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Sunni Muslims commit more terrorist acts worldwide than any other group. For example, the National Counterterrorism Center's 2011 Report on Terrorism found that:
Sunni extremists accounted for the greatest number of terrorist attacks and fatalities for the third consecutive year. More than 5,700 incidents were attributed to Sunni extremists, accounting for nearly 56 percent of all attacks and about 70 percent of all fatalities. Among this perpetrator group, al-Qa'ida (AQ) and its affiliates were responsible for at least 688 attacks that resulted in almost 2,000 deaths, while the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan conducted over 800 attacks that resulted in nearly 1,900 deaths. Secular, political, and anarchist groups were the next largest category of perpetrators, conducting 2,283 attacks with 1,926 fatalities, a drop of 5 percent and 9 percent, respectively, from 2010.
(Thankfully, the percentage of Muslim terror attacks in the U.S. is relatively small).
Saudi Arabia is the center of the Sunni branch of Islam. It is also the center of the most violent and radical sect of Islam … the "Wahhabis" (also called "Salafis"). But the U.S. has long supported the Madrassa schools within Saudi Arabia which teach radical Wahabi beliefs.
Indeed, the U.S. has directly inserted itself into a sectarian war between the two main Islamic sects, backing the "Sunnis" and attacking the "Shiites" (also called "Shia"). See this, this and this.
For example, American political leaders have been very close to Saudi (i.e. Sunni) leaders for decades:
Obama is no different:
Why? Because of Saudi oil. (Virtually all geopolitics are based on oil and other hydrocarbons.)
Indeed, (1) the Co-Chair of the Congressional Inquiry into 9/11 and former Head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and (2) a former 6-year congressman and MSNBC talk show host have both said that – even if the Saudi government was behind 9/11 – we need Saudi oil too much to do anything about it.
Our backing of the most violent branch of Sunni Muslims has had real consequences:
- Our backing of Sunnis in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia led to 9/11*
- Our backing of Sunni extremists in Chechnya led to the Boston bombings
- Our backing of Sunni extremists throughout the Middle East and North Africa has led to the persecution of Christians and Jews
And McClatchy interviewed an Al Qaeda terrorist fighting against the Syrian government – with U.S. backing – as saying:
When we finish with Assad, we will fight the U.S.!
Do you still doubt that the U.S. is supporting Sunni terrorists?
The U.S. National Security Adviser admitted that the U.S. created, organized and armed the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan – including Bin Laden and his lieutenants – to fight the Soviets. The Mujahadeen are predominately Sunni. The Mujahadeen eventually morphed into Al Qaeda, which is a Sunni organization.
During various times and places, the U.S. has also backed the Muslim Brotherhood … another Sunni group.
In addition, the American government has supported:
- Al Qaeda Sunni terrorists in Libya and Mali
- Sunni terrorists in Chechnya
- Sunni MEK terrorists in Iran
- Al Qaeda Sunnis in Bosnia
- The brutal Sunni government in Bahrain as it crushes its majority Shia population whenever it pushes for democratic reform
And the "rebels" in Syria who we've been supporting are Al Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood.
The New York Times reports this week:
In Syria's largest city, Aleppo, rebels aligned with Al Qaeda control the power plant, run the bakeries and head a court that applies Islamic law. Elsewhere, they have seized government oil fields, put employees back to work and now profit from the crude they produce.
Across Syria, rebel-held areas are dotted with Islamic courts staffed by lawyers and clerics, and by fighting brigades led by extremists. Even the Supreme Military Council, the umbrella rebel organization whose formation the West had hoped would sideline radical groups, is stocked with commanders who want to infuse Islamic law into a future Syrian government.
Nowhere in rebel-controlled Syria is there a secular fighting force to speak of.
Do you get it?
The government has taken away our liberties and destroyed our prosperity in order to fight an endless war on terror. Americans have become the most spied upon people in history. Never-ending war has destroyed our economy.
And yet the government has been arming, funding and otherwise backing the very terrorists who are carrying out the biggest percentage of terror attacks.
As we noted last year:
In the name of "fighting Al Qaeda or associated forces" or those who "support" those bad guys, the U.S. government has authorized:
- Assassinating people anywhere in the world without due process or even a legal charge . . .
- including U.S. citizens living on American soil
- Indefinitely detaining any American – without trial (and see this)
- Torturing people . . .
- including Americans living on American soil
- Labeling virtually any American as a "terrorist"
In other words, the government has shredded our constitution and destroyed our freedom and liberties in order to fight Al Qaeda and associated forces.
And yet the government is itself supporting – with money, arms, and logistical support – Al Qaeda and associated forces in a number of nations.
People who believe that we're in a "new post-9/11 reality" should remember that everything happening now started before 9/11, and that current U.S. policy towards the Middle East and North Africa was determined many decades ago. It's not just the Neocons who planned this strategy. Jimmy Carter's National Security Adviser helped to map out the battle plan for Eurasian petroleum resources over a decade ago, and Obama is clearly continuing the same agenda.
Sadly – by any measure – the U.S. causes much more terror than we prevent … all to justify our geopolitical goals.
* The question of false flags is beyond the scope of this post.


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Nearly Half of Detroiters Illiterate. Cause Apparently a Mystery.
A study funded by 10 major foundations reported yesterday that 47 percent of Detroiters are functionally illiterate–unable to read a bus schedule, fill out a resume, or make sense of the directions on an aspirin bottle.
When I checked back in 2008, Detroit public schools were spending $13,000 / pupil, which was then above the national average.
The report notes that half of the illiterate population has either a high school diploma or a GED. That's beside the point. Virtually the entire illiterate population has completed elementary school, the level at which reading is theoretically taught. That's seven years of schooling (k‐6), at a cost of roughly $100,000, for… nothing.
The study mainly calls for adult education services to remediate the problem after it has occurred. Perhaps when the city's illiteracy rate reaches 100 percent the recommendations will suggest replacing the failed k‐12 monopoly with something more effective. Of course, by then who'll be able to read them?

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Battery development and powertrain systems are poised to receive the greatest benefit, say 81 percent and 59 percent of respondents, respectively.
More than 500 SAE members responded to the survey, commissioned by DuPont and performed by Signet Research, Inc., Cliffside Park, N.J. Half the respondents represent automakers and half are from the supply base.
"As fuel economy and emissions regulations challenge the design of practically every vehicle system, materials have become integral to design," said David Glasscock, Ph.D., DuPont global automotive technology director. Two key DuPont initiatives include materials and science-powered innovation for next-generation hybrid and electric vehicle battery and insulation systems, and advanced metals replacement programs designed to significantly reduce mass in all vehicle systems.
Environmental regulations are influencing vehicle design, say 93 percent of respondents – up from just 60 percent five years ago. To meet regulations, the industry will continue to downsize engines and add power-boost technologies,say 61 percent of respondents; develop hybrid and electric powertrains, say 51 percent and rely on lightweight structural materials, say 28 percent.
Engine downsizing – exacting 6-cylinder performance from a 4-cylinder engine – requires a number of power-boosting technologies, such as turbo chargers, which drive up temperature, increase pressures and create aggressive chemical environments, explained Glasscock.
This year DuPont launched a family of long-term heat resistant Zytel PLUS nylon products that were quickly adopted into an award-winning engine cover for General Motors and will commercialize in an exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) system in Europe next month. "The industry is hungry for these kinds of long-term heat aging resistant plastics and elastomers to avoid having to return to costly, heavier metals," said Glasscock. DuPont Nomex brand fiber uniquely protects critical hoses in the turbo charger from extreme temperatures and pressures, enabling reliable performance and longer life.
Last year, DuPont introduced the first nanofiber-based polymeric battery separator that boosts the performance and safety of lithium ion batteries. DuPont Energain battery separators can increase power 15 to 30 percent, increase battery life by up to 20 percent and improve battery safety by providing stability at high temperatures. With more battery power, drivers can travel farther on a single charge and accelerate more quickly and safely.
With rising fuel costs and regulatory requirements driving weight-reduction, the need for composites and plastics is urgent, said Glasscock. For example, if the approximately 70 million light-vehicle engines slated for build this year used plastics instead of metal in known underhood applications, we could eliminate the need for 240 million gallons of fuel – or 9 million barrels of crude oil used for transportation, he explained.
Current DuPont efforts to reduce mass range from additional high-heat, chemically resistant materials that can replace metal in engine and driveline systems to structural lightweight material breakthroughs for use in chassis and body systems that promise double-digit weight savings.
"Clearly this is still a gap – but one that global, collaborative development programs will surely move quickly to close," said Glasscock pointing to the sense of optimism that pervades the survey.
In five years, the industry will be capable of weathering market fluctuations, say 53 percent of respondents – up from only 36 percent today. Critical to success, according to 52 percent of respondents, is the ability to collaborate throughout the value chain and a stronger focus on the consumer.
"Clearly the engineers know how to make a fuel-efficient vehicle – it's making one that consumers can afford – and especially enjoy – that is the challenge," said Glasscock. "This is a pivotal time in automotive history and the perfect time to connect the DuPont team of experienced technical developers with our customers' best technical minds to innovate a path toward less dependence on fossil fuels."


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An Israeli man was victim of a stabbing attack in a gas station outside of the illegal settlement of Givat Zeev near Jerusalem last night.
The Israeli, a middle aged man, was critically injured after sustaining wounds in his upper body, according to a statement issued by police spokesperson Luba al-Samri.
The suspected attacker is an 18-year-old Palestinian from the occupied West Bank village of Bir Nibala. The suspect fled the scene, later being chased down and held by witnesses until Israeli police detained him.
Israeli police confirmed that the alleged attacker was taken to hospital for medical assistance, but the nature of his wounds remain unknown.
This is one of several attacks carried out over the last week, all of them close to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Yesterday a Palestinian, 17, was detained by Israeli forces at the Qalandia military checkpoint south of Ramallah after an attempted stabbing attack, according to Ma'an News Agency.
A stabbing attack took place in the illegal settlement of Beit Horon near Jerusalem Monday leaving an Israeli woman dead and another injured. The attackers, a 17-year-old from Qalandiya refugee camp and another Palestinian from the village of Beit Ur al-Tahta, in his 20s, were both shot dead on site by an Israeli security guard.
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Yesterday we received devastating news at the doctor's office. Our baby has not developed properly and has no heartbeat. We've known for a week that there was a possibility that something could be wrong. I had a sonogram last Wednesday and there was only a tiny little flicker of a heartbeat. The sack was only measuring at 5 weeks and should have been measuring at 9. The heartbeat wasn't quite as strong or as fast as it should have been. My doctor had me come back after a week, telling me that some women come back and everything is perfectly normal, but he did let me know that there could be something wrong. Yesterday it was confirmed that the baby had not grown, the sack looked like it was collapsing in on itself, and no heartbeat was found.
It was a very rough day for Jared and me. The tears came in waves throughout the day, and came gushing last night as I was trying to get to sleep. We know God has a purpose for everything, but not knowing "WHY" has been very hard. We're continuing to pray for acceptance of this will of God's, and I know time will bring that, but for now our hearts are just hurting.
Charlotte has been doing her best to keep us cheered up. We are even more grateful for her now. If this had happened with our first pregnancy, I think it would have been even harder for us to handle. But she has been a sweet light of joy for us, especially these past two days, and is keeping a smile on our faces. She is such a precious gift from God. We are praising Him for all He's done and we know that He is watching our little baby up in Heaven.
Here are some of the moments that have made us smile...
Jared thought she was playing with me. I thought she was playing with him. The result is that she had enough time to rearrange the bottom two shelves of books.
Helping me decide which colors we should paint where on the house
A rare moment of sweet cuddles
Playing in the ottoman that we keep some of her toys in
Friday, October 31, 2008
Heartache for a Heartbeat
Yesterday we received devastating news at the doctor's office. Our baby has not developed properly and has no heartbeat. We've known for a week that there was a possibility that something could be wrong. I had a sonogram last Wednesday and there was only a tiny little flicker of a heartbeat. The sack was only measuring at 5 weeks and should have been measuring at 9. The heartbeat wasn't quite as strong or as fast as it should have been. My doctor had me come back after a week, telling me that some women come back and everything is perfectly normal, but he did let me know that there could be something wrong. Yesterday it was confirmed that the baby had not grown, the sack looked like it was collapsing in on itself, and no heartbeat was found.
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Playground Fun
Here are a few cute pictures and a video of Charlotte while she was playing outside yesterday. While in the driveway we noticed that when she tried to stand herself up, she didn't like to put her hands down on the pavement. She liked to pick things up and examine them, but didn't want her whole hand to touch the ground. We might have a bit of a germ freak on our hands!
Playing on the slides in the neighborhood's playground
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
First Dance
I really hope I do a wedding one day where the bride and groom do something like this! Shannon, you and Thad still have some time to get all your moves down!
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Walking Talking Little One
Charlotte has some pretty amazing new skills these days! She is walking around all over the place! It is so funny to see her wobble around the house, working so hard to pick up her stumpy little legs. She will usually attempt to get up and walk where ever she goes, unless she is in a hurry, in which case she crawls across the room as fast as her little body can take her. And the other evening after giving her Daddy good night hugs and kisses, she said, "Da-Da-Di". It was clear as day that she was saying "Daddy"! So of course that prolonged bedtime for a few more minutes as we showered her with more hugs and kisses and tried to get her to repeat it. Then the next day she said "Mama" as I was about to leave the room. Talk about melting our hearts!
We had another weekend visiting all the grandparents, which Charlotte just loved because she gets so much attention when we do. On Saturday Jared went fishing with Chad and a friend of his at Stein Hatchee. They had a pretty good day fishing and Jared brought home a 6-pound trout that we enjoyed for dinner last night! It was delicious!! When we got back to Jax, we decided to go to a boat ramp and dock that Jared has been wanting to go see for a while. It has a nice view of the Buckman Bridge with downtown in the background and will be a nice spot for Jared to take Charlotte fishing off of when she gets a little older. There was a neat little park right beside the dock and we walked around there for a while. The weather was perfect and it was a nice, relaxing Sunday afternoon.
Our Sunday night dinner! Chad's friend told Jared that if he were in a fishing competition and he showed up with this fish, they would hand the prize to him then and there!
Charlotte and her "Da-Da-Di" out on the dock
Charlotte at Toto & Pop's. Toto & Auntie Mel found this little bench at an antique store and Charlotte had so much fun playing on it. It'll be the cutest thing in the world to see Charlotte and her cousin, Ella, sitting in this together! You'll also notice Charlotte pointing her finger. This is one of her newest things that she does all the time. Sometimes she'll lay her other hand out flat and it looks like she's going through of list of something. "Things Charlotte has to do today... Number one, look super cute. Number two, wake up Mommy way before the sun comes up..."
And here is Charlotte just a little while ago. She was playing in her room and for some reason was on a mission to take the bag of trash from her room around the house. I don't know the intended purpose of this mission, but she was not appreciative of me taking the bag and putting it in the garbage can. The bag was pretty heavy so she would take a step then lose her balance and fall down.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Wild Women Weekend!
My best friend, Shannon, is getting married in three weeks, so this past weekend we had a weekend away to celebrate with just the girls! She threw an amazing bachelorette party for me two years ago (though these past two years have flown by and we kept talking about the party "last year" because it can't possibly be almost two years ago). I didn't want to do the same exact thing for her that she did for me because I wanted to be at least somewhat original, but there really wasn't anything more perfect for her than a weekend at Disney, so that is just what we did!
We had an amazing dinner on Friday night at Seasons 52. They rotate their menu items based upon what's in season, and every item on their menu is 475 calories or less! And it was sooo good! After that we checked into the Caribbean Beach Resort at Disney. The resort is beautiful and the service was amazing. We forgot forks and someone from the pizza place on property brought us some so we could eat our cake! Brownie points for Disney! On Saturday morning we went to Epcot, where they were having the Food & Wine Festival. I, of course, laid off the wine but I did try several of the foods from different countries. My favorite was the samosa from India! After a long day in the park, we went back to the room, freshened up, powdered our sunburned noses, then headed to the House of Blues in Downtown Disney for dinner.
We had a great time and it was nice to get away for the weekend with just us girls, but I was really excited about getting back home to see my little girl. It was the first time I was away from her overnight... and it was for a whole weekend! She and Jared had some good father-daughter time and she didn't give him any problems, other than not wanting to take the bottle right away on Friday night.
On Sunday afternoon the weather was nice and cool so we went to the park that's just down the street from us to let Charlotte play on the swings. She seemed skeptical of the swing at first but eventually warmed up to it. The we tried the slide which she really loved, then we put her on a dinosaur with a large spring and bounced her around in that for a while. She had some of the cutest expressions that were cracking us up!
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Dancing Queen
Toto & Pop gave this toy to Charlotte for Christmas last year and she's having a ton of fun with it these days.
"You can dance if you want to... you can leave your friends behind..."
Not its intended purpose, but she has a ball with it nonetheless.
In this shot you can sort of see her three teeth. Two bottom and one up top, but the top one isn't one of the front center ones. She looks like a bit of a country bumpkin with her snaggle-toothed smile :)
I catch her grinding her teeth every now and then... I know it's very bad for them and the noise is like fingernails on a chalkboard. And today I noticed there are chew marks along the rails of her crib. These three tiny teeth are the culprits!
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Great Long Weekend
We had such a fun weekend! On Saturday we went to Keystone to the wedding of Will & Alicia. Will's family has known the Rollins family for years and I worked with Will for a little while at Hitchcock's, the grocery store in Keystone, while I was in high school. It was a very sweet and beautiful ceremony and it was great to see the family and some friends we hadn't seen for a while.
Jared was offered two tickets to the Jaguars/Steelers game by the company that does Jared's company's taxes. Neither of us are as big of fans of professional football as we are of college, but since it was the hometown team and it was supposed to be a good game, we were pretty excited. We did have to run out to Wal-Mart on Sunday afternoon and buy Jaguars shirts since neither of us had one. We had great seats- right on the 45 yard line, the second row up in the second section up, on the Jags' side. The Jags ended up losing, but it was nice to have some time out without the little one. Charlotte had a great time playing with her Toto (Jared's mom) and didn't seem to mind or even notice we had left.
On Sunday morning we headed to church for Sunday school, but had to leave before class even started. Charlotte was very constipated and had the most pitiful, hurt cry I've ever heard from her. We were told by another mom in the church that mangoes always do the trick for her kids, so Jared went up to the store to get some for her. She didn't seem to have any more pain after that, though it did take a while for things to work themselves out.
When they finally did, though, it was Monday, which happened to be my birthday, and I managed to get through the entire day without changing a single diaper! Jared stayed home from work and we enjoyed a nice day relaxing around the house. It was so nice to just spend time together without worrying about places to be or things to get done. The best kind of day there is! I did get swarmed with cards and phone calls (and facebook wall posts!), so thanks to everyone for making me feel extra special :)
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Piper Gel
A variation of the "Head On" commercials that are annoying as all getout! :) Piper Palin for President!
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
I was tagged in this game by my friend, Whitney. I've seen a few people share their quirks and laughed with them... or at them... whichever is more appropriate. Feel free to laugh with me or at me (or if you're my husband, roll your eyes:).
Link to the person who tagged you.
Post the rules on your blog.
List 6 unspectacular quirks you have.
Tag 6 bloggers by linking them.
Leave a comment on each taggee's blog to let them know they've been tagged.
1. The volume on the TV has to be on an even number. And in the car, if the volume has numbers, it should be an even number there as well (Our van has a knob with no numbers so that issue is taken care of.). Jared thinks I'm crazy for this, so I've comprimised that multiples of 5 are allowed too.
2. I have to sleep on the right hand side of the bed (right hand side from the vantage point of lying in bed on your back).
3. When I vacuum, I have to leave a nice pattern of straight lines in the carpet. I love seeing freshly vacuumed carpet with the lines still showing. One of lifes little pleasures :)
4. The shirts in my closet must be arranged by length of sleeve. Spaghetti strap undershirts, tank tops, button down tank tops, button downs w/ a short sleeve, short sleeve, short sleeve w/ a collar, 3/4 length sleeve, 3/4 length button down, long sleeved button down, long sleeve... then light jackets and wraps.
5. When the dishwasher is loaded, all handles on the utensils must be pointing upward so that way when I grab them I don't grab the part that touches food and I don't run the risk of stabbing myself with a sharp knife or a prong from a fork. That's not so much a quirk as good common sense!
6. If there is any condensation on the inside of a water bottle, I have to shake it to get the condensation mixed with the water before I drink it.
I'm only tagging 4, but you 4 feel free to completely ignore this if you don't want to share your neuroticies :)
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Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, TN
106 Showplace Blvd Unit A • Pigeon Forge, TN 37863View on Map
The Hollywood Wax Museum in the Smoky Mountains gives guests the opportunity to rub elbows with their favorite A-listers. This classic star-studded attraction lets you take pictures & selfies with celebrities and be part of the Hollywood scene! Learn all about their pet peeves, accomplishments, and charity work. It is also home to Outbreak, Castle of Chaos 5D Adventure and Hannah's Maze of Mirrors.
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How much time does it take to see the entire museum?
While families are invited to go through the museum at their own pace, it typically takes between one and two hours to complete the museum.
What's in the museum?
Aside from a wide assortment of celebrity wax figures, the Hollywood Wax Museum also offers combo attraction tickets to Outbreak - Dread the Undead & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors and a gift shop.
What are the hours of operation?
The Hollywood Wax Museum is open daily, 365 days a year. The museum opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 p.m. or later.
Where is the museum located?
The Pigeon Forge Hollywood Wax Museum is located at 106 Showplace Blvd., Pigeon Forge, TN 37863.


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Eliseo Dining Table (Round/Oval)
How Will My Item(s) Be Delivered?
When purchasing a large item over 75 lbs. from Canal Furniture, you can expect call from a trucking representative 24-48 hours prior to delivery to schedule a delivery date and time. For Ground Delivery, your item will be unloaded from the truck and brought to the curb of your house or to your garage. Please read below for more information regarding all delivery options and services offered.
Nationwide Delivery (7-21) Business Days):
Threshold delivery is a fully insured type of shipping which includes delivery to the threshold of your front door or garage. Upon delivery, the delivery men will unload the merchandise from the truck, bring it to the threshold of your front door or garage so you can inspect the merchandise. No stairs are included. Please note that this service will not be performed if the unit does not fit through the main door or entrance. Additional fees will be applied if the door must be taken off of the hinges. Additional fees will apply if you have stairs. This service does not include installation. Installation services are sold separately.
Delivery company will call you to provide you with the date and time for the delivery, they will give 3-6 hour window for the delivery date and time.
- Transportation directly from our warehouse to your location
- Courteously call 1 Hour before delivery
- Equipment to safely lower Product from the truck to the ground
- Delivery of product placed just inside your preferred entrance
- Delivery service for trucking orders is to the garage or entrance of the house with no steps, unless otherwise ordered at the time of the delivery.
Common Carrier Ground Delivery (7-21)Business Days):
Ground Delivery is basic shipping service. The product will be shipped out via UPS, USPS, FedEx or a common trucking carrier. For oversized products, this service will be provided to you with a Curbside delivery. If you require the product to be brought to your front door or garage, please refer to Threshold or White Glove Delivery. Installation services are sold separately.
White Glove Delivery (7-21) Business Days):
White Glove Delivery is a special service that is safest for large and overweight items. This service is a fully insured type of shipping which includes delivery to the room of your choice. Upon delivery, the delivery men will unload, uncrate, unpack and deliver the product into your room of choice on the first floor so you can inspect the merchandise. Most of the packing materials will be collected and removed (Debris removal service is not available in all areas). Please note that this service cannot be completed if the unit does not fit through the door.
Delivery company will call you to provide you with the date and time for the delivery, they will give 3-6 hour window for the delivery date and time.
- Transportation directly from our warehouse to your location
- Courteousy call 1 Hour before delivery
- Equipment to safely lower Product from the truck to the ground
- Comprehensive Physical Inspection Form
- Position of the item in the home according to homeowner's specifications
- Removal of product from Packing Materials
- Removal of packaging, subject to your request
- Leave your location free of damages
White Glove Delivery offered where available. Cost may vary. White glove service is provided free on orders over $999 in New York City, New Jersey* and Philadelphia.
Free Curbside Delivery is granted on orders over $999 in east coast cities within 10 miles along Interstate 95 highway. Free curbside will be provided on orders over $299 in New York City and New Jersey.
Under rare circumstances, depending on the items, delivery might take an extra 5-10 buisiness days. Which includes special orders, far West Coast or Remote areas.
Canal Furniture takes every step possible to ensure your orders arrive in the best condition possible. All shipments should be inspected upon delivery, and any claim should be made within 24 hours of receipt of merchandise. Items that are not damaged are subject to a 25% restocking and original shipping cost to ship to customer and cost of return to our warehouse. Notification of return must be made no later than 24 hours after receipt of merchandise and must be approved before processing.
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"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." – Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
Around the world, people are unhappy with politics. In the United States, only 18 percent of Gallup respondents approve of how Congress is doing its job. Across Europe, only 33 percent of Eurobarometer respondents say they trust the European Union. Over the past year, violent labor protests have erupted in South Korea and France. In Latin America, prominent politicians are harassed in restaurants, malls, and airports, and their humiliations are posted on YouTube.
This intense public unrest is driving global politics and policymaking in powerful ways, and the consequences for multinational companies are significant. And, like Tolstoy's unhappy families, each unhappy polity is different. Understanding the whys and hows of each national family's unhappiness is essential if corporate executives are to navigate the risks and opportunities of this new era.
Globalization Reaches Its Tipping Point
Underneath this worldwide frustration, there are some common elements: slow economic growth and rising inequality, structural unemployment, political incompetence, and venality. The financial crisis of 2008 - 2009 was not the beginning of this new era of discontent, but it did catalyze some of the responses. That crisis began in the developed markets of the United States and Europe. But as these economies slowed, the fall in demand for commodities and manufactured exports quickly spread the pain to emerging markets. And while global economic downturns have occurred before, this time disruptive technologies and digital communications intensified and magnified popular angst.
But while the underlying conditions may be similar, political and policy responses to it have been strikingly different, particularly between developed and developing countries. In developed countries, popular frustration is leading to increasingly unpredictable populist politics and policies that are often anti-trade and challenging for businesses. In developing countries, popular discontent is driving a more business-friendly set of responses.
The most compelling explanation for the difference in policy responses in developed and developing countries is their differing experiences with globalization – the movement of goods, money, people, and ideas across borders. While globalization has lifted millions out of poverty in developing countries, the Western middle class has suffered as manufacturing and blue collar jobs moved abroad. And while globalization has led to new opportunities for large numbers of newly mobile immigrants from the developing world, their arrival has stirred up fear, anger, and prejudice in many parts of the West.
Globalization has opened a rift between the developed and developing world.
The Developed Countries: A Rebirth of Nationalism
In the developed world, anxiety over the economy has translated into the view among some citizens that the political establishment does not care about their welfare. The financial crisis and the threat of terrorism have convinced them that their leaders have failed to provide either effective economic management or public safety. The result has been a populist and nationalist surge across the United States and Europe. As a result, ideas that were previously out of bounds have now entered the marketplace of ideas.
In Western countries where politics is dominated by two parties, anti-establishment sentiment has propelled the rise of fringe candidates within the main parties, including Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in the United States and Jeremy Corbyn of the UK's Labour party. This has hollowed out the political center, increased partisanship, and widened the array of possible policy outcomes.
Trump is the personification of the new policy volatility. He has promised to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, threatened to abrogate NAFTA if he cannot renegotiate its terms, questioned the worth of the 67-year-old NATO alliance, and vowed to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. This radical reconsideration of U.S. policy – and the uncertainty that comes with it – will outlast his campaign, win or lose. His protectionist and isolationist views are now part of the discussion, particularly in conservative circles. Meanwhile, Sanders' calls for free college tuition, the return of Glass-Steagall-type bank regulation (repealed in 1999), nationalized healthcare, and trade protectionism are now embedded in the conversation on the left.
Meanwhile, the more fragmented political landscape of continental Europe has witnessed the rise of new (or previously marginal) right-wing parties, such as Alternative for Germany and the National Front in France. These parties' agendas typically focus on immigration, domestic industry, and cultural protections. But in Europe, national governments have ceded their sovereignty over many of these issues to the European Union, and Brussels does not share their agenda. So naturally these parties are reliably anti-EU (and anti-Eurozone).
This will be the focal point of policy uncertainty in Europe. Brexit was the ultimate manifestation of anti-EU sentiment, and other European countries may now flirt with leaving the EU. More likely, national capitals will come into increasing conflict with Brussels on a range of issues. Already this year, Poland is in dispute with the EU over its treatment of the judiciary and media; Italy is fighting for more control over its spending agenda; and Germany is opposed to Eurozone plans for the establishment of a bank-deposit insurance program. In April, Dutch voters rejected a European Association agreement with Ukraine in a referendum that was widely understood as a proxy vote against the EU. In August, the European Commission's dunning of Apple for $14.5 billion in back taxes owed Ireland was condemned by the Irish government as interference in its economic management. Refugee policy is also likely to be a flashpoint between Brussels and many EU governments, with Hungary set to hold a referendum October 2 on whether to accept any future EU-dictated quota system for resettling migrants.
Even though anti-establishment leaders and parties have not yet taken power in any European country, their ideas are entering the mainstream political discourse and influencing policy. In fact, the Brexit referendum was put on the agenda by former UK Prime Minister David Cameron as an attempt to outflank the UK Independence Party and put an end to agitation from Eurosceptic Tory backbenchers. Obviously, Cameron's gamble failed. And while Hillary Clinton was a strong supporter of the TPP trade agreement during her tenure as Secretary of State, pressure from Sanders supporters in the Democratic Party led her to oppose the TPP in her presidential campaign. And in France, in order to outflank the National Front, the Republicans, led by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, are adopting a more anti-Islamic and anti-immigration message.
The Developing Countries: Their Business is Business
Among many developing countries, the story is different. The developing world benefited from the commodities supercycle, in which natural resource extraction supported economic growth that swelled government coffers. It also allowed governments to avoid hard policy choices and structural reforms, creating an environment in which corruption could flourish. Today, with exports and commodity prices in the doldrums, those economies are suffering, and the reckoning has arrived.
To be sure, there is plenty of anger directed at politicians in the developing world for sins ranging from indifference to corruption to incompetence. In Brazil, the president was impeached and removed from office; in Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea, incumbent presidents are suffering dismally low approval ratings; and in Taiwan, Nigeria, Indonesia, and India, voters rejected establishment parties in favor of new leadership. But in all these cases, the response by policymakers has been to pursue market-friendly reforms. Why has there been such a relatively orthodox set of policy initiatives across such a diverse set of countries even as the developed world is rushing pell-mell in the opposite direction?
First, globalization is not the target of popular complaint in these nations. In fact, the developing world has disproportionately benefited from increasing trade and investment, while immigration is not usually perceived as a threat to their national identity. So the popular and political response has been a renewed effort to fix domestic structural problems rather than to blame larger external forces.
Second, many developing countries are resilient and democratic enough to make their political institutions capable of responding effectively to popular preferences. Indonesia is a good example. There was growing popular frustration during the 10 years of the Yudhoyono administration. Manufacturing was stagnating, infrastructure was neglected, and the country appeared to be losing ground to its peers. The election of President Joko Widodo in 2014 represented a powerful rejection of the status quo. But Widodo came to power at a time of declining commodity prices, which make up over half of Indonesia's total exports. Widodo struggled in his first two years to rally political support, but now his efforts are starting to pay off. He has appointed former World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister to push business-friendly reforms. And the recently published 2017 draft fiscal budget looks more credible than those of past years. Widodo's government also recently won passage of a tax amnesty bill and will push to reduce Indonesia's corporate tax rate from 25 percent to 17 percent.
Taiwan also faced a reckoning as stagnating global trade, bleak domestic growth prospects, and widening economic inequality drove down the approval ratings of former President Ma Ying-jeou and his KMT party. The result was a major victory for the opposition DPP and President Tsai Ing-wen in general elections in January 2016. Tsai and the DPP, on the backs of their first-ever legislative majority, are pushing a robust agenda of economic reforms featuring fiscal consolidation (mainly by controlling the costs of the bloated state pension system), trade diversification (including joining the TPP), and industrial policies including visa and immigration reforms meant to bring in more foreign workers. Her administration also is open to inbound investment from foreign multinationals in high-tech industries.
The story is similar in Latin America, where an aspiring middle class has grown increasingly frustrated with government inefficiency, a lack of transparency, and corruption. The headlines from Brazil focus on the political chaos but, meanwhile, the country is pursuing business-friendly economic policies. New President Michel Temer is promising to roll back a fiscal deficit that reached 10 percent of GDP, freeze government spending in real terms for years, reform the pension system, privatize infrastructure, and adopt pro-market regulations in areas like oil and transportation. Yet it is not widely appreciated that this shift did not start when former President Dilma Rousseff was suspended from office in April. Immediately after winning reelection in late 2014, Rousseff surprised her supporters by reneging on promises of more social spending and began embracing austerity. She failed to implement this new agenda successfully due to some misbegotten economic policies in her first term, an overly centralizing leadership style, and because the havoc created by the Petrobras-centered investigation into her administration consumed her political capital – and, on August 31, 2016, cost her the presidency.
In Mexico, polls show President Enrique Peña Nieto is the most hated president in two decades. Popular anger at his government has been driven by allegations of corruption, as well as its apparent failure to address the murder of 43 students in Guerrero State in 2014. His party was badly beaten in recent local elections and is rapidly losing support, while unprecedented citizen initiatives are pushing politicians to increase government transparency and accountability. But amidst this environment of popular discontent, the president's groundbreaking reforms to open the energy and telecom sectors are moving forward and will continue to reshape the Mexican economy.
In Argentina, there is widespread popular cynicism about the political class, and for good reason. Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is accused of holding millions of dollars in secret foreign accounts, and a member of her government was caught burying bags of money and a rifle in a convent. New President Mauricio Macri has also come under fire after his name appeared in the Panama Papers. Yet within just six months of taking office, Macri has reconnected Argentina to the global credit market, removed capital and currency controls, slashed taxes on exports and imports, and cut transportation and energy subsidies (although the Argentine Supreme Court reversed the latter). He is also promising to implement an ambitious "Plan for the Modernization of the State," expanding access to information about the government and giving authorities better tools to fight corruption.
A World Turned Upside Down
Investors and businesses have long understood that developing markets present a challenging array of policy risks. And there are important developing markets that have not responded constructively to the downward turn in their economic fortunes and the frustrations of their people: Russia, South Africa, and Venezuela are three examples. But there is also good reason for optimism about the political and policy trajectories of a number of important developing countries. The real test for developing countries will come as the Federal Reserve normalizes U.S. interest rates and yield-hunting hot money begins moving away from them. At that time, market reactions will highlight the difference between those developing countries that have improved their economic and institutional frameworks, and those that have not.
At the same time, we must be prepared for a wider range of policy outcomes in developed markets. Just as the financial crisis of 2008 exposed the underappreciated economic risks in developed markets, so now political developments are highlighting the potential for erratic and business-unfriendly policy outcomes in countries that could previously be counted on as champions of global economic integration.
The period of benign globalization may be ending, and concerns over stagnation, inequality, and terrorism are coming to the fore. This new political environment allows for a wider range of possible policy responses, and it behooves business leaders to make sure they have access to reliable on-the-ground intelligence as to what is happening (and about to happen) in those markets. And while the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and similar publications may be excellent, they report on what has happened, not on what will. Savvy executives know that strategic planning requires more insight and depth than that.
Senior Director Nicholas Consonery, Director Jelena Vukotic, and Director Roberto Simon of FTI Consulting's Geopolitical Intelligence team contributed to this report.
In his book, Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization, Branko Milanovic presents this 'elephant chart.' While globalization lifted millions out of the poverty in emerging markets, the developed world's middle classes have been losers (or at best, non-winners). As blue collar jobs, which used to provide a ladder to the middle class in the West, have disappeared or moved abroad and income inequality has increased, anti-globalization and populist sentiments have gained traction in the West.


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Snapshots from Italy: The Mother Of All Carrots
Editor's note: Serious Eats correspondent Carey Jones, eating her way around Italy, will be reporting back from Rome, Bologna, Tuscany, and Puglia.
This is, without question, the best carrot I have ever eaten.
As foods go, individual carrots aren't that memorable, any more than particular Yukon Golds are memorable. And I say this as a girl who ranks carrots among her very favorite foods. Though I practically lived off of carrot sticks at a low point in my college meal plan days, I'd be hard pressed to recall a single, specific carrot I'd ever eaten.
Until this one, in the seaside town of Polignano a Mare in Puglia. Sipping an aperitivo at Ristorante da Tuccino, one of the region's most acclaimed seafood restaurants, I wandered over to a quiet display—the produce we'd be eating that night. I recognized chicory and fennel, fava beans and zucchini blossoms. And between them lay an array of rainbow-colored carrots.
I broke a purple one in half, to find rings of white and orange and yellow. What were these curious things? Carrots in their natural state. The vegetable, I was told, originated in present-day Afghanistan and moved with migration and trade to the Mediterranean; these carrots were purple on the outside with white and yellow within. But in the sixteenth century, a Dutch farmer used a few mutant, orange-colored carrots to selectively breed an entire orange strain—in honor of the reigning House of Orange. (True story.)
So these were as close to "original" carrots as I was likely to find. But how did they taste? I plucked one from the dish and took a nibble. And, quite literally, gasped. It was crunchier, and juicer, and a hundred times more flavorful than any carrot I had ever encountered. Its crisp sweetness seemed almost akin to that of an apple. It made other carrots seem starchy and bitter in comparison. And I couldn't help but reach for another.
Just what made these carrots so good? I could invent half a dozen reasons—they grew in rich sandy soil, they weren't bred for a uniform color, they were fed by the salty sea breeze, they were likely just pulled from the ground outside. Any one of these might be true. But ultimately, it was impossible to know. And though a staggering spread of oysters and sea urchins awaited in the other room, I couldn't tear myself away from the rainbow carrot table.
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Wales skipper Sam Warburton has played down suggestions that he is nailed on for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour and is instead focused on trying to re-find his best form.
The Grand Slam winning captain started all three of Wales' Tests against Australia in June but he believes that he fell someway short of his high standards on the field. Wales slumped to three defeats against the Wallabies despite the tour being perceived as one where they could return as winners.
Warburton went into the tour with a lack of match action under his belt as he had spent 10 weeks on the sidelines with a shoulder injury and he failed to complete the third Test due to concussion. And Warburton, who was in action for Cardiff against the Dragons on Saturday, wants to re-find the same form that saw him regarded as one of the best back-rowers in the 2011 World Cup.
"I was personally disappointed with the Australia Test series," Warburton told Wales Online. "It was nowhere near my best performances and I thought I let myself down a bit. I am quite hard on myself and I know I have done a lot better in other international matches I have played in.
"The only Test I actually felt decent in and felt as though I got my lungs back was the third one. I had two 80 minutes under my belt by then and I actually felt quite decent. But then Sod's Law I had a bang on the head."
With Wales boss Warren Gatland sitting on the coach's hot seat for the tour, Warburton is regarded as a hot favourite for the captain's armband but he is trying to put any thought of playing for the famous side to one side.
"I'll be honest, I block those sort of thoughts straight away," Warburton said. "I'm not going to beat around the bush. I don't really want to jinx myself. I'm not a superstitious person at all, but I think if you look too far ahead you can end up tripping up.
"I'm not just being diplomatic. If I start talking about that, I'll get ahead of myself. It feels strange to even be mentioned in that context because I am still only 23 and I'm still relatively inexperienced. When I was playing the Dragons on Saturday night, I was thinking this is only the second time I have played at Rodney Parade. I've had about 45 Blues games. Some boys have played over 100 games for their club and they are well over 50 caps.
"I can understand from a fan's perspective how the Lions are around the corner. But from the players' point of view, there's a lot of rugby to be played before that. I have had a chat with the Blues, looking at what the target is for this year, and I would like to play 25-30 games this season.
"So I have got that hurdle to get over first and foremost, injuries permitting. If the same things happen as last year, injury-wise, I wouldn't even be in contention. Staying injury-free is going to be my main priority for this year.
"I only played eight games for the Blues last year, so I feel I owe a lot to them this season. Hopefully I can get a good 20 appearances for them and hopefully somebody can put a good word into Warren for me."


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Lesbians in Love Triangle Steal $1.4 Million from Jewelry Stores
Two women in Australia have been sentenced to prison and a third one is awaiting trial after stealing over $1.4 million dollars from a chain of jewelry stores where one of the women worked as an accountant.
According to the The Australian, Luisa Touli convinced former girlfriend Anna Rajkowski into committing fraud by manipulating the numbers in the books for Kings Jewelers, a chain of stores where Rajkowski had worked since 1998.
Rajkowski would then transfer money from the jewelry stores into Touli's account and the account of Touli's current girlfriend, 23-year-old Faagata Uelese.
From 2007 to 2009, Rajkowski transferred a total of $39, 451 into her own account, $234, 633 into Uelese's, and $1. 2 million to Touli.
"The acts were done to feed the gambling and drinking habit of Ms Touli," Prosecutor Ken Spinaze said.
The heist resulted in the jewelry company having to close six of its stores and lay off 60 employees, according to The Australian.
Both Touli and Uelese pleaded guilty on Nov. 19. Uelese was ordered to serve a two-year suspended prison sentence and two-and-a-half years' probation.
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The portrait by Angelica Kauffman shown above, dated to around 1780, appeared in a Sotheby's sale in London in June 2008. It was desirable because it depicts an ancestor of the Bedingfelds of Oxburgh Hall, but also because of its quality as a portrait. Kauffman seems to have had the knack of making all her sitters look intelligent, relaxed and charming, a talent ideally suited to the 'age of sensibility'.
The Bedingfelds had lived at Oxburgh ever since it was built in 1482. As Catholics they were sometimes persecuted, and they generally lacked the funds to alter the moated manor house too radically. In 1950 Sir Edmund Paston-Bedingfeld, the 9th Baronet, was finally forced to sell the estate for tax reasons. Many of the contents were sold, but Sir Edmund's mother, Sybil, Lady Bedingfeld, and two other relatives managed to save the house from demolition and donate it to the National Trust.
The National Trust has since tried to re-acquire the lost items as and when they became available. In 2004, for instance, curators spotted eight ex-Oxburgh pieces of furniture and sculpture in a Bonhams auction. Their provenance had been forgotten – they were 'sleepers' – and the National Trust was able to buy them all back with the help of an anonymous benefactor.
It was clear that we would need significant funds to buy back the personable Mrs Clavering. However, the volunteers who run the second-hand bookshop at Oxburgh generously contributed a substantial sum, and we also managed to secure a grant from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund. In the end we had just enough to beat off the competition, and the picture is now back at Oxburgh.
Mrs Clavering is depicted in Turkish dress, which was fashionable in England in the late eighteenth century. The image above, kindly provided by Sanders of Oxford, shows a print after a portrait, also by Kauffman, of the 3rd Duchess of Richmond in similar costume (the original painting is at Goodwood House).
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'Good battery life.'
'When connected to an active external amplifier, the smartphone showed excellently high volume levels and perfectly clean output for one of the best showings out there. . '
'We found the Vibe K5 Plus a pleasant phone to use, on the whole. '
'It's not that the Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus is a bad phone, it's definitely not. '
'The 13MP primary camera produces good image quality, detail is above average, but so is noise in the shadows. '
'The ZenFone 2 has everything and the kitchen sink: 64GB of storage plus a memory card slot, two SIM slots, enough RAM to flip between several large games at once, and a surprisingly good camera. '
'Outstanding value.'
'Asus Zenfone2 presents a good overall package with high performance numbers. '
'If nothing else, this device proves Intel is totally up to the challenge of powering a modern smartphone experience. '
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'Superb value.'
'The Moto G remains the only phone we've given 10/10 and is still one of the best cheap phones you can buy. '
'With a bigger screen, much better speakers and improved cameras, the new Moto G is a great budget smartphone. '
'decent construction and slightly arched casing'
'eye-catchingly low price tag'
'At 12.3mm thick the Moto E is a chunky little mobile, but the smooth curves of the soft touch back are a delight. '
'The look is simple and uncomplicated and we like that.'
'Rubbish battery life.'
'The screen is a 4-inch 480x800-pixel panel which really isn't very bright and has poor viewing angles. '
A new entry to the budget smartphone category that could scare rivals
One of the best low-cost smartphones you can buy
Large, pretty screen, Snappy performance
Thin and light for a mid-range device
High-contrast AMOLED screen, Smooth user interface
Has almost all the features of its last flagship Galaxy S III
Jelly Bean out of the box
Smooth performance
Good build quality
Compact design and good build
Good value for money
Hi-res AMOLED screen
Super slim yet solidly built
Excellent signal reception and voice clarity
Audio quality was quite enjoyable
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Were it not for a Golf Channel reality golf series, Tommy Gainey might just be considered a really good golfer looking to chisel out a career on the PGA Tour.
But an appearance on the cable network's "Big Break" series accentuated him being a folksy Southerner who plays with two golf gloves on. Gainey, 36, nicknamed "Two Gloves" hails from Darlington, S.C., which is best known for one of NASCAR's most storied speedways.
Gainey turned professional when he was 23, but did not make his way onto the Nationwide Tour until 2007 — two years after his appearance on "Big Break: USA vs. Europe," a show that tests a player's skills through a series of shot-making challenges.
While his career is not on a fast track, it has been consistent. He won twice on the Nationwide Tour a year ago, and after a 5-under 65 on Friday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., he owns the second-round lead at the Wyndham Championship.
"I haven't really accomplished anything in two days," said Gainey in an attempt to keep his position on the leaderboard in perspective. "The only thing I've accomplished is I've set myself up in good shape going into the weekend. But, still, there's a lot can happen and two days, that's like an eternity in a golf tournament."
For a player who attended a technical college and made an early living by working on a hot water heater assembly line, Gainey is doing quite fine for himself. Heading into the weekend he sits 40th in the FedEx Cup point standings, the bulk of his points coming from successive third-place finishes at The Heritage and Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
And it's a far cry better than his first foray on the PGA Tour in 2008 when he made just seven of 24 cuts.
"Basically not to put pressure on myself and just have more fun," he said on his approach to the game. "I just need to have more fun playing because right now I'm putting it the best of my life since I've been playing golf. I have not putted any better than I have these first two days."
Gainey actually ranks 91st on the PGA Tour in Total Putting, a conglomeration of putting statistics, but stands out for his other reasons. While most golfers remove their single glove when putting, Gainey actually keeps his on — both of them. Gainey wears a pair of black golf gloves throughout his round, a holdover from his youth when he played baseball.
"I've always putted with the gloves on," he said. "I've tried to hit shots without them. I've tried to putt without them. You know, it just doesn't feel right."
As long as Gainey keeps playing the way he is, he will not really care how the gloves make him perceived.
Stuart Hall is editor of the Golf Press Association.