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WORLD "HARM" ECONOMYhttp://worldhunger.org/harmfuleconomicsystems.htm
Harmful economic systems as a cause of hunger and poverty
Lane Vanderslice
Many societies are run on this basic set of principles. Take and maintain control of the government. Use powers of the government to obtain income. Key elements of this process are described in five sections:
- Introduction
- Obtaining income
- Keeping people oppressed/preventing revolution
- Avoiding overthrow
- Restricting entry
1. Production vs. harm basic statement. The basic idea and activity in productive societies is helping to produce goods—things that are useful to someone—food, light bulbs, cars—and then exchanging the income received for goods that are desirable to you.
The fundamental economic mechanism exists in "harmful" economic societies as well. But these goods (or the resources that produce them) can be reallocated through force, as well as law backed by force. Simply put you can produce goods, or take them away from others, which is why we describe these societies as harmful. The highest stratum—the ruling class—obtains goods through means which may be described as unproductive or extractive.
2. Conquest and conflict historical overview. Armed conflict, the fight by groups for control of the government or territory (frequently possessing natural resources), has been throughout history the principal way in which harmful economic societies have been established. Its importance continues today. The results of conflict have been the domination of the winning side over the losing and the establishment of a pattern of income and resource allocation favoring the winners.
Examples would be the Hittite empire (Wikipedia 2013), the Assyrian empire (Wikipedia 2013), the Roman empire (Wikipedia 2013), the Norman conquest of England (Wikipedia 2013), the conquest of the territory that became the United States by various European powers and then the government of the United States, the British empire (Wikipedia 2013) and the Japanese Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere (Wikipedia 2013).
Control over labor power is also an important way of using power to obtain income, with serfdom (Wikipedia 2013), slavery (Wikipedia 2013), and debt bondage (Wikipedia 2013) as important examples. Forced labor (ILO 2013) is the general modern term. Also see Unfree labor (Wikipedia 2013). Caste systems (Wikipedia 2013) can also confine people in certain types of work, with the Dalits (Wikipedia 2013) in India being an example.
3. Basic overview. The central idea is that there are winners and losers. To have a simple model of history and harmful economic societies, we would say that conquest establishes control by a small group over a large group. Once the conquest is completed, much fewer 'domination' resources are needed, and, in addition to arms, other resources/methods of control are used, such as domination of the political and judicial system. Moreover, transfer of ownership of resources such as land, labor and natural resources takes place, and more subtle forms of control are employed. The small group can of course be the elite of another country which has happened frequently in the past, as the examples above illustrate.
Economists have developed some models that incorporate both production and conflict.1 When game theory is employed in models that incorporate both conflict and production those that obtain resources through conflict are known as the "winning coalition," terminology that will also be used here.
4. Other structures of harm. Harm as a means of obtaining income can exist in other ways as well. These include theft, robbery, and larger scale organized crime (Wikipedia 2013), such as the Mafia (Wikipedia 2013) or drug cartels (Wikipedia 2013).
2. Obtaining income from the government. There are a wide variety of means in which government officials and others obtain revenue from the government. The first thing to recognize is that people at the top of government, or those who have significant control over the government but who are not government officials—often entrepreneurs or corporations—can and do plunder resources coming into the government. Government revenue is often not devoted to productive services but siphoned off by those in control of the government. Such activity is typically referred to as corruption. A nation expects that its national resources will be used for the benefit of the nation. However, very large amounts of such revenue are often used to enrich those who control or have influence with the government. People at lower levels of government can obtain income too, by not providing services which they are paid to provide, by charging for services which they should provide, or by taking goods, such as medical supplies or automobiles/trucks, which should be used for government service.
3. Using the government to obtain resources. Privileged groups can often obtain access to national resources. The allocation of natural resources such as oil and the income therefrom frequently go to international corporations, allies of high government officials, and government officials themselves. These structures of domination, control and income distribution have been going on for centuries and have resulted in highly unequal societies. For example, the Spanish conquest of Latin America resulted in a society where land and other natural resources and larger scale economic opportunities were in the hands of a few. This unequal distribution of land and income has persisted to this day.
See harmful economic systems: obtaining income for specific current examples of these practices and further discussion. Behavior of the type described here has also been referred to as Kleptocracy (Wikipedia 2013) and Crony capitalism (Wikipedia 2013).
Keeping people oppressed/preventing revolution
1. Basic statement. In essence, there is part of the population that is living well because of their control of assets and people. (This in the economic model referred to above is the winning coalition and it will also be referred to here as the ruling class.) The people whose assets and income have been reallocated don't like this and thus there is the threat of revolution—overturning the minority in benefit of the majority. This is prevented in a number of ways.
2. Preventing revolution is at bottom accomplished by force. Peasant rebellions, a frequent occurrence in history, illustrate both the discontent of the productive sector and the use of force in repressing it. One Chinese expert says that there were peasant rebellions almost every year in China, while a Russian expert says that in the period between 1801 and 1861 there were no less than 1,467 peasant risings in various parts of the Russian empire [Lenski, 1966, p. 274]. That even more did not take place may be explained in part by referring to the saying of Aristotle, "If you strike at a King, you had better kill him," with its implicit threat of the dire consequences of failure. Certainly a very clear way of keeping people oppressed and unable to move to a situation that might be characterized as democratic, is terrorizing the subject population, including beatings, murder and torture. Especially important is killing leaders of the subject population(s) or otherwise keeping them from being a source of unrest (by such means as imprisonment, exile, or bribery). Controlling how people are able to communicate, including tracing what they say for possible reprisal, is also important.
3. Key groups. Nonetheless, force is not the complete story of how a winning coalition establishes and mantains control. For many countries in relatively recent times, groups who have been importantly represented in the sector that has political and economic control are capitalists, both national and foreign, landlords, the military, a group that we might refer to as "educated civilians" including government functionaries and politicians, foreign governments, and more rarely and more debatably, organized labor. Why was the winning coalition that ended up in control of the state formed from members of at least some of these groups who are far from representing a majority of the population? The central part of the answer seems to be that these groups have power capabilities useful in capturing, controlling and operating the state apparatus (Anderson 1967). The military has control of the largest part of the armed force. Capitalists and landlords have resources and organization that they can use to obtain influence.
The educated civilians derive their power from a number of sources. They have the ability to run the "ship of state." As lawyers and administrators they often perform crucial functions for capitalists and landowners as well. As politicians, they have special skills in putting and keeping a coalition together, and as writers and orators they can mobilize support for their coalition. This is not to say that these roles cannot be performed by others, such as landowners or the military, just that they are often performed by these educated civilians.
Organized labor, to the extent that it is in the winning coalition, seems to derive an important part of its power from its ability to disrupt the functioning of crucial sectors of the economy and from its potential as an armed force, factors which tend to put organized labor in opposition to the military. In addition, they, like landlords and capitalists, have economic and organizational strength, and where elections are a factor, some degree of voting power as well.
Foreign governments have both organization and control over financial resources that can be used in such diverse ways as financing the election of sympathetic nationals or providing a "carrot" incentive to hard-pressed governments through foreign aid. As suppliers of modern armaments, often on generous terms, the large foreign governments also have an influence through the military, which is no less important for being derivative. They control, or greatly influence, major international institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization, whose decisions affect developing countries. Finally, one or more developed country governments may use force against a developing country government.4. Some strategies.
One favorite way of maintaining oppression is to stay in power for a long time, frequently by manipulating or subverting an ostensibly democratic legal framework. Election fraud/rigged elections is a principal way of staying in power.
A second way—certainly a very clear way—of keeping people oppressed and unable to move to a situation that might be characterized as democratic, is terrorizing the subject population, including beatings, murder and torture. Especially important is killing leaders of the subject population(s) or otherwise keeping them from being a source of unrest (by such means as imprisonment, exile, or bribery).
Controlling how people are able to communicate, including tracing what they say for possible reprisal, is also important.
In essence, there is part of the population that is living well because of their control of assets and people. The people whose assets and income have been reallocated don't like this and thus there is the threat of revolution—overturning the minority in benefit of the majority. This is prevented in a number of ways. There are two powerful ways of changing a harmful economic system—through revolution, or through democracy. Both have been common in the past and today. Revolution has been frequently thwarted by successful opposition by the existing government and its allies or by a revolutionary movement evolving into an oppressive government. See the further discussion under Reducing harm below. See Harmful economic systems: Keeping people oppressed for specific current examples of these practices.
Two important issue areas are:
- the struggle for control of the government
- how is a structure of harm maintained?
Key ways in which the struggle for control of the government occurs is through armed conflict, coup d'etats and and other more or less violent, more or less legal, government reorganizations.
Armed Conflict. There are many examples of armed conflict in the world today. Examined more closely this conflict is typically over control of the government or specific territory—often territory with natural resources. Thus this conflict is over who will establish control over government/territory and subsequently over control over resources, including the power to tax, arrange oil leases, and so on. Examples would be conflict between the more-or-less established government and rebel or other groups, conflicts between governments, done surreptitiously or openly, and conflicts between governments, and conflict between government and organized crime.
In conflict, in addition to the struggle for control over resources or power, there is typically great harm done to ordinary people, such as murder, amputation of limbs, rape, and taking of family food and other resources. (This can be so bad that an end to conflict, even if it then means establishment of an organized system of oppression, is preferable to people.) Revolution against an unjust government (see section above) also causes conflict. It is often difficult to decide if armed conflict is a way to gain resources, or a reasonable reaction against injustice, or a reasonable reaction by government to what is viewed as dismemberment of its territory. This in a particular circumstance is usually debatable, however it is possible to form an opinion based on the evidence.
Coup d'etats, '"revolutions," and other means There is a substantial amount of more or less violent, more or less legal, rearrangements of governments or attempts to do so. Coup d'etat is where one group, typically members of the government/winning coalition and also typically including at least a segment of the military, oust those at the top of the current power structure and replace those people with their own. (The overthrowing group does not want to refer to its seizure of power as a coup, and thus uses terms such as revolution.) (See Wikipedia 2013 and Luttwak 1968.) There is also quite a bit of "jockeying for power" which can involve such actions as removing a threatening member of the ruling coalition or changing the rules, such as rewriting the constitution so that the President is not limited in the number of terms he can stay in office. These actions, if unsuccessful, can result in a coup.
3. How is a structure of harm maintained?
Ways in which a structure of harm is maintained include the following.
A key use of the revenues of the winning coalition is to pay the members of the coalition suffficiently so that they will not be tempted to overthrow or reform the current coalition. The gradiation of rewards and status within the winning coalition helps keep costs of maintaining the winning coalition down, and provides 'career paths' for those in the winning coalition.
Installing loyal supporters in key areas is important for those at the top of the winning coalition.
Terror in its various forms, and controlling means of communication, can help those at the top of the winning coalition keep other coalition members in line, just as they are useful in preventing revolution.
Various things strengthen the cohesion of the ruling class. The ruling class can often be a racial or religious minority in society. This in itself provides cohesion. The threat of overthrow by the majority can serve to increase cohesion. There can also be the development of a ruling class ideology to strengthen cohesion (e.g. the divine right of kings), ideologies which often include the disparagement of those who the winning coalition needs to control.
See Harmful economic systems: avoiding overthrow for specific current examples of these practices.
- being of a different tribe, nationality or religion
- racism or other strong prejudice against a given group.
See Harmful economic systems: restricting entry for specific current examples of these practices.
The impact of harmful economic systems on the welfare of poor people and development.
The influence on the welfare of poor people and the development of poor nations is profound.
1. Resources, both governmental and other resources, such as natural resources, are directed toward members of the ruling coalition, not to the benefit of all. For many governments, the government/people in the government and their allies, in spite of lip service to the contrary, are not principally engaged in helping the people of the country, but rather in helping themselves. This has, and continues to have, a disastrous effect on the incomes of poor people and development.
2. Conflict. There is a substantial amount of conflict in the world, most of it in developing countries. The 2012 Human Security Report says that there are 30 to 40 state-based armed conflicts per year on average; there were 23 non-state (neither side was a state) armed conflicts in 2009; and there were 19 cases of one-sided violence in 2009, the last year for which statistics were available (Human Security Report Project 2012). According to the latest estimate by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, at the beginning of 2011, 43 million people were forced to flee their homes with 26 million displaced within their own country, 15-16 million refugees (displaced to another country) and 1 million asylum seekers. Conflict is the principal cause of this displacement. 3. There is a very unequal distribution of income and this has persisted over centuries It is important to remember that harmful economic systems have existed throughout history, and a key result has been very unequal distribution of income. There is a 'dead hand of the past' though perhaps most of us, including standard economists, recognize it only dimly. In the United States, for example, the Native Americans were almost totally pushed off their land, ending up with a few small, or if larger, hardscrabble, areas of land. Slavery oppressed African Americans from the beginning of European settlement in North America, and though ostensibly freed after the Civil War, severe oppression continued for 100 years or more. This in a country that many view as a model of democracy. In other areas of the world control of countries and resources by a minority has also resulted in serious income inequality. [Give Latin America example.] The result is that poor people have substantially less income. This lower level of income is not just missing out on a few luxuries. It is a major cause of malnutrition, which causes greater infant mortality, stunting and reduced cognitive ability. It is a major cause of poor health--many basic services such as clean water, waste disposal, and essential health services are not available at all. It is a major cause of poor education.
4. Barriers to entry also inhibit people's incomes and life chances. It is not simply a matter of income as discussed in point 3. Caste, race, ethnic group, and gender can keep people from education, from jobs, from having the rights of citizens, and from social interaction with the "elite" including marriage and other forms of social inclusion. People cannot rise—they are kept in their "station in life."
See Harmful economic systems: Impact on poor people for specific current examples of these practices.
There has been a struggle for thousands of years by human beings in many different ways against the sort of subjugation described in this special report. To name just one very important example, the world's religions have worked to establish a set of principles for human relationships that were very much against oppression, and though the religions were persecuted for doing so, they did manage to establish at the very least a set of guidelines for human behavior. In all countries of the world there has been a struggle against injustice, and attempts, which have met with increasing success, to establish the societal frameworks for a more just and equitable society. This is a long (and inspiring) story which we cannot recount here.
The current efforts in the world to reduce harm include reducing corruption, moving to more democratic governments with established rights and processes (by means such as reducing the influence of the military and improving the fairness of elections—and having them! and reducing police brutality), and, internationally, reducing the advantages which developed nations have assigned to themselves through their control of international institutions, such as United Nations, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization. In recent years, there have been important efforts to have elections that express the will of the people and to implement policies that reflect an electoral mandate. Nations are evolving from power structures that have been based on some combination of military, economic and political control to ones that increasingly reflect the wishes of the (often very poor) people. This evolution has not been easy, and it is far from complete.
See Harmful economic systems: reducing harm for specific current examples of these practices.
Lane Vanderslice is the editor of Hunger Notes
End notes:
1. Jack Hershleifer appears to have begun the consideration of conflict and other examples of harm in standard economics with his 1991 article "The Technology of Conflict as an Economic Activity." This article recognized that there are two main approaches to obtaining income: production and conflict, and provides an introductory analysis of some key issues when conflict was possible. A second early, basic article was Stergios Skaperdas' 1992 article "Cooperation, Conflict, and Power in the Absence of Property Rights."
Anderson, Charles W. 1967. Politics and Economic Change in Latin America. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce and Alistar Smith. 2011. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics New York: Public Affairs.
Hershleifer, Jack. 1991. "The Technology of Conflict as an Economic Activity." American Economic Review 81: 2(130-134).
Human Security Report Project. 2012. Human Security Report 2012. Vancouver: Human Security Press. http://hsrgroup.org/docs/Publications/HSR2012/2012HumanSecurityReport-FullText-LowRes.pdf
International Labor Organization 2013. Forced labor http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/lang--en/index.htm
Lenski, Gerhard E. 1966. Power and Privilege. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Luttwak, Edward. 1968. Coup d'Etat: A Practical Handbook. Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett.
Skaperdas, Stergios. 1992. "Cooperation, Conflict, and Power in the Absence of Property Rights." American Economic Review 81:4(720-734).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 2012. State of the World's Refugees 2012. http://www.unhcr.org/publications/unhcr/sowr2012
Wikipedia. 2013. Assyria
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There's no sense in shirking the responsibility here in Baltimore — the facts that show this community has been complicit in the damage done during this baseball free fall on the field and profiteering being done off the field by Peter Angelos via MASN. The truth is this: we get the government we deserve.
And the truth is that we get the Major League Baseball team that we tolerate as a community.
The Orioles are about to enter their 15th consecutive year of irrelevance and losing. Fans in Baltimore have turned away from the stadium by the millions instead of demanding a better product and an owner with the integrity to run the team in the best interests of the community.
The judges allowed this to happen by allowing television moguls to pass along unavoidable, mandatory charges you never know about and you vote for these judges.
Comcast (or your local cable TV provder) has passed along the "Angelos Tax" to you and you simply keep paying the bill.
The politicians allowed this to happen to the heart of Baltimore on summer nights and you elect the politicians. You elect the politicians who allow Major League Baseball an almost inarguable anti-trust exemption and public financing for stadia while they pad their pockets and Angelos shirks his "sacred responsibility" here in Baltimore to attempt to field a competitive team that stimulates interest and economic impact to the local economy.
Many local businesses and business owners – intimidated for one reason or another – all talk dirty out of the corner of their mouths to me at cocktail parties all over Baltimore yet no one except me and this radio station and web entity that I own have spoken up over the years and reported the dirty facts.
I am very proud of Free The Birds. I'm proud of being the only one to speak the truth and report the facts. I sleep well at night knowing that I'm TRYING to make a difference and get this corrected for the community.
WNST is the only free media company in the marketplace that is banned from covering the team while CBS Radio, The Sun, WBAL, Pressbox, etc. all have continued to exchange corporate media backrubs and "partnerships" while not demanding accountability from Peter Angelos.
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Hokuto Dan (弾 北斗 Dan Hokuto) is DynaRed (ダイナレッド Daina Reddo) of the Dynamen.
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- 2 Stage Show appearances
- 3 Video game appearances
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A 22 years old (50 in Gokaiger) kendō master from Hokkaido. Responsible and headstrong, he lost his mother when young and sympathizes with children who also suffered the loss of a parent. The master of all martial arts, a rank holder in kendo, karate, judo, and boxing. He is also a champion motorcyclist; as an inventor, Hokuto's dream is to create an engine that does not cause pollution.
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DynaRed was one of the seven previous Red Warriors who came to assist the Maskmen against a group of five revived villains including his old enemies Princess Chimera and the Dark Knight. Hikari Sentai Maskman (manga)
With his teammates DynaBlack and DynaPink as well as Biomen Red1 and Green2, DynaRed came to the aid of the Maskmen against Prince Igam and the Igam Dragon. Hikari Sentai Maskman (Terebi-Kun manga)
Hokuto and his team joined up with the other nine Sentai to stand behind the newest Sentai, the Turborangers, as they faced off against the Hundred Boma Tribes. Counting on You! Turboranger
Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai
DynaRed is among the Sentai warriors seen in clips when Yusuke Amamiya (Red Falcon) lectured Gaku Washio (GaoYellow) about the past Sentai sword experts, showing him that the true sword wasn't the sharpest, but the one that feeds on courage.
He appeared with his fellow Red Rangers led by his Liveman successor Red Falcon with his predecessors from AkaRanger to GoggleRed to his successors from Red One to TimeRed in Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai
Legend War
Years later, Dan fought alongside not only his own team, but every single Sentai ranger in existence, against the Empire of Zangyack when it attacked the Earth in the Great Legend War. After fighting against hundreds of Gormin and their Zgormin commanders. Kaijou noticed the fleet moving towards them, he gathered all the Rangers together and gave them the order to sacrifice their powers to wipe out the first invasion's armada. The DynaRed powers are later utilized by Captain Marvelous via the Ranger Keys. Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates
Farewell Space Pirates
After the Zangyack's final defeat, Marvelous returned the Ranger Keys to their original owners. It is assumed Dan and his team have their powers once again. Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates
Super Hero Taisen
Hokuto, alongside his team, among the majority of the Super Sentai heroes, was caught up in the "Super Hero Taisen" incident which eventually resulted in the Super Sentai teams and Kamen Riders joining forces to defeat both Dai-Zangyack and Dai-Shocker. During the final battle, he is seen fighting Zangyack Commander Yokubarido, Doukoku Chimatsuri, and a Gormin. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
Zyuohger vs. Ninninger
DynaRed appeared as part of a conference of the first 38 Reds led by Red Falcon, whom addressed the Ninningers and Zyuohgers as the greater Super Sentai pantheon intervened to save them from defeat at the hands of the titanic Gillmarda. Empowering the Combination Nin Shuriken to form Wild Tousai Shuriken King, the first 38 Super Sentai further imbued their successors with the power to perform the Zyuoh Ninnin Super Sentai Burst, destroying Gillmarda with the combined power of all 40 Super Sentai. Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai
Chou Super Hero Taisen
DynaRed fights as part of the Super Sentai Red Warrior Team, engaging Kamen Rider Wizard Water Style. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen
Super Sentai Strongest Battle
Hokuto joined the Super Sentai Strongest Battle as a member of Brain Team. It's unknown whether he participated in any of the matches, but his team was eliminated either after losing the second round against the Gunman Team or the third round against the Swordsman Team.
Stage Show appearances
Dynaman Stage Show at 3 Heroes Korakuen Yuenchi
In a stage show where the Dynamen are seen fighting Tailed-People Clan Jashinka Empire, Sharivan and Gavan arrive to assist the Dynamen.
Dynaman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
In a stage show where the Dynamen are seen fighting Tailed People Clan Jashinka Empire, GoggleRed, GoggleBlack, GogglePink, Ultraman Taro, Gavan, Sharivan, VulPanther, and Kamen Rider Stronger arrive to assist the Dynamen.
Bioman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi
In a stage show where the Biomen are seen fighting Neo Empire Gear and Bio Hunter Silva, Kamen Rider Stronger, Shaider, Kamen Machineman, DynaRed, DynaBlue, GoggleBlack, VulPanther, and DenziGreen arrive to assist the Biomen.
Video game appearances
Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O
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- Hokuto Dan/DynaRed: to be added
Super Sentai Battle Base
DynaRed is among the vast pantheon of Rangers which are available in the mobile game Super Sentai Battle Base.
Super Sentai Legend Wars
DynaRed appears with his team among all Sentai in the mobile game Super Sentai Legend Wars.
- Dyna Brace
- Dyna Rod
- Attack: Red Fire
- Dyna Punch
- Dyna Swords
- Attack: Wings Of Dreams
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- Red Fire (With Dyna Rod)
DynaRed has a spandex suit, with a white main body seen in the legs with a red stripe along the sides, with the torso covered by a red "short-sleeved" shirt with a yellow stripe down the middle and along the cuffs, similar to the appearance of a baseball jersey. Both his gloves and boots are red in color; while a holster on the right side where he holds his DynaRod and a pin on his left torso with the Dynaman logo on it. His belt surrounds his waist with a buckle in the shape of the DynaBrace. His helmet is red, with a black visor rounded at the bottom and a gray mouthpiece. The top of the helmet has a black stripe rising up triangularly with a yellow logo inside: the top with a "I" symbol (the Roman Numeral "1" and the letters "DR" (which stands for "DynaRed"). The logo and the visor are separated by a raised silver "lid" similar to a baseball cap.
Legend Sentai Devices
- "Dynaman!"
- ―Mobilates' Gokai Change announcement[src]
The DynaRed Ranger Key (ダイナレッドレンジャーキー Daina Reddo Renjā Kī) is Hokuto Dan's personal Ranger Key and what became of his powers after he along with the rest of the 34 Super Sentai sacrificed their powers to end the Great Legend War.
This key along with the majority of the Ranger Keys were collected by the Red Pirates and later used by the Gokaigers. The DynaRed Ranger Key was mainly used by Captain Marvelous (Gokai Red), who used it to fight as DynaRed. It was also used by Joe Gibken (Gokai Blue) and Gai Ikari on one occasion each.
- When the Gokaigers became the Dynamen while fighting Deratsueigar of the Zangyack Imperial Guard. Ep. 11: The Serious Rebellion
- When the Gokaigers became the Dynamen while fighting a Zangyack force led by Insarn and Barizorg. Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
- When the Gokaigers became the Dynamen in order to use the New Super Dynamite attack against Action Commander Shieldon in a vein attempt to penetrate his shield. Ep. 32: One Power
- Gai uses this key alongside all other Red keys after being merged with Captain Marvelous by Insarn. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Let's Do This Goldenly! Roughly! 36 Round Gokai Change!!
- Joe became DynaRed as part of an all-red Gokai Change when the Gokaigers teamed up with the Go-Busters while fighting against Bacchus Gill. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie
- While fighting against Gaisorg alongside Yamato Kazakiri. Battle3: A Secret Revealed
The Dynaman keys, along with all the Ranger Keys of the first 33 Super Sentai, were briefly taken by the Black Cross King and turned into Ranger puppets that were fought by the Gokaigers and the Goseigers. The Dynaman keys were defeated by Gokai Red. Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. Hokuto received his key and became DynaRed once more. Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates
The Legend Sentai Ressha (レジェンド戦隊レッシャー Rejendo Sentai Ressha) are Ressha based on the mecha, specifically those belonging to the Red heroes, of the ToQgers' predeceeding Super Sentai teams. They can form a unique combination of ToQ-Oh reminiscent of past Sentai Robos by switching with Red Ressha. The ToQ Changer toy is shown to have sounds for Legend Ressha of all 37 previous Sentai.
The Dynaman Ressha (ダイナマンレッシャー Dainaman Ressha) currently only exists as a sound on the ToQ Changer.
Red Spirit
As the seventh Red, DynaRed's Red Warrior Spirit was embodied by AkaRed. GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai
Behind the scenes
Hokuto Dan is portrayed by Satoshi Okita. As DynaRed, his suit actor was Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男 Nībori Kazuo).
- The attack of Hokuto's DynaRod is the exact same as the magic style of Kai Ozu (MagiRed) of Magiranger


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President Obama tapped Vice President Biden to lead a new government effort against gun violence on Wednesday. It's the first step toward what Mr. Obama promised as "meaningful action" in the wake of deadly shootings at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut.
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There were two big agenda items at a White House news conference today: gun violence and the fiscal cliff. President Obama took a step towards his promise of meaningful action to prevent attacks like last week's elementary school shooting in Connecticut. Mr. Obama has asked Vice President Biden to develop policy proposals to deliver to Congress within a month. The president also urged congressional Republicans to compromise on the issue of budget cuts and tax increases scheduled for the end of this year. We'll hear Capitol Hill reaction to that call after this report from NPR's Scott Horsley at the White House.
SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: Mr. Obama wants to move quickly to address gun violence while the painful memories of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are still fresh. A team led by Vice President Biden is expected to consider a wide variety of measures the government could take and report back by the end of January.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: This is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. This is a team that has a very specific task: to pull together real reforms right now.
HORSLEY: Mr. Obama says he assigned the task to the vice president in part because as a senator, Biden spearheaded the 1994 crime bill, which included a ban on military-style assault weapons like the one used in Connecticut. That ban expired eight years ago, but Mr. Obama says there's now widespread support for reinstating it, as well as outlawing high-capacity ammunition clips and requiring background checks for all gun purchases, including the 40 percent that are now exempt.
OBAMA: I urge the new Congress to hold votes on these measures next year in a timely manner. And considering Congress hasn't confirmed a director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in six years, the agency that works most closely with state and local law enforcement to keep illegal guns out of the hands of criminals, I'd suggest that they make this a priority early in the year.
HORSLEY: Mr. Obama acknowledged gun control by itself is not enough. Biden's team will also consider education, care for the mentally ill and cultural factors that may contribute to gun violence.
OBAMA: The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing.
HORSLEY: Mr. Obama says, in the wake of last week's shooting, efforts to protect children must be a central priority. For the moment though, much of Washington is preoccupied with the fiscal cliff, the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in January 1. That is unless Congress and the White House agree on a way to avoid them.
Earlier this week, the president and House Speaker John Boehner seemed to be closing in on such a deal. But yesterday, Boehner abruptly halted negotiations and began pushing his own bill called Plan B. Mr. Obama says that's puzzling because when it comes to tax and spending proposals, the two sides were not that far apart.
OBAMA: The idea that we would put our economy at risk because you can't bridge that gap doesn't make a lot of sense. So I'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders up in Congress. But ultimately, they've got to do their job.
HORSLEY: Mr. Obama says it defies logic that Boehner is pursuing a plan that would raise tax rates on millionaires, something Republicans have long opposed, but achieve no spending cuts in return. In contrast, the president's latest proposal includes more than $1 trillion worth of spending cuts, including slower growth in Social Security payments, which Republicans have long sought.
OBAMA: They keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. And I don't know how much of that just has to do with, you know, it is very hard for them to say yes to me.
HORSLEY: Mr. Obama says it's time for Republicans to peel off the partisan war paint and make a deal. He seized on the national outpouring of emotion following the Connecticut shootings to appeal for cooperation.
OBAMA: Goodness, if this past week has done anything, it should just give us some perspective.
HORSLEY: As the nation mourns 6- and 7-year-olds who were gunned down in their classroom, Mr. Obama suggests it needs leaders in Washington who can act like grown-ups. Scott Horsley, NPR News, the White House.
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The Clark County coroner's office confirmed Thursday that 33-year-old Thomas Christian Marth was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound to the head on Monday. He was found in the backyard, though it's unclear whose.
A tweet from the band's official Twitter account earlier this week announced Marth's passing, saying the band's prayers are with his family and that "there's a light missing in Las Vegas tonight."
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The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announced Wednesday it was named to receive the residuary estate of Peter Grayson Letz, who died last September.
Letz specified that the estate, valued at about $8 million, be used to promote animal welfare and protect the wildlife in New London County.
The foundation says the gift is the largest it has ever received and will be used to create a permanent endowment, the Peter Grayson Letz Fund for Animals and the Environment.
They anticipate the fund will generate about $320,000 in grant dollars each year to be awarded for projects benefiting animals.


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I'm planning on going to a mixed gender onsen (konyoku), and one place suggested to me in Nyuto onsen village, Tohoku, has a male only section, a female only section, and a mixed section. If I'm by myself (as opposed to being part of a mixed sex group), am I going to raise eyebrows if I choose the mixed section?
One ojiisan (old man) told me that obaasan (old women) are the only women who bathe without a towel in mixed onsen nowadays. Maybe that means I wouldn't be accused of having bad motives in choosing a mixed onsen, unless a fetish for old women exists in Japan.
Also, I've heard that mixed onsen are becoming increasingly rare in Japan, mainly confined to conservative rural areas (perhaps non-tourist oriented onsen?). Why is this happening? Are western influences to blame? (I asked the ojiisan about it, and he didn't know either)


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Michio Kaku's new book Future of the Mind
We will be able to test whether brain presponse for example is really retro causal
Everything nick herbert envisioned in his elemental mind book is now either done in brain labs or will be soon including uploading memories and emotions into the internet immortality wit the connect dome. Hawking is now completely paralyzed cannot use his fingers but operates computer with brain waves via something like google glass.
I do think Kaku is wrong about 11 dimensions and mind of god, however he may be right if I am wrong both pictures popper falsifiable eventually
Indeed even the 11 d geometrodynamical Kaluza Klein super string field though rocklike has a thought like super quantum bit Bohm pilot field in Hilbert space
Kaku is mistaken about Sri CIA RV he does not know about signal nonlocality and he says the empirical results were nothing
It's time for russell Targ to challenge Kaku on that
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|So very yummy!
This recipe is much easier than I would have thought when I first saw it as a French Friday pick! We are in Georgia for my grandsons First Communion so, I made these wonderful little cakes the day before we got on the road. Everything gets mixed by hand into one bowl. Beat the egg whites till smooth and frothy. Then add the other ingredients in order. Coconut is added instead of the traditional ground nuts. Dorie states that Nick Malgieri suggested she try making these with coconut. When it comes to pastry I would trust anything that Nick suggested. He is one of my favorites! These were absolutely wonderful! Very easy and, will definitely be made again and again! Happy Friday Everyone!
This recipe can be found in Dorie Greenspans new cookbook "Around My French Table" or you can also find it here at Patty's Food
To see what other Doristas are doing check it out Here.
|Egg whites whisked
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|These were so easy to make….a new "go to" recipe.
|Bet you can't eat just one…I couldn't!
|These little gems are full of flavor
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WASHINGTON — The super PAC striving to keep Senate Democrats in the majority released its Pennsylvania ad Wednesday morning hitting Republican Tom Smith for wanting to "eliminate the Department of Education."
The Majority PAC spot is running in the Pittsburgh media market where it is more likely Smith could siphon votes from Bob Casey than in the less conservative Southeast. It's topic, education, is clearly intended to reach middle class, independent and women voters whose strong turn out would be the key to Casey's re-election.
Majority PAC cites a forum during the Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary when Smith was asked about eliminating funding for the Department of Education and responded, "Absolutely."
The ad touts Casey's support for increased education funding - Casey has long been a leading proponent of early childhood education - and a female narrator says that under Smith there'd be "less money in our classrooms, fewer children in Head Start and less aid for college students."
As first reported yesterday, Majority PAC is run by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's former chief of staff, and their sudden interest in the Pennsylvania Senate race, once considered a lock for Casey, is evidence that Democrats are nervous about losing the seat.
Updated: Jim Conroy, Smith's campaign manager, responded to the ad:
"With his support crumbling, Bob Casey has turned to Washington's most well-known liberal to bail him out with more misleading attacks. The truth is that Tom Smith, whose wife taught in public schools for 38 years, would strengthen local education by reducing the unfunded mandates and bloated federal bureaucracy Casey supports and returning those dollars to the classroom."


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The Washington Wizards unveiled their Bullets- and nation-inspired new logos and uniforms in D.C. today. They're red, white, and blue, because of America, which team president Ernie Grunfeld says "our players love... It's appropriate that the Wizards, Mystics and Capitals now share their colors and the goal of bringing a championship to Washington, DC." We wish them the best.
Tipster Andy suggests that the new logo is a "giant hand dong," while the alternate logo looks like "the Washington Monument is about to sodomize a basketball." We're not really seeing the likeness, partly because we don't want to, and partly because we actually think this is a great improvement on the old look.
On that note, it's probably about time the organization bump down the price on this kid's retro Arenas jersey, to, say, zero dollars.
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6 Habits of Highly Effective Mobile Marketers
If you believe experts like Mary Meeker, mobile advertising is getting hotter every day, but a true revolution is still a ways off. The dollars spent on mobile marketing do not come close to lining up with the amount of time we spend with our devices, and "traditional" media like print and broadcast still attract the lion's share of spending. In other words, we've had our mobile advertising "big bang," but we haven't yet fully adapted to life in our brand-new universe. However, if the money's not there now, it will be soon. Because while mobile might not yet be attracting its fair share of spend, it already owns serious share of mind. Industry trailblazers are setting the agenda for the mobile future and leading the way for the rest of the marketing world. As they evangelize (channeling Wayne Gretzky): "Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it's already been." The advertising puck is careening towards mobile. Mobile is no longer a "nice to have" — it's often at the core of everything, if not always first. It has changed far more than consumer behavior, transcending its role as a connection and convergence device, and "impacting business through customer service, ecommerce, awareness and more," says Jesse Missad, associate director of mobility at Starcom MediaVest Group. He feels its importance to marketing cannot be overstated: "We believe mobile will be part of every communications plan." We spoke with Missad and other industry thought leaders for actionable insights and best practices to help you join the mobile marketing revolution, right here and right now.
1. Be Mobile-Centric
Smart brands and agencies put mobile at the center, and break out of the "silos," with holistic approaches, says Paul Gelb, VP and Mobile Practice Lead at Razorfish. "Mobile's unique characteristic as a device is that it is always on and with the consumer. So it can be integrated into and enhance other consumer touch points, including TV ads and brick-and-mortar locations. In the absence of another touch point, mobile interactions are part of a larger consumer journey. And, it is not just a single media channel. Mobile enables delivery of a wide variety of interactive paid, owned and earned experiences." Siloed organizations and marketing programs should be relegated to the past. While the phrase "mobile first" gets tossed around a lot, any doubt of mobile's centrality can be assuaged by heeding Missad's advice: "Reality calls for an integrated approach to mobility, not a separate strategy. Mobile is a full-funnel solution."
2. Make a New Argument
Regardless of the fact that the dollars don't yet match the eyeballs, smart brands are no longer asking marketers to "justify an investment in mobile," says Gelb. Rather, "they are looking for agencies that have a comprehensive understanding of the mobile space, including back-end tech, application and site design and development, media, search, ad creative and analytics." Chris Silva, an analyst with Altimeter Group, says, "Maturity is the right strategy for agencies. It's no longer about 'build the app and figure out what it does later'." This may sound familiar to veterans of Web 1.0, when, for many brands, a forward-thinking online strategy amounted to building a really expensive website and seeing if people found it.
3. Keep an Open Mind
While Silva believes the "discoverability" challenges for apps make mobile advertising a better bet for brands, Missad has seen that apps, mobile ads and sites can each play a key role in a campaign's success. "It's dependent on the KPI of the campaign and tailoring the right metric to the right goal," he says. Taking a step back, Gelb offers this useful viewpoint: Marketers can get too caught up in choosing from among an abundance of options at this dawning of the mobile age. While many of us believe that mobile has "changed everything," he posits that one thing that "mobile hasn't changed is the process for solving problems. Consistent success doesn't begin with a technology. It comes from identifying actionable consumer insights, business objectives and the experiential message to communicate."
4. Always Be Relevant
Mobile technology brings new possibilities to people's lives, and new opportunities for marketers to deliver engaging content, messages, value and utility. While tablets are often a "lean back" medium used as a second screen while watching TV, or for shopping from the sofa, true mobile experiences often find us focused on a specific task (say, looking for a restaurant nearby), attending to one specific piece of content (a page of restaurant reviews), and in a specific place (on the corner of 5th Avenue and Carroll Street). The possibilities brought forth from that type of data are powerful and simply astounding. As Gelb says, "Mobile is the most self-aware technology and channel in history. One common thread across all best practices for mobile marketing is contextual relevance. Research reports and pilot case studies consistently show that performance increases exponentially by any and all metrics, when the media plan and ad creative leverage context to deliver a relevant experience." That kind of relevance is shown to perform. When marketers leverage contextual information, they are able to understand the wants and needs of consumers who are already in-market for a product or service and help to move an interested consumer further down the marketing funnel, explains Missad. Thanks to mobile, we're able to deliver content and advertising experiences that are truly in the interest of the consumer. As Gelb says, when advertising is contextually relevant, users in overwhelming numbers "report not only a positive impression of the ad they saw but also the concept of ad-supported media."
5. Follow the Leaders
Our experts pointed to a variety of mobile approaches as "best in breed." Silva called out apps that "enrich" the bottom line — like those used by Starbucks and others to enable transactions. He also likes "engage" apps used by companies such as Toyota to build brand goodwill, let potential buyers learn and engage with content and information. Missad mentioned an innovative campaign by one of MediaVest's clients, Microsoft, who "put some game-changing messaging into market with their Windows Phone mobile demo takeover. This literally took over iPhone and Android operating systems with a demonstration of their WinPhone Mango interface." In his view, it's important for marketers to consider that "it's about mobility — mobile is guiding the consumer's experience with content, brands, real-world and community 24/7. Taking these experiences into account when deciding which tactics to pursue is key. Commerce apps are incredibly powerful for brands and generate deep loyalty from their target consumers through ongoing engagement (e.g. Chase, American Airlines, Delta, Starwood and OpenTable). Campaign-specific initiatives are successful at generating awareness and eliciting a direct response."
6. Be the Change
The industry has not necessarily kept in step with the pace of change. Whether through initiatives by trade groups such as the IAB or MMA, or through the force of will of top agencies or brands, changes need to come. "There is a serious lack of standardization. The industry needs to investigate mobile ad-serving solutions that draw us close to more accurate measurement and ROI numbers," says Missad. He adds that while industry progress has been made through mobile ad-server development, publisher adoption of tags and attitudinal evaluation, "Measurement is simply not keeping up with consumer realities and the proliferation of technology." Positive industry change and development will be spurred most strongly by the shift of budgets into mobile, Gelb says. He feels that will be helped along by improved measurement and transparency across apps, sites and mobile devices. He also believes that increased uptake of second-screen technologies and campaigns — along with the coming ubiquity of mobile payments — will help to bring mobile to real maturity and truly make it part of a holistic marketing worldview. Through the adoption of our experts' advice, and our collective efforts to drive progress and accelerate change, we can all work toward building an ideal mobile future. Perhaps it is not too optimistic to hope for the world Gelb envisions, where "mobile marketing and advertising will finally operate like a perfectly functioning market, where resources are allocated to the investment with the highest return in real time." Now that's a mobile universe that sounds quite nice.
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Quick Take for Sunday, November 2, 2008
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
Opposite NBC with "Sunday Night Football" and Fox with a Big NFL Overrun Boosting its Night, ABC is No. 1 Across Key Women for 6th Straight Sunday
"Desperate Housewives" is Sunday's Most-Watched Show for 5th Time in 6 Weeks
ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Dominates CBS' "Amazing Race" in the 8pm Hour, While Growing Numbers Week to Week with Adults 18-34 and Key Men
ABC's "Desperate Housewives" Wins the 9pm Hour in Viewers and Young Adults
No. 1 in the 10pm Hour with Key Women for the 6th Week Running, "Brothers & Sisters" Defeats its CBS Drama Competition in the Slot in Viewers and Young Adults
Sunday Primetime (7:00-11:00 p.m.)
Opposite NBC with its Patriots-Colts "Sunday Night Football" contest and Fox with another big primetime overrun (Giants-Cowboys), ABC won Sunday night for the 6th week in a row across all key Women demos: W18-34 (3.9/10), W18-49 (5.0/12) and W25-54 (5.7/13). ABC defeated CBS on Sunday night by 50% in Adults 18-49 (3.9/9 vs. 2.6/6).
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Surging from its lead-in, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" dominated its unscripted competition in the time period, CBS' "Amazing Race XII," by 1.9 million viewers (11.7 million vs. 9.8 million) and by a best-of-season 36% in Adults 18-49 (3.8/9 vs. 2.8/7).
* "Home Edition" was up from the prior week in Adults 18-34 and across all key men demographics (M18-34/M18-49/M25-54).
"Desperate Housewives" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Sunday's most-watched TV show, ABC's "Desperate Housewives" won its 9 o'clock time in Total Viewers (15.8 million) and Adults 18-49 (5.8/13), defeating NBC's NFL Game (14.3 million & 5.3/12), CBS' "Cold Case" (11.6 million & 2.6/6) and Fox's animated comedies ("Family Guy"/"American Dad" - 8.6 million & 4.4/10).
* "Housewives" retained 100% of its Adult 18-49 audience (5.8/13) week to week, while growing its Adult 18-34 numbers (4.7/11 vs. 4.6/12).
"Brothers & Sisters" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
For the 6th week running, ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" ranked No. 1 during Sunday's 10 o'clock hour across each of the key Women demographics: W18-34 (3.5/10-tie), W18-49 (5.0/12) and W25-54 (5.7/13). Once again the No. 1 non-sports show in the slot in viewers and young adults, "Brothers & Sisters" defeated its drama competition in the hour, CBS' "The Unit," by 8% in Total Viewers (9.7 million vs. 9.0 million) and 48% in Adults 18-49 (3.4/9 vs. 2.3/6).
A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 28% currently, from 20% at the same point in 2007. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.
Source: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 11/2/08.


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The Home and Birthplace of ACTION FORCE has been shortlisted for a Green Plaque award! The old Palitoy factory in Coalville, UK has been nominated. Next year will be 80 years since toy making started in Coalville.
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This is a crazy week. CRAZY WEEK!!! Oh my goodness! And last week wasn't much better. Whew!
So I'm sharing some amazingly cute pictures that Miss Watermelon (formerly Miss Bear, we've had a change of nicknames) took of herself at the local Farmer's Market a little over a week ago.


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It's not every day that a kid from Jersey City gets invited to visit the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., much less receive an award named after the most decorated graduate in the school's history.
Eli Terry will be a senior at St. Anthony High School in the fall. He's a standout member of the school's football team, a fleet-footed running back who has led the Friars to victory on several occasions.
But Terry is more than just a leader on the gridiron.
Terry recently went to West Point to receive the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award from the West Point Society of New Jersey.
The award, named after the 34th President of the United States, is given to students (not necessarily athletes) who display the kind of leadership that Eisenhower did during his tenure at West Point, eventually becoming a five-star general of the United States Army in World War II.
Each year, the West Point Society of New Jersey recognizes high school students who exhibit exceptional performance and potential in the areas of academics, athletics, community service, good citizenship, and leadership.
Terry, who had never even visited West Point before, knew that Eisenhower was indeed a president, but had to look up his military leadership achievements.
"When I first heard I was getting the award and was going to West Point, I looked it up," Terry said. "I didn't even know that President Eisenhower went to West Point. It was really impressive."
What was even more impressive was the visit Terry made to the campus with his parents.
"When I found out about this, I thought my teachers were joking around with me," Terry said. "When I got there, I couldn't believe how big it was. The campus is huge. They were telling us about the history of the school, like the cannons that were on the grounds were used in the Civil War."
Terry was also amazed that the entire campus stops its daily functions every day at 5 p.m. for one reason.
"The flag goes down and everyone just stops," Terry said. "That was pretty impressive."
Terry was one of only 50 students to receive the award and was the only junior from New Jersey.
"Everyone has heard of West Point, but not many people get to go there," Terry said.
Terry was selected by his teachers at St. Anthony because he is a positive role model.
"I show leadership and a positive attitude to everyone," Terry said. "I show what you need to do to be a leader, not joking around all the time. I try to show the freshmen and younger kids what they should be doing."
Terry's resume speaks for itself as well. He's a student with a 3.4 grade point average.
"I take a lot of pride of what I do in the classroom," Terry said. "I want to get a scholarship to college, but if you don't do anything in the classroom, that won't happen."
St. Anthony head football coach Ed Stinson, who is also a vice-principal at the school after a long and storied career at Hoboken High, said that he has been a proponent for true student/athlete advocacy for four decades.
"The academic thing, the citizenship thing, is all part of the true student/athlete concept," Stinson said. "I had players like Marc Taglieri and Jason Casessa at Hoboken that were like that. What a great honor this is for Eli. This is the way we want to project ourselves as young men, as football players. We want to be good citizens in school. We want a St. Anthony football player to have a positive connotation, with citizenship, with academics."
Stinson pointed out that basketball standout Tarin Smith, headed to Nebraska University in the fall, just recently graduated from St. Anthony as the valedictorian of the Class of 2014.
"That's the best thing to happen to St. Anthony, having Tarin as the valedictorian," Stinson said. "But Eli Terry gets an Eisenhower Award, goes to West Point, gets honored with his family. It's not big for just our football program, but for the entire school. He demonstrated leadership and truly defines the student/athlete. No doubt, he leads by example every day. He walks the walk and solidifies the argument I've had for the last 43 years, balancing academics and athletics."
Terry was honored to receive the award.
"It's a pretty big accomplishment," Terry said. "It proves that I'm a good student/athlete, that I showed leadership, not only on the football field, but with others in the school. I was really honored to get the award."
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Amazon to Offer $10 Gift Card for $5 Next Week
Amazon will use a two-for-one gift card offer next week to get consumers to check out AmazonLocal, its daily deals service.
On Tuesday, March 20, Amazon will let consumers buy a $10 gift card for $5. The catch: They have to go to amazonlocal.com to redeem it. The card is good for any Amazon merchandise, though. The retailer is limiting buys to one per customer.
Mike George, vice president of AmazonLocal, says the promotion is the most high-profile yet for the service, which launched last June in Boise, Idaho. AmazonLocal is now in 90 locations in 26 states and Washington, D.C.
Though others, including Facebook, have backed out of the daily deals category after it seemed to cool off last year, George says Amazon is applying its experience in the online retail space to the segment. "Some of our customers have up to a 17-year relationship with us," he says. "Our job is to make sure they can make really informed purchase decisions."
AmazonLocal isn't the retailer's only competitor in daily deals. Amazon has a stake in LivingSocial, the number two player in the category, next to Groupon. Last year, Amazon lent its considerable heft to LivingSocial for a similar deal, offering a $20 Amazon gift card for $10. LivingSocial sold more than 1 million of the vouchers and greatly increased its visibility.
That offer came after Groupon partnered with Gap in August 2010 for a deal that offered $50 in merchandise for $25.


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Molecular orbitals: N2
The animation below shows the bonding interaction of nitrogen 2px orbitals on two nitrogen atoms as they approach. The two dots represent the N nuclei.
Note that the corresponding overlap of 2py orbitals gives a precisely similar (that is, degenerate) orbital (also occupied) differing only in orientation, related to this orbital by a 90° rotation about the z-axis.
The Orbitron is a gallery of orbitals on the WWWThe OrbitronTM, a gallery of orbitals on the WWW, URL: http://winter.group.shef.ac.uk/orbitron/
Copyright 2002-2015 Prof Mark Winter [The University of Sheffield]. All rights reserved.
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