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Jeff Randall
No respect, no morals, no trust - welcome to modern Britain
Our political leaders are falling short as we sink under a tide of vulgarity and sleaze, says Jeff Randall.
Litter on our streets points to a deeper corrosion of respect in our society Photo: Paul Grover
By Jeff Randall
7:21PM GMT 05 Nov 2009
Earlier this year, the BBC broadcast a two-part documentary called The Death of Respect. It went out late and would have been missed by many. For those who did not see it, there was compelling evidence this week that the social decomposition chronicled in John Ware's programme is very real, when film of a Sheffield student relieving himself on a war memorial was shown in the same news bulletins that covered the murder of five British soldiers in Helmand.
It's hard to think of a more offensive image than booze-fuelled urine flowing over poppies, on a day when courageous servicemen are being slaughtered in order, the Government claims, to keep the rest of us safe. Hard, but not impossible. The front-page story from my local newspaper, the Brentwood Gazette, came close: thieves stole the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal collection box from St Thomas's church in the town centre. In the week of Remembrance Sunday, low-lifers had plumbed new depths.
Do not tell me that these are isolated incidents. Anxiety over the collapse of respect in modern Britain is not, as some liberal sociologists would have us believe, the creation of news-hungry tabloids and suburban reactionaries. Examples of guttersnipery are all around: from unpleasant vulgarity (spitting and swearing) to the contempt with which a sleazy political class treats its electorate. We are, one fears, in danger of becoming inured to disrespect.
On the way to the train station each day, I trudge past a trail of sweet wrappers, sandwich boxes and drink cans, discarded on the grass verge by children walking to school. Every morning they litter the streets, seemingly unaware of the mess piling up, while eating breakfast on the hoof. I once challenged a twerp who was poking an empty crisp bag into a neighbour's hedge. He seemed shocked that anyone would care.
Litter is annoying, but in the grand scheme of a society that has traded personal responsibility for blame transfer, it is little more than a pointer to a deeper malaise: the corrosion of deference in our schools, the abandonment of manners on our streets and, yes, the death of respect for civility and integrity. We are close to the point where ethical behaviour is regarded as an affliction to be pitied, a loser's burden.
In a piercing summary of what has gone wrong, Britain's Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, concludes: "Concepts like duty, obligation, responsibility and honour have come to seem antiquated and irrelevant. Emotions like guilt, shame, contrition and remorse have been deleted from our vocabulary, for are we not all entitled to self-esteem? The still, small voice of conscience is rarely heard these days. Conscience has been outsourced, delegated away."
Indeed it has. Individual wrongdoings are, increasingly, an issue not for those concerned, but the state, which dishes out rights in return for unquestioning obeisance. In place of self-restraint, we have installed an all-embracing culture of grievance. Culprits have learnt to claim victim status.
As the banking crisis and MPs' expenses scandal revealed, there is barely a distinction between legality and morality. Freedom means pursuing that with which it is possible to get away. If everyone else is gaming the system, only a mug would choose to do otherwise. When caught, the perpetrators point shamelessly to a failure by regulators.
Soon after becoming prime minister, Tony Blair offered a fresh start for a modernised Britain. It was an attractive vision. He did not want, he said, his children brought up in a country where gangs of teenagers hung around street corners, doing nothing but abusing passers-by. "I tell you: a decent society is not based on rights," he said. "It is based on duty… the duty to show respect."
No quibbles there, except that after 12 years of his New Labour project, the respect to which Mr Blair referred is in the sewer. Teachers who seek to reprimand offensive pupils are attacked by yobbish parents; train drivers who ask unruly gangs to get off are beaten up. A vulnerable mother kills herself and her disabled daughter after years of brutal abuse from thugs. This, I'm afraid, is the reality of contemporary Britain, a sprawling no-respect zone.
According to a study by the Institute for Public Policy Research, Britain's teenagers are among the most badly behaved in Europe. It paints a picture of adolescents immersed in consumerism, who are drunk more often and involved in more fights than their Continental counterparts.
The IPPR's explanation for our dismal record is a collapse in family and community life. In Italy, 93 per cent of 15-year-olds eat regularly with their parents; in Britain, it is just 64 per cent. We should not be surprised. The British state rewards unmarried mothers with a level of benefits most would be unable to earn in legal employment. They are incentivised to go solo.
For Karen Matthews, who colluded in the kidnapping of her own daughter, Shannon, there was no right and wrong: just an economic decision, a perverse cost-benefit analysis. She worked out that having more children with a variety of fathers meant a rising tide of cash payments and handouts in kind. In her miserable milieu, self-respect and honour seemed like unaffordable luxuries. The same conclusion must have been reached by a neighbour and close friend of the family, who was jailed yesterday for benefit fraud.
In establishing 40 "respect zones" to fight anti-social behaviour, Mr Blair's Government promised to provide "parenting classes" and other "family projects". This was, in part, a response to official figures showing that half of all anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) in England and Wales had been breached. What happened to that initiative? One senses little progress.
Respect, of course, is a two-way process. For a system based on mutual respect to function properly, those at the top must show the way. This, sadly, is where our political leaders fall short. It's all very well ministers cooking up respect agendas for hoi polloi, whose votes they need, but how much respect is shown to those same people from on high?
When Labour forced through its disastrous policy of mass immigration, what respect did it show to the millions of indigenous working-class voters whose communities would come under serious strain as a result? Did anyone explain the true consequences, rather than just the bogus benefits?
And when David Cameron gave us a cast-iron guarantee that we would be able to vote on the ratification of a European Constitution (for that is what the Lisbon Treaty is) did he consider how disrespectful it would be to renege? Apparently not. Up his sleeve was the metaphorical small print.
As bleak as it seems, Lord Sacks's prognosis is unavoidable: "Parliamentary reform and financial re-regulation will treat the symptoms, not the cause. Without conscience there can be no trust. Without a shared moral code there can be no free society. Either we recover the moral sense or we will find, too late, that in the name of liberty, we have lost our freedom."
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Animals That Represent Wisdom (List of 25 Animals With Explanations)
16/01/2023 30/08/2021 by Rachel Meyer
Animals are often used as symbols of wisdom. These animals represent a type of knowledge that can be learned and passed down over generations to new members of the same species. This is how humans have been able to teach one another for centuries, passing on information about how to build shelters, hunt food, and defend oneself against predators.
Experts suggest that these animal symbols emerged from early human cultures in an effort to understand their own world through observation and storytelling.
Just like the people who first invented them, many contemporary representations don't carry any real meaning or significance anymore – they are now simply a way for us to identify with other aspects of our humanity through story-telling and symbolism. That said, some animals still retain strong symbolic value in modern times for representing wisdom.
Animals that represent wisdom from different angels
Animals that are believed to represent earth wisdom
Mythical animals that represent wisdom
Animals that biblically represent wisdom
Animals that represent strength and wisdom
Animals that symbolize wisdom and experience
Any animal that is said to be a sage, or is widely respected for its wisdom, represents earth wisdom. Usually, long-living animal-like tortoises, elephants, snakes, and whales are thought to represent earth wisdom. These animals live a long time, just like the earth does, and they are also very wise.
The turtle is a symbol of longevity and endurance, perhaps because it has survived numerous earth changes through the ages. It is also considered an emblem of Mother Earth. The turtle totem is tough, patient, and enduring as well as adaptable with a sense of balance both in motion and at rest.
Turtles are often slow to anger, but when threatened they can be extremely aggressive. This animal is also a symbol of fertility because females lay eggs and the males (hatchlings?) are born from under the female's shell.
Elephants do not have the greatest eyesight in the animal kingdom, but they never forget a face. They are said to be able to remember the face of every other elephant they have come into contact with for their entire lives. This would allow them to determine friend from foe, and even tell which elephants had a history of moving in the same social circles.
Elephant wisdom symbolizes balance, strength, and groundedness. They are having a deep connection to the earth and peaceful energies. Elephants are one of the most important animals in Asian cultures they represent strength, power, and dignity (read more about the elephant symbolism).
It is said that there are many things we can learn from the snake. It moves in a very unique way, unlike any other land animal. The snake's slithering is a beautiful demonstration of harmony and balance, as it leaves behind a pattern in the sand – much like that created by our footprints. In some cultures, snakes are worshipped because they symbolize wisdom and beauty.
Snakes represent earth wisdom because they are also always linked to wisdom, immortality, and fertility.
If you want to know about long life, look at the great whales. The longest-lived mammals on earth are two species of Baleen whales (humpback whales and fin whales). Among baleen whales, they may live over 90 years.
This is one of the animals that symbolize wisdom because whales are believed to be very intelligent and know how to care for their children. They can communicate using deep low sounds that travel long distances under the sea, and they make songs that travel across oceans.
Baleen whales have a unique way of feeding by filtering plankton and small fish by straining seawater through special baleen plates in their mouths. They are also very special because they can hold their breath inside the water for a long time, even up to 90 minutes.
Mythical animals that represent wisdom include dragons, Sphinx, unicorns, Phonenix, Griffin, and Kirin. Some of these stories have been passed down for centuries or even millennia from generation to generation while others resurfaced in the 20th century as a result of various religious movements; however, they all share one thing in common: These animals that represent knowledge and power beyond that of their human counterparts.
In Chinese mythology, the dragon has been known as a symbol of strength and power for thousands of years. They represent wisdom because they are often said to be able to change into other forms or take on human characteristics. In some cultures, dragons are worshipped as gods and goddesses, while in others, they are thought to have magic-like powers that allow them to fly and control the weather.
Also, dragons are important beings, often representing strength, power, good luck, nobility, and wisdom. You can find a dragon in many Buddhist temples because it's believed that dragons can protect people from evil spirits.
The sphinx was a creature that was known for being both very wise and also extremely intelligent. This creature is often compared to an owl because of its association with wisdom and knowledge, which makes it a symbol of intelligence as well.
In many different cultures, the Unicorn is often seen as a symbol of purity that also represents wisdom. Within religious and spiritual traditions, the Unicorn was thought to be one of only four creatures able to resist the temptations presented by a serpent which is why it is commonly associated with intelligence.
One of the most well-known mythical animals that represent wisdom is the Phoenix. This creature features a long history of representing intelligence in many different civilizations and cultures. In fact, there is an old saying that goes "sitting on the tail of a phoenix," which can be translated to mean "attaining wisdom by learning."
The Griffin is often depicted as a creature with the body of a lion and the head, wings, and claws of an eagle. This animal is also associated with strength, speed, and courage, which makes it yet another symbol of intelligence.
In mythology, the Kirin is depicted as an extremely intelligent creature that possesses wisdom and knowledge as well. According to legend, the Kirin was originally a weak creature that would only gain its strength after it bathed in the light of the full moon. It is also said that this creature can walk on water which made some civilizations consider it to be a symbol of intelligence as well.
You can find many different types of animals that represent wisdom in the Bible as well. In fact, some scholars believe that various elements within the stories of Genesis were actually inspired by mythology and folktales from other cultures.
In the Bible, there is a passage that includes some common quotes about wisdom and knowledge, which features an owl in it as well. Although this passage isn't actually mentioning owls, many people have associated them with wisdom because of their symbolism in various mythologies and religions worldwide.
In the Book of Genesis, the snake is described as being wise and sly, which is why it is often considered to be a symbol of wisdom. Within mythology, snakes are also known for having been great teachers who were able to communicate with humans and provide them with immense amounts of knowledge.
In several different cultures, the crow is often said to be intelligent, clever, and sly. In fact, this creature has been seen as a symbol of wisdom in many different civilizations throughout history which is why it was included in the bible.
In Christianity, horses are most commonly associated with strength and bravery, but they can also represent intelligence at times. In fact, there is a passage in the bible that focuses on the intelligence of horses which is why these creatures are often used as symbols of wisdom.
One of the most well-known animals that represent wisdom in the bible is the lion. In fact, there are several passages in it that focus on how these creatures are intelligent and represent forms of knowledge. The Lion has been associated with wisdom for many centuries now, which is why it can be seen throughout history and even today.
Strength and wisdom Go hand in hand, and each animal represents both strong characteristics. Many animals can be symbols of strength and wisdom, but there are a few that stand out:
In several different cultures, it is believed that horses possess both physical strength and the ability to think rationally, which is why they are often associated with wisdom. During the Middle Ages, many civilizations used horses as symbols of intelligence due to the similarities between them and people.
In Greek mythology, the rooster was said to be an extremely wise creature that could see through the darkness and recognize things for what they truly were. It was also used as a symbol of strength because of its ability to wake people up early in the morning, even when they were sleepy or tired.
As one of the oldest domesticated animals in history, the Bull is strongly associated with strength and courage, which is used to protect its herds from potential predators. However, this creature has also been seen as an extremely intelligent animal that was able to learn how to open gates or drink water from a bucket. (see also our post about bull symbolism)
In some parts of the world, dolphins (see dolphin's spiritual meaning) are known as extremely intelligent creatures that are capable of understanding and learning various types of skills. According to a myth in ancient Greece, the dolphin was also said to be extremely wise, which is why it can be seen on various objects throughout history.
Despite being a tiny animal, the mouse is one of the most intelligent creatures in the animal kingdom. In fact, they are capable of remembering up to 20 different places where they can find food as well as about 10 different types of dangers. This is why it was chosen to represent intelligence in Christianity and has been used quite often throughout history as a symbol of wisdom.
There are also several animals in the bible that symbolize wisdom and maturity. These creatures have been associated with both of these things throughout history, and each one has a form of symbolism related to them:
In some cultures, donkeys symbolize strength and maturity, which is why several stories reference them as a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. This is because these creatures are extremely humble in nature and can work long hours without becoming tired.
As a wise creature that is capable of hiding from predators, the quail has been seen as a symbol of wisdom in past civilizations. In fact, it was so intelligent that it would often play dead to avoid danger, which is why this creature can be seen on several religious artifacts and paintings throughout history.
Despite being seen as a creature that is associated with the night, bats are often used as symbols of wisdom and knowledge in ancient cultures (read this if you found a bat in your house). This is because they are extremely intelligent creatures capable of making their own decisions and understand consequences which is why they can be seen on various religious paintings throughout history.
There are many animals in the world that have been commonly associated with wisdom throughout history. However, some of these creatures have a strong symbolism related to them that makes them perfect for worship and reverence. When used as symbols for wisdom, these creatures can be seen in paintings or other pieces of art that represent wisdom and knowledge, which shows how important they are to ancient civilizations.
These animals can be seen as a form of worship because they offer something that humans cannot. In this case, it is wisdom and knowledge or the ability to make good decisions without being influenced by emotions. However, these creatures are also seen as powerful symbols that represent strength and courage while using their special talents to achieve what they want in life (see also post: symbolism for confidence).
See also our full guide post about animal symbolism.
Rachel Meyer
Meet Rachel, a veterinarian in Pasadena, California, and a valued contributor to our blog. Rachel brings a wealth of expertise to the table, with a particular focus on the intersection of symbolism, nature, and spirituality. She shares her knowledge and insights on our blog on regular basis.


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Best Alternative Bands of the 21st Century
Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The members currently include Mike Shinoda (vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar), Brad Delson (guitar), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass), Joe Hahn (DJ) and Rob Bourdon (drums). Linkin Park are associated with a mixture of Alternative ...read more.
The best band on this list WITHOUT A DOUBT. The bands like Green Day and Coldplay are NOTHING compared to LP. Sure I think that Coldplay is a bit more popular than LP but popular doesn't mean good at all. I've seen a lot of comments on this list saying that LP sucks and like that. They're saying this because they can't see their favorite bands not being on the top... But the truth is they can never be on the top because only one band deserves the top slot and that is Linkin Park. And the people who say that earlier they were great but now they suck just have no sense of music. Their first two albums were great but according to me they made even more great music in their newer albums. People hate them just because they have real talent. They dared to take risks. They dared to get out of their comfort zones and experiment with different genres of music. They didn't care about anyone else and did what they wanted to... which no band in the world could ever do. They are here for a reason ...more
They truely deserve it... Its not just a rock band, it's a fusion of rap, rock n pop, I mean this is all what you need in a n I pod... You'll never feel to get some separate rock, pop or rap songs... You'll get all that stuff in just one band... This is music... LP is truely unique... Going in their own way... And most importantly, they create music that people should listen and not that people use to listen... Listeen to their songs, they are inspiring, touching and teaches us a lot and sense of music is really great.. So, though green day n muse r also my favorites.. But LP is still somethin' more than anyone :D LP for Life
Probably the best band nowadays, I have nothing to say more, they're great guys. And dat's very shame we don't have Chester, but anyway the band continue to be.
The Best Band ever! Not just only in the 21st Century.. It's the best alternative band, no doubt.. Was a little confused between Linkin Park and Coldplay but Green Day is now where near them!
Green Day Green Day are an American pop punk, punk rock, and alternative rock band formed in East Bay, California in 1986. The members include Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals and guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass), Tré Cool (drums) and Jason White (guitar) . Green Day are associated with punk rock, pop punk and alternative ...read more.
I don't understand what linkin park is doing at the top...
green day is surely better than them(not in this particular list but in general) and their alternative rock songs are so better, with messages and full of meaning...
how are they BEHIND linkin park is what I cannot understand...
this list should be headed by someone better than them(like coldplay maybe)
Green Day's last two albums were alternative but that's enough to win this. Linkin park sucks they are mediocre rap mixed with mediocre rock. Behind green day should be RHCP rise against and foo fighters
Linkin park is now isn't a rock or alternative band. They are becoming Electronics day by day. Green Day's lyrics is mindblowing which Coldplay and Linkin Park doesn't have. They should simply at #1.
No, wait. They started in '86, not '87. Nirvana is '87. Speaking of which, why are they not up here!?
Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996. The band consists of Chris Martin (lead vocalist and pianist), Jonny Buckland (lead guitarist), Guy Berryman (bassist) and Will Champion (drummer and backing vocalist). Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial fifth member. The band renamed ...read more.
Great band and superb album (Mylo Xyto). Especially Chris' voice is superb. Linkin Park was excellent in it's first two album. But their next albums were much dissatisfied, especially last one released in 2012 was worst of their career. That also reflects on their latest album's sales. On the other hand Coldplay has been successful throughout their career. That's true Linkin Park has little more fans comparing Coldplay, but reality is Coldplay is bit better than Linkin Park (I am saying it being impartial). That because Linkin Park is Nu/Alternative 'Metal'(? ) band and Coldplay is Britpop/Alternative band. Alternative Britpop genre is always less taken by maximum peoples. Instead of all defaults, Coldplay is sold over 65 million sales and Linkin Park with over 60 million sales (As of 2014). And yes they both have released equal 5 studio albums.
They are definitely the most popular alternative band of the 21st century (sorry linkin park). They had best selling album throughout the entire world in 2008 with Viva la Vida or Death and all his friends. And their newest album Mylo Xyloto is incredible. Besides skydiving, seeing one of their concerts is the one thing I want 2 do before I die. They had one of concerts earlier this year broadcasted live on Youtube and at this I wouldn't be surprised if in the next 10 years that they were one the bands/artists who performed at the Super Bowl. They've got to be #1!
These are the best by far out of all the list, you can listen to their albums repeatedly and the songs they sing are all perfect especially Fix You, Speed Of Sound, Clocks, Paradise, The Scientist, In My Place and I can easily continue all day with more songs. HEY WHAT ABOUT STEREOPHONICS!
Coldplay's album charts speak for themselves. Worldwide best selling albums in 2005(X&Y), 2008(Viva la Vida) and currently in 2014(Ghost Stories). Also they have amazing songs.. Duh. To be honest I know like 3 linkin park songs. Come to think of it "In The End" and "Numb" are the ONLY one I can think of
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994. The band was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl after the death of Kurt Cobain and the dissolution of his previous band. The band consists of Dave Grohl (lead vocalist, rhythm guitar, main songwriter), Pat Smear (rhythm guitar), Nate ...read more.
The Foo Fighters are a recollection of Nirvana. They bring forward such a different kind of message than any other band. Dave Grohl is such an amazing performer and entertainer by doing different stuff at concerts. He isn't afraid to take charge of his concerts. He is a brilliant leader of the brilliant band Foo Fighters!
The Foo Fighters should be higher than Coldplay. The Foo Fighters have so much more engery in concert. Their songs are so much better. Their albums have won more awards, the fanbase is bigger, and Dave Grohl is a boss.
Love this band great music amazing guitar this band should be higher up
Great Amazing Band With Amazing Songs Vote Them Up Higher Please
The Killers The Killers is an American indie rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2001, by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning.
Human, Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, Read My Mind, A Dustland Fairytale, Smile Like You Mean It, For Reasons Unknown, Shot At the Night, Runaways, Sam's Town, Spaceman. These are just some of their best songs (in my opinion) off the top of my head. They are amazing!
Mr Brightside is one of the greatest songs of all time. Human is also very good
The killers are old but very good. They deserve it.
Muse Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The members are Matt Bellamy (lead vocal, lead guitar, piano, keyboard), Dom Howard (drums, percussion) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals). They've won several awards including 5 MTV Awards, 8 NME Awards, 2 ...read more.
You go to any Muse concert and the atmosphere, band energy, enthusiasm of the crowd and intensity of the music are way above any other live act I have ever seen.
Hey guys just write on YouTube "muse wembley" you will see what I meant. They are just AWESOME!
Miles ahead of Linkin Park, in every way (talent, live, songs... ) seriously amazing
The best rock band and the best live band of last 20 years.
Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy is an American pop rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley.
Their new music is amazing, they have really changed over the years and its for the best
Their music is amazing, even when they weren't as popular. I like their older music as well as their post-hiatus music too. secretly obsessed with them :3
Great band should be top 5
30 Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band currently consists of brothers Jared and Shannon Leto.
30 Seconds To Mars are unique for being so different than all the other bands I listen to, their lyrics and instrumental background are eloquent & each of their albums is massively unlike the others, stating in a superb way.
These guys are making the nest neo and progressive rock, and their new albums are much different from the first ones
The Fray The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King, they achieved success with the release of their debut album, How to Save a Life in 2005, which was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and ...read more.
The Fray's music is excellent. Look After You and Heartbeat will always be my favorites.
How to save a life is possibly the best modern "Rock" Album ever devised.
The Strokes The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. They consists of Julian Casablancas (lead vocalist), Nick Valensi (guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist), Albert Hammond, Jr. (rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist), Nikolai Fraiture (bassist) and Fabrizio Moretti ...read more.
Most original, smooth and creative rock music of the last 15 years. Better than all of the above besides maybe Green Day and Linkin Park. But Id still give it ti the strokes which managed to create such beautiful, and unforgettable tunes wihoutthe need to scream around allay and make a
Come on! The strokes are simply awesome! Just listen to machu picchu, you guys know what I mean.
I love this band I ve just listen their letest album comedown machine amzing julians voice is awesome the strokes must be in top five it deserve that position... )
Beastie Boys The Beastie Boys are an American Rap/Rock group that was formed in 1981 by its three original members, Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, and Adam "MCA" Yauch.
The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1988. Formed by frontman Billy Corgan and James Iha, the band included D'arcy Wretzky and Jimmy Chamberlin in its original incarnation. They are also considered to be one of the most influential alternative ...read more.
Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada. The band is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair.
Love nickelback! Best band ever by far. I grew up listening to them and no offense but they beat all other alternative bands. I listen to their music 24/7
This is a joke right?
Alice In Chains Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley.
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American funk-rock and alternative rock band, that was founded in 1983. ...read more.
I seen them live dyblin 2011 amazing one of the best band live this band should be in the top ten at least please vote them up great guitar bass singing and drums
Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1992, currently consisting of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar), Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner.
The Script The Script is an Irish pop rock band formed in 2001. The band comprises keyboardist and lead vocalist Danny O'Donoghue, guitarist and vocalist Mark Sheehan and drummer Glen Power.
One of the most underrated bands. "Millionaires" makes you wanna sing along. "The man who can't be moved" makes you wanna cry. Just simply an amazing band.
Ah? The Script should be in top 5. They are awesome. They deserves better...
In my opinion the script is one of the best bands out here
One of the best bands out there.
Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwoood (bass guitar), Phil Selway (drums), and Ed O'Brien (guitar).
I feel sorry for the people that haven't even tried to listen to this band. For a band that has such great quality music, they really don't get the attention that they deserve. Yes, they are in fact the most important musical act of the 21st century. OK Computer (albeit a 90s album) is the quintessential alternative rock album, and probably the only album to actually be comparable to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. And they didn't even stop there... They continued to make Kid A, Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief, In Rainbows, The King of Limbs, and the exceptional A Moon Shaped Pool, all of which are worth your time. Don't fool yourself.
What? The band that made the best record of the century with Kid A isn't in the top 1? What about masterpiece In Rainbows? This is SO biased
Are you kidding me? Is this best Indie band by popularity or by content? I can't believe Radiohead isn't even in the top 10!
Come on, 18th? Did you forget how amazing Kid A (2000) and In Rainbows (2007) were? Top 5 is a MUST.
My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance was an American rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey, active from 2001 to 2013. For much of their career, the band consisted of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, bassist Mikey Way, and drummer Bob Bryar.
Many of these bands deserve their place on this list, especially this one. It helped bring forth a new generation of music.
Everything they do is amazing there my 4th favorite band ever never released a bad song or album
My Chemical Romance is the type of band that will live on forever, even after a break-up.
Best band ever by far. Amazing music. Saves lives!
Paramore Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro.
To me music is all about inspiration through music and feeling like the lyrics are a part of you and you can actually feel the music rushing through your body. No band does this better than Paramore. Love them with all my heart
Seriously? It's the best! But top 10 is good enough from thousands of band. Cause the band above is also quiet good.
Paramore should in the top ten with Coldplay, I mean if you've heard a paramore song you'll know why
No offense to the bands listed above, but paramore still beats all of 'em
OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band. Formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2002 by lead singer Ryan Tedder and guitarist Zach Filkins, the band achieved commercial success on Myspace as an unsigned act.
OneRepublic is and always will be so much more than just an Alternative Band for me. They're a sensation, an inspiration, a motivation, and the very personification of beauty in imperfection. The lyrics are soulful and heart wrenching, yet lively and vivacious. Harmonizing and the music, the backing and the sheer sounds and sensations they cause are insurmountable. And Ryan Tedder's voice mixed with Zach Filkin's guitarring; I can feel again.
OneRepublic, in my opinion, should be number one. Don't know who they are? Secrets, All The Right Moves, Stop and Stare, Good Life, and yes, Apologize. No, it is not a Timbaland song, they just did a mediocre remix of it and never properly gave credit to OneRepublic. They are my FAVORITE band! Please just give them a listen?
They make me Feel Again. Definitely number one.
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Oregon Court of Appeals Rules that Klamath Basin General Stream Adjudication is the Only Viable Avenue for Judicial Review of Water Rights Issues within the Basin
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Water Court's Jurisdiction over Dispute Involving Land Developer's Alleged Ditch Modifications
California Court of Appeal Finds Imperial Irrigation District Water Allocation Program Invalid but Not a 'Taking' of Water Rights
By Stephen Odell
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that water rights holders could not independently secure judicial review, outside the statutory process prescribed for general stream adjudications, of administrative orders curtailing their rights issued in response to calls the Klamath Tribes made on the basis of senior water rights determinations that the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD or Department) had reached in the ongoing Klamath Basin Adjudication. [TPC, LLC v. Oregon Water Resources Department, 308 Or.App. 177 (Or.App. Dec. 30, 2020).]
OWRD initiated the process for a general stream adjudication of the Klamath River Basin (Basin) in 1975 by issuing notices that it would begin an investigation for a proper determination of claims to water rights within the Basin. The administrative portion of that process culminated some forty years later when, in 2013, the Department issued Findings of Fact and an Order of Determination resolving the adjudication of some 730 surface water right claims within the Basin (KBA Order).
Included within the scope of the KBA Order is Claim 33, at and near the headwaters of the Williamson River with a priority date of 1864, as well as various claims of the Klamath Tribes and United States, both for instream flows in the river and its tributaries and to maintain minimum water levels in Klamath Marsh, all of which have a priority date of "time immemorial" pursuant to the Tribes' 1864 Treaty. 308 Or.App. at 181-82. In 2005, to settle contests to Claim 33 that the United States and Klamath Tribes had brought in the Klamath Basin Adjudication, both of those parties, Claimants ("the Hydes"), and OWRD entered into an agreement (Hyde Agreement). In formulating the KBA Order, OWRD incorporated portions of the Hyde Agreement into its terms, but notably, declined to incorporate its "No-Call Provision." That provision expressly provides that the Hydes's ability to use their water right may not be curtailed in favor of any senior water right held by the United States or Klamath Tribes and that neither of those parties may place a call on Williamson River water that would result in the curtailment of such use, so long as the Hydes's exercise of their water right maintains a flow of at least one-half of the total flow in the river upstream of their property. Id. at 182-83. The OWRD Adjudicator demurred from incorporating the Hyde Agreement's No-Call Provision into the KBA Order based on his determination that it is "not pertinent to the determination of a water right claim." Id. at 184-85.
Pursuant to the Oregon General Stream Adjudication statute, ORS Chapter 539 (GSA Statute), many claimants filed exceptions to the KBA Order, including the Hydes, Klamath Tribes and United States. Id. at 182, All of these exceptions are currently undergoing judicial review in the Klamath County Circuit Court per the process laid out in the GSA Statute. Id. Notwithstanding these exceptions, because the GSA Statute provides that OWRD is to enforce its administrative determinations made in the course of a general stream adjudication pending judicial review and resolution of such determinations, the District is implementing its KBA Order, including only those provisions of the Hyde Agreement that were expressly adopted into that order, which, as noted above, does not include the No-Call Provision. Id. at 190-91 (citing ORS § 539.170).
As a result, in 2016 and 2017 the Klamath Tribes placed a call on the OWRD watermaster in reliance on the KBA Order to enforce their senior water rights in the upper Williamson River and Klamath Marsh given that water levels in those years were below or projected to fall below what was necessary to fulfill the Tribes' claims as determined in that order. Id.at 185. These calls in turn led to OWRD orders that curtailed the use of the Hydes's water right. The Hydes responded by filing petitions seeking judicial review of those curtailment orders in Marion County Circuit Court pursuant to the Oregon Administrative Procedure Act. ORS §§ 183.484 & 536.075.
The Circuit Court Ruling
In addressing the Hydes's petitions for review, the first and most salient issue before the Marion County Circuit Court was whether it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over them and to review the curtailment orders because the issues they raise fall within the exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction of the KBA under the GSA Statute. The court found it did have jurisdiction under the Oregon Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to review the curtailment orders. 308 Or.App. at 187-88. On the merits, the court then ruled that the curtailment orders violated the terms of the Hyde Agreement and, on that basis, remanded them to the Department with instructions to comply with the agreement. Id. at 188. Both OWRD and the Tribes appealed from the court's judgment, and the United States was granted leave to participate as an amicus curiae in the appeal. Id. at 182.
The Court of Appeals' Opinion
Appropriately, as did the Circuit Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals commenced its analysis by examining the issue of subject-matter jurisdiction. Id. at 188-91. In this regard it first noted that all of the parties properly acknowledged that, pursuant to the GSA Statute, the Klamath County Circuit Court has exclusive jurisdiction to perform judicial review of the KBA Order, but differed as to whether review of the curtailment orders for compliance with the separate Hyde Agreement entered into incidental to that adjudication fell within the ambit of that review. Id. at 192. The Appeals Court explained that it viewed its task as drawing a jurisdictional line:
. . .between the exclusive review process for stream adjudications under ORS chapter 539 and review of orders in other than contested cases under ORS 536.075, such as the curtailment orders in this case. Id. at 193.
Looking to Land Use Statutes for Guidance
To help inform its analysis, the court first looked to a rough analogue it found exists in the context of Oregon Land Use Law statutes that differentiate between matters to be determined exclusively by the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) and those that otherwise fall within the jurisdiction of the county Circuit Courts of the state. Id. at 192-94.
The Appeals Court then trained its focus on "the allegations and requested relief in the [Hydes's] petitions as viewed through the lens of Oregon's water law." Id. at 194. In doing so, the court framed the core claim in those petitions as asserting that OWRD was legally precluded from issuing the challenged curtailment orders to satisfy the United States' and Klamath Tribes' water rights as determined by the Department in its KBA order, but rather was required to enforce such rights in accordance with the No-Call Provision of the Hyde Agreement, to which OWRD was also a party. Id. at 197. Upon examining that claim and the relief the Hydes sought, the Appeals Court determined that they were inextricably bound up with the KBA Order because they put the Marion County Circuit Court in a position where it was called upon to decide whether the Hyde Agreement placed a limitation on the Klamath Tribes' KBA-determined water right claims. Id. As a result, the Appeals Court determined that the Hydes's petitions sought to have the Marion County Circuit Court "interject itself into the water right determination process under ORS chapter 539," which runs afoul of the exclusive jurisdiction the GSA Statute confers on the court specifically prescribed to review such determinations, the Klamath County Circuit Court. Id.
The Issue of Enforcement of the Hyde Agreement as a 'Rotation Agreement'
Having resolved the gravamen of the matter regarding whether the Hydes's petitions fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Klamath County Circuit Court under the GSA Statute, the Appeals Court turned to the subsidiary issue of whether the Hyde Agreement nevertheless should be separately enforced as a "rotation agreement." Id. at 198-99. These agreements, authorized by ORS § 540.150, allow "water users owning lands to which are attached water rights [to] rotate in the use of the supply to which they may be collectively entitled," and OWRD is then called upon to regulate the distribution of water in accordance with their terms. The Appeals Court made short shrift of this argument, concluding that, regardless of whether the Hyde Agreement qualifies as a Rotation Agreement under the statute, it is not segregable from the KBA Order, and therefore, any efforts to enforce it outside the exclusive judicial review process prescribed by the GSA Statute in Klamath County Circuit is improper as a jurisdictional matter. Id.
Finally, circling back to where it began its analysis, the Appeals Court was influenced by precedent arising in the context of Oregon's Land-use statutes holding that attempts to seek review of claims in Oregon Circuit Courts that raise issues regarding the validity of a specific land use proposal that is still pending in the land-use decision and review process were subject to dismissal because they fell exclusively within LUBA's jurisdiction. Id. at 200 (citing Flight Shop, Inc. v. Leading Edge Aviation, Inc., 277 Or.App. 638 (2016)).
In summary, the Appeals Court held that the Hydes' petitions asking the Marion County Circuit Court to independently enforce the No-Call Provision of the Hyde Agreement effectively reflect an attempted end run around the ongoing KBA proceedings in the Klamath County Circuit Court in which exceptions to the KBA Order, including those related to Claim 33, are undergoing judicial review.
Although approximately two-thirds of Oregon waters are adjudicated, the Klamath Basin is
the only major basin to undergo an adjudication under the GSA Statute in around the last half-century. As a result, the Appeals Court's jurisdictional ruling can be viewed as largely discrete and limited to its particular facts. At the same time, it may make water rights holders even more leery of having their rights determined as part of a general stream adjudication, given that it establishes rather definitively that they will have no recourse to secure review of whatever determinations OWRD makes in its administrative orders other than the singular process prescribed by the GSA Statute, which the KBA proceedings have shown can prove to be rather protracted and cumbersome.
The Appeals Court opinion is at the following link:
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Last month marked the thirteenth anniversary of my move to Steubenville. I was only supposed to be here for two years…three tops. God, however, had other plans.
When people ask me why I haven't left yet, I usually tell them, "I have many sins for which I need to atone." I'm only half joking.
That's not to say there's nothing to love in this rusty, corrupt, polluted old town. There are beautiful babies and beautiful families; holy, generous, souls, who give more of themselves to God in a day than I'll likely give in a lifetime; and brilliant scholars, who see the truth of the world more deeply than I'll ever see it. There's real friendship and real community, here. There also are $600 mortgages for 4 bedroom homes.
I'm not entirely sure which would be the harder thing to leave: the community or the real estate market.
So, that's what Steubenville has. What it doesn't have is beauty…and…culture….and clean air. It's also seriously lacking an Indian restaurant. For me, this is almost as big a problem as the chewy water. Accordingly, in order to keep my sanity about me, I've learned to satisfy my cravings for Indian food in my own kitchen. And if I do say so myself, the results of my effort aren't half bad.
My Indian culinary skills have improved substantially over the years, mostly because I've gotten over my fear of Indian grocery stores. If you want to cook good Indian food, you need the right spices, and you're not going to find those at Kroger.
Indian cooking has also taught me about the importance of layering spices. If you want a dish to turn out right, you have to put the right spices in at the right times. No just throwing everything in at the same time, reasoning that it's all going to get cooked together anyways. Timing is everything. Which also holds true for most cooking…and most of life.
Today's bit of foodie beauty, Lamb Biryani, is my favorite "Make Indian Food at Home" dish. I know it's completely gauche to rave about your own cooking, but every time I make this dish, I can't believe I made something this good with my own two hands. I start talking to the air or my guardian angel or whatever saint in Heaven is listening, both complimenting myself and thanking God for the gift of cumin seeds and cardamom pods.
Despite the long list of ingredients, this is a simple dish to make. The most intimidating thing about it is finding an Indian grocery store where you can buy curry leaves. If you can do that, you can do this. And trust me, you really, really want to do this.
30 minutes before you're ready to start cooking, put the rice in a bowl, cover with water, and soak for 30 minutes; pour into a colander, then rinse and drain.
Combine the water and spices for the rice in a large pot; bring to a boil; add rice and stir; once it returns to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cover; cook for 6 minutes, then drain and set aside.
In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook the oil, peppercorns, cardamom pods, cloves, and cumin seeds until the cumin starts to brown ( about 2 minutes).
Add the curry leaves, mustard powder, diced peppers, and turmeric. Stirring often, cook for 1 minute.
Reduce the heat to low; add the coriander and cook for another minute, continuing to stir.
Increase the heat to medium-high and add the ground lamb; cook until the meat is browned and there is no visible pink.
Mix in the curry powder and chickpeas; then stir in the coconut milk; bring to a vigorous simmer and cook until the liquid is reduced by 1/2, about 10-12 minutes. Stir in the pepper pepper and remove from heat.
In a covered casserole dish, greased with butter, layer, 1/3 of the rice, 1/2 of the lamb mixture; and 1/3 of the cilantro; repeat; top with the remaining third of the rice. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil and a lid.
Bake for 35 minutes. Before serving toss and garnish with remaining cilantro.
The original recipe is vegetarian and the first time I cooked this, I made it that way. We were hungry an hour later. The second time, I tried adding chickpeas as well as the mushrooms. Same problem. The lamb I tried the third time around, and I've never looked back. But, if lamb isn't your thing, substitute 2 pounds of sliced button mushrooms. And have some side dishes ready.
If you want to save yourself a great deal of stress, read over the recipe, then group your spices and measure them out into individual bowls before you begin cooking. That way, when the cooking gets going, you're just dumping one little bowl in and not trying to measure out six different spices in a 30 second span.
The original recipe calls for canola oil. I've used that and it's great. But, if canola oil bothers you on some existential level, try olive oil or peanut oil or whatever oil helps you sleep at night.
I know not everyone lives near an Indian grocery store. The closest one to me is 30 minutes away. It's almost always worth the drive though. Not only can you get the ingredients you need for authentic Indian cooking, but you can get rice and all sorts of spices at a fraction of the cost. And I do mean fraction. At my Indian grocer's I can buy 10 pounds of high quality rice for $7 and a pound of cumin for just $2.59. That's how much I pay for an ounce of the stuff at Krogers. Even if you only go once or twice a year, you can stock up on all sorts of things that will make your tummy and your budget happy. Road trip!
Curry leaves are awesome, and they make this dish. It won't be nearly so tasty without them. The only place I've ever found them is in Indian grocery stores (in the refrigerators). I usually buy two packages at a time, and freeze whatever I don't use. They're still good in this dish, even after having been frozen for a couple months.
You don't have to put the cherry red hots in this dish. I've made it before without them, and it's still good. But I had an overabundance of peppers in last year's garden and am always looking for ways to use the ones I froze. This was a good way.
Once the lamb is browned, you'll be tempted to drain it to remove the fat. Don't. First, because there won't be much fat to begin with; lamb is a very lean meat. Second, because you want that fat, plus all the spicy goodness you've cooked it in, to help add flavor to the dish (and make it filling).
This dish will have lots of whole spices in it, like cardamom pods and peppercorns. I love the way a peppercorn explodes in my mouth, but it's not for everyone, so feel free to pick out the whole spices before serving the dish.
Oh believe me, I'm well acquainted with Pittsburgh's Indian restaurants. I'm especially in love with Taj Mahal! Good luck with the seeds!
So my husband has a PhD in biochemistry and the only thing really to show for it beyond the monthly student loan debt payment (half joking, though he would say the same!), is the terrific memories and friendships we formed with the people he journeyed with throughout his program. Caucasian, male, and Christian, Joel was a minority. Most of his cohorts were international students, many of them Middle Eastern. Ever so often the department would have an international feast and we would all bring a staple or popular dish from our native land. I had plenty of occasion to try well-prepared, authentic Indian food, and I was hooked from the first bite. So this recipe looks like a keeper; I'm quite eager to try it! Thanks for sharing. Oh, and I can't remember what recipe I first used that specified cardamom, but I echo your praise – what a unique smell and flavor.


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Q: auto update multiple excel file from dropbox in one also in dropbox I have a dropbox shared folders for 5 users.
Inside that folder there are other folders which contain excel files (multiple sheets).
On top of those multiple sheets is "the one" which accumulate the info for each folder.
At the end I open an ultimate folder which contains a single excel file which must accumulate all "the one"'s as summarize the info.
All files in folders are linked as time "Jan-Jan, Jan- feb...etc" that means for each individual multiple sheets are "sum(offset(...)" and the final one MUST respect the same stuff
Expl: in first excel file I introduce info as"real sales, budget and LY " info and I play as accumulate info Jan-Jan, Jan-Feb, etc....Jan-Dec. The files is working very well and get all info from multiple sheets.
THE BIG ISSUE is when I've try to have a synthesis for all in the last folder which MUST respect the same format JAN-JAN, JAN-FEB....JAN-DEC which the figures from different folders and different/multiple excel files.
All of those are in a shared folder Dropbox.
I HEED UPDATE THE SYNTHESIS ONE W/O OPENING ALL OTHERS!!!!

A: What version of Excel are you using? I'll assume 2010 in my answer, correct me if necessary.
In the Excel files that have the source data, make sure that the data is introduced in "Tables", formated as such (not Ranges).
Then you should connect the "master" ("the main ones") Excel files to the "slaves" through a MS Query:
Ribbon Data, From Other Sources, From Microsoft Query.
Then Excel files, Ok, locate your file and then the table that has the needed data in the source file (the slave one).
Finally, edit the Connection to set a refresh when you open the master file:
Ribbon Table Tools, Refresh, Connection Properties, Check the checkbox that says "Refresh data when opening the file".
Repeat the process for each slave file and you should be good to go.

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English Department Geek Week March 31 – April 6
Las Vegas, N.M. – The Highlands University English Department offers a smorgasbord of free creative endeavors during its second Geek Week March 31to April 6.
"Our second annual Geek Week is a weeklong celebration of all the geeky things we love in English," said Donna Woodford-Gormley, Highlands English professor. "The week will feature presentations on role playing, Dungeons and Dragons, performances of plays, creative rewriting of fairytales, workshops on how to write video games, and more."
Woodford-Gormley said English Department student work will be showcased during the week.
"For instance, students will present video games they've written and read their own creative fiction, non-fiction and poetry," Woodford-Gormley said.
Woodford-Gormley said she hopes the campus and Las Vegas communities will join Geek Week.
"We had a great time and turnout last year and we're looking for the same this year," Woodford-Gormley said.
With the exception of the 5K run, all the activities will take place in the university's Douglas Hall, Room 220, 805 University Ave. unless otherwise noted
Sunday, March 31:
9 a.m. – Geeks on the Run 5K at the Gallinas River Walk and Mills Ave. (Registration includes a T-shirt and is $10 for students and $15 for non-students.)
Monday, April 1:
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Dungeons and Dragons in Popular Culture
12:30 –12:45 p.m. – Fractured Fairy Tales
6 – 8:50 p.m. – Graduate Creative Reading
Tuesday, April 2:
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – The Importance of Being Earnest
1 – 2 p.m. – Using New Media to Explore Theory
2 – 3:15 p.m. – Creative Non-Fiction Reading
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. – Video Game Presentation (Writing Center)
Wednesday, April 3:
10:15 – 11 a.m. – Introduction to Writing Video Games (Writing Center)
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Fool for Love 2
12:30 –1:45 p.m. – The New Mexico Review and Online Literary Journals
Thursday, April 4:
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – More Shakespeare Than You Can Shake a Stick At. (Including Shakespeare Insults – Back by Popular Demand)
1 – 1:45 p.m. Theory: A Dramatic Dialogue
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. – A Midsummer Night's Dream in Original Pronunciation
5 – 8 p.m. – Dungeons and Dragons: Character Creation for New Players
Friday, April 5:
11 a.m. – Graduate Student Symposium
1 p.m. – Faculty Forum
5 – 8 p.m. – Dungeons and Dragons for New Players
Saturday, April 6:
10 a.m. – Build Your Own Bowtruckle
11 a.m. – Quill Writing
1 p.m. – Geek Jeopardy (win a plate of Woodford-Gormley's cookies)
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A Hockett Trail Guide: 6. The Western Divide
May27 by kaweah
After crossing Hunter Creek, the incline increases as the Hockett Trail leaves the Hockett Plateau for the Western Divide. After ascending 850 feet, the trail reaches a ridgecrest that might deceive a traveler into thinking he's reached the top, but he has another 300-foot climb ahead. All-in-all, it's not a difficult ascent to the divide at Wet Meadows Entrance (9824′).
The original boundary of the park actually extended eastward beyond Wet Meadows to a longitude line. Since 1978, the Wet Meadows Entrance has been an entrance into the Golden Trout Wilderness.
The Western Divide is the divide that lies west of the Kern watershed, from Farewell Gap (above Mineral King) to the Greenhorn Mountains. It may be thought of as a branch of the Great Western Divide. It is not, as a whole, given a name on maps, so I take the name from the Western Divide Highway (California State Route 190). It is the first of two divides crossed by the Hockett Trail (the original trail skirted around the Great Western Divide).
On the eastern side of the divide, the trail (31E11) descends toward the Little Kern. The first signs of Wet Meadows bring the trail to a group of large campsites and the roofless remains of a cabin built by the Pitt brothers. At the downstream end of the meadows, there is a rather well-developed camp worth visiting. Be warned, though, that the trail splits at the meadow, and the branch adjacent to the meadow is not maintained.
Below the meadow, the trail encounters a trail to Quinn Patrol Cabin (31E13) on the right. From this junction, trail 31E11 continues toward Mineral King, and we descend in an east-southeast direction into the canyon of the Little Kern, taking care to stay south of the hump that rises just south of Wet Meadows Creek. The descent becomes increasingly more steep into the canyon. The last 400 feet are the worst. This route, once-upon-a-time trail 31E12, has not been maintained, or even used for many years, due to the facts that (1) trails in and out of Mineral King provide alternatives that did not exist in the 1860s, and (2) the Forest Service has not maintained trails in the Golden Trout Wilderness since 1995. Thankfully, some routes are maintained by packers, volunteers, and cowboys. There is hope, however, for this abandoned classic: the 2003 Cooney Fire may have cleared some of it for us.
This leg of the Hockett Trail ends at the Little Kern River, where we reach the first trout stream in the native range of the California golden trout. 31E12 and the old Hockett Trail crossed the stream here, as the canyon is more navigable on the east side. The river is relatively calm here, and the canyon bottom is relatively broad. The outlet stream of Wet Meadows, the Little Kern's first tributary, flows into the river just upstream. See if you can spot the benchmark 7923 on the east side of the river.
See Exploring the Southern Sierra: West Side by Jenkins & Jenkins: Hockett Meadows–Little Kern River Backpack (T93).
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Please complete the National Historic Vehicle Survey to keep transport heritage on our roads.
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs are having to make the case for historic vehicles retaining their current access and freedoms on our roads more and more strongly in coming years, as we navigate the most challenging period in our history. In order to defend the future of historic vehicles, they need your help by completing this crucial survey.
The Yorkshire Post recently quoted Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport as saying "I'm sorry internal combustion engine fans, I think its days are overall likely to be numbered."
A local authority, in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, recently debated a motion, which was fortunately defeated, to cancel its historic vehicle rally and parade.
The historic vehicle community, its events, freedoms to use the roads and even the fuel we use, are under increasing threats and pressures amidst a changing landscape of political and environmental influences.
If we are to defend the use of historic vehicles, then we need to act and act now.
The Federation needs your help.
The FBHVC is in the process of carrying out its 2020 National Historic Vehicle Survey, an update to a similar survey undertaken in 2016. If we are to represent the case for historic vehicles in the best possible way we need to have up to date information about the movement and how important the movement is to the economy, particularly in current COVID-19 circumstances.
The answers you give in this survey, will help shape the future for historic vehicles within the United Kingdom for the next 5 years.
The FBHVC aims to lobby Government against adverse legislation and restrictions that may affect the future for historic vehicles. But, in order to achieve a positive result, the organisation needs to have reliable data on the significance and size of the historic vehicle movement to hand.
The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete depending on the answers you give. Please complete the survey in one sitting.
On submission of your questionnaire, you will be given the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win one of the following prizes: A year's Club Insurance policy to the value of £250 including IPT, courtesy of Peter James Insurance, one of three pairs of tickets for the 2020 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery, Courtesy of Clarion Events, or one of 15 display copies of the
FBHVC's historic vehicle wall chart.
Complete the survey here:
https://www.fbhvc.co.uk/2020-enthusiast-survey
Federation of British Historic Vehicle Club
The FBHVC is a grouping of almost 500 Clubs and Museums together with some 1500 Trade and Individual Supporters. The aim of the Federation is to uphold the freedom to use old vehicles on the roads without any undue restriction and to support its member organisations in whatever way it can.
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs exists to uphold the freedom to use historic vehicles on the road. It does this by representing the interests of owners of such vehicles to politicians, government officials, and legislators both in the UK and (through the Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens) in Europe.
There are over 500 subscriber organisations representing a total membership of over 250,000 in addition to individual and trade supporters.
The Ford & Fordson Association are proud to be a member and below are the FBHVC News letters for
"Our Members" to be able to download and read.
Click on the Newsletters below to download a PDF file of that month's Newsletter.
These are large files and might take some time to download. Please make sure your version of Adobe Reader on your computor is upto date.


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United Nations: Japan's new prime minister, Taro Aso, signaled on Thursday he would work closely with countries sharing common values such as democracy but said relations with China and other Asian neighbours were key.
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly just a day after being confirmed as leader, Aso vowed to revive his economy, the world's second biggest, which is skirting recession and facing fallout from the U.S. financial crisis.
"I am determined to work in solidarity with countries holding fundamental values in common and to share Japan's experiences with nations strongly needing such support," said Aso, a former foreign minister, who took over the leadership from Yasuo Fukuda after his abrupt resignation this month.
An outspoken conservative, Aso has been keen to bolster Japan's role on the international stage, having proposed "an arc of freedom and prosperity" as foreign minister to help countries from Eastern Europe to Asia democratize and grow.
The idea, embracing countries sharing values of freedom, democracy and human rights, included India and Australia, but was seen by critics as seeking to isolate China.
Diplomatic experts, however, expect Aso to take a pragmatic approach with Beijing, as burgeoning economic ties prevail over disputes ranging from wartime history to regional rivalry. China replaced the United States as Japan's top trade partner in 2007, with two-way trade totaling $236.6 billion.
In his speech, Aso called China and South Korea "important partners" and said Japan needed to nurture mutual gains and shared interests with the two, both of which harbor bitter memories of Japan's wartime occupation.
He vowed to press for North Korea to abandon its nuclear programmes, saying the reclusive state's pledge to do so had recently yielded "conspicuous lack of progress."
He said he would pursue the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s to train spies in Japanese language and customs. Their fate has prevented the two sides from normalizing ties.
"In parallel with the actions that North Korea would take, I am prepared to take actions towards the resolution of the outstanding issues of concern between Japan and North Korea and the settlement of the unfortunate past between us," he said.
But Aso may have little room to focus on world affairs, with speculation mounting for him to call a snap election in early November to seek a mandate with voters to break a deadlock in parliament.
While Aso's ruling coalition holds a big majority in the lower house, policies have been stalled since the opposition won control of the upper house last year, allowing it to delay laws and block appointments.
The political paralysis has risked stalling policies at home such taxes and social security, although Aso told the U.N. that Japan would do its part to stabilize the world economy by reviving its own.
"The task ahead for Japan is already quite clear, namely, that Japan's primary responsibility lies in invigorating its own economy," he said.


Experiments at the Fermi Particle Accelerator, located near Chicago, have begun to provide clues as to why the universe is mostly made up of matter, instead of anti-matter. If the numbers had been equal, the universe would have annihilated itself in a flash of energy.
Because of their irregular shapes, asteroids are warmed unevenly by the Sun. This force, called the 'Yarkovsky effect' is thought to slowly push asteroids out of their regular main-belt orbit. Astronomers believe that some of these strays are picked up by Mars' gravity and hurled into Earth-crossing orbits.
During testing and transmission of its first few images from space, Stardust's main computer shut down non-critical systems, and entered safe mode. The spacecraft resumed normal operations later in the day when NASA engineers re-established contact.
B-SAT, Japan's Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation recently awarded the contract to Orbital Sciences to build and launch two GEO orbit satellites.


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