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"They always say timing is everything in this business," laughs Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.
That tried and true adage proved true on two levels for the Anthrax axeman and his band mates. He goes on, "The fact that 'The Big Four' became a reality at the same time that we were talking to Joey [Belladonna, vocals] about being back in the band all made perfect sense. Things are only getting better."
Locked and loaded with all kinds of classic tunes, Anthrax are primed to set Indio, CA off when they roll through as part of "The Big Four" with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth next Saturday April 23. The New York thrash titans remain one of metal's most fierce and fiery outfits. Ian's legendary riffing propelled them to the top of the genre and carved out their place there forever.
Working on a new album with Belladonna and preparing for "The Big Four", Scott Ian spoke to ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor author Rick Florino in this exclusive interview about "The Big Four", new Anthrax, and so much more.
So is "The Big Four" the heavy metal event of the year?
Yeah, I would agree with that for sure [Laughs].
What is the significance of "The Big Four" to you personally?
For me, it's the culmination of many years of work. It feels really great to know that people all over this planet still care so much about what these four bands do after all these years. In all modesty, the four of us are at the top of our game. We're better than we've ever been as bands. Many great heavy metal bands have come along over the years. It seems like every generation gets its own crop of bands. Since Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax started thrash metal back in the '80s, nothing really ever came along to—for lack of a better word—usurp what we did. Other than maybe the grunge movement and some of the nu metal in the '90s, I still think there's never been anything that's better as far as the music we make goes. Sure there are a ton of great bands out there that you could put under the same umbrella as us, but there will never be Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax again in the scene we started and created. With grunge, you could obviously look at Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and Pearl Jam. They were four giant bands, and they're all great in their own way. What we did was really special back then and it stands up and holds true today. There's a whole new generation of kids who are coming with their older brothers, their dads, or by themselves. Whatever it is we did really connects with people in a big way.
Does playing with the other bands on the bill bring back a lot of memories for you?
Not necessarily, all of us are very much of the same mindset. This isn't about looking back. "The Big Four" is about moving forward. All of our bands individually have only done everything to move forward in our careers. Sure, it's fun to get together and talk about the old days and laugh about stuff, but it's more about doing this now and what it means for the future. That's the way I look at it.
This is the first show in America too. Does that heighten anticipation since you're all from the U.S.?
In a way, this definitely has the vibe of being even more special than the first show we did in Poland. That was obviously the first gig we were doing as "The Big Four," so there was a crazy energy ramping up into that show. With the Indio date, it's definitely even more so. Even though we played seven shows last year, this is the first show in America. The fact that we're doing it in Southern California makes sense because, outside of Anthrax, the other three bands got their start in Southern California. I couldn't be more excited about getting to do this at home. It's an incredible feeling.
Indio has never had a big metal show. Coachella usually has one token hard rock act, but that venue has never seen anything like this.
[Laughs] It's funny when I speak to people I'll ask, "Hey, are you coming out to the show in Coachella?" They'll respond, "Oh, you're playing Coachella?" I have to explain that we're not playing Coachella; we're playing at the same site. Then I started thinking. Imagine if this "Big Four" show was one of the nights of the actual Coachella Festival. It would be really interesting to have 50,000 of the people coming to see "The Big Four" show up at the Coachella site when that festival was going on. I think a lot of people would be really bummed, and there'd be a lot of crying [Laughs].
It would be quite the cultural clash.
Yeah! I've heard about the Coachella Festival. I've never personally gone out to it myself. I think it's pretty cool that they have that festival. A week later is "The Big Four." Then a week after is a massive country thing that they do every year. It's cool that this site is turning into something with a European vibe. We go out and do these festivals in Europe every year and we say, "How come we don't have anything like this at home?" It feels good to see that in America.
Where are you at on the new Anthrax album?
The record is almost done. Joey's been singing. He's got about seven or eight songs pretty much finished at this point. We've got some other tracking to do—some guitars and lead breaks. Overall, I would think the record will be finished and mixed before the summer and we're looking at a fall release.
—Rick Florino
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China Angrily Denounces Games "Bible Ban" Report
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Having managed to survive 2009 (or so we hope- there are still a few hours left to go) we thought we might invite you to join us (virtually) for Studio Zero's annual end-of-year blow-out this evening. (Actually, Studio Zero was called something else before Zero Hedge came around, but that's not important right now). We generally get started around 9 eastern and pound out the tunes until well after 5 eastern but who knows?
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Will we stand up in 2010, or keep bending over?
It was only fitting that a year marked by irrational and erratic trading, saw a substantial volume selloff in the last 15 minutes of trading after there was absolutely no volume done all day. What sparked it? Only a few momentum chasing quants know, even as the bid seemed dangerously close to getting unglued. Suddenly all the big-cap liquidity provisioning seemed just a tad tenuous. Another way of looking at it: a cheap appetizer of things to come. Is the January 4 rush for the exits entre next?
One of the great paradoxes of life is that the smarter one is, the better one realizes just how little one knows. The same thing is true with forecasts: one can hypothesize and conjecture, but if one is unlucky, one is screwed: no matter how thought out, error-proof or logical the narrative - it is the unpredictable events that ultimately shape events, not the "priced in" obvious factors. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies in a perverse fashion not only to the wave-particle duality in the quantum realm, but to the very underpinning of economics: by predicting the future we implicitly change it. The futility of forecasts is well known to all those, who with the exception of a several few, whose very existence is an economy of scale "strange attractor" (think Warren Buffett and Goldman Sachs), have tried to repeat a winning performance, be it based on fundamentals, technicals, or kangaroo entrails. It is also sufficiently useless to the point where we will spare you a Zero Hedge set of observations of what to expect: if you have been reading this blog, you know what we believe is relevant as we enter 2010. How it will all pan out, however, is a totally different story. It is therefore not too ironic, and somewhat fitting, that Goldman Sachs' chief economists do not leave 2009 with a dogmatic set of forecasts, which, just like every other year would have the success rate of a coin toss, but with 10 key questions addressed exactly one year into the future. Here are Goldman's 10 Questions for December 31, 2010.
As you may or may not know, Zero Hedge is in the process of developing a number of premium offerings for 2010. One of these is "Cf., The Journal of Irreverent Attacks on Conventional Wisdom, Entrenched Dogma and Sacred Cows." For your reading pleasure, and to act as a preview of premium things to come, we attach Volume I, Issue I entitled "The Dionysian Rites of Henry Kissinger's CIA and the Iranian Revolution of 2010."
With every deep-thinking pundit looking out at 2010 and predicting this and that, the irony is that virtually all investment decisions will be derivatives of one simple outcome: do we have inflation or deflation. Numerous opinions have been set forth recently, each of which presenting more convincing and detailed theses on why [stag/hyper] [deflation/inflation] will be the dominant theme in the year to come, accompanied by pretty charts and convoluted diagrams. And while one can write books on all the political, economic and financial aspects that will determine either outcome, we have decided to avoid that, and instead would like to remind readers of a little noticed paper by Brait Capital Management, published in August of 2009, which conceptualizes all the key themes in the inflation vs deflation debate.
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The courses were created by the Foreign Service Institute and were intended for diplomats. The courses are old, but well structured. Courses in some languages are available on this site. There is not problem in downloading because the contents are in the public domain.
How the FSI courses work?
In the first part is presented a dialogue that must be memorized. The dialogues usually contain vocabulary that will be used in the chapter and grammatical points.
The second part is the course longest and contains many exercises with repetition.
The third part of the chapter has some tests, usually a translation of written phrases.
Introduction to French Phonology
It was the first Foreign Service Institute that I used. As the name says, it focus is the French phonology. As the sounds of the French are a bit more complicated than the sounds of Portuguese and Spanish, is worth doing the course to recognize and reproduce sounds that sound alike or equal to foreigners but are quite distinct for a Frenchspeaker.
As already said the first part of the course consists of a dialogue. Shortly thereafter, the pronunciation examples are given. The questions are quite varied and address all aspects of phonology, as syllabification of words, rhythm, intonation and pronunciation. One of the most interesting parts is the audios that compared the correct and incorrect pronunciations.
In the second part there are various exercises, in most of them you have to hear a word or phrase, repeat them and answer some questions. The explanations are few and brief. In this part there are also plenty of reading exercises.
The third part is the test. In them, you have to identify rhythm of the words/phrases or check if the pronunciation is correct or wrong. And write the sentences heard in the audio.
Some examples of exercises:
Part 1
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Part 3
To check the answers just look at the teacher's book, also available online.
French Basic Course (Revised)
This course is divided into two volumes and has 24 chapters. As stated here, the U.S. State Department has its own kind of categorization to classify proficiency in foreign languages. I prefer to use the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, from the European Council. If the student manage to finish the course, respecting the indications, will surely be at B2 level. Yes, I did said, if… The course is quite dense, repetitive, that is to say, is boring to do. Originally planned to diplomats, it has no visual appeal and isn't focus just on conversation, as much of the new courses. The book was planned to be used in class and in the laboratory, and diplomats studied for about 6 hours a day. A very intensive language learning program.
Ideally, one should move on with the course with 100% accuracy in the exercises, but this is difficult, I kept going when I nailed about 70% or 80%. Every six chapters, one is revision. After the 6th chapter the grammar themes are much more difficult. I had great difficulty in chapters 8 and 9 and after endless repetitions ended up just moving on. In the second volume, explanations decrease, as also the repetition of new words. At this point, exercises become a bit more difficult. The difficulty also depends on the topic, some are easier.
I completed the course, but not with 100% accuracy. I intend to redo the course, as soon as possible.
Course Structure and types of exercises
Dialogue: Starts the chapter with basic vocabulary and grammar points that'll be used. Students should memorize the dialogue before moving on.
Useful Words: new words are introduced, usually related to the topic of the dialogue.
Vocabulary Awareness: this part is usually not recorded; it is almost a continuation of part of "Useful words". Displays the words the way they are used and with some additions with pronouns, conjunctions, adverbs, etc.
Drills: as I said before, represent the largest part of the course, the exercises work several aspects, but the focus is vocabulary retention and grammar. The types are:
Lexical Drills: As the name implies, these are exercises to retain the learned vocabulary and improve fluency.
Learning Drills introduce grammatical points.
Practice Drills are a bit more difficult, they deepen a little more grammatical points.
Question/Answer Drills: In this part questions are asked, almost all related to the dialogue at the beginning of the chapter and the student must reply.
Review Drills: as the name says are exercises that summarize the contents of the chapter.
Situations are small dialogs which are based on the vocabulary and grammar learned. Help to verify the understanding of the lessons.
Narrations: they are not present in all chapters, becoming common only in the last chapters. The narrations are in third person; and the texts are about someone daily life or cultural facts of France.
Writing Drills: as stated before, are basically translation exercises from French to English as the opposite.
General Conclusions
As stated before the course is quite dense and difficult to finish. At first, the lessons were torturous, as time goes by, I got used to the style of study. As the course is free, does not cost anything to give a chance to the method, to see if you get accustomed to the style. If you do not like or hate the course (high probability of occurring) leave the course and do another that motivates you and that you enjoy, after all learning don't need to be torturous.
Though the course is available for free, the material has a high quality. The drills are well structured and doing the course properly, fluency will not be difficult to achieve. The grammatical explanations are a bit superficial for a course with such a structure, but this is not a problem, since the application drills are most important and the course is full of them.
The course was designed in the 60's and aim diplomats, and this brings some negative aspects. The vocabulary is a bit old, sometimes slightly old-fashioned for nowadays. There are dialogues that are only applicable in consular situations, but it is reduced part of the course. The audio quality is diverse, some are good, some very bad. And the pronoun "tu" that is informal in French is virtually ignored in the course.
I recommend the course to anyone who wants to learn French at any cost or has no money to buy another quality course. The method is also a great complement to Assimil: New French with Ease.


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- What do you consider an afflicting thought? Is it simply a thought that is painful?
- Are there thoughts or feelings that you try to avoid?
- In your daily life, observe and consider the categories of thought that Patañjali describes. When do you function from real perception or correct knowledge? Illusion? Imagination? Projection?
- What states of mind take you away from direct perception? Observe instances of denial, disassociation, or distraction.
- How are habits of the mind related to habits of the body?
- Consider the practice of yoga as defined as moving the mind toward nirodha (stillness of the fluctuation of the mind). Are you better able to experience this alone or in a group? With your eyes open or closed? In an activity or in stillness?
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Last March, the commission, the European Union regulator, accused Microsoft of using its more than 95 percent share of the market for personal computer-operating systems to dominate related markets. It ordered the company to license some information, sell a version of Windows without a media player and pay a fine of $660 million. The company is appealing the decision.
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The Blockbuster hostile offer is for $14.50 a share in cash and stock, or about $985 million.
Meanwhile, Malugen, who is also chairman and president, said during a conference call yesterday that the FTC is primed to file an injunction against Blockbuster's offer because of antitrust concerns.
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RadioShack, the consumer-electronics retailer, lowered its earnings outlook yesterday because of a slowdown in wireless sales and a weaker-than-expected performance in its battery business.
Its shares skidded $3.11, or 11.2 percent, to close at $24.60.
RadioShack lowered its first-quarter earnings forecast to between 30 and 34 cents per share from a previous forecast of 39 to 41 cents. The company also said it will probably fail to achieve its full-year forecast for earnings of $2.34 to $2.40 per share.
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The Federal Reserve has barred Citigroup, the largest U.S. financial institution, from making major new acquisitions until it corrects regulatory problems that have gotten it into trouble with authorities in several countries.
Also, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the sale of company stock by a former senior executive of Citigroup, Victor Menezes, a few weeks before the company reported a substantial charge against its books in 2002. Menezes' lawyer said the sale was proper and not based on any advance knowledge.
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Saturday 19th December 2009Marian and I met our Paul Lawrie Foundation under 10's team at Pittodrie today for lunch and then to watch the game. Yet again the referee was shocking, no wonder their getting a hard time at the moment. The weather was also poor with a fair bit of snow and it was so so cold. Alan Reid and Paul Mitchell, our 10's coaches presented Marian and I with gifts from the parents and the boys which was very nice of them indeed.
Thursday 17th December 2009I drove down to Glasgow on Tuesday evening to stay at the Hilton, as I was seeing Bob Torrance early on Wednesday morning but Bob slept in which he tells me is the first time in 30 years. We worked on my backswing as it was getting a bit too outside going back but overall he was happy with the work I had done. In the afternoon I was back at the Hilton for the Scottish PGA lunch where I received an award for services to junior golf. It was really good with over 600 in attendance and it was great to catch up with some guys I hadn't seen for a long time. It was very nice to receive the award which means a lot to me. As I said in my speech I have a few dedicated people behind the scenes who make my Foundation work. I think we are starting to make a difference........long may it continue.
Saturday 12th December 2009
I hit balls this morning working on my foot work, trying to lift my left heel slightly on the backswing (this helps to get my left knee working better) then rolling my right foot instead of it lifting on the downswing. I have managed to hit balls pretty much every day this week. I have also been busy hitting loads of putts, working on keeping my head still, by watching a spot on the ground just above the ball. It has been going really well. Marian, Michael and I were at Pittodrie today to watch a dire game in very cold conditions. We're all watching the X Factor now....come on Olly!!!
Monday 7th December 2009I was down in Glasgow on Thursday evening for the Sunday Mail Scottish Sports Awards where I presented David Law with 'Amateur Performance of the Year'. It was richly deserved as David has had a great year. I then met Marian at Gleneagles where we spent Friday night before travelling down to Troon for Alistair Forsyth's wedding at Loch Green House Hotel. It was a fantastic day which we both really enjoyed. We drove back home on Sunday morning.
Tuesday 1st December 2009I had a meeting with Ronnie Muir this morning re the Blairs College project. It was great to hear how much work is being done behind the scenes. I met Marian for lunch in town then headed home to hit balls and work on my putting for a while.


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A few weeks ago, a reporter for the New York Times has penned an article that puts the future of the Iowa Caucuses in doubt because Republican caucus goers in Iowa are inhospitable to more moderate presidential candidates.
Articles like these are nothing new. It seems like every couple of months, some news entity from one of the coasts feels that it's necessary to bash Iowa's First-in-the-Nation status. It is also not a surprise that the premise of the latest article relies heavily on the opinions of Mike Murphy, a prominent national political consultant who advised John McCain during his 2000 presidential campaign, and David Kochel, the Iowan who has steered Mitt Romney two consecutive unsuccessful presidential caucus campaigns in the state.
The article states, "Establishment Republicans fear that conservatives have become such a dominant force in the nominating process here that they may drive mainstream presidential candidates away." This is hardly a new idea from the national media and critics of the caucuses, but unfortunately, far too many believe in this myth.
The article goes on to state the same tired and predictable outcome if things remain the same in Iowa. "That would relegate the caucuses to little more than a test of the party's right-wing sentiment, and would do little to identify and propel the eventual nominee." The same people have been saying the same thing for years, yet Iowa's caucuses continue to be more than just a battle for the heart and souls of hard-line conservatives.
What this article, and others like it, fails to examine is why conservatives have become such a dominant force in the Republican caucuses. Can it be true that caucus goers in Iowa are much more conservative than base Republicans in other states? The media and some political consultants want people, and especially potential presidential candidates, to believe that is the case.
That claim is simply not true. Of course Iowa has plenty of conservative activists, zealous social conservatives, as well as a healthy crop of conspiracy theorists, but so does every state in the nation. Yes, even the bluest of the blue states. It is true that the nature of the caucuses means a lower turnout than one would expect in a primary, especially an open primary like New Hampshire's that allows Democrats and no-party voters to participate. Iowa's closed caucus does contribute to the over amplifying of conservatives in the process, but is turnout a problem with the electorate or the candidates?
While conservative caucus goers are typically blamed for Iowa being a difficult place for more moderate Republican candidates to succeed, many times it's the cowardly approach promoted by campaign consultants that makes it difficult for the John McCains and Rudy Giulianis of the world to compete in Iowa. It's also noteworthy that past decisions to ether bypass or diminish the Iowa caucuses had nothing to do with the controversial issues that many moderate Republicans would rather not deal with.
Murphy served as John McCain's chief strategist in his 2000 presidential campaign. How did that campaign approach Iowa? Well, they simply skipped Iowa based on the belief that McCain would be unacceptable to Iowa voters because of his outward opposition to ethanol subsidies. Did you get that? It wasn't the Senator's position on abortion that drove him out of Iowa – it was his opposition to ethanol. By the way, twelve years later, a number of Republican candidates campaigning in Iowa were openly critical of ethanol and other energy subsidies, and it didn't hurt them on caucus night.
Murphy's skip Iowa strategy did help McCain win the New Hampshire primary that year, but the race was over as soon as George W. Bush stomped McCain in South Carolina. However, eight years later McCain was appointed as the frontrunner of the 2008 Republican nomination race. This time around, he embraced Iowa. He hired a large staff, and made a lot of early campaign visits to the state.
However, the McCain campaign faltered when it couldn't meet its national fundraising expectations in the spring of 2007. A debate over immigration reform also erupted in the U.S. Senate. A lack of funds combined with his unpopular position on immigration reformed forced the campaign to curtail its Iowa operations and retreat to New Hampshire.
Again, it wasn't Iowa's socially conservative caucus goers that forced McCain out of Iowa in June of 2007, it was his own underperforming and bloated campaign operation. The immigration issue was a factor too, but that issue isn't necessarily a deal breaker with all caucus goers, especially today. McCain basically pulled out of Iowa because he had to fire and reallocate staff and other resources to New Hampshire.
If anything, Mitt Romney's previous two second-place finishes indicate that a more moderate candidate can do very well in the Iowa caucuses. In both contests, Romney garnered 25 percent of the vote. That was good enough for a virtual tie with Rick Santorum in 2012, and a nine-point loss to Mike Huckabee in 2008. While Romney was never able to win Iowa, he was definitely competitive.
It's understandable why Romney advisors have a sour taste in their mouths from their two experiences with the Iowa caucuses. In advance of the 2008 caucuses, the Romney campaign did everything right. They started early, hired an impressive Iowa staff, organized down to the precinct level, participated in all the Iowa traditions, and spent crazy money trying to win the state. Yet on caucus day, it was a southern governor with a funny sounding last name that that came in first. And keep in mind that Mike Huckabee didn't just beat Mitt Romney in 2008. Huckabee embarrassed him.
Romney took a different approach to Iowa in 2012. Instead of spending a lot of time and money in Iowa, he avoided the state and his campaign team downplayed Iowa's significance. As the caucuses neared and polls continued to show Romney as the frontrunner despite his hands-off approach in the state, he reengaged late in the process and campaigned across Iowa in the final month of the campaign.
Romney's approach to Iowa in 2012 was similar to how candidates move from one state to another after Iowa and New Hampshire take their terms. It is a strategy that can only be used by a legitimate frontrunner, and for Romney it almost worked. The problem with engaging Iowa voters late in the process is that it allows a greater opportunity for one of the lesser-known candidates to gain momentum and credibility.
This is what happened to Romney in 2008 and 2012. At various points of their campaigns, both Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum were left for dead by the media and voters alike. Yet when the frontrunner doesn't choose to engage in a state like Iowa, it allows a campaign with limited money and staff to travel town to town and make their case directly to voters. In essence, the Romney campaign's arrogance toward their competition in 2008 and 2012 led to its downfall in Iowa.
In 2008, the Romney campaign thought that they had won the Iowa caucuses when McCain left the state, and so they never took Huckabee seriously until it was too late. In 2012, Romney's plan was to swoop in and win without ever really participating. Again, Romney's plan on paper was brilliant, but with candidates like Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry faltering as the caucuses approached, social conservatives coalesced behind Santorum much like they coalesced behind Huckabee after Sam Brownback, Tommy Thompson, and Tom Tancredo exited the race in 2008.
Iowa's role has always been to winnow a crowded field of candidates down to a more manageable and legitimate field of candidates, but for Romney's strategy to work, he needed more than one viable socially conservative candidate in the race to split the vote. So again, is Iowa just too darn conservative or were the strategies adopted by more moderate campaigns flawed?
Perhaps the greatest obstacle for moderate candidates in Iowa is their own work ethic. As a Republican Party of Iowa official for the 2008 caucuses, I sat down and talked to a number of campaign officials about campaigning in Iowa and the caucus process. The Giuliani campaign always seemed hesitant about their abilities in Iowa, which is something that I disagreed with.
Was Rudy Giuliani going to appeal to enough of your traditional Iowa caucus goers to win the Iowa Caucuses? No, but campaigns are not limited to just those people who have caucused in the past. Past caucus goers should be part of a winning formula, but so should bringing in new people to the process. Ron Paul brought new people into the caucuses in 2008 and 2012, and did quite well for himself. More moderate candidates like Giuliani must take that same approach if they want to give themselves a chance to win.
Had Paul's consultants and advisors only targeted the 120,000 or so Iowans who have previously caucused, there is no way he would have ever finished in third place in 2012. Reaching out to activate new people in the caucus process is not only good for the candidates, but it's also good for the caucuses. While Paul is the most notable Republican candidate to have done that, Barack Obama's 2008 caucus campaign followed a similar route, but on a much larger scale. Not only did he win Iowa, but his victory here put him on course to win the nomination.
It would be nice if instead of bashing the Iowa Caucuses whenever the opportunity arises, people like Murphy and Kochel would look back at what they could have done differently. I know the most difficult thing for political consultants to do is to look in the mirror and admit where they went wrong, but caucus campaigns are far too complicated to be able to point to conservative caucus goers and place all the blame for moderate losses on them.
Can a moderate Republican win the Iowa Caucuses? Sure, as long as they work hard and work to expand caucus participation. All one needs to do is look at how many more Republicans vote in primaries than caucuses to see that the potential is there. What's missing is a Republican candidate who's willing to work hard and reach out to new people who might not have caucused before.
Maybe instead of wanting to put a muzzle on Iowa's conservative activists, those who have problems with the caucuses should do a better job of finding candidates who actually are not afraid to make their case to all Iowans. Last I checked, being the leader of the free world isn't an easy job. If the moderate candidates can't make their case to Iowans, then maybe they are not cut out for the job.
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Somewhere in the world, near a vast forest lay a grand mansion. Inside, in one of it's many quarters sat a man looking out the window. This man was dressed elegantly and was holding a picture of none other than Crash Bandicoot holding a fruit on his one hand and giving a thumbs up with the other. Suddenly, the man heard the door opening.
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The man spun around in his chair and looked at the balding scientist with an N branded on his forehead who had just entered the room.
-It would have been easier if you have given me clealer directions. Cortex replied.
-It doesn't matter. At least you are here and we can begin our meeting. The man said while gesturing Cortex to sit in the chair on the opposite side of the table.
After Cortex sat down, the man offered Cortex some wine which he politely refused.
-Now then Dr. Neo Cortex, is it true that for many years, you had certain trouble with your creation Crash Bandicoot.
-Indeed I have. That really annoying rodent has always been a nuisance in my world domination plans. In fact, I have been obsessing over that bandicoot so much that I cannot really think anything else. And now I am in hiding because Uka Uka is going to offer me as a sacrifice because of my repeated failures. Cortex said while constantly slamming his fists on the table in anger.
-Calm down Cortex. I might have to deal with that mask later. Still, I am quite surprised that this Crash Bandicoot has constantly wrecked your plans. That means, he is more powerful than most Naturals combined. Ever since I took you in and gave you a new life, I wanted what was the best of you. Now look at what has become of you. A sad little man who cannot squash even a cockroach. Still, I am willing to offer you and your minions my services and I just know what we must do...


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Six Senses Samui, Koh Samui
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Main amenities
- 66 guestrooms
- 2 restaurants
- Full-service spa
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Fitness center
- Beach umbrellas
- Airport shuttle
- Childcare
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi and free parking
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- In Bo Put
- Wat Plai Laem (34-minute walk)
- Big Buddha Statue (2.3 mi / 3.8 km)
- Jungle Minigolf (2.3 mi / 3.7 km)
- Mini Golf International (2.3 mi / 3.7 km)
- Wat Phra Yai (2.3 mi / 3.8 km)
- Big Buddha Beach Pier (2.4 mi / 3.9 km)
- Samui Football Golf (2.6 mi / 4.2 km)
- Bo Phut Beach (5.2 mi / 8.3 km)
- Bangrak Beach (3.1 mi / 4.9 km)
- Fisherman's Village Plaza (4.9 mi / 7.8 km)
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- This hotel has 66 rooms
- Staff speak English
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
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- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
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- Children (11 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No cribs (infant beds)
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- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking
- Area shuttle *
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- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Barbecue grills
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach umbrellas
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Beach towels
- Pool umbrellas
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff (English spoken)
- Porter/bellhop
- Designated smoking areas
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Library
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
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- Minibar
- Espresso maker
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- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- In-room massage available
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LCD TV
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Six Senses Spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
DiningDining on the Hill - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Dining on the Rocks - Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
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- Fitness facilities
- Ecotours on site
- Kayaking on site
- Motor boating on site
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Mountain biking on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Scuba diving nearby
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- Six Senses Samui Hotel
- Six Senses Hotel Samui
- Six Senses Samui
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
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- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: THB 13500.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: THB 6750.00 (from 6 to 11 years old)
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Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 1413 for adults and THB 707 for children (approximately)
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Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 800-1200 per vehicle (one way)
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FOCUS has five weeks of training every summer in Florida. Since JM was just born we only went to two weeks of it. So JM was 5 weeks old we drove 9.5 hours to Ave Maria University where we lived in a dorm room and had to eat meals at a particular times. (very challenging for me to nurse JM and look presentable by a certain time everyday...)
Then we drove back to Auburn on July 3rd. Spent the 4th of July doing lots of laundry, unpacking and repacking because the next day we flew home to Nebraska.
The next weekend JM was baptized by our good friend Father Mills at UNL's new Newman Center. It was so special. I guess I just had never played close attention to baptisms before? But it was so beautiful... even with JM crying the whole time.
We spent the next few weeks going like mad people. We attempted to see almost all of our mission partners (aka everyone who supports us financially since we fundraise our salaries.) We went to Minnesota and three weddings in three weekends. We still need to count how many people JM met.. I think it was easily 75.
We came back to Auburn on August 9th, on the 10th we drove to Mobile for a team offsite, and on the 14th we drove to Kentucky for a wedding.
After Ave Maria, Omaha, North Bend, Lincoln, Hastings, Norfolk, Farwell, Minneapolis, Mobile, and Cincinnati we are finally back to Auburn and I think we are all appreciating the routine!
|Out to dinner in Cincinnati
|JohnMark was clearly enjoying himself at David and Linda's wedding
|Meeting Great Grandpa John who he is named after
|Leaving Ave Maria, JM 7 weeks old
|A pit stop at Mark's Melon Patch in Georgia
|Meeting Uncle Steve
|Visiting Mimi at the toy store
|Quick trip to Mall of America
|Those tiny people are us outside the Cathedral of St. Paul
|So many fun nights with my parents
|Meeting Father Holdren
|My Gamma Phi family at Liz's wedding
|Meeting Uncle Neil
|Father Mills and a very hungry JM
|JM's Godparents, my sister Megan and Drew's brother Neil
Now I am trying to figure out life in Auburn, with JohnMark, and no moms staying with us to help! It really was a great summer transitioning into motherhood since I didn't have to cook, clean, or do laundry. Our moms spoil us so much :)
I think we will stay in Auburn as long as we can before we have the energy to pack another suitcase!


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Cosplay - Purple by satoru-13Watch
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This photo is absolutely stunning. I've recently been trying to get into cosplay, but it gets so darn expensive
To beautiful for words, to hot for words. -paws at- Amazing to be honest, no other words to describe this!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like this photo, >w<
> w< Yes well I must say I see very few pull him off. You're very beautiful too <3 Gah words do not express how I love this photo! The lighting, the costume, setting just...gah! -speechless-
Haha, I'm actually the photographer for this photo and not the actual cosplayer (was Succession!Prussia and this very beautiful person here was Austria). Thanks a lot though, she will be happy to hear that!! Her costume was quite amazing, plus we managed to have our photoshoot at a very pretty location, so we could get photos like this. >w<
Oh >w < well... -fans- I was checking the rest of them out too...you all were so good <3 hehe~~ Well I gotta admit you have some amazing skills then :3 Heee I think I'm gonna watch you o wo;;
All the credit goes to your photography laaaa
Stupid Prussia
Stupid Prussia
My photography is faaaaailll xDDD
Stuck-up Austria! Bubuuuuuuu
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Oh wow I took more than a month to reply, fail
omgggg you should totally join my history class! We'd have so much LOLS together, srsly
omgggg you should totally join my history class! We'd have so much LOLS together, srsly
I love this photo so much!
love the shot~! its amazing ^^
Hawt indeed
Its so incredible, the photo is amazing, everything!
Its so incredible, the photo is amazing, everything!
My totally favourite Austrian Cosplay everrrr...
Haha, isn't she great~
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comprehend the premise of feminism which is total gender equality? Many people associate feminism with the demise of society as they know it or worse. Why is feminism still the proverbial boogeyman?
Your question is totally leading, assumptive and false. It is like asking "When did you stop beating your children?" It's not that feminism's premise is not comprehended or that anyone is feeling threatened, but it is that most don't believe the agenda is actually just "total gender equality." I guess it turns out most fish need or want bicycles after all.
YOU have answered my question. Many people do not understand the concepts and the true meaning of the feminist ideology.
Perhaps, if true, it is because the words and actions we have seen over these many years by self avowed feminists speak louder than whatever they say their ideology is. After 40+ years of activities and comments made in the name of feminism, people have distanced themselves from the perceived agenda. If their stated agenda differs, they have not done a good job conveying it. Most people will put more weight on what they see and hear from those claiming to represent feminism, because in reality that is what defines the movement.
Then they are simply wrong, that is the aim of feminism and that is it's factual definition.
The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
People feel threatened by it and certain radicals were highlighted as if they represented feminism when they were simply nut jobs (which is as rational as equating the Westboro Baptist Church with Christianity) in an attempt to invalidate a struggle for equality, however that strugle has been largely successful and I think will continue to be.
Josak, you are so on target. Many people misjudge the ideology of feminism because it is diametrically opposed to the concept and practice of atavistic sexism and gender roles which hampers the development of boys and girls into full human beings. Many people even today are quite comfortable with traditional masculine and feminine roles. To them, the concept and idea of a girl and/or woman who refuses to adhere to those traditional feminine roles as a total oddity and/or worse.
In many parts of this country, girls and women are still inundated to be in the tradtional feminine role as the good little, obedient girl/woman who submits to male authority. Many girls are inculcated to be the more passive one in the relationship and to be taken care of. The premise of feminism is full feminine equality in terms of educational opportunities, earning equivalent income to that of a male performing the same job, having more equal access to jobs and advancing as far as one's capabilities allow them, and complete reproductive and contraceptive freedom.
Yes, there are those who are quite threatened by and uncomfortable with the idea of very independent woman who is strong and knows what she wants. Another byword of feminism is freeing men from having the onus of the breadwinning responsibilities. When men and women have equal parity, it is ALWAYS better overall for the relationship.
Feminism is one of those things marked by bad PR. That's really all it is. Feminism wouldn't exist if our society wasn't already patriarchal at some point. If we had a society of equals feminism wouldn't even be a word. My point is this - the people in power, whoever they are on any given day, are always reluctant to give it away. It is a form of greed and it has always been with us as a species, in all sorts of forms.
Now it is the men who are afraid of women gaining power that are sending out the bad PR and dragging down with them a lot of other people who buy into it. Instead of highlighting feminism as a way to equality they instead highlight the crazies on the fringe of the movement who are not looking for equality but who are looking to seize all the power for their sex in order to throw men into the submissive role. This has always been a terrifying thought - it's why the myth of the Amazon warriors plagues Greek and Roman mythologies. There is nothing new about this.
Men, women, children, people of all ethnicities and faiths, should all be allowed to make the decisions they want to make in order for their life to be the best it can be - and that includes taking traditional roles if they want to. Unfortunately we are all tethered in one way or another... wanting to please family, wanting to be devout in our faith, wanting to appear good to the rest of the world. We'll never totally be free of these things and gender equality is just one of many obstacles.
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