Looking Ahead With 2020 Vision – And Then Beyond. The Dothan Houston County (AL) Library System Board of Trustees seeks its next successful Library Director—someone to lead the System in achieving its vision of connecting people to the transformational power of knowledge and discovery. Located in Dothan, Alabama, the DHCLS serves Houston County's 105,000 residents with facilities including: a Main Library in Dothan, the Westgate Branch (both new in 2014), a recently refreshed library in Ashford, and active bookmobile, outreach and virtual programs. Focusing on literacy and lifelong learning, access to technology, and community engagement, staff have significantly increased traffic with approximately 300,000 visits per year. Extensive programming at the library for all ages provides patrons with a comfortable, safe and welcoming place to visit, enjoy and connect. The Library System, a 501(c)(3), has an annual operating budget of $1.3 million funded by the cities of Dothan, Ashford, and Houston County and supplemental revenue from private contributions and grants, and state and federal sources. The strength of DHCLS is built on the staff and their commitment to providing the best materials, technology and service to all residents. A key area of focus for the new Director going forward will be fundraising and development.
Dothan, Alabama (Houston County) is situated in the Southeastern corner of Alabama 90 miles north of Panama City, FL beaches and 18 miles west of the Georgia state line. Houston County is home to a diverse population of more than 105,000 residents. Primary area employment opportunities include: medical and health sciences, transportation, agriculture, Fort Rucker (Army), and manufacturing, retail and educational facilities. With one fourth of the US peanut crop grown in the region, Dothan is billed as the "Peanut Capital of the World." Known as the Hub of the Wiregrass, residents enjoy a low cost of living and a high quality of life enriched by community activities, sporting events, social clubs, cultural organizations and a broad range of religious institutions. With a renewed focus on education, the city and county public schools have been re-energized for all students, and multiple private school options also exist. Higher education institutions include Wallace Community College, Troy University and the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. For more information on the Library and the area, see DHCLS Links.
Responsibilities. The Library Director, under the guidance of the 15-member Board of Trustees, develops and maintains the library service program meeting the needs of its constituents throughout the County—ensuring delivery of quality programs and services. The Director works closely with the Board and staff recommending and developing policies; developing and implementing the Strategic Plan; actively engaging in public relations and media opportunities; understanding regional community needs; actively participating in DHCLS communities; serving as liaison to the very active and engaged Friends of the Library; understanding and developing the annual operating budget; seeking collaborative partnerships; maintaining and developing entrepreneurial and fundraising opportunities; staying abreast of industry trends; and creating and sustaining a positive work environment.
Minimum qualifications. Three years of experience in library management and operations or any equivalent combination of experience, education and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work. Desirable attributes and skills should include: fundraising and development knowledge and interest; vision, creativity, energy and enthusiasm; superior written and oral communications skills; demonstrated success in effectively marketing and promoting library services to the community; political acumen; sound fiscal and budgeting skills; collaborative and consensus building skills; experience in recruiting, mentoring, evaluating and retaining an excellent staff; and a thorough knowledge of current trends, technologies and "best practices" for library service. A bachelor's degree in an appropriate field from an accredited institution is required. A master's degree in Library Science from an accredited program, public library experience, and experience as a director reporting to a governing board are preferred.
Compensation. The starting salary range is $72,000 – $85,000, with placement dependent on qualifications. A competitive benefits package is included.
For more information, contact Bradbury Miller Associates. To start the application process, send a cover letter and resume as Word or PDF attachments to Dan Bradbury. This position will close March 17, 2019.


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The bad news for South Africa just keeps getting worse. The latest macroeconomic figures show that GDP shrank for the second quarter in a row, meaning the country has technically entered a recession for the first time since 2008–09. At least there was an excuse last time in the form of the global financial crisis, but in 2018 the world economy is pumping ahead. 'There is no way to sugar-coat the numbers', as one senior economist put it, 'the growth picture in the first half of 2018 is ugly'.
And it gets uglier the further down you drill. The rand crashed in August, its worst month in five years—and it may plumb yet greater depths as markets react to government plans to radicalise land reform. Agricultural production has gone through the floor, contracting nearly 34% in the first quarter and 29% in the second—a collapse officially blamed on drought, but one that some analysts attribute in part to the land reform debate. Unemployment is at a 15-year high and manufacturing activity is at its lowest level in 13 months. There's international pressure on fuel prices—which the government has plugged with an unsustainable subsidy—and an upcoming credit rating in October by Moody's, which may result in rand-denominated debt being rated 'junk'. If that happens, South African bonds will be jettisoned from global indices and a sell-off will result.
And all that's just the superficial bad news. The systemic issues facing South Africa are gigantic, and will not be moved by the stimulus package and other band-aid measures that the government is spinning ahead of the 2019 elections. Leaving aside what is arguably the biggest problem of all—the evisceration of an inclusive nation-building vision at the hands of race-based, punitive collectivism—it is corruption that stands as the greatest challenge. That's because graft destroys both the desire and capacity to seriously engage with the other epic conundrums—among them, population growth, burgeoning long-term youth unemployment, and world-beating levels of crime and inequality.
It's not difficult to justify South Africa's reputation for corruption, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) leading from the front. Recently axed president Jacob Zuma had 783 charges of corruption laid against him—and that was before he ascended to the top job. In his nine years at the helm, he progressively transferred the institutions of state to a cabal controlled by his private business partners and political cronies. With the ANC haemorrhaging support, Zuma was—by a narrow margin—removed as party head in December 2017 and later fired as state president. An official inquiry has now been launched into what became known as 'state capture'.
Yet the new era of clean government declared by his replacement, Cyril Ramaphosa, is little more than bombast. The ANC has become, to its core, a patronage machine for the post-apartheid political elite. It may be that some of Zuma's allies in the factionalised party structures are targeted—'for my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law'—but a thoroughgoing attack on corruption would be an assault on the ANC's latter-day raison d'être.
The rot extends from the top of the party to the bottom—and horizontally through the bureaucracy and into the private sector. In South Africa, the main game is access to state resources and the crooked processes by which they are allocated. It is, in local parlance, a land of 'tenderpreneurs'—those who score lucrative government tenders through political influence, nepotism, backhanders and other related arts. Much of the country's nouveau riche is built on such activity—a rent-seeking, parasitic class that leeches off a narrowing tax base and adds little in the way of genuine economic growth.
Nothing is off limits. The ANC has not baulked at fleecing the poorest of the poor. For example, South Africa's state-owned pension fund for public employees, the Public Investment Corporation—Africa's largest asset manager—has been used to capitalise crony consortiums and, allegedly, to fund the ANC itself through fake investments. Likewise, social welfare recipients were deliberately locked into a cycle of debt through a scam between ANC functionaries and a finance company that accessed beneficiaries' private data, using it to sell them paperless loans and insurance. It was quite a service: push-button impulse buying and automatic dole-debiting for those who can least afford it. A couple of taps of your mobile and the food budget for the kids evaporates.
If there was a sharp distinction between the highest and lowest echelons of government, there might be more hope, but there isn't. The soliciting of bribes by police officers, teachers, licensing officials, health professionals and others is rife, as reported by anti-corruption NGOs—and as any South African can testify. South Africa's ranking on Transparency International's corruption perceptions index slumped from 21st in 1996 to 71st in 2017.
Is there any hope, then? The sanguine invest much in Ramaphosa as an individual, and add that South Africa's institutions are robust. The press played a central role in exposing Zuma's shenanigans, and the judiciary has remained troublesome and independent. That's only half the story, however. Those analyses fail to recognise the overwhelming dominance of the executive and overstate the pinpricks it receives. The ANC and its government departments routinely ignore court orders. The press is—in the normal course of events—as shrill as it is ineffective. Its influence was magnified by the recent struggle within the ANC and won't be sustained. And the fact that Ramaphosa's name is the first on the lips of optimists shows just how far the balance of power has shifted from where it should be. When politics becomes messianic, it's a sure sign that you're already in real trouble.
Between the 1960s and 1990s, the notion of South African exceptionalism grew to mythic proportions in the soils of increasing world attention. But there has been scant evidence in the 2000s that these vast expectations can be met. To the contrary, the trajectory of the country is such that it will be fortunate to avoid the kind of catastrophes that have marked its northern neighbours. And that's a sobering thought. The history of sub-Saharan 'unexceptionalism' is that things can get a whole lot worse—much worse than most imagine—before they get better.
Stuart Doran is an independent historian and political analyst. He is the author of Kingdom, power glory: Mugabe, Zanu and the quest for supremacy, 1960–1987, which was shortlisted for the 2018 Alan Paton Award for Non-fiction. Image courtesy of shannonwalbran on Pixabay.


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NFL Owners Granted Permanent Stay: Why This Owner Victory Is Good News
By Scipio Tex May 16, 2011, 6:49pm CDT
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I've avoided discussing the NFL labor negotiations because they're somewhat tedious, touch on byzantine legalities, and most of us just want NFL football and could care less about who "wins" the labor negotiation. Unless you're a legal scholar, a member of the AFL/CIO, or an aspiring billionaire, you probably don't have much of a dog in this fight.
The NFL owners were just granted a permanent stay by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals which overrules Judge Susan Nelson's earlier ruling that prevented the NFL owners from locking out their employees. That means the lockout is in effect and if it continues, the NFL players lose much of the legal leverage they had gained, including the psychological momentum of a press and public that was moving - if unenthusiastically - towards the player point of view.
This is good news.
Before you drown me in Power To The People chants and picket my broadband provider, hear me out.
It's good news not because I favor the owners, but because it's the most beneficial unfolding of events for both parties to work for a solution. If you believe total victory is attainable, you have no incentive to negotiate. That's when you can go U.S. Grant and get Appomattox. If you believe events will unfold as win-some, lose-some, you begin to see the value of cutting a deal and that's how 38th parallels come about.
The lockout is the owner's most devastating weapon. The press has been weirdly circumspect in explaining precisely why beyond the general nod to players missing out on paychecks. Perhaps they don't delve into it because many of them have to go into NFL locker rooms again one day and they're a bit scared to poke around on a tender Achilles Heel.
The lockout is particularly devastating because it attacks the NFL players greatest weakness: their inability to manage their own financial lives. Consider this simple and startling fact:
By the time they have been retired for two years, 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.
Most NFL Players, despite the posturing of their union to the contrary (DeMaurice Smith and player reps rebut that they have stockpiles of cash as they've been planning for this for some time now, but the math doesn't work) are terrified of not getting paid. Many NFL players, irrespective of their income, live paycheck to paycheck. Forgetting post-retirement for a moment, many - even during their high income playing days - are already in debt from overspending on baubles, mismanagement, entourage maintenance, and their attempt at launching a terrible clothing line.
The owners are far from Buffett-like in their money management and financial prudence, but there may not be a high paid professional class in the United States that manages their money more poorly than the NFL player. Similarly, the owners have a lifetime in which to recoup their losses. A player who misses games over the span of his 3-5 year career is losing out on a significant portion of their lifetime earnings.
A badly compromised NFL season was most likely to come from either side gaining too much of an upper hand. The players should now understand that they cannot win total victory and will modify their behavior accordingly. The NFL owners should understand that they're walking a fine line of public opinion if they press their advantage and there are still plenty of court rulings that can go against them.
Right now, there is a separate mediation going down in Minneapolis between some players, former players, and owners (officially informal as the player union is dissolved as a legal entity) and I'll wager that this decision, after the initial emotional reaction, will move both parties closer to finding a solution rather than hardening each camp.
The X Factor, as it always is in these things, is ego. Roger Goodell. The owners that matter. The most influential players. Perhaps, most of all DeMaurice Smith. He has been an extremely aggressive advocate for the player cause and, hopefully, like all good firebrands, Smith understands that tough talk is best employed to show your seriousness - and then to cut a deal.

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The Healthiest County in Every State
Thomas C. Frohlich, Evan Comen
31. New Mexico
> Healthiest county: Los Alamos
> Pct. without health insurance: 5.3%
> Pct. food insecure: 13.3%
> Obesity rate: 20.3%
> 2014 unemployment rate: 4.1%
The stark contrast between the health of Los Alamos residents and the health of New Mexicans overall reveals poor distribution of income in the state. While, by many measures, New Mexico is one of the least healthy states, Los Alamos residents are some of the wealthiest and healthiest Americans. A typical county household earns $108,477 annually, more than double both the state and national median incomes. Also, just 4.6% of children live in poverty in Los Alamos, a fraction of the statewide child poverty rate of 28.0%, which is the second highest of all states. The incidence of preventable death in Los Alamos of 177 per 100,000 people annually is also lower than half the state's premature death rate.
32. New York
> Healthiest county: Nassau
> Pct. without health insurance: 10.3%
Primarily as a result of financial well-being and greater access to adequate health care and infrastructure, Nassau residents are less likely than New Yorkers in general and Americans nationwide to report physically or mentally unhealthy days as well as poor health overall. The incidence of preventable death, at 237 lives lost before age 75 per 100,000 area residents, is also lower in the county.
Nearly all residents — 99.0% — have access to exercise venues, and only 10.3% of people do not have health insurance. Also, there are far more doctors and dentists available to area residents relative to the state and national dentist and doctor to population ratios.
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> Healthiest county: Orange
While North Carolina is one of the less healthy states, high incomes and educational attainment in Orange County likely helps residents maintain relatively healthy lifestyles. The typical county household earns $60,304 a year, much more than the statewide median household income of $46,596. Similarly, the presence of large research universities in the county may help explain the 80.1% of young working-age adults who have completed at least some college, the highest in North Carolina and nearly the highest nationwide.
Residents maintain healthier habits than state residents overall. Just 15.1% of adults do not exercise compared to the 25.0% state inactivity rate. Also, just 19.9% of adults are obese, a smaller share than the 29.1% obesity rate across North Carolina.
34. North Dakota
> Healthiest county: Sargent
> Pct. food insecure: 5.7%
Unlike many of the healthiest counties, Sargent County's population is somewhat idle. The county is entirely rural, and just two in five residents have adequate access to opportunities for physical activity. Likely as a result, 33.0% of county adults do not exercise, higher than the statewide inactivity rate of 25.2%. Also, the county's 31.7% obesity rate is higher than the 30.2% state rate.
Nevertheless, Sargent County residents have the best health outcomes in the state. Just 10.3% of adults report being in fair or poor health, lower than the 12.1% state rate. Likewise, county residents report feeling in poor physical and mental health for 2.4 days a month on average, among the least in North Dakota and nationwide.
35. Ohio
> Healthiest county: Delaware
Education helps support healthy lifestyles in a variety of ways, and the high education level among Delaware County residents likely helps explain the area's state-leading health outcomes. The county's high school graduation rate of 96.6% and the percentage of young working-age adults who have completed at least some college of 83.1% are each far higher than the respective state and national rates. Partially as a result, Delaware county's median annual household income of $97,802 is one of the highest not just in Ohio but of any U.S. county. Financial stability likely helps county residents stay healthy. Less than than 10% of adults say they are in poor or fair health, one of the lowest shares of adults reporting such low levels of health.
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III International Seminar of Contemporary Music
The 3rd International Seminar of Contemporary Musicwill take place from March 31 – April 2, 2017 in Bydgoszcz to promote contemporary music, popularize its culture and share didactic knowledge. The theme of this year's edition, "Piano & Electronics," aims to present contemporary compositions using electronic means, broad multimedia and the latest technologies that are emerging as a fundamental element of modernity. The event is to be a bridge between enthusiasts of electronic music, regular attendees of classical concerts and avant-garde and underground music lovers.
This year's edition will feature 5 lectures/presentations, 2 piano recitals and a final concert in Filharmonia Pomorska [Pomeranian Philharmonic]. On March 31, the audience members had an opportunity to lecture and recital by pianist-composer Jarosław Kapuściński. On April 1, composer Elżbieta Sikorapresented a lecture titled "Utwory solowe z elektroniką: konfrontacja brzmień [Solo Pieces with Electronics: The Confrontation of Sounds]." French composer and multimedia artist Pierre Jodlowski also led a lecture about the influence of cinematic and visual dimension on piano, preceding a concert of featuring Jodlowski and his works for the piano and stereo soundtrack.
On April 2, pianist-composer Cezary Duchnowski gave a lecture on the use of computer in music and the compositional techniques associated with it. Under the baton of Szymon Bywalec, the chamber orchestra Capella Bydgostiensis performed works by Elżbieta Sikora, Cezary Duchnowski, Ray Bradbury, Mischa Zupko and Pierre Jodlowski. The soloists for the evening were Winston Choi, Kamil Kęska, Jakub Kazieczko, Dorota Demidowicz and Piotr Stramowski. The final concert will be followed by a meeting, closing ceremony and discussion in Bydgoskie Centrum Kultury.
Saturday, April 1, 2017 | 3:00 p.m.
Solo Works with Electronics: the Juxtaposition of Sounds – Lecture by Elżbieta Sikora
Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music, Concert Hall
Gdańska 20, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Info: amuz.bydgoszcz.pl
The influence of cinematic and visual dimension in the piano Series – Lecture by Pierre Jodlowski
Series for piano and stereo soundtrack – Concert
Sunday, April 2, 2017 | 3:00 p.m.
Use of Computers in Music. Extendend Compositional Techniques – Lecture by Cezary Duchnowski
Final Concert
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Philharmonic, Concert Hall
Andrzeja Szwalbego 6, 85-001 Bydgoszcz, Poland
[Sources: press release, radiopik.pl, tvp.pl]


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Every once in a while, I get to feast on an automotive sampler platter by driving a dozen or more new cars in a single day. Sounds like a pretty awesome way to see where the auto industry is going, right? This past Friday, I participated in the Southwest Lifestyle Media Drive in Chandler, Arizona at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
The available offerings came from a wide array of configurations: A 104-horsepower Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid and a 797-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye are at vastly different ends of the performance spectrum, but both of them played a strong game as contenders in this unique "vehicle of the year" program.
SLMD kicked off on Thursday evening with a reception at the Sheraton Grand Resort, giving local journalists the chance to interact with representatives from the auto manufacturers in a casual setting with food & beverages. Friday's activities started early, with a lineup of fully spit-shined new cars ready to pound the pavement by the time registration got underway at 8:00 a.m.
Both on- and off-road drive routes were made available – the latter subjecting the trucks & SUVs to a pretty gnarly series of terrain challenges that were custom-built for the event by Bondurant staff. Scott Brown from Fiat-Chrysler was proud of how the company's latest Wrangler "JL" made light work of those obstacles. It was a very competitive playing field all around, and ultimately the Subaru took top honors. Journalists may have been swayed by the fact that it has 19 cup holders.
For the on-road portion, a 20-minute drive route gave journalists the chance to subject vehicles to both city & highway driving environments, thanks to easy access to the Interstate 10 onramp and traffic-free surface streets in the near vicinity. This playground was where I first experienced that nearly-800-horsepower Hellcat as well as the new, limited-edition 480-horsepower Ford Mustang Bullitt.
The Mustang's release coincides with the famous Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt" which was released 50 years ago exactly, and the model plays homage to that heritage and history. According to Sam Schembari-Negroni from Ford, engineers even modeled the car's exhaust note after the original. I found the car an awesome all-around package – especially its slick-shifting 6-speed manual.
Rounding out the lineup were an assortment of other trucks, SUVs, and passenger cars – each selected for the event because of the characteristics that make them great vehicles for folks living in the southwest. In about 4 hours' drive time – broken up by a delicious BBQ lunch sponsored by Fiat-Chrysler, I had the opportunity to drive 12 of the 17 vehicles, and I can say with a certainty that I'm excited about the direction things are going in the auto industry and it's a great time to be a driver and enthusiast.
I thank the Southwest Lifestyle Media event directors as well as the automakers for the opportunity to participate!
The Volkswagen Alltrack, left, was 1 of 3 vehicles in the event with a manual transmission, which I was glad to see. The Infiniti QX50, at right, was a nice family cruiser.
This was some of the best BBQ I've ever had.
My pick was a "burnt ends" combo platter with cole slaw on the side.
Scott Brown, right, explains some of the features of the new "JL" Wrangler Sahara.
It's a little ironic that a vehicle tested and developed almost exclusively at the one of the hottest places in the desert came to be painted in a color called "Windchill Pearl." That's exactly what happened with the 2019 Toyota Avalon that was on display for the Phoenix Automotive Press Association (PAPA) journalist group last night at the Phoenix Art Museum.
Now in its fifth generation, the Avalon continues to raise the bar ever-higher as Toyota's flagship sedan. Cory Tafoya, Principal Engineer from the Vehicle Performance Development team, walked PAPA members through a slideshow illustrating how Arizona's test track has become such an important venue for not only the Avalon project, but for every Toyota model from the tiny iQ microcar to the six-figure supercar Lexus LC500.
Every automaker puts its prototype and in-development models through the rigors of hot weather testing, and for good reason. Last December I was able to make a visit to one such track (but operated by Honda) in Cantil, California where I drove the new Acura NSX at 155 miles per hour on the oval. Toyota's oval is even longer at 10 miles in total distance – making it, in fact, the longest oval track in the world.
Located about 60 miles northwest of Phoenix, desert ground was broken for the new Toyota Arizona Proving Ground (or TAPG) in a 1991 ceremony. The facility went on to become one of the largest of its kind, with nearly 80 miles of testing facilities across 12,000 acres. In April 2018, it celebrated 25 years of being in operation.
Look at that Camry breaking new ground – figuratively and literally.
Speakers in the PAPA program included a few of the roughly 40 associates who work at the proving ground, as well as Technology Communications Analyst Brian Watkins who had flown in from Ann Arbor for the presentations. Project Manager Richard Woodroffe gave an overview of track operations and fielded questions from the group regarding "typical day" workload tasks, security / surveillance, and a little about how the innovations at the track end up being incorporated into production vehicles.
DJ Quint then shared some fun sidebar stories about extracurricular activities that take place at the track – namely, participation in a small grassroots race team that campaigns a 2013 Scion FR-S (now badged as a Toyota 86) in a series of endurance races in the western United States. Starting with limited resources and little race experience, DJ and his colleagues have gone on to successfully compete in 27 events over the last 4 years and aspire to take part in this year's "24 Hours of Thunderhill" event in California later this year.
As for the Avalon, it's come a long way since its 1994 model year debut.
My grandpa is 88 years old and has two Avalons (2000 and 2006). Avalons are among the most reliable cars on the road today. The new direction for Avalon is to inject some performance and "sport" into a model that historically has catered only to people like my grandpa.
Cory Tafoya is proud of the work he's been able to do to the latest iteration, including large forward advancements in suspension technology called AVS (Adaptive Variable Suspension). The 2019 model on display at the Art Museum was eye-catching and surprisingly sporty-looking with its aggressive lines, quad outlet exhausts, and LED lighting.
Now if only its "Windchill Pearl" color had brought Phoenix a cold front along with it.
"Midship Amusement" – what in the world could that possibly mean? Sometimes a translation comes across a little funky when crossing continents. When Honda engineers put together the Beat, a 3-cylinder compact car, in Japan 27 years ago, they thought that would be a fun tagline to promote the car with. And I can say with a certainty that this little 2-seat, mid-engined car did indeed provide the most automotive amusement that I've had in years!
A friend recently went through extensive efforts to import and register one such car to the states: a remarkably well-kept 1991 model in yellow with only 47,000 kilometers on it (about 29,000 miles). He was in Arizona with the car earlier this week and I got to try my hand – my left hand, that is – at shifting through its 5 gears.
One of about 33,000 total cars produced between model years 1991 and 1996, the car is a total grin-machine. It turned heads from the second we backed it off a trailer, on every street corner, and in my own driveway. Speed demon it is not, but the handling is precise and the shifter operates with typical Honda flawlessness.
I was able to get comfortable in the small cockpit and got acquainted with the controls. Everything is the same as a left-hand-drive car except for the turn signals & wipers being reversed. So the pedal layout, shift pattern, and everything else is exactly as you're already used to. My friend and I blasted through the gears in urban Phoenix for a few miles and by the time I'd gone a couple of blocks, I was already comfortable managing it.
That zebra-patterned interior is really one of the best parts!
Here's a video of my experience trying the Beat out.
I spent some time over the weekend performing a leather seat conditioning on the Legend sedan. It has original seats, and they're in nice shape but have some cracks on them. The process involved a product called Fiebing's Neatsfoot Oil from the local Tractor Supply store. It's a regimen usually reserved for other saddles, boots, and other leather items but I'd heard from a few people it was good for car interiors.
What I discovered is that it does a nice job of moisturizing, but on lighter seats like mine, it will permanently stain the cracked areas darker so they become more visible. I only recommend this process if you have black seats or they're still in nice condition. This is a picture from when the oil was soaking in.
And here's a video capturing the start-to-finish process, including a few scenes from other things like a 72,000 mile Integra GS milestone.
Since you're already on YouTube, check out this video montage capturing the most recent 220 submissions to my "spy shot" collection. I don't have time to crop and upload all of them like I've done in spy shot blog entries in the past, but I did put them into a video which I hope you'll enjoy. Thanks to all who have contributed!
I have a few more links to share as we close out this week's updates.
Darren from IDrewYourCar.com finished the latest piece of artwork for the gallery in my garage. Check out his rendering of the 1992 Integra sedan.
And Pat from Honda Vintage Culture has started releasing T-shirt designs that revolve around Honda motorsports heritage. A couple of weeks ago, his first 3 designs came out on Blipshift. Subscribe to his website, VintageCulture.store and follow his page on Instagram at @hondavintageculture for more information!
My friend Kai has listed the 1989 Honda Accord SE-i that was being stored at my house for the last 6 months. It only has 43,000 miles on it. The 7-day, no-reserve auction began on Monday. It's a great car and I hope it finds a good home.
A few shots I helped Kai with ended up making their way into the auction. Here is the listing. He's off to a strong start already. At the time I type this, it's been online for only about 1 day with bids in the low $2,000s, 156 watchers, and over 3,400 views.
Here's the 72,000-mile readout on the Integra GS.
My friend Michael visited from Chicago last week and we met up for a bite to eat. He has a gorgeous Vortex Blue TSX.
I also met up with my friend Daniel who has an awesome TLX A-Spec.
Thought you'd get a kick out of this license plate on a Civic Si.
I had to miss 2016 due to work engagements, but I still made it to some of the social events. Redline Reviews' Editor-in-Chief Sofyan Bey was kind enough to extend an invitation to me so I could be a part of the festivities this year.
After two full days about about 10 miles walked between the South Hall and the West Hall to see all the latest and greatest, I can tell you there is a lot of change brewing in the automotive industry as a whole. Personal mobility is taking on a whole new dynamic, as technology speedily moves toward an increased focus on autonomy. As cars become faster, safer, and more efficient, similar strides are being made in self-driving technology. It's no mystery, though, that I'm a driver. Is "automobility" something I should dread or embrace?
My trek to LA started on Tuesday afternoon from Phoenix in the Legend coupe. It's a tried and true road warrior, and certainly a more comfortable cruiser than the 1992 Integra I drove to Utah last weekend for Thanksgiving. The closer I got to the epicenter of the 13-million-resident LA metro area, the more congested my beautiful open roads became. I was delayed about 35 minutes on I-10 nearing Riverside thanks to a combination of accident + commuter traffic. Gotta love it. In all, the 379-mile one-way trip took me close to 7 hours.
Wednesday was a jam-packed day of press conferences, kicking off with a BMW presentation around 8:30 and a stampede of journalists migrating from one booth to the next throughout the day. Some of the big news this year? Oh just a few highlights that stuck out to me: Lexus coming out with a 3-row RX SUV. BMW launching a convertible i8 and new M5. Mercedes has a new CLS. Mazda's next-generation 6 sedan is out. Subaru has launched its biggest SUV yet, a 3-rower called the Ascent. Nissan's "Kicks" replaces the Juke, and Hyundai has its own new cute-ute called the Kona.
600 horsepower, all-wheel-drive BMW? Hotness. Not to mention that color.
Jeep's Wrangler comes back again looking about the same but with a completely new chassis and lots more tech. Kia debuts its new Sorento, Infiniti shows the QX50, and Lincoln ditches its alphanumeric naming conventions for traditional names like its new Nautilus (replacing the MKX). That's a step in the right direction, don't you all agree? It was a slow-ish show for Honda & Acura, with no formal press conferences but still plenty to look at inside the respective booths. I can't begin to squeeze two full days of automotive news into a few paragraphs here, but check out Redline's YouTube playlist on the auto show for a glimpse at some of the sights and sounds we enjoyed.
The vehicles on display at LAAS are only part of the appeal of the event. It attracts some of the world's renowned auto journalists. Our team ended up seated in the Media Center right behind most of the Jalopnik staff, including Andrew Collins who I can thank for this awesome piece he put together about a year ago.
The after-hours activities this year were just as entertaining, with a Hyundai-sponsored party the first evening at Novo night club, and a social event in West Hollywood the following night at Doheny Room where I connected with a few fellow journalists. All too soon, it was time to again part ways with those colleagues. The Redline team flew out Friday morning and I made my way (90 minutes to drive 38 miles – thanks again, LA!) toward Anaheim for a car show to be held Saturday morning. More on that to come in a future post!
Don't mind if I do hang out here!
I admired some of Honda's hardware while in the booth. These dozen or more awards are just from this year's LA Auto Show alone! There are boxes and boxes of things like this sitting at the corporate office in Torrance.
Some of you may recognize this 'other' Brian – none other than the famous Brian Cooley from CNET.
Quick shot with the Redline team (Sofyan, Peace, Rob) and Honda's Davis Adams.
Street parking the coupe in West Hollywood!
This might just be the best motel parking space I've ever had. Huge.
Brother's redoing his living room and said I could park in it. Why not?
HUGE shout-out to blog reader Eric who had this custom embroidered Polo shirt made up for me, with the date of my 555 milestone from back in October! Thanks, Eric!
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A recently released study of Medicaid-financed nursing home use over 18 months in 2001 and 2002 finds that in states such as Oregon that have extensive community based long-term care services, Medicaid-covered nursing home stays were shorter than the national average. The numbers suggest that where seniors have alternatives, their nursing home stays are more likely to be for acute care following a hospitalization or for a shorter period at the end of life.
The study, "Medicaid-Financed Nursing Home Services: Characteristics of People Served and Their Patters of Care, 2001-2002," conducted by Mathematica Policy Research for the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reports that over half of enrollees beginning Medicaid-financed nursing home spells were already residing in nursing homes when Medicaid began financing part of their stay, with 29 percent obtaining coverage within six months, 5 percent between six and 12 months, 7 percent between one and two years, and 9 percent after more than two years.
In 2002, more than 45 percent of nursing home costs nationally were paid by Medicaid, but a larger proportion of nursing home residents were Medicaid beneficiaries since even on Medicaid, some of the cost of their care is covered by Medicare, their own contributions from income, and other sources. In terms of all Medicaid expenditures, while aged and disabled enrollees make up about 25 percent of Medicaid beneficiaries, they account for 80 percent of Medicaid expenditures.
The report confirms the continuing trend that most nursing home residents are among the older old. The average of nursing home resident who entered in 2002 was 76 years of age, with 32 percent each being between the ages 75 and 84 and 85 and older. Twenty percent were under age 65 and 16 percent between ages 65 and 74.


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The two Ringlets wprty give Access to the Realm of the Dead. →
Hair, Hathor and Moon.
Joint with the hair, we have seen now two new important elements which we cannot ignore: Hathor and light. Hathor is mentioned as the « guide of the boat, who keeps ropes kasu in front of the rudder in the West ways… », she is « the lady of the light, who guides the Big One who is tired ». Hathor and light means that the text is referring to the lunar Hathor, the guide during the night.
According to an Egyptian tradition, Hathor was patroness of deceased[1]; she was a goddess that very soon became the goddess of The West and the imagery put her on the flank of the mountain, the place of the sunset and where the dead ones got into the Underworld[2].
The goddess Hathor in the flank of the west mountain ready for receiving the dead. Painting from the tomb of Shuroy in Dra Abu el-Naga. XIX Dynasty. Phot: Mª Rosa Valdesogo Martín.
Religious texts show that from very soon Hathor was a goddess who received the dead[3], who sheltered him[4], who helped him in reaching the eternity[5]; in the Afterlife the dead was in the entourage of Hathor[6] and she was the main one in the necropolis, that is why one of her epithets was "Hathor at the head of the Necropolis"[7]. Hathor helped the dead to go up to the sky, the same sky where she is guardian and that is his own body as celestial cow. In fact, the Egyptian name Hathor means « The house of Horus » [8].
Hathor grants the dead be sitting in the sky, that according to E. Drioton would be a lunar paradise[9], so a night sky. Not only Hathor has a relationship with the moon, with the night sky and with Horus[10], she also is connected somehow with the Udyat eye[11]. There are several examples of Hathor with a lunar character, so she is the "left eye of Re" [12], the "eye of Re in the sky during the day and the eye of Horus which makes the darkness bright" [13].
It is well-know the relationship between cattle and the moon, because the horns are assimilated to the crescent quarter. This aspect contributes to that image of Hathor as a sky goddess, which exist in Ancient Egypt from the Predynastic period.
Cow-head palette from Gerzeh. Predynastic period. Photo: http://www.touregypt.net
We see it clearly in the cow-head palette from Gerzeh in Cairo Museum with the image of a cow rounded with stars making a very ancient image of a celestial cow[14].
But Hathor, is mainly a mother goddess, a celestial cow whose main role is feed people and gods and, so that, has the faculty of giving the life[15]. Maybe that is the reason why, as a mortuary divinity, Hathor also took part in the deceased's resurrection and was assimilated with Isis[16].
The maternal nature of the cow makes that animal a symbol of rebirth. In this sense Hathor should be consider as a manifestation of the primeval mother[17]. Because "horns of cattle, that characterize great fecundity gods, are the emblem of the divine "Magna Mater"[18] and because moon and fertility go together.
Hathor, as lunar deity, is also guide of the boat and she maintains the ropes. In this regard we consider interesting to refer to chapters 404 and 405 in the Coffin Texts, where the bow rope is assimilated to the braid of Isis. It is the night boat, which carries the deceased when he revives during the night, so it is the moon. The shape of the boat could remember the quarter of the moon, so the boat crescent-shape will be one of the first means of transport[19] in Egyptian culture, as it will be for the dead once he will be in the Afterlife.
In fact, the usual head-dress for lunar deities is a full moon over a crescent, in the same way the deceased reborn as a full moon will travel in the Hereafter in the lunar boat, identified with the crescent.
Head-dress of Khonsu with full moon over the crescent. Relief from the temple of Khonsu in Karnak. XIX Dynasty. Photo: Mª Rosa Valdesogo Martín.
So, what we are facing is a lunar rebirth. In that rebirth we have seen the important role of the hair element. The feminine hair appears related to water, maternity, sexuality…and also now to the moon. If hair is related to water and moon, the lock of hair swt in mourning should also have a connection with the lunar resurrection of the dead, with the goddess Hathor in her lunar nature, as guide of the boat (crescent of the moon) in the dark of the night sky.
Hathor capital. Bahr el-Yussef museum. Photo: Mª Rosa Valdesogo Martín.
So, we have the mourners and /or the locks of hair swt in the moan, that is, mourning on earth during the funerals while the goddess Hathor in her lunar nature is in the night sky with her both ringlets on each side of her frontal face; Hathor is a grant of the deceased's resurrection and she guides the boat, which bow rope is the braid of Isis. In the funerary ceremony the two locks of hair of the mourners could be the announcement of the lunar resurrection.
[1] E. Drioton, 1985, p. 188.
[2] A. Erman, 1952, p. 50.
[3] Pyr. 1026.
[4] CT VI, 769.
[5]CT V, 398.
[6] LdM, 144.
[7] S. Allam , 1963, p. 67
[8] S. Allam, 1963, p. 99
[9] E. Drioton, BiOr 15, p. 189.
[10] A. Mariette, 1875, IV, 77 a; en Ph. Derchain, 1962, p. 46.
[11] CT VI, 670.
[12] A. Mariette, 1875, I, 112, 7(A).
[13] A. Mariette, 1875, VI, 144, 2-3(J).
[14] According to F. A. Hassan it could represent Orion (F. A. Hassan, 1992, p. 314).
[15] One epithet for Hathor is "Mistress of Life" (A. Mariette, 1875, I, 26 f.).
[16] According to a version of the Osiris legend, Isis lost her head and Thoth replaced it with a cow's head (Pap. Sallier IV). In addition, sometimes Hathor is called with the epithet of "Beautiful One of Osiris" (A. Mariette, 1875, VI, 3, 3).
[17] F. A. Hassan, 1992, p. 315.
[18] M. M. Eliade, 1970, p. 146.
[19] G. Durand, 1979, p. 238.
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Pripyat was a town born to serve the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant by housing the workers and families and was inaugurated in 1970. Nine years later the town finally became a City and the population eventually grew to just under 50,000 people.
Then came the events of 1986. The events of which I spoke of in my previous posts on my visit to Chernobyl and its Nuclear Power Station. The events that would change the future of the city of Pripyat forever.
As you can see on the satellite view above, the majority of the city has now been taken over by trees, but you can still make out the major roads leading into and around Pripyat.
Labelled on the map are the main locations of the places I will be visiting or trying to find at least, and my start point would be in the bottom right at that junction after having passed the 'Pripyat 1970' sign.
The first stop would be the Cinema, followed by the Music School to the rear, then back outside and past the famous Hotel Polissya and onto the main city square in front of the Palace of Culture Energetik.
Heading to the Cinema felt like a trip through the woods and I now realised how the city had become engulfed by trees.
The Prometheus Cinema as seen below was a popular hang out for the locals along with its Café.
The Music School still furnished with a piano on the stage, albeit with only one working key.
Out of the back of the Music School, you come past the City Administration building with its Nuclear symbol on the doorway and then there just ahead, one of the tallest buildings in Pripyat, the Hotel Polissya.
The Hotel Polissya was built in the mid-1970s with the main purpose of housing the delegations and the many guests visiting the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station.
The Hotel now, as you can see after over 30 years of isolation in a world of fallout, has pretty much gone to ruin with half the interior destroyed.


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It comes at you in sly touches during unexpected moments - the self-doubt that plagues a lot of parents.
For me, it is almost always tied into whether I have been able to pass on the love of Sikhi to my son, now nineteen.
Listening to Asa-di-Vaar on a Sunday morning, when I am completely drenched in the pathos and poignancy of music mingled with the Guru's wisdom, I often wonder, "Will Anhad ever feel what I feel while listening to Gurbani? Will it ever bring him to tears? Does he truly grasp the meaning and the wisdom embedded in each precious verse?"
As I ask myself these questions, I shy away from the answer that dredges up a certainty in my mind.
I know that the languages of Gurbani are "foreign" to him. Even though I take solace in the fact that he routinely recites or listens to various baanies, I wonder if, one day, a certain verse will pierce his heart wide open, cultivate in him a feeling of empathy and transform the way he looks at the world.
I am filled with a sense of loss, as I realize that there are many young Sikhs in the diaspora for whom delving into a shabad and disappearing in it, losing the sense of time and space and experiencing an inner expansion, is unlikely simply because they are not close to the nuances and subtleties of the languages of our scripture.
Growing up in India, we absorbed not only English, but Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and/or even Sanskrit, as a "second" language. Those of us who moved around in different states also picked up a smattering of Bihari, Bengali, Marathi, Haryanvi, etc.
Gurbani is replete with not only a multiplicity of languages of the Indian sub-continent, but also different dialects of its people. Our Gurus were, after all, communicating the revealed Word to the masses in the languages that they understood.
Is it a surprise, then, that its beauty and power is hard to experience by those reared in English with Spanish or French as a second language and Punjabi as a distant third?
We can knock ourselves and think of everything we could have done differently to make our kids more proficient in Gurmukhi and Gurbani, or we can offer a route that may at first appear questionable to some, but can eventually instill a desire to study Gurbani in depth.
Two Sundays ago, I attended an English Service at the San Jose Gurdwara during the Sunday school that runs in the afternoons. The hour-long program was hosted by The Chardi Kalaa Foundation.
The service opened with two shabads, Tu mera Pita, Tu hain mera mata and Na koyee bairi naahi begana. The shabads had been translated by Dr. Inder Mohan Singh, the founder of Chardi Kalaa, and put to music by Bhai Manmohan Singh. They were spiritedly sung by the children of the Khalsa School.
During the talk that followed on "Why we do what we do at the gurdwara", the young attendees of the program were educated on the reason for the protocol and respect shown to Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
The program concluded with a poignantly-rendered English version of the Ardaas.
A short British film on dastarbandi, "Sikh Rattle and Roll", was shown after the service.
As I looked at the young faces of the five- and seven-year-old girls who sat in the first row, I saw a zestful and whole-hearted involvement that is rare. For once, they knew what they were singing; for once, the words were comforting because they were familiar; for once, they could put their heart and soul into the shabad, because it touched them at a deep and personal level.
"You are my father, you are my mother, you are my friend, you are my brother" - the verse was easy to understand and embrace.
The program is offered not as an alternative to learning Gurmukhi, but as a way to relate to the message in an immediate and effortless way; the underlying hope being that once the love for the Guru's message is ignited, so will the desire to delve deeper into it, in its original form.
Knowing my community, I am fully cognizant of the divergent voices that will rise in opposition - with good intentions, I'm sure - to such an effort. Perhaps they are unaware of the inroads Christianity is making in Punjab by bringing their message to the masses in Punjabi. In many instances, they have incorporated the style and stance of Kirtan as they praise Jesus Christ!
It's a wonderful opportunity for our children to invite their friends and acquaint them with the universal message of our Gurus.
Something to be proud of, something to share, finally, in a language the mainstream understands!
After first contemplating the Primal Power of the Almighty, call to mind Guru Nanak.
Then let your mind dwell on Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das - may they watch over us.
Meditate in remembrance upon Guru Arjan, Guru Hargobind and Guru Har Rai.
Dwell upon Guru Har Krishan, seeing whom, all sufferings shall depart.
Meditate in remembrance upon Guru Teg Bahadar, and the nine treasures shall hasten to your home. May they protect and help us everywhere.
And the Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Father of the Khalsa, who has blessed us with the gift of Amrit - may we enjoy his protection everywhere.
The Light of the Ten Gurus, the Living Guru, the Word of God, the Truth of Truths, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib; contemplating Its divine darshan, Khalsa Ji Sahib, Bolo Ji, "Sri Waheguru!"
Let us lovingly remember the Punj Piarey; the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh; the Forty Liberated Ones; those who have meditated upon the Naam, those who have shared with others in need, without thought of reward. Those who held firm to their faith in the face of adversity and hardship. Those who have defended the weak and oppressed. Those who saw the faults in others, but overlooked those faults, and instead, saw the Spirit of God in all people.
Thinking of their deeds, Khalsa Ji Sahib, Bolo Ji, "Sri Waheguru!"
Khalsa Ji Sahib, Bolo Ji, "Sri Waheguru!"
May the primary prayer of the Khalsa be to always hold in the heart: "Waheguru, Waheguru, Waheguru!"
As we think of Him, so may we be blessed. May God's Grace and Protection extend to all bodies of the Khalsa, wherever they may be. May the Lord's Glory be fulfilled, and may His Sweet Will prevail. May we achieve Victory through the Charity of Brotherhood and the Sword of Righteousness. Deg-Teg Fateh! May the Khalsa triumph and prevail forever.
May the minds of the Sikhs be humble, but their wisdom be profound; may You Yourself be the keeper of our wisdom, O Waheguru ji. Grant to Your Sikhs the gift of Sikh Dharma, the gift of Your Naam, the gift of long and unshorn hair, the gift of Faith, of confidence in You, the gift of wisdom and discernment, the gift of reading and understanding the Word of Your Bani. Grant us the Blessing of bathing in the Nectar Pool of the Harimandar Sahib. May the Sikhs be united in love and brotherhood. Khalsa Ji Sahib, Bolo Ji, "Sri Waheguru!"
Waheguruji, Honor of the humble, Strength of the weak, Shelter of the shelterless, we offer this prayer in Your Presence; by Your Grace alone, we are gathered together this day, to sing Your Sweet Bani, to hear your life-giving Word, and speak of Your Manifold Blessings. May these things find a loving place within our hearts, and serve to draw our souls ever closer to You.
Please bless this Chardi Kalaa divaan that we may persevere in this effort to gather and practice the Guru's Word in this land so far from our roots. Please bless us with the Holy Word of Your Hukam. Inspire us to walk on the path of Gurmat shown to us by You through the Holy Word of Gurbani.
Please forgive us our many sins, our errors and omissions, and help us, that we may keep ourselves pure, in the face of the challenges and temptations of the world. Bless us with the company of only people of love, so that we may remember Your Naam in their presence.
Through the gift of the Naam given to us by Nanak, may we always remain in Chardi Kalaa. Within Your will, we pray for the welfare of all humanity.
Nanak naam chardi kalaa, Tayray bhaanay sarbat da bhalaa.Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh!
Bolay so nihaal ! Sat Sri Akaal !
Wherever I look, God is all I see.
I see God's image - each one a friend.
I learnt this truth in sangat divine.
You are my friend, You are my brother.
Why then should I have any fear?
You are my comfort, You are my honor.
All the world is a playground of Yours.
Living their lives under Your direction.
By ourselves, we have no power.
Singing Your glory ... peace in my heart.
Nanak has won the battle of life.
1: Ravinder Singh (Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.), March 04, 2008, 6:31 PM.
Not having learnt Punjabi but being of Punjabi origin, reading the Ardaas in English is truly astounding! The words and the depth that it conveys is truly remarkable. I really do hope that we get around to teaching our youth in English and if/when the kids are ready to delve into Gurmukhi, then facilitate the process. We have to try new approaches because when I used to go to the gurdwara, I used to get bored as I couldn't relate to it. I therefore began to think it was "backward" because it was foreign to me. That's why I kept away for so many years. These days, with the Guru Granth Sahib in English, at least I'm able to relate to it much better and this is what has got me back into the gurdwara. I really hope that our elders will take the necessary steps - and make the sacrifices - for the sake of the youth, so that the latter can learn in a language they are accustomed to.
2: Manraj Singh (Ottawa, Canada), March 04, 2008, 6:41 PM.
Thank you for this beautiful translation. God bless you all!
3: Harinder (Bangalore, India), March 05, 2008, 6:08 AM.
The Gurus' words should be in the language of his children (which all of us are). English, Spanish, Chinese ... whatever!
4: Satvir Kaur (Boston, U.S.A.), March 05, 2008, 6:08 AM.
I agree we have to find a better way to teach the youth because they just get bored with routine Punjabi classes. Thanks for the wonderful article!
5: Tejwant (U.S.A.), March 06, 2008, 10:27 AM.
In our gurdwara, meanings of the Hukamnaama are interpreted and expressed in English for the whole sangat, not just read from the literal translation which tends to distort the real meaning. The sangat enjoys it a lot and quite a few Sikh kids, Sindhis and others who do not understand Punjabi gather there only for this purpose. As we know that Gurbani has a universal message, so it should be expressed in the same manner. A great initiative by the San Jose Gurdwara!
6: Bawa Preet Ranjan Singh (New Delhi, India), March 07, 2008, 11:07 AM.
Kudos to the Chardi Kalaa Foundation and the San Jose Gurdwara for starting this excellent programme. And to Jessi for spreading the word and letting us know about it. If only our so-called guardians of the Sikh Faith realized the urgent need of such a plan, the crisis that the Sikh community may face in the near future will be mitigated to a large extent.
7: Bhupinder Singh Ghai (New Delhi, India), March 11, 2008, 3:39 AM.
English is the language the world speaks, so to spread the message of Gurus, we have to use English. There is no way out... Just look at the wonderful translation of Ardaas. The words are so profound even for people like us for whom Englsih is a second language.
8: Sarabjit Singh (New Delhi, India), March 17, 2008, 4:30 AM.
There's an old Italian proverb, Traduttore, Traditore! - ("translator, you're a traitor!") Please don't undermine the special status that Punjabi commands within the Sikh diaspora.
9: Barik Rajpal (Santa Clara, U.S.A.), March 22, 2008, 7:31 PM.
Sarabjit: It is absurd to imply that teaching in English is being traitorous. If some kids aren't learning Punjabi, they should still get the benefit of understanding the Gurus' great teachings. Perhaps hearing the beauty of the message in English will inspire them to learn Punjabi. This system is not undermining the Punjabi language.
10: A.S. Rai (New Delhi, India), May 14, 2008, 11:04 PM.
It was educative going through your write up. Gurbani, or for that matter spirituality, is experiential. This experience is unique to each one, and I believe that this experience cannot be shared. The problem of language, as pointed out by you, is a genuine problem, not only for diaspora Sikhs, but also Sikhs in India, as the language as wriiten in Guru Granth is no longer the common spoken language. The solution to this problem seems to me that we should all, in our humble way, keep trying to translate the Guru's message into simple and understandable language.
11: Poonam Saini (Bangalore, India), January 27, 2009, 9:16 AM.
I just came across your website while trying to google the English translation for Guru Granth Sahib. I felt relieved finding every page translated in English. It's been a very helpful effort and I'm sure it'll get me closer to the understanding of Sikhism. I'm born a Sikh but never went close to the essence of spirituality until a couple of days during which certain things began pulling me to read everything about Sikhism and understand it deeply. All this while, I've been going to Gurdwara Sahib but without understanding the concept deeply and now I want to live, be aware of and experience the bliss of Sikhi. Thank you so much for making all this available to all the people online. It's going to be a great help.


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