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Blue Square Energy Blues

The company is for sale.
Photovoltaic Signs of the Times?

BSElogo Solar start-up Blue Square Energy (BSE) had a layoff before the holidays to close 2008, a year marked by internal struggles at the company captured in Blue Square Energy: Solar plans stalled at funding round. BSE has sold assets and equipment from an out of service solar cell line as a second cash preservation step. Discussions are reported to be underway with interested buyers.

It would appear Blue Square Energy: Joseph Babin named new CEO and President may have happened too late to raise a $25 million funding round for the company. Or per Blue Square Energy: Interview with solar CEO Joseph Babin, was the lack of Barnett regime change on the BSE Board of Directors the root cause of the funding travails? Even though “Cleantech Venture Investment in ‘08 Breaks Record, Despite Weak Finish” by Katie Fehrenbacher at Earth2Tech resulted in record level solar venture investment.

For reference, here is a Blue Square Energy international patent application published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):

I am trying to reconcile the facts about the situation as they trickle in from multiple sources. Please see the label Blue Square Energy for prior Blog posts about the company.

Other photovoltaic (PV) start-ups and small caps have been impacted by the credit crunch and soft photovoltaic module market of recent months.

Solar-cell maker halts construction plans for new plant in Hillsboro”, by Richard Read for The Oregonian said:

SpectraWatt Inc., an Intel spinoff that planned to make solar cells in Hillsboro, may leave Oregon because it can’t find financing to build a plant.

This answers questions raised by Tom Cheyney at in his the Chip Shots blog post, “Intel turns on a solar system, but it’s just the start, and what’s going on with SpectraWatt anyway?

CSG Solar AG

Per “Solarfirma CSG Solar stellt Produktion ein” at, CSG Solar halted production and laid off 124 of their 164 employees on December 23, 2008, due to declining PV module demand.

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSE:DFE)

In response to the market situation, Day4 Energy accelerated a change in their business model with “Day4® Energy Completes Outsource Agreement with Jabil” before Christmas culminating with “Day4® Energy Announces Reduction in Workforce” on January 6, 2009 (Ed. Note: Wrong year error corrected per comment). Module production will be relocated to a Jabil facility in Poland closer to principal market demand in Europe denominated in Euros. Day4 Energy President George Rubin said:

We expect to have the equipment installed at the Jabil facility in Q1 and to be operating at full capacity as we enter the second half of 2009.

Layoffs are always tough decisions, but the timing around the end of year Holiday Season is a no win scenario. Is it better to let employees know before the holiday or after?

  1. Once Bitten says:

    And so Allen Barnett leaves more frustrated investors in his wake and more hardworking, conscientious people without employment. I’m guessing that Allen is the only one to profit from this endeavor. Moreover, it appears that his son, Jeff, used this opportunity to apprentice under his father. He can now carry on the family legacy. How nice. Beware the Barnetts, beware.

  2. Heather B. says:

    Hi there,

    Just to clarify, the Day4 Energy news release about the reduction in workforce was issed on January 6, 2009 (not 2008).

    Thank you!

  3. Powerease says:

    Fascinating how the good Dr. Barnett is employed by the Unniversity of Delaware as it’s solar guru; uses the Unniversity position to obtain solar funding from the government and then somehow comingles into Blue Square finances while placing his inept son in charge.

    While “running” Astropower, Barnett misused research funds for everyday operations, a violiation of fed policy which the company was found quilty of after a fed audit.

    Yet no one at U of D said a word back then as they say nothing today.

    When you hear the name Allen or Jeffrey Barnett, duct tape your pockets, hide your wallets and run.

  4. EgoCheck says:

    I don’t have much desire to defend Allen or Jeff Barnett. However, for the last year or two there has been a lot of speculation by Gunther and commenters that the Barnett(s) were solely responsible for the success or downfall of Blue Square Energy and AstroPower. The fact is, that 90% of high-tech startups fail. I doubt it’s much different in the solar industry. It’s often not the fault of just the CEO. Don’t forget, there are board members, other senior management, and even some engineers who all play a part in making decisions at a start-up.

    It’s interesting to see so many anti-Barnett posts based on what happened at AstroPower ~15 years ago. It really just comes off as bitter ex-employees. While some readers might find it hard to believe, there were employees who didn’t blame Allen Barnett for what happened at AstroPower.

    More importantly, there are people who don’t really blame Allen or Jeff Barnett for the current difficulties at Blue Square. The speculation about how much money Allen made from this business, or how government money was spent, is purely speculation. I highly doubt that either of these posters really have a clue what they are talking about. Anyone who did, wouldn’t be making accusations like that.

    I’d love to say more about Blue Square and AstroPower, but this blog seems to like idle speculation based on hazy facts and statements, so I’ll leave you all to it.

  5. Once Bitten says:

    Jeff! Is that you? The now famous “Barnett Blame Everyone Else While You Grab the Money and Run” technique stains your message just like greasy fingerprints. Allen used the technique beautifully to avoid blame when AstroPower failed. Remember who was at fault? It was the Accountants. Those meddling accountants.

    It is touching that you are using the same technique as Blue Square fails. Although, not with the same aplomb as your father. Let’s look at your list of who’s to blame:
    * The Board (might want to rethink that one, as you and Allen sat on the Board, it sorta’ kinda’ implicates you too)
    * Senior Management (another one you might want to rethink, remember that you directed Senior Management, again sorta’ kinda’ implicates you too)
    * Engineers, ah there you go. The engineers, like the accountants who came before them, are to blame. It is a vast engineer and accountant conspiracy.

    Too bad you do not understand that the CEO is responsible. It comes with the position.

    Daddy must be so proud of your newly honed skill in obfuscation. As demonstrated in this quote: “It’s interesting to see so many anti-Barnett posts based on what happened at AstroPower ~15 years ago.”

    15 Years ago! The facts although interesting, are irrelevant. Here is a more accurate timeline of what happened at AstroPower.

  6. Powerease says:

    The track record of history regarding Astropower and Blue Square Energy speaks for itself. The companies have two things in common, they are both failures and both heavily involved with the Barnetts. Both the good Doctor and the young boy king of star crossed fame.

    This track record includes documented violiations of federal law regarding use of grants and the failure to follow SEC reporting requirements which led to the delisting of the company.

    The track record also shows no sane investor was willing to put investment into Blue Square as long as a Barnett is involved in any capacity.

    The facts remain the facts and the discerning of us know the hard realities.

    For those of you who wonder why so many negative posts on the Barnetts regardless of what solar company they are involved in; its because they give the industry a bad name and a make investors wary of investing in alternatives.

    The beauty of Sarbanes Oxley is that works and exposes the cretins like the Barnetts for what they are in the clear light of day.

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Plaintiffs and Defendants Need to Hire Expert Witnesses With Care
by Heather L. Bohnke

October 25, 2017 - The Arizona Supreme Court made it clear in its opinion issued last week in the case of Rasor/Miller v. Northwest Hospital, LLC that a plaintiff risks an adverse ruling on a motion for summary judgment if its standard of care expert fails to meet credential and clinical experience requirements. The Court also indicated that defendants do not need to challenge a preliminary expert affidavit as a prerequisite to filing a motion for summary judgment.

Although this ruling favored the defendant, it shows that all parties - plaintiffs and defendants - need to select their expert witnesses with care to ensure that they meet the credential and experience requirements of A.R.S. §12-2604.

In Rasor, the plaintiff alleged malpractice by ICU nurses. However, the plaintiff's preliminary expert affidavit came from a wound care nurse with little experience in the ICU. The defense did not challenge the preliminary affidavit, but instead filed a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion, noting that the nurse expert was not in the same specialty and had not devoted the majority of her practice to ICU nursing during the year before the subject incident, as required by A.R.S. §12-2604. The Court of Appeals reversed, agreeing that the nurse expert was not qualified, but remanding with instructions to allow the plaintiff to find a new expert.

On appeal, the Arizona Supreme Court held that the trial court was required to permit a plaintiff to cure an expert deficiency with the provision of a new expert only during the preliminary phases of litigation. However, once the defendant files a motion for summary judgment based on the lack of a qualified expert, the trial court may, but is not required to, grant the plaintiff additional discovery time to respond to the motion for summary judgment as long as the procedures in Ariz. R. Civ. P 56(d) (formerly 56 (f)) are followed. This leave of court may include allowing the disclosure of a new expert.

View the Rasor/Miller v. Northwest Hospital, LLC (CV-16-0134-PR) opinion here.

For more information, or if you have questions, please contact one of Gust Rosenfeld's Health Care attorneys:
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Thursday, June 1, 2017

Mountain Championship Wrestling in Pikeville on June 3

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Mountain Championship Wrestling will be at the MCW Arena in Pikeville, TN on June 3.  Advertised:  Shannon Hayes, David Knox & Tony Anthony vs. Dallas Troy, Grand Moki & Big Havey.  Jernigan vs. Octavius Black.  The Familia vs. Thomas Cage & Eric Michaels.  New Age Demons vs. Dustin Famous & John Arden.  Also advertised are CJ Therrell, the Faction of Chaos, Spoony Mac, Big Rig.  The venue is located at 97 Tom Pope Road.  Tickets are $7, $5 children ages 6-12 and free for children under 6.  Bell time is at 7:00 PM.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Cozumel 70.3

Hola readers! Race report from Cozumel is as follows! This time of year in Boulder can be pretty tricky. People are dropping like flies from flus and colds. I have been fortunate to avoid this and continue training well for a while with my buddy Leon Griffin, smashing out some awesome swim sets with Ironman legend Dave Scott and riding the long time running 'Bus stop' rides with the cyclists. Boulder really is amazing, and I love it. Coming into race week I found it difficult to relax. My nerves were creating a lot of negativity, and I could still see other athletes training hard, twice as much as I was doing. I remembered Craig 'Crowie" Alexander saying to me once before St.Croix 70.3 a few years back when we had a conversation about tapering - "Mate, in hot humid races like this, the freshest man on the start line wins". Good advice as always, so I kept reminding myself of what he said, relax and feel confident in resting. The travel to Cozumel was long and tiring. Friday consisted of driving to Denver, flying to Cancun, getting a bus to the ferry, then a ferry to Cozumel, and lastly a taxi to the hotel. Hence it took me 11hours door to door. I wasn't gonna let this effect me though. I remained calm and collected (sort of) with some really annoying people that obviously didn't get the memo that I was traveling that day (bastards). I forgot how humid Mexico was. I went for a 15 min run on Sat morning and just about sweated out every last drop of hydration I had in my system. I knew then that I would need at least a full bottle of water on the bike as well as carbs/calories. Whilst dropping my bike off to transition I noticed all the names I would be competing with on their bike stands. Very tough field which included names such as Bocherer, Michael Lovato, Luke McKenzie, Paul Ambrose, Leon Griffin, Fontana, Callum Milward, Brandon Marsh and a few more top athletes. I knew with a field as strong as this one that you could go from 3rd to 10th if you make just one small mistake. So I went straight back to bed to relax some more...and Skype the misses. Sunday morning arrived. I was nervous. But I was ready to challenge myself. We got the bus to race start. The atmosphere was great. I ran along to the pontoon area, jumped in the water for a warm up. It was beautiful. Fish swimming everywhere, that also might be due to the fact that I threw up in the water during my warm up. I'm not sure why, but the same thing happened in Wisconsin Rev3. Although I was actually sick as a dog before the race in Wisconsin, but still managed to pump it out and get a 4th place finish. This race I was healthy and ready to rock. Anyway with the last minute clear out which fed the fish break fast we all lined up to start. The gun went and off we sprinted off into the current. I felt great in the water. I have been swimming 5-6 times a week, two of those are coached by Dave Scott - VO2 max sessions and threshold sets. He's a great coach and I've never felt better in the water than I have this year. I was cruising along aerobically in the front of the first pack. We turned the buoy which can be rough, but I'm swimming so well I stayed far right out of the way of any trouble and hammered back towards the swim exit. I jumped out the water with the leaders in about 4th place, perfect. I was super fast in transition 1 and scooted out of there in 2nd place. I knew I had to hammer the first part of the bike as the slightly slower swimmers but tough cyclist/runners would be hoping to get in at the back of the pack. My running is not quite at the level I need it to be at the moment to feel confident in taking on any fast runners so I had to increase any lead I had over them.
Paul Ambrose came storming up alongside me with Bocherer, Luke McKenzie, Fontana and Brandon Marsh. There were about another 4 guys with us too. Awesome pack. I couldn't see Lovato, Griffin or Millward with us, but I knew they would be desperate to catch and join in the fun. The pace was insane, very fast. All of a sudden we hit the long cross/head wind along the coast. Geez it was tough. This was where Bocherer and Ambrose made their move. They hammered along and drove open a decent gap ahead of Brandon. I was behind Brandon so I took the reigns and decided to pass him and try my best to close the 80meter gap. To no avail, they were flying through the head wind and I was tiring fast with the extra effort. I realized then we had lost them for good. Luke McKenzie came hurtling by soon after. He was riding strong and managed to leave us behind as he cruised on up to the lead...impressive! Our recently adjusted pack consisted of myself, Brandon Marsh, Fontana and a couple of others. I knew that Griffin and the other guys behind would be throwing down the gauntlet to catch us so Brandon and I drilled the bike as hard as we could to maintain or increase any lead we had. I powered through aid stations just to save those vital seconds. I left everything out there on the bike. I absolutely pushed myself to the rivet. It worked. At the turn around I saw the chasers were about 3-4 minutes down from us...yes! I had a nice blanket of time for the run. I had been run training with Leon Griffin this summer. I know how fast he's faster than me, so this lead was imperative if I was to hold onto a top 5 finish. I entered transition and headed out onto the run with Fontana and Brandon. Fontana is a great runner, I knew he would be consistent in his pace. I tried to match him, and in doing so I was relieved to see that I had managed to drop Brandon who out ran me in wisconsin and also the other 2-3 athletes that held on to our pace on the bike. I was excited to be in 5th but had to remain relaxed. The heat was intense and the humidity was insane. Anything can happen in these conditions. Fortunately I had been sitting in the steam room everyday for weeks prior to this race in the hope that this would enable me to cope better with the heat/humidity. It may have worked. I was consistent with my pace and I felt great despite leaving everything but my manhood out there on the bike course. One lap down, still going well, but I could see Lovato and Callum pushing the run to catch me. Lovato even shouted some encouragement to me as we crossed paths in opposite directions - "Come on Hadley, its time to start running!" I thought, damn right it is...he was flying like a bloody horse. I could see Luke McKenzie about a minute up the road. I hammered the last part of the run to try my all to catch turns out that I don't think I was actually going any quicker, it just felt a lot more painful...shit!
The last 1km came into view...I was to achieve a 5th place finish in one of the toughest fields I have raced in this year. I came down the finish chute like I'd won the Olympics grinning from ear to ear. 5th was a great result.From 2nd to 8th place the times were very close. Like I said, 1 small mistake could have changed the results dramatically. I was very happy. Great swim, good bike, and I topped it off with a solid run. Money in the bank and some good points towards the 70.3 World Champs next year. Next race is the F1 sprint series in California. It looks crazy fast, and super exciting...sometimes I really love this sport...but only when I do well. Thanks for reading! Hadmeister

Saturday, September 15, 2012

From where I left off

Hello readers! Welcome back to HadmeisterGeneral. I thought I would write a new blog as my cool new website is now online! A lot has happened since my last post in 2011. I won't go into details but a quick over view is probably needed. So here is where I left off from 2011. My last race in 2011 was Cancun 70.3. My girlfriend Kris came to see me race this time. I swam well in the front pack and cycled strong also whilst trying to make a few break away attempts with fellow triathlete buddy Tim Reed. I moved to the front of the lead pack with 5km to go. It was then that I hit a rogue piece of concrete in the road which was camouflaged by poor road conditions. My arms jumped off the tri bars and my chest took their place. The front wheel wobbled, hit a log in the rough grassland to the side of the road - I flew off into the trees somersaulting as I went through the air at 45kph! I stood up put my cycling shoe back on, fixed my chain, briefly checked myself and the bike for breaks...and jumped back on. I couldn't breathe well at all and my femur (leg) was agony. I was determined to finish so I could at least get a pay check. After a long agonizing 13 miles I finished the race in 7th. Pay check, but I had to endure a few days of pain bed ridden in Mexico. I had torn ligaments in my back and a hematoma on my femur. So that was the end of race season. Beginning of the sleepless uncomfortable nights and a return to work...snow removal and gutter cleaning paid the bills for the next few months. After Christmas in UK with my family I returned to Boulder to start training. An extra 15lbs accompanied me again after the time off I had to recover and work. I raced a few times early season, grabbed a 3rd place in Kansas 5150, a 7th place at New Orleans 5150 and a 4th place at Rev3 Wisconsin.
Training has been great throughout the summer of 2012. My buddy Leon Griffin returned to Boulder after 2 years away! We've been hammering through some great sessions. I consistantly train with a handful of athletes here in Boulder that help keep an awesome, lighthearted positive attitude during the tough training days. Athletes such as Leon Griffin, Drew Scott (yes...son of legendary Dave Scott), Tom O'Donnell and even Craig Alexander sometimes. The training here is second to none...I love it! Seven days a week there's organized cycling rides, running groups and great swim sessions at FlatIrons Athletic club. Next race for me is Cozumel 70.3 this weekend (23rd Sep). A week later I'm excited to announce my first F1 race in San Diego that my friend Lars Finanger has been organizing. Awesome event! On the 14th Oct I'll be racing the Rev3 Anderson, then the Rev3 Florida on the 28th! Four races to go to close off 2012. Exciting times! So, whilst missing a huge amount of interesting stories that I'm sure you'd very much want to read, you're pretty much up date with the main gist of things. Oh I forgot to mention that I also brought a dog for my girlfriends birthday. She's a blue Heeler, just like the dog in the hit TV show 'Wilfred'. She loves me a lot, so I decided to keep her and not send her packing back to the Humane Society lol.
I'll be updating this much more from now on, so please keep checking in! Adios Amigos! Hadmeister General


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Monday, August 8, 2016

Postcard Poetry

After a three week vacation to see my family in CA and Brad's family in AZ, we've been home for most of July. We'll be leaving in a few days for one last trip to CO and WY.  There's been a lot of urban and trail running, hanging around, and some climbing going on. Every time I think about that one or two domestic chore, I put it off 'til the next time.

In the meantime, I've read a lot of books including the new literature series our district adopted (I am totally unenthusiastic about the anthologies but I think my students will like the stories ...). I got super amped after the Hip Hop in the Heartland institute. And this month, I am doing a Poetry Postcard challenge where I write a poem a day to a stranger on a list and send it off to them. It's like an exchange - so far, I've received some great poems from strangers in this big amazing world.

Here is a beautiful poem from someone on my list. It's funny how poetry and writing brings strangers together.

Hope you all are having a great August!

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Mamalee Rose and Friends4th Annual Family Fun Day Picnic
Saturday, August 6th • 12Noon - 3:00pm

Join us for Family Fun Day with Mamalee Rose and Friends, the Bridgehampton School Marimba Band, Madoo, Southampton Animal Shelter, Sofo, and of course your favorite librarians and staff handing out hot dogs and encouraging shenanigans. Everyone is invited to celebrate our community! Thank You to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this event.

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Friday, July 29, 2016

While I remain foolishly optimistic the rain will stop... I always have a back up plan. (Actually, I always have 3 back up brain works in frightening ways.)

Should the rain continue to fall, Fridays at Five will be held in the Library's Lower Level Program Room.

Here is what you need to know:

Entry will be through the Front East Gate ONLY. There is NO entry through the front door of the Library. Should you require special assistance or use of the elevator we will accommodate accordingly. Please dress appropriately for standing outside in the rain.

The Gate will open at 4:30 pm.

Entry is First Come, First Seated. If you are a series pass holder you will still need to arrive early in order to secure a seat. If you come late you may not be admitted.

We have limited indoor space. Once we reach our legal limit set by the Fire Marshall, we will have to turn people is the law, we have no choice. Thank you for understanding.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

LOST and the Lost Book

I watch a wonderful show on TV called

Last nights episode had a revelation.

One of the charachters (Mr. Eko - Left) sees a film that is missing some important moments.
He tells the other mysterious charachter (John Locke - Right) a story:

"There was a king Yoshiyahu of the Jews who wanted to rebuild the temple with gold from the treasury. He told his secretary to get the gold, but he returned empty handed.
He told the king that he found a old book. "

Eko says, "I too found an old book, on the other half of the island", and hands Locke a book, inside of which is found the missing moments of the film.

According to
"On Tisha B’Av we just read Yirmiyahu’s anguished Kinah over the death of his beloved student and king, Yoshiyahu. King Yoshiyahu encountered his first accurate Torah when he was 26 years old 18 years after becoming king! Prior to that, the only Torah he had ever seen were those that his grandfather, King Menashe had corrupted by exchanging G-d’s name for various popular pagan deities! If not for the far-thinking courage of the Kohanim who hid a Torah from the corruption of Menashe, there would not have been an accurate Torah to be found anywhere in the world!. It’s foolish to think that the Written Torah demands any less trust to believe its divine and accuracy than does the Oral Torah!"

This drasha seems to make the point that given this history, believing in the written torah is just as big a leap of FAITH as the Oral torah.

On the blog Rabbi Reisman Navi Shiur i found the following:

"We've been learning about the malchus/kingship of Yoshiyahu, during which Jews worshiped idols. This led to the kohanim finding the sefer torah in the mikdash rolled to the tochacha/rebuke in parshas Ki Savo, a sign of punishment for Klal Yisrael's many aveiros. Yoshiyahu sent messengers to Chulda HaNeviah to find out what the sefer torah's position meant and what punishment G-d had in mind for Klal Yisrael. Thus concludes our brief introduction and we will henceforth learn about pasuk 20.

Chulda said that because the Jews were worshiping idols, they'd be punished. However, because Yoshiyahu was a great leader and got Klal Yisrael to do teshuva/to repent, he would die in peace without seeing the bad that will befall his nation. This response was conveyed to Yoshiyahu and was considered a zechus/merit for him. What was it? That he'd die before the churban habayis/destruction of the holy temple.

First of all, this sounds incredibly selfish. Yoshiyahu is told that although the mikdash will be destroyed, he will be dead before it happens so he shouldn't feel so bad. What kind of nechama/solace is that for a leader of Klal Yisrael?

Second, Yoshiyahu only lived 39 years. The churban took place 29 years later. Had he lived, it would have taken place when he was 68. The bracha/blessing was to die a younger man and wasn't zoche/he didn't merit to live to 68? Is this really a bracha? [I'm not 100% sure I got the numbers right...feel free to comment or write back if I'm wrong on this one.]

According to Nachlas Shimon (as cited by the late Ner Yisrael Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Yaakov Weinberg, zt"l,) we know that there are two tochachos/portions of rebuke in the torah. One is at the end of sefer Vayikra in parshas Bechukosai, while the second one is written in sefer Devarim in parshas Ki Savo. Ramban holds that the first one is for churban bayis rishon/the destruction of the first holy temple while the second is for churban bayis sheini/the destruction of the second holy temple. The sefer torah found in the time of Yoshiyahu was up to the tochacha in Ki Savo although Yoshiyahu was king before churban bayis rishon!?! Nachlas Shimon answers that were it not for Yoshiyahu the first churban would have been as permanent and terrible as the second was/is. However, because of his tzidkus/righteousness it didn't happen that way. It's called "galus Tzidkiyahu/the exile of Tzidkiyahu" because it happened during the kingship of Tzidkiyahu who followed Yoshiyahu. In fact, when Yoshiyahu died, Yirmiyahu HaNavi made a takana/decree that Jews should remember the accomplishments of Yoshiyahu. Rash"i says-in Divrei HaYamim-that's it is precisely for this reason that we say a kinah/lament in his memory a Tish'a B'Av; for the king whose life was an inspiration for generations to come who was able to turn things around and prevent that level of churban/destruction. That constituted sachar/merit for his neshama/soul. The neshama only wants its life b'olam hazeh/this earthly world, to be an inspiration to those that remain. "

Not surprisingly, Lost got it wrong. I think i have convincingly upgeshlugged them from rabbi Reismans shiur!

Anyway, this (ie the divinity of the Torah) has been a hot topic on the jewish blog world (BTA, Godol, Orthoprax, RTJB, RJ).

Some felt that Kiruv spent too much time trying to prove the Torah. I think from above it seems you have to have faith in it, it may not be provable in the traditional sense of the word.

I also found it ironic that this "lost book" made it into a plot on LOST.

Your thoughts?

Preserving Heshy

I figured it might a public service to give a sense of who Heshy was.

I googled for him and found the following exchange on
Ive Bolded Heshys comments.

"Hasidic Jew" Email A Hoax?
Posted by The Town Crier 18.7.05 LinkAn e-mail supporting the recent attacks in London, sent to British MPs allegedly by a Hasidic Jew, is a hoax. The letter expressed approval of the metro bombings as retribution for the murder of the Jews of York.
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If YOPU want to know why G-d allowed the attack on London see my blog at Heshys entitled why London now.
Heshy • 07/19/05 06:28am

then what about measure for measure for the jews of york?
The Town Crier • 07/19/05 07:51am

"then what about measure for measure for the jews of york?" Centuries of bad teeth? Hey, Heshy, wouldn't it make you more believable if instead of finding reasons for events after the fact, you were able to predict who's going to be punished next, and why? How about some predictions?
J • 07/19/05 04:44pm

I predict that in 20 years time the orthodox and chassidic Jews will be the majority both here and in Israel.The reform and conservative and modern orthodox movements will be history.The largest minority in New York will be Asians and in the United States will be spanish speaking.
Heshy • 07/19/05 10:58pm

that's just projecting current trends into the future. no big deal. how about predicting the next God-mandated terror attack?
Sam • 07/19/05 11:28pm

Heshy, what about those of us Chassidic Modern Orthodox Jews?
The Town Crier • 07/20/05 10:06am

I then found a complete reproduction of Heshys blog on Google (Ive edited out the cell #):

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

The World is coming to an end - UPDATE!

I originally posted that the following Blogdolim have passed on to the Oilam Haemes.

My faith in blogdom was crushed.

Then Heshy went down, and now I'm Happy again.

Who obsesses with who?

DovBear has a post in which he points out how MO never criticize haredi, yet haredi criticize MO.

I know many Chassidim.

Believe me, they completely couldn't care less about MO.

I mean that literally.

They NEVER EVER think about them!

MO on the other hand, are COMPLETELY OBSESSED with Chassidim.

They think and talk about them ALL the time. EVEN the MO Rabbis. They constantly complain that they are made to feel inferior.

Its a complex, not a real issue.

The same is true for the Yeshivishe and Heimishe yungerliet.

They simply couldn't give a hoot about MO. It never comes up in discussions.

I will add, the same is true for locations.

I came from Brooklyn, and now live in MO neighborhood.

In Brooklyn they never talked about MO.

But in this MO neighborhood, talking about Brooklyn is an obsession.

Your Thoughts?

Saturday, November 26, 2005

Slandering the Talmud

I came across a letter Rav Samson Raphel Hirsh wrote, defending the Talmud, against slander from Russian antisemites during the days of Tsarist Russia.

He was successful.

Interestingly he points out that even Christian experts on Talmud of his day, were defending the Talmud against slander.

He also points to debates occurring in England in the 16th century.

That reminded me that it seems for 2000 years the Talmud has been under attack.
The Hellenized (ok, that was against Judaism in general), Sadduccees, Christians during the eras of Spain, and humanists in Germany.

Now its the blogs turn. Im talking about the skeptics, not the blatant antisemites.

What did Koheles say, there's is nothing new under the sun?

I think the blogs say well you have new evidence. I guess that's what the antisemites said in each era of attacking the Talmud.

Oh, yes, I'm sorry, this time the blogs are really right!

Your thoughts?

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

The challenges of no challenges.

Recently Godol Z"l posted a final (well, for now) post on how easy being frum is.

I commented:
That is the problem of our generation.

Being frum is not a challenge. The twentieth century ushered in progress and ushered out mesiras nefesh. (At least in america)

We are practicing by rote.

The challenge is to find a challenge for us.

Your thoughts?

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Larry David and Frumkeit

Been busy lately posting comments on the other blogs out there.

The topics range from the value of learning & the role of kiruv (BTA, ABT & rebeljew), to the topic of elephant jumping (hirhurim, godol, and zooshoteh), and then to the posts at maven yavin.

Doing so helps sharpen my understanding of where I stand. Feel free to visit those sites to see my views.

RTJB pushed me to start posting again.

So here we go.
Watched Curb tonght. The show centered on Larry needing a favor from an orthodox jew. The frum guys daughter gets stuck on a ski lift with larry, and jumps off when its gets to evening, because of issur of yichud.

Is the portrayal of frum people on this show what the average american jew thinks of frum people?

In my mind it was so off.

But if this is what they think, no wonder they go nuts when someone chooses to become frum.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Issues of our Times

Saw a comment on a post at mavenyavin regarding the issues of our times:

  • Cheese Grating on Shabbos
  • Gay Rights

We live in a society that not only wants to do Aveiros, but need everyone to know about it and accept it (ie I want to be mechallel Shabbos, and i want to feel good about it as well.)

Edit: added the link to the comment and post. Changed the title.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Daddy, who made the sun

Was watching a discovery science channel show on the Sun, with my daughter.
I stepped out of the room for a second, and when I came back my 5 year old daughter says:

"Daddy, they said they dont know how the sun became the sun. But its so simple, if they asked me, I would tell them that it was Hashem. "

This is a nachas moment.

I dont think my daughter coming home from OTD yeshiva, telling me about the myth of
Hashem would engender any equivalent nachas. But that could be only me.

By the way, as a public service, and until I get a cease and disist order from GH Z"L, anyone interested in the GH Z"L archives, i've created single file explorer archive files of the sites including all graphics etc., and a pdf version of april and august (for some reason those wouldn't get saved as MHT Archives.)

Just email me:

the Oxymoron of Frum Skeptic & Bobbishe Kugel

Can you be frum and be a skeptic?

From what point of view do you come at with your skepticsm and what you define as frum?

There is the view that nothing about judiasm is true, except it is a very charming religion. These Bloggers need proof there is truth in all aspects of judiasm.
This is NOT FRUM. This is treating judiasm as dabbling in any other religion. Some nice quaint things, some nice customs, some nice values etc.

There is the view, that everything about judiasm is true. No exceptions, and this generation is not equipped to note any exceptions. This seems to be the view coming out of the Slifkin ban.
This is Chareidi Frum.

There is the view that everything in judiasm can be true. But you dont need it all to be true. And you respect those who see it all as true, but its perfectly ok to question what seems unnecessary to be true.
This is Frum Skeptic. This is me. I am the real frum skeptic. The other so called Frum Skeptics are NOT Frum skeptics. They are skeptics who pretend.

My favorite example of questioning is the tales of the Besht or Golem. I am skeptical about any of these stories. Especially the Golem, ever since it became a cartoon in the Jewish Press.

Over the course of time, ill share some more items that im skeptical about.

So i shouldnt be considered a liar, here is my long anticipated Bobbishe Kugel recipe:

5lb bag of potatoes, peeled and quartered.
2 Onions, chopped.
4 eggs
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh pepper

Heat up a 2 round pans layered with oil in the oven at 400 degrees.

Use a food processor to ground the potatoes and onions to a fine mush.
Quickly mix in the eggs, salt and pepper to avoid the potato mix getting brown.

Take hot pans out of oven and pour the mixture into the pans and return to the oven.
Leave for about an hour, to hour an half checking for browness of the top of the kugels.

Eat right away.

Alternatively, if you like your kugels thicker or plan to leave in a warming drawer all night for a hot kugel on shabbos lunch, then combine the mixtures into one pan high enough to hold the combined mixture.

Enjoy, drop me a line if the recipe works for you.

Sunday, November 13, 2005

Why I continue....

Ive been having a back and forth with a kvetcher who isnt embarressed to post blood libelous links on its website.

The Kvetcher clearly says, it doesnt bother him what their agenda is, as long as they are ordered and reasoned arguments.

Really? Should I care?

Ive been getting flack from those commentors who say use the "shower em with love" approach.
Can I really love a blogger who hates jews so much, that posting a blood libel is worth it so that it can have ordered and reasoned arguments to be proud of?

Ive been getting flack from other kvetchers who say they arent kvetching that I should stop telling them not to kvetch.

Should I?

They seem to be very ok with their kvetching. One blogger even has that as its first link, a kvetch forum. But it is "just joking".

I get flack for not seeing a middle ground.
Is it middle ground to post blood libels?

Do the left see a middle ground?

One blogger suggests use humor.
I dont find blood libels humorous.

Finally, one blogger suggests use food to gain their hearts.
Ok, my next post will be a recipe for my bobbys world famous bobbishe kigel.

Friday, November 11, 2005

OTD Yeshiva Curriculum

Welcome to the new school year of OTD, Boro Park branch.

At OTD we strive for the fineist education we can obtain from the rest of the world. Our emphasis is teaching our kids values, that fit the world we live in. Our jewish heritage is a beautiful one, but we dont only accept jews in our school, since we dont know who is jewish anyway.

It just wouldnt be right to ask.

You can trust that your child will not grow up and go out into the world and be surprised by anything they hear. Well, maybe we cant guarentee that since the American government says the terrorists are evil. Our research indicates that students believing that, have become non americans when confronted with the overwhelming political and scientific evidence of the world around us.

They are shocked to find out we are imperialists.

So this year we have introduced a core curriculum teaching our kids how horrible we are. This way, they may not want to be american, but at least they wont be shocked and kvetch all day.

1st grade - evolution, and why there is no G-d
2nd grade - why there is no torah as the orthodox understand it
3rd grade - the case against the jewish people
4th grade - america, teh imperialists
5th grade - grief therapy, just in case you get shocked one day and feel bad
6th grade - What happens after you die....nothing
7th grade - exploring the worlds religions, they are very charming
8th grade - jewish history from the arab point of view
9th grade - dealing with your pintele yid, and supressing it
10th grade - a critical look at orthodoxy, chassidism and kabbalah
11th grade - tikun olam,
12th grade - ancient jewish culinary delights cooking class (hey someobody needs to learn how to make a good bobbishe kugel)

As always, if you object to any of the courses, please feel free to burn the school down.
We believe its all or nothing.

So my fellow OTD, what would be your dream curriculum?
And please provide me odds that it would be around in 50 years, producing any jews.

Uncle! Not!

Ok, Ok, I give in*, the kanoim of the OTD have finally gotten to me. The OTD are right. Both the BT OTD and the FFB OTD.

Everything is false.

Ok now what?

  • Whats our plan?
  • Do we still care about our fellow Jew? Wait, who is a jew? under what standard?
  • Do we treat the rituals like kwaanza?
    • Yipee, i get to still eat heisa kigil with kishke!
    • Matjas herring from Millers appetizing (fresh cut)
    • Lulav and Esrog, In, its charming
    • Tefillin, Out
    • Menorah, In
    • Yom Kippur, Out, whats the point?
    • Rosh Hashana, In, very charming
    • Tshuvah, out, hey we shouldnt teach our kids to actually feel bad about anything. They should simply respect the law. (the American one)
    • Daf Yomi, In, charming, like a crossword puzzle.
  • Do we marry catholics?
  • What issues do we now care about?
  • Do we all feel better now?
The Israeli Public School system teachs everything we want, what are the results?
At the current birth rate from kids educated in IPS, there will be no jews left in israel.

What is our plan? Or maybe, that is our plan.

My fellow OTD, am i off the mark?

Well, Im a positive guy, so I have a proposal for a OTD Yeshiva curriculum, next....

* Not!

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Now I know what the godol z"l felt like.

Its really a lot of work!

Maybe my problem is I'm too verbose.

Now I know why his comments were of few words.

The hardest part is typing all this on my BlackBerry and correcting all the mistakes because it guesses wrong.

One new goal is to try to make my points in a more concise and cogent way.

My Opinion

Everybody has an opinion. Everybody knows everything, better than everyone else.
The complainers talk about "knowing" its all false. They know better than everyone else. Its either true or false. if one thing is false, everything is false. They know how to learn pshat in every posuk to prove their point. And every rishon and achron was a liar who purposely kvetched bad pshat to fool the jews.

However, we know that everyone argued about everything. Why didnt the gemera know what avodah was in the beis hamikdash? You think Rav Eliyashuv doesnt know the gemera about the tannoim saying some of the goyish scientist were right? Why does the gemera end up with teiku? Why does the gemera say that both sides of an argument are true. How could the Raaved and Rambam both be right.?

Anyone hear of the words "Tzorech Iyun". It means I DONT KNOW. These words were used by many rishonim and achronim. When they didnt know they didnt make it up. They said, it needs more research. They didnt say, oh, if i dont have an answer i must go off the derech and take everyone with me. If they wrote something, they had every reason to believe it.

My opinion on some belief is not that important. I'm humble enough to know how little I know.

I think the issue here, is maybe as anonymouse says, there are types of people who went to yeshivas and never experienced any skepticsm, and feel shocked by what they hear and see out there.

Maybe there is a feeling that its worth risking some of you guys by not introducing skeptism.

Maybe the Yeshiva feels there is plenty enough time for that when you go out in the world. Not everyone is a soul searcher. So lets teach them the important stuff.
Parents feel that way as well. The famous "they have plenty time to fall, let them get close to ideal as possible" approach.

Im not sure much thought is put into worrying about those who can't take the shock, and are going to kvetch so much about it.

I will not debate the validiy of Torah. I believe what I believe. My wish is that folks stop attacking the torah, and frum people who believe in certain derech.

You dont believe in it, good for you. Gei gezunta heit. Be positive about your derech. Not negative about mine.

Ezzie suggests i tell you about the positive of my derech.
First of all, no pedestals for me. Im imperfect. Let me ponder about it.

re Haloscan comments

I got worried about losing the comments from haloscan (ezzie said they delete them after a while.)
So i decided to copy all the comments that were in Haloscan to the posts, and only have blogger comments from now on.

I use Blogger comments, and HaloScan trackbacks. In a recent roundup I linked to Basil, who discusses how to do so smoothly...The reason is that HaloScan's trackbacks are far better; but HaloScan comments get deleted after a number of months.Ezzie Homepage 11.10.05 - 2:25 pm #

I find it easier to post with haloscan, but sometimes it is quite buggy.With that said, I'll bite. When you come down to it, much of the dogma taught in Yeshivas IS outright false, at least if you are a sentient human being.The reason I came to the blogosphere is to see if there is any reason to think otherwise. Now that we see there isn't, I mean if GH couldn't do it, nobody can, the new tact is tell us to stop complaining. So you concede that OJ dogma is false and that we should be thankful for having this stuff drilled into our head for the first 20 years of our life.The "lurking skeptics" aren't out to ruin anyone's life. The sad fact is that people who come here to debate the skeptics tend to leave disapponted, confused and hurt. It's an awful thing to discover that most of the idyllic picture painted by your childhood's social institutions was a paint-by-number, cookie cutter, false picture.So beware the dangers of the blogosphere, you may not like what you find.respondingtojblogs Homepage 11.10.05 - 2:31 pm #

R2JB - as a note, I'd disagree: The ones best able to debate the skeptics aren't usually on the blogs. I once remarked to my FIL (half-joking) that he should come on the blogs and debate. His response (also half-joking) : "I don't have time to waste debating with people who have no clue what they're talking about."He - and many others - recognize that our schools are atrocious in terms of scientific teaching. But they're not about to spend hours a day online debating skeptics instead of working (or learning). There is still plenty of reason to "think otherwise" - and even GH, who acknowledges he's understood far more questions than answers since he began blogging, is still able to remain confident in his frumkeit.I also wouldn't say that the Yeshiva dogma is "outright false" all the time. Most of the time, they don't focus at all on the issues that all of us discuss online - on the rare occasion they do, they tend to give their view, and there, it sometimes is presented in ways we might consider "false". However, some of it is not "false", but more unlikely or debatable. Some I'll grant is false.I'm losing my train of thought - keep getting distracted - so I'll stop here.Ezzie Homepage 11.10.05 - 3:13 pm #

So where does one go? It seems to be a fatal flaw in our educational system if, after one goes through it, they are caught flat footed when the issues start hitting. If a system requires post-graduate study to understand it, it's broken.respondingtojblogs Homepage 11.10.05 - 3:21 pm #

Personally I don't agree with the entry of happywithhislot. Not all frum skeptics who come to this site do so to deliberately sabotage Judaism. Most do to try to find like-minded individuals and commiserate with them. And although I can never compare to GH's seek for the truth, I do have some pretty strong beliefs about hwo the real world can relate to Orthodoxy- Modern Orthodoxy that is- and I think that comes with being a BT. I came to this on my own so my entire childhood was shattered- but in the opposite way. However, I don't find it as scarring because I finally feel like I'm on the right path. Maybe the problem with OTDs is that they aren't quite sure if what they are doing is correct, so they dwell on a shattered childhood. Again though, I am not accusing anyone of doing anything not understandable. It's human nature after all to question surroundings.Anonymousette 11.10.05 - 3:41 pm #

Who is smarty

I got a comment today from smarty, who i look upto. I think we are on the same wavelength.
But i want to discourage him from posting peoples names on my website.

It just makes my blog no fun.

My goal is to try to encourage complaining frum skeptics to stop complaining.
My other goal is to expose (obviously not their names) all those lurking skeptics who have made it a mission of their life to ruin it for everyone else.

See my comments to mikeskeptic in the posts below.
I urge people to stop using the words False and Lies when posting about Judiasm.
I respect the use of the word imperfect.
Or we can think of the machlokes between beis shammai and beis hillel as elu velu divrei elokim chaim.
So its all TRUE.

I have more to say....
Im new to this so i do have a unrelated question.
Do commentators prefer haloscan comments services or the one provided by blogger?

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

testing the addition of Haloscan

this is a test of the haloscan commenting service.
Stay tuned.
blogger comments are turned off to see if haloscan shows up.

About me

The small discussion on the previous post leads me to this one.

So who am I?
Im FFB with EP (european parents).

I went to orthodox yeshivas.

My first experience with kannoim was when the discussion turned to college and yeshivas for post high school.

To my surprise, college was an issue. I hadnt learned earlier that college was an issue.
But now it was.

The given reason was the girls, and maybe evolution.
The real reason (i now believe) was the science. and maybe the girls.

This reminds me about all the lakewood "ban the internet" stuff goin on.

The given reason is the shmutz loi aleinu.
The real reason (i believe) is science.

This issue with college prepared me to be comfortable with my skeptism.
The reason i didnt understand what the issue was is that i had dieted steadily on Rab Avigdor Miller books and tapes.

Surely I was prepared to deal with evolution?

I think back, maybe its exactly the problem. Deep down they werent convinced his arguments were convincing. But you know what, I was convinced. Then.

More about me in the another post.

Not Complaining

Over the past while ive been reading these blogs from frum skeptics or athiests disguised as frum skeptics, who dont stop complaining.

Let me list some of the complaints (not in order of importance)
  • The evil Kiruv workers lied to me
  • The Chareidim lied
  • My Rebbiem lied
  • The Gedolim lied
  • If Bereishis stories are not literally true , then everything must not be true
  • Judiasm doesnt treat x, y and z nicely
  • Its too much to daven, so I need to leave my wife and kids

Feel free to provide me some more, maybe I will update the post.

So, for these reasons they complain, ad nausem.

I'm here to talk about NOT COMPLAINING.

I'm here to expose some of these excuses as they are, excuses for wanting to be selfish.

"I don't want to daven, its too hard, so I will leave my wife."

Really? Maybe the reason you left your wife is because you didnt find her attractive or couldnt have a conversation with her, or you liked the shiksa at work better.

But please don't tell me (as some idiot did) that he couldn't deal with the davening and doing it just for the wife and kids.

Why not? Have we sunk so low that we leave our responsiblities if we can't get everything our way? Oh no, these frum skeptics won't compromise on their values.

No, they would rather abandon their kids. Some values.

So what do these skeptics/athiest do, they complain to us, so we should make them feel better about abandoning the faith, the kids, the wife, us.

Grow UP.

One goal of this blog is to peruse all these complainers and try to point them out, and get them to stop it. (Using reason of course)

The other is to show that you can be frum, skeptic and be bsimcha.

If I can think of some more goals, i'll post them later.

In Memorium...

The world is coming to end....

The following Blogdolim have passed on to the Oilam Haemes.
  • Godol Hador (not!)
  • A Chassid and a Heretic
Any Others?

lets make this a memorial for those beloved who have left us behind and hopefullty they will be a meilitz yoishar for us.

In the Begining

Godol Hador Z"L has left us.

What is one to do?

Zomboomafoo came to me in a dream......he said:

"start a new blog, one for the frum skeptics who dont complain...."

Godol asked, so what will you blog about?


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Monday, September 10, 2007

Spare Clothes

When I taught pre-school and kindergarten I required my students to keep a spare set of clothes at school in case of an accident. Sometimes my second graders have had to go to the clothes closet to get clothes because they've torn them or gotten them wet on the playground. Today I was the one in need of a spare shirt! I spilled coffee all down the front of my shirt because I was trying to hold my coffee, two bags, and unlock the classroom door. The massive stains on my shirt were too much for the Tide Pen I keep in my desk drawer. So I frantically went in search of a light weight jacket to cover my stains until my best friends husband brought me one of her shirts to change in to. Definitely not the way I wanted to start my Monday morning. The rest of the day was much better!

Debbie said...

Well, I'm sorry it happened but I hope that at least it was Starbucks coffee - tell me it was!!

Debbie said...

Oh I am so sorry, that is a hard way to start the day for sure. Thank God fro friends who come to the rescue!


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Crapaud: "But Grenouille, I cannot carry the cow alone."
Grenouille: "You know, Crapaud, that I am to be Keeper this morning. Who will stop the Quaffle if I do not?"
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Cattle — commonly referred to as cows — are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates and are domestically raised as livestock for meat, dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals used in drawing heavy loads. The term cow technically refers to the female of the species while bull refers to the intact male. Either gender can be horned depending on the subspecies or breed.

During a duelling competition in 1379, a wizard transformed himself into a bull, but was defeated by another wizard, who changed himself into a viper and bit the first wizard, thereby causing the bull-wizard to lose.

A cow was mentioned in the famous French play Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds by the French wizard Malecrit. In the play, the character Grenouille says to the character Crapaud that he cannot help him as he is to play Keeper in an upcoming Quidditch match that same day.[1]

The Hogwarts Express passes fields full of cows during its trip from London to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2]

In 1995 Rubeus Hagrid brought half a dead cow to feed to the Hogwarts Thestral herd during his Care of Magical Creatures class.[3]

Dragons such as the Peruvian Vipertooth have been known to feed on cows, and Hebridean Blacks have been known to carry off cattle.[4]

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  • If a wizard completely transfigures himself into an animal, he starts thinking like the animal. It is likely that another wizard had to untransfigure him.
  • In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, a bull was used to scare the Gringotts dragon instead of the Clankers.

Notes and references

  1. Quidditch Through the Ages
  2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 21 (The Eye of the Snake)
  4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them


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Thursday, April 9, 2009

JT Ross : Harmonica Boss

Harvelle's Blues Club has been open since 1931 and has had it's share of famous patrons. . .
Jim Morrison used to take a cab from Venice to drink whiskey and hear REAL blues at Harvelle's. Bob Dylan still frequents Harvelle's and Dennis Quaid's band has played Harvelle's for years.
Keb Mo was discovered by Sony Music at Harvelle's and signed on the spot !

So, Why come to Harvelle's on April 9th ?
Well, besides the fact that it's super cool inside and the amazing history of the place. . .
The band consists of LA's finest Blues musicians.

Flaco Medina (William Clarke) - On Upright Bass
Steve Mugalian (Rod Piazza, Dave Alvin) - On Drums
And Blues Guitar Cult Icon Junior Watson will be burning it up til 1:30am

Of course JT on vocals & magic chromatic lickin' sticks AKA Harmonicas.

There's gonna be crazy drink specials - poured Super Strong, Super Cheap and Super Deep just like you like em' !

Band mascot Roller girl will be there too - so get there early, get a good seat and get ready to have a rip roarin' good time for under 20 bucks !

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Have the documents for the Borneo chapter laid out on the floor in Manila folders. In sheer size they come to:
  • Borneo General (mostly papers on politics, strategy, military government and other peripheral matters): 4mm
  • Philippines (planning for Australian participatiobn in the Philippines Campaign): 10 mm
  • Morotai (staging area): 10 mm
  • Commander, Allied Land Forces (ie General Blamey), Report on Operations in Borneo: 12 mm
  • I Corps, Report on Operations: Borneo Campaign: 28 mm
  • Oboe I (Tarakan): 32 mm
  • Oboe VI (Labuan): 34 mm
  • Oboe II (Balikpapan): 22 mm
Total: 152 mm (about six inches)


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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Winning Friends

Why Do We Need Them?

Thanks for the sweetness of Adei who gave this award. Indeed, we are very lucky to have been able to make friends out of blogging and we should be thankful in every opportunity we encounter. "A hug is worth a thousand words, a friend is worth more."

We need friends for many reasons,all throughout the season.

We need friends to comfort us when we are sad,

and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,

We need someone we can count on,and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us one we have passed sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship!

1. Everyday Life 2. Words of Love 3. Sheng's Simple Thoughts 4. My Life's Rollercoaster Ride 5. Madz Life's Diary 6. Madz Wedding in Mauritius 7. Youthful Voices 8. Follow your sense you adventure 9. Beautiful Life 10. My Comfort Zone... YOU

Now, I am passing this on to my these bloggers who have become my really good friends:

1. Roche
2. Eva Marie
3. Chrissy
4. Rowena
5. Jacy
6. Kate
7. Jhenn
8. Rosemarie
9. Marynoll
10. Felicity

And of course, to all my friends here in Blogspot. Come and grab this tag. Happy Blogging!

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Obviously xtau nak tulis tajuk apa 😛 Right now I’am all alone in the house right now. Even Ihsan is out following Jiddi, Jiddah and Auntie Fatin to fetch for Auntie Husna from her school’s hostel in Kajang. Later they are going straight to the Bazar Ramadhan at USJ 4. Although the latter sounds interesting but I didn’t want to tag along because I feel quite unenergetic today probably due to the extreme heat. Today’s scorching hotness really draining me up. It started since last night causing me kept waking up from sleep. Maybe it’s going to rain soon. I hope it’s going to be a downpour. Just now it was storming and I hurriedly took in my dried laundry. But actually the sun still shining brightly outside.

Anyway honestly I have lots of things keep wandering in my mind. That makes me just can’t stop thinking. Thinking until feeling like crying isk isk! Sometimes this makes me so tired mentally and hence physically. Settling down is good but sometimes some things unfavorable are hard to run from. Like it or not you still have to deal with them. When I feel like at a junction, I would instantly reminisce my life back in Nihon. How my life was so bliss! Of course the life was still imperfect but at least I was happy. I hate to make decision when actually I can’t decide which to choose. Before, there were excuses for me to not think about stuffs that I don’t like. But as for now I can’t run anymore. Decision has to be made. It’s not that I’m not happy with my life right now. But this is the process towards achieving happiness. It has to start all over again. Just like how I went through it 5 years ago when I first reached Nihon. Well… I need to remind myself to be positive and never look back. Life must go on. It’s hard to be positive when some times your motivation is low. Maybe I need to find good books and good routine to start with. Wah dah sebulan balik baru nak start ke? 😛 I mean… properly lah this time. Before this on and off je depending on my mood. But most of the times I just loved to procrastinate. So not good right? 😛

Owh yes, all of them have come home. They brought some foods and chrysanthemum tea OMG! I have been salivating over that tea seriously since past 1 week. I was supposed to buy that tea already last week but I changed my mind during the last minute to sugarcane juice. Causing me to keep imagining of that tea every now and then. Yes… I may be craving for foods but NO… I’m not pregnant just yet. We have been busy since before we left Nihon and we just started to breath again recently. By other words we couldn’t concentrate on our plan of expanding the family during last month. We are not in a rush but perhaps there will be good news for us in time to come, InsyaAllah. Tomorrow we are going back to my grandparents’ house on my mother’s side which is also in Semenyih. Because our personal goods already arrived from Nihon last week and will be sent to my grandparents’ house tomorrow morning. We used Kuroneko Yamato moving service and Alhamdulillah we are just beyond satisfied and happy with the service. Barang xsampai lagi esok baru nak sampai dah puas hati haa camner tu? Pandai2 la imagine dia punya service macam mana 🙂 It’s a door to door and it saved us a lot of hassles. Tapi bukan sebab dia door to door tu yang menyebabkan I puas hati. Tapi cara diorang buat kerja tu sangat bagus.

There will be 42 parcels comprising of big and small size all together. I already told my grandmother the number of parcels but I’m sure she will be shocked to see how much spaces in her house will be consumed by our goods. Although her house is spacious but at least a little she must be feeling unhappy to see all the stacks of parcels. I don’t think all of them can be put in one corner so it must be ugly to see the stacks of parcels at a few spaces. But she’s understanding enough and I’m sure of that. Perhaps we can find a house suitable for us as soon as possible. The latest would be until early of next year before we could move into our own house. Anyway… we are going to break fast together with them tomorrow and will spend the night at my parents’ house then later. I’m not sure yet whether my brother will join us. But I hope he would come home tomorrow. Ops before I forgot, Ihsan’s birthday is on coming Sunday! But we are yet to have any plan due to we are still in fasting month and also on Sunday we are coming back here in USJ. I have a thought of making a cake for him but since we are not in our own house yet so I need to pass on that plan. But maybe we are going to order a cake for him and celebrate his birthday twice. First with hubby’s family and later with my family during coming Syawal. Owh I will get some balloons for him too 🙂

Thumbs Up To Kuroneko Yamato

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  • August 21, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    kami memerah tenaga sendiri je Ina, dari packing, angkat, sampai la bawak ke port….sebab itu tradisi org2 kat sini, maybe juga sebab ramai Malaysian.

    Tekak dah terasa2 murtabak kat Malaysia…hehehhe

  • August 22, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Tq Auntie 🙂

    Kak Su,
    Aah kami pun kalau kaisya xsupport mesti buat semua sendiri juga Kak Su. Alhamdulillah la merasa door to door. Itu pun hubby yg mintak kalau tak xdenya hihi. Haa kita dah merasa macam2 ni Kak Su 😀

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Kheops Pyramid

My interest in the Kheops Pyramid dated about twenty years ago. At this time (1987), working at EDF on inverse problems for the assessment of nuclear structures, my Director Marc Albouy asked me to supervise a study on the Kheops Pyramid for searching an unknown tomb of the Pharaon, from microgravity measurements. At this time, two French architects, G. Dormion and J.P. Goidin remarked some architectural details of the tunnel walls which should hide some cavity behind, may be an unknown tomb of the Pharaon? It was a fantastic challenge for all of us to work on the Great Pyramid, which was more exciting than to detect a dangerous flaw in a nuclear vessel !
As a sponsor for scientifc works devoted to archeology, EDF granted financial supports to the French Company of Geophysical Prospection (CPGF) for microgravity measurements, done by Jacques Lashkmanan and his team. I was in charge of the mathematical and numerical team at EDF for the inversion of measurements in order to obtain the density distribution near the tunnels. The result obained for the unknown tomb was rather negative. What a disappointment to all of us.
We then decided to modellize the entire Pyramid with regular meshes and to look at the density distribution. The results for the second study are very interesting. First of all, we found that the pyramid has a high density about 2.4 near its base and a very low one at the top, about 1.87. Second, the misfit of density presents some special structure. In the Proceedings of the International Symposium : "The Engineering Geology of Ancient Works, Monuments and Historical Sites", The Application of microgravity survey in the endoscopy of ancient monuments by H.D. Bui, J. Montlucon, J. Lahksmanan, J.C. Erling, C. Nakla, pp. 1063-1069, Athens 19-23 September, 1988, Marinos & Koulis (Balkema, Rotterdam), we wrote in the conclusion : ".. the Pyramid density does not present a simple symmetry other than a certain spiral structure". An altogether incredible story is that in 2002, Henri Houdin (Engineer) and his son Jean-Pierre Houdin (architect) proposed a new theory on the construction of the Kheops Pyramid which should involve an internal tunnel spiraling up counterclockwise, exactly as given in our numerical result (1988) !

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The densitogram represents the mean density distribution on the surface of the Pyramid over 10m thick at the bottom, 3-4 m at the top. It has been worked out in 1988 by H.D. Bui (EDF), J. Lakshmanan (CPGF) and coworkers. It is the property of Fondation EDF. (Copyright EDF free, additional drawings to the image not authorized)


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Xbox Live Arcade Games DOOM was delisted 9/24/10.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Specialist Training For Nurse Practitioners in Context to HIV

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing presented a new curriculum for providing specialized training to the nursing staff in terms of HIV and other disease of same reference and infection. JHUSON developed a special curriculum for the nursing staff. The expected time for the launch of this curriculum is after the enrollment of 10 to 12 students for nursing practitioners. This decision was made after observing the similar outcome of normal patients and patients who are suffering from HIV by nursing practitioners. This program will develop special skill of care and patience while dealing with HIV infected person. The grant of 1.5 Million Dollars is funded by Health resources and Service administration department. This funding is done for five years to develop a program like this. The training module of this program elaborate more care and attention are required by HIV infected people therefore, through this module it is easy to provide this by moving them to the primary care center were specialized setting of treatment is done for them. PhD Jason Farley, M.P.H., Chief developer of this curriculum "The design of our program starts with the recognition that HIV care cannot be provided in a silo, that it needs to be integrated holistically into primary care,".

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Selling the house fast for cash means one will be selling the home in as it is condition without having to carry out renovations and remodeling of the house as they don’t have the time to do all that no one will need to have some methods of disposing the house to another client. Selling the house for fast payment is not a business where one is looking to make a profit because in most cases people who sell the house in this state will be looking forward to having some cash which will help them to carry out other functions.

One of the things that every cash buyer should make sure they have is the legal documents which shows that they have the full authority to sell the house because no one else can claim the ownership of the house which is one thing that makes people have easy time while selling the home for cash. In most cases you will find that instances of fraud when it comes to the houses are not new and therefore for one to be able to sell the home fast they will need to provide very concrete proof that the house it theirs.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

The Spirit of Evil

Friday: 15 March, 2013 –– Fourth Week in Lent
Wisdom 2:1a, 12–22 / John 7:1–2, 10, 25–30
The Spirit of Evil

There is a spirit of evil in our world that hates goodness. The wicked oppression of the righteous is a recurring story in Scripture from the beginning. Cain hated Abel and killed him. Joseph’s brothers’ resentment of his dreams from God turned to murderous intent. An evil spirit in Saul sought David’s death. Jeremiah was watched with the single intent of finding any excuse to bring accusations that could justify his death. Daniel’s enemies manipulated the king to pass a law they knew Daniel would not honor, then waited and watched until they could charge him before the king.

This is the spirit described in the first reading from Wisdom: Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us.... to us he is the censure of our thoughts; merely to see him is a hardship for us.... He judges us debased; he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure.... With revilement and torture let us put him to the test....

One thing that infuriated some people against Jesus was his goodness. Jesus’ life and teachings turned a spotlight on the pettiness and hypocrisy and selfishness of leaders who wore their so-called righteousness as an external veneer. Jesus had to be eliminated in order to remove his condemning presence.

The closer God’s people live in true goodness, the more they will irritate the spirit of evil that is so often imbedded in people who take pleasure in wickedness and hide behind a twisted “goodness.”  God speaks through the prophet Isaiah: Woe to those who call evil good and good evil (5:20).

We are hearing today, increasingly, the very attitude described by the Wisdom writer. The secular mind –– and particularly the homosexual lobby –– hates the very existence of people who give witness to biblical sexual morality. It is clear they do not want to tolerate those they love to label as intolerant.

God give us grace to grow in true goodness. God give us grace to stay faithful regardless of the oppression that may come from the spirit of evil. It’s an ongoing story in the drama of salvation.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Juanita’s Necklace

This is the necklace that started it all. This stunning necklace bears the Alzheimer’s Association logo and is positively dripping in diamonds! Sure to start a conversation, this necklace provides you with an opportunity to educate all who ask about the Alzheimer’s Association and its vision of a world without the disease. Available in limited quantity. The 18k white gold pendant hangs from an 18k yellow gold chain.


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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Yeah! My little boy is officially crawling now! He's such a big boy. He was a bit wobbly for a few days and now he's really taken off! He explores a little bit, but he's really content to climb all over Archie and I cuz he can now. He's also pulling himself up and standing a lot more. He even pulls himself up in his crib and cries standing hoping one of us will come in and give him hugs n' cuddles.

Life has been a bit rough these last two a really bad cough and still am getting over it so my exercising has been pretty nil and my eating habits while still respectable aren't enough to actually help me with my weight loss goals. So I'm sure I've gained back my two pounds or at least haven't lost anymore weight, but hopefully I'll be picking up a bit this week and within a week or two I'll be back where I left off. It seems to happen in life when things are going sure knows how to set you back. But onward and upward.

Here's Boog with his sippie cup with a straw!

Boog being really grumpy but bundled!

Gabe put spoons all over his face!

He pulled his toy basket over himself! Too cute!

Playing a bit with my photo editor...

I love this one!

Not a happy camper

Still grumpy!

A short video of Boog crawling! I'm excited!

  1. Yeah BOOG!!!!!!!!! HE is just as adorable as bradley in the monkey pjs. We miss you guys it hasnt been long since we have seen you but it seems like forever lol

  2. I love the spoon in Archies ear,,he is getting so big..and I love those blue eyes..take lots of pictures because they grow so fast..

  3. So fun to see his little video crawling :) We need to get together soon so Gabe and Kambree can play again.

  4. Too fun! Go Gabster, Go! He'll be destroying your house before you know it...but he's too cute to not forgive what is to come.

  5. Gabe is getting so big so fast..I tagged you for award,,come check it out..

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Art Journal cover - Dusty Attic overload .

Hi everyone
a very warm Welcome to my blog
Today I am showcasing my first  Dusty Attic project for 2016
An Art Journal I created .

This is my 3rd year designing with these amazing chipboard pieces .
I feel blessed to be on the team for another year
Many thanks to Jennifer Mahoney Hedger and Jen Burns
for having me on the team again
in 2016 ... feeling blessed x

Art Journal Cover - Dusty Attic overload !!
I could not resist adding layer upon layer, and more layering.
rich rustic colors and green/blue to compliment the rust .
I will be showing you inside in the coming months .

 Dusty Attic material used .
Crackle Paint /DA 0900
Texture paste DA 1218
Small film strip DA0935
Jumbo Cogs DA 0232
French flourish border/ DA0275
Feather Charms #2 DA1381
Dusty in color/Oceania DA0912
Dusty in color/Jungle Green DA0920
Foliage #4 DA1294
Foliage #5 DA1295
Mini Number Panel DA1052

 lots of layers and texture from every angle .

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I love that you leave me some love to breathe into my soul
until next time
happy creating
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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Hello everyone
a warm welcome to my blog

thanks for dropping by Arty Sistas.
I love creating cards and tags for my friends and family
here are some recent creations of mine

Birthday card

Masculine card

thanks so much for popping by to see my work
and I am so grateful you take the time to leave me some loving words
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Teal and Purple Mini Pocket Card

Hi there my scrappy sista's
welcome to my blog
a short post today
sharing a simple little pocket card I made for a friend .

I love quotes and positive affirmations
it is amazing how thinking positive can alter ones's mood and create
a beautiful day .

My mini pocket card .
Purple and Teal
with positive quotes inside .

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and taking the time to leave me some loving words
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Monday, January 4, 2016

Pastel Thankyou card

Hi there .. welcome to my blog
Today I am sharing a simple Thankyou tag and envelope with you .
I also wanted to add a little bit of sparkle
to celebrate Christmas  .

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look at my latest creation .
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Friday, April 10, 2009

It's Good Friday. What more can be said about that? It's a day that I feel ultimately humbled. A day to rejoice in knowing that freedom is at your feet just waiting for you to accept it. As simple as saying I believe, asking for forgiveness & letting go of all the worries that burden you.

It's just a day that I say thank you Lord for going before me so that I can be free.

In other news ;) Things are good. I'm on day #4 of SOS & feeling pretty good. I'm not hungry & actually after yesterday (high day) I was STUFFED! I didnt even finish my last meal that was pretty light (Fage 0%, protein powder, pumpkin & some Kashi cereal.) I just couldn't eat another bite!

The workouts feel good, cardio is spot on! I'm just really feeling good!

That's really it from me! Got an early start to the weekend since it was so quiet in the office. Dad decided we should go home & I never say no to that!

I do want to add a disclaimer to those who follow other beliefs. I hope you are not offended in my sharing. I'm definitely not a preachy person but sometimes things just need to be shared! I do hope you'll keep following along!

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

101 things to do during a Dull Sermon

by Tim Sims & Dan Pegoda

Normally, I don't share reviews on Sunday because, hey~ it's Sunday~ our day of rest.  And doing reviews is my "job" of sorts;  so, I should be resting from it, right?!  But, this is just too good to pass up and it just seems appropriate to share it on a Sunday.  So as not to be accused of working (even though I love doing reviews, so it's more "play" to me), I'm going to draft this entry on Saturday and just post it on Sunday, ok?
101 things to do during a Dull Sermon is a hilarious little book distributed by Kregel Publications.  This is a small book (just a little over 5" square), but it's 128 pages of side-splitting humor!  Here is what the back of the book (and website description) have to say:
For those sermon-heavy Sundays when you long to be washing the dog or unclogging a drain, here are 101 adrenaline-pumping exercises:
  • Slap the person sitting next to you. See if he or she turns the other cheek. If not, raise your hand and tell the pastor.
  • Devise ways of climbing into the balcony without using the stairs.
  • See if a yawn is contagious.
  • Ananias and Sapphira list: identify the names of the "Ten Most Likely to be Struck Dead During the Offering."
Now for the sake of my dear pastor (whose wife occasionally visits my blog), I just have to say that I don't sit through too many dull sermons.  But, that doesn't mean that this little book isn't fun to read~ it's a delight!  Actually, we just received this book in today's mail (Saturday)~ and each one of us took a turn and read through the whole thing.  As a matter of fact, we fought over it!
This book would make an adorable gift for your favorite pastor (only, however, if he's got a good sense of humor~ otherwise, he just might be offended! )  Oh, if this is any indication of the attraction of this little book~ I just had it sitting beside me on the computer desk while I'm typing this review, when my 7-year old came by (under the  guise of me opening a piece of candy for her) and when I looked up,  the  book was gone!  Trust me, it's funny!  If you can read this book without cracking a smile or laughing out loud, I dare say there's something wrong with you!
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

DD ~ First Disney Trip

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My very first trip to Disney was in the late 80's.  I believe it was January of 1987.  I posted a picture of me and my brothers on that trip here.  This was the trip that instilled in me my love for all things Disney (including the Birnbaum's Guide).  It's also the trip that spurned my planning obsession (and it's been downhill ever since!)

2 years later, I experienced my first "on my own" trip - even though my parents and  brothers were vacationing there at the same time, my BF and I had a room to ourselves and did our own thing.  I shared a picture from that trip here.

I shared a picture of our first trip together (as a family) here (1999).  That trip was more of a spur-of-the-moment trip - my parents had received a monetary gift and shared enough with us for a trip to see The Mouse.  Even with only a few weeks, I was able to REALLY plan!

There's something special about the first trip - no matter what the circumstances.  I still remember things about my first trip, and each time one of our kids experienced her/his first trip.  On our trip in January, not only were we able to see Disney for the first time through Ian's eyes, but also through the eyes of our dear friends who traveled with us.

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Herbarium specimen: Conocarpus erectus

Taxon:Conocarpus erectus L.
Collected by:Robert K Godfrey
Collection date:30/1/1959
Locality:Florida (USA), Lee County, Big Pine Island, Mangrove swamp.
Institution:Florida State University (FSU)
Accession number:90866
Image:Conocarpus erectus herbarium specimen from Big Pine Island, Lee County in 1959 by Robert K Godfrey.
collector's number:58067

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