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Why We Love Kero Kero Bonito's "Bugsnax" Song, and More Videogame AnthemsGames Features Kero Kero Bonito
Hearing a snippet of a new Kero Kero Bonito song during the PlayStation 5 Bugsnax reveal last month was sublime I never expected to hear one of my favourite genre-busting bands on a soundtrack for a videogame, but it also kind of makes perfect sense for them?
As a long time KKB fan I've seen them completely re-imagine their sound with each project. Their earlier tracks have an unmistakable game-tinged sound to them, utilizing electronic-pop, samples, and synths to emulate a nostalgic feeling while still keeping a defined style.They nail every type of music they try out, from the superpop sounds on Bonito Generation, to the more mellow indie rock in Time 'n' Place. They don't miss.
Kinda bug and kinda snack
Try to catch 'em in your trap
Feed somebody and you'll see
We are whatever we eat
The pan flutes on this track take me back to Koji Kondo's compositions for Super Mario 64: floaty and dreamlike melodies that lift you away from your controller and into a different world. That's no accident: Kero Kero Bonito producer/songwriter Gus Lobban wrote a behind-the-scenes blog post for PlayStation on how the band put this theme together in quarantine, and in it he mentioned fifth-generation gaming soundtracks as a big part of his inspiration for Bugsnax.
The full Bugsnax song had its world premiere at the Summer Game Fest, featuring a cool remote performance from Kero Kero Bonito, and it was amazing. There wasn't even a gameplay reveal. The song alone was the center of attention. It was refreshing to see focus put on the soundtrack of a game, highlighting the artists that help bring digital worlds to life. It's not something you see often at gaming events.
It's exciting that Kero Kero Bonito, specifically, is getting involved in game music. They're a group that absolutely has what it takes to produce a perennial gaming bop. I hope this opens up the avenue for more fun internet artists collaborating with game developers because we one hundred percent need 100 Gecs on the Halo Infinite soundtrack.
Bugsnax's banger of a theme song isn't the first videogame anthem, of course, but it got us in the mood to talk about some of our favorites. These are songs that have stolen the spotlight and our hearts, and have become inseparable from the games they came from.
WARNING! This handy dandy playlist will have you singing along to some gaming earworms, so be cautious…
"We Are Burning Rangers"—Burning Rangers
This is a song that gets you pumped up no matter what. You don't even need to know who or what the Burning Rangers are to get into this track. It's such a slick arrangement carried by the videogame music powerhouse Marlon Saunders (known for his work on Sega games including Knuckle's theme from Sonic Adventure). I stumbled onto this song after tripping and falling down a deep autoplay hole a few months ago and it has lived in my brain ever since. My favorite videogame songs are songs that I could play for my family and friends without them asking if it's from a videogame, and this passes that test with burning colors.
Getting context on the concept of the game makes the song so much better. You play as a team of super firefighters who have to extinguish fires and save people in space. When you launch Burning Rangers you're greeted with an action-packed flashy intro that's reminiscent of a '90s anime. The whole soundtrack is composed of cheesy, memorable songs that fill you with an exhilarating energy. Every single track is dripping with passion; it feels like the musicians were trying to make something timeless, and it worked. It all makes me want to run outside, do a little dance, and extinguish a fire safely. You gotta bump it.
They are Burning Rangers, go!
They will never let you down!
Hyper, Burning Rangers, wow!
Don't you lose your hopes now!
"Resort Island: Can You Feel The Sunshine"—Sonic R
I don't think scientists will ever discover what makes this song such a gem, but that's okay.
The whole song is imbued with a cheeky hedgehog energy that makes me speed up whenever it comes on during my quarantine walks. I can't help it! It's such a positive, feel-good track about taking a break and appreciating the world around you. A much needed reminder during this stagnant time full of bad news and more bad news.
Can you feel the sunshine?
Does it brighten up your day?
Don't you feel that sometimes
You just need to run away?
If you don't like this song, I'm sorry to inform you that you are in fact Dr. Eggman.
Sonic R isn't a good game, but somehow it is stuffed top to bottom with some of the best videogame music I've ever heard—truly timeless melodies that bring a whole layer of emotion to an awkward racing game. Although I won't be picking that game up again anytime soon, I will always be playing its soundtrack.
"Heartbeat, Heartbreak"—Persona 4: Golden
This song plays when you're walking around in Persona 4: Golden, and since that game has a lot of walking, you end up hearing this song frequently. A constantly looping song in a videogame has the potential to get grating fast, but that's not the case for "Heartbeat, Heartbreak." The repetition works to this track's favor; with each loop it actually gets better, trapping you in a groovy trance while you explore Inaba and all of its weird happenings. It's such an upbeat track, but after a few listens it's clear that the lyrics are pushing a very different vibe.
Tell me why you did it, every dream falling apart
Tell me why you did it after the promise…
Heartbeat Heartbeat, it keeps on pounding
Heartbeat Heartbreak, you tell me goodbye
I was kinda shocked when I realized I was dancing to such a sad song, but if they didn't want me to dance, they won't have made it such a jam.
Persona 4: Golden on the PlayStation Vita was my go-to subway game before the world turned upside down. Whenever I heard a track that I liked (which are most of them) I would use my Vita like a giant, misshapen iPod—halting my progress, idling my character, and just jamming out to those Persona patented acid jazz-y fusion tracks that Shoji Meguro is known for. One day, when the world reopens, I'll once again be able to soundtrack my commute with this one—and with Kero Kero Bonito's Bugsnax theme on the same playlist.
Funké Joseph is a non-binary black writer and artist. Check out their goofs @funkefly.


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Dear Supreme Court Justice Evil Eye Roberts,
Did you read this story?
Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf oil spill evidence
Did you read this story?
Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf oil spill evidence
Preachers give the impression that God and the Serpent are adversarial, but it was God that told Moses to raise the serpent for healing. It was Jesus who said to be wise as serpents. There is a disconnect in the BS of preachers and the alleged word of God.
God is defined as everlasting, time without end, the beginning and the end, all-encompassing, infinite (which is also what space is), and the whole story of the Bible is that God was the beginning of all and God is the end of all.
What symbol from antiquity represents these qualities, other than the ouroboros?
Found this news report from 1893 about the
Lizzie Borden Murder Trial of her parents
This is a PDF file of
an Opposing View of the Verdict
from the news clip below.
I'm preparing a book on the Great Cheyenne mysteries that includes chapters on their Messiah story.
When its finished I'll post a link to it below. The book is about 500 pages in an 8×11 size.
The more I read from the age of enlightenment the more I begin to understand that all things are global, if not universal.
In a riveting interview on TruNews Radio, Wednesday, private investigator Doug Hagmann said high-level, reliable sources told him the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing for "massive civil war" in America.
"Folks, we're getting ready for one massive economic collapse," Hagmann told TruNewshost Rick Wiles.
"We have problems . . . The federal government is preparing for civil uprising," he added, "so every time you hear about troop movements, every time you hear about movements of military equipment, the militarization of the police, the buying of the ammunition, all of this is . . . they (DHS) are preparing for a massive uprising."
Hagmann goes on to say that his sources tell him the concerns of the DHS stem from a collapse of the U.S. dollar and the hyperinflation a collapse in the value of the world's primary reserve currency implies to a nation of 311 million Americans, who, for the significant portion of the population, is armed.
Uprisings in Greece is, indeed, a problem, but an uprising of armed Americans becomes a matter of serious national security, a point addressed in a recent report by the Pentagon and highlighted as a vulnerability and threat to the U.S. during war-game exercises at the Department of Defense last year, according to one of the DoD's war-game participants, Jim Rickards, author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis.
Through his sources, Hagmann confirmed Rickards' ongoing thesis of a fear of a U.S. dollar collapse at the hands of the Chinese (U.S. treasury bond holders of approximately $1 trillion) and, possibly, the Russians (threatening to launch a gold-backed ruble as an attractive alternative to the U.S. dollar) in retaliation for aggressive U.S. foreign policy initiatives against China's and Russia's strategic allies Iran and Syria.
"The one source that we have I've known since 1979," Hagmann continued. "He started out as a patrol officer and currently he is now working for a federal agency under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security; he's in a position to know what policies are being initiated, what policies are being planned at this point, and he's telling us right now—look, what you're seeing is just the tip of the iceberg. We are preparing, we, meaning the government, we are preparing for a massive civil war in this country."
"There's no hyperbole here," he added, echoing Trends Research Institute's Founder Gerald Celente's forecast of last year. Celente expects a collapse of the U.S. dollar and riots in America some time this year.
Since Celente's 'Civil War' prediction of last year, executive orders NDAA and National Defense Resources Preparedness were signed into law by President Obama, which are both politically damaging actions taken by a sitting president.
And most recently, requests made by the DHS for the procurement of 450 million rounds of hollow-point ammunition only fuels speculation of an upcoming tragic event expected on American soil.
These major events, as shocking to the American people as they are, have taken place during an election year.
Escalating preparatory activities by the executive branch and DHS throughout the last decade—from the Patriot Act, to countless executive orders drafted to suspend (or strip) American civil liberties "are just the beginning" of the nightmare to come, Hagmann said.
He added, "It's going to get so much worse toward the election, and I'm not even sure we're going to have an election in this country. It's going to be that bad, and this, as well, is coming from my sources. But one source in particular said, 'look, you don't understand how bad it is.' This stuff is real; these people, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), they are ready to fight the American people."
TruNews' Wiles asked Hagmann: who does the DHS expect to fight, in particular? Another North versus South, the Yankees against the Confederates? Hagmann stated the situation is far worse than a struggle between any two factions within the U.S.; it's an anticipated nationwide emergency event centered on the nation's currency.
"What they [DHS] are expecting, and again, this is according to my sources, what they're expecting is the un-sustainability of the American dollar," Hagmann said. "And we know for a fact that we can no longer service our debt. There's going to be a period of hyperinflation . . . the dollar will be worthless . . . The economic collapse will be so severe, people won't be ready for this."
For those uninitiated into this realm of inquiry, consider this a baptism by fire. For those who have seriously considered this weighty matter, we ask that you suspend all that you think you know … just for this short read. If you do, you might be very surprised, yet satisfied, with the conclusion of this essay.
The Laws of the Land
These laws are applicable during the current era of humanity known as the Kali Yuga (Age of Conflict) or Iron Age. They are not only the product of observations by many astute observers over millennia, but also the distillation of many a profound contemplation. Deep reflection on this question, which has bedeviled so many inhabitants of this earth plane, has produced the following laws of the land.
Law #1:
True worldly power never, ever reveals itself. It always stays hidden from view. If you think you see it, hear it, feel it, then it is not real power. This abiding modus operandi is what allows true worldly power to stay in the ascendant position, as well as to continue to accrue even more power unto itself.
Law #2:
Secrecy is the very essence of its grip on mundane power; therefore, it will always act with the utmost secrecy. With exposure comes vulnerability, and true worldly power will never risk such potential disclosure. Its superior position is forever maintained and solidified because it is a secret that none knows except the power itself. Even those who reside close to the peak of world power never know from whom the orders and dictates originate.
Law #3:
During the Kali Yuga, true worldly power never changes hands. It may appear to, but never really does. Just as the locus of geo-political power and military might appeared to shift over the millennia and centuries from the Egyptians to the Greeks to the Romans … to the French to the Spanish to the British, etc. the true power behind these various thrones and armies was the very same.
Law #4:
The deeper we plunge into the Kali Yuga, the darker and denser things get, the more layers and levels of deception are employed by those who exercise true worldly power. It employs an unlimited capacity for deceit and deception in order to maintain its secrecy, and accomplishes this by stealthy buffering. Therefore, it does become ever so more difficult to trace true mundane power back to its actual source. Hence, it becomes an exercise in futility in which many are engaged. The many layers/levels are interposed as buffers for protection and concealment, out of necessity. It is often this same form of expedient necessity that drives the countless misguided agendas issuing from the pinnacle of worldly power.
Law #5
At the end of the day – every day – whoever it is that runs the world answers to the very same Highest Power that you and I do. In fact, it is only through the Will of the Highest Power that those who operate at the pinnacle of earthly power even exist, much less control what happens here in the world of men.
Law #6
Regardless of how we feel about it, those who run the world are simply doing their job. They are doing exactly what they were, and are, tasked to do. They have their own destiny, as we have ours. They are completely subject to the outworking of their personal and collective karmas, as we have ours. In this darkest of ages, they represent the shadow sides of ourselves, which we must come to understand if we are ever to break free of their control matrix.
Law #7
At its very core, life on planet Earth is nothing more than a test. The Global Control Matrix (GCM), which is directed by those at the peak of worldly power, assists in maintaining a system of planetary control whereby no one can ever get away with anything. This highly controlled system has its own rules and regulations, some of which seem to be totally unreasonable, irrational, and downright crazy. Others seem purposefully destructive, divisive and self-defeating. Still others appear to be completely unjust, discriminatory and unfair.
Global Control Matrix MO, SOPs and Unwritten Policy
Now let's consider some other very significant aspects of the Global Control Matrix (GCM), and especially some of the nuance and subtlety associated with the practical running of the world.
We trust that everyone comprehends exactly why those at the very pinnacle of worldly power always comply with the top two "laws of the land". (i) They never, ever reveal themselves for who they really are or how they wield control. (ii) They always operate in total secrecy adhering to the policy of strict non-disclosure whenever necessary.
Should it be any other way, they would have lost their control as soon as another ambitious competitor outmaneuvered them for the peak position. This dynamic is one that is typical of any ego-driven hierarchy where everyone is always jockeying for a higher rung on the ladder of power. It is also unique to power structures which thrive on base energies, primal emotions and negative thoughts.
The same divide and conquer tactics that are utilized with awesome precision in maintaining control of the world are also used to keep in place the pecking order of the Global Control Matrix (GCM) leadership. Top-Down is how it works 24/7; fear is its primary tool of enforcement. Whoever leaves the reservation NEVER comes back, and usually doesn't make it off, the higher one has ascended up the ladder. If one happens to make it off the reservation, surely you understand what lies ahead in their not-to-distant destiny. Can it be any other way for those who sit at the very top of the GCM, acting from a place of perceived absolute power? Which is why they do always fear exposure of their identity or the revelation of their plans … because it is in fact perceived power which allows them to keep their superior position.
The GCM has become so large and complex in this modern age that one can only conjecture about its structure, process and procedure, and leadership hierarchy. The true modus operandi (MO) with which the GCM operates is as inscrutable to the outside observer as it is misunderstood by the long term insider. In fact, both fail to perceive and apprehend the true MO that is always at work, because every member – from the top on down – has an increasingly limited perspective. This narrow perspective necessarily blinds everyone to the true intentions of the ultimate decision-makers, as well as to the purposes of their best laid plans.
Even to those on the inside, who are right next to the top decision-makers, the agendas, flow of information, organizational structure, outworking of the overlapping implementation plans, etc. may seem to fit an order and logic which 'apparently' becomes more discernible over time. However, those who truly control at the top are much too protective of their goals/objectives to allow for the inadvertent revelation of any of the vital points of information which might reveal their ultra-secret agendas. And the higher one climbs up the ladder, the more strictly applicable and uncompromising this standard operating principle (SOP) becomes.
Simply put, the GCM top leadership plans, coordinates and executes their respective implementation plans in such a way that each and every operation (op) occurs on a strictly need-to-know basis, as well as in a highly compartmentalized fashion. How many times have we heard that this is how the CIA conducts most of its business? Well, this is how it must be done if secrecy is to be maintained throughout such an organization. Especially if all of their various plots and schemes are to be perpetrated with any degree of success.
Because of the very nature of the age that we live in, there exists numerous circumstances which require certain types of control. Humankind is not sufficiently evolved spiritually to behave in a manner that would render government or law or other controls unnecessary. Due to the myriad challenges of life on earth, the human experience is fraught with obstacles and adversities which cause individuals and organizations to react inappropriately more frequently. Those who have been given control of the planet fear this unpredictable behavior, since it is uncontrolled chaos and pandemonium which they fear the most.
Yes, ORDO AB CHAO (order out of chaos) is the bedrock of their rule, but this usually occurs on their terms. Even when Mother Earth rocks and rolls unexpectedly, any period of subsequent mayhem can be capitalized on, as it often is, to exert even more oppressive controls. These are some of the defining qualities of the Kali Yuga: the age when the fourth leg of the symbolic bull has been broken after losing the other three legs during the three previous yugas. The 4th leg represents Truth which is replaced by falsehood. Have you watched the evening news (MSM propaganda) with all the intermittent pharmaceutical commercials (corporate mind control drugs) lately?! We haven't.
You see, we are in the very depths of the Age of Iron, also know as the Kali Yuga. This age is literally defined by its extraordinary density. Compared to the Golden Age or Silver Age, you can imagine how much more dense is iron. Put some gold or silver side-by-side with a piece of iron and it quickly becomes obvious how much more gross and unrefined it is. Even the human body, its design and functioning, are operating on a vastly different level than it was during the previous three ages, to include the Bronze Age.
When this is the case, you can imagine that the human intellect and mind and ego are likewise functioning at a lower vibration. During the Kali Yuga, the grossness of the age is determined by the relentless "densification" of individual human conduct and collective human behavior. Therefore, where it concerns the accumulation of power and wealth and influence, the survival of the fittest reigns supreme in the upper echelons of the GCM. In other words, those who are willing to shed their humanity in the interest of gaining at the expense of others will rule the roost, as they currently do all around the world.
That's not to say that truly benevolent dictators cannot emerge, because they certainly have from time to time. That's also not to say that truly benevolent rulers will not ascend to the height of power in their respective kingdoms, nations or corporations, since there are ample instances of this occurring down through history. However, these are rather isolated events, as well as the fruit of the very good aggregate karma of those who share the common destiny to have good leaders.
The People Always Receive The Leadership They Deserve
We know, this is a tough one for most to grasp, but it's entirely true. So try your best to understand and relate to this new and revolutionary program. If you do, you will be saved from much angst and anxiety.
The GCM was put into place by a power far superior to those who populate the matrix leadership, yes? If you have any disagreement here, then you might take some time out and contemplate the following story linked below. We have chosen this biblical story only because of how illustrative it is of this exceedingly critical point. For those outside of the Christian tradition, we are referring to the story of a biblical character by the name of Job.
Click here to read The Story of Job
When you understand the story of Job, you can truly apprehend the story of humankind in the context of 2012 on Planet Earth. All you have to do is substitute your name for Job in the actual bible story. That's right, if you haven't already become a "Job" at least once in your lifetime, then you're probably about to. The circumstances shaping up around the globe have never been so conducive for this to take place 7 billion times. Not to worry, however, especially when you can successfully answer the following question.
Who was the ultimate power making the decisions to harass and harry Job with each adversity and affliction, with every trial and tribulation? It certainly wasn't Satan, was it? He was simply used as an instrument to carry out a much higher will. Even though the original idea to make Job's life miserable appeared to spring from the mind of Satan, it was actually the result of the sprouting of Job's karma. As well as the will of the Almighty.
What's the point? Fast forward to 2012 and all of us are continually pointing the finger at the forces outside of us (read GCM) for causing much of our pain and suffering. Just like Satan, those forces who appear to be running the show – all the way up to the very peak of worldly power – are simply doing the bidding of the very Highest Power. Not only is their very existence of divine origin and maintained through divine grace, but the outworking of their earthly power plays can only occur through the power of the Almighty.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah — we know, this just makes no sense … that God, Himself, would ordain and will into existence such a chaotic and crazy world scenario as we see it unfold on the TV screen!
All we're saying is that each individual originally created their own script. Each person is responsible for creating their own world exactly as it is. Actions beget their corresponding karmas. The more that thoughts and emotions are charged with energy, the deeper they will cut a karmic groove. Then, the predominant karmas will dig a deeper groove and aggregate in such a way so as to dictate destiny.
This is the story of life on planet Earth. Everyone with similar destinies then assembles in the same locations* in order to receive the fruit of their actions collectively. Just as each nation or city or family has its own destiny – good, bad or indifferent. We are talking about cause and effect here … for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction … what goes around comes around. This is especially the story at the end of the Kali Yuga when a LOT is "going and coming around" … … … fast and furiously.
In case we've lost anyone, the distillation of this essay can be found in the following answer to the question in the title: "Who really runs the world?"
ANSWER: Just as the Highest Power created and maintains the multiverse, it's probably safe to say that He/She/It runs our little neck of the woods called Planet Earth as well.
However, as co-creators don't we all run our own little world, too?
* Location. Location! Location ! ! !
Look around the world today and see how everyone's location — more and more — dictates so much that happens to them and around them. None of us can change this, because it is determined by our destiny which was imprinted before our birth. We can, however, choose how we will respond to what occurs in our life or elsewhere on the planet. The attitude that we hold toward any life situation or challenging predicament is always ours to control, adjust or lighten up. Massage it with light and love and joy, and life will reflect it back.
So let's get busy! The sooner we understand how our attitude will shape our future, the sooner the Global Control Matrix will dissolve for lack of support. Wethinks that may be happening at this very moment.
"Who really runs the world? — Part II" can be read at the following link:
Global Control Matrix Revealed
Cosmic Convergence Research Group
Submitted: May, 2012
Author's Note:
You can shine light into the darkness any time you want. And you don't have to become a certified Lightworker to do it.
©2012 Cosmic Convergence 2012®. All rights reserved
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I have found a few of these. The book above is one where the vision and prophecy was related while the man was in a coma.
The book below is prophetic in a scientific prediction viewpoint, taking mankind to mining on the moon by 2071.
Are we all mindless beings, mere products of chance born to consume, grind out a living chasing fulfillment in "things and then die?" [1]
Monotheism teaches that Man's purpose is to worship a Jealous God, die a natural death and then off to Heaven or Hell. Man can do whatever he likes while he is here on earth and still go to heaven as long as he accepts the free gift of Salvation when God's son was crucified on the cross.
Naturalism and Pantheism teaches Man's purpose is to worship Mother Earth [an indifferent infinite impersonal God that encompasses all of reality], die a natural death. Man can do whatever he likes while he is here on earth because All is one, all is God, therefore in the end we All go back to the earth: heaven is not an issue.
Buddhism teaches Man's purpose is to suffer: There is no God to worship. You can do whatever you like on this earth but if don't pass the "good" test you are reborn [reincarnation] but not as the same person [similar but not identical to]. If you pass the "good" test and release your attachment to desire and the self then you are finally liberated from suffering and attain a Nirvana heaven.
Hinduism teaches that Man's purpose is to worship a formless, limitless, all-inclusive, and eternal God, Brahman. You can do whatever you like on this earth but the actions of your soul while residing in your body require that it reap the consequences of those actions in the next life — the same soul in a different body. The Hindu soul is immortal therefore you don't die you transmigrate. Your karma determines the kind of body your soul inhabits in the next life. If you pass the "good" test you attain Moksha, the soul's liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. [2]
None of the Ism's make any sense unless you are looking for a viable alternative to an existential view of the world; being and nothingness.
Metaphysical Chess
What if we were born and we are here to be pawns in a Metaphysical "chess" game between Gaea (mother-earth) and The Global Financial Elite (TGFE)? [3]
Unlike the game of chess the pawns do not belong to either side. Gaea wants the pawns to see their purpose as caretakers of her garden — Earth. TGFE, armed with the lost knowledge from the ancient world Atlantis, creates a world where human pawns see their purpose in Monotheism and therefore can do whatever they like while they go shopping for useless toxic "stuff." [4]
Consumerism you will have to admit was a brilliant gambit (sacrifice) [6]
Environmental damage and pollution was the goal (until 2008) and not the unintended consequences of the Industrial Revolution and our consumer society. The Federal Reserve isn't evil because they print our money and make us pay interest on it; they are evil because until October 2008 they gave the pawns a no-limit credit card that they used to buy houses, cars, RVs, TVs and DVDs—the "stuff" which, according to the GEO4, a massive United Nations report, put the planet and the chess game at the unknown points of no return." The Question of Questions Liberté, Enlightenté, Entitleté [7]
September 11, 2001 was a Metaphysical Catechism (Test) to determine if Gaea was sufficiently compromised from decades of environmental damage and pollution. If the Twin Towers had not collapsed and turned largely to dust then a One World Government/New World Order would have begun on 9/12. [8]
[Nota Bene:] September 10th the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in the Straits of Hormuz, went to Battle Condition II, and prepared to invade Iraq. The order to stand down came five hours after the second tower collapsed; logic would dictate the invasion would go forward when the buildings collapsed and not be called off. [9]
The invasion of Iraq (the cradle of civilization) was called off because when the Twin Towers collapsed, TGFE understood that Gaea possessed sufficient physical strength and vitality to resist an evil take over of the Earth. And if you need more proof that TGFE accepted the test failed, what did George W. Bush tell us do on 9/12? Answer: "Go Shopping."
Click here to read why Gaea is the only source of the energy that can explain how the towers collapsed and turned largely to dust, the dip of the Earth's magnetic field at the precise moment of the supposed first plane "impact," the presence of Hurricane Erin off the coast of New York and why the 1,400 cars were toasted in inexplicable patterns on 9/11. Pictures of Mini Nukes at PakAlert Prove 9-11 was a Metaphysical Catechism (Test)
Click here to read how 90% of the 17,400 occupants in the Twin Towers below the impact zone were evacuated safely and why the South Tower, that was hit second collapsed first.
Why does just about every pawn on earth have a cell phone?
The battle over environmental damage and pollution ended October 2008 in favor of the Earth. Our escalating financial crisis, an American Nightmare is an Environmental Dream for the planet. [10]
TGFE determined they could not win the game by giving up what's left of their real wealth (the gambit [6]) so we could continue shopping for useless toxic stuff, to weaken mother-earth with environmental damage and pollution. In the 1990s TGFE financed and then wrote off the 1 trillion dollars it took to fund the transcontinental and transoceanic fiber-optic networks, infrastructure, as well as wireless research and development. The technology that makes it possible for the pawns to blog, blab, surf, email and text, virtually for free!
The endgame is about electromagnetic pollution. The 4.6 billion cell phones in the world are literally driving the earth crazy.
The smart phone, a crackberry's dream, powerful enough to send a man to the moon, is an electromagnetic nightmare for the Earth. [11]
Below is the image of the Earth's magnetic field with a healthy dipole:
Now look at the Earth's magnetic field when 4.6 billion human pawns argue on their cell phones about: how much they owe to their landlord, lovers' quarrels, discuss in excruciating detail their own and others' embarrassing medical conditions, details of recent real estate purchases, job triumphs, and awful dates as well as some of the most unsavory gossip. Our Cell Phones, Ourselves
Even a child understands that the cell phone and the average service at $63/month have a very, very low price elasticity because changes in price (upper or lower) have little influence on demand (PED). AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile could increase your monthly bill by 1% or even a 5% without affecting the demand. Obviously the cell phone industry can't be about profits. You would have to increase the price of the phone and the service by 25% to affect the demand!
TGFE aren't trying to make money by giving everyone a cell phone their goal is to collapse the Earth's magnetic field with a magnetic dipole field reversal. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/29dec_magneticfield/
Should TGFE be successful and collapse the Earth's magnetic field they win immortality in the New World Order and One World Government in the Millennium. A thousand years of peace and plenty and paradise on Earth with only about 500 million useless eater slaves waiting on The Illuminati, The House of Rothschild and the Bilderbergers (The Global Financial Elite, TGFE).
Click here to read how you can help the earth.
Robert Singer writes about Secrets, Sentient Creatures and The Federal Reserve at The Peoples Voice and The Market Oracle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
[2] It occurs when the soul unites with Brahman by realizing its true nature. Several paths can lead to this realization and unity: the path of duty, the path of knowledge, and the path of devotion (unconditional surrender to God).
[3] The Global Financial Elite (TGFE, a variation of TPTB, a non-conspiracy term coined by G. William Domhoff, a Research Professor at the University of California) are the Rothschilds of Europe, Lazard Freres (Eugene Meyer), Kuhn Loeb Company, Warburg Company, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, the Rockefeller family, and the J.P. Morgan interests. These interests have merged and consolidated in recent years, so that the control is much more concentrated. National Bank of Commerce is now Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. Lehman Brothers has merged with Kuhn, Loeb Company, First National Bank has merged with the National City Bank, and in the other eleven Federal Reserve Districts, these same shareholders indirectly own or control shares in those banks, with the other shares owned by the leading families in those areas who own or control the principal industries in these regions. The "local" families set up regional councils, on orders from New York, of such groups as the Council on Foreign Relations, The Trilateral Commission, and other instruments of control devised by their masters. They finance and control political developments in their area, name candidates, and are seldom successfully opposed in their plans. Secrets of the Federal Reserve, The London Connection, Eustace Mullins
[4] Ancient knowledge allowed the Knights Templar (and their successors, the Illuminati) to see a future where consumerism would weaken Mother-Earth (Gaea) and went east-west (Europe) in search of a middle class.
"According to the Egyptian priests that Plato's informant had spoken with, Atlantis had a prosperous and sophisticated civilization before its demise. Advanced in science, it was also in possession of knowledge concerning both the geography and geomancy of the entire earth. Geomancy is the discovery and mapping of power places on either regional or global scales." [9]
[5] Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité – Providence, Miracle or What Really Happened The humanistic view and importance of mankind can be found in every discussion of philosophy, psychology, spirituality and science since the end of the 16th century. All of them looking to find ways to bring mankind closer to each other and farther away from Mother Earth (Gaea).
[6] Pretend for a moment it is the beginning of the 20th century and you are one of the founding members of the Fed, Lazard Freres (Eugene Meyer), Warburg, Strong, Vanderlip or J.P. Morgan.
You, your friends, The House of Rothschild and the richest man in history, John D. Rockefeller, own or control one-half of the entire world's wealth—the world's real wealth: raw materials, commodities, iron ore, bauxite, petroleum, copper, lead, silver and gold.
Would you trade your real wealth for the money you created out of thin air?
Would you give up your real wealth to provide the middle class with 75 years of unprecedented prosperity in the houses, second houses, RVs, all that "stuff" manufactured from the raw materials you owned or controlled in 1910?
Or would you give up your raw materials to employ the middle class in building airplanes, ships, cars, RVs, SUVs, office buildings, freeways and shopping malls from the raw materials you owned or controlled in 1910? The Federal Reserve: Stupid Bank Robbers or Robber "Hood" Barons: A Psychohistory Analysis
[7] "Environmental Damage and Pollution was the Goal (until 2008).
According to one source, at the conclusion of the revolutions in the late 1800s and when the planet was still in ecological balance, "it was estimated the House of Rothschild controlled almost half the wealth of the world." That would be real wealth: Raw materials, commodities, copper, iron ore, petroleum, lead, copper, silver and gold.
There are only three possibilities why the Rothschild's [The Illuminati] put the planet at the "unknown points of no return" and the first two make no sense:
We passed the "unknown points of no return" because The Illuminati [The House of Rothschild], in a metaphysical war with mother-earth (Gaea), until October 2008, was using humans to weaken the planet with environmental damage and pollution.
Should their plan succeed, TGFE believe, they will attain immortality in a period known as the Millennium, a thousand years of peace, plenty and paradise on Earth in a New World Order for the House of Rothschild, the Bilderbergers, the CFR and other secret societies (An Ominous Drilling Sign for the Truth). Dem Bones is Connected To De Debt Bone
[8] If you are not a familiar with the works of F.W. Engdahl and the reality of a New World Order conspiracy, visit the Globalresearch.ca website.
[9] May 1, 2011, Before Osama bin Laden's body was lowered to its final resting place at sea, the last spot on earth to host his remains was reportedly the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
Going back all the way to the Bush administration's build-up for invading Iraq, there has been much written and said about the reasons for the invasion. Now Paul O'Neill's revelations that the Bush administration planned to invade Iraq long before September 11, 2001 have been widely publicized. Iraq Was Surviving the Sanctions, Why They Wouldn't Wait By Tom Jackson
The decision to invade Afghanistan and Iraq was made in July 2001 and the plans were on Bush's desk by Sept 9. Note: Strategic information about the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is classified by the U.S. Military. If the Carl Vinson wasn't ordered to Battle Condition II, let someone from Naval Command come forward and dispute that:
[10] Steven Kopits, managing director of Douglas-Westwood, notes the US oil demand in a mild recession declines about 3%. "In the current recession, oil demand briefly dropped nearly 3 mbpd from its peak, about half of which occurred in September 2008 in the aftermath of the collapse of financial markets following the bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers. If we allow that this will be a severe – but not catastrophic – recession, then a drop of 7%, or 1.5 mbpd of US consumption from peak to trough, is entirely possible." Steven estimates that the earth is "benefiting" from the 2008 recession at the rate of 1,500,000 barrels per day! Recession & Oil Demand by Steven Kopits
[11] Debunking conspiracy theorists' paranoid fantasies about AT&Tmobile
I've always admired in wonder at the words and music, along with his early demise and strange life, Jim Morrison, the Lizard King, of the Doors. What was it his music was trying to tell us? Did he get a look at the other side with his use of hallucinogens?
It's almost as though Speilberg and Morrison deliver their message in parables for we could not understand the entire truth layed out for us.
Unless you are living under a rock you have heard about Nostradamas, the man who, 500 years ago, made an estimated 6,338 predictions/prophecies. Followers claim he predicted everything from Hitler to 9/11, the death of Princess Diana, along with the assassination of just about every important person in history.
The problem with believing this Nostradama nonsense is that all the "prophecies" require you interpret his metaphors and cryptic verses, add some numerology, and come up with a major event that fits the quatrain. Nostradamus' style is so ambiguous you can make them fit almost any circumstance.
No one is really sure if Nostradamus was trying to predict the future when he wrote the quatrains, published in Les Propheties (The Prophecies) in 1555.
In the place very near not far from Venus,
The two greatest ones of Asia and of Africa,
From the Rhine and Hister they will be said to have come,
Cries, tears at Malta and the Ligurian side.
This is one of the more popular quatrains; it is said to describe Hitler (Hister) at a meeting with Mussolini in which they made plans for Italy to formally enter the Second World War.
The problem, of course, is that Hister was the term used in the time of Nostradamus to describe the Danube river. The quatrain does seem to describe a war that has some relation to Germany, but there is no way of connecting this to Hitler or the Second World War. Click here to read the Top 10 Prophecies of Nostradamus Debunked.
Nostradamus: the World will not End in 2012
What surprises me is that people believe Nostradamus predicted the End-of-the-World in 2012:
When twenty years of the Moon's reign have passed
another will take up his reign for seven thousend years.
When the exhausted Sun takes up his cycle
then my prophecy and threats will be accomplished.
Century I. Quatrain 48, like most of his prophecies, doesn't even have a date. Click here to read a thorough debunking that the world will end in 2012.
Nostradamus: the World will End 4 months before 2023
The following quatrains of Nostradamus arithmetically predict the End-of-the-World and a frightening scenario of the future at the end of 2022. [1]
The long century brings this quatrain into the present time; as Nostradamus refers to the 20th century as the long century. The bad times in France and Italy have been going on during the 20th and 21st century.
We have September 2, 1995 as the starting point; now we need to find the duration of these troubles.
September 2,1995 + 27 years = September 2, 2022.
Nostradamus: the World will End 4 months before 2023 [1b]
Paracelsus: the World will End in 2023
Paracelsus, in the Twenty Ninth figure of his prognostications, shows a lamb with a bishop's mitre on its head feeding beneath a tree, and is accompanied by the following:
Daniel: the World will End in 2023
NOTE: Research for this section came from an out of print book by Ian Gurney, the Cassandra Prophesy, published in 1999. [1d]
The Second Coming Of Christ is generally considered the End-of-the-World as we know it.
Note: Christians incorrectly believe Mark 13:32 is a commandment by God that no one is allowed to know something that even the angels in heaven don't know.
There are three stumbling blocks that have kept mankind and scholars from fully understanding the book of Revelation and the event that ranks as one of the most important in the history of the Jews, Christians and Muslims: "The abomination of the desolation".
Jesus contradicts this interpretation in the gospels,
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand). Mark 13:14
As Jesus places the event of the abomination after the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D. and uses the words "when ye shall see" (Mark 13:14), he places the event in the future.
It is impossible the abomination spoken of by Jesus could have taken place prior to 70 AD and therefore any exegesis that identifies the abomination, as 167 B.C. is the "error" made over 1400 years ago.
Jesus predicts the location of the abomination will be somewhere that is not only a "holy place", but also a place that under normal circumstances would be forbidden.
Within the Jewish faith the biblical term "holy place" can only mean The Holy Temple in Jerusalem. After its destruction in 70 A.D. leaving only the Western or Wailing Wall, the Holy Temple was never rebuilt. The ground where the Temple stood, the Temple Mount, and the Wailing Wall is to the Jews "the most holy place" in Jerusalem.
Construction begins on the abomination of desolation in 688 A.D.
On the death of Abu Bakr, Omar ibn al Khattab, advisor to Mohammed became the second caliph and ordered that a magnificent golden domed mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine, be built… directly over "the most holy place" in Jerusalem.
The Mosque of Omar, The Dome of the Rock is the correct identification of the abomination of desolation.
Applying the date of 688 A.D. to Daniel
Biblical scholars acknowledge the words of Ezekiel who wrote 30 years before Daniel. "I have appointed thee each day for a year". Using each day for a year,
Blessed is he that waiteth for the Messiah and cometh to the 1335 years or 2023. 12:12
Revelation Chapter 11, verse 2&3 confirms this date.
But the court which is without the Temple leave out and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months (1279 days). And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a 1260 days, clothed in sackcloth. Revelation 11:2&3
We also know verse 1 refers to the area outside the temple as being in the hands of the Gentiles (non Jews) as well as the holy city of Jerusalem for 1279 years ("each day for a year".); and in verse 2 the two witnesses of God the Jewish people, the Houses of Judah and Israel, will prophesy or preach for a similar 1260 years "clothed in sackcloth". Sackcloth is symbolic of regret, repentance and mourning.
What these two verses are saying is that the Jewish people will lose their place of worship including the city of Jerusalem; it will be given over to non Jewish people until the first few hours of the six-day war in 1967 (688 A.D. + 1279) when for the first time since the capture of Jerusalem and destruction of the temple by Titus in 70 A.D. the Jewish people not only had their own state May 14th 1948 (688 A.D. + 1260) they once again controlled "the most holy place" in Jerusalem.
So now the Bible has correctly given us the three most important dates in the history of the Jewish people in this century; 1948, 1967 and 1978 (688 A.D. + 1290 The Camp David Peace accord). [2]
The last date recorded in Daniel, the Second Coming Of Christ and the End-of-the-World as we know it can now be calculated. [3]
688 AD + 1335 years = 2023
Having been given this final dating Daniel is then told, in the last verse of his book:
Nostradamus: the World will End 4 months before 2023
Paracelsus: the World will End in 2023
Daniel: the World will End in 2023
Robert Singer: the World will End in 2023
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Robert Singer writes about Secrets, Sentient Creatures and The Federal Reserve at The Peoples Voice and The Market Oracle
Has anyone out there in internet land researched this possibility?
Dr. John Ballou Newbrough, through spirit writing over a couple decades came up with the Oashpe. Many think its a hoax, but what dentist in the 1800s would spend a lifetime to create such a massive hoax? He never really made any money from it, nor did he promote himself, as modern money grabbing preachers do today.
What amazed me were the scientific principles that would not be discovered for another 50-100 years that his spirit guides wrote about.
I'd be interested in anyone's research on Oahspe as prophecy.
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Paper and Postcards – Telling a More Complete Military Story
Although I am not much of a ephemera collector or fancy myself a philatelist, there are certain aspects of these areas of collecting that interest me. More specifically, if there are ephemera or postal items that connect with or align to my focus areas, I try to grab them in an effort to augment my collection.
People might see the term ephemera and wonder what it means. What sort of item can be characterized or classified as such? In order to answer that question, at least for myself, I proceeded to search the internet. One of the first items within the search results was the organization that is dedicated to these collectors, the Ephemera Society of America, who characterizes it this way:
"Ephemera includes a broad range of minor (and sometimes major) everyday documents intended for one-time or short-term use. The 402-page Encyclopedia of Ephemera lists more than 500 categories from bookmarks to fruit wrappers to posters to theater tickets."
For this article, the specific categories (presented among the group's list of 26) that I am touching on are photographs, postcards, and brochures. In some cases, a few of my items (such as real photo postcards) span multiple categories.
In 2009, I published my first book (and hopefully, many more to come though much time has passed since then without a subsequent offering) about the naval warships that bore the name USS Vincennes. In the process of assembling my collection of artifacts that would be used to provide the readers with some visual references, I realized that I had amassed a significant group of items relating to the CG-49. I also realized that though I had a smattering of items, I was really lacking in anything associated with, at the very least, the two WWII cruisers. This realization catapulted me into active militaria collecting that was very focused.
Since I started writing about militaria, I have authored articles (see below) that include a smattering of some of the items from my own USS Vincennes collection.
- Subtle History – Finding a Unique Naval Militaria Piece
- Collecting U.S. Navy Uniform Ship Identifiers
- Remember Me When You Sleep… Sweetheart Pillow Covers
- Spark Your Collection: Military-Themed Zippos
- A Mere Symbolic Plank: A Navy Ship Plankowner's Perception
The items documented in these posts represent a growing and well-rounded and ever-increasing group of Vincennes-related militaria and would make for a nice arrangement or display. With my ephemera and philatelic additions, this collection (and any subsequent displays I might set up) takes on a more vibrant and colorful appearance.
The philatelic pieces (covers) from the CA-44 cruiser all date from the late 1930s and provide a documented timeline of the ship's early years of service. The cover from the CL-64 documents the launching of the second Vincennes cruiser in 1943. Combining the ephemera (photographs) and philatelic pieces, my collection has depth and dimension.
One of the more interesting artifacts in my collection is a postcard that published during the war. When I saw the postcard listed for sale, I noted that it was being sold by someone located in Japan and the text of the listing was lacking details but the title and the artwork were enough to motivate me to submit a bid. The postcard's face featured an artistic depiction of three American cruisers, wrecked and burning among shell-geysers (as the Japanese ships pressed their attack upon the wounded American cruisers) that, while meant to serve as propaganda, was actually close to what truly happened. I asked a friend translate the Japanese text which revealed the title of the image as, "Night (Attack) Warfare at Tulagi." The caption states that the painting was displayed at the second Great East Asia War Art Exhibition, which was held in 1943.
The ships that are depicted in the image are (unknown to the Imperial Japanese Navy officials at the time) the USS Quincy, USS Astoria (CA-34) and the USS Vincennes. All were left disabled and burning after a night engagement by Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's task force at Savo Island. This painting was a propaganda piece that was more fact than inflated story-telling as the attack was the largest surface defeat suffered by the U.S. Navy during WWII.
I was quite surprised to find such a piece existed and was elated to obtain it for my collection.
A Mere Symbolic Plank: A Navy Ship Plankowner's Perception
As a navy veteran and a part of a ship's commissioning crew (termed "plankowner"), by tradition, I am entitled to receive a piece of the deck planking when "my" ship is put out of service and dismantled or broken up. In the days when wood-planking was installed on the external (top-side) decks, sailors were actually eligible to receive a section of the teak wood decking material from the Navy Department when the ship was scrapped. Modern warships however, are devoid of wooden deck coverings having steel or aluminum surfaces covered with non-skid material and paint. In light of this, the Navy no longer provides plankowners with the mementos from their ships.
Since the Navy no longer provides sailors with planks, they are left to settle for the symbolic certificate and various paraphernalia (ship ballcaps, Zippo lighters, shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) that is emblazoned with "Plankowner." Most sailors are satisfied with these representative pieces as reminders of their service aboard their ships, regardless of their synthetic importance. Some sailors still seek pieces of their ship as actual, tangible reminders of the vessels they spent years of their lives serving aboard. But there are challenges to acquiring actual pieces.
Ideally, when ships are stricken from the the Naval Vessel Register, they would be transferred from inactive maintenance storage locations to a ship recycling facility (a private company that is awarded a contract) for dismantling. The persistent plankowner (or collector) would then be able to work with the management at the scrapping facility to acquire a piece. In a perfect world, this scenario works nicely. However, nothing really works perfectly.
Not all decommissioned ships head for the scrapper's cutting torch. Some ships are leased or sold to friendly nations. Some are used as sacrificial training targets, struck by an array of missiles and naval gunfire before finding their way to the ocean floor. Others were set in place (by way of explosive charges) as artificial reefs (a practice that was terminated in 2012 due to environmental concerns) providing habitat for marine life and attractive destinations for SCUBA divers. Obtaining a piece of the ship in any of these instances is next to impossible. Collectors seeking to remove a piece of a reef ship might want to check the local laws to ensure that they won't be facing legal issues for such an activity.
The navy ship on which I served (for the first sea tour of my career) was decommissioned in 2005 after slightly less than 20 years of service. Being present that day to see her crew physically disembark the vessel thereby effectively shutting her down, was a surreal experience for me. In those moments, I recalled two decades earlier when my shipmates and I walked from the pier, up the brow and to our stations and placing her into active service. The ship and I had come full circle. Walking her quiet and empty decks after the ceremony, I began searching for a piece that I could take with me – something significant yet small enough to conceal (sailors have a knack for the art of procurement), but there was virtually nothing to be had, save for a t-wrench for a sealed deck-drain and an monkey-fist from the flag bag in the signal bridge (both pieces found their way into my camera bag).
In the seven years since her decommissioning, I was finally able to connect with a person with ties to the ship breaker contracted by the Navy to dispose of the ship (the ship was dismantled from 2010-2011). The person I contacted afforded me the opportunity to acquire a piece with significance – one of the ship's mast lights. This particular light had been mounted on the ship's foremast providing a nighttime visual navigation element for other ships' crews to observe. Having been a lookout watch-stander early in my career, I recall looking up to see the forward light glowing overhead as we steamed through the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Though my light has no physical markings indicating that it was actually taken from my ship, I do have provenance (from the person who provided me the with the light) to connect the light to the Vincennes. Cast entirely from bronze, the piece is considerably stout, weighing north of 25 pounds. I re-wired the fixture to accommodate a residential 110-volt current (including a dimmer) and hope to have it mounted to a wooden base. The finishing touch will be to affix the light base with a brass plate complete with engraved with details of the ship. In its new life, the mast light will continue to provide light and serve as a reminder of the once proud ship on which it served.
An Open Invitation for Trouble: Risks of Sharing Militaria Collections Online
Today's post is a bit of a departure from my typical collecting discussion and is something that collectors should consider in term the various risks that exist as they share photos of their collections online. Some of those risks include:
- The family comes calling.
- Thieves trace their way to your collection in order to steal from you.
- Claims (false or otherwise) are made that your item does not belong to you.
- Image theft:
- Used for fraudulent militaria sales.
- Used without photo attribution.
Without belaboring every possible scenario, this post will focus on the four most common potentially negative outcomes.
The Family Comes Calling
My collection is predominantly made up of uniforms that belonged to one of my relatives and the items were passed down to me due to my obvious interest in preserving family history. However, I have made some purchases of uniforms and other personal (named) items that belonged to veterans with no connection to me or my family. Uniforms are normally named (the service member placed identifying marks on the piece – normally on the manufacturer's label or stenciled in a prominent location on the inside of the garment) with the troop's last name, first and an initial and possibly their service number (there are variations and exceptions). When one goes as far as to share the identification details of a specific item online (as I did for articles such as, Militaria Rewards – Researching the Veteran and Academic Baseball Award: Rear Admiral Frank W. Fenno's Baseball Career), I am risking someone reaching out to me to make a claim that the piece belongs in their family's possession.
Virtually anyone can make a claim to the veteran's items and state that they are the rightful heir of something that I purchased from a dealer, antiques store or private collector. Within our community there has been lengthy discussion surrounding what one should do if this situation is presented to them by a supposed family member. The stories (of the militaria leaving the family) are varied, ranging from theft to an heir not possessing interest in the military history (who sells the items rather than to pass them to another family member) to an unintended sale. It is easy to be sympathetic but that can be problematic for the collector as it is difficult to determine if the alleged family member is who they say they are (rather than another collector applying guilt and sympathy to get their hands on a desired piece). Here is a fantastic piece that was written regarding what family members should consider prior to contacting a collector in seeking the "return" of a family item.
With regards to the Admiral Fenno medal in the article listed above, I was contacted by a family member that was surprised to find that this medal was not in the family's hands, let alone that it even existed. I was asked how it came to be in my hands (purchased from a picker who bought it at an estate sale) and speculated that the medal was sold along with other household belongings without any family members realizing what it was. The conversation was friendly between us as we exchanged a few emails. However, the person that I was communicating with wanted me to call them to chat about it further (which left me sensing that there was a request forthcoming). What I was thankful for was that the family member did convey additional history associated with the admiral that wasn't available through research means. As of now, I am still hesitant to make the call as I don't want to be asked to give it up. I suspect that the conversation could have been far more direct and uncomfortable between us so I am thankful with what I experienced.
Thieves Target Your Collection
I don't actively worry about this possibility but I know that it happens. The general public may not realize the monetary value that many militaria pieces possess but people who lack moral compasses understand fully, what collectors are willing to pay for certain pieces. With WWII helmets that are attributable to veterans from well-known battles or engagements bringing sale prices in excess of $5-6,000, or a purple heart medal to a USS Arizona sailor who was KIA during the 7 December attack fetching double that amount, theft is a definite risk. I have read numerous news stories about break-ins and burglaries that involve the theft of militaria from homes. Not only are collectors at risk but veterans themselves are often subjected to these horrible actions:
- Local Marine's military uniform and medals stolen Independence Day morning
- Former U.S. Marine says con man stole his military medals and uniforms
On occasion, there are successful recoveries:
- 24 military medals returned after being stolen during California dam evacuation
- Veteran's Stolen Service Medals Returned
We have to be careful of who we invited into our homes being careful to limit visual access to these treasures when we answer the door to the furnace repairman, the plumber or the appliance technician. While they may be fantastic at their jobs, they might also be unwitting participants in tipping off burglars to the militaria inside your home. In addition, collectors need to consider how they share their pieces on social media. If they provide their real names and hometown locations in their public profiles, they could be providing a picking list and a treasure map to these seekers. If one shares their collection online, they should lock down their profiles and limit who can see personal details. Also, be cognizant of what is visible in the photos themselves for easily recognizable landmarks that can be used for locating.
Claims (false or otherwise) Attempting to Invalidate Collectors' Ownership
In light of the previously listed risk, legally purchasing militaria can very well end up being an illegal transaction. In other words, you could be the recipient of stolen property. There are occasions that arise that upon sharing your collection item online, you face a challenge from someone claiming to be the legal and rightful owner. When one recognizes the flow of militaria from seller to buyer and that by the time it ends up in your own collection, it could have changed hands a few times. The piece could very well have been stolen from the veteran or a subsequent collector before the present owner received it. Imagine the thief selling the item to a picker who, in turn sells the piece at a flea market. That buyer then lists the piece on eBay where you, the collector purchases the piece in good faith. You proudly share your "score" with other collectors when you are contacted by the theft victim. What then?
As with essentially all collecting, the above scenarios are very real. What do you, the collector do? Imagine you paid thousands of dollars for the item? Do you simply surrender it to the victim? How do you know that this person is being honest? How can the claims being made be verified?
When a claim is made against your collection (be it the family, the veteran, a collector, etc.), the best action you can take is to be patient and consider the facts. Does the claimant possess photos of the item? Has a police report been filed (with a genuine case number) that matches the story? Did you record the details (dates, seller, price paid, etc.) of your transactions when you purchased the item? False claims are a part of this hobby and the unscrupulous folks thrive by preying upon good-natured, honest people (consider what happened to Phil Collins, the musician from the rock band, Genesis: Showing Off Your Collection is Not Without Risk). Collectors need to employ the same due diligence used to make sound purchases when these situations arise. I don't profess to have the answers for every possible scenario but I am prepared as much as I can be to protect my investments.
Image theft
One of the risks that I want to focus my attention on surrounds the photography that we share of the items in our collections. I imagine that most people don't consider the copyright protection that exist upon the creation of a photograph. Your photographs that you compose and capture belong to you whether you share them online or publish them in print. No one can reproduce (copy with their camera, grab a screenshot, etc.) without your permission (there are caveats to this and it can be a rather lengthy exploration of the laws and case law). One of the common actions that take place online, on eBay in particular, are the unscrupulous sellers who use other people's photographs to defraud potential buyers by misrepresenting a similar item or selling taking money for an item that they do not possess and have no intention of delivering.
Another aspect of photo theft is that other collectors or hobbyists take your photos without asking or providing attribution. I have discovered use of my images in a few different manners ranging from a news outlet to sports bloggers (a few of my on-field sports photos were used for both without permission nor attribution). Fellow enthusiasts can also engage in these practices. In the recent months, I have discovered that one of my images of a Third Reich piece in my collection (I inherited it from a family member who served in the European Theater during WWII) has been used throughout the internet without my consent. The image was lifted from one of my Veterans' Collection posts and has been used to illustrate this particular piece as it pertains to WWII German militaria. Understanding that it is quite a rare item, it doesn't bother me (as much) when used in this capacity. When I found it being shared on an image-sharing site and being passed off as that person's own work, it ruffled my feathers a bit.
The photo in question is of a Nazi Socialists Party Security armband that I also have hosted within my Flickr site:
One of the sites where my image has been altered (they removed it from the background) has a massive online reference library of Third Reich armbands:
There are several locations where I have found my photo being used sans permission. Seeing it displayed as another person's property (they have it listed with "Some rights reserved") is very infuriating:
Collectors must always be vigilant and cautious about how they share their passion with others. Using the internet as the vehicle for exposing your pieces and discoveries is very easy and may seem to be the safe pursuit, but there is no real insulation from those who would seek to do you or your collection harm.


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Light-Bot has been around for a few years – it began as a Flash game in 2008 – but this newer version has been rebuilt for iOS and Android and offers an easy way for kids to learn concepts like loops, if-then statements, and the like without typing or coding.
The creator, Daniel Yaroslavski, has been building games for seven years and is an undergrad at the University of Waterloo. He built the game with a $4,000 award from his school.
Previous versions of Light Bot have been played 7 million times and the apps are getting five-star ratings on iTunes and the Play store. "Teachers in the U.S., Russia and more use the original light-bot games in their classrooms to introduce programming concepts as well," said Yaroslavski.
"Other players in the programming education space provide softwares which use code and words to teach programming. This instead is a video game and in its nature more engaging and less obviously teaches computer science; masking concepts as game mechanics and focusing on programming logic rather than direct coding," said Yaroslavski. The game began as a sort of Q-Bert-like game that let you send a little robot up and down a series of blocks. Later, Yaroslavski added more educational aspects including the need to use programming concepts to solve puzzles.
"It's the perfect way to let kids experience programming without sitting them in front of a wall of text," said Yaroslavski.
There are plenty of other games that aim to teach programming, life skills, and the like. However, Yaroslavski's is unique because it's made by a student and already has a solid following in the Flash gaming world. It's a fun little way to get your learn on, to be sure, and it's quite a bit like the original kids language, LOGO.


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Learning how to motivate a creative professional is tricky. Most of them want to work at something they enjoy doing, and they will put off or find ways to avoid things that they don't enjoy doing. While this happens with nearly every employee, creative people are much likelier to get in trouble from it – and are much likelier to leave the organization if they're called on it. As a manager, talk to your creative team about what they're working on, and look for the hedges for things they don't want to do; then find a graceful way to either get that task out of their hands once they've gotten bored with it, or explain that there is nobody else to do it.
Creative staff members are motivated by professional accolades, and fun, rather than paychecks, promotions, or 'silly prizes'. They are people who took Chuck Yeager's advice, and discovered what they loved, and then matched their life style to it, rather than finding what they could do, and letting that fund their life style. As a result, creative people are going to be more independent in their thought, their attitudes and their mode of dress. Your creative people will decorate their work space. Learn to live with it if it isn't disruptive.
When it's time to set standards, putting punishments on creative people is a disaster waiting to happen. It doesn't work. If you must 'manage', manage from the front – set standards and make a habit of meeting them as a public example. Nothing causes you to lose credibility faster than setting a standard you cannot meet yourself. Likewise, rigid time schedules are, 90% of the time, unsustainable for your creative team. When they're on fire with a project, they'll work 60 to 70 hours a week. Other times, they may show up 20 hours a week, or they'll show up at hours when nobody will disturb them; in one organization we surveyed, the principal internal artist made a habit of showing up at 5 AM every day, so that he could leave shortly after lunch – and by doing so, generally avoiding the meetings and pep rallies that he considered a waste of his time. (This creative also studiously avoided accepting anything resembling a promotion.)
Remember that fun, and a challenge, are important. The best way to burn out your creative staff is to make them do something that's 90% identical to what they've done before. Other people like staid, repetitive tasks, and knowing exactly what's expected of them. Creative people like knowing that they're doing something different and challenging. The same sorts of environments that make ordinary office workers cringe are what creative people thrive on. And when your creative people are flagging, start talking about the next project a little bit – so that they can use it as an incentive to finish off the unpleasant parts of most projects.


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With the festive season just around the corner, businesses up and down the nation will be drawing their attention to the office Christmas display. While many employers and members of staff waste time decorating traditional trees, Printdesigns is offering a modern alternative in its Yuletide range of engineered cardboard displays.
With five different version of Christmas trees made out of Re-board® and other festive shapes to choose from, companies can bring the office to life in an instant. The cardboard displays include a bespoke artwork print, giving organisations the opportunity to create branded Christmas trees or creative snowmen!
Mark Thompson, Sales Director at exhibition stand manufacturer Printdesigns said, "There is no better way to boost staff morale at the busy time of year than decorating the office. We know some offices even have a competition to see who can best decorate their desk! For modern companies, our range of Christmas Themed Engineered Cardboard Displays are a great alternative to a more conventional approach to festive decorations. The display stands can be placed in public areas, receptions, staff rooms or in meeting rooms and are sure to become the talking point of the building."
Manufactured in Sweden using innovative Re-board®, the cardboard displays are ideal for offices as they are cost effective and can be recycled along with other conventional paper and card items. The Re-board®, is lightweight yet incredibly strong – it's the strongest card available on the market. Each festive display arrives flat-packed and allows for very easy and fast self-assembly. Many of the designs also feature incorporated shelving, making them perfect for retail settings or any other environment which calls for displaying products or work.
Mark added, "It can be quite easy to go overboard on spending for the office decorations at Christmas time. When you add up all the separate components such as the tree, lights, tinsel, baubles, individual decorations, nativity scenes; the list goes on and on and budget is forgotten about. Now companies can buy everything they need to make the office warm and festive, and little extras can be added if budget allows."
Clients are urged to order fast with Christmas just around the corner, as Printdesigns expect a rush in the coming weeks. The Staffordshire based company is one of few in the UK who complete all printing in-house rather than outsourcing abroad.


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Niche Picking: How to Choose the Best Blog Niche for Your Blog
Once you decide to break away from the typical 9-to-5 jobs, it's easy to become overwhelmed with doubt and fear. However, once you start looking into a future where you can work from home doing what you live, it's hard to look back.
While it takes a ton of time, effort, and forethought, finding the right blog niche and becoming a successful blogger could give you a future you never thought was possible. For example, some of the most successful blogs out there make close to $200,000 a month! While that kind of money is quite outlandish, it's proof that you can support yourself while working from the comfort of your own home.
If you want to start walking this path, however, you have to start with an idea. What will you write about? What will be your blog niche?
Not sure how to choose? No problem, this article is for you! Keep reading to learn how to pick a blog niche that's sure to be a winner!
How to Choose a Blog Niche
Choosing a basis for your blog is the first and most important step in becoming a blogger. In order to be a successful business owner of any kind, you have to provide something people want or need. More importantly, you need to provide something that will make you money directly or indirectly.
Follow along, we'll cover all of the basics of choosing the best blog niche!
What Are You Passionate About?
First, you need to think about your passions. Being passionate about what you choose as a blog niche is important, otherwise, it will just become another obligatory job.
Regardless of what you might think, running a blog at full capacity to make money is hard work. It may not be physically labor-intensive, but it does take time and dedication. If you're not prepared to spend countless hours a week working on your blog niche, find a new one.
What Are You Knowledgeable or Good At?
Next, consider what you're good at. Are you particularly knowledgeable about anything? If so, that may be a good starting point for choosing a blog niche.
What type of information, instructions, videos, and know-how can you share with people? Once you figure out what it is you have to offer, perfect your skill or knowledge. You must strive to stay the best.
Can You Make It Unique?
Now that you've figured out what you have to offer, you're on your way. However, the internet is full of free information. You need to take what you're good and bring something else to the table.
If your blog niche isn't unique, it won't give people a reason to follow you. You won't be showing them anything they haven't seen before. By "peacocking" or standing out, you'll ensure that you can amass enough followers to effectively monetize your blog.
Being a successful blogger is a numbers game. If you're peddling products or services you can only expect to sell to a small percentage of readers, which means the more readers you have, the more sales you'll have. You have to learn how to market your brand, which means making a brand worth marketing.
Is There Room for Growth?
Next, a successful niche blog must have plenty of room to grow. If you have a blog about how to tie shoes in a unique way, you're going to have very limited room for growth. If, however, you have a niche blog all about unique footwear, including unique ways to tie shoes, you've got more to work with.
Does your blog niche require growth on its own? Is it something that will change over time and give you and your audience the opportunity to evolve with it?
Also, allow yourself to dream big and consider the future of what your blog could be. It's a good idea to start setting some goals. However, do so thoroughly, giving yourself a defined look at what you want to achieve with your niche blog.
How do you want it to look? How big do you want to get? How much money do you want to be making?
Can It Sustain Years of Writing?
Earlier, we spoke about passion as a prerequisite for choosing your niche blog. However, passion isn't always sustainable. Fads come and go with the changing of the winds.
For example, if you started working out last month and really enjoy it, it doesn't necessarily mean it's blog-worthy. You could easily lose interest in the coming months.
Whatever you choose as your blog niche, it must be able to go the distance. More importantly, you must be able to go the distance with the niche. Can you foresee yourself still writing quality content about it for years to come?
Do People Want to Read About It?
Keeping readers captivated is as much about your niche as it is about you as a writer. If you can't write, you need to pay someone else to do it for you. It's not a huge problem, blogs do it all the time, it just means you're always going to have someone on your payroll.
However, your blog niche needs to be something people want to read about. Granted, every niche has its followers and supporters. But will it be enough to amass and sustain a following?
Can You Monetize It?
Finally, and perhaps most important of all (assuming you want to make money), your blog niche needs to provide a way to make money.
How can you monetize your site? Will you be using your blog as a platform to sell products and services? Perhaps you can use your blog to amass a large following so other companies will sell their stuff through you?
As a niche blog, your website has a myriad of money-making options. Think about your niche and the most opportunistic way you can make money off of it.
Ready to Get Started?
Got your blog niche in mind? Then it's time to get planning!
If you're new to the game, there's a steep learning curve to learning the ways of online entrepreneurship. However, thousands have gone before you and become successful, you can too! Be sure to check out our site for SEO strategies and other marketing techniques.
Good luck in your blog niche adventure!


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A Test For The Refiners ETF
If the conventional wisdom is that refiners equities are usually less bad than other energy stocks when oil prices decline, then it can be argued the nearly 4 percent year-to-date being sported by the Market Vectors Oil Refiners ETF (NYSE:CRAK) is fairly impressive.
The gains posted by some refining stocks, including several of the 26 held by CRAK, are enough to make investors ponder if the ETF and its holdings can remain firm going forward. CRAK tracks the Market Vectors Global Oil Refiners Index (MVCRAKTR), a modified market cap-weighted index intended to track the performance of the largest and most liquid companies in the global oil refining segment, according to Market Vectors.
While CRAK has been solid this year, refiners equities do face some headwinds, particularly as distillate supplies remain elevated following a mostly moderate winter.
Related Link: Macquarie Oil Will Fall To Low $30s Again
CRAK, Refiners Equities And Distillate Suppliers
Lack of winter heating oil demand has pushed distillate inventories above 160 million barrels (bbl) as of early April versus historical averages of less than 130 million bbl, according to recent EIA data. With little incentive to produce additional distillates, some US refiners switched over early to gasoline, leading to an unseasonable build in gasoline inventories. As a result, gasoline stocks were moderately overbuilt but have since seen supportive draws. As of early April, they stood at 244 million bbl but were a more moderate 24.3 days of implied inventory when scaled against underlying demand, said Fitch Ratings in a new note.
Refiners benefit when oil prices slide due to lower crack spreads, perhaps the inspiration for CRAK's ticker, and that could be a catalyst for further upside for the ETF even if oil prices continue climbing.
Crack spreads contracted notably from last year's strong levels. Benchmark Gulf Coast 321 crack spreads in first-quarter 2016 were about 40 percent below year-ago levels, averaging $9.16/bbl versus $15.37 in 2015. Midcontinent crack spreads were down a comparable level, while NYH 321 spreads fell a more moderate 21 percent, having experienced less of a run-up in prior years. Key crude spreads have dropped sharply lower in line with lower oil prices, removing a windfall for midcontinent and other location- advantaged refiners, added Fitch.
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) and Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) combine for over 15 percent of CRAK's weight and are the ETF's top two holdings. The former is up more than 7 percent this year, while Valero is off 10.7 percent.
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- Dry Vermouth3 cl
- Maraschino(1/2 bar spoon)
- Absinthe(1/4 bar spoon)
- Orange Bitters3 dashes
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To prepare Tuxedo you first have to pour all ingredients in mixing glass filled with ice. Then you stir . After that you just have to strain the drink in cocktail glass. Garnish your cocktail with a lemon twist and a cherry. Enjoy!


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"Israel will not freeze settlement construction for natural growth, despite intense pressure from the Obama administration to do so," The Jerusalem Post, June 1, 2009. The argument that "natural growth" is crucial to Israel's well-being is utter nonsense.
Here are a few facts.
First of all, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the population growth in the settlements is 5.6% annually. That is three-and-a-half times the rate of Jewish population growth in Israel. Forty percent of settler population growth is directly attributable to immigration, with a significant part of the rest due to the increased childbirths as a result of that immigration.
Second, there is no housing crisis in the settlements. There remain many vacant units. The idea that "natural growth" forces families to separate is simply counter-factual. Creating more opportunities and incentives for settlers to move back to Israel proper would be a welcome development, but barring "natural growth" contributes little, if anything, in this regard. It simply stops the settlements from expanding.
Third, the idea that a young couple or an expanding family should somehow have the right, guaranteed by the government, to live in the place of their choosing, irrespective of the housing market, is absurd. No one in New York, London, Paris, or anywhere else has such a guarantee, nor do people in Tel Aviv, Haifa or Beersheva. Young settler couples, like any others, must hunt for housing in the existing housing market, and sometimes that means they have to move to a nearby town.
Fourth, the implication that families will be "separated" if some members need to move back to Israel is ridiculous, as anyone who has ever travelled in Israel knows. Israel is a small country. If someone needs to move and finds a nice, affordable place in Israel, they are a short drive or bus ride away from their former community.
Fifth, the municipal boundaries of the established settlements are three times the size of the built-up areas. Therefore, allowing 'natural growth" exceptions has enormous potential for major settlement expansion.
Sixth, the argument that Israel cannot legally halt construction once tenders have been issued, apartments sold, and work begun, is absolutely false. In 1992, when settlers sued the Rabin government over their decision to freeze work already begun, the High Court of Justice ruled that even after work has begun, the government can stop work due to its policy decisions. If losses are thereby incurred, they would be settled in civil court. Two different decisions agreed on this point, and there is no contradictory precedent in Israeli jurisprudence.
That adds up to the seventh and overriding fact: there is no reason or rationale for making any exception, including "natural growth," to a settlement freeze. It certainly doesn't serve Israel's interests; the settlements are a terrible strain on Israel's budget, with housing subsidies, increased security, and the need for new infrastructure to supply electricity, roads, water and other services to comparatively remote locales. That is a cost the budget, with education, health and other social services being strangled, cannot withstand.
Under these circumstances, it is astounding that the Minister of Internal Affairs Eli Yishai (Shas) is threatening to grab every shekel he can and pour them into the settlements while Israel's social services die a slow death. The only reason to oppose a settlement freeze is to oppose ending the occupation of the West Bank. It is to oppose any move toward peace. Sadly, for some like both Yishai and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that is apparently far more important than the well-being of Israelis behind the Green Line.
After the Freeze
Whether he ever admits it publicly or not, Netanyahu is overwhelmingly likely to implement the settlement freeze the US is demanding. The real question is: what then?
A settlement freeze accomplishes two things: one, it buys some time for the Palestinian Authority and for a real, tangible peace process to be revived. But only a few months. In those months, it will be crucial that genuine progress is made on the diplomatic front, on the ground in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem, and in terms of Israeli security.
The second thing it does is to bring the confrontation with the hardcore minority of the settler movement closer to the surface. A frequent refrain of late has been that Israel is "a country of laws." Unfortunately, this has generally not been the case when it comes to enforcing the law on the settlers. That will have to change, and the most radical settlers' likely response to a full and genuine freeze on all construction in the West Bank will put law and order to its final test. Either Israel gets serious about applying Israeli law to the settlers or it will demonstrate that it is not a country of law.
But that's the limit of a freeze's effects. Some, including such notable figures in Washington as Daniel Levy and Amjad Atallah of the New America Foundation, have argued that a freeze is the wrong goal, and that the enormous political capital a freeze demands from the US would be better spent on pushing for dismantlement of settlements. They fear that once a freeze is obtained, that political capital will be depleted.
I see it differently. I believe that a freeze will be an investment of political capital, one which will generate great returns if successful and open up more opportunities, including opportunities to push for a rollback of the settlement project. It will give the Palestinian Authority the first evidence it has had that, in the age of Obama, their approach works and Hamas' does not. The continuing ability of the Palestinian Authority's forces to keep a lid on terrorist activity in the West Bank, coupled with a settlement freeze, will create hope and support for next steps.
But Levy and Atallah are certainly correct that a freeze does nothing in the long run by itself. It must be followed quickly by serious steps toward a final resolution of this conflict. It will open the opportunity for such an outcome.
Benefits of a Settlement Freeze
A freeze will restore some credibility to the PA. If it is successful and Israelis see no decline in security, it will legitimize Obama's approach and further discredit Netanyahu's intransigence, particularly in the eyes of the Israeli public.
The ball will then be in Obama's court, and the next step will be even more difficult. In order to capitalize on the freeze, he will have to get concessions from both Israel and the Arab world. He will have to continue to press Netanyahu to continue with the removal of roadblocks in the West Bank, to dismantle the "illegal outposts," keep a moratorium on house demolitions in East Jerusalem and to find some way to allow reconstruction materials into Gaza without strengthening Hamas.
The danger is that if Israel is seen to be making all the concessions and getting nothing immediate in return, Obama will start to lose the unprecedented support he has right now from Congress and the pro-Israel community. The Palestinians will need to maintain and even strengthen their security apparatus and prove that they can maintain control in the West Bank.
But much more will be needed. Obama will have to get the Arab states, particularly Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, to begin to melt the ice between themselves and Israel. Nothing like full diplomatic relations, of course, which must wait until a Palestinian state emerges. But something is needed — some kind of trade relations or an easing of the boycott of Israeli products.
It can't all wait until the occupation completely ends. Obama has already begun pushing for some steps from the Arab world, and it will be crucial that he convince the Arab states to take them. One of the main problems with bilateralism is that the Palestinians have nothing to offer Israel that is tangible. The Arab states do, and Obama must obtain something to show Israel that peace is paying off for them as well.
That's really the dance the President has to do now. When he gets the freeze (and I have no doubt he will get it if he sticks to his guns), he then needs to make sure it means something in the long term for the Palestinians and that it pays off for Israel as well. Not easy, but certainly possible. Obama has acted forcefully and boldly on this issue much earlier than most thought he would. He has earned some faith that he can take the more complicated steps before him. He'd better; because time is running short for a two-state solution and the obstacles in the region are perhaps as big as they've ever been.


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Introducing the future of gaming. The feature-packed MOGA XP7-X Plus Bluetooth Controller gives you the power to play games on Android mobile and tablet devices, as well as PC, with maximum comfort and precise control. Play stronger, play longer and control the game—all with the MOGA XP7-X Plus.
- Mappable Buttons: Quickly program two Advanced Gaming Buttons on-the-fly, mid-game. No app needed.
- Boost Mode: An integrated 2000mAh power bank lets you wirelessly charge your compatible device while you play
- 2 Ways to Play: Play in immersive handheld mode or use the genius device stand for tabletop gaming in seconds
- Mobile and Cloud: Game with an edge on top controller-enabled Android titles and GamePass Ultimate
- Officially licensed by Xbox: The MOGA XP7-X Plus is licensed by Xbox for quality, reliability and performance
- Not compatible with Xbox consoles. Game shown requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, sold separately. Wired mode is not officially supported or validated by Xbox.
Cinematic Mode
The MOGA XP7-X Plus integrates your Android phone and delivers a truly cinematic gaming experience. The secure telescoping center fits phones up to 7.13-inches (18.11cm) for truly immersive and unforgettable gaming.
Tabletop Mode
There's no one way to game, and with this controller's one-of-a-kind integrated play stand, Tabletop Mode is seconds away. Plus, the play stand supports both mobile devices and most tablets, so you'll enjoy the perfect setup—no matter how you play.
Boost Mode
With its built-in wireless recharging boost, the MOGA XP7-X Plus lets you wirelessly recharge your compatible Android phone while you play. A powerful 2000 mAh power bank helps you keep your phone charged at the flick of a switch.
Advanced Gaming Buttons
Level-up your mobile gaming experience with two mappable Advanced Gaming Buttons that can be assigned mid-game. Whether it's the handbrake in your favorite racing sim or the reload button in a top shooter, the mappable buttons make every gaming session more amazing.
Play in Comfort. Anywhere.
Mobile gaming has never felt so comfortable, thanks to this officially licensed Xbox controller. Featuring advanced ergonomics and an intuitive button layout, the XP7-X Plus feels great—letting you play longer.
Key Features
- Easy cloud gaming on the go via Android devices or at home on PC with Windows 10/11
- 2 Ways to Play: Choose from Handheld Mode with your Phone securely clamped into the controller, or play in Tabletop Mode with the included phone stand
- Connect via Bluetooth wireless or USB wired mode
- Improve your reaction time with two mappable Advanced Gaming Buttons you can program on-the-fly
- Integrated 2000mAh power bank and charging pad lets you wirelessly charge your device while you play
- Telescoping center fits devices up to 7.13" (181.1mm)
- Play controller-enabled games on Android and Windows 10/11
- Get off the glass and play with the precision of familiar controller inputs
- Officially licensed by Xbox, includes a 2-year limited warranty
- Not compatible with Xbox consoles. Game shown requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, sold separately. Wired mode is not officially supported or validated by Xbox.
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Product Specifications
PlatformAndroid Phones, Mobile Gaming
StyleXP7-X Plus
BrandPowerA MOGA