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Community Spotlight: Iron Warriors, Brave Dwarves & Converted Space Marines
June 23, 2017 by crew
Come and join us to take a look at some great new models that have been painted up this week by our community members in the Hobby & Painting Forum.
We've got a distinct flavour of the grimdark Warhammer 40,000 this week but we also couldn't pass up showing off some Dwarves too!
Iron Warriors by jay188
We start off with some sterling looking Iron Warriors which are part of a larger project by jay188. Here we see some of his standard troops that are going to be making up the rank and file of his army.
The dull iron looks fantastic and it's highlighted by the dark red bases showing off a blasted battlefield. The little sparks of yellow and black showing the hazard markings on their gear help to break up the sea of metallics too.
This theme continues over onto one of his more specialised squads too.
Again you can see that the scheme is working awesomely. I think that I would have dropped in a lighter colour for the weapons here, however, to make them stand out a little more but that's just my personal taste. Otherwise, this is a fantastic set of miniatures for a growing army which is worth taking another look at.
Thorin's Company by shadowandflame
We're now heading to Middle-Earth as we check out some of the work by shadowandflame who painted up this superb Thorin's Company for your Hobbit games.
The basing for these models has been done to represent the interior of Erebor and it works nicely against the armour of the various Dwarves. I like that all of their character has come out in the painting and they are very close to the designs from the movie, if not spot on.
While these models have divided opinion I think that when they're done in this way with a solid paint scheme they really do pop and look the part of heroic warriors in battle.
Converted Wolf Lord by bop3635
Last but not least we have a bit of a WiP model from bop3635 who has been working on his Primaris Space Marines and especially the Captain in Gravis Armour. However, this keen converter has turned him into a Wolf Lord for his Space Wolf army.
This was the first look at the Wolf Lord showing off plenty of new additions like fur on the shoulder pads and across the midriff. Interestingly I didn't think that the weapons were going to work well between the two scales of Space Marine but it seems like it isn't too much of a problem.
After some chatter with the community, a few tweaks were made and this is a close-up of the more finished piece.
A bit more tinkering and filing has been done here and there to add to the character of the model and now the next step is taking him to the painting table to get some colour down on him. We'll be following this one with interest to see how he turns out when the Space Wolf scheme has been applied.
Show Us Your Stuff!
We've been blown away by the work from the community once again and would love to see your work in the Hobby & Painting Forum.
All you have to do is head over to the forum linked above and start your own topic to start posting your work. It's simple to upload photos of your work-in-progress and finished projects and we like seeing the process unfold.
We also don't mind if you're a newcomer to painting or a veteran. Everything you folks do inspires us to keep at it with our hobby and we have a wonderful community who like to get involved and share techniques.
What do you think of our entries to the hall of fame this week?

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For John, BLUF: End Global Warming, end Donald Trump. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From The College Fix, by Assistant Editor Dave Huber, 24 May 2018.
Here are the key paragraphs:
Speaking to University of Maryland graduates, The Baltimore Sun reports Gore used eliminationist terminology when discussing President Trump (emphasis mine):I am hoping he means via the vote in 2020. He was just a little less than clear on that point.[Gore] urged the graduates to vote in large numbers in the coming years, suggesting that America's "experiment" with the Trump administration should, like some scientific ventures, "be terminated early for ethical reasons."
"Your generation has a mission ahead of it," Gore said. "I hope that you will find the will to succeed. In America, the will to succeed is, in fact, a renewable resource."
And "Ethics"? That seems an interesting approach, given the current activities by Democrats and their camp followers.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
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Kenny Dalglish was missing from the sidelines as he's home sorting out the the small matter of Stewart Downing. Also this week we've waved goodbye to Paul Konchesky. Good luck getting along with his Mom Leicester!
Liverpool got off the mark with a Charlie Adam penalty. His first goal in a Red shirt was delayed slightly after being forced to take his penalty again. He put both in the back of the net and sent Liverpool on their way. A soft penalty decision i thought but never mind ay?
Malaysia XI equalised shortly after with a super free kick from their captain, Brad Jones could do little to stop it.
Ngog went on to score twice in the second half. His first after a little bit of luck when the Malaysian defence had a lapse of concentration and a nice strike for his second.
Maxi Rodriguez jumped onto the scoreboard after sliding in to score Liverpool's 4th. Liverpool were looking strong but in similar fashion to the friendly against Guangdong, the opposition appeared to find their feet.
Two goals from Safee Sali put the scoreline on a tentative 4-3 to Liverpool. It did at one stage look like the Reds were going to throw away their lead. Thankfully Maxi had other ideas and with a nice header from a Dirk Kuyt cross got Liverpool a fifth goal.
Dirk Kuyt after creating the fifth made sure he got in on the action, pinging in Liverpool's 6th and final goal in what was an action packed second half.
For the Reds next it's off to Singapore for a training session and a chance for the fans over there to see their beloved players. Then it's back to England and the rather short trip in comparison to the KC Stadium.
As far as friendlies go it's looking pretty good for Liverpool. The youth in the set up have been impressive. New signing Charlie Adam appears to be settling in and even players who have been absent for months i.e. Aquilani and Insua look like they never left.


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...it's not dark yet, but it's gettin' there...
Readers of annika's journal don't need to be reminded about Memorial Day, or what it stands for. But here's another way to honor those who died to preserve our freedom. Make your voice heard to save the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross.
The Thomas More Law Center, which does such great pro bono public interest work, has prepared a letter asking the president to help preserve the Memorial Cross from efforts to destroy it by secular zealots.
I'm not exactly sure why a tiny group of chronic complainers feel so threatened by this cross and other symbols meant to honor our nation's heritage. But they won't stop until all traces of religious faith are erased from public sight. And then they'll find something else to destroy. They only reason they are succeeding is because they complain so loudly while we who disagree stay silent.
You know better. Nobody who thinks that religious symbols should not be erected by the Govt. want ALL relgious sybols erased from public sight. I don't and I surely want the govt. out of religion and its business and symbols. We are not zelots just folks concerned with a misreading of the constitution. This memorial in question is a cross, a symbol of the death of jesus and probably lots more depressing stuff. It has no right being placed over the graves of men and women who did not ask for and were not fighting for it. It discredits the deaths of those that are interred there as it so prodly proclaims that America is not the land of the free but rather the land of the Christians. Take it down and show some respect for those who died defending the constitution and the right to live a secular, christian or any life they wanted. Religious symbols reduces the value of their sacrifice by limiting the scope of freedom.Posted by: Strawman on May. 28, 2006
Do you people on the Left even read the Constitution...or the notes to the Constitutional Convention or read the words of its main author, Madison. Or how about reading the men who founded this country - that is without pulling some sentence from Jefferson wildly out of context. The 1st Amendment wasn't penned to keep this cross off this gravesite or any other crosses off memorials - public or private. Liberal men in black robes starting making up this crap a few decades back - without precedent and without historical context. The 1st Amendment was writtent to keep the gov't out of religion - not religion out of government. Hopefully, Bush will get one more Supreme Court nominee in order to correct the intentional distortions of the 1st amendment by people who think their personal ideology has priority over the plain words of the Constitutional text.
Here is the amendment in case you have never actually read it, Straw.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
How in the fuck do you get to your position after reading this very simple and straight-forward text? But then again, you guys are the same people who can read the Constitution and then not laugh hysterically at the logical cluster fuck called Roe v. Wade. And, at the same time, have no problem with the goverment dictationg race-based public policy. Lewis Caroll's imaginary world has nothing on you fucking people.Posted by: Blu on May. 28, 2006
You go, Blu.
Strawman, don't go away mad; just go away.Posted by: shelly on May. 28, 2006
I think Strawman does a great job of explaining the opposition's point of view.
Seriously, I don't understand what the harm of having a cross on public land is. The founding fathers would never have objected to it. No one is hurt by it. A plain reading of the Constitution does not prohibit it. Hell, England's head of state is also the head of their National Religion and people aren't dying in the streets because of it. Up until just recently, Swedish taxes went to support their own National Religion and no one could possibly call the Swedes an oppressed people. What is the big deal?
The big deal is that a handful of people with an axe to grind against organized religion and too much time on their hands have found a lever that they can use to further their own personal pet peeve: the so-called separation of church and state. Despite it's questionable Constitutional validity they have taken it to such an extreme that it serves no real purpose except to keep certain lawyers and the ACLU in the money.
Does anybody really believe we are in danger of Congress making a "law respecting an establishment of religion" anytime soon? Congress is doing a lot of other things that we should be worrying about, but declaring an Official Religion of the United States isn't something we need to fear.Posted by: annika on May. 28, 2006
Well put, Annie. And, you are correct: Strawman always makes a strong argument for his side. I just disagree. Thanks for the "attaboy" Shelley. Still, I have no desire to make any of this personal. However, this is an area about which I feel particularly passionate.Posted by: Blu on May. 29, 2006
No. I think what you mean is Strawman always argues strongly for his side.Posted by: annika on May. 29, 2006
Let me give you the local perspective. They're homos, literally, they're the same people who don't want the boy scouts to be able to use Balboa park. Their self-loathing requires self-expression, so they attack those with whom they have the least in common; i.e. the heroic, and the consecrated.
I had insomnia last night, and I watched Company of Heroes on Fox. I don't know if there has ever been a show like it. It was extraordinary. It followed India company through Falluja, and each of her fallen back home to their families. The black single mom of deep faith, the middle class mom and dad of an Annapolis grad Lt, the small town parents of the LCpl who got shot in the face... it was all deeply moving, and fitting for this day.
Only lawyers value an articulation of "The Opposition's" arguments. The rest of us see them as the traitors they are and long for the hangman. Today is a day for those who have bourne the burden, and for those who love them. Let "The Oppositon" cower and remain mute as they do in any time of real crisis.
Semper Fi
People have completely forgotten that the First Amendment's Establishment Clause was originally a statement of federalist principles: i.e., to keep the newly-created federal government from interfering with or undermining the preexisting ESTABLISHED (i.e., official and publicly-funded) churches in each state, the last of which wasn't disestablished until (I believe) the Connecticut Constitution of 1818.Posted by: Dave J on May. 29, 2006
Blu, et al,
Firsly, Annie, i am offended by a cross on public land erected with public funds. One, because I am Jewish and the historical record of Christians as tormentors of the jews was and is known to me, and second because I believe in a secular government that has its eyes closed to religion. Is that not enough? I do not have too much time on my hands, nor do I search for things to destroy unless they are destroying the principles that make this country great. I sat in grammar school for 5 years reciting the 23 psalm each morning until Murry V. whatever. Was I not a prisioner of state sponsered religious training?
Let me ask how the erection of this cross with tax dollars does not put the govt. in the business of establishing a religion?
Let me to also ask how would you feel if all the christian men and women burried in this cemetary were watched over by a 60' star of David? (please don't give me the history of this symbol and how recently it became a symbol in Judism and how many think it meaningless)
Or coversely how do the families of the hindu, muslim and jewish men and women burried here feel about the symbol of the crucifixion casting a shadow on their graves?
Please, try and give me honest heart felt answers. No blabbering about the federalist's, madison, Jefferson or any other speculations about what you think others meant.
And answer what the threat is of a religion-neutral government?Posted by: Strawman on May. 29, 2006
Strawman, when have you ever known me to blabber on about anything? ;-)
I don't think the Constitution was designed to prevent offense. Nor do I think that it is possible to create a system of laws that can ensure no one will ever be offended.
The nature of "offense taking" is that what one person considers offensive another person necessarily considers quite trivial. The founders of this nation would have surely scoffed at someone objecting to the existence of a Christian symbol at a war memorial or a cemetary.
Your last question implies that we don't already have a religion neutral government, or that I am in favor of the establishment of a national religion. Both implications are untrue.Posted by: annika on May. 29, 2006
Dave J. is correct and succinctly states the premise of Justice Michael W. McConnell's excellent scholarship on the issue.
Casca said: "Only lawyers value an articulation of "The Opposition's" arguments."" This is true and it is an unfortunate but necessary byproduct of legal training, which I have noticed over the last two years. It's like how doctors are trained not to faint at the sight of blood.Posted by: annika on May. 29, 2006
I believe in no right not to be offended, but I also do not believe, that being true, all things offensive are permitted or should not be sanctioned if the remedy is simple. The government has an obligation to act in a manner that does the least harm to the public while not shirking the greater good to the nation. Erecting a religious symbol guarenteed to offend and possibly enrage many is, especially when it is of dubious constitutional standing (sorry I couldn't think of a better word) is I am afraid irresponsible and hardly trivial.
"There is no answer to the proposition . . . that the effect of the religious freedom Amendment to our Constitution was to take every form of propagation of religion out of the realm of things which could directly or indirectly be made public business and thereby be supported in whole or in part at taxpayers' expense. . . This freedom was first in the forefathers' minds; it was set forth in absolute terms, and its strength is its rigidity. Id., 330 U.S., at 26, 67 S.Ct., at 516, 91 L.Ed. 711."
Further, Mr. Justice Rutledge, joined by Justices Frankfurter, Jackson and Burton, declared:
"The [First] Amendment's purpose was not to strike merely at the official establishment of a single sect, creed or religion, outlawing only a formal relation such as had prevailed in England and some of the colonies. Necessarily it was to uproot all such relationships. But the object was broader than separating church and state in this narrow sense. It was to create a complete and permanent separation of the spheres of religious activity and civil authority by comprehensively forbidding every form of public aid or support for religion. Id., 330 U.S., at 31-32, 67 S.Ct., at 519, 91 L.Ed. 711."
The people who are always in the forefront of this issue are not complainers as much as they are defenders of religious liberty. For as soon as christianity is seen to be the government's "choice" then all others are diminished by degree. Many of the vigilant citizens that continually "complain" about this issue are clergyPosted by: Strawman on May. 29, 2006
What a fucking blowhard, in the company of men, he'd be thrown to the fishes.Posted by: Casca on May. 29, 2006
Who rattled your cage you baitable reprobate? Better to be in the company of fishes than in a company of your men, Col. knuckle walker.
http://www.atheists.org/courthouse/prayer.htmlPosted by: Strawman on May. 29, 2006
You're Jewish, Strawman? I thought that you weren't into the whole organized religion thing based on what I've seen during my previous encounters with you, such as this.....
"Most therapists do think a literal interpretation of the bible and a powerful life affecting belief in god is an illness. Makes more sense than telling people who fuck REAL people in the ass that they are sick.
And don't forget that until the people of Earth give up the idea of a supreme being in any form, nobody on the galactic council will ever vote to let us into the Federation. The council thinks the refutation of a belief in a supreme being is an important marker in evaluating the cultural evolution of a planet. Just as you think your kids are getting more sophisticated and grown up when they give up the tooth fairy and Santa Claus."Posted by: reagan80 on May. 29, 2006
Strawman, why does Psalms 23 offend you? That was written by King David. Even if you've turned away from your faith, which I find sad, you have to admit it's beautifully written prose--probably even better in Hebrew. And, regarding persecution from Christians, they weren't adhering to the teachings of Christ when they were doing it. They were just very wrong.Posted by: Mark W on May. 30, 2006
Hey Ray,
So? This by you is a contradiction?
(BTW, its nice to know I have an achivist. I think the University of WIsconsin will make some room in their library when the time comes.)
I stand by my Galatic Federation remarks, in fact there was a recent memo from the GF reiterating their stand on this very point last March. Your spam filter probably tossed it, www.galfed.gov.gal
Jewish is a nationality, a heritage that envelopes me whether I believe the myths of the old testament, or believe in god (you know I don't) or support or dismiss Israel's claim to Judea.
The Jews have have what may be the longest recorded history of any people on the planet. A heritage of learning, questioning and belief in science and its methods. (25% of Noble winners are Jewish)
Posted by: Strawman on May. 30, 2006
This has meaning to me even if I don't think god played a part in it.
Thank you, Strawman. That shed some light on things.
Now, I can understand why a Jew, like Leon Trotsky, would turn to Communism despite what that ideology's patriarch has written about them:
"Let us consider the actual, worldly Jew -- not the Sabbath Jew, as Bauer does, but the everyday Jew.
Let us not look for the secret of the Jew in his religion, but let us look for the secret of his religion in the real Jew.
What is the secular basis of Judaism? Practical need, self-interest. What is the worldly religion of the Jew? Huckstering. What is his worldly God? Money.
Very well then! Emancipation from huckstering and money, consequently from practical, real Jewry, would be the self-emancipation of our time....
We recognize in Jewry, therefore, a general present-time-oriented anti-social element, an element which through historical development -- to which in this harmful respect the Jews have zealously contributed -- has been brought to its present high level, at which it must necessarily dissolve itself.
In the final analysis, the emancipation of the Jews is the emancipation of mankind from Jewry". (Karl Marx-1843)
http://tinyurl.com/s7dqcPosted by: reagan80 on May. 30, 2006
Nice piece of prose; mellifluous and serene to be sure, but the message is not something I would want my children to take to heart. No one is sheparding us through life, I do fear evil and for good reason whether in dark valley or brightly lighted avenue, Oiley hair is too 50's, and a rod and a staff might get the yankees to the playoffs, no further.
I do however wonder what you mean when you say they were very wrong? Oh, I re read it. You mean the Christians were being un christlike. GOt it.
And there is no need to be sad about my turning away from my "faith". I never was facing it. FOrtunately I was brought up with out the need. Some how, just me guiding my life have survived this perilous world in fine order. Chaos, moral turpitude and furry palms have not sent me to an early grave.Posted by: Strawman on May. 30, 2006
Strawman -
Does the government using taxpayer funds to provide military chaplains and facilities (for several faiths) for servicemembers and their dependents violate the Establishment Clause or would not providing such resources violate the same people's Free Exercise Clause? I am thinking of the specific cases where private sector resources (some overseas locations or deployed on operations) are not available.
If you want the "govt. out of religion," then I'm inferring you don't want me to have access to any publically funded religious resources. Is putting a cross, star of david, or the word "wiccan" (I think the use of the pentacle or similar symbol is still under review) on a veteran's grave marker (publically funded) over the line?
If you give a little, then is the issue really the size of the 'wall' between church and state? Justice Douglas said the Constitution does not require "callous indifference to religion."
Posted by: Col Steve on May. 30, 2006
Re: Chaplains. I think it is entirely proper for the armed forces, which separates its members from society, to provide these services. Not a problem. This is of course an example of government funds providing a service for in the service of curing the defect for although it promotes religion it is the proper response to the denial of "free excercise thereof". I don't know what to do about the Wiccans or the Sikhs, or Zorasters, or Confusians. Are there any Wiccan's in the Chaplains corp ? There may come a time when the military disbands the chaplain corp and treats everyone equally. If you join up you are given fair warning there will be no relgious accommodations, none. No dietary, no last rites, no praying to the east, no sabbath, an absolutly neutral organization. I could live with that.
Do you have a problem with that approach? The same problem is occuring in prisons.
Grave markers. I also can find no fault with this practice since it is an accomadation to the fallen soldier's family and does not promote or prohibit religion. SInce the govt. is providing the marker it must do all, within reason and that which is customary, that the family requests regarding their religious practices and symbols and as long as it is done with equitably all is well.
I do not advocate "callus indiference" nor do I wish the wall to be infinitly high. Remember Douglas said this in response to an argument about whether schools should allow time off for a student to go to another location to fulfil a religious obligation. In no way was the wall lowerer by his remark. Allowing or rather not penalizing a student for the time, (an I am sure reasonableness was part of the decision) is a passive act that avoids the potential conflict of the second half of the clause.
The example Annie put up of the 60' cross is callus and indicative of a wall of lilliputian dimension.
I usually don't sweat the little things but this example is not one of them. We are living in a period where the people who wish to impose good christian beliefs and values are running wild in the streets. Our president has publicly supported many initiatives that have knocked down the wall. Intelligent design being only one of many instances where he has disingenuously smirked and said it's got nothing to do with religion, just want the kids to get all the information they can.
In this climate, we who wish the wall to have some meaningfull height, need to be vigilant.Posted by: Strawman on May. 30, 2006
I've reconsidered Zorach and think the court was wrong. (As I think they were in Everson.)Allowing religious absence has the potential to be disruptive to the overall educational goal of the institution. How does a student choose a lab partner or any partner for a project that requires teamwork? Should one student be penalized if on presentation day one partner is excused for a religious observance? Or should the class be denied the knowledge the absent student was to deliver? Should the teacher modify the test to accommodate the disruption of the class?
Yes, I know that on any given day absences can occur for sickness or other extrordinary circumstances, but that is an uncontrolable fact of life and excused absence for religious practice is not.Posted by: Strawman on May. 30, 2006
Strawman, I am much more comfortable with the Court's ruling in Everson than I am with Zorach. At least in Everson, the law applied more broadly and was directed at transportation to and from a religious school, which is an act that arguably is sufficiently attenuated from actual religious instruction (at least in my mind) to be acceptable. On the other hand, I agree with you on Zorach, which seemed to be a sleight of hand way to allow religious instruction with the tacit "blessing" of the public schools. Of course that was 1952, and I highly doubt that New York is doing such things these days.
Regarding your other comment, I think it's disingenuous to bring up the President's "intelligent design" comments. He has never proposed any legislation to require the teaching of ID in schools. He was asked his opinion on the matter (probably being set up by a reporter, which they love to do on religious issues) and he gave his honest opinion, which was then spun by the press into a scare headline: OMG Bush Wants To Force Our Kids To Learn Creationism!
I'm not an absolutist on Establishment clause issues. I just want to see some sanity. I don't want religion taught in public schools. Obviously, if it were there would be tremendous harm and mischief. They wouldn't be teaching my religion that's for sure. Don't forget, this country has a long history of anti-Catholicism as well. But a cross on public land, a nativity scene or menorah in a park, the ten commandments in a courtroom, "under God" in the pledge, etc. Those things really don't bother me at all. My point is, they shouldn't bother anybody as I explained my comment way up above.Posted by: annika on May. 30, 2006
This could be an extremely long series of exchanges, something best hashed out in a persistent, threaded discussion board, perhaps a Scoop.
Back in my Republican days, I would have held similar views to many of you, though without the rancor of some. I argued against 'liberal' interpretations of the Establishment Clause, often on Misc.Religion and other related Usenet sites.
However, I *did* listen to the other side's points and reasoning, and balanced them against what I had to bring to the table. As I consider myself a person who seeks the truth, I make it a point to be open to the truth in whatever form it would present itself, which was a difficult feat for someone as arrogant as I was (and perhaps still am).
If this were a government cemetary, I would argue that every religion represented by the soldiers interned would be appropriate to have on display. However, this is a private memorial on private land (as I understand it), I see no need to interfere. True, there are likely names on the plaques of people who were Jewish, Muslim, or other religions, but I believe our freedom of speech is protected in such matters. Try as I might, I never could embrace the interpretation of the EC to suggest that already established religions shouldn't be interfered with. And to attempt to suggest that Madison would be disappointed with the current interpretation of the Establishment Clause is such a long shot that I can't even see the dart anymore.
There, I've raised the hackles on many and mollified none; such is the calling of a independent in such a short discussion.Posted by: will on May. 31, 2006
Hello Will,
I was under the impression that this cemetary was not private, for had it been I agree with you that all this verbiage is pointless, but rather is either state or federal. San Diego is the defendant in the suit or order to dismantle and remove the cross.
Posted by: Strawman on Jun. 1, 2006
My understanding is the Judge nullified the sale of the memorial land to the private group. The judge considered the "no-bid" arrangement a violation of the CA constitution because the city gave a decided preference to a "religious" group.
Using my economist bias, why not have an open auction of the plot and see who in the private sector values the land (and by default the existence, modification, or removal of the cross) most? That solution is rather straightforward as well.
Straw - To answer your question, my personal experiences and conversations (non-scientific of course) persuade me that there is some basis for the statement about "no atheists in foxholes." From a unit cohesion perspective (and all the other headaches commanders have in operational theaters), I'd rather accomodate the overwhelming majority of servicemembers who want some degree of religious services than risk the impact on unit performance.
By the way, I had 3 wiccans in my last command. I arranged for the unit chaplain to research and accomodate their needs. Of course, I made them "declare" their religious preference on their dogtags to weed out the possibility of these 18 years olds merely trying to be smart-asses.Posted by: Col Steve on Jun. 1, 2006
Thats quite a few wiccans. QUite remarkable.
I never heard the fox hole addage. I never got too close to a foxhole so I don't know much about unit cohesiveness but i can't imagine that a soldiers belief in god or not makes any difference in his willingness, ability or the quality of his engagement(s) of the enemy.Posted by: Strawman on Jun. 1, 2006
Col. Steve,
So you had a Christian minister perform Wiccan rites? If not, how else would he have met their needs?Posted by: will on Jun. 1, 2006
> i can't imagine that a soldiers belief in god or not makes any difference in his willingness, ability or the quality of his engagement(s) of the enemy.
I certainly believe that religion DOES have the ability to increase a soldier's willingness and quality of his engagement, because a belief in an afterlife reduces their fears and can even bypass their physical survival instinct. Simply look at all of the suicide bombers as one example set.Posted by: will on Jun. 1, 2006
I think this is a pretty big stretch of an argument. If the only criteria for being a good soldier is a willingness to die or an "ease" with death as an outcome you could be right. I think however the Col. would say that a wish to live and doing all the things that might make that come true while still applying the full force of your capacities to the purpose of the mission might be more important. I don't think those "committed" to dying make the best decisions about fullfilling the goals of the mission.Posted by: Strawman on Jun. 2, 2006
> If the only criteria for being a good soldier is a willingness to die or an "ease" with death as an outcome you could be right.
I don't think that anyone here has suggested this was an only criteria (or even a criteria at all) for being a good soldier.
> I don't think those "committed" to dying make the best decisions about fullfilling the goals of the mission.
I don't either, though I don't speak for religious extremists. However, the possibility of giving one's live for the betterment of is a typical motivating tool by national or religious leaders. While overemphasized in movies, there have been instances where our own troops have been queried for volunteers for 'suicide missions'. The Charge of the Light Brigade is a literary classic; the untold other similar situations have not received as much immortality.Posted by: will on Jun. 4, 2006
> If the only criteria for being a good soldier is a willingness to die or an "ease" with death as an outcome you could be right.
I don't think that anyone here has suggested this was an only criteria (or even a criteria at all) for being a good soldier.
> I don't think those "committed" to dying make the best decisions about fullfilling the goals of the mission.
In most situations, I don't either, though I don't speak for religious extremists. However, the possibility of giving one's live for the betterment of is a typical motivating tool by national or religious leaders. While overemphasized in movies, there have been instances where our own troops have been queried for volunteers for 'suicide missions'. The Charge of the Light Brigade is a literary classic; the untold other similar situations have not received as much immortality.Posted by: will on Jun. 4, 2006
However, the possibility of giving one's live for the betterment of ONE'S NATION, ONE'S RELIGION, ALL HUMANKIND, ETC. is a typical motivating tool by national or religious leaders.Posted by: will on Jun. 4, 2006
I think you are a bit confused by the effect wished for and what i imagine is a paucity of data about the result.
I don't think motivational speeches by anybody, in a rational society, suggest that the chance of dying for a good cause is a reason to enlist(in a mission or generally in the services). Rather, I think motivators suggest and inform recruits that that they may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice. That's just giving them a clearer picture of the reality they will face, not offering a reason for greater enthusiasm.Posted by: Strawman on Jun. 4, 2006
Straw - I think you place a different emphasis by phrasing unit cohesion in terms of a soldier's religious beliefs.
My personal experiences convince me the vast majority of Soldiers tend to care about their personal safety and the safety of their other unit members. The notion that each Soldier has some responsibility for the success and survival of the unit as a whole is powerful. Those capabilities that reinforce the confidence and assurance that the unit is "watching their back" (including leader competence and commitment, medical support - big one -, and equipment) help build that cohesion and increase unit/individual effectiveness.
I would include religious support as part of those capabilities. I don't think the individual's specific belief is as much the issue. I'm sure atheists can be great troopers (although Will has a point on the degree religion itself may have a greater influence on people coming from cultures where there is little separation between religion and the state). I would not rank providing religious services as vital as having a trusted casualty treatment and evacuation system, but the contribution is far greater than none.
I think "true" Wiccans might consider the Soldiers I had as "WINOs." So, no, the chaplain didn't have to do any rituals. I believe we ended up giving them access to a room and procuring them some material, but over time these young lads found greater distractions to occupy their time.Posted by: Col Steve on Jun. 4, 2006
Hello COlSteve,
No to belabour the point but I am sure lots of personal differences and harmonies affect the cohesiviness of a unit. An arragant, pain in the ass who happens to be a catholic will be a problem having nothing to do with his religious beliefs as a good natured and likeable athiest will not cause the guy beside him in the Bradly to think he would not get his back or vice versa. I think too much is made of the superficial points of convergence or divergence wheras in real life men and woman in the service (and most other places) care far more about the actual, more tangeable nature of the relationships they have formed with their commrades in arms.Posted by: Strawman on Jun. 4, 2006


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n A new High Level Structure is intended to ensure greater harmony between ISO 9001 and other management system standards. This means that the standard will be tructured in a different way.It is expected that the individual responsibility and autonomy of organisations will be emphasised more strongly than has been the case up to now. The same applies to the importance of the process approach and the handling of risks. The amended Standard will offer an integrated approach to organisation management. The themes of user friendliness and market orientation will most probably be accorded more weight. This also means that the Standard will focus more strongly on the special features and needs of service providers.
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China's huge January credit increase might be the start of a new round of major credit-fuelled economic stimulus, was the theory we put forward in the 8 March issue of this magazine (ICB, 8 March, p26).
This would lead to a rebound in global growth and a surge in worldwide chemicals demand as global growth is about these three things: China, China and China. No other country or region plays anywhere close as big a role in consumption and the growth in demand.
Demand growth in China for polymers that go into "big ticket" durable items was weaker than had been expected in 2018 because of tight credit conditions (see the final section below: Implications for chemicals demand).
We could therefore see a big rebound in demand for some polymers such as polypropylene (PP), which suffered from last year's decline in auto sales, if the January rise in lending is sustained.
But I think it is possible that that the surge in January Total Social Financing (TSF) was about panic over growing financial risks rather than a long-term return to very relaxed lending conditions. TSF is a broad measure of lending and liquidity in the economy.
January's TSF was at its highest monthly level since the government started releasing the data in January 2002. The January TSF of Rmb4.64tr ($690bn) was one-third higher than the same month last year.
If the panic scenario is correct then January's TSF was just a one-off. Much of the extra January credit would be used to shore-up companies at risk, instead of generating new economic activity.
But it is also possible that China will be forced to open the long term credit floodgates again, similar to the scale of 2009-2017. During those years, China was responsible for 50% total global economic stimulus as it responded to the global financial crisis.
China may be forced to take such a radical step if the trade talks with the US fail and the trade war continues. As this article went to press, the prospects of a deal had dimmed slightly. Who really knows, though? A deal has been on, off, on and perhaps back off again, since January.
Nearly 90% of corporate bond defaults in 2018 involved private companies. Last year's CNY151bn of total bond defaults was the highest in Chinese financial history.
A reason for these defaults was the big impact on private companies of last year's 73% fall in shadow bank lending, as it is the shadow or private banks that are the main lenders to the private sector.
There are also seems to have been a structural shift in lending away from the private companies and towards the state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
This is to do with politics. In 2016, private companies received just 11% of new loans, down from 52% in 2012, according to economist Nicholas Lardy in his new book on China, The State Strikes Back.
This is despite the private sector accounting for 60% of GDP growth and 90% of new employment. The shift in lending is the result of what Lardy says is greater central control of the economy since President Xi Jinping came to office in 2013.
The January flood of TSF appears to be partly about trying to redress shortages of funds for private companies. So is the case with reductions in bank reserve requirements and government instructions to banks to lend more to private companies.
Earlier this month, Qinghai Provincial Investment Group unexpectedly missed domestic and overseas bond payments.
Although payments on the bonds were eventually made, the short-lived technical default shocked analysts, as Qinghai Provincial is an SOE. This was the first offshore default by an SOE in more than 20 years.
Qinghai Provincial is an aluminium and a hydropower producer and a Local Government Financing Vehicle (LGFV).
These vehicles have been used to fund China's spending on roads, railways, subways and bridges etc.
Spending on infrastructure has ebbed and flowed over the last ten years, based on whether China felt it needed to support gross domestic product (GDP) growth or tackle bad debt problems. There was a major policy shift last July when Beijing decided to compensate for the economic slowdown by spending more on infrastructure, with the LGFVs the vehicles for this expenditure.
The January boost in TSF therefore seems to be about ensuring that other LGFVs do not default on their debts
What if the government was right to panic in January, but there is little it can do to avoid a major bad debt crisis?
A record CNY6.7tr in outstanding corporate debt is set to mature this year and will have to be rolled over, just as bond issuance increases to support more infrastructure spending.
Last July's decision to boost spending on infrastructure came at a time when excessive investment in bridges, subways etc. was already a concern.
Take as an example subway spending in Suzhou, a city 100km from Shanghai. One subway stop sees just 100 passengers a day, according to an article in the Financial Times last December. Between 2014 and 2017, China accounted for 30% of global city subway rail lines but only 25% of passengers.
Before the July turnaround, Beijing had warned that some subway projects were "not based on actual needs" and had "increased the burden of local debt", added the Financial Times.
Total Chinese debt as a percentage of GDP increased from just 162% in 2008 to around 300% in 2018. This was the result of the huge post-global financial crisis economic stimulus that led to not only major spending on infrastructure, but also a property bubble and manufacturing overcapacity.
China has so far managed to muddle through without a debt-induced economic crisis. I believe it can continue to do so in 2019 if it maintains its focus on reducing bad debts.
Of course, it wants to maintain this focus. This is why it is possible that the January TSF was a one off.
While more stimulus measures have been announced since January, such as reductions in value-added taxes, the government's focus on controlling leverage may mean no return to the heady stimulus days of 2010. In that year, bank lending tripled compared with 2009.
"China will face a graver and more complicated environment as well as risks and challenges that are greater in number and size. China must be fully prepared for a tough struggle," said Prime Minister Li Keqiang, during his work report to the National People's Congress, the annual parliamentary meeting. The meeting took place earlier this month.
His comments add weight to the scenario of no new major credit boom.
But, as we said at the beginning, there is the increased risk that the trade war will note be resolved.
In summary, here are the two potential outcomes.
■ The credit floodgates are not re-opened because a trade deal has been signed. Additional economic stimulus bolsters Chinese growth and chemicals during H1. But the breathing space provided by the trade deal gives President Xi the ability to resume economic reforms. Credit becomes tight again in the second half of 2019.
■ There is no trade deal, China floods its economy with extra lending and introduces other stimulus measures. The global economy enjoys stronger growth and oil and chemicals prices move much higher. This makes China's already very serious bad debt problem even worse, leading to an eventual economic crisis.
The chart shows my ratings of key polymers – high, medium and low – based on their exposure to the ebbs and flows of economic stimulus in China.
It is important to think separately about the implications for durable and non-durable end-use chemicals applications in order to understand the basis for these assumptions.
A lot of PP, as mentioned above, goes into durable big ticket, or expensive, applications such as autos, where the slowdown in credit growth was keenly felt last year.
The same applies to acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and high-impact polystyrene. The 2018 data for these products show demand growth less than we had forecast.
We don't as yet have the 2018 data for polyvinyl chloride (PVC). But it is one of the polymers most exposed to credit cycles because of its heavy links to the construction sector. PVC is used to make water and sewerage pipes and window frames.
This explains the high risk ratings for PP, ABS and PVC. But general purpose PS (GPPS) and expandable PS (EPS) had terrific years in 2018. So did, most spectacularly of all, polyethylene (PE) where demand was as much as 1m tonnes more than we had expected. PE demand growth was so strong in China that it accounted for 62% of total global demand growth, up from 53% in 2017.
Last year's PE demand will have totalled around 31m tonnes. In 2009, Chinese consumption was just 15.6m tonnes
What GPPS, EPS and PE have in common is that they are heavily used to package non-durable low-cost essential goods, including food in the case of PE.
Last year's credit slowdown had therefore no discernible effect on demand for these polymers in 2018 – and there is no reason to believe that credit availability will have any influence in 2019.
The three polymers also benefited from the heavy restrictions on imports of scrap or recycled plastics and cardboard that China introduced from January 2018 for environmental reasons.
This meant that packaging materials that had been made from recycled plastics and cardboard had to be replaced with virgin GPPS. EPS and PE.
GPPS, EPS and PE were also boosted by the continued growth in internet sales. China has become one of the world's most wired countries. One factor driving internet sales is the anxiety over food safety. Growth in sales of foreign food over the internet has been strong because of the severe pollution of Chinese soil and water.
Low-density PE (LDPE) and linear-low density PE (LLDPE) films are heavily used for packaging cheap consumer goods. High-density PE is also used to detergent and shampoo bottles etc. which are also, of course low cost. You don't stop washing your hair when the economy slows down. But HDPE also has big ticket durable applications in petrol tanks for autos and in, more importantly, pipe grade HDPE for water and natural gas pipes. HDPE pipe grade demand is thus vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of Chinese infrastructure spending.
This explains why PE is categorised as being at medium risk to falling and rise Chinese economic stimulus whereas EPS is low risk.
PS is categorised as medium risk. While, as we said, GPPS benefited from the recycling restrictions and rising internet sales, high-impact PS (HIPS) – the other grade of PS - suffered from the credit slowdown. HIPS goes into more expensive end-use applications such as electronics.
You can also see in the same chart on p27 estimated Chinese consumption for these polymers as percentages of total global demand.
Extraordinary. These percentages once again tell us how no other global market compares to China as a driver of demand. This why the extent of China's credit growth in 2019 has big global implications, as is the case every year.


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The Middle East and Africa holds the least share of the global market owing to the presence of poor and slow developing countries, especially, in African region.
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The Americas dominate the therapeutic medical guide wire market owing to the high prevalence of chronic disorders, a well-developed technology, high healthcare expenditure, and the presence of the leading players. Due to high prevalence of the chronic conditions, companies, private organization, and government associations actively participate to control the increasing incidence of chronic conditions. CDC has stated that out of total annual healthcare expenditure i.e. USD 27 trillion, 86% is for people with chronic health conditions in the United States
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Magnesium Orotates, calcium, chromium, copper, iron and potassium: bio-Available Mineral salts
Orotates, bio-available mineral salts?
It was the researcher Hans Nieper who discovered the peculiar properties of the orotates in the late 80. These mineral salts of orotic acid allow optimum mineralization. Orotates are found naturally in animal and plant cells. But how do orotates deposit minerals (magnesium, calcium, chromium, iron, lithium, zinc…) in the heart of the cell, directly into the cell nucleus and mitochondria? A small definition of "salts" is required in order to better understand the properties of orotates. In chemistry, a salt is the combination of two elements (ions). Table salt, for example, is the combination of a chlorine atom (Cl) and a sodium atom (Na). For Orotates, it is the same thing, they are mineral salts, ie, the combination of orotic acid and minerals (magnesium, calcium, chromium, iron, lithium, zinc). On the other hand, unlike most salts that dissociates rapidly in water, a orotate is a stable salt. The mineral can be transported in the blood without being diluted.
The example of magnesium orotate
Also, for a mineral element such as magnesium present in a food supplement, to be assimilated by the organism, it must be conveyed by another element (here orotic acid), to pass through the different cell membranes of our Body. The goal is to reach the cells that "consume" or store this mineral. Magnesium, which plays a very important role in the ionic equilibrium of the human body, must thus be transported inside all the cells of our organism. In contact with the membrane of the cells, the orotate of magnesium soluble, ie to say miscible in "fats", can easily cross the cell membrane (composed of fatty acid). This low-intensity passive mechanism is multiplied by uracil transport, a natural intra-membrane ionic equilibrium mechanism. Thus, magnesium penetrates in high amounts to the heart of the cells where it is released at the sites that use them (e.g. mitochondria). The orotates, therefore, are used as mineral vehicles in food supplements, in order to increase their bioavailability. Lithium orotate is the most used salt in this way.
Dietetic and Orotates
All the foods we consume regularly do not contain the same amount of orotates. Dairy products and complete cereals For example are rich in orotates. But our contemporary way of life, which favours diets that are less varied and more denatured than in the past, does not provide enough orotates to satisfy the needs of our organism. Taking minerals (magnesium, calcium, chromium, iron, lithium, zinc) in the form of orotates allows to complement each other in an efficient and easy way. To go further, here are the most recommended orotates.
Calcium orotate
Traditionally used in these cases:
- Correction or prevention of osteoporosis (associated with cod liver oil).
- Help with ossification during the growth or convalescence of fractures.
- Osteo-articular inflammatory disorders (associated with chondroitin, glucosamine and MSM or methyl sulfonyl methane).
- Muscle cramps.
- Loss of calcium caused by taking the birth control pill.
- Menopause and breastfeeding.
- Spasmolytic.
- Eczema.
- Psoriasis.
Maximum indicative Dose: 3.2 g/day Essential Recommendations: Calcium must always be accompanied by magnesium, preferably in the form of orotate. On the one hand, magnesium facilitates the fixation of calcium on the bones, on the other hand, it avoids the overdosage of calcium at the muscular level-especially at the heart level-which could cause hyperexcitability.
The orotate of chromium
Traditionally used in these cases:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Compulsion for Sweet Foods
- Pancreatic insufficiency
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Pregnancy
- Arteriosclerosis
- High blood pressure
Maximum indicative Dose: 0.3 mg/day only!
Copper orotate
Traditionally used in these cases:
- Stimulation of immune defences in particular with regard to bacterial and viral infections.
- Facilitation of cell respiration.
- Anti-anemic and anti-inflammatory Actions.
- Participation in the regulation of the secretion of pituitary, thyroid and sexual hormones.
Usual use: 1 catch per day for two to three weeks maximum use in case of infection: 1 take 2 times a day the time of infection. Maximum indicative dose: 10 mg/day Essential Recommendations: Do not exceed three weeks of supplementation because copper is an ambivalent metal, i.e. it is an antioxidant below a certain dose and oxidant beyond.
The Iron orotate
Traditionally used in anemias due to lack of iron: insufficient dietary inflows (vegetarian and vegan diets), pregnancy, abundant rules. Maximum indicative Dose: 450 mg/day Essential Recommendations: 1: The iron intake can only be started after a blood balance that has objectively given the lack of iron, because this metal – such as copper and manganese – is ambivalent, i.e. it is Anti-oxidant below a certain dose and oxidant beyond. 2: The iron intake should be interrupted in the event of an infectious episode as some viruses and bacteria would use it to multiply even faster.
Magnesium Orotate
Traditionally used in these cases:
- Lack of food intake: this is one of the most common deficits encountered in western populations following the upheaval of traditional food and the increasingly stressful lifestyle.
- Spasmophilia.
- Acute or chronic Stress.
- Prevention of heart rate disorders, especially in the case of a history of angina or myocardial infarction.
- Optimization of energy production through the Krebs cycle.
- Preventive Action of the toxicity of excess intracellular calcium.
- Loss of magnesium caused by taking the birth control pill.
Usual Dose: 500 mg/day maximum indicative dose: 1.5 g/day Essential Recommendations: 1: In case of renal failure, magnesium is contraindicated. 2: If the dosage of 500 mg/day is insufficient, consult a physician to decide together on the merits of the possible increase in dosage.
Potassium orotate
Traditionally used in these cases:
- Muscle cramps (in combination with calcium and magnesium orotates).
- Restoring the acid-base balance.
- Prevention of certain cardiac disorders.
Usual use (apart from kidney failure): 1 taken each morning. Essential Recommendations: 1: In the case of renal failure, potassium is contraindicated. 2: In case of treatment of hypertension, consult a doctor as some medications counter-indicate the potassium intake. 3: For doses above that recommended, a doctor's opinion is indispensable
Zinc Orotate
Traditionally used in these cases:
- Stimulation of immune defenses.
- Support of protein synthesis during pregnancy and periods of growth of the child.
- Stimulation of the healing process.
- Stimulation of dander regeneration (fingernails, brittle hair).
- Type 2 diabetes.
- Male sexual Fatigue.
- Lower fertility in both sexes.
- Psoriasis.
- Loss of zinc caused by taking the birth control pill.
Indicative maximum Dose: 120 mg/day. Essential Recommendations: 1: In order to be better absorbed, zinc requires the presence of vitamin B6 (1 mg/d). 2: In the case of declared cancer, zinc cannot be taken without medical advice. All advice, indications and dosages are given only as an indication and cannot replace the consultation of a Naturopathic doctor. Especially since the issuance of masterful preparations of orotate of chromium, orotate of iron, lithium orotate, manganese orotate, calcium orotate, magnesium orotate, or zinc orotate is subject to mandatory medical prescription in France.


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Here are some popular activities to do as part of URI's global community of people who strive for peace, justice and healing, and who work for peace as a human right.
- Impact the Law - Invite your group to write letters to appropriate government officials to inform them about the International Day of Peace and to encourage them to create legislation that declares the International Day of Peace a holiday in your city.
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It was just happenstance that Marvin was the unfortunate moose to be offered as a delectable treat to blue eyed Brady. The seven year old cougar knew something was up when Marvin unknowingly "wandered" into the big cat run. It didn't take long for a tawny figure to be seen stalking his prey. Then with a pounce reserved for only the feline family Marvin went down in a scene fit for a suspenseful predator chase on the Animal Planet!
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Ok, ok… so it didn't go exactly like that but the recent Wildlife & Wine Tour was pretty amazing. This sustainable ecotourism event is in partnership with SoOregon Express. The opportunity was one Katy and her girlfriends quickly signed up for!
I found out about the Wildlife and Wine tour on Facebook and decided it sounded like a great girls' day and instantly bought tickets. This tour was unbelievably wonderful, and I cannot recommend it enough! SoOregon Express was an amazing host and very professional with expedited service. Once we got to Wildlife Images the fun began with a tour of the grounds and learning about the wildlife in care. Then we were taken to a private area that was set up with everything we needed to make enrichment activities and toys. We had so much fun creating our "masterpieces" and the Jesse from SoOregon Express did a perfect job at providing help and direction. The the main event was building Marvin the moose, we filled him with chicken and steak then delivered it to a Cougar. He did not waste any time taking it down as we all watched the action and took photos. Kim, from Wildlife Images, did an exceptional job of keeping our group informed about each of the species, their background and safety first for the animals and us. It was surreal to hear her tell the stories of these animals and how they came to be rescued. We are so thankful for the sanctuary that Wildlife Images provides them. We learned they do public animal releases for the ones that can be treated and returned to the wild. A picnic lunch with a great assortment of healthy food was included. The last stop was at Del Rio for wine & relaxation. The views of the vineyard were a wonderful way to end the tour. If you want a day of big laughs and awes you should join one of these tours!
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The mission of the English Language Institute at Mercer University is to empower international students to develop the English language proficiency necessary for personal, academic, and professional success. In addition, the faculty and staff of the ELI strive to provide a tolerant and supportive community in which students are encouraged to develop cross-cultural friendships, engage in service, and explore concepts of global citizenship and international cooperation.
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The English Language Institute (ELI) has provided quality English instruction to students from around the world for over 30 years. Students who have completed the ELI program have entered undergraduate and graduate programs at some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the U.S. and the entire world. Our graduates have gone on to become leaders in their fields of study, in their own countries and even in the U.S.
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The challenge - To catch one hundred species of fish from British waters in three years.
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Search for a Sole!
As planned we arrived just after low water and I walked the promenade looking for the soft mud that these fish inhabit and any gulleys that might act as a food trap as the tide flooded. Despite the industrial landscape of the area, the local council had done a good job on the promenade. However the local scum had already started to undo their good work, the base of the promenmade wall was littered with block paving and bits of railing that had been vandalised! These sub human scum must have been armed with an oxyacetylene torch!
The snoods consisted of ten inches of twelve pound flurocarbon to a size six aberdeen hook baited with ragworm. A bb shot was used on each snood as a bait stop with a couple of red attractor beds.
One rod was cast into a gulley behind a sandbar and the other onto a muddy bottom. As both rods were fished at a maximum range of forty yards, I needed to slacken off slightly to pin my rigs to the bottom.
One of the great things about fishing is the brotherhood of the angle. Total strangers can talk fishing for hours and I enjoyed a conversation with Bob, a local angler which stretched from the Royalty Pub to Mahseer fishing in India.
The first fish was a flounder which was soon followed by a bootlace eel. I must admit I absolutely hate catching small eels, but with their numbers having reduced by over 90 percent over the last decade it was nice to see that this little eel was lip hooked and would hopefully someday return to the Sargasso Sea to breed. With less than an hour to go before being picked up I was relieved when the next bite produced a slip, the term for an undersized sole. My final bite of the evening produced a decent sole
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The following post originally appeared on an English Country Dance blog that I used to write for. Please enjoy this "different" view of George Washington as you celebrate President's Day .
Barely a month before his death, George Washington penned the following letter.
Mount Vernon
12th November, 1799.
Gentlemen—Mrs. Washington and myself have been honored with your polite invitation to the assemblies in Alexandria this winter, and thank you for this mark of your attention. But, alas! our dancing days are no more. We wish, however, all those who have a relish for so agreeable and innocent an amusement all the pleasure the season will afford them; and I am, gentlemen,
Your most obedient and obliged humble servant,
Geo. Washington (Custis, p. 366)
Our first President, known today mostly for his military and political accomplishments, was known throughout his lifetime for his accomplishments on the dance floor. The private assembly, the public ball, and the afternoon dancing party served the same role for Washington and his generation that cocktail parties, golf outings and country clubs serve today—venues to bring the political leaders, financiers, military leaders and power brokers together under favorable and visible conditions. Continue reading