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HYPOCRISY of Fossil Fuel Moral Policing : Germany's Coal Love and the Blacklisting of AustraliaPosted: February 20, 2021 Filed under: Climate Change, Climate science, Climategate, Climatism, Energiewende, Energy, Energy Poverty, Fossil Fuels, HELE | Tags: Angela Merkel, Australia, Climate Change, Climatism, coal, Energiewende, Energy, Energy Poverty, environment, Fossil Fuels, HELE, India, Scott Morrison, Vijay Jayaraj 4 Comments
The Uniper HELE (High Energy Low Emission) coal-power plant Datteln 4. Photographer: Marcel Kusch/picture alliance via Getty Images
"We get a tax credit if we build a lot of wind farms.
That's the only reason to build them.
They don't make sense without the tax credit.
–– Warren Buffett
"Renewable energy technologies simply won't work;
we need a fundamentally different approach."
–– Top Google engineers
"Suggesting that renewables will let us phase rapidly off fossil fuels
in the United States, China, India, or the world as a whole
is almost the equivalent of believing in the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy.
–– James Hansen
(The Godfather of AGW alarmism / former NASA climate chief)
Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Contributor for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation and resides in Bengaluru, India. He received his M.Sc in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia (UEA), England. His first hand experience of the controversy within the climate fraternity came when he was a graduate student at UEA, which also houses the Climatic Research Unit – the heart of the Climategate scandal in 2009. (Climategate: Emails leaked from personal accounts of alarmist climate scientists revealed their attempts to deliberately exaggerate the warming rate in the 20th century).
His subsequent journey in understanding the reality of the climatic system made him espouse the position of climate realism, a position that views climate in terms of the real-world climate measurements (that shows no signs of dangerous increase) and not through the lenses of faulty forecasts that predict a climate apocalypse. He advocates for the use of fossil fuels in developing countries, the very same energy sources that lifted the Western society out of poverty in the last two centuries.
In this exclusive op-ed written for Climatism blog, Vijay illustrates the brazen hypocrisy of the climate-obsessed Western mainstream media, vilifying conservative leaders such as Australia's PM Scott Morrison for supporting fossil fuels and coal, while remaining silent on – 'green' energy darling of the Left – Angela Merkel's ramping up of coal-fired power stations in order to negate the disastrous economic and environmental fallout from her countries disastrous 500 billion Euro (failed) Energiewende experiment.
From a perspective of humanity, Vijay highlights the deadly importance of utilising cheap, reliable fossil fuels in order to lift billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty by allowing an estimated 1.3 billion of them to experience actual electricity. According to the Washington Post, "around the world, 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. More than 600 million are in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than 300 million are in India alone."
As well, Vijay recognises the undeniable need for advanced societies to maintain their use of cheap, reliable and clean fossil fuel technologies, such as HELE, in order to maintain economic wealth, keep the lights on, as well to maintain environmental health. After all, the greatest threat to the environment is not affluence, it is poverty. The border between Haiti and Dominican Republic, a fine example. See : UN Carbon Regime Would Devastate Humanity And The Environment
DISASTER divided : Two countries, one island, life-and-death differences
Mainstream Media's Hypocrisy of Blacklisting Australia
By Vijay Jayaraj
In 2020 alone, German Chancellor Angela Merkel approved the use of six supercritical HELE coal fire-powered stations in the country.
As a stage when the Paris agreement conveners are looking up to Germany to represent itself as a leader in emission reduction, the opening up of coal plants comes across as a slap in the face of the agreement between Berlin and Paris.
When a nation like Germany, touted as the global leader in 'clean' energy, can open up new coal plants, why can't economies like Australia do the same?
Why are the left and the greenies branding Australia as a "fossil badboy"? Are only leftists and developed European nations entitled to reliable and affordable power from fossil fuels?
Germany Chancellor and Fossil Hypocrisy
Germany is a leading economy, not just in Europe, but in the world. But that status is under threat as the country's political leadership is struggling with its obsession for "clean" energy and the increasing pressure to provide energy access at an affordable rate.
Though being touted as the global leader in renewable energy, the country failed miserably in fulfilling its emission reduction targets during recent years and made headlines across the globe for its failure. Despite setting aside $580 billion in expenses to transform its energy systems away from fossil, the country could not achieve its own emission reduction targets.
This year, the country's premier Merkel went a step further to upgrade her dismal record in keeping promises and embraced fossil fuels.
Unable to meet the growing energy needs, she had no option but to approve the activation of six state-of-the-art HELE supercritical coal-fired power stations in Germany's Datteln, Lünen, Hamburg, Stade, and Schkopau.
State-of-the-art HELE supercritical coal-fired power stations in Germany's Datteln
Surprisingly, the chancellor did not go through the same treatment that some of her counterparts in other parts of the world are going through for embracing fossil fuels!
Mocking Australia's Coal Embrace is Heights of Hypocrisy
In contrast to the treatment Merkel enjoys in the global mainstream media, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been the subject of ridicule for his open embrace of fossil fuels, especially coal.
The global mainstream media's treatment of the Australian PM is nothing but blatant hypocrisy! While leaders like Angela Merkel are allowed to use fossils, those like Morrison are ridiculed for doing the same.
In fact, the hypocrisy becomes more intense when considers the total CO2 emissions from different countries so far! Australia is ranked 16th but Germany is ranked 6th. China, who are currently being praised for their announcement of carbon neutrality target, stands number one in the ranking for total CO2 emissions.
Make no mistake, CO2 emission is not a bad thing! But the fact that the leftist's mainstream media chose to blacklist few political leaders while allow others to run scot-free exposes their hypocrisy.
Media Morphing the Importance of Australian Coal as Evil
Moreover, the leftists seldom care about the lives of millions in Asia who directly depend on Australian coal. Though countries like India and China have abundant coal reserves, they still depend on Australian coal to meet domestic energy needs.
In addition to fueling their energy plants, Australian coal—which is a cleaner form of black anthracite coal—is the preferred fuel in their steel plants. Australian coal production increase is partly induced by the soaring export demands from developing nations like India and China, and even developed economies like Japan.
In 2019, Australia's total coal export was valued at $64 billion, with Japan alone buying $17 billion worth of coal. China bought coal worth $13.7 billion and India $10.5 billion. Ironically, the host of Paris agreement, France, took in $0.6 billion worth of coal from Australia in 2019.
In fact, the energy sectors of these coal import countries are highly sensitive to disruptions in supply of Australian coal. This was evident recently when a ban on import of Australian coal—due to the on-going political tensions between China and Australia—plunged thousands of homes into darkness in China.
Institute of Public Affairs in India estimates that Australian coal could help 82 million Indians access electricity. In a nation where hundreds of millions are yet to experience uninterrupted power supply, Australian coal supply could be vital.
And it is not just the foreign economies that benefit from Australian coal. Coal is mined in every state in Australia and it is one of the country's economic lifeline. In 2019, It was responsible for 56% of the nation's electricity requirements.
Estimates indicate that the Australian economy has been strongly supported by 9,100 million tonnes of black coal and about 2,300 million tonnes of brown coal since the 1700s. Mining and resources have been a key contributor to Australia's economic growth, according to 2019 National Accounts data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Instead of broadcasting actual benefit of superior grade Australian coal in Asia Pacific, the liberal mainstream media has branded Australia's coal sector as evil and cast Prime Minister Morrison as the villain in their anti-fossil propaganda drama. To rub salt on the wound, they've cast climate hypocrites in Europe as climate saviors.
If the CO2 emissions are the real concern—to the climate alarmists—then they must actually promote Australian coal and clean coal technology like the HELE supercritical coal technology that emit 30 percent less CO2.
Rather, the failure of support for high grade Australian coal and the HELE technology has revealed the alarmist's and left's unwillingness to the rising cost of energy prices from renewables or the huge financial burden non-fossil technologies are having on the economies and the industries which act as their backbone.
Author: Vijay Jayaraj is an environmental researcher and commentator on climate and energy issues globally. He graduated with a Master's in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia, which was home to the infamous Climategate scandal.
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ANGELA MERKEL : The New Climate Change 'Denier'Posted: February 8, 2020 Filed under: Climate Change, Climatism, CO2, Denier, Energiewende, Energy Poverty, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming Zealots, Hypocrisy | Tags: Angela Merkel, Climate Change, Climate Change Denier, coal, Denier, Energiewende, Energy Poverty, Germany, HELE, QandA, Uniper Power, unreliables 2 Comments
"We get a tax credit if we build a lot of wind farms.
That's the only reason to build them.
They don't make sense without the tax credit.
–– Warren Buffett
"Renewable energy technologies simply won't work;
we need a fundamentally different approach."
–– Top Google engineers
"Suggesting that renewables will let us phase rapidly off fossil fuels
in the United States, China, India, or the world as a whole
is almost the equivalent of believing in the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy.
– James Hansen
(The Godfather of AGW alarmism / former NASA climate chief)
Hat tip @Panther_809
AFTER hundreds of €Billions of taxpayer's hard-earned-money spent on sunshine and breezes, Germany's Energiewende program has been exposed as a catastrophic failure, with carbon dioxide emissions higher now than in 2009.
SKYROCKETING 'green energy' power prices have decimated Germany's once proud industrial heartland and unleashed a globally-familiar pattern of rampant energy poverty throughout the nation.
THE solution to the monumental mess? Install actual cheap, reliable and clean energy – HELE coal-fired power …
AND, before the CO2-centrics lose their collective minds, understand that HELE, supercritical coal plants guarantee an automatic 30% reduction in CO2 emissions.
A far, far better result than Germany's efforts under the 1/2 trillion Euro Energiewende debacle!
BUT wait, there's more …
WHY not just install more windmills and mirrors to reduce power prices to alleviate energy poverty and resuscitate a German industry on life-support?
LOGICAL heads know the answer to that one.
UPDATE : Must Read
An excellent, thorough analysis of Germany's all-renewable nightmare. Essential reading for anyone wanting other countries to follow down this drain …
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- TRULY GREEN? How Germany's #Energiewende Is Destroying Nature | Climatism
- IF CO2's Your Poison, Renewable Energy Is No Antidote | Climatism
- GREEN Party Co-Founder : Germany's Energiewende "An Economic, Social and Ecological Disaster" | Climatism
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Is The Energiewende Running Out Of Steam?Posted: August 5, 2017 Filed under: Energiewende, Energy Poverty, Fact Check, Renewables, Solar, Uncategorized, Unreliables, Wind Farms | Tags: Angela Merkel, Climate Change, Climate Scam, Climate science, Energiewende, Global Warming Scam, Green Energy Failure, unreliables, Wind Energy, wind energy scam, Wind Farms, wind power, wind revolt Leave a comment
"Wind and solar cannot even fill current gaps and a system run mainly on green power would fail to provide guaranteed supply over a winter fortnight, it says.
Power grid operator Amprion has said German networks came close to blackouts during settled and overcast conditions in January when renewable plants produced almost nothing.
Even environmental groups acknowledge the fossil fuel lobbies have a point, arguing there must be remedies to the problem of intermittent renewable supply."
MEANWHILE, we know "unreliable" energy (wind/solar) is a giant, feel-good con, when ideologically green aggressive GERMANY has spent €1 Trillion Euros (of other people's money) on useless Wind and Solar power, through the – now failed – "Energiewende" program, then only to undergo her biggest coal-fired power expansion in history…
By Paul Homewood
News from Reuters:
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Burning coal for power looks set to remain the backbone of Germany's energy supply for decades yet, an apparent contrast to Chancellor Angela Merkel's ambitions for Europe's biggest economy to be a role model in tackling climate change.
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Our smartphones function like handheld engines of misdirected purchasing: unhealthy food, impulse buys—and also, it turns out, uncommonly risky stocks.
A new paper, published by academics in American and German business schools, shows that retail investors trading on their phones buy "riskier and lottery-type assets" compared to when they traded on computers. They chase stocks with hot streaks, of the kind exhibited by GameStop in January. And by tracking investors who first traded on computers and then adopted trading apps, the paper showed that they acquired riskier habits that stayed with them even when they went back to buying and selling on their computers.
The study examined transactions by customers of two large German banks, who traded stocks between 2010 and 2017. The sample comprised around 180,000 investors and their 22 million-odd transactions; more than 18,000 of these investors used the banks' trading apps at least once.
In the literature of finance, a lottery-type stock is defined as one whose price is below the market's median, whose volatility exceeds that of the median stock, and which gives frequent small losses and few extreme gains—a risky punt, in other words. Trading on a smartphone increases the chances of buying a lottery-type stock by 8%, the paper found. And while the sample's investors were always trend-chasers, making nearly a fifth of their purchases based on the recent performances of hot stocks, the smartphone extended that habit further. Traders on apps were 12% more likely to buy "past winners"—stocks that had done well very recently.
The paper offers theories for the phone's influence upon investor behavior. Having the app—the means of trading—in a pocket gives investors the chance to check the markets more often, and to make impulsive trades based on recent streaks. And the keener appetite for risk is a function of how we regard our phones, said Andreas Hackethal, a professor of finance at Goethe University in Frankfurt and one of the paper's authors. "Traders associate smartphones more with leisure and playfulness than computers." This is particularly so in after-hours trading, the paper argues. The later it is in the day, the more we tend to be ruled by what psychologists call system 1 thinking—the instinctive, fast kind, as opposed to system 2's more thoughtful nature. "The smartphone finds, or even puts, the trader in a different, more loosened-up mood," Hackethal said.
Scientists have made similar observations about how consumers behave while making other purchases online. We buy on impulse more on our phones than we otherwise would on our computers. When we order food through mobile apps, we choose unhealthier, more calorific dishes than we would if we dined out. We yield to temptation more and deliberate less.
In Hackethal's paper, the smartphone's effects were visible even in Germany, where investors have a relatively low taste for risk, compared to markets like the US. Additionally, the banks' apps in their early years were "pedestrian and clumsy by today's standards," Hackethal said—and yet they encouraged their users to take greater risks. Newer apps, like Robinhood or Trade Republic—the kind on which the Gamestop mania unfolded—are sleeker, faster, and maybe even more enjoyable. It's fair to assume, Hackethal said, that these apps provoke still more speculative investing behavior than the apps of the two German banks in the study. In this kind of gamified trading, everything's fun until the games stop.


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- Navigating the politics and bureaucracy of a same-sex binational marriage has greatly shaped my perspective. I married my husband in 2014, and we spent the following five years working through every stage of the U.S. immigration process—from Green Card application to citizenship. Each element of this—from the anticipation of key Supreme Court decisions to the bureaucratic aspects of detailing the history of our relationship—focused my attention on the intense personal dimension of public policy making and reinforced my commitment to foreground the voices and needs of marginalized communities in public debates.
- My home away from home:
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- The importance of curiosity and knowledge is something I learned from a young age, and they have propelled many of my professional and personal interests, particularly those relating to cultural competence. My childhood was evenly split between the Northeastern megalopolis and the rural South, and as a young person I navigated between these contexts at home and school. As a young adult, I sought every opportunity to travel, learn languages, and meet people from different backgrounds, and much of my professional life has been focused on enabling others to develop tools to engage people in other communities respectfully and humanely.
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VINTAGE BRUNETTE #3 PONYTAIL BARBIE WITH PEDESTAL STAND. Up for sale is a vintage brunette #3 Ponytail Barbie with a pedestal stand. The doll has dark marks at her ear holes where the earrings were.
Her body has paled as is typical. I do not really see anything else to note. The stand base has some scuffing. I do not know if this is her original box or not. Please be sure to scroll through the entire listing to see all of the photos as they describe the condition better than I.This item is previously from the home of a smoker and does retain some odor, though I do not find it too bad. If you have any questions, please ask. Thank you so much for viewing my listing! If necessary, you may contact me if you need to make other arrangements.
Your satisfaction is of the utmost importance to me! Please do not ask me to alter from this policy. My items are typically vintage pieces and are intended as collectibles, not children's play toys. Some may require additional clean up upon arrival, although, I do try to clean items up when I feel that it won't risk harming the item.
Sometimes I do miss spots though. I do strive to note any and all flaws, but I don't always catch everything.Sometimes if my children interrupt during listing, I may even miss something major, it does not happen often, but has on the rare occasion. The item "VINTAGE BRUNETTE #3 PONYTAIL BARBIE WITH PEDESTAL STAND" is in sale since Monday, January 4, 2021. This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dolls\Barbie Vintage (Pre-1973)\Vintage (Pre-1967)". The seller is "purplemagicdog" and is located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.


text: Adam Levine is annoyingly smarmy with his tight showy t-shirts, conceited smirk, tight abs, product-laden mop, and general air of condescension. And it's with these attributes in mind that I was fully expecting his fragrances to be obnoxious, make me so nauseous that I would be forced to rinse my nasal pasages with bleach to rid the scent. BUT…surprise, surprise—his fragrance for men was really subtle, sexy, and elegant even. I polled co-workers and each had the same response, incredulity. Three out of four compared it to Davidoff Cool Water. I have to admit that even the packaging is sorta nice, obvious, but chic. However, I wouldn't want to smell like his ladies. The woman's fragrance, which was pleasant at first spritz, faded into a clingy, and cloyingly sweet scent, that reminds you of a spoiled and overly needy girlfriend. And for those of you who remember Levine's tweets disparaging celeb fragrances, Entertainment Weekly posted a video in which the singer explains his change of heart.


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Sometimes our body can react in a split second, faster than it could take to send the information to the brain for processing. These reflexes are the subject of this lesson. We'll cover what a reflex arc is, as well as the cells involved and why they are needed.
What Is a Reflex Arc?
Have you ever been cooking and accidentally bumped your hand against a hot pan? Likely, before you could even register what happened, you jerked your hand away, maybe even clutching your hot skin.
When something like this happens, it feels like you simply react to the situation automatically, without thinking. Although biologically this might seem impossible, it's exactly what really happens in your nervous system.Although we think of the brain as being the boss of all of our actions and thoughts, some actions actually take place without the brain's input.
These reactions are called reflexes. However, very few reactions are actually true reflexes. People usually think catching an object flying at their head, like a baseball, is a reflex, but it is not.
The information goes to your brain for processing before you actually respond. Thus, some of us are much better at catching the baseball than others.A true reflex arc involves only a few neurons, or cells of the nervous system, and the information goes only from your body to your spinal cord, not your brain. Let's look at the cells that make up the reflex arc and how they work.
Reflex Arc Components
Most reflex arcs have five main components: receptors, sensory neurons, interneurons, motor neurons and muscles. However, not all reflexes use interneurons. Some connect sensory neurons directly to motor neurons and do not use interneurons.
Let's go through each of these components.Throughout your body, neurons have special proteins in their membrane called receptors. Receptors respond to signals in the environment. Some receptors respond to pressure. When the cell is compressed, the receptors are activated, letting your brain know something is pressing on your skin or organs. Other receptors respond to pain or to chemical stimuli, like smells or tastes.
Sensory receptors in your ears respond to vibrations in the air that we interpret as sound, and receptors in your eyes respond to light.Sensory neurons are the cells that contain sensory receptors. They send information from the body to the central nervous system, the brain and spinal cord. These cells are activated when the receptor gets a signal from the environment. The activated sensory neuron extends into the spinal cord, sending an electrical signal all the way to another neuron, the interneuron.
Interneurons are like the middleman of the nervous system. They connect sensory input to other cells that are required for action. In a reflex arc, the sensory neuron sends a signal to the interneuron and activates it. The interneuron then relays that signal to the next neuron, a motor neuron.
Motor neurons connect with interneurons in the spinal cord. They send messages from the central nervous system to the body. The motor neurons run out of the spinal cord and connect with a muscle. Motor neurons, like sensory neurons, can be quite long, connecting the spinal cord with our most distant appendages.Muscles are what cause us to take action. When the motor neurons are activated, they send a signal to the muscle to contract.
When the muscle contracts, it shortens, pulling on the bones it is connected to, which causes us to jerk our hand or leg away from the stimuli.
Picture It All Together
All of these different components work together to make up a reflex arc. It all starts with the sensory receptors. The cells containing the receptors are the sensory neurons. These neurons then travel to the spinal cord.
In the spinal cord, the sensory neuron will connect with an interneuron. The interneuron is only housed in the spinal cord; it has no parts in the rest of the body. That interneuron will connect to another neuron, which is the motor neuron. The motor neuron extends from the spinal cord and connects to a muscle, the last component of the reflex arc.
Function of a Reflex Arc
To understand why reflexes are important, let's look at an example. The stretch reflex is a reflex that protects your muscles from over extending, and thus tearing. Imagine holding a full coffee cup.
When you initially put the coffee cup in your hand, it's heavy. Your muscles in your forearm stretch and your arm extends downward. This stretch activates the sensory neurons in your muscles. They send a signal to the spinal cord, which is relayed to the motor neurons. This type of reflex only involves two neurons, no interneurons.The motor neurons then send a signal to your muscle to contract, raising your arm so you don't drop your coffee. This all happens in a split second.
You probably don't even notice it. Stretch reflexes are important in keeping our posture and allow us to remain stable and balanced despite changing forces on our body.Reflexes are also important for keeping us safe. The withdrawal reflex allows us to quickly remove parts of our body from painful stimuli. Again, imagine grabbing a hot pot on the stove. The heat triggers receptors in your skin that activate sensory neurons.
The sensory neurons send a signal to the interneurons in your spinal cord and then to motor neurons. The motor neurons connect with muscles in your arms, causing them to contract and quickly withdraw your hand from the painful stimuli.
Lesson Summary
Reflex arcs are neural circuits that do not involve the brain. Receptors are activated by environmental stimuli and activate sensory neurons that connect to interneurons in your spinal cord. The interneurons connect to motor neurons that cause your muscles to contract, although sometimes sensory neurons connect directly to motor neurons.
Reflex arcs serve to protect your muscles from over extending, such as during stretch reflexes and to prevent damage to the body, such as during withdrawal reflexes.


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― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
All the years lead to this…
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
I am thankful for my health
I didn't always have it
I am thankful for my home
It wasn't always perfect and it still isn't but I'm thankful
I am thankful for my family
They are safe, they have homes, they are loved
I am thankful that I have the ability to get up and go to work
I am thankful that I have the ability to provide for those who need me
I am thankful that I will be able to look at myself one day,
be happy for all that I am,
and know it is because I am thankful.
it is because I can see…
There are countless faces
Millions of places
Where life is life
With or without circumstance
and change is hard coming
Many have nothing to be thankful for
Be thankful and see
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
Oprah Winfrey
Loved This!!!!!!!
What if Reality
doesn't believe
in affirmations
or that Hope can float
safely to shore?
What if Faith
secretly harbors
only dark truths
within her blinding
white, bright, smile?
What if Tomorrow
considers himself free
and has no desire
to form any ties
to past or present?
Then again,
What if Tomorrow wakes
finding himself
in bed with the present,
intertwined in a dream
that Faith envisioned
long before she smiled
invitingly, and offered her hand
to the hand of Hope
who stepped carefully
onto dry land once again,
looking Reality square in the eyes
before lifting her gaze to face
a new destiny?
~ smj
Both Sides Now, by Joni Mitchell
I am wandering down the halls of my mind… There are doors I keep wanting to open. The ghosts of experiences that are crying for my attention. I recall them, then I slam them shut. I would rather run, than face them, even one. I built the walls, strong. Never once letting them falter, never once letting them down.
The people.
The places.
The thoughts.
The spaces.
They made me… yet I made myself…
They shaped me… yet I overcame myself
Through loss and gain, my thoughts made me sane.
I played the game… and ever did I change.
First and above all Dad.
L and J, was it me or was it them?
The ground where it burned
The home which was always cold.
I didn't belong.
I still don't.
Yet now I'm home, and the ghosts are crying for my attention.
I listen as I write, waiting for what I am trying to say. Yet the thoughts remain the same.
I know what I overcame, yet that which made me is slowly driving me insane…
I know the answer, yet I don't want to hear…
It is in there, trying to form itself clear…
Is it me?
Please answer my fears…
it is, but its ok


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Bittersweet Life
Possessed by Paul James, teacher of the year
By Kevin Curtin, Fri., Nov. 1, 2013
Jon Konrad Wert, known for his fiery fiddle, banjo, and guitar playing as well as his emotionally arresting songwriting, takes a seat in a wooden chair on the Scoot Inn's outside stage. One of the most intense deliverymen of folk music today comes dressed as he's always dressed: black shirt, blue jeans, gray conductor hat. Stage lights at his feet shine over his exquisite posture and cast a giant black shadow behind him, with cartoonishly broad shoulders and a banjo neck 10 feet long.
He didn't bring a set list, never does. And he damn sure didn't bring a tuner. There's nothing behind the curtain to his performances as Possessed by Paul James, and tuning backstage might just jeopardize the naked honesty and unpredictability of the experience Wert wants to share. I can respect that, but tonight it's killing me.
"Oh we're always cursed with out-of-tune things," moans Wert, turning the knobs on his instrument while stomping an amplified hunk of plywood. "My wife says, 'Why is everything always out of tune?'"
He tilts his head and squints, willing the B-string into key. "I say, 'I don't know why, darling,' but you gotta try."
Eventually the strings come into harmony, confirmed with a forceful strum.
"There it is!" he shouts and begins fingerpicking a vigorous roll while his black boot kicks high on every beat. Sweat drips from his face, down his arm, and off the head of the banjo. His eyes close, his head draws back and furiously shakes from side to side. I imagine the nails holding the stage together pulling themselves from the wood to dance as Wert's handsome voice erupts over the coruscating rhythm. It's the voice of a friend, one who will always tell you truth. One who's willing to succeed or fail with you. One who will bare his soul so you can too.
Everyone sings along.
After the show, friends join in conversation. Someone slips in the word "retard." Wert bristles. "Awww, don't use the R-word, man. The R-word is shit!"
Back Down Here on Earth
A couple months later, Wert and I ride into the tiny, conservative Hill Country town of Boerne in the big, white tour van that carries him to 60 concerts a year – none of which are in Boerne. He pulls up to an elementary school and rolls to a stop in the closest parking space to the door. It reads, "Reserved for Teacher of the Year: Jon Wert."
Here he teaches Life Skills to students who have been clinically diagnosed with an intellectual disability. From him, they learn the building blocks of reading and math as well as social skills.
"I come from a teaching background," explains Wert. "Teaching's like farming, it's cultural. Once you see what the cycle and the outreach are, you either like it or you don't. I love it."
Inside the classroom, miniature American and Texas flags hang overhead and we discuss the nationwide lack of funding for Life Skills programs. Each year, Wert spends a couple thousand dollars out of pocket for class materials. Occasionally he brings in his banjo and viola to help children with physical disorders bridge brain-and-body connections.
"Need is greater than funding so you have to go biblical," he says. "Sometimes you have 5,000 people to feed and all you have is a fish and a loaf of bread. It takes a miracle, but you figure it out."
In his voice hums the conviction that he'd do anything to empower these kids, improve their future, keep them from falling through the cracks.
"Reaching a child with teaching feels the same as connecting with an audience," he muses. "Maybe this song is helping someone through a breakup. Maybe this little darling just learned how to spell her name. They're equally beautiful."
His songs can't help but instruct:
"Hey, little boy, all left alone in the dark and the wild/ You're angry as hell, you're ready to fight/ Oh man, you're such a lonely child/ Come on, little man, let me hear your song/ Don't you know, little man, little sweet thing/ Hell yeah, baby, you belong."
Feed the Family
Wert was raised in Southwestern Florida, by a family of devout Mennonites, a Christian sect similar to the Amish that stresses simplicity, pacifism, and community service. His father was a preacher and teacher and his mother sometimes played piano in church. Mennonites, I'm informed, are excellent singers, four-part harmonies considered a prime method of praise. He struggled in public school.
"I was pushing 260 pounds when I was 12," he remembers. "When you're fat, you're either the funny kid, the bully, or you get withdrawn. I was withdrawn."
Wert, now at a muscular 210 pounds, found empowerment in music, applying the insight from his childhood burdens.
"I learned there's a need for people who are passionate for intervention, because kiddos don't know how to deal with social abuse and feelings of desperation," he says, eyes growing sad. "When you see these present day tragedies in schools and on college campuses it's because the appropriate intervention wasn't there."
At his own homestead in Boerne, there's a sense of security in the cozy, artsy nest he shares with his partner Jenny Gillespie and their two young boys. Wert's role as a provider cemented in 2008 when he was featured in The Folk Singer, a film documenting his attempt to raise money for his unborn child with a Texas-Louisiana tour.
"That was a nerve-wracking time," he admits. "We had just sold everything we owned and I was substitute teaching. Our family was at a crossroads."
Now every summer, the Wert clan plus the family dog piles into the van and tours alongside their folk singer. "Konrad comes back to the hotel really late from playing a show and then has to wake up at 8am when the kids start jumping on him," glows Gillespie. "He's such a trooper."
The summer tours supplement Wert's modest teacher's salary, allowing him the family time many working musicians lose.
Nights When I'm Lonely
PPJ's fifth release, There Will Be Nights When I'm Lonely, out this week on local roots label Hillgrass Bluebilly, is another family affair. All the songs were written in the living room with Jenny and kids close by and recorded in South Austin with a host of local friends including Walter Daniels, Weary Boys Darren Sluyter and Cary Ozanian, and the politically kindred folk-punk orchestra East Cameron Folkcore.
Musically, Wert's reached a new level of possession. His violin: angelic. His banjo: a brothel romp. The lyrics present a thoughtful meditation on life from a most vulnerable vantage point, one that bombards you with realities of love, responsibility, isolation, and gratitude.
In "Sweet But Bitter Life," Wert sings:
"I call this an amazing life we're all living/ Yes it's damn hard, but still it's so giving/ I call this such an amazing life we're all living/ It'll beat you down, but somehow it's so forgiving."
"That song's about a good struggle, the struggle of life," contemplates Wert. "There's a very real presence of challenge in life, but we need to remember to be thankful and we can't lose hope that we can make things better."
CD Release: Saturday, Nov. 2, at Antone's, with the McMercy Family Band, also celebrating a new album.


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Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is a mess. She is unemployed, drinks and parties too much, and her boyfriend Tim, who is a jerk, finally decides he has had enough and kicks her out of the house. She goes back to Maine to stay in her parent's empty house that has not rented, and she runs into Oscar, a friend from grade school. Meanwhile, a giant creature invades Seoul, and Gloria discovers that the monster makes the same moves she does. I admit that I had a bit of a hard time with the first third of the movie; I didn't quite know where it was going. But once the creature started getting more into the picture, the film got very interesting. The movie is a cross between a Godzilla-like monster movie, a romantic comedy, and recovery film; it is about finding one's own power and determination. The plot is not conventional – just when you think you know what is going on, the story suddenly goes down a different path, and you feel like, "wow, that was really good". Anne Hathaway does a great job playing someone who is self-absorbed and seems to think the world revolves around her. Thumbs up for a very original and entertaining movie that gives a lot to think about and that has a great ending.
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Steel is crucial to the development of any modern economy and is considered to be the backbone of human civilisation. The level of per capita consumption of steel is treated as an important index of the level of socioeconomic development and living standards of the people in any country. It is a product of a large and technologically complex industry having strong forward and backward linkages in terms of material flows and income generation. All major industrial economies are characterised by the existence of a strong steel industry and the growth of many of these economies has been largely shaped by the strength of their steel industries in their initial stages of development. Steel industry was in the vanguard in the liberalisation of the industrial sector and has made rapid strides since then. The new greenfield plants represent the latest in technology. Output has increased, the industry has moved up in the value chain and exports have risen consequent to a greater integration with the global economy. The new plants have also brought about a greater regional dispersion easing the domestic supply position notably in the western region. At the same time, the domestic steel industry faces new challenges. Some of these relate to the trade barriers in developed markets and certain structural problems of the domestic industry notably due to the high cost of commissioning of new projects. The domestic demand too has not improved to significant levels. The litmus test of the steel industry will be to surmount these difficulties and remain globally competitive.
The finished steel production in India has grown from a mere 1.1 million tonnes in 1951 to 31.63 million tonnes in 2001-2002. During the first two decades of planned economic development, i.e. 1950-60 and 1960-70, the average annual growth rate of steel production exceeded 8%. However, this growth rate could not be maintained in the following decades. During 1970- 80, the growth rate in steel production came down to 5.7% per annum and picked up marginally to 6.4% per annum during 1980-90, which further increased to 6.65% per annum during 1990-2000. Though India started steel production in 1911, steel exports from India began only in 1964. Exports in the first five years were mainly due to recession in the domestic iron and steel market. Once domestic demand revived, exports declined. India once again started exporting steel only in 1975 touching a figure of 1 million tonnes of pig iron and 1.4 million tonnes of steel in 1976-77. Thereafter, exports again declined to pick up only in 1991-92, when the main producers exported 3.87 lakh tonnes, which rose to 2.79 million tonnes in 1995-96 and 3.3 million tonnes in 2001-02. The growth in the steel sector in the early decades after Independence was mainly in the public sector units set up during this period. The situation has changed dramatically in the decade 1990-2000 with most of the growth originating in the private sector. The share of public sector and private sector in the production of steel during 1990-91 was 46% and 54% respectively, while during 2001-02 the same was 32% and 68% respectively. This change was brought about by deregulation and decontrol of the Indian iron & steel sector in 1991. A number of policy measures have been taken since 1991 for the growth and development of the Indian iron & steel sector. Some of the important steps are (a) removal of iron & steel industry from the list of industries reserved for the public sector and also exempting it from the provisions of compulsory licensing under the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951, (b) deregulation of price and distribution of iron & steel, (c) inclusion of iron and steel industry in the list of high priority industries for automatic approval for foreign equity investments upto 51%. This limit has been since increased upto 100%, (d) lowering of import duty on capital goods and raw materials etc.
The Indian steel sector was the first core sector to be completely removed from the licensing regime as well as pricing and distribution controls. This was done primarily because of the inherent strengths and capabilities demonstrated by the Indian iron and steel industry. The growth rate in 1995-96 was a phenomenal 20%. During 1996-97, finished steel production shot up to a record 22.72 million tonnes with a growth rate of 6.2%, while in 1997-98, the finished steel production increased to 23.37 million tonnes, which was 2.8% more than the production of the preceding year. The growth rate decreased drastically in 1997-98 and 1998-99 being 2.8% and 1.9% respectively. The growth rate in 2001-2002 was 4.29% with the total production touching 31.63 million tonnes. The production of finished steel during April –December, 2002 has been 23.83 million tonnes, which is 6.3% higher than the production during the corresponding period of 2001-02. Details of total production of finished carbon steel and the share of main
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After four years of debate, the Jura cantonal parliament voted to adopt a minimum hourly wage of 20 Swiss francs (17 euro). This brings the canton a step closer to realising a project that started in 2013 when the citizens of the Jura voted in favour of an initiative proposing a minimum wage. Jura is the second canton in the country to adopt a minimum wage after Neuchâtel settled in 2013 on 20 francs an hour. The Neuchâtel decision was held up by litigation after it was challenged in the country's highest court by a group of private organisations and individuals. In August 2017, the Federal Court rejected the challenge, saying a 20-franc minimum wage conformed to federal law.
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Breakfast Time With Equine at Belmont Park
Breakfast Time With Equine at Belmont Park by Guest Contributor Michael Fenrich: All of the snow from the winter has melted. It is still kind of cool to start spring. One sign of things that it is warming up is the beginning of the Breakfast at Belmont program.
Breakfast at Belmont commences on Saturday, May 2, 2015 and the final breakfast is Sunday, July 19, closing day of Belmont before Saratoga starts Friday, July 24. Saturday, May 2 is the 141st Kentucky Derby. Families and fans that can't be in Kentucky can still be around majestic thoroughbreds in the morning and see them train. A few of the New York based trainers and horsemen will be in the Derby. At the breakfast the assistants who don't travel will oversee the training while they are at Churchill Downs. While watching the horses train families can have the most important meal of the day.
"Breakfast at Belmont is a terrific way for families to enjoy the morning while watching some of the best Thoroughbreds in the world go through their training regiments, " said trainer Todd Pletcher.
For many years Mary Ryan announced and narrated all of the training information to the families and fans. Mary left NYRA last summer. NYRA will have more information regarding a regular breakfast announcer in the future.
Information About Breakfast at Belmont
Days– Saturday, Sunday and holidays. No Breakfast Belmont Stakes Day, Saturday June 6.
Time– 7am-9:30am. Get there by 8am so not to miss most events. At 9:30 patrons must exit but can wait to pay and re enter at 11am for the afternoon racing or they can leave for the day.
Pricing– Free parking and admission. Just pay $11 for the breakfast buffet.
Location– Buffet is located at the trackside Belmont Cafe on the first floor of Clubhouse.
Equine Events– Tram tour of stable area. No tram Memorial Day. Free Paddock show and free starting gate demonstration.
Website– www.nyra.com
Phone– 1-516-488-6000
"Breakfast at Belmont is one of Long Island's best-kept secrets. Racing fans of all ages can experience the history and pageantry of horse racing's grandest stage, while enjoying a relaxing, fun morning in one of the nation's most scenic venues. Affordable and enjoyable, Breakfast at beautiful Belmont Park is the perfect way to start your day," said John Durso, Jr; Director of Communications and Public Affairs for the New York Racing Association.
While families and fans are in the tranquil atmosphere of the horse utopia, there are jockeys, trainers, jockey agents and other horsemen mulling around, it is a peaceful part of the day at the track.
"Families and fans who gather for Breakfast at Belmont always seem to be having a good time learning about the horses and the races, " said Teresa Genaro, turf writer and publisher of Brooklyn Backstretch. Teresa can also be found on Twitter @BklynBckstretch.
Before families go to the beaches, parks and other family outings, make your first stop, Breakfast at Belmont and spend time with the elegant equine.


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An Expositional Sermon
The next time you see a shirt or you hear someone say, "Des Moines Hell Yes," ask them if the know what hell is. The irony of this phrase or even the old phrase, "Dead Moines," is that without Christ these cultural quips will become a reality. Without Christ those who we love here in our city will face God's eternal wrath. Christ bore hell for His people. If you don't believe in the gospel, will you repent and believe in this gospel or good news today – right now even? Jesus died for you if you will only turn from your sin and believe in this good news. I'll close with this line from the Christmas hymn Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, "Rank on rank, the host of heaven, stream before him on the way, as the Light of Light, descending from the realms of endless day, comes, the powers of hell to vanquish, clears the gloom of hell away." Praise God.
Richard Sibbes, Hell, Eternal Conscious Torment, The Cross, Crucifixion, Darkness, Wrath, Anger, Punishment, Substitute


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Guy Themed Scene Card
Hi there and welcome back to my creative space on this first Friday of the month! Today I have a masculine themed card to share with you featuring new stamps from Newton's Nook Designs!
I love the adorable Newton Dreams of London stamp set that came out last month; there are so many cute stamps in this set and I wanted to make sure and use the tea pot that is included, as I am a big tea fan and haven't gotten to use that image yet! :)
To create this card I stamped my critters, Big Ben, tea pot and cups all onto white cardstock. All the stamps other then the cat on the right hand side are from Newton Dreams of London; the cat on the right is from Newton Dreams of Paris. I colored everything in with Copics and I'll break down the colors below for reference; I also link them all to Simon Says Stamp down at the end of the blog post in the products section.
- Big Ben: E35, E84, E87, E89, C1, C3, C5, C7
- white and grey cat: C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, Rv00, R21, B45, B95, B97, R05, R27, R59
- tabby cat: E50, E30, E31, E57, E47, E49, R21, R05, R27, R59, B45, B95, B97, C1, C3
- tea pot: R05, R27, R59
- cups: B45, B95, B97
For the scene behind the cats, I started by die cutting a window using the Window Frame die set from Pretty Pink Posh. I popped it up on foam tape and layered a green Stitched Hillside Border die cut and a couple Puffy Cloud Border die cuts (both from Lawn Fawn) underneath. I also used the negative from the Window Frame panel and created a distress ink sky to layer behind everything.
My card base is created from some Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock and I ink blended a Tweed stencil pattern (from Hero Arts) on top using Hickory Smoke distress ink. I also layered some Schoolhouse Red Simon Says Stamp cardstock onto my card base, underneath the scene panel.
For a finishing touch, I took a sentiment from the Newton Dreams of London stamp set and cut it apart so that I could mount it onto my Mini MISTI in a straight line; this doesn't harm your stamps and they can easily be fit back together the way they were intended! I white heat embossed the sentiment onto black cardstock and trimmed it down into a simple banner shape.
Looking for more inspiration on using Copic markers? Be sure to check out my online class Creating with Copics over on the Big Picture Classes website! In the class I will share easy-to-follow videos and lessons, showing how you can take your coloring to the next level… hope you'll stop by Big Picture Classes to claim a free trial of their monthly subscription base and take the class!
If you are interested in any of the products used in this post, I have them all linked below to Simon Says Stamp. Affiliate links used when possible.
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The first time I started working with Sly and Robbie
It was the late 70s to early 80s in that time I was doing recordings with them for Dynamite Records with the production team of Clive Jarrett and Beswick (Bebo) Phillips. Clive and Bebo was from the eastern part of Kingston (Dunkirk). Before I started to record for the Label, I was singing on a sound system from around the area (Soul Express) of which I was part owner. I was singing in dances and I would see Clive and the Kirk crew in the dance having fun and enjoying the music. At that time I was recording for Sir D and Channel One. One day Clive approached me along with Lone Ranger about doing some songs. We said ok and me and Ranger started recording for the Label. Which produced hits like "Rumors", "Trodding", "Johnny meck u bad so" and "Labor Ward".
Ranger and me ended up recording an album and many singles for the label. It was in this period of recording songs with the label I had gotten to know Sly and Robbie. Robbie was a friend of Clive and Bebo for a while also Ranger, I was like the outsider in that crew. I had known Robbie and his Brother from a while back. The Taxi gang was running a session on day at Channel one, I was there just hanging out and Robbie said to me lets do some songs. The first song was "Fools Fall in Love", we were fooling around with some riddims when Solgie who was doing the engineering said to Robbie I should recorded a song that I had done a couple of weeks earlier for GGs records "Trodding". I resisted the notion of re-recording a song that I had recently done for another producer but Robbie insisted and when he started to play the bass line he was like that song and he shouted to Sly "Byia meck we roll". And we did that song on one take.


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