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The more the details of the tragic misdaventures in Benghazi continue to trickle out, the more I keep asking myself, "Who's making the political decisions here?" Does no one remember Watergate, where a third rate botched burglary and its ensuing cover-up brought down an American President? If you recall, the Nixon Administration "ran out the clock" on all things Watergate and won re-election by a landslide. Yet, the cover-up proceeded to bite Nixon and "friends" in the hind quarters until it unravelled his entire Presidency.
Did they all miss that class in U. S. History?
I'm no political genius, but if I was advising President Obama, here's what I would have done.
First, when the first request for additional security from Ambassador Stevens came in, I would have fulfilled it. Quietly. No need to tip your hand, but the fact is, if you beef up security at the compound, you never HAVE a problem. Terrorists (and demonstrators) understand one thing: superior force. If you have it, you probably don't ever have to use it. Problem solved.
Second, if I have a whiff of real time info that says my compound is under attack, instead of trying to figure out what it is, and on whom to blame it, I am calling every available force in the area to determine what I can do about it. Bear in mind, to make these decisions, I HAVE to get the President involved. Since we now know that this attack lasted over 7 hours, it is entirely possible that even if I used forces from Italy, I can have "boots on the ground" in an hour or so. This would have been plenty of time to rescue most of the group under attack.
If this move is successful, I have a foreign policy "coup" that amounts to a September Surprise. We came, we saw, we kicked a** and took names. Message delivered to the terrorists, and, as a bonus, Obama is a hero and probably wins re-election in a semi landslide. Problem solved.
Even in the unlikely event that the mission fails, we have beautiful political cover. Obama comes out with big, sad eyes and says, "We did our best to save our people," and, in all likelihood, the American people give him a pass and he still wins reelection. Worst case scenario, I've done no harm to the campaign and there is no "detail to be released later" that can come back and haunt me later. Again, problem solved.
What I am NOT doing is sending my Secretary of State out to Dover to blame the deaths of four Americans on some stupid video, when I already have information that this was clearly terrorism. What I am NOT doing is sending the President out there with the same message. What I am NOT doing is letting "Spiro" Joe Biden anywhere near any of the parents of the victims.
What I am NOT doing is sending my U. N. Ambassador around to five Sunday shows on the weekend following the attack, telling everyone who will listen that this whole thing was a spontaneous demonstration, when my own intel has told me this was a planned terrroist attack mere HOURS after its occurence
What happened, however, is almost the polar opposite of everything I have delneated above.
After two previous terrorist attacks on the compound in Benghazi, Ambassador Stevens requested additional security. Because some State Department "lifer" wanted to recruit Libyans to carry out this mission, request denied. No additional security provided. Problem NOT solved.
When the September attacks began, and an overhead drone is providing a look into what's happening in real time, in addition to the humint (human intelligence) on the ground, the administration continues to deny all attempts to help those under attack in the compound, telling CIA operatives to "stand down" rather than come to the aid of the Ambassador. Problem NOT solved.
When the inevitable tragic outcome occurs, the administration spends the next 14 days trying to sell the idea that it's all the fault of the video through Secretary Clinton,and press secretary Jay Carney, even though, at the end of that period, Secretary Clinton call "Bulls**t" on the idea, admitting that State had a live stream of what was going on. Clinton even tries to fall on her sword, citing the Harry Truman line, "The buck stops here." Problem exacerbated by mixed messaging, and definitely NOT solved.
In the second debate with Mitt Romney, the President and his co-conspirator Candy Crowley float the idea that the President actually called the attack terrorism on September 12, even though his administration spent the next 10-14 days saying otherwise AND the context of his September 12 statement is universally challenged, as referring to previous terror attacks. Credibility sinks to an all time low. Problem NOT solved.
When it is learned that the Situation room had real-time intel that the attack was terrorism and there was a denial of use of additional force, the administration went into shutdown mode, Obama stating, "This election is not about that." Sorry, Mr. President, but it IS about that. People died. Problem NOT solved.
When asked on "The Daily Show" about the deaths in Libya, President Obama calls the deaths of four Americans "not optimal." More Americans are outraged, and the perception is that the President is arrogant. Problem is still NOT solved.
In short, the administration has been politically tone deaf at almost every turn. When presented with an opportunity to enhance the President's foreign pollicy resume weeks before the foreign policy debate, they could not have done much more to prove themselves either inept or dishonest. They have single handedly revived the question, "What did the President know and when did he know it?"
Perhaps the best indication of how serious this problem has become is that Bob Woodward, the journalist who, along with partner Carl Bernstein, sank the good ship Nixon, is asking this same question and dumping on the Obama administration for its non-answers.
With just over a week to go before the election, problem NOT solved.
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This was supposed to have been the "October Surprise", but the wheels came off.
A deal was cut. The President of the United States (through clandestine channels)
cut a deal with the idiot who actually commanded the assault on the U.S. Consulate
in Benghazi. In simple terms, the idiot was supposed to have assualted the Con-
sulate and was supposed to have kidnapped Ambassador Stevens. No harm was to
come to the ambassador; he was only to be held in a secure and undisclosed location
until the Great White (half black) Knight came riding to the rescue (in October). The
Big Zero was going to show the world (particularly the American voters) how it was done.
The idiot would demand the exchange Ambassador Stevens for the Blind Shiek (sp), and,
through secret negotiations, the Big Zero would agree. As a result, the chief idiot would
come out looking like a hero to the other idiots, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt would be
beside themselves with adoration for the Big Zero, the ambassador would have been released
unharmed, U.S. news media (lol) would have been sung the praises of the One ___ and, of
course, the One would have been reelected.
The plotters forgot about honor. They forgot that there were honorable men in that part of
Libya who would hear the gunfire, would defy orders, and would move to rescue their fellow
Americans. They, those heros, resisted when there was not supposed to be any resistance.
They (one of them) painted a mortar emplacement for targeting, expecting assistance from
above (an assistance which, by order, was not to be forthcoming).
And what? All of this was not a part of the game. The chief idiot had not agreed to there being
actually resistance; consequently, he read that he had been double-crossed by the merry band
of the One ____ and the ambassador was not kidnapped. He was beaten, brutalized, sexually
assualted, and murdered.
Because the chief idiot thought that the Big Zero had welched on the deal they had agreed upon.
All because there are still honorable men (and women) who call (rightfully so) themselves Ameri-
cans. Honor: A characteristic that the planners of the Great October Surprise did not take into
consideration ____ because that characteristic is foreign to their nature.
God bless our fallen heros!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Semper Fi!
Jo Gonzalez hits it on the head, except in "Who's On First" if you listen closely it can be followed. With this modern Absent and Cuss teller, it goes in loops, not circles.
After reading this article, you can't help but come to the conclusion that Obama is a moron. What politician with any common sense would do what he did about the attack in Lybia? After all these lies, how could anyone place their trust in him?
Romney is using his campaign bus for relief efforts on the east coast. Obama went on TV and told citizens who have power outages to REPORT IT ON LINE TO. . .Give me a break. . .LOL Obama is short on gray matter.
Now it appears the Main Stream Media has a new story, the" Storm", and they can conviently avoid embarrassing little things like four dead Americans, who were deserted, and left to die, at the hands of these Middle Eastern Savages.
"Whose on First?" Never in my Lifetime, have I witnessed such complete dishonesty, such a complete blundering cover-up, I mean these Guys are so dumb, they can't even keep their Ducks in a Row. Listening to all the changing stories, "Reports" etc. This Administration is not only Lying to the American Public, but they are exposing the fact of their INCOMPETENCE. It is time to clean house Folks, donate, call, walk precincts, do whatever it takes and you can do, but let's make sure we rid Our Land of this TRASH, ASAP!!!!!
Obama is not in charge - he can't even control himself.
Great post. I feel playing the 'who knew what when' is a rat hole argument. End result is: total failure to protect the people we put in harms way. The fact all US installation were not on high alert tells me leadership at the top is inept and incompetent. They say they are ultimately responsible? Then they should resign from public office.
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Little House on the Prairie alum , Melissa Gilbert, will be signing copies of her children's book "Daisy and Josephine" at the Barnes & Noble on East 86th Street in New York today.
The book tells the story of a shy little girl who befriends a spunky dog, and through their friendship, Daisy opens up and breaks out of her shell. Gilbert says that she wrote "Daisy and Josephine" to "inspire children to be brave, to sing, and to always shine brightly!"
Melissa Gilbert starred as Laura Ingalls on the hit television show Little House on the Prairie. She has starred in numerous movies and recently served as president of the Screen Actors Guild for two terms. Like Daisy, Melissa was very close to her father as a child. In her memoir, Prairie Tale, she recalls, "My earliest memory is of myself, at two and a half or so, watching my father doing his standup act. I was doing his act along with him. I adored my father." She resides in Michigan with her family and French bulldog, Josephine.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce found that IP-intensive industries create 27.1 million jobs and indirectly support another 12.9 million jobs, nearly 30 percent of all U.S. jobs. There is no question that innovation is what drives our economy. The development of new technologies creates jobs here at home and cements our position in the world as a leader in the creation of intellectual property. But innovation may slow if we cannot protect the intellectual rights of creators and entrepreneurs. We must do all we can to promote American innovation through intellectual property protections.
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As a member of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, I work to protect intellectual property such as patents and copyright, which contributes greatly to our state and local economy. We rely greatly on the development, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property since the production of content like movies, music, books, and software is critical to growing California's job market and overall economy.
The subcommittee has jurisdiction over patents, copyrights, trademark, information technology and U.S. Courts. The subject matters are so broad that I deal with issues ranging from copyright protection for film and music, consumer privacy on the Internet, and patents for technological devices. The issues that I handle day in and day out have major implications for our country and I am privileged to be your representative on this subcommittee.
American innovation hinges on creativity -- it allows our kids to dream big and our artists to create works that inspire us all. The jobs that result are thanks entirely to our willingness to foster creative talent, and an environment where it can thrive.To ensure that creative works are a part of the legislative debate in Congress, I, along with Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC), the Chairman of the IP Subcommittee, launched the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus in 2013. This bipartisan caucus includes 54 members spanning both ends of the political spectrum.
We started this caucus because we see a need to advocate for the rights of individual creators. The caucus will strive to educate Members of Congress and the general public about the importance of preserving and protecting the rights of the creative community in our country. American creators of motion pictures, music, software, books, visual arts and others rely on Congress to protect their creative rights, human rights, First Amendment rights, and property rights. I pledge to drive home the critical message that creative rights matter.
In 2014, the Creative Rights Caucus hosted the first-ever "Beyond The Red Carpet: Movie & TV Magic Day" on Capitol Hill. Over 400 attendees, including Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray, stars of the TNT/Warner Horizon Television series "Dallas", SAG-AFTRA actor RJ Mitte from AMC's "Breaking Bad", and 30 Members of Congress participated in the event. A speaking program and thirteen exhibit booths offered a behind-the-scenes look at our American film and television industry.
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I believe that Congress needs to ensure that our patent system continues to promote innovation and job creation – not abusive litigation practices. This is why I voted for H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, which would protect our nation's patent system while improving incentives for future innovation.
Abusive patent litigation cost the US economy an estimated $29 billion in 2011 alone. I authored a letter along with Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) that urged the Federal Trade Commission to take a more proactive approach in protecting businesses, consumers and other downstream users of technology who have been sued by entities that seek to abuse our nation's patent and court system.
In addition, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and I introduced the Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act, which helps businesses defend themselves from abusive entities by giving them a faster, cheaper alternative to litigation. The STOP Act allows businesses who have been targeted by a low quality business method patent to challenge the validity of that patent that the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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I have consistently pushed for robust funding for state and local law enforcement departments so they can prevent, investigate, and prosecute intellectual property crimes. Without a doubt, the innovation of new technologies promotes economic growth by creating thousands of American jobs. However, many of these jobs are at risk due to intellectual property theft. California's economic recovery has been slower partly because Los Angeles County lost $5.2 billion in economic activity stemming from intellectual property theft in just one year alone. Not only must we create legislation to help individuals gain intellectual property rights, but we must also ensure that our laws are strong enough to protect these rights.
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At a time of record unemployment, and with three-quarters of our economic growth tied to American innovation and intellectual property, the need to overhaul our outdated patent system had never been greater. The world around us had modernized their patent systems to reflect the competitive nature of the global economy, while we in the U.S. were using a patent system that had not been updated in 60 years. That's why I proudly voted in favor of the America Invents Act, a law that modernizes our outdated patent system and enables American business to stay here, develop here, and create more products here.
This important law also included an amendment I authored that makes the complicated process of getting a patent a little easier for independent inventors. Now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will work with intellectual property law associations across the country to establish pro bono programs to help independent inventors file patent applications under the modernized system. These innovators play a special role in our economy and it is imperative that we in Congress do everything possible to support their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The Bachelor Spoilers 2013 last night disputed how Sean Lowe's winner is picked this season. For weeks fans have been wondering who wins The Bachelor 2013, who does Sean Lowe end up with, and does Sean pick Catherine, and are Sean and Catherine still together? Catherine Giudice is The Bachelor 2013 winner, RealitySteve.com told news last fall. But last night, Steve revealed more twists as the "Sean Tells All" special began to air.
On a special Tuesday night telecast, producers decided to air a "Sean Tells All" segment, taped on set, in a studio, not in Thailand. Fans of The Bachelor spoilers 2013 already know that next week's episode heads to Thailand. And savvy fans know that the Thailand episode was taped months ago, while the Sean Lowe Tells All episode was taped just days ago. Lowe purportedly shared Instagram / Twitter images of the taping with fans at the time.
But on Tuesday night, "reality" television with Sean Lowe took a new low. It left even RealitySteve surprised. "Are they [the Bachelor] seriously trying to play this off like [tonight's episode …] was taped right before he [Sean Lowe] left for Thailand, and not two weeks ago when it [tonight's episode] actually was [taped]?" One fan tweeted "it looks like they are, hilarious."
Steve actually had to explain to viewers the confusion that was erupting. "Just to bee clear so it's not asked 1000 times. This episode tonight was not filmed right before Thailand. It was filmed a couple weeks ago."
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Ironically when the telecast was announced by programming weeks ago, Steve didn't expect much of it, since it was filmed recently. "I really don't think there's going to be anything earth shattering that Sean says tonight on this show. It was taped a couple weeks ago, and he's just gonna talk about some of the girls he eliminated and break down the final three girls and his feelings." Apparently, that was not the case. In fact at the time last night's episode was taped, Sean Lowe has picked a winner, and is engaged.
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Since we have the law of karma then there should be no need for laws or prisons? The law of karma will issue out punishment automatically. So if you murder someone there will be equal consequences regardless. Is this correct?
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Even in a world where the law of karma is real and in effect, one needs laws and punishment for a few reasons.
Karma doesn't "issue", and its effects are not "punishment"; in Buddhist view it's a blind process of cause and effect and the effects of karma are not to be known or speculated about. This is one of the four imponderables:
It's not known when the effect of karma comes to fruition, in what way, or if they come to fruition at all. If karma comes to fruition, one doesn't necessary realize: "This is because of my bad karma, I should change my ways."
Therefore, the concept of karma doesn't:
Which, in an ideal justice system, laws and prisons do.
First of all we have to keep in mind that the karma is a activity which is based on reason and result theory (Pratītyasamutpāda). in karma reason is the cetanā( intention of the doing). Result of the doing which has done with cetanā(intention) depends on the nature of cetanā. if someone did something with good intention he will have good results and if someone did something with bad intention he will have bad results. But anyone except the Load Buddha cannot say the time taken to give the result. But all karma can be categorized into 4 types according to the time they will give the result,
Now let's consider them one by one.
1. Ditta dhamma wedaniya karma
Ditta dhamma wedaniya karma means the results will definitely be given in the same "Bhawaya"(Bhawaya refers to the time period from birth to die in one life). This is the situation where if someone can apply the karma as a low. But without the capability of determine the time of result-back it is useless to apply as a low.
2. Upapajja wedhaniya karma
Karma that will give the result definitely in next life. in other words, immediate next Bhawaya.
3. Aparapariya wedaniya karma
Karma that will give the result in between the third Bhawaya and before Nirvana call as Aparapariya wedaniya karma.
4. Ahosi Karma
Karma That will cancel due to the inability of giving the result is called as Ahosi karma.
So now anyone can decide the practical issue of using karma as a Low.
Prisons (and the laws that put people in them) serve two purposes:
Especially in the second case, we can see incarceration of dangerous people as an act of compassion towards potential future victims, to protect them from harm.
In an ideal world, society would be structured in such a way that individuals would be able to act according to their impulses, without the danger of causing harm to others. (Imagine if everyone had a 100% efficient robot bodyguard.) But until we reach such a state, laws act as a way to guide our behaviour and protect people from real danger.
Consider other laws pertaining to food safety (hygiene) and safety in the workplace. These prevent potential accidents which would harm not only the victims but also the people who created the danger (saving them from feelings of guilt and loss of karma). So these laws can be seen as compassionate towards both parties!
"Since we have the law of karma then there should be no need for laws or prisons? The law of karma will issue out punishment automatically. So if you murder someone there will be equal consequences regardless. Is this correct?"
I essentially agree with your conclusion. The ones inflicting any sort of suffering will be "punished" by karma. This includes all who think they are inflicting "justice", another sort of suffering. No "justice" will take the place of one's karma. (This is how I understand the issue. Logic must fail eventually when speculating on these physical issues.) I also agree that, since we have, by Buddhist definitions, lived for countless lives, any attempt to enumerate or figure out anyone's karma will be unsuccessful. The cravings for all of these actions seems to be the driver so it is only through mindfulness, it seems, (and meditation) where one can change the basis for future events.
It is quite easy to have compassion for a victim (whose karma has caused his suffering). It is quite difficult to have compassion for those who are harming the victim (due to karma's result) also and those who think they must inflict justice (also due to karma's result). IF the idea of karma is true, then All suffering is from the result of previous actions.
However, as another answer notes, logic is only good up to a point. Beyond that point, only meditation can show one the truth of life (or their truth, perhaps). Speculation (even when using logic) is a product of the physical side of life and will, by definition, always fall short of the ultimate truth. So, all "answers" only "point" to the ultimate answer, which you (all of us) must find within you. (My "answer" so far, anyway.)
Good luck.
Because other laws serve their purpose and karma law is law of nature. So, to acquire our goals we establish our laws. With established laws we don't try to replace law of karma.
Degree of consequences is not established by the law of karma, only wholesomeness of them. Check this fine sutta AN 3.99.


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April 30, 2008
Jamie Tyroler
When I flew to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 13, to participate in the National Center for Transgender Equality?s annual lobbying day, it was the first time I had participated in a lobbying effort ? well, at least in person. I have frequently contacted various officials via e-mail. This was also my first time in Washington, which alone was a great experience.
Monday was spent learning about the issues and about lobbying. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and the importance of making it inclusive, the REAL ID Act, and hate crimes legislation were some of the issues that were discussed. The REAL ID Act is a post-9/11 unfunded federal mandate that already has several states? legislatures voting not to participate. One reason that many transgender people are against this is that it ties various identity documents together: state ID, birth certificate and Social Security records. A problem that some people have is that the requirements to change information vary from state to state and document to document. States? requirements will still apply, and the fact that they vary could jeopardize people?s federal ID.
The National Center Transgender Equality held an event that evening to honor several members of the House of Representatives for refusing to vote for the non-inclusive version of ENDA. U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D., N.Y.) and Rush Holt (D., N.J.) were among the honorees, and they were both present at the event. Also honored were Nydia Velasquez (D., N.Y.), Michael Michaud (D-Maine), Anthony Weiner (D., N.Y.), Edolphus Towns (D., N.Y.), and Yvette Clarke (D., N.Y.).
Tuesday was our day to visit with members of Congress or their staff after a rally in Taft Park. One of the problems that I occasionally have with my health issues is that I do not wake up when I would like (for those trying to read between the lines, I overslept and missed the rally and my morning appointment with a staff member of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D., Mo.). Also, the alarm clock in my hotel room seemed to lose about an hour every 12 hours ? keep that in mind if you ever stay at the Howard Johnson Express on New York Avenue.)
I did manage to make my 11:30 a.m. meeting with Peg Gustafson of Sen. Claire McCaskill?s office. I was joined by a former resident of Kansas City and another transgender woman from Washington. I managed to reschedule my appointment with Cleaver?s office on Thursday, meeting with his new legislative assistant/counsel Jennifer Shapiro. I?m glad that I had planned on staying several extra days, which made this meeting possible.
But you don?t have to go to Washington to speak with your elected representatives or their staff. Most, if not all, of them have local offices. And Cleaver, for one, often has events in the area at a coffee shop.
E-mail is another method of being an activist. Organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Amnesty International USA, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force have e-mail campaigns that usually require very little effort to contact elected officials and other government officials. Amnesty International, for example, has specific campaigns addressing LGBT issues. There are many nations where people can be, and are, arrested for being anything other than heterosexual.
LGBT issues may once again be used as wedge issues during this campaign. The Kansas City Star, for example, recently listed former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes? potential weakness as appearing on the cover of Camp. She is competing for the Sixth District in Missouri against incumbent Republican Sam Graves. In the next Congress, ENDA will come up again for a vote ? hopefully without the worry of a presidential veto.
I know everyone doesn?t have a great state senator or state House member like I am fortunate enough to have (Sen. Jolie Justus and Rep. Beth Low), but regardless of who your elected officials are, you should contact them. In many parts of the greater Kansas City area, it is still possible to be fired from a job or denied housing because of one?s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Members of the House of Representatives run for election every two years. In Kansas, the current House members for the area are Democrats Nancy Boyda and Dennis Moore. In Missouri, in addition to Cleaver, the representatives are Democrat Ike Skelton and Republican Sam Graves. The United States senators from Kansas are two Republicans ? former presidential candidate Sam Brownback, who does not believe in evolution, and Pat Roberts. The U.S. senators from Missouri are Republican Christopher ?Kit? Bond and Democrat Claire McCaskill.
Because this is an election year, some candidates for office will probably show up at area Pride events. This year?s election can change the face of history (or herstory). Some candidates are discussing issues important to our community, such as universal health care, legal recognition of civil unions (with all the legal benefits of marriage, just not the word ?marriage?) and others.
If you want to improve things for you and your loved ones, please be involved in the electoral process. It?s very important to all of us.
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After Bruce escaped from the prison, how did he manage to get into Gotham? He had no access to his Batman-utilities.
You don't actually know that. I, for one, believe he had some.
Remember in "The Dark Knight", when he's in a restaurant, talking to Harvey, Rachel, and Natascha (a prima ballerina for the Moscow Ballet)?
This means that the Wayne Manor is outside of the city. Now, he obviously couldn't come in as the Batman, since he needed to pull up a little performance to get to heavily guarded Lucius Fox, but not using the suit does not mean he couldn't use his gadgets.
How exactly did he get in, I'm afraid will have to remain unanswered. The Tumbler would probably be a bit to much. The Batpod is more realistic option, but still hard to sneak by. We could assume that he has a secret tunnel, but I think that too is a bit too much of a stretch, given that no hint of such a tunnel was ever given, and there were few situations when it might come in handy.
Personally, I'd go by "sneaking on foot". After all, he is a ninja, and has mastered their art of invisibility. He might have used the same grappling hook as he did in Hong Kong in "The Dark Knight", or he could've just climb under the one bridge that was not collapsed.
I also think that not too much though should be spent on this. Ultimately, he is Bruce Wayne, and these seemingly impossible things come easily to him. For example, finding Selina Kyle and saving her from Bane and his thugs on the roof of Daggett's mansion, or finding Rachel at just the right moment in the "Batman Begins" (the subway scene),... Plenty of perfect timings with very thin explanations (or none at all). Not to mention fixing his broken back.
After all, these movies are comic adaptations, and as such they do keep a healthy dose of non-realism and cartoon physics. This way they remain lighthearted fun, not burdening us with the technical details for the sake of unnecessary realism.


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Victoria's bronze supporters (only one of whom is visible in this photograph) on the plinth represent the city's chief industries at the turn of the century, shipbuilding and weaving. This statue in front of City Hall was unveiled by King Edward VII upon his first royal visit to Belfast on 27 July 1903, and "according to a barely credible account in the Belfast News Letter, he looked back over his shoulder at his Mamma as the carriage was receding after the ceremony, and exclaimed 'Couldn't be better!'" (cited in Brett, p. 55).


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I would have to say that I prefer red or yellow stance, switching between them as the situation demands: If I want speed, then I'll use yellow, if I'm not so worried about speed, I'll go for the higher damage of red.
Generally, when facing blue stance users, I go for yellow (rarely red, depending on their technique of fighting - difficult to explain, but it has to do with whether they dance like loonies or not). Against yellow stance users I prefer Red, but if they are fond of staying in close and keeping up the pressure with constant attacks, I'll switch to yellow for the higher speed again. Against red users, I will often start out with red, land a solid blow or two if possible, then move in with yellow for the kill. Alternatively, I'll use yellow the whole time, ducking in under their slower blows and out again. I prefer yellow for this because of it's greater damage potential and the fact that it is too easy to hammer a blow past blue with red stance. I also have to say that I read a few lightsaber combat guides, which have a number of very useful tips on how to fight. I actually recommend ArtifeX's guide on the Anti-Saberist Code website (don't have the link though, got it from jediknightii.net)
As for "Is lightsaber combat ruined?", the answer is No. It has been changed significantly, to the point where old learned tactics are no longer as useful as they were (if they are even valid anymore), but not ruined. I actually have grown to like the increased blocking in a no force duel, since it makes the fight longer, more interesting and impressive to watch.
The increase in damage/usefulness of the backs**** maneouvers is unfortunate, but I think they did need to do more damage than a normal swing (maybe not as much as they do now though), if used in proper situations or more tactically, rather than running around backwards trying to get a stab in, then they add to the flavour of a combat. One example I'll give from a game I played last night was when a multiperson fight was occuring in the ffa_ns_streets level, and I jumped across from a far away ledge next to an enemy, span round just before I landed into a backswing move which killed him, (without even any backwards movement). If only wish I'd had that game recorded so I could watch it from another point of view. On the other hand, several people I fought insisted on spending quite a lot of time running backwards in my direction trying to backsatb me - that's not fun, that's just silly.
Right, now I've mentioned that I use the backswing, I'll just go put on my abspestos robes so the flames don't hurt.
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Joseph Nixon's legal practice covers a broad range of civil litigation issues. The subject matter of his more than 1000 cases has varied from the highly complex, such as the first amendment and free speech, civil rights, redistricting, election law and class actions involving securities fraud, large contract disputes for public oil and gas companies, and large multi-party product cases.
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Mr. Nixon was a member of the Texas House of Representatives (District 133) for 12 years, where he served as Chairman of the House Committee on Civil Practices.
During the 78th Legislative Session, Mr. Nixon authored and passed a comprehensive tort reform bill and the companion Constitutional Amendment, known as Proposition 12. The comprehensive tort reform bill focused on bringing a balance to the civil justice system and reducing litigation costs. The bill modified rules and procedures, class action lawsuits, offers of settlement, proportionate responsibility, products liability, medical malpractice, charitable volunteer immunity and liability, and liability relating to asbestos claims. Mr. Nixon has been a featured speaker for groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and has been designated as a "Legal Reform Champion" by the American Tort Reform Association. He speaks and writes nationally on this subject.
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Minyanville's T3 Morning Market Call: Can S&P Sustain 1500 Level?
Notable earnings today include Caterpillar, Yahoo, and VMware.
US stock futures are up slightly Monday morning as the S&P looks to build on a strong start to 2013. There are lots of headlines focusing on S&P 1500 this morning, with many focusing on the negatives rather than the positives. I do not buy into the "bubble" argument, but that doesn't mean we can't see a decent pull-back. Bull markets can stay overbought for a while, though, so don't use that as your sole rationale for looking to short this market.
To this point, the price action in 2013 has been very methodical. We had a big gap up to start the year after the fiscal cliff deal was ironed out at the last hour, and since then it has been a slow grind higher. We have seen healthy digestion followed by some muted momentum to the upside, which has been a bit frustrating for day traders but very constructive for swing traders. The first obstacle for the S&P was 1474, which was taken out with ease. The next was 1500, which we took out last week. Earnings have been good enough to hold the market at higher levels, despite persistent weakness from former leader
S&P 500 ETF's
(NYSEARCA:SPY) 8-day moving average has been providing a solid road map for traders, and now stands at $148.73. When the index ETF does get stretched a bit away from its 8-day moving average, it can act as a bit of magnet to provide some rest. The next pivot resistance to watch is $150.25.
It's always hard to initiate new positions when you are up 11-12 sessions, but that doesn't mean the market is a short. We have a two-day Fed meeting this week, and it will be important to see if language changes at all. In the most recent Fed minutes, there were suggestions by several Fed governors that the FOMC could look to end QE asset purchases in 2013, an idea that briefly spooked the market a little bit.
Earnings continue to roll out this week. Last week we saw strong reports from
(NASDAQ:GOOG) and
(NYSE:IBM), and then a blockbuster report from
(NASDAQ:NFLX) that has sent the stock up almost 70%. AAPL is still in the dog house but the market has been able to sweep it under the rug. The new pivot to watch is $435-438.50.
Notable earnings today include
(NYSE:CAT), which reported a large impairment over a recent acquisition but is trading higher pre-market. After the close today, we will see
(NASDAQ:YHOO) and
(NYSE:VMW) report.
Tomorrow before the open, we will see
AK Steel
US Steel
Peabody Energy
EMC Corp.
(NYSE:EMC), and
(NASDAQ:JBLU) among others. After the close, the notable reports will be
(NASDAQ:AMZN) and
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Michael Bay proved today that he still can attract a plethora of movie fans to the theater to see, yet another, "Transformers" film. His current rendition, "Transformers: Age of Extinction," grossed a handsome $100 million in domestic receipts during the weekend before our nation celebrates Independence Day. It is the only film that opened this weekend to break into the top ten at the box office.
The hugely successful comedy "22 Jump Street," starring Channing Tatum and Academy Award nominee Jonah Hill, remained in second place, earning an additional $15.4 million. The children's animated film "How to Train Your Dragon 2," remained in third place, garnering an additional $13.1 million for Twentieth Century Fox. Steve Harvey's "Think Like a Man Too," slid from first to fourth place, earning $10.4 in additional receipts in North America and Angelina Jolie's "Maleficent," remained in fifth place during its fifth week in theaters, earning an additional $8.2 million. The Disney film has performed incredibly well, just topping the $200 million mark in gross domestic sales this weekend. It doesn't go unnoticed that "Maleficent" is the only film in the top five at the box office that is not a sequel.
Making their way into movie theaters next holiday weekend are four films that will endeavor to end "Transformers: Age of Extinction's" reign at first place. They are: Melissa McCarthy's new comedy "Tammy," the horror thriller "Deliver Us from Evil," starring Eric Bana and Olivia Munn, the science film flick "Earth to Echo" and the Roger Ebert documentary "Life Itself."
Watch for "Tammy" and "Earth to Echo" to battle for box office glory with "Transformers: Age of Extinction." Could "Earth to Echo" be the breakout hit for the smaller distributor Relativity Media?
See the below for complete details about the top ten films at the box office this weekend.
Box office statistics from imdb.com.
'Transformers: Age of Extinction'
Michael Bay's latest "Transformers" film "Transformers: Age of Extinction" debuted in first place at the box office this weekend, making it the top grossing film during its first week in this year. The film earned a whopping $100 million in domestic receipts.
In "Transformers: Age of Extinction," robots and humans fight together against an alien race in a world-wide battle to save our planet. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor.
"Transformers: Age of Extinction" is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language and brief innuendo and has a run-time of two hours and 45 minutes.
'22 Jump Street'
The new comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, "22 Jump Street," remained in second place during its third week in theaters. The film earned an additional $15.4 million and has garnered a total of $139.8 in domestic receipts.
In "22 Jump Street," now that officers Schmidt and Jenko have made their way through high school (twice), it's time to go undercover at a local college. The film also stars Ice Cube.
"22 Jump Street" is rated R for language throughout, sexual content, drug material, brief nudity and some violence and has a run-time of one hour and 52 minutes.
'How to Train Your Dragon 2'
The children's animated film "How to Train Your Dragon 2" remained in third place at theaters this weekend. The film earned an additional $13.1 million in its second week in theaters. The film has earned a total of $121.8 million in North American receipts.
In "How to Train Your Dragon 2," an ice cave is discovered by Hiccup and Toothless. It is a home to hundreds of wild dragons and a mysterious dragon named Dragon Rider. A battle ensues in which the two friends must win to protect the peace. The film stars Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett and Gerard Butler.
"How to Train Your Dragon 2" is rated PG for adventure action and some mild rude humor and has a run-time of one hour and 42 minutes.
'Think Like a Man Too'
"Think Like a Man Too," based on the book by Steve Harvey and a sequel to "Think Like a Man," from 2012, dropped from first to fourth place during its second week in theaters. The film earned an additional $10.4 million in U.S. and Canada and has garnered a domestic total of $48.2 million.
In "Think Like a Man Too," a romantic weekend is planned as the couples return for a wedding in Las Vegas. Things do quite go as planned as various calamities threaten the wedding. The film stars Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union and Wendi McLendon-Covey.
"Think Like a Man Too" is rated PG-13 for crude sexual content including references, partial nudity, language and drug material and has a run-time of one hour and 46 minutes.
Photograph courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Disney feature film "Maleficent," dropped remained in fifth place during its fifth week in theaters. The film earned an additional $8.2 million and has garnered a total of $201.9 million in the U.S. and Canada.
"Maleficent" is the story of the queen from "Sleeping Beauty," named Maleficent. Bent on revenge she curses an infant child Aurora. But as Aurora grows Maleficent must come to grip with the reality that the child she cursed may be the key to peace in the kingdom that Maleficent holds dear. "Maleficent" stars Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning and Sharlto Copley.
"Maleficent" is rated PG for sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images and has a run-time of one hour and 37 minutes.
'Jersey Boys'
Clint Eastwood's latest film as director "Jersey Boys," dropped from fourth to sixth place at theaters during its second week in theaters. The film, based on the smash hit Broadway musical, earned an additional $7.5 million in domestic receipts and a total of $27.3 million since its debut.
"Jersey Boys" is the story of the iconic '60s rock group The Four Season and tells the story of how the four men from New Jersey become international stars. The film stars John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda.
"Jersey Boys" is rated R for language throughout and has a run-time of two hours and 14 minutes.
'Edge of Tomorrow'
Tom Cruise's new science fiction flick "Edge of Tomorrow" dropped from sixth to seventh place at the box office during its fourth week in theaters. The film earned an additional $5.2 million and has garnered a total of $84.2 million in domestic receipts.
In "Edge of Tomorrow," a Special Forces soldier caught in time paradox during a battle, is reinforced and trained by a colleague to come closer to defeating the enemy of aliens.
"Edge of Tomorrow" is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material and has a run-time of one hour and 53 minutes.
'The Fault in Our Stars'
The teen romantic drama "The Fault in Our Stars," starring Shailene Woodley, dropped from seventh to eighth place at the box office this weekend earning an additional $4.8 million. The film has earned a total of $109.5 million in North American receipts.
"The Fault in Our Stars" tells the journey of two teenagers that fall in love in a cancer support group.the film stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort and Nat Wolff.
"The Fault in Our Stars" is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexuality and brief strong language and has a run-time of two hours and five minutes.
'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
The superhero film "X-Men: Days of Future Past" dropped from eighth to ninth place during its sixth weekend in theaters. The film earned an additional $3.3 million and has garnered domestic total of $223.4 million.
In "X-Men: Days of Future Past," the X-Men group fight a war over two time periods teaming up with their younger selves from the "X-Men: First Class" to bring about a change in history that will save the future. "X-Men: Days of Future Past" stars Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Lawrence.
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is rated PG- 13 for sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity and language and has a run-time of two hours and 11 minutes.
The Jon Favreau comedy "Chef" dropped from ninth to tenth place at the box office during its eighth week in theaters. The film earned $1.7 million over the holiday weekend and $19.4 since its release.
In "Chef," a chef finds new creative promise when he starts a new business in a food truck after he has been fired from his job and lost his estranged family. Will this new venture bring him happiness in both career and family life? "Chef" was written and directed by Jon Favreau. The film also stars Favreau along with Sofía Vergara, Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson.
"Chef" is rated R for language, including some suggestive references and has a run-time of one hour and 55 minutes.


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Akash and Shibu are two jail birds who escape from a train while they are being transported to a jail. They end up in a village at the Kerala - Tamil Nadu border, where they are mistaken for a pair of priests expected at the local monastery. The duo masquerade as priests, and reopen a church which has been closed for years, thereby winning over the villagers. A series of events that take place after their arrival bring about a change in their outlook towards life and society.
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N Korea says no to nuclear talks
North calls dialogue request a 'crafty trick' but Kerry stays hopeful
April 15, 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted yesterday that dialogue over North Korea's nuclear threat was still possible despite an apparent rejection of talks by Pyongyang.
With Kerry's visit to the region due to end today amid few signs of progress, he told reporters in Tokyo – his last stop in the region – that North Korea would be required to show it was serious about nuclear disarmament before dialogue could begin.
"What we really ought to be talking about is the possibility of peace. And I think there are those possibilities," Kerry said at a news conference in Tokyo yesterday, standing alongside Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.
In Seoul on Friday, Kerry said the US and South Korea would be keen to restart six-party talks with North Korea or to engage in bilateral dialogues, similar suggestions made the previous day by South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
But yesterday, North Korea appeared to dismiss the prospect of a return to the negotiating table as it called the proposal a "crafty trick" in a news bulletin.
The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, the main dialogue body with the South, was cited as saying that it would not talk unless Seoul ended its confrontational posture.
"It will depend on the South Korean authorities' attitude whether there will be dialogue in the future," read the statement.
The US and South Korea have recently appeared to try to reduce tensions. The US has postponed an intercontinental missile test and on Saturday Kerry indicated a willingness to withdraw some recently deployed anti-missile defenses in South Korea if China could persuade the North to end its nuclear weapons program.
On April 8, North Korea withdrew its workers from the joint North-South Kaesong Industrial Complex just north of the Demilitarized Zone as the war of words escalated.
Lee Jang-hi, professor of international law at Seoul's Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, said that North Korea might demand wage increases for its workers at the complex before "accepting the suggestion for talks."
North Korea has used Kaesong as a bargaining chip in the past and the site is often seen as a barometer of tensions between the two Koreas.
North Korea receives the salaries from the many South Korean companies operating in Kaesong before redistributing this income – after taking a cut – to the workers, making the site a major source of foreign currency for the regime.
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I need to write a script that installs .net 4 remotely using powershell to a group of Server 2008 R2 machines. I based my script off of http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverpowershell/thread/3045eb24-7739-4695-ae94-5aa7052119fd/.
enter-pssession -computername localhost
$arglist = "/q /norestart /log C:\Users\tempuser\Desktop\dotnetfx4"
$filepath = "C:\Users\tempuser\Desktop\dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe"
Start-Process -FilePath $filepath -ArgumentList $arglist -Wait -PassThru
After running the command I would get the following log errors (running the same lines locally would install .net without error):
Action: Downloading Item
Failed to CreateJob : hr= 0x80200014
Action: Performing actions on all Items
Action: Performing Action on Exe at C:\Users\tempuser\Desktop\dotnetfx4\SetupUtility.exe
Exe (C:\Users\tempuser\Desktop\dotnetfx4\SetupUtility.exe) succeeded.
Exe Log File: dd_SetupUtility.txt
Action complete
Action: ServiceControl - Stop clr_optimization_v2.0.50727_32
ServiceControl operation succeeded!
Action complete
Action: ServiceControl - Stop clr_optimization_v2.0.50727_64
ServiceControl operation succeeded!
Action complete
Action: Performing Action on Exe at C:\Users\tempuser\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Setup_4.0.30319\Windows6.1-KB958488-v6001-x64.msu
Exe (C:\Users\tempuser\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Setup_4.0.30319\Windows6.1-KB958488-v6001-x64.msu) failed with 0x5 - Access is denied. .
PerformOperation on exe returned exit code 5 (translates to HRESULT = 0x5)
Action complete
OnFailureBehavior for this item is to Rollback.
Action: Performing actions on all Items
Action complete
Action complete
Action: Downloading http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=164184&clcid=0x409 using WinHttp
WinHttpDetectAutoProxyConfigUrl failed with error: 12180
Unable to retrieve Proxy information although WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser called succeeded
Action complete
C:\Users\tempuser\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Setup_4.0.30319\TMPF279.tmp.exe: Verifying signature for netfx_Core.mzz
C:\Users\tempuser\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Setup_4.0.30319\TMPF279.tmp.exe Signature verified successfully for netfx_Core.mzz
Action complete
Decompression completed with code: 16389
Decompression of payload failed: C:\Users\tempuser\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Setup_4.0.30319\netfx_Core.mzz
Action complete
Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0x80074005) (Elapsed time: 0 00:00:28).
Is there some security setting or perhaps something else I've missed?


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David Gair is an established tax attorney who is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He offers his insight into tax matters on his blog, Texas Tax Talk.
David focuses on tax matters and tax litigation in the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Bankruptcy Courts and the United States District Courts. David's representation involves complex international and domestic civil and criminal matters.
He also does a significant amount of administrative controversy work. This often involves representation of clients who are under criminal investigation, a civil audit or who have serious IRS collection concerns.
David's practice also involves business and estate planning for entrepreneurs and businesses with a focus on minimization of all taxes including income, estate, gift, GST, and sales/use tax. His holistic style of planning involves examining solutions that best serve the client from the myriad of taxation, liability concerns, and other regulatory issues.
David was admitted to practice in Texas in 2007 and in Colorado in 2005.


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Monday, December 10, 2012
Sponsor :: School House
13 comments :
Love the sweaters! If you're a senior, it's a great present to get all of your friends as they choose where they are going to college... I have been working on my Christmas shopping myself, trying to get everything bought before things sell out!ReplyDelete
Classy Not Clashy
I know the girl pictured in the first and last pictures! That's so crazy! Love these clothes!ReplyDelete
LOVE this stuff and that they have Georgia Tech items! <3ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing all the schools you ladies are looking for!! We're listening! xoxo RachelReplyDelete
LOVE the Wisconsin stuff! Great post.ReplyDelete
This is SO great. I live in NC and have made an effort to buy clothing made in America and especially NC for Christmas presents this year (i.e. High Cotton Ties). I had heard of the School House brand a while ago but had forgotten about it. Thanks so much for doing this post! I really hope NC can get back our textile business even stronger than before.ReplyDelete
It's really nice to see products made in America -- especially considering the recent stories on the news about overseas clothing production conditions. I'm trying to be more responsible about where I buy stuff and would love to see more posts like this.ReplyDelete
I love the stanford sweater. They ought to make that for Ga Tech!ReplyDelete
I love the infinity scarves!!! Too bad they don't have William and Mary :(ReplyDelete
On Wisconsin! :)ReplyDelete
I actually live in NC and in one of the counties where they get their cotton! This is pretty awesome! These are cute!!!!!ReplyDelete
Awesome company! I am trying to buy American and it's so hard to find cute clothes. Now they just need to add the University of Michigan!ReplyDelete