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It's no wonder that Hydro went running to the Pubic Utilities Board for a rate increase less than six months after the first of Wuskwatim's 3 generators went on line in February.
And Hydro has warned the PUB that if it goes into the abyss, the Province may follow.
All this is found within the convoluted language of the reasons, posted on the PUB website, for a 2.5 percent rate increase that was granted in August to start Sept. 1. This increase is hard on the heels of a two percent increase announced in the spring.
Wuskwatim is the first of three megaprojects being developed by Hydro between now and 2020 to be followed by a glorious period, named Soviet-style, the Decade of Returns. The plan was to build power stations before they were needed for Manitoba users, sell the power to American customers, rake in big bucks from premium prices for "clean" electric energy, and use the export profits to pay the construction costs while keeping Manitoba rates low.
Instead, the cost of building Wuskwatim was double what was estimated and the power is selling for less than half of what was expected. In fact, it costs so much more to produce the power from Wuskwatim than we're selling it for, that Manitobans have to pay higher rates to subsidize the price.
The PUB estimated last year the addition of the new Wuskwatim generating station would add $150 million a year to Manitoba Hydro's annual costs in interest and carrying charges on its $1.6 billion cost.
"The need is urgent to avoid continuing losses on operations..." Hydro argued before the utilities board.
"The Board finds that new Wuskwatim operating expenses are a material expense impacting MH’s current financial projections ... and which results in MH coming forward with the interim rate increase request at this time." the PUB concluded.
"MH reports that it has suffered a substantial net loss on electricity operations in the first quarter of 2012/13. The Board has real concerns about the deteriorating financial position of MH and the negative turn in the financial ratios that will follow based on the projections filed by MH if the requested interim increases are not granted."
Manitoba Hydro, it seems, is running to stand still.
"It does not appear that there has been a material improvement to MH’s net income position since the Board granted the 2% interim increase effective April 1, 2012." said the PUB.
"MH restated that without the September 1st increase, it will return zero net income under current projections..."
Isn't that great? We spend $1.6 billion on a new power plant and we get to pay higher rates for electricity so that the utility can maybe break even. That's New Democonomics.
In its most hair-raising observation, the PUB stated flatly:
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Like you, our eyes glazed over.
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We have today the very familiar miracle of the loaves and fishes. One is tempted to say, “Oh that one…and tune out.” But, if we allow it, the gospel today contains a very personal appeal from the Lord’s lips to your (my) ears: “There is no need to dismiss the crowds, give them some food yourself.”
Immediately all the objections swim through our minds, but be still, and let us allow the Lord to instruct us and apply this Gospel in five stages.
I. THE IMAGE THAT IS EXTOLLED – The text says, When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick.
The text begins with a very sad note of the death of Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist. We should not simply dismiss the kind of human grief he must have experienced, and the text says he wants to go apart for a while, presumably to pray and grieve. It would seem, at the pinnacle of his public ministry, he could only get apart by going out on a boat, and so he does. The text is unclear how long he was out on the water, but it implies a short time.
Approaching the opposite shore Jesus sees a large crowd, and is moved with pity. He teaches them at great length and heals the sick. And here is the image that is extolled. If Jesus has allowed himself this moment of grief, he also shows that the way out of it is love and concern for others. For it is too easy for us, in our own grief, anger, sorrow, or anxiety to retreat, to hide away. As an immediate reaction this is understandable. But it is not a disposition we ought to maintain for long. For others have need, and even in our grief and our limits, we are still called to reach out. And that very reaching out, often contains our own healing too.
That we have needs, does not mean others stop having them. Jesus shows the courage and the love to still recognize the needs of others, even in his own grief. So he goes ashore and shares love with others.
II. THE ISSUE THAT IS EVADED – The text says, When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
There is a human tendency, that when people are needy, we want them to go away, to disappear. Hence, the apostles, noticing the needy crowd, a crowd about to have a hunger problem, they want the crowd to go away before they become a problem.
We too, both individually and collectively, often desire the needy and poor to just disappear. If we see a beggar, we may cross the street, or refuse to look at him. If our caller ID indicates a troubled family member who may ask for money or want to talk a long time, we let the call go to voice mail. In society we tend to segregate the poor and needy. The “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) syndrome seeks to segregate the poor, the mentally handicapped and others to certain marginal sections of the city largely out of sight, and out of mind. The sick and the dying too are often relegated to nursing homes. Perhaps this is necessary for proper care, but the thought of an elderly relative living and dying in our homes is too much for many, even when it is possible. So, generally people go away to die.
Notice the threefold basis of the disciples evasion:
- They are DESPAIRING – for they say, this is a deserted place and it is already late.
- They are DISMISSIVE – for they want Jesus to dismiss the crowd, to send them away.
- They are DETACHED – for instead of wanting to help, they want the crowd to go away and get food for themselves.
Yes, it is a sad human tendency to want to be rid of people who have problems. And so the disciples beg Jesus to send the increasingly troublesome crowd away. The Issue is evaded, rather than accepted as a shared problem to be solved together.
III. THE INSTRUCTION THAT ENSUES – Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.”
Uh oh! This is starting to get personal. Jesus is not willing to keep this merely as a problem “they” have, he wants me to do something!
Yes, he rejects their premise by saying there is no need for them to go away. And he redirects plan by saying, give them something to eat yourselves.
Refusing to accept the presence of the poor and needy, is simply not a viable option for Jesus, or for us who would be his disciples. He wants and expects us to get started with a solution, a solution that includes both “them” and us. It looks like we are our brother’s keeper.
This is the instruction that ensues when the apostles, or when we, try to evade the issue.
IV. THE INSUFFICIENCY THAT IS EXPRESSED – the text says, But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.”
But we can’t possibly pull this thing off, the needs are far too great! The Lord is not interested in our excuses, he just says, “Let’s get started.”
Observe two things about the five loaves and two fishes.
- First, as John’s Gospel notes, (6:9), the loaves and fishes came from among the poor themselves. Hence this is not mere do-goodism. The teaching here is not to be a “limousine liberal” who rolls down the window and throws money to the poor, then goes back to his mansion. Neither is it a “we’re from the government and we’re here to help you” solution. For we should not do for others what they can reasonably do for themselves. Rather we ought to work with the poor, engaging them in what they do have, in the talents and leadership they do possess, and solve problems with them, rather than merely for them. There are loaves and fishes among even the poor, there are talents and resources to be included in the solution.
- Secondly, wherever the loaves and fishes come from, they are not nothing, and the Lord expects all of us to be part of the solution. Simply telling God or, (these days), the government, to go and do something, is not a full or authentic Christian response.
Hence our complaints about meager resources do not impress the Lord who says, simply, bring them to me. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. And thus we go to the principle point.
V. THE IMMENSITY THAT IS EXPERIENCED – the text says, Then he said, “Bring them here to me, ” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over— twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children.
Now this story is so familiar that you and I are not shocked by the outcome. But no matter how many times we hear it, we still do not really accept it’s astonishing truth:
- I can do all things in God who strengthens me (Phil 4:13)
- All things are possible to him who believes (Mk 9:23)
- For man it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God (Mk 10:27)
- Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. (2 Cor 9:10)
Now take special note of that last quote, for this gospel is about more than caring for the poor, (and it is about that). But this Gospel is also about taking this world back for Christ.
We all know that this world is in an increasingly bad state: rampant secularism, moral relativism, and a Church with many self-inflicted wounds. This has all led to the fact that we have a real mess on our hands. And the problems are overwhelming: sexual confusion, the culture of death, the breakdown of marriage, compulsive sin, compulsive overspending, greed, insensitivity to the poor, deep and widespread addiction to pornography, drugs, and alcohol, abortion, widespread promiscuity, adultery, corruption, cynicism, low mass attendance and on an on.
The problems seem overwhelming and our resources seem so limited to turn back the tide. What will we ever do with only five loaves and two fishes?
Jesus says, bring them to me.
Yet again, the journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step. The conversion of the whole world, begins with me. As I look the huge problems before me, I (this means you) assess my loaves and fishes:
- I work on my own conversion. For a holier world has to start with me. If I get holier, the world get’s holier.
- I look to the poor I can serve, maybe with money maybe with talents, like tutoring, counseling etc. Maybe just with the time of listening.
- I pick up the phone and call a family member I know is hurting.
- I love my spouse and children.
- I spend time properly raising my own children to know the Lord and seek his kingdom.
- I exhort the weak in my own family, and with love, rebuke sin and encourage righteousness.
- If I am a priest or religious, I faithfully live my vocation, and heroically call others to Christ by teaching and proclaiming the gospel without compromise.
- If I am a young person I seek to devoutly prepare myself for a vocation to marriage, priesthood or religious life.
- If I am older I seek to manifest wisdom and good example to those who are young.
- If I am elderly, I seek to devoutly prepare myself for death, and to give good example in this, and to witness the desire for heaven.
- I will pray for this world and attend mass faithfully, begging God’s mercy on this sin soaked world.
It is too easy to lament this world’s condition and, like the apostles, feel overwhelmed. Jesus just says, bring me what you have, and let’s get started. The conversion of the whole world will begin with me, with my meager loaves and fishes.
And Jesus will surely multiply them, he will not fail. Already there is renewal evident in the Church, through a faithful remnant willing to bring their loaves fishes, some of the things mentioned above and more besides. They are bringing them to Jesus and he is multiplying them. Renewal is happening, and signs of spring are evident in the Church.
There is an old saying that it is easier to wear slippers that to carpet the whole of the earth. Indeed it is. If it is a converted world you want start with yourself. Bring your loaves and fishes to Jesus, bring your slippers, and let’s get started. It begins with me.
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Then my living shall not be in vain.
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This is a very long post, with links to a TON of resources. The focus is on providing information on the origin of modern Christmas customs as well as information on the Pagan Holidays which are sometimes pointed to as sources for Christmas. I provide some arguments about the subject, but this is mostly a collection of links to various people explaining history and providing evidence. There are summaries of the links and then some thoughts in conclusion after all the links are shared. So, here is a table of contents if you don’t want to read the whole thing. If you just want to scroll through and skim, the summaries of the resources will be bolded to set them apart from my more general commentary.
Winter Holiday Shenanigans - An Appeal to Logic (introduction and my thoughts)
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My concluding thoughts (Unfortunately, Blogger doesn't have an obvious book mark/table of contents option...)
Winter Holiday Shenanigans
Hanging out in NeoPagan forums might make you think that the biggest part of celebrating the Wheel of the Year is pointing out how Christians stole all their holidays and holiday customs from Pagans. People get fairly upset if you point out that, at the least, it’s not as simple as that. The response is even worse if you try to explain that a lot of the memes and popular historical thinking about holidays are relatively baseless, and in many cases, actually backwards.
Now, if you’re reading this, please don’t give up or decide that I must be misinformed or pushing a Christian agenda, before you actually explore the material. A lot of folks insist that anyone who denies the assertions that our modern holiday practices are all ancient Pagan practices must just be a Christian trying to be disruptive. In this case, you’re reading a blog that presents lots of magic, and witchcraft, so clearly, that’s not the case. I’m a Pagan, I’m an occultist, but my academic background is history and I find history to be really important. My Paganism is part of why I went to school for history.
It’s completely fine for people to celebrate holidays today in the way that is meaningful for them, even if those practices are new. Picking fights based on false assertions, or being smug and superior based on false assertions doesn’t help us as a community. Spreading untrue ideas through memes and posts just makes it harder for people to learn things that are true. It’s both dishonest and unfair. It also might make it harder for people to learn more about things which could provide deeper meaning for them.
I don’t think most people are spreading untrue things on purpose. If you’re reading this and you think Christmas Trees are an ancient Pagan celebratory practice, I’m sure you’re well meaning and thinking that what you’re doing is right and informative when you share memes or words of encouragement that spread that understanding. Hopefully, you’ll review the materials provided in this post with the same open mind and assumption of best intentions that I’m trying to approach you with.
I know just me laying out the facts won’t change people’s minds. After all, I’m just one person. Even if I provided sources and quotations, it still might be a big ask to expect you to trust me just because I’m telling you that things you’ve read in a bunch of books are incorrect. So, for the most part, this post will be providing you with videos and articles that will help you learn the actual history around Jol, Saturnalia, the Solstice, Christmas and more.
I’ll address a few points to keep in mind before providing resources though.
First, evidence and source selection. If you’re getting history from NeoPagan books and magic books, you have to remember that the authors of those books aren’t - usually - historians. The publishing companies producing them aren’t academic presses and they don’t review the books to make sure they provide factual information. Their main goal is books which sell well. The authors of these books may be repeating things they’ve learned and believed to be true but unless they explore sources to verify it then they’re just sharing hearsay. They’re not doing something bad intentionally, but their books aren’t really qualified to be sources about history.
So, what kinds of evidence should we look for? How can we know what happened? In general, there are lots of types of evidence that can inform us about historical religious practices. Laws and legal records, myths, writings by ancient and medieval historians, first hand accounts, linguistic evidence, material archeological evidence, landscape and natural resource archeology, and surviving calendars are a handful of the sorts of things that provide the type of evidence we need to learn about historical practices.
For the most part, no evidence survives showing ancient peoples or even medieval Pagans, did the things that NeoPagans are saying Christians stole, or in some cases, nothing shows they did them at the times of year, or in the ways in which modern people say they did. For many cultures and time periods, it will be unusual for us to have resources that give us the actual reasoning or descriptions of the beliefs behind the practices we are able to find evidence for.
I’m not going to refute each claim, because I’m providing you with resources to learn about them so you don’t have to take my word for it, but, as you review those resources and question their veracity (always question sources and material!) keep in mind whether or not you can find a contrary source which supports your views or claims if they differ from what historians have to say about existing evidence. If there are none, and the existing sources point in a different direction, that’s a fair sign that some of the popular claims are incorrect.
Two more things to consider, evolution, and time.
People frequently describe Christians as stealing holiday customs to trick Pagans into converting. If that was enough to trick people, those people are kind of stupid. I don’t think our ancestors are stupid and I think assuming they were tricked that way insults them. Looking at the colonial period (as well as material we have evidence about in medieval Europe) what happens is often a more natural process of merging and absorption. When people convert to a new religion, their existing culture doesn’t disappear. Their existing culture still belongs to them. They might keep elements of it. They will understand the new religion and new cultural elements through the lens of their existing culture and perspective. Both things change as they come together and interact. In some cases, Christian missionaries tried to wipe out existing cultures, and in some they actively decided to allow locals to use their existing symbols and practices and blend the two into a new expression of both. In Europe this would have been even more organic. There wasn’t as much of an outside conquering group deciding to allow people to keep their culture in early Christianity. Early Christianity spread as an underground movement. Bishops might not have liked people keeping their cultural practices but people did it anyway.
That’s a really different process than theft, or a conspiracy of elders deciding to sneakily pretend the new religion and the old look the same. The ways things come together vary from place to place and period to period, but in a lot of cases we need to recognize that cultural continuation into the Christian period is a form of survival rather than a form of conspiratorial theft.
The other thing to consider is time, and with that, place. People claim that Saturnalia celebrations led to Christians in Northern Europe adopting Saturnalia customs as Christmas customs. While there were Roman influences in those places, the Romans didn’t tend to spread their religion, so people would have kept their local customs. Roman institutional influence wasn’t continuing into the medieval period so Roman customs that had not already integrated with Christianity weren’t likely spreading North. For Saturnalia to be the source of these Christmas customs they would have needed to start in Italy.
As far as time goes. Most modern Christmas customs developed in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century. European Pagan religions never existed in a widespread fashion in the United States. A lot of early North American settlers came here because they wanted a Christianity that was more stripped down than the Christianity in Europe. So, these weren’t people who would have brought a lot of Pagan customs in most cases.
Even ignoring their puritanical influences, time is an issue. Christianity began significantly spreading through Europe prior to the fall of the Roman empire. So, before the late 5th century. Charlemagne had largely locked down much of Western Europe as Christian by the 10th century. Christmas trees are about 500 years later, and Santa Claus didn’t start wearing red and white and keeping flying reindeer until about 500 years after Christmas trees.
A lot of time elapses between their being living memory of widespread active Pagan religions and any of these Christmas customs developing. No one needed to be converted when these customs developed so Christians wouldn’t need to revive forgotten Pagan customs to convert people.
Think back to the slang we used, how we thought it was acceptable to treat people, and common perspectives on the LGBTQIA+ community 1999 versus how things are now in 2024. The changes are huge. We remember what it was like then, but if you show a 15 year old a movie from back then they’ll find it culturally problematic because the culture is different now. Think about how we decorated our houses, foods served at parties, rules about women and credit, job expectations relative to gender, and even what nuclear families looked like and how our population was dispersed in the 1950s versus now. If you weren’t alive then (I wasn’t) it’s kind of hard to imagine. Think about clothing and music in the 1920s. Think about owning slaves and using horse drawn carriages, or simply walking places, in the 1850s.
Going back 25 years gives us cultural shifts that are intense, going back 175 years creates situations none of us could imagine. We wouldn’t be able to blend in easily or understand what was going on if we got dropped off then. So why is it believable that a relatively suppressed culture was still influencing things a thousand years later? Our Christmas celebrations now are different than they were 100 years ago. Why would Christmas in 1500 look like Jol in 500? It’s not a reasonable thing to assume when you really think about it.
We can disagree on that. Maybe you think there are other factors which make it reasonable for that influence to have survived. That disagreement is fine. We can have different ways we think about how information can travel and survive. But, before we say people did a thing, or that thing was communicated to other people, we need evidence. The evidence just isn’t there.
Again, you don’t have to believe me. But, here are a bunch of people who will tell you about what is there. Even if you think I’m absolutely full of crap, these resources will still be informative and useful if you care about deepening your knowledge.
This first article is from the blog Living Liminally, by popular Pagan author Morgan Daimler. While folks in forums often like to claim that denouncing the memes and claims about Christmas’s Pagan origins is only being done by Christians disrupting NeoPagan forums, here is a prominent Pagan author and witch explaining some of the history and citing sources for it. They cover multiple elements, Christmas trees, mistletoe, the date for Christmas and more. The focus is more on what the actual history of these elements is and when and where they started rather than providing info on actual Pagan traditions, which is the focus of several of the other resources.
Christmas Traditions Paganism and some History
This first short video is from Welsh Viking. I love his stuff. Listening to him is just soothing. He’s a former PhD student in history who focuses on the Viking Period of Norse and Germanic cultures. He has a popular history program on YouTube and is really good at laying out evidence and sources in simple comprehensible ways. He’ll provide you with information on what we actually know about Yule or Jol.
Welsh Viking - How Did Vikings Celebrate Yule
This next video is by Dr. Jackson Crawford. He has translated some Old Norse texts and is a history professor specializing in the Viking period. I have enjoyed the videos I’ve seen by him. There are some who don’t like him but it seems to be more about his attitude and way of presenting things than a criticism of the material he presents. Again, he gives some information on what the historical sources tell us about Jol.
Jol (Yule): The Norse Winter Holiday
This video is from a Norse Pagan YouTube channel. They actually provide links to the sources so you can check the sources. I don’t know what their credentials are, but they list the sources in a very clear way. They don’t always dive into quoting, but summarize clearly. This is one where I don’t fully agree with the conclusions they present. There is some room for interpretation and disagreement, and I think people who WANT Christmas to be derived from Yule will like this one. It’s a great example of how there is room to interpret on some elements but that those interpretations still need to be rooted in evidence.
The History and Celebration of Jul/Yule: What the Old Norse Sources Say!
This blog post by Dr. Peter Gainsford goes through several Yule sources and provides quotes. He gives a very thorough presentation, and he summarizes some of the myths about the origins of Christmas aside from those associated with Yule. He presents a very useful conclusion - whatever your holiday celebration is, it doesn’t need to be ancient, and ancient Christians and ancient Pagans would not recognize either modern Christmas or modern Yule. He also explains some of the origin of Christmas and points to the fact that it was a Mediterranean holiday that was established early enough for Yule to not have been an influence. I disagree with some of how he states those points as it comes across like he’s suggesting Yule didn’t exist prior to being recorded in texts after the advent of Christianity, which I don’t believe is sufficient evidence that the holiday didn’t exist prior to contact with Christianity. He also notes that there is lots of evidence of spirits menacing people at Yule, but points out how Christmas does not include that element. In the 21st, and most of the 20th century it does not, but the idea of terrifying spirits being more active at Christmas was still common in the 19th century and does seem to be a surviving Pagan element from multiple cultures that applies to folklore related to winter and winter holidays in general.
Kiwi Hellenist - Concerning Yule
This article breaks down specific claims about Pagan origins of Christmas customs and provides quotations of the sources to explain what we actually know about Yule and whether or not there is a possible Pagan antecedent for the Christmas customs.
Odin as Santa Claus and Other Norse Yule Myths
Santa as a variant of Odin, an agricultural titanic version of Saturn, or a Saami shaman tripping on magic mushrooms are all explanations that make the rounds when people assert the Pagan origins of Santa Claus. Nicholas of Myra, the bishop who is the patron Saint of Children and became Santa Claus, already had magical associations by the early medieval period. He was known for subduing spirits and either dispelling them or bringing them into his service, giving gifts, resurrecting murdered children, protecting sailors and travelers from storms and more. Saint Nick was a pretty magical dude and has many bases for Santa Claus built into his myth.
Modern Santa Claus didn’t really develop until the late 19th and early 20th centuries though. His costume, the reindeer, even his association with Christmas instead of Saint Nicholas day, are all pretty modern. Looking at customs for Saint Nicholas Day gives us an explanation for Christmas stockings before Clement C Moore’s Visit from Saint Nick, and it clearly echoes a story from the Saint’s early hagiography.
But is there anything to the claims of a Pagan origin? In our Yule section we provided an article that addressed the Santa claims specifically around Norse stuff, but here are some focused on Santa.
National Geographic is not great for Pagan stuff, and is honestly, kind of pop culture leaning in how it treats history and culture subjects. This article is still pretty solid. Towards the middle it temporarily turns from its focus and talks about the origins of Santa. That section is a little vague and seems mostly to be about the origin of modern Santa as distinct from earlier folklore customs. It vaguely points to Pagan influences where “folklore” may have been a better descriptor. It talks about Sinterklaas in a way that might sound like it’s referring to an earlier Pagan figure, when it’s referring to the local variant of Saint Nicholas that existed prior to the modern homogenized Santa Claus.
The major important takeaway for this article is about cultural appropriation and the damage these claims cause to the indigenous Saami people of Finland. It’s kind of a wonder that people are so excited to spread the claims that Santa is a psychedelic shaman while ignoring that the culture the claim is tied to wants people to stop making the claim. This article, therefore, presents a really great example of how these false claims can be harmful.
What does Santa have to do with Psychedelic Mushrooms?
Where did Santa get his reindeer? From American authors in the 19th century. This source notes the earliest example of Santa flying (which may have been a story that pre-existed the first written source, but likely not by long since it doesn’t seem to occur when he rode a white horse). It then gives the first example to mention reindeer, with a rather muddled explanation in another source of how the reindeer were added. This indicates that reindeer were not a common part of the story prior to this publication. Then it provides the first, and most famous source, to give the reindeer names. While this article doesn’t mention Rudolph, a fun fact is that Rudolph was created by a marketing agent employed by Montgomery Ward and Co. He continued as a Christmas mascot for the store for years, and the original two Rudolph stories were published as marketing for Wards. The article does dip into assumptions of Pagan origins for the reindeer but doesn’t give any evidence supporting that. It points to the use of reindeer by Saami people, and while Santa probably doesn’t come from the Saami, 19th century Europeans and Americans romanticizing a people like the Saami as a rustic, magical, winter people makes the idea of echoing their custom of using reindeer to pull sleighs as a likely, and fully modern, origin for the image.
Altogether Christmas Traditions: The History of Santa’s Reindeer
Coca Cola is largely responsible for cementing the imagery of modern Santa Claus. I have bought into the idea that Santa’s red and white clothes are a nod to Coca Cola, but the Coca Cola corporation has pointed out that artists depicted Santa in red prior to Coca Cola. That said, they certainly standardized it. Here is an article from the Coca-Cola corporation about how their artists helped shape Santa Claus.
Haddon Sundblom and the Coca Cola Santas
Rather than taking it straight from the horse’s mouth, here is a piece by the National Museum of American History on Coca Cola’s influence on Santa and Modern Christmas
How Santa Brought Coca Cola in from the Cold
The Christmas Tree
This video features Dr. Andrew M. Henry. He is an academic working in the field of religious studies. His YouTube channel is focused on religious literacy and trying to provide a non-sectarian approach to learning more about religion in general. As such, this is a fairly good source for looking at the questions we’re asking about the origins of religious practices. He did this video focusing on the Christmas Tree and its origins in which he cites other academics and provides history regarding the earliest Christmas trees as well as regarding some of the claims people make about the origins of the Christmas tree. Dr. Henry also discusses possible interpretations of evidence rather than always saying it explicitly means one thing or another. He points to the May Pole as a possible predecessor of the Christmas Tree, which has long been my assumption as to the precursor practice. Dr. Henry points to the Adam and Eve plays as a possible origin of a public decorated tree around Christmas; he does not note the date of the Feast of Adam and Eve, which is on Christmas Eve.
The Very Recent Origins of the Christmas Tree
Saturnalia might feel less familiar for a lot of NeoPagans than Yule does because many NeoPagans are used to Yule being the name given to the Winter Solstice in the modern Wheel of the Year. Historically, Saturnalia would have been a little earlier than the Winter Solstice. It also wasn’t the only Roman holiday in that part of December, so specifically borrowing its name for modern Solstice celebrations was a less obvious choice than Yule. Additionally, the British influence on early NeoPaganism means Celtic and Germanic elements will have more obvious impacts on early NeoPagan aesthetics even if Greek and Roman mythology may have been more well known and provided influences as well.
As a result, Saturnalia gets mentioned often as a source for Christmas but the specific customs which are said to have come from Saturnalia aren’t always laid out as clearly as those claimed to come from Yule. Decorating with evergreens seems to be a popular claim associated with both Yule and Saturnalia, but like Yule, there isn’t evidence that this happened at Saturnalia. Romans and Greeks both often used leaf garlands and flower garlands at holidays, often worn by participants, but sometimes decorating animals or statues. Crowns made from leaves and flowers were present in some Greek and Roman ritual customs. Saturnalia does not seem to have included these practices, at least not centrally enough for contemporary authors to have recorded it.
That said, don’t take my word for it, here are some resources on Saturnalia…including some which do show a link to a medieval custom with some Christmas associations.
Dr. Andrew Henry also did a video on Saturnalia. The focus of the video is primarily on Saturnalia and what our surviving sources tell us about it. He also notes some of the potential problems of the sources. While there isn’t a focus on comparing customs to Christmas, Dr. Henry spends a fair amount of time talking about whether or not there is a relationship between the date of Saturnalia and the date of Christmas.
Dr. Henry discussed Saturnalia’s apparent role reversals and the appointment of a Saturnalia king as customs recorded in historical sources on Saturnalia. He did not however compare it to traditions such as the Lord of Misrule, the Abbot of Unreason, Boy Bishops, or Le Prince des Sots. These were medieval customs in which a person of inferior rank was selected by chance and placed in charge of Christmas festivities. It seems that the “Festival of Fools” was sometimes set for a few days following Christmas and sometimes the practice was part of the celebration of Christmas. The practice seems to span the entirety of the middle ages. So, unlike most Christmas customs, it seems to have begun amongst Christians while the earlier Pagan custom still existed, and spread through Europe with the spread of Christmas. While the custom died out about 500 years ago, this is one Christmas custom which seems highly likely to have been the continuation of a Pagan Saturnalia custom. Ironically, it isn’t one which is ever mentioned by people claiming Christmas is Pagan because it’s an old custom that people are less familiar with today. While it does not demonstrate that Christmas was entirely copied from or was used to replace a Pagan holiday, it is a likely example of a Pagan holiday tradition from December influencing Christian December holiday traditions.
The Lord of Misrule: English Heritage
Historia Civilis presents a summary of Saturnalia activities. The site doesn’t provide the background of the presenter or what his credentials are, nor are any sources mentioned. So honestly, this is not a good source to use at all for trying to make a point about history. It is useful for us because it summarizes the holiday and its customs in an easy to follow way which isn’t encumbered by trying to provide evidence for the points made. Claims in this need to be verified against other sources, but it can be useful for introducing the holiday. There is no discussion of a relationship to Christmas. The customs described for the most part don’t match modern Christmas. Gift giving, and visiting friends does occur, but, evidence for gift giving at Christmas puts it hundreds of years after Saturnalia stopped being celebrated and as noted in other sources, customs of wassailing and various costuming and door to door travel were more associated with other winter holidays than with Christmas originally. So it is unlikely either of these Christmas customs directly link to Saturnalia.
Like the Historia Civilis video, this video on the Feast of Fools does not provide sources but provides a nice easy to follow summary. Again, it isn’t useful as a resource for making a point about history, but it is helpful to illustrate the concept of the Lord of Misrule. It paints a picture of how such behavior played out in medieval celebrations, while also noting that it was linked to various dates and was not exclusively a Christmas tradition. It will make it very clear that the medieval celebrations would be very foreign to us today, which drives home the point that time results in huge changes to customs and cultures. Even the elements of the Feast of Fools, by the middle ages, seem to have varied in scope, execution, and focus from what they were in Saturnalia. The idea of a social safety valve seems to be a potential explanation both in the case of Saturnalia and of the Feast of Fools and also points to the Feast of Fools being more comparable to Mardi Gras or Carnivale than to modern Christmas.
The Feast of Fools
If there is so much evidence about these ancient holidays which doesn’t reflect Christmas customs in ancient Paganism, and if we have evidence of how these Christmas practices developed in the Early Modern and Modern eras, why do people say that these things are Pagan?
As Dr. Henry noted, the assertions that Christmas comes from ancient Germanic Paganism seems to have started with German Nationalists (white supremacists) who wanted to establish that their current culture was really tied to their “pure” German culture and not to the Semitic culture that Christianity might otherwise claim to be sourced from. These ideas were first being spread prior to the development of NeoPaganism. While Wicca is often pointed to as the beginning of NeoPaganism, it was not the only NeoPagan movement of the early 20th century. Germanic Nationalist movements also incorporated elements of Germanic and Norse religion and culture, and there were early antecedents to modern Norse religious movements in these ideological spaces.
Ideas about Christian holidays being rooted in early Germanic Pagan culture might have seemed innocuous to NeoPagans and modern Pagans who were not otherwise rooted in Germanic Nationalist ideologies. The assertion was, however, a very politicized assertion rooted in identity politics.
This is not the only source for the idea that these holidays came from Paganism. There were points where Christmas celebrations were illegal. Protestants in Scotland banned Christmas around the 16th or 17th century. Protestants in England banned Christmas in the 17th century, as did the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. These restrictive Protestant movements denounced Christmas as a Pagan sacrilege. In this usage though, Pagan did not specifically mean ancient Pre-Christian practices, but rather often referred to the decadence and ritual pomp that was associated with Catholicism. In most cases these bans did not last and we see modern Christmas taking shape by the early 19th century. If you note in Dr. Henry’s discussion of the Christmas Tree he points to an early religious writer who complained of the practice in the 17th century, but he described it as “child’s play” and noted that he did not know the origin, rather than pointing to it as Pagan. In all cases, the issue with Christian celebrations was that they were viewed as decadent distractions that took the focus away from Christ.
While people today who assert that Christmas customs are ancient Pagan customs aren’t doing it because they are German Nationalists, or because they are Puritans trying to strip Christianity of Catholic decadence, there are still tons of people keeping these baseless assertions alive. They do it because they’ve read some books, or seen some memes or TikTok videos which make these claims. They believe the claims because it’s fun to believe that you have some secret piece of information and you’re helping take down the conspiratorial stranglehold of the dominant culture by spreading these bits of truth. It’s an exciting fiction that we can all easily become part of and share in a sense of heroic excitement. For others, it’s an opportunity to feel like you’re part of a marginalized culture that has been victimized by the dominant culture, but you’re heroically surviving that marginalization and speaking truth to power by explaining that Christmas Trees are really witchcraft. It’s an easy fiction to want to adopt. But, it is a fiction.
If Christmas customs don’t come from ancient Pagan customs why do modern NeoPagans, and even some modern Pagans utilize traditions that look the same as Christmas traditions?
Think about how NeoPaganism started. It was mostly people from a Protestant English background combining elements of modern ceremonial magic, early modern magic, Western Mystery Tradition teachings and bits of folklore with an aesthetic rooted in really poor historical sources and very bad anthropological material spurred on by the concept of the “noble savage” which was still popular at the time. You can still see those influences in a lot of fakelore today.
The earliest NeoPagan traditions were closed initiatory traditions with magical rituals. Those sorts of approaches don’t necessarily build up big public holiday folklore and traditions. Folklore also works better when it develops organically out of the awareness and needs of the people. So, adopting things that already existed was the natural way for a system of lore, and elements which would be appealing to a broad public audience, to develop. The audience that NeoPaganism was exported to were also largely living in cultures which were predominantly Anglophone Protestant cultures.
Protestant mentality shapes a lot of NeoPaganism, both in terms of NeoPaganism being a contrary-response to elements of Protestant identity, as well as being informed by Protestant modes of thinking about the sacred. Customs that were associated with seasonal holidays in the dominant culture were often seasonal folk customs rather than things with an overdetermined or overt religious quality, so keeping those elements of culture was an easy way to expand the holiday aesthetic of NeoPaganism. Pumpkins as a popular Samhain decoration is a clear example of this since Pumpkins are a “New World” plant and are an American Halloween symbol which made its way back to European Halloween just like they became part of American Samhain.
In short, Modern NeoPagan Yule doesn’t look like ancient Norse Yule. We’re not sacrificing animals, spraying people with blood, and swearing oaths while drinking Horse broth. Modern NeoPagan Yule looks like Christmas, not because Christmas looks like medieval Pagan Yule, but because early NeoPagans were people who grew up immersed in modern Christmas practices. Like when Pagans converted to Christianity, and their folk customs remained by shifting into new forms which allowed them to merge with their Christian worldview, NeoPagans kept their customs and practices when converting from Christianity. The Christmas customs and practices became Yule practices in a NeoPagan context, and new meanings and explanations arose. It’s easy to believe that the practices with their new meanings were a rebirth of ancient practices that had survived hidden within a Christian context, but it’s really the opposite that is true in many cases.
So, Christmas customs that we know today are mostly modern and have nothing to do with anything Pagan, for the most part. Modern NeoPagan holiday customs are also mostly modern and don’t reflect the central elements that survive in records of traditional Pagan holidays (note: Pagan, or Polytheist communities are not intended here when I say NeoPagan, while their practices also differ from traditional ones, they draw on them more centrally in so far as one is able to in a modern context). It’s fine for these holiday traditions to be new or modern as long as people enjoy them and they provide some sort of meaning. If the gods and spirits who are honored by these holidays enjoy the modern customs, all the better.
In the end, no one has more ownership over most of these customs than anyone else. These customs don’t represent appropriation from ancient Pagans or a victimization of ancient Pagans. Modern NeoPagans don’t share a cultural continuity through which to claim some victimization or ownership even if Christians were utilizing ancient Pagan customs.
The efforts to enlighten people to the secret Pagan origins of Christmas are misguided. In part, they’re misguided because the claims are just false. If you really go through the material linked above, it would be hard for any rational intelligent person to not realize that those claims are false. Worse than them being false, they are rooted in a false narrative of cultural continuity and cultural ownership. This becomes problematic because there are living cultures descended from the cultures that people are claiming were stolen from. In some cases, this means people are making claims about living cultures and their practices that are false and hurtful - like in the case of the Saami. In other cases, you have the history of living cultures being misrepresented. The majority of descendents of those cultures still living within those cultures as they have evolved today are people who likely celebrate Christmas either religiously or secularly. So people from outside Italian, Scandinavian, and Germanic cultures are telling people within them that they are celebrating with stolen customs - I hope the ridiculousness of that is obvious. Beyond that, there are also Pagan revivals of those ancient cultures, and so the now living revived traditions are left to deal with people loudly in the media ascribing things to them that they simply don’t do.
More simply than questions of appropriation and continuity, sharing misinformation makes it harder for anyone who actually wants to learn truth. You might feel that it’s light hearted and fun and so it doesn’t matter if it’s wrong. Personally, I think that is kind of a gross and warped mentality, but I understand that some people prefer how a narrative makes them feel over the value of its veracity. Others might think it is ok to share such things even if they’re untrue because they feel it takes the dominant culture down a peg. In reality, it doesn’t, if anything modern secular society isn’t invested enough to care and so they think it’s interesting trivia that they can accept uncritically. For those that do care, it’s easy enough to show that the claims are wrong and then in turn that makes it look like Pagans and NeoPagans trade in propaganda, conspiracy theories, and uneducated claims - it makes all of us look bad. But to me, more importantly, when someone is starting out and wants to learn, misinformation builds walls, hurdles, and snares that they won’t know how to navigate at the start of their journey. It impoverishes those who want to educate themselves. That is a horrible thing to knowingly contribute to. Seekers might learn about modern practices and about historical practices and find that the modern is what’s right for them. They should have the opportunity to easily learn about both without walls of misinformation hindering them.
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On Friday, Labor’s planning spokesman, Brian Tee, insisted he would not resign his membership of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union if he became planning minister.
This is rather incredible.
Federally, the Labor Party is slowly, emotionally, wrenching itself through reform to separate the party from the unions. It’s long overdue. The relationship hurts both sides.
Yet Daniel Andrews, the man who might be Victorian premier, is against this reform program. Not only that, but he wants to install a CFMEU member in the very portfolio where they could be most damaging – planning.
Nowhere in the country is the relationship between the Labor Party and the union movement as clearly dysfunctional as in Victoria.
Much more than Steve Bracks or John Brumby, Andrews is a creature of the Labor-union nexus; a party man close to the union interests that financially back Labor.
Last week submissions to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption alleged the Victorian CFMEU has committed criminal blackmail, breached Supreme Court injunctions and violated the Fair Work Act, Commonwealth Competition and Consumer Act and the Victorian Competition Policy Reform Act.
John Setka, the Victorian CFMEU boss, has a long history of criminal charges, including for assaulting police.
It’s all very salacious. Yet Andrews’ Socialist Left faction invited the CFMEU back into its power-sharing agreement. He relies on their support. Now the CFMEU gets a say in preselections and what the party’s polices will be.
The Coalition has been trying to put the CFMEU-Andrews connection at the front of voters’ minds. Oppositions are usually risk-averse. You can imagine how much Andrews would like to distance himself from union militancy. It’s revealing that he can’t.
Sure, the Labor-CFMEU friendship is fodder for that most off-putting sort of politics – the politics of talking points and condemnations and press releases. But it does raise serious issues.
So much state government policy has been taken over by Canberra. This gives what is left a disproportionate significance. When we vote for state politicians we’re really only voting on a few issues.
Spring Street can’t set the corporate tax rate. It has almost no control over industrial relations and a minor influence on the level of economic regulation. The quality of our health and education – the centre of Labor’s message this week – is heavily dependent on how much federal funding Victoria receives.
But Spring Street does decide how open the state is to new building projects. So giving militant CFMEU interests a lever over development could have long-lasting effects on the shape of Melbourne, and even the Victorian economy.
Earlier this week it was revealed that two Liberal candidates have been interviewed by the Victorian Ombudsman’s office relating to corrupt donations and planning decisions. Labor is understandably excited. It all sounds very New South Wales.
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Dave Walsh writes about letting sport teach us about campaigning, via the tenacious, flexible and fun Slipstream Sports cycling team.
Yesterday, I read a small blog by adventurer Alastair Humphreys, where he published a list of the qualities needed to succeed. The list includes, hard work, perseverance, determination, ruthlessness and more. I would add one more: creativity. Humphreys writes:
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The meeting in 2019 will be held in Toronto @ Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre from 11 to 13 April 2019.
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This morning, I got up at 5 a.m. in order to spend the early morning at Hamburg’s city beach at Elbe River. One of my favorite scenes in my novel will play at that same beach in an early April morning. The weather played along, because it rained as it does very often here.
It was still dark when I arrived by ferry at Övelgönne-Neumühlen. Only one other person left the ferry with me. Two people were waiting at the bus station, but apart of them, I was alone. I made my way along Övelgönne to the beach, but as it was still dark, I was to scared to walk on the beach, so I looked for a refuge. Except of a raised bush there was nothing. After ten minutes under that drippy bush, I decided to go back to the port Neumühlen where I found a station refuge right on the waterfront. I sat down and tried to forget the fact that my winter coat is not waterproofed. I watched the huge Hamburg Süd container ship in front of me and several other giants that passed in front of me. My hometown Riesa is located on the Elbe bank, too, and it’s always relaxing and peaceful watching the river. But this morning, it was impressing watching those gigantic ships passing me in addition. I opened my notebook and started to write the scene I had in my mind. The cold was forgotten.
After a while, I realized that the dark was gone and the still hiding sun was already lightening the morning. I put away my notebook and walked to the beach. On my way, some joggers passed me, but the beach was still empty. No wind, still a bit drizzle and small waves. I watched the Hamburg Süd container ship on the other river side getting unloaded. No other ship passed, so I became a bit bored. Where should my scene happen? Right here or further down the beach? What is Anna thinking while she stands here? Is she still lost in thought or already angry? Two dogs played around my legs and I decided to walk along the beach to get a better idea of the setting. I found the perfect place for the main part of my scene and made my way back and to the center of Ottensen.
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Derby Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast for their upcoming production of The Palace of Varieties, on from Saturday 22 January until Saturday 5 February.
Playing the central role of Dennis Skinner will be Gareth Williams. Gareth played Scrooge in Derby Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol in 2019. Other credits include: The Secret Garden, Comedy of Errors and Macbeth for Chester Performs and the film, Peterloo directed by Mike Leigh.
Joining Gareth will be Lisa Allen and Jack Brown.
Lisa Allen last performed at Derby Theatre in their smash-hit production of Brassed Off in 2015, with other credits including various stage productions of Horrible Histories for Birmingham Stage Company and DCI Banks, Waterloo Road and Heartbeat for TV.
Jack Brown’s credits include Cinderella and Early Doors for Not Too Tame; Much Ado About Nothing for Infinite Jest and Polka Theatre; Home for Theatre Royal Stratford East and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Michael Grandage Theatre Company in the West End.
About The Show
Love him or hate him, Dennis Skinner, ex-miner and fifty years a Socialist M.P. is not a man to be ignored.
His infamous belligerence and acerbic wit in the House of Commons, earned him recognition as “The Beast of Bolsover”. But beneath the hard-line political image, is a man with a passion for Nature and a soul who loves to sing.
In the music-hall tradition of working men’s clubs, Dennis describes the Houses of Parliament as “The Palace of Varieties”.
The show is driven by politics and a-cappella, in a fast-moving, entertaining night out down the miners’ welfare.
The Palace of Varieties is written by Kevin Fegan and will be directed by Jimmy Fairhurst (Artistic Director of Not Too Tame).
BSL Interpreted Performance – Thu 27 Jan and Fri 28 Jan, 7.30pm
Captioned Performances – Thu 27 Jan, 7.30pm & Sat 5 Feb, 7.30pm
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What is a capability framework?
A capability framework captures the behaviours required to bring a strategic plan to life. They are also driven by the culture and values and are the collective skills, expertise, and alignment of the people in an organisation.
Often people in an organisation may be very clear on their values, but not so sure about the relevant behaviours that would evidence that value.
By creating a Capability Framework, there will be a greater opportunity to embed the strategy as your teams will be clearer on those specific behaviours.
Why use a capability framework?
Capability Frameworks are critical to organisations for many purposes;
As a tool for populating Position Descriptions with appropriate skills and behaviours strategically relevant to your organisation
As a tool for performance and development planning by selecting the skills/behaviours relevant to your performance, and then agreeing with your manager on where you will focus your development this year
As a tool for evaluating performance by benchmarking your demonstrated skills/behaviours against your planned performance
As a tool for ensuring that the skills your organisation requires for execution of its strategy are developed today
To provide your employees with role clarity or career progression, and lessen confusion around development opportunities
We can design a Capability Framework specific to your organisation, or you may licence our proprietary framework. Often the best place to start is by conducting a survey to garner the pulse of your organisation. Once complete, you may use it to create a workforce strategy or performance management framework.
By transferring the information to an online competency tool, you are not only capturing essential information but also providing a streamline of your workflow.
Capability or competency?
These terms can be very confusing, and the difference is probably best discussed over a coffee, but here is a simple explanation:
Capabilities are the collective skills, expertise and alignment of the people in an organisation. They are relevant organisation-wide and come from culture, values and strategy.
Competencies are the skills required within a group, department or role. They tend to be more technical in nature, and are usually very specific to their area.
DLPA does not utilise standard frameworks. Instead, we build a customised one for each client based on an extensive library of capabilities and competencies. This is represented in layers, organisation-wide, starting with the strategic capability set. The next layer is the occupation capability set (sometimes called job families) which is where we will start to bring in specific competencies. Finally, there is the functional capability set, which outlines in very fine detail how each role is made up (note that this is only required for organisations where this level of ‘key-stroke’ granularity is necessary). For each capability, there are corresponding proficiency levels, outlining the associated target behaviour by level.
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In order to expand Internet access to Durham residents, the Library has established a Wi-Fi hotspot lending program. The hotspots are provided by T-Mobile and funded by a gift from Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare and PALS: The Friends of the Durham Public Library.
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Looks like a good idea, if you can get a good cover for those hot terminals. You don't want exposed hot wires(post) on the fender for a wrench to be accidently dropped on them and short out.
Do you need an extra terminal strip? Are your relays socketed? I would minimize the exposed terminals and run my feed wire directly to the socket leads. Here I have used uninsulated crimp connectors to join the large long wire to the feed wires of the relays. Soldered and covered that with adhesive heat shrink. The wires have been pulled out of the loom. Here's the power distribution on my J20: My preference is to not have any exposed electrical stuff, other than the battery cables and the solenoid. Especially as little unprotected wiring as possible.here there is one short 10 ga wire from the solenoid that feeds the lights CB. Then I have a small 14 ga jumper to the ignition module CB. The black fuse holder was supplied with the EFI kit and its short end goes to the terminal of the ignition CB. Not presenting this as the way to do wiring, but instead to point ouf some of the issues as I see them. IMO having exposed hot terminals asks for trouble. The whole car is one big ground plane, and any accidental contact between a hot terminal and any part of the car body will be bad. You need to protect the car from the battery - it's like a bomb, with similar power. You also need to protect the wiring from pinching and abrasion. I put plastic wire loom on everything (cheap insurance) or you can sheath a single wire in vacuum tubing. For the race cars, Brian would glue the wires down with that yellow weatherstrip adhesive along their entire length. No movement, no abrasion. Any sheet metal pass-throughs need to be protected with a grommet or similar. Something you should be especially aware of with a Jeep. Sorry if this is seems preachy and too much safety-ism.
Not preachy at all. I really appreciate the detailed feedback. I have college physics level knowledge of electricity - in other words, no practical knowledge! Part of what I have been doing is leaving myself bail outs as I do, so I have used bullet or spade connectors (crimped, heat shrink insullated) in some places where you used butt connectors, just in case I needed to make changes or if something like the relay goes out. This looks like a place where a pernament connection would be better. What about the ground? I used an online wire gauge calculator and it indicated that 6ga was good enough, but again that is book knowledge, not practical knowledge. edit: This bus bar is only for the grounds I mentioned already, not tail lights, instruments, or engine.
I return the ground through the body steel. I deemed that good enough. Certainly the body steel has the amp capacity and sufficient cooling to return whatever I send to the lights. My negative battery cable has a pigtail meant to go to the body steel. Possible you could reduce voltage drop by using a dedicated ground wire. Will the improvement be detectable? I don't know. There is a chapter about wire loss in the article I posted. http://www.earlycj5.com/xf_cj5/index.php?threads/142321/#post-1571295 Later in the thread I suggest that the sheer size of the body steel as a return conductor possibly makes up for the higher resistance of steel. Arguable. Measuring very small resistances is difficult - you might be able to do it with a meter like this https://www.midwestdevices.com/index.php Likely not with your Fluke multimeter. I would expect your meter impedance and lead resistance to swamp out any tiny differences of fractions of an ohm. What are the devices? Just lights? IMO 6 ga is excessively large for anything other than the starter motor. JMO. Don't want to be overly negative-sounding. You are right, the exposed ground bus bar does not have any safety issues. However, I'm not sure it does more for you than provide an aesthetically pleasing place to terminate your wires. It will work fine, and look good.
Tim, I really like your direct, detailed, data driven style and don't find it preachy or negative. I'm trying to avoid crashing or burning my car, and I don't always get subtle hints! I had 6ga left over from my alternator ground. it goes directly from the bus bar to the clean metal on the frame. The devices going to the bus bar are: 2 x relay (switch) grounds (14ga?) 1 x horn ground (14ga) 2 x headlight grounds (16ga) 2 x park/turn light grouns (18ga) It was a simple, clean, relatively inexpensive way to attach multiple grounds.
I just encountered my first big problem. A while back, I determined that my engine/transmission/TC was rotated slightly on its mounting points when I saw how my tail pipes weren’t at the same position compared to the rear tires (exhaust dumps out in front of each rear tire). I didn’t change any of the parts, so my conclusion is that I mounted it malrotated. My mechanic saw it and didn’t think it made sense to remount everything because it was a small amount compensated by the u joints in the drive shafts. My plan was to modify the tail pipe initially and then ultimately route the exhaust out the back so I choke on less fumes. Cut to November. I reinstalled my fenders and the drivers side header contacts the fender. It cooked off some of the paint on the inner wheel well and deformed the steel from the heat. Now I need to figure out how to rotate the engine/Tranny/TC into the correct position with the jeep essentially fully assembled! My thoughts are to either take it to a shop or bring back my friend’s engine lift, lift the engine slightly, loosen all attachments, and see if I can nudge it back in place. Will that work? Seems simple enough that I must be missing something very obvious.
Had you considered the shorty headers that dump inside the frame rail (I presume)? https://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/headers/buick-90-degree-v6-headers/ You could join them to a nice quiet single exhaust that dumps at the rear corner. Or go with sturdy cast iron manifolds. Maybe take the fender off and recess it to clear the header pipe? Plenty of room for that, I'd think. This is just me - not a fan of tubing headers. Hot, noisy, fragile, leaky race car tech. Otherwise they are great! Afterthought - I would point out that the frame and front clip of a Jeep twists and moves a lot when in action on the trail. A lot. Guessing you need a couple inches clearance there.
Just support the motor from above or below and do what you need to do. I've used a 2x4 from cowl to snow plow to lift my motor. I've used a blocks from below, straps across the frame rails, Saw horses, Straps to the roll bar, etc etc... Support aside now you need to figure out what's going on. You know the motor mounts are left and right specific right?
They are new motor mounts that weren’t exact matches, so I spent a lot of time looking into this. I will recheck.
Comparing the two old mounts is difficult because the rubber on the passenger side is deformed. The old mounts differ in the following ways: Passenger is stamped “R” (new ones aren’t marked) Driver has a notch at the trapezoidal part that sits outside the tab. The tabs that bolt to the frame are farther away from the engine mount holes, but that part of the rubber is peeled away from the wall of the bracket, so I can’t tell whether that is a fake difference. Any other distinguishing features?
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O Boże wielki, który czuwasz nad wszystkim stworzeniem, polecam opiece Twej Renatkę i Bartka. Niechaj błogosławieństwo Twoje towarzyszy im w całej drodze. Odwracaj od nich nieszczęście, ratuj w niebezpieczeństwach i pozwól, aby szczęśliwie wrócili do domu. Amen.
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3D Dynamic marking adopts pre-focusing optical mode and larger X and Y axis deflection lenses, so it can allow larger laser spot, better focusing accuracy and better energy effect. The marking range can be wider.
1. Non-contact marking: Laser marking is processed to non-mechanical "knife". It can mark any regular or irregular graph. And no internal stress produced during the marking, to protect the accuracy of the work-piece. No corrosion, no "tool" wear, no poison, no pollution. It’s also easy to control and operate by the computer system.
2.Excellent beam quality: small focusing spot, and better processing quality.
3.Low using cost: Power consumption is about 500W, and no consumables.
4.Low stop rate: lifetime of laser source is up to 100,000 hours.
5. Anti-fake: The typical characteristic is to make permanent mark with the laser beam. And the mark is not easy to imitate and change.
A. Arbitrary surface marking because 3D marking can quickly change the laser focal length and laser beam position, it is possible to mark the surface that cannot be achieved in 2D in the past. After using 3D, the cylinder marking within a certain radian can be completed at one time, which greatly improves the processing efficiency. Moreover, in real life, the surface shape of many parts is irregular, and the surface height of some parts is quite different, which cannot be achieved for 2D marking processing. At this time, the advantage of 3D marking will become more obvious.
B. High and low surface engraving in the current traditional 2D marking mode, the workpiece must be placed on the same plane, and the processing surface must also be on the same plane, in order to achieve one-time molding marking. Using the characteristics of 3D laser marking machine, it can realize one-time forming marking when the workpiece has a height drop. Even on the inclined slope, it can maintain the consistency of processing, so that the processing content does not deform and form color difference. It greatly facilitates the carving of the workpiece with three-dimensional structure, reduces the process and improves the efficiency of marking;
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MSU administrator receives lifetime achievement award
MISSISSIPPI STATE – A veteran agricultural economist and administrator at Mississippi State University was recently honored for his achievements and distinguished service to his profession.
Bill Herndon, who serves as the associate vice president of MSU’s Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, received the 2013 Southern Agricultural Economics Associate Lifetime Achievement Award.
The award recognizes significant and enduring contributions in scholarship or public service to southern agricultural economics.
“Dr. Herndon’s devotion to the roles and importance of agricultural economics in fulfilling the obligations of land-grant universities in addressing the problems of clients and stakeholders has always been his highest priority,” said John Anderson, deputy chief economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington, D.C, who nominated Herndon for this award. “This is why he is a recognized leader who has earned respect from students, farmers and their organizations, government officials and colleagues in academia.”
While a professor in MSU’s Department of Agricultural Economics for nearly 25 years, Herndon served as the graduate coordinator, the advisor to undergraduate and graduate agricultural economics clubs, and the chair of several committees.
Herndon is highly regarded for his understanding of dairy pricing and policy. He has served as a leader in many local, regional, national and international groups that analyze and develop dairy policy.
He is also respected for his character.
“A lifetime of achievement should reflect a person’s core beliefs and indirect contributions through his or her personal service to community and integrity,” wrote one colleague in Herndon’s nomination packet. “The transcendent quality of Bill Herndon is his genuine concern for his co-workers, colleagues, students and fellow citizens.”
In 2008 Herndon became the head of the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona, after serving as interim director of MSU’s Office of International Programs and interim head of MSU’s Department of Agricultural Economics.
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The Benefits of Industrial Cold Storage Installation
In today's global economy, the demand for cold storage facilities is growing rapidly. Industries such as food production, pharmaceuticals, and logistics rely on industrial cold storage installations to maintain product quality, reduce waste, and ensure safety. Whether you’re managing a food distribution center or operating a pharmaceutical warehouse, having a reliable cold storage system is essential. Here are the key benefits of investing in industrial cold storage installation.
Enhanced Product Quality and Safety
One of the primary advantages of industrial cold storage is its ability to maintain the quality and safety of perishable goods. In industries such as food production, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals, temperature control is crucial to preserve the integrity of products. Cold storage prevents the growth of harmful bacteria, mold, and other pathogens that can spoil food or compromise the efficacy of medications.
Reduces Waste and Losses
For businesses that deal with perishable items, spoilage is a significant concern. Without proper temperature control, products can spoil quickly, leading to losses in inventory and profit. Industrial cold storage installations help minimize these risks by providing a controlled environment that keeps products at optimal temperatures.
Compliance With Regulations
Many industries are subject to strict regulations regarding the storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products. For example, food safety standards such as those set by the FDA or local health authorities require that food products be stored at specific temperatures to prevent contamination.
Increased Operational Efficiency
Industrial cold storage solutions are designed to optimize space and increase efficiency in your operations. Modern cold storage facilities feature customizable shelving and racking systems that allow you to maximize storage space, reducing the need for larger, more expensive storage areas.
Scalable and Flexible Solutions
Industrial cold storage systems can be tailored to meet the specific needs of a business, offering scalability and flexibility as operations grow. Whether you need to store small quantities of goods or manage large volumes of perishable items, cold storage can be customized to suit your requirements.
Improved Supply Chain Management
Cold storage is a critical component of an efficient supply chain, particularly in industries where goods need to be stored or transported over long distances. With a reliable cold storage system, businesses can ensure that products are maintained at the correct temperatures during storage and throughout transportation.
Industrial cold storage installation provides businesses with a host of benefits, from preserving product quality and extending shelf life to reducing waste and complying with regulatory standards. It also offers operational efficiencies, scalability, and cost savings in the long run. Whether you’re in the food, pharmaceutical, or logistics industry, investing in a reliable cold storage solution is essential for ensuring that your products remain safe, fresh, and profitable. With the right cold storage system in place, businesses can optimize their operations, meet customer demand, and stay competitive in an increasingly challenging market.
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by Franny Billingsley
Hardcover, 361 pages
Published March 17th 2011
Before Briony’s stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family’s hardships. Now Briony has worn her guilt for so long it’s become a second skin. She often escapes to the swamp, where she tells stories to the Old Ones, the spirits who haunt the marshes. But only witches can see the Old Ones, and in her village, witches are sentenced to death. Briony lives in fear her secret will be found out, even as she believes she deserves the worst kind of punishment.
Then Eldric comes along with his golden lion eyes and mane of tawny hair. He’s as natural as the sun, and treats her as if she’s extraordinary. And everything starts to change. As many secrets as Briony has been holding, there are secrets even she doesn’t know.
Chime is one of the most interesting, oddest books I’ve ever read. It took me a good while to get used to the dialogue that main protagonist Briony carries on between others and herself as well as the quirky little side traits of each supporting character. But by the end I was impressed by the creative and rich storytelling. The style feels like a mix of bedtime stories and children’s folklore set in Victorian England near an eery swamp. It’s narrated by Briony who is the Parishioner’s daughter as she grapples with hating herself and the fact that she’s a witch. She has spent most of her young adult life blaming herself for her step-mother’s death, her sister’s mental incapacity and her unnatural ability to see the Old Ones.
Along comes Eldric, the Alehouse owner’s son returning home after a failed attempt at the University in London to live with Briony, her twin sister Rose and their father. Briony is expecting a child, when in actuality Eldric is a man of 22 who reminds her of a lion. The friendship between the two of them unfolds in a charming way and Eldric is a perfect gentleman (which is why the last chapter of the book really threw me for a loop and led me to some trouble suspending disbelief.) I truly enjoyed Eldric. As a mother of autistic children I loved the way author Franny Billingsley portrayed Briony’s sister Rose as well as the fidgets Eldric is always carrying and creating in his hands. The setting and world building is fascinating as it was to see fairy tale creatures like Brownies, the buggy mun and mucky face come to life for Briony. Quite honestly this book is brilliant. Once you get a sense of the true meaning behind Briony’s actions in the end, it leaves you going back through the entire plot to unravel what happened. If you enjoyed The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab you’ll like Chime. Now I’m curious to read more of what Franny Billingsley has to offer!
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Uncover For Summer - A low-fat approach
You've worked hard over the long winter months preparing to uncover for summer, sculpting your body to fit into this year's swimsuit or short-shorts. So we're ready to enjoy ourselves, and why shouldn't we? We look good, we feel good, and our calendars are jam packed with social gatherings. It's hot and we're hungry, but keeping that slim, toned physique can become quite the challenge.
Fast Food, Not Fat Food - Have It Your Way
We can continue to kid ourselves and vow never to eat another fast food meal again, and really, this time mean it. Get real! We're hungry and in a hurry, and lets face it - crave those hot, salty fries and great tasting burgers.
Holiday Eating Strategies - 'Tis the Season to Stay Lean
Ready or not, the long and happy holiday season is upon us. A mix of family and friends, parties and shopping, decorating, cooking, baking and most of all, overeating can cause a substantial weight gain and loss off fitness.
12 Secrets to a Tasty, Low Cal Lunch - Do Lunch Right
In today's fast paced world, it's still possible to eat right. You can make the mid-day meal low-fat and nutritious, yet quick and easy- while staying within your budget and not sacrificing taste.
Not All Fat is Created Equal - Learn the Truth About Fat
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Maybe you want to find cures to cancer, protect the North Carolina coastline or explore technological advancements.
Or perhaps you want to beef up your resume, go to graduate school or make connections with world-class faculty.
For both aspirational and practical reasons, conducting research as an undergraduate can be a valuable experience. And the Office for Undergraduate Research is a great place to start.
“My biggest hope is that we can make research more accessible to you,” said Bob Pleasants, the office’s director. “Our job is to make it more approachable and help break down the steps.”
Pleasants and four of his office’s student ambassadors offered tips last month at Undergraduate Research 101: How to Get Started, a University Research Week event.
1. Don’t wait to get going — but it’s not too late if you haven’t.
Junior Clara DiVincenzo has worked in Karl Castillo’s lab since the spring semester of her first year at Carolina. She studies how coral reefs respond to climate change and has even traveled to Australia for field work.
“I knew I wanted to study corals, so I searched ‘Coral UNC,’ and the first search result was the lab website,” she said.
Her initial inquiries about conducting research went unanswered, so she followed up with graduate students and made a connection. The process took several months, but taking the initiative meant she still got an early start.
“There’s no such thing as too early,” Pleasants said. “There can be a too late — but you don’t have to get started your first year by any stretch.”
2. Reach out in different ways.
Senior Rashmi Ramanujam conducts research on plant development in Jason Reed’s lab, work she discovered by emailing her faculty adviser.
Talking with a friend in a student group helped lead junior John Boniberger to the lab of Jose Rodríguez-Romaguera, where he does neuroscience research. Kendra Honey’s been researching underlying causes of metabolic diseases in Rob Dowen’s lab all four of her years as a Tar Heel. Talking with an OUR ambassador set her on her way.
Pleasants recommended that students express why they’re interested in a particular lab when reaching out. “It’s a lot of cold emailing. A lot of connecting with people who are already in the lab. A lot of being persistent in sending more than one email,” he said.
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“Don’t feel like, ‘Oh, I don’t have these skills, so I shouldn’t even try,” Boniberger said. “Showing you’re willing to learn and willing to work hard” is what’s valuable, he said.
Honey said she didn’t know what she was saying when she interviewed to work at her lab. But she proved she had done her homework and made a good impression.
“They’re willing to train you and help you figure it out,” Pleasants said.
4. Figure out what you’re passionate about.
If you know you want to research but haven’t homed in on a focus, cast a wide net and proactively explore. The OUR website includes a database of research opportunities. Typing in any research topic plus “UNC” in search engines has helped numerous students. Talking to your professors about their research or that of their colleagues can be fruitful.
“Meet with as many people as you can, and don’t be afraid if you realize after that their research interests aren’t aligned with yours,” Ramanujam said.
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This story gave me chills when I came across it, as I myself drive frequently late at night. It seems that in 1955 Dorothy's brother was driving home one foggy evening in the fall. He arrived in a state of shock. His mother had been waiting up for him and noticed his distress, and asked him what was wrong. He then related the following tale.
It seems that he had been driving down Van Wagener Road just south of London, Ohio. Near a sharp bend in the road the young man saw the figure of a woman standing in the center of the roadway. She appeared to be in need of some help as she was waving her arms and crying. The boy slowed and came to a stop. The figure of the woman then drifted to the driver's side of the boy's vehicle. When she was a mere five feet away from the rolled down window, the boy noticed in horror that she was not walking, but appeared to be floating. She also was translucent, and he could see the terrain behind her. Then the transparent lady spoke!
"I need help, please help me." the specter cried.
"What do you need?" the terrified boy replied. (How many of you would have just driven off at this point?)
"Help me , help me, I need help." the woman kept repeating.
"What's wrong?" the boy managed to ask.
The strange figure of the ethereal lady failed to answer the boy's question. Finally overcome with fear of the ghost the boy gunned the engine and sped for home.
At first the young man's family assumed that he had been drinking, but then came to the conclusion that he was telling the truth due to his shaken state. Finally after calming him down the mother convinced him to go with her back to the spot of his encounter. Arriving at the spot in the road which was only a mile and half from their house they were greeted by only silence. The place was deathly dark. Even the ramshackle house off the side of the road was dark and quiet. Then mother and son returned home.
The story does not end here though. It seems a few days later the boy's father heard the following gossip from a local sheriff's deputy. It seems that the darkened house near the boy's encounter was not unoccupied. A man and his wife lived there. They were a quiet couple and kept pretty much to themselves. The husband had reported that his wife was missing just a couple of days after the boy's encounter with the ghost. He claimed that he went to work in the fields on the day of the ghostly encounter, and when he returned his wife was gone. For some reason the man stated although he did not know were she was at, he was not alarmed until she had been gone for a few days, reasoning that he thought she would come back. A week passed before the local authorities decided to conduct a search of the man's property. His poor wife was found dead at the bottom of the couples well dressed in her white nightgown. The local corner estimated she had been dead for 6 to 7 days. Although the husband was suspected of some foul play he was never charged.
Dorothy's brother became convinced that he had encounter the poor woman's ghost just minutes after her death. No realizing she was dead her spirit wandered to the road and headlights of his car seeking for someone to help her.
The location of this encounter is Madison County south of London, Ohio between State Routse 38 and 56. The name of Van Wagener has been shortened to just Wagener now, that is according to a map which the Madison County Sheriff has posted on their website. This is located at http://www.madisonsheriff.org/jg02.jpg for those of you that are interested in finding the site.
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