задач

Память
 Имя Героя Советского Союза М. Т. Путилина увековечено на площади Героев в городе Липецке.
 Мемориальная доска в честь Героя Советского Союза М. Т. Путилина установлена в городе Воронеже по адресу: улица Куцыгина, 10.

Примечания

Литература

Документы

Ссылки

Лётчики Великой Отечественной войны
Похороненные на Юго-Западном кладбище Воронежа
Участники Миусской операции
Участники Донбасской операции (1943)
Участники Мелитопольской операции
Участники Никопольско-Криворожской операции
Участники Крымской операции (1944)
Участники Белорусской операции (1944)
Участники Витебско-Оршанской операции
Участники Минской операции
Участники Вильнюсской наступательной операции
Участники Гумбиннен-Гольдапской операции
Участники Восточно-Прусской операции (1945)
Участники Инстербургско-Кёнигсбергской операции
Участники Восточно-Померанской операции
Участники Кёнигсбергской операции
Участники Земландской наступательной операции
Участники Керченско-Феодосийской операции

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Is it worth it? Patient and public views on the impact of their involvement in health research and its assessment: a UK-based qualitative interview study
Crocker JC., Boylan AM., Bostock J., Locock L.
© 2016 The Authors. Health Expectations Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Background: There are mounting calls for robust, critical evaluation of the impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research. However, questions remain about how to assess its impact, and whether it should be assessed at all. The debate has thus far been dominated by professionals. Objective: To explore the views of PPI contributors involved in health research regarding the impact of PPI on research, whether and how it should be assessed. Design: Qualitative interview study. Setting and participants: Thirty-eight PPI contributors involved in health research across the UK. Results: Participants felt that PPI has a beneficial impact on health research. They described various impactful roles, which we conceptualize as the 'expert in lived experience', the 'creative outsider', the 'free challenger', the 'bridger', the 'motivator' and the 'passive presence'. Participants generally supported assessing the impact of PPI, while acknowledging the challenges and concerns about the appropriateness and feasibility of measurement. They expressed a range of views about what impacts should be assessed, by whom and how. Individual feedback on impact was seen as an important driver of improved impact and motivation to stay involved. Conclusions: While there appears to be widespread support for PPI impact assessment among PPI contributors, their views on what to assess and how are diverse. PPI contributors should be involved as equal partners in debates and decisions about these issues. Individual feedback on impact may increase PPI contributors' potential impact and their motivation to stay involved.
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Health Expectations

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In the United States, motor vehicle accidents are the number one killer of children under 5 years of age, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Repeated studies show that correct, consistent use of child restraint systems is a proven method of preventing many unnecessary deaths. Yet current data from NHTSA's National Accident Sampling Survey show that only 35 percent of infants under 1 year of age, and only 25 percent of toddlers between 1 and 4, are protected by child restraints when they ride in cars. The authors believe that an innovative public awareness campaign, based on a Presidential proclamation giving national priority to encouraging correct use of child restraint systems, would serve both to increase the public's knowledge of car safety issues and to increase the number of parents who provide restraint protection for their children. Our proposal is unique in that it is a multidimensional approach with its main focus on children under 5 as a target population. We advocate continued appeal to the adult consumer population but believe that long-term results will be more significant if children are addressed as well. The main emphasis of our proposal is on local community involvement, yet Federal acknowledgement of the problem of safety for small children in cars--and support of efforts to solve this problem--are necessary to reinforce the efforts of grassroots organizations.
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I work in social services and live in the Midwest with my lovely wife and 3 wonderful cats.
Not opposed to living long enough to see the last priest strangled with the entrails of the last politician.
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The people in the U.S. Border Patrol are scum
Deadspin is dead. Long live Deadspin
Escorting and other things
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The death throes of Leviathan
Evangelical haunted houses
Good Guy With a Gun fails to stop Bad Guy With a Gun because "whites don't shoot whites"
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The venerable police of my city are bracing for backlash
My hometown of Milwaukee has a bit of history of police violence, which I believe is pretty well known at this point. Less well known is a history of making professional athletes feel, let's say unwelcome. With the story of Sterling Brown, who plays for the Bucks, these two aspects converge. Earlier this year Brown committed the heinous crime of parking across two disability parking spaces at Walgreens, followed by a confrontation with a cop which led to him being tased and arrested. Parking in a disability parking space is a dick move, but one I would say is somewhat mitigated by the fact that this occurred at 2am – I doubt the parking lot was very full. Nonetheless, I would hope most agree it's not a tase-worthy offense.
[As an aside, Brown was released from custody at around 5am. Later that same day he played with a busted face and tallied 4 points and 9 board in a win. Pretty bad ass IMO. Also, the game featured this awesome Giannis dunk:
MEAN. MUG. #GIANNIS pic.twitter.com/DMkDuE0RBV
— Brew Hoop (@brewhoop) January 27, 2018
Let's have a look at what Milwaukee Police union president Mike Crivello had to say shortly after the incident:
Special treatment for special people [regarding perceived mayoral interference].
You put your hands on and/or strike a police officer who is doing nothing more than what he is sworn to do, what he is paid to do, what all other citizens should want him to do, you need to go to jail and you need to at least have the charges referred to the district attorney's office.
Hm. Sounds like he had some insider info. Or is a huge piece of shit. Or both! By this point in the saga it wasn't known exactly what happened.
Bucks fandom was largely supportive of Brown. However, there were, of course, rats crawling out of the sewer spewing barely disguised racism. How dare Brown get uppity with the noble policeman whose only goal in life is to keep the city safe! I don't think many were Bucks fans. For a little background, a lot of white people in Wisconsin hate the Bucks and the NBA in general, while at the same time lionize the more fundamental-driven [read: less black] college game. Many of these upstanding citizens seemed to heartily enjoy a black professional athlete of a league they don't like being put in his place.
Up until yesterday, it was perplexing how tight-lipped everyone had been, from Brown, to the Bucks, to the authorities. After the hoopla within a few days of the event, next to nothing came out. It appeared that the story would get swept under the rug, with many theorizing that Brown was being an asshole while the cop overreacted. It appears this might not be the case:
Brown did not appear combative or threatening when officers questioned him about a parking violation in January, according to two sources who have watched the video. The sources asked that their names not be used because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about it.
"This could be bad," said one source who watched the video. "The player doesn't appear to be provocative at all."
Police officials have been preparing community leaders for the release of the body-camera footage by showing it to selected local officials, including a closed session of a Common Council committee.
Assistant Police Chief Michael Brunson Sr. referred to the Brown video in a speech at a Milwaukee church Sunday during the city's Ceasefire Sabbath.
"There's going to be a video that's going to come out soon, in the next couple of weeks, involving the department, and I'm going to honest with you, we're going to need your support during the challenges," he said, according to video posted on WITI-TV.
What the nature of the anticipated "backlash" will be, who knows? Will it only amount to mere backlash? Could it morph into unrest? Or perhaps a riot?
Earlier this month, cops beat the shit out of a kid at a mall in Wauwatosa (a lily white suburb that uncomfortably shares a border with the city proper (as distinct from adjacent lily white suburbs safely insulated from the terrors of the inner city)). The "backlash" thus far has merely been bad PR. Brown's case will likely result in the same, but with the added annoyance (to the MPD) of national attention. But it will all eventually fade away, as all stories of this nature do.
One wonders if this would have received even local attention were it not for Brown's cachet as a professional athlete. God only knows how many stories like this there are that don't receive any publicity whatsoever. I've thought about this often over the years and it always makes me feel angry, sad and hopeless.
ETA: Right as I posted this I found out Brown is suing the MPD.
bad people, politics, sports, state violence
60 Gazans murdered, 2000+ injured
While scumbags celebrated the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, Gaza burned, with 60 dead, and 2200 injured. If there were any Israeli casualties, I haven't seen the numbers – surely it is much, much less.
Making this even more cruel and indefensible, the embassy opening was scheduled one day before Nakba Day, a "day of commemoration of the displacement that preceded and followed the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948."
Setting the geopolitical ramifications of the embassy move aside, what kind of person, when considering the vast power disparity between the state of Israel and those forced to live in what amounts to a literal open-air prison, would side with the gaolers?
How can anyone feel that, were they in Palestinian shoes, that they wouldn't be seething with rage at the power structures that dominate and kill them with impunity? And, no less, a power structure that is composed of people that fucking hate them. I wonder if they celebrated as they did in 2014:
"Die! Die! Bye!" laughing teenage girls shout at the celebration in Tel Aviv. "Bye, Palestine!"
"Fucking Arabs! Fuck Muhammad!" a young man yells.
"Gaza is a graveyard! Gaza is a graveyard! Ole, ole, ole, ole," the crowd in Tel Aviv sings as it dances in jubilation. "There is no school tomorrow! There are no children left in Gaza!"
For context, this is what was the cause for such jubilation:
Palestinian militias, armed with little more than light weapons, had just faced Israeli tanks, artillery, fighter jets, infantry units and missiles in a 51-day Israeli assault that left 2,314 Palestinians dead and 17,125 injured. Some 500,000 Palestinians were displaced and about 100,000 homes were destroyed or damaged.
Terrified Palestinian families huddled inside their homes as Israel dropped more than 100 one-ton bombs and fired thousands of high-explosive artillery shells into Shuja'iyya. Those who tried to escape in the face of the advancing Israelis often were gunned down with their hands in the air, and the bodies were left to rot in the scorching heat for days."
I hope I'd have the courage to stand against tanks, bombs and armored soldiers with nothing but a rock in my hand and a t-shirt wrapped around my face. But maybe I'd work within the system, repeatedly smashing my head against a metaphorical wall that shows no signs of breaking. Or maybe, with or without hope, I'd do nothing and just try to get by. I don't know.
But I do know that I would hate my oppressors with every ounce of my being. There would be no hope for reconciliation, except in a fantasy-world where they would beg for my forgiveness. In the real world, of course, the Israeli state wants nothing more than docile obedience. Ideally, this would be without any form of meaningful resistance. Resistance is tolerable more or less – surely Israel knows that without changing strategies the status quo will continue. But better for the subjugated to live with their tails between their legs in fear of overwhelming, state-sanctioned violence, though it doesn't appear that this will occur anytime soon.
This shit's been going on for far longer than I've been paying attention. And I, living a relatively comfortable life get fatigued with what amounts to being a spectator. That's pretty fucking selfish, but I don't know how else to process so much human misery for which I have no means of lessening.
bad people, state violence
A palate cleanser for that terrible NYT piece about the "Intellectual Dark Web"
A recent episode of Revolutionary Left Radio (which I've previously fawned over) takes a deep dive into the commonalities and differences between three of the Status Quo Warrior's described in the NYT: Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and Steven Pinker (whom only makes a brief appearance in the article).
To me, it's refreshing to listen to them being discussed in this format, because they all cater to different types of reactionary audiences coagulating around the center of the political spectrum that is ever shifting to the right: Peterson for the sad and lost, Harris for the arrogant, and Pinker for the starry-eyed optimist.
But! Know that by listening to Rev Left's critiques you are contributing to the tragic misunderstanding and ultimate silencing of these precious, delicate snowflakes. If you don't mind having that on your conscience, perhaps give it a listen.
atheism, bad ideas, bad people, bigotry, culture, politics, social justice
Oh hey, Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) released a new video!
I tend to dislike adding my voice to the deafening chorus of those critically acclaiming or universally reviling something, but Childish Gambino's new video is fucking incredible. If the song is any indication, it's plausible the forthcoming album might actually top the phenomenal "Awaken, My Love!".
It's hard to put into words how I feel about the actual video, which I think is kind of the point. The content is so multifaceted and open to interpretation that I'm thinking the authorial intent was pure provocation – I mean, he mows down a church choir in a hail of bullets. Here's a couple thinkpieces
The season finale of Atlanta, the best show on TV, in on Thursday
This summer, he'll appear as young Lando in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and is virtually assured to outshine his pitifully forgettable co-star playing the titular Solo.
He's come a long way from mediocre at best rap and kinda shitty stand-up. As many have noted, I don't think we've ever seen anything quite like what he's doing.
Violence against indigenous peoples at home and abroad
I was recently thinking about the deaths of Colten Boushie and Jason Pero, both of whom were murdered by scared white men. The fear of their indigenous victims, of course, was enough to justify a hung jury in the former, and no charges in the latter. I was wondering how many people knew about it, and if it was receiving what I felt was sufficient media coverage. I think the answer is probably no.
Who can say what alchemy is involved in the viral nature of some events but not others? For example, a cop shot an unarmed black man lying on his back in a northside suburb of Milwaukee. Against all odds, charges were filed against the officer. However, the case resulted in a hung jury a few weeks back, and prosecutors have decided not to retry the case. A Google News search yields results that are almost all local. For whatever reasons, it didn't filter out into the national consciousness.
Jason Pero, a 14-year-old member of the Bad River Band in northern Wisconsin was murdered after he called 911 to report a male walking around with a knife matching his own description. The cop – Brock Mrdjenovich – takes up the story from here saying that Pero refused commands to drop the knife. Pero supposedly lunged from 10 feet away and Mrdjenovich, fearing for his own life, was forced to take the entirety of the legal process into his own hands as judge, jury and executioner.
Mrdjenovich reported that Pero said between bullets that he wanted to die, and Mrdjenovich was quick to oblige, despite also having a taser and pepper spray at his disposal. There were no witnesses or video to contradict Mrdjenovich's account. St. Croix County prosecutors declined to file charges. Since he was determined to have done nothing wrong, Mrdjenovich remains employed, though the police district is "dedicated to rebuilding and restoring trust and a working relationship with the community at all levels through continued community policing, officer education and training, and proactive involvement with all citizens of Ashland County."
I actually kind of believe Mrdjenovich's statement about Pero's final words – with no one to contradict him, it would be far better for his defense strategy to claim that Pero was screaming he was going to kill him rather than himself. Then again, one would think Pero's admission would get him to stop firing. A trial likely wouldn't have yielded a conviction, but neglecting to bring the case to a jury trial is absurd – a man with a gun shot a boy with a knife from 10 feet away.
This is similar to another story, one I hadn't heard of before writing this, regarding another apparent "suicide-by-cop" scenario:
Back in July 2015, Denver police shot and killed Paul Castaway [a Lakota man] who they said was charging at them with a knife. However, other eyewitness accounts and a surveillance video showed he was holding the knife to his own neck, and the 911 call his mother made said he was mentally ill and drunk. Castaway was only a danger to himself, but the police thought shooting him in the chest was the quicker solution instead of helping him.
Charges weren't filed. Pero also showed signs of distress and mental illness. There were cuts on his arms and he had fentanyl in his system at the time of his death. The common thread of possible mental illness in the two stories highlight another area that the police are ill-equipped to deal with, especially with regards to Native communities (and, sorry, here's another horrible story from my hometown that was recently brought to light). That mental issues may arise from institutionalized racism (both similar and different to that experienced by African Americans) is tangential to the larger issues of how the State and their shock troops interact with Native Americans, who are
killed by police at disproportionately high rates. […] [A]ccording to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Native Americans were killed by police at a rate of 0.21 per 100,000 from 1999 to 2014, and African-Americans (who outnumber Native Americans roughly 10 to 1) were killed at a rate of 0.25 per 100,000.2
Even so, police killings of Native Americans are probably undercounted, said D. Brian Burghart, a journalist who runs the Fatal Encounters database, one of several independent projects aimed at producing a more complete tally of the number of Americans killed by police each year. Killings by police, as a whole, are undercounted by the CDC and other federal agencies. For instance, in 2014, the CDC logged 515 such deaths, while Fatal Encounters found more than 1,300.
And when police kill Native Americans, even the more accurate independent databases often miss or miscategorize those deaths, said Burghart and Samuel Sinyangwe, co-founder of the Mapping Police Violence database.
It's a nesting doll of incomplete data that leaves Native Americans as both one of the groups most likely to be killed by police and the group most likely to have its deaths at the hands of police go unrecorded.
For Jason Pero, outside of a few articles, notably in CNN, Huffington Post, and the New York Daily News, the story didn't receive what I would consider to be widespread coverage. There also didn't appear to be many follow-ups regarding developments subsequent to the time he was murdered. And so, while it merited a blip on the radar, it was soon buried under the constant churn.
Colton Boushie, on the other hand, had significantly more coverage and was seen as just the latest indignity inflicted on the indigenous natives of Canada. Though it hasn't really seemed to enter into the general consciousness of their neighbors to the south. Or perhaps it has and I'm wrong.
This time, the murderer was not an agent of the State, making him unable to benefit from having the full heft of its weight behind him. But, as a white man, he was more than able to benefit from combining his whiteness with fear. That, as we've seen so often, is a deadly combination, both in terms of justification of deadly force and for crushing the chances that victims and their family have for receiving any modicum of justice.
Boushie, a resident of the Cree Red Pheasant First Nation of Saskatchewan, was murdered by Gerald Stanley, on whose property the incident occurred. Though it was alleged that Boushie and his friends were attempting to break into cars in the area, they were never charged. Which is pretty odd. It was a case that focused far more on Boushie and his friends than Stanley, the only person that day who murdered someone. As Darcy Lindberg writes in The Conversation,
It is clear that Colten Boushie, despite breaking no law, was never provided the presumption of innocence before guilt that Gerald Stanley was given in his trial. The mix of being a stranger on someone else's property, intoxicated and Indigenous were lethal to Colten's life, and most likely fatal to justice afterwards.
While many are decrying that Colten's indigeneity had nothing to do with his death, such a view dangerously ignores the century plus of evidence planted in the imagination of the prairie settler, one materially aided by law. Once planted, it has created a dangerous license that continues to have devastating effects on Indigenous peoples.
It's pretty fucking enraging that so many are quick to assume that bigotry played no role. Also enraging is that the mere possibility of biased indigenous jurors was able to be weaponized by the defense – any juror who even looked indigenous was removed. Further, the chosen jurors weren't screened for racial bias and were not instructed by the judge to disregard any prejudice they may have had (not that it would have mattered most likely). It just goes to show how malleable and adaptable white privilege can be.
Obviously there's much more to the case than what I've written, but I just want to highlight the following, from the same link in the previous paragraph. Part of the defense hinged on Stanley claiming
his finger was not on the trigger when his gun went off as it was facing Boushie's head (that is, he claimed it to be an accident and not an intentional act) and that he reasonably believed the gun was empty (i.e. no negligence).
In support of his testimony, Stanley relied on a phenomenon known as "hang fire" – a delay between the pulling of the trigger and the gun firing. In this case, there was a significant delay between when Stanley said he last pulled the trigger as part of a series of warning shots and when the gun fired the fatal shot. That period of time included him taking out the magazine, getting to the car, reaching in to move a metal object and then across the steering wheel to turn off the ignition.
If that sounds like highly improbable bullshit, that's because it is:
Both the Crown and defence experts testified that the gun was functioning properly, not prone to misfires and that hang fires are exceptionally rare. According to the Crown expert, any delay is usually less than half a second.
Instead, the defence relied on two lay witnesses who testified about their experience with similar delays with different guns. One of them, who approached the defence to offer his story during the trial, testified about his experience 40 years ago while gopher hunting. Despite serious questions surrounding the admissibility of this evidence, the Crown did not object.
Jesus. Fucking. Christ. A fucking gopher hunter with a 40-year-old anecdote. I guess the jury of Stanley's peers saw a fellow peer in this mysterious gopher hunter, who magnanimously came to the defense with his exculpatory bombshell.
Racial violence against unarmed or mentally ill, both perpetrated by the State and by individuals, can easily be justified by five simple words: "I was scared for my life." For the indigenous of North America, these present-day manifestations of racial violence are seamlessly incorporated into centuries of bigotry, in conscious and subconscious form. In its subconscious form, it is so old, so reified into the relationships with the State, that it probably doesn't even feel like bigotry to the actual humans who perpetuate it. Can it even be called hate, at this point? To those whom are continuing the historical legacies of settler colonialism, it probably just feels like how things are. How easy it would be, such people think, were the indigenous to just act White. Although, the word they would actually use is Normal, and would likely fail to admit that White and Normal are virtually synonymous in their worldview.
Pero and Boushie belong to a class of people that are seldom visible to the general populace, except as "inspirations" for mascots, casino owners, or merely living relics of a bygone era. They can also, at times, emerge as a cause célèbre amongst #resistance-types, but such instances are always ephemeral – remember Standing Rock? And would it surprise you to learn that there are continuing battles between the fossil fuel industry and the indigenous? I can confidently say that that isn't widely known. It's not like I'm that much better – I know vaguely about a few, but it takes several Google searches to give me a better picture.
Appalling treatment of indigenous peoples by the nation states they happen to exist within isn't relegated to North America. To name but a few, there are the reindeer herding Sami of northern Scandinavia; Sama-Bajau sea nomads of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; Iraqi Marsh Arabs; and the Andamanese and Sentinelese inhabitants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Such peoples have long resisted integration into the surrounding vampiric socio-economic infrastructures that lust after unmitigated access to their land, resources, and labor. The ramifications have been and will continue to be catastrophic. At least as long as those infrastructures exist.
Perhaps most galling is the bewilderment displayed by those who are unable to comprehend why anyone wouldn't want to shed their cultural identifies in order to fully assimilate into the dominant paradigms that have oppressed, displaced and killed them with relative impunity for generations. But then again, they probably haven't read any Steven Pinker. Thus, they sadly don't truly know the error of their ways – beckoning on the horizon is the shining city on the hill that is global capitalism nestled within the cocoon of meritocratic nation-states. Their humble entrance into its bottommost rungs – not as Others, but finally as true Citizens – will show them the self-evident superiority of what they've long feared. Truly the sky will be the limit with discipline, hard work and a can-do attitude.
All kidding aside, their continued resistance is really fucking admirable – in a just world, such resistance wouldn't be necessary. At the very least, when they are killed, their killers should have to face actual consequences. I don't think that's too much to ask.
racism, social justice, state violence


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Jorge Puron Exhibit
February 14, 2018 @ 9:00 am - March 31, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
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Texas A&M-Kingsville hosts Jorge Puron exhibition
Ben Bailey Art Gallery – 02/14/18 – 03/31/18
The Ben Bailey Art Gallery at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is the site of Works from 2015-2017 by San Antonio artist Jorge Puron. The exhibit is on display through Saturday, March 31. Puron's artist talk and reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 1.
"My work is starkly geometric and founded upon hard-edged forms," Puron said. "I explore the concept of spatial relationships and how they are affected by the application of line and color. My purely geometric work confronts perception by subjecting form, and the practice by which it is painted.
"The resulting, reductive images both suggest and resist the need for detail and narrative myth by denying the viewer symbolic references. The effect is blunt and aesthetically confrontational. It negates conventions about form and art-historical references while hinting to a system of order hovering just beyond perception," he added.
Puron was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico but he currently lives and works in San Antonio. His art is influenced by a life lived on both sides of the United States-Mexico border. With over 100 national and international solo and group exhibitions, his work has been shown at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, Museo Alameda in San Antonio, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, El Paso Museum of Art, Museo Reyes Meza in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and many more.
In 2002, he co-founded Jardin del Arte, a project to promote artists in San Miguel de Allende and in 2010, he was appointed advisor to the Municipal Council of Culture in Piedras Negras. In 2013, Puron received the Eric Schaudies Memorial Award at K Space Contemporary in Corpus Christi, the top prize for the Third Coast National juried exhibition. His work was recently featured in documented exhibits, Un Provincial and Borderwave in 2016 and Practical Arts of Perception in 2017.
His work is part of private and corporate collections in North America and Europe. Puron also has worked in cinema as an art director and set designer for independent short and full-length films. Most recently, his work was selected for the juried Biennial Origins in Geometric Art.
The Bailey Art Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 361-593-3401 or visit www.tamukart.blogspot.com .
February 14, 2018 @ 9:00 am
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Ben Bailey Art Gallery
916 West Santa Gertrudis
http://www.tamuk.edu/events/2014/10/carlosgomez.html
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One of the hardest things about starting a homestead is getting things done with minimal tools. My wife and I built our chicken coop in the spring, and when we did we did it out of pine boards. It is a solid chicken coop built from 4×4's for framing. It had to weigh nearly 300 pounds when we set it into the spot we were sure would be perfect for it. That was six months ago.
Since then, the chickens have been eating, and well, there is no way to put this delicately, excreting. A lot. Some of it when they are in their coop. We also had an automatic waterer that they would plug on occasion and it would continue to run until the water spilled out over the top. It has also been raining for several days, and our untreated pine boards have been soaking up the water. The chicken coop has to weigh over 500 pounds now. I thought it would be the perfect time to move it.
Over the course of the summer, it became apparent that the chicken coop should be moved. It was pretty near the driveway and one of our neighbors brought up the possibility that it might be in his way.
Our plow guy is amazing. He works a regular job and then plows before work and after work. Anything we can do to make his life a little easier is a small sacrifice to make. I wanted to make sure he has to spend the minimal amount of time on our driveway as possible.
This morning after breakfast, I went out to let the chickens out and formulate a plan to move the coop. I could get my hands underneath it, and I could lift it an inch or so. However the posts had settled a bit into the sod, and I couldn't clear the divets. I knew the job would be so much easier with a tractor, but I don't have a tractor. I have a great neighbor with a tractor, but it is always awkward for me asking for help. Especially to move a coop over about ten feet.
I would have to rely on man power. I have some cedar posts cut for a fence that I still haven't gotten up- that will have to wait for another day. I need a fulcrum. We had some unstacked firewood lying about. I stacked several of the logs on top of each other- and jammed the pole under the gable end of the coop. I could easily lift the coop out of the divots now, however, I couldn't lift up and move the coop at the same time. I called my wife to help. Despite the weight of the coop, she could easily lift it up. I used another cedar post on the side of the coop to wedge the coop over. It was slow going. What would have taken a person on a tractor three minutes took my wife and me about a half an hour to do- but we did it.
When the farmers first settled in this area, they didn't have tractors. Often they didn't have much of anything at all- just a handful of tools. They cleared the land, built houses and barns, and worked the land with primitive tools, and a lot of labor. Moving a coop over a few feet might sound like much- but without modern tools and conveniences, it is a challenge. They lived this every day. Every day from dawn until dusk- they toiled. They chopped. They plowed. They chiseled and sawed. They did it over the course of decades and generations. They slowly shaped this land until it could feed most of New England. Apples, wool, and potatoes from Maine wereshipped throughout the world. We were the breadbasket of America. We have a lot of people working to make it that way again- if we pull hard enough together- and maybe get a lever- maybe we can lift Maine out of the economic divot it has been in.


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Metcal Introduces the Next Big Step in Process Control: Connection Validation
February 13, 2017 | Metcal
Metcal's CV-5200 Connection Validation Soldering Station provides real-time closed loop feedback on intermetallic compound formation— the world's first. Plus, a new communication port enables process traceability and firmware upgrades.
Metcal announced today the introduction of its breakthrough CV-5200 Connection Validation Soldering Station. Connection Validation provides operators with real-time, closed loop feedback, via a green or red light integrated into the hand piece, to indicate intermetallic compound formation—the key to a good solder joint.
"Connection Validation, or CV, is the next big step in the evolution of process control," said Christopher Larocca, President of OK International, which acquired Metcal in 1996. "When Metcal first introduced SmartHeat, we offered customers a new level of process control within their hand soldering operations, which is historically the weakest link. Now with CV, we offer control not only of the tip temperature, but also solder joint quality itself. It's the most innovative advancement in soldering technology in almost 30 years and represents a quantum shift in process control—particularly in the prototyping and production of automotive, aerospace, military, medical devices, and other products with zero risk tolerance."
Metcal's Chief Technology Officer, Hoa Nguyen, added, "The CV-5200 also provides data capture capability and a communication port—enabling process traceability and firmware upgrades to achieve higher levels of process control. Metcal is building stations that mitigate risk for our customers while also supporting compliance and quality tracking. And of course, all our soldering stations continue to feature SmartHeat® and never need calibration, saving customers time and money."
The CV-5200 also features a patented Chip-in-Cartridge technology that precisely calculates and displays tip temperature on the unit's color TFT graphic display. "With the CV-5200's communication port, tip temperature and other data can be collected and analyzed in production reports," said Nguyen.
Metcal will feature the CV-5200 Connection Validation™ Soldering Station at the IPC APEX EXPO 2017, February 14-16 in San Diego, CA. For more information on CV, click here.
About Metcal
Since 1982, Metcal has been the recognized technology innovator in the OEM and global electronics assembly marketplace for the automotive, aerospace, medical devices and military sectors. Metcal provides advanced technology products across hand soldering, convection rework, fume extraction, and fluid dispensing applications. Its products continue to set the standard for performance, reliability, flexibility, and ROI, and are available from authorized distributors in North America and around the world.
Top 10 Most-Read SMT Articles of 2020
12/31/2020 | I-Connect007
As 2020 comes to a close, the I-Connect007 Editorial Team takes a look back at its most read articles. Here are the top 10 reads in SMT from the past year.
SMTA Europe Solder Finish Webinar Addresses Defects Causes and Cures
12/14/2020 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007
"What is your most common PCB problem?" A survey conducted by Bob Willis had revealed finish solderability to be the predominant contender, and it was clear that the choice of solderable finish applied to surface mount boards could have a significant effect on the assembly yield and cost of the final circuit. SMTA Europe organised an informative and enlightening webinar this month entitled "Guide to PCB Solder Finishes—Process Defects Causes and Cures," with soldering specialist Bob Willis as presenter.


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Q: Editar Tabla para cambio de Tipo de Dato Estaba haciendo unas consultas en una tabla de SQL server, y me he dado cuenta que la fecha, en vez de meterse en DateTime, se metió en char 26. Ahora mismo sale de tal forma:

07/07/2022 0:41:42

27/07/2022 15:41:42

Mi pregunta es, ¿Puedo editar la tabla para cambiar el tipo de dato de la columna, de char a Datetime, y que lo entienda como una fecha lógica? Es una base de datos que tiene más de 70.000 filas, por lo que la prueba y error me da un poco de respeto.
Muchas gracias, un saludo
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Como resumen con la respuesta de las contestaciones de la comunidad, lo he conseguido con la siguiente sentencia:

ALTER TABLE tabla ALTER COLUMN columna DATETIME

Debería haber hecho un back up e la tabla, pero como tenía una tabla parecida en un SQL que tengo de pruebas, lo hice directamente ahí. Funcionó con la fecha escrita de la forma que puse unas líneas más arriba, y ahora a la hora de comparar fechas funciona correctamente. Muchas gracias a la comunidad, un saludo.

A: ya te han brindado buenos comentarios.
si deseas probar, podrias primero ver que las fechas queden bien al convertirse a datetime. y luego cambiar el tipo de dato.
drop table if exists #test
create table #test (fecha varchar (26));
insert into #test (fecha) values ('07/07/2022 0:41:42'),('27/07/2022 15:41:42');

select fecha, cast (fecha as datetime) from #test

--|| luego de verificar rangos de fechas, podrias cambiar el tipo de dato
alter table #test alter column fecha datetime;

select fecha from #test

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Q: Difference between working with tkinter and tix (as tkinter?) What exactly is the difference between starting the program with
from tkinter import *

and
from tkinter import tix as tk

Because with the latter one I'm having problems, hence the question. I've changed all tkinter elements from plain 'Button' to 'tk.Button', but that doesn't seem to be the only difference that it makes.
Particularly I have a problem in the following code bit:
class OptionMenus(OptionMenu):
    def __init__(self, master, status, *fonts):
        self.var = StringVar(master)
        self.var.set(status)
        OptionMenu.__init__(self, master, self.var, *fonts,
                            command = update_config)
        self.config(width = "9", height = "1")

or
class OptionMenus(tk.OptionMenu):
    def __init__(self, master, status, *fonts):
        self.var = tk.StringVar(master)
        (self.var).set(status)
        (tk.OptionMenu).__init__(self, master, self.var, *fonts,
                                 command = update_config)
        self.config(width = "9", height = "1")

(and just in case how I call it)
fonts_menu = OptionMenus(buttons, strings[17], *fonts)

The latter one produces an error: "TypeError: init() takes from 2 to 3 positional arguments but 4 were given."
The first one works just fine.

A: tix and tk are two separate modules. They have some widgets that have similar names, but they are not interchangeable libraries.
If you want to use tix, you should import it separately from tkinter, and you should not do global imports because it leads to ambiguity, which is likely why you're having problems.
Import them like this:
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import tix

Then, use the widgets like this:
tk.Button(...)
tix.OptionMenu(...)

It then becomes crystal clear which widgets come from which libraries.


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I worked with Zane back in 2009. I wanted to find a townhome I felt safe in. I was new to buying a home and he guided me and gave me the direction I needed to help learn what I wanted in a home. He also introduced me to some fantastic people to help me with my mortgage and others. He guided me and made me feel as if my questions were not stupid. He did a fantastic job and I would refer any of my friends and family to him and Allen Tate in the future.
I have used Zane as my buying agent twice (2008 and 2011). I would strongly recommend him to any prospective property purchaser, particularly an inexperienced buyer like me. He provided valuable insight at each stage of the process: (1) property search; (2) viewing; (3) offer and contract; (4) home inspection and repair request negotiations with the Seller; and (5) the closing and its numerous related documents. He also pulled in team members from Allen Tate to handle the insurance package I needed for my new home. Above all, I commend him for being extremely accessible. During my 2011 home purchase, we went from the first on-site visit to the property, thru negotiations, to completing the closing in a total of 18 days. During that period, we communicated either by phone or email daily. If I ever need a real estate agent again, I would use Zane and only Zane.
My husband and I worked with Zane in 2009 and were extremely impressed. He made us feel like we were his only clients...he was always readily available to us when we had any questions or concerns. He seemed to have our best interest at heart, and we felt he went above and beyond for us. He definitely knows what GREAT customer service is. We highly recommend him to anyone selling or purchasing a home...he will definitely be our "go to guy" if we sell or buy a home in the future.
As first-time home buyers and new to the area, we found Zane Gerringer via an online message board. To say Zane was helpful is truly an understatement. Through his knowledge, patience, expertise and understanding, my wife and I finally found our home. Zane helped us through every step of the process, listened to our concerns and constantly tweaked his schedule to accommodate our needs. My wife and I closed on our first home yesterday and we could not have been happier with the home and our choice in Real Estate Agents. Without hesitation, we fully recommend Zane to anyone who is looking to purchase a home. Thank you Zane, for everything!
Before relocating to NC we reached out to 5 Realtors - Zane was the first to respond and the only one not pressuring us to raise our price range. Zane was reliable. I really felt Zane related to me and understood my wants, needs and concerns. -Best experience my family has had, wish Zane could have represented us in selling our home in Oklahoma!
I picked Zane based on his reviews on the internet. Zane went above and beyond the call of duty more than once. There was nothing Zane could have done to improve my experience working with him, I could not speak more highly of him.
Zane had a very easy to navigate website and responded to my inquiries very quickly. I have no negatives from my experience with Zane!
Zane's personal touch stands out most in my mind when I think of our real estate experience together. He was friendly, honest & easy to talk to. Zane was one of the best real estate agents I've EVER worked with, & I've worked with a lot!
Zane, I just wanted to take the time and say thank you for all your help! I appreciate your guidance and patience! I love my new home:) Thanks again, Courtney J.
I just don't know how Zane could have been more supportive! I feel like I've found a new friend!
Zane was kind, understanding and generous with information. He made me feel as if I gained a new friend (and I did). I have called Zane several times after the closing with questions, and he still takes time to promptly return my call and answer my questions. I have, and will continue to recommend Zane as an agent to persons who are interested in purchasing homes.
Zane was very nice and not pushy at all. His kindness & willingness to help in any way stands out most in my mind when I think about our real estate experience. He is the Best.
Dear Zane! I am so proud of you because I can see how much you love what you do and how much you dedicate yourself in doing your best. Maddie is still little but I am sure she is also proud of having a daddy like you. We love you! Fernanda, Maddie and Blu.
Hi Zane, Just wanted to say thank you for all your help during my home buying process. You have been wonderful and you made this experience very enjoyable for me, despite all the short falls. It was worth the wait. Even though I was not purchasing a million dollar home I felt like I received million dollar treatment and I really appreciate that. I know you will continue to be successful in your career and I will make sure that I refer my friends and family to you.
We worked with Zane in 2007 as we were looking to buy a home to accommodate our new baby girl. He was very in tune with our needs as well as extremely professional. We found the perfect house for us in plenty of time to prepare it for the baby. Since then my parents have worked with Zane. I would definitely recommend him to any friends or colleagues in the future.
Zane was AWESOME!! I would recommend his services to any one who is currently looking to buy a home. My first conversation with Zane, he said he would not call me until I was ready, that he would wait for me to call him, and that's exactly what he did, I was blown away by that. Zane always accommodated us, I really felt like we were his only clients. I always felt like I was buying a five hundred thousand dollar house. The customer service we received was second to none.
Zane came highly recommended. He was friendly & professional.
Zane's diligence and attention to detail as well as having our interests at heart stood out most in my mind - Zane is an exceptional agent!
I really needed an agent, and I already knew Zane and had heard good things about him. There was lots of paperwork, and Zane worked hard to help me get things done & he was really on top of things!
I chose to work with Zane because I feel comfortable with him. I was able to work with an agent I TRUSTED and had a great time! Zane is AWESOME!! Zane consistently went above and beyond on every occasion. He's absolutely wonderful!
Zane was extremely helpful with our house hunting and relocation. We were relocating to NC from OH and had to use our time wisely when we came down here to see houses. There were quite a lot of houses we had to look at in such a short time, plus we were pretty specific in what we wanted, and Zane was great throughout the whole process! As first time home buyers, looking in a state we had only been in a couple of times, Zane was a valuable asset in getting the home we wanted and making us comfortable with the whole experience. Thanks so much, Zane!!
Zane was referred to me by my brother-in-law. He acted as if we were his only clients. He took care of us with any questions or concerns very quickly. He was perfect.
We chose to work with Zane because we read good reviews online. Zane always kept us informed and made sure we got everything we wanted. He kept us in the loop constantly.
We worked with Zane for two years before buying. He was great then and continued to provide us the best advice & service. We changed our minds many times & made many offers, but he stuck with us & we're glad! We have recommended him to others who have also purchased property from Allen Tate & will continue to recommend him to others.
One of the best decisions we ever made was choosing Zane to sell our home. He is honest, patient and really takes the time to understand what the seller needs. He also understands his responsibilities to buyers. He answered every question we had and kept us posted throughout the entire process. It's a rather stressful time so good to have an experienced rep to guide us through. He and Tate Realty have their program down pat. Our house sold in about 6 weeks in a difficult market to an awesome first time buyer. We were able to make buyer concessions and net what we needed. We can't say enough good things about ZANE.
Zane seemed so knowledgeable and nice that I wanted to work with him. He made everything so easy for us. As first-time homebuyers, he couldn't have helped us more & Zane was fantastic!
Zane came highly recommended, and he always had my best interests at heart - he was very thorough & proficient.
Zane was extremely knowledgeable, but the thing we liked the most was that he was personable & laid back w/ a sense of humor.
Zane sold 2 houses to my daughter and son-in-law. They were very pleased. Zane was able to show us multiple examples of just what we were looking for right away.
Zane was very patient with us as we were 1st time homebuyers. He explained the whole process to us & gave us helpful advice through the process. Zane was very courteous, friendly, knowledgeable & helpful all along the way. I will refer Zane to all friends & family looking to buy a house.
How we came to work with Zane was just serendipitous; we called him after we saw an Allen Tate sign. What really stands out is how well Zane listened to us. Nothing in his control could have been done better.
Zane consistently went above & beyond the call. He WORKED!!
Zane seemed more like a friend than an agent - keep up the good work!
Zane is very efficient and effective. Overall, my home buying experience was very pleasant.