I wrote a post recently about how to get more reviews for your products. Reviews give you social proof and added credibility. They also help other customers with their buying decision. This is all great if the reviews you get are positive, but what if they're not? Today I want to talk about how to respond to negative feedback and reviews.
The best way to avoid getting (many) negative reviews (you can't please everyone!) is to have a great product in the first place.
If you've researched your competitors, found out what your customers are after, and sourced a great quality product, you'll have no problems here.
If not, you need to go back and look at this and ensure you're confident that your product is as good as it can be.
If / when you get a negative review, here's how to handle it, in 5 simple steps.
It's your product and your brand, so you need to take accountability. Even if you think the customer's wrong (we'll get to that later!) you still need to address it.
There's still time to rectify the situation and delight the customer.
It's great feedback for you – particularly if it's consistent – as it shows you where you can improve. Using my example above, getting reviews about my packaging made that a priority for the next order.
Maybe Royal Mail delivered a day too late and the customer's unhappy. Maybe your printer messed up and misspelt something. Maybe the box fell apart or something was missing.
Whether it's your fault, or someone else's, apologise – and mean it. Your customer won't care who's to blame. All they know is that they're unhappy and it's your product they're unhappy with.
Maybe you already have a good idea of what's wrong, but if the feedback's vague – i.e. 'poor quality' look into it a bit more.
Contact the customer (privately, or publicly, totally your call here) and ask if they can explain in more detail. Ask them how they think your product could be improved, or what they were expecting versus what they got.
It may not be your product that's the problem (if indeed there is one), it might be something the in the product description that needs tweaking to be clearer.
Some people won't respond to you (especially if you're following up on an online review), but some will and their feedback will be invaluable.
Let's say, using my example again, that customers are complaining about your packaging. Look into fixing it for your next production run.
If they say delivery's too slow or unreliable, look at changing how and who you ship with.
If your product's quality is receiving complaints, feed this back to your supplier and see if they can improve. If not, it might be time to look for someone else.
People are buying your product – which tells you they do want it. If it's not meeting their expectations then hopefully a few small tweaks and it will be exactly what they're looking for.
If you've done the work and improved your product, based on your customer's feedback, tell them about it!
You don't need to contact everyone individually (although an email, hand-written note, or comment on their review to say "I listened to your feedback and I've now made this change. Thank you for sharing your opinion and helping me to improve" (or something along those lines) might go down well!
You could also include something in your product description ('new and improved packaging' for example), or be really bold and do a post about it on social media, or your blog.
There's nothing wrong with admitting something was wrong (if it was) and that you've taken steps to fix it.
It would be to move on. You've done all you can now. Don't dwell on it and DON'T take it personally.
Even if a customer doesn't give you negative feedback, if they request a return or refund I suggest contacting them (I automatically send an email via Jumpsend) that says I'm sorry they feel they've had to do so and ask if there's anything you can do to help.
99% of customers will reply and give a reason. Sometimes it'll be something can't fix, sometimes it'll be of no fault of your own (delivery for example), but if there's something you can do – send out a replacement free of charge, for example, do it. Goodwill goes a long way.
Most of the time, you'll have avoided a bad review – as you've now taken the time to speak to the customer and put things right.
What if the feedback's unfair?
If you feel that you've had negative feedback about something that you can't control, then I'd suggest still responding and A, making that clear and B, still trying to fix the problem.
For example, if you sell on Amazon FBA and you receive a bad seller review due to long shipping times, that's out of your control. Always challenge these instances with Amazon, so your rating isn't affected – but also apologise to the customer, on behalf of Amazon too.
I know they say the customer's always right, but, what if they're not?
Even if you disagree with the feedback you're getting, I'd still suggest replying. Even if you feel it's vastly unfair. You can't please everyone, nor do you have to agree with then, but you can politely acknowledge that you've seen their feedback.
So, what do you think? Do you feel more comfortable dealing with any negative feedback that might come your way? I'm pretty sure it's inevitable, which is why I feel it's important to acknowledge it, fix it (if possible) and move on.


Fibre - Between 65-75% of the fibre found in chickpeas is insoluble. This type of fibre remains undigested all the way down to the final segment of your large intestine (colon). Recent studies have shown that chickpea fibre can be metabolised by bacteria in the colon to release short chain fatty acids, which fuel the cells lining your intestinal wall. This may help lower the risks of colon problems. Chickpea fibre may also help to lower excess cholesterol/blood fats and creates a feeling of fullness.
So how about a pizza base made from a combination of shredded courgettes, herbs and chickpea flour?
I then mixed the seasoned chickpea flour with enough water to make a thick batter.
Next I grated half of the courgette and mixed it into my chick pea batter.
I then placed the batter out onto my greased baking tray and with my spoon smoothed it into a nice round shape for my base.
I placed my pizza base into a hot oven for around 5 minutes so that it firmed up but wasn't fully cooked.
I topped my pizza base with sliced fresh tomato and loads of fresh veggies.
I brushed the top of my pizza with a little melted clarified butter and I sprinkled on some herbs, black pepper and a little salt over the toppings.
I put my pizza back in the oven until the veggies were done. This took around 5 minutes.
Looks great. I found this so quick and easy to do, there was no kneading or rolling out required for this pizza base.
There are so many possibilities for variation in the pizza base. The courgettes could be left out from the base or replaced with onions, garlic, grated carrot, shredded cauliflower, chopped parsley and so on. Sprouted grains like buckwheat could even be blended and mixed into the chickpea batter. Cooked mashed starchy vegetables like sweet potato, butternut squash may aslo be mixed into the base. I've even used blended leftover cooked rice mixed into the batter and it turned out great.
The chickpea base has a distinct flavour, which comes through beautifully and is incredibly filling too!
I've also tried this with pizza with a toppings of vegetables with fresh pesto, homemade tomato pizza sauce, cooked mincemeat, roast chicken, sliced boiled eggs, beans or goat's cheese.


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MEMBERS' NEWS
David Hardcastle writes "I thought that our regular painting trip to Suffolk with the East Coast Painters would not go ahead this year. But Dennis (in his late 80s and one of the original leaders of the group) said it was his only holiday this year and he was going ahead, even if it meant painting on his own. Then someone else said: "Well if Dennis is going, then so shall I!" and it snowballed from there. In the end we had 14 who came along at some stage, and usually 9 or 10 each day. We visited Sizewell Beach (right by the power station), Beccles Quay, Walberswick Beach, Orford Quay, Crow Hall (Jim Power's neighbour) and Southwold Harbour. No formal agenda or tuition, just a group of friends meeting up to paint in company.
The group has been going for some 40 years, starting in Dorset and visiting various parts of the UK. I was press-ganged into organising when the previous leader was getting infirm. We now meet in the second week of September (10th-17th, 2021) and all are welcome to attend. Some of us stay at the Crown pub in the delightful village of Westleton but others use B&Bs or rent locally. A number of locals also come along and sometime we are joined by the Norwich Art Society. A few paintings from this year's trip are shown below (including David's painting of Maggie Hamblin's studio at Sizewell, middle below)."
Ingrid Skoglund reports that it has been an interesting summer exhibition-wise. "When Denbies gallery re-opened after lockdown many bookings for the gallery had been cancelled. A group of exhibiting friends took a gamble and mopped up all the spare weeks - giving us a clear run of 5 weeks exhibition time in the gallery. This gave me the opportunity to show an unusual artwork - both in size (1M x 1.2M) and in construction - the culmination of much experimental work with acrylic. The Edge Of Dreams, created in creams, golds and smoky greys, portrays a Dreamscape - a narrative of how one drifts in and out of Dreams with glimpsed shadows and small fragments of dream half remembered.
I used archival quality Golden paints which absolutely glow, on a stretched linen canvas completed with a professionally made gold frame. I was blown away when some delightful buyers took this piece for a prominent place in their home - along with several other of my pieces. I now plan on creating a series of Dreamscapes - a new giant canvas awaits my attention while I think about its composition."
Steve Wells reports that he has joined a local plein air group, the Surrey Hills Plein Air Painters. This group meets most Friday mornings for a two hour session, whatever the weather. They have no fees and you just need to live in Surrey, paint as much as you can and get onto their mailing list. They have a few professional artists, Rodger Dellar, Robbie Murdock and Rick Holmes, all members of the famous Wapping group of artists. Anthony Shelton, who has recently joined Pirbright Art Club, is also a member. Steve regularly posts his plein air paintings on Facebook and one is shown left.
Elaine Balmer's painting 'Golden Days' (right) was sold to the Hilton Hotel group having been selected for the Lightbox virtual exhibition and for display in the new Victoria Square development. The Victoria Square Art Project is a Woking-wide art competition celebrating work from those who live, work, study or have an affiliation to Woking. The exhibition is currently being held online. See the Lightbox website, www.thelightbox.org.uk
Elaine writes "Earlier in the year I entered the Lightbox Open Call exhibition, not expecting anything to come of it so I was delighted to have Golden Days accepted for the exhibition.
Then on the virtual private view I found that the painting had already been reserved for sale. Later I was told it is going to the new Hilton Hotel and is being reproduced to hang in all the bedrooms. Well I think they have a huge bargain as they are only paying £50 extra for the repro rights but unfortunately it's in the T&Cs! I didn't take much notice of them as I never thought of this outcome! Anyway, I'm very pleased with the outcome. And I've also sold the companion piece! So an excellent result."
Elaine has also recently taken part in the Woking Society of Arts pop-up exhibition in the Peacocks shopping centre, where she sold several of her paintings. Other Pirbright members who also sold paintings there are Jadwiga Grimshaw and Nina Klein.
David Harmer reported an April sale, "This was from my Artfinder site. I sold 'Reigate from the Tunnel' - the painting (right) went to a buyer in Reigate of all places. Parcelforce collected so I didn't have to break my isolation, and it was delivered the following day. The lady who bought the painting has sensibly put the package into quarantine.
I did also sell another painting from my Artfinder site in January, to the USA. Two paintings from the Artfinder site in one year would be good. In one quarter is something of a record".
In May, David reported that he sold 'Eilean Donan Castle, Lochalsh' (below left) from his own website. As he says "Very pleased about that as that brings sales to three for the year at a time when there are no local exhibitions."
In September, David writes "I seem to have benefitted from the lockdown factor this year. Usually I might sell one or maybe two from my Artfinder shop per year. This year to date I have sold seven, six from my Artfinder shop and one from my own website. Mostly to UK customers although one did go to the US. The latest sale was Horses in the Snow (below left) which sold remarkably quickly."
Maggie Read, Stephen Jones, Ingrid Skoglund and David Drury exhibited at Denbies Wine Estate as part of the Village Artists group, from 24th February until 8th March, 2020.
Ingrid Skoglund, had one of her paintings accepted for the Royal Watercolour Society's Contemporary Watercolour Exhibition at the Bankside Gallery, London SE1 9JH between 6th and 18th March, 2020. Ingrid is shown here with her entry, "Look up in the Sky and See".
In view of the Coronavirus restrictions, the exhibition time was limited and the entries can be seen on-line by clicking here
Maureen Phillips, a member of our Drawing Group; Watercolour Plus! and Thursday Original groups, recently exhibited at the Guildford Model Engineering Society event. Maureen says "The Society hold a yearly two day gala event, mostly engineering, of course, but we have a stand exhibiting other skills by members, woodwork, needlecraft, knitting, art, etc.. This year (2019) I was voted into second place by a public vote for my acrylic painting - painted at Art Club, following the monthly theme of 'An Engine - Monochrome in Acrylics' - entitled "Wheels".
Sue Pallot writes "While husband Chris was chatting to his pub acquaintances and showing them (on his mobile) my latest painting of a deer on the outside of our house, the village butcher asked him if I would consider painting an animal mural under his shopfront window - leaving me to decide on the design.
Not the easiest project as the panel was at ground level and 12 foot by 8 inches. The animals were relevant to his shop with alternate herbs between them. I made a thumbnail sketch of the design and actual size acrylic paintings of the animals to show him. These were cut out and used as templates, the herbs were taken out of the garden and painted from life.
Only being able to do it on Sundays when the shop was closed took me 4 weeks due to weather and how long I could sit on the ground."
In July 2018, Maggie Read took part in Sky Art Landscape Artist of the Year competition at Inverary, on Loch Fyne, as one of the Wildcard Artists - see photos below
Nina Klein had one of her paintings accepted by the Royal Society of British Artists for their Annual exhibition at the Mall Gallery during March 2018. Nina, shown right at the Gallery alongside her picture, "Dark, Dark Wood", has written about her experiences during the selection process.
"I sent a digital photo of my painting some time in December and was notified of my pre-selection. This entailed taking it to the Mall Gallery on a particular day for further selection by a panel and surprisingly it got through and was hanging in the main gallery during the Exhibition.
This was the first London exhibition I'd ever entered and I really didn't expect to hear anything ever again. It just shows - you have to be in it to win it! It even made it to the Surrey Advertiser!
Philip Mould from BBC's "Fake or Fortune" opened the Private View and I met a couple of other non-members who had travelled down from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to see their pictures displayed. Two of us were in the Main Gallery which was an added treat.
It's been an interesting venture, as there was quite an eclectic mix of paintings, sculptures, prints, etc. that were chosen.... I am still none the wiser as to what they might be looking for but they do seem to be opening up a little more from previous years and selecting more from non-members, so it is really worth giving it a try."
Jenny Griffiths completed a painting for the Eikon room at Collingwood School, Camberley, used by young people with Eikon staff and volunteers. Jenny says "This is by far the largest painting I've ever attempted (120 x 75 cms). It is deliberately dream-like and has several symbolic elements relating to Eikon's mission to support young people to be confident, thriving and resilient - the river, the rainbow, the swan, the young person emerging from the leaves as she discovers her identity". Jenny is shown (below) handing the painting over to Eikon's mentoring coordinator in Surrey Heath.
QUEX EXHIBITION
Maggie Read and Stephen Jones exhibited at the QuExhibition event held at Quex Park, Birchington in Kent during December. The paintings on display were all done "en plein air" at art-in-the-park days held at Quex House (home of the Powell-Cotton Museum). These days took place throughout the Summer. Further details can be found on the Quex website.
Stephen Jones, then a member of the former Tuesday group, was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators magazine's "Artists of the Year" award. His painting 'Echos' was among 50 paintings selected from thousands of entries, and was exhibited at London's Mall Galleries.
Stephen says "I first heard about the competition whilst visiting Art in Action in July 2017 with the Pirbright Art Club. My successful entry shows that it's always worth persevering and keeping your eyes open for opportunities to exhibit your work to a wider audience"
For further information on the exhibition and Stephen's entry, visit the Artists & Illustrators website, by clicking here.
Galleries worth visiting for current and future exhibitions are:
Watts Gallery www.wattsgallery.org.uk in Compton, Surrey
The Lightbox www.thelightbox.org.uk in Woking.
The Mall Galleries www.mallgalleries.org.uk
The Bankside Gallery www.banksidegallery.com is the gallery of the Royal Watercolour Society & the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.
© 2020 Maggie Read

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Enjoy a whole month of art for FREE!
Returning this summer are our ever popular games in the Court Yard. Get some fresh air and some light activity with our Corn Hole game or exercise your mind with our extra-large chess set. Activity subject to New England weather!
Castle Siege Game and Castle Building Block activity (Wednesday through Sunday).
If the sun is too much come in side Higgins Education Wing and play! Back by popular demand, our Castle Siege Game and Castle Building Blocks activity.
Visit our drop-in drawing center, where you can sketch one of four Helmets, use coloring sheets, or just use your imagination.
Join us for this fun interactive program, and learn all about different kinds of arms and armor used by knights and soldiers, including Roman soldiers, Medieval knights and beyond! Free with museum admission. Events held in the Museum Conference Room. Schedule subject to change; please check our Events Calendar for up-to-date information.
The Knight's Tale — The Knight in shining armor conjures a thousand images and captures the imagination. What were the strengths of armor? What were its weaknesses? Learn about all the different kinds of arms and armor that were used by knights and soldiers of the past in this interactive program.
Look at art in an exciting, engaging approach through VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies). This lively tour explores seeing art in a new way. Share your observations with a Museum docent as your guide. Tour begins in the Lancaster Welcome Center.
Explore the Museum galleries with your family in a docent-guided discovery tour. Hear fun facts, stories, and enjoy sharing observations and time together. Tours last approximately 30 minutes.
It's never too early to visit the Worcester Art Museum to start learning about art! This tour is designed for children 0 – 3 years old, their siblings, and their parents/ grandparents/ guardians. A Museum teacher will engage caretakers and their infants and toddlers with art and stories in the galleries. Stay for juice and snacks after your tour. Free with Museum admission. Stroller access to Lancaster Lobby is through our Tuckerman Street Entrance.
Join one of our talented docents for an overview of the Museum's collection.
Saturdays, 1pm; 20-minute, fast-paced views of one artist, artwork, or theme.


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Q: MappingException: broken column mapping during mapping one to one with joinTable I explain the Global context. I want to create a simple system composed of two entities, an agency and employee. I want to model the notion of agency manager. Indeed, an agency with one and only one manager who is an employee of the agency. An employee can only be the manager of one and only one agency. However, not all employees are managers. There is only one employee who is a manager. To model this relationship. I thought of a OneToOne relationship managed by a join table created like this.
Database tables
Agency

create table agency (id bigint not null, creationDate datetime,
numberOfEmployee integer, reference varchar(255), primary key (id))

Employe

create table employee (Id bigint not null, birthDate datetime,
firstName varchar(255), gender integer, name varchar(255),
socialSecurityNumber varchar(255), primary key (Id))

AgencyManager

create table agency_manager (employee_id bigint not null, agency_id
bigint not null, primary key (agency_id, employee_id))
alter table agency_manager add constraint FKpod2iqjjd7s757fpdrk4f5fcb
foreign key (employee_id) references employee (Id)
alter table agency_manager add constraint FK6mfhp2sc5ntk1grf8kqhyq4we
foreign key (agency_id) references agency (id)

    @Entity
    @Table(name = "agency")
    public class Agency {
        @Id
        @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
        Long id;
        String reference;
        Integer numberOfEmployee;
        Calendar creationDate;
        @OneToOne(mappedBy = "manager")
         // @Transient
        AgencyManager agencyManager;

    }

@Entity
@Table(name = "employee")
public class Employee {
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
    Long Id;
    String name;
    String firstName;
    Gender gender;
    Calendar birthDate;
    String socialSecurityNumber;

    @OneToOne(mappedBy = "agency")
    //@Transient
    AgencyManager managedAgency;

    public boolean isAgencyManager(){
        return managedAgency!=null;
    }
}

@Entity
@Table(name = "agency_manager")
public class AgencyManager {
    @EmbeddedId
    AgencyManagerPK id;

    @OneToOne
    @JoinColumn(name = "agency_id",insertable = false,updatable = false)
    Employee manager;

    @ManyToOne
    @JoinColumn(name = "employee_id",insertable = false,updatable = false)
    Agency agency;
}

@Embeddable
public class AgencyManagerPK implements Serializable {

    @Serial
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7474913724940112916L;
    @OneToOne
    @JoinColumn(name = "employee_id")
    Employee manager;

    @ManyToOne
    @JoinColumn(name = "agency_id")
    Agency agency;
}

my problem with this mapping is that i have an error
org.hibernate.MappingException: broken column mapping for: agencyManager.id of: org.tuto.persistence.entity.Agency
by adding @Transient on the relations (agencyManager in Agency and managedAgency in Employee) the error disappears. However with the @Transient annotation on the relations, hibernate can no longer retrieve them for me. But I do want a mapping that will allow me to retrieve the entities with the relationship and also be able to persist my Agency and Employee entities separately without the AgnecyManager relationship.At the end, i want to be able to do something like this.
//i use lombok @Builder

    Employee employee=Employee.builder().name("Simple")
            .firstName("Employee")
            .socialSecurityNumber("112345")
            .gender(Gender.MALE)
            .build();

    Agency agency = Agency.builder()
            .reference("ONLY8976GYT7")
            .numberOfEmployee(39)
            .build();

    EntityManager em = JpaUtils.getEmF().createEntityManager();
    em.getTransaction().begin();
    em.persist(agency);
    em.persist(employee);

    AgencyManagerPK agencyManagerPK = AgencyManagerPK.builder()
            .manager(employee)
            .agency(agency).
            build();

    AgencyManager agencyManager= AgencyManager.builder()
            .id(agencyManagerPK)
            .build();

    employee.setManagedAgency(agencyManager);
    agency.setAgencyManager(agencyManager);

    em.persist(agencyManager);
    em.getTransaction().commit();

I can't. Help me please

A: You have to use @OneToOne(mappedBy = "agency") in the Agency entity and    @OneToOne(mappedBy = "employee") in the Employee entity. The mappedBy member refers to the name of the attribute in the target type of the association AgencyManager, through which the association is defined.

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China pushes plans to bottle and ship Tibet's clean water
By Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail, December 26, 2016 - Every spring, devout families in eastern Tibet gather at Benri Mountain for a meditative ritual walk. It takes a day and a night to complete the 35-kilometre circuit of the 4,500-metre peak, which Tibetans consider one of their most sacred.
For one company, however, its value lies in revenue rather than religious inspiration. Tibet Linzhi Deji Real Co. Ltd. is bottling water from Benri Mountain spring for sale elsewhere in China, as part of a rush of investors and entrepreneurs turning Shangri-La into an industrial-scale water well.
Tibet is known as Asia's water tower, its glaciers and lakes the high-altitude source for rivers that sustain the great mass of humanity between Pakistan and Vietnam.
But in China, downstream chemical effluent and sewage outflows pollute that water so badly that it is not drinkable by the time it reaches big coastal population centres.
So Chinese leaders are pushing a plan to ship Tibetan water in bottles instead.
Using tax breaks and other forms of government encouragement, the country wants its companies to bottle five million tonnes a year of Tibet water by 2020 – equivalent to just over 10 per cent of bottled water consumed in the United States last year – and double that by 2025. That's a 65-fold increase from 2014.
"It's mainly because Tibet's water is barely polluted and the environment is good," said Sun Liangfeng, the general manager of Tibet Linzhi Deji. It sells its water as "the springs of Tibet Linzhi," after the Chinese name for Nyingchi, where Benri Mountain is located.
"The market is developing faster than expected," he said, "because large numbers of people want to invest here, including massive state-owned enterprises and powerful private corporations."
China is already the world's biggest guzzler of bottled water, with sales marching up at about 6 per cent per year.
But the industry's expansion in Tibet is controversial, in part because of its reliance on sources with religious importance. Companies are siphoning water from sacred mountains like Mount Kailash and protected areas, including Mount Everest. One firm, Qomolangma Glacier Water, has built its bottling operation inside the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve.
That gives it huge cachet. "With the exception of imported drinking water, our brand can be described as the highest-end product in China," said salesman Danzeng, who like many Tibetans goes by only one name. (Qomolangma is the Tibetan name for Everest.)
But the building of water extraction into a new industrial pillar for Tibet has raised local anxieties.
"It causes more harm than good," said one Tibetan man in Lhasa, who worried that taking too much water could exhaust resources and cause future "disasters."
There are "huge concerns" over what is happening to Tibet's water, said International Campaign for Tibet spokeswoman Kate Saunders.
"You have got what has been termed the greatest water grab in history – multiple dams being built on all the major rivers coming off the plateau by powerful Chinese state-owned consortiums," she said.
"All of this puts Tibet's environment under considerable pressure, and the bottled-water industry is going to do that even more."
China Water Risk, a non-profit advocacy group, has pointed out that the Tibetan plateau is both ecologically sensitive and in the midst of change. Local glaciers have shrunk 15 per cent in the last three decades. And it can take nearly four bottles' worth of water to produce a single bottle on store shelves.
Chinese academics and officials argue that the industry can create 10,000 jobs while providing safe drinking water for as much as 15 per cent of the national population. Tibet's annual rainfall exponentially exceeds even the biggest bottled water extraction targets. It's clean, too, according to a Chinese Academy of Sciences report last year that said Tibet's major lakes all met the country's "first-class national standard" for purity.
Others say even this distant place has been sullied by China's decades of industrial expansion. Soft-drink billionaire Zong Qinghou decided against investing in Tibet after testing showed pollution.
"Our [technical] staff climbed a very high mountain to get water samples for testing. But we were disappointed by the results, which showed a very high concentration of heavy metals in the water," he said earlier this year, according to a China Business Journal report.
His comments were dismissed by Chinese analysts as cover for the economic difficulties of extracting water from Tibet, so distant from major markets that other companies have bled money.
Yet there are indications of gaps in the scrutiny China is applying to its industrial water rush. The Tibetan Plateau Ecology Institute is the only research body focusing on the region's long-term ecological health, but does no work on bottled water.
"Theoretically, [that industry] will not affect the ecosystem too much," said Xu Asheng, a professor of ecology. "Our institute hasn't done this research. Mineral water is basically not produced in our area."
The institute is located not far from Benri Mountain, where Mr. Sun's company has approval to take 30 per cent of the water from its spring.
That's enough to do environmental damage, said Brian Richter, chief scientist for the global water program at The Nature Conservancy. He has published academic research on the topic.
Local ecology can be protected "if you keep alteration of the natural flow conditions to less than 10 per cent," he said. Beyond 20 per cent, "you can expect degradation of the ecological system, including possible displacement of native species," he said.
"And of course those risks go up as alteration of the natural flow conditions increases."
Mr. Sun is unconcerned.
"As long as we take water in strict accordance with the amounts required by the regulations, and do not over-extract, it will work fine," he said.
With a report from Yu Mei


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Marianne Merchez (Ukkel, 25 oktober 1960) is een Belgisch arts en voormalig astronaut van ESA.

Biografie
Ze behaalde de doctorsgraad in de geneeskunde en is ook een professioneel piloot. Ze is houder van een Belgisch vliegbrevet van de burgerlijke vliegschool en is een voormalig co-piloot van een Boeing 737. Ze heeft doorgedreven ervaring als een consultant in menselijke factoren. Haar werkgebied omvat menselijke relaties en communicatie en ze integreert haar training in korte systematische therapie en ericksoniaanse hypnose in dagelijkse en professionele situaties.

Astronaut
Merchez begon haar carrière als astronaut toen ze op 15 mei 1992 geselecteerd werd door ESA. Haar training begon in november 1992 in het Russische kosmonautentrainingscentrum.

Ze onderbrak haar training omwille van persoonlijke redenen in 1993 en werd vervangen door de Duitser Ulf Merbold. Hierdoor heeft ze nooit aan een ruimtemissie deelgenomen. Ze nam ontslag in 1995 waarna ze als zelfstandig arts werkt in haar eigen praktijk.

Trivia
Tot de vrijetijdsbezigheden van Merchez behoren wandelen, fietsen, ballet en klassieke muziek.
Ze huwde de Italiaanse astronaut Maurizio Cheli nadat ze ontslag nam bij ESA.

Belgisch medicus

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Happened to notice anything different upon your latest visit to this site? Good. We've finally released the long-anticipated sixth version.
This has been in the works for quite some time. I know I started sketching new looks and thinking about what should be changed starting somewhere around early 2008. It had to take a backseat to a few more pressing cornerstones in my life (graduating from college, moving across the country, and starting my "real" career), but I'm pleased to say that I'm extremely happy that this is finally out and public.
There's plenty in store for Good-Tutorials yet. Now that v6 is out the door, I'm going to be fixing the inevitable bugs that spring up after this release, and then I'm going to dive right into v6.1, which I'm planning to add some really cool functionality that I've been wanting to add for quite some time. So, even though this is the culmination of months of work, trust me, there's plenty more on the way.
So, what's really in the new version? Yippee, a new layout, right? Naturally, there's way more to it than meets the eye. Here's a quick summary of some of the main additions in gtv6.
Big changes to advertising: fully automated (no more waiting for approval for your ads), better overview of the scheduling of your ads, history support, and more.
Open moderation. Everyone can participate in choosing which tutorials are good enough to make Good-Tutorials. Moderators still play a very important part, but getting more people involved will be better for everybody.
Search functionality has been improved, allowing for searches within a specific topic. Also has a cleaner URL structure to allow for easy bookmarking of searches.
You can now use a gravatar with your account, which shows up on your tutorials and comments.
Comments now use Markdown, so you can add links, code, formatting, and so on in your messages.
Refined tutorial submission page. No more scrolling through all of the topics and categories to submit your tutorial.
Updated tutorial listings — rate, save, and report tutorials with just one click now.
User pages are much more refined and useful. You can see an activity stream of what you've done recently.
Tutorial links now retain a :visited pseudo class so it's easier to see which tutorials you've seen already.
Expanded sorting — you can now sort all tutorials by saves, rating, and so on rather than just seeing the top 25 of those areas.
Additional anti-spam measures to make sure the site isn't flooded with crap.
Added account activation, so you can (finally!) have a way to reset your password if you've forgotten it.
Implements OpenSearch, which lets you search Good-Tutorials from the comfort of your (IE7 or Firefox 2+) browser.
I hope you're as excited about the new Good-Tutorials as I am. I would absolutely love to hear your questions and feedback in the comments section below; I know there's a lot of new-ness here, a lot of change, and there's inevitably going to be something that doesn't work out and will have to be updated, so the more friendly feedback I can get, the faster that can get done. And if you do find any bugs or have any specific feedback on a specific area or problem you're facing, please feel free to take a quick trip to the new Good-Tutorials Lighthouse, where I'll be tracking bugs and feature requests as they come in.
Thanks, and I greatly look forward to chatting with each and every one of you in the comments.
Nice! Wasn't expecting it so quickly after you started beta testing.... guess you've been really hard at work.
@Chris... it was a bit of a work weekend for me. Had somewhere like 30-40 commits to my repository in the last 24 hours or so, so hopefully that means that things should be pretty smooth all around today [crosses fingers].
Hi, can you show an example where will be "Image ads 240x90 images (JPG, PNG, or GIF) that appear in the ad bar above on every single page"? Thanks.
@eyeson - that's currently the ad left of the 728 skyscraper above. Right now it's a black image to Tutorial9 ("Master Photoshop and Definite Yourself").
Thank you. Another question. Today I bought featured for 4 days for Adobe Photoshop category and it show that ads will be displayed from Mar 01, 2009 till Mar 05, 2009. It's true?
Nope; I noticed that just now... I'll be fixing it shortly.
Actually, I take that back; it looks like I'm booked until then for the Photoshop topic. I'll add in a "next available date" during that process so it's more clear.
I'll look into the feed reader error, too. And I'll likely just bump your Photoshop orders to the front page since it wasn't clear up-front. Sorry about that.
RSS should be fixed for the main Feedburner feed now. PayPal orders have been fixed, too, and I've added a "waitlist" indicator on featured tutorial orders.
wow, this is much better and cleaner look. Kudos for the work.
is there a way to see pending tutorials in your account still?
When I rate tutorials in "Mind lending a hand", they must be not show up for me after they was rated?
@freddywang - You can get a feeling for advertising prices by going to the ads page. I'll likely need to better explain some of these at some point, though, so maybe in the future I'll add one page that sort of lists everything at once rather than going to multiple pages.
@pepper - No. I mean, they should show up in your account, but there's not a way to easily see whether or not they've been added. I've added a ticket for this on Lighthouse; it'll get fixed at some point soon. You can track the status on Lighthouse if you want.
@ciaika - That's something that got reverted at the last minute to get a little bit of a "safer" launch. After the current bug on tutorial submission (use Safari for the time being for that!), it's probably my number #2 priority bug. Ratings still go through, but it's just that they keep those rated tutorials visibile in the upcoming queue. You can track the status on Lighthouse if you want.
Bunch of optimizations to make it run faster. Likely not "there" yet, but it's a start. I know it's been sluggish as of late, and I'll be working hard to make it snappy in this new version.
@Pepper - That's a cool idea; I might do that at some point. There'll be more regular blog posts from this point out, particularly in the coming weeks as things really start happening with the new launch.
Zach, you could always make a tutorial out of how you updated your web site layout. I did that in a four part tutorial on how I made my blog design. Just a thought.
WOW! Zach,you have out done yourself.
Hey Zach, remember me :D?


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Million American March, Connecting our economic situation with 9/11
Enver
Sep 9 2013, 11:46 AM
Joined: 5-January 09
HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR PEACE DIVIDEND?
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On December 13, 1989, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Robert S. McNamara, Defense Secretary in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, told Congress that the $300 billion annual Pentagon budget could be "safely cut in half over the next decade."
With no major enemies to defend against, Americans were expecting a "peace dividend".
Instead of a peace dividend, we've been saddled with a debt of $17 trillion. That's over $53,000 per person, $148,000 per taxpayer.
Our peace dividend was squandered on wars -- wars based on lies.
The big lie: 19 Arab high-jackers conspired to destroy the World Trade Center, attack the Pentagon, and bring down Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
9/11 was the New Pearl Harbor (Rebuilding America's Defenses, p 51) whose goal was to persuade Americans to accept huge increases in military spending needed to control the energy resources of the Middle East and Central Asia.
We've launched wars on Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya. The results have been disastrous -- both for us, and for those we liberated.
Now we're about to attack Syria -- a war crime in the making; regime change in Iran is the goal. Apparently, we learned nothing from the CIA's 1953 overthrow of the elected leader of Iran.
Since 9/11, we've been presented with one terror threat after another.
It is reported that the FBI's network of informants actually created most of the terrorist plots "foiled" in the US since 9/11.
The fact is, Americans are far more likely to die from bee stings or lightning than by terrorism.
The attack on Afghanistan was based on lies about 9/11. The attack on Iraq is the "supreme international crime".
Six years ago, General Wesley Clarke, candidate for US president in 2004, warned audiences, that the U.S. had plans to attack "seven countries in five years" -- Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran.
We've done Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan. Syria, Lebanon, Iran remain on the target list.
But Americans have been waking up to the lies used to justify these wars, curtail our civil liberties, and divert resources from vital domestic needs.
Today, 2000+ military, intelligence, industry professionals, and millions of others, do not believe the government's account of 9/11 -- the OFFICIAL CONSPIRACY THEORY.
The evidence shows that:
Bin Laden was never wanted by the FBI for 9/11. The 9/11 Commission forgot to mention this.
World Trade Center 1 and 2 did not collapse due to airplanes or fire. The 9/11 Commission forgot to mention mainstream news video reports of explosions.
World Trade Center 7 collapsed around 5:20 PM on 9/11. The 9/11 Commission forgot to mention this remarkable event.
"Flight 93" was shot down over Pennsylvania. Its debris was scattered over a few miles. Questions remain about what was shot down.
Flight 77 did not crash into the Pentagon.
CNN reported "there's no evidence of a plane having crashed anywhere near the Pentagon."
The Pentagon transcript of the September 12 press conference does not mention Flight 77 or Boeing 757.
The Pentagon transcript of September 15 shows other officials questioning the official account.
US Solicitor General Ted Olson's account of phone calls from his wife Barbara Olson is contradicted by the FBI. FBI exhibits in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui show that Barbara Olson made only one phone call, it did not connect, and it lasted for 0 seconds.
The Flight Data Recorder does not support the OFFICIAL CONSPIRACY THEORY.
Hani Hanjour couldn't possibly have flown a Boeing 757 "at 530 mph" along the path reported.
G-Force would have caused the Boeing 757 to crash before it struck the Pentagon.
There's lots more evidence against the OFFICIAL CONSPIRACY THEORY at The Wisdom Fund, and in my FREE book 9/11 UNVEILED.
This evidence has been presented to President Obama, the Chair of the 9/11 Commission, and placed in the archives of the International Criminal Court.
The best way to honor the victims of 9/11 is to expose the real culprits.
This post has been edited by Enver: Sep 9 2013, 11:47 AM


The wearing of religious medals is a very ancient tradition in the Catholic church. "So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority". ~ Colossians 2:10 To those who devoutly wear the image of His Sacred Heart (i.e. a Jesus Scapular Medal), He promised great graces and special protection at the hour of their death.


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No doubt you've worked with technical support staff when you've had an error on your computer system. Often, error messages can contain a large amount of data and it's not the easiest thing to relay over the phone.
At this point, tech support individuals will often tell you to take a screenshot and send it to them. This means, they want to see exactly all of the messages that are on your screen. How do you do this?
The first thing you'll need to do is find the Print Screen key on your keyboard. It may be abbreviated as Prt Scr instead. The key is generally to the right of the function keys and above the delete key.
Tap once on the Print Screen key when you're within Windows. Now, open up a new document in Microsoft Word or open Paint. Now go to Edit then Paste. You will see your entire desktop as a single image.
Instead of having the entire screen displayed in the error message, select the error message. Next, hold down the ALT key on your keyboard and tap the Print Screen key. The ALT keys can be found to the left and right of your space bar.
There are additional screen clip and screen shot tools that can be used, some even from Microsoft, that will offer enhanced functionality. If you have Windows 7 or Vista, click on Start and then type in Snipping Tool. This will allow you to take free-form snips of anything on your screen. Microsoft OneNote also offers this ability.


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Supercut Proves We've Seen Batman's Parents Die Quite a Lot
Just how many times have we watched a young Bruce Wayne witness the murder of his parents? No origin story for the Caped Crusader has been without it, and FOX's Batman prequel series, 'Gotham,' is no different. As the new drama premiered this week, kicking off with the brutal death of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne, a new supercut has hit the web of all the time's we've seen this scene onscreen -- and it's quite a number of times.
The identity of the criminal who shot down the Waynes has changed from movie to movie to animated TV show, but the essence always remains the same: this is the moment that set Bruce on the path to becoming Batman and declare war against all criminals. The good people at Vulture decided to honor this crucial moment of the character's backstory by cutting together this piece as shown in such titles as Christopher Nolan's 'Batman Begins,' the 'Arkham Knight' video game, Tim Burton's 'Batman,' the animated 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold,' and even the animated TV series 'Super Friends.'
Yeah, we've seen this scene so many times you could probably reenact it from memory. If you haven't seen the latest iteration with 'Gotham,' which premiered this past Monday night on FOX, you can watch the pilot online for free at FOX.com and Hulu.
next: 'gotham' premiere review
Source: Supercut Proves We've Seen Batman's Parents Die Quite a Lot


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Q: Keep the numeric keypad open through out activity life I have a screen which asks user to enter PIN.
I have 4 separate boxes & each box will have only one digit.
So I want to keep the Numeric keypad open through out the life of an activity.
I am able to force keypad open up on activity starts. But On presses back button it gets hidden.

A: Can you set this as part of your activity section on your manifest file :
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysVisible"

you could try something like this :
public class EditView extends EditText {

    public EditView (Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }
    @Override
    public boolean onKeyPreIme(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
        return true;
    }
}


it's been a while. glad to see you here again.
i've been working on a few personal projects over the past couple of months and would love to share them here.
as you might have noticed, this blog over time has become increasingly more about images than words. i took a bigger jump into the photo world and started Carrie Nichols Photography. if you are in new york (or know someone who is) and need a photographer, please get in touch. i'd love to meet you.
also this past month i dove deeper into the world of indoor light through an online course. it is pretty remarkable what kinds of light you can find indoors, even in a small new york apartment. here are a few images i captured during the run of the class.
til next time, take care.
Sounds like you're also having fun with your new projects. You're motivating me to get out and do some creative exploring myself. The photos are stimulating.


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Q: How to use \CheckCommand with robust commands? Question
How can I use \CheckCommand with robust commands?
Background
LaTeX provides \CheckCommand (only for use in the preamble) so you can ensure that a command has the expected definition:
\newcommand{\hi}{hi}
\CheckCommand{\hi}{hi}

will work fine without any warnings, but
\newcommand{\hi}{hi}
\CheckCommand{\hi}{bonjour}

will cause LaTeX to emit a warning:
LaTeX Warning: Command \hi  has changed.
           Check if current package is valid.

This warning system, however, is thwarted by the LaTeX protection mechanism for robust commands:
\DeclareRobustCommand{\hi}{hi}
\CheckCommand{\hi}{hi}

raises a warning because \hi is now \protect\hi, not hi. (See What is the difference between Fragile and Robust commands? for example.)
How can I use \CheckCommand with robust commands?
References

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*\providecommand equivalent of \DeclareMathOperator: \ProvideMathOperator?

A: I introduce a new command \DefineRobustCommand in place of LaTeX's \DeclareRobustCommand. Why? Well, you can see the reason if you compare the definition of \DefineRobustCommand with that of \DeclareRobustCommand. \DeclareRobustCommand uses a trailing space on the parent command to define a unique auxiliary command, but this is not the issue here. One reason is that \DeclareRobustCommand isn't meant for one-letter commands/definitions like
\DeclareRobustCommand~[1][]{\def\x{#1}}

With
\expandafter\@gobble\string#1

as seen in the definition of \DeclareRobustCommand, auxiliary commands defined by \DeclareRobustCommand can't distinguish between command symbols.
If you want to "check" a defined command, use \DefineRobustCommand instead of \DeclareRobustCommand. You can use \VerifyCommand to check all LaTeX-defined commands, except those defined by \DeclareRobustCommand.
\VerifyCommand will issue a warning if the command doesn't match previous definition, while \XVerifyCommand will issue an error in that case.
\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
\newtoks\amtemptoks
\def\iffurcate#1\fi{%
  #1\relax\expandafter\@firstoftwo\else\expandafter\@secondoftwo\fi
}
\def\ifcmddef#1{%
  \iffurcate\ifdefined#1\fi{%
    \iffurcate\ifx#1\relax\fi\@secondoftwo\@firstoftwo
  }{%
    \@secondoftwo
  }%
}
\def\ifnamedef#1{\expandafter\ifcmddef\csname#1\endcsname}
\def\DefineRobustCommand{\@star@or@long\define@robustcommand}
\def\define@robustcommand#1{%
  \ifx#1\@undefined\else\ifx#1\relax\else
    \@latex@info{Redefining \string#1}%
  \fi\fi
  \edef\am@tempa{\string#1}%
  \def\am@tempb{#1}%
  \edef\am@tempb{\expandafter\strip@prefix\meaning\am@tempb}%
  \edef#1{%
    \ifx\am@tempa\am@tempb\unexpanded{\am@xprotect#1}\fi
    \noexpand\protect
    \expandafter\noexpand\csname\string#1@RoB\endcsname
  }%
  \let\@ifdefinable\@rc@ifdefinable
  \expandafter\new@command\csname\string#1@RoB\endcsname
}
\def\am@xprotect#1#2#3{%
  \iffurcate\ifx\protect\@typeset@protect\fi{#3}{\protect#1}%
}
\def\VerifyCommand{\def\am@switch{0}\@star@or@long\am@checkcommand}
\def\XVerifyCommand{\def\am@switch{1}\@star@or@long\am@checkcommand}
\def\am@checkcommand#1#2#{\am@ch@ckcommand#1{#2}}
\long\def\am@ch@ckcommand#1#2#3{%
  \let\am@resa\relax
  \expandafter\let\csname\string\am@resa\endcsname\relax
  \new@command\am@resa#2{#3}%
  \amtemptoks{%
    \ifnamedef{\@backslashchar\string#1@RoB}{%
      \expandafter\let\csname\string\am@resa@RoB\endcsname\relax
      \expandafter\let\csname\@backslashchar\string\am@resa@RoB\endcsname\relax
      \define@robustcommand\am@resa#2{#3}%
      \expandafter\am@checkeqcmd
      \csname\@backslashchar\string\am@resa@RoB\expandafter\endcsname
      \csname\@backslashchar\string#1@RoB\endcsname
      #1%
    }{%
      \am@checkeqcmd#1\am@resa#1%
    }%
  }%
  \ifnamedef{\string#1}{%
    \@expandtwoargs\in@{\detokenize{\@protected@testopt}}
      {\expandafter\meaning\csname\string#1\endcsname}%
    \ifin@
      \expandafter\am@checkeqcmd
      \csname\string\am@resa\expandafter\endcsname
      \csname\string#1\endcsname#1%
    \else
      \the\amtemptoks
    \fi
  }{%
    \the\amtemptoks
  }%
}
\def\am@checkeqcmd#1#2#3{%
  \def\am@ch@ckeqcmd{Command \noexpand#3 has changed.
    \MessageBreak Check that there is nothing wrong}%
  \ifx#1#2\else
    \if1\am@switch
      \@latexerr\am@ch@ckeqcmd\@ehd
    \else
      \@latex@warning@no@line\am@ch@ckeqcmd
    \fi
  \fi
}
\makeatother

% Tests
\newcommand\hy{Hi}
\VerifyCommand\hy{Hi}
\XVerifyCommand\hy{Hi}

\newcommand\hiy[2]{Hi #1, #2}
\XVerifyCommand\hiy[2]{Hi #1, #2}
% \XVerifyCommand\hiy{Hi, -changed-}

\DefineRobustCommand\hiz[2][x]{Hi (#1***#2)}
\VerifyCommand\hiz[2][x]{Hi (#1***#2)}
% \VerifyCommand\hiz[2][x]{Hi-changed [#1***#2]}
\XVerifyCommand\hiz[2][x]{Hi (#1***#2)}
% \XVerifyCommand\hiz[2][x]{Hi-changed [#1***#2]}

% \| is defined as a delimiter. Defining | as a robust command
% will not change that:
\begingroup
\lccode`~=`|
\lowercase{\endgroup
  \DefineRobustCommand~[2][x]{\def\x{#1***#2}}
}
{\catcode`|=13
  \XVerifyCommand|[2][x]{\def\x{#1***#2}}
  % \XVerifyCommand|[2][x]{-changed-\def\x{#1***#2}}
  %|{y}
}
\begin{document}
x
\end{document}

A: As you probably know by now, \DeclareRobustCommand{\cs}{...} defines two commands: essentially it does
\def\cs{\protect\cs•}
\def\cs•{...}

where I denote with • a space in the command's name (which is ordinarily not possible). When LaTeX finds this in normal typesetting, \protect is equivalent to \relax, so the expansion of \cs• does that's requested. When LaTeX is writing into auxiliary files, \protect is \noexpand, so the effect is of writing the string \cs followed by a space (when the auxiliary file will be input, that space will not be considered part of the name, but that's irrelevant).
So, in order to check a robust command, you have to look at the expansion of \cs•, but you must know in advance whether the command is robust.
The situation is further complicated by the fact that the expansion of \1 after \DeclareRobustCommand\1{...} is
\x@protect\1\protect\1•

(again • denotest a space in the name).
In the packages xpatch and regexpatch I do a check on the various possibilities of the replacement text with the macro \xpatch_main:NN (xpatch) or \xpatch_main_check:N (regexpatch). You can see that the list is quite long.
If you know that the command has been defined with \DeclareRobustCommand then
\def\CheckRobustCommand#1{%
  \expandafter\CheckCommand\csname\expandafter\@gobble\string#1\space\endcsname
}% (AM)

to be used just like \CheckCommand might be what you want.
A simple-minded version that only checks whether the "command with a trailing space" is defined can be
\makeatletter
\def\CheckRobustCommand#1{%
  \expandafter\CheckCommand\csname\expandafter\@gobble\string#1\space\endcsname
}% (AM)

\def\xCheckCommand#1{%
  \ifcsname\expandafter\@gobble\string#1\space\endcsname
    \expandafter\CheckRobustCommand
  \else
   \expandafter\CheckCommand
  \fi
}
\makeatother

The command \xCheckCommand can be used for commands defined by both \newcommand and \DeclareRobustCommand. (AM)


Featuring quiet tales of love, friendship, and the working class.
Reissued by Leola in 2001 on cd (also issued as Weather the Storm in 1982 on McTell's own Mays label).
Also included on the cd release is his version of "Song For Ireland" with Jerry Donahue guesting on electric guitar.


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1969 Shelby Mustang
Story and photos by Cam Hutchins
If you went to any car shows or cruise nights over the past decade, it would seem that Muscle Cars certainly are King! They had their day and made a huge impression on Carnuts everywhere, but their time in the sun was actually very short in the history of performance cars. By 1969, after only a little more than half a decade, the pressure from the government and the insurance companies certainly made it harder for the younger set to buy new Muscle Cars.
Trying to appeal to the older more refined buyer, with money, meant the muscle cars were becoming more comfortable, with many offering automatic transmissions and air conditioning. The era of "personal luxury cars" was just around the corner; emissions controls weakened the power of the muscle car, and sales were dwindling.
The cars offered by Shelby were getting more and more luxurious and much less suited for the track, and sales were slowing. Carroll Shelby was so disappointed in what was going on, he washed his hands of his involvement in car building, and headed to Africa. This 1969 Shelby GT 350 was an amazing car that unfortunately had very little to do with Carroll Shelby's desires. Built by Ford and A.O. Smith Corporation of Ionia, Michigan, production had moved from Shelby's operation in California in
For 1969, Ford took the design of the new-for-'69 body style in-house and the Shelby's were now GT-350s but without the word Cobra attached to them, except on the glovebox. The new 1969 Mustangs were dramatically different from the 1967-68 Mustangs and the new Shelby got an incredibly extensive facelift. Not just a fibreglass hood and Shelby-styled grille, the 1969 Shelby's were lengthened 4 inches (100mm), with new headlight buckets, fibreglass front fenders and the ever-growing hood with five functioning hood scoops.
The regular Mustang had dual headlights, but Shelby had single headlights and the new Shelby grille was not blocked by round driving lights; the new-for-69 square driving lights were now located under the new wrap-around bumper. Lower air scoops were still present in front of all four wheel openings and were functional. Where the front was lengthened, the rear was shortened with a new fibreglass trunk lid with integrated spoiler. The rear had an aluminum exhaust collector that paired the dual exhaust outlets together beneath the rear bumper and they retained the sequential taillights of previous years
The interior was far more luxurious than the 1965 Boy Racer version Shelby had introduced to the world. Starting with the Deluxe interior package option for the Mustang, the 1969 Shelby's also got a two-point padded roll-over bar with inertia-reel harnesses and a wood-rimmed three-spoke steering wheel. The dash got a 140-mph speedometer, 8,000-rpm tachometer, and both oil pressure and ampere gauges were located on the console. Optional equipment for the Shelby's included a tilt steering wheel, forced air ventilation, AM/FM Stereo, 8-Track player, intermittent wipers and a fold-down rear seat.
The performance of the new 1969 Shelby came from the new-for-1969, 351 cu. in. Windsor engine which produced 290 horsepower and 385 lb-ft of torque. Standard was a wide-ratio 4-speed stick, or upgrade to the optional FMX Cruise-O-Matic 3-speed automatic. Traction-Lok, Ford's name for a Limited Slip Differential, was also an option. Included in the Shelby package was a set of Gabriel Adjust-O-Matic shocks and 15×7-inch wheels with Goodyear F60-15 Polyglas GT Tires, bias ply, not radials in those days.
The cars were no lightweights, either financially or on the scale. They weighed in at 3,689 lbs and cost $4,434 for the Fastback, but they did go zero-to-60 in 6.5 seconds and did not embarrass the owner in the quarter mile. Not too bad for a big comfortable car, but they only built 1085 Fastbacks and the $319-more expensive convertible only had 194 built.
The range of colours was great and with even better names – Candy Apple Red, Gulfstream Aqua, Acapulco Blue Metallic, Royal Maroon, Silver Jade, Pastel Grey, Wimbledon White and Black Jade. Four "specialty colours" were also offered – Grabber Orange, Grabber Green, Grabber Blue and Grabber Yellow. Interiors offered were White, Black or Red, and it was the three Yellow Fastbacks with black interiors that were sold new at Fogg Motors in New Westminster in 1969 that are the genesis of this story.
Enter a young Bill Smythe, a dashing buyer for the major department store Woodwards and as such, he had the cash to pony up and buy a Shelby. He was driving a '67 Mustang fastback with a 390, but missed getting a new Shelby at Fogg Motors, the only Shelby Dealer in British Columbia. He was lucky to get to buy a perfect car from Barb Greshmill of Richmond, whose primary use of the car was to drive her kids to private school. The car was in like-new condition and only had 18,000 miles on it. Paying $4,000, Smythe had the world by the tail! He bought it sight unseen after Greshmill's husband told Smythe he was going to sell the Shelby since his wife was getting a new car.
Over the next few years, the car was driven everywhere, and every day to work. He put on the miles and in the late '70s, built himself a new house in Cloverdale, a quaint part of Surrey B.C. Costs being what they always are when building your own house, he went way over budget and when someone offered more than double what he paid for the Shelby, it was gone.
Over the next year, he was heartbroken and needed to buy it back, but the new owner was not going to let that happen. One morning, he came down for breakfast and his young son had circled a classified ad in the paper for a 1969 Shelby. After looking at the mess the car was, he only took it because it was yellow. His dear friend Brian Pisiak, who owned Cloverdale Collision, took one look at the car and said "wash it and sell it." The car had been ridden hard and put away wrecked.
Even evidence of a previous accident with a bad repair did not deter Smythe from restoring the car. The car had high miles, showing 6,000 miles on the odometer, meaning it had probably 206,000 on her, or a really hard 106,000 miles. Once finished, the car was put back in use as a daily driver and was driven to Downtown Vancouver every day, 30 miles each way until Smythe recently retired. The car took the family on summer vacations, ski trips and even successful hunting trips – successful for Smythe, not the white tailed deer he hauled home in the Shelby's trunk.
Smythe owned two of the three 1969 Yellow GT 350's Fogg Motors sold, and both were automatics. The third one was a 4-speed and owned from new by a Fraser Valley fellow, and it was primarily driven by his wife. The car remained in great shape until it was sold in the early 1990s and was supposed to have gone to Louisiana. The second car was never raced by Smythe, except by his daughter, who got picked up twice on Latimer Road drag racing, as Latimer was quite the spot to race. The first car, after some aggressive tuning, ran in the low 13's at the Boundary Bay Airport dragstrip back in the mid 70's.
Both Smythe's kids drove the car to high school and were kinder to it than Smythe was to his father's cars, which seemed to never go past 9,000 miles on a set of tires. Smythe taught his kids how to change the oil and spark plugs and the car was in 35 parades in Cloverdale. Smythe says everyone has driven the car and he reminisced about the first time he met Carroll Shelby at the Shelby American Automobile Club event in 1992 at Portland. Shelby looked over the car and asked "Do you drive your car, Boy?" Smythe was happy to tell Shelby that yes, he drove it to work every day! Another fond memory of the SACC-17 in Portland was the car show, where Smythe won third place in his class, while first place went to his first Shelby that had been restored and trailered to the event!
One fellow who shows up to many SACC events is Allen Grant, who was one of the big players with the "Speed Merchants of Venice," as the original crew from Shelby American was known as. The Shelby club is known for its strong ties to its members and many become lifelong friends. Langley's Pete Tekatch had met Allen Grant at many of the SACC events and ended up doing lots of things with Grant and his wife. When Grant was visiting Langley, Tekatch brought Grant over to Smythe's "car room," a real treat for a true blue Shelby fan such as Smythe.
The stories of this Yellow car are numerous and many are legendary, but none more so than when it was christened as a Taxi. After a trade show, he drove one of his clients in the Shelby to the airport to drop them off for their flight home. He pulled up to the curb and jumped out to wrestle the suitcases out of the tiny trunk opening "that was half full with one case of beer." While he shook his client's hand and got back inside the car, there was a little old lady that had climbed in and requested to be dropped off at an address on Number Three road in Richmond! With a smile and a wink in his eye, he dropped off the lady at her destination, no charge!
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Girls Basketball: Nazareth continues to raise the bar, rides tough defense past Willowbrook
By Scott Schmid
Nazareth's Danielle Scully drives to the basket during the girls varsity basketball game between Willowbrook High School and Nazareth Academy on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in La Grange Park, IL. (Tony Gadomski /Tony Gadomski for Shaw Local)
LA GRANGE PARK – With three sophomores in the starting lineup, the future is exceptionally bright for the Nazareth girls basketball program.
As it turns out, so is the present.
Continuing to raise the bar despite their youth, the Roadrunners won their 13th game in a row with a hard-fought 51-37 non-conference victory over Willowbrook Thursday before a big crowd in La Grange Park.
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Both teams entered play with matching records of 16-1 and each had reached that mark in dominant fashion with a combined 30 wins by double digits.
"I think our defense and our toughness was the difference," said sophomore Danielle Scully, who led Nazareth with 13 points. "It's a lot of fun coming in here and playing in this atmosphere. We didn't get to experience that last year with COVID.
"Definitely our preparation for games has been the key (during the winning streak). Coach does a great job of having us prepared for each game."
Willowbrook's Calli Kenny drives to the basket during the girls varsity basketball game between Willowbrook High School and Nazareth Academy on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in La Grange Park, IL. (Tony Gadomski /Tony Gadomski for Shaw Local)
The Roadrunners' zone defense, coupled with their length, gave the Warriors trouble. Primarily a perimeter-oriented team, Willowbrook was held to 1-of-14 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.
"We did a good job defensively," Willowbrook head coach Terry Harrell said. "We were a little quicker than them. But what got us, they were a little longer than us. It was tough to get our jumpers off and we are a jump-shooting team. So we had to try to jam it inside.
"We just didn't get it going offensively. We played good defense but sometime in there you have to score. They kept us under 40 and we are used to scoring 65. They are kind of upset they didn't play better but it's not that we didn't play well, we just didn't get the shots we normally do."
Nazareth led 14-8 after the opening eight minutes and extended that margin to 24-16 by halftime as Scully and Gracie Carstensen both hit three-pointers in the second quarter. A pair of third quarter baskets by Olivia Austin helped push the advantage to 36-25 heading into the fourth. Austin also checked into double figures with 12 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals.
The home team tallied 11 offensive rebounds.
Nazareth's Olivia Austin drives to the basket during the girls varsity basketball game between Willowbrook High School and Nazareth Academy on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in La Grange Park, IL. (Tony Gadomski /Tony Gadomski for Shaw Local)
"We really did our best to get to the boards, especially on the offensive end," Austin said. "That really helped, we weren't one and done.
"Obviously we are young but our team chemistry and work ethic is outstanding. So I wouldn't say we are surprised with how well we are playing. We've worked hard all season to push past our expectations."
Carstensen added nine points, nine rebounds and three steals and Amalia Dray had seven points. Caroline Workman contributed five points and six rebounds while Mary Bridget Wilson, another sophomore who comes off the bench, scored five.
"I just love our schedule," said Nazareth coach Eddie Stritzel, whose team has recent victories over Whitney Young and Montini and has games coming up against Marist and Benet. "And with the youth we have, the girls are going to get better and better. We have four sophomores out of our top six kids. We tell them, we don't want to peak in January, we want to peak in March."
Willowbrook, which is a perfect 8-0 in the West Suburban Gold conference and heading towards its third league title in the past four seasons, was topped by the 15 points of sophomore Calli Kenny, who also had 10 rebounds and two blocked shots. Sophie Sullivan had nine points, Elle Bruschuk totaled six points and 11 rebounds and Hannah Kenny posted six points and three steals.
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NFL Playoff Power Rankings
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Dec 23, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) carries the ball against the Atlanta Falcons in the final regular season game at Candlestick Park. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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The San Francisco 49ers could have had a bye week, but since their division opponents have a better grade, they slide to the #5 seed. With some early struggles on offense, Colin Kaepernick has finally had his weapons come back and regained momentum as he did last year.
The 49ers have the look of a Super Bowl sleeper, as they can play and compete with anyone. The offense is the main issue, as it must stay consistent and not turn the ball over against, as some of the premiere offenses could certainly capitalize upon it.
The 49ers can go as far as Kaepernick leads them, and he may lead them to the big dance once again.


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Het twaalfde seizoen van de Amerikaanse sitcom Two and a Half Men werd oorspronkelijk uitgezonden op de commerciële televisiezender CBS vanaf 30 oktober 2014 tot en met 19 februari 2015. De hoofdrollen worden vertolkt door Jon Cryer en Ashton Kutcher en de nevenrollen door Conchata Ferrell, Amber Tamblyn en Maggie Lawson. Het seizoen telt 16 afleveringen. Dit is het laatste seizoen van de sitcom, die eindigde met een dubbelfinale van een uur. Het seizoen draait hoofdzakelijk om een homohuwelijk van de personages Alan Harper (Cryer) en Walden Schmidt (Kutcher).

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Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher) krijgt een milde hartaanval wanneer hij samen met Alan Harper (Jon Cryer), zijn huisgenoot en beste vriend, Halloween viert. De ingrijpende gebeurtenis laat Walden nadenken over zijn toekomst. Immers bestaan er vele dingen die hij nog wil doen. Een van die dingen is 'vader worden', maar zijn bindingsangst ontzegt hem die droom. Hij vraagt daarom zijn beste vriend Alan ten huwelijk in de hoop op die manier een kind te kunnen adopteren. Walden en Alan zetten een homohuwelijk in scène zodat maatschappelijk werker Mrs. McMartin (Maggie Lawson) hen de toestemming geeft...

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 Jon Cryer (Alan Harper)
 Ashton Kutcher (Walden Schmidt)
 Conchata Ferrell (Berta)

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 Amber Tamblyn (Jenny Harper)
 Melanie Lynskey (Rose)
 Holland Taylor (Evelyn Harper)
 Marin Hinkle (Judith Melnick)
 Ryan Stiles (Herb Melnick)
 Maggie Lawson (Mevrouw McMartin)
 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Lt. Wagner)
 Courtney Thorne-Smith (Lindsey Mackelroy)
 Angus T. Jones (Jake Harper)

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Statistical mechanical methods of equilibrium have been used to evaluate the tension of a polymeric chain and then of polymeric chains that are jointed together with permanent junctions, by considering the free energy of the system. The tension is shown to increase when there exist junctions, i.e. when the motion of a chain depends on the motion of other chains. This is also an experimental fact. The dependence of the tension on the position of the junction points has been studied and also the dependence of this tension on the number of molecular units of the macromolecule. The result has been compared to that for the macromolecules without junctions.


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