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Skip to comments.On masculinity: My father's generation were better at being men
Posted on 05/19/2013 2:44:47 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
According to Diane Abbott, Britain is facing a crisis of masculinity. In a speech made on Thursday under the auspices of the thinktank Demos, the shadow health minister warned of a generation of angry, inarticulate young men who had no idea of their role in society. Raised on a diet of pornography and consumerism, they were "caught between the stiff-upper-lip approach of previous generations" and the "pornified ideals" of a youth culture that featured Viagra as a party drug and promoted sexism and homophobia.More prone to depression and less well educated than young women, and perhaps jobless despite a degree, they often found themselves trapped in the parental home as long-term adolescents who increasingly resented family life. In Abbott's phrase, they were hyper-masculine that is, aggressive and misogynistic without any understanding of the many-sided nature of a man's life and no talent for self-expression.
The speech was contested even before it was delivered. The columnist and novelist Tony Parsons wrote that men have never been better never as articulate about their emotions, or more involved with their children and partners. To remedy any remaining flaws, he wanted boxing lessons in every school and a return to the "manly virtues" that would oblige good men to protect women and children by punching bullies "in the cakehole". Here was a man joining in the debate, as so many women writers have recently invited us to, and finding part of the solution in how men behaved in the East End c1948, or at least as how Ealing studios imagined they did. A world in which a man lands a blow on an adulterer and says: "That'll larn ya"; a world without "nonces" or killers photographing their dead 12-year-old victims; a world where grooming still means "Don't overdo the Brylcreem, sonny....
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From my observation the real problem todays boys and young men face as they transition to manhood, is that society has totally gone in the tank for women. It has become so fashionable to cheer on the ladies, that the poor little boys and young men are left to fend for themselves. And that today is tantamount to swimming against the roaring river.
Where are the male role models? Today's leading man in the media is all too often more efiminate than the women in the 50s and 60s of the last century.
A guy today is actually looked down on or discounted if he opens the door for a young woman. If he does he's denegrating her. The next babe comes along and if he doesn't open the door, he's a disgraceful lout.
Don't dare raise you voice boys, and if you can squeeze out tears, bonus points aplenty.
Can't tell you how many times I've heard it said society doesn't really need men these days. Then the women who have just said that lament the fact there are no real men around anymore.
Say you're sorry and your weak. Don't say it and you're conceited and not worthy then either.
I love the women who just spoil young boys rotten, giving them hollow compliments ever few seconds, just before they sit down in the living room with their friends and rip ever male they've come in contact with in their lives over the age of 18.
Where do these women think the men over 18 come from? Dropped from space in the middle of the night?
It's just such a double standard. Young boys, great. Men over 18, evil demon seed...
Guys are fed so much bull. Be vulnerable. Don't be afraid to show your emotions. Don't challenge women. Women have it hard enough as it is...
LOL, and this woman lays it all off on pornography? Really?
In the 70s and 80s the powers that be in the education system determined that the language used in school was boy-centric. The phrases and concepts appealed to boys, not girls. Of course this had to be corrected. And so they set about correcting it to the extent that the perceived problem was so fixed, that they reversed the problem. All of a sudden, it was girl-centric. And then, no problem at all.
Boys are bored stiff. Recesses where they used to blow off steam are now in many places history. The very place where boys learned their social skills to deal with other men, was all of a sudden short-circuited. No need for that girls... huh!
Well folks, the societal engineers have worked their magic. Women far outnumber men in universities. Who could have seen this coming?
Hey men, if your kid give you problems, just call the police on them... LMAO
Don't you dare raise a finger to get those kids back in line. You're so relegated by this society that not only your wife tells you what to do and you better do it, but your own kids can tell you what to do, and you better do it.
Good luck gals. It's a brave new world you folks ushered in. Enjoy...
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Yep ... what you said.
I'm pretty sure that the turning point was the Vietnam War: the guys who had guts joined - or accepted their draft - and served without complaint. The rest hid out and found excuses ("I'd fight for my country - just not this war"). The dodgers wore fricking flowers and bell bottoms and grew their hair out and never regained their manhood.
Now those weaklings are in power and their kids have followed their example. Is it any wonder that Democrats/incompetents/homosexuals are changing all that matters with little resistance?
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"A guy today is actually looked down on or discounted if he opens the door for a young woman. "
Not true here. You need to move to the South
I couldn't have said it better, so I won't.
"Could they have won World War II against three implacable foes who meant to destroy or enslave us? We'll never know, I suppose."
There are implacable foes within the gates, now, who have the levers of power, as we speak.
They're jealous of power, don't want to share it, promote "democracy", yet rule against the will of the people.
When the Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y and the Millenials finally realize what has been robbed from them, we might know philosophically, politicaly and practically what they can do.
Will freedom endure? Will the bullies of this world be controlled? Will the political psychotics among us recognize their illness?
Time will only tell.
(Don't sell them short, yet.)
and I would add young men are expected to hold back when other demographics— women, certain minorities— are on the field. It is a huge mess. 25 years ago I could tell which young men in my platoon had grown up in a single parent (mother) household. Now it's the whole bloody culture.
It says a lot about the "feminist" movement when they have to emasculate men to be 'successful'. There is some hope: I have a thoroughly modern niece who has met a really great guy .... it has been wonderful to see them embracing traditional roles - he loves it when she cooks for him (she does it because she loves him, wants him to be happy) and she likes looking out the window and seeing him doing "manly" (her description) things like chopping wood for the wood stove. Of course, she helps him fix the combine and get in the hay ... they work as a team. My advice to my nieces was not to marry a 'man' with a handshake like a sweaty marshmallow .... so far, so good - they're finding guys that love the outdoors, have a 'handy' streak, and are truly 'manly' ... but then they are truly 'womanly' and those two characteristics attract each other. BTW - my nieces and their men were all raised in families where it was God first, then family ... no coincidence they all turned out so well.
I once had a young "woman" make snide remarks when I opened a door for her. I asked her if maybe I should let her open the door for me. She said I could shove it because she wouldn't do that. I then told her that it was a good thing I was willing to open it or we'd both be stuck outside together and enough of her mouth would cause me to break a cardinal rule about hitting the weaker sex. I had a great day after that but I would guess she spewed bile for most of it.
I rememeber the story, it may be a local one of a mother painting her sons (5 yrs) nails and being exuberant about him being able to express himself. THIS is a microcosm of the dammage these mental midgets have inflicted on society where masculinity is agressiveness and aggressiveness is a no no.
In the 70s and 80s the powers that be in the education system determined that the language used in school was boy-centric.
This is never more prevalent than in our higher education system now. Visit any engineering college in the United States. From Maine to California, you'll find that the overwhelming majority of engineering courses are occupied by non-American men. American women, not so much, but non-American men: everywhere.
The feminists literally bred the curiosity out of our boys. Schools used to feature hands-on hard sciences. We used to play war and tag and capture the flag in the school yard during recess/P.E. Now the boys are disinterested in anything that doesn't involve TV, video games, or sex.
Political correctness has destroyed everything about the essential human experience we all KNOW to be true. Political correctness is neither political nor correct. It is destructive and wrong, and we really need to do something about all of this crap infecting our society.
There is a great effort to make women into men and men into women.
The Boy Scouts is a premiere organization on helping groom a young boy into a man. Promoting the values and virtues necessary....
I was proud to serve as a Scoutmaster for several years....
Regarding myself, I know what's right and wrong so I do the right thing almost without thought or second consideration. I ain't perfect but I endeavor every day to hold to the standards I've set, not anyone elses....
As a result, I care little about what anyone else thinks of me....I don't need acceptance nor approval from others.
So when I hold a door open for a lady, I don't do it for her approval or acceptance, I do it because I hold to those standards.
For example, I enjoy cigars.... Everyone tells me I need to quit (mindless little robots) however I enjoy them in moderation and totally WITHOUT GUILT.
When you have strong foundation standards and faith ingrained deeply.....and adhere to them, your life, choices and direction greatly simplifies and you become calm and happy versus agitated and angry as so many male youth are today....
"You may think you are no longer weak and defenseless but if I punch you in the mouth, I bet you tell the police that I hit a weak defenseless woman ".....Coworker to a feminist coworker. She complained to management but they passed on deciding whether a white woman was higher on the Diversity chain than a black man.
Once I got involved, I did not tolerate the disrespect. I actually raised my voice at first often to get control. Several of the mothers complained including other leaders. When they did I had a simple question. "Why is your boy in the Scouts?" I got all sorts of answers, but I would tell them that the purpose of Scouts is to make strong men. It requires discipline for a boy to become a man. Otherwise he is just an overgrown boy.
The best part was that most of the boys actually desired the authority. They are looking for a strong man to lead them but sadly have very few to chose from today.
Look at today's troops. They do well despite their civilian leaders and our lost society.
When I was a Scoutmaster, I told the parents that my job was to provide their boys with a safe environment in which to fail, because we learn more from our failures than from successes. The Mothers would be up in arms, but the Dads would nod knowingly.
For too many parents, "BSA" stood for "Baby Sitters of America". "Mind our kid while we self-actual ice!"
That is "self-actualize"
Spanning the gamut from angelic to loathsome, women can be the most captivatingly awesome of creatures, or they can be Hellary!, or any of the countless variants between.
In our eternally mysterious yearning for their company, and in deference to their infinite idiosyncrasies, men routinely supply and refresh the various clubs used to beat us into seeming PC impotence.
Wimyn seem to think they want to wage war on men and rule the world, when the reality, absent that chivalry and forbearance, is that they wouldn't last a day.
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I'm glad you mentioned that. For several years here in Canada, the Boy Scouts have been integrated. Yes, girls are allowed to join Cubs and Scouts, and do. Of course, boys are not allowed to join Brownies and Girl Guides (hopefully none have ever thought of doing so). I have always held that boys need to have an outlet available to them to just be themselves, benefit from wholesome male bonding, without any feminine distractions. I was in the Scouting movement from the late 50's through the 60's and loved every minute of it. What I learned in Scouting still influences a lot of my actions and values today.
If a woman gives me grief, I employ "the worst insult you can inflict upon a woman".
I silently turn my back and walk away without looking back.
Anyway, what drives me farshemelt are the TV ads with the clueless dork husband and his stylish, savvy, sassy wife. Guess that's part of the chickification of the media.
Though I don't mind saying that if my wife brings me something she can't open, I make a mighty effort & when the lid pops, I say "Oof!! It's not you, that was really on there tight!"
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Excellent, well tempered rant !!
I wholeheartedly support everything you wrote.
The UK chose to have a welfare state after the conclusion of WWII and this is the result.
The following article appeared in their Sunday advice column last week: "My boyfriend says my vagina is repulsive".
My advice would be to find a boyfriend who doesn't read the Grauniad.
A guy today is actually looked down on or discounted if he opens the door for a young woman.
"Not true here. You need to move to the South"
I am of the elder generation and I do it quite often, usually get a 'Thank You!' in return, but this is in redneck Texas...
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
-Red Green (1991 - 2006)
Demos is an extreme left-wing think tank. So, anything they promote has got to be bad.
One of the huge differences between conservatism and liberalism is that conservatives know failure is a part of life and cannot be avoided for 99% of the population at some point in their lives. Liberals wish to create a world by which failure is impossible. Which is an impossible task in the first place and does a person no good by shielding the person from learning experiences. Like growing up in a perfectly insulated house. But when the person leaves the house, they are much more vulnerable to disease. Which is why I guess many you libs don't want to leave the cocoon.
Personally, I'll take 'handy' (which implies a good dose of common sense, IMO) over 'handsome' any day! :-)
Baby boomers killed a million communists in Vietnam...that war was lost by World War II and Korean War-generation leftists who were loyal to American Leftism and the Soviet Union. Gen X, Gen Y, and Millenials conquered Iraq in 3 weeks, captured Fallujah with only a couple hundred casualties (a city similar to Hue in Vietnam), drove out the Taliban in Afghanistan, came close to establishing a stable Government in Iraq.....and these will probably be undone by Leftist Baby Boomers still upset that Eastern Europe was liberated from their hero-nation The Soviet Union.
The point is, you give Americans an obstacle we still have enough Americans who can overcome it.
"Compared to the Greatest Generation, there is no comparison."
The Greatest Generation took out their racist trash at Nuremburg, while this generation's racist trash are still ruling America.
We'll find out soon, when we face challenges as significant as those we faced from the 30s through WW2.
This your answer
If history cycles as it has previously done, this Crisis Era will run from approximately 2005 to 2025, give or take a few years on each end.
Gen-x and the older Gen-y are already experiencing more than 40% unemployment.
Gen-x and Gen-y most likely will experience their "great war", likely already underway, likely against a commie/muslim alliance, likely against more and greater enemies than the Axis alliance, likely to heavily involve the mainland USA. If we do not win, there will likely come a New Dark Age.
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"Better men" is always a hard thing to say. For example, if you look at modern veterans, many of whom have fought in a dozen or more deployments, against an intractable and ruthless enemy, you will find men with impressive strength of character.
If this is not seen in the youth, it is because they have not been challenged to exhibit such strength. Instead their energies go in other directions, for better or worse.
In Britain today, you see a society debilitated by socialism and nanny government. But you also will see the result, the growth of movements such as UKIP and the EDL, that abhor socialism and the surrender of national pride to the faceless gray men of Brussels.
If anything, Britain's greatest generation resulted in the weakness and depravity in their youth, exhausted by two such great wars, demanding generations just to recover.
But if they are finally recovering, then we can but hope they will cast off the foolishness and empty promises, and return to a path of prosperity and strength.
You have a knife, and use it expansively. I am glad you are on this forum. Good deal, yefragetuwrabrumuy.
My wife tells me I should just shrug, smile, and say that I'm sorry for mistaking the offensive one for being a woman - it won't happen again. I love my wife...
There's something else I left out, that I think needs to be touched on here.
Along with the move to 'normalize' homosexual, transexual, and other behaviors, there was an aspect of it that gets mentioned too seldom.
When men were men, it was fairly easy to identify yourself sexually, and develop the behaviors that typified your gender.
Today that has become blurred.
There have been instances where young people have been challenged as to what their true orientation is. Kids, always trying to evolve into their proper role during the awkward years, are now being asked, "How do you know, unless you have experimented?"
This cannot be having a great impact on todays male youth who are evolving into manhood.
Thank you.
Thanks Knarf.
Figures..., and thank you.
Thank you.
Doesn't surprise me. Sorry to hear it none the less. Thank you.
Thanks for the response. I'm glad things are going well for your niece. The reason for it is clear isn't it.
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- Pancakes, French toast, potatoes, yogurt, 100 percent multi-grain breads, bagels, juices and fresh fruit are all good choices.
- Ideally all meals should be consumed approximately three hours prior to training and or game.
- Stay away from fried foods.
- Pasta, fish, veal, lean meats, chicken, turkey, soups (broths are best with a little onion), salads (use fat-free or low-fat dressings), breads, juices and fresh fruit and all good choices.
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- At Mexican restaurants, good choices include soft-shelled tacos and burritos. Chicken is a better choice than beef and or pork. Another good choice is the combination of beans and rice. Again, sour cream and cheese should be kept to a minimum.
- At Chinese restaurants, plain rice should be the choice over fried rice. Stir-fried food is not ideal but it's a better alternative than deep fried foods (i.e. fried egg rolls).
In conclusion, soccer is a glycogen-depleting activity. Lack of glycogen has been shown to affect the work rate and work volume of the competitive soccer player. Poor nutrition, which is common to most adolescents, is insufficient to replenish muscle and liver glycogen. Those players who are at the lower levels of glycogen stores were significantly less active in the second half or second game as compared to those players who had greater glycogen storage and recovery.
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In order to qualify for the eighth and final qualification slot for the 2007 Pan American Games, the U.S. must win the three team event, featuring Mexico, Chile and the U.S. The tournament winner will be decided by a point system. The three teams will play each other in a three game round robin tournament. The winning team for each game receives two points, the loser receives zero points. If the game ends in a tie, the teams each receive one point. If teams are tied in points following the conclusion of the round-robin tournament, the tie-breaker is determined by goal differential. In order to stay alive for 2007 Pan American Games qualification, the U.S. must defeat Chile tonight, Friday, March 30. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. The U.S. must then root for Chile to defeat Mexico tomorrow at 12:00 noon and hope that the point differential between the U.S. and Mexico comes out in favor of the U.S.
All games are being played at the Mexican National Olympic Training Center in Mexico City. All times are Central Standard Time, as Mexico does not switch to Daylight Savings Time until April 1.
In their first opportunity to qualify for the 2007 Pan American Games, the U.S. women fell short; losing two games to none to Canada in the North Region 2007 Pan American Games Qualification Event, January 4-7, 2007 in Lake Placid, N.Y. and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Qualifying for the 2007 Pan American Games is a crucial step in the qualification process for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The gold medal winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games will receive an automatic berth into the 2008 Olympic Games.
Please see below for the Team USA Roster for this weekend's event:
Name; Hometown; Current Residence; University; Position
Megan Ballard; Atlanta, Ga.; Cortland, N.Y.; Colgate University; Back Court
Edina Batar; Budapest, Hungary; Cortland, N.Y.; Lehman University; Back Court
Erika Bohn; Rutland, Vt.; Cortland, N.Y.; University of Notre Dame; Goal Keeper
Sunny Chen; Virginia Beach, Va.; Cortland, N.Y.; U.S. Military Academy at West Point; Left Wing
Jennie Choi;Valencia, Calif.; Cortland, N.Y.; U.S. Military Academy at West Point; Right Wing
Anne Coulter; Cortland, N.Y.; Cortland, N.Y.; TBD; Circle
Kathleen Darling; Milford, Del.; Cortland, N.Y.; Johns Hopkins University; Back Court
Tomuke Ebuwei-Holmes; Ft. Washington, Md.; Cortland, N.Y.; Penn State University; Back Court
Jennifer Farrell; Los Angeles, Calif.; Cortland, N.Y.; Duke University; Circle
Sarah Gascon; San Pedro, Calif.; Cortland, N.Y.; University of Southeastern Louisiana; Back Court
Tabitha Lowey; Cortland, N.Y.; Cortland, N.Y.; TBD; Left Wing
Melanie McCormick; Sachem, N.Y.; Cortland, N.Y.; SUNY Cortland; Right Wing
Jacquelyn Messel; Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Cortland, N.Y.; U.S. Military Academy at West Point; Goal Keeper
Anca Stevens; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; TBD; Goal Keeper
Head Coach: Dawn Lewis
Assistant Coach: Thomas Brond
For more information, please contact Cecil Bleiker, United States Olympic Committee NGB Services Manager at 719-866-4608.


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GALESBURG—The Carl Sandburg College TRIO Upward Bound program is accepting applications for program participants for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Applicants must be Knox County students attending Abingdon-Avon, Galesburg, Knoxville or ROWVA schools; currently be in eighth, ninth or 10th grade; and meet program eligibility criteria. Students must be first-generation college-bound students and/or meet income guidelines.
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The Sandburg Upward Bound program is a federally funded program under the U.S. Department of Education that provides educational, social and cultural services to selected Knox County students. The goals of the program are to assist students in achieving academic success while in high school, develop well-rounded citizens and assist students with their transition into post-secondary education, with the goal of obtaining a four-year degree.


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CATTARAUGUS – Robert S. Polanski, 65, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at his home on Route 353 in Cattaraugus, N.Y.
He came to Cattaraugus to work at RA Mercer's, then changed occupations and drove for Schneider Trucking, Ohio, and for Falcon Industries. Later he worked for the Liberty Park Cemetery till his retirement due to ill health.
He was born May 30, 1947, in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of the late Stephen Polanski and Delores (Kazmierczak) Polanski.
Bob was a member of Cattaraugus fire and ambulance department. He served in the Fire Department and Ambulance Department holding several positions, one being an EMT.
He is survived by his daughter, Robin (Steve) Lin of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a son, Robert S. Polanski II of Jamestown, N.Y.; a daughter; Renee A. (Jeremy) Juszczak of Chicago, Ill.; two granddaughters: Madi G. and Sydney P. Lin of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and a brother, William Polanski of Lewiston, N.Y.
Visitation will be held at Hills Funeral Chapel, 55 S. Main St., Cattaraugus, on Saturday from 2-4 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 6 p.m. at Hills Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Michael R. Jones of Roberts Memorial Free Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Park Cemetery in Cattaraugus.


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Change of Admission Status: All provisionally admitted students must be fully admitted by the end of the first year of enrollment or as noted on their offer of admission in order to continue with their program of study. Only fully admitted students are eligible to receive federally funded financial aid. Please address all questions regarding this requirement to the Office of Financial Aid.
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Advisory Committee: The program director (or designated advisor) is responsible for fostering the committee appointment process. The committee should be formulated no later than the end of the 2nd semester of enrollment for masters programs, the end of the 3rd semester of enrollment for the doctor of education program, or the 5th semester of enrollment for doctor of philosophy programs. The program director (or designee) will schedule an initial meeting with the student during the first semester of enrollment to develop a plan of study at which time the process for establishment of an advisory committee will be discussed. A meeting will be called in which all committee members will assemble to discuss the responsibilities of the committee, the student's capstone project, and frequency (and mode) of meeting. The Chair of the Advisory Committee should hold faculty rank in the same Department/Program of the student. All committee signatures are will gathered at this meeting; a copy will be submitted and to The School of Graduate Studies and Research Office, one retained by the student, and one copy retained in the Department Office. The Program Director will monitor student progress via this committee once established.
Application for Advancement to Candidacy: All graduate students must petition their program administrators for permission to advance to candidacy status. Students must be fully admitted and in good standing academically in order to meet this milestone. Timelines and requirements for admission to candidacy vary by program however general requirements include: proposal or prospectus development for programs requiring completion of a project, paper, or a thesis; successful completion of comprehensive or qualifier examinations for all doctoral programs. Masters students generally request admission to candidacy following successful completion of the required core curriculum and completion of any activities related to the culminating requirement, such as submission of a research proposal or prospectus for a thesis program. Non-thesis programs generally place this requirement on the culminating activity itself; such as completion of a comprehensive examination. Doctoral students are admitted to candidacy following successful completion of qualifier or comprehensive examinations. Whatever the timeline defined by the program, a student will not be allowed to matriculate past this point without meeting this milestone.
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South Coast Demo Day With Tom Curren and Taylor Knox
World Champion surfers, free swag, beautiful weather, and most importantly the chance to demo every surf board that South Coast Surf Shops has in it's arsenal. Not just that, but you can also try out some of the best Rip Curl wetsuits they have in their surf line. The fun doesn't stop there! Some of the great performance models of FCS Fins will be on hand for you to peruse. This sounds like a dream sequence that most people have before they wake up to screaming kids or blizzard like conditions, but on June 20th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, you have the chance to make that dream a reality. No really, our surf demo extravaganza will be a day you won't forget.
South Coast surfboards have always been a main staple of the San Diego area, and this is your opportunity to feel American made boards beneath your feet. Everyone of our floor models from the longboard coaster all the way down to the high performance short boards will be available to ride and see what a quality made board feel like. Are you in the market for a board but don't know what shape or skill level your ready for? Put those buying fears to rest. The sky's the limit on this special day, where you'll be able to test multiple models to get a better idea of what you might like to take home. Just bring and i.d. and all the boards are at your leisure. Not a surfer, but a fan of the beach? We have that covered too with some great swag giveaways and many extraordinary personalities.
South Coast is also honored to have surfing legend Tom Curren and current pro surfer Taylor Knox to share in fun. Tom Curren won 3 world championships on the world tour and his innovative surfing has inspired many future surf champions, including Kelly Slater. Taylor Knox has been a competitive surfer on the world tour, and is currently ranked 10th in his sixteenth season. Both surfers are California natives and great ambassadors for the sport of surfing. You might not be a big time surfer, but the chance to meet these amazing personalities will be well worth the experience. Tom and Taylor will also be ripping on some of the demo boards to show you the full potential that can come from our South Coast boards. Boards shaped and glassed in San Diego by Robin Prodanovich and Larry Ricci. Both shapers and glasser Mark Smith will be on hand to answer any questions about the boards and give you some great stories about their life experiences. If your still not sold by all this amazingness (yes, I made up that word), we will also be raffling off some amazing products from Dragon Sunglasses as well as Rip Curl goodies.
South Coast demo day will have a little for everyone. Don't let the chance to try out our boards or meet some surfing legends pass you by. Bring the kids, your family, and some friendly strangers you might meet along the way. Mark your Calendar for June 20th from 8-12 at Crystal Pier, or come to the South Coast shop in Pacific Beach and they will point you in the right direction. We look forward to seeing you there!!


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The Supreme Courts is hearing a case that involves a First Amendment challenge to an Ohio law that makes it a crime to "disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false."
During the 2010 elections, the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life advocacy group, published ads in Ohio claiming that then-Rep. Steven Driehaus supported taxpayer-funded abortions (because he had voted for the Affordable Care Act). Driehaus filed a complaint with the Ohio Election Commission over the ads. The SBA List challenged the constitutionality of the law, which is now before the Supreme Court.
In support of the SBA List, P.J. O'Rourke, humorist and national treasure, contributed to an amicus brief defending our constitutional right to "truthiness":


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I proceeded to try and plug the cable in and noticed that it wouldnt go in easy. I packed up and tried again the next day to insert the cable gently and after a couple attempts I was able to plug it in and unplug it a couple times with no issue.
The next time that I went to plug it I came across the same issue of not being able to plug in. I again tried a couple times and was able to plug it in. Again I unplugged and packed up and when I got home tried to see if the problem persisted.
When I went to plug in this time, I checked to see if there was any signal coming out by plugging into a stompbox tuner. I noticed that only when I plucked a string with force it would read.
Finally, I plugged into my recording interface to see if there was loss of tone and sure enough it only puts out low end.
Im hoping someone could help me as I use my guitar multiple times a week as it I use it as part of how I make a living and to sit down to try and figure out the problem consumes enough of the spare time that I have very little of.
Hi, I'm wondering if the LRBaggs T-Bridge will work as a replacement for the LRBaggs/PRS stock bridge in a 2004 PRS Hollowbody II. It appears the wiring harness is not the same, but that should be workable, are the posts the same? size, position?
The PRS bridges are all wrap-around bridges, and the T-Bridge is Tune-O Matic. On top of that, the Piezo sensors themselves are slightly different. So unfortunately, there is no way that the T-Bridge would be a replacement for the PRS Hollowbody Bridge.
hi, really need help regarding this one. i've been using an X bridge for my vintage strat for 5 years now and noticed than my saddles have some sort of corrosion on it. how do i clean them? is there a way to fix it on my own? I also noticed that the high E string has low
volume output compared to the others. what should i do? =(
Hi Adam,
Once that metal is corroded, whether it's due to skin PH, weather, or something else, there really isn't a way to get them back to 100%. You could clean them with a light abrasive cloth, but you may also risk damaging the sensors if mishandled.
If one of your saddles has lost some output, it may be related to a change in string pressure, or it could be a problem with the way that the sensor is seated in the saddle. Those would both be things to look for.
Caleb: first: you were right about the cable on my Anthem not being secured. it was juuuust grazing the top. this caused the wolf bass note that i had bragged about solving with the Venue e.q. now, the sound is perfect.
i am still listening for that "more" perfect sound.
turning the gain all the way up on both my Anthem and my Ultrasound amp does not seem to yield any distortion. The instructions say to maximize gain (before distortion) to get the most nuance and accuracy out of the Anthem. also, the red light does not come on.
so...any reason not to maximize the gain both places?
might there be distortion that I'm not hearing that an audience might???
brent marchbanks
In order to get the most signal with the least amount of noise, you should turn up each item in your signal chain (ie. The Anthem, preamp, amp, mixing console, etc.) as much as possible without peaking or causing distortion. Then you will be able to get the most detail, and signal from your system. If you aren't hearing any distortion, then it's likely that the audience isn't either.
Hi, I've bought a Custom Warmoth guitar where the former owner have installed a Xbrigde and a Control X.
The guitar has a "3 way flip switch" and a push button (on off?).
Just like this one:
the system seems to work, when I push "on" and flip the switch I get acoustic sound from my Strat
But is there any way to get both?
With a stereo cable or something?
Ive tried a stereo to 2xmono cable but the sound did not seem to be good at all.
I know this is probably something that you can't answer and maybe shouldn't even if you knew. But having put the Lyric in a carbon fiber guitar with no bridgeplate or bracing, and having read about the mechanics of pressure zone mics. It is hard for me not to believe that this is not the ideal setup for a pressure zone mic. The whole unobstructed soundboard as opposed to a wood guitar where the bridgeplate is the only unobstructed plate. Just Curious. The mic works fabulously in my carbon. Steve


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Congratulations to composer Kayle Clements, conductor Renee Vande Wege and the Rockford "Voices of Hope" Choir for a moving world premiere performance of "Two Roads" at St. Cecelia's Royce Auditorium as part of ArtPrize this afternoon. Listen to the official performance recording: ARTPRIZE … [Read more...]
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The Rockford Community "Voices of Hope" choir will perform "Two Roads," a four-part a capella piece commissioned by the Rockford Area Arts Commission and created by local composer, Kayle Clements. The performance will be held at the St. Cecilia Music Center Royce Auditorium on Saturday September 22, … [Read more...]


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Found this collection of words of wisdom from Barry Boehm's retrospective of the past 50 years of software development and thought it might help our software engineers and digital arts engineering students. The piece has been somewhat edited and expanded by William Payne, a Data Science Engineer & Quantitative Software Developer.
Some of the topics covered are: Skepticism and Critical Thinking, Flexibility and Craftsmanship, Clarity and Communication and Total Commitment to Quality. Lots of food for thought.
Anything you would add?
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Topic: How Can I Sort Returned Records Based On Virtual Attribute?
Hi everyone,
Sorry if this is a simple question - I'm totally new to all this.
I would like to build a site where the records returned as the result of a form submission are sorted according to a calculation based on attributes of the records and inputs from the form.
The Calculation would not be linear so I don't think I can create an attribute in the database to sort on and then just multiply it by the form input value when returning it to the results page.
I have thought of adding 10-100 attributes to calculate this value and then use the one that's closest to the input but I was hoping for a more elegant solution.
Any help with this would be much appreciated.


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Today, EFF announced that it was making a formal objection to including consideration of digital rights management (DRM) in the First Public Working Draft from the HTML working group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This is part of EFF's long-running involvement in standards processes, fighting the entertainment companies and DRM vendors that want permanent control over disruptive technologies.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — a sprawling international agreement currently being negotiated in secret meetings between government and industry representatives around the world — claims to be focused on the kind of trade regulations that affect countries and huge corporations. But in fact, many of its provisions would have profound chilling effects on hackers, makers, and tinkerers.
The problems for hackers and makers stem from the so-called "anti-circumvention" rules that have appeared in leaked drafts of the agreement. That language reflects a controversial clause of U.S. copyright law that makes it illegal to bypass technical measures that are put in place to restrict copyrighted content — such as measures that limit the number of devices on which you can play a video you legally purchased.
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""[Bill Gates] has been historically one of my best supporters…One of my favorite e-mails he ever sent me…I proposed this crazy project. And he sent back this two-line response: 'This has got to be the craziest thing you've ever suggested. Please proceed.'" "
BJT Management Series: Directional Aviation Capital's Kenn Ricci
Kenn Ricci is the principal of Directional Aviation Capital, which owns Flight Options, Nextant Aerospace, Constant Aviation and Sentient Jet. He is also the author of the leadership book Management by Trust. Little-known fact: Ricci was Bill Clinton's pilot when he ran for president in 1992. He is a philanthropist who recently held a benefit at his home that raised more than $1 million for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Below, he comments on his life and management style.
Pay fanatical attention to detail in all aspects of the operation. Take a long-term approach to relationships with those who come in contact with the company. Recognize that employees are the foundation of a service company.
When I look at a business, I always think: Does this company have a unique competitive advantage? What is that advantage, how sustainable is it and can it be duplicated?
Management by trust means celebrating an organization's core of great employees and assumes that they are there to work hard and do their best to contribute to the company's success.
Our expense policy is "use your best judgment." A lot of companies tend to ignore the good and focus on the bad, and set up all of these rules about how much employees can spend for dinner when they are on the road. If you hired correctly, you need to trust that they can make these decisions with good judgment.
Sometimes employees will abuse your trust, but most will rise to the level of responsibility you invest in them.
All of our managers are required to give commendation reports so they are aware of how often they are giving praise as opposed to criticism.
Whatever metric you set up is how action will be influenced. If I sat outside my office with a clipboard, and every time someone came to work with a pink shirt I put a big check next to their names, people would start showing up in pink shirts even if they didn't know why.
I have a time every Friday where employees can call in and have a frank conversation with me and ask me anything.
Inevitably the person who is taking advantage of the system and not giving 100 percent is the person who complains.
I remind all of my managers to be cognizant of all the births and deaths in employees' lives and be supportive. We give a $5,000 reimbursement to any employee who adopts a child.
My father was an undercover agent for the U.S. government, involved in the organized-crime drive. Three or four times a year he would go undercover. He later became George Steinbrenner's accountant, and Steinbrenner owned a bunch of air shows. I got summer jobs at these shows and that's how I was first exposed to flying.
In 1992, Corporate Wings had two Gulfstreams that we were leasing out for long-term charters, mostly for rock tours. One of the brokers called and asked if we had ever done a political campaign. He said he needed a plane for 14 months for a candidate running for president. I said, "Well, who is it?" He said, "It's the governor of Arkansas." I said, "The governor of Arkansas is not going to need a plane for 14 months." I actually made them pay for the last month up front.
Bill Clinton is the smartest guy I have ever met. He once said to me that to be successful in politics, you need to be able to do just four things correctly: agree, defend, attack and propose.
The time when Clinton had been elected but was not yet inaugurated was the most interesting flying of my life. You have full Secret Service, code words every day.
My dad taught me that when you die all you can take with you is who you love and what you know. You keep nothing material. You have to give back.
Sooner or later you have to come face to face with your choices and decide whether, on balance, you've made good ones or bad ones.
Father Hesburgh [president emeritus of Notre Dame] was and still is a huge influence on my life. He taught me to respect all views and to champion the causes of the underprivileged. He said there are only three things you need to do to have a successful life: honor your god, be as good as your parents and champion the cause of underdogs.
I made a pact with myself in 2007 to never complain about anything ever again.
I loved this article. Kenn is a new influence for me and I am sure for lots of others.
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Abstract: This Local Wetlands Inventory (LWI) is a part ofthe 2003 Corvallis Natural Resources Inventory. The LWI includes all wetlands within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) at least 0.5 acres in size and uses the standards and procedures of Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 14186- 110 through 141-86-240. The LWI also includes an assessment of the quality and function of the inventoried wetlands and a determination of their significance. [From the document] Description: 137 pp. OCR and bookmarks supplied by UO. Charts, tables. Referenced map not included. Published November 16, 2004. Captured April 15, 2009. URI: ftp://ftp.ci.corvallis.or.us/cd/outgoing/Adopted%20Land%20Development%20Code%20Phase%20III%20Provisions/nfp-order2004-161b.pdf
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Sir Owen Glenn has challenged New Zealanders "with the means, energy, ideas and determination" to set up a non-partisan council to lead the country's economic revival.
Part of the "NZ Inc" idea is also to have a long-term mandate and planning parameters that don't grind to a halt and change direction every three years. He argues New Zealand needs a sense of stability for planning and direction with a commitment from the country's leaders to work as one.
Sir Owen has generously offered to chair it. Great – he can represent the New Zealand business community, and the rest of the council can consist of union leaders, academics, iwi leaders, environmentalists, senior civil servants and community workers. Everyone's totally okay with an unelected, unaccountable group like that being put in charge of the economy, right?


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Topic: Help: DRYer Class Methods
I have several models that make use of the same class methods in a controller. Writing these methods into each model doesn't seem very DRY... how do I make them accessible to my controllers without rewriting them in each model?
For example, in a controller, I'd like to use the find_ascending class method for the Category and Subcategory models:
@categories = Category.find_ascending
@subcategories = Subcategory.find_ascending
I have the following class method in both the Category and Subcategory models:
# Finds all rows and orders them ascendingly
def self.find_ascending
find(:all, :order => "position ASC")
What's the best practice here? Thanks.


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Brokenstraw Twp.
Accident. Warren-based state police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 6, west of Mead Run Road, at 9:28 a.m. Sunday. According to police, a 2010 Ford Fusion operated by Jessica Johnson, 30, Sugar Grove, pulled from a parking lot into the path of a 1999 Ford Explorer operated by Albert Gentile, 85, Youngsville. Police said both operators were wearing seat belts and were not injured. Johnson was charged with vehicle entering roadway.
Conewango Twp.
Harassment. Warren-based state police were called to Warren State Hospital for a reported harassment incident at 5:50 a.m. Sunday. According to police, Justina Robison, 31, Warren, struck Mark Labesky, 48, Kane, in the face. Police said Robison was cited for harassment and will answer the charge before District Justice Laura Bauer.
Harassment. Warren-based state police were called to Warren State Hospital for a reported harassment incident at 6:30 p.m. May 4. According to police, Justina Robison, 31, Warren, bit a 49-year-old female of Warren on the left wrist causing cuts and marks. Police said a harassment charge against Robison has been filed through District Justice Laura Bauer's office.
Limestone Twp.
Hit and run. Warren-based state police said a southbound vehicle, operated by an unknown driver, went off Route 62 at Log Cabin Lane between midnight and 6:30 a.m. May 3, struck a street sign and then a mailbox. Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police.
Mead Twp.
Charged. Warren-based state police said Lawrence Devereaux, 48, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop at 5:15 p.m. Saturday on Route 6 and its intersection with Morrison Run Road. According to police, after Devereaux was arrested for DUI officers found a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on him. Police said Devereaux was charged with possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, DUI and other traffic violations.
Harassment. Warren-based state police said a 15-year-old juvenile male was charged with harassment following an incident at Allegheny Valley Elementary School's parking lot at 8 p.m. May 1. According to police, the 15-year-old juvenile grabbed a nine-year-old juvenile male by the neck and threw him to the ground. Police said a charge of harassment was filed with District Justice Laura Bauer's office.
Pine Grove Twp.
Theft. A 51-year-old male and a 51-year-old female, both of Norris Drive, Russell, reported to Warren-based state police that someone used their joint credit card to make an unauthorized purchase online at 12:30 p.m. May 3.
Southwest Twp.
Theft. A 59-year-old male from Pleasant Township reported to Warren-based state police that between midnight and noon on April 30 someone took a six-inch round by 15-feet long steel casing from a driveway on Pineville Road. Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police.
Spring Creek Twp.
Crash. Warren-based state police responded to a motorcycle crash in which two people were injured at 12:50 p.m. Sunday on Old Route 77 at Beck Road. According to police, David Reagle, 59, Bear Lake, lost control while negotiating a right-hand curve. Police said he was transported by medical helicopter to an Erie hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. His passenger, Virginia Brown, 47, Youngsville, was treated at the scene for minor injuries. The state police were assisted at the scene by Spring Creek volunteer firefighters and Corry Ambulance.
Sugar Grove Twp.
Criminal mischief. Warren-based state police are seeking a person, described as approximately 5'7″ and wearing an orange shirt, blue jeans and a black hat, who was seen running from a fire that was set near a driveway on Sanity Lane at approximately 10:20 p.m. on May 2. Police said fires were also set at 3:04 and 3:30 p.m. the same day. Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police.


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--Greta Ode
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Kerrybrooks Magical Atticus MH
Coastalight Kiowa Ravenhawk MH
Well just for GDG purposes when are you going to change your handle to luvalabn'aflatcoat,Eh? Those Coastalight dogs are very talented and loveable too, no?
And just the record where they come from, we all carry umbrellas to the training grounds not parasols, which might explain why my experience with sunshine is rather scant.
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power without lumber, raciness without weediness
A big man never looks down on others.... instead, he is someone to look up to.
Greta, I think you are missing the very essence of GDG. It is the act of perverting ANY subject, be it silly or serious, from its intended thought. That someone chose to interject a serious thought into a silly discussion, just shows that they know the true nature of RTF!
Carol Howey
Owned and handled by Cruisin' with Indiana Jones, JH
Alternate Handler: Westwind Buffalo Soldier
Apprentice Handler: Snake River Medicine Man, SH
Sharon Potter
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers...too many to list.
Team Huntsmith
I think Doc Ed is punking us. Where is Bridget when you need her?
I have learned I need these dogs much more than they need me. Tim Bockmon


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Routine meeting for Ward County
The most intriguing thing about Tuesday morning's Ward County Commissioners meeting is that the commissioners held an "executive session" behind closed doors for about 10 minutes.
Prior to the start of the actual meeting, commission chairman Jack Nybakken announced that during the private session the commission decided to place a county staff member under administrative leave pending some investigation by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation. No other details about the incident were given.
There was a short Ward County Social Services meeting prior to the regular meeting where commissioners approved routine bills for county social services, with the exception of an unemployment check for $3,500 for employees the commissioners felt were fired for due cause.
"Maybe it's right, but I don't feel comfortable with it," said commissioner John Fjeldahl, expressing the shared opinion on the commission that the check was an error and should not be sent.
Roza Larson, state's attorney for Ward County, believes that their time for challenging the check may have passed but said she will look into the matter to see if they have more time.
It was also decided that new scanners for Social Services, which were recommended by the county IT Department, will be purchased now and that the possible purchase of a copier, which doesn't need replacement at the moment, will be discussed at the end of the year.
Capt. Bob Barnard reported the Ward County Sheriff's Department received one bid from Westlie Motor Co. to supply the six new police vehicles the commission authorized at a previous session. No other bids were received because, largely, Ford is the only car company that has the type of smaller SUV the department was looking for. The commissioners approved the bid for purchase.
"They're actually just a little bit cheaper than they were last year," Barnard said. "And there is money in the 2013 budget that you previously authorized for the purchase of those vehicles."
A gravel pit ordinance presented by Dana Larsen, county engineer, will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Committee at its Thursday meeting before coming to a vote before the commission upon suggestion by Roza Larson. There was particular "verbage" in the text of the ordinance that some commissioners, particulary Alan Walter, felt was too vague. They also wanted some changes to the penalties.
Other business
Commissioners also accepted and approved the co-funding of a federal hazard mitigation grant for continued disaster relief in Ward County.
Commissioners approved two routine memorandums presented by Seth Hagen, Ward County Tax Equalization director, with the exception of reducing the "true & full value" of a county grain elevator because they felt it gave undue opportunity to the company.