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Three Good Reasons to Join the Club
- Aircraft – Exclusive owner-level access to 2 well-equipped single-engine light aircraft. Fly them when you want at a reasonable hourly rate billed on tachometer time. Operation of the club aircraft is available to qualified pilots once checked out on type. As well, non-flying members can ask club pilots for a ride in club aircraft anytime, paying costs for the club pilot.
- Events, Socials & Meetings – Opportunities to participate in fun events including flyouts, training & safety seminars, socials and club-service events (e.g. Abbotsford Int'l Airshow, First Flights for Kids, etc.). Meetings are regularly-scheduled and often feature interesting aviation presentations and social opportunities to chat with enthusiastic like-minded people and pilots. There's something for everyone!
- Clubhouse – Access to a well-equipped clubhouse with amenities such as bar, pool table, leather couches, kitchen, patio, BBQ, etc. Members are also able to use the clubhouse for their own private family events.
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Chapter 3 Vedic Wisdom: The Privilege of Humanity
Human Life vs. Animal Life
Have you ever wondered how a human being is superior to an animal? The activities of human beings and animals are similar - eating, sleeping, producing children, defending themselves etc. In what way are humans superior to animals?
Someone may reply 'Reasoning Power' or 'Rational Thinking'. But reasoning power is there even in lower animals like dogs and cats. Suppose a dog comes up to you, and if you say, "Hut!" he will understand that you don't want him. So, he has some reasoning power. Similarly if a cat wants to steal some milk from your kitchen, she has very nice reasoning power; she is always looking to see when the master is out, so that she can steal and drink the milk.So the four propensities of animal life - eating, sleeping, mating and defending - indicate that there is reasoning power even in the beasts. Then what is the special prerogative of the human being over animals? The special reasoning power that the human being has is the ability to inquire, "Why am I suffering?" The animals are suffering, but they do not know how to remedy their suffering.
Generally, people are just like animals. They simply do not know anything beyond the necessities of the body: how to eat, how to sleep, how to mate and how to defend. An animal eats filth and garbage in a street; we may eat in a five-star hotel. An animal may sleep in a corner of a street; we may sleep on a Dunlop pillow bed or on a water-bed. An animal may mate without shame in the middle of the street; we may have sex in a skyscraper building. An animal may defend with claws and teeth; we may defend with bombs, scuds and missiles. If human beings use scientific, philosophical, cultural and religious advancement just to perform these four activities better, then such a human civilization is in no way superior to an animal civilization. The Mahabharata therefore says:
ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam cha, samanyam etad pashubhir naranam
dharmo hi tesham adhiko vishesho. dharmena hina pashubhih samanah
"The activities of eating, sleeping, mating and defending are common in animals and human beings. The human beings are considered superior only when they inquire about the Absolute Truth, otherwise they are considered as good as animals."
Majority of human beings are wasting their time in useless activities imitating animals. People organize competitions to award one who can eat maximum number of bananas or gulabjamuns. But can we compete with an elephant in eating? Can we compete with an eagle in seeing objects miles away? Can we compete with a dog in smelling and detecting thieves? Can we imitate a pigeon who can have sex a dozen times in one hour? Can we compete with a kangaroo in high jump? Can we compete with a horse in atheletics? If we are proud of producing offspring, a dog can beget dozens of puppies and a mosquito can produce thousands of offspring. Animals are better than humans in the aforementioned activities. In fact, these abilities are in-built in their system by the arrangement of God. If it is so, what is the special ability awarded in a human body? If we are proud of social organization, even honey bees have a complex social set up where worker bees go for collecting honey (and they never go on strike like their human counterparts!) while the drones take care of the queen who begets offspring.

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Hi my name is BELLA but you will probably remember me as PEGGY – preggy Peggy as the Pound people named me!! Yes I was found wandering on the side of the northern motorway near Silverdale and I was about to have puppies. The Pound took me in and then I moved on to stay with you in care until I had my litter of 8 ,all of them with their own characteristics – bless their souls!!. After I had my puppies and was looking after them some humans came to see me and the brood and they seemed O.K. so when they sat down on the sofa [which I nearly destroyed when I was bored one day] I mosied over to them and put my head on their knees and turned my eyes up to them and that seemed to do the trick! From then on they kept coming to see me each week until the brood were weaned off and I could start to get my figure back again. After various trips to the Vet I was declared ready to leave my Haven here at the Dog Protection Society so my humans were summoned to attend for a final "vetting" but different to what I had go through. Next thing I know I was whisked away by Diane to what was to become my new home on the Shore. A quick look around quickly established that they were trainable to my expectations so I agreed to stay.
Since then I have experienced a lot of new adventures – a six week training programme , become a Collecting Dog for the S.P.C.A. , had a great Xmas with the family ,been away in a Motorhome , established which is my chair and best of all had a car bought for me! A long story that last one but the MG sports car they had just didnt have enough room in it for my Mum so they had to buy a second one so that she could come on outings with my Dad and me.
I think they are working out quite well considering every thing and I will probably stay on.
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Totally perfect and I'm going to attempt to cut and paste for sharing. I would have replied sooner but I used up all my spoons too early Saturday and borrowed some from Sunday and Monday apparently. I drove 60 miles with my two boys and two friends to take them to an activity. Then I spent 8 hours in the City and probably walked a combined 4 or 5 miles (way more than I ever do) and was outside too much in heat and sun, then drove home the 60 miles. If it hadn't been so hot I would have had a rest in the car and been okay, but there was no where to rest! In the future I'll put a cooler of ice in the car with my vest-so I can use it in the afternoon when I need it. But actually, in the future, for that kind of activity I think I need a driver. And for the moment, that still makes me mad. And sad. But at least the spoons give me a way to explain to others. Willow


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Myth buster number one. You have to have time to travel.
Myth buster number two: You have to have a good sum of money.
Three, for charm's sake. You have to go far to have a good time.
Our favorite Southern California escape is one shared by many others, Joshua Tree. This small quirky desert town is filled with a special kind of people and is a runaway hub for the creative, the climbers and the outside campers. Being high season + a holiday weekend, finding a place to stargaze was near impossible so we played it safe and found a spot to lay our heads just a rock's skip north of JTree in Twenty Nine Palms. The other desert cities (says the sign directing you toward your desert bliss) are all in close proximity making exploring an easy navigation up and down the Twentynine Palms Highway.
We're kicking off this Twenty-Four Hours To Travel•Log series with a Low Key Guide to Joshua Tree get you outside the grind and help you explore more. So you've heard of this magical place called Joshua Tree but you still have never been. You only have one day to escape and a few bucks to spare? No stress. We've got you.
This low key guide is designed to help you explore with limited time while spending minimal bucks. Here's our tips on where to eat, stay, play and get outside that will let you return to the daily with a little desert magic to spark your next adventure.
This is a local's favorite + a traveler's dream come true. It has everything you'd want from a low key getaway. Amazing bites, live music and a semi-no fuss setup. Homely feels are not to be mistaken with low-quality anything. Everything here is legit. The house band is fire. Anything you put in your mouth is bound to satisfy.
Pro tip:
Carnivores // The burger was given a thumbs up + the Ribs are for sharing and a local's recommendation
Vegetarians // The Veggie burger was top 3 in my lifetime
Everyone // Margaritas (note the "s" = multiple rounds) + the mac and cheese for the table
Casual Motel feel without the grim, 9 Palms Inn is a place to stay when you want quick access to Joshua Tree National Park but you're in the mood to have a hideaway to retreat to at the end of the day. Our room came out to $63 + some change and was equipt with 3 full-size beds, a hot, a glorious full pressure shower and a mini kitchen. I booked through Expedia and when I arrived was greeted with a smile, a receipt and a key to the room.
We rolled into town with one thing on the mind, art. I've been to Joshua Tree multiple times and had yet to explore much of the local art. Of all the Joshua Tree residents I'd met previously, a good majority of them were artists in some form or another. We popped into Joshua Tree Art Gallery, scoped out the exhibits by Barbara's: Drucker and Spiller and got a tipoff from the galleriest at JTAG that a must see is Noah Purifoy off Blair Lane. Before we headed down the road to see the outdoor museum, we strolled around the corner to check out Gallery 62 and met my homie, Roland. This goth art conversationalist told us all about the ends and outs of goth art is and why Joshua Tree 2nd Saturdays Downtown is the place to be for the full effect.
We waved bye to my new friend and headed off in search of the Noah Purifoy outdoor exhibit. This outdoor museum was created by Alabama native, LA/Joshua Tree transplant, Noah Purifoy. Preceding his death his 2004, he dedicated his time to the found object to use art as a tool for social change and initiated programs such as Artists in Social Institutions to bring art into the state prison system. In the late 1980s, Purifoy moved his practice out to the Mojave desert and lived the last 15 years of his life creating ten acres full of large-scale sculpture constructed entirely from junked materials.
This place was some kind of magic that you'll have to go see with you own eyes as we respect the arts + the artist's requests and left the picture taking for creating our own art within the space. If you only see one Joshua Tree art exhibit, let it be this one + drop a few bucks in the donation box to keep art alive.
Cholla Gardens: Important notice: SEE THIS AT SUNSET. SEE THIS AT SUNSET. SEE THIS AT SUNSET. Seriously, though. Plan your day so that you can be mingling with the Cholla's as the sun drops low behind the mountaintops. It's a whole field of these chubby falsely fuzzy plants that glow from the sun's kisses. As we took a tally of what the favorites were of everyone from the trip, the time we spent in Joshua Tree National Park was top of the list.
Barker's Dam was one of the most epic things I've ever seen. Not in the way people say "eeeepiccc" when they hear a really dope band. In the way that you feel when you realize that you're literally in the middle of the desert and there's an entire oasis that is in fact not a mirage. Due to all the rain we've been getting over the last weeks, this baby was full and beautiful and the perfect way to end our one-day desert getaway. The trek down the trail wasn't much of a hike but definitely worth a morning stroll.
Pro tip from the locals: It's already been said, but Pappy + Harriet's is a non-negotiable must do. Kitchen's cookin from 11am – 9:30pm. There's live music every night the doors are open and the place gets packed, especially when there's a popular band play, so making a reservation is key. The sign at the door speaks nothing but truths. Make sure to plan ahead, put your name down and grab a 'rita while you wait. If you're improptu + feeling lucky as we were, make friends with a nice guy 10 names ahead of you who just so happens to snag a spot at the bar. Fist bumps to our momentary amigo. Thanks for letting us snag your stage side table + stuff our faces under the alias, Rucker. Next time you're in San Diego, beers are on us.
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Diary Of An Iranian Teacher
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Hello My Brother:
I'm so happy to hear that everything went well on your wedding day. I was thinking about you that day, and said a prayer for you. I'm looking forward to seeing your photos when they are developed. I wish I could have been there for you. It would have been great to see my friend getting married. I'm surprised that the tapes made it through to you. I sent two of my favorite Elton John tapes, because I remembered you telling me that you listened to him. Sorry that they're my used tapes, but I didn't want to buy new ones and find out that they didn't get through to you. Enjoy them my friend. It sounds like you have everything all set for your new bride. (Regarding your own house.) It's customary here also to have one's own place when you get married. Years ago, families all lived together. It was common to have your grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, etc., living together under the same roof. Not anymore, however. So tell me, how does it feel to be a married man now? I'm happy for my you man. Today is Sunday and I'm working the weekend. It's been rather busy at work. We're usually always short staffed on the weekends, but the amount of work is the same. So I'm doing the job of two other people, besides my own. I'm off next week. Thank God. I went with some friends to Toronto Canada for a few days. We saw a play, visited some museums, went to a few clubs. We had a good time. It was nice getting away for a few days. I'm in the process of renewing my passport. My old one has expired. I'm planning seriously on visiting you, if that is okay with you. I understand that you're married, and will stay at a hotel there. I would just like to meet you face to face. I'm thinking about next year, in January or February. What is your thoughts? Well, I better go and get ready for the day. I just got out of bed, and checked my email. Welcome back my friend. It's always great hearing from you. May God bless you and your wife.
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Fitbot is looking for a UI/UX Designer to join our team in Boulder, Colorado. We are looking for an all-arounder with skills in: graphic design, user interface design, and front end development. You'll be responsible for working directly with the founders, our developers, and the top trainers and coaches in the industry to take your early ideas, wireframes, and prototypes and build them into fully functioning solutions.
As an early stage employee, you'll get the chance to own and build out multiple areas of the product, and be a driving force behind the evolution as a company. You will have significant input into not just the the web platform, our upcoming native iOS app, but also our marketing site and overall Fitbot brand. We have a solid foundation, with revenue and customers that love us, but we're just getting started.
The candidate we are looking for has a strong attention to detail, with a proven track record of turning hard problems into simple and elegant concepts. We're looking for somebody who wants to grow their career, and potentially build and lead a team of designers. You should have excellent communication skills, and be prepared to advocate for your work, yet also be able to balance feedback from users and stakeholders.
- Experience working on a health / fitness product
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California is in a serious water crisis. The matter has received extensive media coverage and has become the focus of many in the academic arena. But despite the ubiquity of information, there remains a substantial discrepancy between what we know and how we've responded. Although USC has been implementing measures such as drip irrigation to conserve water, as drought conditions persist, it is of immediate importance that USC adopt the technological and cultural mechanisms necessary to conserve water, and safeguard the university against future periods of low rainfall. By taking additional steps to conserve water and educate users, USC can help alleviate the stress on the state water system and act as a model for other universities and institutions facing similar problems.
Goal 1: Decrease potable water use 10% by 2017 and 25% by 2020.
- Expand metering on UPC and HSC buildings
- Prioritize mitigation strategies by cost and effectiveness (gallons/dollar)
Goal 2: Increase awareness of current water conservation practices.
- Develop and implement an awareness campaign
Goal 3: Implement audience-appropriate educational campaigns designed to modify behavior and increase conservation.
- Create conservation campaigns that resonate with specific campus stakeholders (i.e., faculty, students, staff, visitors)
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After sparking criticism by supporting the notion that shaming can in some cases help women lose weight and stay out of the fridge, Megyn Kelly took back her remarks on her morning show Friday.
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Machine Gun Kelly has done an interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 Classic where he talked about that controversial tweet about Eminem's daughter Hailie, that got him blocked from airing his music on Shade 45 Radio station and Rolling Stone refused to review his album.
It is clear that MGK regrets what he did and apologized in the couple of interviews before and he's well-known Eminem stan but Rolling Stone is not owned by Eminem. Why would they block him? Maybe there something more is going on. You can check the new interview with the breakfast club and his long-time-deleted tweet below:
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See M60 E6 Machine Gun As Reviewed by Hickok45
Hickok45 does one heck of a review of the post-Vietnam era machine gun.
Hickok45 breaks down the upgrades that are bringing the 1960s era belt-fed squad automatic weapon into the 21st century. The M60 had a legacy in Vietnam as being a true war fighting gun.
The M60 kept the Vietcongs' heads down long enough for the troops to make their advances, even if it was just inches at a time.
The dense jungle terrain and the high jungle moisture made a lot of the weapons break down and get sluggish when trying to function. The M60 had a very specific sound and the Vietcong was very much aware when the gun was out that they pretty much had to keep down or away.
Take a look at how Hickok45 doesn't bounce around a lot when managing the recoil from the gun. He keeps a positive lean and is able to effectively keep suppressive fire on a select group of smaller targets. I love anything belt fed and Hickock does the gun justice in this video. Happy training.


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Employees and students of Yogyakarta State University, on the island of Java in Indonesia, are now able to enjoy fast, secure Wi-Fi across the campus, thanks to Ruckus Wireless, which is now a part of Brocade.
Prior the deployment, the university was facing network administration and security issues. Since students and employees accessed a common network, there was occasional misuse of others' accounts.
Also, the IT employees at the university found themselves spending a large amount of time dealing with simple matters such as network access resets.
All these issues were successfully addressed by Ruckus, which delivered several solutions including 50 Ruckus ZoneFlex 7982 and 50 ZoneFlex 7372 access points (APs).
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Swindlers, TheReviewed By Jay Seaver
Posted 12/06/17 16:06:51
Have there been a lot of pyramid schemes collapsing in South Korea recently, or one big one which captured the public's imagination? It's a theme that has recurred in a lot of the Korean films to make it to North America this year (either in general release or on the festival circuit), with "The Swindlers" the one that seems to offer the most light-hearted con artistry. It's not a bad entry in one of cinema's most potentially-enjoyable genres, even if it is the sort where the audience is more placing bets on which big twist it will have rather than being surprised by that sort of thing.It opens in 2008, when Jang Du-chil (Heo Sung-tae) made off with two billion won in donations to the "Tree of Life Church" before fleeing to China. At least a dozen people committed suicide in the wake of this, but pickpocket Hwang Ji-sung (Hyun Bin) doesn't think his father - Hwang "Night Fog" Yoo-suk (Jung Jin-young), a master forger - is one of them. Eight years later, Jang is reportedly dead, although prosecutor Park Hee-soo (Yoo Ji-tae) would still like to find the bribery ledger that has been missing since he fled. To that end, he makes use of a small crew pulling small jobs - eye-catching Choon-ja (Im "Nana" Jin-a), tech wizard Kim (An Se-ha), and muscle Ko Seok-dong (Bae Sung-woo) - to keep former Jang associate Lee Kang-suk (Choi Duk-moon) busy while he searches for the book. But Kang-suk has already been conned by Ji-sung, who has acquired a reputation for hoisting swindlers by their own petard - and who saw Jang in Thailand after his supposed death.
Great movie con-artistry can be a paradoxical thing, a delicate clockwork mechanism whose individual pieces are nevertheless bold and flashy, although there's some argument over whether it's better to watch the crew work for their payoff or reveal that everything was part of the plan. It would be telling to reveal which way rookie writer/director Jang Chang-won goes with that, but in either case, his construction is a bit off. There are several moments in the movie where an attentive member of the audience will notice that he's skipping over something he might have chosen to show in a similar scene a few minutes earlier, being obviously furtive when he should be hiding clues in plain sight. He's got a good story, although maybe one that's a little more complex than need be.
Similarly, the cast is strong, but sometimes stretched a little thin. Hyun Bin and Yoo Ji-tae are given a good dynamic at the center, with Hyun Bin playing the relaxed criminal with good intentions while Yoo's corrupt but effective prosecutor is unfailingly intense, and while they don't really play those opposing attitudes off each other that much, they work those sorts of complementary energies well, with Hyun Bin able to shift gears well, as he needs to - the guy having fun with it has to become deadly serious when the time comes to emphasize his aim of getting revenge, but the characters he plays when swindling work because they're entertaining. It's solidly entertaining work, and those two are the movie's main engines. It makes the rest of the team kind of underused - pop star Nana is very funny as pretty grifter Choon-ja, especially when the film springs a goofy bit about her apparently not being able to hold her liquor during one sequence, but there are long stretches where Jang can't find a way to deploy her. Her teammates get an even shorter end of the stick, barely being given names and often strictly being support staff. It makes one appreciate the job Choi Duk-moon does - Lee Kang-suk's part of the movie is as functional as any of the other con men, but Choi plays things just big enough to give the guy a personality.
For all that bits of the movie could use some adjustment, Jang keeps it moving fairly smoothly as a whole. There are really only a couple of noteworthy action beats, which makes more sense than trying to find a way to jam them in the way many capers on this scale do. Those bits work when he goes to them, and he's good with the sleight-of-hand stuff, not overdoing the "rewind" when it's time to reveal what's really been going on to the audience. He's good at backing out of the necessary but not exciting parts of a complicated plot when they might threaten to take the movie over and zipping through explanations of things the audience can see for themselves.This group of "Swindlers" is maybe not the slickest group of con men you'll ever see, although there's every indication that, should they get a sequel, they could gel a bit more. The team is good and the heart is in the right place, but Jang could use a little more practice coming up with an airtight plan.
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The B7076 and B7078, Scotland
The B7076/B7078 is literally the road less travelled. Starting at Gretna near the Scottish-English border, the B7076 runs north before the B7078 takes over, carrying on to Lesmahagow 23 miles south of Glasgow. Or the other way round if you're heading south. We often take this route from Glasgow down to Dumfries & Galloway. There are definitely more scenic roads in the UK, but this is my favourite.
There's something about it that doesn't quite add up. It's very spacious for a B-road, with dual carriageway in parts and generous verges. Traffic thunders up and down the M74 which runs alongside, but this is usually empty. It feels like discovering a secret passageway in the British highway system. It has the feel of another country like America or Australia - somewhere that has great open roads but hardly any traffic.
Like Miss Haversham, it has an air of faded grandeur. This is what happens when roads themselves get overtaken. Until the 1990s this was the A74 which was the main route between Scotland and England. Thousands of vehicles thundered up and down this every day until it all got too much and the 6-lane behemoth, the M74 was built. I thought road classification had something to do with size as B-roads are usually little things, but in this case it just means no one cares anymore. It had been superceded and is now demoted, put down a peg or two thanks to its shiny new neighbour.


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Last Friday, I made a list of things people have said to me recently about my pregnancy. Most of them were about my size, but one was just this:
"Come out, Baby Dwight!"
Before this past weekend, my response to that was a (sometimes aggressive) "No! Don't!"
I thought it was because I had such a long to-do list of pre-baby practicalities staring me in the face, but over the weekend, something became clear to me: it was because of The Fear.
Saturday night, I got into bed and pulled out the little journal where I write letters to Adlai: things I want him to know when he's older, things I want to remember myself. I felt heavy as I wrote, and before I knew it, I was telling him I was scared. And I was sad. And I was mourning the end of this season of him and me.
Simon walked in to me scribbling hard and crying harder, and he asked what was wrong, and that was it.
It all came out. Stuff I didn't even know I felt, fears I'd been walking around with, holding onto, afraid to name.
I was scared.
Scared of how I'm going to cope with two small children. Scared Adlai will feel abandoned. Scared I won't have what it takes.
Scared of having a horrendous labour. Scared this baby will be sick, like Adlai was, and will have to go to the neo-natal unit and I will have to worry and cry over him, like I did for Adlai.
I was scared that the good God had done in Adlai's first year of life – the healing He did in our marriage through us walking through the fire of sleepless nights and not communicating and learning to love each other and Adlai all at once – that it would be undone.
I was scared that the good God had done in my heart – the healing He did through my feeling like an outsider everywhere I went, through my sitting on the fringes, having to leave parties and church for feedings, feeling like a spectator – that it would all be undone. That I would have to start from scratch.
All of it poured out there, tears on the pages of Adlai's little journals, snot running down my face, great heaving sobs pouring out of me uncontrollably at 11:30pm, while I tried not to cry so loud I would wake Adlai in the next room.
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Peter L. Guerci of Mahopac, NY passed away on July 18, 2017 at the age of 75. He was born in Chicago, IL the son of Louis and Santina (Campagna) Guerci. Peter was a proud veteran of the US Army and served during the Vietnam War.
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USC reserve quarterback Aramis Hillary and his brother were arrested early Thursday morning by Lexington County deputies. Aramis was charged with purchasing alcohol by a minor and drunkenness. His older brother, former Appalachian State star CiCory (CoCo) Hillary was charged with DUI.
Hillary red-shirted his freshman year and has barely seen the field during his two years at Carolina. The USC football team is off for spring break this week. Steve Spurrier has not commented on Hillary's arrest.
Even before the arrest there was heavy speculation that Hillary could end up transferring to a school that better suits his style and ability. This could expedite that scenario. I think it should also be noted that Hillary is an SEC Acadmeic Honor Roll member and has been regarded as a standup guy since his days at Strom Thurmond High School. He clearly made a huge mistake Wednesday night/Thursday morning.


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To be held in Brussels on 11-12 June 2012 . The presentations and discussions will cover the effects of endocrine disruptors on human health and the environment, the risks, the identification of endocrine disruptors and policy objectives
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According to content marketing consultancy Honigman Media, a meme is essentially "a simple image, video or GIF with a witty tagline in the spirit of online commentary." Creating a great meme involves making the mundane shareable and basically impressing your friends, something with a spirited subtext that will easily appeal to a good number of people. By adding a forthright message to a familiar picture, a meme can quickly gain popularity and get thrown around Instagram and Facebook like a ping-pong. What's more, by adding a well-considered observation to an already established product, brand or modern day trend, you'll find yourself a winner. Hitting the right note establishes a viral meme.
American computer animation film studio Pixar produced 17 jaw-dropping animations between 1995 and 2016. Films such as "Cars," "Up," and "Toy Story" smashed box-office records consistently, impressed critics, and have won countless awards. Because its film output is leveled at adults as well as children, we think jpegs and gifs from Pixar have become fair game for avid meme architects. Simply take a familiar picture of Nemo or Mike (Monsters, Inc.), add your own message, and the sky's the limit. You might even come up with something as awesome as we have (as it happens, A Bug's Life 2 comes out this year).
Anyway, let's get down to business. We've collected 15 of the most savage Pixar movie memes known to man. Maybe these will be just what you need to be inspired to make your own. Enjoy!
15 Midlife Angst
Bona fide Pixar from the 2004 action adventure The Incredibles -- a kooky little superhero tale about, according to studio-music.co.uk, a "family of undercover superheroes, [who] while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world." It was a smash hit when it came out, grossing over $70 million in its first weekend of release! There's obviously something about the story that appealed to young and old alike and made it one of the all-time greats of Disney's animation subsidiary.
Cue: memers of the world unite! This film yielded hundreds of memes, and here's one of them: "Man's midlife crisis endangers his family and entire city." It doesn't get more accurate than an observation of the true (and ultimately disappointing) message, which makes it officially a great meme… relevant, pertinent and a funny take! After all, if middle-aged insurance salesman Bob Parr (AKA Mr. Incredible) had only stayed tinkering with his motorcar instead of using it to deadlift, no one would have been any the wiser.
14 A Girl's Toy Story
The very first and incredibly successful project from Pixar, Toy Story is in its 22nd year of release and is scheduled for a third sequel in two years' time. Impressive credentials, but nothing compared to the contents of the trophy cabinet. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Music: Original Song ("You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman), Best Music: Original Score, and Best Original Screenplay; it also received eight Annie awards and was nominated for two Golden Globes.
Expect nothing but a wry undertone of innuendo and adult humor from the writers of Toy Story; the film is literally packed with them, which only made meme-makers deliriously happy. We think this meme has a great sense of humour without mentioning what it is Woody and Buzz are referring to. In fact, the line is so true to the essence of the film that it could well have been taken straight from the original screenplay.
13 Floatin', Chillin'
Directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, Finding Nemo was a blockbuster for many reasons. What's not to love about the bond between a young disabled clownfish and his over-protective father? As such, Finding Nemo received universal acclaim for its storyline, subtext, graphics, and music. Of Nemo's father, Marlin, (played by Albert Brooks), the Miami Herald said, "Parental anxiety may not be the kind of stuff children's films are usually made of, but this perfectly enchanting movie knows how to cater to its kiddie audience without being condescending to them."
The voice of Crush, the green sea turtle, was played by none other than Andrew Stanton. The Pixar vice-president of creativity nailed the character who, let's face it, was probably modeled after a typical surfer dude who lays about for most of the day between catching tubes and sharing the odd cigarette with his friends.
12 Don't Try This At Home, Seriously
Another great Pixar animation, Monsters, Inc. is packed full of adult references. Co-written by Andrew Stanton and directed by Pete Docter, Monsters, Inc. had its theatrical release in 2001. Salon.com said it was "agreeable and often funny, and adults who take their kids to see it might be surprised to find themselves having a pretty good time." And that's the essence of Pixar. Everyone gets a look in.
Let's face it: this meme addresses a big trend at the moment. Take a look at some people's Facebook profiles (perhaps mostly girls and young women) and you may notice how many of them are making up with the help of pointless YouTube vids. In doing so, they give themselves great big slug eyebrows, heavy eye make-up (which makes them look like they're actually dead), and a mouth big enough to swallow a whale. It just isn't right ladies!
11 Frying Nemo
Let's get back to Finding Nemo for a moment because we've found another awesome meme. This one plays on the age-old Disney fascination with making animals human, or at least giving them a recognizable personality. There are countless examples of this: Jungle Book (1967) starred the python Kaa, who had a creepy, hypnotic persona and Sven, the reindeer from Frozen, was given all the characteristics of a dog.
This meme is actually designed by animal activist group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Whoever came up with this one is playing on Nemo's sweet and adorable temperament to make the unfortunate point that if we fell in love with animals the way we do with each other, would we still maltreat them? It's a valid point and an extremely good poster if not promoting the darker side of our relationship with the animal kingdom.
10 BS Stands For Baby Sitter
Yes, we love The Incredibles, as did most of the critics who went to see the film at its release 13 years ago. Not meaning to labor the point, but the film also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature as well as Best Sound Editing at the 77th Academy Awards. It received nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing. Craig Nelson and Holly Hunter gave sterling performances, and the National Review Online praised it for celebrating "marriage, courage, responsibility, and high achievement."
This meme focuses on the personality-flawed antagonist Syndrome, Mr. Incredible's arch enemy. Syndrome is a former superhero fanatic (Buddy) who "has no super powers of his own but uses advanced technology to give himself equivalent abilities" according to Wikipedia. Let's face it: what's not to love about the possibility of wearing the letters "BS" on your spandex jumpsuit?
9 God Bless 'Murica
Brought out in 2008, animation Wall-E was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton. An instant blockbuster, Wall-E follows, as eventfinda.co.nz put it, "a small waste-collecting robot [which] inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind" -- a profound topic for Pixar but one with which they engaged earnestly to create a masterpiece. It made $533.3 million worldwide and gained universal acclaim from critics and audiences. It also won countless awards including the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The film also topped Time Magazine's "Best Movies of the Decade" in 2010.
This meme simply says "'Murica 2805," which is enough to make a point without exerting ourselves. The suggestion is that in 788 years' time, the population of the good ol' US of A will be in a similar state, overweight and chairbound. To be honest, we don't think it will take that long.
8 Cars Parking
Another take on film plots -- this time, from the 2011 animation Cars, which starred Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen and Paul Newman as Doc Hudson. Another smash hit, Cars won critics over for what was essentially a film about a car being woefully detained in a small town for damaging a road, then making friends. The first weekend it was released, it made around $60 million in revenue. The Seattle Post Intelligencer called it "one of Pixar's most imaginative and thoroughly appealing movies ever."
Imaginative it was, and it came complete with awesome characters, which was just as well because the plot line was disagreeably thin, according to most reviews. Still, that wasn't going to stop Pixar making a two-hour long animation and hanging the haters; nor was it going to stop the meme kings and queens of the world producing such greats as this. Put an adult slant on the plot of a PG Blockbuster, and you have yourself a good 'un.
7 Tangled And Brave
OK, we know this 2010 musical animation wasn't done by Pixar. But it's a Disney production, and since the two are so closely linked, we thought we'd lampshade it. If nothing else, it gives you a little taste of what sorts of memes are out there for hardcore Walt Disney fans. In fact, a quick search of "Disney memes" on the internet brings up almost every possible adult scenario you can think of, including some X-rated stuff we can't even publish. From personal insults to relationship angst and teenage crushes, there are pictures of all your favorite Disney characters being molested in the name of quick viral meme-play.
This meme from Tangled is a great little nod to all the trolls out there, like the random spammers sending you Friend Requests at 3 am. What better way to ward off professed undesirables than with a picture of a defensive Rapunzel holding a frying pan? We think the message is loud and clear.
6 Woody Pride? Ah, Come On!
Another Pixar offering packed full of adult references and Easter Eggs, Toy Story is the gift that just keeps on giving. The animators have packed so much detail into their renderings that it's almost impossible to take stock of every little thing in the frame. People's unending love for the film franchise is borne out by the continuing success of the films, the merchandising, and theme park rides devoted to Buzz, Woody, and Jessie.
We don't think the name Woody came out of nowhere. OK, maybe it did... but to be honest, writers Joss Whedon and team aren't going to divulge such a thing anytime soon. However, Unkrich, in 2009, pointed out that Woody's official last name is "Pride," which we think says just about enough. This meme fits perfectly with the whole alternative adult universe of Toy Story, and it's safe to say none of the writers will be wearing a circular nimbus anytime soon.
5 When I Out I Be Like…
OK, we couldn't resist a return to the delightful Fjords of Arendelle for one more look at the naughty ruminations of Frozen. How could we forget Olaf's reference to urinating when he talks about avoiding yellow snow? That one hits all the right notes for the grownups and is delivered spectacularly well by the raucous Josh Gadd. Incidentally, did you know the official crest of Arundelle is a crocus? The symbol of rebirth and spring and yet another example of a Pixar Easter Egg, for the most part, goes completely unnoticed.
This meme is actually making a social statement. How about that? Would you ever have thought memes could be so sardonic? It's referring to the trend among young people to get drunk before meeting someone for a date. Personally, if we met Anna on a night out looking like this, we'd just want to take her back to her mother's house to sober up.
4 Shhh!
We're saying goodbye to Finding Nemo now, but don't worry: there'll more than likely be another sequel soon. After all, Finding Dory came out last year. Finding Nemo woos us with yet another example of how Disney can make fish relatable to humans. When it came to how to draw the eyes of fish and sharks (which usually look glassy and dark) they went for the most openly expressive members of the animal kingdom… dogs, of course.
This meme is again quoting directly from the script, but it's still an awesome find. While Nemo and his friends languish in a fish tank with no hope of escape, Gill blocks the air filter in preparations for their escape attempt. This has the unfortunate effect of not allowing their fishy waste products to be properly broken down, prompting royal gramma fish Gurgle to say what everyone else is thinking.
3 Gros Mot A Plenty
Ratatouille premiered at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California in 2007 and was met with critical acclaim. The New York Times called it "a nearly flawless piece of popular art, as well as one of the most persuasive portraits of an artist ever committed to film," while Rotten Tomatoes was equally as glowing: "Fast-paced and stunningly animated." Some others were not so keen such as the Miami Herald, which called it "the most straightforward and formulaic picture to date from Pixar Animation Studios." But the general consensus was that Pixar had created a fine piece of animation.
Ratatouille is fast-paced and full of adult humor, as well as the obvious storyline and gags for children. We think this meme sums up the creators' humor and intent. It's with this subtlety of humor that Pixar wins over its impressively mammoth and devoted audiences.
2 Big Feet, Big… Shoes
The highest grossing film of 2013 and the fifth biggest box-office smash of all time, Frozen was a huge success for Disney. For a simplified adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, it hit the world by storm and had dads and mums singing numbers from the score along with their kids.
This meme takes a couple of lines direct from the script, but it's still a class act. After Kristoff decides to help Anna find her sister, they start getting to know each other. Kristoff tries to find out a little more about Anna's whirlwind engagement to Hans by asking questions about her fiancé. And kaboom! Classic Disney putting in a line about foot size, which we all know is meant to represent the size of a pink tractor beam. Of course, Anna's oblivious to the hint, as were 100% of the children watching the film, but it was enough for us.
1 Mommy's Picture
Another visit to Monstropolis now and a further hint at Pixar's genius knack for split-second reveals. The ultimate buddy story of a young girl befriending a monster is a regular Disney formula and has been played out more than once in other stories. Throughout their long reign, Disney has also prided itself on placing so-called "Easter Eggs" -- references, intentional jokes or hidden messages -- in just about all of its Pixar films. For example, in Monsters, Inc., only a few keen-eyed fans will notice a model of Jessie (Toy Story) laying on Boo's floor or Boo handing Sulley a model of Nemo. They're there, but they're quick.
The same goes for this freeze frame from Monsters, Inc.. As Sulley hovers at Boo's door, we see on the wall to the left a drawing that probably wouldn't pass muster with the British Board of Film Classification. Oh, how Mommy would shriek with embarrassment if she stumbled upon this particular work of art!


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Two-hundred twenty-five years ago this month, the founders of these United States signed a document which forever changed the history of the world. In this document, the rights necessary to a free people were avowed and the grievances against the American people by the despotic King George III were listed. It has become the unsought, heavy destiny of the American people in 2001 to once more be confronted by a leader who has transgressed intolerably on the rights of the people. These transgressions so fully parallel and in fact exceed those perpetrated by King George III that it now becomes the obligation and responsibility of present freedom-cherishing Americans to renew their Declaration of Independence. The following document not only renews the original declaration, it also clarifies those secondary rights required to insure life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and provides a list of remedies to the present grievances.
As with the original signers of the Declaration in 1776, we do not undertake this step lightly. As we believe this declaration is an historic document of great importance, we suggest the following steps be taken by signers:
1. Print the document. Once printed, as long as its content is not altered, it may be reformatted in any way necessary for ease of distribution and signing.
2. Sign the document in ink. This can be done individually or in large groups. We suggest a July 4 ceremonial/celebratory signing. Use goose quills if you want!
3. We strongly recommend that the document, as any legal document of importance, be notarized.
4. As the recipient and guardian of the signed documents, we have selected Senator James Jeffords because he has proven himself a man of courage, honor, and principal, and because he, of all men and women now serving could best be considered bipartisan in the true spirit of the word and is thus the representative most appropriate for proposing the changes called for in the Senate. We will personally see that the document is presented from thence to the Bush Administration and every member of the House and Senate.
5. Mail the document to the following address: Democrats.com PO Box 20594 New York, NY 10021 We shall personally deliver the documents to Senator Jeffords. Or, if you prefer, you may send the document directly to Sen. Jeffords at the following address: Senator James Jeffords,728 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510. We strongly suggest that the document be sent by registered mail; keep the receipt. It will provide proof of all mailings, if necessary.
The following document adheres closely to the original. The original text is in italics.
Declaration of Independence by Citizens of the 50 States (and Protectorates) of the United States of America on (or around) July 4, 2001, on the 225th Anniversary of the Signing of the Original Declaration
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The following supporting rights are considered basic and necessary to foster and maintain life, liberty, and the ability to effectively pursue happiness:
*Adequate healthcare as defined by healthcare practitioners*Education in an environment conducive to effective learning*Housing that is safe, comfortable, adequate in size, and affordable*
Clean air both indoors and outdoors*Affordable, safe food sufficient in quality and quantity to promote health
*Clothing commensurate with climate and work requirements*An unpolluted water supply, both for drinking and recreation*A harmonious environment - free from unreasonable sounds, noxious emissions, visual blights and any form of harassment.*
A public news outlet free from the influence of commercial interests in any form and from political agendas*A healthy, sustainable environment*
Maximum biodiversity in the natural environment, thereby insuring the persistent availability of natural
resources*Decision-making power through referendums on all matters strongly affecting the common welfare
-That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,and Women deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
To secure these rights, we call for the establishment of a national set of priorities to which each and every law proposed and implemented shall adhere and not in any way transgress. We further propose that environmental health, both national and global, be
made the highest priority, for without a viable environment, all other priorities are of no avail.
Such has been the sufferance of the majority of American voters and such is now the necessity that constrains them to call for the removal, or sufficiently far-reaching change of course, of the present administration headed by George Walker Bush. The history of said acting president, G.W. Bush and his cabinet and other appointees, is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having been directed at establishing an absolute and oppressive regime.
He has refused to uphold laws created for the public good. He has acted and permitted and/or encouraged those in his administration to act in blatant conflict of interest and in collusion with special interests, most especially the oil, power, natural gas, pharmaceutical, tobacco and coal industries. He has intentionally called for the suppression of protest and thus free speech against his policies. He has appointed people in the public trust who are unfit, by experience, background, moral character, and conflict of interest, to perform their jobs in a manner conducive to the public welfare. He has allowed those acting on his behalf to block the course of justice by preventing an accurate election in a state presided over by his brother, Jeb Bush.
He has failed to in any way discourage or prevent the use of the nation's highest court to subvert the will of the people. He has intentionally deceived those who elected him in good faith, promising to support initiatives to reduce carbon dioxide and to act as a political uniter and in a politically moderate manner; once elected, he has not only failed to keep these promises, he has acted in complete opposition to them. He has failed to uphold the accepted and necessary boundary between church and state, which was established and has been maintained to aid in insuring domestic tranquility as guaranteed by the Preamble of the Constitution. Instead, he has promoted a single model of religious tenets, that of Fundamentalist Christianity.
He has ignored the will of the people on several occasions, even when that will was expressed with overwhelming and unmistakable clarity. He has failed to show the compassion, ability to think independently, and true leadership qualities required by a leader of any large country, especially one as powerful as the U.S. Instead, he has proven himself unable to make independent decisions based on the public good and not on pure self-interest and has relied overwhelmingly on the opinions and direction of persons neither elected nor approved by the majority of the people for that role, including Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Karen Hughes, and his father, George Herbert Walker Bush, who not only is unelected, but was in fact voted out of office on an earlier occasion. He has also sought counsel on issues of great importance to the public welfare from persons whose names he refuses to divulge and with whom he met under highly secretive circumstances.
Let the Following FACTS be submitted to a candid world:
1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public goodHe has sought to overturn, delay, or dilute regulations aimed at protecting workers, including ergonomic rules, as well as regulations in the general public interest, including regulations pertaining to arsenic in drinking water, wilderness roads, the preservation of George's Bank and other shore areas from exploitation by the oil or natural gas industries.
2. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance.
He has refused to allow California governor Gray Davis to impose caps on energy prices during a time of crisis or to regulate gasoline formulation, he has refused to recognize the right of states to uphold protective regulations pertaining to wildlands, air and water pollution, and trade.
3. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation, a right inestimable to them and the Legislature and formidable to tyrants only.
The present budget clearly discriminates against regions, especially urban areas, that did not favor Bush in the election, a systematic form of discrimination that implies that to receive equal consideration, a region must relinquish their right of Representation by the party of their choice.
4. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
Bush arranged meetings in Europe in sites such as Slovenia and Sweden that were far from the true political centers of the EU, and where accommodations and police resources were consequently strained.
5. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He dissolved gatherings of protesters representing large blocks of the American people by having them removed to distant locations and/or "First Amendment Zones," even when such gatherings were not only legal and the fundamental right of citizens.
6. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without and convulsion within.
Through subverting and impeding the election process in Florida, he prevented the election of Gore and thus the appointment of many others who would have made up his administration. In so doing, he also created conditions of instability, divisiveness and strife, attended by a loss of public confidence in the electoral and judicial systems.
7. He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States, for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners, refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of lands.
He has promoted legislation that makes immigration to the U.S. by eligible candidates more difficult and costly.
8. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has abused and subverted the Judicial system by encouraging and permitting the Supreme Court to overstep its constitutional boundaries and to interfere with the election process.
9. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has exerted an unacceptable degree of influence over the majority in the Supreme Court and has rewarded their compliance with favors, including bestowing nominations for lucrative positions on the sons of Judges Rehnquist and Scalia.
10. He has erected a multitude of New Offices and hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has named swarms of corporate employees and/or corporate campaign donation recipients to public posts who have acted in direct conflict with the public good (notably Gail Norton and those appointees under her) with the sole intent to harass the public into relinquishing control of its natural resources to corporate exploitation, which will, effectively "eat out the substance" of our resources.
11. He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
Though we are at peace with our global neighbors, he has, without input from the Congress or Senate, taken actions which constitute a shift toward military mobilization, including the bombing of Iraq without just cause and without going through the legal and reasonable channels required for making such a decision.
12. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has sought to divert billions of dollars for the development and deployment of a missile defense shield and has pressed for a suspension of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty without regard to the wishes of the majority of Americans or their representatives. In so doing he has exposed the U. S. and the entire world to the danger of a renewed arms race and decline in stability.
13. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to the Acts of pretended Legislation.
He has allowed the Supreme Court to create a constitutional crisis through its extraordinary behavior during the election of 2000, and has further allowed it to make rulings aimed at furthering his objectives, including eroding the separation of church and state. In addition, he seeks to consolidate this subversion of the Judiciary by seeking to appoint political extremists to this bench.
14. For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.For imposing destructive military operations on the people of Vieques against their will.
For deploying large numbers of police and other security measures about the capitol in a way that impedes public access. For deploying large numbers of police personnel throughout public gatherings with the express intention of preventing expressions of dissent.
15. For protecting them by a Mock trial from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these shores.
His judicial department allowed the federal charges to be dropped against the FBI officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman during the Ruby Ridge incident.
16. For Cutting off our trade with all parts of the world.
For creating an animosity against the United States by people in large areas of the globe, thereby endangering our ability to trade and for seeking to usurp the power to negotiate trade on the behalf of the people, thereby cutting off our right in all parts of the world to assent to those trade agreements we deem beneficial, for failing to protect the ability of American steel workers and others to fairly compete in world trade, thereby cutting off their trade with all parts of the world.
17. For imposing taxes on us without our consent.
For imposing a tax cut, to which the majority did not consent, aimed at benefiting solely the wealthiest minority.
18. For depriving us in many cases of the right to a Trial by Jury.
By allowing, through the action of his Supreme Court, the oppressive right of police to arrest and detain civilians even for the most minor infraction, which thereby eliminates just cause.
19. For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses.This is the only article lacking a counterpart in the present time
20. For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighboring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to rend it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies.
For basing his model of oppressive government on that set up by corporations in foreign lands through subversion or force, including nations in Southeast Asia and South Amerca, where land was seized for exploitation by oil, gas and mining companies and the dissent of the people ignored and brutally suppressed.
21. For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our government.
For seeking to overturn many of our fundamental and most cherished laws and principles: separation of church and state, the Anti-ballistic missile treaty, the Kyoto treaty, the sanctity of public wildlands and wildlife refuges, the right to free speech, the separation between the judicial and legislative bodies and many other smaller but indefensible violations.
22. For suspending our own legislatures and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
For overriding the rights of states to impose laws and regulations they see fit, such as those pertaining to the medical use of marijuana, price caps on energy, wildlands protections, air quality standards and other issues of importance to the people in those states.
23. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has abdicated his decision making to appointees not elected by the people but who instead represent corporate interests and in so doing has set the government against the will the of the people. This is evidenced most clearly in his flagrant disregard for the 1.6 million recorded comments by the public demanding that roadless areas in remaining national wildlands be maintained and protected. He has also refused to uphold and protect the right of those wishing to express dissent both during the election, inauguration and on numerous occasions since.
24. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burn our town and destroyed the lives of our people.
He proposes allowing corporations to plunder our seas (Georges' Bank, in particular), ravage our coasts (the proposed coastal drilling in ANWR in particular), while abandoning our cities, which, like Cincinnati, burn as a result of this neglect.He has permitted the direct ravaging of the island of Vieques in the Caribbean by the military, despite the persistent and united protests of the people both there and in the U.S. He is thereby, and by failing to protect workers rights, the right to clean air and water, and by vetoing the patient's rights bill, among other failures, destroying the lives of many Americans.
25. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny. already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages and totally unworthy of the head of a Civilized nation.
He is at this time seeking to overturn the ABM treaty crafted by the civilized nations of the world over a generation, to put in place a missile defense that serves as a symbol of aggression and arrogance and thus threatens the world with death, desolation and tyranny. He at the same time proposes removing all humanitarian services rendered by the military, as well as aid to those fighting disease and the misery of overpopulation in poverty, creating circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages and totally unworthy of the head of a Civilized nation.
26. He has constrained our fellow citizens taken captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren or to fall themselves by their hands.
He has forced thousands of government employees to participate in carrying out policies that are destructive to their country's welfare, causing harm to their friends and brethren, to a point where men and women of conscience must withdraw from his association (notably James Jeffords) or quit public service.
27. He has excited domestic insurrection amongst us and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
He has caused a state of extreme divisiveness among the American people to the point where compromise has become more destructive than resistance, unless the compromise is now entirely on the part of the administration. He has failed to actively discourage aggressive and destructive behavior on the part of his merciless ultrarightwing advocates, including hate crimes, death threats, intimidation, including the actions of the organized mobs who impeded the recount process in Florida in 2000 through harassment of election officials).
The majority of the American people have shown, through the popular vote in the last election, through the rejection of the effort to impeach Bill Clinton, through numerous polls, recorded public comments, and other means of expression, that a more moderate and indeed progressive position is demanded of its leaders. Yet these leaders have failed to acknowledge the common will and instead seek to subvert the judicial system and to exert control over our media, to consolidate its power through presenting knowingly unbalanced or even false information to the public.
We hereby proclaim that until such time as George Walker Bush shall make sufficient reforms to his administration, we are absolved of all allegiance to him and said administration. We further declare that as long as George Walker Bush shall remain in office and unreformed to the will of the people, we will not submit our taxes directly to his administration as to do so would clearly constitute TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Instead, we shall place our taxes either into escrow accounts, turning over only a statement to the Internal Revenue service, into the special fund provided by the U.S. government for conscientious anti-war objectors, or shall direct the rightful amount of tax to those agencies and programs of the government we shall see fit. We also claim the right to refuse to participate in any military action incurred while Bush remains in office and unreformed. Further, to remedy the present wrongs against the American people and the principles of Democracy, we submit the following demands:
- A full investigation by the federal government into the Florida Presidential Election of 2000 to be conducted by an outside investigative team from the United Nations in a rapid and efficient manner.
- A full investigation of the Supreme Court's actions during the 2000 election by a fully bipartisan team of legal experts overseen by a team from the United Nations.
- The immediate signing of the Kyoto Protocol and future adherence to its requirements.
- The immediate withdrawal of plans to pursue the Missile Shield plan.
- The immediate renewal in writing of the U.S. commitment to the Anti-ballistic Missle Treaty.
- An immediate review by Congress of ALL regulations implemented or overturned by this administration, with all regulations reinstated or abolished according to the will of the majority of the people, even if this requires referendums to be conducted nationally or state by state.
- The creation of a new energy plan in keeping with the will of the people by a fully bipartisan team elected from within and by the House and Senate.
- The suspension of the tax cut pending a national referendum on the issue at which time the American people will determine the scope and distribution of any cut.
- The formulation of legislation barring from office all persons whose connections to corporate interests in the 7 years preceding their seeking of office makes it impossible, through conflict of interest, for them to sufficiently represent the public good.
- The formulation of new criteria for the appointment of judges that will insure that nonextremist persons free from unduly strong corporate or political ties sit on all of the nation's benches, including its highest court.
- The creation of legislation barring corporate and political influence from affecting the content of news and the creation of a new office of government (hereafter referred to as the media office) to oversee that the separation between news content and corporate and political agendas is maintained.
- The creation of an independent and completely noncommercial national television station, fully funded by taxpayers and devoted to the presentation of news and editorials provided for and by the public. The content and operation of this station will be overseen by the media office described above to insure freedom from organized political or commercial agendas.
In the Name of Those Principles Upon Which This Nation Was Founded, We Hereby Sign:


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Hong Kong is a city without ground. This is true both physically (built on steep slopes, the city has no ground plane) and culturally (there is no concept of ground). Density obliterates figure-ground in the city, and in turn re-defines public-private spatial relationships. Perception of distance and time is distorted through compact networks of pedestrian infrastructure, public transport and natural topography in the urban landscape.Without a ground, there can be no figure either. In fact, Hong Kong lacks any of the traditional figure-ground relationships that shape urban space: axis, edge, center, even fabric. Cities Without Ground explores this condition by mapping three-dimensional circulation networks that join shopping malls, train stations and public transport interchanges, public parks and private lobbies as a series of spatial models and drawings. These networks, though built piecemeal, owned by different public and private stakeholders, and adjacent to different programs and uses, form a continuous space of variegated environments that serves as a fundamental public resource for the city. The emergence of the shopping malls as spaces of civil society rather than of global capital-- as grounds of resistance-- comes as a surprise. This continuous network and the microclimates of temperature, humidity, noise and smell which differentiate it constitute an entirely new form of urban spatial hierarchy. The relation between shopping malls and air temperature, for instance, suggests architectural implications in circulation--differentiating spaces where pedestrians eagerly flow or make efforts to avoid, where people stop and linger or where smokers gather. Air particle concentration is both logical and counterintuitive: outdoor air is more polluted, while the air in the higher-end malls is cleaner than air adjacent to lower value retail programs. Train stations, while significantly cooler than bus terminals, have only moderately cleaner air. Boundaries determined by sound or smell (a street of flower vendors or bird keepers, or an artificially perfumed mall) can ultimately provide more substantive spatial boundaries than a ground. While space in the city may be continuous, plumes of temperature differential or air particle intensity demonstrate that environments are far from equal.
Title: Cities Without Ground: A Hong Kong Guidebook
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Item Description: Hong Kong is a city without ground. Physically, the city is built on steep slopes with no ground plane, and, culturally, there is no concept of ground. Density obliterates and redefines public/private spatial relationships. The perception of distance and time is distorted through compact networks of pedestrian infrastructure, public transportation, and natural topography in the urban landscape.


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CMGI Plans to Start $1 Billion Fund For Web-Infrastructure Investments
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ANDOVER, Mass. -- Internet investor CMGI Inc. plans to start another $1 billion venture-capital fund in two months, a move that highlights the accelerated pace of technology investing.
CMGI said the fund will focus on investments in Internet-infrastructure companies, or those who make it...