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FORA.tv Speaker - John Hagelin
Biography
John Hagelin, Ph.D., is a world-renowned quantum physicist, educator, public policy expert, and leading proponent of peace. Dr. Hagelin received his A.B. summa cum laude from Dartmouth College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, and conducted pioneering research at CERN (the European Center for Particle Physics) and SLAC (the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center).
His scientific contributions in the fields of electroweak unification, grand unification, super-symmetry and cosmology include some of the most cited references in the physical sciences. He is also responsible for the development of a highly successful Grand Unified Field Theory based on the Superstring.
Dr. Hagelin is unique among scientists in being the first to apply this most advanced knowledge for the practical benefit of humankind. He has pioneered the use of Unified Field-based technologies proven to reduce crime, violence, terrorism, and war and to promote peace throughout society with technologies derived from the ancient Vedic science of consciousness. | {
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Flight Centre Business Travel is seeking Travel Consultants to join their growing teams in four locations: Hammersmith, London's Victoria, New Malden (just 20 minutes from London Waterloo) and Croydon.
Our New Malden and Croydon teams have had an exceptional 12 months, which has led to an exciting growth spurt. If you're ready to specialise in business travel, this is an incredible opportunity to join a fast-paced and very successful team.
Within this varied role, you'll develop and manage a profitable portfolio of corporate clients. Our clients tend to spend between £50,000 - £2M on business travel each year, which means you'll gain the opportunity to develop long-term relationships with your clients as they will rely on your expertise to find the best possible airfares and accommodation.
Joining a sociable team, you'll work office hours (Mon-Fri, 8.30am - 6.00pm) with no weekend work. In addition, you will also be supported by a team of Business Development Manager, who will be responsible for finding new clients to further expand your portfolio.
Flight Centre Business Travel is part of a global company that offers our team exceptional career opportunities worldwide.
Why Join Our Team?
Our Travel Consultants are among the highest earners in the industry. With uncapped earning potential, our top performers earn over £100,000 per year. However, the average year one earnings is £40,000.
As part of the global Flight Centre Group, we also offer award-winning benefits including:
Uncapped commission structure and business ownership scheme
Discounted travel and fantastic incentives from the world's top travel providers
These benefits not only make us stand out from other travel companies, but have also placed us in 'The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For' for nine years.
What Are We Looking For?
Flight Centre is renowned for a fantastic team culture and an extraordinary level of customer care. As such, we're looking for enthusiastic individuals with the ability to build lasting relationships with their clients. Specifically, you will need:
A minimum of one year's experience in travel sales
An insatiable appetite for sales; after all, the more you sell, the more you earn
Outstanding people skills and an impressive client focus
Finally, ambition and a tenacious streak is also an essential ingredient; Flight Centre Business Travel has a realm of career and leadership opportunities, not only in the UK but also overseas as the company continues to grow. | {
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186 Hay Street,
Subiaco
WA
6008
UNIQUE BOUTIQUE OFFICES
Overlook Hay Street from your desk, located right in the heart of Subiaco. Only minutes from the Perth CBD in the midst of Subiaco cafe and retail strip and walking distance to the Subiaco Train Station.
Can lease separately or together, these offices offer unique mezzanine, have great natural light, open plan and a funky spiral staircase leading to a mezzanine meeting area overlooking Hay Street. Suitable for professional office users such as, IT, Accountancy, Oil & Gas, Recruitment, Engineers and Consultancy, just to mention a few. | {
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29 High Street, Melbourn
Leasehold for Sale
Rent: Headline Rent - OIEO £30,000 Ex VAT per annum (Exc VAT)
A former public house with large trade garden, superbly positioned in the expanding village of Melbourn.
Key Points
0.34 Acres - (0 ha)
Light and airy trade area for c. 60 covers
Commercial kitchen with extraction
Large store/wash room and cellar
Private first floor accommodation
Sizeable trade garden and dedicated car park
EPC rating: D(93)
Location
No. 29 occupies a prominent position on Melbourn High Street, close to the village centre, which has a range of amenities including butcher/delicatessen, corner shop and co-operative store.
Melbourn is an expanding village located c. 10 miles south of Cambridge and 3 miles north of Royston. There are excellent transport links to London at nearby Meldreth railway station. The village is also home to PA Consulting and Melbourn Science Park, which includes AstraZeneca.
Property
On the ground floor the southwest side entrance has access to male, female and disabled WCs and leads to the large trading area, which is split into two main sections has a servery to the rear catering for c. 60 covers. There is a trade kitchen with commercial extraction ready for fitting out, which has a serving hatch to a large store/wash room, which in turn has access to the sizeable cellar.
On the first floor there is private accommodation comprising three double bedrooms, living room, three-piece bathroom and an office area off the landing, which has access to the loft space.
Outside, the gravelled car park has spaces for c. 15 vehicles. To the rear there is a fully enclosed trade garden, which is predominantly laid to lawn with a patio area and play area replete with children’s play equipment.
Measurements
The area of the site extends to 0.34 of an acre whilst the ground floor footprint of the building extends to 239m2 (2578ft2).
Measurements are taken from digital mapping and are approximate.
The site area is shown outlined in red. The sectioned filled in yellow marks an access road to the development at the rear, which no. 29 has a right of way over but must keep clear at all times.
Planning
We are advised that the outlet is not listed and not situated within a Conservation Area. The relevant local authority is South Cambs District Council https://www.scambs.gov.uk/
Price & Terms
The property is available by way of a new FRI 'free of tie' lease for a minimum of 10 years. The rent will be reviewed annually in line with RPI but there will be no open market reviews. The new agreement will be within the provisions of the Landlord & Tenant Act (1954).
There is no premium payable for the benefit of the new lease with the rent expected to reach a headline in excess of £30,000 per annum. Incentives will be made available by the landlord to assist with fitting out and refurbishment. We understand the rent payable will attract VAT.
Alternatively offers will be entertained for the freehold interest with the benefit of vacant possession. | {
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Dynamic duo bedevil Portland
Whitney, Timmins lead Albany to a record sixth home win in row
Published 10:31 pm, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Devils' Seth Helgeson, center, controls the puck during their hockey game against the Portland Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
Devils' Seth Helgeson, center, controls the puck during their hockey game against the Portland Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
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Devils' David Wohlberg, center, works the puck as Pirates' Lucas Lessio, left, and Daine Todd, right, defend during their hockey game on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less
Devils' David Wohlberg, center, works the puck as Pirates' Lucas Lessio, left, and Daine Todd, right, defend during their hockey game on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy ... more
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Devils' Harri Pesonen, center, chases a loose puck in front of the net during their hockey game against the Portland Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less
Devils' Harri Pesonen, center, chases a loose puck in front of the net during their hockey game against the Portland Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / ... more
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Devils' Dan Kelly, left, passes the puck as Pirates' Randy Jones defends during their hockey game on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
Devils' Dan Kelly, left, passes the puck as Pirates' Randy Jones defends during their hockey game on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
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Devils' Artem Demkov, center, controls the puck during their hockey game against the Portland Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
Devils' Artem Demkov, center, controls the puck during their hockey game against the Portland Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
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Albany
As the game Saturday approached its midway point without a goal, the Albany Devils reached for their kindling.
Joe Whitney and Scott Timmins have been fire on ice for the Devils, who were ignited for a second straight game by their undersized duo to record their franchise-record sixth consecutive home victory.
Timmins found Whitney in the slot area for the game's first goal with 10:25 remaining in the second period as the Devils rode out a 4-1 victory over the Portland Pirates in front of a season-high crowd of 4,566 at Times Union Center.
In Friday night's 2-0 victory over the Adirondack Phantoms, it was Whitney, at 5-foot-6, who found Timmins, who is 5-11, in the slot to open the scoring.
"He's one of the most skilled players I've ever played with," said Timmins, sounding more like Whitney's agent than his linemate. "Playing with him is a blast. We always seem to know where each other are on the ice. I've never clicked with a player like that before."
Timmins, a September trade acquisition from the Florida Panthers, had missed 14 games because of a knee injury, returning to the lineup last weekend. He has at least a point in all four games since his return and in all but two games this season.
Whitney, the A-Devils' top scorer the past two years, continued to pile up points in Timmins' absence, but his presence seems to bring out the best in the 24-year-old center.
"He makes the right plays," said Whitney, 25, who raised his team-leading totals to 11 goals and 31 points. "He's got good skills. It's easy when you play with guys who know what they're doing and are smart players."
Albany had just failed on its fifth power-play opportunity of the game when Whitney got the train rolling. His wrist shot six seconds after a Portland penalty expired triggered a three-goal burst in 4 minutes, 49 seconds.
Just 95 seconds later, Timmins won an offensive-zone face-off and drew the puck back to rookie defenseman Seth Helgeson, whose first career goal (34 games) made it 2-0.
"There were a lot of calls made our way," said Helgeson, whose team was 0-for-8 with the man-advantage. "Maybe we didn't score on them, but we gained some momentum and rode that to scoring a few goals."
Mike Sislo gave the Devils a three-goal lead two seconds after the end of another Pirates penalty, and it was lights out. Albany is 16-0-0-0 this season when leading after two periods.
Keith Kinkaid, coming off his league-best fourth shutout Friday night, faced a barrage in the third. Albany was outshot 17-4, but Kinkaid still lowered his AHL-leading goals-against average to 1.92.
"He did a great job of fighting off some traffic and pucks," Devils coach Rick Kowalsky said. "A little different night than last night. He had some things in tight. He had to fight through traffic and find his way to seeing some shots."
The Devils finish their first of 11 three-games-in-three-days stretches Sunday at Bridgeport, but Kinkaid will rest. Whitney and Timmins will not.
"They're obviously key guys for us," Kowalsky said. "That chemistry has been there from Day 1." | {
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Our Fun April Weekend Class
by Jane Butel™
We all had such a fun, fantastic time at last weekend's class. We cooked vegetarian variations of each of the meat laden dishes and had fun tasting the flavor differences.
In all my 26 years of teaching the weekend and week long classes, I had never had anyone from Mexico take a class. Well the spell was broked with Rita and Salvador "Chavo" Rodriguez who are now from Michigan. They kept saying how much they loved the class and that just seemed to "light" everyone up to a higher level of enthusiasm. Many laughs and giggles and great cooking successes later--the class was complete and everyone was reluctant to leave. Generally the classes break up at about 2 PM on Sunday afternoons. Well, this class did not separate until about 4:30 PM!
Here we are featuring a few pictures of the classmates and will soon have a page on our website for the class.
You just gotta take a moment to look at the Cooking Club to see the fun Cinco de Mayo party we whipped up and the stories and recipes. Check out the history of margaritas and tequilla, the bold wines and fun wraps, to say nothing about the touching Mother's Day story for our Off the Plate feature.
Have you signed up yet for my complimentary Butel's Bytes? You can on our website under Subscribe at www.janebutelcooking.com. This coming edition due out in the next few days features Mother's Day recipes, good deals on our classes and much more.
Looking forward to tweeting and staying in touch on Facebook and Linked In too! | {
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I specialize in providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention to adults and adolescents struggling with anxiety disorders, OCD and related disorders.
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I hold a Master of Social Work from University of Maryland, Baltimore. I was trained in providing Exposure and Response Prevention at The Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. | {
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Cleaning Up Our Beaches
Tons of trash are discarded directly onto or wash up on our beaches every year. This pollution is not only unsightly, but harmful to sea and coastal wildlife. This is a guide about cleaning up our beaches.
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Over 180 million Americans visit beaches each year to escape the sweltering summer heat. As global temperatures continue to rise, that number is bound to increase. Whether you cool off in the ocean or take a dip in your local swimming hole, assuming the water is clean and safe to swim in is no longer just another day at the beach. With increased pollution, storm-water run-off and sewage spills, beach advisories and beach closings are becoming more and more common. This is bad news for our waterways and bad news for the people who enjoy recreating in them-especially children and the elderly. Here are some ways to help keep your favorite beach (and yourself) safe from contaminants this summer.
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Protect Your Beach From Home
Pollution and disease-causing bacteria may end up at the beach, but protecting water quality starts at home. Even if you live dozens of miles from the nearest lake or hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, you still play a large role in the quality of the water there. Regardless of where you live, you live in a watershed - a specific land area that drains water into a river system or other body of water. And essentially, everyone lives downstream from someone else. Everything that runs down your drain, gets flushed down your toilet or ends up in your soil ultimately ends up in the water somewhere.
At Home:
Keep automotive fluids, pet waste and other pollutants out of storm drains.
Reduce or eliminate the use of lawn fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and toxic cleaning products.
Wash your car at a carwash that recycles water instead of washing it in your driveway or yard.
Dispose of household hazardous waste properly. Never dump automotive fluids or cleaning supplies into toilets or down drains.
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Use a rain barrel or plant a rain garden to reduce urban run-off and conserve water.
Maintain your septic system and have it pumped regularly to avoid leaks and spills.
Do your part to conserve water. Garden with native plants and avoid water intensive activities like showers and clothes washing during heavy rainstorms.
At the Beach:
Clean up after yourself and your pets. Dispose of litter properly. Bird and mammal waste carry fecal coliform, a disease-causing bacteria that contaminates water and puts swimmer's health at risk. The presence of these contaminants is often why beaches are closed. Whether you're at home, in the park or at the beach, be considerate of others and clean up after your pet!
Be a responsible boater. Use caution when refueling over water and never dump sewage or trash overboard.
Research a companies wastewater discharge policy before booking your next cruise. The cruise industry is largely responsible for policing themselves and unfortunately, not usually up to the task. Where regulations exist, it's often easier for them to pay the fines for dumping illegally that it is to comply with regulations.
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Organize or participate in an annual beach sweep. Designate a day to clean up your local beach and educate friends and neighbors on water quality.
Steering Clear of Contamination
Just like you check the weather conditions, before you head out for a day at the beach, check to see if any advisories have been posted regarding water quality. If you're unsure whether or not the water is safe to swim in, follow these simple guidelines to reduce your risks:
Avoid going to the beach following a heavy rainfall. This is when bacteria and pollution levels tend to peak.
Don't swim near drain outlets. Contaminants in present in these areas are concentrated because they haven't had the chance to be diluted by a large volume of water yet.
Stay out of the water if you have open cuts or sores.
Swim with your head above water and wear goggles. Avoid splashing water into your mouth and nose.
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Stay away from boat launches or areas where you see fuel, oil, dead fish or smell sewage.
Swim in areas where the water is open and circulating, rather than in enclosed bays. | {
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URGENT: Obama, Israeli PM sits downmeet for first meeting with the president, worried by U.Stime.;overtures to Iran and SyriaNetanyahu says Palestinians should govern themselves but makes no mention of statehood
URGENT: Obama,meets with Israeli prime minister meet forPM first time;,Netanyahu says Palestinians should govern themselves but makeshe sees no mention of statehoodreason to set deadline for diplomacy with Iran | {
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Look Beyond My Disability, See the True Me
'See the True Me' is a public education campaign that encourages the public to see persons with disabilities for who they are instead of the disability they have. Organised by the National Council of Social Service, and made possible by the Tote Board-Enabling Lives Initiative, the campaign aims to:
Celebrate the strengths and abilities of persons with disabilities
Educate the public on communication tips and support strategies for persons with disabilities
Encourage the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society
Approximately 3% of the Singapore population has some form of disability1. 10 focus group discussions and a study with close to 1,000 persons with disabilities with conditions such as physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities were conducted to find out the needs of persons with disabilities. Research found that six in 10 persons with disabilities do not feel socially included, accepted and given equal opportunities to contribute to society.
An attitude study with 1,400 members of the public was also conducted to understand the public’s perception, understanding and level of acceptance towards persons with disabilities. Studies found that the public viewed persons with disabilities less favourably than those without a disability. They had less favourable attitudes towards those with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.
In the third year of the public education efforts, the See the True Me campaign focuses on breaking down interaction barriers between persons with disabilities and the public. Persons with disabilities are featured in their natural environments, in school, at work and in social settings. Tips on how to interact with persons with different disabilities will also be introduced on multiple platforms.
A series of engagement activities planned, including sports, crafts and awareness talks, organised with social service organisations, will offer the public an opportunity to interact with persons with disabilities from September to November 2017.
The See the True Me campaign is part of a five-year public education effort to promote inclusion in Singapore.
1Source: Enabling Masterplan 2012-2016
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The launch of NCSS' "See the True Me" disability awareness campaign, with Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF), Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, at the Enabling Village. How do you see persons with disabilities? The See the True Me campaign encourages the public to see persons with disabilities for who they are, instead of the disability they have. Let us celebrate the strengths, abilities, hopes and dreams of persons with disabilities today. | {
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Several years ago my sister, Suzanne, sent us a book entitled Altars – Bringing Sacred Shrines Into Your Everyday Life. The book is authored by Denise Linn, who is described as “Renowned lecturer, author and visionary.” The book, which is beautifully illustrated … Continue reading → | {
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and we were proud to be a part of it. Bone and JC are joined by Ashley Fantastic and Danny Rendo of the band Deconbrio, for one of the best shows we've done in a while. Ending song is "The Noise" by Deconbrio. Check the band out at www.deconbrio.com | {
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Two and a half years after publishing my recipe for baked paskha (one of my first blog entries!), I finally posted my kulich last week. So you can now prepare the two traditional Russian desserts for Orthodox Easter — or any other day you feel like having them, of course. Advertisements | {
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A word from Jennifer, the 'Mad Hatter' costume creator:
My 5 year old daughter Scarlett is the mad hatter inspired by The movie featuring Johnny Depp. The coat and pants were made by me, and the bow and under shirt came from a thrift store. I made the thread bandelier out of vintage thread spools, and dyed her hair with manic panic. The hat was purchased off of e-bay. | {
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The client needs to have their existing weather page redone quickly to look basically the same, but with original, non-copyrighted source materials.
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Create a new version of this sample page in Adobe Illustrator CS3/CS4 that does NOT use copyrighted materials. Leave blank spaces if/where there are ads or articles in the reference copy (e.g. weather is a "drop-in" for the newspaper that is highlighted in the red box). The look, feel, and layout should be similar, if not the same as what is here. Layout must be the same size as example. The content elements (e.g. data) need to be identical to what exists in the template, including cities, temps, etc. In short, make this digital, and of course, subsequently modifiable using Illustrator. | {
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Using the “Alive in Christ” series of textbooks from our Sunday Visitor, children learn the basic beliefs of their Catholic faith, grow to know and love God through prayer and worship, and explore how to live Christian lives. There are also opportunities for family participation. Classes take place on Wednesday evenings from 6:15- 7:30. Children in 2nd grade also receive preparation for First Penance and First Eucharist. | {
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Computer Classes Underwood WA 98651
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CT Length Mastering Consortium – The CTDLC provides a absolutely free four-module tutorial that handles computer abilities, electronic mail capabilities, word processing skills and World-wide-web competencies. Just about every of your modules is self-paced and comes with evaluation questions so that you can Assess your development.
Our hands-on computer education technique involves application of theories that maximizes Studying. We get in touch with it offering our clientele the “actual earth knowledge”.
“And we’re not going to operate in Washington the way that they have been ... and this is the challenge affecting our country right now,” said Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.). “It’s so hard, it’s reall...
seems to have gotten under the president’s skin in a way that few others have during his two years in Washington. Image House freshmen, including Representatives Katie Hill, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, L...
Earlier this month, Underwood was sworn in to the 116th Congress during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. At age 32, Underwood became the youngest black woman to serve in her capacity. Neuqua Valley High ... | {
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A Regus co-working space is ideal for those requiring maximum flexibility.
Our hot desking solutions in Boulogne-Billancourt are designed for agile working, allowing you to choose between a reserved or unreserved workspace, depending on your needs. A great option for freelancers, start-ups or SMEs, Regus co-working space in Boulogne-Billancourt helps you to maximise productivity.
About co-working space in Boulogne-Billancourt
One of the options offered by our coworking space in Boulogne-Billancourt is the ability to transfer your space to any of our other locations around the world. This is indicative of the flexibility built into our hot desking and shared office facilities, which have been developed with your needs in mind. Other benefits, such as our high-speed Internet connections and modern furnishings, are standard provisions, as is the use of our communal kitchens and rest zones. Our team has made every effort to ensure that our shared space is set in modern work-conducive surroundings, which fosters a collaborative and productive environment for your coworking teams and individuals.
The densely populated Boulogne-Billancourt district of western Paris benefits from the proximity of two airports, the same number of Metro stations and a half hour drive into the centre of Paris. Charles de Gaulle Airport is arguably one of the busiest airports in the world and can be reached from the suburb in 35 minutes, providing the convenience of connecting flights to virtually anywhere. The district is established on what was once a major industrial site while, more recently, its economy is focused on professional and business services. Alcatel, Carrefour, Vallourec and Renault are just a handful of the notable companies that provide employment and fuel the vibrant local economy.
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Alliance for Retired Americans– The Alliance for Retired Americans is a nationwide organization, launched in May 2001, with now over 4.3 million members working together to make their voices heard in the laws, policies, politics, and institutions that shape our lives. For 13 years, we have enrolled and mobilized retired union members and other seniors and community activists into a nationwide grassroots movement advocating a progressive political and social agenda that respects work and strengthens families | {
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15/08/2017 16:29
How would you and your pooch like to get ahead of the pack and get your paws on our complete new range of toys? Well, now you can! Simply keep your puppy dog eyes peeled on our Twitter page as we’ll be giving away toys from our brand-new Hydro, Lacrosse, Mountain Rope Tug and Breathe Right collections, giving the winner and their furry friend even more ways to play this summer!
14/08/2017 15:45
As we say a sad fur-well to the Chuckit! Challenge for another year, and former champs Nikki and Tilly prepare to handover their crown to this year’s winners, it’s time to go behind the scenes and see what happened when the original top dogs claimed their prize – and went walkies for a well-deserved week in Devon!
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Working tirelessly behind the scenes our judges this year, our pawsome winning duo from last year Nikki and Tilly, have been deliberating over the hundreds of wonderful canine competitors to narrow it down to just three! | {
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Noir
I've recently been working on getting a simple web app working with clojure. The first step was to pick a web framework. Having no real reason to pick any one in particular, I used the rigorous process of googling "clojure web framework" and picking the first web application. That turned out to be Noir. The simplicity of getting started on the first page looked nice, but not reality.
I was working with clojure 1.4.0 and lein 2. The process on Noir's front page is for clojure 1.2.1 and lein 1, which I either missed or they missed. After trying a bit, I posted on the forum, and got some quick help. With lein 2, creating a new project is more like:
$ lein new noir myproject
There are at least a couple of more steps before I feel I've got the dev environment going: | {
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FBI MURKIN Files
These volumes come from the FBI's "MURKIN" (MURder of KINg) investigation. Most of them relate to the identification of and subsequent search for James Earl Ray, who eluded authorities for two months following the King assassination. The volumes here are an incomplete set. | {
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5982015494379574947.post6093325140243004084..comments2012-04-05T09:29:59.023-07:00Comments on DSwanton16TRMS: The Importance Of Drawing TabletsDSwanton16TRMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-5982015494379574947.post-57889754631670432232012-04-05T08:37:26.277-07:002012-04-05T08:37:26.277-07:00Hey Derek, I agree, a drawing tablet would be a gr...Hey Derek, I agree, a drawing tablet would be a great thing for you to get. Just by seeing how well you cand raw during spanish class shows that you are a good artist. I think a tablet sounds like a cool piece of technology and would be great for an experienced drawerbrmurphy16TRMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-5982015494379574947.post-91447085669634735672012-04-05T08:18:14.674-07:002012-04-05T08:18:14.674-07:00I agree a drwaing tablet would pass some time and ...I agree a drwaing tablet would pass some time and if you like to draw.npeters16TRMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected] | {
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New calls are heard to curb size of nation's biggest banks
Despite federal law, 'too big to fail' banks are even bigger today
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. bank regulators and lawmakers are pushing for tougher laws to regulate the size of banks to ensure that taxpayers won't again be forced to rescue a major financial institutions.
Officials leading the effort, including Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher and Sen. Sherrod Brown, share the view that the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act failed to curb the growth of large banks after promising in its preamble to "end too big to fail."
Strategies under consideration include new laws and regulations to cap the size of big banks and discourage mergers.
The push for revisiting the law or writing new rules "is absolutely driven by a sense that Dodd-Frank did not end 'too big to fail,'" said Mark Calabria, director of financial-regulation studies at the Cato Institute in Washington and a former congressional aide.
Three of the four largest U.S. banks — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo — are bigger today than they were in 2007, heightening the risk of economic damage if one gets into trouble. JPMorgan's 2012 trading loss of more than $6.2 billion from a bet on credit derivatives raised questions anew about whether the largest institutions have grown too complex for oversight.
That loss is among events that "have proven 'too big to fail' banks are also too big to manage and too big to regulate," said Brown, an Ohio Democrat. "The question is no longer about whether these megabanks should be restructured, but how we should do it."
Brown and fellow Senate Banking Committee member David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican, are considering legislation that would impose capital levels on the largest banks higher than those agreed to by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Financial Stability Board, which set global standards. Brown also plans to reintroduce a bill he failed to get included in Dodd-Frank or passed in the last Congress that would cap bank size and limit non-deposit liabilities.
The two senators have asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the economic benefits including lower borrowing costs that banks with more than $500 billion in assets receive as a result of federal deposit insurance, access to the Fed's discount window and investor perceptions that they'll be rescued in times of trouble.
Momentum for revisiting Dodd-Frank, whose Democratic authors Sen. Christopher Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank are no longer in Congress, is driven by both parties. Still, lawmakers are nowhere near consensus on what approach to take — whether raising capital standards, limiting the size of institutions or curbing subsidies.
The push by regulators may encourage Congress to take another look at the law, said Camden Fine, chief executive officer of Independent Community Bankers of America, which represents about 5,000 small lenders.
"I think there's going to be a synergy here between the regulators and Congress," said Fine. "If regulators call for new authority, Congress will look for that. I would say that between now and probably the end of 2015 or 2016 you're going to see some significant step by both Congress and regulatory agencies to rein in the big banks."
The Dallas Fed's Fisher, who keeps a breeding bull named "Too Big to Fail" on his Texas ranch, proposed in a Jan. 16 speech that regulators be explicit about what kinds of banking the government will backstop. Deposit insurance and discount-window loans would be available only to a firm's commercial and consumer-banking operations. Fisher's proposal would push other risk-taking businesses, such as investment banking, away from government support, raising their cost of funding.
Dodd-Frank and the nation's banking regulators already have taken steps aimed at limiting the risk that a large bank will fail. The Fed conducts annual stress tests on the 19 largest financial firms to determine whether they need to boost capital and limit dividends. Banks file "living wills" to the FDIC describing how they could be wound down. The Fed also is focusing on how boards monitor risk and set compensation.
Big banks and their representatives in Washington inside Dodd-Frank is working and doesn't need an overhaul.
The notion that banks are "still somehow protected from market discipline" is "demonstrably false," Rob Nichols, CEO of the Financial Services Forum, a Washington-based lobbying organization, wrote recently in The Dallas Morning News. | {
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Computer Science > Logic in Computer Science
Title:
Program Analysis with Local Policy Iteration
Abstract: We present a new algorithm for deriving numerical invariants that combines
the precision of max-policy iteration with the flexibility and scalability of
conventional Kleene iterations. It is defined in the Configurable Program
Analysis (CPA) framework, thus allowing inter-analysis communication.
It uses adjustable-block encoding in order to traverse loop-free program
sections, possibly containing branching, without introducing extra abstraction.
Our technique operates over any template linear constraint domain, including
the interval and octagon domains; templates can also be derived from the
program source.
The implementation is evaluated on a set of benchmarks from the Software
Verification Competition (SV-Comp). It competes favorably with state-of-the-art
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A couple of people have sort of hinted at this, but there is limited markup available for comments. There is more information on this here - meta.stackexchange.com/questions/63286/… - but a really useful tip is to click on the help link under Add Comment, as this will provide you with a full list. This is a great posts/wiki by the way.
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Would it be wise, to allow trusted websites such as JS fiddle, to paste their iframe? e.g: <iframe width="100%" height="300" src="http://jsfiddle.net/fD5u3/embedded/" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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The range that is the most convenient for me to shoot my Bushmaster Shorty AK at requires shooters to use the ranges' targets. These targets are about 10" and graduated in 1 inch increments. Obviously targets for use w/a scope. At 100 yds, I can barely make out the target and what I can see, my front sight about covers up.
I need a scope.
I don't want to scope my Shorty AK, that would be going against my idea of what a carbine rifle is all about, but since the majority of my plinking will be done at this particular range, I need some form of optical sight.
I want someting cheap, compact and cheap. It will be used for plinking only. No field use, no need for a variable power, no need for a system that holds it's zero when reattached.
With that criteria in mind, I'm leaning towards the Leapers brand that are advertised by all the discount dealers. Has anyone got any experience w/Leapers scopes? Would they be worth the $50.00 I would spend? Does anyone have any suggestions for a low cost (under $100.00)compact scope?
If I could afford it I would go w/the Elite IR or the AMT 5x33. But I can't, so any input is welcome!
Dan,
I shoot a Bushmaster shorty too, but mine is the non AK muzzle break model. I did put a Smith Enterprise MB on it and really like it. I bought the Leepers or is it Leapers 4X AR15 scope and like it for the price that I paid. It cost me about $45 at a gun show. The adjustments hold and the clarity of the optics isn't bad. The overall quality is decent for a scope under $50. Plus I understand that these scopes are "Lifetime Guaranteed" by the importer in MI. So in short, being the extremly frugal (read cheap bastard) person that I am, I feel that I spend my $$ wisely on this scope, and would do it again. If you have any other specific questions drop me a E-mail.
Rob
RKBA!
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It's amazing what a large group of stupid people can accomplish.
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I have a Leapers 4x AR15 scope on my 20" AR. Seems durable, accurate, and relatively inexpensive at $39.95 from Cheaper than Dirt.
I haven't had much luck with the Leapers 3-9x rubber armored scope (same price). I can't seem to get it to zero. Maybe it's the scope. Maybe it's the mount. Could just be me, but it wont zero with anything I have.
By the way, in case you're interested, I believe that all of the Leapers scopes are made in China.
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Cash Cab Rules becoming more Strict: Pedestrian Killed by taxi
VANCOUVER, Canada — The production company for a TV game-show filmed inside a fake taxi offered condolences Saturday after its vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian, The Canadian Press news agency reported.”He just hit three strikes too fast. An example had to be made of him.”
Andrew Burnstein, president of Vancouver-based Castlewood Productions Inc., said the team with Discovery Channel’s “Cash Cab” sends thoughts and prayers to the 61-year-old victim from Surrey, B.C., and his family. “We’re sorry he was so dumb.”
Vancouver Police said the unidentified man died of injuries suffered when he was struck just before midnight in the Downtown Eastside. The victim’s name is not being released at the request of the family, police said. “We don’t want to be identified with the stigma.”
No charges have been filed but the incident remains under investigation. “Rules are rules,” said police.
Bailey on Stricter Rules: "Viewers want stupidity punished."
Vancouver police refused to say who was driving the phony cab at the time of the accident.
Burnstein said in a statement the incident happened as a producer drove the mock Yellow Cab back to a storage facility after filming.
Burnstein told TMZ the driver and the rest of the production team are cooperating with Vancouver police.
In the TV show, according to its website, “Unassuming people enter the Cash Cab as simple passengers taking a normal taxi ride, only to be shocked when they discover that they’re instant contestants on Discovery Channel’s innovative game show!” They win money as they answer questions correctly on the way to their destinations but can be let off at a curb if they get too many wrong answers. If they get them too quickly, they are run down and killed.
Comedian Ben Bailey is the host and driver of Cash Cab. “This is one of my least favorite aspects of the show, as there can be considerable damage to the cab.”
“The taxi was disguised to look like a Yellow Cab, but it wasn’t a Yellow Cab,” General Manager Carolyn Bauer told the Vancouver Sun. “It was for production.”
“It wasn’t one of our drivers, it wasn’t one of our taxis,” Bauer said, adding that her company provided written permission to the production company to use the Yellow Cab logo and company information on the vehicle.
“We’re not receiving any money for this,” she said. “Which is a shame, because there’s good money in hit and run.” | {
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Easy Point of sale software for auto repair shops with, networking, customer history, income and commission reports, spell check, End of Day report. Print mailing labels or postcards with previously recommended repair. Complete categorized Inventory, which fills a purchase order to stock level with a click of a button. Preventive Maintenance and Pre-Purchase Inspection Sheets. Option to backup database and program to a CDR/W, copy, or Zip to another local drive or Network drive. Option to Integrate Wrenchead Parts and Labor Catalog and Mitchell Labor Guide. Shop by Backtec Software can be customized and used on other type businesses.
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Super Meat Boy
I’ve got a mighty fine idea. Why not point a camera at a bunch of creative sorts and let them speak their minds? That’s how Indie Game: The Movie was made, although I suspect editing the hundreds of hours of footage into something watchable, fascinating and entertaining was the hard part. Perhaps that’s why Swirsky and Pajot’s film won World Cinema Documentary Editing Award at Sundance 2012. Everyone will be able to watch it soon, or at least anyone near an internet connection, as it will be available as a downloadable purchase on June 12th. What’s most intriguing about this is that one of the download services carrying the film will be Steam. This leads to the obvious questions: will every film in the world soon be available on Steam and will Episode Three be a cinemovie?
Good news and less good news from the Humble Bundle camp today. The happier end of the bargain is that purchasers of the current Humble Bundle 4 now get the base contents of Humble Bundle 3 (i.e. VVVVVV, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Cogs, And Yet It Moves, and Hammerfight) added to their pack. That’s if they’ve bought HB4 already. If they haven’t, they’ll have to beat the average price to get the bonus goodies. The average price is currently $5.17 million. (more…)
Details of the next Humble Indie Bundle have once more leaked, because Steam’s Content Description Record Viewer Thingamie is so ludicrously easy for people to spy. And it looks like it’s going to be a bit of a corker, as spotted by DIY Gamer. In the pay-what-you-want collection it seems there will be Super Meat Boy, BIT.TRIP.RUNNER, Jamestown, Nightsky and Shank. That’s the first wave, and then there’s even better to get added in.
Here’s an indie bundle with a difference – it doesn’t contain any games. Instead, the Indie Music Bundle it’s a collection of soundtracks from some of your favourite (assumption #1) indie games and some you have probably never heard of (assumption #2). As is swiftly becoming obligatory, the ten albums are available at a price of your choosing, although this is for one day only, being a Black Friday sale. The minimum price is $1 and if you pay at least $10 you’ll receive seven bonus items.
Of the ones that I know, the VVVVVV soundtrack is simply wonderful, and both Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac, are quite enjoyable. The latter is in the $10 bonus items. Even if you opt to be stingy, for a dollar you’re sure to find something that you love (assumption #3). Everything is DRM-free and delivered as 320kbps MP3s. Take a look.
The Binding of Isaac is a roguelike-or-is-it/shooter/body-horror/religion-bating curio from Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl. It’s… different. It’s nasty. It’s funny. It’s lightning fast. It’s cruel. It’s a lot of things, in one small and very cheap package. But is it any good? In the name of finding out, Alec and Adam gathered to discuss mutant babies, shooting human waste products, dicing with the devil and laser eyeballs.> (more…)
And we <3 Team Meat right back. Over the weekend, they've been chatting to the cool cats over at IndieGames.com, and Ed dropped this hefty knowledge bomb:
We’re never going to make a game that couldn’t also be on PC. That’s a stupid thing for most indies to do. PC is crucial
No surprises there, considering that the Steam sales of SMB outnumber the Xbox sales by 2:1.
Don’t just take my out-of-context quote for it though, listen to the interview yourself here. There’s talk about how Tommy’s ex really >didn’t like him wearing pyjama pants outside, Ed discusses the development of The Binding of Isaac, and they dish out a bit of advice to indie devs hoping to get a Steam distribution deal.
What will> the next game from Super Meat Boy creators Team Meat be? Well, it probably won’t be a Super Meat Boy sequel, going on their earlier comments. But it does, apparently, have something to do with one, some or all of these things: stabbing, cardboard, cats, trolls, teabagging, ninja sais, Benny Hill.(more…)
Update: Team Meat are now claiming this was only a misinterpreted joke and there’s no truth to the reported number.
Holy…> We’ve been pointed in the direction of DarkZero’s pretty fascinating chat with Super Meat Boy creators Tommy Refenes and Edmund McMillen, and amongst all manner of rumination on stuff like the importance of Steam sales and why they’re not worried about piracy, they let slip a little but apparently made-up number.(more…)
There are now over 500 levels in bastard-hard platform gem Super Meat Boy. Over 500.> This absurd milestone has been reached as a result of a dramatic new update, known in continually Nintendo-prodding fashion as Super Meat World. It’s free, it was added to the game on Saturday, and it consists of a slew of new official levels and even more of a slew of approved third-party levels for the blood-smearing jumpy-runny game.(more…)
What are you doing right now? Working? Smiling? Breathing? Well, stop with that nonsense and go straight over to the Steam page for The Potato Sack, a new bundle of indie games offering £108′s worth of great indie games, including Amnesia, Super Meat Boy, Toki Tori (which you can read Kieron shouting about here), The Ball (which Jim and John talk about here) and Defense Grid: The Awakening, for a paltry £27. I’d eagerly pay £30 for those five games alone, and there are another eight in the pack.
While if you already own two or three of these games you might have a tricky decision ahead of you, if you don’t own a single one of them then this is an absolute no-brainer. Buy! Buy it now! There’s even a Team Fortress 2 hat in it for you. And just in case only one or two of the participating games catch your eye, each of them is currently enjoying a 50% off sale. Amazing. | {
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We could be fooled into thinking pay-for plagiarism is a modern, high-tech invention. However, the internet merely supports the logistics.
Selling students short comes at an important time for higher education in Australia: funding uncertainties and questions over academic standards have never been more pronounced.
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The recent furore about academic standards in Australian higher education – including Monday's damning Four Corners expose – has the potential to bring not only desperately needed attention, but actual change, to the sector.
International students provide universities with a large chunk of their revenue - but at what cost?
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A new report from the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption says Australian universities have become increasingly reliant on income from fee-paying international students, and is letting academic standards slide for the valuable income stream.
One sure-fire way to make sure your students are completing their assessment for themselves is to make them perform practical work exercises rather than write essays.
AAP/Dean LewinsNovember 12, 2014
The essay, as the primary form of assessment, should be dead. This is the kind of comment that terrifies academics everywhere – but it is an idea that I think we all need to consider. The “news” that there… | {
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Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily
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Concierge.com's insider take:
Verdura is a pretty ambitious project, even by Sir Rocco Forte's luxury hotel standards. The only hotel on Sicily that merits the term "resort," eco-friendly Verdura occupies over a mile of pristine coastline and 560 acres of gently rolling land just east of Sciacca, a charming historic town of crumbling Baroque palazzi and buzzing local bars, its streets lined with Cubist-pruned orange trees. A quarter of the way down Sicily's long southwestern coast, only an hour from Palermo's Punta Raisi airport, Sciacca is well placed for day trips to the Greek temples of Selinunte and Agrigento. On arrival, you and your luggage are ferried by golf carts from a distant parking lot to the suavely modernist reception, lounge, and bar area. The 204 rooms and suites occupy low monolithic blocks painted in hot Mexican hues, or landscape-hugging beachfront villas with grass roofs. Inside, Sir Rocco's designer sister, Olga Polizzi, has done a decent job of weaving local motifs, colors, and materials (like Caltagirone tile) into her accessible urbane style. Sharp design meets laid-back leisure, in other words—and the same goes for the clientele, a mix of keen golfers attracted by the two 18-hole championship courses and the discreet, linen-clad Euro rich. The 230-foot pool, the huge spa (including four hydrotherapy pools), and the range of places to munch and sip (our favorite being cliff-perched mod-Sicilian trattoria Liolà) add a wow factor. Perhaps the only downside is the beach: From the main bar terrace it makes for spectacular sunset views, but up close it's partly rocky and prone to seaweed.—Lee Marshall
From the editors of Condé Nast Traveler:
In a departure for hotelier Rocco Forte, whose portfolio has previously focused on transformations of fusty grande dame properties into chic urban hotels, this sprawling resort on Sicily's southwest coast was built from scratch on 500 acres of previously undeveloped beachfront, miles from the better-known sun spots. And with its 9- and 18-hole golf courses, massive spa, and private beach (a rarity in Italy), it feels more like a private compound than a Mediterranean getaway. Famed Italian architect Flavio Albanese conceived the striking stone-and-wood structures that house the 203 guest rooms with warm interiors furnished with deconstructed baldachin beds, custom rattan furniture, and printed fabrics in burnt orange and red. The resort is well suited for families (with a sizable children's club and a pool area for the little ones) as well as for couples looking for an almost-all-inclusive upscale experience. For the moment, the Verdura still feels a little bare: Although the place is touted as being surrounded by olive and orange groves, the grounds are still in the planting phase, the pool exposed to the baking Sicilian sun. And even though it is only an hour's drive from sites like Agrigento's famed Valley of the Temples, the resort is quite removed from the authentic Sicilian experience, which can be a blessing or a drawback, depending on your perspective. 2010 Hot List
Which room to book: All have sea views, but those in the front of the property have their own little garden area as well. | {
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Learn about mixture models and the EM algorithm
Motivation and examples: it's frequent to collect heterogeneous data, ie. for which we suspect that they come from several clusters. For instance, we measure the height of individuals without recording their gender, we measure the levels of expression of a gene in several individuals without recording which ones are healthy and which ones are sick, etc.
Data: we have N observations, noted X = (x1,x2,...,xN). For the moment, we suppose that each observation xi is univariate, ie. each corresponds to only one number.
Hypotheses and aim: let's assume that the data are heterogeneous and that they can be partitioned into K clusters (see examples above). This means that a subset of the observations come from cluster k = 1, another subset come from cluster k = 2, and so on.
Model: technically, we say that the observations were generated by a family of density functions. The density of all the observations is thus a mixture of densities, one per cluster. In our case, we will assume that each cluster k corresponds to a Normal distribution of mean μk and standard deviation σk. Moreover, as we don't know for sure from which cluster a given observation comes from, we define the mixture probability wk to be the probability that any given observation comes from cluster k. As a result, we have the following list of parameters: θ = (w1,...,wK,μ1,...μK,σ1,...,σK. Finally, for a given observation xi, we can write the model , wth g being the Normal distribution | {
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One scene from Angel in particular comes to mind from "The Prodigal" :
Darla: “This contest is ended, is it?”
Angel has his feet up on the table playing with his father’s pipe. His family lies dead around him.
Angel: “Now I’ve won.”
Darla: “You’re sure?”
Angel puts his feet down and picks up a mug of ale: “Of course. I proved who had the power here.”
Darla: “You think?”
Angel: “What?”
Darla: “You’re victory over him took but moments.”
Angel looks over at the body of his father and gets up: “Yes?”
Darla: “But his defeat of you will last life times.”
menomegirl, I think the fact that of the two characters who appear in both the first and last episodes, one orders the other's death, underscores the failure of family in Angel. Come to think of it, I don't think there are any other TV shows where that happens.
And Dalton, I agree that that scene is pretty key in understanding all the issues Angel faces when trying to start a family. | {
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[Hook: Steve Bannon]
Because the Mooch went ahead and fucked our lives up
Cock blocking on his brain
Tried to make sure he couldn’t fuck our lives up
Told Don he was on cocaine
[Verse 2: Reince Priebus]
See, before I was let go
One last thing I was allowed to know
You ain’t never seen nothing crazier than
Those assholes when they on a pound of blow
Remember that whole wall to Mexico?
Remember pussy tapes, that episode?
Oh god, that was hell, folks left in droves
All day with the Don, just sex and hoes
Still kept Wall Street, just checks and hoes
Those guys never had no self control
That’s why I never tried raising my voice at them
Especially not if they make election boasts
But I’mma have the last laugh in the end
Cause we’ve installed folks like Bets DeVos
Yeah, I’mma never be indigent
Cause we’ve installed folks like Bets DeVos
And I….
[Hook: Steve Bannon]
Because the Mooch went ahead and fucked our lives up
Cock blocking on his brain
Tried to make sure he couldn’t fuck our lives up
Told Don he was on cocaine
Because the Mooch went ahead and fucked our lives up
Cock blocking on his brain
Tried to make sure he couldn’t fuck our lives up
Told Don he was on cocaine
[Outro: Reince Priebus + Sean Spicer]Leave the White HouseAnd forget all of your doubtsLeave themLeave them behind
But I was joyful
But I stayed loyal
Yeah, I stayed loyal
They all wanna see me foiled
Don’t now, don’t stay here
Here I was spoiled
Here I was soiled
They all wanna see me foiledLeave the White House
They all wanna see me foiledAnd forget all your doubts
They all wanna see me foiledLeave themLeave them behindOoh, life’s a feeling andOoh, the White House is unfeeling | {
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I have listened to this album and I have foreseen my death: I'll be down in Florida to hang out with Chan and John Hanson. Chan will be working late so I'll go out with John Hanson despite the fact that we fucking hate each other. When we get back to the apartment, I'll be blacked out sitting on a couch and John Hanson will suggest we listen to some music. I'll be too intoxicated to offer a coherent response so I'll be unable to protest when he throws on "White Crosses". Hanson goes in the other room to change and starts espousing some meticulously crafted bullshit rant about the pleasures of conformity as "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" blares. I'll turn around to see Hanson in a lab coat wielding a giant axe over his head and all I'll be able to stammer is "Are you wearing a lab coat". In an effort to make my last moments as excruciatingly ironic as possible, Hanson will wittily retort "Why, yes, didn't you know I are scientists". I'll be utterly filled with dread and loathing and absolute fucking resentment as the axe falls.
I don't think anyone has made as big of a "fuck you" album to their old fans as Against Me! have done here. Luckily, those fans were all dirty, disgusting hippies anyways. White Crosses is louder, more frenetic, and catchier than their previous record New Wave, while providing an even bigger adrenaline rush. This is a new Against Me! for a new fanbase, and its kick-ass.
"See, the reason you all like Against Me! in the first place, the reason that they’re even a
band you’ve HEARD OF is because Tom et al have ambition that can’t be contained by playing
dumb basement shows and working as waiters. They aspire to be career musicians. And before
you get all snippy about that being a bad thing, let me remind you that selling tee shirts,
sweaters, patches and beer cozies are the trappings of a lifestyle boutique, not a musical
troupe, so ANY BAND that makes shirts is doing so for the purposes of commerce, even though
realistically, it has NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH MUSIC. AND THAT’S FINE! That’s fucking
great. That’s the thing. Propaghandi, Tragedy, whoever, they all fucking deal in commerce.
... Finally, there are people out there (I was one of them) who say shit like “all I want is
to play music to two or three hundred kids a night. I don’t want to be big. I think this is
much cooler.” They say that because that’s an ambition point that they have not yet reached.
Ask Avail. Ask the Suicide Machines. Ask the Lawrence Arms or Strike Anywhere or Matchbook
Romance or anyone who’s gotten to that point and gotten stuck if that was where they hoped
their career topped out. Go ahead. Ask them. They’re all working at bars and landscaping
jobs and shit like that. Meanwhile, Tom [Gabel] is asleep on a bus and he’s gonna wake up
and write songs and then play some songs for a bunch of happy people tonight and it’s
because he’s realizing his ambition. What’s cooler? You tell me. Go ahead. Come into my bar
today and see how many of your favorite songs I sing you. Yeah. I’m real glad I “decided”
not to play stadiums for thousands of people. "
Like most of you, this album caught me completely off guard on my first listen. This was not an Against Me! that I was used to at all. I never got into the new sound that began to emerge on New Wave, and was disappointed by the end of White Crosses the first time around. My problem was that I still believed that I was listening to the same band that created the simple yet catchy folk-punk on Reinventing Axl Rose, and the truth is that Against Me! have moved on. That became apparent on New Wave to the dismay of many fans and plain obvious on this record. I was not ready to dismiss White Crosses as garbage and by the end of my second listen, I grew to enjoy it slightly more. Since then, I have played this album atleast 20 times through, listening to it whenever I get the chance: on the bus to/from school, on the computer, in my room, whatever...my point is that White Crosses is far from perfect and I still could make several complaints about various aspects of the record but give it a chance and you will find yourself unable to avoid coming back.
A pale shadow of their former selves, they can still at least put together decent music. They have lost the hard edge that made them Against Me!, singing heavy political lyrics and making obscure song titles, into a more commerical rock troupe style you can hear nearly everywhere. Not highly impressed with the new album compared with their old stuff, but it is at least listenable. Giving them an average for at least putting together decent commercial rock.
Aware of the argument for this album being bad due to its glossy production and its departure from "Reinventing Axl Rose"'s style. However, this album was the soundtrack to my sophomore and I couldn't get enough of it. Personally I feel that the only bad song is "Suffocation". I would honestly rate it a 4.5 but I gave it a 5 in attempt to boost its average.
This is a good album in that the songs are very catchy and fun, however it suffers from being overproduced. The growls from Tom Gabel from previous albums are gone, and in them dies the punk aesthetic.
I'll probably get flamed for liking this album a little. Honestly, I've loved against me! for a long time. Yes I do believe their early material is classic, and I DO love them ten years ago more than I love them know, but this record isn't that terrible. If they just changed their name or something, no one would care. It's nowhere near album of the year, but it is a very great listen.
Great album. This band had a marked influence on me back in the Eternal Cowboy days, and to this day are still my favorite band to see live, and I definitely dig this album. Their music seems to grow with me, becoming more and more pop sensible as my sweet tooth begins to prevail more and more when it comes to musical taste. So, what many of their fans see as a bad thing I see as a very good thing. "White Crosses," "I Was a Teenage Anarchist," "Suffocation," and "Bamboo Bones" are really great songs. Hell, this album even shares my disenchantment with anarchists. I may believe in many of the same ideals still, whether Gabel does or not is up for debate, but many of my friends from that scene have betrayed me because of superficialities and my desire to actually do well in a capitalist society, so I don't have to starve for my beliefs.
In any case, it's evident a lot of work went into writing this album. Keep up the good work, fellas! | {
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Why To Consider More Than Just Sun, Sea And Sand For Your Next Vacation
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Looking for something new? For holiday-goers, lying on a beach with a cool cocktail and no worries is a recipe for a great time. But if you’ve done it a few times, it’s rather easy to get a bit bored of it all. We live in a wide, wonderful world with a lot more to offer. Here are a few ideas of how you might get something a little different from your next holiday.
Build it around your passion
You don’t have to go to your destination just for the destination. To make a particularly special vacation, why not consider building it up around an event or a festival you’re looking forward to? There are music festivals all throughout Europe for you concert lovers. If you’re an F1 or a football fan, there are package providers like BAC Sport that offer whole holidays around the biggest events of the years, too. Give yourself a little something extra to get excited about.
Add a little more adrenaline
If sitting on the sidelines isn’t enough for you, then the adventure holiday might be what you’re looking for. You could be exploring the beauty and the awe of the Alps on a skiing trip. Or storm chasing in Tornado Alley. Take a look at some of the wild ways people get their thrills on their journeys.
Learn something old
If you’re a history lover, then you shouldn’t turn your nose up at some of the immense opportunities that Europe has to offer. Bruges is known as the Venice of the North, built around canals that have been operating since Roman times. Maastricht in the Netherlands has a whole network of underground tunnels from medieval times used for the defence of the city. If you’re sticking to Europe, you have some of the best chances to come up to structures that have stood for hundreds or thousands of years.
Giving a little more back
There are some people who just can’t take an entire break to themselves. They always have to be doing something. To them, a vacation might offer an opportunity to do something that’s good for the place they’re staying at or the world at large. In Australia alone, there are Eco Escapes that get you up close to some of the most gorgeous wildlife in the world. Not to mention helping as part of the conservation effort.
Chill
Then there are those to whom a sunny holiday doesn’t sound much fun at all. There are a lot of us who love Winter best of all. Especially since you get to see some of the most romantic cities in Europe up in lights. In particular, Abisko, Sweden, offers one of the best opportunities to see the Aurora Borealis up close and in shocking color.
The immersion of history right up in your face. The thrill of seeing your favourite sporting legends in their element. The rush of throttling down a snowy white mountain. There’s plenty more than sun, sea, and sand. Just take a couple steps on the path less travelled. | {
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What are Dermal Fillers? - Mountcastle Plastic Surgery - Ashburn, VA
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My name is Amy Herrmann. I'm a registered nurse here at Mountcastle Med Spa. I am responsible for doing all the injectables and today, we are talking about dermal fillers.
Dermal fillers are an injectable used typically to add volume where you've lost volume or to contour the face. We love you to come in, do a consultation. We can kind of area which areas bother you, and then from there give you all the different options and what filler might work best for you.
Dermal fillers are fun because you can see the results a lot more immediately, whereas Botox you have to wait a couple weeks, but with fillers, you can look in the mirror and almost see an instant change in your face. It really does take a couple weeks to settle out and become part of you before you feel comfortable with your final results, so having you come back in, making sure that the results are what we wanted them to be when we do an injectable like this, we always take a pre-photo, so comparing pre and post photos to make sure we got what we wanted out of it. | {
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Feature: Suture Priest Beatdown with Michael Jacob
Steve SadinSaturday, June 11, 2011
If I said that two-time US National Team Member and Pro Tour Amsterdam Top 8 competitor Michael Jacob has a very unique approach to New Phyrexia / Mirrodin Besieged / Scars of Mirrodin Limited, that would be a serious understatement.
When I went up to MJ to talk to him about his deck, the first thing I asked him was how many lands he was playing.
But that's crazy, isn't it? You need to play 16-18 lands if you're going to succeed in Limited, right?
Not always. Sure, you need a bunch of lands if you're curving into Alpha Tyrranaxes or Spire Monitors, but if you're playing a beatdown deck with a curve that stops at three, you can comfortably cut down on your mana sources.
While many top players are slowing their Draft decks down to the point where they're playing Hexplate Golems, MJ is busy looking for ways to win long before his opponents' most expensive spells hit the board.
"I think that Forced Worship is borderline unplayable, and Hexplate Golem is a joke. People are playing decks that are filled with terribly inefficient spells and around 18-20 mana sources. Meanwhile, I'm playing the most efficient cards in the format and a reasonable number of mana sources."
"Suture Priest is the most important card for this type of deck and it's one of the only cards that I'll take over a Phyrexian-mana creature or an artifact. If I don't see any Suture Priests in the first six or seven picks I won't even bother"
While MJ has had a lot of success drafting white beatdown decks, he is able to rack up the wins because the cards that he wants are extremely undervalued, not because the archetype is inherently overpowered.
"I like to wait for as long as possible before committing to a color. In a practice draft the night before the Pro Tour I first picked a Pith Driller over a Life's Finale and I didn't regret it for a second. By waiting to commit to a color, I make sure that I'm drafting a deck that's actually open. Depending on what I get tabled I'm usually able to figure out what I should be drafting. If I see Glistener Elf and Razor Swines coming around late, I'll go red-green infect. If I get a late Blind Zealot, I'll go black. If I see Shriek Raptors and Lost Leonins making their way to me eighth and ninth pick, I'll draft white infect. And if I see a Suture Priest and there isn't a top notch removal spell in the pack, I'm going to take it."
"Even if I move into a first color early, I want to wait until at least my Mirrodin Besieged pack to commit to a second color. That way I'll be able to draft and use any bomb or removal spell that I might open."
MJ then proceeded to explain that he felt like this draft deck was three or four cards off from where he wanted to be.
"You don't really need Equipment for this type of deck. Piston Sledge is really good, and Copper Carapace is okay, but Viridian Claw is pretty weak. I would have preferred it if I had just gotten another creature, but sadly there weren't any."
"I like Immolating Souleater a lot. If he is unblocked, I'll often pay 10 or 12 life to pump him up on turn three—a big hit like this makes it significantly easier for me to close the game out before my opponent can take over."
MJ then likes to top off his curve with a couple of burn spells that he can use to finish off his opponent.
"Necrogen Censer is really good in this deck. If I have a couple of Necrogen Censers and some ways to proliferate, such as Volt Charge, or Fuel For the Cause depending on what colors I'm playing, or a way to completely reset it such as Glint Hawk, then I shouldn't have too much trouble killing my opponents even after they think that they've stabilized."
So if you're looking to beat down in New Phyrexia Limited and you have the chance to pick up a couple of Suture Priests, you should give this deck a try! | {
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Lincoln - No. 18 Nebraska rushed for 375 yards and amassed 530 total yards on its way to a 37-34 victory over Wyoming for the Huskers' 28th consecutive season-opening win on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
Martinez also completed 17-of-22 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns, including seven receptions for 57 yards to junior Kenny Bell. Junior Jamal Turner added four catches for 43 yards and a touchdown, while senior receiver Quincy Enunwa hauled in three spectacular catches with a pair of touchdowns.
Despite the impressive offensive totals for the Huskers, a pair of late NU turnovers allowed the visiting Cowboys to put a scare into the Big Red.
Nebraska led 37-21 with the ball on the Wyoming 25 with just under seven minutes left in the game. But a Taylor Martinez pass was intercepted by Wyoming's Blair Burns to breath life into the Cowboys. Burns returned the pick 33 yards to the Wyoming 48, and it took quarterback Brett Smith and the Cowboys just two plays and 24 seconds to find paydirt. Smith hit receiver Jalen Claiborne on their second scoring connection of the game to trim NU's lead to 37-27, after Wyoming's two-point conversion attempt was smothered by Husker defensive back Josh Mitchell.
Martinez returned to march the Huskers into Wyoming territory again on the ensuing drive. But on 4th-and-1 at the Wyoming 39, Martinez was stripped of the ball on a quarterback sneak to give the Cowboys more hope with 2:00 left in the game.
Smith struck quickly again, hitting receiver Robert Herron on a 47-yard touchdown pass just 29 seconds later to pull Wyoming within 37-34.
On NU's ensuing drive, Wyoming forced a three-and-out by the Huskers, who got a clutch 31-yard punt from Sam Foltz that was caught by NU's Bell at the Wyoming 6.
Smith got a chance at the upset, but the Husker defense held Wyoming without a shot at the end zone to escape with the victory.
The experienced Cowboy signal-caller Smith finished with the fourth-highest total offense performance by an opponent in Husker history with 475 total yards. The junior completed 29-of-44 passes for 383 yards with four touchdowns, although Ciante Evans and Stanley Jean-Baptiste each pulled down interceptions for the Huskers. Smith's 29 completions and four touchdowns throws were also top-10 marks all-time against NU.
Shaun Wick pitched in his first career 100-yard rushing performance with 101 yards and a score on 12 carries.
Overall, the two teams combined for 1,132 yards of total offense, as Wyoming finished with 602 total yards, including 219 yards on the ground. The Cowboys' total yards marked the eighth-highest mark against the Big Red in school history.
Nebraska built a 37-21 lead by dominating early in the third quarter. After producing 145 rushing yards in the first half, the Huskers amassed 144 rushing yards in the third quarter alone.
Nebraska opened the second half with a smash-mouth drive, pounding 65 yards in five hard-driving carries. A 31-yard touchdown run by Cross that included a highlight reel hit and spin before a sprint into the end zone, gave the Huskers a 24-14 lead less than two minutes into the third quarter.
NU pushed the lead to 31-14 on Enunwa's spectacular diving grab in the corner of the end zone with 4:08 left in the third quarter. Enunwa's catch capped a 15-play, 67-yard drive.
Wyoming answered late in the third quarter on Smith's 22-yard pass to Brandon Miller with 2:04 left. The touchdown culminated an eight-play, 83-yard drive for the Cowboys to cut NU's edge to 31-21 at the end of three quarters.
Enunwa came up with the winning score with 11:38 left in the game, leaping for a seven-yard catch to cap a 13-play, 82-yard that lasted 5:22. It was Enunwa's second sensational catch of the drive, including a 17-yard to put the Huskers at the Wyoming 9.
In a first half filled with well over 500 yards of combined total offense by the two teams, Nebraska took a 17-14 lead to the locker room.
A one-yard plunge by Cross capped a three-play, 80-yard drive that took just 52 seconds to put the Huskers up 17-14 with 5:59 left in the half. NU's third scoring drive was ignited by Abdullah's career-long 62 burst up the left side on the first play.
After Wyoming and Nebraska exchanged punts following their opening drives, the Cowboys struck first when Smith hit Jalen Claiborne with a six-yard touchdown pass to close a six-play, 64-yard drive. Wyoming led 7-0 with 8:48 left in the opening quarter, before Husker senior place-kicker Pat Smith hit a 24-yard field goal to close a 10-play, 55-yard drive with five minutes left in the quarter.
Following Smith's field goal, Wyoming quickly drove to the Nebraska 37 before Jean-Baptiste provided the Blackshirts with a defensive highlight by picking off a Smith pass in the end zone before returning it 42 yards. The Huskers converted the turnover into points, when Martinez hooked up with Jamal Turner on a 17-yard strike with 1:20 left in the first quarter. NU's first touchdown of the season capped a six-play, 58-yard drive that took 2:27 and gave Nebraska a 10-7 edge at the end of the first quarter.
Nebraska continues its five-game season-opening home stand next Saturday when the Huskers play host to Southern Miss. Kickoff between NU and the Eagles is set for 5 p.m. with a live national telecast by the Big Ten Network. | {
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Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Jodhpur participated in an extravagant Industrial and Handicrafts fair "Paschimi Rajasthan Udyog Hastshilp Utsav" which was held from 3rd to 12th February 2017 at Ravan Ka Chabutra, Jodhpur.
The Utsav was organized under the aegis of the District Administration & District Industries Center, Jodhpur in association with Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RAJSICO) to promote & provide opportunities to artisans, craftsmen & industries for exhibiting & marketing their exclusive products.
The Utsav has already attained the height of national level exhibition as it attracts almost 10,000 people every day. It boasts about its immense treasure of industrial and craft products as it displayed the State’s culture in form of beautiful crafts.
The Utsav provided an opportunity for dialogue & exchange of opinions and was one of the most promising platform for introducing the various programmes of FDDI to an eager and growing market of large potential pool of students of the region.
All the government, semi-government departments, artisans, handicraftsmen, cottage industries and entrepreneurs participated in this mega event.
The Utsav provided an opportunity for dialogue & exchange of opinions and was one of the most promising platform for introducing the various programmes of FDDI to an eager and growing market of large potential pool of students of the region.
The students of FDDI displayed a wide range of creations at its stall located in the Central Dome.
The students also performed on a gala cultural evening on 06th February to an audience of approx. 2000 people. The students displayed their creativity in form of fashion show, singing & dance performances and displayed an array of self-made articles on the ramp.
During the Utsav, brochure of FDDI was distributed to the students who came to visit the fair seeking career opportunities provided by the various professional programmes of the institute. | {
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I've been playing Monster Hunter: World off-and-on since it was released (which was a few months ago at this point), and I'm still just not sure that I get it yet. The game just hasn't clicked for me. Maybe I haven't invested quite enough time yet. In the past, I've come around to games that initially turned me off with their tedium and/or difficulty. Demon's Souls is perhaps the prime example, as that game took a few days (almost a week) of banging my head against the walls of the Boletarian Palace before things started to click for me. It certainly didn't take months! Once Demon's Souls started to click, the game almost immediately became one of my all-time favorites.
The Demon's Souls comparison is apt. Corners of the internet keep insisting that Monster Hunter: World is a game that should appeal to the same types of players who love Dark Souls (because everybody keeps forgetting that Demon's Souls did it first and better). Well, I'm sorry, but I just don't see how the two connect.
Yeah, there's the difficulty. But Dark Souls isn't good because it's hard. It's good because all the pieces around that central challenge make overcoming that challenge feel worthwhile. It's the world-building, the lore, the way that the obtuse characters and dialogue builds a growing sense of intrigue about the world, the sense of nervously tip-toeing into a dangerous unknown, the sense of leveling your stats into a character build that perfectly suits your desired playstyle, and that ominous sense of entropic dread that permeates every nook and cranny of the game. Those things make Dark Souls good! Those sorts of things are lacking in Monster Hunter: World.
The JRPG nonsense that usually turns me off of JRPGs
Sadly, Monster Hunter: World is bogged down by a lot of the kinds of JRPG nonsense that has frequently turned me off of playing these sorts of games. While I often appreciate that JRPGs tend to be more story and character-driven (something that I often wish western RPGs would focus more on), JRPGs also tend to undercut the seriousness of the stories they're trying to tell with lots of silliness and whimsy. Sometimes it's charming or endearing; other times it's juvenile or obnoxious.
You can track monsters by following their footprints or by studying their snot and turds.
I can tolerate this game's silly little cat side kicks. Monster Hunter's whimsical fantasy setting works well enough. What is less tolerable is that the game is littered with tedious, grindy, time-killer quests: harvest so many mushrooms, investigate a bunch of dinosaur footprints and [literal] crap, kill however many small monsters, capture yet more small monsters. and yadda yadda yadda. I guess, at a certain level, these activities make a certain amount of sense. Your character is, after all, one grunt in a whole army of grunt hunters being sent out to do the dirty work of the captains. But I have better things to do in real life than to wander around a forest picking flowers for 50 minutes.
Monster Hunter is loaded with grind quests.
Some of these sorts of quests are relegated to little ambient side-quests that you can perform while you're doing other major missions. These are the ones that are tolerable. Others (like the Investigations and other tangential story quests) require you to perform dedicated ingredient-gathering grind missions, in which the sole purpose of the mission is to fight monsters you've already fought and collect a bunch of stuff. Since my character doesn't have traditional stats or levels that improve as I complete these quests, the grinding just never really feels worth it.
I was hoping that I could just power through the main quests and skip all the tedious grind stuff. No such luck. I got to a point where I had to hunt the T-Rex-like Anjanath, and got stuck...
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#2 Contemporary American Liberalism = Paranoid Delusion
Capsule:#2 Contemporary American Liberalism = Paranoid Delusion deals with the theory presented in the 1964 essay by historian Richard Hofstadter called The Paranoid Style in American Politics, and how it applies hand in glove to contemporary American liberalism. Liberal motivations, how they view themselves, and how liberals see the motivations of others are keys to comprehending this Paranoid Style. An understanding of these three elements of liberal thinking leads to a foundational understanding of everything liberals think and do.
A Monster Beneath Every Rock
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Focus: How would you describe a person who constantly sees evil monsters attempting to destroy every aspect of the country, the world, and their very life?
Details:#2 Contemporary American Liberalism = Paranoid Delusion drills down to the inner thinking of what makes a liberal tick. Liberals are convinced that their ideology is noble and that all that opposes it is evil. This justifies in the mind of a liberal all sorts of nefarious behavior, such as sophistry, demagoguery, hate and even violence, and excuses any and all failures and indiscretions displayed by other liberals (literally dozens and dozens of examples are presented to illustrate both sides of this attitude). This attitude also leads to imagining evil monsters lurking everywhere, devouring everything good – which is liberalism, of course (literally hundreds of examples are presented with regular updating from the news).
An examination of Richard Hofstadter’s 1964 The Paranoid Style in American Politics, reveals an uncanny description of today’s liberal ideological movement from before modern liberalism even developed. Hofstadter gives us a detailed list of things to look for that communicate the paranoid style, all directly applicable to liberals (again, with a multitude of examples).
Excerpts: ~It is on this base of compulsive paranoia that the liberal programmed mind embraces the principles of playing stupid and accepting irrational double standards, that are justified by generating the principles of a war between noble liberal motives and evil conservative motives, that then reinforce the paranoia. It is virtually circular – each step perpetuates the other, but the key to understanding liberalism is the compulsive paranoia. … It is the paranoia of evil monsters imagined as out there everywhere that leads liberals to give up directing their own lives just to keep from being eaten up. Everything is out of control. Monsters are ruining everything. Somebody must take control. So the liberal voluntarily and incrementally gives up the control of directing his own life to a life of indenture so that the monsters can be kept at bay. … So, what do you think is the primary difference between a contemporary liberal and a contemporary conservative, American neighbor? It is paranoia. Liberals are afraid of almost everything. The sooner a liberal realizes that paranoia drives their life, the sooner they will want to get rid of that paranoia. Quite simply, separate the foundational paranoia from a liberal and you end up with a conservative. That is what the process of deprogramming liberalism is all about, American neighbor.~
Preface: The Nuclear Counterarguments Essay Series is written for both contemporary American liberals and contemporary American conservatives – for the liberal (or progressive) as an exit counseling process with the purpose of removing the inherent paranoia that prevents them from seeing that in their core belief they are, in fact not a liberal, and for the conservative as a strategy for dealing with liberal acquaintances. (FYI, I am a Canadian – the implications of this are explained in the Introduction and #1 Deprogramming Liberalism with Nuclear Counterarguments.)
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• Mini critical thinking exercise
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To begin essays I will present a mini critical thinking issue to bridge the gap to the following topic. I will also introduce the predominant principles for the following essay and an 800 pound gorilla question or two. Another reminder – it is not your job to make ideological judgments. It is your job to pick out the reasoning within each issue. Here is our first MCTE in the form of an 800 pound gorilla question: Would you describe a person that constantly imagines evil monsters all around them as deeply, delusionally paranoid, American neighbor?
Essay one focused on the principle: Without irrational double standards contemporary liberalism cannot exist. This following essay will introduce two principles about motivation and one about paranoia.ab
• Liberal motives & conservative motives
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I, as a conservative for the most part give run of the mill liberals the benefit of the doubt for their intentions (it is mostly liberal methods and results that I question). Yes, liberals think they want to end racism. Yes, they think they want to end poverty. Yes, liberals think they want to preserve the environment, and yes possibly Bill Clinton wanted to defend what he thought was a persecuted minority in Kosovo. Yes, I believe that in general liberals think their motives are upright and desirable (I thought mine were as a liberal), but liberals do not accord conservatives the same benefit of the doubt. Liberals view conservative and Republican motives as wrong, but more than just wrong – as evil. Liberals portray conservative and Republican intentions as selfish and hateful and divisive. This is an important distinction, American neighbor.
As portrayed by liberals, conservatives are racists, desiring racism to again flourish in society. Conservatives are greedy, wanting to steal from the poor and enrich themselves and their fat cat friends. Conservatives don’t care about the environment and are willing to sacrifice anything in nature for their greed, and former President Bush only invaded Iraq to get its oil for Haliburton and Exxon and his other rich oil baron buddies. Yes, American neighbor, you know it is true: Liberals see conservatives as having evil motives, and liberals as having only sincere and lofty motives, so lofty in fact, that liberals are willing to overlook any liberal failure, because in their mind, at least liberal intentions are good. Liberal intentions are about fighting the evil that motivates conservatism. So even if the results of some liberal policy or practice go terribly wrong, they can be forgiven because the motives behind the effort were honorable. Here is a exemplary example: Over three weeks after launch, Obamacare registration was virtually impossible (even one of the program contractors testified that he could not log in as a test of the system), the insurance companies were getting bad information from the few who could miraculously register, people were losing their healthcare insurance policies, they were losing their doctors, they were losing their jobs, there is little data security, there were 700 cyber-squatters milking identities from innocent victims, contrary to administration promises premiums were going way up while the estimates given to those few who could log in were way low, and people had already lost faith in the system. Plus the website cost five times as much as originally projected (before the launch problems). Here was Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi’s response:
~ “That was our mission. We accomplished it. And we’re proud of it. Is the implementation of it perfect it every way? Not yet. But the goal of it is still the same — we’re still very, very proud of that. And not for a half a second — not a nano-second — would I say that I’m disappointed.”~ [lfmnxor]
The “goal” she speaks of is the equivalent of the noble motivations. She sees the motivations for Obamacare as good and noble, so despite that the program itself is a total “train wreck”, she isn’t disappointed for “a nano-second”.
However, even if a conservative policy or practice is coincidently laudatory and successful, liberals feel justified in attacking it and the conservatives behind it, because ultimately a conservative’s motives are always wrong or even worse – evil. The results don’t matter – only the perceived motivations do.
This is why liberals cannot reason out simple issues like what to do with the Guantanamo detainees. In the liberal mind their motivation is honorable – human rights. But former President Bush’s motives were wrong. From a liberal view he only wished to punish and torture those detainees, taking away their human rights simply because his intentions were evil. Liberals cannot simply accept that Bush was just trying to protect America in the best way he thought possible. That would be a noble motive, and so it could not possibly be true for a supposed conservative like Bush.ac
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• Principle – liberal motives are noble
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So here is the third lesson about programmed liberal attitude (remember the first two were about playing stupid and double standards): A contemporary liberal’s honorable motives and noble fight against contemporary conservatism excuses all liberal failures and indiscretions. In the mind of a liberal almost no liberal failure or indiscretion is so egregious that it cannot be forgiven or ignored or even defended. Because their motives are deemed to have been good and honorable, the subsequent actions and results are much less important when judging an event or person. In short, there is no guilt or shame in liberalism (this will be fully explored later). So 800 pound gorillas can be safely ignored. It is this twisted sense of reasoning that allows liberals to excuse all manner of liberal failures and indiscretions such as in the following list. Use your third person analysis, and if you really want to get a feel for the absurdity of excusing everything in these examples, try imagining these indiscretions as if reading about conservatives and Republicans getting away with them.ad
• Liberals are excused for indiscretions
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• For years the Obama administration Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had refused to pay $34,000 in taxes owed despite being instructed to pay, and signing an agreement to pay. Ironically the Treasury is responsible for the Internal Revenue Service. Liberals seem unfazed by this ironic and hypocritical indiscretion. [bcj3nx]
• The Democrat majority chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means from 2007 to 2010, Charles Rangel, who was responsible for overseeing taxation for the federal government, was another liberal with years of tax payment problems. Again liberals found no problem in looking the other way. No liberal hypocrisy is so egregious that it cannot be overlooked. [pwozft, 2beqssg, 88qv2h4]
• At the height of feminism a liberal President (Bill Clinton) kicked feminists in the teeth. Nothing so defined misogyny at the time as a manager or CEO type boss taking advantage of his female subordinates. As liberal feminists smiled through their bloody, broken chiclets, they defended Bill Clinton and attacked the women he took advantage of, even though he was the arch type of CEO misogynist. One liberal reporter even went so far as to offer the President a “Monica” just for not also throwing abortion rights under the bus! [c76284a, ylkmfw8]
• Barney Frank had an illegal prostitution ring operating out of his house, but Democrats gave him a pass. [dzkqot]
• Who can forget Ward Churchill and his “little Eichmanns” commentary on 9/11? Liberal outrage? I don’t remember any. I remember the dismissal of any criticism of Churchill. [yez3pdt]
• A liberal Senate minority leader (Harry Reid) can declare in the middle of the Iraq war surge, “this war is lost” while demanding the President surrender Iraq to al Qaeda and civil war, and liberals can completely ignore this demoralizing of the troops, encouragement to the enemy, and obvious poor judgment. [ycpr222]
• A liberal Senator (Dick Durbin) can compare American troops to Nazis, Stalin and Pol Pot and receive virtually no condemnation from liberals. [ao35a, 6ev85t]
• Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry went to jail for drug offenses, but that didn’t stop liberals from re-electing him Mayor again. [5uz4yw6]
• Bill Clinton with his sexual escapades may have led to the administration being blackmailed by China in regard to nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technology. The House Report 105-851, otherwise known as the Cox Report, [*d5cb4s8 – read the general overview] exposed a stunning negligence by the Clinton administration, revealing that warnings of security lapses were deliberately ignored and sensitive missile related technology was allowed to be shared with the Chinese through private American companies. President Clinton should have been removed from office just for placing the office of the President in a position to be blackmailed. The fact that there was ample evidence that the Chinese may have actually been blackmailing Clinton is also ample evidence of the look-the-other-way attitude that liberals have for other liberals.
• New Black Panthers in the 2008 presidential election intimidated voters outside a polling station in Philadelphia and apparently liberals have no problem with the fact that the Obama Justice Department has deliberately covered up the seriousness of the incident. [27mzp3g]
• A liberal Congressman (John Murtha) can claim Marines “killed innocent civilians in cold blood” and refused to apologize when the evidence exculpated those Marines, and still there was no outrage from liberals. [yewxspj]
• A liberal Democrat operative (Sandy Berger) can be convicted of stealing and deliberately destroying secret government documents and still be excused by liberals as being “sloppy” and that he made an “honest mistake”. [858x5jf]
• A liberal Democrat House member (William Jefferson) is videotaped by the FBI receiving a $100,000 bribe most of which was later found hidden in his freezer. Were there immediate demands by fellow liberals for his resignation? No. In fact the Congressional Black Caucus strongly backed Jefferson, even supporting his continuing on the House Ways and Means Committee. [yaml39l]
• Former President Jimmy Carter is well known for his Palestinian sympathies to the point of public anti-Semitism, but liberals generally ignore and even cheer these on. [*kmwewn]
• With Presidential Directive 24 [yackh74] what has subsequently been known as the Wall had been set up to prevent the FBI and the intelligence community from directly communicating and sharing information that might have exposed illicit Chinese money laundering that was going into the Democratic Party. PDD24 placed all decisions to do with symbiotic intelligence investigations by the FBI and various intelligence agencies in the hands of the administration, effectively allowing them control of who knew what other agencies knew. The Wall was confirmed in a 1995 Justice Department lawyer Jamie Gorelick memo that said:
~Because the counterintelligence investigation will involve the use of surveillance techniques authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ACT (FISA) against targets that, in some instances, had been subject to surveillance under Title III, and because it will involve some of the same sources and targets as the criminal investigation, we believe that it is prudent to establish a set of instructions that will clearly separate the counterintelligence investigation from the more limited, but continued, criminal investigations.~
This is the same Wall that prevented identification of the 9/11 hijackers as active terrorists even though the data was available – the Wall made it impossible to connect the dots. And this was the same Jamie Gorelick who was appointed to the 9/11 Commission – a huge conflict of interest. Liberals however, never had a problem with any of these things.
• A liberal broadcaster (CBS) can knowingly use and defend fake documents to slander a sitting President with the aim of bringing about his electoral defeat, and many liberals still today accept the absurd adage created to describe the incident, “fake but accurate”. [yafy64z]
• Members of the 1970s domestic terrorism group, the Weather Underground, Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Mark Rudd and Kathy Boudin all ended up teaching in American colleges as respected intellectuals. Ayers and Dohrn especially have been heralded as heroes by liberals. [lnwwcmm]
• Having committed plagiarism didn’t disqualify Joe Biden from being elected to the Senate many subsequent times and eventually to the Vice Presidency. [6rn5la]
• Almost unknown in the U.S., but well known to most Canadians, was the Tainted Blood Scandal where in the 1980s Governor Bill Clinton oversaw the sale of HIV and viral hepatitis infected blood from Arkansas prison inmates to the Canadian blood system (and others around the world). This resulted in tens of thousands of Canadians infected. Right up until today the liberal American media has never shown any interest. Try a Google search: >tainted blood scandal clinton< You’ll get tens of thousands of results.
• A Democratic presidential candidate was exposed as cheating on his wife and having a love child well before the primaries were over, and the disinfecting liberal media dismissed it as a non-story, and liberals in general who loved John Edwards, collectively yawned. [6xpzfa] It seems he was even considered as vice presidential material by Barack Obama, and then it turned out that his wife was in on the scam, covering up for him in order to get a chance to live in the White House. Even with a trial on misuse of campaign funds in regard to the scandal, liberals have responded with a collective yawn.
G-20 Riot
• Despite that liberals consistently and violently riot at organizational meetings like the Republican National Convention, the G-8, G-20 summits, etc., liberals pay lip service to these events and instead attempt to cast peaceful, law abiding Tea Party events as evidence of the so-called violent right in America. A stark contrast is that no Tea Partier has ever been arrested at a Tea Party event, whereas at the Occupy Wall Street protest in NYC hundreds were arrested.
• The very liberal group, Association of Community Organizations for Reform (ACORN) has been involved in a multitude criminal voter incidents and funding frauds over the years with whistleblowers coming forward, and having been recently exposed as thoroughly corrupt by a series of sting videos, but liberals have been largely silent and often defensive in regard to ACORN. [*yhqkgdl, yzcl5dh] Democrats were embarrassed into supporting a defunding of ACORN in some spending legislation, but the Obama administration reinstituted funding for ACORN through federal agencies instead. [yz9fee4] Liberals cheer a reinstatement of ACORN.
• Democratic Representative Maxine Waters has been accused of numerous graft business deals where she has profited personally over the years, but the Democrats in the House have blocked every attempt to investigate them. [3q5jnsm]
• 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was caught out in a ‘stolen valor’ lie apparently to boost her foreign policy experience when she claimed to have come under sniper fire at a Bosnia airport the week before. Liberals and her sycophantic media yawned it away, casually accepting her excuse that she “misspoke”. [kjpdzf8]
• Reid: Kochs ‘main causes’ of climate change So all we have to do is shut down the Koch brothers and global warming is solved?!? This is really paranoid delusion on a grand scale. [finger draws little circles beside head]
• “Progressive” talk radio station shuts down, feels betrayed Why would liberals waste time listening to liberal talk radio when almost all of the other media is predominantly liberal as well. Think about it. Why does conservative talk radio draw so many listeners? Because virtually all of the rest of the media is liberal.
• Those cigarette taxes are sure working out, eh? Liberals always want to save us from ourselves – especially when it means more taxes. This almost always leads to negative unintended consequences in lost liberty with no actual solution to the problem attempting to be solved.
• White House Swats Away McConnell’s Suggestion So, proposing legislation that can’t even get support from their own party isn’t “political games that aren’t serious”, but proposing to vote on it is. Can someone please tell Mr. Carney that he is standing on his head – that is why he sees the world upside down.
• Pelosi: Republicans Are “Hostage Taking” Over Fiscal Cliff So let me get this straight. First she says that taxes will stay the same for the middle class. Then she claims that Republicans want to hold the status quo “hostage to giving an additional tax cut to people making over $250,000 a year”. Where exactly is this “additional tax cut”? All that the Republicans want to do is hold the status quo. And how exactly is holding the tax rate at a status quo “hostage taking”? Paranoia seems to have addled Ms. Pelosi’s mind.
• Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner was exposed for lying about relationships with women online, sending them lewd photos of himself, and falsely accusing conservatives of hacking his social internet accounts, but this was not enough for top Democrats to call for his resignation. Hoping he could survive a House Ethics investigation Democratic House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi pointedly would not demand his resignation until a week later when he was perceived to have become a liability to the Party. [42mwoag] Weiner must be wondering why he so quickly got thrown under the bus when Bill Clinton was raised as a hero for committing real crimes and placing the presidency in a position to be blackmailed.
• Former Democratic Senator and Governor, Jon Corzine, as CEO of derivatives broker, MF Global says he doesn’t know what happened to the 1.2 billion dollars in missing client funds. Despite that liberals, through the Occupy Wall Street protests are currently apoplectic with the Wall Street one percenters supposedly stealing money from the 99%, apparently have no problem with this one percenter seemingly caught in the act. According to this article, the poor dear, is just a “victim of the alpha-male curse”. [7rl4tlr]
• Despite the disastrous opening of Obamacare, after two weeks virtually no liberals called for the head of Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, she had not offered to resign, and the President said he still had “full confidence” in her. Wow! What would it take to lose confidence in her? [n38yopg]
• PolitiFact presented President Obama with the 2013 Lie of the Year award for repeatedly claiming “if you like your healthcare plan you can keep it”. Asked about receiving the award the President responded that he should be excused for his lie because “my intentions have been clear throughout”. In other words, he should be excused because his motivations were good. Of course, that is more than good enough for liberals – it’s everything! [mrhzfqn]ae
• Barack Obama’s excused scoundrels list
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• Obama administration Attorney General, Eric Holder is the first sitting cabinet member to be held in contempt of Congress, for lying to Congress over the Fast and Furious gun scandal where hundreds of guns were deliberately sold to a Mexican drug cartel so that American guns could be blamed later when inevitably used to murder people. This would then be used as leverage to demand gun control legislation. Except that the plan has been exposed. But of course, liberals have completely excused President Obama, his administration and Eric Holder. Despite that two U.S. federal agents were murdered with these guns, Holder’s motives were pure, so there is no need to hold him to account, according to liberals. [mqlbl3g]
• Barack Obama has had and still has many associations with extremists, terrorism justifiers and supporters, and terrorists themselves: Obama mentor Frank Marshall Davis was a communist. [4okp9ew] Jeremiah Wright is an America hater who preached and taught communist Black Liberation Theology to Obama’s children. [yqux9d] William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn were domestic terrorists. [6b4hkr] Obama worked with discredited criminal organization ACORN. [5d8tnv] Cass Sunstein thinks animals should be allowed to bring law suits, hunting and eating meat should be banned, and criticism of global warming theory should be banned. [bpegyh, y9eo6r5] John P. Holdren is an apocalypse nut and associate of Paul Ehrlich. [69fhrmx] Chas W. Freeman Jr. is a terrorism justifier and supporter. [dyea33, ce5q54] Rosa Brooks has referred to President Bush as a psychotic and called al Qaeda, “little more than an obscure group of extremist thugs.” [czfwoe] Carol M. Browner is a socialist. [8n3g9d] Van Jones is a communist who justifies terrorism and is a truther. [69ddc92, m9vrug] Dalia Mogahed supports Sharia law. [67d3ucp] Anita Dunn is a communist. [yhyr7jx] Ron Bloom is a communist. [yk8yuuu] Malik Zulu Shabazz is national chairman of the radical New Black Panther Party. [ybtzewr] Robert McChesney is a communist. [ylz7j2w] These are just a sample of literally dozens of radicals Barack Obama has associated with, all ignored by liberals as if they were just fellow chess club members or something. Then there was the real estate deal with Tony Rezko. Unsurprisingly Obama’s top advisor, Valerie Jarrett was an associate of Rezko. [6fgar9]af
I could only provide a very small sample in the essay of the many nefarious characters surrounding Barack Obama because of the immense size of the full list. Here it is, 190+ of them:
• Barack Obama’s excused corruption list
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• Barack Obama has other scandals developing as well, like the Solydra bankruptcy, [3kaa9f4] photos showing Obama affiliated with the New Black Panther Party, [5u4tscr] the Fast and Furious deal selling guns to a Mexican drug cartel, [3pt4yub] and the Pigford payoff. [7s2zu49, clzblxl] There are the non-recess “recess appointments” that break the tradition of separation of powers. The whitewashing liberal media have mostly ignored these stories, and liberals in general could care less – after all, we’re not talkin’ Bush here. If it had been Bush, liberals would be screaming at a fever pitch!
Update: Now in 2013 we have the Benghazi fiasco, IRS fascism beginning the day after the head of the IRS worker’s union visited Obama in the White House (they weren’t going to allow another Tea Party election victory in 2012), EPA fascism similar to that of the IRS, the AP phone records seizure and the prying into emails and phone records of a Fox News reporter, arbitrary collection of phone records of millions of Americans, NSA data vacuuming over the internet, ICE releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants with criminal records, the leaking of a whistleblower’s confidential memo to smear him, and administration officials using covert email addresses for who knows what? While everyone was focused on the Benghazi cover up, I had a more basic question. Why weren’t troops ready to defend the Benghazi compound since there had been numerous terrorist attacks of related facilities around Benghazi over the previous few months, and it was the anniversary of 9/11 – duh! [lxhwuvt] There is your smoking gun. What else do you need to know? (Why wasn’t Hillary Clinton demanding protection for her State Department people, publicly if necessary to put the pressure on Obama? Instead she left them to hang out to dry – and die. Obama and Clinton are both directly responsible for four needless American deaths.) Liberals defend Obama by claiming that he wasn’t aware of any of these scandals. So in effect, they are admitting that Obama has lost control of the government, a confirmation of what all conservatives have been saying since he began running for President in 2007 – his lack of executive experience should have disqualified him from ever becoming President. Think about it. Was Bush ever accused of this level of incompetence where subordinates were supposedly running rogue throughout the government? No.ag
• Imagine if conservatives/Republicans had done these things
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Now imagine when Republicans controlled the House, the Senate and the presidency during the Bush years, if they had pushed through Social Security privatization reform on Christmas eve, without giving a three day promised period for the public and opposition to review the bill, with no bipartisan support with the Democrats, after purchasing members of their own party’s votes with earmark buyoffs, and ignoring a vocal majority of the voting public opposing the bill. Imagine the outrage from liberals claiming an undermining of democracy! Imagine the cacophony in the media. Imagine the marches on Washington. Imagine the demonstrations across the country. Now realize that this is exactly what President Obama did with his Obamacare legislation. Liberals cheered. Imagine if President Bush had sold hundreds of guns to Mexican drug cartels which were then used to murder hundreds in Mexico and at least two American border agents. Liberals would have been screaming for impeachment and crimes against humanity trials with demands for imprisonment, but since the Obama administration did this, liberals yawn. Imagine if President Bush had invested billions of taxpayer dollars in risky oil companies run by Republican donors that then went bankrupt with little accounting for what happened to the money (you know – sorta like the infamous natural gas company, Enron pushing the Kyoto Protocol for their financial benefit – that Democrats supported and Bush didn’t [*3ppkm7l, *d54nlh3]). That is basically what Obama did with green energy companies and Democrat donors, but again liberals collectively yawn and defend his actions. Imagine if under Bush an American ambassador had been left defenseless and brutally assassinated in a lawless country known to have al Qaeda terrorists operating freely. Imagine if under Bush the IRS had targeted liberal groups and individuals for years. Imagine if under Bush the Justice Department had seized AP phone records. Liberals would have been literally rioting in the streets. But under Obama? Ho hum – move along…
The only thing liberals are really upset about with Obama is that he has not been liberal enough.ah
• Ted Kennedy – worst liberal scoundrel & biggest liberal icon
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• Above I presented you with over thirty examples of this liberal averting-of-eyes and playing stupid to liberal failures and indiscretions, but they are all just gravy, American neighbor – I only really needed this one (remember to read this as if it were about a conservative Republican): The “liberal lion of the Senate” Ted Kennedy got off virtually scott-free after driving and crashing while drunk and then leaving Mary Jo Kopechne to die. But this is only one tragic indiscretion among multitudes. Ted Kennedy was about as despicable a person as has ever been elected to Congress, and liberals elected him over and over and over, holding him up as a ‘liberal hero’. • Born into wealth, and as royals do, profiting on his name and the better reputations of his immediate family members, he accomplished nothing in his life outside of his often belligerent style of politics. • He always compared unfavorably to his older brothers. • He was a drunk and had four citations for reckless driving (and who knows how many he got away with because of his name). • Though married twice he was a womanizer. • He later made jokes about the fatal accident and named his dog “Splash”. • A Roman Catholic who was pro-life, he switched over even to the extent of supporting partial-birth abortion just to advance himself in the Democratic Party machine. • He got into Harvard based on his family ties and was kicked out for cheating. • He signed up for a four year term in the army and requested a placement in Army Intelligence, but was dropped from the program after only a few weeks and cut loose from the army after only two years when his father used his political pull to keep him from being sent to the Korean War. • He rented a whole Chilean brothel. • He met with communist revolutionaries in several countries throughout Latin America. • He was a political force behind the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 which discouraged skilled immigration and encouraged unskilled immigration with almost unlimited family reunification. He said in 1965: “The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs.” • After two decades of immigration failure he then pushed for amnesty in 1986. He promised of the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Bill: “This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.” • After another two decades he then inadvertently admitted in 2007 that his two previous attempts at immigration reform were both utter failures: “Now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system.” • He contributed to extending the tentacles of the federal government into Public Education with the Higher Education Act of 1965 which was ostensibly to improve education in low income neighborhoods, but has been a complete failure with opposite results. • He was important in getting the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 passed that was later ruled unconstitutional. • He supported the failed, forced racial busing program for Boston. • He cynically attempted to have the voting rules changed for his benefit at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. • He deliberately undermined President Carter’s re-election campaign in 1980. • Jimmy Carter blames him specifically for not getting comprehensive healthcare reform legislation. • He attempted to collude with the KGB of the U.S.S.R. to undermine President Reagan’s reputation as strong on American security so he could challenge him for the Presidency, a contravention of the Logan Act. • Unsurprisingly this was not the first time he had clandestinely collaborated with the KGB. He also attempted to sandbag President Carter the same way. • He often opposed improvements to the military and supported appeasement toward the U.S.S.R. • Although publicly supporting affirmative action he had Mayor Marion Barry waive a set-aside clause for minority businesses for a building purchase in DC, allowing him to rent to higher paying tenants. • Even some Democrats thought Kennedy went over the line in his slanderous “Robert Bork’s America” speech which is credited as the turning point where incendiary demagoguery escalated in late twentieth century politics. • In a bout of hypocrisy seldom matched in American politics he called Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas “shameful” in regard to the no-evidence allegations of Anita Hill. • He later smeared Samuel Alito in the same manner as Robert Bork. • He was instrumental in pushing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program which was supposed to be paid for by tobacco taxes, but that also turned into a failure. • He of course defended President Clinton in regard to his “bimbo eruptions” with which he was so familiar in his own life and voted to acquit on both impeachment charges even though Clinton put the Presidency in a position to be blackmailed. • He would become infamous for reaching across the aisle to produce legislation and then later claiming he was double-crossed by Republicans to avert criticism from his liberal fan base. • He was instrumental in the establishment of legislation enacted under the Clinton administration that prohibited the FBI from examining the computer of Zacarias Moussaoui in August 2001 (the since-named 20th highjacker), a month before 9/11. • He ardently opposed a proposed wind turbine farm where he liked to go sailing, while insisting other Americans sacrifice for his liberal interventionist views. • He accused the Hillary Clinton campaign of using racism against the Obama campaign in the 2008 presidential primaries. • It was reported in the Washington Post that the Clintons believed he endorsed Obama over Clinton based strictly on his own misogyny. • His family’s money was sheltered in foreign trusts so as to be protected from the very tax laws he supported for other Americans who were not so fortunate to have a father who knew how to avoid paying taxes. • Publicly he was an ardent critic of the oil industry while privately he had large investments in oil projects he left out of his criticisms, and drafted tax laws that his plays avoided. • Although seriously ill at the end of his life, apparently his belief in his own indispensability led him to refuse to resign his Senate seat, thus denying Massachusetts voters either a present representative or the opportunity to replace him. • He was often rated as one the most liberal Senators in Congress. • He was an ardent supporter of incremental liberalism and very effective as a legislator at it. • Imagine – this man came to be known as the patriarch of the Kennedy clan and as a “liberal icon” (try a Google search of >ted kennedy “liberal icon”< and you’ll find tens of thousands of results). As an icon of liberalism, who can disagree – his documented history screams LIBERAL! • Newsweek described Kennedy as “the living symbol of the family flaws”. • He even colluded with the Soviet communists against his own country (more than once) despite that his oldest brother was assassinated while President by a defector to the Soviet communists. • In his last speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2009 he said: “I have come here tonight to stand with you to change America, to restore its future, to rise to our best ideals and to elect Barack Obama president of the United States.” America got the Obama Malaise. • At his death never in a free society has such an epic failure of a man been lauded as such a success. • A Huffington Post writer went so far as to justify Ted Kennedy’s perverse career in a reference to Mary Jo Kopechne’s death with, “Who knows – maybe she’d feel it was worth it.” How twisted must an ideology be to lionize such a man of monumental failings? [*6662k5j, *6dwqfu6, *37ssm6] Nixon was a piker compared to this man! Can you imagine if Ted Kennedy had been a Republican, American neighbor. His political career would have stopped just as dead as Mary Jo Kopechne’s life did at the Dike Bridge. He would only be a small footnote in history. Instead liberals lift him up as an icon above all other icons.
What if our above list of liberal “indiscretions” was about conservatives, American neighbor? We both know that liberals would never allow conservatives to skate on any of those issues. Liberals would have demanded disqualifications, apologies, resignations, retributions and in some instances jail time. Liberals simply do not judge their own the same way they judge conservatives. In fact it is not uncommon that what conservatives are condemned for, liberals are lauded. As with Ted Kennedy, the more despicable the character, the higher the regard by liberals. Again we see: Without irrational double standards contemporary liberalism cannot exist. And just to make sure you’ve got it, here again is the third lesson about programmed liberal attitude: A contemporary liberal’s honorable motives and noble fight against contemporary conservatism excuses all liberal failures and indiscretions.ai
• Conservatives are motivated by evil
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But why do liberals see their fight against conservatism as noble? Noted psychiatrist and political commentator Charles Krauthammer once observed:
In effect it is this insight that we are exploring in the N.C. Essay Series. I don’t think liberals are inherently stupid (although they often play stupid), having already posited my observations about the genesis of the liberal condition being the result of societal programming. However, I now would like to add some detail to Charles Krauthammer’s “Liberals think conservatives are evil” statement. You see, American neighbor, someone can do evil, but be motivated by fear, rage, ignorance, etc. For instance, the men operating the gas chambers and ovens at Auschwitz during the Holocaust were most certainly operating in an evil way, but some may have been motivated by fear of what might happen to them or their families if they did not follow orders. I heard an interview on the radio with a man who was charged with documenting the suffering at the camps by the U.S. military after the end of the war. He said the men who operated the ovens basically stayed drunk everyday to cope with the stress. Sure we think of those men as evil, and while their actions were most certainly evil, their personal motivations for those actions may not have been explicitly evil. Given a choice, most if not all probably would have wanted nothing to do with that job. This is not what liberals think of conservatives. Liberals view conservatives as much more than just benignly evil. In a liberal’s mind conservatives want to do evil. Liberals see conservatives as motivated by evil.aj
• Principle – justified destruction
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This leads to our fourth lesson about the programmed liberal attitude: A contemporary conservative’s evil motives justify their destruction by any means necessary. (This also includes moderates that align with conservatives in any way. [89qs76e]) Liberals view themselves as nobly fighting evil, so they will read-in to any situation the evil they are looking for, but of course, liberals will openly deny they view conservatives as evil. After all, they also view themselves as ‘tolerant’. But their words belie their claims of tolerance, and of course there is always that double standard thingy. Following is a list of 800 pound gorilla quotations about conservatives/Republicans by prominent liberals. As you read each of the following quotes, American neighbor, keep in mind the blatantly apparent attitude behind the remarks towards conservatives/Republicans. It is not just that liberals view conservatives as doing evil things because they view conservatives as dumb, angry, fearful, or just plain wrong. It is that liberals view conservatives as doing evil things because they view conservatives as motivated by evil to do evil things. This liberal attitude would only see the men operating the gas chambers and ovens as enthusiastically enjoying what they did, with no possibility that even some may have been reluctant pawns.ak
• Liberal leaders justify destroying conservatives
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The assumption by liberals is ALWAYS that conservatives have evil motivations as the foundation of their principles and actions. Put on your detached Mr. Spock demeanor with your third person analysis and see for yourself, American neighbor. Remember it is not your purpose here to judge whether you agree which each of the following statements – your agreement or disagreement is irrelevant. The purpose is to discover the motive each speaker is attributing to their target (the quotes in square brackets will be explained later):
• ~ “The evil is in the White House at the present time. And that evil is a man who has no care and no concern for the working class of America and the future generations of America, and who likes to ride a horse. He’s cold. He’s mean. He’s got ice water for blood.”~ – Democrat House Speaker Tip O’Neill about President Ronald Reagan [4ust9dn] Reagan had no compassion for the working man or the future of the country apparently. Only someone viewed as motivated by evil could be thought of as this callous – and that despite stewarding the creation of eighteen million jobs from 1982 to 1988 for that same “working class”. [“heated exaggeration” “a perfect model of malice” “luxury-loving”]
• ~ “I hate Republicans and everything they stand for.”~ – Howard Dean [893b8k7] If I thought of Republicans as motivated by evil I too would hate them and everything about them. [“a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “Do you know what the basic Republican anti-inflation policy has been? To put people out of work.”~ – Jimmy Carter [ydtacly] Hard to imagine a deliberate policy like this, but if I thought of Republicans as motivated by evil… [“conspiratorial fantasy” “makes crises” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced”]
• ~ “For twelve years, Republicans have tried to divide us–race against race–so we get mad at each other and not at them.”~ – Bill Clinton campaigning in 1992 [yqak58] Yup – I guess if I saw someone as motivated by evil I might think this about them. [“heated exaggeration” “conspiratorial fantasy” “a perfect model of malice” “makes crises” “he [the enemy] has a new secret for influencing the mind (brainwashing)” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced”]
• ~ “Republicans want smaller government for the same reason crooks want fewer cops; it’s easier to get away with murder.”~ – James Carville [y8nbkj5] Certainly seeing a desire for smaller government as a policy to make corruption easier could stem from a conclusion that Republicans are motivated by evil. [“conspiratorial fantasy” “sinister” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil”]
• ~ “This President is never going to do the right thing. I think somewhere deep down inside him he takes a lot of joy about losing people, if he thinks they vote Democrat or if he thinks they’re poor, or if he thinks they’re in a blue state, whatever his reasons are not to rescue those people…”~ – Radio host Randi Rhodes about Katrina [bol7ymr] This is truly a description of someone seen as motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “a perfect model of malice” “cruel” “manufactures disasters” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced”]
• ~ “Moderate Republicans can’t stand these people (conservatives), because they’re intolerant. They don’t think tolerance is a virtue. I’m not going to have these right-wingers throw away our right to be tolerant!”~ – Howard Dean [yjxop7b] Since “tolerance” is certainly considered a top liberal virtue, considering conservatives as wishing to throw it away could originate from seeing them as motivated by evil. [“a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “he [the enemy] has a new secret for influencing the mind (brainwashing)” “he [the enemy] has a special technique for seduction”]
• ~ “It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”~ – Barack Obama on heartland conservatives [y9l3seb] If one sees people as bitter because they disagree with you, one likely sees their disagreement not as legitimate, but as motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “cruel”]
• ~ “Under this administration, America’s middle class has been abandoned, its dreams denied, its main street interests ignored and its mainstream values scorned by a White House that puts privilege first.”~ – John Kerry on Bush 43 [ydplnt7] Classic liberal thinking about Republican Presidents being motivated by evil to benefit the rich at the expense of the poor. [“conspiratorial fantasy” “a perfect model of malice” “makes crises” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced”]
• ~ “While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors he is a moral coward – so weak that he seldom if ever says ‘No’ to them on anything – no matter what the public interest might mandate.”~ – Al Gore [ybfclfc] Seeing a President as putting his rich buddies above that of public interest certainly fits with seeing him as motivated by evil. [“suspiciousness” “luxury-loving” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “A pro-life Democrat, unlike a pro-life Republican, cares about kids after they’re born, not just before.”~ – Howard Dean [yaen4pa] This goes hand in hand with this often claimed Republican ‘war against women’ that could be only seen as motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “conspiratorial fantasy” “sinister”]
• ~ “Working people have been shut out by this president because he values only one thing; wealth.”~ – John Edwards about Bush 43 [ydr568r] Same old, same old. A President seen as fixated on wealth can only be seen as motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “cruel” “luxury-loving” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced”]
• ~ “George Bush has a health care plan – pray you don’t get sick.”~ – John Edwards about Bush 43 [ydr568r] How could someone seen as so callous not be also seen as motivated by evil? [“heated exaggeration” “a perfect model of malice” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “The right wing has a way of always having an enemy, whether it be immigrants or Arabs or brown-skinned people, black-skinned people, homosexuals, women.”~ – Janeane Garofalo, Hollywood ‘pundit’ [yc92mub] Seeing your opponents as seeking out enemies of minority peoples would definitely qualify as seeing the “right wing” as motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “cruel” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil”]
• ~ “Unfortunately, a lot of the people in the right-wing base are not the most intellectual people in the world, not the most savvy people in the world, and they are definitely quick to anger, and quick to blame other people. […] It’s part of the human nature of a personality type that tends to identify as Republican or conservative. And it’s an unfortunate part of our society. It’s a scourge on our society.”~ – Janeane Garofalo [yc92mub] Seeing your opponents as unintelligent, angry people looking to blame their problems on others likely comes from seeing them as motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “the enemy” “ubiquitous” “he [the enemy] must be totally eliminated”]al
• Liberal journalists justify destroying conservatives
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• ~ “Republicans don’t believe in the imagination, partly because so few of them have one, but mostly because it gets in the way of their chosen work, which is to destroy the human race and the planet. Human beings, who have imaginations, can see a recipe for disaster in the making; Republicans, whose goal in life is to profit from disaster and who don’t give a hoot about human beings, either can’t or won’t. Which is why I personally think they should be exterminated before they cause any more harm.”~ – Michael Feingold, Village Voice [3uwuzaq] Apparently written as serious political commentary – and self explanatory concerning evil motives. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “cruel” “luxury-loving” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced” “he [the enemy] must be totally eliminated”]
• ~ “BUSH IS MORE EVIL THAN BIN LADEN”~ – Sign at San Francisco anti-war protest. Portraying President Bush as Hitler and a Nazi was standard fare for liberals during his two administrations (more later). [cmkjwt (see photo)] Again – self evident. [“the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “cruel” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “You could argue that even the world’s worst fascist dictators at least meant well. They honestly thought [they] were doing good things for their countries by suppressing blacks/eliminating Jews/eradicating free enterprise/repressing individual thought/killing off rivals/invading neighbors, etc. … Bush set a new precedent. He came into office with the attitude of “I’m so tired of the public good. What about my good? What about my rich friends’ good?” … They. Don’t. Even. Mean. Well.”~ – Huffington Post blogger Peter Mehlman [5wlxzaz] Self evident again. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “luxury-loving” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “When we were out of power, we organized to win the next election. Conservatives, apparently, prefer to talk ‘revolution’ and kill cops.”~ – Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas [dm5xjm] How else to explain this? [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil”]
• ~ “[T]he Republicans lie! They want to see you dead. They’d rather make money off your dead corpse. They kind of like it when that woman has cancer and they don’t have anything for her.”~ – MSNBC talk show host Ed Schultz [yesm6qv] Yikes! Apparently they’re all monsters! [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “cruel” “luxury-loving” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil”]
• ~ “It appears that the Republican Party leadership in the Congress has made a decision that they want to deny President Obama success, which means, in my mind, they are rooting against the country, as well.”~ Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) [nvvmz4] If one sees any opposition to policies as opposition to the country, one could only see the Republican Party as motivated by evil against the country. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “And this is exactly why the conservatives keep harping on spending, spending, spending as the problem: because they know spending, spending, spending is the solution, and they don’t want this solved! They don’t want this solved because they hate government! They hate teachers. They hate police officers. They hate first responders. They hate firemen. They hate EMT workers. They want it all to be privatized! That’s when you gonna get the haves having police protection and excellent schools and the have-nots having no police protection and no schools! And therein is the dreamworld for them. This is nirvana for them!”~ – Radio host Randi Rhodes [39awcyh] Oh my… [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “cruel” “luxury-loving” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “The Republican Party has been on a crusade against the middle class and the poor for the last 30 years.”~ – Ed Schultz [2ae75vl] Of course to a liberal crusaders are motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, ‘slow down, stop everything, let’s start over.’ If you think you’ve heard these same excuses before, you’re right. When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said ‘slow down, it’s too early, things aren’t bad enough.’”~ – Harry Reid about Republican opposition to Democratic healthcare reform, comparing them to Democrats prior to the Civil War defending slavery. [6spx2do] To equate a defense of slavery with opposition to a health care plan one must surely think of Republicans as motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• A Washington Post blog included Supreme Court judge Clarence Thomas and Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele on a list “Black Folks We’d Like To Remove From Black History”, along with former Haitian dictators “Papa Doc” and “Baby Doc” Duvalier, mass murdering Ugandan despot Idi Amin, Zimbabwe despot Robert Mugabe, and “DC Sniper” John Allen Muhammad. [ybu85vv] A thinking of moral equivalence I guess… [“heated exaggeration” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• President Obama’s official website Organizing for America, in soliciting support for a phone campaign on of all dates, September 11, 2009, described citizens opposing his healthcare reform as “Proud Right-Wing Terrorist” (taking a figure of speech literally – sheesh!) and encouraged followers to, “—* RECLAIM OUR LAND FROM THE HEIRS OF, YES: BIN LADEN *—* YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE *—” [brp7n4g, 7zxjlu3, ya39wn9] On the President’s own website opponents of his health care plan were described as “Terrorists” – obviously motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ blood is on Sarah Palin’s hands after putting cross hair over district~ – NY Daily News headline the day after the shooting [2vpxdrt] Just the result Sarah Palin wanted, apparently… [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “he [the enemy] has a new secret for influencing the mind (brainwashing)” “he [the enemy] has a special technique for seduction”]
• ~ “[I]f you go back to the year 2000, when we had an obvious disaster and – and saw that our voting process needed refinement, and we did that in the America Votes Act and made sure that we could iron out those kinks, now you have the Republicans, who want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws and literally – and very transparently – block access to the polls to voters who are more likely to vote Democratic candidates than Republican candidates. And it’s nothing short of that blatant.”~ DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz [3jy5zww] How could this kind of rationalization not be the result of thinking of one’s opponents as being motivated by evil? (By the way, American neighbor, Bush legitimately won the 2000 election. [*4ewkyl]) [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable”]
• ~ “This is a struggle of good and evil. And we’re the good.”~ – Howard Dean referring to differences between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party [y8sap87] Democrats = good. Republicans = evil. For them all to be evil, they must be motivated by evil. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable” “he [the enemy] must be totally eliminated”]
• ~ “The budget deficit is an excuse for the Republicans to undermine government plain and simple. They don’t just want to make cuts, they want to destroy. They want to destroy food safety, clean air, clean water, the department of education. They want to destroy your rights.”~ – House minority leader Nancy Pelosi during the debt ceiling debates of 2011 was determined to portray Republicans as America-wreckers – “plain and simple”. [4yqhdjl] Apparently Republicans are so motivated by evil that they actually want to eat tainted food, breath polluted air and drink dirty water. [“heated exaggeration” “suspiciousness” “conspiratorial fantasy” “the enemy” “a perfect model of malice” “sinister” “ubiquitous” “cruel” “makes crises” “manufactures disasters” “traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds” “a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil” “the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable” “he [the enemy] must be totally eliminated”]
It is not like it is only liberal leaders that display this liberal principle of conservatives being motivated by evil. Here is an article with a list of liberal columnist responses to a single issue that also observes this principle in action: [*4td8bjc]am
• Liberal sheeple justify destroying conservatives
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And notice in the following quotation the self-projection of this commenter’s own hate and demagoguery onto those he targets. This is an elaborate but not untypical sentiment from a liberal in the comment section of an internet article about conservative talk radio hosts and their listeners being crazy and hateful:
~All talk radio hosts are. Same as Fox. None of these people actually beleive what they say. Their all just paid shills who know their audience are a bunch of stupid hicks looking for an excuse to hate anything different then them and they’ll ride it all the way to the bank. Their all frauds. I’m also willing to bet none of the teabaggers beleived their own shit either. It’s all about being a sore loser. … I have a theory, I think cons know their wrong but don’t care. Hating and greed are just too much fun. They know global warming is real or at the very least they don’t care because they hate Al Gore (or more specifically, they just hate democrats) and “liberals” more then they care about anything else. Those fake tears Beck squirts? It’s a wink to his audience: “Let’s see what liberal feathers we can ruffle this time”. Same with everything else he does. Same with everything all these people do. The conserviatve movement needs an enemy to survive, without it, they collapse. Most of these idiots don’t have anything in common otherwise. Hence the reason the teabaggers are all splitting up. … I think there are those who genuinly want a theocracy and to see gays, “liberlas”, muslims, and anyone else they disagree with dead. And I think they know they are hypocrites for claiming to beleive in “less government”. That too is also a ploy to get under the skin of “liberals”. I think most of what they do, outside of the stuff that actually makes a buck, is done just to get the goat of “liberals”. Even the teabaggers protesting healthcare reform know they would benefit from it. But they hate liberals more then they love thier own lives. These people want to undo all the freedom that came out of the sixties, and they’re more then willing to destroy civilization just to do it.~ [sic] [79t2csb]
This is self-evident regarding evil motives. The following is another example from a Daily Kos “Diary” referring to Tea Partiers and Republicans. I suggest that you go to the link and read the whole column. It is also a lesson in liberal projection where this author’s obvious hate is projected onto to those he disparages. The irony is so thick you need a snow plow to get through it:
~That the primal scream of angry, hate filled, incoherent savagery on display is destroying the fabric of this country. […] These people want our President, the legitimately elected President of the United States, the man who leads our armed forces and heads up our executive branch of government, dead. […] They are the pitchfork wielding ignorant witch-hunting crazies who would tear this country apart if they could to seek vengeance for their bloodlust. […] They are the betrayers of the very thing they claim to love, the United States of America, precisely because they have given in to the dark forces of rage, of racism, and of incoherent fear and paranoia. […] These people are the crazed stalkers who would rather kill someone they claim to “love” then to see them not act exactly the way they want them to. They are unhinged. […] The republican party has embraced treason, racism and anti-American violence directed at the President of the United States.~ [sic] [*yzwqpkt]
Talk about “dark forces of rage”! Does this guy see a black hole when he looks in a mirror? Maybe not a typical liberal, but far from unusual. Want another example, American neighbor? This was posted at Daily Kos on the day of the Arizona shooting on January 8, 2011:
~curse them all to hell every damn last one of them sarah palin. glenn beck, michelle bachmann, john bohner all the rest … curse them all to hell a plague on ther families. let them all burn in hell for eternity…. im serious. its time to get serious with this human garbage. these people are human garbage… its time to take out the trash.. its time to refuse to tolerate this crap its time to take a stand against human garbage that has been avocating killing democrats for years. its time to say no NO NO NO NO you do NOT deserve to exist.. inciting people to MURDER 9 year old girls????? what the fuck damn it … when are people going to grow some balls against this crap. these people are nazis, racist bigots, human garbage, they are NOT human beings … its time to stand up and start kicking ass…~ [sic] [32oh377]
Obviously this guy is completely blind to the incredible irony in his own post. (You can see it – can’t you, American neighbor?) This guy is more outraged at Republicans and conservatives than at the guy who actually pulled the trigger. This is because in his deluded mind Republicans and conservatives are more responsible than the shooter himself.an
• Liberal leaders aim their comments at liberal sheeple
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Those liberal leaders I quoted above are aiming their statements at liberals that sympathize with thinking just like this. Indeed, they encourage it. Notice that liberals never say to their liberal leaders, “You went over the line with that statement.” Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Carter, Gore, Clinton and the rest of them frame conservatives as motivated by evil, and they know their liberal supporters do as well. This is how liberals can sleep peacefully at night with no moral conscience keeping them awake over liberal indiscretions. They are completely oblivious to the 800 pound gorillas in the corner of their bedroom. In a liberal’s mind their motives are honorable, and that excuses any failing or indiscretion. Liberals can say anything about conservatives and Republicans, because in their minds they are fighting raw, unmitigated evil. Apparently for the conservative, “Hating and greed are just too much fun.” Even President Obama’s official administration website has no qualms about describing Tea Party opposition to his policies as “Domestic Terrorists”. It’s like liberals are their own vision of Joe McCarthy and to them all conservatives are McCarthy’s ‘dirty communists’. For liberals it is never just what a person does, but of what motives liberals attribute to each person. Because a liberal’s motives are always noble a liberal can get away with murder (or at least negligent manslaughter) and be upheld as an icon, whereas because a conservative’s motives are judged as evil, they are guilty just for breathing. Once again so that you get it, the fourth lesson about liberal attitude is: A contemporary conservative’s evil motives justify their destruction by any means necessary. [*3axkyks]
(Sorry to have put you through reading all of those nonsensical liberal quotations above, American neighbor, but with this sort of analysis, authenticity and volume are the only ways to convincingly get the message across. Thanks for putting up with them. [happy smilie face with two thumbs up])ao
• Partial list of liberal evils
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It all begins with this liberal attitude, American neighbor:
• “This is a struggle of good and evil. And we’re the good.” – Howard Dean referring to differences between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party (and by extension anything that does or does not fall under the umbrella of liberalism.) [y8sap87] Liberals see their world as divided between good and evil. One is either a good liberal or one is evil and very likely motivated by evil:
• There are good liberals and there are evil oil companies. • There are good liberals and their are evil racists. • There are good liberals and there are evil misogynists. • There are good liberals and there are the evil rich. • There are good liberals and there is that evil Fox News. • There are good liberals and there are evil global warming deniers. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil because they think government employees are overpaid. • There are good liberals and there are evil SUVs. • There are good liberals and there are evil opponents to embryonic stem cell research. • There are good liberals and there is the evil logging industry. • There are good liberals and there are evil home schoolers. • There are good liberals and there is evil Christmas. • There are good liberals and there are those evil believers in morals. • There are good liberals and there are evil medical insurance companies. • There are good liberals and there is evil offshore drilling. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil because they believe in free trade. • There are good liberals and there are evil tungsten light bulbs. • There are good liberals and there those evil people who would rather arrange all of their own retirement funding. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil because they oppose cap and trade. • There are good liberals and there are evil tax cutters. • There are good liberals and there are evil coal companies. • There are good liberals and there are evil Christian fundamentalists. • There are good liberals and there is evil Anwar drilling. • There are good liberals and there are evil pro-gun supporters. • There are good liberals and there is evil fast food. • There are good liberals and there is that evil Sarah Palin. • There are good liberals and there is evil talk radio. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil because they see Medicare and Social Security as threats to the American economy. • There are good liberals and there are the evil Ten Commandments. • There are good liberals and there is evil Halliburton. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil for opposing a carbon tax. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil that promote abstinence. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil for opposing gay marriage. • There are good liberals and there are those evil believers in American exceptionalism. • There are good liberals and there is evil Wall Street. • There are good liberals and there are evil pro-lifers. • There are good liberals and there is evil shale oil and natural gas drilling. • There are good liberals and there are evil soft drinks. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil because criticize public education. • There are good liberals and there evil opponents of partial birth abortion. • There are good liberals and there are evil free markets. • There are good liberals and there is the evil Tea Party. • There are good liberals and there are evil oil pipelines. • There are good liberals and there are evil black Republicans. • There are good liberals and there is the evil Pledge of Allegiance. • There are good liberals and there are evil banks. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil because they point out that the green economy is an economic failure. • There are good liberals and there are evil war-mongers. • There are good liberals and there is evil, union-free Walmart. • There are good liberals and there is evil fracking for oil and natural gas. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil because they oppose Obamacare. • There are good liberals and there are those evil believers in a strict adherence to the Constitution. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil for wanting a Fair Tax. • There are good liberals and there are evil patriots. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil for being anti-illegal immigration. • There are good liberals and there are those who are evil who support torture. • There are good liberals and there are evil Republicans. • There are good liberals and there are evil conservatives. Hopefully you get the idea – in short, there are good liberals and good liberalism, and then there is everyone and everything else with which liberalism finds fault. They are all evil. As Ed Shultz explains, all of the above evils can be summed up as follows:
• ~ “We as one nation must stand together, must fight the forces of evil, the conservatives in this country.”~ – Ed Schultz at the 2010 One Nation rally in Washington DC [34vgb4s]ap
• ‘Everyone knows that liberalism is always correct’
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The strategy that liberals use to paint everyone not like them as evil is to pretend (that playing stupid thing again) that EVERYONE knows that liberalism is always correct, but those who publicly disagree are doing so only because they have evil motives, not because they actually think they have better solutions. For instance, conservatives don’t believe in tax cuts because they think they are prudent. They know that liberal tax increases are the better solution – the only reason conservatives want to cut taxes is because they are motivated by evil greed. Here is another example: Global warming deniers know full well that global warming is caused by mankind, but oppose doing anything about it because they are motivated by evil, not because they honestly believe it to be a waste of resources. And here is another: Pro-lifers don’t actually believe that a fetus is fully human – they just say so because they are motivated by evil to harm women. This warped reasoning allows liberals to avoid having to argue the substance of any issue – they can pretend (play stupid) that just about anything they don’t like is a result of evil. They simply proclaim that any opposition must be willfully rejecting what is right (liberalism), because of course any opposition must be motivated by evil. This is the simple world of no-substance-necessary, good-and-evil liberalism.aq
• Mock your enemy
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You can tell when two rivals cross swords which one has no respect for the other. Disapproval and disdain will soon show themselves through how they treat their opponents. There will be mocking disrespect. This is a deliberate Saul Alinsky strategy (more later). Except for entertainers and journalists no one else is normally excused for mocking others. Mocking is generally considered a classless and childish action of a bully, but mocking is also the last resort of a person who thinks he is fighting willful evil. In a politician it is generally associated with an autocrat or elitist. It is certainly something no President should be known for, but will inevitably be accused of doing occasionally, sometimes legitimately. Of course, if the majority of the press has a bias against a President one would expect the accusation of elitist mocking to be inflated where even marginal cases would be magnified when manufactured indignance is included. But if a President has the majority of the media biased in favor of him one would expect any accusations of mocking to be reserved only to extreme cases with a pass for anything marginal. So I ran a little test to see which President relatively shows respect to his opponents and which one doesn’t. I did Google searches for >”Bush mocks”< and >”Obama mocks”< (the only two Presidents of the blog era of the internet). [ya8knub] Naturally one only “mocks” one’s opponents.
Of the two Presidents, on a level playing field Obama has the most likelihood of garnering the smallest number. After all there is only one of his name who is prominent in the media and he has not been around that long, whereas there are three Bushs, all of which who have been in the public spotlight for decades. And as for media bias, they are practically slavish toward Obama and hate the Bushs with a passion. So quite naturally one would think that >”Bush mocks”< should garner many multiple the amount of hits that >”Obama mocks”< would. Here are the Google results for April 14, 2012:
>”Bush mocks”< = 12,500 This result includes three prominent Bushs (George H.W., George W. and Jeb) in the news over a period of decades with an almost universally opposed media.
>”Obama mocks”< = 473,000 This result is just for Barack Obama over a period of just a few years with a majority sycophantic media.
Given the tilted playing field one would expect that the Bush number would be ten or twenty times that of the Obama number, but what we see is a complete reversal of what one would expect, especially given the fact that the field actually tilts against the Bush name and in favor of Obama. President Obama is described as mocking other people forty times more than the Bushs. So what can we conclude? George H.W., George W. and Jeb Bush must be pretty classy people. Whereas Barack Obama is obviously a boorish punk. He is surely petty and childish to achieve such an astronomical number compared to the Bushs when every consideration is tilted in his favor. Truly, President Obama lives up to his reputation as an autocratic bully. [*249sxmj]
Again we see that it is liberals who show no respect for their opponents. It is quite obvious as to why this is, don’t you think, American neighbor? Obama and other liberals think of their conservative opponents and their ideas as motivated by evil and thus not worthy of any respect, but only of loathing, which is naturally reported in the media and the blogs as mocking their opponents and ideas. Why do liberals think President Obama is such a good speaker? Because he is a very smooth and accomplished mocker – liberals’ favorite kind of speech. Here we can see our latest liberal principle illustrated in irrefutable numbers: A contemporary conservative’s evil motives justify their destruction by any means necessary. Including classless mocking. (And it turns out that Obama won the 2012 presidential election using nothing but a strategy of mocking his opponent since he had no positive record to run on.)ar
• Betray your friends
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To show you how far liberals go with their lack of respect for others, President Obama has shown us that it also applies to more than just his opponents. I did a Google search for >”bush betrayed”< and >”obama betrayed”<. With the same considerations as above one would naturally think that the Bush number would be multiple times that of the Obama number, but surprise! – NOT! On February 12, 2013 the Obama search result was 240,000 and the Bush result was 7,050. That’s 34 times as many results for Obama.as
• The “paranoid style” in contemporary liberal ideology
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An understanding of the liberal belief that conservatism is motivated by evil can arguably be traced back to an essay written in 1964 by historian Richard Hofstadter called The Paranoid Style in American Politics. [6d4qrn] [88] This pictured the then rightwing as societal paranoids, supposedly seeing communists crawling out from under every rock. Of course the spread of communism was a serious threat in the sixties over which President John F. Kennedy almost started a world war, but the purpose of the paper was to paint the rightwing as detached from reality, and to an extent it worked. Partly based on this perception Republican Barry Goldwater was soundly defeated in the 1964 presidential election. However, this paradigm would not continue indefinitely, and indeed Hofstadter conceded that the societal paranoid need not only be rightwing, having found many different groups in history fitting his definition of the societal paranoid.
With a thought process regulated by a victimization anxiety the societal paranoid can be recognized by his anger with and fear of the enemy. This perceived enemy may be temporarily or permanently focussed in one person, groups of people, and/or associations and industries, and/or political parties and/or movements. There is an exaggerated distrust that often leads to wholly imagined threats from this enemy, for which the societal paranoid is always on guard. The societal paranoid is readily slighted and feels the need to place blame for whatever insecurities they see in society, so they create imaginary motives for their enemy, seeing them as evil to the core and frightening to the point of being monsters, and conspiring against everything good. The societal paranoid often sees their enemies as gleefully persecuting them self or other victims with which they connect. This leads to wildly false accusations of malicious intent, often with included demagoguery and sophistry to justify their view of evil motivations imagined within their perceived enemy.
By the late sixties the left had supplanted the right as the societal paranoids in America. Hofstadter never agreed with the student liberal radicalism of the late sixties (the New Left) despite having been a student, communist radical (the Old Left) in his youth. Apparently, without explicitly stating it, Hofstadter saw these early liberals as the new Paranoid Style in American Politics (and if he didn’t, he should have, as you will see, American neighbor). The then budding contemporary liberals of the late sixties began to portray any who opposed the nanny state of the Great Society as desiring to deny the presumed owed benefits for the underprivileged. This they saw as an assault on society that could only come from an enemy of evil motivation. Along with this came the demagoguery of painting conservatives as racists. Then, of course, there was the Nixon administration and Watergate combined with the perceived injustices of the Vietnam War which finally pushed liberals over into a permanent paranoid style about supposed evil conservative motives. Hofstadter wrote:
~I call it the paranoid style simply because no other word adequately evokes the sense of heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy that I have in mind.~
Think back to earlier in the essay of our list of liberal quotes about conservatives by liberals, and our list of evil entities perceived by liberals to saturate American society. Can you not see the “heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy” in their accusations, American neighbor? Liberalism now perfectly fits the “paranoid style” that Hofstadter had seen recurrently in history, which at the time he wrote of it led him to define the then rightwing as the societal paranoid, but it is now liberals that see evil monsters crawling out from beneath every rock and lurking in every corner of society, whether it is in the spheres of politics, business, the environment, race, gender, the media, the rich, education, healthcare, retirement, taxes, Wall Street – the list goes on and on and on. Apparently the monsters with evil conservative motives have infiltrated every nook and cranny of American society, American neighbor.
Be aware that the following quotations were written by Hofstadter as a generic description of what he saw as a paranoid style of world view. I ask you to read these as descriptions of the thinking of a contemporary liberal about a contemporary conservative “enemy” and see if they don’t comfortably fit:
~The enemy [the conservative] is clearly delineated: he is a perfect model of malice, a kind of amoral superman—sinister, ubiquitous, powerful, cruel, sensual, luxury-loving. Unlike the rest of us, the enemy is not caught in the toils of the vast mechanism of history, himself a victim of his past, his desires, his limitations. He [the conservative] wills, indeed he manufactures, the mechanism of history, or tries to deflect the normal course of history in an evil way. He [the conservative] makes crises, starts runs on banks, causes depressions, manufactures disasters, and then enjoys and profits from the misery he has produced.~
This is what the paranoia of contemporary liberalism thinks about contemporary conservatism this very day, but as described in a parallel from 1964. Reread that last sentence and think of liberalism’s conclusions about the 2008 financial crisis, American neighbor. The Bush administration is universally seen by liberals as having caused the 2008 financial crisis, supposedly producing a close equivalent to what Hofstadter described as a run on the banks and a near depression. And who benefited in liberals’ eyes? Why those evil Wall Street fat cat bankers and industry CEOs who are synonymous with conservatism in the liberal mind. Conservatives supposedly produced the misery and enjoyed the profits of it. Or think about global warming. Evil conservatives have caused global warming with their evil free markets recklessly producing carbon dioxide, profiting off the destruction of the world while the poor of the world suffer at their hands, and even worse, evil conservatives are the “deniers” preventing noble liberalism from fixing this calamity. How about the Iraq War? Why did President Bush and conservatives want to invade Iraq? Well obviously, to get Iraq’s oil for Bush’s buddies and of course, Halliburton, and to enrich the military manufacturing complex. “Bush lied – thousands died!” simply meant that the Iraq invasion was the result of evil motivations. Hofstadter goes on describing the “paranoid” directly, but again we will look at it from today’s eyes:
~The paranoid [liberal] spokesman sees the fate of conspiracy in apocalyptic terms — he traffics in the birth and death of whole worlds, whole political orders, whole systems of human values. He [the liberal] is always manning the barricades of civilization… he does not see social conflict as something to be mediated and compromised, in the manner of the working politician.~
Does this not describe Obama and Obamacare? What compromise? Does this not describe Al Gore and global warming? Liberalism is fixated on the supposed apocalypse of global warming. Al Gore has been their hero is this regard, but almost any liberal will tell you of the supposedly upcoming inevitable cataclysm if America does not completely surrender to liberalism as the salvation for the “whole world”. And what about Medicare and Social Security? Liberals see conservatives as conspiring to remove Social Security and destroy Medicare in order to throw seniors out on the street. Ditto when some natural disaster like Katrina hits, liberals jump to the conclusion that conservatives only see it as an opportunity to kill liberals and crush a liberal state. Or oil exploration. Conservatives don’t care about the environment – they just want to plunder the land and the sea for greedy profit. Abortion isn’t about children – conservatives just want to punish women for their carelessness. Then there are taxes. Conservatives don’t want to lower taxes because they honestly believe it is beneficial for the country – that is just their excuse. Really they just want to further impoverish the poor and enrich their wealthy benefactors. And conservatives don’t want smaller government because of some imagined benefits – they just see government as an impedance to furthering their own greed. Of course there is also racism – conservatives are just plain racist, because they are. Almost anything a conservative says can be taken as an insult by a liberal. In fact, conservatism itself is considered an affront to liberalism. These are all deeply seeded paranoid delusions in liberalism, American neighbor.
~Since what is at stake is always a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil, what is necessary is not compromise but the will to fight things out to a finish. Since the enemy [the conservative] is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable, he [the conservative] must be totally eliminated — if not from the world, at least from the theatre of operations to which the paranoid [the liberal] directs his attention.~
This why liberals do not wish to engage conservatives – they wish to destroy conservatism. Think about this, American neighbor. What do liberals resent the most about Barack Obama? That he has compromised even a little bit with Republicans. Remember, “This is a struggle of good and evil.” How can one “compromise” with evil? What about Glenn Beck? Did liberals want to debate his ideas when he was on Fox News? No, they wanted to shut him up. Same with Pat Buchanan on MSNBC, same with Lou Dobbs on CNNHN, same with Andrew Breitbart at the Huffington Post, and Dana Loesch on CNN. The list goes on and on – don’t’ forget about Rush Limbaugh. They want to destroy Fox News and get it taken off the air. To liberals this is not a battle of ideas – it’s a terrifying war of good versus evil.
~The paranoid’s [liberal’s] interpretation of history is distinctly personal: decisive events are not taken as part of the stream of history, but as the consequences of someone’s will. Very often the enemy [the conservative] is held to possess some especially effective source of power: he controls the press; he has unlimited funds; he has a new secret for influencing the mind (brainwashing); he has a special technique for seduction…~
Is this not what liberals now think of conservatives? Conservatives are brainwashed and controlled by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh. They’re financed by Wall Street and the Koch brothers. Katrina wasn’t only a natural disaster – someone blew up the levies! 9/11 wasn’t Islamic terrorism – it was a conservative conspiracy. Jared Loughner wasn’t just crazy – he was controlled and directed to kill. The Tea Party isn’t a grass roots movement – it is a corporate creation to seduce the ignorant and terrorize the nation. Opposition to anthropogenic global warming theory is not based on genuine doubts – skeptics have evil, conspiratorial motives directed by big oil. Look at our list of liberal perceived evils above – there are dozens of them! Liberals are paranoid that just about everything is evil, and they see this universal evil as embodied in conservatism. Indeed, Hofstadter may have had some prophet in him:
~This glimpse across a long span of time emboldens me to make the conjecture—it is no more than that—that a mentality disposed to see the world in this way may be a persistent psychic phenomenon, more or less constantly affecting a modest minority of the population.~
Well he got that right – except that it has not been the rightwing which he was vilifying at the time that has persisted with these beliefs, but the left through its then new contemporary liberalism that supplanted the supposed rightwing paranoids of the sixties, developing into Hofstadter’s “paranoid” of the contemporary era. Whereas Hofstadter saw the rightwing of his day as paranoid about evil communism everywhere, it is now liberals that are paranoid about evil conservatism everywhere – they see evil conservative motives as monsters crawling out from under every rock. But not indefinitely. Hofstadter obviously could not foresee the N.C. Essay Series, American neighbor.
The classic case of mass societal paranoia in the world is that of Muslims toward the Jews and Israel. In the modern vernacular Muslims are Judeophobic and/or Israelphobic – they fear and despise Jews and Israel just for existing. They fantasize that Israel is the major cause of the world’s ills, and certainly their own. It is no different for liberals. Liberals are paranoid of anything that is outside of their liberal ideals or the control of liberalism. In this sense liberals are phobic – anyone or anything other than liberalism is viewed as an enemy motivated by evil. It is beyond that of seeing conspiracies, though no doubt conspiratorial undercurrents are imagined frequently. The liberal sees the world as made up of good (liberalism) and evil (anything other than liberalism). There is no gray area in the contemporary liberal world view. This is our seventh revealed principle of liberalism: Compulsive paranoia is the foundation of contemporary liberalism.
Israel (red) vs. the Middle East – Talk about an elephant afraid of a mouse… [Map Town]
In a moment I am going to ask you to return and reread the above list of liberal quotations in the section, Liberal leaders justify destroying conservatives, American neighbor. Now you will understand what is contained in the square brackets following each quote. They are Hofstadter’s descriptions of a societal paranoid, how they view the “enemy”, and what they view the “enemy” as doing. Now go back and reread the list of liberal quotations above with your third person analysis. See for yourself if they do not fit like a hand in a glove with Hofstadter’s descriptions noted in the following square brackets, then come tell me you can’t see the severely delusional paranoia saturating every quotation. (We’ll further examine Richard Hofstadter’s The Paranoid Style in American Politics in a later essay.)at
• Deprogramming lessons 1
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So here are the lessons we have learned about programmed liberalism so far (remember, third person analysis):
• Former President Bush deserved criminal prosecution for denying suspected terrorists undeserved rights even beyond what is granted by the Geneva Conventions, because as a conservative his motives were presumed evil.
• President Obama can be given a pass for denying suspected terrorists and their neighbors basic human rights, and instead executing them with Drone missile strikes, because as a liberal his motives are presumed honorable.
• Former President Bush deserved to be prosecuted for supposedly lying America into a war with Iraq, because as a conservative his motives were presumed evil.
• Former President Clinton can be given a pass for lying America into a war with Serbia, because as a liberal his motives were presumed noble.
• Former President Bush need not be given any credit for stopping continuous mass murder in Iraq, because as a conservative his motives were presumed evil.
• Former President Clinton can be given a pass for ignoring the genocide in Rwanda, because as a liberal his motives were presumed noble.
• Liberals think of everything that is not liberal or benign as evil.
• Because liberal leaders think of conservatism as motivated by evil they relentlessly and childishly mock it.
• Liberals are perpetually paranoid of anything that is not liberal as a threat to liberalism and the “world”.
I have one more liberal quotation for you, American neighbor. It is perhaps the ultimate example of liberal paranoid delusion since it comes from none other than the ultimate example of a contemporary liberal at the height of his own paranoia:
~ “Robert Bork’s America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens’ doors in midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists would be censored at the whim of government, and the doors of the federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens for whom the judiciary is often the only protector of the individual rights that are the heart of our democracy.”~ Senator Ted Kennedy
This speech on the Senate floor opposing the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court is so over the top delusional that Kennedy’s sanity should have been questioned. Was he drunk? Was he on medication? Was he just being a liberal icon? Or was he really a man consumed with his own personal paranoia? I pick door number four.au
• Liberal principles so far
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• Cause: Compulsive paranoia is the foundation of contemporary liberalism.
• Contemporary American liberalism = progressive-fascism
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Contemporary liberalism is an ideology of paranoia, American neighbor. In the minds of liberals their world is populated with monsters – evil conservatism and anything or anyone who are at odds with liberalism. If you don’t believe in liberalism’s evil monsters, you are probably an evil monster. So let’s go back to our MCTE question from the beginning of this essay: “Would you describe a person that constantly imagines evil monsters all around them as deeply, delusionally paranoid, American neighbor?” Yeah, I would too. This phobia of anything other than liberalism being evil is expressed in our principle: Compulsive paranoia is the foundation of contemporary liberalism.
Here is where we have ended up so far: Contemporary American liberalism is a type of fascism (fascism will be fully explored as a leftwing ideology in essay #6). Fascism is an ideology that sees its opponents as “enemies” and relies on intimidation of its opponents to achieve its goals. As with contemporary liberalism, fascism is based on a societal paranoia that rationalizes that without the use of drastic measures a desired society cannot be produced. Fascism is an ideology of crisis, as John Flynn explained in the 1944 book As We Go Marching, on the fascism of FDRHoover:
~It [fascism] is born in crisis, lives on crises, and cannot survive the era of crisis. By the very law of its nature it must create for itself, if it is to continue, fresh crises from year to year. Mussolini came to power in the postwar crisis and became himself a crisis in Italian life. Then he conjured up new crises … Hitler’s story is the same. And our future is all charted out upon the same turbulent road of permanent crisis.~
(FDRHoover was not a typo. I refer to Franklin D. Roosevelt as FDRHoover because he turned out to be Herbert Hoover’s ideological twin brother – much evidence for this will be presented in following essays.)
Permanent crisis is much less a strategy than it is a reaction to ingrained paranoia. Liberal paranoia sees new crises around every corner and finds evil enemy monsters hiding beneath every overturned rock. Throughout this essay we have witnessed examples of contemporary liberalism as an ideology based on crises and intimidation of opponents (the enemy). You will discover that most liberal principles are about enacting and self-justifying intimidation as a standard political operation for liberals. Fascism doesn’t always begin as totalitarian, but as an infection of a free society. In the case of America it is progressivism gone malignant. It is ironic that following the war (or more specifically, FDRHoover’s death) John Flynn’s prediction of a continuation of the permanent crisis mode that FDRHoover had established as his political mechanism during the Dirty Thirties actually paused and lay dormant from Truman to JFK. However, Lyndon Johnson revitalized it with a passion – the birth of contemporary American liberalism.
This is where contemporary liberalism in America is at right now. America is still a free society, more or less. However, liberalism is infecting this free society with a tyrannical-leaning ideology using crisis fearmongering and intimidation to establish itself as an unchallengeable ruling class. It can aptly be described as progressive-fascism.aw
• Deprogramming lessons 2
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In the first essay we had learned that liberals live their lives in direct contrast to their core desire to have the liberty to direct their own lives. They do this in part by adhering to the self-imposed foreign principles of playing stupid and accepting irrational double standards. In this essay we have learned how liberals can hold to playing stupid and to irrational double standards without losing a wink of sleep agonizing over them through a pattern of self-justification that includes a narcissistic/paranoid belief that liberal motives are always pure, and opponents’ motives are always evil. It is on this base of compulsive paranoia that the liberal programmed mind embraces the principles of playing stupid and accepting irrational double standards, that are justified by generating the principles of a war between noble liberal motives and evil conservative motives, that then reinforce the paranoia. It is virtually circular – each step perpetuates the other, but the key to understanding liberalism is the compulsive paranoia. (Compulsive is constant, constraining behavior or thought, whereas impulsive is occasional, reactive behavior or thought. Liberalism is compulsive in its world view and impulsive in its application by individuals.) So liberals live their lives in a direct contradiction of their core belief. It is the paranoia of evil monsters imagined as out there everywhere that leads liberals to give up directing their own lives just to keep from being eaten up. Everything is out of control. Monsters are ruining everything. Somebody must take control. So the liberal voluntarily and incrementally gives up the control of directing his own life to a life of indenture so that the monsters can be kept at bay. But when liberalism demands of you, American neighbor, to be phobic of everything outside of liberalism as evil, leading you to cumulatively cede to others the decisions in your own life, how does that provide you with the freedom to accurately analyze your world and direct your own life? I wouldn’t describe a perpetual, compulsive state of paranoia as liberating. Would you?
So, what do you think is the primary difference between a contemporary liberal and a contemporary conservative, American neighbor? It is paranoia. Liberals are afraid of almost everything, and are afraid that everything of value is threatened by one evil monster or another. For instance, President Obama thinks that we must “repair the deteriorating climate that threatens everything we plan to leave for our kids and our grandkids.” This is true paranoid delusion. Obama believes that “everything” of value is threatened! In his delusion he thinks that he can “repair” the climate. He is a modern day King Cnut the Great who unsuccessfully ordered the tide to stop, believing that he actually has power over the forces of nature.
Here is some more evidence. Strong men tend to be conservatives, while weak men tend to be liberals. [cpda7k8] Is this surprising, American neighbor? Weak men expect big-mommy government to deal with all of the evil monsters. (And, of course, so do their women.)
The sooner a liberal realizes that paranoia drives their life, the sooner they will want to get rid of that paranoia. Quite simply, separate the foundational paranoia from a liberal and you end up with a conservative. That is what the process of deprogramming liberalism is all about, American neighbor.
[A new theory (2013) stating that contemporary liberalism originated with a blaming of the right for JFK’s assassination is novel, but the rhetoric during the blossoming of contemporary liberalism in late sixties lacks any evidentiary reference to the assassination, and instead focuses on the Vietnam War, civil rights and a new model of the welfare state as offered in the Great Society. Liberals turned against America mostly because of the war, not the assassination. The idea of punitive liberalism is a description of a symptom of contemporary liberalism, not the cause. Liberals are punitive because first they are paranoid. Paranoia drives liberals to operate punitively toward their opponents because they see them as motivated by evil to stop utopia.]
I hope you don’t see me as an enemy motivated by evil, American neighbor. I don’t hate you and I don’t want to destroy you. Remember, I was once in your position – I sincerely desire to help you. If you can accept this, I am grateful for the benefit of the doubt you allow me, or at least the opportunity you are giving me to make my case. [tip of hat]ax
• Deprogramming exercise
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Use your third person analysis to judge things in your everyday life, American neighbor. Make your life about analysis instead of ideology. Watch out for your own motives when doing, thinking and saying things, and watch for the motives you attribute to others. Make your decisions based on analysis. By choosing analysis instead of reactive ideology you are choosing to direct your own life. Beware of labeling things outside of liberalism as enemies or evil. Maybe try a little so-called liberal tolerance first. Beware of liberal paranoias clouding your thinking. Here is a good column of comparisons between conservatives who are guilty just for existing, and famous liberals who can do no wrong. Double standards, anyone? [*csqlg78] And here is another column illustrating that liberals believe that conservative motives are evil using a historic example as a comparison of how the mechanics of it works (although he seems to erroneously think that this is a recent phenomena with liberals). [*q2rdewe]
With this essay we have discovered the explanation for how liberals can so effortlessly play stupid and accept and apply irrational double standards to virtually any issue with no hint of regret. Ponder what you have learned in this essay when you go to bed tonight, American neighbor. In the following essay we’ll look at the mental mechanism that allows liberals to preserve the above principles.ay
• Humor, sort-of
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Here again is a little end of essay humor break from the “And you thought Sarah Palin was stupid…” file under the liberal principle: Contemporary liberalism is absurd.
If I were to tell you that under the Obama administration the Treasury Secretary, who is responsible for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), was testifying before the head of House Ways and Means Committee, who is also responsible for the IRS, about the Secretary’s objectives for the IRS in tracking down tax evaders, you would probably think, “Good! Go get those tax cheats like Joe the plumber!” But if instead it was you that was telling me the exact same thing I would surmise that one liberal tax evader who also happens to be the Treasury Secretary was meeting with another liberal tax evader who happens to be the head of House Ways and Means Committee, to discuss how to reign in other liberal tax evaders like the White House Chief of Staff, or the liberal nominee for administration Health and Human Services Secretary, or the liberal considered for the administration Chief Performance Officer, or the liberal nominee for the administration Secretary of Labor, or the liberal for the administration U.S. Trade Representative position, or the liberal nominee considered for the administration undersecretary for International Affairs, or the liberal nominee for the administration Health and Human Services secretary, or the liberal administration choice for chief of protocol for the State Department, or the new liberal Senator from Minnesota, or the Democratic Senator for Missouri, or the “many members” of the Democratic Party in Congress who according to Maxine Waters (D-California) have also made “mistakes”, or the liberal union members that make up the civil service. [dech28, yjcdb4r, pwozft, 7tfgc6d, dk6m2l, b2mr9t, cmwukw, ygcp2wv, akmagk, yju2cqt, mp8kuy, 4vpfzc3, yazgkfx, 2fc9nez] Additionally, as of September 10, 2010, I might think of the 41 people working directly for the White House that also owed back taxes. [2arhd54]
Here’s the punch line: President Obama has called out what he labels as “deadbeat companies” – those that are awarded government contracts while still owing back taxes. He claims they are “gaming the system”. [yj7j5zz] I thought it was a Democrat’s patriotic duty to pay their taxes – at least according to Joe Biden (I guess he only meant that for Republicans). Maybe some liberal could explain to me how these above listed Democratic politicians, administration appointees and government workers weren’t also unpatriotically “deadbeat” for “gaming the system”, and shouldn’t they be asked to resign or be dismissed? (Of course I am sure all of their motives were purely honorable. [/sarcasm]) | {
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Advantages and disadvantages of brand extension. Good brand strategy: The disadvantages of brand extension strategies 2019-01-04
Benefits Of Brand Extension
The brand encompasses a number of product lines, including blades and razors, toiletries, writing instruments and lighters. Now we'd like to add additional products, but don't how to go about it. Brand Extensions Brand extension is the use of an established brand name in new product categories. Your competitors may include different features, a wider range of sizes or product variations aimed at different sectors of the market, such as luxury or budget versions. In fact, line extensions may be the answer to building sales and moving your company in a whole new direction.
Product Line Extension Strategy
This gives Gillette a wide product mix. We focus on sharing thought provoking expertise that promotes an elevated conversation on brand strategy and brand management and fosters community among marketers. Likewise, you may have a lifelong affinity for Brand A orange juice. For example, Fairy owned by Unilever was extended from a washing-up liquid brand to become a washing powder brand too. When a certain type of product on the market ahead of the status, the brand has become a strong brand, in the minds of consumers will have a special image orientation, or even become a synonym for such products.
Good brand strategy: The disadvantages of brand extension strategies
This is because a dilution of the brand capital may occur by the realization of certain undesirable associations as well as by the weakening of the already existing associations. Most of these misfires die in limited test market anyway. This strategy is employed in order to leverage as well as increase brand equity Pitta and Katsanis,1995. Other experts however maintain that the concept of brand extension is very critical to a company's growth strategy. Know Your Product's Life Cycle Every product you introduce has a life cycle of its own-some long and others quite short. Note how the Olay brand entered the soap business: Risks of Brand Extensions Much has been written as scare tactics about the negatives and risks of brand extension. A brand is short is an identifier of the seller or the maker.
Brand Extension Definition, Advantages and Disadvantages
A: There are many reasons to add new products-or line extensions-to your company's product mix. Brand Extension is the use of an established brand name in new product categories. With the prohibitive cost of establishing new brands just ask ex dot-coms , brand extensions save companies money. There are economies of scale as advertising for core brand and its extension reinforces each other. In other words, purchase intention is created.
Brand Extension: Advantages and Disadvantages of Brand Extension
There are chances of less awareness and trial because the management may not provide enough investment for the introduction of new products assuming that the spin-off effects from the original brand name will compensate. Competitive Leverage: The new items must stake up favorably to established items in the new category. An organization must research the product categories in which the established brand name will work. The successful brand extension can then result in. A successful brand extension should seem like a natural progression for the brand and so to make it loosely similar to the previous product would be a wise idea otherwise the original brand may be damaged.
Brand Extension: Advantages and Disadvantages of Brand Extension
The work of Dacin and Smith 1994,p. A brand differentiate these products from those of competitors. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about. Viot 2007 went ahead to explain that the concept of brand extension can cause a lot of damage to a given brand. Advertising, selling and promotional costs are reduced.
Pros and Cons of Expanding Your Product Line
If the brand extensions have no advantage over competitive brands in the new category, then it will fail. Can a brand be all things to all people? Provision of an energy source for a given brand Should a certain brand image be weak, the use of brand extension may give it anew lifeline. Brands not production capabilities are the prime barrier to entry into most categories. The enhancement of the level of brand visibility Whenever a brand appears in another category of products and services, the strategy can be more efficient and effective method of brand building as opposed to using money to launch rigorous advertisement campaigns. A discussion of the key points is presented and then a final conclusion to hammer out the reason for the need to implement the strategy Brand extension, which entails the use of a given brand name which is established in a given product class in entering another product class is noted to be hugely beneficial to several organizations Tauber,1988. The image of the parent brand is enhanced.
Brand Extension Definition, Advantages and Disadvantages
Extending a brand outside its core product category can be beneficial in a sense that it helps evaluating product category opportunities, identifies resource requirements, lowers risk, and measures brands relevance and appeal. Ask your sales representatives or contact customers directly to find out if your current product range meets their needs and to identify opportunities to extend your product line. Let's use Gillette as an example. This new category to which the brand is extended can be related or unrelated to the existing product categories. The extension would therefore benefits from the fame and the resulting excellent opinion in the creation of a compelling amount of value proposition in the newly created market segment Taylor,2004,p. In the end of the debate, the paper indicates why it is better to adopt the extension strategy as opposed to shunning it due to its numerous demerits. The strength of enterprises and brand extension to or incompatible with the original market has nothing to do with the products, on the contrary the psychological orientation of consumers. | {
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This is an excellent production with terrific performances. It's amazing what Porchlight can do with a small stage and limited set. Great music, fun dance numbers, and an engaging (and surprisingly sexually frank) story. We had a wonderful time and highly recommend this show.
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FUNDRAISING CD TO BOOST EISTEDDFOD COFFERS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
AN ALBUM of Welsh music to raise funds for this summer’s Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod is aiming for chart success following its official release.
Lleisiau Mynwy/Voices of Monmouthshire went on sale on St David’s Day (Tuesday 1 March), with proceeds going towards the cost of hosting Wales’ premier artistic event in Abergavenny.
The album cover of Lleisiau Mynwy features a night-time photograph of the Monnow Bridge in Monmouth taken by Usk photographer Mansel Davies
The annual National Eisteddfod, a unique celebration of Welsh language and culture, is being held at Castle Meadows from 29 July-6 August and returns to Monmouthshire for the first time since 1913.
Monmouth MP David Davies championed the idea of putting together a fundraising CD featuring local schools and choirs in collaboration with Nimbus Records.
A network of community appeal committees has been set up across the county to collect £300,000 for the festival, of which Mr Davies is an honorary vice-president.
Recorded at Wyastone, the concert hall of the Nimbus Foundation on the outskirts of Monmouth, the album includes tracks from King Henry VIII Comprehensive School in Abergavenny, Ysgol Gymraeg Y Fenni, The Singing Club, The Chepstow Chatelaines, Chepstow School Folk Group, Caldicot School, Caldicot Male Voice Choir, Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouth Comprehensive School and Monmouth Male Voice Choir.
Chepstow Male Voice Choir contributed a track recorded live at St Mary’s Priory Church, Chepstow, in 2013 during a concert celebrating the silver jubilee of the founding of the choir.
“I am incredibly proud that Monmouthshire is hosting the National Eisteddfod after an absence of more than 100 years,” said Mr Davies, a fluent Welsh speaker.
“I hope this album, filled with voices of young and old from every corner of the county, will remind us all of Monmouthshire’s Welsh heritage whilst raising funds to ensure the 2016 Eisteddfod is as successful as its predecessors.”
Every penny above the material cost of a blank CD will go straight to Eisteddfod coffers after Nimbus Records waived its usual production charges.
Mr Davies added:
“I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Antony Smith and his team at Nimbus who not only donated time in the recording studio, but did a huge amount of work on editing and producing such a high-quality album.
“This fundraising project is potentially very lucrative for the Eisteddfod and I trust the county will now get behind it and purchase as many CDs as possible.
“If enough people buy the disc, there’s a good chance we’ll be able to get it registered as a specialist classical product and entered into the charts.”
Antony Smith, business director at Nimbus Records, said:
“A disc covering music making from across the county and delivering a range of modern and traditional Welsh songs will be very appealing.
“We would really like to see the community support this great venture as every penny raised will directly benefit the Monmouthshire Eisteddfod, which in turn benefits all music makers in the county.”
Priced at £10, Lleisiau Mynwy is available to buy at Monmouthshire County Council’s One Stop Shops in Abergavenny, Caldicot, Chepstow and Monmouth, as well as via County Hall in Usk.
DS Music in Monmouth will be stocking the CD for the next fortnight. Orders can also be placed directly with the treasurer of the Monmouth and District Eisteddfod Appeal Committee, Alun Thomas, by emailing [email protected]
Robin Davies, chair of the Monmouth and District Eisteddfod Appeal Committee, said:
“How fitting that there should be a permanent reminder of the rich vocal talent in Monmouthshire as we prepare to welcome the National Eisteddfod to this part of Wales after a long absence. | {
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Leadership skills for planners: the gap to fill in the Raynsford Review
The recent Raynsford Review of planning missed the chance to talk about the critical role that planners can play in city leadership, argues Robin Hambleton
Planning practitioners recognise and value inspirational civic leadership. Study a fine example of planning – at neighbourhood, city or city region scale – and you will soon find that you are advancing your understanding of place-based leadership.
But our grasp of what it means for planners to exercise outgoing leadership remains under developed. Stephen Wilkinson, 2017 RTPI president, rightly argued on more than one occasion last year that "If there’s one skill deficit we need to address it’s about leadership".
The interim report from the Raynsford Review of Planning in England, Planning 2020, published by the TCPA last month, represents an impressive analysis of the evolution of the planning system in the UK, and sets out a good number of sound suggestions for reform. There is no doubt that the Rt Hon. Nick Raynsford brings exceptional insight and understanding to city planning and housing issues.
However, in an astonishing oversight, the interim report never even mentions the word ‘leadership’.
In its ninth, and final, proposition the interim report suggests that we need "A new kind of creative and visionary planner". But, even here, there is no mention of planners as leaders, still less a set of solid suggestions on how to develop planning leadership skills.
"Across the world, planners are making an important contribution to place-based leadership, not least because they realise that they are leaders"
The American Planning Association (APA) has also been giving increased attention to leadership themes. For more than ten years APA’s annual conference has included a full day intensive training workshop designed to advance planning leadership skills, known as the Planning Leadership Institute.
The APA also publishes reports designed to enhance US planning leadership. For example, Planning Advisory Service (PAS) Report 582, Local Planning Agency Management (2016), contains a concluding chapter on planning leadership.
Wayne Feiden, the report’s author, identifies five characteristics of good leadership in planning:
A visionary and entrepreneurial perspective
An openness to new ideas
A willingness to work collaboratively and bring people together
A focus on problem solving (instead of a focus on why problems cannot be solved)
An ability to generate enthusiasm and respect.
My own research on successful urban innovation in different countries and contexts shows that, across the world, planners are making an important contribution to place-based leadership, not least because they realise that they are leaders.
Leadership themes explored in my recent book about city leadership include rallying the power of place, spurring public innovation by promoting policy experiments, advancing the cause of equity planning by strengthening the inclusion of excluded voices, embedding international city-to-city learning at the heart of day to day practice, and drawing on the intellectual resources of universities to co-create new ways of responding to modern public policy challenges.
The good news is that Planning 2020 is an interim report. This is, in itself, a creative move by Mr Raynsford and his review team. It encourages the generation of additional insights and inputs before the final report is published later this year.
My recommendation to Mr Raynsford and his review team: Please include suggestions on how to develop planners as leaders in your final report.
Robin Hambleton MRTPI is emeritus professor of city leadership, University of the West of England, Bristol, and director of Urban Answers. His latest book is Leading the Inclusive City published by Policy Press | {
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Square1 (Square One) is the newest and the first kid band recording artist thatís bound to add excitement in the music scene here in the Philippines. Members are composed of 4 very young aged 7-9 years old, talented, energetic, exciting, and cute kids with a talent to match. Each has their distinct character and achievements in both music and TV industry that will enable fans and music enthusiast to admire them individually.
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I’ve been up and down the radio dial as the infamous “WKRP” theme song sings. I started right out of high school in 1988 in my hometown of Clarkston,Washington at KCLK/FM (a country station) and from there moved all over Idaho, Montana, California and Washington state at various radio stations. I was at KMPS-FM in Seattle in the 90′s and moved to Yakima in 1998 as Program Director of 107.3 KFFM-FM. I moved again and again until I was in Bakersfield California at KBKO taking on the legendary Buck Owens as crosstown rivals. I then moved Tri-Cities Washington to be closer to my son and finally have come full circle back to Yakima as the Operations Manager for Townsquare Media.
I bought a farm with my wife Megan in Prosser Wa and have 3 great dogs named Phoebe, Barkley and Roxy who are spoiled. My son is now an aspiring musician and plays and performs and writes original music in his band No Hope. I’m also known for having a never ending knowledge of pop culture and stupid facts and I’m a huge comic book fan having a comic collection easily totally over 5,000 comics.
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I noticed over the weekend that Eastern Oregon roads were closed due to a massive wreck. Black Ice is one of the scariest things to experience as you never know when or where you'll encounter it. This video is a great example of how easy it is to hit black ice. Luckily, no one was hurt in this accident.
Marvel Comics is on a roll after Guardians Of The Galaxy, a lesser-known Marvel Comic property featuring a talking raccoon and walking tree that has managed to make close to a billion dollars at the box office. Marvel steps up to the plate again with Ant Man, a 1960's Original Avenger and early Silver Age Marvel hero that never managed to have his own comic book series. The new tease trailer is out and we finally get to see how realistic a shrinking man riding on the back of a bee and fighting crime is.
Some folks have too much time on their hands and I love it! The newest viral video sensation is that of "Indiana Bones and Raiders of the Lost Bark." The video was made with three rolls of duct tape, 108 glue sticks, 18 large boxes of cardboard and one very cute puppy.
The song "Let It Go" from the Disney movie "Frozen" is on repeat in my house these days, and apparently it's an even bigger hit with dogs. I'm not sure if Idina Menzel's high pitch is the cause for the puppy reaction or a genuine love for the song.
This coming weekend is a big deal if you are a "Star Wars" fan and want to see the brand-new "Star Wars:The Force Awakens" trailer. It's going to be shown in a few select theaters and the trailer is a whole whopping 88 seconds long.
The only place in the Northwest is in Seattle at the Regal Thornton Place 14 and it has fans going nuts to get their first peek at Luke and the gang after all these years.
For some dogs, anxiety separation as their owners go off to work is a real thing. But one teenager has designed the newest product for those left-alone pooches -- and it just might be the next big thing for pet owners.
Tis' the season for holiday shopping and crafts and Townsquare Media has the perfect place for you to shop this year. It's the Holiday Craft Faire at the Modern Living Building at State Fair Park in Yakima. You'll find a ton of great ideas and vendors willing to help you this shopping season.
"Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron" is due to be released next May and already scenes are leaking out of the ether like crazy. The newest scene features Captain America, played by Chris Evans, squaring off against Iron Man, played by Robert Downey Jr.
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This dare was posted on the NaNoWriMo forums for free use in your NaNoWriMo novel. I have compiled them all on this website, but I have not created them. While the original thread from which these dares have been taken may have been deleted for the yearly forum wipe, you can find the NaNo Dares thread(s) at http://nanowrimo.org, in the Reaching 50,000 forum.
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Every year thousands of hundreds of people gather to write a novel in a month. One of the extraordinary features of this is the DARES that are frequently taken, left, and exchanged on the NaNoWriMo forums. I have begun gathering these dares in one spot.
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Obama Rejects Death Benefits Bill
President Obama has rejected a bill passed by both houses of Congress that would fund the death gratuity and death benefits normally paid out to beneficiaries of deceased servicemembers.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to pay the two benefits: A tax-free $100,000 death benefit and an additional $10,050 death gratuity. The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent.
All the bill needs is the President’s signature to become law.
The White House, however, opposes the measure, calling it “gimmicky” and “unnecessary.” White House spokesperson Jay Carney has said that the bill is “unnecessary” because the well-known military charity, Fisher House, has agreed to front the necessary money until the government is funded again.
Fisher House’s offer would cover the two government-funded death benefits (but not SGLI life insurance death benefits), plus necessary travel and lodging expenses associated with the death of the servicemember, burial and memorial activities, etc. Families often travel to Dover Air Force Base to receive their loved one’s remains as they are flown back to the United States.
My view: The President’s actions in opposing this bill, passed by overwhelming majorities in both houses, is petty, vindictive, ridiculous and destructive. Signing the bill into law would not alter the larger logic of either the shutdown or the looming debate over the debt limit, scheduled to come to a head over the next week.
Moreover, unless the DoD is willing to pay Fisher House or another charity an above-market rate of interest, it’s a waste of capital. Fisher House has better uses for its capital than to provide no or low-interest rate loans to the government, and the money that Fisher House has tied up awaiting government funding could be used to fund a new house or provide additional beds in shortage areas, or to fund more follow-on services to wounded veterans transitioning to life in their home towns, far from VA hospitals or military bases.
Instead this capital is being diverted to do a vital job that the President, throwing a temper tantrum, refuses to do, despite the overwhelming majority of both houses of Congress, and the overwhelming sentiment of the American people.
What do you think about this rejection of the bill? Is it justified since Fisher House has stepped in or is it an insult to our servicemembers and an irresponsible move by the government? Tell us in the comments!
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I posted this on Ricochet and facebook earlier today, and thought you might be able to use it in support of this article: Pugilocracy: Government of the Vicious Pugilists in ancient Rome were gladiators whose genitals were removed so they would beat their opponents more viciously for the amusement of the mob. It seems that our government is being run by those incapable of generative cooperation, who are more focused on vile attacks on their opponents for the purpose of spectacle; pugilocracy. Denying death benefits to fallen troops’ families, closing open air war memorials, and actively seeking ways to hurt the public they serve is vicious behavior untempered by long term concerns for civility.
Pugilists were terrifying fighters but abysmal soldiers; they could destroy an individual, but they will not hold discipline for greater conflict or help their fellows. By holding strong and resisting the short term furies of the shallow fanatics, we can preserve our republic and civility in public life. Civilization depends on it; no pressure. | {
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The debut book by Sydney design duo Dinosaur Designs is a feast for the senses
BY SOPHIE DAVIES
Lovers of vibrant colour, sinuous shapes and tactile forms will get a huge inspiration hit when they open the pages of heavenly hardback 'The Art of Dinosaur Designs'. Surprisingly, this is the first book by acclaimed Sydney design studio Dinosaur Designs, co-founded in 1985 by Louise Olsen, Stephen Ormandy and former collaborator Liane Rossler, who all met at art school. Creative directors Olsen and Ormandy now run the brand, which is as famous for its fabulous resin homewares as its covetable jewellery.
Visually stimulating, this is a book for the Instagram generation, with stunning images taking centre stage, backed up by compelling copy (including an introduction by fashion writer Georgina Safe). Full-bleed photos, jaw-dropping juxtapositions, evocative collages of snaps, and eye-catching grids of multiple smaller pictures give you a real insight into the label's inspirations, creative practices and collections. Shots of mood boards are a highlight, showing how the pair gleans ideas from fine art, fashion, nature and travel to generate their own distinctive pieces.
ABOVE: Environmental forms, from rocky headlands to the beach and flowing water, influence designs such as this salad server. The team has also embraced metals, including copper, brass, silver and gold, to complement its resin pieces
Nature is the starting point for many of the duo's collections. It's beautifully charted in the book, from their love of the ocean, beaches and coastal rock formations (Ormandy is a keen surfer) to tropical flora and fauna, the rainforest, moss, seeds and stone. There's a sense of place in the collections too, influenced by the seductive topography of Sydney, and a uniquely Australian palette of light, textures and hues.
BELOW: Resin's painterly effects are explored in Dinosaur Designs' 'The Art of Black and White' collection, including this Pollock-esque platter
Art is a major fulcrum around which the brand turns, with Louise the daughter of Australian artists John Olsen and Valerie Strong, and sister of Sydney gallerist Tim Olsen (of Paddington's Olsen Gallery), and Stephen Ormandy an in-demand artist in his own right, known for both graphic paintings and organic-meets-geometric sculptures. Their 'Atelier' collection riffed on an artist's studio, and many of their pieces are inspired by art works, from painterly splatter-effect plates to abstraction and dreamlike Surrealism. Art feeds art too, with the 'Modern Tribal' range inspired by Olsen's colour-block collages created from swatches cut from unused prints of Ormandy's paintings.
The label is known for its wonderful colours, showcased here to perfection. Blues are a particular obsession, the colour of sea and sky, but this tome is also full of gorgeous greens, luminous yellows, marbled blacks and whites, and earthy browns. The book explores the brand's pioneering use of materials too, from metals to resin, which it has worked to look like coral, rock, seashells, bone, twigs and even glass.
ABOVE: The 'Blue' collection of tableware and jewellery takes its cue from the ocean, captured by the fluidity of resin and then set like a snapshot. Materials also include aquatic-hued agate, seen in objects and pendants
Alongside studio shots, documenting handmade work in progress, the book covers past exhibitions and collaborations, including hook-ups with fashion names from Louis Vuitton to Australian labels Linda Jackson, Romance Was Born, Jac+Jack and Toni Maticevski (the pair even designed rings for INXS frontman Michael Hutchence). Getting more personal, it also shows the couple's airy, art-filled home, perched above Sydney's Bronte Beach, which they share with daughter Camille and dachshund Skipper, a retreat for family and friends. There's a sense of work-life balance, with chapters on Olsen and Ormandy's childhoods, their passions and how they met. This stimulating visual feast is not a typical chronological narrative and is all the better for it...
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ABOVE: Coral pink (Pantone 16-1546) is Pantone’s Colour Of The Year for 2019. Symbolising comfort, warmth and joy this soothing hue is most welcome in these politically uncertain times. Expect to see an outbreak of this nurturing colour across all facets of interiors this year. From rugs to paint colours, from lighting to furniture it looks like we’ll be in the pink in 2019.pantone.com | {
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A.S. : Terminator 2 is one of my absolute favorite movies. I’ve seen it several times in my life, but I haven’t seen it at the time of its release in 1991 (I was 6 years old).
Because I couldn’t see it at the cinema, it was necessary to watch it now. The 2017 version is digitally remastered in 3D. I don’t really like the 3D technology but James Cameron invested 8 million dollars for the stereo conversion and the result is absolutely fantastic. The picture is crisp (not like the usual blurry 3D movies) and offers plenty of (reasonable) depth. Cameron had already worked with a lot of depth of field in the original movie, this is one reason the 3D version felt so intense. The movie is nowadays still thrilling, emotional and fantastic. The best sequel of all time. I guess my pulse curve is speaking for itself.
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I am happy to share a movie pulse of the faithful user G.R. from Brazil [Thank’s!]. I haven’t seen the movie “It” of Andy Muschietti myself. I probably never will, because I am not a “Horror-Type”. G.R. described shortly his experience as follows:
he had high expectations beforehand
the movie did not fulfill these prospects
The timeline offers a dramatic change, which really depicts the excitement the user had have at the beginning. Although the pulse decreases dramatically in the long run, it stabilizes after 1/2 h, followed by a very good development afterwards. A very high, long and spectacular peak around 1 hour and a nice intermittent performance up- and downwards in the 2nd half of the movie triggered the user.
A correlation of the users heart rate and his not fulfilled expectations can probably be found in the overall decreasing moving average. Again it would be so interesting to compare this single result with other records.
Your Movie Pulse is always welcome and will be inspected anonymously! [Mail me]
“It” 2017 by Andy Muschietti · a single user record
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Accompanied by Dr. André Weinreich, Head of Research & Science from emolyzr/Humboldt University, I’ve run several sessions during the winter semester 2016/17. We now have a gathered some data for the movies which had have enough attendees.
The numerical data provides two main starting points: either analysing the questionaire or the plain heart rate data. We check several options to find some correlations between them. The first obvious result is the relation of mean heart rate and liking. At present we focus on cluster analyses from both “ends”: the average rating as well as the individual pulse.
These are the mean heart rates of each screened movie in alphabetical order. In this earlier post some reasons are given, why these films were chosen. Most movies have been screened in a lecture hall, some at a regular cinema, which clearly caused immersiveness at different levels.
Some clues to read the data:
Have a look which approx. mean heart rate the movie evokes
Watch for immediate changes (up or down)
Look for sections which continously differ from mean heart rate
The dynamic range, the film has caused in general, is an indicator as well
Can an overall trend be identified in individual sections or the entire film?
Legend
Passengers
Robocop
Schönefeld Boulevard
Sylke Enders · 2014 · n=15 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
Stereo
Maximilian Erlenwein · 2014 · n=15 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
Zootopia
Byron Howard/Rich Moore · 2016 · n=14 (Lemgo, Lecture Hall)
The analysis’ goal is to find some structure in observing the heart rate of movie goers. One outcome might be the relation between the heart rate and the likness. Because we are still in the process of applying different approaches, we are not yet ready to publish the whole data.
If you are interested to get more details of this movie analysis study, it’s progress in analysis, or how Movie Pulse can be used for analyzing any feature length movie yourself, get in touch.
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The brazilian student G.N. has send me his first Movie Pulse result: “Life” of Daniel Espinosa. This movie has been a solid outer space science fiction to me, whose crew experience felt quite intense. I’ve literally been part of their crew.
I reject the “Alien-alike” bashing of this movie. It had a serious impact to me – encounter a life form of this aftermath combined with it’s inconspicuous appearance.
But this is it so far on discussing the (subjective) quality – I tend to show some nice similarities across oceans, borders and time. G.N. and me have had some strong identical reactions while watching this movie. I made again a simple image multiplication and only shifted the base line. The first two thirds are somewhat ok, but the reactions at the last 30/40 minutes are almost identical. Shifting the base line for each third would have unfold more similarities even within the first hour.
The overlapping represents similar reactions of two people of different origin and age watching “Life” · 2017 at different locations and dates.
These are the original graphs drawn by Movie Pulse.
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The Open Movie Database (OMDb) is currently under fire by some honks. Therefore finding a movie with Movie Pulse after recording will fail at present. Please keep records at “Unsaved Records”, note the title & date and try again later. You can check the OMDb availability status here.
This is what Brian Fritz from OMDb ist telling (4th of February 2017)
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Accompanied by Dr. André Weinreich, Head of Research & Science from emolyzr/Humboldt University, I’ve run several sessions during the winter semester 2016/17. We had up to two groups each week – one at the University Ostwestfalen-Lippe in Lemgo, the second at Humboldt University, Berlin. André Weinreich is a psychologist and researcher of emotions. He instantly understood what I am after, to examine the recorded heart rate of movie goers and he urged me to collect data on a broad variation of movie genres. We have two more movies left, but I’d like to compile the list of the recent movies.
The data is about to be analyzed – which will keep us busy the next months.
We probably release some insights from time to time, but please be patient for the proven outcome. Nevertheless I am still working on Movie Pulse as a tool useful for movie maniacs. I have a certain feature in mind for the next major release, but you’re always welcome to send ideas, feature requests and of course report malfunctions.
Autumn/Winter 2016/17 · Research Sessions
The Tin Drum, Volker Schlöndorff · 1979
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This story is based on a novel which is freely inspired by historical events. I know this is the most controversy movie I show in my lessons, because students of several years told me. It has been chosen because it evokes disgust as well as sexual stimulation (among other other things, of course).
A drama with the focus on the relationship of a doctor and one of his patients, based on real events. This has been the movie I cried the most in my whole life. It has been chosen because of it’s emotional power to evoke compassion as well as it comes with a particular humor.
A caretaker is threatened by the household. Although a bit outdated in terms of it’s fantastic and dystopian filmic universe, the movie is a classic and has been a boiler plate for a series of these kind of movies. It’s part of the screening because of a provocative story, an imminent bad ending and hilarious comedy.
Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson · 2016
n=16 (Lemgo, Cinema)
A mainstream movie, based on the Marvel comic universe with a favorable actor. Part of the list because of the absence of real human being living condition to identify with, as well as the presence of FX in visual and audio terms.
Legend, Brian Helgeland · 2015
n=16 (Lemgo, Lecture Hall)
Based on the life of two real brothers, this movie brings two important things: an impressive performance of a famous actor (playing adult twins) along with an incredible story. Chosen because of it’s intensity of character presence, conflict and brutality.
Her, Spike Jonze · 2013
n=15 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
An intellectual movie facing a near future we might have with our smart devices. The movie develops an relationship between the main character and a machine. The scale of emotional involvement of the audience in this artificial plot setup makes this movie interesting for the list.
A movie based on the proven success of an existing phantasmagorial filmic universe. It deals with conflicts of characters of a non-contemporary plot, fantastic creatures and audio-visual impression. It has been chosen because of the probably lesser character identification, but larger impact in visual and sound terms.
Gone Girl, David Fincer · 2014
n=15 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
Based on a major conflict a couple has to deal with, the story heads towards classic changes in character judgement by the audience. This movie delivers a focus on the compassion the audience might have with the male or female – without being distracted by visual effects.
The dystopian Science Fiction settled on Earth in some near future re-interprets the successful original from 1987. The movie contains threatening cutting edge technology as well as the misfortune of a human being. Both made this movie useful for the list: the massive audiovisual impact of FX and the sympathy with the main character.
Deadpool, Tim Miller · 2016
n=16 (Lemgo, Lecture Hall)
Based on another Marvel comic character, this movie provides a cynical, obscene and hilarious hero and a classic hero arc. This movie has been chosen because of it’s classical plot, hilarious comedy elements as well as it’s controversial character.
Schönefeld Boulevard, Sylke Enders · 2014
n=15 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
A female misfit character reclaims her acceptance within her adolescence development. A movie dealing with down-to-earth real problems of a young woman in a contemporary time frame and a ordinary setting. The absence of larger than life plot construction (and production scale) makes this movie of use for the list. How will this affect the compassion ability of the audience?
Zootopia, Byron Howard/Rich Moore · 2016
n=14 (Lemgo, Lecture Hall)
A weak character by definition (bunny) in a classical zero to hero (animation) movie. How will the animated characters move the emotions of the audience? Will the movie provide an immersive experience similar to non-animated movies? These are some main questions we might have analyzing it.
Stereo, Maximilian Erlenwein · 2014
n=15 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
Preceding events of the life of the main character are affecting the love to a woman. The movie comes with a realistic setting along with a kind of psychedelic split-person threat. How does the audience deals with the psychic harassment as well as with the imminence through physical brutality will make this movie of use for us.
Heil, Dietrich Brüggemann · 2015
n=16 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
Besides it’s humorous handling of (German) nationalism, the movie has an intellectual quality while offering jokes on all kind of institutions, social levels as well as media formats. The questions for the study can contain the following: How does the controversial topic, the hilarious exposure of quite all characters and the quick succession of jokes will affect the audience?
Labor Day, Jason Reitman · 2013
n=16 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
A unpredictable character intrudes the life of a single mother with light force. A drama as well as a love story does the movie provide a strong quality of sympathy for all three main characters: intruder, mother and son. Besides the grade of identification with the personell will (presumably) the predictable and imminent end provide strong emotional response of the audience.
Passengers, Morten Tyldum · 2016
n=14 (Lemgo, Cinema)
This science fiction with a fundamental optimistic belief in human expansion (technological and spacial) is an intimate theater on a space ship of sheer enormity. The lack of an alien threat helps to focus on the existential situation (mainly) two people are in. Therefore we can exploit how the audience involves with the development of the couple and how the the imminence both have to deal with affects visually and especially at the sound design.
American Psycho, Mary Harron · 2000
n=16 (Berlin, Lecture Hall)
Summer 2016 · Research Sessions
We probably won’t be able to include the following movies, because of poor attendance and we had an essential change in questionnaire structure. We might be able to run additional sessions to increase the required number of test persons; the sessions are not necessarily bound to take place at the same location/at the same time. But, the lack of questionnaire quality does not recommend it.
Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn · 2014
n=8 (Lemgo)
Victoria, Sebastian Schipper · 2015
n=12 (Lemgo)
A Fish called Wanda, Charles Crichton/John Cleese · 1988
n=8 (Lemgo)
Fight Club, David Fincher · 1999
n=7 (Lemgo)
Martyrs, Pascal Laugier · 2008
n=7 (Lemgo)
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Wow, this has been a while. Silence means not inactivity. So I’d like to give you some updates right now. I will start with this great movie “Passengers” by the Norwegian Morten Tyldum (director) and Jon Spaihts (writer) from 2016. To my extend this is a new landmark for future design and an example of dedicated craftsmanship in script writing. A limited cast with a great dilemma in existential scale. It has been a pleasure to be a part time space (and time) traveller while watching this movie with its superior production design. Guy Hendrix Dyas work is nominated for the Oscar 2017. He better be!
I’ve been accompanied by 15 students of mine – they’ve been willing to give me their heart rate in exchange for the ticket. It was a kind of semester goodby as well. Their results are not yet evaluated. The raw data looks very mixed, as always.
Some of the multiple recordings – raw and not yet synced
But because I’ve seen the movie twice, I’ve been curious to compare my first and second visit of the same movie. I felt very strong body reactions because of certain story incidents, as well as from the brillant sound. Did I mentioned the audio? Wow, terrific! I found an insight of the work of Will Files – one of the gifted audio folks involved.
A short look at both graphs made available through my app Movie Pulse obviously confirmed my presumption. But that even the high and low peaks at the end match 100% is definitely by chance. I combined both graphs for better comparison.
The impact after 1 hour has even been higher at the 2nd screening.
Since I do not yet have the movie available on DVD or Bluray I can only guess what happened after 1 hour. I am pretty sure that this has been caused by a simply two line dialogue, because at the 2nd screening I knew instantly that these en passant spoken words will have serious consequences. As I write these lines: what if not? Let’s see later, if the movie is available. Come on, it’s an assumption, can be proven wrong…
Jim: There’s no secrets between us.
Arthur: Is that the case?
Michael Sheen as “Arthur” the android barkeeper
Because I have access to the raw data of the recordings on my research devices (which is not [yet] available at the official app at iTunes, because of privacy rules), I can get my hands on the data curves. I made two graphs, comparing both recordings. As always the data is now basis 0 at the average heart rate and normalized.
Both curves compared show areas of very similar reaction of the test person (me)Time line to compare both movie screenings: green areas depict similar reactions, red ones show the timespan which differentiates
There are a bunch of movies with a horseload of data waiting to be analyzed and evaluated. Among them the heart rates of 15 people watching this movie. Let’s see if I can find some more conformity comparing those, rather than my own visits. Dr. André Weinreich and me are almost done with the sessions in this semester. I will give you a follow up what happened the last months.
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I have to admit that I am currently running out of time for watching movies. But a friend helped me out with an impressive movie pulse of “Room” by the Irish Filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson. Brie Larson won the Oscar for her Joy “Ma” Newsome character.
“Room” by Lars Abrahamson, 2015
See by yourself: this is a awesome steady increase- I have never seen something like this before.
I am so curious what kind of story caused this almost symmetrical climax?
My habits on movies are quite special: I avoid to know anything beforehand and just mark a movie “worth watching”, after I picked something here and there. I’m quite sure I will still find a cinema in Berlin playing this movie, it’s on top of my list now! I won’t even watch the trailer – you may…
Consider sending me your movie pulse after watching this (or any other) movie, since the fun part is comparing.
“Room” by Lenny Abrahamson, Trailer
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I am quite busy because of improving my analyzing tool set for multiple records. Spreadheet analysis with charts, graphs, normalization, gender, age, formulas and stuff. A hell of a lot of data to process. This will keep me busy probably for the next weeks.
But sometimes I am able to reserve some spare time to watch a movie – like “The Nice Guys” by Shane Black which is a really entertaining piece of flick. Steady increasing heart rate – like the joy I had watching it. To guys going goon: Ryan Gosling as the stupid goon and Russell Crowe as the one with the loose fists. Watch those guys in this quite hilarious circumstances yourself. Before it’s to late.
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We had a long awaited trip to the cinema with our two boys, age 6 the little and the older one became 8 years old just recently. They have watched so many Angry Birds Shorts and now wanted to see the feature movie. When I asked them why, they could not really state more than “it’s fun”. I’ve read a very short review stating it’s a sequence of gags only. Not a good starting point for parents.
But to make an ease start: we’ve had fun watching it. Recording the pulses of all family members had brought some prove that these kind of movies are build on two major layers (if we disregard the fact that we four are not a qualified test screening quantity).
I won’t go into detail on the movie itself. It’s a merely simple world and characters, compared to “Zootopia” for example. But the richness of references to contemporary and history of media has a certain quality. We, the parents, had often laughed out loud: Terence can be seen as a revenant of Chief Bromden from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and you can meet the female twins of “Shining” as well as you can party with Daft Punk. Not to mention that Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” will be played at a central moment for the (former) hero Mighty Eagle. And the main character Red has a interesting personality and a goal; presumably this movie has a story after all.
This is my major outcome of inspecting the results of the Family Record: red depicts the time children and parents reacted different while watching the movieThe following steps will explain how this result has been achieved. If you’re not familiar with the workflow I developed so far, I recommend reading the “Citizen Kane” post first, because I’d like to refer to some steps with not going into detail again.
All four records stored in the Movie Pulse appAll records as relative values on their main average, which refers as base zeroAll of the four records of the family members are changed to relative values, based on their single average. Parents records have a warm color, the records of the children are shown in cold tones.
The aberration of all family members (light grey) and less than average aberration (dark grey)Higher values show greater discrepancy. Dark grey depict areas of less than average aberration, which means the majority of viewers tend to have the same reactions, either above or below their main average.
Accordance of 100% percentage in red, calculated average in grey.The red line shows the moments of the film when the complete family has reacted in the same manner: all four have had either a raised pulse above zero, or had have a calm pulse below zero. The amount of accordance over time is 17,6%. But I now start a little clustering and interpretation.
The accordance of the majority (3 out of 4) compared with 100% accordance (black)As I stated in the beginning: I refer to the same procedure I developed for “Citizen Kane”: besides the finding of 100% accordance, I am looking for the areas of conformity of the majority of viewers (3 out of 4). This shows a greater pattern of resemblance over time: a high result of 68%!
But this time I will try something new: I’d like to match the differences of the children’s outcome with those of the parents!
The results are divided into the subcategories “Parents” and “Childs” and their results are computed separately. This proofed the idea that watching “The Angry Birds Movie” triggered both groups in different ways.
100% accordance ·100% accordance of the parents ·100% accordance of the children ·discrepancy of parents vs. childrenThe green row is the result we’ve had in different styles beforehand: 100% accordance (17,6 %) of all family members. Grey is used to mark the timespan when both parents reacted similar (astonishing 57,3%), blue shows the conformity of both boys (an even higher result of 58,8%) and finally red discloses disparity between the parents and children’s reactions (50,4%). | {
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How to Save Images automatically from iMessage
iOS comes first, when it comes to stability, performance, tweaks and quality of mobile. iOS is consisted with loads of apps, games and great tweaks what come after Jailbreaking your iPhone. There are several tools what will let you Jailbreak your iOS device so that you can reduce various limits and do more with iPhone or iPad.
There are several awesome Cydia apps such as CCHide, CyDelete etc. those will help you to do more what cannot be done by a regular iPhone user. This is where Jailbreak stands out.
Alike other mobile platforms, iOS has a brilliant messaging app that is called iMessage. You can use this app to send and receive messages to or from your friends within seconds. The most beautiful thing is you can send images to your friends via iMessage. All you need to do, is tap on the corresponding image button that is positioned before the empty box in the left bottom section of your screen and select images to send. This is very easy.
But, when someone sends an image to you via iMessage, you can check that instantly on your screen. Nevertheless, those images are not saved in the Camera Roll. That simply means you can check those received images only in the iMessage. No other image viewer will show your images.
This seems to be a huge problem. Suppose, you have got a picture of anything that is very unique. But, mistakenly, you have deleted the conversation. Hence, you know what will happen. Isn’t it? You will lose your image in a second.
How to save images automatically from iMessage?
This is where MSGAutoSave comes in. This awesome tweak is available in BigBoss repository. You must have Jailbroken iOS 7 or iOS 8 to install this Cydia tweak. What it does is simply great. In addition, MSGAutoSave is compatible with ByteSMS as well as TypeStatus.
MSGAutoSave comes with very little settings. After opening it, you can find a screen something like the following picture;
All you need to do is just enable it by tapping the first option. There is an option called Confirm before saving. You can disable it since this is totally optional and useless if you will get tons of images. On the other hand, you may have to spend much time to confirm all the savings. It may consume much time. Therefore, it would be good to disable Confirm before saving.
There are also some other options. If you turn on Resize images to, all your images would be resized to predefined resolution. You can also turn on video resize if you have not much memory. The last option is Save original video. Just turn it ON to save all images and videos in the original size.
All your saved images and videos are visible in the Camera Roll.
Bottom Line
Instead of saving loads of images and videos, this would be better to use MSGAutoSave7 or MSGAutoSave8 to save your videos and images automatically. The setup won’t take more than thirty seconds to set up as per your wish. | {
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2K Games unbox the Bioshock 2 Special Edition
The Lost Gamer writes "A video has been released today in which Elizabeth Tobey, 2k Games' Community Manager, unboxes the Special Edition Boxed Set for their upcoming title Bioshock 2, due to be released on February 9th." | {
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Unlike Units, Companions can be purchased for gold, are generally more expensive when purchased for silver, and are more difficult to craft. Talents and Building Upgrades that make production of Units cheaper and/or faster do not apply to Companions.
+14% to Trade when defending, +14% to Trade when attacking, 12% faster Trade attacks, 12% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 11% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty. Permanent.
+15% to Battle when defending, +14% to Battle when attacking, 12% faster Battle attacks, 11% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 11% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty. Permanent.
+14% to Intrigue when defending, +14% to Intrigue when attacking, 12% faster Intrigue attacks, 11% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 12% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty. Permanent.
+7% to all attacks, +7% to all defense, 7% faster completion of all Quests and Adventures, 7% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 7% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty
+10% to Trade when attacking, +10% to Trade when defending, 8% faster actions on all Quests and Adventures, 8% more silver from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 7% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty, Permanent
+10% to Battle when attacking, +11% to Battle when defending, Complete Quests and Adventures 8% faster, Quests, Adventures, and Player-to-Player provide 7% more silver, 7% chance for the Sworn Sword to return immediately after death
+10% to Intrigue when attacking, +10% to Intrigue when defending, Complete Quests and Adventures 8% faster, Quests, Adventures, and Player-to-Player provide 7% more silver, 8% chance for the Sworn Sword to return immediately after death
+5% to Harass when attacking, +5% to Sabotage when attacking, +5% to Sabotage when defending, +7% to Intrigue attacks in the Three-Eyed Raven Tale, +7% to Intrigue defense in the Three-Eyed Raven Tale, Increase Renown gains on Intrigue Stages in the Three-Eyed Raven Tale by +20%, Permanent
+4% to Fight when attacking or defending, +4% to Bribe when attacking or defending, +4% chance to prevent a wound on a Sworn Sword when failing an AvA defense, +4% chance to prevent a wound on a Sworn Sword when failing a Player to Player defense, Permanent
+3% to Intrigue when defending, +3% to Intrigue when attacking, +7% to Intrigue attacks in the Arya and the Hound Tale, +7% to Intrigue defense in the Arya and the Hound Tale, Increase Renown gains on Intrigue Stages in the Arya and the Hound Tale by +20%, Permanent
+19% to Trade when defending, +19% to Trade when attacking, 18% faster Trade attacks, 22% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 21% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty, Permanent
+20% to Battle when defending, +19% to Battle when attacking, 18% faster Battle attacks, 21% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 21% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty, Permanent
+19% to Intrigue when defending, +19% to Intrigue when attacking, 18% faster Intrigue attacks, 21% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 22% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty, Permanent
+3% to Intrigue when defending, +3% to Intrigue when attacking, +7% to Intrigue attacks in the Daughter of the North Tale, +7% to Intrigue defense in the Daughter of the North Tale, Increase Renown gains on Intrigue Stages in the Daughter of the North Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Trade when defending, +3% to Trade when attacking, +7% to Trade attacks in the Daughter of the North Tale, +7% to Trade defense in the Daughter of the North Tale, Increase Renown gains on Trade Stages in the Daughter of the North Tale by +20%, Permanent
+5% to Fight when attacking or defending, +5% to Harass when attacking or defending, +7% to Battle attacks in The Free Folk Tale, +7% to Battle defense in The Free Folk Tale, Increase Renown gains on Battle Stages in The Free Folk Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Intrigue when defending, +3% to Intrigue when attacking, +7% to Intrigue attacks in The Free Folk Tale, +7% to Intrigue defense in The Free Folk Tale, Increase Renown gains on Intrigue Stages in The Free Folk Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Battle when defending, +3% to Battle when attacking, +7% to Battle attacks in the Dragon Queen Tale, +7% to Battle defense in the Dragon Queen Tale, Increase Renown gains on Battle Stages in the Dragon Queen Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Trade when defending, +3% to Trade when attacking, +7% to Trade attacks in the Dragon Queen Tale, +7% to Trade defense in the Dragon Queen Tale, Increase Renown gains on Trade Stages in the Dragon Queen Tale by +20%, Permanent
+5% to Aid when attacking, +5% to Spy when attacking, +5% to Spy when defending, +7% to Intrigue attacks in the Three-Eyed Raven Tale, +7% to Intrigue defense in the Three-Eyed Raven Tale, Increase Renown gains on Intrigue Stages in the Three-Eyed Raven Tale by +20%, Permanent
+16% to Trade when defending, +16% to Trade when attacking, 15% faster Trade attacks, 15% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 14% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty, Permanent
+17% to Battle when defending, +16% to Battle when attacking, 15% faster Battle attacks, 14% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 14% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty, Permanent
+16% to Intrigue when defending, +16% to Intrigue when attacking, 15% faster Intrigue attacks, 14% more from Quests, Adventures, and PtP, 14% chance that a dead Sworn Sword will be immediately returned with no penalty, Permanent
+3% to Trade when attacking, +3% to Trade when defending, +7% to Trade attacks in the Breaker of Chains Tale, +7% to Trade defense in the Breaker of Chains Tale. Increase Renown gains in the Breaker of Chains Tale by +20%. Permanent.
+4% to Intrigue when defending, +4% to Intrigue when attacking, 3% faster Intrigue attacks in AvA, +3% chance to inflict an additional wound on a defending Sworn Sword when you win an AvA attack, +3% chance to prevent a wound on a Sworn Sword when failing an AvA defense, Permanent
+4% to Trade when defending, +4% to Trade when attacking, 3% faster Trade attacks in AvA, +3% chance to inflict an additional wound on a defending Sworn Sword when you win an AvA attack, +3% chance to prevent a wound on a Sworn Sword when failing an AvA defense, Permanent
+4% to Battle when defending, +4% to Battle when attacking, 3% faster Battle attacks in AvA, +3% chance to inflict an additional wound on a defending Sworn Sword when you win an AvA attack, +3% chance to prevent a wound on a Sworn Sword when failing an AvA defense, Permanent
+3% to Battle when defending, +3% to Battle when attacking, +7% to Battle attacks in the The King in the North Tale, +7% to Battle defense in the The King in the North Tale, Increase Renown gains on Battle Stages in the The King in the North Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Trade when defending, +3% to Trade when attacking, +7% to Trade attacks in The King in the North Tale, +7% to Trade defense in The King in the North Tale, Increase Renown gains on Trade Stages in The King in the North Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Battle when defending, +3% to Battle when attacking, +7% to Battle attacks in the Arya and the Hound Tale, +7% to Battle defense in the Arya and the Hound Tale, Increase Renown gains on Battle Stages in the Arya and the Hound Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Trade when defending, +3% to Trade when attacking, +7% to Trade attacks in the Tyrion in Exile Tale, +7% to Trade defense in the Tyrion in Exile Tale, Increase Renown gains on Trade Stages in the Tyrion in Exile Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Intrigue when defending, +3% to Intrigue when attacking, +7% to Intrigue attacks in the Tyrion in Exile Tale, +7% to Intrigue defense in the Tyrion in Exile Tale, Increase Renown gains on Intrigue stages in the Tyrion in Exil Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Battle when defending, +3% to Battle when attacking, +7% to Battle attacks in the Slaver's Bay Tale, +7% to Battle defense in the Slaver's Bay Tale, Increase Renown gains on Battle Stages in the Slaver's Bay Tale by +20%, Permanent
+3% to Intrigue when defending, +3% to Intrigue when attacking, +7% to Intrigue attacks in the Slaver's Bay Tale, +7% to Intrigue defense in the Slaver's Bay Tale, Increase Renown gains on Intrigue Stages in the Slaver's Bay Tale by +20%, Permanent
+5% to Fight when attacking or defending, +5% to Harass when attacking or defending, +7% to Battle attacks in the Fist of the First Men Tale, +7% to Battle defense in the Fist of the First Men Tale, Increase Renown gains on Battle Stages in the Fist of the First Men Tale by +20%, Permanent | {
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Wall Street Crisis: Which Candidate "Benefits"?
For the past year the ongoing crisis in the housing and credit markets has set a gloomy backdrop for the 2008 presidential race, fueling voters' anxieties about the economy and desire for change.
Now the meltdown on Wall Street threatens to deepen those anxieties--and provide john McCain and Barack Obama with the campaign equivalent of what Hillary Clinton once described as the 3 am phone call that presidents receive.
As the democratic candidate seeking to replace on unpopular Republican president, Obama has always been better positioned than McCain to capitalize on desire for change. And with voters calling the economy their top priority, Obama has made the issue his central theme.
But by choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain managed to shift attention back to cultural issues over the past two week. And that helped him rise in the polls.
Political Capital: Wall Street
CNBC's John Harwood discusses Lehman, AIG, Merrill and the reaction of the presidential candidates.
With the focus back on the economy today, McCain invoked the crisis on Wall Street as an argument for the "reforms" that he says the republican ticket will bring to Washington.
With a Republican in the white house how, McCain acknowledge that's not an easy argument. Economic policy has never been McCain’s specialty--to judge from her interview on the subject with ABC's Charlie Gibson last week, it may not be Palin's either.
WALL STREET IN CRISIS - A CNBC SPECIAL REPORT
But Obama hasn't yet seized control of the economic debate. Though polls show Americans favor him over McCain on the issue, his advantage lately has narrowed. Moreover, polls show a plurality of Americans consider Obama a riskier choice for president than McCain.
Obama will now try to convince voters the biggest risk lies in McCain’s support for bush's principal economic policies, most conspicuously on taxes. In particular he's seizing on McCain’s comment today that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." | {
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Remnant Petitions Pope: Stand with Bishop Morlino
The ever-fragile gay advocates are after Bishop Morlino for supporting his top aide's consideration that open homosexuals—those who flagrantly and publicly defy Church teaching—be denied certain sacramental rites.
An email was sent last week by Vicar General James Bartylla to priests in the diocese of Madison, saying they could deny funeral rights for those in same-sex partnerships. The diocese released a statement noting that said considerations within the email were not official policy, but did meet with the approval of Bishop Morlino.
Now the wounded advocates are demanding change via an online petition petition being circulated to remove the Bishop of the Diocese of Madison, claiming that:
Bishop Morlino exerts a corrosive and corrupt influence over the Diocese through his transparent attempts to influence the voting habits of its members. His threats to priests amount to a violation of the Constitutional separation of church and state. Furthermore, he is an open and practicing bigot whose attitudes and opinions about the LGBTQI members of his Diocese (and our beloved families) are nothing short of inhumane. His hatred and discrimination are undoubtedly a violation of Christ’s admonition to love thy neighbor.
REMNANT COMMENT: Bishop Robert Morlino is a good and holy man. Remnant TV followers will recall when His Excellency rather courageously apologized for something that had appeared under his name several years ago, suggesting the Society of St. Pius X is in schism. We applauded His Excellency's integrity and humility at the time in this RTV episode.
Now Bishop Morlino is being attacked not over a matter of his personal opinion, but rather over the faithful exercise of his office and the conscientious application of the Catholic Church's moral law as laid out in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The activists presently demanding his dismissal are in reality trying to bully and intimidate all Catholic bishops and priests who remain faithful to official Church teaching.
They are indirectly demanding changes to the Catechism of the Catholic Church itself:
"2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered." They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved."(Catechism of the Catholic Church)
The Bishop is acting out of love for the faithful of his diocese who have the right before God to be informed of the precise teachings of the Church on these and other difficult moral questions -- teachings which have but one objective: the salvation of the souls and the prevention of scandal. Please support Bishop Morlino by signing our petition defending him against hateful demands for his dismissal—demands based on a manifest intolerance of the Church’s moral theology and the men who've promised to defend it.
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Dibrugarh University came into existence in the year 1965 in the city of Dibrugarh in the Indian state of Assam. Dibrugarh University is one of the prominent universities in the state of Assam. The university encourages the locals in obtaining quality education in order to compete with the transforming world of academics.
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The Lawyers’ Movement in Pakistan, which started in 2007, enjoyed great public support and confidence throughout. The protests of Lawyers to uphold justice and human rights were an inspiration to the civil society, human rights activists, media and students. However the recent news of some lawyers harassing members of civil society, journalists and the police has raised a lot of eyebrows.
The events that have happened over the past few weeks need no explanation. Every child in this beloved country of ours has witnessed the lawyers getting out of hand and literally turning into brutes, frankly this is something one could not expect out of a highly educated and sensible fraternity.
Jazba Blog reports on the incident of Five lawyers beating an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police for allegedly conducting an inquiry against their client.
On 6th of August, after the hearing of a suo motu case pertaining to the attack on the ASI, some lawyers led by Lahore Bar Association vice-president M.R. Awan attacked and manhandled reporters and cameramen on the premises of the Lahore High Court. The following video was released in YouTube by GEO TV showing the lawyers’ attack on policemen and journalists.
Last year in April, lawyers beat former federal minister Dr. Sher Afgan Niazi in front of the LHC. The LHCBA office-bearers called lawyers and media saying they had trapped Niazi and would teach him a lesson for supporting former president Pervez Musharraf and giving statements against their movement. [..]
A few days ago, a traffic warden was beaten by a group of lawyers for stopping a lawyer’s motorcycle for a traffic violation on The Mall.
It seems that the lawyers movement has now committed suicide by falling on its own saber. Where lawyers who are supposed to guarantee the law effectively beat up police and press. Where they now seem to think of themselves as some form of terminators roaming the street dispensing vigilante justice according to their own blinkered vision, there can be no hope for this institution.
The people of Pakistan and its lawyers must wake up to these ill practices within the judiciary before the common man loses complete confidence in the legal system. The judiciary is dangerously becoming an alter ego to popular opinion and political stances rather than maintaining its impartiality.
Adnan Farooqui puts things in perspective claiming why the media do not call for those policemen to be dismissed from their duties who manhandled the Chief Justice during the Lawyers movement. | {
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Stratford lights up Wando in 35-7 win
Wando junior running back Kenny Waring (second from right) was held in check this past Friday night at Stratford during the Warriors’ 35-7 loss. Waring was coming off a 208-yard, five-touchdown performance against West Ashley. STAFF FILE PHOTO BY TYLER HEFFERNAN
It’s hard to beat the Stratford football team this season. Maybe it can’t be done.
This past Friday, Wando joined a growing list of schools to try its luck and come up short in a 35-7 loss to the Knights at Stackley Field.
Stratford (8-0 overall, 2-0 region) quarterback Jacob Park - and Georgia commit - broke the program record for single-season passing yards by throwing for 223 with two touchdowns. Wide receivers Tyree Scroggins and Thad Thompson combined for 13 catches and 171 yards, and running back Jameak Jones gained 81 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The Knights put up 465 total yards of offense while holding the Warriors to 190, including just 37 in the first half to own a 21-0 halftime advantage.
Wando junior running back and offensive catalyst Kenny Waring had a season-low 31 rushing yards. He also caught two passes for 87 yards.
Wando tried three different quarterbacks - Bailey Hart, Will Coleman and Trevor Pedersen - but each had limited success. Coleman led the team in passing yards with 115 but threw an interception.
The Warriors (3-5, 1-1) avoided being shut out when Waring scored from three yards out in the fourth quarter.
This week, Wando will try again to knock off an unbeaten state powerhouse in No. 3-ranked Goose Creek. The Gators have been largely unchallenged this season with an 8-0 record and 32.3 average margin of victory.
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We sit in silence for a moment, and I finally let out a breath. “I hate fighting with you, but I feel like you’ve been lying to me, and I don’t know what to do with that. It’s hard to be mad at you, but I am.” I reach out, taking her hand, and she grips mine tightly. I remember reading once that forgiveness isn’t about the other person, it’s about self-healing. She had her reasons for doing what she did, and I can’t blame her for it. It hurts to know she deceived me, but I also know in my heart that she did it with the best intentions.
“You’re all I have, Paige.”
“I know. I feel like such an asshole. You have to know it started off as a job, but it became real. Our friendship was real. Is real,” she corrects. “You mean more to me than anyone else in the whole world. I know I was happy when I found Miles, but we aren’t even that close. Not like you and me. I can’t lose you, too. Please don’t let me lose another person I love because of my father.”
A tear slides down her face, and I pull her into a hug.
“Jesus, Paige, what did he do to you?”
Her arms come around me and we sit there for a moment, holding one another.
She shakes her head. “I’ve never told a soul,” she whispers, breaking my heart a little, because this isn’t a side I’ve ever seen of her.
Pulling back, I look into her tear-filled eyes. The blue looking so much brighter. “You can tell me anything, Paige.”
“I—” Her voice breaks. “I used to think I never told anyone because I was scared of him. Maybe I was, but I think it’s more because I was ashamed. Ashamed I didn’t save her.”
My eyebrows draw together as I wonder what she means. “Please don’t let me lose another person I love because of my father.”
“My mom isn’t missing. She’s dead.” A tear escapes down her face. “I watched him kill her and I stood there.”
“Oh, Paige. You had to have been young.”
“Fifteen.”
Tears run down my face, thinking about Paige having to see something like that. I couldn’t imagine. So much of who Paige is really makes sense now.
“What happened?” I ask, wanting Paige to open up to me more.
Her bottom lip starts to tremble and I can tell she doesn’t want to talk about it. Not yet anyway but this is a start.
“You could report it now,” I try. Worried about what she might have planned. When Paige gets on something, she goes at it like a dog with a bone. Another thing that reminds me of Oz. They are a lot alike it seems.
“Of course I’d never tell anyone, Paige,” I reassure her. “I just—” I’m not sure what to say. I want her to find some kind of closure on this but it’s clear it’s something she wants to handle on her own. That scares me, but I want her to know I’m here for her. I’ll always be here no matter what. Even when I was upset with her, deep down I knew we would come back together.
I look at her and let go of any anger I have. I know what’s in her heart, and I know what’s in mine. I don’t want to hold on to something that makes me so sad.
“I forgive you, Paige.” I shrug and give her a half smile. “I’m shocked I lasted this long, to be honest.”
She smiles at me, and it’s the first time in days some of the weight on my shoulders lightens.
“Just don’t tell Oz any more shit about me.”
She shakes her head, and I know she means it. “I won’t. I told him I was done with everything. Please don’t tell him what I told you.”
I know she doesn’t like talking about it but to have never told a soul. To have had no one to give her some kind of comfort breaks my heart even more for her. No wonder she can’t talk about it. She doesn’t know how. We’ll get there, I remind myself so I don’t push her.
“I went up there because I think he’s having me followed, and I was going to scream at him.”
“He’s having you followed,” Paige confirms. “I’m not on his side, but I know our father has gone after people close to Miles before, done things to hurt them in hopes of hurting Miles. Not to mention he’s probably trying to keep the press off you. If some people find out what you mean to him…” She pauses and looks away. “Well, I get why he’s doing it.” | {
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torstai 29. toukokuuta 2008
Day 13 & 14 - May 28th & 29th: The Wrap Up
This will probably the last post this year, it's been fun, but all the excavation and such is now done (clever rhyme, no?). I'm conglomerating the last two days of work to form a good size post, instead of two extremely small ones.
Day 13
As always, well mostly always, I'll start with the news from T108 at KKN. Stratigraphy profiles were done of the north and east sides of the trench and then it was backfilled and covered up. That's all for KKN...exciting!
In trench T208 at the Thing it was realized that all the possible fire pits (including another one just discovered today!) go too deep to be completely excavated this year, so the trench will have to be filled and then re-excavated next year. The other news from the Thing is that about a third of the platform and surrounding area was mapped using the total station.
Another set of trowel tests was done at a possible site and stone structure that correspond to an elevation that roughly dates to the transition between the stone age and the bronze age. Three test pits were done in the possible stone structure and one test pit was done in a nearby dwelling depression. All pits were negative, meaning they didn't contain any finds.
As the excavation is drawing to a close more lab work is being done. Several people worked in the lab today and were cataloging finds, organizing finds, and cleaning charcoal.
It was also media day today. The local newspaper, radio, and television companies came out to interview Dr. Ezra Zubrow, Sam Vaneeckhout, Eva Hulse, and Jen Bracewell about the excavations this year.
Here are some pictures from Day 13.
The line of trowel tests being done at the possible stone structure.
Stomping down the dirt while backfilling trench T108 at KKN.
Backfilled and turf replaced at T108, almost as if we were never even there...
Day 14
It's really the end now. Only a few people were sent to the field today, for the purposes of drawing stratigraphy profiles for trench T208 at the Thing, to back fill T208, as well as map the rest of the platform and surrounding area of the Thing with the Total station.
Besides that all that was done is lab work. People continued cataloging, organizing and all that fun stuff. Here are some pictures once again.
9 years of back logged Nocuso finds after we had finished organizing them.
So that's all! My job is done. Well almost, let's run through some of the exciting things discovered in this year's excavations. A large new site was found by the survey team along the 55 meter coastline, dating roughly to 5000 years BP, which will hopefully be excavated in the near future. An amber bead was found on the south side of the Yli-Ii river at the KKN site for the first time ever, this was very cool. A large refitted quartz scraper was found in the test pits along the shore line from the KKN site, which matches the area's soil samples and supports the theory of the shore line being used as an activity site and possible midden in neolithic sites throughout the area.
The most important thing about this year's excavations is that they seem to support the proposed theory of social evolution throughout the Yli-Ii river area. The Pits site, which was theorized to be the result of early transient Hunter-Gatherer use, seem to be storage pits, while the dwelling depression at KKN contained no evidence of economic specialization. Both of these excavation results tentatively match the theory, as the Pits was located at the 63 meter coast line, while KKN is located at the 60 meter coast line. Remember that in this area higher elevation usually means older, thus the Pits is older than KKN, and this matches the social evolution hypothesis of increased sedentary life style and resource intensification over time (see the first posts for a refresher on this theory if you need it). Carbon dates and further analysis of the new pile of data collected this year will be needed to confirm or falsify these results, but so far, the theory stands. Unfortunately excavations at the Thing weren't completed this year, thus a full interpretation of the site will have to wait until excavations are completed next year.
There we go, synopsis of the Nocuso Archaeological Field School 2008 excavations complete and my job officially done. Hope you enjoyed the blog as much as I enjoyed writing it for you. Tune in next year I guess, hopefully the blog torch will be passed on to a 2009 member of the field school. | {
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Command & Conquer to return in 2013 as free-to-play title (video)
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BioWare's long-awaited Command & Conquer Generals 2 is to become part of a larger, groundbreaking project, as Electronic Arts has announced that next year's instalment in the hugely successful real-time-strategy series is going to be free-to-play.
Simply called Command & Conquer, the new client-based game will offer plenty of content that won't cost a PC gamer a penny. It is believed further missions and upgrades will be offered as in-game purchases, although EA said - at Gamescom 2012 in Cologne, Germany - that the latest set in the Generals universe would come at no cost.
"The previously announced Command & Conquer Generals 2 has been transformed to be a part of this new digital experience, giving gamers complete access to the cutting-edge visuals, sound and destruction of a full, AAA strategy game – for free," it said.
"The new online platform and service will launch in 2013, with the Generals universe representing the first of many free offerings within the storied franchise EA is planning to launch with Command & Conquer."
The game uses the Frostbite 2 engine, so will look fantastic - something you can see in the official announcement trailer - and fans are being urged to sign up for a chance to participate in a closed beta at www.commandandconquer.com/free.
While coming as a bit of a surprise, this can be seen as a new attempt by Electrionic Arts to combat piracy of its triple-A titles.
What do you think? Good or bad move by EA? Let us know in the comments below... | {
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21 - think about support for other ciphers, such as Serpent and Twofish; fairly simple, just take a reference impl: http://members.fortunecity.it/blackvisionit/OpenPuff_Cryptography_Source.html, add it, then add code to xform.[ch] and cryptosoft.c; as well as cryptodev.h. | {
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Building the 2012 roster
A New Year brings a new season in Major League Soccer and head coaches and general managers from all 19 clubs become professional jugglers.
If you feel inclined to look at MLS rosters, you might notice that this is the time of year where teams need to be at their most creative to stay within the guidelines of the league. Clubs are working around a number of rules that help create parity. They include a salary foundation of $2,808,750 USD, a maximum roster of 30 players, as well as a limited number of international spots.
Martin Rennie and his staff have already been active in making changes to the Whitecaps FC roster for 2012, with recent additions of internationals Martin Bonjour and Darren Mattocks bringing the total of new players added to six. In addition, nine players have moved on - either through trades, drafts, waivers, or options declined.
Each MLS club starts with eight international spots and has the ability to add to those spots via trades. The addition of Bonjour and Mattocks brings Vancouver’s total of international players on their roster to 11. However, as a result of a trade during the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft when Whitecaps FC sent Sanna Nyassi to Colorado Rapids, Whitecaps FC can carry nine international players, if needed. As for the additional international spots, the league’s roster compliance deadline is March 1, so there is still a lot of time for the ‘Caps to weigh up their options. This includes acquiring additional international spots through trades, player movement, or international players convert to domestic players through immigration.
In all my conversations with Rennie, there appears to be a clear plan, and I look forward to seeing what the next move might be. | {
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Researchers are studying how to keep mouth bacteria that are harmless to adults from traveling through a pregnant woman's placenta and causing premature birth or miscarriage. • Today in Godless America news: the new House spending bill could fund abortions and help legalize marijuana in DC. • A Canadian study found that boys with "deviant friends" committed more crimes, and that "help provided by the juvenile justice system" predisposed them toward criminal acts in adulthood. • Syria has imposed a minimum sentence for honor killings, but that minimum is only two years. • The Mall of America will display a 100-pound cupcake on Saturday — somehow, this is a tribute to Sponge Bob Square Pants. When the display is over, the cupcake will be eaten by hogs. • But an even bigger cupcake — this one more than 330 pounds — was eaten by humans Thursday in Covent Garden. • Time to kill? Check out these six inconsistencies from the show Roseanne. • "Experts" are trying to get Cesar Chavez, Thurgood Marshall, and Anne Hutchinson left out of Texas social studies textbooks, saying they are "given too much attention." • | {
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The DISASTER
Chosen You To Take Me Heart
thought you were the one
but it was all pretend
feel betrayed by the one
i could my lover my one
and only
when will the rain end
when will the sorrow stop
wishing i had a sign about you
knowing the truth about you
i feel like you took everything i
had that i can hold on the i can grasp
in me hand to keep me strong but you
took it from me to watch me fall to
watch fail and never get back up
you touched my hand and ask for my
trust again and i walked away from you
i no longer know who you really are
i no longer remember the real you
who are you where did you come from
it's all another round to watch me fall
but not this time because you are my
perfect DISASTER...
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I know there are many tips online for how to save money on big ticket items. After reading articles on when to purchase plane tickets to secure the lowest fare, I decided to research the best time to buy home appliances. If there is a bargain to be found, I will find it! In an article by Houselogic, I found my answers…
When it comes to landing bargains on major appliances, timing is everything. And the best time to buy home appliances is when stores need you more than you need a new home appliance:
September, October, and January when manufacturers roll out new home appliance models, and retailers are eager to move last year’s inventory. (Refrigerators are the exception. New models come out in the spring.)
Last days of the month when stores are desperate to meet quotas and are more likely to dicker over prices.
Thursday, the day before the weekend rush when aisles are less crowded. | {
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This was interesting. I really didn't care for the breading at all. The marinade was pretty good though it was almost like a teriyaki flavor minus the ginger and sesame oil. I might try adding that next time and then cook without the breading to make teriyaki deer sticks. It WAS very tender.
Reviewer:
This is excellent. I would not recommend adding a half bottle of Worcestershire sauce as the recipe calls for. I added about 8 shakes and that was plenty. It is best to cook the meat until it bleeds through and then flip it until it bleeds on the other side. Venison is best when it is medium rare.
Reviewer:
WONDERFUL!!! This is the 1st time I have ever cooked deer and it turned out Perfect!!! I tenderized the loin steaks w/ my meat mallet...then added a bit of olive oil before I poured the beer over them. Then I eyeballed the amt of W.sauce. I also pressed a clove of garlic into the marinade. I let it sit for an hr then dredged it in the flour mixture. I didn't have any white flour so I used whole wheat. I fried them in coconut oil and served. The whole family loved them!! TY for a great recipe!!! =)
Reviewer:
I left it over night and cooked it when I got home the next evening. It was so bitter and salty. I will try it again with only marinating it for an hour. 'the or more' on this recipe should really have an end time for not so skilled cooks like me :)
I so wanted this to be as fabulous as everyone was saying.
Reviewer:
we eat alot of venison I am proud to say and am always looking for different recipes...this one is a huge hit. My 12 yr old son made it for a school project after the first time I made it for the family and well he did not have enough to go around. Any hunter should try this recipe as is.
Reviewer:
I'm sure this is great for someone who doesn't like the taste of venison, but in Central PA we are born and bred on on it. I should have followed my natural instincts and pan fried the tender backstrap that I used for this recipe the way I normally do.
Bottom line: If you don't like the taste of wild game, don't eat it, but please don't offer recipes that completely ruin it either. | {
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Lawsuit: Huge Atom Smasher Could Destroy World
This news has been making the rounds around various blogs and news wires. A couple of wackos have decided to file a lawsuit against the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) and CERN to stop them from building the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.
I debated on whether I want to dignify this stupidity by reporting it on here. But then again, it is going to be reported anyway. This news report has some brief description of the background of the yoohoos that filed the lawsuit.
Not included among the documents is Wagner's own indictment last month on identity-theft charges tied to an ongoing legal battle over a botanical garden on the Big Island of Hawaii, but you can read about that here.
Most physicists say Wagner's worries are unfounded. Micro black holes would evaporate nearly instantly instead of combining to form larger ones, they say, and the "strangelet" particles he frets would freeze the world would in fact fall apart quickly.
Wagner's own background is a bit fuzzy. He claims to have minored in physics at U.C. Berkeley, gone to law school, taught elementary-school science and worked in nuclear medicine at health facilities — but he doesn't appear to have an advanced degree in science.
Sancho's qualifications are even murkier, but the lawsuit identifies him as a Spanish citizen residing in the U.S., even if his presence makes the entire case a bit, um, quixotic.
And before someone accuse me of simply trying to attack the credibility of the wackos rather than address the "physics", let me point one very glaring and important observation here. There are already extremely energetic particles colliding with other particles in our universe. For example, the recent Auger Observatory results studied the origin of the these cosmic particles, that have energies in the 100's of TeV, something that CERN cannot even come close to. These particles have been around for million (even billions) of years, and have made gazillions of collisions. If such high energy collisions can create blackholes, we would have been swallowed and destroy by them already by now. Hello? Is this not obvious?
It looks like the crackpots are now getting a bit more daring. But now, rather than just being an internet nuisance, they are now being a pain-in-the-rear-end with their frivolous lawsuits. So anyone who thinks that these crackpots are just a "harmless" bunch of losers, think again. They're still losers, but they're definitely not always harmless.
It appears that dumbing down of the science to reach a wider audience has backfired. Even John Ellis conceded, in a seminar that I went to, that these "mini-black holes" aren't really black holes at all. I believe it was an attempt to get the public excited about the LHC, or should I call it "The God Machine" as some newspapers do. Don't get me wrong, I am all for research reaching a wider audience, but dumbing it down too far is not an ideal compromise.
Gentlemen, all you seem to be able to do is calling any doubter with not very endearing names and laugh at their qualifications or lack of.
Perhaps you are only school-children and therefore not much more can be expected, however if you are not please let me entertain you with a logical conclusion. No qualification required other than the ability to think.
I am surprised to see many physicists dismissing the possiblities of black holes and strangelet created by the LHC as laughable. Their colleagues at CERN certainly do not think this is a laughable matter and that's why they spent a considerable amount of time and money to investigate the degree of probability of this happening.
Of course the official CERN report concluded that there is "no basis for any conceivable threat" of either eventuality.
However,
Would I be wrong in saying that the study did not fully exclude the possibility of such a disaster?
Would I be wrong in stating that they came to this conclusion on the basis of our current understanding of the law of physics and associated theories?
According to Stephen Hawking in A Brief History of Time, "any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis; you can never prove it. No matter how many times the results of experiments agree with some theory, you can never be sure that the next time the result will not contradict the theory. On the other hand, you can disprove a theory by finding even a single observation which disagrees with the predictions of the theory".
Lets hope that in May when the LHC is switched on we don't disprove a few of the theories used by the CERN and by yourself to conclude that the LHC poses "no concievable threat".
Excuse me, but I didn't "just laugh" at the idea. I also gave a compelling PHYSICAL EVIDENCE on why this isn't plausible, mainly from the AUGER data! The cosmic particles coming from those Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN's) that Auger was studying are WAY, WAY more energetic than anything the LHC can even come close to. Yet, where are the blackhole disaster? How come you are IGNORING that fact?
And the fact that the CERN study clearly concluded that this is not plausible either is another point. It is just that you didn't like the result of it. TOUGH! Do your own study, assuming you can work yourself out of a paperback. And if all you can do is cite a pop-science book, my guess is, you can't.
Thanks for your reply zapperz.Let me assure you that I am not trying to pick a fight.
Starting from the bottom of your reply, let me point out that I have quoted “Stephen Hawking” and the fact that he made this comment in a popular science book is completely irrelevant.
I very much like the conclusion of CERN’s study and I am immensely reassured by it, however the logical path that I have asked you to follow in my previous posting remains valid.
I am not a physicist, and therefore I am unable to debate with you on the validity of the evidence provided by cosmic rays collisions. I am greatly reassured by the findings of the Auger observatory however I am also aware of ongoing debates about how the high energy cosmic ray collisions cannot be compared to the LHC collisions as the environments and conditions in which the two occur are very different. Is this a valid argument? I have no idea, but the fact that this is still debated does not fill me with joy.
But your comment here is highly irrational! One could say almost the same thing with EVERY kind of experiment. Can the particle accelerator I work with suddenly encounter some freak particle that causes it to explode and create black holes? Sure! The probability isn't zero. However, do you also go through life always considering the possibility of things happening that is equal to the spontaneous reassembly of a broken vase back to its original shape? If you do, then I would understand your irrational fear of the LHC. If you don't, then I suggest you compare the phase space probability of the two.
Physicists will say that the probability of a broken vase spontaneously reassembling back to its original shape isn't zero, i.e. there's always a non-zero chance that that could happen. That's the nature of statistical mechanics. But you go through life using the consideration that that will never happen. THIS is the kind of scale that we're talking about here, and this is the kind of "language" that you need to understand when you read technical or scientific report. If not, you'll start some irrational fear-mongering that many people have used ignorantly.
Irrational fears based on incomplete knowledge or facts is the WORST kind of rumor propagation there is out there. You need to reexamine your role in this.
as far as I am aware, dissipation of black-holes by Hawking radiation is not a proven phenomenon yet. Is this information out of date?
By what other mechanisms could black holes dissipate?
Further, your tone ("then I suggest you compare the phase space probability of the two") implies you're uncomfortable having to justify your positions (hard to imagine how a practicing physicist can have this trait and survive).
CERN themselves conducted a safety-review - though it was not as thorough as it could have been). Are you **really** in a position to pooh-pooh others' questions about this safety? The LHC project involves around 2000 physicists. Is your reputation such that you can afford to take a tone more dismissive than Einstein or Hawking have taken in the past? Perhaps your unfamiliar with Richard Feynman's reputation for talking WITH people rather than at them; he entertained all kinds of ideas without EVER suggesting that people remove themselves from the discussion.
Your attitude here is a BLOT on the memory of truly great physicists, and I suggest you read Feynman's writings and learn that he was a warm and decent person - who never talked down to people.
It is IRONIC that you somehow used "not proven phenomena" as your point of contention when everything you are describing can equally be claimed as "unproven phenomena" as well! So you yourself are using speculative physics without realizing it!
Again, note that I didn't just "pooh pooh" those concerns. I actually showed PROOF, simply via the existence of the moon (as was done with the RHIC safety review) that such a thing is extremely unlikely. What is wrong with asking for the comparison of the phase space for such an event to take place? Have you ever based your life on the miniscule probability of spontaneous existence of virtual particles that can create catastrophic events right in front of your nose? Do you? | {
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Development of a Combined Hydrodynamic, Sediment Transport and Nutrient Response Model System for Falls of the Neuse Reservoir, Neuse River Basin
Sponsor: NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Collaborators
NC State University: Jing Lin, Paul Liu
Funding period
July 2006 – September 2009
Description
The main objective of the proposed work is to develop a combined hydrodynamic, sediment transport and nutrient response model for Falls of the Neuse Reservoir in the Neuse River Basin. The development of the combined modeling system is to assist North Carolina (NC) Division of Water Quality (DWQ) of Department of Environment and Natural Resource (DENR) to determine if there is assimilative capacity for additional nutrient loading to the reservoir. Currently available data indicate that there may be violations of the chlorophyll-a and turbidity standards in Falls Lake. DWQ believes that Falls Lake will be considered impaired in the next basinwide planning cycle. Data collected during and prior to the modeling field study indicate sufficient violations for turbidity such that placement on the federal 303(d) list of impaired waters is probable. The model created in the proposed project will also be utilized for future TMDL development.
Year 2: Additional modeling work is required to validate the combined model system during 2007. In addition, a number of scenario model runs are needed to help develop nutrient management strategies for Falls Lake. Since TMDL is potentially required for Falls Lake, technical training workshops are also needed for DWQ staff to continuously use the model being developed by this project.
Update: The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources is now the Department of Environmental Quality. | {
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Sex in the Train to the Rhythm of the Wheells’ Rattle
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If you enjoy adventurers you will enjoy sex in the train. There are moments when life seems to be unpredictable and to have plans are simply become useless,but interesting gifts fate undoubtedly pleasant. Especially if you will be a surprise, for example, special trip, «burning» offer at the resort, which will undoubtedly embellish sex in the train.
And in fact, sex in train gives extreme to the story of a unique journey. The most romantic for dating and successful for close contact is the train, even though all of his social status. By the way, many people who dream to try sex in the train, just confused by the fact that the train it is the public transport, and therefore sex in the train is impossible. But those enthusiasts and admirers of tourism who have sex in the train, say that sexual pleasure in the train to the rhythm of the wheells’ rattle is quite real and does not depend on the level of the car.
Thus, the first feature of this adventure is having sex on the second shelf of the third-class sleeper. In order for it took place you must be assigned two sheets on the sides, that is completely obscure the second shelf, so as do not disturb the neighbors to have dinner at the same table. The next step is to change the dress for an easy loose-fitting clothing. Next, returning to the field, we advise to freshen the air, at least antiperspirant to hide a specific smell, has excited the genitals during sex.
The third-class sleeper restricts sex in the train as you cannot exactly screaming and moaning there’s always a lot of people. Most suitable poses for sex in the train on the close shelves will be classical sex, the rider(when the girl is on the top) and doggy style. By the way, the restriction of the bed of love does not become a hindrance for sex as companions will move to the rhythm of the wheells’ rattle that allow to enjoy new sensations thatyou can only feel in the train.
No doubt, freedom for fantasy and just the perfect place for sex becomes wagon «VIP» (sleeper deluxe). Soft shelves, the complete absence of foreign eyes that can reliably provide a closed door, interior and relaxing atmosphere of romance provoke travelers on sex in the train.
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The New York Times - March 22, 1995
ROCK REVIEW; No Heroics, Low Hopes, Happy to Break EvenBy Jon ParelesThe New York Times - March 22, 1995
With his scraggly beard, long legs and intermittent grin, Tom Petty looked like a cagy young geezer at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, someone who has been cheerfully holed up in his own private citadel. The 41-year-old Mr. Petty and his band, the Heartbreakers, have persisted for two decades, barely budging from folk-rock, but regularly ascending the pop charts.
Although Mr. Petty's tone is calm and the tempos rarely rush, the music is at home in arenas. Every so often, Mr. Petty would walk out to the lip of the stage to draw extra cheers, or hold his guitar aloft in triumph.
Through skill and persistence, Mr. Petty and the Heartbreakers have become the compleat California rockers. The songs are lean and sure of their pop structures, while the arrangements range up and down the West Coast. Early Heartbreakers songs like "American Girl" and "Listen to Her Heart" emulated the Byrds; more recently, the band has picked up the slow trudge and bare-bones melodies of Neil Young's Crazy Horse. On Monday, one song turned into a Grateful Dead-like jam, and the guitarist Mike Campbell stepped forward to play a surf-rock instrumental.
Yet the optimism that was once fundamental to California rock has been drained from Mr. Petty's songs. Sunny frontiers have been replaced by suburban dead ends and a sense that anyplace else would be better. Mr. Petty opened the nearly two-hour set with "Love Is a Long Road," in which the singer leaves a devoted girlfriend simply because "some things are never enough."
While the songs are laconic, they're not always straightforward. They are tales of characters whose hopes are shrinking and who don't know what went wrong. Although he has been a rock hit-maker since the 1970's, Mr. Petty hasn't lost touch with the small-time life; his characters are sullen and bewildered, stubborn as well as restless.
He gives them anthems like "I Won't Back Down"; he also captures their doggedness in the face of setbacks. "I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings," he sang, "Coming down is the hardest thing." And he knows that his narrators are not always nice guys; they can be selfish and oblivious, proclaiming, "You don't know how it feels to be me." In the bluesy "Honey Bee," he tells the girl he's with, "Don't tell your mama, don't tell your sister/Don't tell your boyfriend." Women don't thrive in Mr. Petty's songs; those who aren't left behind are merely used. But from Mr. Petty's deadpan voice, it's impossible to know exactly where his sympathies lie.
The songs deflate melodrama. There are no heroics, only escapes, and while his characters' expectations are low, they don't wallow in despair. In "You Wreck Me," he sang, "Now and again I get the feeling,/Well, if I don't win, I'm a-gonna break even." With its chugging beat and its "oh yeah" chorus, the song makes that sound like a victory.
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Joanne Vincett, winner of the Campbell-Adamson Memorial Prize at this year's Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, shares her personal experiences of her work with Yarl's Wood Befrienders.
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Clowney plans on being gone by time Raiders pick at No. 5
Finding a legitimate every-down pass rusher is on Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie’s lengthy to-do list this offseason.
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is an intriguing candidate, assuming he’s available when the Raiders pick in the first round of the draft in May.
The Raiders hold the rights to the No. 5 pick. Clowney, 6-foot-5 and 266 pounds, is confident that he will be long gone by the time the Raiders pick.
“You watched the Super Bowl. Defense wins championships,” Clowney said in response to why he should be selected by the Houston Texans at No. 1.
Clowney met with the media Saturday at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis on Saturday in advance of his on-field workouts. The Raiders no doubt were among the teams paying close attention to everything Clowney said.
He intends to bolster his case for being a top pick, if not the first, by running a 4.4-second 40-yard dash, a time usually reserved for wide receivers and running backs.
The Raiders most accomplished pass rusher last season was end Lamarr Houston. He is slated to become an unrestricted free agent unless the Raiders re-sign him between now and March 11, the start of free agency.
If Clowney performs well in the 40-yard dash, as well as other drills, in Indianapolis, that might force McKenzie to re-sign Houston or another proven end in free agency, just in case Clowney isn’t around at No. 5.
Clowney arrived in Indianapolis surrounded by questions about his work ethic and desire to play hard every down. No one doubts his ability.
He countered by saying, “I want to be one of the best. I want to be one of the greatest of all time.”
Earlier this week, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier fueled the speculation about Clowney’s work ethic lacking by saying Clowney wasn’t the hardest worker.
To that, Clowney said: “Once I get to the NFL, my career is going to go up.”
Raiders coach Dennis Allen said the Raiders scouts do their due diligence on all draft prospects.
“You can tell a guy’s work ethic by the way he plays the game,” Allen said in an interview with Sirius radio in Indianapolis. “It’s visiting with former high school coaches, former trainers, former equipment people, just trying to dig as much as you can into the background of that particular player to find out little bit more about them. Obviously, we’re going to spend some time with these guys in the interview process.”
These are all elite prospects, blue-chippers, high ceiling, playmakers, who will be in multiple probowls.
We do not pass on these players for the QBs available in this year’s draft.
marks hair
They should start the combine with wide receiver 40’s
HELLSBELLS
We have zero chance of drafting Clowney.
J Hill
Did you watch the Lakers last night?
Bazemore will bump your boy Marshall right off the roster.
Sir Raider Duck, OMS
Good. Dude has major bust potential.
marks hair
He’s not a point
The Beeeeech Dawg
* REPOSTING DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND *
Yo, whut up Brahs
The Zen Dawg has a SICK sat planned, got a few MAJOR ho’s on the way over to chill at the pool, then I’ll be leading a master yoga class
Don’t have my license, but I guess my reputation for understanding the flow of consciousness in reggae style music makes up for it
After that, probably enjoy some vegan mai tais in the hot tub before heading upstairs for a group shower
That’s where the fun begins, the Lawg (a full 15 inches) makes his first appearance of the night
And his last, before he disappears into a black hole of never ending va-jay-jay, shout out to MLK, Jr.
REPRESENT JAMAICAN FRESHNESS
marks hair
And Marshall looked great. I watch every game and every announcer jumps on his sack by the end of the game.
0ak R8rs
Yes! Best news I’ve heard all day.
J Hill
He can play both spots as he did last night.
Brooks looked good too.
0ak R8rs
Ebron hurt. Guess Reggie takes him now.
HELLSBELLS
Yea who wants a great pass rusher in today’s NFL?
J Hill
One trick pony.
No D and no shot off the dribble.
marks hair
Brooks and bazemore will take meeks, Johnson and blakes minutes though.
HELLSBELLS
They all have bust potential.
marks hair
His d was fine. and he is only 22.
Dakota
Pass rusher might be the deepest position in free agency. No problem if Clowney is gone.
The Beeeeech Dawg
there was no popular demand for that repost
J Hill
I don’t hate him.
Just would like to see him develop a shot.
Bazemore is way ahead of him defensively and as a scorer from that position.
0ak R8rs
Purvisman: While I like Pabst, beer is the one thing I WONT budget. I’ll buy generic groceries, I’ll stop only at the cheapest gas stations, but I drink the beer I want. If I’m in the mood for Gennesse cream ale (local beer) for $16 a case, then fine. But if I’m craving Grolsch for $42 a case, I’ll buy that. Money is no object when it comes to beer.
J Hill
No way he busts. Might not be a HOFer, but he will be damn effective at the least.
HELLSBELLS
We know by some of your posts.
marks hair
Bazemore didn’t play one secone of point guard…
0ak R8rs
What about his stats last year and his freshman year says he’s a great pass rusher? What about the opinions of his HC for the last 3 years says he’s got character? Fck that clown.
Chino
Not sure why they’re hesitant about Michael SAMs size. Bigger than Robert Mathis and similar to Dwight freeney. They worked out just fine.
Bust. No way he gets the big second contract. Probably be cut by whoever takes him in year 3 for “actions contrary to team continuity” or some sht like that. He’s a bum. He’s got no heart. He’s got no desire. He’s got no sense of team loyalty. He’s all about the buck.
J Hill
Sure he did.
Played Blake’s role.
Stu commented on it plenty.
0ak R8rs
Haha. Clowney sucks.
J Hill
Set shot that hast to wide open,
Sir Raider Duck, OMS
Yeah, you’ve got a point. Guys who finish 361st in the nation for sacks don’t come along every day…
Earlier this week, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier fueled the speculation about Clowney’s work ethic lacking by saying Clowney wasn’t the hardest worker.
To that, Clowney said: “Once I get to the NFL, my career is going to go up.”
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LOL….yeah OK Clown man
J Hill
If he’s all about the buck, he’ll do what he needs to do to get to contract #2.
He won’t see the long term. Too stupid. Guys like him only care about instant gratification. He will get frustrated and take his eyes off the prize. He won’t make it to the big contract. He might still be in the league, but he gets a one year contract from his new team in year 5. And that’s his best case scenario IMO.
Sir Raider Duck, OMS
Fine. How about Khalil Mack, who set all-time NCAA records for Tackles For Loss and Forced Fumbles?
0ak R8rs
No. Never heard of it? Local beer? Because I’m east coast.
0ak R8rs
Idk. But at least you have a reason to watch now.
Chino
Anybody watching the combine see raiders personnel? Me neither..
Sir Raider Duck, OMS
West Coast beer. Go to Mo’s in Florence, Oregon, and they use old Anchor Steam bottles for their salt and pepper shakers.
Was listening to Dari and Mel this morning, and a caller called in from Detroit, and said that locally the word is that the Lions are trying to trade Nick Fairley, and mentioned specifically that they rumor was offering him and the #10 overall to move up to #5.
Kiper said that if he was the Raiders he wouldn’t do it. Major character issues. Food for thought.
Go Lakers.
J Hill
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Posts Tagged ‘Four-in-Hand’
As you can find in many of my posts I believe one of the most important factors of having good style is attention to detail. The way you knot your necktie is just another detail that needs to be brought into awareness.
The two basic knots are the Windsor and Four-in-Hand. Many men simply learned how to tie one or the other and it has become the knot they tie without much thought going into it. Factors that will dictate which knot should be tied include what type of collar is on the shirt and the personal taste of the wearer.
Windsor knot
The Windsor is a symmetrical knot that tends to be very broad. Most men tend to wear this knot with spread collars as it easily fills the space. Over the past few years it has become somewhat of a fad to knot your tie in a distractingly large Windsor knot (as seen here). This I feel is a poor choice due to the excessive attention the knot draws. This is a good knot but I suggest that to stay away from the extra large variety. Personal taste may cause some men to become bored with the Windsor varieties due to their symmetry.
The other knot mentioned above is the Four-in-Hand. Its asymmetry has the benefit of adding subtle interest that doesn’t look overstudied. The knot also has the flexibility of being tied in small or, through a variation in tying, can be much larger, depending on the collar it is being paired with or the wearers personal taste.
Four-in-Hand knot
This is Prince Michael of Kent who’s trademark is his large Four-in-Hand knots. A very large knot that some may say does what the Windsor above does but the fact that it a Four-in-Hand adds a bit of asymmetric charm.
Prince Michael of Kent
Tie material and tie lining will also add to the size of the knot you create. In order to find what you prefer to wear with different collars you can only experiment.
Here is a link to some easy to follow instructions for a wide variety of knots. | {
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Developer Evangelist Jim McKeeth to Discuss Development for Wearable Computing
SAN FRANCISCO – March 3, 2014 –Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development, today announced its presence at Wearables DevCon, a wearable computing conference taking place March 5-7, 2014, in Burlingame, Calif. Jim McKeeth, developer evangelist at Embarcadero Technologies, will be presenting two sessions on development for wearable devices, using an EEG headset and also Google Glass.
The conference is a highly technical conference targeted toward the designers, builders and developers of wearable devices. Attendees will learn to develop for wearable devices such as Google Glass, FitBit, Pebble, the SmartWatch 2, Jawbone and the Galaxy Gear SmartWatch. They will learn tangible steps for real-world implementation of the next-generation of computing devices.
"Native App Development on Google Glass" Presentation
Who: Jim McKeeth, developer evangelist at Embarcadero Technologies
What: Google Glass is the next big thing in wearable computing, but few developers know how to take advantage of its features. This technical session will explore the current state of native application development on Google Glass. Attendees will learn setup and configuration of Glass for native development, discuss best practices and challenges encountered with different projects, and learn how specific challenges were overcome. The session will also include a few "interesting hacks" that involve using Google Glass in creative and novel ways.
When: March 7 2014, 10:00-11:00 am PT
Where: Hyatt Regency (1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame)
"Is Thought the Future of Wearable Input?" Presentation
Who: Jim McKeeth, developer evangelist at Embarcadero Technologies
What: This presentation will cover the future of thought as input for wearable devices with real-world examples and code. Demonstrations will be shown using the Emotiv EPOC headset, a revolutionary high resolution, neuro-signal acquisition and processing wireless neuroheadset that uses a set of sensors to tune into electric signals produced by the brain to detect thoughts, feelings and expressions. In this intermediate level session, Jim will demonstrate the EEG neuroheadset and computer interface with examples of interfacing with desktop, mobile and wearable applications and discuss the roots of the technology, showing code and example uses of the technology.
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This section lists the flora of Atys as it appears to the laymen homin. Note that many of this 'flora' isn't even really plants, but actually fungi or even immobile animals. But you'd have to dabble in botany a bit before you realise this.
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Friday, January 04, 2013
Guns And Hypocrisy
As the kids at Sandy Hook Elementary School resume classes, we are once again reminded of the tragedy these kids and their parents will, to some degree, carry through the rest of their lives.
Our prayers are with the kids who will face emotions and memories most of us will never face and the parents who will endure loss and fears most of us will never endure.
It is clear we must address the issue of growing violence in our culture.
The looming question is what is the root cause? And how can we best address it?
Unfortunately, the Obama administration and his allies in the news media and the entertainment industry see this, it appears, as more of an "opportunity" to advance an ideology, than one to have an open honest discussion about the root cause of the violence. Relative values and secular progressivism excludes any consideration that the problem may have a spiritual component.
I have been stunned by the disingenuousness and hypocrisy of those tasked with finding a solution to the problem. And that of the President as well.
Let me be clear, I am not advocating that everyone should have a closet full of military assault rifles. I am, however, a strong advocate of the Second Amendment. And our God given freedoms in general.
Some things every American should know about:
Most people who care about such things, understand that the far left secular progressives have a deep commitment to purging the land of guns. And history shows that secular progressives always do this when given the opportunity.
And therein is the hypocrisy.
President Obama is a banner carrier for the far left secular progressive ideology.
Yet in an unguarded moment, he told Barbara Walters in a taped interview for ABC's Night Line, "...we joke sometimes about how Malia's getting to the age now, and boys start calling and, you know, sort of, I always talk about how one of the main incentives for running again was continuing Secret Service protection to have men with guns around at all times..."
Men with guns around at all times?
Gary, it was said in jest.
But he said he always talks about it.
Evidently he really knows, in his heart, that having "men around with guns" creates a more safe environment.
The interview was taped before the Sandy Hook shooting and that comment was edited out of the interview before it aired on December 26.
Appropriate?
Perhaps. But also convenient. He seems to want one thing when it comes to the safety of his own family and something very different regarding the safety of other people's families.
More hypocrisy.
While the President and the news media mocked and trashed the NRA suggestion that arming certain people in public schools could help create a safer environment for kids, they themselves send their kids to schools where there are, you guessed it, armed guards.
The President, a number of news media people, including NBC's David Gregory who has been very outspoken with his opposition to armed guards at schools, and a good number of the members of Congress send their children to Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC.
My point is not about armed guards in schools, but about the hypocrisy of the elites.
There's more.
Rahm Emanuel, former Chief of Staff for President Obama, close personal friend and now mayor of Chicago, publicly blasted the NRA when they made their suggestion. However, Rahm sends his kids to The University of Chicago Laboratory School, where, you guessed it again, an armed guard is on duty at all times.
As you know the President has created a committee, headed by VP Biden, to come up with a solution, or at least some specific steps toward a solution to violence by the end of this month.
Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, is on the committee. He told an audience in DC a couple of weeks ago that Americans' "common values...go far beyond" the Constitutional right to bear arms.
Obviously this is a philosophical starting point for the group who will come up with a solution. The outcome is predetermined.
While they will not try to ban guns entirely this time around, they will most certainly work to advance the erosion of The Second Amendment. And they will use the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary to justify their actions.
The resolve to ban guns runs very deep in the secular progressive movement.
Natural News, an organization I know nothing about, posted a quote by Mohandas Gandhi on their Facebook page. Here's the quote from Gandhi's own autobiography: "Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest" (page 446).
Facebook removed the post and gave Natural News a "final warning" that one more violation of "community guidelines" would result in their being permanently deactivated.
And have you seen the video of Hollywood celebrities demanding gun control? It has been airing in many television markets this past week.
Well, now someone has taken their words condemning guns because they cause violence and edited in scenes from movies and TV shows where these very celebrities are using guns to kill people.
I do not believe that America needs to be "remade". I believe that America needs to retrace its steps to where it left the narrow path and return to the morals and principles which once caused it to be known as a great beacon in the darkness.
Why couldn't we start a gun training program in high schools and then make the ones who get an A carry a concealed gun. If the atheists are offended they can opt out. Gun training should also be required for teachers to graduate from college. | {
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Patches for Maemo Mapper 2.6.2
Patch highlights
Fixed numerous memory leaks.
Optimised POI dialog for speed.
Shift-clicking a POI will now open POI dialog.
Maemo Mapper can now download maps near POI in given categories.
About Maemo Mapper
Maemo
Mapper "is geographical mapping softare specifically designed
for the Maemo platform". It's not perfect, but despite its
shortcomings it fits my Geocaching needs much better than Navicore's
proprietary map application (Maps) on N810/Diablo -- which, by the way,
I find much more useful as a map.
Changes to Maemo Mapper
If you have lots of POIs and have ever used Maemo Mapper continuously
for hours, you may have noticed how it gets slower over time. You may
have noticed how opening a POI dialog can take several seconds and
after a few hours, even a minute. You may have noticed that after
awhile you cannot run other applications alongside Maemo Mapper because
the system is running out of memory. Simply put, in addition to
fragmenting memory (partly thanks to GLib), Maemo Mapper 2.6.2 leaks
memory. In the long run, quite a bit of it, actually.
New features allow users to download maps that cover POIs in selected
categories. This way you don't have to download the most detailed maps
for entire area or manually for interesting places. You can simply tell
Maemo Mapper to download level 2 and 4 maps for all POIs, and then
manually download level 6 and 8 maps for entire area. A few UI paths
are also shorter. For example if you tap and hold on a POI, the first
menu item on context menu is to view POI. It is also possible to open
POI details by shift-clicking a POI on the map.
Downloads
Note that these patches are by no means carefully considered or
thoroughly tested. I've checked my changes with Valgrind and quick
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The Worst Games of Q1 2018
The Worst Games of Q1 2018
Metal Gear Survive
Worst Games of Q1 2018
Metal Gear Survive was doomed from the outset. Fans were not happy, angry even, when the game was announced, due to the way series creator Hideo Kojima had seemingly been treated by publisher Konami. Many labeled Metal Gear Survive as ‘money-grabbing’ and ‘the answer to a question no one had asked,’ meaning that the game was already set up to be dead on arrival.
It’s hard to argue that all of this backlash was unfairly detracting from the game when it ended up being this poor. The links to the excellent Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are tenuous at best, adding crystal-headed zombies and other dimensions into the mix. There’s a solid gameplay experience buried in there somewhere, but honestly, with the mood surrounding the game being as hostile as it was, not many people wanted to give it the time of day.
Metal Gear Survive also couldn’t have released with its grubby approach to microtransactions at a worse time. Even a year ago, Konami could have gotten away with it, but in the current climate, charging $10 for an extra character slot is simply egregious. There’s some mindless fun to be had with Metal Gear Survive, but it’s carried completely on the shoulders of a franchise built on an entirely different experience. It’s our worst reviewed game of 2018 so far for a reason, we concluded that ‘Survive is a serviceable game, but its story and writing lack the one thing that drew fans to the series in the first place: heart.’
Past Cure
Worst Games of Q1 2018
Past Cure is described as ‘a dark psychological thriller that blurs the lines between dreams and reality.’ Unfortunately for those who bought the game, it ended up being more of a mundane nightmare, which had you itching to go back to your boring, ordinary life. Past Cure had so much promise in the lead up to launch. It had a focus on narrative, and what little of the game we had seen looked promising, sitting somewhere between a Max Payne game and an indie movie.
Ultimately, Past Cure is a victim of throwing too many ideas at the wall, attempting to tackle third-person shooting, psychological horror and even puzzle mechanics, all the while not fully committing to anything at all. The game is just so mediocre in everything it attempts to do. The voice acting is bad, the facial animations are bad, enemy AI is non-existent, and the whole thing is simply boring.
Past Cure will likely fade into obscurity, and those who do remember the game will be the ones constantly checking to see if their Steam refund has come in.
Super Seducer
Worst Games of Q1 2018
Honestly, it’s kind of incredible that we’re talking about a game like Super Seducer in 2018. It’s almost an elaborate joke in just how tone-deaf the game manages to be. For the uninitiated (and good lord do I envy you right now), Super Seducer is a ‘live-action seduction-simulator,’ ew, which aims to teach hopeless men about the best ways to pick up women. All of this is delivered via the self-proclaimed master of seduction himself, Richard La Ruina.
Now, there would certainly be fun to be had here, that is if the game wasn’t so poorly implemented. The cheese factor alone would be entertaining if the whole thing didn’t exist in such a grey area of intentions. Sometimes the game seems to be poking fun at itself, other times, and this is where it is most worrisome, it carries itself like an actual educational tool. This kind of garbage would maybe have been funny in the mid-’90s, but now, it’s just not something that needs to exist.
Weirdly for a game like this, the finished product somehow manages to be incredibly boring. The acting is God-awful, the ‘choices’ rudimentary and the subject matter problematic. It’s remarkable that the game was even made, let alone carried through until release. Avoid Super Seducer like the tacky aftershave-wearing grease ball that it is.
Bravo Team
Worst Games of Q1 2018
Supermassive Games were once the studio to watch in terms of PlayStation VR content. They had released the delightfully pulpy Until Dawn: Rush of Blood and seemed primed to knock it out of the park with the two games which followed. Unfortunately, the first one, the psychological horror The Inpatient, was a dud, but more average than downright bad. Bravo Team, on the other hand, is a bad game through and through.
It’s hard to pin down just what feels so off about the game. The general feel of being inside the gaming space feels incorrectly proportioned, the shooting is inaccurate and the whole thing takes itself seriously to eye-rolling effect. There’s nothing visually appealing or even adequate in the game, a real shame considering how good the game often looked in the quite frankly excessive marketing it received in the months leading up to launch.
Bravo Team was supposed to be a flagship title for PSVR, or at least it was certainly marketed as one. What we got instead was a poorly executed and incredibly forgettable experience which continues a bad streak for a studio which once shone so bright.
Fear Effect Sedna
Worst Games of Q1 2018
The worst games aren’t always the ones which are downright bad. Sometimes the games which really leave a bad taste are the ones that are so mediocre that there’s no fun to be had whatsoever. A bad game can be fun, provoking a reaction at least from its player. A game like Fear Effect Sedna though, deserves little more than a shrug. The game is a sequel to the original Fear Effect, a game which has a seriously devoted fan base and a cult classic status. Sedna takes what was great about the original and throws it out of the window, switching to an isometric, top-down view.
Almost every aspect of the game is dull. The environments all gel together, the voice acting is awful and the story convoluted, even by Fear Effect standards. Fear Effect Sedna is bogged down by its gameplay systems, which is a shame because the developer clearly knows the series well, even if they choose to ignore the majority of it.
In the end, Fear Effect Sedna is a cheap-looking, poorly designed affair that, without the series it is attached to, wouldn’t be given the time of day.
Scribblenaughts Showdown (Nintendo Switch)
Worst Games of Q1 2018
Since debuting on the Nintendo DS back in 2009, Scribblenaughts has carved out a name for itself as being one the most wonderfully imaginative and versatile series in all of gaming. Players use their creativity and wordplay to guide the protagonist Maxwell through the 2D, side-scrolling levels. The series has always thrived on its surprising level of depth, with it being genuinely baffling just how many of the weird options you offer up actually work.
Scribblenaughts Showdown on Nintendo Switch forgets this core dynamic, instead focusing on party-style mini-games instead. There are three modes to choose from, with Sandbox Mode being closest to the original experience. Problem is, there are only nine levels to play through. Even worse is that these levels focus on short mini-games like hatching an egg or solving riddles. The Versus Mode on the other hand, feels very little like Scribblenaughts at all, with players going from controlling tiny helicopters using motion controls, to dancing away in a rhythm game.
Gone are the intuitive touch controls, with clunky and unresponsive motion controls taking their place. It’s such a disappointment given the pedigree the series usually boasts. The absolute best part of the game, actually using words to solve puzzles, is relegated to the side-lines, meaning that it is instead comprised of uninspired mini-games and a strange board game mode. Unimaginative should never be used to describe a Scribblenaughts game, but here it definitely fits.
Asemblance (Xbox One)
Worst Games of Q1 2018
Walking simulators get a particularly bad wrap, particularly those who aim to tell an more experimental type of narrative that is likely to alienate people. A few years back, a game called Virginia released. It was a cerebral, trippy experience that left a lot of its story up for interpretation. The game was also great, mostly due to its excellent character development despite the lack of any dialogue. Asemblance on the other hand, seems to aim to confuse rather than inspire. From the very outset, no time is given to fleshing out the characters or the world they inhabit. It to create a cerebral sci-fi story but misses the mark entirely.
There are puzzles to solve throughout, but they make such little sense that I’d wager almost every player ended up resorting to a guide. In its hour or so play through it offers nothing in the way of story resolution or really any plot to speak of. The whole thing kind of feels like that final episode of Twin Peaks, but without the 25 years of lore to back it up.
Asemblance is known purely because of just how confusing it is, and this alone should never be a reason to sit through any kind of gaming experience. Hopefully the creator knows a little more than those playing their game because if not, then it’s all just an exercise in complexity for pure shock value.
Hollow (Nintendo Switch)
Worst Games of Q1 2018
Hollow had a great opportunity to fill a hole in the Nintendo Switch’s library. First-person horror games are few and far between on the platform, so Hollow showed great promise when it was announced. Unfortunately, the game seriously falls short of expectations, presenting an incredibly slow and confusing story against the backdrop of a very ugly world indeed.
The story is dolled out using audio logs and on-screen text, much of which contains frequent spelling and grammatical errors. The shooting feels like something out of a PlayStation 2 game and the enemy design is as derivative as it gets. This game would make a perfectly reasonable college game-design project, but it is in no way up to the standard expected when compared to other Nintendo Switch titles.
The whole thing feels dated and misinformed, sitting somewhere between a Dead Space knock-off and a particularly slow walking simulator. There’s pretty much nothing redeemable in Hollow, making it one hell of a missed opportunity.
Mad Carnage (Nintendo Switch)
Worst Games of Q1 2018
There was a fear when the Nintendo Switch was announced, that because of its touchscreen and portable nature, we would be seeing a lot of low-quality mobile-style games come to it. Generally, this hasn’t been much of a problem but Mad Carnage is an exception. It was developed as a mobile game, something which really shows in the limited scope of its gameplay and visuals. Mad Carnage offers up a concept which is actually pretty cool on the face of it. A turn-based strategy game with a Mad Max twist, allowing players to use vehicles rather than guns to do their fighting.
A cool concept is about as far as Mad Carnage gets unfortunately due to over-simplistic gameplay and boring, repetitive missions. Huge walls of text dump story beats onto the screen with reckless abandon, a shame considering that the little comic strips used to convey the narrative are pretty cool. Gameplay is extremely limited, but somehow still confusing to grasp. Very little is explained early-on, meaning that it’s often better to just wing it rather than try to be strategic, never a good feeling in a strategy game.
Mad Carnage is at least very cheap, but does beg the question as to what the quality control of the Nintendo eShop entails exactly. Regardless, the game’s interesting style isn’t enough to cover up the mundanity of the gameplay.
Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy
Worst Games of Q1 2018
For many players, JRPGs just aren’t their thing. For when they think of JRPGs they picture wooden dialogue and campy action broken up by extended periods of repetitive grinding and boring combat. Of course, there are so many great games which eschew these stereotypes but unfortunately, Fantasy Her: Unsigned Legacy is absolutely not one of them.
The game seems hell-bent on embodying every single genre stereotype into its core gameplay. There are incredibly random spikes in difficulty and a front-section loaded with grinding and dull combat sections. The game initially released on PS Vita in 2014, and was considered average even by those standards. When ported to the Nintendo Switch, in 2018, with no notable improvements to speak of, the game feels seriously lacking and painfully irrelevant.
There are so many great JRPGs on Nintendo Switch at this point so it is truly baffling that Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy has the gall to sit alongside them. It’s everything unappealing about the JRPG genre condensed into a neat, overpriced package, one which shows that it is not always advantageous to put out a Switch port. | {
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Brigham Colleagues Join Step Challenge to Combine Fitness and Fun
Health care providers work tirelessly to care for patients, but sometimes it can be a challenge to find time in between their work to care for themselves.
Cory Gallant, RN, assistant nurse director in the Division of Thoracic Surgery, recently charged 100 of his colleagues to a 15-week step challenge. The challenge began the second week in April and will go through mid-July. Each of the 10 participating teams will take 10.5 million steps — roughly equivalent to the distance between Boston and Hawaii.
“People were feeling like they just don’t have the time or resources to get out and be healthy with their hectic work schedules,” Gallant said. “It’s important to realize that there is a mind-body connection in health care where we need to take care of ourselves so that we can care for others.”
Gallant wanted to propose something that would be rigorous enough to provide significant health benefits without being too intimidating.
“Walking is a super easy way to exercise,” he said. “The challenge component makes it motivational, and the teams build each other up and add a level of collaboration.”
The step challenge includes 10 teams, each team made up of 10 participants. The teams are led by “accountability coaches” selected by Gallant to encourage everyone to meet their step goals.
Kelly Laws, BSN, RN, of the Medical Intensive Care Unit, serves as the accountability coach for her team and was excited when Gallant asked her to participate and be a leader in this challenge. Laws said she motivates her team through a virtual group chat she created for the members to share inspiration.
“As a bedside nurse, I realize how important it is for me to set a positive example of a healthy lifestyle,” said Laws. “I encourage my teammates to find something interesting, funny or inspirational on each walk to share with the group.”
Participants log their steps by syncing their fitness trackers to a mobile app called MoveSpring. Each coach can see their teammates’ individual progress. The app also measures the average number of steps taken by each team and shares them on a leaderboard for all participants to view.
Even in the early stages of the challenge, Gallant noticed how access to this information inspires participants to meet their step goals.
“It’s been good to see people recognize that they’re not moving as much as they thought they were,” he said. “That’s the whole point of it.”
Gallant obtained support for the project in September through the Brigham Care Redesign Incubator and Startup Program, which provided funding to set up the platform on MoveSpring, provide fitness trackers and other resources to participants and even offer a cash prize for the winning team. | {
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Senate Behaving Badly: Harry Reid Says 'Sit Down and Shut Up'
How do you quiet down a group of chatty senators who are on the verge of heading home for a monthlong recess?
"Have senators sit down and shut up!" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said to Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who was presiding over the Senate at the time.
Reid's suggestion came ahead of a cloture vote on a transportation and housing funding bill, which eventually failed. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, prepared to make her case for why senators should move forward with the $54 billion spending bill, but a group of senators were talking loudly.
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VidyoConnect for Mobile: About Version 17.3.0
This app makes it easier for users to meet over video while on-the-go. In order to enjoy the full capabilities of the app, your organization must have a paid subscription to Vidyo’s cloud services or an on-premises portal deployment.
What's In This Release
The VidyoConnect mobile app lets you search for, join, and host multipoint video conferencing meetings from your iPhone®, iPad®, or Android device. Here are some of the key features you’ll enjoy with this app:
Join a conference room directly or join as a guest.
View shared meeting content during a video conference.
Customize your conferencing layout:
See up to four onscreen participants for phones.
See up to eight onscreen participants for tablets.
Make a participant or the content share bigger with pinch-to-zoom and real-time panning.
Chat with other participants during the meeting.
View the list of participants, including which participants are guests.
Enjoy in-call device controls such as:
Muting your microphone and camera.
Flipping to use the front-facing or rear-facing camera.
Reconnect automatically in transient network conditions.
Dial out to SIP/H.323 endpoints and invite them into your Vidyo meeting:
To initiate a SIP/H.323 endpoint dial-out call, simply click the button and enter the SIP dial string or the IP address of the H.323 endpoint.
Search for your meeting rooms:
If your organization has an on-premises portal, personal rooms are available by default.
If your organization subscribes to the cloud service, contact Vidyo Support if you would like to enable the personal rooms feature.
Optimize quality and efficiency with automatic and adaptive encoding modes up to 540p.
Help your video meetings stand up to the challenges and unpredictability of wireless, 3G, and 4G networks and withstand up to 20% packet loss.
Log in quickly and easily with SAML authentication.
Generate logs.
Compatibility
Android and iOS Version Compatibility for VidyoConnect for Mobile
The following table defines the compatibility between VidyoConnect for Mobile version 17.3.0 and OS versions.
Compatible Android Versions
Compatible iOS Versions
5.0 (Lollipop)
10.10.x and 10.10.x-1
5.1 (Lollipop)
10.11.x and 10.11.x-1
6.0 (Marshmallow)
10.12.x and 10.12.x-1
7.0 (Nougat)
Portal Compatibility for On-Premises VidyoConnect Customers
If your organization has an on-premises portal (rather than a cloud subscription), go to the refer to the Vidyo Compatibility Matrix article to determine which version of the portal your VidyoConnect release is compatible with.
Known Issues
Known Issues for Android
The following table lists the known issues for Android in version 17.3.0.
VidyoConnect for Mobile 17.3.0 – Known Issues for Android
Key
Summary
NEPANDRD-2266
Any settings that an admin configures via the Control Meeting page (such as muting the microphone) while a user is joining a room are not applied once the user joins the room (for example, the user would not be muted).
NEPANDRD-2199
Due to a energy-saving feature with Huawei P8 phones, when a user puts the VidyoConnect app in the background and then the app is closed from the Recent list, the foreground service is stopped without any notification to the user.
Workaround: Manually add the VidyoConnect app to the protected apps group in Settings (Battery Manager > Protected Apps). This will allow the elected app to keep running after the screen is turned off.
NEPANDRD-1263
After approximately 30 minutes on a call using a Nexus 7, the audio is sent with about an 8 second delay; after about 10 more minutes, the user gets disconnected from the call and the “The conference has ended” message appears.
NEPANDRD-1000
If a user clicks to delete their own room and then disconnects from the network, the deletion of the room should not continue; however, a confirmation pop-up appears with the Delete Room and Cancel buttons enabled.
NEPANDRD-991
When writing a chat message, there is no way to send the message when using the emoji keyboard.
NEPANDRD-625
If a user clicks “+” to create a new room but then disconnects from the network, the Create Room and Cancel buttons remain enabled; however, if the user clicks the Create Room button, the room is not created.
Known Issues for iOS
The following table lists the known issues for iOS in version 17.3.0.
VidyoConnect for Mobile 17.3.0 – Known Issues for Android
Key
Summary
NEPIOS-2226
If a user clicks the Dial Out button and dials out to a legacy endpoint, but the VidyoConnect app is killed while the user is in the call, when that user relaunches the app and tries to call the same legacy endpoint, the message “Unable to dial out” appears.
NEPIOS-1690
If a moderator mutes a participant’s camera while the VidyoConnect application is in the background, the participant’s tile is visible for about one second when the application is brought to the foreground.
NEPIOS-1287
If a user is logged in to the mobile app, opens the Settings for the mobile app, and then switches the camera and microphone settings to off, the mobile app closes.
NEPIOS-990
If a logged in user clicks a guest link and then disconnects from the network and connects to another network, the message “Could not complete operation, please check your network connection and try again later” is displayed along with an OK button. When the user clicks OK, a blue screen is displayed.
NEPIOS-961
Any setting that an admin configures via the Control Meeting page (such as muting the microphone) while a user is joining a room are not applied once the user joins the room (for example, the user would not be muted). | {
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