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Hello, you've reached my Business Bliki (blog meets wiki kinda). In 2004 I co-founded a multi million dollar company (it has since sold!), and then went on to start my very own. Bixly is where my time is spent right now. It's multi-locale software shop based Fresno California. I has reached multi-million dollar status despite a down economy. I hope some of the writings you find will help your organization do the same.
Losing, Autonomy and Grit
Created on 2015, Last modified Jan. 16, 2015 .
This could be multiple posts, but tonight I feel like combining.
I have learned a lesson or two since my last entry, and would like to share them with you. First up is loosing!
It was about 2008 when my brother asked me to come with him. He was going to a M.M.A. class. Think UFC type "interactions". That sounded like a blast because I used to wrestle and box a little as a kid, and hadn't done it for years. Funny how I got caught up with college and kids and career, and put simple things like fitness on the backburner. Thinking back I could have been a bit better with this. Any ways, we went, and I got hooked. I ended up focusing on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or BJJ. It's the ground game. Grappling, wrestling, submissions.
In 2014 I was wrestling a big dude, and his technique wasn't great, so he resorted to strength. My neck got cranked and I had to hit the doctors a bit and heal for a couple months. I was able to go back to the gym and wrestle, but I was weaker. I couldn't use my upper back or neck with full strength yet, but I was so desperate to get back on the mats I didn't care. Something funny happened: I learned to lose. I would let beginners or smaller less experience opponents tap me. Funny thing was, I just didn't really mind. I was coming from a position of weakness. The practice of the sport became enjoyable. Winning was just decoration. Means over ends.
Being forced to recognize that I was not the best, and that I loved to 'work the mats' helped me gain some kind of purity. My neck is strong now, and just the other day I got tapped twice by a white belt gal that was lighter than me. Sure, I was going easy on her, but that's the point. I don't have to win every time, like I used to! It's more important to be there, hang out, wrestle, and enjoy the process of improving. So I learned to loose. Now that I am a better BJJ grappler, I loose much more, and it's so fun!
Stinking double edged sword here. To give it or not to give it, that's the question. My latest story comes from a fellow who worked his way to being autonomous in the company. See, we have had quite a few people filter through the company with entrepreneurial aspirations. Certainly I want to entertain them, or I used to. I would give them a budget, coach them, staff them, take them out for drinks, and give them ten times the opportunity I had. Every single time it has failed.
But, back to my latest experiment. This fellow was a leader of leaders. People in the company enjoyed working with him, and he was well rounded. I am using the past tense because he left us. His department made money and he left us. See, he earned his way to autonomy. It took over a year for us to give him a position of authority, since we learned from our past mistakes to be more discerning. Prior to him, our standards were much lower. If they wanted to start a business with us, we let them. So why is it that this fellow, given the ultimate opportunity, trained for over a year, experienced success and then left the company? He had a major bump in sales for a few months. After that, they slumped. A few more months after we put the pressure on him, he gave up. It was frustrating him. But he was doing so well beforehand. How come he's frustrated after doing so well?
Don't know for sure, but here's what I got. First of all, he wasn't prepared. The success that he achieved was earned, but he wasn't equipped to reproduce it. He wasn't equipped to handle the staff he had hired during the down times. He wasn't ready to tell everyone how it has to be. He wasn't ready for me to give him the keys, and I blame myself.
Second, he had an easy out. He could walk away. It's just not an option for me. There are dozens of people counting on those paychecks and I spearhead all of it.
The more I give, the more it seems to hurt. When folks are constrained and well managed, they stay for years and are happy. They get the taste for autonomy, learn they can't handle it, they bolt or I have to fire them. Looking back on this situation, I should have closely managed the company he was building for us. He would have preformed better, and still been around and growing rather than frustrated and searching.
There's a great book called The Martian which I recently read. The main character has the most amazing grit in the face of extinction. He's trapped on Mars, alone. Everything is meant for temporary life support and he must hack his way back to earth "one problem at a time".
I learned from it. See, at the moment of typing this multiple people want to take legal action against me. One person wants a $10k break in his bill after being with us 3 years. I had three employees leave over three months - which is unprecedented AND I just received two exciting tax bills that are hopefully inaccurate. My accountant is very strict with the rules! Also, people want to take legal action against you when you make money. Point is, things like this happen when your business is growing. There is a huge amount of sucky..
Like the main character in The Martian, I am learning to take one problem at a time. By thinking of the upsides - I am alive, healthy, earning a comfortable living, loving family - I can sit back and take one problem at a time, and move forward. That's my definition of grit.
Think about any high position. Any leader able to make a great difference faces a great amount of crap.
We Released a new project: NebriOS
Created on 2013, Last modified Sept. 25, 2014 .
This project has been a long time in the making. It's a Python rule engine to help create process driven apps quickly.
That is a lot to wrap your head around. Think about areas where Business Process Management is needed, or home automation, or the like, and that's where Nebri can fit it.
Check it out at http://nebrios.com.
Sep 2014 Update
I hadn't updated this website for a while and was having a good time looking over old articles. I found this one a year after first writing it. We have been "releasing" Nebri since then, in our own way. We are still working on finding customers. The main way towards this is to build loads of examples and get our organic searches up, along with engaging various social or professional networks. It's so much work! But we have to give this thing an honest shot since know how well it can meet needs.
I hope I don't find this article in another year from to tell you about some terribly expensive lesson I learned. Right now I think it's a risky project, but a calculated risk. We are trying to just make it work, just get customers to tell us what they think, just use it for ourselves, just.... But this is a VERY complex project.
Crossing fingers here.
Created on 2013, Last modified Dec. 3, 2013 .
Slight fight is the feeling of being slightly in a fight. It's a killer. Let me explain why it makes you more stressed, less effective, and generally hurtful.
There is a beauty about being in a fight. Our bodies gain strength from a good fight. I personally love Brazilian jiu jitsu. When you are getting chocked out by a smaller opponent that shouldn't be beating you, your body goes into freak out mode. You fight and loose, and go home. Your body heals for a few days. Muscles grow, bones get dense, lungs expand, fat gets burned for energy.
I love not fighting also. Watching a funny movie, chilling with friends, teaching my children about carving wood. Most of my life is in this mode, not fighting. BUTTTT.....
The worst mode, one which I find myself in way too much, is the SlightFight. I am typing this now thinking about making my blog better than all the others. I might watch a movie and think how it could appeal to wider audience only if... I sit in church and think about how unprofessional the transition is. My body tenses up because I am sending it signals to fight.
Let me put a few quotes/notes together for you from Control Theory by William Glasser. By the way, "Old Brain" is very much like Kahneman's System 1.
Alan, the heart attack victim, fantasized about strangling his boss for years. His old brain pumped his heart faster and introduced blood clotting tools so he could withstand a fight. This happened for years. His old brain pumped his heart faster and introduced blood clotting tools so he could withstand a fight. this happened for years.
Labeling something as bad if its just something we don't want is harmful.
True conflict - you have a choice to make that will let you or someone else down.
False conflict - self imposed standards or being under someones screen of conflict.
Your pictures are created by you. Just like rooting for a certain team, and being disjointed when they loose, you only have pictures you put in. Only the breathing picture is necessary, all the others are optional. choose ones that are attainable, and do things that are satisfying.
Okay, that wasn't as clear as I was hoping. Man that was a good book though. But back to my point!
If you make everything into a fight, your body gets tired of fighting. You can only exist in a slightfight state. Think about the real fights you have gone through and you know that your body can't handle that for long.
This topic brings me to contrast. Be a great fighter, and be a great non-fighter, but please don't live in the land of slightfight. It's harsh and lonely and kills the body and soul early.
Biota and hierarchy
Created on 2013, Last modified Oct. 29, 2013 .
From WHFoods:
One research study tracked a population of 162 very elderly people for five years. The incidence of death for those subjects who ate yogurt and milk more than three times per week was 38% lower than the incidence of death those subjects who ate yogurt and other dairy foods less than once a week.
Consider that we have have around 50:1 to 100:1 ratio of bacteria to living cells in our body. Meaning, our biota is better represented by "bacteria" than living cells. Granted they are smaller than our cells, and our cell mass is more weighty overall than theirs.
Since we can't even prevent the common cold, or understand why yogurt can fend off death, I suspect these bacteria, and the complicated interactions therein, will continue to baffle us for many many decades if not centuries to come. I think humans will always think in hierarchical models, while everything dominating us (like worms in our grave) will follow much simpler rules.
Rather than being baffled by them, I am embarking on an experiment to embrace them. It's starting with heirloom yogurt cultures. More of the good stuff, less of the bad. This blog just got weird, sorry.
This brings up the topic of Complex Adaptive Systems. Some people approach it wanting to fully understand them so they can be easily predicted and controlled. There is another party though! One that embraces this statement:
"You think because you understand one you must understand two, because one and one makes two. But you must also understand "and". - Sufi Teaching
These people know that CAS can never be fully understood because there are millions or trillions of individual agents acting for their own gain. Wheatley, in her most excellent book Leadership And The New Science falls into this camp. She describes her personal process seeing the flow of a complex system and swimming along the currents. Of course we can only see and work with the surface to start with. Once those are understood it's then possible to tweak a bit here or there to change the outcome.
She goes on to describe how Quantum Imagery relates more to larger structures than we previously though, which throws prediction and replication out the door. Well, I guess I should stop for now and tell you to pick up the book!


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American SniperAnthony Macali
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history.
"American Sniper" is the story of a war veteran and his ongoing conflict with the before and after effects of his ceaseless tours of duty. The action is fierce as the camera lies beside the sharp-shooter. You can almost feel the long, cold gun in your very own hands, unwittingly raising questions about the necessity of all the brutality. Unrelenting short scenes fuel the adrenalin and thrill of combat, astutely contrasting against the quiet and aimless life back home. American hero.
UnbrokenAnthony Macali
After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy.
"Unbroken" is a prisoner of war drama that shows the limits of how many beatings a single person can take. The camera is placed firmly in the thick of the action and lets the remarkable true story do the heavy-lifting, revealing an incredible, resilient man and his ever-constant fight for survival. Unsurprisingly, this film encompasses all the inspirational quotes accustomed to the genre, but thankfully these clichés don't overshadow the impact. Unrelenting.
The Imitation GameAndrew O'Dea
During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code.
Part history lesson, part tragedy, "The Imitation Game" is a compelling biopic. This suspenseful drama reveals pieces of the puzzle slow and steady, with flashes of brilliance that unfortunately aren't sustained throughout. Nonetheless, with a constantly shifting chronology, it brings the remarkable legacy of the troubled mathematical genius to screen in an affecting portrait. The lead provides a sensitive portrayal in what is an empathy-stirring performance, outstanding in its awkwardness. An enigmatic man, cryptic and clever.
FuryAndrew O'Dea
A battle-hardened sergeant commands his 5-man Sherman tank crew on a deadly mission.
As much an 'anti-war' as it is an action film, "Fury" depicts an uncompromising and morally provocative story immersed amongst the horrors and futility of WWII. Along with an astonishing attention to detail, there is also a starkly grim authenticity to the brutality of tank warfare; and it's amidst the claustrophobia we're able to get to know the characters so intimately. Visceral and violent, brutal and unrelenting, it leaves little room for sentimentality, culminating in an extraordinary combat scene sure to leave its audience reeling. Harrowing.
VirungaAnthony Macali
A group of brave individuals risk their lives to save Virunga National Park in Congo.
"Virunga" is a vibrant national park full of life and, to much dismay, a place of death. This breathtaking parcel of land happens to fall on a large oil deposit, and the battle between preservation and money plays out extraordinarily on screen. It's a shocking juxtaposition that lets its characters share their messages, from the adorable keepers and their family of gorillas, to the faceless business men contracted to incite war. A fine example of fearless journalism and heartfelt conservation. Primeval.
- Genre » Documentary War
- Release » Limited 01 Aug 2014
- Festival » MIFF 2014
300 Rise of an EmpireAndrew O'Dea
Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces.
"300: Rise of an Empire" is an epic spectacle of video-game violence and gore. This stylised action fantasy retains the familiar and flashy comic-book style of the franchise, replete with blood-spattering slow motion and enough visceral excess to keep the senses engaged. Although it pales in comparison when evoking the same emotional vigour of its predecessor, the void is redeemed by the sultry, murderous heroine at its center who steals and carries the show. Not bad as a stand-alone movie, it's just missing some limbs.
The Book ThiefAnne Murphy
While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others.
A German town becomes the backdrop for a story about the humanity and personal politics of ordinary people when their lives are assaulted by World War II erupting around them. The simplicity needed to tell the tale from a child's perspective is not compromised by the scale of this production, a feat that creates absorbing viewing. As a novel "The Book Thief" was a best-seller and on the screen it becomes a very moving experience. Steal a look.
RebelleAnne Murphy
Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war.
The atrocities that surround a girl kidnapped by rebels when she was 12 years old are inhuman in their ruthlessness. Seen through her eyes, the story is a work of fiction but the situation is as credible as the one shown on screen. With its understated approach, "Rebelle War Witch" looks to be drawn from reality. Told from a child's perspective, the depiction of the fate of child soldiers is so plausible it's horrifying.
In DarknessAndrew O'Dea
A dramatisation of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Lvov.
"In Darkness" is an extraordinary tale of survival. The claustrophobic surroundings are grim and harrowing, a disturbing reflection of the true events upon which the story is based. Although still heavily dramatised, there is still a refreshingly raw honesty and unsentimentality to the film that is both profound and moving. Carried by an exceptional central performance, it confronts issues of morality as it seeps deep into the consciousness of the protagonist and audience alike. We can only hope there is light at the end of humanity's tunnel...
The Well Digger's DaughterAnne Murphy
A father, in pre-World War I France, is torn between his sense of honour and his deep love for his saintly daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper.
A film that explores class differences, social attitudes and mores could be expected to incite ire, something "The Well Digger's Daughter" is too genteel to do. Perhaps it's due to the likeable and charming actors, the rustic French setting, old fashioned feel or simply the issues that raised eyebrows in earlier times that have less impact now. Whatever it is, all is well that ends well.
Hotel LuxAnne Murphy
Hans Zeisig, an apolitical comedian, impersonator and cabaret actor, flees with a Russian passport from Nazi-Berlin, and finds himself in Moscow staying in the legendary Hotel Lux.
Valuing humour over politics, this a comedic romp in a wartime setting. Elements of the story are grounded in fact, and the political caricatures are obviously drawn from fiction, but work well as parody. "Hotel Lux" is interesting because it centres on a part of WWII not often seen on the big screen, the relationship between Hitler and Stalin. Employing comic antics of another era, this is irreverent and entertaining... make a reservation.
- Genre » War Comedy
- Release » Limited 19 Apr 2012
- Festival » Festival of German Films 2012
Promising the MoonAnne Murphy
A woman with Alzheimers leaves her nursing home and wartime family secrets are uncovered.
Set in Germany and Latvia this movie traverses the past and present as well as the countries themselves. Regardless of the setting, "Promising the Moon" is an emotional drama rather than a war film, a portrait of the bonds between mothers and daughters, and wives and husbands. A story of reconciling strained family relationships is related with a depth of feeling that is absorbing, while a mystery is unfolded and the past is explained in this superior and well-acted production. Promises lead to obligations.
- Genre » Drama War
- Release » Limited 19 Apr 2012
- Festival » Festival of German Films 2012
Free MenAnne Murphy
In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.
There is a low key feel to the characters and scenes in "Free Men", and the storyline provides a new twist to a war plot and friendships during a time of turmoil. It has the credibility of being "based on strong evidence" which is the tag-line appended to the credits. This previously untold story is interesting viewing for historians, Francophiles and freedom fighters alike. Liberte, egalite, fraternite and the brotherhood of man.
- Genre » War Drama
- Release » Limited 08 Mar 2012
- Festival » French Film Festival 2012
War HorseAndrew O'Dea
Young Albert enlists to service in WWI after his beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and across Europe as the war rages on.
"War Horse" is most definitely a movie for those partial to the majestic beauty of horses, though it's not necessarily a prerequisite. Some may justifiably find the story a little too syrupy and sweet, but it does also take place amidst the brutal theatre of war, where thankfully the film does not shy, and the director is at his dazzling best. Others will enjoy the sentimentality of an extraordinary journey coupled with the bond between man and horse simply too difficult to resist.... if so, then giddy up.
The Last CircusAnne Murphy
Two clowns compete for the love of a beautiful trapeze artist.
"The Last Circus" uses a circus troupe in an allegorical presentation of the horror of the Spanish Civil War. The result is macabre and violent, yet strangely compelling viewing. There's nothing subtle in the telling of the story, it goes right over the top with absurdity, and then it could be argued that the same comic chaos underpins any war. Choosing clowns as the main characters is heavy handed imagery; both the happy clown and the sad clown are grotesque, more than entertaining. This metaphor laden effort is in need of a ring-master.
- Genre » Drama War
- Release » Limited 13 May 2011
- Festival » Spanish Film Festival 2011
Sarah's KeyAnne Murphy
A journalist researching the 1942 Vel' d' Hiv Roundup in Paris uncovers links with Sarah, a Jewish girl, who was arrested with her parents.
"Sarah's Key" is a fictional account of the Holocaust that discloses events from the dark years of World War 2 in an assured manner. A contemporary story is seamlessly intertwined with one from the past as intrigue builds. The actors underplay the poignancy of both narratives, as ordinary people deal with extraordinary dilemmas and strong messages are presented without unnecessary melodrama. The past is not forgotten but sometimes needs to be unlocked.
LebanonAndrew O'Dea
June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare...
"Lebanon" is a gripping ride. Shot almost exclusively from the tight confines of a rumbling tank, this movie is a superb example of minimalist filmmaking. The tension and intensity is palpable, as the film bears witness to the horrors of war, and we're left gasping for breath from the grimy, claustrophobic atmosphere. The antiwar sentiment is clear, with enough gritty action to match its political, religious and philosophical messages. Shell-shockingly good.
The MessengerAnne Murphy
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow.
"The Messenger" delivers emotional punches in relentless succession in a context of heartbreaking realism. More than a war film, or even a film about the army, this is a movie about loss and grief, mostly expressed by men. Harrowing exchanges made when people are at their most vulnerable are intense to witness, made no less easy by scenes where withheld emotions seethe within the characters. Thankfully there are strands of camaraderie and humour threaded throughout, and they serve to strengthen the compelling messages.
The Man Who Will ComeAnne Murphy
In the winter of 1943, Italian peasant families in an Italian village carry on with life while Nazi soldiers seek to wreak revenge on partisan fighters.
Apparently "The Man Who Will Come" is based on historic events, unfortunately that is not learned in the cinema watching the film. The film is lightly narrated leaving the viewer to piece together the story. We're not helped by the sparse dialogue or the fact that much of the action is viewed through the eyes of a child. The war atrocities depicted as the story builds are truly horrifying, stupefying the audience. Shame on mankind, whoever it is we're waiting for.
- Genre » War History
- Release » Limited 03 Oct 2010
- Festival » Italian Film Festival 2010
Five Minutes of HeavenAnne Murphy
The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
"Five Minutes of Heaven" looks back at crimes committed as acts of civil war, exploring important themes of hatred and forgiveness. It's an uneven production that stumbles through some very stagy and clumsy scenes, though is fortunately redeemed by a powerful and unexpected climax. This movie is uncomfortable viewing about the lingering impacts of violence and living with indelible memories that prevent healing. Hard to glimpse heaven from hell.
BrothersAnne Murphy
A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan.
"Brothers" is as compelling as it is emotional, a powerful combination. As the title suggests, the focus is our most important relationships, the ones with family. The story navigates some difficult political and ethical terrain and is all the better for doing so without judgement. The audience is treated as intelligent, and almost everything is pared back except the strong performance from the entire cast. The overall tone and simple background setting are downplayed for realism, and the lingering memories are heart wrenching. He ain't heavy...
Green ZoneAndrew O'Dea
Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
"Green Zone" is a more of a thriller than an action film. Those expecting a series of gunfights will be sorely disappointed, as the crux of the story stems from its political subtext, interesting as it is. Although the battle footage brings an admirably tense and frenetic realism, the cinematography is at times a little too chaotic, and the grainy hand-held camerawork tends to hold it back rather than enhance. All points to consider before deciding whether or not to spend your green on this one.
The Men Who Stare at GoatsAnne Murphy
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" is goofy and amicably humoured, yet it's disappointing and insufficiently acerbic considering the military parody it aspires to be. The good natured cast are excellent although it's a shame one of them isn't a goatherd as this movie is a little free range. The story is funny enough, but the plot wanders pointlessly, leaving the audience glassy eyed and staring.
The Hurt LockerAndrew O'Dea
In a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
"The Hurt Locker" is far from being just another war movie; it's a brilliantly directed human drama and intense psychological thriller. It ignores plot conventions, pompous flag waving and political commentary in favour of a gritty realism that unceremoniously hurls you onto the front line. The film doesn't glorify violence, yet somehow we're absorbed by an inescapable tension and this supremely masculine story that so vividly presents a sense of what it's like in war-torn Iraq. Simply dynamite.
Che: Part 2Andrew O'Dea
In 1967, 'Che' leads a small partisan army to fight an ill-fated revolutionary guerrilla war in Bolivia.
"Che: Part 2" is the culmination of a fascinating journey that marks Che's ultimate downfall. This film maintains the authenticity of "Part 1", albeit with a darker, more pensive tone. It evokes a sombre sense of impending doom whilst remaining as historically faithful as possible, refusing to glamorise its subject. This uncompromising approach is refreshing, and the lead actor's enigmatic performance is truly worthy of encompassing the man who is arguably the most iconic figure of the 20th century.
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RUBIO: No, it shouldn't. Look, the North Koreans, it's not even a government. It's a criminal syndicate that controls territory and need to be treated as such. Now, unfortunately, they possess nuclear weapons and are led by an irrational leader. North Korea is going to be a growing problem for the foreseeable future. You have a person running that country that is mentally unstable, but also someone that is fully capable of overestimating his own strength and ends up miscalculating and creating a real catastrophe, not just vis-a-vis South Korea, but also Japan and the United States. This is a very serious threat. It's not just a cyber-threat. I think North Korea has the potential to become a source of huge instability.
RUBIO: First of all, the president in his end-of-year press conference alluded to the fact that there will be response and a strong one and a measured one, but one that's reciprocal. And I will support that. But, second, it's important that that movie be played, that that movie be seen. I don't even know if it's a good movie, but I think it's now important that that happen, that we figure out way to get that out there so Americans can watch it. It's unacceptable that this attack not just on our country, not just on a business located in America, but on our constitutional freedoms, if it's unresponded to, if it stays the way it is now, it is going to be an incentive for others to try and do the exact same thing in the future.
"Is it difficult to deal with misogynistic leaders around the world?"
I responded that I would guess that many leaders choose to ignore the fact that they're dealing with a woman when they're dealing with me. But I try not to let them get away with that. (Nonetheless, it is an unfortunate reality that women in public life still face an unfair double standard. Even leaders like former Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia have faced outrageous sexism, which shouldn't be tolerated in any country.)
In my public remarks [in Feb. 2009] in Seoul I extended an invitation to the North Koreans. If they would completely and verifiably eliminate their nuclear weapons program, we would be willing to normalize relations, and assist in meeting the economic and humanitarian needs of the North Korean people. If not, the regime's isolation would continue. It was an opening gambit that was not one I thought likely to succeed. But we started off with the offer of engagement knowing it would be easier to get other nations to pressure North Korea if and when the offer was rejected. It was particularly important for China, a longtime patron and protector of the regime in Pyongyang, to be part of a united international front. [The opening failed, as have numerous others since then].
We talked about how to balance America's interests in Asia, which sometimes seemed in competition. For example, how hard could we push the Chinese on human rights or climate change and still gain their support on security issues like Iran and North Korea
ROMNEY: No, we haven't entered that level of, if you will, cold conflict. But we certainly recognize that Russia has very different interests than ours. That Russia is going to push against us in every possible way. They have been doing it. Look, they blocked for many years the toughest sanctions against Iran. They stand with Assad and Syria. They stand with Kim Jong-un in North Korea. They link with some of the world's worst actors. They've sent a battleship into the Caribbean and to Cuba. They harbor Edward Snowden. All these things are designed to say, "hey look, we're pushing against the US." They are our geo-political adversary. And this is a playing field where we're going to determine whether the world is going to see freedom and economic opportunity or whether the world is going to see authoritarianism and Russia and Putin wants to be an authoritarian and that's not something that the world needs or wants.
Fast forward. Over 62 years, not that long in historical terms, Korea now is a first-world country. Korea has the highest literacy rate of all the countries in the world. Korean moms and dads, some of them, save everything they have, to assure that their children get tutorial help. When Pres. Obama was in Korea a year ago, he asked, "What is the big challenge that you face in Korea today?" it's that parents want to start English in 4th grade instead of 5th grade, and it's creating enormous political pressure on the system. But If you make a command-focused commitment to education, you can change the course of a country's future.
RUBIO: I believe the administration has acted responsibly. I think they've done three things that are important:
HUNTSMAN: We've heard this music before. For anyone who's watched the region, the North Koreans have a way of manipulating not just the regional headlines, but indeed, global headlines and then asking for concessions. And sadly, people step up and give concessions and that just continues the cycle.
Q: The truth is we don't know very much about this new leader, do we?
HUNTSMAN: Nobody knows much about this new leader.
Q: So, we don't know what he's capable of.
HUNTSMAN: You don't know what he's capable of. You know what his father did historically, the same kind of provocative cycles. But I think what we do know for sure is that these external provocations that we have witnessed are pretty much indicative of internal political challenges, which is to say that young 29-year-old Kim Jong- Un is further trying to consolidate his power among the central military commission, among the political elite.
Second, the US doesn't need or want its military forces situated along the Yalu. The American objective, currently being implemented, is to have them near the peninsula's southern tip, available and mobile for use elsewhere in Asia & the Pacific.
North Korea is an unnatural relic of a "temporary" Moscow-Washington arrangement following Japan's defeat. It has no historical claim to legitimacy as a separate state. Its citizens have never freely consented to it. And its continued existence leaves 23 million people perennially close to starvation. North Korea cannot open and survive, as the regime itself well knows. But it almost has deliverable nuclear weapons. Persuading China to support reunification is the best answer. A reunification strategy should have been pressed decades ago, but better late than never.
I will go anywhere in the world to open new markets for American products.
"Kim Jong-il was a ruthless tyrant who lived a life of luxury while the North Korean people starved. He recklessly pursued nuclear weapons, sold nuclear and missile technology to other rogue regimes, and committed acts of military aggression against our ally South Korea. He will not be missed," Romney said. "His death represents an opportunity for America to work with our friends to turn North Korea off the treacherous course it is on and ensure security in the region. America must show leadership at this time. The North Korean people are suffering through a long and brutal national nightmare. I hope the death of Kim Jong-il hastens its end."
Why is our president signing the trade bill that the South Koreans want him to sign instead of the one that gives us maximum advantage?
I think we should send a very clear message that if you are a scientist from Russia, or from North Korea or from Iran, and you're gonna work on a nuclear program to develop a nuclear bomb for Iran, you are not safe.
And if people say, well you can't go out and assassinate people, well tell that to al-Awlaki. Okay, we've done it. We've done it for American citizens. We can certainly do it for someone whose producing a nuclear bomb that can be dropped in the state of Israel or provides a nuclear shield for country that will spread terrorism with impunity and change the face of the world."
GINGRICH: I think we are at the edge of an enormous crisis in national security. I think that we are greatly underestimating the threat to this country. And I think that the day after we celebrated the 10th anniversary of 9/11 we should be reminded exactly what is at stake if a foreign terrorist gets a nuclear weapon into this country. We have failed for a decade to deal with North Korea. We have failed for a decade to deal with Iran. We need, frankly, to ask for a very serious national dialogue.
I'd like to see Congress holding hearings on three levels of security. What do you do in Mexico where there's a civil war underway next door to us? What do you do in the Middle East where we have totally underestimated the scale of the threat? And what do you do about our national domestic industrial base which is crucial if we're going to be competitive with China? All three of those are a major threat to us.
They behaved the same way with us and have brought out all their threats and demands again for the Obama administration. They have learned now, through Republican and Democratic administrations, that this is an effective way to operate. It yields concessions from the West while they continue to develop nuclear weapons. I hope a future president and secretary of state will break the cycle. This is particularly important because in the area of nonproliferation, as in so much else, the United States must lead. If we do not hold the line, few others will.
SANTORUM: We have actually closed down a lot of bases overseas. Look, what we're dealing with is a failure of leadership on this administration's part to actually put together a strategy where we can confront our enemies. And our enemies are asymmetric threats: terrorism. That means that they are not just positioned in the Middle East, but around the world. That means we have to have the ability to confront those threats from around the world, which means we need basing around the world. We do need that basing. We do need to be able to be nimble and to be able to attack where we're attacked because it's not just a threat.
A short time later Obama continued, "In fact, to every young person who's listening tonight contemplating their career choice: if you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child--become a teacher. Your country needs you."
Notice that Obama said "after parents." The President recognizes that parents and the home environment are THE most important cog in a child's education and THEN comes the teacher. That is directly opposite what Christie believes. The Governor believes that teachers are at least 50% responsible for a student's test scores.
The president, as I observed, did not mention a single word about the selective assassination of Iranian scientists by the intelligence agencies of the US and its allies, about which he was well informed.
Instead, he expanded on his remarks saying: "This is just a part of how we're sharing a world that favors peace and prosperity. With our European allies, we revitalized NATO and increased our cooperation on everything from counterterrorism to missile defense."
Before I took office, I made it clear that we would enforce our trade agreements, and that I would only sign deals that keep faith with American workers and promote American jobs. That's what we did with Korea, and that's what I intend to do as we pursue agreements with Panama and Colombia and continue our Asia Pacific and global trade talks.
North Korea and Iran, in contrast, are utterly unpredictable and do present an imminent threat with their nuclear ambitions. Kim Jon Il's regime sunk a South Korean ship, the "Cheonan", for no apparent reason, killing 46 sailors. Iran is rattling its sabers and developing nuclear technology with impunity. Hugo Chavez is harboring communist rebels in Venezuela. All of these issues require our attention and investment in defense capabilities.
Yet it is clear that after decades of ignoring the constitutional division of authority, our bloated national government is distracted and running thin on resources to perform its central mission.
Defense spending is not being squeezed out of the budget because of the explosion in entitlement spending.
Carter points out that the "Court flatly rejected this contention, writing [in "Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company v Sawyer"] that 'nowhere in the Constitution is the executive granted the right to seize power.' The Court continued, 'Congress has not granted the President the power to take possession of property, and the Constitution does not grant the President' that power"
What Obama did in the takeover was simple. He put the rights of the unsecured stakeholders--the United Auto Workers--ahead of the bondholders, whose rights were legally secured.
The administration cut support for democracy programs. And where the president has not been clear, I ask where is his clear and where his strong voice of support for the Iranians who are risking all in their opposition to Ahmedinijad? We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America's friends from her enemies and recognizes the true nature of the threats that we face
Pres. OBAMA: You're right, there are conflicts within the Democratic Party. I suspect some Republican constituencies may be pretty suspicious about new trade agreements, because the suspicion is somehow they're all one way. Part of what we've been trying to do is to make sure that we're getting the enforcement side, that if we've got a trade agreement with China or other countries, that they are abiding with it--they're not stealing our intellectual property. And my hope is, that trade is going to be reciprocal; that it's not just going to be a one-way street.
But after cramming furiously, Palin managed to emerge intact from the Gibson interview--stumbling only over whether she agreed with the "Bush doctrine" ("In what respect, Charlie?") and in discussion why the proximity of Alaska to Russia afforded her insight into its behavior on the world stage. ("They're our next door next door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska").
So yes, the instruments of war do have a role to play in preserving the peace. And yet this truth must coexist with another--that no matter how justified, war promises human tragedy.
This looked like another Obama gaffe. The following day, her campaign recruited former secretary of state Madeleine Albright to lead the attack against Obama. During a telephone interview, she launched a personal attack on Obama, [saying], "I thought he was irresponsible and frankly naive."
This looked like another Obama gaffe. The following day, her campaign recruited former secretary of state Madeleine Albright to lead the attack against Obama. During a telephone interview, she launched a personal attack on Obama, [saying], "I thought he was irresponsible and frankly naive."
On March 12, the Peoples' Republic of Korea had announced that between April 4 and 8 it would be launching a communications satellite as part of a peaceful space program. Obama drew up a statement that said: "Rules must be binding. Violations must be punished. Words must mean something."
Launching a rocket that will facilitate communications is not a crime unless done by the Peoples' Republic of Korea that does not belong to the club of the most powerful and those who have the resources to apply such sophisticated technology. Japan took advantage of the opportunity to adjust its anti-satellite missiles and to improve its defense without anybody questioning that right. I think it was an overreaction to wake up Obama in the early morning hours.
We live in a world where there are weapons capable of ending civilization as we know it. And we need to be prepared in a very militant and aggressive way to defend America from having a catastrophic disaster of the first order.
He's partly right. The Chevy Volt, if it comes to market as scheduled in 2010, would be the first American-made, plug-in hybrid car, and General Motors recently announced that the Volt will use battery systems from South Korea's LG Chem Ltd.
But the U.S. isn't a complete laggard in this department. Ford said earlier this month that batteries for its hybrid, due to be available in 2012, will be supplied by a joint venture between a U.S. company, Johnson Controls Inc., and France's Saft. At least initially, though, the battery cells will be made in France; they will be assembled into power packs in the U.S.
If we are to win the war that we have, we must rebuild the army we need. Our friend Paul Begala's motto has become "It Takes a Battalion"--and he's right. We cannot fight and win a long war without more troops. When George Bush ran for president in 2000, he complained that the military had been hollowed out. That wasn't true then, but it is true now. Under Donald Rumsfeld, the Pentagon engaged in a drawn-out debate about military transformation but gave short shrift to the basic needs of the soldiers, the heart and soul of our military might. The army doesn't have enough troops, the National Guard and the Reserves are exhausted to the breaking point, and the soldiers we send into battle don't always get the equipment they need to survive.
OBAMA: We can�t drill our way out of the problem. That�s why I�ve focused on putting resources into solar, wind, biodiesel, geothermal. It is absolutely critical that we develop a high fuel efficient car that�s built not in Japan and not in South Korea, but built here in the USA. We invented the auto industry and the fact that we have fallen so far behind is something that we have to work on.
OBAMA: For far too long, certainly during the course of the Bush administration with the support of Sen. McCain, the attitude has been that any trade agreement is a good trade agreement. And NAFTA did not have enforceable labor agreements and environmental agreements.
And what I said was we should include those and make them enforceable. In the same way that we should enforce rules against China manipulating its currency to make our exports more expensive and their exports to us cheaper.
And when it comes to South Korea, we�ve got a trade agreement up right now, they are sending hundreds of thousands of South Korean cars into the US. That�s all good. We can only get 4,000 to 5,000 into South Korea. That is not free trade. We�ve got to have a president who is going to advocate on behalf of American businesses and American workers and I make no apology for that
PALIN: Our nuclear weaponry here in the US is used as a deterrent. And that�s a safe, stable way to use nuclear weaponry. For North Korea under Kim Jong Il, we have got to make sure that we�re putting economic sanctions on these countries and that we have allies supporting us in this, to make sure that leaders like Kim Jong Il & Ahmadinejad are not allowed to acquire, to proliferate, or to use those nuclear weapons. It is that important.
A: Any country that is going to house violent Islamic terrorists. We have to keep our eye, of course, on Iran. We�ve got to keep our eye on some of the ongoing activities in Russia, also. North Korea under the leadership of Kim Jong Il--certainly there is a lot of concern there.
The Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) will never give up nuclear weapons voluntarily. If often promises to do so, as it did in the Clinton administration's 1994 Agreed Framework. It will even more readily BARGAIN over that promise, especially in exchange for items of tangible economic and political value, such as fuel, oil, nuclear reactors, "security assurances," or removal from our list of state sponsors of terrorism. The DPRK will gladly "engage" with us, accept our concession, and then violate its own commitments. The DPRK has followed this game plan successfully many times, and it has every reason to believe it will continue to succeed into the future.
In short, the Clinton policy and the Agreed Framework were classic illustrations of the delusion that a rogue state could be coaxed out of nuclear weapons, and were embarrassments to the US.
And the greatest danger for us in meeting this threat is the weakness of our intelligence services. We do not have any significant intelligence on the enemy�s plans, networks, & troop strength.
Second, we must contain powers that could threaten us, including China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, & Pakistan--all of which have weapons of mass destruction.
The greatest threat of rogue dictatorships, like Iran or North Korea, is that they will sell weapons of mass destruction. While North Korea--with nuclear, chemical, & biological weapons--is a big threat to South Korea & Japan, it is a very distant threat to the US. But an Iran or a North Korea willing to sell nuclear and biological weapons to terrorists is very dangerous to America.
I thought this approach was flawed. The facts showed that terrorist groups didn�t base their training camps in countries with strong governments or dictators; they found safe haven in failed states & grew stronger in the vacuum of power.
There was a lot of noise about overthrowing Saddam Hussein. Of the three Axis of Evil countries, Iraq was the country that could put up the least military resistance, and I believed Cheney & Rumsfeld were pushing the president toward an invasion
OBAMA: I would. And the reason is this: the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them--which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration--is ridiculous. Ronald Reagan constantly spoke to Soviet Union at a time when he called them an evil empire. He understood that we may not trust them and they may pose an extraordinary danger to this country, but we had the obligation to find areas where we can potentially move forward. And I think that it is a disgrace that we have not spoken to them.
CLINTON: I will not promise to meet with the leaders of these countries during my first year. I don�t want to be used for propaganda purposes. I don�t want to make a situation even worse. But I certainly agree that we need to get back to diplomacy.
OBAMA: I would. The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them is ridiculous. I think that it is a disgrace that we have not spoken to them.
CLINTON: I will not promise to meet with the leaders of these countries during my first year. I will promise a very vigorous diplomatic effort but not a high level meeting before you know what the intentions are. I don�t want to be used for propaganda purposes. But I certainly agree that we need to get back to diplomacy, which has been turned into a bad word by this administration. I will use a lot of high-level presidential envoys to test the waters, to feel the way. But certainly, we�re not going to just have our president meet with Fidel Castro & Hugo Chavez & the president of North Korea, Iran & Syria until we know better what the way forward would be.
GINGRICH: I partially agree with Sen. Dodd. I am not comfortable either with the current situation in Iraq, nor am I comfortable around the world with our extraordinarily limited use of statecraft. The North Koreans are cheating on their agreement on nuclear weapons. We still do not have control of Waziristan in northwest Pakistan, where Bin Laden�s probably hiding. We have been told by the UN that the Iranians are now producing at least 1300 centrifuges, producing nuclear material, and that they almost certainly will have a nuclear weapon within a year. You look around the world, the forces of freedom are on retreat, the forces that are anti-freedom, pro-dictatorship, and, in some cases, purely evil are on offense. We need a dramatically expanded ability to use statecraft.
A: The biggest threat to the US is, right now, North Korea. Iran not as big a threat, but a long-term threat. And quite frankly, the tendency of Putin to move in a totalitarian direction, which would unhinge all that�s going on positively in Europe.
The simple fact is: We have been warned. If anyone thinks terrorists don't threaten us, the question is: What would it take to convince you? If nearly 3,000 Americans dying on American soil in 1 day does not frighten you, what would?


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Digital posters by Nokia, McDonald's and Virgin Trains will be showcased in front a judging panel that includes senior marketers from Procter & Gamble and Virgin Media.
The contestants will have to prove their poster's creative, technological and logistical excellence, and then await the judges' vote, combined with that of the audience, to know the winner.
The competition is part of a full day of presentations on digital out-of-home, with tickets free clients and media agency directors.
Nokia's production house Grand Visual will present Nokia's launch digital poster campaign for the N97 model while agency Elvis will showcase the Liverpool Wall execution for Virgin Trains. McDonald's interactive Piccadilly series will be presented by its agency Leo Burnett.
"It's time for the digital out-of-home medium to put good work on a pedestal and praise it, and shame the lazy work," said Neil Morris, director at Grand Visual. "We need this kind of forum where outsiders, and insiders can start to understand that good work is being done, what it looks like and who is doing it."
Noelle McElhatton, editor at Haymarket Brand Media, the event's co-organiser, said: "When people think of excellence in outdoor, the Economist poster series of the 1990s comes to mind.
"We felt it was time for this year's DOOH Media Summit to pose the question, has digital out-of-home matured enough to claim its own iconic posters?"
The judging panel features Michael Garvey, acting head of brand advertising at Virgin Media, Usama Al-Qassab, business leader at Procter & Gamble and Andrew Walmsley, the deputy chairman of iLevel.
This year's event will also feature Yasmina Siadatan, winner of the 2009 BBC series of 'The Apprentice'. She will talk about how Alan Sugar's Amscreen has brought brands such as HMV, Lloyds Pharmacy, BP, Whitbread, Guardian Media Group and the FT into digital out-of-home.
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In early 2012, a backdoor Trojan malware named Flame was discovered in the wild. When fully deployed, Flame proved very hard for malware researchers to analyze. In December of that year, Wired magazine reported that before Flame had been unleashed, samples of the malware had been lurking, undiscovered, in repositories for at least two years. As Wired also reported, this was not an isolated event. Every day, major anti-virus companies and research organizations are inundated with new malware samples. Although estimates vary, according to an article published in the October 2013 issue of IEEE Spectrum, approximately 150,000 new malware strains are released each day. Not enough manpower exists to manually address the sheer volume of new malware samples that arrive daily in analysts' queues. Malware analysts instead need an approach that allows them to sort out samples in a fundamental way so they can assign priority to the most malicious of binary files. This blog post describes research I am conducting with fellow researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and CMU's Robotics Institute. This research is aimed at developing an approach to prioritizing malware samples in an analyst's queue (allowing them to home in on the most destructive malware first) based on the file's execution behavior.


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Reality TV fans may be getting a dose of Wisconsin culture soon with a show focused on Wisconsin's faithful football fans. Apparently producers from the Style Network were in Green Bay on Friday looking for the most vivacious Cheeseheads to cast for a pilot to be filmed by the end of the year.
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WALLA WALLA - Wa-Hi's Matt Watson converted a feed from Seth Alden to cut the Kamiakin lead to 18-17 with 2:15 left in the first period here Thursday in non-conference boys basketball action.
The Braves then went on a 10-0 run as Justin Pedley capped the run with two of his game-high 21 points, and Kamiakin grabbed a 28-17 lead with 3:07 left in the first half.
Wa-Hi could never dig out of the hole as the deep and experienced Braves went on to post a 64-44 win.
"Every single one of those guys played us last year in the regional (a Wa-Hi win) to go to state," Blue Devil coach John Golden said. "It was good for us to measure up against a quality team like that. We've still got some things we need to work on. But I liked how our guys competed."
Both teams couldn't miss to open the game. The Braves hit eight of their first 10 shots from the field, and Wa-Hi hit eight of its first 12 Kamiakin went up 18-17 with 2:15 left in period one.
Kamiakin hit three of its next seven shots and converted all four free throw attempts, and went to a zone that slowed the Blue Devils as Wa-Hi failed to score over the seven-minute stretch to open a 28-17 lead.
"They started out 'man,' and I thought we did some great things against their man," Golden said. "They went 'zone' and that's when we hit that stretch and didn't score."
Wa-Hi got treys from Moe Handcox and Kevin Toon to close out the first half down 32-23.
Watson opened the second half with a Blue Devil bucket to narrow the gap to 32-25, but the Braves answered with a 6-0 run to push the lead to double digits at 38-25 with 4:37 left in the third quarter.
"We come out and scored a bucket," Golden said of the second-half start. "Then, we just aren't able to put the ball in the hole."
A Watson bucket, two Alex Ceron free throws and a 3 from Alden got Wa-Hi back within 39-32 with 2:50 left in the third.
But Case Rada hit a deuce and a trey to spark a 7-0 Brave run to close out the third with the Braves up 46-32.
Ceron scored to get Wa-Hi within 53-40 with five minutes left, but the Braves, behind Pedley's eight points, went on a 11-0 run to take charge at 64-40 with 1:12 to play.
Two Handcox free throws and a Levi Swenson bucket closed this one out as Kamiakin improved to 6-1 with the 64-44 win.
Kamiakin got balanced scoring, with Rada's 18 and Shad Fletcher's 10 joined Pedley in double digits.
Ceron led Wa-Hi with 11 points. Watson added 10 and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. Alden finished with eight points and Handcox added seven.
Wa-Hi returns to Columbia Basin Big Nine Class 4A play next Friday hosting Davis.
"The effort continues to be there," Golden said. "The loss doesn't affect us (in league). We're 2-0 in league and back to focusing on our league. Davis has a lot of guys back from its state tournament team. There are no easy ones, but we did a little work to get two big wins (league, Richland and Moses Lake), and we need to build on that."
Kamiakin 64, Wa-Hi 44
KAMIAKIN (64) - Hayfield 0-2 0-0 0, Rada 8-12 0-0 18, Holle 2-7 0-0 4, Fletcher 4-8 0-1 10, Anderson 1-1 0-0 2, En'Wezoh 3-4 2-3 8, Quinn 0-0 1-2 1, Hunt 0-1 0-0 0, Pedley 7-10 7-8 21. Totals 25-45 10-14 64.
WA-HI (44) - Toon 1-3 0-0 3, Ceron 4-8 3-3 11, Swenson 1-3 0-0 2, Handcox 2-10 2-3 7, Peasley 0-1 0-0 0, Eggers 0-0 0-0 0, Campeau 0-2 0-2 0, Alden 3-9 0-0 8, Dunovant 0-2 0-0 0, Ferenz 1-1 1-2 3, Watson 5-8 0-1 10. Totals 17-47 6-11 44.
Kamiakin 20 12 14 18 - 64
Wa-Hi 17 6 9 12 - 44
3-point goals - Kam 4-12 (Hayfield 0-2, Rada 2-3, Holle 0-2, Fletcher 2-3, Pedley 0-2), Wa-Hi 4-16 (Toon 1-1, Ceron 0-3, Swenson 0-1, Handcox 1-3, Peasley 0-1, Alden 2-7). Total fouls- Kam 16, Wa-Hi 14. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - Kam 30 (Anderson 7), Wa-Hi 28 (Watson 8). Turnovers - Kam 14, Wa-Hi 16. Assists - Kam 13 (Fletcher 6), Wa-Hi 14 (Handcox 4).
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Now really, Scott has nobody on his resume! The guy cant knock anybody out! Putem in there with friggun Owen Beck!Posted July 15, 2013 3:11 am
Malik Scott is, like Wilder, peripheral to the top level. Chisora is a hard man, particularly when fit, but he is now a top-15 gatekeeper whose best time is probably behind him. Interesting fight but not really that relevant at the Pulev, Haye, Kbro level. I guess if Scott, who I haven't seen, gets a big KO then he needs to be noticed but even a big KO over Chisora doesn't mean he is up to much more than Mitchell level. I can't see either of these being too much trouble for ….maybe Thompson.Posted July 14, 2013 2:23 pm
Tark Chisora lost 4 times but to much better opponents than what Fury faced. Undefeated record means nothing if your record is full of bums.Posted July 14, 2013 11:20 am
Dereck lost 4 times…his star is fading… Fury is unbeaten…his star is rising. The thing is to fight guys who are actually going somewhere.
Fury to Chisora…, "You're a stupid s*itass"Posted July 14, 2013 1:08 am
Chis by KO. After Haye KO's Fury I would like to see Fury rematch Chisora I bet 100.00 Fury would lose by KO again.Posted July 13, 2013 10:00 pm
I think It's not unrealistic for Scott to pull a shutout, just as it's also not unrealistic that Chisora could knock him out along the way.Posted July 13, 2013 7:42 pm
Malik Scott: I Roll Cigars Instead of Fight on a Regular Basis!!Posted July 13, 2013 2:44 pm
Scott wins this on points…………but Chisora will rush him into throwing more punches.Posted July 13, 2013 2:17 pm
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Since when has being injured been recognised as an excuse for Helinius getting beat up by Chisora? Chisora beat him fair and square and was robbed badly in pretty much all boxing fans eyes! Malik Scott is not on the same level as Fury or Haye either. I would expect Chisora to do a number on Scott.Posted July 13, 2013 10:59 am
Chisora knows he needs to make a statement, so watch him blast Scott out. When he's in prime shape, there's hardly a soul who can stand up to him. Sad problem we've seen before with the likes of Chris Arreola and Sam Peter.Posted July 13, 2013 9:55 am
Chisora KO in 6.Posted July 13, 2013 5:04 am
Malik Scott isnt ready for a klitchko
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This could well be věry intresting. Could be věry tactical if not that excitingPosted July 13, 2013 2:28 am
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anatomy and perspective artbooks
I'm looking for some good anatomy and perspective artbooks to sharpen up my drawing skills
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so if you guys know some books with a lot of different poses and perpectives of the human body , please tell me the name or link of the website/web shop
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There are tons of threads like this, just do a search and see what ya get. Most give the same answers.
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December 24th, 2009 #3
Just my oppinion, but I'dd look into these...
don't have the last one, but it looks good. Scott Robertson is a great teacher and teaches allot about perspective and construction.
December 25th, 2009 #4
Get these:
David Rubins - Anatomy for artists
George Bridgman - Complete guide (Has about 5 of his books in one)
Perspective made easy
I guess that will keep you busy for at least six months. Have fun
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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
At the Cheats menu: (Note that some cheats will disable Achievements)
Effect Code Absolutely Nothing Press Green(8). Air Instruments Press Yellow, Red(2), Blue, Yellow, Green(3). All HOPOs Press Green(3), Blue, Green(3), Yellow Always Slide Press Blue, Green(2), Red(2), Yellow, Blue, Yellow. Color Shuffle Press Blue, Green, Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Red, Yellow. Focus Mode Press Green, Yellow, Green, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Green. HUD Free Mode Press Green(2), Red, Green(2), Yellow, Green(2). Invisible Rocker Press Green(2), Red, Yellow(3), Blue(2). Mirror Gems Press Blue, Red, Yellow, Green(2), Yellow, Red, Blue Performance Mode Press Red, Yellow(2), Blue, Red, Blue, Green, Red. Random Gems Press Blue(2), Red, Blue, Green(2), Red, Green Unlock All Characters Press Blue, Green(2), Red, Green, Red, Yellow, Blue. Unlock All Venues Press Red, Blue(2), Red(2), Blue(2), Red.
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Spirit Characters
To unlock the Spirit version of a character (as well as their instruments), you must Dominate their section of Quest Mode. When you collect 40 stars on every song in a section, you will unlock that character's Spirit form (basically a white translucent version of their Warrior Form).
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Achievement Description Value Accomplished Astrologer Earn a total of 500 Stars (QP+) 10 Ace Astrologer Earn a total of 2000 Stars (QP+) 60 Adept Astrologer Earn a total of 1000 Stars (QP+) 40 Altered Virtuoso Earn 40 Power Stars on a single song (Quest) 20 Amateur Astrologer Earn a total of 100 Stars (QP+) 10 Anthemic Archivist Expand your song library to at least 115 songs of any type. Be creative! 10 Apostates of Orthodoxy 5-Star any song as a 4-player Non-Standard Band, with all players on Medium or higher (QP+) 10 Axe Claimer Regain the Legendary Guitar (Quest) 30 Bearers of the Standard 5-Star any song as a 4-player Standard Band, with all players on Medium or higher (QP+) 10 Champion of Challenges Target another person's score on any Challenge and earn a higher grade than they did (Local QP+) 20 Chosen One Beat Fury of the Storm as a solo Drummer on Hard or higher difficulty (QP+) 20 Diamond Master As a single player, earn Diamond on two or more Challenges on a single play of a song (QP+) 20 Divine Liberator Free the Demigod of Rock (Quest) 30 Gem Collector Hit a cumulative total of 75,000 notes (Quest) 20 Gem Hoarder Hit a cumulative total of 150,000 notes (Quest) 30 Giant Slayer Beat Holy Wars... The Punishment Due as a solo Bassist on Hard or higher difficulty (QP+) 10 Gold Master As a single player, earn Gold or higher on three or more Challenges on a single play of a song (QP+) 20 Gold Standard As a Standard Band, earn Gold or higher on 2 Band Challenges in a single play of a song (QP+) 20 Hand Mutilator Beat Black Widow of La Porte as a solo Expert Guitarist (QP+, no Powers) 30 Lucifer's Accountant Beat any song with a final score which is evenly divisible by 6 (QP+) 10 Manager of Fate Create and play a custom playlist of at least 5 songs, and earn 5 Stars on 5 of the songs (QP+) 10 Mathematic Sharpshooters Beat any song with a final score ending in 000 as a Band (QP+) 10 Mocker of Fate Create and play a 5-song random playlist, earning 5 Stars on each song (QP+) 10 Motivated Improviser Play 100 notes in a single GH(tm)Jam session 10 Mythical Millionaire Earn 1,000,000 points or more in a single play of a song in a Power Challenge (QP+) 20 Nauseous Numerologist Beat any song with a final score of 133,337 (QP+, Competitive) 10 Partial Perfectionist Dominate any 4 chapters of Quest (Earn all the Power Stars from any 4 chapters of Quest) 20 Patron of the Arts 5-Star any GH(tm)Tracks song containing at least 200 notes (QP+) 10 Perfect Perfectionist Earn all the Power Stars from all character chapters (Quest) 60 Player of the Ear Worm Play any one non-GH(tm)Tracks song 10 or more times (QP+, Quest, Competitive) 10 Poor Boys Beat Bohemian Rhapsody as a band with all on Medium or higher, and at least 2 vocalists (QP+) 10 Pseudo Perfectionist Dominate any 2 chapters of Quest (Earn all the Power Stars from any 2 chapters of Quest) 20 Quick Learner Full-Combo any tutorial exercise (no missed notes or overstrums) 10 Savior of Rock Defeat the scourge of Rock (Quest) 50 Scions of Excess Earn an 11x Band multiplier with any 4-player Band configuration (QP+) 20 Seasoned Competitor Play Pro Faceoff, Momentum, Momentum+, Streakers, Do or Die, and Perfectionist at least once each 20 Self Improver Target your own score on a Challenge and earn a higher grade than you did previously (Local QP+) 10 Stellar Centurion Deploy Star Power a total of 100 times (Quest) 20 String Twins Complete a song with only a Guitarist and Bassist, both earning the same score (QP+) 30 The Brute Release Warrior Lars (Quest) 20 The Dynamo Liberate Warrior Echo (Quest) 20 The Eternal Awaken Warrior Axel (Quest) 20 The Exalted Summon Warrior Pandora (Quest) 20 The Meek Beat 2112 Part 4 as a Standard band with 3 or more members, all on Medium or higher difficulty (QP+) 10 The Recluse Invoke Warrior Austin (Quest) 20 The Siren Recruit Warrior Judy (Quest) 20 The Trickster Unleash Warrior Johnny (Quest) 20 The Vigil Charm Warrior Casey (Quest) 20 Tracker of Deeds Follow any five Hero Feed items (Xbox LIVE only) 10 Ultimate Answerer Earn all Stars from any one song (excluding the Power Challenge) (QP+) 30
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Achievement Description Value Demigod Helmet Free the Demigod of Rock (Quest) 0 Guitar Hero Shirt Play one song (Quest, Quickplay+) 0 Johnny Jacket Earn 1500 Stars in Quickplay+ 0 Legendary Guitar Regain the Legendary Guitar (Quest) 0 Soundgarden Shirt Play Black Rain in CBGBs in Quest. 0
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Director: Paul Anderson Starring: Sanaa Lathan Raoul Bova
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|The incredible adventure begins when the discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying discovery: two alien races engaged in the ultimate battle. Whoever wins...we lose.
Editor's NoteWhen audiences caught a glimpse of an alien skull mounted in the trophy cabinet of a Predator in the 1990 film PREDATOR 2, it seemed a franchise was about to be born. Sure enough, comic book artists immediately seized on the possibilities suggested by the brief scene, and a number of skirmishes between the deadly foes were played out on the printed page. Fans have had to endure a lengthy wait for a cinematic match-up, but writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson (EVENT HORIZON) has finally delivered the blood-splattered goods in ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Set in the near future, a team of archaeologists lead by Charles Wiedland (Lance Henriksen, returning for more ALIEN action after appearances in the second and third films) ventures towards an inexplicable "hot zone" detected in Antarctica. Joined by Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan) and the requisite amount of human fodder for the otherworldly creatures to feast on, Wiedland and his cohorts discover a sizeable underground pyramid. Chaos ensues as they awake the Queen alien from her blissful slumber, causing face-hugging and chest-bursting scenes aplenty. But the ailing crew has a further quandary to grapple with in the shape of some fearsome Predators, who are using the aliens as bait for their offspring to brawl with in an ancient initiation ritual. With the human team trapped in the labyrinth-like pyramid, the battle evolves into a nail-biting three-way tussle between the archaeologists and their extraterrestrial adversaries. Fans of both the ALIEN and PREDATOR movies should find much to satiate their appetites here, and with an ending suggesting further hostilities between the pernicious coupling, this one looks set to run and run.
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- Game: Halo: Reach
- Game Description: Halo: Reach follows a storyline of a Noble team, a group of heroic soldiers standing finally on the planet Reach, which is man's final defense between Covenant and planet Earth. Graphically perfected, the characters, events, and environments will catch your curiosity to have an encounter against Covenant.
Real Armor Lock Glitch cheat for Halo: Reach on Xbox 360
1. Go to Forge.
2. Make two armor lock abilities.
3. Turn into person and take one of the abilities.
4. Use ability and (While using the ability) turn into Forge.
5. Grab the other ability while in Forge mode.
6. Press B.
7. Click on "delete all of these".
8. Turn into Spartan/Elite.
Game Name: Halo: Reach
Cheat Name: Real Armor Lock Glitch
Submited by: Nico824 on Wed, 06th April 2011 06:39 AM
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Generations of a tormented human-alien people, caged on a toxic planet, conditioned by constant hunger and war - this is the Dosadi Experiment, and it has succeeded too well. For the Dosadi have bred for vengeance as well as cunning, and they have learned how to pass through the shimmering God Wall to exact their dreadful revenge on the Universe that created them....
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Isles miss sweep, but still eyeing postseason
ROBSTOWN -- A series sweep of the Southland Conference-leading baseball team was a bit too much to ask of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
After winning the first two games of the weekend series against Texas-San Antonio, the Islanders stumbled Sunday afternoon at Fairgrounds Field.
A&M-Corpus Christi stranded runners, had others erased on the basepaths, played faulty defense and had a tough showing from the bullpen in an 11-2 Southland Conference loss. But the weekend wasn't a washout as the Islanders now can ponder postseason possibilities.
It was a tough end to what had been an outstanding three-game series for A&M-Corpus Christi (21-27, 13-11). The Islanders, battling for one of the conference's eight postseason tournament spots, took the first two from league-leading UTSA (34-14, 18-6).
"I think we're definitely going in the right direction," A&M-Corpus Christi first-year coach Scott Malone said. "The biggest thing, I think we got a lot of people's attention this weekend. Assuming we get to the conference tournament, there's a lot of teams that, I think, don't want to play us."
That's not a big assumption anymore. The Islanders have never played a postseason baseball game. That looks likely to change.
A&M-Corpus Christi moved from eighth to sixth in the conference standings this weekend with six games remaining. The team now has a "magic number", as any combination of three Islanders victories and Stephen F. Austin losses will push A&M-Corpus Christi into its first postseason in program history.
"It's a good feeling, having three as a magic number," said Islanders senior shortstop Bryan Gerondale, who went 3 for 4 and had a hand in both of his team's runs. "We all know what we have to do to get to that level. Last year, we had our ups and downs. This year, we're clicking."
Things didn't run as smoothly Sunday. A&M-Corpus Christi had 11 singles -- and boarded a runner in every inning -- but left eight on base. Two double plays undermined chances. Roadrunners centerfielder Michael Rockett made two spectacular catches and erased a runner with a deadeye throw to home plate.
Islanders pitcher Justin Grota (1-1) had a solid start, giving up only one earned run in five-plus innings. But four errors -- including three in a four-run Roadrunners sixth -- did damage, as did a relief corps that surrendered five earned runs and seven hits in a two-inning span.
But overall the weekend was a success. There now will be a different approach at A&M-Corpus Christi. Now, instead of the Islanders doing the scoreboard-watching, opponents will be watching A&M-Corpus Christi on their scoreboards.
"We don't have to scoreboard-watch with (next week's opponent) Central Arkansas," Malone said. "Looking at these last six games, we don't have to worry about what anyone else is doing."
Ruepke, Calhoun (9) and Etheredge. Grota, Olier (6), Hernandez (6), Maldonado (7), Longoria (7), Sparkman (7), Gips (8), Gipson (8) and Flora, Griener (8). W Ruepke (5-2). L Grota (1-1). 3B Palincsar (UTSA). 2B Lockwood (UTSA), Carpenter (UTSA), Etheredge (UTSA).
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