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Fresh tears certainly do tug at the heart!
Oh very poignant and profound Haiku!
Sometimes its ok to just allow the heart to let out is pain...Beautifully expresses Satya!!
Let the tears flows and everything will be clear. lovely haiku.
Tears and memories often come together. Nice haiku.
Yes, memories and tears are closely linked. I so know the feeling.
Nice Haiku.I Enjoyed it immensely.


Ms. André is an expert and consultant with Bates Regulatory & Compliance Group and is based in Portland, Oregon. She is available to provide hands-on registration, compliance consulting and training services to registered investment advisors and broker-dealers. During her career, Ms. Andre has conducted numerous internal audits and prepared responses to regulatory requests from the SEC, FINRA, state, and depository institution regulators. She has conducted private securities and outside business activity analyses and developed supervisory procedures for private securities transactions. In addition to providing compliance consulting services, Ms. Andre is available through Bates to serve as an expert witness and testify regarding compliance and supervision issues in securities arbitrations and disputes involving registered investment advisors or broker-dealers.
Ms. André began her career in the brokerage industry as an Account Executive at PaineWebber and later joined Equitable Financial Services as Director of Equity Sales. At Equitable Financial, she helped develop the firm's Regional Securities Department for Oregon and Washington. In addition to her responsibilities as Director of Equity Sales, Ms. André maintained a personal book of business and conducted portfolio evaluations for firm clients.
After leaving Equitable Financial, Ms. André served as Vice President and Marketing Director at WestMark, Inc., a third-party financial services marketing company where she developed and presented seminars for major banks and insurance companies. Subsequently, she joined Marketing One Inc. as Director of Compliance and ultimately became Vice President and Compliance Director for M Holdings Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor. At M Holdings Securities, Ms. Andre was responsible for the development of the firm's compliance programs, and she helped M Securities become one of the largest producers of variable life products in the U.S.
Throughout her career, Ms. André has conducted presentations and training seminars for retail clients and financial service professionals nationwide. In addition, she has developed NASD (now FINRA) Compliance and Supervisory Procedures, Firm Element and Continuing Education programs. She also has conducted Annual Compliance meetings, Sales Manager Supervisory, and Anti-Money Laundering training. Ms. Andre previously held Series 7, 24, 53 and 63 licenses from the NASD.
Prior to joining Bates Regulatory & Compliance Group, Ms. Andre was an independent consultant with Springwater Compliance Services in Portland.


The Lake Roosevelt Cross Country runners participated in the Tonasket Invitational last Wednesday.
"Tonasket is one of the last of the old, very hilly courses developed back when district and state courses were very hilly," explained Head Coach Gary Darnold. "This course is very challenging, with the terrain being way more up and down than most courses."
The course is three-tenths of a mile short of a 5K, roughly 2.8 miles long.
Out of 57 total runners, Raiders Kyle Edmo finished 19th with a time of 18 minutes, 38 seconds. Will Friedlander finished 39th in 18:46, a personal record; Cameron Tillman finished 48th in 20:45; and Jonathan Cante finished 49th with a time of 20:51, another PR.
"Kyle started towards the back and made his way through traffic, placing 36th," Darnold said. "All the runners ran very tough, responding well to the tougher course. Their hard work in practice is starting to show."
The Raider runners travel to Omak today (Wednesday) for a "fast, flat 5k," as described by Darnold.


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Two Americans were Killed in the Nice Truck Attack in France
ThE WORD | BLACK and BEAUTIFUL. The 2019 titleholders of Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America are all women of color
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Two Americans from Lakeway, Texas, were killed in Nice, France, when a truck struck a crowd celebrating Bastille Day there.
Sean Copeland, 51, and his son Brodie Copeland, 11, are among the at least 84 people killed in the apparent terrorist attack.
"We are heartbroken and in shock over the loss of Brodie Copeland, an amazing son and brother who lit up our lives, and Sean Copeland, a wonderful husband and father," the family said in a statement, the Statesman reported. "They are so loved."
The Copelands were on a family vacation that had taken them from Pamplona to Barcelona in Spain and then to the French Riviera city of Nice, Jess Davis, a family friend and representative, told the Statesman.
On Twitter, family member Heather Copeland wrote of her heartbreak at the tragedy.
"I don't even know how to put this in words," she wrote. "Today was a very tradgic [sic] day for my family."
Another family member, Haley Copeland, wrote in a Facebook post that the Copeland family was on vacation in Europe celebrating a birthday.
"This is an extremely difficult time for my family and anyone who knows Sean and Brodie Copeland," she wrote. "Losing a loved one is hard no matter the circumstances but losing a loved one in such a tragic and unexpected way is unbearable. Prayers are much appreciated."
Brodie Copeland was a baseball player, and the Hill Country Baseball Club posted a photo of him on Facebook. The photo was sent to the club earlier on Thursday, according to the Facebook post.
"Nobody deserves this type of fate, especially not such a wonderful family," the post reads in part. "You are in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers. Rest in peace, Brodie and Sean, you will be remembered by many."
The Pastime Training Center, where Brodie played baseball, also posted a photo of him.
"Two of the greatest men. We will miss you #8. You will be missed but we know you were needed for bigger and better things," wrote Bill Bishop in a comment on the Facebook post.
Story from Mary Hui of The Chicago Tribune
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She was different.
She was different. She was illogical, and maybe that's what attracted him to her. She was completely random. A cliché 'free spirit'. Only he knew it was just an act. She behaved that way so people would make snap judgments about her, and never get to know who she really was, because they thought they knew her already.
But he loved her anyway. The way she moved, the way she talked. All these things communicated to him, spoke to him in ways that he thought were only possible in fairy tales. She was something to be adored, something to be respected, something to be cherished and loved. He didn't want to possess her, he wanted her to possess him. He was ready to give his life, his love, his heart to her, if she just said the word and accepted.
But she didn't. She only saw him as a 'friend'. The eternal curse of being a 'nice guy'. There was nothing remarkable about him, except his love for her. And she thought there was something wrong with him for loving her the way he did. She couldn't accept the love he offered. It should have been for someone more deserving. But you are deserving, he said. You of all people know what this love means and how important it is. What you know, what you can sense, the fact that you understand all of this. That's what makes you deserving. Not what you've done in the past, not what you're going to do after all of this. You can see the preciousness of everything. The value in love itself. Through your wounds, your eyesight has been honed to a burning sharpness. You can see love as if it was a tangible thing. Your past is what makes your sight so good. And because you can see so clearly, you deserve to have love given to you. Not because of who you were then, or even yesterday, but because of who you are NOW.
He didn't know if she understood what he was saying. It was hard to read her sometimes. She seemed to be able to hear him, and then sometimes her ears would fall off and he would have to spend all night trying to find them. He'd crawl along the floor amongst the used cigarette butts and beer bottle caps that cut into his hands if he wasn't careful. When he found them he was all ecstatic and carried them back to her. But by then she was on the dance floor and didn't want them anyway. Even after he spent all that time looking for them. And that hurt worst of all. The way she rejected the gift, dismissed it as if it was nothing. As if he was nothing. He didn't know if she really felt that way, or was it all part of the game.
So what do you want to do?
"So what do you want to do?" she asked.
He didn't know how to answer her. It wasn't like they were all that close. He never thought he'd second-guess a chance to get laid.
But she was damaged goods. On some level, he knew her voracious sexual appetite was only a cover for deeper wounds where her real motivations lay. She wielded her sexuality as a child toyed with a loaded gun. But each impact was self-inflicted, driving into her and tearing wounds even greater.
"I don't think it's a good idea," he stalled
"Come on. I'm so horny, we can go right here in the bushes!" the night sky shadowed the beautifully manicured shrubbery which seemed to recoil in horror of the offense. It was hard to believe that she came from such an affluent suburb given her depravities.
"Nah, I'm just going to head home." he let go of her hand.
"Awe, come on! What are you, chicken?" she stepped in close, trying to rub her body against his.
He stepped back quickly and she stumbled. He reached out to catch her and she grabbed his hand, pulling herself up against him. Her hand found his crotch and it revealed the truth.
"Awe, come on. No one will ever know. Don't you want to kiss me?"
"Yeah, but I don't think a kiss is what you really need."
"When did you fall in love with him?"
"When did you fall in love with him?" Sarah wanted to know. She needed to know. Especially on this day of her father's funeral.
"I don't know" her mother said. "And I don't think you can call it 'love' exactly. More like a mutual respect of each other. Sexually."
Her mother didn't have to add that last part, but she always wanted to get under Sarah's skin, in matters of the heart. Like an evil step-mother, her jealousy of Sarah's attractiveness sometimes took a stinging form.
"When were you going to tell me?" Sarah screeched. "Why did I have to hear it from HIS MOTHER. She had every right to scream at you. This is disgusting, what you're doing. You need to spend time with men your own age. Stop trying to steal my BOYFRIENDS!"
She was singing again
She was singing again. She always did that when she played with her toys. It was a tuneless song, flat and droning, but that was counterbalanced by the fact that it was so damn cute! Her songs were precious odes to her toys. The lyrical magic woven by her monotone vocalizations was repetitive and quite literal, relating specifically to the game at hand. She deftly combined singing with boisterous talking as to make one feel present to a unique opera. The engagement of the toys was both dynamic and explosive, with the ever threat of devolving into violence. Somehow she was able to master it all and save the realm from total annihilation.
The tree branch fell
With a crack like a gun, the tree branch finally crashed to the ground, the bass tone of its impact rattling the windows in the house. The dry leaves followed it down in decisive fashion.
"That's one for the record books, ain't it kid?" the older gentleman crowed.
"Yeah, Dad. We got a good one."
The father called up "Why don't you come on down now and we'll go see what your mom has by way of a snack?"
The son climbed higher up into the tree.
"I'm not that hungry. I'm going to try to take out these branches up here."
The father watched him climb up, every second moving further and further out of reach.
"I heard you were looking at more colleges this week," said the father. "I thought you already went and visited them all."
"What?" the boy shouted down.
"I said I thought you had already seen all the colleges," he yelled back up.
"I only looked at the ones in the state. There's a couple in Michigan I'm looking at."
The son was almost completely obscured by the leaves.
"Watch out dad, here it comes!"
Another tree branch impacted the earth as the father looked up, not seeing his son at all.
Once upon a time there was a star.
Once upon a time there was a star. This star lived right next to the moon.
The star looked at the big round moon and felt small. His light wasn't as bright as the moon, or as big. He felt that compared to the moon, his light was meaningless and useless. He thought, "There's no point in shining, it doesn't make any difference with the bright moon in the sky." So he stopped shining. A dark spot appeared in the sky where he used to be, but it seemed like no one even noticed.
Then, one night, a little girl came to see him.
"Star," she said "why did you stop shining?"
"Because I'll never be as bright and big as the moon," said the star. "So there doesn't seem to be any point to shine at all"
"But the moon leaves us sometimes," she said. "He gets smaller and smaller until he fades away, making it too dark. I'm afraid of the dark, and you help keep me from getting scared when the moon is away."
The star looked across the sky and sure enough, the moon was smaller than the night before and didn't shine as bright.
"You make me feel safe," she said.
The star didn't think anyone noticed that he had stopped shining. He thought about it for a few moments, and then turned on his light.
The little girl clapped her hands with delight.
"Thank you for telling me that you liked my light," said the star.
"You're welcome," said the girl.
It was all lies.
It was all lies. She knew it was even before she spoke it. The truth would ruin her, and the company. But that was the problem, wasn't it? In sweeping these things under the rug, they come in to contact with other nasty events causing an accumulation that was on the verge of breaking out of its containment. One more scandal and it would blow up, taking her with it. And THEN what would happen to the value of the stock.
The most important thing was to keep the stockholders happy. All things bowed to that one directive. Keep the stock value as high as possible with a cannibalistic balance sheet that resulted in eliminating anything that didn't show a high return on investment.
She cleared her throat again, and tapped the papers on the podium to give the signal that she was ready to speak. She was hoping that they wouldn't be too vicious today, not like they had been in the past. Yes, there were serious issues, but there was nothing she could do about it now. They just had to keep moving forward and let the media frenzy pass, as it always did.
"Good morning everyone," she began. The scrum quieted down and a couple cameras clicked. "I'm here to make a clear statement and I won't be answering any questions." She pushed the firmness into her voice, but she knew they would badger her anyway. She just gave herself the excuse to walk rudely away from their questions.
"The allegations against Mr. Stevenson are completely false. Terry Pratchet was employed by this company, but Mr. Stevenson never had sexual relations with her," Her gaze flickered slightly, as he truth tried to escape. She held onto it firmly. "nor was he involved in any way with her death. This is the only public statement that will be made regarding this issue. Please direct any further questions to our lawyers. Good day." She pushed away from the podium without looking at anyone. She heard the cameras click and the shouted questions but she refused to turn around. Only when she was safe inside the building did she realize her hands had been shaking the entire time.
When it was time to go, she hesitated.
When it was time to go, she hesitated. The party was winding down, and the guests had dwindled down to only 4 remaining. All were engaged with the host and hostess, transforming the event from a boisterous 'shin-dig' to an intimate affair. It was time to go, but there was lingering desire in the air.
She stood on the exterior of the group and waited for a break in the conversation. After a few moments, it became clear that though they knew she was there, waiting, they didn't acknowledge her at all. She waited a little longer, hoping that social politeness would kick in and someone would at least let her say goodnight. No one turned. Finally there was a pause and she found her moment.
"Hey Greg, I just wanted to say goodnight…" she trailed off. He turned his shoulders toward her, not breaking his contact from the group.
"Oh, you're leaving?" he said with patronizing concern. "Well, thanks for coming." He opened his arms to hug her. She knew it was more patronizing, more of a gesture of making fun of her unreciprocated emotional attachment to him, but she was so desperate for his affection that she took it anyway. A small victory for her endless pining.
She hugged him, very carefully and specifically matching his pressure and duration. She was desperate, but she didn't want to lay herself too bare and give them reason to ridicule her even more.
Oh, but the elation at this moment of embrace! The feel of his body next to hers, the soft pressure of his arms around her, the smell of clean that cut through everything. His head turned far away, exposing the caramel skin of his shoulder and neck like prey exposed to a vampires kiss. She noted a small freckle on the nape of his neck and had to summon every single once of her strength not to kiss it. How horrible that would be! To have his disdain and disinterest materialized into a moment of clear rejection. It would close the door of possibility completely.
It was a waiting game. Her patience was fueled by the ocean of her desire. He was a boulder a top of thin column of sandstone, as gentle wave after wave, slowly eroded his aloof rejection. Eventually, the moving water always wins. Sometimes the column was made of stronger stuff, sometimes it only took one drink to make it crumble, but she always had the patience to wait. And in the waiting, the gentle lick of her waves against the stone wore away more and more. Until finally, in one glorious moment, the boulder would fall into her. A huge, heavy, thunderous beast, pushing aside all that she was, before becoming completely engulfed by her. Once he fell, he belonged to her always.
So she waited.
She didn't like the look of him,
She didn't like the look of him, but what was she supposed to say? He was going to buy her a drink, and she really needed a drink after what Tony put her through. So, she disregarded her intuition (which was right for once), and let him buy her a drink. It didn't mean that she had to put out or anything. Besides, at 65 most people wanted her to put it back in.
"Thanks for the drink," she said. He just stared. She took a large sip of her gin and tonic. "This really hits the spot."
He was transfixed.
"Yeah," she went on, "My old man, Tony, he was busting my chops tonight, saying that I couldn't go out without making him some dinner. But I told him his dinner was already in the oven, and he had forgot on account of him having a problem with his memory."
The stranger never moved.
"So I tells him where he can find it, and then I grabbed the baseball bat and knocked him around the head a bit, just to make sure what I'd said got through to him this time. I'm not going to risk him getting back up again to sweet talk me into sleeping with him." Her eyes went a little crossed. "I says, hey, I'm a married woman and you know what he said? I have no idea because I wasn't listening anymore. I was down the street for the pub even before he thought to mention the d-word. Truth is, I don't want to get a divorce. There ain't no one in the world that'll put up with me the way Tony does. Don't get me wrong, he ain't no angel. You have no idea what kind of shit him and his gang are into these days. I keep telling him if he doesn't watch it, he's going to turn out deader than all the creepy stuffed animals in his office. He knows a guy that does taxidermy and this guy regularly needs friends in the highway patrol, so now and then they 'trade' services. Particularly when this guy is up for review by the state parole board. He always wants Tony to be doing favors for him. But what does Tony get in return? A couple stuffed woodchucks and a deer made out of sticks and rabbit skin. Tony calls it 'art' but it doesn't look like anything I've seen. I'm more into the classics myself, the kind you see at a regular museum. Stuff with Elvis and Jesus and shit. But to each his own, I guess. I never did think that Tony was all that bright to begin with. But he thinks he's all that. Typical male ego. You can domesticate the lot, but they'll always end up throwing it all away in a pissing contest. Right now, he's in a contest with his younger brother. Tony won't admit it, but he's loosing the argument."
She stopped to take a hit off her drink and that's when the stranger finally spoke.
"It sounds like you've had a hard time of it," he said smooth as silk.
"Hard time of what?" She was wondering why they kept turning up the TV. Wasn't it loud enough already? Besides, who watches that crap anymore?
"Well, with this Tony fellow," he continued. "It sounds like he doesn't appreciate all the things you do for him, how much you need him."
"Ain't that the truth!" She tilted her head back and finished of her drink. Damn that TV was loud, and her mouth felt soft and swollen.
"What you need is a vacation," she heard him say and nodded in agreement, except once she started, she couldn't seem to stop nodding. After a moment she laughed at herself. A sloppy, drunk laugh. Which was odd because she'd only had the one drink. Must be good stuff.
"Vacation!" she yelled and the bartender shot her a disinterested frown. The stranger put some bills on the bar and then put his arm around her to help her off the stool.
"Let's take a vacation, right now!" He said with almost unconstrained excitement, as he lead her out of the bar into the dark night.
They found her two days later, wandering on the railroad tracks, naked as a jay bird and mumbling something about a vacation.
The first time I saw her…
The first time I saw her she was seven years old. Warm and radiant with youth as children are, awkward puberty and teenage years a long way off. I was walking in front of her house, when out of the blue, she came charging around from behind the house imploring that I should help her rescue her unicorn which had gotten itself caught up a tree. Since I was early, and didn't need to be at my appointment for a few hours, I decided it might be fun to engage in some childhood play for a while. After all, I'd never seen a unicorn.
She grabbed my hand and dragged me to the back yard.
"There he is mister! Can you get him down?" she asked.
I looked up and started to chuckle in spite of myself. There, tucked safely in the crook of a tree, was a large tabby cat with a horn tied around its head. The cat clearly wanted to stay where it was, as it did not enjoy the game that his mistress was currently playing.
"Can you see him? He's magic!"
I found my way out.
"Nope, I can't see him my dear," I fibbed, an attempt to save the cat further embarrassment. "Where did you say he was?"
"There, right there!" She pointed emphatically.
I smiled and stifled another chuckle at her exuberance.
I bent down to her level "I'm sorry, sweetie. I just don't see your magic unicorn –"
"You there! Charlotte get away from him!" The mother came blustering like a momma bear out of the back door.
I took several steps back and waited until the mother addressed me. I'd had a mother, too, and when mothers were in that sort of mood, the best thing to do is to wait until they ask you to speak.
"What do you think you're doing back here?" she shouted
Very calmly, I replied "The child simply asked me to rescue her unicorn from the tree, and I was here to render assistance."
"Unicorn?" He faced contorted "What unicorn?"
I pointed up into the tree
"That unicorn."
She looked up and her face melted into a smile. She chuckled a bit and turned back to Charlotte.
"You know you're not supposed to talk to strangers! Now why are you tormenting that poor cat! You know he doesn't like the games you play. How did you get that horn on his head anyway?"
I tipped my hat and started to walk away.
"Wait, I'm sorry," she called after me. "My name is Virginia Clement. This is my daughter Charlotte."
Now it was Charlotte's turn to have a face contorted in anger. She wanted that cat!
"I'm sorry she disturbed you – she just has an overactive imagination! Hyperactive, even."
"No, no apologies are necessary. I was happy to play along!"
"Well, anyways, I'm sorry."
"That's very kind, but I do need to be on my way."
"Alright."
Ms. Clement followed me around to the front yard. Suddenly, she blurted out
"Mr. Clement, my husband works a lot. I'm alone her with Charlotte most days."
I nodded and reached the sidewalk. I turned to go and she blurted again.
"Would you like to come in for some coffee or peach pie? I just made it." She worried her hands on her apron. "Only, I don't get very much company and it would be nice to talk to an adult for a while."
I felt sorry for her, so lonely with such a precocious child.
"Maybe some other time, I really must be going."
"All right," she said, dejected. But quickly gathered herself again, "Please feel free to come by anytime. I have all sorts of baked goods, and I make a great cup of coffee!"
I nodded and continued on down the sidewalk, not giving the incident another thought. 20 years later, as I looked at Charlotte snuggled in the pillows across the great big bed, it still amazes me how that first meeting set up the chain of events that lead us to the moment here and now.


Gray started the game with some problems against the Indians lefties. He couldn't locate on the inside corner in the first couple of innings, which resulted in a couple of walks and an RBI single by Jose Ramirez, but after that he settled down and used his change-up well to get a lot of bad swings on pitches out of the zone. As for the bottom of the lineup, it had little hope against the former A's pitcher.
Carlos Santana, Brandon Guyer and Yan Gomes had gone a combined 1 for 6 in the game before Gomes stepped up with two men on in the bottom of the sixth with two outs. Gray had a chance to put him away, but a hanging curveball resulted in a two-run double for Gomes and a 4-0 lead for the Indians.
It wasn't the start Gray was looking for, but it demonstrated how valuable he can be. After New York's first-inning troubles, Gray worked his way out of trouble all night long, getting out of two separate innings with two runners on to put zeroes on the board.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi could have taken Gray out when Gomes came up, as he had Chad Green warming up in the bullpen. But again, Gray had fought out of trouble all night long; this was just the one time he didn't.
Gray is a bulldog who doesn't let a walk or an error get him down. He could have packed it in after giving up two unearned runs on three first inning errors, but he didn't. Instead he gave the Yankees a chance to win and kept them in the game when their lineup wasn't at its best and with Aaron Judge on the bench.
Gray was not perfect Thursday, but apart from one pitch, his start boosted the Yankees' hope of winning a pennant. He put the Yankees in striking distance, gave them a quality six innings, fought out of trouble and put the bullpen in a position to hold a lead. Had it not been for one hanging curveball, the narrative would have been different in this one.
As it stands, Gray's Yankees debut was a good one even if he'd like that one pitch back.


This week's Parsha starts off by telling us "V'yikche aylechu shemen zeis zoch" to take pure olive to burn in the lamp continuously. We see the Torah instructing us in a chronological order. In last week's parsha it gives the exact details and the intricate measurements on how to build the Mishkan – the Tabernacle. Now that we have the Mishkan up and standing, we are told on who should be the ones to Minister in it, to do the Avodah. In the first part of this week's Parsha we go through the details on how to make the vestments for the children of Ahron, the Kohanim, on how they should dress while doing the services. It goes on to describe the Cho'shen – breastplate and Tzitz – head plate of the Kohen Godol among the other items. After the portion of R'ivei, now that we have the Mishkan standing and we know who will be doing the Avodah in it, the Torah goes on to instruct us how the services are to be performed, exactly how many rams, how many bulls, sheep, unleavened loafs, etc.
The Iben Ezra explains, that even before the Torah tell us that the bnei Ahron will be the ones to do the services, it tell us we must have " shemen zeis zoch" pure olive oil. We can only use the first press of oil from the olives, the second pressing is not permitted since other particles come out and it is not pure oil anymore. He goes on to ask, why can't we just filter the oil to remove any impurities and then the oil will be pure. The Iben Ezra says it comes to teach us, if anyone wants to minister to the people or become its leaders, he must be pure in his efforts and must be doing it solely for the sake of Hashem and his people. Just like the oil must be pure so must the leader be pure in his efforts. There can be no ulterior or personal motives involved.
This past week a clip that went viral and received many thousands of hits, seemed to touch a nerve by many. The clip was from the singer Lipa Schmeltzer, who has a segment called "Sheni V'Chamishi" basically interpreted as Monday and Thursday, where he puts on some funny glasses or caps and delivers a 2 minute thought on various subjects. This week he sang the old chasssdic song of "Oh Rebbe, Rebbe, Rebbe how I yearn to get close to you… close to you " Then he added, sure I want to get close to you….I want to be from one of the chassidim who gets onto your PRIVATE JET and heads down to FLORIDA with you.
This new phenomenon where Rebbes started traveling by private Jets, is a total waste of money that can and SHOULD be used for better purposes. Now… I think most people will agree a leader or Rebbe should have a nice comfortable home if they so wish. They are still human, and every person including all of us, enjoys a comfortable home. Chazal tells us, a nice home make a person feel at ease and relaxed. They also deserve a decent car, however, the round multi-color flashing lights are not a necessity. In Williamsburg where I grew up, they are called "lollypop lights" by the children – as they can brag, "my Rebbe has 3 lollypop lights on his car, and yours has only one". As if to say, more flashing lights makes a Rebbe holier. I also think most of us will agree, they should travel first class, as they are leaders and it is definitely more comfortable. However, they do not have to buy out the whole first class section so they won't have to sit anywhere near strangers. Again, a waste of good money that can be used for better purposes.
In the latest trip by to Israel and elsewhere, by a Rebbe with a large following we see the many pictures of him walking up to his private Jet with chassidim hanging in and out of it. His Brother also a Rebbe, while vacationing in Arizona, as he with met another Rebbe there, asked him how he flew in, after being answered, he proceeded to say how he himself flew in. Rebbes discussing what kind of planes they fly? What kind of example are they showing? Contrast this to Reb Moshe Feinstien zt'l or the Rimnitzer Rebbe Zt'l . Imagine someone told Reb Moshe, I Paid for a private plane for you, what Reb Moshe would answer him. Also contrast this with the late Lubavitcher Rebbe zt'l, when someone bought him a new stretch limo, as he traveled to his father in law's grave and back. When the Rebbe saw the limo, the person who bought it stood nearby, thinking the Rebbe will thank him, however, the Rebbe spread out his 2 hands and told the person he doesn't need it, saying, such a big car…what was wrong with the smaller car? The chossid thinking that the Rebbe does not want a big car, had the stretch cut back down to normal size. The next time the Rebbe saw the car, he got annoyed and scolded the person why he is "wasting money".
This private Jet business is spreading to other Rebbes, as if to say, if so and so can travel private jet, so can I…is he a bigger Rebbe then me? Here is a different problem; these small privet jets are not as comfortable as the big Boeing 200 passenger planes. I have a friend that made it in the corporate world and told me, even though many times he has to travel on these private jets to make it to corporate meetings, whenever he could he flies first class as it is so much more comfortable. He can get up, stretch, walk around and the seats recline all the way back. When a small jet hits turbulence you get very nauseas. If the weather was bad while flying he is exhausted at the meeting. Here the Rebbes cannot claim it is more comfortable, or they have to catch an emergency meeting etc. it is for just one purpose only – Bragging rights….as if to say "here travels an important person".
I would like to add to the Iban Ezer, that when the Torah says it has to be pure olive oil, it also says the word tomid – always. We see leaders and Rebbes that started out with good and noble intentions, they just want to help people. When asked what they need, they say, just a table, a chair, some food etc, all they want is to serve Klal Y'siroel, and as for themselves they need nothing more than the basics. However, as time goes along and people starts flocking to them, kissing their hands and telling them how great they are, the bug of personal prestige and comfort creeps in and it is not so "pure oil" anymore. However, they can claim, but I started out with the right intentions, isn't that the main thing, the original intentions? Says the torah NO! It must be 'Tomid" – always, even if it was once pure and then some impurities get in, the oil cannot be used in the Mishkan anymore.
In reality this is the famous argument going back among the great philosophers, where Aristotle argues and disagrees with Socrates who was his teacher (Plato's) teacher. Socrates claims in his allegory, we are living in a cave where we are all chained down to a chair facing the back wall and cannot turn around. All we see are shadows of light and dark, we do see the "light" but cannot fully grasp it as it is only shadows. Should there be one person who was able to break free and went outside and saw the light fully and then comes back into the cave, we are to follow him blindly – for HE saw the light, and he is the one who knows what is good and what is bad. Aristotle argues with him, yes this person saw the light and comes back and tells the people what is right and wrong with good and true intentions, but over time this new found power over people will eventually corrupt him and he can then lead the people astray or use his power to dominate over them. He uses his famous "Giechie" allegory where he argues that man is inherently evil, (what Musser calls ra' minurov) and must use reason and understanding to do well. Aristotle says better to let people organize themselves in a democratic way, with compassion and freedom for its citizens, using their collective minds as best as they can understand, then throwing their faith in one person, who as a human can get corrupted, which usually comes with power. History shows, when one person has all the power, as we all well know, has proven and shown Aristotle correct.
Let us hope and pray we always have "Sheman Zeis Zoch" – pure olive oil among our leaders.


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"Hey, y'all wanna kick it with Pizzy?!?!" Originally posted Oct 1, 2007. This one is novel in approach as it was all filmed in one weekend. 9/22 to 9/23 2007. George Bush was still president.
I don't know why I remember this, but this is the same weekend that Brooks Schuping from Louisville was in town and he executed what, as far as I know, is the first documented "off the top rope" at the US Bank Hubba. Uncle Will was there and captured it on his Canon Elph.
Since the time frame covered by the video took place only over a weekend, we're quite limited in related media.
Pizzy Fred Flintstone Upskirt Ollie – a brand new phrase that Google AI has never seen before. Does this change how humanity is thought about? I hope the cold unfeeling processes have learned something new about us.
It makes much more sense that we had a Flintstones costume in the car knowing that Russ was also around at the time. I hope he still has the tooth he found on the ground in his collection.
Tim and Ben, Pabst and Mt. Fury. Weird masks. A typical 2007 Saturday night.
This more artful image also exists, shot on film, so the ART value is much higher. Not the same weekend, but related, by tangent.
I told you that I didn't have much to work with here. I happened to take this image of our 80s BMX selection that same weekend. Three Dynos, a Kuwahara, and what I think was a Diamondback Silverstreak. These were the best ways to transport yourself to Mad Planet.
I must have been trying to test an off camera flash, and I caught, quite by accident, this image of my September 2007 living room. A true "god bless this mess" scenario.
Pat Forster – Zip Zinger Pole Grinder
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Yo! Haven't made a post in awhile.. a couple years maybe? Too busy getting trapped in the Instagram Zuckerverse. Here's a handful of photos I've had on a roll since 2019. Plus a bonus mini video!
Sean Hanley – pole jam
Sean Hanley – ollie
Max Murphy – ollie (I wonder how many times that's been a caption)
Benny Fosco – crooked grind
Payne Counihan – tailslide
Footy party
Taylor Lalk – Osha violation. While I was taking this photo a random car pulled up, rolled down the windows and yelled to me. "Bradford Bishop, right?!" To which I replied, "YUP!"
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Skaters – Rory Morgan, Noah Benson, Benny Fosco and a bunch of other players.
Rory Morgan – 5-0 – By Bradford Bishop
Mini Video 93 – Qual
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It's always difficult to think of something to say, so I'll keep it basic. Here's the 93rd short video created for this website, wiskate.com. (This is how we chill from 93 til…). Like an Adrenalin "Industry Section" from a 411 in 1995 it features an inordinate amount of wallie grabs.
I had promised the group chat that that I'd make at least one new Mini Vid in 2021, which I already did, so this one is just money in the bank, as they say. It had taken me from May until yesterday to collect the measly three minutes of footage contained herein. Too much bicycle riding, I suppose. And/or continuing the rich tradition of completely neglecting this website, wiskate.com.
Skating by: Max Murphy, Vince Stranc, Sean Hanley, Mikey al Wathiqui, John Mcguire, Taylor Lalk, and in his triumphant return from injury, Nick Mistele.
My friend Bradford Bishop was kind enough to provide some photos taken during the time period when number 93 was made.
Vince Stranc, Wallride Melon
Vince Stranc, Backside 50-50
Payne Counihan, 5-0 grind
Nick Mistele, Wallie
Max Murphy, Wallie Melon
Max Murphy, Wallie Layback
Gabe, snacking
Max Murphy – Nosegrind
David Gackstetter, Backside Tailslide
Should I stay, or should I go? Does anyone still look at this thing? I've been considering letting it go. 1998-2021, R.I.P.? Email me (wiskate@gmail.com) if you still think wiskate.com is the beez kneez. Hate mail is ok too. It's been awhile since I've gotten some good old fashioned hate mail.
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During early pandemic I had captured many of my ancient Hi8 and Digital 8 tapes and made short videos for the Instagram. I never posted any on the site. (Suprise?). This one features a lot of early wiskate.com content, so if I'm going to bother, this should be it.
Feat Vance, Bunch, and the Lutz. 2002. The audio was out of sync due to the daisy chain of devices needed to capture the old tapes. It was too much work to fix it. Most of these skate spots no longer exist.
Jon Bunch, slightly anachronistically presented doing this backside 180. From 2003, I believe.
Bonus! Here's an even older one. Late 90s. Lots of slams, not many tricks. A lot of these spots still exist. I'd even claim the city looks exactly the same. What does it mean?
The freeway to nowhere. Now the location of "Scott Walkers' Penis".
Still Ill
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The new full length by Patrick Forster.
Starring Max Murphy, Sean Hanley, Nick Mistele, Chad Benson, Dan Jackson, Jerry Mraz, Pat Murphy, Jon Rockafellow, Danny Stemper, Cory Stubing, Alex Keck, Jacob Mumford, Drew Rickaby, Payne Counihan, Tavis Schulz, Vince Stranc, Chase Hopper, Brent Menchaca, Benny Fosco, Roger, David Gackstetter, Taylor Lalk.
Production photos below all by Bradford Bishop.
Drew Rickaby – Frontside Wallride
Drew Rickaby – Backside Smith
Tavis – Wallie
Max Murphy – 5-0 Grind
Vince Stranc – Ollie
Payne Counihan – Smith
Drew and Pat behind the scenes
Max Murphy – Ollie
Max Murphy – 50-50
Sean Hanley – Wallie Backside Noseblunt
Mini Video 92 – Witch Hunt
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During pandemic lockdown I claimed I was going to make a new Mini Video in 2021. Promises delivered.
The saga that started over 20 years ago continues..
Starring: Max Murphy, Vince Stranc, Gabe Chan, David Gackstetter, Mike Al Wathiqui, Rory Morgan, Nick Mistele, Sean Hanley, Taylor Lalk, Jacob Mumford, and Payne Counihan
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Taylor Lalk – Backside Smith
Max Murphy – Backside Lip
Rory Morgan – Bomb Drop
Max Murphy – Wallride Nollie
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Mariah Carey Says She Has Only Had Five Relationships
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In her latest cover story with Cosmopolitan, Mariah Carey got candid about her early career, two marriages, her sex-life, and of course, how she's just better than everyone else.
The interview begins with the writer observing Mariah as she sends back a bottle of subpar wine during her stay at a Berlin hotel. "It just tastes disgusting," the singer tells her. "For the record, the replacement bottle was 'not so great' either,' the writer notes.
Because after all, she is Mariah Carey, and the R&B legend knows she can be whoever she wishes given how much she went through as a young artist on the come up. "They have no idea what I went through as a child to even get to be an 18-year-old girl with a record deal," she said. "This was before you could just go on YouTube and sing." It wouldn't be a Mariah moment without a little bit of shade.
In the '90's, prior to emerging as the hottest artist on the planet, she entered into a relationship with Sony executive Tommy Mottola, to whom she was married from 1993 to 1998. Carey successfully got her demo tape to him while she was still waitressing tables, and he then used his status in the music industry to her advantage. The pair, despite the 20-year age difference, ultimately developed a romantic relationship.
"You might want to picture a child bride," she recalled. "There was a conscious effort to keep me as this all-American, whatever that means, girl. It was very controlled. There was no freedom for me as a human being. It was almost like being a prisoner."
In regards to romance, Carey acknowledges that some may consider her "prude" on account of the fact that she's only been with five men in her life. "I haven't had that many, but there has been a variety pack," the singer said in reference to preferring younger men. "I've only been with five people in my life, so I'm kind of a prude, honestly, compared to most others in the field."
You can read the full cover story here.
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Happy Birthday Mariah Carey! Here Are 10 Facts About Her Career
1. Born Mariah Angela Carey on March 27, 1970
2. Her mother an Irish American was an Opera singer while her father, African-American and Venezuelan was an aeronautical enginer.
3. In high school she was nicknamed "Mirage" because she used to skip class all the time.
4. Mariah Carey recieved a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on August 5, 2015
5. When she sings, she has a 5 octave vocal range
6. Together her and Nick Cannon had twins Moroccan & Monroe
7. She has won a total of 5 Grammy Awards
8. In 2002, she joined the board of directors on Fresh Air Fund. She supports their career program named Camp Mariah.
9. Her song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has 409 million views on YouTube since it was uploaded in 2009.
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'Grand Slams not records': Serena Williams
Serena Williams is ominously back to winning ways as she looks to finally complete her long quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
The American has been on the cusp of history since 2017, when she won her 23rd Major trophy in Melbourne, but after returning from giving birth has suffered straight-sets defeats in four Slam finals.
The signs are good for the 38-year-old Williams, who broke a three-year title drought at last week's Auckland Classic, a result that will not have gone unnoticed by her younger rivals.
Australia's world number one Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Naomi Osaka are among her genuine challengers, but pressure and expectation will also pose problems for Williams as she pursues the 24 Grand Slam titles won by the Australian Margaret Court between 1960 and 1973.
"That was really important for me and I just want to build on it," Williams, now ranked ninth in the world, said after triumphing in Auckland on Sunday.
The former number one, who celebrated on court with daughter Olympia, donated her US$ 43,000 winner's cheque to victims of the Australian bushfires.
Practice and qualifying have been disrupted in Melbourne this week because of toxic air pollution from the deadly fires, but organisers are confident the tournament will proceed as planned.
Williams has now won 73 WTA titles over four decades and although she is scaling back the number of tournaments she plays, there is no indication she plans to retire imminently.
Williams's latest Grand Slam final heartbreak came at the US Open, where she was stunned by Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu. Williams, the highest-paid female athlete in the world last year with earnings close to US$30 million, according to Forbes, afterwards played down her bid for Court's record.
"I'm not necessarily chasing a record," she said.
"I'm just trying to win Grand Slams."
At least she will not encounter the 19-year-old Andreescu, who is out of the Australian Open with a knee injury.
Of the challengers to Williams, Barty will also have to deal with great expectations from the Melbourne crowd.
The 23-year-old Australian, who once took time off tennis to play professional cricket, won her maiden Major at Roland Garros last year.
But Barty has had a patchy start to the year after losing her season opener last week, going down in two sets in Brisbane to American qualifier Jennifer Brady.
She dismissed afterwards the hype in Australia surrounding her.
"It doesn't change the way that I practise, it doesn't change the way that my team and I prepare, it doesn't change me as a person," Barty said.
Japan's Osaka arrives for her title defence accompanied by her fourth coach in less than a year, Belgian Wim Fissette.
The 22-year-old squandered match point in losing to Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the semi-finals in Brisbane on Saturday.
The 27-year-old Pliskova goes into Melbourne under the radar but the world number two beat American Madison Keys in the final to close the gap on Barty at the top of the rankings.
However, she is yet to win a Grand Slam and her best appearance in a Major was back in 2016, when she lost the US Open final to Germany's Angelique Kerber.
There will be added interest in Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, the former world number one who finally broke her long Grand Slam duck in Melbourne two years ago, and who will retire after the tournament at the age of 29.
From the centre court!
After being forced to retire from her Australian Open qualifying match, Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic slammed the organisers of the tournament, saying the tennis players expected them to take better care. Jakupovic had collapsed with a coughing fit caused by the bushfire smoke and was forced to retire midway into her game. She was leading 6-4, 5-6 against Switzerland's Stefanie Vogele but she had to retire after being unable to continue further..
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Agricultural engineer Dean Evans inspects young peanut plants. In background, water is being automatically applied on an as-needed basis (note that some sprinklers are on, some off) to specific plots. Click the image for more information about it.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) laboratories in South Carolina, Montana and Colorado are combining traditional equipment and cutting-edge tools in a system that provides just the right amount of irrigation.
Researchers at the ARS Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center at Florence, S.C., are assessing variables such as soil quality, crop type and temperature to determine when and where to irrigate. Through several years of testing, scientists have modified their center-pivot systems to distribute water more accurately.
Scheduling irrigations to meet crop demands is a challenge, but sprinkler systems are being developed to meet it. Current research is investigating the benefits of variable-rate irrigation.
Frequently, soil, topography and water needs vary within a field. For instance, a 14-acre field in Florence could have 12 different soil types. Precision irrigation, according to ARS agricultural engineer Kenneth Stone at Florence, aims to match water application with soil variations and crops. More precise delivery of water, nutrients and pesticides means higher yields and environmental benefits.
Excessive watering, a chronic pitfall, can leach chemicals into groundwater. Wet plant leaves are more vulnerable to disease from moisture-loving fungi, increasing the need for fungicides.
In Sidney, Mont., Robert Evans, an agricultural engineer at the ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, investigates how GPS, wireless communications and real-time microclimate and soils monitoring will allow traditional irrigation equipment to deliver water and nutrients across varying landscapes with greater precision.
Dale F. Heermann, a collaborator at the ARS Water Management Research Unit in Fort Collins, Colo., and his colleagues developed a computer program called Center Pivot Evaluation and Design that models water distribution and predicts irrigation uniformity. Heermann's group has also developed technology allowing farmers to reduce herbicide use without yield losses.
ARS researchers strive to improve efficiency and environmental consequences of traditional irrigation techniques. Great progress has been made, but Evans believes the best is yet to come.
Read more about the research in the October 2005 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.
ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief in-house scientific research agency.


Aston Villa boss is set to pursue a permanent move for Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone in the January transfer window.
Johnstone is currently on loan at Villa Park, and following some impressive performances, Steve Bruce is keen to strike a permanent deal with his former club.
The 24-year-old originally joined Villa back in January and United were happy to let him go on another season-long loan deal when Bruce made another approach in the summer.
Now the Championship club want him permanently and it remains to be seen whether Jose Mourinho will sanction the move or decide to give him a chance at Old Trafford.
Either way, Bruce is ready to pursue it.
"It would be great to keep him here for the next few years as Villa's number one," Bruce revealed. "I will need to ask the question. The ideal move for us would be to buy him in January.
"You've seen it, a young goalkeeper coming in and getting better with every game he plays. The difference in him since he's started in January to now is light years. He's confident, playing every week and he's playing real football."


Do you remember when you were a child and your mother forced you to put on your best clothes on sundays? Sundays used to be - and sometimes still are - the day in which people gathered together outside, in the public space, so it was important to make a good impression, to look well put together. As you ventured out, you would be scrutinized by the entire city. The plaça, the main town square, held the role of the agora, the place were the citizenship was made and discussed, a crucial arena.
Things have now changed: the agora has somehow - and partially - migrated elsewhere, but public spaces still remain important, they are still the places where the city's identity is created and performed. And if we haven't chased to put a great amount of effort in looking fab, why not putting the same energy in dressing up our plaças?
This is the story that unparelld'arquitectes recounts in their video for "Dressing up the square" project. Located in Olot, the Sant Miquel is a working-class neighbourhood, grown around the road leading to Girona. The economic transformations of the area and the arrival of a great number of newcomers in the past two decades, resulted in this to be a very diverse area in terms of population. The square, which mesures 65 m on each side, needed to undergo a process of re appropriation by the citizen of the town. We read here that the project behind this intervention, included in the Comprehensive Plan for Urban Rehabilitation – and agreed upon by the neighbours themselves –, aimed to enhance comfort within this neighbourhood's most representative public space. To do that, unparelld'arquitectes gave it a new attire. So at a minimum costs, the square once again became the centre of social life, the space was renovated… literally dressed up.
The plaça got renovated using geometric patterns made with pink and red paint: this intervention highlighted the spatial quality of the space and gave a sense of lightness, brightness and colour to the concrete, following its own inflection and highlighting the textile nature of the support. Thus the concrete was transformed with a very domestic touch to become a renovated neighbourhood's communal space, where all of the neighbours can meet and feel at home: the perfect backdrop for a paper-costumes parade, the traditional farandula dances and the outdoor concerts.
The video documents the playful atmosphere that surrounded the process. Newcomers, children and elderly women were all involved in the project: citizenship is a work in progress and so is the video. We see the square in trasformation, how it becomes a place for people, how the neighbourhood gathered together to create the parade and the cheap paperish dresses - for once the question was not about showing off but about showing up.


Don't even get me started on books unless you're prepared for a long conversation and lots of exclamation marks. I love to read and, when I find a gem, I tell everyone I know about it, which is why I always end the year with a "best of" list on my blog. So I can blab about books!
Two notes before I get to the list: my reading taste is almost entirely nonfiction (although I read highly-recommended fiction) and these aren't necessarily books published in 2014, just books I read in 2014. And one more thing: I love recommendations! If you have some favorites, please let me know about them in the comments below.
Wilkerson uses the stories of four African-Americans living between 1920-1970 to tell the story of all African-Americans living in those decades. She follows their migration from the South to the West and North and details why they migrated. Reading this history very much informed me of the present and helped me make sense of things like Ferguson.
Sara used to live in Charlottesville, so I had the privilege of meeting her once. In that brief encounter, I sensed a deep, still soul who has a intimate relationship with God. This book is her soul written out on paper. She describes the thoughts and emotions and wrestlings that have gone in her life through marriage difficulties and infertility. I was left with lasting imagery of what it means that I am adopted by God.
The Boys in the Boat gives a glimpse of a sliver of history, going back and forth between blue-collar rowers at the University of Washington in the 1930's and Germany during the same time. When the two intersect, it's fascinating. The boat races were so well written that I felt as if I were there.
My boys liked this book so much that we listened to it as an audio book after reading it. Wonder follows the story of a young boy born with facial deformities and his encounters with other people. The story is told from different characters' perspective--the boy, his sister, kids in his class, even the bully--which gives readers an understanding on why people do what they do and teaches empathy. The book had a few things that were not told from a Christian perspective, but it provided lots for us to talk about, and the advantages of reading it far outweigh those things I didn't like.
I didn't love the structure of this book, but the foundational premise of this book has definitely stuck with me, which is that every woman works and that we must encourage women to work to the glory of God. It gave me a perspective on the women in my church that has been really helpful and has, I think, influenced some conversations I've had about women and work.
This book may have been on last year's list, but I don't care, I'm putting it on this one too. I loved it that much. I loved it because not only does it give a picture of what God is doing in "closed" countries around the world but it puts a mirror up to the American church in a non-guilt-trip kind of way. A must read.
This book is a classic, but I've just gotten around to reading it, and I think I underlined the entire thing. Humility explains how Jesus was humble and how we must be humble in order to be like Jesus. There were countless applications for me in my role as a pastor's wife.
Who knows, maybe these two will be on my "best of" list next year!
It seems 2014 has been the year of the book for me. I released an ebook for pastor's wives in May, called Partners in Ministry, contributed to a book for moms called Mom Enough (which you can get for free in pdf form), and just last week released a free ebook for church planting wives through Send Network called Partners in Planting. I invite you to grab one, two, or all three of these books, and I sincerely hope that they encourage you. I am, however, most excited to see From Good to Grace released in March! Eek! If you're as excited as me, you can preorder your copy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Christianbook.com.


Below are some images of spaces where I've used slate. The first images (above and directly below) aren't so sharp as they were pre-digital and scanned. The floor was gorgeous, a rustic slate with lots of coppers and golds racing through the greys and giving a really warm feel to the oak kitchen units. It was a large space which carries though to where the taker of the picture is standing, so the room could take the random tiling pattern.
The below is a makeover of a communal space in a block of flats, so the floor needed to be tough, hard wearing and practical. Slate, laid on the diagonal for added interest, did the trick, and I had the builders create a boxed off unit with sturdy plywood and tiled over it to give an area of greenery (plastic fantastic though as low maintenance required!).
This last one is a kitchen previously posted. The tiles here were large (600 x 400), thick and rectangular, laid in a brick pattern, with underfloor heating underneath, very toasty in the winter for a client who likes to go shoeless.
I always use a slate sealant on the tiles to protect the surface. This sealant also serves to enhance the colour of the tile and make the hue deeper, richer and more vibrant. I've used it inside and out and it's been perfect for both. An added factor in using it on slate tiles outside, on patios etc, is that sealed tiles definitely keep cleaner for MUCH longer and don't get as slippery / weather affected. I used a lot of slate, so always buy the 5 litre tins – far cheaper than the 500ml bottles from places like Topps, but if you only have a small area to do, maybe it's better for you to go small rather than go large!
Make sure your floor is nice and even, levelling off solid floors with self levelling compound and if you have a suspended timber floor, always lay a minimum 9mm plywood suitable for tiling on.
Check the depth of your tiles. Slate is a natural material, so unlike porcelain tiles, slate tiles can vary quite dramatically in depth, especially if you are at the more cost effective end of the market. Try and lay similar depth tiles together to avoid ridges you might stub your toes on / trip over.
If you have opted for a rustic pattern, make sure the tiler doesn't lay gold next to gold, grey next to grey etc – they must be varied to look the best they can!
Thanks for answering so comprehensively…now I just have to see if I can score some slate here for a reasonable price.
Sounds very impressive. Thanks for sharing!


Packaged in a convenient, sturdy, styrene box for use in home, shop or field.
Because special tools are not needed for Re-Nu-Thread installation, these kits provide a quick, easy way to repair a wide range of threaded holes in many materials.
Contains assorted sizes and quantities of the most popular Re-Nu-Thread inserts.
Refills for the Kits or any size Re-Nu-Thread can be purchased separately.


Daniel P. Peterson, M.D. is board-certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Radiology.
Dr. Peterson earned his medical doctorate from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (Downstate Medical Center) after his undergraduate education at Wagner College in Staten Island and the State University of New York at Buffalo. His post-graduate education included an internship in internal medicine at The Staten Island Hospital; a residency in diagnostic radiology at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, NJ, where he served as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in body imaging (CT/US/MRI) at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.
Dr. Peterson has been a member of the staff at Regional Radiology since 1994 and on active staff membe at St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers - Staten Island Region. He is also an assistant clinical professor of radiology at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY.


Your investment in consulting to improve processes may well be eligible for a major tax credit.
The tax law intended to spur R&D investment has existed for over 20 years, but recent interpretations mean that many of you are likely paying too much in taxes. One local financial firm that specializes in calculating and documenting those R&D tax credits found almost 100% of companies it reviewed in 2004 had overpaid taxes. It's not just the big guys. A $13MM "S" Corporation Ohio firm gained a net credit of $150,000. And that was one of the smallest overlooked tax credits found by the specialists. Before you know it, we're talking about real money.
Note: "Any activity" includes relevant meeting time, consulting help, competitive product research, and much other work performed in the 3 activity types listed.
If you haven't invested in any of those 3 categories, an overlooked tax credit is likely the least of your problems. For those of you who did, you may have left money on the table and the government scooped it up.
Manufacturers with proprietary products are likely to have considerable opportunity for credit in the first two categories, if not the 3rd. Service companies, contract manufacturers and distributors may not have typical product R&D investments, but they are likely to have invested in process improvement and perhaps customized software.
While your tax advisors may have calculated this tax credit for you in the past, it is important that someone with a solid understanding of Operations be involved. Many categories that can be included in the calculations are often overlooked by traditional accountants. It may be worth taking a second look.
Fulcrum's revenues were down in 2004. Reading that, you may be surprised to learn I'll be vacationing in Australia and New Zealand this winter. Why am I going, despite a down year? Because rejuvenation is very important to delivering the highest quality services to my clients.
Furthermore, my 2004 investment in education easily exceeded my self-imposed minimum requirement of 80 hours. My professional volunteer hours, which sharpen my skills, equaled prior years. In addition, I upgraded computer equipment and software, as I do each year.
The woodsman must stop to sharpen his axe, or he'll never cut down the forest. Are you keeping your axe sharp?


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Covid hits IPL: KKR-RCB match postponed after Chakravarthy, Warrier test positive
The match will be rescheduled some time later during the tournament, which will conclude on May 30.
Updated On May 3, 2021 at 01:50 PM IST
The COVID-19 storm struck IPL on Monday with Kolkata Knight Riders' Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier testing positive for the dreaded virus, forcing postponement of the team's game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad this evening.
"Varun Chakaravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. All other team members have tested negative for COVID -19," the star-studded league, which features the biggest names in international cricket, said in a press release.
Leg-spinner Chakravarthy and pacer Warrier, both 30, have been isolated and the rest of the KKR contingent has returned negative reports for now. Of the two, Warrier has not yet made the playing XI in any of the seven matches KKR have played.
"The Medical Team is in continuous touch with the duo and are monitoring their health. Meanwhile, the Kolkata Knight Riders have now moved towards a daily testing routine to identify any other possible cases and treat them at the earliest," the IPL stated.
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"The Medical Team is also determining the close and casual contacts of the two positive cases during the 48 hours prior to collection of the sample that returned the positive test results," it added.
KKR last played on April 29 against Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad and the development is bound to trigger some anxiety in the league, which had been going along smoothly so far.
"Now, the DC players will also have to be tested and every member of the team contingents that came in contact with Chakravarthy and Warrier will also be contact traced through the app watch that has been given to everyone," a BCCI source said.
According to IPL's Standard Operating Procedure for COVID-19 management, any close contact of an infected person has to isolate for six days and return three negative tests on days 1, 3 and 6.
It is learnt that KKR's pace spearhead Pat Cummins revealed the latest development to all the Australian players in the IPL after Chakravarthy, while undergoing some shoulder scans for a niggle after Thursday's game, tested positive for the virus.
Chakravarthy has appeared in all of KKR matches so far and been one of their most successful players with seven wickets under his belt.
IPL had dealt with positive cases before the tournament started, including some high-profile names like Axar Patel and Devdutt Padikkal.
However, this is the first instance of positive cases in the middle of the tournament.
"The BCCI and the Kolkata Knight Riders prioritise the health and safety of everyone involved and all measures are being taken in that endeavour," the IPL stated.
Just days before this, three Australian players had pulled out of the league, citing COVID-19 concerns amid a devastating second wave of the global pandemic that has overwhelmed the medical infrastructure of the country.
India are currently recording over 3 lakh cases everyday and more than 3,000 daily deaths.
Published On May 3, 2021 at 01:44 PM IST
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