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Speakers:
- Vijay Tandra Sistla, Principal PM Manager
- Aruna Somendra, Senior Program Manager
Aruna is first to speak. It’s a demo-packed session. There was another session on AB during the week – that’s probably worth watching as well.
All the attendees are from diverse backgrounds, and we have one common denominator: data. We need to protect that data.
Impact of Data Loss
- The impact can be direct, e.g. WannaCry hammering the UK’s NHS and patients.
- It can impact a brand
- It can impact your career
Azure Backup was built to:
- Make backups simple
- Keep data safe
- Reduce costs
Single Solution
Azure Backup covers on-premises and Azure. It is one solution, with 1 pricing system no matter what you protect: instance size + storage consumed.
Protecting Azure Resources
A demo will show this in action, plus new features coming this year. They’ve built a website with some content on Azure Web Apps – images in Azure FIles and data in SQL in an IaaS VM. Vijay refreshes the site and the icons are ransomwared.
Azure Backup can support:
- Azure IaaS VMs – the entire VM, disks, or file level recovery
- Azure Files via Storage account snapshots (NEW)
- SQL in an Azure IaaS VM (NEW)
Discovery of databases is easy. An agent in the guest OS is queried, and all SQL VMs are discovered. Then all databases are shown, and you back them up based on full / incremental / transaction log backups, using typical AB retention.
For Azure File Share, pick the storage account, select the file share, and then choose the backup/retention policy. It keeps up to 120 days in the preview, but longer term retention will be possible at GA.
When you create a new VM, the Enable Backup option is in the Settings blade. So you can enable backup during VM creation instead of trying to remember to do it later – no longer an afterthought.
Conventional Backup Approaches
What happens behind the scenes in AB. Instead of using on-prem SQL, file servers, you’re starting to use Azure Files and SQL in VMs. Instead of hacking backups into Azure storage (doesn’t scale, and messy) you enable Azure Backup which offers centralized management, In Azure, it is infrastructure-free. SQL is backed up using a backup extension, VM’s are backed up using a backup extension.
Azure File Sync is supported too:
In preview, there is short-term retention using snpashots in the source storage account. After GA they will increase retention and enable backups to be storage in the RSV.
Linux
When you backup a Linux VM, you can run a pre-script, do the backup, and then run a post-script. This can enable application-consistent backups in Linux VMs in Azure. Aruna logs into a Linux VM via SSH. There are Linux CLI commands in the guest OS, e.g. az backup. There is a JSON file that describes the pre-and post scripts. There’s some scripts by a company by a company called capside for MySQL. The pre-script creates database dumps and stops the databases.
az backup recoverypoint list and some flags can be used to list the recovery points for the currently logged in VM. The results show if they are app or file consistent.
az backup restore files and some parameters can be used to mount the recovery point – you then copy files from the recovery point, and unmount the recovery point when done.
Restore as a Service
On-Premises
2/3 of customers keeping on-premises data.
Two solutions in AB for hybrid backup:
- Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) / DPM: Backup Hyper-V, VMware, SQL, SharePoint, Exchange, File Server & System State to local storage (short-term retention) and to the cloud (long term retention)
- MARS Agent: Files & Folders, and System State backed up directly to the cloud.
System State
Protects Active Directory, IIS metadata, file server metadata. registry, COM+ Cert Services, Cluster services info, AD, IIS metabase.
Went live in MARS agent last month.
In a demo, Vijay deletes users from AD. He restores system state files using MARS. Then you reboot the DC in AD restore mode. And then use the wbadmin tool to restore the system state. wbadmin start systemstaterecovery. You reboot again, and the users are restored.
Vijay shows MARS deployment, and shows the Project Honolulu implementation.
Next he talks about the ability to do an offline backup instead of an online full backup. This leverages the Azure storage import service, which can leverage the new Azure Data Box – a tamper proof storage solution of up to 100 TB.
Security
Using cloud isolates backup data from the production data. AB includes free multi-approval process to protect destructive operations to hybrid backups. All backup data is encrypted. RBAC offers governance and control over Azure Backup.
There are email alerts (if enabled) for destructive operations.
If data is deleted, it is retained for 14 days so you can still restore your data, just in case.
Hybrid Backup Encryption
Data is encrypted before it leaves the customer site.
Customers want:
- To be able to change keys
- Keep the key secret from MS
A passphrase is used to create they key. This is a key encryption key process. And MS never has your KEK.
Azure VM Disk Encryption
You still need to be able to backup your VMs. If a disk is encrypted using a KEK/BEK combination in the Key Vault, then Azure Backup includes the keys in the backup so you can restore from any point in time in your retention policy.
Isolation and Access Control
Two levels of authorization:
- You can control access/roles to individual vaults for users.
- There are permissions or roles within a vault that you can assign to users.
Monitoring & Reporting
Typical questions:
- How much storage am I using?
- Are my backups healthy?
- Can I see the trends in my system?
Vijay does a tour of information in the RSV. Next he shows the new integration with OMS Log Analytics. This shows information from many RSVs in a single tenant. You can create alerts from events in Log Analytics – emails, webhooks, runbooks, or trigger an ITSM action. The OMS data model, for queries, is shared on docs.microsoft.com.
For longer term reporting, you can export your tenant’s data to an AB Content Pack in PowerBI – note that this is 1 tenant per content pack import, so a CSP reseller will need 100 imports of the content pack for 100 customers. Vijay shows a custom graphical report showing the trends of data sources over 3 months – it shows growth for all sources, except one which has gone down.
Power BI is free up to 1 GB of data, and then it’s a per-user monthly fee after that.
Roadmap
- Backup of SQL in IaaS – preview
- Backup of Azure file – preview
- Azure CLI
- Backup of encrypted VMs without KEK
- Backup of VMs with storage ACLs
- Backup of large disk VMs
- Upgrade of classic Backup Vault to ARM RSV
- Resource move across RG and subscription
- Removal of vault limits
- System State Backup
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i'm going to be REALLY creative with my titles for a few days... quick note. am at home today. was hoping to see my little, but her phone is going straight to voice mail and has been for a few days now. i hope everything is ok. i assume she just doesn't have her charger or something. i guess i'll take her out on friday, which i also have off because the market is closed.
so yesterday i was in a bad mood. i think mostly because things were so up in the air, and i hate that feeling. but i am glad to have a day off, which i was feeling bad about taking because there is so much to do. but now i dont feel bad. i took a sleeping pill last night and slept in today and could tell i really needed it. i watched some tv and am now trying to buy tickets for my brothers and sister-in-law to come visit in sept. plane tickets are going to start going up really soon because of gas prices, so i want to be on top of it.
last night, i went to see arthur. it was cute, but made me sadder than i thought it would. then i wanted to go to this bar near the theater for some sweet potatoe fries and, lo and behold! it was PACKED. i wonder why. so i didnt eat there. i went to a convenience store and got some snacks and then went to the BIFF at 8pm. it was REALLY WEIRD. it was raining and i really wanted to go home and go to bed, but i thought "its a small festival, i should be supportive and go see it." so i went. it was a movie called the joneses. it was ok... very very indy. almost like it had been filmed on a handheld camera. and the acting was not great. kind of like a porn. where one person says something and then the camera moves to the other person - pause - and THEN the reaction. what i did not know is that the film was filmed in boston and all the actors and director and everyone were at the movie. they went to the front after the film for a q&a session, but i checked my phone and saw the bus was coming, so i ran outside to catch it.
this is a week of movies - today around 315 i am going to see win win with k (of kc) and her in-laws. should be good. tonight the roomie and i are going to get wine in the north end and have dinner there. i haven't been to the north end in a really really long time, so that should be good. i hope it doesnt start raining again. oh, i should go check the mail. crap.
fingers crossed we book a ticket soon!
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DROGHEDA HAD some acceptable account aftermost anniversary aback Alliance Allowance Brokers took over Zurich Insurance’s appointment on Peter’s Street, extenuative all positions in the company.
DROGHEDA HAD some acceptable account aftermost anniversary aback Alliance Allowance Brokers took over Zurich Insurance’s appointment on Peter’s Street, extenuative all positions in the company.
Alliance provides absolute admonition to over 15,000 audience in accepted allowance and life, pensions and investments.
Managing Director of Alliance, John D Lyons, said, ‘ The aggregation that is activity to be based actuality is all Drogheda built-in and bred people. I am captivated that Jenny O’Reilly and Anne McCormack accept abutting Alliance afterwards 20 years with Zurich. Anne Mohan additionally abutting our aggregation with 30 years’ acquaintance at Kelleher’s. Our Activity & Pensions analysis comprises of locals Alan O’Reilly from Termonfeckin, John Gannon from Baltray, Dave Kavanagh lives in Wheaton Hall and Sinead Herbert lives in Grange Rath.’
The appointment aloof opened afresh aftermost anniversary afterwards Zurich confused their business aback to Dublin.
Expanding in the average of a recession is consistently a challenge, but Lyons is assured that the move to Drogheda will be a abundant success.
‘ We’re accustomed about 15 years and we’ve been based in Skerries back we started. We’ve developed the aggregation by accretion and amoebic growth. This could accept been a bad account adventure that Zurich were affairs out and bodies were actuality fabricated redundant. Rather than accepting a bad account adventure and addition abandoned acreage in Drogheda, we saw an opportunity,’ he said.
Lyons said he has a continued accord with the boondocks and sees abundant abeyant here.
‘ There’s consistently a acceptable fizz about (Drogheda). It’s now the better boondocks in the country with 38,500 people. Despite recession we can’t all aloof cycle over and comedy dead. There is amazing spirit in the town. Drogheda bodies are actual loyal and will do their business in the boondocks if they can.’
‘ There is a basin of actual talented, acquaintance and able allowance bodies in the Drogheda area. We’re actual fortunate. If we get the abutment from the bounded population, again we will be in a position to ample added jobs here. We see Drogheda as as big as our operation in Skerries. In Skerries we accept about 20 bodies employed. If we are activity to do article like that in Drogheda it would be on a phased base over maybe three years,’ said Lyons.
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The mention of the term Chadwick Lakes is likely to take most Maltese readers on a trip down memory lane, with many sharing childhood memories of heading to the area particularly after rainy days eager to experience a rare example of cascades on the island.
Situated between Rabat and Mtarfa this oasis of serene fresh water presents a perfect day of walking and trekking, but it is also a popular recreational area for families and young children. Also, it is an important ecological site. Despite the popularity with the locals, perhaps very few are aware that the area got its name from Sir Osbert Chadwick, who, during the second half of the 19th century planned several dams, of various sizes and forms, with the intention, to retain as much rainwater as possible for agricultural use.
His dream objective will be re-established with a massive intervention being carried out, with the support of EU Funds, aiming to restore the area to re-create the original volume of water storage in three major dam areas in this valley. These storage areas would provide an adequate water storage for the farmers in the area. Hence this will result in an alternative water source to groundwater for the agricultural activities around the Chadwick Lakes area.
As part of this important intervention, which is being managed by the Energy and Water Agency, more than 53,000 m3 of silt and valley deposits have been cleared from the dam areas in this zone that have been depositing for the last six decades. This work aimed to restore the valley’s ecological system and, for this reason, invasive vegetation is being removed and replaced with endemic plants. In fact, more than 5,000 trees and plants are being planted along the valley banks to protect them from soil erosion and improve the overall valley environment. The planting and reforestation are being done by Nature Trust Malta which is collaborating in this project through an agreement between the mentioned NGO and the Energy and Water Agency.
The infrastructure in the area, such as rubble walls and bridges are also being restored, including the Fiddien Box which is a British built structure used to collect water from several different sources in the area, and, eventually, supply the main water system in our country. This restored structure is now going to be used as an interpretation center, with a recreational area developed around it.
Prior to the project commencement, several studies have been carried out in order to identify a number of existing species in the valley. The exercise then led to the development of an earth-beaten trail, and also to the restoration of various built passageways making the area accessible to the public. Once the project is completed, this will offer wonderful scenery that complements the stunning beauty of the valley.
The investment of €5million of European Funds in this regeneration project will offer a new life to this important green lung, therefore improving the local environment and also the quality of life, while protecting another must-visit spot to enhance the quality of our country’s product offering.
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After five days of tough compitition we now know who will make the lineup the penultimate round of qualifying for the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship at the EISS, Sheffield! The Whirlwind Jimmy White, amateur player Sam Baird and newcomer Jack Lisowski all featured.
Jimmy White's tie against Liu Chuang arguably had the most interest today as Jimmy once against sets out to capture the World title that has evaded him through his illustrous career. Overall the match turned out to be quite a scrappy affair with both players obviously nervous and only a few half centuries from each player throughout the match. It went all the way down to a 9-9 decider which went the way of the Chinese player with the help of breaks of 30 and 43. Jimmy will thoroughly be disappointed to have missed qualifying for the Crucible once again but he has had a great season overall and has moved up to 51 in the provisional rankings.
Amateur and former professional Sam Baird already has had a dream run in this tournament; knocking out pros Reanne Evans and Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon on route to this round but he went One further against 2009 IBSF Champion Alfie Burden. Alfie lead 2-0 at the start but runs of 52, 103, 120 and 69 helped 22-year old Sam win 7 frames on the bounce to lead 7-2. Alfie clawed his way back to 9-7 but to no avail as Sam knocked in a great 69 to set up a meeting with Mike Dunn in the next round. Alfie will no doubt be disappointed with this result but he has generally had a good season and is still safely in the top 64 for another year.
It was also joy for another young English player in the form of rising star Jack Lisowski. After nearly beating eventual champion John Higgins in the Welsh Open he shows us once again that he is one of the players to beat at the moment with an impressive World Championship debut win against Kuldesh Johal 10-7. After taking a 3-0 lead Jack found himself down 5-4 after the first session but Johal was deducted a frame after the mid session interval in the next session for missing the restart time. The next two frames were shared before Jack was able to win the last frame with a break of 71. Jack was hyped alot before the season and he has certainly lived up to to in the last 8 months. He now has a dream match against 6-times world champion Steve Davis in the next round, a player 34 years his senior.
Special mentions go out to Thai veteran James Wattana and Welsh youngster Michael White. They both demolished their opponents Andy Hicks (10-2) and Matthew Couch (10-3) respectively to reach the next round. Both players have had an average season so far and seem to be playing there best when it is needed and will be hard to stop in the next round.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. just announced its plans to eliminate gestation crate-derived pork from its supply chain. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is the parent company of Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises, and CDF Croisières de France, serving more than 20 million patrons across the world. Revealing plans to fully eliminate gestation crates from the supply chain by 2022, the company is receiving praise from animal-friendly organizations such as The Humane Society of the United States. The cruise company follows in the footsteps of fellow cruise company Carnival Cruise Lines, as well as Burger King, Costco, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Safeway, and many others in standing against the cruel metal cages that disallow pigs to roam free.
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Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson, right, with Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a Senate Armed Services Hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 10, 2011.
Amid the roiling debate about the Obama administration’s drone program, a former top Pentagon lawyer is weighing in today on the wisdom of adding judicial oversight to the government’s targeted killing activities.
In a speech at Fordham University this morning, Jeh Johnson, who stepped down as chief counsel to the Defense Department in January, acknowledges that many Americans now imagine “dark images of civilian and military national security personnel in the basement of the White House–acting, as Senator Angus King put it, as ‘prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner’…deciding for themselves who shall live and who shall die, pursuant to a process and by standards no one understands.” In a striking acknowledgment of how fast the national political debate has moved, Johnson acknowledges that the government’s anti-terror targeted killing program, once a campaign bragging point for Obama, “risks an erosion of support by the people.”
(MORE: On U.S. Drone Policies, Ex-Pentagon Lawyer Warns of ‘Erosion of Support’)
But in the heart of his speech, Johnson calls himself a “skeptic” when it comes to an idea for gaining support in Congress and policy circles: a “drone court,” modeled after the FISA judicial panel that approves the government’s wiretapping operations. Like some other former government lawyers, Johnson—-whose former job that involved signing off on (or in some cases vetoing) dozens of proposed targets for drone strikes–worries about both the constitutionality and practicality of having judges approve or deny targeting requests that often depend on fast-changing situations and involve a president’s commander in chief powers. He also notes that such a court would have to act in secret, and–like the FISA court–would probably approve most requests, doing little to assuage critics of the drone program.
Johnson also offers three suggestions for how Obama might carry on targeted killing operations with stronger public support. One is to be more transparent. (“Put 10 national security officials in a room to discuss de-classifying a certain fact,” he says, and “they will all say ‘I’m for transparency in principle,’ but at least 7 will be concerned about second-order effects, someone will say ‘this is really hard, we need to think about this some more,’ the meeting is adjourned, and the 10 officials go on to other more pressing matters.”) Second, he advises constraining targeted killing operations within the boundaries of “Congressionally-authorized armed conflict,” although just what that means has become a topic of debate. Finally, Johnson advises an institutionalized process for making targeted killing decisions, apparently along the lines of the “playbook” that newly-confirmed CIA director John Brennan has been devising.
The legal and policy details of Johnson’s thoughts are interesting and useful. But ust as interesting is the political implication of his address. Johnson is in effect warning his former colleagues that public opinion is turning fast, and they’d better do something about it even faster.
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Keith Glaeske, a medievalist and collector of speculative fiction, has written a review of Jeff’s novel Country at Lambda Literary
For all the seriousness of Mann’s novel, it is not without bright spots. Mann’s
descriptive prose is a sensual delight, whether he is describing the natural beauty of his native state, the hotness of sex between two men, or every feast of a home-cooked meal. Flashes of humor also leaven the story (an episode of a visit to a snake-handling church is a fine example). – See more
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Susan Kramer's speech to Liberal Democrat conference
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"A few years ago, in 2014, a man by the name of George Osborne stood up at Tory Party Conference and announced that the Conservatives had a 'long-term economic plan'.
It was a plan built on sorting out the financial mess, restoring business confidence, and showing that 'Britain is open for business.'
… well that went well.
The reality was the moment Osborne was left to his own devises come May 2015, he doubled down on a strategy that was anything but long-term.
It was a plan based on short-term targets for short-term political gain.
Focused on tax giveaways on the very richest
On deeper, increasingly unnecessary cuts in welfare and support for the working poor.
On slashing support for renewables, undermining a new British green industry revolution.
And on setting economic targets that required severe cuts in spending on infrastructure- on the roads, rail, broadband, schools and hospitals.
The very tools people need to keep our economy competitive.
From May 2015 onwards George Osborne hollowed out the economic recovery.
He turned away from the Coalition's work to put the economy on a path to recovery and instead embarked down a road he hoped would lead him to Downing Street.
…Unfortunately for him it led directly off a cliff.
He suffered a backlash, led by the Liberal Democrats, over his plans to cut Tax Credits.
He proposed plans to hit disabled people so hard even Iain Duncan Smith couldn't stomach it.
And while job figures and headline economic figures continued to flatter him, underneath the surface we saw the construction sector enter recession, housing starts flattened, and the Bank of England downgraded forecasts for wages, growth and inflation.
…and then Brexit happened.
Let's be clear, Brexit poses the biggest existential threat to the long-term prospects of our economy in a generation.
Despite what David Davies or Boris Johnson will tell you about a 'Brexit bounce back', the underlying picture is already much, much worse than it was on June 22nd.
The pound has plummeted and stayed down- making all of us poorer.
Manufacturing output has had three successive month on month falls as a result of the uncertainty- with the last, immediately post Brexit fall being the biggest fall yet this year.
And the costs faced by businesses importing raw materials to the UK is already increasing rapidly… ultimately ensuring consumers will have to pay more.
And all this has real impacts on people's lives.
And that is before you even consider the future of the thousands of hard working EU citizens running businesses, creating jobs and paying taxes here in the UK.
Conference, Brexit is casting us into an economic storm and the Government's short sighted management of our economy means we are sailing on a raft made of twigs.
Three have already fallen off the raft- Cameron, Osborne and Gove.
Boris has a natural buoyancy.
You know, when I hear Boris, I'm always reminded of the late, great Gene Wilder… and it's not just the ridiculous hair.
It's that his referendum campaign was essentially 'Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of pure imagination'.
So, the three Oompa Lompa's of politics- Boris, Davies and Fox, rolled out the old Prime Minister, and in his place now stands Theresa May.
And, say it quietly, her rhetoric on her first day was almost encouraging.
She said that her mission was to make 'Britain a country that works for everyone'…
'When we take the big calls, we'll think not of the powerful, but of you."
Inspiring words- but from the moment they left her lips her actions have done anything but.
From appointing a Secretary of State for Work and Pensions who believes the minimum wage is "actively immoral" to proposing a return to an education system where young people's futures are determined at age 11, she is leading a True Blue, Tory Government for the few not the many.
And almost nowhere is it more obvious than in her appointment of Philip Hammond as her Chancellor.
I don't know how much you know about Philip Hammond, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
He makes a point of keeping a low profile.
And since taking on the second biggest job in Government he has pretty much disappeared.
He has left us, during the most tumultuous economic times since at least 2008, without any sense of the Government's economic strategy.
He abandoned George Osborne's ludicrous and unnecessary plans for a budget surplus by 2020, but has done nothing to suggest an alternative.
While the Governor of the Bank of England (thank goodness for Mark Carney) raced to prop up a faltering economy, the Chancellor has done nothing but offer the most basic of assurances to key sectors of our economy.
While experts predict a downturn, and new black-holes in public spending, he has hidden away and left businesses, public sector workers and the public to wait.
So we are left to look into his history for some clues as to what our new Chancellor's priorities will be- to look at what he has said in the past.
And what it shows is not a man who will think of the poor, the voiceless or the general public first.
It shows someone whose first, and only, economic priority is the wealthy elite.
For example, while in opposition, the then Tory Shadow Chief Secretary, claimed that public sector workers aren't 'dreading cuts', because they in fact feel 'a sense of liberation'.
I'm sure those public workers facing yet further pay freezes under this Government are feeling happy with their new found freedom.
On welfare spending he said that there should be further cuts to social security spending, in order to fund increased spending on defence.
On what to do in the face of a falling pound- well - in the past he has claimed the best thing to do when exchange rates fall is to 'ease the regulatory burden on businesses'.
More Conservative plans to cut regulations that protect employees and consumers.
When it comes to standing up to those who refuse to pay their fair share in tax- can Philip Hammond deliver on this?
Well, despite being one of the richest MPs in Parliament, it was reported by Channel 4's Dispatches programme in 2010, that he has done "a Philip Green" and transferred shares to his wife - which can have the happy co-incidence of reducing one's tax bill.
Certainty not illegal, but is it really the actions of a man willing to put the interests of Britain first, let alone to launch a crusade against corporate tax avoidance?
He too is no fan of the minimum wage- claiming, when it was introduced that it amounted to 'a tax on business.'
And just two weeks ago he told everyone not to worry about Freedom of Movement- because he would guarantee that bankers from the EU would be able to continue to live and work in the UK.
Just bankers- and maybe a few other wealthy individuals.
Not the thousands of Europeans living, working and paying tax in our country.
The entrepreneurs and small businesses owners, nurses and teachers, the people who pick our strawberries or anyone else.
Just for those most wealthy people.
A divisive society rather than an open, tolerant and united one.
An economy that works not for everyone, but for the select few.
So let's be clear.
Whatever Theresa May might say, the man she has appointed to deliver an economy that works for everyone, is a man whose every thought and action speaks of a wealthy elite, a shrunken state and a do as you please economy.
And that can only lead to one thing- just at the time when we will need economic dynamism and creativity we will have deadlock and stagnation.
The Chancellor and the Prime Minister need to be a partnership- committed to the same vision and the same goals.
At least Blair and Brown were fellow travellers, May and Hammond can't even agree on a destination.
And yet, when, on November 23rd at his first Autumn Statement, Philip Hammond looks across the Dispatch Box, who will he see staring back?
Labour's failures as an opposition are many, but nowhere is it more damaging than their ability to present a real economic alternative to the Conservatives.
Instead of offering insight they attack business.
They sneer at those who run businesses, and seem content to refight the battles of the 1980s when it was the bosses versus the unions.
Just recently he proposed scrapping a £1 billion tax allowance for research that supports companies developing new medicines.
In the 21st Century, when our economy is more reliant than ever before on new ideas and innovation, these are the actions of someone with a dislike for business.
McDonell has even, suggested that one of Britain's most celebrated entrepreneurs, Sir Richard Branson, should lose his knighthood - in petty retaliation against Branson's criticism of Jeremy Corbyn's ability to find a seat on a train.
But most importantly of all, when it comes to our vital membership of the Single Market, he and Jeremy Corbyn want us to return to a little island, closed to free trade and the economic benefits it can bring.
When we need the country to look out and forwards, he is dwelling on the internal Labour wars of the past.
And I for one find it so frustrating, because never has it been more important to have a Party that's focused on the next 5, 10, 20 years of our future.
And that means it's up to us.
But to do so we must challenge not just the Government, not just the Labour Party, but ourselves.
We must become the Party for those who want to succeed, but who want to see no one left behind.
To start with, we need to protect the economic wellbeing of the youngest generations- something successive Government have often failed to do.
In the last 20 years, the average household income of those under 29 have fallen by 2%, while that of those over 70 has increased by 66%.
This isn't about pitting one generation against another- young people will be old one day too, and (surprise surprise) I care about the lives of my kids and grandchildren.
We should be proud of what we've done for older people- ensuring there is a decent, flat rate pension, fighting, as Norman Lamb has done, for a New Deal on the care system, so no one has to sell their home to pay for care - a deal now quietly dropped by the Conservatives, and ensuring the poorest pensioners get extra to help with heating costs when it's cold.
But ensuring older people have a decent life should not mean foisting all the burden on the younger generations.
Young adults suffered the most joblessness and the greatest wage compression of any group during the recession.
The disposable incomes of young adults have lagged well behind the rest of society.
The big costs in life - education, housing and securing a pension - all cost significantly more than they did for my generation.
As Paul Johnson of the Institute of Fiscal Studies has said, the growing gap between young and old will fuel wider inequality in society because youngsters with rich parents would retain unfair advantage in the important years of early adulthood.
He recently said "it's become more and more important that your parents happen to have a house".
Conference, it's our job to reverse that trend.
To ensure that everyone has the skills, resources and support they need to take advantage of opportunity.
That the circumstances of your birth do not make the difference as to whether you can buy your own home, get a decent job or attend a first class school
And Conference, to do so we need to ensure that balancing the needs of different generations sits right at the heart of the way our Government runs.
That is why last Friday I tabled a Bill in the House of Lords which would require any new spending rules set by the Government to consider the need to balance the taxation and spending burden across the needs of different generations.
We need an economy which works for us all- not one that works for a Tory election in 2020.
Conference, our second priority must be to address the chronic lack of investment in infrastructure.
At a time of historically low interest rates we should be seeking to invest in building the roads, schools and hospitals we need.
And perhaps most importantly, we need to build the houses our county needs.
Putting a roof over everyone's head is not just a moral imperative but an economic one.
We cannot go on building only half of the 150,000 homes we need each year.
We need to double that number.
And that includes affordable rental and social housing.
A sector gutted by Conservative policies.
I support home owners, but renters, let us tell the Tories are people too.
That is why my Private Member's Bill also includes rules requiring the Government to prioritise infrastructure spending- ensuring that future generations have the tools they need to compete.
And it is also why I believe we should start, by putting up to an extra £45 billion directly into house building over the next 5 years.
Enough to build the homes we need, and give everyone the stability they need to take advantage of opportunities.
And finally Conference there is a new and rising challenge that we need to face if we are to build an economy truly fit for the future.
The rise of AI and machine learning.
What was science fiction just a few years ago is increasingly a reality- and it will have huge implications for the way we live and work.
From self-driving cars to automated customer services, this revolution can have huge advantages for our economy and our lives.
But we also need to ensure that no one is left behind in such a revolution.
Conference, this challenge is coming, and we aren't just talking unskilled Labour.
There will be challenges for many of those in society who have traditionally felt safe from automisation.
I'll give you an example- in the last year one of the biggest financial institutions in this country has been training its automated systems to handle not just routine but complex customer facing services.
Every time one of its highly skilled, highly paid employees in the 50 strong team made a decision about how to help a client, the machine made a parallel decision.
And every time the machine got a decision wrong, the skilled employee would correct it, so that it learnt from its mistakes.
As of now that team of 50 is reduced to 10.
Thankfully, in such a big organisation there are ways to reallocate those staff.
But it shows the scale of the challenges to come.
If Government is not alive to the challenge, we risk a repeat of what happened in great industrial towns across our country in the 1970s happening all over again.
And that means a Government willing to really invest in helping people transition into the new economy by embracing life-long learning, and putting serious investment into ensuring that those whose jobs are at risk are given the opportunities they need develop new skills and careers.
It also means being aware of the potential for exploitation that may come as a result of this transition.
We have some incredibly good businesses in this country, but frankly we have some pretty awful employers too.
And can you imagine the Philip Green or Mike Ashley view of how automation should affect their business?
No more pesky employment rights for staff.
No more payroll taxes or costly pension schemes.
No more bad publicity for exploiting zero hour contracts or cutting pay.
Moving to the future economy means protecting employees from these kind of unscrupulous employers.
And that means rediscovering as a Party our passion for different forms of company ownership.
To re-embrace our reformist zeal for the mutual movement, the community benefit company and employee owned businesses.
It also means understanding that in the businesses of the future the old employer versus employee relationship will become increasingly irrelevant.
The gig economy, as they call it, self-employed entrepreneurs and contractors are now a growing part of the workforce.
But we cannot let this turn into exploitation.
For example- how do we ensure the Uber driver gets access to maternity leave?
How does the self-employed programmer ensure that, if sick, he or she can make ends meet?
Conference, if we are to build an economy fit for the future these are the questions we must answer.
That is why I am so pleased the Party has set up the 21st Century economy working group- led by the excellent Julia Church and Mike Tuffrey, who can look at how we build an economy where people have a stake in their work they do and reap the economic reward.
I believe that, to be the part of the future we must tackle these questions head on, and that is why addressing the transition of a machine economy must be the third plank of our economic rules for the future.
Conference, during Coalition we proved that we are an economically credible party.
Since leaving it the Conservatives have proved they are anything but.
Our country lacks both leadership and opposition at a time when it desperately needs both.
By embracing a vision of a better future, one focused on tackling inter-generational fairness, investing in infrastructure and ensuring no one is left behind by the changes working lives we can build an economy fit for the future." |
KENT, CONN. — Conservative columnist JAMES BURNHAM, a one-time Marxist who became a founding editor of National Review and earned President Reagan's praise for influencing the thinking of world leaders, died Wednesday. Reagan said in a statement that Burnham ''was one of those principally responsible for the great and intellectual odyssey of our century -- the journey away from totalitarian statism and toward the uplifting doctrines of freedom.'' Burnham's writings on foreign policy appeared in the first issue of National Review in 1955, and continued for more than two decades in the magazine. He was a militant anti-communist, a complete reversal from his beliefs in Marxist dogma before 1940. In 1983, Reagan presented Burnham with a Medal of Freedom -- the nation's highest civilian award. |
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RESIDENTS gathered outside the Alexandra Hospital this week to send a clear message to health bosses travelling to Worcester for essential services was not an option.
Worried elderly residents met at the Woodrow Drive site on Wednesday (March 6) to make their feelings known about the initial findings of the JSR which will see A&E, paediatrics and maternity services centralised into Worcester or Birmingham under a second option being discussed by commissioners.
Webheath resident Ray Griffiths said he did not want to see services downgraded.
"Worcester is not an easy place to get to and even Birmingham is still pretty bad particularly for older people. I've got a car but not everybody has," he said.
"We need to retain as many services as we can but if I'm forced into it then I would prefer Birmingham as it is easier to get to."
Terry Tracey spent 40 years in the NHS and worked as a sister at the Alexandra Hospital as well as at Smallwood Hospital.
She said: "I would have preferred both options to be on the table at the same time instead of being given to us piecemeal.
"I understand how being in a specialist hospital is the best place to be and the lack of specialist registrars because you need them but I don't know why they can't withdraw the troops from Afghanistan and use the money to recruit more doctors.
"I hope the QE (in Birmingham) takes it on because there's a train service from Redditch to the hospital and more buses. They say most people will travel by ambulance but it's about the relatives as well."
John Gilmore said he wanted to hear more from the clinicians about why the changes were taking place.
Rebecca Blake, Labour's Parliamentary spokeswoman for Redditch, said she had written to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to ask what the Government was doing to address the shortage of doctors nationally.
"Many people are worried about journey times to Worcester, especially older people. Questions on whether the ambulance service will be able to cope and whether the Worcestershire Royal will be able to take the extra patients remain," she said.
"The awaited second option from Birmingham must listen to local people's needs." ... |
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I've finally used up the last of the Superdrug Coconut & Sweet Almond Intensive Conditioner that I've had hanging around for quite a few months now. I used this primarily on a Sunday as my conditioner as that is when I tend to use a build up removal shampoo. I rather enjoyed this as it made my hair feel so soft and more manageable. I've finished the Head Candy Treat Me Right Shampoo & Conditioner duo even if it doesn't look like I have in the picture. I found this duo to do an okay job at cleaning my hair but I wouldn't rush out to buy it again as it didn't particularly wow me with the results. I've used up travel size Tresemme Cleanse & Replenish Shampoo & Conditioner which I've been using every Sunday since I took them away with me on holiday. I found this duo to do a really good job at removing any product build up without making my hair feel quite dry afterwards. I've finished up another bottle of my beloved Organix Macadamia Oil which has been the only oil that I've used primarily on my hair since August last year. I used this every time after I've washed my hair on the ends and it helped prevent any split ends as well as prevent any dryness. I will forever repurchase this.
I've finished up another tube of the Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser which is definitely one of my all time favourite cleansers. This is a simple cream cleanser that not only cleanses the skin but it moisturises it as well which makes it the perfect cleanser to use throughout the winter as it contains a skin conditioning multi vitamin complex with various vitamins which helps care for dry skin. This will forever be repurchased! I've used up another tube of the Neutrogena Visibly Clear 2-in-1 Wash & Mask which can be used as either a face wash or an actual face mask. I tend to wash my face with this and leave it on for roughly five minutes before washing it as I find that it helps reduce any blemishes and it just leaves my skin feeling clean and soft. This is another product that will always be repurchased. I've used up a tube of the Avon Skin So Soft Winter Soft Hand Cream which has taken me a very long time to use up. It's a rich hand cream that takes a long time to sink into the skin and can sometimes feel greasy so I often used this before bed and wake up in the morning with really soft hands. I've also finished up another hand cream in the form of Abahna Frangipani & Orange Blossom Hand Cream which was very light in texture and smelt rather pleasant. I rather liked this hand cream as you could feel how moisturising it was instantly. I've used up another bottle of my beloved Wilko Fruity Berry Hand Sanitiser which I have on my vanity, by my bedside table, in my Zara bag and in my work bag as I love it so much! It smells like berries and gets rid of any bacteria on my hands. Despite being such a simple product, it sure does make me smile every time I use it.
I've finally used up the L'Oreal De-Maq Expert Cashmere Milk Make-up Remover which I've been using since March last year. I didn't particularly like this as I felt that it took forever to remove my make up and after each use, it left my skin with a greasy residue which nobody wants their make up remover to do. I've used up a bottle of Femfresh which every female should use! It's lightly scented and keeps you feeling clean. I've used up a travel sized tub of the Soap & Glory Flake Away which I thoroughly enjoyed! This is a rather gritty exfoliator which left my arms feeling so soft! I will definitely be buying this in full size as soon as I've finished my current exfoliator. I've finished up my final tub of the Austalian Bodycare Argan Cream w/ Vitamin E which I'm sad to see go. This is a rather thick moisturiser that left my skin feeling very moisturised and soft after each use. Despite the fact that I'm sad to have finished my little stash of them, I've already found something that has replaced it. I've used up a travel size bottle of the Soap & Glory Clean On Me Shower Gel which I actually used as a shaving lotion instead. This certainly helped get a closer shave on my legs and it left my legs feeling so silky soft which for that reason alone, I will definitely buy this in a full size. I've finished the Sure Maximum Protection Deodorant in Confidence which I don't think is as good as the hype makes it out to be. It did the trick most of the time but there were times when it didn't do as well as I wanted it to.
I've used up two Lacura 3 in 1 Facial Cleansing Wipes that features in every monthly empties post. I use these pretty much for everything apart from taking off my makeup. These are my favourite make up wipes which will forever be repurchased. I've used up two Salon System Individual Lashes Ultra Black Medium which are my go to lashes. I talk about these a lot as so many people comment on them thinking that they're my actual lashes. These will also be forever repurchased as I couldn't live without them. I've used up a packet of the Skin Therapy Large Oval Cotton Wool Pads which are the only cotton wool pads I use. They're bigger than most cotton wool pads which makes cleansing/toning/removing makeup with so much easier as you don't go through quite as many. Lastly, I've finished up a pot of the Pretty Perfect Twist & Out Instant Nail Polish Remover which is my favourite nail polish remover to use. It does the trick really quickly and I find that one pot lasts me quite a few months before it dries out. I've noticed that they've repackaged these and that they're now a smaller pot but it still contains the same amount.
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March 21, 2014
Muy buen juego, muy dificil y vicioco XDD
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 3, 2009
pretty good and addictive
but i would love a "reset button" cuz i get stuck alot
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 4, 2009
very good game
last level in chapter 1 is hard..but it would be nasty if you drink puke...
Rated 5 / 5 stars May 9, 2009
Cute!
Throwing up to finish a level rocks!!!!!
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 12, 2011
Very good
One of the best game I ever played in newgrounds. |
I'm not a medical person [BIG OL' STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLY!], but I'm happy to share what's been working for me. Naturally, your mileage may vary and you should discuss with your doctor, do your own research, etc.
Type 2 diagnosis itself sure put the wheels in motion for me. Being diagnosed made it mandatory for me to get myself back to good health. What I didn't realize at the time was that the disease symptoms themselves were working against me: I felt tired and fuzzy-headed a lot, and that made it hard to feel motivated to exercise and to eat properly (which involves a bit more effort and clear-thinking than eating whatever, whenever).
But what do I do, specifically? Here's a list:
I monitor my blood glucose levels and strive for normal blood sugar levels.
If you kinda sorta suspect that you *might* be at risk for diabetes, it is tempting to keep your head buried in the sand about it. (I did. Bad idea.) Not everyone who is overweight, obese, or
morbidly obese develops type 2 diabetes; from what I've read, there are other factors involved.
That said, I would recommend getting screened. I had been reluctant to let a doctor test me, but I did a health screening at my local drugstore and it confirmed that I had diabetes. (I had the
HbA1c test, which shows the "average" of the past few months, not just the fasting blood glucose test.) I also had a pretty awful cholesterol panel and low bone density.
Faced with these facts, I didn't feel like I had a choice: I needed medical help. I suppose I could have ignored it, or researched it and tried to control it on my own. But without a blood glucose meter, I knew I would be flying blind...and would possibly *become* blind if I wasn't successful. I went to my doctor, and got a prescription for a blood glucose meter; this tool tells me how what I eat affects my blood glucose levels, by giving me a "snapshot" of my blood glucose level at the time of testing. I was instructed to test once in the morning before eating, and once after one of my daily meals, between 1-2 hours after the meal. I ended up testing more, to see how certain foods affected my blood glucose levels, and sometimes when I felt not quite right.
Yes, that means it's now part of my permanent insurance record. Yes, it meant a lot of hassle and stress and appointments at first. But boy, if I could bottle up the feeling of "Before" vs. "Now" and let people try it, the difference would astound them.
So...what's a "normal blood glucose level"? Surprisingly, it's subject to debate. The American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologist levels (
I exercise at least 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week. It doesn't have to be super strenuous (although it usually is now, because I'm training for a sprint triathlon). I aim for mix of cardio and strength.
The biggest eye-opener for me when I went to see my diabetes educator was her "prescription" for 30 minutes of exercise 5 days/week, to help reduce my blood glucose levels. "You need to view this as being as important as taking medicine," she said. I took up running--which, ironically, raised my blood glucose levels after running at first. (However, this wasn't as much of an issue once I got into shape, and as I figured out how to fuel my body before I ran.) I needed something high impact for better bone density, but moderate exercise would have had a similar effect on blood glucose levels. I also started doing light strength exercises for upper body bone density, but developing some muscle mass also helped with the diabetes, I believe.
I became an athlete.
I was going to write, "I am becoming an athlete"...I still don't know which phrasing I prefer, because I don't know what one has to achieve to say, "I AM an athlete." I train for and participate in events, rather than it being a one-time thing. But anyway, it's more about the mentality of training for a specific goal rather than the mentality of "I'm on a treadmill to nowhere...." I wrote about this new mentality before my first 5K (other than my one high school cross country season) here:.
I found that having an event scheduled helped me stick to my new exercise habits. This blog entry has links to training programs for a 5K walk. I myself didn't follow the ubiquitous couch-to-5K program; I felt it was too intense for my level of fitness at the time. (Er, pretty much zero, and morbidly obese, clinically-speaking.) I set my own pace, more along the lines of the Zen Habits article "Beginner's Guide to Running" (
The downside is sometimes you feel like you need to do more, more, more...but don't fall for that one. MizFit had an excellent article last Wednesday, "Overtraining: Less Can Be More." Excellent discussion in the comments, too.
I developed a food plan. Yes, for me, it meant developing portion control and other sensible eating habits.
I started with my gestational diabetes food plan, but then I did a little research online and found that a lot of people with diabetes were finding good success with lower-carb diets. (Varying from
Atkins-style low carb to more of a South Beach-style diet.) I based my food plan on the Low-carb Diabetes Diet on Prevention.com's web site (
although I adjusted for a little more dairy. (I like my yogurt!)
Having an understanding of food exchanges helps with this; refer to
this document for more details:
Other articles that helped me:
"How to Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control":
"What Can You Eat When You Are Cutting Carbs?"
At my meals, I ensure that I have a balance of protein and not too many carbs; at least one serving each per meal or snack. When I had gestational diabetes, I learned from the nutritionist that one can maintain a more even blood sugar by spreading out one's carb servings throughout smaller meals and snacks during the day and by ensuring that you eat a little of your protein when you eat your carbs. (Similar to the recommendations made by the insulin resistance diet authors.) I eat a lot of non-starchy vegetables, sometimes omitting a starch serving in favor of more non-starchy vegetables. I eat as "clean" as possible: fewer processed foods, more "real" foods. Oh, and I kicked the diet soda habit...not sure how much that helped, but I suspect it did.
I don't have any "forbidden" foods. (In fact, I just ate a tiny, totally-worth-it, chocolate-caramel truffle.) Forbidding foods totally backfires for me. I may choose to not eat or drink certain things in general (e.g., diet soda) or at certain times (e.g., Hmmm, I had a piece of bread with dinner, so I will postpone having dessert until tomorrow night.). This doesn't mean the choice is always easy and painless, though! I've had plenty of times where I thought to myself, "Oh, why can't I just eat any ol' thing I want???" I may choose to eat smaller portions of a food, so that I don't screw up my blood sugar readings. So far, that has worked for me.
I found a backup plan: the plate method.
If the above seems like way too much analyzing, try a "plate method."
Here's one:
Here's the Zone system version:
I find the "plate method" very useful when dining out or on vacation. I weigh and measure portions when at home, but when I can't, this works nicely.
I found some alternatives for when food cravings hit.
I was super-strict when I was working to get my blood glucose levels under control. It probably took about a month to get rid of the intense sugar-cravings. (It was worth it, because now I find a lot of the foods that used to trigger me are sickly sweet to me now.) When I got hungry in between meals, or felt like I wasn't quite satisified after a meal, I went for "free foods" that were high on flavor and low on calories: Good Earth Original tea (strong, sweet cinnamon flavor), good-quality broth (beef and chicken when I was getting used to reducing my portion sizes), lots of non-starch veggies. The occasional sugar-free candy,
popsicle, jello, or gum. (Here's the Mayo Clinic's Free Food exchanges list, since the ADA web site is not responding:
I take 2 fish oil capsules and 2 calcium+vitamin D pills per day.
I started doing this a few months before diagnosis, because my husband's doctor recommended this to improve his heart health and cholesterol. I figured it would probably be good for me, too. I believe it's helped my low bone density and my cholesterol, in combination with the other changes.
I take metformin, as prescribed by my doctor.
The Diabetes Prevention Program study indicated that lifestyle changes plus metformin therapy can prevent or help delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes. (UCSF's Diabetes Education Online summarizes this study here:
No, I did not have any surgery.
I'm a wuss. From what I've seen personally, observing people I know who have had this surgery, it does get the weight off, and pretty quickly. But it's not what I'd call the "easy" way...the surgery itself is probably the easiest part, actually. Adjusting to life after surgery is extremely challenging. So I'd definitely recommend giving lifestyle change the "matter of life or death" try before going this route.
There has been a lot of press about gastric bypass surgery "curing" diabetes. But what does a "cure" look like? You might want to read this and decide for yourself:.
I track everything...more or less.
I created my own health log to keep track of it all, because I was writing it all down in a notebook and that got onerous. I have a single sheet, with each day being a column, and rows that track my two blood glucose readings, my food intake, supplements/medication, water, exercise, and some misc. things (flossing, foot care, fiber intake). I've gotten a bit lax on the food tracking lately, and my weight tended to rollercoaster over the last few weeks. But when I stick to
my plan completely, I see good results.
I gained inspiration from the health and fitness online community.
So many wonderful sites; I have all of my regulars in my Blogroll.
Bloggers in this space who successfully manage their type 2 diabetes are Biz of "The Biggest Diabetic Loser" () and Foodie McBody of foodfoodbodybody (.
often. I'm a dedicated follower of Jenny Ruhl and her excellent work ("Blood Sugar 101" book and web site, plus her "Diabetes Update" blog provides excellent research summaries/discussions, see). And there's Amy Tenderich's "Diabetes Mine" () which includes blog + additional resources.
You'll probably see me quoting the MizFit and Cranky Fitness blogs a lot, because I enjoy their humor, perspectives, and the insightful comments they inspire.
Even before diagnosis, the tiny seed of "hey, it *is* possible" was planted by reading (and re-reading) Lynn Haraldson-Bering's story on cnn.com:
I have lots of help from my incredibly supportive family.
This blog focuses a lot on me and my journey. But deep down, I was motivated by my desire to be as present and functional as possible for as long as possible for my family: my husband and my two children, whom you'll see mentioned as "Mr. Handsome & Handy" and "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" (ala the Dr. Seuss pranksters). My husband thought that the Healthpoint article made it sound like I was a single mom, and nothing could be further from the truth. He takes care of our home and our kids, and he cooks wonderful, healthy meals for us all. I often work late, and most of the time there's a pre-measured dinner in the toaster oven waiting for me, as well as a lunch packed for the next day. (He's also frugal, and this helps keep me out of Whole Foods! ;-) Because he handles a lot of tasks, my stress level is lower (and stress is bad for your blood glucose levels). If I make it look easy, he's a big reason why.
Anyhow, hope this summary helps, both Fitness Surfer's friend and anyone else out there who's looking for their own answers about how to deal with type 2 diabetes.
9 comments:
Man, Pubsgal, this should be required reading for anyone who might have diabetes, or might get it someday.
It really makes me proud of you for the way you have worked and researched and worked to change your life!
I hope a lot of people will see this.
Thanks, Debby! I'm hoping so, too!
Wow! Thank you so much. I am seriously so grateful for all of that information. I'll send my buddy link to this post.
I'm an athlete. At least i have that kind of mentality. I love the way you said that.
Once again. Thank you thank you thank you. - Krystal
Best of luck on the triathlon, I've one this weekend. Without a doubt exercise is great for BG control, plus it also helps with outlook/attitude for me. Which tri are you doing and is this your first?
Have you looked at TuDiabetes.com yet? It's a great site for connecting with others whether about type 2 in general, or exercise issues, etc. I've been a member there almost since it started.
I think that about 99% of the bloggers that I read in weight loss blog land are carb sensitive and have NO idea that they are on the road to diabetes.
I linked to this posting - you did a REALLY good job of putting it all together.
And it probably says somewhere - but are you now in maintenance or still in the weight loss mode ???
I (personally) lost for 2 years, then maintained for 2 years, and now am working on the last bits.
Great post! Thanks for sharing.
I'm sure I've asked you this before, but have you read Diabesity? I found it fascinating and I really liked the way she described how exercise impacts glucose levels.
Thanks, everyone! I hope this helps.
Bernard: Yes, this will be my first triathlon. It's the "See Jane Tri" in Pleasanton, California, and it's a sprint triathlon. It sounded like a newbie-friendly event. (And yep, I'm a member of Tu Diabetes. It's a great resource.)
Vickie: Thanks! Yes, I often suspect the same as I'm reading. As for maintenance vs. weight loss mode, I'm not sure. I'm definitely not at the goal I set when I started out (the middle of the "healthy" BMI range for my height), but I'm at a point right now where I'm holding steady and feel pretty content to be doing so. I feel more focused on fitness at the moment, but I'm sure I'll get restless at some point and go for at least getting down to the upper part of my "healthy" BMI range.
Juice: No, I haven't read Diabesity. I'll definitely check it out!
pretty harsh wakeup call! but big props to you for actually getting yourself into gear!! :)
Wow. what a story. So glad you were able to get it under control and have such wonderful support. Good for you. |
Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah claimed the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year award on Tuesday.
Salah, a beloved Egyptian figure and international football sensation, beat Sadio Mane (Senegal) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) to the title.
It is the second consecutive year that the 26-year-old Egyptian footballer was given award; he received the accolade in a ceremony in Senegal’s Dakar.
“I have dreamt of winning this award since I was a child and now I have done so twice in a row,” said Salah according to the BBC.
The footballer has scored 16 goals in 29 Liverpool appearances so far this season.
He scored a record 44 times during the 2017-18 campaign.
Despite an injury following the final Champions league game, Salah also contributed two goals in the World Cup and four in qualification outings for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2018 for Egypt.
The momentous decision of his award was on par with news that Egypt would host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in June, outbidding South Africa for the position after winning the majority of votes.
After Cameroon was stripped of the right to host in December due to delay in the preparations, the remaining spot was given to Egypt and South Africa.
Egypt previously hosted the African Cup of Nations in 1959, 1974, 1986 and 2006, and claimed seven AFCON victories.
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We’ve had another great year at Life!Central Services with multiple programs in full swing and also pleasingly many ongoing projects being completed. None of this would be possible without the hard work of our volunteers, staff and supporters over the last 12 months. Two of the major projects completed were the opening of our Stage 3 auditorium and the transition to new accounting software.
I’d especially like to thank Lauren O’Connor, Ryan Barnard, and Graeme Fedley who were key in accomplishing these projects and gave of themselves over and above expectation. The Suicide Safer Schools program, run through our DGR enterprise Life!Central Resources in partnership with ERMA and Suicide Safer Communities, is now well into its second year with the pilot program being implemented in 3 schools. Whilst this is exciting in itself, it is only the beginning of how we believe will change our community in the years to come. Our chaplaincy program provides an opportunity to engage with the community in a unique but extremely important way.
The hard work of the chaplains in working with the schools, teachers, students and their families is testament to the difference a chaplain can make as part of a school. This year Sheree Crone expanded her chaplaincy role and also worked with Scott Wellard, Director of Services, in program coordination. Sheree has proven to be a great asset to this program combining both her operations and chaplaincy skills in managing our team of 11 chaplains across the state. Looking forward to 2017 we expect to continue to expand our programs and services we offer to the community.
The state and federal government have yet to commit to ongoing funding of the chaplaincy program beyond 2017 so importantly we are endeavouring to utilise the current opportunities, establishing relationships and an understanding of how we can work with and serve our schools and broader community. To my fellow board members and our company secretary who have given tirelessly over the last year, I am extremely grateful for all your work which is largely unseen. Your commitment and passion for our community is inspirational and I am proud to serve alongside you as we build Life!Central Services.
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As we pointed out earlier, despite MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell claim that her network and NBC News will not air the 1998 audio of then-State Senator Barack Obama saying he favors redistribution, MSNBC did air the tape.
Mitchell’s colleague Chuck Todd aired the tape at around 9:04 a.m. during his Daily Rundown program on MSNBC.
So why then did Todd sit silently at the same desk as Mitchell as she boldly claimed the networks will not air the video without independent verification. How could he not mention that he had aired the audio four hours earlier?
As NBC News’ political director, one would think Todd would care to correct the record for Mitchell, especially since her claims of an MSNBC no-audio-without-authentication policy would make him look particularly silly for having aired it earlier in the day.
One likely explanation is that NBC/MSNBC brass might have made the call to not run the tape without verification only after or perhaps during the Todd airing.
Below is the video of Todd airing the “redistribution” audio at 9:04 a.m., via MSNBC:
And the video of Mitchell claiming the network will not air the tape as Todd sits silently at 1:06 p.m., via MSNBC:
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Long Beach Removes Billboard, Prepares for a New East Village
Long Beach Redevelopment and City Councilmembers prepare for the onslaught.
Long Beach Councilmember Suja Lowenthal and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency celebrated today over the removal of this blight along one of the City's main corridors.
The building itself will also be removed, clearing the way for the Long Beach's $180 million Redevelopment Agency development that will include 221 condominiums and 13,000 sq. ft. of retail space in the East Village area of Long Beach.
Once that's built up again, will the billboard come back? Probably not. Ed Kamlan of the City Manager's Office explained something Los Angeles residents would like to hear as their representatives knock down billboards: "excessive billboards create a visual blight in outdoor settings, particularly on top of buildings, along city corridors and near residential neighborhoods, diminishing the architecture, skylines and view corridors valued by Long Beach residents."
Meanwhile, Los Angeles' billboard problems are plenty. |
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Tadich Grill restaurant on California St. in San Francisco’s Financial District. (Missvain/Wikimedia Commons)
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The owner of the famed Tadich Grill restaurant, San Francisco’s oldest continuously running restaurant, is set to open a new locale in Washington, D.C.
You don’t have to look far in the city to find someone with sentimental feelings toward Tadich Grill, located on 240 California in the Financial District. The original version of the seafood restaurant opened in 1849.
“I get choked up,” San Francisco Police Chief Chief Greg Suhr said clearing his throat, “My grandmother met the Buich’s, great-grandfather Buich when she was 10.” The grandmother he was referring to was Ruby Tadich, the location’s namesake.
Mike Buich, now the owner of the grill, whose grandfather bought it from the Tadich’s, announced he is opening a Tadich Grill in the nation’s capitol after years of planning.
“After four years of research and looking around, etc. we finally got what we think is an excellent location for the second Tadich Grill,” Buich said.
In a partnership with Gerard Centioli of Icon Inc., which scouts iconic restaurants that have withstood the test of time, the plan is to help them grow.
“Clearly Tadich Grill with its 164-year history, hits that ball out of the park,” Centioli said.
The new Tadich will have the same look of the old one, only bigger, on Pennsylvania Avenue. Buich said President Obama will be invited to the 2014 opening.
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Even though,
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as I wished to
every instant
of existence
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This course is designed to present practitioners with tools and techniques modeling, analyzing and improving processes, with ample opportunity to apply through case study and exercises. This course will present:
- tools and instructions for documenting business processes – obtaining process information, formatting and depicting processes in the form of process maps and other supporting documents
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- tools and instructions for analyzing a process and its performance
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The Justice Department has recovered the majority of the $4.4 million ransom that was paid to DarkSide hackers responsible for the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack which halted their operations last month.
“By going after the entire ecosystem that fuels ransomware and digital extortion attacks — including criminal proceeds in the form of digital currency — we will continue to use all of our resources to increase the cost and consequences of ransomware and other cyber-based attacks,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco at a recent news conference.
The operation to seize cryptocurrency paid to the DarkSide hacker group is the first of its kind, which is being undertaken by a newly created specialised ransomware task force under the Biden administration Justice Department.
The case is a rare victory in the battle against ransomware, with 63.7 of the 75 Bitcoin paid having been ‘found and recaptured’. The recaptured amount is valued at $2.3 million, since the value of Bitcoin has fallen sharply since the ransom was paid.
The President and Chief Executive of Colonial Pipeline, Joseph Blount, is set to testify before congressional panels later this week. In a statement made on Monday, Blount said he was grateful for the FBI’s “swift work and professionalism” to hold hackers accountable and recover the ransom, and added that this “is the best way to deter and defend against future attacks of this nature.”
“The private sector also has an equally important role to play and we must continue to take cyber threats seriously and invest accordingly to harden our defences,” he added. |
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Charles Edward Garrett, Jr., age 57, died 31 May 2008 in San Antonio, TX. He was born March 3, 1951 in San Antonio, TX. He was preceded in death by his father Charles E. Garrett, Sr.; grandparents, Thomas S. and Alice Garrett, & John Rutledge and Catharine Scarborough Hill. Charles is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Ann Flaig Garrett and three children, Brian, Thomas and Emily; mother, Catharine Garrett; brothers, William R. Garrett of Dallas, Robert F. Garrett & wife Jayne, John T. Garrett of Austin; sisters, Catharine Alice (Kay) Parker & husband J. Michael Parker, Carolyn Garrett, Elizabeth Estrada and husband Rei Estrada, Patricia Bryant; aunt, Mrs. John R. Hill of Dallas; cousins, Lisa Garrett Smith of Denver, CO, Suzanne Garrett Roberts of W. Des Moines, Iowa, Nancy Hill Gottsacker of Dallas, Cynthia Hill Landeon of Dallas, Sara Hill Walsh of Pittsburg, PA and many nieces and nephews. Charles was a devoted member of St. Pius X Catholic Church where he served as Eucharistic Minister and Lector. He graduated from MacArthur High School, and UT-Austin with Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Civil Engineering. He was a well loved member of Oak Hills Country Club of which he was the current Vice President of the Board of Governors. He also was a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and a member of the social fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha. He worked for Harding-Lawson Associates in Houston and Garrett Brothers Builders in San Antonio. He was an avid golfer, tennis competitor and true friend to all lives he touched. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2008 St. Pius X. Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 2, 2008 at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Charles Edward Garrett, Jr. Memorial Trust Fund, through the Broadway Bank.
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Drug Testing Welfare Recipients gain support during negotiations in the Senate and was dropped. That was until the current Social Services Minister Dan Tehan since reintroduced the proposal earlier this year, with the three trial locations now verified, in NSW, QLD and WA.
The legislation proposed would see five thousand new recipients of unemployment payments asked to take drug tests as part of a trial that would take place in three locations around Australia. If the recipients refuse to take the test they may face penalties, or be restricted from receiving welfare payments altogether.
Reporter Nicolas Zoumboulis investigates.
Interviews with: Associate Professor John Fitzgerald, who is an expert in Alcohol and Drug Policy
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Gulfstream Has Two Distaff Stakes on Saturday; Musical Romance is Part of Florida HBPA Series
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The feature race at Gulfstream Park today is the $100,000 Musical Romance Stakes, at seven furlongs on dirt for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up and restricted to Florida-breds.
It is the second race in a new stakes series that Gulfstream is sponsoring and funding along with the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association.
Gulfstream has an 11-race Saturday card with first post at 1:15 p.m. Conditions are listed as fast and firm. The Weather Channel forecast is for a five percent chance of rain during racing hours.
The Musical Romance is the ninth race with scheduled post of 5:34 p.m.
It is part of the ten-race FHBPA/Gulfstream Park Summer Stakes Series.
All of the races have $100,000 purses. Six are restricted to Florida-breds. Four are Florida-preferred. Those races are open to horses from all states, with bonuses beyond the purse money for Florida-breds that finish in the top three.
In an upcoming article, we will have more details on the Florida HBPA/Gulfstream program.
Gulfstream today also has the $75,000 Christmas Past at 1 1/16 miles on turf for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up. It is not part of the new Florida HBPA/Gulfstream series.
The Christmas Past is the tenth race with scheduled post of 6:06 p.m.
We will have coverage this afternoon and evening on our blog which can be accessed on the menu bar at the top of the home page of this Web site.
*The carryover has grown to $385,146.51 on the Rainbow 6. It will be on the sixth through 11th races.
On the first race, there is a carryover of $4,576.17 on the Super Hi-5. It is a $1 minimum bet that requires picking the first five finishers in correct order.
*On Sunday, Gulfstream will have eleven races with first post of 1:15 p.m.
The third race feature is the $50,000 The Opening Lead, an overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs on dirt.
*On Monday, Gulfstream will have a special Memorial Day card with first post at 1:15 p.m.
The feature is the $50,000 The Home of the Brave, a starter handicap at 1 ½ miles on turf for 3-year-olds and up that have started for a claiming price during their careers. |
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our deepest sympathy to families, friends and children of the Sandy Hook Elementary School and the greater Newtown community.
I thought it would be helpful to provide a brief follow up to the messages sent earlier today by the district and schools: The NCPS leadership team met with our Crisis Advisory Board (CAB) this afternoon to review the status of each school, determine next steps to assist students, families and faculty, and to review our safety plans and procedures. The district crisis response and school security plans while long standing, are designed to be customized to meet the needs of each unique circumstance. To that end, each school will conduct a staff meeting on Monday morning prior to the start of the school day to remind faculty and staff about ways to care for children, teens and adults during times of great sadness and loss.
We are aware that there will be a range of knowledge of and reactions to this situation and we want to assure you we are taking care to be sensitive to the developmental stages and needs of our students.
During this time we will also be reviewing the safety and security procedures in place at each school.
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Dear IdM experts,
in this video (duration: 00:09:24), I demonstrate JavaScript development for SAP NetWeaver(R) Identity Management using a customized version of the popular open source editor GNU Emacs.
Working on a simple, yet realistic scripting use case, I show some nice features in action:
- Code completion anywhere for IdM built-in functions, view/table names, Identity Center attribute names and more
- Basic JavaScript syntax checks as you type and on request
- Automatic indentation as you type and on request re-indentation of your complete script
- Eclipse-like splitting up of strings into multi-line, concatenated strings by pressing Enter inside any string
- Minimal start-up time using Emacs client/server architecture
In the hope that these customizations might be interesting or even useful to others as well, I published them as open source under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL v3). The complete source code of all customizations and Emacs extensions required to get started with scripting like in the video is available at GitHub in the IDMacs repository.
If you want to try it out, just follow the installation instructions in the project’s README file. It’s reasonably easy to set up.
Happier scripting!
Lambert
Lambert,
This is an amazing tool! My only comment is that you need to include the new key bindings in the help file.
As I saw from your video tutorial There were 4 bindings:
CTRL-Enter – Auto complete
CTRL-F2 – Syntax Check
CTRL-F3 – Save
Shift-F1 – Auto Format
It’s also somewhat disconcerting that in the emacs windows the file appears with a .vbs extension. Can this be changed?
Again, congrats on a fantastic tool! This is going into every DEV environment I work in!
Matt
Thanks Matt!
Your list of keybindings is correct. In addition, the following IDMacs-specific keybindings exist which I didn’t show in the video:
I’ve just pushed an update to the README in GitHub to document them properly, and also how to file bug reports.
Regarding the .vbs extension: I agree it’s confusing. As you probably know, that’s the file name exported by MMC to any external script editor, no matter whether it’s JavaScript or Visual Basic Script. I will look into if and how this could be improved.
Best regards,
Lambert
The .vbs extension is now suppressed in JavaScript mode by the latest version in GitHub.
Cheers, Lambert
Thanks for sharing !
Can’t get auto-complete to work? That’s because my documentation of that key binding was wrong! It’s not (and never was) bound to Ctrl-Enter. The correct key binding is:
Ctrl-Space: Auto-complete
I’ve updated the video link in the main post accordingly, so now the audio and subtitle for this one are correct as well.
BR, Lambert
Thanks for that update! I thought it was a problem with my keyboard/computer.
Any chance you can work in a link to the help file or website for function lookups?
Matt
No problem:
Shift+F2: Display API Documentation
is now available in the latest IDMacs version on GitHub. Here’s another video tutorial (duration: 00:04:55) showing how this can be used and customized to either display help from the web or from a local help file.
Hope that helps,
Lambert |
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Nearly every conservative commentator agrees on the West’s decline. Whether it is Ann Coulter, or Victor Davis Hanson or Mark Steyn, Belmont Club or the lesser-known but just as well written Takuan Seiyo and Fjordman, who also posts at Gates of Vienna, all agree the West is beset by specific ills.
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I don't have the time right now to read this with the attention it really deserves, but I do think you are onto something with the points you have listed at the start of your article. They coincide nicely with each other within the time frame of the decade of the 1960ies. I have not read your article fully yet, and will thus comment more in detail later, but just off the bat I find the combination of these factors in a rather narrow time frame to be of great importance:- the maturing of the first post-war generation & its relentless and vicious attacks on the societies of its parents;- the start of the "march through the institutions";- the sudden drop in births due to the pill;- the final death throes of the colonial empires;- the change in the mindset regarding the appliance of military force;- the insertion of a small, but vocal group into the political, education and media systems;As far as social change goes, I see this as a massive and anormal convergence.More later, when I've read it all.
Well, Whiskey, not much to add here on my behalf except applause.I cannot add anything of substancial value to your discussion about what others might euphemistically call female self-empowerment other than that I believe Fjordman once metioned that universal suffrage usually entails a gradual social shift to the left. However, I cannot find the exact quote at the moment.With regards to the Gentry as well as the matter of de-industrialization I think you have hit a nerve, and not only with the industrial gentry, but also the political. Jerry Brown as an inadequate caretaker of his inheritance is symptomatic for the people ascending to the upper strata of power and society once the war- and post-war generation handed over the reins. Despite all their faults, I doubt the average politician from 1970 on could compare to the intellectual and leadership qualities expressed by his pre-1960ies peers.As for de-industrialization, the truly staggering aspect to is that even when presented with almost complete control over the situation politicians gnerally chose inaction over taking the initiative despite available data showing the painful and dangerous developments that de-industrialization entails (Thatcher after the de facto destruction of the unions, Kohl after the German re-unification).Two further, unrelated points: – Great mirrored version of the “Marie Claire” article from Roissy;- given the still more traditional nature of Chinese society and the demographic situation with females being the minority due to the effects of the 1-Child policy, Ford’s campaign is a failure in the making
Good post. One caveat: in your rush to document the spread of power from the blue collar types to the rich globalization-based elite, you leave out the experience of everyone else in between. What is going on with the fairly prosperous middle manager or the professional? These people still exist in large numbers, are still living fairly well, and presumably have some cultural power.
I’d also be interested in your analysis of the demographic collapse of Iran:
There are several reasons for the collapse of a traditional society, and Whiskey points out some of them. For instance, Laurence Auster believes that universal suffrage had a lot to with its collapse.But all this is not going going to continue. Times are getting tough. Jobs of any sort will be hard to come by, specially the sort that women like. For these tough jobs, the natural general aggressiveness of men will come to the fore. In addition, random violence by disaffected men on women will increase even above what we see now. That women are left to be battered and even murdered by a man, while fit young men sit idly by, is not a situation that “beta” women, and they are the majority, will accept. They too will have to come up with survival strategies. We’ve lived through a small period of time of social irresponsibility, brought out by the factors highlighted in the above article – but they are ending, and traditional society, the mainstay of the Western civilisation will assert itself. We are already beginning to see this, as this article tangentially acknowledges, and the latest pronouncements of a British cabinet minister.
Another reason for the collapse of male morale in the West, is that many western governments provide a social welfare net for women when they are pregnant or have a family to look after. Thus women do not need to rely on a man as a wage earner. But times are changing, and I wonder for how long western governments can afford to provide a comprehensive welfare net.We may also be looking to a major war in the near future.
Another excellent expository essay, Whiskey. While I agree with much of what you have posted, there is an even more important aspect to your work.The due diligence that you clearly exhibit in your writing obliges all but the most casual readers to take note and consider what you have put before them. I would wager that even those who disagree with you are still taken aback by the depth and constructive nature of your investigations.That you so competently engage the reader while simultaneously challenging or instigating careful re-examination of one’s own strongly held views and do so in such an entertaining fashion is no mean feat.Keep Up the Good Work,ZensterPS: I really think that Takuan Seiyo, Fjordman and you should collaborate on a serious effort to detail “The Rise and Fall of Western Civilization”.
Whiskey…here’s a website you might find interesting: A Theory Of CivilizationAlso, what do you think about the New World Order Conspiracy Theories? The ones that purport to trace the vast, rapid cultural changes to the machinations of a power elite who effected these changes in large part through the funding by tax exempt foundations like the Rockefellers, Carnegies, Ford et al, that deliberately funded Women’s Studies programs, and dumbed down public education and taken over college curriculum, as well as the deliberate degeneration of mass media entertainment to mold society to deliberately create the social chaos and population decline?PS – logged in as “anonymous,” but this is “Dave from Hawaii” from Roissy’s blog.
I think the decline of the West is in part attributable to morons like yourself. Why don’t you go find a productive job rather than pushing your politically motivated garbage?
Do you ever post actual statistical trends? Or do you rely on innuendo and misrepresented statistics from right-wing trash websites? Whiskey, you are a mediocrity, throwing temper tantrums at your perceived lack of status.
Seriously, do you think your whining is going to improve your low-status life, Whiskey? You are the epitome of “beta”, endlessly complaining about your loser status, while not doing anything about it, like a real man would do. Why don’t you look at yourself in the mirror, and figure out where you went wrong? Maybe you didn’t study enough in school; maybe you let yourself get fat; maybe you are a malignant bore who squeezes the life out of everyone you spend time around. I truly feel sorry for you.
So now we’ve come to the point where considering the reasons for a dramatic decrease in power and relative social cohesion … is beta? You know, under these circumstances I guess I prefer to remain beta…
Anonymous 6:18:Please don’t pretend that any statistics Whiskey presents could possibly convince you of anything. He provided plenty of numbers in the piece above; and if you bother to look up, say, housing prices vs. wages over the last 50 years you’ll see he’s 100% right.When losing an argument people will demand a citation for the assertion that the sun rises in the east.Anonymous 6:21:Now you’re whining about Whiskey’s whining, so what does that make you? Nyah-nyah-nyah.
“Another reason for the collapse of male morale in the West, is that many western governments provide a social welfare net for women when they are pregnant or have a family to look after.”Precisely. This ties in with some pretty convincing commentary I have read re: 0bama’s status as a surrogate head of household for single and/or radical feminist women. He is the apotheosis of the exotic, well-mannered, handsome “magic negro” type that liberal white singles love to fawn over. Unlike a real husband, he imposes no true obligations upon them. He is a distant authority figure and does not display the foibles that married couples must learn to live with – rather, he is a distant, idealized “marble man” upon whom they can project unrealistic expectations. Millions of women in industrialized welfare states are “married” to governmental bureaucracies. That is, the state imposes heavy taxes on the productive class to support a growing contingent of single mothers. I imagine that this process of state-induced dependency is best facilitated when the head of state induces such a sympathetic response from his female “beneficiaries”. Contrast 0bama’s impact on the female psyche with that of McCain (unattractive, elderly war hero) and Palin (attractive female – hence a competitor).
Some pointed commentary at Vox Popoli re: liberal Western women’s unfulfilled expectations:
Wonderfull piece, Whiskey. Great one!I think the major idea one must retain is that “the West” “is falling” due to two main factors: Multiculturalim and Feminism;Even more interesting, is the thought that these particulat two “factors” derive from a defranchising of the Western production.We shall not forget also the colapse of colonialism and stuff. In the end, your thesis is not incompatible with the “mainstream” of Fjordman and Takuan Seyo. You merely deepen a little longer.”Marxism/Gramscianism” is always at the very core of all this destruction. I keep fighting against my big four and admiring the Gramscian strategy: (the big 4)*Communism*Socialism*Multiculturalism*FeminismThe funny thing is that if there is a possibility of a return “to the normal”, literally a revolution, from the latin “re-volutio” (coming back again / reborn), it will be through force of the “beta” white western men, only if they are educated enough. And how many men will “we” need to fight for us? 20%? 30%? 10%? 5%?If Castro and Che did it in Cuba…Also, what’s up with that of putting Japan and “coastal” China in “The West”?? I understood what you intended but… come on!I cannot say I didn’t like your article. I just think that London New Year Evening thing was not necessary and had little to do with anything.Congratulations, what a fine piece of reading you provided to the world! I learn a lot with you, man.
Whiskey, this is ‘z’ from Roissy’s website.I agree with pretty much everything you wrote in this entry. Its spot-on and correctly identifies the “whys” as to how the West’s birthrate’s are failing.A few notes I’d like to make that may stir the water in the next two decades:1) Men, because of the loss of manufacturing, construction, and programming jobs, will be turning to traditional “female” employment and competing directly with women in the work force. There was a time when real estate, retail-level finance, office-work, bank-teller-working-their-way-ups, cosmetics and beauty (hairstyle, etc.) were more female than what they seem to be becoming as of late. If x-amount of factories close in a city, men start applying for jobs in these lines of work. Many men look to do “what dad did” for a living. The next generation of men will have many more working in “soft” professions indoors that are NOT factory work, thus bringing them into direct competition with females. What the fallout of this will be is anybody’s guess. Will the single gals see the single guys as people just trying to make a living, or as hateful competition? More supply means less demand, so wages for these jobs will fall due to men being willing to do them en masse, but I dont see any way around it happening, do you? (Related anecdote: I bought the laptop Im using at BestBuy and was assisted in the purchase by a bald, middle aged man who was extremely knowledeable about computers. I asked him how he knew so much, and he told me that he WAS a programmer. He was either moonlighting for extra money, or BestBuy paid him more than what programming would do in my part of the country. Its amazing what HI-B has done to eviscerate young people in this nation from even going into IT—-I hate Bill Gates and Michael Dell). 2) Young women are going to be seeing “Old Aunt Peg” at family get-togethers more and more. You know Peg Whiskey, the one who is 44and still fairly attractive, but who never got to have any kids. I think many girls will see Aunt Peg as a cautionary tale. Peg will be crazy-earth-gaia-PC by this age and complaining about men full-time as the reason she wound up alone and childless and it will ring very very hollow to the teen-aged girls in the family. “Dont wind up like Aunt Peg” will be a statement emblazoned in their brains. No matter how much “Dove” commercials try and convince young women of “Ageless Beauty”, seeing real cougars out at singles bars, pathetically trying to compete with 21 year olds, is something that needs to be SEEN YOURSELF to really be afraid of. I imagine the next, smaller generation, will get an eyefull of it and *know* that one might start looking to *settle* in the later 20’s. Aunt Peg is pathetic (most families now have one of these), and everyone feels sorry for her, but nobody wants to be around her. Buying her a gift is a pain-in-the-ass. 3) For whites in particular, getting outnumbered physically is probably going to engender a primal response to want to breed MORE. Being picked on as a kid by non-whites on the pure account of race, might galvanize white females to want to breed more than their mom’s did.4) The coming multi-culti-media will disabuse white females of the “princess effect” that they have suffered from. Its inevitable that more movies, television programs, talk shows (Tyra, Ophrah) are going to be directed to non-white-GIRLZ in the future. There may be reprecussions to this.White GIRLZ have been superior in number heretofore and their social position dominant by default, what will their response be when they are not and the long-smoldering resentments of non-white girls are voiced ALOUD? Will it engender a sense of ethnic identity among them? Remains to be seen, as they have never been criticized personally. 5) Birthrates and their low numbers are now being talked about ALOUD at family gatherings for the first time. “Getting outnumbered” is something that is being spoken of, and birthrates in general are being discussed privately, if not in the classroom. 6) The internet. People can search for things that interest them and bypass the mandarins of TV-land. Even satellite and cable, which offer non-PC programming, can be refuges from PC-brainwashing-moonbatism. Every teenage developmental hour not watching PC tripe, is an hour devoted to learning something else, perhaps about how the world really works. I think the generations of people born in the West who are white, from roughly 1950-1985 have been subjected to the most thorough self-hating propaganda of any on the face of the earth in history due to the television media. There are alternatives out there now however.
“This bleeds over into men’s relationships as well, any young man who is single knows well the importance of looking the “correct way” for whatever fashion holds, and having the “correct” opinions and accessories to have any success in the dating market.”As a “young man who is single” I have started to pay attention to this recently…I cannot say it is the dictatorship of Political Correctness as you seem to be implying but it crushes you if you walk out the line anyway.However, despite everything, only now I could see this is so clear cut as you said. Really, it is clear cut. Damn!——————————–I also think I discovered a “fault” on your logic. You talk of women as if all of them had the power to do all that. You divide men in Alpha and Beta but believe all women are “Alpha” or something.Is this correct? What women are targeted when you speak of “women”? The “top” 10%? 25%? 50%? 80%? What is it?
Lawful Neutral:Yeah, and what else? Housing prices vs. Wages is non-partisan, yet everything else he claims is from partisan sources. Also, his argument about housing, manufacturing, etc. has been done by liberal commentators like Michael Lind. So that issue is bipartisan. Somehow, the crime rate has been coming down since the early 90s and he claims that the sky is falling. Anybody who takes Ann Coulter seriously as a “conservative” commentator needs to have their head checked.
Anonymous 2:30:I’ve got a better idea: why don’t you list and number every claim Whiskey makes in the piece above and its source, then using your own neutral sources please demonstrate that each and every one of his sources is “partisan.”
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog, although it does have it’s own goals, but there is nothing unbiased, there is no one truth to satisfy the masses. Ironically we and the rest of the world have a more informed population then ever before but unfortunately for us, not as well educated. So in essence we have well informed idiots, and I mean that in a good way. Back when I was in school we studied the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and were taught about all the same mistakes each great civilization has made leading to it’s demise. You touch on many of them in your article, apparently they do not teach it anyore based on some of the responses you’ve received.But to put it a little more harshly and less democratically then you did, we have become a civilization of spoiled brats who believe that we are owed way too much for doing way too little. Based on the last crop of College Grads we hired, they want x-dollars just to show up to work and if you actually want them to do some work, you’ll need to double that. There is no personal responsibility anymore and no accountability anymore, just witness the back to back fiasco’s perpetrated by the rich white people you mentioned that have brought the economies to their knees because of theft and deception. But they had some killer parties, huh? Now all that money went somewhere, yet no arrests, no trials, no kidding! Now this isn’t the first time and won’t be the last time before we fall into anarchy, and it will be no ones fault but ours when it happens. Because all those once-middle class people who keep being pushed down and have forgotten that this is a country that was started by a bunch of rich White Men who didn’t want to pay taxes and is still owned by them, will see that nothing really happens to you if you commit a white collar crime as long as you have enough other people to cover your back and they will do it as well. Eventually it will all work out though because we will all become so lazy that it will become too much work to thieve or anything else and the society will decline and become much like Brittan, although what country will be our task master is yet to be determined, although one of the Asia’s seem most likely. The thing most needed is a plan to reverse it. And it’s not women not working or men being more masculine. It is very simple.Either get rid of all the lawyers or lets have some real tort reform so that people can be held responsible for their actions; ship everyone we don’t want to some other country (isn’t that what they do?) and get back to basics. What little actual freedoms we do have will soon be invading the freedoms of someone else and will be legislated against very shortly, or so it seems. We need to start looking at the “Greater Good” instead of the good of a few. Or we could just lynch all the rich white people?
Stratomunchin makes a good point, like the Old West Frontier, colonialism provided an important outlet for young men on the make willing to take great risks in return for wealth, and thus a social safety valve.It’s worth noting that China is dealing with it’s excess population of Young Men, “the Bare Branches” by various resource extraction schemes in Africa, mostly mining, that employ Chinese men. I will address that in the later post.A_C: good points and I will address the fate of the middle class. It has not been happy, to say the least.Iran’s population implosion is similar to Algeria’s and Tunisia’s. And in some cases to Italy’s and Spain’s. Traditional family formation no longer works, in Iran there is a missing generation of men due to the Iran-Iraq War, akin to that of France in WWII, and the impact of modernity (personal mobility and anonymity) even in repressive Muslim societies seems anti-natalists. Note: Algerian, Tunisian, Iranian, Spanish, and Italian women are not just not having kids in a traditional family, but not having them at all.I suspect that Iran and Algeria and Tunisia mean that what is happening is broader than just a pure Western malaise. To misquote Jimmy Carter.Dave from Hawaii — I see the same things happening in various degrees all over the world, including Iran, Algeria, Coastal China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, including cultural collapse, low birth rates, lack of traditional heroes. I think this is just far too broad for any conspiracy or even local affect of elites (my main dissent from Fjordman and Seiyo).
Whiskey – you are a good diagnostician but tunnel-visioned. Your biggest fallacy is looking at a signle trend and assuming it will not change. This tends to make a writer like you fatalistic and something of a despair-monger.
DP11 Thus women do not need to rely on a man as a wage earner. But times are changing, and I wonder for how long western governments can afford to provide a comprehensive welfare net.How can a woman depend on a man as a wage earner when there is a good chance said man will be without a job a few times during there lifetime. Good forbid one of the twp fall ill after Cobra has run dry. The better option for women is an extended family model. Who needs daycare when grandma,grandpa or auntie can take care of your children.
I think the generations of people born in the West who are white, from roughly 1950-1985 have been subjected to the most thorough self-hating propaganda of any on the face of the earth in history due to the television media. There are alternatives out there now however.Please explain. you aren’t blaiming movies like Roots for this are you?
I think the generations of people born in the West who are white, from roughly 1950-1985 have been subjected to the most thorough self-hating propaganda of any on the face of the earth in history due to the television media. There are alternatives out there now however.I concur with chic noir, even though I do so because I believe this warrants a post of its own.
PA –The prescription for Western renewal is largely economic, and technology based. Since both drive social and cultural trends. I do think things will get far worse than better because there is a basic “class” or economic struggle between what Joel Kotkin calls the “Gentry” and others the “New Class” (Mickey Kaus) and that of the broad populace.If I sound depressing, it is because the reality is depressing (though not irrepairable). You’ll get far worse from men on the Left (Kotkin, Kaus) and those of the Right (Dalrymple, Steyn). I think only Kotkin has cut to the economic basis for cultural/social changes, few have looked at sexual selection / gender conflicts.Chic –The flaw in that assumption is that an extended family requires YOUNG-ish grandparents, with enough middle class resources. That does not exist, what you get is elderly, burdened grandparents who are sick and old, raising the kids of their irresponsible children, mostly in the Black and Hispanic communities, but now increasingly among Whites.The Palin family model worked because Sarah Palin MARRIED a blue collar earner, with disparate sources of income, in a state with high wages and cheap land, and the ability to supplement food by hunting. Her brothers and sisters were still close by, as were her relatively young-ish parents, still vigorous enough to help with child care. This requires a nuclear family which in turn requires limits on female and male sexuality and choices. Particularly the requirement to put kids first ahead of self-fulfillment and freedom.The extended family model of what Hillary called “it takes a village” results in very little time, money, and effort invested in children, who are mostly used as adjunct labor. The social record of societies employing this model is not particularly good to say the least.
Whiskey- Youngish grandparents are better but older grandparents can do a pretty good job if they maintain their health (diet and exercise). Plenty of people are in good shape up into their 70’s. The most important thing for an extended model to work is having family members respect each others need for time alone and some seperate material possesions.
Whiskey, I agree with you about how this is way too broad for any conspiracy or effect of local elites. The only difference between European fertility rates and say Tunisian is that Europe is slightly ahead on this trend than Tunisia. It’s not a meaningful difference except as immigration/emigration.I also agree with you that the prescription for Western renewal is largely technology based. I think the three most important technologies here are:1. Sex bots2. Artificial wombs3. Anti-aging technologyThe first two techs allow men to completely bypass women when desired. The third is important in the short term so that we don’t lose our best and brightest who aren’t reproducing much. In the longer term its also important since the most important element to amassing wealth is time and this will allow the middle class to amass so much wealth that a lot of the problems we discuss will be eliminated through attrition.
I like War Against the Middle’s appeal to technology, as part of a solution. Artificial wombs, artificial women, and extreme longevity will give men more choices in finding fulfillment.On the problem side, we shouldn’t overlook the dumbing down of education and the prolongation of adolescence combined with the postponement of adult responsibility for both men and women.The lack of meaningful preparation for responsible adulthood combined with the absence of significant rites of passage, virtually guarantees the cultural mediocrity that society has fallen into — which is a huge part of the problem you describe.
I like War Against the Middle’s appeal to technology, as part of a solution. Artificial wombs, artificial women, and extreme longevity will give men more choices in finding fulfillment.Those seem rather doubtful proposals at best, with regards to likelyhood of succesful implementation, rather than inevitabilities as you seem to be assuming.
Those [al fin: sex bots, fetal incubators, multi-century lifespans] seem rather doubtful proposals at best, with regards to likelyhood of succesful implementation, rather than inevitabilities as you seem to be assuming.Not an assumption of inevitability, but rather an expectation of high likelihood based upon a careful observation of technological and societal trends. There are many millions to be made in machine sex surrogates, while we’re waiting for realistic virtual reality.Women want artificial wombs much more than men, to facilitate the ability to “have it all” without losing the schoolgirl figure.And suddenly since Aubrey de Grey research into radical extension of human lifespan has grown progressively respectable in scientific circles.Concerning the war of the sexes and its regrettable impact on the status of ordinary males, anthropologist Lionel Tiger (The Decline of Males) anticipated the problems Whiskey ennumerates long ago. TDOM is quite worth a read.
Not an assumption of inevitability, but rather an expectation of high likelihood based upon a careful observation of technological and societal trends. Which works out to the same thing, effectively.There are many millions to be made in machine sex surrogates, while we’re waiting for realistic virtual reality.Again, this seems naively optimistic at best. Such a construct would be prohibitively expensive to the degree that only those men wealthy enough to have whatever real women they wanted could afford them, and then there’s the issue of the uncanny valley.Women want artificial wombs much more than men, to facilitate the ability to “have it all” without losing the schoolgirl figure.Much like women want rainbow-crapping unicorns more than men, one presumes.And suddenly since Aubrey de Grey research into radical extension of human lifespan has grown progressively respectable in scientific circles.I’m not too concerned about it, personally. The oncoming Greater Depression we appear to be headed into should cause the prosperity-driven insanity of the last few decades to implode in on itself, and the state of things will even out again.
Again, this seems naively optimistic at best. Such a construct would be prohibitively expensive to the degree that only those men wealthy enough to have whatever real women they wanted could afford them,They would only be very expensive at first. Like with any technology, it will come down in price. Real dolls are expensive as well, but there is a large enough market to support the corporation making them. Plus, real women are only getting more expensive when you consider divorce, false rape charges, etc. What’s your freedom worth? A lot more than whatever you will end up paying for a sex bot.I’m not too concerned about it, personally. The oncoming Greater Depression we appear to be headed into should cause the prosperity-driven insanity of the last few decades to implode in on itself, and the state of things will even out again.I don’t know what you really think will even out.Besides that, at least for now the current economic situation isn’t even as bad as the early 80s recession. It’s nowhere near a “Greater Depression”. Regardless, technology moves forward and it moves faster. The inventors of these technologies will end up being trillionaires. That’s real motivation for people to make these technologies happen.
They would only be very expensive at first. Like with any technology, it will come down in price.That’s like saying cars will only be very expensive at first. You’re discounting the issue of material costs, not to mention power sources and the potential shelf-life of units.Real dolls are expensive as well, but there is a large enough market to support the corporation making them.That sounds an awful lot like conjecture. Plus, real women are only getting more expensive when you consider divorce, false rape charges, etc. What’s your freedom worth?Enough to find a woman who will not divorce you, file false rape charges and so forth, one would think. I’d suggest converting to the Mormons or one of the Evangelical sects. A lot more than whatever you will end up paying for a sex bot.Do you have the math to back that up?I don’t know what you really think will even out.I thought I made it fairly clear.Besides that, at least for now the current economic situation isn’t even as bad as the early 80s recession. It’s nowhere near a “Greater Depression”.Give it time. Regardless, technology moves forward and it moves faster.That’s what they used to think way back in the 1960s. The pace of technological progression over the 20th century was actually somewhat anamalous, historically speaking.
That’s like saying cars will only be very expensive at first. You’re discounting the issue of material costs, not to mention power sources and the potential shelf-life of units.That sounds an awful lot like conjecture.Unless you are claiming that the corporation that makes RealDoll is receiving government subsidies it must be at least breaking even or believe that product to be a loss leader. In either case, that means there is a market for it. Did the any part of the bailouts or the stimulus go to RealDolls?Enough to find a woman who will not divorce you, file false rape charges and so forth, one would think. I’d suggest converting to the Mormons or one of the Evangelical sects. Divorce rates are just as high among Mormons and Evangelicals as any place else.Do you have the math to back that up?I don’t know what a sex bot would cost yet since they aren’t on the market.. If we really want to talk about costs, what about the costs of paying for dates. Or for a wedding. That adds up.It’s very easy to break even or even come out ahead financially with the sex bot. We haven’t even discussed things like women you have never met randomly naming you as the “father” of her children for child support. The case for sex bots just grows.Give it time.Maybe, maybe not, but saying its a “greater depression” right now is nothing but mindless hysteria.And even if this is the “greater depression” so what? Worst case scenario, it takes 10 more years for these technologies to appear.That’s what they used to think way back in the 1960s. The pace of technological progression over the 20th century was actually somewhat anamalous, historically speaking.You have no basis to say something so silly. How do you even know the the 20th century was an anomaly? The 20th century fits the curve of technological development of the last 5000 years of human history..I rather doubt that. They may come with more gadgets but how much cheaper have cars actually gotten relative to average income and inflation over the last 50 years?More to the point, cars can be purchased used and passed around to defray costs to some degree. Do you seriously believe teenage males are going to be looking at purchasing someone’s used sex toy on the secondary market?Unless you are claiming that the corporation that makes RealDoll is receiving government subsidies it must be at least breaking even or believe that product to be a loss leader. In either case, that means there is a market for it.?Divorce rates are just as high among Mormons and Evangelicals as any place else.Nice try. I meant finding someone who takes religious prohibitions against divorce seriously, obviously.I don’t know what a sex bot would cost yet since they aren’t on the market.I might point out that you also don’t know if these will ever be produced, or if anyone other than a minority of very wealthy perverts would buy them..How many men can afford to blow $100K on an expensive toy?If we really want to talk about costs, what about the costs of paying for dates. Or for a wedding. That adds up.So does owning a car, but the issue of costs is a bit of a red herring. It would be much cheaper to simply live as a monk in the Mojave desert.It’s very easy to break even or even come out ahead financially with the sex bot. We haven’t even discussed things like women you have never met randomly naming you as the “father” of her children for child support.Nor have we discussed DNA testing to disprove such allegations. The case for sex bots just grows.The hole you dig for them grows deeper and deeper.Maybe, maybe not, but saying its a “greater depression” right now is nothing but mindless hysteria.I didn’t say it’s a Greater Depression right now, I said we seem to be heading into one.And even if this is the “greater depression” so what? Worst case scenario, it takes 10 more years for these technologies to appear.Your optimism for technophilia knows no bounds, it seems.You have no basis to say something so silly. Sure I do.How do you even know the the 20th century was an anomaly?It seems fairly obvious. The 20th century fits the curve of technological development of the last 5000 years of human history.No, that’s the 21st century.
Whiskey, this is pretty intriguing stuff. The Roissy site, with its emphasis on superficial attractiveness, got me thinking about the American Pragmatist, Frederick Turner’s, thesis in Beauty, the Value of Values. His conviction is that we lost track of beauty as a consequence of the changes wrought by the French Revolution, and primarily by the emphasis on aesthetics and the rejection and avoidance of shame. The Roissy site wreaks of the terror of shame, although it’s not clear whether that’s inadvertent or deliberate. But the point is that we can’t really know beauty or ugliness without knowing shame, and since beauty is the key to understanding most other human values it’s not surprising that we’re lost.The book made a lot of sense to me, and the contribution of American Pragmatism to philosophical thought (perhaps more Peirce than Dewey) has been robust. Turner relies a lot on the science of cognition to get us out of the jam. It’s a pretty optimistic approach, actually. We’re lost, but we’re not far from getting back on track.
I rather doubt that. They may come with more gadgets but how much cheaper have cars actually gotten relative to average income and inflation over the last 50 years?Yes, not only are cars cheaper now (relative to incomes), pretty much everything is except for houses and things that are extremely government regulated (i.e. college educations). In the case of houses, the collapse of the housing bubble could take care of that one. The process continues. Car manufacturers are looking at possibilities that the electric car opens up to make cars even cheaper. That’s what happens as technology progresses?I don’t have access to the internal financial numbers of the RealDoll corporation, but given the amount of money men spend on dating women it wouldn’t be hard for most (1st world) men to afford sex bot if they weren’t dating women.Nice try. I meant finding someone who takes religious prohibitions against divorce seriously, obviously.I know and know of thousands of now divorced men who were certain that the women they married took the religious prohibitions against divorce seriously. They still don’t know why their now ex-wives left them. Unless you’re a telepath you aren’t going to know if any woman actually is against divorce or not. This might not be an issue, but given how anti-male the divorce courts are no man can afford to not be a telepath in this area. Since there is no such thing as a telepath, then that means no man really should be getting married.I might point out that you also don’t know if these will ever be produced, or if anyone other than a minority of very wealthy perverts would buy them. We have heard the same arguments about every advancement in technology, cell phones, electricity, cars, airplanes, etc. Your arguments always ended up being wrong each and every time.Nor have we discussed DNA testing to disprove such allegations.And courts can and HAVE thrown it out under the grounds of “best interests of the child”.I didn’t say it’s a Greater Depression right now, I said we seem to be heading into one.Until things get at least as bad as the early 80s recession, saying this is heading into a “greater depression” is hyperbole. I know the media keeps repeating the lie that this is the worst recession since the great depression. Maybe it will be, but until that happens there’s no reason to engage in such hysteria. I have no idea why you and so many others seem to want a “greater depression”.Your optimism for technophilia knows no bounds, it seems.So what? It’s not like that is an insult. New technologies has improved my life just like they have done for hundreds of millions of people.If you’re so against new technology, what are you doing on the internet? Shouldn’t you be busy churning butter?It seems fairly obvious.No, it’s not obvious unless, you mean you are obviously wrong. Human technological development has been an exponential curve. It explains both the increases the rate of technology increase in the 20th century and the lesser rate of increase in previous centuries. The curve has still held for the first decade of the 21st century. I see this with my job every day.Even if a “greater depression” really does happen, that will just be a speed bump like the great depression was. The fact is technology continues to advance along the exponential curve, and its going to help liberate men.
Uhm,we have sex bots already. Theyre called mexicans!
The West is declining because it has externalized an image of itself that it prefers to manipulate, instead of facing reality. Collapse of traditional values and lack of common goals and direction mean we are fractured and weak.
.” If it is so, why don’t all marriages end in divorce after the couple reach their 30’s? What does prevent a 10-year marriage from ending when the man and the woman are not so attractive anymore?
children and mortgage payments
This is a well-done piece.I do very much agree that we are slouching towards a kind of “soft” polygamy whereby women share alpha genes and raise kids themselves. The “family” is trending to be rewritten as a dyad of mother and child, with a father being completely optional, and increasingly abnormal.The trend line leads away from civilization, in my view. This is a re-institution of primitive mating, albeit done up in contemporary garb.I am less sanguine than you are about letting women off the hook for this, however, particularly women who are strident advocates of feminism. Surely feminism is not the only factor, but it is a major one, and it isn’t as though women have not supported the changes that lead to these trends.
I am in complete agreement withWar Against the Middle regarding sex-bots.They are already in the making.At a price of $100K, I would say they are affordable if we compare that cost to the maintenance cost of a “woman in the flesh”.Maybe marriage between a man and his robotwife would allow for income tax deduction, making the acquisition of such a wife more affordable.I have calculated out that income tax returns would pay for the sex-bot in about 15-17 years if it becomes tax deductible.As far as the collapse of Western civilisation is concerned, I do not believe we should worry: it took quite a number of years for Rome to collapse.If the West collapses, it will certainly not happen in our lifetime.And then another civilisation will take its place: it always happens that way.We are living in very interesting times.Since Mesopotamia, twenty two civilisations have risen and fallen but relatively few people were lucky enough to witness it.Every civilisational collape has been accompanied by a long period of easy life.
Interesting post. While I disagree with some aspects of your perspective, I have to admit you are on to something. And perhaps, actually, perhaps only just touching the tip of the iceberg.One can argue that the West has been in twilight for, say, at least a century. Many people, in particular we Americans, haven’t noticed this because of our nation’s recent decades of outward success. It would do well to recall the long lingering and glorious senility of past nations, such as Rome. Hegemony and Imperial reach often cloak inward dry rot. In reality, things have been downhill in Western culture for a while.”Nearly every conservative commentator agrees on the West’s decline..”And they are damn late in noticing it, all of them. And I suspect that much of what they mention is simply superficial symptoms (though de souza shows some depth of thought) In general, they should be handed late passes, the lot ‘o them. They fail to impress me.The modern Right and Left both are full of ideologues and shallow thinkers. Writers and Thinkers with far greater insight than Coulter et al., noticed the decline of the West over 100 years ago. Jose Ortega Y Gasset’s work on the rise of the mass man, from Junger, Nietzsche , Spengler, Evola, Guenon.Lysander Spooner’s analysis of our constitutional republic prior to the civil war revealed certain matters for the astute. Spooner wrote over 150 years ago and most “political thinkers” haven’t even bothered reading him.I contend that the republic is dead. One can emotionally react to this, and cling at an illusion.. or one can accept reality, recognize what the republic, as an ideal, actually once stood for, its principles, and life those principles in his life and community. The decline Buchannan notes in his well reasoned work on WWII pre-dated both great wars by generations, and what decline we see now, be assured that 20 years from now this decade we live in will seem almost like the last gasp of a golden age. Basically things will continue to get worse, and those few who even realize the perpetual decline will invariably misidentify some of its most vital causes, and cling not to essentials, but rather to sentimental and contingent forms that themselves are symptoms of the decay. Such as the 1950s nuclear family. One would do well to read the criticisms of the decline of the family prior to that decade. That post war ideal was, to some people living then, itself a decline and a sign of decadence. Such ideas will not be taken well. I have profound disagreements with this particular thinker, but he had profound analysis of many things that simply missed other writers then and now: I really, really, recommend the following chapters in Evola’s opus “Ride The Tiger”“The Sickness of European Culture.”“Society – the Crisis of Patriotic Feeling”“Marriage and The Family”And finally chapter 28 “Relations between the Sexes”These 4 chapters explore interesting ideas on the subject of Western decline and even if you find yourself in disagreement, it is good to be well read and understand other perspectives.Kamal S.
Sexbots suck and are completely contra-nature.Sterile. Dear god, a whore’s a better choice. They taste and smell real. Sexbots are beta to an absolute degree.Kamal S.
The idea of sex-bots reminds me of that episode of the Twilight Zone where the dead gambler thinks he’s in Heaven because he keeps winning, but then finds out that gambling is no fun without the chance of losing.Given the choice between jerking off and wearing myself out thrusting at some artificial pussy, I’d choose the former.
Evangelicals might be at population levels but LDS divorce rates are very low.'s about 5% (about half way down the page). My anecdotal history backs that up, I grew up in a mormon area of Washington and didn’t know any LDS kids with divorced parents.
i suggest this in all fairness and seriousness…why don't all you (single white male) guys move to pakistan. you will be treated like gods due to our inferiority complex and legacy of colonialism. you can have all the women you want, and attractive ones at that. you will be able to make a bucketload of money. and most of your social values (such as views on family, abortion, marriage, homosexuals, single women) are already in vogue here, and in fact even more entrenched than any other place you can imagine. your middle class incomes will be enough to allow you to buy mansions here, and have an army of servant slaves. you can do all kinds of masculine work as well, and best of all you will NEVER be the beta male.well?
I came in with an open mind, but you just don't know WTF you are talking about as far as America being all middlemen and not producing anything. Comments like:Hardly anyone at Google is Americanreveal your ignorance of the facts. I worked at Google for 3.5 years, and while there are many non-Americans there, the majority of Googlers (like any big tech company) are American. And (again like any other big tech company) Google has a substantial libertarian minority.The question of whether the West has declined, why, and how it can be reversed is of enormous importance, and I am bummed that you aren't more accurate in analyzing it. Your overall thesis would be much more solid if you let yourself be driven more by facts and less by sweeping generalizations.(Which can be very difficult when one is making sweeping historical claims, I have always had the same problem. I just resign myself to being wrong a lot, and am happy that I have lots of smart commenters who tell me when my sweeping generalizations are bullshit)
Another boner:Wage increases have not kept pace with inflationTotal compensation, however, which includes medical insurance, bonuses, etc, has risen faster than inflation. Looking solely at wage increases is a bogus metric, since more and more compensation is now in the form of health insurance. Compensation for the middle class has not done very well for the past few decades, but anyone who tells you that it has been flat has not done their homework. (It's a typical shrill liberal anti-business thing to say, I know that isn't how Whiskey is using it, but hopefully he finds it embarrassing to be repeating a false liberal rallying cry)
Ho hum. The usual culture war boilerplate. Ann Coulter. Really? |
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Jacks of all trades are masters of none -- Tempo narrows focus to deliver better products.
Tempo spent the last year using customer feedback to reshape how we work. The core of these changes is the new cloud platform we're implementing right now. (Check out our first post in this series for an overview of these efforts).
Let's take one of the changes mentioned in that first post to discuss further:
We narrowed the focus of our development teams so they can deliver more innovative features.
The importance of focus is nothing new to business.
Quite the opposite, focus on "core business" is a conventional element of success. For example, a software company that uses AWS can devote more time to shipping great software, sooner.
In a similar way, Tempo found opportunities to narrow our focus and thereby improve our products. Most of it comes down to who does what work.
For example, Tempo Timesheets customers have been able to plan time for years. We even added plan approvals a few years ago. However, these features saw no love because we make Tempo Timesheets to track time, not plan it.
Any work our Tempo Timesheets developers do to improve planning in Tempo Timesheets is work they cannot do to improve time tracking in Tempo Timesheets.
[callout class="user"]After much deliberation, Tempo decided to remove most planning features from Tempo Timesheets Cloud. The change allows our Tempo Timesheets team to concentrate their effort on solutions to time tracking.[/callout]
Our customers can still plan time for themselves, but that's the new limit of planning in Tempo Timesheets Cloud. (You can read more about the specific changes here).
There's a silver lining to this story:
Improvements to planning time in Tempo will continue because we also build Tempo Planner.
Indeed our Tempo Planner team has made some significant enhancements in recent months. Now, customers accustomed to planning in Tempo Timesheets can also enjoy these improvements.
The catch?
These new features only come with Tempo Planner.
[callout class="tip"]The good news is our Tempo Planner team added key resource management features to augment planning time:
- Capacity reporting
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Tempo Planner is a good value because it is the best JIRA-native resource management tool around. It also integrates with Tempo Timesheets and Tempo Budgets to give an end-to-end view of project plans, actuals, and costs.
Give it a spin...
The only way to see whether Tempo Planner can meet your needs is to try it.
We reached out to our current Tempo Timesheets Cloud customers to help get them started. We also started a new webinar series that will provide live demos and Q&A sessions to anyone who wants to learn more about how Tempo Planner works.
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HST Configuration Model Introduction
When developing websites with Hippo CMS's delivery tier (a.k.a. "HST") it helps a lot to understand the backing configuration model. For a first acquaintance with the model without the need to understand it, you are encouraged to follow the Build a Website tutorial.
Developing a website with the HST in general can be decomposed into four main categories:
- Content stored in the Hippo Repository / HST Content Beans ( Model)
- Java classes for HST Components ( Controller)
- Rendering templates like JSP or Freemarker ( View)
- HST configuration model: configuration (stored in Hippo Repository) for the Hierarchical MVC glue of points 1, 2 and 3 above and the configuration for the request matching part of the HST framework.
The default web page request processing of the HST is implemented according to the Hierarchical-Model-View-Controller pattern. The request matching of the framework is implemented similar to HTTPD virtual host matching combined with path matching ( HST SiteMapItem Matching), similar to what many frameworks do. What makes the HST matching unique compared to other frameworks, is that the inverse of the matching configuration is used for link rewriting (for example document links in the content in the repository). Developers do not need to take care of link rewriting themselves.
For a proper understanding of the request matching and request processing concepts, it is important to understand the HST configuration model. This chapter will dissect and zoom in on the different parts of:configurations /example /hst:abstractpages /hst:catalog /hst:components /hst:pages /hst:prototypepages /hst:sitemap /hst:templates /hst:sitemapitemhandlers /hst:workspace /hst:channel /hst:channelinfo /hst:hosts /dev-localhost /localhost /hst:root /hst:sites /example
- hst:blueprints : The blueprint HST configuration for new channels
- example-subsite : A blueprint configuration for adding a new subsite
- hst:configurations : Contains all channel/site configuration nodes that have sitemap matching configuration and optionally HMVC configuration
- hst:sitemap : Contains a composite tree of sitemap items that are used to match the request path (after the matched mount) against. A sitemap item points in general (unless for example REST or other kind of rendering) to an hst:component node, which is in most cases a child node of hst:pages. A sitemap item generally contains a reference to which content (document) is mapped to the current request.
- hst:pages, hst:components, hst:abstractpages and hst:templates : The hst:pages, hst:components, hst:abstractpages and hst:templates together contain the HMVC configuration to render pages with.
- hst:workspace : Contains all configuration nodes for the site:channel : The channel name that is visible in the CMS channel manager plus channel configuration parameters. The hst:channel node can also be a sibling of the hst:workspace node: In this case, the channel settings will be read-only in the Channel Manager.
- Manager.
- hst:sitemapitemhandlers : Post-processors for matched sitemap items with SitemapItem Handlers.
- hst:hosts : The host and mount (sub channel) matching configuration
- dev-localhost : The hostgroup for localhost development
- hst:sites : Contains all the hst:site nodes that reference the root of the content (documents) for a site and references which sitemap and HMVC configuration to use
- example : The example site
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Good Morning! I was originally going to post this morning about the to-die-for meatloaf I made over the weekend (yes, meatloaf - and it was fantastic), but with this beautiful weather, I thought that instead I'd share my new favorite smoothie recipe with you. I made it this weekend and it was delicious and healthy. This is a must make!
In order to make the smoothie, gather up your ingredients.
To make this, you'll need:
1 small banana
8-10 strawberries
1 cup frozen blueberries
3 scoops vanilla frozen yogurt
2 scoops raspberry sherbert
1/2 cup apple juice
Slice up your banana and strawberries.
Then put them in the blender and place the frozen blueberries on top of them. (Note: The bananas are hiding at the bottom.)
Depending on your tastes, you can always add more or less of any of these ingredients. Hate blueberries? Then just leave them out for a strawberry banana smoothie instead! Next, toss in 3 scoops of vanilla yogurt and 2 scoops of raspberry sherbert. Again, you can make substitutions here if you're not a fan of raspberry, although you can't really taste it in the smoothie, and use plain or another flavor sherbert instead. Either way though, definitely add the sherbert - your smoothie will not be the same without it.
Finally, pop the top on your blender and blend until the ingredients are starting to break down.
Then, stop your blender and add half a cup of apple juice. If you don't have apple juice on hand, milk would work okay too - it would just make a thicker smoothie.
After it's been added, continue to blend until smooth and serve!
Sorry there are no tall glass filled pictures, we drank them too quickly! I promise this smoothie will not disappoint! Make it tonight for a delicious warm weather treat to relax when you get home and enjoy the beautiful weather today! Happy Tuesday! |
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Aharon Ipalé is an actor.
- also known as Aharon Ipale, Ipalé, Ron Ipale, Ipale Aharon
- born on (63 years ago) in Morocco
- nationality: Morocco
- profession: Actor
- filmography:
- played Pharaoh Seti I in "The Mummy"
- played Pharaoh Seti I in "The Mummy Returns"
- played Maurouf in "Doomsday Gun"
- played Emir Yousef in "Ishtar"
- "A Kid in Aladdin's Palace"
- "Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight"
- "The Shooting Party"
- played Seti in "The Ten Commandments: The Musical"
- played Joshua in "Moses the Lawgiver"
- played Egyptian Defense Minister in "Charlie Wilson's War"
- played French Reporter in "The Concorde...Airport '79"
- played The Photographer in "Xanadu"
- played Domingo De La Torres in "Too Hot to Handle"
- "Escape to Love"
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reflection on a man made lake
these images were captured during a visit to a local residential estate,
where the aim is to maintain an eco friendly environment. They have
used indigenous trees and grasses - the objective being to invite the
local birds, insects, frogs and whatever else, to inhabit the space(s).
a collage of some of the scenery on the estate - the round "building" is used
by estate management- not sure for what purpose, but I love the shape
and the great architectural detailing - including the shadows ...
a wider view of the lake
one of the windows and the great shadows around it ...
a dead tree, left in place to add character
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I just love the beautiful reflection in the water :)
The unusual architechture was also nice to see :)
An absolutely beautiful place, and I have to admire the eco-friendly environment they have created! The lake reflection is very beautiful.
What a wonderful place for taking photos! And kudos to the owners for wishing to attract local fauna! I LIKE that.
Love the slight rippling on the water creating a cool reflection!
what beautiful scenes - perfect for scenic sunday
lovely reflections!
So amazing and wonderful! I like it the sceneries very reflective.
By the way, I would like to give thanks to your mom who gave birth to you, because of her I met you and you become part of my life. Give her my warmest greetings...
Happy Mother’s Day!
This is great! I'm all for eco-friendly environments! Some lovely photos of the area. Have a great week!
what a beautiful photo fo the lake
That's great, they seem to be popping up all over the place. Where in JHB is it?
Beautiful photos and great presentation.
A winding staircase
leads to a secret room—what
key unlocks the door?
Shadows everywhere:
If Wisteria…
Shadowy descanso
oh my, your work is just stunning! all the shots of the estate were gorgeous but i especially love the one with the branches shadowing the lake, very cool how the view behind it dips and rises again. fantastic work!
Beautiful reflections and I also like the structures and stairs. |
Let's start with WWP Soldier Ride TX. I had a really, really great time. It was in the 40's and raining the entire ride but it could not have been more fun. Met some new friends and hooked up with some of those I met last year. Thank you to Woody for inviting me again. Met Benson who, as it turns out, just lives across the freeway from me. We've been riding a bunch and it's nice to have a friend to hang out with again.
I ordered a new full suspension MTB... a Specialized Stump Jumper FSR Expert test bike. Sweet riding bike! I should have been on a full suspension bike a long time ago. It's in, I just have to come up with the mullah to go pick it up. I'm trading the C'dale 29er and a grand for it. But with a house full of teenagers... I would never have believed that they eat so much if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes (and checkbook).
For Spring Break we went to Corpus Christi and stayed at La Quinta. It was a fun trip. We all went, including the puppies! Becky watched the cats and fish for us. We went to the Aquarium and took the kids to ride PWC's at the Holiday Inn on the beach (Thanks to Anthony for making that happen), took Fabian wind surfing at Bird Island and generally just enjoyed being together. For Soldier Ride it was 40 and raining and less than a week later it was in the 80's and sunny... as Steve Earl sings "Texas weather's always changing and one thing change will bring is something new."
Funny Time: They said that "There will be a black President when pigs fly..." and now we have Barack Obama and the Swine Flu... I laughed my ass off when I first heard that one.
We aquired power of attourney for Trevor who is now living with us on a "legal" basis. He's been staying with us for nearly a year now but the school discovered that his folks no longer lived in the district. It seemed the right thing to do allowing him to finish school without having to start all over again. He only has his senior year left.
On April 18th the rain came down so hard and rose so fast that it caught me by surprise. I was driving over to pick up Mick from school and the water rose from a few inches to above the wheels by the end of the street. I tried to go around the block to return home but the motor died and the water rose to nearly the mirrors. It flooded up to the instrument panel. Insurance totaled it and our brand new jeep went to the auction block. I'm going to look at the same jeep today only in a different color... and without the water.
Those are the big events. Other than that, I've just been riding lots and enjoying family and friends. Ah, my back has been giving me fits while riding so I'm looking into changing to a recumbent or a trike. I found a really cool trike at Terra Trikes that would be perfect.
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Hotel Villa Zarko Split
Obala Kralja Tomislava 14, Split, Croatia
The traditional Villa Zarko is a 4-star hotel and offers a sun deck and an outdoor swimming pool.
This hotel is situated 7 km away from Galerija Mestrovic. The property lies within 8 km from the city center.
There are modern rooms with a mini bar, climate control, a laptop safe, a private balcony and a work desk provided for travelers staying in Split. Rooms come with the sea view. These rooms feature spacious bathrooms complete with a shower, a hairdryer and toiletries.
Refreshing drinks are offered in the coffee bar. Offering various dining options, Pizzeria KAMPANA and Baletna Skola are about 5-minute walk away.
Guests can reach Hotel Villa Zarko from Split airport within 15 minutes' drive.
Guests are welcome to use a baggage storage, an elevator and a souvenir shop for general purposes and computers, a business centre and a meeting room for business needs.
There is a beach with chairs and towels provided for guests convenience.
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- Non-smoking property
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Why You Don’t Need Balance in Life
Posted in Balanced Lifestyle, Balanced Mind and Soul | January 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet
By Anastasiya Goers
Are you looking for life balance too?
For a second imagine that you are in a huge thick forest with birds chirping over your head, nice breeze running through your hair and warm sun rays playing on your hands and face. There is a huge oak tree in this forest and one day two acorns fell off of it.
One acorn hit the rock and ricocheted towards a nearby stream, went downstream and finally fell into fertile soil on a nice open clearing. The acorn sprouted roots and grew into a mighty oak tree even stronger than its “father.”
Another acorn fell on the ground and one day strong wind picked it up, dragged it across the forest until it reached a cliff. The acorn fell down but fortunately got stuck between two huge boulders in a little piece of dirt. It sprouted roots too and started growing slowly every day enduring harsh winds, ruthless sun and constant lack of nutrition. It grew into a crooked dwarfish tree that was weak. The bigger the tree grew the more nutrition and support it needed however there was not enough soil between those boulders to provide for its needs. The oak started withering down and losing its strength until one day a strong wind finally broke it.
If you look at both of the trees one would seem like a true masterpiece of nature: harmonious and balanced. The other one will look like a feat of survival doomed to lose its balance from the first days it started growing.
In life we can also maintain two types of balance: one balance is grounded, solid, peaceful and fulfilling. The other balance we maintain just to get by but any unfavorable circumstances can easily knock us down and send us over a cliff.
What type of balance are you living in right now?
Sometimes it’s very difficult to realize what type of balance you are living in right now but it is vital for your own sake and of the ones you love to discover if you are just maintaining a flimsy temporary equilibrium rather than solid balance.
The other night my husband and I stumbled across a TV show called Hoarders on A&E. I was shocked to see how some people can live in 3-5 feet of clutter, junk and old moldy trash distributed in an even layer across the entire house. There is no way to walk around the house, they sleep on piles of old clothes and boxes, their bathrooms looks so disgusting that it is unsanitary even to walk into them. And somehow these people think that they are living a normal life and are taken by surprise when someone reports their house to the authorities. Then of course they face eviction, loss of parenting rights and bankruptcy.
No matter how surprising this might seem these people live in their own type of reality, their own version of “balance.” Over time they get used to the look of their house, they choose not to communicate with other people (so that they don’t feel ashamed of their living conditions and lifestyle) and believe that it’s just a temporary mess in their house that they can clean up any time.
The only time when these people realize that they have a problem is when a major crisis occurs in their family. Somebody gets sick but the paramedics can’t get vitally important equipment to the patient in time. The house gets taken over by bed bugs and the entire family (including small kids) is forced to live in a tent outside because the exterminators can’t treat the house. Or they simply get a notice that the house is condemned and they will be evicted within 30 days unless they “dejunkify” their living space.
When you are living your life with the wrong type of balance a major crisis is the only thing that will show you the reality of your situation. But why take the matters so far if you can find the right type of balance right now?
Of course hoarding is not the only example of unhealthy balance. Consider the following situation:
- Perfectionism – simple joys stop bringing pleasure into your life because you are so focused on the “perfect” that you can’t see past the not perfectly dusted furniture or having a clean car all the time. The “perfect” balance is all about going by the rules that you have created. If someone does something differently you get mad and frustrated. If you fall short of your own expectations (and it happens pretty often) then you feel depressed and upset at the entire world.
Perfectionists often seek a “mathematical” balance. They believe that each area of their lives should be equally developed or should reach an “ideal” balance. This concept is impossible in real life and I have written several times already on why it is harmful to your well-being.
- Work – workaholism is obviously the most common unbalanced approach to life but there are others.
Some people complain that they are not treated right at work but at the same time they are the ones who have no ambitions and never try to be part of a team.
Others complain that they are not satisfied with their job but when someone mentions to them to look for another job or start their own business they immediately find an excuse why it’s impossible for them (the most common one is “it’s just not for me.”)
Unfortunately, the crisis that a lot of these “balanced” people face is losing their job. Why take the matters so far? Rethink your problems at work and find the real reason behind them.
- Poor relationships. I’ve heard so many people say “It’s difficult for me to make friends because people don’t like me or they don’t want to be my friend.” As a result these people choose a secluded lifestyle with few to no friends and a very bitter attitude.
If you want to make friends or be a better friend then you are the one who has to make the first step. If you move to a new neighborhood go ahead and introduce yourself to the neighbors, invite them over for a grill-out or a cup of coffee.
My husband and I were talking once about not having enough young family activities at our church. But then it dawned on us, why do we expect someone else to organize an activity that we want? If we are really that anxious about meeting new people then we are the ones who have to make the first step by inviting them over or organizing a movie night (and since both my husband and I are introverts entertaining is not our thing, to say the least.) Once our approach was changed we met a lot of wonderful people who we are proud to call friends.
- Dating/marriage problems. This one is a biggie. So many people choose to live in unbalanced relationships because they are afraid to be alone or they don’t have the courage to talk honestly with their partners. It’s so much easier to say “It’s my partner’s fault that our relationship is suffering so much” but do we always do 100%, 120% to preserve the love and romance? This frustration over time leads to a loss of trust, jealousy, anger and even gives room to addictions.
Others have trouble finding the love of their life but they are not doing anything to be the person that can be loved. They hang out at bars and hope to meet the right person there. They don’t ask people that they like out on a date but rather live off the “hints”, “looks” and assumptions. They don’t take care of themselves but somehow want to date a supermodel. They can’t communicate without arguing or interrogating and then they complain that the other person doesn’t understand them.
- Money. With the economy being so unstable these days a lot of people have reevaluated their finances. So many of us got used to living off credit that they consider it a norm. But once they lose their job, have an unexpected expense or realize that they simply can’t maintain their lifestyle any more they find themselves in a heap of trouble. A life that seemed so balanced and structured all of a sudden turns into a chase to pay off credit card bills. Life turns into a never-ending nightmare with many zeros behind it. They lose their freedom and they are forced to live in a rat race.
- Health. Did you ever find an excuse to justify an unhealthy habit? I did, many times, unfortunately. When I smoked I thought that it was just normal because everyone else around me was doing it. When I refused to try running I was telling myself “It’s just not for me, it’s too boring.” When I tried crash diets and skipped breakfast continuously (both of which messed up my stomach) I was thinking “I’ll be fine. I’m different from everyone else, it will work for me.” (Of course it didn’t!)
It’s easy to live a life of elusive balance and poor health but one day all the bad choices that you made in life will catch up with you. As a Pilates instructor I teach clients of different age and different fitness levels. The most amazing and inspiring part about being a Pilates instructor for me is seeing older people (in their 70s and 80s) doing Pilates faithfully week after week. A lot of them have arthritis, knee and hip replacements, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis and a hundred more conditions, and yet every morning they get up and make a decision to keep moving and doing everything they can to live healthy. If they can do it, then why can’t we?
No matter how balanced or unbalanced you feel your life is I am asking you to reevaluate your life today. Are you a strong oak tree or a stunted one that will be knocked down into the abyss with the next gust of wind?
The only way to live a truly balanced life is to keep challenging yourself and improving yourself. Take a look at what your life looks like and what you want it to look like. You are the only one responsible for your life, your achievements and failures. Your boss, partner, colleagues and family members have nothing to do with your life choices. Accept this fact today and start improving yourself to be a better parent, friend, partner, employee or business owner, neighbor, daughter or son, and person.
Benjamin Franklin at the age of 20 set his life-long goal of achieving moral perfection. He made a list of 13 virtues to live by daily. He always carried a little notebook with him that contained charts consisting of a column for each day of the week and a row corresponding to each virtue. At the end of each day he placed a dot next to each virtue that he violated. The goal was to minimize those dots thus indicating a “clean” life free of vices.
He kept this notebook until his last days however he never achieved perfection. One would think that it was a wasted attempt but here is how Benjamin Franklin put it himself:
Tho’ I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it. ~Benjamin Franklin
A balanced life is one that you keep improving constantly no matter how easy or difficult it might be at times. If you live in balance that is not going anywhere and is not making you a better person every day then you are lost.
It is time to make 2012 the year of improvement, change, breaking out of stagnant zones and balance and I am here to help you in any way I can.
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Hi Anastasiya
I liked your thoughtful view “In life we can have two types of balance: one balance is grounded, solid, peaceful and fulfilling. The other balance we maintain just to get by but any unfavorable circumstances can easily knock us down and send us over a cliff”. I have both type of balance in my life specially emotional balance . In normal day my life seems to be fully balanced but in difficult situation my nature become reactive and negative. By practicing auto suggestion I am trying to improve myself . Thanks for providing useful tips.
I like how you say that balancing is not static but a whole proces. we change, environments change, and hence the balance keeps changing! |
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For those of us fortunate enough to have shared a newsroom, and a calling, with Tom Brokaw, it was not quite the same today. While we will see him around here, and so will you, after the most carefully-planned vacation in American history, he leaves us as stewards of the broadcast he presided over and shaped on a daily basis. It is now our job from this day forward to endeavor each evening to put the finest work of this organization on the air. We can do that best by working harder than anyone else, just the way Tom did for so many years.
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Lady Gaga Doesn't Need to Be a Sex Object to Be An Awesome Pop Star
By John Mitchell Posted Sep 13th 2010 11:42AM
There is a profound cynicism in Paglia's words, as if she is offended by all things earnest. She challenges Gaga's larger-than-life generalizations about loving one's self, forgetting that when making them, Gaga isn't speaking face-to-face with someone she knows but rather to an audience of millions – many of whom have been discriminated against, even physically assaulted, for living a lifestyle that doesn't conform to traditional gender roles.
"Although she presents herself as the clarion voice of all the freaks and misfits of life, there is little evidence that she ever was one," Paglia writes. But why does it matter if Gaga was raised in a "normal," upper-middle-class family? Is she then not allowed to sympathize with those who weren't, or, worse, is it somehow improper for her to throw her support behind marginalized individuals because she wasn't one herself?
Of course it isn't, or it certainly shouldn't be, but that's the subtext of Paglia's argument: How dare Lady Gaga speak out for and attempt to provide comfort to "freaks" and "misfits" when she wasn't born one?
If anything, Gaga's unwavering support for the gay community – she was escorted down the white carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards by individuals impacted by the military's discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy – is made all the more sincere because she is not a lesbian herself. Her support is born not out of empathy but out of logic, sympathy and exposure; she doesn't understand why a specific group is, in her eyes, being unfairly discriminated against, and she isn't afraid to voice her opinion on the matter.
Paglia goes on to posit that "despite showing acres of pallid flesh in the fetish-bondage garb of urban prostitution, Gaga isn't sexy at all" and "For Gaga, sex is mainly decor and surface," before asserting that "Generation Gaga can't tell the difference" between the asexual showing of skin and what is, presumably, genuinely sexy. She ends her assault grandly: "Can it be that Gaga represents the exhausted end of the sexual revolution?"
What Paglia fails to see is that Lady Gaga isn't really about sex at all. She's missed the boat in a number of ways here, and inadvertently belittles pop music and its consumers by assuming that all pop music must be sexualized, specifically for the benefit of straight men (the demographic least likely to consume it), in order to sell.
Despite her body-baring ensembles, Lady Gaga isn't trying to be a sex object like so many other celebrities. She bares her flesh in a display of both confidence and art, allowing herself to be a canvas for many of the world's most talented and avant-garde designers and photographers.
Paglia's correct that Gaga represents a certain asexuality. However, she cites it as a flaw, while I'd argue it is fundamental to Gaga's appeal. She invites her "Little Monsters" into an environment where their sexuality doesn't matter, where they are accepted for who they are, not who they sleep with or what they look like. She encourages the grotesque in an effort to subvert the importance of beauty, on which our culture puts such a premium.
Paglia, naturally, runs to Madonna, who she has alternately celebrated and dismissed repeatedly over the years, to back up many of her arguments. In 1990, at the height of the fervor over Madge's 'Justify My Love' video, Paglia declared her a feminist icon. Madonna, Paglia theorized, "exposes the Puritanism and suffocating ideology of American feminism, which is stuck in an adolescent whining mode. Madonna has taught young women to be fully female and sexual while still exercising total control over their lives."
Paglia may have been right about Madonna in that particular context, but in viewing Lady Gaga under the same microscope, she inadvertently reveals a fundamental way in which the two singers, who are so often compared, differ. Desiring Madonna sexually was key to her appeal, and her control over that aspect of her marketing was part of what made Madonna an icon; in 1990, you wanted Madonna to dominate you, and in a lot of ways she was the first woman in the mainstream media to push that particular envelope.
But just a few years after 'Justify My Love' and her massive, legendary 'Blonde Ambition' world tour, Madonna took it too far. She alienated the very women she freed from patriarchal standards of sex by repositioning herself as an almost vulgar cartoon of what she had been, and her audience could no longer relate to what she appeared to be advocating. It was one thing to command women (and gay men, who always were and remain a major part of Madonna's audience) to express themselves, but it was quite another to literally bring out the whips and chains.
In this way, Gaga is the anti-Madonna. She may appropriate Madonna's imagery and reliance on spectacle – but really, name a modern female (or male, for that matter) pop star who doesn't – but, when it comes to sex, she isn't even attempting to travel the same road as the Material Girl. Madonna broke a lot of ground – ground that has made it possible for Lady Gaga to be the trailblazer she is – but Gaga is daring to do what so many lesser pop stars haven't; she's picking up Madonna's baton and marching forward rather than treading water in Her Madgesty's pond for the sake of money and fame.
Paglia's mistake is to assume that there is no other road in popular music for a female pop artist than the one Madonna chose to pave. She's blinded by fanaticism. We've seen countless artists attempt to play the hand that Madonna's dealt, and most have buckled under the pressure of in authenticity. Artists like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have had to reboot and re-strategize because they made the mistake of thinking that there was only one way to be seen as a powerful woman, a person with something to say, and that it relied on sex because Madonna said so.
But that wasn't what Madonna was saying at all. Madonna wanted everyone to be themselves, and she took it upon herself to break down what she saw as the last barrier standing in the way – the oppression of female (and gay male) sexuality. It's that lesson that Gaga has taken to heart and continues to preach to her "Little Monsters." And it is a lesson she's blessedly been able perpetuate without turning herself into just another inflatable sex doll with a hit record.
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great article, love what gaga stands for....entertainment without sexual perversion...its refreshing
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Your fervor for Lady Gag Reflex's antics is quite unsettling,Mr.Mitchell-not to mention more than a tad suspicious. Sure you're not a "Little Monster" plant?
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Of course he is. Everyone who isn't one of her fans is already over her. The second she releases something that isn't up to the level of her previous work, she's done. Only a few catchy tunes can save her from total extinction for the time being.
Pop music is so nauseating these days. Lady Gag Gag is based all on marketing and over rated talent.
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She relies on the media to feed on the hyped up controversy she creates through her dim-witted publicity stunts and her outrageous, yet poorly conceived, outfits. I've enjoyed all kinds of good music all my life...and although she may have a decent voice, I think her music and lyrics could have been written by a high school freshman, especially that god-awful 'Telephone'.
Then why is she always dressed like a space hooker?
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And she obviously doesn't need talent either.
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Lady GAGA is nothing but white trash. No wonder it is so hard for the US to get the respect of other countries. Look what we allow, trash nothing but trash
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Love Lady Gaga's music, although after reading her interview in Vanity Fair I realized what a child she is. She came off as a spoiled brat, mad at everyone for having to pay her dues to work her way up towards her success.
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While some people go excessively crazy for Lady Gaga, you can't actually say she has no talent. She can actually sing, unlike the millions that are now using auto-tune both in their songs and in live performances. She's over the top and you can find that unbearable. That's fine because everyone is entitled to their own opinions. But attacking the fact that she is talented is childish in itself, and might just be telling of some jealousy. Maybe jealous of her or the attention she's getting or even just her singing ability. Overexposure doesn't diminish her capacity to do her job and do it well.
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wow, can't believe all the haters here. Great counter-piece to Paglia!!! Thank you!!!
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Who says she is a sex object? Yuk!!
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He's actually making the point that Gaga is not a sex object and that is why her music is popular. Gaga hasn't gone the path of Madonna, Britney, Christina of selling sex, but only the fantasy and visualization of sex.
God, didn't you read the article?
Does anything any of you have to say mean jack s**t to this young lady? I highly doubt it. She is doing exactly what she set out to do and people all over the world love her. Two platinum albums, sold out world tour and about 100 million in the bank. What have any of you done lately?
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That is the most ignorant thing I have heard this week. Politial strife and hatred have nothing to do with pop stars. Go read a book.
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if you listen to "alejadro" the music came from Ace of base's the sign, listen and you'll see what i mean
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If Lady Gaga is what they call talent we are in big trouble entertainment wise.
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If Lady Gaga is what "they" call untalented then we are in big trouble. She sings, she co-writes her own songs, and plays piano. It's the fact that you are one dimensional which has caused your inability to understand any type of creative endeavor. Any type of art form goes over your head. Being a true musician means playing a musical instrument. NOT putting a record on a turn-table and singing to a song that somebody eles wrote. That's the trouble with MOST kids today!
Lady Gaga is the next generation's Madonna, one that represents the Gen Y's values of sexual fluidity and outrageous showmanship. At least she can sing (unlike Madge), she doesn't take herself too seriously and is damn entertaining. The rest is moot.
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Please she's about as equal to Madge vocally (I've seen them both live twice and GaGa just likes to growl a lot and doesn't dance nearly as much). Madonna's songs are still MILES ahead as far as style and substance. |
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I just registered, cross fingers! I already have a Nokia N93 and an E61.
I hereby promise if I win this N95 then I will hold a similar random drawing to give someone my N93.
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Lowell-Indiana State Police Detective Chris Campione filed charges today, Monday, January 23, 2012, on a Valparaiso man on twenty-three felonies: five (5) Class A Felonies, eight (8) Class C Felonies and ten (10) Class D Felonies.. This investigation is connected to the arrest of Wanatah resident, Tara Tryon. Tryon, 21, was arrested by the Indiana State Police on October, 27th, 2011 on twenty class B felony counts of child molestation.
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Thoroughly analysing data allows businesses to come up with better strategic decisions for clients and themselves alike. As a social media executive, I had the opportunity to carry out a great workshop for the content team here at Active Internet Marketing (UK). The workshop focused on understanding how certain factors and influences can affect the way we look at and interpret data from Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a free, premium service that helps to track and monitor the behaviour of visitors to your website by using a range of analytical tools.
As a digital marketing agency, we are constantly looking to find ways to better understand our clients. By analysing data in Google Analytics, it encourages employees to come up with more innovative and creative ideas to increase our clients online authority.
What Does Innovative Decision Making Mean?
Businesses are faced with making decisions everyday, and one decision can affect the entire business’s performance. Therefore it is important to find new ways to look at and evaluate data in Google Analytics to ensure that every decision leads to success. Innovative decision making is an “individualized, self-assessment approach which measures level of creativity and affectivity in decision making progress”. As shown below, the Innovative Decision Making (IDM) Profile is a great framework to follow, as it allows us to expand our creative capacity when faced with problem solving tasks and ambiguous data. As decision makers, our level of creativity is influenced by four key factors; ‘Uncertainty Coping’, ‘Risk Acceptance’, ‘Information Openness’, and ‘Brain Holism’.
Let’s take a look at each of these four factors in depth, firstly by defining them. ‘Uncertainty Coping’ is our ability to handle a situation filled with uncertainty. The need for direction and certainty can lead to more time consuming delays in decision making. Creating coping strategies will help to increase our proficiency in an uncertain situation, focusing on innovation.
‘Risk Acceptance’ is the desire to take action by expecting that a high cost could also be involved. Familiar and safe decisions are sometimes more appealing to businesses, because the outcomes are predictable and there is less fear of failing.
‘Information Openness’ is our mental and psychological responsiveness to data. Data that could be used to improve situations can be blocked by the biases and habits of people. By being more open and accepting of information, it can help develop better solutions.
‘Brain Holism’ is the degree to which a person finds balance between creativity and logic when making decisions. The left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of logical and mathematical solutions, where it is structured, methodical, and fact based. It thinks more analytically, by matching pieces of data together and then coming up with solutions that are practical. Whereas, the right hemisphere focuses more on the visual, and processes data in a more intuitive manner. It thinks in a more creative and imaginative way, by focusing on the bigger picture before looking at the details to form a decision. The way employees think can have an impact in the way we make decisions. It is important to find the right balance between creativity and logic when considering options for your business.
Examples of Businesses That Use Google Analytics
There are many well-established companies that successfully use Google Analytics data to carry out effective strategies and decisions. General Electric uses Google Analytics to track the country of origin for their site users. They can see where market demand increases, which then allows them to tailor their site pages accordingly to fit different languages and cultures. The Four Seasons uses Google Analytics to see where interest is peaking, and looks at the travel patterns and habits of guests and potential guests. This helps them reach out to their target audience by forming better strategies, and also allows them to decide which other sites to partner with for advertising. Samsung uses Google Analytics to track which of their products generate the most excitement, which helps them change their page displays accordingly on their website.
A Matrix For Better Decision Making
Businesses can use a matrix known as the TITE (time, interactions, trends, and events) framework. This framework was introduced by a well-known Google Analytics advocate called Daniel Waisberg, who believes that “Context is critical when analyzing data. It helps marketers make better decisions by drawing conclusions that are more meaningful and accurate”. It will transform your data and allow innovative decisions to have more clarity, structure, and purpose behind them. As shown below, the matrix is separated into two key categories; source (data can be found through an internal or external influence) and technique (how data is compared). This can be cut into four characteristics; time, interactions, trends, and events).
Time allows businesses to compare data month on month or year on year. It allows them to see where improvements can be made by seeing where their sudden increases and decreases are over a time period. Interactions allow businesses to see how their potential customers are engaging with their site, both offline and online. Trends allow businesses to compare their data by looking at its competitors and industry trends. It allows them to see whether or not there are fluctuations in the data. Events allow businesses to see how customer’s attitudes towards their company are being affected by external events. These external events can be searched on Google Trends and social media.
Let’s take a look at an example of how businesses can use the TITE matrix to make better innovate decisions. Robert owns a turfing company, selling high quality turf for customers in Birmingham and its surrounding areas. He wants to focus on his sales revenue and uses the four characteristics to analysis his sales figures.
Time:
Robert can first look at his internal data to see how well his business is performing. From his data, he sees that his business has made £200,000 this year. However looking at the internal data alone is not enough to see whether his business has been improving. It is important to compare the data to last year to see whether there has been an increase or decrease in figures. Robert made £100,000 last year, which means the business’s performance has increased by £100,000 in sales. It’s significant to consider the possible seasonality patterns when comparing data. However, looking at this increased figure is still not enough to say that his business is doing well, since other factors also play a role, such as trends and events.
Interactions:
Robert looks at where his turf deals are being reached from other channels, both online and offline. Loyalty cards are being used amongst customers to receive these turf deals. If customers made a purchase online, in-store, or on an app, their behaviour can still be processed through a database.
Trends:
Robert now begins to look at how his internal sales figures compare to his competitors and the industry. His competitors have made £200,000 this year in comparison to last year, so Robert may realise that his business is not performing as well as he had hoped. The turfing industry could also be growing at a very slow pace, which will affect how much demand there is for turf.
Events:
Robert carried out research by using Google Trends, Google Alerts, and searched popular trends on social media, since he noticed that his sales figure dropped in January this year. He found that one of his competitors had a special events day, offering special deals and packages to customers in January.
By looking at this example, businesses can see how important it is to look at all four factors to gain a better insight into the data. This is a successful matrix that can help a business come up with better innovative decisions. Better innovative decisions can create more successful results for a business, where it provides better structure to form strategies. Please don’t forget to watch out for our next Wednesday Workshop on how to effectively outreach to bloggers, and how to use link reclamation. |
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The course is designed to train participants up to the OH&S Competency Standards required for operators of earthmoving equipment. This machine, generally speaking, is a combination of both the excavator and front end loader. Its capacity to dig and also carry is limited in comparison to each of the individual machines. However, there is a skill that is required to competently operate such a machine. Those seeking a machine with multi operational capabilities will be well rewarded upon obtaining their licence for the backhoe. Councils, plumbers, small civil contractors and land developers require the skills of a competent backhoe operator.. |
A. Eugene Brockman Residential Commons
Building on their successful eleven-year working relationship, Centre College engaged Hastings+Chivetta Architects to design a new residential community for upper-level students. The townhouse-style eases the transition from freshman housing into senior apartment living.
The new Brockman Residential Commons consists of five free-standing structures that wrap around a landscaped courtyard to form a new campus quad. Connecting paths within the quad lead to a multi-level courtyard a fire pit and plenty of outdoor seating. Each townhouse is designed at a residential scale with varied entries, shutter colors and other details that establish identity and wayfinding. Townhouse units have two bedrooms on the upper level, a bedroom and shared living room with small kitchenette on the lower level.
The centerpiece of the new student housing community is the one-story Commons Building, surrounded by a colonnaded porch and topped with a cupola. A community lounge inside the Commons has high-ceilings and transom windows that fill the space with daylight. Shared amenities include a full-service kitchen and large laundry.
The project has achieved LEED Silver certification and incorporates sustainable features throughout. The facility utilizes water source heat pumps to provide heating and air conditioning for the apartments. A central water source heat pumping system and geothermal field are located adjacent to the complex beneath the residence hall parking lot. High efficiency lighting and lighting controls are provided to minimize energy consumption. The complex is connected to the campus building automation system for diagnostics and summer scheduling.
The asphalt from a parking lot displaced by the project will be ground up and used to surface a new lot. Geothermal energy and recycled materials from demolished structures highlight some of the sustainable practices employed during construction |
FREE! Fingerprinting Event for Volunteer Badges 2014
FREE! Fingerprinting Event for Volunteer Badges
Hosted by West Contra Costa Unified School District, there will be five (5) Saturday fingerprint parties in the months of September through October. Please remember that you MUST have an application completed before coming to one of the fingerprinting events.
Find the application on line at
You can also call (510) 342-7176 to have a paper application mailed to you.
Why: Having a badge is required if you plan to do any of the following:
– Volunteering in classrooms
– Going on field trips
– Assisting in the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP)
When: Five (5) Saturdays through September-October
These are drop in days, so no appointment is necessary.
Date: Saturday September 13th, 2014
School: Harding Elementary 7230 Fairmount Avenue, El Cerrito 94530
Room: Multipurpose room
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Date: Saturday September 20th, 2014
School: Helms Middle School 2500 Road 20, San Pablo 94806
Room: Multipurpose room
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Date: Saturday September 27th, 2014
School: Lupine Hills Elementary 1919 Lupine Rd, Hercules 94547
Room: Multipurpose room
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Date: Saturday October 4th, 2014
School: DeJean Middle School 3400 McDonald Ave, Richmond 94805
Room: Multipurpose room
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Date: Saturday October 11th, 2014
School: Collins Elementary 1224 Pinole Valley Rd, Pinole 94564
Room: Multipurpose room
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Bring the following to the event:
1) Completed Livescan form (received from Be A Mentor by email after completing online application)
2) Valid US Government Issue Picture I.D./Consulate I.D. or passport.
A WCCUSD Volunteer badge will be mailed to the applicant after all documentation is received and verified (may take up to 30 days).
For more details, visit the WCCUSD How to Become a Volunteer Page |
Some badges of same set are not giving set bonus
in Bug Reports
It should be expected that when 4 badges of the same set are put into a particular survivor it will give some bonus increments. However I am encountering some badges that are not giving any bonus even it combines to the same set of more than 4 badges in a particular survivor. Is this normally happen? I mean are there really some badges that are not reacting for bonus set?
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It could be related to the reason mentioned in this thread;
*edit to add
If you add additional badges to the set of four, they also must be of the same set to get the 20% bonus.
Again, a screen shot or a more detailed description of your issue would help others help you.
20% of 4.51% = .92%
So adding the bonus to your badge = 5.36%
Therefore it will still show as 5%
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@DLich or @jimmorrison369
My maths sucks, is this correct ^
NG is about as non-transparent with its players (customers) as it can be. Umm, NG management - transparency with customers in 2018 is a business trait necessary to survive and prosper. The lack of transparency creates a level of distrust with customers that you can not measure with your game data analytics. One thing is certain -
it is costing you to make a continuing concerted effort to hide information like this from us. There is a movement (see Apple) to force game companies to be more transparent; I'd embrace it and get in front of it if I were you.
4.51*1.2=5.412
So that 4.51 was rounded as 5, then with the set bonus 5.412 it rounded as 5 again |
Suresh Krissna is a South Indian movie director; he has directed many Tamil, Telugu movies and has also worked in Bollywood. Suresh Krissna was born on 29th June 1959 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is a director with a total number of 36 movies. In 1989 he won the Nandi Award for Best Director for his movie Prema. Suresh Krissna was born in Mumbai and is the son of R. Krishan and K. Sharada.
His mother tongue is Tamil. Suresh Krissna went to Chembur, Bombay for his schooling and later attended the University of Bombay where he pursued Bachelor in Communication (B.com). After graduating Suresh Krissna went to the Natya Academy, Bombay to study Dramatic Arts. He is married to Chandra Suresh; he has three siblings, two brothers, Sreeram, Satheesh and a sister Shanthi Krishna.
His journey started as a back-stage manager and as an assistant director for many plays which he did under the famous director K.R Parmeshwar. The theatre he was a part of involved many languages like Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sindi, and Tamil. Later he also worked at Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd in Mumbai. Suresh first Independent directorial film was Sathya which was a remake of the Hindi movie Arjun; the movie came out in 1988.
Suresh Krissna became famous after he worked with Rajnikanth in the 1992 movie Annamalai. The Rajnikanth starrer movie was an instant hit; it also featured Kushboo and Sarath Babu, and the story is about the bond between a milkman and son of a businessman. The movie became successful at the box office with a 175-day run.
Another success was waiting for Suresh Krissna, In 1995 Rajnikanth and Suresh Krissna paired up once again for the movie Baasha, which received an appraisal and it broke Annamalai’s record at the Box Office. The movie is considered as one of the breaking points in Rajnikanth’s career. In 2001, Suresh Krissna directed a Telugu movie, Daddy, in which he worked with Chiranjeevi, Simran, and Ashima Bhalla in the lead roles.
The film was about a man who starts a fraud business. Suresh Krissna has directed movies like Baba (2002), Rocky (2006), Ilaignan (2011), etc. In 2012, Suresh and Rajnikanth collaborated yet again in a romantic movie Katari Veera Surasundarangi, it was the first 3D film in Kannada cinema, this movie also got Suresh Krissna nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Director. Suresh Krissna in his long career has worked with leading stars like Chiranjeevi, Rajnikanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Kamal Haasan, Vishnuvardhan and Sunjay Dutt. He is a much-loved personality in South India.
Superstar Rajnikanth in an interview said that directors Suresh Krissna and Mani Ratnam are the ones who made him a superstar. In 2012 Suresh Krissna published a book called ‘My Days with Baasha’, in which the director has penned down his memories of making super hit films with Rajnikanth. Even today, the movies Annamalai and Baasha are the most talked movies in South India.
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Twenty Des Plaines businesses have been caught selling alcohol to minors in a summer-long sting in which teens posed as buyers, authorities said.
First-time offenders received a $250 fine and had their licenses put on probation, said City Attorney Dave Wiltse. Multiple offenders received either a $1,000 fine or $2,000 fine, lost their licenses for a few days and also had their liquor permits put on probation. Some establishments still are meeting with the city to determine the punishment.
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SHE Spotlight: Conscious Christmas' Jen Bedrossian/
Last year, we were so disappointed when we found out about Conscious Christmas after the event was over. So we've been counting down to this year's event for, well, almost a whole year! Conscious Christmas is a one-day holiday market with a big mission we're passionate about here at SHE Changes Everything: fighting human trafficking. This fun afternoon pairs shopping (that you have to do anyway for the holidays!) with activism, letting shoppers take action within their own communities to combat labor and human trafficking with their purchasing power. Caity Peters will also be there for the second year in a row! You may recognize her from Season 10 of The Voice! Did we mention the vendors are amazing and the goods are on point?! You'd want to go just for the shopping alone!
We had the chance to talk with Conscious Christmas co-chair Jen Bedrossian. She AH-MAZING... pouring her heart into this event as a labor of love while raising two littles and working as the founder of UNCVRD Jewelry, an ethical jewelry company that gives 40% of its proceeds to fighting human trafficking. She has the inside scoop on the event and its impact, and great advice for first-timers! We hope to see you there!
SHE TEAM: How did you find out about Conscious Christmas and how did you get involved? Can you tell us a little bit about your role?
Jen: I found out about Conscious Christmas at the beginning of last year (2016) when I started attending a new church in Long Beach (Long Beach Christian Fellowship). My friend was the team leader and asked if I wanted to join the planning team and be a vendor. The mission of the event instantly resonated with me and the mission of my brand, UNCVRD Jewelry, so I said, "Yes!" This year, I am co-leading the team with my friend Sarah Clarke, who runs the Ten Thousand Villages store in Pasadena and has been involved in the Fair Trade movement for years.
SHE TEAM: What makes you so excited about Conscious Christmas? What do you want others to know?
consciouschristmas: Such a great morning at the monthly Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force meeting announcing @consciouschristmas! 🙌🏼 Each vendor on the 19th will be donating 10% of their sales to the Task Force to support the work they do to combat human trafficking in our community. Spread the word - Conscious Christmas is Sunday, November 19th.
Jen: I personally love this event because it brings incredible brands doing amazing, impactful things in the world together with passionate, intentional consumers. It is so inspiring to see the community rally around this movement of purposeful shopping and the desire to enact change in the world through purchases. We all buy gifts around this time of year, so this event provides an opportunity for people to share their heart with their loved ones around the issues they care about. Conscious Christmas is in it's 6th year, and it truly gets better every year. We not only have an incredible group of vendors, but each vendor donates 10% of their total sales to the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force. Last year we were able to donate over $1,000 - which helps support the incredible work that the Task Force does.
SHE TEAM: What is the best way to fully experience / take advantage of Conscious Christmas? Anything a first timer should know to get the most out of the experience?
Jen: I would just encourage everyone to take their time and really get to know these brands. Ask questions, make a few rounds, take info cards. The people behind the brands that we have selected are all passionate about their unique mission and love sharing their hearts. I want our shoppers to walk away feeling empowered and informed. I love events because connecting with my customers is really important to me. It is one thing to follow a brand on social media and learn about their story, but it's an entirely different thing to have a conversation. I love learning about my customers and hearing their stories! So many of my close friends have been made at events like this. I always leave events feeling completely exhausted but my heart feels so full.
SHE TEAM: Who should come to Conscious Christmas?
Jen: This event is for everyone - come after brunch with your girlfriends, with your kids and family...we have a whole area in the downstairs patio that we've tried to make super family friendly. There will be snacks for purchase, a free craft table, face painting and coloring. For more info about parking and to get updates this weekend, head to our Facebook page, facebook.com/lb.consciouschristmas.
If you can't attend Conscious Christmas on the 19th, check out all the beautiful jewelry from Jen's company, UNCVRD! 40% goes back to the fight against human trafficking! |
Spied! 2015 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe Head Off for Vacation in San Francisco
If you are going to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair. And have a good camera handy. Spotted in the Golden Gate City were the 2015 BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe, much to the surprise of tourists and townspeople alike. Covered in BMW's swirled camouflage, the cars have each been spotted lapping Germany's Nurburgring and undergoing evaluation in California before going on sale. But they have never before been spotted with one another.
The two cars will share much of their mechanical bits below the sheetmetal, including what is expected to be a twin-turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine that will boast somewhere north of 420 horsepower. Recently, reports have surfaced that the cars would be going on extreme diets, which would be welcome considering that the 2013 BMW M3 coupe weighs in at more than 3,700 pounds. To put that into perspective, that's nearly 1,000 pounds more than the first M3 that debuted in the 1980s and a good 200 pounds more than its immediate predecessor. That said, the current car is a better performer than any of the ones that have come before it. The BMW M3 and M4's power will still be routed through the rear wheels via a dual-clutch gearbox; it is expected that BMW will continue to sell a variant with a manual transmission, but that has not yet been confirmed. The cars will have carbon fiber roofs and should have performance and technology that humbles all but the mightiest sports cars. BMW just recently unveiled its 2014 4 Series coupe, which replaces its 3 Series coupe. All of the brand's sleeker, coupe-like models are being rechristened with even numbers. As that's the case, expect the first BMW M3 and M4 "concepts"--thinly veiled production cars--to debut at September's Franfurt Motor Show. From there, the production versions of BMW's intended competitors to the Audi RS 5, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, and upcoming Cadillac ATS-V may make their official introduction at January's North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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E4 is a MATLAB Toolbox for time series modeling. Its name, E4, refers to the Spanish: Estimación de modelos Econométricos en Espacio de los Estados, meaning "State-Space Estimation of Econometric Models."
E4 uses state-space methods to achieve flexibility and reliability. Despite its orientation to state-space, it provides interface functions to support many standard time series models, such as VARMAX, structural econometric models or single-output transfer functions. These models can be estimated by exact maximum-likelihood, either under standard conditions or in an extended framework that allows for measurement errors, missing data, vector GARCH errors and constraints on the parameters. The Toolbox also includes ready-to-use functions for model specification, preliminary parameter estimation, analytical computation of the likelihood gradient and the information matrix, simulation, forecasting and signal extraction.
E4 is free software. You may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation. If you feel that our contribution deserves an acknowledgement, you can do so by citing the following book in your works:
Jose Manuel Casals, Alfredo Garcia-Hiernaux, Miguel Jerez, Sonia Sotoca, A. Alexandre Trindade: "State-Space Methods for Time Series Analysis: Theory, Applications and Software." Chapman and Hall/CRC. ISBN 9781482219593 - CAT# K22164
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San Diego State and Arizona collide in this NCAA Sweet 16 matchup in Anaheim on Thursday in the West Regional, and it’s a rematch of a game played early in the season. The number-one seeded Wildcats beat the fourth-seeded Aztecs back in November 69-60 in San Diego, and both teams have gone on to have great seasons since then. Coming into the game Arizona is 32-4 while San Diego State is 31-4.
The win in November was the third of 21 games in a row to begin the season for Arizona. After the Aztecs’ loss, however, they would go on a 20-game winning streak of their own. The Wildcats have a definitive edge in strength of schedule, beating five NCAA tournament teams in their non-conference schedule and six more throughout their Pac-12 conference season. San Diego faced only 3 tournament teams during the early part of the year, losing to Arizona but getting “statement” wins over Creighton and Kansas. Of their four losses on the year, two of them were to Mountain West Conference rival New Mexico–the second one in the finals of the MWC tournament.
One big difference between the Aztecs and Wildcats is their respective tradition in the NCAA tournament and the Sweet 16. Arizona has made a habit of making deep runs in post-season play with four appearances in the Final Four and a national championship in 1997. San Diego State is trying to get to the Elite Eight for the first time ever. Aztec head-coach Steve Fisher is confident that they can change that history, saying that his team was going up to Anaheim “with the expectation” that they are going to win. What will make this time different from the November loss to the Wildcats? One thing might be the presence of 6-7 junior forward Dwayne Polee, who has emerged as the team’s fourth leading scorer. Polee was not in the lineup for the first outing against Arizona for no other reason than Fisher did not put him in the game. It was simply a matter of Polee playing himself into the rotation as the season went along. In two NCAA tournament games he is averaging 15 points and six rebounds, and is hitting almost 43 percent from the 3-point line. Xavier Thames leads the team with 26.5 points per game in tournament play so far.
The striking thing about Arizona is their balance. In two NCAA tournament games this year the Wildcats have five players averaging double-figures in points, led by Nick Johnson’s 17.5 followed by Aaron Gordon with 17. Johnson and Gordon are also hitting 3-point shots at over 60 percent.
This NCAA Sweet 16 game between the Arizona Wildcats and the San Diego State Aztecs is going to be one of the great games of the weekend. In team statistics Arizona holds the edge in average points and assists, with rebounds just about even. On defense the Aztecs are second in the nation in points allowed while the ‘Cats are fifth, both allowing less than 60 points per game. If there is a home court advantage it would go to San Diego State, but the Arizona fans travel well and will be well-represented. Arizona has to be given the edge based on the quality of their opponents and their ability to score throughout the lineup. The Wildcats are favored by 6.5 points in this NCAA matchup. It will be low-scoring and closer than that, but Arizona gets the win 61-57.
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Another tenimyu guy, Yuki Jutta. I like him because he can always make me smile. He’s actually not a comedian, but his face is so funny and make it hard for me to get angry at him (not that he had done anything that piss me off). He’s also a very sweet and soft hearted person who easily get touched and cry.
Known for his role as Jackal in Musical Tennis no Oujisama, Yuuki was born in Brazil on May 27 1985 , just like the manga character. He’s 176 cm tall and has dark skin. Yeah, we can say he’s the perfect person to play the role. After tenimyu, Yuuki gets chances in some hit doramas like Gokusen 3 (as Murayama Jutta), Gira-gira (as host…geez..I haven’t watch this one, though) then Mei chan no Shitsuji (as Kiba). Among all tenimyu cast, he’s the one who had jump into better roles in japanese entertainment world. He’s not involving in any yaoi movie (I’m not saying that yaoi is bad, but it’s inferior entertainment and less popular).
As seen in Tenimyu DVD Supporters, Yuuki is a sensitive (and adorable) man. Well, he’s an A type guy, of course. He can cry for being touched by the other casts. He’s also a perfectionist and gets anxious if things are not where they are supposed to be. He works well with all casts, especially Kiriyama Renn who played Bunta Marui (Jackal’s double partner).
[DORAMA]
- The Last Cop (2016)
- Kazoku no Katachi (2016)
- Hanasaki Mai ga Damatteinai (2014, eps 7)
- Senryokugai Sousakan (2014, eps 4)
- S – Saigo no Keikan (2014) as Baba Carlos Hiroki
Taken from kimisawa yuki’s blog
- Boku no Ita Jikan (2014, eps 1)
- Welcome to Villa Tefutefu (2013)
- Tsurukame Josanin Minami no Shima.Kara (2012) as Kawano Koji
- Renai Neet (2012) as Takahashi Akira
- Oh debee (2011-2012)
- Nasake no Onna
- The Sky is Mine – The Billionaire Detective | Ore no Sora: Keiji Hen (TV Asahi / 2011) – Toshioro Sawada (ep.3)
- Runaways: For Your Love | Runaway ~Aisuru Kimi no Tame ni~ (TBS / 2011) – ep.6
- Suzuki Sensei (2011, eps 5-10) as Tsuzuki Mamoru
- Nasake no Onna (TV Asahi / 2010) – Shota Shinomiya
- Mioka (2010)
- LIAR GAME 2 (2009
- Ninkyo Helper (2009)
- Gira Gira as Toma (2008 )
- Cat Street (eps 5)
- Gokusen 3 (2008 ) – Murayama Jutta
[MOVIE]
- Suzuki sensei (2012)
- Gokusen: The Movie (2009)
- I am Nipponjin (2006)
[STAGE PLAY]
- 2014.11.07~16 G kaikyo
- Musical Tennis no Oujisama Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku First Service – Jackal Kuwabara ( 2006 )
- Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 4th – Jackal Kuwabara
- Musical Tennis no Oujisama Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku Second Service – Jackal Kuwabara
- Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Progressive Match Higa feat. Rikkai -Jackal Kuwabara
- Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 5th -Jackal Kuwabara |
Bad Dreams Come True: "El Chapo" Guzman turned over to US
Mexico has extradited notorious Sinaloa drug cartel boss, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, to the United States to face trial over multiple charges.
The drug lord was handed over to US authorities on Thursday, President Barack Obama's last day in office and one day before Donald Trump is sworn in as the next American president. Guzman was handed over to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which later turned him over to the US authorities, said a Mexican foreign ministry statement.
Leader of one of the most feared drug gangs, Guzman was transferred from northern Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, where he had been held at a high-security prison since May last year, to New York by air, to face trial in six cases pending against him. The extradition made El Chapo worst dream come true: to be judged in the U.S
In a statement, the US justice department thanked the Enrique Peña Nieto-led Mexican government for its cooperation and assistance in ensuring Guzman's extradition.
After escaping in July 2011 from a high security prison in Altiplano, in the State of Mexico, Guzman was recaptured in early January last year from his native state of Sinaloa, and has pending cases against him in the US states of New York, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Illinois and New Hampshire.
The case in New York was opened in 2009, while the district attorney's office filed fresh charges - including narcotrafficking, membership of criminal organization and illegal distribution of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines and heroin - in Nov. 2016.
A few days after his re-arrest, Peña Nieto said his administration were trying to expedite Guzman's extradition to the US, thus confirming a radical turnaround in Mexico's stance on the matter.
In January 2015, the-then Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo, had said Guzman would have to serve his sentence in the country before he could be extradited to the US, adding it could be "some 300 or 400 years later".
However, Guzman's daring Altiplano jailbreak - his second from a high-security facility - was a huge embarrassment for the Peña Nieto government.
After his extradition was greenlighted by the foreign ministry on May 20, 2016, defense lawyers filed several appeals against the planned handover.
On Wednesday, Mexico's top court refused to admit two appeals for relief against the drug lord's extradition, a decision upheld by Mexico City's Fifth Criminal Collegiate Tribunal the next day.
The tribunal said the extradition authorized by the ministry complied with laws and requirements laid down in the bilateral treaty, adding the accused's human rights were not violated during the proceedings.
One of Guzman's lawyers, Jose Refugio, told EFE the tribunal's rejection of the appeals merely a day after the Supreme Court's refusal to admit them points to the government and the judiciary being hand-in-glove.
Trump's ascension to power - who has vowed to build a wall on the countries' common border and make Mexico pay for it, deport millions of immigrants, tax remittances, and come down harshly on it in trade - has sparked great uncertainty in Mexico.
However, in a press briefing held Wednesday night, Mexico's Deputy Attorney General Alberto Elias Beltran denied any links between Guzman's extradition and the change in US administration.
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