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Max Vu Cult 18″ Chase Hawk Bike Check

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Name: Max Vu

Age: 13

Height: 5 feet

Max’s instagram: @maxvutang

I still wasn’t ready for a 20″ and the 18″ was getting a bit tight so we felt it would make sense to make an 18″ xl frame. We chose the Chase Hawk frame because he is one of my inspirations! Also because his frame is very identifiable with the unique seatstay curve. I love how cool the old school bmx frames look. So much style and character. I like the craziness!

This new frame features a shorter rear. All of my previous frames had a super short rear, but at 11.25″, this is the shortest so far. With the shortened backend, the extended 19″ front didn’t feel longer, but gave more space for barspins and leg movements. We feel that this is the most advanced 18″ out right now. It’s about time the little guys get good parts!

The forks are also new. It’s the first high quality 18″ fork. The investment cast dropouts are so cool looking and strong. Because of the longer front-end, we set up this bike with a taller handlebar (.5″ taller than the older bar) and .5″ taller stacked headset. This will give the bike more leverage with manualing and hops.

The wheels are pretty much the same as all my previous bikes, but now with fat Dehart tires. These wider tires will help with tire riding rails and gives more cushion if I land hard.

The cranks are from the old bike. Primo Powerbites have never failed! I have never stripped a single set. That’s only 4 sets we have used since my 12″, 14″ and 16″.

Overall, the new setup feels very responsive and light! At 21 lbs it’s 1.5 lbs lighter than my previous red watermelon Cult OS 18″ bike. Robo and Neal are working on 135mm Cult cranks and 8″ Cult bars. On the wish list is a fork with a steeper offset to help with nose wheelies. Thank you Robo and Neal at Cult for always being supportive and listening to my needs! The future is bright for the groms!

Frame: Cult Chase Hawk 18″. 19″TT, 11.25″CS, 75 degree headtube angle, 14mm investment cast dropouts at 4 lbs.

Fork: 28mm investment cast sect

Stem: Cult salvation 40mm

Bar: 8″ rise

Headset: Primo Stevie Churchill

Seat: Cult micro fiber tripod

Seatpost: Cult tripod

Crank: Primo powerbite 135mm with titanium 22mm spindle

Pedals: Primo JJ

BB: Primo

Sprocket: Primo JJ 25t

Chain: Cult halflink

Wheels: Primo N4FL front and Primo Freemix 8t LHD laced with Primo chrome spokes to 18″ prototype rims

Tires: 18″ gum Dehart 2.3

Pegs: Primo plastics 4″ cut down to 3.5″

Weight: 21lbs.

Jensen Anders: 14″ Blank Digit BMX Bike Check

Jensen Anders 14 inch Blank BMX Bike Check

All pictures by Evan Daniel. Instagram: @evanjdaniel
Name: Jensen Anders AKA (JENZ)
Age: 6 1/2
Height: 46 inches.
Weight: Still not much, maybe a scale shattering 45 lbs
Home Town: Holly Springs Nc
Favorite Time Riding this past Summer? Preforming with Daneil Dhers Gold Medal Bmx Shows, Sk8 Cary Jam where I came in 3rd, and just cruising the streets at the beach.
Next BMX Goal? The next big goal is to land a 360 and hopefully compete in more of the USA BMX Freestyle competition.
Most kids go from a 12″ to a 16″ BMX and 14″ BMX bikes are difficult to get. What made you decide to get a 14″? Basically when we bought 12” Cult Juvenile we got the 14″ Blank Digit at the same time for his sister. Knowing his size and weight wasn’t going to change very fast it just made sense. Right now the 16” is still way too big for him.
The Bike is fairly new, but do you think getting the 14″ was worth it? Being he’s a smaller 6 year old I feel it was completely the right thing to do. The 14″ helps keep him in the right riding position. In retrospect I wouldn’t change the decision we made. The 14″ Blank has helped keep him on a steady path of progression.
Jensen Anders 14 inch Blank BMX Bike Check

Frame: 14″ Blank Digit
Fork: Blank Digit
Bars: Cult Juvenile
Stem: Blank
Grips: Cult x Vans Flangeless
Seatpost: Cult Juvenile
Seat: Cult Juvenile
Pedals: Lixda MTB’s They’re as big as a dinner plat
Cranks: Profile Racing 127mm No Boss
Bottom Bracket: Stolen American Sealed
Sprocket and Number of Teeth: Spline Drive Salt 26t
Chain: Rainbow KMC
Brake post: 990’s Mike Laird welded on for us.
Brakes: Fly Manual U’s
Front and Rear Spokes: New cut and threaded thanks to All Star Bikes
Pegs: Stolen Nano’s
Any other special modifications to your bike or parts? Still rocking the one armed Yoda Lego charm from the Brake line.
Sponsors: Kid Dynamite
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Kaci Halahan 3 Year Old BMX Girl 12″ Bike Check

Kaci Halahan 12 inch Cult Juvi BMX Bike Check

Kaci Halahan 12 inch BMX Bike Check Custom Top Tube PaintKaci definitely has the most dialed BMX of any 3 year old on the planet! Everything about this bike is awesome from the custom paint, to the custom built 12″ wheels with Profile hubs!

Keep up to date with the Halahan’s at Instagram: @irodetoday — Lots more Halahan content on BMX Groms: bmxgroms.com/?s=halahan

Name: Kaci Halahan
Age: 3
Frame/Fork: Cult Juvenile 12″
Paint: Custom by @brendandonovanart
Hubs: Profile Elite/Ti hardware/Aluminum cassette with 12T cog
Wheelset: custom lacing with Ti spokes by @michaelccottle @probikesllc
Tires: Kenda
Chain: KMC
Sprocket: Profile Elite 25T spline drive
Crankset: custom 95mm with Profile Ti spindle
Seat: Alienation
Pedals: Odyssey
Kaci Halahan BMX Bike Check Custom Front 12 Inch Wheel Profile HubsHeadset: FSA
Grips: Uni
Bars: Redline 5.5″
Stem: Profile Acoustic 48mm / Ti bolts

All Photos by Geo Jenkins – Instagram: @geojenkins

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Dorian Giordano 18″ Laird BMX Bike Check

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Dorian Giordano Bike Check TrundownName: Dorian Giordano

Age: 13

Height: 4″11

Favourite place to ride? I don’t have one fave park, but I definitely like riding with everyone ar TRP in Detroit, I really like the chill vibe, Joyride is my homepark, I also ride at All In Skatepark, Le Taz, Cannington,and Bens outdoor dirt jumps in Collingwood.

Next three tricks you plan on learning? Get my flairs back on my 18″, get my dbl bars and supermans over jumps and definitely working on getting my street better Mike Gray and Steven Moxley always helping out on that.

Ultimate BMX goal? Just encourage all kid’s to get out and ride and just have fun,and to one day rent a plane and fill it with all my friends and to fly out to finally sesh in California!! Also XGames and riding with Mark Webb are def in my top goals.

Raddest BMX moment from 2016? Finally landing my Backflip over a spine!! I ate it SO hard the first time I tried remember??

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Frame / Size: 17.75 Laird Custom

Why did you choose that frame? Because Laird builds are really light and you can design it to fit you, my standard has good pop

Forks:S&M Pitchforks

Bars / Size: S&M Mini Grandslam 7.25

Stem: Profile Front Load

Grips: Odi flangless softies

Headset: Macneil

Seat: Demolition Market

Cranks: Profile 145mm

Sprocket / Number of Teeth: Profile 28t

Chain: BSD half link

Tires: Maxiss M tread

Rims: Alienation

Front Hub: Profile Mini S&M shield hub

Rear Hub: Profile Mini Chrome

Pegs: Federal Plastic Aluminum

Pedals: Premium

Brakes: Right now I’m brakeless but when I use brakes it’s Odyssey M2 clear stop brake pads.

Detangler: Shadow

Special Bike Customizations: All ti bolts,little devil custom Laird Frame build.

Shout outs or thanks? Everyone at 3ride Bmx, Link Foundation, SkullCandy Canada, Odi Grips, Sleek, Mike Laird and just all the people that are always so awesome and supportive and put up with me and my craziness!! and YOU Guys BMX Groms you were one of the first to get behind me and show me support when I started riding!!

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Nahum Billington 20″ Sunday Radocaster BMX Bike Check

Nahum Billington 20" Sunday Radocaster BMX Bike Check

Nahum Billington is a rad 13 year old BMXer from Canada. Nahum just transitioned from an 18″ to a 20″ Sunday Radocaster build. BMX Groms worked with him to build the bike and document the size change for an upcoming feature on BMX Groms. We used as many parts from the 18″ as possible to help the transition. The 20″ Radocaster frame is a good choice for your first 20″ BMX. The Radocaster frame features excellent quality at an affordable price, which is important when you are still growing and may move up to a larger frame in the future. Learn more about this frame on Sunday Bikes. The 20.5″ top tube length is a good entry point into the 20″ size. For more info on BMX sizing, peek our sizing guide.

BMX Groms build Sunday Radocaster

Nahum Tuck No Hander AirName: Nahum Billington

Age: 13

Height: 5’6

Weight: 135

Riding style (park/street/trails etc.)? Everything I can ride.

How old were you when you started riding? 8

Which size BMX did you start on? 18″

Do you have any advice for kids choosing a bike to start BMX? Choose a bike that fits you, not one you can grow into.

Frame/Top Tube Length: Sunday Radocaster 20.5

Fork: Sunday Octave

Bars/Size: Fit Skyhigh 8.25″

Stem: Shadow Strike Front-load

Grips: Odyssey Tidal

Bar ends: Odyssey

Seatpost: Duo Resilite

Seat: Elat OZ

Cranks (and crank arm length): Sunday Saker 175mm

Sprocket (and number of teeth): Sunday Sabertooth 28 tooth

Sunday Radocaster BMX Groms  20 inch build.

Chain: KMC

Front Tire: Fly Ruben Rampera

Front Wheel: Sunday Lighting

Rear Tire: Fly Ruben Rampera

Rear Wheel: Sunday Lighting

Pedals: Fly Ruben Graphite

Hub Guard: Gsport

Pegs: Gsport

Brakes: N/A

Any special mods? My bars are cut to a custom width, so they aren’t too wide.

Shoutouts or thanks? Huge shout-out and thanks to Sunday and BMX Groms

Sunday Bikes front hub on the Radocaster Build.

Sunday Bikes headtube on the Radocaster Build.

Drivetrain on the Radocaster Build.

Rear hub on the Radocaster Build.

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Two recent cross-burnings at a predominantly African-American and Hispanic church in East El Paso present an odious threat to the safety and well-being of that congregation. We must acknowledge that the only role of a cross-burning in our society is to strike fear and cause deep trepidation in the hearts of the targeted community—feelings intended to undermine the ability of those families and individuals to feel safe in their place of worship, in their exercise of their civil and human rights, and in their persons. That this has happened is entirely lamentable and condemnable, and the Border Network for Human Rights strongly decries what has happened and stands in solidarity with the victims of this crime. Whoever is responsible for this act must be held to account for this crime.

Furthermore, this horrific moment brings to the fore an ugly spectre of racism and racially-motivated domestic terrorism that all of us, as friends and neighbors, as El Pasoans and Americans must, personally and collectively, reject, denounce, and combat. It is essential that everyone, regardless of creed or color, age or sexual orientation, class, national origin, or physical ability feels safe in their person and in the free exercise of their human and civil rights.

We have a relatively long and proud history in El Paso of providing these rights and opportunities. El Paso was the first city in the Old Confederacy to desegregate local schools after Brown in 1955 and all remaining public places in 1962. We elected a Hispanic, Raymond Telles, as Mayor in 1957, years before peer cities in the Southwest. Texas Western was the first university in the University of Texas System to desegregate, also in 1955, and the 1966 Men’s Basketball team opened doors for African American athletes across the country. Incidents such as this cross-burning are anathema to this history of what we have done as a community these past decades and cannot be allowed to set the path for where we go from here.

When something like this happens that specifically targets Black and Hispanic residents of our community we must not look away and should not move on without confirming to ourselves to the idea that the rights and lives of these neighbors matter, and committing ourselves to struggle on behalf of their cause. The Border Network is committed to this struggle against racism and oppression and we look forward to working alongside multitudes of our fellow El Pasoans to craft a more respectful, more just, and more peaceful world.

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Every time I go into an interview, I figure out one more thing that I should have done, sigh! I'm hoping I didn't screw up too badly this time around but not holding my breath. Since I have so much of it still going around in my head, I'm guessing it would help if I share it here.

I've learned that going into an interview is like selling your services. Unfortunately, I'm not a seller. I even have a hard time "selling" my work to my boss when evaluation time rolls around. So, I was thinking of the time we were soliciting quotes for building a patio in our house. The highest bid won the business because: they worked with us to figure out what we needed, they proposed several solutions that would meet our needs, and they showed us what they have done and could be done in our property.

I also remember one of the contractors that I talked to. He listened to our needs, told us he could do the job and gave us the quote. He didn't discuss different alternatives, didn't show us what he has done or explain how he came up with the estimate. Unfortunately, I have had interviews go like that. I missed all the opportunities to tell the hiring manager why I was perfect for the job.

With that in mind, I set out to prepare for this last interview. For the "tell me about yourself" question I talked about how my experience meets their requirements. I even went out and told them exactly that in the interview. In the past I have thought that by listing my accomplishments I would imply that there is a match. I decided I needed to explicitly say it for them to know it.

On the flip side, I missed the opportunity to explain how I am "uniquely" qualified for the position. I recognized this opportunity after the fact since it came in by them pointing out the gap that I may have in my experience. Now that I think about it I also got asked why I wanted to move from hardware to software. The truth of the matter is that everyone has a gap unless they were the ones doing the exact same job in the exact same company before. So, I need to shift away from focusing in the deficiency, figure out how I would cover the gap, and explain how my past experience can help in covering the gap much better than anyone else. I need to remember that what they are really asking is how they can justify to their upper management hiring someone outside of their group to do the job. I hate those missed opportunities!

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I hate those missed opportunities!

You might send a thank-you email to the interviewer and add the sales pitch you think you should've given. Not too long and wordy, mind, make a brisk point or two. You might also mention how much you'd enjoy working for him/her or with their team or customers/suppliers, whatever is most appropriate.

Whenever I interviewed for professional jobs, I sent a thank-you note (later a thank-you email) and reiterated my good fit with their needs. It didn't always work, but usually. One hiring manager thought I wasn't a good fit for the job, but hung onto my info and contacted me 6 months later when she was staffing up a new department. I was her first hire there!

Before getting professional jobs, I was always offered positions on the spot. When someone articulate, upbeat, nicely groomed and dressed goes after a low-end job, they usually blow away the competition. At least that worked for me in decades past.

Easy for me to pontificate now that I'm retired...I doubt I'd fare so well in today's job market.

While prepping for teaching a class this fall in user interface design (DH is a college computer science instructor), a few minutes ago my husband found a book of mine on that subject that I used in that job referenced above. heh.
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I'm going to second alstro's advice. If you can send a follow-up email, it will give you a chance to not only thank them for their time, but also to emphasize any points you want to make about why you're a good fit for the position. Possibly even why the gap could work to their advantage.

I landed the job I have now a little over 4 years ago. At an appreciation dinner in April, I had the opportunity to talk about all the changes our office had been through in the past 18 months. My former boss was in attendance. I pointed out how excited I had been to get the job and mentioned that I had even sent a follow-up email to him expanding on why I was the right person for it. He smiled at me from the audience and said "And that's what put you over the top"

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Not strictly related to my job sucking, because I was separated from Agere Systems on October 24 in their rolling every-two-week layoffs.

November 20 (my 5 year anniversary) was a little hard to get over this year, but I managed it. Today however was the ultimate limit: I got, via UPS (where I've applied for a job, by the way) a small package that contained a smaller package. Inside that smaller package was a watch with the engraving "Agere Systems 5 years" on the back of it.

Oh, just rub my face in it, why dontcha.

Nice watch, though. I might keep it. Might be worth something someday.

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Prior to 2011, neither my wife nor I had any Traditional IRA accounts. In early 2011, for tax year 2011, we each contributed to non-deductible Traditional IRAs and immediately simultaneously requested the accounts be rolled over/converted into our long-held, previously existing Roth IRAs. Our objective was what is often known as the "Backdoor Roth" strategy.

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As a result, my wife and I each have $0.01 in our traditional IRA accounts based on the interest earned from the 2011 contribution.

The question(s): Does it make a hill of beans worth of difference if we wait until we make our 2012 contributions to roll over those pennies? Or is there some tax provision or paperwork simplification I'm not thinking of that makes it a better idea to roll 'em in 2011, in the same year as the original contributions? If it matters, we're both in our 30s.

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remembering light

I remember you, but how?
Just how remains unclear.

I remember lights were low –
I think that I drew near?

I remember sadness, still;
A strange, low time of day.

I remember confusion, dark,
Sadness and dismay.

I remember the layout
Of the saddest room.

Maybe built within my mind.
Maybe. I don’t know.

I know that things changed that night –
I’m sure that it was night.

I know you can’t have given up -
That would suggest a fight.

I always knew the difference –
The way we stood apart.

Just a mother and her child –
No football in the park.

Few photographs – fewer words –
Maybe it hurt too much?

Even now, the tears roll forth
If you’re mentioned over lunch.

Writing this, I barely see
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Wednesday, 1st March 2017

The Cummings stable is confident that progressive 3YO Man From Uncle (Uncle Mo-Derelique, by Danehill Dancer) can continue on his winning way in the $1 million Gr1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. The son of former Champion US 2YO Uncle Mo is unbeaten this preparation, posting impressive wins in both the Gr3 Eskimo Prince (1200m) and Gr2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) in Sydney. "He's going pretty good," stable foreman Edward Cummings told racenet. "He's done everything we could have asked this prep. He's come on again from the Hobartville. He will relish the 1600 metres and is proven in the ground." Cummings added: "He did some lovely work this morning. It was a nice gallop on the course proper, coming up the last two furlongs, strong through the line and wanting to do more." Man From Uncle is on the second line of betting for the Randwick Guineas at $6 along with Inference and Prized Icon. Comin' Through, who finished third behind Man From Uncle in the Hobartville, is favourite at $4.50.

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7037 Glen Mist San Antonio, TX
$ 45,000
Property Attributes
  • MLS#1286325
  • TypeSingle Family
  • CountyBEXAR
  • CitySan Antonio
  • Area1600
  • NeighborhoodThe Glen
  • Zip78239
  • StyleOne Story
  • Year Built1973
  • Taxes751
  • Price$ 45,000
  • Bedrooms3
  • Full Bathrooms2
  • Half Bathrooms1
  • Sqr Footage1584
  • Lot Size2,614 SqFt
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Property Description

The possibilities this property provides are endless! Perfect home for an investor! This home has plenty of room to work with and create ideas on how to bring it to life. Centrally located, this property is minutes from local shopping centers, Randolf Air Force Base, and Fort Sam. This will go fast so don't miss out! *Also selling 7035 Glen Mist, MLS#1286311*

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Class Single Residential
Construction Pre-Owned
Hoa Mandatory None
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Proposed Terms Conventional, Cash
School District North East I.S.D
Status New
Style One Story
Subdivision THE GLEN

Interior Features

Bedroom2 Width 13
Bedroom3 Length 13
Bedroom3 Width 10
Cooling One Central
Family Room Length 13
Flooring Linoleum
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 1
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Heating Fuel Electric
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Kitchen Length 8
Kitchen Width 8
Living Area 1584
Living Room Length 13
Living Room Width 11
Master Bed Length 11
Master Bed Width 11
Master Bedroom DownStairs
Stories 1
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1 Month

Eli is 1 month old today. I can honestly say I don't know where the time has gone. I love being his mommy and can't imagine my life without him. It has taken some getting used to- for sure- but I love my little guy SO much. He is eating every 2-3 hours during the day and about every 3 at night. Last night, for some reason he was fussy in the evening and didn't go to sleep until 1 am. Well to our surprise he didn't wake up until 6 am. What a nice surprise! I am not expecting the same result tonight, but it sure was nice to sleep a consecutive 5 hours!

Our cute little Eli.

BIG yawn!

Enough pictures, Mom!

Tuckered out from all of Mom's pictures.

Happy 1 month, Eli! We love you!

Happy Tuesday

Tonight Eli was especially smiley and interactive. This was the best picture I could get. Hope it brightens your day like it did mine. :)

2 Week Stats

On Wednesday we took Eli for his 2 week appointment. He weighed 7 lbs 13 oz (so he had gained a pound since birth) 23rd percentile. He measured 20.9 inches (he was 18.5 inches at birth) 56th percentile. And his head circumference was 14.9- 65th percentile (I have no idea what it was at birth).

The same day we went to the doctor, we also went on our first family walk. It was a beautiful day and these are the two pictures of the event.

Eli's Favorite Cousins

Our nephews and nieces weren't allowed to come into the hospital room to meet Eli after he was born, so they all came to meet him within the last week. They were all so sweet with him.

Rhett- he said Eli was "cool".

Leah and her mommy. She didn't want to hold Eli, but I'm sure she'll be smothering him with kisses soon enough.

Trey & Grandma- he's not quite big enough to hold Eli. :) But he sure is cute!

Kyson- his expression is priceless.
Megan, Drew and Tyler- they were all so sweet with Eli. Love this picture.

Christmas Morning

This video was taken a week ago, but it is just so sweet I have to share. This is our little guy talking to his mommy. He was 5 days old when this was taken.


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Monday, October 22, 2007

What I'm Reading (or Planning to Read) Related to Nietzsche

In addition to the essays in the Geuss book, Outside Ethics, many of which deal with Nietzsche or Nietzschean themes, here's what's on my reading list that is Nietzsche-related (some of these I've already read some of and may write about, others I haven't started):

Christopher Janaway, Beyond Selflessness: Reading Nietzsche's Genealogy(Oxford University Press, 2007)

Tamsin Shaw, Nietzsche's Political Skepticism (Princeton University Press, 2007)

Julian Young, Nietzsche's Philosophy of Religion (Cambridge University Press, 2006)

Young's book is the one I am likely to write about in the near future.

I'm also still reading around in various essays in The Blackwell Companion to Nietzsche (2006), edited by Keith Ansell-Pearson. This isn't, I have to say, a very good collection, and it is extremely uneven, but (1) there are some worthwhile essays (of the ones I've read, Clark and Dudrick's on naturalism in Beyond Good and Evil is certainly the best, but I hold out hope for some of those I haven't yet gotten to, such as Peter Poellner's, among others), and (2) I'm discussed and criticized more than any other Nietzsche scholar, so that at least makes the volume interesting to me!

What are you folks reading?

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Geuss on Nietzsche: Two Quotes

So I have been reading various essays in Raymond Geuss's interesting and iconoclastic collection Outside Ethics (Princeton University Press, 2005). Many of the essays deal with Nietzsche or Nietzschean themes. I'll offer just two samples.

In the essay on "Liberalism and Its Discontents," in the context of considering the liberal ideal of "consensus," Geuss invokes Nietzsche as follows:
Nietzsche sees human society as a field of potential and actual conflict, although the conflict in question may not always be a matter of fisticuffs but may involve only the exchange of arguments and witticisms. In the realw orld, Nietzsche argues, any existing "consensus" can be no more than a momentary truce entered into for pragmatic reasons with and with no moral implications, and to expect anything more is a utopian hope. (p. 19)
Strangely, not a single text of Nietzsche is cited in support of these claims, not even in a footnote. This is Geuss at his Rortyesque worst: attributing views to important thinkers without even the pretense of scholarly apparatus. In some sense, these might indeed be views that could be ascribed to Nietzsche, but it is not obvious to me what texts Geuss has in mind. Maybe readers can supply the pertinent references?

Far more satisfying (at least for the reader interested in Nietzsche) is the essay on "Thucydides, Nietzsche, and Williams," in which, among other things, Geuss gives an excellent account of the "optimism" of philosophers (since Socrates) that Nietzsche rejects:
First of all, traditional philosophers assumed that the world could be made cognitively accessible to us without remainder....Second, they assumed that when the world was correctly understood, it would make moral sense to us. Third, the kind of "moral sense" which the world made tous would be one that woudl show it to have some orientation toward the satisfaction of some basic, rational human desires or interests, that is, the world was not sheerly indifferent to or perversely frustrating of human happiness. Fourth, the world is set up so that for us to accumulate knowledge and use our reason as vigorously as possible will be good for us, and will contribute to making us happy. Finally, it was assumed that there was a natural fit between the excericse of reason, the conditions of healthy individual human development, the demands of individuals for satisfaction of their needs, interests, and basic desires, and human sociability. Nature, reason, and all human goods, including human virtues, formed a potentially harmonious whole. (p. 223)
Geuss suggests that "the basic structure of a philosophy centered around the claim of a harmonious fit between what is rational, what is good for us, and what is good for our society has been very widely retained" in philosophy (p. 224), and that Nietzsche's rejection of this structure figures in why he prefers Thucydides to Plato. This account strikes me as both right and illuminating. (I touched on these themes as well in my Nietzsche on Morality (pp. 47-53).)

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Nietzsche Studies: Where the Action Is

ORIGINALLY POSTED NOV. 19, 2005 at; reposted here with some very minor revisions.
When I last wrote about Nietzsche studies, it was to grouse about some unhappy developments; here I want to write more constructively.

Last week, I was talking with one of the University of London graduate students participating in the Gemes/Leiter "intercollegiate" seminar on Nietzsche about what kind of work was worth doing in Nietzsche studies. Nietzsche studies in English-speaking philosophy have really flourished over the last 15 years (Clark's book, below, probably marks the turning point), and while there (alas!) continues to be an enormous amount of sophomoric garbage written about Nietzsche, there has emerged, for the first time, a secondary literature on Nietzsche that compares favorably in scholarly seriousness and philosophical quality, with the best work on Kant or Hegel or Marx. While the complete "professionalization" of the discipline of philosophy means that there is now some demand for specialist work on just about any figure in the history of philosophy, quite independent of his merits, in the case of Nietzsche there is an increasing recognition, both inside and outside the realm of specialists in post-Kantian German philosophy, that Nietzsche may really be the philosophical thinker of significance after Kant, and certainly one with at least as much resonance to themes in English-speaking philosophy as Hegel or Heidegger.

So, to return to my discussion with the postgraduate student mentioned above, the question arises what should someone thinking of doing doctoral research on Nietzsche pursue? Where, today, is the "action" in Nietzsche studies: what needs to be done? (A somewhat dated discussion of this topic is here.)

It seems to me there are now three lively and fruitful areas of philosophical research and writing about Nietzsche: (1) studies of the historical context in which Nietzsche was writing attending, in particular, to the historical influences operative on him--work that demands both command of Nietzsche and command of the relevant portions of the history of philosophy; (2) close, philosophically-minded readings of particulars books by Nietzsche; and (3) philosophical studies of particular topics or themes of significance in Nietzsche: his moral philosophy, his theory of mind or action, his metaphysics or epistemology. What has fallen very much out of favor, it seems to me, are the "global" studies of Nietzsche, which attempt to canvass all his famous (if not most important) themes, like will to power, the overman, and eternal recurrence--though, to be sure, there are honorable, and important, exceptions that discharge this ambitious task admirably (if not convincingly!), such as John Richardon's Nietzsche's System (Oxford, 1996) and Bernard Reginster's The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on Overcoming Nihilism (Harvard, 2007).

Historical studies aim to illuminate Nietzsche's ideas and arguments by shedding light on the historical context in which he wrote: the intellectual currents of his time, the particular authors he was reading, the philosophers who mattered most to him. Examples of such studies in recent years include: Christopher Janaway's edited collection on Willing and Nothingness: Schopenhauer as Nietzsche's Educator (Oxford, 1998); Gregory Moore's Nietzsche, Biology and Metaphor (Cambridge, 2002); Michael Green's Nietzsche and the Transcendental Tradition (Illinois, 2002); in some respects, John Richardson's Nietzsche's New Darwinism (Oxford, 2004) (though this also develops the ambitious, systematic account of Nietzsche's philosophy from his earlier book [UPDATE: see Jessica Berry's illuminating review of the Richardson book]); Robin Small's Nietzsche and Ree: A Start Friendship (Oxford, 2005); Lanier Anderson's and Nadeem Hussain's articles on the influence of NeoKantianism and positivism on Nietzsche; Jessica Berry's and Richard Bett's articles on Nietzsche and ancient skepticism (Berry's forthcoming OUP book on this topic will, I expect, bring this topic center stage in Nietzsche studies); and, in more modest forms, the portions dealing with Schopenhauer of Reginster's The Affirmation of Life (Harvard, 2007); the portions dealing with Plato in Richardson's Nietzsche's System (Oxford, 1996); and Chapter 2 of my Nietzsche on Morality (Routledge, 2002) surveying the impact of the Presocratics, Schopenhauer, and German Materialism on Nietzsche. This work, to be sure, varies a bit in its philosophical sophistication and competence, but even where this is obviously lacking (as in Moore's book), the historical erudition still provides rich material for the philosophically-minded reader of Nietzsche.

Textual studies aim to elucidate the philosophical structure and arguments of the books Nietzsche actually published. These kinds of projects are probably least suitable for doctoral students, though they increasingly attract the attention of accomplished scholars, and some of the best studies of this kind are still to appear, such as Maudemarie Clark and David Dudrick's forthcoming CUP book on Beyond Good and Evil and Christopher Janaway's recently published book on On the Genealogy of Morality (Oxford, 2007). Earlier examples tend to focus mainly on the Genealogy, such as Mathias Risse's articles, and the relevant sections of my Nietzsche on Morality (Routledge, 2002) and Simon May's Nietzsche's Ethics and his 'War on Morality' (Oxford, 1999).

Philosophical/thematic studies treat Nietzsche as the philosopher he really is, and explore, and evaluate, his views with respect to particular issues in moral philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind and action. Such studies demand both knowledge of Nietzsche and knowledge of the relevant philosophy, and thus mark the most important respect in which Nietzsche has now joined the canon of important historical figures in the history of philosophy. The watershed work was probably Maudemarie Clark's Nietzsche on Truth and Philosophy (Cambridge, 1990), which was followed by Lester Hunt's Nietzsche and the Origin of Virtues (Routledge, 1991), Peter Poellner's Nietzsche and Metaphysics (Oxford, 1995); my own Nietzsche on Morality (Routledge, 2002); and many articles by Mathias Risse, Nadeem Hussain, Bernard Williams, Ken Gemes, Raymond Geuss, Paul Katsafanas, and others (European Journal of Philosophy has published many of these papers). Neil Sinhababu and I have tried to collect a set of new papers of this kind in Nietzsche and Morality (Oxford, 2007) (with contributions by myself and Sinhababu, as well as Clark & Dudrick, Janaway, Risse, Hussain, Reginster, Poellner, Thomas Hurka, Simon Blackburn, Joshua Knobe, and Jay Wallace). Some of the most lively, recent philosophical debates have concerned, on the one hand, Nietzsche's moral psychology, and, on the other, his philosophy of mind and action (his critique of free will, his account of agency, his understanding of consciousness). My "Nietzsche's Theory of the Will" is a contribution to this literature, and it will also appear in a forthcoming OUP volume (edited by Gemes and May) collecting other essays on the general topic of freedom and autonomy in Nietzsche. (Gemes, Poellner, and Reginster will be presenting papers on this topic at the Pacific APA in March 2008, to which I will be responding, and since I tend to resist the moralized readings favored by most of these other folks, this should be an interesting session.)

I'd be interested to hear how specialists and doctoral students perceive the field. Comments are open; no anonymous postings and bear in mind that comments may take awhile to appear, so post only once!


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Archives for December 2014

Goodnight Moon Gala Ushers in New Name, New Chapter

Board members Sandra Stenmark and Liz KincannonOn November 7, a group of 300 Bright by Three supporters came together at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for the fourth annual Goodnight Moon Gala.

It was an uplifting celebration of our collective work to provide Colorado parents and caregivers of children aged 0-3 with the tools to promote a child’s healthy development and readiness for lifelong learning.

The dramatic moment of the evening came when the new name and brand – Bright by Three – was announced for the organization that has been known for the last 19 years as Bright Beginnings.

In 2015, Bright by Three will celebrate its 20th anniversary, so in many ways, it’s good timing to refresh and renew the organization’s brand. What’s more, the change coincides with exciting new program innovations – including the BrightByText system also featured in this newsletter.

Bright by Three was founded in 1995 by former Colorado Governor Roy Romer and former Procter & Gamble Chairman Brad Butler. And it was a special moment indeed when Governor Romer and Brad Butler’s daughter Nancy Butler Accetta took the stage at the event to unveil the new name and logo.

“Our name and our logo may have changed,” says Jean McSpadden, CEO of Bright by Three. “But our commitment to giving every Colorado child a bright beginning is stronger than ever.”

The 2014 Goodnight Moon Gala honored Colorado’s Early Childhood Leadership Commission and co-chairs Barbara Grogan, Anna Jo Haynes and Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia. The event emcee was George Sparks, CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and BB3 board member emeritus. The keynote speaker was Sarah Watamura, PhD, researcher and expert on the effects of toxic stress in children at the University of Denver.

The evening closed with a rousing rendition of “happy birthday” for Bea Romer, BB3 board member and former Colorado First Lady, who was celebrating her 85th birthday.

Click here to see photos from the event!  Read more about the gala in the Denver Post feature.


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So what’s the big deal about case studies?

October 13th, 2008

Today’s purchasing decision-makers are acutely skeptical of marketing. They can immediately sniff out the difference between fact-based, knowledge-focused information and the smooth sales pitch.

That’s why case studies and magazines tend to be the first thing they’ll pick up, at a sales meeting, at your booth, or from your website. These pieces promise real information that not only educates them on your product but on their industry.

Case studies are some of the most valuable tools you can have in your arsenal of marketing materials because they have real value. Dollar for dollar, they are by far the most cost-efficient: because of their tremendous reach and value, case studies pay for themselves thousands of times over.

Of course case studies on their own can’t close a sale for you. They aren’t sales people, and they will never replace them. But they are sales tools that your sales folks can really count on for backup.

Why am I such a proponent of case studies? Because I see a lot of marketing people get caught up in some of the fancier-looking stuff. Cool flash-based websites, hip, award-winning advertising campaigns, and sexy video downloads are much more fun projects than constantly pinging your client list for case studies.

But at the end of the day, we’re here for one thing and one thing only: to promote sales. Not to win awards and not to look cool (unless that increases sales). The marketer’s job is to let everyone know just how great your product is.

And case studies do that.


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On Wednesday, July 26, Cuba’s Revolution Day holiday, the Boston area July 26th Coalition is sponsoring a program on community development in Cuba and U.S.-Cuba relations featuring Brookline’s Lee Schlenker, starting at 7:00 at the Encuentro 5 Community Center in downtown Boston, 9A Hamilton Place, next to the Orpheum Theatre, across the street from the Park Street MBTA station. The program is being co-sponsored by Brookline PAX and Witness for Peace.

Lee Schlenker, a graduate in Latin American Urban Studies at Middlebury College, is a dynamic, bilingual researcher, community organizer and international solidarity activist currently based in Havana as an International Team member with Witness for Peace. He is a strong believer in grassroots solidarity work, participatory neighborhood planning, worker-owned cooperatives, and the ongoing construction of an urban commons. “In his free time,” according to Lee’s biographical note, “he pretends he can dance salsa, tries the spiciest thing he can find, and beatboxes until his throat is dry.”

The July 26th program will address both ongoing issues in Cuba and the more recent changes involved surrounding President Trump’s announced changes to the Obama-Castro rapprochement including new restrictions on trade and on travel, especially person-to-person travel, the specifics of which are due to be announced in mid-September. In addition to looking at new contexts and strategies for ending the embargo, the program will also address other areas relevant to normalizing relations including the return of Guantanamo to Cuba and additional matters involved with respecting Cuban sovereignty, especially ending U.S. government-supported “regime change” programs. The program will also address and help plan two major Cuba programs coming this fall.

The July 26 program announces the start Witness for Peace’s reactivation of its work in New England, and will be followed up with regional gatherings on Aug. 12 and a fall speaking tour with Cuban popular educator, media producer, and poet Marcel Lueiro Reyes in October. Marcel is a specialist in the fields of popular communication, culture and the arts in Cuba. His poetry collections have won national literary prizes. Marcel has traveled to many countries as both a popular educator and a journalist and will focus on community-based experiences in the struggle to create a more inclusive and democratic socialism. Marcel is eager to discuss the perception of US policies on the island as well as the influence of people from the US on aspects of Cuban life such as baseball, music, and film.

October will also see July26.org hosting a Boston area festival for Leonardo Padura, Cuba’s leading novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Padura’s popularity can be largely attributed to the series of noir detective novels he’s written, the first four of which have been made into films. The “Four Seasons in Havana” quartet is available on Netflix with English subtitles; it is being made into an English language series for cable starring Antonio Banderas. In addition to university programs in the metropolitan area, public programs include a reading and book signing jointly supported by the Coolidge Corner Theatre and the Brookline Booksmith (Padura’s latest novel, Heretics, was already in the front window when they were approached), an event cosponsored by Brookline PAX, to be held early in the week of October 9, prior to Brookline Sister City (Quezalguaque, Nicaragua) week, set to begin on October 15.

July 26 commemorates the beginning of the Cuban Revolution, the 1953 rebel attack on the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba. The date was adopted by Fidel Castro as the name of the movement and organization that developed — Movimiento 26 de Julio — and led to the Revolution’s victory over the corrupt and dictatorial regime of Fulgencio Batista more than five years later on New Year’s Eve 1959. The date gives its name to the Boston-area Cuba solidarity organization. It was the day after Revolution Day in 2015 that the U.S. and Cuba opened embassies in each other’s capitals for the first time since 1961.

Brookline has a history of activist Cuba programs in the Boston area. Last July 26 the Boston-area premiere of the documentary “All Guantanamo is Ours” took place at the Coolidge Corner Library, another event cosponsored by Brookline PAX and the July 26th Coalition along with the National Network on Cuba and the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity, and featured in the Brookline Tab. In May of last year Brookline Town Meeting overwhelming passed a “Resolution Calling for an End to the United States’ Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Against Cuba and Respect for Cuba’s Sovereignty.”

For further information about the upcoming programs, contact info@july26.org. A fuller version of this article is available at https://july26.org.

Peter Miller (peterm@igc.org) is the Brookline PAX representative with the July 26 Coalition.


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Menno Quote Archive ...

"We will promote unity amongst the Mennonite colonies to help loosen the mood and look towards establishing agreements with other groups through dialogue."
Bernard Dueck Kornelssen accepting the presidency of newly formed Frente Menonita in Chihuahua, Mexico, 17 Oct 2012.
"This [the MCC Canning Project] could have been automated years ago, but this makes it a community-building project."

Tina Quiring, Leamington, Ontario, regarding the 14th Annual MCC Canning Project.
We have always had a commitment to covering the Mennonite world, putting the word world in our name is renewing our commitment to covering the world global Anabaptist movement....
Paul Schrag, Publisher Mennonite World Review (MWR), f/k/a Mennonite Weekly Review (12 May 2012)
"En el campo no tenemos horas, el día que necesitamos no paramos, si se pide, se trabaja las 24 horas, no se duerme".
Klassen Heinrich Schmitt, Cancún, Quinta Roo, Mexico, of the Neuvo Salamanca Kolonie, near Bacalar (Mexico-Belize border).
"Mr. Barley, now 30, remembers a childhood of "picnics, cakes, pies," herding cattle and raising tobacco and sweet corn on his grandfather's farm. Bible study was a form of recreation. Dating and dancing were not allowed, but Mr. Barley didn't mind. "I was a great little Mennonite," he said.'"

Anna Jane Grossman contrasting the Mennonite life of Chris Barley with the Jewish life of partner Marc Kushner, 13 April 2012, New York Times.

"The speaker imagines what others must be thinking: "We want only the damaged details.' 'Yes, describe your sex life as a Mennonite.'"

Ohio poet Becca J. R. Lachman discussing The Appple Speaks, 08 April 2012.

"Out of our aging fabrics, weave new hope. Out of strands, weave a fabric, a tapestry. Out of the parts, weave a whole."

Leonard Dow, MCC U.S., MCC recommissioning prayer, 30 Mar 2012

The Intention is one of retrieval, an attempt to uncover buried goods through rearticulation – and thereby to make these sources empower again …
Béla Szabados quoting Charles Taylor’s Sources of the Self (1989), p 520.

"The revolt against one's environment is usually 'shame' of one's environment."
Czeslaw Milosz, The Captive Mind (1953)

 "Mennonite is like the equivalent of being Jewish.  Its a culture/religion mind meld."
Tim Wall, 2012 Facebook posting.

"Until very recently, they have considered themselves as "pilgrims," wanderers whose attachment to a "Heimat" (homeland) was never strong enough to prevent them from moving on ... This is especially characteristic of the Prussian-Russian Mennonite group,"
George K. Epp, "Russian Patriotism ...," Journal of Mennonite Studies

"Oh, those Amish are so industrious, unlike those shiftless Mennonites,"
Marj Simpson, The Simpsons, Fox Broadcasting Co.

"When grain is in demand, things go well,"
Armand duc de Richelieu, Governor (Gradonachal'nik) of Odessa, 1803-1814

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Levolor Blinds | Vermillon, SD
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Levolor Blinds

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Levolor Home Fashions is the leading manufacturer of Metal, Wood & Faux Wood horizontal blinds, PVC and Fabric vertical blinds, Cellular, Pleated and Roller shades. Given its diverse product selection, Levolor has the perfect blind for your needs - to fit every design scheme and budget.

Hunter Douglas® | Vermillon, SD
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Hunter Douglas®

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For half a century, Hunter Douglas has created innovative and beautiful window fashions. From the first flexible aluminum blind and the first honeycomb shade, to the revolutionary Silhouette and Vignette window shadings - combining the best features of blinds, shades and draperies.

RM COCO Fabrics | Vermillon, SD
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Each new collection that is released is comprised of the best fabrics or trim, based on an overall artistic, design appeal.

Kirsch® Window Treatments | Vermillon, SD
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Kirsch defines elegance, pays close attention to detail and is a dominant force in innovation.

Window Treatment

One of the quickest, simplest and most affordable ways to change the whole look and feel of a room is to change the window treatments. Wallpaper, fresh paint, or new furniture will, of course, nicely do that too. But changing the window treatments is something you can do yourself in no time at all, and the visual rewards are immediate.

If you prefer to have the focus of your room be away from the windows, and toward, for example, your furniture, or a colorful rug or wall hanging, the obvious choice for the window is a natural or neutral color, and a relatively simple style. Even a simple style, however, can be graceful and pleasing. Plain curtains can be tied back in the middle, down low or up high, depending what looks best to you.

Some people prefer more of the room focus to be on the windows, to complement or contrast with neutral color in their furnishings, or to emphasize a view out the window. In this case, perhaps more color or a bolder style in the window treatments is called for. Layering a top treatment over a curtain or a sheer, for example, definitely makes more of a statement at the window.

Choosing Colors

Colors in window treatments always play an important role in your overall decorating scheme. It’s common today to mix naturals and whites, or prints, stripes and solid colors. Warm shades of reds, yellows, and pinks will add life to a quiet room. Cool colors -- gray, white or blue -- are restful tones. Greens and browns are pleasing earth tones. The key is to pick colors that make you feel good, and that coordinate with or complement the other colors in your room.

Curtain Length

Curtain length is yet another factor to consider. Longer curtains will visually lengthen a window and add perceived height to a room. Curtains to the floor generally lend a more formal feeling to a room. Shorter curtains, to the sill, to the apron, or between the apron and the floor, feel more casual. Holding curtains back with fabric or rope tiebacks, or with holdback hardware, can visually widen a window.

Light Control

Then there’s the issue of light control. To soften and filter the incoming light, laces or sheers produce a wonderful effect, and lend themselves nicely to layering. To block out the light, consider a lined or insulated curtain, or a fabric shade. The latter choices will also afford privacy when you want it, and allow you to let in lots of light when you want that.

Rods and Hardware

Next, remember that hardware -- curtain rods in various shapes, styles, and materials; finials; swag holders; etc -- can help you to easily create the silhouette you want. Whether it’s tailored or ruffled curtains on continental or mesa rods, or tab curtains on wooden or wrought iron rods, or swags draped over wood, ceramic or glass swag holders, there’s a look available for every taste.