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5 Common Anti-Internet Arguments (That Are Statistically BS)
The entertainment industry as a whole is shitting Dane Cook-shaped bricks. Sales in music are evaporating. It's the same with theater tickets. And print books. It doesn't take a degree in economics to know that the Internet is the dominating factor behind the loss, but what people are failing to notice is that the death of the sales is exactly what's breathing life back into the actual arts.
You're living in an era that will go down in history as the pivotal point in which the entertainment industry finally got its dick punched off and its power put back in the hands of the consumer, where it belongs. It's happening right now, after a century of them greedily sucking the life and quality out of the mediums we used to love in favor of risk-free profits wrapped up in bullshit, formulated products. But don't get comfortable just yet. Both the corporations and their advocates are fighting to the last breath, and it's easy to find yourself treading in their sewage if you're not prepared for their arguments, like ...
#5. "Nobody Can Make Money Thanks to the Internet!"
Their Argument:
It's open and shut. Since the invention of Napster, people have been illegally downloading music, and the industry has never recovered. Spin it any way you want -- the solid, irrefutable fact is that the music industry has lost half of its sales, end of debate. And yes, we're talking about digital downloads, too, so don't give us that fairy tale horseshit about how declining CD sales are made up for with paid downloads. Piracy is killing the industry, and you are all fucking criminals. And also, you're fat.
Via Articles.businessinsider.com
But That's Actually Saving the Art Itself Because:
OK, 1) I'm not fat. And 2) If you've ever been in a department store between the months of October and the following January, you've heard the best-selling single in the history of music: Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." To date, it's sold over 50 million copies, and nothing else even comes close. Now, take a second to find the album it comes from, Merry Christmas, on the list of the best-selling albums of all time. I'll save you the trouble: It's not on there because it only sold 15 million copies.
Now keep that in mind when we do the reverse. The No. 1 selling album of all time is Michael Jackson's Thriller at 110 million copies. Show me one single from that album on the list of highest selling singles. Spoiler: Don't waste your time. Great, now I have "The Girl Is Mine" stuck in my head.
But bring back singles' availability, and presto! Instant injustice!
This is more relevant than you think. See, back in Bing's day, when records were still a thing, it was common to go out and buy a single in the form of a little record called a 45. Singles sales were huge back then, and if you wanted to be a big music star, you had to release a shitload of them in a way that caught mass appeal. If you didn't, you were a one-hit wonder, and you vanished off the map like fucking Jimmy Hoffa. That form of selling demanded quality on the artists' part, and they had damn well better be able to produce if they wanted to make any money.
In Jackson's heyday, music labels came up with a solution to that whole "People only pay for good music" problem, and the idea of selling singles was phased out. Oh, a few were available if you knew where to look, but not as a staple of the market like in the 1940s through the '70s. No, if you heard a song you liked, you bought the whole damn album, and it usually cost you between $15 and $20 -- hence people bought the album Thriller instead of the seven top 10 singles released from that collection. But there was obviously a problem with that: With the exception of a rare few classic albums (Thriller included), that one song you liked would turn out to be the only good one on the entire LP. It got to the point that you'd walk into a record store and notice that all the customers had a distinct "Don't drop the soap" look on their faces.
"Dude ... do not go into the Ramones section."
Ironically, our advances in technology have brought us back 70 years into the golden age of music marketing. Through digital downloading, we're no longer being held hostage by that type of bullshit "buy in bulk" sales tactic. And since we now buy most of our music one song at a time, the artists are once again held to a higher standard. If they want to make their $20 for an album, and we're already paying $1 per song, then all 20 of their songs had better be good. We'll gladly pay for them if they're worth buying. But now we get to cherry-pick the good stuff and tell them to pack the filler tightly back into the assholes in which they originated.
And don't think I'm just picking on music here. Books are coming around to the same means of marketing, and for the same reasons, the quality of the art is thriving. Our own Robert Brockway is living proof of that. He's selling his book Rx in a way that makes the readers more comfortable about sinking money into the purchase by releasing it in smaller sections for less money. He's confident enough about the story that he's telling fans, "Here's the first part, and it only costs you two bucks. If you like it, buy the next part. If you don't, no hard feelings. We part ways, and you've lost virtually nothing in the exchange. Also, I actually am fat."
And that's the way it should be. The days of an author getting away with charging $25 for a hardcover, based solely on his name, are coming to an end. And in switching to this new model that's fair to the consumer, pressure has never been higher for an author to put his best effort into his work. If he doesn't, he's going to find himself making a career out of selling the beginnings of books.
"It was a dark and stormy night. The end."
Keep in mind that I'm not coming from this as a fist-pumping Internet fanboy, screaming, "Take that, THE MAN!" I'm actually a part of the entertainment industry. I'm banking on getting a book deal based on the exact Internet buzz that these people are claiming kills their trade. And I'm not even remotely afraid of doing things in favor of the actual customer, because at its core, the Internet crowd rewards people who show them some semblance of respect. If you don't believe that, look up the name "Jonathan Coulton."
All we're doing is setting the price back down to where it should be. Good money for quality entertainment.
#4. "Pandering to the Web Results in Stupid Bullshit Made by Teenagers!"
Their Argument:
Let's say we have a goofy little movie about a plane that's full of snakes. And let's say that, hypothetically, we sunk $33 million into the production of that movie based on Internet response. Let's also say that, based on the online reaction, we actually went back and reshot some of the scenes to add in exactly what they were asking for. Would it be out of line to tell those people to go fuck themselves when the opening weekend only produced $13.8 million? And a steady 50 to 68 percent loss every weekend thereafter? Would that be considered rude?
Look, we've tried utilizing the Internet crowd. We've asked flat out, "What do you want? We'll make it." And every time, it turns out to be a complete financial disaster. An unwatchable fucking embarrassment. Ever seen Fred: the Movie? Don't answer that, we already know you didn't.
"My hand is in her ass, right now. Enjoy your superiority, douchebags."
But That's Actually Saving the Art Itself Because:
When done right, the Internet can break down that barrier between the creators and the audience, effectively removing the thick wall of suits in between. And make no mistake, those suits are the number one killers of creativity on this planet. I'll give you a prime example, and even if you're not a video game person, stick with me here. You'll understand why in a minute.
For the people who are into video games, tell me if you recognize any of these titles: Maniac Mansion? Secret of Monkey Island? Grim Fandango? All legendary games made by the same legendary designers. They have droves of fans beating down their door, begging for an old-school adventure game, the requests written on their exposed boners. But the guys simply don't have the resources for making one. Publishers wouldn't even consider the idea. But by God, the Internet would.
Via Venturebeat.com
It turns out that we actually appreciate people who aren't douchebags.
The guys went to a site called Kickstarter and set out to raise $400,000 for production. So far, over 55,000 people have donated $1.8 million. No suits. No corporations. Just pure, unbridled freedom to make whatever they want. That is the power of the Internet, harnessed by people who understand how to fucking use it.
Or how about first-time authors selling a million books without a publisher? Consider that an extreme success story? OK, fine, how about Robert Brockway's book that I mentioned earlier? So far it's matching the sales of his last book, which was printed and promoted the old-school way (a physical book, on shelves, a whirlwind tour of the USA complete with ticker tape parades) using nothing more than the thousands of dollars he paid me to insert that link.
Seriously, if you don't buy it, you're kind of an asshole. It's two bucks, you cheapass.
Or take the example of Cracked's own David Wong, who gave away his story in its entirety for free on his own site for years before someone came knocking with a publishing deal. And now it's a freaking movie that just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. All based on Internet interest and Internet buzz, and we didn't need a $33 million budget to do it (the book was written for less than half that).
When my own book comes out, regardless of whether I choose Brockway's path of self publication or Wong's path of using a traditional publisher, the core is still the same: We're all relying on Internet word-of-mouth to generate those sales. If it works, we've done our jobs. If it doesn't, we were never deserving of a publication in the first place, and we will accept that. In both cases, the Internet crowd has the final say. And just for the record, I don't think any of you guys are fat. Unless you like that sort of thing ... in which case, buy my book when it comes out, fatass.
#3. "The Internet Is Full of Sleazy Celebrity Rumor Bullshit!"
Their Argument:
Just look at what they did to Charlie Sheen. The guy has one public meltdown, and the online crowd swarmed on him like fucking piranhas. They did the same thing to Michael Richards when he went on his racist tirade. Look, we're not excusing their actions by any means -- they had some weak moments and did some inexcusable things. But destroying their careers for it? Come on. How can anybody justify the TMZ.com-style obsession over every famous person's bad habits?
But That's Actually Saving the Art Itself Because:
Do you realize how much bullshit celebrities used to get away with before the Internet? In the late '80s, Rob Lowe taped himself fucking a 16-year-old girl, and he got off with a court settlement and some community service. Charlie Sheen himself has been arrested multiple times for everything from hardcore drug use to domestic violence, long before his famous meltdown. You know that tired old joke about "snorting cocaine off of a stripper's ass"? Charlie Sheen has actually done that. So what's the difference between then and now?
I can explain that with a simple video that most of you have already seen. It's Michael Richards' apology on Letterman, and when you're watching it, don't listen to what Richards is saying. Instead, listen to the audience:
Hear them laughing? They're not doing it because they think racism is funny -- it's not a roomful of YouTube commenters. They're doing it because the entire thing sounds like a setup to a really bizarre joke. You have to remember that the incident he's apologizing for had just made the news that day. Most of the people in that audience had no idea how severe his actions really were, or that there was even a story at all. To them, it sounded like Letterman and Seinfeld were setting up a skit where "Kramer" got heckled and later apologized for getting angry. It even made Dave's monologue from earlier sound like a setup for this very scene.
If this had happened before the Internet, the news would have gone nuts with reports for about a week. But producers know that harping on a story gets stagnant really fast, so by the end of the week, they would have moved on to something else and the whole thing would have been tucked away. But if the Internet is known for anything, it's for not letting shit die. In most cases, this trait makes you want to beat them all until science categorizes them as liquid, but in a situation like this, the result actually helps humanity.
Never thought I'd say this, but ... *sigh* good job, Internet.
There is such an astronomical difference between reading about the fiasco in print versus seeing the actual incident take place. And once the Internet saw that original video, we demanded payment in the form of his career. And yes, the industry is better for it.
Society has a way of putting people's egos in check. And for a very long time, stars were handed free passes to do what they wanted, when they wanted. Now we as an audience are finally able to give them the same relentless mocking the rest of us would get for doing shameful bullshit. Is that being judgmental on our parts? You're goddamn right it is, and we're not apologizing for it. We can't force the courts to hold these people to the same rules that they would apply to us (go on a 36-hour cocaine bender and see how your local judge reacts -- actually, don't do that, it ends badly), but we can damn well make sure that they don't get rewarded for it. Whether they want to be or not, these people are role models for our kids, and we finally have the power to pick and choose those people as we see fit.
Nope. NEXT!
Forcing the industry's employees to stay somewhat sane and not quite so criminal keeps them in touch with the majority of its audience. You know, the people who can't quite relate to kidnapping and torturing women for fun. And yes, we do believe that removing them is a good thing.


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The recent bride, 33, added husband Kanye West's surname to her Twitter and Instagram accounts.
The name on her blog remains the same, however. (The couple's 11-month-old daughter, North, also bears the West name.)
And although she is still on her honeymoon with West, 36, she already has been reminiscing about their fairy-tale nuptials.
On May 27, she added new photos from their wedding and blogged about their week in Paris before tying the knot in Italy. "Last week was so busy and fun," she wrote.
An amazing week in Paris… http://t.co/FoF5lr4yh3— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) May 28, 2014
For much more on Kim and Kanye's wedding, including exclusive photos and details about her dress, the guest list, the bridal party and more, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Sometime between midnight and 8 a.m. on Friday, April 11, someone shot and killed six White Ibis in the green space at White Gables in Summerville.
According to Samantha Suiter, M.A., science education specialist with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals who also lives at White Gables, the carnage was deplorable.
The birds had very visible gunshot wounds, she said. One bird had her skullcap blown off and her brains were exposed. Another had his chest cavity blown out and his organs were outside of his body.
The birds were scattered and all deceased. The birds had dew on them, indicating they were shot overnight.
Summerville Police responded, and, Suiter said, told her that that they believed Summerville is a quasi bird sanctuary and the perpetrators could be charged with a felony.
According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the White Ibis is a coastal bird and is a protected species.
The Ibis is also protected under federal law. According to The federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a person, association, partnership or corporation which violates the Act or its regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine, jail, or both. Anyone who knowingly takes a migratory bird and intends to, offers to, or actually sells or barters the bird is guilty of a felony.
All guns, traps, nets, vessels, vehicles and other equipment used in pursuing, hunting, taking, trapping, ensnaring, capturing, killing, or any attempt on a migratory bird in violation of the Act with the intent to sell or barter, must be forfeited to the U.S. and may be seized and held pending prosecution of the violator. The property is to be disposed of and accounted for by the Secretary.
First Sgt. Lee Ellis, supervisor for Dorchester and Colleton counties, Department of Natural Resources, says it looks like the shootings were a random act of violence. Maybe by kids with pellet guns.
The Ibis, he said, is not a nuisance bird and does not make a lot of noise. They are sort of like a stork, they just stand around in the water and eat crustaceans and minnows and such. They are pretty to look at.
Ellis said under federal charges the fines could be as high as $5,000. Under South Carolina law, the fine could be as high as $1,000, up to 30 days in jail and restitution of up to $1,000. Restitution goes to the program that cares for the habitats and protection of birds.
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I hope everyone enjoys the 4th. It looks like it could be a bit damp but we will just have to make the best of it I guess. While we are celebrating here is something to remember about why we enjoy this special day.
Don't forget those who paid the price so that we could enjoy this day !
Remember: freedom is never free ! !


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Nyquist should play with Datsyuk and Flip. I want to see if that can be a long-term line.
The world has never seen the kind of stick handling and passing that a line with those three would put together. Their zone entries would be a thing of art, their jaw dropping toe drags a gift from the heavens themselves. It would be as if Marty St. Louis was cloned twice and unlike the movie Multiplicity, neither of the clones would be semi-retarded, and they would pass and pass so fluidly that one might be tricked into thinking that the Datsyuk-Flip-Nyquist line had somehow melded with the winds and waves of the earth into one big flowing hockey life cycle.
It would be the most brilliantly skilled line to never score a goal in the National Hockey league, of course.


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The South Shore ladies showed how it's done in the Sierra last weekend under the X Games' spotlight.
Sierra-at-Tahoe riders Maddie Bowman and Jamie Anderson both took good at the at X Games Aspen 2013. Elena Hight snagged silver and made history, landing the first "double alley-oop backside rodeo" in competition, think two backflips with a 180-degree rotation.
New Hights
Hight didn't get the gold that went to Kelly Clark. Hight did, however, showcase the future of women's snowboarding by nailing a groundbreaking trick in the women's superpipe final Saturday.
Forget the safety run. In her first run of the night, Hight stomped a show-stopping double backside rodeo.
"I've been thinking about doing the double since last May when I landed it in training. This is what I came here to do," Hight said. "I am going to work on dialing this in, obviously doubles are the way the sport is going and it's inspiring."
The trick landed Hight in first until Kelly Clark's last run of the night.
Clark surpassed Hight's historic run by simply getting more height in the pipe on her final turn, which the judges rewarded.
"I think the level of women's snowboarding tonight was at an all-time high," Clark said. "What Elena did for the sport was incredible."
It's a trick Clark might have to incorporate. She has tried it a few times into an air bag, but "I'm not there yet with my double." That double, though, could be the difference between being on the podium and missing out entirely at the Sochi Games next winter.
Arielle Gold, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., wrapped up the podium with bronze, just days after winning the FIS Snowboard World Championships halfpipe. The 16-year-old came to Aspen as an alternate and got her chance to ride when veteran Gretchen Bleiler withdrew.
Bowman bags gold
The 18-year-old used her new back-to-back 900s to pick up her first X Games gold in only her second appearance.
Bowman posted a huge 91.33 score on her first run, and held onto nearly a five-point win.
"I'm on cloud nine," Bowman said. "It was huge [to land everything on the first run], because I didn't land anything on my other two runs. I'm glad I stuck the first run."
Bowman has scorched the superpipe this month. The X Games gold is the second straight win for Bowman, who topped the field in the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix in Copper Mountain two weeks earlier.
For her X Games gold she threw a 900, left side 540 mute grab, right side 540, left side 900, to right side 720 safety grab, to switch left 540.
Canada's Roz Groenewoud and Megan Gunning were silver and bronze.
Anderson adds another gold
Before Jamie Anderson competes, she likes to hug trees.
One of her favorite trees to hug is the aspen tree, which she easily found Saturday afternoon at Buttermilk.
The South Lake Tahoe native said it helps transfer energy from the earth to herself and helps with calming nerves. However crazy it sounds, it worked, and Anderson soared to her fourth snowboard slopestyle gold medal, and her second straight.
"This course was amazing and really challenging," Anderson said. "I truly didn't know how it was going to go."
It went quite well for the 10-year X Games veteran. Anderson first competed in the games in boardercross when she was 13. Two years later, she moved on to slopestyle, and at age 16, Anderson earned her first X Games medal, a bronze. Since her first medal in 2006, she has earned a medal every year but one.
Anderson's gold-medal run featured a frontside 270 off the cannon, a backside 180, a Cab 720 and a switch backside 540. That was good for a score of 93, which was enough to hold up through the entire competition.
Sarka Pancochova, a 22-year-old from the Czech Republic who also was caught on camera hugging a tree with Anderson couldn't land a clean run until her final turn.
"I don't know why, I was really struggling with the frontside 540," she said. "I just kind of got pissed in my last run, just thought, 'This is not happening right now.'"
Pancochova finally landed the frontside 540 off of the second jump and hit both other jumps afterward to post a 90 and claim the silver medal.
Spencer O'Brien, of Vancouver, British Columbia, also achieved her highest score on her final run - an 88.66. However, hand drags marred her landings, and she missed a grab.
"The run I had planned, it could have had gold-medal potential," O'Brien, 24, said. "I missed a grab on the Cab 540, and it just goes to show how hard execution is. I was a little bit off today, but I was just happy I was able to stand on the podium with these girls."
In the men's comp, Chas Guldemond of Reno, Nev., finished fourth, just off the podium. Guldemond beat out Shaun White who was fifth. Mark McMorris of Canada took the win.
Both Guldemond and Anderson took titles two weeks earlier at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain.
Slopestyle snowboarding will make its Olympic debut next year in Sochi, with official FIS World Cup test events scheduled there next month.
- Michael Appelgate of The Aspen Times and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Republican congressional candidate Mark Sanford is accused of trespassing at his ex-wife's home and faces a court appearance two days after the 1st District special election, according to published reports that surfaced late Tuesday night.
Jenny Sanford confronted her ex-husband as he was leaving her Sullivan's Island home on Feb. 3. He was not supposed to be at the house, according the filing, obtained by The Associated Press.
Her attorney filed a complaint the next day, the AP said.
The timing of the case so close to the May 7 special election is sure to throw a wrench into a race where Sanford is widely seen as a favorite, though the female vote could sway events if Sanford's conduct becomes an issue. He faces Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch.
Jenny Sanford confirmed to The Post and Courier that the documents are authentic, but added that she thought they were never supposed to be made public.
"It is a private matter," she said during a phone interview. "The documents are real, but it was my understanding that the documents would remain sealed, along with our divorce agreement."
Mark Sanford and Jenny Sanford were officially divorced in 2010 in a Charleston County courtroom. The split came after Mark Sanford, while governor, admitted he had been unfaithful by traveling to meet a woman in Argentina in what became known as his "Appalachian Trail" story. The woman, Maria Belen Chapur, a former TV reporter, is now his fiancee.
Phone and email messages to Sanford's campaign Tuesday night were not returned.
The Colbert Busch campaign issued a "no comment" in response to the report.
Sanford is attempting to win back the seat — his first political office ever — that he held in Congress for three terms, running from 1994-2000.
The calendar for the complaint would put the pair in front of a Charleston County Family Court judge on May 9.
College of Charleston political scientist Kendra Stewart said the allegation, if true, could definitely sway voters. Sanford, she said, has played up being humble in his return, but that becoming a rule-breaker with an "above-it-all" mentality will go toward reinforcing for many that a lot of "the concerns the voters had (when Sanford left office) were valid."
She added that there are legitimate studies of some politicians showing that they seek out rule-breaking tendencies as part of the rush that goes with elective office.
The complaint alleges that Sanford was using his cellphone as a flashlight as he left his ex-wife's home. The couple's divorce settlement says that neither may enter the other's home without permission, the AP reported. He lives at the Dockside condominums in downtown Charleston.
"I was returning as he had been leaving," Jenny Sanford told The Post and Courier of the incident.
Attempts to review the documents were unsuccessful. The Charleston County Family Court website could not be accessed after hours, reading "System Busy or Unavailable."
The AP reported that the complaint was filed by Jenny Sanford's lawyer, Deena Smith McRackan, who said Mark Sanford has "entered into a pattern of entering onto plaintiff's property. Plaintiff has informed defendant on a number of occasions that this behavior is in violation of the court's order and has demanded that it not occur again."
One allegation in the report is that Mark Sanford had stepped over the boundary at least two years before.
In Febuary 2011, McRackan sent a letter to Sanford telling him not to trespass on Jenny Sanford's property. A copy of that letter also was sent to the local police, according to court filings, the AP reported.
Jenny Sanford, who told the AP she has custody of the couple's four sons, said the filing had nothing to do with the ongoing campaign.
"I am doing my best not to get in the way of his race," Jenny Sanford told the AP. "I want him to sink or swim on his own. For the sake of my children, I'm trying my best not to get in the way, but he makes things difficult for me when he does things like trespassing."
Jenny Sanford had stated earlier that she would not endorse any candidate in the 1st District race.
Charleston County Democrat Party Chairman Richard Hricik said the case demonstrates that Sanford thought he was above the rules as governor, and that he thinks he is above the rules now.
"The rules apply to everybody but him," he said. "It's clear that he hasn't learned anything or changed."
In December 2011, there was another complaint against Mark Sanford brought by Jenny Sanford saying he had not made the $5,000 yearly contribution for one of their sons' college education. Jenny Sanford said Tuesday that the matter has been resolved but would not comment further, according to the AP report.


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Sunday, December 13, 2009
BTN Debate Can't Be Stopped
The prime minister should take note that it is not possible to stop the debate on BTN. What he should do is not to display the I-know-best attitude but to listen to all quarters. After all, the taxpayers are paying more than RM74 million annually to run these racist courses.
Najib should take cognisance that the dawn has set on race based politics. No race should lord over another. It is time for this country to embrace all its citizens and other talents too who want to be part of our initiative to make Malaysia a successful nation.
Any attempt to delay, prolong or defend the BTN will not be taken lightly by Malaysians who just want to throw racism out of the window.
We have had enough of the polemics of NEP, Bumiputera quota and other affirmative actions which did not really help the needy ones. These policies were used and are still being used to benefit the politically connected and the privileged.
Recent scandals such as the PKFZ, the Shah Alam hospital etc. are examples of the failure and abuse of race based policies.
The results - foreign and local investors started to shun investing in this country. Second Finance Minister Husni Hanadzlah had sounded the alarm bell in a speech recently.
UMNO, MCA and MIC collective political fortune and support can only be recovered through the ending of race based politics. This may sound far fetched but the 308 general election was taken the same way too.
Again, Najib's role is to listen and help to address the problem. He should not attempt to stop the debate. Public discourse is part of a healthy democracy.
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- Jong said...
Issuing a GAG-order to stop public discussion will not work. Why? It's no more a secret and citizens are angry and annoyed. We want this UMNO government to dismentaled.
Spending RM74 million a year on tax-payers' money to run this UMNO's racist propaganda machine? That's blatant abuse of power and irresponsible use of public/tax-payers money and it has to stop, now!
Where are all the leaders of BN component parties? Why are they keeping so very quiet and not making their stand for or against BTN? We want them to speak up loud and clear as they did during election campaign! ...waiting.
Najib said he will meet up with the trainers of BTN.Can we know the composition of these trainers(any non-malays there) and what is the guarantee these trainers will not resort to same brain washing.Who is to constantly check whether they are going the right path.
- ServeFirst said...
Couldn't agree more.
In a democracy, it is important that the government must listen to the rakyat. Just like in brain-storming sessions, the rakyat's feed-backs are inputs for leaders to map their strategies to serve them based on their needs and reasonable expectations.
Suppressing or stopping comments, negative or positive, from pouring forth will work to the detriment of leaders of the day, whichever side they may be from. God bless.
Priorities first mah for Najib!There are 2 important,desperate items he must resolve.Bala and government funding.Even PKFZ and MCA takes second stage.Where got time for BTN? Shah Alam hospital?
Cabinet reshuffle? etc. etc....Take a good look at Najib in his face these days,he is not in control of himself! His cabinet especially DPM is not performing.All he delegates to them comes back to him. No options to replace or reshuffle!!!
Let's do a reality check on the up-side and down- side of this Ketuanan Melayu policy.
Plan A
To continue the KM policy, these are the potentially negative outcome:
• Fair-minded Malays who do not believe in this are leaving the country.
• Non-Malays are fleeing the country in the knowledge that they are no longer treated as equals.
• Funds and skills depletes as a result of the human resource exodus.
• Existing foreign investors are nervous about the political instability that might potentially plunge the country into civil war and contemplates relocating their businesses.
• Existing local investors, especially non-Malays, see a similar threat.
• Potential FDIs see a similar threat and drops Malaysia as their investment priority.
• Quality of education continues to decline due to selective admissions to university.
• Quality of business management continues to decline due to selective appointments.
• As the economy continues to stagnate, more and more Malays depend on the government for employment and survival.
• Civil service keeps on ballooning burdening government expenditure to critical levels.
• Corruption increases due to weak disposable income.
• A weakening ringgit affects importers as they are paying more, while exporters are receiving less.
• No workable economic master plan to regain confidence of both local and foreigner investors.
Plan B
To scrap the KM policy, these are the potentially positive outcomes:
• Malaysians will come together in unison to reclaim our fearsome reputation as the "Asian Tiger".
• Those living, studying, or working abroad will return to help rebuild the economy.
• Funds and skills return to strengthen our global competitiveness.
• Existing foreign investors gain confidence and continue to invest further due to political stability.
• Local investors repatriate their foreign investments back to Malaysia.
• Potential FDIs see Malaysia as a viable choice.
• Quality of education improves as only the best are admitted. Foreign enrolments increase as we become known for excellence.
• Quality of business management improves as only the best are employed.
• The economy recovers, and less Malays are dependent on the government for employment.
• Civil service manpower declines as more and better paid jobs are available in the private sector.
• Corruption declines due to high disposable income.
• A strong ringgit benefits importers while exporters receive more value for their products.
• A dynamic master plan achieves the full potential of the country's natural, financial as well as human resources.
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Well said Mr Khoo, but that's all it is, just talk. Start laying the foundation for level play in the coming 13-GE.Say with the EC for a start?
From day 1 i have the impression our PM has practically no substance at all. He is only good at just talk n talk but zero action. Our country is already in the same category as Indonesia, Myammar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. At the rate things are going, very soon repeat very soon we will be worst than them.
Good response, KKP to Najib's take on the BTN. The instant I read his response, I felt like telling him, don't patronise us, Mr PM. Why should we stop debating about BTN just because you said so?? If he, Najib, wants us to stop criticising BTN, then be transparent, show us in print the modules and live videos of the classes in action. Allow participants their camera phone, recorders to record whatever they want, let them take home the papers and materials and soon enough, if everything is above board, people will stop talking.
No surprising that Najib wants everybody to stop the debate of the BTN. After all, he certainly thinks that his decision, action and his genes is Superior compared to others.
Just because it is becoming a hot issue, all must stop talking about it. In fact, there must be more disscussion so that a good solution can be found. Malaysia is matured enough to take the bull by the horn, not by making everything under OSA ans ISA.
B-end has an ingrained habit of preferring the use of top-down management approach started by the racist Dr M.
The I-know-best attitude will not end as these power hungry politicians has no other alternative except to use the rule of force to hold on to power.
Discourse is out of the question for these tyrants as to them this would meant that they have to share this power with their opponents.
This can be seen in the many oppressive acts that exists in Malaysia. Only when these acts are abolished, then you know that these tyrants are open for discourse. If not, then just dream on. . .
omar goh something juga has condamned
dis course which he attended b4 man !!


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The university released a statement Tuesday night saying that head coach Keith Brown and assistant coach Tim Valentine are on leave while an investigation continues.
The statement from Assistant Vice President of Communications Stacy Kerr reads: "Two weeks ago, concerns were raised regarding unprofessional conduct and the use of inappropriate language in coaching the Georgetown University women's basketball team. Georgetown takes very seriously any allegations of misconduct and the university has an established review process that carefully investigates such cases."
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State players speak with great respect about Deion Barnes, an enormously talented rising sophomore defensive end who looks every bit the part of a future NFL standout.
"He's unreal," said right tackle Adam Gress, who lines up against Barnes every day in practice. "He's just one of the best defensive ends I've played against, not just here but against other teams."
"For Deion, the sky's the limit," safety Malcolm Willis said. "He's going to be as good as he wants to be."
Barnes doesn't want to be just good, he wants to be great. He took the first steps toward that during an impressive freshman season, and he's counting on even better things from himself this fall.
"It's basically like motivation for me," Barnes said of the high expectations being thrown his way. "It just lets me know I can't slack off at all. I have to be on top of my game every game."
Barnes was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2012 after leading the Nittany Lions with six sacks and 10 tackles for loss. Ask those who follow PSU football closely about the best NFL prospect on the current roster, and Barnes' name will come up frequently, along with offensive tackle Donovan Smith and receiver Allen Robinson,
Barnes, a 6-foot-4, 244-pounder from Philadelphia, isn't about to let all the hype go to his head and lead to a sophomore slump.
"I haven't thought about it because I don't think that's going to happen," Barnes said. "(Defensive line coach Larry) Johnson basically told me, 'There's going to be more pressure on you,' but I think if I play at the level I did last year and exceed that, I don't think there will be a slump at all."
Barnes doesn't want to be known just as a pass rusher and realizes there were times last season when he was out of position against the run. Improving that aspect of his game is a priority this year.
"Certain techniques, sometimes it would be a slant, I would turn my hips and get my hips pushed down and create bigger holes," Barnes said. "Sometimes teams would run at me and send tight ends and tackles at me. I don't want that to be a weakness to where people will be like, 'We're going to run at (No.) 18 because we know he's a pass rusher and he can't stop the run.'"
Barnes also noticed while watching game film from last year that he missed out on about four sacks, which would have given him 10.
"Even though I had six sacks, I had a lot of mistakes," he said before adding, "I would beat the guy, get shook by the quarterback, slip or something like that."
Even though he was honored as the conference's top freshman, Barnes wasn't satisfied with his own play. That's the kind of attribute that can only make him better.
"He's not satisfied with just having one year and being done," Willis said. "He wants to keep doing it, he wants to be the best defensive end in the country. A guy like that with his work ethic, you have to respect it because he's so talented but he's not satisfied at all. We'll see how many more numbers he'll put up this year."
Gress knows better than anyone how challenging it can be going up against Barnes.
"What makes Deion a good player is he's hard-nosed and he's always got a full tank of gas," Gress said. "He's never slowing up, he's never taken an off rep."
Despite being one of Penn State's best returning players, surprisingly, Barnes said he was not contacted by any other schools over the winter about possibly transferring. PSU players are allowed to transfer until August without having to sit out a year, as part of the NCAA sanctions.
Like most players on the team, Barnes has benefited from Penn State's new strength and conditioning program. A couple more years in that can only help him even more.
"The biggest thing about this spring compared to last season is he's bigger, faster and stronger," Gress said.
Barnes, who redshirted in 2011, seems well aware of the increased expectations for him this season. He was able to fly under the radar as a freshman, but now every opponent will know who he is and will game plan even more to try to nullify him.
It will be up to Barnes, then, to make the adjustments necessary so that he can have a major impact despite being more of a focal point for offensive lines.
"A couple games I might have a bad game last year, people wouldn't think nothing about it," Barnes said. "But if I have a bad game this year, people will be like, 'What happened to Deion? He's not the same. Is this a sophomore slump or something like that?' So it makes me realize I have to be on top of my game every game."


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MARTINSBURG — When it gets under way this morning, the Eastern Panhandle Home School Conference will be celebrating its fifth anniversary....
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I've had several family members who were homeschooled and now homeschool their own children and there is no abuse as you claim there is.
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Home-schooling requires dedication from the parents. This method of education is the only way to keep our children safe. Parents who think their children are going to school and getting an education in math have their head in the sand. The education they are getting is drugs and sexual behavior. Parents, get the good students out before it is too late.
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I applaud the home schoolers! This is 20% more students that are not part of the over crowding class rooms of today. They get one on one or small group teaching that I wish I could give! When I have previous home schooled students they are usually well behaved and studious. I have run into some that have superiority complexes but those are the rare ones. REPORT the abuse if you see it at some home! I support vouchers!
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No need to worry about paying for education. Demand School Choice voucher system that includes home schooling expense reimbursement with no more government regulation than currently exists. Home schooling students are some of the highest achieving students in the country. Unlike Teachers Unions and some teachers, parents actually care about what is best for their childrens' education.
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''At least the table looks good." It did – everything was shiny and perfect. The other preparations were coming along, too, though there was much still to do. With luck, they would have it all ready in time.
And then: "Grrrrrr -GRRRRR!," loud and louder!
What on earth was upsetting the dog?
"Here's a biscuit ... What's the matter? You don't want it?"
The growling continued. The hair on the dog's back stood on end as she glared at, but did not approach, the door.
Seeing the dog, a flash of deja vu travels through her mind. Concern quickly followed, Sara wondering if what was bothering the dog was Champ sensing Jack coming home early. If Jack found Mrs. Garner here, the ruse that Sara had prepared their second wedding anniversary meal would be revealed.
She chuckled, knowing that as soon as Jack took his first bite, the ruse was over. Of all the reasons Jack loved her, "culinary skills" wasn't on that list.
"You're all set, Sara. I've got the oven timer on. About another 15 minutes," Mrs. Garner announced. Sara's partner in crime was married 32 years, so romance in her life came vicariously through Sara. As they hugged and said goodbye, Sara once more said thanks, feeling another surge of deja vu as she pushed the door closed.
Jack was home at 6. As Sara stood near the shiny, perfect table, he never took his eyes from her, looking at her as if a long time passed since he'd seen her, not just since this morning. He walked to her and kissed her in a way that told her how much he loved her. "Wow!" she gasped.
Smugly, Jack replied, "I've been practicing at work with the secretaries."
She reached and pinched his earlobe.
"Ow," he chuckled, adding, "I've been waiting all day to use that joke. I don't remember pain being involved." She mischievously looked deeply into his eyes. "About that kiss, Jack ... again, please." Jack happily obliged.
Dinner was fantastic. Jack remarked how delicious it was several times – without sarcasm. The conversation they had for an hour was amazing. They laughed, they flirted and they were contentedly serious at times. They talked of a limitless future and however many kids they'd have along with Mandy, their almost 1-year-old.
When she brought up their shared wish of going to Italy for their fifth wedding anniversary, Jack assured her a trip to Italy would one day be made. He never made that promise before to avoid getting her hopes too high, but he did tonight. Oh, how she loved this man.
Reaching across the table, he took her hand. "You get more beautiful every day. How did I ever get so lucky?" he softly said.
Her eyes glistened as she held tightly to his hand. Not easily complimented, she remarked, "You only love me for my cooking." Each laughed, the truth of the meal remaining unspoken.
They were lost in each other's contemplation in a timeless world. The sense of deja vu came again, but she would happily live this night over and over. Realizing she had never felt happier, she was suddenly distracted by the dog once more growling. A strange sensation filled her, but looking at Jack steadied her and brought her back.
She watched him glance at the clock. It was 7:10. Jack knew what she'd say next. Sara suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! I forgot the champagne." But the lack of champagne immediately fell to the background. It wasn't deja vu she had been experiencing. She looked at Jack. He was different, different because she realized he wasn't real. None of it was real.
"This is all a dream," she whispered, quite frightened.
Jack tried calming her. "This is a dream, Sara, but it's much more than that. It's a dream, but it's as real as you make it."
Slowly, she reached across the table to take his hand again, but she caught only air. "You're not real! I want to wake up!" she shouted. Wanting to wake up came from her remembering this night as it truly happened.
With her voice laced with accusation, she glared at Jack.
"You went out for champagne and never came back. You left me. You left our daughter to grow up without a father. Why didn't you come back?" The anguish she felt was unbearable for both of them, but time was short. He had to leave at 7:15.
"Sara, I promise our daughter won't grow up without a father. I know I didn't come back that night, but please believe I wanted to. I couldn't come back, but know that one night, I will. Whatever this is, my love for you and our daughter is real. The love your feeling right now is real. You can feel it, can't you?"
A serenity flowed into Sara. It was a wondrous feeling, pure, transcendent love. "I can ... I do feel it!" she said, ecstatic through her happy tears. Blissfully, she matched gazes with Jack as he stood, as real as he had ever been. Whatever this was, she could now accept it. Checking the clock, she saw it was 7:15.
"I know you have to leave. It's OK. I'll always wait for you to come back. Does my dream end when you leave?" He smiled. "Yes, but you'll have this dream again."
"Somehow, I know that," she said, with the smile that put a never-ending light in his heart.
"I love you, Sara," he said.
Reaching the door, he knew what she'd say and he wanted to hear it. "I love you, too, forever and ever," adding with a treasured giggle. "There better not be any practice kissing without me." Each laughing lightly, they shared a final look, then he was through the door.
Closing the door behind him, Sara's dream ended. It was 7:15 and it needed to end. It wasn't simply a matter of being Sara's dream – in its unexplainable way, it was a part of Jack's reality.
With the door closed, Sara was gone until Jack was allowed to open the door again in a year.
Jack was the one who was real, despite his reality disregarding the laws of physics one day a year, this day, every year.
With each step down the hallway, Jack's reality slowly fell back into place. The man emerging from the building wasn't the 28-year-old who entered a little more than an hour ago, but a 57-year-old man. Lingering on the last step, he checked his watch and saw the minute hand slipping to 7:19. He took the final step to the sidewalk.
The building disappeared. In its place was the playground that was usually there, outside of one day a year for an hour and 20 minutes. Jack walked along the playground fence for the final part of his yearly ritual to the plaque that explained the playground was dedicated to the 26 people who died in an explosion and fire that consumed the building 29 years ago to the day. Sara was one of the 26.
On the first anniversary of the tragedy, their third wedding anniversary, Jack came by and found the building there. Entering the building and then their old apartment, Sara was waiting for him, as she was the year before. Jack tried to take her from the apartment, but Sara and the building disappeared when she entered the hallway. Jack found himself lying in what was then an empty lot.
Returning the next year, he stayed right until 7:20, the time of the explosion. The horror of the event and then again lying in the middle of the field taught him the rules. The next year, he realized the conversation could be different each time if he never spoke of anything beyond that night. It made each year new. The constant was that around 7:10 p.m., Sara sensed it was a dream she was having. It made the last five minutes acceptably difficult. For now, it would be another year before they'd be together again. As he got in his car, his phone rang. It was his daughter. He was always grateful Mandy was with her grandparents that night. Jack kept the promise he made to Sara every year that Mandy would not grow up without a father, thanking God he never needed to tell her that Mandy grew up without a mother.
"Hi honey," he said brightly. "Hey Dad," she cheerfully answered, sounding more like her mother every day. Softly, Jack asked, "What's up?"
Her reply was happily unexpected. "I'm in serious need of some quality father-daughter time tonight. I kicked Brandon out of the house for a couple hours and thought I'd make you dinner."
His pause implied she'd been found out. She didn't want him alone tonight, but couldn't say that. When he finally replied, "What time?," she let her breath escape. "About 8:30. I just started cooking."
"8:30 is perfect. How about I bring some champagne?," he said. "I bet we can find a few things to toast to."
"That, young man, is an excellent idea. I haven't had champagne since my wedding. Do you believe it's been three months already?"
Her wedding had been an astonishingly wonderful day. "Time flies, Sweetie. Time flies."
Hearing the sadness in his voice, she'd have none of it.
"We got our pictures back from the wedding and honeymoon. Be ready to laugh. And if I haven't said it a thousand times, thank you so much for the trip to Venice. We'll never forget it."
"It's what your mom would have wanted, Mandy. See you soon."
Mandy cherished hearing the love in his voice every time he mentioned Mom, and said, "Say, Dad, I know today is 'A Tale of Two Cities' sort of day for you, you know, best of times, worst of times. I wasn't sure if you'd get a chance to see Mom today."
Jack loved how Mandy spoke in book titles and quotations, just like her mother. He also loved the truth ?of his replay."I did get a chance, Sweetie. I did see your mom today."


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Firm will combine Hyaluronan-degrading agent with marketed HAE drug.[Sebastian Kaulitzki - Fotolia.com]
Halozyme Therapeutics will receive $9 million up front from ViroPharma as part of an exclusive worldwide licensing deal giving the latter rights to use Halozyme's recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) in the development of a subcutaneous formulation of its marketed hereditary angioedema (HAE) drug Cinryze. The license gives ViroPharma exclusive use of the rHupH20 platform for C1 esterase inhibition and for the hereditary angioedema indication, along with three additional orphan indications.
The firms say clinical trials of a subcutaneous formulation of Cinryze for preventing attacks of HAE are projected to start by the end of 2011. Halozyme could receive up to another $74 million in clinical and regulatory milestones, plus a 10% royalty on future sales of Cinryze combined with rHuPH20.
Cinryze is a plasma-derived C1 esterase inhibitor. The intravenously administered formulation is FDA-approved for the routine prophylaxis of attacks in adolescent and adult patients with hereditary angioedema. ViroPharma reported that net sales of the drug reached $57 million in the first quarter of 2011, up 62% on the equivalent period in 2010. The firm projects net sales of the drug in 2011 will reach $245–$260 million.
"Halozyme's rHuPH20 enzyme may facilitate the subcutaneous administration and absorption of a broad range of pharmaceuticals and biologics, including plasma-derived proteins such as Cinryze," remarks Gregory I. Frost, Ph.D., Halozyme's president and CEO.
rHuPH20 is a human synthetic version of hyaluronidase designed to temporarily degrade the matrix filler hyaluronan and facilitate the penetration and diffusion of drugs or other fluids injected under the skin. The technology forms the basis of Halozyme's FDA-approved Hylenex® platform for generic small molecules and fluids, and for Enhanze technology for proprietary small and large molecules.
The firm is exploiting its technologies both for the development of an in-house pipeline of PH20-formulated drugs and also through partnerships with the industry. Halozyme's most advanced in-house clinical program is applying the PH20 technology to currently marketed mealtime insulin products. Just last month the firm announced positive results from a study in type 1 diabetes patients evaluating Aspart-PH20, a formulation of rHuPH20 with NovoLog®, delivered using a subcutaneous pump.
Halozyme is separately developing PEGylated-rHuPH20, or PEGPH20, as a new molecular entity for the systemic treatment of tumors rich in hyaluronan; dose-ranging Phase I evaluation is ongoing. The firm's preclinical Chemophase bladder cancer program, currently on hold due to financial restraints, aims to combine PH20 with mitomycin C for direct administration into the bladder after the transurethral resection of bladder tumors. A separate preclinical program is evaluating two collagen-degrading recombinant enzymes, HTI-501 and MMP1ts, for potential utility in both medical and aesthetic dermatology applications.
Halozyme's partnered programs, with Roche and Baxter, include clinical-stage products in the oncology, anti-inflammatory, and immunology fields.
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First off, it's not the man, San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi, who's been named in several press reports.
"Craig's not the dad!" the 6-months-pregnant star told the U.K.'s Independent Thursday. "He's my great friend and he's been so cool about it."
So who is it? The British-born Riches star – who is in the U.K. promoting her second album, Seastories – will only say that he's English and "sort of in the same business." (She also revealed that they have no plans to marry in the "near future.")
The former Good Will Hunting Star (who previously credited the Easter Bunny for her ever-growing bump) also said she's decided to keep the mystery going as long as possible.
"I want to shield the baby's dad as much as I can because it wasn't his choice to get roped into all this stuff," she told the paper – adding that her first pregnancy was "unplanned" but "very happily received."
"It'll come out in time," said Driver, who has a craving for a cheese sandwich every day at precisely 11:30 a.m. "There'll be some other bump people will be interested in and I'll have this baby and get on with my life."
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There's a strong desire among many Americans today to address a growing problem of income inequality. That desire helped President Obama raise taxes on upper-income Americans a few months ago....
There can be no dialogue when one participant spouts rude insults and arguments based on conjecture and divisive ideology. This is not a debate, I present a reasonable thought and you insult me. You even start each statement with an insult by changing the screenname of the person you're responding to. You have the temperament of an elementary school child. This is why no progress can be made with you.
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LOL...I'm from D.C. I consider myself "urban". Our debate has officially stalled. This is a waste of time now.
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Your attempt at presenting stats are baseless without including possible variables. You failed to carry the weight of the statement "Some minority groups" in your argument. But as the discussion is obviously pointless I will concede to your bigoted view. As there is no progress being made here. Again, the article is not about race. I must add that it is because of people like you that the GOP suffers. We true conservatives fail in the polls because of the bigoted stereotypes we must constantly battle. You cut down races that are struggling in certain areas, when truthfully their development was actually hindered by people like you. Then you wonder why they don't support us in the polls...smh.
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Hypocrisy? You make an argument about institutions not admitting people based on performance but race when the entire article is about people not being admitted based on performance but class. Then you acuse me of hypocrisy because I support giving opportunities to people who are not given the benefit of the doubt like the rest of us. You are the one displaying hypocrisy. You either are either full of hate and resentment or simply ignorant of the facts. I believe it's the former. You constantly jump topics to support your arguments. I'm a Euro American that grew up in a lower-class home and made it to the upper-class through hardwork. I can tell you from corporate world experience that some minority groups would not have been given the same opportunities that I was. I'm privy to the water cooler talk, as I'm sure you are. So please don't play dumb.
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Your obvious issue with minority scholarships has caused you to completely miss the issue. This article is about elites protecting elites. If you believe that term has a "hidden" meaning, that's YOUR problem. Most educated people know they exist and that they simply don't have it as hard as the rest of us. I have know problem with minority scholarships because people LIKE YOU judge them based on their appearance and don't want to give them a chance to succeed. That is why those scholarships exists. To simply give them a chance. There are many productive adults in this world who wouldn't have had the opportunity to get an education and progress without support from those programs. Try and smile a little, it won't hurt....I promise.
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I think the Kennedy argument fails. Most of the Kennedys have earned a good living. They were all on easy street and only they can derail themselves...some have. Your argument on "C" students is missing the point. A lot of these people getting in are "C" students. One of the guys I graduated high school was rarely in attendance. He was always overseas skiing or playing tennis. Yet he got into an Ivy League school. He didn't get admitted based on merit, he got there because his father was a politician. Let's not make this a race issue because it's not. It's about the elite class that exists in our society. They have access to American dream via an express lane. When you go to those schools and join the frats and societies, you make relationships that ensure that you will always have a golden opportunity. It's simply the truth. They look out for each other, and any euro american student from a lower class family in WV would get shunned by them as quickly as an africa
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I know what Major is getting at, but I don't really think that's the foundation of this article. I know of and work with people who didn't even attempt to get good grades in high school, and some didn't want to attend college, but they were admitted to elite schools because their alumni parents pulled the strings. My buddy, who is a "rich" lobbyist, was pulled into Yale and pushed through without putting forth any really effort to learn anything. His father is a congressman that attended there and made sure that his son did as well. The path to success is laid out for these people. They don't have to work for it. Not like the rest of us. They are part of the elite element of our society. The equivalent of royal family.
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"I would call it racist."
Didn't see race mentioned once in this report. You're the only one talking about race or ethnicity.
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Black skimmers glide along, inches above the surf, their bright orange bills slicing the water for fish. The birds are one of those elegant Lowcountry exotics, the sort of creature that makes people watch and say "Wow."
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The Series: This is part of an occasional series looking at how the coast and ocean are changing and what it means for a region where people have made a life and a living for generations in tune with the sea.
And they are a state species of concern; wildlife biologists are keeping close watch on the population, which might be in trouble.
Nesting by the numbers
Deveaux Bank
3,200 — Brown pelican nests (approximate)
798 — Royal tern
276 — Black skimmer
58 — Gull-billed tern
20 — Sandwich tern
Other black skimmer nests*
246 — Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (various islands, only some islands counted)
58 — Castle Pinckney
50 — Bird Key Stono
36 — Tompkins Island
8 — Crab Bank
*As of May 29. Nesting is still under way.
Source: S.C. Department of Natural Resources
So what's happening at remote Deveaux Bank might just be one of those watershed moments in coastal conservation.
Tips for visiting a rookery island
Dogs are not allowed on the island.
Avoid leaving food scraps behind; this encourages gulls and crows to scavenge. These birds also are predators of seabird eggs and chicks.
Don't let children run and flush birds, even when they are resting in the intertidal zone. They need to conserve their energy for nesting and raising young.
Avoid walking next to the sign line near the black skimmers; if they feel threatened, the entire colony will fly off and may take time to come back, leaving eggs and chicks vulnerable to the heat. If you see birds flying off when you get close, back away.
Give space to nesting pelicans, terns and chicks in the intertidal zone.
Source: S.C. Department of Natural Resources
Nearly 300 black skimmer nests have been laid this year on the rookery sandbar between Seabrook and Edisto islands. That's twice as many as were laid at Bird Key Stono, Crab Bank and Castle Pinckney combined, the other three mid-state rookeries managed by S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
Last year on Deveaux, no chicks survived. In 2011, no chicks survived. This year, the young birds' survival could be up to an irregular flotilla of kayak and small boat "bird sitters." And ultimately, to us.
Up against it
Skimmers are skittish. When they're approached, "their immediate response is to flush," en masse, said Janet Thibault, DNR wildlife biologist. Once the flock is flushed from the nests, the wary birds take a long time to come back. The eggs get overheated or preyed on. For the past two years, that has killed the chicks, along with flood tides overwashing the nests. The birds tend to nest on the low stretches of islands only inches above the high tide line.
This year, after the two years of losses, the flock moved to higher ground — unfortunately right up against the rookery ground boundary signs warning beachcombers to go no farther.
"The skimmers are literally right there. (People) go to look at all the birds and the birds take off. It's very dramatic," said conservationist Dana Beach, who regularly kayaks out to Deveaux Bank. "But they don't realize these birds are not like pelicans."
The worst part is, the people causing the problem aren't the partying boaters that led to Crab Bank being completely closed off in Charleston Harbor. Out in the far tidal wash of the North Edisto River, Deveaux Bank attracts wildlife watchers, photographers and serious anglers.
They respect where they are. They just get too close.
Rookery islands are tiny, uninhabited swaths of sand and reeds where seabirds tend nests in huge flocks of mixed species. A handful of them are found along the South Carolina coast; some are under state management, some federal.
They are vital links for troubled, threatened and endangered species. They provide at least some refuge from predators and human intrusion. Each one is important because individual islands tend to wash out and later reform, and because a tropical storm or hurricane can wreak havoc along any one stretch of the coast.
But as more people arrive to boat and beach, they crowd the rookeries more and more. Crab Bank, Bird Key Stono and Deveaux Bank were made off-limits above the tide line to boaters in 2006, after wildlife officers found an alarming drop in nest numbers and a profusion of foot and (dog) paw prints. Crab Bank, at the mouth of busy Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, was later made a heritage preserve, completely off-limits.
Deveaux, though, "has eroded quite a lot. It's pushed the birds and people closer together," said Christy Hand, DNR wildlife biologist.
"I think most people who get too close to the birds don't realize the damage they are doing," said Norman Brunswig of South Carolina Audubon.
That's why the bird sitters are needed.
With a grant from the National Audubon Society, the chapter here has launched a shorebird warden program — two staffers who go beach to beach and island and island to educate people. But two just won't cut it on a busy summer boating weekend. Part of the staffers' job is to recruit local residents to take on the effort.
The effort is reminiscent of the early days of the state's sea turtle watch groups, when a few beach residents took an interest in the work of DNR biologists and volunteered to help. Now, the watch groups have become an army. As state and federal agencies struggle with budget cuts at a critical point in development on the coast, the army has taken on the lion's share of the day-to-day work guarding and nursing the nests.
More and more, the efforts of regular people like that will be needed to make a difference, conservationists agree. One by one, the groups are starting to emerge — a new age version of teaching the environmental ethic that used to be passed generation to generation through family mores.
Soft spot
A bird warden group is now forming on Edisto Island. Katie Zimmerman of the Coastal Conservation League is recruiting another for Deveaux Bank. Beach is her boss, the league's founder. His love for the environs and wildlife is well known. Not so well known is his soft spot for skimmers. He plans to be among the first paddlers to bird sit Deveaux Bank.
Skimmers are majestic, Thibault will tell you … the way they slip along the surface, the open bill knifing the water to catch tiny fish on the fly. "It's unique. It's really striking."
Without wonders like that, the coast wouldn't be the same.
On Deveaux Bank right now "skimmers are doing great and we want to make sure the nesting is successful," Thibault said. "Please, give them space."
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I do want to commend the IMF for going to the trouble of producing these videos and making them available to the many interested people who were not able to be in Boca Raton.
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SALEM -Salem coach Rich Hart wasn't happy with his team's execution down the stretch. Costly mistakes on three of the Quakers' finals possessions allowed Alliance to escape with a 73-71 victory on Friday at John A. Cabas Gymasium.
With the game tied, 71-71, the Aviators' J.J. Kukura connected on a floater from the baseline with 2.4 seconds remaining to give Alliance the lead. After a Salem timeout, a desperation three-pointer from near midcourt by Ryan Bush came up empty as time expired.
"We let this one get away from us," Hart said. "We had three errors in the final minutes. We didn't get the ball inside, we had a turnover and then a bad shot. Those things just can't happen if you want to beat good teams."
In a game that saw the lead change several times, the Quakers built their largest advantage early in the fourth quarter. Salem's Max Wolfgang converted a three-point play to give his team a 9-point lead before Alliance went on a 7-0 run.
The Quakers pushed their lead back to six points before the Aviators tightened the gap with back-to-back baskets with under two minutes to play. Kukura scored the finanl two baskets for Alliance securing the win.
"They're a tough team to handle," Alliance coach Larry Kukura said. "They're a good offensive team and with those two big guys, it's nearly impossible for us to stop with our lack of size."
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ALLIANCE SCORING: Dale Dickson 1-0-2, Parrish Martin 5-2-13, Kordelle Phillips 4-2-13, Malcom Sampson 3-0-6, Zaviah Thomas 2-0-4, J.J. Kukura 10 3-23, Marcus Williams 3-0-6, Marquez Williams 3-0-6. TOTALS: 31 7-9: 73.
SALEM SCORING: Ryan Bush 8-4-21, Austin Frank 1-2-4, Zack Wukotich 1-4-6, Brendan Webb 1-3-5, Zach Economus 1-0-3, Max Wolfgang 8-3-19, Anthony Shivers 4-5-13. TOTALS: 24, 21-32: 71.
Three-pointers: Alliance 4 (Phillips 3, Martin), Salem 2 (Bush, Economus).
Wolfgang and Anthony Shivers caused problems for the interior of the Alliance defense throughout the game. Wolfgang finished with 19 points, while Shivers chipped in 13 points.
However, Kurkura - who finished with a game-high 23 points - came through in the clutch to give Alliance a bit of redemption from a 65-51 loss at the hands of Salem earlier this season.
The Aviators also got help from Parrish Martin and Kordelle Phillips who each netted 13 points in the win. Phillips connected on three from behind the arc including one after the Quakers' built their largest lead in the final frame.
"(Wolfgang) had a great game and I thought (Shivers) played well too," Hart said. "We got contributions off the bench also, but it was those three possessions at the end that cost us."
At halftime, the Aviators held a 34-30 advantage. However, the lead changed four times in the third quarter as Salem turned to their post players to regain the lead.
"We battled throughout and I was happy with a four-point lead at the half," Kukura said. "We came out and made some mistakes and threw away some possessions in the second half. That allowed them to get back in the game."
With the win, Alliance improves to 12-6 overall and 9-3 in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. Salem falls to 13-6 overall and 8-5 in league play.
"This was our last chance to really move up in the NBC," Hart said.
The Quakers have three games remaining in the regular season. Salem will host Campbell Memorial on Tuesday before playing their last league game next Friday at Louisville. The Quakers wrap up their regular season slate on Feb. 20 against United. Alliance will host Minerva today.
"We've got to work on eliminating those crucial mistakes," Hart said. "If we want to go far in the tournament, we can't have those errors. It's the difference in winning and losing games. If this would've been a tournament game, we'd be going home."
In junior varsity action, Alliance came out on top, 56-47. Jairon Brackett led Alliance with 19 points, while Ryan Hoover paced Salem with 18 points.
A problem with Alliance buses caused the games to be pushed back. The junior varsity contest began around 6:45 p.m., while the varsity game tipped off at 7:55 p.m.
Salem's Ryan Bush finished with 21 points to lead the Quakers. Bush, who became the school's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday, now has 1,190 career points.
Salem coach Rich Hart spoke to the crowd prior to the varsity contest. The game was played as a benefit for the American Heart Association. Hart, who suffered a heart attack in early December, urged the crowd to be proactive with their health. "This cause hits home with me," he said. "You've got to get your check-ups, especially if you feel any symptoms. There's no reason to try and be a hero."


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So what's the Best/Worst anime based games you've played …
Or what games would you like seen turn into anime and vice versa.
i thought street fighter and dragonball games are good. only budakai 1-3 tho. any thing else is just weak
i liked to use guile when i played street fighter back in the day
the original legacy of goku game is fairly easy to beat, but still fun; more for a hardcore fan. legacy of goku 2 is more rpg oriented and is extremely fun. i also own supersonic warriors 1&2, i think i prefer the story mode in ssw1 but i like the expanded cast of characters in ssw2. the yu yu hakusho game for gameboy advance only goes to the first fight with the toguro brothers. bleach blade of fate and bleach the shattered blade are great fighting games. i prefer the original 151 pokemon games (red, blue, yellow), i think the level of difficulty in trainer battles in gold and silver was really easy except when you had to take on ash/red with his level 80 pokemon.
3 games i wouldn't mind trying are gungrave (which has character designs and story by yasuhiro nightow the mangaka of trigun), chrono trigger (has character designs by akira toriyama the mangaka of dragon ball and dbz), and vampire hunter d.
all are great
i'd like to see Ohshc as a game, and fruits basket, loveless, tokko, descendants of darkness, requiem from the darkness, etc. =)
~(~ shoot to kill Shinso ~)~
Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards I had no idea hummmmm..... i have a lot of question about that show.<~I don't ever want to just exist. I want to Live. I'm starving for more~>
if its release dates then forget it I been having a rough time just trying to find it ~(~ The True God of Death Alucard 11,000 points ~)~
GOtta have em
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With the family's four kids and two dogs, the living room needs to stand up to whatever the troops dish out. Courtney's solution: white canvas slipcovers for the furnishings she already had, including a leather-and-wood hand-me-down sofa from her brother. Besides being easy to clean, they lend an easy-breezy feel to the once-mismatched seating and create a neutral back-drop for pops of color.
Left: The living room slipcovers and pillows are by Court Designs. The sisal rug is from Pottery Barn.
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