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For a "sleepy" little village on the edge of the Continent, Astoria is coming to life this weekend. There's not much sleepy about Astoria except some of our residents after action-filled weekends like the one coming up. The 2nd Saturday of September is full of opportunities for you and yours to get out and enjoy what Astoria and the North Coast communities have to offer.
The Flavel House's Old-Fashioned Fun and Games. Take a step back in time this weekend on the Flavel House lawn where you are invited to join in on the free fun and games. Sponsored by the Clatsop County Historical Society, lawn games (badminton, croquet) and games using simple objects like cups, hoops, sticks, and balls plus imagination. The weekend activities include storytelling, contests, prizes, horse and wagon rides, music, and hands-on demonstrations and activities for children and parents alike. Refreshments include corn dogs (also Victorian) and lemonade, yes, just like in the old days. Share the experience of learning how we entertained ourselves before the advent of televisions, computers, and other modern devices and toys. It's sure to be a fun-filled day for all.
For antique car aficionados, you won't want to miss the Wheel/Wave Antique Car Show runs through Thursday, September 6-Sunday September 9 in downtown Seaside (300 Broadway St., Seaside, Oregon
Commercial Fisherman's Festival, is being held over the weekend, September 8-9 at the
Hammond Marina, near Astoria The Festival includes: a free dockside inspection drill conductor course and dockside inspection both days. For more information, Drill Conductor Course & Dockside Inspection. The Drill Conductor course on Marine Safety and Survival Training (as required by 46 CFR 28.270) requires that you reserve space as there is limited availability. Call 503-240-9337 or 9373 to register. Activities for children include a Pirates' School, the guest appearance of Todd Stanley, Emmy award winning producer of both The Deadliest Catch and Bering Sea Gold and great food (fresh seafood of course) and Cooking Demonstrations by Amy Roloff of Little People Big World. Take a tour aboard the Lady Dee for Crabbing and Sight Seeing Tours. Sounds like a great weekend for all.
RiversZen Yoga Studio. Besides their regular schedule of yoga classes, RiversZen Yoga Studio has their Pay It Forward Yoga class this and every Saturday at 5:00. RiversZen instructors lead a gentle, basic yoga class each Saturday, and request only that you do something nice for someone else as your way of passing along the favor. On Saturday Evening, RiversZen is hosting a Sing-a-Long and Potluck from 6-8:00. Leading the singing will be Roger Mackay and Tammy von Payens on ukelele. Bring an instrument, something to share, and enjoy good food, good music, and good company.
All these activities are going on as well as the regular Second Saturday Art Walk. Stop into RiverSea Gallery where monthly exhibits feature individual artists and themes. See the works of local artists including: Lisa Ackerman, Roger MacKay, Noel Thomas, and many others. Be sure to visit the Lightbox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing, located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria. Lightbox is featuring this month, and through October 6, the photographic exhibit, Heavy Metal. Lightbox Photographic Gallery not only features the finest collection of photographic art in the region, but also offers many opportunities for local photographers to meet, develop their skills through ongoing workshops and gatherings, and participate in contests and exhibits aimed at expanding and stretching their photographic imagination.
This is just some of what is going on around Astoria over the Second Saturday in September, 2012. Get out and have a great time before we all get back into the beginning of the school year routines. Enjoy picnics in the parks or along the River Walk, or a barbeque or potluck in your backyard. However you spend your weekend, enjoy living in such an active and beautiful community.


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Brian Jacobsen, Ph.D., CFA, CFP®, Chief Portfolio Strategist
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) made a radical change in policy that a lot of people have been waiting for. It seemed like more a matter of "when" than "whether" they would do this: It is now offering inflation and unemployment thresholds at which it will begin tightening policy. Additionally, but less significantly in my opinion, the Fed will convert its maturity extension program (called "Operation Twist") into an outright purchase program of Treasury securities. Instead of selling short-term securities and buying long-term securities (to "twist" the yield curve), the Fed will purchase $45 billion per month in Treasury securities without offsetting selling.
The FOMC statement suggests that the intention of the Committee is to stop its purchase program and then raise rates, in that order, when it deems appropriate. There was a little word added to the statement that is incredibly powerful: "this." The FOMC has regularly said that it would keep rates "exceptionally low." That leaves a lot of room for maneuvering as even 2% on the federal funds rate would be exceptionally low. Now, the Fed is specifically saying that "this" low rate of 0 to ¼ percent will be maintained. That little change makes a huge difference in telegraphing what Fed policy will look like.
As I expected, the Fed removed the language about a particular date (mid-2015) as to when it thought rates would rise, making it more dependent on the economic data. As long as the unemployment rate stays above 6.5%, the Fed's forecasted inflation rate is not more than 2.5%, and longer-term inflation expectations stay well anchored, the Fed said it will keep the federal funds rate between 0 and ¼ percent.This FOMC statement gives a lot of transparency into the Fed's intentions. It should also assuage fears of those who think the Fed will sacrifice controlling inflation in favor of driving down unemployment. The Fed's expansionary policies will end someday, and it just outlined what conditions must prevail to make that happen.
The views expressed are as of 12-12-12 and are those of Chief Portfolio Strategist Brian Jacobsen, Ph.D., CFA, CFP®, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The information and statistics in this report have been obtained from sources we believe to be reliable but are not guaranteed by us to be accurate or complete. Any and all earnings, projections, and estimates assume certain conditions and industry developments, which are subject to change. The opinions stated are those of the author and are not intended to be used as investment advice. The views and any forward-looking statements are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market and are not intended to predict or guarantee the future performance of any individual security, market sector or the markets generally, or any mutual fund. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.


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I made this dock icon for uTorrent, a lightweight and efficient BitTorrent client.
- uTorrent icon 2
- uTorrent icon 3
- uTorrent icon 2
- uTorrent icon 3
Thanxs a lot dear friend .
awesome!! very well done mate
Best icon ever seen!!!!!
awesome icon was badly in need of a good torrent icon
too small
It's the best icon for µTorrent
That's sweet. Nice job - my µTorrent icon from now on
Nice dude ! I love it !! *use*
greatly appreciated!
Excellent job on the icon.
This icon is very well made, I'm so using it.
nice , well good
There a whole bunch of great uTorrent icons on DA, but IMO this one is the best. Great work!
I love it!
Nice work son
Great design, +I agree w/ the first comment..
Awesome work. =]
Awesome work. =]
Hi, beautiful work.
Could you tell me what font was used for the "utorrent" bit at the bottom ?
Could you tell me what font was used for the "utorrent" bit at the bottom ?
This looks really great. But can you make a 256x256 version please?
Finest icon i have seen till now for utorrent,Great !
Finest icon i have seen till now for utorrent !
Finest icon i have for utorrent ! Great !!!!!
love it !!!!!!
at last a nice icon for uTorrent!! thanks!
excellent work, definitely a nice spin on the icon, using this one now
this is the best utorrent icon i have ever seen. amazing work
very nice.
Best icon I could find. Thank you so much!
awesome icon!!!
great job!
Amazing stuff, man! Can you please make a version in the Mac icon format? Please!
sorry for the update, I really only use the game more for the R/C Helicopters more than R/C planes, so maybe you can make something with a Heli, Thank you. I don't expect a reply, but maybe I can hope for one.
Hi, I really like the style of this icon; however, could you possibly make me an icon for me in this same style? I can't find any icon for my dock for this one game that I love playing. The game is Real Flight G3, technically its G3.5. Please, I beg of you, for the love of God, lol. I really cannot find one anywhere since it is a model R/C simulator which is only sold in hobby shops and there are probably no hobbyists that also know how to do icons for docks.
Thank you for this!
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Awesome work. Looks great on my desktop.
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I'm using a php framework with a mongodb adapter that doesn't currently comprehend embedded documents as a Model/association relationship. After reading about mongodb for a few days it seems that you should use embedded documents for objects that are most often displayed together. This makes a lot of sense to me. It was said during one mongo schema talk that a collection of many small documents can negate some of the advantages of mongo over an RDBMS.
In searching stackoverflow and beyond, I can't seem to see what advantages exist, if any, when deploying mongodb into an environment where it is implemented with a reasonably normalized schema like you'd find in a traditional RDBMS.
Are there still advantages to using MongoDB when used in this way? Scaling? Performance?


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Logos are covered under trademark rather than copyright, and trademark works a little differently (at least in the US) — as long as you use the mark in a way that has no chance to confuse the consumer to believe that your good or service is really produced by or directly associated with the owner of the mark, you can just use the mark without a ...
I believe that using icons to show OS compatibility would fall under fair use. Just use this logo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apple-logo.png
/var/named/zones is where the zone files should be kept per this thread. I looked around for a good example of a how the structure should be and actually the best I found on quick review was on wikipedia.
Well, it should not be too hard depending on your level of knowledge of Objective C and Java. If I were you, check out a book called iPhone Programming The big nerd ranch guide by Joe Conway and Aaron Hillegass. That should get you going in the right direction for iPhone programming. Android I can not really say as I do not know much about it nor have read ...
This probably is not the best place to ask this question as it's not related with Webmasters, but as I know the answer, here it goes. You don't have a company, you are a solo / individual entrepreneur that can behave like a company in terms of accepting payments after issuing invoices. Your VAT number or D-U-N-S as you say identify you and your ability to ...
I can answer with certainty for Apple: no. iTunes Connect will not permit you even to create the app's record, much less upload a binary. See screenshot. That said, you will likely get away with something like "damnit!!!!" As long as it's not equivalent (whitespace ignored). However I did just now create in the Google Play Console an app called Angry Birds. ...
No. Mobile Safari is the only browser that has ever been offered by Apple for iOS. There are third-party browsers, but even those are required to use the core iOS WebKit rendering engine. The differences they provide are primarily UI-oriented, or things like a "private browsing" mode.
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Just a heads up for those of you who may be interested. The "Great Back Yard Bird Count" will take place this weekend, from February 15th thru February 18th. It's easy, no special knowledge required. You just count as much, or as little, as you want. You can count one day, or all four and from one location or from several, if you would like.
This year, for the first time, it will be international, with counts accepted from anywhere in the world. It's fun, it's easy, and you'll be helping scientists keep track of the bird population all over the world.
You have to create an account when you enter your first count, then you're good to go. It makes me wish I had Grandchildren. It would be so much fun to do it with your kids or grandkids. Here's the site http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc


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There are thousands of articles and books written on leadership, and many different theories on how to lead successfully. One theory is called the quality or trait approach, listing professional knowledge, decision, equity, humanity, loyalty, courage, consideration, integrity, selflessness, and character. But listing these qualities is not enough to describe a successful approach to leadership. These qualities need to be given life and meaning by describing them around the careers of men who have proven themselves as successful leaders in the greatest test of all, war. I have described these qualities in my previous books: Nineteen Stars: A Study in Military Leadership and Character; Stars in Flight: A Study in Air Force Character and Leadership; and General S. Brown: Destined for Stars. With this study of leadership success, I have added more recent generals, which represents thirty-five years of research -- conducting more than a hundred one-on-one personal interviews with four-star generals. In addition, I have corresponded with and interviewed more than a thousand officers of the grade of brigadier general or higher. I have consulted hundreds of biographies, memoirs, and other texts on military leadership. The objective was to determine why these generals thought they were successful leaders. I have concluded that there is a pattern to successful leadership. American Generalship develops the consensus of their thoughts on successful leadership.
The most important of these qualities is character. After the surrender of Germany in World War II, Churchill wrote in a letter glowing terms of appreciation for Marshall's leadership and specifically emphasized addressing his "respect and admiration for your character." There are many references in this book emphasizing the importance of character. Woodrow Wilson, in a speech at the Univer


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After wrapping up a national tour that will bring them to Austin's South by Southwest, New York City, Minneapolis, and Pontiac, Michigan, Seattle favorites the Moondoggies are going to play an intimate set at Bainbridge Island's Treehouse Cafe on April 2. At its most bloated, the Cafe can hold about 250 people, making it roughly one-fourth the size of the Showbox at the Market, the last room the Moondoggies played in Seattle. For Moondoggies fans, this rare local intimate gig is just a ferry ride away. For folks on Bainbridge and the Kitsap Peninsula, for once, the ferry will not come between them and bands in the Seattle scene.
Renee McMahon
If Gov. Chris Gregoire gets her way, and the late-night ferry runs to Bremerton dry up, this kind of show is going to be all the more critical for westside concert goers. The silver lining may be that more Seattle bands consider smaller rooms across the Sound when they're not touring but have exhausted their Seattle base. In fact, building up a fan base in smaller markets outside Seattle is exactly what the Moondoggies' booking agent, Ali Hedrick, is trying to do."Because you can only play Seattle so many times," says Hedrick, who also books the likes of Neko Case and The Swell Season at The Billions Corporation. "So I like to develop those secondary markets for them. For any band. It can become a good moneymaker for before you go on tour."
The band won't make as much money on the gig as they would playing larger Seattle clubs like Neumos or the Showbox. But Hedrick says the band stands to do better on Bainbridge than they would on a random tour date somewhere in middle America.
"You know people have heard of them on Bainbridge because they're from Seattle, which makes it a semi-local show," she says. "Yet it's not going to be like hundreds of people are going to drive or take the ferry to see them."
Seattle's up-and-coming bands have been slow to embrace opportunities in Kitsap County cites like Bainbridge Island and Bremerton, in part because the infrastructure has been uneven, at best. The Cave Singers played Bremerton's Hi-Fidelity Lounge last year, and Death Cab for Cutie played Bremerton's Admiral Theatre while on a warm-up tour for their 2008 album, Narrow Stairs. Both shows sold out almost as soon as they went on sale. But there have been few consistent venues booking such acts.
The Treehouse--essentially an updated pub and pizzeria with a large bar that doubles as a concert space--is one of the more promising installments in what could be a regional circuit. They've been booking bands regularly since they expanded their space in the Lynnwood Center neighborhood--adjoining the historic Lynnwood Theatre--early last year, and have hosted Seattle regulars like Star Anna and Zoe Muth. Other upcoming shows on the calendar include Massy Ferguson and Kristen Ward.
Owner Arnie Sturham says the shows draw primarily from people on Bainbridge and throughout the country, but that for bigger shows like Star Anna, a number of people made the trek from Seattle for the chance to catch a more intimate set. Sturham has even taken out some ads on KEXP to get the word out.
Hedrick says she hopes to book the Moondoggies a Vashon Island gig soon, and will be looking for alternative stops for her other buzzy Seattle act, The Head and the Heart, once they wrap up their national obligations. Hedrick says she's open to venues in other small-market clubs that can provide a decent PA system, a stage, and something of a guarantee for the band.
"(A guarantee) also helps get a show confirmed," she says. "If they sell this one out, hopefully the next time through we'll charge $15."
For Kitsap fans used to paying $7 just to ride the boat to get to a show in Seattle, even $15 would be one hell of deal.


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Happy New Year!
December 31, 2015
Out with 2015...
...in with 2016.
St. Hillary – Email Security Consultant
Friday August 14, 2015
Just Thinking Out Loud
I've wondered why the DOJ (or whoever) went after General Petraeus. Why and what was to be gained. Was it for discrediting the military? Some sort of pay back? Didn't seem to me that General David did anything or said anything seriously against the skinny dictator or his regime.
So, what was the impetus?
Let's fast forward jut a bit to present day politics. I do not trust anything I read in the news – from any source to include FOX. Everyone has an agenda. Having said that, it appears there is no sweeping the Hilary email situation under a rug.
The saint in waiting used a private server for official communications. She had at least wo separate email addresses (that we know of) and she had classified information in her private possession. Comparing this info with Pretreaus, all that remains to be identified is the "mistress" she shared the information with.
Moving on the conspiracy theory: Is it possible that the conviction of Petraeus was an action to set a precedent to be applied to the queen at the proper time and place? Someone is controlling the DOJ from behind the scenes… puppets dance to the tune of a different and unique drummer.
Because of my distrust of all things political and all things government, I can easily see the plot by Obama's handlers to "get the bitch" and make sure she (and Slick Willy) never again see the inside of 1600 Penn Ave.
For me, the only item left to be served on this plate of intrigue is the motivation. I shall remain open minded.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
Everything coming out of Washington D. C. is part of an effort to appease the masses. Or to manipulate the masses.
Now, I am not suggesting this is always successful. And I am not suggesting there is only one source for all this manipulation.
In the case of politics, it is mostly the Dems and GOP playing the game. The news seems to be divided into two groups now, mainstream established players like ABC, CBS and NBC, perhaps including CNN in this lot and on the other side the likes of FOX and the right radio talk shows.
No matter the source, most of the grap they dish is meant to sway our thinking or perceptions to the source's way of thinking.
And if you don't think this works, then take the perception of abortion from the 1950s until now. How about the acceptance of gays and all that malarkey from the same period, the 50s to now.
Mr. Eskew asks some good questions. Why? Why indeed! To drive home a point - whatever the point, but drive it home.
Welcome to 1984!
As for me, I shall endeavor to remain as usual, close minded.
IB Wright
Leave of Absence
Announcement -
Due to uncontrollable circumstances, the two masters of www.ThinkOpine.com are taking a Leaf of Absents. We will be off the air for a while, but hope to be back in time for the upcoming 2016 Election Circus.
We may wait until the GOP generates 25 candidates!
When we return, we also plan to revamp the website and the format.
Thank you for your understanding.
AND PS, neither of us are in jail.
Masters of the ThinkOpine.
Tax the Rich! – How Much Is Too Much?
Tuesday February 24, 2015
AP-GfK Poll: Most back Obama plan to raise investment taxes
How much is too much?
All right, I got the message; most American want the rich to be soaked with higher taxes. Let's roll with that for starters.
First one to nail is Bill Gates. Here is a guy who is reportedly worth several $ billions. SO, the Givment should take everything he has and leave him with, say, $50,000 per year. Is this FAIR?
How about that fellow from Nebraska? That would be more $ billion for the Givment. Is this FAIR?
Perhaps we should take a look at the royalty of the Givment; Elected Officials. Let's start with the Clintons who are reaping in 6 figures for every time they get on a stage and don't forget the $ billions coming in from foreign nations for the Clinton Foundation. Is this FAIR?
Let's take all but $50,000 from every senator, rep, CEO, CFO, teachers (check the salaries of Univ profs) Union leaders, and everyone who has more than $50,000...that's right, CONFISCATE IT ALL!
And while we are at it, let's take all those obscene profits that are made by BIG corporations such as Big Oil.
The only people to be hurt would be the investors who count on the dividends to pay for their increase(s) in Medicare.
For sure FAIR is a four letter word.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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What I find interesting is that the folks at the top of the heap already pay a lot of money to the Givment. Take a quick look at this site - http://taxfoundation.org/article/summary-latest-federal-income-tax-data
And I quote from the first page of that site -
The Top 50 Percent of All Taxpayers Paid 97 Percent of All Income Taxes; the Top 5 Percent Paid 57 Percent of All Income Taxes; and the Top 1 Percent Paid 35 Percent of All Income Taxes in 2011
To make that easier to read:
Top 1% = 35%
Top 5% = 57%
Top 50% = 97%
Yes, the top has a lot of wealth. But at the same time, they pay a lot of that wealth back into the system to support that lower 49% that pay only 3% of the total income taxes.
As Mr. Eskew asks – What is Fair?
IB Wright
Shall Not Perish
Monday February 23, 2015
On a day in mid-November, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln stood before a gathered crowd on the land to be hallowed: Gettysburg, Pa.
The speech, forever known as the Gettysburg Address, summarized a nation's profound sadness, gratitude and humility in perspective of the lives taken in battle over causes lost in the echo of the cannon's roar and the dirge of the lamenting fife.
Today, I reflect on the words spoken so eloquently by one of true patriotism.
"…that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
How sad, indeed, to reflect and know our great nation is great no longer. This nation is no longer "under God" for we have turned our collective backs on moral principles allowing our children to wallow in the filth of pornography eliminating even the sight of moral symbols.
Instead of a "...new birth of freedom..." we readily give up our God given rights to reap the self-depreciating rewards of welfare and cronyism.
And the "...government of the people, by the people, for the people..." is a sham based illusion forgotten decades ago when we the people allowed politicians to be purchased and placed on pedestals. Our government has long given up the treasured democracy of a nation directed by the people. Instead we heap praise and pseudo honors on individuals and entities which provide us with all things bright and beautiful and allow them to control our destiny.
Our nation's destiny is no longer identified by individualism, strength in purpose nor adherence to the greater good of all citizens. Rather, instead of government for the people we are like sheep or lemmings bleating in hosanna unison for those in media spotlights shouting to the masses with bullhorns of empty promises.
Finally, the sadness is complete knowing our land, our way of life has been fundamentally changed in such drastic ways that we as a nation have arrived on the brink whereby we "...shall …….. perish from the earth."
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
What Border?
Saturday February 21, 2015
If at first I don't succeed, I'll find a judge who knows what is good for him.
(attributed to GUESS WHO?)
US to seek stay of ruling on Obama immigration action
The lead-in headline says: "US to seek stay..." Now just how wrong can a lead-in be? The US is no longer in control; executive orders are in control. The lead-in should read: "Obama, Jarret, Holder, et al to seek stay..."
I am not a constitutional scholar. However, I can and do apply commonsense to most every situation and issue that warrants a down home approach. Granting illegal individuals amnesty is akin to granting all criminals a pardon BEFORE they commit the crime. Illegal people in this country have committed a crime and should be arrested and deported. There is no need for lengthy trials and court initiated delays.
So, the question must be asked: Why is the Obama cabal so hell-bent on forcing the law to be misconstrued in favour of criminals? I believe the answer is a simple one: If 5 million (or twice that number) can be accepted as legal citizens there is a significant increase in a supportive base. This base is comprised of a non-English speaking group which will be encouraged to maintain their distinctly separate customs and ethnic culture. By so doing, there is and will be a continuation of promoting "them versus us." To this comment, I refer you to a fellow named Marx.
I have it here before and I say it again, there is no limit on 5 million. Obama's royal decree will result in many millions crossing a non-existent border.
"What border? You got no stinkin' border..."
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Clinton Foundation and Foreign Gifts!
Saturday February 21, 2015
Foreign government gifts to Clinton Foundation on the rise
What difference at this point does it make?
"Whether it influences her decision making is questionable, but it is a legitimate thing to focus on by her political opposition."
What difference does it make? BenGhazi, Vince Foster, Whitewater, combat experience, billing records, etc, etc, etc.
"Is a puzzlement!"
~ (from The King and I)
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Carson For President!
Tuesday February 17, 2015
"Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving."
Ben Carson: Obama May Be Guilty of Treason If US Not Secured
Bush, Walker, Christie, Perry, et al make vacant sounds to an audience of media elites and those with deep pockets looking for rewards after an inauguration. Are they electable? Probably not. Why? Because they will probably be facing Saint Hillary or the runner up to the Anointed One - E. Warren. The Democratic machine cannot be beaten on their terms.
The only way the Repubs can win back the WH is through straight, honest talk – issues the honest folk recognize as meaningful without the cloak of politics or ideology. It is my contention, at this time, the only one in the conservative camp that has a chance – note, a chance – to win the WH is Ben Carson. Why? Because he is the ONLY honest voice sounding across the air waves.
A definition of treason: " a citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the [parent nation]."
By this definition, there is no MAYBE regarding Obama's guilt. HE IS GUILTY OF TREASON for deliberately harming our nation by not protecting our borders and encouraging illegal's to not only come to this country but also he has provided incentives.
Is Ben Carson electable? Maybe. Is Ben Carson an honest man speaking the truth. Yes. But I fear he is a lone voice crying in the wilderness. Perhaps.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Givment As Santa
Monday February 16, 2015
No matter the season or the month, our Givment is ready to parcel out all things good to those who have their hands out and to those who break our laws.
Republican say Obama giving immigrants 'amnesty bonuses'
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santo Clause," and his real name is The US Givment. In some palaces he is known as Santa Claus, but lately you can send your letter to Santo Clause, care of HLS (Home Land Security.) You see, things are modern now, Virginia. In times past all you needed was your first name on a letter to Santa and he made sure you were not to be forgotten on Christmas day.
Well, things have modernized-up a bit lately. Now, with the help of an administration unencumbered by an outdated constitution, anyone is able to obtain all their wishes simply by going to an HLS office and applying for Obama's plate of cookies and milk.
Most everyone believes that Obama will allow up to 5 million illegals sanctuary in the slowly defunct America. Oh, but that's not the whole truth. You see, there is no way to close the gate when illegal number 5,000,000 is set for life. This is a free country which means "come one come all."
And I have said it before and I will say it here again, there is nothing to stop anyone from claiming they are here as an immigrant (illegal) obtaining the treasured SS number which opens doors to welfare, driver's license, SS payments, free school, free medical, and of course a yearly rebate from the IRS.
Yes, Virginia, for some, Christmas gifts will never cease to be ready to be opened. Just imagine how wonderful it will be have several SS numbers in your stocking. With such a gift you can collect your welfare many times over and just think of the fun you will have voting over and over and over and....
Is this a great country or what?
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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King George – 21st Century
Sunday February 15, 2015
I wasn't there to hear ""The shot heard 'round the world." Nor did I see the Redcoats as they marched at Lexington and Concord against a rag-tag group of Minutemen. But the legacy of those early hours of a nation's birth remains a clear vision today.
Applying the jargon of the day, the British under King George would most certainly consider the American rabble as terrorist. While the greatest military might on the planet locked step in brilliant coats of red, the dredges of the colonies slithered among the bushes in the cloth of the ordinary man. The royalty is still amiss in knowing how the simple peasants managed to defeat an invincible force with little more than determination and fool-hearty bravado born in an ideal.
Today the roles have reversed. Our kings still cling to an understanding of right means right – a Geneva Convention mentality where non-redcoats are undisciplined rabble. But the rabble is afforded their rights as granted by Judeo-Christian ethics. What fools we mortals be.
We shall not interrogate the prisoner. We shall read him his rights. We shall not "profile" even though the dangers walk towards us and in our midst waving the flags of hate. Generals are captured then released. But our nation's conscious is clear and pure – while our nation joins the pages of history; a chapter titled: "King George in the New World."
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Don Q's Windmills
Saturday February 14, 2015
Epluribusunum now reads: ex totus panton
Harkin back to the times of the turbulent 60's, a time when idealism for all things "anti" rose out of the snarls of complacency with self-worth. Survivors of war and depression scolded themselves on impatience with sought after prosperity – a legacy to coat their progeny with all things attainable. In the process these vagabonds from a prior century in thought provided minimal (if any) bounds or directions to a rock n roll generation tilting amongst windmills held to be swirling, antiquated thought.
Don Quixote and Sancho, in their quest to save Dulcinea del Toboso roam across the plains in quest of a joust. In the 60's the windmills were found at Berkeley and other castles where Rocinante, et al, began their feeding at the trough of learning. Today, so many decades have past the windmills cannot be counted. But the giants of Quixote's questing have arrived in new palaces – solidly entrenched behind the moats of the bench.
No longer do we need parity among our citizens. No longer will we have a nation governed by a representative republic. Rather we rule by ideology from the bench. "Unconstitutional" is now the defined protagonist assuring us that all property is not to be owned, the reality of conscious is outlawed, the will of the wise is cast to swirl amongst the windmills.
No longer do we have a majority declaring the righteousness of ideal and deed – all such jousting has flown with the winds and a new infestation lurks behind most every bench.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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We Will Not Negotiate. Period. Well, maybe…
Wednesday February 11, 2015
Obama stands firm on hostage ransoms
"My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions."~ James Joyce
For too many years now, the art of lying reaches new heights almost daily. Now, even higher elevations of lying have been reached.
Has so much time slipped by that Berghdal is forgotten? The administration led by the Liar in Chief, trades five terrorists for one deserter....how is this not pandering to ransom demands?
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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#9.2 – Brian's Gone!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Brian Williams suspended six months without pay
Lucky for Brian he's not a black wide receiver or running back in the NFL; it would have been one year without pay and what the heck, he's embarrassed us terribly, fine him $250K as well.
And Joe, down in Accounting, he had a parking ticket yesterday; he's good for a six-month suspension without pay, but skip the fine.
IB Wright
www.ThinkOpine.com email@example.com
Oil is dup!
Monday February 9, 2015
These Experts Know Exactly Where Oil Prices Are Headed
I quote from the link:
The outlook on oil prices is clear: Oil will crash. Unless prices surge. Definitely one or the other.
IB Wright
www.Thinkopine.com firstname.lastname@example.com
Note- Dup = Newspeak = Down/Up
Voting? Racist?
Monday February 9, 2015
How to vote in 2016, considering what we as a nation have learned over the past few years.
If you vote for a candidate because he is black, are you a racist?
If you do not vote for a candidate because he is black, are you a racist?
If you vote for a candidate who is not black, are you a racist?
If you do not vote for a candidate who is not black, are you a racist?
If you vote for a candidate who is not qualified, are you a racist?
If you don't vote for a candidate who is unqualified, are you a racist?
If you vote for a candidate who is hides his past, are you a racist?
If you don't vote for a candidate who hides his past, are you a racist?
If you vote for a candidate who is hides his past, are you a racist?
If you don't vote for a candidate who hides his past, are you a racist?
If you vote for a candidate who hates America, are you a racist?
If you don't vote for a candidate who hates America, are you a racist?
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Sunday February 8, 2015
I was just thinking the nice thing about this episode with Brian Williams is that if we, here at www.ThinkOpine.com, really wanted to, we could write anything we wanted about him. We could just make things up. Who would know what was what?
Of course, I guess we could just make things up in any case.
No, that only works for big-time news anchors like Brian Williams.
Well, there are other well-know fibbers as well, Hillary comes to mind. Doesn't seem to have hurt her much in the long run.
Guess you have to be some kind of celebrity to get away with it. The rest of us commoners usually have to deal in truth.
That's sad in a way, could be more interesting if everything was a lie.
I still recommend watching "Wag The Dog". It's a great movie with a real message; and it's based on lies. Maybe that's why I like it so much.
IB Wright www.ThinkOpine.com firstname.lastname@example.com
Sunday February 8, 2015
Brian Williams lied. What difference does it make?
Brian Williams is temporarily off the air. What difference does it make?
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Foggy memory! %$#S%F%%S%S$
How did we agree to spell it here at ThinkOpne.com - grap!
That would not be an event that one would lose in the fog of old memories. At least in my foggy mind.
What we, I or the general populace if I might overstate, forget is that these news anchors are just actors. It's all entertainment! The actual news is just a vehicle to enable the entertainment.
If I was in charge, God forbid, I would make it mandatory that everyone watch "Wag the Dog" at least once a year. It just might help to keep the evening news in perspective.
Entertainment! It's just entertainment folks. Don't get excited!
Whatever, by next week I will claim to have written much better about the memories of our dear Brian Williams.
IB Wright
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PS Check out #9.
2015 = 1984 / aka IRS as Travel Agent
Saturday February 7, 2015
Coming Soon: No Travel Or Passport If You Owe IRS
And this Commandment is for everyone – except funny looking little guys named Sharpton.
Not much to read in the above link. However, consider the marriage of computers (it's called technology.)
Here we have two agencies (and probably more) who share information to capture would be criminals. But how is that possible? I thought this was 2015 not 1984.
Now to learn if someone is travelling the systems must have access to travel records such as who has booked a ticket. And to catch a thief (read owes IRS) all records have to checked with outstanding debts. To do this all records are subject to intrusion.
I thought the NSA was not allowed to play Peeping Tom.
Let's give the blind man a flashlight.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Brain Williams As You Know Who!
Friday February 6, 2015
Brian Williams mercilessly mocked on Twitter after recanting Iraq War story
v.mis·spoke(-spōk′), mis·spo·ken(-spō′kən), mis·speak·ing, mis·speaks
To speak or pronounce incorrectly:The actor misspoke his lines.
To speakmistakenly, inappropriately, or rashly.
Not to worry Brian, you are now part of an exclusive club – right up there with Obama, Biden, Pelosi, and let's not forget the Queen, Hillary. With your imagination and ability to forget to get the facts straight you can make even more than $10 million a year by taking your rightful place in politics.
If you really don't want to be in politics, you might try working for the Pope. How about a position with the IRS, the NSA or that exclusive sub-section of the Club: The Justice Department?
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
Get Your Red Hot Visas – Right Here!
Thursday February 5, 2015
Whistleblowers: US Gave Visas to Suspected Forgers, Fraudsters, Criminals
If you can get a visa or green card for a mere $500,000 just think what you could get for $10,000,000!
This is so hard to believe. I read this link several times and I still cannot believe that a Givment program exists to provide preferential treatment for the wealthy. Further, the link tells me that there is the possibility of chicanery involved with the dispensing of the coveted visas and/or green cards. And the worst of all is to learn that Sen. Reid – that icon of purity, honesty and applied sainthood – could possibly be utilizing the program in a less than proper way. Oh, woe is me!
It appears that an applicant for a visa may swear that he has $500,000, produce non-certified documents showing concurrence by some top rank official (read Reid), and he not only gets a swing at the Piñata he is guaranteed a direct hit. Oh, so wonderful this Givment of ours.
Is the applicant a criminal? Who cares?
Will this program be suspended or axed? Not by the hair of your chinny chin chin.
Is this a great country or what.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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The CompShoe
Wednesday February 4, 2015
The CompShoe - A short story published for the first time here at www.ThinkOpine.com.
The plot thickens. New posts don't have links. BUT if you move cursor over title of the post, that is the link to the story!
Not sure what is wrong, but cannot get links to link. If nothing else, copy and paste the link, but read CompShoe.
IB Wright
Bergdahl…Bowe Bergdhal
Tuesday February 3, 2015
My name is Bergdahl...Bowe Bergdhal.
"His unit was sent to an outpost named Mest-Malak in Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations. Bergdahl began learning to speak Pashto, and according to Fry, Bergdahl "began to gravitate away from his unit", spending "more time with the Afghans than he did with his platoon." (from link)
The ongoing story, the sage, of Bowe Bergdahl has perplexed me significantly; to the point of affecting my sleep. The whole matter is fraught with mystery and intrigue. I'll not rehash the many, many question which have yet to be answer. Instead, I shall get right to the ONLY explanation possible.
Bergdahl was plucked from his role in the Coast Guard to be a super-secret mole to learn of the operations of Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Afghanistan. He did not desert his post. He made it look like he was sympathetic to the terrorists and left a trail to confirm his intentions.
This super hero placed himself in the most serious "harm's way" to gain the vital information needed by his country. Up to this moment, the truth about Bergdahl cannot be disclosed due to on-going negotiations with the Taliban/Haqqani for the exchange of more prisoners from GITMO. To complete the next swap all that is needed is for at least one more American to be held for five years in some desert.
The Obama administration cannot give out the facts and therefore jeopardize future releases of GITMO prisoners. At the same time, the military must continue to feed false information that Bergdahl may be charged with desertion and treason.
At the end of the day, when all the secret negotiations are completed, Bergdahl will be given a field promotion to Major, honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor and take his place along with great spies in history such as Gary Powers and Tokyo Rose.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Givment Wants Freedom FROM the Press!
Monday February 2, 2015
Attkisson: Obama Officials 'Bully and Threaten' Journalists, Free Press
Is it possible that someone NOT from Fox News dares to place a blanket of criticism on the holy palace and the Chicago mafia attending the bulwarks? Oh, the pitiful derangement of such a lowly one as Attkinsson. But, wait! This is a female reporter and one who was never in love with Bush and Cheney. Time for the first round to go in – call the IRS first then NAS and don't forget the CIA and the FBI. This woman must be stopped.
Be wary of things to come (the Ides of March) in case Attkinsson decides to play honest reporter when the saint begins her ascent. You think the windy mafia are tough? Just you wait and see how the wicked witch of Whitewater goes after those who tread in her path.
At the end of this day and hopefully many days to come, we must be grateful to know there is at least one dedicated, professional reporter seeking the truth in the dark.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
www.ThinkOpine.com firstname.lastname@example.com
Mr. Mitt Not Going to DC!
Sunday February 1, 2015
Mitt Romney Is Not Running For President In 2016
Now, on that exit stage right. (or left as you may be so inclined.)
Everyone is atwitter with the news that good ol' Mitt will not be in the limo for 2016. I suspect this is not his decision so much as Mrs. Mitt put the foot down and offered a dog house for hubby should he seek an address on Penn Ave.
While I am pleased that Mr. Mitt will not lose another election, I can't help but seek a declaration that he will not seek the presidency in 2020, 2024, 2028, etc.
While on the subject on not seeking the WH, can we get the bow-out from McCain, Dole, and all the other GOP albatrosses running merrily along with their white canes, hearing aids (which apparently don't work) and t-shirts which read: "It ain't over 'til it's over!"
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Borderless Non-Control – NewSpeak
Saturday January 31, 2015
Obama just picked a fight with border agents
Will it play in Peoria?
The US of A is wasting millions each year paying for border patrols and immigration officials. Yet, no one offers a solution and for damn sure the border will never be secured.
SO, here at www.ThinkOpine.com we have the pleasure of offering a solution to the politics of illegals and a means to save some money. The payroll and supportive expenses for all men and women now engaged in border control of any type will be immediately be cut off. All personnel who wish to stay with their respective agencies may switch to a new agency: Preborder Immigration Special Services (PISS) also known by the directive from the WH: Grant All Illegals Citizenship - Prior to Entry (GAIC-PE).
Offices will be set up on the south side of the border at selected stations. All individuals, regardless of race, color, religious belief, ethnic background, criminal record, sexual orientation,, etc. will be issued a US passport, a national driver's license, a one year supply of food stamps, a social security card, addresses of all welfare offices in all states along with instructions on how to apply and where to obtain mentors for assistance. Further, each individual will be given $20,000 in small, unmarked bills to cover expenses during their first month in the US. Further allocation of cash will be determined by their political leanings.
We believe this is an excellent way to reduce tensions and along with the opportunity for all of us to just get along. And in a very short time there will be a trained staff with sufficient experience to open the same immigration facilities in Havanna.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Iran Nukes Coming to a Theater Near You…
Friday January 30, 2015
The Iranian Nuclear Threat: Why it Matters
If you are an old geezer like I am, you might remember going to a Saturday matinee where the good guy blazed it out with six-shooters with one or more bad guys. We, in the audience, along with the guy in the white hat, counted the bullets shot from the ivory handled pistols. When the bad guy used all his bullets most everyone thought the gun fight was over. But, stop right there! The black hat villain pulled his concealed derringer from his boot and inflicted life-threatening agony for the movie audience – not to mention the pain our hero felt.
Well, times have not changed all that much. The actors are real now and the geography has moved from a dusty cowpoke town street to the barren hills of Iran. Oh, yes, the pistols are now slightly enhanced. Today we have quick-draw nukes. Does Iran have nukes? The question should be: when will the nukes in Iran's holster be drawn and fired?
The in-the-box thinking dictates that we plebeians think in terms of Iran having a (one) nuke. Sorry, folks; it ain't gonna be that way and no one will know just how many nukes they do have. Also, don't forget the hidden derringer when you contemplate the delivery missile(s).
Are you having problems with the great recession? Are you looking for more take home pay but can't quite get your hands on it? When Iran starts to throw their nukes the world as we know it will come to an end. Consider the following as prime targets: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Oman and Pakistan. Secondary targets utilizing shipping cargo as a delivery missile include: USA, Great Britain, France, Canada, Belgium, Italy, Romania and the Ukraine.
Does it matter that Iran has nukes? Maybe we should be thinking more about our immediate future than we do about Kardasians, SNL, and Deflategate.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
Obamacare = $50K/Person!
Thursday January 29, 2015
"I never stay awake wondering what the 'morrow will bring."
CBO Report: Obamacare to Cost Government $50K Per Person
A bombshell report from the Congressional Budget Office reveals that it will cost the federal government $50,000 for every person who gets health insurance under Obamacare law.
Now, there you go again. (Seem like RR said something like that way back when.) This is "half-speak" deliberately meant to smother any semblance of reality for the masses who might stumble across something to read other than Miley's latest utterance (or utter size.) Obamacare will cost the Givment NOTHING! How hard is this to understand?
We the People pay for everything to include the voracious appetite of the 47%. But at the end of the day and at the start of each new day the meter just keeps on racking up the toll. Supposedly we elected to revolt rather than pay a tax for tea consumption and that at a time when we had the money to pay those terrible taxes.
We have the money to pay for the excesses today...well, we print more money as might be needed. But what of the 'morrow? There are only so many workers today (shrinking by the hour) to pay for the "half-speak" so nimbly thrown about as expert reporting.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Truth/Time and Bergdahlgate II
Tuesday January 27, 2015
Bowe Bergdahl to face desertion charges: NBC
I am going to stand on a ladder on the corner in downtown and shout to all who pass:
Well, actually, what I really said was: the Bergdahl issue will be on the back burner for a while...don't hold your breath."
But I will blow my own horn and take credit for my timing bringing an issue to the fore and now the news media follows.
Please, please do not applaud – throw money.
In the games of political chess, it's your move, WH.
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Truth/Time and Bergdahlgate
Tuesday January 27, 2015
You want answers?Jessep (Jack Nicholson):
I think I'm entitled to them.Kaffee (Tom Cruise):
You want answers?Jessep:
I want the truth!Kaffee:
You can't handle the truth!Jessep:
~ A Few Good Men
Bergdahl investigation wraps up; top leaders get briefings
Sure seems like time moves slowly sometimes. Sometimes time moves not at all. Other times, there is an advantage to slow moving time. The speed of time all depends, sometimes, on what is the best timing.
Now that I have played with words in an absurd riddle, allow me to get to the point. Politics is ever-present in the ruling class of our nation. Perhaps this is more so in the case of Bargdahl, the military, the media and last, but not least, the WH.
The Anointed One has traded with the enemy (some call this negotiating). He, the almighty, gave five ruthless, proven terrorists for one lowly soldier. Oh, such grandeur to be written about for the ages. The CIC unable to leave even one GI behind!
The flap is now over and the dust settles on top of other piles of dank mud oozing with deceptions in darkened rooms where never the light of day shall shine.
Is Berghahl a deserter? Is he a traitor? The investigations are supposedly over and the truth will be known. Not so fast there, Tonto! You the lowly Indian must learn the laws – the truth may not set you free. In fact, we can continue to quote from millenniums ago: "Truth! What is Truth?"
Now back to the opening riddle re: time. If the investigations have been completed well over a month ago why are the results not provided? Where is the media outrage? Even Fox is content to avoid the truth.
If Bergdahl is not a deserter – not a traitor – why not shout to the world: "Five for one!" and let the phrase be awarded a coveted place along with "Remember the Alamo!" – "Remember the Maine!" – "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!"
The only sound beckons in the dark: Tick, tick, tick, tick....
From the Placid Shores of Hannibal, MO by: A.R. Eskew
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Death And Taxes!
Monday January 26, 2015
Estate Tax - New Rules!
So much talk about taxes – take from the rich and give to the poor (greedy). Robin Hood is turning over and over and over.
Well, I have been thinking about the Estate Tax now that I am getting up in years. In doing some research, I find my estate to be many light years away from consideration that the Estate Tax would apply to me. But that is under the present day regulations.
Consider: In the very near future the provisions for the Estate Tax will be slightly modified as follow:
When a man (woman) dies his estate must be calculated for total worth. The surviving spouse is entitled to one half (1/2) of the total worth of the deceased. In the event there is no surviving spouse, the Givment gets it all. The current provisions for inheritance by children are no loner valid. There are so many Givment programs that children of the wealthy no longer need the largesse of a parent's accomplishments.
This re-write of the Estate Tax Law will apply to all citizens with the following exemptions:
Presidents, their spouse(s) and all members of their household to include all relatives down to seventh cousins, to include all members of their staff and all members of their household to include all relatives down to seventh cousins
Members of congress, their spouse(s) and all members of their household to include all relatives down to seventh cousins to include all members of their staff and all members of their household to include all relatives down to seventh cousins
All liberal members of the media (ibid)
All members of unions (ibid)
All citizens receiving a payment from the Givment (ibid)
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Celsion Corporation Announces Strategic Loan Facility
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN), an oncology drug development company, announced today that it has entered into a loan agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) ("Hercules") that would permit up to $20 million in new capital distributable in multiple tranches with agreement from Hercules. Celsion drew the first tranche of $5 million upon closing of the loan agreement on November 25, 2013. Approximately $4 million of the proceeds were used to repay the outstanding obligations under the Company's loan agreement with Oxford Finance LLC and Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. The Company anticipates that it would use any additional funding provided under the agreement for working capital or in support of its previously announced strategic acquisition initiative, which is designed to identify new technologies and clinical stage products for its development pipeline. "This facility strengthens our balance sheet and provides non-dilutive capital dedicated specifically to our product acquisition strategy," said Michael H. Tardugno, Celsion's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our current cash position, $45.5 million as of September 30, 2013, is expected to provide resources sufficient to fund current operations well into the second half of 2016, which includes expenses associated with our planned pivotal Phase III HCC trial. This loan ensures the financial flexibility necessary to meet a number of key, value-driving objectives by providing the added capital and leverage to execute our M&A strategy. We appreciate the support of our new lender and their confidence in ThermoDox® and the Celsion management team."Bryan Jadot, Managing Director at Hercules, said: "We are pleased that Celsion has selected Hercules as its financial partner for this $20 million loan facility. We have confidence in the Company's business strategy and look forward to seeing them reach critical milestones in their development, including the future clinical development plans for ThermoDox® and strategic initiative to broaden its product pipeline." The funding is in the form of secured indebtedness bearing interest at a calculated prime-based variable rate. Payments under the loan agreement are interest only for the first twelve months after loan closing, followed by a 30-month amortization period of principal and interest through the scheduled maturity date. In conjunction with the loan agreement, Celsion issued Hercules warrants exercisable for Common Stock with 50% of the warrants issued at the loan closing and the remaining 50% issued upon Hercules funding any subsequent tranches.
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Exploring Lexicographic Ontologies for Hierarchically Organizing the Greek Wikipedia Articles
Niarou, Maria, Stamou, Sofia, Journal of Digital Information Management
1. Introduction
Wikipedia is one of the most successful worldwide collaborative efforts to put together user-generated content, which could be used as an informational reference source for the online population. Currently, Wikipedia hosts millions of articles on a variety of topics, across different languages and has been incorporated into several computed-based applications. A crucial factor for its success is its open nature, which enables everyone edit, revise and/or question (via talk pages) the article contents. Considering the remarkable growth and the extensive use of Wikipedia, the question that rises naturally is: how can we assess the quality of Wikipedia or else how can we ensure that the content it provides is useful for its readers. In an attempt to shed light on the above issue, several researchers have proposed methods for assessing the quality of the Wikipedia articles and they have proposed methods for assisting Wikipedia editors provide qualitative and well-organized information in Wikipedia articles. Most of existing methods concentrate on the English Wikipedia (because it is the richest and the most widely used) although there have been successful attempts towards assessing and/or improving Wikipedia for other natural languages.
In this article, we study the structural quality of the Greek Wikipedia and specifically we investigate how we can organize the contents of the Greek Wikipedia so that we assist users experience successful navigations in its contents. Therefore our study is situated in the area of information management and combines tools and techniques from the field of natural language processing. In particular, we introduce a model which exploits the WordNet [8] semantic network for hierarchically organizing the Greek Wikipedia articles [I]. The motive for our study is to turn the Greek Wikipedia corpus into a structured data source and the reason for selecting WordNet as our reference guide for data structuring is the fact that it hierarchically organizes the concepts it contains based on their underlying semantic relations. The goal of our work is to experimentally demonstrate the contribution of semantic networks into the hierarchical organization of online unstructured content. In this respect, we have designed and implemented a model that automatically captures the underlying semantic relationships that hold between the Wikipedia categories and based on their identified semantic links, it organizes them into a thematic hierarchy.
For unravelling the semantics of the Wikipedia categories as well as for deriving evidence about their relations, our model explores the information encoded in WordNet, a rich source of highly structured semantic information. The contribution of WordNet is mainly pronounced in the process of disambiguating the terms used to name the Wikipedia categories, as we will discuss later in the paper. In brief, our model operates on a three-step approach: firstly, it matches the Wikipedia category names to their corresponding WordNet nodes in order to extract their senses. Then, it disambiguates the categories matching several WordNet nodes based on their estimated semantic similarity to other categories with which they co-occur in the Wikipedia articles. Having detected the semantics of each Wikipedia category, we borrow the hierarchical structure of the category names from WordNet and apply them for organizing the categories into thematic hierarchies. Based on the above steps, our model automatically assigns the Wikipedia categories into hierarchical structures and as such it facilitates the organization of the Wikipedia articles that have been classified to the corresponding categories. The experimental evaluation of our model indicates that WordNet is a valuable source for semantically organising unstructured thematic data.
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John, as always your photo's are brill! I see that Sekonkang is still just a beautiful as when I was last there. 'Hope that the family are al well.
Hi Dereck, Thanks for your kind comments. Sekongkang is much the same as when you were here although they have built a communication tower that you have to be carefull to keep out of photos. Progress?? We are all fine thanks.
Looks legendary, is this the South-coast where the Indian Ocean is?
Hi roujava, thanks for your kind comments. This beach faces south west to the Indian Ocean so there are quite big waves at times.
Best wishes, John
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Olá Sofia, obrigado por seus comentários maravilhosos ea L & F.
Saudações da Indonésia, John
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Custom car maker Austin Coulson in the US set the recordas the owner of the smallest roadworthy car, which he canlegally drive on the road.
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Coulson's car measures 25 inches high; 2 feet, 1.75inches wide; and 4 feet, 1.75 inches long, and can be spottedby its Texas vanity license plates reading "IM BIG."
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MALMO, Sweden — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.
Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, hippie-chic de Forest for the catchy love song that is driven by her deep, Shakira-like voice. She received a total of 281 points in the glitzy music battle, which also featured a bizarre opera-pop number from Romania, the comeback of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" star Bonnie Tyler and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.
"It was overwhelming, and I could really feel the fans and the audience and the people in the arena," the 20-year-old de Forest said after her victory. "I'm really, really excited and happy."
De Forest was followed by runner-up Farid Mammadov of Azerbaijan, who got 234 points for the song "Hold Me," which he performed on top of a glass cubicle containing a male dancer. The Ukraine's Zlata Ognevich, who sang "Gravity," finished third with 214 points.
The extravaganza, with a TV audience of 125 million worldwide, is now in its 58th year. Once again, it produced a mix of bubble-gum pop songs, somber ballads, bagpipes, accordions and bizarrely kitsch musical productions.
Sweden hosted the event because contestant Loreen won last year with "Euphoria."
This year's event also saw the return to the international stage of two seasoned European stars. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer Bonnie Tyler represented Britain with the sleepy love ballad "Believe In Me," while Anouk, whose song "Nobody's Wife" was a big hit in Europe in the 1990s, performed the song "Birds" for The Netherlands. Tyler ended in 19th place, while Anouk finished in the ninth spot.
Having won five times, most famously with ABBA's "Waterloo" in 1974, Sweden is a veteran of Eurovision. It took the opportunity Saturday to showcase some of its big music acts. At the opening of the competition, contestants marched into the stadium with flags, Olympics-style, accompanied by a choir singing a song especially composed by Swedish super DJ Avicii and ABBA members Bjorn Ulveaus and Benny Andersson.


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LeBron James what can you say about the guy other than he will go down in history as one of the NBA's greatest players.
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Ladies Lebron James in advertently exposed himself on live TV before game 4 of the NBA finals before the game began Thursday night..
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The S.S. Coachella: an attempt to drain any remaining irony out of the song "Common People."
Quick and approximate math:
Plane tix to FL: 540
2 days hotel: 100
Ship tix: 700
On ship expenses: 350
1710 total, which means you are spending 74 dollars to see Sleigh Bells.
Now I think the question is can Cage the Elephant headline S.S. Coachella?
http://www.bargetohell.com lineup better. mainly because of at the gates.
May 13 - The Cure
May 16 - Four Tet/Ben UFO
May 19 - Grimes
May 29 - Tyler, the Creator
June 1 - Max Cooper
June 2 - Taake
June 3 - Sumac
June 5 - Refused
June 30 - The Stone Roses
July 19 - Dragged Into Sunlight
July 29 - Inter Arma
August 12-14 - Migration Fest
August 26-28 - Psycho LV
September 12 - Kraftwerk
September 20 - Wolves In The Throne Room
This cruise thing doesn't appeal to me at all. But let's be fair, Brandon. Travel expenses and spending money shouldn't be lumped into the "price per act" equation.
Why not? It's all out of pocket money being spent on the same event.
Why not? You have to spend that amount to go see the act on the ship no?
Who the fuck would pay $74 to see Sleigh Bells? I'm sure we can find an "alt" girl who will scream into a mic over Korn guitar chords for an hour for less than $30 for the whole package
Question: How long until Insomniac makes their own cruise ship party?
... HARD doing this, now Golden Voice. We just need Insomniac or UMF to throw their own cruise party to have a bunch of bros and hoes getting all cray on a ship and raging so hard they fall off.
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What OTHER ports of call?
Ah, Rill Rill. The one noteworthy song of theirs and they couldn't be bothered to play it in their 20 minute set.
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Eh, i dont see the bro factor being as big a deal as at HARD. I'm guessing most bros would rather fist pump to Atrak than to Pulp.
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This whole thing screams bro, I don't see how you can think otherwise
hey supre, the "s.s." indicates it is on a boat, why the redundancy in the title motherfucker?
although i highly doubt it is a steam ship.
Ya I don't think there will be a lot of bros there at all. Not a "bro" friendly lineup at all.
S.S. Coachella does not but anything UMF and Insomniac makes will hence the: "We just need Insomniac or UMF to throw their own cruise party to have a bunch of bros and hoes getting all cray on a ship and raging so hard they fall off."
Expect the line up to look something as follows: Benny Benassi, Afro Jack, Above and Beyond, Dada Life, some rando SHM dj, Avicii... you know the usual UMF and Insomniac shiz.


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went for first appt yesterday. supposed to be 9w 3d. nothing showed on US. i have no idea when the baby was lost or absorbed or what happened. doc sent me for hcg blood test and i have to go again in 2 days. he said my levels should go down not up if it is what he expects. told me eventually i would pass everything naturally which would be bloody and crampy or i can do a surgical removal called a d&c. has anyone had one of these before? which would you go with? i'm leaning toward ridding my body of it naturally, but am afraid of how much pain that would be. i would only be passing what was there when it all went away, right? even though i thought i was 9w 3d. he checked my ovaries and said they looked fine. i didnt ask him about ectopic bc i don't have any symptoms of it. it sucks bc i still have pregnancy symptoms, which he said is from the hormones. for those of you who went through this before, how long after did you conceive again?
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I am going through the same thing. So, I can't answer a lot of your questions, but wanted you to know there is a lot of us there just like you. I already had my blood test and my numbers are going down. I am waiting for bleeding to start if it doesn't happen in a couple of weeks I'll schedule a D&C.
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Lots of hugs to you. It is not an easy thing to go through, especially emotionally. I've heard of some that get pregnant quickly after. It took me 2 years.
I had a mc last Nov and I am preg now so about three months and I let my body take care of it naturally. I am sorry for your loss
I am going through the same thing right now too. I am trying to decide what to do too. I think that I am going to try and wait it out to happen naturally, but if it doesn't happen naturally within 2-3 weeks then I will talk to my doctors about getting the D&C, but will ask for another u/s before getting it done. Right now I only have a sac that is measuring 7 weeks, with an hcg level of 39,334. If you need to talk I am here for you, I am going through pretty much the same thing so I know how hard it is... Hugs...
First of all, let me say how sorry I am you are going through this. I know how devastating it is, especially when you have to make such tough decisions. I had 2 D&C's last year. Like you, my body didn't recognize the loss and did not properly shed the contents of my pregnancies. My doctor recommended the D&C because she was afraid I was going to get infected. The first loss was found at 9 weeks, but the baby had actually stopped growing 3 weeks prior to that, so I was at high risk for infection and already had a temperature when my doctor was going over options. The second time, I considered getting the Cytotec pill to induce a miscarriage, but after talking to other women and doing my research, I personally couldn't bear to go through all the cramping and bleeding from an emotional standpoint. Plus it isn't always effective, and a D&C is still required anyway. The D&C, while it is surgery, was easier and more comfortable for me. I had very little pain with both procedures, some slight cramping afterwards and spotting for about 8-10 days both times. My period returned after 36 days with the first and 30 days with the second. I had my first D&C beginning of April and conceived again middle of May with my doctor's blessing. Unfortunately, that one didn't pan out either. I hope this insight has helped. If you have any questions you can pan me. Good luck, and again, I'm very sorry for your loss.
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Hi all,
I am a 28 year old African American female who is writing a proposal to get funds to travel to Europe next summer. I have to travel for at least 8 weeks between May and the end of July and have the opportunity to be awarded between $5-9,000 based on my itinerary and budget.
I have never traveled beyond the east coast of the US, so this will be my first international trip and first solo trip of this size. I'm interested in visiting France, the UK, Amsterdam, and Spain with a possible day trip to Tangiers, Morocco (via Tarifa). The focus of my trip is visiting Black historical sites within these countries. I want to visit the Moorish architecture of the Andalusia region, sites in France visited/inhabited by the writers & entertainers of the Harlem Renaissance like Josephine Baker, Baldwin, Wright and Hughes, the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, and taking heritage tours in London and Amsterdam. Beyond that, I am also interested in fashion, music, and food. I don't drink, so nightlife isn't a huge concern, although I would love to take in some jazz or poetry along the way.
Since this is my first time traveling abroad, I'm not sure how to plan my trip out day by day. Should I travel from Spain and work my way up or start in Amsterdam? How much travel time should I account for in between countries/cities? As a side note, I plan to spend the least amount of time in Amsterdam, if that helps.


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Swimming / Jaben again tests positive for drugs, forfeits Beijing ticket
American-born swimmer Max Jaben, slated to compete for Israel in this year's Olympics in Beijing, tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs for the second time yesterday and will not participate in this year's Games.
The first positive result was discovered during a routine drug test administered two weeks ago. Jaben has denied all allegations of doping.
The Israel Swimming Association said it would take measures against the swimmer in accordance with accepted regulations among participating countries, and that Jaben would not compete in Beijing.
After the first sample returned positive, reportedly with the anabolic steroid Boldenon, the committee decided to wait until the second sample could be analyzed.
Once the banned drugs were discovered in that sample as well, the IOC decided to take the necessary punitive steps against the swimmer.
Jaben, 22, swam in college at the University of Florida, and took second in the U.S. Nationals in 2004.
In Israel in 2005, at the 17th Maccabiah Games, he won gold as part of the U.S. 200-meter freestyle relay team.
It was during and after that tournament that Jaben became acquainted with Israel and decided to make aliyah, finally moving to Israel last summer.
In March, he finished 11th in the 200-meter freestyle with what was then an Israeli record of 1:49.48 at the European Championships in Eindhoven, Holland, but his time was soon beaten by Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or.
Jaben was expected to swim in the men's 100-, 200- and 400-meter freestyle competitions.
Bar-Or, however, is also not expected to take part in the Games, as he failed to meet qualifying criteria in recent competition and only an outstanding performance in the upcoming Israeli championships will leave him eligible to swim in Beijing.
Beeri hopeful, yet realistic about odds
Swimmer Tom Beeri has been closely watching Bar-Or's attempts to qualify for Beijing, as well as those of Israeli tennis player Dudi Sela and high jumper Niki Palli.
Beeri, who will compete in the 200-meter breaststroke in Beijing, was in the exact same position four months ago.
Then, at the European Championships, he knew he had to place 12th in his competition to secure a spot on the Olympic roster.
Beeri acquitted himself superbly, capturing an Israeli record of 2:13.95. When he glanced at the leaderboard, however, he was horrified to see that he had only placed 13th. "When I finished 13th I felt a sharp pain - your dream is over, everything you've worked for your whole athletic life," he recounts.
Beeri's lifeline arrived from Gili Lustig, the head of Israel's Elite Sport Department.
"One evening I got a phone call from Lustig promising that I would go to Beijing if I were able to get a result higher than 'criteria A' in a local competition in Portugal. They say you have to bury the past, but in the 10 days before the tournament all I could think about was the error I made in Eindhoven," he says.
Beeri clocked in at 2:13.34 in Lisbon, a result placing him ninth in the European Championships and tenth in the World Championships in Melbourne, and clearing his lane to Beijing.
Beeri began swimming in his home kibbutz of Yagur, near Haifa, before moving into the youth program of Maccabi Kiryat Ono.
"In Israel, other breaststroke swimmers had ambitions of matching the records of Vadim Alexeev, who was a world-class swimmer. He was a world record-holder in the Soviet Union before immigrating to Israel and his results were outstanding. That gave me and others motivation," he says, referring to the Kazakhstan-born swimmer who held both Soviet and Israeli records and was one of the world's top competitors in the 1990s.
Beeri does not claim to be the next Alexeev, and is realistic about his chances in Beijing.
Reaching the semi-finals would be a huge achievement, reaching the finals would be almost unimaginable.
Nor does Beeri harbor illusions about returning home to accolades.
"One thing an athlete learns very quickly is that you don't win a prize for hard work," he said.
"I just hope that the public at home will know how to value its athletes."


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If an agent reports a build as failing, it could get put back in the queue and tried again. We might want to put in a header that says how many times it's been re-queued so that the queue doesn't need to be manually flushed on a regular basis. Something like 2 or three times is probably good. Definitely no more than 5.
Maybe eventually we want to add something in so that if a build does fail, the machine it ran on doesn't pick it back up. We'd need some jms selectors and a message property for that. The usefulness of that feature is that if a particular agent is actually badly configured and failing all tests sent it's way, it won't matter quite so much and won't be a weak link in the system. The builds it couldn't run will go back into the queue and tried again on another machine. That machine could fail at running the build too, so we should aggregate a list of machines that tried it and not just remember the last one. The algorithm for quitting could be once the max tries have been exceeded or the build attempt has circled around to all the agents in the system.
It might become apparent with enough failed attempts that the agents that fail are the same in some way (same os, same java version, same database, etc) and we could use that data to find platform specific issues. This would just be a "finger in the wind" compared to actually trying the same build task on each platform. But since this is a feature we need anyway, it's a fairly cheap finger in the wind.
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Who is Carlsen, magnus. Certinly not the real Magnus Carlsen. He missed 9. ... Bxc6.
Not bad dirent
Wilbur, you would play 5. Ng3 there, not 5. g3.
not bad opening at all.
Why don't you provide your own insights on the opening? Most of the last few posts were just jokes anyway.
Wow, many misleadin' examples here.
For fun, I play openings like this in blitz to get original positions.
leads to fools mate
lol this is so bad
After e5 the most common move is...
Its actually pretty good
Stakes a weak claim to e4 and blocks the knight from developing to f3 and ruins the kingside pawn structure
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