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Redskins: deraugatory or salutary?
And, that a woman being raped should….how was it put? Yeah, the victims should take offense less seriously and realize their offender really isn't meaning any harm.
Hyperbole well acknowledge and used to drive the point home.
And, that a woman being raped should….how was it put? Yeah, the victims should take offense less seriously and realize their offender really isn't meaning any harm.
Hyperbole well acknowledge and used to drive the point home.
I don't think they are even on the same scale in the first place. For one, the intent is very different on the part of the rapist and the benign "redskin" user. In the situation with the rapist, there is a very negative intent. In our situation, it isn't negative at all, and likely completely inadvertent. Are you saying the victim (or rather "offendee") should not make any effort to try understand the perspective of the "redskin sayer" and to not try to alleviate their own upset? Upset that, mind you, is purely in their own head, unlike the situation with the rapist, which is very much not just in the woman's head. The seriousness of the situation is also very different, which does matter—after all, there has to be a line somewhere. Are people always going to be "justified" in whatever offense they decide to take at anything at all? Of course not. If I decide to take offense at being called a "person", or a "white," it doesn't suddenly become everyone else's responsibility to tread on their toes around me, it is primarily my issue.
Also, if a woman was capable of relaxing in such a situation, that would be helpful for them. Obviously it isn't a complete solution to the problem nor is it possible in most if not all cases, but the principle is the same—you should always try your best to stay present with the situation, regardless of what it might be, instead of spinning in circles of indignation or whatever brand of upset may be going through your head.
I encountered a lot of ppl who had no offense intended when they used the word nigger. A southern boy simply said: That is what we call them.
I encountered a lot of ppl who had no offense intended when they used the word nigger. A southern boy simply said: That is what we call them.
And that makes it much more acceptable! People still use it, and in many cases it's just fine. If someone calls his buddy "my nigga" in an affectionate way, is that really some terrible racist transgression? Words are just words, and they only acquire meaning when we give it to them. No word has any truly inherent wrongness, and while we do need to take into account how others will take it (even if we are pure in our intentions), there is a line where it simply shouldn't any longer be the public's responsibility to take care of everyone's individual upsets, and where individuals should just work on their own issues (which they should be doing always anyways, for their own happiness and well being).
Lastly, no I haven't read the links, as the principles that I'm discussing are quite clear to me and whether or not other team names have been changed isn't all that relevant in regards to whether this one should be.
I personally see no issues with the term Redskin, as long as it's not being used with actual derogatory intent. It's just a descriptive term, not anything inherently insulting. For the same reason calling a black person "black" or a white person "white" is acceptable, I think using the term "redskins" should be acceptable.
Of course at the same time there will be people who do get bothered by its use, even when it is being used with benign intent…I suppose I'd say that, in my opinion, they should try to take it less seriously and realize that people are not using it with any harmful intent, and that in the meantime everyone else should be a little bit sensitive about using it. I don't think that any team names should be changed because of it though.
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A Hard Concept To Grasp
I don't anything is entirely un-sentient. If the matter that composes us produces sentience of a particular sort, why wouldn't matter composed in different arrangements produce different sorts of sentience? It would be very unlike the experience that we have, but I think it would be experience nonetheless
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Quote Discussion, Current quote: "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
I'd say it's certainly a goal. The way I see it it's the only thing at all with any objectively positive value, and so the only thing that makes sense to even be a goal. Everything else is only evaluated as good or bad to the extent that it generates happiness/suffering. Why is being nice good? Because it makes people happy! Clearly others' happiness has to be taken into account along with the happiness of oneself, but I still don't see why it isn't the ultimate goal.
I think the motivation behind her quote was about trying to stop people from focusing on "why am I not happy," "I want to be happy," etc. and start focusing on their real life and what's actually going on now…which is the best way to be happy. So basically if you are "obsessed" with the idea of happiness and dwell on it all the time, you likely will not be happy, but on the other hand, I think it's a little excessive to claim that it's not a goal at all. One just has to take a more balanced approach in achieving the goal…
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Are you like this face-to-face?
This sort of aggressive behavior occurs in people on all sides of all arguments on the internet, not just atheists. So why stress atheism in your post? I feel like your question is more of a jab at a particular group than it is a genuine interest in whether or not people act the same in real life as they do on the internet (the answer: no, they don't).
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Debate: Is Human Nature Inherently Good Or Evil?
Well, both. But the evil lies primarily in conditioning that occurs to the mind (although the mind's inherent "ability to be conditioned" is what allows this), whereas I believe the good is more inherent (i.e. get rid of conditioning and you are left with goodness).
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Chicken or egg
Egg. The change in genetics occurs with each egg that is laid, so whatever was the first animal with "chicken" genes began in its egg. The genes don't change anymore after the egg is laid.
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Amanda Todd
Everything happens as a result of some cause or another… she was the person she was because of her genetics, upbringing, society, etc. This doesn't make her any less worthy of sympathy than someone who lost their life due to a slightly more 'external' cause.
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Are viruses and fire considered living things?
This is just a definitional question—the answer simply depends on your idea of what the word "life" means. So if you want an answer to the question you have to provide a definition of "life" that we can decide based on.
But one way or the other, our understanding of "viruses" will still be exactly the same, and they will have all the qualities that they had prior to us answering the question; we will simply categorize them differently.
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a quote for life?
"It is better to travel well than to arrive."
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I don't see why morality can't be objective without God. Consciousness and experience is objectively, ontologically real—the most certainly real thing that there is—and the experience of happiness is inherently good. Thus, a moral system oriented around happiness would seem to be objective. Simply because happiness is a "subjective" (i.e. internal) phenomenon doesn't mean that it cannot be quantified and accounted for in a single system. I suppose you could call it "objectively subjective," but it wouldn't be relative, per se (meaning that one can still have an 'incorrect' view on morality; everyone's views are not equally valid).
You did not use the definition:
Right = benefits the greater good
You used, and I quote you here:
Right = intending to benefit sentient beings.
You did not use the definition:
Right = benefits the greater good
You used, and I quote you here:
Right = intending to benefit sentient beings.
I meant "sentient beings" as the whole of all of them, and thus benefitting said whole would be the same as the "greater good." I suppose my language could've been a little clearer though.
Also, to reiterate, it is the intention that is crucial. The motivation behind the actions. Just because something happens to benefit the greater good in some way doesn't make it a moral action. After all, it is ultimately impossible to accurately judge the final effect something has had on the greater good (chaos theory etc.). We can only make the best judgment we can.
Punching someone quite clearly causes much more suffering than having someone be a little hungry for a while.
That's entirely your opinion. It's quite easy to this argument around.
It's certainly my opinion—as is everything else that I can ever communicate to anyone. All 'knowledge' is opinion, based on possibly fallible information and inferences. And from looking at the situation, my best judgement would be that punching someone and stealing their food to feed my slightly hungry girlfriend would be highly detrimental to the greater good, and thus it would not be something that would arise out of my compassionate intentions. Of course, if the particulars of the situation were different—perhaps my girlfriend was starving, we were unable to acquire food elsewhere, and the person was himself well fed but still unwilling to give it to her—then I very well might do such a thing.
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Immortality: A blessing or a curse?
I think I'd enjoy it. I'd have plenty time to develop my mind to perfection, and everything after that would be easy.
Originally posted by EPR89:Originally posted by congregate5:Right = intending to benefit sentient beings. Wrong = the opposite.
Imagine the following scenario:
Your girlfriend is hungry. You see someone coming out of a McDonald's with a cheeseburger in his hand. You walk over there and knock him out. You take the burger and give it to your girlfriend.
Helped a sentient being. Knocked another one out in the process. Since only intentions count, this obviously was morally right, right?
Originally posted by congregate5:Right = intending to benefit sentient beings. Wrong = the opposite.
Right = intending to benefit sentient beings. Wrong = the opposite.
Imagine the following scenario:
Your girlfriend is hungry. You see someone coming out of a McDonald's with a cheeseburger in his hand. You walk over there and knock him out. You take the burger and give it to your girlfriend.
Helped a sentient being. Knocked another one out in the process. Since only intentions count, this obviously was morally right, right?
How does this benefit the greater good? Punching someone quite clearly causes much more suffering than having someone be a little hungry for a while. One's conceptualization of the world would have to be pretty seriously fucked if their compassion expressed itself in that manner. But regardless, as long as your actions are motivated by genuine compassion they are moral, as you are making the best decision you can. Maybe it doesn't work out, like a doctor who performs an emergency surgery and makes a mistake resulting in the patient's death, but it was motivated by compassion and thus is moral.
Right = intending to benefit sentient beings. Wrong = the opposite. The intention itself is the only thing of importance when it comes to morality; the resultant actions are based on specific information and reasoning which can be fallible due to luck etc.
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What do you think that happens after death?
It will simply be a swirl of ever changing experience with no notion of self, past, or future. The experience that occurs will also be of a very different sort than the sort of experience that is happening now.
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Do you think eating other people is morally wrong?
There's nothing inherently wrong about it. It's all situational. If, for instance, you are starving and the only thing to eat is a dead body, it's common sense just to go ahead and eat it.
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Moral philosophy?
I would say that the closest thing to an objective moral code is simply acting with the intention of bringing about the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people. I believe happiness itself is an objective good, and therefore it would seem to follow that actions that aim to increase it are moral, and those that aim to decrease it are immoral.
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What is happiness?
Happiness is simply positive subjective feelings and states, from simple physical pleasure to mental bliss to states such as the flow state.
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Infinite question
^ Xeno's paradoxes.
Also I don't know much about it, but in mathematics there are actually infinities of different sizes. The number of real numbers, for instance, is greater than the number of integers, despite the fact that they are both infinite in the general sense of the word.
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Why not suicide?
^ Just because things are determined doesn't mean we don't influence our own path. The brain itself is part of what determines what happens to the brain in the future, and our consciousness arises from that brain. So striving to change oneself is the equivalent of the brain altering itself in order to form a state that equates to greater happiness. As a consciousness yourself, you have choice. The choosing process itself just happens to be determined as well. Determinism is an interesting philosophical idea, but it has few practical implications.
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Reducing Back Pain by increasing the strength of the oblique muscles
You have a built-in corset around your abdomen. It is formed by several components beginning with your abdominal muscles in the front of your body: the place where the 6-pack should be (6-pack as in amazing abdominal muscles NOT as in 'this is where you rest your 6-pack at the end of the day'). To continue with the corset of muscles, after the abdominals you have the internal and external oblique muscles at the sides of the abdomen. Starting around the back you have the quadratus lumborum and to complete the circumference you have a strong connective tissue called the thoraco-lumbar fascia at the center of your spine.
Way too much attention is given to only one of those muscle groups. Know which one? Take a wild guess… Yes, of course, it is the abdominals, the 6-pack wannabe's. This exercise takes the focus off of that group (and to see how I feel about so much mis-placed attention being placed on the 6-pack muscles, read my last two posts). This exercise puts the focus on the sides of the body. These muscles are responsible for stabilization of the spine and help with stabilization of the pelvis. Increased stability means increased control and almost always decreased pain.
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With 2012 a new Era begins, the Era of Women. Men, don't worry. In the Era of Women, women won't exclude men from the table of power as men excluded women in the Era of Man. Instead they will work together to create a more equitable and just world.


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I headed to the "Point" Wednesday evening to sip a chilly pop and watch the sunset like I do many evenings (file footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jE6KCKizFg ), and was watching a sailboat coming across the bar. Things did not go well for the sailors and they ended up aground listing 40 degrees with waves crashing over the boat in the twilight, so I called the Coast Guard. The station is within sight, so thankfully it didn't take long for the rescue. They were aboard the USCG boat by 7:15 PM. I did however create quite a carbon footprint! 2 Boats, several rescue vehicles and a helicopter were deployed! Note: Two videos at link.
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Century Hotel South Beach, Miami Beach
Rooms: 30
Reviews - Century Hotel South Beach
- Age Group: 26 - 30
- From: United States
- Traveller type: Young & Single
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Historical Traveller Reviews of Century Hotel South Beach
Simple but stylishfrom artexetra
Charming elegancefrom A TripAdvisor Member
Decent Century Hotel by South Beachfrom A TripAdvisor Member
Century Hotel, small but nice!from A TripAdvisor Member
When staying at the hotel it is important to know that it is animal friendly, so do not be surprised to see the managers' pit- bull roaming the lobby. There are no elevators in the hotel, if you are unable to climb stairs make sure to ask for the first floor.
Not knowing what to expect when we walked into the room, I turned on the light and was pleasantly surprised! Beautiful hard wood floors, complimented the wooden slay beds. The beds are fantastic! Down pillows (which they give you four of) and down comforters grace this small but elegant room. The bathroom was gray marble and has complimentary Bath & Body Works products. The only concern we had was the restaurant next store that played very loud music. It does shut off around 1 a.m.
The hotel offers complimentary breakfast, delivered at either 8:30 a.m. or 1030 a.m. It contains coffee, and an egg croissant. The breakfast was not to my liking, nor my friends. However, there is a Starbucks right across the street!
This hotel does not have a pool, being located on Ocean Drive the beach is across the street. Restaurants are all at walking distance. If you plan on driving down to South Beach, be prepared to pay $20 to valet your car. This is the going rate down there. I'd advise not to drive there but if you have to, pay the $20 once and don't take your car out until you leave.
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The La Joia restaurant is among the best restaurants in south beach. The hotel serves a free continental breakfast.
On Saturday, our breakfast was delivered to our room, complementary of the hotel's management.
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Never Again!from A TripAdvisor Member
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Getting around there is no good way to get to & from the Ft Lauderdale Airport. We took a shuttle from the airport & it took forever. We took a taxi back for about 100 bucks for 4 people with tip it was the deal. Public transportation goes to the airport. I might try it next time if I arrive early.
Florida Keys If you're on South Beach, and just want to hang out on the beach, stay there! Driving to the Keys is a waste of time unless you plan to get on a charter to snorkle or dive...which is beautiful water for that. Be prepared to shell out some $. But, if the coastline is your thing, the only real beach in the Keys for kids and family to spend time with sand & surf would be Key West, which is quite a drive. South Beach and the coast Northward is perfectly fine, we're just saying this to save people some drive time.
Consider Flying into Fort Lauderdale If you're renting a car anyway, you may also want to be sure to look at flying into Fort Lauderdale (FLL). It's about 40-45 minutes north of South Beach - a fairly easy drive with no traffic. In the cities I routinely fly out of, it has generally been much cheaper to fly into FLL versus MIA. For the cost concious traveler, that may make a huge difference. I saved about $200 on my ticket flying to FLL from CA.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do the troublemakers hit Adam with as he is sitting at the table, thinking about where to put his bike?
(a) Straw wrappers
(b) Gum
(c) Stones
(d) Popcorn
2. As the rain continues to fall, Adam becomes ____________.
(a) Happier
(b) Sad
(c) Hungry
(d) Bored
3. What is the name of the boy who begins to harass Adam as he is sitting at the table, talking about his bike?
(a) Snapper
(b) Whipper
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(d) Tom
4. Adam believes the dog's intention is to topple the bike, send it askew, and have him crash into the road, his _________.
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(b) Enemy
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(d) Dinner
5. What does Adam begin to sing as he is continuing his journey on his bike?
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2. What does Adam decide to eat when he is in a small restaurant in Carver on his bike journey?
3. What kind of dog does Adam run into that leaves him terrified at the sight?
4. Brint tells Adam to __________ and let the thoughts from his memory come, but this doesn't work.
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"I've never been so torn," said Donald Trump, sitting across the table from Arsenio Hall and Clay Aiken during their final trip to the boardroom on Sunday night's The Celebrity Apprentice. But he had to choose someone, and that someone was...Arsenio Hall!.
The 56-year-old former talk show host won $250,000 for his charity, the Magic Johnson Foundation (which advocates for HIV and AIDS patients), in addition to the money he'd already raised from winning challenges throughout the season. All told, the charity received $522,100.
Meanwhile, Aiken had to settle for coming in second. Again. Before Trump made his final decision, Aiken reminded the studio audience that he'd gone through this before, when he was runner-up to Ruben Studdard on American Idol. "My mother's here tonight," he said. "And she's already sat through me losing once." Poor Mom.
Hall was no smug champ as he heaped praise on his "lil' brother Clay." "Tonight we are both winners!" he cried. But it's unclear how complimented Aiken felt when Hall referred to the singer as the Robin to his Batman. Really, who aspires to be Robin?
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Athlete Of The Week
Michaela Pernell
Nonnewaug track
Age: 15
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Naugatuck
Family info: Mom, Danielle Pernell; Step-dad, Jeff Scanlon; Sister, Lily Scanlon; Brother, Mick Pernell
What opposing player would you most want as a teammate? Precious Holmes (Hillhouse) because she's accomplished so much from her freshman to senior year, and she's an awesome person.
What celebrity would you most want to be and why? Jennifer Lawrence because she got to be in a cool movie (The Hunger Games).
Last concert you went to? Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers.
What was your funniest sports moment? I was playing flag football and one of the other players went for my flag but accidentally pulled down my pants.
Worst sports injury? Plantar fasciitis.
What athlete do you model yourself after? Lolo Jones.
Superstition: I wear my hair the same way for each track meet, and also wear the same shirt and headband.
What's your dream college? Syracuse University.
If you could live anywhere besides Connecticut where would it be? Florida.
What's your lucky number and why? No. 2, because I've had it since I was little and my mother and brother used to use it.
What's your dream car? Jeep Cherokee.
What's your career ambition? Personal Trainer for a track team.
If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be? Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Abby Lee Miller.
If you had a free ticket to any sporting event in the world, where would you go? The World Cup.
If there was a movie made about your life, who would play you? Halle Berry.
If you won the lotto, what would be the first thing you would do? Put it towards cancer research.
Who's the most famous person you have met and where was it? various NFL players at the 2010 Pro Bowl.
If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? A cure for cancer.
Cartoon character you're most like: Roadrunner.
Where do you like to shop? Forever 21.
What are your biggest fears? Sharks.
What is your most cherished childhood memory? Going to Disney World with my entire family.
If you could be the principal for a day, what would you do? Start school later.
What do you picture yourself doing 10 years from now? Working towards becoming a personal trainer.
Most overused phrase: "O-M-G."
Most visited website: Instagram.
Pet peeve: When people chew too loudly.
People would be surprised to know that ...: Flag football is my favorite sport.
If you could have the answer to one question, what would the question be? "What is the cure for cancer?"
Describe yourself in one word: Athletic.
If you were trapped on a deserted island, what three things would you want with you for survival? Gatorade, a friend and a cell phone.
What is one of your favorite quotes? "You only live once."
What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Letting the dogs out.
If you could witness any event past, present, or future, what would it be? The Olympics.
If you could stay a certain age forever, what age would it be? 10.
If you HAD to change your first name, what would you change it to? Brooke.
TV show? Dance Moms.
Movie? The 5th Quarter.
Subject in school? Biology.
Teacher? Mr. Plasky, Physical Education in 7th & 8th grade.
Music artist? Chris Brown.
Meal? Pasta.
Restaurant? Buffalo Wild Wings.
Dessert? REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup ice cream.
Video game? Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Sports memory? Going to Disney World with my flag football team.
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'The Vulcan Experience'
ALL TOURS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED with at least 48 hours notice, subject to availability.
We are pleased to announce the availability of tours to visit XH558 in the hangar at Robin Hood Airport.
Our aim is to provide an interesting, enjoyable and stress free visit for you and your family.
We have just been awarded a Trip Advisor 'Certificate of Excellence' for our visitor reviews.
Visit our new online reservation system for upcoming availability.
Public tours are parties of around 40 people maximum, while VIP tours are likely to be around 10 people maximum.
Gift Vouchers are available for all HANGAR TOUR events subject to availability and upon request.
Ask about our corporate events and business facilities too!
The Vulcan Experience -
Welcome to the Vulcan to the Sky Hangar Tours page. We are now entering the run-up to the Summer season and XH558 will be out of her hangar most weekends. Naturally, there could be lot of interesting items for you to see as the team work on her 'live' during the week.
If you would like to have the chance to get 'up close and personal' with XH558, then please click on our reservation system to view the available dates for tours at Hangar 3, Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster. We will be releasing new tours all the time but you may find some last minute opportunities by visiting this page regularly or signing up for our weekly newsletter. Sign-up here:
Please note that ALL tours must be booked in advance by our online booking system or by calling 0845 124 7285. We are bound by airport security which means that all names of visitors must be supplied in advance, therefore we are unable to make changes or offer refunds for cancellations made within 3 days of your visit.
The cafeteria facility at the hangar has now closed, therefore we are only able to offer Tea/Coffee and biscuits for purchase in the hangar as desired.
In addition to our dedicated online booking system and telephone number above, bookings can be made at the Doncaster Tourist Information Center in person, only, from Monday to Saturday.
Tourist Information Centre
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38-40 High Street
01302 734309
Enquiries only can be addressed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
There will be both public and VIP tours available and dependent on popularity, more time slots may be made available and publicised in our newsletters.
Last year saw around 6,000 people enjoy the opportunity to get up close and personal with this very special aircraft. Their visit included a 25 minute guided tour, a chance to speak and meet some of the aircrew, engineers and senior staff involved in this project and to view the increasing number of historical Vulcan items and personal recollections on display around the hangar.
If Doncaster seems a bit of a distance for you to visit, why not take advantage of our excellent package deals with one of our partner hotels. See a selection of offers below:
A double room at the Crown Hotel including breakfast is £65 per night
A double room at the Ramada Encore including breakfast is £50 per night
The public tour package for 2 with the Ramada will be £74
The public tour package for 2 with the Crown will be £89
The VIP tour package for 2 with the Ramada will be £120
The VIP tour package for 2 with the Crown will be £135.
Find out about the Crown Hotel here: Find out about the Ramada Encore here:
VIP tours which offer a more one to one experience and a unique look around the aircraft and hangar, are usually priced at £35 per person.
Gift certificates are available for all HANGAR TOURS - please ask.
Now available: Several packages involving other aviation related interests in the locality - ask for more details if you are interested in extending your visit.
2014 Prices
Standard Ticket
Adult £12
Over 65 £7.50
Child under 16 £4
Child under 2* Free
Family (2 children): £30
Family (3 children): £31,
VIP Tours: £35 per person.
For group tours, please contact Toni on firstname.lastname@example.com or telephone the Vulcan Experience booking line. 0845 124 7285
*Please note that the Vulcan Experience may not be suitable for very young children due to the nature of the environment. If you have any questions please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
A map and sat nav details are detailed here to help you locate the hangar.
Please note tours must be pre-booked. Admissions by arriving on the day are not possible.
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Brooklyn Fare Still BYOB ... for Now [Updated]
Keep that Pinot Noir in your Prada bag.
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Sounds like trouble in palm-tree-lined paradise.
New York gets yet more boozing at the movies. Do we detect a trend?
With a cocktail designed especially for 'The Rum Diary' by PDT's Jim Meehan.
The natural grocer invades one more aspect of your life.
It's come to this.
There's a bunch of great small-batch booze out there, but we need to resist the temptation to become dicks about it.
After a year and a half of trying for it, the Nolita taqueria at last has the suds.
We're not sick of barrel-aged cocktails yet, especially with cool techniques like "solera" to talk about.
When life throws you natural disasters, you might as well have a drink.
The diminutive distillery has found a new, much larger a new home.
In seventeenth-century England, your drink of choice was a political statement.
It's sad, gentlemen, but true: If you want to win a lady's heart, you must pick up the tab.
You'll be able to drink the "spicy," "floral" suds at all four of the chef's New York restaurants.
Vegans, better put down that glass of vino.
Yet another reason why dating in this town is exhausting.
In: Cocktails. Out: Cages for people.
It's readily available, but actually buying the stuff is a different story.
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Project Heart Start offers free CPR training
Veronica Silva, a cardiovascular sonographer from the New Mexico Heart Institute in Roswell, tells the Kiwanis Club Tuesday about the statewide initiative, Project Heart Start. The program will teach compression-only CPR in free classes across the state on Saturday. In Roswell, the classes will be offered at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. at the New Mexico Heart Institute. (Randal Seyler Photo)
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The Rain, Not in Spain, But Other Places and Why It Matters
The always interesting Nick Denbow sent the item below in his regular email this morning. It's worth reading, I think.
Out of Control . . . The More Things Change Dept.
Okay. We're way past living in "interesting times." More like "scary," or, depending on who your favorite tea-leaf reader is, "apocolyptic." True, the roller coaster ride continues to be a wild one, but it might be a good thing to pause and take a deep breath. No matter what the...
Is There Succession Planning in Your Future?
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Preserving the Mississippi...sort of...
Nick Denbow, of the UK's ProcessingTalk writes: Thermo Fisher Scientific mass spectrometry equipment is used in Europe and Canada for research and monitoring of drinking water supplies, and for the detection of pharmaceutical residues. Their recent release suggests that an AP report has mentioned the levels of pharmaceuticals found in...
The European Perspective on ISA Expo 2007
Walt's on his way to China, but before he left, he sent me a link to "ProcessingTalk" newsletter--which covers all things process manufacturing around the world from the U.K. This edition on the newsletter contains a view of ISA Expo 2007 from a return visitor from across the pond.


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"Exercising" the Demons
I didn't have to think about life, work, responsibilities or really anything except exactly what I was. Sometimes I absolutely hated the action – like DREADED it – but when was done it felt SO good. I was at peace and worthy of being able to relax. It was my Read more…Continue Reading →


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Under federal regulations, institutions of higher education are required to come into compliance with federal requirements regarding the definition and assignment of credit hours as set forth in 34 CFR §600 and §668.
Harding University Policy and Resources
In the Fall of 2012, Harding University approved a university-wide policy (pdf) regarding credit hours.
To comply with this policy, Harding created a Credit Hour Calculator (xlsx) (CHC). This tool is used to evaluate the academic requirements of every course to ensure that the course meets federal regulations and includes a research-based component regarding the time that should be allocated for different levels of reading difficulty and different levels of student proficiency.
How to use the Credit Hour Calculator:
The examples below show how data can be entered for different types of courses:
Syllabus Statement: Each course is required to contain this syllabus statement (docx) regarding credit hours.
Higher Learning Commission (HLC) 2013 Conference
Representatives from Harding University gave a presentation (pptx) regarding the CHC at the Higher Learning Commission conference in April 2013. It summarizes the process that was used in the development of this tool, as well as the research behind it.
The handout (pdf) provides some examples as well as a summary of the research that was used in the development of the CHC.


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A list of Conventions, Trade Shows, and Other Appearances at which you may find persons belonging to the elite group of superheroes known as Amazing Stories Bloggers.
Site testing group.
Message From the Publisher
Well this is long over-due. Seven and a half months in and I'm finally getting around to addressing all of the members here.
First - thanks for joining. I really mean it!
Next - I'd like to hear from you all. Don't hold back on letting me know what you think we ought to be doing, or what you think we're doing wrong, or even what you think we're doing right!
Feel free to send me emails or messages (though please understand that it may take me a while to get back to you - kinda busy, you know?); if you'd like your comments or suggestions to remain private, please do me the courtesy of stating that in your communication.
Finally - I'm looking for a "few good fans" to help me increase Amazing Stories' reach, particularly members who also participate in Tumblr, Reddit and Google+. If you'd like to help out, give me a shout!
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A collection of relevant and timely media clips and resources.
Posted on November 19, 2010
Statement From NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox
The NRA strongly opposes President Obama's nomination of Andrew Traver as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). Traver has been deeply aligned with gun control advocates and anti-gun activities. This makes him the wrong choice to lead an enforcement agency that has almost exclusive oversight and control over the firearms industry, its retailers and consumers. Further, an important nomination such as BATFE director should not be made as a "recess appointment," in order to circumvent consent by the American people through their duly elected U.S. Senators.
Traver served as an advisor to the International Association for Chiefs of Police's (IACP) "Gun Violence Reduction Project," a "partnership" with the Joyce Foundation. Both IACP and the Joyce Foundation are names synonymous with promoting a variety of gun control schemes at the federal and state levels. Most of the individuals involved in this project were prominent gun control activists and lobbyists.
The IACP report, generated with Traver's help, called on Congress to ban thousands of commonly owned firearms by misrepresenting them as "assault weapons," as well as calling for bans on .50 caliber rifles and widely used types of ammunition. The report also suggests that Congress should regulate gun shows out of existence and should repeal the privacy protections of the Tiahrt Amendment—all efforts strongly opposed by the NRA and its members.
Traver also participated in an extremely deceptive NBC Chicago report (http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Assault-Weapons-Surge-in-City-69620227.html) in which he referred to "the growing frequency of gang members and drug dealers using heavy caliber military-type weapons" and described them as if they were machine guns: "Pull the trigger and you can mow people down." Traver and his agents provided the reporter with a fully automatic AK-47, with which she was unable to hit the target. He then said that stray bullets are "one of the main problems with having stuff like this available to the gangs."
As the Agent-in-Charge of Chicago's BATFE office, Traver knows that fully automatic firearms are not available through normal retail channels—the opposite of what was implied in the report.
An agency involved in the regulation of a fundamental, individual right guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution should not be led by an individual with a demonstrated hostility to that freedom. For that reason, the NRA strongly opposes Andrew Traver to head the BATFE and urges President Obama to withdraw this ill-advised nomination.
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.READ MORE
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The war had ended. Aizen managed to escape, but was declared as dead. Soifons squad is chasing him secretly to finally get desired revenge for all of his crimes. But you shoild always expect him to have a plan B...
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December 20, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson has emerged as the official winner in his tight congressional race against Republican Mia Love.
Matheson declared victory on election night despite the two being separated by only a couple thousand votes. Tuesday marked the deadline for counties to certify their votes, and the results from Salt Lake County removed any doubt that Matheson won.
Love, the 36-year-old mayor of Saratoga Springs and daughter of Haitian immigrants, got millions of dollars from Republican groups and a coveted speaking slot at the Republican National Convention, where she became one of the party's faces of diversity.
Love would have become the first black woman elected to Congress as a Republican.
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First Union Sues Over Lawyer
Posted 10/15/2001 12:00 am
Updated 2 years ago
First Union, as trustee of the Southeast Timber Leasing Statutory Trust, said Paul Benham was negligent when he handled an corporate merger between Southeast Timber and First Land and Timber Corp. in June 1998.
The problem occurred with an FLT minority shareholder, Pictet Overseas Trust Corp. Ltd., which owned 6,000 shares of FLT stock.
Benham calculated the price of the stock at $3.7 million, but Pictet said it was worth $5.1 million.
Benham filed a lawsuit in March 1999, to let a judge decide the price. The judge ruled that the stock was worth $5.1 million plus interest.
First Union claims Benham should have filed the lawsuit to dispute the price by Dec. 30, 1998. And if he had, Southeast Timber would only have had to pay $3.7 million.
But because of Benham's negligence, First Union said, it will have to pay Pictet over $1 million more than it would have if Benham had filed the lawsuit on time.
First Union is seeking more than $1 million in damages, attorney's fees and court costs.
Benham said he hasn't seen the lawsuit and doesn't comment on pending litigation anyway.


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March 20, 2012 College News - In honor of Women's History Month, the Medical College of Wisconsin has created a series of video vignettes and stories that will be posted on InfoScope during the month of March. The vignettes highlight some of our women faculty, staff and students and the contributions they have made.
In today's video, Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Director of the Neuroscience Research Center, talks about the importance of mentors and how her career was shaped by some very important people throughout her life.
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New media and Web 2.0
We see, I see, all of us see and we just think what I can do to change those situations which manifest the unfairness and injustice toward women? But Now I found the answer which is tweet it, upload pictures about it and just spread the word through the virtual world that called "Internet".
One day my Grandmother explained to my mother in front of me that the good girls don't speak loudly and they must not t have a voice and they must never say anything that makes Guys feel bad or even make them angry. And now I believe that we must say something and stand up for ourselves because it's not right and it's not Ok .we will break these stereotypes.
Reading about new media makes me see what it will be as a platform for all women connects them through the moments of lost and pain they've been through all. I see how much the world will know that we fight for Justice and equality and such basic human rights because we want the world to consider us Only (HUMAN).
Web 2.0 and new media are the start and it will connect us and make us feel that we are one and we are fighting together in different parts in this small world. We will think together and work for each other benefits specially that all wars happened because of the men leadership and I think it's our turn to lead this world and connecting, exchanging visions and information will makes us stronger and wiser.
Let's connect and start the work with your mobile camera or anything because a word can change a woman life a picture can move the world to help.
"But now I found the answer..."
"...which is tweet it, upload pictures about it and just spread the word though the virtual world..." This was a great way to summarize the potential of Web 2.0, Hanan. And I enjoyed the story about your Grandmother's advice. I'll look forward to reading about your stories and ideas, and about how you plan to share them on the Internet.
I agree with you. Stereotypes are a serious problem among women in Africa. They do perpetuate them and many women refuse to hear about some change. Is it fear of something they don't know?
The new generation knows better and should do better by fighting for their rights. Resolutions are signed and voted at the United Nations but no government worldwide respects them.
Hanan, what about starting a movement to inform women of your area about their rights as citizens. Lack of information is a serious problem. Thank you to keep us posted about your engagement. You may want to start in your own family by informing and explaining gender issues to your close relatives. They will then be able to support you in your work. It is a just a suggestion.
Kadidia Doumbia
Starting a movement
Dar Hanan,
I believe that you will start something wonderful for women in your area. We should not forget that we need to speak up for those of us who don't and maybe will never have the opportunity to express themselves about certain concerns.
Kadidia Doumbia
Yes we will!
Hi Hanan,
I loved your story here. It is so personal and really shows your personal commitment to breaking down stereotypes and acting for change. Together we can do more, but it all starts with each one person. So, thank you for speaking out and being a leader in your own way.
Best wishes,
Scott Beck
World Pulse Online Community Volunteer


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Term limits now!
February 11, 2010 - John Stack
As it becomes more and more apparent to common citizenry that our government is controlled not by the voters, but by big money, special interests and the desire to be re-elected we look for ways to try to stem this fetid tide. Many say to 'vote them out'. Great idea, but as you know 'our' representatives are great its 'everyone else' who is bad in congress/senate/assembly. How about term limits and ethics reform?
This week, the NYS senate failed to override the governor's veto of the weak vote buying window dressing ethics reform bill. Sometimes you read where some governor vetoed a bill, claiming 'it didn't go far enough' where they really meant 'this goes way too far for me to be comfortable'. This time, I'd wager Gov Paterson was dead on in vetoing this bill because it was way too weak. We know this because he has all ready supplied his own version of the bill which is far tougher than the bill allows for. A big portion of Paterson's plan would be to divulge much more of financial conflicts of interests by lawyers and consultants. Had this bill been law years ago, we never would have had the Joe Bruno trial (or he would have been punished much more severely). I would really feel better if there was some big regulation involving an industry on the legislative agenda and I knew if some of the lawmakers worked for firms where the big players in this industry had multimillion dollar retainers. Looking at the jobs Joe Bruno was paid for, it is impossible to come away not thinking he was basically selling his vote and influence. As Shelley Silver also makes a ton of dough as a consultant, I'm sure he'd give up his own children before he agreed to more stringent ethics regulations.
But, then again, you can't really regulate ethics. This week, the Senate voted to remove Hiram Monserrate from office. The same HM who is caught on a video camera screaming at his girlfriend and dragging her thru the halls of their apartment building. Somehow, she also somehow got cut on her face from broken glass. Of course Hi is claiming that it is all a conspiracy etc etc. He claims his constituents voted him into office and he should continue to represent them. He neglects the fact he was elected BEFORE he assaulted his girlfriend. I'm sure the electorate would have a different view of him now. The vote was 53-8 against him. Who were the 8? Pedro Espada – whom I have written about numerous times as the ringleader of the leadership fiasco in Albany last year, Ruben Diaz (another conspirator who is not worthy of the term senator. After the vote, Diaz had the temerity to compare himself to Martin Luther King himself saying the events of the day ' …relieves him of his anguish. Now I am a free man…Free at last, free at last, thank Gid almighty, I am free at last' – this for a guy who was convicted of assault on his girlfriend and is the lowest form of society, and he thinks he is still a viable senator. Kevin Parker – who not surprisingly voted to keep Monserrate – as he himself is facing felony assault charges for an altercation with a photographer. John Sampson, democratic conference leader who basically owes his position to Espada, monserrate and Diaz . We can't get these sleazeballs to vote with any conscience or ethics, no matter what laws we pass.
How about term limits? I finally have come around to that being a viable solution, mostly because of the terrible reasoning in a editorial in the Press Republican. A big portion of the P-Rs opposition is that if term limits were set at like 12 years, who would run for office? They surmised only older people or the rich would run, if they didn't have the belief that they would be in office for more than 12 years! I say, no politician should believe that they have some type of god given right to stay in office forever! Currently, something like over 90% of all NY legislators (Senate and Assembly) get reelected. Its not because they are doing a good job, as evidenced by these two legislative bodies having lower approval ratings than George W Bush at a Green Peace rally. They get reelected because their districts are mostly drawn to get their party elected, and then use their position to spend most of their time using the trappings of office to get reelected. Regardless if you are a democrat or republican, rarely will you face a primary, or at least a primary where the party supports the upstart. With term limits, yeah we may throw some of the good out with the bad. But, when you get rid of the 95 % who are the bad, I'll gladly take the 5% of the good being let go. The more a politician is in office, the more powerful he or she gets. They rarely use this power for the overall good, but to make themselves more powerful for the sake of power and money. I can't think of any assemblymen or senators or congressmen who are indisposable, where the state would be worse off without them. But, I can name a bunch quickly (including most people mentioned here) who the state would be better off with them gone.
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Market Hustle: Stock Futures Inch Higher Despite Disappointing Private Sector Jobs Data
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were inching higher Wednesday after the S&P 500 hit a new record during the previous session on easing tensions in Ukraine even as U.S. payrolls data disappointed. Investors have been willing to attribute poor economic readings to an unusually harsh winter.
- Futures for the S&P 500 were rising 1.84 above fair value to 1874.0 while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were rising 19.12 above fair value to 16,401.0. Nasdaq futures were up 2.92 above fair value to 3,722.3
- U.S. private sector employment rose by 139,000 jobs from January to February, according to the ADP National Employment Reports. Economists were expecting an additional 150,000 to 160,000 jobs.
- In a sign Ukraine may be drawn further under the influence of Western Europe, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday that the EU had offered Ukraine an aid package of at least 11 billion euros over the next few years. He said the EU was ready to sign a trade deal with the region.
- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian diplomats on Wednesday, while Russia held talks with NATO over developments in Ukraine.
- Global markets rallied Tuesday, with the S&P closing at a record high after assurances from Russian president Vladimir Putin that the Ukraine crisis would not immediately escalate.
- The ISM non-manufacturing survey is due at 10 a.m. EST, with consensus pitching a 53.5 result for February down slightly from 54 in January.
- The Federal Reserve's Beige Book is due at 2 p.m.. The report focuses on economic conditions used at FOMC meetings that enables investors to see indicators the central bank uses to determine rate policy.
- Key European stocks were lower after strong rallies on Tuesday as the Ukraine-Russian stand-off calmed. The FTSE in London was falling 0.57% while Germany's DAX was shedding 0.35%. In Asia, the Hang Seng closed down 0.34% while Japan's Nikkei was up 1.20%. Chinese authorities kept the growth target for the nation unchanged at 7.5%, despite signs of concerns around reaching it.
- The losses in key European markets came despite a raft of positive economic data .The UK's Markit/CIPS services purchasing managers index for February exceeded expectations at 58.2 despite falling from 58.3 in January. Across the European Union, January retail sales rose a better-than-expected 1.6%. And a second estimate on GDP growth showed the euro economy grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter.
- Stocks expected to see price action Wednesday include Canadian Solar (CSIQ), PetSmart (PETM) and Houghton Mifflin (HMHC). Canadian Solar is expected to outperform after posting earnings of 41 cents a share for the fourth quarter, with PetSmart is expected to announce earnings of $1.21 a share and Houghton Mifflin is predicted to post a loss of 29 cents a share.
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Blackberry Playbook Preview Shows Missing iPad Tablet PC Features and Specs
Two articles on Blackberry Playbook were posted here since yesterday. More Blackberry Playbook Tablet PC info can be found via these links: RIM Shows Off Blackberry Playbook Tablet PC aka Blackberry Blackpad and New Blackberry Playbook Tablet PC Technical Specs, Release Date and Price.
Judging by the looks of it, the new Blackberry Playbook was designed for professionals who know how to mix business and pleasure. Best of all, comparing the iPad and Blackberry Playbook, the latter capitalized on some of iPad's hardware weaknesses which we wrote about in the post "Apple iPad Is Still Great Despite Weak Hardware Specs".
First and most noticeable difference between the Apple iPad and the Blackberry Playbook is the full support to Adobe Flash apps. RIM's product supports Flash but Apple's creation does not.
Second, the Playbook's multitasking and multiprocessing capabilities are true come-on's for active users – something the iPad Tablet does not have.
Third, the camera for video chat and capturing videos + photos built-in with the new Blackberry Playbook is something iPad buyers have hoped for prior to the release of Apple's Tablet PC.
As an iPad Tablet PC owner myself, the Blackberry Playbook looks like a good alternative for the iPad (or maybe I'll end up using it more when I get my hands on it).
However, the lack of multitasking capability of the iPad is, I admit, one of its greatest hardware weaknesses. The soon-to-arrive iPhone iOS 4.2 for the iPad promises multitasking but I'm not sure if it's going to be bug-free. At least the Blackberry Playbook already has the multitasking part checked and tested.
I still love my iPad. There's no doubt about that but the Blackberry Playbook really looks like a classy piece of equipment I think I'll buy when its release date arrives. I'm also seriously considering the Samsung Galaxy Tab Tablet PC as one of my new toys before 2010 ends.
Here's the video highlighting the good stuff you can expect in the new Blackberry Playbook Tablet PC: