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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post914637414024626445..comments2017-06-28T18:55:13.691-07:00Comments on Stuff Black People Don't Like - SBPDL: What is Black Run America?Stuff Black People Don't Likehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-203589784917860142014-11-13T10:24:20.341-08:002014-11-13T10:24:20.341-08:00"From what I heard, he may of raped her as we..."From what I heard, he may of raped her as well. He got 70+ years.

The next time I saw her she looked like the life was drained out of her. Within the month, she moved out. She payed for her own stupidity..."

FYI...That's called the Eloi Tax.Elliot email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-49808225356053649842011-10-30T14:25:39.849-07:002011-10-30T14:25:39.849-07:00When you have no ideas to contribute, call people ...When you have no ideas to contribute, call people racists. That is soooo email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-9325585358637982402011-10-19T09:33:57.294-07:002011-10-19T09:33:57.294-07:00holy cow... I'm appalled by all this outright ...holy cow... I'm appalled by all this outright racist bullshit that is spewing from this website. The ONLY solution to ANY of whatever "issues" there, is to promote equality for all mankind. I can guarantee that you will not allow this comment to be posted because it appears that anybody with a fucking brain can say anything with any amount of intelligence on email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-29064576622267065892011-09-24T11:53:28.643-07:002011-09-24T11:53:28.643-07:00I think BDA (Black Directed America) is more accur...I think BDA (Black Directed America) is more accurate than BRA. BDA (as in the American government, culture, and institutions are directed toward the uplifting of black people) is less clumsy and requires no qualification like BRA does ("We don't actually mean that blacks run America).

Just my two email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-35277090402523508192011-04-16T08:48:04.079-07:002011-04-16T08:48:04.079-07:00Douglas I know you probably wont be reading this b...Douglas I know you probably wont be reading this but just thought I'd reply b/c it seems to me that your attitude is shared by a lot of other white people who feel its helpless.

I don't even know where to start. I guess I would say in response to "we can't even acknowledge it" that you just acknowledged it. We CAN acknowledge the problem we face as white people.

There is going to be a revolution in this country and it's going to start in the minds of us white people.

We have to take back what is rightfully ours. I'm not intimidated by anyone I meet. I say the word nigger out in public and I don't care if anyone hears me. I carry a .357 SIG in my wasteband at ALL TIMES and if anyone ever has a problem with me saying nigger or toad then they can just say something to me and if they want to get gangster we can get into that gangster shit. It's fine with me. Yea some might call me a powder keg, but then so were the American colonists. You could say they were BIG TIME POWDER KEGS!

Be fearless. We're not going to win this war if we refuse to make the necessary sacrifices, whether it be taking a life, going to prison, or our own life being took.

The American colonists did not fix their oppression by whining about it to the British and complaining to King George that it wasn't fair!

Let's face it, the law of the jungle still rules the life of men. If you want something you have to take it and once you have something you're going to have to FIGHT to keep it.

The slaves didn't accept this, and that's how they became enslaved.

White people can and will be enslaved in the next 100 years unless we are willing to FIGHT and DIE to stay free. Whether the form of slavery comes in a physical form or economic slavery or second-class citizen status, it's still a form of slavery.

Where a person is afraid to speak their opinion, exercising their FREEDOM OF SPEECH or afraid to roam wherever he so chooses, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY that man is no longer free he is a de facto slave.

So speak your mind brother. Walk and go wherever you desire friend. It's OUR WORLD. But we have to make it that. You can decide this very day that you will no longer be a slave, you will no longer be afraid. When your mind is truly free your environment will beging to reflect that and you will be an Ancient Free and Accepted email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-56974224364337634432011-03-21T03:18:54.162-07:002011-03-21T03:18:54.162-07:00BRA? Should be called F/CRA... thats FemiNAZI/Comm...BRA? Should be called F/CRA... thats FemiNAZI/Commiecratic Run America... c'mon... the darkies (as well as the gays, women, etc) are all used by the same Commies to cotrol, enslave us all, whether we be Black, White or purple with gold flakes in their eyes... I understand ur frustration... but what do you propose to put a stop to all this crap? I'd LOVE to hear it...email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-5572370946039034862011-01-25T05:32:26.191-08:002011-01-25T05:32:26.191-08:00"Most unintelligent people make the mistake o..."Most unintelligent people make the mistake of making blanket statements without qualifiers. It is then that the existence of only one counterexample destroys your argument."

On other occasions, Desiree has accused me of not using enough "qualifiers" in my posts. There are so, so, so, many valid stats on this site, you know, those pesky little hate facts and hard numbers about black pathology and dysfunction? Well, in order to distract us from these facts, Desiree uses charges of racism, cites rules of English Grammar, and uses other useless tools to hustle her black agenda.

No one is buying it, Desiree. I don't have to qualify any of my points for you, SBPDL has already done the legwork for us by posting stats. The whites and smart blacks who read these posts get my points very clearly.

Black behavior, while shocking to us, is no great surprise - it has existed for at least two centuries in this country alone.

We don't hate all blacks. Some blacks act like civil, respectful intelligent human beings. They work hard like I do, they raise responsible children, they contribute to society, they educate themselves, they respect the dominant culture, assimilate and speak the language.

Most blacks, especially the underclass, do not do any of this. They are violent, irresponsible, ghetto, poor, anti-intellectual, and dangerous. They are racist and hateful against the whites who feed and clothe them. Whites in this country will not let this continue. You are powerless and your threats mean nothing.

Please comment on the Baby Momma song, we know you can not defend it. It is a blatant celebration of black dysfunction, a thumbing of one's nose directed at white people and their troublesome rules and morals.

Shame on you for being part of the problem with your people.

Thank you Objective Black Guy, for being honest and courageous. You deserve a nice cold firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-27318606667845039522011-01-24T18:25:28.034-08:002011-01-24T18:25:28.034-08:00*Sigh* Desiree, you are so typical. Let's begi...*Sigh* Desiree, you are so typical. Let's begin.

Desiree said:

"But a foolish black man is made when he goes out and broadcasts his self-hatred (and you are self-hating) to racist white people. That is a mistake because only a so-called DWL will ever come close to giving you the respect as an equal.

These douchebags? Negative, not going to happen, buddy.

Do you have a problem with these yahoos calling black women 'ink black beasts' and thinking all black people--not some, not many, but ALL--are predestined to be nothing? If you possess even a smidgen of integrity, you will admit the above are out of line."

Who said that this blog was for White people only to make remarks about Black people? How do you know how many people that comment on this blog are White? I honestly could care less if people on here are racist, we are all venting about Black people and these people are not my friends. This site is about fucked up shit Black people do, not "racist" White people. Anyone that is intelligent, including Black people know what they are about, even Jesse Jackson (fuck him) admitted it. Is he a "self hater"?

LOL @ "only a DWL can respect me as an equal".
Typical Black inferiority complex at work here.

"Is that all you can say in response to what I detailed as the Obvious? Go on, guy; defend your kissing--maybe rimming--of whitey's ass. I will be ready to read."

This is hilarious considering that you are attracted to White men and probably have a White boyfriend. You know about rimming and kissing White ass far more than I do.

"You'll be gunned down like Old Yeller when he's tired of you. Don't ever forget that."

No, this is what you are afraid will happen to you when your White boyfriend gets tired of rimjobs and wants a blumpkin and you refuse him.

"What am I saying??! You are NOT black! Black people do NOT think like white racists. They can be critical and politically incorrect but they would NEVER accept with bobbleheaded agreement the bullshit on this site."

What is posted on this site are facts. If you are an objective thinker (which you are not), you would understand. But I stick with what I said earlier that you probably have not been around Black people enough to know how they are. Do you know what Black-on-Black crime is?

I'm not going to bother with you anymore, you are too boring. I'm really upset at myself for even engaging her. Just the same responses, over and over.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Objective Black firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-72422325599681573772011-01-24T02:32:04.231-08:002011-01-24T02:32:04.231-08:00@ Objective 'Black' Man: Oh. my. God! If ...@ Objective 'Black' Man:

Oh. my. God! If you are black, you are the funniest negro (a name befitting the brainwashed) I have ever encountered. I don't doubt there are negroes like 'you' out there somewhere, stumbling around like true lobotomized drones, anachronistic holdovers from Uncle Tom's Cabin days.

If you are really black--and I don't believe it--I am honestly speechless at the Stormfront talking points. Not speechless enough to not challenge you, but speechless in terms of being flabbergasted.

You should be ashamed of yourself and your foolishness. And I am saying all of this from the seriously questionable standpoint of you being a fellow black. You are entitled to your politics and, ultimately, you private opinions.

But a foolish black man is made when he goes out and broadcasts his self-hatred (and you are self-hating) to racist white people. That is a mistake because only a so-called DWL will ever come close to giving you the respect as an equal.

These douchebags? Negative, not going to happen, buddy.

Do you have a problem with these yahoos calling black women 'ink black beasts' and thinking all black people--not some, not many, but ALL--are predestined to be nothing? If you possess even a smidgen of integrity, you will admit the above are out of line.

This shows how much of a typical Black person that you are and how little you know of anyone that isn't Black. Please stop showing your ass.

Is that all you can say in response to what I detailed as the Obvious? Go on, guy; defend your kissing--maybe rimming--of whitey's ass. I will be ready to read.

Look SBPDL, you have your very own Uncle Ruckus, a la The Boondocks!

That's what I will call you: Uncle Ruckus, as he, too, is a fictional self-hating black man. I'm guessing you popped in because Black guy and myself were blacks who disagreed with the articles and you wanted to give these white commenters hope...or something? What for? These people LOOOOVE Black guy; they just don't like me.

Fulfill your delusions, my man. You'll be gunned down like Old Yeller when he's tired of you. Don't ever forget that.

What am I saying??! You are NOT black! Black people do NOT think like white racists. They can be critical and politically incorrect but they would NEVER accept with bobbleheaded agreement the bullshit on this site.

LMBAO!Desireehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-30619401653333551492011-01-23T18:16:09.376-08:002011-01-23T18:16:09.376-08:00Douglas I have to thank you for that Rush referenc...Douglas I have to thank you for that Rush reference absolutely perfect well done. Nice to see another Rush fan too!!

Yes to the last Anon at 23 Jan 1720. Desiree is mad not the angry mad though I'm sure she is full of rage but the nutty your going to Bellevue for a month mad.
 Stuff keeps her around here for comedy relief. Her verbose rantings and ravings prove our email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-16531214101279224992011-01-23T17:57:20.241-08:002011-01-23T17:57:20.241-08:00Aw, c'mon. Desiree should be studied. She...Aw, c'mon. Desiree should be studied. She's anthropologically interesting. Extensive TNB coupled with semi-literacy and partially controlled extended chimpouts. I think Desiree could be the missing email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-19015395301100757152011-01-23T17:20:53.420-08:002011-01-23T17:20:53.420-08:00"Desiree is hilarious, delusional and ignoran..."Desiree is hilarious, delusional and ignorant."

You forgot to mention boring, predictable, and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-65978136706493249692011-01-23T13:07:17.694-08:002011-01-23T13:07:17.694-08:00BRA is like the mafia. You have to give them mone...BRA is like the mafia. You have to give them money so that they will provide "protection."

In this case, major corporations are giving money to groups like the NAACP, 100 Black Men of America, etc. in order to be protected from claims of racism.

Here's an example of Coca-Cola needing protection. They certainly received it, how many of you are familiar with this story?

http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/10/07/2514756/charlotte-based-coke-bottler-to.html

Few if any, I would guess. That's because Coke donated money to the right foundations. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc didn't show up to raise hell. Major news outlets didn't air this story. It got swept under the rug. That's how this all works.

The Charlotte Coca Cola group is the 2nd largest in the nation btw, so don't write this off as just some small town news story that nobody cared about. This is a major corporation that got away with a slap on the wrist: $495,000. That's pretty much the equivalent of a football player getting fined $10,000 for a TD celebration. The CEO alone makes over $5.2 million a year. I guess paying people off works.

http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-21768667473485051152011-01-23T11:01:07.572-08:002011-01-23T11:01:07.572-08:00"Most unintelligent people make the mistake o..."Most unintelligent people make the mistake of making blanket statements without qualifiers. It is then that the existence of only one counterexample destroys your argument."

This is how a black or a liberal argues. They us a blanket statement in an attempt to tell you blanket statements are not good.

Most whites can easily see what blacks are about. They follow each other like lemmings. They vote 95%+ for demorats. Whites vote in all sorts of groupings. That is a fact not a supposed blanket statement. That fact shows how the majority of blacks act as a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-43730999363193123512011-01-23T10:56:53.148-08:002011-01-23T10:56:53.148-08:00I thought the lyrics of the song "Trees"...I thought the lyrics of the song "Trees" by Rush is very fitting in these days.

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their please.

The trouble with the maples,
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made.
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade.

There is trouble in the forest,
And the creatures all have fled,
As the maples scream "Oppression!"
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The oaks are just too greedy;
We will make them give us light."
Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-65226147077743672342011-01-23T10:43:10.802-08:002011-01-23T10:43:10.802-08:00Desiree is hilarious, delusional and ignorant. De...Desiree is hilarious, delusional and ignorant.

Desiree thinks that I'm White because I expose Black people. What people don't realize are there are a sizable minority of Black people who feel the exact same way as I do. The bullshit that the "Black Community" and White Liberals uphold helps the Failure Majority of Black people but hurts us, so we don't want any part of it.

The insanity needs to end. I'm just doing my part.

"In another thread, you stated blacks had high self-esteem due to sexuality and that black men engaged in rampant sex. Are you not including 'yourself' in that category as a black man, or are you the lone one not afflicted?

How convenient! You know, if you are black (and I don't believe it), you would still be scrutinized just like every other black man in the US. Relating the story of a hapless DWL will not end the wanton stereotyping and racial profiling you'd be subjected to."

This shows how much of a typical Black person that you are and how little you know of anyone that isn't Black. Please stop showing your ass.

Objective Black email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-14125877912048429872011-01-22T19:50:08.458-08:002011-01-22T19:50:08.458-08:00Whites are complex and intellectual by nature. Bla...Whites are complex and intellectual by nature. Blacks can never participate in this, and the few who do are ejected promptly from the black collective.

Most unintelligent people make the mistake of making blanket statements without qualifiers. It is then that the existence of only one counterexample destroys your argument.

Most of the people who attend universities in this nation are white--not black--and the rigor of curriculum is declining. This dumbing down has nothing to do with blacks, other minorities, or even women. Although I do not attend a Stanford or Harvard, I don't know how many times white students on the day of mid-terms in each of my biology courses say they partied instead of studied.

Clearly NOT complex or intellectual, you'd agree?

The people making the good grades and showcasing what students should be are not just 'white' students, as per my experience. They are black, Asian, Indian, as well.

Also, blacks who are 'complex and intellectual by nature'--and I include myself in this category--are not ejected from the black collective. Many, if not most, black families stress education. Sure, there may have been a decline in striving for education in comparison to the goals of the martyrs of the 1960s and 70s but we still value education as a whole. Sometimes for some people life gets in the way. However, nothing is more exciting for blacks than to have someone achieve something. My stepdad's sister in law threw a bash for her getting a Ph.D. (which was about black males and education); her daughter (his niece) is a doctor.

Education is so important to black people, whether or not the stats reflect it. It's there, in spite of the obstacles some of us face.

So, you are just damned wrong; not exactly a surprise.

Blacks like pop-culture, Michael Jackson, fictional black heroes and mythology, music, church, black sports and Madea movies. Anything dumbed down sufficiently will work just fine.

First of all, everyone in America is obsessed with pop culture and pop culture, in general, is a white phenomenon, foisted upon the whole world.

There is nothing wrong with church or music. The former was put upon blacks by whites, so how can you fault them for liking itif they were instructed to do so? Music has been a part of blacks since the beginning of human history. And white people also enjoy music, and NOT just chamber or classical music. I doubt metalheads are brainiacs, same with punks. Personally, I can take or leave music and prefer stark quiet so I can think.

And you are wrong about Madea. Most black people loathe those damned movies and find them embarrassingly stupid. I cannot think of a single fictional black hero or myths, and while my blog is devoted to Jacko (and most of my readers are white and/or European), I do not like him...

See, you are not as much of a scholar on blackness as you think you are, hate to break it to you. But that's what you end up with when you get your beliefs about blacks from some white guy isolated in a whitopia wearing a tinfoil hat and still deluding himself into thinking white people are just as good as--or maybe more so than--black people. That really says a LOT!!Desireehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-51403632371035232722011-01-22T19:05:39.673-08:002011-01-22T19:05:39.673-08:00@ Subjective White Man (aka Objective 'Black&#...@ Subjective White Man (aka Objective 'Black' Man):

When will you stop the charade? That story you included is nothing but an emotional appeal for your fellow white commenters.

From what I heard, he may of raped her as well. He got 70+ years.

"From what 'you' heard" is one of the best sources in town. If I conduct statement analysis, you know as well as I that you made that bit up. Most people cannot lie and if they try, cannot do it well. You fall into that trap, sorry buddy.

In another thread, you stated blacks had high self-esteem due to sexuality and that black men engaged in rampant sex. Are you not including 'yourself' in that category as a black man, or are you the lone one not afflicted?

How convenient! You know, if you are black (and I don't believe it), you would still be scrutinized just like every other black man in the US. Relating the story of a hapless DWL will not end the wanton stereotyping and racial profiling you'd be subjected to.

But I won't go into it more because you are NOT black.

You are as black as I am Asian. And I am not Asian.

I don't think in this day and in this age there can even exist a black person as deluded as the fictional black character you pretend to be. It just doesn't happen anymore. Please, stop because no one even believes you. You are embarrassing yourself.

Also, you are not even clever enough to use qualifiers. Are you not the Black Man that deviates from the 'norm'? If you are, then you'd acknowledge that fact. However, you do not even do that; you even fail to say 'we' or 'us'. It's all from the view of an outsider, a white outsider.

If you were a real black person with that mentality, I could chew you up and spit you out a new, enlightened negro.

Get it together, loser...

@ SBPDL:

I see my comment mocking your tinfoil hat and your writing 'prowess' did not survive the moderation gauntlet. But there was an important question in that comment:

"Did Black Run America exist before or only after Barack Obama was elected president? Because it seems like you use the terms 'BRA' and 'Post-Obama America' interchangeably.

I'm sure it's the latter (even if you deny it, we all know the truth), which tells me a lot about your level of psychosis."Desireehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-65700624353449961362011-01-22T14:03:30.740-08:002011-01-22T14:03:30.740-08:00Any organization, group, club or individual that i...Any organization, group, club or individual that is founded by,controlled by, or funded by whites has nothing to do with black people.

-Black guy

Beware saying this, because it includes every Western nation, at least the founded part and the funded (taxes) firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-5671554671086606642011-01-22T13:04:47.035-08:002011-01-22T13:04:47.035-08:00Blacks demand that everything on the planet be bro...Blacks demand that everything on the planet be brought down to their level. If something smells too intellectual or is too difficult for blacks to understand, then it is "too white" and must be destroyed or diluted.

We don't want whites to be able to self-segregate or organize in large numbers, or the KKK might start catching black slaves and lynching them again, right?

Blacks are afraid of white intellectualism, and that is one of the reasons why they hate us so much. They throw little violent fits when they feel left out, just as a child would. DWLs cave in to their demands to keep them pacified enough so that they don't riot and burn everything down.

Whites are complex and intellectual by nature. Blacks can never participate in this, and the few who do are ejected promptly from the black collective.

Blacks like pop-culture, Michael Jackson, fictional black heroes and mythology, music, church, black sports and Madea movies. Anything dumbed down sufficiently will work just fine.

This is why there is a dumbed down black version of most things created by intellectual firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-2816817666649190212011-01-22T12:58:42.982-08:002011-01-22T12:58:42.982-08:00"Black Guy, once again you show your ignoranc..."Black Guy, once again you show your ignorance. You just don't get it."

So, please enlighten me of the ignorance in the above statement about Charles Drew having nothing to do with a Big Mac.

"This site is for WHITE PEOPLE, not you. This site will wake up the sleeping white giant, to urge white people to release white guilt, to show love for their own people and culture, to protect and celebrate it, to realize how much blacks hate whites and America, to understand black pathology before it ruins our beautiful cities, to finally make a stand against the browning of America, to stop enabling bad behavior with racial handouts and welfare payments, to understand the criminal nature of blacks. To defend our culture, the founding vision, the intrusion of America by outsiders. To understand that most American blacks are traitors against our country."

The only requirement to viewing this site is access to the internet. Millions of white people are being led around by the nose of phony neo-conservatives and "hockey moms". Good luck with waking up a "sleeping giant"

"BTW, we really don't want you here, you just clog up the comment section and take up space that could be used to spread the word to other whites. Your comments, however, illustrate the faulty thinking patterns of most blacks."

When you "say we don't want you here" I hope you are aware that this is not a real place. We aren't "hanging out" with each other. Only ideas and thought are being exchanged here.

Are you so much of a fucking idiot that you can't even understand when some actually agrees with you.

-Black email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-3800615802036084842011-01-22T11:37:05.256-08:002011-01-22T11:37:05.256-08:00Many on "the left" and at the forefront ...Many on "the left" and at the forefront of the modern "civil rights movement" try to have both sides of the argument.

I agree, PKR, and I think it would be interesting to see a post called "Stuff black people don't like: Consistency."

-If whites resist blacks moving into their neighborhoods, that's racism. But if whites move into a black neighborhood, like Harlem, that's "forced gentrification" and "destroying black heritage."

-Blacks insisted that to offer their children the best education, they must be allowed into white schools. Today, they are saying that black kids need black teachers, black subjects, "black" teaching styles, because the "white" ones are failing them.

-In the 80s, at the height of the crack wars, blacks angrily demanded that Congress pass harsher laws against predatory, violent crack dealers. Congress complied. Fast forward twenty years, and blacks angrily want to know why sentences for dealing powder cocaine are lighter than for crack cocaine.

-Non-blacks are overrepresented in baseball; this is a tragedy, we must bring in more blacks. Non-blacks are under-represented (massively so) in football and basketball, this is...no big deal.

The list goes on and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-34977729899531128802011-01-22T04:57:29.026-08:002011-01-22T04:57:29.026-08:00I realize that 99.9% of the things done by corpora...I realize that 99.9% of the things done by corporate America is to maximize profits, but those two campaigns truly confuse even myself.

Let's see. You've told us around 30 times that this is a capitalist nation and that money is the only thing that makes it run, then a multinat does something un-capitalist and you're perplexed.

Maybe your premise is flawed. Just a thought.Silent email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-84886035711624779182011-01-21T19:36:56.526-08:002011-01-21T19:36:56.526-08:00Stuff had a bigger, deeper reason for running his ...Stuff had a bigger, deeper reason for running his article on B.R.A. and the decision to expand The Huffington Post than I did.

There was a point I was trying to make, and it may have been overlooked, which is basically this: many on "the left" and at the forefront of the modern "civil rights movement" try to have both sides of the argument. They constantly tell us that we are all the same, then proceed to tell us that we should "celebrate diversity". These same people bemoan the apparent lack of integration between blacks and whites outside of the workplace or on film and television, but then proceed to engage in their own self-segregation (BET, Jet, Ebony, Essence, Huffington Post, 365Black, Black Atlas, etc...)

As a staunch capitalist, I have no problem with what The Huffington Post is doing. If they can earn money creating a black section of their website, more power to them! My only interest in this subject is the hypocrisy of the Left and liberals who choose to engage in self-segregation when it suits their purposes.

The Huffington Post put out a nicely-worded, eloquent, professional bulletin describing their intention to cater to the African-American audience. What they didn't say explicitly, but did say implicitly, is that black people, by and large, aren't interested in the same headlines, news stories, and urgent bulletins as, well, everyone else. They need their own section of the Huffington Post because they either find the main page headlines about START treaties or trade deficits with China too boring or too complex to follow.

If someone disagrees with that previous statement, please give me one cogent, reasonable alternative for why I am wrong.

Like I said, as a capitalist I'm all for this. And as an individualist and a person who tries to respect most other cultures (mostly), I have no problem with people catering, and tailoring news, to people who look like them, and who they believe will have more interest. I *GET* that. Just please don't make an argument to me that we're all the same and that we should treat each other exactly the same and that there are no inherent differences in culture and value among the different races and ethnicities. Of course there are, and THE HUFFING-ON-SOMETHING POST has all but admitted it.Percy Kittens firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-87319191200700266162011-01-21T15:56:32.515-08:002011-01-21T15:56:32.515-08:00I have a story. It's 100% real. Moderator, ple...I have a story. It's 100% real. Moderator, please let this go through.

I used to live across the hall from this DWL woman. At the time, there was this pack of Black guys always loitering on the front steps of my building, doing the usual stuff. I would try my hardest to avoid them, but one of the wiggers that they hang out with called me by name (we used to go to school together) so these jerkoff's start calling me by name and asking if they could borrow money and get rides to places. I was beyond pissed off.

So this DWL woman starts going outside and loitering with them! Keep in mind, this woman was a little older but she was cute, and she used to wear these dresses that showed her legs and whatnot. I see her doing this and I'm looking at her like she's a damn idiot. Come to find out, she is a teacher at Howard University. It isn't before long that she has these guys over her house cleaning up and doing chores for her. Sometimes they would bring their friends so there would be at least five dudes alone with this woman.

One night I wake up and I hear her window breaking and I hear screams. The police come and supposedly one of the guys that she didn't know too well that she had in her house doing chores broke in to steal from her. From what I heard, he may of raped her as well. He got 70+ years.

The next time I saw her she looked like the life was drained out of her. Within the month, she moved out. She payed for her own stupidity. I wonder if she still teaches at Howard?

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I have had quite the wish list for redoing and upgrading several things around the outside of our home. There are several I can now check off as finished.
Re-stain cedar posts. Check!
Cement overlay on the porches. Front. Check!
Back. Check!
Screened porch. Check!
Repaint the red accent on the front. Remember the Chip It post to pick a color? I went with Cardboard.
Only two biggies left: repainting the front door a nice Tricorn Black from the Chip It swatch and bead board ceilings on the three porches. Well, maybe three. Wouldn't shutters on the front window surrounded by the stone (it's my dining room) look nice? Stained to match the posts or painted in the Tricorn Black like the door? Hmmmm. Always a work in progress.

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The chapterhouse were obliged to remit half their rents from the farmers ruined by the war.
Large portions also remain of the sacristy, chapterhouse, and calefactory.
The painting is extant in the chapterhouse, and is a very fair and unrestored specimen of his best style.
At last the Chapter assembled, the doors were shut, and every avenue to the chapterhouse was strictly guarded.
In 1512 the neighbouring citizens petitioned the chapterhouse that this hut should be removed.
The provincial museum occupies the chapterhouse and contains some interesting Roman monuments.
The traces of this transition may be seen in the chapterhouse Records of Rouen.
Langton built the chapterhouse at Chichester, and was a benefactor of the university of Oxford.
In 1511 the chapterhouse records a tavern brawl that was settled on the spot.


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Service Forms execute Javascript code entered by end-users
Service Forms execute Javascript code entered by end-users
Thought of sharing a finding which is new/surprising for me .newScale service forms do not have request validation turned on and hence in the text fields if i enter javascript code (<script>alert("hello!")</script)) and submit the form, the script gets executed whenever i reload that form. Ideally(more from Security perspective) , whatever i entered in the textbox should just be displayed as text and service form shouldn't 'identify' and execute it as script.
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If you're not so into creating arty shots using camera apps like Vignette, then PicSay might be more up your street. It's a fun little app that lets you edit your photos to add quirky effects, speech bubbles, icons, clip art and more. Speech bubbles can be created using different colours, shapes, fonts and font sizes, while the clip art library of icons and stamps covers everything from lightning strikes to lipstick kisses.
The range of photo effects available is also quite comprehensive, as you'll find settings for Sepia toning, invert, colourise and pixelise. PicSay also makes it easy to share your creations with others via MMS or email. The results are usually more cartoon-y than they are artful, but they look fun and great for creating quick party invites or digital postcards when you're on the move.
PicSay is not really a must-have app, but it's a fun piece of software to play around with every now and again and can produce some surprisingly effective results.


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Celebrating 25 years of slam poetry in Chicago
There will be an "extravaganza" to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of slam poetry's birth, which started here in Chicago, according to the form's founding father, Marc Smith. (To read Alizah Salario on her search for authentic slam poetry, slam your cursor on this link right here.)
From the Chicago Tribune:
Fittingly, there is a 25th anniversary party planned, an "extravaganza," Saturday July 30 at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark St. It will feature Smith, great poets (I have seen them all and their performances are memorable) David Hernandez, Reggie Gibson and Patricia Smith; poet Adam Gottlieb; Word Alert, a team from Hamburg, Germany, and Speak-Easy Ensemble, a Chicago performance group.
And later, here's poet Kevin Coval on Marc Smith:
Says poet Kevin Coval, who did some of his first performances at the Green Mill and later co-founded Louder Than A Bomb, the largest youth poetry festival in the world: "He's helped pass the torch to me and also to my generation. He's been a great influence. He believes in the notion that everyone in the world has a unique story that must be told."
The entire article's here.
And the Chicago Slam Works site has ticket ordering info here.
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Dubai Hotel Features a Five-Story Rainforest and Aquarium
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Swank Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Now Open
The posh Polynesian-themed Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach debuted in Dubai over the summer, adding another layer of luxury to lodging options in the United Arab Emirates.
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We've done farm-to-table, farm-to-hotel, and even found holidays visiting working farms. But we've never seen the farm at cruising altitude. Until now, with Etihad Aiways' new farm-to-flight program.
Middle East Port to Welcome 50 Percent More Passengers This Season
Ports in the Middle East have been gaining ground with cruise ships over the last 15 years, from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to smaller, more charming ports like the newly popular Khor Fakkan.
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Abu Dhabi Tourism Opens Interactive Pop-Up Shop in NYC
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has emerged as a destination for stylish travelers. And they've opened an interactive pop-up shop in Times Square to show just how cool it is.
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Fly First Class (Private Chef Included) on Etihad Airways
It's dinnertime. You're hungry, tired, and can't make up your mind about what to eat. To add insult to injury? You're soaring some 30,000 feet above the Atlantic. Happily, deep-pocketed travelers needn't fret when flying first class on United Arab Emirates-based Etihad Airways, thanks to a new private-chef program.


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Gill Linton: Boycott Beige
Now that designer style has become so accessible, thanks to fast fashion knock offs, everyone looks the same. In his book Paris New York Shanghai', Dutch conceptual artist Hans Eijkelboom intricately proves that although people perceive themselves as being very independent, they actually look very much alike. Which is what's so [...]
Is Creativity is Still Alive?
Of course there are brilliant designers creating unique clothes and creativity, I put Gareth Pugh at the top of this list, but something's getting lost in translation, and when we're done mixing and matching, the result is, well, beige. We end up looking the same.
Raoul Shah, the CEO of Exposure, an interactive communications, reassures me that, "Creativity is still alive and well in every corner of our planet. It's just harder to spot".
It's harder to spot because the business savvy of H+M, Target and Top Shop etc, who commercialize the talents of niche designers, is so overpowering. I seriously question the millions of dollars spent on consumer research that claims today's fashion conscious consumer is independent and in charge of their own unique identity, and Eijkelboom's work proves it. The influence of creative extremes is being watered down to lowest common denominator before it's had a chance to challenge us, and it's culturally stifling.
Fast Fashion
Julie Ragolia, City Magazine's Fashion Director doesn't think the fast fashion houses are to fault for such a hegemony. "The issue is more sociological as people look to less varied sources for fashion inspiration. Fast fashion retailers offer styles that easily support individuated style, but that consumers should opt toward the same racks is curious to me".
Rather than pushing varying shades of beige, the goliaths of fast fashion have the power to inspire sub-cultural identities with a more diverse fashion democracy, but crucially, without biting the hand that feeds.
Simon Doonan, creative director of Barney's says, "Today's fashion landscape is vast. The old frameworks no longer apply. We need to approach it without any preconceived ideas".
The challenge for fast fashion is to evolve beyond the tired capsule collection marketing machine, that keeps us stuck in this cultural rut. Jimmy Choo for H+M, (sigh).
John Lee, publisher of Theme magazine points out that fast fashion brands may churn clothes out quickly, but they're slow to step up their marketing game. "If they were really smart, they would use their re-invention opportunities to create content which break them out of the rest of the mainstream, (and I'm not talking streetwear collaborations, or large music sponsorships)".
According to Shah, "smart entrepreneurs are still ready to back new ideas".
Whoever proves to be the smartest entrepreneur, better do it fast.
Gill writes about what's happening in the business of fashion for the fashion trend forecasting site Mudpie.co.uk. If you're not a paid up subscriber of Mudpie, you can now read her musings here on PSFK.
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Extending Integrate[]
According to the documentation it is possible to extend Integrate[] with
new rules:
The specific example that is given is:
Integrate[Sin[Sin[a_. + b_. x_]], x_] := Jones[a, x]/b
Now Integrate[Sin[Sin[3x]], x] will return Jones[0, x]/3
But if I try an integrand that is just slightly more complicated,
Mathematica returns it unevaluated:
In[21]:= Integrate[a + Sin[Sin[x]], x]
Out[21]= Integrate[a + Sin[Sin[x]], x]
My question is: Is it really possible to extend Integrate in an
intelligent way? The above example seems to be just simple pattern
matching. It would work with any function, not just Integrate[]. There
is nothing new or surprising about it.
But is it *really* possible to extend Integrate[] with new definitions
in a way that Mathematica will use these rules when calculating more
complicated Integrals?
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Margaret J. Diaz is the Regional Director in the Tampa Regional Office (Region 12). She is responsible for enforcement of the nation's primary labor law covering private sector employees in most of Florida and southern Georgia.
Ms. Diaz received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Florida State University in 1973. She was awarded her J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law in 1976. Shortly thereafter, she began her career with the NLRB in the Chicago Regional Office (Region 13) and later transferred to the Tampa office. Before being appointed Regional Director, she served as a Trial Specialist, Supervisory Attorney, and in 1997 became Regional Attorney in the Tampa office.


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Helen Clark, a former prime minister, suggested removing the Union Jack but keeping the Southern Cross on a blue background.
The men from the land of the Southern Cross are used to gorgeous sunsets, but never had we looked upon anything like this.
Guided by the Southern Cross they pursued nearly a straight course.
The two women were the only persons on board left in ignorance of the certain fate awaiting the Southern Cross.
This information he gave to every whaler and other vessel the Southern Cross fell in with.
They put The Southern Cross in, cast anchor, and let a boat down from her side.
The light on the Southern Cross was lowered slowly, then raised again.
But long before dawn the rising tide would have made short work of what was left of the Southern Cross.
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From Denver to Durango on a Mountain Bike in Under 5 Days
By Noel Black On September 10, 2009 · 4 Comments · In A Big Something, Local History, Outdoors and Nature
We interviewed Colorado Springs bicyclist Doug Johnson last month when he and a group of friends did the 73-mile Ring the Peak ride in one day. Not long after ringing the peak, Doug set out to ride the epic Colorado Trail Race, a 470-mile, self-supported back-country race along the Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango. In this 15-minute interview, Johnson talks about the technical and mental challenges of an endurance race this long, how he prepared himself and why he does it. It includes a slideshow of stunning pictures from a variety of riders and spectators of sites along the route. We hope it gives some small sense of the vastness of Colorado's mountains that few of us will ever see in such a short span. Oh, and Doug came in second place in 4 days and 20 hours!
You can relive the race with an animated time-lapse video courtesy of the SPOT tracker GPS devices that kept tabs on the racers in real-time here (note that the exact locations aren't always accurate when riders are in canyons or other places where GPS isn't clear):
Colorado Trail Race 2009 – Leaders Only from Scott Morris on Vimeo.
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Awesome story and beautiful photos! Congratulations Doug! Hey, I know Jason from Salida – very nice guy! I guess he is also from Fort Collins and he rides and raced a Don McClung, hand built, single speed, rigid, 29er.
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I moved out West from Illinois to go to college in 1976 …. won't go back!! Thoroughy enjoyed the interview and spectacular photos! Living vicariously with bad knees … many thanks!!!!
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Nice work Douglas! Missed you at Tour De Fat though.
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Hey Doug! Congratulations on such an amazing ride! 14 hours of sleep! Man…….I managed that in the first 2 of my 10 nights out there!
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Last week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation profiled FinFisher and Amesys, two of the companies that had been caught selling network spying tools to despotic regimes around the world, including Hosni Mubarak's Egypt and Muammar Qaddafi's Libya. This week, EFF continues the series with profiles of Italy's Area SpA (which sells electronic tracking software to Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria) and Germany's Trovicor (which sells spyware to a dozen countries in the Middle East and North Africa).
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond sustained a second-half Liberty rally for a 66-54 victory over the Flames on Tuesday at the Robins Center. The Spiders improve to 9-2 on the season with the win, marking the team's best opening stretch since 2008.
After taking a 41-22 lead into the half, the Spiders received a tough test from Liberty midway through the second. On the heels of some hot shooting by both senior Avery Warley and junior Devon Brown, the Flames closed to within six points with three minutes remaining in the game.
The tide quickly turned, however, when junior Rachael Bilney drained a long-range bomb at the 2:49 mark to spark a 9-2 Spider run down the stretch.
Senior Abby Oliver matched a season-high 23 points on 6-for-10 shooting and a career-best 10-for-10 clip from the line. She would add a game-high three assists to lead the Spiders to their third-straight victory.
Sophomore Becca Wann also cashed in on a career outing against the Flames, hitting 4-of-8 shots and 5-of-6 from the stripe to finish with a career-best 14 points to go with six rebounds. Bilney went 2-for-5 from behind the arc to add 10 tallies, while sophomore Genevieve Okoro and freshman Keri Soppe were solid defensively with six boards apiece.
Richmond went 22-of-58 (38%) from the floor and an impressive 18-of-23 (78%) from the line in earning its third straight-win. The Spiders limited Liberty to just 18-of-56 (32%) shooting and 1-of-18 from (5.6%) from long range while also securing eight steals and forcing the Flames into 15 turnovers.
Junior Devon Brown led Liberty with 17 points on a 6-of-14 outing. She was joined in double figures by senior Avery Warley, who finished 4-of-7 from the floor.
Richmond returns to the hardwood on Thursday when it welcomes Hartford for a 2 p.m. tilt at the Robins Center.


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Several Issues
In the past week my 2005 X5 has had several issues arise. 1st the airbag light came on and is now staying on. Right after that the seat belt light came on and began flashing also sounding the fasten belt alarm even though I was buckled in (no one in passenger seat) Last night my headlights began flashing randomly while driving at night. Also steering wheel controls are no longer working. These problems have all happened in last week. Any ideas what the problem may be?
Have you checked your battery voltage? I vehicle battery that is starting to fail...or has very low voltage...can cause erratic electrical glitches as you describe. Think of it like being punched in the head...everything becomes discombobulated due to the electrical impulses in your brain being scrambled. :)
If you've UNLOCKED your OBC...you can run TEST 9 to see what your battery voltage is...or if you have a multimeter...you can get an accurate reading. When the battery voltage dips to approx 11.89 volts...the battery is at approx 0% state of charge. This doesn't meant that the battery is totally dead...there may be some residual reserve capacity or cranking amps that may be able to start the vehicle...but if the battery is slightly discharged...it may not have enough "juice" to keep all the electronics going...again, think of a boxer that's been punched hard in the head.
If UNLOCKING your OBC is foreign to you...see the instructions below on how to UNLOCK the HIGH instrument cluster. There's also a link to my CarDomain page that has a description of all 21 OBC TESTs that will help explain what your are seeing once the OBC is unlocked:
(explanation of all 21 OBC TESTs: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/313409...-series/page-6)
We checked the battery, actually just put a new one in. We had the car scanned and found out it was the ignition switch... So hopefully this will be the answer! Thanks for your response :)
After cleaning the interior of my vehicle two day's ago, My air bag light came on. Once you start the car, the regular light will come on and go off as normal, but the air bag light blinks once and stays on. I've checked all wires under the seat. i made sure I was very careful. I used a damp hot towel to wipe down by dash, seats, center console and side door panels. making sure that the damp warm watered wash cloth was just that. a little damp to remove dust & dirt. on the said areas. When applied, there was only a very slight moisture on the areas, doors open and quickly dried within a minute if that. I was very careful.
I see that you have to have a special code reader to read this specific codes for the air bag & reset. Like the Peak module for the Air Bags and well as the Engine Code
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This is late to the party, but I was informed by the dealer today that the issues you describe and I'm now having is caused by a bad ignition switch.
Did you find this to be the cause of your problems?
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Written by Elizabeth Kostova
Published by Little, Brown and Company
656 pages
Like any horror fan, I approach new stories regarding vampirism with cautious excitement. And when it's a tale of the vampire, Dracula himself, my excitement is tempered with both joy and trepidation as it is a subject that has been endlessly explored in both film and literary form — to varying degrees of success. And the sad truth is that it's more often handled poorly than well. So, with all this in mind, I picked up Elizabeth Kostova's weighty tome The Historian.
Before I begin to read any book, I first look at three things to determine if it is a worthwhile use of my time. Step one is to look at the title and front cover. The gold lettering on a deep red and black velvet curtain type backdrop is as aesthetically pleasing as the sideways sliver of a picture is tantalizing. It is enough to get me to open the book and read the jacket description, which is step two. Here, with its mention of a young woman, ancient texts, a family secret, a country-spanning adventure, and Vlad the Impaler, my appetite is whetted. Then I move on to the first sentence, which in this case is in a "Note to the Reader" and not Chapter 1. And it states, "The story that follows is one I never intended to commit to paper." Now some of the trepidation has eased. Ms. Kostova has convinced me to follow her down this path, and I feel like I'm in safe hands. Sometimes my ritual leads me wrong, and what follows is a disappointment in one way or another. Thankfully, such is not the case this time, and my initial impressions were borne out.
At first I proceeded cautiously, easing into the story as one would a hot bath. The Historian begins with our young motherless heroine, who lives a quiet scholarly, diplomatic life with her father in Amsterdam, stumbling upon some personal papers and a strangely intriguing old book tucked away on a high shelf in her father's library. The letters, addressed to "My Dear and Unfortunate Successor," pique both her young mind and ours. Her discovery leads her to ask her father if she may accompany him on his next trip in an attempt to get answers. Thus begins a journey through both gorgeously detailed and history drenched European states and time itself. We learn, through Paul (our heroine's father)'s short bursts of an obviously painful story, that the book is one he discovered many years ago while attending university. One late night in the library someone left this strange text in young Paul's carrel. It's obviously very old, bound in soft leather, and blank. Or mostly blank. In the center of the book is a woodcut picture of an intricately medieval and menacing dragon, bearing a banner that reads DRAKULYA.
We learn the story as our heroine does, in pieces as her father doles them out, interspersed with what little research she can manage without her father knowing. In this way, Ms. Kostova effectively keeps you trailing along, waiting eagerly for the next installment of the continuing story of Paul and his future wife Helen, Professor Rossi, and Vlad the Impaler. Her prose is as eloquent and beautiful as the locales in which the story takes place. In the beginning I paused often to re-read a particular sentence or passage and marvel at the elegance of phrasing and wording. Quickly though, this ceased to be the case as I was swept up into the tale along with our characters.
And what great characters they are! Each one wonderfully nuanced and believably complex. It's an awakening to learn of Paul's different side along with our heroine, who must not only struggle with the immensity of the tale he's telling her, but the fact that he exists not only as her father but as a man in his own right. Like any child, she must learn that there is a Paul outside the boundaries of caring for her. And she must also face amazing revelations about her dead mother and the early years of her parents' courtship. Ms. Kostova manages to deftly weave this truthful and difficult sub-plot into the larger experience. The relationships within — between husband and wife, daughter and father, mentor and protégé, and friends — are all rich with humanity.
Now, I am not a history buff. In fact, except for a few explosively interesting time periods, I don't really care for the subject at all. So I have no way of knowing how accurate The Historian is regarding dates, places, and people. Given the level of detail, however, I'd guess it's as accurate as historical fiction can be. And the historical aspect is handled just as expertly as the fiction. There was only one occasion where I felt burdened by the density of historical information, and that was one brief instance. For the bulk of the story the historical facts are broken into easily digestible pieces and mixed in with juicy tidbits of action and interaction.
Ms. Kostova takes us on a thrilling journey through bustling Istanbul, majestic England, picturesque France, and into the very mountains of what was once Transylvania and Wallachia in search of the truth about Vlad — what he was and what he became. By the end of the story I found myself racing along each page, so eager to find out what would happen next and get to the truth that I was almost skimming over the surface of the page. I had to force myself to slow down and take in what was going on. And it was definitely worth it. This story packs enough twists, turns, and surprises to be constantly entertaining.
I know this is all a bit vague, but I do not want to give anything but the most basic facts away. This book was a joy to experience, and I don't want to rob anyone else of the journey. The brilliance of the piece is that Ms. Kostova keeps it so realistically accessible that you do not feel at all as if you are reading a fictional tale, something I'm sure she endeavored to do. I must warn the casual reader not to expect all loose ends to be tied and the final result to be a neat little package. That is not what this is. Ms. Kostova, through her heroine, poses many possibilities with very few definites. But that is part of the tale's appeal. It allows you to hypothesize, which grants it even more realism.
Another warning: Do not expect Hollywood vampires and blood-drenched pages. This tale does not go for the throat but lures you hypnotically onward towards your doom. Indeed, the most terrifying moment for me was after I had finished and sat alone, wondering how accurate her facts on Vlad and his reign were. I pondered for a moment making a quick trip to my local library and checking into it. Directly on the heels of this thought, I was seized by a cold chill. Changing my mind, I shook it off . . . but I can't help but wonder if one of you, Dear Readers, will think the same thing and press forward where I would not. And perhaps, once you've read this tale and taken this journey, you'll realize how truly creepy that is.
As a debut novel, this is an amazing piece of work. A masterpiece really. I only hope Ms. Kostova continues on in this promising manner because I will be sure to pick up her next offering without hesitation. What more can I say? If you're a discerning reader who enjoys an intelligent tale of terror that will sneak into your mind and nudge your subconscious, I highly recommend Ms. Kostova and her Historian.


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checked walmart...no castor oil
checked target ...no castor oil
My skin is damp when I apply the honey, just a drop at a time on my fingertip, dabbed around, then smoothed in, and not enough to make my skin sticky. Oil is last as it seals and protects.
I'm looking to experiment with oil combinations.
I was thinking of trying castor oil, sunflower oil, grapeseed oil, and jojoba oil.
Sunflower oil is great on dry, damaged skin since it is very nourishing and conditioning. The grapeseed oil acts like an astrigent, toning and tightening (great for sensitive, acne prone skin) yet is very mositurzing. The jojoba oil is a great pore clogger, also used in the treatment of acne. Adding peppermint oil may give it that extra kick!
Can adding too many different types of oil cause clogging and breakouts? Also, are all these oils non-comedogenic?
Do share!
Tried this and broke out like crazy!
Tried this and broke out like crazy!
Which oils did you use? Everyone's skin is a little different. A lot of people love jojoba, but it makes my face break out. My face likes rice bran, grapeseed, hazelnut, hemp, argan, camellia, and castor. Now I don't use all of those at the same time, but I know I can use any combo of them and be fine.
Tried this and broke out like crazy!
Me too. The review over at Makeup Alley show that it breaks out quite a few people. Nothing is for everyone.
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We will need two oils. The first, and most importantly, is Castor Oil. If you don't have this medicine cabinet staple already, it can be found online or in the laxative section of your grocer or drugstore - usually bottom shelf. Castor Oil has potent anti-inflammatory properties, but is also healing and cleansing, which is why we're focusing on this oil as our primary oil. Castor Oil has been the focus of many books and medical discussion because of its seemingly "magical" healing properties. As quoted in The Oil That Heals by Dr. McGarey, he states, "Castor oil will leave the body in better condition than it found it." Though it may be our most important oil, we won't be using it in the amounts that we will the other oil (or combination of oils for those who want to take this a step further). A little bit of Castor Oil goes a long way and too much will leave you, surprisingly, with dry skin.
Since Castor Oil is so thick and its cleansing properties so strong, we need to dilute it with another oil, thinner in consistency, but no less nurturing to the skin. Sunflower Seed Oil has become my personal favorite, though in the past, I've suggested Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Both are wonderfully caring oils for skin application, but I've found that Sunflower Seed Oil has a more luxurious feel for massage. It sinks into the skin better, aiding the castor oil in transportation deep into the pores and allowing it to draw the dirt and grime to the surface of your skin where it can be wiped away. The essential fatty acids, though they are not naturally occurring in the body, are a necessity for the health of our cell membranes. These acids help restore the skins natural moisture balance and help prevent unnecessary dryness.


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UPDATE 2-Gaddafi son Khamis, spy chief believed dead-rebels
* Rebel military spokesman says "almost certain" they are dead
* Council chief says he cannot confirm the reports (Adds reported death of Gaddafi intelligence chief)
TRIPOLI Aug 29 (Reuters) - Libyan rebels are almost certain that Muammar Gaddafi's son Khamis and his intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi have been killed during fighting with their units, the top rebel military spokesman said on Monday.
If true, their deaths would mark the highest-profile casualties on the Gaddafi side since an uprising began six months ago aimed at ending Muammar Gaddafi's 42-years in power.
"We have almost certain information that Khamis Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi were killed on Saturday by a unit of the national liberation army during clashes in Tarhouna (90 km southeast of Tripoli)," spokesman Ahmed Bani told Al Arabiya television.
"Khamis Gaddafi was buried in Bani Walid," Bani told the pan-Arab channel.
However, Khamis has been reported dead twice before during the uprising, only to reappear, and Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who heads the rebel National Transitional Council, told Al Jazeera television on Monday that he did not have any official information about Khamis's death.
Colonel Al-Mahdi Al-Haragi, in charge of the Tripoli Brigade of the rebel army, said earlier that he had confirmation that Khamis, who commanded an elite brigade suspected of atrocities, had been badly wounded and died of his wounds in hospital.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the United States could not yet independently confirm Khamis's death but said similar information was being received in Washington from "reliable sources". Continued...


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Marsheilla Laurrenth Model
ShonaMModel Female Perth, Western Australia, Australia
My MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/mmll
Mayhem # 760946
About Me
Thanks for visiting my portfolio
I'm easy going, adaptable & versatile, love to have a laugh, meeting people and learning new things, among my many passions are weight training, running, horse riding and Muay Thai. I give 100% and am serious about doing my best to help create the best images - BUT - I don't take myself or life too seriously (in other words this lady's NOT a Diva ;D).
Winner: Dark Image of the Day Competition for 29/07/10 "Wet"
From Gothica Lake series with Scott Trenorden mm#842218 http://picasaweb.google.com.au/maria.bo … hem842218#
More of my work is here:
I also have a profile of my artwork http://www.modelmayhem.com/2232819
I will do ALMOST any kind of shoot from crawling in the mud to being a princess bride, stark conceptual/emotive through to high glamour styles. As far as I'm concerned the more variety the better; exceptions are nudes and spiders; no interest in the first - petrified of the second. Happy to do both studio and location shoots, (especially if location is Mauritius!) So let your imagination take wing and I'll do my best to help bring your ideas to life.
I have now started my own Mobile Personal Training business - Mentor Fitness:
As my business is appointment based, my availability varies and any shoots would usually have to be confirmed at least two weeks in advance, unless it is a Sunday which I can usually do at pretty short notice
Among the things I love about modeling is the chance to act as different characters, help create illusions and make ideas come to life. If needed I can do my own make-up (had my own face painting business for a while so can be pretty creative/artistic if needed). I also have some costumes and non-mainstream clothes that I am more than happy to use in shoots.
I have a vivid imagination, I write, paint, draw and love taking nature photography, (know of some great locations for shoots if needed). If we work together and you want creative input from me please let me know and I'll gladly "download" some of the countless ideas that are tripping over each other in their bid for freedom from my crowded imagination.
*The boring bits*I am Australian size 8-10, shoe size 7-8, my hair is slightly longer than shoulder length, I have faint scars on left of forehead from car crash many years ago - mostly they do not show)..and finally an odd one - I can't wink - never have been able to...but can cross my eyes *
Excerpt from Dean Bradshaw's Web Page:
"The latest iteration of this series focuses on a woman as the central character, reminiscent of the great movie 'Girl Fight'. In the same way that 'Girl Fight' benefited from the casting of Michelle Rodriguez as the main character, I was lucky enough to have a great model who really helped make the shoot such a success (Thanks Maria!)."
You can read the full entry and see more of his work, including his skill & great use of lighting here:
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Photo-shoot for Lady Rider - Biker Clothing & Accessories 3rd March 2010 (photographer - Archer Imagery MM#1194421 http://ladiesmotorcycleclothingaccessor … hirts.html
PIP - Perth Strobist Workshop 23/11/2008
Some Model Mayhem members I have worked with and would happily work with again, all professional, friendly and fun to work with.
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From the Service de Physiologie-Explorations Fonctionnelles, Service de Pharmacologie Clinique et INSERM U 296, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a noninvasive test used to characterize the mechanical impedance of the respiratory system. The aim of the study was to compare the changes in respiratory conductance (Grs) measured with FOT to those in FEV1 in 22 patients with asthma and 20 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) after salbutamol inhalation. FEV1 and Grs indexes, computed as the ratio of the difference between postbronchodilator and prebronchodilator values over the predicted value, were used to express reversibility of airway obstruction. After inhalation of salbutamol in cumulative doses up to 1,200 µg in ten patients of each group, FEV1 and Grs indexes showed parallel changes, and most of the increase was observed after the first dose of 200 µg of salbutamol for the two indexes. In all the 42 patients, we found a linear relationship between the two indexes after inhalation of 200 µg of salbutamol (r=0.7, p<0.0001). We evaluated FEV1 and Grs indexes in terms of sensitivity and specificity for identifying asthmatics among patients with COPD: using a 10% change as the cut-off value, these indexes proved of similar value (sensitivity, 0.91 and 0.95; specificity, 0.95 and 0.85, respectively). We conclude that the use of FOT can be considered as an alternative to forced expiration for detecting bronchodilatation in asthmatics and patients with COPD.
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Steelers announce training camp schedule
It's as close as the NFL gets to a three-game series.
Of the 15 Steelers practices open to the public after training camp starts July 25 at St. Vincent College, two will be workouts with the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 13-14.
Following those practices that likely will include scrimmaging, the teams will meet in a preseason game Aug. 16 at Heinz Field.
The joint workouts are the first for the Steelers since they staged a series of practices with the Washington Redskins in the 1990s.
Players report July 25, 15 days before their first exhibition game, and the first practice open to the public will be the following day. The July 26-27 practices will be without pads. Pads will be permitted starting July 28.
The Steelers will hold a night practice at 7 p.m. Aug. 1 at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Practices open to the public will be (2:55 p.m. unless noted): July 26-28, July 30-31, Aug. 1 (7 p.m., Latrobe Memorial Stadium), Aug. 2-4, Aug. 6-7, Aug. 11-13 and Aug. 14 (5 p.m.). Days off will be July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 10.
The Steelers will finish camp at their South Side training complex during a pair of weeks that will be shorted by Thursday night exhibition games, Aug. 21 at Philadelphia and Aug. 28 against the Carolina Panthers at Heinz Field. All of their preseason games start at 7:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The 2012 U.S. Windsurfing Nationals wrapped up last week with a fourth and final day of competition Thursday afternoon at the Hood River Event Site. Wind and weather proved to be ideal for the event, which featured dozens of top windsurfers competing in slalom, formula and freestyle contests.
Australian-born Phil McGain proved unbeatable in both slalom and formula fields as the former Professional Course Racing World Champion took overall titles in both events ahead of famous Gorge rippers Tyson Poor and Bruce Peterson in slalom and France's Xavier Ferlet in formula.
In the women's field, young standout and summertime Hood River resident Fiona Wylde won the junior slalom division title and finished 14th overall, five places ahead of women's division winner Marion Lepert, also a young up-and-coming standout.
Presented by the American Windsurfing Tour, the event was hailed as a success despite being reorganized at the last minute. The event moves to a different location next year, but organizers expect it to return to Hood River again soon.
Slalom overall
1st Phil McGain
2nd Tyson Poor
3rd Bruce Peterson
4th Casey Hauser
5th MacRae Wylde
1st (14th overall) Fiona Wylde
2nd (17th overall) Ben Grodner
3rd (40th overall) Charlie Linquist
1st (19th overall) Marion Lepert
2nd (21st overall) Ingrid Larouche
3rd (23rd overall) Alyson Fromm
4th (25th overall) Tamara Bockius
5th (27th overall) Shelly Gimbal
Formula overall
1st Phil Mcgain
2nd Xavier Ferlet
3rd Steve Bodner
4th Bruce Peterson
5th Mike Percey
1st (8th overall) Marion Lepert
2nd (21st overall) Shelly Gimbal
3rd (24th overall) Alyson Fromm
1st (25th overall) Charlie Lindquist
2nd (26th overall) Fiona Wylde
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This Refreshed 'Fair Lady' Learns Anew at Arena
The trouble with the Arena Stage production of "My Fair Lady" is that it's "My Fair Lady."
That being said—and more will be said—I thought and more importantly felt that this production of the Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe stage (and movie) classic musical was fresh. It belongs to the audience of these our times as much as it did for previous generations without neglecting any of the great score and work of L&L. While long at nearly three hours, this production also had something that energized the evening. Being a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," it had pungent, prickly Shavian smarts in the script on the subject of gender and class, emotionally and intellectually executed, sung and acted.
What did it not have? It did not have Rex Harrison inimitably speaking his songs. It did not have a dubbed Audrey Hepburn. It did not have Stanley Holloway's English vaudevillian turn as Eliza Doolittle's dad, getting to the church on time.
I mention these things because the film version of "My Fair Lady" is so much in the mind of theater audiences or new audiences, not to mention critics, that it's hard to shake, especially when confronted with stage productions that cannot hope to or want to reproduce the effects and affectations of the film version.
"My Fair Lady" has its own, original charms, virtues and passions.
What I saw and felt was a successful and fully loaded attempt to offer up the rich musical, dramatic gifts that "My Fair Lady" has to offer through inventive staging, casting and costuming and sets. In this, casting Shaw Festival and Canadian veteran Benedict Campbell as Henry Higgins (he comes from Smith's original SF production staged earlier this year), and relative newcomer Manna Nichols as Eliza Doolittle was critical, leading a standout cast up and down the line. Campbell is an excellent and experienced actor who can sing while Nichols is a wonderful singer who can act. In this production, something happens that I've rarely if ever seen in the show—film and two other productions—I was moved by where the relationship between Eliza and Henry was heading and ended up, an ending that's often mystifying to lovers of romantic endings in musicals.
"My Fair Lady" remains the same story—Shavian in its intellectual content, so very L&L in its musical themes. The noted linguist Henry Higgins, bets his old friend Colonel Pickering that he can turn Eliza Doolittle, a dirty, near unintelligible Cockney flower girl (he calls her than once a "guttersnipe") into a countess by teaching her—in a rigid, slave-driving regimen—how to speak the King's English. In England, class was defined by how you spoke the language (and dressed, and went to school and so on). Bloody hell, you might say, and she probably did, but agrees to participate. Using repetition, sometimes Pavlovian starvation, and sleep deprivation, Higgins slowly turns the scruffy but moral ("I'm a good girl, I am) working-class girl into someone lady-like, mannered and well-mannered and powerfully and fashionably attractive, at that.
All the familiar strains are here—the test run at the races where Eliza relapses in high and low fashion—a meeting with Higgins's mum, and the ball where she conquers all, especially poor Freddy, the handsome scion of an artistocratic family. That would be Nicholas Rodriguez, who gets to sing the achingly yearning "On the Street Where You Live" and turns it into a show stopper, just as he turned "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" into a roaring show starter in "Oklahoma."
Nichols, elfin and shining, puts a swirling, dreamy, sweeping quality in her voice singing the songs that wish like "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly." Campbell actually sings and moves with power through the thoroughly misogynist "Hymn To Him." "The Rain In Spain" number, sung by Eliza, Higgins and Pickering, is high-spirited and fun.
The folks on the poor side of town—the bartenders, the chimney sweeps, the flowers girls, the cabbies, including Eliza's father Alfred Doolittle are a different sort, and so is Doolittle himself. Their clothing in brash steampunk style—it sometimes harks back to the 1960s hippie style as well—and their diversity speak to a multi-ethnic (The Doolittles are part Asian here) world that existed in London then and does so now as well as here. Daddy Doolittle's "Get Me to the Church" is no longer specifically London cockney or vaudeville, it's a paean to the group, into which James Saito often disappears in the role.
What's clear in this show is how through their battling, Henry and Eliza find not only each other but themselves. While Eliza hardly lacks passion, in the end she's not interested in a future with the smitten Freddie. She wants something more substantive, and that would be Henry Higgins. The more she knows about herself and her own gifts, the more she's a match for Henry. And the more Higgins—the confirmed old bachelor type who prefers solitude and subsists on arrogant intellectual superiority—is around Eliza, the more he realizes she completes him—that missing human part that includes longing.
This "My Fair Lady" is what it is: something pretty special. It delivers the old goods and the new.