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[Columns 98/99]
Moshe Margalit, Ramat Hasharon
Translated by Esther Snyder
The Geographic Location of the Town of Ludmir
In Eastern Europe, east of the river Bug whose waters lead into the Visla, lays the district of Volhyn. In the north, this region borders on Polcia and is covered with swamps and forests; in its central and southern areas, there are plains and wide hills with fertile lands that yield plentiful crops and fruit. In the western part of this region, 12 kilometers east of the Bug, on the right bank of the Lug River, the town of Ludmir is located.
Paved roads and train tracks connect the town with other towns in the area: to the east with Luzak at a distance of 70 km, to the north-east with the town of Kobel 54 km away and to the west with the towns of Poland across the Bug. The train tracks lead in the north to Kobel and in the south to Sokol-Lvov.
The Town at the beginning of the Second Millenium, C.E.
As the successors of Mohammed expanded their rule on the shores of the Mediterranean, and north of the Caucasian Mountains on the banks of the Don and the Volga, and the Khazars expanded their dominion, the areas around Ludmir were settled by the Slavo-Voliniam tribe.
At the beginning of the 10th century the Prince of Kiev succeeded, by use of force, to establish the Kievian principality and then quickly conquered the Khazari kingdom in the south and the Volinaim tribe in the west.
After the prince of Kiev, Saviatoslav, gained control of this region where an ancient road led from Western Europe to Kiev and Constantinople, he laid the foundations of the town of Vladimir named after one of his sons (the Jews colloquially called it Ludmir).
In chronicles from the Kievian principality, the name Ludmir is first mentioned in the year 988 as a town having a large fortress. The town's buildings were surrounded by a very high artificial hill that served to protect it from the Polish kingdom that was gaining strength in the west.
The City until the Tatar Conquest
In 1054, a separate Volhyn principality was established in the area of Volhyn with Ludmir as its center.
In the 12th century, the town grows, expands and becomes a commercial center between east and west. Merchants of various nationalities from all over Europe meet there. Beautiful buildings and churches are constructed and craftsmen are brought in from all the surrounding towns. A remnant from this era is the Ospanski Church that was built during the years 1147-1161 by the prince Mitzislav Izislavitz (and called the Cathedral) and is preserved until this day.
At this time, due to the crusades and pogroms against the Jews of Western Europe, the first waves of Jews began to move east. Because Ludmir was an important commercial center, the first group of Jews settled there (and perhaps there already were Jewish merchants there from Kiev and other places?). The earliest record mentioning the existence of a Jewish settlement in Ludmir indicates that in 1171 there was a Jewish merchant named Benjamin Handis (the origin of the word Handis is, in my opinion, from the Slavic word handlez meaning a merchant).
When the Ludmirian prince took control of the Galician principality (in 1199), the importance of the city increased. It maintained economic ties with Western Europe and the Byzantine and became the strongest economic and cultural center of the Russian principality.
In the year 1240, the Tatars conquer Ludmir and destroy it. Most of its buildings are left in ruins. It can be assumed that most of the Jewish inhabitants escaped to Poland.
The City from the 14th Century (until the end of the 18th Century)
With the disintegration of the Tatar rule and the increase of persecution in Western Europe, the Jews returned to Ludmir. Records indicate that in the 14th century there existed a large Jewish community in Ludmir and Lutzk. At that time, Ludmir is under Lithuanian rule. When the agreement between Poland and Lithuania is signed in Ludmir in 1569, the region of Volhyn is included within the territory of the Polish kingdom. Ludmir, which is located on an important international artery, flourished again. After the Arab takeover of the maritime routes and the subsequent danger of commercial ties between Genoa and Venice, in Italy, and the villages along the shores of the Black Sea, the road leading from Ludmir to the East becomes especially important. The city was full of Jewish merchants who transported goods from Silesia to the Far East and back. Even in the mid-15th century, Jews from Turkey, Italy and Kiev could be found in the marketplace. With the fall of Kushta (143) the economic importance of Ludmir strengthens and Jewish merchants purchase merchandise that the Christians transport to the Orient and to Turkey, bringing back from there silk, spices and weapons.
The name of the Jewish merchant, Yitzhak from Ludmir, is known from the 14th century. The Jews at this time also traded in cattle and especially horses that were brought from Hungary and sold to the Polish army. The growth of a large Jewish settlement in the town attracted tradesmen especially in the Jewish occupations such as butchers, bakers and tailors.
The Lublin Treaty, signed between Poland and Lithuania, improved the legal status of the Jews in the town. Whereas previously they had been subjected to the mercy of the Strosta (mayor), now they were under the rule of King Zigmund Augustus (1548-1572) with a status equal to the other Jews of Volhyn and the Lithuanian communities.
At the start of the 17th century, the community in Ludmir was growing and expanding. The community was autonomous from 1460 and not directly subject to the Volhyn District. It should be noted that Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller from Bavaria, who served as a rabbi in his later years, was the head of the Jewish community for a short time. He was reknowned for his commentary on the Mishneh called Tosafet Yom Tov.
At that time, many Jews in Volhyn worked in the profession of leasing property. They leased bars and flourmills, fishponds and fruit orchards (and sometimes entire villages). However, the majority remained in their previous professions commerce and trade.
The outbreak of the Kossak rebellion in the Ukraine caused a decrease in the Jewish community in Ludmir due to the fear of an imminent incursion of the Milnitzki armies into the Volhyn District. In 1648, the Jewish and Polish residents fled the town.
However, when the rebellion is suppressed, the Jews return to the town but now there is much poverty. Most of the Jews live meagerly in reduced circumstances. Many others move to the surrounding villages in search of employment.
In 1764, the Polish government conducts a census of its Jewish population and this is the first time that we have information on the number of Jews in Ludmir. According to their account, there were 1327 adults and 74 children, totaling 1401 persons. This was the second largest community in all of Volhyn (after Lutzk). Since the census was conducted in order to levy heavy taxes on the Jews, it is likely that some Jews avoided being counted and therefore the exact number is probably greater.
We have information that in 1782, the Jews of Ludmir dealt in horse trading with the Polish army and neighboring armies as well as establishing Jewish factories that produced items to be sold to the armies.
The third partition of Poland in 1795 and its loss of independence brought the Jews of Ludmir under Russian rule. As all the other Jews of the Ukraine and Russia, they were subject to the rules of the pale of settlement. An onerous burden of taxation weighed heavily upon them and they were further oppressed by the Czar's government.
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Book Review 275: Thunder on the Dnepr
May 4, 2013 - Harry Eagar
THUNDER ON THE DNEPR: Zhukov-Stalin and the Defeat of Hitler's Blitzkrieg, by Bryan Fugate and Lev Dvoretsky. 415 pages, illustrated. Presidio paperback, $22.95
My usual practice is to read a book completely before reviewing it, but rarely one is so bad that it isn't worth finishing.
Such is the case with "Thunder on the Dnepr." I got 100 pages into this ridiculous work before quitting.
That was more than sufficient to understand the thesis of Bryan Fugate and Lev Dvoretsky: They believe that Stalin, who had been committed to defense by an offensive into the enemy's territory, was converted by three war games in January-February 1941 to a concept of defense in depth – great depth, about 500 miles.
There are more than a few problems with this concept, even before looking at Fugate and Dvoretsky's evidence. For one thing, it meant giving up about three-quarters of the USSR's productive capacity.
The evidence presented is both thin and silly.
We are to believe that everything turned on a war game conducted in February at some unknown location. This produced a map which (on page 65) we are told was so closely held that no one (except the 10 officers at the war game) saw it for 56 years; although (on pages 66-67) we are told that the Germans obtained not just one but two copies, including one that was, curiously, stored in a "Komsomol House" in Ukraine.
In fact, defense in depth would have been a good strategy, and it was used successfully in 1943. Even with two years hard experience, the Russians were so unskilled that their victory at Kursk in 1943 cost them four times the casualties of the Germans.
Fugate is pretty close to tinfoil hat territory.
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May-05-13 2:17 PM
My interest is the cold war, but I think you have to understand the Russo-German war to understand that.
My opinions were formed about 40 years ago, but a lot has been published since then. I am making my way through a 3-foot stack of newer publications to see whether I should revise my old opinions.
No reason found so far, but it's early yet.
May-05-13 6:54 AM
This is a long published work from 1997, anybody with an interest in the Ostfront (Eastern front) should check out "Leaping Horseman Books" online they specialize in the Stalingrad cauldron, Jason D. Mark in particular is an outstanding author for the WWII buff.
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New York, NY, March 21, 2001 … Anti-Semitic incidents
rose nearly 50 percent across the five boroughs of New York City during the year
2000, according to the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) annual Audit of
Anti-Semitic Incidents issued today. New York State experienced a 32 percent
increase and continued to lead the nation in expressions of anti-Jewish hate.
"We are extremely disturbed that there was such a
pronounced increase of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City last year,"
said Howie
Katz, ADL New York Regional Director. "While the rest of the country
saw little if any change in the statistics for anti-Semitic incidents, New York
City's levels rose dramatically over the last year. This increase is clearly
unacceptable for a city that prides itself on its racial and ethnic
Across the five boroughs of New York City, 275
anti-Semitic incidents were reported in 2000, reflecting a 49 percent increase
from the 184 incidents reported in 1999. The most dramatic increase was in
Brooklyn, where the number of incidents more than doubled, with 121 incidents
reported, up from 58 in 1999.
Statewide, 481 incidents were reported in 2000, as compared
with 365 in 1999. The dramatic increase in New York's numbers may be
attributed to several factors, ADL officials said. During the month of October,
107 incidents were reported in New York State, more than at any other time
during the year. This increase was due to a confluence of factors. The Jewish
High Holidays, which traditionally have witnessed an increase in the number of
anti-Semitic incidents, this year coincided with renewed violence in the Middle
East following the breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, which
created a spillover effect in the United States. At least 29 incidents in New
York State were tied to the conflict and perpetrated by Palestinian
sympathizers. Additionally, changes that led to more vigilant tracking by law
enforcement may have influenced the numbers.
"We believe that the cooperative efforts between law
enforcement agencies throughout the state, working with the Jewish and other
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encouraged more people to come forward and report incidents," Mr. Katz said. "Likewise, the expansion of the New York City Police
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crimes and other acts that, while not necessarily criminal, are expressions of
Nationally, 1,606 anti-Semitic incidents were reported in
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New York City
In October, two Molotov cocktails were thrown at a Riverdale
Synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur. Three individuals, two adults and one youth
have been arrested and were the first to be indicted under the New York State
Hate Crimes Law. At this time, the prosecutions of the three are in progress.
In September, a Jewish male was beaten and slashed with a box
cutter by two youths while walking from Rosh Hashanah services in Brooklyn. The
youths shouted anti-Semitic epithets during the attack.
In April, a letter containing anti-Semitic remarks and
swastikas was mailed to a Staten Island synagogue. The headline stated "In
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In October, swastikas and "Kill the Jews" were scrawled on a wall
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In July, a family in Penfield received a series of harassing and threatening
anti-Semitic phone calls.
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fall when a vandal or vandals destroyed Jewish property and scrawled numerous
swastikas in residence halls.
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Books containing obscene language tend to both me when I feel that the language is not meaningful. I feel like authors do this to aid characterization. They make the character have and accent if the character is from the south, and the add slurs and slang if the character is from the ghetto. The only way to deal with books with bad language is to buck up and keep reading and hope there is purpose behind the language.
Kite flying seems strangely similar to Baseball (the American pastime). Interestingly enough, the British reporter said that kite flying was outlawed by the Taliban regime. I don't understand why anyone would ever outlaw kite flying, it seems so passive to me.The author may have chosen this aspect of Afghani culture because it seems so simple and peaceful and yet we can already see how kite flying as irreparably damaged Amir and Hassan's life.4th of July is a celebration that everybody enjoys and most everybody gets involved in. Writers want to affect the largest possible audience, so they choose to write about things that most people are familiar with.
The river in the picture is the only source of water for a peaceful village that for the past 10 has been taken advantage of. The malicious bandits patrol the river insuring that anyone that wants to drink from it must first pay a toll.Soon after learning of this exploitation, the American Army moves in to liberate both the river and the village from the bandits. After diligent reconnaissance the American Army plans their ambush. They figure the only way to end this conflict without bloodshed is to lure the bandits to the river's bed and secure higher ground. Captain Ellington volunteered himself as bait for the Americans trap for the bandits.
Authors include powerful, shocking, or even disturbing events to either prove a point or entertain the reader. Oftentimes, I do not enjoy these type of inclusions because I feel like the same point may have been proven in a different way. Are they necessary? It really is not for me to say; though I do believe that they are affective. But for me, that affect is almost always negative, leaving me enraged and confused. Society has unwittingly forced people to become callous to the misery of others. Ergo if a writer wants to write a powerful book or passage, it will take even more for that writer to breach the callous society has developed.
Atonement is always a possibility but only if you truly want to be forgiven or forgive yourself. I have a lot of regrets, but thankfully nothing serious. All of my regrets were very personal which means they had little or no affect on those around me. I had make peace with my regrets, but I feel like they were never truly go away.
I make many types of decisions, decisions based on morals and ethics, decisions based on personal gain, and decisions based on efficiency or convenience. I don't think I ever solely employ just one of my decision-making techniques, certain situations call for different approaches.
Every time I get on an airplane I am terrified. I do not enjoy traveling, but I love visiting other countries. I hate train stations, airports, bus stops, just waiting in general. To me, there is no worse feeling than being out of control. But Bryson doesn't seem to share any of my worries. He just travels from town to town having a jolly ol' time remember the towns from his youth. If that were me I would be freaking out! How can he be so out of control and relaxed at the same time? That really surprises me.
My group consists of Nicole L, Sophie W, Joe S, James K, and I.Dipity
The Do Now:In your opinion did Ernesto achieve was what wanted to do went he set out to travel America?This is a good Do Now because it is open ended and allows people to express their own opinion. The question also touches on the beginning of the trip, why he set out?Comment on Melissa's Blog
pg 163 "It was...as if everything solid melted away in to the ether, eliminating all individuality and absorbing us, rigid, into the immense darkness." This quote talks about how Ernesto feels like many of the poor people are just slipping away because no one cares about them. They don't have a voice. These are the people that Ernesto wants to help.pg 165 "bloodstained weapon" This quote is simple. Violence, conflict, struggle, a willingness to do battle are all good interpretations of this quote. Now at the end of the book, the reader can finally see that Ernesto doesn't just want to talk about change; he wants to fight for it.pg 165 "I feel my nostrils dilate, savoring the acrid smell of gunpowder and blood..." This quote kind of goes with the one above. It is very descriptive. "gunpowder and blood" is like violence and death. And the word "savoring" means that Ernesto enjoys those smells. He wants to kill for want he believes in.pg 165 "...prepare myself to be a sacred space within which the bestial howl of the triumphant proletariat can resound with new energy and new hope." This is probably the single most pro-communist quotation in the entire book. Ernesto/Che is pretty much letting the proletariat (working class) know that it is time to rise up and fight to get rid of suppressive capitalist governments. Fight for communism.
This chapter was about Rome. I was right; Bryson continued to make funny jokes about how the Roman should never have been introduced to the invention of the automobile; alluding to the fact that he believes Italians to be the worst drivers in Europe. It's interesting because some people may not appreciate Bryson's sense of humor and writing style; but for me it makes all the difference.
I don't think this book as a deeper them or lesson; after all it is a travel narrative. But I do believe that this book contains within it a very strong message. This book emphasizes the importance of travel. Going out of your comfort area and trying new and interesting things. Bryson is roof that you don't even need to speak the language in order to communicate and have a fun time.
One of the main reasons why I enjoy this book so much is because I have traveled to many of the cities Bryson has gone to. Because Bryson and I share this "travelers-connection" it allows me to be able to travel with him instead of just reading a book. Not only do I feel connected with the content of the book, but also to Bryson's for of narration. It is very sarcastic and comical. In a way, it resembles how I speak. So not only can I picture what he's talking about but he's describing it in my own language!
1. The most useful site for me was the first one because not only does it give you example of what a good thesis statement should look like, it also provides examples of what a bad thesis statement looks like.2. The general idea of my thesis would go something like this:Ernesto's desire to become a selfless doctor lead to Che's lasting generalized socialistic impact the people of Latin America still resignates (sp?) today
The hardest thing for me to understand is how Bryson can believe so adamantly in European stereotypes but never so much as actually have a conversation with them. He may talk to one or two people every now and again, but he vast majority of the time his is walking by himself. It occurs to me now that Bryson is incapable of having a conversation because he only speaks English. But still, I would have thought someone as cultured and well-traveled has Bryson would know not to put too much stock in gross-generalizations.
Towards the end of this chapter Bryson talks a little about Anne Franks House in Holland. He tells about how hard it must have been for eight people to live in an attic for three years in Nazi-occupied territory. But interestingly enough, he pays his respects to the wife of the husband who owned the house who managed to feed ten people for three years during the most heavily rationed time in Holland's recent history. It is an accomplishment that I never considered before. It must have been so dangerous to have lived during WWII especially for Europeans.
Ernesto chose to write so much about Peru for a reason, and I believe that reason is the simple fact that Peru had such a powerful affect on Ernesto. Machu Picchu, the half-RAZED ancient capital of the Incan Empire, is no exception. One of the most important things about Machu Picchu is how Ernesto is so disturbed by the BESTIAL conduct of the Spanish Conquistadores, and how a once powerful race of people can fall into INDIGENCE and servitude. He goes on and on about the inequality of today and the unfairness of the past. This TIRADE lasts for many pages, which only solidifies my belief that the conquest of the Spanish Conquistadores is extremely important to Ernesto. In Ernesto's mind the only way to help the indigenous Indians is to educate them, treat them with more respect, value their culture (so that the Indians may begin to regain their pride), and adopt their ancient temples as RELICS to a lost age. Ernesto described Cuzco, one of the biggest cities in Peru, with one word and one word only: EVOCATIVE. What Cuzco evokes in Ernesto is somewhat of an ENIGMA to me; it could be a whole host of emotions and feelings. Regardless, it always amazes me how Ernesto and his friend, Alberto, manage to GLEAN bits of food and housing from the Civil Guard and the locals. I thought it was strange that when Alberto protective an Indian woman from the torment of the Civil Guard the Civil Guard decided to stop helping them. It just seems very fickle and arbitrary to me. This dissociation between the Civil Guard and Ernesto and Alberto IMPEDED their travels, but only for a bit.Lastly, Lake Titicaca, which is actually one of the highest lakes in the entire world, impacted Ernesto with its PLACIDITY. The lake taught Ernesto about the natural beauty of Peru. It's STAGNATE waters helped assure Ernesto that even though some things change, some things do not. The Lake allowed Ernesto to take a short glimpse into a past long forgotten.One thing that really made me upset was on page 100 Ernesto told a military officer that he only drinks if he is eating also. This gets me upset because the IRREFUABLE truth is that he is manipulating the people around him to get what he wants. And it's not just random people, it the people that care enough about an absolute stranger to take the time (and the money) to help him. This lie really speaks volumes about the moral fiber of Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
In a few chapters Bryson will be in Italy. Bryson is going to love Italy, all the culture and geography. Throughout the book so far he has been alluding, or rather stating, that he believes Italians (especially Romans) are horrible drivers. So when he is in Italy I bet he will make the some jokes about how terrible the Italians drivers are.Interestingly enough, I have been to Italy and I didn't think that the drivers there are that bad. I think all Europeans drives are pretty reckless; but I would never have singled the Italians out.
Throughout most of Ernesto's life he had no idea what he wanted to become. One of his earliest aspirations was to go into medical school and become a doctor. Later in life, after he traveled around South America he realized how deprived many individuals are. After seeing the state of many parts of South America Ernesto changed into the idealist known as Che; which is slang for Argentinean in Cuban Spanish. Che wanted nothing short of World Wide change. He was a hardcore socialist at heard and believed that the responsibility of government was to provide for its citizens. In the beginning, Che was met with friendly agreement; but as the years went by even the most radical revolutionaries began to realize how moderate their politics were compared to those of Che. Even though there a lot of opposition (even within the ranks of Che's "friends") Che still managed to revolutionize Cuba, and introduced lasting governments sprinkled through Latin America.
This chapter was titled Paris, and as I'm sure you can guess it was all about the behavioral quirks of the Parisians. What I loved about his chapter was Bryson's sense of humor. It kept the chapter interesting and made me want to keep reading. One of my favorite jokes was: "You would go into a bakery and be greeted by some vast sluglike creature with a look that told you you would never be friends. In halting French you would ask for a small loaf of bread. The woman would give you a long, cold stare and hen put a dead beaver o n the counter. 'No, no,' you would ay, hands aflutter, 'not a dead beaver. A loaf of bread'" (Bryson 41).I have been to Paris and I can remember being treated in a very similar manner by a French woman who owned a n ice cream store.
I love the author's style. He is so sarcastic it so funny. Every paragraph Bryson is cracking a new joke! I can't get enough of it. Here is an example: "I had brought with me a yellow backpack so enormous that when I went through custom I half expected to be asked, " Anything to declare? Cigarettes? Alcohol? Dead horse?..." (Bryson 15). I think that his sarcasm is very effective; it helps paint a clearer picture for the readers to understand. It also helps to keep my attention because every time Bryson makes a joke I'm sucked back into the story.
"But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses."--Bill BrysonThis book, Neither Here nor There is a travelers novel and this quotation captures the very essence of what it feels like to travel in a foreign country that you have never been to before. The last line of the quotation really hold significant value to the book itself: "Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses." Because that is how the narrator lives his life, one interesting guess at a time.
pg 57-60When Che and his friend Alberto had a newspaper article written about them, and they were referred to as "The Experts." This experience influenced him a lot because he is not really a leprology expert; but he allows people to believe he is in order to get certain perks. In reality, Ernesto was even a doctor.This is similar to when Che gets promoted in the Cuban government by Castro. Castro calls him an expert so he is an "expert." This represents the fact the Che is okay with receiving goods and services even if he doesn't deserve them.pg 59"TWO ARGENTINE LEPROSY EXPERTS TOUR LATIN AMERICA BY MOTORCYCLE."
In Bolivia, Che supported a group of individuals that tried to destabilize the Bolivian government. This is exactly the same thing that the United States is doing in Afghanistan. The only difference is that Che was trying to get rid of a democratic government and establish a communism ally, the United States is trying to protect their armed forces by training better Pakistani and Afghani forces.
War, money, new President. Anything else?I was very impressed with the ones on the website. It still amazes me how much can be expressed only through six words.
In general the introduction is a prime example of Che's voice and diction. It was written so well that when the narrative actually began I could tell the difference. This voice is very informative, in my opinion Ernesto's introduction was better than the two girls' introduction. The second excerpt: "The intention of this diary is not really to recount those days in Miramar where Comeback found a new home, with one resident in particular to whom Comeback's name was directed. Our journey was suspended in that haven of indecision, subordinate to the words that give consent and create bonds."I had to read this quotation at least three times and I still don't know if I understand what is being said. The diction is very complex and Ernesto's voice is enigmatic, yet explicative. I think that Ernesto sums up the entire reason or reasons why he went on this journey, but puts it in terms of this little dog, Comeback.
This is the story of a child dying. On second thought, it may be a story of a mother getting an abortion. "For sale. Baby shoes. Never Worn." Means that the parents were planning on having a child but something happened and now there will be no child. Perhaps it could have been a miscarriage. But since Heminginway's Hills Like White Elephant is about an abortion.
I want to be successful. That's all I know for sure. Throughout my life I have had many different ideas for career paths. Sometimes I want to be a lawyer, teacher, Senator/President, or my latest one: a therapist. The reason for my indecisiveness stems from the fact that I do not know what impact I want to have on the world; or rather to whom I want to impact. My impact needs to be significant, and preferably memorable.
3.Little did I realize that it would be this strange human specie that would motivate me to do great things in the years to come. Some things would be wonderful, and others would be terrible; but they would all be great. Revolution. A single word with multiple meanings. No revolution was ever successful without bloodshed. Revolution is exactly what the people of Latin America need in order to get them out of the harsh environment. We must change our capitalistic economies and embrace socialism. Only through socialism can our brotherly love be expressed.
Freedom to PetitionMaintaining one's freedom to petition is arguably the most important right. A government that does not allow the people to voice their discontent, will quickly lapse into a suppressive totalitarian regime. All of an individuals rights stem from a free population that retains the right to petition their government for change.
enjoyed the movie yesterday because it was very informational; and information is exactly what I needed. I think that the director of the movie is a little bias; I would prefer that the movie not be so pro-Che. I still don't understand exactly why he is so famous, I have yet to read anything written by Che that is as powerful as other people have lead me to believe it should be. To me, he is still just an ordinary revolutionary.
I idea of Easy Rider is that laid back, roaming around from place to place, and not caring attitude. This relates to Ernesto's humanitarian trip around Latin America. During his trip he must have witnessed all of the unstable Latin American governments. That, in addition to all the poverty, must have convinced him that capitalism is bad and the government should place a stronger role in helping the poor. Das Kapital is all about the drawbacks of capitalism, and how capitalism only functions at the expense of something else. Pretty must, Ernesto is a traveling communist and that is why it is said that this book is a hybrid between the above to ideas.
This book will probably be writing in short choppy sentences. It will be more concerned about feeling then actual plot development. In 10th grade I read Night so I have a little experience when it comes to reading memoirs. The things that I remember about Night were the things that were drastically different than my own life. Like when Wiesel had to walk all the way to another concentration camp. This book is going to very different because of geography, culture, and the fact that it is a diary and not a novel. The Prefaces were designed to motivate the reader. And they did, to a certain degree. I personally enjoyed reading the first one (written by Che's daughter) more than I enjoyed the second one. The first one was written with more voice and description.
In order to gain the deepest understanding I think that nothing is more important that reading interviews with the author and professional annotations of the book. For Invisible Man I found that I obtained an understanding that I had not had before I read The Paris Review. I benefit of reading a someone else's annotations or criticisms is they may have picked up on something you missed.
An epiphany is a realization of one's place or role in the world. It is the when one feels that all the pieces of a confusing puzzle have just come together. A momentary epiphany may cause individuals to rethink how their life has played out. It forces people to rethink the purpose of their life. Epiphanies to do not occur often, and when they do they are profound.
This was a very interesting video, because I couldn't tell whether or not Humberto Fontova was being serious. His sarcasm was a little offensive; nobody would be sarcastic about Hitler. But I feel like the reason why Fontova was so sarcastic was because the purpose of this video was not to inform the audience but rather to entertain them. Despite Fontova's sarcastic manner, I still agree this the man. I am not a Che fan. But I am not unaware of Fontova's persuasive tactics. Both individuals are only giving their side of the the story, I would bet that Che doesn't think he is such a bad guy. But nonetheless, Che was a communist and I do not idolize him.
Che is wounded and found by the Bolivian authorities.
Regis Debray is tried in Bolivia.
In November, Che arrives in Bolivia in disguise
Afro-Asia Conference. Che makes an attack on the USSR in his speech. Castro and Che begin to distance themselves from each other. Che changes his appearance. "The Horror of Inferno"
Che leads an international mission to the Congo to support the liberation movement founded by Patrice Lumumba December Che returns to Cuba to prepare in secret for a new mission to Boliva
Before heading off for an extensive trip around Africa, Che addresses the UN General Assembly in December
Che announces he doesn't want "Soviet Comunisim." Cuba goes back to making sugar. Che goes around the world as a diplomat/ambassador.
Che travels to Algeria, which has just won independence from France under the government of Ahmed Ben Bella
Americans spot Cuban missile silos. Cold War escalates.
A fusion of Cuban revolutionary organization takes places and Che is elected to the National Directorate Visits the Soviet Union for the second time
Che is appointed head of the Ministry of Industry August: Denounces U.S. President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress
1,500 people Americans land in Cuba to attempt to topple Fidel's new government.


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Ever since we've had LTE and quad-core processors, we've dreamt of one thing – to have both of these amazing features in a single device! Thanks to LG and their latest flagship smartphone, the Optimus G, this is now no longer a dream, but reality...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
1. GoBears (Posts: 449; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Nice phone but bad camera. No thanks.
2. e.wvu (unregistered)
Bad camera?
3. MATOZ (Posts: 74; Member since: 10 Aug 2011)
do you see 8 or 13 megapixels, stated?
8. GoBears (Posts: 449; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Megapixels do not mean jack with a sensor that small. Did you see that nighttime photo? Looked as bad as my Razr lol.
44. DanMarino13 (Posts: 63; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
You're right, those who have any knowledge of technology, either in a phone or real camera, already know that MP doesn't mean squat without a good lens. thank you for knowing what you're talking about.
59. Eunice.twin (Posts: 2; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
I think the guy didn't wipe the lense before he took photos.
Check GSMArena's...The photos are amazing!!
36. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
Sorry but I have to agree with him. The camera looks bad. Given the fact that they're using a 13MP camera sensor. They could have made use of a better software and algorithms to reduce noise.
G is a high-end device that deserves to be the best in every aspect. But the images captured with it shows an average quality shots. They could have made it better, besides it's one of the major aspects of a smartphone.
But nonetheless, the phone is a beast.
49. AppleHateBoy (unregistered)
The 808 Pureview's sensor is nearly 7 times larger.
51. eyad_996 (Posts: 29; Member since: 10 Jul 2012)
Why are cameras so hard to make, just get a bigger sensor!!!
is that hard, it doesn't have to be like the 808's sensor. we can live with a bit bigger sensor, it doesn't have to be small to make the phone look good
62. newsmeister.china (Posts: 3; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
I think a bigger sensor would make the overall phone thicker. To shine enough light on a larger sensor would mean greater distance between the lens and the sensor. Simple physics.
63. AppleHateBoy (unregistered)
The problem isn't the sensor. The problem is the lens. The lens has to have more depth to feed the larger sensor which increases the phone's thickness.
21. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Talking about what's not good...camera is good enough. What's not, is the non-removable battery and no micro SD slot. Sure non-removable battery is already a standard issue but it feels like the stuff is a disposable one. Like one of those use and throw disposable cameras we used to have.
22. Angkor (Posts: 108; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Samsung Galaxy S4 will be 2GB Ram, 128GB memory, 12mp, etc. will beat the new LG Optimus in 2013.
25. aoikemono27 (Posts: 177; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
What year are you living in?
43. DanMarino13 (Posts: 63; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
it's apparent you don't know what you're talking about. got any more of what it was you smoked for me? geez.
61. newsmeister.china (Posts: 3; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
30. tmcr7 (Posts: 180; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
From the image samples, the camera performs better in low-light situations than the iPhone 4S, which is a high performer itself.
50. AppleHateBoy (unregistered)
Any info about the phones specs in the US. I bet they will use the 8970T for the US.
55. koko0605 (Posts: 2; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
the camera lens should have been cleaned more....
the best shot comes from the clean condition.
56. firestarter (Posts: 2; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
I've invited to the Optimus G's Korean launch event and had a chance to play the camera. It was fantastic actually.. equipped with IPS True HD+.. what's more? The reviewer let the camera set wrong..probs :(
64. AppleHateBoy (unregistered)
What about the display?
58. Eunice.twin (Posts: 2; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
I think the guy didn't wipe the lense before he took photos.
Check GSMArena's...The photos are amazing!!
60. newsmeister.china (Posts: 3; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
It does say PROTOTYPE. Give it a chance, man!
65. IHateApple (banned) (Posts: 122; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
I would love to see LG use their 1080p 5 inch screen. But that's just me.
66. mallguvner (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 May 2013)
Very bad camera. I bought it thinking the 13 megapixels would just be a huge improvement on my 5 mp HTC Shift. No crispness to any photo. Fuzz ball once you zoom in at all. I was absolutely shocked. I loved the phone side. Very fast, well put together, decent battery life and just a nice looking screen. But the pictures just shocked me. I went back in figuring I'd get a new phone and the gal at Sprint told me they looked fine. I took a picture with my old HTC, showed it to her zoomed in and compared it to one we took in the store. We then went to a display phone to see if it did the same. Exactly as bad. On top of that I actually do shoot kids ice hockey pictures with a Canon so I wasn't expecting a lot out of a phone but this thing is woefully inadequate. Trying to Google some opinions on the bad camera in this phone seems to be a problem so I was really thinking I had a bad phone. But I guess the search is disabled for problem searching or no one has a clue. A shame too as I ended up with the new HTC One and there's not a lot of difference other then the camera is great on the HTC.
4. buggerrer (Posts: 306; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
When LG released the LG G2X (Optimus 2X). It was touted as the most powerful phone ever. However, there are other things to consider when getting a phone. The G2X suffered from rebooting and freezing issues. Also, the carriers in the states haven't updated it to Ice Cream Sandwich. I can only hope that LG has addressed these issues with this phone, however I'll never buy a LG phone again.
38. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
well, an update has alr been released (b4 GB) tt fixed the freezing and rebooting issues (not too sure bout the States tho), and i rmb phonearena saying that the G2x wont be getting updated to ICS. i guess it sucks to be living in the USA sometimes, esp with all these annoying carriers
5. cGmC11 (Posts: 139; Member since: 02 Apr 2012)
No Wireless Charging! Ouch!!!
17. e.wvu (unregistered)
That's not really big at the moment. Nokia seems to be the first to push it.
39. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
nokia wasnt the first to push it -.- LG was. with the Revolution
6. Yummy (Posts: 117; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Wow.you guys are so picky! My first phone was the Sony Walkman w810i and a couple years later we have this and people still complain like no wireless charging. Sheesh...
18. bucky (Posts: 2582; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
That and the k800 are still my 2 favorite phones!
26. aoikemono27 (Posts: 177; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
This is PhoneArena. PHONE.....ARENA. Go google the definition of these words. Or in your case, get out your dusty webster's dictionary from 1950.
34. Yummy (Posts: 117; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
I actually have what looks to be an 80's version lol
7. d_eagle (Posts: 15; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
Is the bootloader locked or unlocked?
9. evil_slayer (Posts: 50; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
just stay away people....for your own sake
save your hard earned money and wait for another phone from any other manufacture with that killer chipset
they are just horrible with the software...go see lg phones sections in xda forums(especially Optimus 3d forum) and see how everyone is complaining and saying lg never again...they always combine great hardware with crappy software...and they take forever/don't update their phones...we are still waiting for ics for 2X,black,and 3D....
10. d_eagle (Posts: 15; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
Optimus 4X HD has a pretty well made software. You can't judge this phone until it will come put. Even if you had a bad experience with LG, this doesn't mean that LG will be crap in future too.
Sony is making good phones today, but its X10 series was a complete fail... this proves that everybody can learn from past mistakes.
11. evil_slayer (Posts: 50; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
you may be right about this one..altough i haven't personaly tried the 4x...but you gonna see how long it gonna take them to upgrade it to jellybean...
also...when a company tries to improve and learn from their past mistakes..they must look into their past devices and at least fix their problems..im telling you man...without the custom gb roms with custom kernels from the few xda developers...the phone wouldn't be stable(i am an optimus 3D owner btw)
and belive me im not the only one with bad experince with lg...most of 2X/3D/Black owners have/had bad experince with them...how do i know?see xda forum and check their facebook page
you are right....just because they were bad in the past doesn't mean they gonna be bad in future...but considering we are not talking about bad experince with one device...we are talking about their top devices..kinda makes me skip even trying their new phones....but maybe thats just me
13. d_eagle (Posts: 15; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
Yea, but 2X, Black and 3D are gonna get ICS in these days. Update is already out in Korea, I think it's going to roll out in the international market too.
This could be a good starting point for LG's return
15. evil_slayer (Posts: 50; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
i really hope that happens..its the only thing im still hanging to my optimus 3d right now
but i want you to check post #788 in this Page:
also,to make things even worse...they started to lock bootloaders since ICS(4x comes with a locked bootloader,the ics for the korean 3d locks the bootloader too...at least thats what i read)
im not trying to just attack here...i just wanted to show you how bad things are with them
just look 2 posts under this post(GoBears Post) and buggerrer post(7 posts up)
you can see im not alone...and you'll find stuff like these in every lg phone related article
27. aoikemono27 (Posts: 177; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
All the phones you mention are old. Stuff can change drastically in a year, and it has.
37. evil_slayer (Posts: 50; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
we'll see about that.
12. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
i think the camera shots were pretty damn good! and yea that night time shot was a bit bright or ......blurry? i wanna say, but maybe it was the dude taking the shot more than anything........overall we still jus need to see more reviews before making a final decision but so far the optimus G looks ready to go........ good job LG :)
14. GoBears (Posts: 449; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Sorry, just don't have much faith in LG after a short run with the spectrum. They make killer displays but their software is horrid.
16. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
how about we wait on more thorough reviews before making their product sound un-enticing?
19. osanilevich (Posts: 285; Member since: 29 Sep 2009)
I think if LG went to work on their night photo taking software between now and release, they'd have the phone of the year on their hands as that is the only problem I see here. Also, is it true this phone won't have a microSD slot?
20. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
yea but it does come with 32 gb installed so that should be MORE than enough.......unless you're like a professional photographer or video editer that is.........
28. aoikemono27 (Posts: 177; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
They said 64k was enough way back when.
23. Cha7520 (Posts: 221; Member since: 31 Oct 2010)
I actually have the LG Nitro HD and my phone was upgraded to 4.0.4 and I have to say I haven't had any problems with it at all. I like LG phones and they have never done me wrong in the past. I'm thinking this will be my next phone, as I'm looking to come over to Verizon from ATT.
24. GoBears (Posts: 449; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
That's the beauty of Android and all the manufacturers. There's a phone for everybody!
31. aoikemono27 (Posts: 177; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
Nope not for everyone. I have yet to find one for me. This one doesn't even register. It's a black slab with chrome rim. Like a million others. And the UI still looks like Android.
29. Cha7520 (Posts: 221; Member since: 31 Oct 2010)
But I have to say the battery life SUX on my phone. Thats the only problem I have with my LG Nitro HD, is that it came with a 1,800mah battery and I found a 2,1000mah extended battery for it, but it still needs to be charged like twice a day. I'm torn between getting a phone like this with an awesome resolution, Snapdragon 4pro processor, 13 megapixel camera, etc....versus getting a phone like the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD with a battery of 3,300mah which would last all day.
32. aoikemono27 (Posts: 177; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
Camera sucks for a flagship. Blurry and noisy with bad colors, even the outdoor shots. 13MP means nothing. Just like the 12MP in Sony's phones. Both Samsung and Apple have much better, sharper, and far less noisy cameras. HTC has a sharper camera as well with less noise, but awful colors. LG is in the bottom half with Sony and Motorola, still.
Deisng is awful. It looks like a G2x. The G2x was boring as hell. It looks like every other generic black slab chrome rim phone in existence from Samsung, ZTE, Huawei, Pantech, etc. All the shiny elementst make it look extra cheap. The glass in the back just looks like an extra thick coating of gloss most companies put on cheap phones for the "sex" appeal. Fingerprints and dirty glass are not sexy. The white looks better than the black since you can't see the gloss, glare, or fingerprints and dirt. Just an awful design in general though.
The big icons and terrible choice of wallpaper do not showcase the HD IPS screen. I can neither tell its HD, or has vibrant colors, since there's so few colors to begin with. They should've used a colorful photograph. The cartoony graphics need to go, like PhoneArena mentioned.
It doesn't look any faster than any other Android phone. Benchmarks mean absolutely nothing. It doesn't have JellyBean with butter yet, and even if it did, I don't have faith that they can make their UI look smooth at all. It also comes down to Android in general, since no matter what the transitions just don't look that good and the UI doesn't have that flow.
33. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
"Just like the 12MP in Sony's phones. Both Samsung and Apple have much better, sharper, and far less noisy cameras."
are you serious? the cameras in those phones you just tried to upheld are in fact made by SONY!! i didnt even read past that line for that comment alone.......it is obvious you are kind of bitter about certain things so it really isnt worth reading the rest of your post .......good day
53. KFear (Posts: 143; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
You are missing his point, though he probably didn't know the cameras were made by Sony. The camera in the Samsung and Apple devices are better, with only 8mps to boot. It's a fact, regardless of the maker of the camera itself. You are presenting yourself the wrong way in order to make a point.........good day
35. predator93 (Posts: 122; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
Quote from gsmarena 's preview of optimus g :
" We were able to snap a few of photos with the LG Optimus G 13 megapixel camera and its new 5-element lens. The lighting was far from perfect, but the LG flagship still did pretty well for a smartphone and way better than its modest 1/3.2" sensor size suggests."
They also mention that the 8 MP version will use 4 - element lens design and will have a smaller sensor.
40. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
just as this article said, this is the PRE-PRODUCTION UNIT, so e quality can change by the time it comes out
design is a matter of personal preference, you can hate it, or u can love it. i love it
the wallpaper can easily be changed, and the icons is up to LG how they want to design em
the UI IS smooth. u need to watch e hands on VIDEO of the phone. no lag at all
41. jibraihimi (Posts: 764; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
iPhonearena is so obsessed with iphone's that while testing the browser of optimus G, they are Reading the iPhone related news......
42. Kratos93 (Posts: 4; Member since: 17 Sep 2012)
Beast but its android with its heavy os, i wait till nokia comes with a quadcore snapdragon s4 pro , windows 8 phone. Fastest ever
46. corporateJP (Posts: 2431; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
By the time that is about to happen, they may be going to bankruptcy hearings.
Unfortunate, as I was once a Nokia fan myself...


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The owner of a now-closed Altoona personal care home, Sherry Jo Warner, 65, was sentenced Friday to a minimum of six months in prison for failing to provide care to one of her residents, who died 17 months ago from many sores, malnutrition and pneumonia.
Kenneth "Slim" McGuire, 80, an Army veteran of the Korean War, died Nov. 17, 2011, at Altoona Regional after being transferred there from Warner's Home for the Aged, 1104 14th Ave., where he had resided for several years.
Warner operated the home that had 18 residents.
According to a statewide grand jury investigation, McGuire began to suffer from sores on his legs in 2011.
Despite treatment, his condition worsened over a period of several months, and he was hospitalized for the last time on Nov. 5, 2011.
Warner and two aides, Diana L. Frye, 63, and Marjory J. Koch, 45, both of Altoona, were each charged with neglect of care of a dependent person.
Warner entered a guilty plea earlier this year and came before Blair County Judge Daniel J. Milliron on Friday for sentencing.
Milliron was restricted in the length of sentence he could impose because of a plea agreement reached between the prosecution and defense in exchange for Warner's guilty plea.
The judge indicated he would have liked to have imposed a stiffer sentence on Warner, who received six to 12 months in the county prison and who will be barred from ever working a health care facility.
The judge said he sentenced Warner within the aggravated range of the state's sentencing guidelines, which conformed to the plea agreement.
The judge said Warner was informed at least three times about McGuire's deteriorating physical condition during the last months of his life but took no action to investigate his condition.
One of those warnings came from the Bon Secours Wound Center, which reported McGuire was in the worst condition the staff had ever seen of a personal care home patient.
"We are going to protect our elderly population, the most vulnerable in society," Milliron said.
Warner was also informed by several employees about McGuire's slow descent into poor health, but, according to testimony before the grand jury, she did not go to check on him.
Upon receiving a report from a worker about the sores McGuire was developing, Warner, the grand jury report stated, said she didn't believe the report and said it stemmed from a dispute between two employees.
Warner was fined $5,000.
"I am honored to be in this position that Blair County people put me in. What I am doing is my duty," Milliron said as he explained his decision to send Warner to jail.
When her attorney, Warren Crilly III, asked for a couple of days to prepare for prison, Milliron answered, "I'm not giving her five seconds."
A point made by Crilly was that Warner was remorseful about what happened.
Turning to McGuire's daughter, Theresa Strunk, she said, "I am so sorry for what happened to your dad. I agree," she explained, "somebody didn't do their job."
She said she and McGuire had a good relationship. He would joke with her everyday when she came to the home about his bad legs.
An examination by Dr. Harry Kamerow, the forensic pathologist who did the McGuire autopsy, reported McGuire suffered from pressure ulcers on his arms, legs, buttocks and other areas.
He also suffered from cachexia, explained in the grand jury presentment, as a "state of ill health, malnutrition and wasting."
Other doctors confirmed to the grand jury that McGuire had many other problems as well.
When it came time for McGuire's daughter to speak, she said the loss of her father "could have been prevented if they [Warner's employees] did their jobs properly."
"To lose my father the way I did isn't fair to me," Strunk said.
Her father was elderly, and he may not have lived much longer, Strunk said, but the way he died has caused her to have dreams, sleepless nights and to pose a question that constantly goes through her mind. "Why?"
"They took from me the one I loved, and that was my daddy," she said.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Heather Albright, a 13-year veteran of the AG's office, said Friday after the sentencing that the McGuire's case was "tragic."
She requested Milliron bar Warner from employment in the health care field.
Koch is to be sentenced in June, and Frye, who cooperated with investigators, will be sentenced after that.


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One man was sick of watching his son playing World of Warcraft instead of getting a job, so he took action: He paid other people to play the game against him. Mr. Feng hired an elite team of players to repeatedly murder his son back to reality. You might recognize this as the same plan used by the Agents from The Matrix, but with less human compassion. The last person to receive such terribly painful support from his father was Jesus.
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Feng thought that the relentless repetition of pointless death would force his son to stop playing World of Warcraft, proving that Feng really didn't understand what it's like to play World of Warcraft.
Even Orkin staff don't kill pests one at a time, and they're getting paid for it.
You couldn't be more passive-aggressive unless you meditated until the other person transcended existence. Pretending to hire a hit man is bad, but hiring a pretend hit man is even worse: You've spent the money but still have to deal with the asshole. Even worse, you've just taught your unemployed son that playing World of Warcraft can be a career.
#6. Carpet Bombing a Funeral -- Planetside
In real life, they say you shouldn't speak ill of the dead. In MMOs, they don't care why you're AFK, ur a fag.
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"Screw your heart attack, you can still click 'Raise Ally' with your right hand, asshole!"
Longtime Planetside player Raider05 died, probably not of originality, and his guild, HMX-1, decided to hold an in-game funeral in a player-versus-player zone where it's possible to kill each other. What happened next was so predictable, the only explanation is that they were trying to turn funerals into a group sport. They raised an energy shield that would instantly kill any enemy players, but they didn't spot the fatal flaw: It still allowed anyone on their own side to enter. Specifically, to enter with over a dozen heavy bombers and carpet bomb the entire funeral.
The Enclave guild arrived and blew the hell out of their own side for sheer hilarity. This wasn't like the World of Warcraft funeral massacre, where the targets were simply unprepared for fantasy combat. These funeral-goers were standing respectfully in large concentrations while their attackers rained explosive death from the skies. You'd swear that both sides were doing everything they could to create the perfect bombing run. Which was actually the case.
The only people who were even armed to fire back were the snipers present to fire a 21-gun salute, and even in video games, sniper loses against saturation bombing. The Enclave scored over 200 mourner kills in under two minutes. Somewhere in hell, a high score table had a new No. 1. This was a lifetime record, both because it was a ridiculously high score and because they were disbanded and permanently banned from the game shortly after. Although in fairness, they were probably still laughing.
#5. The Pink Party Hat Crisis --- RuneScape
In 2003, the RuneScape economy crashed because of too many imaginary pink party hats, which is still better than the reasons for some real financial disasters.
"We loan money to people who can't pay it back, sell the debt to each other for a profit, then escape on our unicorns before anyone notices!"
Player SixFeetUnder was trying to trade in a scythe, because even computer glitches love symbolism, when he accidentally worked out how to spawn any item in the game. Everyone immediately demonstrated their intelligence by relentlessly duplicating an item whose only useful property was rarity. The pink party hat went from being the most valuable item in the game to the least valuable hat. (This is why the blue hat is now the one worth $1,680, the maximum amount of money the game can hold.) It's now colored purple, but a full decade later, its value still hasn't recovered. But it never stopped being a symbol of how ludicrous video game finances are.
Behold, the ultimate symbol of online wealth and class.
In fact, the entire game still hasn't recovered. The developers couldn't work out how to even perform the glitch for several days, during which time the players replicated like Australian rabbits, with similar effects on the local economy. Eventually Jagex offered a free lifetime membership to anyone who'd tell them how they were managing to piss in their own pool this time, and they were finally able to fix it.
#4. Final Fantasy, Absolute Asshole -- Final Fantasy XI
A raid is when players team up to have fun and achieve certain challenges. 2005 is when Square Enix said, "We hate those players." They released a new end boss called "Absolute Virtue," which was like calling Donald Trump "Attractive Humility."
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Yeah, I'd rather sleep with this.
Final Fantasy XI featured special super abilities players could only use every two hours. Absolute Virtue could use all of them, repeatedly, was immune to everything, had 100,000 hit points, and auto-healed faster than Wolverine. That's not a boss; that's the Pokemon your little brother designs on the back of his schoolbooks. It was about as fun and possible as trying to headbutt your way through the side of an elephant: Even if it doesn't attack and kill you, which it will, it heals faster anyway. Even attempting it both requires and bestows brain damage.
It regenerated at 500 HP per tick. By design it was telling most of the players hitting it that they were wasting even their virtual lives, then it repeatedly cast Benediction spells (which healed it completely) to tell all of them. Then the developers wrote the fact into the game code by weakening spells that worked against it, giving Absolute Virtue extra resistances to weapons players beat it with, and threatening to ban players who found ways to outwit it. Players spent three years trying to kill the thing. Guilds spent over 30 hours continuously attacking, with no success. We don't know whether the designers were practicing to program limbo or if the Rancor trainer from Return of the Jedi quit in grief to become a game designer and take his revenge on all whining nerds.
"Sleep well, sweet Rancor. I will make it so that they create their own filthy pits to die against monsters in!"
Videos of these attacks don't look like fun -- they look like Square Enix executives are sitting in a hive somewhere, hissing, "Let the flesh harvest begin!" Because they've found prey who don't move no matter how brutally they're being tormented and will never be missed. When players accused the developers of creating an impossible boss, they released a video with vague hints on how to defeat it, three years later.
It's hard to know who to root for in that battle: the assholes who made it, or the whiners who were still playing. Later that year, they reduced its abilities, although this was less "nerfing" than "tactical nuclear warheading." They also imposed a two-hour time limit on the fight, because they clearly didn't want the bad press of anyone dying during it (which is quite different from caring about whether anyone died during it). If they'd actually cared about lives, they wouldn't have programmed the gaming equivalent of a brick wall with "Bash your head off this 4,332,321 times" written on it.


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2. Shameful + Amazing.
2. Shameful + Amazing.
We were so drunk that we broke the bathroom at the bar. I mean, literally, the entire bathroom. Toilet seat, dispenser, lid, lock, door and all.
Dude, that's shamemazing.
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The drug LSD-25. A gift from the gods which turns your brain inside out so that the innermost contents of your mind leak bizarrely into the world around you. An acid trip is a lot like an elaborate, extended waking dream which can sometimes turn into a nightmare without warning. Tripping on LSD is not about rainbow colors and being chased by flying pink elephants; it is a total elimination of preconceptions about the world and a profound distortion of reality which many casual users find too intense. Acid is extremely potent: a tiny dose of this drug can cause a life-altering experience. Depending on the dosage, you might expect things like getting lost in the curtains, seeing swarms of insects in the walls, or experiencing days between each minute of the clock.
Many people are not aware that the rivers in the biblical garden of Eden actually ran with acid and liquid ecstasy, and were bordered by shady groves of marijuana and fields of opium poppies growing in a soil of one hundred percent pure DXM.
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some of us prefer edgey days
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guy: "can be molten copper..."
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(apl/aplural): atypical description of a natural high from acidic foods and condiments, i.e. from deliciously & tangy balsamic vinegar at 6% acidity, abstractly classified as plural with its six (6) percents.
our spinach and sometimes tomato salad has some acids added for the tang flavor.
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liquid form of lsd, a hallucinogen that can be heaven itself if your mentality is right. it can open new doors, a different way of thinking.
look at that pink elephant walking around the room!!!
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1 - The drug L S D
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2 - "come the acid" Exaggerate. Speak sarcastically.
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2 - Don't come the acid with me, friend. I know what you think.
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a genre of electronic music, characterized by widely distorted layered melodies, which are sequenced and repeated with different frequency cutoff points. acid trance is usually accompanied by a driving bassline.
1) i like acid trance a lot.
2) Megamind's "Taub" is an excellent acid track.
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A 61-year-old Waterport man was arrested Monday on second-degree murder charges in the death of a woman whose body was found on a road not far from the house they shared, the Orleans County Sheriff's Office said.
Frederick C. Miller was charged with killing Rachel A. Miller, 53, whose body was found along Oak Orchard River Road in the Town of Carlton, about 150 yards from the house they shared, at about 7 a.m. by a passing school bus driver. The driver called 911.
Officials said the suspect and the victim were not married and were not siblings but would say no more about the fact that they had the same last name.
Sheriff Scott D. Hess and Undersheriff Steven D. Smith said an investigation confirmed there was some kind of physical altercation between the victim and suspect inside the home. That altercation apparently continued outside the house and down the road, where she was left dead.
The undersheriff said the victim's body has been taken to the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office in Rochester for an autopsy to get an official cause of death. He confirmed that she suffered a blunt-force injury that may have killed her.
Frederick Miller was remanded to the county jail following arraignment in Carlton Town Court on Monday. The investigation by the Sheriff's Office and the State Police Forensic Identification Unit is continuing, Hess said.
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An open source analogy: Open source is like sharing a recipe | Opensource.com
An open source analogy: Open source is like sharing a recipe
I love listening to open source gurus explain open source to those who have never encountered it, and especially to those with little computing background. In conversations with folks who may have never heard the term 'source code,' open source advocates don't typically have recourse to related words like 'Linux,' 'copyleft,' or 'binary blobs.' That comfortable vocabulary suddenly fails them, leaving them frustrated and stammering.
I've observed some artful feats of analogy by open source zealots eager to help others understand the open source way. Some of these analogies are brief; others are elaborate anecdotes. But all are creative attempts to demonstrate similarities between open source and something an audience finds more familiar.
I have my own open source analogy, one that has led (I'm happy to report) to a satisfying number of wide-eyed 'Ah-ha's!' Here it is:
Imagine you've baked something for your friends—a loaf of bread, perhaps. By sharing this bread with your friends, you've given them something that not only sustains them, but also strengthens your relationship with them. Certainly, these are valuable gifts.
But what if you share more than the finshed product? Suppose that in addition to the loaf of bread, you also give your friends the recipe for that bread. Now you've given them something even more valuable: the power to reproduce the gift you've given them, and the opportunity to improve the lives of others as you've improved theirs.
If your friends enjoy the bread you've made, they can now make more of it for both themselves and their friends. If they prefer bread with slightly different ingredients, they can modify your recipe, concocting bread that suits their tastes. Or maybe some of your friends have dietary restrictions and want to know precisely what has been baked into the bread you've given them, lest the very thing meant to help them might actually harm them. Possessing the recipe means they can now make a more informed decision about whether to consume what you've made.
And now that your friends have the recipe for your bread, they can work with you to produce more of it, increasing the number of people exposed to your creation. Sharing the recipe also means that you and your friends can bake together, strengthening your relationships, and potentially drawing others into the bond you share—because you now possess a common language for collaboration. Sharing a recipe for bread isn't like sharing bread itself. When you share a recipe, you haven't lost anything; both you and your friends can work with and enjoy the same knowledge at the same time, passing it on without consequence—unlike bread that's already been baked, which effectively disappears when you've given it up or eaten it.
Sharing a recipe involves sharing something that eclipses both you and your friends, something that eludes your grasp and your complete control. This can be frightening! After all, who wouldn't be proud of the bread they've made and want to protect that process? But by sharing your recipe, you get to enjoy other benefits: watching it travel and make an impact in places you never expected. This can also be—almost always is—wonderful.
I've told you mine. Now I hope you'll tell me yours: If open source is like sharing a bread recipe, then what's your analogy for open source?
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I use the automobile analogy. I explain to people having a computer program is like having a car. Sure, I'm not a mechanic, but I like to be able to go in and change the spark plugs, change the air filter from the basic factory install to a superflow, add a better battery, and add a thick copper cable to power the dc -> ac converter. These are the things I can do. For others there are more things they can and need to be able to do. This is possible with open source.
With proprietary software, it's as if you pop the hood and everything underneath is sealed in plastic fastened with a sign stating "To have any changes or repairs made please visit the local outlet of X. Also do not forget to report to the service center for oil changes, mandatory six month check ups, and inspection or all warranties are voided.
"With proprietary software, it's as if you pop the hood and everything underneath is sealed in plastic fastened with a sign..."
Better still, the hood is sealed shut from above and underneath so you cannot see any parts or even know if it is a 4, 6, or 8 cylynder engine, etc... All you can do is sit behind the wheel and access the controls, and guages that the manufacturer allows you to see and use!
And of course the car is reporting back to the manufacturer, without your knowlege or permission of course, every time you use the car, who is in the car, all their personal information, where it goes, what speeds you drive at, etc...!!! ;^)
Thank you Linus, RMS, and all others creating and distributing FLOSS!!! ;^)
And if OS are like cars, when it does not work properly, you can close the windows and re-open them. After that, it should work again :)
I came up with this analogy back in 1999, see
It is valid because the culinary trade disregards copyright by old tradition: you're not entitled to copy an entire cookbook, but copying, adapting and republishing a single recipe is the norm.
It's more like supplying the recipe _and_ the ingredients.
Open source software development as a special type of academic research: Critique of vulgar Raymondism - http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/6...
Though as always there will be those users who complain that it's still warm from the oven and they want it cold (and it must be cold now, not in 30 minutes time); and they'll grumble because you haven't used free range eggs instead of barn eggs; and that it isn't already buttered with jam; and they want 10 loaves of bread to give to their own friends instead of the one you've gived them; and don't care for the recipe because they don't have all the ingredients in their cupboard, and can they have your flour and yeast as well; and go round telling everybody that you're a lousy baker because your recipe doesn't include poppy seeds... and this is 99% of the people you bake the bread for... fortunately there's still the 1% who suggest improvements to your recipe.
You kidding, RMS gave this recipe analogy in a very old video. Will post the link ..
RMS gives the recipe analogy .. finnish 2001 documentary
Closed source is like "Twinkies". If you read the list of ingredients (and tried to pronounce them), would you still consider eating one?
"If you read the list of ingredients.."
That's the main point! With Closed Source, Proprietary Software, You DON'T get to see ANY of the ingredients!!! All you get to do is EAT the "Twinkies"!!!
With Open Source Software, you get to see ALL the ingredients, PLUS review, change, replace, debug, and correct ANY of the ingredients, legally! AND pass the changes back to the authors so the product can be improved, for the benifit of ALL!!!
When was the last time you were able to do this with ANY proprietary software???
The recipes sharing is to share knowledge for the benefit of everyone. This is the opposite of being selfish.
I like your bread analogy. The recipe idea is the core. If you wish to bring more complex details in the discussion, you can change the product in the analogy. For example in beer to get the "free beer" discussion or a pill to get a discussion about complexity of creating, testing and legal use..
I like it. I'll have to see about using it the next time I am in this sort of a situation (which is, unfortunately, too often).
I would say the vast majority of people don't want ot bother opening the hood, or caring how a car works. If it doesn't work (or the "check Engine" light goes on) they take it to a mechanic and expect it to be done.
Yet food is something everybody knows, and most people have some understanding about putting things together, using an oven or stove or grill, and somehow it comes out as something to eat. Heck, even making a sandwich is related.
So I think people will relate more to cooking or baking than to car mechanics.
That's a bit presumptuous. Sure, most people know food, but how many people make simple dishes like mayonnaise or bread?
There are some people who cook, many to whom it's a mystery.
There are many people work on there cars and many who don't.
I happen to know more men who are more likely to want to change their own oil or air filters, add a cool air intake valve, run a wire for dc -> ac, than I know men who cook with any frequency.
However, I acknowledge it would be problematic to try to generalize. Surely, each analogy must be crafted for its audience.
So far I've seen:
1. the recipe analogy
2. the car analogy
3. a remix analogy
What else?
Thanks for this analogy.
I posted my take based on it at a blog intended to answer some common questions for parents about technology for their children.
Open Source software is the ability for YOU the user to choose the features that YOU want and not the software developer dictating the features YOU can have.
I like to analogize the open source model to the academic model. If you don't share what you're working on, people can't build on what you already did so you can't get further without being able to stand on the shoulders of those who came before you and shared.
Then I like to talk about how you don't need money to learn from and contribute to open source and how you do need quite a bit of money to be able to learn from academic papers since journals are so expensive!
I predict 2013 will be the year that open source bread breaks out of the artisan bakeries and into every kitchen in the country


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Hockey team optimistic about arena's potential
January 3, 2013
Professional hockey possibly could be played inside a multi-purpose arena this fall and winter. Kristen A....
@pinecr - Hockey is not the only option , recreationally, figure skating and general skating adds another component for people to do that is affordable and fun..
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They got to go somewhere,they are going too get run out of Bowman field!
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I have not been to a game, because I'm not a fan of hockey. But, I know lots of people who have been and they really enjoyed themselves. Also, lots of those are younger folks who will stay loyal to the program if it continues. As for doing something for the kids, this is a for profit venture, not a charity. If you want an indoor soccer facility, build one. Ask the guy who had the dome how well that works. (There were other issues there, but I don't think they could charge enough to keep it going) The folks near Nothumberland have an expanded facility that is busy all the time. But that is a solid building without the problems of an inflated building.
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What a waste of money...why not bring something to the area that will benefit youth in the area. Hockey is not and never will be a school sport because they are cutting funding and it is hard enough to hold unto what sports the schools currently have, so it would have made more sense to open a soccer arena or another sport that would benefit the youth of this area.
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As to commenting directly to the article, if the Outlaws play indoors next year I will definitely see more games.
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Funny thing with this comment section. So many comments from folks that "don't know". Just like this time for instance, if you dont't know to click the photo before you slam the paper, how in the world do you log on here?
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The caption is there. If you double click the picture in the article, then it opens in a new window, complete with caption. I agree, though, it would be more convenient to just have it connected to the picture in the article.
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That's because they're both key ingredients in glogg, a traditional punch that's served in Swedish homes during the month of December. "There are a lot of mini-holidays in Sweden," explains the chef, 43, who was born in Ethiopia and adopted by Swedish parents. "We would go over to different friends and family members' houses for a five-course meal and somebody was always making glogg."
Samuelsson also loved assisting his grandmother in the kitchen when it was her turn to throw the party on Christmas Eve. He would help pickle herrings, bake ginger snap cookies and cook red cabbage and meatballs. By age 16, the award-winning chef was cooking the turkey on his own.
The rest of the day was devoted to roughhousing with his cousins and playing board games with his father and grandfather. "That's when I learned how to play chess and Monopoly," says Samuelsson. "I loved that I had time with my parents."
Today, Samuelsson and his wife Maya Haile, 30, continue the family tradition with a potluck dinner at their Harlem, N.Y., home for friends and staff from his restaurant The Red Rooster. And the hosts make sure that glogg is always on the menu. "It's sweet, delicious and as the night goes on it gets more spiked."
Raymond Hom
Swedish GloggServes 6
1 750 ml. bottle of dry red wine
1¾ cups tawny port
1 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
6 cardamom pods
5 whole cloves
Peel of ½ orange
½ cup raisins
½ cup sliced almonds
1. Heat wine and port in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until just boiling, 7 to 8 minutes; stir in sugar until dissolved and remove from heat.
2. Tie cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves and orange rind in a piece of cheesecloth and add to hot liquid. Add raisins and almonds. Cover and steep for 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.
3. Remove and discard spice bundle. Divide liquid, almonds and raisins among 6 mugs.