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From the Divisions of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Seikaly, Harris, and Liu) and General Surgery (Dr Williams), Department of Dentistry (Drs McGaw and Wolfaardt), and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (Dr Rieger), University of Alberta; Division of Surgical Oncology (Dr Seikaly and Ms Barnaby) and Departments of Radiation Oncology (Dr Jha) and Epidemiology (Mr Hanson), Cross Cancer Institute; and Craniofacial Osseointegration and Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation Unit (Drs Seikaly, Rieger, and Wolfaardt); Edmonton, Alberta. The authors have no relevant financial interest in this article.
Xerostomia is a permanent and devastating sequela of head and neck irradiation, and its numerous consequences affect most aspects of the patient's life. A new method of preserving and protecting a single submandibular gland from radiation damage through the Seikaly-Jha procedure (SJP) has recently been described.
To report the long-term outcomes of the SJP.
Inception cohort.
The trial was conducted between February 1, 1999, and February 1, 2002. All patients were followed up through the head and neck cancer clinic at the Cross Cancer Institute. All data were collected by a dedicated research nurse. Salivary function was evaluated at regular intervals with salivary flow studies and questionnaires.
Ninety-six patients were enrolled in the study, and 38 had a minimum of 2 years' follow-up. The cohort of 38 patients was composed of 2 groups: 26 patients had preservation of one submandibular gland through the SJP, while the remaining 12 did not. Salivary flow was preserved in the SJP group, in which 83% of patients reported normal amounts of saliva 2 years after radiotherapy, compared with none in the SJP group. There were no disease recurrences on the side of the transferred gland or in the submental space. There were no surgical complications attributed to the transfer procedure.
The SJP prevented xerostomia in 83% of the study patients. The approach appears to be oncologically sound and safe.
Salivary tissue is sensitive to external beam radiation, and salivary dysfunction develops when the glands are included in the treatment fields.1 Salivary flow usually decreases by 50% to 60% during the first week of radiation, and basal whole salivary flow reaches a measurable minimum by 2 to 3 weeks after 23 Gy of the fractionated dose has been delivered.2 Standard radiation techniques universally include the major salivary glands within the treatment fields because of their proximity to the targeted neck structures. The usual radiation ports in the treatment of head and neck cancer deliver 60 to 65 Gy, resulting in complete impairment of all the irradiated salivary tissue and the development of xerostomia.2,3
Xerostomia is a permanent and devastating sequela of head and neck irradiation, and its consequences are numerous, affecting most aspects of the patient's life.4,5 Xerostomia impairs mastication, deglutition, and gustation and alters oral microbial flora, leading to the development of caries. The oral mucosa becomes dry, cracked, and painful. Patients develop a low tolerance for dental prostheses because of tissue friability and lack of lubrication.5,6 Speech is altered, and swallowing is impaired as movement of a bolus from the mouth to the pharynx is slowed.7 Food choices are sometimes altered, leading to nutritional deficiencies.8 Sleep disturbances are also common, as patients wake up to moisten their dry mouth or to relieve the polyuria experienced because of polydipsia.6
Xerostomia is one of the most destructive and demoralizing processes experienced by patients irradiated for head and neck cancer, and its effect on the individual's quality of life is significant.4,6 Several strategies have been tried over the years in an attempt to preserve some salivary tissue and prevent xerostomia, with limited success.9- 14 A new method of preserving a single submandibular gland by surgically transferring it to the submental space before radiotherapy has recently been described.15,16 The gland is shielded after surgery, without changing the standard radiation prescription to the primary disease areas or the neck nodes.17 The initial outcomes of a phase 2 trial were encouraging and resulted in the prevention of xerostomia in 81% of the patients.18 The objective of this study was to report the long-term outcomes of the Seikaly-Jha procedure (SJP) of submandibular gland transfer.
A phase 2 clinical trial was conducted between February 1, 1999, and February 1, 2002, to evaluate the SJP in patients with head and neck cancer. The trial was approved by the internal review board and the human ethics committee. All patients were enrolled in the study and followed up through the multidisciplinary head and neck cancer clinic at the Cross Cancer Institute.
The inclusion criteria for patients in the trial were the following: (1) previously untreated and biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx and patients with unknown head and neck primary tumor with unilateral metastases to the neck nodes; (2) must be undergoing primary surgery as part of their treatment plan; (3) Karnofsky score of 70 or higher; (4) expected survival greater than 1 year; and (5) a signed informed consent.
Patients were deemed ineligible if they had the following: (1) carcinomas of the oral cavity or nasopharynx, N3 neck disease, bilateral neck node involvement, preepiglottic space involvement, involvement of level I nodes on either side of the neck, recurrent disease, or any prior head and neck malignancy other than basal and squamous cell carcinoma; (2) prior malignancies unless disease-free for 3 years or longer; (3) prior chemotherapy; (4) salivary gland malignancy; (5) salivary gland disease, for example, Sjögren syndrome; (6) prior head and neck irradiation; or (7) prior neck surgery for any reason.
The method of submandibular salivary gland transfer used was the SJP.15 The gland transfer was always performed on the uninvolved neck on the side contralateral to the primary tumor.
A neck incision was performed from the mastoid tip to the mentum approximately 4 cm below the body of the mandible. The neck flaps were elevated in the subplatysmal plane, preserving the greater auricular nerve. The marginal mandibular nerve and distal facial vessels were identified superiorly, dissected free from the surrounding structures, and preserved. The fascia over the sternocleidomastoid muscle was incised, and the muscle was lifted off the underlying structures. The spinal accessory nerve was identified and dissected free up to the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. A level II and III neck dissection was then performed, preserving the jugular vein, spinal accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve, sensory rootlets of the neck, and proximal facial vessels. Level I was then dissected separately, and all facial and preglandular nodes were removed piecemeal. The submental space was cleared from the contralateral belly of the digastric to the ipsilateral mylohyoid muscle, and the submandibular gland was left in place.
Any suspicious nodes (enlarged or hard) from level II and III neck dissection specimens and all level I lymph nodes (mean number, 3 [range, 2-5]) were sent for frozen section evaluation. While the lymph nodes were being cleared, the facial vessels were identified proximally at the posterior and lower aspect of the submandibular triangle and distally as they enter the face. The submandibular gland was released from the surrounding fascial structures and mylohyoid muscle, but remained pedicled on the facial vessels, submandibular ganglion, and duct.
Retrograde or reverse flow in the facial artery was assessed by ligating the proximal end just medial to the posterior belly of the digastric muscle and partially cutting the artery distal to the ligature. If there was no retrograde flow, the transfer was abandoned. If, however, flow was observed, the facial artery and vein were ligated and cut just proximal to their branches supplying and draining the gland. This left the gland pedicled on the distal facial vessels and thus supplied and drained via the retrograde flow through these vessels. The gland was then swung anteriorly, and the remainder of the fascial attachments were released.
The mylohyoid muscle was bisected. The gland was then repositioned in the submental space anterior and superficial to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle (Figure 1). The gland was positioned deep to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle in the first 10 patients.15 The bisected mylohyoid muscle allowed repositioning of the submandibular duct and submandibular ganglion. The gland was anchored between the anterior bellies of the digastric muscles to the periosteum of the mentum with absorbable sutures. The anterior, posterior, and inferior borders of the gland were marked with 25-gauge wire to help identify the position of the gland after surgery. The platysma muscle was approximated over a suction drain with absorbable suture, and the skin was closed.
Position of the transferred submandibular gland after the Seikaly-Jha procedure.
The transfer was abandoned if any of the nodes on the side of the transfer were involved with metastatic cancer on frozen section or if there was no retrograde flow in the facial artery.
To date, we have performed the transfer on more than 150 patients and found its success and the adequacy of the gland mobilization dependent in part on the following maneuvers: (1) The facial artery must be ligated proximal to the first arterial branch to the submandibular gland. (2) The retromandibular vein at times joins the facial vein fairly distally, which does not allow adequate mobilization of the gland anteriorly. The retromandibular vein in these situations can be safely sacrificed. (3) We have identified veins that run with the submandibular duct and submandibular ganglion and within the fascia surrounding the facial artery. These veins do not hinder anterior mobilization and should be preserved. When the facial vein is missing, these veins are the only ones draining the submandibular gland. (4) A small cuff of fascia should be left on the gland, as it provides a place to anchor the suture and avoids the placement of sutures through the glandular tissue. (5) The deep dissection of the submandibular gland must be performed bluntly to avoid damaging the ganglion and duct. The ganglion usually lies more anteriorly than expected under the mylohyoid muscle. (6) When a mandibular split is used for the surgical approach, the surgeon must ensure that the closure sutures do not violate or encroach on the submandibular duct opening when closing the floor of mouth. (7) The lymph nodes should be sent for frozen section examination after the neck dissection while the gland transfer is being performed to eliminate undue delays.
Radiotherapy was started within 4 to 6 weeks after surgery. Patients were treated in an immobilization device using linear accelerators with appropriate photon (6- and 18-MV photons) and electron (9- and 12-MeV) energies at a source-to-axis distance of 100 cm. Beam verification films were obtained for each field and repeated whenever any field adjustments were made. A combination of lateral opposing, anterior, or angled-down bilateral superior oblique fields was used for the primary tumor site. Homolateral electron beam or wedge-pair techniques were not used.
The superior border of the lateral fields included the nodes in the upper jugular region and were placed at the level of the zygomatic arch to include the parotid glands in the field. A single anterior-posterior field was used to treat the neck below the fields for the primary tumor. The lower neck and supraclavicular field abutted the primary field at the skin, and an appropriate bolus around the stoma was used. The primary treatment fields included the primary tumors with adequate margins along with sites of known or suspected lymph node disease in the upper neck. There was a minimum of 2- to 3-cm margins around the primary tumor and positive nodes. The maximum spinal cord dose was restricted to 46 Gy. Tissue-equivalent compensators were used to ensure homogeneity of dose distribution so that variation within the target volume did not exceed 10% of the target dose. Boost doses were specified at the sites of gross primary and nodal disease.
The shielding was drawn to cover more than 80% to 90% of the transferred submandibular salivary gland and a major part of the sublingual salivary glands. The posterior border of this shield always remained in front of the hyoid bone. Disease areas and the potential site of spread were not shielded. The primary target volume included more than 80% of major salivary glands (parotid glands and the nontransferred submandibular salivary gland) and had greater than 50 Gy delivered to that volume via external beam. The dose prescription was per the accepted standards of radiotherapy, and the total dose varied from 50 to 70 Gy, in 2 Gy per fraction, treating once a day, 5 times a week.
All patients were followed up through the head and neck cancer clinic. All demographic, staging, surgical, radiation, pathologic, and follow-up data and quality-of-life questionnaires were collected and recorded prospectively by a dedicated research nurse (P.B.).
Salivary function was evaluated at regular intervals before and after surgery, at the mid point of radiotherapy, at the end of radiotherapy, and 2, 6, 10, 16, and 24 months after radiotherapy. The following 2 evaluation methods were used.
Saliva from the anterior floor of mouth was collected by means of an appliance consisting of a micropipette holder (Drummond Scientific, Broomall, Penn) (for use with 20-mL micropipettes) fitted with a 2-mL latex dropper bulb.19 The procedure involved the initial collection of an unstimulated saliva sample, the patient then had a 3-minute rest interval, and a stimulated saliva sample was collected using 0.2 mL of 6% citric acid solution on the posterior dorsal surface of the tongue every 30 seconds.20 All collections were made at least 1 hour after the most recent meal, between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM to reduce possible circadian contributions.21 The flow rate was calculated as collected volume per collection time.
We used sections 7a and 7b of the University of Washington Quality-of-Life Questionnaire to evaluate the patients' subjective symptoms of xerostomia.22 These sections deal with the amount and consistency of the patient's saliva (Table 1). The lower scores (10 and 20) depict no or minimal change of saliva, while higher scores (30-50) indicate moderate to severe change of saliva (xerostomia).
The study groups and the demographic variables were tested for independence using t test for age and Fisher exact test for the contingency tables. The salivary flow and saliva questionnaires were analyzed with t test and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test. All statistical tests were 2-tailed, with P<.05 considered significant.
Ninety-six patients were enrolled in the study, and 38 had a minimum of 2 years' follow-up. The cohort of 38 patients was composed of 2 groups. Twenty-six patients (GP group) had preservation of one submandibular gland through surgical transfer and appropriate postoperative radiation shielding. The remaining 12 patients (NGP group) did not have preservation of the gland because of transfer abandonment or lack of postoperative shielding owing to the presence of disease on pathologic examination (7 on frozen section and 5 on permanent section) in the lymph nodes on the side of the transfer. There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups with regard to patient demographics (Table 2), disease site and stage (Table 2), survival status and cause of death (Table 3), or rate and site of recurrence (Table 4).
The stimulated and baseline salivary flow data are seen in Figure 2 and Figure 3. There was preservation of the salivary flow in the GP group compared with the NGP group. This difference was statistically significant at the mid point of radiotherapy, at the end of radiotherapy, and 2, 6, and 16 months after radiotherapy.
Stimulated salivary flow rate. The difference between the groups was statistically significant at the mid point of radiotherapy (P = .005), end of radiotherapy (P = .007), and 2 (P<.001), 6 (P = .02), and 16 (P<.001) months after radiotherapy. GP indicates the group with preservation of one submandibular gland with the Seikaly-Jha procedure; NGP, group without preservation of the gland; and asterisks, statistical significance.
Figure 3. Unstimulated (baseline) salivary flow rate. The difference between the groups was statistically significant at the mid point of radiotherapy (P = .04) and 2 (P<.001), 6 (P = .004), and 16 (P<.001) months after radiotherapy. GP indicates the group with preservation of one submandibular gland with the Seikaly-Jha procedure; NGP, group without preservation of the gland; and asterisks, statistical significance.
The saliva questionnaire data (amount and consistency) are presented in Figure 4 and Figure 5. There was a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups at 2, 6, 16, and 24 months after the end of radiotherapy. Eighty-three percent (15/18) of patients in the GP group reported a normal amount of saliva (scoring 10 or 20 on the salivary questionnaire) 2 years after radiotherapy, compared with none in the NGP group.
Figure 4. Percentage of patients scoring 10 or 20 on the amount of saliva questionnaire. The difference between the groups was statistically significant at 6 (P = .01), 16 (P = .02), and 24 (P = .005) months after radiotherapy. GP indicates the group with preservation of one submandibular gland with the Seikaly-Jha procedure; NGP, group without preservation of the gland; and asterisks, statistical significance.
Figure 5. Percentage of patients scoring 10 or 20 on the consistency of saliva questionnaire. The difference between the groups was statistically significant at 2 (P = .003), 6 (P = .007), 16 (P = .001), and 24 (P = .02) months after radiotherapy. GP indicates the group with preservation of one submandibular gland with the Seikaly-Jha procedure; NGP, group without preservation of the gland; and asterisks, statistical significance.
The SJP added a mean of 45 minutes to the surgical procedure. There were no disease recurrences on the side of the transferred gland or in the submental space. There were no surgical complications attributed to the transfer procedure.
Dose-volume histograms were calculated for all parotid and submandibular glands along with the radiation dose ranges. The transferred submandibular gland received 8 to 14 Gy, while the in situ submandibular, left parotid, and right parotid glands were targeted with doses of 50 to 70 Gy.
Our cohort of 38 patients was composed of 2 groups that were similar in demographics, disease factors, rate of recurrence, and survival status. The main difference was the preservation of one submandibular gland through the SJP in the GP group. Although the trial was not randomized, we believed that a comparison of the salivary function between the 2 groups would be useful and informative, as the NGP group is representative of patients managed with the standard combined modality treatment of surgery and postoperative radiotherapy.
The long-term results of the phase 2 trial continue to be encouraging. Xerostomia was prevented in 83% of patients in the GP group. These results are clinically and statistically significant when contrasted with the development of xerostomia in all the patients in the NGP group. The procedure appears to be oncologically sound and safe, as there were no changes in the pattern of disease recurrence or recurrences in the submental space. The transfer added 45 minutes to the surgical procedure and required no special surgical skills.
Several other strategies, ranging from radiation delivery modification to acupuncture, have been used in the prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia. The most clinically applicable methods to date are chemoprevention and 3-dimensional radiation. Chemoprevention attempts to preserve salivary gland function through systemic administration of various protective compounds. The 2 most commonly used agents are pilocarpine hydrochloride and amifostine. Pilocarpine results have been inconsistent, but studies13,14,23- 26 have demonstrated its effectiveness at reducing the rate of long-term xerostomia after radiotherapy. Its main disadvantage is the anticholinergic adverse effects, which limit its use in a considerable number of patients. Amifostine has shown some efficacy in clinical trials at reducing short-term and long-term xerostomia after radiotherapy.9,27 Its main disadvantages are the need for daily intravenous infusions, prohibitive price, and associated systemic effects, which result in treatment discontinuation in 21% of patients.28 There is also the theoretical concern that the compound through its radioprotective properties will decrease the effectiveness of radiation on cancer cells. A direct comparison of the SJP and chemoprevention outcomes is difficult based on the literature because of the variable methods of reporting.
Three-dimensional radiation techniques, such as conformal,12 intensity modulated (IMRT),12 and tomotherapy,29 have recently been described. In theory, they permit more selective delivery of radiation to defined targets in the head and neck, preserving normal tissue and the parotid glands.30 The early results have been encouraging, resulting in parotid gland preservation when the total dose to the gland is less than 2600 cGy, but the local recurrence rate was disappointingly high (21%).31 The results, however, continue to improve with further development and standardization of the technologies and the increased familiarity of radiation oncologists with the new treatment protocols.
The SJP and 3-dimensional radiation techniques, specifically IMRT, have been proven effective at preventing xerostomia by preserving one submandibular or one parotid gland. The 2 methods have similar indications and can be used interchangeably in most situations, but we believe that there are theoretical and practical advantages to the SJP. Sparing of the submandibular gland is notionally preferable to the parotid gland, because it is responsible for most of the resting state salivary volume. The parotid glands normally contribute about 20% of the total volume of unstimulated saliva, while the submandibular salivary glands contribute 65% and the sublingual salivary glands contribute 7% to 8%.32,33 At the high flow rates produced during eating (approximately 54 min/d), the parotid becomes the dominant gland, contributing 50% of salivary volume.32 We believe that the unstimulated saliva flow (resting state) is far more important in the subjective symptoms of xerostomia and in preservation of oral homeostasis, as demonstrated by our study. The SJP is safe, does not change the pattern of recurrence, and has been associated with low local recurrence rates. The procedure does not require special radiation equipment or technologies and does not change the standard radiation prescription. The main disadvantage of the SJP is that it is contraindicated in oral cavity malignancies.
We are involved in the phase 2 multicenter Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trial 0244 evaluating the SJP and another randomized multicenter phase 3 trial comparing the SJP and chemoprevention. Future directions should include a phase 3 trial comparing the SJP with IMRT and the use of IMRT in simultaneously preserving a transferred submandibular gland and parotid gland.
The SJP prevented xerostomia in 83% of the study patients. The procedure required no special surgical skills and appears to be oncologically sound and safe.
Correspondence: Hadi Seikaly, MD, Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alberta, Suite 401, 11044 82nd Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 0T2 (email@example.com).
Submitted for publication July 28, 2003; final revision received December 10, 2003; accepted January 6, 2004.
This study was supported by grants from the Civic Employee Charitable Fund of Alberta and the Alberta Cancer Board, Edmonton, Alberta.
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Prairie Home Invasion is an album released by Jello Biafra with Mojo Nixon in 1994. The title is a play on the popular public radio program A Prairie Home Companion and the Ice-T album Home Invasion. There was also a single released for "Will The Fetus Be Aborted?" which included an outtake from this album titled "The Lost World" and a parody of Billy Ray Cyrus's "Achy Breaky Heart" titled "Achy Rakey Heart" as B-Sides.
Track listing[edit]
- "Buy My Snake Oil" - 9:07
- "Where Are We Gonna Work (When the Trees Are Gone?)" - 3:12 (Darryl Cherney cover)
- "Convoy in the Sky" - 3:33 (The Willis Brothers cover)
- "Atomic Power" - 3:06 (Fred Kirby cover)
- "Are You Drinking With Me Jesus?" - 3:10 (Lou and Peter Berryman cover)
- "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" - 4:01 (Phil Ochs cover)
- "Burgers of Wrath" - 3:51
- "Nostalgia for an Age That Never Existed" - 4:56
- "Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster" - 3:48
- "Mascot Mania" - 4:50
- "Let's Go Burn Ole Nashville Down" - 2:38 (to the tune of Old Joe Clark)
- "Will the Fetus Be Aborted?" - 3:42 (to the tune of Will the Circle Be Unbroken?)
- "Plastic Jesus" - 4:31 (Ed Rush and George Cromarty cover)
- Sean McCarthy - Bass
- Mike "Wild" Middleton - Percussion, Background Vocals, Drums
- Marty Muse - Pedal Steel
- Ted Roddy - Harmonica
- Stuart Sullivan - Engineer, Mixing
- Marshall Lawless - Producer
- Sandra Patyk - Background Vocals
- Amy Boone - Background Vocals
- Cindy Yates - Background Vocals
- Deborah Kelly - Background Vocals
- Louis Jay Meyers - Banjo
- Danny Barnes - Dobro, Electric Guitar
- Pete Gordon - Organ, Background Vocals, Accordion, Piano
- Champ Hood - Fiddle
- Evan Johns - Guitar
- Don Leady - Electric Guitar
- Jello Biafra - Vocals, Photography, Main Performer
- Mojo Nixon - Banjo, Harmonica, Tambourine, Vocals, Guitar
Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster[edit]
This particular song deals with a disaster at a chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina.[citation needed] The plant caught fire, killing 25 workers and injuring 40 after they were trapped behind locked fire doors.


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"The balance and joy we find in food are a celebration of existence. There is hidden power in our relationship to food, a latent sociopolitical statement in each tasty morsel that passes your lips. The choices you make about food on any given day are a snapshot into your worldview. Each time you eat, you say yes to a whole way of being, eating, living, and feeling. You also say no to an even wider experience of the world. Eating is an activity that, when properly honored, evolves into a celebration of your highest potential for health and well-being."
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"Mindful eating is very pleasant. We sit beautifully. We are aware of the people surrounding us. We are aware of the food on our plates. This is a deep practice."
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Spain remains popular both with people considering buying property as holiday homes and with those looking to move abroad permanently, an industry expert has said.
Paul Collins, property editor at the BuyAssociation, explained that people were still considering buying property in Spain, despite the fact other countries around the world have become more popular in recent years.
Mr Collins added that people tended to look at different countries depending on whether they were looking for a holiday home or a permanent residence outside of the UK.
"If you are looking at holiday homes then generally speaking people will look at Europe," he added. "Spain, France and Portugal are still very popular."
In contrast, Mr Collins said that people considering emigrating "are looking at a different set of criteria". As a result, "Australia, New Zealand and Canada are all emigration favourites as well as Spain", he concluded.
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U.Va. controversy and other leadership disputes show that, in particular instances, organized, tenured professors can still wield significant influence in direction of institutions.
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Clemens Heni, director of the Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (BICSA), has observed of Rhodes College history professor Jonathan Judaken that "he is not at all upset, worried or scared about Islamist anti-Semitism, although he knows that it exists." Instead, Heni writes, Judaken fears critics of Islamism, critics of left-wing anti-Zionism, and critics of mainstream anti-Israel propaganda. Perhaps these fears explain Judaken's recent attack on me, published here at Inside Higher Ed.
Judaken wrote in response to my report on a lecture he gave at the University of Rochester on March 23, 2015. My essay's title "Are Muslims the New Jews?" came from a flyer advertising his lecture, titled "Judeophobia and Islamophobia." Like his lecture, Judaken's attack downplays the legacy of Islamic anti-Semitism with evasive rhetoric and sentences like, "the real harm is the way anti-anti-Semitic hit men like Caschetta feed hate speech." Judaken portrays himself as a victim of "the new red scare" -- a wide-ranging, conservative conspiracy to which I am allegedly a party. In addition to labeling me a McCarthyite, his article contains a number of factual errors that require correction.
First, Inside Higher Ed gave his essay an inaccurate title, "Essay on being accused of being an anti-Israel professor." My essay makes no such accusation. In fact, the word "Israel" does not even appear in my 1052-word essay.
Second, Judaken erroneously attributes my article to Campus Watch and calls me "an appointed watchdog for Campus Watch." In fact, the article appeared on Robert Spencer's website Jihad Watch, and had nothing to do with Campus Watch, a project of the Middle East Forum, a separate organization.
Third, Judaken writes that I disparaged him in a "pastiche of falsehoods, innuendos and quotes out of context," but he offers no evidence for this claim (ironically similar to Senator McCarthy's preferred tactic), instead devoting a great deal of attention to repeating parts of the lecture I did not write about. In the 18 paragraphs of his attack, nearly half (paragraphs 7-14) make no reference whatsoever to what I wrote. What falsehoods? What innuendos? What quotations out of context? I challenge him to produce evidence for these claims.
What I did write about: Judaken's use of Jacques Derrida's deconstruction technique to dismantle logical readings in favor of fanciful ones. I suggested that the theories and practices of post-modernist literary criticism are increasingly appearing in Middle East Studies. I called attention to the equivocation in Judaken's lecture, in particular where he downplayed and misrepresented both historical and current Islamic models of anti-Semitism and focused instead on exaggerated historical Christian models. For instance, the great weight he puts in the Catholic Church's 4th Lateran Council (1215) as the origin of Jews being treated as second-class citizens ignores much earlier examples of Islamic institutional anti-Semitism, such as the 7th-century Pact of Umar, which required Jews to wear clothing indicating their status and live in areas reserved for non-Muslims.
I also quoted Judaken's belief that the anti-Semitic content of Islamic tradition, especially the Koran and the Hadith, is "not that important" -- his words.
In both his lecture and his attack on me Judaken ignores the fact that legions of Islamists have quoted the Quran and Hadith to buttress their anti-Semitism. Instead he inexplicably transfers this outlook to me, claiming that I believe that anti-Semitic passages in the Koran "meant the same thing in the 8th century as they have come to mean in the new millennium." I make no such claim. Rather I point out that virtually every important Islamist thinker insists that Islamic texts are immutable, Muhammad's example is perfect and they are carrying out God's will by killing, converting or reducing to dhimmi status the Jews of the world -- something Judaken dismisses as "not important."
One staple of Islamist anti-Semitic rhetoric is the story of Mohammed's description of the end of times. According to various Hadiths, on judgment day the unrepentant (because unconverted) Jews will hide from Islamic justice, but the stones and trees will speak in order to expose them. Not only are variants of this story frequently quoted by Islamists, but polls reveal that it has widespread acceptance in Palestinian society. Indeed Article 7 of the Hamas Charter quotes this story, derived from the Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim collections. Judaken's unwillingness to acknowledge anti-Semitic Islamist rhetoric is unacceptable, and especially for a scholar who purportedly studies anti-Semitism.
Judaken likens my thinking to Stalinism and Nazism, (guilty, as per his Hannah Arendt reference, of "the reduction of history to ironclad laws"), then concludes by what I read as painting me as a persecutor of Jews: "So what do I tell the members of my synagogue, fellow parents at the Jewish school my kids attend, my colleagues in Jewish Studies associations in America and Europe about why I ended up on Jihad Watch?"
Professor Judaken's friends and colleagues likely understand what seems to elude him: that he is an intellectual involved in a public debate; that those involved in this debate disseminate their ideas in a variety of publications; that having one's ideas challenged comes with the territory; and that he will not be subpoenaed and marched before the United States Senate to answer for his ideas, no matter how wrong they may be nor how petulantly they are expressed.
But instead he will play the victim, as his final sentence claims, and "tell them that the new McCarthyism has arrived." Sadly this tenuous grasp of the very term "McCarthyism"is common among many academics who hurl it at those daring to disagree with them, but it is particularly egregious in a professor of history.
Senator Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) was chair of the Government Operations Committee from 1950 until 1954. In his brief reign, which earned him the eponymous neologism,he wielded the mighty heft of the federal government to cudgel his perceived enemies, ruining careers and reputations through accusations without ever presenting any real evidence. Decades later, the terms "McCarthyism" and "McCarthyite" have been appropriated and changed. No longer denoting undocumented accusations that damage careers because they come from a powerful governmental source, the terms have become the heavy artillery of a new kind of ad hominem attack, meant to be of the same magnitude as "bigot" and "racist." According to one of the foremost authorities on the subject, Harvey Klehr, professor of politics and history at Emory University, "the charge of McCarthyism is the last refuge of academics who are losing an argument."
My accuser resorts to the pejorative epithet in complete disregard of the facts. The federal government was not involved. There were no Congressional hearings. There was no chilling effect. My claims are illustrated with evidence while Judaken's are not. And finally I exert no authority over the funding of the Spence L. Wilson Chair in the Humanities held by Jonathan Judaken, professor of history at Rhodes College.
Judaken avoids these facts, preferring instead the hollow cry of oppression where none exists. Further, by parading his Jewishness in the conclusion he seeks protection from criticism of his views in an unfair way and slurs me by innuendo -- one of the hallmarks of genuine McCarthyism. Perhaps a new McCarthyism really has arrived.
A.J. Caschetta is a senior lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a fellow at the Middle East Forum.
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For more than half a century, social scientists have taken for granted the fact that college faculty lean left. Some of the first systematic evidence of the faculty's leftist politics was reported in 1958 with the release of Lazarsfeld and Thielens's classic study, The Academic Mind. In 1975 Ladd and Lipset showed that faculty leftism persisted in the post-Vietnam era in their book The Divided Academy. More recently in The Still Divided Academy, my co-authors and I provide detailed evidence that faculty hold political views well to the left of both students and the public at large. Not only are right-leaning professors a tiny minority of the faculty, the left's dominance among the professoriate tends to be more pronounced at America's elite institutions. Cognizant of the left's hold on many institutions, the University of Colorado's Board of Regents recently called for a "climate survey" to determine whether liberal bias chills the free exchange of ideas on campus.
Given the academy's educational mission, which presumably involves the transmission of both knowledge and social values, this profound ideological imbalance raises an obvious and important question. To what extent do the leftist faculty transmit their ideological world-view to the students? This is an inherently more difficult question, as it requires that we document subtle changes in students' political views, and show evidence that the observed changes are as a result of the faculty's influence. It's not enough to point to a handful of cases where conservative students have been indoctrinated by their liberal professors. The real question is, what is the experience of the typical student on a college campus?
Research Confirms Students Aren't Sponges
Recognizing that some college instructors are pushing an ideological agenda in the classroom, there is scant evidence that students are being profoundly influenced by the political views of their professors. Indeed, a number of recent studies cast increasing doubt on the proposition that students are readily adopting the views of their liberal faculty. In our 2009 article for the Journal, PS: Political Science and Politics titled "I Think My Professor Is a Democrat: Considering Whether Students Recognize and React to Faculty Politics" April Kelly-Woessner and I track the partisan leanings of more than 1,000 individuals enrolled in undergraduate political science courses throughout the United States. Somewhat surprisingly, we found that students' party preferences shift somewhat randomly over time, with only the slightest shift toward the Democratic Party.
In The Still Divided Academy, Rothman, Kelly-Woessner and I examine the question of faculty influence on specific political views like taxes, regulations and abortion. Using aggregate data, we look for evidence that student cohorts move leftward as a function of time. As in our 2009 study, we don't find compelling evidence that students' views shift leftward. On social policy, fourth-year students exhibited slightly more liberal views than do first-year students. However, on a few economic questions, we find that students actually drifted slightly to the right. We noted, with some interest, that the shift tends to move students toward the views of their professors. However, the difference between cohorts was relatively small. Over all, students completing their education hold very similar views to those just entering the academy.
These snapshots of evolving student beliefs don't suggest that faculty refrain from shaping student values, or even trying to influence their political views. Whereas some disciplines, such as political science, often shun partisan advocacy, many fields, including sociology, ethnic studies, and social work, openly advocate a distinct ideological worldview. If these and similar studies are correct, it suggests that student beliefs are surprisingly resilient. For every one student who is actively recruited to a leftist political cause, a vast majority complete their education with their values largely intact.
Considering Academia's Persuasion Paradox
Since the left maintains a powerful hold on higher education, dominating a vast majority of disciplines and most individual departments, including political science and economics (see Klein and Stern's essay in The Politically Correct University and Gross's book Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservative Care?), what are we to make of the seemingly stable political beliefs of undergraduates in these presumably formative political years? While it is doubtful that there is any single explanation to resolve what I'll call academia's Persuasion Paradox, there are several probable explanations that may contribute to undergraduates' apparent political stability. Although we do not yet have sufficient evidence to fully account for students' ideological development, it's worth considering the range of explanations.
Explanation #1: Faculty Truly are Committed to Impartiality
It is possible that students are politically unaffected by college because most faculty deliberately conceal their views in the classroom, or at least strive to cover both perspectives even-handedly. If most faculty cautiously avoid political advocacy, it would come as no surprise that students don't lurch leftward as they complete their college degree.
In many fields, particularly in the natural sciences, it seems plausible that faculty politics do not enter into the classroom or shape the views of students. Professors teaching nuclear physics, volcanology or paleobotany would have to go way out of their way to politicize their lectures. However, in the humanities and social sciences, academic disciplines often collide with contemporary politics. Unless the instructor is strongly committed to carefully balancing the curriculum, it is all too easy to inject politics into the coursework. Without systematic studies of instructional norms, it's difficult to know how many faculty deliberately embargo their political opinion, opting instead to present the material in a fair and balanced manner. Judging from the anecdotal evidence provided by conservative activists, it seems clear that many faculty deliberately politicize their classrooms.
Even if most faculty try to constrain their political beliefs, it seems improbable that their ideological worldview wouldn't inadvertently bleed into the classroom. As a point of reference, consider how journalism, which explicitly rejects editorial manipulation, nevertheless, tends to reflect the political views of its predominantly left-leaning practitioners. In his book, Left Turn, UCLA professor, Timothy Groseclose, provides evidence that nonpartisan journalists tend to cite the same sources as do Democrats in Congress. Even journalists, who are trained to be impartial and are consciously motivated to report a story fairly, often cover political controversies with undue deference to the liberal ideological perspective. Given the obstacles to impartiality in journalism, it seems probable that leftism among the faculty probably affects the curriculum. As such, it seems improbable, although not impossible, that faculty efforts to be impartial are the driving force behind students' political consistency.
Explanation #2: Leftist Influence Often Precedes College Coursework
Although college, dominated by the left, may provide students a less-than-objective worldview, the experience may not differ appreciably from the slanted messages they receive from their K-12 teachers, Hollywood and social networking. If students' political values have already shifted left as a result of the messages they received in the 18 years prior to entering higher education, college may serve to maintain a liberal worldview, rather than drive students appreciably leftward.
Efforts to measure the impact of higher education on political development may be incomplete, as we tend to overlook the ideological influence that teachers, the media and social networking have on students before entering college.
Explanation #3: Many Students Aren't Listening
Like people outside of academe, students may not be easy to influence, either because they are set in their ways or because they are not paying attention. In either case, left-leaning faculty may have a difficult time molding students in their political image.
For professors pushing a leftist worldview, liberal students are clearly a receptive audience because left-leaning undergraduates are both interested in politics and receptive to the professor's ideas. Whereas the faculty can validate liberal student's preexisting views, they can't, by definition, win converts. Selling liberalism to liberal students is preaching to the choir.
When interacting with conservative students, faculty do have an opportunity to win converts. However, precisely because conservatives come to college with a defined set of political beliefs, they won't easily accept the professor's political messages. The social psychology literature is replete with studies that confirm how resistant people are to accepting new ideas as people tend to discredit information that conflicts with their preexisting beliefs, or simply tuning out. As such most adults, including young college students, are capable of resisting countervailing messages. Scholars are just beginning to explore how conservative students adapt to a hostile ideological environment (See Binder and Wood's book Becoming Right: How Campuses Shape Young Conservatives).
It seems clear that they don't readily accept hostile messages, or take what professors say at face value. Speaking as a conservative who attended two liberal undergraduate institutions, I suspect many right-leaning students opt to lay low. As an undergraduate, I quickly learned that it was sometimes necessary to regurgitate professors' leftist diatribes in order to demonstrate that I understood the assigned material. Prompting students to parrot elements of a liberal worldview is a far cry from meaningful indoctrination.
For proselytizing faculty, nonaligned students represent an entirely different challenge. Whereas non-ideological students enter college without a strong connection to either perspective, they tend to be especially uninterested in politics altogether. Accordingly, nonaligned students don't necessarily understand or care about abstract ideological debates on executive power, federalism, or civil liberties.
While non-ideological students are, in some ways, the perfect targets for political evangelism, faculty must first inspire them to care about politics. For students often distracted by friends, work, athletics, video games, and social media, getting them interested in politics can be an exceptionally difficult task.
The potential impact of a disengaged student body resonates with college instructors who often struggle to hold students' attention. Whereas a generation ago, faculty often worried that students were daydreaming in class, today's instructors are preoccupied with students surfing the web, blogging or reading Facebook. Far from being receptive to political indoctrination, nonideological students are easily in a position to tune out if a professor's lecture degenerates into a political rant. Noting her difficulty in holding students' attention, one of my liberal colleagues once remarked, "I wish I could politically indoctrinate my students, but I can't even get them to do the reading."
Explanation #4: Conservative Students Deliberately Avoid Ideological Minefields
Whereas most faculty identify with the political left, the bulk of outright political advocacy may be confined to select majors already populated by leftist students. The few conservative students who explore these politicized majors are often free to alter their course of study to avoid topics that seem closed off to a conservative worldview. Although there is little systematic evidence to sort out whether conservative students deliberately opt out of leftist majors, it seems reasonable to suppose that right-leaning students would instinctively avoid fields dominated by proselytizing faculty.
Even if a naive young conservative enrolled in an introductory anthropology course, thinking it would provide an evenhanded look at culture and civilization, she would quickly learn that the field is dominated by faculty that are often openly hostile to conservative social policy. As such, majors dominated by ideological faculty might act to repel nonconformists, thereby reducing conservatives' exposure to conflicting points of view.
In my piece "Rethinking the Plight of Conservatives in Higher Education," I tell the story of my first (and only) sociology class, taken my sophomore year of college. I was shocked to discover that my professor was an avowed Marxist. Using this one course as a barometer for the discipline, I kept my distance from sociology courses thereafter. Whereas most students are probably aware that courses in gender or ethnic studies are inherently political, it is not necessarily obvious that psychology, archeology or English literature are often dominated by highly ideological instructors. As students stumble their way through their introductory courses, conservative students may well shape their curricular decisions, at least in part, to avoid ideologically charged majors.
In our 2012 article "Diversifying the Academy: How Conservative Academics Can Thrive in Liberal Academia" for the Journal PS: Political Science and Politics, Robert Maranto and I suggest that conservative faculty should (and probably do) adopt these conflict avoidance strategies as they move toward tenure. Academe might be left of center, but many clever conservatives can find islands of political tolerance if they know where to look.
Students' academic discretion would not only provide conservatives with the option of avoiding ideologically hostile majors, but also afford them the flexibility to work with faculty they perceive as tolerant of their political views. As a young conservative studying at UCLA, I was delighted to find professors, such as John Petrocik and Leo Snowiss, who approached political science from a minimally ideological perspective. I took four history courses with John Montaño, a masterful lecturer, who never once hinted at his own political views. Grateful that I had identified a handful of professors who weren't pushing a political agenda, I took a disproportionate number of courses from a relatively small pool of faculty
Ironically, if students commonly gravitate toward what they perceive to be tolerant instructors, then higher education's "liberal" approach to selecting a major and designing a unique course of study could be a major contributor to conservative students' seemingly stable political views.
Explanation #5: Academe's Persuasion Paradox is an Illusion
It's entirely possible that academia's persuasion paradox is, itself, an illusion.
Stephen Balch, founder and former president of the National Association of Scholars, remains skeptical that students aren't internalizing at least some of the faculty's political beliefs. Considering the evidence that many faculty actively try to shape the political values of students, he argues that it is inconceivable that instructors would consistently fail to transmit their most intensely held political beliefs.
Challenging the assertion that students are unmoved by faculty leftism, Balch points to a finding in our book The Still Divided Academy. Whereas the left dominates the faculty throughout academe, its influence is more pronounced at America's most prestigious research universities. To the extent that the left holds a near-monopoly among the faculty positions at top institutions, students may come to see leftism as the only acceptable worldview among the social elite. Even if students aren't moving left in higher education as a whole, America's top students may be mentored in a uniquely insular environment. Over time, this elite socialization would have a important impact on the evolving political beliefs of many of America's best and brightest students.
Whereas the jury is still out on whether student's political stability holds true at America's elite institutions, Balch raises an important point. Researchers shouldn't ignore the possibility that, despite some of our preliminary findings, higher education does indeed shape students' outlook in subtle but important ways.
It is unlikely that academia's persuasion paradox can be resolved with any single explanation. It seems probable that students' apparent political consistency is driven by a combination of faculty restraint, conflict avoidance, and outright political uninterest. Given our limited understanding of student attitudinal formation, it will take years to sort out these competing explanations.
Motivated by a healthy scientific curiosity about academe's role in shaping societal attitudes, researchers should take a second look at students' stubborn political dispositions. If undergraduates' political values are stable, largely because leftist faculty manage to contain their political views, it would represent a vindication of higher education's mission to train students to think for themselves. On the other hand, if ongoing research finds evidence that conservative students maintain their worldview by fleeing from highly politicized disciplines, then at least some of the right's criticisms of higher education are justified. In either case, unraveling academe's persuasion paradox represents one of the next great challenges for social science, as we consider how higher education plays a role in shaping the views and values of the nation, and indeed the world.
Matthew Woessner is associate professor of political science and public policy at Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg. He is the co-author of The Still Divided Academy: How Competing Visions of Power, Politics, and Diversity Complicate the Mission of Higher Education (Rowman and Littlefield, 2011).
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Well... other super powered countries are also lending a helping hand...i mean even China is getting involved for god sakes
#138 to #126 - undeadwill
Reply +3(09/11/2013) [-]
Then let china do it. Its about damn time they did something.
#220 to #138 - randomlunchbox
Reply 0(09/11/2013) [-]
Why does everyone say let some other country do it? That's what Britian said after WWII and they lost their spot as the most powerful country. Learn not to repeat other's mistakes.
#221 to #220 - undeadwill
Reply 0(09/11/2013) [-]
What if we don't want that?
#225 to #221 - randomlunchbox
Reply 0(09/11/2013) [-]
Being the most powerful country is part of why we have such high living conditions.
#226 to #225 - undeadwill
Reply -2(09/11/2013) [-]
Or could be trade and not military power.
#141 to #138 - noodlelover
Reply -1(09/11/2013) [-]
Well yes that would be ideal...but you know those cunts will never take the initiative


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When 3 or more old men get together and have an orgy.
Your grandpa wants you at his next lemon party.
作者 John Plato 2008年6月11日
an old man orgy
when your grandma found out that grandpa was at a lemon party last night she will shit her depends
作者 Mr Slicko 2009年3月17日
to take part in an act so depraved and sickening the only reaction it can provoke is laughter. usually involving people of an age that should know better
Those three old guys were having a lemon party
作者 hons 2006年10月11日
A lemon party is when a group of people get together and have an extended party. The goal of the extended lemon party is to eat as many lemons as possible with the intent on making the most sour lemon face as you can. Onlookers then take pictures, post them on FaceBook, and the picture with the most likes wins the party!
I got over 50 likes on my picture after I ate 4 whole lemons at the lemon party.
作者 EpicTapeMaster 2012年7月07日
Lemon Party is the fukin worst thing ive ever seen and heard of. Its fukin sick and makes me wanna vomit@!!
Lemon party is when ur grandpa has gay sex with 2 other old men!!
作者 Azn Mafia 2006年5月25日
Kickback full of guy friends. Drinking beer. Kicking back.
That lemon party last night was dope. I was fucked up. Got to love those Coronas and Dos Equis.
it's a place where wishes come true.
"i want to be in a gay orgy with old men like lemonparty"
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The rumors of Mario Williams being spotted at the Buffalo airport by this guy's brother's barber swirled across the twitter-verse and Bills' message boards alike. Fans who had seen this song and dance before rolled their eyes and waited for the inevitable letdown.
Yet it never came.
Williams, the top defensive player on the market and former No. 1 pick, cashed in a $100 million check at First Niagara Bank, shocking the Buffalo faithful in the process.
However, adding Williams was not the final piece to the playoff puzzle for the Bills, as the team floundered and missed the playoffs for the 13th straight season. The wasted season led to an overhaul of the coaching staff and a reshuffling of the front office, which means that the team will be looking in a different direction this season.
Whether or not the Bills are major players in the latest edition of free agent frenzy remains to be seen, but the team will need to fill a few holes regardless.
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Apparently there's a giant group of people out there who spend almost every waking moment trying to connect with each other in every way possible, hoping that by doing so that good things will happen for everybody. Thats nice, huh?
After spending a good bit of my day with some really enthusiastic devotees of this "Social Media" thingy, I think they may have something after all...What the hell, I'll give it a try...oh wait, I already am, do, are. (whatever)
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Phil was tagging Greg so hard in the hallway, Greg fell over.
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Tag...tagging....tag team...group sex.
Yo, me and my boys were tagging this chick last night and it was mad hot!
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Do we need to do a background check on PaulVi to see where he really comes from?
I'm so rightwing
I have a picture or Ronald Reagan over my night stand right next to my hand gun and i believe we have border for a reason..
Yes I Am Ritewing...
I was born in Oakland California in the Oakland Hospital on the 4th floor in room 4.. I was the 4th boy born that day.
Seriously, watching that video made me smile, I miss that sound.........
Matt and Jacko, we like to "swarm" Basically we all match speeds with the slowest guy and try to fly in a pack. Really an amazing experience when done properly.
Well, I had kinda put the Dlite on the shelf for the winter, and also since my DX7 bounced off the asphalt this fall and had been acting funky, I decided not to fly anything large and fast till I got my Hitec Aurora 9 in. Weather has sucked, so the A9 has sat here for almost 2 months with very little use till this weekend. Weatherman promised us a nice weekend and he delivered! So, I dropped a 7ch RX into my Dlite and got it all ready to roll. From what I have been reading the A9 has pretty solid connection and no reports of brownouts or signal losses to date.
Went to our local field where we have had 2.4 issues and took my gliders over all the usual areas where we lose signal lock with our models. Not a single blip, rock solid and steady. So after most of the day spent doing my impersonation of 3D flying and some gliding, I pulled the trusty old Dlite out of the trailer and stuck the 2 2S 5K packs in her and the RX pack and fired her up. I was amazed that the servos centered exactly the same with the new RX installed. Got the rates down where I thought they needed to be and did the pre-flight. Lots of new folks at the field and a few of them buzzing around with the new Habu Jets from Parkzone. Many oooohs and aaaaahs about how fast the Habus were flying.
Two DLG flyers were just standing in the center of the field chatting. I yelled at them twice with no response. So I kicked WOT on the throttle and they both snapped their heads around I knew that would grab their attention. Told them heads up and they kinda of ignored me so I said ok your choice. Took one last look over everything and put the death grip on the TX and the nose of the Dlite.
Took my typical CK taught hop and chunked her WOT. I was a bit rusty since I haven't tossed one in the air in a while. A little low, but she pulled rite up and climbed out nice. Was amazed, I pretty much nailed the trim out of the gate. 2 clicks of right aileron and 1 or 2 clicks up and it was like riding that bicycle after a few years You never forget how I guess.
The rates were just a bit high, and CK will be happy to know there was ZERO expo on the sticks. I need to turn the rates down just a touch more and see if I can finally fly a ritewing with zero expo. This was a fairly short flight just to get her dialed in, and that didn't take long and I started doing fast dives and low passes. After a few laps and sweaty palms, I decided to bring her in. Touchdown was nice, a little rusty so it wasn't as close as I like. I did notice the guys in the center of the field never took their eyes off the wing the entire time and moved off the field the second I landed.
Later in the day a few more people showed up and two of them tossed up Habus. I had packs ready so I setup quickly and went Habu hunting. It was awesome going into a turn as they were leaving it approaching the flight line. By the time they were almost in front of us I would blow past them and be halfway through the next turn before they would enter the same turn . When I landed that time about 4 guys came over all wide eyed and wanting to know the usual stuff. CK you should have a few customers in the near future bro.
Once I get the rates set just rite, the A9 is going to finally make me confident with my Dlite. I always had that worry in the back of my head after losing the TL 60, but I think I am good to go now. Cautious, but not out of fear.
Awesome stuff as always. Got my adrenaline rush on for the week!!
Sweet! I finally got my Demon out to Adam.. Hopefully she'll be in time for SEFF..
Jim during your venture the IYF44 did not exist, this one has your name written on it. Mine slopes awesome, I just leave the prop on and it glides great. Much tamer then demons and tl's. Check youtube for vids if you have not seen them.
I flew my 48" lighting this weekend in the snow. First time flying since November. Ritewings are such a blast to fly. Starting to fly using the pinch method instead of thumbs only. Took a little to get used to but I believe it will be a good change. Will a dlite fly much faster than a 48" lighting using a 4s5000mah setup with and ARC 28 47 2? I would power the demon with 4s5000, ARC 28 47 1.5
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"The Vita sold six times more than the 3DS so far" - n0matter
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Lord_Vishana 4 years ago#212
Sailor Goon posted...
I really just laugh at people who still say the Vita has no games. Those 50+ games just don't exist I guess.
Hmmm, here's a thought. Perhaps these people have different opinions!? I didn't buy a Vita until Disagea 3 released, before that the available games were terrible.
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StrikeNinja24 4 years ago#213
Sailor Goon posted...
I really just laugh at people who still say the Vita has no games. Those 50+ games just don't exist I guess.
By that logic, the Wii has plenty of games you should be jumping at the chance to play.
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Sailor Goon 4 years ago#214
Lord_Vishana posted...
Sailor Goon posted...I really just laugh at people who still say the Vita has no games. Those 50+ games just don't exist I guess.
No one said anything about different opinions. People are still stupidly saying the Vita has no games. There's a HUGE difference between "you know, the Vita games out right now just dont interest me" and "the system just has no games" There's over 50 games available for the system. And really, if you cant find a few games out of 50 that interest you, the fault is your own for having crappy taste in games.
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The removal of the UMD drive, and Sony forcing people to pay for games they already bought.
pacpuf7249 4 years ago#216
Because I already have a fat PS3, DS, GBA, PS2, PS1, GC, PC, PSP, and another PS3 (thought fat PS3 would die, so dad bought it for christmas), so I love Sony AND Nintendo (though I didnt buy any console for company love, I DID IT FOR THE GAMES).
Why the F*** would I want another console? I barely have time to play my new games I got in winter (ACIII, Pokemon White 2, Uncharted Dual Pack and Infamous Collection).
People who buy new consoles every 6-15 months, why cant you just appreciate what you already have?
Cool Smash is an action movie in where Matrix-and-X-Men-like characters fight in the warehouse that appeared in the first episode of Falling Skies.
Lacrymosa143 4 years ago#217
FlaccidKratos posted...
I'm not a Nintendo fan, but my guess would be that there is not a very attractive game library for the price you're paying for the hardware.
And the 3DS does? The only game out right now that I am interested in is a remake of an older game. And the E shop for the 3DS is crap compared to the psn shop for the Vita. The psn shop alone is good enough to get a Vita for if you don't have a psp already. And the Vita has better exclusives right now than the 3DS imo. They each have about 4 good exclusives for them out right now. If Bravely Default comes out for the west then i would agree 3DS is better though
The thing stopping me from buying the Vita are these:
Phantasy Star Portable 2
Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity
Which both don't work on the Vita.
Dark_Abaddon 4 years ago#219
I enjoy first party and second party Nintendo games, so I assume that makes me a Nintendo fan...
I normally buy Nintendo consoles because I usually enjoy first party and second party Nintendo games, and based on probability from a large sample pool of enjoyed games, I assume I will continue to find games made by Nintendo that I will enjoy. If I stop enjoying Nintendo games frequently, that will change.
I bought a 3DS (at launch) because of the games announced for it. I knew I wanted Monster Hunter, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and a bunch of other games. Unfortunately some of these games have taken longer to come out than I expected, but I have found other games that I enjoyed (to name a few: Kid Icarus Uprising, Pushmo, Denpa Men, Kingdom Hearts 3D) while waiting.
In fact, I currently have a large gaming backlog between my PC, 3DS, and other consoles (I have had a large backlog for almost a year now). There is also a long list of games I will most likely be purchasing in Q1 and Q2 that will make that backlog much larger, and eat up my gaming budget for a while.
In regards to the Vita, there are a couple of RPGs out for it that do somewhat interest me. Under the assumption that Sony will keep supporting the Vita, there are two real reasons that are keeping me from buying the Vita. The first one is my backlog and the upcoming release schedules for the PC/consoles I own. I sadly do not have the time to accommodate another system's worth of games. The second problem is my gaming budget. Like I said, there is a long list of upcoming releases that I really want to play, and it is a better use of my money to buy more of those games than it is to buy a new system and a few games.
tl;dr: gaming backlog, free time, long list of games I want and limited funds are what is stopping me from getting a Vita
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