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While acknowledging "powerful disagreements and no small amount of vitriol" at the prospect of merging with the Second Amendment Foundation, the Board of Directors of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership announced the acquisition has been completed in a late Thursday media advisory.
"[T]he Stalking Horse of poor cash flow was always there," the announcement explained, detailing problems plaguing the group since the passing of founder Aaron Zelman in December, 2010. "We came to realize that JPFO needed one or more major supporters to break through to the next level.
"Many inquiries yielded nil, it became clear that the most logical and efficient solution was to ally with another 2A organization, while preserving our identity," the release continued. "To solve these problems, the JPFO Board of Directors sought out and elected to merge with the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)."
The move has not been without controversy and opposition, expressed most profoundly by longtime Zelman associate and JPFO contributing writer Claire Wolfe, who released details of the proposed merger along with her resignation two weeks ago in a surprise disclosure condemning the deal. Supportive of the Wolfe's position was a petition where those opposed to the merger could make their views known to the JPFO board.
Dave Workman, affiliated with the SAF's Alan Gottlieb as senior editor of The Gun Mag and communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, received notice of the merger being finalized in advance of JPFO's release, and broke that story Thursday afternoon in his Seattle Gun Rights Examiner column.
"Gottlieb assured Examiner that he intends to maintain JPFO's independence, although operations for the group will move from Wisconsin, where it was headquartered under Zelman, to SAF's Bellevue headquarters in Washington state," Workman wrote. "There are some advantages for JPFO under the new arrangement, including becoming a member organization in the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), thus expanding its reach internationally."
In the interests of full disclosure, this correspondent is a JPFO contributing writer, and thus was included in advance disclosure conversations on the planned acquisition. Additionally, Gun Rights Examiner was honored with an award by the Second Amendment Foundation at its 2011 Gun Rights Policy Conference.
How the gun owner community will react to the merger remains to be seen. At this writing, it does not appear those opposed to the acquisition are doing anything other than expressing strengthened resolve, while those intent on helping JPFO through the transition remain hopeful. Based on interest expressed in limited venues where the development is being discussed, it appears many are either unaware or else unconcerned.
Time will tell if perceptions will change and interest will grow, and if JPFO will emerge a stronger and more influential organization, maintaining the same uncompromising spirit, intent and mission that infused Aaron Zelman's life work.


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Welcome to Friday evening everyone. Today more BlackBerry Z10 images leaked out, while IDC is saying that Samsung is in the lead with strong demand for its smartphones. OUYA is making a few tweaks to its controller before the Android-based games console launches, and we're sorry to say that tomorrow it becomes illegal to unlock your phone without permission from your carrier. If you were planning to unlock your phone, then you better do it tonight.

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Sooo cute! You've got my vote! The front cover got my attention right away---very well done. I especially love the picture of page 25! If you get the chance, would you mind telling me what camera/lens you used? I've been trying to research for a new camera but think that getting others' opinions is the best way to go.
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"Money Multipliers Have Collapsed Everywhere...Confidence Is Missing. I Don't See Any Way To Stabilise M3 In Such Circumstances"
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The final chapter may well be going back to the gold standard. The question of what will be the pegged amount. Recent articles in Financial Times etc. have suggested approximately $8,000.00 per ounce. What a mess.
If even 10% of the 595 Trillion of derivatives are toxic, that is nearly 60 trillion of crap to write off on the books of the institutions holding it. What every happened to the best and brightest? Must have not paid them enough....quick get a few billion in bonuses in the pipeline...we can surely get someone in to figure out how to roll it over for another 100 years! Oh, wait,perhaps that is the solution. Just amortize it all over the next 1000 years.
This link leads to Euro M3 and the change month to month.
The US numbers are reconstructed by shadowstats.com and
M3 is collapsing in part because of people like me. I'm refinancing my mortgage to a 15 year @ 4.375%. Unfortunately, because property values are down, I'm having to come up with 3% extra to buy the loan value down to 80%. That comes right off M3. And every month hereafter, I'll be paying that loan down at 3x the rate I was before.
Gentlemen this is a related issue; but it occurred to me that a time will come when Zerohedge will lose its necessity and relevance.
I pray that day is sooner rather than later, but in the meantime I guess I'd just say: Keep up the good work!
just as an exercise could we think about what should have been done instead of the printing money .What would the clever people who make the forum at ZH have done? let AIG go down ? let GS and the other banks implode? its great everyone saying banks should take hair cuts/ settle off balance sheet losses can they afford to do this ? who would place any deposits with them ? Its great everyone being critical and pointing out errors that have been made ( love Reg M. articles) but solutions?
What should have been done was no intervention at all. All this intervention is doing is delaying the inevitable. There are an incredible number of factors that went into this calamity but the lessons learned have been obfuscated by all the levels of intervention. Hiding or covering up the problems inhibits the ability to learn and adjust. Imagine what finance would look like if there we actual analysis done on counterparties and products. It would be stronger in the long run. Now we go back and rely on what didn't and won't work i.e. government oversight and the lesson is lost.
Simple: What should have been done is, in 1913 Congress should have been stopped from creating the Fed and levying the income tax. Instead we have 100 years of sh!t to unwind.
It has happened over such a long period of time that no one alive can even remember what it was like when there was real money in existence on this planet; as a result, our mores and morals have changed so drastically that we have no concept of "normal" and have no reference points. I'm sure everyone at this point will have plenty of "yeah, but..." sound bites with which to respond to these assertions, but those assertions will belie any depth of understanding of historical precedents. Unfortunately the only solution to this is for ALL of us (yes, the whole world got sucked in) to go back to HKU for a remedial learning experience (HKU=Hard Knocks University). The scam has taken so long amd has been so complete that it is not within human nature to have it any other way.
Now we are using Michael Rivero as an expert in economics? That a-hole is an expert in everything.
Surely those who like to spend money are tapped out (in fact are either defaulting or in default with their debt). Those who are generally more cautious, are being even more so. Small companies (even profitable ones like the one I work for) are getting squeezed by the financiers, and like my company are busy restructuring ready for tough times ahead. This mess is going to unfold over years. Meanwhile here in the UK, fuel prices are going through the roof, shortly they intend to slap on carbon trading. We now have to import more and more energy, so sending money out of the country, while exporting very little. Where will energy prices be in the unlikely event that this Ponzi scheme even starts to recover.
With the end of the Petro-Dollar (which we hear so little about, even on ZH) the US are going to feel yet another cold wind.
Money is not, and has never been real, just a point scoring system. The game was always rigged. We are now decending into the after match chaos. Unfortunately many people are finding they have no homes to go to.
The system can't be reset. Not only is redistribution impossible, who on earth is going to convince those that won nearly everything it is time to give it back.
Green shoots... phssst
>How can M3 have collapsed when governments world-wide are printing money faster than
>IHOP can cook pancakes?
M3 is the supply of money inflated through lending. Governments don't print M3, they print M1.
If the banks continue to deleverage the M3 supply will continue to go down.
"When will the politicians listen?" What are they to listen FOR? Who are they to listen TO?
Dummy, underemployment among those with a BA or higher is only 10%. Most upper middle class people will say, if anything, "throw some more money at it, and in six months it will be over."
Remember these politicians DO have to consult their constituents, and if their constituents are petit bourgeois--with more than just a lil' tincture of fascism thrown in--then what kind of policy do you EXPECT besides the one we have now?
Why don't you just make money where you can and wait for 40% unemployment among the BA class? THAT'S when you'll get some change. NEVER before. Politics doesn't work that way.
That is really the key to the recovery: money velocity and multipliers. Without it, any money you pump in, does not penetrate throughout the economy, and growth remains relatively subdued.
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When will the politicians listen? Will they wait until after the next huge market crash? When there are tent cities everywhere? After their governments default and they essentially lose sovereignty under "austerity measures" imposed by the IMF, World Bank or other agency?
The politicians of who you speak have almost entirely been criminally corrupted, and so will only listen, when they find themselves in court (along with financiers). The IMF ("bad cop") and the BIS ("good cop") is owned by the same people who have allowed this mess to happen for heavens sake. No one is coming to the rescue, because these people OWN NEARLY EVERYTHING already. Redistribution is generally accomplished by war (or revolution). So it's back to law of the jungle, and Darwinian survival of the fittist - and the cycle starts again.
Perhaps there is time for a relatively bloodless revolution, if people rally around the likes of Dr. Ron Paul. Otherwise we are lost to fighting among ourselves (war).
"Perhaps there is time for a relatively bloodless revolution, if people rally around the likes of Dr. Ron Paul. Otherwise we are lost to fighting among ourselves (war)."
TherE is absolutly time for a bloodless revolution. Its very easy. It can start today and end tomorrow, just spread the word.
"Gold is poised for a dramatic surge and could blast through $2,000 an ounce by the end of next year as central banks flood the world's monetary system with liquidity, according to an internal client note from the US bank Citigroup. The bank said the damage caused by the financial excesses of the last quarter century was forcing the world's authorities to take steps that had never been tried before. This gamble was likely to end in one of two extreme ways: with either a resurgence of inflation; or a downward spiral into depression, civil disorder, and possibly wars. Both outcomes will cause a rush for gold. We are already seeing countries on the periphery of Europe under severe stress. Some leaders are now at record levels of unpopularity. There is a risk of domestic unrest, starting with strikes because people are feeling disenfranchised."
Tom Fitzpatrick, Chief Technical Strategist. Citigroup. 11/25/08
I don't think banks will be allowed to write down their bad assets because of political (obviously) and military/balls issues particularly with China and all that (forged) steel they're stockpilling.
We the people deserve the truth, and we don't have it--we need to know everything about the balance sheets of the TBRF which more accurately would be called BHB (blackholebanks) so that we can stop the criminality of the bankster machine, led by the privately held federal reserve, which has robbed money from us and from tax payers for many generations.
We need to put together a coalition to insist on the truth, and expose the truth so all citizens can see and understand how we have been robbed. People know it in their gut but they run into confusion when imagining what to do about it. So until the media will cover this fact, the robbing continues.
The fed cant tighten because if it does, it has to lie even more and use more double books for the zero rate it uses for the brethren while charging non member banks whatever the tightened rate may be. IT is just a joke that people still hypothesize about then the fed will take away the old punchbowl--the punchbowl was given to insolvent entities that drank all the punch while having a death spasm.
Well doesn't M3 grow at M0's expense? I mean if there's more real inflation than M0 knows about it grows M3 because long term M3 rates go up while the actual M0 doesn't raise to match it. If there's more real deflation than M0 knows about then it shrinks M3. That's the way I see. Other than M3 being ponzi having the interest rate for M3 at 0 percent and keeping it there while growing M0 to make M3 workable is the only balancing solution there is to ponzi fractional reserve systems. That's why to completely heal the economy it will have to provide 0 percent interest to everybody for over a decade while it prints more and more money. This will be what fixes the banks balance sheets. Getting to a point where it can make real money out of the real economy through M0 while simultaneously reaming their depositors by giving them less and less valuable money over time.
So hard to explain what I'm talking about. It's like this. If M3 appears smaller than it really is it makes m3 grow because people think money is more scarce and hard to come buy. This is why fed hides M3 and why M3 is always in danger of having the buck broken. It's the same gold ponzi scheme with the reciepts. When you loan gold out at interest you end up with too many receipts for the gold you have because it refuses to grow. It's not a problem if debt isn't a problem but once debt gets pervasive and everyone has to have a mortgage and stuff then the gold get's reciept doubled because it's all being used at interest.
Now take M0 as the fiat "gold" equivalent and M3 is the ponzi gold reciepts. You can never have enough M0 to match M3 so you can never get cash in a matress in our society. If everyone took out cash and hid it in a safe at home then it would be entirely under OUR control and they couldn't fudge M3 to M0 ratio's by refusing to print more cash or keeping it purely electronic to play the same scarcity manipulation game. The latest balloon mortgages housing bubble CRE bubble is simply a real life play out of that mathematical distortion. It's all good and works until MB becomes so twisted and distorted that it has to correct.
The way it works is exactly how it works now. The banks get more and more leverage as the ponzi runs and the only way to bring it out of the leverage is to fix the accounting "myths" of interest. Which is why central bankers have considered charing you negative interest. In other words charging a storage fee for money. They have to correct it one way or another and the only way to do it is honestly or setting up some sort of crash and crisis and then restarting it where they pretend they own everything again.
Thanks for the thought and the link
I fear that the only way this problem can be properly analysed is to add a catagory which we could call MI or MF (for inaginary or fraudlent) to include all monies represented by worthless loan paper or overvalued assets. Until that is done, there can be no valid analysis of monitary status or outcomes.
Language usage has changed since my heart was young and gay. But "fraud" remains unchanged in its meaning. Why can't it be used?
LOL MP Money ponzied or Money Pyramided. Pyramids as dream language is a symbol for stability. Like we can't have any sort of stable society unless it's based on pyramid schemes.
...or a Bank Oversight Bill that allows our crooked legislators and the treasury/privately held federal reserve machine step in, ready to save the day by taking over bankrupt regional banks with plenty of good assets, and let the blackholebanks buy up the pieces for pennies, and then turn around and do more accounting magic and value their kill much higher when they put the meat on the blackholebanks' balance sheets...
SO DIFFERENT in the USA from Aus. Here the only thing not in inflation is wages. Banks are attempting to make up the difference by piling into 'subprime'-style lending:
Which is why the RBA is set to raise rates, again and again and again:
Whether this lasts remains to be seen. Aus 'big four' banks are drastically overexposed to the international derivatives market, and as insolvent as their counterparts across the pond. Aus is gambling everything on the China boom, so if China can hold out then I think the Aus M3 looks to be going nowhere but straight up. Unemployment here can be rescued by China but it seems unlikely that wages will rise anytime soon. Aus sheep continue their stroll into a lifetime of debt slavery, since many apparently think debt is a good substitute for wages.
Just for a different perspective from elsewhere in the world. Always appreciate your reports from the 'other side of the tracks' George Washington! :-)
Hi Renfield, nice post! I'll be down there for a visit soon, hoping to pickup some real estate at prices 8x median income and load myself up with some nice, floating-rate debt just so I can pay more mortgage as rates rise!
You know, I've really gotta "get in now, or miss out", as they say down there, the "critical shortage of housing" means one thing.....prices are set to boom to 16x median income!!!
I know you detected my sarcasm. Haha, hope all is well with you.
GW: "As another example, remember that several of the too big to fails have close to a trillion dollars each in toxic assets in off-book SIVs."
"the world's governments must restore sound economic fundamentals - which includes forcing banks to write down their bad assets -"
How can we have proper write-down, if they are TBTF and hold $ 1 T of toxics?
Isn't that THE reason why 20 months after Bear S and 13 months after Lehman B no effort to that effect has been made?
Won't the proper write-downs be made, once most of the toxic stuff has been put on the taxpayers balance sheet?
Your work is appreciated GW. I read the pritchard article the other night. The Fed is swapping assets, or liabilities, not printing money. They owe back the assets they hold, kind of like someone who bought a house with a mortgage. If I wanted to invest in bank capital, I would write a check to someone and the check would eventually say pay to the order of XYZ bank. The check might be drawn on ABC bank, at which time ABC bank would send Lets say $5000 Fed credit to XYZ bank. What bank account does my check go into? There isn't one and instead of a bank account, it is shown as an increase in paid in capital. The bank now has more Fed credit(XYZ while ABC has less Fed credit and may actually have to sell something or borrow the money itself), with which it is likely to buy bonds with to hold as assets against equity and deposit liabilities. So, increasing bank capital decreases the money supply. The Fed buying paper does nothing to the money supply other than increase the float of fed funds that flow between banks.
Why higher bank capital? Because when a bank makes loans, it has to be able to act as surety or it is commiting fraud. Why not let everyone float checks and get rid of the banks, as providing the banks with the capacity to act without capital pretty much amounts to a title of nobility and is against the law. The reason we deflate is because the stack of IOU's in front of debtors is bigger than their capacity to repay.
Best to render unto the Fed what is the Feds, and start over
Nothing too crazy to figure out here, the pace of credit being destroyed is outstripping by far the amount of money being printed and ponzi'd, I mean fractionalized.
Well the train (government) may want to go but the
track (the little guy) has run out.
I think one of the factors in bank loans declining since May has been record issuance of corporate debt. Having seen the collapse of the commercial paper market after Lehman's collapse and the huge spreads of corporate debt versus treasuries that developed through the end of 2008, CFOs with a lick of sense took the opportunity presented by the latest bubble to issue longer term debt to issue intermediate to long term debt to reduce their dependence on bank loans and commercial paper.
GW, any idea of how the size of net corporate debt issuance this year compares to the shrinkage in bank loans?
What you're trying to say here is that about November 2008, most corporations in the U.S. should have dissolved and returned the money to stockholders.
And that is right--that is what SHOULD have happened. But in a petit bourgeois society like the U.S.? Come on. We have to have our Panic of 1837. We have to have our complete collapse. Nothing else will do.
I absolutely agree a total collapse is necessary. These people in congress are completely ignorant on the topics of economics and finance and their ignorance is only exceeded by that of the public at large. Nothing like a near death experience to focus the mind. In the meantime there is substantial profit opportunity ahead.
GS, sorry I don't know.
GW - Politicians will only possibly consider listening when faced with utter collapse. And then only if their positions and by extension the positions of their patrons are secure. Johnson, Kwak, Roubini and others have discussed at length the process of needing to extract the political, financial & economic processes from the grip of oligarch control before meaningful political, economic & financial repair can safely take root. Naturally, a big stumbling block in the current crisis is that the US, EU & China are all above that process of forced action. Hence, this train has quite a way yet to run.
I concur. The illusion of democratic freedom is what keeps Americans, who have the closest flavor to it - from realizing that we've all been had. We are addicted to materialism and instant gratification and it is the price we charge for giving up our rights to freedom of thought the pursuit of personal opportunity in an openly expressive environment.
Those three specific powers have such a strangle-hold over their respective geographic regions that there is little chance that things will get fixed in an expedient and beneficial way for anyone - let alone those at the top. Thy guys at the top won't even consider a 10% haircut despite the fact that a whole 99.9% of their wealth is not only illegitimate but nonexistent. They genuinely believe that they have things under control and righteously deserve what they have stolen due to long hours of determined self-sacrifice for the so-called "greater good" or however it is objectified to help one sleep.
Maybe some realize that, and that is why the scheme is still perpetrated - they are as much slaves to it as we are - they just have more cozy houses. The beast has grown beyond control. It's an illusion, samsara, some know it - to be sure - they must - but remember without poor people who allow you to oppress them, you are just another poor and helpless individual.
They have no choice but to take the current course of action. To resist is suicide, and to embrace logic is suicide. It's like the mafia. Once you're in, there's no retirement.
Anon, I suspect, coming from a dissociated old family that there is significant understanding that the monster that has been loosed may well have grown beyond all control. By doing so there is an ever increased awareness that it is all slipping away and the time for half measures may well be past. We are seeing more and more anecdotal evidence of this every day. My belief is that the mass & momentum of the debt cycle makes the process inevitable. The choice now is will those with sufficient collective power exert it at the risk of losing it. This is a time for those in the positions of systemic leadership (not the politicians or CEO's) to exert it. The time has come for the handlers to step up and answer the call themselves.
if a government and its vampire squid central banksters wanted to fix the problem they could....it's easy....they are not blinded by ideology - they are blinded by power...it's not going to be fixed until they have accomplished certain objectives....
until the debate shifts from ideology to power, the problems will remain....
"... it's easy..."
OK. What do you think the fix should be? Default the bad debts?
doesn't look easy to me
"if a government and its vampire squid central banksters wanted to fix the problem they could....it's easy....they are not blinded by ideology - they are blinded by power...it's not going to be fixed until they have accomplished certain objectives....
until the debate shifts from ideology to power, the problems will remain...."
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GW is confusing EFFECT with CAUSE here.
They are hording cash for the sale of the century. Kind of like the one last century.
I have an 800 credit score and was an Alpha /Premier cust @ B of A (LOTS on deposit and mortgages).
Now, even though things are ok, they're like "Who are you?" Fuck them, I'm examining small local banks right now.


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added to my mess. looks like they are flushing margined players, need to hold it down one more day. the shorts must keep selling to keep it down. might as well take advantage of they're operation.
Yes, the smaller Chinese solars not looking good after STP went belly up. Meanwhile STP stole 90 million from share holders, by declaring bankruptcy when price was still 60 cents. When was the last time you sawa a stock go to 65 cents, then immediately declare bankruptcy, witout it dropping to 50, 40, 30 20 cents first. They pulled a fast one on remaining share holders by not giving them any time to get out. Very sleazy, and they could not get away with that here, IMO, even though SEC is asleep @ the wheel most of the time. But there were 180 million shares @ 60 cents, and they declared bankruptcy, meaning share holders get nothing. Outright robbery of 90 million. I never trust Chinese companies. They cook the books.


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Well I picked-up the bespoke spike-holder/protectors from Andi in Basingstoke yesterday evening - and first-up I have to say what aStand-Up bloke:dude:: not only can he read my mind with regard to making what I was looking for, but he brews a wicked cup of tea And spins a mean disc - destroyed my anti-Quad 11/12/21/22L speaker predjudice in the process! And then there's that carbon-fibre/ally/MDF stand he's made - trust me, the photos do it NO justice - gorgeous!
It was pretty late when I got back home, but I had time to do a quick side-by-side comparison with the rubber feet I got from Maplins:
and Andi's beautifully turned aluminium discs - complete with dense foam pads on the underside:
...well - the Maplins feet certainly do the job of protecting the stone slab, but even compared to standing on the bouncy floorboards, they still reduce the imaging focus. I wasn't sure if it was them, or the fact that the whole construct is stood on a flexible base...
So I tried Andi's disks - SNAP! back came the imaging... and then some, this is actually the cleanest sound I've yet had from these far-from-murky speakers, and into the bargain, bass boom - only very rarely a problem - has been tamed to nothing - landlord pleaser!
A Right Result - my very sincere gratitude to Andi for taking the initiative to make these - from my experience I'd say you have a marketable commodity (I even got a couple of spares!), though admittedly it's a specialised market!
churz, eofs


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More than just a depressing dad simulator.
When Telltale announced that they were releasing a game based upon Robert Kirkman's successful comic series, The Walking Dead, expectations were high. Their previous work with licensed products had been a hit and miss affair; Back To The Future earned the studio critical acclaim, while their attempt at Jurassic Park was met with a lukewarm reception. With a popular TV show already fleshing out Kirkman's story, is there room for The Walking Dead in another medium?
The answer is a resounding yes.
Captures the spirit of the comics - If you're looking to take on the zombie horde one at a time, then you're going to be disappointed. The Walking Dead is more about relationships, finding items and solving puzzles than run and gun action. That isn't to say there isn't enough action; the sequences that have you dispensing pain amongst the undead are some of the episode's strongest moments, but this is more of an emotional tale. For fans of the comics, you're going to find the perfect companion piece, one that fleshes out the already rich world of Robert Kirkman's story.
Check out our deadly video review!
Action orientated point-and-click gameplay - Telltale have already proven themselves to be at the forefront of the point-and-click revival, however The Walking Dead brings the classic genre into an action orientated world. Rather than inventory systems and a cluttered HUD, the developers have implemented a verb like system from the old days, yet it is so unobtrusive that it really works. Hover your cursor over a highlighted point and you'll see the options available to you. Hit the number corresponding to the action and you'll perform it with ease. This system is simple to use, and manages to keep you immersed in the action, particularly during the combat sequences.
Fantastic production values - When looking at Telltale's back catalogue, The Walking Dead makes everything preceding it feel like amateur hour. The development team have truly hit their stride this time around; the voice acting is top notch, truly conveying the heated emotions during tense situations. The graphics are highly polished, offering some truly remarkable visuals that are one part cel-shading, one part 3D excellence. The soundtrack is quite moving, and really suits the action, and the gameplay mechanics are expertly crafted to fit into this mad world Lee finds himself in.
Weighted moral decisions - Plenty of games out there offer moral decisions, but very rarely do they hold considerable weight. The Walking Dead takes a leaf out of Mass Effect's book, meaning that each decision you make during the episode will have some weight on your relationships with other characters, and the eventual outcome of the series. There are moments where you will have to spare a life to save another, moments when you'll have to prove your loyalty or destroy a friendship and other moments that will change how your relationships with certain characters are forged or broken. All of this takes place during the first episode, which should be some indication of just how committed Telltale are to this concept. What's even better is that each decision will carry over into the next episode!
Cliffhanger moments - There are moments during this episode that will have you on edge; whether it be a tense argument during a group of people, or being trapped inside a house with nothing to defend yourself but your shoes, The Walking Dead has some truly heart-wrenching moments that create a sense of tension and dread throughout the experience.
Puzzles are a little easy - If you have played point-and-click adventure games before, then you will be well accustomed to the puzzle and challenge the genre is known for. The Walking Dead is a little more action-centric than most adventures, and the puzzles on display are rather easy and can be solved with minimal fuss. Do yourself a favour, play the game without the UI hints to give yourself a challenge.
Short but at least it's sweet - Telltale are the masters of episodic content, but The Walking Dead feels just a little too short. It will take most gamers 2 hours to complete, and while that may seem extremely short, the quality of those two hours is simply amazing.
Occasional audio hiccups - We played the PC and OS X version of the game, and both displayed occasional audio hiccups along the way. It was nothing major, but sometimes lip-syncing became laughable, and the game would stagger from time to time in order to catch up. It doesn't break the experience by any means, but it was worth noting.
In a world where "zombie game" has almost become a dirty word, The Walking Dead arrives with a fresh take on an overcrowded genre. Capturing the tone and atmosphere of the comics, and bringing its own unique flair, Telltale have delivered their best piece of gaming to date. If you're wanting guns and glory, you won't find it here. If you want an adult, narrative-driven experience however, there is nothing like The Walking Dead available in the zombie genre.
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We are looking for a good, trustworthy, mechanic for our 2006 Saab 9-3. We have not been very happy with the service at our dealer in Oakland. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance! Barbara
1) Saab Replay - Carleton street in Berkeley. They know their stuff, but ever since Andy left a few years ago, they are very slow, it's hard to get in and I have felt a little uncertain about their recommendations. The owner Randy is a good guy.
2) Fairmount Auto - near El Cerrito Plaza. John Wansick runs a great shop. He's been recommended before for Saabs and can take care of your car, but he's not a Saab specialist (though that may be changing...)
3) The Right Solution - Los Angeles (yup, really!) Walter Wong is the best Saab mechanic west of the Rockies (or maybe in the US.) If you are planning a trip down south - and your car will make it - you can do no wrong by taking it to Walter. He's just off the Santa Monica Freeway at Venice - not far from Beverly Hills, but his labor rates are LOW. Just Google him - you'll see what I mean! He's the only reason I've kept my car.
4) If I need dealer service, I use Dirito in Walnut Creek. They are ridiculously expensive, but I think they are more trustworthy than Oakland. I've heard Burlingame Saab is the best in the Bay Area, but I can't vouch for them.
Good Luck. Becky
Does anyone have a good Saab mechanic they would recommend? I went to Downtown Saab while my car was under warranty but I'd like someplace in Berkeley if possible. need a tune up
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Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world originated in China. It is considered a part of complimentary and alternative medicine and over past two decades its popularity has grown significantly. The main goal of acupuncture is to restore and maintain health by insertion of extremely thin hair like needles to various depths, through the skin at strategic points on the body. Studies indicate that acupuncture can provide a number of health benefits from helping with chemotherapy induced nausea to reducing pain; however its mode of action in the body is not fully understood by scientists.
Acupuncture Treatment : Acupuncture treatment is preformed in an outpatient setting where depending on the acupuncture practitioner and assessment of your condition, number of sittings would be decided. A person will lie on a comfortable surface before the needles are placed, where the position (side, face up or face down) will depend on where the needles should go.
Acupuncture Benefits : Acupuncture can be used in conjunction with one or more conventional medical treatments or can be successfully used as a stand alone treatment for some conditions. Many preliminary studies indicate that acupuncture may provide symptomatic relief in many conditions like migraines, lower backaches, headaches, fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. Acupuncture may also offer relief for certain postoperative pains including dental pain, chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, tennis elbow and chronic menstrual cramps. Acupuncture is safe when performed by an expert acupuncture practitioner properly. It has few side effects and can be successfully used in conjunction with other treatments. However it may not be safe to perform acupuncture if a person is on blood thinners or having a bleeding disorder. Make sure that the practitioner uses sterilized single use packed needles, because reused needles can accidentally cause transmission of certain infectious disease. The most common side effect experienced is soreness, bleeding or bruising where the needles are inserted. Rarely a needle can injure an internal organ or might break. But the possibilities of all these cons are very low if the acupuncture treatment is in the hands of a certified professional acupuncture practitioner.
Acupuncture treatment is an extremely old form of healing the body. In this treatment, the body is healed through natural methods. This ancient Chinese technique was founded thousands of years ago and is practiced in many parts of the world till date. Acupuncture is a treatment that has very little side effects. It is not only a physical treatment but also a spiritual way of life. People from all over the world prefer acupuncture treatment to the conventional medical ones. Not much is known about acupuncture side effects. In fact, most practitioners will have you believe that there are no side effects to this condition at all. However, acupuncture treatment can have some adverse effects, if not practiced correctly.
Acupuncture benefits are many. Acupuncture treatment includes the use of long stainless steel needles that pierce into the pressure points of the skin. According to the ancient literature that describes acupuncture, there are more than 2000 pressure points in our body. Each of these pressure points is connected to an internal organ. To treat the internal organs and stimulate circulation, needles are inserted into the pressure points and pressure is applied through these needles. The benefits of acupuncture are realized only when all the needles are inserted in the correct manner. Acupuncture benefits include rectifying the internal balance of the body. If there are any hormonal imbalances in your body, these acupuncture needles can help treat them.
Acupuncture treatment is an alternate treatment and should be used only when other medical treatments have already been tried. People usually turn towards acupuncture when they want to avoid harmful effects of the medications. According to Chinese philosophy, the body has a life force known as chi, flowing throughout. With the help of the acupuncture needles, the flow of chi can be changed and simulated. When the needles are inserted into the skin, the flow of energy can be channeled into the desired pathways. Acupuncture treatment has different effects on different people. If you do not want to undergo surgeries or consume strong drugs, you can turn to acupuncture for treating yourself. However, since the effects of the same treatment can be different for different people, it is best if you get a detailed check up by the therapist before you get down to the treatment.
The side effects of acupuncture can be felt if the treatment is not done in the correct manner. The treatment will only benefit you if it is done in a safe environment and in a safe way. The treatment should be received from a qualified practitioner or it will not really benefit you. It is important to understand that the needles that are inserted in your body are sharp and will cause a slight pinch when they are being inserted. The most common of accupuncture side effects is bleeding from the insertion of needles. Owing to the side effects, acupuncture benefits are highly debated. There is not much that is clearly known about the benefits of this method of treatment. The side effects of acupuncture treatment as well as the benefits of this treatment are different for different people as the treatments are also highly subjective.
Even if you understand what is acupuncture treatment, nothing can prepare you for the side effects that are often possible due to the treatment. If not done properly, internal organs may get injured. The injury to internal organs can cause harm to the immune system and may also cause infections internally. If the needles that are used in the treatment are not sterilized properly, the side effects of acupuncture treatment may be especially harmful. Acupuncture side effects include diarrhea. Among the other acupuncture side effects are dizziness and confusion. If not performed properly, acupuncture side effects can be emotional as well. Other acupuncture side effects are fatigue and general malaise. One of the common acupuncture side effects many people experience is headache. If you experience acupuncture side effects in the form of a deep rash, get in touch with a doctor. It is possible that the rash may have been caused due to internal bleeding. Acupuncture side effects such as nausea as well as acupuncture side effects like swelling may be experienced when the therapist does not perform the treatment properly.
Accupuncture treatment, though very popular, is not completely proven. Acupuncture benefits during pregnancy are highly debatable and most doctors would advise against getting such treatment. Acupuncture benefits for back pain and infertility may be experienced by some. However, since acupuncture is not an exact science, there is no telling how the condition will affect you. Some people claim that they have experienced many acupuncture benefits for weight loss; however, these claims are unsubstantiated. Acupuncture treatment for Crohn's disease is also largely unsubstantiated. Some people undergo acupuncture treatment for allergies, and there is also an acupuncture treatment for back pain. Still all these treatments should only be resorted to when the medical treatments have failed.
More research is awaited on the benefits of acupuncture during pregnancy and benefits of acupuncture for arthritis. There is some ongoing debate about the benefits of acupuncture for cancer. Some work is being done in the field of depression and the benefits of acupuncture for depression. Just like the benefits of acupuncture for back pain, the benefits of acupuncture for any other disorder are also not known. If you are planning to get yourself treated by using acupuncture, it is imperative that you first collect all the information about the condition as well as the treatment you will get with acupuncture. In a lot of cases, the treatment may not have desired effects. Also, seek out an acupuncture therapist who is well known in the region and who is medically qualified. Just like in your regular medical appointments, seeking a second opinion is not a bad idea when you are planning to get yourself treated with acupuncture.
However, if you are getting positive results from your treatment with an acupuncturist, it is recommended that you continue the treatment and see the results. There are people who claim to have been rid of their ailment completely with the help of acupuncture. It is possible that you may get treated as well.
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As expected, Kolten Wong got drafted in the 1st round. Relief pitcher Lenny Linsky was selected in the 2nd round by the Tamp Bay Rays with the 89th overall pick. The 2 were key components for the University of Hawaii baseball team which saw the best 2-year run since the early 90's. The Rainbows won the WAC Tournament title and the bid into the NCAA Regionals last year and were the WAC regular season champions this season.
Wong becomes the first non-pitcher from Hawaii to be selected in the 1st round. The first player to be selected early was ace pitcher Derek Tatsuno in 1979.
Some have felt that Wong may have been over rated and that his draft status would slip, particularly after this season as teams pitched around him. Critics have also cited his size (5' 7") and his defense as detractors to scouts. One critic even noted this comparison, "If you had another second baseman with the same numbers, and he had power and was 6' 1", who would you take?"
Many a coach, scout, major league manager, or analyst have said this - if you can hit, you can make it to the big leagues. Kolten wong has proven that he can hit. He finished this season with a batting average of .378 with most of the WAC teams not giving him anything he could even nibble on. That tells me that he was patient, took the walks, and did not feel pressured to "perform". So if the "if he can hit..." theory stays true, then the efficiency on his transition on the double play would be the least of his worries.


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Here Is a Delightful Photo of a Pizzeria Owner Hugging President Obama
The dude really likes the president.
If we owned a pizzeria, and the most powerful man in the world decided to pop in while on the campaign trail, our first instinct might not be wrapping our arms around the POTUS and lifting him off his feet. But Scott Van Duzer, who owns Big Apple Pizza & Pasta in Fort Pierce, Florida, isn't us. And now we have this fun photo op to enjoy. [via USAT]


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Religious Government Pretends
Starvation Is Not Happening
From: "Angga" (Indonesia)
To: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
Subject: God Free Youth
Date: Saturday, February 03, 2001 12:20 PM
Cliff, I want to hear your opinion!
Do you know my country (Indonesia) have a major economic problem?
Here in Indonesia thousand of people hunger, but thousand of people pretend that's this didn't happen because they think god will help every body who believe him, they just pray and pray to change this country. And governments supports that (you know our president "Wahid" is a very religious man).
Shit, Cliff I can stand it I want to change my own society this is the time to think more philosophy about our existence in this world, I want to change their opinion about God. There is no god, god is just a manifesto from a weak, coward, and dummies people.
Cliff I have an idea to solve it (tell me if you disagree). First, I want to make a forum, here we will discuss about human philosophy, god concept or history why people believe god, etc.
Cliff can you help me?
nb: Sorry my English very bad. Sorry it took a long time to reply your message. Cliff sorry if I make you busy.
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
To: "Pra ... Dir..."
Subject: Re: God Free Youth
Date: Saturday, March 03, 2001 6:41 PM
Here in Indonesia thousand of people hunger, but thousand of people pretend that's this is didn't happen because they think god will help every body who believe him, they just pray and pray to change this country.
This was the same complaint that Gora had when he spoke with Mohandas Gandhi. The Hindu religion caused people to think that starvation was their fate -- their destiny.
During what is called the "Long Interview," Bapu (Gandhi) had asked Gora:
"Now you tell me, why do you want atheism?"
Gora was struck by the personal tone of Bapu's question. It was not an academic question such as, "What is atheism?" or What is the use of atheism?" Gora reflected later that the question was very "Bapu-like," and that he poured out his heart to the Satyagrahi:
"I was in Calcutta last year. I saw the famine-stricken destitutes walking heavily on the pavements. Here and there some of them dropped dead in the streets. They died beside the marts and stalls which exhibited their sweets and fruits for sale. Suppose there was a hungry dog or a bull in the same situation. Would he die of hunger? No. Beat him, scold him, he would persist in his attempts to pounce upon the shop, somehow eat the sweets and fruits and satisfy his hunger. Why did not the destitute do the same? I do not think they were afraid of the policeman. The destitutes were there in hundreds and thousands. No concerted action was required of them. If a fraction of their number had fallen upon the shops, all the policemen in Calcutta put together could not have topped them. Even confinement in a gaol with its poor diet would have been preferable to death due to starvation. Why, then, the destitutes did not feel desperate and loot the shops? Were all the destitutes abject cowards without exception? Or had all of them such a high sense of civic responsibility as to be unwilling to disturb law and order? No. They were all simple, normal folk with no knowledge of civic rights and duties. Had they known their civic rights and duties in the least, there would have been no Bengal famine at all.
"Looking at the other side, were all the shop-keepers so cruel as to allow their fellow-men to die of dire hunger before their own eyes? No. On the other hand they shed tears of pity and contributed liberally and ran the gruel kitchens for the destitutes. They recited hymns of ethics every day.
"If the destitute is not cowardly and if the shopman is not cruel, why did so many people die of hunger? I think the reason is their philosophy of life.
"Both the destitute and the shop-keeper are votaries of the same philosophy of life. Each one said to himself: 'It is my fate, that is his fate; God made me like this, God made him like that.' On account of the commonness of their philosophy, there was no change in their relationship, though some ate their fill and many starved to death. The destitute's faith in that philosophy made his behaviour different from the animals.
"What I have said with regard to the Bengal famine applies also to the relationship between the untouchables and the caste Hindus, between the dark-skinned and the white-skinned. The same philosophy rules all these relationships.
"What is the result of following that philosophy of life? Man has become worse than the animal. Instead of living well, he is dying ill. His strength to resist evil is very much weakened. The pleasures of the few are built upon the bones of the many. This is really the unhappy fact in spite of our moral professions and pious wishes for the happiness of all humanity. This philosophy of life based upon belief in God and fate -- this theistic philosophy -- I hold responsible for defeating our efforts at ethical life and idealism. It cannot securely preserve the balance of unequal social relations any longer, because the pains of the flesh have begun to revolt against that philosophy. Hate and war are already replacing love and peace.
"I want ethics to rule and idealism to grow. That can be achieved only when belief in god and fate is done away with and consequently the theistic philosophy of life is changed. In positive terms, I want atheism, so that man shall cease to depend on god and stand firmly on his own legs. In such a man a healthy social outlook will grow, because atheism finds no justification for the economic and social inequalities between man and man. The inequalities have been kept so far by the acquiescence of the mass of theists rather than by any force of arms. When the belief in god goes and when man begins to stand on his own legs, all humanity becomes one and equal, because not only do men resemble much more than they differ but fellow-feeling smoothens the differences.
"I cannot remove god, if god were the truth. But it is not so. God is a falsehood conceived by man. Like many falsehoods, it was, in the past, useful to some extent. But like all falsehoods, it polluted life in the long run. So belief in god can go and it must go now in order to wash off corruption and to increase morality in mankind.
"I want atheism to make man self-confident and to establish social and economic equalities non-violently. Tell me, Bapu, where am I wrong?"
Bapuji patiently listened to Gora's long explanation. Then he sat up in the bed and slowly said:
"Yes, I see an ideal in your talk. I can neither say that my theism is right nor your atheism is wrong. We are seekers after truth. We change whenever we find ourselves in the wrong. I changed like that many times in my life. I see you are a worker. You are not a fanatic. You will change whenever you find yourself in the wrong. There is no harm as long as you are not fanatical. Whether you are in the right or I am in the right, results will prove. Then I may go your way or you may come my way; or both of us may go a third way. So go ahead with your work. I will help you, though your method is against mine."
Overwhelmed by Bapu's magnanimity, Gora requested:
"You are encouraging me, Bapu. I want to be warned of the possible pitfalls in my way, so that I may benefit by your wisdom and experience and minimize my mistakes."
Bapuji replied,
"It is not a mistake to commit a mistake, for no one commits a mistake knowing it to be one. But it is a mistake not to correct the mistake after knowing it to be one. If you are afraid of committing a mistake, you are afraid of doing anything at all. You will correct your mistakes whenever you find them."
Unfortunately, Gandhi, like Dr. Martin Luther King, used the faith of the people as his vehicle to communicate his ideas to them. Because Gora was a friend of Gandhi and also a friend of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, Gora was able to get the resources to create a large network of charities (the first order of business, seeing to it that the people can eat). These charities also worked toward rehabilitation (the second order, seeing to it that the now-fed people can learn to tend to their own affairs). Along side if that, Gora's charities also sponsored programs to show the people the frauds involved in religion, and to help people overcome the social barriers which are based only on religious taboos (the ideological angle: since Gora saw religion as being the main barrier to human progress, he naturally taught the dangers of religion; other ideologies, such as Christianity, for example, see the lack of religion or the wrong religion as the main barrier, so they naturally teach Christianity; I see ideological fundamentalism -- religious, atheistic, and nationalistic -- to be the main barrier to progress, but I do not yet know how to attack fundamentalism without attacking religion and nationalism and some forms of atheism).
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Five years of service to
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Code: With qdf 'create columndefinitions table .sql = "CREATE TABLE " & strTableName & "_ColumnDefinitions (tname text(30) not null, fldpos number not null, ctlpage number null, ctlpos number not null, ctlname text(30) not null, ctldesc text(255), fldtype text(50) null, ctlshow text(5) not null, ctllookup text(50) null, ctltype number null, fldsize number null, ctlcaption text(255) null, accept bit)" .ReturnsRecords = False .Execute End WithThe table is created but the value of the accept for each and every record is -1. Later I attempt to update the value to 1 or 0 and it doesn't update until I go into the Design view and set the Format property on the column. I cannot do that as I need to be able to do the creation and updating via code only. I am not doing this manually ever.
Code: db.Execute "CREATE TABLE tblSessions (SessionID Counter CONSTRAINT MyFieldConstraint PRIMARY KEY, YearID long, CampusID long, StartDate date, EndDate date, CreatedBy long, DateCreated date, ModifiedBy long, DateModified date);"The problem is that because of the way this database works, I have many different field users working off independent copies and syncing with a backend. The normal incrementing primary key created lots of issues for me, so I switched it to Random and have been good to go since. I know there is still some room for duplication, and if there is a better solution to avoid dup keys in independent copies I would be happy to hear it.
Code: StrTablename = "Autopay Accounts" Currentdb.Execute "CREATE TABLE " & StrTablename & " (RecordStatus varchar(2))"Anyone have an idea? I think it's a problem with quote's somewhere.
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Records have a way of bringing out interesting sports debates. Exhibit A? UConn women's basketball.
Tuesday night, the UConn women's basketball will look to defeat Florida State to win its 89th consecutive victory thus making it he winningest college basketball program in NCAA history. Some critics have challenged the validity of the Huskies record citing that their level of competition has been weaker and the women's game is a "different" game than the men's.
Weak competition? Doesn't this debate remind you of Boise State football?
For an entire decade Boise State football has been building a powerhouse steam with two undefeated seasons in 2006, 2009 and barring a missed field goal, would likely have gone undefeated this season as well. Their worst season came in 2001 with an 8-4 record. Boise State stirred heated debates across the country as to whether or not its program was BCS National Championship game worthy. Three little words - Western Athletic Conference.
Like Boise State football, UConn women's basketball has to to challenge the notion of playing "weaker competition."
But that's where the comparison stops.
Consider for a moment that Geno Auriemma built a powerhouse women's basketball program during an era when Pat Summit's Tennessee women's basketball team was still at the top of the food chain. Also consider that programs like Maryland, Rutgers were chipping at UConn's heels just a few states away.
Programs like Stanford, Baylor and Texas A&M have also continued to build their public profiles. Perhaps, the depth of competition on the women's side of the game doesn't match the men's in terms of numbers. But I wouldn't go so far as to say there's no parity in the women's game.
Maybe, just maybe, the dominance of the UConn women's basketball team says more about the greatness of the team rather than the weakness of its opponent. Just something to consider.


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Tigers on a gold leash.
On the day that Alice Munro was given the Nobel Prize, the sixteen-year-old New Zealand pop sensation Ella Yelich O'Connor – aka Lorde – performed live in the Q studios on CBC Radio.
I'm thrilled for Alice Munro, obviously. But honestly, I was more compelled by the Lorde interview.
Listen to it here. Her voice doesn't sound like a pop star's, does it? She's soft-spoken, thoughtful, mysterious, curious. She is beautifully – and quietly – sure of herself.
Her voice gave me serious pause. This is the rare, confident voice of a teenager who makes art the way she wants, because she doesn't care what anyone thinks. She's not defensive, she's not self-effacing, and she's not aggressive.
(For Francesca Lia Block fans – I know you're out there – isn't Lorde like a Kiwi Witch Baby?)
This girl was trying to write short fiction like Raymond Carver when she was twelve years old!
About nine minutes into the interview, Jian Ghomeshi asks her when she knew that her song, "Royals," was a big deal. Here's how she responds:
"Well, I thought it was cool. I think if you have enough faith in something, then other people's faith just kind of… I don't know. I have a pretty good gut, and when I like something, it tends to be okay."
She laughs, and peppers this profound comment with a few "I don't knows," which makes her actually sound like a 16-year-old. Which is weirdly reassuring.
A little later she says:
"If I think that something is cool and no one else does, I'm still going to think it's cool. So I'm not really stressed out about, you know, what other people think about the music that I make."
Read that sentence again, but picture Alice Munro saying it about the stories that she writes.
Now read it again, and picture yourself saying it about what you're working on right now.
If it helps, picture yourself at sixteen years of age:
You're wearing that army-green coat with the hood that's too big for you. You're sitting in the park, alone on a swing, digging your sneakers in the sand. You were listening to your Walkman as you walked here but the batteries died so now it's just quiet. The sun is setting over the houses and the trees and you don't have to be anything for anyone right now.
Now ask yourself: what do you think is cool?
Great news: that quiet teenager is still you. You are still just as unique, cool and brave as she is. But the awesome thing is that you're so much older now. So. What do you feel like writing?
What if you used your talent, practice and experience but wrote with the energy of that sixteen-year-old?
What if you wrote with honesty, curiosity and excitement?
What if you wrote like a teenager who doesn't care what other people think?
PS: I know the Little Bird Contest isn't until next summer, but think about it: what if you started a brand new story right now? You could finish it and revise it and polish it by next June! Go here to find out more. If you aren't a lifetime subscriber already, consider becoming one: you can download our full library of winning short stories selected by Alix Ohlin, Zsuzsi Gartner, Matthew Trafford and Jessica Westhead. And you'll get an exciting new volume every year.
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YES. Thank you for pumping up my inner 16 year old. :) & for introducing me to a fantastic female vocalist that my five year old (going on 15 ) will adore as much as I do. Your words ring so true. I went through a bit of a slump after getting some recent agent rejections on my manuscript, but basically, it's exactly what you say that helps lift me out of it. I like it. So there, right? :) big love & many thanks for your offerings. xo
Dear Sarah,
I love your work. Your emails, your prompts, your website, your ideas. I'm Toronto -born, living and working in Newmarket, and just recently returned to the written word. I am unabashedly a fan of young adult fiction and was tickled pink to read your blog today linking Alice Munro and Lorde. I just saw a fabulous burlesque show at Revival on Sunday and one of the songs they used was Royals. I have fond memories of reading Alice Munro in high school and am thrilled for her. I teach grade 6-7 and am doing Nanowrimo with them in November.
Thank you for addressing my inner spirit of youth and vitality, wonder and mystery. I am no longer ashamed of failing to grow up.
How cool is she?! I love young people who are wise and self-assured. It's a great reminder to value our personal taste and create things we like, regardless of what other people think.
Think I need to bookmark this post to come back again and again! Thanks, Sarah!
how'd you know this is just what i needed to read? as always, thank you sarah.
Well I'm not so sure I've been writing like a teenager who doesn't care what other people think but I know, for sure, that last night I behaved like a teenager who doesn't care what other people think!
After a maniacal drive across town I burst into the Vancouver Public Library 46-minutes late and found a room filled with with the excited energy of a community of readers and writers. I excitedly (and hopefully) said to the greeter 'they haven't started yet?" … she said "Ummm. No. Its over". I missed every single reading but still left with a teenager-ish smile and a book signed by the famous Sarah Selecky. So nice to briefly meet you in-person and congratulations on your newest piece of work!
Lovely post. Thank you.
great post, as always. But. But. Summer? I thought the Little Bird Contest is in March. I don't want to wait all the way until summer! :)
Oh, OK, you sold me! (as always!). More time for crafting that submission is all I will say now. :)
I didn't know who Lorde was except that I remembered her name from this post… fast-forward to yesterday and I'm watching a video online "Sad Clown with the Golden Voice" and I'm BLOWN AWAY. First, his voice is amazing, and second, the song's terrific.
My wife walks up behind me and goes, "That's 'Royals' don't you know that? They play it on the radio constantly!"
Did not know that.
We then found Lorde's video on YouTube and compared the two: quite different! If you're interested in hearing the "Sad Clown with the Golden Voice" cover "Royals" by all means click here (4th video down):
Awesome,i like that it encourages me to be me in world where everything is becoming so standardized. Simplicity is best.thanks.
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Steiner, F; Zumsteg, A; Vogt, B; Ackermann, M; Schwyzer, M (2010). Bovine herpesvirus 5 BICP0 complements the bovine herpesvirus 1 homolog. Veterinary Microbiology, 143(1):37-44.
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Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) and BoHV-5 are closely related (82% amino acid identity) but differ strongly in neuropathogenesis. The immediate-early gene for BICP0 is less conserved (70% amino acid identity) and may contribute to a dissimilar phenotype. A peculiar difference is a guanosine hexamer in the BICP0-1 gene which aligns with only five guanosines in the BICP0-5 gene and therefore results in a frameshift in the latter open reading frame. Thus, the C-terminal amino acid sequence (residues 643–676 of BICP0-1 vs. 655–720 of BICP0-5) is completely different. We introduced the BICP0-5 frameshift into the BoHV-1 genome cloned as a bacterial artificial chromosome (BoHV-1 BAC) using the Red recombination system with galK selection and counterselection. Transfection of MDBK cells with the resulting BAC produced recombinant virus that replicated like wild type BoHV-1 in vitro. Attempts to exchange the entire BICP0-1 gene by the BoHV-5 homolog using the same approach failed repeatedly. Therefore, we cotransfected purified BICP0/galK+-BoHV-1 BAC DNA with a recombination plasmid coding for BICP0-5 with or without a HA tag into MDBK cells. BoHV-1 recombinants expressing the respective
proteins were characterized. In vitro, all recombinants grew to similar titers as the parental viruses, which demonstrates that BICP0-5 compensates for the growth defect of BICP0/galK+-BoHV-1 and functionally complements BICP0-1 of BoHV-1. We conclude that BICP0 may be suitable to positively select BoHV-1 recombinants with deletions or
insertions of additional genes of interest.
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|16 June 2010
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