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What the Oakland Commune did
Some seem to have willfully forgotten that the Oakland Commune banner flew over the camp at Frank Ogawa / Oscar Grant Plaza during it's hey day. Lest this amnesia spread, let's remember what the Oakland Commune did.
Before it was known as such, and before the first tents were pitched in front of City Hall, the Oakland Commune came together in Mosswood Park because the winds were changing, the spirit of Occupy Wall Street (inspired, at least in part, by what had taken place in the Bay Area not more than two years previous) was spreading to towns across the country, and it was time for Oakland to take part.
At the height of its popularity, the Oakland Commune fed over 1,000 a day at pretty much any hour with no exceptions made. Basic First Aid, mental and emotional support were also provided to anyone who asked, all of these being extended to those abandoned by city, state and national policies that go back at least as far as Reagan.
The Oakland Commune sought to shatter the illusion that we are a wholly united 99%, an idea that weakened the movement with each racist, misogynist and homophobic remark. Instead, it sought, though often admittedly failed, to provide safe spaces for women, queers and people of color. Where it did fail, it tried to rectify through mediation and facilitation.
As much as the Oakland Commune looked to Occupy to bring people together, it also looked to the decades of hard work that the people of Oakland have put into fighting foreclosures, imperial wars, racist police violence and austerity measures that unravel the few remaining public services in this cash-strapped town.
When the first camp fell, the Oakland Commune rallied while the Oakland Unified School District decide to shutter five schools in underserved neighborhoods and Oakland Police shot tear gas into a crowd of thousands, nearly killing Scott Olsen and firing rubber bullets at the people who came to his assistance.
The Oakland Commune fretted over whether the port-a-potties could be serviced before, during and after the November 2nd General Strike. That same day, and also on December 12th, the Oakland Commune came together to shut down the Port of Oakland in protest of Goldman Sachs stranglehold on the city (a stranglehold that the City Council itself would attempt to loosen with a vote to end the debt swap months later).
When the camps were gone, the Oakland Commune dissolved in body and spread to new spaces.
The Oakland Commune traveled with a thousand others to San Quentin to support one of the most successful and least reported successes of Occupy Oakland's tenure, Occupy for Prisoners, and joined the farmers, professional and otherwise, to Take Back the Tract. The Commune supported the sit-in that occupied one of the aforementioned shuttered schools and helped open the Biblioteca Popular (now run by the community it serves).
The Oakland Commune continues on not only in the form of raucous street parties, but in the form of campaigns against fare hikes that threaten the most precarious of communities, assemblies of workers and the unemployed, in solidarity marches with the victims of police violence from Oakland to Montreal to Anaheim to Lonmin.
For all of these actions to which it lent support, the Oakland Commune sought no credit or claim.
While Occupy Oakland wouldn't have existed without the Oakland Commune, the Oakland Commune continues on in a new forms. So while a few seem to be fighting hard for the name and brand of Occupy, the Oakland Commune continues to fight for a life worth living.


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Welcome to Babylon, Hotel Babylon, that is; a luxury hotel with an eclectic workforce driving it along; Through a veil of consummate professionalism, the guests aren't privy to the murkier goings-on but let head receptionist Charlie be your guide to what no one else is meant to see; glitzy manager Rebecca keeps the hotel ticking along but isn't capable of balancing her working week with her home life; receptionist Anna has a seductive eye for the wealthier guests; concierge Tony can get you anything you need, just as long as you're willing to pay; and then there's the chambermaids – working on the frontline and seeing everything. But if the staff aren't wacky enough, into their world come the guests; a mixed bag of millionaires, eccentric rockers and high class whores; a concoction of lethal and sometimes hilarious ingredients. Includes all the episodes from the show's third series.
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|2009-02-13, 15:47
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Anime/manga which had an impact on you?
What are some anime/manga that seemed to have an impact on you? Either it made you realize something new or look at the world in a different way? Maybe it motivated you (Ippo definitely did this for me)? Maybe it made you see relationships better?
Basically, series/manga that caused some sort of change in yourself and wasn't just a series to watch for the action/romance/comedy but actually had an effect on your life.
|2009-02-13, 16:35
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I second the above, that had quite a bit impact on me.
Most of Makoto Shinkai's work has had an impact on me.
Extra mention goes to Saikano, its been about a year since i watched it. And it still makes me feel sad whenever i think about it. By a long way my favourite anime of all time.
|2009-02-13, 17:21
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Join Date: Nov 2007
oh man. This is the best kind of rec.
ef a tale of memories made me realize my dream
manabi straight made me think about my place in the world... and made me have a nervous breakdown
gurren lagann gives anyone the spirit to follow their dreams
earth maiden arjuna made me think about my spiritual side
all amazing shows.
|2009-02-13, 17:32
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Honey & Clover 1 & 2 is the only one that gave that kind of experience for me. Your mileage may vary depending on how much you can relate to the characters, but I could totally relate to Takemoto's trials and tribulations. It made me ponder more about the future and gave me some motivation when I needed it most
|2009-02-13, 17:33
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Keep them coming!
|2009-02-14, 05:55
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As to the topic creator, I haven't seen anything thats had a lasting impact like that, although I've seen series that's mood is extremely infectious for a time after watching and still have an impact whenever rewatching it.
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Initial D.
It introduced me to the Eurobeat but it also opened my eyes to the world of cars. If only it had been a few years sooner I might have striven for a Lan Evo or a 180SX as my first car rather than my XR6 Falcon.
I'd also have to say Suzuka inspired me to get back into running, I used to love running the one hundred metres at school sports carnivals but as time wore on I let myself slip back and back in fitness.
Now I'm determined to run fast again.
|2009-02-14, 06:25
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xxxHOLIC awakened the superstitious nature in me
Blood+ made me realize that old series can still be good
Fairy Tail(manga) was the first manga I started reading, it led to the discovery of many series that haven't been turned into anime yet.
|2009-02-14, 07:34
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After Aria, my whole personality changed, it made me optimistic (almost naively optimistic), and gave me the power to go on and continue. It was a 180 degree turn in my life.
It taught me how to seek out, how to find, and enjoy the small beauties of life.
|2009-02-14, 11:17
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Thanks for the recommendations, if anyone has anymore, please post them up!
|2009-02-14, 13:42
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Location: Singapore
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Good suggestions above. It wasn't very long ago that someone had the exact same request:
Looking for Special animes.. ones that stay in your mind
You'll probably find a few more worthwhile anime there.
|2009-02-14, 20:54
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For most people Gurren Lagann is the only mecha anime to impact their lives. But I already had a similar impact before that, it came from Yuusha Oh Gaogaigar, it instilled the message of courage and protecting others into me.
Gaogaigar and Gaogaigar FINAL, up there with Gurren Lagann as some of the best mecha anime ever.
Sharing the top ten would include Top wo Nerae! and Top wo Nerae! 2, they will teach you the meaning of hardwork, determination and guts.
For a non mecha anime, check out One Piece, both manga and anime. It is probably the only anime and manga to have stayed in the top 10 ratings and sales in Japan for its entire run, 11 years and still running, not losing a single bit of steam.
One Piece is the one anime that made me cry the most number of times, and its supposed to be a light hearted, funny and entertaining shounen series. The story carries deep and heavy messages while continuing to provide the audience with great laughs.
|2009-02-15, 04:37
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I echo the people that have mentioned Haibane Renmei already. It was the first anime that made me really consider my place in the universe--my reason for existence and the needs and hardships of the human state. Most anime is anime to me--I don't compare to other types of media, but Haibane Renmei is something else entirely, it has meaning and impact that transcends anime is amazing when compared to other forms of culture. Maybe it is because it deals with such issues as loss, death, redemption, hope...without the endless magical girls, harems, punk kids wielding swords and the normal cliches--instead we are left with an artist's vision and it is hard to walk away without being changed a bit by it.
If I had to say there was something else, I would again echo what has already been said--Makoto Shinkai is a brilliant director and "Voice of a Distant Star" is nothing short of amazing. In the short, short span of 30 minutes, there's more plot than most shows can have in seasons, better character development, and the way the camera uses unique and interesting angles is nothing short of breath-taking. I hate to gush about anything, but it completely changed my mind ovas. The fact that I can still have intelligent converstation with others about it, even years afterwards, makes me liken it to a great book and its bittersweet message is still poignant today.
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|2009-02-15, 05:03
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Mushishi- it taught me how beautiful life is, no matter how small the thing is on the surface.
Honey and Clover - gave me lots of motivation to face my daily challenges... not to mention it suits because I'm also a college student. ^.^ yeah, I can really relate to the issues there.
Scrapped Princess/Last Exile/Naruto - don't give up! (determination)
Nodame Cantabile - got me back to classical music. I used to be a fan of CM, but have somehow, uh, fallen away.
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It was out of sheer curiosity that I was compelled to watch the presidential debates this year. As I am hardly a political junkie I forced myself to endure the tediousness of observing both presidential candidates attempt to sell themselves to the American public.
Over the years I have increasingly shied away from these forums as they tend to be contrived in their presentation of candidates' positions on issues important to voters. This year however being generally unmoved by either candidate I watched the debates in order to find some contrast between them, as the last few administrations have shown little distinction in the policies of either party.
In other words over the last couple of decades, except in name, there is markedly little difference between major policy positions of Republicans or Democrats. Consequently the US has become a Uni-Party state as each administration has tended to follow the precedence of it antecedent, leaving voters with a choice between the 'lesser of two evils', which are quite homogeneous in practice, if not in presentation.
To my surprise I found that the (at least in person) the two candidates have very divergent views on a number of issues including taxes, military spending, abortion, medicare and foreign policy. While four years of the Obama administration has raised many concerns about the direction the country is going, certainly his positions are fairly well known.
Mitt Romney on the other hand was something of an enigma. Certainly it came as no surprise as that his policy positions seem to echo much of what America endured under the past decades of Republican rule, as most of them are synonymous with the positions put forth under the Bush dynasty.
Needless to say as a candidate for President, Mitt Romney leaves much to be desired in the area of credibility as his positions tend to change according to his audience.
The following is a summary of a few ideas I gleaned from the debates in regard to Mr. Romney's policy initiatives, in his own words. In case you missed it intentionally, as did most people I know (I found myself alone on the couch, the last lonely loner) I jotted down a couple of highlights which stood out as fundamental concerns for the "other 47%" who will be profoundly affected by his narrow and at times radical support for the 2% of American elite which controls 90% of the wealth.
In all fairness, while I chose Mitt Romney as the subject of this article Obama certainly did not escape critique. Unlike Obama however Romney has not had 4 years of analysis, and criticism from the global media, therefore unlike Romney Obama's flaws, failures and virtues are quite well known to most of those who have paid attention.
Having little information on Romney's persona, manners and views I have made him the subject of this critique as he raised many concerns in my mind during the course of the debates. Although many critics argued that Obama did poorly in the first debate, certainly Mitts salesman like performance failed to come across as convincing... well contrived, but certainly not candid. If I could sum up his performance in one word I would have to coin him as "desperate". Considering how much money is at stake for his interests, it is no wonder as to why.
In other words Mitt is very well packaged and superbly eloquent, much like a polished and bejeweled Baptist Preacher, however when one gets down to the nuts and bolts of his "5 Point Plan" (the core of his sales pitch), one walks away slightly queasy and with a nagging sense of unease, much in the same way you may feel after giving your credit card number to a telemarketer... and then realizing just a moment too late that you made a mistake.
When Romney Stole the Show...Literally
I generally shy away from reading too much into body language or over analyzing poses and Freudian slips, etc. Certainly the debates were at times quite heated which added to their entertainment value. In the second debate however one particular incident caught my attention. The candidates were debating and Mitt wanted to respond to an accusation the President had made but was denied the floor as his time had expired.
The moderator begged him to please refrain and suggested as he would have the next question certainly he could use that time to clarify his position, but rather than wait his turn, he literally stole the show for about two minutes simply pirating the stage and running over the mediator...without shame.
Whether or not this was done because of his disdain for her as a woman or simply because he was rude, it stood out as an example of his lack of self control, and respect for authority. While I tried to call foul on Obama, as he did squeeze in a statement or two over her objections at a couple of points, in all fairness he never stole the floor. I really felt bad for the moderator who was as she seemed at a loss... although in retrospect she could have cut the sound to his microphone.
I found this incident to be indicative of Mr. Romney's general tendency behave as a person who has little respect for the rules, and who if given the chance will take hold of power and run rampant over the objections, and opinions of the American public, much in the way of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush.
In fact this incident illustrated one of the Presidents essential observations about Mr. Romney: that he sees the American system as a place where there are two sets of rules: those for the rich and powerful, and those for everybody else.
As he has already expressed in his infamous 47% quote, he has no concern for changing the opinions of the majority of voters as they are already decided, but rather it is an exclusive 10% of Independent swing voters that he's focussed on. Essentially this was a subtle reference to his view that the wealthy and powerful should be governed by a different set of rules as they are the ones that will make the difference in a close election.
Not surprisingly my initial assessment of Mitt Romney (before the debates) was correct, he actually is as rude person, he's vain, narrow minded, unacquainted with the struggles of the "middle class" (which he constantly evokes), and at times blatantly double sided. When he lies he has no shame. Unfortunately Mr. Romney really does not work too hard to hide the fact that he is not from around here... "?" wherever "here" is.
Mitt Romney's Fundamental Views In A Nutshell
To start off with Governor Romney promotes something he calls a 5pt plan. Essentially this is a plan which he claims is a solution to turning around the US economy as follows:
1. Make the US energy dependent in 5 years. This is an absolutely intriguing point, especially if you are an economist (which I am not) or simply have an idea how much Oil the US consumes every year (52% of global production) however one tends to wonder how serious he is about this statement, as he opposes several industries which are notably developing alternative fuels, in favor of the traditional status quo (George Bush cronies EXXON, Halliburton, KBR, Chevron, etc). It's hard to see how he plans to replace Saudi Arabia with Alaska and coal.
2. Increase trade with Latin America and China, but "don't let them cheat". To this Obama responded that Romney's history is one of working with China, shipping jobs over seas, and supporting companies which have records of horrible human rights abuses. For instance Romney's group is currently working with a company developing technology to help China spy on its population. Ultimately Obama stated that Romney's position was double sided, and I would tend to agree in light of his business interests. In fact for Romney to penalize China would certainly be a conflict of interest, making this argument somewhat 'oxymoronic'.
3. Balance the Budget. To which Obama responded that Gov. Romney has no plan to pay for these proposals except to decreases taxes for the highest income earners. Certainly this would be a feat of incredible proportions as his military proposals alone suggest huge increases in spending at a time where America's costs have become overwhelmingly disproportionate to its earnings.
4. Increase Training programs. This didn't get much traction in the debate at all. Of course both candidates called for "better education", more access to higher learning (standard pro education stuff), yet Romney didn't offer a substantially new suggestion, in fact his stance on immigration suggests he will certainly be opposed to at least some of the US population getting grants and loans. Obama also emphasized his own efforts in the area of increasing pell grants, but certainly this initiative and others like it predated his administration so one is left to wonder exactly how much access to higher education has improved under Obama. (possibly I will find out when I go to enroll next semester for the first time in several years)
5. Help to Small Business... to which Obama responded Romney's definition of "small businesses" are millionaires like Donald Trump. Certainly Romney is fanatic about this point and did not object to Obama's argument, which makes sense as he is a billionaire businessman.
One feeling you are not left with is a sense that there is anything dull or dimwitted about Romney, and when you're listening to this guy spout off numbers and statistics you get the feeling that when it comes to money your are talking to a banker (which in itself is a little scary). On the issue of business he's all snap, tossing out numbers and making analyses, and analogies in one breath. So there's no question on where he stands in relation to giving more tax relief to businesses...the size of that business on the other hand is the question?
6. Romney wants the Affordable Care Act repealed completely. "Cut Obamacare..." actually this is a direct quote which he repeated several times in both debates. Romney's position is that repealing Obamacare and placing control of healthcare in the hands of the states will improve health care overall, as the government has fumbled the ball. In response, Obama stated that he is proud of Obamacare and partial to the name. In addition he stated that he is opposed to a voucher program and cuts to care given to upper income earners.
7. Calls for an extreme form of immigration control and "self deportation". Once again this is a major policy position wherein Mr. Romney stated that he would veto the Dream Act which reforms immigration and helps people become legal citizens. Also he stated that he supports Arizona's controversial immigration act, specifically the "E Verify" portion of the law, and sees their initiative as a model for the country.
He seeks to enact federal laws that (in his words) make make life so miserable that people will voluntarily ask to be deported. In fact his top advisor on immigration helped design the entire Arizona anti immigration legislation. This is one of his more blatantly racist and scary positions of which he certainly makes no apologies.
8. Mr. Romney calls for lower taxes on companies expanding opportunities in Latin America. Does not note that this will result in jobs lost here in the US, nor does he explain the relationship to growing the economy in light of the lost job opportunities.
9. Calls for a massive increase Military spending by 2 Trillion $, but does not particularly justify the increase nor does he argue with Mr. Obamas statement that the Military has not asked for any more money, and is actually downsizing in light of the withdrawal from Iraq, and planned withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014. Also his position is one which is completely supportive of the Israeli position on Iran in spite of the tragic and lethal consequences of a potential nuclear conflict of global proportions.
10. He insists on encouraging "small business growth" by lowering their taxes, however the size of these "small businesses" is relative. While Obama flatly stated that Mr. Romney's idea of small business includes millionaires like Donald Trump, Romney did not object but rather went on to explain that this is how you "grow the economy" and create jobs.
11. Anti entitlement.
12. Anti abortion.
13. Anti govt spending (except military).
14. Would repeal parts of Dodd-Frank Act (this was the act created to reform Wall Street after the financial crash).
15. Against more regulation in the marketplace as this "slows economic growth". Mr. Romney stated that he was not opposed to regulation in principle, however this regulation must be curtailed as he argues that it became excessive and out of date during the Obama term.
He cites as his primary example Dodd Frank: which designates a number of banks as too big to fail. Suggests that parts of the act are killing regional small banks. While he agrees with Dodd Frank on qualifying mortgages, he goes on to argue that there is no definition of a "qualified mortgage", stating Dodd Frank needs to be changed in order bring back the housing market and get good jobs.
16. Says Obama has a failed foreign affairs strategy. This one is pretty easy to sum up as he is diametrically opposed to just about every aspect of Obama's foreign military policy. No new ideas, and in fact his accusations lack depth or authenticity. He seems to be reading from the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld playbook.
17. Criticizes Obama for "putting daylight" between the US and Israel. While he jabs at the President for his statements on Israel, he does not offer any alternate action or ideas other than the traditional staunch support position espoused by the Republican platform. Once again this is standard stuff taken from decades of US foreign policy followed by both parties and all administrations. In all fairness Obama also fails to offer anything new in this area.
18. Mr. Romney criticizes Obama for not preventing or dealing with the Libyan ambassadors death correctly. He takes issue with the Presidents statement of the Libyan attack being an "act of terror" and then taking part in the ongoing confusion as to the actual causes. This gained little traction in the debate as in substance is was an issue of semantics which in the Presidents words attempts to politicize the deaths of 4 Americans in order to score political points. This became obvious during the debate to Mr. Romenys discredit.
17. Mr. Romney says Obama's record does not match his rhetoric in terms of his economic policies. He cites for example the increased deficit, higher taxes, the cost of Obama care, lack of jobs... essentially every economic woe one could think of and blames it on the Obama administration.
18. On assault weapons: "I'm not in favor of new pieces of legislation on guns, and taking guns away or making guns illegal, of course we don't want automatic guns, and those are already illegal". Stated that schools, parents and families need to take more responsibility.
In addition he stated that the greatest problem with guns was the operation "Fast and Furious" run by the ATF that ultimately gave these guns to drug lords that killed Americans, and for what reason he cannot fathom. Interestingly Mr. Romney did sign an assault weapons ban while Gov. of Mass. however has since changed his position. In defense of this change he stated that the pro and anti weapons lobbies came together to sign mutually agreed upon bipartisan legislation. Once again Mr. Romney seemed to be reading directly from the NRA's Republican play book offering no new solutions to increasingly tragic situation of gun violence in America.
19. Mr. Romney says the culture should promote marriage and families. To his credit few could disagree with this statement however in substance he offered no solutions or proposals to bring about a change in this area.
20. Says that on day 1 he will label China a trade manipulator allowing him to place tariffs on its goods, pushing up the costs of its goods and increasing demand for cheaper US goods. He states that he will strictly make China play by the rules, yet seeks to give tax breaks to companies moving overseas and offshore.
Also he argued that China has been cheating over the years by undervaluing their currency, pirating US goods and cyber crimes. This argument is suspect for several reasons, least of which being that it makes no sense in light of the current global economic crisis. In light of the fact that China buys increasingly more US debt, and is the number one producer of inexpensive goods sold to American's his policies if enacted would immediately boost inflation possibly setting off another global economic crisis.
21. Insists "government does not create jobs". I would take issue with this statement as it is well known that government initiatives create jobs in many areas of the economy, least of which being that the government is the largest employer in America. In fact much of the argument underpinning the 2008 bailouts and stimulus spending was based on the premise that the government can and does create jobs.
The Lesser of Two Evils
Bottom line, if you make more than $200,000 a year this is your guy as he plans to make life much easier for the 10% that "make this country run" and in whose debt we all should be. His fast track to better economy is to cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations, while at the same time slashing government spending in the areas of entitlement programs, which go to people he deems "irrelevant".
In his words this is called "growing the economy" and creating jobs. Not surprisingly he fails to explain exactly where he is going to make up for this lost revenue (actually he mentioned entitlements such as Obamacare ie. Medicare/Medicaid several times as his number one target).
At the end of the day we must ask ourselves: is this the kind of guy we want entrusted with the keys to the US Treasury? Are we letting the fox into the hen house, so to speak? Is this the person we will trust in the most powerful political office in the world? A politician whose plans conform to the standard Republican party line reeking of nepotism, cronyism and big business top down economics?
The worst part of the debates is that they were limited in time and scope allowing for very little analysis or rebuttal from the public. As usual the politicians escaped being nailed down on the issues or in the case of Obama being called to account on truly controversial issues such as: his failure to close Guantanamo prison, his continued use of illegal and extrajudicial assassinations throughout the world, his continued expansion of military operations into Africa and the Middle East, his failure to keep millions of Americans in their homes during the housing crisis, and his failure to require companies that received bailouts to be accountable to the public for the Trillions of dollars they stole from the US taxpayer's pocket, possibly the biggest theft of taxpayer money in history.
While Mr. Romney was shiny and polished his views are blatantly elitist and narrow in their scope, much in the manner of George W. Bush, and quite out of touch with the day to day struggles of increasingly desperate American voters.
What makes it even more worrisome is the fact that he intends to reverse much of what is arguably progress that has been made in the last 4 years, creating greater fear and instability in a time of economic chaos, interrupting the continuity which Americans crave in government.
The good news is that most of the voting public will probably see through his transparent charade and barely concealed contempt for the 47% of voters whose opinions he deems quite irrelevant.
The bad news is that once again the playing field has been narrowed to the point that we have no real choice, as "change" has become a slogan and "hope" an illusion. Consequently we, the voters, are compelled to 'choose our poison', personified by desperate politicians willing to say whatever they think the public wants to hear.
Failing to propose real, creative or unique solutions, both candidates seem to present an amalgam of refurbished and bland ideas tailored by think tanks and special interest groups, essentially giving us more of the same.
To my dismay the presidential debates reminded me of the fallacy of choice as our unipolar system presents us with options that fail to inspire either hope or change, but rather a sense of dread as we the voting public are once again compelled to select the lesser of the two evils.


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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that Turkey recognizes anti-semitism as a crime, while not a single Western country recognizes Islamophobia as such.
Speaking to journalists in Sarajevo after a series of visits to Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Erdoğan commented on the 14-minute trailer for "Innocence of Muslims," an obscure film that mocks the Prophet Muhammad, which sparked violent riots across various Muslim nations.
Erdoğan said he will talk about the movie that has angered Muslims on Sept. 25 at the UN General Assembly. He noted that the reaction against the movie in Turkey has been restrained. "In the last past 10 years, extremes [in Turkey] have been curbed. In a way, we acted like a lightning rod."
He said the Turkish government has made its statement on the movie, giving messages in Yalta, and later during his visit. He said reactions against the movie continued and increased, noting statements from Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, who defined the movie as an "aggression on Islam," has played a role in this.
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Shahzia Batool
God! - Poem by Shahzia Batool
With rest misplaced, and
peace missing too,
dreams lie floating on the restless surfs,
hoping for a glance of mercy;
despite Your blessings countless
You guided me, and held me strong
I wonder why then I stay at a loss
you help me fight back the evil that tempts
the evil that lasts with me
as a constant though unwanted companion
empower me
despite swimming skilfully
the waters threaten and victimize me
waves and ripples know me not
what is this sense of alienation?
You have given me a deep sight
bless me with an insight too
enrich me
despite keeping a stern eye
on my mistakes
serious losses occur
sometimes reparable, sometimes irreparable
guide me, bless me, forgive me
Poet's Notes about The Poem
Comments about God! by Shahzia Batool
Mohammed Asim Nehal (10/13/2015 1:43:00 PM)
A heartfelt prayer.........Too good....Liked it. (Report) Reply
Muhammad Ali (1/20/2014 2:18:00 PM)
Two words.. Saying all.
And Please.
A poem from the depth of your heart. It occurs as 'jawar bhata'. I felt it, because otherwise the title of the poem would not be 'God'. I think, in strong feelings you just have no other title to choose. Best wishes aapi. (Report) Reply
Aimanu Begum (9/4/2013 2:12:00 AM)
A fervent cry to God to lead through the rough water of life.The fear, despite the many benevolence of God, that she might still falter; haunts the poet.A sense of submission to God pervades the whole poem. (Report) Reply
Tribhawan Kaul (8/20/2013 3:34:00 AM)
God is giving....forgiving.... and empowering. It is just a matter of time. Lovely poem (Report) Reply
Sallam Yassin (8/19/2013 2:23:00 AM)
the moments of broke
the moments for pray
and we are on the closest distance to god
so let me say amen
to gain the wisdom of god (Report) Reply
Valsa George (8/18/2013 10:57:00 PM)
There are moments in life when we feel lost, helpless and alone. Even when surrounded by blessings many, such negative emotions can drown us at weak moments which is only a fleeting illusion. With resilience, we can soon spring back to our happy and contented self, if we abide in His providence and mercy!
Hope for the best!
Hope like the gleaming taper's light
Adorns and cheers our way.....Let your prayer be heard! ! An excellent write! ! (Report) Reply
Ramesh Rai (8/18/2013 2:11:00 AM)
God loves us guides us his blessing is always. without any of his signature nothing can move. a great poem. great write. have always faith on the grand master. (Report) Reply
Geetha Jayakumar (8/16/2013 1:32:00 PM)
Beautiful poem Shahzia...Guide me, Bless me, forgive me..yes only God can forgive...loved reading it. (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (8/16/2013 1:08:00 PM)
a good write ending with a lovely prayer. GOD will hear if you believe. (Report) Reply
Aswath Raman (8/16/2013 9:46:00 AM)
It is really an arresting write Shahzia Ma'am. When we feel alienated from people, family friends and their love, we collapse down and lie at the feet of God. We feel the extreme discomort of lonliness, and the strange behaviour of the known waters. But God has always another perception towards our life. A better perception. He may be wants you to discover the deep insight within you, to believe yourself, that you can move forward with your life without the help of anyone but just with His blessings. He may want you to swim through the highest tides and cut through the complexities of life, on your own. He may want you to think good about yourself, and want you to appreciate the utmost quality you possess, pure unconditional love towards all. When you no more need a constant companion, he'll then open a door and will answer you, and guide you. And that is when he will be proud about you and will become your companion.
All the best!
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Passionate Reader (8/16/2013 7:33:00 AM)
Nothing is irreparable as long as God is there with you! ! ! HE who has the Supreme Power can UNDO everything! ! !
your prayer has deeply affected me and is written with great emotion and feeling! ! ! A soul-stirring prayer i would say! ! !
guide me, bless me, forgive me
God be with you always.Amen. :))) (Report) Reply
Tirupathi Chandrupatla (8/16/2013 6:37:00 AM)
you help me fight back the evil that tempts
guide me, bless me, forgive me
A plea to God that cannot be denied. Beautiful words chosen in this presentation for God. Thank you. (Report) Reply
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A study by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) said that high-performing sectors such as whisky had helped the 2005 figures.
The electrical machinery and recycling industries also did well last year.
The EU was Scotland's biggest regional export market, but exports to the US fell from £2.5bn to £2.3bn in 2005.
Companies are now predicting a 3% rise in the value of exports in 2006, with the largest increases predicted in chemicals, fabricated metals, machinery and equipment.
'Time of change'
Alan Wilson, SCDI chief executive, said: "It is encouraging that manufactured exports from Scotland are rising again, albeit marginally.
"While the figures are still £5bn down from their peak in 1999, this modest recovery must be counted as a success for the Scottish economy at a time of change.
"The fall in manufactured exports to the US is a concern. On the other hand, Scottish businesses are benefiting from higher growth in EU margins."
The study, published on Monday, shows;
Mr Wilson insisted the "fragility" of the current recovery in manufactured exports underlined why the economy should continue to be a top priority for Scotland's political parties.
He explained: "SCDI believes that no party has yet to come forward with a fully rounded package of measures for the economy.
"We hope to hear more in the coming months on issues such as workforce skills, transport and support for international trade promotions."
Mr Wilson also warned against political parties in Scotland and the UK against getting too caught up in the "green bidding war".
He said government measures could cost Scottish competitiveness and jobs if they were not "supportive and proportionate".
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I'm waiting for the day that they can record RAW at 25 fps. They're not far off in short bursts, but I guess the main problem is one of overheating. They're a little prone to overheating anyway. (and have you seen the size of the fan on the back of a RED 1 ).
It'd be cool if they brought out a version that could use film lenses too. (although I understand there's an adaptor).
In the meantime, I might splash out on a 7D. I kind of fancy doing some stop frame too.
As a 7D user I would suggest the 7D over the 60D unless you want to take the plunge to the higher end camera!
7D is amazing and features a bit more than the 60D- reflected in the price!!
Either way both are good cameras but me the 7D is choice
Joining to vibes35 words! I've bought 7D more for video purposes and … hell yeah, i did the right choise!
And I had just bought the T2i a week ago, should I return it and get this one?
Experts in marketing of company Canon have once again proved that deservedly get wages – All again think what model better to buy.
I had a Panasonic Lumix DMC -FZ50, and I know that rotary screen it is convenient and useful, but now I have a Canon 7D and I'm pleased with my fixed screen. If at the time of purchase 7D on sale would be a 60D, I also would have thought that it was better to buy … I would set to myself only two questions "What advantages I receive if I buy more expensive 7D?" and "What I lose if I buy little more cheaper 60D?". If advantages are not so big, and losses not such big then I choose 60D. If that all on the contrary then my choice – 7D, and the rotary screen won't overpersuade me in my choice.
And I had just bought the T2i a week ago, should I return it and get this one?
T2i is a great camera also but…. if you have the extra dough go for the 7D – you will not be disappointed.. although both use the same sensor the 7D is built better and will offer you the better product! Good luck!
And I had just bought the T2i a week ago, should I return it and get this one?
If you do that you'll never have a chance to actually use your camera, because there ALWAYS will be better/newer/with more features/etc that camera that you own at the moment. If I would have what you have – I'd be happy. Since I still have only money – I'm exploring where to invest – this is the moment you get to choose. Once you've made your choice – be happy with it.
share some facts, please. I'm tempted to get Nikon, because all my friends have nikon and we would be able to exchange lenses then, but I haven't seen any better offers by Nikon (talking about video side here).I'm not going to get it right away so probably once- my time comes, Nikon will offer something even better.Nikon already has something better…..
don't worry about using nikon lenses (or even FD lenses for that matter) on canon EOS mount, there are conversion rings available from ebay that's made of machined aluminum.
since you will be using them for video, you'll end up using a follow focus anyway… a lot of Nikon and FD lens works great on Canon mount


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6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon agave syrup
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, grated or chopped
1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest, plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 pound large shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
¼ to ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
Lime wedges, for serving
While your water is heating up to cook your noodles, use that time to slice your onions, grate your garlic and chop up your cilantro.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook, stirring, until tender, about 4 minutes.
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Add the lime zest to noodles.
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'Reading Rainbow' campaign nets $1 million in less than 24 hours
Less than 24 hours after launching a Kickstarter campaign Wednesday, LeVar Burton, the actor and host of 'Reading Rainbow', has raised more than $1 million in his efforts to revive the children's educational series. The monthlong campaign is offering a long list of rewards for contributors, including items related to Burton's acting days on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," tickets to a live "Reading Rainbow" show and signed copies of Burton's new children's book. Money raised from the campaign will go toward relaunching the "Reading Rainbow" website and free access to books and video field trips. Burton hosted "Reading Rainbow" on PBS from 1983 to 2006.


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Grocon chief executive
He said the builder and developer was on the lookout for its next major development project in the state as the $800 million 161 Castlereagh Street tower in downtown Sydney – ANZ Tower – moves closer to completion.
Just the top five floors of office space are still to be leased and agents CBRE and Cook Wish Ellison are in talks with potential tenants. Leasing rates start from $1100 a square metre.
"We're looking for our next project," Mr Grollo said. "Our focus is commercial office and high-density residential."
Grocon is also rebuilding heritage-listed Legion House as Sydney's first carbon neutral building. Mr Grollo said that regardless of the pricing of carbon today it would be a "significant cost" over the 40-year life of buildings.
He noted the group's NSW commitment had been bolstered by funding the Castlereagh Street project during the global financial crisis.
It later won the backing of a LaSalle Investment Management fund and then the GPT Wholesale Office Fund. Last year, Grocon agreed to sell its remaining stake to the super fund-backed group ISPT.
The LaSalle-managed fund is expected to sell its interest in the next 12 months, and ISPT is seen as a likely contender for the stake, which would give it an equal share in the building with the GPT fund.
Grocon has exited a planned $1.6 billion urban renewal project in Parramatta due to inherited complexities. The group and the local council could not resolve some issues.
Mr Grollo expects the Sydney market to re-assert its dominance. "When I look at NSW I am quite optimistic about the future," he said.
The national two-speed economy is driving the group to look at resources states. "We're also looking at a couple of things in Adelaide and Perth," Mr Grollo said. But he stressed the group would assess each project on its merits.
"It will need to be the right opportunity for us," he said.
The Grollo family is finalising a split of its interests. Daniel will take control as patriarch Bruno steps back from the business, and Daniel's brother Adam pursues investments. The group is backing its ambitious development pipeline with new capital partners.
It is looking to forward fund an office tower in Box Hill in Melbourne and it is close to a deal with the GPT fund on a Collins Street project. Mr Grollo is optimistic about the model. "You open yourself up to far more opportunities," he said.
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Jacob and I are in Maui for the next several days and then we will travel to Kuaui for another several days. This is meant to be a "final" trip without kiddos. We are LOVING it here in Maui. Today we spent our morning on the beach, doing our devotions, and then driving around some very cool lava rock fields. We found a great snorkeling spot and decided we would visit it later in the week and then headed back to check out of our room. From there we headed to a nearby Wal-Mart to stock up on water, granola bars, sunscreen, and beach towels. Then we began our trip to Hana. The road to Hana was quite long and winding, but beautiful and well worth it! We saw some sparkling waterfalls, beautiful landscapes, and of course the coastline.
Tonight we are staying in Hana at a super fun and very unique place. We are staying in a Yurt. It's a circular one room hut type deal that is 16 feet in diameter complete with a bed, table and chairs, and little kitchen with all the utensils we need for our gourmet dinner of Ahi tuna, salmon, and green beans. :)


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The five-member group Amici Forever are the biggest movers on the albums chart this week with their debut album, The Opera Band, jumping from 32 to the number two spot.
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General Resources
- John Cooper's Oscar Wilde In America
- La société Oscar Wilde (France)
- CMG Worldwide's Oscar Wilde (UK)
- Schmoop.com has a section on The Importance of Being Earnest
An Electronic Journal for the Exchange of Information on Current Research, Publications and Productions concerning Oscar Wilde and his Circle. See especially the Web Footnotes in each issue for additional sites, discussion lists, and other materials.
This commercial site claims that it "is the exclusive business representative for Oscar Wilde. We work with companies around the world who wish to use his name or likeness in any commercial fashion." I don't know how a person who died a century ago can concievably have a "business representative" legal or otherwise, though of course his heirs might. Furthermore, given that many images of Wilde, such as those that appeared in now out-of-copyright journals and periodicals, are out-of-copyright, I don't understand the claims in terms of intellectual property.
Texts of Wilde's Works
- The texts of Wilde's essays, novel, plays, poems, and short fiction on Wikisource.
- Project Gutenberg's works by Wilde, including French, Dutch, and Greek translations
- An Index of Wilde's Poetry at Columbia University's Bartleby Library (featuring full text of the poems).
- The Oscar Wilde Collection
Sites that apparently no longer exist (links have been removed)
- Lou Ferreira's elegant French siteOscar Wilde (France).
- Hubert Groult's Wilde site (France)
- Eva Thienpont's site (Belgium)
- Claudia Letat's Oscar Wilde — Ode an ein Genie (Germany)
- Nora Sell's Oscar Wilde (Germany)
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- Christopher S. Nassar's The Importance of Being Earnest Revisited — a novel based on Wilde play (published by Woodfield Publishing)
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Morning, Pops and everyone. TGIF! Have a good day, folks.
Morning Pops and Girls and Guys. Have a great one today.
Morning Pop's, Leon, Jobb, and all! Almost the weekend....almost another game!!
Morning Pops. Morning Fellas and good morning to anybody who may stop in.
Hope all is well today. I love Fridays!
Have a great day everybody!
Afternoon everyone ..Celebrating 39 years with my wife and best friend today.
Morning, Pops and Zoners. Bob, congrats on the anniversary! Welcome To The Weekend, folks! Have a great one.
Morning Pop's, JB, Leon, and anyone else coming this way.
Congrats, JB! That is a true blessing and gift.
Morning Pops! JB congrats to you and your wife. Have a Blessed day all. Cowboys at 7PM CDT.
Morning, Pops and everyone. Have a great Sunday! Maybe take the family out for a sundae. ~groan~.
Morning Pops. Boo Hiss Leon. Morning to all. Have a great day.
Morning, Pops. Morning everyone. I hope you have a great day and a great week ahead.
Morning Pop's, Leon, and those bringing up the rear....or providing flank protection. Have a great day!!
Good morning, Cbz and all Zoners. Realy busy weekend and this week is looking much the same. Bob, congratulations on your 39th. Next year could bring elevated expectations. Enjoy Monday, all of you.
Morning Pops--Morning all
Morning Pops. Morning Bob. Morning all.
Hope everybody has a great day today!
Morning, Pops, Bob, ABQ and all Zoners. Enjoy your day, folks.
Morning Leon. How have you been? I see your still carrying the flag with that whole not letting them wear you down. It's a worthy cause my friend!
Good morning, Cbz and all Zoners. Welcome to Tuesday, the most underappreciated day of the week.
Morning Pops. Morning Phil, Morning Fellas.
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Organizers of the Days of '47 Parade have officially responded to the Salt Lake City Council, saying they will not reconsider a request by the gay-friendly Mormons Building Bridges to participate in the July 24 procession.
Citing inclusiveness, the council last week asked the parade committee to reconsider its decision.
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Neuropsychiatric diseases ranging from schizophrenia to affective disorders and autism are heritable, highly complex and heterogeneous conditions, diagnosed purely clinically, with no supporting biomarkers or neuroimaging criteria. Relying on these "
The diagnosis of schizophrenia (as of most mental diseases) is to this day an exclusively clinical one which, based on the leading classification systems, DSM and ICD, demands the simultaneous presence of a number of symptoms that are labeled "positive" or "negative". In addition, persistence of these symptoms for at least 6 months is requested. As such, schizophrenia is the unifying term of a highly complex and heterogeneous group of multigenetic disorders, with an array of environmental hazards having influenced onset and course. Common to this group of disorders are merely some gross phenotypical traits. Biomarkers in unequivocal support of the diagnosis are missing and also modern imaging technologies, despite revealing brain matter loss or various functional alterations, have not yet assisted in better understanding disease etiology or pathogenesis, or in defining objective diagnostic criteria. This conglomerate of uncertainties, however, is the groundwork on which genetic studies have been and are being built on.
There is no doubt that schizophrenia has a major genetic root. Family studies yielded heritability estimates of up to 80% for schizophrenia [
So far, no definite "schizophrenia genes" of general significance could be identified. Recently reported genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of schizophrenia identified a number of genetic risk markers significantly associated with the disease, but unfortunately could not extract any universally convincing "disease genes". The initially limited reproducibility over studies and ethnicities has improved with increasing numbers to ~60,000 individuals (PGC, Psychiatric Genetic Consortium) [
3. "GWAS Hits" Do Not Predict Disease Severity or Other Relevant Schizophrenia Phenotypes
Which information do we then gain from the GWAS-identified risk genotypes? In fact, even an accumulation of the GWAS-identified "top 10" risk genotypes [
Another attempt to make use of the GWAS-derived information has been the definition of polygenic schizophrenia risk scores (PSS). Besides the genome-wide significant risk loci, a substantial proportion of schizophrenia risk has been hypothesized to lie in markers not achieving genome-wide significance. Thus, quantitative PSS were calculated based on nominal associations of each SNP from the PGC GWAS. These PSS explained up to 6% of variance regarding the diagnosis schizophrenia in an independent sample [
In summary, we note that all genetic "schizophrenia markers" discovered by GWAS up to date do not contribute more to the entirety of this disease than a minimally heightened probability (OR <1.2) of receiving the "umbrella diagnosis schizophrenia". This whole picture could, however, look quite different when considering biological subgroups of schizophrenia as illustrated in
In order to define biological subgroups of schizophrenia, the GRAS (
Schematic presentation of three hypothetical subphenotypes of schizophrenia embedded in a sample Manhattan plot. The non-overlapping red, blue or yellow dots comprise genetic constellations ("assemblies") suggested to account for disease subforms with respective subphenotypes. Note that typical genome-wide association studies (GWAS) "top hits", as defined by the highest significance levels for the clinical endpoint diagnosis ("schizophrenia"), most likely fall into different assemblies. This can explain their low odd ratios in a large and diverse patient group and the apparent lack of interactions. The depicted schema is purely hypothetical and shall illustrate the difficulties to define disease genes by conventional GWAS approaches based on endpoint diagnoses.
We hypothesize that a considerable proportion of the population across cultures (likely ~50%) may harbor a principal genetic make-up for developing mental diseases whereas the remaining 50% of individuals could never acquire them due to absence of respective genetic prerequisites. Only in a small fraction of risk carriers the disease will break out (~0.5%–1% of the population across cultures) [
If all human genetic approaches to schizophrenia as a "classic" genetic disease apparently failed, how will it be possible to learn more about the contribution of genes/genotypes to relevant disease subphenotypes? Motivated by this central question we started an alternative and at the same time complementary approach to conventional GWAS. We call this approach PGAS, which stands for
The GRAS data collection does not only encompass sociodemographic and basic clinical parameters but also, for example, a very comprehensive cognitive test battery, an extensive investigation of neurological signs and symptoms, a thorough medication history, several tests of extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotic medication, complete information on drug abuse/addiction or other comorbidities, to name just a few of the covered data modules. Apart from the comprehensive cross-sectional analyses, we collected nearly all psychiatric medical reports and discharge letters of all GRAS patients, allowing also for fairly solid longitudinal data analysis, e.g., information on disease course and outcome. Altogether, we have about 3000 data points per patient, which allow us to perform PGAS [
Among the discussed candidate risk genes of schizophrenia is
Even though the above mentioned first
To conclude, the lack of objective diagnoses and the non-existence of classical disease genes have forced us to re-consider the genetic approach to mental diseases. Deep clinical phenotyping as prerequisite for PGAS, combined with genome-wide SNP coverage, makes it possible to improve our understanding of the molecular-genetic architecture of schizophrenia and likely other mental diseases via systematic phenotype-based approaches. These in turn necessitate highly labor-intense groundwork since they depend on the availability of comprehensive phenotypical databases comparable to the GRAS data collection. Some efforts in a similar direction are launched in other disciplines, for instance in a first trial to integrate available electronic medical record data and GWAS information [
This work has received continuous support by the Max Planck Society, the Max Planck Förderstiftung, and the DFG (CNMPB).
Both authors discussed the contents, designed the paper outline, and jointly wrote the manuscript.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Skipper Kenny Lunt opened the scoring with a stunning early free kick before Andy White marked his full debut with a thumping effort to put Alex 2-0 up.
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"But we didn't defend well from their set-pieces and that was a lesson to us.
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Diffenbaugh pointed to looming indicators, including the European heat waves of 2003, which killed 40,000 people, that the Earth is going through this transition now.
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text: Politics 26 February 2007 An expensive habit Think finding a dressing gown is easy? Think again. Sign up for our weekly email * How difficult can it be to buy a man a dressing gown in which to keep warm of a winter morning? I had envisaged something finely spun, perhaps in merino wool, maybe gently and extravagantly mixed with cashmere. Not a bulky dressing gown - definitely not towelling, for instance, which is useful after a bath but has no place otherwise in a man's boudoir. It might not have been the most exciting present, but I thought my boyfriend (how inadequate that word is for a man with whom I've been for ten years and who is the father of my child) might appreciate not shivering in his pyjamas. And if I picked it right, it could look stylish, too: the sort of dressing gown Cary Grant might have worn. Except that the only dressing gown in which I had ever seen Grant was a marabou-trimmed one in the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, a film in which Grant memorably uttered the word "gay" meaning homosexual - the first time an actor had ever done so on film. People imagine Cary Grant wore a silk lounging robe. And perhaps he did. So I considered silk. But while it sounds great and I know silk is supposed to keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer, on the hanger silk dressing gowns, even with the help of a vertical self-stripe, did not look stylish or warm enough. Back to searching London and the internet for a dressing gown. Bonsoir had some in cotton. John Lewis had nothing that wasn't waffle cotton or towelling. Liberty had some that weren't right, ditto Selfridges. Derek Rose had some in silk and one in cashmere, but the latter gave you a penny change from £2,000 (yes, that is two thousand pounds) and was in a camel colour that I thought was all wrong. Anyway, I thought I'd rather just cover my boyfriend with £2,000 worth of fivers to keep him warm - paper is a great insulator. At least I could get them back when he was done and buy something else, like a car. In short, men were grossly under-represented in the fine wool robe department. In the end, and at the door of desperation, I emailed my friend Charlie Porter, associate editor of GQ. "Surely, Charlie," I said, "someone must do a dressing gown that would keep a man warm but also look good?" He listed all the places I'd tried, plus one that I hadn't, but which did cashmere-only robes that were eye-wateringly expensive. He also mentioned Derek Rose again. I went back to the site to look at the £2,000 minus a penny dressing gown, and the silk ones. Wait! There was one in navy for £250 that said "merino wool". I clicked on the picture. The belt had a tassel. It was perfect, wonderfully stylish and expensive enough to make it a truly luxurious present, but not so expensive I'd have to get the webcam out to make ends meet again. Annalisa Barbieri was in fashion PR for five years before going to the Observer to be fashion assistant. She has worked for the Evening Standard and the Times and was one of the fashion editors on the Independent on Sunday for five years, where she wrote the Dear Annie column. She was fishing correspondent of the Independent from 1997-2004. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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Lets make a difference to XBMC (joint skin project) => Team Razorfish and MediaStream - Printable Version
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- BritneysPAIRS - 2007-10-15 00:53
there are simple things that can be done like if a user logs on as a user, if there is no shares setup say under my pictures... my pictures wont appear on the home page. The master user would have to create the share. This is one of many things (100s) that would need to be discussed in simplifing the interface for basic users but allowing advanced users options. A documment should be written up as Jmarshall said with all of this type of stuff and how it will operate. These things to me are vitally important to decide a vision on how the interface should work as much as how it should look.
Fluid looks fantastic so if theDevil is going to head the look of things I would be more than happy
- MikeBeecham - 2007-10-15 00:56
BP...Thats something that I will discuss with thedeViL
- BritneysPAIRS - 2007-10-15 00:59
- MikeBeecham - 2007-10-15 13:37
Ok...those people that are in my list, please PM me for a link to the new 'Project: Fluid' forum.
Project Fluid has started!!!!
- timdog82001 - 2007-10-15 15:55
thats probably a good point about the customization. I think its good to have a few custom options available in the stock skin, but we don´t want so many it clutters the code, slows down the skin (due to massive xml files), or complicates things for the end user. Those sorts of things are better suited for skin mods, where the user has a choice to include it or not. If we do end up thinking up a lot of good ideas for custom options, but they seem too many to include in the default skin, we could do something, like just have a couple of team supported mods you could download, either from the team website if we end up making one, or even just from the XBMC Black Market website, which is still young, as it currently only provides themes and sound packs, but will be hosting skin mods in the future. (http://blackmarket.ictcsc.net/). If we did take such a route, we would have to make sure it was done in a way where it would be where the mods would be fairly easy to update with the skin (perhaps the use of includes could facilitate this?), and also, I think it´s probably not something we´d want to even start until the skin was VERY near to its absolute final form. Anyway, I suppose if we did do something like that, we could just have like two versions of a mod perhaps, a light, and a fat version, or something like that...or perhaps even just one would be sufficent. I doubt we´d come be coming up with THAT many custom things that are worth putting in anyway. Anyway...if we wanted to find a way to include some respectable customization options without confusing new users or slowing down or cluttering the skin unnecesarily, it seems to me that this would be a good way to approach it.
- Bigfoot87 - 2007-11-22 15:31
Just curious... is the project still active?
- timdog82001 - 2007-11-22 16:34
Maybe. What´s it worth to you?
- HarshReality - 2007-11-23 05:15
Well that question sucks
- timdog82001 - 2007-11-23 20:03
mine or his? mine was a joke obviously...by the way bigfoot, yes its still alive. But i will say no more!
- Bigfoot87 - 2007-11-23 22:40
timdog82001 Wrote:mine or his? mine was a joke obviously...by the way bigfoot, yes its still alive. But i will say no more!
Allright, I'll wait patiently and support it by don't ask any more questions
- LoL - 2007-12-03 14:30
I assume you're all doing a great job!! Keep it up! :-)
I kinda liked mockups and previews of development..
- MikeBeecham - 2007-12-05 13:29
This skin is going very well at the moment...we are really starting to get a consistent look and feel through the parts of the skin that are being worked on.
We are really looking at doing a lot of things 'out of the box'. Already there are aspects to the skin that you've not seen, and there is more to come. I'm not going to get any cats out of any bags...and you need to bear in mind it is a long time to come yet...
...but it's already worth the wait.
- HarshReality - 2007-12-05 14:47
Good deal, no screenshots, no 'preview of coming attractions', just drop a line now and again so we are aware its still alive (unlike some SVN projects where the last alteration date is June).
I look forward to the fruit of your efforts guys!
- MikeBeecham - 2007-12-05 15:22
HR...I'm really, really excited about where the project is going both in terms of design AND functionality....the guys are really working hard on this, so the fruits will be good I think!
- willers.nail - 2007-12-06 01:45
I must say I too have only been reading about this "Fluid" skin today and it looks like it is going to be deadly. Very Excited about seeing end product would love to help in some way but not sure of what is needed?


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Those confident words preceded a decade and a half when unemployment went through the roof, profits and pay went through the floor and the norms of economics and politics went out of the window.
Fortunes were lost and governments fell as America pulled the world into depression and Europe pulled the world into war - and all after the "fundamental business of the country" was pronounced to be "on a very sound and prosperous basis" by the President of the United States.
So assertions from on high of the fundamental soundness of the economy ought to be treated with caution.
As signs of impending demise, they're on a par with those votes of confidence in football managers.
A 'healthy' patient
Or are they? For a good two years now, President Bush and those around him, from Alan Greenspan down, have intoned the same mantra: the fundamentals remain strong.
There was a post-binge hangover which would heal with time, but the patient was fundamentally healthy.
Sceptics pointed to rising unemployment, to wobbles in indices of consumer confidence, to tales of woe from manufacturers and jitters in the bond market - but the word from the Fed and the White House was that the pessimists would be proved wrong.
Positive signs
Now with the summer pause for thought, Republican politicians and economists may doze more easily on the sun-loungers knowing that the latest slew of economic figures seems to bear out the optimistic scenario.
The whole economy grew at 2.4% in the second quarter of the year, a substantial acceleration.
Stocks of unsold goods have fallen, often a prelude to increased company spending.
Of course, there are still big clouds on a brightening sky.
The big D-words are still there: the deficits in the public finances and in the trade balance.
Mr Bush's rising budget deficit is starting to worry economists who wonder how it will be financed five or ten years down the line.
Republicans say that growth will bring tax revenue that will erode the deficit, but everybody else - notably bond traders - are sceptical.
And the balance of payments deficit will continue to hold back economic growth, even if American consumers remain characteristically confident.
Rising confidence
But there is no doubt that the short-term economic outlook - the outlook that takes the President to the election - is brightening.
And anyway, unemployment lags behind other economic factors.
But in the White House, and a mile away at the Federal Reserve in Washington, there may now be some quiet satisfaction, a little confidence that the economy is starting to turn round.
All the signs are of accelerating growth as this year and next progress.
The cliché about Bush Junior imitating his father and "winning the war but losing the election" now seems redundant.
The economy now seems less likely to trip the younger Bush up.
The big question is: despite the conventional wisdom, will it be the war that does for him?