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Not Heritage, Definitely Hate
Jezebel flags this infurating story from the Times of Trenton:
The mother of a Kreps Middle School student suspended in a flap over her Confederate flag sweat shirt says she wants the school to formally apologize to her daughter, rescind her suspension and grant the teen permission to attend school outside the district. "If I can't get those things I'm suing," said the teen's mom, Jane West. […]
She said her daughter, born in Virginia, considers the flag a symbol of her Southern heritage and has every right to wear it. She says she and her daughter are "far from racists."
The interesting thing about this has less to do with the now-standard declarations of non-bias — after all, there are no racists in America, only the "misunderstood"—and more to do with West's insistence that the Confederate flag is a symbol of her "Southern heritage" and not an endorsement of prejudice.
Here's the deal. Like the younger Ms. West, I am a Southerner. My parents are from Georgia and Florida, and I grew up in Virginia, near the North Carolina border. I don't have much of an accent (thanks to years of speech therapy, I sound like a radio host), but I have plenty of affection for Southern culture and its idiosyncrancies.
Insofar that I'm actually angry about the Confederate flag, it has less to do with the content of the symbol and more to do with the notion that it represents "heritage" and not "hate." If the flag is a representation of Southern pride, then by definition, it excludes me from any membership in the tribe, so to speak. By virtue of our long history on the land —as slaves, sharecroppers, or otherwise — black Southerners have as strong a claim to Southern heritage as anyone else. Indeed, it's simply true that the South wouldn't actually be "The South" without the contributions of its countless black residents.
Between literature, art, food, and music, the South contains a wealth of things to admire and appreciate. The Confederacy isn't one of them. And the Confederate flag—a relic of slaveholders and their crusade to preserve slavery—deserves its place in the ashbin of history.
Thu, 2011-11-17 14:21
Let me guess - the flag that shouldn't offend anybody and is simply a reflection of her heritage is the Battle Flag, not the "Stars and Bars". It's not that the latter would resolve your valid concerns; but at least it would be a bit more credible that this is about "heritage".
Sat, 2011-11-19 06:11
Someday Southerners will 'get it'. Clearly not today, but someday. The Confederate flag is not something we should fly from the our state buildings, or our homes; it isn't something that represents a proud moment in our history. For any of us to continue to insist upon this symbol of our treason and inhumanity as part of heritage and pride simply continues our regional ignorance and shame.
Sun, 2011-11-20 23:46
I just wanted to take a few minutes to reply to Jamelle Bouie and his comments on the Confederate flag. (or any Confederate flag) I believe Jamelle is wrong in his contention that any Confederate flag represents hate and not heritage. I believe Jamelle is honest in his beliefs, but has simply been taught by those who would use history to keep people oppressed. Some of the staunchest defenders of Confederate symbols are black Southerners. The difference is they have learned the truth of history, instead of the lies liberals use to keep their control over their followers. I would invite Jamelle, or anyone who has a desire to learn, to study the real history, instead of the fairy tales the government uses to indoctrinate the sheeple.
I strongly agree with Jamelle that Southern blacks have made great contributions to the Southern culture. But I believe Southern blacks are just as welcome in Southern brotherhood as anyone. The problem is that starting with Reconstruction, Northern liberals have tried to drive a wedge between white and black Southerners. Most people don't realize that Jim Crow was introduced from the North. Most people don't realize that the North tried to make slavery permanent, if the Southern states would simply rejoin the union. The South wasn't interested in slavery as much as it was interested in getting relief from the excessive tariffs that benefited the North, and hurt the South....that's black and white South.
As to the difference between a Confederate Battle Flag and a Stars and Bars, there is no more difference than between a Betsy Ross Stars and Stripes and a Bunker Hill flag.....it's the PRINCIPLES that make the symbol.
As far an inhumanity and treason, you will find much more of that in the war effort of the North, than the South. Read "The Real Lincoln" or "Lincoln Unmasked" and if you want to understand how we got to the mess we have with big banks/big business/big government read "Hamilton's Curse", all by Thomas DiLorenzo. Many of his articles are available at Lewrockwell.com. Try "When in the Course of Human Events' if you want to know why the North started a war of conquest. The North cornered the market on regional ignorance and shame, and as for treason, read the Constitution, and think Lincoln. There's only one possible conclusion if you are literate.
I know it's popular to believe that blacks had to live in the North before the war because of racism. But racism was in every state and region, and while free blacks lived in Southern states, they were prohibited in some Northern states, even having their property stolen. Many were hung in New York during the draft riots. Yet in one Southern state, free blacks could vote, something not even dreamed of in the North.
If you are truly interested in learning more, I'd be glad to help in any way I can. Please feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you aren't interested in learning, please feel free to put your head back in the sand.
Mon, 2011-11-21 00:04
You had me until:
"The Confederacy isn't one of them. And the Confederate flag—a relic of slaveholders and their crusade to preserve slavery—deserves its place in the ashbin of history."
Slavery was THE proximate cause of the war. Both sides fought for their vision of what they thought the country was, or should be. The Union soldiers fought primarily to prevent secession, and keep their country whole. A small percentage of the soldiers were abolitionists, the vast majority cared little for the slaves. It is accepted by Northern and Southern historians that between 80 and 90 percent of the CSA soldiers were not slaveholders. They fought against the invasion of the South by the 75000 volunteers called up by Lincoln, and fought for the right to secede from the Union (i.e. self-determination). The country, founded as a voluntary republic, a confederation of independent States, by the Articles of Confederation and The Constitution, became an involuntary Nation by 1865. At that time, the idea of limitations on the Federal government went out the window. 150 years later, we have a bankrupt Empire that has run roughshod over quite a few peoples and cultures, internally and externally. Personal liberty is essentially gone, and we teeter on the brink of a police state, and it doesnt matter if a Statist Republican or Statist Democrat sits in the White House.
To me, the Confederacy had the right idea when it comes to personal freedom (for it's then citizens, no offense intended; I look at history through the context of its time, not through a modern lens), and the idea of limiting the Federal government. Injustices, inequalities, suffering and racism would have existed if the Confederacy had won independence from the United States. Of course, the Union won, and we have...injustices, inequalities, suffering, and racism, and we're bankrupt. So the Confederate battle flag has that value for me, a Northerner. I took me a long time to come to that conclusion, having been public-school educated on the kool-aid of the Lincoln cult. Even as a kid, I couldn't let go of the question: Why would those guys (i.e. Confederate soldiers) fight so hard and so long, and risk and lose so much? So that a bunch of rich guys could keep their slaves? Didn't make sense to me.
So, to me, the Confederate battle flag does not belong in the ashbin of history. What the Confederacy fought for, limited federal government, economic freedom, and the right to stay or leave the Union, is just as valid and relevant today as it was then.
Mon, 2011-11-21 10:12
It is particularly sad to see Southern turncoats who have swallowed the rewritten history propaganda of the Yankees. Our history was rewritten during "Reconstruction", which was designed to pit the races against each other, (that was a huge success for the Yankees) and to implement the brainwashing of Southern youth in the government schools. Nobody fought to preserve slavery, as is falsely taught. The proof of that is in this U.S. Resolution passed on July 22, 1861, "Resolved…That this war is not being prosecuted on our part in any spirit of oppression, not for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those states, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and all laws made in pursuance thereof and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired; and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease." Of course, the Constitution was violated repeatedly by Lincoln, and the South was subjugated. It actually was the CSA that was fighting to preserve the Constitution and defend itself from an illegal invasion. The war was over tariffs, not slavery. The South contrubuted over 85% of the revenues to the federal government, with little in return for it. Lincoln could not bear to lose his revenues, and invaded once the South had legally seceded fron the Union and set up its own government.
The flag has absolutely nothing to do with racism or slavery, as opposed to the U.S. flag which flew above the slave trading ships, and is the primary choice of the KKK. Those who own the flag and have a right to it are the only ones who have the right to define its meaning. Ignorant, false-educated venom-spewers have no right to say what the flag represents. Tens of thousands of brave black Confederates fought under that flag for the same reason whites, Indians, and Jews fought under it, to rid our soil of an illegal invasion and to secure our freedom from an overbearing tyrannical government; the same reason the original 13 states seceded from Great Britain and fought for independence. Genocide is being perpetrated against the Southern people and their heritage. If this were happening to blacks, American Indians, or even American Muslims there would be such an outcry and government involvement that it would not succeed. But since it is against Southern heritage, it is deemed a laudable action. After all, Southerners had slaves.
But where did they get them? Did they go out and pick them off the slave trees? No. They bought them from greedy, self-serving Yankees who transported them in horrible cramped ships. The South is shackled with the memory and history of slavery, but it existed in the North as well, and the Yankees were the transporters and sellers of human flesh. What vile hypocrites! Study and learn the truth about our history. The South is not the villain it is portrayed to be, and the Yankee nation is not the righteous, noble savior it is portrayed to be.
"Study to show thyself approved".
Wed, 2011-11-23 10:37
In a way, everyone so far has missed both the history of the symbol and how symbols change. In a way, you will note that the debate above then rotates back to a version of: the civil war was not really over slavery.
It is the peculiar nature of southern politics that nothing is ever what its really about. The civil war is not about slavery but about state's rights. State's rights are not about civil rights but about curbing federal power. Segregation is not about racism but about being good neighbors and preserving the cultures of both races. The Confederate Flag is not about hate, but about heritage.
There's more than one reason why the south excels at fiction writing and music! They do know how to tell one heck of story!
Sorry but for those of us with a close, personal relationship with reality, fun fiction only takes us so far. The war was fought over state's rights? The right to do what? Eat green eggs and ham? It was fought over whether a state could uphold slavery. The fight against civil rights was really an elegant fight over federalism? Only if you are on crack. That was a fight to keep a section of the population as reserve army of available workers without any political voice or shot of advancement.
In the 20th century the flag became the symbol of white resistance to civil rights. After that fight ended, it became the sullen symbol of white souther heritage- and the memory they are commemorating is resistance to civil rights because that is what THEY turned the symbol into!
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The City of Shishmaref owns, operates and manages Shishmaref Water and Wastewater Treatment System. The utility uses a fill and draw process to obtain and store water over the winter. Raw water is obtained from a watershed reserve. The raw water is pumped over a four-month period, filtered and disinfected prior to being stored in two storage tanks. One water tank is used by the washeteria and local residents hauling water bought at the watering point. The second storage tank is primarily used by the local school. The water is treated at the treatment plant located in the washeteria. The city also owns two pump-houses. One pump-house is used to transport water from the storage tank located near the washeteria to the storage tank used by the local school, health clinic, city hall and garage. Most residents haul their own water from the washeteria. In the summer, many residents collect rain from rooftops. In the winter, residents simply chop off chunks of ice from one of two ponds located about five miles away from the city, load it into their snow machines, and take it to their homes. Wastewater in the City of Shishmaref is treated at two facultative lagoons. The school owns the two-cell lagoon located west of the city garage. Wastewater from the school, city office, health clinic and garage discharges into the two-cell lagoon. Another two-cell lagoon is owned by the city and is located north of the washeteria and the Water Treatment Plant. This lagoon is designed to be a percolating basin. The washeteria and the Water Treatment Plant discharge into the city-owned lagoon. Most of the city residents use honey-buckets, with the majority of them disposing their honey-buckets into bins that are located along the roads throughout the community. The bins are transported by the city to the honey-bucket disposal cell near the west end of the island by an ATV during the summer and by snowmobile during the winter. The City of Shishmaref received a Sanitation Facilities Master Plan in September 2010 from CRW Eingineering Group LLC, which was retained by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC). The plan was developed to serve as a guide for the planning, design, and construction of water, wastewater, and solid waste improvements in Shishmaref for the next 20 years. The plan addressed all recommended improvements, approximate capital cost estimates, and the conceptual construction phasing plan based on the sanitation improvement alternatives. A number of sanitation facilities improvements were discussed in detail, including but not limited to, raw water source, water treatment and storage, washeteria and water treatment plant, water distribution, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and disposal, and solid waste disposal improvements.
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All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
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The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
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A monthly manager's report is prepared.
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The City of Shishmaref has adopted the FY14 budget and a copy of the approved budget was submitted to the Division of Community and Regional Affairs. The Shishmaref Water and Wastewater Treatment System's budget is included in the overall city budget. The budget is comprehensive and includes all or much of revenues and expenditures for the FY14. The budget, however, is not balanced and the city council will have to use other sources of revenues to subsidize the deficit, which is $6,500. The honey-bucket bin rental and honey-bucket hauling service is not balanced. The council has chosen to cover the deficits, subsidizing the utility using the annual State of Alaska Community Revenue Sharing funds. The city bookkeeper prepares and submits monthly financial reports comparing actual year-to-date revenues and expenditures to the budget. The reports are submitted to the city council and the utility board each month. The reports are also referenced in the meeting minutes. RUBA staff has received copies of the monthly financial reports for the months of January, February and March, 2014. According to the most recent invoices from the electric utility, the utility is current in paying its electric bills. According to the city staff, the utility and its related facilities has an adequate fuel supply. The City of Shishmaref is part of the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation bulk fuel purchase program. The city council ordered 23,000 gallons of heating fuel for the upcoming year and part of it is used to heat the utility. The FY14 budget shows that $25,000 was budgeted for heating fuel. Crowley delivered fuel via barge in July. The utility is receiving revenues from user fees (local school and clinic) and other sources to pay for operating expenses and repair and replacement costs. The revenues are not equal to or above those budgeted. The expenses are not at a level equal to or below those budgeted. The FY14 budget has a line item indicating that $500 was set aside to cover repair and replacement costs. The city clerk is the supervisor of all employees of the city including the water plant operators. The city clerk and the water operators provide monthly reports on the operation, maintenance, and management of the utility. RUBA staff was provided with copies of the reports as referenced in city council meeting minutes. The city council and utility board are active in the budget appropriation process and have a good grasp of the fiscal reality of the city and utilities. The council makes informed decisions regarding utility finances because it receives and reviews monthly financial reports. According to the monthly city council meetings, the city council makes fiscal adjustments when necessary by amending the original budget. The bookkeeper continues to provide monthly financial reports to RUBA staff.
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A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
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The City of Shishmaref Code of Ordinances includes billing and collection procedures for all public services provided by the city. Since the water and wastewater systems in Shishmaref do not have residential customers connected to a piped system, the only two customers are the local school and the health clinic. Some residents purchase water at the watering point. In March 2013, the QuickBooks RUBA contractor and RUBA staff completed the third and final on-site training of several city and utility employees. The city and its departments have an updated QuickBooks accounting and financial system to monitor its finances. With the new accounting system in place, RUBA staff will begin working with the city and utility staff on a rate study to determine the cost of services. The accounts receivable is handled by the utility clerk. Invoices are sent out monthly to the local school and clinic for water services. The utility clerk is responsible to bill for the honey-bucket bin rental service, wastewater box hauling service, water haul service, trash, and hauling services. The utility clerk is responsible for the cash receipt system and collections and keeps track of all payments by recording them in a detailed logbook. The accounts receivable information is being passed along to the city bookkeeper, who uses QuickBooks Pro 2012 and Excel spreadsheet forms to generate monthly financial reports, prepare monthly bank reconciliations, track payroll liabilities and accounts receivable and payable. The QuickBooks Pro monthly financial reports are converted to an Excel spreadsheet format which makes them easier for the council members to read and understand. Nome RUBA staff provided the city clerk and utility clerk with letters of discontinuance of services and referral letters to collections services. The city offers customers deferred payment plans before taking legal or collection actions against delinquent customers. A chart of accounts is used both in the QuickBooks and Excel spreadsheets. Monthly bank reconciliations are completed. The city clerk reported that all purchases are made in accordance with the budget.
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The city and its public utilities use QuickBooks Pro 2012 to calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities. The city has no past tax liabilities or liens recorded. On April1, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service reported that the city is in compliance with federal employment tax filing and deposit requirements. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development confirmed that all state tax payments and tax filing requirements are current.
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The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
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The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
All city employees are covered by an Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association (AMLJIA) workers compensation insurance policy. The policy is valid until June 30, 2014 and covers work-related accidents and occupational diseases as per Alaska statutory limits for each occurrence. The city implements a comprehensive personnel management system with the mayor and city council continually reviewing personnel matters. The city and the utility follow the personnel policies in the day-to-day management of personnel. Each employee undergoes a performance evaluation review. The city maintains personnel files for the city employees. The city is in the process of updating all employees' files to include I-9 forms. The city and the utility have a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job-training/oversight and evaluation, which is completed after ninety days of an employee being on the job. The city and the utility provide training opportunities to staff as funds are available. City employees and council members continue to attend RUBA sponsored courses. The new city clerk and utility clerk attended the Utility Clerks Management for Rural Utilities course in August 2012 and Financial Management for Rural Utilities in November 2012. A member of the utility board completed Organizational Management for Rural Utilities training in November 2011. City staff and a member of city council completed Planning Management for Rural Utilities training in February of 2013, and another member of the city council completed Elected Officials Management for Rural Utilities training in April of 2013.
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The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
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The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
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The city owns and operates Shishmaref Water and Wastewater Treatment System and all related sanitation services. The city has a utility board which consists of members of the city council and residents. There is a utility commission which consists of three persons appointed by the mayor. The board is active in policy making and the city enforces the utility policies as per the code of ordinances. The city clerk and members of the city council report that the board has monthly utility meetings. To comply with Alaska's Open Meetings Act, the city consistently posts notice of regular city council meetings at least five days in advance in three public places. Each notice indicates the type of meeting to be held, location, date, and time. The city council is active in policy-making for the utility, as evidenced in the city council meetings minutes reviewed. Meeting minutes show that the city council is provided with written financial reports, briefings of ongoing utility projects, staffing issues, training requests and concerns of the public. The utility has a certified water operator, who is also the utility manager and is supervised by the city clerk. The water operator makes verbal reports to the utility board monthly on the operation and maintenance of the utility and all related water and sanitation facilities. There is also an alternate water operator who works part-time or as needed. The operator has stated to RUBA staff he was proud to hold his job because the utility has provided good clean water to its residents. The city has a current organizational chart posted on the wall of the city clerk's office. RUBA staff personally observed the city council review monthly financial statements and other utility related reports during an on-site visit. The city council plays an active role in policy making. The city council asked for more assistance in setting rates. RUBA staff began collecting the necessary information to conduct such a study.
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The utility has a lead and an alternate water operator. The lead water operator has a Water Treatment 2 certificate which will expire in December 2016. He also holds a Water Distribution Provisional (expiration December 2014). The lead water operator is pursuing continuing education to maintain his certification. The alternate water operator does not have a certificate but he has attended classes, has been actively working towards certification, and has a total of approximately five years of experience as a water operator. The utility has a preventive maintenance plan and a safety manual. According to meeting minutes, the water operators attend monthly safety meetings by phone. The safety meetings are provided by the Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association (AMLJIA). The utility has not suffered any major problems or outages due to management issues. The main water pipe transferring water from the water storage tank by the washeteria to the school storage tank freezes almost every year during the winter. In 2012, the main pipe froze and the city had to have two employees haul water from the main tank to the school tank. In response, in the summer of 2012, the utility bought a special hose (2,200 feet long) to transfer water instead of hauling it. The operator provides oral status reports to the city council and meets all required regulations. The utility has not completed the Consumer Confidence Report. The utility is on the most recent (October 2013) Significant Non-Complier (SNC) list because the system continues to exceed TTHM RAA MCL. The system has replaced the GAC media, but it must replace the media on a regular basis and pump water during low raw water turbidity to address the TTHM RAA MCL. The system must continue collecting quarterly TTHM/HAA5 samples. The utility has an inventory control list and critical parts list.
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If by "mop the floor" with Tim, bisping is referring to winning on points; yes, he's got a great chance. He's got 5 or 6 inches of length advantage, he's got excellent mobility, and he employs the peck and run style better than anyone in the game.
I did think it was funny how pip takes Tim to task on being respectful with his call out...he could have taken his own advice several times in his career. That's about as far as I got through his crap.
I mean, he'd happily fight Cung Le, who isn't close to a top 20 ranking--and who pushes pip's length advantage into double digits--not to mention Le is well into his 40's--but he's balking at facing Tim, because Tim isn't ranked high enough.
Got it, pip. You are the man.
As much as I'd love to see Anderson destroy him--one legged--I don't want that fight now, not even for a gimme if Anderson recovers and wants to return. I hope Anderson recovers 100%, but I do not know that I want to see him to fight again.


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PHOTOS: The year the U.S. Capitol Dome turned red
The U.S. Capitol Dome underwent major repairs and restoration from late 1959 until 1960. Workmen used pneumatic hammers to remove paint from the iron dome which was then sandblasted. A red protective rust inhibiting coating had to be placed on the dome within five hours of paint removal to prevent rusting.
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See rhyming dictionaries in English (which include discussions of versification) by J. Walker (1775; revised and reprinted frequently), B. Johnson (1931), and C. Wood (1943; 1947); studies by H. Lanz (1968) and E. Guggenheimer (1972).
The word comes from the Old French rime, derived from Old Frankish language *rīm, a Germanic term meaning "series, sequence" attested in Old English (Old English rīm - "enumeration, series, numeral") and Old High German rīm, ultimately cognate to Old Irish rím, Greek ἀριθμός arithmos "number".
The spelling rhyme (for original rime) was introduced at the beginning of the Modern English period, due to a learnèd (but incorrect) association with Greek ῥυθμός (rhythmos).
The older spelling rime survives in Modern English as a rare alternative spelling. A distinction between the spellings is also sometimes made in the study of linguistics and phonology, where rime/rhyme is used to refer to the nucleus and coda of a syllable. In this context, some prefer to spell this rime to separate it from the poetic rhyme covered by this article (see syllable rime).
The word "Rhyme" can be used in a specific and a general sense. In the specific sense, two words rhyme if their final stressed vowel and all following sounds are identical; two lines of poetry rhyme if their final strong positions are filled with rhyming words. A rhyme in the strict sense is also called a "perfect rhyme". Examples are sight and flight, deign and gain, madness and sadness.
Perfect rhymes can be classified according to the number of syllables included in the rhyme
In the general sense, "rhyme" can refer to various kinds of phonetic similarity between words, and to the use of such similar-sounding words in organizing verse. Rhymes in this general sense are classified according to the degree and manner of the phonetic similarity:
It has already been remarked that in a perfect rhyme the last stressed vowel and all following sounds are identical in both words. If this identity of sound extends further to the left, the rhyme becomes more than perfect. An example of such a "super-rhyme" is the "identical rhyme", in which not only the vowels but also the onsets of the rhyming syllables are identical, as in gun and begun. Punning rhymes such are "bare" and "bear" are also identical rhymes. The rhyme may of course extend even further to the left than the last stressed vowel. If it extends all the way to the beginning of the line, so that we have two lines that sound identical, then it is called "holorhyme" ("For I scream/For ice cream").
The last type of rhyme is the sight (or eye), or similarity in spelling but not in sound, as with cough, bough, or love, move. These are not rhymes in the strict sense, but often were formerly. For example, "sea" and "grey" rhymed in the early eighteenth century, though now they would make at best an eye rhyme.
The preceding classification has been based on the nature of the rhyme; but we may also classify rhymes according to their position in the verse:
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem. Internal rhyme is rhyme which occurs within a single line of verse.
Old English poetry is mostly alliterative verse. One of the earliest rhyming poems in English is The Rhyming Poem.
Some words in English, such as "orange" or "pint", are commonly regarded as having no rhyme. Although a clever poet can get around this (for example, by rhyming "orange" with combinations of words like "door hinge" or with lesser-known words like "Blorenge", a hill in Wales), it is generally easier to move the word out of rhyming position or replace it with a synonym ("orange" could become "amber").
One view of rhyme in English is from John Milton's preface to Paradise Lost:
A more tempered view is taken by W. H. Auden in The Dyer's Hand:
In French poetry, unlike in English, it is common to have "identical rhymes", in which not only the vowels of the final syllables of the lines rhyme, but their onset consonants ("consonnes d'appui") as well. To the ear of someone accustomed to English verse, this often sounds like a very weak rhyme. For example, an English perfect rhyme of homophones, flour and flower, would seem weak, whereas a French rhyme of homophones doigt and doit is not only acceptable but quite common.
Rhymes are sometimes classified into the categories "rime pauvre" ("poor rhyme"), "rime suffisante" ("sufficient rhyme"), "rime riche" ("rich rhyme") and "rime richissime" ("very rich rhyme"), according to the number of rhyming sounds in the two words. For example to rhyme "parla" with "sauta" would be a poor rhyme (the words have only the vowel in common), to rhyme "pas" with "bras" a sufficient rhyme (with the vowel and the silent consonant in common), and "tante" with "attente" a rich rhyme (with the vowel, the onset consonant, and the coda consonant with its mute "e" in common). Authorities disagree, however, on exactly where to place the boundaries between the categories.
Holorime is an extreme example of rime richissime spanning an entire verse. Alphonse Allais was a notable exponent of holorime. Here is an example of a holorime couplet:
Classical French rhyme does not differ from English rhyme only in its different treatment of onset consonants. It also treats coda consonants in a peculiarly French way.
French spelling includes a lot of final letters that are no longer pronounced. Such final sounds, which were once pronounced, continue to live a shadowy existence in Classical French versification. They are in almost all of the pre-20th century French verse texts, but these rhyming rules are almost never taken into account from the 20th century on.
The most important "silent" letter is the "mute e". In spoken French today, final "e" is, in some regional accents, omitted after consonants; but in Classical French prosody, it was considered an integral part of the rhyme even when following the vowel. "Joue" could rhyme with "boue", but not with "trou". Rhyming words ending with this silent "e" were said to make up a "feminine rhyme", while words not ending with this silent "e" made up a "masculine rhyme". It was a principle of stanza-formation that masculine and feminine rhymes had to alternate in the stanza. All 17th century French plays in verse alternate masculine and feminine alexandrine couplets.
The "silent" final consonants present a more complex case. They, too, were considered an integral part of the rhyme, so that "pont" could rhyme only with "vont" not with "long"; but this cannot be reduced to a simple rule about the spelling, since "pont" would also rhyme with "rond" even though one word ends in "t" and the other in "d". This is because the correctness of the rhyme depends not on the spelling on the final consonant, but on how it would have been pronounced. There are a few simple rules that govern word-final consonants in French prosody:
In Latin rhetoric and poetry homeoteleuton and alliteration were frequently used devices.
But tail rhyme was not used as a prominent structural feature of Latin poetry until it was introduced under the influence of local vernacular traditions in the early Middle Ages. This is the Latin hymn Dies Irae:
Medieval poetry may mix Latin and vernacular languages. Mixing languages in verse or rhyming words in different languages is termed macaronic.
Patterns of rich rhyme (prāsa) play a role in modern Sanskrit poetry, but only to a minor extent in historical Sanskrit texts; they are classified according to their position within the pada, AdiprAsa (first syllable), Dwitiyakshara prasa (the second syllable), antyaprAsa (final syllable) etc.
The Qu'ran is written in a prosaic genre that uses end rhymes. This particular style was widely spread on the Arabic peninsula during the time of the Qu'ran's synthesis.
Rhyming in the Celtic Languages takes a drastically different course from most other Western rhyming schemes as these languages had only minimal contact with the Romance and Greek patterns. Gaelic languages (especially Irish Gaelic) do not use rhyming but rather assonance or the rhyming of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words. Often, pieces with true rhyming are considered awkward to Gaelic speakers, much in the same way many English speakers find the Irish rhyming pattern. Example of Irish Gaelic rhyme:
Is a Bhríd Óg Ní Mhaille, 's tú d'fhág mo chroí cráite (is a vreej ohg nee wahllya 's two dawg mow xree crawtchah)
There are some unique rhyming schemes in Dravidian languages like Tamil. Specifically, the rhyme called 'edukai'(anaphora) rhymes on the beginning of subsequent line of a poem. The effect of 'edukai', though a little strange at first, rapidly becomes pleasant to the reader, and to the Tamil it is as enjoyable as the end rhyme.
The other rhyme and related patterns are called 'mōnai' (alliteration), 't̪odai' (epiphora) and 'irattai kilavi' (parallelism).
Some classical Tamil poetry forms, such as Venpa, have rigid grammars for rhyme to the point that they could be expressed as a context-free grammar.
Rhyme has multiple functions. Partly it seems to be enjoyed simply as a repeating pattern that is pleasant to hear. It also serves as a powerful mnemonic device, facilitating memorization. The regular use of tail rhyme helps to mark off the ends of lines, thus clarifying the metrical structure for the listener. As with other poetic techniques, poets use it to suit their own purposes; for example William Shakespeare often used a rhyming couplet to mark off the end of a scene in a play.


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Cold weather hotpot
Cooking timeReady in 40-45 minutes
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 5 - 6
This recipe stretches a pack of mince brilliantly - and is perfect eaten straight from the bowl with a spoon
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Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 417
- protein
- 29g
- carbs
- 55g
- fat
- 10g
- saturates
- 4g
- fibre
- 8g
- sugar
- 3g
- salt
- 2.9g
- 2 onions
- 300g carrots
- 1kg potatoes
- 450g lean minced beef
- 2 beef stock cubes
- 400g can baked beans
- splash of Worcestershire sauce
- handful of roughly chopped parsley (optional)
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- Cut each onion into eight wedges. Roughly chop the carrots and cut the potatoes into large chunks. Put the kettle on.
- Heat a large non-stick pan, add the mince and fry quickly, stirring all the time, until evenly browned. Crumble in the stock cubes and mix well. Add the prepared vegetables, stir them around, then pour in 900ml/11⁄2 pints of hot water from the kettle. Bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until the veg are tender. Stir in the baked beans and a generous splash of Worcestershire sauce and heat through. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary.
- Scatter over the parsley, then ladle the hotpot into bowls. Put the Worcestershire sauce bottle on the table in case anyone fancies a bit more spice.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2003
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I made this for the first time tonight and it was lovely. Very quick and easy to make, very enjoyable to eat and not too much washing up! I didn't have a kilo of potatoes - and I'm glad I didn't as I think they would have been too much. I used about 600g of Charlotte potatoes and they were perfect. I added a few sticks of celery and a couple of teaspoons of Bisto, didn't bother with the parsley but served the hotpot with a generous portion of green veg. A really perfect mid-week meal for a cold evening. Will be making this again and again.
This is now a firm favourite of mine and I've been making it for over a year. I tend to leave out the potatoes and I add broccolli instead, without the potatoes it cooks much quicker than the time stated above and it's normally ready in around 20 - 25 mins. I've also made it using Quorn mince rather than beef and it tasted lovely.
Wasn't sure about this when I saw the recipe but the reviews were good and I thought that my children might like it. I didn't believe that anything with a tin of beans in it would be very nice. My children think that it is fantastic and have requested the left overs for tomorrow! I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is in fact really tasty and extremely easy to make. Will definitely be cooking it again.
Fantastic. I've made this a few times now and have added to the ingredients. As a non-red meat eater, straight away I used veggie-style chicken pieces instead of the mince, and I now include parsnip, sprouts (frozen sprouts are fine) and a some mushrooms - surprisingly, the mushrooms really do work.
Finally, instead of using Worcestershire sauce, I add a healthy glug of Extra Hot Peri-Peri sauce - just to give to whole meal a bit of "oomph" and I also allow for all the wonderful flavours to "ferment" in the fridge (once cooled) for 24 - 48 hours.
Easy to do and wholeheartly satisfying.
This was the first time I've done anything to call a 'hotpot' and it was great tasting for a pretty easy dish to make :)
I used 750kg new potatoes and some thinly sliced celery with the veg at the start, frying it for a bit to soften. I crumbled a beef OXO cube over the meat and veg and used two Knorr stock pots, one beef one veg, when the water went in.
I added a couple of mushrooms with 10 mins to go, and the beans 5 mins to go, and as another commenter said, stirred in some gravy granules at the end.
The result was quite a meaty taste but the veg still had flavour and its lovely to put together when home from work on a colder day.
I'd definitely make it again and probably try making my own dumplings to go with next time!


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So, I am not sure if everyone read my introductory post or not but I live in Bakersfield, CA the home of KoRn. I was a pretty big fan of them back in the day growing up but in recent years kind of stopped following them after Take a Look in The Mirror. Well to cut a long story short, I just purchase all 10 studio albums off of eBay for $68. I am pretty stoked as I ordered the special editions of a few and am looking forward to hearing the extra material and trying to get into them again. I had a quick question though, what do you all think about each of their albums individually? Are they all equally good? Some better than others? Or are some not worth buying at all? Interested to hear your feedback.
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Most of their albums are pretty good but I don't like Korn III or the Untitled one from a few years ago. The special ones are Follow the Leader, Self Titled, and Life is Peachy.
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You bought Korn 3?! I'd take a look in the mirror.
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I bought all their albums for time to time at best buy and barnes and noble. The 1st and 2nd albums (KoRn and Life Is Peachy) were mabey their most emotional and raw albums. Their 3rd album (Follow the Leader) was an amazing rap-metal type of album. their 4th one (Issues) was unique and cool it had the most use of JD's Bagpipes. The 5th one (untouchables) was when they started to sound completely diffrent,and i thought it was amazing The DVD had some cool music vids.. their 6th one (take a look in the mirror) was the last one with head (lol im sure you know cause you said something about that) and I would have to say its my favorite album. Their 7th one (See You on the other side) was when most people started not liking korn. I think thats bull they still make good music and they do a very good job putting alot of effort, emotion, and passion in their music. this was more of a pop-rock type of album I thought it was pretty neat and catchy. Their 8th one (Untitled) was Pretty unique too, I personally liked the songs Hold On, Evolution, and Killing. Their 9th one (KoRn III: Remember Who You Are) was one of my favorite albums, it was a little bit like their 1st 2 albums lyrically, but not as heavy. their 10th and newest one (The Path of Totality) was awesome, They made a new Dubstep-Metal type of genre and it was just amazing. I COMEPLETELY agree with you, the encounter dvd showed that they are still very passionate about their music, and very ongoing, emotionaly, and effortful.
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I was prompted to join the forum when in May, at the age of 56, I came back from a routine 2 mile run and had a heart attack. I run two or three times a week, once with a running club where we do a 6 mile run. Prior to the attack my vitals were OK ie cholesterol, Blood pressure etc. One concern however had been that my running had deteriorated somewhat over the last 2 years but I put this down to the fact that I had put on over a stone in weight and had not really shifted it. Having said that my BMI was still fine. After 4 days in Hospital and an angiogram they said my main arteries were fine but a minor artery was slightly narrowed. The doc said he did not feel it was mandatory but he would advise a stent. You are laying on the op table and you have to make a decision and to some extent I regret saying yes. I was given the usual cocktail of drugs, Aspirin, Tacigrelor, Statin, beta blocker and ramipiril. Of my own accord I decided after 2 weeks to stop the statin, ramipiril and beta blocker as my cholesterol, blood pressure and heart rate have, pre event and post event always been fine. I actually stopped the tacigrelor for a week but then realised that this was probably not wise. I have modified my diet so a typical day consists of breakfast - ready brek oats with Kiwi fruit and green tea and toast, Lunch Mackerel on toast and green tea followed by banana,apple,kiwi and raspberry smoothie, evening meal salmon and veg. I now do yoga twice a week and have just started swimming. My weight is down 21lbs from before the attack. The neg side is that I have stopped taking supp's bar a vit C supp' as the other capsules appeared to be upsetting my stomach. I still feel the aspirin and Ticegrelor are doing enough stomach upsetting. I also from time to time get a single sharp
in my heart area. Just a single stab although never when I am exercising, it's usually when I am sat or laid in bed as last night. Generally frustrated with the medical profession who seem to have little knowledge or no time for discussions on nutrition. Any thoughts or additional advice welcome.
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Welcome to the Forums, Olias.
Have you looked at Life Extension's information concerning cardiovascular disease?
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Many thanks for that link. Anyone know how I can get VAP blood test given that I am in England ?.
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I am in a big hurry and cannot respond fully now. I had a heart attack in 11-11. I have two stents. I am on aspirin, and beta blocker bystolic third generation and also on an ARB Azor which is a combo calcium channel blocker and ARB Benicar. I am also on Atorvastatin which is Lipitor.
I can tell you unequivocally that I tried the natural approach to cholesterol control and it failed miserably. It almost killed me. Get back on heart drugs until your heart is repaired and recovers.
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My cholesterol levels seem OK ie- in UK terms total cholesterol 3.49 HDL 1.02 LDL 2.47
I admit that the 4 weeks I spent on a statin it smashed my LDL down to 1.6
My main concern is that although when I walk briskly or swim multiple lengths of the pool I have no reactions, I do occasionally when sat or laying get a sharp stab in my chest area. Could this be to do with the stent I had inserted in a minor artery ?. I also find that the Ticgrelor and aspirin (the two drugs I am taking) do upset my stomach a bit
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Welcome to the Forums, aew.
Olias, what does your physician say about the stabbing
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Instead of trying to figure it all out, why don't you try spend some money and try 4 or 5 of the LEF heart health products and then see what happens.
You never mentioned what nutritional products you are taking.
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My cardiologist refuses to see me until Sept 2nd (had the attack on May 10th). I had to pay to see another one about a month ago, he thought the occasional twinges would be the settling in of the stent. I have asked all these people where I can get certain blood tests mentioned here but they either dont know or will not say. I mention the latter because its hard to believe that they cant suggest a UK lipid clinic where I can pay to have tests. I am UK based so assume its not practical to have the Lifeextension blood tests ?.
I am taking Ticagrelor and aspirin to lower platelet aggregation and thin blood. After 1 month I stopped the Statin, beta blocker, and rampiril because my cholesterol, heart rate and blood pressure have always been fine
Did start taking the following supp's - Vit C, Omega 3, Co Q10 but foud they add to my uneasy stomach which is probably taking a beating from the aspirin and Ticagrelor. Wondered whether the capsules were bothering me rather than the contents. I now only take a vit c in a soluble form
Eating oily fish about 5 times per week, cut out pretty much all sugar (I liked deserts and would take half a spoon in my numerous cups of tea). I now drink only green tea. My weight at time of attack was 194lbs and I am now 171lbs. I now do Yoga twice a week and swim a couple of times a week as well as walking about 3 miles per day. None of these cause me any distress, in fact I feel best when I am walking or doing yoga etc.
I am 56 years old and 6 feet so my BMI before the attack was OK but now its probably impressive
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Life Extenson regrets that their blood testing services are not available to non-US members.
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What if I was to make a visit to the USA ?
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A landlord in the Chicago area is accused of forcing two mentally challenged tenants into turning over their paychecks to him by threatening and physically abusing them after they began renting an apartment from him in August. Roy Estivez, 26, is charged with aggravated involuntary servitude and labor trafficking, as well aggravated criminal sexual assault, according to reports in the Chicago news media. The Calumet City, Ill., man reportedly is the first person charged under Cook County's new Human Trafficking Initiative.
After he "threatened and beat them to get second and third jobs to work overtime," the landlord "kept the money and the victims were not allowed to keep the proceeds from any labor they performed," Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez told the media. Authorities allege that Estivez used a hot butcher knive and an electrical cord to burn and whip the tenants of a South Chicago apartment, men aged 22 and 23, and sexually assaulted the younger of them with a power tool. He's also said to have intimidated his tenants into silence by claiming that he would harm their families and that he had paid off police.
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We often hear winemakers say that good wines begin in the vineyard — unless they have great fruit they can't make great wine. Unlike winemakers whose names become famous, the farmers who grow the grapes are hardly known. Let's put our hands together, then, for winemakers like Tom Gore.
Gore has been giving Simi winemakers good juice for nearly his entire life, but you can't even find his name on Simi's web site. He doesn't mind it, though — he says Simi winemaker Steve Reeder is effusive in his public praise.
Gore's father was a grape grower and as early as 8 he was riding alongside his dad and even pulling leaves from freshly harvested grapes. He said his dad had to make a choice between growing grapes in California or growing chili peppers in Mexico.
"I'm glad he chose grapes," Gore said. He never wavered from the desire to follow his dad and after a few stints in various California vineyards, he landed the vineyard manager job at Simi in 2004.
Even at 35 he has a good perspective of what he calls a "symbiotic relationship" between vineyard manager and winemaker.
"The relationship didn't exist years ago," he said.
The grape grower would harvest the grapes whenever he was told and generally without regard to the ripeness of the grape. The winemaker then took over. Today, the two work hand-in-hand and although they sometimes disagree over such things as vineyard yields and picking dates, they eventually come to a consensus. The winemaker has the final decision.
"My success is intrinsically based on how Steve makes his wine and how Steve makes his wine is based on what I do," Gore said during a recent visit with us.
Simi has 600 acres planted in Alexander Valley that consumes Gore's time and buys from other vineyards for the rest of the grapes. His goal is to bring uniformity to the various blocks of vineyards.
Simi has had its ups and downs. Zelma Long was once its winemaker and even Paul Hobbs and David Ramey worked there before moving along to make some of the most expensive wines in California. It was during this time that Simi bought the Landslide Ranch, a volcanic soil-based vineyard that produces Simi's flagship meritage red. But those huge chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons lost a lot of their momentum. With the ownership now in the hands of Constellation, the wines are more distinguished in the hands of Steve Reeder, a former winemaker with Chateau St. Jean who perfected that property's iconic Cinq Cepages.
Here's what we liked:
Simi Winery Russian River Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2009 ($26). Fresh and generous apple and peach flavors with apparent sweet oak, butterscotch and mineral notes. A very aromatic wine that would do well with fish or chicken.
Simi Winery Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2009 ($20). After a long hiatus, Simi is back in the pinot noir business with this new release. It's a steal in a category that discourages consumers with lofty, $50 prices. It may be a simple wine but there is no argument with its pure fruit quaffability. Elegant with plum and cherry flavors and hints of coffee and spice. You would be hard pressed to find a better deal in pinot noir.
Simi Winery Landslide Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ($35). Another great value, this is a blend of cabernet sauvignon (80 percent), merlot, malbec, cabernet franc, petit verdot and tannat. The latter grape variety even at only 1 percent of the blend adds structure and tannin to the wine. We would add more, but that aside, this is an approachable wine with good balance. Dark berry and plum notes dominate the palate.
Wine picks
Festivo Mendoza Malbec 2009 ($15). You won't find a better value in Argentine malbecs that this. Fruit forward dark berry and blueberry flavors, floral nose and a nice mineral note. Excellent for your summer barbecues when a crowd comes over. Festivo's torrontes at the same price is also an outstanding crowd-pleaser in white wines.
Robert Arnoux Seigneur de Lauris Vacqueyras 2009 ($15). Arnoux is one of the largest producers of wines from this southern Rhone appellation and perhaps that is why he can make such an inexpensive Vacqueyras. Never mind, this is simply a great value: hedonistic, richly textured with ripe raspberry, sweet cherry flavors and a classic hint of spice. You will be hard pressed to find as good a value as this beauty.
Concha y Toro Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ($80). Celebrating its 20th vintage, this iconic giant from Chile is another homerun. Rich and concentrated, it shows off expressive blackberry aromas, balance and soft tannins. An immense wine, it performs best with beef and wild game.
d'Arenberg The Olive Grove Chardonnay 2008 ($15). This wine from the McLaren Vale of Australia sports aple and spice notes with a soft, buttery richness.
Brazin Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel 2008 ($15). Varietal aromas with generous raspberry and blackberry flavors. A nicely textured and fruit-forward wine suitable for backyard barbecues.


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Jon v. Obama
I'm going to preface this by saying, "If this isn't a stickied post on this forum, then it should be."
I have been a painfully loyal KoRn fan since Issues. I know that sounds like "wow, next thing you'll tell me you've been enjoying air since birth, right?" Sorry. I didn't know about the band at all until a friend invited me to a concert (at the ripe old age of 13). (Saw my first live breasts there. Sick and Twisted indeed, props, aw yeah, good job).
All that aside, I was hooked from that exposure. The music was amazing. The visuals were amazing. Afterward I listened to every song like it was being played at such a venue, every time. It's a powerful feeling for a young, naive teen.
For over a decade I've been able to enjoy Korn's music because it had branded me since youth. I didn't care. This shit was awesome.
Then I saw this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9eOaSQwuI
What the hell? Is Jonathan Davis a closet republican or a crackpot? The latter is much more acceptable, but I wish someone could tell him to take a step back and think.
Less than a year ago, I heard he was going to DJ a local gig and I nearly lost my shit. Now I think he's a robot with bad programming.
Any thoughts? Any justifications?
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RE: Jon v. Obama
Again you are misinformed/brainwashed. FOX news is the only channel that says the truth. The other stations are propaganda. Listen to the truth sayers in Glen Beck and Bill Oreilly before you sound like an idiot. And especially listen to Rush Limbaugh, he is the smartest man in politics on Earth. he should be President. Just listen to the show and hear the truth instead of being brainwashed like everyone else. Have a mind of your own.
RE: Jon v. Obama
You gotta love political threads! I'll just keep it short and simple. I will vote for anyone but Obama. We need change ;).
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RE: Jon v. Obama
Passionately advocating Romney for president is like passionately advocating for John Wayne Gacy to run an orphanage.
Fox News can't be considered a news channel, period. At best it is an entertainment outlet. Objectivity is the cornerstone of reporting; Fox lacks it on every front.
As for Glen Beck and Bill O'Reilley... Beck is a soulless bigot, while Bill O'Reilley isn't harmful so much as he is incompetent.
Beck has openly claimed that Obama is extremely racist against white people, bitched out mourning 9/11 families, said that the only Katrina victims we've been seeing on the TV (namely low-income black families) are 'the scumbags', said that the victims of California wildfires had it coming becasue they hate America, accused the first Muslim congressman of working with the 'enemy', among other things.
He is a moron who doesn't have the humility to keep his idiocy to himself. Instead he spreads it like a plague, and people thank him for it.
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Glen Beck is a soulless nut job who appealed to uneducated Americans. Fox news did one great thing ever and that was taking his stupidass off the air.
How many people out there like to FUCK!!!
RE: Jon v. Obama
This is to Misanthrope. You are brainwashed into believing Bush was a bad President.
No, it's pretty much due to paying attention during his 2 terms.
i am sure you are from Europe then? Because Europe is in shambles because they have been run by Left Wing Socialist for a long time and they have destroyed them.
Nope, pretty sure it's down to the economic shit storm that started in American banks. Greed is a bitch. Some countries have been hit harder than others, Greece and Iceland being 2, Portugal and Ireland being another 2. Interesting you bring up France, whose President is a confessed right-wing politician. The UK has had a centre-right government for the last 15 years. You spoon-fed FOX nonsense is, as usual, wrong.
All have the same beliefs as obama.
In Europe, Obama would be considered Conservative. He is not a socialist by any definition of the word.
You have to keep the rich happy and making money, they create jobs.
Bullshit. Trickle down economics never works because it assumes the rich aren't the greedy, self absorbed, amoral arseholes they demonstrably are.
We dont want food stamps and hand outs we want jobs. Having you own income allows you to go further in life.
Only if you have a job. Nice logic though, let the poor and jobless starve. MOAR JOBS FOR EVERYONE ELSE!
Democrats/ Confederates love poverty. They are the racist who keep minorites locked up in the ghetto.
A political party made up of people of different ethnic backgrounds headed by a mixed race President is racist? You're a fucking idiot.
Trust me I am ten times smarter then you because you support the ILLIMUNATI haha
You believe the Illuminati exists and you still think you're smarter than me? Yeah, ok.
Again you are misinformed/brainwashed. FOX news is the only channel that says the truth. The other stations are propaganda. Listen to the truth sayers in Glen Beck and Bill Oreilly before you sound like an idiot. And especially listen to Rush Limbaugh, he is the smartest man in politics on Earth. he should be President. Just listen to the show and hear the truth instead of being brainwashed like everyone else. Have a mind of your own.
Have a mind of your own. Believe everything FOX tells you.
RE: Jon v. Obama
I do not believe in the illimunati but Im open minded. it was a joke. Thereis obviously no hope for you. Democrats were the Confederacy. The leader of the south, jefferson Davis, was a Confederate. Things havnt changed. FDR came up with a plan to control minorities by placing them in segregated neighborhoods and feeding them government money so they are stuck there. His plan ewas also to make them feel like they get free stuff so they will vote Democrat. FDR was a democrat and his plan worked. Dems are very smart at brainwashing and you have to give them credit but they are indeed terrible people. They are the first to judge you by race, sex, and exterior. They hate jobs because they want to keep the money for themselves. Obama wasted billions on alternative energy companies, all of which went bankrupt and now they donated tons of money to Obama relelection campaign. They are corrupt, they are puppets, Jon Davis is my hero. A celebrity who isnt a brainless fool or an American who isnt tricked. Bush was a solid president. Kept unemployment down and fought terrorism. O yea Obama released terorrist. he may be a terrorist, he is a muslim thats certain. Listen to Ted Nugent too . I will see Korn and Nugent in concert, Hail Conservatism.
RE: Jon v. Obama
The only way I can console myself in any way at this point is to read your posts and pretend that they're satire. Pardon me while I regress to my happy place.
RE: Jon v. Obama
America, where your right to be fucking insane is constitutionally certified. In the UK we laugh at them, in the US they're elected.
Obama is as Muslim as I am, and I'm not a Muslim. Your religious devotion to the political right is nothing short of laughable. To consider Ted Nugent a valid political commentator is to truly nail your colours to the mast of idiocy.
RE: Jon v. Obama
He said he was a Muslim on national TV and he went to a church where the main guy is a Muslim. DOnt you tell me who is an American. Ted Nugent is from the heartland and is who the real Americans are. Not all of these rich politicians out there. But for real Democrats are ruining Europe and now the United States. its a shame we have so many misinformed/stupid voters. If you do some research you will see Democrats only win because they have the stupid vote. Obama won with young people who had no business voting. I was 19 in 2008 and there was brainwashing going on amongst us. its very sad.
RE: Jon v. Obama
People like you are the reason why I've been a hardcore democrat up to last summer. Thank god I actually got to talk to some intelligent conservatives who knew what the fuck they were talking about. If you want to advance the Republican agenda, you would do it a service by remaining silent.
RE: Jon v. Obama
I find it very telling that his solution to getting the elected official he wants is to stop people who disagree from voting. Here's a tip for you, kid. You live in a country with democratic elections. Young people have every business voting because it is a right by definition of a democracy.
Cant tell if troll or just moron.
RE: Jon v. Obama
The turth is that I am much smarter than you people. Every single one of you Democrats say the same things. its because your brain washed by the media. FoX news is the only legit station that reports real news. Its fair and balanced, they actually have dems and repubs on the air. All of the other stations only carry dems on air. As it goes for young people voting, I just believe there should be a ttest on basic U.S history and Law before you can be allowed to vote. I also believe people who dont pay taxes shouldnt be allowed to vote. Thomas Jefferson said the country would be ruined when people can vote for free money. We have people on Government assitance voting democrat because they know they will get Obama bucks. Its not right. Screw you crazy democrats, You are insane and eventually you will all realize that you were brainwashed by the government. Republican = Americans. Democrats = scumbag confederate socialist Commies.
RE: Jon v. Obama
One last thing. Obama and the Dems doubled unemployment in 4 years, they tripled the US debt. They increased people on government assitance by 70% in 4 years. These are not the statistics we need to be seeing. I should be president compared to Obama. I believe in jobs and making money, If the US was a business Obama would have been fired 2 years ago. I will see KoRn play in Indianapolis, IN next week. I am hoping for the song Illumanti haha. Actually id like to see Faget played live of course. I seen Korn in Detroit in FEB and I am upset to see they havnt changed their setlist since then. Whats the deal? O yea and all of the worst US cities and states are run by Democrats (California, Michigan). Absolute facts. The best places in the country are run by Republicans (Texas Indiana). Thats a fact.
RE: Jon v. Obama
Obvious troll is obvious.
RE: Jon v. Obama
Great comeback. I bring the facts with me. I am not a troll. This is called Jon vs. Obama and it really means America vs. Obama.
RE: Jon v. Obama
I think you need to pick up a dictionary and look up the definition of a fact, because you've brought nothing but bias and misrepresentation. You think Obama is a socialist. I bet you can't even define socialism as a socio-economic philosophy without looking on Google or Wikipedia.
Cue a lie in 3...2...1...
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Hers the fact of the day. Socio/commy economic policies dont work period. Obama worships Castro and Chavez haha
RE: Jon v. Obama
Guess I was right, but then I knew that already. Though for someone so intelligent you do make a quite a lot of spelling and grammatical mistakes.


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Most car crazies like us build their cars to drive them, not put them on a rack, stand back, and admire the handicraft, be it ours or someone else's. Most people envision themselves insulated, apart from the rest, because after all, it is their car, their prize, their sanctum. So the idea is not to build certain of their popular icon, eschewing labels, types, and the latest sizzling cattle prod. Their mission, their quest, has just as much to do with altruism as it does with ego. The idea is to present a form pleasing to the eye of others all the while deriving satisfaction from motives of their own.
Consider Air Force pilot Nathan Devonshire and his '69 raggy. By its virtue of its unstructured top, a convertible is not known as a pillar of strength and stability, especially one of this vintage. Convertibles are for fun driving, not meant as omnipotent corner carvers or inhabitants of any other sub-phylum that incurs massive torsional and bending stress. Stiff chassis members and additional reinforcement are paramount on cars with fixed roofs. In a convertible, these changes amount to crucial add-ons but are just playing catch-up.
Nate is a good example. He describes his car's most unique feature as the green and silver paint combination. "It really grabs your attention but isn't over-the-top and ridiculous … I spent a very long time trying to find the exact color I was looking for. I first saw it on a '72 Chevelle convertible and I knew that's what I wanted." Why then, did he build this particular car? "There wasn't a special reason," he offered. "I have always wanted to restore a 1969 Chevy Camaro but I never had the time or space to take on such a big project.
"I began looking for a '69 in 2003-04 when I was on a deployment in Afghanistan. Once home, I began looking in magazines, the local traders, and so on. I was looking for a Camaro in any condition, a forgotten project car, a matching numbers car; you get the picture. I couldn't find the one that made me say, 'Wow, that's a really nice car I'd like to have' or 'Man, I could really do something with that pile of bolts.' I finally found a pile of bolts and rust in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
"The car was a plain Jane V-8 convertible. A friend and I drove out to Tulsa from Florida. We left on a Friday evening and got back Sunday night." Nate tried it one way. It didn't work. The "customizer" jailed his ride for more than a year and did absolutely no rehabilitation. After hearing, "We'll be getting to it next week" a dozen times, he wised up and pulled his protégé.
"After a year of lies, I got in touch with Frank Serafine at Prodigy Customs in Apopka [Orlando], Florida. He got the car from the garage and trailered it to his shop. Prodigy had to replace everything that the previous shop had done incorrectly and the car was broken down all the way to the floor pan, firewall, and A-pillars. Clearly, I should have taken the car to him a year before I did. Then it was two and half years of restoring the car and upgrading and updating every square inch of it."
Blowing the Camaro apart facilitated every phase of the build. Prodigy began with the chassis but kept the changes to the basics that most would consider. They didn't see the need for a hydroformed front clip, just the bare, freshly scrubbed basics to hang on it. Hotchkis anti-sway bars (hollow 1 1/8-inch front; three-way adjustable 7/8-inch rear) were paired with 1 1/2-inch drop springs and Bilstein non-adjustable dampers. The rear is suspended by Hotchkis 1 1/2-inch drop leaf springs and matching Bilsteins. The rear bar cohabits with a sway bar brace as part of the Hotchkis TVS. No tubular anything. No frame connectors. No wheel tubs. No rollcage. That's how simple it is. Set the stance and don't look back.