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"Of all the German surface warships, the British feared Bismarck the most. Her size, speed, and firepower made her a definite threat to Allied shipping in the Atlantic, and it was imperative that she be neutralized."
In July 2001, the wreck of the Hood was found 9,334 feet below the surface of the Denmark Straight. She lies in three sections with the bow on its side, the mid section upside down, and the stern speared into the seabed. In 2013, the wreck was more fully explored with a remote-control vehicle. The exploration appears to confirm a massive explosion had taken place in the magazine feeding Y Turret and breaking the back of the ship. However, it remains a mystery, given the low trajectory of any shell, how one could have passed through four decks and the magazine armor. It must have been a lucky shot, indeed.
In May 1941, Admiral Sir John C. Tovey, commander of the British Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in Scotland’s Orkney Islands, was ordered to attack the German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen that had just been spotted in the Denmark Strait. Tovey’s fleet consisted of two new battleships, King George V and Prince of Wales, the battlecruisers Hood and Repulse, and the aircraft carrier Victorious, plus many additional cruisers and destroyers. Also hurrying north to join him was the older battleship Rodney, mounting nine 16-inch guns, the largest caliber in the fleet.
Of all the German surface warships, the British feared Bismarck the most. Her size, speed, and firepower made her a definite threat to Allied shipping in the Atlantic, and it was imperative that she be neutralized.
On May 21, 1941, Hood and Prince of Wales left Scapa Flow with six destroyers under the command of Admiral Lancelot Holland flying his flag in Hood, their mission to provide heavy support to the cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk covering the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland––one of the likely routes the German naval squadron would take to reach the North Atlantic. The rest of the fleet was gathering to cover the area between Iceland and the Orkney Islands.
Early on the evening May 23, Suffolk made contact with the enemy ships, quickly turning away toward the coast of Iceland and into a fog bank. Suffolk immediately transmitted a sighting report to the Admiralty and then came around astern of the German ships to shadow them on radar.
Norfolk came up as well, a little too boldly, for Bismarck opened fire on her; like Suffolk, she raced for the fog bank. The blast from Bismarck’s 15-inch guns disabled her own forward radar, and overall German commander Admiral Gunther Lütjens ordered Prinz Eugen to take the lead.
The Germans had picked up the sighting report from Suffolk and advised their own high command. Lütjens was shocked their presence had been discovered so easily and had little intelligence on what his two warships might face.
As the two forces moved toward each other, Holland had a marked two-to-one superiority in firepower. However, this was offset by the age of the Hood (commissioned in 1920) and the newness (commissioned in January 1941) and lack of combat readiness of Prince of Wales, which was still having trouble with her main armament.
Holland soon realized he was in a favorable position to bring the enemy to action that evening, sailing northwesterly toward the Denmark Strait with the enemy on a southwesterly course. He hoped to catch the Germans just before sunset at around 2 am at 65 degrees north latitude. He also hoped to cross the German squadron’s “T,” which would give him a great advantage. “Crossing the T” is a tactic in naval warfare in which a line of warships crosses in front of a line of enemy ships, allowing them to bring all their guns to bear while receiving fire from only the forward guns of the enemy.
During the evening of May 23, the forces converged. Suffolk continued to shadow and update the Admiralty, Holland on Hood, and Tovey on King George V.
Around midnight, Suffolk lost contact because her radar was blinded by a snowstorm the German ships had entered. Holland waited an hour but, hearing no news, turned more northerly in case the enemy turned south. He could not afford a German breakout into the North Atlantic. At 2 am, still with no news, he turned southwesterly hoping to cut off the enemy before total darkness.
About an hour later, Suffolk regained radar contact and discovered the German ships were still on their original course. Holland must have cursed his luck, for his maneuvering had lost time and space, and the opportunity to cross the T was gone; this would prove critical in the coming battle.
Not wanting a night engagement, Holland brought his ships onto a course to intercept the German squadron at first light, keeping up a good speed but in the heavy seas dropping the escorting destroyers astern. By dawn, the destroyers were an hour behind.
Lookouts scanned the horizon for a glimpse of their quarry. At 5:37 am the two ships were spotted to the northwest, 30,000 yards (17 miles) away. The heavy guns could fire that far but the chance of a hit was remote; they needed to reduce the range to 25,000 yards or less––and quickly.
Prinz Eugen had already picked up the sound of ships with her underwater detection gear at some 20 miles to the southeast. At about the same time as the British lookouts spotted them, the Germans spotted smoke on the horizon. Lütjens believed that these were likely more cruisers, and he was under orders to avoid contact with British warships. He turned to starboard and headed almost due west, confident that he could outrun them.
Holland was soon aware the enemy had turned away, but he had to maintain his intercept course. Turning toward them would merely put his ships behind the Germans and make it a chase.
By 5:50 am, the range was down to 26,000 yards, and Holland would soon give the order to open fire. He was fully aware of Hood’s vulnerability to plunging fire at long range and wanted to pass through the critical zone as fast as possible. Therefore, he compromised by turning 20 degrees to starboard on a new course of 300 degrees toward the enemy. This would close with the enemy faster but make it impossible for the rear turrets of the British ships to bear on the Germans.
At 5:52 am, Holland designated the lead ship as the target and gave the order to open fire. This caused Captain John Leach of Prince of Wales a few anxious moments, for he was convinced that the rear ship was Bismarck, posing the greater threat. He ignored the orders from Holland and concentrated on Bismarck.
In seconds, huge columns of water erupted around Prinz Eugen, followed seconds later around Bismarck. Lütjens now had no doubt about what he faced. However, the British angle of approach still made identification difficult.
Marking the fall of shots, the British ships fired another salvo still firing at different targets. Leach had not informed Holland of his opinion and later had not been informed by his own gunners that Prince of Wales was firing at the second ship.
The range was down to 24,000 yards when Lütjens ordered his ships to turn 65 degrees to port toward the British on a new course of 200 degrees and directed his ships to open fire as soon as they had turned. Lütjens was now on course to cross the British T and would be able to employ all his ships’ heavy guns.

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This is a fantastic quote from my mentor Boris. Boris is an inspiration to so many and I am honored to share his knowledge. The road to recovery is paved with many choices. Often we don’t even think about fitness as a path, but it really is. Once we can get your body functioning again it will begin to heal and work optimally. Whether you have never exercised before or have just put the gym aside, I can help you.
People in addiction recovery or mental health recovery need tools that are based on a spiritual foundation. It should not matter who is watching or what others think of you and when one is able to make this connection, there is a spiritual foundation to fitness. There is no physical recovery without proper nutrition and clients who implement a routine of healthy eating habits and fitness can recover faster and with less chance of relapse. Recovery Fitness is combining nutrition and physical fitness within the scope of recovery and sobriety. As the only Nationally Certified Fitness Recovery Coach in the Valley I have a great understanding of that connection. The same principles that it takes to get sober is what it takes to get in shape. It’s a “leave your ego at the door” concept. Feeling good should be the driving force, not looking good. Having that interaction with someone is key in helping others find a purpose.
Whether you are in early recovery from drugs, alcohol, food or mental health issues or you have been on track for a while, engaging in our recovery fitness individualized program is key to maintaining a healthy life.
But for someone in early recovery, your body is still releasing toxins and regaining strength. There is still a lot of healing to do so we begin with gentle exercise that focuses on blood circulation and the release of toxins. We will focus on setting small goals, learning to breathe and how to use proper form. It doesn’t matter if you have exercised a single day in your life. I can help anyone at all levels of fitness.
There is no need to get a gym membership or go to the gym. All of the exercises can easily be done at home with only a few simple exercise tools You will need a jump rope, yoga mat, swiss ball and a simple dumbbell set or resistance bands. Don’t worry about what to do or how to do it because I will develop an individualized movement program that will allow you to heal and to gain your strength back.

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Many of College Hill’s long-time residents are elderly and living on a fixed income. Because of physical disabilities or a lack of funds, they cannot afford to perform maintenance on their homes. To address this neighborhood need, the LCMS National Housing Support Corporation (NHSC) has partnered with a variety of funders and Riverview West Florissant Community Development Corporation to perform much needed repairs on local homes in the College Hill community. To date, more than 70 homes have received vital repairs including plumbing, carpentry, electrical work, the installation of stair rails, ramps, and new roofs.
When funding is available, an average of two homes per month are repaired and/or rehabbed. Work is often limited to minor repairs and or rehab such as electrical, plumbing, rails, steps, gates, tuck pointing, and painting. In many cases, the repair work is conducted by local skilled labor in College Hill (under the supervision of a licensed contractor). Work that requires more extensive licensing is performed by a licensed contractor and reduced rates are negotiated when possible.
To download an application for assistance through this program, please click on the button below. Applications are reviewed by NHSC staff and repairs are made as funds are available.

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GLEN COVE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Dozens of Jewish centers have been targeted with threats since January, and the surge of hate crimes and threats prompted the president’s first remarks on the subject Tuesday.
Teaching painful lessons of the past to their granddaughter, the Goodmans toured Nassau County’s Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center amid a nationwide uptick in antisemitism.
“Every day there is something, either with a Jewish center or some other place where they’re threatening with bombs, or on houses where they put the Nazi symbol,” Sharon Goodman, a retired Holocaust teacher, told CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff.
“I’m seeing an undercurrent of hate in the United States,” her husband, Paul, added.
President Donald Trump broke his silence on the subject after a dozen new bomb threat were made against Jewish community centers across the country and hundreds of Jewish headstones were toppled in a St. Louis cemetery.
“The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil,” he said after touring the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
His remarks were welcomed in a place filled with the tragic images of what happens when bigotry goes unchecked. Holocaust Center officials said anti-Semitic incidents in New York City have doubled since this time last year.
“What this country needs is a strong and funded Holocaust mandate in our education system,” Beth Lilach said.
Four waves of bomb threats prompted a tweet from Ivanka Trump, who converted to Judaism.
“America is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. We must protect our houses of worship and religious centers,” the first daughter posted.
In kosher markets, synagogues and community centers on Long Island, New Yorkers said they will be vigilant but not deterred.
“I don’t think it would change the way I conduct myself or do business, because that would let them win,” one woman said.
Nassau police said they are responding to the national climate.
“What we’ve done for many, many months is upped our enforcement and intensified our patrols around any type of religious institution,” Lt. Richard LeBrun said.
Jewish leaders Tuesday called for a federal task force to find the culprit behind the wave of threats and called on Trump to not only comment on the subject but take the lead.
The JCC Association of North American reported that 54 Jewish community centers have faced 69 threats since the beginning of the year.

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NordenBladet – I can say nothing but WOW! I am surprised myself that I undertook this “crazy” thing and carried out a tour of 12 days with children around almost all of Finland. The entire journey was even cooler than I could imagine. We witnessed and experienced so much that it is tricky to describe all of it at once. I could start a similar or even lengthier road trip this moment – and the same I can say about both my children. All the three of us are entirely superbly thrilled about the trip! It is so cool to be travelling with them, finding out new and exciting traits about their characters, listening to their ideas and plans for which the everyday schoolday, the extracurricular activities, the workday doesn’t usually leave that much space.
We started off on 20 October in the early morning. Viking XPRS departed at 07.00 from Tallinn and arrived at 09.30 in Helsinki. I bought two-way boat tickets already in August, the moment I stumbled upon the idea of travelling and also I thought that buying them early would entail a discount. I paid 157 EUR (tickets to and fro, vehicle, three passengers and a cabin), yet soon enough it turned out that the trip would be longer than initially planned and also that the tickets would be less expensive a week before the departure. So I annulled the previous tickets (I always purchase the 6 EUR insurance that enables me to cancel and/or change the tickets). I bought new tickets, this time one way tickets, so that the return wouldn’t be “an obligation”. A4 Seaside Standard cabin + car + 3 people, the sum total was 65 EUR. I always travel in a cabin since 2h30min aimlessly wandering in the boat would be very tiring for me and it seems a waste of time. The cabin gives you some privacy, is peaceful and adds the possibility to extend the morning sleep or also take a look into the subject of work.
At 09.30 we were in Helsinki in the harbor located at Katajanokanlaituri 8 and as the children wished we headed in the first place to Starbucks (Esplanadi 39, 00100 Helsinki) – when you exit the harbor and drive to Pohjoisesplanaadi Academic Bookstore (Akateeminen kirjakauppa) then it is in the same building. We ordered Grande Latte (5.10), Grande Strawberry Cream Frappuchino with whipped cream (5.50) and Grande Mango Frappuchino also with whipped cream (5.80).
Then I switched on my Garmin GPS. As I have a very old model then I prayed that it wouldn’t let us down during the travel, and we headed towards Nurmijärvi. (HERE you can read more about Klaukkala village and Nurmijärvi). We drove around in Nurmijärvi, and by the way we also visited Aleksis Kivi’s birthplace and memorial. Riipilä, Reuna, Klaukkala, Luhtajoki, Palojoki, Alhonniittu, Karhunkorpi, Raala, Jäniksenlinna, Nukari, Suomies, etc… all sweet small countryside places. The more up north, the more there are forests, the more meadows, and privacy.
Further on we drove through Hyvinkää and stopped in Riihimäki as we wished to pop into FLOW Kosmetiikka factory-store to see how the making of nature friendly soap is done in Finland. We had a box of “Elisheva & Shoshana” handmade soaps in the car with us and I thought since we were already the neighbourhood then why not say hi to “colleagues” and find out more about their soap assortment. Unfortunately they were exactly on the same day away at a fair.
In Riihimäki we also decided to dine – for the great joy of the children in Hesburger. We ordered double cheese burger menu (Kerrosateria) 7.90, Megaburger 6.90, Cheese burger 2.60 and large French fries 2.70.
All full, our tiny car turned towards Hämeenlinna. We decided to visit Häme stronghold (Kustaa III:n katu 6, 13100 Hämeenlinna) on the banks of Vanajavesi lake, dating back to the Middle Ages, that is functioning now as a museum. Hämeenlinna is the oldest town is Finland’s mainland and until the 19th century among the most important towns in Finland. Hämeenlinna is the place where, provided a broader time schedule, one might spend days. The best known sightseeings in Hämeenlinna besides the Häme stronghold are the stronghold’s cannon museum, prison museum and Hämeenlinna art museum. By the way, this is also where the world renown composer Jean Sibelius was born and lived until the age of 20 – also the composer’s birthplace is open for tourists (Hallituskatu 11).
At around half past four we started off towards Tampere. It is 79km from Hämeenlinna to Tampere via E12 Road (around an hour driving). I drove without any stops directly to Tampere to manage to go to the Ilves SPA in the evening so that the children could go to bed at a normal time, since all of us had woken at 5 in the morning. The hotel SPA was sweet cozy and peaceful, besides us there were just two more people. After swimming and sauna Ivanka Shoshana started playing with the dearest toys taken along in her Pippi Longstocking rucksack, she told her Baby Alive doll and Penny Ling what she had seen during the day. Estella Elisheva was watching a video from Hans something in her cell phone while I briefly did some work in the computer. The hotel also did a surprise gift to us, the room service catered champagne, Karlfazer sweets, strawberries in chocolate and also beverage for the children. As I asked what all these were for, since we hadn’t ordered anything to the room, the maid announced that it was from the hotel to the VIP guests. 🙂 Nice! You don’t say – it made me feel delighted. Many thanks! Our room was high up and from the window there was a wonderful view. Starry Tampere is charming!
Just received a surprise present ? from hotel’ s reception – Thank you Ilves Hotel ? #surprisepresent #present #hotels #luxuryhotel #luxurylife #roomservice #hotelilves #sokoshotelilves #sokostampere #originalsokoshotelilves #champagne #goodvibes #travelblogging #digitalnomads #relaxintampere #lifeintampere #vacationintampere #reseblogg #resebloggare #NordenBladet Good night! ???
In the next blog post the day in Tampere and our journey to Vaasa!

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text: In October 1941 the Nazis decide to crush a rebellion in Serbia by mass shootings of civilians. In the city of Kragujevac thousands of people, including entire high school classes, were rounded up and shot in one day. The movie follows the fate of one of such classes.

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Join us under the trees at the amazing Tortworth Arboretum, just 20 minutes north of Bristol, to spend a day in nature.
Looking after you mind body and spirit, we open the woods for the day and offer a series of walks and talks, as well as reflexology and massage.
Your ticket will include all walks workshops, and you can also book in for a treatment once we have the schedule finalised.
This event is for anyone aged 16+, any gender.


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Why You Need A Bullet Proof Personal Brand!
I went Live on Facebook and Instagram. Here's a clip of the discussion.
Have you ever felt that no matter what you do, you just aren't good enough?
Do you sometimes question whether or not you have any skills or abilities to offer to the world?
Feeling unsure about ourselves and doubting whether or not we can add value to the world is more common than you may think. Self confidence is a real struggle for many professionals.
What I have discovered about personal growth is, it is difficult to move upward when your environment or surroundings pull you down.
Yes, being internally motivated is important yet there is still something to be said about the company that we keep.
Not only are our social contacts influential in how successful we ultimately become, but many times our work environments can actually slow down our progress.
In the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, John C. Maxwell shares that to growth thrives in conducive environments.
If you are surrounded by people who are growth oriented and are in environments that enable you to work to your strengths, you stand a greater chance of excelling in whatever you choose to do.
1. Everyone around you seems to be going NOWHERE FAST! This is a good sign that, if you are in fact focused on growth, you should strap up your sneakers and run for the border.
2. You feel stunted or imprisoned when you are at work and you can't figure out why. A quote I read along time ago said this "Everybody is a Genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid."
If you are in a toxic environment or are not able to do work that is meaningful to you, you may be that little fish trying to climb the tree.
Find your strength zone and work in it. If your work environment leaves you feeling confused or lacking, it may be time to assess if you are in the right place.
3. You lose interest in the conversations and activities that you used to get excited about. There could be many reasons why we lose interest in the things we used to like, but chances are if the environment that we are in leaves us constantly feeling bad, bored, sad or worse confused...it's probably time to check out.
Have you ever felt that your environment was keeping you back? Was it the people or the places? What did you do to make your environment work for you or did you just exit all together?
Feel free to share below. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Want more tips on how you can grow to your fullest potential? Get on the VIP list to get more tips on how you can develop a Captivating Personal and/or Business Brand.
You will get first access to my resource library for paid and unpaid products, discounts to newly launched products, freebies (books, templates or guides) that will help you as you build your own personal and business brand.
Are you prepared to face yourself?
That dreaded little piece of reflective equipment. I remember there was a time when I used to absolutely dislike looking in the mirror (literally and figuratively). There was this thing happening with my self-esteem that just would not allow me to feel comfortable looking back at myself. A lot of it stemmed from the fact that I felt very 'unpretty' , but also because I just didn't like who I thought I was. That was a period where I can honestly say I did not value myself. I was young, uncertain of my identity, confused about my purpose. I assessed my value based on what I assumed others thought about me. Fundamentally, I was lost.
Have you ever felt a strong dislike toward yourself? Maybe because of something physical or maybe more to do with something that you did or maybe because of who someone else told you that you were/are?
Well, can I tell you something? It's normal for us to go through periods of low self esteem. It's a part of getting to know who we are. What keeps us stuck though is when we are unable to see our worth entirely. When our self esteem remains low and we are unable to see value in who are are.
For me, getting unstuck was really about discovering my overall beauty and learning not to judge myself by my past mistakes. When I was able to do that, I invited morning sessions where I would just stare in the mirror...just because. I was ok with interacting with people because I knew my worth. I no longer feared 'what are they going to say about me'. That became irrelevant. When that happened, I was able to focus on my growth both personally and professionally.
In the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, John Maxwell shares with us that many people fail to reach their full potential because of low self-esteem. I have also found this to be true throughout my journey. The people that are the most successful are those who have a firm confidence in who they are and what they are all about.
Whether your mirror is physical or mental, are you able to face it? Are you able to look back at what is being presented to you and say that you are alright with the reflection? If not, how can you work on building your self-esteem so that you are in a position to really appreciate and value all that you are and can potentially be?
You are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself. If you see value in yourself, you will add value to yourself.
Are you ready to try something new? To grow beyond your wildest imagination? Take an intentional step in the direction of your personal growth. Join me and select group of like minded professionals as we explore John Maxwell’s 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth.
Teca Cameron-Tackie is a leadership and success coach. She works with emerging leaders, mid-career professionals and entrepreneurs. She equips her clients to gain the confidence needed to WIN at life, work or business. She specializes in soft skills development specifically coaching her clients to build their most captivating personal brands by learning how to master their appearance, behaviour and communication for success.

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All of the cross-references will immediately update and you're good to go.We have inserted cross references in documents back to numbered paragraphs. Hi Julie-Ellen, The cross-references probably won't update until you do at least a print preview.Important: If you want to create cross-references to figures and tables, their captions must have been created with Word's , the field to which the cross-reference links has been deleted (for instance, a deleted figure or table caption produces this error).If you are not sure which element the cross-reference referred to before, undo the update and check.Now if that bookmark moves to another page as you edit the document and it repaginates, you can easily update that reference without having to manually check it.
As you say, Word does show the text before you update the bookmark.In the "For which bookmark" list at the bottom of the dialog box select the bookmark that you want to cross-reference to.Once you're happy with what you have there, click "Insert" and Word will insert the page number at the current cursor location.Or perhaps you’ve inserted the cross-reference in a table but the font used in the table is smaller than that used in the body text, yet the cross-reference displays in the larger font.
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A West Virginia mother is accused of trying to sell her five-month-old son to get money for a new apartment.
Apr. 24, 2009 4:57 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia mother is accused of trying to sell her five-month-old son to get money for a new apartment.
Rebecca Sue Taylor of Charleston was being held Friday at South Central Regional Jail on a felony charge of offering the purchase or sale of a child.
A criminal complaint accuses the 19-year-old of offering to sell her son to another woman for $10,000.
The woman, identified as Leigh Burr, told Charleston police that Taylor later cut her price to $5,000.
According to the complaint in Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Burr said Taylor told her she had never bonded with her son and needed money for another apartment.

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What Is the Difference Between Cincinnati, Texas and Classic Chili?
Meat, beans, cinnamon—dive into the differences between three classic types of chili.
Winter is a drag, plain and simple. While Chicago is great during the summer and fall months, the winter and spring months can really bring guy or gal down.Unlike mountainous regions where winter more of a wonderland, Chicago, as a relatively flat, urban area, is longing for winter activities. The city tries to do all it can by erecting temporary ice rinks around, and they even put in a winding winter ice ribbon at one of our more contemporary gems, Maggie Daley Park, but that’s really not enough to get you through the cold, dark, and dreary part (feels like half) of the year. Suffice it to say, once the holidays are over, I’m ready for the warm weather and sunshine.
Given my predicament, this year, I realized I had a choice: I could sulk or I could find little ways to make the winter a bit more bearable. For now, I’ve selected the latter option. So, you know what I did? Let me give you a hint. It involves food. SHOCKING! Anyway, one of the things that’s helped give me some added pep in my step during the fourth season of the year (let’s not get into the technicality that most of winter takes place during January, February, and March, thus making it more like the first season of the year) has been making a pot of homemade chili each week.
Chili's Best FriendThe Best Slow Cookers for Every Personality and SituationThere’s something great about a bowl of chili on a cold winter’s day. Warm and filling, chili is a food that can turn your winter from crummy to cozy (or, as my son would say, “co-ZEE”). As if that weren’t enough, chili is phenomenal for a party (ahem, Super Bowl), and it’s one of the greatest stretch meals of all time. Not sure what a stretch meal is? Here’s my definition: Any meal that stretches beyond a single meal, whether it lends itself to varied preparations in subsequent reheatings, gets better after a day or two (think casseroles), or is so darn good, you could practically eat it every day. Chili, my friends, is without a doubt a stretch meal. You might be wondering what makes that so nice. Well, I’ll tell you! Today, I got caught up in something. Before I knew it, I was looking at 3:30 pm, I had not eaten lunch, and I was in no mood to figure something out (I only know one way to play “The Hunger Games,” and that’s hangry). At that moment, I remembered I still had a little chili in the fridge. About three minutes later, I had a warm bowl of happy waiting for me. I had saved myself some stress and indulged in a restaurant-quality dish I had prepared a few days ago.
Now, if you’re reading this, you might be wondering: What kind of chili was it? Or, you might be wondering, instead: There are different kinds of chili? To the former, the answer is “Classic.” To the latter, the answer is, “Oh, yeah!” You see, chili is one of those things that can spark serious arguments. There’s green chili, white chili, veggie chili, chicken chili, turkey chili, Texas chili, Cincinnati chili, and classic chili (sorry if I’ve forgotten any). Now, I’d argue that two of the most famous region-specific chilis in the United States hail from Texas and Cincinnati, respectively (sorry, New Mexico, home of chili verde). What’s more, these differ from the chili most people think of—something I call “classic chili.” Because of this, I thought I’d fill you in on the difference between these three popular chili types, guide you to some recipes, and let you decide for yourself which variety you like the best. Okay, here goes!
Many in Texas will boast that theirs is the original, and I’m not sure anyone’s in a position to argue that point. Texans will probably appreciate hearing that, from my perspective, they stay truest to the literal dish—chili con carne. Translated, chili con carne (what we’ve shortened to “chili”) means “chili [peppers] with meat.” Texans take that translation to heart, relying heavily on two flavors—chili peppers and beef (typically a cubed roast). A real-deal Texas chili is so committed to these flavors, that you won’t find fillers like tomatoes, or beans in the dish. Without these “dulling agents” Texas chili is known to bring the heat. It’s for these reasons that chili here is known simply as a “bowl of red.” If you’re feeling bold, try this Texas Chili con Carne recipe.
If you were to take a Texan to one of Cincinnati’s many chili parlours, they would be shocked. That’s because what Texans know to be chili is extremely different from what residents of The Queen City recognize as chili. Since most of my dad’s family resides in Cincinnati, I’ve had Skyline a time or two, so I like to think I know a thing or two about the Cincy-style. Cincinnati chili has Greek influences which give it a unique flavor and consistency. Different from Texas chili, the Cincinnati variety relies on ground meat, tomato paste, and a wide variety of spices, from cumin, to cinnamon, to allspice, to cocoa (yes, cocoa). There’s more sweetness with Cincinnati chili. Additionally, where the Texas stuff is more of a stew, the Cincy stuff is more of a sauce or thick soup. And while that’s enough to separate Cincinnati-style from Texas-style, another difference is in how it’s served. Texas-style, in its most traditional form, is served as is. Cincinnati-style is served in one of five varieties: 1) Chili, by itself; 2) Chili atop spaghetti; 3) The three-way, which adds shredded cheese (a classic); 4) The four-way, which adds beans or chopped onion; and 5) The five-way, which adds beans and chopped onion. Additionally, one can opt to use Cincinnati chili to top a Coney-style hot dog. If you’re feeling adventurous, try this Cincinnati Chili recipe.
What most of the country thinks of as chili probably lies somewhere in between the Texas and Cincinnati styles. This “classic chili,” as I call it, uses ground meat (most commonly beef) as its base. From there, tomato (fresh, crushed, diced, paste, or sauce), beans, onion, peppers (sometimes even corn), and seasonings (like chili powder, garlic, and paprika) are added in, mixed, and cooked together. A lot of folks will throw cumin into the mix too, but, for my tastes, I do without. The consistency sits somewhere between a stew and a soup, and the heat can range from mild to five alarm. Sometimes, classic chili will be served with shredded cheese, chopped onion, or oyster crackers. Additionally, you can find this type of chili being used to make traditional chili dogs. For a great, classic chili, explore here.
There you have it. As you can see, these three styles of chili are about as different as New York and Chicago pizza. In fact, you might wonder how each have come to share the same name. Nevertheless, like New York and Chicago pizza, each style has its merits. Try them out, and see which one you like best. Then, you’ll have a stretch meal in your repertoire that can warm your body, and spirit on a cold winter day. After all, it’s the little things, right? Enjoy!
Greg is a Chicago guy who likes to cook, dine, and help others navigate their food choices. Why? Because food is an integral part of our lives, and he's the best version of himself when he's well fed. When he's not writing for Chowhound, he's writing about handling the domestic responsibilities of a husband and stay-at-home parent for his new online community. Visit philosophyofdad.com.
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On its 10th birthday, Facebook may not be as popular as it once was but it’s still the world’s top social media website and its creator is still a very rich man. Mark Zuckerberg has earned $3.4billion for himself already this year. That’s more than $109million per day for the 31 days in January. We could work out the hourly rate but that would be depressing. The man’s wealth is of course based on stock market value of the website he founded. The $3.4billion figure materialised on January 30 when FB reported its quarterly earnings.
Zuckerberg’s fortune increased twice as quickly as other billionaires. His personal fortune stands at a barely believable $28billion, which puts him 22nd in the world according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires index. This most recent windfall has allowed Zuckerberg to close the gap on other internet billionaires like Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin who have gained just $1.4billion in the opening 31 days of 2014. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has actually lost money this year, as he’s seen $3.4billion wiped off his fortune. Let’s not shed too many tears for Bezos who still ranks among the world’s wealthiest people, but the heads of Google, Amazon and Facebook are all now within shouting distance of it other on the wealth list.
Each of these guys has a long way to go if they want to get to the top of the technology money list as that particular order of merit is headed by none other than Bill Gates. He’s the world’s richest person with a personal fortune of $76billion. Oracle’s Larry Ellison is in second place with $42billion to his name and below the pair is Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer who has $18billion to play with.
Zuckerberg may not be at the top of this particular list but he should console himself with the fact that at 29 years old he’s the youngest billionaire in the top 150.


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The guiding questions of my essay here are ‘Can I afford to be interdisciplinary in my pedagogy?’ and ‘Can I afford not to be?’ While I absolutely embrace and understand the reasons in advocating for interdisciplinary pedagogy, I would like to suggest that there are some important reasons to embrace and hold on to pedagogic disciplinarity as well.
I am mostly reacting to the particularities of my institution, which I know is representative of so many others: small, independent, and increasingly financially tight. With a student body of fewer than 2,000 students, and a full time faculty of fewer than a hundred, Marymount Manhattan is the smallest liberal arts college in New York City. Theater is our most popular major and we have a competitive dance program. These combined and visible programs at the College overtake the agenda in many ways, not least because the students—reflecting the nature of theater students generally—are loud, visible, and active. As a result, the Humanities are in some ways the ugly neglected stepsisters at the College, and it seems that fewer resources are directed our way or put into our recruitment of students. Last year we were lucky to garner sixteen incoming students who declared English as their major (both first years and transfers). Every year this number seems to decline, and when a tenure track faculty member in our department of six recently left the college, we lost the line completely; another is set to retire this year, and that line is also in peril of remaining vacant. Because there are few faculty and little money, we have a 4-3 teaching load (reduced from 4-4 in 2009, the year I started). The faculty in the Department of Literature and Language (English, combined with minors in French, Spanish and Creative Writing) are remarkably productive and visible in our fields, a testament both to the high number of well-qualified PhDs and lack of good jobs, as well as to the desire of many of us to be in New York City. However, it does not look promising for us to move to a lower teaching load any time soon. Indeed, the administration holds the possibility of a return to a 4-4 as a bargaining chip over the faculty’s heads. The school depends heavily on tuition dollars, and even a small deficit of students slashes the year’s budget in several places.
Although our original BABEL panel took place before the much vaunted ‘Crisis in the Humanities’ media coverage caught fire (see Robert Stanton’s essay above as well as the 2013 articles on the topic in The New York Times, The American Scholar, The New Republic, Harvard Magazine, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among others), those of us in the trenches had already been dealing with the perceived need for a constant justification of Humanities education and a re-invention of what the Humanities, and in my case, the study of literature, should and could mean to our students. The BABEL conference also took place before the documented fall in college-age students and the new financial realities for many schools. As The New York Times has recently reported, the ‘hardest hit are likely to be colleges that do not rank among the wealthiest or most prestigious, and are heavily dependent on tuition revenue’ (Pérez-Peña, 2013). So, I am reporting to you from the eye of this perfect storm: a Humanities professor at one of those hardest hit colleges, wanting to save my discipline and my institution both.
Such are the disadvantages of such a small school, small faculty, small department, and small number of majors. We are always scrambling to “recruit” and maintain our students. We have extremely broad coverage—I am both the medievalist and the early modernist, I teach theory classes, introductory surveys, General Education courses, and writing classes. There is little to no money for events, for speakers, for student field trips, etc., and because we are so small, when we do have these events, they are sparsely and dishearteningly attended. However, there are also advantages. There is less bureaucracy, so it is easy to propose and teach a class. Because I am the only medievalist and early modernist both, I teach upper level courses in or nearly in my field every semester (although this would be ‘Chaucer’ and not ‘Medieval Devotional Writers’). Because we are in New York, we have the Cloisters, the Met, the lecture series at all the libraries, universities, museums, etc., to add to our curriculum. Included in this advantage is the ability to co-teach a class with some ease; for example, I have co-taught a course on the Nineteenth-Century Gothic and the Medieval with another colleague in English. Students who double major are especially encouraged to engage in interdisciplinary work. The dance/English double majors that I have had produce extraordinary studies of movement—explicit and implicit—in medieval texts. An art historian/English double major wrote her paper in my Arthurian Literature class on the pre-Raphaelites, bringing her critical eye to both literary and visual texts.
Interdisciplinarity has become the new buzzword in academia, partly in response to this ‘crisis’ in the humanities. By pushing faculty and students beyond what is perceived as a narrowness of subject, the promise of interdisciplinary education is that it prepares students for the ‘real’ world, where subjects and their analysis are not discrete. As with many institutions, my college gives quite a bit of weight to the promise of interdisciplinary pedagogy. The administration encourages all the writing courses to be interdisciplinary to some extent, and there are many requirements of interdisciplinarity built into our newly revamped General Education program. For example, students are required to take a course (from any department) that provides an ‘international perspective.’ A pre-existing course can be approved as having this designation, and then students from any major can take it to fulfill that general education requirement. Faculty in our department have been strongly encouraged to create these designated courses, or fit existing ones into the designations, because doing so will help fill our classrooms, and our classes need to be filled in order to justify our jobs (the realities of a small, cash-poor teaching institution!). As a medievalist whose work is largely interdisciplinary (isn’t that the nature of medieval studies, after all?), it is not difficult to fill my syllabus with readings not just in literature, but in history, art history, and theology. The ‘cultural studies’ designation thus fits many of my classes naturally, and I have adapted some so that they receive this designation, but as of yet I haven’t created a class anew for a general education designation. So to some extent my departmental colleagues and I must be interdisciplinary. We literally can’t afford not to be, because students (who are increasingly driven by post-college career plans, the reason Communications is an over-full major) and unfortunately administrators (who measure our worth by bodies in the classroom and the tally and retention of our majors) may find us increasingly irrelevant if we don’t.
However, I think this rush toward interdisciplinary pedagogical practice has left much to be desired. Crucial skills and knowledge are lost in what and how the students learn. Can we really ‘afford’ to be so interdisciplinary? Certainly my Introduction to Literature students, and many of my upper level majors, do NOT know how to read closely; they are so used to reading a text only for its broader cultural context that they are unprepared to look at the language and the literary form. We have just changed our English major requirements to put back what had been long since taken out—historical surveys. We found that students had no concept of literary history, and that they could not see literary relationships among texts from different time periods. We should not be turning to interdisciplinary pedagogy before first establishing some sense of discipinarity. We cannot afford to lose what being an English major means—having attained a particular set of skills and knowledge—because these skills and knowledge are distinct from (if related to) those of an art historian or a sociologist. Learning to specialize develops ‘real world’ skills in itself—an ability to focus, to master, to apply broadly learned skills to something narrow and concrete.
My ideal vision of interdisciplinary pedagogy is less in the teaching and more in the learning, in the sense that is it is my responsibility to teach my students a discipline, how to apply it, what it entails, and then encourage them to look outside of those boundaries and find ways in which the learning they have done elsewhere can accompany and complement what they have learned with me. I can (and do) gesture to these concepts in a class—the ways in which a text can be transformed in light of art history, or economics, or religious debate—and can indeed co-teach a class with a colleague in another discipline to bring these disparate elements into dialogue. However, the existence of that dialogue requires two distinct voices, and those voices are shaped by the discipline from which they come. Speaking from the trenches, from that not-so-sweet spot of a crisis in small colleges that meets the crisis in the Humanities, I advocate for attention to discipline.
Pérez-Peña, R. 2013. College Enrollment Falls as Economy Recovers. The New York Times, 25 July. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/26/education/in-a-recovering-economy-a-decline-in-college-enrollment.html?pagewanted=all.


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Internet speeds in hotels are notoriously slow, even those that say they are ‘high-speed’. And often the more you pay for the hotel room, the worse they are — I think they want you to pay the exorbitant ‘per day’ internet rate. Of course, with Australia’s overall general internet slowness, I don’t expect a lot.
The free wifi at the Holiday Inn, Melbourne Airport was the worst. The website where you log in said that the speed was limited to 1 Mbps download (I get 10 to 15 Mbps at home, and that’s not particularly fast). The actual speed (measured on http://www.speedtest.net) was a miserable 0.49 Mbps. That was glacial, so I decided to log off and use my phone as a Wifi hotspot instead — Telstra gave me a blistering 48 Mbps!!!!! Holy Speed Demon, Batman! Pity I didn’t have any photos to upload!
I stayed at the Hilton Portland Downtown and Executive Tower. There was a bit of an issue getting my luggage through the doors at the hotel, but the guy who checked me in upgraded me to a bigger room AND their so-called hi-speed internet (free) as a result. It wasn’t high speed! On speedtest.net it was consistently about 2 Mbps upload. So I tethered my phone as a portable Wifi hotspot – that still wasn’t super fast, but it was around 10 Mbps. While that was much better, it wasn’t as good as I expected on a 4G phone in the middle of a city. During the conference, the free wifi for conference attendees was very patchy, and very slow at certain times such as the breaks when people were checking their devices for email, Facebook, Twitter updates, and in certain conference sessions when attendees were ‘live Tweeting’ the session highlights.
Public Service Announcement: If you are in a large group of people, or in a confined space, or BOTH (you know, like on an aircraft…), and you have a cold and feel a cough or sneeze coming on, then if you can’t reach a tissue in time, cough/sneeze into your sleeve (‘vampire sneeze’) or the neck of shirt or anywhere other than over your fellow passengers! The rest of the passengers will appreciate it, I promise.
For only the second time ever, I ordered a town car to pick me up from the Portland airport (PDX) and drop me back 6 days later. I’d had experience of a town car service last year when I was in Miami and my friend had ordered it for us, and in Pittsburgh where I’d ordered my own. And those experiences were good. I expected the same in Portland, but that wasn’t the case. Unfortunately, TripAdvisor.com doesn’t take reviews for such services, so I’ll write my review here. Note: I won’t name the company — if you’re going to Portland and need to know, contact me directly. Interestingly, this company’s Yelp and Google reviews (I don’t review on either) are greater than 4 stars. That’s not what I would have given them, especially for such an expensive service compared to a taxi or airport shuttle. My rating would have been 2 stars at best.
When I made the original booking, the website said the cost of PDX to downtown was ‘from $55 each way’; I was charged $132 (i.e. $66 each way) for the booking. There was no information about whether the difference was because of tax, or some other reason (e.g. pick up on a Saturday, and drop off on a Sunday, though it was during the day both times). There was no discount for a return journey.
I sent a text message to the cell number (NOT the office number) on their website when I got my US SIM and US phone number on arrival in Los Angeles that morning, as I had said I would in my communications with them. I didn’t get a reply, which I thought was a bit odd. It seems I should have sent the text message to the office number, which I assumed was a landline not a cell. There was no information on their website two weeks prior to the trip about sending to that number; however, in the interim they had revamped their website and the new website only has the office number (which is a cell phone) as their contact number. They had all my details (including email address) for this booking, so they could have let all their current reservations know of the website and phone number change.
In their confirmation email they said the car would be at Island 3 (and explained where that was) and would have my name in the window. My name was not in any window of any of the cars at Island 3.
Based on their website photos, I expected a black car – it was champagne colour with nothing on the side identifying it, so I didn’t recognise it as from the company and I was a little skeptical if it was the right company, until the driver said my name.
We took quite a while to find each other. The driver was waiting in his car at the designated spot (there were several cars waiting), but as he didn’t tell the person who was directing people to taxis etc. that he was there, and as he didn’t have my name in the window as promised, we didn’t meet up for about 15 mins. The only reason we found each other was that the taxi herder guy took pity on me and contacted his despatch and asked them to call the company and see where he was. The taxi herder guy wasn’t busy — there were plenty of taxis and very few people (maybe two parties he dealt while I was waiting on the cold metal bench at Island 3), so the driver should have got out of the car and talked to the taxi herder guy at any time. I was sitting on a bench directly in front of his car and in his full view! There were only about 5 cars at Island 3 at the time.
Once we found each other the driver didn’t introduce himself at any stage. That was odd too. And he didn’t wear a name badge.
The driver said that when he couldn’t find me (like he looked! I was sitting right in front of him!) he called my cell number in Australia but got no answer — he should have got my voicemail telling him I was out of the country, so I doubt he called. On my return I checked my voicemail for messages — there was nothing. He also told me he emailed me (when he was waiting for me to come out of the airport, yet I was sitting in front of him!), but I rarely check emails on my phone, and couldn’t while I was flying from Los Angeles. Besides, his email went into my Junk folder and so I wouldn’t have seen it on my phone had I checked my emails while waiting for him at PDX — I found it the next day!
What’s with drivers texting and looking at their phone while driving??? I’ve seen this elsewhere in the US too (Miami and Pittsburgh, most recently) and it’s scary! There’s plenty of evidence that the inattention that arises from texting or looking at a screen on your phone can cause serious accidents. I’d rather not be in a car with a driver who is that irresponsible for himself and his passengers.
There was no bottle of water for the passenger — I’ve come to expect this in other town cars I’ve used in other cities.
Same driver, and he was early to the hotel (about 15 minutes before the pick up time). I was early too, so that worked out well for us both.
This time I was in a brand new (black) car.
However, the car had obviously had passengers partying in the back seat the night before because bits of costume and food (green cotton candy!) were on the back seat, with a globule of green cotton candy in the seam of the seat where I was to sit in my white pants! I had to point out to him that this stuff was there and he apologised and shifted it all to the front seat, where there was a cowboy hat! How could he not check the cleanliness of the car before picking up the next passenger????
The driver’s black trousers had some light-coloured marks on the lower leg (dirt? stain? dust?) — not a very professional look. They just looked grubby.
No bottle of water this trip either.
After this experience, I’d be hesitant to pay the extra for another town car service — ever!


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We’ve all heard the story of how the emperor Nero fiddled as Rome burned. Today, we use it an as analogy, whenever fitting, to show the callousness of either a person or entity when they are obviously engaged in wreaking havoc or utter devastation; all while caring none-the-least.
While the Fed isn’t “planning to do anything in that direction,” the central banks using them “basically think they’re quite successful,” Fischer said Tuesday on Bloomberg Television with Tom Keene in Washington.
So what is one to infer? Easy: Fed too savers and the prudent: Screw you – buy stocks.
You don’t need to take my word for it. If you’re a saver, a retiree, an entrepreneur who just sold your business, a pension fund recipient, an insurance policy recipient, __________(fill in the blank) You know all too well the harsh reality of what the Fed. and others have wrought to these markets and their once stable products.
That is, until their next policy error. Then? Who knows. Although, with that said, what I have no questioning of is this: The ones who clearly don’t have a clue are the very ones now sitting back giving some form of altruistic investing advice. e.g., central bankers.
As bad as all the above is, what is even more concerning is that the Fed. (as inferred by all the latest Fed. chatter) is that they are absolutely clueless as to just how damaging they have been over the last few years. They have gone from self-imposed saviors of the world economy – to destroyers. And the evidence of that is now making itself known, much like the iceberg did for the Titanic. i.e., It may be too late to do anything other than see just how bad this is all going to end.
Based on what you may ask? Well, to my observations it can all be summed up in one word, and it too has to do with shipping. e.g. Hanjin™.
The issue with this story is two-fold. First: Not only is this story being brushed aside in an “Oh well, a shipping company went out of business.” story by the financial/business media. The second is: nobody seems to grasp the underlying destruction that may result in both business to business confidence and subsequent other damages it will have across the global supply lines in ways that will effect everyone – and the central bankers will be left powerless to do anything to quell it. For they are the cause, not the remedy.
The reason why this latest developing revelation (and it is – just starting) is so crucial to understand is this: It’s not about a company – it’s about how all companies will, or will not, send products to market going forward.
For if a company can no longer have surety that products will reach their destination, and they will be paid when they arrive – everything stops. And by that I mean everything. In other words; the company that produces the raw material, the company that produces the product, the middlemen, the retailer, and on, and on.
And when one of the worlds largest shipping companies with cargo aboard goes belly up stranding everything at sea, ports, yards and more out-of-blue? Everyone (as in every business) is now suspect.
Rates, letters of credit, insurance, and a whole lot more will most assuredly begin to go not only through the roof; some might not even be available going forward.
This is a direct response and result to central bank interventionism. For the pricing models, and market signals that would normally be present in a free market capitalistic environment have been either obliterated, or perverted so much to the point prudent business people can longer decipher market signals. And if you can’t see with some clarity – you just no longer take chances and sit on your hands. Even if that means lay offs, scrapping projects mid stream, and a whole host of others.
Central banks have destroyed market fundamentals. Pricing models that have worked, and been honed for generations, have been laid to waste by current central bank QE (quantitative easing) interventionism. And now those market forces are coming home to roost. And the premier of those forces is: Trust. i.e., getting paid.
Once there is even the slightest hint that that “trust” may be in question? All bets are off. And there isn’t a damn thing any central banker is going to be able to do about it if (or when) it happens. Period.
If central bankers are feeling frustration after flooding banks with trillions upon trillions of dollars and they still can’t get people to borrow or the banks to lend. Disruption in the “trust” when it comes to business to business transaction will make the first look like child’s play. And trust me, in practice? It is.
Pricing mechanisms along with their practical applications for hedging, price discovery, and more have been completely obliterated. And Hanjin is just another in an ever-growing list that many not only in academia haven’t a clue about, but also, those in the main stream business/financial media also seem oblivious to it’s all too real upcoming ramifications.
Want some proof? Just look to cattle futures. Or should I say – don’t look? For that market is all but been obliterated. After all, why make markets when all you need to do is take that money with little to no risk (at this moment) and BTFD in a “market” that’s more corralled than a stock yard? i.e., anything “branded” with a central bank bulls-eye on it.
That is – until beef begins swinging to-and-fro in ways that make going to a grocery store a decision on whether to bring your wallet – or a wheelbarrow?
Without stable markets to hedge livestock, vegetables, fuel, and more – don’t think for a moment some farmer or rancher is going to just “risk” raising or growing what everyone takes for granted to keep the shelves full. They won’t. And you’re already seeing the damage. It just takes time to work its way though when the decision, for the next decision, to raise, or plant has to be made.
For some markets (such is cattle) that time is now. But the results won’t be fully understood till later when there isn’t as much available, or worse, it possibly costs far more than most can afford. But hey – buy stocks right?
What most don’t understand (particularly those in academia) is just how quickly everything changes in business and commerce once the “trust” of being paid begins getting questioned. You don’t have to look all that far back for real life examples to see just how devastating, as well as how quickly, everything can go awry. I know for I was in the middle of it trying to conduct business during one of the most tumultuous times of the last few decades. e.g., During the Savings and Loan crisis of the late ’80s early ’90s.
During this period one of the most businesses hobbling things that manifested was the ever-changing terms of not only outright business credit, but also the terms on one’s revolving line of credit used to pay things like receivables (i.e., the bills) and you know that other little recurring expense – payroll.
Whether you, or your customer would be able to meet those obligations was at first, a monthly challenge, then weekly, then daily as terms via one bank to another changed from one day to the next.
An example went something like this, and this is from first hand experience, not speculation….
First you received a phone call out-of-the-blue and were told by your bank that your credit line on receivables, which were allowed for receivables 90 days old or less, were now reduced to 60 days.
In effect, what this did was this: Let’s say you had a customer that paid you 90 day terms like clockwork, never had a late payment, and did business with you at a rate of let’s say $300K per month. You now just lost $300K in working capital. And that’s for just one of you accounts.
To make matters worse, these changes were implemented immediately, as in today, not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, but right there and then.
And the response when you questioned (or screamed?) “Sorry, those are the new policies, and if you want to pay your balance off and find another bank? We understand.” And there was an unmistakable tone (or hope) that that was exactly what you would do. But it didn’t stop there.
Then, just like the previous, you received a notice that 60 was now 45. Then 45 became 30, then 14. Till in the end, you could no longer afford or manage being in business. Remember, this was taking place at first over months, then it was weekly, to near daily. But it wasn’t just you. It was also the same at your customers. And as they too succumbed to the same thing happening to them, the banks themselves then started shuttering at an alarming rate. Hence the now “Savings and Loan crisis” moniker.
Any business that relied on credit terms (which was just about most small businesses) was crushed out of business. Meat and provision suppliers closed, restaurants closed, and on, and on. If you were working in any downtown during the crisis you know just how fast businesses you deemed as “main stays” of a downtown and more closed in rapid succession. And guess what? It was none other than “the Fed.” who supposedly came in to rescue what basically they created. Hint: Does “The Committee To Save The World” ring any bells?
Back in 1999 when the Fed. was much like it is now riding a wave of media inspired congratulatory press as the “markets” were still riding the bubble created that would set the stage for one of the largest market collapses in history. e.g., The dot-com bust.
It’s quite possible I’m completely off base on this, and in many ways I hope that I am. However, I just see this latest Hanjin disruption much like when I made the case about why one should be prudent when it came to commodities far before the ensuing collapse when I penned “The Scarlet Absence Of A Letter Of Credit.” One doesn’t need to be a commodity trader to remember what happened next.
Yes, that may be true, for it is unmistakable via Mr. Fischer’s latest remarks that both the Fed. and others are quite content at bowing their monetary fiddles.
All while free market capitalism burns at the altar of monetary imperialism.

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Allison Warden is an Inupiaq performance artist and rapper, whose passion is helping young people explore their own culture… and find their voices and their place in the world. She doesn’t pretend to speak for all Inupiaq – she says they’re not all as weird as she is. Allison raps under the name AKU-MATU. She teaches, performs, writes and raps all over Alaska.
Her one-woman show, “Ode to the Polar Bear” has traveled extensively throughout Alaska and has been re-worked into a longer show, “Calling All Polar Bears”, which debuted in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2011.
In 2012, she received a Rasmuson Individual Artist award for performance art and became an “On Our Radar” artist for Creative Capital. She works with youth as an Artist in the Schools for the Alaska State Council of the Arts and loves empowering youth to find their creative voice through theatre and music. In 2014, she won the Governor’s Award for the Humanities.


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Im installing xampp, or trying too. This is the problem that came up when I tried to install MySQL from the xampp control panel. Can someone please help me to fix this?
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This huge old house is currently undergoing repairs, so now is the time to buy and remodel to suit. True to the era in which it was likely built, there are few closets as furniture pieces were used for clothing. However, there are several large rooms both downstairs and upstairs to modify to your liking. There is one bathroom downstairs and one upstairs. There is a small kitchen downstairs, front porches both upstairs and down, and a newer wooden deck out back. The roof is metal. Come and see the potential of this property which is across the street from an existing attorney's office. SELLER WILL CONSIDER LEASE OR LEASE PURCHASE OPTIONS.
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I’ve been busy! Last week my sister-in-law Laura got married and I was the maid-of-honor. I also did her hair for the wedding. I wish I would’ve taken some pictures, but I was just trying to be so helpful that I completely forgot about even taking a camera with me. It was a really beautiful wedding though!!
The weekend before that, we had to go to Arkansas for a funeral. Lance’s great-great-aunt (who was more like a grandmother) passed away. She had been sick for some time. She was a librarian, which is why Lance became one (or will become one….he does the work, just doesn’t have the official degree yet), so she will always have a special place in our hearts.
The weekend before that, my mom came to Nashville to see me while Lance went camping (for our new brother-in-laws bachelor party). We had a lot of fun and went shopping and couponing a lot. It was nice to have her here with me while Lance was gone.
Add all that in with my long work hours and several doctor’s appointments and adjusting to some new medicines, I’m ready for a quiet weekend. Lance and I don’t have much planned which is wonderful! I think we plan on going and seeing Inception at some point which we’re excited about. I have two free movie tickets from some coupon deals I did, so it’s not going to cost us anything!
I also need to clean off my deck. My balcony garden is done for. My cucumbers got some kind of disease where the leaves turned splotchy and got covered in this web stuff. Then the plants next to it got it too, until it spread all over. I tried to save them and clip the bad leaves off, but it didn’t help much. Not to mention, it’s been sooooo hot outside that I had been watering them several times a day. I just decided to give up. It was a really fun summer project and I was so proud of my garden, but it was clear that my plants were not going to survive.
In a couple weeks Lance and I will have a few days off. We promised each other when we got married that we would take a few days off to spend together for our anniversary every year no matter what. Our anniversary (3rd one!) was actually back in May but we couldn’t take time off then, so we pushed it back until August. The plan right now is to have a “stay-cation”. It’s crazy that we live in NASHVILLE and never take advantage of all the things this city has to offer. We may decide last minute to go somewhere, but I doubt it.
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Early in the Spring, I decided that I wanted to have a container garden on my balcony. Because I work from home, I thought I would really enjoy it, and have plenty of time to work on it.
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I would say probably 95% of my seeds sprouted, but only about half did well and got big enough to put outside. I have since then bought 2 tomato plants and a bell pepper plant.
I’m really loving my little balcony garden and everything is coming along quite nicely. I can’t wait to have some fresh, home-grown produce this summer!
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I'm making a scoop neck blouse in silk charmeuse (this is a project for my book) and have been thinking a bit obsessively about what interfacing to use on the neck facing. Yes, interfacing. I can actually admit to laying awake at night scheming about this very detail.
One thing I've always liked about vintage and couture sewing is the use of ordinary fabrics as interfacings: muslin, organza, taffeta, canvas. I think there's very rarely just one good choice of an interfacing, and the notion of using these fabrics (rather than commercial interfacings) just appeals to me as a nice bespoke touch. But you know how I love those fiddly vintage details!
Anyway, I've been mulling over the interfacing choice for this silk charmeuse blouse. I originally thought silk organza. But my time at Susan Khalje's couture sewing school has me rethinking my tendency to go to organza for everything. I learned that you don't want to use organza as an underlining or interfacing for anything that has a softer hand than the organza itself, as it can cause unattractive buckling or bunching in the fashion fabric. Susan actually recommends silk crepe de chine as an underlining for charmeuse.
I've come across a few sources this week that suggest "self-fabric" as a great interfacing for charmeuse and other silks. In other words, if you were interfacing a neck facing, you would use a second layer of your fashion fabric basted to the facing. Claire Shaeffer is one proponent of this method, while the Emma One Sock fabric guide says: "By far the best interfacing for charmeuse is silk. Use silk organza for those areas that need a bit of crispness. Use a layer of self-fabric for those areas that need interfacing but need to retain a soft hand."
And indeed, I would want this neckline to retain its drape. So I'm thinking the self-fabric route might be the way to go, in conjunction with some careful hand understitching to keep the layers from rolling to the outside. I'll finish the facing edge by hand overcasting because I'm feeling fancy like that.
Have any of you used this self-fabric method? Obviously, the best way to see if an interfacing will work is to test it. But since I have little time to sew right now (only enough time to lay awake thinking obsessively about it), I thought I would pose the question.
Oh my word! I have no comment on the actual issue at hand but that gradient silk charmeuse is INSANELY gorgeous.
I haven't used self-fabric as an interfacing, but I have used similar weight fabrics as interfacings in the past with great success. I think the upside really is that it helps retain the hand of the fabric, while adding a tiny bit of stability. So often commercial interfacings really don't even come close to mimicking the actual fabric, and just ruin it. I'll definitely be interested to hear what your results are with trying this on the silk charmeuse!
Absolutely. There's no hard and fast rule about what makes "the best" interfacing. It depends on the garment, the fabric, the desired hand and drape of the garment and your needs. I've used self fabric for interfacing with beautiful results.
I made a gown for a black-tie wedding out of charmeuse last year, and did self-fabric for all the facings-- it worked perfectly! The fabric maintained its drape beautifully. Good luck, can't wait to see the finished product!
Self fabric as interfacing is definately a vintage thing. My Mother and Grandmother used nothing else- I can remember being taught by them, that was all one needed. I also remember the point when I switched to a comercial product- wool skirt with waistband- it looked more like a tire innertube than a waistband!
Beautiful fabric! Love the blog.
I agree with Northern Sky; my mom used self fabric or similar fabric for interfacing, and sometimes for linings. We've all bought into the concept that garments required separate stuff, such as nonwoven interfacing, but these options didn't come into general use until the 1970s. I remember some pretty horrible press on interfacing stuff that would just shrivel into hard hunks if touched with a hot iron.
Although I haven't used silk with self-fabric facings, I have used slippery rayon and poly counterparts and am definitely a proponent of it, with the bonus that the facing feels just lovely against your skin. I will say that with slippery fabric, even with understitching can roll out, so I usually would make my neck facing larger so I could also anchor it at the shoulder seam (and sometimes the side seam!) It may be that my prominent chest was more likely to push the facing out. It is super luxurious to have a facing that's a half-lining size, and it was always super easy to draft. It's my favorite for v-necks as well.
I haven't used it myself, but in reply to someone on another site who had a question about the use of sew-in interfacing (which I have used), I did some research and passed along the idea of using self-fabric. That method is used for some better men's shirts.
I've read that one can use muslin, but I've wondered what kind to use. In addition, it's very unstable and blocking it was always the first step in any of my sewing classes. Maybe once it's sewn in it's no longer a problem.
Using silk sounds like a good idea, but, as you noted, doing samples is the only way to tell. It's expensive, but on an a blouse that's already expensive, why skimp if it will work?
If fact I am sewing a blouse right now and I'm using self-fabric interfacing for the neckband and front placket. The fabric is a semi-sheer cotton lawn in jet black. I chose to go with self fabric interfacing for the shirt because all of the other interfacing I tested looked yucky to me when seen through my fashion fabric. It is working out well - I really don't need alot of stiffness and the interfaced pieces look perfectly matched to the rest of the shirt.
I have no experience with self-fabric facing, but from everyone's comments, and my desire to avoid buying more supplies than I need, I am *totally* going to try this out. :) Thanks!!!
I have used self-fabric for interfacings with great results. What I appreciate about the self-fabric is being assured that, upon washing or dry-cleaning, both layers will behave the same; so I never hesitate in choosing this method over commercial interfacings.
I routinely use self fabric for interfacing on blouses. If I don't have enough fabric, I will at least try to find a fabric of a similar hand that is the same color. Same color interfacing is particularly nice if the garment has buttonholes since you can sometimes see little white threads where you cut out the buttonhole if you use white interfacing.
I started using self fabric for interfacing initially just because, in between my grandmother's two yearly visits, I pretty much made sewing up as I went along when I was younger. So I'd look at something and go, "Okay, that waistband needs to be sturdier? Maybe I should fold the fabric over another time and sew it all together!" If it needs something else, "oh, maybe I'll stick in a layer of this felty/netty/starched/weird vinylly stuff from the fabric box to keep it in place!" Sometimes this was a disaster (not EXACTLY an interfacing case, but...corrugated cardboard strips do not stabilize the bases of purses as well as they promise a thirteen year old they will). Other times, it worked well enough that I didn't really realise I was doing anything strange.
I now have sort of a resistance to using "real" interfacing simply because I never got in the habit and rarely have any around. Also, since often my sewing tends to be done with mystery fabric from Goodwill and torn-up clothes, a trip to the fabric store isn't necessarily part of a project...so why bother going just to get some weird fake fabric stuff? Occasionally, especially if I'm working with a pattern that's making me nervous and I just want to follow the directions verbatim, or if it's necessary for something that the fabric I have doesn't seem happy about accomplishing, I will use it. But for the most part I'm a fan of sticking to the fibers you've got!
I've never sewn anything with silk charmeuse so I can't speak to the specific fabric though...except to say it's gorgeous!
Definitely test it but my vintage sewing books seem to give the same suggestion with blouse weight silks they often use self-fabric. I'd try it.
I haven't done self-fabric yet but probably will because even the lightest interfacing on charmeuse added more weight than I wanted on my last silk project. Out of curiosity I carefully pried open facings I liked on a couple of my more high-end rtw silk (both charmeuse and crepe de chine) garments and they just had a layer of self fabric folded back into the facings (buttonhole, neckline, even cuffs). There was no interfacing, anywhere.
I don't think I've use self-fabric for interfacing yet, but I did something similar on a recent blouse. It was silk charmeuse that I underlined with silk crepe de chine because the charmeuse was a little too sheer. I used the crepe de chine as the interfacing on the facings and it was perfect.
Have you ever done a faced facing? It is my favorite finishing technique for facings. It looks so lovely and it can even be done with fusibles if you are careful.
I´m doing my second year in dress making and design (in Sweden) and i first thought i did not understand what you ment.
Our teachers always preach about taking the same fabric as interfacing, i actuelly never thought of using anything else when it comes to good sewing.
Its fun to lern that you can do things more then one way!
I always turn to self-fabric first as a facing or lining! Taught that way by my mom & grandmom (who taught me to sew when I was a kid).
I only use store-bought interfacings if I need something weirdly specific, & really only for making purses. I like the non-woven heavy interfacing for purses bec. it makes them extra crisp & sturdy.
I once undertook making a blue dress with a drapey cowl neckline out of silk charmuese and the self-fabric facing worked like a charm. Unfortunately the dress itself didn't fit as nicely as I had hoped so I never wear it. I love the colour of your silk! It is going to be fabulous!
As an aside, if you were making a muslin for a charmuese-appropriate pattern, what would you use that wouldn't be as dear as the real deal but would still give you an idea of how things will drape?
Gabrielle - for test fabric for charmeuse, sometimes you can find steals on rayon challis. It helps using it for the drape aspect. I was playing around with silk a lot last year and found some rayon challis on super sale. It actually ended up being a lot cheaper than most muslin.
Oh, I never thought about not using organza for something that is lighter than it! I've been interfacing with "regular" fabrics for some recent projects, and I've had good luck with using the interfacing on the cross-grain, to gain a little more stability.
Can't wait to see your blouse!
I've never thought of using self fabric as interfacing before, but am going to try it out as soon as possible. Living in the Philippines means that I can usually only find very hard non-iron on interfacing which don't do the job well at all! This is probably a much better alternative!

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